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INWOOD - Several Musselman wrestlers found themselves scratching their heads after the Applemen's 55-18 dual-match victory over Martinsburg Wednesday.
It was then they learned that their team had fallen from the WVmat.com top-10 poll -despite winning 11 dual meets last week, including a 10-0 spree in the two-day South Hagerstown duals over the weekend.
Musselman was ranked 10th last week.
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Musselman's Cody Spinks, left, defeats Martinsburg's Chase Griffin in a 152-pound match at the Martinsburg-Musselman Dual Meet Wednesday in Inwood. (Journal photo by Ron Agnir)
"We're not in the top 10 anymore?" two-time state champion Cody Spinks asked in stunned surprise.
Then he started to think about it, simply puzzled at the Applemen's omission.
"I don't know how they can do that to us," Spinks said. "It blows my mind."
Kody Kernan struggled to understand, as well.
It would've been one thing had Musselman lost a match and then lost its position. The Applemen didn't lose any of 11 matches since the last poll.
"I think we've been doing pretty good so far," Kernan said. "I think at least we should be ranked."
The Applemen fell into the also-receiving-votes category in the poll issued earlier Wednesday.
Musselman was supplanted by No. 9 Brooke in the poll.
Musselman has seven individuals ranked of 14 weight classes and Brooke six. In weight classes where each has an athlete ranked, Musselman has a 2-1 edge in a higher ranking. No. 10 University has five ranked individuals.
"I'm really surprised by that," Musselman's Danny Arndt said. "It might be because we wrestled out of state, and they don't know about them. We did really well. I guess it's all about in-state stuff."
Or, as Arndt explained in talking about his overtime match with 160-pound match with Keion Henderson, "No matter what, anything can happen..."
Arndt and Henderson engaged in a lively bout, the third of the match as wrestling began at 145.
Henderson carried a 4-2 lead into the second period, but Arndt fought back and tied it at 5 after four minutes.
Henderson scored an escape point to start the third period, but then he lost one for stalling. He went ahead with two back points, but two escapes by Arndt, the last late, evened the match and sent it to overtime. Arndt won 10-8 by scoring a pair of back points.
"I kept my eye on the clock (in the third period)," Arndt said. "He was pretty good on the bottom, so I hoped to get a takedown and ride him out.
"You can't take anything for granted for six minutes."
Almost seven, in Arndt's case.
Chase Griffin forced Spinks to go the distance in their 152 match before Spinks came away with a 16-4 major decision that closed Musselman's gap to 6-4 after Brandon Streets pin for Martinsburg to start action.
Arndt's win put the Applemen ahead to stay.
Musselman's lead grew to 19-6 on a Matt Puff fall and David Stas forfeit win.
A pin by state-ranked Joey Fernandez at 195 pulled the Bulldogs to within seven points. The Applemen went on another run, though, as Derek Estep gained a pin, Tyler Bucklew, who only started wrestling a month ago, won by decision at heavyweight, Ryan Keckley claimed a forfeit win and P.J. Dolan gained a major decision.
An Alec Murray pin at 120 gave Martinsburg its 18th point, but pins by Bradley DeRito (126) and Kernan (138) in the opening minute of their matches sandwiched a major decision by Todd Williams for Musselman's victory.
Unlike his wrestlers, Musselman coach Dennis Burlingame knew about the polls before the match.
"Polls are the polls," he said, shrugging. "Next week is important for a lot of reasons. From the standpoint of wrestling in the Eastern Panhandle, we can do a lot of promoting for that (poll) spot next week."
The Applemen visit Washington, which is ranked fourth in the state poll.
"Brooke wrestled very well in the (Ohio Valley Athletic Conference), as did University," Burlingame said. "The OVAC is highly regarded, and we're in the tournament nobody knows.
"But this is a program on the rise."
One that risen enough that its members shudder to think they're not included among the best.


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The clock ticks forward and now there are only about eight sunrises before we can expect an osplet at Loch Garten. The time seems to have flown but I doubt EJ would agree as for her time must have really dragged now and again.
However there was a bit excitement on Monday when a fine looking male osprey came to check out whether she was completely happy with Odin. It seems that she was not in the flirty mood any longer.
It was another two fish day.
All quiet on the nest
It's turned into a nasty wet night:
Evening Scylla: I'm not going to be around tonight - seem to have a caught a bug and plan to lay low for a while. G'night.
Looks like rain has stopped and EJ is feeling mellow, though awake.
Morning, CC :-) Glad it's not raining as badly as earlier. I'm off now.
Just one more pic of lovely EJ:
Am still here, someone phoned. Daycam just came on. EJ's been watching the sky alertly.
Hi scylla - just took my bedtime shower and am leaving with a daycam pic. She's hoping for a morning fish, I imagine. (Good night....zzzzzzzzzzz)
EDIT: Early fish begging has begun. :))
VIDEO: Cuckoo calls with EJ's Fish Begging.
Disappointing to log on to find a rather wet EJ Thank goodness she's had a good few days respite from the rain
Good Morning (anybody?)
G'night CC :-*
I got delayed by interruptions, how dare they!
Earlier when EJ was looking at the sky I wondered if there was a skydance going on - I can't hear much when volume is low, and when turned up the buzz is horrendous. What does anyone think?
Could be ??????
scyllaskydance going on
It does bear mentioning that about this time the juveniles on their first migration back north are arriving..
I can't hear the cuckoo on your clip, CC, so here is the YouTube version. (I don't hear the buzz on your clip either.)


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4 cups water
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1/2 cup Eden Whole Tomatoes, chopped
1 1/2 Tbsp tomato paste
1 1/2 tsp fresh chopped rosemary
6 cups chopped kale, packed(or collards or spinach)
1/2 tsp Eden Sea Salt, or to taste
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
Heat oil in a medium heavy pot or Dutch oven. Sauté the garlic and red pepper for 1 minute. Add the lentils and water, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 45 minutes, adding a little more water as needed for desired thickness.
Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Mix, cover and simmer another 15 minutes or so until the lentils are tender and creamy.
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Example: "Look, its Mark Gairs the gonk!"
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A hairy 5|-|17 toy you get at fairs...
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I yanked the gonk out of her and her shit spewed all over my new satin sheets. She's such a gonk.
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"Dude, that fucking gonk needs to get a shave and sort his life out."
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complete arse with no chance in love or life
hayton you are a GONK etc
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In 80's Northern Ireland it was a synonym for underpants.
"Ma, have you seen me gonks?"
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WHEELING - The liquidation of RG Steel leaves many questions for Ohio Valley residents. What will happen to the firm's plants? Will the federal government be forced to take over the pension funds? What's the future of the downtown Wheeling headquarters?
Here are some answers:
- As with many of the bankrupt steelmaker's former assets, the future of the RG Steel building, a downtown Wheeling landmark since 1905, remains unclear. Currently, less than a dozen people work in the 12-story structure.
- For about an additional $80 million, officials with Frontier Industrial Corp. - which purchased the Mingo Junction steel facility out of bankruptcy for $20 million - believe they can restart the plant to get hundreds of people back to work.
- Esmark Inc. - a former owner of the entire Wheeling-Pitt empire before selling it to OAO Severstal in 2008 - also has a new contract with the United Steelworkers to operate the Yorkville mill, and Wheeling businessman Quay Mull has purchased the Martins Ferry facility.
- Thousands of retirees and displaced employees throughout the Ohio Valley are waiting to learn how RG's bankruptcy will further impact them. Some have the hope of returning to work, while those collecting pensions wait to learn if the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. will have to step in to ensure retirees continue receiving payments.
"The whole thing is really sad - and it is really a shame," an RG retiree said last week while he waited for someone to let him in at the downtown Wheeling structure.
Asking not to be identified, the man added, "There are just a few people inside finishing up here. This place will be completely empty by the end of the year."
Downtown Wheeling Headquarters
Walking into the building last week, one could barely find evidence of anyone working there. Esmark this summer had considered purchasing the downtown headquarters along with Wheeling Corrugating, a division of RG. Esmark Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Bouchard said he wanted to buy the building to keep Wheeling Corrugating in business on four of the floors, while renting office space on the remaining eight floors.
However, Bouchard ultimately decided against making a bid for the downtown structure and the Wheeling Corrugating brand. He instead entered a venture to purchase RG's Yorkville plant, as well as a 50 percent stake in the nearby Ohio Coatings Co. tin plate production facility. Recently, the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle purchased the 600-acre Wheeling Corrugating property in Beech Bottom.
Esmark spokesman Bill Keegan said, "As for the RG headquarters building, I don't have any idea what will become of it." At the current time, nine people are working in the building, an RG employee said.
Just across Market Street, Wheeling officials have leveled several buildings in the 1100 block, including the former G.C. Murphy and Rite Aid structures.
Mayor Andy McKenzie said city leaders are very aware of the situation involving the RG Steel building.
"They are attempting to sell it - I am sure they would love to sell it," McKenzie said.
Noting the facility is part of the bankruptcy filing, McKenzie said the city cannot do much until this is resolved.
Mingo Junction mill
Though the facility has been shuttered since 2009, the largest and most modern of the local RG plants traces its roots back to the steel company owned by Andrew Carnegie in the late 1800s. A decade ago, company officials and local steelworkers said Wheeling-Pitt's new $115 million electric arc furnace at the Mingo plant would provide the company a new future.
That new future did not last long as Frontier Industrial - a company whose website states that is specializes in demolition and "industrial gutting" - was able to buy the entire plant, "state-of-the-art" furnace included, for $20 million.
Craig Slater, general counsel and vice president for Frontier, said the company is not just a "rip and run" organization.
He said estimates are that for about $80 million, the plant could start producing steel again.
"We have been talking to a lot of people. We believe these are great assets," Slater said, noting he believes it would take roughly six to seven months from the time someone would decide to restart the plant until sales could begin.
Slater said his company has spoken with local, state and federal officials about getting some sort of assistance to restart the plant, while Frontier also is working with multiple potential investors to make the project a reality.
He also said discussions with the United Steelworkers have been "positive."
"We have not set a deadline," he said, adding it is possible that Frontier may decide to demolish some of the plant, but reuse other portions.
Since Esmark took over the RG Yorkville, which is now known as the Ohio Cold Rolling Co., and nearby Ohio Coatings Co. plants, company leaders have been negotiating with USW Local 1223 officials to reach a working agreement to get the facilities going.
Union President Jerry Conners said Thursday members voted 194 to 24 in favor of accepting the Esmark contract, with hopes of getting back to work early next year.
"This is the only one of the RG plants that was sold to an operator. In that, we feel fortunate to have a chance to make this work," Conners said.
Noting he hoped to be able to restart operations "early next year," Bouchard said of the agreement, "This is an important milestone in our ongoing efforts to restart operations at Ohio Cold Rolling Co."
"This agreement is the culmination of months of hard work and signals a brighter future for our members, the steel industry and the Ohio Valley's economic engine," said Dave McCall, USW District 1 director.
Pension payments for the thousands of local Wheeling-Pitt, Esmark, Severstal or RG Steel retirees and beneficiaries should be ensured by the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Last week, the federal agency acknowledged it would take over at least some of RG's local pension obligations.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. is "not funded by general tax revenues. PBGC collects insurance premiums from employers that sponsor insured pension plans, earns money from investments and receives funds from pension plans it takes over."
The maximum benefit guaranteed by PBGC is adjusted annually.
For plans ended in 2010 and 2011, those who retire at age 65 can receive up to $4,500 a month.
Other RG operations
Wheeling businessman Quay Mull purchased the Martins Ferry RG mill. Numerous efforts to reach Mull to discuss his plans for the facility have been unsuccessful.
RG also has sold the idled Steubenville plant to a subsidiary of Herman Strauss Inc., a Wheeling-based recycling business. Strauss paid $4.3 million for about 103 acres, plus another $10.7 million for the scrap and machinery.
Another RG plant, Sparrows Point in Maryland, also has not been sold. Steel analyst Michael Locker of New York City-based Locker Associates Inc. said he is surprised that Sparrows Point remains up for grabs. He also said he is surprised Wheeling Corrugating, which has been a major player over the years in the construction industry, doesn't have a viable future at the present time.
As for 2013, Locker sees the potential for some improvement in the domestic market.
"It's going to be better than 2013, but probably not by much," he said.


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GENOA, Nev. — The Genoa Lakes Golf Resort will close on Oct. 1 unless owner Mario Antoci finds a buyer.
Director of Catering Marie Stokes announced at the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce luncheon last Wednesday that the northern course will close.
She said Antoci is in talks with a handful of buyers. If the golf course sells, she said the new owner will determine the course's future. Stokes said both Genoa courses have been for sale for years. The southern course will continue to operate as it has.
Homes and lots in projects surrounding the resort course are owned by other companies. Antoci said the announcement has generated some activity on the part of potential buyers.
"It would be a shame, because that beautiful golf course would go back to sagebrush," he said.
Antoci is the president, treasurer and secretary of MDA Enterprises, which owns both Genoa Lakes courses. The Genoa Lakes Golf Resort course was designed by Johnny Miller and Harbottle, the company's Web site said. The company owns 564 acres between the two courses, according to the Douglas County Assessor's Web site.
The northern course, located on the former Harvey's Ranch, was first approved in 1995. At the time of the approval it was owned by Ron Simek, who named it the Little Mondeaux.
Antoci's company purchased the southern golf course in November 2000, according to the Douglas County Recorder's Web site. He was the former chairman and chief executive officer of American Savings Bank.
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Soup sale - 10 a.m., March 1., Grace United Methodist Church, 101 Logan St., Lewistown. Soups are $5 per quart and are vegetable beef, chicken corn with rivels and ham and bean. To order call 248-5311.
Charity basket auction - 11 a.m. doors open, March 1, McClure American Legion, Forbes and Ohio streets, McClure. The drawing will begin at 4 p.m. From 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. there will be a Chinese auction. The proceeds will benefit the Veterans Memorial Pool in McClure. To donate a basket or Chinese auction item call Jane Hoffman at (570) 658-7324.
McClure Women's Club Diamond Jubilee Luncheon - 1 p.m., doors open at noon, March 2, McClure American Legion Post No. 942, Forbes Street, McClure. Entertainment, raffles and door prizes available. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased from any women's club member or by calling Patricia Cummins at (570) 658-2143.
Turkey dinner - 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., March 2, Burnham Lions Community Building. Family style and all you can eat. Cost is: adults, $8; children ages 6-12, $4; and children younger than 6 are free. Call in takeouts before 11:30 a.m., March 2 by calling 248-9152.
Doughnut sale - 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, March 4, at Rescue Hose Co. No. 20, 222 S. Sassafras St., Beavertown. Plain and sugared doughnuts cost: $4 per dozen; $2 per half dozen. Call (570) 658-3640 or (570) 658-3455 to order.
"Every Soldier Has a Story" lecture - 1-3 p.m., March 8, Juniata County Library community room, Mifflintown. Lincoln T. Hockenbrough will talk about his grandfathers experiences during World War II. Reserve a spot by calling the library 436-6378 by March 5. The snow date is March 22. Donations will be accepted for the Juniata County Historical Society and Juniata County Library.
Drug and alcohol treatment and recovery program - 8 a.m.-noon, breakfast served at 8 a.m., March 18, Penn Valley Christian Retreat in Mifflin County. Someone from Teen Challenge Ministry will be share substance abuse and treatment options in Pennsylvania. To register call Clear Concepts counseling at 242-3070 by March 5. A free will offering will be taken to help pay for the breakfast. Any proceeds will be given to Teen Challenge.
Chinese auction - 5 p.m., ticket drawings begin at 7 p.m., March 7, Midd-West High School cafeteria. Proceeds go to the Midd-West High School Music Boosters.
"Hello Dolly" musical - 7 p.m., March 7-8, 3 p.m., March 9, Greenwood High School, Millerstown. Tickets are $4 for students and $6 for the public. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling the high school at 589-3116 ext. 1002. On March 8 at 5 p.m., there will be a dinner theater. Tickets will be $10 for students and $15 for adults.
Homemade ham potpie dinner - 4 p.m., March 7, Trinity United Methodist Church, 428 S. Main St., Lewistown. Cost is $8. The cost per quart is $6. To order quarts call 248-4169 or 248-6291. Parking is in rear of the church.
Pizza buffet - 4-8 p.m., March 8, Belleville Community Hall. Cost is by donation only. Meal served buffet style and includes salads, chips and drinks. To place an order for carryout or delivery, call Erma Zook at 935-5533. Sponsored by Belleville Fire Co.
All-you-can-eat pot pie dinner - 4-6 p.m., March 8, Port Royal United Methodist Church. Call 527-4802 if meal needs to be delivered. Donations will be collected and all proceeds will benefit the Mission and Outreach Committee for a mission trip to Red Bird Mission in Kentucky.
Friday, Feb. 28
Square and line dancing - 6-9 p.m., Messiah Lutheran Church fellowship hall, Mifflintown. Caller is Mark Brosius.
Lenten fish dinner - 4-7 p.m., St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, 3918 William Penn Highway, Mifflintown. All-you-can-eat style. Cost is: adults, $10; children ages 6-12, $6; and children younger than 5 are free.
Red Cross blood drive - 12-6 p.m., First Baptist Church, Lewistown. Sponsored by WCHX, WKVA and WVNW Star Country.
Egg sale - 8-11:30 a.m., First United Church of Lewistown. They are 80 cents a piece and flavors include peanut butter, coconut cream and butter cream. People can also call ahead for eggs by calling 242-1539.
Saturday, March 1
Lip Sync contest 6 p.m., Mifflin County High School auditorium. Cost: $10, floor seating; $8, stadium seating. All proceeds benefit the Special Needs Center.
Basket auction 7 p.m., McClure American Legion. All proceeds benefit Veteran's Memorial Community Pool.
Pinochle card party - 6 p.m., doors open at 5 p.m., Greenwood Elementary School. Cost is $7. For more information, call 589-3598. Sponsored by Millerstown Lions Club. Proceeds will benefit the Lions' 14- T District projects.
Square dance - 6 p.m., Walker Grange Mexico Annex. Music will be provided by Down Yonder.
Clothing closet - 9 a.m.-noon, Evangel Baptist Church basement, Lewistown. Sandwiches and soup available.
Free food and clothing distribution - 11:30 a.m., The Way Bible Church, 2777 Ferguson Valley Road, McVeytown.
Sunday, March 2
Cinderella's Closet - 4-6 p.m., Church Hill UMC, 199 Woodland Circle, Reedsville. Event gives out free gently used prom gowns to anyone in need. Contact Kathy Macchiaverna at 667-2004 with questions.
Monday, March 3
Democrat meeting - 7 p.m., Steelworkers Union Hall, Electric Avenue, Lewistown. All Democrats welcome.
$5 Clothing bag sale -9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Big Valley Gift and Thrift Shop, Belleville. All sales are final. Benefits the Mennonite Central Committee.
Egg sale - 8-11:30 a.m., First United Church of Lewistown. They are 80 cents a piece and favors include peanut butter, coconut cream and butter cream. People can also call ahead for eggs by calling 242-1539.
GriefShare meeting - 7 p.m., Lost Creek Mennonite Church, Mifflintown. GriefShare is a support group for people who are grieving the death of someone close to them. Childcare available upon request. For more details call the church at 463-2258 or visit www.LostCreekMennoniteChurch.org.
Juniata County Democrat Women's Club meeting -7 p.m. Contact Darlene Savercool at 694-3190 or email@example.com, Marguerite Kerstetter at 694-3981 or Nancy Lebkicher at 436-2993 for more information.
BonTon Golden Oldies meeting - 6 p.m., Burnham OIP.


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Concerns that the low price and supply glut of natural gas will slow the Mahoning Valley shale boom is more and more looking like a false alarm.
In fact, it looks more and more like even government incentives are unnecessary to boost the shale play.
Chesapeake Energy Corp. plans to provide 10 to 20 compressed natural gas filling stations in northeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. This development fits a national trend that appears destined to create a permanent, robust market for the oil and natural gas in the Utica Shale that lies deep underground in Trumbull and Mahoning counties.
CNG, and its counterpart LNG, or liquified natural gas, costs about $1.50 per gallon cheaper than diesel. That means a long-haul truck traveling the typical 100,000 miles in a year would save $20,000 in fuel. In just two years, the extra $40,000 it takes to buy a CNG- or LNG-powered truck will have paid for itself.
Ryder, United Parcel Service Inc., Dillon Transport Inc., Mohawk Industries Inc., Dean Foods Co., Staples Inc. and Swift are all among those slowly converting their fleets to natural gas. UPS has 59 tractor-trailers powered by LNG in its fleet. Ryder's fleet of 45,000 semis includes about 250 on natural gas.
The fact now is companies that do not convert their fleets to natural gas will find themselves at an economic disadvantage against their competitors. Thus, no government incentives such as the proposed T. Boone Pickens Act, the proposed NAT GAS Act, President Obama's plans or promises made by any of the GOP presidential candidates are needed to secure the local shale play's contribution to the natural gas market.
''We've got to take advantage of this incredible natural resource,'' Obama said while visiting a UPS facility in Las Vegas. ''Think about an America where more cars and trucks are running on domestic natural gas than foreign oil.''
There are 18 stations open to the public dispensing liquefied natural gas. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. plans to open 70 more this year and another 80 in 2013. They will be located at Pilot Travel Center and Flying J stations. There are Pilots and Flying Js along I-80 in Hubbard and Weathersfield.
Rather than try to convert the nation's entire vehicle fleet at once, the idea is to convert a couple hundred in a targeted geographic location to support natural gas filling stations in that region. The conversion then expands from there.
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The Buffalo Bills' defense must find a way to defy the odds and get off the field Sunday against the New England Patriots.
New England's offense ranks first in the NFL in both yards gained and points scored. The Bills' defense ranks second last in both yards allowed and points allowed. The Pats are averaging 32.75 a game; the Bills are allowing 31 a game. New England scored 52 on the Bills six weeks ago.
Getting off the field has been a problem for the Bills all season. Buffalo is allowing opponents to convert 46.1 percent of third-down chances – the worst rate in the league.
"I think it is probably a little bit of everything," Bills coach Chan Gailey said last week of the third-down defense. "Early in the season, I thought the coverage was a little soft. We are not getting as much rush as we need with the four-man rush. We need to get more pressure with the four-man rush. The other thing you have to do is stop the run where the third downs are not third-and-shorts. That is the one thing that kills you."
"If you end up in third-and-less-than-7 on a regular basis, the odds of them making those go up tremendously," Gailey said. "You have to do better in the run game so you do not end up with a bunch of third and shorts."
The Bills' players agree that as the run defense goes, so goes the third down defense. Buffalo is holding opponents to 14 percent conversions on third and 10 or more. Foes are converting 72 percent of third-down chances of third and 6 or shorter.
"You gotta stop the run," said safety George Wilson. "At the end of the day you still have to try to make 'em one dimensional. If we let them do what they did to us the first time, where they can run or pass, we can't let that happen. It starts with their running game."
The Bills held Houston to 4 of 11 third-down conversions (36 percent). The league average is 38.9 percent.
"I do think we took a positive step last week," said safety Bryan Scott. "By no means was it enough. We're not satisfied with it, not happy with it. But Houston normally puts on a lot of points, and they [were] No. 1 on third-down percentage. It wasn't enough to win, but guys should start to understand we can do this. Hopefully we can build off of last week because we need to win, period. There's nothing else to say."
New England looms as a bigger challenge than Houston. The Patriots are more balanced than ever on offense. Their running game, which ranked 20th last year, is fourth this year. New lead back Stevan Ridley is on pace for 1,432 rushing yards.
That's helping New England convert 48.7 percent of its third downs. Receiver Wes Welker has 614 catches over the past five and a half seasons. That's 81 more than any other receiver in the league over that span. Welker is fourth in the NFL with 17 catches on third down.
"They move him around, they motion him, keep him off the line," said Bills cornerback Justin Rogers, who will be covering Welker a good amount Sunday. "It's a tough job getting hands on him. If you are able to get hands on him, I think you'd be able to do a decent job. But you listen to different teams week in and week out, and the challenge is you have to get a jam on him. But it's easier said than done."
Welker's patented pattern is the "whip route," in which he reads whether the defender is playing him with leverage inside or outside, then pivots in the opposite direction.
"Good eyes – you need to have eye control," Scott said. "Once he makes his first break, you can't look to the quarterback because he'll move away from you. You have to stay on him and focus on what he's doing. It's simple, but it's not easy."
Another option is to "bracket" Welker with two defenders.
"That's when he does a good job of working away from you," Scott said. "He'll kind of work into the inside man, and when the inside man gets him, he'll run back out away from the inside man. You have to pick and choose your spots however you try to cover him."
Third down offense: 1. Pittsburgh: Success rate, 51.3 percent
2. New England: Success rate, 48.7 percent
3. Denver and Atlanta (tied): 47.1 percent
Third Down Defense: 32. Buffalo: opp. success rate, 46.1 percent
31. Tennessee: 45.4 percent
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Following the July 13 death of her boyfriend and Glee costar Cory Monteith, Michele, 26, shared of a photo of herself on set Tuesday.
"Feels so good to be home," she captioned a photo of her character, Rachel Berry.
Though her first day back to set was Aug. 1, Michele Tweeted that she recorded a "beautiful & perfect" song on Monday.
"Couldn't have picked a more beautiful & perfect song to start the year with," Michele wrote.
"Thank you @alxanders & @adamanders for a great recording session today.. You guys are the best."
Executive music producer Adam Anders replied, "you are the strongest person I know. That was truly amazing. Love you xoxo #leastrong."
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Hope you didn't oversleep this morning, because if you manage a Facebook Business or Brand Page for your B2B company today is the day that the timeline goes live, whether you are ready or not. One month ago, Facebook announced the Page changes, and you had the whole month to get your Page in line. And you were able to launch the update any time during the past month.
Many B2B companies have already launched their new timeline updates. The most important functional update for many Page managers is the ability to privately message their fans, after the fan has messaged the Page first. But the most visual update in the timeline is the Cover Photo. This is an 851 pixel wide image that gives B2B companies a great opportunity to make an impact with the Page.
Below are 10 of the best examples that I have seen, and they are divided into three categories: product images, inspirational photos and illustrations. If you don't have an existing image that works for this dynamic space, find someone either inside your company or outside of it that can help you create one.
One last thing before moving on to the cover photos. If you are still planning and preparing your B2B timeline page, here is an awesome Facebook resource post with everything you need to know.
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"Breathe in … just smell the new book smell." The girl in the plaid jumper closes the book, looks up at me and smiles. St. John the Baptist School's Scholastic Book Fair is open and I stand by the door and feel a breeze from the rush of fifth-graders as their feet race into the room, trying not to run. Some are not successful.
As the chairwoman for our fair, I witness the students' reactions firsthand as they discover new titles and exclaim, "Oh my gosh! I have to have 'The Guinness World Records 2013!' " Walking to my desk, I observe two boys standing shoulder to shoulder searching for their favorite characters in the newest chapter of "The Kane Chronicles." In the entertainment section, one girl jumps up and down, but her feet do not leave the floor as she loudly whispers to her friends, "Look at that! It's not just a movie – it's a book, too!"
The initial rush of quick exclamations slowly fades as the students browse the book fair cases and make their purchases. Plastic bags crinkle when the group joins me on the rug for story time. I read several chapters of "The Name of This Book is a Secret" by Pseudonymous Bosh. While I read, I realize the boy to my right has read the story before. He is covertly holding his hand to his mouth while whispering the story's secrets to his neighbor as the girl in the plaid jumper interrupts me to ask how to spell the author's name.
The book fair is only one avenue by which the children can add to their personal libraries. Scholastic also holds clearance sales twice a year, during which volunteers can earn books. Our school chooses to use these books to give to the children on their birthdays. The students are excited to hear their name announced at school and look forward to receiving their birthday book in celebration of their special day. While volunteering at Scholastic, I met Amy and Kathy who, like me, are striving to get books into the hands of students.
Amy loves both children and books and finds pairing young children with worthwhile books of their choosing to be a magical experience. In retirement, she knew that one of her primary volunteer activities would involve literacy. She is currently the vice-chairwoman of the Buffalo Jewish Coalition for Literacy. She says, "The organization is one of over 40 local affiliates throughout the country committed to helping all of America's children learn to read and to eliminating illiteracy."
Since the majority of the children with whom she works come from impoverished families, the books she gives away may be the only means of developing even a small home library. Amy approximates the number of books given away each year at 2,700.
Another retired teacher, Kathy, chooses to take the opportunity to donate books to Amazon Valley Academy in Belem, Brazil. The school was originally set up as a school for missionaries to send their children to so they could receive an "American" education. In recent years, however, children of other internationals living in Belem also attend the school. The books constantly have to be replaced because of the humidity creating mold and mildew in them.
Amy, Kathy and I often hear people say that printed books are becoming obsolete, but our love of books is reaffirmed when we hear the girl in the plaid jumper say, "Breathe in … just smell the new book smell."
Antoinette Shriver has been a librarian at St. John the Baptist School in Alden for seven years and has chaired numerous book fairs


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A federal grand jury has indicted a Hamburg woman on 17 counts stemming from tax returns she filed for 2011, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced Wednesday.
Prosecutors charge that Sheri L. Becirovic, 46, obtained the Social Security numbers of seven family members and friends and gave them to another person who used them to file fraudulent tax returns for 2011.
Becirovic is charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to file fraudulent fax returns, filing a fraudulent tax return, misuse of Social Security numbers and aggravated identity theft. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


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Three teenagers suspected in a violent home invasion made their first court appearance Wednesday morning.
Dylan Cadorette, 17, and Austin Cadorette, 18, were arriagned on burglary charges, while 17-year-old Isaac Lyons was arraigned for conspiracy to commit burglary.
Police said the suspects forced their way into a Peterborough home and used the butt of a shotgun to attack another teen sleeping in the house at around 4:30 a.m. Monday.
Investigators said the trio initially demanded money, but ran off when the victim recognized them.
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A 71-year-old inmate at Mt. Olive Correctional Complex charged with attempted murder will stand trial later this month.
Whorley Jack Ayers' case will go to trial April 16-17 after the prosecution and defense failed to reach a plea agreement during a pre-trial conference in Randolph County Circuit Court Wednesday. A pre-trial conference is a defendant's final opportunity to enter into a plea deal.
"I believe we're proceeding to trial," Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Parker informed Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong.
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In November 2012, Ayers was indicted on one felony count of attempted murder, one felony count of malicious assault and one felony count of offense committed by an inmate. According to the indictment, Ayers allegedly attacked another inmate, Phillip J. Frye, on Feb. 6, 2012 at Huttonsville Correctional Center.
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McCamey's attorney, James Hawkins, requested that Wilfong suspend the imposition of a prison sentence and place McCamey on probation "with a very rigid set of rules and requirements."
"I've seen a change in attitude from the time we started this case (in 2010) to the person we see here. He has children he has taken responsibility for and provides financially for," Hawkins said. "He's tired of this lifestyle."
Hawkins argued that there was "no practical benefit and no long-term benefit" to be gleaned from sending McCamey to prison.
"When people pick up The Inter-Mountain tomorrow and see this young man has been sentenced to one to 15 years, it won't have the effect of stopping them from doing drugs," the defense attorney said. "If that was true, drugs would have stopped long ago."
Parker countered that McCamey had tested positive "for a significant amount of controlled substances" at his pre-trial conference in March. When he was arrested on drug charges in 2010, McCamey had merely come to Randolph County to party and had no salient connections to the local community, Parker added.
"He has demonstrated an inability to follow the terms and conditions of his bond in Ohio and the terms and conditions of his bond here, so I don't believe he's going to be able to follow the terms and conditions of any probation this court would order," the prosecuting attorney said. "Clearly from his criminal history, Mr. McCamey is a drug dealer, and I don't see an appropriate sentence other than one to 15 years."
Wilfong sided with Parker.
"I don't believe I'm dealing with a young man who wants to change his life," Wilfong said, noting that McCamey tested positive for suboxone, marijuana, cocaine and K2 at his March pre-trial conference.
Wilfong was also unhappy that McCamey lied to adult probation officer Jason Elmore in his presentence investigation interview, telling Elmore he didn't have a drug problem.
"The dishonesty and disrespect of a probation officer, who is an officer of this court, is the same as dishonesty and disrespect to me," Wilfong said. "He's a drug dealer of cocaine. He's either in denial or flagrantly dishonest about his drug problem."
Wilfong is requiring McCauley to complete the Kanawha County Community Corrections program as a condition of her probation.
"I made a mistake," McCauley said. "I understand that there were lives at risk, and I would have never done that intentionally. It won't happen again."
"How do you know it won't happen again?" Wilfong asked.
"Jail scared me," McCauley replied.
"I think this was just a really freak bad decision quite honestly," the judge said, adding that at the time McCauley fled from police she wasn't under the influence of any controlled substance and did not possess any firearms.
"He has a low risk to reoffend, he has made significant strides since he was released from incarceration and understands what he's required to do to not make the same mistake again," Wilfong said.
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Everyone should know Tim Birchard. The world would be a better place.
Unfortunately, on a globe with 7 billion people, it�s just not mathematically possible. But on the bright side, (which is where Birchard permanently resides), anyone with an Internet connection and a set of speakers can connect, through his music, with one of the only genuine people that I�ve ever come across.
I�ve known Birchard for only about two years, and I feel cheated out of the other four decades that I missed. It�s not that this musician/educator/writer is some bubbly, too-good-to-be-true ray of sunshine. I don�t associate with people like that � they�re depressing. He�s just an honest man who actually thinks of others more than himself, but he�s not afraid to tell you who he is, either. And he does that best in songs, which now fill eight albums� worth of storage.
His latest release is �Dots and Dashes,� a record that came only weeks after his previous compilation, �The Sacred and Profane,� on which his brother, Chris, helped him. All the while, he also was producing a collection of hymns recorded by his wife, Cheryl, with whom he often performs. As is so often the case, this latest spurt of inspiration was born of trying times when the couple was forced from their home for several months after a house fire in December.
�I�ve had all this music building up in me, and once I got back in I locked myself in for months and just cranked out music for 12 to 14 hours a day,� Birchard said.
The albums are available only by digital download at www.bandcamp.com. They�re available for purchase, but listeners can hear the music for free any time if keeping it permanently isn�t important.
�If they�re listening, that�s cool. I want them to listen, and letting them do it for free is my way of sticking it to the man,� Birchard said.
Musically, he�s a jack of all trades. Every sound on every song is him � vocals (lead and backing) and instrumentation. He records it all separately and then mixes and masters it himself. The end result is a polished and full sound that spans the musical spectrum.
�I love my rock stuff. As a teenager in the early 80s, I grew up with the whole hair-metal thing and it still holds a special place in my heart,� he said. �But that�s just a small piece of what I love and create. My dad was always playing jazz, blues, rock, funk and everything else when I was little, so I grew up with all of that. I remember being surprised when none of the other first-graders in my class knew who Frank Zappa was. As I recall, the nuns were not impressed.�
Birchard�s r�sum� gets confusing, but his past includes a stint as a journalist with the U.S. Navy as well as more than 20 years as a professional educator. For the last five years, he has been the student services coordinator for the Durango Adult Education Center, but he�s leaving that life to pursue music production as a full-time occupation. Birchard is in the process of starting his own production company.
�I look forward to scoring independent films, helping up-and-coming bands with recording demos and performing live with my wife, Cheryl, in solo settings, as well as with our kirtan band, Blue Lotus Feet,� he said. �As a producer, recording engineer, guitarist, bassist and vocalist who loves a variety of music, I�m excited about playing with as many people as I can.�
Ah, yes � the kirtan thing. Such things fall into what I call my �sphere of ignorance,� but apparently the Eastern tradition of call-and-response chanting is really catching on locally. The Birchards are among a growing group that performs regularly at St. Mark�s Episcopal Church to standing-room only crowds.
�There�s a real demand in Durango and in the Four Corners ... for music that helps people connect in a spiritual way without all of the baggage that comes with exclusivity,� Birchard said.
�In kirtan, everyone is welcome and everyone is valued. Everyone has a voice, and everyone�s voice is beautiful, no matter what it sounds like. There is no one who is not worthy of receiving love. This is not a religion thing; it�s a human thing. It�s unique. There�s plenty of rock, blues and bluegrass in our region, and I love that. Now there�s kirtan as well.�
There�s also plenty of country music, and even though Birchard records much of that, he acknowledges it and its place in the local community in the opening track of �Dots and Dashes.� As he,Cheryl and their kirtan friends prepare to take their show on the road with a planned tour of the Southwest, those of us here at home can still learn about Birchard the man and the artist through his songs like �Don�t Tell Me I Ain�t Country:�
�They tell me country takes more than wearing clothes...it�s never giving up when nobody�s around. Maybe I don�t ride horses, maybe I live in town ... But when push comes to shove, I�ve got holes in my gloves and plenty of love to go around.�
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The Buffalo Teachers Federation on Friday made a tentative pact with the Buffalo School District to compensate teachers who were involuntarily transferred at three low-performing schools in the district. A major sticking point in reaching an agreement between the district and the BTF on a new teacher evaluation plan had been the transfer of teachers at Futures Academy, Drew Science Magnet and Bilingual Center 33.
BTF President Phil Rumore on Friday said the union agreed to accept a deal in which those teachers will each receive $3,500 from the district in compensation. The BTF had fought unsuccessfully to get a court order blocking the transfers until the case was resolved, even though an arbitrator agreed that the transfers violated the union's contract with the district.
"The district agreed to withdraw the case and abide by the arbitration, which it should have done back in October," Rumore said late Friday.
In addition, another 53 teachers across the district who sought transfers that weren't approved will each receive $2,500 in compensation.
School district spokeswoman Elena B. Cala released a statement Friday evening saying the agreement brings closure to litigation by the teachers federation against the district.
She added that that part of the agreement now smooths the way for the district and the teachers union to resume negotiations on other aspects of a teacher evaluation plan that the district must submit to the state Education Department in order to avoid missing out on $33.4 million in state aid.
"Now that we have managed to remove what was perceived to be a barrier to the continuation of the Annual Professional Performance Review negotiation process, it is extremely important that the district and the BTF demonstrate a mutual commitment to reaching an expeditious agreement on an approvable plan in time for New York State Education Department approval," Cala said.
The Education Department has set a Jan. 17 deadline for approval of the school district's teacher evaluation plan. That is the same deadline that has been established for all public school districts in the state, more than 500 of which already have had their plans approved.
Previously, the BTF fought unsuccessfully to get a court order to block the transfers until the case was done.
School Superintendent Pamela C. Brown, in an Oct. 12 letter to Rumore, offered to give $2,500 to each of the 53 transferred teachers, as well as the 53 top teachers on the voluntary transfer list who might have been denied positions in their preferred schools because of the involuntary transfers, if the teachers union dropped the lawsuit.
"The offer was ridiculous," Rumore said Friday. "I got it on a Friday and I had to respond to it the following Monday."
The district submitted a teacher evaluation plan in July, but the state Education Department rejected it. The state's primary objection to the plan, according to both Brown and Rumore, involved awarding extra points to teachers with a relatively high percentage of students who are chronically absent, have disabilities or do not speak English as their native language.
Under the plan submitted by the district, some teachers never could be rated ineffective.
Agreement by the teachers union and school officials on a plan to evaluate teacher performance in the district will allow the district access to up to $33.4 million in state aid that was in jeopardy of being withheld if the district failed to meet the Jan. 17 deadline.
Under the state law, any district that misses the deadline will lose this year's increase in state aid.
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Sept. 12, a new Lutheran Church, Family of Faith, opened in Tiffin Mall. The Rev. Mark Brodbeck was installed as pastor in a ceremony Sunday, with 162 people in attendance.
Brodbeck said the congregation is part of a denomination known as Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ, or LCMC.
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That denomination originated in 2001 in an effort to redirect Lutherans toward the authority of Scripture and away from the demands of modern culture.
"It seems to me that culture is now dictating what the church, or churches, are preaching, rather than God and his word," Brodbeck said. "God's word never has, or will, change. Humans' words always change. And yet, the church seems to want to follow humans' words, and thoughts, instead of God's word. As the author of Hebrews states, 'Jesus Christ (the Word of God) is the same yesterday and today and forever.' (Hebrews 13:8)"
Four couples from First Lutheran Church in Tiffin, who felt "orphaned" from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, banded together as a vision team to initiate the formation of Family of Faith.
The team members include Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kissell, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Redman and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Egbert Jr.
Although Egbert was a lifelong member of First Lutheran, he and others in the congregation were looking for something more.
"We wanted to start a church in the Lutheran faith ... because the word from the Bible was being watered down," Egbert said. "We wanted to be affiliated with LCMC because we felt the ideas we had were more in tune with that organization."
Egbert said the team was familiar with the Rev. Roger Miller, a pastor at a LCMC church in Maumee. It sought assistance in getting the Tiffin site established as a member of LCMC.
Egbert also did the legal work to register Family of Faith as a religious non-profit.
Because Brodbeck had left First Lutheran and had not been placed at another church, the vision team approached him to lead Family of Faith.
He was open to the idea and received permission to take the post.
The next step was to find worship space. The team learned Restoration Ministries had moved out of its quarters in Tiffin Mall.
The location had abundant parking, was easy for out-of-town residents to find and was handicapped-accessible.
The group met with mall management and worked out a lease agreement.
"We sensed there was a regional need," Kissell said. "The mall actually gave us a pretty decent rent. ... We probably will want to break ground or find a bigger space eventually."
Since its opening, Family of Faith has averaged about 120 worshipers each week. In addition to Tiffin-area residents, Brodbeck said, people have been coming from Findlay, Fostoria and Upper Sandusky.
The Sunday worship service is at 10:15 a.m., but people are encouraged to come at 10 a.m. for coffee and fellowship. Kissell said Sunday school is to begin soon.
"What makes us different than other congregations is that we are an energetic, spirit-filled, Bible-based, family-oriented, Lutheran congregation that is eager to do what Jesus calls us to do in the Great Commission: 'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you,' (Matthew 28:19-20a)" Brodbeck said.
Egbert added the services offer some differences from traditional Lutheran worship, including weekly communion, interesting presentations and an upbeat atmosphere. For the installation, Cassie Smith and Joshua Brodbeck, son of the pastor, provided music. Egbert said the congregation is seeking a regular accompanist who could play every week.
"LCMC is congregation-based in terms of establishing programs and worship, within the guidelines of Lutheran teachings," he explained.
"The Bible is the best guide through any time period, through any culture," Kissell said. "We want to live out the word and practice what we preach. ... We believe it's important to serve one another as brothers and sisters."
In the area of outreach and discipleship, Family of Faith has set up a website at www.familyoffaithchurch.org. Egbert said the church is moving forward to broadcast services on Internet radio and archive Brodbeck's sermons online.
The church is participating in Mall-oween today, and it has a rally day planned for 9-10 a.m. Nov. 7 at the church, next to Dollar General in Tiffin Mall. Brodbeck also is offering a "Map It" class 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 13.
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EAST PALESTINE-In a game that featured a bevy of three-point attempts on both sides, the lower tier got more to fall in a 102-77 win over the upper tier in Thursday night's Inter-Tri County League All-Star boys game at East Palestine High School.
Southern Local senior Luke Griffith led the lower tier with 26 points on the strength of six three-pointers. Griffth put the lower tier over the century mark in the final minute with his last three.
"I'm not surprised there was so much scoring in this game," Griffith said. "There were great scorers on both ends of the floor and guys were just letting it go tonight."
Western Reserve's Dalton Korda chipped in 16 points for the lower tier.
Austen Rieser from East Palestine led the upper tier with 17 points on his home floor.
The two teams traded baskets for the first 10 minutes of the first half, but the lower tier began to separate itself before halftime and was never threatened in the sencond half.
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LOWER TIER SCORING: Cody Valentine (Leetonia) 5-0-12, Drew McLaughlin (Lowellville) 1-0-1, David Wilaj (Lowellville) 2-0-4, Tim Cooper (Western Reserve) 3-0-9, Dalton Korda (Western Reserve) 6-2-16, Josh Hurford (Sebring) 1-0-2, Kyler Woodward (Southern) 4-2-10, Kyle Bryan (Columbiana) 2-0-5, Jake DeJong (Columbiana) 4-0-10, Luke Griffith (Southern) 10-0-26, Ian Sevenich (Leetonia) 1-0-3, Brandon Dattilo (Leetonia) 2-0-5. TOTALS: 39, 4-9: 102.
UPPER TIER TEAM SCORING: Derek Bable (Crestview) 7-0-15, Brandon Mitchell (Jackson-Milton) 2-0-6, Mason Miller (South Range) 2-0-5, Tyler Beverly (South Range) 7-0-15, Jake Arsuffi (South Range) 3-0-6, Austin Eskra (Crestview) 1-0-3, Evan Nentwick (Crestview) 3-0-7, Corey Brammer (Lisbon) 0-0-0, Austen Reiser (East Palestine) 7-0-17, Nate Keylor (East Palestine) 1-2-5, Chuck Anderson (Jackson-Milton) 1-0-3, Pierce Ressage (Mineral Ridge) 1-0-3. TOTALS: 35, 2-2: 77
Three-pointers: Lower Tier 18 (Griffith 6, Korda 3, Cooper 2, DeJong 2, Valentine 2, McLaughlin, Wilaj, Bryan, Sevenich, Dattilio); Upper Tier 11 (Rieser 3, Mitchell 2, Eskra, Beverly, Kaylor, Anderson, Ressage, Bable)
RED TEAM SCORING: Rachel Durbin (Lowellville) 3-0-7, Kaye Solak (Lowellville) 3-3-10, Madison Opritza (Lowellville) 4-2-14, April Lude (Western Reserve) 2-0-6, Linley Mamonis (Western Reserve) 6-0-13, Amanda Coles (Wellsville) 0-0-0, Alyssa Streb (McDonald) 0-2-2, Kati Hipsley (Southern) 2-1-6, Rachel Coil (Southern) 1-0-2, Nicole Mann 1-2-4, Megan Cutlip 1-0-2 TOTALS: 23, 10-20: 66
BLUE TEAM SCORING: Maggie Oblinger (Jackson-Milton) 1-0-2, Sam Spitler 1-0-2, Ashley Harrison (Crestview) 5-0-12, Morgan Newbauer (Crestview) 3-0-6, Logan Gatchel (Lisbon) 0-0-0, Katie Crisman (Lisbon) 1-0-2, Chastity Digman (Mineral Ridge) 2-0-5, Brooke Gedeon (East Palestine) 4-0-8, Emily Zehenbauer (United) 6-0-14, Courtney Hydrick (United) 7-2-16. TOTALS: 30, 2-8: 67.
Three-pointers: Red 10 (Opritza 4, Lude 2, Durbin, Solak, Mamoinis, Hipsley), Blue 5 (Harrison 2, Zehentbauer 2, Digman).
EAST PALESTINE-After leading the United Golden Eagles to a district title, Emily Zehenbauer and Courtney Hydrick teamed up again in the closing minutes to lead the Upper Tier to a 67-66 comeback win over the Red in the Inter-Tri County League All-Star game Thursday night at East Palestine High School.
With 12 seconds remaining and the Upper Tier trailing, 66-64, Zehenbauer drained a three-point shot from the top-of-the-key to give Upper Tier its first lead of the second half.
"I was definitely looking to get a three up," Zehenbauer said. "For me a three feels like a higher percentage shot than a two, so I felt very confident taking it."
The Upper Tier was in position to win the game thanks in part to Hydrick. She made three steals-including one on the game's final possession-and scored six points in the final three minutes to help Upper Tier make a final push after trailing by 13 early in the second half. When Ashley Harrison hit a jumper with 49 seconds left, the game was tied.
Linley Mamonis of Western Reserve came back and hit a jumper with 25 seconds left to give the Lower Tier a two-point lead and set the stage for Zehenbauer's heroics.
"It was a fun game to play in," Zehenbauer said. "I've played with a lot of these girls in AAU so I know them pretty well. It was a good feeling to hit the last shot."
Hydrick finished with a game-high 16 points for the Upper Tier while Zehenbauer and Harrison chipped in 14 and 12, respectively.
Lowellville's Madison Opritza led the Lower Tier with 14 points.


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Nintendo's 3DS has had a rocky start since its
launch in March 2011. Sales were nothing short of unimpressive, and Nintendo President Satoru Iwata even
noted that a poor launch lineup was to blame.
Only four months after the 3DS' release, Nintendo reported poor first-quarter
earnings and believed the disappointing 3DS sales were partially the problem.
To remedy this, Nintendo slashed the portable system's price from
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The plan worked. Nintendo 3DS sales skyrocketed in Japan, selling 215,000 units
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Engineers at Nintendo are working on the peripheral as we speak, and will sell
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While it is unclear when the attachment will be available, the report did know
of a new 3DS system available in 2012. The new system may not even be a
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features significantly.
But before Nintendo launches another system, it needs to focus on an issue with
its dev kits, according to 01Net. Third parties are becoming
frustrated with Nintendo because it is only making 300 kits per month, and
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The Area Agency on Aging recently presented a $2,500 scholarship to Clair Lee, a Republic native and Seneca East High School graduate. About to begin her senior year in social work at Bowling Green State University, Lee plans to specialize in gerontology.
Duana Patton, CEO for the Area Agency on Aging, made the presentation at the July board meeting of the Seneca County Commission on Aging. In applying for the scholarship, Lee had to submit a one-page essay in which she describes her "dream job" as helping older individuals with Alzheimer's disease.
The selection committee considered a letter of recommendation, her grade-point average (4.0) and other accomplishments. In accepting the scholarship, Lee said she began her studies in social work at Malone University.
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Duana Patton (left), Agency on Aging CEO, presents a $2,500 scholarship to Clair Lee. At right is Tom Joseph, Agency on Aging treasurer.
When her priorities started to shift, she learned about the gerontology program at BGSU.
"I was actually going to minor in Spanish because I wanted to help the minority population. But being around my grandma a lot, and a lot of her older friends, I felt a real call to that. ... So I transferred over to Bowling Green State University," Lee said. "My grandmother passed away last year, and she had really helped me to see that helping older adults is where I would really like to be with my social work degree."
Last spring, Lee declared a minor in gerontology. She said her mother reminded her about another Seneca East classmate who had received a $1,000 scholarship last year from the Agency on Aging, so she decided to apply.
In his letter of recommendation, HeeSoon Lee, Ph. D., MSW, pointed out her ability to interact with a variety of people of all ages with "excellent communication and critical thinking skills." He also commended her interests in research and community service.
"Her application and letter of recommendation really stood out among many," Patton said. "... and I personally have to say this is one of the most phenomenal young individuals we have seen in the history of our program. She's just done some wonderful things, and she's really tapped into a lot of areas that are really critical."
For one of her classes, Lee and four other students did a group project, "Adults with Developmental Disabilities and their Aging Parents." Their instructor mentioned this project in his letter of recommendation. Lee interviewed a relative who is aging and caring for a child with Down's syndrome.
The students submitted their work to the Ohio Professional and Student Conference on Aging and then presented it to conference participants. Lee described the experience as "nerve-wracking" and "intimidating" but also valuable.
"I've never had to present to people in the professional world before. It was a little daunting, but it was a good experience and I really appreciate the people who provided that experience," she said. "A lot of people
seemed really interested in our topic."
This summer, Lee has been working on an independent study, "The Impact of the New Medicaid Budget on Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Rural Areas." She visited senior centers in Seneca, Hancock, Huron, Wood, Sandusky counties to obtain responses from 31 people.
"Getting people to talk with me was a real challenge because, once I mentioned the word Medicaid, a lot of people kind of shut down. It has such a negative stigma attached to it because it is a public assistance program," Lee said.
She was able to work past those attitudes and finish the interviews. Now Lee is analyzing the narratives and writing a report on her findings.
Her mentor said the study will help to identify improvements needed in health services for older adults in the Ohio Medicaid program.
"Since the Medicaid cuts were so recent, a lot of (clients) were unaware that anything had been done to their health care coverage. I noticed that quite a few of them, if they had Medicare and Medicaid combined, did not receive eye care or dental coverage under either one. I thought that was a problem," Lee said. "Eyesight gradually declines with age, so that is a huge issue. It's very crucial."
Lee said she plans to enroll in a year of graduate study, but she has not chosen a school yet. She hopes to help Alzheimer's patients.
"I have a real passion for those with Alzheimer's, and I want to work with caregivers and families," Lee told the board members.
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But I also was surprised to learn something about myself. My friends revealed that I am not a good hugger.
Me of all people- Miss Personality and happy-go-lucky and all- was not a good hugger.
In all my life I never knew it, but I wasn't giving real hugs.
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Western New York is filling up with Five Guys Burgers and Fries.
Rochester-based franchise owner Steve Christensen has opened seven of the fast-casual burger joints in the Buffalo and Rochester markets so far and plans to open five more by June 2014.
"I can't put them up fast enough," Christensen said. "They've been very well-received."
A Five Guys is scheduled to open in the former Hollywood Video store in North Buffalo's Delaware Consumer Square by the middle of next month while Christensen negotiates a lease on a yet-to-be announced location in Niagara Falls.
Additional locations are being planned for Jamestown, Amherst and Victor.
Five Guys currently has locations in the Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga, on McKinley Parkway in Hamburg and on Transit Road at Maple Road in East Amherst, along with four stores in Rochester.
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The founder of Chicago's Urban Prep high schools, which have sent black male graduates to four-year colleges, talked about strategies – longer school days, after-hours cellphone teacher contact, daily student huddles, jackets and ties – to parents who gathered Saturday afternoon in one of the lowest-achieving schools in the Buffalo School District.
"These are poor black boys that are supposed to be dead by the time they're 25," said Tim King, 45, to the mostly black audience in the auditorium of Burgard High School.
His short, compelling speech about how he opened three schools, with a fourth in the works and a plan to move to other cities, was peppered with statistics and enthusiastic bursts of applause from the audience. They were among the 145 or so who came for the "Parent Engagement Conference," a day of workshops to help parents and children get better results from the public school system. The event was organized by the Community Action Organization of Erie County.
Urban Prep graduates – from 2010, 2011 and 2012 – total 107, and they now represent one in 20 of all of the young black men from Chicago public schools enrolled in college, King said.
"One school really can make a difference," he said. "Something is wrong, and it needs to be fixed."
King said he was "shocked, but not surprised" by how Buffalo schools close between 3 and 4 p.m. in the afternoon – early, compared with Urban Prep.
The schools, which now have 1,500 students, lengthened the school day to 4:30 p.m. and required afterschool activities to 6 p.m., in response to findings that most violence occurs between 2 and 6 p.m.
Other strategic approaches include responding to poor reading skills by increasing English requirements and a minimum graduation requirement of 10 English credits.
He pointed to statistics he gave to Congress this summer in a hearing about gang violence: So far, this year's homicide deaths in Chicago – about 400 – outnumber the nearly 200 U.S. deaths in Afghanistan . The numbers, King said, are evidence that the nation's military spending is out of sync with spending on urban problems, including poor education.
"Where are the billions of dollars?" he said. "Convince these children they have a future."
King's appearance fit with CAO's effort to push for change in the Buffalo schools.
Before introducing King, CAO President Nathan Hare passed out a petition and read a letter asking the state commissioner of education to find ways to fundamentally change Buffalo's segregated schools.
Hare said distinguished educator Judy Elliott's recent system plan and critique of administrators failed to address the profound problems in schools that serve the white minority best. The black majority would be better off with neighborhood schools open until 7 p.m., he said.
Tashika Coleman, mother and care coordinator at the Family Help Center nonprofit agency, attended a workshop and listened to King.
Buffalo could use an Urban Prep, she said.
She took her 18-year-old son out of Burgard in February after frequent suspensions and below-grade-level class work made it clear it would be better to drop out and study for a general equivalency diploma so he could apply to a Florida school for training as an airplane pilot.
Now that her 11-year-old is struggling with math, Coleman intends to get in touch with the school and figure out new learning strategies.
"I am definitely going to be calling about my daughter," she said.
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Prostate cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the prostate. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is about the size of a walnut and surrounds the urethra (the tube that empties urine from the bladder). The prostate gland produces fluid that makes up part of the semen.
Warning signs of prostate cancer may not be evident until the later stages of prostate cancer. However, if you have general urinary symptoms (such as difficulty or frequent urinating), erectile dysfunction or severe pain in the back/hips/chest, those are symptoms of prostate cancer that should be evaluated by your healthcare provider. Symptoms of prostate cancer may be similar to those of BPH, a non-cancerous condition that occurs due to an enlarged prostate gland. Prostate cancer symptoms and signs >>
After a diagnosis of prostate cancer, a man and his family face several choices regarding treatment. Decisions involve many factors, personal as well as medical. Before making these decisions, it is very important to learn about all the options available. With this knowledge, a newly diagnosed prostate cancer patient can participate more confidently with his doctor in planning his individual treatment.
Treatment options and prognosis depend on the stage of the cancer, the Gleason score2, and the patient's age and general health. With greater public awareness, early detection is on the rise and mortality rates are declining. Additionally, new advances in medical technology are enabling cancer patients to go on to live active and productive lives after their treatment. Prostate cancer treatment options >>
1: ww.urologyhealth.org/urology/index.cfm?article=146
2: http://www.ecommunity.com/health/index.aspx?pageid=P01252
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