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מאת angie 2 במרץ, 2005
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A very loving, caring individual, but also very sensitive. A beautiful girl and pretty in most aspects. A very different nature unlike the others but in a good way. A very sweet individual.
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מאת guiles 20 בדצמבר, 2014
A vicious epithet, it denotes a soccer player who completely neuters his/her own team's attack on one side of the field due to his or her sheer incompetent presence. See Avila, Eric
That right winger we have is such a total Avila. I don't think we could transfer him for a couple reserve bibs and a crab infested jock strap!
מאת Billy Quizboy's Eye 29 באוגוסט, 2015
A FUNNY YET QUEERISH guy. DATS leavin me and goin to Naples.Also can mean flyin bird or airplane!!
Avila is a happy man.
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A hush fell over the Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse Wednesday night as State College's Jenna Altomare's 3-pointer landed on the rim.
The buzzer to end the game had already sounded, and the only noise was the basketball softly spinning around the top of the basket. It may have only been a second in actuality, but it likely seemed as if it took eons for Altoona coach Jill Helsel and many of the Lady Lion fans in attendance.
As the ball finally begin to lean away from the basket, the first few cheers filled the gym. When the ball landed harmlessly on the floor, signaling Altoona's 55-53 win over the Lady Little Lions, the cheers turned into an eruption as fans, players and the Altoona pep band made up for the previous moment's silence by putting the decibel level off the chart.
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Altoona's Darby Lee is pressured by State College's Bridget King. Lee tied the game with a layup with 42 seconds left and helped seal the win with two late free throws. She scored 12 points.
Helsel ran onto the court, and State College coach Bethany Irwin threw her arms up in despair.
"I was thinking 'get off the rim,'" Helsel said regarding the final shot. "It just hung up there and hung up there. I think everyone was holding their breath."
For State College, which led by as many as nine and by six heading into the fourth quarter, the shot was agonizing for a different reason.
"The ball didn't bounce, but it hung up there a really long time," Irwin said. "When it did fall, it didn't fall our way, but credit Altoona for sticking in there and hitting free throws at the end."
Two of those free throws turned out to account for the game-winning points. Darby Lee tied the game on a layup with 42 seconds left, and after Kyla Irwin missed a contested layup for State College, Lee was fouled with four seconds to play. She connected on both free throws to give Altoona its first lead since the first quarter.
"[Kyla Irwin] is very good, but Coach Helsel told me how to get around her, and I went in, did exactly what she said and it worked," Lee said.
Lee finished with 12 points and all of them came in the second half after the 6-foot junior missed the entire second quarter with foul trouble.
"It's hard when it's a tough, close game like this," Lee said. "You obviously want to be in, but I got in foul trouble and my teammates kept us in it."
No Lady Lion played a bigger role in keeping Altoona close than McKenzie Hatch. Hatch made a career-high six 3-pointers for 18 points to lead Altoona. In all, the Lady Lions connected on 10 3-pointers. Kayla Grimme also came up big with a team-high 13 rebounds and 11 points.
"Credit McKenzie Hatch, because we always tell the kids that when they are open they have to knock it down, and she knocked it down tonight," Helsel said. "That was huge for her and the kids who found her open."
Hatch's final trey of the night was part of Altoona's 12-3 run in the final 4:13 to close out the game.
"We preach to the kids to not worry about the calls or anything else and just play the game," Helsel said. "If you do everything fundamentally right and you do what you're supposed to do, then hopefully you will get a steal here or there and things will work out."
Bethany Irwin also talked about the officials following the game.
"It went down to the wire, and Altoona did everything right," Irwin said. "I think a couple calls could have gone our way underneath, but they didn't."
Altomare led State College with 18 points, followed by Kyla Irwin's 14 points.
Altoona, which topped the Lady Little Lions, 61-53, in State College earlier this year, improved to 12-6. State College dropped to 14-8.
"The playoffs are going to be exciting," Helsel said. "Every game is the most important game, and that's the way it's going to be in districts."
STATE COLLEGE (53): Irwin 5 3-4 14, Allison 0 0-0 0, King 2 4-8 8, Altomare 7 2-2 18, Stevenson 3 1-2 8, Treglia 1 2-2 4, Karstetter 1 0-0 2, Kaluza 0 0-0 0. Totals - 19 12-18 53.
ALTOONA (55): Lee 5 2-2 12, Grimme 3 5-7 11, Donley 3 0-0 9, Reffner 1 0-0 3, Hatch 6 0-0 18, Feathers 0 0-0 0, Dibert 1 0-0 2, Knab 0 0-0 0. Totals - 19 7-9 55.
State College12 16 14 11 - 53
Altoona10 15 11 19 - 55
3-point goals: State College 3 (Altomare 2, irwin); Altoona 10 (Hatch 6, Donley 3, Reffner).
Records: State College (14-8); Altoona (12-6).
Officials: Ray Wotkowski, Justin Fraker, Ray Hoppel
JV: State College, 43-34. High scorers-Jalyn Shelton-Burleigh, SC, 16; Amanda Menegay/Allison Caracciolo/Taylor Campbell, A, 6 each.

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I was always the heavy, big-boned girl. My sister was the skinny child. I struggled with my weight from adolescence, into adulthood. I had been on numerous diets. Of course, I would succeed. I had lost the same 100 pounds several times over. The problem was the success was short–term. I would soon find myself weighing above 200 or closer to 300 pounds again.
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Surgical weight loss procedure: Gastric banding
After years of failing, succeeding and failing again with diets, Dianna Good finally reached a point where she was tired of feeling bad about her size and lack of energy. Plus, with active grandchildren to enjoy, it was making it difficult for her to participate. After turning 57 years old, health issues cropped up as a result of her obesity: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, acid reflux disease, fibromyalgia, plantar fasciitis and joint/body aches. After talking it over with her husband, Dianna decided to investigate the gastric banding procedure.
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As a wife, mother and grandmother, Michele Adair struggled with her weight for years. But thanks to her faith, and the skilled medical team of Community Hospital South's bariatric services, Michele feels her battle has been won.
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Her latest foray into the reality TV world didn't work out, but fear not, Lauren Conrad is anything but bored. The former MTV starlet, author and budding fashion designer today launched thebeautydepartment.com, a website full of hair and makeup tips she's procured over the years. The photo and video how-tos star Conrad, plus her longtime hairstylist, Kristin Ess, and her makeup artist, Amy Nadine. Conrad says that before joining forces with her glam team, she often turned to fashion magazines for beauty help — often unsuccessfully. "Growing up, I never really learned how to do my hair and makeup correctly and the results weren't always great," Conrad said in a release. "Our goal with The Beauty Department is to provide girls and young women with a basic how-to of simplified versions of popular trends and styles that they can recreate themselves." The site covers hair and makeup basics, as well as health-related beauty topics, like sun protection. Readers can also submit questions, which the trio will attempt to answer online. Tell us: Will you check out thebeautydepartment.com? —Kate Hogan


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Orlando Bloom is in talks to join Andrew McCarthy, Ellen Burstyn, Patricia Clarkson and Colin Firth in the ensemble drama, Main Street. The film is the one of the last projects written by the now-passed playwright Horton Foote, who also wrote the script for To Kill a Mockingbird.
"The Hollywood Reporter" describes the story as such: the "drama centers on a group of people in a small town in North Carolina whose lives are shaken up when a stranger arrives. Bloom will play a small-town policeman, while McCarthy will play a Lothario business manager."
With a title like Main Street, doesn't it just conjure up the image of an ensemble drama? Obviously very difficult to make a judgment on this just yet, especially since the central role of a young girl has yet to be cast. I will say, upon hearing the title, I immediately thought of "The Simpsons" Main Street Playset. Do you think there will be an ugly bartender serving up cough syrup-addled drinks?
The other bit of news concerns that of Nicole Kidman. "Variety" reports she has been cast in Woody Allen's untitled new film. She'll be joining the previously announced cast of Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, Frieda Pinto and Naomi Watts.
Of course there's still nothing known about this film, and nothing will be known for a while. That's just the way Woody Allen films are.


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My favorite songs so far are M.I.A, Bat Country, and Binded in Chains....Heh, I do have an other one, but I can't really name it right now!
i do like them alot. favorite song is afterlife.
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Elkins city officials aren't happy about the state Public Service Commission's ruling on proposed water rate increases, although the city's water customers will be paying more - eventually.
The city had proposed raising water rates gradually, over two stages. However, two local public service districts protested the increases, and the PSC ruled that Elkins could raise rates over three stages.
After the PSC's ruling, Elkins water rates will now actually decrease in the first two stages for residents and businesses, and then rise dramatically in the third stage.
"We're still trying to understand the logic of the decision," City Treasurer Lisa Daniels-Smith said this week, during a joint interview with Elkins Operations Manager Bob Pingley.
"The PSC felt the rate increases weren't justified," Pingley said.
City officials had wanted to increase the rates gradually: the first step would have been an increase of 6.3 percent for residential and commercial customers, and a 55.49 percent increase on PSD customers.
The second step in the city's proposed plan would have been a 28.95 increase on residential and commercial customers, and an 86.57 percent increase on PSD customers.
The Huttonsville and Midland PSDs protested the rate increases, however, and the PSC ruled in April that Elkins could raise water rates in three stages.
"There was an appeal process, but the city was advised by counsel (Charleston attorney Robert R. Rodecker) against it," as a "futile effort," Pingley said.
In the first stage, which went into effect May 29, the city's residential and commercial customers' rates decreased by 3 percent. There was no change to the city's PSD customers' rates.
"Customers should see the difference on next month's bill," Daniels-Smith said.
The second stage will begin once the Huttonsville PSD substantially completes its water plant project. Residential and commercial rates will decrease by 4 percent in the second stage, and, once again, there will be no change to the city's PSD customers' rates.
"I can't see the logic behind dropping the rate after Huttonsville completes its project," Pingley said. It is unclear whether Huttonsville will continue to buy water from Elkins after the plant is completed, he said.
The third stage will commence once the Elkins water plant project is substantially completed. In this third and final stage, residential and customer rates will rise 62 percent, while PSD rates will increase 200 percent.
PSDs now pay $1.82 for a thousand gallons of water from Elkins; after the third stage increase, they will pay $3.83 per a thousand gallons, officials said.
"We hope to break ground on the new Elkins water plant this fall," Pingley said, adding the project should then be completed in about two years.
Pingley and Daniels-Smith said the PSC's three-stage rate increase decision should not have any negative effects on the city's ability to build a new water plant.
"The water plant project is completely separate from the water fund. We're receiving separate funding for the water project," Daniels-Smith said.
Pingley said the third step of the rate increase is designed to pay off the principal and the interest on the bond notes needed to build the water plant.
Both Pingley and Daniels-Smith said the two small rate decreases - leading up to the major rate increase - will not damage the water department's financial stability.
"The city's water fund is a stable fund," Daniels-Smith said.
"It will just cut a lot closer to the bone than we'd like," Pingley said. "We'll just have to deal with it."
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ARTINSBURG - Tristen Reid was the leading goal scorer for the Bulldogs in a successful 2012 season.
Fittingly as Martinsburg's leading offensive threat, he scored the first goal of the new season for Martinsburg (1-0), along with the team's third and fourth goals, as well.
Reid scored three times for a hat trick as Martinsburg defeated (0-1) Elkins 5-1.
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Martinsburg's Tyler Richards, front, and Elkins' Kollin Hopwood leap for a header during the first half of their match Friday. (Journal photo by Ron Agnir)
"I was very pleased with the way they performed today," Martinsburg coach Curt Czarnecki said. "They were ready, and the offense was clicking right away.
"Things really opened up for us in the second half."
Down 1-0 early, after a previous failed attempt to score, Reid answered in the 14th minute.
Taking his shot from about 35 yards from the goal, Reid fired and connected as the ball rolled past Elkins' keeper Tyler Gray, evening the game at 1.
Neither team scored again until early in the second half when Touissant Boulaz took a pass from Reid and scored in the 46th minute.
Eight minutes into the half, it was again Reid's turn to score.
James Myers sent a long pass up the field to Reid, who gathered the ball and placed it in the left corner of the net, putting the Bulldogs ahead 3-1.
With 10 minutes remaining, Reid again beat the Elkins keeper after he received a lob pass from forward Erik Ochoa that went over a string of defenders.
"(Tristen) is a goal scorer, he's a finisher," Czarnecki said. "You give credit to who is feeding him the ball. Our midfielders did a great job of putting him in position to score.
"Hopefully, there's great things from him this year."
Boulaz is new to the team, but Reid was pleased at the chemistry between the two.
"I'm surprised our chemistry is so good already," Reid said. "Ten games in and I think we'll be even better."
Coming off the bench, Jeremy Smith scored the Bulldogs' fifth goal.
Tyler Richards toed a crossing pass from the left side to the middle of the field where Smith was running to. Smith tapped in the goal as Tyler Gray was coming out of the net.
Cord Elmer scored from about 20 yards away after he received a pass from Linkoln Barger in the fifth minute for Elkins' lone goal.
Martinsburg outshot Elkins by eight in total shots and 12-2 in shots on goal. The Bulldogs had 10 shots on target in the second half alone.
With all of those shots, Martinsburg had some opportunities in the game that it could not capitalize on.
Trying to answer the Tigers' quick goal, Reid took a shot attempt but aimed just too high as the ball hit off the top post.
A few minutes later, the Bulldogs had two other opportunities to score but could not get a shot off.
"I think the nerves played a big part in the first half," Czarnecki said. "We scrimmaged on Wednesday and started slow. We started slow today, too.
"We can move the ball. Opportunities are going to happen and to stay patient with the way that we play our game."
Reid said, "It feels good," talking about the hat trick.
"I'd definitely give the win to the team," Reid added. "The whole team was working hard. Everyone played strong.
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University of Hawaii Maui College students and volunteers help place 2,000 placards that symbolize the 1897 Ku'e Petitions on Thursday morning on the Great Lawn of the college. The petition, which contained about 40,000 signatures, was submitted to the U.S. Students and faculty also re-enacted a Hui Aloha Aina meeting in 1897 in Hilo by Native Hawaiians opposed to the annexation of Hawaii. The account of the meeting was based on a newspaper article, headlined "Strangling Hands upon a Nation's Throat," published in The San Francisco Call.
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The one and only NEWARK, NEW JERSEY!!! Area code 973, exit 15E.
লিখেছেন- M-easy 5 de জুলাই de 2003
The home of Redman and the Outsider's.
see: the bricks
see: the bricks
Reppin' Brick City 24-7.
লিখেছেন- Diego 13 de নভেম্বার de 2003
Newark Nj
i got my ass kicked in the brick city.
লিখেছেন- rmo 6 de জুলাই de 2003
Most hardcore ghetto city with all the flavors, black and white, located in Newark, New Jersey.
Hey I'm steppin' down to Brick City so I can get my ass kicked, G.
লিখেছেন- Social Engineer 19 de অগাস্ট de 2003
Tha livest city in Dirty Jerzee homey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Consists of 5 wards, has an airport, and a busy downtown section. I rep Da Brickz all day every day so hoffa @ cha boi.
I kno a hundred bloodz a hundred crips nikka i'm from New-ark, Newark!
লিখেছেন- e 10 de ফেব্রুয়ারি de 2005
newark nj survive hear survive everywhere we hit hard
i almost got jumped by the bloodz but i ran away like speddy gonzalez and made it free
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When parole officers visited the house where she and her two young daughters lived with her alleged captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido, Jaycee initially became indignant and explained that she was from Minnesota and had been hiding for five years from an abusive husband.
"She was terrified of being found, she said, and that was the reason she could not give the parole agent any information," according to the 45-page report by California's Inspector General.
The report goes on to detail how parole officers eventually found out what they believe to be the truth – that Phillip Garrido kidnapped Dugard in 1991 and is the father of her daughters, Angel, 15, and Starlet, 11 – after interviewing members of the household separately.
When officers arrived at the Garrido's Bay Area house, on Aug. 26, Jaycee initially refused to show any identification. She said her name was Alyssa and that she was "aware that Garrido had taken the girls to UC Berkeley (to apply for a permit to host a religious event), and that he was a sex offender who was on parole for kidnapping and raping a woman," the report says.
"She added that Garrido was a changed man and a great person who was good with her kids," the report continues. "Alyssa subsequently stated that she didn't want to provide any additional information and that she might need a lawyer."
After the parole agent separated Garrido from the others, Garrido said that all three young women were "sisters and that the father was his brother, who lived nearby in Oakley, Calif."
ConfessionBut after several rounds of interviews that also involved Concord police, "Garrido admitted he was the father of the two girls ... and to kidnapping and raping Alyssa," the report says. It was only then that "Alyssa identified herself as Jaycee Dugard and confirmed that she had been kidnapped and raped by Garrido." (The Garridos have pleaded not guilty to 29 counts, including rape and kidnapping.)
Dr. Carole Lieberman, a forensic psychiatrist at UCLA, suggests that Jaycee "was protecting Garrido out of fear, a distorted sense of loyalty, and a need to feel connected to the father of her children." Lieberman, who is not involved in the Dugard case, adds the young woman was probably also concerned about her daughters learning the truth about their father, and that she was probably embarrassed about never trying to return to her real family.
The report also found that during the 10-year period in which the parole department supervised Garrido, officials failed to adequately classify and supervise him, failed to obtain key information from federal parole authorities, failed to properly supervise parole agents responsible for him, and failed to use GPS information.
The report says parole agents ignored opportunities to determine that Garrido was violating the terms of his parole, missed opportunities to discover the existence of Garrido's three victims, failed to investigate clearly visible utility wires running from Garrido's house to the girls' concealed backyard compound, failed to investigate the presence of a 12-year-old female during a home visit, and failed to talk to neighbors or local public safety agencies.
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A sadistic "project" given to students by teachers in the hope that they will learn something from it. Although students are expected to work on these reports for long periods of time, they can usually be completed in one day with help from spark notes, wikipedia, or other websites.
"Hey Dylan did you start your book report yet?"
"Nah I think I'm going to use spark notes the night before it's due."
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Personal Finance and Economics Take Center Stage in Phoenix at Council for Economic Education's 55th Annual Conference
Over 500 Educators, Experts, Economic and Financial Leaders to Address K-12 Financial and Economic Education in Our Nation's Schools
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Personal Finance and Economics Take Center Stage in Phoenix at Council for Economic Education's 55th Annual Conference The event will bring together over 500 K-12 educators, industry thought leaders, representatives of the Federal Reserve and partners from across the country to hear unique perspectives, and exchange ideas for bringing financial and economic education to the classroom. With networking events, over 100 hands-on training sessions and special roundtable sessions led by master teachers, attendees will have an opportunity to learn from their peers and share best practices at the elementary, middle and high school levels. David Wessel, Director, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy & The Brookings Institution; Mary C. Daly, Senior Vice President and Associate Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; and Michael E. Staten, Ph.D., Take Charge America Endowed Professor and Director, Take Charge America Institute for Consumer Financial Education and Research & Assistant Dean for Careers, Commerce and Industry. At the Awards Luncheon on Thursday, October 6, CEE will honor the Center for Economic Education at California State University East Bay and the Center for Economic and Financial Education at Western Washington University, this year's recipients of the Albert Beekhuis Award for exhibiting excellence in practice and delivery of high quality programs.
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Virtual Schools Bad for Education ReformPosted Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at 10:54 AM
Virtual education is no substitute for traditional public schools.
Last year under Governor Phil Bredesen, Tennessee made great strides in education reform when we won the Race to the Top Grant. Unfortunately, one year later, we have back tracked and jeopardized our standing as a national model for education. Over the next few weeks, I want to cover these changes and show why I think it's so important to reverse course next session and preserve our public education system.
Among the multitude of anti-public education bills filed this session was HB 1030, commonly known as the "Virtual Schools" bill. Under previous law in Tennessee, any school board could start a virtual education program for students enrolled in their public schools. This was commonly used to provide students with classes not offered at their institution or for students home bound by illness. It was provided free of charge and operated on a non-profit basis.
Under HB 1030, local school boards can still start their own virtual school, but now the state has opened the door to for-profit businesses running virtual schools as well. I opposed this legislation because I believe it will have several negative consequences.
First, I opposed this bill because public education is not intended to be a for-profit business. Tennessee's constitution requires us to provide free public education to every student in the state. Under HB 1030, school boards can now charge tuition to students for virtual schools. Additionally, millions of your tax-payer dollars will go to private companies and the state will still be forced to provide computer and internet access to students enrolled in these for- profit virtual schools. This goes against the spirit of public education and is fiscally irresponsible.
Second, I opposed this bill because it is a prime example of special interest groups infiltrating the legislative process. K-12 Inc is a multi-million dollar virtual schools company founded by a convicted felon. During the last legislative session, K-12 Inc hired 3 lobbyists to push through the virtual schools bill. Don't be fooled, K-12 Inc didn't do this because they care about education; they did it because they stand to make millions by starting for-profit, tuition charging schools with your tax-payer dollars.
Finally, I opposed this bill because it is a step too far. While I support virtual education programs for homebound students or for students wanting to take more advanced classes not offered in their school, I am opposed to this legislation because it promotes for-profit virtual schools as an alternative to traditional, in-classroom learning. It is irresponsible to do this because, as the National Education Policy Center points out, we have no data to show us how these for-profit virtual schools will perform against traditional public schools. Until we have this data, it is premature to use tax-payer money to open hundreds of for-profit virtual schools.
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TNVA provides a wonderful option for many of us taxpaying citizens who do not feel that our local school provides what our children need. It is an excellent curriculum and it bothers me greatly that Rep. Fitzhugh would be so careless with his remarks. Please do your homework, sir and get all of your information straight.
My child would not be going to a Tennessee public albeit virtual school if it were not for TNVA and K12. However, we do pay a great many taxes in this state and deserve options.
To quote ParentTeacher:
""Why may we not have options, Rep. Fitzhugh? The current system is failing many. Why would you deny Tennessee students access to virtual schools that are helping students in 30 other states succeed?" Rep. Fitzhugh's website states, "Craig believes in expanding educational opportunities for more of Tennessee's children." It appears that he actually seeks to block opportunities instead. Please don't believe and repeat the untruths coming from entities that are all too comfortable with and defensive of the status quo. Talk to teachers and parents who are working with TNVA. You will find us overwhelmingly supportive and pleased with this option."
-- Posted by lindasueis on Fri, Aug 26, 2011, at 4:35 PM
As a fully certified teacher who has taught in Tennessee classrooms for over a decade, and as a parent, I am saddened to see the misinformation and misrepresentations in this article. As I continue to teach part-time, I have chosen to enroll my youngest child in TNVA (Tennessee Virtual Academy). Before I made that choice, I researched options in general and the K12 program in particular. With the school year already in the fourth week, I could not be more pleased with my daughter's program, her progress, her attitude, and the involvement we enjoy with her school and her classmates. I realize that powerful entities are doing their best to undermine this successful venture offered by K12, as they fear the competition and loss of funds. However, if we truly want to meet children's needs with highly individualized, safe, and successful schooling, we can't limit them to their local brick-and-mortar schools. Too many schools fall short in at least one of these areas, despite the state's much-touted "Race to the Top" rank.
The U.S. Department of Education has published recent research showing that students who took their classes online performed better overall than those taking the same class in traditional classrooms. I won't address the obviously untrue assertions of TNVA being for-profit, or founded by a felon. Any parent, legislator, or interested party that researches the situation knows that those are untrue talking points provided by fearful opposition. My point is to ask, "Why may we not have options, Rep. Fitzhugh? The current system is failing many. Why would you deny Tennessee students access to virtual schools that are helping students in 30 other states succeed?" Rep. Fitzhugh's website states, "Craig believes in expanding educational opportunities for more of Tennessee's children." It appears that he actually seeks to block opportunities instead. Please don't believe and repeat the untruths coming from entities that are all too comfortable with and defensive of the status quo. Talk to teachers and parents who are working with TNVA. You will find us overwhelmingly supportive and pleased with this option.
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The study revealed that schizophrenics who had a particular version of the microRNA-137 gene (MIR137), tended to develop the illness at a younger age and had distinct brain features—both associated with poorer outcomes—compared to patients who did not have this version. This work, led by Aristotle Voineskos, M.D., and James Kennedy, M.D., appears in the latest issue of Molecular Psychiatry.
Treating schizophrenia is particularly challenging as the illness can vary from patient to patient. Some individuals stay hospitalized for years, while others respond well to treatment, noted Dr. Voineskos.
"What's exciting about this study is that we could have a legitimate answer as to why some of these differences occur," explained Dr. Voineskos, a clinician-scientist in CAMH's Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute. "In the future, we might have the capability of using this gene to tell us about prognosis and how a person might respond to treatment."
Until now, sex has been the strongest predictor of the age at which schizophrenia develops in individuals. Typically, women tend to develop the illness a few years later than men, and experience a milder form of the disease.
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The researchers studied MIR137, a gene involved in turning on and off other schizophrenia-related genes, in 510 individuals living with schizophrenia. The scientists found that patients with a specific version of the gene tended to develop the illness at a younger age, around 20.8 years of age, compared to 23.4 years of age among those without this version.
"Although three years of difference in age-at-onset may not seem large, those years are important in the final development of brain circuits in the young adult," said Dr. Kennedy, director of CAMH's neuroscience research department. "This can have major impact on disease outcome."
In a separate part of the study involving 213 people, the researchers used MRI and diffusion tensor-magnetic resonance brain imaging (DT-MRI). They found that individuals who had the particular gene version tended to have unique brain features, including a smaller hippocampus, which is involved in memory, and larger lateral ventricles, which are associated with disease outcome. As well, these patients tended to have more impairment in white matter tracts, which are structures connecting brain regions and serving as the information highways of the brain, said Dr. Voineskos.
Developing tests that screen for versions of this gene could be helpful in treating patients earlier and more effectively.
"We're hoping that in the near future we can use this combination of genetics and brain imaging to predict how severe a version of illness someone might have," said Dr. Voineskos. "This would allow us to plan earlier for specific treatments and clinical service delivery and pursue more personalized treatment options right from the start."
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These Workouts Offer a Chance to Really Pump It Up
Exercising in High Heels Requires Solid Footing; 'They're Getting Taller'
LOS ANGELES—About 30 teen- to middle-aged women packed into a second-floor dance studio near Beverly Hills, dressed to sweat. One by one, the women removed the flats or tennis shoes they had arrived in, slipped into high heels and teetered back to their feet.
Some strappy, others colorful, sophisticated, chunky, or wedge-style, the heels are required footwear for this class— Kamilah Barrett's "Heel Hop" workout.
"I'm not a heel person, but it kind of got me out of my shell," said Saadiqa Muhammad, a first-time attendee from the San Fernando Valley. "Having those heels on brought out something extra."
That's the idea, according to Ms. Barrett, 34 years old, who developed Heel Hop to target the muscles that support a "relaxed" stance and fluid movement in high heels.
"Heels are really a sport," she said. "If you're spending so much money on these heels, why not know how to work them?"
While women have long danced in heels, Ms. Barrett's classes are part of a trend in exercise regimens that focus as much, if not more, on the footwear as the footwork.
Of course, many experts—and common sense—warn that wearing high heels for extended periods can increase the risk of injury. In a recent study, researchers at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, and the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, found that high-heel wearers experienced "alterations in muscle-tendon architecture," which led to fatigue and strain. Chris Carty, one of the authors, said it is hard to assess whether working out in heels is more dangerous than simply walking in them, "beyond the risk of falling due to a reduced foot contact on the floor."
The Crunch Fitness chain of gyms offers classes called "Stiletto Strength," which require attendees to "bring your own heels." The class aims to strengthen the legs, abdominals and back to support posture in heels. It also incorporates an aerobic portion where students "go into 'work it girl' mode," the company says.
There are others who teach versions of high-heeled exercise, such as Stiletto Fitness in Kansas City, Mo., and Vegas Stiletto Fitness, which offers instruction in Denver, Las Vegas, St. Louis and several Texas cities.
Some kick off the heels. Emily Splichal, a New York podiatrist, "human-movement specialist" and high-heel enthusiast, created a program called "Catwalk Confidence," to help people walk in heels. She describes the series of classes, which has sold about 5,000 DVDs in its three years of existence, as "vertical Pilates." She is adamant her classes be taught and taken in bare feet.
"You can build a lot of body awareness and agility without being in heels," Dr. Splichal said. Wearing heels during a workout "is probably the worst thing you could do."
Ms. Barrett argues that her "no impact" classes prepare women to avoid maladies. "Heels aren't going anywhere," she says. "If anything, they're getting taller, and they're getting thinner." Heel Hop, she hopes, will help women build the muscles to avoid ugly "spills."
Kim Kline, a singer-songwriter who has taken the class, said she owns several pairs of shoes that are "gorgeous fashion statements," but is reluctant to wear them because she feels off-balance. Heel Hop's emphasis on shifting weight to the balls of the feet, Ms. Kline said, helped her feel more stable.
"You realize the weak points of the body and how fragile the ankles are, and you're strengthening that," she said. "I really did notice it immediately."
The typical hourlong Heel Hop class, which costs $15, begins on a yoga mat. Ms. Barrett demonstrates what she calls her "signature sit-up" in heels. In order to walk properly in heels with the correct weight distribution, she says, "It all comes down to right here: the core."
After a few sets of sit-ups, the women, dressed in gym clothes, roll up their mats and line up behind Ms. Barrett, facing mirrors. Using a selection of hip-hop songs that are "positive and sexy," the class begins simply and works up to a sweaty, hip-twisting, shoulder-shaking finale, followed by a cool-down.
Then comes the "Walk it Out," where the students, one at a time, walk diagonally from one corner of the room to the other.
"Get it girl!" Ms. Barrett shouts as one student steps up with a smile and a shrug. "Fierce!" she compliments another woman with a determined look on her face. The group applauds as each student struts by.
Ms. Muhammad said she felt "kind of awkward" walking by herself in front of the rest of the class. But another first-timer, Celeste Curtis, 43, said, "I loved that little ending part."
Ms. Curtis said she lifts weights and takes classes regularly at her gym, but this was different. Walking like a "supermodel," placing one foot directly in front of the other, she said, "I'd never actually done that—obviously, because I've never been on a runway!"
In a recent study, Paul Morris, a psychology professor at the University of Portsmouth in England, found that wearing high heels led to "higher attractiveness ratings" by both male and female observers, but the higher of those ratings were cast by women. "Women rejoice in their femininity without men being present," Dr. Morris said.
Ms. Barrett, who grew up idolizing Tina Turner and Prince, recalls putting on her mother's heels and dancing in front of the mirror. A hip hop dancer and choreographer, she appeared as a contestant on the first season of Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance." She has toured with musical acts and was featured in music videos—in heels—with artists like R&B singer R. Kelly, rapper 50 Cent and others.
She wants her brand of "heels, women's empowerment, sexiness, fitness" to go global. She's given classes in Russia and Japan. China, she says, is next.
On a recent day, all five members of music group Rebel City were at Ms. Barrett's class. Singer Jana Thompkins said she sought Ms. Barrett's help with stage presence and choreography. The group performs primarily at high schools, delivering an anti-bullying message via pop songs, raps and dance routines.
When performing in a daring pair of shoes, Ms. Thompkins said, "You want to put your best foot forward."
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It seems that every fan or analyst watching the Wings play this year is at a loss for words when it comes to our scoring and power play - not that these thing's don't need to improve - but continue to describe those two areas of our team as our Achilles heal. Let me me point out that our depth at forward is NOT the issue with this team.
We have two of the best two way forwards in the world, centering our first two lines. We have them paired with capable, at the very least, players in Franzen, Filpulla, and Brunner. Throw in Bertuzzi, Tatar or Sammy as Datsyuk's other winger and you have one of the better top 6's in the league. Helm as a third line center, with Abby in a role he thrives in (not on Pavs wing as a scorer) and again, a very solid third line. I know injuries have been a big part of the problem this year, but people are forgetting who we have in the lineup when it comes to trade talk.
Our offence has struggled because of our DEFENCE. When you roster such a young, but immobile defense core - your offence struggles the most. With experience comes poise, and with poise comes a better first pass, a smoother transition and a smarter chip to exit the zone. I don't care if you have Datsyuk and Z playing together, if they start every shift in there own zone and spend 15-20 seconds trying to breakout, even there offence is going to struggle.
In our top 6 -
Kronwall - Ericsson
Quincey - Smith
Kindl - Lashoff
You have by all intensive purposes, 3 rookies that seem to play a very similar, conservative game, a player in Quincey who has played 2 full seasons in the NHL, with limited offensive ability, Ericsson who has never cracked the top 4 in his career before doing so by default this year, and the furthest thing from offensively minded, and then Kronwall. I love Kronner but the guy has only been better than +5 once in his career. He only hits in the playoffs, and is actually a better skater than passer (doing little for our forwards).
I have been most disappointed with Smith, hes getting top 4 minutes, had a ton of hype coming into the season about his offensive instincts (which I believe show potential) but has 1 ASSIST this season.
All in all, we need to focus on guys like Bouwmeester, Dekeyser, Streit, Yandle, Gardiner, etc. before even considering adding a guy like Corey Perry at $8.5 mill per. One of those players would help our cause more than I think Perry would, just based on getting out of our zone alone. In all of the games I've watched this year, one thing stands out - the lack of odd man rushes we have produced resulting from a good outlet/stretch pass. The only breakaway I can even remember was Franzen's goal on a pass from Brunner.
Looking back at our last Stanley Cup run in 2008, out of 12 forwards we had in the lineup - 7 are on the team right now. And instead of Hudler, Draper, and Holmstrom - we have Tootoo, Brunner, and Bertuzzi. Helm and Abdelkader are much better players than they were then, so I can really only point to the difference on D as to why that team was a dominant cup winner, and this team is far from guaranteed a playoff birth. Oh ya, and our goaltending that season was a split between Hasek and Osgood. (Ozzie replaced Hasek in the first round). I would take Howard and how hes playing this season over those two.
I know Nick Lidstrom can never be overlooked, but seriously - if he was the difference between winning the cup like we did that year, and making the playoffs, I guess we need to start looking.
Let me know what you think...


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5 Tips for Drinking Responsibly (While at Work)
#2. Avoid Confrontation
One of the biggest keys to drinking at work and getting away with it is keeping a low profile. Keep bathroom trips and conversations with co-workers to a bare minimum. Instead of spending four of your eight working hours standing by the copier listening to some IT dweeb talk about the plot points of his next Game of Thrones fan fiction piece and pretending you don't enjoy it, maybe, for once in your life, just sit at your desk and do some work. I know, that part sucks, but understand, you'll be doing it while covertly getting hammered. There is no bigger buzz than the one that comes with getting one over on The Man.
According to the first result in my stock image search, this is "The Man."
This will likely be the hardest part, but try to keep even browsing the Internet to a minimum. The last thing you need is for your boss to stroll past your desk and look over your shoulder to find that you're drunkenly shopping for Star Trek lunchboxes on eBay. Next thing you know, they're either reprimanding you for slacking off at work or trying to be your friend because they like Star Trek, too. It's not really the individual awfulness of those two outcomes that should concern you, but rather the human interaction that will be involved in carrying them out.
Whether you're explaining how shopping on eBay does technically qualify as "work related" or explaining to your boss that you'll never be friends because he is the devil, you're bound to be spewing vodka fumes all over the place while doing it. If anything is going to be your downfall on this most glorious of days, it will be socializing with the people around you. Don't do that.
Of course, you're not going to be able to fend off every unwanted visitor. Inevitably, someone will come to your desk with lots of questions. The main question, of course, being "Why in the hell does it reek like booze in here?" Don't worry, there is a solution.
#1. Use Hand Sanitizer
Hand sanitizer, for all intents and purposes, is just a bottle of alcohol. That doesn't mean you can mix it with gin and vermouth and call it a sanitini, but the smell of hand sanitizer is undeniably alcohol-like. And nothing masks the smell of illicit alcohol like a gigantic stash of alcohol that nobody can complain about.
If people come to your desk unexpectedly, just look up, greet them with a smile and pump a dollop of hand sanitizer into your palm. If they even briefly wonder why it smells of alcohol around your desk, those concerns will be quelled when they realize you're just one of those idiots who can't wipe his hands on his pant leg without feeling the need to scrub the toxins from his skin.
This is just like touching a toilet, you know.
If you want to really take advantage of the wonderful masking abilities of hand sanitizer, get one of those gigantic bottles with the pump on top. Place it on your desk and unscrew the top, and throw the pump away. This will keep a steady breeze of alcohol fumes blowing throughout your work space. If anyone questions why you have an open bottle of hand sanitizer on your desk, go on at length about how you read somewhere that touching the pump of the hand sanitizer bottle with a dirty hand is viewed as a mockery of the industry in some circles and that, as somewhat of a hand sanitizer connoisseur, you choose to keep your use of the product within the acceptable standards of the community.
In other words, bore the shit out of them until they leave you and your buzz to enjoy each other's company in peace.
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For more from Adam, check out The Awful Truth Behind 5 Items Probably On Your Grocery List and 7 Obnoxious Assholes Who Show Up At Every Concert.


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Five things to know about Alex Morgan
One of the U.S. soccer team's brightest stars, Alex Morgan appeared in the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and helped her team win gold at the London 2012 Olympics.
Ray: Slavery and slavers have been around since one ethnic group or tribe subjugated another. This is not a western or "white" issue. Slavery still exists in Africa, perpetrated by one ethnic tribe over another. If Black African Americans want their reparations, they can get it, with a one way ticket back and spending money, no questions asked. With today's DNA advances their passage back can be pinpointed to where exactly they came from. I'm sure they will be lining up in droves to get back to their roots. Mind you, it is doubtful they will be welcomed back to their homeland with open arms. Africans have been the world's most coddled group, due of course to the endless guilt trip perpetrated by the likes of these so called "working groups" and of course the ever pliant press to help forment such idiocy. Perhaps the UN could focus on Africa itself, an endless basket case of shattered economies, that have cost the world trillions of dollars. Perhaps they can repay those families, who's brothers and sisters were murdered in the Rwanda genocide. Oh right the ethnic cleansing there probably meant there were very few survivors. How about fixing Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesian. Once those evil whites were run out their country, Zimbabwe went from the "bread basket of Africa" to the economic basket case of Africa run by a gangster. Or how about Uganda, where Indians who lived their were slaughtered by the blacks. There are so many stories it simply doesn't end. South African miners shot dead by the police, not 30 years ago, but just a year or two ago. Apparently, like in the US blacks killing blacks is tacitly accepted. It's those evil white we have to worry about. Without slavery, Black Africans would still be in Africa and no where else, possibly living like we treat lost tribes today, a cultural curiosity. There would be no billions and billions of guilt money coming from Europe as well. They would't culturally appropriate european technology and would be basically living a stone age existence, like the amazon tribes. They wouldn't be in the America's or South America. In fact, it is likely that without slavery, Black Africans wouldn't have migrated very far. If your not happy today with your lot in life, go somewhere else. The reparations canard could go on until we retrace life back almost prehistoric times.


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ALBANY – Sometime before midnight Wednesday, without fanfare or ceremony, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed measures that extended or increased local sales tax levies in nearly two dozen counties around the state.
It was another biennial action that no governor really wants to take, as it allows counties to collect hundreds of millions of dollars from local taxpayers. The approvals included Niagara, Cattaraugus and Wyoming counties. Erie County is expected to obtain that permission later this month.
Cuomo and his three immediate predecessors tried to do away with the practice and leave the local sales tax decisions solely up to county officials.
But taxes dubbed "temporary" have a way of becoming permanent. And nothing is more permanent – in this case more than 40 years – than the process of local governments getting permission from Albany every two years to keep sales tax surcharges in place.
"If you're making it temporary, the public has a right to assume it's not going to stick around forever. But in the vast majority of cases, temporary in Albany becomes permanent," said E.J. McMahon, director of the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a conservative think tank.
"This whole way of doing it is a sham, pretending something is temporary that everyone believes is actually permanent," he added.
Current law requires that any county seeking to raise its sales tax higher than 3 percent must obtain local lawmakers' approval, then go to Albany for State Legislature permission.
Today, only four counties – Saratoga, Warren, Washington and Westchester – are still at the 3 percent level, which, when combined with the state's 4 percent levy, raises the total sales tax to 7 percent. The state's highest total rate – 8.75 percent – remains with two counties that have held the record for several years: Erie and Oneida, based on the counties' 4.75 percent levy.
There is, of course, considerable politics associated with the sales tax extenders. It was no surprise that the dozens of this year's extenders did not occur until the final couple of days of the legislative session in June. That gave state lawmakers plenty of time to put pressure on county executives or local lawmakers if there was something they wanted done back home.
It's also an extremely handy tool for politicians to use against a lawmaker running for re-election or a higher office. Campaign ads slamming lawmakers for backing tax increases are common, and opponents use these sales tax bills as regular ammunition.
If the process is a pain for counties, it is an unwelcome political moment for governors, who can rightfully say they are merely agreeing to a home-rule message that local officials requested to raise or extend sales taxes.
Cuomo has made much out of his opposition to tax hikes. During his campaign in 2010, he spoke against extending a tax on wealthy individuals, a tax he later extended when he became governor.
But the sales tax situation is different; it must originate with county officials. Four governors in a row, starting with George E. Pataki, have tried to undo the process. Cuomo this year failed in his budget to get approval for a rule that would make permanent all current local sales tax levels, provided that county lawmakers approve them every two years.
While the Senate in the past helped block the idea, it helped Cuomo push the proposal this year as Senate Republicans hold a narrow power base.
Cuomo's budget message said the current process creates "unpredictability that makes it difficult for local officials to manage their budgets."
But the proposal died in the Assembly. "Members from across the state have raised concerns about the need to have periodic review of the revenue needs of their local governments," said Michael Whyland, a spokesman for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
Even anti-tax advocates like McMahon say the process does create a check-and-balance situation. "It is one of the few choke points on a tax increase. It's one of the few places where politicians are required to stand up and take a consequential vote," he said.
But county officials see it as a biennial pain. "It's an unnecessary use of state legislative time, and it creates a crisis when they pass these bills at 5 in the morning on the last day of session," said Stephen Acquario, executive director of the New York State Association of Counties, which tried to push the Cuomo change proposal.
After nearly 50 years of holding out, Hamilton County in the Adirondacks, the state's least-populated county, this year joined the state's other counties pushing past the 3 percent ceiling. A legislative document said decreasing state revenues and mandated costs are worsening, "making the county's financial situation unsustainable."
Erie County's sales tax extension was approved locally in late June and joins a couple dozen other counties waiting for their legislation to be sent to Cuomo to be signed. Erie County's surcharge is worth $265 million in annual revenues, according to a state legislative memo that warned of massive property tax hikes or widespread service cuts without its approval.
In Erie County, which has had its share of political battles over sales tax, a drop from 8.75 percent to 8 percent would cost the county $113 million in lost revenue, officials said Thursday. "If we didn't get these sales tax extensions, it would destroy Erie County's budget. Erie County could not be sustained without these sales tax extensions," said County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz. He said he "implores" the governor to sign the Erie County sales tax bill when it reaches his desk.
The current extensions for most counties expire in November.
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Please pray for this latest tragedy in Salem.
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Pray for our country.
A sign of the times and it has to change: The number of American workers collecting federal disability payments climbed to yet another record high of 8,830,026 in January, up from 8,827,795 in December, according to newly released data from the Social Security Administration.
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Pray for the American commercial fisherman...Minutes after New England fishery managers took a vote that cast doubt on the historic industry's future, the prospects most clear to Gloucester fishermen Paul Vitale were his own.
"I'm bankrupt. That's it," said the 40-year-old father of three. "I'm all done. The boat's going up for sale."
The New England Fishery Management Council on Wednesday approved a year-to-year cut of 77% on the Gulf of Maine cod limit and 61% for Georges Bank cod.
The cuts come on top of a slew of other reductions, ranging from 10 to 71%, on the catch of other bottom-dwelling groundfish species, such as haddock and flounder.
Fishermen say now they're staring at industry collapse because they've been left with far too few fish for most boats to make a living.
"We are headed down the wrong course here, of exterminating the inshore fleet, for no good reason," said David Goethel, a New Hampshire fisherman and council member.
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Pray that folks wake up and realize, the only answer to "our" mess is to turn to God!
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Usually Penn State's offense is the one in hurry-up mode.
That could change Saturday at Indiana (2-2) as the Nittany Lions (3-1) will open their Big Ten season by trying to slow down a Hoosiers' offense that Bill O'Brien said will be "trying to run 90-100 plays."
"Number one is to be able to handle their tempo," O'Brien said during his weekly press conference Tuesday.
"They do a fantastic job. [Coach] Kevin Wilson has done a really good job from when he was at Oklahoma to now being at Indiana."
He thinks the Lions' defense will have to be especially adept at open-field tackling, which hurt Penn State in its loss to Central Florida.
"They get you into situations where you're going to have to make plays ... so handling the tempo and being able to tackle in space and not give up a ton of explosive plays is a big part of the game plan," O'Brien said.
Offensively, the Lions will need to keep the ball, O'Brien said, and finish drives.
"You can see that we have different types of tempos, where we go really fast, medium fast and sometimes we huddle up," he said. "You have to gauge, 'How is the game going?' Again, you don't want to put your defense in bad situations where they've just been out there for a while and you go up-tempo, it's a 30-second drive, you're three-and-out, and your defense is right back out there. That's not being a very good head coach or offensive coordinator.
"They play an up-tempo style of offensive football so what do we have to do to make sure that we're scoring. I don't think we can come out of this game with a bunch of field goals. We've got to score points, but we have to do it in mixing tempos. We can't go into this game thinking we're going to go warp speed every drive."


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When word spread through South Buffalo that Mazurek's Bakery (543 South Park Ave., 853-7833) had changed hands, faithful customers worried that their favorite New York-style rye bread would disappear.
Carol Mazurek and her husband, Jack, who was literally born in the bakery, had set a standard of consistency over the decades. Even people who moved away from the neighborhood found themselves drawn back by the crispy-crusted rye bread, with copious caraway seeds, baked in the Mazureks' old-fashioned brick oven.
New owner Ty Reynolds watched for weeks before the bakery officially changed hands in September, "so I could understand how the processes work," he said. Even better, he hired a baker who had worked with the Mazureks for the last 15 years, aiming for a smooth transition.
So far, the work has paid off, and fans of the Mazurek rye report satisfaction after their weekly trips to pick up their loaves. Lots of others pick up some sweets, too, like the cheesecake built on farmer's cheese, and stollen, like large Danish pastries filled with fruit or almond.
"The reason it's different is our 20-by-30-foot brick oven," Reynolds said. "It's baked on stone and has steam introduced, which gives it a crackly crust that people love."
If you're interested, the New York rye comes out of the oven around 8:45 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. It's available in one- and two-pound sizes ($3.10, $5.25). If you want it sliced, Reynolds notes, it's best to come after 10 a.m. The loaves need a chance to cool down.
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P-G pulls away from Carey
PANDORA - Meg Maag tossed in 30 points and Pandora-Gilboa powered past Carey in the second half Saturday for a 43-33 win.
The Rockets (12-8) trailed 17-16 at halftime, but outscored the Blue Devils 27-16 from there.
Sydney Wentling scored 11 points for Carey (17-2) and Hannah Draper had four steals and three assists.
Adelspergers lead Warriors
SYCAMORE - Led by Kasey Adelsperger's 25 points and 17 rebounds, Mohawk was able to easily cruise past North Baltimore, 69-39. Kasey wasn't the only Adelsperger causing a stir as Julie Adelsperger tossed in an additional 20 points of her own for the Warriors.