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Firestone closes doors after 80 years in city
January 10, 2013
MARTINSBURG — After 80 years doing business at 324 Winchester Ave. in Martinsburg, the Firestone Tire and Service Center closed its doors for the last time Tuesday....
I have always had good service at this store. I can honestly say they were straight shooters and if they said something needed fixed that was the case. I guess some of you out there have fallen into the mentality of always wanting something for free. Welcome to the new U.S.S.A.
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Union Sales Dodge & now Firestone... sigh
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Another nail in the Martinsburg business coffin!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If you had a problem with the guys at the Martinsburg Firestone it was because you are a problem. My family has been doing business with J.R. and the people at that store for many years and they were always polite and did exactly what was needed. Their estimates were always on the mark and having done all my family car repairs I never had to return with an issue. The closing of that shop is a great loss to Martinsburg. JR, Billy, if you read this let L or P know where you are working so we can support them. God bless you all.
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Just great and our wonderful govenor talks about how many wonderful jobs are coming to Martinsburg. Macy's is another one you have to be under 40 to get a job there, I've applied 5 times. Everyone I know that works there is either in their 20's or 30's discrimination is running rampant in Eastern WV
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Section8, thanks for info, and I agree about the employees and the fact that the large commercial accounts had to bring in large revenue.
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For those of you speaking ill of this store, I can tell you tha tit had nothing to do with the economy, GCR decided to close this store months ago in order to open a NEW location in the sate of NY. The Martinsburg location was also one of the top grossing loctions that GCR had due to their high commercial sales rate. This is an unfortunate turn of events not only for the community that it has served for 80+ years, but let's remenber that there are 10 individules without a job now, and one of them happens to be a family memeber of mine.
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The Martinsburg Firestone was no longer a company owned store. GCR has owned the business but had an agreement to keep the Firestone signage for recognization. I'm wondering how many other GCR owned places will be closing. I can't argue against this place for the service I got. I'm gonna miss my free tire rotations!
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Wow, with all these astute business folks commenting here, Martinsburg should be thriving....
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@Angier....there aren't too many places to purchase ANYTHING in Martinsburg anymore.
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Everytime I drove by, all the bays and parking spaces were full of vehicles. I tend to think there is a little "more to the story" too.
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I think the biggest problem for this business was location. I find it hard to believe they went out of business due to the economy, there are not too many places in Martinsburg to purchase tires.
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I've had service done there a couple times years ago... unfortunate that its closing
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Oh goody...another empty commercial building to add to the growing collection in the City of Martinsburg. I'm sure the city's hostile business climate had nothing to do with this either.
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I wish that I had known that they were closing. I have been going there for almost 20 years and I would have liked to have had the opportunity to stop by one last time to thank them.
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My brother used to work there. He was there a long time before his stroke and could no longer work. Great business, but Martinsburg isn't the small town it used to be.
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I refuse to believe they went out of business due to lack of business. There is something else going on! They had good employees and provided good service. If I had the money I would inquire about buying the whole operation. There is no way this place is not making money unless it has been under horrible management.
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We always received courteous, honest, and friendly service from them every time we went there. They always worked with us and never tried to rip us off or tried to sell extra stuff to us. They will be missed.
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I guess capitalism has nothing to do with this. Like the article said there are other tire places elswhere to buy from. If you wanna go down the other road, no one wants to buy Japan products...so that beats the righties bout buying from other countries and capitalism working. So what if people lose job, maybe they should have made a better product so people would have shopped more there. Maybe it should have been run better...etc etc
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Take it from me, there is no use to debate or respond to SME/Maj. He lives to get a rise out of people. Truly a sad case.
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I say no more foreign investment or loans. And for all of our sakes, balance the trade deficit now or stop receiving the foreign products.
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"America doesnt live here any more. This is Post America folks. You happy with what the radicals of the 60s sold you?"
Major, it's all about profit and the bottom line. Both political parties have sold out this once great nation.
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Majoritarian is a dolt.
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OK, there is CERTAINLY more to this story. This place does a booming business as the article says 300 regular customers. Some of those being large commercial accounts. They provide excellent Service, and the workers are always hard at work. What is the real reason they are closing????
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My favorite part in this whole day was watching their hair blow when we took the speed boat out on the lake.
I'm reminded, who am I to not let them be kids?
with my expectations, unnecessary burdens,
These days are theirs as much as they are mine.
Stephanie, it's so heartwarming. I feel the same way all the time. I have to remind myself that all these summer activities, although they are not my cup of tea, are for my my kids. They will cherish these memories for years to come. Great post! I love your pics too! You are a great photographer. You always seem to capture the moment.ReplyDelete
i'm so glad your family had this time!
looks like fun!
Loving your words this morning.
And your sweeties are so adorable in those big life vests!!
Well said. One time I left a box of toys to donate on the floor when Evie started pulling them all out. I started getting frustrated, until my husband said "well babe, it IS a box of TOYS, and she IS just a kid."
Ever since then I try to remind myself to just let her do what kids do if it's not really harming anyway. It's not always easy though.
It thrills me to see them having so much fun. Looks like you had a great day.ReplyDelete
I love this: "These days are theirs as much as they are mine " I am going to out these words in my heart all week - at least !!! Beautiful!!!ReplyDelete
Love the shot from above. :)ReplyDelete
her chubby little leg kicking up like a rockette. oh, my heart.
They're so cute, Steph. All of them, each with their own little personality shining through in your photos.
have fun.
so true!
thanks for sharing all these bits of wisdom with us here...seriously, i can always use these reminders!
i have been thinking the same thing a lot this summer. trying to find those moments to let go of my agenda and just let them be kids.ReplyDelete
My kids adore the water. So simple, so fun. And free! ha!ReplyDelete
you just made my uterus hurt for a fourth!
You are SUCH a great photographer. I can't get over it. So awesome!ReplyDelete
Now this is a beautiful momma. A momma that sees the little things. The little things are the most wonderful. Fine baby hairs blowing in the wind~ReplyDelete
love this post! so true, and something I needed to hear, thanks!ReplyDelete
looks like so much funReplyDelete
looks like a great time!ReplyDelete
So, so sweet. Summer with kids is the best, isn't it?ReplyDelete
What a wonderful post and reminder to us all! Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
Lady, you are so good with the photos. Just saying.
And the words, of course.
I love this.
Oh! Looks like a wonderfully, fun day!ReplyDelete
What great pictures!!! Oh and I just love the way that Ivy is kicking her little foot in the air - so cute. :)ReplyDelete
I just love your blog, it is just so refreshing and beautiful. You do such a wonderful job!
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"These days are theirs as much as they are mine." Add this to your coffee table book of quotes. Love it! Good reminder.ReplyDelete
I can so relate.
this weekend we took the kids on an overnight adventure where, I admit I was probably too hard on them. I have a hard time figuring out where that fine line is between just being kids and being respectful to those around us.
Oh, Steph! Love that second photo of them all lined up on the dock! Such a perfect summer pic!ReplyDelete
I loved all of your pictures... :)ReplyDelete
I love this post - the title, the pictures, the golden words. Thank you for the lovely reminder to let kids be kids.
"These days are theirs as much as they are mine."
Oh did I need that reminder. Thanks for the beauty in this post - pictures and words.
this is a lovely post. and your kids are all SO AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!! xoxoxo.

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Hamburg Town Board members adopted the 2013 budget Monday night that raises taxes 3.79 percent but does not go above the tax cap.
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The $42.16 million budget is unchanged from the one presented at the public hearing Oct. 22, and passed with a 2-1 vote. Councilman Joseph Collins voted against the budget, saying, when asked by a resident about his vote, "I can't, in good conscience, vote for a tax increase."
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Board members tussled over cuts Collins proposed in the work session immediately before the meeting. Walters said Collins gave him the cuts Friday afternoon. Collins said he wanted to talk to Walters about whether the cuts would be possible.
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Walters criticized many of the proposed cuts, including the elimination of highway equipment, 25 percent of the paving and bridge repair budgets, 80 percent of property maintenance budget and the reduction of the road salt budget by $170,000.
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Patricia A. "Patty" Parete, the Buffalo police officer who was paralyzed after being shot while on duty in 2006, died Saturday at age 48.
The exact cause of death was not immediately known Saturday night, but Parete had fought a long, arduous and brave battle since suffering spinal injuries from the shooting that left her paralyzed from the neck down, said James W. Panus, president of the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association.
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Mayor Byron W. Brown added: "My first reaction upon hearing the news of Officer Parete's passing was just total sadness. My thoughts, prayers and wishes are with her and her family at this time."
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To the editor:
I write in response to the erudite letter of December 1, entitled One Party Rule, by William Eardley. I do wish I had his impressive ability for detail and recall, as to how the Affordable Health Care law was passed. However, if any traditions were twisted in the passage of this law, might it be because there have roadblocks placed in Pres. Obama's path since the very day he came into office, rendering it impossible for things to be passed any other way?
Mr. Eardley, I see and understand the fear that underlies your anger. Things are changing in this country; the traditional rule by the rich caucasian male may be a thing of the past. Perhaps you are afraid that we are trending toward socialism in some ways. If this is the case, I would only ask you to acknowledge that we have been living in a state of quasi-socialism ever since we started giving taxpayer assistance in the form of corporate subsidies. To extend this to those who now need it the most seems to be something that we must now do, else the bottom will fall out of our entire country and way of life. But more importantly, it is just the right thing to do.
Please acknowledge that you, as a taxpayer, are already subsidizing health care for the needy in the form of emergency room treatment for the less fortunate. Perhaps you're not aware just how much an emergency room will charge for the administration of a couple aspirin? Would it not make more financial sense for us to pay for a $100 doctor visit than an ER visit of $5,000 ER for treatment for a case of the flu?
Sir, I don't know if you are a churchgoer or not. I like to make decisions like these based on my idea of what the Nazarene would do in like circumstances. Would he come down on the side of corporate subsidy, ignoring the least of his brothers and their needs? I leave that question to you, your conscience, and your knowledge of the Great One. If we are churchgoers, let us walk our talk and act as Christians, and let us love our brothers as ourselves. You will feel better for it, your heart will soften, and fear and anger will no longer glow from between your words. Love will glow in its place.
Best wishes to you, and a very Merry Christmas.
Barbara Ortega,
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Why did they sacrifice?
To the editor:
Virtually every day since Dec. 7, 2011 marks the 70th anniversary of an American making the ultimate sacrifice in World War II.
Since the war and associated deaths continued until September 1945, these anniversaries will continue until September 2015. Pearl Harbor (2,386), Guadalcanal (1,592), Sicily (2237), Normandy (29,000), Saipan (2,949), Battle of the Bulge (19,000), and Okinawa (12,500) just to name a few places where thousands of Americans lost their lives.
Why did they do it? What cause was more important to them than life itself?
Did they do it so the government could ignore personal property rights to steal from one American to give to another? So the government could pick winners and losers squandering billions of hard earned tax payer dollars on pie-in-the-sky environmental initiatives and corporate subsidies? So the government could tell private bank institutions that they must loan money to people who do not have the financial ability to repay the loan? So the Federal Reserve could use their printing presses to make our currency worthless?
Did they do it so the government could ignore the rule of law and all those who have waited years to immigrate legally to give amnesty to illegal aliens? So the government could trash our First Amendment right to free speech by legislating arbitrary hate speech laws, use political correctness to impede our ability to freely express ourselves, and allow Universities to create speech codes defining what speech will be allowed on campus?
Did they do it to allow the government not only to force you to buy a product but tell you what product you must buy? To infringe upon your right to bear arms that the Second Amendment states shall not be infringed? So government monopoly schools can indoctrinate your children with political propaganda and fail to teach them the principles this country was founded upon? So the alphabet soup of regulatory agencies; ADA, CPSC, EPA, EEOC, FTC, FDA, ICC, NLRB, OSHA, SEC; can tell you how to run your life and your business through 70,000 pages of IRS tax code, 15,000 pages and counting of Obamacare, and the 2,300 page Dodd-Frank bill just to name a few?
No, none of these, they gave their lives for something called freedom! The freedom to conduct our affairs as we please without government interference; the freedom from wealth redistribution and government control of our private property; the ability to think and speak freely and associate with those of our own choosing.
How do we know this? It is simple. The America of today resembles Germany of the 40s (except for the Holocaust) more than it resembles America of the 40s. Nazi is the common reference to the National Socialist German Workers' Party. Nazi Germany was a big government, top down, autocracy much like we are experiencing from our federal government today. American soldiers and sailors were fighting against the very thing that America has become.
The Nazis regulated and controlled every aspect of the Germans' lives. Having said that, I challenge you to think of anything in your life our government doesn't regulate.
The Nazis were aware that education would cultivate a loyal following for Hitler and create loyal Nazis. They took control of the education system to indoctrinate the Nazi youth to follow the National Socialist principles much like our leftist teachers' unions have gained control of and utilizes our public education system.
The Nazi regime inflated the money supply as the means of financing the vast increase in government spending required by its programs of public works and subsidies. Hitler would be jealous of our $17 trillion national debt and the additional $85 billion the Federal Reserve creates out of thin air every month.
November 19th was the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg address. The last passage from that speech states: "that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
We, a century and a half later, need to consider these words very carefully and examine how we have allowed the politicians and their ilk to destroy our country and the ideals it was founded upon. These brave men gave their lives to defend our country, Constitution, and the principles they stand for. Not to allow a group of narcissistic politicians to "fundamentally change" it into a socialist nightmare.
Jack Loesch,
Thanks for backing 'Music for Mark'
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We would like to give thanks to the people involved in organizing the "Music For Mark" benefit that was held Nov. 3 at the Salem VFW. Musicians, friends and family came together on this amazing day.
A heartfelt thank you goes to Cindi Farina, Norm Shaw, Janie Shaw and Doug Brannon for all of your time and effort in organizing this special event. It will never be forgotten.
Thank you to Pattie Hood, Shirley Barnett, Janice Yancurak Solomon and Linda Farina for your help behind the scenes and at the benefit. It is greatly appreciated.
Also thank you to the Salem VFW for sharing your club and donating food. Thanks Jim Spack and Jerry Vona for all of your time spent in the kitchen and to Kim, Nicki, Cody and Heather for your hard work at the bar.
Thanks to the bands that donated their time: Dave Morgan, Soul Purpose, Mr. Lucky, Free Wheelin', Save Yourself, Breezeway, Ruckus, Old Goats Band, Tongue n Groove, Stormy Weather, Road Dogs and Gordon James Blues Band. Thank you Kathy Boswell for playing bagpipes. Thanks Denny Wright and Tom Spack for backing up Mark. Also a special thanks to Fast Freddie who made a surprise guest appearance!
To Lisa Gallagher and Eric Linebaugh, thanks for capturing the images of the day on video and photos. Also to Leon Gettings for donating and doing sound. To Tony Chirchiglia, Jerry Centifanti and Steve Hreen for donating your equipment and spending the entire day making sure everything was just right.
Also thanks to the businesses and individuals for donating to the Chinese auction and to Artists At Work for donating the T-shirts. Also to Mason's Steakhouse for helping provide the meal.
It is overwhelming how many people came together to host this benefit. If we missed someone we are very sorry. The money raised will help a great deal with medical expenses.
Words can't express how much we appreciate the thoughtfulness of all the people involved. It was wonderful to see so many friends and loved ones in one place. The love and support that was felt in the room that day was inspiring! The music was great. The talent remarkable! It was truly a magical day!
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HONOLULU - Massage, spa and escort ads would be restricted under a bill Hawaii lawmakers are considering.
The bill targets ads that use the words "massage," "relaxation," "escort," "spa" or "body rub." It says those ads cannot include physical descriptions or photos of the therapist except for the person's hands, wrists and forearms.
Supporters of the bill tell lawmakers that human traffickers exploit women and children as sex workers. Those supporters testified that suggestive photos and language in ads amount to thinly veiled solicitations for prostitution.
Honolulu media commonly carry ads for relaxation and massage services. They can be found online, as well as tucked in the back of the local daily newspaper's sports section. Ads from recent Sunday editions of the Star-Advertiser show photos of young women smiling beside slogans promising "Beautiful New Girls" and "Very Friendly Girl." Set below those are ads flogging adult DVDs.
The measure, Senate Bill 2376, faces obstacles.
Sen. Rosalyn Baker, a Democrat representing South and West Maui and the chairwoman of the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, said in a hearing Tuesday that the state's attorney general's office has said the bill may be too restrictive under the First Amendment.
"I have a lot of high-end spas in my district, and they're concerned about what they might be able to advertise," she said. She added that she wants to see the measure "stay alive."
The lone objection to the bill raised Tuesday came from Sen. Sam Slom, the Senate's lone Republican, representing Hawaii Kai.
"I think there are a number of significant concerns with the First Amendment but also the kinds of decisions about advertising left to the state," Slom said. His was the lone vote in committee against advancing the bill to the Judiciary Committee, the bill's next destination.


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Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health Opens New Production Plant
Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health Opens New Production Plant
New facility doubles capacity to meet the growing demand
New facility doubles capacity to meet the growing demand
Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC), the global leader in choline chloride and precision release nutrient technologies, recently celebrated the opening of its newest manufacturing facility in Covington, Virginia. The expansion will more than double output capacity for the Animal Nutrition and Health sector, focusing on its new and improved nutrient encapsulation technology.
"This state-of-the-art production facility will help us respond to the dramatic increase in demand for our full line of encapsulated products," said Balchem Vice President and General Manager, Animal Nutrition and Health, Dana Putnam. "By concentrating on our basic principles of science and technology, we are able to greatly improve our process efficiency, while advancing solutions that improve animal productivity and health."
The Covington plant has the capabilities to produce Balchem's growing portfolio of encapsulated nutrients: ReaShure® Precision Release Choline, NitroShure™ Precision Release Nitrogen and NiaShure™ Precision Release Niacin.
Balchem, based in New Hampton, NY, manufactures more than 140 different products across human, animal and industrial applications. Balchem has worked to refine and improve encapsulation technology and processes for more than 40 years, with keen focus on the animal nutrition and health industry for the last 10 years.
About Balchem
Balchem Corporation consists of three business segments: ARC Specialty Products; Food, Pharma and Nutrition; and Animal Nutrition and Health. Balchem Animal Nutrition and Health is the global leader in choline, microencapsulation and chelated mineral technology. Committed to providing products with superior performance, Balchem's unique and proprietary technology offers the most efficient and cost effective source of select nutrients for animal nutrition. Through ARC Specialty Products, Balchem provides specialty-packaged chemicals for use in healthcare and other industries. The Food, Pharma and Nutrition segment is the global leader in human grade choline as well as providing proprietary microencapsulation for a variety of applications in the human food, pharmaceutical and nutrition marketplaces.
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This release may contain forward-looking statements, which reflect Balchem's expectation or belief concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Balchem can give no assurance that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements will prove correct and various factors could cause results to differ materially from Balchem's expectations, including risks and factors identified in Balchem's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the above cautionary statement. Balchem assumes no duty to update its outlook or other forward-looking statements as of any future date.


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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Peggy Tylers dogs are more than just family pets and companions theyre also her hobby.
Since 1974, Tyler has competed her animals in dog shows.
This is my sport. I own and handle my dogs, she said. I have more fun doing it myself.
Her three Japanese Chin Ni Kokoro, Kanoko and Koke all showed at the Charleston Kennel Club Dog Show at the Ladson Exchange Park on Jan. 25 and 26.
Roughly 900 dogs were entered in the show, most of them from all over the country. Tyler, of Ladson, was one of the few locals competing.
The Ladson show consisted of three competitions Conformation, Obedience and matches.
Tylers dogs compete in the Conformation rings, which are based on a standard of perfection for each breed. The more similar that dog is to the standard, the more points or ribbons they will earn. Each judge knows the standard and he judges each dog against the standard. Theyre never judged against each other, Tyler said.
The competitions form a hierarchy with Best in Show at the top and Best of Breed at the bottom. The dogs compete by sex and age group within the breed, and then within the group. When winners are selected they continue to complete through the bracket.
There are seven groups: sporting dogs, hounds, working dogs, terriers, toys, non-sporting dogs and herding dogs. Tylers Chin compete in the toy group.
The larger competition winners receive trophies, but on the smaller levels dogs can earn ribbons and points. The points accumulate over time toward a dogs championship.
Ni Kokoro earned her grand championship during the competition.
She and Kanoko, both 4 years old, competed in the Conformation rings. Koke, who is still a puppy, competed in a match. Matches are designed specifically for puppies; the animals go through the motions of competing and being judged, but without any points. Its also a chance for more inexperienced owners or handlers to practice showing, Tyler said.
[In the match] Koke took the toy group over four other puppies, took the breed by class on Sunday, and was reserved to Winners Bitch. She did very well for only six months old.
Before working with Chin, Tyler showed Siberian Huskies. She worked with the breed for 40 years, but after the death of her last Husky two years ago, Tyler was looking for a new breed.
I couldnt keep up with the Huskies because of my age, so I was looking for a smaller toy dog that I could pick up and carry with me. Having 40 years experience, Ive watched and know a lot about most dogs, I know their personalities I didnt want a high maintenance dog, but I still wanted something fuzzy.
Thats how Tyler settled on the Chin. They turn men into marshmallows, she laughed, referring to her husbands affection for the dogs. They do it and I dont know how!
If you have a Chin youre going to have more than one because theyre like potato chips, you cant have one, you just cant.
Tyler said all of her dogs love competing just as much as she does. When they walk in the ring their tails are going, theyre spinning around, they like what theyre doing. If they didnt I wouldnt put them in.
The competition of the shows mostly stays in the ring, Tyler said, and shes made many friends from competitions over the years.
Some of it is political, some people are cutthroat, but the majority of dog people are just a fun bunch of people who love their animals and also like the camaraderie and competition.
Lorna and Daniel Roush, of Summerville, are some of those dog people; they prefer to show their Portuguese Water Dogs casually, for fun and as a hobby.
At home they have three Portuguese Water Dogs, two of which mother and daughter team Tequi, 7 years old, and Isabeau, 3 years old compete in Conformation rings.
Were relatively new to dog shows. This is something we started about seven years ago when we got Tequi as a puppy, Lorna Roush said.
Isabeau was awarded best for the class of girls and earned one point toward her grand championship. Roush said Tequi competed casually in this show, to get her out of momma mode after just having puppies in October.
Roush admits she and her husband are very laid-back when it comes to putting their dogs in competitions. She said they started it as a hobby.
We dont have any children, so its rewarding when they learn new things, she said.
Portuguese Water Dogs were originally bred to assist fisherman in their boats, so the Roushes put their dogs through water training exercises to train their natural instincts. And so the couple gets their exercise, she joked. A dog is more than just something cute, its a companion, a family member, a representative in the community.
But training and breeding is not without its challenges. Roush said her breed in particular is very active and requires a lot of maintenance.
She said the rewards are worth it, though.
Theyre very bright dogs, and all they want to do is please. You really have to be one step ahead of them in the way they think, so they keep us busy, they keep us on our toes, and they reward us with affection.
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Neilson Powless of Roseville and Heather Lyman of South Lake Tahoe captured respective wins in the XTERRA Tahoe City triathlon at Commons Beach on Saturday.
Powless, who at 15 was the youngest competitor in the international-distance field, posted a winning time of 2 hours, 38 minutes, 18 seconds. That was fast enough to beat Damian Gonzalez of Stockton, the only Pro/Elite racer in the field, who came in at 2:40:09. Phillip Glenn of Reno was third in 2:43:02.
Lyman, 31, finished first among women and 14th overall in a time of 2:57:45, while Genevieve Evans of Carnelian Bay was the second woman and 18th overall in 3:01:28. Kara LaPoint of Truckee placed fourth among women and 29th overall in 3:09:24.
Rob Laurie, 46, of Incline Village led the local contingent with a 10th-place finish overall in 2:52:01. Truckee's Donatas Ereminas, 30, was 19th in 3:03:51.
A total of 110 athletes completed the race, which featured a swim consisting of two 750-meter laps, a 22-mile bike ride and a 5-plus-mile run.
In the sprint triathlon — one 750-meter swim lap, a 13-mile bike and a 3-mile run — Keith Terada of Redwood City took the overall win in a time of 1:53:58, while 15-year-old Andrew Clusserath of Soda Springs was runner-up in 1:55:02.
Rebecca Clifton of Salinas was the top woman and 11th overall in 2:14:38. A total of 44 athletes finished.
For the non-swimmers, the event also included a duathlon consisting of a 2-mile run, a 22-mile bike and a 6-mile run. Jen Todd of Newbury Park won in 2:59:06.


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Monday morning drivers across the area will see wet weather, but Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley have two different forecasts.
Drew Michaels, 40/29 News Chief Meteorologist, says there will be a rain, sleet, and snow mix during the morning.
Minimal accumulations below an inch across Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas on grassy surfaces.
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"In my 20s I used to cry about why I wasn't thinner or prettier, but I want to add that I also used to cry about things like: 'I wish my hair would grow faster. I wish I had different shoes ...,' " she recalls in PEOPLE's new cover story. "I was an idiot ... It's a decade of tears."
In a candid interview, the actress, 43, opens up about how her supportive family, the true love of her husband Ben Falcone and her hard-won Hollywood successes gave her the self-confidence to become a superstar. Falcone directs her for the first time in the new comedy Tammy (in theaters July 2), which the couple co-wrote.
"I'll do almost anything for a laugh," McCarthy says of her bold characters. "I'm completely delighted by people who think, 'I don't care what anybody else thinks, I look great in this, and I rock it and I love it.' It's such a delightful sort of confidence."
But she's not impervious to the nasty comments – about everything from her acting abilities to her size – that have come with her increasing fame.
"I've never felt like I needed to change," she says. "I've always thought, 'If you want somebody different, pick somebody else.' But sure, criticism can sometimes still get to me. Some things are so malicious, they knock the wind out of you."
A recent reference to her as "America's plus-size sweetheart" in an article did not go unnoticed. "It's like I'm managing to achieve all this success in spite of my affliction ... Would you ever put that in the headline for a male star?"
She's careful to make sure her daughters, Vivian, 7, and Georgie, 4, grow up valuing love and laughter more than looks – and it seems to be working as the little girls are already coming up with their own comedy sketches. And her continued success both in film and television is not lost on the star.
"Ben and I will have moments where we look at each other and go, 'This is not bad at all,' " she says. "I feel like I got hit with a lucky stick."
For more from McCarthy, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday


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Published September 19, 2013
QS World University Rankings, one of the most influential and widely observed international university ranking, has ranked UB No. 302 out of the 800 top world universities considered in its 2013-14 rankings.
UB's ranking has increased steadily since 2008. In 2012-13, UB was No. 313 in a list of 800; in 2011-12, its score was 337.
The QS World University Ranking for 2013-14 is posted on its website and on partner websites, including The Guardian, Chosun Ilbo (a major South Korean daily) and other leading media around the world.
First compiled in 2004, the QS World University Rankings considers more than 2,000 institutions and ranks 800. QS collected 90,000 survey responses to determine its rankings. Eight thousand universities in nations throughout the world applied to be included in the rankings.
UB's most notable scores were in the following areas: academic citations of research conducted by UB faculty (rank: 57), international students (181), arts and humanities (291), life sciences and medicine (280), academic reputation (431) and international faculty (320).
The QS ranking is produced and published by British educational company Quacquarelli Symonds, and is one of the three most influential and widely observed international university rankings, along with the Academic Ranking of World Universities and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the latter of which jointly published the ratings with QS from 2004-10.
According to QS, its key ranking system is based very loosely on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education in the U.S., but operated on a much simpler basis.
Although institutions vary substantially in terms of funding, scale, location, mission, output and many other aspects, QS says that all of its ranked institutions have as their aim to teach students and produce research, and are compared within the categories of size, focus and research intensity.
UB was considered as a historic, large institution, fully comprehensive with a very high level of research intensity.
Quacquarelli Symonds specializes in education and study abroad, and operates from offices in London; Stuttgart; Paris; New York; Singapore; Boston; Washington, D.C.; Sydney; Shanghai; Johannesburg; and Alicante, Spain.


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Man, you're being very shitacious right now.
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When she got home from work, Jane Doe went straight to the fridge and poured herself a glass of vino, sat down on her couch, and exhaled with exasperation after having such a shitacious day of dealing with incompetent, complaining coworkers and needy clients.
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meaning having something go wrong or having a crappy day
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We spent that Thanksgiving in the hospital, and not once was a thought of the abandoned turkey or pumpkin pie in our minds.
The following Thanksgiving was a hard day for me to honor. I just wanted to forget that day, and the horrific days to follow, had ever happened. Why couldn't it have happened on a normal day, an easy-to-forget day, like a boring Tuesday or just any other day? But Thanksgiving is celebrated every year without fail and with much fanfare and to-do, with non-abandoned turkeys and pumpkin pies. They always show up. And so do my memories. Of that day.
Each year I seem to "get over it" a little more. The bitterness and hurt that I once felt is now upstaged by the overflowing thankfulness that I have for the healing of my son. That one Thanksgiving day changed my life forever and continues to challenge and shape me every day. Even the boring Tuesdays and the Any Days.
Life shows up. And so do I.
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text: He came from Britain, first acting in America in 1850. Davidge played over one thousand parts during his career. In Shakespeare's comedies he was successful as Caliban, Touchstone, Dogberry, Nick Bottom, and Old Gobbo.He was the author of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences called Footlight Flashes (New York, 1866); The Drama Defended (New York, 1859); and other works. (Some data courtesy of Wikipedia.)


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Jordin Sparks spoke out against the British comedian's jokes about the Jonas Brothers and their purity rings before introducing T.I.'s performance.
"I just have one thing to say about promise rings. It's not bad to wear a promise ring," Sparks, 18, told the crowd, off-the-cuff, "because not everybody – guy or girl – wants to be a slut."
The American Idol winner's comments were met by an audible cheer from the crowd.
During his opening monologue, Brand had poked fun at the Jonas Brothers, suggesting that they should be taking advantage of their celebrity to win dates. (Brand, himself, is a famous lothario in his native England.)
Sparks has long spoken publicly about holding onto her virginity. She, too, wears a purity ring.
Later, Brand returned to the stage to offer an apology of sorts.
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Paying for Long-Term Performance
Lucian A. Bebchuk
Harvard Law School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
Jesse M. Fried
Harvard Law School; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
December 1, 2009
University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 158, pp. 1915-1959, 2010
Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 658
Firms, investors, and regulators around the world are now seeking to ensure that the compensation of public company executives is tied to long-term results, in part to avoid incentives for excessive risk taking. This Article examines how best to achieve this objective. Focusing on equity-based compensation, the primary component of executive pay, we identify how such compensation should best be structured to tie pay to long-term performance. We consider the optimal design of limitations on the unwinding of equity incentives, putting forward a proposal that firms adopt both grant-based and aggregate limitations on unwinding. We also analyze how equity compensation should be designed to prevent the gaming of equity grants at the front end and the gaming of equity dispositions at the back end. Finally, we emphasize the need for widespread adoption of limitations on executives' use of hedging and derivative transactions that weaken the tie between executive payoffs and the long-term stock price that well-designed equity compensation is intended to produce.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 46
Keywords: executive compensation, executive pay, equity-based compensation, restricted shares, options, risk-taking, long-term, retention, backdating, spring-loading, unloading, insider trading, hedging, derivatives
JEL Classification: G28, K23
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on February 24, 2013 - 1:00 AM
Common Council members will consider a plan for using federal anti-poverty funding in the upcoming fiscal year and a broader plan for the next five years during the Community Development Committee meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers.
A link to the plan is available at the top of the city website at www.ci.buffalo.ny.us/.
Public agencies will see a 15 percent across the board reduction in funding, and the city's demolition program will also see a cut, said Strategic Planning Executive Director Brendan Mehaffy.
The plan also calls for a $1.1 million loan for the Tishman Building, which would be paid back in seven years at 3.2 percent, Mehaffy said.
Also this week:
• The Planning Board will meet at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday in Room 901 in City Hall, and will review plans for a 15,000-square-foot retail store in front of Wegmans at 601 Amherst St.
• The Board of Ethics will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Room 1317 in City Hall.
• The Council's Civil Service Committee will meet at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers.
• The Council's Finance Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers.
• The Buffalo Urban Development Corp. will meet at noon Tuesday in the Erie County Industrial Development Agency offices at 143 Genesee St.
• The Council's Legislation Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers, where approval of a scrap metal recycling facility at 409 Hertel Ave. is on the agenda. A vote was delayed during the last committee meeting because North Council Member Joseph Golombek said he wanted more time to speak with people in the neighborhood.
• The School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room 801 of City Hall.
• The Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Room 209 of City Hall.
• Erie County Legislature committees will meet Tuesday and Thursday in Old County Hall, 92 Franklin St. On Tuesday, Health and Human Services will meet at 9 a.m., followed by Community Enrichment at 10 a.m., Government Affairs at 11 a.m., Economic Development at 12 p.m. and Minority and Women Business Enterprise at 1 p.m. On Thursday, Energy and Environment will meet at 9 a.m., followed by Public Safety at 10 a.m. and Finance and Management at 11 a.m.


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BRADENTON, Fla. - "Altoona" was the key word of the day on Feb. 28 at Duff's Original Buffet in Bradenton.
The annual Altoona Day luncheon attracted 140 people, including 30 first-timers, who either are current residents of Altoona or are former Altoonans now living or vacationing in the Sunshine State.
It was a day of reminiscing as attendees shared memories of school and other events about their hometown. Besides the good fun and good food, many door prizes were awarded, thanks to the generosity of several Altoona businesses.
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Babe Pizzino and Dottie Coppetta traveled the longest distance to attend the 2013 Altoona Day event in Bradenton, Fla.
Babe Pizzino and Dottie Coppetta received a special gift for traveling the longest distance to attend the event. They traveled three and a half hours from Vero Beach on the east coast of Florida to Bradenton.
Jim Lane (president) and Joe Burns (secretary-treasurer) were reelected to lead the program next year. The 2014 event will be held Feb. 27 at Duff's. Anyone wishing to be on the mailing list should email Lane at firstname.lastname@example.com or Burns at email@example.com.


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Seven matches, seven victories.
The Stetson University volleyball team has been perfect on its home court this season, and the Hatters will look to continue that streak this weekend as they host conference foes Mercer at 6 p.m. Friday and Kennesaw State at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Edmunds Center.
What does the spotless home record mean to the players?
"It means a lot because one of our preseason goals was to win all of our home games," sophomore Julie Bassett said. "Our fans want to see us win, we want to win, and we want to protect our home court. It means a lot, we are excited about it, and we want to keep it going."
Stetson has been breaking new ground all season, and the seven-game home court winning streak is no exception. Historical records dating back as far as 1980 show Stetson has never won seven straight matches at home, although the program originated prior to 1980.
The Hatters last won six straight at home between the 2005 and 2006 seasons. The dramatic five-set wins over UNF and Jacksonville last weekend pushed the current streak to seven.
The team's focus, however, is on what lies ahead. The unusal structuring of the conference schedule this season finds the Hatters playing their first five A-Sun contests at home. That means nine of the team's final 13 league games will be on the road, including the four in a row to close the regular season in mid-November.
"It is important that we have this home stand to start conference play, and the girls are taking advantage of it," Stetson head coach Tim Loesch said. "They are defending the home court and winning the close ones here, and that is vital because we are going to be tested on the road (later this season)."
Stetson is hitting .264 at home and averaging better than 12.5 kills per set. The team has lost just five sets out of the 26 that have been played at the Edmunds Center.
General Admission tickets are $5 ($4 for seniors/students) while all Stetson University faculty, staff, and students are free with their Stetson ID. Fans with a ticket to Saturday's Stetson football game will be admitted for $1 on Friday and Saturday.
Live video and mobile friendly live stats for both matches will be available through HatterVision and GoHatters.com.


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State Police are trying to find an inmate who escaped a correctional facility.
They say Carlos Vazquez-Galarza, 26, left the Wernersville Community Correction Center Wednesday to attend a meeting at the ADAPT facility in Reading.
He skipped the meeting and never returned.
Officials say he was behind bars on theft charges and has roots in the Lancaster area.
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One chairlift, four skilifts and an amazingly varied range of pistes - this is the Mörlialp ski area. Wide ski slopes of various degrees of difficulty are available and they provide sufficient space for wide carving turns. This route affords magnificent views down to Lake Sarnen. From Alpoglen, the highest point in this ski area, take the moderately difficult Baumgarten Piste to the top station for the chairlift and from there on the black marked Wand Piste to Mörlialp.
Starting point: Alpoglen (1860 m a.s.l.)
Starting point: Alpoglen (1860 m a.s.l.)
Accessibility of starting point: chairlift, skilift
Destination: Mörlialp (1350 m a.s.l.)
Length: 3.5 km
Altitude difference: 510 Meter
Level of difficulty: medium (normal slope)
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