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This is the time of year when the overweight, obese and optimistic make a New Year�s resolution to become more physically fit.
It�s an admirable goal but easier said than done, Durango-area personal trainers, fitness coaches and physical therapists told The Durango Herald in interviews last week. Good intentions must be supported by exercise and wise nutritional choices, they said.
Weighing in with advice were:
Doug Houle, principal of Integrated Physical Therapy:
Nothing short of a lifestyle change will produce a lasting effect.
�Diets provide temporary change,� Houle said. �But after a few weeks, people go back to their old ways.
�Fitness requires a commitment,� Houle said. �Take a hard look at how you want to be and then set realistic goals.�
It�s demanding but attainable, he said.
Amy Wantulok, a personal trainer:
�Eat right,� Wantulok said. �Reduce consumption of grains and starches and eat more vegetables and local, organic meat.
�In the gym, get your heart rate up with jumping jacks, on the treadmill or by jumping rope,� Wantulok said. �Intensive training of a few minutes is better than 40 minutes on a bicycle.�
Body-weight exercises such as pull-ups or push-ups are great, she said.
�At the end of a workout when you�re tired, get your heart rate up again,� Wantulok said. �Challenge yourself, ramp it up and burn calories. You�ll get the benefits the next day and the next day.�
Kevin Dehlinger, a personal trainer at the Durango Sports Club and wellness coach at Mercy Regional Medical Center:
As part of a regimen, he recommends �functional� exercises to meet demands of a job. People who spend time at a desk would strengthen their back and work on posture; a construction worker would work on leg and back strength.
�Nutrition is, by far, the biggest component, the most critical part of fitness,� Dehlinger said. �Search for a balance, but minimize processed foods, high sodium and transfats. Get protein from a variety of plant and animal sources.
�New research is focusing on the benefits of rest,� Dehlinger said. �But if you work out every day, mix up exercises, doing cardio and flexibility one day and weights another.�
Don Roberts, owner of Fitness Solutions 24/7:
�In the gym, do cardio, but make it short and intense,� Roberts said. �Weight training, particularly multi-muscle exercises, will be more effective in increasing metabolism than cardio.�
Roberts has a message for women exercisers: �Weight training doesn�t bulk you up. Just the opposite, it makes you lean.�
Exercise and nutrition go hand in glove, he said. Both are extremely important.
�Many people don�t balance their diet,� he said. �I recommend equal part of the macronutrients: protein, fat and carbohydrates.
�Eat real food, not empty calories, and drink a lot of water and you�ll be satisfied,� Roberts said. �Pay more attention to the hormonal effects of food than the caloric effects.�
Len Lopez, a Texas-based natural-health advocate, chiropractor and host of a television show, says in a blog that hormones � cortisol, adrenaline, insulin and glucagon � regulate metabolism.
They can be stimulated by stress and diet and so may not produce the fat-burning results desired, Lopez said in the blog.
Frank Fristensky, the principal of FitWell Training & Consulting:
New Year�s resolutions and diets are fads. They don�t work, Fristensky says.
�I don�t put everyone in the same bucket, but most people who resolve to lose weight or get in shape are around for a few weeks, then you don�t see them until the next January.
Education about what is required to establish a discipline that can be maintained for life is the key, Fristensky said.
�My formula is the 80-20 plan,� he said. �You eat right 80 percent of the time � minimum bad fats, sodium, starches, empty calories and lots of healthy food � and you can eat what you want 20 percent of the time.�
Fristensky recommends eating five small meals a day.
Weightlifting is the best way to increase metabolism and lose weight, Fristensky said.
�A lot of people walk on the treadmill because it�s easy,� he said. �But the heart, which is the most important muscle, needs the stimulation of weight training.�
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You should really cheer for the Packers! Not much bad-blood between the two teams/fans, yet. Fellow NFC North member.
CHI and MIN fans cheering against us I get (I cheer against those two all the time), but Green Bay & Detroit don't seem to have that beef....right now atleast. It's likely coming in the next few years though.
As far as the Packers fans who live in Wisconsin and Lions fans who live in Michigan and Northwest Ohio, there really isn't much hatred there.
But we all know those people who are Packers fans just because they like John Deere or Brett Favre or whatever. As it happens, one of my least favorite people who was a roommate of mine is a Packers fan. Last year during the Super Bowl, I was conflicted. I HATE the Steelers and their fans so I was kind of ok with Green Bay winning, but I did not want my acquaintance to have the undeserved feeling of accomplishment that comes with winning the Super Bowl.

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Listen Locally - Arabesque WindsThe Arabesque Winds return to Pittsburgh to start the season of the Listen Locally Series. These beautiful and talented musicians will be playing some of their favorite music (Barber, Bozza, Ravel, and Ligeti) but this time, without a net! A full program, utterly from memory. Reception to follow.09/30/2013Time: 7:30 pmAndrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie, PAwebsite | map
Terry McMillan: Who Asked You?"Who Asked You?" is a hilarious and heartfelt new novel introducing a cast of classic Terry McMillan characters. The novel casts an intimate look at the burdens and blessings of family and speaks to trusting your own judgment even when others don't agree. The bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back is at her best with this wicked, bold and "laugh out loud" funny and poignant story about how a family falls apart and stitches itself back together again. Co-presented with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.09/30/2013Time: 7:30 pmLocation: Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Emerson String QuartetThe multi-Grammy winning quartet plays Mozart's Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 428; Britten's Quartet #3, and Mendelssohn's "Razumovsky" Quartet in C major, Op. 59 #3. it's the Emerson's first Pittsburgh concert with their new cellist, Paul Watkins. A pre-show lobby concert features the Reed III trio.10/01/2013Time: 7:30 pmCarnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Johnstown Choral ConcertChrist-Centered Community Church Choir, directed by Brandon C. King. Half-hour recital with light lunch to follow.10/01/2013Time: 12:00 pm415 Vine St. Johnstown, PAwebsite | map
Ashes to AshesHusband, love, therapist, killer? In Harold Pinter's "Ashes to Ashes," an evening alone with Devlin and Rebecca proves to be more than we bargained for. As Devlin questions Rebecca about a past abuse, she reveals an eerie communion with the dead victims of unnamed political barbarities. Peter Wood directs.10/02/2013 - 10/06/2013Time: various10/02 - 8:00 pm10/03 - 8:00 pm10/04 - 8:00 pm10/05 - 8:00 pm10/05 - 2:00 pm10/06 - 2:00 pmLocation: Henry Heymann Theatrewebsite
Pittsburgh Foundation's Day of GivingThe Pittsburgh Foundation apportions funds from its matching pool based on how much is donated online to nonprofit organization. If the pool contains $750,000 and $8,000,000 is donated, then the match is 9 cents on the dollar. Approximately $750,000 will be available for Allegheny County organizations and about $100,000 for Westmoreland County organizations.10/03/2013Time: 24 hoursLocation: http://www.pittsburghgives.org/website
Autumn LeavesCelebrating the music, life and times of one of America's greatest musicians, Nat King Cole. Along with his contemporaries these were artists who sang with the greatest big bands the world has ever known over decades of the finest music. Featuring guest soloist Joe Negri.10/03/2013 - 10/11/201310/03 - 7:30 pm10/04 - 7:30 pm10/05 - 7:30 pm10/08 - 7:30 pm10/10 - 7:30 pm10/11 - 7:30 pmLocation: (six locations)website
A Steady RainKeith Huff's play offers a piercing insight into the gritty world of two Chicago policemen, childhood friends whose drive to serve and protect is challenged by the reality of Chicago's mean streets.10/03/2013 - 10/12/2013Time: 7:30pmLocation: 411 3rd Ave., Johnstown, PAwebsite
Carmina BuranaO Fortuna! The BNY Mellon Grand Classics season opens with one of the most recognizable works of all time, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. Based on a collection of lusty medieval poetry, this choral masterpiece has been heard countless times in film, television and even at professional sports events. Also, the PSO plays Beethoven's Fidelio Overture and world-premieres the Symphony #6 by one of its Pittsburgh Composers of the Year, David Stock.10/04/2013 - 10/06/201310/04 - 8:00 pm10/05 - 8:00 pm10/06 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Student Choreography ProjectThe Conservatory Dance Company opens its season with the Student Choreography Project, a showcase of original choreography by the Conservatory's top students. Recognized for national festivals and awards, this edgy and inspired concert features selections from a variety of dance genres by some of today's most promising young artists.10/04/2013 - 10/06/201310/04 - 8:00 pm10/05 - 2:00 pm10/05 - 8:00 pm10/06 - 2:00 pmLocation: George White Studio, Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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Crovitz: ObamaCare's Serious Complications
For the IRS alone, implementing the law involves 47 different statutory provisions.
From Silicon Valley to Wall Street, simplicity is the new watchword. Books with titles like "Simple: Conquering the Crisis of Complexity" and "The Laws of Simplicity" are must reading in boardrooms. Companies aim for the elegance of Apple's design and Google's search box.
Then there's ObamaCare.
The functional failures of the Affordable Care Act websites are well-documented, but the fundamental flaw is the law's mind-numbing complexity. The officials who planned ObamaCare blame their Web engineers, but they're passing the buck. ObamaCare is a hugely complicated approach to addressing problems in health care that have simpler solutions.
Software glitches are no surprise with such a complex system. For example, signing up uses a Byzantine process to check if a family is entitled to a subsidy, requiring data from dozens of federal and state agencies using databases built on different technology platforms.
These include Medicaid to determine eligibility, the Internal Revenue Service to determine insurance-premium subsidies based on income, and Homeland Security to confirm citizenship. To make sure the family isn't covered elsewhere, the sites have to retrieve data from the Veterans Health Administration, the Office of Personnel Management and state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs. Assuming a family is cleared and purchases a plan, the information has to be handed off cleanly to an insurance company.
The Government Accountability Office last year calculated that for the IRS alone, implementing ObamaCare would be a "massive undertaking that involves 47 different statutory provisions and extensive coordination." Among them: "disclosure of taxpayer information for determining subsidy eligibility," "drug manufacturer tax" and "high-cost health plan tax." Senate staffers created a mind-boggling graphic showing ObamaCare's various agencies and regulators, which can be viewed at http://1.usa.gov/acamess.
Ironically, President Obama's former top regulator is among the best known proponents of less complexity. Cass Sunstein, who oversaw regulations for the White House in 2009-12, is the author of "Simpler: The Future of Government," published earlier this year.
"Think, for a moment, about the best computers and tablets," he wrote. "They have all sorts of complicated machinery—machinery that is so complicated, in fact, that it would have been barely imaginable just a decade before. But for users, they are simple and intuitive. They don't require manuals. You can work with them on the basis of what you already know. Government should be a lot more like that."
In a May Bloomberg View column, Mr. Sunstein conceded that "Obama's health-care law isn't exactly an iPad." But he insisted "it can be carried out in a way that minimizes confusion and complexity. Its central goals will be achieved only if it succeeds in doing so."
The complexities of ObamaCare make it less likely to achieve its goals, but the broader point is that health-care reform didn't have to be this morass. Liberals and conservatives agree on the two big problems in health care, an industry that accounts for 18% of GDP: that almost 50 million Americans don't have health insurance, and that employer-provided coverage gives patients little incentive to monitor spending. Even if Americans want to control costs, they have almost no information to let them compare prices.
Both problems grew out of World War II wage and price controls. Companies got around wage controls by providing health insurance, which Washington has treated as an untaxable benefit ever since.
The result is that employees have been largely insulated from the costs of health care, most of which have been paid by employers. That means there is no functioning market. There is little transparency of pricing for medical services, devices or drugs. Pricing fluctuates wildly depending on whether the patient has insurance or what deal the insurer happened to cut with the provider.
Have you ever seen a price list in your doctor's office or at a hospital? Probably not, except for services like laser eye surgery and elective plastic surgery, which aren't covered by insurance. In these rare cases, there is price transparency and open competition.
As hospitals have merged to cope with the costs of increasingly complex regulation, competition has further diminished. This is a reminder of the truism that monopolies can only be sustained when government policy supports them.
Simpler reform would provide subsidies for the uninsured while encouraging transparency in health-care costs so that Americans can become better-informed consumers. That simpler approach, alas, is for a future government.


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quote: Anand's recent review of Ice Cream Sandwich, it's only taken 5 years for droid programmers to START getting on par with iOS in terms of usability and functionality.
quote: ICS is smoother, more polished and has its own set of new features that make it a significant step forward for Android. What ICS is not however is an outright clone of iOS. If you prefer the iOS experience to Android, ICS will do nothing to change your opinion. If all you were missing from Android was a smoother UI, then its fourth major release should be almost everything you could ask for.
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It was his tip that ultimately led the FBI to the campsite where James DiMaggio was killed and Hannah Anderson rescued on Saturday.
Recalling how he first alerted state police after his group, on horseback, encountered DiMaggio and Anderson in rugged backcountry on Wednesday, Mark John, a retired Gem County, Idaho, sheriff, conceded it was his wife who intuited that the girl might be in trouble.
"You know, when we were on the lake, my wife wanted to talk to the girl … she felt something might be wrong, and I said, 'No, it might be a lovers' quarrel,' " John told reporters on Sunday.
He and his wife noted that, as they rode away from seeing the couple, Hannah said aloud to herself, "Looks like we're in real trouble now."
The other woman in the group on horseback said she, too, sensed that the 16-year-old – who was wearing a sweatshirt, sweatpants or pajama bottoms and tennis sneakers – was upset over something.
"She did appear frightened, but I thought it was fear of the horses," said Mary Young, of Sweet, Idaho.
She said Hannah didn't want to talk, but DiMaggio was somewhat friendly.
"He says, 'That's the way to travel in this area – on horseback,'" Young recalled.
The group didn't realize until they watched the TV news when they got home that they'd spotted a fugitive sought across the Western states on suspicion of murdering the girl's mother and brother near San Diego.
"When we put the connection together and realized it was possibly her, we didn't know 100 percent for sure, we were worried we were sending these people out on a wild-goose chase," John told reporters.
"But when they found [his] car the next morning, we knew we'd done the right thing."
John said he has wondered what would have happened if they had approached DiMaggio with more questions at the time of their encounter, noting that everyone in his group on horseback was armed.
"He might have got one of us, but we would have gotten him," said John, also a former Army Ranger.
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I was looking through all the photos I've taken this year and there are so many wonderful memories. One of my favorites is this one of my Aunt Susie & me (with Gray on my back) from our family trip to Colorado.
There seemed to be a lot of extra baggage weighing me down in one way or the other, internal struggles, and just life's goings on weaving in and out that made this year seem extra busy and bumpy.
But in the end, on the descent, I feel molded and trained. As I come down I pass the rocks I stumbled upon on the way up and they really aren't as big as I remember. As much as I am glad for it to end, it was a pretty good year. But now I've been there, done that, and am so ready for 2008.


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quote: "If there is found in your midst, in any of your [b]towns, which the Lord your God is giving you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, by transgressing His covenant, 3 and has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, or the sun or the moon or any of the heavenly host, which I have not commanded, 4 and if it is told you and you have heard of it, then you shall inquire thoroughly. Behold, if it is true and the thing certain that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, 5 then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil deed to your gates, that is, the man or the woman, and you shall stone them to [c]death. 6 On the [d]evidence of two witnesses or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death; he shall not be put to death on the [e]evidence of one witness. 7 The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.


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Shirley J. Croegaert, 81, of Annawan, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2013, at the Medical Center of Georgia in Macon, Ga. A funeral service celebrating her life was held Wednesday, March 6 at the Annawan Community United Methodist Church, Annawan. The Rev. Dan Wright officiated. Burial was in Evergreen Memory Gardens, Kewanee. A visitation was held Tuesday, March 5 at Vandemore Funeral Homes, Atkinson. Memorials may be directed to the Shirley Croegaert Memorial Fund.
She was born on March 15, 1931, in Annawan, the daughter of George and Pearl (Price) Thompson. She married O.H. "Red" Croegaert on Oct. 9, 1948, in Annawan. He died in 2000. Shirley drove a school bus for the Annawan School District for 30 years. She was a member of the Annawan Community United Methodist Church. She enjoyed yard work and gardening. She loved working in the flower bed and did so until her health no longer permitted.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda (Berlin) Campbell of Molena, Ga. and Lisa (Tim) Despain of Colona; three grandchildren, Melissa Matheny, Matthew Despain and Katelyn Despain; and three great grandchildren, Ethan, Alexus and Jacee Matheny. She was preceded in death by her husband, O.H. "Red" Croegaert; two brothers and one sister.
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It is a beautiful day here again, I'm looking forward to playing outside and relaxing.ReplyDelete
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This is a precious video. Thanks for posting it, Steph. Enjoy your sunny day! :)ReplyDelete
Jason Mraz did a cover of three little birds at his concert. The concert I took a very sad friend to. I downloaded it and play it back to myself all the time because every little thing IS going to be all right.ReplyDelete
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Mike & Molly returned down Monday.The CBS sitcom's Season 4 premiere bowed to 9.1 million viewers and a 2.6 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down half a point from last season's opener. It was, however, up nearly a point from its season finale. How I Met Your Mother (8.7 million, 3.4) improved four tenths, while 2 Broke Girls (8.1 million, 2.6), Mom (7.3 million, 2.0) and Hostages (4.8 million, 1.1) all fell a tenth, with the latter tying ...
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Even as single-use process technology continues to advance and evolve to meet a growing demand, there remains a vibrant market for clean-in-place systems ranging from benchtop autoclavable vessels to stainless steel tanks for applications ranging from microbial fermentation to scale-up and large-scale cell culture.
From bags mounted on rocking platforms for mixing, to the introduction of stirred-tank single-use vessels and other innovative mixing strategies designed for improving the efficiency of aeration, feeding, and waste removal to boost cell densities and product yield, single-use systems continue to evolve.
Design modifications have facilitated larger processing volumes, simplified transport and manipulation of cell bags, and enabled greater online process monitoring and automated process control by introducing multiple ports and single-use sensors.
"Today we finally understand the benefits of each technology," stainless steel and single-use, "and that none is perfect," says Doru Felezeu, director of marketing and business development at Pierre Guerin Technologies. While single-use offers advantages in time, labor, energy, and validation with the elimination of cleaning and sterilization of the vessel, it introduces concerns related to security, waste, capacity, reliability, and automatability, he adds.
Despite overall growth in the single-use bioreactor market, demand for these systems is still project-, market-, and customer-specific, as well as regionally driven, with single-use technology not yet widely adopted in some areas, according to Richard Mirro, product manager at New Brunswick Scientific.This may be attributable to regional differences in energy, water, and labor costs. Uptake may also vary depending on an organization's need to transfer processes between sites and the requirements for flexibility and rapid turnaround in a multiproduct facility.
GE Healthcare Life Sciences, makers of the Wave platform of single-use bioreactors, has approached the debate over whether stainless steel or single-use technology is more advantageous at various production scales by conducting a study and generating data. It has concluded that "there is a limit to [the advantages of] single-use technology, and it is contingent on two main factors: kg/yr requirement and, most importantly, facility utilization," says Richard Ferraro, senior product manager.
GE evaluated a mAb production process in a facility that produces 10 products/ year, for a total production of 800 kg/ yr. The company compared two process models: five 2,000 L stainless steel tanks or 20 500 L disposable bioreactors. GE used modeling, scheduling, and facility design software, and the results demonstrated that single-use technology was a better solution at the given scale.
Although the ultimate output with single-use reactors fell short of the 800 kg goal, it was 34% higher than the amount produced in steel tanks, reports Ferraro, mainly due to faster turnaround time (without the need for cleaning/sterilization). Other benefits included an 18% head-count reduction and a decrease in capital investment of about 40%.
The above results held true, however, if facility usage was above 90%. When facility usage dropped below 90%, "stainless steel was the way to go," which Ferraro attributes to the cost of the single-use technology.
"We found that the single-use sweet spot has to do with utilization," he says. It is ideal for facilities that require about 100 kg/yr of a product that is produced in 500 L–1,000 L working volume reactors, such as for pilot-scale production or cGMP manufacturing of clinical trial material, and for facilities that manufacture multiple products a year and need maximal flexibility, such as a CMO.
In response to increasing demand for single-use bioreactors for use in smallscale cell culture applications, Sartorius Stedim Biotech recently introduced the UniVessel® SU bioreactor with a 2 L working volume. The reactor is presterilized and is compatible with all of Sartorius Stedim Biotech's Biostat® benchtop bioreactor controllers, as well as other controllers designed for conventional glass reactors.
Top plate ports can accommodate pH and DO sensors and Pt100 temperature probes. Sartorius designed the SU vessel to have a torospherical bottom and a height-to-diameter ratio similar to the company's glass UniVessel.
Additions to the company's Biostat STR line—stirred-tank single-use vessels available in 50 L and 200 L volumes—will include 500 L and 1,000 L vessels designed to model stainless steel reactors to facilitate scale-up. They will launch toward the end of 2011. During the third quarter of this year, Sartorius Stedim Biotech plans to introduce the Biostat ORB that uses an orbital shaking motion for mixing and is intended for scale-up from shake flasks, for example for inoculum production or as an alternative option for protein production. The first product in this line will be a 200 L single-use bioreactor.
Christel Fenge, Ph.D., vp product development and marketing fermentation at Sartorius Stedim Biotech, agrees that the choice between an autoclavable/clean-in-place system versus a single-use unit remains largely application dependent. Even for microbial fermentation, traditionally done in stainless steel tanks, she reports rising interest in the company's 50 L single-use system. It may be easier to use a disposable reactor bag for certain applications, such as when working with toxic products or certain strains of E. coli, for example.
Overall, fermentation represents a "stable business model," says Richard Mirro of New Brunswick Scientific, which introduced the BioFlo 610 sterilize-in-place pilot- scale reactor to capitalize on the growth in fermentation applications.
Concurrent with single-use systems becoming widely accepted in the industry, there is continuing market pressure to improve their performance and productivity and to fill in gaps, such as in the availability of single-use sensors and benchtop units, according to Ken Clapp, senior director, global marketing and product management at Xcellerex.
Based on the company's experience operating a biologics manufacturing facility, designing equipment, and integrating a variety of bioprocessing products, "The industry still has a way to go to achieve a totally disposable bioprocess factory," Clapp adds.
With regard to single-use sensors, customers are looking for improved range, repeatability, accuracy, and robustness, as well as broader variety. They want monitoring capabilities beyond pH and dissolved oxygen, reports Clapp, such as sensors for measuring biomass and carbon dioxide.
Demand is also increasing for single-use systems that can replace benchtop stirredtank, glass bioreactors that better represent larger-scale bioreactor systems at volumes of 50 L and higher.
"Tremendous gains have been made at the larger sizes. Now end-users want the same at the bench," says Clapp. "Customers don't have time to work through the technology gaps between conventional systems and single-use systems. Having a benchtop system that is the same as the larger systems will save time and reduce risk and wasted efforts—and get biologics to market faster."
Bag integrity is an ongoing area of concern among users. "We have heard of alarmingly high failure rates in bioreactor bags with some suppliers," he adds.
Xcellerex recently introduced the XDR-10 benchtop bioreactor, expanding its product range from 10 L to 2,000 L for enhanced linear scalability. The new system includes an agitation mechanism, vessel geometries, bag bioreactor, polymer composition, automation system (Rockwell/ WonderWare software), and other features consistent with those used in pilot- and production-scale bioreactors.
The XDR-10 uses a stand-alone controller with a touch-screen interface and vessel stand and is available with single-use sensors for pH and dissolved oxygen. The models differ primarily in the number of mass flow controllers and peristaltic pumps.
The demand described by Clapp for small-scale, single-use bioreactors that are as similar as possible to larger scale glass and stainless steel vessels, can be used for cell-line selection and process-development studies, and enable reliable and predictive scale-up and transfer of processes echoes across the industry.
For example, during the third and fourth quarters of this year, New Brunswick Scientific will expand the range of its single-use portfolio—adding to its 5 L and 14 L vessels— with the addition of larger vessel sizes, accessories, and unique configurations. A collaborative development program with Pall will result in a new product launch toward the end of 2011 or in early 2012. The joint effort merges Pall's Allegro™ single-use biocontainer platform and New Brunswick Scientific's CelliGen® bioprocess controller.
Bioengineering recently introduced the PEEKRalf fermentor for growing extremophiles—organisms that thrive in extreme conditions such as high salt concentrations, high temperatures, or extreme pH values. These conditions would corrode the stainless steel components of conventional fermentors, explains Valentin Splett, subsidiary director.
"We have replaced all stainless steel parts in the autoclavable laboratory fermentpr Ralf with PEEK components," which can withstand acidic, alkaline, and salt-containing solutions, even at high temperatures, Splett says. "Because of its modular build, any standard Ralf system can be transformed into a PEEKRalf." Later this year Bioengineering will launch the Ralf- NOVA autoclavable fermentor, featuring a redesign of the company's Ralf product.
Driving developments on the stainless steel side of the business is growing demand for standardized versus customized bioreactor solutions, according to Fenge. To meet this need, Sartorius Stedim Biotech is preparing to introduce 30 L and 200 L versions of the new stainless steel stirred tank bioreactor Biostat D-DCU. Standardization and the availability of prefabricated components will "improve reliability and decrease delivery timelines and price pressures." The modules can be configured to create a system that meets customer needs.
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There has been talk for years of building a football stadium downtown for the Buffalo Bills.
Today a plan will be presented to the Common Council that proposes a 72,000-seat, retractable-roof stadium, which can double as a convention center, as the centerpiece of a $1.4 billion project on outer harbor land owned by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.
City Hall reporter Jill Terreri live blogged from the meeting: http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2012/10/live-blog-at-1-pm-outer-harbor-stadium-proposal-comes-to-city-hall.html
Greater Buffalo Sports & Entertainment Complex has a preliminary site plan it commissioned by HKS Sports & Entertainment, the Dallas-based architectural and engineering firm that designed Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, and was designated last month to do the same for the Minnesota Vikings. The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, wants in, too, proposing the North American Museum of Sports and Culture as part of making the outer harbor a year-round destination.
Company President Nicholas J. Stracick and Vice President George F. Hasiotis acknowledged to The Buffalo News that they have yet to line up political support, or reach out to the Bills, for a project that touches two areas – the team and development of the outer harbor – that has produced its share of cynicism. They are banking on the City of Buffalo and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo allowing them an option on a 167-acre site so they can convince the National Football League that a stunning facility is ready to be built in Buffalo.
"This has to be greenlighted by the NFL before it goes anywhere, and what the NFL wants to see is something new, something that is progressive and state of the art," Stracick said. "Then, no matter who takes the team, that team will be in Buffalo.
"It takes at least five years to build anything, and what we're putting on the table is the best development team in the country. The fans will say, 'Fantastic, it's about time.' They've been in that cold stadium for 40 years, and the same thing with War Memorial Stadium."
HKS calls for incorporating the stadium into a "green and sustainable development," a "building in the garden" in which the area north of the stadium would remain a wooded park.
"Very few sites in the country can rival this beautiful setting for Buffalo's new muti-purpose venue," the proposal states.
The company calls for a "detailed feasibility study" and acknowledges the necessity of an environmental-impact assessment.
Stracick and Hasiosis, who have not attempted to measure what the public wants on the outer harbor, envision surface and covered parking for 5,000, as well as a hotel and retail and dining establishments. Neither of them said that transportation to the outer harbor for tens of thousands of people would pose a problem. It would be no worse than traffic getting in and out of Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, they said.
A new stadium could also be configured into a 20,000-seat venue for concerts, sports and other events, they said, dismissing the notion that the venue would be in direct competition with First Niagara Center.
"It's a complement, not a competitor. It capitalizes on the synergy of all the sports and cultural activities in the area," Stracick said.
Stracick, 77, a former umpire and Buffalo City Court marshal, shared a $240 million judgment with a partner 12 years ago against the Walt Disney Co. for stealing ideas for a sports complex.
G. Rollie Adams, a former Buffalonian who is president and CEO of Strong, said a sports museum would focus on "sports, play, competition and character." He said, "This just seems like a natural way to bring a lot of things together."
Explore & More, a children's museum, has been designated by Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. to locate in Canalside. But Hasiotis, a former Erie County Water Authority commissioner who unsuccessfully sought to be appointed county comptroller this year, said a sports museum would be for all ages and serve a different audience.
Hasiotis said that it was premature to talk about financing a stadium but that based on other stadium projects across the country, it was reasonable to expect the State of New York to pay about $400 million, the NFL $200 million to $400 million and hundreds of millions from construction trades since 10,000 construction jobs were expected to be generated, he said.
Daryl T. Bodewes, representative of the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters, expressed his support.
"We're behind the project because it means thousands of new construction jobs. People have been talking about this for a long, long time. It's a perfect fit," Bodewes said.
Assemblyman Michael P. Kearns, D-Buffalo, whose district includes Orchard Park, said he thought the proposal would aid discussion on what the future holds for the Buffalo Niagara region. "I think that it's exciting if it can be done," he said, "but they have a lot of steps, and a lot to prove, too."
Kearns said he couldn't endorse a plan without an economic plan for the businesses surrounding Ralph Wilson Stadium. At his suggestion, a recommendation would be in a final plan, along with dedicated funding for its decommission.
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MUNCY - Charges will be filed against three individuals who allegedly failed to provide proper care for 12 dogs in Muncy Creek Township.
The individuals, who have yet to be named, live on Chestnut Street in the township, according to Lawrence D. Woltz, Lycoming County SPCA humane officer.
After receiving numerous reports from neighbors who were concerned about the dog's welfare, and repeatedly visiting the individuals to council them on proper pet care, members of the SPCA served a warrant to the residents on Friday afternoon.
In all, officers collected twelve dogs, including two beagles, two Labrador mixes, and one retriever collie.
According to Woltz, officers found the dogs chained to makeshift, individual outdoor shelters. Some structures allegedly only had three walls, which left the animals exposed to the elements.
The dogs allegedly had no access to clean water, food, or bedding.
Woltz described the ground around the makeshift doghouses as "a sea of frozen filth and muck." Several of the animals were suffering from illnesses.
"One dog, a retriever, had a tumor on its muzzle. Sadly, it had to be euthanized upon arrival to the shelter," Woltz said.
Other dogs were found to have injuries such as rotted gums and teeth, patched and matted fur, and long nails which made it difficult for the animals to walk, according to Woltz.
Three of the dogs were taken to an area veterinarian for a more thorough examination.
Woltz stated that he has visited the residence for several years now, including in 1994, 1997, 2004. Each time, he has counseled the residents on the proper care required for each of their dogs.
One of the residents has had their animals seized by the SPCA before, Woltz added. This person will face misdemeanor charges.
"We try to do what we can," Woltz said. "We go and visit, council families on how to take care of their pets. We try to give warnings."
People are found guilty of animal neglect or abuse may be forced to pay a fine, or spend a short stint behind bars. For some, Woltz explained, this is not enough of a wakeup call.
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Friday, November 22, 2013
A veteran rotation returns for Palmetto Christian Academy this season, looking to propel the Eagles into the SCISA Class 2A playoffs for the second straight year.
The Eagles have 12 upperclassmen on roster and return seven players - four starters - from last season's 20-win team. Gone is leading scorer and top rebounding threat, Gabe Hogan. But head coach Brian Stanley says this year's team has the potential to run an even more efficient offense than the one that averaged 54 points per game last season.
"I think we have a chance to be a better team this year because the sum of our parts can be greater," Stanley said. "We have five guys who've played major minutes and major roles, with big shots and big stops. I could probably start seven different guys and feel really comfortable."
With just an average-sized team, Palmetto Christian will look to counter what it lacks in height with an athletic transition offense that pushes the ball up the floor. The Eagles want to attack the rim for quick baskets but should also be able to stretch the floor more this season with several players improving their long-range shooting over the summer and the addition of junior varsity sniper Chris DeMarco.
"We have athletes guys who can go," he said. "I want to take advantage of our mismatches. They may have a mismatch on us - slow it down, pound it in - but we can take advantage in the full court. I think we'll have more balance this year," he said. "Teams packed in a zone last season because we struggled to shoot from the perimeter but I had a lot of guys put in a lot of work this summer because they didn't want that to be an issue this year."
The Eagles will likely fly as high as J.T. Waters will take them. Waters enters off a successful season at quarterback for the Eagles football team and looks to play a similar leadership role as the senior point guard for the basketball squad. Waters averaged 11 points, five assists and three steals per game last season. Stanley refers to him as his primary (ball-handler) and says his strength is his ability to lead the team on the floor and manage the game.
"We go as he goes," Stanley said. "His competitive nature rubs off. He's not selfish and that's the thing that's key. He loves to get his teammates involved. He demands their effort and he gives them his best effort."
He'll be joined in the backcourt by senior Joseph Siegwald. A slashing wing player, Siegwald averaged 10 points per game last season while shooting 48 percent from the field and turned in three rebounds and two steals per game.
Senior forward Will Tuchfarber figures to be an impact player as well. His versatility to play several positions could be key for the Eagles this season. Tuchfarber was one of the Eagles' best free-throw shooters last season while averaging three rebounds and almost one steal per game.
"He might not show up in the stat book like other guys but from a coach's standpoint he does the little things," Stanley said. "He works hard, boxes out, gets a loose ball. He gets us extra possessions."
Juniors Ben German and Mitch Hogan will bolster the Eagles front line. German will man the post while junior Mitch Hogan will likely guard the opposition's best scorer. German is long and athletic with a quick bounce. He was second on the team in field-goal percentage last season, scoring six points per game to go with six rebounds. Hogan is a defensive stopper at guard up to power forward. He led the team in three-point shooting last season at better than 40 percent, while averaging three assists and a steal.
The Eagles will be tested early, running through a gauntlet the first two weeks of the season with two road games at Bishop England, a trip to Pinewood Prep, and games against Laurence Manning and First Baptist in the Baron Classic tournament at Wilson Hall.
"We want to play those tough teams so we can get better and see how mentally tough we are," Stanley said. "Those two weeks will kind of give us a barometer of where we are as a team.
"We'll always have the goal of winning a state championship, as long as we take care of the process. You can't expect to win a championship and not have to earn it."
Palmetto Christian tips off its season Nov. 22 on the road against Cathedral Academy at 6 p.m.
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The rhythm of East Aurora's Middle School Marching Band will be heard this year at the Veteran's Day Parade in Manassas, Va.
Middle School Principal Mark Mambretti announced during last week's School Board meeting that the band had accepted the invitation. The parade is the largest Veteran's Day parade in the capital region, he said.
East Aurora also asked the U.S. Education Department if officials would like the band to play for the newly named National Blue Ribbon of Excellence School designation for schools around the country. East Aurora's Middle School just won that honor and administrators visited Washington, D.C., for the recognition.
The department accepted the district's offer to perform at the ceremony, Mambretti said.
"We're becoming quite the buzz at the Department of Educationa," he quipped, noting that this is the first time a non-local band has performed for that event.
On a related Blue Ribbon school note, the Middle School will host a public flag-raised to commemorate the designation during the morning of March 4. Details are still being finalized, but it is being billed as a community-wide event with the flag-raising on the Middle School front lawn, followed by a jazz ensemble concert indoors afterward.
Also last week, the School Board last week agreed to reinstate the 2012-13 modified track program, which had been slashed in previous budget cuts. The East Aurora Cross Country Booster Club will cover all related costs, which were not specified at the board meeting. The boosters also will cover transportation needs.
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• The Town Board meets at 7 p.m. Monday in the auditorium of the Southside Municipal Center, 300 Gleed Ave., East Aurora.


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Jeff's career in NASCAR began in 1974 working as a tire changer for Walter Ballard. Becoming one of the best jackmen in the business, Hammond served on all three of driver Cale Yarborough's Winston Cup championship seasons. Legendary driver Darrell Waltrip took over for Yarborough in 1981 and the Junior Johnson-owned team won yet another championship. At the encouragement of Waltrip, Johnson promoted Jeff to the crew chief position for the start of the 1982 season.
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He calls for a version of the Michigan Promise Grant that is more need-based financial aid, and that we should define need more broadly than we do today.
Snyder's plans regarding education also entail asking the state's public colleges and universities to be more efficient by, for example, hiring students to rake leaves at a good per-hour rate, rather than have four adult men — making what Snyder estimated was $80,000 each — do it, as he saw at one university.
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After nearly 40 years of stewardship, iconic race producer and SCORE International CEO Sal Fish has turned over control of the premiere desert racing series to businessman, Trophy Truck racer and race promoter Roger Norman, owner of the Crystal Bay Casino.
SCORE International, originally founded by the late Mickey Thompson in 1973, is world renowned for its legendary races like the Baja 1000 in Mexico.
"It has been an incredible experience and lifestyle for all these years," Fish said. "It's not often you have a chance to pass on your life's work to someone who shares the same dedication and passion for the sport. It's an emotional time for me and I would have never considered this if it were not for Roger, his wife and the team he has around him. I don't know anyone who is better equipped to take offroad racing to the next level. Roger has some incredible plans; I am very excited for the future of our sport."
The acquisition by Roger Norman allows the unification of the rules, technical inspection, class formats, car numbering and scoring systems between HDRA and SCORE that many racers have wished about for years.
SCORE will operate under Hacienda Baja Racing, a Mexican company. SCORE and HDRA will remain independent but will share the same structure. Any car that passes SCORE technical inspection will also be HDRA legal and vice versa. Popular HDRA Classes like Heavy Metal will be added to the SCORE rulebook and every HDRA member will receive a SCORE rulebook.
"HDRA's mantra, 'For racers, By racers' will also guide the SCORE series," said HDRA's Robert Gross. "Sal passes on a huge legacy of excellence that we have to maintain and build upon in the future. We are hoping all the dedicated volunteers, course workers and fans will continue to give their support; they are a huge part of SCORE's success."
To win a SCORE Championship competitors will need to run all three races. The Baja 1000 will remain a double points race. HDRA will have a mandatory three of four races run, with the Reno 500 being a double-points race and mandatory for the championship.
Now that the two series have identical rules and structure, it opens the way for "The World Championship of Desert Racing." To win the World Championship, a team must run three HDRA races, including the mandatory Reno 500, and the three SCORE races for a total of six races.
It will all boil down to the Baja 1000, which also is a double-points race. The double-points race format ensures that everyone who qualifies can be in the running for the title until the last race of the year.
Norman has been in contact with Johnny Campbell and others in the motorcycle industry to increase coverage of the bikes and expand the sport for them as well.
Things are still in the planning stages and the outcome will be determined by support from the industry, but the goal would be to race the bikes on a separate day at the 500 and 1000. It will take many additional hours of labor and financial support, but the bikes deserve their own race. Bike races would be streamed live to the Internet and televised on national sports networks.
The World Championship title would be earned by racing all three SCORE events and the National Hare and Hound held during the Reno 500 from July 12-14.
Both SCORE and HDRA will have full exposure in 2013. There will be live Internet streaming and nationally televised, one-hour shows. New websites will be up shortly that will contain all the latest information. It may take some patience in the beginning but after this takes shape, the future of offroad racing will be set for years to come.
- This story was used from Bower Motorsports Media.


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NASHVILLE, TN, May 3, 2012 – Opening May 26 and on display in Cheekwood's courtyard gallery through September 3, Every Tree Tells a Story, focuses on the irreplaceable trees and tree groupings, often associated with historically significant people and events that have shaped the development of communities and cultures. This exhibition comes to Cheekwood from the Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) in Washington, D.C. and features 25 images of 12 different sites in the US and Puerto Rico as captured by prize-winning and renowned photographers.
The traveling photography exhibition features sentinel and specimen trees, allées and boulevards, urban forests, formal and vernacular— horticultural features that surround us and are living reminders of our heritage. Like the arts, design, architecture, and man-made structures, trees serve as living reminders of our heritage; they recall our nation's past and have the potential to bear witness to future generations. Learn more about each one of the features at www.tclf.org/EveryTree
About The Cultural Landscape Foundation
The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) provides people with the ability to see, understand, and value landscape architecture and its practitioners in the way many people have learned to do with buildings and their designers. TCLF broadens the support and understanding for cultural landscapes nationwide to help safeguard our priceless landscape heritage for future generations.


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To help prevent electronics from ending up in landfills, there have been many recycling events held around the U.S. that are sponsored by electronics makers and are sometimes sponsored by companies who plan to recycle the products for their plastics, glass, and precious metals.
USA Today reports that activists are warning that items collected at free electronic recycling events are often ending up in salvage yards in developing nations. Barbara Kyle, national coordinator for the Electronics TakeBack Coalition says, "If nobody is paying (the collectors) to take this stuff, especially if they're getting a lot of televisions, then they are very likely exporting because that's how they make the economics work."
The fear activists have is that the electronics that end up in developing nations will be recycled by laborers who will be exposed to toxic substances and where the toxic substances could leech into the ground water. The laborers who harvest the electronics are only paid dollars per day according to activists.
Don't feel bad for receiving free recycling services though. The companies recycling the obsolete electronics are not doing it out of the kindness of their hearts or to make the world a better place -- it's done for profits.
Most of the companies offering free recycling are mining the products for precious metals like gold and silver. Some electronics recycling firms mine more gold form e-waste like cell phones than is produced from a gold mine.
quote: in any case, your statement is incorrect. Nearly all solder used in commercial electronics today contain nothing but trace amounts of lead -- the old 63/37 solder is typically only used by hobbyists these days.
quote: Can you not read? Dumping leaded solder has cost the industry billions...and cost us consumers far more, in the way of less reliable electronic components and higher prices.
quote: Note also that there really is no monetary cost to speak of in going RoHS other than paperwork compliance issues.
quote: So in the broad view, there really isn't much of any cost in getting rid of those toxic materials so the cost/benefit is good.
quote: CO2 is so safe, in fact, we intentionally inject thousands of tons of it into our food and drink (what do you think puts the fizz in your soda?)
quote: If we dig up some lead, slap it on a circuit board, and that board winds up in a landfill, the earth is right back where it started. Net change: zero.
quote: A problem caused by pudding-headed environmentalists, who refuse to let us deal with those electronics here at home. So they're instead shipped overseas, to be recycled under dangerous conditions.
quote: The Scandinavian countries are investing real money to alternative power sources to prevnt greenhouse gas emissions, and EU funding is rather generous. I am sure that they don't want to just throw money away.
quote: In any case most of the new stuff will be RoHS compliant where lead (and five other toxic materials) are nearly non-existent. Something EU driven (and bravo for their efforts, they do somethings that actually make sense).


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LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas sent a pair of burglars to state prison in separate cases Friday.
George E. Butterson, 39, of Niagara Street, Niagara Falls, drew two years in the County Jail. He had pleaded guilty to attempted third-degree burglary and petit larceny. He entered another apartment in his building twice on June 20. Restitution of $450 was included in the sentence.
Nicholas J. Reed, 21, of Lockport, was ordered into the state's boot camp-style "shock incarceration" program, with a regular prison sentence of 15 months to four years awaiting if Reed washes out of boot camp. Reed pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary for entering a home on Park Avenue in Lockport July 29 and stealing a bandanna, a box of envelopes and three coins. He had been homeless for two weeks before the crime.


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Post-July-4 Wednesday 5: Men in Hats, Sandwich Generation and Running for Office
July 6, 2011 by Women's Voices For Change
Filed under Caregiving, Fashion, Movies, Newsmakers, Politics
As we all get back into gear (or deeper into vacation) after the holiday, the blogosphere mused on whether we should listen to Kirsten Gillibrand and run for office, reached out to our sandwich generation, and watched Jean Arthur school Jimmy Stewart in how patriotism really works.
- Our July 4 posts almost included one titled "Celebrate the Fourth. Run for office!" — given the suddenly declining percentages of women in all levels of government. That seemed a little hectoring for a holiday. We didn't know until this week that WVFC BFF Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was already on the job, when The New York Times reported on her new campaign Off The Sidelines. At The Real Deal, the blog of the National Council of Research on Women, Sarah York and Ariella Fatelson give us the feminist nitty gritty: "New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand launched a campaign www.offthesidelines.org in order 'to let women know that their voice matters, to give them the resources to start to get more involved and tell the inspiring stories of women who already are.' … The Senator fervently believes that 'an infusion of women into the political system would go a long way toward changing the tone in Congress, a male-dominated world of fiercely clashing egos.'" Then of course, NCRW has suggestions: "The declining numbers of women in politics presents American women with an opportunity to take the challenge, run for office, and increase change in the U.S. government. Many of NCRW's member centers and network partners are actively engaged in programs that provide women the skills needed to run for office. Check out these examples below." Click over for the links, including the White House Project and an institute with the cool name of the Center for Women in Government and Civil Society.
- Whatever you think of the outcome of the Casey Anthony trial, we suspect WVFC'ers had more class than those who downloaded the Casey Anthony App described by Jeanne Sager at The Stir, with streaming trial footage via iPhone. "America," Sager pleads, who really needs that level of intimacy. Not that she doesn't understand the fascination: "I understand that this trial could set legal precedents, and attorneys in particular want to mine it for tricks of the trade if you will. I get that they have an interest that goes beyond prurient curiosity in a child's death and into the intricacies of the American justice system. I even understand, as a mother, a portion of the fascination. As sickened as I have been by the entire process, I've had bursts of interest fueled mostly by some naive hope that I'll wake up tomorrow and it will all be just a bad dream … who knows, she hasn't yet been proven guilty, right?" If you want WVFC to say any more about the Case That Rivaled O.J., please let us know. And what sources we should turn to.
- We Know Next, the blog for human resource professionals, checks in about the struggles of the sandwich generation raising kids and tending to ailing parents. One woman hit the wall, writes Susan Avello, when her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's: "Barb Brzezicki came to the realization that she could no longer manage on her own and enlisted outside help. 'I love my mom but I became, "Today we've got to do this, and tomorrow we've got to do that," Brzezicki recalled, sitting in the living room of her home in a quiet west-end Toronto neighborhood, steps away from her mother's house next door. 'I wasn't enjoying the relationship of being a daughter. … We totally lost that,' she added, her voice breaking." Avello adds that "For those working outside the home, carving out time off to tend to an elder relative may pose an overwhelming challenge. Fifty percent of employees caring for a loved one admit that their job performance is negatively affected due to the challenges of caring for a loved one while trying to maintain a family and work balance," and provides suggestions about family medical leave and other resources. We suggest she also sends them to WVFC contributor Susan Baida and the revolutionary eCare Diary tool created by Baida and her husband John Mills.
- Do you have a list of things you wish would come back into style? Chelsea Davan does, and shares hers at Thought Catalog. Among her list of five, we were particularly struck by her elegy for men's hats and the current alternatives: "Beret – You'll look like Johnny Depp – not European, but trying so painfully hard to look the part. Pageboy Cap – Dance, Christian Bale, dance!" Click over for the rest, including her hilarious prescriptions for actual dancing, instead of "flop[ping] around like dying fish, rubbing crotches together to a vague beat while you make out between swigs of Vodka Red Bulls."
- And for one last shoutout to July 4, our fashion maven Stacey Bewkes found the perfect political movie for the week, for her site Quintessence: "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"! "Although political in nature, this is a Frank Capra film after all," Bewkes points out, "so there is also humor and romance. Jean Arthur is simply wonderful as Stewart's cynical secretary and eventual love interest." In the clip below, watch Arthur school the naive Mr. Smith in the arcane ways of Washington, and all the hoops you need to jump through to actually pass a law.


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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Stetson men's basketball team struggled from start to finish on the road at Northern Kentucky Thursday, falling 96-58 to the Norse at the Bank of Kentucky Center. Even with the loss, the Hatters earned a spot in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament due to play around the league.
The Norse (9-20, 5-12 A-Sun) came out on fire racing out to a 28-12 lead midway through the first half. Stetson couldn't keep pace as NKU extended its lead to as many as 33 points before settling into a 57-28 advantage at the break.
"I don't think we came out with any energy," Stetson head coach Corey Williams said after the game. "They were able to make shots any way they wanted to and we didn't put up any resistance. I was disappointed in our effort. It's one thing to lose a basketball game, but you have to have the effort."
NKU shot 55.9 percent from the floor and a blistering 58.3 percent from beyond the arc in the first half. On top of that, the Norse went 12-of-13 from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes of play, while turning the ball over just once.
The second half wasn't much different for the Hatters (7-22, 5-12 A-Sun), who continued to shoot poorly while allowing the Norse to do whatever they wanted. NKU led by as much as 42 in the second period before coasting to the 96-58 victory.
Stetson shot just 38.2 percent from the floor for the game, and a measly 13.3 percent from beyond the arc. The Hatters were able to get to the free throw line, but only converted on 46.7 percent of their 30 attempts at the stripe.
NKU's 96 points marked a Division I era school record for the Norse. It was the most points Stetson has allowed in a game this season.
Cole Murray led five Northern Kentucky players in double figures, totaling 17 on 5-of-6 from long distance. Jalen Billups and Tyler White each scored 14 points, while Jordan Jackson went for 13 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. Dean Danos chipped in with 10.
Stetson was paced by senior Hunter Miller, who scored 11 points in 33 minutes. Junior Kyle Sikora racked up a career high 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor, and led the Hatters with seven rebounds.
Moments after Stetson's loss, Jacksonville defeated Kennesaw State to eliminate the Owls from A-Sun Tournament contention. The Hatters secured the eight seed in next week's league championships, and will play either Florida Gulf Coast or Mercer in the first round.
"The opportunity is still there. That's the great thing about basketball," Williams said of Stetson clinching an A-Sun Tournament berth. "But if we don't have a take-it mentality, we'll be going through the motions and we will only play one game."
Stetson finished regular season play on Saturday at Lipscomb. The Hatters and the Bisons are scheduled to tip-off at 11:00 a.m. ET and 10:00 a.m. local time in Nashville on ESPN3.


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MARTINSBURG - In support of their Second Amendment rights, local residents gathered in front of Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito's Martinsburg office Saturday afternoon.
The Blue Ridge Patriots of Berkeley County and We The People of Jefferson County were the two Tea Party groups in attendance, along with the West Virginia Civil Defense League and the Campaign for Liberty.
"It's very important for Shelley to understand we are very passionate about this, and we don't agree that anyone should be wavering with our right to bear arms," Kandi Montini, president of the Blue Ridge Patriots, said.
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Locals rally to show support of the Second Amendment in front of Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito's Martinsburg office Saturday afternoon.
S. Chris Anders, state coordinator for the Campaign for Liberty, explained that the purpose of the rally was to make people more aware of the intent of the Second Amendment. He said that it was not written with the intent for hunting, as many people consider it to be.
Anders' group chose Capito's office, because, he said, the congresswoman has not issued a statement on her stance in regard to Sen. Joe Manchin's support of putting all the options on the table.
The Campaign for Liberty recently rallied in front of Manchin's Charleston office, and plans to do so a second time.
"Capito has repeatedly voted against our constitutional rights. Whether it's with the Patriot Act, whether it's with the National Defense Act, we want to let her know we are going to hold her feet to the fire and she is going to stand by us and our Second Amendment right," Anders, a Shepherdstown resident, said.
"If you look at every other country in the world, you don't have Second Amendment rights, you also don't have all the other rights as guaranteed by the constitution," Anders said.
A seven-year resident of Martinsburg, Stephanie Robinson attended the rally with her sign in hand. Robinson said she was "scared to death" of the Obama administration, and scared that by taking away the right to bear arms, the administration would be taking away the freedom of the citizens.
"With recent events, and the renewed push for restricted gun legislation, we decided to come out here and support the other groups," Art Thomm, vice president of the West Virginia Citizens Defense League, said.
Thomm said while the rally was not intended to be a protest against Capito, the groups were gathering to show support of the Second Amendment and let their stance be heard and recognized.
"A lot of times there's a disconnect between here and Charleston. In the last few years, we have really tried to let Charleston understand across the board that we are a force out here, and we are not part of Maryland or Virginia," Thomm said.
Chris Strovel, who represents Capito in the Eastern Panhandle, was in attendance during the rally. He read a letter from Capito at the beginning of the rally, in which Capito called the Newtown, Conn., events "one of the most painful acts of violence our country has ever experienced."
Capito also said in her letter she believes that certain video games and movies should undergo close scrutiny for the possibility of their roles in tragedies such as Newtown.
"I look forward to engaging in a conversation with others from across our state so that I can better express the views of West Virginians in Washington, D.C.," the letter read.
- Staff writer Michelle Horst can be reached at 304-263-8931 ext. 138.