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dinamica generale to host World Dairy Expo seminar on building consistent rations using on-farm NIR feed analysis
dinamica generale, manufacturer of the dg precisionFEEDING™ System and AgriNIR™ portable analyzer for forages, will host the "Consistent Rations Using On-Farm Feed Analysis" seminar at the World Dairy Expo on Oct. 4 in Madison, Wis.
The seminar will focus on how NIR technology used in the dg precisionFEEDING System and AgriNIR allow dairy farmers to adjust their rations for dry matter and other nutrient values in real time. This helps ensure prescribed rations are delivered to cows with each feeding, according to Matt Dobberstein, Sales Manager for dinamica generale US.
New research from The Ohio State University shows that substantial day-to-day variability in dry matter, NDF, CP and starch in corn silage and haylage is often as great as month-to-month variation, says Dobberstein. "Over the course of one day, variation in dry matter can substantially alter diet composition. NIR technology helps farmers hone in on a consistent ration by measuring feed dry matter values before a payload is dumped into a batch mixer," Dobberstein says.
"The goal is to curb over- or under-feeding our cows. Farmers that use the dg precisionFEEDING System tend to experience rapid payback, improved operational efficiencies and a strong return on investment," Dobberstein says.
Dr. Matt Akins, Ph.D. of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville will be presenting at the seminar. His paper "Evaluation of On-Farm Forage Dry Matter Determined by Near Infrared Spectroscopy" was showcased at the 2012 ADSA conference and demonstrated portable NIR technology's effectiveness in measuring dry matter and nutrient content in feed. "Dr. Akins has seen first hand the immediate value NIR technology brings to a farm's operation," says Dobberstein.
Also at the seminar will be Steve Brand (Brandville Farms; Ellsworth, Wis.) and Dennis Landwehr (Landwehr Dairy; Coldspring, Minn.) who will share their experiences with the dg precisionFEEDING System. "Both Steve and Dennis consider the dg precisionFEEDING System an important part to their dairy operations. They will discuss the system's return on investment," says Dobberstein.
The seminar is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 4 at 4:00 pm in the Kegonsa Room of the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall. Complimentary refreshments and appetizers will be served.
dinamica generale US, located in St. Charles, Ill., is an Italian-based company that manufacturers NIR analyzers used for detecting the composition of livestock feed to a molecular level. In the dg precisionFEEDING System, an IRM NIR Forage Analyzer is mounted directly into the bucket of a front-end loader to analyze feed as it is scooped. The farmer can see dry matter content and nutrient levels from the loader cab and make adjustments in real time. The AgriNIR™ is a portable NIR analyzer that provides on-farm feed sample reports.
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Urticaria pigmentosa is a rare skin disorder that is a localized (cutaneous) form of mastocytosis. Some clinicians suggest that urticaria pigmentosa is the childhood form of mastocytosis. Mast cells are specialized cells of connective tissue that release substances such as histamine (a chemical important in the inflammatory process) and heparin (an anti-clotting agent) when the body's alarm mechanism is set off. When mast cells cluster and multiply excessively (proliferate), histamine and heparin are released into the skin (mastocytosis). The characteristic skin lesions of urticaria pigmentosa appear in these areas. Urticaria pigmentosa is generally benign and is usually self-limited. The exact cause of the disease is not known, although some cases may be inherited.
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Sister Mary Elizabeth Sander, a longtime nurse and nurse administrator and a Sister of Mercy for 70 years, died Tuesday in Mercy Center Health Care Unit. She was 89.
Born in Buffalo, she attended School 60 and All Saints Elementary School and was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy. She enrolled in the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1941, entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1942 and completed her nursing studies in 1945. Later, she received her bachelor's degree in nursing from D'Youville College.
Also known as Sister Mary Concordia, she was supervisor of medical nursing at Mercy Hospital, director of nursing at St. Jerome Hospital in Batavia and supervisor of obstetrics at Kenmore Mercy Hospital, where she also was supervisor of the operating room for many years. She was one of the first to staff Kenmore Mercy Hospital when it opened in 1951.
An avid photographer and nature lover, she was particularly fond of sunrises, sunsets and the water.
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Turrican II - The Orchestral Album Twitch Celebration
Hi everyone,
In celebration of the successful funding for Turrican II - The Orchestral Album, meet us on Twitch about 15 min. before the end of the campaign (about... Read more
Turrican II - The Orchestral Album will be made!
Hi everyone,
Just in case you may have missed it - we're very excited to announce that our new campaign for Turrican II - The Orchestral Album has surpassed its... Read more
Turrican II - The Orchestral Album update #4 posted - Newly composed Turrican II Style Amiga Music Bonus etc.
In our latest update for Turrican II - The Orchestral Albumwe're talking about a bonus track for the Collector's Edition which will hopefully let your hearts beat faster! :)... Read more
Turrican II - The Orchestral Album update #3 posted - Collector's Box explained
Hello friends and fellow fans of Turrican's music!
We're very happy to announce that Turrican II - The Orchestral Albumhas already seen fantastic support from all over the... Read more
New Turrican II Music Campaign Announced! :)
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Most of you may have seen already that we're once again running a new campaign, this time for a full live orchestral version of Turrican IImusic -... Read more
Latest updates and album recommendation
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it's been a while, but I have some cool news; recently I visited Amiga30 the 30 year celebration of the Amiga in Amsterdamand met with a lot... Read more
Few hours left for our amazing Piano Collection campaign, check it out! :)
Dear TSA backers,
I wanted to let you know that we're on the last day for "The Piano Collection" and there are still some fantastic rewards available, so please... Read more
Piano Project Special Offer for TSA Backers
Happy New Year! :)
I wanted to let you know that our latest project "The Piano Collection" is ending this Sunday (January 11th) and we have a special offer for... Read more
FYI: A short update about my "Piano Collection" project - Double Vinyl Option
I want to keep updates about my new project to a minimum, but I'm so excited to share with you our latest developments on "The Piano Collection", were we've now... Read more
New Kickstarter for "Chris Huelsbeck - The Piano Collection & Limited Score Book" now live!
The new campaign for my "Piano Collection and Limited Edition Biographical Score Book" is now live at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chris-huelsbeck/chris-huelsbeck-the-piano-collection-and-limited-s
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I would be very happy to... Read more
New project coming and Matt Gray's music - Go Ninja, go! :)
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Shipping progress and some frequent questions answered
The shipping is going pretty well and we have now mailed the majority of packages. There are still a number packages with multiple items for backers in the USA that... Read more
It's shipping time!
Finally, the time has come to ship "The Turrican Soundtrack Anthology"! :)
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The final stretch
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Special surprise guest artist revealed!
We are very excited to announce yet another guest artist who created a special bonus piece for our fourth CD and it is none other than Vince DiCola, who... Read more
Survey are all sent, please respond if you have not yet!
We have finished sending survey requeststo all Kickstarter and Paypal supporters Thursday (2 days ago) and you should have gotten an email or message by now. If not, then... Read more
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another month has passed, but things are definitely back on track now! I am currently working on the 3rd CD/Turrican 3 and also started refining some sounds and... Read more
Music Box Preview
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the funding campaign is over and was a phenomenal success! With your help, we achieved the number 3 spot of all time most funded music projects on Kickstarter:... Read more
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Our online party celebration will start at 2pm (14:00) California time (23:00 in Germany) tomorrow, 1 hour before our fundraiser ends. We will be streaming video and audio... Read more
The final 3 days are here! :)
First of all, thanks to everyone who sent in their top 3 or in some cases more favorite TurricanTracks. We are still tallying the votes and will release the... Read more
The Final Challenge, first track, celebration on justin.tv, 4 days left
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it's the final week of the campaign and the first track is finished and ready for you. It's "The Final Challenge" from Turrican 2 and... Read more
Poll: Name your favorite Turrican tracks!
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Everyone, this is absolutely incredible... this is history in the making! The Turrican Soundtrack Anthology project has reached and surpassed $100.000 in funding. I don't think any music artist... Read more
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I'm currently on a business trip in Germany, but managed to work towards our stretch goals and record a video with all the latest news:
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Subtract Emmerton and Eaves (injured). Holland has this team in excellent shape if we have a 60 mil Cap right away. It makes no sense to buy any player out on the Wings this time around. Should be quite a bit of trade action if it is a 60 mil Cap immediately even with the 1 player per team buyout. Philly comes to mind.
Yeah, I just went to capgeek and determined the changes you made. Updated my post, but you beat me to it. Sucks Eaves is having such a hard time recovering. The guy played his heart out for us.
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Much will be written about minority voter participation in the 2012 election, but I don't think that's what led to the decisive victory for the Obama/Biden ticket. To me, it was the youth vote "what done it."
In 1968, Richard Nixon was elected to the presidency in no small measure because he said he had a "secret plan" to end the war in Vietnam.
By 1972, the war was still raging; the Watergate Scandal was causing Americans all across the country to ask serious questions about possible involvement of highly-placed members of the Administration (including the president) in what started out as, to quote President Nixon, "a third-rate burglary," and the voting age had been lowered to 18.
Students in all parts of the nation rushed to register to vote. George McGovern, D-SD, was selected to run against the president. Election Day came around but instead of going to vote, young people went to class or to work. Richard Nixon won the election in a landslide, garnering 520 electoral votes.
Skip ahead to 2008. Barack Obama wins the presidency with massive support from minorities, women, and students; in all, he takes 365 electoral votes.
He spends the next 4 years doing what he can in the face of stiff opposition from Republicans and Bluedog Democrats as the nation slowly works its way out of the worst economic downturn since the stock market crash of 1929. He ends the war in Iraq. He orders U.S. forces to assist, but not lay boot one on the ground, in the successful effort to remove Muammar Qadaffi from power in Libya. He negotiates an end to the conflict in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden is brought to justice.
Still, the Republicans think they had a sure winner in Mitt Romney, and they work hard, very hard, to elect him in 2012. That didn't happen. What happened?
Students and young adults everywhere organized and made certain that their interests were heard and advanced.
The result? Obama/Biden won, this time with a rather large majority of the popular vote and 329 electoral votes.
1972, meet 2012.
We need not worry for the future of our nation; the kids are all right! They know their civic duty, they know what's important, and they know how to vote.
Many Baby-Boomers feel that they had the world as they knew it in their hands in 1972, but they failed to carry out their plan; they failed to vote.
It may have taken 40 years, but young people in this country have finally done what their elders failed to do--they voted and, whether we're to the right or to the left of center, real change has come to America as a result.
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The question isn't whether the U.S. Postal Service is making the right decision in eliminating Saturday delivery of mail, but whether it has any choice. The alternatives are few, indeed, given the gigantic bite that the Internet has taken out of the agency's business model. And the more far-reaching question is whether even that is enough in light of circumstances that have shifted the ground beneath the post office.
The post office announced Wednesday that it will end Saturday delivery of most mail starting Aug. 1. It will continue to deliver packages on Saturdays. Congress could try to prevent the end of Saturday service, but if it succeeded, it would only delay the inevitable. It's time to bite the bullet.
That's what the private sector has been doing for years, now. Big industries, including entertainment and publishing, have seen their revenues undercut by the advent of the Internet, and they have responded in ways that reduce their expenses. As valuable and historic as the Postal Service is, it has no more immunity to the arithmetic of declining income than any other industry. Times have changed. Businesses must adapt or fail.
This trail has already been blazed in North America. Canada, which charges more for first-class mail delivery than the USPS, ended Saturday deliveries in 1969. The country has survived quite nicely.
Ending Saturday deliveries, alone, though, does not account for the losses the Postal Service is enduring. While the change is expected to save $2 billion a year, the post office suffered a net loss of $15.9 billion in fiscal 2012, three times its 2011 loss. It needs to look more closely at what it is doing.
The obvious big question, of course, is whether the Postal Service is even necessary. Could private businesses such as United Parcel Service and Federal Express do the job at an affordable cost? Should those businesses be allowed to compete directly with the post office? Should the post office raise its rates to fully account for the cost of mailing a letter? Should it stop subsidizing marketers by delivering catalogs at a reduced rate? Are there other services the Postal Service could offer to increase revenues?
Each of these actions would have consequences beyond the immediate goal of cutting costs or raising revenues, some of them unintended or undesirable. But the bottom line is that the post office can no longer dodge the fundamental challenges raised by the Internet and exacerbated by a weak economy. It must confront them.
One of the big challenges faced by the USPS has nothing to do with the Internet or the economy, but politics. Congress in the past has blocked efforts of the Postal Service to expand its business, citing complaints from private-sector businesses. It has also required the Postal Service to pre-fund workers' health benefits for the next 75 years, saddling it with a $5.5 billion annual obligation to pay benefits for employees who are not even born.
That requirement was preposterous when it was imposed seven years ago. In a time of financial crisis, it is intolerable. If the post office must take the unfortunate step of eliminating Saturday deliveries, then Congress must also act to free the service from unnecessary costs and restraints.


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Environmental flows improve water management by ensuring a sustainable water supply to meet the needs of people, agriculture, energy, industry and the environment. Environmental flows are effectively a balance between water resources development and the need to protect freshwater-dependent ecosystems.
WANI has contributed to environmental flow assessments in river basins in Asia, America, and Africa over the last 10 years with the aim of reducing environmental impacts and increasing the benefits of river basin development.
Through scaling-up, lessons learned have been mainstreamed into IWRM allowing for the capacity building of existing legislation and the establishment of new, appropriate legislation on environmental flows. This influence on IWRM and water policy has resulted in better water resources management.
Komadugu Yobe Basin, upstream of Lake Chad, Nigeria
Multi-stakeholder participation to create new institutions and legal frameworks to manage water resources
Inappropriate water management practices in the Komadugu Yobe Basin, upstream of Lake Chad in northern Nigeria, changed the seasonal river flow and caused widespread environmental degradation. Coupled with this was fragmented regulation and conflicting responsibilities among institutions, a lack of coordination for hydro-agricultural developments, inequitable access to water resources and growing tensions and risk of conflicts among water users.
As a response to this situation, WANI and partners initiated a process of coordination and participation of all stakeholders in dialogue to reverse the trends in natural resources degradation in the basin through integrated management.
Pangani River Basin, Tanzania
Building consensus on water allocation and climate change adaptation
Climate change and the over-exploitation of water resources is challenging the sustainability of the Pangani River Basin to deliver water services. Competition for diminishing water resources has led to tensions between the various stakeholders within the basin.
Together with the government of Tanzania and donor partners, WANI has responded to this crisis by supporting the implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). This sought to bring together a variety of stakeholders by creating platforms for dialogue and encouraged collaboration towards a common goal.
The Pangani River Basin Management Project has generated technical information and developed participatory forums, mainstreamed climate change, supported the equitable provision and wise governance of freshwater for livelihoods and environment for current and future generations.
Mekong River Basin
Mobilising grassroots engagement and facilitating high-level dialogue for transboundary water management
The productivity of the Mekong River Basin is dependent on a dramatic process of flooding and recession, which endows the basin wide range of habitats. The timing, extent and duration of floods, and the regular inundation of habitats are all important factors in determining the productivity of the river.
This ecosystem is fundamental to the viability of natural resource-based rural livelihoods of a population of 55 million people living in the Lower Mekong Basin – equivalent to more than 90% of the population of the entire Mekong Basin, and about one third of the total population of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam combined.
Tacaná Watersheds, Guatemala & Mexico
Transboundary water governance and implementation of IWRM through local community action.
The watersheds of the Tacaná volcano, which stands at an altitude of 4,093 m, cover a transboundary area of 3,170 km² right in the middle of the border area of the Department of San Marcos, Guatemala and the State of Chiapas, Mexico. This area comprises the Coatán, Suchiate, Cosalapa and Cahoacán rivers.
The Coatán and Suchiate watersheds are shared by Guatemala and
Mexico. These watersheds are of great strategic importance for both countries as they supply water to a large number of residents in the cities downstream, and are the main source of irrigation for agriculture. In the lower reaches, fishing is an important source of income.
Volta River Basin, Ghana & Burkina Faso
Transboundary water management through multi-level participatory governance and community projects
The Volta River Basin in West Africa has a surface area of 400,000 km2, across six countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Togo. It is the ninth largest river basin in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Volta Basin is home to nearly 19 million people who depend directly or indirectly on the resources of the river. Therefore the Volta Basin is an important asset for the development of the riparian countries.
The Volta River Basin faces enormous development challenges. Poverty and increasing population pressure have led to the extensive exploitation of natural resources contributing to water scarcity, land degradation and the siltation of river channels.
Goascorán Basin: Honduras and El Salvador
Revitalising cooperative management through expanding stakeholder involvement
The waters of the Goascorán River are shared between Honduras and El Salvador. Since 2011, BRIDGE has worked to promote better cooperation over transboundary waters, taking a non-conventional approach to water diplomacy. One of the challenges was the level of involvement in the institutional arrangement existing in the basin. The initial makeup of the Binationa Management Group (BMG) had a limited representation of Municipalities only giving the institution a narrow scope and legitimacy with stakeholders. There was a need to revitalise the BMG expanding the level of participation across scales and across sectors.


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Winter is around the corner, and thousands of travelers will endure sneezing seatmates, line up for communal lavatories and touch what the last guest did in hotel rooms.
Several health and disease experts warn of germ-laden spots travelers can expect and offer tips to avoid bacteria and viruses that could make you sick.
Be wary of the airplane lavatory.
With scores using a tiny restroom on a flight, it�s �hands-down the germiest place on the trip,� says Peter Sheldon, vice president of operations and development for Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System, which franchises commercial cleaning businesses. �Numerous studies have shown that these are teeming with E. coli on almost every surface.�
Because they are rarely sanitized during flights, �there is also the cumulative effect of hundreds of users,� he says. �The tiny sink makes it nearly impossible to thoroughly wash your hands. Those who manage that are instantly greeted by the germy door handle upon departure.�
His prescription: �Avoid using the onboard facilities, if at all possible. If you must, use a paper towel to turn faucets off and on, to close the lid before flushing and to open the door. Carry sanitizing wipes in your pocket and use them thoroughly upon exit. Back at your seat, repeat sanitizing if you�ve touched anything along the way.�
Physician Aaron E. Glatt, CEO of St. Joseph Hospital in Bethpage, N.Y., and spokesman for the Infectious Disease Society of America, concurs.
Presume an airplane lavatory is �teeming with bacteria,� he says. �I suggest you minimize your contact� with anything in it. Such measures as opening the door with a paper towel are �an intelligent thing to do. At the hospital, we shut off (faucets) with a paper towel.�
Travelers such as Clint Murray, 74, of Crawfordsville, Ind., follow that advice. He takes an extra step by using �my foot to lower a toilet seat and flush.�
Sanitize your seat on a plane.
Cleaning expert Sheldon and his wife pack disinfectant wipes and �wipe down any surface that we�re using. I wipe down the seat, armrests and tray tables.�
He avoids picking up magazines in seat-back pockets, which he says may harbor germs from previous passengers. Physician Martin Myers, director of the National Network for Immunization Information, uses a sanitizing wipe or washes his hands after reading.
The tray table, Sheldon says, may be rarely scoured and is a hotbed for germs.
Veteran flight attendant Gailen David, whose dearskysteward.com offers tips for travelers, has seen �moms change their babies on the tray table. ... I understand that sometimes moms are put in a pinch.� He agrees that �bringing antiseptic wipes is the best way to make (plane surfaces) tolerable.�
Protect yourself from sick passengers.
Sometimes, you face situations you can�t control � such as an ailing fellow flier.
Being in an enclosed cabin is �particularly risky for airborne-spread diseases� such as measles, since viral particles can stay in the air for a while, immunization specialist Myers says. Wearing a face mask could help.
Finally, don�t rub your eyes or touch your nose or mouth, he says. People tend to do that multiple times an hour; that�s how many diseases spread.
Avoid airline pillows and blankets.
�On a typical flight with 100 passengers, statistics show that about five will be ill with a cold or the flu,� Sheldon says.
�There�s a good chance you could be using a pillow that�s been drooled on or sneezed on� recently. He advises bringing a pillow and a jacket or coat for warmth.
Don�t go barefoot at security checkpoints.
Though you must take off shoes at U.S. airports, wear or bring socks, Sheldon says, to avoid athlete�s foot and other fungal infections. Physician Glatt says travelers probably won�t pick up a disease on an airport floor, especially if it isn�t damp, but it�s not a bad idea to wear socks.
Beware touching the TV remote, alarm clock and ice bucket in hotel rooms.
Unlike hotel bathrooms, �they�re generally not cleaned between guests,� Sheldon says. �You are at the mercy of the guests that have been there before.� Some buckets do have plastic bags changed for each guest, but lids and outsides can be germy, he says.
He wipes down remotes (you also can cover them with plastic wrap or special clear gloves). He also is wary of hotel glasses and once saw a housekeeper swab out a coffeemaker with a toilet brush. Solution: Wash them yourselves.
And then there�s the steering wheel and gearshift of rental cars.
Yes, Sheldon wipes them, too.
Germs can live on surfaces for hours and even days in a moist environment, physician Glatt says. But �we can�t go crazy� to avoid germs.
Don�t obsess about it, Sheldon agrees. �Germs are everywhere. It�s just about reducing risk. You�re taking a defensive hygienic posture.�
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"American Idiot," the 2010 Broadway hit musical — the first punk rock opera, really — now at the Hippodrome, paints a searing portrait of restless, reckless youth, with all the sex, drugs and violence you'd expect from a disaffected generation.
That the show also manages to be entertaining and exhilarating just bumps up the cool factor, which is already considerable, given that the music is by the popular band Green Day and drawn from the 2004 album "American Idiot."
Front man Billie Joe Armstrong collaborated on the book with Maryland native Michael Mayer, who directs the production with the same dynamic touch he brought to another hit musical about young angst, "Spring Awakening."
The unfocused "kids of war and peace" in "American Idiot," kids who are "born and raised by hypocrites," can't stand the make-believe world of suburbia where they feel trapped. They're determined to get to the big city, even if they have no idea what to do there or where their lives ought to be headed.
These guys don't need reasons, goals, commitments. They just need something new. Their motto: "I don't care if you don't care."
We've seen these types before. They're descendants of the cause-less rebels from 1950s movies and the perennial protesters of the '60s. They're just a little more abrasive. And louder.
"American Idiot" crackles with energy from the moment the curtain rises on Christine Jones' striking set, dominated by a menacing wall pocked with TV monitors (video/projection designer Darrell Maloney's contributions provide a clever, often subtle touch throughout).
With little spoken dialogue, the show is propelled by two dozen or so songs that, in the space of 90 minutes, manage to trace a clear narrative.
At the center of the action is Johnny (Alex Nee), who plans to break out of the rut with his two buddies. Will (Casey O'Farrell) is gung ho, but his girlfriend's unexpected pregnancy causes him to back out — not that he is going to turn responsible and sensitive all of a sudden.
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With the Olympics before us, we do not have time to deal with high maintenance posters.
Sorry about that Mathman.
There is only so much to say on this thread for Lysacek since he hasnt come back yet and there are no news. Once he comes back we can make a new brand thread to celebrate and comment.
I think there is much worthy criticism of Evan dragging this one out, some saying he's just doing it for sponsorship $$$$. But seriously, do you not think whatever/whoever is sponsoring him with $$$ does not know the real deal? They are probably just milking this out as much as they can with Evan as long as they possibly can. I still bet you we will see USN commercials with Evan in them, and a day or so before the SP he will pull out.(Not unlike Kwan in 2006 when all the sponsors wanted was her in Torino, even if she w/d. You think anyone cares about these athletes AFTER the Games? The money is in the leadup.) USFS will love it, like all the Skate Americas that had Evan's visage on the promotional material because maybe he increased some interest, only for him to 'surprisingly' pull out due to injury or whatever (Wasn't there an issue with USFS? Maybe he wanted an appearance fee for SA but USFS said HTTN). I'm not really sure how much interest, but hey something is better than nothing.
Another poster said as if it cleared the matter up, "Why would Evan, spend $$ on new programs and train if he wasn't serious??". I have a better one for you. "If Evan is trying to sell his persona to sponsors as still an Olympic contender, how could he NOT spend money on new programs and Frank and at least attempt to train??" If he didn't at least make it appear he was gunning for it, why would sponsors pick him up? His personality was well, nonexistent. All he had for sponsors was defending Olympic champ looking to defend his title.
As far as saying all that Evan has to offer to his sponsors is OGM defending his title. Okay...well that's a lot more than many other skaters are giving sponsors. Many other former gold medalists are still landing sponsorships years later and what do they have to offer other than an OGM how ever many years later.
As far as everyone else who is anti-Evan and commenting on this thread is concerned. Stop blaming the guy for things that have been out of his hands for 4 years. Yes, he took a break for a bit, then he had all intentions of coming back, he was training his tail off and the USFS had to be jerks about it. So when he finally went through 2 agents to get his current one, he gets injured and he HAD to have surgery and it was much more extensive than they care or need to share with you. This season, again he was training since Feb/March of this year for his comeback for Olympic season. Was told of his labral tear not long before the Media Summit. He's been back on the ice training again since late Oct (again something they didn't need to share with you, but they did). He is trying, he is a good person and has intentions. Stop bad mouthing him. I'm sick of it. Everyone who calls out pretty much any other skater on this forum gets snapped at or their wrists slapped but it's open season on Evan bashing and I'm sick and tired of it. His coaching staff, teammates, family and friends, as well as sponsors and supporters are behind him.
I understand a friendly discussion or debate but this has gotten beyond ridiculous.
It needs to stop.
IcyEdges seems to know a lot more about the situation than I do - I hope he as right about Evan training and wanting to return because I am his fan!
But IcyEdges, you've missed the point. He's not going to Sochi. We know he's not unless he's suddenly going to magically pop up at this competition on December 10 and earn his TES. And when he doesn't have that TES before Nationals then I don't expect him to show up at Nationals.
But Karne, who said he was going to a competition on Dec 10?! He's skating in a show the next day in NJ. No one ever said he was skating at a competition on the 10th. There is one later in the month, yes I know about this competition and you obviously don't. There's also another RIGHT before Nationals. I mean the least you could do is save face and do some research.
And by the way, how did I know that you would come crawling back to this thread with your Evan bashing as soon as I replied to it?! Wow magic!
Thank you, I didn't even think I was being Anti-Evan, just realistic. I would suppose Evan's sponsors know exactly what is going on. He might have the very best of intentions.
I do hope upon hope, that USFS will pull their head out of their rectal cavity and STOP with this 80s ice king and queen mentality. How embarrassed were they when Alissa Czisny was chosen for the coveted top two spots for Wordls12? I thought the judging was HORRENDOUS at the nationals. HORRENDOUS. And so as the ambassador of the US who was only given two spots to the Worlds, Alissa did not manage ONE (ONE!!!) clean jump in both her programs. This is one of the top two the USFS has to offer at the World Championships???? Alissa had TEN jump passes combined in her programs, and she was 0/10!!! I know Alissa graduated from college, so I wonder how she'd feel if she got a 0% on a final exam, not because she didn't show up, but because she DID and couldn't do it.
And yeah yeah, "Icy", the only thing that impressed me about Evan was his work ethic. I root for those athletes. And he lays it down when he needs to. I wasn't a fan, but I did respect his commitment. I'm not a hater, puhleaze.


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April 8, 2013
Justin A. Teets, center, a junior at Saint Vincent College, from Vanderbilt, was awarded the Saint Vincent Alumni Council's Gilbert J. Burke, O.S.B. Scholarship at the Saint Vincent College Easter Ball at Lexus Club at PNC Park on April 6. Participating in the presentation were the Rev. Paul R. Taylor, O.S.B., left, executive vice president of Saint Vincent College, and Ms. Molly Robb-Shimko, right, chairperson of the Saint Vincent Alumni Council Endowed Scholarship Committee. A 2011 graduate of Connellsville Area High School, Teets is the son of Bill and Theresa Teets. A politics major with minors in economics and criminology, law and society, he is currently president of the Student Government Association Executive Board. He previously served as president of his freshman and sophomore classes and was named SGA member of the year in 2011-2012. He is a member and president of the College Republicans, serves as an admission ambassador, student photographer for the office of public relations and is the student-alumni relations committee chair. The Saint Vincent Alumni Council Endowed Scholarship, established in 2001, is a $2,500 scholarship that is awarded to a student who demonstrates academic merit and financial need.
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Matt Helders blames wall for broken hand
Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has opened up about breaking his hand, insisting he suffered the painful injury by drunkenly punching a wall. The rocker split a bone in his right hand during recording sessions for the British band's new album AM, and surgeons had to insert a metal plate under the skin to help heal the injury.
Helders has remained coy about how the damage occurred, but now he has suggested he lashed out at a wall in frustration and immediately regretted it.
He tells rock magazine Q, "It wasn't a fist fight with a person, no. I didn't hurt anybody, except for myself. It was… a bizarre incident… with a wall… that was harder than I expected… The next day I did (feel like a fool)… It was just me being stupid.
"I weren't (sic) even that angry, cos (sic) I'm not an angry person. I was just messing about, drunk. Everyone I've told said, 'We've all done it.' I just managed to hit the wrong wall. The bone popped out – not out of the skin but it was stuck up. I went to my girlfriend, 'I think we need to go to hospital.' They put a plate in it. I'm having it taken out at Christmas."
However, Helders' bandmate Alex Turner later cast doubt on the drummer's explanation for the injury, adding, "Oh, is that what he told you?… Yeah, he's been telling some people that…"
The broken hand is the second major injury Helders has suffered in recent years – in 2010 he broke his left arm sparring with a pal during a workout in a boxing ring.


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Track & Fields Courtney Edon Named Academic All-MAC
CLEVELAND, Ohio - - Ball State junior distance runner Courtney Edon (New Palsetine, Ind./New Palestine) has been named to the 2014 Women's Indoor Track & Field Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team as announced today by the league office.
Edon, who earned recognition on the 2013 Cross Country Academic All-MAC Team in the fall, is one of 33 female student-athletes to earn the award which is voted on by the league's faculty athletics representatives. The number of honorees on the Academic All-MAC Team is the number set for the specific sport or 33% of the number of nominees, whichever is greater.
"Courtney is very deserving of this award," said Ball State head coach Randy Heisler. "As a nursing major, she has one of the most demanding class schedules on the team. This award is a testament to the amount of time she puts into not only her school work, but the training and practice she is able to accomplish around her busy class load."
Edon, a nursing major with a 3.911 grade-point average, ran in eight of the Cardinals' nine indoor meets this season. She placed first in the 5000m run at Tom Hathaway Distance Classic (Feb. 15) with a time of 18:17.75, while clocking a season-fast 5000m run of 18:06.60 one week earlier to earn fourth at the Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic (Feb. 7-8). Edon turned in a season-best clocking of 10:25.31 in the 3000m run at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 24-25) to place 22nd in the event. She was also a member of the 12th-place distance medley relay which turned in a time of 12:34.03 at the 2014 MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March 1).
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
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on May 25, 2013 - 6:05 PM
, updated May 25, 2013 at 9:20 PM
A man was robbed at gunpoint of $400 in cash, a large amount of jewelry and his hat and sneakers, Northeast District police said early Saturday.
The robbery occurred at East Delavan and Courtland avenues. The victim said two men were following him, but one left before the other jammed a chrome-colored gun into his back and demanded "everything."
The victim surrendered his money; a watch, bracelet, necklace, earrings and three rings, valued at a total of $1,575; a $125 pair of Nike sneakers; and a $100 "True Religion" hat.
The robber fled on foot through neighborhood backyards, the victim told police.


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Female: oh, what are you doing? It is making the sex more pleasurable.
Male: Yea, im just doin a little wrap around.
Male: Yea, im just doin a little wrap around.
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An extremely long turd that completly wraps around the toilet bowl; often a source of great pride for the producer. Usually left in a public toilet for others to admire.
Pat snapped a picture of his wraparound with his cellphone camera so he could show it off at work.
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When a guy is doing a girl/guy in the ass, He reaches around and fingers/ gives a hand job at that same time
Damn she liked it when i plugged her in the ass but she went crazy when i did the wrap around
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It felt good when Tom did me from behind, although I went wild when he gave me a wrap around!
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During homosexual anal intercourse, the stimulation or manipulation of the catcher's penis by the pitcher hand or hands.
He was such an ass; he wouldn't even provide the benefits of wraparound.
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When you have Friday off for a three day weekend and take Monday off as well.
I had Friday off for the fourth of July but took a wraparound so I could party it up on Sunday.
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An Evans woman and a Fort Collins man are both facing charges of driving under the influence and causing two separate weekend crashes that sent multiple people to hospitals.
April Desrochers, 32, and John Deming, 35, were both arrested after crashes, one on Saturday in Evans and one on Sunday east of Fort Collins.
Desrochers was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk after her vehicle ran a red stoplight late Saturday night and collided with a vehicle carrying a woman and three children, according to an arrest affidavit.
Desrochers was driving a Nissan Altima northbound when her vehicle collided with a Honda driven by Sandra Gonzales, 30, in the intersection of 29th Avenue and 37th Street, according to an arrest affidavit. Desrochers, Gonzales and all three children were transported to North Colorado Medical Center with injuries. At least one child suffered serious injuries, said Evans detective Michael Yates, spokesman for the department.
At the scene, an officer noted that Desrochers showed signs of intoxication, and the officer found beer and marijuana in her vehicle, the report states.
Deming was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after his Mazda3 sedan collided with an Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by Kyleigha Sheridan, 21, of Loveland, according to Colorado State Patrol. Deming, Sheridan and a 1-year-old passenger in the Cutlass were all transported to Medical Center of the Rockies, said state trooper Josh Lewis. Deming and Sheridan suffered serious injuries and the infant suffered minor injuries, Lewis said.
The trooper noted that Deming showed signs of being under the influence of drugs, and the trooper found an unlabeled bottle with pills in the vehicle. Deming told the trooper that he has a prescription for oxycodone, and he couldn't remember when he last took the medication, according to an arrest affidavit.
Desrochers was arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault — reckless driving, vehicular assault — DUI, four counts of careless driving resulting in injury, DUI and reckless driving.
Deming was being held in the Weld County Jail on Wednesday night on $20,000 bond and faces charges of vehicular assault — DUI, driving under the influence of drugs and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.


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Buckhannon City Council decided Tuesday it was time to remove two old wooden playground structures at its city park.
The aging equipment is considered a safety hazard, officials said. Located to the right of the park entrance and near a gazebo, the structures will eventually be removed.
No specific time frame for the removal was established Tuesday. Street Commissioner Jerry Arnold was directed by City Council to have workers remove the equipment as time permits.
"The playground equipment that is there now wouldn't be used at a school. You would be asked to take it down for liability issues," Arnold said.
With inspiration from Lewis County, where an antiquated swimming pool was replaced by a modern facility with the help of a levy, City Council will consider finding funding to replace the old equipment.
Mayor Kenneth Davidson said rather than look first at replacing equipment, Council should know there are many pre-fabricated playgrounds that already meet code and safety standards. He said he would like to get a rendered image of how one of those structures would look in the city park.
Davidson said the image can be made available to the public, in hopes it will create enough interest to garner private donations or support for a levy.
"Get donations or put it up as a levy to raise the money to do it right," Davidson said. "It's something that will stay there and that we'll have for many years. I think if we put out what we're going to do and what it's going to cost, we could get community support."
While council members agreed that the playground equipment needed removal, they could not agree on a budgetary decision regarding the city's rainy day fund.
The fund stands at about $500,000 currently, but treasurer Michael Doss estimated that more than $100,000 could be added to it. Doss said that a decision must be made by the next council meeting, which is scheduled at 7 p.m. on July 16 at Buckhannon City Hall. A special work session to discuss the matter will take place at 4 p.m. Monday.
Councilman Dave Thomas said that instead of putting aside additional money in the rainy day fund, he would rather see it used to pay off some existing city debts.
Davidson suggested that City Council consider using some funds to help move the Buckhannon Police Department from the basement of City Hall to the Public Service Complex faster.


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A cute word for saying okay.
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Dust Bowl-era migrants from Oklahoma or Kansas; or anyone who lives in Oklahoma
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1. a migratory worker
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on November 6, 2012 - 10:11 PM
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Two local Republican state senators, running in newly drawn districts where Democrats had edges in enrollment, won their races Tuesday night.
Sen. George D. Maziarz, R-Newfane, captured his 10th term in the Senate, turning back the challenge of Amy Hope Witryol in the 62nd District.
State Sen. Michael H. Ranzenhofer, R-Amherst, had a closer race in winning his third term over Newstead Councilman Justin H. Rooney.
In the 61st District, which includes Amherst, Clarence, Newstead, all of Genesee County and two towns in Monroe County, Ranzenhofer led Rooney 66,134 to 45,946 with 95 percent of the vote counted in the Erie County portion of the district, and complete results from Genesee and Monroe counties. That was a 59 percent to 41 percent margin.
Ranzenhofer carried Genesee County, 14,983 to 6,185 in complete but unofficial returns. That more than canceled out Rooney's success in the Monroe County towns of Riga and Chili, which went for Rooney by a margin of 15,784 to 9,691.
In the 62nd District, Witryol carried almost 38 percent of the vote, better than she did when she challenged Maziarz in 2010, when the district did not include the Democrat-heavy City of Niagara Falls.
Results with 95 percent of the Niagara County vote counted, plus complete but unofficial returns from Orleans and Monroe counties, showed Maziarz with 62 percent of the vote. He had 63,061 votes to 38,749 for Witryol.
Maziarz defeated Witryol two years ago, 68 percent to 32 percent. Maziarz has been a senator since 1995 and until Tuesday, 68 percent was his worst showing in a two-way race. Niagara County results were late to report because of a serious computer problem at the Board of Elections, but Maziarz had a 60 to 40 percent margin over Witryol in his home county. He had a 17,000-vote lead, with 95 percent of the vote counted.
Maziarz said it appeared there had been a heavy turnout in Niagara Falls, where he said his internal polling had given him a 55 percent to 45 percent lead. However, Republican poll watchers gave Maziarz an edge of more than 2-to-1 in the Lockport area, and Maziarz was sure that the results from his native North Tonawanda would more than cancel out any edge Witryol might have had in the Falls.
"I'm very comfortable with it. In this business, 55 percent is a landslide. Anything over 55 percent is a gift," Maziarz said. Maziarz also won the other counties in the district, in solidly Republican territory.
Orleans County showed a margin of 9,011 to 4,058 for Maziarz. In the Monroe County towns of Ogden and Sweden, Maziarz won, 7,288 to 5,153 in complete but unofficial returns. Maziarz attributed his success to "the work we do year-round. The constituent service we offer is second to none."
He said he was able to promote some of the achievements he's worked on with Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, including the Recharge New York hydropower plan and the 2 percent property tax cap.
But the Democratic enrollment advantage did not enable Witryol to overcome Maziarz's advantages in incumbency and campaign funding.
Through Oct. 25, Maziarz raised $406,000 this year against Witryol's $32,000. Maziarz spent $324,000 against Witryol's $28,000.
At that, Witryol was well-heeled compared with Rooney, whose last financial report showed he had raised and spent less than $1,000. Ranzenhofer, meanwhile, raised $300,000 this year and spent $166,000.
Through Oct. 25, Maziarz raised $406,000 against Witryol's $32,000.
Three other local incumbents were re-elected without opposition: Republicans Catharine M. Young of Olean in the 57th District and Patrick M. Gallivan of Elma in the 59th District, and Democrat Timothy M. Kennedy of Buffalo in the 63rd District.
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A capsule look at Bill O'Brien's weekly news conference.
Opponent: Virginia (1-0)
Last time vs. Penn State: The Lions won, 35-14, at home in 2002 and hold a 4-2 lead in the all-time series.
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Hedging on Hodges decision: O'Brien admitted he might be asking too much of LB Gerald Hodges to have him handle kick return duties -- "Yeah, probably," he said -- but the coach didn't rule out using Hodges there again. Hodges fumbled a punt that led to an Ohio field goal and missed time on defense with a leg injury. "It's a lot on his plate, and his main role is obviously as our outside linebacker," O'Brien said. "He might or might not be back there this week, but there was a lot on his plate, and I'll tell you, I accept responsibility for that. But we'll move forward and we'll find some guys that can return some punts." Hodges is listed as third-string kick returner, behind Bill Belton and Adrian Amos and ahead of Alex Kenney.
Fatigue not a factor: O'Brien disputed the notion that his players got tired in the second half against Ohio. "I don't agree with that. ... When I watched the tape, I saw great effort," he said. "I saw plays that just we didn't make." The coach went on to say the team is in "pretty good condition."
Don't call them walk-ons: O'Brien has coined a new term, calling the non-scholarship players "run-ons." "These guys don't walk, they run on the field, they sprint on the field, they bust their butt on the field," O'Brien said. "These guys are not walk-ons, they are run-ons. I know that goes against everybody's term for non-scholarship players for the last 100 years of college football, but that's just our term for them." Whatever they're called, Penn State will need contributions from a lot of them over the years with the massive scholarship reductions.
Punting problems: The coach didn't hide his displeasure for the punting game after Alex Butterworth averaged just 35.8 yards on five kicks. "It's not good enough," O'Brien said. There will continue to be a competition each week for the punting job. "I think everybody knows that part of our team has to improve," the coach added.
Alma mater tradition off to bad start: O'Brien wanted to start a tradition of having the team sing the PSU alma mater after every home game, but that didn't happen Saturday. "Yeah, I messed that up. That's completely my fault. We'll do that the next home game."
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on November 6, 2012 - 7:01 AM
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Election Day is finally here, and some people just couldn't wait to get to the polls this morning to exercise their right to vote.
Democracy was on display long before dawn in the bowels of the Orchard Park Municipal Building, where more than a dozen people waited in line for the 6 a.m. opening of the polls.
"I've never seen a line like we had this morning," said Bob Pope, a county elections inspector working at the building. "I'd say we had probably 15 or 16 people [at 6 a.m.]. I think it is the heat of the presidential election."
Election Day features three main races for local voters.
The top lure is the heavyweight battle for president between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. While the national race remains in doubt, New York long ago was marked down as a solid Obama state.
But two highly contested undercard bouts have drawn plenty of interest: the 27th Congressional District street fight pitting Rep. Kathleen C. Hochul, D-Hamburg, against Republican opponent Chris Collins of Clarence and the three-way dog fight among Republican Sen. Mark J. Grisanti, Democrat Michael L. Amodeo and Conservative Party candidate Charles M. Swanick for the 60th District State Senate seat.
Some came early to the polls, on their way to work.
The first voters showed up at 5:30 a.m. in the basement of the Orchard Park Municipal Building, with Don Rust and Jeffrey Stanes holding the first two places in line. The third person, Dave Rebmann, a social studies teacher at Orchard Park Middle School, wanted to set a good example for his students.
Like others, Rebmann was fascinated by the Collins-Hochul race.
"It's a good expression of a democracy," Rebmann said. "They're both very capable candidates. You've got to give people credit for going out and running. That's what makes America, that the best people run, putting their head on the line. That's what made America."
Discussions with about a dozen voters in Orchard Park and at Grace Lutheran Church in Hamburg revealed two overwhelmingly predominant themes.
People, especially the early-bird voters, were thrilled to exercise their constitutional privilege. They were even more unanimous on their other point: They've had it with all the negative campaigning.
Suzanne Sommer, a medical receptionist from Hamburg, expressed both those points.
"I just really feel people died so we can vote," she said in the foyer of the mobbed Grace Lutheran Church shortly after 7 a.m. "So everybody should be here. I think there should be long lines every day."
She then was asked about the tone of the campaigns.
"I'm tired of the phone calls, and I'm so tired of the negativity," she said. "I wish people would come out and say what they're for, instead of slandering one another."
Julie Bettcher, a corporate tax accountant, also talked about the importance of voting, for her family's future.
"I feel pretty important," she said. "It's a big day for everybody, for all of us. I'm here exercising my rights."
Some families turned voting into an educational lesson – and a tradition – for their children.
Like Jack Ruh, 55, of Orchard Park, who brought his two youngest daughters, Sofia, 11, and Marta, 8, to the polls, some time around 6:30 a.m.
"It's a great tradition," he said of the early family voting. "We're going from voting to Tim Horton's to piano [lessons] to school."
Kim DeMarco, of Hamburg, who works for American Airlines, called voting a God-given right, stressing that she hopes her vote counts.
But then she referred to the negativity in the Collins-Hochul and other races.
"It actually leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, all the negative commercials," she said. "I don't hear what they're going to do. I'm just hearing what the other one has done wrong.
"I'm glad it's coming to an end," she added. "We've been waiting for a long time for today. I think people are tired of all the stuff in their mailboxes, and we don't answer the phone anymore."
At Clarence Fire Hall, a steady flow of voters showed up in the morning to cast their votes – and decide between Hochul and Collins.
"I think Chris Collins did an excellent job fiscally for Erie County, and I anticipate that he will use his skills and [meet] the challenge at this level," said Lorraine Probst of Clarence.
Barbara Condrell said she also voted for Collins.
"It was right down to the wire about who I was going to vote for, but in the end I decided to vote for Chris Collins," she said. "Basically, no candidate is perfect, and so you just have to figure out, I hate to say, the lesser of two evils. So I voted Republican."
Robert and Linda Zielinski went for Hochul.
"It's odd, because I'm a registered Republican," Robert Zielinski said. "They've alienated me with the right-wing lunacy."
Bob Munzert of Clarence did the same.
"I think she's doing a great job, and he's against everything I stand for," he said.
Hochul walked in to vote in Orchard Park, lugging a couple boxes of doughnuts for the election volunteers.
She talked about running in the predominantly Republican district, with roughly a 50 percent new constituency compared to her old district. Although Republicans outnumber Democrats by some 8 percentage points in the district, 25 percent of the voters are not registered with either of the two main parties.
"No one dreamed in a million years that we'd be this close on Election Day," she said of the recent polls showing her in a statistical dead heat with Collins.
Collins also arrived with doughnuts at the Clarence Fire Hall, walking in at 9:25 a.m. to cast his vote.
He expressed confidence at the outcome, and was also glad to be getting off the campaign trail.
"I've been campaigning for two straight years," he said. "We're going to look forward to kicking back a little bit. The kids are coming home for Thanksgiving."
Asked what he had learned about himself from the taxing campaign, he said: "That I have to smile more. That's what I learned."
Hochul and Collins, along with their outside groups, have spent more than $5 million on television ads to reach the voters, much of it focusing on attacking the other candidate.
A News reporter asked Hochul what she would tell the voters who seemed unanimous in their distaste for the negative campaigning that marked the 27th District campaign.
"I agree with them," she said, adding that there has to be a way to put a dent in the millions of dollars from outside groups that are polluting the airwaves. "We've got to put an end to that and restore civility to our [election campaigns]."
Collins insisted his campaign was not negative.
"We didn't run a nasty campaign; my opponent did," he said. "We stayed positive, certainly the last few weeks you saw that in my commercials. We were positive, she was very negative."
He was asked by The News about the Halloween-themed commercial that has run often in recent days and casts Hochul in a negative light.
"It's not my ad, and I actually think it's kind of comical. When the airwaves are crowded, you have to cut through, and you'd have to admit that one cut through," Collins said.
Voters, no matter how thrilled they are to be exercising their rights, are looking forward to later today – to having their mailboxes unclogged, their telephone lines free of voter surveys and last-minute pitches, and their TV watching devoid of all the political name-calling.
Here's how bad the negative campaigning has become, at least for Bettcher, the corporate tax accountant.
"It will free up the mailbox so I can see my bills again," she quipped.
Live coverage on BuffaloNews.com continues all day with a chat, now under way, and video updates every 30 minutes starting at noon.
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