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Food and philanthropy will make merry at the 12th annual March of Dimes Signature Chef Auction.
The gourmet tasting and auction on Monday at the Blair County Convention Center will feature 15 area chefs.
It's the only annual area event where chefs come together and "show off their stuff," said chef honoree Bill Sell of Bill Sell's Bold in Altoona. "I love it."
Along with helping the March of Dimes, he said the event gives those attending the chance to sample the culinary creations of many local restaurants.
Sell, who has cooked for the event since its inception, will be making sous vide pork tenderloin with a rum-molasses glaze and pineapple-coconut sauce over green-apple slaw. He will also offer flank steak crostini with chimichurri and Vidalia onion relish.
Other participating chefs come from presenting sponsor Sheetz Culinary; The Altoona Hotel - An American Bistro; Blair County Convention Center; Raphaels Steak House; The Grape Leaf Mediterranean Restaurant; The Ramada; Sweet Marie's Sweets; Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center; The Casino at Lakemont Park, all of Altoona; Parkhurst Dining at St. Francis University, Loretto; and Bell Mansion Tea House in Bellwood.
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What: March of Dimes Signature Chef Auction
When: 5:30 p.m. Monday,
Where: Blair County Convention Center, 1 Convention Drive, Altoona
Admission: Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased by calling 696-9691 or visiting www.marchofdimes
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The event also features a live and silent auction.
The live auction is a fun part of the evening, according to Lori Remis, area March of Dimes director. Auction items up for bid include private dinner parties, cooking classes, jewelry and trips to Myrtle Beach, Las Vegas and Florida.
One of those who will attend is Dalton Igoe, this year's area March of Dimes ambassador and his family.
"Go wash your hands," Dawn Igoe told her children Delaney, 12, and Dylan, 9, as they trouped into their house in Altoona. "You need to wash your hands," she said.
Dawn and husband, Scott's, oldest child, Dalton, 15, was born with six congenital heart defects,
Dalton received a new heart on May 19, 2012, at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. He is currently being cyber-schooled because his immune system is vulnerable to infections. Otherwise, his mother said, he is doing well.
He and his parents hope he will be able to return to Altoona Area High School in 2013 for his junior year.
"I am happy to be this year's ambassador for the March of Dimes. I hope that no other child has to go through what I went through. I had my first open heart surgery at 8 days old," he said.
One of 100 babies is born with a birth defect. The mission of the March of Dimes is to prevent birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
The bulk of donations go for research, Remis said.
Because of March of Dimes research, a blood sample that is tested for some 30 different birth defects is routinely administered to newborns, she said.
Along with honoree chef Sell and ambassador Igoe, Donald and Nancy Devorris of Blair Companies will be honored for their years of active service and dedication to the Signature Chef Auction.


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The Graduate School of Education (GSE) is launching an online advanced graduate certificate program in rehabilitation counseling this fall.
"This new advanced graduate certificate program in rehabilitation counseling is a part of the signature educational experience at the University at Buffalo, which offers working professionals a great opportunity to further advance their careers," says David Burganowski, associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology and director of the rehabilitation counseling program.
"The online component provides students who are unable to attend classes in person the chance to obtain training from the expert faculty at UB while gaining significant insight in to the field from a global perspective," Burganowski says.
The program, fully accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE), is ideal for those holding a graduate degree in counseling, behavioral health or science, disability studies, human relations and services, and marriage/family therapy who are seeking to provide counseling services for persons with a disability, according to Burganowski.
The new certificate also will prepare students to meet academic requirements set by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) in a number of categories to earn the national Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) credential. Students who wish to enroll in the certificate program without the intention of earning the CRC also are welcome.
UB will be one of fewer than a dozen schools to offer a specific curriculum to meet Category R requirements—requirements that expand the certification eligibility for certified rehabilitation-counseling credentials. Additional information regarding eligibility requirements for the CRC and its categories is available on the CRCC website.
For more information on the program or to apply, visit the GSE website.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; students will be accepted based on space availability for fall or spring semesters.


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April 14, 2013
After some initial unpleasantness between us, Americans and Britons have enjoyed a deep friendship and an unshakeable alliance....
Yes, Major, I am green with it. I wish I shat perfection like you.
Also, I never defended Obama, just criticized you.
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But, Major, YOU have all the answers.
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Major, what does it tell you? That I must be an Obama supporter, leftist, radical? I didn't say I disagreed with your content, only that I thought it was ironic (and quite entertaining) that your post attacked his grammar.
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maggie mae thather and ronny rayygun were the worst leaders short of hitler in the latter half of the 20th century - surpassed by greed and guile only by the baby bushie
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Majorgrammaticalerrors: Now lets [sic] consider the "genius" [sic] Barrys [sic] Harvard University days where it was remarked that his grammar was remarkable poor for a student wObama [sic] where it was said that his grammar was remarkably poor for someone with a Bachelor of Arts AT HARVARD. I smell entitlement. Or shall I say Quota [sic]. Cant [sic] make a right out of a wrong my leftist friends. It only makes it bad for the few that actually earned it. Cheers.
Seriously? You're questioning one's grammar skills with this butchered post? You are definitely a sic individual, Major.
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They were both on their way to dementia in office and tools of capitalist oligarchs. They did no one in the world any favors except their rich masters. It's little wonder the Brits are dancing in the streets singing "ding, dong, the witch is dead."
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The weather is so unpredictable, and this time of year you never know when to expect black ice, heavy snow, icy roads or a mixture of road conditions.
So what do you do if you find yourself driving sideways? If you have racing experience or been to a performance driving school, it should be second nature. But what about everyone else? Do you remember what you learned in driver's education?
Here are a few simple steps to help keep you on the road and less stressed.
How to recover from loss of traction
Loss of vehicle traction over slippery conditions, or for whatever reason, is always dealt with in the same manner. The object is to maintain your original path by looking where you want your vehicle to stop, and resisting the natural urge to look at trees and other objects you don't want to strike, including pedestrians.
Step 1: Understand that the process for recovering from a skid is the same for cars with front- or rear-wheel drive.
Step 2: Maintain eye contact with a safe area where you want your vehicle to go.
Step 3: Take your foot off both the gas and brake pedals immediately.
Step 4: Turn smoothly into the direction you want the car to go. Do not slam on the brakes. Locked, sliding tires have no directional control. For vehicles with anti-lock braking systems, you can, in most situations, step lightly and keep constant pressure on the brake pedal.
How to drive in icy conditions and slides
The key to driving in icy conditions is to move slowly and brake gently.
Step 1: Use the defroster and windshield wipers for better visibility.
Step 2: Brakes are not your friend – the gas pedal will help you get away.
Step 3: Give sufficient warning time to other drivers when turning, stopping or changing lanes.
Step 4: Keep plenty of distance between cars.
Step 5: If you do skid, turn the wheels into the direction of the skid.
Step 6: Keep in mind that melting ice is still slippery. Drive slowly so that your tires can push water through their grooves for better traction.
Tips and warnings
• Four-wheel drive cars maneuver better on snow, but that doesn't mean they can stop quickly. Leave plenty of distance between you and other cars. If you pass the same landmark as the car in front of you within three seconds, you are following too closely.
• Put chains on your tires if they are required or recommended by local highway officials.
• Avoid cruise control when driving on ice.
It can also be helpful to practice these techniques in an empty lot so when loss of traction happens, you will be prepared.


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You have to check yourself out, emotionally, or you're not gonna make it in this game. – Chelsea Meissner, Survivor: One World
In the war between reason and emotion, which wins?
We all fall somewhere on the scale from cerebral Spencer to erratic J'Tia. What's made this season of Survivor so compelling is that we have a cast of smart, strategic players – many of whom are also out-of-control hotheads.
Wednesday night's episode started with Tony and Kass, two of the season's most insightful players, behaving like bratty kids. Kass was mad that Tony left her out of his plan to blindside Jefra. Tony was mad that Kass was mad.
Kass refused to play with Tony anymore. Tony said fine, but if she wouldn't play with him, then he wouldn't play with her.
Are these 40-year-olds or 4-year-olds?
When Kass mistakenly thought she overheard Tony call her a "b––," she decided that she would take her toys to her new friends, Spencer and Tasha. (Spencer and Tasha were also, incidentally, her old friends.)
Like many out-of-control kids, Kass needs to feel like she's the one in charge. "I don't want to be a cult member. I want to kill the cult leader," she said. Kass has a huge chip on her shoulder about anybody bossing her around. It led her to flip on Sarah, and it leads her to momentarily flip on Tony.
"I like to have chaos and I like to have trouble," Kass explained. But while Kass may tell herself she's an agent of chaos, she's really acting out of anger. She wasn't such a fan of chaos when it was Tony disrupting her orderly plans.
Kass's flip opened the door for Spencer and Tasha to recruit a new alliance. They approached the ever wide-eyed Woo about turning on his old allies.
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When Woo got back to camp, however, Tony saw straight through his cover story that Spencer and Kass hadn't mentioned his name.
Meanwhile, Tasha's horrible lies weren't any better. She pretended that she was so certain she was going home, she wasn't even bothering to scramble. That trick might have worked for Caryn in Survivor: Palau but this is freaking season 28.
Seriously, who taught these players how to lie? You need to create an actually believable cover story. If Tasha wanted to act like she was going home, she should have acted like she actually thought she was going home – scramble, make deals, say anything.
But while Tony knew they were lying, there wasn't anything he could do to counter the votes. He resolved to play his idol, but even so it looked like a split vote might send his right-hand lady, Trish, to the jury.
Then Tasha had a conversation with Kass to reinforce how much Tony needed to go. "He's Russell Hantz," Tasha said.
Kass quickly realized two things. One, that it's far better to sit next to Hantzian Tony than likable Tasha. Even more important, she realized she now had the power to choose. That was all she wanted in the first place. Kass flipped again and voted out Tasha.
The Fishy this week goes to Russell Hantz himself (though Tasha has a solid claim for inspiring her own ouster). Russell's gamesmanship and his brutal losses are so iconic that they've defined a certain style of play. A simple comparison between Russell and Tony completely changed Kass's vote and the course of the game.
Love him or hate him, Russell's still influencing Survivor.


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'Spring Goodwill Week' in Kazakhstan by Svetlana Gladisheva
Pavlodar, Kazakhstan: "By making good things, you add to the world's goodwill box one important thing, two sincere smiles and endless belief in humanity." Read article
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A week in Uganda for ex-BBC director by Greg Dyke
Kampala, Uganda: Former Director General for the BBC Greg Dyke recently spent a week in Uganda with VSO staff and his partner Sue Howes, who volunteered there with VSO back in 1968. In his colourful diary Greg vividly describes the excitement of returning to the school Sue volunteered in over 40 years ago and the many challenges children in Uganda are overcoming today. Visit site
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Wollo, Ethiopia: Natural disasters and wars serve as a reminder that greed is killing us. It's women like Abebech Gobena who will save us. Read article09 January 2009
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Banda Aceh, Indonesia: "Very often we do not tend to realize, let alone appreciate, that we already have so much more than most people in the world." A volunteer with International Humanity Foundation relates his teaching experiences in Aceh, Indonesia. Read article05 January 2009
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Hometown: Monroeville
Family: wife, Alison; son, former PSU standout Justin King; daughter, Haley
Education: Bachelors in business management, Penn State
Playing experience: 1987-91: Penn State, receiver; 1992: Washington Redskins, receiver; 1993: CFL Toronto Argonauts, receiver; 1994-95: CFL Shreveport Pirates, receiver; 1996: AFL Albany Firebirds, receiver
Coaching experience: 1996: Hempfield High School, assistant; 1997-2000: Duquesne, passing coordinator; 2001: Gateway (Pa.) High School, offensive coordinator; 2002: Gateway High School, head coach; 2003-2012: Gateway High School, head coach/athletic director; 2013: Temple, wide receivers; 2014: Penn State, defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks
Why did you get into coaching?: "Eighteen years ago, my dad came to me with an advertisement in the newspaper for a local high school job and he just asked, 'You want to coach?' And I said, 'OK.' Eighteen years later I do it because I have the opportunity to work with young people. I have the opportunity to help impact their lives and change their life in a positive manner. It's the most rewarding gift that I can have."
What is your coaching philosophy?: "Accountability. I want my players to be accountable for all their actions on and off the field. I want them to be accountable for being playmakers and being good fathers and good citizens and good students and good people."
What do you enjoy most about being at Penn State?: "It's a great university. I had the opportunity to play here. I had great success as a player. I'm looking forward to having great success as a coach. Penn State has been great to me and my family, and this is just a small token of me giving back a little big."
What is your best memory or story about James Franklin?: "James is a people's guy. He's very personable. I remember when he first brought me on board, he welcomed me as if I were with him the last 10 years. He just made me feel so welcomed to the Penn State family. I'm forever grateful for the opportunity he's provided me and my family."
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Red haired, freckled faced, and light skinned youths. They have no soul, must stay away from sun, are creepy, and... in the middle of the night, will come to get you. The gene is recessive, and can remain dormant until adolescence. Stay away from ginger kids.
In the 9th season of South Park, Eric became what he despised: a ginger kid. He then became the leader of the ginger kids supremacist group, whose main intent was to exterminate all non-gingers.
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Someone who has red hair, pale skin and sometimes freckles. Being a ginger often makes the person a target for discrimination. Many gingers have a very short temper so it is a fairly good idea to not piss them off. Ginger kids also have the characteristic red pubic hair, which is where the name firecrotch comes from. Lastly, because of their low melanin content gingers usually get bad sunburn if they sit out in the sun for too long. However, this doesn't mean that they can't go out in the sun or that they are afraid of it. And they do have souls.
The other day I started to make fun of this ginger kid so he broke my legs and killed my family.
by a ginger kid May 18, 2007
they have red hair,freckles,pale skin. but they make amazing friends. and all those haters need to shut they're faces because they are idiots and don't know what they are talking about. so get a life and stop insulting gingers. and by the way gingers are people too. so stop insulting them. do you know how bad that can feel.
my BFF is a ginger and she is nice friendly and definetly has a soul. ginger kids are also really fun to hang out with
by gabi (ps i am a dirty blonde) December 28, 2011
Kids with red hair and pale skin and freckles. It is a severe and irreversible medical condition. Sun makes the situation must worse. Genetic research has revealed that the "ginger gene" is indicative of an underlying curse. Ginger kids have no soul. Ginger kids are evil. Discrimination has led to the "Red Power" movement. Their parents lie to them, telling them "each freckle is a kiss from an angel." If you marry an Asian, you can not have a ginger kid. They have fire crotch. Gingervitis is contagious and transmitted by ginger kids. (note: This description does not apply to Lindsay Lohan because she is hot.)
Wes Bergmann (MTV's Real World Austin)is an ugly ginger kid that also has many scabs.
by painless July 04, 2006
Red haired kid with freckles and white skin. These children are normal and the best in the world and will dominate the human race.
Wow i shouldn't of called that red head a ginger kid he will now torcher me because he is the master human on Earth.
by GINGERKING246 April 11, 2010
A red headed freak with pasty skin. Smells like pee, and usually visits the annual ginger convention. warning may smear on contact.
Mike: "Hey, what smells like pee?"
Alex: "Its the ginger kid in front of us"
Mike: "Make sure you make no contact with them, they smear"
Alex: "Its the ginger kid in front of us"
Mike: "Make sure you make no contact with them, they smear"
by Mike & Alex with ranches July 10, 2008
A nerdy looking kid who has pale skin with freckles splattering their face with candy red hair. Usually the kid is an asshole.
that kid over there is a ginger kid.
oh shit!
that guys an asshole
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(BALTIMORE, 1/25/11) - Commissioner of Labor and Industry J. Ronald DeJuliis today announced a public meeting of the Board of Boiler Rules on February 15, 2011 at 9 am at Laurel College Center, 312 Marshall Ave., 6th Fl., Laurel, Maryland. The Board is scheduled to meet to discuss issues relating to boiler and pressure vessel safety and may consider requests for variance from regulations. Interested persons should contact Debbie Stone, DLI administrator at 410-767-2225 to confirm the meeting or obtain additional information.


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Prep Time 10 minutes |
Cook Time 20 minutes
15 ounces Eden Refried Kidney Beans
15 ounces Eden Refried Pinto Beans
14 1/2 ounces Eden Diced Tomatoes w/Basil, do not drainor Eden Diced Tomatoes w/Roasted Onion & Garlic
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, diced
1/4 cup celery, diced
1 cup organic sweet corn, fresh or frozen
1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced
3 cup water
1/2 tsp Eden Sea Salt
1/2 cup Eden Spaghetti Sauceor Eden Spaghetti Sauce - No Salt
1/4 tsp dried oregano
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This week's Game of the week is the yearly Army/Navy game.
Army is 5-6 with no ranked wins. Key losses were to #3 Cornell by 1, #5 Hofstra by 1, #15 Colgate by 1, and #19 Bucknell by 2.
Navy is 8-3 with wins over #19 Georgetown and #12 Maryland. Key losses to North Carolina by 1, Bucknell by 1, and Colgate by 1.
Army's EMO is a struggling this year only converting on 28% of their opportunities, while their man-down unit is only stopping their opponents 47% of the time. Army is only 46% on FO. Jason Peyer leads the way with 38 points (26G, 12A), followed by Jeremy Boltus (20,16), Kevin LoRusso (13,6), Brooks Korvin (12,6), and Rob McCallion (9,9). After that the #6 scorer is only at 9 total points.
In net, Tom Palesky has put up a nice 63% save percent and an 8.28GAA.
Navy's EMO is not struggling as much as Army's converting 44% of the time. Their man-down defense is lights out one of the best in the nation if not THE best. Their opponents are only converting 13% of the time. Navy's defense also shines in the fact they have forced 105 opponent turnovers, and are winning the ground ball war by an average of 10 more per game. Navy's FO unit is winning 49% of the time. Tim Paul is the points leader for Navy with 30 (17, 13). He is followed by Brendan Connors (15,6), Andy Warner (11,7), Pat Moran (13,3), and Bruce Nechanicky (10,3).
In goal it should be Tommy Phelan. This kid is on one hell of a hot streak right now. In 2 starts, he is 2-0, 6.0 GAA, and 72% save%. That is playing the full 120 minutes. That is playing against both Georgetown and Maryland. The potent MD offense was held to 4 goals against Navy.
Army/Navy is always a good match up. Even though Navy has dominated the W column over the years, Army always hangs tough and plays them close. I think Army has two real good stars with Peyer and Boltus. I think they could give Navy's D a challenge. I have to give the W to Navy in this one, just because of the way Phelan is playing.
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The followers of a meditation practice that has its roots in ancient India are in a dispute over the control of its teaching.
The feud pits the Iowa nonprofit that has taught transcendental meditation in the U.S. for decades against Thom Knoles, a former associate who left and built his own group of followers.
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whos watched AMV's??? 'cause i'm making some of my own music video AMV's
tell me whn you post them."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
well, i don't have a youtube account but i'll ask someone to put them onto youtube for me. i've nearly done them but the applemac i'm doin' them on has ran out of disk space :-( so that's gonna make things difficult for me. "I am Darkness, BWA HA HA HA HA!"
oh shitoki mushrooms....i'm sorry,....well good luck on them and i cant wait to see how they turn out."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
well, i've finished them now and all i need to do now is convert them into quicktimes which is takin' the piss to do :-( "I am Darkness, BWA HA HA HA HA!"
can somebody tell me wat 2 search if i want 2 look up some awsome amv's purrrrrr-ty plz
just go to youtube."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
Im Known For Making Some Of The Best Action AMVs In The World.......Check Em......Youtube.com/Elementshadow89Nothing I shoot ever gets back up again.
i'll have to check them....oh and nice pic. words....whats the use.
i've put them onto a DVD now so i'm gonna ask a friend to put them onto youtube for me so you'll be able to watch then soon, i hope "I am Darkness, BWA HA HA HA HA!"
"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
they should be on youtube soon 'cause i aske4d someone to do it for me yesterday "I am Darkness, BWA HA HA HA HA!"
"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
no probs :-). i'll try and find out what key words yo have to put into the search engine. "I am Darkness, BWA HA HA HA HA!"
two out of the three music videos are on youtube now, just type in "DH project" and you shouyld have the vids on. "I am Darkness, BWA HA HA HA HA!"
hasn't anyone watched those videos that i've mnade yet??? "I am Darkness, BWA HA HA HA HA!"
i like AMV's, to me their a good way to advertise an anime or music. i've gotten into so many animes and music because of them, and the best part is(for the companies who own the anime) it's doesn't cost a dime. but i do wonder why anime companies frown upon AMV's, bandai is a big one they've taken off most of the gundam amvs as well as probably a few others.sure an amv might have spoilers in them but so does an ad for the anime. so other then the cost to the company what's the differences? i don't know if manga feels the same as bandai america. there are other companies that do feel the same way as bandai though. and if it's a rights thing, think about it.. AMV = free ad. so why should a fan "have" to ask to put an AMV online. it's a free ad for the anime, free ad for the company. hundreds of dollars saved because a fan wanted to spend their time making an AMV to show the world a sample of this cool anime with this cool song. logic of ridding the world of unauthorized AMVs does not make sence.
i started listening to e-nomine because of hellsing amvs, and i've found shows like claymore or ikki tousen through amvs. so i agree that they are a good way to advertise shows or music. "You know what you have to admire? A Catholic hit man who blesses himself just before he strangles someone."-George Carlin
I have, i like watching them some of them are intresting, when some are now lol
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ROCHESTER – Sweet Home has been known for its quickness for years.
On Friday night, the Panthers used some powerful bursts to earn a trip back to the Carrier Dome.
Sweet Home scored two touchdowns in the first 2:35 of the second half to gain control of its Class A state semifinal, and it would never let go as it went on to a 40-22 victory over Union-Endicott before an estimated 900 at Sahlen's Stadium.
Senior Michael McCoy ran for a 65-yard touchdown on the second half's first play from scrimmage, and sophomore standout Brad Zaffram's interception less than a minute later set up Zaffram's 2-yard score. The two touchdowns flipped Sweet Home's three-point halftime deficit (22-19) into a 33-22 lead, and the Panthers would shut out the Tigers for the entire second half.
"It's a great win," said 27th-year Sweet Home coach John Faller. "I told them at halftime, 'You've got a chance to get to Syracuse, you may never get another chance the rest of your playing career.' I said, 'We get the ball in that third quarter, let's come out and do something.' And we did."
Sweet Home (12-0) will play in its third state championship game in five seasons. The Panthers won championships in 2008 and 2009 at Syracuse's Carrier Dome, and their opponent next week will be a familiar one. Sweet Home will play the team it beat in both of those state finals, Section II (Albany area) champion Burnt Hills, at 3 p.m. next Friday.
Burnt Hills (11-1) scored a 28-13 victory over Section IX champion Cornwall on Friday night in Kingston. This will be Burnt Hills' fourth trip to the state championship game in five years; it has yet to win a title.
"It's been a dream since eighth grade," McCoy said of the trip to the Carrier Dome. "Everybody got a little emotional on the sidelines once time ran out. It's just a great feeling."
Union-Endicott (9-2), the champion of Section IV (Binghamton area), took advantage of its interception of Panthers senior quarterback Mike Torrillo (12-21, 174 yards, one TD, two INTs) in the final minute of the second quarter to score a touchdown that gave it a 22-19 lead with nine seconds left in the first half.
The Panthers quickly turned things around after halftime.
On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, McCoy ran an end-around from the right side to the left, gained the corner and sprinted down the left sideline for a 65-yard score 17 seconds after halftime.
"I knew it was coming my way, so I had to make a big play," McCoy said. "We needed it."
"I looked right, and looked left, and he's running down by himself," Torrillo said of McCoy's run. "I was like, 'Wow.' We knew we were in good shape. Everyone was calm in the locker room. We were down three, we knew we got the ball back – we were just hurting ourselves."
Zaffram leaped to nab an interception of a pass thrown by junior Joey Orlando (11-35, 204 yards, three TDs, one INT) to set up Sweet Home at the U-E 30. The 6-foot, 205-pound Zaffram, who had a tremendous all-around game (nine tackles and a TD reception), ran in from 2 yards out with 9:25 left in the third quarter.
"He's a kid that doesn't come off the field," said Faller. "He's 16 years old and he lets his presence be known out there. And he does it in a great football way, he's a solid kid all the way."
Sweet Home also scored three touchdowns in the second quarter after it fell behind, 14-0, after the first. The Panthers added a fourth-quarter touchdown in a flash when senior Josh Roe pickpocketed Orlando as he went back to pass, ripping the ball away and returning it 12 yards for a 40-22 Sweet Home lead with 9:09 left.
Section VI is coming off a successful Far West Regional round, where it matched its best performances ever by winning four of five games.
With Randolph winning in Class D, Section VI will send two teams to the state championships next week. Alden (Class B) and Orchard Park (AA) will get their chance today. Section VI won four out of five Far West Regional games from Section V (Rochester area) last week to earn its four spots in the semifinals.
Sweet Home has a 3-0 record in state semifinal games.
"It's the greatest feeling in the world," Zaffram said. "The only feeling that could top this is a winning a state championship."
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No. 1 UC Irvine Downs MVB in Season Opener, 3-0
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men's volleyball team dropped its opening match of the season 25-21, 25-16, 25-17 at the hands of No. 1 UC Irvine Saturday night at Worthen Arena. Senior middle attacker Kevin Owens led the Cardinals with eight kills while fellow middle Matt Leske patrolled the middle with two solo blocks and three assisted blocks.
The Cardinals fall to 0-1 on the season while the Anteaters improve to 3-1. UC Irvine was coming off of a five-set loss to No. 7 Loyola-Chicago.
Owens had two solo stuffs and an assisted block to go with his kills. Freshman Brendan Surane connected on six kills in his collegiate debut and got under five digs and assisted on two blocks. Leske had four blocks to go with his defensive effort.
Senior setter Graham McIlvaine had 23 assists on the night to go with two assisted blocks. Junior David Ryan Vander Meer got the start at libero and finished with a team-high seven digs.
The service line got the better of the Cardinals, forcing 13 service errors. The bright spot came from Marcin Niemczewski who knocked in an ace in the third set. UC Irvine had the advantage in total team blocks (11.5 – 8.5), hitting percentage (.195 – .048), digs (30 – 22) and aces (6 –1).
Ball State led in the first set capitalizing on early UCI misconnections. The turning point of the set came as the score was tied at 12-12. Starting setter Michael Saeta went down after attempting a block with an ankle injury. He was replaced by Roberto Frazzoni who spearheaded the comeback to win the set 25-21.
The second set saw the Anteaters' offense pick up to .310 (14-5-29) while the Cardinals managed .040 (7-6-25). Zack La Cavera dominated the second set picking up 10 kills off a .261 clip. The third set had a similar tone offensively for Ball State while UC Irvine benefitted from five service errors and nine attack errors.
The Anteaters were led offensively by Zach La Cavera and Jeremy Dejno with 18 and 10 kills, respectively. Scott Kevorken, Colin Mehring and Roberto Frazzoni each had four assisted blocks.
Ball State is hosting its annual alumni match Sunday, Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. at Worthen Arena. The Cardinals are back in action Saturday, Jan. 11 as it hosts St. Francis for a 7:30 p.m.


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Holland High School may finally get a football team – but only if its athletes line up beside their counterparts from East Aurora High School.
Holland is too small to support a team, and East Aurora's enrollment is dropping, so some think it makes sense for the neighboring districts to team up.
The two districts have applied for a combined football program, filing necessary paperwork with the Erie County Interscholastic Conference and Section VI.
It would be a similar arrangement to what now exists with other local districts that have merged or combined hockey teams.
"It's only for the sport of football," said Matt Adams, Holland's athletic director.
Until now, East Aurora had resisted a suggested merger because doing so would have bumped it up to Class A – putting it in competition with schools almost twice their size, according to Fred Thornley, East Aurora's athletic director.
"That was the big stumbling block," Thornley said.
But everything changed in late January, when the executive committee of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association approved a revision to its regulation about combining teams.
Instead of counting 100 percent of a district's enrollment in ninth through 11th grades to determine the school's competitive class, a graduated scale will be used. For East Aurora, which currently competes in Class B, that percentage is 30, according to the association's website.
The change, a two-year pilot program beginning with the 2013-14 school year, is a new wrinkle in the not-so-new practice of combining students from districts to field athletic teams.
In 2010, the Western New York Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Federation was born, featuring combined teams, including Orchard Park/Frontier and Sweet Home/Amherst. The Monsignor Martin Association's team represents several Catholic schools.
Both the ECIC and Section VI must approve the proposed football merger, according to Ken Stoldt, co-chairman of the Section VI Football Federation.
The two school boards also must approve it.
The East Aurora School Board is expected to talk about the plan Wednesday, and board member Eric Sweet says it's important to consider the change.
At a January board meeting, Sweet – whose son played football for East Aurora – noted that with declining enrollment at East Aurora, it may become increasingly difficult to field a varsity football team without raiding the junior varsity ranks.
While revisiting the issue during a meeting in February, he said, "This is a very physical sport, and when there's a shortage of kids, they start playing both sides of the ball. Fatigue gets extreme, and the injury risk increases."
While the details have yet to be worked out, money was – and remains – a point of contention for Holland, which has never had a football program. The closest it came was in 2000, when the School Board included funding in the annual budget referendum. But district voters soundly defeated it, and years of contentious debate followed.
During last week's board meeting, Vice President Ronda Strauss said that if the board approves the combined program, it would have to be without financial help from the cash-strapped district.
"I'm excited about it," said Adams, Holland's athletic director. "As long as we can make it work financially, I think it would be a very wise investment."
Meanwhile, Holland Raiders Youth Football and Cheerleading, which views the merger as an opportunity for its participants to progress from league to high school play, is offering to help raise money for the program.
"We haven't been asked to do anything at all so far," said Brian D. Jones, president of the Raiders organization. "We wanted to make our School Board aware that we do have adults willing to facilitate making this happen."
The Raiders organization is looking to hold fundraising activities that could benefit the program.
"We are not going to fund it ourselves," said Jones, who emphasized that he doesn't want donors to the Raiders organization worrying about their money going elsewhere.
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There's nothing quite like a fresh baked pretzel, and there's no shortage of them around here.
When you know your dough, twisting pretzels is big business, even for the smallest of factories.
The Intercourse Pretzel Factory in Lancaster County churns out 100 pounds of pretzels a day.
Owner Donna Clark said 75 percent of the pretzels made in the United States are made within 100 miles of the factory, and we eat about 80 percent of them in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Clark said she came by the pretzel business by accident. She decided to give pretzel-making a try when a deal fell through for another pretzel company to move into the factory spot 17 years ago.
Her no-nonsense recipes from scratch were a hit.
"I saw the trend coming, so we made a plain, cheese, herb and brown butter from the beginning," said Clark.
The factory offers free tours to the public, and you'll get to twist your own pretzel.
You'll learn the technique from one of the fastest pretzel twisters in town.
An employee holds the record, twisting 21 pretzels in one minute.
As far as she knows, Clark said hers is one of only seven companies left that still twist pretzels by hand.


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Emmy award-winning journalist Kellie DeMarco anchors KCRA 3's evening newscasts at 6pm & 10pm.
Since joining KCRA 3 in 2011, she has not only covered Northern California's biggest breaking news stories; she's also travelled the country covering national stories like the Aurora movie theater shooting and multiple Super Bowls.
Kellie comes to Sacramento from Denver, where she was the main anchor for KWGN's evening newscast since 2007. She has worked at several television stations reporting and anchoring. Prior to KWGN, DeMarco served as a morning anchor at KRDO in Colorado Springs and at KJCT in Grand Junction, Colorado. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in both Journalism/Mass Communications and Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Kellie DeMarco received the 2013 Emmy for Best Anchor; she's also the recipient of two Edward R. Murrow awards and multiple national AWRT (American Women in Radio and Television) awards for her reports on women's issues.
Kellie is committed to helping find a cure for breast cancer. She's served as honorary co-chair of the Colorado Springs chapter of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization and she continues to be active in efforts to raise awareness about breast cancer.
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A familiar face in the nonprofit sector, Lon Erwin is changing causes, but not his focus on community.
After nine years as executive director of the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado, he has accepted the same position at Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County. It will be his third stint heading up a La Plata County nonprofit organization � he had previously been the executive director of Community Connections for 17 years.
The foundation he leaves behind is a far different organization than when he arrived in 2003.
�We had grown our original gift of $20,000 in 1998 to a little over $300,000 when Lon started,� foundation Board President Chuck Fredrick said. �Since then, we have more than $2 million in funds being managed. But he also helped bring in close to $6 million in funds that have been turned around and put back in the community.�
Fredrick credits that success to Erwin�s presence and reputation.
�Overall, he really raised our profile,� Fredrick said. �Not many people knew the foundation even existed, and only some who came from a community where there already is one understood it.�
The foundation, one of nearly 650 in the country, serves La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma, San Juan and Dolores counties. It provides inexpensive administration and investment management to more than 90 family funds and nonprofit endowments as well as having its own general fund for granting to local causes.
�It�s a way for nonprofits to save for future big projects,� said Tim Walsworth, United Way of Southwest Colorado president and CEO, who also sits on the foundation�s board. �And it serves as an umbrella for fledgling nonprofits and programs. United Way is primarily a checkbook charity, spending what we bring in. This is a savings book for charity.�
United Way was one of the first nonprofits to create an endowment through the community foundation. The endowment is currently worth about $133,000.
�Our board made a long-term decision to grow it over time to $2 million,� Walsworth said. �Someday, the endowment will fund operating costs, so there�s no overhead, and 100 percent of donations will go to the programs we are supporting. Having the foundation solidly in place made it super-easy.�
Rising to the occasion
Erwin�s leadership was key when the community faced the disastrous fire in the 700 block of Main Avenue in 2008. The fire destroyed Seasons Rotisserie and Grill, Le Rendezvous restaurant, Half-Price Tees and Durango Embroidery and Print.
�After the Seasons fire, he was instrumental in saying we need to have a community fund for times like this, not just for the owners, but for the employees,� Fredrick said. �We raised about $100,000 fast. About $80,000 went out during the next six to eight months for rent, utilities, food and grocery cards for employees displaced by the fire.�
Erwin credits Steve Short, then president of First National Bank of Durango, with instigating the foundation�s Emergency Fund after the bank was approached to do it. He underplays the part he played, spending the weekend calling the people he thought would be key players in forming and administering such a fund.
�We met Monday morning at 8 a.m. at the Business Improvement District office to determine how the money was going to come in and how it would go out,� he said.
Walsworth said Erwin and the foundation�s leadership was the central component of the Emergency Fund�s success.
�He helped us be responsible with people�s money,� Walsworth said.
Teaching what he knows
When Erwin wasn�t running the foundation, he was counseling other nonprofit leaders and sitting on the Advisory Board of the Nonprofit Certificate Program at Fort Lewis College.
�On a personal level, he�s been a great mentor to me and a lot of other people in the nonprofit community,� Walsworth said. �He showed me how to get the most bang for the buck, shared best practices, gave me specific information on how to review grant requests.�
The foundation is currently seeking a new executive director, who will have big shoes to fill, Walsworth said.
�We expect to have a continuing presence and keep the profile high,� he said, �but at the same time, it�s an opportunity for the foundation to take another step with fresh people taking a look at it.�
Erwin is beginning his third week at Habitat for Humanity, where he is passionate about his new organization�s mission.
�Home ownership makes us a stronger community,� he said about Habitat, which is building its 35th and 36th homes in Bayfield this summer. �Research shows kids get better grades and parents get better jobs when the family owns it own home. Our biggest challenge is finding affordable land in Durango, so if someone wants to donate a lot ...�
But he leaves the community foundation with a hope.
�I have a fantasy that every nonprofit in town has a $1 million endowment and some stability,� he said.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald


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On October 19, 2012, evaluators Drs. Jane Sherman and Matha Potvin came to Oregon State University for the ad hoc accreditation site visit. The purpose of this visit was to focus on OSU assessment of student learning in the Baccalaureate Core, graduate studies, and undergraduate programs.
There were three open sessions, one for faculty, one for undergraduate students, and one for graduate students. At these sessions the OSU community was invited to share examples of how they use full-cycle assessment in their classes and degree programs.
Jane C. Sherman - Vice Provost for Academic Policy and Evaluation, Washington State University
Martha Potvin - Provost and Vice President for Acaemic Affairs, Montana State University, Bozeman
The Ad Hoc Self-Evaluation Report can be accessed using your OSU login.


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Jimmy Fallon did it again on Wednesday night -- he got NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams to rap.
Williams, who has been seen in several videos Fallon has produced using clips from Nightly News, rapped to The Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight."
There are also two special cameos within the video.
You can see "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" weeknights at 11:35 p.m. on WESH.
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Source: The Detroit News
quote: You make it sounds as if this guy ran over a quarter and the car exploded. Join us back in reality please.
quote: Then maybe Musk can cook up some "statistics" to explain why there are far more Nissan Leaf's on the road, and not a single one has caught fire?
quote: ICE cars don't burn to the ground from hitting road trash.
quote: This is a design flaw. Small objects bumping into the underside of the vehicle shouldn't be causing catastrophic fires.
quote: The damage was underneath, doesn't need to have damage on the hood, bumper or frame...
quote: The WHOLE front end is gone!
quote: I see no evidence if some massive collision here. Do you? The hood isn't crunched up, the frame isn't bent. At most the front bumper got damaged.
quote: BTW, I've drive over trailer hitches before. My car didn't burn to the ground.


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North Tahoe senior Nico Monforte picked up right where he left off last season in the opening Tahoe Basin League ski race.
Monforte, a seasoned Far West talent and the defending combined champion of the Tahoe Basin League, claimed victory ahead of Connor McKeen of South Tahoe in the giant slalom race at Alpine Meadows last Thursday.
Monforte posted a winning time of 1:03.93 between his two runs to McKeen's 1:04.62, while North Tahoe teammate Lucas Earley rounded out the top three in 1:05.63.
In the girls' race, North Tahoe's Johanna Gur finished third and Truckee's Hailey Perkins was second.
Despite the top-three finishes, however, neither North Tahoe nor Truckee won as a team. South Tahoe's boys and girls both captured team victories to take the combined win.
South Tahoe's boys posted a winning score of 202 points to runner-up North Tahoe's 196 and Truckee's 190.
South Tahoe's girls, meanwhile, tallied 197 points to North Tahoe's 194 and Whittell's 146. Truckee's girls were fourth with 139 points. Both Truckee and Whittell had only three girls (the top four results count toward the team score).
The Vikings took the combined win with a score of 399 points. North Tahoe was second with 390, followed by Truckee with 329, Douglas with 296, Whittell with 257, Carson with 192 and Incline, which had only two racers, with 74.
Michael Gardner of Whittell led the way in the girls' race, winning with a time of 1:09.91, compared to Perkins' 1:10.69 and Gur's 1:11.52.
North Tahoe's Emma Sproehnle finished eighth in 1:13.44 and was followed by teammates Audrey Johnson (10th, 1:15.38), Nicole Marinoff (13th, 1:15.95), Sydney Lancaster (14th, 1:15.96) and Allie Doyle (17th, 1:17.73).
For Truckee, Chelsea Mohun finished 18th in 1:18.33 and Sarah Manthorpe was 22nd in 1:21.70.
Senior Nico Kuyper led the Truckee boys with a fifth-place finish in a time of 1:06.73, while Truckee's Wes Harrington was sixth in 1:07.98. They were trailed by teammates Isaac Osborne (12th, 1:09.69), Colin Gerrard (15th, 1:10.13) and Cedric Dagueville (16th, 1:11.25).
Finishing after Monforte and Earley were Lakers teammates Wildon DesLauriers, who was 10th in 1:09.41, Chase Whitney (18th, 1:11.86), Troy Kalange (19th, 1:13.03) and Tilen Lane (20th, 1:13.03).


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School Focus: Reform needs to be examined at all levels
February 25, 2013
School reform in West Virginia has to start somewhere, and clearly, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and others involved in setting strategy were right to focus on younger childre....
Oust Wade Linger. He has had plenty of time to make changes, other than staff. How about a respectful haircut for him, also.
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The editorialist is hopeful but unrealistic. How many reforms have been effected in the past 20 years or so? What is needed is triage. Trying to save all is mission impossible but no one is willing to admit this. Instead, it's one failed reform after another. I say conduct the triage and focus concerted efforts on the K-6 students. Fail those who can't or won't learn and pour supportive resources into those who can and will. Using remedial resources on 10th or 11th graders who can't read well--and, sometimes, not at all--or perform basic math, is simply a feel-good waste.
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If we really wanted to help children, we would privatize all education!
Then we would make eduction through college separated by gender...
Almost all of our education problems would largely erased.
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On the one hand we have the union leadership that wants to keep lousy teachers and could care less about student achievement. On the other hand we have a governor that could care less about spending more of taxpayers dollars and prefers to grow the bureaucracy with political hacks.
It has been known for decades that there is no correlation between more spending and student achievement. What is known, from studies that bother to look at the "before and after effects" of changes is that when a school choice program, with vouchers that follow the student, is implemented, it becomes the motivation competition that finally gets PUBLIC schools to actually improve student achievement and it costs less. $12,000 to educate a public school student per year. $4,500 for private school tuition. Detractors come up with all sorts of excuses and "spin" but facts are facts when you examine before and after student achievement. School Choice is the Right Choice.
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If private school is only $4,500, why do private schools charge so much? Whatever. Teachers at typical private schools earn substantially less than their public school counterparts - as they should - because they don't have to be formally educated or certified professional educators, they don't teach as many hours per day, they don't teach as many days, they don't teach as many students, and they don't teach the offspring of the dregs of society. Public school teacher unions are just an easy excuse for any complainer to complain about because the unions are too busy to fight for their reputations because they are trying to keep their members safe from out-of-control students, parents, administrators, and lawmakers.
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The University of Texas at Brownsville is part of The University of Texas System. The University serves about 17,000 students at its campus located in Brownsville, Texas. UTB is situated about 25 miles from South Padre Island and just across the border from Matamoros, Mexico. The College of Education (http://coe.utb.edu) serves over 5,500 graduate and undergraduate students each semester. The College of Education offers 31 undergraduate programs of which 22 are leading to teacher certification from elementary to PK-12. In addition, we have non-teacher programs which lead to the B.S. in health and human performance as kinesiology and exercise science, as well as a certificate and associate program in child care and development. At the graduate level, we offer 17 master's specializations in bilingual education, counseling and guidance, curriculum and instruction, early childhood education, educational leadership, educational technology, English as a second language, health and human performance, reading and special education. Doctoral Program in curriculum offers the following specializations: bilingual studies, literacy, early childhood education, educational leadership, educational technology, and higher education teaching. With the continued growth of the University and the development of new programs within the College of Education, applications are invited for the following positions.
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on March 6, 2013 - 10:40 AM
, updated March 6, 2013 at 10:58 AM
Tashia Seneca went into her 3-year-old son's bedroom Tuesday morning, expecting to find him fast asleep in his little play tent. Instead, she realized he wasn't breathing.
Investigators say his death was no accident.
Her live-in boyfriend, Justin Crouse, 30, of Salamanca, had awakened in Seneca's home on Sulphur Springs Road on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation at about 1 a.m. Tuesday to find his girlfriend's 3-year-old son, Gage Seneca, out of his bedroom and walking around the living room.
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound construction worker struck the child and then picked him up and put him back in the play tent in which the boy had been sleeping since making the transition from a crib a couple of weeks earlier, according to Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard.
"Mr. Crouse," Howard said, "went back to bed."
Tashia Seneca, who has two other children, had slept overnight with her 6-year-old daughter in the girl's room. At about 8 a.m., she went into Gage's room to retrieve a toy.
When she realized that Gage wasn't breathing, she called 911. Her mother, an emergency medical technician who also lives at the home, began performing CPR.
The reservation's volunteer firefighters arrived, and the boy was rushed to Lake Shore Hospital in Irving, but there was nothing anyone could do.
"It was clear to [the emergency responders] the child had been deceased for some time," Howard told reporters Wednesday.
The boy was pronounced dead at 8:45 a.m. An autopsy performed later Tuesday found that Gage died as the result of blunt-force trauma to the head.
Detectives called Crouse, an unemployed construction worker, who agreed to come to the Sheriff's Office's station in North Collins for questioning. He was arrested early Wednesday on a charge of second-degree murder and later arraigned in Brant Town Court.
If Crouse is convicted as charged, he could face 25 years to life in prison, Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III said.
Investigators do not know whether Gage was already dead when Crouse allegedly put him back in his tent or whether the boy could have been saved if he had been taken to a hospital after being injured, Howard said at a Wednesday news conference.
Investigators found no history of child abuse or neglect at the home, which detectives said was immaculate and filled with children's toys.
There had been a few 911 calls from the house over the last five years, including one for a suspected domestic dispute that did not involve Crouse and was not violent in nature, Howard said.
Crouse has nine arrests on his record, all misdemeanors, mostly for disorderly conduct and criminal mischief but no felonies, according to the Sheriff's Office.
"No prior arrests for violent crimes," Howard said.
Tashia Seneca had three children: Gage, the 6-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son. She works at the Seneca Allegany Casino.
Investigators learned that Crouse got along well with the 4-year-old and had taken him out on Monday.
Crouse wasn't as close to Gage, Howard said, but there was no indication he had ever abused the boy.
Seneca and Crouse had been dating for about seven months, and he was living with her part of the time and in Salamanca the rest of the time, Howard said. Although the relationship had been "dwindling" recently, the sheriff said, "there were no indications of any kind of domestic violence."
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Title: Senior Interaction Designer
Location: San Francisco or Boston
Environment: Casual, flex time
Client: Financial
Work: E-commerce
Contract: Ongoing
Rate: Competitive
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