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Resistance to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: Potential role of p21B, p27 and the p53 apoptotic pathway
(The University of Bergen, 2009-03-13)
Effect of the MDM2 promoter polymorphisms SNP309T>G and SNP285G>C on the risk of ovarian cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers
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Background: While BRCA mutation carriers possess a 20-40% lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer, knowledge about genetic modifying factors influencing the phenotypic expression remains obscure. We explored the ...
Radiation therapy combined with hormone treatment for primary prostate cancer. Effects of radiation dose escalations and assessment of side effects
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DNA methylation profiling in doxorubicin treated primary locally advanced breast tumours identifies novel genes associated with survival and treatment response
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Background: Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and consists of a heterogeneous collection of diseases with distinct histopathological, genetic and epigenetic characteristics. In this study, we aimed to ...
Genetic biomarkers as prognostic and predictive factors in metastatic malignant melanoma
(The University of Bergen, 2010-10-26)
Malignant melanoma is one of the most chemoresistant malignancies in man. Although effort is put into developing new drugs to treat metastatic melanoma, still dacarbazine, an alkylating agent approved in 1975 for therapeutic ...
Association between long-term neuro-toxicities in testicular cancer survivors and polymorphisms in glutathione-s-transferase-P1 and -M1, a retrospective cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2007-12-27)
Background: To assess the impact of polymorphisms in Glutathione S-transferase (GST) -P1, - M1, and -T1 on self-reported chemotherapy-induced long-term toxicities in testicular cancer survivors (TCSs). Methods: A total ...
Predictive and Prognostic Impact of TP53 Mutations and MDM2 Promoter Genotype in Primary Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Epirubicin or Paclitaxel
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Background: TP53 mutations have been associated with resistance to anthracyclines but not to taxanes in breast cancer patients. The MDM2 promoter single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) T309G increases MDM2 activity and may ...
Persistence of disseminated tumor cells after neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced breast cancer predicts poor survival
(BioMed Central, 2012-08-14)
Introduction: Presence of disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in bone marrow (BM) and circulating tumor cells (CTC) in peripheral blood (PB) predicts reduced survival in early breast cancer. The aim of this study was to determine ...
Inflammatory biomarkers with focus on Calprotectin (S100A8/S100A9) and S100A12 (EN-RAGE) : method development and application in acute radiation proctitis and rheumatoid arthritis patients
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Assessments of diseases are usually performed by a combination of clinical symptoms, signs and objective measurements. Biochemical markers of inflammation are important in evaluation of treatment of acute and chronic ...


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BELOIT- The West Branch Local school board Thursday night approved several athletic supplemental coaching contracts.
The board approved coaching contracts for the 2012-2013 school year to Shawn Alazaus, head baseball; Rick Mulinix, co-assistant baseball; Walt DeShields, co-assistant baseball; Scott Loudon, junior varsity baseball; Tracy Wyatt, head boys track; Kevin Buckley, assistant boys track; Rodger Sharp, assistant boys track; Nathan Heddleston, head girls track; Frank Edie, middle school girls track; Elaine Bonar, head boys tennis; Merrellyn Banks, assistant boys tennis; Jennifer Woods, head softball; Larry Griffith, assistant softball; and Brenda Sharp, junior varsity softball.
In other personnel moves, the board hired for the 2012-2013 school year Alaina Felgar at minimum wage as technical support on an as needed basis; Merrellyn Banks as a home instructor on an as needed basis; Holly Morrow Zion as an aide contingent upon the needs of the students; and Mary Irey as a seven-hour cook's helper.
The board also approved for the 2012-2013 school year certificated substitutes Francie Yarwood, Russell Leatherberry, Lorie Bush, Jeff Shipman and Rebecca Grey; and classified substitutes Melinda McCoy, Tiffany Keinath and Theresa Stryffeler.
Additionally the board accepted donations of $200 from community members to the McVicker Scholarship, $150 from Cope Farm Equipment to the Senior IBE for technology and labor and materials from Smith Landscaping for maintenance of the varsity baseball and junior varsity softball fields.
The next regular school board meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20 in the high school Library.
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Hi, I am 22 years old, and my sister who is almost 18 years old was diagnosed with NF1 since she was borne.
she has the cafe-au....spots all over her body. she has a curvature of the left tibial bone. and now there's some probable nerofibromas all over the body barely developing, but they are not seen yet, you just can feel them, but you cannot see them. are they going to grow?
My mother and I have lived a life crying for her, just the two of us, because we haven't had the strength to let my sister know what she really has. well, I have just respected my parent's decision to know tell her yet. My mom believes that if we tell her, the disease it's going to develop more, and she will get depressed.
She is a very quiet pretty girl, and we don't know what's awaiting for her. It has passed 18 yrs since I know about her disease, I have observed how she develops, and every time I see something different, my mom gets sad, and I do too, when I am alone.
Sometimes, I am very afraid. And all I can do is pray, as we always do. I don't want her to suffer.
Will her disease develop more with age? or pregnancy? is there any psychosocial factors?
She is fine right now, with no other signs that affects her self-esteem...since she always wears jeans so, nobody will see her bent bone (she used to wear a cast, but she decided to take that off permanently a few months ago, since her bone is apparently strong), she wears enough makeup to cover as much as she can the freckles on her face, and just ignores the cafe spots all over the body, because she thinks they are just moles.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. — Below are select incidents from the Truckee Police Department's press log for August 13-20, along with previously unreported incidents.
June 29
• The protected party in a domestic violence restraining order reported several violations by the restrained party over the past two months. The restrained party was located and he was issued a citation.
August 8
• Officers took a report of commercial burglary on Donner Pass Road. Carpenter tools from a local hardware store were stolen. The suspect was identified and a report was sent to District Attorney for arrest warrant.
August 9
• Officers reported theft of bicycle, after it was taken for a test ride from a rental store. The suspect was identified and a report was sent to the Attorney's District Office for a warrant issuance.
August 11
• A Truckee resident received a check in her PO Box that had someone else's name on it. The reporting party didn't know why she received someone's check and suspected check fraud. The reporting party contacted the other party via phone and found out that the other party resided in Georgia and explained an unknown person randomly mailed her a check, which she believed came from Truckee PO Box. A report was taken for information only.
August 13
• A juvenile got into an argument with his mom. The juvenile grabbed his mom by the throat and choked her. The juvenile was on active juvenile probation and subsequently arrested.
• A reporting party contacted the Truckee Police Department to report an unattended child had been left by parents on Donner Pass Road. Further investigation revealed no neglect of child endangerment issues. The incident was documented for informational purposes only.
• Officers were dispatched to a female screaming asking for the police on Huntsman Leap in Truckee. Upon arrival, officers discovered that the female had been physically assaulted by her husband. The information at the scene lead to the arrest of the victim's husband., who was subsequently taken to jail.
• Officers took a late report of domestic violence incident between a husband and a wife at West River Street. The investigation resulted in conflicting stories with no corroborating witness to the incident. The statements that were taken are referred to the District Attorney's Office.
August 14
• An elderly male was assaulted by his adult step-son, which resulted in injury to the victim. The suspect was arrested for felony elder abuse and booked in Nevada County Sheriff's Office.
• Officers stopped a vehicle for vehicle code violations and the driver was determined to be DUI. The driver was arrested and booked in Nevada County Sheriff's Office.
• A red bicycle was stolen out of the front yard on Pioneer trial. There are no leads or witnesses found.
August 15
• A reporting party reported an abandoned bicycle in front of his residence on Old Mill Road. The bicycle was booked into found property system.
August 16
• Officers took a report of grand theft on River Park Place. Subjects stole approximately $4,500 worth of tools from work trucks parked in the fenced area. There is no suspect information.
• A reporting party reported being threatened by known subject regarding an incident that occurred six years ago. The reporting party wanted the incident to be documented. An informational report was taken.
• Officers contacted a driver in the Regional Park parking after closing hours. The driver was subsequently arrested for DUI.
• Officers responded to a report of multiple subjects hitting cars and setting off car alarms on Estates Drive. An area check resulted in locating a very drunk 19-year-old male, who was responsible for the disturbance. The suspect was arrested for drunk in public, with charges to be filed with the District Attorney.
• Officers were dispatched to a vandalism of a vehicle. The victim of the vandalism didn't know where or when the vandalism occurred. The victim requested this report to be documented for insurance purposes.
August 17
• Officers found a subject walking in the area of Palisades Drive and Brockway Road. The subject matched the description of a subject who ran from officers on another unrelated call for service. Upon contacting the subject, he displayed the obvious signs of intoxication and was subsequently arrested for public intoxication.
• A subject was found staggering in the roadway on Brockway Road. The subject was determined to be drunk in public, unable to care of himself. The subject was booked in Nevada County Sheriff's Office and later was released after sobering.
• Officers reported overnight theft of buoys from the water. The theft occurred by South Shore Drive.
• A reporting party received annoying phone calls from a subject he has had dealings with in the past. The previous case number was taken by the Nevada County Sheriff's Department.
• A citizen found a money clip with cash, ID and credit cards attached to it in Safeway. The reporting party turned in the money clip into Nevada County Sheriff's Department.
• Officers took a report of criminal threats made over the phone by an unknown suspect, who used a restricted number.
• A subject who was on parole and reportedly using methamphetamine was located and arrested.
August 19
• Three subjects entered a store on Donner Pass Road. One of the subjects distracted the supervisor, while two others subjects confused the cashier and took extra money from her while asking her for change to a large bill.
• A subject was arrested for brandishing an imitation firearm in a public place on Hirschdale Road.
• A subject came to Nevada County Sheriff's Office in Truckee to turn in a rifle for destruction. The rifle was booked for destruction.


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Serves 6 |
Prep Time 5 minutes |
Cook Time 40 minutes
29 ounces Eden Garbanzo Beans, rinsed and drained
2 Tbsp Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp Eden Sea Salt
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
Preheat oven to 400°. Place the chickpeas on a paper towel lined tray and pat dry to remove water from rinsing. Pick out and discard any loose bean skins. When dry, place the chickpeas on a large baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Mix the spices together and sprinkle over the chickpeas. Mix well and bake about 35 minutes. Sprinkle on the lemon juice, mix, and bake another 5 to 10 or until golden brown and crunchy. Remove and place in a bowl.
Appetizer, Beans, Gluten-Free, Good/High Fiber, Good/High Protein, Macrobiotic, No Sweetener Added, Vegan, Wheat-Free


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when young teens (12 or 13) start getting in to the habit of going to the mall every friday night. a frosty will turn in to a mallrat in time.
teen 1: let's hang out at the mall and meet some people.
teen 2: yeah we're still frosties though.
teen 1: it's ok. we'll be mallrats in no time.
teen 2: yeah we're still frosties though.
teen 1: it's ok. we'll be mallrats in no time.
af kdhfgklasjh 30. november 2008
When a large, ribbed, and preferably green straw is inserted into the anus by a partner. The partner the proceeds to suck upon the straw. There is also the option of attempting the dangerous: Frosty, Biggie Size where the partner with the straw in their anus releases gas at the same time that the other partner begins to breath through the straw.
Man I just got a frosty from some random guy in that truck stop bathroom.... Weird.
af Dylan Mcr 20. februar 2007
It's a sex act, entailing the female to preform fellatio on her partner, and just before climax an ice cube is inserted in his anus, yielding complex and intersting results.
Dude, that girl last night totally gave me a frosty!
No, way! That bitch!
Don't worry, I retalliated with the pirate.
No, way! That bitch!
Don't worry, I retalliated with the pirate.
af Gary Barrie 25. januar 2006
To be pissed, angry, upset...usually in terms of feeling less than "social".
After hearing through the grapevine what she had to say about me, I wasn't really in the mood to see her again. I was feeling pretty frosty at that point.
af MLAM 16. maj 2006
having a boner while it is cold outside
Spencer got a frosty when he saw Bekah while it was cold outside
af Gagface 3. februar 2006
Iced-out bitches. Typical rich-bitch chicks with enough ice (I mean blingin!) to freeze out any average playa. Close relative to the gold digger (sometimes one and the same), frostys are known for their extreme sexiness and shallow personalities. As they are not the brightest of female species, they have also been refered to as frosted flakes (best to eat right out of the box!). Frosty bitches can be found at any trendy local shopping center, tanning salon, or nightclub baller spot. WARNING: High Maintenance. May cause extreme wallet damage.
Yo, this frosty is fine, but, without tha ice, and the Gucci, and the beauty treatments, and the plastic surgery, she's just another drip.
af JSwivel 28. marts 2006
my long lost friend. Frosty is the best car in the world. I love him with all my heart. I can't believe I traded him so quickly. He was a good man. I will always miss my Frosty.
Me: I want to go somewhere.
Frosty: I will take you where ever you would like to go!
Me: Thank you Frosty!
Frosty: Of course, I am always here for you!
Frosty: I will take you where ever you would like to go!
Me: Thank you Frosty!
Frosty: Of course, I am always here for you!
af Ashley 8. november 2004


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Maryland Health Exchange Director Resigns Amid Website Woes
Maryland's health benefit exchange Executive Director Rebecca Pearce resigned Friday amid ongoing efforts to fix the state's health insurance website.
No reason was given for her resignation and state officials would not comment late Friday on the reason for her departure.
Joshua Sharstein, Maryland's health secretary and chairman of the health benefit exchange board, released a statement saying the board accepted Ms. Pearce's resignation. "Ms. Pearce worked tirelessly and with tremendous dedication to build Maryland Health Connection over more than two years," he said. The board named Carolyn Quattrocki to serve as the interim executive director. Ms. Quattrocki currently serves as the executive director of the governor's office of health-care reform.
Like the federal government, Maryland has been grappling with technical problems with its health-insurance website, MarylandHealthConnection.gov, since it opened Oct. 1. Maryland is one of 14 states running its own health-insurance marketplace.
The state's website woes came as a surprise because the state was believed to be in a good position to start signing people up for insurance starting Oct. 1. Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, immediately kicked off the state health-reform effort after the 2010 Affordable Care Act became law. The state was among the first to hire an exchange director when it hired Ms. Pearce.
The website crashed soon after it went live on Oct. 1 and was barely functional in the early weeks. A spat between two contractors working on the project hampered efforts to fix the website, according to Maryland officials.
Earlier Friday the state announced that it had added about 700 new enrollees in private health plans in the week ending Nov. 30, bringing the total to 3,758. The state also added 1,800 Medicaid participants, bringing the total to 13,300 for Medicaid coverage effective Jan. 1. However, the state still has a long way to go to reach a goal of having 150,000 people enrolled in private insurance by the end of March.
The Maryland project is being overseen by Noridian Healthcare Solutions LLC, a Fargo, N.D., firm that got its start processing Medicare claims.
Noridian is involved in a dispute in a Maryland federal court with a former subcontractor that was working on the project, EngagePoint LLC. An Oct. 29 letter submitted to the court by the state of Maryland said the dispute between the companies had "impeded" work on the website.
On Oct. 25, court documents show, EngagePoint was kicked off the project by Noridian, which then attempted to hire some of EngagePoint's employees. EngagePoint was charged with developing and linking together the software that helps run the website. Noridian had the job of overseeing the entire project as well as maintaining and operating the website.
EngagePoint sued to keep Noridian from trying to hire its employees, but the court denied the bid. The companies are set for mediation later this month. Noridian filed a counter lawsuit saying EngagePoint wasn't turning over computer code and other documents needed to continue work on the website.
EngagePoint Chief Executive Pradeep Goel , in an interview, said his company was being asked to routinely do work that wasn't called for in its contract. Mr. Goel was featured in this September WSJ article.
Mr. Goel said his firm did do additional work such as helping Noridian fix a problem that caused the website to crash on Oct. 1. He said he hasn't been involved in the project since Oct. 25 but "we want to see the project succeed. We invested a lot of time and effort."
In a statement, Tom McGraw, Noridian's chief executive, said the company could not discuss the details of the litigation between the companies.
Maryland officials have said they wouldn't take sides in the dispute. Dori Henry, a spokeswoman for the state's health department, said in a statement that the problems with the companies "did adversely" affect the project. "It was a distraction as we were launching the website and then working to address problems," said Ms. Henry.
EngagePoint has played a similar role in Minnesota's health insurance website, MNsure.org, which has mostly been functioning since the beginning of October. Mr. Goel said Minnesota's operations may have been smoother because it housed the website within state computer systems.
Minnesota enrolled about 25,000 people through Nov. 30, and of those about 4,478 are in private insurance plans. The rest will be in Medicaid or another state health insurance program.


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quote: Again Im sorry you are easily confused that tiles are icons with a background color.
quote: Now how do I get off your DO NOT STALK LIST?
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(a) "Adjusted RBC report" means an RBC report which has been adjusted by the Commissioner in accordance with subsection (e), section two of this article.
(b) "Corrective order" means an order issued by the Commissioner specifying corrective actions which the Commissioner has determined are required.
(c) "HMO" means the same as defined in subsection (11), section two, article twenty-five-a of this chapter; as used in sections one, three, four, five, seven, eight and twelve of this article, the term "insurer" includes HMO.
(d) "Domestic insurer" means any insurance company, farmers' mutual fire insurance company or HMO domiciled in this state.
(e) "Foreign insurer" means any insurance company which is licensed to do business in this state under article three of this chapter but is not domiciled in this state or any HMO that has been issued a certificate of authority under article twenty-five-a of this chapter but that is not domiciled in this state.
(f) "NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
(g) "Life and/or health insurer" means any insurance company licensed under article three of this chapter or a licensed property and casualty insurer writing only accident and health insurance.
(h) "Property and casualty insurer" means any insurance company licensed under article three of this chapter or any farmers' mutual fire insurance company licensed under article twenty-two of this chapter, but shall not include monoline mortgage guaranty insurers, financial guaranty insurers and title insurers.
(i) "Negative trend" means, with respect to a life and/or health insurer, negative trend over a period of time, as determined in accordance with the trend test calculation included in the RBC instructions.
(j) "RBC instructions" means the RBC report, including risk-based capital instructions adopted by the NAIC, as the RBC instructions may be amended by the NAIC, from time to time, in accordance with the procedures adopted by the NAIC.
(k) "RBC level" means an insurer's or HMO's company action level RBC, regulatory action level RBC, authorized control level RBC, or mandatory control level RBC where:
(1) "Company action level RBC" means, with respect to any insurer, the product of two and its authorized control level RBC;
(2) "Regulatory action level RBC" means the product of one and one-half and its authorized control level RBC;
(3) "Authorized control level RBC" means the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the RBC instructions;
(4) "Mandatory control level RBC" means the product of seven-tenths and the authorized control level RBC.
(l) "RBC plan" means a comprehensive financial plan containing the elements specified in subsection (b), section three of this article. If the Commissioner rejects the RBC plan and it is revised by the insurer or HMO, with or without the Commissioner's recommendation, the plan shall be called the revised RBC plan.
(m) "RBC report" means the report required in section two of this article.
(n) "Total adjusted capital" means the sum of:
(1) An insurer's or HMO's statutory capital and surplus as determined in accordance with the statutory accounting applicable to the financial statements required to be filed under section fourteen, article four of this chapter; and
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October 2, 2011
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BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Stetson men's basketball team (3-7) defeated Florida Atlantic (5-6) by a score of 69-68 on the road Tuesday night as junior Chris Perez's buzzer-beater snapped the Hatters' six-game losing streak in Boca Raton.
"It feels great to get a win, finally," Perez said immediately following the game. "I saw [junior] Aaron [Graham], he shot it, and the ball didn't hit the rim," the guard continued on about the final play. "My guy didn't box me out, so my first thought was just to go rebound, and throw it up there. Thank God it went in."
The Hatters were put in position to need a buzzer-beater after a two-point lead with 14 seconds remaining turned into a one-point deficit when FAU's standout Greg Gantt hit a three-pointer from well beyond the arc, off balance, and a defender in his face.
Down 68-67 with just seven second left, Graham brought the ball up court quickly, but was forced into a tough shot near the top of the key. Perez reacted quickly, zeroing in on the ball, grabbing the rebound and finishing off the layup just as the buzzer sounded.
"I'm proud that we found a way," Stetson head coach Casey Alexander said. "It wasn't the traditional way, and we had a guy make a big play at the end, but it was a whole lot more than that. We had a lot of big plays made in the second half when it would have been easy for a team that has lost six in a row to kind of throw in the towel. We didn't do it. We found a way."
The Owls used a 7-0 run early in the first half to take an 11-4 lead over the Hatters with 14:46 to play in the period. Stetson countered with seven straight points, beginning with a dunk from senior Adam Pegg after senior Joel Naburgs found him on a dish in the lane. A jump hook by Pegg was quickly followed by a triple from Naburgs when Pegg found him when doubled in the post, which tied the game at 11-11 with 13:23 to play in the frame.
The runs continued when FAU used an 11-0 stretch to extend its lead to 22-11 just over three minutes later. The Hatters stopped the bleeding when sophomore Dennis Diaz hit a three with 10:07 to play in the half. A lob from Naburgs into Pegg in the post was finished off by the Stetson center, drawing the foul, and knocking down the free throw to cut the Owl lead to five, at 22-17.
FAU increased its first half advantage to as many as 12, but Pegg, Stetson's three-point shooting, and holding down FAU's Gantt kept the Hatters in the game. Pegg finished the half with 11 points, on 4-of-7 shooting, Naburgs and Graham each tallied two treys in the period, and Gantt was forced into 2-of-12 shooting to make it 41-32 at the break.
Like on Saturday in Richmond, Stetson started out hot in the second half, scoring the first four points on a jumper by Naburgs and two free throws from Perez. However, it was the Hatters' defense early on and throughout the second period that propelled the team to victory on Tuesday night. Stetson allowed FAU just 11 points through the first 10 minutes of the second half.
Finally forcing the Owls into turnovers, the Hatters capitalized on 12 giveaways by FAU in the second half, including a steal by Graham that led to a breakaway dunk by junior Willie Green to make it 52-48. After another Owl turnover on the next possession, a conventional three-point play by Graham cut the FAU lead to one point, at 52-51 with 10:43 to play.
The owls quickly countered though, scoring six straight points over a minute-and-a-half span to regain the advantage. In similar situations throughout the team's six-game skid, the Hatters could have subconsciously thrown in the towel, as Alexander alluded to. Stetson didn't.
Two more free throws by Perez opened a 9-0 run for the Hatters that included four more points from the junior guard, and concluded with a triple from Graham that gave Stetson its first lead since taking a 2-0 advantage on the first bucket of the game.
The two teams battled back and forth, with Stetson leading by as many as three points, at 66-63 with 1:27 to play, when Perez stole the ball from Gantt and went in for the layup on the break. A layup by FAU's Pablo Bertone and one-of-two free throws by Graham gave Stetson the two-point lead the led to the intense final minute.
Perez, along with scoring the game-winning basket, led the Hatters with 16 points and seven rebounds. Graham also scored 16 points, and tallied a game high four steals to help the Stetson defense. Pegg added 15 points and seven boards, while Naburgs chipped in with 10 points and a team-best five assists.
The Hatters finished with 10 steals and forced the Owls into 15 turnovers. Stetson also shot 12-for-13 from the free throw line, including a 6-for-6 performance from the charity stripe by Perez. Pegg went 3-for-3 from the line, while Graham was 3-for-4.
While he finished with 23 points for the game, Stetson did a great job defensively on Gantt during the contest. The FAU guard went 8-for-25 from the floor, and was just 3-of-12 from three-point range. Bertone added 12 points, while Andre Mattison chipped in with 10 in the loss.
Stetson snapped its six-game losing streak, and will next play at Central Florida rival UCF on Thursday, Dec. 20. The Hatters and the Knights will tip off at 7:00 p.m. in Orlando with television coverage on CSS, as well as radio coverage on 1230 AM, 1490 AM, and myam1230.com.


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Men's Golf Team Adds Transfer McCormick Clouser
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State men's golf team has added Michigan State transfer McCormick Clouser to its roster for the upcoming Spring 2013 season.
A product of Bluffton, Ind., and Norwell High School, Clouser will be a sophomore for the Cardinals after spending the past year and a half at Michigan State. Last month, he tied for 22nd in a deep national field at the Dixie Amateur.
"We welcome McCormick to the Ball State golf family," Ball State coach Mike Fleck said. "He is an established Division I student-athlete who has experienced success at the highest level as a collegiate and amateur player. We look for McCormick to have an immediate impact on the program, and we are excited he chose Ball State University."
Clouser competed in all six events this past fall for the Spartans, carding a 75.3 stroke average over 18 rounds. He posted three top-20 finishes and had his best result in October at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic, where he tied for ninth.
As a freshman at Michigan State in 2011-12, Clouser competed in 11 of the team's 12 events and logged a 74.76 stroke average. He managed four top-20 results that year, including a tie for 18th (second-best among Spartan golfers) at the Big Ten Championship.
Clouser, who finished runner-up at the 2011 Indiana Amateur before his freshman year of college, had a decorated high school career at Norwell. He was a four-time All-Northeast Hoosier Conference selection and won the individual conference title in both 2010 and 2011. He was also named the Northeast Indiana Player of the Year his final two seasons.
A first-team all-state selection in 2011, Clouser held a 71.9 stroke average, won four tournaments and placed third at the IHSAA state championship in his final high school season. He holds the Norwell 9-hole and 18-hole scoring records.
Clouser joins a Ball State men's golf team will enter the spring season ranked No. 27 nationally by Golfweek and No. 34 by Golfstat. The Cardinals are preparing to host the MAC Match Play next month at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club in Dade City, Fla.


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Check out 2013 Earth Fest Pictures on the Penn State Shenango Facebook Page
Update: Penn State Shenango's Earth Fest 2013 was a huge success and lots of fun! Check out this year's pictures on the Penn State Shenango Facebook page and/or the Penn State Shenango Earth Fest page.
Adults and children of all ages are invited to join the fun as Penn State Shenango holds Earth Fest 2013 from noon until 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, in downtown Sharon, Pennsylvania. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include live music and entertainment, children's activities, the Farm Bureau Mobile Agriculture Science Lab, an artists' market, Penn State Berkey Ice Cream, green information from local organizations and businesses, a recycling event, eco-friendly cars from Montrose Auto Group and Mel Grata Scion, and more. Food will be available to purchase.
Educational presentations will include "Farm-to-Table Programs" by Elliott Lengel from 1 to 1:45 p.m., "Butterfly Gardening" by Master Gardener Donnajean Anyeart from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., and "Tomato Gardening" by TC Conner, The Write Gardener from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
There will be live music all afternoon beginning with a drum circle (bring your own drum) from noon to 12:45 p.m., acoustic rock by Mandolin Whiskey from 1 to 2 p.m., environmental songs and puppetry by Chris Rowlands from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., and finishing with the jazz quartet Hot Club Allegheny, featuring local musician Max Schang from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Activities for children and family members of all ages include Raku pottery glazing by Penn State Ceramics instructor Christian Kuharik, an amphibian and reptile program by Pymatuning State Park, environmentally-themed crafts and activities by Hermitage School Green Team, face painting by First Presbyterian Church of Sharon, and Storytelling ("The Lorax") by the Penn State Shenango Drama Club.
New this year is the Farm Bureau Mobile Agriculture Science Lab which will be stationed in the faculty/staff parking lot outside of the Science Building on Penn Avenue, along with the eco-friendly cars from Mel Grata Scion and Montrose Auto Group.
Other activities available to do throughout the day include an eco-friendly local artist's market, information tables from environmentally-conscious local businesses and organizations, and a recycling drive for computer equipment and cell phones (10 years old or less).
And while you are here, don't forget to stop down in the Great Hall to purchase some famous Penn State Berkey Creamery ice cream!
Earth Fest 2013 is being co-sponsored by WKBN and Fox Television, as well as Mel Grata Scion and Montrose Auto Group. We hope you will join us in celebrating Earth Day at Penn State Shenango. For a complete schedule of events, or for more information on Earth Fest 2013, contact the Student Affairs office at 724-983-2836 or visit www.facebook.com/pennstateshenangoearthfest.


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By Serenity
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I got this item specifically because I wanted something for my iPad. I didn't want a briefcase or a backpack, and I wanted a functional purse that fits my iPad. This purse meets those requirements and then some. I do wish it had a clip for my keys, as it it (as it needs to be) a deep purse and searching for keys can be a challenge. The purse is not bulky and doesn't feel too big. It is stylish and useful!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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I have been searching for a bag that will hold my electronic gear along with the usual sundries without adding excessive size and heft. This is the perfect bag.
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I like the compactness of this purse and the ability to carry an Ipad! It's great for quick trips to customers as it carries the purse essentials and the small electronics. A nice looking and well made item...it should be for the price!
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Beautiful bag. Roomy enough for all you need to carry without being overpowering. Ageless styling and quality leather and workmanship. It's a bit pricy but will last and last which is more than can be said of the gaudy overpriced bags you see in the high end stores. I bought the chestnut bag and liked it so much I came back and bought the black bag.I've never been disappointed with a Levenger purchase.
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Gorgeous bag - high level of craftsmanship, quality materials, and the perfect size to store an iPad and a jr notebook, along with a wallet, iPhone, keys, and various other things that make for an easier day, all without being bulky or cumbersome. Friends who are die-hard Couch or LV snobs have all ooh-ed and ahh-ed over this bag, with good reason.I'd LOVE to see Levenger come up with a slightly larger bag to fit a standard size Circa notebook, hint hint :)
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He spent time reporting and anchoring before shifting his focus behind-the-scenes to producing newscasts.
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LOCKPORT – A court challenge to the Town Board's approval of an expansion of the Lafarge North American stone quarry may be in the offing.
Residents who live near the affected area have retained Barry N. Covert, of Buffalo's Lipsitz Green law firm, to represent them in opposing the town's Dec. 26 decision to amend its zoning ordinance to allow Lafarge to mine a strip of land along the rim of its existing quarry.
The zoning amendment allowed mining in a strip of land about 162 feet wide and 4,000 feet long, which more than halves the current 300-foot buffer between the edge of the quarry and the north edge of Hinman Road.
Covert said he believes that only the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which licenses mining operations, could have approved the expansion, not the Town Board.
Town Supervisor Marc R. Smith said the opponents of the board's decision are "grasping at straws."
"We will withstand this challenge," he said.
But the town has its own beefs with Lafarge. Smith said the company has not given the town any information about when it might begin digging a quarry on the south side of Hinman Road, where the company has been buying up property for the past several years.
Smith has been pushing for an update of the town's master plan. However, he said Friday that the plan won't be introduced this month or next, as he had hoped.
"There's no sense in updating our master plan if we don't know what their plans are," Smith said, referring to Lafarge. The new plan is expected to rezone the Hinman Road property to permit mining.
"We're working with the town to meet all their deadlines," Lafarge spokeswoman Joelle Rockwood said.
Wendel, the town's engineering firm, cannot deliver a finished draft before summer, Smith said.
"It would be unfair to hold public hearings in the summer," Smith said, so the first hearing would be in the fall.
"We want to make sure the residents over there are informed," he said. The town and the affected residents alike complained that Lafarge hadn't given enough notice of its desire to mine the 4,000-foot strip.
However, the board went ahead with the approval, with members explaining they didn't think the expansion would significantly alter the quality of life on Hinman Road, where residents have been complaining for years about property damage allegedly caused by blasting.
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Two NGOs win awards for outstanding volunteerism
13 December 2005
by Patricia Thangaraj
The Barbados Youth Business Trust (BYBT) won the Barbados Association of NGOs Award (BANGO) for their work in developing youth entrepreneurship. The registered not-for-profit organization, whose mentors are all volunteers, believes that they can achieve anything through love and consideration for the youths of Barbados. The organization, which has been in existence for nine years, provides business mentoring, personal and business advisory services, start-up business loans, opportunities for training, marketing and promotion and networking.
So far, the organization has supported over 200 young persons in starting up businesses since their inception, 75 per cent of which are in their fifth year of operation and all of these businesses have credited the BYBT for their success. Additionally, this year, the BYBT has managed to retain a 50/50 division of men and women, who have benefited from the programme, compared with its 60/40, male/female ratio last year. Thanks to the assistance that the BYBT provided to the "boys on the block", many of them now own and operate their own business.
The Rotary Club of Antigua at Sundown, instituted in June 2003, won the UN Volunteers Award for opening the first plastic and aluminium recycling facility in October this year. The Waste Recycling Corporation is expected to cut down on the littering problem in Antigua, as well as decrease the amount of non-biodegradable products that are littered in the landfill. The Rotary Club, Antigua has also done their part for the environment by planting 22 mahogany trees close to the country's new courthouse in November 2003, in addition to participating in the National Clean-up Day in May 2004.
Troy Barker, operations manager, UNDP, who delivered the speech on behalf of the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, said that the "unsung heroes" are the ones who have donated their time, energy and resources to assist people all over the world, who have suffered natural disasters from the hurricane in New Orleans to the earthquake in Pakistan. He added that these persons also recognise that poverty, disease and famine are just as deadly and destructive as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis.
Barker also said that Annan highlighted the need for all stakeholders, "the various countries, civil society and the general community" to play their individual and group parts if we are going to achieve the MDGs for our respective countries.
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The SnowGlobe Music Festival could become a staple of South Shore's New Year's celebrations.
On Tuesday the South Lake Tahoe City Council directed city staff to negotiate a multi-year contract with promoters of the three-day music festival, despite concerns over impacts to the playfield next to Lake Tahoe Community College where the event is held.
SnowGlobe representatives have said they are being courted to move the festival to the North Shore and have asked for a five-year contract with the city, a waiver of all city facility rental fees and financial support from the city and business community to keep the event at the South Shore, according to a staff report by City Manager Nancy Kerry.
"This is a great event," Kerry said Tuesday. "We don't want to lose it to the North Shore."
SnowGlobe promoter Chad Donnelly said during a Tuesday phone interview that several cities have approached him about taking the event elsewhere, but he hopes to keep the event at the South Shore. Two Colorado communities where Donnelly promotes the SnowBall Music Festival contribute about $115,000, Donnelly said.
"We started this in South Lake Tahoe for a reason and our priority is to call South Lake Tahoe for many years to come."
Although council members expressed concerns with impacts to the playfield from the event, each council member said they felt the electronic dance music festival is a good fit for the city.
Councilwoman JoAnn Conner said the council should protect the playing fields, while also encouraging the festival to return.
"I think it's a good event for our town," Conner said. "We need to pursue everything we can to keep it."
"I'd hate to see us lose SnowGlobe," Councilwoman Angela Swanson said. "I do believe it's an economic engine."
In addition to allowing staff to enter negotiations with promoters, the council asked for more information on what fees are appropriate for an event of SnowGlobe's size, as well as the financial benefits the festival brings to city. Rough estimates put spending from concert attendees at $5 million.
Kerry said she also plans to talk to the business community to see what kind of sponsorships are possible for the festival, as well as seek hard numbers from SnowGlobe about the festival's economic impact.
The playfield will need to be replaced in the coming years regardless of whether the festival returns, Kerry said Tuesday. The field has had issues since its construction and the contractor on the project has since gone out of business, Councilman Hal Cole said. Donnelly said he would be happy to look into a possible donation to the city for maintenance of the playfield.
Options to cover the field during the festival start at $250,000, with replacement costing up to $750,000, Kerry said in the staff report.
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The council approved rules regulating events at Lakeview Commons Tuesday. Although a previous draft of the rules caused concern among the promoters of popular events at the newly remodeled El Dorado Beach facilities, no protests were made Tuesday. Rob Giustina, the promoter of the Live at Lakeview Thursday night concert series said he was hopeful the concerts would return this summer and thanked the council for working with promoters on the rules.


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Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner and hot days are near. For many people this means firing up the grill. Interested in shaking up your grill routine? The library has loads of cookbooks with many new ideas -- for both meat eaters and vegetarians.
Maybe grilling isn't your thing. Once the weather turns hot, and the fresh fruits start arriving at the Market and the grocery stores all I want to do is make ice cream. I recently checked out the excellent Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts by Peggy Fallon and marked about 20 pages of interesting and often easy recipes to try including Chocolate Chipotle Ice Cream, Black Forest Frozen Yogurt with Chocolate and Cherries, and Quick Caramel-Pecan Light Ice Cream. There are also chapters on sorbets and non-dairy frozen desserts.
The Ultimate Ice Cream Book by Bruce Weinstein delivers over 500 recipes covering many different types of ice creams, sorbets and granitas. He also gives ideas for recipe variations and toppings. Pictures aren't included, but this serves as a fairly straight forward reference and would be great for beginners.


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Friday, May 23, 2014
Berkeley County Supervisor incumbent Dan Davis sat down with the Gazette and voters May 21 for coffee and a discussion of his candidacy during the second Coffee with the Candidates at the Corner Café in Moncks Corner.
Davis is seeking his third term as county supervisor. He is one of three candidates vying for the Republican nomination during the June 10 primary.
His fellow Republican candidates are a part of the Coffee with the Candidates series. Moncks Corner Mayor Bill Peagler took part in the series May 14, and businessman Jerry Beckley will participate in the final installment of the series 6:30 p.m. May 28 at the Corner Café.
The following questions came from Gazette reporter Lindsay Street and the audience.
Why are you seeking a third term as supervisor?
I thoroughly enjoyed the first and second terms. Its taken some time to get some of my priorities going, though. We are just getting started with the one-cent sales tax transportation projects. We need to renew that referendum this coming fall. We also have several economic development projects in the works. There is still a lot of to be done.
Your first race was a three-way race, where you ended up in a runoff and won by just 2,000 votes. Youre up against two opponents this election cycle. How will you get out the vote?
I hope the successes weve had will earn me more votes. People feel like were moving in the right direction.
What is the first thing youd like to accomplish in your third term?
Despite the fact weve had success with economic development, Im disappointed we havent been able to provide jobs into the rural areas. We continue to work on sites in the rural areas, like in St. Stephen. We just havent been able to bring that home yet.
What is the big hindrance to rural jobs?
Its sometimes infrastructure, but sometimes its workforce. Some of its distance from the port. Large industries worry a lot about having an adequate workforce in a rural either. A better educated workforce is needed, but in some cases its just shear numbers. Hiring 600 employees in an area like St. Stephen would be difficult.
Whats the best way to deal with the Goose Creek intersection of Highway 52 and Redbank Road?
We need an overpass like what they did with Highway 17 and Coleman Boulevard in Mount Pleasant. Thats the only way to deal with a busy intersection like that. Its the third or fourth worst intersection in the state. But DOT funds are so small it can take many, many years for it to be fixed. Thats why we need to transportation tax referendum renewed. We will have a list of projects on the ballot and this will be included.
Legislators have proposed giving counties state roads and then restoring the local government fund. What are your thoughts?
I dont like it. The local government fund was enacted by law, and lawmakers eliminated that when times got tough. I worry that if they give us the state roads, they might later revoke the local government fund again. There are a lot of things the county is responsible for handling. Were operating with $3 million of our money kept at the state level. We dont know if well ever get that back. Our legislature has a bad reputation when it comes to the local government fund.
There is an undeniable split on council, and the majority does not favor you. Can it be fixed?
I dont know if it will stay that way. The split is due to politics, not decisions that are in the best interest of the county. One thing that still bothers me is the failed purchase of the nursery on Highway 52 for economic development. We think were making good recommendations in the interest of the county. I got to believe the public gets tired of those putting personal animosity over whats best for the county. When I first won this seat, I made some enemies when I ran against them and won.
Can Berkeley County handle another explosion in growth seen prior to the recession?
Right now, Berkeley County is the fastest growing county in the state, 35th fastest in the nation. The biggest issues with growth is transportation, water, and sewer. We have transportation under control with the penny sales tax. For sewer, we just opened more sewer capacity at the landfill and other plants still have capacity. For water, we have a project underway to expand our water needs. We have the ability to grow. We will not be overwhelmed. Everything we have now anticipates growth.
Should Berkeley County reopen the Goose Creek office?
Our online services work well. The only problem is the credit card service fee, and the solution to that is putting the check in an envelope and mailing it for 43 cents. The Goose Creek satellite office did not work well. For that type of office to succeed it has to be full-service, and at multiple locations throughout the county, not just Goose Creek. And now youre talking about growing government.
In that same vein, should the county rotate meetings in different locations like Dorchester County does between Summerville and St. George?
The county used to do that, but now we have an expensive camera system thats not portable. We kind of solved moving meetings around and increasing transparency by having the meetings stream live online.
What is your greatest weakness?
When I look around the county, I see prosperity in the southern part of it, but in other parts of the county not so much. There, pockets of poverty still exist because they dont have jobs to get. It bothers me that we arent able to be more prosperous. But were going to continue working on that.
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In one door, out the other is how Dick Weber describes the Father's House at Hope Community Church food bank.
At a new pantry in Roaring Spring, the pace might not be as fast but activity is beginning to pick up. The shelves are fully stocked and ready to help those who need it.
The churches that make up the Roaring Spring Ministerium opened a food bank this summer at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Roaring Spring for people who live in the borough and surrounding townships.
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(Mirror photos by Patrick Waksmunski) Volunteer Sharon Snider of Roaring Spring stocks the shelves with donated food at the Roaring Spring Food Pantry.
For months, donations from a half-dozen local churches have been coming by the truckload.
"St. Luke's had a big open space, we spruced it up, got a local business to donate the shelves and the food started rolling in," said Mark Halliday, pastor of Bare Memorial Church of God. "We receive no government funding. It's strictly donations."
Prior to the opening of the Roaring Spring facility, those needing assistance had to travel to food banks in either Claysburg or Martinsburg.
"I had one woman tell me she just couldn't make the trip to Claysburg," Halliday said. "We want to help our own, help the people in our community. People may think there's not a need in a small town, but there is."
Halliday expects the food bank to help 40 to 60 households a month, possibly more "once word gets out."
It is open from 1 to 3 p.m. every Thursday and from 5 to 7 p.m. every other Thursday. Households in the 16673 zip code are eligible to receive goods once a month.
Each household will receive four bags of nonperishable, non-refrigerated items. One of each of the bags is filled with breakfast, lunch and dinner items, and a fourth contains a choice of miscellaneous items such as condiments or household supplies. Gift cards, valued at $10, also are provided for buying meat and produce.
"It won't feed a family for an entire month, but people are leaving with enough to supplement their groceries for a week or so," Halliday said.
The need for food pantries seems to be growing in Blair County, where the poverty rate was 12.3 percent in 2010, according to the Census Bureau's American Community survey.
First Baptist Church, 1209 17th St., opened its food pantry nine years ago by serving 25 families.
"Two years ago, 250 families came for groceries twice a month, said Pastor Tyler Pepper. Now, we average 360, sometimes 400 families."
"It's incredible the need that is out there," he said
About 99 percent of the families live in Altoona with a few traveling from Hollidaysburg and Bellwood.
"We have quite a few that walk," he said. "Most don't have vehicles."
First Baptist offers ministry during its food distribution days, but participation is optional.
"We offer a Bible study from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and about 120 people stay for the Bible study," Pepper said.
Counselors are available to sit and pray with individuals or talk with them about issues, he said.
The church also offers literature and a prayer request sign-up sheet.
"Through food, we share the love of God," Pepper said. "That's our desire and goal."
Weber said the Father's House at 11th Street and 16th Avenue in the lower Fairview section of Altoona, has grown from helping people within a two to three block radius of the facility to about a 10-block radius.
Here, too, the people often arrive on foot. Many of them walk the 10-blocks, Weber said.
The Father's House food bank is open three days a week: 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays, noon to 2 p.m. Thursdays and 9:15 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
Father's House receives some government aid from state and federal programs, but the vast majority of the items come from private donations.
"Out of the blue, we had a lady who had just relocated to the area bring us a whole bunch of stuff," Weber said. "She asked what we needed, we told her we try to give out health and beauty aids with each food order, and she brought us a whole load of that stuff. Ultimately, the Lord is in the middle of most of that. We just pass it out. It's a neat thing."
The increase in families seeking help can also been seen at the St. Vincent dePaul Assumption Chapel Food Pantry, 123 Adams Ave.
Don Belsey, who co-directs the food pantry, said, in the past five years, the number of clients has increased 151 percent.
He said when he and Tom Strunk, the other co-director, began operating the food bank in 2002, it served 235 families the eight days it was open a month. Now, it serves 1,100 families during that same period - 8 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
"It is the largest food pantry in Blair County," Belsey said.
In addition to families, it supplies a number of other food pantries in the central Pennsylvania area and 12 outreach programs.
Calls for assistance also are on the rise at the American Rescue Workers food bank, particularly from one group of people, office manager Chrissy Martin said.
"A lot of the new ones are retired people," Martin said. "People on a fixed income used to be able to get by, but now everything is going up except their income. They just can't make ends meet."
The Hollidaysburg-based organization, which has interdenominational church services and provides other social services at its Mulberry Street location and the food bank on Scotch Valley Road, helps about 200 families in six zip codes with food, clothing and furniture.
The food bank is open 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday by appointment.
Martin said they have a variety of canned goods, produce, fresh and frozen dairy products, bread and pastries.
The biggest food items they "always need" are peanut butter and jelly and spaghetti sauce.
"If you didn't have a refrigerator or stove, and there are people out there in that situation, what would you buy? Peanut butter and jelly," Martin said. "We get a lot of spaghetti and pastas, but we hardly get any sauce. It's a simple, easy meal we can give out."
They always have a need for things like soap and toothpaste because these are items that cannot be purchased with food stamps.
"A bar of soap may not seem like a big deal to a lot of people. It is if you don't have one. For people whose expenditures exceed their income, there's not one extra dollar there to buy those types of things," Martin said.


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LEWISTON – Old Artpark came alive again Thursday, as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra celebrated the park's 40th anniversary with fun and fireworks.
The orchestra, led by Music Director JoAnn Falletta, performed some of the same pieces the BPO played on that very date in 1974. But that was only part of the nostalgia.
Looking around, you could almost imagine the past. Those round lights outside on the stairs of the amphitheater were all lighted. A bat swooped in on the stage, conjuring up memories of bats past. Best of all, there was a big crowd, filling the courtyard, mostly filling the hall. In grand Artpark tradition, they wore everything from shorts to formal finery.
The stars came out when the stars came out, which is to say the evening's second half was better than the first.
There is no topping Michele Ragusa, Holy Angels grad turned Broadway star. She came out in a drop-dead gown, a sparkling dark affair that caught the lights just so. She was like a walking sparkler.
She sang "Think of Me," from "Phantom," and "Till There Was You," from "The Music Man." No one does high notes like Ragusa does, and both songs, with their silvery leaps, were perfect for her. Falletta, turning as she mouthed the words along with her, coordinated the lovely accompaniments perfectly. Ragusa gave both the songs trick endings – a vaudeville term for an ending that is surprising and show-offy. Both songs soared to the heights, and the crowd went crazy.
Vilia Putrius and Mindaugas Bauzys of the Festival Ballet of Providence danced Tchaikovsky's "Pas de deux (sans variations)." My deadline made me miss it, but my spies tell me it was wonderful. Luckily I did get to see Silvina Vaccarelli and Sergio Neglia, of Buffalo's Neglia Ballet Artists, dancing the famous Pas de deux from Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet."
Sergio Neglia owns this part. I saw him dance the complete ballet at Shea's, and it left such an impression on me that now all I have to hear is that glorious love theme and see Neglia walk out on stage, and I get weepy. Neglia and Vaccarelli filled the dance with youthful innocence, portraying the doomed teenage lovers not only with sympathy but with humor.
There were breathtaking moments, when he lifted her overhead, that brought gasps and bursts of applause.
I remember seeing "Romeo and Juliet" for the first time at Artpark years ago. Seeing this bit of it took me back.
The concert wound up with Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture," which I really regret missing. Where the cannon comes in, Artpark had fireworks, bursting forth on the lawn at the back of the hall. I heard that the booms were satisfyingly deafening and that the effect was magical.
The first half of the concert could have been edited. It was far too talk-y – a common problem with big events like this.
You get a couple of emcees – in this case Laurie Frey and Jack Armstrong – and you hand them microphones, and all those little jokes and unnecessary introductions add up. Speeches and videos about Artpark, featuring politicians and celebrities, grew onerous.
Pianist Norman Krieger played Chopin's "Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brilliante" in an arrangement that calls for the orchestra to come in for the polonaise. I've liked Krieger's playing before, but he was oddly lackluster on this occasion. The ending was good and bombastic – Chopin rigs it that way – but otherwise Krieger seemed weak and disengaged, and lost the audience's attention. I was wondering if he was feeling all right.
Aaron Copland's "Fanfare For the Common Man" and Morton Gould's "American Salute" added good old-fashioned sparkle. I think we will remember this festive evening.
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The winding road to the shuttered American LaFrance facility in Berkeley County will come alive again in the coming weeks as winning bidders retrieve chassis, engines, parts, and transmissions.
American LaFrance closed earlier this year after years of financial turmoil. The company left behind debts to public and private institutions, which have turned to auctioning off the once proud American company by the lot.
As the warehouse off Cypress Gardens Road between Moncks Corner and Goose Creek empties, American LaFrances presence will ebb in the county that lost hundreds of job to its closure. The county has already regained public money lost in an economic development deal through an auction against American LaFrances business personal property.
The Aug. 27 auction recovered private debt, which had a lien against American La-Frances assets including inventory.
According to auctioneer company The Branford Group, of the more than 900 lots at auction, about 875 sold, leaving behind just stray bits and pieces. Those leftovers will either be sold in another offering or sold for scrap, a company official said. But even with not every lot sold, Branford Group Vice President of Business Development Andy Duncan said the auction was a success.
It brought what we expected it to bring, Duncan said. Marketing materials for the auction said there was $8 million in inventory.
But despite the large price tag, bidders got deals during the Aug. 27 private auction. Duncan said chassis equipped with fire pumps and more sold for about $50,000.
Someone got a good deal, absolutely, no question about it, Duncan said.
More than 100 bidders registered online in the days leading up to the auction, according to the auctioneer company, The Branford Group. The auction was held at an off-site location in North Charleston and online.
Most bidders were online: 120 online versus 75 in-person.
Every auction is a little bit different, The Branford Group CEO Bill Gardner said. He said most auctions have 50/50 web and in-person participation.
Gardner said the people interested in picking American LaFrances bones are former dealers and contractors of the firetrucks, competitors, local companies, and truck repair shops.
Sheldon Martin manufactures firetrucks in Honey Brook, Penn., and came down to preview the auction Aug. 26. Martin said its the fifth time hes come down to the Lowcountry to pick over whatever American LaFrance might have to offer at an auction. He said he first came down to Summerville in 2010 when the company held an auction at its Jedburg location.
The No. 1 item he was searching for was parts not unique to American LaFrance trucks.
Another potential bidder was Howard Sawyers of Virginia. Sawyers was interested in motors, wheels, tires, brake chambers and more for his business selling buses. He frequents auctions all over the country for his business. He said he wasnt aware that American LaFrance had closed for good until he received notice of this auction.
Auctioneer company officials remained mum on who contracted them for the auction but said it was a secured lender.
According to online public records search for in South Carolina and Pennsylvania, Dell Financial Services of Austin is a secured party of American LaFrances debt from 2006. Uniform Commercial Codes reflect personal property liens on all business and professional loans. Prior to its closure in January, American LaFrance operated out of both states.
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Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church's unconventional plan to save its building, an Elmwood Village anchor, is set to move forward following Planning Board approval Tuesday.
The 60,000-square-foot church, which maintains a small but growing congregation and hosts a dozen community groups on its grounds, is constructing 23 apartments in underutilized space.
The project, which will reconfigure space inside the historic church building, faced several hurdles with the National Park Service but won approval to proceed.
The project breaks new ground for urban churches looking to survive and maintain large, old buildings, project proponents said. "That's really the future, if we're going to save a lot of these churches," architect Steven J. Carmina told the Planning Board.
Another major apartment project, the construction of 49 units on Swan Street downtown, also was approved by the board.
Developer Jake Schneider is using two buildings at 145 and 149 Swan St. to create a bicycle-themed mixed-use development that also will offer bicycle storage facilities, a fitness center and showers for downtown workers and other commuters, bike rentals for hotel guests and food service.
When the project is finished, both buildings will be connected and will feature a rooftop patio.
"It's our intention to make it a more livable, user-friendly environment," Schneider said, adding that talks are under way between major stakeholders about creating a bicycle-friendly connector between the central business district and the Larkin District.
In other Planning Board action Tuesday:
• Five Points Bakery, on the West Side, will be moving across the street into a former dog kennel it is renovating. The bakery, which features whole-grain products, is taking four parcels at or adjacent to 44 Brayton St. and combining them. The bakery also is adding off-street parking to the site and hopes to be open by the end of the year, according to co-owner Kevin Gardner.
• The construction of a 55,000-square-foot warehouse at 140 Chandler St. in North Buffalo for Niagara Lubricants was approved. The company is rebuilding after a July 2011 fire, at an estimated cost of $2.2 million.
• An outdoor patio for Panera Bread, 765 Elmwood Ave., was approved by the board and the Common Council's Legislation Committee.
• A new duplex on vacant land on the West Side was approved. Optima Design is planning a two-unit colonial-style house at 225 and 227 Plymouth St., between York and Connecticut streets. Both units are two stories and will be available for purchase or rent.
• Ellicott Development's plan to add gasoline pumps and a 20,000-gallon underground storage tank at 1005 Abbott Road was approved.
• Taste of Siam, a restaurant that is planned for 810 Elmwood Ave. by the same restaurateurs who own Taste of Thai on Hertel Avenue, was approved by the board and the Legislation Committee. Crave, a restaurant opening at 1472 Hertel Ave., won similar approvals, as did La Kueva, a Spanish restaurant opening at 1256 Hertel Ave.
• The Common Council's Legislation Committee listened to preservationists interested in designating Trico Plant No. 1 on Washington Street a local landmark but took no action. A vote by the full Council is expected on April 30, according to Ellicott Council Member Darius G. Pridgen.
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The "New Year, New You" day featured health screenings, beauty treatments and other activities as part of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Campaign. The day was sponsored by Macy's and the Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute.
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Position Statement 54: Death Penalty and People with Mental Illnesses
Policy Position
- Our current system of criminal justice inadequately addresses the complexity of cases involving criminal defendants with mental health conditions. Therefore, Mental Health America (MHA) calls upon states to suspend using the death penalty until more just, accurate and systematic ways of determining guilt and considering a defendant's mental status are developed. 1
- Defendants should not be executed or sentenced to death if, at the time of the offense, they had a severe mental disorder or disability that significantly impaired their capacity (a) to appreciate the nature, consequences or wrongfulness of their conduct, (b) to exercise rational judgment in relation to conduct, or (c) to conform their conduct to the requirements of the law.2 Defendants should not be executed or sentenced to death if, at the time of the offense, they had significant limitations in both their intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior, as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills, resulting from mental retardation, dementia, or traumatic brain injury.3
- Mental health conditions should be taken into account during all phases of a death penalty case. This includes the execution itself. No legitimate government purpose is served by the execution of someone who is not competent at the time of the execution.4 The assessment of competency to stand trial as well as competency to be executed should be conducted by a multi-disciplinary team of qualified professionals, including professionals with expertise in the defendant's particular mental illness.
- MHA is opposed to the practice of having a psychiatrist or other mental health professional treat a person in order to restore competency solely to permit the state to execute that person, and MHA opposes the practice of medicating defendants involuntarily in order to make them competent either to stand trial or to be executed.
- Research studies have demonstrated that a persistent pattern of racial disparities exists in the implementation of the death penalty. African-American defendants are four times more likely to receive the death sentence than white defendants 5. African-Americans are also less likely to receive mental health treatment. MHA believes that these discrepancies are linked, at least in part, to the pervasive effects of racism in American society and thus serve as an independent reason to oppose the death penalty.
Over the past thirty years, the number of people with mental health conditions and other mental disabilities on death row has steadily increased.6 Although precise statistics are not available, it is estimated that 5-10 percent of people on death row have a serious mental illness.7
Mental health conditions can influence an individual's mental state at the time he or she commits a crime, can affect how "voluntary" and reliable an individual's statements might be, can compromise a person's competence to stand trial and to waive his or her rights, and may have an effect upon a person's knowledge of the criminal justice system.
The process of determining guilt and imposing sentence is necessarily more complex for individuals with mental health conditions. A high standard of care is essential with regard to legal representation as well as psychological and psychiatric evaluation for individuals with mental health conditions involved in death penalty cases. Some states require a prediction of future dangerousness in order to impose a death sentence. However, research has shown predictions of future dangerousness to be unscientific and frequently inaccurate.8 Therefore, such predictions are highly suspect as a basis on which to impose the death penalty. Moreover, there is a danger that the wholly unwarranted perception that mental illness is associated with violence could bias such predictions. In fact, research shows that people with mental illness pose no greater risk of violence than the average person.9 Unfortunately, however, the misperceived link between mental illness and violence drives both legal policy and criminal justice system practice with respect to people with mental health conditions.
In 1986, the Supreme Court ruled in Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986) that, "the reasons at common law for not condoning the execution of the insane -- that such an execution has questionable retributive value, presents no example to others, and thus has no deterrence value, and simply offends humanity -- have no less logical, moral, and practical force at present. Whether the aim is to protect the condemned from fear and pain without comfort of understanding, or to protect the dignity of society itself from the barbarity of exacting mindless vengeance, the restriction finds enforcement in the Eighth Amendment." 477 U.S. at 400.
However, conversely, people with mental illness can be executed if they understand the punishment that awaits them and why they are being put to death. This ruling has prompted some states to provide psychiatric treatment to offenders with mental illness on death row in order to "restore their competency." Consistent with the code of ethics of the American Medical Association10, MHA is opposed to the practice of having a psychiatrist or other mental health professional treat a person in order to restore competency solely to permit the state to execute that person. Similarly, MHA is opposed to the practice of medicating defendants involuntarily in order to make them competent either to stand trial or to be executed. Great care must be taken to assure informed consent for treatment / no treatment options.
MHA believes that our current system of fact-finding in capital cases fails to identify who among those convicted and sentenced to death actually has a mental health condition. Thus, there is reason to believe that individuals with mental illness are being executed without the criminal justice system knowing of the existence of that illness and, therefore, without the requisite consideration of whether that mental illness may be a mitigating factor in these cases. Therefore, MHA calls upon states to suspend use of the death penalty until more just, accurate and systematic ways of determining a defendant's mental status are developed. This position supports the American Bar Association's (ABA) call for a moratorium on the imposition of the death penalty because, in its judgment, "fundamental due process is systematically lacking" in capital cases.11
MHA applauds the U.S. Supreme Court's March 1, 2005 ruling in Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005), that declared the juvenile death penalty unconstitutional. Young people under age 18 should not be held to the same standard of culpability and accountability for their actions as adults. Impulsiveness, poor judgment, and lack of self-control are characteristics of childhood and are the reasons we limit many of the rights of minors. The age, maturity, mental status, and any history of abuse or trauma of a youthful offender should always be considered in deciding his or her punishment. MHA considers the execution of people for crimes they committed as children to be unjust and inhumane, serving no principled purpose, and demeaning to our system of justice, and thus endorses the Court's holding that the juvenile death penalty constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment."
Effective Period
The Mental Health America Board of Directors approved this policy on March 5, 2011. It is reviewed as required by the Mental Health America Public Policy Committee.
Expiration: December 31, 2016
- For example, the inability to make such determinations led Illinois first to declare an 8-year moratorium and then to abolish the death penalty in 2011. "Since our experience has shown that there is no way to design a perfect death penalty system, free from the numerous flaws that can lead to wrongful convictions or discriminatory treatment, I have concluded that the proper course of action is to abolish it," Governor Quinn said in a statement. Illinois joins a wave of states that have reconsidered capital punishment in recent years. New Jersey abolished the practice in 2007. New Mexico did so in 2009. The Connecticut legislature voted to abolish the death penalty in 2010, but the governor vetoed the measure. See http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/us/10illinois.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24
- Recommendations of the American Bar Association Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, Task Force on Mental Disability and the Death Penalty. 2006. http://www.abanet.org/irr/hr/spring07/tabakspr07.html
- Id. Mental Health America strongly agrees with the United States Supreme Court decision in Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002), prohibiting the execution of persons who were mentally retarded at the time of the offense.
- Ford v. Wainright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986).
- Dieter, Richard. "The Death Penalty in Black and White: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides." Death Penalty Resource Center. 1998 http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-penalty-black-and-white-who-lives-who-dies-who-decides
- The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Fact Sheet: "Mental Competency and the Death Penalty." http://www.ncadp.org/facts.html
- Personal communication with the California Appellate Project.
- Deadly Speculation: Misleading Texas Capital Juries with False Predictions of Future Dangerousness, Texas Defender Service (2004). http://02f2fd4.netsolhost.com/tds/images/publications/DEADLYSP.pdf
- Steadman, H., Mulvey, E., Monahan, J., Robbins, P., Appelbaum, P., Grisso, T., Roth, L., Silver, E. "Violence by People Discharged From Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities and by Others in the Same Neighborhoods." Archives of General Psychiatry 55:5, 393-401 (May 1998). http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/55/5/393 A 2009 study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry found that mental illness alone is not an adequate basis for a prediction of dangerousness. As stated in the abstract, "bivariate analyses showed that the incidence of violence was higher for people with severe mental illness, but only significantly so for those with co-occurring substance abuse and/or dependence. Multivariate analyses revealed that severe mental illness alone did not predict future violence.
- American Medical Association. D-140.979 "Moratorium on the Imposition of the Death Penalty:" "Our American Medical Association will actively disseminate its opinion regarding physician non-participation in legally authorized executions". (Res. 5, A-03). http://www.ama-assn.org/ad-com/polfind/Directives.pdf
- American Bar Association. Death Penalty Moratorium. 1997, www.abanet.org/moratorium/resolution.html


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IRWINDALE, Calif. (April 3, 2012) – SCE FCU has named 30-year financial lending expert Gina Corcoran as its new director of loan production. Corcoran will oversee central lending, real estate, direct and indirect dealer relationships.
"SCE FCU is positioning itself for loan growth and expansion in California and Nevada," said Shannon Furiani, SCE Federal Credit Union Vice President of Lending. "Promoting Gina allows us to better support the increase in loan activity and ensures that members receive the attention they need, whether it's help with their current loan or information about a new loan. Gina is a valuable asset to our team."
Corcoran, who joined the credit union as a manager of loan production in 2007, oversaw all of SCE FCU's loan production and insurance products purchased by members.
Before joining SCE FCU, Corcoran spent 19 years in the credit union industry, where she ran a successful loan program that produced more than $5 million per-month of indirect lending with automotive dealerships. Additionally, Corcoran held several supervisory positions as an indirect loan buyer and a consumer loan underwriter, and was an internal auditor with S&Ls.
SCE Federal Credit Union was founded in 1952 and currently has nearly 50,000 members, $560 million in assets, several Southern California and Nevada branch locations, thousands of shared branch locations across the United States and more than 28,000 surcharge-free ATMs available to members. SCE FCU serves all of Southern California, Henderson and Clark Counties in Nevada, with membership open to individuals and businesses. SCE FCU is a not-for-profit entity committed to improving the financial well-being of the communities it serves, especially those underserved by mainstream financial institutions. With a strong commitment to volunteerism, employees donate hundreds of hours to local community causes each year. Additionally, the creation of the SCE FCU Foundation provides much-needed financial education to the underserved in Nevada and Southern California at high schools in Duarte, Baldwin Park, Ontario and Lynwood, Calif.
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Start with a simple problem: sleeves. Learn how to change sleeve length and separate your sweater from the sleeves.
Learn how to modify the body of your sweater. Watch Carol deconstruct a baby sweater to get used to sweater surgery.
Get the fit that's right for you! Learn about waist shaping and modifying a sweater size by viewing ill-fitting examples.
Learn how to steek and cut your knitting. Watch as Carol steeks a baby sweater before you try it on your own.
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Dave Boykin of Mesquite takes his dog "Penny" past the mule barn at the "Bark in the Park" event at the Opal Lawrence Historical Park in Mesquite, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013.
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