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Author Affiliations: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida (Drs Panarelli and Banitt); and The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, and New York Medical College, Valhalla (Dr Sidoti).
Repositioning a glaucoma drainage device tube from the anterior chamber to the ciliary sulcus or pars plana can be a challenging procedure owing to the difficulty in obtaining tight closure of the original limbal fistula. Failure to achieve watertight and airtight closure of the fistula can result in substantial difficulty in completing other key portions of the surgery and may lead to postoperative hypotony and associated complications. A novel technique using a Tutoplast scleral plug, polyglactin sutures, and, in certain cases, fibrin tissue sealant to close a limbal fistula at the time of glaucoma drainage device tube repositioning is described. This technique can be replicated with ease and provides a tight seal so that other concurrent surgical procedures can safely be completed and postoperative hypotony is avoided.
Repositioning a glaucoma drainage device (GDD) tube from the anterior chamber to the ciliary sulcus or pars plana is an uncommon but challenging procedure. There are several indications for tube repositioning. Often, patients in need of this procedure have undergone multiple prior surgical procedures and may be in need of additional concurrent surgery. Extensive subconjunctival scarring and scleral ectasia may further complicate the surgical manipulations involved in tube repositioning. Secure closure of the original limbal fistula is often one of the most critical and challenging steps in the procedure. Failure to achieve watertight and airtight closure of the fistula can result in substantial difficulty in completing other portions of the surgery and may lead to postoperative hypotony and associated complications such as serous or hemorrhagic choroidal detachment, flat anterior chamber, and hypotony maculopathy.
The 23-gauge, limbal needle track through which a GDD tube is inserted develops into a fistula lined by fibrous tissue with a diameter that approximates the external dimension of the tube. These openings can be difficult to close following removal of the tube. Direct suture closure is often difficult owing to the tension required to appose the edges of the opening and achieve a tight seal. When the surrounding sclera is ectatic from prior surgery and scarring, this difficulty is further increased and "cheesewiring" of the sutures under tension can result in suture track leaks and poor wound stability. Additionally, when direct suture closure is achieved, a significant amount of irregular astigmatism is often induced, especially when a nonabsorbable suture is used.
We describe herein 4 patients for whom we used a novel technique with a Tutoplast scleral plug, polyglactin sutures, and, in some cases, fibrin tissue sealant to close a limbal fistula at the time of GDD tube repositioning.
A conjunctival peritomy is made in the area of the tube insertion and patch graft, creating a fornix-based conjunctival flap. The previous patch graft is undermined with blunt and sharp dissection, exposing the underlying tube. When the fibrous capsule surrounding the tube is incised, the tube is ready to be removed from the eye. An infusion cannula is used to prevent shallowing of the anterior chamber and intraoperative hypotony. Immediately after pulling the tube, a dry, wedge-shaped piece of Tutoplast sclera (Figure 1) is inserted into the fistula, narrow end first. The scleral plug is advanced into the fistula to a point at which its width exceeds the diameter of the fistula. As the plug is inserted, the infusion is temporarily discontinued to allow for easier advancement of the plug into the fistula. The plug rapidly hydrates and expands, occluding the sclera opening. An X-shaped 8-0 polyglactin suture that incorporates the scleral plug is then tightened, closing the fistula and securing the plug to the surrounding sclera (Figure 2). The plug is then trimmed until flush with the scleral surface. If there is a minimal amount of leakage from the fistula even after a wide X-shaped suture is placed or the surgeon wishes to further reinforce the fistula closure, several drops of each component of fibrin adhesive are placed over the plug. The fistula site is then checked to confirm that it is watertight. If the tube is to be repositioned, a more posterior entry into the anterior chamber/sulcus/pars plana is then made at a new site adjacent to the patch graft. The new insertion site and tube are covered with standard patch graft material and secured with absorbable (polyglactin) suture either alone or combined with fibrin adhesive. The conjunctiva is then reapproximated and secured at the limbus.
Figure 1. A dry, wedge-shaped piece of Tutoplast sclera is prepared for insertion into the corneoscleral fistula. The narrow end is inserted into the track. After subsequent hydration and expansion of the plug, the remaining tissue is trimmed flush with the surrounding sclera.
Figure 2. The scleral plug has been inserted into the fistula and the track is closed with an 8-0 polyglactin suture. The suture incorporates the plug and thus prevents migration of the plug into the eye or out of the fistula.
A 38-year-old man with a history of congenital cataracts and aphakic glaucoma required the insertion of 3 GDD tubes for control of intraocular pressure. The patient subsequently developed corneal edema with decreased visual acuity in his remaining eye. Two of the tubes had been placed deep with the anterior chamber along the anterior iris plane. However, the third tube was anteriorly positioned and was thought to be likely to interfere with the placement of an endothelial keratoplasty graft.
On the day of endothelial keratoplasty, the patient underwent repositioning of the superonasal tube from its original insertion site to a new site, which allowed it to rest deeper within the anterior chamber just above the iris plane. Using the technique described here, the original tube site was filled with a Tutoplast graft plug and covered with fibrin adhesive. Using a standard tube insertion technique, the tube was reinserted and covered with a corneal patch graft. Descemet membrane automated endothelial keratoplasty was then performed without difficulty. During the procedure, a full anterior chamber air fill was achieved and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) was maintained for 10 minutes without leakage of air around the tube's insertion site or the closed corneoscleral fistula. Postoperatively, the patient's IOP has been maintained with the 3 functioning GDD tubes. The cornea has cleared without detachment of the graft or further intervention.
A 28-year-old woman with chronic, bilateral iridocyclitis underwent anterior chamber GDD tube placement in 1 eye 4 years prior to cataract extraction. Postoperatively, IOPs were noted to be between 6 and 10 mm Hg without choroidal detachment or maculopathy. A cataract extraction was performed, and vision improved until corneal edema developed 6 months postoperatively. On examination, the anterior chamber tube was felt to be anteriorly positioned. Using the technique described earlier, the patient underwent tube repositioning to the sulcus and Descemet membrane automated endothelial keratoplasty. Intraoperatively, elevated IOP was achieved for several minutes, which allowed for graft attachment. Postoperatively, the IOP returned to its preoperative range. Visual acuity of 20/25 was achieved 1 month after surgery.
A 62-year-old patient had a history of advanced glaucoma necessitating a GDD tube and complex retinal detachment requiring silicone oil placement. The patient developed a recurrent conjunctival erosion with exposure of the inferotemporal plate of the GDD tube and anterior aspect of the scleral patch graft (Figure 3). Of note, silicone oil was also present around the proximal tube tip in the anterior chamber. The patient underwent removal of the entire GDD tube with closure of the inferotemporal corneoscleral fistula site via the technique previously described without use of fibrin adhesive. A superotemporal GDD tube was placed at the same time for IOP control. Postoperative photographs illustrate adequate conjunctival closure with no evidence of erosion or dehiscence. The Tutoplast scleral plug can be seen entering the anterior chamber at the 5-o'clock position. The patient's eye remained quiet despite slight protrusion of the plug into the anterior chamber (Figure 4).
Figure 3. Preoperative photograph from case 3 illustrates the recurrent conjunctival erosion with exposure of the inferotemporal plate of the glaucoma drainage device and anterior aspect of the scleral patch graft.
Figure 4. Postoperative photograph from case 3 demonstrates no recurrence of the conjunctival erosion and a quiet eye despite slight protrusion of the scleral plug into the anterior chamber at the 5-o'clock position.
A 1-year-old boy with a history of congenital glaucoma had required prior placement of 2 GDD tubes (superotemporal and inferonasal) for IOP control. Both tubes were directed toward the cornea, and intermittent contact caused early corneal decompensation. The patient had also developed a dense pupillary membrane obscuring the visual axis. The patient underwent repositioning of both tubes as well as membranectomy. The technique described was used to first close both fistula sites without the use of fibrin adhesive. Once a watertight seal was achieved, subsequent vitrectomy and membranectomy were performed, followed by placement of both tubes in the pars plana. The patient had normal IOP throughout the postoperative course and eventually was noted to have a marked decrease in corneal edema.
Repositioning or removal of the GDD is often necessary and presents a surgical challenge. When the position of the tube in the anterior chamber compromises the cornea, it is often necessary to reposition the tube further posterior in the anterior chamber or even place it in the ciliary sulcus or pars plana to prevent further damage to the corneal endothelium. If done early enough, the need for additional surgical procedures to clear a decompensated cornea can potentially be avoided. However, in many cases, patients have an edematous cornea and a tube that is positioned poorly. In these cases, either a penetrating keratoplasty or endothelial keratoplasty needs to be performed for visual rehabilitation. Prior to or concurrent with the corneal surgery, it is often necessary to reposition the tube to avoid damage to the endothelium of the corneal graft. In patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty and tube repositioning, it is imperative that the original fistula site be closed tightly so that the eye remains stable with an adequate pressure while the donor cornea is sutured in place. Leakage from the fistula site will result in difficulty maintaining the anterior chamber, leading to potential endothelial damage from repeated collapse of the chamber. One of the most critical steps during the endothelial keratoplasty procedure is the placement of an air bubble to support the donor lenticle and brief elevation of IOP to assist graft attachment. All wounds need to be watertight during this part of the procedure as air will escape from any potential site of leakage. Air leakage can result in partial or complete donor detachment. Hence, when tube repositioning is combined with either a penetrating keratoplasty or endothelial keratoplasty, adequate closure of the fistula site is critical to maximize the chances of an optimal outcome.
Transconjunctival tube erosion is an uncommon but difficult to manage complication following placement of a GDD. Reported estimates of the prevalence of this complication range between 2% and 7%.1- 6 Management includes various methods to cover the segment of exposed tube with a new patch graft and conjunctiva. Repositioning the tube through a pars plana scleral fistula in this setting generally facilitates conjunctival closure as the new insertion site and the external portion of the tube are moved 3 to 4 mm posterior to the limbus.7- 10 The aforementioned technique can be used in this setting to aid in the repositioning of the GDD tube from the anterior segment to the pars plana. The more posterior tube insertion site may also reduce the risk of recurrent exposure by allowing more complete coverage of the anterior portion of the tube and patch graft by the eyelid.
One of the most commonly used methods to close corneoscleral fistula sites is direct suture closure, in either an interrupted or figure-of-8 configuration. However, these sutures can be difficult to place and can cause additional problems postoperatively. To obtain adequate closure of the fistula site, the sutures need to be cinched down tightly and, as a result, can often lead to significant amounts of induced irregular astigmatism. For patients with good preoperative vision, this can become a persistent problem as it is not easily corrected with simple refraction. Thin, ectatic sclera, which is often present in such patients as a result of prior surgery and underlying disease, frequently makes simple suture closure difficult without residual aqueous leakage. Overlay patch grafting in this situation is generally suboptimal as it is difficult to achieve a watertight seal, and fluid leakage beneath the patch graft results in intraoperative instability and postoperative hypotony.
Sibayan and Latina11 first described a similar surgical technique using processed pericardium. Since then, there has been 1 additional published article describing a pericardium plug to repair a corneoscleral fistula.12 Though similar, there are numerous differences with our technique. We used dry Tutoplast sclera and secured it in place with absorbable sutures. The use of a dry, wedge-shaped fragment of Tutoplast sclera allows for easy insertion into the scleral fistula. Subsequent hydration of the plug by aqueous causes in situ expansion to fill the fistula. The fistula and plug are then oversewn with 8-0 polyglactin suture, further compressing the walls of the fistula against the plug and securing the plug in place, thereby preventing migration into the eye or out of the fistula and ensuring watertight closure without undue tension and accompanying distortion of the globe or cheesewiring of the sutures. In addition, fibrin glue may be used when necessary to seal any residual leak.
Although this technique was immediately successful in closing the fistula in all 4 cases described, the long-term viability of the graft in the fistula is not known. We have not observed any negative effects from the insertion of the scleral plug into the anterior chamber. We also have not seen the plug dislodge. However, with long-term follow-up, displacement of the plug and/or inflammation could theoretically occur. We have successfully used this technique in all attempted cases where we explanted a GDD tube except in 1 case in which a corneoscleral melt resulted in a 2-mm hole. In this case, we elected to patch the rupture with a partial-thickness corneoscleral lamellar graft.
The Tutoplast scleral inlay graft oversewn with an absorbable suture and possibly supplemented with fibrin sealant provides an effective method for closing a corneoscleral fistula at the time of GDD tube repositioning. The technique is easy to replicate and provides a tight seal so that other concurrent surgical procedures can safely be completed and postoperative hypotony is avoided.
Correspondence: Michael R. Banitt, MD, MHA, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 17th St NW, Miami, FL 33136 (email@example.com).
Submitted for Publication: March 8, 2012; final revision received April 30, 2012; accepted June 10, 2012.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.
Funding/Support: Dr Banitt is supported in part by grant EY014957 from the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health. The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is supported by center grant P30-EY014801 from the National Institutes of Health and an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. Dr Sidoti is supported in part by the David E. Marrus Glaucoma Research Fund of The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
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-James Joyce, The Dead
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David Hooker has spent a lot of this Lent playing in the dirt—specifically the dirt of students at Wheaton College, Illinois, where Hooker has taught art for eight years. With help from the Christian college's custodians, he's collected the hair, skin cells, nail clippings, and other ephemera vacuumed up in the dorms, then has ritually applied it to a 5-foot-tall corpus of Christ that he bought for $4,000 from a vestments company that resells de-commissioned vestments from churches. Titled Corpus, the dirt-covered Christ will be displayed in Wheaton's biblical and theological studies department next month.
Hooker spoke with CT managing editor Katelyn Beaty about why the piece is anything but sacrilegious, and how it provides a fitting meditation for Holy Week.
The most striking aspect of Corpus is obviously its use of human dirt—skin cells, dust, hairs, and fibers from Wheaton students. What was the inspiration?
My work has become increasingly focused on exploring the inherent properties of materials, especially materials that are very humble and often overlooked and discarded. Materials that are "mundane," not "artworthy." I try to find the beauty in them. I also like to think about the history of materials, the history of objects, the relationship between objects and memory, and the complex relationship between the sacred and the mundane.
I began thinking about dirt as a material for artwork about two years ago. I live in the suburbs, where people kind of fight a war against dirt. But I'm trained as a potter (MFA Ceramics) as well as an amateur gardener. So I see dirt as this wonderfully alive material.
Back when I was in college I had a summer where I actually worked selling vacuum cleaners door to door. This was before I thought about becoming an art major. It was there that I became aware of all the things that are in dirt one vacuums out of a household—all the skin cells and hair. I found that fascinating. I stored that little piece of information in my memory somewhere, and it has come back.
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I don't use gloves, although maybe I should?
To collect the dirt, I called Paul Dillon, head of custodial, and told him my idea. I wasn't sure what kind of response I would get, but he was immediately on board. He got 11 full vacuum bags for me. He even made sure to get them from different places from all over campus. I take the bags out 3-4 at a time and empty the contents into a big bin. I can see that the dirt is all slightly different in color and texture.
This is where the process takes on a ritual action. The dirt has to be applied in layers to make it adhere properly. For each layer I coat part of the figure with acrylic gel medium using a paintbrush. Then apply dirt while the gel is wet. Most of the time this involves putting handfuls of fibrous dirt into a flour sifter and sifting out the finer particles directly onto the figure. Occasionally I apply a layer by dabbing the fibrous part directly by hand (this assures hair particles are on the piece). Each layer has to dry overnight, then I use a dry brush to sweep away any dirt that isn't stuck, and start another layer. It should take about 5 layers to complete the piece. The most I can do at any time is about ½ of the figure, and that takes a solid 3-4 hours.
How did manually applying the dirt to Christ's body affect you? The process itself sounds very bodily.
Yes, that's really perceptive. I am not through with the process, but even getting as far as I have—and I'm about two-thirds of the way through—has been very taxing physically and spiritually. Last year I made a Lenten artwork for my church (AllSouls in Wheaton), and I was surprised at how draining it was to work on spiritually, even though it wasn't very taxing physically. I was very moody for most of Lent and Easter (my family bore the brunt of that, I am ashamed to say). The good part about that experience was that it prepared me for this experience in many ways. I have been much more open about my concerns and feelings, and have really tried to dwell in the Psalms during the process. Something about the extreme emotion there, both the negative and positive, has helped me tremendously.


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Parenting is hard work. And parents of adult children, in some ways, have it even harder. That message jump-starts a new book, "Parents to the End: How Baby Boomers Can Parent for Peace of Mind, Foster Responsibility in Their Adult Children, and Keep Their Hard-Earned Money." The author, Linda Herman, a psychotherapist in Seattle, tells a familiar tale: Parents in their 50s and 60s—just when they think they're done raising their children—find themselves footing the bill for all manner of goods and services: new furniture, cellphone fees, medical expenses. Eventually, some painful questions take center stage: How much help is enough? And when is it OK to stop? Ms. Herman answers those questions with no-nonsense advice and strategies. (Among our favorite sections: The Bill of Rights for Parents of Adult Children. Among them: The Right to Be Free From Guilt.) Yes, it's understandable to want to help one's adult daughter or son, Ms. Herman writes, but not at the risk of "becoming your child's permanent hotel and bank account." In all, a wise and invaluable book.
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CROWLEY – With the start of the new time change, children walking to school or awaiting the school bus in the morning have been doing so in nearly complete darkness.
It is important for motorists to be aware of the students who are on the streets during the early morning hours when they make their commute to work.
"It makes it difficult when the school bus arrives at 6:30 a.m.," said John Dailey of Ross Elementary. "We keep our lights on at the school to help the arriving students safe but we can't control those who are on their way."
Ross Elementary student Jasmine Chapman has her own rule of safety.
"I just wait close to our house until I see the school bus coming," said Chapman. "That way I am not too close to the road."
Pam Dequeant, principal of North Crowley Elementary, had a message for motorists that travel near school zones.
"People need to be aware when they are in school zones that they have children walking down the streets," she said. "The children should also avoid horseplay on the roads when they are on their way to school."
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All-Western New York returnees
First teamers
Carissima Cutrona (Williamsville South)
Hannah Crofut (Williamsville North)
Second teamers:
Christine Breindel (Orchard Park)
Paige Buscaglia (Akron)
Jenny Colvin (Iroquois)
Melissa Smith (Niagara-Wheatfield)
Erin Kinz (Lewiston-Porter)
Third teamers:
Alena Woodarek (Springville)
Emily Belote (Niagara-Wheatfield)
Val McNamara (Nichols)
Tiana Woodarek (Springville)
Defending champs
Williamsville South (Class A) and Ellicottville (Class D) advanced past the Far West Regionals and onto the state final four, where they lost in the semifinals.
Williamsville North (Class AA), Newfane (Class B) and Frewsburg (Class C) fell in the Far West Regionals.
CLASS AA: Williamsville North (see D1)
CLASS A: Williamsville South (see above).
CLASS B: Newfane is the two-time defending Class B champs. The Panthers played in the season-opening Cohocton Showcase and beat Allegany-Limestone, 4-1, and tied Williamsville East, 3-3, in double overtime.
The Panthers are led by senior forward Alexis Moreland, who boasts impressive foot skills with speed and vision.
"She's about the game," said coach Newfane coach Linea Fetzer. "She's a team player who is not always going to go forward for a goal, she wants to make the play before she makes the goal. She's not going to push it if she doesn't have the play."
Senior Katie Shaw joins Moreland as a co-captain. Fetzer said she can use Shaw up front to distribute, or at the other end to hold the defensive system together.
CLASS C: Frewsburg coach Erica Alm described senior stopper and three-year starter Alexia Anderson as "fearless. That's her strength. She goes hard, 100 percent, all the time. She's just physical, she's tough to get around."
Senior sweeper Annie Berg is a four-year starter who has grown into her position. Alm said she knows Berg can beat any opposing forward on the field.
The Bears will miss senior Shawna Raymond who, after playing four years of soccer, is running cross country this fall.
CLASS D: Ellicottville has reached the state semifinals the last two years. The Eagles lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Section II's Northville. Getting back this year will be a challenge. The team graduated its entire midfield and only has one senior (striker Caitlin Toth) with extensive game experience.
"It's just going to be a matter of time to get it all together," said coach Mary Neilon. "The potential is usually there. It's going to take us a while to jell. We're working to play as a unit and play with our new identity and hopefully get better with each game."
The Eagles return Morgan Zlockie, who led the team in scoring with 16 goals as an eighth-grader and was named a CCAA III all-star. Neilon said she's a player with a lot of potential, speed and game. Toth, Zlockie and sophomore center-mid Hannah Doro are all-league players.
Nichols is coming off a 17-3 season in which it won its fifth straight Monsignor Martin North Division (large schools) title and played in its fourth straight Catholic state championship game.
Junior Valerie McNamara is a returning All-Catholic player. Sophomore Emma Elia is one of the team's offensive threats. Senior Lauren Randaccio, injured for most of last year, looks to return to the form that helped her earn All-WNY as a sophomore.
Senior Maddie Elia tore her ACL in a summer soccer game and is out for the season. She has committed to Boston University for hockey.
St. Mary's won its fifth South title in the last six years. Stephanie Cronmiller is a top midfielder.
City Honors won its seventh straight Radcliffe Cup as champion of the Buffalo Public Schools. The Centaurs were led by leading scorer Molly Petrucci, just an eighth-grader, as they beat da Vinci, 6-0, for the title.
Kenmore West is the defending Niagara Frontier League champion after finishing 13-1 last year. . Akron won the Niagara-Orleans League with a 13-1 mark. . Allegany-Limestone (10-0-1) looks to repeat as champions of CCAA I. . . . Portville won CCAA II with a 13-1 record. . Maple Grove, last year's undefeated champions of CCAA III (14-0), moves in CCAA II and remain a Class C school.
East Aurora (ECIC III) and Holland (ECIC IV) went 12-0 to win their divisions.
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The return of 10 seniors has Orchard Park looking to make a deep run in the playoffs.
Senior defender Christine Breindel is a two-time All-WNY second-teamer and a four-year starter. Another senior defender, Kiley Ransbury, was twice named an ECIC I all-star and is back for a fourth year as a starter.
The Quakers got off to a promising start with a 2-1 nonleague win over Grand Island.
Senior midfielder Hannah Klimchuck, slowed last year by injury, is back to lead East Aurora. Senior goalkeeper Addie Ohler holds the school record for shutouts in a season with 13. Senior Taylor Potenza brings speed and power to the forward position.
Blue Devils coach Tom Cashmore enters his 25th season with 320 wins, 17 division titles and four sectional crowns.
The Schmidt sisters will once again carry Holland. Olivia led Section VI in assists last year as an eighth-grader and was named an ECIC IV all-star. Abby is a two-time league all-star beginning her third year as a starter.
Iroquois is counting on three seniors. Jenny Colvin was second team All-WNY a year ago, Valois Feneziani netted 12 goals last year, and Kaity Molenda is a steady defender.
Williamsville East, usually in the mix for the Class A title every year, graduated 10. Senior Sarah Eichorn and Cathryn Mahon will serve as co-captains. Junior Emily Opalinski returns to her starting position in the midfield.
Kalyn Compeau leads a large junior class with varsity experience for Tonawanda. She's a three-year starter who led the Warriors in scoring last year.
Senior Nikki Nigro is back after leading West Seneca West in scoring a year ago.
Junior Casey Roberto leads a young West Seneca East team, which may carry as many as eight freshmen.
Eight returning starters lead an experienced Eden squad. Senior all-star Emily Carias is a four-year starter who is excellent at distributing the ball at center-mid. Senior Catherine Mammoser was last year's leading scorer. Senior Alicia Roistacher returns for a third season starting at outside-mid.
A pair of Lake Shore sophomores look to add to an impressive resume. Melanie Linsmair has led the Eagles in scoring the last two years. Emily George has led the team in assists two years in a row.
Senior Ashley Krol was Depew's second-leading scorer the last two years. Senior defender Angela Weichelt is a team captain and three-year starter. The Wildcats move from ECIC III to IV.
Goalkeeper Megan Dulniak is coming off an all-star season for Cheektowaga. Sophomore Vickie Smith scored 80 percent of the Warriors' goals last year. Senior Morgan Goscicik is a three-year starter and captain.
Corner kicks
. Maddison Pezzino returns to the Grand Island lineup after leading the Vikings in scoring with 11 goals and four assists last year as a seventh grader. Senior Maggie Weiser is a three-year starter and junior Julia Kelly solidifies the midfield.
. Mahya Krouse is coming off an All-Catholic season for Nardin. Sophomore Tricia Mangon is one of the anchors of the defense along with Sarah Donahue. Abbey Tezek is a three-year varsity player.
. North Tonawanda moves to Class A from AA.
. East Aurora, Maryvale and Albion, Class A schools last year, are now B.
. Grace Adams, Alexis Moreland and Mallorie Gagnon are returning league all-stars as Wilson looks to improve upon its third-place finish last year in the N-O League.
. The Section VI Girls Soccer committee has announced that the "Pink the Field" event will again be running for the month of October. Proceeds benefit Gilda's Club of WNY. The club's mission is to create a welcoming community of free support for everyone living with cancer - men, women, teens and children - along with their families and friends. In the last two years, the section has donated over $15,000.
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In Hogan's Alley, the Pseudo-Town Where F.b.i. Rookies Go to School, the Gunplay's the Thing
This sequence of events may have the ring of authenticity, but it's as bogus as a Junior G-Man badge. The exercise is played out on the streets of Hogan's Alley, a town modeled after a Hollywood set, built on a back lot at the FBI Academy in Quantico. Va. The bad guys are amateur actors; the good guys are agents-in-training. The FBI veteran presiding over the theatrics is Jim Pledger, 42, chief of the Bureau's Practical Applications Unit, and Hogan's gun-toting mayor.
For rookies, the simulated action offers a speed course in street smarts. "These role players don't kid around," says one new agent. "They treat you as a real fugitive would. I haven't been shot yet, but I'd rather get shot here. The instructors do an excellent job of preparing you for real life. You learn from your own mistakes."
Funds for Hogan's Alley became available in 1986, shortly after one of the bloodiest episodes in FBI history, in which two agents were killed and five wounded in a four-minute shoot-out on a Miami sidestreet. One of the dead agents, Jerry Dove, had been a trainee under Pledger in 1982. "It was very sad," says Pledger, who has based some of the academy's scenarios on his own experiences in the field. "We want every agent to have the opportunity to get experience without getting hurt.""
Set on 60 acres bordering Hoover Road, Hogan's Alley, named after a 19th-century comic strip that featured a gang of Irish hooligans, has all the amenities of a small town: barbershop, deli, drugstore, pool hall. Pledger's office is located at the Dogwood Inn, site of countless fugitive arrests. Up the road stands the Biograph Theatre, a replica of the movie house where John Dillinger was reportedly gunned down by the FBI in 1934. A gaudy mobile home seized in a drug bust serves as quarters for visiting faculty. When the FBI is not using the facilities, DEA agents and SWAT teams-in-training stage their own shows there.
On one recent afternoon, 39 members of a new agents class assembled at the Dogwood Inn to act out a series of "armed-and-dangerous" arrests. The room bristled with anticipation as agents collected their gear—walkie-talkies, shotguns, blank ammo—before suiting up in bulletproof vests. Meanwhile across town, the bad guys were picking up their props: phony money with Pledger's likeness printed on each bill, plastic packs of white powder, fake driver's licenses, deactivated Derringers and other small weapons. "We spend a lot of time training role players," says Pledger. "There is no specific script, but we make sure they know the behavior we're looking for. We don't want any hams."
Crime pays $8 an hour at Hogan's Alley, but some role players say they would do it free. "It's so much fun to be someone else for the day," says Pepper McGowan, who is married to a Marine stationed at Quantico. "I'm basically a housewife, but over here I get to carry drugs and wear a mink coat." Adds off-duty fireman Mike Kerr: "It's a healthy way to be deviant. Sometimes your adrenaline really gets pumpin'. I 'shot' eight agents in one day. I hope it taught them to be more careful."
The new agents divide into six groups and fan out to make their assigned arrests. While a cop killer is being cornered at an upstairs apartment, an extortionist is getting pinned against the wall of the town warehouse and his accomplice is enduring a rough frisking in the rain. Injuries have been slight over the past three years, yet role players are encouraged to yell "Code Red" if the trainees get too physical. "You try not to cry out, because they will stop the scenario," says Marine wife Dana Evans. "Sometimes the handcuffs really hurt, but you figure it'll be over in two minutes. It's not like having a baby."
Clipboard in hand, Pledger and a pair of instructors observe each scenario, judging students on leadership, coordination and arrest techniques. Any agent who uses his gun must explain why in triplicate paperwork. "We are looking for a safe arrest more than anything," says Pledger. "An agent has to have a very good reason to fire his weapon. The last thing we want is some mucho macho hotdog in there with a fully automatic weapon."
Each exercise is followed by a 20-minute critique, in which the students gamely tolerate comments from their instructors. One woman nods politely when told to be more thorough in her frisking procedures; another rookie looks sheepish when a superior suggests that next time he try the doorknob before kicking a door down to enter a suspect's room.
New agents who pass the rigorous 14-week course, which includes more than 500 hours of classroom study, fitness drills, firearms instruction and six practicals, are usually assigned to duty in smaller cities. "If you send them right away to the New Yorks and the Newarks, they learn only one thing, like organized crime," says Pledger, "so we prefer to send them to the Little Rocks, the Knoxvilles, the Omahas, where they can work on a little of everything—kidnappings, bank robberies, searches and surveillance—before they specialize."
Pledger himself started out in Little Rock, working nights at the local FBI field office while majoring in math at the University of Arkansas. In 1966, at 22, he was one of the youngest agents ever to join the bureau. Pledger spent 13 months in Tennessee before transferring to Washington. D.C., where he worked on kidnappings, assault cases and the Jonestown massacre investigation. He was also one of a team of agents assigned to transcribe Nixon's Oval Office tapes during the Watergate scandal. After nine years in Washington, Pledger was transferred to Virginia, where he served as a staff counselor, among other duties, before developing the Practical Applications Unit at Hogan's Alley.
On this particular day Pledger is pleased with what he sees. "Everybody is positive, upbeat, they want to learn," he says. 'They get thirsty for it." And the academy is thirsty for recruits. With a growing number of agents who came aboard during the early '70s heading toward mandatory retirement, the pressure is on to to fill their spots.
"We're not looking for someone with a particular skill like leaping tall buildings in a single bound." says Pledger. "The best agents are independent, tenacious, ingenious and good with people. You give them a problem, they run with it," he adds. "They don't come back and say, 'Okay, what do I do now?' They do what has to be done to solve the case." In other words, Clark Kent need not apply, but others are welcome.
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on March 12, 2013 - 12:01 AM
By Robert F. Biniszkiewicz
I have a question: Since when is a privately held mortgage the taxpayers' concern?
Are taxpayers ever invited to join in private enterprise profits? Of course not! No business decides, upon making more money than anticipated: "Hey, this is more profit than we expected; let's give the extra to the taxpayer!" We're not gifted unexpected profits. So why should we absorb unanticipated private enterprise losses? It's "private," remember?
Seneca One purchased the HSBC tower with private financing at a certain price based upon estimates of the income the tower would produce. Recently, the tower lost its two primary tenants, and Seneca One leaders face a daunting prospect: how to pay the mortgage without the income they literally banked on.
But this is hardly an unprecedented, or particularly noteworthy, circumstance.
What happens in cases such as this is exactly the same thing as happens when someone purchases a home he can no longer afford (after a downward change in income, say): the home must be sold (sometimes at a loss) or the mortgage paid with other funds or the bank will foreclose and sell the asset to someone else. None of this should be of any particular concern whatsoever to the taxpayer.
The notion that HSBC will sit vacant for years is ridiculous. Without one dime of improvements, dozens of developers could make that tower work. It is not obsolete; it can compete. The trick is, however, that in order to make it work, rents must be lowered. And that means the private lender might not get all its money back.
HSBC Tower has been promoted as class A office space for four decades now (even though class A is usually defined as newer than 10 years old). The rents charged have been higher than the many class B or class C buildings that populate the downtown core. What would fill up the HSBC tower? Cheaper rent. Period. Lower the rent and watch the place thrive in the marketplace.
Of course, lower rents might mean there's not enough to pay the mortgage on the terms to which the bank originally agreed. Oh, well. Usually the banks win on mortgages, but sometimes they lose. It's all in the nature of the business.
It is patently unfair for government to subsidize some property owners at the expense of competing property owners who receive no such subsidies. Government ought not skew the marketplace. Such cherry picking of winners is not only unjust; it also dilutes the efficiency of the marketplace.
Seneca One was unsuccessful at retaining its tenants. C'est la vie! It happens. While that might be a private financial catastrophe for Seneca One and its lender, it ought hardly be a concern for the broader public.
Robert F. Biniszkiewicz of Buffalo is a commercial real estate agent.


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Dancin' Dogg Golf Adds Atlanta Highlands to OptiShot Infrared Simulator
August 9, 2011. Dancin' Dogg Golf - maker of the OptiShot Infrared Simulator, the ultimate in-home virtual golf system - has expanded its library of premium courses with the addition of Atlanta Highlands, a lifelike replication of one of the most celebrated championship venues in the Southeast.
The final member of Dancin' Dogg's 2011 Grand Slam collection, Atlanta Highlands joins the recently-introduced Capitol Club and Royal St. Marks. Showcasing a challenging layout that has hosted several of golf's biggest tournaments, Atlanta Highlands includes a pair of infamous long par 3 tests among the final four holes.
"The beauty of OptiShot is that the true-to-life replications capture every element and make you feel like you're really on the grounds of the world's best layouts," says Brandon Theophilus, CEO of Dancin' Dogg Golf. "Atlanta Highlands allows golfers of all skill levels to measure their games on the same course as golf's elite players - from the comfort of home."
Similar to OptiShot's other premium layouts - including Capitol Club, Monterey Classic, Old Scot, Ponte Vedra, Royal St. Marks and Whispering Dunes - Atlanta Highlands can be downloaded at www.dancindogg.com for a one-time fee of $49.95.
OptiShot (MSRP: $399.95) connects with Windows computers via a plug-and-play interface and requires only 8½ feet of swing space. With their own clubs, up to four players per round can compete by hitting real balls, foam balls (provided) or no ball at all. Infrared sensors on a durable swing pad precisely record club-head speed, face angle, swing path, distance, tempo, face contact and ball flight.
An added value component of the Dancin' Dogg experience is the recently unveiled OptiShot Support Site and OptiShot User Guide. In addition to "Top Questions" and "Frequently Asked Questions," visitors can contact Technical Support directly through a clear and easy-to-use online template. The User Guide is a comprehensive step-by-step description of all aspects of the OptiShot experience, from installation through managing players and customizing club sets.
Early this year, OptiShot was honored with the ScoreGolf "Research & Development" award and Dancin' Dogg was nominated as "Company of the Year" in the magazine's annual "Business & Equipment Awards." The device received high marks for easy set-up, indoor versatility and amazingly accurate feedback. It was also lauded for its unbelievable fun factor, pre-loaded library of world-famous course replications and crystal-clear graphics.
Dancin' Dogg launched its next-generation software package, including two new core courses and a variety of features to enhance the user experience and facilitate skills development. These include:
Enhanced visual shot feedback and swing analysis
Detailed statistics tracking for export to an Excel spreadsheet
Precision putting grids to help visualize contours
Ability to create multiple players and manage their settings and preferences
In addition to complete courses, OptiShot users can practice and compete on the par-3 option or a realistic driving range.
About Dancin' Dogg Golf
Based in Traverse City, Mich., Dancin' Dogg Golf was founded in 2005 and specializes in developing innovative technologies. Its product range includes the OptiShot Infrared Golf Simulator that features an expanding library of world class courses which golfers play anytime, anywhere. Durable and built to last, OptiShot comes with a 180-day warranty and has been heralded by leading authorities nationwide, including GOLF Magazine, Golfweek, Sports Illustrated, Wired and Golf Channel.
For more information, visit www.dancindogg.com or www.facebook.com/dancindogg, or call 866/941-3644.
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Economics and Ethics
Daniel Moseley
Duke Universiy; The University of North Carolina
Geoffrey Brennan
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)
March 30, 2012
THE INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ETHICS, Hugh LaFollette, ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
We identify three points of intersection between economics and ethics: the ethics of economics, ethics in economics and ethics out of economics. These points of intersection reveal three types of conversation between economists and moral philosophers that have produced, and may continue to produce, fruitful exchange between the disciplines.
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AS SATURDAY'S funeral for Whitney Houston nears, there's still a fair amount of breaking news:
* The Los Angeles County coroner's office has issued subpoenas for medical and pharmacy records from Whitney's doctors and medical providers.
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said that the request is made in virtually all death investigations because such records can shed light on how people died and whether they had any serious medical conditions.
"We've already contacted a number of doctors with requests for records," he said.


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The Jupiter String Quartet, formed in 2001, is a particularly intimate group, consisting of violinists Nelson Lee and Megan Freivogel, violist Liz Freivogel (older sister of Meg), and cellist Daniel McDonough (husband of Meg, brother-in-law of Liz). As they enter their 12th year of making music together, this tightly knit ensemble has firmly established itself as an important voice in the world of chamber music. The Jupiters were thrilled to join the faculty of the University of Illinois as string quartet-in-residence last year.
The Jupiters have been fortunate to receive several chamber music honors over the course of their career. In 2008 they were awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant and, in 2007, they were given the Cleveland Quartet Award from Chamber Music America. Previously, the Jupiters were awarded first prize in the Banff International String Quartet Competition (where they also received the Szekely Prize for best performance of a Beethoven quartet), and grand prize in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. The quartet's career began to take off after being selected in the Young Concert Artists International auditions in 2005. From 2007 to 2010, the quartet was a member of Chamber Music Society Two and, in 2009, they received a grant from the Fromm Foundation to commission a new quartet from Dan Visconti for a CMS performance at Alice Tully Hall.
This past spring, the Jupiters' relationship with CMS continued with a series of performances alongside vocalist Thomas Hampson that included a new commission for quartet and voice by Mark Adamo. They also helped to commission a new quartet by the composer Hannah Lash, which they premiered at the Great Lakes and Aspen Music Festivals (both of which sponsored the commission) over the summer. Upcoming projects include a second Beethoven cycle, this time at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a new CD release centered around the music of Ravel. The Jupiters will also continue their multi-year visiting residency at the Oberlin Conservatory, as well as their regular series of concerts at the beautiful Krannert Performing Arts Center in Champaign-Urbana.
The quartet has recorded works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Britten for Marquis Records. American works by Barber, Seeger, and Gershwin were also recorded for iTunes in conjunction with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Deutsche Grammophon.
The quartet chose its name because Jupiter was the most prominent planet in the night sky at the time of its formation and the astrological symbol for Jupiter resembles the number four. The Jupiter Quartet is managed by Bill Capone of the Arts Management Group.


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Nuestra Cocina
Let us take the chile relleno served at this vibrant and bustling eatery as an example of what Mexican cuisine should be. Instead of the usual battered and deep-fried Tex-Mex fiasco we're used to, the chile relleno here consists, quite simply, of roasted poblano peppers stuffed with shredded pork that's been seasoned with pineapple and orange juice, then spiked with almonds and raisins, all topped with a refreshingly spicy tomato sauce. In other words, rather than being oily and stuffed full of cheese, it's fresh, subtle, and flavorful. The latter description applies to just about every dish on the menu here, from the rich, authentic mexican meatballs known as albondigas—served in a hearty and slightly spicy broth—to the tacos de puerco, the piquant ceviche, the squash blossom soup, and the creamy, smooth flan, not to mention the assertive margaritas. And with chewy, palm-size, house-made tortillas coming fresh off the press every few minutes, there's no reason to doubt that the inspiration for this upscale, polished restaurant comes from exactly the right place: the ever-beating corazón of Mexico.


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As flamboyant colours of fall quietly take over the mountain, Tremblant's pedestrian village transforms to offer visitors and locals the perfect occasion to recharge before the arrival of the winter season. People from all over the world come to Tremblant to enjoy an incredible escape at the top of the highest peak in the Laurentians while taking in the spectacular transformation of nature.
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Foothill League seniors will get to take the field one more time as high school athletes.
Valencia head baseball coach Jared Snyder has collaborated with Bakersfield area coaches to put together a Santa Clarita Valley senior all-star team which will face a Bakersfield all-star team today at Bakersfield College.
The all-star team will draw some of the best senior players from all six Foothill League teams.
Most of the players invited have already agreed to participate in the inaugural event, which promises to be attended by college scouts.
"We decided it's a good thing," Snyder said. "It gives the seniors of Santa Clarita their own all-star game and allows a showcase for these kids."
In addition to helping players get exposure to area college programs, the idea is to promote the growth of the event in future seasons.
"We want to do this yearly - make it an annual game and give our kids an opportunity to play Bakersfield's teams and get seen by Fresno State and Cal State Bakersfield," Snyder said.
The game begins at 7:15 p.m.
Foothill's best to play hoops in Idaho
Recent Canyon High graduate and basketball standout Shorty Dent doesn't want to play for a big Division I college program. Not yet, anyway.
The 2011 girls basketball All-Foothill League and All-Santa Clarita Valley Player of the Year instead found a junior college that suits her perfectly.
Next year, Dent will be playing basketball at the College of Southern Idaho, where she signed a letter of intent last weekend.
"I just don't think I'm ready for a university right now," Dent said. "I want to go to (junior college) just so I can build up that momentum and build up the confidence to play at the next level."
She made the decision after taking her official visit to the rural campus in Twin Falls, Idaho last week.
Right away, she recognized the university-like size of the campus and the school's emphasis on athletics.
"People are so nice, and they know you're a basketball player there," Dent said. "They say 'Oh, you're a basketball player,' and they treat you like a queen."
After speaking with her future head coach Randy Rogers and learning of the program's tradition of sending players to Division I teams, Dent was fully on board.
"I'm so proud that they looked at me, and that they wanted me to play," said Dent, who plans to study kinesiology.
Two Wildcats headed overseas
West Ranch pitchers Ryan Keller and J.C. Cloney will travel to Japan to compete against the country's national team.
They'll play in four games spanning from June 15-26 in various professional baseball stadiums, where crowds are expected to range from 15,000-25,000.
Keller, a senior, had a 2.58 ERA this season for West Ranch, finishing 6-3 with 61 strikeouts in 12 appearances.
Cloney, a junior, carried a 2.98 ERA, a 4-5 record and 65 strikeouts through 12 appearances of his own. Cloney, who also played first base and outfield, hit .321 with 15 RBIs and four home runs.
Both players were voted to the All-Foothill League first team.
Local trio named All-Academic
The Pac-10 released the 2011 All-Academic softball teams on Thursday, and three former Santa Clarita Valley players showed up.
Of the three, Oregon senior Kaitlin Vitek was the only one to make the All-Academic First Team, posting a 3.52 GPA in a human physiology/psychology major.
The other two, Stanford senior Melissa Koutz and UCLA sophomore Devon Lindvall, were honorable mention.
It was Vitek's third first-team nod. The outfielder and Hart High graduate finished the season with a .297 batting average, nine home runs and 22 RBIs.
Lindvall, who also graduated from Hart, has a 3.30 GPA in history. The outfielder ended up with a .266 clip to go with 16 RBIs and three homers.
Koutz, a former Saugus player, is on track to graduate with a 3.04 GPA in psychology. She hit .233 with 20 hits, four doubles and 12 RBIs as an infielder this year.
Delio caps fine college career
Cal State Northridge senior Nick Delio finished his season by earning a spot on the 2011 PING All-West Region Team.
The announcement was made on Thursday by the Golf Coaches Association of America after Delio, a 2007 Saugus High graduate, recorded a school-record 71.48 scoring average.
That brought his four-year average to 71.91, also a school record.
Delio's 2010-11 season concluded with an 11th-place standing at the NCAA West Regional on May 21.
It was the second straight year he was named one of the best college golfers on the West Coast. It also adds to his four-year run as a Big West Conference first-team honoree.


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Some of the nation's top college basketball prospects will have to change their summer plans at the last minute after the NCAA took the uncommon step Thursday of barring four travel teams from competing in sanctioned events during the July evaluation period.
The NCAA took the action because of what it ruled to be a "prohibited association" between three administrators and one coach of travel team programs based in New England, the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida.
According to the NCAA, the e-mail account of agent Andy Miller sent a note to the four men imploring them to be of greater assistance in helping his company to recruit future NBA draft prospects.
The text of the note: "I get tired of being the 1 guy that has to get the 1st rd picks every year. I'd be happy to help you get guys + lend support. You have to want it + have to hustle. To create situations to manifest chaos + plow down walls to open up new opp's.
"We're facing a summer with no revenue. Yet, everyone will expect their checks, expenses reimburse, etc. I try to give a consistent platform in order to facilitate production. Am I getting the level of production in return that I want or expect?...You decided to be apart of it on some level…Do more than just give it thought, act on it."
The four men are affiliated with the New England Playaz, Worldwide Renegades, Florida Rams and SEBL Elite. The NCAA said it interviewed the men before ruling that the teams could not participate in sanctioned events.
The Florida Rams feature two of Scout.com's top 10 prospects: point guard Kasey Hill, who is committed to play college basketball for the Florida Gators, and center Chris Walker.
SEBL was informed it could continue if dissociated itself from a coach who was connected to this issue. The Twitter account representing SEBL declared it would be competing as scheduled. "NCAA required 1 staff change only and its done," the tweet read.
If the affected teams were to compete in certified events, the NCAA likely would withdraw its approval and college coaches would not be permitted to attend.
The players on these four teams are not prohibited from playing in the events but must either reform under another name and with different adults in charge or find other teams to join.
The first evaluation period begins Wednesday afternoon, which means there is time pressure for players involved to find new situations. The NCAA claimed it would attempt to "ensure these prospects have every opportunity to play" and said the national AAU volunteered to place athletes on teams with open spots.
"NCAA coaches and members have been very clear that agent involvement in the nonscholastic basketball environment is a major concern," the NCAA's release stated. "The rules restricting agent involvement are designed to protect and promote the well-being of participants in these events."
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Sri Lanka - IVD events
'Expressions-the Rhythm of Life', an event to commemorate International Volunteer Day, is being organized by UNV and UNDP together with international volunteer agencies in Sri Lanka.
The programme, scheduled for December 10, will celebrate the idea of volunteerism by focusing on volunteers and their contribution and efforts to make this world a better place. It will also include expressions on realities of the present world; and will bring together local volunteer networks, Government agencies, UN agencies, I/NGOs, civil society organizations and the business community to raise awareness of the concept of volunteerism and stimulate thinking on collective ways of overcoming challenges for increased voluntary action and engagement in development and peacebuilding.
The two-hour event will include a performance by 'Theatre Y', an Indian theatre group, performing in Sri Lanka for the first time. There will be excerpts from their critically acclaimed play 'Reality', a presentation by acclaimed Sri Lankan percussionist and choreographer, Ravibandu Vidhyapathy, and dance performances by members of the Buddhawatta Dancing Academy.
As UNV headquarters will be supporting and celebrating the launch of the new Online Volunteering website (http://www.onlinevolunteering.org) to coincide with IVD this year, online volunteering will be promoted in Sri Lanka too this December as part of IVD celebrations.
Press conference 3 December at 9am, UN conference room, Colombo 07.
The event is sponsored by Taj Hotels and Resorts, EFM , ETV, Volunteer Services Overseas (VSO), and Volunteer Information and Coordination Centre (VOICE).


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Ten join Academy's full-time programme
Wolves have welcomed ten new scholars into their full-time Academy programme this season.
The first year scholars will join those moving up into the second year of the Under-18 programme, now set to benefit from yesterday's announcement of a new sponsorship deal with the University of Wolverhampton.
"We have a mixture of scholars joining the full-time programme this year, including several from the local area and others from further afield such as Ireland and also Romania," says Academy Manager Gareth Prosser.
"As a Category One Academy, our focus remains on maintaining that balance between ensuring we spot the most talented players on the local scene, as well as bringing in quality from other areas as well.
"It is a great achievement for those lads to be coming into the building on a full-time basis, at a particularly exciting time for the club with the link-up with the University and the impressive new Academy facility opening in September.
"But as the lads know, and as we will keep telling them, the real hard work starts now, and they have to show the correct levels of ability and dedication to go on and try and win that first professional contract."
The new recruits are pictured with Academy Manager Gareth Prosser, Professional Phase Coach Sean Parrish, Under-18s lead coach Rob Edwards and goalkeeping coach Paul Clements.
Pictured from left: Bradley Lindsey, Ross Finnie, Joe Delacoe, Connor Johnson, Rhys Bills, Ryan Leak, Razvan Oaida, Bright Enobokhare, Conor Levingston, Connor Ronan.
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It's the real thing! Falling in love with Citroën's DS5
Published 21/08/2012
I've just fallen madly in love. Yes, it's for the fourth or fifth time this year but those other four-wheel flings were the motoring equivalent of one night stands.
This time it's for real. The smart new Citroën DS5 sitting pertly outside my front door is the real thing: my dream car, at least, for the moment.
Like all the best mistresses, the French flyer is exciting, quirky, different. It has an audacious, flirtatious edge to its design and oozes refinement, with a resolutely modern and original approach to the needs of drivers in the premium executive sector.
Inspired by the strikingly innovative C-Sport Lounge, the DS5 completes the DS line as a brilliant range-topper.
The styling is bold and modern, the interior luxurious, with an aviation inspired cockpit roof and pilot-style cabin.
The front end instantly identifies the car's DS lineage, with its pronounced air-intakes, chrome grille and incisive 'gaze' underscored by LED light signatures. At the rear, DS5 sits squarely on wide tracks, underlined by chrome-finished twin exhausts and rear clusters with six light guides.
Compact and agile, it is at the same time spacious and versatile – with five full-size seats and up to 465-litres of boot space.
It handles superbly, easing out the kinks in the road with a confident embrace
It's the first production Citroën to be fitted with the acclaimed, smooth, quiet and powerful 200hp Hybrid4 low emissions diesel powertrain. Performance is brisk: 0-62 in 8.4 seconds and a 134 mp/h top speed being claimed.
The company's Créative Technologie programme brings DS5 buyers keyless access and start, smart beams, a colour head-up display, a lane departure warning system and auto braking to avoid front end shunts.
There are some multiple choices on offer – eight body colours, six wheel designs and nine upholstery options among them.
Prices run from £22,400 up to £32,200 and business users will find the low (10%) company car tax ratings attractive.
As with any lover, there are minor warts and pimples which are only noticed with ongoing acquaintance. The clutch is on the heavy side, the gear-change a bit notchy and the foot pedals and foot rest could do with being less tightly spaced – but when it's true love you overlook such minor niggles.
I've just re-filled the tank – and, yes, fuel consumption is frugal at 55 mpg in the combined cycle – I've got the keys and the sat/nav co-ordinates, so how say we elope to Gretna Green?
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CHARDON - Wesley Todor Jr., 97, of 12350 Bass Lake Road, Chardon, formerly of Seacrist Road, Beloit and Southeast Boulevard, Salem, died at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at the Dolan Center in Chardon.
He was born Sept. 7, 1915 in Salem, Ohio, the son of the late Wesley Sr. and Mary (Martin) Todor.
Wesley was a farmer. He also worked at Butler Construction and Kuntzman Trucking.
He was a member of the Bunker Hill United Methodist Church, and a member of the United Methodist Men's Group.
He was also a member of the Teamsters Union Local 92 and the Farm Bureau.
He was preceded in death on Nov. 24, 2007 by his wife, Lois (Sharpnack) Todor, whom he married on June 25, 1944. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Jackson Renshaw, and a brother, Daniel Todor.
He is survived by three daughters, Joann (Robert) Wisner of Chesterland, Ohio, Linda Lucas of Warren, Pa. and Maribeth (Lannie) Stephens of St. Petersburg, Fla.; one son, Rob (Cindy) Todor of Salem; two sisters, Mary Lungociu of Pewaukee, Wisc. and Ann Wiles of Alliance; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Bunker Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Richard K. Thewlis officiating. Burial will be at the Bunker Hill Cemetery.
Calling hours will be held Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Stark Memorial Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Bunker Hill United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 15096 W. Middletown Road, Beloit, Ohio 44609.
This obituary may be viewed online at www.starkmemorial.com
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New 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' trailer has more Turtles and more Shredder
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Still on the fence about "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"? Join the club! But also, admit it: you kinda want to see this.
A new "3D trailer" for the forthcoming Michael Bay reboot has dropped via the film's official Facebook page, and while most of the footage is recycled from the previous spot, there are a few more shots of the amphibian foursome and another brief glimpse of Shredder (screenshot below) this time around to give fans a little something extra to chew over - and potentially be outraged about.
After checking out the full trailer above, let us know what you think in the comments.
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is slated for release on August 8.


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Erie police investigating robbery
Erie police are looking for a white sedan reportedly involved in a robbery downtown this afternoon.
Police said the robbery happened at about 1 p.m., when a man said he was approached by another man in a parking lot in the 1100 block of State Street and was robbed of cash at gunpoint.
The robber reportedly got into a white passenger car that drove off, and was last seen heading west on West 12th Street, police said.