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PITTSBURGH – The suspect in an alleged rape and murder of a 16-year-old boy in Empalme Escobedo, Guanajuato, Mexico, in 2003 is fighting extradition to Mexico.
U.S. Magisterial District Judge Maureen P. Kelly issued a ruling Oct. 17 that there was sufficient evidence to recommend the extradition of Dylan Ryan Johnson, 30, of Nemacolin, to face the charges against him.
According to court documents, Johnson was transported to Chicago Dec. 15 to await extradition. His attorney, federal public defender W. Penn Hackney, took the only action available to Johnson and filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to have Johnson returned to Pittsburgh for the district court to review the opinion and findings of Kelly. The court agreed to have Johnson returned.
Johnson is accused of raping and murdering Hilario Garcia Rosales in the Hotel Villa Empalm. A warrant for Johnson's arrest was issued by Mexican authorities Dec. 8, 2003, but the Mexican government did not seek his extradition until July 8, 2011, according to the criminal complaint.
In his writ of habeas corpus, Johnson raised several evidentiary issues regarding the case against him. Johnson said Rosales body was found fully clothed, including his belt, pants and underpants, which would undermine the probable cause standard that a rape occurred. He made note that the hotel where the body was found is noted as a setting for sexual trysts and witnesses said Rosales entered the hotel voluntarily with someone referred to as "the gringo." Johnson noted that three of the witnesses described the gringo as having blonde hair, although his hair is brown.
Johnson raised questions regarding the identification of a pickup truck, allegedly owned by Johnson, that brought Rosales to the hotel. He noted that the hotel routinely maintained a record of license plate numbers for vehicles but never presented documentation that proved the truck that brought Rosales to the hotel on the night of the murder matched the one on the truck owned by Johnson. He further went on to question the validity of witness identifications that were made utilizing a photo array that Johnson alleged was tainted. He claimed the array contained only one photograph of a man without facial hair and who was obviously the only "gringo," Johnson himself.
He further goes on to make mention of a statement given by Alfredo Mandoze Palacios, a man who allegedly drove Johnson to the bus station several days after the murder occurred. Palacios allegedly told police that Johnson acted normally and Palacios did not notice anything odd in his behavior leading up to the day he took him to the bus station. Johnson said staying in a small town, going to the usual places one goes, and acting normally does not suggest one is a murderer or rapist and indicates strong circumstantial evidence of his innocence.
He alleged that he is not the person who accompanied Rosales to the hotel Sept. 7, 2003, and that there is sufficient evidence to the contrary for the court to rule against his extradition to Mexico.
In the opinion filed in October, Kelly noted that the authority of a magistrate judge serving as an extradition judicial officer is limited to determining an individual's eligibility to be extradited. This is done by ascertaining whether the crime is an extraditable offense under the subject treaty; and whether there is probable cause to sustain the charge, Kelly said. The judge then certifies to the secretary of state, in this case Hillary Clinton, that the extradition is appropriate.
The only recourse to an individual seeking a challenge to a magisterial district judge's extradition order is to file a writ of habeas corpus. Any response to Johnson's writ of habeas corpus must be filed by Jan. 8.
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As I knew was wont to happen, Maisy and Daisy began their escapades in the last week. In case you missed it, we had twin calves born late in January that have been residing in the bottom of our barn ever since. In order to give them the best possible chance to grow, we have been supplementing their mother's milk with milk replacer twice a day. The little piggies each are taking a gallon from us a day.
One morning last weekend, our neurotic dog, Todd, began barking madly before sunup. Being that he has a tendency to bark at barn cats, the neighbor's dogs, passing cars and even dust as it gets caught in the sunlight, we ignored him for a little while. But, finally, at his insistence, I got up and looked out the window.
Coming out of the top door of the barn was a cow with a white face. Knowing that the only white-faced cow living in the barn is Maisy and Daisy's mother, I immediately started dressing for the barn. My husband did likewise.
I couldn't help but chuckle when I took one more glance out the window and saw one of the twins running in circles and bucking her heels in the air. She must have been having such a good time on her field trip to the second floor.
But my laughter was short-lived as I noticed only one calf was with the mother. I hurried into my boots and headed out the door, still pulling on my jacket. I took an empty calf bottle with me, hoping to lure whichever twin I saw first back into their pen. Maisy saw me coming with the bottle and walked right over to me. I walked slowly backward, keeping the bottle just out of Maisy's reach, feeling much like the carrot that keeps the mule pulling the cart.
She followed me all the way back to the bottom barn door and into the pen. I could hear my husband asking about the other calf, so I began to search for Daisy. The momma cow must have noticed me leading her baby away, because all of a sudden, 1,500 pounds of bellowing fury appeared at the door to the pen. I opened it in a hurry and got out of the way. She strolled right in and began licking Maisy.
Just then, up popped Daisy from under some loose hay just outside of the pen. She was right under us the whole time. We had nearly stepped on her in our zeal to search for her. I opened the door again and let her in.
The three of them seemed content to be back together and back at home. Momma cow finished bathing the girls and started chomping some hay, although I'm not sure where she put it, since my husband said she had eaten about 75 pounds of grain while in the top of the barn. The girls got down to the business of eating, and I went to make some real bottles for them. My husband secured the pen door and started the rest of the chores.
And so began another day in the life of a farmer and his wife.
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Another school year has begun in Bethel Park. Teachers are teaching and children are embarking on their next adventure in learning. As with each new year over the past three, there was the uneasy feeling that a teachers'�strike was looming on the horizon. Thankfully, that did not happen. Since moving to Bethel Park in 2009, I have enjoyed getting to know our community and school district—students, parents, teachers and administrators. I admire each of these groups very much because they all have difficult jobs, particularly parents. But of course, I'm biased. I have five children in four Bethel Park schools.
I've always had the educational philosophy that I will do my job (instill in my children a love for learning and a love for God, themselves and others) and I will leave public education to do its job (teach my children the skills they need to be productive in the work/career they choose to pursue). What I see happening the more involved I get in my children's education is our schools are taking on more and more of my parental responsibilities. School districts are feeling forced to take on character education and anti-bullying programs which cost our communities money (for the programs themselves and the staff to teach them). The reasoning is, if we don't address these issues, who will?� We parents are dropping the ball, and our schools are picking it up. Is it any wonder that our teachers feel deserving of a pay increase? They are doing my job and theirs, and it's not by choice.
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looks good, keep on it
I was going to wait and debut this when it was a little further along, but figured why not go ahead and do it now. The journey is half the fun, right?
This has been a long time coming for me. I've wanted a good version of the Power Sword since I was about 3 pretty much. I actually started one of these about 10 years ago, while I was in college. Same basic idea, but it was made completely from clay, and was much more freehand. Needless to say, it didn't turn out very well. For this one I wanted to ensure symmetry as much as possible. You can basically divide it in half lengthwise and widthwise, and get four quadrants. I figured I'd make half of it, mold, cast twice, and then joing together to try and at least save some work from one side to other. I cut a profile template out of 1/8" Masonite, screwed that down to backing boards, then glued green floral foam onto that. I made another template out of 1"x 6" that had the curve of the thickness of the sword that I wanted. On the bottom of it, I screwed a piece of the same Masonite to get it raised off the backing board the same amount as the sword, then pass the template over the foam until that lip meets the Masonite under the sword. That should ensure pretty good symmetry on both sides. I'll get a picture of it later and I'm sure it will make a lot more sense. I carved the foam down a little lower than what the template would hit it at, then sealed with some fiberglass resin. I know floral foam isn't really the most ideal kind to use for this, but hey, I had some laying around. I first tried coating it with drywall mud, which worked ok, except I would end up finding some soft spots from where the foam would move under the hardened resin. I didn't use any mat with the resin, to try and keep it as clean as possible, so in some areas it wasn't as solid as it needed to be. I just cut those areas out, re-fiberglassed, and then just started bondoing from there, rather than drywall mud. At first, I was holding the sandpaper on by hand, which just didn't work for long. I then started clamping the sandpaper to it, which also didn't work too well. Then it hit me, adhesive backed sandpaper, DUH. That's sped things up tremendously. It's been through many rounds of mudding and sanding, and still has many more to go. Once this part is done, I'll add the raised area in the middle, side guards, and handle. I left them off for now since it was easier to get to the inside of the curves, and I haven't decided exactly how they'll look yet since there are so many variations. Also, the bottom is going to change a good bit, so pay no attention to it right now.
It's still very rough right now, but hopefully you guys can see the potential. I'll get more pics up soon if anyone's interested. It will look a lot better when it's in primer so it's one solid color, lol.
Thanks for looking!
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looks good keep taking pics!!! The toy version of the Power Sword is my favorite I made Two out of wood (pics in my albums) for my Halloween Costume This year.
I can definitely see the potential. Looks like it will be perfect by the time you are done.
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Keller, the swords and shield look awesome!
Here's some pics from when I started. First, the Masonite template:
Then the floral foam glued on:
The other template, and how I'm using it:
And finally a now shot, stuck in mudding and sanding purgatory, . Mud, sand. Mud, sand. Mud, sand. A couple more rounds and all the low spots should be gone:
Still here, believe it or not. With the holidays and other stuff, just didn't have a lot of time to mess with it a lot. It's coming along pretty well now, finally starting to look presentable:
Pay no attention to the split near the bottom. The sides down there will get fattened up and addressed when I add the hand guards, so I'll take care of the split then. Also, the lines from the sides going into the middle aren't finished all the way to the center, but the raised area will cover that up so I'm not worried about it. I planned on wet sanding and polishing it up to 1500 or 2000, but I was stupid and used a piece of MDF as the main board, Also, the Masonite doesn't like water either, so I have to be really careful. It'll mean having to do it twice, but I'll probably just wait and do the super high grits when i get the two sides cast and together. There's still a few tiny things here and there that need fixing, but it's getting there. Now to add the raised part. I may photoshop up some hand guards soon too, just to see which style exactly I'm going to use.
any updates to this project??
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Still just the one from yesterday. I should have some more soon though. Thanks for the reply!
Great work. It would be nice, once finished to take your sword for casting by a blacksmith if any exist anymore and have him/her take the cast and fill it with molten steel! AFter a few days, a metal power sword!
Any new pics on this project?
I've been working more in Photoshop lately than on the sword itself. Trying to decide which direction to go with the crossguard. Here's two ways I'm leaning right now. The one on the left is inspired by the old yellow and black light up sword which is a style that I've always kind of liked. The one on the right is obviously more the original toy, traditional version. Any thoughts?
The one on the left is much better!!, very Alcala inspired!!
Finally a little more progress. I molded it this weekend. It was a quick and dirty fiberglass mold, but it should be fine for the two pulls I need out of it. I honestly got a bogged down for a little bit. I used foamies to add the raised section in the middle. I figured it would be a quick way to get a uniform thickness, and it would conform to the curves nicely. Yes and no. I kinda had to stretch it a little to make it lay right in some areas, so it ended up being slightly thinner in that area, etc. Then the foam just doesn't like to hold a small amount of bondo on it's edge when trying to sharpen up and finesse things. After many tries and beating my head against the wall for a bit, I figured I'd go ahead and get it molded and cast in a harder form and then just go ahead and clean things up there. Looking back, I've probably made this a lot harder than it had to be, but live and learn I guess. I would probably use different materials if I had it to do again, but I used what I had around for the most part. I hope to get to casts done this week so I can finally see it double-sided.
Forgive the crappy cell phone pics:
Nice! Keep it up. Looking forward to this one being finished.
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One done and out of the mold. The one on the right will come out tomorrow and then time to trim!
Out of the mold:
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pretty cool i'm a vote for the right hilt not that I want one but if I did right side for sure early he man is awsome but the sword transends it all.
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Well... I said I'd do it differently if I had it to do over again. This project has brought about a lot of old phrases, such as "Be careful what you wish for..."
I owe you guys an apology. Another phrase that comes to mind is "can't see the forest for the trees." I got caught up in the technique and such, that I was missing the big picture and that the sword's proportions weren't very good. This thing was pretty crappy now that I can finally see it for what it was. Lol, I didn't even see it when looking at the silhouettes. It was WAY too fat and stubby. It did kinda have that toy proportion feel, but I only wanted to translate a little bit of that into the final product, not make it look ridiculous. And the thickness. Man, I was WAY off. That one I kind of saw coming though, but I didn't want to believe it. When working on it, I would think it looked a little thick, but kept thinking it was because it was on the masonite template, it would come together once both halves were together, etc. NOPE! Again, missed the forest for the trees.
So, I started over. This time, I thought I would try to avoid molding the half and make it all in once piece. Well, that didn't go well either. I won't go into it in detail, but I made a new template that was double sided, meant to run down the cutting edge sides and shape the blade on both sides of the edge. That part worked, but it was virtually impossible to keep the cutting edge straight. Unfortunately this was pretty much a big waste of time.
I started AGAIN. The original idea DID give me a straight cutting edge on the sides. I had to fight the center line a little bit to keep it straight, using the bodywork trick of taping down the line and bodyworking one side, etc. This time, I figured I'd go all out and split it into quadrants. Hopefully it won't backfire again, but I think this is going to work out really well. I made two quadrants. I can work them laying flat, to get the 'face' of the blade done, as well as work them standing on end, to work the cutting edge. Once I have them both good to go, I'll join them and mold. At least that's the plan, but we all see how the plans have gone already, lol.
Anyway, here's a few pics. I didn't want to show anything else until I was pretty sure it was going to work.
Laying flat for the 'face':
On end for the cutting edge. The gap is pretty much gone once it's clamped:
It really is laughable how thick the other one was. This one is about half as thick. After looking at the toys, etc., it was kind of obvious my other one was completely wrong.
Beginning work on the raised area in the middle, still a ways to go:
Finally, new silhouettes. This may not be an exact comparison, as I don't remember the exact length of the old one offhand. I believe it was coming in at 35-36". The new one will be about 38". I tried to stretch the blade out and thin the proportions down as well. It still has a little of that thick, toy feel when viewed from the side, but I think it works. It's basically just leaner and meaner. (I hope! :blush )
I'd love to hear any feedback, and sorry again for being so blind before!
While I liked the original one just fine, the final version you are working on looks the best. I hope to see this project come to completion. I hope to get one.
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Thanks a lot, I appreciate it! I love your work as well, so it really means something.
I really can't wait to see it either!
Thanks a lot!
Small update to give a little better idea of the overall feel of it. The handle is by no means final. I was honestly just ready to start working on it and get out of Photoshop for a little while, lol. I've also started work on the side pieces, just didn't get any pics yet.


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EXPOSÉ 9 is such a great platform. It allows us to learn a lot. I am truly grateful to you for what you have done. Thanks you.
Bin Wee
I am very pleased to get this book,Thank you for everything. I will work to create better work in the future. Once again I express my deepest appreciation!
Xiaochen Fu
I think EXPOSÉ gets better every year. This is the book that opens new doors, a lifeline given to artists. This photo shows me in my studio, with my new oil painting.
Kai Fan
This is EXPOSE and I, out at the Hongqing Autumn Festival in China.
Chris Petrocchi
I am so proud to be part of such a great book with such awesome talent. Thank you!
Tony Foti
Being a part of EXPOSÉ has been a real honor. With all of the art annuals I've seen, Ballistic's publications always stand out in terms of quality. Quality of printing, quality of art, quality of design... really a top notch book. Thanks again!
Alessandro Briglia
Be included in the EXPOSE book is a great honor and privilege. Here is a photo of us both on holidays in Italy. It is for me a great emotion to be among so many talented artists... Thanks Ballistic!
Mirko Milosevic
It's truly awesome to have your artwork be a part of such an amazing book!
Anna Dittmann
Still can't quite believe I'm featured in this amazing book with such amazing artists. THANK YOU BALLISTIC!!
Steven De Meyer
You had to see that postman's face when he came to deliver my book, I was so thrilled about it! I really wanna thank everybody of the Ballistic team for all their work, it's such a wonderfull compilation of digital art worldwide! Thank you Ballistic!
Jian Xu
Thank you Ballistic and CGSociety. Great book! great artists!
Simon Beer
It's really amazing to be part of such a fantastic artbook with all the great talents! With every release my creativity starts to explode! These series is always a great resource for inspiration and features so many artists I personally like. So thank you for let me be a part of it and I'm looking forward for the next edition...;-)
Liang Zhang
It has been unusually rainy August here in Finland but today sun finally showed up and I got you a photo. Really glad to be part of EXPOSÉ 9.
Guy Atherfold
I am truly honored to have my work appear along side such rich and varied illustrations, everyones work that has appeared in this edition is thoroughly deserved. It has given me such a buzz and lift to think people enjoy viewing my images. This has now armoured me to strive harder and push my creative work further. Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way.
Hejie (Mona)
Hello, everyone. I'm Mona from Kunming, a city in Yunnan Province in China. As a three-dimensional animation designer and painter, I feel happy to participate in the activity. Welcome to Yunnan and thanks for your support to CG.
Olivier Vernay-Kim
It's such a classy way to show digital artworks ! I'm very proud and honored to be part of EXPOSÉ 9. Thanks!
Ivan Schuler
It's a pleasure and an honor to be one of the EXPOSE artists along with all the great artists from all over the world. Thanks Ballistic team!
Julian Kok
To get featured in EXPOSÉ 9 is like a dream come true and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Ballistic Publishing! Absolutely a fantastic feeling and it also motivates me to produce more artwork in the future! And congratulations to those who get featured too!
Carlos Nunez de Castro Torres
I'm very glad to take part in EXPOSE 9, and is a great pleasure for me to be exposed together with other great artists. This book is a huge compendium of great art, and a inspiration source!
Tweenen Studio
We are so honored to be a part of this great showcase, and to have our work among some of the best projects from all over the world is just amazing. We are now using the book in most of our meetings and we are getting a lot of great feedback. Thank you guys for the great job and effort and we hope to participate in future entries also.
Sung Yan 'Frankie' Yip
It's an great honor to be in EXPOSE 9 with other amazing artists around the world. Hope CG can be much popular in Hong Kong. Thank you so much Ballistic!
Zhou Jinxi
Very pleased to be included in EXPOSÉ 9. When I received the book my heart was so excited, I can not describe it. Thanks so much Ballistic.
Marcela Bolivar
Thank you SO MUCH Ballistic! An honor to be again in this book.
Guodong Zhao
I am very glad that my work was recognised by the EXPOSE 9 and very happy to share my work with the other fellows.
Lennart Verhoeff
When the email arrived that I would be published I just couldn't believe it. Me between all those art-greats who have inspired and motivated me all those years. It was a dream come true. As you can see my furry friend Yoshi is an art lover as well. He especially enjoys the warmth of my Cintiq when I'm working...
Kai Zhang
Wow! This book is my friend! And thanks so much Ballistic!
Oleksiy Golovchenko
I'm very proud to be a part of EXPOSÉ. It's a great opportunity to see works of creative and talented people. Thanks for this perfect book.
Melody Waller
It has been an honor to be included in EXPOSÉ 9. Looking through it's pages, I am encouraged and inspired. Thank you for always producing such high quality books.
Yongming Yang
OH~~~I am very happy~~~~Thank you so much Ballistic Publishing for this fantastic opportunity of being part of EXPOSÉ 9. ~~~~Thank you for the opportunity to show my artwork to the whole world, Thank you!!!!
Benjo Camay
Thank you Ballistic Publishing for making me a part of this book. This is dedicated to my son Phoenix...my source of inspiration. Here's my picture with a camel from one of the busy side streets of my work place.... Dubai, UAE.
Ramses Melendez
This happens when I look at my EXPOSÉ 9! Thanks to Ballistic staff and all Artists for the never-ending Inspiration.
Daniil Alikov
I'm absolutely proud that my artwork is now among the works of the best artists of known universe =) Thanks Ballistic Publishing for such a fantastic book! A wave from my workplace in Singapore!
Songnan Li
I am very glad to participate in this book EXPOSÉ 9!. Thank you so much for letting me be a part of it Ballistic!!!!
Ian Essom
EXPOSÉ 9 is an amazing showcase of work which has been presented very well. The book is very thick and full of excellent art with great colours. I'm glad to be a part of the book and have a copy of it.
Dimitar Tzvetanov
I am really excited about my involvement in this year EXPOSÉ with so many great talents around the world. I hope will see all of you next time.
Pham Duc Duy
I can't believe that I am published in EXPOSÉ 9 art book. It was a big motivation for me to work harder.
Chuan Zhong
I am so glad to be in EXPOSÉ 9! I love this book very much!
Pappy Onwuagbu
I am very happy to be part of EXPOSÉ once again. Every page is Inspiring. It's an honor to be featured next to so many amazing artists. Thank you Ballistic!
Oliver Wetter
With every book and piece included, the competition gets harder, therefore I´m lucky to be part of this awesome movement, cheers Ballistic and congratulations to all artists who help to raise the bar!
Andrius Balciunas
The artworks in EXPOSÉ 9 are amazing as usual. I'm honored to be part of it. Thank you Ballistic!
Olivier Charles
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Patricio Clarey
It really is a great honor to be a member of this family of artists.
Aziz Maaqoul
I am really so very happy, thank you Ballistic!
Egle Zioma
I was crazy happy when I found out that my work finally made it into the EXPOSÉ. It is a great honor to be published among so many wonderful artists from all around the world. Thank you so much, to the Ballistic team!
Jiang Zhi
I'm very proud to stand beside my favorite artists, and I can't thank enough the Ballistic team for their patience and effort, you guys are so perfect putting together this amazing book.
Yang Zhang
I'm very honored to be included in EXPOSÉ 9. There are so many artists in there I like. Thanks so much Ballistic!
Jack Zhang
I am so excited to be featured in EXPOSÉ 9! Thanks Ballistic Publishing for the priceless recognition once again! Heres a shot of me and my lovely Genny, who is the inspirational source of the Plunderer!
Donglu Yu
It is always my privilege and honor to have my artwork published in the EXPOSÉ series! Congratulations to all the artists of this wonderful art book!
Yang Xueguo
EXPOSÉ accompanied me through the years. Every year EXPOSÉ has the most exciting moments. EXPOSÉ is a great festival for the CG artist. Long live the EXPOSÉ.
Jing Wang
Every day by the subway in Beijing, EXPOSE 9 is just one of the stations, but it gave me the infinite confidence to get on the train. Thank you!
Ivan Tao
Thank you Ballistic Publishing for all the dedication to Digital Art, much appreciated!
Nikolay Stoyanov
It`s an honor and a great dedication to be there, especially among such talented artists. Thank you for the opportunity Ballistic and hopefully next year we will see us again.
Igor Staritsin
Great to be seen in Ballistics EXPOSÉ 9. I am so proud.
Eva Soulu
I don't know what fascinates me more - the fact that I'm a part of such a great project or that this project exists. So many talents, so many different stories in one book. Amazing work, Ballistic!
Zhenhua Shan
I am very grateful to Ballistic! Very happy to be one of these artists involved in this project! I am in Beijing, art without borders!
Mario Sampaio Ribeiro
It is an honor to have my work on EXPOSÉ 9, among the best in the known Universe. This book is fabulous!
Thomas Rudat
Yippee! I´m in the book and not in my jacket. Congratulations to every artist who contributed to the book. Thank you so much everyone.
Daniel Rossiter
After buying previous additions of the EXPOSÉ books for the fantastic range of artwork its a surreal feeling and a great sense of accomplishment that I should have my own art featured in this year's publication. To think my work has been chosen by a team that live and breath the digital arts world is truly a great thing and its this that provides me with no greater motivation to better myself.
Claudio Rodriguez Valdes
I cant begin to explain how exciting it is to be part of such an amazing book. Being part of EXPOSÉ 9 is a way of knowing that my art is on the right track. Thank you for such an incredible opportunity.
Nicolas Richelet
Thanks to Ballistic for making this possible. An amazing book with tons of stunning artworks, patiently put together in a very good way, with a great print quality. I'm very proud and happy to be among the artists who are published in this issue. Thanks again.
Adam Potter
EXPOSÉ 9 features fantastic artwork from all around the world, and It's an honour to have my artwork included. Getting into EXPOSÉ not only exposes my artwork to the rest of the world, but also means it was recognised by professionals in the industry. Thanks Ballistic and the Judges for showcasing amazing artwork each year.
Milivoj Popovic
Such great works in there, its truly a pleasure to be in the mix! Thanks Ballistic for publishing this wonderful book and including my work! And thanks to my brother Veljko! The book is awesome and to quote a Kung Fu Master- There is no price for awesomeness! Gouranga!
Wen Juinn Png
Thank you Ballistic for helping me to get closer to my dream.
Wadim Petunin
Thank you so much, Ballistic! It's a great honor to be part of this amazing book along with so many talented artists!
Rui Pang
Oh my god! Is that true? I am so delighted !It's an honor for me can be published in this fantastic book. Thanks Ballistic!!
Pablo Palomeque
EXPOSÉ 9!!! It´s an honor and a privilege to be part of this impressive collection of artists from all over the world. Thanks so much Ballistic and CGSociety for this great opportunity.
Filip Novy
I am so happy to be part of this awesome book! Thanks so much Ballistic, you are the best!
Yuriy Mazurkin
It's great to take part in new EXPOSE 9. Best regards!
Maciej Mackiewicz
I've always dreamed of being a part of EXPOSÉ. Thank you Ballistic for making dreams come true.
Thitipon Dicruen
Before I will be slain by the robot, I have my last words. Thanks Ballistic and CG Society to let me be a part of EXPOSE family again. I feel greatly honored!
Wing Liu
So nice to be in EXPOSÉ 9. Thank you!
David Laguens
I'm really, really honored to be a part of EXPOSÉ 9, thank you for having me in your beautiful book. EXPOSÉ has always been reference in digital art for many years and I am proud to share my work with many brilliant and talented artists, thank you again.
Jonathan Kuo
It is a great honor to be featured in this book alongside so many artists of such amazing skill and creativity. This has been an incredible opportunity that has given exposure to my work and that of many other artists. Thank you Ballistic Publishing for putting this book together.
Leone M. Jennarelli
I'm greatly honoured to be in EXPOSÉ 9, with many amazing artists! The lovely Varese, now kissed by the sun, with its XVIII century 'Estense Palace' is well known for its beautiful gardens. From Varese, 'the garden town' of Lombardy, I say: Thank you Ballistic Publishing! Thank you CGSociety!
Martin Jastrzebski
Each edition of EXPOSE is a major event and a crowning of the great works of the computer graphics artists from all over the world. It is a promotion of outstanding pictures created mainly from the passion of creation. The presence of my work in EXPOSE 9 is a big distinction. Thank you Ballistic Publishing for such a superb undertaking.
Wanchana Intrasombat
Thanks so much Ballistic and CGSociety that gave me so much energy and inspiration to my life! Cheers!!
Lu Hua
Wow, what a visual grand feast! I feel very honored to be featured in EXPOSE 9. It motivates me to continue producing more creations. Thank you Ballistic.
Ruoxing Zhang
A few years ago, I was totally shocked by the EXPOSE 6 cover made by Linda. I wanted to be a CG artist just like her. Thanks to Ballistic Publishing, EXPOSE 9 has fulfilled my dream!
Andrew Hickinbottom
Thanks once again for giving me the opportunity to exhibit my work in this prestigious book.
Christian Hecker
Thanks so much Ballistic!
Rochelle Green
I am so excited to be featured in EXPOSÉ 9 alongside so many people who humble me! I have also discovered so many artists I didn't know of before, that I will certainly be following. Woohoo!
Michael Anthony Gonzales
It's an honor to be chosen and included in EXPOSE 9. Cheers!
James Gammelll
This represents my rural home town in Limerick, Ireland pretty well. I was just hoping for green and ancient ruins, but being swarmed by cows was an authentic Irish bonus.
Aejandro Fraga
Emre Duran
This is my big smile near Karlsplatz in Vienna.
Bianca Draghici
I'm proud to be part of EXPOSE 9, I love it. Thank you Ballistic Publishing for giving me the chance to be in the same place with people that I admire.
Angel Gabriel Diaz Romero
Me and EXPOSE 9 in the typical landscape of Sevilla, in the south of Spain in summer in the mountains. Thanks all of you.
Utsuo Chen
It means a lot for me to be selected to be one of the EXPOSE family. Being selected beside the greatest artists from all over the world will be the power to keep me going forward. Thanks to all of the Ballistic staffs for making this great book!
Damian Buzugbe
It is an honor to be a part of the EXPOSE family alongside some of my heroes. Thank you very much Ballistic. Or as my son puts it, Good Job!
Sara Biddle
It is a huge honor for me to be included in EXPOSE 9 in among such creative and amazing talent! Big thank you's to Ballistic!
Eve Berthelette
Congratulations to everyone, many thanks to Ballistic - it is an honor again to be part of this amazing book. What a beautiful array of talent!
Patri Balanovsky
Making art, hoping for some work, working for some hope. Thanks Ballistic.
Teodoru Badiu
I am very proud to be in such a great publication again. Every time gives me a thrill! Thank you Ballistic for your support and for publishing my images over the years!!
Iliya Atanasov
Every picture has its own beauty. With every digital art you feel your heart. The feeling when you are doing the process is the best thing! I am proud to be part of a Ballistic book again with all these great artists, thank you!
Christopher Ang
I am very honored and never did I imagine that my work will be printed in this amazing artbook! Thank you so much Ballistic team! you guys rock!
Roman Artamonov
Thanks so much Ballistic!
Hui Yen Chen
It's such an honor to be part of EXPOSE 9 alongside amazing artists around the world. Thanks Ballistic.
Muhammed Ansar Ali
I was pleasantly surprised to get chosen into the EXPOSE 9 book this year. It feels amazing to be a part of a superb book series by Ballistic Publishing and now I aim to get into it every year until I reach front cover.
Negoita Alexandru
Thank you so much for the privilege to be part of this fantastic book, together with the finest artists from all over the world!
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A busy intersection will likely get busier over the next year or so. And that could be a good thing.
Washington Square, a strip mall featuring retail shops and professional offices, is planned for a 2-acre site facing Jefferson Avenue in Washington. It would be on open land, across from Veltri Cleaners, just west of where Jefferson and Wylie Avenue meet.
David Glickman, commercial real estate broker for the site, said he is aiming for a spring 2014 groundbreaking. "It's going to be more retail in nature," he said, adding there will be about 22,000 square feet of space available for shops and offices.
"We're looking mainly for neighborhood-like tenants: Restaurants, hair salons, boutiques, dentists – any tenant who would like to go into a nice, modern neighborhood center," said Glickman, director of retail services for Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, a global real estate service firm based locally in PPG Place in downtown Pittsburgh.
He said he is in initial discussions with potential tenants. "The property just hit the market last week," Glickman explained. "We hope to get some leases signed, then start construction."
It is uncertain whether the three buildings that have been leased by Caring Mission, adjacent to the site, will become part of the project. Doug Burig, an agent with Keller Williams Real Estate, confirmed that he "just listed" those buildings, situated on two lots, for $385,000. Gary Mariani owns that property.
Caring Mission provides home care and home health-care services to clients. Only the latter division remains on Jefferson Avenue, but not much longer.
Administrative assistant Carol Celani said the home care division moved to North Main Street, near Washington Health System, on Aug. 6, and the home health-care operation will relocate to Washington Crown Center on Sept. 28.
Glickman, who has more than 20 years of commercial real estate experience, is enthusiastic about Washington Square's potential. He likes the flatness of the site, the proximity to Interstates 70 and 79 and Routes 19 and 40, and the continuing growth of Washington County.
This isn't new turf for him. Glickman said he has secured tenants for Trinity Point in South Strabane Township and the former Weber Furniture Co. building in Washington, and marketed the Sprowls property on West Chestnut Street in Washington.
Washington Square is his new focus, and he is pursuing it vigorously.
"We're excited about this," Glickman said. "We think this will be a really nice fit for the area."
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(**...presumed the legal parent of a child **BORN** to a lawful wife)..
Had the Surrogate rule differently, it would imply that birth certificates are not sufficient as evidence of parentage. It seems extreme, but such a ruling could mean that all married fathers (under common law presumed the legal parent of a child for to a wife) would need to petition the court to affirm their parental status through adoption proceedings! The Surrogate was wise to prevent such a ludicrous outcome.
Interesting article. Completely unintelligible headline.
While in some sense logical, this decision is mistaken, in my view, because at present about 30 states do not recognize same-sex marriages and would not automatically recognize the parental status of the petitioner based solely on their same-sex marriage. However, it is well established that adoption decrees, as judicial records, are owed full faith and credit in other states, although there is some disagreement about how that recognition would be enforced (through state court action vs. federal court action). Granting an adoption on this kind of petition harms nobody and will likely provide important protection for travel through non-recognition jurisdictions.
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CANONSBURG – Senior guard D.J. Johnson averaged only three points per game for the Canon-McMillan boys basketball team last season, a role player who wasn't counted upon to do much except spell those ahead of him and give quality minutes when called upon.
This year, Johnson wasn't even supposed to be a starter because of a sprained thumb he suffered this fall and an illness that kept him out of practice for portions this week.
But with the Big Macs' top scorer, Brett Haney, struggling offensively against Blairsville in the first round of the EQT Energy Classic last night, Johnson showed he knows a thing or two about giving the team a much-needed spark off the bench.
Johnson scored 17 points, including eight during a pivotal stretch in the second quarter when the Big Macs pulled away, to carry the host team to a 65-26 victory late Friday night.
"I feel badly for Brett that he kind of struggled, but one of the things we always wondered was, 'What was going to happen when we ran into a night where Brett struggled?' " Canon-McMillan coach Rick Bell said. "He was the only guy we had returning who averaged double figures and had a lot of experience. So from that aspect of it, it was great to see somebody else step up. You could see the whole momentum of the game turn when D.J. started hitting those shots."
Johnson deflected nearly all credit for his accomplishments, crediting his teammates for getting him the ball. And apparently ignoring the fact that someone actually has to knock down the shots, Johnson doesn't want to get too carried away with the whole star thing.
"It's not that big of deal," Johnson said. "I'm not going to get all big-headed about it."
Johnson was the only Canon-McMillan player in double figures. Sam Bohn contributed nine points, Jake Cadez eight, and Evan Beach and Seth Combs had four apiece.
Haney, who averaged 13.2 points per game last season, finished with four.
Canon-McMillan trailed, 14-12, 2 minutes, 46 seconds into second quarter after a floater that Blairsville's Troy Williams banked in.
But the Big Macs responded by scoring 15 consecutive points, the final two on a layup from senior center D.J. Mikec with 1:25 left in the half, to produce a 27-14 lead.
Johnson drained a jumper from the right corner during the stretch and also made two 3-pointers. Overall, he made five shots from beyond the arc.
"Coach always tells me to keep on shooting," Johnson said. "I kept shooting, and they kept going in."
Canon-McMillan, which won this event last year by beating Trinity, 53-52, in overtime, advanced to the semifinals and will play Burgettstown Saturday at 8 p.m.
Blairsville, who got 12 points from Williams, jumped out to a 10-9 lead after a sloppy first quarter, with the teams combining for eight turnovers and seven field goals.
Johnson gave Canon-McMillan some life midway through the second quarter, making a 3-pointer at 4:16 to give the Big Macs a 16-14 lead. Johnson stretched it to four when he grabbed a long rebound and knocked down a jumper from the right corner.
Despite struggling early, the Big Macs' top scorer, Brett Haney, made a clutch 3-pointer to push Canon-McMillan ahead, 21-14, and keep the run going.
Johnson made a pair of 3-pointers early in the third quarter, too, as Canon-McMillan outscored the Bobcats, 23-4, during the period, including 18 consecutive points over the final 5:52.
The game got out of hand in a hurry, as Canon-McMillan outscored Blairsville, 44-9, over the second and third quarters combined.
Johnson attempted just 50 shots in 16 games last year, making 17 of them. But with the Big Macs losing three starters – and especially with Haney struggling – there's no doubt that Johnson's be counted upon for more production like he gave Canon-McMillan Friday night.
"There's no doubt that he has that ability to spark us offensively," Bell said. "One of the things we told him was that he also has to work on the defensive end of the floor, which he did. I'm really proud of him for what he did."
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In Russia, a prominent dancer with the fabled Bolshoi Ballet has confessed to ordering an attack on the company's director. The director suffered third degree burns after acid was thrown onto his face. For more on the scandals at the Bolshoi, Renee Montagne talks to writer Christina Ezrahi, author of Swans of the Kremlin: Ballet and Power in Soviet Russia.


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It's early in 2013, but it's doubtful a more enlightening quote will emerge than that from "Two and a Half Men" co-creator Chuck Lorre. Responding to disparaging comments made by series star Angus J. Jones, Lorre said, "I can't really disagree with him. The show's kind of filthy. What he said wasn't wrong. We hope it's funny as well."
Lorre wasn't extending viewers an olive branch as much as he was a middle finger.
As one of television's top businessmen, Lorre knows that to be successful you've got to give the people what they want. For the past decade, the people's choice has been the locker-room humor of "Two and a Half Men." As the decade's most-watched sitcom, it's attracted roughly 14 million viewers each week who are grinning, groaning or slapping their knees at the sex, filth and thinly veiled innuendos.
Don't blame Lorre for the low-brow humor; he's merely perceived a trend and capitalized on it. He's been involved in series ranging from "Roseanne," "Grace under Fire" and "Cybill" to "Big Bang Theory" and "Mike and Molly." To his notable credit, Lorre's shows have become major identifiers of the decade in which they were broadcast. The inside joke – or perhaps the telltale sign of Lorre's success – may be "Mike and Molly," which at its core is merely a reworked version of what people wanted in the 1950s – the bonding elements of "The Honeymooners" and "Amos 'n' Andy." (Pay close attention to the theme song and you'll hear what I mean.)
Lorre doesn't create trends; he merely reconfigures them. It could be argued that "Roseanne" was a less volatile, middle-America version of "All in the Family." It can't be argued at all that "Big Bang Theory" is a 21st-century take on "Friends."
"Two and a Half Men" merely lowered the bar for filth, a bar that nearly brushed the floor with an episode earlier this month that featured a song-and-dance routine on douche. It was filthy. And funny. Twenty years ago, viewers would have called the networks to complain. Two weeks ago, they merely Tweeted 'LOL' to their friends.
It just might be that "Two and a Half Men" was conceived during "The Family Hour," that long-ago, pristine 8 to 9 p.m. slot that gave us "Leave It To Beaver," "Father Knows Best," "Gilligan's Island," "Daniel Boone," "Family Affair," "Brady Bunch," "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," "The Waltons," "Happy Days" and "Growing Pains."
In this instance, it wasn't "Happy Days" that jumped the shark. It was "Growing Pains." TV critics, including this one, noticed a perceptible shift in tone on the sitcom that premiered in 1985. Teen Mike Seaver was described by his own (TV) mother as "a hormone with feet." Mike's parents made small talk with sexual overtones. Mike's best friend was nicknamed Boner. Though hardly fitting the description of filthy, "Growing Pains" and "Who's The Boss," with which it was paired on Tuesday nights, ever-so-gently strained the limits of acceptable "family" dialogue.
When viewers shrugged their shoulders, the networks hastily dumped the family hour, the better to serve its 18-49 target audience with more adult-themed shows such as "Evening Shade," "Mad About You" and "Coach." And, as their target audience increasingly clicked to more mature cable offerings, the networks fought back with racier material. "Spin City" was one of the first sitcoms to generate laughs (and high ratings) from adult sexploits in the 8 p.m. hour. Many others followed its lead.
If viewers – and the FCC – were becoming more tolerant in the 8 p.m. hour, what territory could be mined later in the evening? "Cheers" and "Will and Grace," among others, were certainly dipping their toes in the waters of sexual innuendo, but it was Lorre's "Two and a Half Men" that dove in head first. In its wake, it's left us with "Two Broke Girls," a series whose leads are far removed from the "cupcakes" they sell on the side.
Let's be honest. Lorre is right. As long as TV's filth is funny, America is OK with it. And if that type of programming drives viewers back to the networks from whatever cable series they may have been watching, CBS is OK with it, too.
By the way, Jones – despite his supposed disdain for "Two and a Half Men" – has agreed to return to the show. The better, one suspects, to become filthy rich.
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HERSHEY – Take one look at his wrestling shoes and you are certain he found them in a consignment shop.
They are coming apart at the seams in some places, holes have worn through in others and the support disappeared long ago.
But Cody Wiercioch expects these shoes will be the ones he wears when he stands on the awards stand to receive another medal in Hershey.
The senior from Canon-McMillan and future Pitt wrestler rolled over Tom Sleigh of Dubois in Friday afternoon's quarterfinals in the PIAA Class AAA Championships at the Giant Center.
Wiercioch and three of his teammates – Dalton Macri (120), Connor Schram (126) and Solomon Chishko (145) – moved into today's semifinals (9 a.m.) and each expects to be wrestling for a title when the finals get under way at 7 p.m. So does Waynesburg's A.C. Headlee, who had a dramatic win in the quarterfinals at 113.
Canon-McMillan did nothing to hurt its chances of winning a third straight team title in this event, taking over first place with 40 points. Central Dauphin is second at 36 and Franklin Regional is third at 33.5.
Wiercioch hopes to cap this great run with his third state title. He won at 170 for the Big Macs last year and took gold and silver medals in Class AA while wrestling for Charleroi.
For Wiercioch, it just might be the shoes.
"I've had them for the last two years," he said. "I like the way they feel."
Wiercioch's superstitions seem pretty tame compared to others. He never goes onto the mat without first wiping the bottom of his shoes with his hands. He also wears the same pair of socks for each championships round. After they have been washed, of course.
"I just can't find any others that feel as comfortable," he said. "I don't even bring an extra pair. If they (break apart), I'll just tape them together."
Wiercioch (43-0) will wrestle Colton Peppelman of Central Dauphin in the semifinals. Peppelman lost to Joey Krulock of Mechanicsburg in the Southcentral Region finals, but Krulock had to default out of the tournament after injuring a knee in Thursday's first round.
"I'm just going to out and have fun," said Wiercioch. "I feel like if you think too much about (the next match), it can cause you problems."
Schram (42-3) was just as dominating as Wiercioch, chalking up a 20-5 technical fall win over Chase Zemenak of Nazareth. Kyle Krasavage (40-0) of Wyoming Valley West is the semifinal opponent.
"I never wrestled (Krasavage) before," said Schram. "I knows he's undefeated and probably a good kid. I just want to wrestle my best."
Schram, a three-time finalist and gold medalist as a freshman, said it's inspiring to have so many teammates with him in this tournament.
"They give me support and pick me up when I'm down," he said. "I try my best, and it's always good to win and score points for the team."
Chishko (9-0) was not in any trouble despite a close a 3-1 win over Mason Bentzel of Spring Grove. The C-M junior takes on Nolan Barger (NW-1, 37-1) in the semifinals. Like the rest of the Big Macs, he realizes a win for him means team points and a possible title.
"There is a certain amount of pressure," he said. "You have to worry about yourself. When you worry about how you wrestle, that's when you make mistakes. I want to open up and score."
Macri (35-2) took an 18-5 win from Zack Clingan of Spring Grove in the quarters and draws Vincenzo Joseph (24-8) of Central Catholic in a rematch of last week's district semifinals that Joseph won.
Headlee (41-3) hit a double-leg takedown midway through the third period to produce a 3-1 decision over Derek Gulotta of Owen J. Roberts. Zack Fuentes (SE-1, 45-4) of Norristown is his semifinals opponent.
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BRIDGEVILLE – One long drive secured an even longer – and more fulfilling – drive for the Washington High School football team.
Starting the fourth quarter of Friday's WPIAL Class AA semifinal against South Fayette at their own 15-yard line, the Prexies moved 85 yards in 10 plays, half of them first downs, before running back Shai McKenzie scored on a 7-yard run 5 minutes, 20 seconds later.
The drive was not only emblematic of Wash High's dominance on a night where the Prexies ran for 454 yards, but the 26-14 win at Chartiers Valley means the third-seeded Prexies will play for the WPIAL title next Friday at Heinz Field.
"That was our goal all week," Wash High coach Mike Bosnic said. "We felt that we could run right at them. We felt that we could be more physical. We thought eventually we could wear them down, and the kids came through."
Wash High's physicality and sustained possessions translated into a monster game for McKenzie, who carried a career-high 42 times for 293 yards and four touchdowns.
McKenzie now has 2,656 yards on the season, giving him the most yards in a single season in Washington or Greene history.
"I didn't think I was going to have that many carries," said McKenzie, who now has 41 touchdowns this season. "But I knew I could crunch away, get yards and keep my team in it."
Washington (12-0) will play Aliquippa Friday at 5 p.m., as the Prexies try to win their first WPIAL title since 2001 and ninth overall.
While Wash High's lengthy drive sealed the win, two plays in the second half were pivotal.
No. 2 seed South Fayette drove to the Wash High 3-yard line late in the third quarter, but quarterback Brett Brumbaugh's pass to Zach Challingsworth on fourth down fell incomplete.
Four minutes later, McKenzie had his fourth touchdown.
"We needed to score right there," South Fayette coach Joe Rossi said. "That was the game. You could just feel the deflation of the game right there."
Two plays after Brumbaugh (11 of 27, 238 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions) completed an 18-yard pass to Challingsworth on South Fayette's ensuing drive, Washington defensive back Darius Spinks went up for a jump ball with Justin Watson and came down with the interception, despite ceding about five inches in height.
"I saw the ball going up in the air," Spinks said. "I didn't want to get beat, so I just went up in the air and tried to muscle it down."
Brumbaugh was intercepted on the first offensive play of the game, as Thomas Cherry tipped the ball at the line of scrimmage and Rhamir Thomas pulled it down.
Wash High ran 22 offensive plays to only seven for South Fayette (11-1) in the opening quarter, taking a 7-0 lead on an 8-yard run from McKenzie.
McKenzie made it 14-0 with a 58-yard touchdown run at 10:27 of the second quarter before Brumbaugh answered with a 1-yard run of his own and a 23-yard scoring strike to Challingsworth (4-103), who made a nifty over-the-shoulder catch.
But McKenzie put the Prexies ahead with a 56-yard burst on the first drive of the third quarter, and Wash High cemented the win with a drive that won't be forgotten around town any time soon.
"No one expected us to be making the trip to Heinz Field, outside of our locker room," Bosnic said. "I think that really says a lot about a group of guys and the resolve they showed all year. "Right now we're 12-0, and we're playing for a WPIAL title. I'm really happy for them."
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Wash High fullback Jaylin Kelly had 57 yards on eight carries. ... Quarterback Josh Wise converted a key first down with a 27-yard run late in the game to help secure the victory. ... The Prexies were penalized eight times for 52 yards.
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PITTSBURGH – The last time the Washington High School football team played at Heinz Field, the Prexies left as WPIAL Class AA champions after knocking off Beaver Falls in 2001.
Such a coronation wasn't the case this time.
Nor did anyone even get a chance to think about celebrating.
Aliquippa appeared as advertised – physical, fast and dominant – as the Quips rolled to a 34-7 win over Wash High in the WPIAL Class AA championship game Friday night at Heinz Field to claim their second consecutive title and 15th overall.
"You have to give respect where respect is due," Wash High quarterback Josh Wise said. "You have to give credit where credit's due. They're a great football team. They play together. They play hard. They expect to win. As did we, but they had a chip on their shoulder all night, all season. And they have for a few seasons."
At least five, as it's been since 2007 that Aliquippa has not played at Heinz Field for a WPIAL championship. The Quips should pretty much have their own locker room here, having made the trip seven of the past 10 years.
And when somebody new comes along … well, let's just say it's tough for them not to notice.
"It seemed like, to me, they didn't want to win," Aliquippa senior Devon Walker said of Wash High. "They just felt good playing on Heinz Field."
Wash High enjoyed its best year since 2001, completing a perfect regular season and claiming the Class AA Interstate Conference title.
The Prexies (12-1) throttled Shady Side Academy in the first round of the Class AA playoffs before beating Seton-La Salle and South Fayette by two scores apiece.
But all of those games featured big-time performances from Shai McKenzie, who entered this game with 754 yards and 11 touchdowns in the postseason.
Aliquippa dominated the line of scrimmage and limited McKenzie, who needed 85 yards to break Rushel Shell's WPIAL single-season rushing record, to 33 yards on 18 carries.
"He had nowhere to run," said Aliquippa coach Mike Zmijanac. "He didn't have a chance to run."
Which was the exact opposite of the situation Aliquippa found itself in. The Quips gained 505 yards on the ground, as Terry Swanson (15 carries, 206 yards), Dravon Henry (23-123) and Malik Shegog (9-100) all went over the century mark.
Prexies fullback Jaylin Kelly had three carries for 30 yards, DaRon Whitaker added five for 20, and Wise returned a fumble 50 yards late in the third quarter for Wash High's only touchdown.
"I had to score," Wise said. "I wouldn't have been able to live it down if I got caught."
Aliquippa had a 26-0 lead at halftime behind two touchdown runs and a scoring pass from Shegog, whose touchdown runs of 12 and 22 yards sandwiched a 60-yard score from Swanson.
Shegog threw a 28-yard touchdown to Dajon Perry with 26 seconds left before halftime, and Aliquippa nearly tacked on a fifth score before the half, recovering a kickoff despite it traveling more than 25 yards. But Shegog threw two incompletions before time expired.
Aliquippa had 378 rushing yards in the first half while gaining 10 or more yards on 15 of its 39 first-half plays.
"They have two great running backs, and physically they moved us all night long," Wash High coach Mike Bosnic said. "It was just a great team we ran in to."
A 22-yard run from Kelly gave Wash High some life on its opening drive of the second half, but the Prexies would amass only two more first downs the rest of the way.
Aliquippa, meanwhile, marched 78 yards on seven plays to make it 34-0 after a 6-yard touchdown run from Henry.
"They're physical. They fly to the football," Bosnic said. "The kids are tough, football-smart. On top of all that, they're a well-coached football team. Those guys do a great job."
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An arrest warrant was issued Feb. 7 and he turned himself in to police Feb. 8. Gonze was placed in the Allegheny County Jail on $25,000 bond, police said.
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A 50 year-old woman at first refused to give up her purse when Gonze approached her in the 600 block of Washington Road at 9:29 p.m. Oct. 15, police said.
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By Barbara Kessler
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Nature is not neat. It produces vines that overtake your house and trees; little creatures that make homes in your ductwork and summer gardens that can appear ready to croak in the heat just before they birth a barrel of vegetables all in the same 5-day time span.
That's why we have canning.
I don't fear nature, but I do fear canning. Start reading the literature and you'll quickly encounter eerie instructions like this one: "Whether food should be processed in a pressure canner or boiling-water canner to control botulinum bacteria depends on the acidity of the food."
Whoa, is this going to be complicated? Could I kill my family with botulinum? The answers — yes and maybe — might not be what you want to hear.
You do need to know what you're doing when you can fruits and vegetables. Jars must be sterilized; lids wiped clean and foods blanched and prepped with salt or lemon juice. You will need offbeat tools that they may not sell at the grocery store, like "lid wands" and pressure cookers. Then you will cook the heck out of these veggies in a canner or a pressure cooker to make sure that no germs survive to taint anything while your home-canned food waits in the pantry for weeks and months.
Sound risky? It can be for a novice, though realistically the worst thing that happens is your fine-laid plans to stash away a storehouse of garden goodies is thwarted by some of the food going bad, which would generally be evident when you open it up in November. So you needn't worry excessively about food poisoning. It's often obvious when food goes bad. On the other hand, you don't want the food to go bad.
So step one: Study up and learn the details. It won't be so hard. Remember your grandma did this and it worked out, as far as we know anyway.
Here are some of the best sources for getting it right when it's time to "put up" the tomatoes, squash, cucumbers etc.
* The National Center for Home Food Preservation, based at the University of Georgia, is a trusted source for learning how to can, pickle and freeze many varieties of vegetables — and a few things we don't even like to think about like, ugh, pig's feet. Really, ugh.
Pigs feet aside, the National Center is what you'll see footnoted as the source on many articles about home food preservation. It's the go-to source.
The Center draws on expertise from other land grant colleges and enjoys government funding. So take advantage of it. Let the experts walk you through everything from canning tomatoes and pickles to making fruit leathers, a trendy thing right now among self-sufficiency types. (You'll hop over Colorado State University for that topic). A little advice from the green perspective here, when the instructions tell you to arrange foods on plastic wrap, find alternatives. You can dry fruit on oiled stoneware cookie sheets, for instance. (The verdict is still out on what's leaching from plastic wrap when it's heated, which reminds us of another way to avoid plastic issues. Let food cool before storing it in plastic bags, or even better, freeze food in jars. Yes, that's alright to do.)
The National Center for Home Food Preservation has even added videos to their website. These were made from information in the So Easy to Preserve Book. We found the videos to be helpful, but some are only a fraction of a minute, covering a single step.
* The Ball Blue Book of Preserving. My sister tells me this is like the bible of canning, and even though I only got chokecherry jelly from her last Christmas, I know she preserves a lot more than that. The Ball Book has been around possibly for as long as the Ball jars with which you'll likely be canning. You can buy it at your local Ace Hardware, and it's available at used bookstores all over, having been published in a variety of iterations over the years. This book offers recipes for canning and also for freezing foods.
Canning's really not so bad, like we said, keep things clean, follow directions fastidiously, boil or pressure boil the jars. If you want to dig deeper there are a gazillion home cooks with blogs, many of whom have experience. Here's a simple one-two-three on canning raw tomatoes on a blog "Calabria From Scratch." You can't go wrong here with a guide, Rosetta, who grew up in Italy and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her family has generations of experience and her blog has great pictures.
However, if canning still scares you, here's a good synopsis of the dangers at StpreItFoods.com. The basic issue here is that foods need to be acidic to store well and safely. Fruits usually are sufficiently high acid, but vegetables, even tomatoes, may require a little kick to increase their acidity and adequately dispatch germs during the boiling phase of canning.
Still edgy or just not good with boiling liquids? Can the canning and go for the simplest approach to saving your homegrown or local, seasonal foods: Freeze them.
Many fruits and vegetables freeze surprisingly well. Most berries are quite amenable to this treatment. Just rinse, dry and pop them into freezer bags. They remain ready to adorn your pancakes or cobblers for the next year with almost no loss of texture or flavor. We've done this with local blueberries, which are available for about a month every summer, for several years. In Texas, where many producers grow blueberries organically (talk to growers at farmers markets and you'll learn which fruits grow well without chemicals in your region) we grab several pints for freezing every year.
Freezing veggies is somewhat less rewarding because some will lose texture and taste. However, some adapt well to this treatment. Green beans, for instance, can be blanched and frozen quite successfully. (See this recipe.) So can carrots, broccoli and corn, which can be frozen on the cob or as creamed corn (no preservatives needed). Squash, tomatoes and eggplant, less so, because a mush factor muddles the picture.
If mush ruins it for you, there are work-arounds. Take those tomatoes and cook up a triple size batch of homemade spaghetti sauce or salsa. Cool it, pour it into freezer bags and freeze it on plates or cookie sheets so that the packages freeze flat and are easy to stack. The cooked sauce will hold up better than frozen raw tomatoes, though that's an option as well. Check out this easy tomato freezer recipe at the National Center for Home Food Preservation. It recommends freezing tomatoes whole. Just wash, skin (or not) by dipping them into hot water, de-core and freeze.
There are only two downsides here. You may quickly run out of freezer space, and the tomatoes will lose texture when frozen; however, if they're destined for a cooked sauce anyway, this may not be a deal-breaker. Remember, cooked tomatoes are one of the few veggies in which heating enhances their nutritional value, increasing the lycopene that has been shown to have a protective effect against prostate, lung and stomach cancer.
Speaking of nutrition, isn't that one of the best arguments for freezing or canning your fresh, homegrown or local organic produce? If you garden mainly without chemicals and maintain and enrich your soil, your backyard produce is most likely far more nutrient-rich than much of what you find in grocery stores, where varieties have been narrowed to those that hold up well during transport.
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Melanie Burchfield will graduate twice this spring from Bethel Park High School. The graduation June 16 will be the official ceremony, but the brief gathering of administrators, teachers, a few family members and about 100 students in the high school gymnasium March 27 will be the one she remembers more, because her father, U.S. Marine Major James Burchfield, was there to offer a hug and a kiss.
On April 2, Major Burchfield deployed for a six-month stint in Afghanistan and will be unable to attend the June graduation. While the school district intends on Skyping the ceremony to Burchfield in Afghanistan, the best part of the mock graduation was seeing his only daughter dressed in her white cap and gown, and being handed her diploma, after which he lifted her off the ground and later watched as she threw her cap in the air.
The event elicited a standing ovation from those in attendance, including her stepmother, Patti Burchfield, and her brother U.S. Marine PFC Dan Burchfield, and his girlfriend. Dan Burchfield, a 2009 Bethel Park graduate, will deploy to Afghanistan in September. He returned March 31 to his home base at Twentynine Palms in California.
Another brother, U.S. Marine Sgt. Mike Burchfield, a graduate of McGuffey High School, is serving on a Naval ship in the Western Pacific.
Will Melanie join the Marines? Her father said a resounding, "no." In the fall, she will begin classes in education at Waynesburg University.
High school Principal Zeb Jasante said while Melanie was handed a diploma in the mock ceremony, she must return the document until June.
As for the reason for the early simulation of graduation, Jasante said, "We wish him well and celebrate the good things that go on."
The brief, early morning ceremony was followed by a small reception of cake and balloons held for administrators, family and friends.
"This was a very special day," James Burchfield said during the ceremony. "They are so gracious and I can't say enough. I didn't expect all this."
Helping to arrange the mock graduation, in addition to the administrators, were office secretaries at the high school Donna Murphy and Judy Daley.
Superintendent Nancy Aloi Rose said this was the first simulation of its kind in her memory at Bethel Park. Previously, Rose said, one graduate joined the military and was unable to walk with his fellow students. A private ceremony was held before he left for the Marine Corps.
"There are no words to describe this," said stepmother Patti Burchfield. Melanie's father and stepmother live in Washington and she lives with her mother Lori in Bethel Park. "Mel is so very close to her father and this is difficult for her, but she's a strong girl and we'll all keep busy and pray a lot."
Melanie's close friends attended the mock ceremony and brought lots of tissues.
"It's a very nice thing they put together as he's not going to be here for graduation," Melanie said at the brief reception. She played soccer at Bethel Park for four years and hopes to continue while at Waynesburg University.
The original idea to hold a simulated graduation was James Burchfield's, his daughter said.
He said in his 18 years in the military, he's never missed a Christmas or the graduation of his two sons. Now, he'll be in Afghanistan for his daughter's graduation. That, he said, is why the simulation was so important.


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