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Maybe it's the snow that killed it.
Maybe we've done it ourselves by washing our hands and declining to shake other people's (potentially unwashed) hands. Whatever the reason, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports sweeping declines "across all key indicators" of swine flu activity, from hospitalizations and doctor visits to flu-related deaths—but experts still caution that the danger isn't over.
Since the epidemic's outbreak in Mexico in April, H1N1 has killed between 2,500 and 6,000 Americans, the CDC estimates, and the New Mexico Department of Health reports 47 deaths statewide.
Though its numbers are dwarfed by the estimated 36,000 Americans who die annually of regular, seasonal flu—a disease that garners a lot less media attention—H1N1 still worries retired Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist and special SFR swine flu correspondent Douglas Roberts.
"There's still no way of knowing whether the virus will mutate, as it did in 1918," Roberts says. The H1N1 outbreak of 1918 was similar to this one, he notes, except it came back with a vengeance in 1919."The possibility exists that that will happen with this virus as well," Roberts says.
According to the Federation of American Scientists, the 1918-1919 pandemic killed between 20 and 50 million people. "Without vaccines, we'd see equivalent numbers of deaths now from a new, more virulent form," Roberts says.
That there are vaccines—albeit in short supply—hasn't done much to quell the occasional upwelling of global hysteria: In April, Egypt ordered the slaughter of tens of thousands of pigs to halt the spread of the (non-porcine) swine flu; in Asia, everyone started wearing masks—which wasn't all that weird; it was the masked people in the Albuquerque airport who looked oddly like bio-bandits. Tongue-in-cheek monikers like Aporkalypse and Snoutbreak circulated, and the always-good-for-a-gaffe Vice President Joe Biden told everyone to stay off the subways.
For all the hype, though, swine flu did have very real effects. New Mexico's hospitals filled up; many saw "increased visits from people [who] weren't even sick at all," state Epidemiologist C Mack Sewell says. According to Arturo Delgado, spokesman for Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, cases of influenza-like illness have declined considerably both at Christus and surrounding clinics—from approximately 180 flu patients per day in October at the height of the pandemic, to a high of 28 patients in the first week of December.
"That's a really dramatic drop in the number of patients," Delgado says—but he notes, "That doesn't mean we're out of the woods."
Sewell agrees. On Dec. 10, the CDC reported that only 15 percent of Americans have been exposed to H1N1. That's dangerous, Sewell says, because the other 85 percent are still susceptible. "There's a lot more people that could get infected," he says. "That's one of the reasons we really want to keep pushing vaccinations."
But vaccinations have been a problem, too. After significant delays this fall, H1N1 vaccines have finally started trickling in to New Mexico—but still not in the numbers the state DOH had expected, Sewell says.
"It's been disappointing the rate at which the manufacturers have been able to produce vaccines," Sewell says. Though the 478,000 doses of nasal and injectable H1N1 vaccines the Department of Health has ordered are coming in steadily, Sewell says he doubts the DOH will be able to meet its January 2010 goal.
"Given some of the production delays, I would hesitate to say that we'd have 1.2 million [doses] by the first of the year," Sewell says. "I think we'll just have to wait and see."
But even as drug manufacturers struggle to catch up on orders for H1N1 vaccines, flu season is upon us: Delgado says it usually runs from December through February. And while H1N1 numbers are down, that doesn't mean it's not dangerous.
"One of the concerns is, when you have a new strain of influenza like this, we could conceivably have another peak next year," Sewell says. The H1N1 mortality rate among Native Americans and Alaska Natives is also four times that of the general population, he notes—a particular concern for New Mexico.
The bottom line? Keep washing those hands.
Maybe it's the snow that killed it.


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Ron Zacapa Rums are made from sugar cane harvested in southern Guatemala, which is pressed into virgin sugar cane honey, a process unique to the Guatemalan style of rum production. This liquid is then fermented, distilled and taken to the mountains for aging, where the flavor of the rums is further refined through the premium aging process known as Sistema Solera.
The Ron Zacapa Centenario XO is blended from these solera aged stocks which range in age from 6 years to 25 years. These stocks were aged in special cellars more than 7000 feet above sea level. The solera barrels are a mixture of reused American Bourbon, Sherry, Pedro Ximenez wines, and Cognac barrels. The combination of solera aging and the wide variety of reused barrels creates a highly complex rum with a rich aroma and flavour.
I recently received a Ron Zacapa Tasting Kit in the mail which for me was the perfect excuse to revisit my previously published review for the Ron Zacapa XO (25 Year Solero) Rum.
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Washington's police chief is crediting residents of the city's West End for helping investigators make a quick arrest in the Tuesday night shooting that killed a 37-year-old man and wounded his girlfriend.
Brandon Lee Wolowski, 18, of 915 1/2 Addison St., Washington, is charged with homicide, attempted homicide, aggravated assault and robbery in the shooting at a home at 905 Fayette St. Matthew Mathias was pronounced dead at the scene of gunshot wounds to the chest and torso. Michelle Powell, 38, was taken to Washington Hospital and then transferred to a Pittsburgh hospital, where police said she was in critical condition. She had gunshot wounds to the face, chest and arm.
Washington police Chief Robert Lemons said Wolowski, Mathias and Powell knew each other. Wolowski went to the Mathias home about 7 p.m. and was allowed in, he added.
"He was going to try and rob (Mathias) of guns in the house," Lemons said. "Something transpired, and he started shooting."
Wolowski, in a statement to police, said he planned to steal guns he knew Mathias kept in a safe. The 18-year-old told investigators he fired at Mathias, who tried to run out the front door, then went back inside the home and fired several shots at Powell.
Lemons said Mathias made it out the front door, where he was found by responding police officers. Powell made it across the street to a neighbor's home.
Powell identified the attacker as "Brandon." Lemons said neighbors not only provided the suspect's full name but also helped police find where he had gone after the shooting. Police were able to talk with Powell only briefly before she was transported to the Pittsburgh hospital.
"We started talking to people and got tips as to where the shooter was," Lemons said. "We went to that location and took him into custody without incident."
Wolowski was found at a friend's home in the 800 block of Addison. Several weapons were recovered at that residence, Lemons said, but it is too soon to tell whether one was the murder weapon.
"I really have to credit the residents and the neighborhood crime watch," Lemons said. "Without people coming forward, we would have never been able to make an arrest so quickly.
"We had no idea what Brandon's last name was. A lot of good people stepped up last night. They came forward and took a stand."
Lemons said his officers regularly patrol different neighborhoods, including the West End, on foot.
"I think because they see the officers and interact with them, they are more comfortable talking with them when something happens," Lemons added. "I think being out there, walking the streets, makes all the difference in the world."
Lemons said police were familiar with the suspect and the two victims from previous calls.
Tuesday's incident was not the first time Mathias' guns were targeted in a theft. In May 2010, he reported to city police that several firearms, including a 9 mm Beretta, a 9 mm Jennings and .25-caliber and .32-caliber handguns, were stolen from his home.
In July, Wolowski was charged with resisting arrest and furnishing false identification to police. Police were investigating a theft in Maple Terrace when Wolowski allegedly gave them a false name. Knowing he was wanted by the juvenile probation office, police tried to take Wolowski into custody, but he fled. He was apprehended a few blocks away and is awaiting trial on charges in that case.
Wolowski was arraigned before District Judge James Ellis and placed in the Washington County jail without bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday in Central Court.
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Since human beings can't hibernate, every year we're forced to brave the winter elements. Sometimes that's fun (skiing down mountains and sipping hot chocolate), sometimes not so much (scraping off the old windshield and driving on ice-covered roads).
Either way, the cold, the wind and the occasional slip on the sidewalk can take a toll on the body. There may be no better way to relax the mind and loosen up the body than a hot-stone massage (except, perhaps, a hot toddy).
Massage therapist Norah Harris, who has been practicing the art of hot-stone massage for six years at Ten Thousand Waves, talks rocks with SFR.
SFR: How did you discover hot-stone massage?
NH: I had a treatment and found that it was so much deeper, that it took me to such a deeper level of relaxation, that I really wanted to learn that and provide that for people.
What types of stones are used?
We use two different types of stones in the treatment at Ten Thousand Waves—which is a little different than some people do. We use hot stones and cool stones. The hot stones are basalt and they come in all different shapes and sizes. We use, give or take, 60 per treatment. The cool we use less, probably between 10 and 20, and they're marble. We keep them on ice and we alternate them on areas that need extra work. The hot and cold alternating flushes fresh oxygen and nutrients into the tissue. The cool also helps with inflammation.
The alternating hot and cold sounds nice, but you said most people just do the hot?
Some people are a little bit apprehensive when we tell them what the treatment is going to be, but it ends up being really refreshing for them, especially in areas that tend to carry the most stress. I use hot and cool a lot in the traps—in the shoulders and the neck—and generally when I apply the cool, I always tell people that I'm going to, there's just this sigh of relief because you've been bathed in warmth and to add this contrast really adds a depth to the therapeutic part but also the sensory aspect of the treatment.
How does doing a stone massage affect the body
differently than a hands-on massage?
The basic goals are the same: to increase circulation in the tissues. But the hot and cool stone does that much quicker because the tissues are responding not only to the pressure but also to the heat, so there's an automatic relaxation response to that. You can often work deeper with the stones because you don't have to spend so much time warming up the tissues manually. The heat of the stones penetrates and relaxes those tissues so you can get to the less superficial tissues much more quickly. Also with the treatment there are layouts so that while the person is having the front of their body worked on, they're laying on a spinal layout of hot stones and that, because it's right along the spine, also triggers a relaxation response because of all of the nerve endings coming out of the spine; it prepares the tissues in the back to be worked on when they get turned over.
That sounds like a place to lie all day.
Yeah. It is so comforting. People really like it a lot. And the other thing I find with hot stones, which I would say is better than regular massage, is that if a therapist is working in a specific area doing deep-tissue work, there's that feeling of getting into the muscle that can kind of hurt. The heat can act as a sensory distraction for that so you don't have to feel that pain. It's still getting the effect but, since there's the heat sensation to focus on, you're not focused on the tissue burn.
Where did the idea of using stones come from?
The history is a little ambiguous. Stones have been used in cultures for healing, from Japan to Native Americans to Polynesians, but their traditional use has been lost. It was brought to the West by a woman in Arizona in the '80s, Mary Nelson, who started using hot stones on athletes and people with really dense musculature. She was in the sauna one day after work and saw the stones in the sauna and wondered if she could use them to get into the deep muscles without killing the body. She started to experiment with it and over a few years developed a whole treatment—not just working the muscles but a whole ritual aspect of it, considering the stones as an energetic force as well.
Since it's such a new practice, is it still developing?
A lot of people have done it on their own or developed their own ways of doing it. In some places more than others, it's evolving. It's still the same basic training for people, but it's been added to over the years. At Ten Thousand Waves, we experiment with more specific deep-tissue stones so we've been holding classes as an exploration of the group to figure out how to use the stones as tools more effectively.
Does each therapist have his own style of massage?
I definitely know that I have a certain style. I try to vary that from client to client. My style tends to be more founded in lomi lomi, which is another kind of massage that I do, so I like to focus initially more on the nervous system, doing more long strokes, whereas someone might have more focus on muscular training and they do more compression or something like that. So it's true, everyone is different in the treatment they give. But because we're working with so many tools, each therapist has developed their own format. With stones the challenge is to organize 60 stones at once to make it seamless for the client.
What particular issues is hot stone best for?
Definitely sprains and strains, tightness in the joints, are really good for hot stone, as well as general tension. If someone has a muscle spasm that they can't get rid of, stones can be so much more penetrating than regular massage. It's not for pregnant woman, that's one group we just can't do the stones on, because the heat tends to be too much for them.
How do the stones affect you as a therapist?
It takes some time to get used to the hot stones. It took me about six months to get really used to it—we keep the stones at about 160 degrees. It can be nice because I save my fingers and joints because I'm using a tool to dig in, but the body mechanics around the table are a bit more challenging. Because you're holding a stone, the wrist can take a burden that it's not used to. That's why I like to alternate between doing different types of massage, to give my body a chance to be in different positions. One good thing about stones is that stones can help buffer taking in people's energy a little bit. They magnetize that energy and hold onto it. The stones act as a buffer so that I don't have to take it on so much.
How are the stones prepared?
We need about 20 minutes before our first treatment to get everything read. We use a turkey roaster, basically, that's filled with water to heat the stones. There's also the ice and the marble stones as well. We always keep a little bucket standing by with cool water in case the stones get above temperature. And at the Waves, we have a great system for taking care of the stones, where each set is allowed to take a break once a day and every three months we put them out on the Earth to let them recharge their Earth energy. We don't just use them, we treat them very nicely, and I think it makes a big difference in the quality of the heat that comes out of them and the quality of the work that we do. So we're not always using the same set, we have three sets in the room at all times and one on the Earth at all times.
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MCMURRAY – Alec Rideout's newfound maturity can be traced back to, of all places, Italy.
When the Latin Club at Canon-McMillan High School traveled overseas shortly after the track and field season had begun, Rideout, along with assistant coach Joe Grosso, found an abandoned park in Sorrento to work on footwork for the shot put and discus.
Such a routine, as out of place as it might have seemed, represented a significant turnaround in Rideout's life, one that saw him morph from a young thrower with talent but an attitude problem, to one extremely dedicated to his craft.
"I don't like to miss work, because it makes it harder when you come back," Rideout said. "I like to stay on pace."
Lately, that's been a pace few others can match.
Rideout won three events at Saturday's Washington-Greene County Coaches Track and Field Championships at Peters Township High School, taking first in the javelin (158 feet, 6 inches), shot put (51-10) and discus (157-8).
The distances were so impressive – or intimidating, depending on how you look at it – that when Rideout chucked the discus into a suddenly sunny sky, Grosso stopped in the middle of a conversation to admire the toss.
Other competitors, meanwhile, joked that they were done. No need to compete with that.
"Once he started showing he had the ability to do it and doing the things that he was coached to do, he turned himself totally around," Grosso said of Rideout, a junior who has quickly become a favorite of not only the coach but his wife, who also was a chaperone on the Italy trip.
Rideout said what triggered the transformation occurred the day of last year's WPIAL finals. For whatever reason, he said he was under the impression he could go to school late; obviously, Canon-McMillan administrators did not agree.
He showed up late, barely in enough time to be allowed to compete and wound up throwing 49-7 1/2 in the shot put – well below the cut to qualify for the PIAA championships.
"I changed completely after that," Rideout said. "Not making it to states hurt me – a lot."
Rideout started showing up regularly to practice, caring about his technique and cutting out the bulk of his mid-practice conversations. He now watches YouTube videos to analyze technique, has become more focused in the weight room and, perhaps most important, refused to stop practicing while brushing up on his Latin.
"It's not as important to throw the shot put or discus, but you have to get that technique down," Grosso said. "He never lost his technique. By the time we got back, he picked up right where he left off."
Rideout's new, narrowed focused has produced a 30-foot spike in his discus throws. His shot put numbers are nearing the school record. And his javelin, even though he only throws when seriously challenged – the byproduct of a previous shoulder injury – well, Rideout has seen that number increase by at least 10 feet over last year.
Still, as recently as the Italy trip, Grosso wasn't convinced.
Members of Canon-McMillan's team voted Rideout a captain, but Grosso had his doubts. He talked it over with head coach Mike Koot, worrying that Rideout wasn't ready. Koot thought he was. Worst case, Koot figured, the leadership role might provide some positive reinforcement.
"Coach Koop had overruled me – he's the head coach and for good reason; I hadn't thought that it would maybe make him mature," Grosso said. "I think it worked out well for him.
"He's even become more mature, even in the past month, because of the role of being captain."
Rideout can only shake his head and laugh when asked what he would have done a year or two ago had he been on the same trip to Pompei, Sorrento, Florence, Siena and Rome.
"I'd probably try to find a way to get out of it," Rideout said. "That's the maturity thing that they're talking about. A lot has changed since then, though."
Certainly has. Enough that sleeping in on May 16, the morning of the WPIAL track and field finals, won't be a concern. Finding a laptop to watch his latest throws? Now that's a different story.
"He wants to analyze everything now," Grosso said. "It's been a total 180-degree turn in his maturity level. He's become so focused on what he wants to do."
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Students face charges: Two students at Canon-McMillan middle school face charges after they were found to have small amounts of marijuana Tuesday. Police were called to the middle school by principal Gregorary Taranto, who said witnesses reported seeing a 14-year-old boy putting marijuana packed inside a dental floss container in the backpack of a 13-year-old girl in exchange for $20. When confronted, the girl admitted giving the boy the money but said she had planned to throw the marijuana away. Additional marijuana was found on the boy, as well as a bottle of suspected urine. Both face possible in-school suspensions, as well as juvenile petitions for marijuana possession.
Drug test charge: Katie Elizabeth Spalding, 31, of Bower Hill Road, Venetia, faces charges after she allegedly attempted to evade a urine test for drugs administered by the Washington County Adult Probation Office Monday. Police said Spalding had concealed a condom filled with urine in her pelvic area and was caught when she popped it open with a toothpick.
Leaving the scene: Frank Provanzano of 545 Manifold Road, Washington, faces charges after he allegedly left the scene of an accident Sunday in the 300 block of Chartiers Run Road. Police said Provanzano ran off the road and his vehicle rolled over into a creek. He was picked up by someone in another vehicle.
Business burglarized: A burglary at First Transit, 2439 W. Pike St., was investigated by police Sunday. A cleaning person contacted the general manager after finding a number of offices ransacked. An estimated $1,000 to $1,400 was stolen from the business.
Injured in wreck: Louis Banks, 24, of Aliquippa, received minor injuries Tuesday after the tractor-trailer he was operating left Interstate 70, traveled onto the berm for 450 feet and then rolled onto its side on the highway. State police in Washington said Banks was hauling a mixed load of tires, medical supplies and household items. The Washington County Hazmat team and Weavertown Environmental were called to clean up a spill from the accident.
Assault charge: Daryl Beckner, 51, of 290 Roosevelt St., was charged with simple assault, harassment and driving while intoxicated Saturday. Police said Beckner assaulted Dena Chandler, of the same address, by throwing her to the ground and kicking her in the head. Chandler was taken to Washington Hospital for treatment. That same night, Beckner was stopped for driving while intoxicated and had a 0.141 blood-alcohol content, police said. He was arraigned before District Judge Ethan Ward on all the charges.
Jailed for theft: Kathleen Stevens Joy, 63, of 103 Fox Chase Drive, Canonsburg, was released Wednesday from the the Washington County jail after posting 10 percent of her $5,000 bond on a retail theft charge, according to jail records. A Giant Eagle loss-prevention officer notified Peters Township police shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday that a woman was leaving the grocery store at 4007 Washington Road, Donaldsons Crossroads, with $185 worth of merchandise for which she hadn't paid. District Judge Ethan Ward arraigned Joy.
Card fraud: Stacey Ambrosio of 19 Jefferson St. reported to Southwest Regional police her bank card without her permission to purchase items online Dec. 6.
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FREDERICKTOWN – Baby gates, bibs and toys are the first signs all is "Wright" with Eric and Jessica.
A little more than a year after their daughter, Lillian, was stillborn, Eric and Jessica Wright were blessed not once, but twice.
Their sons, Levi and Owen, were born 11 months apart, and both were somewhat of a surprise.
"It is so nice to sit down," Jessica said while seated at the dining room table in the couple's Fredericktown home just seven weeks after Owen's birth. "What a year we have had."
When Lillian was stillborn, Jessica was diagnosed with thrombophilia, a genetic abnormality that increases the risk of blood clots. Doctors believe Lillian most likely died when a blood clot cut off her oxygen supply. In addition, Jessica was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that attacks anything foreign in her body, such as an embryo. She was given just a 10 percent chance of carrying a child to term.
The Wrights were understandably upset, but they weren't discouraged; they had too much love in their hearts not to share it with a child.
So, they decided to adopt.
That's how Levi came into their lives.
But before the adoption became final, Jessica learned she was pregnant.
And that's how Owen came into their lives.
Today, the Wrights are the March of Dimes Ambassador Family, and once again will enter a family team, Lillian's Legs for Life, in the March for Babies to raise money for the organization that's dedicated to improving the health of mother and babies.
"It's all been manageable," Jessica said. "We've prayed for this for years."
The wait begins
When the couple applied for adoption through Adoptions by Choice, a Christian-based agency in Erie County, in September 2011, they were told it would take from two weeks to seven years for them to adopt a child.
Eric and Jessica, both 33, were prepared for a lengthy wait.
But it took less than four months to learn they were about to become parents – and rather quickly at that. They received a phone call Jan. 18, 2012, the day they returned from a trip to Las Vegas, telling them that a young, single mother liked their online profile and had selected them to be her child's parents.
However, the birth mother was 8 1/2 months pregnant before she selected an adoption agency, and she had received little counseling.
"It was a real risky adoption," Jessica said. "They gave us every reason to be cautious."
Levi finally arrived Feb. 11, 2012, weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces.
Even though they left almost immediately for Erie after learning the birth mother had gone into labor, they got stuck in a snowstorm and missed Levi's birth by about an hour.
"They took us right to the nursery, and wheeled him into our room," Jessica said.
The Wrights were then left alone as the nurses tended to the birth mother in another room.
"We waited so long for this. Now he's here, and we're absolutely clueless," Jessica said.
Levi's birth mother had 30 days to change her mind. There was every indication she wouldn't, but she continued to delay signing the papers. She wasn't second-guessing her decision, the Wrights were told; it was just a matter of logistics.
Meanwhile, Eric and Jessica were dealing with an infant who was suffering from colic and acid reflux. Levi never smiled, and he began to develop such a serious glare that his parents have nicknamed him Winston Churchill.
"That boy did not crack a smile until he was 3 months old," Jessica said. "He cried every night for the first three months. I cried every night for the first three months."
Then Jessica took a home pregnancy test, and the emotional roller-coaster intensified. After two miscarriages, Lillian's stillbirth and the recent death of Jessica's stepsister from pancreatic cancer, the couple couldn't deal with another loss.
"They told us it was not going to happen," Jessica said. "I cried, I was so worried."
But Jessica's mother, Bonnie Lindley of Scenery Hill, was not.
"I can't explain it. I wasn't scared at all," Bonnie said. "I believe Levi was meant to be with us, and then to have Owen. … I've learned over my lifetime there will be difficulties and sad times. You really appreciate the good times."
A new beginning
Finally, 49 days after Levi was born, the birth mother signed the adoption papers.
"It was torture," Jessica said. "We were trying not to worry, but it was hard for family and friends to get excited. It was hard for them to get attached to Levi."
Turns out, the final adoption papers were the first of many good things to come.
At every appointment with her obstetrician, Jessica received good test results, she experienced no complications, and the immune issues she so desperately feared no longer were a concern.
"Nothing made sense. It's a miracle for us," Jessica said.
But it was Owen who was the most calming influence.
"I didn't accept the pregnancy until I felt him move. If I felt him moving, I knew he was OK," she said. "He never stopped moving. He had the hiccups constantly. The doctor said that was a good sign that all systems were working. It was like the Lord said, 'Let your mom know you're OK.'"
Three hours after Jessica went into labor on Jan. 25, 2013, Owen was born. He weighed 6 pounds.
The first few weeks were difficult, but the couple has an extensive support system.
Four weeks after giving birth, Jessica returned to work part time. She owns a home-based business, and with a little help from her mom two afternoons a week, she's able to put in a few eight-hour days.
"I had my children 13 months apart," Bonnie said, "so I knew what she was getting into."
Owen, too, has been cooperative.
"He eats, sleeps and poops," Jessica said. "If we had another Levi on our hands, we'd be in trouble."
Ties that bind
Jessica has saved everything from Levi's hospital stay, and occasionally has sent his birth mother pictures. Since it was a semi-open adoption, the Wrights are obligated to send Levi's birth mother one letter a year on his birthday until he's 3 years old. Otherwise, the birth mother wants no contact.
However, Jessica did write her when the couple learned Jessica was pregnant with Owen. She wanted to reassure her that Levi was every much their son as Owen, and he would receive the same unconditional love and attention.
The couple plan to tell Levi about his adoption, and they are already reading him books about adoption.
He also has his biological brother's Tigger, a gift from his birth mother. Levi carries it everywhere. In fact, it's so worn, the Wrights had to buy another one so Levi would have one for home and one for the road.
The Wrights have talked about adopting another child, "but not anytime soon," Jessica laughed.
"Levi's been such a blessing," she said.
But she doubts they will have another biological child.
"I feel as though we've almost pushed our luck," Jessica said, "and there are so many children who could use a good home."
And she's sure her sons would welcome another sibling into the family.
"Levi loves his baby brother," Jessica said. "He'll get out of the crib and say, "Oh, Oh."
He'll then go into Owen's room, give him a kiss and go on his merry way.
"Life has changed for the better," Jessica said.
Donations for Lillian's Legs for Life family team can be mailed to: Lillian's Legs for Life, Team Captain Jessica Wright, March of Dimes - West Penn Division, 5168 Campbell's Run Road, Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15205. Donations also can be made online at http://www.marchforbabies.org/s_team_page.asp?seid=1861276.
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With the environment for Brazil's big banks getting ever trickier, Bradesco's diversification and defensive nature leave it well placed to deal with government meddling and lower profitability
Although consumer credit has not brought the bubble many
feared, there is still the danger that lenders may have
overextended, particularly if the economy which few can
count on any more to grow at the 6% of years past turns
for the worse.
On top of this, the government has been piling pressure on
credit providers to lower the rates charged to consumers for
loans, credit cards and other products. Private lenders are
additionally challenged in that they have to compete with
state-owned Banco do Brasil and Caixa Econômica Federal,
which enjoy lower-cost federal funding.
Brazil¹s larger banks are best equipped to withstand
lower profits and an increase in impairments, as well as the
new lower interest rate environment.
The key will be keeping credit costs low.
³The Selic is in an adjustment phase and is moving
towards a normal rate that is compatible with the solid
fundamentals the Brazilian economy now has,² Bradesco CEO
Luiz Trabuco Cappi tells LatinFinance. ³The quality of our
economy means there is no longer any reason for double-digit
interest rates. Bradesco¹s working scenario is one in
which Brazil has changed for the better and this change is
For the second year in a row, Bradesco¹s
diversification and retail focus leave it in a strong position
to confront these challenges. Focused on organic retail growth
and buoyed by an insurance business responsible for 30% of its
profits, the well-capitalized bank has nearly caught up with
Itaú Brazil¹s biggest bank since its merger
with Unibanco in 2008 in terms of total assets.
As of June 30, Itaú was Brazil¹s largest bank by
assets with $888 billion reais ($437 billion), with Bradesco at
$831 billion reais. In 2008, the gap was much larger, with
Itaú leading by $632 billion reais to $454 billion
reais. The growth has been entirely organic. Since the
Itaú-Unibanco merger, organic expansion has been the key
for all the players, with no remaining large banks left to
Staying home
While other banks have made small acquisitions abroad,
Bradesco still sees plenty of room to grow in Brazil. The bank
has been aggressively expanding its retail operations this
year, redirecting resources after losing out on the postal bank
contract to Banco do Brasil.
³The price in the auction was too high,² says Luiz
Angelotti, the bank¹s executive managing director,
explaining why Bradesco did not continue with the contract.
³We had an alternative plan which we decided was better.
We made the correct decision. This adds more value for the
The bank opened 1,000 new branches in the second half of
2011. Bradesco reckons it can retain the postal clients who
will be reluctant to shift their accounts.
³We don¹t expect to invest in retail abroad,²
Angelotti. ³Our main strategy is to invest in the
Brazilian retail business. There is plenty of opportunity for
growth in Brazil.²
The bank sees its limited presence abroad solely as a means
of supporting Brazilian companies overseas.
³We have a better return here in Brazil and we know the
market very well,² says Angelotti. He highlights upward
trends in social mobility over the last eight years and points
out that 40 million Brazilians have yet to tap banking
Its extended presence across the country, its broad range of
clients and its insurance business, leaves Bradesco better
placed to compete with the other large domestic banks.
Its insurance business also offers plenty of room to expand.
Brazil has exceptionally low insurance premiums for such a
large country. This stands at about 3.2% of GDP, and compares
with 8% in the US and 11% in Japan.
Bradesco also believes there are opportunities to be found
in the consolidation of the Brazilian insurance market where
there are still many small companies.
Trouble from Brasilia
As the country¹s benchmark rate plummets, the
government is pressing lenders to charge customers fees closer
to international norms. In September, Bradesco lowered its
interest rates on credit card products, along with other
Improving efficiency is the key to operating in this new
environment. In this regard, Trabucco Cappi says the
bank¹s prospects are ³good.² The main challenge
for Bradesco is how to do this while also expanding the scale
of its activity, Trabuco Cappi says. As part of this the bank
also wants to enlarge the relationships it has with existing
clients who are demanding new products and services.
The bank sees ROE in the long term to be in the region of
18%-20%, compared to 20% this year. The spread adjustments
should continue in the future, says Angelotti, and there are
some factors are not under Bradesco¹s control, such as the
delinquency ratio, taxation and administrative costs. Angelotti
expects delinquencies to reduce in the future, but says the
government needs to do its share to reduce taxes and
administrative costs.
³We are taking measures to reduce the cost of our
credit and credit card operations,² Trabuco Cappi says.
³The reduction in interest rates will improve default
ratios and expand the loan portfolio. These effects are
positive for banking.²
So far, the impact of these reductions in spreads has been
mostly marginal even for state banks, according to Fitch.
This is mostly due to asset growth remaining strong and to
reductions in deposit rates. The ratings agency expects that
the effect on overall margins will become more important over
time, as they will more clearly highlight operational
Lower spreads, increased competition, the outlook for slower
GDP growth, and greater capital requirements will limit
Bradesco¹s future profitability ratios, Fitch says, but
they will be at good levels and better than the peer
Coping with a new reality
Non-performing loans have been an increasing problem for
Brazil¹s banks.
Bradesco¹s delinquency ratios have nudged up this year,
though not as much as other banks. Small and medium-sized
business lending was affected in 2011, and this year vehicle
loans have caused concern, affecting the delinquency ratios for
banks including Itaú and Banco do Brasil.
The sector¹s NPL rate has reached 6% this year,
according to Fitch, compared to 2% in some Latin American
countries, and a 4% emerging markets average.
Angelotti expects Bradesco¹s delinquency ratio to
reduce in the second half to around 4% (where it was at the
beginning of the year).
³The decrease should continue in 2013,² Angelotti
says. ³In this area, structurally lower Selic rates are a
good thing, as businesses and individuals will find it easier
to make payments.²
Solid employment figures will have a positive effect on
individuals¹ ability to make payments. The bank expects
the unemployment rate to improve from an already low 5.6%.
Fitch says the bank¹s credit quality is in line with its
peer average and its loan loss coverage among the highest in
the sector.
Bradesco¹s large competitors have started to venture
into the payroll lending segment, once the focus of the
sector¹s mid-size banks. Normally, experimentation starts
with smaller players and trickles up to the likes of Bradesco
and Itaú. This year Itaú formed a $1 billion
reais joint venture with mid-sized lender Banco BMG for payroll
lending. The deal allows Itaú access to the fast-growing
payroll lending segment while keeping the risks at arm¹s
length. If it goes well the joint venture could be a model for
other large players to follow.
Itaú has also moved this year to bring credit card
processing in-house, spending more than $5 billion to buy up
all of the shares in Redecard.
Though seen as an expensive acquisition, the synergies
created are expected to be positive for the bank.
With inflation threatening to rise in 2013 possibly
forcing the central bank to lift rates next year‹ this
may not yet be the time to experiment.
Still the steady expansion seen for Brazil¹s economy
ahead should provide ample room for Brazil¹s large banks
to keep growing.
Bradesco plans to continue to expand organically to keep
pace with its large public and private competition. At the same
time lower funding costs and continued government pressure to
lend more to stimulate the economy should help Banco do Brasil
and Caixa continue to grow stronger.
³The greater participation by the federal banks on the
market is positive and creates a challenging situation,²
Trabuco Cappi says. ³However, challenges have always been
part of banking activity in Brazil. The current situation is
motivating us to redouble our efforts and overcome these
challenges once again.² LF
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And the moon, all silver, proud,
Might as well be in a cloud.
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Excuse me, but sticking your smartphone under my skirt is an offensive act, it is an assault. Women and girls have been abused on public transportation for many many decades. Whether the MA statute is misplaced when applied to "upskirting" is of course a different question, and if that is in fact the case, the legislature better get to it asap. When a lewd abusive physical act gets a name "upskirting?" it's time to confront it appropriately.
Some of the stupides garbage I've ever heard of . -but happy to see MICHAEL ROBERTSON's name publicized. At least his privacy isn't upheld when ours isn't ! BTW, this confirms the legitimacy and seriousness of the issues put forth by "Hollaback"--Bravo for their website and the fact that theirs- I mean ours (I'm 62 y.o.) --is one of the most progressive social movements I;ve seen in a long time.
It seems that this is an example of the pedestrian limitations of U.S. law. My understanding of law is that that it usually interpreted and applied very carefully and very much by the letter. Certainly, the laws in Massachusetts will be updated to better address this specific sort of offense.
Unfortunately, it appears the accused in this situation was lucky in his timing and may get off on a technicality (no pun intended).
Crazy ruling. It's the same as groping. Perhaps an "over-toeing" of the line of the law?
"[B]ecause the MBTA is a public transit system operating in a public place and uses cameras, the two alleged victims here were not in a place and circumstance where they reasonably would or could have had an expectation of privacy, Associate Justice Margot Botsford wrote."
WHAT!!?!!!?!! This is an outrage. Botsford should be ashamed to call herself a woman.
How are women supposed to dress without invasion of privacy -- Always wear pants like a man?
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Police accuse Heyman of using a .380-caliber firearm about 1 a.m. to shoot Akili Sutton once in the face while he was on the ground unconscious with injuries suffered when Johnson allegedly punched him in the side of the head. Heyman is accused of first shooting Sutton's father, Robert Sutton, multiple times with the same weapon outside the bar at 22 Euclid Ave.
Robert Sutton was working at the bar as door security that morning when his son walked outside and started arguing with an unidentified person, the affidavit states. Heyman and Johnson were not involved at that point. Akili Sutton then went inside and returned with his father and began fighting again with the same person.
Johnson allegedly approached Akili Sutton from behind and struck him in the head, forcing him face-first to the ground, police said.
The elder Sutton and Johnson began fighting. At that time, Heyman allegedly pulled out a weapon and fired off several rounds.
Police said the incident was captured on the bar's security system. The bar owner and patrons identified the two in custody as suspects in the case, as did Washington police.
Johnson remains in the Washington County jail on $55,000 bond, charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, making terroristic threats, harassment and disorderly conduct. Heyman faces two counts each of attempted homicide, simple assault and disorderly conduct, four counts of aggravated assault and one count of reckless endangerment. District Judge David Mark remanded him to the Washington County jail on $250,000 bond.
Both suspects face a preliminary hearing at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 7 before Mark.
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HERHSEY – Canon-McMillan needed a spark, so Steve LaFrance obliged.
The Big Macs were holding a 9-6 lead over Spring Grove in the first round of the PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Team Tournament Thursday at the Giant Center and about to have the dual meet tied after the 195-pound bout. That's because LaFrance was trailing Andrew Melhorn, 2-1, with about 25 seconds remaining when LaFrance hip-tossed Melhorn to his back and pinned him at 5:48.
Just like that, everything changed.
LaFrance's pin was followed by pins from Alex Campbell at 220 and Angelo Broglia at heavyweight, and Canon-McMillan was on its way to a 42-22 victory. Canon-McMillan (16-0), the defending state team champion, moves into today's quarterfinals against Erie McDowell (13-1), a 38-17 winner over Downingtown East at 2 p.m. today. Semfinals are at 8 p.m. and finals are at 1 p.m. Saturday.
"I was losing so I had to hit something," said LaFrance, a senior. "It was there, so I took it."
The victory was the fifth straight in this tournament over the past two seasons for the Big Macs. Last year, Canon-McMillan defeated Erie McDowell in the finals. But the match everyone remembers is a 28-25 victory over Central Dauphin in the semifinals, a matchup of the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the state. Central Dauphin won its opener, 33-14, over North Allegheny.
"We wanted to zap their momentum," said Canon-McMillan head coach Chris Mary. "Steve pulled the trigger in a tight match. That was a very, very scrappy team. But Steve is comfortable on his feet, and he changed the tempo of the match."
Interestingly, LaFrance fell behind 2-1 in the third period on a penalty point for a second stalling warning. That seemed to set him off and he tossed Melhorn just seconds later.
"I was trying to do it earlier in the match," said LaFrance. "It might have changed the momentum, but everyone has to do their part. It was big for our momentum."
Alec Hutchin also had a bout to remember for the Big Macs, and it came at 138 pounds, one bout before the finale. Trailing 6-0 in the third period, Hutchin had his bout with Michael Hartman stopped on a potentially dangerous call. Hutchin lay on the mat in pain and it appeared he might not be able to continue. Mary complained to the referees about the call, but decided to let Hutchin continue rather than pull him.
Hutchin tossed Hartman to his back for a five-point move to tie the bout, 6-6, then got a takedown in overtime to win it, 8-6.
"You always want to protect your wrestler," said Mary. "The match was in hand, but he wanted to go back out. We matched guts with him."
Defending state champion Cody Wiercioch gave C-M the 9-6 lead with the first of four pins for the Big Macs. Brendon Price (106) had a major decision and Connor Schram (126) won by technical fall to make it 39-10.
"They are a good team," said Spring Grove head coach Anthony Miller. "We knew we would be in a battle. You can see why they are ranked where they are ranked."
Dakota Loughman (132) had the only pin for Spring Grove, which falls to the consolation round against Downingtown East.
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HERSHEY – The rematch is on.
Canon-McMillan, the defending champion in the PIAA Class AAA Team Tournament, and Central Dauphin, the six-time District 6 champion and bitter loser to the Big Macs in last year's semifinals, will meet again to decide this year's team winner.
The Big Macs got there with what is becoming a trademark, a come-from-behind victory, 37-35, over Easton in the semifinals Friday night in the Giant Center. Earlier in the day, C-M defeated Erie McDowell, 35-27, in a rematch of last year's state team finals.
Central Dauphin got to this point with a 41-25 victory over Franklin Regional in the semifinals and a 32-27 win over Parkland in the quarterfinals.
"Electric. That's the only word I can think of to describe what I think it will be like," said Big Macs heavyweight Angelo Broglia. "It's going to be tough, but you never go in there thinking you're going to lose."
Against Easton, Canon-McMillan (18-0) trailed 12-0 after two bouts that lasted a combined 1:02. Devon Gibson pinned Jacob Martin at 152 in the first bout of the dual meet, and Evan Disora stuck Nick Konyk at 160, also in 31 seconds.
If you think the Big Macs were worried, it never showed. Canon-McMillan has trailed in all three bouts in this tournament – 6-3 after three bouts against Spring Grove in the opener, 15-2 after five bouts against Erie McDowell and 12-0 against Easton.
"These kids left their hearts on the mat," said Canon-McMillan head coach Chris Mary. "I'm so proud of them. Every time I think they won't respond, they respond well."
The Big Macs began their rally the way they did in the previous two dual meets, with pins in the upper weights. Defending state champion Cody Wiercioch needed 1:56 to dispose of Patrick Pierson at 182 to cut Easton's lead to 12-9. Tyler Greene's pin of C-M's Steve LaFrance at 195 made it 18-9, but Alex Campbell and Angelo Broglia went back to back with their falls. Campbell's came in 1:29 against Jagger Miller at 220 and Broglia's came in 1:03 against Mike Catalano at heavyweight.
"After the first two pins, I was a little worried," Campbell said. "But that's pretty much what we do."
Broglia said he draws inspiration from Campbell.
"I knew I had to pin, or we might lose," he said. "Alex feeds me. When he gets excited, I get excited. We're like brothers. He gives me energy."
Brendon Price made it three pins in a row when he stuck Casin Carollo in 1:41 at 106 to give the Big Macs a 27-18 lead. Back-to-back technical falls by Dalton Macri at 120 and Connor Schram at 126 pushed the lead to 37-21.
Easton needed pins but got a major decision by Robert Rizzolino and a regular decision from Kyle Baker at 138.
Canon-McMillan forfeited the final bout, at 145, rather than risk injury.
"We were really off to a great start," said Disora. "Everything was in our hands, and we let it slip away."
Last year's Canon-McMillan-Central Dauphin match was considered one of the most thrilling in the history of this tournament. The Big Macs won 28-25, so Central Dauphin has motivation on its side. Plus, it's unlikely Solomon Chishko will wrestle for C-M, and Malachi Krenzelak is definitely out.
"It's going to be a good one," Schram said. "We try to keep our heads no matter what happens. We all know our job. We look for the big wins, the pins and the techs, and we don't let anything frustrate us."
Canon-McMillan has won seven consecutive matches in this tournament over the past two seasons and is ranked No. 9 in the country by Intermat. Central Dauphin is 23-0 and has won 121 of its last 122 dual meets.
"We knew there would be a lot of adversity," Mary said. "We're behind the 8-ball (in this tournament). But we have a will to win, and it showed in the last three matches."
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A North Strabane Township mother and her son have been arrested on accusations they broke into their neighbor's residence and stole nearly $50,000 in gold jewelry.
Nicholas R. Cessna, 21, of 57 Hothouse Lane, is in the Washington County jail following his arrest Monday by North Strabane police on charges of burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy, court records show. He is being held on $70,000 bond set by District Judge Jay Weller.
His mother, Pamela Cessna, 53, of the same address, faces identical charges and is free after posting $50,000 bond, court records indicate.
Police accuse the Cessnas of forcing open a rear kitchen window Dec. 8 to enter the 48 Hothouse Lane residence of Rene Hudock.
Hudock summoned police to her home about 7 p.m. that day to report the burglary, telling police 50 gold rings, 40 gold chains, 40 gold bracelets and various earrings were stolen from her bedroom. She also said $200 had been stolen from a locked office in the residence, police stated in the affidavit.
Police later interviewed an acquaintance of the Cessnas, Robert Banefield, who divulged information pertaining to the burglary, the record shows.
Banefield said he had accompanied Pamela and Nicholas Cessna on at least four occasions to Atlantic Gold Exchange on McKnight Road in Pittsburgh to trade gold jewelry for cash, including a visit Dec. 11 when the pair received $2,000 for some of the items.
Banefield also said he overheard Nicholas Cessna say to his mother, "We don't need to do any illegal activities for a while because we had a big score," police stated in the affidavit.
Police later determined other items owned by Hudock had been exchanged for money at a Gold Buyers Store.
They also charged Nicholas Cessna with possession of drug paraphernalia after allegedly seizing a crack pipe from him Monday when served with the arrest warrant. He also is jailed on a prior arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, the jail docket shows.
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Slides showing the face of Diane McClelland flashed time after time Friday in a Washington County courtroom as part of a timeline prepared by state police to show how often the woman made bank deposits of cash within weeks of burglaries at the home of the 92-year-old widow, Evelyn Stepko.
When state police Cpl. John Tobin testified about the money trail, McClelland's pictures were interspersed with logos of area stores and car dealers where members of the McClelland family made purchases.
But First Assistant District Attorney Michael Lucas, in his closing argument, selected only the parts of the timeline depicting Diane McClelland to drive home his contention that the defendant was an integral part of a conspiracy that led to the homicide of the woman for whom David A. McClelland did yard work.
Lucas was trying to counter the defense assertion that the prosecution had not proven that Diane McClelland was part of a conspiracy that was ultimately fatal to Stepko.
After deliberating less than three hours, the jury agreed with Lucas, finding McClelland guilty of conspiracy with four components: homicide, burglary, dealing in the proceeds of unlawful activity and theft; and a separate count of receiving stolen property. Her attorney, Brian Gorman, admitted from the start of the trial that McClelland committed receiving stolen property but tried unsuccessfully to have the conspiracy counts dismissed.
Placed in handcuffs and leg shackles, McClelland laid her head on the defense table for a few moments before sheriff's deputies escorted her to the Washington County jail to await sentencing.
She could receive a maximum of 37 to 74 years in prison. She turned down a plea bargain of 10 to 20 years, Lucas said.
McClelland did not testify in her own defense, and Gorman called no witnesses. He declined comment after he left the courtroom.
Dolores Sprowls, 64, of Charleroi, Stepko's niece, said after the jury foreman announced its verdict, "They should have never have done that to Aunt Evelyn. She was a wonderful person, and she would have lived a long time. (Diane McClelland) was greedy just like her husband and (his) son."
Her great-niece, Mary Zbyl, 43, of Bentleyville, shook as she listened to the verdict. "Two down, one to go," she said.
The six men and six women on the jury declined to comment as they were leaving the courtroom.
McClelland's husband, David A. McClelland, 57, of Coal Center, admitted he killed Stepko, and he is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Gorman, placed all blame on David A. McClelland for Stepko's stabbing death.
"Greed in this case does not amount to conspiracy," Gorman told the jury, and he asked the jury of six men and six women not to find McClelland guilty simply to punish her.
Lucas told the jury that the case is an unusual one, because, instead of arguing which set of facts to believe, the jury was being asked to decide how to apply the law.
Lucas tried to show escalation in Stepko's reports to California police Aug. 4, 2009, June 15, 2010, Feb. 2, 2011, March 20, 2011, and May 22, 2011, when Stepko's phone line was cut which would have made it impossible for her to call for help.
Before she was stabbed to death July 17 or 18, 2012, Stepko fought her attacker, and Lucas noted David A. McClelland, when placed under arrest the next month, had a bite mark on his arm.
"A conspiracy can be unspoken," Lucas said. "Illegal agreements do not have contracts. Conspiracy, by nature, is done in secret."
He focused on a pattern of burglaries from Stepko's home that were followed by cash deposits Diane McClelland made placed in the couple's joint bank account of hundreds or thousands of dollars.
Lucas allowed that 176 exhibits and more than 30 witnesses resulted in a tedious case as he exposed purchases of real estate, vehicles, firearms, home improvements and equipment by a man who received Social Security disability and a woman who worked as a grocery store clerk.
"This was a tedious case and one that really required them to keep attention," Lucas said. "It's a white-collar crime with blue-collar participants and very deadly consequences."
David A. McClelland's son, David J. McClelland, 37, also of Coal Center, a former part-time police officer in Washington Township, Fayette County, is scheduled to be tried later this spring.
Among the last witnesses to testify was state police Tpr. Louis Serafini, who said that, in an August 2011 interview, Diane McClelland said she knew of one of the burglaries that occurred at Stepko's home.
After the woman's death, police later found more than $82,000 throughout her residence.
Under direct examination by Lucas, Serafini said Diane McClelland waived her right to remain silent or have an attorney present during her two-hour interview with state police Aug. 22, 2011, at the Belle Vernon barracks.
Gorman elicited testimony from Serafini that police have no evidence that Diane McClelland ever stole money from the Stepko residence or acted as a lookout.
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