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Routine checkup leads to lifesaving heart surgery
Brian Schilling didn't know anything was wrong when he went in for his regular physical. But, unbeknownst to Schilling, there was a problem lurking in one of the valves in his heart.
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Finding new purpose as a hospice volunteer
My heart was touched after reaping the benefits of the hospice program when my husband was dying from cancer 14 years ago. I never forgot what a volunteer being there for us meant to my family and me. I knew that someday I wanted to be involved in the program.
Diabetes education classes lead to improved quality of life
Ken Moore had lost his get-up-and-go. His wife said he had no motivation and should see a doctor. That's when he learned he had Type 2 diabetes.
Routine checkup leads to lifesaving heart surgery
Brian Schilling didn't know anything was wrong when he went in for his regular physical. But, unbeknownst to Schilling, there was a problem lurking in one of the valves in his heart.
Diabetes education classes lead to improved quality of life
Ken Moore had lost his get-up-and-go. His wife said he had no motivation and should see a doctor. That's when he learned he had Type 2 diabetes.
Lifestyle changes bring rapid results for diabetes patient
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Fritz Kruger wondered how breathing pure oxygen while enclosed in a pressurized tube could heal his body. Kruger, 56, suffered from side effects of radiation treatments for prostate cancer when referred for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Heart surgery gives new meaning to taking the stairs
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November 13, 2002
GeoSpatial Experts announced the release of GPS-Photo Link version 2.1. The new version extends current functionality beyond the basics of linking a photo with the location of where it was taken.
Perhaps the most anticipated feature is an ArcView 8.x extension. With the press of a button, map points are hot-linked to photos and background maps are automatically loaded. Hover over a point, and a thumbnail of the photo will popup.
New features in the 2.1 versions of GPS-Photo Link include:
- Use almost any GPS including Garmin, Trimble, Leica, Magellan
- ESRI ArcGIS 8.x Extension
- Use Garmin Waypoints instead of track logs
- Use USGS Topo and Aerial Images (auto registered for ArcView)
- EXIF GPS support for cameras that connect to GPS (Nikon D1, Kodak DCS, Casio QV4000GX)
- Clickable overview maps Import raw NMEA files (including compass heading information)
- Manually enter position for photos
- Supports TIFF files from cameras
- Supports GPS Datalogger hardware
Other popular features include:
- Supports most digital cameras
- Watermark photos with position information
- Supports different Datums and Grid Coordinates
- Creates HTML output with overview maps and thumbnails
- Creates ESRI Shape Files for use in desktop GIS applications
- ArcView 3.x Extension
The new features can be viewed by downloading a free trial version online at www.GeoSpatialExperts.com. Existing users can upgrade for free by installing the new version over the current version. The retail price of GPS-Photo Link is $229.
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text: A coworker just told me he accidently got the wrong full metal jacket. This is full frame. I told him Kubrick had everything on video in full frame. I then went to various sites to prove this to him. When we hit imdb I became confused... It seems Kubrick shot most of his stuff (aside from sparticus) at 1.37:1. Here's my question.... two parts. 1.37:1 sure is close to 1.33:1 and it would seem that full frame is the "correct" choice. What was done for things like Full Metal Jacket Laser Disc which was 1.85:1? Was it cropped?


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Release Date: 1939
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Plot Summary
In the 1830s, David Gillespie (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) serves as first mate on the fastest ship in the world, which, like all major vessels at the time, is powered by sails. But then he encounters John Shaw (Will Fyffe), an engineer who resides in Liverpool. Shaw informs Gillespie that he has invented a steam-powered ship capable of traveling across the Atlantic. Despite opposition from the shipping industry, Gillespie teams up with Shaw to be the first to guide a steamship across the Atlantic.
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Margaret Lockwood, Will Fyffe, George Bancroft, Montagu Love, Vaughan Glaser, David Torrence, Lester Matthews
Director: Frank Lloyd
Genres: Adventure
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Re: Bond vote, Aug. 20
As the vote approaches on the bond initiative to fund renovation and expansion of the Sheridan College Tech Center, I want to share some perspective on the need for skilled workers in the trades served by the Tech Center programs.
L&H Industrial has a long-term relationship with Sheridan College; in fact, it's one of our favorite schools to hire from. Finding skilled tradespeople with a great work ethic — just the kind of graduates Sheridan College develops — has become one of the most difficult challenges for all manufacturing and repair facilities. We hire from Sheridan College for five L&H locations, including Sheridan and Gillette.
Sheridan College has been helping to supply our talent, but due to the limited capacity for producing graduates, we also have to network with many other trade schools in Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Arizona. Even with all that constant effort, we come up short of meeting our demand for qualified tradespeople each year.
That demand is continuing to grow. One has only to look at the average pay for tradespeople, which is well beyond many degreed professions, including engineers, business graduates, nurses, etc. Welders, machinists, and mechanics are earning wages and full benefits well over average income statistics — in many cases, double the average.
L&H specifically has grown at an average rate of 18 percent over the last 20 years. There is growing demand for tradespeople to keep abreast of that growth. L&H designs, manufactures and distributes mechanical spare components for the global surface mining industry. Fifty percent of our sales are international exports and another 20 percent are sold outside Wyoming. This creates long-term, stable jobs in Wyoming.
L&H is a strong supporter of Sheridan College and of its technical education programs. We have an aggressive, growing demand for tradespeople, and we prefer to hire them from Sheridan College.
Thank you to the citizens of Sheridan County and the staff at Sheridan College — I appreciate everything you have done and look forward to our future together.
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text: NSW Government and NRL inject $2 million into rugby league Sat 05 Apr, 2014, 6:05pmNRL Tweet Email Print The NSW Government and the NRL are creating a $2 million fund for grassroots rugby league. Credit: NRL Copyright: NRL NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell, Minister for Sport and Recreation Gabrielle Upton and NRL Chief Executive Dave Smith today announced the largest grassroots grants program in the history of Rugby League.The new 'NSW Footy Facilities Fund' will see the NSW Government and the NRL invest $1 million each into a funding program to support junior and senior Rugby League clubs upgrade or build new facilities.This may include spending on items such as new seating, goal posts, canteens, lights, fields, fencing, drainage, dressing rooms or storage facilities.To secure a grant of up to $75,000 from the joint investment fund, local Rugby League clubs must be able to match the grant through their own financial or in-kind contribution, including obtaining some support from the council if the facilities are on council land.Overall this will create the opportunity for a total investment pool of $4 million to be spent on Rugby League facilities across the state."This is great news for grassroots Rugby League and the future of the game in NSW," Mr O'Farrell said."This is an investment which makes sense because it's absolutely vital people of all ages keep active and it will be a great incentive by ensuring their facilities are up to scratch," he said."We want young kids out running around playing Rugby League on the footy field instead of in front of the computer screen."I congratulate and thank the NRL for teaming up with the NSW Government to create the 'NSW Footy Facilities Fund' which will put a spring in the step of people who love Rugby League."Minister Upton said the O'Farrell Government is determined to keep increasing participation in sport."The 'NSW Footy Facilities Fund' is all about ensuring grassroots Rugby League is well resourced, making it even more attractive for both juniors and adult players," Minister Upton said."This is about building change rooms to be proud of, upgrading canteens, or installing lights that allows teams to train in the depths of winter."Providing players with good facilities can be the difference between getting them playing the game or losing them to the iPad or Xbox."Local Rugby League clubs run on the blood, sweat and tears of tireless volunteers who work so hard to raise funds to make their club the very best. The 'NSW Footy Facilities Fund' will allow them to tap into funding and fast track their improvement plans."Mr Smith said the NRL and the NSW Government have worked together to deliver an effective program that will improve the standard of Rugby League grounds and facilities and deliver participation, safety and social benefits to local NSW communities."Through working in partnership we can drive investment of more than $4 million and deliver better results for Rugby League clubs across the state," he said."Our mini football (ages 5 to 9) player numbers grew by more than 5 per cent last year across Australia and this program will ensure better facilities are in place to support our NSW players."This grant program will also help deliver social and economic outcomes for many communities across the state, from Wagga Wagga to Wollondilly, Ballina to Broken Hill, by creating jobs and building community facilities."The support from the NSW Government for grassroots Rugby League clubs has been fantastic and we look forward to seeing the outcomes of this new program come to life over the next few years."Details of the 'NSW Footy Facilities Fund' and how to apply can be found here.Clubs are encouraged to download the grant guidelines to ensure their applications meet the objectives of the program, which include:• Increase regular and on-going participation opportunities in rugby league in a safe and sustainable manner; and• Improve the standard of rugby league grounds and facilities for participation, safety and social benefits.The project should address both of the objectives. Tweet Email Print Send to a friend: Your Name: Your Email: Friend's Name: Friend's Email: Close Submit loading image needs to go here


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Victim in Akron McDonald's fatal shooting identified.
John Lehman
AKRON, Ohio - Police have identified the McDonald's employee in Akron who was fatally shot over the weekend.
Akron police said John Lehman, 28, was taking out the trash around 11 p.m. Saturday when he was confronted by a man near the back door of the restaurant.
Police received three dramatic 911 calls that night.
Caller 1: "One of my crew members has been shot, please send an ambulance…We didn't see it. We just heard 'pop, pop, pop, pop.' Please send someone now."
Dispatcher: "He's not breathing. The cops just got here."
Caller 2: "We heard about four pops and went back to check on him. He's lying on the ground."
Lehman was shot several times and died later at an Akron hospital.
The Summit County Medical Examiner said Lehman was shot three times, including a fatal shot to the torso, and ruled the death a homicide.
Friends of the victim, who live in the same apartment as Lehman, are stunned by the murder of a man who has no prior criminal record and was described as "an absolute sweetheart."
"I used to have a dog and he would bring her French fries every weekend. He would do anything for anybody. I don't understand how this happened. I really don't. None of us do," said Jessica Bodner.
Terry Zimmerman, who was Lehman's foster father when he was 16 to 18 years old, said Lehman was not the kind of guy to get into trouble.
"The world is going to miss a kid who loved music. He knew more about music than anybody in the world," Zimmerman said.
Police said a McDonald's security camera captured the victim falling to the ground behind the restaurant, but it does not show the shooting suspect.
The suspect is a medium complexioned black male, 22 to 27 years old, 5'7" - 5'10", 150 - 180 lbs., with a mustache, and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. The suspect was seen in a dark colored SUV, possibly a Ford Expedition or a Cadillac Escalade with tinted windows. The vehicle was last seen traveling southbound on Valley Street towards Crosby Street.
McDonald's released this statement Sunday afternoon:
"Our entire Rubber City McDonald's family is shocked by the tragedy at our West Market Street restaurant. We offer our prayers and sympathies to the family of the victim. The safety and well-being of our employees and customers is our top priority. We are cooperating with the police investigating this incident and defer any questions to them."
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Akron Police Department, Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490; the U.S. Marshals Service at 1-866-4WANTED; or the Summit County Crimestoppers Inc. at 330-434-COPS. Callers can remain anonymous.


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NRDC is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt membership organization incorporated under the laws of the State of New York in 1970.
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Quilting can be intimidating. It takes a leap of faith to mix fabrics, to sandwich it all together in your own style and to find just the right balance of pattern and improvisation. Once you make the jump, patchwork and quilting can easily take over your sewing life. At the very least a love of quilting can imbue your sewing with warmth, unique visual texture and give you new way to look at your sewing process. Kathy Mack's work embodies this magical mixture and so we were eager to learn more about her shift from sewing to quilting. These three hot pads below are quilted and hang as art between uses on Kathy's kitchen wall; they illustrate her unique and beautiful approach to mixing quilting and sewing. Don't miss Kathy's introduction, and enjoy her Sewist Meets Quilter article below.
My love affair with sewing began at the age of 6, my grandmother's patient heart and talented hands always at the ready. The passion developed and matured as my sewing life evolved: Barbie doll clothes, hip college fashions, pillows, slipcovers, curtains, purses, maternity clothes, baby blankets, and Halloween costumes.
Fast forward to 2005, I attend my first quilting class. I had a single goal: make a quilt from a set of unfinished blocks left by Grandma. Nothing more, nothing less. I had no interest in making quilts. Grandma's passion was embroidery and appliqué, it didn't surprise me that she'd never finished those pieced blocks! I considered myself a sewist, not a quilter. The plan was to learn just enough to do something with the blocks. I had no time or desire to learn a new language, buy a whole set of tools and, for goodness sakes, absolutely no interest in joining any clubs.
Much to my surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed the class. Like 'head over heels in love' enjoyed the class. A glimpse into the land of piecing, color, and endless design combinations was downright thrilling. I was giddy with the possibilities.
I obsessed over arranging and re-arranging the blocks on that first quilt. Amazed at how each setting revealed a wonderfully unique color personality. Amazed at how the 3" and 4 ½" border blocks surrounded the 9" center blocks, mathematical beauty at its finest. Amazed at how FUN it was. Amazed that I was enjoying something I had discounted as being 'not my thing' for so many years. How could I have so severely misjudged this thing they called quilting?
Table Runner for Marci by Kathy, inspired by a 1920's table, Brooklyn
and Jay's Chrysler Building dress from Project Runway.
Learn more about the piece at Pink Chalk Studio.
I no longer see quilting as separate from the world of sewing. It has happily overlapped and become part of my textile universe. Each skill has made the other blossom in magical ways. Patchwork seems to make its way into just about everything I make. Mixing textures, colors, and fabrics have given my projects an artful twist, a creative boost that I thank the art of quilting for giving me.
And no, I still haven't pieced together those blocks. I no longer see them as a bed quilt though. I'm thinking pillows, one for each of my sisters and my mom. I think Grandma would be proud.
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Kathy's works are gorgeous. Love the way she plays with colors, forms and textures, and all that beautiful quilting on the table runner.
Great article!!!! I love hearing what leads people into quilting. I also especially love the table runner quilt above. It's gorgeous!
Beautiful table runner!
Thank you for sharing this article. It has definitely helped feed my creative spirit. 🙂
isn't quilting fun? beautiful table runner!
What talent.
I'm still in a quandry about whether I really want to jump from sewing to quilting. However, I am interested by your table runner….I'm thinking maybe a patchwork cushion cover for my window seat. Thanks for sharing.
That table runner is gorgeous. I love the inside info–learning why people make what they make. Thanks for a great month of beautiful quilts.
Good article.
I have found that some of the best quilters/designers I know have a true love for both math and color. Your table runner is fantastic! Thanks for the article.
The table runner is magnificent! And Kathy's blog, and her patterns, are great. Thanks for featuring her!
What a great story
What an inspiring story! It makes me want to start on a new quilt right this second! But I wish ssssssssoooooooooooooo…….sososososo much I had the knowledge and everything to get started on it! It just drives me crazy that I can't get everything done that I want to, ya know what I mean? (Sorry for the pastic outburst! :D)
That table runner looks like a lot of hard work! I like it.
I love my table runner! It's on my table right now!!!
the quilting on that table runner is amazing!
I wish I could get downstairs and start sewing! So far, just reading up everyday.
I absolutely love that table runner, it's wonderful1
What a wonderful table runner.
I've been reading Kathy's blog for a while now and love it! A fellow northwesterner! What an interesting and accidental transition into quilting, something she is so clearly amazing at! I love her ability to combine fabrics and patterns in totally logical and beautiful ways!
That table runner is my favorite of all your creations. Is there any chance that you might publish a pattern for it? It's way beyond my sewing skills but I can dream, can't I?
What a beautiful story! Love your work!
Very nice article. I didn't realize Kathy started quilting just in 2005! Great work, Kathy!
Oh that tablerunner is fab! From the fabric choices, to the layout, to the divine quilting! I love it.
Oh what a wonderful thought to share the blocks with your whole family! Wonderful article. The table runner is astonishingly lovely.
Thank you sew mama sew for all you've done for quilting month! I will be sad when February is over.
lovely and inspiring. thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Sew Mama Sew, for your quilt month theme in your blog. It really has been awe-
Kathy Mack's table runner is so lovely. I have her blog in my favorites and she was one of the quilters who I looked to when making the Hop, Skip and Jump quilt. Looking forward to the rest
of the quilts this month.
that is the prettiest table runner ever. i would definately love to make something that beautiful for my table. love love love the colors.
one word comes to mind…stunning…thank you for sharing!
That table runner is making me crazy–in a good way!
Kathy's quilting is amazing. I can't belive she has only been doing it for such a short time – that's very inspiring!
a-maz-ing! that runner is too gorgeous. My favorite colors too! The stitching is so unique too, love the pattern!
Oh wow, that table runner is so beautiful!
With friendship,
Very interesting! Thank you!
I just remembered another reason I love Kathy's blog: her way with words… easy-going, elegant, inspiring… I find it easy to relate. Thank you for sending out the love and creative vibes!
That table runner is a piece of art. Gorgeous!
wow! she is so talented!
Wonderful in very way possible!
very inspiring…and the hot pads are gorgeous.
I have to stop reading this week, or I'm going to have 15 new quilting projects in the works! Kathy, this runner is really inspired. Thanks for sharing!
Great to see your story! Thanks for sharing!
I love that table runner, it's absolutely stunning! The quilting adds movement, amazing, gorgeous!
Such a great story! And I *love* that table runner, it's fantastic.
The table runner is just gorgeous!
I am a "sewer" who is just learning quilting myself, and I too am falling in love with it! Kathy's work is just beautiful and very inspirational…maybe someday I can be quilting things on her level too!
I am so inspired to make some art styled potholders, what a great idea! That table runner is beyond fabulous!
Wow – what a nice story. Now I'm totally curious about what those blocks look like!
The table runner is absolutely gorgeous! I always wonder when I look at quilting: Does it really take as long as it looks like it would? I would really love to learn how to quilt well, and Kathy's work and story is very inspiring! I think I'm just hesitant because, first of all, I don't have nearly enough materials, and certainly not enough money to purchase them. Second of all, it looks so difficult and time consuming. But the end results, I'm sure would be something I could be very proud of! I know I would be proud of my quilting if it looked like Kathy's here! 😀
My Grandmother inspired me to make quilts also. I have a couple of unfinished quilt tops that she started making. Great story!
I so love your work! You have a sense of color and dimension that pulls fabric and shape together in such a wonderful way! And the way you talk about sewing and quilting you are sure to encourage others who think it isn't for them to try it (and also fall in love with it!)
Beautiful fabric, beautiful quilts, beautiful story! I also dismissed sewing for years because it was my mom's thing, not mine! Silly me.
Beautiful, beautiful runner! Love her blog too.
I love that quilt! Especially how the fabrics change at the overlaps.
Inspiring, thanks for sharing your story.
I am a huge fan of Kathy and her gorgeous work. She really has an eye for combining colors and patterns. A real inspiration.
The table runner is beautiful!
I love the idea of making your grandma's blocks into pillows, Kathy!
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Before the season began, Ohio coach Rob Smith said that he was optimistic that the increased pitching depth would lead to better results from pitching staff in the 2013-14 season.
However, through the first 17 games, the optimism from preseason has turned to disappointment and concern, as the staff, mainly the bullpen, has struggled to find any form of consistency. Their struggle was highlighted by the 44 runs the staff allowed to St. Bonaventure over the weekend, as the 'Cats were swept by the Bonnies and outscored 44-13 in the three games.
On Tuesday, Smith hoped his team and the pitching could get back on track and close the wounds left by the Bonnies over the weekend, as the Bobcats traveled to Xavier for their last nonconference game of the season. Instead, the Musketeers only deepened the Bobcats' wounds, defeating Ohio by a score of 14-0.
The Bobcats' (4-13) offense could only muster up three hits in the game, as Xavier pitcher Eric Steine kept the Ohio offense from finding a rhythm through six innings, allowing just two hits and striking out three. Ohio didn't pick up their first hit of the game until shortstop Ty Black singled into right-centerfield off of Steine in the top of the sixth inning.
The 'Cats also were without their most consistent offensive player in centerfielder Mitch Longo, who is carrying a .410 batting average through 16 games this season. Longo suffered a wrist injury during the weekend series with St. Bonaventure.
But the story was the performance by the pitching staff, as a total of seven pitchers allowed the 14 runs to the Musketeers (11-6). Freshman Gerry Salisbury made the start on the mound for Ohio, but lasted just one-plus innings and allowed four runs, while getting credited with the loss, his third of the season.
With the bulk of the non-conference portion of the Bobcats' season now over, Ohio hopes to rebound by Friday evening, as the Central Michigan Chippewas come to Athens to begin MAC play with a three-game series on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.


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TWO men are due to stand trial after a car crash in Southend.
It comes after a silver Honda Accord struck a lamp post in Victoria Avenue on September 14.
A 46-year-old man has now been charged with one count of being in possession of a Class B drug, one count of failing to consent to having a specimen of blood analysed, one count of driving without insurance, one count of driving without due care and attention and one count of driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence. An 18-year-old man has been charged with driving without insurance.
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The first frost of the season blanketed the ground on a crisp Saturday morning when the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) and its Thompson School of Applied Science (TSAS) welcomed alumni back home to campus in style. Dean, Jon Wraith; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Kim Babbitt; Professor of Biological Sciences, Anita Klein; Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, Larry Harris; and Director of Development, Stephanie Gillen, hosted the guests who gathered in the warmth of Cole Hall. In the adjacent kitchen, Thompson School chef and teacher Julienne Guyette and Culinary Art and Nutrition student Jill Anne Rubin cheffed up thick buttermilk pancakes with both pork and meatless sausages to accommodate everyone's needs.
Animal Science majors Jessica Gramlich '02 and Annie (Norris) Montminy '02 were the first to arrive with their friend Kerry McCarthy '02 of the College of Liberal Arts. Gramlich and Montminy have been friends since they met in first grade in their hometown of Farmington, Maine, and they later met McCarthy at UNH. While the three try to get together every few months, this was their first time back for Homecoming since graduation.
Gramlich worked for a year at a biotech firm in Boston before starting veterinary school at North Carolina State University, where she was surprised to be joined by four other UNH graduates in her class. Today, she's a small animal veterinarian with the Animal Hospital of Nashua. She considers her education in COLSA to be fundamental, and recalls with warmth those teachers most influential in her education as Bill Berndtson, Paul Tsang, Bill Condon, Pete Erickson, and Dave Townson. "I did my undergraduate research on the corpus luteum with Dave Townson," says Gramlich, who participated – along with Montminy – in CREAM during their junior year.
Gramlich, who became a vegetarian during Bill Condon's Animal Rights and Societal Issues class, was delighted to see Boca sausage at the serving station. Over breakfast, she reminisced with Montminy about their time in the CREAM program at the Fairchild Dairy, an experience they loved. "It was a huge time commitment getting up at three to milk the cows, but it was well worth it," said Montminy who lives in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and works as a receptionist for Women's Wellness of the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. An avid crafter, she knit her own hat with wildcat ears and a UNH logo just for this occasion.
We were also delighted to reconnect with Family and Consumer Studies major Susan (Hillman) Keener '68, daughter-in-law of former COLSA dean Harry Keener who served the college as Director of the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) in 1958 and Dean of COLSA in 1961. He continued working in both positions until he retired in 1978 and was honored with the title of professor and dean emeritus. As UNH was such a big part of Susan's life, she came home to Durham four years ago – after living out-of-town – to revive the family's old farmhouse and bond again with friends in the area.
Becky and Ben Nelson visit with Dean of COLSA, Jon Wraith.
Later, Ben Nelson '79 and his wife, Becky '81, joined the group. They came that morning from Newport, NH, where they own and operate the Beaver Pond Farm, a small fruit and vegetable growing operation with a pick-your-own attraction. The Nelsons met at UNH while Becky was studying English and Anthropology and Ben was a pre-veterinary science major with a minor in Zoology. Not long after graduation, Ben took on a role as manager of an Agway store and got to see first-hand many diverse agricultural ventures. "I discovered that the people who were making money were selling direct to the consumer," he says. When the opportunity presented itself for the Nelsons to purchase Becky's father's farm, which was established in 1780 as a dairy, they jumped at the chance to bring their business backgrounds to the family farm.
The Nelsons soon opened a store where they currently sell a vast array of items grown and goods produced on property, like maple syrup, Christmas Trees, and Becky's handcrafted holiday wreaths. They also offer locally made products from the region, including meats, pesto, and cheeses.
"The farm was a great place to raise a family," says Becky of their son, Sam, who will graduate from the Thompson School with a degree in Forest Technology in May and their daughter, Katherine, who is currently studying genetics at COLSA and will graduate in January. Katherine brings her interest in the conservation of heritage cattle to her work at the New Hampshire Farm Museum, the Nelsons say.
When the conversation turned to the deep cuts to State funding, Becky said, "Don't let anything happen to the CREAM program. What an incredible hands-on experience that is – our daughter loved it." COLSA's Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Kim Babbitt, was quick to respond that everyone at the college is working harder during these challenging times to keep such important academic programs available to our students.
The room lit up when Robyn (Bleecker) Shiely '80, Anne (Morrison) Getchell '80, and Mira Dabrowski '80 walked in. This dynamic trio has maintained their friendship through time and distance and their joy in being together was contagious. Dabrowksi flew in from Sunnyvale in the Bay Area just to be with her friends for homecoming. And while Shiely and Dabrowski were active on the swim team together, the three of them worked at the Dairy Bar in the late 1970's. "These are my best girlfriends," said a beaming Shiely, excited for the weekend ahead.
Shiely, a native of Santa Cruz, CA, began college at Chico State University and applied to a very competitive exchange program that existed with UNH at the time. When she met the down-to-earth students from UNH and saw photos of our picturesque campus, she said, "I've got to get to this school." Once she was accepted into the program, she was determined to graduate with a degree in Biology from UNH.
Director of Development, Stephanie Gillen, and Robyn (Bleecker) Shiely '80.
"I love this school; I was so at home here," says Shiely who, after graduation, worked with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department surveying Coho salmon on the coast. Later, she moved to Ohio where she began surveying largemouth bass until devoting time to raising a family. Eventually, Shiely returned to her beloved Durham where she now works as a volunteer assistant coach to the UNH swim team.
Getchell, who jokes that she had way too much fun at UNH, has many fond memories of her time in COLSA as an Animal Science major. In her junior year, she seized an opportunity to work for the USDA that became a career spanning more than three decades. Currently she's involved in the USDA's farm service agency, overseeing water and waste projects.
Getchell has a family legacy of attendance at UNH from her mother, Janet Murphy Morrison '51, to her sons Chris and Sam. Chris is a Biology major, with a 3.9 GPA, who's set his sights set on dental school. Her youngest, Sam, is delving into both Political Science and German while performing as a drummer in the marching band. "I was so psyched when they came here," says Getchell, who has always been drawn to the beauty of UNH. "You drive through this quaint little town, come up through campus, and wow – this is what you envision a campus to be."
At COLSA, we're proud to have such a beautiful place to which we can welcome alumni back, but we know that it would be nothing without the people who bring it to life. It's the students – current, future, and past – who are the reason for our existence.
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Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) has offered jobs to 43,600 students through campus recruitment who will join in 2012-13. The number, the highest ever for the company, may be an indication that volume growth may make a comeback towards the latter half of 2012.
India's largest information technology (IT) services company by revenue, which had 226,751 people on its rolls as on 31 December, had made 38,000 campus offers for the current fiscal year. Typically, about 70% of all campus offers are accepted.
TCS had said it would hire 60,000 staff for this fiscal year; it has hired 51,000 people so far and is likely to add another 15,000 in the current quarter.
Offers galore: A file photo of the TCS office in Noida. The company has offered jobs to 43,600 students who will join in 2012-13. Mint
"We've made 43,600 campus offers and the rest of the hiring plan will be decided once the business planning for the next fiscal is done, which should happen by the first week of March," said Ajoy Mukherjee, executive vice-president and head, global human resources, TCS.
He didn't speculate on the overall hiring number for the next fiscal year, but if the October-December quarter is an indication, when lateral hires (6,763) accounted for 36% of the overall hiring (18,907), TCS could end up hiring at least as much as it did this year in the next.
Typically, campus offers for a fiscal year are made in the first half of the previous fiscal to enable freshers to join the company in the April-June quarter, after which they go through a period of training and are ready for deployment during October-December.
TCS added 40 clients during the third quarter and signed 10 large deals. Still, volume growth dropped to 3.2% for the quarter, almost half of the 6.25% registered in the trailing quarter.
On Tuesday, it echoed the cautious stance adopted by bellwether Infosys Ltd, which last week lowered its outlook for this fiscal. TCS does not give projections.
"A significant majority of our clients have closed their budgets and it's a mixed bag," TCS' CEO and managing director N. Chandrasekaran said after announcing the results on Tuesday.
Mukherjee said that onshore hiring would pick up going forward, given political sensitivities in the US, which goes to the polls in 2012, but expected high rejection rates for visas to that country to continue.
"We hired 1,200 people in the US in the last fiscal year, but have already clocked 1,200 hires in the first three quarters of the current fiscal. We'll surely be hiring more in the fourth quarter," he said.


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Reactee announced today the launch of its line of interactive t-shirts at reactee.com. The service allows people to create unique, high-end t-shirts that "text back" by replying to anyone who sends a text message to the shirt's customized keyword. The site combines a user-driven experience with the latest in fashion and SMS technology to create a first of its kind: custom apparel that interacts with the world around it.
At the Reactee web site users create shirts with their own personalized message (anything from "Stop Global Warming" to "Am I Hot?") and choose a unique keyword, such as COOL or JOEG, that also appears on the shirt. People who see the shirt can then respond to it by texting the keyword to the SMS short code 41411, at which point they receive a custom text message response created by the user. (Users can update their SMS response as often as they want from their cell phone or at the Reactee web site).
US-only at the moment I'm afraid, but quite cool nonetheless. I've seen something similar from t-shirt stores in the UK, where you can have a phone number printed on the front (like these ones). This takes it to a whole new level though, with a one stop shop service.
Of course it remains to be seen how many people will take your number and text your t-shirt, but whatever happens it's quite fun 🙂


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Sports Archives The Altamont Enterprise, September 29, 2011
Voorheesville watches two-goal lead slip away
By Jordan J. Michael
VOORHEESVILLE The Lady Birds' soccer team had a comfortable 2-to-0 lead at halftime. Then, the wheels came off.
In the second half on Tuesday in Voorheesville, Albany Academy got two goals from Emily Martin and one each from Emma Hardy and Taylor Lockwood to walk away with a 4-to-3 win. Chelsea Duncan scored a goal for the Blackbirds, but it wasn't enough.
Talking to The Enterprise after the game, Voorheesville Head Coach Joe Santos was displeased. He said that his players made mental mistakes in the second half, for example, giving the ball away or not heading the ball when they should, or missing defensive assignments.
"We're not learning from our mistakes," Santos said. "We stopped progressing. I don't see mental progress. They're not alert."
However, Santos thought that Voorheesville's first goal was an "excellent soccer play." Caroline Weiss sent a cross into the box and Emily Blow, the trailing midfielder, struck the ball into the goal.
"That's an example of a thinking play," Santos said of Blow's goal.
Santos found issues with the Birds' second goal, which was scored off a breakaway by Rachel Treiber. "She shot it right at the keeper," he said; the goal was scored when the ball was deflected off the goalie's hand. "Play it on the ground," said Santos.
Duncan's goal put Voorheesville ahead, 3 to 2, in the second half, but Santos said that his team didn't play safely after that. "We were ahead of the play on defense when we're supposed to be behind," he said. "It has cost us before."
The Blackbirds are 3-4 in the Colonial Council, a very tough league. Santos just wants his players to be responsible for their thinking during a match.
"It's a long day when you don't do sensible things," said Santos.


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I've been thinking about my high school driver's ed teacher lately because my teenager is taking driver's education this semester. I tell my kid that as incredible as it may seem, some of the lessons I learned 30 years ago have stayed with me and I even hear my teacher's voice sometimes, cautioning me to maintain a car length between my front bumper and the vehicle ahead of me, for example.
And it's a good thing my teacher spent so much time lecturing about the importance of defensive driving. At the time I was near delirious with spring fever and bored silly by what I thought was inane droning. But I have to say, my defensive driving skills to this day are pretty darn good and I have nothing but thanks for Mr. Hickman, the driver's ed teacher at Lakewood High School.
I thought about Mr. Hickman the other day when I was forced to execute a defensive move in heavy traffic as a Land Rover inexplicably drifted out of its lane next to me and headed right for my passenger-side door at a fairly high rate of speed. My teenager was impressed that Mom was able to avoid the near-collision but her glee at my stunt-driving acumen was quickly replaced by indignation when she noticed the driver who nearly plowed into us was yammering into a BlackBerry while driving with just one finger on the wheel of her 2-ton behemoth.
"That is so totally uncool," my kid said, adding that her driver's ed teacher talks to her class a lot about the stupidity of driving and chatting as well as driving and texting. Today's teachers have a lot more challenges trying to impress upon kids the dangers of driving distractions. My driver's ed teacher talked to us about turning down the volume on the eight-track deck so that Peter Frampton was slightly less deafening. Cell phones, GPS display and MP3 players present a whole new minefield.
I asked a few of my newsroom colleagues about their high school driver's education experiences, and what they remember most about it.
Eric Deggans, the Times' media critic, said driver's ed served to break him of his lead foot.
"What I remember most was really realizing that I drove too fast, especially through intersections — the cars were little and we would hit a bump and everyone's heads would hit the ceiling — it freaked out everybody in the car and I thought, 'you know what, maybe I need to slow down.' "
Music critic Sean Daly told me he was intimidated by the giant panic brake installed on the floor of the passenger seat of the student driver cars.
"I was obsessed with that thing — I couldn't stop looking at it and wondering what it would feel like if somebody panicked and actually stepped on it."
Daly also recalls that his driver's ed teacher, Mr. Straub, was a dead-ringer for the Disney animated park ranger character, Audubon J. Woodlore.
Daly said Mr. Straub neglected to teach him the proper hand position on the steering wheel, so he failed his first driver's license exam attempt.
"My hands were at 9 and 11 and they were supposed to be at 10 and 2 on the wheel, so the lady failed me. I felt like I was walking into the Harrisburg (Pa.) DMV and kind of winging it. And the lady who tested me had some sort of skin disorder so she was missing a whole layer of skin, so that was kind of distracting. But everyone else passed the test the first time and I was the one schlub who didn't."
Reporter Anne Lindberg didn't have a driver's ed teacher at her Charleston, S.C., high school. Her mother sent her to a driving school after a less-than successful lesson in the family's manual shift car. Lindberg lurched and stalled the car all the way down the street. That was the final mother-daughter driving tutorial.
"My teacher at the driving school was Mr. Pooser. He was a former highway patrolman and he was unusually calm. Looking back on it, I suspect he may have been heavily medicated because he ended up getting my entire class as private students and I never talked to anyone who said he ever lost his temper or raised his voice. He taught me to never, ever drive one-handed and how to parallel park, sort of. He had a huge car — it was like a boat, and I couldn't ever get the parallel parking right. When I was tested, the right side of the car was in the space but the left side was hanging out although it was perfectly centered between the two posts. I asked if he wanted me to try it again and he said 'No!' I got my license but I'm still not good at parallel parking."
Columnist Howard Troxler confesses to retaining nothing of what he learned in driver's ed with the possible exception of keeping his hands at the 10 and 2 position on the steering wheel.
"But I do remember that learner's permit. It was a little slip of tape paper and to me it was the most precious thing I'd ever had," Troxler said.
We seem to have national holidays set aside to recognize darn near everyone and everything these days but the Doc has noticed that we have neglected our driver's education teachers and it's a shame. So I'd like to suggest that today be "Thank Your Driver's Ed Teacher" day. Thanks, Mr. Hickman, wherever you are!
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I stumbled across an 8 LB keg of Unique on Natchez. I wasn't sure that I really wanted that much, but considering they were saying that it was taking them 8-10 business days to process an order, I figured that I would place the order and cancel it if I got lucky locally on a smaller quantity.
It turned out that a local reloading supply store had some Unique stashed under their counter, out of customer sight. The owner graciously sold me what I needed.
At that point I thought the right thing to do was to call Natchez and cancel my order. I didn't need the powder and many other fellow reloaders did.
I called them the next day, a mere 24 hours after the order was placed. I was 33 in the queue and waited my turn. When the rep came on the line he told me that the order was placed and in the queue for processing and that there was nothing that he could do.
They went from "oh my God it will take me 8-10 business days to process your order" to "Ha Ha I have your money now."
I feel blessed that I have so much powder. I do however feel like a hoarder, no matter how unintentional. My wife is suggesting that I keep it, but I would probably share some with someone in need.
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HOBART, Australia - After being extended to third set tie-breaks in her first two matches at the Hobart International, No.1 seed and Australian fan favorite Samantha Stosur had an easier time of it against Bojana Jovanovski on Thursday to secure clearance into the semifinals.
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Down 2-1 in the second set, Stosur reeled off five straight games to clinch a 63 62 triumph over the eighth-seeded Jovanovski, which interestingly enough is the exact same score she beat her by in their only previous meeting at Eastbourne in 2011.
"It's just nice to know that you've been able to finish a match off and play well from start to finish rather than playing well, having a bit of a dip and going a bit up and down," Stosur said.
Going back to last year, which she concluded by capturing the title in Osaka and reaching finals in Moscow and Sofia, Stosur has now won 15 of her last 18 matches.
"There's no better confidence boost for someone than winning matches," Stosur said. "You can be practicing and hitting the ball great but when it comes down to these matches, that's where it counts.
"That's something I haven't been able to do in recent years and to come here and know I've won at least three matches this week, that's a great feeling going into a Grand Slam."
And as well as she played Thursday, Stosur said it still wasn't her best.
"I still think I can play better than what I am, so I guess that's also an exciting prospect," Stosur said.
"Everything's moving in the right direction, but I do think there's still room for improvement."
Stosur's semifinal foe will be seventh-seeded Klara Zakopalova, who came back from a 5-2, two-break second set deficit in her 64 75 victory over Alison Riske. Stosur will be looking for her fourth straight win in her series with the Czech, who is also into the doubles semifinals alongside Monica Niculescu.
Friday's other semifinal will be an all-Spanish affair, with Garbiñe Muguruza taking on fellow qualifier Estrella Cabeza Candela.
Muguruza ousted second-seeded Kirsten Flipkens, 64 63, and Cabeza Candela came back from a 4-2 third set deficit in her 36 76(3) 64 defeat of Niculescu
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A madman terrorizes a small Oregon town in this chill-o-rama that ventures deep into the world of lurid fantasy. Residents of Black Valley think they got rid of the sadistic Whitey Dobbs by burying him alive on a wintry night 22 years ago. They're wrong. Dobbs—known for his bone-white hair, chilling laugh and skill with a switchblade—is spared from death by a miraculous radioactive effect that turns him into an immortal time-traveler, capable of visiting the past, present and future at will. Most frequently, Dobbs returns to Black Valley in all his murderous glory to seek vengeance on the five men who as teenagers stuffed him in a coffin and laid him to rest in a deep grave on haunted Hawkins Hill. Steadily, Dobbs begins slicing up his old enemies and anyone else who happens to stand in the way. The one he saves for last is Dean Truman, now a Nobel Prize–winning scientist and college professor who figures out how Dobbs has managed to come back to life with superhuman powers as well as the skill of being able to disappear whenever he pleases. Truman, aided by his vivacious colleague, Piper Blackmoore, knows it's going to require guts and cunning to take down the elusive Dobbs. Toward the end, the plot takes on an almost farcical quality as Brown (24/7) heaps on one outrageous twist after another, yet there is no doubt he knows his way around a nail-biter. His many cliffhangers teeter just right, his tone strikes a convincing balance between ominous and terrifying and many of his characters are just quirky enough to strike fleeting doubts about their sanity. 3-city author tour. (July)
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Newsletter #48
Newsletter #48 - February 9, 2011
ActiveCaptain is EVERYWHERE
>>> We're EVERYWHERE >>>
There's new ActiveCaptain offline support for PC/Windows, Macintosh OSX, and even Linux.
ActiveCaptain is already supported by a wide variety of companies. Today a new company enters the community - Polar Navy.
PolarView is an inexpensive PC/Windows, native Mac, and native Linux navigation software program. It costs $39.99 for use on up to 5 computers. It supports free vector and raster charts, provides chart quilting, rotation, AIS support, weather integration, tide and current integration, anchor alarms...everything you'd expect. It also has international chart support through ChartWorld and other providers. Now it supports offline ActiveCaptain markers with full synchronization and updating. You can even add/edit reviews for ActiveCaptain.
Please watch the video below for an introduction to PolarView:
We especially like the native Mac support since we have both Mac's and PC's onboard our boat.
There's a free 30-day trial of the software. A special preview trial with ActiveCaptain support is available here:
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We are excited to have yet another navigation program supporting ActiveCaptain. As we've mentioned before, MaxSea Time Zero Navigator is an incredible product. There's also a higher-end Explorer version that fully integrates with Furuno NavNet3D allowing full instrument and radar support on the PC. Having the Explorer version is like having another Furuno Multi-Function Display.
As part of the Time Zero family, Explorer has ActiveCaptain support for offline data and synchronization putting all your navigation information on one display.
Explorer is now available for purchase on the ActiveCaptain website. Our price is so low, MaxSea won't allow us to display it. Even our store page about it can't show a price - you have to write to us if you're interested. We absolutely guarantee it is the lowest price anywhere for Time Zero Explorer. And until March 15th there's a $300 rebate on this high-end version.
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>>> Android Currents >>>
Those of you who have followed us for a while probably know we're technology geeks. But unlike some geeks who revel in bleeding edge solutions, we've always found the greatest satisfaction in bringing new technology into the realm of the practical. We love finding new programs that enhance the boating experience.
Currents is a brand new, free Android app that displays the NOAA CO_OPS coastal current data on maps. It's a wonderful tool for planning passages along the US coast. We're so happy to see Android developers creating new and interesting boating apps like this and we'll continue to bring them to your attention.
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One of the most common requests we receive is to add new marker types. Restaurants are the most popular. We thank you for these suggestions. It tells us that you are using ActiveCaptain and find it such a valuable resource that you want to be able to do even more with it.
While it is sometimes tempting to expand our reach, it is more important that we hold true to our mission - to provide boaters with the best cruising information possible when venturing out on the water. We offer information not available anywhere else - tens of thousands of marinas, anchorages, hazards, and boating local knowledge.
There are already tremendous resources for finding restaurants, stores, and other general services - UrbanSpoon, Zagat, Yelp, TravelAdvisor, etc. We could not begin to match the quantity or quality of these sites. The problem is that adding new marker types will only create clutter making it more difficult to find the boating information you find so valuable - the unique part of ActiveCaptain.
It is still possible to let other boaters know about important restaurants, shops, or attractions near marinas and anchorages though. Every marina marker has grocery, restaurants, bars, hotels, attractions, and other fields that allow you to enter information about land-based services nearby. Anchorages have "Other Services" where you can enter similar information. We believe this gives the best balance between offering the information needed and making it accessible and easy to see.
ActiveCaptain isn't about having the biggest quantity of markers. It's about having the best quality - useful cruising information that is validated and verified. That's where we're unique.
It has been a week of crazy weather throughout the US. Here in Myrtle Beach we have had freezing nights, fog, rain, and some bright, warm, sunny days. We are careful not to complain as we watch places with record snow falls including in our homeport of Castine, Maine. Meanwhile, Dyna and Dylan enjoyed watching the Super Bowl. They didn't really care who won, they just liked the chips and refried bean dip. You can follow them at:
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You might know Joe Jonas best as part of the Jonas Brothers, but how much do you really know about him? The 26-year-old has remained a mainstay in pop culture and is still active in the industry. However, despite the fact that Jonas has spent a considerable amount of time in the spotlight and under the scrutiny of the public eye, there are still some things that many people don't know. With that in mind, here we present our list of 15 things you probably didn't know about Joe Jonas. Check out part one below, and stay tuned for part two, coming soon!
Number Fifteen: He Had Issues With The Jonas Brothers Way Before They Split. Many fans were devastated at the news of The Jonas Brothers splitting up, but the truth is that the brothers were experiencing issues long before they actually split up. Jonas said that the brothers weren't "jelling" anymore, and they couldn't really agree on anything.
Number Fourteen: Disney Put a Lot of Pressure on Him. The Jonas Brothers were collaborating with Disney when they hit the peak of their fame. During that time, the scandal with Vanessa Hudgens' nude photo leak was going on, and so Disney put extra pressure on the brothers to be extra clean-cut.
Number Thirteen: He Tried to Take Care of Demi Lovato. Jonas got into a relationship with Lovato for approximately one month in 2010. At the time, Lovato was struggling with her mental health, and while Jonas was not happy in the relationship, he wanted to help her. Jonas and his family eventually told Lovato that she had to enter rehab after she punched a girl on a plane.
Number Twelve: He Smoked Weed With Miley Cyrus. Jonas admitted that the first time he ever smoked weed was with Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus, and he was 17 or 18 years old at the time.
Number Eleven: He Lost His Virginity When He Was 20. You probably remember that the Jonas Brothers all wore purity rings during their teenage years. However, the rings eventually became more of a burden than a blessing as they matured, and awkward questions began to arise. Jonas finally lost his virginity when he was 20 years old.
Number Ten: He Dated Fans. Jonas admitted that he has taken advantage of adoring fans, and he even brought a fan to a movie once, and they made out the entire time.
Number Nine: He Does Not Want to Be the Next Justin Timberlake. Jonas says that his solo album, Fastlife, did not turn out the way he wanted. He said that he was pushed a lot by executives to doctor his sound to be more like Justin Timberlake's. Jonas says he has no interest in pursuing that sort of sound.


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Shenenedehowa 6, Ballston Spa 2
Twelve different players recorded a point as Shenendehowa defeated Burnt Hills/Ballston Spa on Tuesday in the first round of the Section II tournament.
Facing Burnt Hills/Ballston Spa's Austin Clark, voted the top goalie in the league by the coaches, Shen poured on 46 shots. The Spartans were also coming off their fifith game in six days after a tournament during the previous weekend and a sectional tournament play-in game win over South Glens Falls the previous day.
"I thought our team really worked hard," Spartans' head coach Jim Buffoline said. "I don't think we were intimidated or afraid of Shen at all. We gave it all we had, Shen is just a very good hockey team."
Chase Godfrey answered Shen goals in the second period for the Spartans to make it 3-1, but that was as close as it would get.
Matt Veneras scored the Spartans other goal.
All Stars
Ballston Spa's Phil Baker was named co-MVP by the Suburban Council recently.
Baker's teammate Franklin Miller was named to the first team all-stars along with Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's Chris Hanson.
Noted in the Suburban Council's honorable mention are Scotties' Cliff Martin and John Stern, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's Zach Nasters and Sarah Read.
Girls Basketball
Saratoga Springs 49, Ballston Spa 28
With victories in two of its last three games, plus the added incentive of Senior Night, the Ballston Spa girls basketball team looked to close out the regular season on a positive note Tuesday versus Saratoga Springs. Unfortunately for the Scotties, the Blue Streaks had other ideas. Breaking open a close contest early in the second half, the Streaks finished the game on a 16-2 run to win going away, 49-26.
Geena Gallo had 11 points for Ballston Spa, eight of them in the first quarter.
It was a disappointing result for the Scotties, who stayed in the game for the first half and closed to within a point early in the third quarter. Saratoga then scored 29 of the last 36 points.
"We did a lot of things tonight that were not characteristic of the way we played the last part of the season," said Ballston Spa coach Dave Decker. "We were within striking distance and then we fell apart defensively. We didn't rebound. I think our inability to stop them on the boards was the difference in the game."
Ballston Spa 35, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 34
Ballston Spa's lack of experience in winning-time nearly cost them, but the Scotties prevailed and spoiled Burnt Hills' senior night 35-34 Feb. 10.
"We're not used to winning, so it's a tough thing to learn, but it is a good thing to learn," said coach Dave Decker on the win.
The Scotties' were led by senior forward Geena Gallo, who accounted for more than half of the Ballston Spa (5-10,6-11) offense, scoring 18 points. Gallo was aided by Emily Beaudoin's six points.
Kaita Albanese scored nine points for the Spartans (3-12, 3-14) as Emily Pearce added eight points in the tough loss.
Although the game was senior night for Burnt Hills, it was more of a homecoming for Scotties' coach Dave Decker. Before taking accepting the Scotties' head coaching vacancy this fall, Decker was a member of the Spartans coaching staff for five years.
"This was a tough one for me because I coached these guys for five years and Sue (Westwick -- Burnt Hills' current head coach) played for me. So playing on this side of the floor in this gym was very foreign to me." said Decker
Boys Basketball
Saratoga Springs 58, Ballston Spa 45
The Saratoga Springs boys basketball team came out with a vengeance on its senior night Tuesday against Ballston Spa. Saratoga -- which utilized a rarely-used zone defense -- continued its strong effort in the second quarter. Each Saratoga senior was represented on the scoreboard after Beckwith's bank shot extended the Blue Streaks' lead to 30-17 near the end of the first half.
In the third quarter, Ryan McVaigh -- Ballston Spa's leading scorer -- got it going. The 6-foot-4 big man scored eight straight points as the Scotties concluded the quarter on a 14-2 run. Early in the fourth quarter, Aaron Sparks picked off a cross-court pass and took it the rest of the way to cut Ballston Spa's deficit to three points. But that's as close as it got, as Saratoga Springs responded with a 12-0 run to push the lead out of reach.
The Blue Streaks and Scotties each finished the regular season with a 5-13 record and each team awaits its sectional tournament opponent, which were to be determined.
Indoor Track & Field
Great Dane Classic
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake senior Joe Carr won three events to pace Burnt Hills to a second place team finish Feb. 11 at UAlbany..
Carr took first place in the 55-meter dash (6.70), 300-meter dash (36.79) and teamed up with Luke Cameron, Matt Bunch, and Robert Kristy in the 4x200-meter relay, clocking in at 1:36.83.
Also for Burnt Hills, Buddy Herkenham (4:28.96) placed third in the 1600-meter run, Jared Short, Dan Fernandez, Mickenzi Schank and Kristy came in third in the 4x400-meter relay, timing in at 3:45.18 and James Mango, Pat Smith, Patrick McGuinness and Short came in third at 8:45.18 in the 4x800-meter relay.
The Burnt Hills girls placed fifth as a team. Schuyler Pruyn came in second in the 3000-meter run, finishing in 10:43.88 as teammate Jaleah Owens came in third place in the 55-meter hurdles at 9.14 seconds. Emily Digman, Anastasia Monsen, Stephanie Carrier, and Josette Messere finished third in the 4x800-meter relay, clocking in at 10:04.72.
Other top local competitors, Ballston Spa's Kailey Rothacker threw 34 feet 9 inches in the girls weight throw for second place.
Adult Bowling
RJ Martinez took first place in the Ballston Spa Merchants bowling league with a 579 triple. Pat McDonough Jr. was second with a 564 triple.
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Walton's Sports 60, Village Photo, LLC. 50
Mike Ventre's valiant effort -- 33 points -- kept Village Photo in the game, but in the end a balanced attack from John Paskilides, Matt Truex and Ron Poppel were enough to give Walton's the 60-50 win.
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TROY -- A 16-year military veteran and father of four who has been on medical leave from the city's Fire Department since February 2010, has been notified that he will be terminated on Friday.
Litigation is ongoing between the City of Troy and firefighter Jeff Wright, who was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder. However, at least during part of the time Wright was collecting sick pay, he was also running a contracting business, which, according to one attorney, could be "problematic" to his case.
Wright, 36, was initially notified of the city's intent of termination over the winter. The latest letter was dated Aug. 10, he said.
"He just wants to continue his firefighting career," Kevin Luibrand, Wright's attorney, explained. "He had a difficult time overseas with significant combat missions. The effort to terminate Jeff is just because of the difficulty he has had in adjusting. That has been made clear."
The Troy resident, who was a drill sergeant and combat engineer in the Army and came from a "military family," was hired by the Fire Department in August 2007, he said.
During the five years he's been employed with the department, Wright said he's been bullied by Chief Tom Garrett and threatened with termination on multiple occasions for various reasons. Wright alleges Garrett tried to prevent him from doing his military duties on several occasions, and during union meetings said Wright was "faking" the PTSD.
Garrett has declined to comment because it's a personnel issue.
Wright is being treated for PTSD caused by traumatic experiences he encountered while protecting supply routes and both military and civilian convoys during a one-year tour in Iraq which began 2004, he said.
He supplemented his income from the fire department with jobs at the Troy Housing Authority through a painting company which he established in 2005.
"I was on light duty when I would once and a while work nights or just check on my crew and bring them food and drinks. Light duty against my will. I wasn't using sick leave and working," Wright said.
But months after Wright went on medical leave with the fire department -- and continued to collect his full salary with vacation time pay and stipends -- his painting and contracting company was still getting paid by the Troy Housing Authority for multiple jobs completed in 2010, according to documents obtained by The Record through the state's Freedom of Information Law.
The Done Wright business, owned by Wright, collected more than $51,000 from the THA between 2005 and 2010, with $2,795 in 2010, according to the documents. Wright was paid between $450 and $1,880 for jobs at THA properties including Kennedy Towers and Fallon Court, according to THA documents.
In 2010, checks were dispensed to Jeffrey Wright for $875 in May, and $920 in June, according to THA documents.
He said that he had substitutes who worked on the painting jobs if he was unable. The painting business closed in 2010.
Greg Rinckey, a practicing attorney since 1998 who specializes in military law and a partner at the law firm Tully Rinckey, said that while he has seen a number of cases with veterans losing their jobs, he usually did not see the veteran collecting money from another government agency while also on leave with pay. He called the situation "problematic" and said collecting extra money while on leave did "complicate" Wright's case.
"I do not know all the facts in this case or what's in his contract," he noted.
Rinckey also mentioned that Wright's case might fall under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, in which an employer does have to make reasonable accommodations for an employee who is a veteran. In this case, Wright said he had been put on "light duty." So, further accommodations might not be possible, Rinckey speculated.
"In another job, he might be put at a desk instead of in the field, but most jobs in the Fire Department are stressful to some extent. There may be no reasonable accommodations because of this," Rinckey said.
According to state Civil Service Law, an employee must be able to perform after a period of time and a hearing is held to determine if the person is able to work after a year. If he or she is unable to do so, the law states the employee can be terminated until he or she is well enough to return to work.
And, though not mentioned in the termination letters, Wright's checkered arrest history -- including more than a dozen charges -- could likely be taken into consideration during the litigation. He has arrests dating back to 1992 which range from third-degree assault and forcibly touching to second-degree harassment and disorderly conduct. There's even a note about being ticketed for littering, according to documents obtained by The Record.
"The truth is most of the arrests were petty violations, not crimes, equivalent to a traffic ticket. All the other charges were dismissed except one assault charge, where there were circumstances that I explained to the city during the hiring process and they saw fit to hire me," Wright stated. "The arrests hold no relevance to what's going on now."
It's up to the city to determine whether or not to terminate Wright and that decision is still pending, said spokesman Mike Fraser.
One way or the other, Wright says he wants the process to be over so he can focus on his wife and family, including his sons who range in age from 7 months to 10 years old.
"I want to get on with my life. I know I have a long road ahead," he said.
Danielle Sanzone may be reached at 270-1292.