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Geon Dong Kim received both a BFA (in the Department of Advertising and Multimedia Design) and an MFA (in the Department of Visual Communication Design) from Hongik University in Seoul, Korea. He spent time in Korea working as a design team leader and creative director of an online gaming company, several web agencies, and several graphic design companies in Korea. Geon Dong has extensive design and graphics teaching experience as well - he's spent time teaching at Hongik University (as an adjunct professor), Anyang Technical College, Kyung-in Women's College, and Seoil College. In order to pursue his interest in the aesthetics of information design and its relationship to digital content, he moved to the U.S. to attend the Rhode Island School of Design's Digital+Media program, where he earned a second MFA with honors. While there, Geon Dong designed the department's digital promotional materials such as website and interactive KIOSK. His thesis project explored the use of physical devices to aid navigation of complex informational interfaces; "giving physical form to digital information". It culminated in an interactive exhibit entitled "History of Sundials", which was shown at SIGGRAPH 2007 and selected as a finalist in their Space-Time Competition & Exhibition. Also this work was featured in Wallpaper* magazine and Maeil Business newspaper. Geon Dong has received many other awards and honors, most recently the 'Next Generation Design Leader of Korea' award, Honorable Mention for the Adobe Design Achievement Awards, as well as many other scholarships and recognitions.


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I have the oppertunity to purchase a Syncwave 250 DX (907194 -031).
I have 220v 50amp capability for power, Can I use the 250 with this breaker size
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11-20-2012, 07:20 PM #1Junior Member
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Need to know if my garage power will handle a Syncwave 250DX
It can be used but not to it's full capability. These machines are supposed to be run on a 100 amp breaker unless it has PFC. You will find out your limit when you start tripping the breaker.MM250
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11-21-2012, 04:17 AM #3Senior Member
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Great machine.
Unless you're doing heavier aluminum work, you may be able to get away with a 50A circuit. Many people do.
Can you run a 100A circuit to where you want to run the machine? (Larger wire, larger breaker?) This often isn't as large a hassle/expense as people think.
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Depends on PFC
If you have PFC, it will blow a 50 amp breaker at idle. IIRC, mine drew something like 49 or 52 amps at idle with the pfc and 9 amps without it. I know that makes no sense, but it's in the owners manual and is true. Once you start welding, the pfc will allow you to run the machine at higher amps with less input amperage.
I disconnected my pfc and ran my Syncro 250 as high as 225 amps without a hitch on a 50 amp breaker.
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I've made it to 250amps before popping a 60amp breaker. That 250 wasn't to long though, it was basically full throttle.....pop. 50-60amp will get you to most stuff. Like the other guy said, unless you're doing lots of heavy aluminum 50 amps won't cut it, but for the average garage guy, its enough to weld at 200 amps all day.
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Make sure the wire in this 60A circuit is heavy enough, a number 6. Remember that not all 50 or 60A welder circuits are wired for it.
This subject comes up all the time, a thing we focus on is the breaker but when connecting this machine to a smaller breaker you are also connecting it to a smaller wire than is ideal. You can run a buzz box on a 10 beyond its duty cycle.
Mineunder wiredired and I bootlegged a local disconnect, my panel was full tappedpped the main lug feed thru, the device I used had 100 in it got a 6 cord,,, thats all the bad news, the good is that the breaker is off. Back when I did use it tripped a 60 once on a 300 synch, just got carried away on a long seam on some one off job. Never happened again.
Every once in a while I get a ping like I should fix that circuit,, then it passes, its a rack for 2 other machines, cant remember the last time I used it. Got a Y on the bottle, goes to it and a HH210spool gunoolgun that sits on top of it.
11-24-2012, 08:45 PM #7Junior Member
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Thanks all
Im going to have a new box wired
to good of deal on machine to pass up
thanks again for information


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San Jose SharksThis panorama of the San Jose Sharks playing on their home ice was taken by James Blakeway. The Sharks joined the league in 1991 and, during their third season, they pulled off the largest turnaround in NHL history, finishing with 82 points, a 58-point jump from the previous season. They earned the franchises first Stanley Cup Playoff berth when they defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL playoffs. The Sharks best known tradition is their pre-game entrance theme. The players come out of the locker room tunnel through a 17-foot open shark mouth with fog pouring out and eyes flashing red.
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During today's Career Day activities, there are four opportunities to complete your lecture requirements, in which all LIM College students must attend and reflect on a series of College-sponsored lectures throughout the semester.
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"Building Your Own Path as an Entrepreneur." This presentation will focus on building a career in fashion by your rules and some of the pitfalls and issues in being your own boss. This panel is for students interested in building a career as an entrepreneur.


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Before Quinnipiac: Spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at Syracuse University where she led her team to the 2013 College Hockey America Championship Game…Transfers to Quinnipiac in 2013 after compiling 42 points (23 goals, 19 assists) in 70 career games…She led Syracuse in goals (16), game-winning goals (four), and tallied the second-most power-play goals (four) in 2012-13…Finished 2012-13 with 24 points (16 goals, eight assists) for the second-highest scoring total on the Orange…Named CHA Player of the Week on 1/14/13 after scoring her second career hat trick on 1/8 against Colgate…In her freshman year she finished with 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) including four power-play goals in 35 games…Recorded a hat trick with three power-play goals in the CHA semifinals against Mercyhurst on 3/2/12, becoming the first player in Syracuse program history to score three power-play goals in one game…Earned a spot on the CHA All-Tournament Team and CHA Rookie of the Week honors following her playoff hat trick in 2012…Played for the Detroit Little Caesar's while in high school at Brighton High School…Won gold medal with USA Hockey's U-18 National Team at the 2010 Ice Hockey World Championships in Sweden…Also played lacrosse while at Brighton, earning All-State honors.
Personal: Born in Royal Oak, Mich. and raised in Brighton, Mich…Daughter of Anthony and JoAnn Darkangelo…Has three brothers Anthony, Austin and Isaac as well as two sisters Mariah and Ciara…Her father started a girl's hockey team when Shiann turned 14 and has since mentored young girls in the program…She plans on majoring in Sociology.
2012-13 Season Highs (w/ Syracuse) Career Highs
Goals: 3, 1/8/13 vs. Colgate Goals: 3, twice
Assists: 1, eight times Assists: 2, 10/15/11 at Clarkson
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The Stratini theme is not a new theme to Firefox Facts readers, as I have already sung it's praises once before. But now, the developer has released a darker version of the same theme – and I do have to say – it looks very sleek.
Here is a little more about the theme from the developer:
Black Stratini is my Stratini theme with a dose of the darkness. All highlights are in dark blue, as blue is the most common highlight color for Windows and Mac color schemes. Black Stratini uses Stratini Padded icons and spacing in Large Icons mode and Stratini icons in Small Icons and Teeny modes. This gives Black Stratini the unique ability to have three very different sizes in one package.
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Goals: Pioneer 3 was intended to be a lunar flyby mission. The spacecraft carried an optical sensor to test future imaging systems. It also carried instruments to study radiation in interplanetary space.
Accomplishments: A malfunction in a booster rocket left the spacecraft without enough velocity to break out of Earth orbit. It fell back to Earth and burned up over Africa. However, in its 38 hours 6 minutes of spaceflight, Pioneer 3 detected and mapped the outer Van Allen radiation belt around Earth. (The inner Van Allen belt was discovered earlier in 1958 by Explorer 1).


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Supernatural: Season One
A network with a prime time line up built largely around teen melodrama, the CW is not exactly the first place one would think to look for quality horror themed programming. In point of fact, many recent horror films have been roundly criticized for bearing its undesirable influence. From the casting of good looking, but vacuous, Abercrombie wearing cast members to the teen targeted PG-13 ratings, one could certainly make the argument that the CW has done nothing but damage to the horror genre. The most compelling counterargument to that position would be Eric Kripkes Supernatural, which actually seems perversely intent on drawing in unsuspecting teen audiences and scaring the living daylights out of them. Grizzled hardcore horror vets probably wont find Supernatural as frightening as its target audience does, but the underlying mythos is compelling and there are enough cheap thrills on display to make it worthwhile even for audiences whose voices have broken.
The Story
Poor Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki, Friday the 13th remake). After losing his mother in an explosive supernatural event, he spends his formative years tagging along with his father and older brother learning the ins and outs of the demon hunting trade. 22 years after his mothers death, hes finally managed to free himself from that (literally) dead-end lifestyle. Hes got a beautiful girlfriend Jessica (Adrienne Palicki) and an upcoming Stanford Law School interview. Things are certainly looking up for the 23 year old. Understandable, then, is his resentment when his brother Dean (Jensen Ackles, [B]My Bloody Valentine[B] remake) drops in unannounced to intrude on his idyllic life. Their father, John Winchester (Jeffery Dean Morgan), has disappeared while on a demon hunting expedition and Dean wants Sams help to find him. The brothers pick up his trail in a small town where he was investigating a woman in white, which is the vengeful spirit of a scorned wife who lures unfaithful husbands and boyfriends to their deaths. They manage to solve the case he was working on and find his all important diary which has not only all his notes from years of research and field experience, but also has clues to tracking down the entity responsible for the death of their mother.
Buzzing from the adrenaline rush of their adventure and feeling the need to fill the hole in his life left by his father, Dean tries to convince Sam to take up the call once more and join him on the road, hunting evil spirits, demons and subjects of American folklore. Sam, however, wants nothing to do with it, feeling that theres too much history for him to try and get past and insisting that his help, in the case of the woman in white, was of the one time only variety. When Sam returns home, however, Jessica is killed in the same distinct way that mother Winchester was. Realizing that he can never be free of his past by running away from it, a devastated Sam abandons his dreams of law school and a life free from supernatural creatures and takes up with his brother to find their father. Along the way their paths cross with angry, flesh eating Native American folklore, demons, witches, shtriga, and classic urban legends such as The Hook Man and Bloody Mary. Through it all the distance between the brothers begins to close and grudging respect turns to genuine affection and heartfelt, but totally masculine, love.
There are a lot of influences that Supernatural series creator Eric Kripke would willingly cop to (Star Wars, for one). Im not sure if Phantasm II would be counted on that list, but astute viewers could be forgiven for drawing the comparison. Supernatural shares more than a passing similarity to Coscarellis superlative sequel; two blue collar average Joes travel cross-country in a vintage black muscle car pursuing a supernatural foe. Armed with an assortment of over-the-hardware-counter supplies, the duo (consisting of an older, self styled ladies man and a younger, on-a-mission type) banter back and forth while dispatching monsters. Their methods emphasize the practical (guns, knives, chainsaws) over the supernatural (spells and magic). Unintentional homage or deliberate rip-off, watching Supernatural is like being able to peer into an alternate universe, what-if scenario. What if the Phantasm series hadnt derailed after the second instalment but instead continued on with the best elements of the film (the blue collar road movie) and jettisoned the weakest (the increasingly convoluted and nonsensical back story of the Tall Man)? Its not hard to imagine that the result would be something like what we get here.
Supernatural is structured the same way other genre shows like the X-Files or Buffy were; predominantly self-contained, freak of the week episodes, with a bit of an overarching mythology peppered throughout and occasionally dedicating a single episodes wholly to expanding the larger story. Its not hard to see why this format is so often used for new series. Few shows gain a huge audience from the get-go, so having episodes that are largely self-contained makes the show easier for new viewers to get up to speed with. The obvious weakness is that the show can very easily slip into a repetitive creative rut, where entire seasons pass and yet nothing of any substance actually happens. The first season of Supernatural does a good job of maintaining the precarious balance between expanding the larger story and making almost any time a good entry point for new viewers. It has its share of dud episodes (Dead in the Water is pretty painful), but having the show explore largely unexploited mythologies or putting new spins on classic American folk or urban legends helps keep the feeling of freshness even though, in terms of structure, the episodes are all pretty much carbon copies of each other (Sam and Dean figure out where dad went, find local mystery, investigate, solve, move on). A potential pitfall for later seasons is that eventually the series has to commit to one type of story or the other: either devote the majority of the season to the larger narrative and potentially alienate new viewers, or stick with the one-shot format and give the established audience little reason to continue watching. The balance between the two cant be maintained forever. How Supernatural overcomes the potentially deadening repetition is with two sharply drawn protagonists that share witty banter and with a strong onscreen chemistry between them.
And thats really the reason that Supernatural is so popular and the single biggest reason to keep watching: the two leads are great together. Unlike some small screen duos Padalecki and Ackles have a natural, easy chemistry. They dont look much like each other (and neither of them really looks like Jeffery Dean Morgan) but they still manage to sell the relationship. I have zero tolerance for smugness, and the bickering between the Winchester brothers never seems arch or a vehicle for television writers desperate to prove how clever they are. Even on the rare occasions when the writers paint them into corners with ridiculous plot hooks, the two actors take the stories seriously and are still able to add humour without condescension and warmth without sappy sentimentality.
Despite all the praise I think the show is deserving of, theres one thing I have a huge problem with. While a show like, say, True Blood touches on deeper themes, Supernatural is perfectly content to be a forty-minute thrill ride. Its not interested in engaging the audience beyond an immediate, visceral impact. As a result, the show doesnt linger. I wouldnt have such a problem with the superficiality of the show if it werent clearly by design. As good as the lead actors are, the character material they have to work with is never really above b-grade soap opera (which makes their performances doubly impressive, when you think about it). Nowhere is it written that every television show must be rife with subtext and rich with social commentary but considering that the horror genre has always been a great vehicle for social commentary, and in a show that deals with classic American folklore born from ages of social upheaval, its an opportunity lost not to at least touch on some deeper themes. Its not a deal breaker considering that all the other elements are top notch and this is only the first season (of at least five), so theres plenty of room to begin to layer the stories with a bit more nuance. Hopefully the later seasons fully take up the gauntlet that season one throws down.
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Warner released seasons one and two exclusively on DVD before deciding the adventures of Sam and Dean Winchester warranted the high-def treatment. Season three and four were released on Blu-ray and now Warner is re-releasing the earlier seasons so fans can fill the hole in their Blu-ray Supernatural collection. This is one of the many reasons that Warner is consistently one of the best studios when it comes to home entertainment releases.
Sporting a new HD transfer, Supernatural: The Complete First Season is, with one exception, a noticeable improvement over the previous DVD release. It should be noted that the Pilot episode stands out as still looking soft on the Blu-ray. I think this is an issue with the source material since the video quality of the Pilot is definitely improved over the DVD. Its a small caveat; once we get into the series proper the video quality is consistently excellent, boasting stronger blacks and better contrast than the DVD version. Fine detail also gets an upgrade, particularly when it comes to particle effects - smoke, fog and dusty shafts of light all have more dimension and depth. You can really notice this in the episode Phantom Traveller, where you can practically count the pixels in the silly CG smoke spirit. The image quality overall is crisper; the video on the DVD version tended towards softness. Despite the show using a slightly desaturated colour palette, the Blu-ray represents the colour much more vividly. The DVD looked pretty good for what it was but the video on the Blu-ray represents an upgrade in every way. Even on its own terms and not just in comparison to the DVD, with the exception of the pilot, the Blu-ray looks great.
Unlike the video, the audio doesnt receive a full HD upgrade over the original release. However, the English 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack included on the Blu-ray still offers an audible improvement over its DVD counterpart. You can chalk that up to the Blu-ray audio being less compressed, running at 640 kbps compared to the DVDs relatively puny 192 kbps. In comparing a random sampling of scenes, the Blu-ray version showed that, while the audio isnt as big an upgrade as the video, the DVD definitely sounds muffled and muted in comparison to the Blu-rays far more expansive sound field. Boasting better channel separation, crisper dialogue, more active surrounds, deeper low end and more, and clearer, ambient sound effects the Blu-ray again offers a noticeable improvement over its DVD counterpart. I would have liked Warner to do a full HD upgrade, this soundtrack still feels a little cramped, but theres really very little to complain about beyond that.
Supplemental Material
Most of the supplements included here were on the DVD release as well and, unlike the A/V, not given any upgrade in image quality. A couple of new Blu-ray exclusive features have been thrown in as further incentive to upgrade.
Deleted Scenes are included on 8 of the seasons 22 episodes. Running various lengths, but never more than a couple of minutes, and presented in non-anamorphic widescreen these scenes are usually just minor scene extensions that flesh out plot points not critical to the overall story of the episode. Theres not any material that fell to the network censors, so dont expect additional violence, scares or sexiness.
The set also includes two audio commentaries. The first, by series creator Eric Kripke, pilot director David Nutter and Producer Peter Johnson, is included on the pilot episode. Its a pretty breezy, pleasant commentary. The participants discuss a bit about the development process and the different concepts the show went through before settling on Phantasm II: The Series (the original concept: a tabloid reporter travels cross country tracking down ghosts for story fodder). They graciously give credit to others, especially the two leads.
The second, by stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, is on Phantom Traveller. Its the kind of track thats typical of actors: a lot of production anecdotes, gracious praise for the technical crew behind the camera and occasional commenting on the on screen action. They dont have much in the way of creative insight to offer but their easy banter is fun to listen to even when theyre not saying much.
The first of two new features exclusive to this Blu-ray release, and the most extensive single feature of either release, the 2006 Paley Festival Panel Discussion on disc 3 runs a meaty 1 hour and 12 minutes. The panel is introduced and moderated by curator of the Museum of Television and Radio David Bushman, who amusingly doesnt seem to have any idea about the show or what its about and has a nervous, hyena like laugh that he employs at the most inappropriate times. Its kind of funny to see the mild mannered, middle age behind the scenes creative team. They introduce a screening of the episode Scarecrow, which was one of my favourite from the first season. Because the screening is edited out the panellists are introduced again almost immediately, so it takes more than ten minutes before the discussion actually begins. Once it begins the panellists cover a wide range of subjects from pitching the show to the network, casting, comparisons of storytelling approach to other series and even a tease about why Lawrence, Kansas was chosen as the starting point for the series. All the speakers have a good rapport and a lot of insight to offer. If youre looking for the nitty gritty, skip over the commentaries and go right to the panel discussion. Its a prime example of a special feature that doesnt have sterling technical credits or cutting edge interactivity, but is one of the best supplements Ive seen on a television series. If I had to nitpick, Id suggest that a more charismatic moderator and a bit of editing would have helped it be a bit more engaging from the get-go. Still a fantastic discussion worth the time it takes to get started.
The second of the features exclusive to Blu-ray is The Devils Road Map. An interactive episode guide in the form of a US map tracking the journey of the Winchester boys over the course of the season, The Devils Road Map compiles bite-sized behind the scenes clips, interviews, audio logs and even information on local legends from the locations visited in Season one, all accessible by toggling the red, green, blue and yellow buttons on your Blu-ray remote. Its a lot to take in and you could literally spend hours exploring to access all the material. The interface is nice, but it seems like overkill for fairly slim pickings as far as actual content goes, and theres no index for fans with no patience to wade through the menus. A good idea, not as well executed as it could have been.
Supernatural: Tales from the Edge of Darkness (22:53) is carried over from the DVD set. Tales is presented in non-anamorphic widescreen and its a bit of an eyesore to watch after the superlative presentation of the series. It covers a lot of the same ground as the panel discussion and commentaries so it seems a bit redundant, though purists and those interested in the sage wisdom of master filmmaker McG will appreciate its inclusion.
A Day in the Life of Jared and Jensen (10:37) consists of the two leads goofing off, flirting with the attractive female crewmembers and mugging for the camera. Im probably starting to sound like a broken record, but the rapport between the two leads makes this a lot more watchable than it has any right to be. Not much more to say, other than the catering on the Supernatural set looks fantastic.
Finally, an obligatory and painfully unfunny Gag Reel (7:44) is included. Im sure those line flubs were funny at the time. Not so much now.
Final Thoughts
Considering that the SRP for the Blu-ray release is the same as the SRP for the DVD, this Blu-ray is a no-brainer for those new to the series. Even if you already own the DVD, between the improved audio and video and great new supplements, theres still incentive to upgrade. Hardcore fans will probably want to own it in the best format possible and the panel discussion included on the Blu-ray is a good enticement for those on the fence.
It would be perfectly understandable to write off Supernatural: The Complete First Season as fluffy CW teen targeted pap. I know I did when I first heard of it. After giving it a chance though, I was impressed by the slick production values, the chemistry between the two lead actors and a surprisingly dark tone that seems genuinely intent on scaring the audience. While I cant say that I was ever particularly scared or intellectually engaged by Supernatural: The Complete First Season, I was consistently entertained by it. For a show still finding its footing, thats good enough.
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This holiday season the St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce's annual Christmas ornament features the Elk Country Visitors Center.
"We felt it was appropriate to feature the visitors center, as it has been a huge attraction to our area," said Sally Wilson, Chamber executive director.
As part of the 25th anniversary of the Christmas ornament program, the Chamber is offering two different designs.
The first design is an ivory ornament with a color photo of the visitors center with "Elk Country Visitor Center" written in ivory script.
The refurbishment of the St. Leo Catholic Church began earlier this month and is off to a good start, according to Father Brian Vossler.
"The progress for our refurbishing has gone very well so far," Vossler said. "At first, we got off to a slow start because we were waiting for a company from North Carolina to come and pick up our pews. They were delayed by about a week and a half, but we did some planning and did some work out in the gathering space so it wasn't completely wasted time, and once we got all of the contractors on board it's been going very smoothly."
Helen A. Bilodeau, 77, of 124 David St., Kersey, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 at the Elk Regional Health Center after a lengthy illness.
She was born April 19, 1933 in Coal Hollow, daughter of the late John and Elvira Lavella Glance.
On June 28, 1952 in the St. Boniface Church, she married Dolph L. Bilodeau, who survives.
Arthur J. "Spider Krieg, 85, of 216 Martin Rd., St. Marys, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 at the Elk Haven Nursing home after a brief illness.
He was born March 10, 1925 in St. Marys, son of the late Lawrence and Gertrude Gerber Krieg. On July 17, 1948, in the Sacred Heart Church, he married Mercedes A. Shields, who preceded him in death on Jan. 9, 2004.
Mr. Krieg was a lifelong resident of the area and attended St. Marys schools. He was a retired employee of the Stackpole Corp., retiring in 1987 after 25 years of service.
The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch remained perfect on the young season with a 70-41 victory over the DuBois Central Catholic Lady Cardinals last night at the SMAHS Dutch Oven.
The Lady Dutch opened a 24-6 lead after the first eight minutes of play and never looked back. They placed three players in double figures, led by Kayla Hoohuli's 5 points on three twos, two threes and a three-for-three night from the foul line. Adair Gennocro added 13 points on five twos and a three. Jenna Anderson scored 11 points on four twos and a three, while Shelby Zomcik added nine points.
The DuBois Area Lady Beavers overcame a 10-point, third-quarter lead by the Elk Catholic Lady Crusaders on Wednesday evening to pull out a 49-43 victory in a District Nine League game at the Aaron J. Straub Gym on the Elk Catholic campus.
The loss dropped the Elk County girls to 3-2 on the season, while DuBois Area ran their slate to 4-1 on the season.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5887 presented a check to the Elk County Sheriff's Office for the purchase of a Taser gun.
The $900 check was presented by VFW 5887 Post Commander Ricky Hicks to Elk County Sheriff Jeffrey Krieg and deputies Patrick Straub and William Gerg Jr.
"It is a less-than-lethal weapon that we like to use for trouble in a courtroom and things like that," said Krieg. "By using it, we don't incur the liability like you do when you have to shoot somebody.
"It's mainly for my deputies to use in those situations and this will give us two now for the department."
Joe Dellaquila, 32, of Ridgway, was announced as the winner of the 6th annual Big Buck Contest during Wednesday night's contest wrap-up festivities at the Johnsonburg Fire Hall. Dellaquila bagged a 14-point, 180-lb. buck during archery season. A special Big Buck edition will appear in the Tuesday, Dec. 28 issue of The Daily Press, The Ridgway Record and The Kane Republican. Above, Dellaquila is shown with some of the $5,000 in prizes he won as part of the contest.
Fullington Bus Service has recently returned to St. Marys after being discontinued for a year.
"The bus went through St. Marys for more than 20 years," said Milt Wiseman, vice-president for Intercity Coach Services. "There was minimal ridership so we tried service through Brockway and Ridgway. Unfortunately, this ridership was very minimal also, so we are trying St. Marys again."
At their recent meeting, Jay Township supervisor Francis Gustafson explained that he and his fellow supervisors plan to take a more thorough approach to Marcellus gas drilling within the township, particularly with regard to what sort of hazardous materials are being used.


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hey thirteen give me your list of prospects you would target if you were miami off your to date study and where you place their value???
hoops scoops 2012 season ..."in 2014 ryan tannehill etches his name in stone amongst the games elite qbs"..."ryan tannehill and andrew luck will carry the afc for the next decade plus the way peyton manning and tom brady have this last decade plus"
for the love of god get a real freaking mike already!!!
But, for some reason, I seem to have an OK hit rate over the last couple of seasons, so it has encouraged me to look at more guys. I'll give you my impressions on the guys I've looked at and can't promise my back up will be as detailed as you and the other draft lunatics would produce. As for draft grades, I'll have a stab at it, but I find it such a dark art that nothing would surprise me as to where players end up going. Especially this year, where I really don't feel there's as big a dropoff as you go through the first three rounds as usual. Few elite players and a lot of good-to-great players.
I'll come back to you.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. - S. Beckett
anyways that's a little bit of how i roll with it i guess...
I think Milliner, Trufant and Banks are all gone in the first round. Milliner is likely gone before our pick, I've read Tampa Bay already loves Banks and wants to use their first rounder on him, and Trufant has showed really well this week and made himself a first round pick, thats what I'm reading a lot of NFL executives are now thinking. So if we want a guy in the second, it'll unlikely be any of those.
What do you guys think of Mike Gillislee? Looks like a good replacement for Reggie who can play all three downs to me..... could be good value if we can get him with say one of our third rounders .....
Miami just needs to play this smart.
You need a pass rusher, top pass rusher are usually top 15 picks . . . there is handful that are probably worth this year, take care of it.
You need a CB, there is a handful that could be around in that first 2nd round pick (Trufant, Poyer, Rhodes, the Rutgers kid) . . . address it.
You need WRs, there is a gauntlet of guys that will be in the 50 to 80 range that Miami can look at with those next 3 picks.
Miami can really address some needs in this draft and still get great value because of where they are selecting.
Patterson - nothing to say that hasn't been said by others. While he's not totally raw, you just have to look at how long a WCO WR like Gaffney took to break into the Miami lineup to wonder if Patterson would see the field in Year 1. I'm ok with that, would the Firelanders be? Top 20.
Bailey - the consummate technician in this draft. A TD machine even at his height because he can get separation in the tightest of spaces. Pick 30-45
Hopkins - this kid is a great all rounder. Great after the catch, which we need badly, but very solid across the board. He abused LSU's vaunted defense in the bowl game, even after Watkins got injured and he became the focus of the defense. Pick 30-45
Wheaton - another good technician. I haven't seen the drops issue others report and I don't think he dropped many if any at the Senior Bowl practices. Faster than Bailey, but very similar in their route running and competitive streak. Pick 45-60
Patton- good get-off and great stutter steps and double moves to wrong foot defenders. Takes a lot of lousy dumped off screen passes and turns them into 8-10 yard gains with YAC ability. Speed looks good, seems composed. My question is around how comfortable he is at catching the ball away from his body. Pick 50-75
King- I like this guy a lot. I know he's been inconsistent but I think he's worth a gamble in the late third, because is skill set is higher than that.
Woods I like as a technician who has a good TD record. But his ankle has to check out for him to be worth anything higher than pick 60.
I'd take Stills bottom of the third, Swope about the same. Darrin Moore of Texas Tech in the 6th.
Not a fan of Hunter (awful technique, maybe uncoachable), Allen (diva receiver concerns, great energy but no subtlety), Dobson (like him but not for our WCO), Williams (soft).
My ideal 1-2 in the draft would be Patterson and Bailey. I'd take King and Wheaton if we used our first 2 picks on other positions.
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Tight Ends
Eifert - I know he's not the quickest and people wonder if he'll be as explosive as some other more "fashionable" tight ends, but that kid knows how to dominate space and haul the ball in. I'm only interested in offensive players in this draft who can work in the compressed confines of the redzone and Eifert is all that and more. A solid blocker and a workhorse who will raise the game of players around him. Pick 26-35.
Toilolo - the dreaded "potential" word. But this kid could be amazing. Huge. Athletic. Powerful blocker. Great hands. Low pad level for such a monster. Pick 40-60.
Escobar - I've seen a very limited amount of this kid but he's an athlete, who will test well in the Combine and show off speed, agility and hands. Pick 75-100
Gragg - more of a hybrid h-back type, but if he was 3" taller, he'd be a second rounder. 4th round.
Fauria is what we should have gotten with Egnew. Can't block if his life depended on it but a big receiving threat. 4th round.
Jake Stoneburner - Ohio St.s bowl ban and Jake's erratic season at WR will be someone's huge gain. He's a TE, not a receiver. I think he has the whole package. 3rd best TE in the draft, IMO. I'd take him in the third, but he'll be available in the 5th or 6th as far as I can tell.
I think Ertz is a show pony. Not a baller. Concentration lapses, halfhearted blocker, drops. I'll pass.
Hoops who is on your short list at 12? Personally I think its pretty hard to gauge until we see how FA shakes out..but just wondering. Im starting to think Banks is going to be a very real possibility if we let Smith walk (Milliner if he's there but Im guessing he is gone). He gets beat a bit too much for me...but his length, physical tools, and ball skills are all well above average in my opinion.
Running Backs
I've looked briefly at a lot of guys. I like Taylor and Gillislee, but only really took notes on two small schoolers, who I was very impressed with.
Miguel Maysonet of Stony Brook. This kid is awesome. Great vision, relishes the contact, low centre of gravity, good pad level. His ability to find gaps with his quick feet - without losing forward momentum- is top level. His stats are staggering - almost 2000 yds on 267 carries and 21 TDs last season. And if you think he was just beating up small school weeds, take a look at his game against 'Cuse. http://www.youtube.com/#/watch?v=CCW3sKo20rs
The other guy is Benny Cunningham of MIddle Tenn St. Big thighs and glutes, this kid just plows through holes and tough **** if you're in the way or hanging out of him. Tore his patella tendon, but word is he'll be fit in time to have a pro day. I'd rank him in the 5th, but with the injury and small school status, he'll prob go UDFA. Small taste: http://youtube.com/#/watch?v=0rHbdwGWWEE
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DEXTER, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Police in Dexter say they've received a report of a woman seeing a 10-year-old matching the description of a girl missing from Colorado.
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Double-fatal crash near Fremont
Good pictures. From SR to the families... Merry Christmas this is how we show you where your loved ones died just a few day before Christmas. We give you 22 shots to the heart. I for one am NOT impressed SR would it have been any pictures if it were someone in your family? Next time I think you might have a heart, never mind it's just news
I never understood this either. If Matt Westerhold or another employee's family member is killed this way I want to see the curtesy extended to us in the name of " a news worthy article". A real insensitive bunch the Sandusky Register is.
bondgirlM- If you would like a tour of the building and have a discussion with the staff of the Sandusky Register to get an idea of who the people are that work in our newsroom, please send me an e-mail email@example.com or call 419.609.5850.
Many of us are from the area and some of us grew up here. We are members of this community and don't enjoy having to cover the tragedies in it. It is, however, our job to bring you the news and we do use discretion when doing so.
If you do not like certain articles or galleries at our site I would encourage you to move on to the next story and not click into it. We give plenty of notice in the headline and preview text/photos to what is included in the full stories and galleries.
Bring us the news yes, not such graphic photos. As I stated earlier will you do the same if it is one of your dear loved ones for the sake of news, my thought is no! I did not stop to look at the photos but to merely comment. I have been scanning thru articles on line and not even clicking into the various photos and saw photos of the deceased, such as a foot of the victim in the accident on Pipe St. All I am saying is have the same passion for the sake of news when it comes to your loved ones.
bondgirlM -
I assure you, some member of our news staff will report on all tragedies, regardless of who is involved.
It's hardly our favorite thing to do, and we don't enjoy it, but it is news.
As Jason has already said, please contact the newsroom if you have any questions or need clarification.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I'd say there are 22,000 right here in this article.
Alissa I think reporting on tragedies is fine your words can tell a story. Do you think posting 22 pics for the family to cry over is worth selling a few papers? Some reporters can tell a story like this with some respect for people. 22 pics is just over the top. Your editors should have more faith in the reporters to be able to tell a story.
News is just information. You are attaching your own feelings to this. I fail to see why these pictures would be construed and 'shots to the heart'. Either the family will not even be looking at them or they will have seen the vehicles in person to receive personal items. Bad things happen all the time and pictures and a story in the paper do not change the severity of it. You cannot and should not shield people from horrible things. If you did, there would be no news. It's tragic but that's life. You all need to be objective and look at it that way, not in your own twisted perspective. I have had a relative in an accident and have seen fatal accidents. It can be very life changing. But blaming the paper for reporting it is rather small-minded. I requested pictures of the fatal accident I witnessed in an effort to help me get over it. Facing your demons and fears is better than avoiding them.
Unassumer I don't need to see anything other than it's wrong. Tell me why 22 pics when you can just tell this sad story with words. That is news with a little CLASS. And to put the blame on the paper is where it belongs you or I didn't take the pics or did you. Some people just get off looking at some others loss. You don't need to tell someone how to look at things or how to feel. Your feelings are yours and have nothing to do with mine, WRONG IS JUST WRONG. Just because my view is not the same as the one you have don't make it IGNORANT. If I think your views were ignorant I will not tell you I just let you go on looking the way you do.
As a relatively new visitor to this website, I have not been impressed by either the reporting or the editorializing of the Sandusky Register. Quite frankly, most high school newspapers are more professional. However, keep in mind that the SR and most print publications in this country are dying. This website is their last ditch effort to survive, thus the splashy content as they try to appear relevant in a culture that is quickly leaving them behind. Expect more of this type of sensationalism in the future.
You are correct. More paper version are closing the doors all the time. I am just tired of this one trying to stay alive on the loss of others with pictures. They can't just tell a story with words for the respect of families. It might be me but they could show a heart. A paper of this size don't need to keep doing this time after time.
ohioengineer and doug7880- Thank you for your comments. If you have ways you think the Sandusky Register can better serve your needs and interests, please post them here or e-mail me at email@example.com. We can't serve every reader's particular interest with every story or photo we take.
Discretion was used in selecting the photos to be used in this gallery from a horrific crash scene. We have had families and law enforcement thank us in the past for the photos we have provided to them as the photos have provided more information to what may have happened.
Mr. Werling you can't tell me your reporters can't tell a sad story like this without posting 22 pictures so the family can see how bad the crash was. I think 1 would have been more than enough. If a family member of yours dies in a accident like this one, we will see how many pictures you will post. If your reporters can't tell a story in words and get a point across you don't have very good staff. You Mr. Werling should have more faith in the staff you have. I guess that is one reason your paper subscribers are dropping off. You can't tell me it's not because I know of at least 10 people that have dropped your rag because of the stories like this and the price going up and the paper getting smaller. It is not my job to tell you how to keep readers that is your job and you are not doing that very well. I will tell you one thing not to do. DON'T GO GET PICTURES OF THE DEAD BODIES just because it might sell a paper or two. When you have more respect for people out here your subscribers might start return but I don't think so you have done this for way longer than I care to waste my time on you. If you would like to close my account for telling you what I think that is up to you. But don't you ever call me out like this again. Your rag is not that special and your not the only place to get REAL news.
Merry Christmas I hope you truly can live with this. Please start with a little more respect for others it might help.
Doug7880, if you view my response as calling you out, I apologize. I was responding to your original post.
We are not making the families involved in this tragedy look at the photos published here. Just like anyone else at the site they have the choice to look at them or not look at them.
This is a horrific crash whether it is one photo or 22 photos. There are no pictures of the deceased. We do not publish those type of photos.
I can only hope our coverage of tragedies like this will keep one person from leaving a house after one too many or another from looking at that one final text while driving. I am not saying that this is the case here, but we have countless crashes that could have been avoided.
There was an instance of a Pipe street crash where a provided photo had a victim visible in the image. The image was removed when we were advised of the mistake.
I have a great deal of respect for our readers and our online community. I promote a constructive dialogue with many here in our comments section. I also have a great deal of respect for my fellow co-workers and the job we do each day here at the Register. We write thousands of stories and take thousands of photos each year with a small percentage of those including coverage of fatal crashes. It is our job to report the news, good or bad.
If you have constructive ideas on what would make your experience here at sanduskyregister.com better, please e-mail me. I didn't say it was your job to do so, I was just asking for your opinion. Many businesses ask their customers for feedback, this isn't a first.
your reporter Shawn Foucher in his story had 1 photo and told the story well. He didn't need 22 to get his point across. The hyperlink to the pictures was not needed but somewhat better. He can tell a story and not make the family see what happened. Your paper needs more reporters like him or you need to trust the others more. The families don't need to see the pics or without the extra click to get to them. My hat is off to Shawn Foucher for his respect to others please don't use the pics it's just not right. Seeing the pics will not stop people from drinking and driving. It has never and most likely will not stop this it's a shame and that's a fact. You just can't fix stupid but you can have more respect for the departed's family.
Some people just don't understand tacky!
You guys don't have the right to tell people how to do their job! Do you pay them? Did you pay for their education or training? There are things that are hard to look at but someone has to do the job all of these people do. Imagine being a first responder and having to view things like this. A photographer has a tough job in these incidents. He has to focus on something h/s would rather not see. Now try getting that image out of your head! Bad things happen! Sad but true!
22 photos is a lot. BUT Let this be a lesson to all - Don't Drink and Drive! I am not 100% sure, but they say alcohol may have contributed to this accident.
I can't quite comprehend what the drivers seeing this would do. Where the accident occurred, there was no field to go off into. I hope the SR follows up on whether or not drugs/alcohol were factor. I know the area and not sure how someone goes the wrong way here. It's a horrible tragedy.


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Evaluation of Oral Tobacco as a Harm Reduction Method for Smokers
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Recently, tobacco companies have developed new oral tobacco products that are purportedly less harmful than conventional tobacco products. These products have not been tested by independent research for their health effects or consumer palatability. In addition, it is not known if these products will be used in addition to cigarette smoking or as a substitute to cigarettes. These two studies will examine four oral tobacco products to answer some of these questions.
The goals of this first study will be to examine: 1) the brand of oral tobacco products which is preferred by cigarette smokers and the pattern and amount of product use when used as a cessation tool; 2) the characteristics that are associated with product choice; 3) toxicant exposure from these products; and 4) the withdrawal symptoms from the tobacco products and potential for continued use.
Specifically, our primary aims hypothesize that: 1) the product that will be chosen by most smokers will be based on taste and sensory aspects of the product with products higher in nicotine content more likely to be chosen as the preferred product; and 2) subjects will experience no difficulty using the product for cessation, but a small minority will engage in dual product use.
For the secondary aims, we hypothesize: 1) that compared to the subjects' own brand of cigarettes, the biomarkers for exposure and toxicity for the oral tobacco products will be significantly lower; 2) products will vary in exposure to toxicants while subjects are using the products naturalistically; 3) biomarkers will be significantly related to the amount of constituents extracted by the user; 4) withdrawal symptoms from the oral products are likely to occur, but are likely to be mild compared to cigarette withdrawal.
Tobacco Use Disorder
Other: Product Preference
Phase 2
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Study 1: Preference, Health Effects and Efficacy of Four Oral Tobacco Products for Smoking Cessation
- Product preference [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Smoking cessation [ Time Frame: 2 and 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Nicotine levels [ Time Frame: 2 weeks on product ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
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|December 2009
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|October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Camel Snus
Other: Product Preference
Subjects will sample each product for 1/2 day and choose one product to use for smoking cessation.
Experimental: 2
Marlboro Snus
Other: Product Preference
Subjects will sample each product for 1/2 day and choose one product to use for smoking cessation.
Experimental: 4
Other: Product Preference
Subjects will sample each product for 1/2 day and choose one product to use for smoking cessation.
Experimental: 3
Other: Product Preference
Subjects will sample each product for 1/2 day and choose one product to use for smoking cessation.
Experimental: 5.
General Snus
Other: Product Preference
Subjects will sample each product for 1/2 day and choose one product to use for smoking cessation.
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This observational study will be accomplished by allowing subjects to sample the products and choose one oral tobacco product that they will use instead of cigarettes for a two week period. After the two weeks, they will discontinue all tobacco use and withdrawal symptoms and abstinence rates will be observed. Smokers who are uninterested in quitting will be recruited to continue to smoke at their normal rate and attend only the visits where urine samples are collected for biomarker analysis.
Subjects will attend an orientation visit where the study will be explained in detail. Interested subjects will sign a consent form and be scheduled to return for baseline measures. Subjects will have a review of medical history to verify that they are in generally good health and do not have contraindications to the study products. Eligible subjects will collect one week of baseline measures while smoking at their normal rate: measures include daily diaries of smoking, questionnaires and urine samples. At the second baseline visit, they will receive samples of the oral tobacco products. The tobacco products tested are five novel oral products recently introduced to the market: 1) Camel Snus (higher nicotine); 2) General Snus (higher nicotine); 3) Marlboro Snus (lower nicotine); and two compressed tobacco tablets, 4) Ariva (lower nicotine), or 5) Stonewall (higher nicotine). All of these tobacco products are purported to have reduced levels of tobacco-specific nitrosamines, one of the tobacco carcinogens.
During sample weeks, subjects will be given 10 pouches/tablets of each product and instructed to use at least three of the daily products in the morning of sample day and resume smoking in the afternoon and through the following day. They will sample the next product in a similar manner. This will allow a short, but adequate trial of each product to determine preference. After the sampling weeks, subjects will choose the product they will want to use to quit smoking. They will be supplied that product over the next two weeks.
During the two weeks of product use during smoking cessation, subjects will come to weekly clinic visits and then a follow-up visits at 1 week and a phone call at 4 weeks after the end of treatment. At baseline, and 2 weeks post quit, subjects will bring in a urine sample from their first morning void and bloods will be drawn. These samples will be analyzed for tobacco-related biomarkers. An additional spot urine sample will be collected after the first week of product use and analyzed for nicotine and its metabolites. At each visit, subjects will have vital signs obtained (blood pressure, heart rate, weight and carbon monoxide level), they will complete several subjective forms regarding tobacco use, withdrawal symptoms, and mood. Subjects will receive brief behavioral counseling for smoking cessation at all visits.
In addition, during the sample weeks and at the end of two weeks of study product use, subjects will submit three used chews that will be sent to CDC to be analyzed for the tobacco constituents.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Cigarette smokers who smoke 10 or more cigarettes per day
- Generally good health
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unstable medical or psychiatric condition.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00711100
|Contact: Joni Jensen, MPH
|Contact: Amanda Anderson, BA
|United States, Minnesota
|Univeristy of Minnesota
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55414
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|Principal Investigator: Dorothy Hatsukami, Ph.D.
|United States, Oregon
|Oregon Research Institute
|Eugene, Oregon, United States, 47404
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|Principal Investigator:
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|University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
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|Dorothy Hatsukami, University of Minnesota
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|NCT00711100 History of Changes
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|1R01 CA135884, Study 1
|Study First Received:
|July 2, 2008
|Last Updated:
|October 26, 2009
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):
Smoking cessation
Oral tobacco products
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tobacco Use Disorder
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 03, 2015