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w e York N e Th Eagle Thursday nyeaglenews.com New York E a gle News FREE TAKE ONE News The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 "The Weekly Newspaper That's Read Daily" ISSN: 2162-2930 Serving Avon, Bath, Canandaigua, Cohocton, Dansville, Geneseo, Hammondsport, Honeoye, Lakeville, Livonia, Mt. Morris, Naples, Penn Yan, Prattsburgh, Wayland and Neighboring Communities European Industry Flocks to US for Cheaper Natural Gas By Michael Birnbaum T The New York Eagle News/The Washington Post he sprawling chemical plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, a city along the Rhine River, has been a jewel of Germany's manufacturing-led economy for more than a century. But the plunging price of natural gas in the United States has European companies setting sail across the Atlantic to stay competitive. German chemicals giant BASF, which operates the plant here, has announced plans for wide-ranging expansion in the United States, where natural gas prices have fallen to a quarter of those in Europe, largely because of American innovations in unlocking shale gas. Among those most affected are energy-intensive industries such as steel and chemicals, because they use natural gas as a raw material and power source. With Europe lagging Contract workers are shown on March 14 during construction of a formic acid plant at the BASF Geismer chemical plant in Geismer, LA. A natural gas boom in the United States has sent manufacturing prices plummeting, boosting new investments from European companies. (Photo by Lori Waselchuk for The Washington Post) in energy production, manufacturers on the continent warn that a chain reaction could shift more and more investment to U.S. shores. "It's become clear, with the drop in gas and electricity prices in the United States, that we are, at the moment, at a significant disadvantage with our competitors," said Gordon Moffat, director general of Eurofer, the main lobbying group for European steel manufacturers. As new dollars pour into the United States, the outflow from Europe is costing jobs and weighing on decisions about ambitious and expensive __________________ INDUSTRY PAGE 2 Your House Might Be Making You Sick By Laura Barnhardt Cech I t was a chronic thing: Almost every time Erma Taylor's great-grandson caught a cold, he also ended up having a severe asthma attack. Taylor, a retired nurse, spent many hours at a hospital, helping to hold the toddler for tests and breathing treatments, and wondering what was causing the attacks. The one thing Taylor never suspected was that something inside the Falls Church, Va., Cape Cod that she shares with her granddaughter and greatgrandson was a source of the 3-year-old's medical problems. It turned out that mold and mildew from years of shampooing the decades-old carpet were aggravating the little boy's respiratory system. The carpeting was replaced with wood flooring through a nonprofit group called Rebuilding Together, and Taylor says she has seen marked improvement. "We haven't New Yoga Form Has Seniors Laughing By Tatsuji Watanabe L Erma Taylor, shown in her Falls Church, Va., home on April 9, says her great grandson, Juel Taylor Russ, who lives with her, developed allergies because of mold in the carpet in the house. A new federal report suggests that more than 30 million houses in the country have significant health issues. (Photo by Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post) been back to the hospital since then," Taylor says. Many homeowners may be unsuspecting victims of medical problems, from asthma attacks to lung cancer, caused by components and conditions in their houses, according to a new federal report. More than 30 million homes have significant health issues, according to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. More than 20 million housing units have a lead-based paint hazard. And more than 6.8 million homes have radon exposures above the level at which remedial action should be taken, as determined by the EPA. The trouble is that many homeowners and renters aren't __________________ SICK PAGE 3 Never Expecting to Be 20, Holocaust Survivor Still Telling His Story at 93 The New York Eagle News/The Yomiuri Shimbun aughing is said to be good for the mind and body. Taking that advice to heart, a number of seniors are flocking to laughter yoga — an exercise that encourages people to laugh while practicing yoga. Despite its name, laughter yoga does not actually require practitioners to bend and contort their bodies into difficult poses. Developed in 1995 by an Indian doctor and his wife, the exercise only requires people to take deep breaths while doing simple yoga poses. The exercise trend has spread to more than 70 countries around the world, including the United States, China and Germany. According to Laughter Yoga Japan, an incorporated nonprofit organization, the exercise can help re- Special To The New York Eagle News/The Washington Post By Tom Jackman The New York Eagle News/The Washington Post F Rikako Ueda, right, instructs a group of women in a laughter yoga session at Osaka Castle Park in Osaka, Japan. (The Yomiuri Shimbun.) fresh the mind and body, ease stress and improve the lymphatic and circulatory systems. Bright and early on a spring day, about 30 members of a laughter yoga group gathered in Osaka Castle Park in Chuo Ward, Osaka. "Imagine you're an airplane flying to Hawaii," Rikako Ueda, the group's organizer, told participants. The group then stretched their arms wide open to mimic airplane wings before bursting out into laughter while running around. __________________ LAUGHING PAGE 11 or most Americans, April 8th is national Holocaust Remembrance Day. For Charles Stein of Springfield, Va., who escaped Nazi-occupied Austria as a college student in 1938, that day is also Feb. 28. That day, in 1942, his parents were killed by the Nazis. "Every Feb. 28, I light a candle," Stein said. The rest of the year, he works as a volunteer at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington and, at age 93, still travels the country telling his dramatic story. That story not only involves frequent run-ins with Nazi occupiers in Austria, but also his journey to America, his entry into the Army shortly before the Unit- Charles Stein, 93, at his home in Springfield, Va. on April 6, 2013, shows the identification papers he received in Austria in the 1930s. Stein fled the Nazis in Austria in 1938, but his parents did not and were killed. Stein now volunteers at the Holocaust Museum in Washington. (Washington Post photo by Jonathan Newton) ed States joined World War II and his role at Normandy on D-Day in 1944. "It's been a good life," Stein said the other day as he re__________________ SURVIVOR PAGE 2 2 nyeaglenews.com The New York Eagle News (Formerly The Prattsburgh News) Serving Avon, Bath, Canandaigua, Cohocton, Dansville, Geneseo, Hammondsport, Honeoye, Lakeville, Livonia, Mt. 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INDUSTRY FROM COVER _________________________ green-friendly policies that critics say are contributing to the energy-price gap. Here in Ludwigshafen, many people view the United States as the land of the future. Since 2009, BASF has channeled more than $5.7 billion into new investments in North America, including a formic acid plant under construction in Louisiana, where the company will manufacture a chemical used to de-ice runways, tan leather and preserve animal feed. Top BASF officials say that unless Europe allows a more aggressive approach to energy production, including broader use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, even more manufacturing will move to the United States. Fracking involves injecting high-pressure blasts of water and chemicals into a well to break apart rock and unlock the gas inside. "It's a very slow process, but it's a continuous one," said Harald Schwager, the head of BASF's European operations, referring to the manufacturing outflow. "Once a customer of ours decides to build a new factory in the U.S., then this customer will request from us to be close by with our production. And so, over time, you see a self-accelerating process, which will move production into the U.S." The company's Ludwigshafen complex, a warren of spaghetti-twisting pipes and chimneys that makes chemicals for a variety of products such as diapers, foam and car parts, is expanding slightly. Few of the 38,000 workers at the plant, spread over a site eight times as large as the Mall in Washington, see any immediate danger to their jobs. But nervous union officials view the expansion in the United States as a threat. "Normally these would be good times right now. But we look into the future, and the prognosis is not so positive," said Robert Oswald, the head of BASF's union. "If the energy The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 may eventually narrow. U.S. demand Tired of high natural gas prices, energy-intensive industries in Europe have announced plans to move facilities to for natural gas may the United States, where a natural gas boom has increase, driving up Feb. 2013 sent prices plummeting. JAPAN prices, as more manu$16.66 facturers build factoJune 2008 15 USA: $12.68 ries to take advantage Europe: $12.63 of the cheaper energy. EUROPE $11.77 The Obama administration also is con10 sidering proposals to April 2012 U.S. prices bottom at sharply increase natu$1.95 to Europe’s $11.42, ral gas exports, which the widest gap recently. 5 could raise prices doU.S. $3.32 Natural gas prices, nominal U.S. mestically and push dollars, per million BTU (Liquified natural gas for Japan, them down in Europe natural gas for Europe and U.S.) and Asia. 2006 2008 2010 2012 But the momenTHE WASHINGTON POST Source: World Bank Commodity Markets tum favors the United A natural gas boom in the United States has sent manufacturing prices States, and a growing plummeting, convincing European companies to move some of their operations number of European to the U.S. (The Washington Post) manufacturers have prices remain so much lower in the announced plans to invest across the United States than here, of course that Atlantic. Among them is Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine, which anwill endanger jobs." The gap in natural gas prices has nounced last month that it will build opened quickly, leaving companies an iron-ore processing plant in Texas that make investment decisions years to take advantage of the low energy in advance scrambling to catch up. As prices. The plant is expected to cost recently as 2007, U.S. natural gas pric- $715 million and create 150 jobs. The es were only about 20 percent lower company aims to almost double its than Europe's, not enough to funda- total output by 2020, largely through U.S. expansion, and it has mostly mentally reshape markets. But with the boom in U.S. shale gas abandoned making any major new production, driven largely by frack- investments in Europe. "We should not expect that the curing, U.S. prices last year dropped to a quarter of the European price. Most rent production level of European analysts expect that U.S. prices will industry will remain the same in the stay low even if they rebound from next 10, 20 or 50 years," Voestalpine their rock-bottom levels, providing a chief executive Wolfgang Eder said in boon to all U.S.-based manufacturing an interview. "We will have to downsize industrial facilities in Europe in through lower electricity prices. Gas prices in Asia are even higher the long term." Royal Dutch Shell announced plans than in Europe, further channeling investment to the United States. The last year to build a multibillion-dollar International Energy Agency fore- petrochemical plant in Pennsylvania casts that the United States will be- that will employ several hundred fullcome the world's largest gas producer time workers and as maup to 10,000 by 2015, overtaking Russia, which people during construction. Some German lawmakers say they supplies Europe with most of its natuwant to find a way to balance enviral gas. "The differentials in the costs are ronmental considerations with ecojust so big that it's definitely driving nomic ones. "We are suffering from the high enthe investment'' to the United States, said Will Pearson, an energy analyst ergy prices, our companies are affectat the Eurasia Group, an economic ed by it, because there are German companies that are deciding in favor consultancy. Europe has begun to use far more of other locations and do not want coal, which is cheaper but much dirt- to set up their business in Germany," ier than gas. There is new pressure to Economy Minister Philipp Roesler start tapping into Europe's limited said at a conference in Munich this shale gas resources, despite environ- year. "The challenge is to promote and expand renewable energies without mental concerns. The gap in natural gas prices be- jeopardizing competitiveness." © 2013, The Washington Post ■ tween the United States and Europe Cheap natural gas lures EU to U.S. shores Same Day Service Residential & Commercial Installation, Service & Repairs 585-330-4992 Air Conditioners, Furnaces, Fully Insured Boilers & Water Heaters Dryer Vent Cleaning Senior Discounts FREE Carbon Monoxide Testing On Any Call SURVIVOR FROM COVER _________________________ laxed at the Greenspring retirement community in Springfield. "But also a sad life. There isn't a day goes by that I don't think about my parents and the rest of my family. But considering that when I was 19 I didn't think I would make it to 20, and now I'm 93 and I'm still talking? Unbelievable." Stein's memory is undimmed, his vision of watching Adolf Hitler ride down Vienna's Ringstrasse as the Germans marched into Austria as clear as it was in March 1938. His unspooling of the details of that dark time is the only way his implausible tale makes sense. Stein's parents, Eugene and Cecilia Stein, were born in Romania. They settled in Austria after World War I but never bothered to obtain citizenship documents. In the fall of 1937, when Charles Stein was 17 and wanted to attend the University of Vienna to study medicine, he had no family papers to prove his Austrian residency. He would have to pay a far higher tuition. "I thought I was an Austrian," he said, "but at this point I was stateless." He applied for Austrian documents, but because of his parents' heritage, he was given an identification booklet that marked him as an "Auslander" — a foreigner. This turned out to be his lifeline around Nazi persecution and out of Austria. After the Nazis annexed Austria in 1938, Stein witnessed numerous episodes of Jews being harassed or humiliated or having their businesses seized. When confronted by storm troopers, he was able to produce his auslander identification and would be released. "It's time to start packing," he told his parents after watching crowds with raised arms saluting Hitler. "We've got to get out of here." But the impending horror wasn't clear to his parents. "In their minds, a family was settled," Stein said. "They were not going to move out. 'We'll see what happens,' they said." Stein and his friends began visiting foreign embassies in hopes of getting visas. "They all told us where to go," he recalled. He said the U.S. Embassy was different, but people there explained that the boys needed a sponsor in America in order to immigrate. When Stein returned home one day, his mother told him that two of his former classmates, now in brown Nazi uniforms, had come looking for him. "I went into hiding," he said. "I didn't go home anymore." Through friends, Stein heard that Luxembourg was granting students 14-day transit visas. Stein said that he ran all the way to the Luxembourgian Embassy and soon had a visa. He sent word to his parents to bring a gym bag of his clothes and meet him at the train station. When he saw his parents, his mother had brought his gym bag and his violin, which he had played since he ____________________ SURVIVOR PAGE 3 aware of the link between their housing and their health. Radon exposure, for example, has no immediate symptoms. Carbon monoxide poisoning can initially resemble the flu. And exposure to some toxins may be confused with seasonal allergies. "In our cars, we have oil and check engine lights," says Rebecca Morley, executive director of the National Center for Healthy Housing. "There's no such light for a house." A federal interagency body called the Healthy Homes Work Group released a report, "Advancing Healthy Housing: A Strategy for Action," in February, with the goal of reducing the number of homes with health and safety hazards over the next five years. But, federal officials and experts say, a reduction in illness and accidents depends heavily on consumers being vigilant about the dangers in their homes. "People spend more time looking at the kitchen countertops than they do at issues that can cause serious health problems," says Nancy Harvey Steorts, a realty agent in Virginia and author of "Your Home Safe Home." "There are so many elements to having a home that's truly safe," says Steorts, former chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. "Many consumers think that they don't have anything to worry about." Even Steorts, an expert in home safety, had a problem when she lived in Dallas. It started with a sore throat and escalated to symptoms of a heart attack. The problem stemmed from glue in the padding of carpet that had been recently installed, she says. "Here, this happened in my own SURVIVOR FROM PAGE 2 _________________________ was 6. "I couldn't take that with me," he said. "But I couldn't argue with my mother. We were in tears anyway. So I said, 'OK, I'll take it.' " The 18-year-old Stein boarded the train. He never saw his parents again. In a scene straight out of the movies, Nazi soldiers boarded the train as it neared Luxembourg's border and demanded, "All Jews out!" Stein said that he and a friend were the only two. They were taken to a separate car and interviewed. After telling a soldier that he intended to continue studying medicine, he was released. Two minutes later, he was out of Austria. Stein supported himself as a musician. He maintained contact with his parents through postcards. But in 1939, his parents were removed from their Vienna home, and the postcards stopped. Meanwhile, Stein made contact with a distant cousin of his mother in New York. He was granted a visa and, in December 1939, rode a cruise ship to America. He lived in the Bronx, worked in the textile business and filed notice of his intention to obtain U.S. citizenship. home," Steorts says. Could your house be making you sick? Here are some common household hazards and some tips on how you can address them: Building materials Asbestos and arsenic have been removed from most new building materials, but Morley and other health advocates are wary of the lack of testing and regulation of building materials. In recent years, VOCs, short for volatile organic compounds — found in paints and formaldehyde and in the glue used to make some furniture, cabinets and wood paneling — have been a focus of health concerns. In 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law a measure limiting formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products. But the rules haven't taken effect yet. Exposure to formaldehyde can cause burning sensations in the eyes and throat, and difficulty in breathing. It can also cause cancer, according to government scientists. Exposure to VOCs can cause headaches, loss of coordination, nausea, and damage to the liver, kidneys and central nervous system. Experts recommend choosing lowVOC paints, carpet and flooring and removing paint thinners and other chemicals from homes. A qualified home inspector can point out possible dangers in building materials, including the presence of asbestos in insulation, lead in plumbing fixtures and formaldehyde in paneling or cabinets. While it may not be possible to identify all materials visually, an inspector can tell you what was common, based on the age of your home. Radon Except for secondhand smoke, ra don is the single most prevalent and deadly home health issue for children, Paulson says. About 21,000 lung cancer deaths — more than the number of drunkendriving deaths — can be linked to radon exposure, according to the EPA. A radon test — ranging from about $13 for a do-it-yourself kit to $150 for a professional test — should be part of a home inspection, experts say. If radon levels are elevated, the problem is easily corrected with a pressurized system that keeps radon from seeping through the home's foundation. Mold and pests Plumbing leaks and poor insulation are the main cause of mold and pests, says Steorts. Some materials, such as synthetic stucco, are easy to puncture and may allow moisture to seep in, says Vimal Kapoor, president of the Building Inspector of America, based in Germantown. An alarm should go off, he says, "if you feel better when you're out of the house." Mold tends to worsen respiratory illnesses, induce asthma attacks and irritate eyes and nasal passages, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some studies also suggest more severe effects, including flu-like symptoms. More surprisingly, cockroaches can be potential triggers of asthma symptoms among children allergic to them, says Stephen Teach, an emergency room physician at Children's National Medical Center who also runs the asthma clinic. Decomposing cockroach bodies and their excrement easily become airborne, and can be inhaled into the bronchial tubes. In September 1941, Stein received a draft notice from the Army, and within weeks he was enlisted in the artillery. He received his U.S. citizenship in 1942. And in 1943, when the Army realized he spoke the enemy's language, he was sent to intelligence training. By early 1944, Stein was working in Europe as an interrogator of German prisoners. On June 6, 1944, Stein's intelligence team sat on a boat off the coast as Allied infantry landed in Normandy, France. By that afternoon, he had made the shore. He soon was doing field interrogations. "I was up with the infantry," Stein said. "I squeezed [the prisoners] for everything they knew. The only ones who resisted were the young officers." By 1945, Stein was with the 9th Infantry Division in Bavaria and asked for permission to go to Vienna to search for his parents. But he was told Vienna was under Russian control. Permission denied. The following year, after the war's end, Stein connected with a Jewish organization that had tried to track Jewish prisoners. He learned that his parents had been deported to Lodz, Poland, in October 1941. "They do not appear on any survivor lists," a letter informed Stein. Stein stayed in the Army, translating documents for the Nuremberg war crimes commission and then doing a stint in Korea during the Korean War. He met his wife, Barbara, an Air Force member from Iowa, at a base in Japan in 1953. They were married in 1954 and had three sons and seven grandchildren, all of whom live in Northern Virginia. The Steins moved to Vienna, Va., in 1963, and Stein joined the State Department in 1965. He retired in 1978. His wife passed away in 2003. In the summer of 1993, Stein read that the Holocaust Museum was looking for volunteers. He has worked in visitor services ever since and is at the donations desk every Friday. In 1995, Stein made an appointment with the museum's archivist. He asked whether the museum had any information about the Lodz ghetto. He learned that investigators had recently recovered German records from the Polish army. Stein was given five large volumes to pore through. In there, a son discovered the fate of his parents. In January 1942, Austrians in Lodz were being selected for "work" and placed in large window__________________ SURVIVOR PAGE 7 Other household allergens include dust mites and grease. Every six months, look for signs of pests and mold and mildew. If you are suspicious about toxins or mold, have an air quality test, experts say. Carbon monoxide When the carbon monoxide detector went off in her Arlington, Va., rental, Morley and her roommates unplugged it. Like many, they assumed the problem was with the detector. They were wrong. Because carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless, too often, homeowners don't realize there's a problem. After comparing symptoms of headaches and nausea, Morley and her roommates plugged back in the detector, which sounded a piercing alarm. The fire department confirmed high carbon monoxide levels. Faulty appliances were to blame. "It was scary," says Morley, who was treated with oxygen at the hospital. Exposure can cause a range of flulike symptoms, including headaches, dizziness and nausea. But carbon monoxide exposure also can be fatal. Each year, more than 400 deaths are blamed on CO poisoning, according to the CDC. Gas fireplaces, furnaces, generators and appliances cause most carbon monoxide leaks, says Steorts. She recommends that her clients check whether appliances have been recalled, and that appliances and heating and cooling systems be inspected annually. In addition to installing CO detectors, examine all seals around doors and windows annually, paying close attention to the door between house and garage, because CO can leak into homes from cars, Steorts says. Lead Paint companies began phasing out lead-based paint in 1951 and then banned it in 1978. Because it's no longer used, says Barbara Moore, manager of the Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital Lead Clinic in Baltimore, Md., "most people think it's a thing of the past." However, because there are so many older homes in the Washington area, "we still have a problem with lead poisoning," says Jerome A. Paulson, a physician who is director of the MidAtlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment at Children's National Medical Center in Washington. Specks of dust flaking from window sills and doors get on floors and toys. Young children ingest the lead particles when they put their hands in their mouths. Owen Gray, a software engineer in Baltimore, and his wife were cautious about painted surfaces possibly containing lead in their 1890s rowhouse. But they were surprised when a stripped fireplace mantel tested positive for the toxic metal. "It never occurred to us that would be a problem," says Gray, whose toddler is being treated for elevated levels of lead. Lead exposure has been linked to loss of IQ, learning difficulties and developmental delays. And while many homeowners are warned about lead paint when they buy a home (or rent one), they may not take the risk seriously if they don't have children at the time, Paulson says. In addition to painted — and previously painted — surfaces, lead may also be found in some vinyl tiles, window blinds and plumbing fixtures, including chrome-plated brass faucets. In houses built before 1978, get a lead test by certified inspector. Contractors doing work that could disturb lead paint such as sanding or replacing windows should be certified by EPA-approved trainers. Lead is among the issues that the workgroup continues to make a priority. But more than that, says Matthew Ammon, deputy director of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office on Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, "What it represents is a change in mind-set, in how we think about housing." The report doesn't propose regulations, but it calls for federal agencies — and there are more than nine involved — to work with each other and with local governments, nonprofit groups and communities, Ammon says. "This coordinated strategy is a big first step," says Morley, adding that she believes regulations are necessary. The reason that 90 percent of homes have smoke detectors is that they're required by local codes, she says. "If you rely solely on the voluntary action of property owners," says Morley, "the consequences are lost lives." © 2013, The Washington Post ■ 374-6866 585 SICK FROM COVER _________________________ 3 nyeaglenews.com The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 Your Plumbing, Heating & Water Conditioning Specialists • All Phases of Plumbing & Heating • Goulds Pumps • Nature Soft Water Systems • WIRSBO Pro Pex Dealer 4 EAGLE NEWS nyeaglenews.com The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 Regional U.S. Postal Service to Open Atlanta Village Post Office Noyes Recognizes O.T. Team During Occupational Therapy Month In April By Cynthia Oswald, IOM The New York Eagle News/Noyes The New York Eagle News/USPS T he public is invited to the Atlanta Village Post Office grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony to be held Thursday April 18, 2013 11 a.m. at the E.J. Cottrell Memorial Library, 30 Main Street, Atlanta, NY. Representatives from the U.S. Postal Service and E.J. Cottrell Memorial Library will also be on hand. Through the Postal Service's Village Post Office (VPO) partnership with E.J . Cottrell Memorial Library, local residents and businesses in Atlanta will enjoy additional access to postal products and services. The Atlanta VPO provides a specific range of services that include the sale of FirstClass postage stamps, offering Priority Mail products and accepting mail. The Village Post Office is an exciting new concept for USPS. The Postal Ser vice unveiled the VPO concept in Spring 2012 for consideration in communities where there is no existing Post Office or where the Post Office will have reduced hours. VPOs are designed for non-Postal Service establishments, such as an existing community business, town hall, library or government center. The Atlanta VPO operates in conjunction with normal library hours: Monday through Friday - 10 a.m.- 12 noon and 1 - 5 p.m., also open Monday and Tuesday evenings 6 -8 p.m. The Atlanta Post Office, 28 Main Street, operates: Monday through Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Business establishments interested in applying for a contract with the Postal Service to start a Village Post Office in their local community should contact: vpo.inquiry@usps. gov<mailto:vpo.inquiry@usps.gov>. More information about the Village Post Office initiative is available on www.usps.com<http://www.usps. com/> at http://about.usps.com/ news/electronicThe Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. ■ Town of Prattsburgh Kicks Off Bicentennial Year T Entertainment for the evening will be an historical reenactment of the founding of Prattsburgh in the form of a skit to be performed by community members. The Society also plans to open the town’s cornerstone that evening. This event is free and open to the public. Those attending are asked to bring a dish to pass and their own tableware. A main course and beverage will be provided. ■ EAGLE NEWS he Prattsburgh Historical Society’s annual dinner and meeting, which will be held Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Prattsburgh Central School Cafetorium, will be especially significant this year as they will be commemorating the 200th birthday of the Town of Prattsburgh. The meeting’s theme is The Founding of Our Town and is the first of six events planned throughout this year. Canandaigua Margaret R. (Cox) Fanaro Canandaigua, NY - Margaret R. Fanaro, 88, of Canandaigua, formerly of Geneseo, died at home April 6, 2013 after an extended illness. She was born March 4, 1925 to Charles and Agnes Cox. Margaret was predeceased by her husband, Fred Fanaro Sr.; daughter Mary Lewandowski; granddaughter A pril is National Occupational Therapy Month, and Noyes Health is proud to recognize their outstanding Occupational Therapists, Dianne Trickey-Rokenbrod and Glenn Baughman. If you have received OT services from Dianne or Glenn, you can appreciate the valuable service Occupational Therapists provide. “Noyes is fortunate to have Dianne and Glenn on the Rehab team,” says Mike Donegan, DPT, and Director of Diagnostics & Rehab. “Their expertise allows us to offer a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approach, personalized to each patient we treat, both in Dansville and in Geneseo.” Occupational Therapy has many similarities to Physical Therapy, with a stronger focus toward improving function in spite of the presence of dysfunction. Emphasis is placed on activities of daily living, including dressing, bathing, cooking, shopping, and other activities completed April is National Occupational Therapy Month, and Noyes Health is proud to recognize their outstanding Occupational Therapists, Dianne Trickey-Rokenbrod and Glenn Baughman. (Photo provided.) prior to injury or illness. The goal of the Occupational Therapist is to help people of all ages who need specialized assistance to lead independent, productive, and satisfying lives due to physical, developmental, social, or emotional problems. Occupational Therapists use the "occupations" of self-care, work, and play/leisure activities to increase independence, en- hance development, and/or prevent disability. In the outpatient setting, Occupational Therapists primarily direct the emphasis of their care toward specializing in upper extremity disorders. Many concentrate on hand rehabilitation, and are particularly skilled in hand, wrist and elbow disorders, including carpal tunnel, finger joint replacement & crush injuries. ■ Car Fire Starts After Canandaigua Man Has Heart Attack While Driving T he East Bloomfield Fire Dept. responded to a report of a car fire at Boughton Park, Boughton Rd. on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at approximately 12:33 p.m. Upon arrival they found an SUV fully engulfed in flames in a wooded area approximately 20' from the park entrance. The vehicle was occupied by Brett G. Shay, 50, of Canandaigua, who was seated in the driver seat. The fire was extinguished and it was de- The New York Eagle News/NYSP termined that Mr. Shay was deceased. The investigation by New York State Police has determined that Mr. Shay had just finished walking the family dog and suffered a heart attack immediately after pulling out of his parking spot to leave the park. The vehicle proceeded on its own, without control of the operator, driving itself into the woods. A passerby discovered the vehicle fire about 20 minutes later. The exact cause of the fire has not been determined, but the origin appears to be in the driver side engine compartment area. As the vehicle drove over several saplings, Investigators believe it likely a brake line or other engine component was damaged, providing flammable liquids that combined with engine heat to ignite the fire. An autopsy by the Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office determined Mr.Shay had passed away prior to the start of the fire. ■ Obituaries Donna Munnings; brothers, John, Joseph, James, Vincent, Vern, Walter, Donald, Philip, Richard and Robert Cox; and sisters, Mary Doris Cox, Ruth Long, Catherine Lamb and Mary Flickner. Margaret is survived by her loving children, David Fanaro of Mt. Morris, Barbara (Steve) Gates of Wadsworth, Sue (Pete) Kaszynski of Canandaigua; stepdaughter Dorothy (Carl) Montante and family of Buffalo; stepson Fred (Karen) Fanaro Jr. of Buffalo; 12 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; sister, Theresa Shull of Dansville; and many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Mass was held April 11, 2013 at St. Mary's Church in Geneseo. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Ontario-Yates County Hospice, 756 Pre-Emption Rd., Geneva, NY 14456 or the Teresa House, 21 Highland Rd., Geneseo, NY 14454. Arrangements were with the Rector-Hicks Funeral Home, Geneseo. *** Mable (Stewart) Foose Canandaigua, NY - Mable Foose, 89, died April 13, 2013 at Aaron Manor Nursing Home. Mable was born in Avon to the late William and Anne Stewart. She had been associated with the former Ben Franklin Dry Goods store in Spencerport for several years and was a member of the Centerfield Homemakers. Mable is survived by her children William (Susan) Foose, Ellen (Charles) Miller and Kathy (Charles) McNamara, all of Canandaigua, Neil (Jayne Lewis) Foose of Byron, NY and Holly (David) Wass of Holley, NY; sisters-in-law Jeanne Stewart of Fairport, Marian Johnson of Rochester and Marie Weston of CA; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Bob (Marge) Foose of Nunda; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Mable was preceded in death by her husband _________________________ OBITUARIES PAGE 5 OBITUARIES FROM PAGE 4 _________________________ William and granddaughter Laura (McNamara) Tyler. Funeral services were held April 16, 2013 at Fuller Funeral Home, Canandaigua, with Pastor Kevin Cotter officiating. Burial was set for Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo. In lieu of flowers, it has been suggested that memorial donations be directed to The Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester, 840 University Ave. #1, Rochester, NY 14607 or to the Canandaigua Volunteer Ambulance Squad, 233 North Pearl St., Canandaigua, NY 14424. *** Mildred (Ridley) Fox Canandaigua, NY - Mildred (Ridley) Fox, age 80, passed away Monday, April 8, 2013, at Strong Memorial Hospital. She is survived by three daughters, Lori (Art) Burk, Susan Garrett and Julie (Daryl) High; five grandchildren, Scott, Jenny, Lauren, Charles and Melissa; three brothers, Clarence (Sharon) Ridley, Francis (Nancy) Ridley and Allen (Darlene) Ridley; sister-in-law, Clara Ridley; brother-in-law, Glenn Burnett; extended family member, Shirlene Fox; many nieces and nephews; and cousins. Millie was predeceased by her husband, Fred H. Fox in 2002; son, Jeff Fox in 1961; brother, William Ridley in 1998; and sister, Shirley Burnett in 2008. Millie was born in Cheshire and was the daughter of Howard and Eugenia (Johnson) Ridley. She attended the Cheshire Union School for 8 years and was a graduate of Canandaigua Academy, class of 1950. Millie and Fred were married in 1955 in Canandaigua. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Millie’s funeral service was held April 12, 2013 at Johnson-Kennedy Funeral Home, Inc., Canandaigua. Interment was set for Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 435 E. Henrietta Rd., Rochester, NY 14620 or the Disabled American Veterans, 400 Fort Hill Ave., Bldg. 4, Room 151, Canandaigua, NY 14424. *** Marykae K. Hoercher Canandaigua, NY - Marykae Hoercher, 58, passed April 7, 2013, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Marykae was born October 7, 1954 in Chicopee, MA, grew up in Pittsford and lovingly raised her family in Farmington. Marykae was a life-long skier and long-time member of the Bristol Mountain Ski Patrol. She will be forever remembered for her devotion to family and friends, her commitment to helping others and most of all her gentle and loving spirit. Marykae is survived by her husband, Larry Hoercher; sons, Seth Hoercher and Ryan Hoercher; daughter-in-law Cher Hoercher; beloved granddaughter, Pearl 5 nyeaglenews.com The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 Hoercher; parents, Charles and Jean Kelley; mother in-law, Marion Hoercher; siblings, Michael Kelley, Cindy (Peter) Tichacek, Jim (Trish) Kelley and Tim (Karen) Kelley; brothers and sisters-in-law, Cathy Hoercher, Don (Margot) Hoercher, Susie Hoercher-Parkin (Jeff), and Bill (Teresa) Hoercher; numerous cherished nieces and nephews; and faithful couch companions, Jazmin Fluff and Lilly Louisa. A memorial service was held April 13,2013 at the Church of Transfiguration, Pittsford. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Cancer Society, 1120 South Goodman Street Rochester, NY 14620. Arrangements were under the care of Fuller Funeral Home, Inc. Canandaigua. *** Betty R. Lobdell Canandaigua, NY/Stuart, FL Betty R. Lobdell, age 87, passed away April 7, 2013, in Stuart, FL. She is survived by two daughters, Lydia Turner of Stuart, FL and Sharon (Edwin) Perego of Canandaigua; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert L. Lobdell in 1998. Betty was born in Hutchingson, Kansas. She attended schools in Colorado and Kansas. She and Bob were married in 1944. They moved to Canandaigua in 1950. Mrs. Lobdell volunteered for many years at F.F. Thompson Hospital and Wood Library . Services are private. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua. Memorial contributions may be made to Happy Tails Animal Shelter, 2976 County Rd. 48, Canandaigua, NY 14424. Arrangements are by Johnson-Kennedy Funeral Home, Inc., Canandaigua. *** Russell Pennise Canandaigua, NY – Russell Pennise, age 60, passed away peacefully at home April 5, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. He had fought a 3 ½ year battle with kidney cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Stella Pennise; three children, Dan (Lindsay) Pennise, Nick (Melissa) Pennise and Angela Pennise; three grandchildren, Taylor, Reese and Clayton; brothers, Joe (Sandy) Pennise and Sam (Terry) Pennise; sister, Mary (Jim) Garlock; mother-in-law, Mary Raczynski; sister-in-law, Jeanette (Walter) Blonski; faithful dogs, Lexy and Toby; and many loving nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Russ was predeceased by his parents, Joe and Virginia Pennise; and father-in-law, Walter Raczynski. Russ was a graduate of Victor High School, class of 1972. He graduated with his wife, from Alfred State College, with a degree in Horticulture. In 1975, Russ and Stella started "Flowers by Stella" on Route 332. He managed the greenhouses, garden store and business for 37 years. Russ loved fishing, hunting, gardening and spending time with his loving family and friends. He will be dearly missed by family, friends, business associates and the Canandaigua community. Russ’s Memorial Mass was celebrated April 11, 2013 at St. Mary's Church, Canandaigua. Interment was set for Lakeview Cemetery, Rushville, at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to: Great Start Christian Preschool, c/o Lifespring Community Church, 5026 North Rd., Canandaigua, NY 14424, in memory of Russell Pennise, for the creation of the children's playground. Arrangements were under the care of Johnson-Kennedy Funeral Home, Inc., Canandaigua. *** Brett G. Shay Canandaigua, NY – Brett G. Shay, age 50, passed away unexpectedly April 7, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Shay; two daughters, Kierra and Erinn Shay; mother, Carol Shay; two brothers, Randy (Marianne) Shay and Tracy Shay; sisters-in-law, Susan Shay, Betsy McDermott, Patsy Fenello and Sarah Sorensen; several nieces and nephews; and many dear friends. He was predeceased by his father, Walter "Bob" Shay; and brother, Wayde Shay. Brett was born in Canandaigua and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Canandaigua Academy, class of 1981. Brett earned an Associate's degree in engineering from FLCC. He was employed at Commodore in Bloomfield for many years. Brett enjoyed working on his house, camping, fishing and playing with his dog Kody. Most of all, he loved spending time with his wife and daughters. Visitation was held April 12, 2013at Johnson-Kennedy Funeral Home, Inc., Canandaigua. Services are private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a scholarship fund for his daughters, c/o Reliant Community Federal Credit Union, 3255 Moran Rd., Canandaigua, NY 14424. *** and nephews. Mary was predeceased by her husband of 19 years, Jack; and siblings Carl Ruggles and Dorothy Bristol. A memorial service was held April 15, 2013 at Fuller Funeral Home, Canandaigua. Donations in Mary's memory can be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, Suite 200, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. *** David E. Wylie Canandaigua, NY - David E. Wylie, age 81, passed away April 10, 2013, at Elm Manor Nursing Home. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Ann (Lincoln) Wylie; three children, Jean (Thomas) Pollmiller, Barbara (Anthony) Frische and James (Karen) Wylie; six grandchildren; sister, Neva (Roy) Mott; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Barbara Chappelle. Mr. Wylie was a graduate of Manchester High School, class of 1949. He served in the US Air Force in Korea during the Korean War. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He retired from Conrail after 36 years. There will be no callings hours. Services are private. Interment was set for Brookside Cemetery, Shortsville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Attn: Tribute Giving, Church St. Station, P. O. Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780. Arrangements are by Johnson-Kennedy Funeral Home, Inc., Canandaigua. *** Campbell/Avoca Warren B. "Joe" Hargrave, Jr. Campbell/Avoca, NY - Warren B. "Joe" Hargrave, Jr., 69, went to be with his Lord April 5, 2013. Joe was born in Bath, NY on December 15, 1943 to Warren B. Hargrave, Sr. and Rosemary "Peggy" Hargrave, both of whom predeceased Joe. Joe was raised in Avoca and attended Avoca Central School prior to entering the U.S. Army in 1962. Joe served three tours in Vietnam with the First Air Calvary Division (Air Mobile) as a helicopter door gunner, and was awarded the Soldier’s Medal, the Bronze Star, four Air Medals with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Good Conduct Medal and clasp Bronze Loops, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and Bronze Star attachment (quadruple and Silver Star attachment), the Overseas Service Ribbon and Numeral 5 and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with device and the Expert Badge and Rifle Bar. After his military service, Joe worked for the V.A. as a heavy equipment operator in the National Cemetery until his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam caused his health to deteriorate. Joe will always be remembered for his love of animals, motorcycles and love of traveling all over the country. Joe lived in the Campbell area for the past four years following his marriage to Annie Spear. Survivors include his loving wife, Annie SpearHargrave; his brother, Dick (LuAnn) Hargrave; his four children, William, Sandra, Warren B. "Joey" III and Carole; and his five grandchildren, Jay, Jessica, Warren B. IV, Amanda and Alyvia. Joe is also survived by his two step daughters, Cindy (John) Spear and Cheryl (Bob) Miller; five step-grandchildren, Cheavon Naylor, Angel (Ron) Naylor-Clark, William (Jessica) Naylor, Michael (Terri) Preston and Amber Dominick; his three step-great-grandchildren, Ayden Halstead, Silver Naylor-Clark _________________________ OBITUARIES PAGE 9 Mary E. (Ruggles) Smith Canandaigua, NY - Mary Esther Smith, 81, passed away April 11, 2013. She was born June 29, 1931, in Shortsville, the daughter of Clayton and Mary Ruggles. Mary was a long time resident of Canandaigua, where she lovingly raised her family with her devoted husband John (Jack) Smith. Mary devoted herself to her children and grandchildren, in whom she took great pride. 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Suitable grape-growing areas may drop 68 percent in Mediterranean Europe by 2050 and fall 73 percent in regions of Australia with a so-called Mediterranean climate, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. New Zealand's suitable area will more than double and it will also are projected to become more suitable." The study used 17 climate models to estimate changes in suitability for viticulture and the impact on water use and natural habitat. Suitability for wine output will also decline in the Rhone Valley in France and Tuscany by 2050, it said. A growing and increasingly affluent global population will probably boost demand for wine and ensure that grapes will be grown in current producing areas to the extent that land and water allow, as well as expand into new areas, the study said. 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"At higher latitudes and elevations, areas not currently suitable for viticulture percent to 250.9 million hectoliters (6.63 billion gallons) in 2012, the lowest level in at least 37 years, on smaller grape crops in France, Spain and Argentina, according to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine. The world faces a wine shortage of at least 10 million hectoliters, the equivalent of 1.3 billion bottles, Bertrand Girard, chief executive officer of Groupe Val d'Orbieu, France's biggest wine cooperative, said in October. © 2013, Bloomberg News ■ nyeaglenews.com The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 Cursive Handwriting Disappearing From Public Schools 7 By T. Rees Shapiro and Sarah L. Voisin The New York Eagle News/The Washington Post T he curlicue letters of cursive handwriting, once considered a mainstay of American elementary education, have been slowly disappearing from classrooms for years. Now, with most states adopting new national standards that don't require such instruction, cursive could soon be eliminated at most public schools. For many students, cursive is becoming as foreign as ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. In college lecture halls, more students take notes on laptops and tablet computers than with pens and notepads. Responding to handwritten letters from grandparents in cursive is no longer necessary as they, too, learn how to use email, Facebook and Skype. And educators, seeking to prepare students for a successful future in which computer and typing skills have usurped penmanship, are finding cursive's relevance waning, especially with leaner school budgets and curricula packed with standardized testing prep. So they're opting not to teach it anymore. "It's seeing the writing on the wall," said Patricia Granada, principal at Eagle View Elementary in Fairfax County, Va. "Cursive is increasingly becoming obsolete." Michael Hairston, president of the Fairfax Education Association, the largest teachers union in the county, called cursive "a dying art." "Cursive writing is a traditional skill that has been replaced with technol- One school that still requires students to learn cursive writing is St. Francis International School in Silver Spring, Md., where penmanship is rated on report cards through eighth grade; here fourth-grader Samuen Nguyen practices cursive. (Washington Post photo by Sarah L. Voisin.) ogy," Hairston said. "Educators are having to make choices about what they teach with a limited amount of time and little or no flexibility. Much of their instructional time is consumed with teaching to a standardized test." Since 2010, 45 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core standards, which do not require cursive instruction but leave it up to the individual states and districts to decide whether they want to teach it. A report the same year by the Miami-Dade public school system found that cursive instruction has been slowly declining nationwide since the 1970s. "The Common Core State Standards allow communities and teachers to make decisions at the local level about Can’t Get to Your Copy of The Eagle News? Now you can get it online! nyeaglenews.com SURVIVOR FROM PAGE 3 _________________________ less vans. Stein learned that his parents were placed in such a van and taken to the Chelmno extermination camp, where they were gassed on Feb. 28, 1942. The Holocaust Museum states that Chelmno was the first stationary facility where poison gas was used for mass murder of Jews. "My mother was 48, my father was 58," Stein said. "Now I know what to do every Feb. 28." © 2013, The Washington Post ■ how to teach reading and writing . . . so they can teach cursive if they think it's what their students need," said Kate Dando, a spokeswoman for the Council of Chief State School Officers, which promotes the Common Core. "The standards define the learning targets that need to be met to ensure students graduate from high school prepared for success in college and careers. . . . The decision to include cursive when teaching writing is left to states, districts, schools and teachers." Proponents of cursive say that many of the country's historical documents were written in the fancy script, including the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. They say that future historians who lack the ability to read cursive might not be able to study original historical documents. Steve Graham, an education professor at Arizona State University and one of the top U.S. experts on handwriting instruction, said he has heard every argument for and against cursive. "I have to tell you, I can't remember the last time I read the Constitution," Graham said. "The truth is that cursive writing is pretty much gone, except in the adult world for people in their 60s and 70s." He said that today's teachers value typing more than handwriting and that by the 12th grade, about half of Education to include cursive in the all papers are composed on comput- curriculum. Some experts contend that nice ers. "When you think about the world handwriting can lead to better grades in the 1950s, everything was by hand. in school. Laura Dinehart, an education proPaper and pencil," Graham said. fessor at Florida International Uni"Right now, it's a hybrid world." Graham said the argument for versity, recently conducted a study keeping cursive around centers more that found that children with neater handwriting developed better reading on tradition than practicality. "What I typically hear for keeping and math skills than their chickencursive is how nice it is when you scratch peers. According to a 2006 College Board receive a beautifully cursive-written letter. It's like a work of art," Graham report, SAT essays written in cursive said. "It's pretty, but is that a reason received a slightly higher score than for keeping something, given that we those written in block print. But only do less and less of those kinds of cards 15 percent of the essays were written in cursive. anymore?" At Broad Acres Elementary in Silver Deborah Spear, an academic therapist based in Great Falls, Va., said Spring, Md., students receive minicursive writing is an integral part mal cursive instruction, reading speof her work with students who have cialist Liz Fasulo said. The children dyslexia. Because all letters in cursive spend more time learning to read it start on a base line, and because the pen moves fluidly from left to right, cursive is easier to learn for dyslexic students who have trouble forming words correctly. "You will find people who say, 'Why teach cursive anymore because we have keyboarding,' " said Spear, who taught special Romero shows off her signature at St. Francis Internatioal School. education in Fairfax, Pamela (Washington Post photo by Sarah L. Voisin.) Va., before starting her own business in 2009. "They'll say, 'Who cares if my than write it. "We don't want them to be boxed kid can read Grandma's letters when Grandma is beginning to Skype any- out of it," Fasulo said. At St. Francis International School, way.' Yes, needing to read cursive is greatly diminishing in our society, which is across the street from Broad but it's still very applicable as an in- Acres, cursive receives more prominence. structional tool." "Cursive is traditionally a very Several states have tried to resurrect cursive writing. California, Georgia Catholic school subject," Principal and Massachusetts have laws man- Tobias Harkleroad said, noting that dating cursive instruction, and last penmanship is rated on students' remonth, legislators in Idaho passed port cards through eighth grade. a bill instructing the state Board of © 2013, The Washington Post ■ WANTED TO BUY: WALNUT TREES tree • shrub • stump removal • brush chipping • land clearing • trimming pruning • planting • landscaping field mowing • storm damage service • firewood • Free Estimates • Fully Insured OVER 32 YEARS JODY’S TREE SERVICE 7116 Gulick Rd � Naples, NY 14512 (585) 374-6236 8 EAGLE NEWS nyeaglenews.com The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 Health & Science Plague Draws Attention Amid Concern That It Might Be Deployed by Terrorists By Brendan Borrell Special to The New York Eagle News/The Washington Post I saac Baniyo stumbled through his final exam in English last November as a pounding headache and chest pain made it difficult for him to focus. Within days, his fever soared, and he was hacking up bloody mucus. The dead rats in his village should have been a warning sign: Baniyo had caught pneumonic plague, the contagious form of the disease responsible for history's most notorious epidemics, including the Black Death of the 14th century. Baniyo lives in a small village in Uganda, but his case is of keen interest in the United States. In an era of cheap air travel and international terrorism, scientists and national security experts are concerned that, much like anthrax, plague could pose a threat as a biological weapon. "It's been on national lists as one of the more serious biological agents for a long time," says Tom Ingelsby, director of the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Plague bacteria lack the hard spores that makes anthrax so durable, but because it spreads so easily and kills more than one-third of those it infects in developing countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers it a Category A bioterrorism agent, alongside smallpox and Ebola. Traditional healer Marcelo Alipaco - surrounded by the skins of leopards and other animals used in his practice has been trained by CDC workers in Uganda to recognize plague and other illnesses. (Brendan Borrell.) Plague as a biological weapon is not new. During World War II, Japanese planes reportedly dropped plagueinfected fleas over Chinese settlements, and scientists in the former Soviet Union made large quantities of plague, potentially including drugresistant varieties, for warfare. According to the World Health Organization, about 100 pounds of aerosolized plague bacteria sprayed over a city of 5 million might sicken 150,000 people, fueling an epidemic, particularly if antibiotics were in short supply. Such an epidemic is exactly what the CDC is trying to avert along the Uganda-Congo border, where nature, not bioterrorism, spreads the disease. According to epidemiologist Paul Mead of CDC's division of vector-borne diseases in Fort Collins, Colo., new diagnostic tools and drugs will not only help Africans but also will provide a bulwark in the event of an outbreak or attack in the United States. "We're not going to completely eliminate plague," Mead says, "but if we can put out the fire early on, we can reduce the deaths and economic impact." Plague has spread with humanity and its rats to the burrows of prairie dogs in the Southwest and up the Nile River to remote corners of Africa. Far from being consigned to the Middle Ages, a 1994 outbreak in India resulted in 5,150 suspected plague cases and 53 deaths, which led the CDC to evaluate sick passengers arriving in the United States from India. Today, more than 1,000 plague cases are thought to occur globally each year, with more than 95 percent of them in Africa, particularly Uganda, Congo and Madagascar. The plague bacteria, Yersinia pestis, typically makes the leap to humans as infected rats die, forcing fleas to find a new host. The best-known form of the disease, bubonic plague, results in painful, golf-ball-size swellings, known as buboes, in the lymph nodes of the groin or armpit. Plague can also cause hemorrhaging of blood vessels in the fingers and nose, leading to dark-purplish gangrene — hence the name "Black Death." If bacteria reach the lungs, the pneumonic form of plague can spread from person to person through coughing. Untreated, plague is almost always fatal within a week, but identified within the first 24 to 48 hours, it can usually be cured with antibiotics. Because the United States has an average of just five plague infections each year, CDC researchers decided in 2003 to conduct their research on predicting and preventing outbreaks abroad, and they focused on Uganda. In the decade since, they have identified 1,287 suspected plague cases. The only way to definitively diagnose bubonic plague was typically to insert a hypodermic needle directly into a bubo, inject a solution and withdraw the fluid. The sample was then cultured, stained and put on a slide. Under a microscope, Yersinia pestis looks like a safety pin — an oval with caps on either end. Prior to the CDC's involvement, most clinics in Uganda didn't have microscopes, nor the expertise to use them, much less an adequate supply of sterile needles and solution. But after years of testing in Uganda, the CDC is finishing a study of a low-cost dipstick, not unlike a home pregnancy test, which requires just a drop of blood or urine to reveal within minutes if a person has plague. Jeff Borchert, the CDC scientist who oversees the project in Uganda, says that having such a test would be critical in the event of a biological attack and that the United States could provide free tests to Uganda and other plague-endemic countries. Meanwhile, the researchers have sought to expand drug options, because some intravenous antibiotics, such as streptomycin, are not widely available and because drug resistance to other antibiotics poses a concern. The go-to pill for an anthrax attack is ciprofloxacin, which is part of the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile established for national emergencies. The researchers hope it will also be approved by the FDA for plague. As part of the ongoing clinical trials, 14-year-old Isaac Baniyo's plague was diagnosed with a dipstick; he then became the fifth plague patient — and the first with the pneumonic form of the disease — treated with a 10-day dose of cipro. Fortunately, the drug worked for him. "It's a very big step forward," says Ingelsby, who was not involved in the research. Despite their efforts so far in Uganda, the team has not achieved its goal of reducing plague mortality from about 30 percent to 15 percent. Mead at first suspected that people farthest from clinics were not getting diagnosis and treatment within the two-day window that makes the difference. That hunch proved wrong. It turned out that cultural traditions were key, and they were working against the CDC. Many people in Baniyo's village rely on traditional healers, who treat illness with herbs or prayers. During a 2008 outbreak of pneumonic plague, the healer was one of those sickened — and a fully stocked clinic was less than a halfmile away. "Having a diagnostic dipstick and effective antibiotics doesn't really matter if a person doesn't get to the clinic," Mead says. ____________________ PLAGUE PAGE 14 OBITUARIES FROM PAGE 5 _________________________ and Ronald Clark; as well as many sister and brothers-in-law, with whom he enjoyed spending time. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Campbell United Methodist Church or a charity of your choice. Arrangements are with the Avoca Funeral Home, 22 N. Main St., Avoca *** Dansville Richard William Dickenson Dansville, NY - Richard William Dickenson, 81, died April 11, 2013. He was born in Akron, OH on August 6, 1931, a son of the late Forest M. and Euna (Purdon) Dickenson. On November 1, 1952, he was married to Laura (Forsythe) Dickenson, who predeceased him on November 30, 2007. He was also predeceased by a brother, Charles. Richard was a machinist and welder for the former Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation in Dansville for 17 years. He had also worked at the Kennedy Space Center and Boeing Aircraft as an Industrial Engineer and Machinist. Richard was a US Air Force veteran serving from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the IAM # 1442 at Foster Wheeler, the Fawcett Post of The American Legion in Canaseraga, the Canaseraga Fire Department, and the Canaseraga Masonic Lodge # 0781 of the F&AM. He also had served as a trustee for the Village of Canaseraga. Richard is survived by three daughters, Pam (James) Claud of Dansville, Marsha (Richard) Scott of Canaseraga and Laura (Peter) Scheible of Atlanta, NY; six grandchildren, Heather (Don) Sanders, Matthew Derby, Kristen (Bill) Greunke, Michelle (Jonny) DeRitter, Kaitlyn (Dan) Baker, and Danielle (Zack) Fleishman; six great-grandchildren; and a brother, James Dickenson of Memphis, TN. Services were held April 15, 2013 at the Hindle Funeral Home, Inc., Dansville, with the Rev. Shawn Harnish officiating. Interment with full military honors was set for Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice. *** Geneseo Genevieve B. Jones Geneseo, NY - Genevieve B. Jones, 96, died April 8, 2013 at her residence. She was previously from Raleigh, IL. She was predeceased by her husband, Glen Jones in 1957, 5 sisters and 3 brothers. Genevieve was born June 21, 1916 in Bismarck, Missouri, the daughter of Thomas Henry and Avis Boston 9 nyeaglenews.com The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 Barrett. Genevieve owned and operated Jones Farm in Raleigh, IL before moving to Geneseo. Mrs. Jones is survived by her sons, Robert (Helga) Jones of England, and Philip (Kathleen) Jones of Geneseo’ grandchildren, Jennifer (Troy) Mehlenbacher of Geneseo, Oriel and Gavin (Rachel) Jones of England; great grandchildren, Camiren and Kylie Mehlenbacher of Geneseo, Mabel and Verity Jones of England; sisters, Marilyn Wuestner of Houston, TX, Peggy Matkin of Slidell, LA, and Carol (Jack) Daniels of Houston, TX; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held at the RectorHicks Funeral Home in Geneseo on April 13, 2013. Interment was set for Raleigh Masonic Cemetery in Raleigh, IL. Memorial contributions may be made to NY Farm Bureau, P.O. Box 5330, Albany, NY 12205. *** Groveland Station Lloyd Allen Butler Groveland Station, NY - Lloyd Allen Butler, 72, died on April 4, 2013. He is survived by his beloved wife Arlene; his children Patrick (Cindy) Butler, Kim (Wayne) Rizzo, Wendy (Rick) Milbrandt, Colleen Osborn, Joy (Tony) Herbelin, Jay Butler and Amie Osborn; and 11 grandchildren. Lloyd worked for many years at the Livonia Gazette and Livingston Republican as a pressman and foreman. He was also an EMT for the Geneseo Ambulance for many years. Lloyd had several hobbies, but by far his favorite was serving his God, Jehovah. A memorial service was held April 7, 2013 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, Leicester. Memorial donations may be made to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1721 Pine Tavern Rd.. Leicester, NY. Arrangements were made through the Kevin W. Dougherty Funeral Home, Honeoye – Livonia. *** Livonia Evelyn M. Smith Livonia, NY - Evelyn M. Smith, 95, died April 10, 2013. She was predeceased by her first husband, Donald Northem, and daughter Sandra DeFisher. She is survived by her husband Elywn “Smitty” Smith; daughter Linda (Donald) Parkhurst of Livonia; son-in-law Norris De Fisher of Rochester; and granddaughter Megan Kane of Tonawanda. Services were held April 13, 2013 at Kevin W. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., Livonia Burial was set for St. Michael’s Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Livingston County Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 11 Murray Hill, Mt. Morris, NY 14510. *** Naples Clinical Trials for Alzheimer's If you're a Vietnam veteran, the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study might need your help. It's been doing a clinical trial about Alzheimer's disease in Vietnam veterans who have traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with or without any symptoms of Alzheimer's. The purpose of the study is to learn how previous injuries affect veterans as they age, which will add to the information needed to help those injured in Afghanistan and Iraq. Researchers will be able to identify veterans who are at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, and create preventive treatments. It sounds very worthwhile. The study, called Brain Aging in Vietnam War Veterans by the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, will take place at ADNI locations at 19 universities and research centers in 11 states. During the clinical trial, researchers will study changes in the brain scans, cognitive tests and cerebrospinal fluid. Three separate groups will Barbara (McClleland/ Jennings) Cator Naples, NY – Barbara (McClleland/ Jennings) Cator, age 72, passed away peacefully April 11, 2013 surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Barbara was born to the late Julian and Althea Jennings in Hunts Hollow, Naples, in 1940. Barbara worked for many years at "The Vineyard" in Naples. After raising her children Barbara attended Monroe Community College and worked as an accountant at Kodak for 20 years. In retirement she returned to her family homestead in Hunts Hollow and enjoyed once again being near family and friends. She will be remembered for her love of music and dancing, her obsession with numbers, and her witty sense of humor. She is predeceased by her parents Julian Jennings (1912-1981) and Althea Jennings (1915-2005), her brother Frank Jennings (1939-1957), and her son Frank Jennings McClleland (1959-2008). Barbara is survived by her brothers Wallace (Sharon) Jennings of Englewood, FL, and Paul (Alta May) Jennings of Hunts Hollow; former husband Robert J. McClleland Sr. of Montour Falls, NY; children Dawn (Darryl) Hall of Naples, Kimbly (Mark Thomas) Boland of Caywood, NY, and Robert "Jake" McClleland (Jocelyn Devaney) of Overland Park, KS; grandchildren Alison (Bob Tice) Wirth, Caryn (David) Hamilton and Julian J. Boland; nieces, Paula, Lana, Tonya and Ronna; nephew Jeffrey; and her great-grandchildren Emma, Jacob, Jenna, Neevah and Loghan. The family would like to invite everyone to a Graveside service at Rose Ridge Cemetery in Naples at 2 p.m. on Saturday April 20th with a reception to follow at the Redwood restaurant in Naples. Memorial contribu- be studied: Vietnam veterans with TBI but without PTSD, and having mild cognitive impairment; Vietnam veterans with PTSD but no TBI or cognitive impairment; and control-group Vietnam veterans with no TBI or PTSD who are comparable in age. Basic criteria: --Men and women 50 to 90 years of age. --Must live within 150 miles of testing site. --If receiving VA disability payments, they must be for something other than TBI or PTSD, or no disability at all. --There are specific criteria for TBI and PTSD, as well as medical condition exclusions, so refer to the information at www.clinicaltrials.gov (see trial identifier NCT01687153). For more information, you can send email to Jacqueline.Hayes@va.gov, or call 1-415-221-4810, extension 4593. To find out more about eligibility criteria and locations, call 1-800-438-4380. - Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com. © 2011 King Features Synd., Inc. ■ tions may be made to the Happiness House, 5415 North Bloomfield Rd., Canandaigua, NY 14424. Arrangements were with the Baird-Moore Funeral Home, Naples. *** Eugene M. Francis Naples, NY – Eugene M. Francis, 59, passed away on April 6, 2013. Eugene is survived by his 2 sons, Eugene "Geno" Francis and Michael P. Francis; fiancée Mai Tydo; siblings Jo Ann Francis, Gordon Francis Jr., and Barney Francis; grandson Michael William Francis; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held April 11, 2013 at the Trinity Federated Church in Naples. Memorial contributions may be made to Naples Hospeace House, Box 343, Naples, NY 14512. Arrangements were with the BairdMoore Funeral Home, Naples. *** Penn Yan Douglas A. "Big Doug" Dailey Sr. Penn Yan, NY - Douglas A. "Big Doug" Dailey Sr., age 68, who was born on the Fourth of July, 1944, passed away April 8, 2013 due to a long illness. Eat Fish, Live Longer Seniors older than 65 who have higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood benefit from reduced mortality risk, specifically from heart disease, according to a study by the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Washington. The 16-year study gathered information on three specific types of fatty acid: docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which is related to lower risk of death from heart disease; eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), which is linked to lower risk of non-fatal heart attacks; and docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), which is associated with lower risk of stroke death. The study concluded that adults with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood: --reduce their overall mortality risk by as much as 27 percent; --lower their risk of dying of heart disease by 35 percent; --can extend their lives an average of 2.2 years. This can be accomplished, the study said, by increasing the level of fatty-acid foods (fatty, oily fish) from little or none to a moderate amount, about two servings per week, or an average of 400 mg per day. Some researchers have declared the study faulty, however, because it didn't specifically address the consumption of fish. It also excluded participants who took fish oil supplements and concentrated on the levels of fatty acid in the blood. If you're curious about this study, ask your doctor if it would be appropriate for you to add one or two servings of fish per week to your diet. The types of fish classified as "fatty" include cold-water albacore tuna, trout, salmon, sardines, herring and mackerel. Other ways to get omega-3 include eggs, walnuts and canola oil. - Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com. © 2012 King Features Synd., Inc. ■ Doug was born in Penn Yan, the son of the late Harold B. and Viola M. (Hall) Dailey. Doug graduated from Penn Yan Academy and married Vicki Margeson on June 25, 1994. He was an independent owner and operator, he had work for Malcurias Brother, Morton Salt, at the Dresden Naval Base, and the Yates County Highway Dept. He was the happiest being his own boss and owning "Big Doug's Meaner Weiner" and Auggies. Doug was involved with Camp Good Days and helped build the concession stand at the ball park. He was a member of the Masons and the Penn Yan Elks Lodge and a past member of the Penn Yan VFW and the Himrod Gun Club. Doug always had time for a good joke or a story. Doug is survived by his wife of 18 years, Vicki (Margeson) Dailey; son Douglas A. Dailey Jr. and daughter-in-law Susan L. Dailey; ____________________ OBITUARIES PAGE 16 10 EAGLE NEWS nyeaglenews.com The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 Economy & Business Housing Juggernaut Seen Spurring 500,000 New Workers By Steve Matthews P aul Laney landed a job two months ago as a home inspector in nearby Woodstock, as the city added staff to oversee a growing residential construction industry. "I am really ecstatic about it," said Laney, 52, who closed his own contracting business in 2007. At a 19-home development being built by Windsong Properties off Main Street in Woodstock, about 30 miles north of Atlanta, people are being hired to sell homes, underwrite mortgages, install garage doors and security systems, and inspect finished construction. A rebound in homebuilding after a six-year slump should generate as many as 500,000 jobs in 2013 and 700,000 in 2014 including related services, estimates Russell Price, a senior economist at Ameriprise Financial Inc. in Detroit and the top forecaster of employment for the past two years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. "Housing is like a coiled spring" driven by "a lot of pent-up demand," said Glenn Hubbard, dean of Columbia University's business school in New York, who was chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush. "It is a real source of strength in the economy — from construction jobs and all the vendors who play into it." About half the jobs created by homebuilding are outside of construction, estimates the National Association of Home Builders, a Washington-based trade group. More than three jobs are created for each single-family home built, including related work, a 2008 study by the group estimates. The New York Eagle News/Bloomberg News A carpenter uses a level while working on a home under construction in Beaumont, Calif. A rebound in homebuilding after a six-year slump could generate as many as 500,000 jobs in 2013 and 700,000 in 2014 including related services, one expert predicts. (Bloomberg News photo by Patrick T. Fallon). "A revival in new home construction will have a huge stimulative effect on the larger economy," said Brad Hunter, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based chief economist for housing research firm Metrostudy. "When home construction goes up, so does demand for furniture, tile, lumber, concrete, draperies, paint, and appliances of all sorts." Price gains on existing homes in markets led by Atlanta, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Fort Myers, Florida, will benefit homebuilders, said brokerage firm Sterne Agee & Leach Inc. analyst Jay McCanless in Nashville, Tennessee. That will allow homebuilders to raise prices, and prompt some shoppers to look more closely at new rather than existing homes, McCanless said. Single-family housing starts are likely to rise 18 percent to 632,000 in 2013 from a year earlier, and by another 26 percent to 796,000 in 2014, forecasts Hunter. Single-family starts fell 75 percent from the 2005 peak of 1.7 million to 2011's low of 430,600. Construction companies added 18,000 workers last month after a 49,000 surge in February that was the biggest in almost six years, a Labor Department report April 5 showed. As payroll growth slowed in March to 88,000, the smallest gain in nine months, construction added jobs faster than the overall market. Yet the increase in construction jobs so far has lagged new activity because workers have had their hours increased, said David Crowe, NAHB chief economist in Washington. Weekly hours have risen to an average of 36.8 the past year, the highest since December 2006. "We have seen increasing hours, but there is a limit to that," he said. "I'm expecting to see a more direct correlation between increases in housing starts and increases in construction employment." The Federal Reserve, which is been buying $40 billion a month in mortgage-backed securities and $45 billion in Treasury bonds to lower longterm interest rates, said last month that housing has "strengthened further." In an El Reno, Okla., speech April 4, Kansas City Fed President Esther George cited rising housing starts and said low inventories were contributing to more building. While construction may account for about 5 percent of the U.S. economy, it has "a big impact on both total output and employment," St. Louis Fed President James Bullard told reporters April 3. In Woodstock, with a population of 24,000, permits have been issued for 64 new homes in the first quarter, up 45 percent from the same period in 2012 and more than double the number for that period in 2011, according to City Manager Jeff Moon. New home construction rose to 678 in Cherokee County, which includes Woodstock, last year from about 400 a year the prior three years, according to Metrostudy. Developers added 248 new lots in the last quarter of 2012, "suggesting an expectation of continued growth in demand," Hunter said. Among the new permits have been those for Windsong Properties' Garden Street subdivision, where broker Beth Jones said all 19 homes are under contract. The homes, which sell for the "upper $200,000s," are being marketed to people 55 and older and include a design that can be adapted, for example, for accessibility to wheelchairs. "It's a huge success, coming from a market where everything was slow," she said. "The market has been beginning to shift." Jones, 55, who is paid on commission, says she had to "dip into savings" during the housing slump, and her income has doubled from the low. "It is certainly a relief." Windsong Properties in Woodstock has 10 full-time employees up from six in in 2006, said operations manager Carrie Roeger. The company contracts out most of the construction and other work. Fifty-four subcontractors with at least 62 workers have been used for the project, excluding transportation of materials, she said. International Marble Industries Inc. in Woodstock, which makes and installs bathroom vanity tops and shower bases and worked at Garden Street, has increased employment to 50 from 20 people in 2009. The company lost money from 2008 to the middle of 2011 amid a "gut-wrenching" decline in business, President Dirk De Vuyst said. "We are optimistic that volume is picking up and there is pent-up demand," he said. Loud Security Systems of nearby Kennesaw, which installs security and wires homes for electronics, has boosted staff to 42 employees from 22 at the end of 2011, owner John Loud said. The company may hire a few more people by year's end, he said. "All the new construction is very encouraging, a big plus for us," he said. Tim Smith, 32, was hired in February as operations manager for the Overhead Door Company of Atlanta, which installs garage doors. The position had been vacant for two years. The company has hired 10 people in the last two months and "we need to hire more for growth that will happen by the end of the year." Laney, who was a general contractor in Cherokee and Cobb counties north of Atlanta, closed his former homebuilding business during the housing slump, cutting the jobs of five workers. "There wasn't any new construction," and remodeling "wasn't profitable." After spending much of the past few years working with heating and air conditioning work, which fluctuated seasonally, he took the city job adding a fifth building inspector Feb. 25. "I love to see the new construction," he said. "A lot of the homes we are inspecting are already sold. I don't think the market will be as wide open as it was once, but there will be a good steady increase. People still ultimately want a new home." © 2013, Bloomberg News ■ Busy Bee Bottle & Can Return Mon. & Tues. 9-3, Wed. 12-7, & Sat. 9-4 $ e Just around the corner, to the former Peck's Auto We’ved! Wash, just a few doors down from Mikey's, Mojo's and Empire Tractor, heading toward Cohocton. Mov We Accept Used Electronics! 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"We've removed the manual cash handling simply because we're seeing a change in behavior among our customers," Swedbank spokeswoman Anna Sundblad said in an email. "Only 5 percent of our customers make over-the-counter cash transactions." Customer demand for cash services at Nordea, Scandinavia's biggest bank, is dropping by about 20 percent a year, spokesman Erik Durhan said. According to Nordea Chairman Bjoern Wahlroos, the end of cash is a natural next step in an evolutionary process that has already led to the extinction of checkbooks. In this respect, Scandinavia is far ahead of Britain and the United States, he said. "The Nordic countries did away with the check about 30 years ago, whereas if you look at the U.S. you still pay by check, and even in Britain people still use checks," Wahlroos said in an interview last month. "It's only logical that if we did away with the check 30 years ago, we're starting to do away with coins and bills today." Sweden's banks don't only stand out for their aversion to paper money. The nation's financial industry has performed better than banks across most of Europe since the debt crisis hit more than three years ago. Shares in Nordea have soared 22 percent this year, trouncing a 2.3 percent gain in the 40-member Bloomberg Index of European financial companies. Swed- LAUGHING FROM COVER _________________________ After a while, the group began clapping before saying in unison, "Eeyan, eeyan . . . " or "It's good" in the local dialect. "If you can't laugh properly, just let out a loud 'hahaha,'" said Ueda, a 58-year-old certified laughter yoga teacher. The exercise continued as members were prompted to imagine themselves picking up gold bars, or peeling huge bananas. They also mimicked swimming strokes, such as freestyle and the dog paddle. The New York Eagle News/Bloomberg News as Ikea and Saturn don't accept Visa or MasterCard in their outlets, only cash and Germany's so-called EC cards. In Britain, cash was used in 58 percent of all retail transactions in 2011, up from 55 percent in 2010. Payment with credit cards fell 11 percent, according to data from the British Retail Consortium. In Sweden, the number of card payments "is increasing continuously and for 10 years we've seen strong growth, which we expect will continue," said Bengt Nilervall, head of payments at the Swedish Trade Federation. "Many European countries are far behind." © 2013, Bloomberg News ■ Customers operate ATMs outside a Swedbank branch in Stockholm in November. Overall in Sweden, steps by other banks to remove cash from their branches have led to a decline in robberies, with only five incidents last year, compared with 16 in 2011. (Bloomberg News photo by Casper Hedberg). bank is up 17 percent and SEB has gained 22 percent. The lenders are also among Europe's best capitalized thanks to Sweden's regulatory requirements, which far exceed standards set by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The country's biggest banks must set aside at least 10 percent in core Tier 1 capital of their risk-weighted assets this year, with the minimum requirement rising to 12 percent in 2015. Basel sets a 7 percent minimum by 2019. The banks say removing cashhandling services is helping them cut costs. They're also profiting from their card business. SEB's reported fee income from its card operations rose 8 percent to 4.37 billion kronor ($683 million) for last year. SEB has shut down 70 percent of its manual cash handling services in Sweden, spokeswoman Anna Helsen said. Of Sweden's four biggest banks, Svenska Handelsbanken alone still offers cash-handling services at all its 461 branches. It will continue to do so as long as there is demand, bank spokesman Henrik Westman said. That customer service comes at a price. Most of the recent reported bank robberies in Sweden were at Handelsbanken branches. Overall in Sweden, steps by other banks to re- move cash from their branches have led to a decline in robberies, with only five incidents last year, compared with 16 in 2011, according to the Swedish Bankers' Association. The Financial Sector Union of Sweden, which represents employees in the country's financial industry, is pushing to get rid of cash altogether, a step it says will make banking safer. The cost of keeping cash amounted to 0.26 percent of Sweden's gross domestic product in 2009, compared with 0.19 percent for credit cards and 0.09 percent for debit cards, according to a KTH Royal Institute of Technology report published in January. Shops are also trying to cut their use of paper money. Swedish bedding retailer Kungsaengen and mobile phone chain 3 are phasing out cash in their stores. So is TeliaSonera, which stopped accepting cash payments in its Swedish stores in September, said spokesman Nicolas Rundbom. At Sweden's main Arlanda airport, travelers can use automatic tellers to buy train tickets to Stockholm only if they have credit cards with a chip. Those with chipless cards, or cash only, must line up at old-fashioned tellers. In Germany, Europe's largest economy, even international chains such The group continued the laughing exercises for about an hour. Said Ueda: "It's important that at first, you just let out your voice cheerfully. If you practice every day, you'll be able to laugh very naturally." Ueda's "Warai Yoga Kurabu" (Laughter yoga club) group holds meetings at the park once a month, in addition to indoor practices. According to scientists, people laugh less as they grow older. In a survey of 2,471 people conducted by Tetsuya Ohira, a professor at Fukushima Medical University, more than 60 percent of female re- spondents under 50 said they laughed almost every day, compared to just 43 percent for those aged 70 or older. For men, the figure stood at 36 percent for those 70 or older, significantly lower than the 58 percent recorded for those under 40. "The less people laugh, the more likely they are to develop memory loss or other symptoms," Ohira said. Hiroshi Inoue, professor emeritus at Kansai University, also said, "Laughing is an excellent ability that humans have." "As people get older, they tend to laugh less and don't talk to others as VANDURME EXTERMINATING P.O. Box 252 Dansville, NY 14437 WE DO EVERYTHING: • Ants • Bees • Squirrels • Spiders • Fleas • Flies • Boxed Elderbugs • Bedbugs • Cluster Flies WE SPECIALIZE IN BAT REMOVAL GUARANTEED 585-335-6550 888-335-6550 585-233-5076 (c) much. But that would be a regretful waste of such an excellent ability," said Inoue, who also serves as an adviser to the Japan Society for Laughter and Humor Studies. The organization, based in Osaka, conducts comprehensive studies on laughter and humor in psychology, medicine and philosophy. Regarding laughter yoga, Inoue said: "Practitioners can be any age. If people become able to really laugh while exercising together, that phenomenon is called 'laughter transmissibility.' I advise practitioners to make Tax Changes for 2013 Now that the 2012 tax season has wrapped up, it's time to take a look at the changes that have been made to income taxes for 2013. --401(k): Individuals now can contribute up to $17,500. --Increased deduction for Social Security: For two years, taxpayers got a small reprieve when the deduction went from 6.2 percent down to 4.2 percent in a temporary tax cut. Now that additional 2 percent is back. Before too much more time goes by in 2013, be certain your calculations and deductions are correct. If you had a child leave home and he or she is no longer a dependent, your overall figures will change. If you have multiple jobs, are getting married or divorced, buying a house, having a baby, or usually have a balance due or get a large refund, your tax situation will change and you might need to fill out a revised W-4 with your employer. --If you're in a high-income bracket ($400,000 single or $450,000 married filing jointly), your taxes are going up from 35 percent to 39.6 percent. --Mileage rates have changed: Use of a car for business is now 56.5 cents per mile, medical miles are now 24 cents per mile and driving for charitable organizations stays the same at 14 cents per mile. --Section 179: For assets acquired in 2013, the deduction is up to $500,000. --Home-office deduction: If you're self-employed, the home-office deduction changes for 2013 will impact you. In the past, taxpayers have had one choice in claiming the deduction: Do multiple calculations involving mortgage interest, utilities, property taxes paid, square feet of space used, insurance and so on. Now, beginning in 2013 and reportable in 2014, there is a simplified version. All that will be required now is to multiply the square footage used for business times $5 per square foot, up to a maximum of 300 square feet. That space must still be used strictly for business -- regular and exclusive use, and as your principal place of business. The total of Schedule A home-related deductions will go on the Schedule A and not be divided with the home office deduction. Additionally, there won't be any depreciation or recapture when you sell your home down the road. Consult the IRS website (www.irs.gov) for Home Office Deduction and navigate to the section about the changes for 2013. Make any necessary adjustments now so you don't get caught short next April. - David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com. © 2013 King Features Synd., Inc. ■ suggestions on what type of poses would let them have even more fun." © 2013, The Yomiuri Shimbun ■ 12 EAGLE NEWS nyeaglenews.com The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 Sports National Women's Soccer League Hopes to Succeed Where Predecessors Failed By Steven Goff The New York Eagle News/The Washington Post T he first attempt burned through tens of millions of dollars and, despite an array of famous figures, was over in three years. The second try never took hold and ended in disarray after another brief lifespan. But a dozen years after introducing top-flight women's soccer to the U.S. pro sports landscape, organizers and investors believe they have finally found the right formula to sustain a national circuit and grow the sport's female branch. This weekend marks the launch of the National Women's Soccer League, an eight-team alliance with highquality personnel (all of the 2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalists are under contract), restrained payrolls (around $500,000 for a team of 18 to 20 players) and humble expectations (the Washington Spirit is aiming to average 3,000 fans). The NWSL hopes to avoid the pitfalls that doomed the Women's United Soccer Association (2001-03) and Women's Professional Soccer (200911) and provide a permanent foothold for the sport. "We are trying to be practical, really focus on sustainability, build that base and grow," said Bill Lynch, owner of the Spirit, which will play home matches Montgomery County, Md. "We're starting simpler — a lot more modest makes much more sense." Women's pro league endeavors have failed to capitalize on the success and popularity of the U.S. national team, which has won two World Cup and four Olympic titles since 1991, drawn respectable crowds and cultivated players, from Mia Hamm to Alex Morgan, who have more mass appeal than many of their American male counterparts. But when the U.S. squad was broken into small parts and the players allocated around the country to perform weekly, the reception cooled. The overriding issue with WUSA and WPS, though, was reckless spending and mismanagement. The WUSA, featuring Hamm and the other stars of the 1999 World Cup-winning team, averaged 7,246 spectators — a promising count but not nearly enough to offset the millions poured into the league. WPS took a thriftier approach but drew 3,930 per game and saw four teams fold and another relocate in the first two seasons. What is different this time is the involvement of the U.S. Soccer Federation, the sport's governing body, which is subsidizing the league by paying the salaries of about twodozen national team regulars who committed to the NWSL. The Canadian and Mexican federations are also involved, paying several of their top players to compete here. The arrangement serves the USSF's best interests because it expands the national team's talent pool and keeps the players in a competitive environment. Without a domestic league, the federation would have to consider implementing a full-time residency program (for players who do not sign overseas) and scheduling more international friendlies than desired. "It's an investment in the sport," USSF President Sunil Gulati said. Using a government metaphor, "public assistance was necessary to make it work. The likelihood of sustainability is greater." Germany, England, France and Sweden have kept most of their players at home with smallscale leagues. "Anybody who doesn't think there are several countries that have closed the gap on us," Lynch said, "isn't watching international soccer." Subsidies have eased the burden on NWSL owners. With federations covering the salaries for three Americans, two Canadians and one Mexican, Lynch is responsible for only about $200,000 for his other 12 to 14 players. (Non-elite players are on six-month contracts and have the flexibility to play elsewhere in the offseason or arrange other jobs.) The USSF is also administering the league, headed by executive director Cheryl Bailey, the national team's former general manager. Sustainability was a selling point for top U.S. players, many of whom endured WPS's problems or avoided the league altogether by playing overseas. Spirit defender Ali Krieger spent 5 1/2 years in the German league before committing to the NWSL this past winter. "With the USSF supporting the league, it's a better foundation — it's sturdy," Krieger said. "Before, I wanted to come home, but I said, 'Why?' You never know if you jumped on a team, the next year it was going to disappear. That's not a professional atmosphere for me. With this set-up, it gives me hope." Each team will play 22 regular season games followed by a week of playoffs, culminating with an Aug. 31 final. The Spirit opened on the road Sunday evening against the Boston Breakers and will make its home debut Saturday night against Abby Wambach and the Western New York Flash, a team out of Elma in the Buffalo area, which won women's soccer championship titles in the last three years. The NWSL does not have a national TV contract and won't buy airtime, leaving teams to stream their matches online. Aside from low payrolls and broadcast savings, the league is playing primarily in small facilities with low rent fees. The only team housed at an MLS stadium is the Portland Thorns, who are owned by the same group that oversees the MLS' Timbers. The city's fanatical soccer culture has embraced the Thorns in the form of 7,000 season ticket holders. (The Spirit has about 700.) The Spirit will play at the Maryland SoccerPlex, a sprawling athletic campus 34 miles from the White House, with a stadium in a suburban environment. The base for women's soccer is suburban families, compared to MLS' foundation of young males and ethnic groups. The Washington Freedom played in the District of Columbia at RFK Stadium in 2001-03 and, with Hamm on the roster, drew an average of 11,000 over three years. In WPS, the Wambach-led Freedom averaged 4,700 in 2009-10 in the SoccerPlex before relocating to South Florida. Most other NWSL teams will play in high school, college or small municipal stadiums. The league will afford opportunities to young players who otherwise would abandon the sport after college. And there are a lot of players out there. 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"Other countries with leagues are catching up," said Spirit captain Lori Lindsey, 33, a University of Virginia graduate and national team midfielder who played in both the WUSA and WPS. "The world's soccer education is expanding and we need to continue growing. We should never be comfortable." NWSL organizers say they have learned from their predecessors' mistakes and have taken the proper steps to avoid another collapse. The WUSA and WPS "did some things right but needed to do it at a leaner level," Gulati said. "This approach provides a higher probability to succeed." © 2013, The Washington Post ■ Idiots A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the Branch and wrote this, “Put all your muny in this bag.” While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller's window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to the Wells Fargo Bank. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he wasn't the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said, “OK” and left. He was arrested a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of America. ■ French Tennis Open Lifts Prize Money for Champions, Early Losers By Danielle Rossingh The New York Eagle News/Bloomberg News T he winners of next month's French Open will receive a record 1.5 million euros ($2 million) each, while early-round losers will get the biggest raise as the claycourt tennis major responds to player demands for more equal distribution of prize money. The Paris tournament will pay the singles champions 20 percent more than last year, while first-round losers will get 17 percent more. The biggest increase has been given to losers in the second, third and fourth rounds, who will all be paid 25 percent more, the event said in an emailed statement Monday. "A better distribution of winnings guides our thinking on pay," said Gilbert Ysern, director of the tournament and director-general of the French Tennis Federation, or FFT. "In this case, the FFT hopes to continue its efforts with regards to players who are eliminated in the first week." Last year, the French Open was the first of the four majors to change its distribution of prize money as it increased pay for the early rounds of the main draws as well as the qualifying tournament. That followed calls from players on the men's ATP World Tour for a more even distribution of revenue generated by the four Grand Slam events: the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Monday's increases are part of a four-year plan to boost prize money 13 nyeaglenews.com The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 by 10 million euros through 2016, the French Open said. "The Roland Garros prize money increases are another positive step forward for our players and we welcome the long- term commitment the FFT has made through 2016," Brad Drewett, ATP executive chairman and president, said in an emailed statement. "The progress that has been made through our discussions with the Slams over the past 15 months has been truly significant for our sport as a whole." Players who exit the French Open in the second round next month will receive 35,000 euros, or 7,000 euros more than in 2012. Third-round losers will get 60,000 euros, while a departure from the fourth round is rewarded with 100,000 euros. In the past 12 months, Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open have all followed the example set by Roland Garros and boosted prize money for the early rounds. The prize-money pot in Paris totals a tournament record 22 million euros, or 3 million euros more than Navy Football Team Back at White House to Claim Commander-in-Chief's Trophy By Gene Wang The New York Eagle News/ The Washington Post F ollowing a two-year hiatus, the Navy football team was back at the White House last Friday afternoon to accept the Commanderin-Chief 's Trophy from President Barack Obama in a ceremony held in the East Room. The Midshipmen had won the trophy presented to the winner of the series among the three service academies seven consecutive times beginning in 2003, but that record streak ended when Air Force claimed it in 2010 and 2011. Navy has won the trophy 13 times in all. "This never gets old," Navy Coach Ken Niumatalolo said after exiting the White House grounds. "Not that you ever take for granted coming to the White House, but I think we took the Commander-in-Chief 's Trophy maybe a little for granted." The Midshipmen beat Air Force on Oct. 6 in overtime, 28-21, thanks to a fourth-quarter rally that earned freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds the starting job. Then the first freshman to start at quarterback at Navy since 1991 capped the regular season by scoring the decisive touchdown late in the fourth quarter for a 17-13 victory over Army. Reynolds was standing in the first row behind the president during the ceremony that lasted roughly 15 minutes, and afterward he, along with all last year. That compares with A$30 million ($31.3 million) at this year's Australian Open, and $29.5 million at the 2013 U.S. Open. Wimbledon will announce its prize money next week. The French Open starts May 26. Spain's Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova of Russia are the defending champions. President Barack Obama holds a Navy football helmet from the Army-Navy game and Navy’s bowl game this past season. The Navy football team was at the White House for winning the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy this past season. (Photo by Susan Walsh/AP) of his teammates, shook hands with Obama and posed for pictures next to the silver Commander-in-Chief 's Trophy that rested on a table next to the lectern. Senior captains Bo Snelson and Brye French presented Obama with an official Navy football helmet, but despite urging from the crowd, the president politely declined to wear it. "Here's the general rule: You don't put stuff on your head if you're the president," Obama said, drawing laughter throughout the room. "That's politics 101. You never look good wearing something on your head." Obama also introduced Niumatalolo as "my fellow Hawaiian," and Navy's fifth-year coach hugged the president before thanking him for taking the time to meet with the team. Niumatalolo and Obama both grew up in Hawaii, where they attended rival high schools. Some of the heartiest applause came when Obama pointed out Navy has been at the White House eight times in 10 years after winning 19 of its last 21 games against service academy opponents. "Michelle and I were thinking about just leaving a key under the rug," Obama said. Said Niumatalolo: "Obviously the president is a very busy man. He has a lot of things on his plate. We just feel very fortunate that with everything going on in the world, all the things he has to deal with, the most powerful man in the world, he would take a few minutes out for our team, for these young men. I know that the president recognizes who these guys are and what they represent and what they do." © 2013, The Washington Post ■ © 2013, Bloomberg News ■ the second player in NHL history to start a season with four consecutive multigoal games. Who was the first? 6. Mikaela Shiffrin, at age 17, in 2013 became the youngest women's alpine skiing world champion since 1985. Who did it then? 7. Who was the first heavyweight boxer to regain the undisputed world title? By Chris Richcreek 1. Who was the last pitcher before Detroit's Justin Verlander in 2011 to reach 20 wins before the end of August? 2. Name the last pitcher before Boston's Josh Beckett in 2007 to win an All-Star Game and a World Series game in the same season. 3. Which two NFL quarterbacks combined to throw for 1,000 yards in a game in 2012? 4. When was the last time Baylor's men's basketball team reached the Final Four? 5. In 2013, San Jose's Patrick Marleau became Answers 1. Curt Schilling of Arizona in 2002. 2. 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The Upper West Side property, which usually charges $239 a night, boasts an impressive guest list, including Mark Twain and Babe Ruth. Modern amenities include free WiFi and a 24-hour fitness center. Call 877-4683522 and ask for the Belleclaire birthday promotion. General info: www. hotelbelleclaire.com. — The five-star Christopher Hotel, on the upscale Caribbean island of St. Barth, is offering low-season packages with up to about $260 in resort credits. The Silver pack- Travel Q&A By Andrea Sachs The New York Eagle News/The Washington Post his week's best travel bargains around the globe. — This summer, save $1,000 per stateroom on sevennight Upper Mississippi sailings aboard American Cruise Line's Queen of the Mississippi. The promotion includes 10 departures in June, July and August. Itineraries vary, with cruises traveling between Memphis and St. Louis; St. Louis and St. Paul, Minn.; and St. Louis and Cincinnati. Several theme cruises are also included, such as the Mark Twain Tribute cruise departing Aug. 3 and the Mississippi Jazz cruise departing Aug. 31. All departures start at $3,695 per person double after discount, plus $250 port charges. Book by calling 800-814-6880 no later than April 19. Info: www.americancruiselines.com. - The new Hotel de Paris St. Tropez, in the town of St. Tropez along the French Riviera, is offering introductory rates for stays March 23 through May 7. Rates start at $375 a night, including taxes and buffet breakfast; regular rate starts at $611. No booking deadline, but rate is based on availability. Info: 888-3347609, www.hoteldeparis-sainttropez. com. - With Regent Seven Seas Cruises's new promotion, Why Choose When You Can Have It All, book one of 15 eligible Europe 2013 voyages and receive free unlimited Internet, $300 per-suite shipboard credit and business-class air from $699. Qualifying cruises include The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 The New York Eagle News/The Washington Post age starts at about $457 a night and includes a $131 resort credit per day, based on a three-night minimum stay. The Gold package includes a $196 daily credit, with a five-night minimum stay; the Diamond deal includes a $261 credit, based on seven nights. Add 5 percent taxes per night. Stay by Aug. 25. Packages also include round-trip airport or harbor transfer, full buffet breakfast and welcome drink. The credit can be used at the spa, restaurants and bar. Info: 011590-590-276-363, www.hotelchristopher.com. — The Somerset on Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos is offering a discounted package with a free fifth night. The deal, good for stays through May 30, also includes a free Hobie Cat sailing lesson ($75 per person value), beach yoga lesson ($25 value) and 50 percent discount on a Beach BBQ party ($25 value). A onebedroom garden villa for two adults starts at $3,388 for five nights, including taxes; usual price is $4,235. Info: 877-887-5722, www.thesomerset. com. - Prices were verified at press time last Thursday, but deals sell out and availability is not guaranteed. Some restrictions may apply. © 2013, The Washington Post ■ PLAQUE FROM PAGE 8 _________________________ So in 2010, Titus Apangu of the Ugandan Virus Research Institute, with funding from the CDC, began recruiting 10 of these traditional healers, training them to recognize plague symptoms and providing them with bicycles, cellphones and referral cards to direct patients to a specialist at the local clinic. The number of healers working with the institute has now climbed to 42, and they have made 562 referrals for suspected cases of plague, malaria, tuberculosis and other serious illnesses. Some are even sporting homemade uniforms with a CDC logo. On a recent morning, Mark Wadribo, a healer in a blue sweater with a wooden cross around his neck, pulled out his book of referrals and told the story of a young farmer who limped into his compound last year. The man was so weak, he could barely speak. "When I examined him, I found high fever," Wadribo recalled. "I asked if he had swellings." The man revealed a bubo on the left side of his groin. In the past, Wadribo treated such patients by making incisions and rubbing herbs in the wound. This time, he grabbed his cellphone and told his brother to ready the motorbike. They had a plague to stop. © 2013, The Washington Post. ■ Q: We're taking my mother-in-law to Fort Myers for her 80th birthday over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend next year. She's reasonably active for her age and can walk around, but long hikes are out. We'll be at a nice place with a pool, but I doubt that the weather will be that warm. Do you have suggestions for activities to do or sites to see within a two-hour drive? A: There's actually quite a bit in Fort Myers: The winter homes of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison are big attractions there and worth a visit. Another historic mansion is the Murphy-Burroughs House, the former home of a cattle rancher. The downtown is a historic district and pretty to walk around in. In nearby Naples, there's the Naples Zoo, plus terrific shopping. Farther afield, you're within two hours of Big Cypress National Preserve and the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, with its 2.25-mile boardwalk. — Zofia Smardz Q: My son, who loves trains, would like to take the Acela from D.C. to Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell. LLEY CAMPGROU D VA ND U B 607-522-3270 Sites Available! Reserve yours today for best selection Find us on Facebook! www. budvalleycg.com budvalleycg@yahoo.com 10378 Presler Rd. Prattsburgh, NY Can this be a (long) one-day trip to see the sights or should we really make it two? This is a 7-year-old, if it matters. A: If what you mainly want to do is see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, then yes, it can definitely be done in a day. The historic area — Independence National Historic Park — in Old City is quite compact. — Zofia Smardz Q: Can you explain how Amtrak sets its fares? They still offer the $49 each way between Washington and New York, but it now appears to be limited only to extremely early or extremely late trains. A: Fares are based on demand. If the seats are filling at the higher fares, no cheap seats are offered. You could always take the bus, which is much cheaper. — Carol Sottili - Adapted from the Washingtonpost. com Flight Crew chat conducted weekly by the Travel staff of The Washington Post. © 2013, The Washington Post ■ Holy Humor The preacher's 5 year-old daughter noticed that her father always paused and bowed his head for a moment before starting his sermon. One day, she asked him why. "Well, Honey," he began, proud that his daughter was so observant of his messages, "I'm asking the Lord to help me preach a good sermon." "How come He doesn't answer it?" she asked. ■ nyeaglenews.com nyeaglenews.com Check it out NOW! The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 15 16 nyeaglenews.com OBITUARIES FROM PAGE 9 _________________________ daughter Denise A. Dailey; son David A. (Alicia) Dailey and their mother, Linda S. Dailey; son Bernie Parmelee; daughter-in-law, Wendy Parmelee; his four legged children, Brandon, Sarah, Oreo, and Stella; his grandchildren, Jennifer (Auric) Beihl, Ashley, Morgan, Shiloh, and Lucus Dailey, Kristina Parmelee, and Kenneth Young II; brother, Dennis (Lynne) Dailey; father-in-law, Carl Margeson; uncle-in-law, Roy Mortonsen; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Harold and Viola, Doug was predeceased by his son, Kirby B. Dailey; grandchildren, Mason and Amelia Dailey; sisters, Hermia Swarthout McClure and Sheila Ayers; and his mother in law, Erva Margeson. Doug's funeral service was held April 13, 2013 at the TownsendWood Funeral Chapel, Penn Yan. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in "Big Doug's" memory to the Humane Society of Yates County, PO Box 12, Penn Yan, NY 14527. *** Daniel T. Spence Penn Yan, NY - Daniel Theodore Spence, 52, of Log Cabin Road on Seneca Lake's west side, died on April 8, 2013 following a war with cancer and kidney failure that he fought and finished on his terms. On the sweltering summer day of July 20, 1960 Ted and Juanita Spence brought their youngest child into the world - a healthy little boy who quickly also became the joy in the lives of his siblings, Lynn, Lyle, Susan, and Gwen. Dan (AKA Thede, Spike or Ted) grew up with an appreciation of nature as he fished, swam and skied Seneca Lake. That reverence led him to seek a career that embraced all of the outdoors. After graduating from Penn Yan Academy in 1978, he earned his Associate's degree in Forestry from Paul Smith's College and became a Licensed New York Land Surveyor. After working for other surveying and lumber companies in the Adirondacks, Connecticut and Capital Region, Dan returned to the Finger Lakes area to work at a new engineering and surveying firm, Fisher Associates, in 1992. He rose within the company to the position of Vice President/Survey Operations Manager. Dan was Project/Surveyor overseeing some of the biggest projects in the Rochester area, including the O'Rourke bridge in Charlotte, the Frederick Douglas/Susan B. Anthony bridge (Freddy-Sue bridge) in Rochester, which is the largest three arch bridge in the U.S., and lately positioning the outfall shafts for the Monroe County Water Authority water intake tunnel, from on a barge more than a mile off shore of Lake Ontario. He also coordinated survey operations for hundreds of survey projects. Dan was always at the forefront of the industry standards, implementing the latest equipment. In so doing, he catapulted the firm into the Machine Controlled Guidance era and facilitated in-house model building. Dan’s greatest pleasures came from teaching youngsters how to ski behind his Mastercraft, enjoying a Manhattan on the cottage deck while watching purple martins, raptors and waterfowl, sipping a beer next to a beach fire with a massive circle of friends, and watching a great football game - especially if the Kansas City Chiefs won. Dan was devoted to helping maintain the Keuka Outlet Trail through his work and leadership with the Friends of the Outlet, and to sharing his multiple skills in the restoration of his father's birthplace at Cobblestone Springs in Starkey. Dan’s work-hard, play-hard, and relax with deep satisfaction approach to life led him to become a 46er, climbing every one of the 46 high peaks of the Adirondacks. He The Eagle News By far, the most well read, passed around newspaper in the entire area. topped the first 23 peaks bolstered by a kidney donated by his mother in 1978 and reached the second 23 mountain tops with the support of another kidney donated by his brother, Lyle, in 1995. He hunted the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming and explored as much of this earth as he could, but the place he always wanted to spend his time was on the shore of Seneca Lake. Dan is survived by his mother, Juanita Spence; brothers the Rev. Lynn (Lorrie) Spence of Clifton Springs and Lyle (Shelley) Spence of Worland, WY; sisters Susan (Christian Claessens) Spence of Canandaigua and Gwen (Mark) Chamberlain of Dundee; nephews Casey (Missy) Spence and Patrick (Jessica) Spence of Clifton Springs, Kevin (Lenny) Cole of Lake Alfred, FL, and Brad (Lauren) Cole of Dundee; nieces Lisa (Doug Smith) Spence of Oaks Corners, Amanda Spence of Clifton Springs, Christine (Jeremy) Busch of Loveland, CO and Laura (Paul Newhouse) Spence of Ft. Collins, CO; 11 grand-nieces and nephews; several close cousins; and a large circle of very special friends. He will be most deeply missed by his best friend, Cindy. Dan was predeceased by his father, Theodore Spence in 1999. A memorial service was held April 14 at Dresden United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations in Dan's name may be made to Friends of the Outlet Trail at www. keukaoutlettrail.com or Friends of the Outlet, Inc, PO Box 65, Dresden, NY 14441, or to Cobblestone Springs, 4306 Lakemont-Himrod Road, Dundee, NY 14837-9114. Dan's family also strongly encourages everyone to think of him as they document an intent to be an organ donor. Arrangements were made through Townsend-Wood Funeral Chapel, Penn Yan. *** Perkinsville Rita M. (Beaupre) Hoffman Perkinsville, NY – Rita M. (Beaupre) Hoffman, age 84, passed away March 27, 2013 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Rita was born December 2, 1928 in Cornor, Maine, the daughter of Louis and Mary (Guerette) Beaupre. She grew up in Caribou, ME and also spent time in Portland, ME prior to moving to the Perkinsville are in 1946. Rita and Robert Hoffman were married May 8, 1948 at Sacred Heart Church in Perkinsville and together celebrated over 48 years of marriage prior to Robert passing away in November of 1996. Rita was employed as an inspector at Champion Knit in Livonia and at Pappas Brothers Drycleaner’s in Dansville. Rita was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church for most of her life. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and was very active in the Senior Citizens Club of Naples. The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 She enjoyed knitting and reading, however most important to her was her family of 5 children and their spouses and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Rita was pre-deceased by her husband Robert; her siblings, Leo Beaupre, Clifford Beaupre, Louis Beaupre, Claude Beaupre, Vila LaPage, Emery Beaupre, Ida Schneider and Audrey Belanger. She is survived by her children, Jean (Bruce) Elliott of Chesapeake Beach, MD, Sharon (Douglas) Briglin of Rochester, Reginald (Katherine) Hoffman of Bath, Debra (Wayne) Teed of Wayland, and Christopher (Suzanne) Hoffman of Perkinsville; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; her sibling, Florence Waldron of Dansville; and a brother-in-law, Philip Belanger of TX; along with several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for Rita April 6, 2013 at Sacred Heart Church in Perkinsville. Internment and committal prayers followed immediately in Sacred Heart Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Rita Hoffman’s memory may be made to the Vincent House 310 Second Avenue, Wayland, NY 14572. Arrangements are being handled by the St. GeorgeStanton Funeral Home, Wayland. *** Prattsburgh John Zajchenko Prattsburgh, NY - John Zajchenko, 91, passed away April 5, 2013. He was predeceased by all his relatives in Ukraine. John is survived by his wife of 68 years, Lidia, daughter Anne (Richard) Smith; son Tony (Kathy) Zajchencko; five grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. Services were held at BottoniWood Funeral Home in Prattsburgh April 10, 2013, with burial immediately afterward at the Rural Cemetery, Prattsburgh. In lieu of flowers, you may choose to donate to the Prattsburgh Ambulance Service, 13 Allis St., Prattsburgh, NY 14873, which was so helpful to John in his times of need. *** Wayland Mary E. (Woodhams) Buckley Wayland, NY – Mary E. Buckley, 79 years of age, passed away April 1, 2013 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Mary was born May 24, 1933 in Wayland, the daughter of the late Donald C. and Mabel (Dieter) Woodhams. Mary married Robert Buckley Sr. on September 15, 1951 at St. Joseph’s Church in Wayland. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Robert on November 20, 2008. Together they celebrated over 57 years of marriage prior to Robert’s passing. Mary and Robert had lived in the Wayland/Springwater area for their entire lives. Besides caring for her family, Mary had been employed as a Wayland Central School Bus Driver for 26 years, retiring in December of 1992. For many of her retirement years, she and Robert had resided in Davenport, Florida for the winters. Mary was an active bowler for many years, and had been Secretary of the Friday Night Ladies League for approximately 15 years. Mary was a life time communicant of St. Joseph’s Church in Wayland and while in Florida she was a communicant of Holy Redeemer and St. Mary’s Church. Mary was a member and Past Sr. Regent of the Dansville Women of the Moose Chapter # 670, holding the degrees of Academy of Friendship and college of Regents. She attended many Conventions to support her Chapter. Mary was also an Election Inspector on the Board of Elections which she did for many years before and after retirement. She loved playing cards with her friends and children and playing Bingo was another activity she enjoyed in later years. Besides her husband Robert, Mary was pre-deceased by a son, Ronald, in 1955, and a brother, Donald Woodhams, in 2000. Mary is survived by her children, Mary Lou (Gunn) Gardner of Springwater, Patricia Ann Rowland of Wayland, Robert (Eileen) Buckley Jr. of Wayland, Rosemarie (Rob____________________ OBITUARIES PAGE 17 Prayerful Thoughts By Linda Childs Special to The New York Eagle News Dear Father in Heaven, I thank You Lord for all the wonderful signs of Spring; the warmer spring breezes, the sound of the water rushing in the creek flush with the snowmelt and spring rains, the sunshine on my face, new signs of life springing forth from the earth and the cheerful songs of the birds in the trees. All this reminds me Lord of Your neverending cycles of life renewing itself, just as my soul feels renewed in You each day when I spend time with You. It certainly is worth it to take some time to notice what’s happening all around us. It is especially wonderful to take the time to pay attention to what’s happening within us, to listen for Your voice and guidance, and savor Your love and peace. Amen OBITUARIES FROM PAGE 16 _________________________ ert) Galvan of Joliet, IL, Betty Jean (Terry) Stephens of Wayland, Donna (Stanley) Kendrick of Milton, PA and John Buckley of Jacksonville, FL; her grandchildren, James Mastin, Heather Rawleigh, Shawn Martinez, Jason (Nicole) Rawleigh, Peter and Lori Buckley, Stephanie (James) Emerick, Kristopher, Jennifer and Michael Galvan (currently serving in the Illinois National Guard), Andrew (Alison) and Scott Stephens, Joshua (Nicole) Kendrick, and Kyle (Brittany) Kendrick (who is currently serving in the United States Air National Guard); 19 greatgrandchildren; 2 brothers, Robert (Connie) Woodhams and Richard (Gail) Woodhams, both of Wayland; a sister-in-law, Delores Woodhams of Wayland; two brothers-in-law, Norbert (Wilma) Buckley of Springwater and Elmer Lander; along with several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and cousins A prayer service was held April 6, 2013 at the St. George-Stanton Funeral Home, Wayland, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated for Mary at St. Joseph’s Church in Wayland. Internment and committal prayers followed these at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Contributions in Mary E. Buckley’s memory may be made to the Vincent House 310 Second Avenue or St. Joseph’s Church 206 Fremont Street both of Wayland, NY 14572. *** Richard A. "Dick" Spencer Wayland, NY – Richard A. "Dick" Spencer, age 67, passed away peacefully April 8, 2013 at his home, surrounded by family. Dick was born July 21, 1945 in Dansville, a son of Asa and Clara (Sylvester) Spencer. He was a graduate of Wayland Central School. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving from January 1966 to May 1972. He entered into a loving marriage with Cathy Schubmehl on August 12, 1967 at St. Joseph's Church in Wayland; together they've celebrated 45 years of marriage during which they were very proud to have raised their four sons. Dick started in nursing at the VA Medical Center in Canandaigua then transferred to Vocational Rehabilitation Therapy and worked for 21 years until his retirement in 2007. Dick received several performance awards for his outstanding and highly successful contributions to the mission of this department. Dick was a member of the Wayland American Legion where he was a bartender for many years. Dick enjoyed watching football, especially the Buffalo Bills, and NASCAR, especially Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr.. He also liked helping Cathy with her garden and flowers, but most of all he loved spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren. Dick is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Cathy; his sons, Kurt 17 nyeaglenews.com The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 Spencer, Corey (Angela) Spencer, Jason Spencer and Nicholas Spencer; his grandchildren, Matthew and Joseph Spencer, Charlie Spencer and Olivia Spencer; his sisters and brothers, Cindy Fredericy (John Deleo), Denise Howell, Harmon (Vicky) Spencer and Asa Spencer (Colleen DeRosa); his nieces and nephews, Ben, Jonathan, JJ, Adam, Cindi and Jessica; father-in-law, Jr. Schubmehl; brother-in-law, Terry (Cathy) Schubmehl; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. In addition to his parents, Dick was also predeceased by a nephew, Donny Fredericy Jr. and his motherin-law, Arlene Schubmehl. Funeral services were held April 12, 2013 at the Walter E. Baird & Sons Funeral Home, Wayland. Burial with full military honors was set for St. Joseph's Cemetery, Wayland. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vincent House, PO Box 566, Wayland, NY 14572 or the American Cancer Society, 1120 Goodman St., Rochester, NY 14620. *** Stephen R. Schirmer Wayland, NY – Stephen R. Schirmer, 49, passed away April 6, 2013 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Steve was born August 30, 1963 in Hornell, the son of Raymond and Betty (Ross) Schirmer. He grew up in the Wayland area and has remained a resident of the area his entire life. Steve was employed by the Town of Wayland Highway Department for a number of years prior to becoming unable to work. Steve and Patricia Bill were married September 20th, 1986 at St. Joseph’s Church in Wayland. He was a past member of the NCA Club in Atlanta/ North Cohocton and a past member of the Perkinsville Fire Dept. He loved being outside and operating or working with equipment. Whether it was tractors, torches, or any piece of equipment, Steve could drive it, operate it or fix it. He enjoyed laughing and being around other people and keeping things as simple as he could. He would always say “it will be ok.” Steve was pre-deceased by his parents, Raymond and Betty Schirmer. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Schirmer of Wayland; his sister, Linda (John) Schubmehl of Wayland; his in-laws, Pam Donovan of Wayland, Harold Bill of Rochester and Penny Moore of Waterloo; along with many nieces and nephews. A prayer service was offered April 11, 2013 at the St. George-Stanton Funeral Home, Wayland, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph’s Church in Wayland. Committal prayers and internment took place immediately afterward at Clearview Cemetery in N. Cohocton. Memorial contributions in Stephen R. 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We've made out cats to be the brandnew products of a brand-new age and ignored the fact that before we had the Internet, and before the Internet had its furry totem, media consumers held a different set of animal predilections. We've forgotten that the readers from that ancient age of dusty books preferred the dog, and so they do today. Before the Web page there was the written word. Before kittens ruled the Internet, puppies reigned in print. The real mystery, then, is not how cats took precedence online, but rather how they managed to dethrone the dog. Our media have been split in two, and each opposing camp - the old against the new - has a spirit animal suited to its ethos. We're reading dogs and clicking cats. Knopf is a borzoi. BuzzFeed is a Scottish Fold. When did our entertainments break along these species lines? And what will happen to the dog, once so proud in literature, as the industry that championed it limps into the future? Surely you'll be inclined to grant the premise: Think of "Maru the Cat"; think of "Marley & Me." But let me try to make the case using more objective means. Precisely how do dogs and cats compare online, and then again in print? The other day I went to visit Yahoo and plugged in the words "cat" and "cats." (I tried them 10 times each.) My searches pulled an average of 1.8 billion hits, nearly two giga-cats of data on the Internet. Then I did the If kittens rule the Internet, why do puppies reign in print? (Luke Pearson.) same with "dog" and "dogs," and received one-third as many results. For every Web-enabled pooch, three kittens danced on YouTube. Bing produced a similar comparison: 1.7 billion cats against 775 million dogs, for a ratio north of 2-to-1. Google was more even-pawed, but still the Web evinced a preference for felines: Its worm crawled 2.5 billion sites on cats and just 1.7 billion sites on dogs. These searches tell us what we knew already: That stats on cats are unsurpassed online. But what's the mix for books? On Amazon, canines held the lion's share of search results, by a healthy 2-to-1. A look at Google Books returned the same disparity: The corpus holds 87 million cats and almost twice as many pups. What's more, this trend in published work appears to date back centuries. What about the future? To get a more specific sense, I consulted an online database of book deals and sifted through the last few years for references to animals. 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There's an old joke, often (and erroneously) attributed to the founder of Random House, Bennet Cerf, that since people love to read books about Abraham Lincoln, and people love to read books about doctors, and people love to read books about dogs, then the best-selling book of all time ought to be a book called "Lincoln's Doctor's Dog." That wisdom first appeared in print in 1938, in an essay for the Saturday Review by editor George Stevens. His piece, called "Lincoln's Doctor's Dog and Other Famous Best-Sellers," looked at how book publishers try and often fail - to manufacture hits. The principles of viral marketing that he laid out 75 years ago ("advertising sells a book that is already selling," for one, and "it is up to the publisher to know when the iron is hot") have since become gospel in media both old and new. Whether it's "The Art of Racing in the Rain," or just the "Keyboard Cat," the lesson is the same: Success must be nurtured, not designed. That's the point of the joke, of course: You can't squish together trends and expect to sell a million copies. But it's just as telling that the line itself still circulates in old-school publishing, and in old-school publishing alone. (I first heard of "Lincoln's Doctor's Dog" from a literary scout, who got it from an editor at Houghton Mifflin.) This longrunning fad for dogs in books suggests a deep and strange connection. Consider that in '38 the dog itself was somewhat scarce: Around that time, the country had just 1 of them for every 9 of us. The doggy boom did not occur until the 1960s, when the ratio of dog-to-man would rise to 1-to-5. (These days it's 1-to-4.) In other words, dogs were selling books before they sold themselves. Needless to say, no one in the business ever wondered if Lincoln's doctor had a cat. The parade of canine hits started with the corny classics - "Old Yeller" and "White Fang" - and now includes some very modern books of science, the kind that tell us what it's like to be a dog. Along the way, it swept up a few of the most famous writers ever to have written: Steinbeck did a doggy book, and so did Virginia Woolf. This highfalutin pedigree lingers even to this day. In the last few years, several of our leading journalists - old-media types, of course - have joined the long procession: The New Yorker's Susan Orlean and the Times' Jill Abramson have lately gone into the doghouse, and so has New York Magazine's executive editor John Homans. Brainy writers have been so inclined to scrutinize the pooch, in fact, they've often tried to get inside its head. Jack London did an early version of the dog-narrator, but so have many others: Paul Auster and Dave Eggers, William Maxwell and Peter Mayle. Kitties, for their part, have mostly failed to earn the same regard. I've seen omniscient cats, but only on the Web. And here's another, final way to show that canines get respect in print: Dogs in stories die; cats almost never do. (That's just as true in movies, and really any form of narrative. According to one database, the ratio of lifeless dogs to lifeless cats onscreen is 4-to-1.) Cats have their place in art, of course. They've had it since the dawn of culture. In the Chauvet cave in France, where early humans sketched out animals in 30,000 BCE, the evidence suggests a preference for pussies: Among the horses and the bison, cavemen drew a pride of lions and a panther. I'm guessing that since ancient times, the cat has been more an image than a text. One scholar of feline memology notes that in the 1870s, photographs of cats were put on cutesy cartes de visite. Nice to look at; noth- ing much to say. In later years the cat became a star of comic strips, starting with the black-and-white called Felix, and then on and up through Garfield, Hobbes and Heathcliff. Hart Crane invoked a kitten in his poem "Chaplinesque," and while tabbies may be good for comedy, they're better yet in verse. T.S. Eliot once wrote a book of cat-related poems, and he's not the only one: Searching through a site called PoemHunter for references to pets, I found an equal canine/feline split. It seems the tendency for putting dogs in print is limited to prose. Poets know the cat's a short-form thing, quick and nimble, cloaked with hidden meanings. "The thing about cats is that they're veiled," says Robert Trachtenberg, author of the recent meowmoir "Another Insane Devotion." "It's a question of companionship versus observation," adds Eamon Dolan, a man who's owned both dogs and cats, and edited a litter of best-sellers. "You develop a relationship with a dog, whereas you observe a cat. Dogs are companions; cats are beautiful, animate objects." I think he means to say: We dialogue with dogs and contemplate our cats. If cats tend to sit for quiet portraits, it's in part because they tend to sit. When they do go outside, it's to pad around alone, which makes it hard for cats to gin up exploits fit for publication. That's why an animal like Garfield can only live in comic strips: He's too lethargic for a novel. © 2013, Slate ■ Litteer Enterprises Conesus, NY 866-344-8432 20 nyeaglenews.com Herb Carrot and Wild Mushroom Loaf • 2 cups sliced, wild mushrooms (cremini, shiitake, porcini or Portobello) • 1/2 cup chopped celery • 1 1/2 tablespoons Italian seasoning • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper • 5 large eggs, lightly mixed • 1 1/2 cups fresh, whole-wheat breadcrumbs • 1 cup grated cheddar cheese Steps: 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until golden. 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Bake for 20 minutes. Place pie on a wire rack and let set for at least 15 minutes. Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving. Makes 8 servings. NUTRITION Each serving equals: 205 calories, 9g fat, 3g protein, 28g carb., 288mg sodium, 2g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 2 Starch, 1 Fat. Greener Selection Select Varieties bu y one get one 24-32 oz. pkg. 8 oz. International Delight Coffee Creamer 6 oz. ctns. Apple Or Raspberry Kahiki Chicken D airy C ase 16 oz. btl. 2 9.5-11.25 oz. pkg. 2 5 $ Pepperidge Farm Garlic Bread $ 99 Pepperidge Farm 6-12.87 oz. pkgs. Select Varieties • 3 cups finely chopped fresh rhubarb • 1 (6-ounce) purchased graham cracker pie crust • 3/4 cup purchased graham cracker crumbs • Sugar substitute to equal 1/4 cup sugar, suitable for baking • 4 teaspoons reduced-calorie margarine • 1/4 cup chopped pecans Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 375 F. 2. In large saucepan, combine dry pudding mix, dry gelatin and water. Stir in rhubarb. 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Like us humans, it's the lifestyle as well as diet that make it easier to pack on the pounds. So, beyond just feeding Beaver less, his daily activities have to change significantly too. For the next two weeks, carry a notepad around with you. When you feed Beaver, jot down what 1. Name the song that Harry Chapin performed on the "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" that launched his career. 2. What was "Young Girl" about, and who released the song? 3. Name the Art Garfunkel song that was used as a soundtrack for an animated film. 4. Which group released "White Rabbit"? 5. Name the song with this lyric: "At night, when all the world's asleep, the questions run so deep." Answers 1. "Taxi," in 1972. The response was so great that Chapin was brought back the very next night for an encore. 2. The 1968 song, by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, told of a man discovering that his lover was underage. The song peaked at No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 1 in the U.K. 3. "Bright Eyes," in 1978. The song was used in "Watership Down." 4. Jefferson Airplane, in 1967. The song contains references to fictional characters in Lewis Carroll's book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." 5. "The Logical Song," by Supertramp in 1979. The song is said to be a critique of an education system not focused on knowledge. nyeaglenews.com and how much he ate. When you walk him, note how far or for how long the walk was, whether he was energetic or not, and whether you two played fetch or ran around off the leash, and so on. Then, review those notes. You'll see a pattern of activity and diet there -- and you'll be better informed and aware than even your dog's veterinarian is. Armed with that information you can add to Beaver's activity level, extend his walks, spend more time playing his favorite games. Combining an increased activity level with the special diet the vet recommended will help your dog lose weight. The biggest benefit to this increased activity will be the improved relationship you develop with Beaver. He'll no longer just be a lovable dog lounging around the house; with a few weeks of regular activity, I predict both of you will look forward to those longer walks and play times. Send your questions, comments or tips to ask@ pawscorner.com. © 2011 King Features Synd., Inc. ■ A Real Cure! A woman goes to the Doctor, worried about her husband's temper. The Doctor asks, "What's the problem?” The woman says, "Doctor, I don't know what to do. Every day my husband seems to lose his temper for no reason. It scares me." The Doctor says, "I have a cure for that. When it seems that your husband is getting angry, just take a glass of water and start swishing it in your mouth. Just swish and swish but don't swallow it until he either leaves the room or goes to bed and is asleep." Two weeks later the woman comes back to the doctor looking fresh and reborn. The woman says, "Doctor that was a brilliant idea! Every time my husband started losing it, I swished with water. I swished and swished, and he calmed right down! How does a glass of water do that?" The Doctor says, "The water itself does nothing. It's keeping your mouth shut that does the trick..." ■ The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 1. Is the book of Titus in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From Isaiah 45, whom did God ask, "Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it"? Gideon, Peter, Cyrus, Elijah 3. For how many days did Goliath take his stand for a man to fight him? 2, 6, 10, 40 4. From Acts 5 and 12, how many times was Peter delivered from prison by an angel? 2, 5, 12, 70 5. Which Psalm is a Prayer of Moses, the man of God? 23, 90, 117, 150 6. Who sold his birthright for a pottage of lentils? Cain, Jacob, Esau, Abel ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) Cyrus; 3) 40; 4) 2; 5) 90; 6) Esau © 2011 King Features Synd., Inc. ■ Dog in Heat A drunk takes his dog for a walk. After awhile he gets thirsty so he ties his dog to a parking meter in front of a bar and goes in for a couple of beers. After he has been there for an hour or so the local policeman enters the bar and says, ”Whose dog is tied up out front?” The drunk responds, “That’s my dog. Is there a problem officer?” “Well she’s in heat,” says the cop.” “Oh, she’ll be all right. It’s shady out there.” “That’s not what I mean. Your dog needs to be bred.” “I gave her a half of a loaf this morning. She’s fine.” At this point the policeman is becoming a little upset. “Listen buddy! You don’t seem to understand what I am talking about. That dog wants to mate.” “Oh, go right ahead officer, I’ve always wanted a police dog.” ■ Ponderisms - Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, 'I think I'll squeeze these dangly things and drink whatever comes out'? Hmmm, How about eggs? - How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? - Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup? ■ © 2013 King Features Synd., Inc. ■ ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A little woolgathering is OK. But don't let that dreamy state linger beyond midweek, when you'll want to be ready to take on new workplace responsibilities. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Love rules the week for single Bovines seeking romance. Attached pairs also find new joy in their relationships. Friday should bring news about a business opportunity. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Home becomes the center of a new social whirl, as you show your talent for hosting great parties. You can expect to impress a lot of people who've never seen this side of you. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The Moon Child might have to raise those powers of persuasion a notch to get a still-wary colleague to agree to go along. Finding more facts to back up your position helps. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Hold off trying to fix the blame for an apparent mishandling of a work situation. A full investigation could reveal surprising facts on how and why it really happened. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your ability to find details others might overlook gives you an advantage in assessing a possibly too-good-tobe-true offer. A trusted colleague has advice. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Expect to be called on once again to act as peacemaker in a long-simmering dispute that suddenly flares up. Offer advice, but be careful to stay out of the fray. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your organizational skills help you line up your priorities so that you get things done without added pressure. The weekend could hold a special surprise. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) New ventures are favored. But don't launch yours before rechecking all facts and sources. Also, be sure you can rely on support from certain people. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Don't be pushed into renegotiating an agreement, even though it might help avoid a potential impasse. Get legal advice before you sign or agree to anything. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Helping others is what Aquarians do so well. But this time, someone wants to help you. Expect to hear some news that will both surprise and delight you. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Things go so swimmingly that you're tempted to take on more tasks. Best advice: Finish what you have now, then enjoy a well-earned relaxing weekend. BORN THIS WEEK: Your understanding of human nature helps you make wise decisions that are appreciated by all. You would make a fine judge. © 2012 King Features Synd., Inc. ■ The Eagle News | April 18, 2013 nyeaglenews.com 23 Atlanta, NY Darn Good Food! 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