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Three of them made Colorado, Florida and Tennessee their destinations.
The other two are staying in Mississippi.
Five former members of the Starkville High School football team that signed with East Mississippi Community College two years ago now take the next step in their careers at four-year schools.
Quez Johnson, Billy Shed, D.J. Jordan, Jarrod Atterberry and Martavius Foster took part in a ceremony at SHS on Wednesday afternoon to make their commitment official.
Johnson inked with Florida Atlantic, while Foster joined Colorado State, Jordan signed with the University of Tennessee-Martin, Shed will attend Alcorn State and Atterberry is set to play at Mississippi Valley State.
"I'm very proud of them and the most important thing for them is to continue their education," SHS football coach Jamie Mitchell said. "It's more important than anything else. This sport gives them a chance to continue on. You get to go to school and do something you love on top of that."
Foster will be making the longest trip with Colorado State being located in Fort Collins, Colorado, but that's not an issue with him.
"I don't really mind traveling," Foster said. "I was a little skeptical at first, but once I got up there, saw everything and the direction the program was going with the new coaches, I liked the fit. They are building all new facilities and a new stadium is on deck."
He said the Rams want him to return to tight end and that's what he "looks forward to doing."
Foster joined EMCC after redshirting the 2011 season at Tennessee State University.
After his experience with the Lions season this year, Foster believes it has prepared him for what's next.
"I got to play against a lot of good players in JUCO and I'm sure I will see players like that again at the next level when I get to Colorado," Foster said. "Playing against good competition in junior college and having to push myself will help me in the future."
Johnson sat out the 2011 season at EMCC, while playing behind NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year and current Ole Miss starting signal caller Bo Wallace.
Even though Johnson played quarterback for the Lions for only one season, it was enough to give Florida Atlantic a look at what it wanted as a signal caller.
"They want me to come in and start three years so that's a plus," Johnson said. "I learned a lot from the previous year when I redshirted behind Bo. (This year) I wished we could have won the national championship, but I accomplished a lot. I worked a lot on my game and worked on being consistent. That's something I need to continue to work on."
Johnson finished the season for EMCC by completing 227-of-383 pass attempts for 2,846 yards and 27 touchdowns. He added 540 yards rushing on 121 carries and 12 more scores.
Among the list of accomplishments for Johnson last season were NJCAA All-America honorable mention, NJCAA All-Region 23, NJCAA Region 23 Offensive Back Most Valuable Player, MACJC All-North Division first team, MACJC North Division Offensive Back MVP and two-time NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week recipient.
Even though Jordan will be headed to Martin, Tenn., the surroundings when he took a visit made it seem like home.
"I have bonded with the coaches very well, especially my linebacker coach," Jordan said. "I've been talking to him a lot. That played a big part in my decision. As far as academics, they have what I'm looking for in biological science."
During last season for the Lions, Jordan was tied for second defensively with 52 total tackles. He had one tackle for loss, one sack, two quarterback hurries, and three passes broken up.
"I've worked hard to get to this point and I will continue to work hard," Jordan said. "I learned who I am while I was (at EMCC). I'm going to miss the coaches yelling at me. It was a great experience and I met a lot of friends down there that I bonded with. We had two great years. I'm ready to get on the Division I level."
Shed chose Alcorn State because of the type of offense it runs and the environment.
Being an in-state school was also a factor.
"Why not play close to home and get the education that you want," Shed said. "That will help you in the long run too."
Shed was a running back during his freshman season with the Lions, then moved to wide receiver this past season. He had 39 catches for 477 yards with five touchdowns and was chosen as a participant for the MACJC All-Star Football Classic.
Atterberry, who also played in the MACJC All-Star Classic, picked a school in the Southwestern Athletic Conference as well in Mississippi Valley State.
He was excited to be attending a school that's only an hour and 20 minutes away from Starkville.
"I like the school and there are nice surroundings," Atterberry said. "My family can come see me on Saturdays. I always wanted to play in the SWAC a little bit if I wasn't going to a big school."
The Delta Devil coaches have already indicated to Atterberry that he has an opportunity to start at center.
Since they are both attending SWAC schools, Shed knows he will see Atterberry on the field the next two years.
"We're going to see each other for sure, at least once a year," Shed said. "I'm going to look forward to that."View more articles in:


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Bill Johnston - Annen Polka Quadrille
Description of the figures for this dance, created by Bill Johnston and shown on video.
Country Dance and Quadrille
In this poem, c. 1822, we see that it's the squires from the countryside of England who prefer the stately Miss Quadrille, while others are initially enamored of the charms of that newcomer from France, Mademoiselle Quadrille.
Tags: country dance, poem, quadrille
Honest John
Honest John is an unusual dance that was greatly admired by Ralph Page. An accompanying video shows it being danced by a group that includes some members of the Ed Larkin dancers. This file presents some background information on the dance as well as a selection of Ralph Page's comments on the dance.
Tags: Glenn Pease, Honest John, New Hampshire, Newbury, Orford, quadrille, Ralph Page, Vermont, Wallace Dunn
Honest John - Adam Boyce
Traditional quadrille, recorded at an open house sponsored by the Ed Larkin Dancers, Tunbridge, Vermont, March 12, 2010. The prompter is Adam Boyce, and the musicians are Harold Luce on fiddle and his daughter, Donna Weston, on piano.
The dance's fame spread beyond its Vermont origins. In a "Northern Junket" article (vol. 1, no. 3, June 1949, p.…
The dance's fame spread beyond its Vermont origins. In a "Northern Junket" article (vol. 1, no. 3, June 1949, p.…
Quadrille Mania - website
Tony Parkes 2 - Quadrilles and Visiting Couple Squares
In this interview, caller Tony Parkes describes the basic structure of quadrilles, the 19th century dance form that set the pattern for traditional New England squares, and contrasts that with visiting couple squares. In a typical quadrille, head couples interact often with each other (and the same for sides with each other). In a visiting square,…
Danish Lancers, first figure
Les Lanciers or Duval's 2nd Set. No.4 & 5
Intended as an introduction to Regency quadrilles for new members of Quadrille Club, the steps used in the Grand Chain have been simplified by leaving out the `Ballotes' called for in the origional instructions. Dance and clothes are circa 1816. More information about the Quadrille Club is here.
Tags: Duval, Duval's 2nd Set, lancers, Les Graces, Les Lanciers, quadrille
Quadrille Club, Les Lanciers or Duval's 2nd Set, Quadrilles No. 1, 2 &3
This video was intended as an introduction to Regency quadrille dancing for new members of Quadrille Club thus at one point in the first quadrille the ladies make a circle in the centre of the set instead of the more difficult `Cage' of the original instructions.
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"Blue Jasmine" Another Black Mark
The new movie, Blue Jasmine, has been so wildly embraced by critics, while being so replete with its writer-director's worst tendencies, that it provides the best example in years of Woody Allen's status as America's most overrated filmmaker. At the center of the picture is the calculatedly neurotic performance by the otherwise fine actress Cate Blanchett, who exhausts our patience within five minutes and, for having done so, has emerged as a front runner for the Academy Award; her Jasmine is the stranger next to you on a plane who never shuts up about herself and commandeers your attention without a clue or care that you might have a life too, since she decided long before she laid eyes on you that you exist for no reason but to enable her or advance her interests or, if need be, save her. She's certainly not somebody in whose company you want to spend an hour and a half, even with a movie screen between you.
Admirers of Blue Jasmine have characterized the movie as the story of a woman trying to figure out who she is, but that's preposterous. Nothing Jasmine does or says suggests she has the slightest interest in who she is or that the question has crossed her mind or Allen's mind. Aspiring to be the wife of one rich man or another, she feels wounded enough when someone calls her a phony for her self-pity to kick into overdrive but not enough to examine the likelihood, growing with every passing moment, that the reason people keep saying it is because it's true. She turns a blind eye when her wheeler-dealer husband played by Alec Baldwin criminally defrauds everybody in his orbit (including Jasmine's sister), and though everybody around Jasmine can see he's a lout who thinks extracurricular girlfriends are to be cashed in like the investment funds of the unsuspecting, she lives in denial until she no longer can. When she exposes her husband to the FBI, it's not an act of conscience taken because innocent people are being hurt but an act of revenge because she's been hurt. No one in Blue Jasmine is empathetic—Jasmine's sister comes closest until we learn she's as opportunistic in her love life as everyone else—but that isn't the problem: It's possible, as in the case of the great Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel, to make great art about characters who are disagreeable without exception. It's another thing to make art about characters we don't like who never feel authentic and who are transparently the intellectual props of someone who doesn't care enough about people to try knowing them.
Blue Jasmine is the latest evidence of how superficial Allen's concerns always have been and the extent to which his humor and New York sensibility have lured critics and filmgoers into overlooking his shallowness. His movies are shot through with a contempt—for women in particular, though in fairness he's not much nicer about men or, for that matter, himself—that caught up with the pictures years or decades ago but is all the more obvious now that his wit is manifestly sapped. Let's not undercut our argument by overstating it: Allen has made good films, and reviewers certainly have panned films of his that are too conspicuously bankrupt not to be panned. The critical hegemony, however, remains poised to consume whole anything that gives them an excuse to, as in the case of Midnight in Paris, an enormously appealing but slight film with a conceit that verges on gimmickry but constitutes for Allen profundity. Some of his more resonant and accomplished pictures are most distinguished by what's rare about them, which is an affection generally unfelt in Allen's work—for the city that Allen loves in the case of Manhattan, for his own medium in the case of The Purple Rose of Cairo. But there's little affection for humanity in any of them, and when there is, it feels forced. Over time, critics have been desperate to love the philosophically confused Crimes and Misdemeanors, the one-trick Zelig, the London movies Match Point, and to a lesser extent, Scoop, otherwise known as Woody's I-Really-Only-Want-to-Sleep-With-Scarlett-Johansson-But-I've-Sort-Of-Begun-To-Realize-Just-How-Creepy-That-Is Period.
Allen and his admirers alike are trapped by a sense of futility about his work that dares not speak its name. The lion is too deep in winter for anybody to rationally hope his artistry will change; there's little reason to believe that, like Buñuel (who appeared as a character in Midnight in Paris), Allen will get better, wiser or bolder as he grows older yet. His work ethic is unflagging and admirable on the face of it—he knocks out a movie every year—but it hasn't served him well as the failed movies not only mount but call into question the estimable ones: Manhattan is more of a masterpiece when you haven't seen any of the others. Now the productivity resembles either pathological workaholism or a narcissism that insists we pay attention the way Jasmine insists we pay attention, in a movie that never surprises us, that never veers from its path toward the desolate park bench we know from the outset is waiting, that never defies our expectations because none of the characters possesses the contradictions that elevate great characters above mere types. On that bench, like in the plane seat an hour and a half before when her fellow passenger had nowhere earthbound to flee, Jasmine sits talking to herself (not a plot spoiler) as Allen talks to himself, deigning to allow us the privilege of listening.
Barry O
Wed, 2013-08-21 12:59
Barry O
Wed, 2013-08-21 13:00
Wed, 2013-08-21 18:25
It sounds like this movie really got under your skin! It is not an easy movie to watch and Jasmine is not a likable character but this does not mean that it is not a good movie. The parallels with "Streetcar" are so many and so unmistakable that that it makes me wonder more about Jasmine. Like Blanche, J. has also lived by the "kindness of strangers" although in this case she was using and manipulating them. Yet they both came to the same end.
I find that I keep thinking about this movie and I disagree that Woody Allen does not like people. Also, he is not required to like them as long as he can create them the way he can.
I will stop now.
Wed, 2013-08-21 18:57
Thankfully, you (whoever you are) are there to resolve our warped perceptions on art.
You really need to deal with your own personal issues, that quite transparently subconsciously fuel your vulgar distaste.
"who never feel authentic" - and please, for your own sake, get out a little more. And take up some courses (or clues from professional critics) on how to intelligently, compellingly, and educationally critique a film.
Thu, 2013-08-22 11:20
OK - you didn't much like the film. But you seem even more upset by the supposed widespread critical adulation of Allen's films. First of all, you're wrong (Scoop was not a very well reviewed movie; almost all the positive reviews for Midnight in Paris conceded that it was hardly a profound movie, etc.) Second of all, who cares?
Thu, 2013-08-22 11:36
Haven't seen it and do not intend to, not because it is a bad (or maybe good) example of the genre, but because I got my fill of such "existential" plays reading them in high school and watching them for class credit in college (the most boring college film? a tie between Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal" and Fellini's "8 1/2"). At my age (which you can guess from the references above) I want to see or read something NEW, or something old that I never got around to. I just recently read "Catch-22" for example. Besides, I liked Woody Allen's comedies, like "The Sleeper" and "Everything You Always Wanted to Know...," especially the fettucini digestion and the sperm pep talk scenes. Oh, and the giant breast chasing someone across the grass and drowning him in milk. I would rather remember him for making us LAUGH about absurdity, rather than saying over and over, "it's absurd, it's absurd, ..." with no humor to relieve the depression.
The "chess with Death" scene by Bergman was brilliantly parodied by Stephen Colbert in the introduction to his occasional "Cheating Death" mock drug commercials. I wonder how many of his fans' generation know the origin of that scene? Or know why his fictional drug company is named Prescott (hint: W's grandfather and HW's father, Senator Prescott Bush, whose bank was seized in 1942 for trading with the enemy)?
Wed, 2013-08-28 07:48
Wed, 2013-08-28 12:08
Thu, 2013-09-12 06:15
what are people attacking this critic? he is SPOT ON about the superficial mediocrity of 'jasmine' and much of allen's work. i'm a huge woody fan, but i'm i don't fetishize him to the point that he can do no wrong. of his 40 plus features, 5 to 10 are in the realm of classic, another 10 are good to very good and the rest are spotty, weak or not good. and people go on about 'annie hall', but never talk about 'husband and wives' or 'the sweet and lowdown' and, call me crazy, but 'midnight in paris' is woody's MOST overrated film, hands down. leave the critic alone because he nails it.
Thu, 2013-09-12 06:30
correction: 'why' are people attacking...' and 'superficality and mediocrity of...' and 5 are classic, 5 great, 5 good, 10 decent and 10 just okay to bad.
another well argued negative review of 'jasmine':
Thu, 2013-09-12 06:31
correction: 'why' are people attacking...' and 'superficality and mediocrity of...' and 5 are classic, 5 great, 5 good, 10 decent and 10 just okay to bad.
another well argued negative review of 'jasmine':
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I hate Jake Shields fights, Maia should take this.
Shields may get a take-down though Maia's quickness and the aggressive style he's went to at 170lb will make a difference in this fight. Jake hasn't finished a fight since '09 and he's not rekindling that anytime soon. It'll be Maia's responsibility to make this fight worth watching.
I think Maia will actually go after Shields for the finish, instead of playing safe, and be the 1st to tap Shields.
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Dogfish Head Distillery was the big winner March 26 at the Seventh Annual Great Rum Punch Challenge at Gadsby's Tavern Museum, beating out runner-up Bittersweet, the defending champ Bacardi, and worthy competitors Basikneads Catering, FireFlies, and Jackson 20. This is the third win for Dogfish Head, based in Rehoboth, Del., which took top honors in 2005 and 2008.
Rum Punch Challenge guests enjoyed the many different styles of punches but also a wide range of food from local establishments including Tempo Restaurant, Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant, Bittersweet, Basikneads, FireFlies and Jackson 20. Gadsby's Tavern Museum Society graciously provided the "Designated Drivers" punch, and many local businesses donated to the silent auction. Guests toured the historic ice well and learned about the importance of ice in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The origins of the Great Rum Punch Challenge came from the Museum's participation in the American Whiskey Trail, an educational experience into the cultural heritage and history of spirits in America. To learn more, please visit www.americanwhiskeytrail.com.
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With at least three serious challenges to the beef checkoff currently in the works the NCBA could soon experience a nearly 90% reduction in its budget. Then it would have to go back to earning its money the old fashioned way: by selling memberships. When they do they´ll find a new competitor in the neighborhood also vying to become the official mouthpiece of this nation´s cattlemen.
R-CALF USA, or Ranchers Cattleman Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America, came from humble beginnings. Formed in 1998 by a group of disgruntled ranchers in Montana, South Dakota and Colorado, its first headquarters were at the Midland Bull Test Center because that happened to be the home and business of R-CALF´s guiding light, Leo McDonnell. R-CALF USA didn´t set out to be all things to all cattlemen. Initially their sole reason for existence was to do something about what they perceived to be the dumping of live cattle from Canada and Mexico into the US market. In the process of initiating several trade investigations R-CALF gained support from 25,000 cattle producers and over 125 producer organizations.
At the same time this was happening there was growing unrest in the country with the NCBA, who many cattlemen felt had sold out to big packers and feeders and was living a comfortable life on their checkoff dollars. So when R-CALF USA held its first annual convention in February of 2000 many in the group wanted it to assume an ever widening leadership role in the cattle industry.
R-CALF USA became a membership-based organization in 1999 and distinguished itself as the only beef industry group that reserves voting rights exclusively for cattle producers. No feedlot members, packers, drug salesmen or car companies can vote unless they are ranchers. Membership is $50 annually and each person has one vote.
Compare R-CALF´s position to the NCBA whose leaders, you may recall, told us it was too late to allow a vote by mail on the merger of the old NCA and National Livestock and Meat Board. Common sense would suggest that any organization that can send out statements and a weekly newsletter could have allowed their members to vote by mail, but Paul Hitch summed up NCBA´s attitude when he said at the now infamous San Antonio convention, "The world is run by those who show up."
Not necessarily so, says R-CALF. "Producers have told us they cannot always attend national conventions far from home, but they want their opinions recognized and acted upon. That is just what R-CALF is giving them," says current R-CALF President Leo McDonnell. "Careful thought was given to the way members could participate in forming R-CALF´s agenda. Mail out ballots have enabled R-CALF members from across the country to participate and have their voices heard. We are really proud that our producer members lead and direct our association."
To listen to R-CALF and NCBA members argue you´d think they were from warring camps: like the NRA and PETA. No question there is a deep divide, as evidenced in their positions on world trade. R-CALF is against the U.S. President being given fast track authority to make more trade agreements like NAFTA. NCBA, on the other hand, supports fast track and NAFTA. On June 18 NCBA President Lynn Cornwell met with George Bush to express the cattle industry´s support for Trade Promotion Authority which would give Bush the fast track he desires. Cornwell said, "Exports are the lifeblood of American agriculture. We may lose our existing share of foreign markets to other competitors if we are not an active player in new trade agreements."
NCBA joined Cargill, Con Agra, Continental Grain, Farmland, General Mills, Nestle and Dreyfus as members in the Ag For Fast Track Coalition that would allow our domestic beef market to be further inundated with beef from around the world. One of Cornwell´s predecessors as NCBA President, George Swan, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture that his organization represented one million cattle ranchers and that the NCBA supported the World Trade Organization and its funding, and the authority given to the International Monetary Fund which is helping other countries expand their beef exports to this country.
The next trade agreement that NCBA is telling Washington politicians that one million cattlemen support is the Free Trade of the Americas agreement. FTAA was conceived at the 1994 Summit of the Americas where the leaders of 34 nations agreed to a hemisphere-wide trade pact that would be the most far-reaching trade and investment agreement ever signed. It would create the largest free-trade zone in the world and would grant big beef producing countries like Brazil and Argentina the same rights to ship their beef to this country that Canada and Mexico currently enjoy.
R-CALF USA vehemently opposes FTAA, as it does NAFTA, and points out that the United States has not produced enough beef to meet its own demand since the 1950´s. Today imports represent nearly 16% of total U.S. supplies. R-CALF USA has continually warned about the dangers of artificially cheap imports on the domestic market and has raised issues of food safety with imported beef. One of the resolutions passed by R-CALF USA at this year´s convention was their support for a moratorium on all imports of live cattle, beef, precooked beef and all beef products for three years: Until importers can prove the cattle and beef are free of Mad Cow disease and foot and mouth disease for the protection of the American consumer.
The NCBA faces a daunting task: trying to be all things to all people. Their dilemma is trying to satisfy packers, feeders and ranchers at the same time while their objectives and needs are so different. "It is time for cattle producers to step to the plate and direct their own future through a national organization that concentrates only on market issues and trade," says McDonnell. "The fact we haven´t had representation is not a good guy/bad guy issue. It is the realities of business. The major cost for packers and large formula feedlots is cattle. Why would any rational business support the cost of their major input going up? Once people understand that, then they understand why it´s critical the cattle industry has a strong independent national voice, separate from the beef industry on these issues."
Here are a few more major differences between the two organizations:
With its plate already full R-CALF USA tried to stay out of the checkoff fight. Although they were asked, they took no position in the court cases seeking to have the checkoff declared unconstitutional. They are on record as favoring a periodic referendum on the checkoff. "It is unfortunate that as an industry that is losing its private property rights, water rights, public land use rights, it is also compromised in its right to vote," says McDonnell. "Whether one supported the referendum or not, is not the point. What is important is that we not trade off certain rights that are dear to this country. When the right to vote is compromised to a privilege to vote, it only serves those who master it. R-CALF memberships supports a periodic vote and we appreciate the dedication the LMA has shown to the U.S. cattle industry."
McDonnell has said that he does not think that most cattle producers had a problem with the original intent of the checkoff. "However, they do have a legitimate concern when the primary contracting agent, NCBA, who has opposed or compromised cattle producers in political arenas in addressing cattle market issues such as concentration, packer feeding, international trade, and country of origin issues that may, or are, suppressing their cattle prices. These are not just political differences, but they are agendas that are in direct conflict to hundreds of thousands of cattle producers. There is something ethically wrong when those who oversee these funds continue to channel these funds through a contract agent who has, and is, working against U.S. cattle producers."
"To merge the checkoff with any association whose political agenda is in conflict to so many producers, compromises the potential goodness of the checkoff," says McDonnell. "Whether the Cattlemen´s Beef Board is truly concerned with pulling this industry back together or not, will depend on their willingness to allow producers to vote on the continued merger. That´s really the problem I keep hearing, and it´s not going to go away. Some will say we did vote through the Beef Board representatives. But I did not, and as a producer I have never been allowed to participate in the nomination or election of our state and national representatives."
Until R-CALF USA came along, that is.
R-CALF USA became the first cattle organization in history to propose a comprehensive Cattle Chapter for the nation´s farm bill. Their proposal includes a market oriented safety net that would NOT require any federal expenditures. The safety net provision recommends the use of variable import quotas that would be triggered when imports exceed a preestablished, market depressing level. During those times when domestic beef producers are hurt by the dumping of foreign beef, tariffs on imports would be filtered back to ranchers whose market was hurt.
R-CALF USA´s proposed Cattle Chapter in the Farm Bill also includes an eight-step plan for the enforcement of antitrust laws. But R-CALF´s highest priority for the farm bill is a country of origin labeling law that requires an animal to be born and raised in this country in order to carry such a label. They also support restrictions on the use of the USDA grade stamp for imported beef.
Other public stances taken by R-CALF USA include support for legislation which would prohibit slotting allowances, display fees, presentation fees, pay-to-stay fees and failure fees in the retail grocery business. Or kickbacks, as you and I might call them. They believe our government should encourage the U.S. cattle industry to provide hormone-free beef to those countries that oppose the importation of hormone produced beef and they support government incentives for improving the environment. One reason you always hear for not abandoning the NCBA in favor of R-CALF USA is the NCBA´s more established presence in Washington DC. But listen to what U.S. Senator Tom Johnson had to say about that: "We in Washington D.C. need the vision and passion that comes from R-CALF to get things done. R-CALF is widely respected in DC and across party lines. More Congressmen are looking to R-CALF for direction."
Evidently so are more cattlemen. New affiliates like the Wyoming Stockgrowers, Kansas Cattlemen´s Association, South Dakota Stockgrowers and Missouri Stockgrowers Association have all joined up. "A lot of people think R-CALF just represents Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas. It doesn´t," says John Lockie, executive Director of R-CALF USA. "The group now has members in 38 states and affiliate organizations that include local state cattle associations and general farm organizations. R-CALF USA represents producers from Hawaii to New York and has tremendous support from Southern States like Texas, Florida and New Mexico," says Lockie. "More people are signing on all the time. This is a bunch of fiercely independent people. They know something has to be done."
If you are a cattleman and like what you have just read you can join up by sending $50 to R-CALF USA, P.O. Box 30715, Billings, MT 59107.
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For car guys, we never forget the cars of our childhood. Be it our parents everyday driver, to the "guy down the street's" asphalt-eating monster, when we're young, certain cars permanently stamp our brains with a memory of loud exhaust and screeching tires.
Growing up, it was almost assured that Miami brothers Gary and Keith Gittleman would become obsessive car nuts. It began when their grandfather, Joe Gittleman, passed his love of fast cars on to their dad, Bob. Not long ago, the brothers sat down and made a list of the high-performance cars the family has owned. The collective number stoodat more than 350, and Keith quickly noted: "Yeah, I guess we've always been into fast cars."
Later years saw several vintage Ferrari's join the family's collection, but the Gittleman clan has always been particularly partial to good old American horsepower--most notably that found in the rumble of a Chevy V-8.
Joe Gittleman got the musclecar bug back when he bought a '60 Chevy Impala, with the tri-power, high-performance 348 W-motor. The white-on-black Impala won plenty of B/Stock trophies and Stock Eliminator titles in its day. Joe's son, Bob, acquired his taste for tire smoke early, going racing with his dad and watching and learning. By the early 1960s, Joe decided to build a car for son Bob to drive--one that was competitive and unique for NHRA's F/Stock class. When they came across a mint, '57 two-door, Two-Ten station wagon, they knew their search had ended. For motivation they decided on a dual carb 270hp 283small-block V-8, the same engine in street animals such as the Corvette. The 270/283 was factory-equipped with a solid-lifter, Duntov "097" cam (last three part number digits "097") and a pair of Rochester 4GC, four-barrel carbs mounted atop a factory aluminum intake. Even withless power than the "283/283" fuel-injected 283, the carb-equipped motor responded better to tuning and modifications. When properly set up, it reportedly produced better power than the FI-equipped engines.
The car itself was exceptionally inconspicuous. Instead of flashy paint, they left it the factory two-tone--bronze and white. For several years they ran the car unmarked with only white shoe polish class and entry numbers applied. No mag wheels, just painted factory steel wheels with Chevy "dog bowl" wheel covers. In those days, Stock Eliminator cars could only run a rear tire with a maximum 7-inch tread width, plus a minimum of two tread grooves. Ludicrous perhaps, but the idea was to keep the class entries as close to stock as possible. Joe and Bob complied, installing a set of Casler 7-inch "cheater slicks" made from a racing rubber compound, with the two mandatory grooves. A set of homemade traction bars cancelled wheel-hop and planted the tires on asphalt or concrete, allowing the high-winding 283 to leave the line at almost any rpm that driver Bob chose. After it became well known in the southern region, the car was treated to bold, hand-painted lettering and crowned "Xcellerator," a name that proved exceptionally accurate.
Never ones to embrace shiftlessness, Joe opted for the optional Borg-Warner, T-10 four-speed to transfer power from the 283 to the rear wheels. Bob quickly showed his prowess for timely starting line "leaves" and wide-open-throttle power shifts. To build the 270/283 engine, Joe and Bob chose Bob Fulp, a Ft. Lauderdale engine whiz with a solid reputation for stout drag motors. Fulp had come to South Florida via California, learning plenty of engine building techniques from the "Left Coast" racers.


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WEST VALLEY CITY — Two women have been arrested for alleged ongoing abuse against a teenage boy after police say they duct taped him, forced drugs on him and poured Tabasco sauce in his eyes.
Krista Jean Miller, 33, and Robin Willette Rumsey, 38, were each arrested for investigation of numerous allegations, including intentional child abuse, four counts each of endangerment of a child, and two counts each of dealing in harmful materials to a minor.
The alleged abuse began when the boy was 12 and has gone on for the last two years, said West Valley Police Sgt. Jason Hauer.
The now 14-year-old boy claimed he was duct taped so that he couldn't move his arms and legs, carried down a flight of stairs into a basement and left in a room alone with the lights out for about 90 minutes, according to a Salt Lake County Jail report.
On another occasion, the women tried forcing the teen to use marijuana, according to police. He was "held by the women physically and (they) put a glass pipe in his mouth telling him to inhale," the report states. The women also allegedly did the same with alcohol by "pouring the alcohol over his face and mouth, prying his mouth open."
On more than one occasion in 2011, someone dropped a glass pan on the floor and the boy was then pushed onto the glass pieces, according to the report. Police say one of the women also "forcefully poured Tabasco sauce in the eyes and face" of the boy.
Many of these incidents were done as a form of discipline, Hauer said.
The women would also watch pornographic movies when others, including children, were in their residence, the report states. The people in the movie were between 15 and 30 years old, according to the report.


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Man accused of shooting self faces more than 100 new chargesBy Patrick McArdle
STAFF WRITER | March 22,2013BENNINGTON A Manchester man, who has been accused of shooting himself Dec. 31 and then reporting that he was the victim of a drive-by shooting, was charged Thursday with two felonies and 105 misdemeanor counts of violating his conditions of release from custody.
Donald J. Ely-Gardner, 27, of Manchester, was also found to be competent to stand trial on a growing list of criminal charges. Jeffrey Rubin, who represents Ely-Gardner, had asked for a competency evaluation in February.
On Thursday, Ely-Gardner was arraigned in Bennington criminal court on felony counts of embezzlement and theft of service, two misdemeanor charges of petty larceny and 105 misdemeanor charges for violation of conditions of release. Ely-Gardner pleaded innocent to all the charges.
After a friend of Ely-Gardners reported that he had suffered a gunshot wound Dec. 31, he was taken to the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington and then to Albany Medical Center in New York for treatment.
In an affidavit, Officer Craig Watrous Sr., of the Manchester Police Department, said he was dispatched to Hand Chevrolet on Feb. 5 to meet with an employee. The employee said the business was missing two cellular phones.
Watrous said Hand Motors received a bill for two cell phones, which prompted an investigation. What the employee learned was that one cell phone box was empty and the other had a hollow cell phone model inside.
Because the cell phones were not expected to be in use and had no calling plan connected to them, the calls made on them were charged at a premium rate. The Hand employee said he believed Ely-Gardner, who was employed at Hand Motor to repair cell phones, may have taken the phones because of his access to them.
Together, the phones were valued at about $900.
Watrous said he looked at the cell phone bills and found that the calls were being made from Albany, N.Y., at the time Ely-Gardner was a patient in the hospital there.
According to the affidavit, nine were made to the Manchester Police Department about the case involving the shooting, 54 were made to Ely-Gardners mother, and 105 calls were made between Jan. 1 and Jan. 10 to a woman with whom Ely-Gardner was not allowed to have contact with by court order.
The cost of the calls came to more than $2,118.
Watrous said Ely-Gardners mother told him Feb. 8 that the phones were in a bag her son had given to her while he was at the hospital.
In a separate affidavit, Robert Kalinowski, an investigator for the Bennington County States Attorneys Office, said he spoke Feb. 27 with the woman who was called 105 times. He said she admitted the calls were from Ely-Gardner and that she knew he was not supposed to contact her but she said she wanted to talk to him and that he told her the judges order may not apply across state lines.
There are several felony charges pending against Ely-Gardner including violation of an abuse prevention order, which involves the woman hes accused of calling, and two felony counts of first-degree aggravated domestic assault and two felony charges of second-degree aggravated domestic assault, which involve a different woman.
He was ordered held without bail in February.
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Roads Traveled by Linda L. Osmundson
The Eiffel Tower. Check. The Louvre. Check. The Sistine Chapel. Check. Michelangelo's David. Check. Milford Sound. Check. New York's Central Park. Check. And many more. One Thousand Places to See Before You Die sits on the bookshelf with sticky notes
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The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and CU Facilities Management Outdoor Services will be hosting the Fall Tree Walk led by Facilities Operations Arborist Vince Aquino. Two of these popular tours will be offered, the first at 5 p.m., on
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Published on Thursday, October 02 2014 12:25
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You can purchase pumpkins from several different sources but the most family fun is to visit a Pumpkin Patch. You may have to drive some distance but the trip will be well worth it. Besides fields of pick-your-own pumpkins, farmers offer mazes, corn stalks, gourds, hayrides, and produce stands.
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When you think of grape growing or wine tasting, California's Napa Valley comes to mind. But, did you know Colorado hosts over ninety wineries with more than thirty on the Front Range? And, the state's winemaking began over a century ago? Or, some Colorado climates rival California's grape growing regions?
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2014 marks the 100th year since the extinction of the passenger pigeon, one of the most abundant bird species in North America. This bird, which once flew in flocks so large that the sky would be blacked out, was officially declared extinct in 1914 with the passing of Martha, a passenger pigeon at
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Boulder County lists many properties on the National Register of Historic Places. Maybe you've seen them. If not, here are a few you might view.
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Cool nights, hot days, and the start of school reminds us summer's end is near. Have you enjoyed all those outdoor activities you planned at the beginning of the season? There's still time. Here are some suggestions of things to do before the weather turns cold.
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On the Top Shelf this time: New editions of some old favorites, and the latest in a Chevrolet-info series that will help you decipher your C1's, C2's, or C3's history-and what's on it.
Vette Verification Made Easy
How do you know that "numbers-matching" mid-year that you just shelled out good money for is the real thing? Or, how do you know which Rochester Quadrajet is the correct carburetor for your 49-state, LS5-powered '72? There's now a book that helps you answer these questions-and it's by someone very familiar to Corvette Fever readers.
Alan Colvin's 1955-'82 Corvette by the Numbers: The Essential Corvette Parts Reference is the latest in his "By the Numbers" series, and it's just as much a goldmine of information as the four predecessor volumes for '55-'75 steel-bodied Chevys are. His adventures in automotive archaeology over the years have not only taken him to swap meets like Carlisle's, but also the extensive archives where Chevrolet, Flint, Delco-Remy, Saginaw, Tonawanda, and Muncie documents were kept. That's where he pored over decades of Chevy's engineering specifications as well as original part blueprints, Technical Service Bulletins and other documents to identify and verify exactly which "coded" parts were used to build Corvettes.
At over 600 pages, this massive tome contains detailed chapters on Vehicle ID Numbers (VINs), engine codes, engine block casting numbers, crankshafts, cylinder heads (including casting symbols like "double humps"), carburetors, intake and exhaust manifolds, water pumps, distributors, camshafts, generators and alternators, transmissions, axles and differentials, wheels, starters, clutch housings, harmonic balancers, radios, hoses, Libby-Owens-Ford (LOF) glass, year-by-year model changes-and a big chapter on Rochester Fuel Injection systems that's worth the price of the book all by itself. In fact, each chapter is-thanks to the painstakingly-verified information, factory photos and illustrations, and reference tables in each one.
Thanks to Alan's "By The Numbers" series, you'll also solve some long-standing Corvette mysteries, including where the first shipment of Muncie M-20 four-speeds went in early 1963 (HINT: It wasn't to St. Louis Assembly!). In its chapter on transmissions, this book refers to an appendix covering when the first Muncie M-22 "Rock Crusher" four-speeds were built, but that appendix (and must-read story) is actually found in the 1965-'69 Chevrolet by the Numbers, a predecessor volume in Alan's series, where that appendix spells out exactly when they were built (April of 1965), and that they went into 32 high-horsepower racing Corvettes, with 25 M-22s from that same pilot-production run going to Chevrolet Service Parts.
That last fact alone might prompt you to buy the 1965-'69 volume by itself. But, if you want as complete a parts reference guide as there is for 1955-'75 Chevrolets, you'll want to include all five "By The Numbers" volumes...starting with this one if the only Bow Tie in your garage wears a fiberglass body!
Rebuilt: Two Small-block Builders' Favorites
CarTech Books' "Workbench How-To" series have helped thousands of Bow Tie devotees build their first, or their latest, engines over the years. Now, their two small-block Chevy-specific titles have been revised, updated-and loaded with color images throughout.
Larry Atherton and Larry Schreib's How to Rebuild the Small-Block Chevrolet: Stock and High-Performance Rebuilds should be a teaching text in every auto shop classroom across the U.S., and their new edition makes it even more of a gotta-have for Chevy engine builders. That's because it's now filled with over 600 color step-by-step photos, taking you from disassembly and inspection to parts selection, machine work, critical component fit, assembly, plus installation and break-in. Throughout the book, Atherton and Schreib include performance modifications and upgrades (especially in the parts-selection pages), and appendices include general specifications, torque specs, piston ring gap alignment, plus info on cylinder numbers and firing orders for each version of Chevy's most popular V8.
An excellent companion volume is the updated edition of David Vizard's How to Build Max-Performance Chevy Small-Blocks on a Budget, also available from CarTech Books. This book is ideal for those looking for maximum power and torque out of their 265-400-cubic-inch small-blocks, while shelling out the least amount of money. There are loads of new color photos and illustrations, as well as info on the latest engine-building techniques, today's engine technology, and what today's affordable small-block engine buildups contain. (There's a section in back where ten different engine builds, from grocery-getter to race-only screamer, are detailed.) That's along with the information David includes about desirable factory part numbers to look for and use in your builds, inexpensive-but-effective aftermarket parts, what blocks, heads and cranks are the best to build your engine with, how to select a camshaft and rotating-assembly parts, and much more. Get both of these updated titles from CarTech Books, and you'll be dollars ahead on your next engine project.


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Bankruptcy case dismissedA U.S. bankruptcy court has dismissed the case of former Grafton, N.D., farmer Tom Grabanski.
By: Mikkel Pates, Agweek
FARGO, N.D. — The personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization for former Grafton, N.D., farmer Tom Grabanski and his wife, Mari, has been dismissed, perhaps setting the stage for creditors to move ahead to collect claims that total about $25 million.
Thad J. Collins, a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge on April 12 dismissed the case "with prejudice," prohibiting the Grabanskis from filing for bankruptcy for another six months.
It is but one of three separate but related bankruptcies involving Grabanski, a key figure in failed farming businesses in his hometown of Grafton, N.D., in Texas and Colorado, as well as an elevator company in Grafton. The personal bankruptcy case has accounted for more than 576 docket items, or filings.
In his order, Collins says the court had "bent over backwards to give" the Grabanskis "every possible benefit of the doubt" in the case, but cited a history of missed deadlines and extensions. He said it is "no stretch for the Court to conclude" the Grabanskis "willfully failed to abide by orders of the Court and to appear before the court in proper prosecution of their case."
Tom Grabanski, who has lived in Paris, Texas, for about three years, told Agweek he'd expected dismissal since last June. "We'll see where God wants to take us," he says. "It'll work out."
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Judge Collins, based in the northern district of Iowa since March 29, 2010 has been "sitting by designation" in the case. Collins took over from Judge William A. Hill who retired Aug. 21, 2011. Hill was replaced by Shon Hastings, a former assistant U.S. Attorney. Dianne Schmitz, clerk of the bankruptcy court, says a review of the court's case load indicated that Hastings had a "work-related conflict" with the Grabanski case, as well as some others, so they were assigned to Collins.
In his April 12 ruling, Collins offered a history of the case, which dates back to farming in 2008 and 2009, when the Grabanskis initially started partnerships with John and Dawn Keeley, Grafton farmers and former partners of the Grabanskis in Texas farmland ownership and operation companies.
Grabanski reported a $2.5 million loss in the G&K Farms partnership in 2008, even though the crops had been insured.
The Keeleys alleged that Tom Grabanski obtained a $7 million loan on behalf of the company, contrary to the operating agreement that said he couldn't borrow more than $1,000 without John Keeley's permission. The Keeleys believed they resigned from the partnership effective April 30, 2009, but later found themselves responsible for debts.
A judge in Colorado last summer reversed a government denial of $8 million in crop insurance payments to Colorado Farm, a company in which Grabanski had been a partner. Collins quoted a news story in which Grabanski said the victory in a crop insurance case could allow him to make payments to creditors and make things right.
Collins says he had delayed one motion to dismiss to "wait-and-see if anyone in this (personal) bankruptcy was paid from or made a claim to what seemed to be a sizable amount of money."
But Collins asked Grabanski "how much money was in the estate right now," and Grabanski's lawyer DeWayne Johnston had answered, "Probably zero." Subsequently, Collins concurred with the two dismissal motions.
Grabaski says he doesn't know what happened to the insurance settlement in the Colorado matter.
"I have some issues with the (Colorado Farms) partners," he says. "The Hansons won't tell me where they put the money. They're handling the money in that one." He couldn't confirm the figure that was won in the case.
Jeff Hanson, general sales manager in a Grafton implement and auto dealer family, is one of several Hanson family members who was a partner in Colorado Farms land partnership and Hanson CF farming partnership, and a creditor in the bankruptcy case.
Jeff Hanson declined to be interviewed by Agweek on the fate of the Colorado insurance money. He also declined to comment on the Grabanski bankruptcy dismissal. At least three other creditors and plaintiffs in the Grafton area, including the Keeleys, declined requests by Agweek to comment on the case.


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In September, when an early season nor'easter combines with a hurricane, the end result is some of the best surf the east coast can deal out. With the Eastern Surfing Association Championships held smack dab in the middle of all this on the Outer Banks, it was easily one of the top east coast contests in recent years. Broken longboards, Highway 12 flooding, winds upwards of 50 mph, and sand in every orifice were just a few of the things these kids endured all for east coast glory. With Vestal and ERGO both coming on as official ESA sponsors for 2009, the ESA will be looking forward to another spectacular year.
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From the travelers and editors of TripAdvisor. The list proves "the U.S. boasts some truly bizarre attractions, and in a state where they do everything big, Texas even does weird big," said a spokeswoman for the travel Web site.
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1. Potty Time: Toilet Seat Museum, Alamo Heights, Texas
More than 700 decorated toilet seat lids (and counting) adorn curator Barney Smith's oversized garage, now a site that draws around 1,000 visitors a year. The lid themes range from license plates to military memorabilia to commemorations of major historical events, and everything in between. An additional ironic oddity is this former master plumber's toilet seat museum does not have a bathroom. One TripAdvisor traveler said, "This place is a MUST SEE for all ages when in San Antonio."


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What are cataracts? American Academy of Ophthalmology EyeSmart website. Available at: http://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/diseases/cataracts.cfm. Accessed November 21, 2013.
What is a cataract? NIH Senior Health website. Available at: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/cataract/whatisacataract/01.html. Accessed November 21, 2013.
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The Wal-mart Foundation recently provided the NC Museum of Natural Sciences with $50,000 to support environmental education programs at Prairie Ridge, the Museum's 40-acre outdoor education center located off Reedy Creek Road in west Raleigh.
July 28, 2010 - 11:52am
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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences today introduced Margaret D. "Meg" Lowman as Director of their new wing, the Nature Research Center. For 30 years, Lowman has helped pioneer the science of canopy ecology, designing hot-air balloons and walkways for treetop exploration while studying the links between insects and ecosystem health. In her new role, Lowman will oversee the new wing's research agenda, participate in fundraising efforts and assist with the integration of existing Museum programs.
July 2, 2010 - 4:32pm
From fireflies to vampire squid, bioluminescent creatures have piqued human imagination with their ghostly glow for centuries. After decades of investigation, scientists have uncovered the mechanisms underlying bioluminescence. Get an introduction to bioluminescence and discover its value to biomedical research when Jonathan Horowitz, associate professor of oncology at the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine, presents "Bioluminescence: Natural Wonders and Tools for Scientific Discovery," at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on Monday, July 19 at 7 pm.
June 8, 2010 - 12:58pm
To help celebrate a popular annual event and a unique new exhibit, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh announces its inaugural BugFest Illustration Contest.
June 3, 2010 - 11:28am
Wildlife in North Carolina magazine again welcomes entries for its sixth annual nature and wildlife photo competition.
May 27, 2010 - 11:29am
In the drive to develop an invisible army, a crazed ex-Major and a scientist under duress must first corral an unusual and unpredictable army of one. Don't miss "The Amazing Transparent Man" (1960), showing at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on Friday, June 4 at 7 pm.
May 25, 2010 - 12:38pm
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES™) announced the selection of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Prairie Ridge Ecostation as one of the first landscapes to participate in a new program testing the nation's first rating system for green landscape design, construction and maintenance.
May 24, 2010 - 5:15pm
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Nature Art Gallery is proud to offer an exhibit and sale of work by Ben Owen III, one of the world's most celebrated potters. Earth, Water & Fire: Works in Clay by Ben Owen III will open on First Friday, June 4 with a reception from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
May 12, 2010 - 1:25pm
Discover what puts the "fire" in firefly when the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh opens Glow: Living Lights, a new special exhibit on display from June 21 through September 12, 2010. Don't miss the first-ever museum exhibition to explore the phenomenon of bioluminescence — an organism's ability to produce its own light.
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"The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush", a new book by Museum paleontologist Paul Brinkman, takes us back to the birth of dinomania, and the modern obsession with all things Jurassic.


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Women's Basketball Staff
June DAUGHERTY
Head Coach (Eighth Season)
Head Coach June Daugherty enters her eighth season with Cougars and has led the charge toward a new era in WSU women's basketball. Just as she had done at each of her two previous stops, Daugherty has begun turning around the WSU women's program. (FULL BIO)
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Associate Head Coach (Eighth Season)
Associate head coach Mike Daugherty is in his eighth year with the Washington State University coaching staff. Husband to head coach June, Daugherty is in his 24th season as a Division I coach. (FULL BIO)
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Associate Head Coach (Eighth Season)
Brian Holsinger, the Cougars' recruiting and defensive coordinator, is in his eighth season as an assistant coach at Washington State University. (FULL BIO)
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Ashley Gill begins her sixth year working on Washington State's women's basketball staff and her third as an assistant coach after spending the previous two seasons as the team's video coordinator and two years prior as a team manager. (FULL BIO)
Kate WERNER
Coordinator of Operations (Eighth Season)
Returning to her hometown of Pullman, Wash., Kate Werner joined head coach June Daugherty's staff at WSU as coordinator of operations. Werner oversees team travel, budget preparation, community service activities and acts as student-athlete academic liaison. (FULL BIO)


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Midwest Living Review
Detroit has seen a lot of revitalization in the past decade, and in the downtown area especially, it shows. The Inside Detroit organization and welcome center operates out of a storefront on Woodward Avenue, and offers tours for every interest: African American history, churches, architecture and pub crawls are just a few on the list. Architectural treasures like the Guardian, Buhl and Penobscot buildings might seem ordinary from the street, but their interiors are Art Deco marvels of tile and Tiffany glass recalling Detroit's booming 1920s. Early-20th-century architecture doesn't completely steal the show: GM's massive Renaissance Center on the Detroit River makes an impressive addition to the skyline, and Campus Martius Park, a converted green space on Woodward, is extremely popular with the lunchtime crowd. Locally owned bars and restaurants are a big focus of the Inside Detroit tours -- some may look a little dog-eared on the outside, but there are some real gems. The Grand Trunk Pub, Cliff Bell's and Sweetwater Tavern all topped our list of hole-in-the-wall restaurants, where the food was tasty and the vibe was welcoming and neighborhood-friendly. Two other brag-worthy areas in downtown: the RiverWalk, a walkway and green space along the Detroit River, and the sports district, a lively neighborhood packed with popular sports bars and rooftop patios. Getting around downtown is the best part: the People Mover will give you the lay of the land (and a great view!) for just fifty cents.


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BCSO Maj. Tommy Ford said deputies assigned to the department's new "beach precinct" are in the process of completing lifeguard certification through the
"Part of this whole concept was to get those guys trained," said Ford, who anticipates 90 percent of the deputies will be certified in the coming weeks. "We selected people we thought would be capable of the beach rescue, which is very dangerous and requires a certain level of physical fitness, and requires some training, skills and equipment."
Although the Red Cross class is designed for pool lifeguarding, Lt. David Baldwin, who heads the BCSO beach precinct, said the department is hopeful it will lead to more advanced training in the future.
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During busy holiday weekends or during double red flag conditions when the water is closed to the public, it's all hands on deck for both BCSO and PCBPD, along with the
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Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio
Result: Del Rio grabs the win, with the help of Ricardo, who attacks Sheamus with his shoe
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Result: Brodus destroys Sandow, but lets his frustration get the better of him and gets DQ'ed
TV Championship: A-Ry (c) vs. Evan Bourne
Result: A-Ry continues his great run with ANOTHER victory at NWO
John Morrison vs. Miz
Result: Match doesnt even start, both men brawl to the back, only dozens of security guards seperate them
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Result: Rhodes defeats Christian with the CrossRhodes, after Tyson Kidd distracted Christian, who had the win in the bag!!
Tag Championships: PTP (c) vs. Rey and Sin Cara
Result: Sin Cara turns on Rey and knocks him out with a steel chair when the ref was down, and the PTP capitilize!
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Result: Woods destroys Foley and wins. After the match, he continues to beat down on the legend, but HHH returns and takes out Woods!
WHC: Randy Orton (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
Result: Ziggler hits a low blow when the ref is distracted by Vicky, and pushes Orton into him. He grabs Orton and gets ready to finish him off when Y2J runs down and hits a Codebreaker. The ref is up and Orton pins Ziggler! Post match, Orton is blindsided by Rhodes, who poses with the WH Belt.
WWE Title: The Rock (c) vs. CM Punk (steel cage)
Results: As the match draws to a close, Lesnar arrives and tears the door of the cage of his hinges. He F5's The Rock, but as turns to attack Punk, Punk hits him with a chair. He covers Rock for a near fall. Then, the same masked man who attacked Punk at the RR, attacks him with a chair from behind, cracking him in the skull. As Punk recovers, Rock hits a Rock Bottom for the win. However, as he celebrates, Brock blindsides him with an F5! The show ends with Brock holding the title aloft!


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