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Valentine's Day Greeting Cards
Favorite Valentine's Day E-Card Sites
Love, is it elusive? Shallow and exclusive? Or natural, easy and actual? I know you know the latter, and I have a feeling you want to share and multiply that easy, actual and natural love. Share it with a Valentine's Day card, for example, sent conveniently and creatively by email.
Valentine's Day Dance - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
I just want to dance with you this Valentine's Day.
Peony Valentine's Day - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
Ask with a lovely peony: "Wilt thou be my Valentine?".
Tatty Teddy Valentine's Day - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
The tatty teddy bear delivers lovely Valentine's Day greetings with a rose.
Big Valentine's Day Heart - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
If pop art means images that jump right out of your email into the recipient's heart, then this great big Valentine's Day card is the poppest of art.
Secret Admirer - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
Whether you are the secret admirer or want to encourage somebody who you think and hope is secretly admiring you (yes, the difference is obscure), here's the perfect e-card. Naturally, it's also ideal for Valentine's Day.
Doily Valentine Heart - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
Every word is too much, every thought dissociating. Start love letter mailing. Stop thinking.
Valentine's Day Heart Sweets - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
Heart-shaped sweets for the sweetest hearts this Valentine's Day.
Pink Roses Valentine - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
Big feelings and big Valentine's Day greetings deserve a big, pink heart.
Valentine Fae - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
Let a red fairy deliver lovely Valentine's Day greetings.
Valentine Hearts - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
Send lots of hearts and lots of love for Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day Basket Angel - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
It's an angelic face that peeps out of a Valentine's Day basket full of roses, wishing you a "Happy Valentine!"
Valentine Card - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
Send a lovely Valentine card this Valentine's Day.
Forever Lovers - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
While this lovely letter is sent in seconds, love's dimension is eternity.
Valentine's Day Message - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
Love is the message!
Singing Hearts - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
Send an e-card that overflows with hearts, and notes, and love.
You 'n Me - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
"You + Me" written on the wall, and in your email.
Friendly Cupids - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
The cupids are friendly, and you should be too — especially this Valentine's Day and send some lovely emails using lovely stationery.
Happy Valentine's Day - Free Valentine's Day E-Card
For Valentine's Day you need a big heart, and you can send one with this stationery.
Valentine's Day Heart- Free Valentine's Day E-Card
With love in the heart, and the heart in the hand, how can it but be a very happy Valentine's Day?
Valentine's Day Kitten - Free Valentine's Day E-card
With love, the kitten delivers your Valentine's Day e-card.
Be Mine Valentine - Free Valentine's Day E-card
Be mine this Valentine's Day. I'm yours.
1001 Postcards - Love and Valentine's Day
Among the metaphorical 1001 postcards at 1001 Postcards, there are not only very real lovely ones, but also funny and romantic ones. Heck, there are even Valentine's Day cards for pets.
123Greetings.com - Valentine's Day
123Greetings.com helps you say the three magic words, or anything else you want to say for Valentine's Day (provided it's something nice, of course).
Amazon.com Valentine's Day e-Cards
Special Valentine's Day cards for him and for her, and for anything in between; and left to it; and right. Amazon.com not only lets you send these cards for free, you can also attach a gift certificate for your Valentine.
Americangreetings.com Valentine's Day
Send one of the great Valentine's Day cards from Americangreetings.com as a paying member, and love is almost guaranteed (almost!).
Awkward Valentines
They are not awkward. These Awkward Valentines say what's awkward for you to say — bravely via email.
B MINE rewards your waiting for its interface to scroll with brilliant and beautiful handmade Valentine's Day e-cards.
The Bad Girl's Valentines
A bad girl is an uncensored human — nothing scary. She tells you when she wants you, well, bad, maybe with a Bad Girl's email Valentine.
BirthdayAlarm.com Valentine's Day eCards
Be it cuteness, joviality or sentimental feelings, BirthdayAlarm.com has the right Valentine's Day card for you. (Some of them are interactive.)
BlackDog's Valentine's Day Post Office
Pick from fabulous, luxurious and sumptuous old Valentines at BlackDog's Post Office for your sweetest electronic greetings.
BlueMountain.com - Valentine's Day eCards
From hot, hot lust to cool fish love, Bluemountain.com has the right greeting card for every Valentine, and for every paying member. I like the Gerbera Daisy in particular.
carlsenCards Valentine's Day eCards
Cats and mice and bathtubs and Swedish nuns and sponges and lots of kisses: share Valentine's Day greetings from carlsenCards.
CowrieCards Valentine's Day and Black Love Day Greeting Cards
Be redy for love, send a Valentine's Day or Black Love Day card from CowrieCards, and then come black for more.
E-Cards.com Valentine's Day E-Cards
Send simple and charming electronic Valentines from the original E-Cards.com.
FabulousFoods.com Valentine's Day Greeting Cards
Hearts, hearts, and hearts. Hearts in all shapes and sizes but predominantly one color — red — appear across the truly lovely vintage Valentine's Day cards you can send from FabulousFoods.com.
Fisher-Price Valentine's Day Ecards
Sweet and lovely, Fisher-Price e-cards spread playful Valentine's Day glee.
Though best enjoyed in free nature, flowers are also wonderful depicted in pictures — and creatively arranged in a self-made Valentine's Day Card full of flowers.
Free Web Cards Valentine's Day
Send a lovely vintage Valentine's Day card, and attach a cute poem, too.
FunUtilities.com Valentine's Day eCards
It is no fit and proper Valentine's Day card that does not border on kitsch. FunUtilities.com manages to stay on the right side with its many classy images.
GreetingSpring Valentine Ecards
Love's many dimensions are condensed to three at GreetingSpring; three dimensions and some lovely animation, of course.
GroupCard Valentine E-Cards
Simple, stylish and enticing, GroupCard's wonderful Valentine's Day greetings know to please and spread love.
Hallmark Valentine's Day eCards
With many classic, cute and romantic cards, Hallmark can be a quality source of Valentine's Day love spread by email.
Hipster Cards Valentine's Day Ecards
Valentine's Day is Hipster Cards's forte. Countless lovely, funny, retro, cute, sarcastic, daring, classic and wonderful cards await you and, by extension, your valentine.
Jacquie Lawson Valentine E-Cards
Send special Valentine's Day greetings with Chudleigh, the chocolate Labrador, and friends or fantastic compositions of flowers and music.
Jan Brett Postcard Valentines
From illustrator Jan Brett's virtuoso pen straight to your valentine's beloved heart: crafty Valentine's Day e-cards.
JibJab Valentine's Day eCards
JibJab is where the fun is — and the love, too, if you put it in your JibJab card. Of course, you can also add your (or anybody else's) image to the rich JibJab greetings made with impressive attention to detail and care.
Katie's Cards Valentine's Day E Cards
Painted and animated with admirable skill and ardor, Katie's Valentine's day greetings spread love, friendship, passion and romance in so charming a manner.
Lovingyou.com Valentine's Day eCards
Lovingyou.com has many different Valentine's Day images, and there are real gems among them. You can combine any image with a letterhead and background, and attach a stamp before it goes off to your Valentine.
MyFunCards Valentine's Day eCards
Fun and love convene to form entertaining and enchanting Valentine's Day cards at MyFunCards.
Ojolie Valentine's Day E-Cards
Of the many, many ways to express loving feelings, the Japanese red crowned cranes' dance and the graceful movements of trumpeter swans are among the most beautiful. Of the many, many ways to send Valentine's Day greetings via email, Ojolie cards (animating said cranes and swans, plus classy dog kisses, cat romance and more) are among the most lovely.
Plaxo Valentine's Day eCards
From hearts to chocolate to roses: there's a Plaxo card for every valentine from any valentine this Valentine's Day.
PopCard.me Love Greeting Cards
With simple images of affection and your words all delivered in style and simplicity, PopCard.me's love greeting cards make great Valentine's Day e-cards.
Tatty Teddy Valentine's Day E-Cards
Tatty Teddy is not quite as charming as you — but still very very very endearing; perfect for lovable Valentine's Day greetings.
USAGreetings Valentine's Day Greeting Cards
Overlooking, of course, the "Anti-Val Day" category, we find many an animated Valentine at USAGreetings — or, of course, a comforting card for those who do not enjoy Valentine's Day so much.
Valentine's Day at Virtual Chocolate
As much as I like chocolate, I have to admit: the virtual chocolate doesn't look so tasty. But there is something to that chocolate strawberry...
Valentine's Day | Vladstudio.com E-cards
Digital art in love: gorgeous and heart-warming Valentine's Day cards (and desktop backgrounds, too).
Valentine's Day Greetings from atmgreetings.com
Many a flower and kiss and chocolate can be sent, plain or animated, from atmgreetings.com.
Valentine's Day Leanin' Tree E-Cards
You can lean on the tree for wonderful and lovely Valentine's Day greeting cards.
Valentine's Day PerfectGreetings
Live from PerfectGreetings's club: greeting cards and poems of love, Hindi love songs, as well as Japanese and, yes, French kis... greetings.
Valentine's Day Regards.com
Most of the Valentine's Day cards at Regards.com appear to be a bit nervous, but... I'm nervous, too.
Valentines Day Cards from Care2
Many, many great Valentine's Day cards that let you show that you have a green heart, too: Care2 donate part of their revenue to environmental organizations.
VerveCards Valentine's Day Greetings
Psychedelic loving-goodness! Deliver fantastic emotion explosions with the colorful, graceful and fun VerveCards Valentines. They're self-contained, too, and deliver all the verve without animations.
Vintage Valentine's Day Postcards
Choose from a sheer endless supply of lovely and gorgeous vintage Valentines at CardCow.com.
West Virginia University Libraries: Vintage Valentines
Send vintage Valentines most ornate and gorgeous from West Virginia University Libraries' collection.


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Radios needed for Afhan police officers
Written by Major John Ruckauf
I am the Operations Officer for a battalion stationed in Kandahar Province, the heartland of the Taliban resistance. We have been fighting hard to neutralize the insurgency while attempting to connect the people to their government, particularly their security forces. Afghan Police have always been the most corrupt, least equipped and least trained of all the world's security services. This makes the professionalization of these officers one of the toughest challenges that we currently face.
What we have learned is that looking professional and having the right equipment can help reduce corrupt behavior, increase mission accomplishment, instill discipline, and enhance morale.
On February 7, 2011, we were operating in the Kandahar Inland Customs Depot when a suicide bomber attacked and killed several of our colleagues.
Among them was a member of the Border Management Task Force who was a retired US Borders & Customs Officer.
You can learn more about him by accessing the link: Buffalo man killed working in Afghanistan | WIVB.com In an effort to improve our force protection measure, we tried to acquire the equipment through military funds.
According to our regulations we are not allowed to purchase communications equipment using Afghan Security Force Funds.
We have been looking into other funding solutions, but I am afraid we will be caught up in bureaucratic red tape that will impede the delivery of this mission-critical equipment.
We hope you may be able to help us. We are looking for 10-15 used two-way radios similar to Motorola "push to talks," and chargers (dual voltage).
Radio holsters would be beneficial but not necessary.
We are also looking for 15-20 sets of police equipment - utility belts, flashlights and hand-cuffs.
Our goal is to transfer lead responsibility for the security of Afghanistan to their government so our soldiers can eventually return home.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your consideration.
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By Tim Graham
Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel is coming off a shabby performance. He said he wasn't rusty.
So apparently he just didn't have what it took Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team that surrendered 55 points a week earlier.
Bills observers wonder if Manuel has what it takes. But Bills coach Doug Marrone has been adamant Manuel will be a good NFL quarterback. The team's media staff this week has compared Manuel with Carolina Panthers star Cam Newton.
There seems to be a concerted effort to make sure the club rallies around Manuel.
Marrone had a favorable Manuel stat ready for today's news conference at One Bills Drive.
"To put things in perspective," Marrone said, "and I think it's important, and everyone knows he's our starting quarterback and there's no problem there ... But when you look at quarterbacks with five starts and you go back to 2000 with all the young quarterbacks, he has the third-best rating out of all those quarterbacks."
This is true, albeit convoluted and not all that relevant.
Among quarterbacks who threw at least 150 passes through their first five starts in Weeks One through Five, Manuel's 79.4 passer rating is third to Newton's 84.3 and New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith's 80.3 from the 2000 season onward.
This would not include any quarterback such as Ben Roethlisberger, who didn't start as a rookie on opening day, let alone any quarterback such as Tom Brady, Drew Brees or Aaron Rodgers, who served as backups before taking over.
The others in Marrone's top 10 -- based on data from Pro-Football-Reference.com -- include Andy Dalton (78.7), Chris Weinke (74.0), Andrew Luck (72.0), Ryan Tannehill (70.4), Sam Bradford (66.5), Brandon Weeden (64.5) and Carson Palmer (59.6).
Manuel's three interceptions are fewest among the group, but his 150 attempts and 985 yards also were the fewest. His 56.7 completion percentage ranked sixth.
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---- — Since their disappointing drubbing in the November election, Republicans have spent a lot of time trying to figure out what went wrong. Was it message? Was it demographics? Was it a combination of everything?
Republicans first looked at changing their message, one that would resonate more with more people, especially the growing Hispanic vote. Now their focus has turned to reapportionment of electoral votes within each state, a movement that has caught hold in Pennsylvania and several other states. In Pennsylvania, some Republican representatives are pushing for the change. Right now, electoral votes in the presidential election are not shared, meaning the candidate who wins the popular votes wins them all.
When you look at the electoral map from November's election, you can see how this could ruffle some feathers. While President Obama won Pennsylvania by roughly 300,000 votes, thus earning every electoral vote in this swing state, the map shows an ocean of red (for Mitt Romney) with tiny islands of blue (for Obama) in the corners for Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Erie.
Obama won just 13 of 67 counties, but won the important ones. Of the 2,990,274 votes the president got in the state, nearly a million of them came from two counties, Philadelphia and Allegheny.
Republicans now want to do away with the winner-take-all system and replace it with a system that awards electoral votes based on the winner in each congression al district. Sounds fair enough, until you realize that if the system had been in place in November, Mitt Romney would have won 12 electoral votes to Obama's 6, despite the 300,000 edge in the popular vote for the president. If the system had been in place nationally in November, President Obama's 5 million-vote popular win would have equaled a 14-vote electoral victory for Gov. Romney.
Neither the winner-take-all electoral approach nor the Congressional district proposal reflect the actual popular vote. Both are flawed, unnecessarily so. Each has a way of disenfranchising voters.
One way to make sure every vote in the state counts is to use simple math. Take the popular vote percentages and use that number to allocate electoral votes. It splits the electoral votes, but at least in a way that represents every voter.
That way, Pennsylvania's electoral results for each candidate would look more like the actual election, neither dramatically different nor upside down with the popular will.


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Chances are that your Scandinavian ancestors came to America in one of the great waves of immigration from roughly the 1840s to the 1920s. When (as a Swedish poet put it) "peace, vaccination and potatoes" caused the population of the mostly rural Scandinavian countries to explode—unchecked by war, smallpox and malnutrition—the boundless frontiers of America beckoned. Governments encouraged emigration, and the United States was depicted as a land of milk and honey—as the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen described it in 1836: "Ducks and chickens raining down, geese land on the table."
Pushed by subsequent crop failures and pulled by the Gold Rush of 1849 and the Homestead Act of 1862, the trickle of Scandinavians to America became a flood. Jobs laying railroads across the growing nation also beckoned. US railroad tycoon James J. Hill once boasted, "Give me snuff, whiskey and Swedes, and I'll build a railroad to hell."
Some historians have characterized this 19th-century immigration era as the dividing of the Scandinavian people into two branches—one in Europe, one in America. Today, for example, the number of Americans of Norwegian descent almost equals the population of Norway.
Peak periods for US immigration varied by country:
Passenger lists for these periods are housed at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The archives also has 13 regional offices.
You can rent microfilmed records from more than 6,000 libraries nationwide or directly from the archives. Canadian passenger lists from 1865 on are available through Library and Archives of Canada.
Scandinavian emigration records were typically kept by the police. You can search Denmark's archives online in English. Norwegian police emigration records date from 1867, and these are being computerized by the Norwegian Emigration Center in Stavanger and the Digital Archive of Norway.
Records of passports and passenger lists from Finland are being computerized by the Institute of Migration.
In Sweden, parish ministers were required to report annually on emigrants. These records, along with passenger lists, can be accessed on microfilm through your Family History Center.


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They came one by one a few two by two on the October afternoon. Some stepped gingerly onto grass warmed by golden rays while others peered from protective arms like innocent babes.
Several barks in greeting, a couple of meows and anxious wiggles were all part of the unfolding scene. A time when creatures, great and small, would have more than a traditional doggie treat or an affectionate hug. Instead, a special blessing was in store.
Its almost like having the fair in your backyard, Rev. Jane Schmoetzer, rector at
Pet lovers some who are parishioners and others who are not flock to the event to have a little extra love bestowed on their animals something these loyal companions give all year long.
Animals are one of the first gifts God gave us, reflects Rev. Jane. I take real joy in blessing the creatures we share life with.
Besides the extra attention bestowed on the various critters, the tradition also blesses their caretakers.
Theyre part of the family, Bill Doolittle comments thoughtfully about the two standard poodles he brought for the church blessing. I wanted to share a part of my life and theres not really a place for them to sit in the pews.
That isnt to say Rev. Jane wouldnt embrace an indoor service, but sometimes it could pose a concern.
We have a large grassy area in our backyard, the rector says and then adds without hesitation. I wouldnt be unhappy inside the church, but occasionally we have a horse.
And its not just an occasional horse that might be better to have outside. An 11 year-old brought a corn snake for a blessing while her sister held onto Pinky, an albino. But the snakes were equally welcomed in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi who cared for all Gods creatures.
The most unusual one to bless was a tarantula, Rev. Jane chuckles about a grandmother who brought her grandsons big spider one year. So I said Id bless it in the cage and the Holy Spirit could penetrate it there.
Although theres no biblical reference to Jesus specifically blessing animals, the rector points out that he showed love in a lot of places one wouldnt expect.
The loyalty and devotion Gods creatures show to us thats the kind of love to which we are called, not just to say it but to demonstrate it.
Thats unconditional love. The same kind of love God offers mankind no matter who we are or how we look. He wants to bless us all.
Psalm 36:6b-8 You care for people and animals alike, O Lord. How precious is your unfailing love, O God! (New Living Translation)


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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. gay-rights movement has achieved many victories in recent years — on marriage, military service and other fronts. Yet one vestige of an earlier, more wary era remains firmly in place: the 30-year-old nationwide ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual men.
Dating from the first years of the AIDS epidemic, the ban is a source of frustration to many gay activists, and also to many leading players in the nation's health and blood-supply community who have joined in calling for change.
In June, the American Medical Association voted to oppose the policy. AMA board member William Kobler called it "discriminatory and not based on sound science." Last month, more than 80 members of Congress wrote to the Department of Health and Human Services, criticizing the lifetime ban as an outdated measure that perpetuates inaccurate stereotypes about gay men.
On some college campuses, students have urged boycotts of blood drives until the ban is repealed. Over the summer, activists organized a "National Gay Blood Drive" — asking gay men to visit blood centers, take tests to show their blood was safe, and then try to donate in defiance of the ban.
In the face of such pressure, the Food and Drug Administration — the HHS agency that regulates America's blood supply — has been unwavering. The lifetime ban will be eased, the FDA says, "only if supported by scientific data showing that a change in policy would not present a significant and preventable risk to blood recipients."
Under the auspices of HHS, a few studies are in progress that might lay the groundwork for a review of the policy. Department spokeswoman Diane Gianelli said the studies reflect a commitment to "continuously improving the safety and availability of the nation's blood supply."
However, some activists are impatient at the prospect of a research process that's likely to extend over several years with an uncertain outcome. They argue that the U.S. could move now to emulate Spain and Italy, where blanket bans on gay blood donations have been replaced by policies that ban donations by anyone — gay or straight — who's recently had unsafe sex, while allowing donations from gays and bisexuals whose blood is tested as safe and whose sexual behavior is deemed to pose no risk.


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You'd have to be avoiding all forms of media to miss the deals the big box stores are pushing this holiday season.
Black Friday has replaced campaign advertisements on television.
But what about Small Business Saturday?
We have a comprehensive directory of Bel Air businesses on Patch. But we're also a forum for communication and information sharing. So let's spread the word about the deals you're finding—or offering, all you Bel Air business owners out there—during Black Friday and Small Business Saturday.
Let's start a running list of local deals—supporting Bel Air-based businesses and letting others know that you don't necessarily need to leave home to cross items off your shopping list.
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POUNDING MILL, Va. —
Raymond Forrest Cline, age 78, of Pounding Mill, Va., went to be with the Lord Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Va. Raymond was born in his childhood home of Isaban, W.Va. on December 4, 1934 and was the son of the late Johnce and Pearl Cline of Gilbert, W.Va.
Mr. Cline has made his home in the Pounding Mill area for the past 33 years. He is a 1953 graduate of Gilbert High School in Mingo County, W.Va. and spent his life working in the coal industry as a coal operator in West Virginia and Virginia. He was an active member of Fincastle Baptist Church in Tazewell, Va. where he served in many capacities. Mr. Cline was a member at Isaban Baptist Church in Isaban, W.Va., and a Charter Member of Horsepen Baptist Church in Gilbert, W.Va.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Frank J. Cline; one sister, Ruth Cline Pack; brother-in-law, Alvin "Bo" Smith, and daughter-in-law, Betty Underwood Cline.
Survivors include his loving wife of 56 years, Norma J. Waugh Cline; two sons, Jeffrey Cline and wife, Tina and David Cline both of Pounding Mill, Va.; one daughter, Twila Cline Lester and husband, Richard of Pounding Mill, Va.; fifteen grandchildren, Krista Mabry and husband, John, Scott Cline, Jonathan Cline and wife, Crystal, Kayla Cline, Brandon Stinnette, Christopher Miller and wife, Jessica, Corey Miller, Emily Spence, Tiffanee Lloyd and husband, Matthew, Joshua Cline and wife, Peyton, Zachary Cline and wife, Leah, Kaleb Cline, Hannah Lester, Kyle Lester, Karsyn Lester, and nine great-grandchildren; six sisters, Barbara Groene and husband, Bob of Cincinnati, Ohio, Jean Roberts and husband, Warren of Iaeger, W.Va., Helen Smith, Diane Fields and husband, Glen, and Carol Cline all of Gilbert, W.Va., Sherry Justice and husband, Gary of Lexington, Ky.; one brother, Bobby Cline of Gilbert, W.Va. Mr. Cline also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, other family members, and many friends.
Funeral services for Raymond Forrest Cline will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2013 at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell, Va. with the Reverend William W. Wyrick and the Reverend J.C. Steele officiating. Entombment will follow at the Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be Richard J. Lester, John Mabry, Scott Cline, Joshua Cline, Jonathan Cline, Zachary Cline, Kaleb Cline, and Kyle Lester. Honorary pallbearers will be Walt Armstrong, the Reverend Franklin Rowe, Bobby Cline, Edward Laney and Clarence Lowe.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2013.
In addition to floral expressions, the family suggests memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society at 1808 Jefferson Street, Bluefield, WV 24701 in memory of Raymond Forrest Cline.
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home of Tazewell, Va. is serving the Cline family and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.


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If we're going to be honest, it is not a great time to be an American.
I mean, it's not a terrible time, either. Relative to being an American 100 years ago, we've got it pretty good. And relative to being in a whole lot of other places in 2011, this is still a pretty sweet deal. China and India might have numbers and momentum on their sides, but they've got a ways to go before the standard of living in Bhopal or Chengdu approaches that of, say, Soddy-Daisy.
Still. The recession may be about to double-dip, our unemployment numbers are lingering at European levels but without those nice European safety nets (however threadbare they may be), our political system is rife with corruption and lunatics, poverty rates are rising, and children of the middle class haven't been living better than their parents did since sometime in the Nixon era.
It's enough to drive a nation to drink. Which is what the Gallup folks found last year, when they reported that two-thirds of American adults are self-identified consumers of alcohol—the highest level since 1985, and climbing toward the all-time peak of 71 percent during the malaise years of the late 1970s.
(It's a little shocking to me that a full third of my countrymen claim to be abstainers. Who are these people? But I guess that's mostly a reflection of the dissolute types I tend to socialize with.)
There is, however, some good news in all of this. It might not be a great time to be an American, but it is a very, very good time to be a drinking American. Whether you're a wine sipper or a beer guzzler, a Scotch snob or a cocktail connoisseur, the quantity and quality of alcohol available to you are both at an all-time high.
It started with the Judgment of Paris in 1976, a wine-tasting competition in which California bottles bested French offerings in all categories. The next decade brought the beginnings of the microbrew boom, and then the '90s introduced whole new generations to the art of the mixed drink.
Now we have small-batch bourbons, fancy tequilas, infused vodkas of every conceivable kind, even artisanal moonshine. Wines from France and California, sure, but also Italy and Spain, Germany and South Africa, Argentina and Australia. Absinthe, long the stuff of scandalous rumor, is on the shelf at the local liquor store—and it's good, too. And how about the recent trendiness of St-Germain? Who would've thought that an alpine elderflower liqueur would get a turn in the spotlight?
The revolution has resonated even in Knoxville, though predictably a few years behind our coastal cultural centers. The first article I ever wrote for Metro Pulse was about the planned opening of the city's first microbrewery and brewpub. That was in 1994. The brewpub is still there on Gay Street, after several ownership changes, and still making its own very good beer. Almost any decent bar in town now has at least one microbrew (or quasi-microbrew) on tap. And a growing number of places offer good bourbons beyond the usual Maker's Mark.
There are still things we lack. As this week's cover story suggests, our cocktail culture is just getting up to speed. Restaurant wine lists tend toward the predictable, and are pricey to boot. (For comparison, try any of Asheville's fine wine bars.)
You still can't buy wine in a grocery store. And despite the profusion of taco joints in town, it is hard to find a really good margarita.
But recent history suggests we'll get there. If there's anything Knoxvillians seem open-minded about, it's alcohol.
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The British cosmetics company LUSH, described as "fresh, fruity, and fun," plans to open its first Central Connecticut store in early 2013, according to a release from Westfarms Mall management.
LUSH, which was founded in Poole, Dorset, England in 1995, currently has three other stores in the state – Danbury, Trumbull, and Mohegan Sun. There are more than 100 store in the U.S., and over 700 worldwide, according to the LUSH website.
A company brochure refers to LUSH as "the ultimate beauty delicatessen," with product names and store designs resembling fresh produce. The brand specializes in "ethical bath and body products that are minimally packaged and loaded with fresh ingredients." The company's products include fragrances, skin and hair care, and bath and body treats, made with a combination of essential oils, organic fruits and vegetables, and "sustainably sourced ingredients."
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STILLWATER — Just before Oklahoma State's fall camp, running backs coach Jemal Singleton wouldn't go as far as anointing Jeremy Smith as the teams starting back for the upcoming season.
Singleton made mention that the senior from Tulsa who has been backup to Joseph Randle — now playing for the Dallas Cowboys — still has to prove his merit for the job.
"It's not that Jeremy Smith is set in stone as our starter. He's gotta earn it, he's gotta work for it," Singleton said. "I love having Desmond Roland nipping at his heels if he's not doing it right."
But battling for the most carries is nothing new to Smith. He did that with Randle for the past two years. So he's not going to let the chance of finally getting to start for OSU's explosive offense to go to waste.
"I think coach Singleton still wants to see that work come out of me. That's never going to decrease, it will most likely increase with how hard I'll work," Smith said. "I've been going out there every day, showing them that things are going to stay the same."
Being Oklahoma State's starting running back isn't Smith's ultimate goal, however. He's looking big picture — as in Big 12 Conference picture.
"No. 1 rusher in the Big 12. Nothing will drop off," said Smith, whose predecessor Randle led the league last year. "I will be the top running back in the conference. Credit coach Singleton for being a great coach and people are going to see that. They've seen it the last few years, but they are going to continue to see it this year."
The biggest concern surrounding Smith, however, is his health. The running back hasn't been the poster child for staying healthy, missing parts of the past two years injuries.
"It's all about conditioning," said Smith, who came into fall camp looking a little leaner than past seasons. "I won't have to keep cooling my body down than working it back up to go back in there. I will always be warm."
Standing in the way of the Tulsa Union product is Dallas junior Desmond Roland.
"We push each other every day because we know that at the end of it, we're both going to have to play with the offense we run," Roland said. "It's just motivation between the two of us. ... I don't see it as a competition. With this offense, we're a tempo offense and it's real fast paced. So I'm going to play eventually and get my reps, and he's going to get his reps."
Having played the third-string role the past two years, Roland got the chance to see some time on the field in OSU blowouts. In limited action last year, Roland had 46 carries for 301 yards — for a team-best 6.5 average for runners with more than 15 carries — and four touchdowns.
"Getting to play some got my nervousness out early. Going out in the third or fourth quarter still helps you as a player — shows you the game speed," Roland said. "I now know what to look forward to coming into the season."
As for the bounty of backs slotted to vie for Roland's previous position as RB3, there will be just as much competition as for the starting spot.
Sophomores Caleb Muncrief, who had 14 carries for 57 yards in mop up time, and Corey Bennett, who rushed for 91 yards on 12 attempts with a touchdown, will have to fend off freshmen Rennie Childs and Corion Webster — who have impressed some coaches in the fall camp.
"All of those guys are going out there every day and giving us competition," Smith said. "They all push me to work even harder and that's what I'm doing. I know what they are doing, so I know how hard I have to work to be that guy."
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By Janet McMurray
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NORMAN — The year was 2007. I had finished getting my first-grade room ready to start a new school year.
The week before, I had noticed a pain in my right breast. I went to my gynecologist, who said it was probably a fibroid.
In three days, I was in the Breast Care Center at Norman Regional Hospital getting tests. My mammogram had come out OK, but I had dense breast tissue, so the ultrasound was necessary in order to get a clearer picture.
I could feel the nurses looking at each other as they did the biopsy and knew it was bad news. Sure enough, the next day, I got the call telling me I had a type of breast cancer called invasive lobular.
I could not take in anything else after hearing the word — "cancer."
My twin sister and my two teammates took me home. My husband, who was my rock, came home and we all cried. Thus, began my journey through cancer.
My radiation therapist sister-in-law gave me great advice. She said to take things one step at a time. That is what I did.
As I had the double mastectomy — because this type of cancer often travels from one breast to the other — I made it through one step at a time. As I went to my chemotherapy treatments, I kept going.
When we came to the place where my hair was falling out, I called my brave 22-year-old daughter to shave my head. As she finished, I started weeping. She hugged me and said, "Momma, this is just the next step in the process. Now you are one step closer to being done."
I began writing down encouraging words and Bible verses and posting them all over the house. I read these daily, and they gave me strength to endure the six months of chemo.
But during this time, I also started a gratitude journal. Every day, I wrote down what happened that day that I made me grateful. Such as:
"My son and his fiancee came to see me today and told me all the news about the wedding plans" or
"My teacher friends at Jackson came over and brought restaurant cards or whole dinners because my husband can't cook!" or
"My daughter made me a velvet dress for the holidays" or
"My church family is praying for me."
I received so much support through cards, calls and visits … I have never felt so loved.
As I have continued the journey, after chemo, after reconstructive surgery, and these five years later, I still try to start my day thanking God for each new day.
I learned that even on our worst days, there is something to be thankful for.
In 2008, two months after completing chemo, I was dancing with my son at his wedding to the song I used to rock him to as a baby. I had on a wig , big pink dress and I was still puffy from all the drugs, but I was alive and I was there!!!
Today, I am Nana to a beautiful almost-2-year-old granddaughter.
Yes, I am grateful and I am blessed.
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3.25/5 rDev -5.2%
12-25-2012 20:21:48 | More by Lee_Hancock
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3.75/5 rDev +9.3%
08-01-2014 21:15:55 | More by Lewdd
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3.53/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
On draft at Milestones. Pours a caramel colour with moderate white head leaving substantial lacing as drunk. Semi-opaque with visible carbonation. Aromas are of caramel malts, toffee and biscuits. Tastes are sweet caramel malts and some cereal. Hints of toffee. A decent beer from this Moosehead subsidiary.
Serving type: on-tap
07-30-2014 17:31:56 | More by BeerWatcher
3.71/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
473 ml can poured into a tall pils glass.
A- I like the cartoonish can art. A normal pour created a 2-finger, khaki head. The body is a clean, copper with moderate-heavy carbonation. The head settles in at 1/4-finger and the lacing is abundant.
S- Very "beery." Doughy malts and lighter, spicy hops. Hints of caramel, especially after it warms a bit.
T- Caramel-like malts dominate at first. Hops are lightly spicy through the middle and the finish is doughy/bready. Maybe a little nutty and buttery with warmth.
M- Medium body with moderate carbonation. Lightest hop bite. Pretty good for the style and strength of this brew.
O- A nicely balanced amber lager. No frills, but nothing off-putting either. My wife returned to the cottage with this one from the LCBO. It was a nice surprise and didn't seem too expensive compared to the "domestics." I'd buy it again the next time through CAN.
Serving type: can
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3.5/5 rDev +2%
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3.86/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at The Snooty Fox.
Pours a deep reddish amber color with a huge off white head that persists for a while. Aromas of bready pilsner malt with hints of caramel or burnt sugar. Rich bready maltiness with a fair bit of melanoid and spicy hop. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation. Nice malty rich lager, I enjoyed this.
Serving type: on-tap
07-17-2014 02:31:49 | More by johnnnniee
3/5 rDev -12.5%
07-16-2014 20:06:08 | More by pat_usher
3.53/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
I picked up a bottle of Hop City Brewing Co's Barking Squirrel Lager last week for $1.69 at Boyne Country Provisions. I've never heard of this brewery before, but I thought I would give them a try and i figured I would start off with their Lager, so lets see how it goes. No visible Bottling date. Poured from a brown 12oz bottle into a imperial pint glass.
A- The label looks nice, it goes well with the name, but the hop on the label makes me think this beer might be a little hoppy, it's eye catching. It poured a fairly clear amber color that took on more of a copper color when held to the light and it had a finger and a half worth of bubbly slightly off white head that died down to a thin ring that eventually faded away and it left just a little bit of spotty lacing behind. This was a nice looking beer, I have no complaints.
S- The aroma starts off with the a slightly lower amount of medium sweetness followed by the malts being the first to show and they impart a grainy, toasted, caramel malt and very light sweet malt aromas with the toasted and caramel malts seeming to stick out the most. Up next comes some clean lager yeast aroma with a very slight nutty aroma with no hop presence. This beer had a nice aroma, but I was hoping there would be a little bit of hops.
T- The taste seems to be similar to the aroma and it starts off with a lower amount of medium sweetness and it's followed by the malts still being the first to show up and they impart the same aspects that they did in the aroma with no single aspect seeming to stick out the most. Up next comes some of that clean lager yeast followed by a very slight nutty flavor. On the finish there's no hop presence with no bitterness and it had a clean malty aftertaste. This was a nice tasting Lager, but I think a little hops would have provided some nice balance to this beer.
M- Smooth, clean, fairly crisp, on the very light side of being medium bodied with a medium amount of carbonation. This beer had a pretty nice mouthfeel that worked well with it.
Overall I thought this was a nice beer and a nice example of a Amber Lager, it had pretty much everything that I look for in the still, but I still wish it had just a little bit of hops to provide some balance to this beer. This beer had nice drinkability, it was smooth, clean, fairly crisp, not filling at all and the taste did a decent job at holding my attention, but I think I would start to get bored with it after a couple, but if I wasn't concerned with taste I'm sure I could drink more than a few of them. What I like the most about this beer was how true to style it was and the mouthfeel, to me those were the highlights of this beer. What I like the least about this beer was that there wasn't any hop flavors and aromas, I think a little hops would help this beer out a little and provide a little bit of balance to it. I might by this beer when looking for a nice Amber Lager, but it isn't something I just have to keep stocked in my fridge, but I do recommend it if you enjoy the style. All in all I thought this beer was nice, but there's a little room for improvement and I think with just a little work this could be a pretty tasty and memorable Amber Lager. This made for a decent first impression for Hop City and I'm interested in trying more of their beers. I think it's one of the better Amber Lagers I've had. Nice job guys, keep up the solid work.
Serving type: bottle
07-16-2014 02:49:57 | More by StoutHunter
3.75/5 rDev +9.3%
07-15-2014 21:29:13 | More by dryndantheman
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3.75/5 rDev +9.3%
07-15-2014 13:13:04 | More by Devon_
3.75/5 rDev +9.3%
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Friday, May 9
6:30 p.m., Erie Insurance Arena
(Candidates for graduation should report by 5:30 p.m.)
No tickets are necessary.
Commencement Speaker- Ms. Tracy Halmi, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry
Information for Graduates
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The longtime chairman and chief executive of Kaiser Permanente, George Halvorson, plans to retire in December 2013, and the nonprofit health system is searching for a new leader.
Halvorson, 65, helped build the Oakland company into the nation's largest nonprofit insurer and hospital system, with more than 9 million customers and nearly $50 billion in annual revenue. It employs 17,000 physicians nationwide. Kaiser is the largest health maintenance organization in California with about 6.6 million members. It runs 35 hospitals in the state.


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Paolo Bonzini said in a message, in which he also announced the release of a new version of GNU sed, that he had decided to sever his links with the two software initiatives due to technical and administrative decisions with the Free Software Foundation and its head, Richard M. Stallman.
GNU grep is an utility for finding specified patterns in files; GNU sed takes text input, performs some operation (or set of operations) on it and outputs the modified text.
Bonzini said he had also given up commit access to several other software projects associated with the FSF - Autoconf, Automake, Libtool, gnulib, libsigsegv and Bison.
He mentioned the inability to improve coding standards and change from one language to another for coding as one reason for quitting. "Sometimes, having a single person take executive decisions is a good thing. It is likely not possible to convince a diverse group such as the group of GNU maintainers to agree on coding standards for C++, for example," he wrote.
"However, all Stallman had to offer on the topic was "We still prefer C to C++, because C++ is so ugly" (sic). As a result of this, the GNU coding standards have not seen any update in years and are entirely obsolete."
A second reason Bonzini cited was that the GNU Project was not doing anything for the FSF or vice versa. For example, the FSF was not trying to improve the GNU brand, something that needed to be done because free software was now being produced by multiple sources.
Bonzini said attaching the GNU label to a project did not make it attractive any more. "Being part of GNU is not an emblem of technical leadership anymore, either. 'If it is done poorly in Unix, feel free to replace it completely with something totally different and better'. Is this still true of today's GNU?" he asked.
This is not the only case of a maintainer of GNU software having problems with the project.
Earlier this month, Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos, the maintainer of GnuTLS, "a secure communications library implementing the SSL, TLS and DTLS protocols and technologies around them", moved it outside the GNU Project due to what he said was a major disagreement with the FSF's decisions and practices.
Stallman set up the FSF back in the early 1980s with the mission of developing a free operating system that could be used by all.
Maintainer of two GNU software projects quits
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The maintainer of the Free Software Foundation's GNU grep and GNU sed projects has resigned, after looking after them for three and eight years respectively.
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Ada —
A home in the 400 block of Crownpoint suffered extensive damage from a fire Thursday night.
The fire started in the kitchen/utility room, according to Ada firefighters who were called to the scene at 10:47 p.m. Central dispatch reported all occupants of the home escaped the home safely.
Sixteen firefighters responded to the two-story residence and battled the blaze for several hours. The fire was difficult to extinguish as it climbed through walls and into the attic. Firefighters kept the fire contained to the inside shell of the house.
"The fire damaged over 50 percent of the home," Assistant Chief Rickey Ross said in a report. "The remaining structure and contents received major smoke and heat damage."
Damage to the home and contents was estimated at $650,000. According to a report, the homeowner did have insurance. The cause of the fire is under investigation.


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Lay Z Spa Vegas Pool
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Lay Z Spa Vegas Pool
A hot tub is the latest garden accessory essential – with the added advantage of being easily portable.
Relax in the hot water and bubbles with friends and family whatever the weather, with room to fit 4 adults. Once drained it can also be easily removed around your garden or stored away.
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Splash and Play 100 Bouncing Balls
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5 reviews
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This Inflatable Holiday Set is the perfect pack for a fun filled family holiday.
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The Mud Master swim ring has a brilliant tyre motif and is ideal for zooming down water slides or just bobbing along on the waves. There's a cool turtle inflatable too, along with a beach ball for a brilliant game of water volleyball.
The armbands are ideal for helping your youngster grow their confidence in the water as they doggy paddle along, while the pool float is brilliant for little ones who are just getting used to the water. There's also a deluxe lounger for kids to relax on after a hard day of play - or even for an adult who wants to join in the fun!
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Bestway Fill 'n' Fun pool is a great pool for young kids to paddle, splash and play. Made from rigid heady duty PVC the side wall features a colourful clown fish and coral reef print that is sturdy enough to put up with the typical rough and tumble of splashing kids at play. The vinyl bottom with its steadfast construction, is attached up and around the side wall, to ensure the watery fun continues throughout the sunny weather!
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The Splash and Play Basketball Play Pool is ideal for some active water based fun! Complete with two inflatable basketball hoops and backboards attached at either end of the pool, kids can perfect their slam dunk with the two inflatable basket balls included! With two equal rings and study I-Beam construction the extra-wide side walls offer great stability for splashing kids. It also comes with a heavy duty repair patch. Age 3+
Bestway Sidewinder AC Air Pump
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Bestway My First Fast Set Pool provides young children with a safe place to have splashing fun and practice paddling. It's also a practical paddle pool for parents because it's extremely easy to set-up! Apart from an air pump, the paddling pool requires no tools whatsoever to set up.
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Shaded play pool is ideal for children to enjoy the fun of a warm sunny day splashing about in the pool, whilst at the same time having a barrier to protect them from the direct heat of the sun! Comes with inflatable sun shade and a soft interior floor, providing added comfort for little ones! Repair patch included.
Designed water capacity: 26-litres (7 gallons). Styles may vary.
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The whole family can enjoy summer fun in style with this brilliant value Fast Set Pool.
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Bestway Fast Set Pool Cover - 10ft
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Bestway Fast Set 10ft Pool Cover
Keep your pool protected and keep maintenance to minimum with this handy pool cover.
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The Little Tikes Anchors Away is a pirate ship-shaped children's table that's perfect for enjoying hours of fun playing with sand or water.
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Valparaiso (25-21, 17-7 Horizon)
Wright State (32-16, 17-7 Horizon)
5/6/2012 | Fairborn, Ohio | Attendance: 408
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Valparaiso scored single runs in each of the first four innings on Sunday afternoon and defeated Wright State 4-3 at Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton, Ohio to pull into a tie for first place in the Horizon League with the Raiders.
"I'm excited with the way we played the whole weekend," head coach Tracy Woodson said after the game.
The Crusaders, which went 7-1 on the road trip, now return home for the final nine games of the regular season, including the final six conference contests. Valpo has won 19 of its last 22 games over the last month.
After splitting the first two games of the weekend series, both one run contests as well, Valpo jumped on top with single runs in each of the first four innings. Andrew Bain (Indianapolis, Ind./Park Tudor H.S.) led off the game with a walk and scored on a two-out double by Elliott Martin (Irvine, Calif./University H.S.).
Billy Cribbs (Rochester, Mich./Rochester H.S.) launched a one-out home run in the second for his second round-tripper of the inning to put the Crusaders up 2-0. In the third, Chris Manning (Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro H.S.) led off with a walk and again Valpo took advantage, as Will Hagel (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect H.S.) drove him home with a double.
Steven Scoby (Delton, Mich./Delton H.S.) led off the Crusader fourth with a double, moved to third on a bunt, and scored on Manning's sacrifice fly to put Valpo on top 4-0.
"We took advantage of their walks and hit batters," Woodson added. "We still had chances to extend the lead even more and didn't do it, leaving too many runners on."
Valpo would not get another hit until the ninth, but starter Kyle Wormington (Norman, Okla./North H.S.) cruised through the first six innings on the hill. He allowed one unearned run in the fifth on a sacrifice fly following a hit batter and an error, but that was it until the seventh.
"I think this was Worm's best outing of the year," Woodson said. "He had three pitches working and for the most part put them where he wanted to."
Wright State tried to rally in the seventh, as Ryan Ashe led off with a single and moved to third as Garrett Gray followed with a double. Justin Kopale singled home Ashe to make it 4-2 and Wormington left with runners on the corners. Sean Kennedy (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township H.S.) came on and struck out the first hitter he faced before getting Michael Timm to hit a sacrifice fly, making it a one-run game. A foul out ended the inning with Valpo still on top 4-3 heading to the ninth.
Jarad Miller (Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll H.S.) came on to pitch a one-two-three ninth, striking out Tristan Moore to end the game and register his seventh save of the season. It also marked the 35th career save for the Crusader closer.
"This was the best Miller has thrown in a long time," commented Woodson. "It's been big for us that Sean Kennedy has been able to come in for us as another quality arm out of the pen helping to set up our back end."
Wormington picked up the victory (4-5), working seven plus innings, allowing just two earned runs and nine hits. He didn't walk anyone and struck out four. Cody Kopilchack suffered the loss (4-4) for Wright State (32-16, 17-7 Horizon), pitching just 2.2 innings allowing three runs on three hits. He walked four and hit one as well.
Gray and Corey Davis each went 3-for-4 for the Raiders as the hosts had nine hits on the afternoon. Valpo managed just five, with Scoby going 2-for-4, but the Crusaders took advantage of seven Wright State walks.
"We need to keep playing good baseball," Woodson concluded. "I think we have lots of things we can do this year to make it a special season and not just a good one."
Valparaiso (25-21, 17-7) will return to Emory G. Bauer Field on Tuesday afternoon, stepping out of conference action to face North Central. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
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We now know what Bob McAdoo did in the 1975 offseason after his Buffalo Braves lost to Washington in the first round of the playoffs.
He became a tennis fan.
McAdoo is the subject of an article in Tennis magazine this month. It seems he became caught up in the game when Arthur Ashe beat Jimmy Connors at Wimbledon that summer. He's a pretty good player now at the age of 59 (rating of 4.0).
McAdoo's daughter is actually the focus of the article. Rasheeda is 15 and a rising young junior player in Florida. She was a student at the Evert Tennis Academy for three years, as the family had a town house across the street from the facility in Boca Raton. Now, Rasheeda is coached by Rodney Harrison.
By the way, Kiki Vandeweghe has a nice on the WTA tour, and Mark Price has a dughter who is a rising young 17-year-old in tennis circles.
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