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JConcepts Anti-roll bar fits SC10.2 and T4.2
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Carbon Fiber L&R front location brackets x 2 Aluminum and blue anodized quad bar mounts x 4 Front anti-roll bar wire 1.2mm, 1.4mm and 1.6mm thickness Rear anti-roll bar wire 1.2mm, 1.4mm and 1.6mm thickness Aluminum, blue anodized anti-roll bar wire pivots x 4 Aluminum, blue anodized flat head screw washers x 4 Anti-roll bar ball-cup x 4 Anti-roll bar eyelet x 4 4-40 x .200 ball-ends x 4 4-40 mini lock-nuts x 2 4-40 x 5/16 button head screws x 2 4-40 x 5/8 socket head screws x 2 4-40 x 3/4" flat head screws x 2 5-40 x 3/4" flat head screws x 2 4-40 x 1/8 set screws x 4 4-40 x 5/8 set screws (rear) x 2 4-40 x 3/4" set screws (front) x 2 3x7mm fiber washers x 4
Carbon Fiber L&R front location brackets 3 different wire diameters front and rear. Black oxide coated, laser etched Quad roll-bar mounts, aluminum and blue anodized Aluminum countersunk washers for security Aluminum, blue anodized anti-roll bar wire pivots JConcepts exclusive molded ball-cups and open eyelets for pivoting connection Installation and starting setup sheet


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Cheryl Bernard has announced her retirement from competitive curling.Comments ()
Val Sweeting reached across the country to fill the vacancy on her Alberta women's curling championship rink, so she also got creative when she introduced her new lineup. Sweeting used a TSN graphic often seen during Canadian championships to show off her new team Tuesday on Twitter.
It began with Kevin Martin's retirement.
Clad in a pair of jeans, an open-necked golf shirt and a pair of sneakers, the Ol' Bear cut a casual figure Tuesday as he met reporters to chat about his decision to retire from the sport he has dominated for most of 30 years.
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Edmonton's Kevin Martin won Players' Championship in the final tournament of his career.
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Kevin Martin's curling career is going to last one more game.
TORONTO - Former Olympic curling champion Kevin Martin is calling it a career.
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Mike McEwen edged Jeff Stoughton 5-4 in a battle of Winnipeg skips Thursday at the Players' Championship.
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Despite plenty of team restructuring on the Canadian men's curling scene in recent weeks, Team Jennifer Jones is vowing to remain intact for another four years.
Veteran skip Kevin Koe is leaving the team that he guided to a national championship.
BEIJING, China - Canada's Kevin Koe swept his games Thursday to qualify for the 1-2 Page Playoff game at the world men's curling championship.
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CLOVER The Clover High School boys varsity soccer team has earned its fourth consecutive National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic All-American Award.
The team won the award with an average 3.9-grade point average, which placed them the 13th highest GPA among all men's soccer programs in the country. The team has a final ranking of 52 among more than 22,000 men's and women's U.S. soccer programs.
Only 365 soccer programs in the country earned this award.
The team is Oakridge Middle School teacher Christopher Dundr. Varsity squad members are Tanner Alexander, Brandon Berardo, Christian Berardo, Bailey Bottini, Austin Burks, Lucas Coutinho, Adam Edmunds, Evan Edmunds, Tom Felder, Daniel Gray, John Hamilton, Nevada Henderson, Brad Johnson, Mitch Johnson, Ian Latham, Gunnar Oepen, Dillon Pundt, Austin Schlirf, Robert Schreiner, Austin Schlirf, Pierce Sutton and David Tribaldos.
Certified teacher info sessions slated
Community information sessions are scheduled in Lake Wylie and Fort Mill to counsel career-changers on how to become certified teachers in South Carolina.
If you have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited university, The American Board provides an opportunity to become a qualified teacher through a state-sanctioned, alternative route to educator certification.
Katelyn Price, a teacher certification specialist, will advise aspiring teachers on how to become certified. Paraprofessional educators and substitute teachers also are highly encouraged to attend.
Hour-long sessions will be held:
• Saturday, Feb. 2, at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at Lake Wylie Public Library.
• Feb. 5 at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Lake Wylie Public Library.
• Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Fort Mill Public Library.
According to the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement, the state of South Carolina experienced a 60 percent increase in teaching job vacancies in the 2012-2013 school year, entering September with 272 vacant full-time positions. South Carolina has the greatest number of teaching vacancies in the nation.
Visit http://www.abcte.org/drupal/teach/events to register in advance.
Choraliers serve breakfast Saturday
CLOVER Clover High School Choraliers Country Breakfast is served from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the school cafeteria, and includes a Choraliers performance.
Tickets cost $7 and includes all you can eat eggs, biscuits, hash browns, bacon, grits, juice and coffee. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Dine in or carry out available.
Christmas Concert DVDs are available for purchase for $15.
Visit cloverchoraliers.com to download an order form or email firstname.lastname@example.com by Jan. 25.
Parenting class offered in Clover
CLOVER A six-week session of the Love & Logic parenting class will be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays Feb. 20-March 25 at the Clover Resource Center.
Cost is $12 per person for materials. Child care will be provided for school-aged children.
Deadline to register is Feb. 15. Completed registration forms, available online at clover.k12.sc.us, should be turned in to parents' school guidance counselor or mailed to Kinard Elementary, 201 Pressley St., Clover, SC 29710.
Applications accepted for governor's school
The Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) is accepting applications from current high school sophomores through Feb. 15 at http://scgssm.org/apply.
GSSM is a public, residential high school specializing in science, technology, engineering and math. GSSM offers other smart opportunities including the Summer Program for Research Interns, the Research Exchange Scholars Program and January Interim. These programs provide students with scientific, graduate-level internships, study abroad experiences and options to participate in non-traditional courses. The school also offers classes and experiences in business and entrepreneurship.
GSSM is highly selective, taking into consideration courses taken, grades, class rank, standardized test scores, teacher recommendations and extracurricular activities. The school considers not only aptitude, but also proven performance and demonstrated interest in science and mathematics.
For more information, call 803-201-9168.
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This Morning Helen Hunt; Dr. Michio Kaku. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
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This Morning Helen Hunt; Dr. Michio Kaku. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Patti Stanger; Sandra Lee. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Live With Kelly and Michael Bruce Willis; Molly Shannon; Andrew Zimmern ("Bizarre Foods America"). (N) 9 a.m. KABC
The View NeNe Leakes; Helen Hunt. (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Talk Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Doctors Cloris Leachman. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS
Dr. Oz Looking younger and living longer. (N) 2 p.m. KABC
Dr. Phil A woman meets her son's fiancee. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS
Katie Donald Driver; Genie Francis. (N) 3 p.m. KABC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Sofía Vergara; Josh Groban performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC
Kathy A$AP Rocky; Russell Brand. (N) 7 p.m. Bravo
Tavis Smiley Eric Burdon. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE
Charlie Rose Eric Goode, Turtle Conservancy; Carolina Herrara, Tom Hodge and Javier Peral; author Calvin Trillin ("Dogfight"). (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Ambassador Susan E. Rice. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central
Chelsea Lately Julianne Hough. (N) 11 p.m. E!
Conan Dr. Phil; Julianne Hough. (N) 11 p.m. TBS
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Jarod Miller; Timothy Olyphant. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
Late Show With David Letterman Jerry Seinfeld; Sound City Players; Stevie Nicks. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live Rachel Weisz; Josh Groban performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Bruce Willis; Molly Shannon; Trinidad James performs. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson George Lopez; Sutton Foster. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS


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This week we ran a story involving convicted Class-D felons working to collect money for the Crusade for Children during the first week in June. At the time we originally provided the information to the public regarding the Crusade we had no idea that some of the participants were in fact class-D felons.
Country ham breakfast
Taylorsville Masonic Lodge #210 will have an all-you-can-eat country ham breakfast from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Saturday. The breakfast is $7 per person. Carry-out is available. Everyone is welcome.
We are a nation of fads. In my childhood, I witnessed senseless trends like disco music, mood rings and bell bottom jeans. In my teens, America endured big hair and big hair bands. I watched otherwise sensible people become enamored with punk rock, Swatches and the mystery of Who Shot J.R.?
Judge Donna Dutton heard the following cases on June 6, 2014 in Spencer District Court:
Lisa S. Bauter (1969), alcohol intoxication in a public place first and second offense, guilty, $178 court cost and fines.
Lisa S. Bauter (1969), alcohol intoxication in a public place first and second offense, guilty, $178 court costs and fines, 30 days conditionally discharged for two years and Kentucky Alternative Program.
Dear Savvy Senior,
I just turned 65 and received my Medicare card. I see that the ID number on my card is the same as my Social Security number, and on the back of the card it tells me I need to carry it with me at all times. What can I do to protect myself from identify theft if my purse and Medicare card get stolen?
Conflicted Beneficiary
The answer: All of them! In fact, the dictionary definition of "anxiety" includes the words: fear, worry. And, phobia typically involves fear. So, since they are all alike, today's column will focus on anxiety.
Little Mount Baptist holds vacation Bible school
Little Mount Baptist Church is hosting its Vacation Bible School for children 3 years through 9th grade July 6-10, with family night on July 11. This year's VBS theme is Agency D3, where children will discover, decide and defend faith in Jesus Christ.
VBS will be held from 6-8:30 nightly, with lots of food and fun. The community is invited to attend.
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Senior sergeants prowl the linoleum halls of an old Army barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, lifting rugs and pulling out appliances to check the living conditions of the troops in their charge.
They give orders they expect to be obeyed, immediately.
Clean the sink before the sergeant major lays his eyes on that vomit-like splat in the laundry room.
Call maintenance for the busted light in the bedroom.
And for the last time, don't leave food scraps on the floor.
"Get far away from me," Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Merritt fumes to a soldier who has trouble keeping his refrigerator clean.
It's a scene seemingly as old as the Army itself: a monthly scheduled barracks inspection for noncommissioned officers to scour the quarters of young Stryker brigade soldiers living in government housing.
It's also one of the routines that fell by the wayside during the high-stakes years of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This traditional way of enforcing good order and discipline was a low priority as soldiers cycled in and out of combat tours.
"We haven't done this in five or six years" says Merritt, a platoon sergeant in Lewis-McChord's 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment.
What was old is new again for the Army, now that oft-deployed units such as the cavalry squadron and its parent Stryker brigade are settling into a different rhythm at the base south of Tacoma with no expectations to go to war again soon.
The changes are falling on the shoulders of ground-level platoon leaders like Merritt.
The 30-year-old veteran of four deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan is now called upon to supervise the training of 20 soldiers while trying to keep them out of trouble after hours. And he's doing it on a tight budget.
In some ways, Merritt is finding an Army that looks and feels less like the one he knew on his combat tours and much more like the one he joined a dozen years ago, before the wars triggered a boom in military spending.
The difference is that in addition to customary training and discipline, the Army has layered in new expectations for junior leaders to monitor the welfare of soldiers recovering from a decade of war. In Army speak, that's known as "resiliency."
"The Army changes a lot," Merritt said. "When the Army comes out with something new, I have to find out ways to be smart quickly."
His senior noncommissioned officers with the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division sense the shift, too. They balance the Army's changing demands on a larger scale.
"Merritt has so much more to worry about as a platoon sergeant than I did 12 or 13 years ago," said Command Sergeant Maj. Sean Mayo, the senior enlisted soldier in the cavalry squadron. "He has so much more because of the expanded emphasis on resiliency and readiness."
Merritt grew up in West Virginia as an outdoorsy Eagle Scout who knew he wanted to join the military one day. He finished high school while living with his grandparents and enlisted before he graduated.
He began his Army career in a mechanic's yard for the 101st Airborne Division at Kentucky's Fort Campbell, where his pay would be docked if a part went missing. His platoon sergeant rifled through his barracks regularly.
Those lessons paid off this spring when units across Lewis-McChord carried out a campaign to find equipment they could reuse instead of buying new gear, as they had done through the recent wars.
"Not everything I thought was trash is trash," said Sgt. Dustin Tooker, 36, a squad leader in Merritt's platoon who has spent most of his military career with "big budget" units going to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Merritt arrived at Lewis-McChord in 2005 when the Army sent him to the 1-14's C Troop. It's known as Crazyhorse, and he has stayed in the troop ever since.
His family has grown since he settled at Lewis-McChord. He and his wife, Heather, have two young sons at home in Yelm.
"I'm tired," he said, of spending so much time away from them.
Crazyhorse headquarters is a one-story structure with a couple offices for the troop commander and first sergeant, a weapons room and a series of open cages where platoon leaders keep their computers and meet with soldiers.
The home base also has tributes to the 24 C Troop soldiers who earned Purple Hearts for being wounded in combat. Merritt went to war with them in 2006-07, 2009-2010 and 2011-2012.
He had his closest brush with death on his last tour to Iraq, four years ago. Insurgents detonated a bomb less than 10 feet from him on the opposite side of a wall where he was standing. He was told he flew through the air and landed with a thud.
"I remember dust," he said.
Crazyhorse and the rest of the 3rd Brigade anticipated a long break between deployments after they came home from Iraq in the summer of 2010. They planned to get "back to basics," practicing fighting against another developed army instead of shadowy insurgents.
Merritt moved up the ranks to become a platoon sergeant about that time.
Things changed in the summer of 2011 when the Army picked the Stryker Brigade for a deployment to Afghanistan that would begin later that year. The
1-14's cavalrymen hit the ground in Zabul province that December.
Merritt retained his responsibility to mind the personal lives and health of his soldiers. At one point, he counseled five of the 29 soldiers in his combat-expanded platoon about divorces.
He and others describe that Afghanistan tour as a rewarding one. They were a tight-knit group that moved constantly across an entire province fighting insurgents and coaching Afghan army units.
The tour ended tragically, however, with the deaths of four soldiers attached to Crazyhorse Troop. They were killed in September 2012 by turncoats in their allied Afghan police force.
The four men are rarely far from the thoughts of the soldiers who knew them. Their portraits hang in the Lewis-McChord troop headquarters.
Merritt said his thoughts often travel to the combat outpost in southern Afghanistan where they lost their lives.
"It's kind of rough," he said.
The months just after a homecoming can be especially busy for officers and noncommissioned leaders. They juggle reconnecting with their own families while keeping an eye on vulnerable soldiers reintegrating into life in the states.
"We're responsible for them at work, and we're even more responsible after work," Merritt said.
Last winter and spring, emails from commanders would pour into his inbox overnight. He'd get to work by 5 a.m. to clear them out only to find a new batch waiting when he finished his platoon's daily physical training.
He uses a whiteboard hanging outside his cage to list his soldiers' schedules. In a given week, one soldier leaving the Army would have a job interview; another would head to Madigan Army Medical Center for a checkup; others went to special training events or mental health appointments.
Such tools let Merritt convey to his soldiers that it's OK to seek help after coming home.
Likewise, he tells them when he visits his own "head doc" to cope with the effects of the traumatic brain injury he suffered from his near-miss with the Iraqi bomb.
"That just lets the platoon know there's no stigma," he said.
Merritt's job today mostly centers on training and mentoring his platoon so it's ready to "go to war and win."
"I'm almost responsible for knowing everything about a soldier," he said.
Some approaches have been available to platoon sergeants for decades: barracks inspections, unannounced visits to private homes off post, and regular counseling sessions at which he talks to soldiers about their performance.
He has a couple new methods, too. The Army gave him what he jokingly calls a "spreadsheet of death." It contains dozens of fields of information about soldiers, from their deployment histories and marital status, to whether they own motorcycles and what kind of Army vehicles they're trained to drive.
Merritt fills out that picture with more personal questions, including asking soldiers what they want to do with their lives in and out of the Army. They tell him they want to earn promotions and do better on physical tests. Down the road, some want to go to college, travel and buy homes.
"The fact (Merritt) makes you write down a plan, it's easier to achieve goals," said Spc. Ryker Taylor, 20, who wants to get a promotion to sergeant.
With no combat tours on the horizon, the 3rd Brigade is taking "getting back to basics" seriously. It's preparing for a large exercise this winter fighting an industrial army instead of insurgents.
Merritt doesn't expect to participate in that mock war. He's getting ready to move this winter to an undetermined assignment at Fort Benning in Georgia. He'd like to serve in the military until he's eligible for retirement in another eight years.
Leaving Crazyhorse will feel "bittersweet," but he and his family are excited to move closer to relatives in West Virginia and Ohio.
"I want to take care of myself and my family for a little bit," he said.
Until he leaves, he's passing along his old-school platoon sergeant lessons. On a recent rainy Friday morning, that meant conducting the barracks and dress uniform inspections.
Merritt's guys lined up in ranks. He peered at each uniform, advising soldiers to polish medals or sew frayed threads.
Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Robert Halvorson made surprise checkups. Wearing gloves, he adjusted pins on Stetson hats and kept soldiers on their toes.
All 400 cavalrymen in the squadron came together for a talk from their commanders. It's a regular event on Fridays, as senior soldiers give pre-weekend advice to their troops:
Don't drive drunk. Walk away from fights. Don't risk your Army career by doing drugs.
A restless atmosphere prevailed as soldiers counted down the moments till they were free.
"I'm not drinking this weekend," Merritt told his platoon. "Call me."
"I'm going to drunk dial you and tell you my sad stories," a junior soldier teased him.
Merritt rolled his eyes and walked back to headquarters. A weekend with his sons was just a short drive away.
Adam Ashton: 253-597-8646
- Getting back to basics at Lewis-McChord
- Back from wars, troops feel a mix of sadness and joy
- Cavalry chaplain can relate to military stresses
- Ambush, shootings a deadly betrayal by allies
- Even combat veterans must earn their spurs
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I really debated starting this when the new site went up, but no one would have remembered it. And Dave's thread too, but I haven't talked to Dave since MySpace was still current.
Dave? Not sure if I remember who that is.
Nice to see you, btw. =P
Dave was Obsidian, and it was Dave's Thread for Self Mutilation or something along those lines. It was in the Lyricist's Corner.
I'll be here pretty regularly again, things have finally calmed down for me :)
Ohhh I remember Dave. He'd always put the D with the little slash through it.
It seems that Sparkart no longer does the website, what happened there if you know?
I don't know all the details, just that they wanted to go in a new direction with the website so it was more than just a messageboard. Never thought I'd say it, but I miss Sparkart haha. I'm not real huge into social networking, and I liked the simplicity of it. And call me old school or whatever, but I loved having a join date and post count :p
Yeah. I think they could have better implemented everything together on the site and kept the old VBulletin forums so they didn't lose the community they had. I can't even remember my join date and last post count.
No idea what my post count was, but I know I had a 2001 join date, I think it was August maybe? And I really miss all the debates everyone used to have, there were some serious discussions going on. Lots of people made really good points backed up great research as well as personal beliefs. That's something that is definitely missing on the new site. It seems like a lot of members now are only about posting about the band (which I get, hey it's their fan website lol) but I miss the seriousness a lot of original members brought.
On a sidenote, more in line with AIC. What do you think of their newest two albums? I just found out they released their second album with William Duvall. I enjoyed the first one, listening to the second at the moment. What d'you think of 'em?
I really got into the first one, but I haven't listened to the second one yet. I saw them a couple of years ago, and it was cool hearing everything live, even if it was Duvall, and you could tell he was more comfortable with the new stuff. He's gotten a lot better since then, and I think is finding his own voice within the band. There is still enough of Cantrell that they sound like the older stuff, which is good for me. And I give Duvall a ton of credit for tackling my favorite song, Love Hate Love. He was no Layne, but he did it justice.
What else are you listening to these days? I need new music haha.
Yeah. I like Duvall. I think he's got a bit of Layne in his stylings. I enjoyed the first new album and thought what I had heard of the second was pretty good. The only thing I wish that music, in general, would do is tone back the noise shit. The post-production "loudness war" garbage.
I'm basically just listening to random stuff. Using Shoutcast stations while I'm online or whatever. One band that I do really like is Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. I don't really have any perspective on how well known they are, so I dunno if you've listened to them before. Oh, and I know you're into AiC, but not sure if you're into other grunge/former grunge bands, but I really liked Soundgarden's new album too.
Whoa, been a minute.
I definitely like most of the 90's grunge/alternative music. Although I never really got into Pearl Jam, not sure why though.


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There hasn't yet been an update as to what, exactly, happened, but New York Jets safety Jim Leonhard was taken to the locker room with what appeared to be a lower-leg injury. Leonhard has been a regular starter in the Jets secondary, making 47 tackles in 12 games this season.
If this is a serious injury, it would be the second straight season in which his season had been cut short. Last year, Leonhard was limited to 11 games after breaking his tibia on Dec. 3.
Leonhard's loss would be a blow to the Jets, who don't have much experience behind him. Tracy Wilson is Leonhard's primary backup at free safety. The 6-foot-2 rookie has played in just one game this season, making one tackle in his first appearance of the season last week against the Washington Redskins.
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Milwaukee-based media outlets are reporting that the Packers have decided to part ways with DE Justin Harrell and LB Brady Poppinga — a pair of defenders coming off season-ending injuries.
In his four years with the Packers, Harrell, a former first-round draft pick, played in only 14 games. He was a nonfactor on last year's Super Bowl team after suffering a torn ACL in the season opener at Philadelphia.
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PRESTON —Betty J. Peterman Lass was born October 31, 1927 to Walter and Catherine Flathers Peterman in Maquoketa, Ia. After a brief illness and hospitalization, Betty left this world and entered heaven on June 23, 2013.
As a young child, Betty lived in Maquoketa and South Dakota before returning to the Welton area where she was raised by her Grandmother Flathers. She graduated from Welton High School in 1945. Betty met and fell in love with Arlan W. Lass and they married on September 2, 1945. She was by Arlan's side as they moved to DeWitt, Davenport, Grand Mound, Preston, Anamosa, Phoenix, AZ before finally moving back to Preston where they owned and operated Lass Farm House Foods. Betty raised her family, was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Preston, taught Sunday school, was a member of the American Legion Auxillary, was a volunteer EMT in the early days of the Preston Ambulance Service and volunteered for Meals-on-Wheels. An avid reader, she loved to cook and invited all who visited to share a meal or fresh-baked cinnamon roll and coffee. Betty sewed, played piano and enjoyed country car rides. Over the years, she shared friendship with Dee, Myrtle, Lucy Yvonne and many others. Betty cherished her family and lovingly cared for Arlan, David and Paul during their illnesses. Her children have fond memories of Christmas Eve traditions, making May Day baskets, taking family vacations, playing the Spoons card game and their mother's constant love and encouragement. She took her grandchildren fishing at Trout Lake, made them paperdolls and paperchains and let them go "shopping" and "help" at the grocery store. Betty was a one in a million and helped anyone in need.
Betty was the adored mother of David (deceased), Dennis (Spragueville), Gwen (Mark Entsminger, Hinsdale, Il), Barbara (Dan Buskirk, Parkersburg, W. Va), Christy (Scheffert, Edwardsburg, Mi), Paul (deceased) and special daughter Becky Bormann (Preston). Others mourning her passing are her half brother Ed Peterman and half sister Carrie Griffin, sisters-in-law Joan Lass and Ruth Ann VanMeter, step-sister Lois Mills, step-brothers Clarence and Carl Seymour, cousins Carroll Flathers, Verna Mae Reese and Myrna Pinneke as well as the grandchildren Betty loved so much; Matthew, Katie (Miller), Beth (Dowlearn), Kelsey and Morgan Lass, Bob, Bryan and Brad Lass, Daniel, Cory, Adam and Tyler Entsminger, Christopher, Neil and Carissa Rosenbohm and Michael Scheffert. Also surviving are great-grandchildren Aiden, Colin, Owen, Finley, Everly and Zane Miller, Shelby, Sean, Kevin and Taylia Lass, Claire and Teddy Entsminger, Addyson and Cambry Dowlearn, Grace, Harleigh, Kaelyn and Lola Rosenbohm, Kaden Streck and Koa Entsminger, nephews Doug, Dean, Richard, Jim and Tom Lass and niece Carol Jo Martin.
She was preceded in death by her parents, step-father Frank Seymour, a stillborn son, dear husband Arlan, firstborn David and precious Paul, brothers-in-law Eugene and Ronald Lass.
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Are you one of those steadfast types that love the tradition of making a list of motivating New Year's resolutions each year? Or, have you "been there – done that" one too many times and have decided that the only resolution you care to make is not setting yourself up for disappointment by breaking the list you made less than one week into it? Go ahead, be honest!
Most people are not going to keep their resolutions all year long. They'll start out with the best of intentions but the worst of strategies, expecting that they'll somehow find the willpower to resist temptation after temptation. In an interesting report done by Roy F. Baumeister, a social psychologist at Florida State University and co-author of the book, Willpower, he and many of his colleagues have concluded that the way to keep a New Year's resolution is to anticipate the limits of your willpower.
They've recently reported that willpower is a real form of mental energy, powered by glucose in the bloodstream, which is used up as you exert self-control. Baumeister explains that successful people play offense, not defense, using their willpower in advance so that they avoid crises, conserve their energy and outsource as much self-control as they can.
Keeping that in mind, if you're the type that can't seem to locate your personal willpower an hour or so after you list a goal or resolution, fear not, you are definitely not alone. In fact, thanks to social media we were able to poll well over 50 parents from our Gansett Moms' Council to ask them what types of resolutions they would be making for 2013 and the eclectic responses received just may give you a few ideas of your own.
Paying It Forward
The most popular (and heartwarming) response from all age groups was to make an extra effort to find ways within the community to perform random acts of kindness. (If this doesn't make you smile, I don't know what will!) Here are a few of the ideas that were shared.
Weekly Card Giving
On New Year's Day, begin a list of every people you interact with on a regular basis. For most people, identifying 52 individuals is not difficult to do. From church members, to a local florist or even a hairdresser, begin listing all of the individuals who provide a service to you at some point during the year. From this list of 52 individuals, begin sending a card each week of the year as a way of expressing gratitude for their service and care.
Donate One Item to Charity per Month
Most of us can locate a large handful of items we consider of little value in our homes. Items we may no longer use, wear or even items we keep stored away. Each month, on the first or last day, gather one unused item and make a trip to a local charitable organization for donation. In doing so, you may find after several months that more than one item is donated each month. Not only will you be helping others in need, you'll be organizing your own home in the process.
Bake or Cook For Your Neighbors
In every neighborhood there is usually at least one senior adult or couple living alone, a single mom, or several families that you can always count on no matter what. Take a few minutes to identify these people/families and pick a day each month to share baked goods or a home cooked meal with them.
Helping Out at Local Pet Shelters
One mom shared that for the upcoming year she and her kids were going to volunteer at the local animal shelter doing anything and everything that they could to help. The youngest child in their family has severe allergies to pet fur so they cannot have an animal in the house. By spending regular time at the animal shelter, the rest of the family will enjoy regular interaction with homeless animals and still be able to feel as though they have a loving pet in their lives!
Funny Resolutions
Sometimes, the best option for tackling a worthy cause or goal is humor. A handful of the witty responses received are below:
- I will stop brushing my teeth before I drink my morning orange juice!
- I will stop licking flagpoles in the winter!
- I will spend less than $1975 for coffee at Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts this year!
- I will try to find all the mates to the missing socks we stockpile in the corner of our mud room each year!
- I will remember to set my scale back 10 pounds during the holidays! (Personally, I'm jealous I never thought of this myself!)
Couple Resolutions
Whether you've been together for only a few months or more than 50 years, couples can make resolutions at the beginning of the New Year that will benefit their relationship. Here were the popular responses from those hoping to feel the love during 2013.
Play Games Together
This New Year's resolution is a fun one to fulfill. Relationships don't have to be all work and no play. Take the time to have some fun with your partner by playing games together. During the summer you can go to the park and throw a Frisbee or football around. In the colder winter months you can stay indoors and play card or board games together. You can even invite other couples over for team game play.
And in case you haven't heard, the 50 Shades Trilogy has two new games out. The 50 Shades of Grey Party Game, and for you real "playful" types--there is the 50 Shades of Grey Expansion Pack--Red Room Edition. (Wink, wink!)
Cooking Together
One of the best ways to get inside your lover's heart is through his or her stomach. Many couples have vowed to spend more time in the kitchen together this year by preparing romantic menus like fondue, steamy pasta dishes, or decadent desserts.
This one is an important one. This New Year's resolution requires nothing more than listening to your partner--truly listen. Keep in mind that your partner isn't always in search for answers and may not want to receive advice instead they just want your ears all to themselves.
Boost your partner's self esteem by creating a New Year's resolution to dish out more compliments, but only when they are genuine. Compliments can be something as general as, "Your hair looks great today!" Or it can be more specific, like "I love how you just spent time pretending to be the Big Bad Wolf when you read to the kids before bed—you are so animated and sweet!" Taking the time to compliment your significant other shows them that you do still love them, you appreciate them, and you still find them attractive. Surprise your loved one with compliments during appropriate times such as dressing up for a dinner out, accomplishing items on your "honey do" list, or commenting with great praise about the way he/she interacted lovingly with your mother.
Family Resolutions
Even if you don't want to set individual resolutions for the New Year, coming up with resolutions that the whole family can work on is a great way to journey through the upcoming year together.
Find new ways to save money
In a day and age when everyone is screaming "recession" it is obvious that not everyone is a part of it. Some people are doing well, in fact thriving, in this current economy. You can be one of these people. Clip coupons, sign up for emails from your favorite stores, try different brands, find ways to be a green family, recycle, skip fast food meals every other month. These are just a few ways you can save and invest in your family's future.
Pledge to be on time
This is one that my family will be working on this year. Not only is being on time considerate to other people, it is a measure of excellence. If you want to get ahead, you have to be on time.
Show people you love them more
Don't just say, "I love you," show it. Actions are words brought to life. What you do is a reflection of what you say. It's not difficult to show people you love them. Examples are catching your children, spouse, and friends doing something good and then praising them aloud for it. Leaving love letters in your spouse's briefcase or your kid's lunchboxes is another way to show you care. How about showing your own self some loving? Freshen up your undergarment drawer or buy yourself some new herbal teas or bubble bath as a treat for caring for your family throughout the year.
Engage in a New Hobby as a Family
With all the crazy and harried schedules most families keep these days, there isn't much time leftover to engage in the simple yet meaningful things like sharing dinner together each night, having a family movie night every week, or even hanging out together doing absolutely nothing during the weekends. Many of the individuals who responded to our poll were determined to increase the amount of time they shared as a family in the New Year. Brainstorm as a family on a variety of interests that you all have, and then find a way to make at least one of these ideas happen each and every month.
Invest in the Time to Plan Family Meals
One of every families' biggest frustrations is handling the dinner routine every night. Over half the family members that responded to our New Year's poll noted that they would be making every effort to get into the healthy habit of planning their family meals each and every week. Not only will menu planning save parents and individuals the grief of wondering what they'll pull together for dinner at the last minute, it is also proven to save time and money when this planning is done in advance each week!
Get Organized
Nearly 90 percent of those polled were very motivated to get their homes organized in 2013. This included de cluttering major living spaces such as the kitchen and family rooms, cleaning out closets and giving away outfits not worn within the past six months, and finding a way to streamline and stay on top of paperwork and bills.
Personal Resolutions
- Let go of the past. The biggest enemy of the future is the past. Learn from the successes and mistakes you've made in the past, but don't dwell on either one. Keep your focus on the wonderful opportunities that lie ahead for both you and your family.
- Learn to say "no" This may be one of the most difficult resolutions any of us chooses to make, but over 75% of the people taking this poll said they needed to not sign on for every single request that was made of them. Cheers to everyone who realizes the importance of protecting their precious time when they just don't have it to give away! (Note to self—this resolution is VERY IMPORTANT!)
- Get More Rest If you don't get a minimum of six hours of sleep you are doing your body a disservice. There are far too many of us who operate with only four to six hours of sleep each night. In order to achieve many of your other New Year's goals, getting the proper rest will ensure that you can tackle the rest of your list!
The beginning of a brand new year is exciting, scary, magical, and full of endless possibility. Hopefully one or more of the ideas above will give you some clear focus for making it the best year you and your family can possibly have.
Meanwhile, in addition to celebrating the New Year with clarity and unique resolutions, here are some interesting and fun facts about New Year's Day:
- According to statistics from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, more vehicles are stolen on New Year's Day than on any other holiday throughout the year.
- The Time Square New Year's Eve Ball came about as a result of a ban on fireworks. The first ball, in 1907, was an illuminated 700-pound iron and wood ball adorned with one hundred 25-watt light bulbs. Today, the round ball designed by Waterford Crystal, weighs 11,875-pounds, is 12 feet in diameter and is bedazzled with 2,668 Waterford crystals.
- Throughout the year, visitors to Times Square in New York City write their New Year's wishes on pieces of official Times Square New Year's Eve confetti. At the end of the year, the wishes are collected and added to the one ton of confetti that showers the crowd gathered in Times Square in celebration of the New Year.
- The top three destinations in the United States to ring in the New Year are Las Vegas, Disney World and New York City.
- Food plays a big role in New Year's traditions. Eating black-eyed peas, ham or cabbage are thought to bring prosperity. However, stay away from bad luck foods like lobsters, because they move backwards, and chicken, because they scratch in reverse. It is believed that eating these on New Year's Day might cause a reversal of fortune.
- According to a recent survey taken in Times Square in NYC, 40 to 45 percent of American adults make one or more resolutions each year._ The top New Year's resolutions include weight loss, exercise, quitting smoking, and better money management. By the second week of January, 25 percent of people have abandoned their resolutions.
- In Italy, people wear red underwear on New Year's Day as a symbol of good luck for the upcoming year.
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An honors graduate of Florida State University, Mark anchored his station's top-rated weekend newscasts In Raleigh, NC and served as a regional correspondent for NBC News in the mid 90's. He realized a lifelong dream when he joined FOX 13 in 1997, which gave him an opportunity to work closely with his father, FOX 13 anchor John Wilson. Since then he's flown an F-16 with the Thunderbirds and driven an Indy car on the streets of St. Pete, but has made a habit of reporting from the scenes of many major news events. Mark's been honored for his reports from Ground Zero in New York City, covering Hurricane Katrina and the deadly tornadoes that recently tore through Alabama.
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One of my favorite things to do at Christmas time is to drive around our neighborhood, with my family, looking at Christmas lights and sipping hot chocolate. It fills me with a warm fuzzy kind of love for the season, people and family. But this is a sentimental kind of love. If we want to know true love we need to look to God.
There are certain things we know about the nature of God. Some of these things are that he is a spirit, that he is light and, we are told, that He is love. He doesn't just love, he is love (1 John 4:8).
We may think that we know what love is, but because of sin we only have a partial and broken view of love. Sometimes our love is temperamental or conditional and sometimes we fall out of love all together. Here are some ways in which our love and the God who is love differs.
God's love is unearned.
We love someone because something in that person has evoked love in us. A girl may fall in love with a man because he is kind, hardworking and handsome. But God's love for us is not based on our virtues. He loves us out of his own will not because we are beautiful or good.
It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but it is because the LORD loves you … Deuteronomy 7:7-8
God's love is unchanging.
God does not love us more one day and less the next. He does not grow weak in his affection for us because of our failure. His love also does not grow stronger because of our performance. God love is always the same, and therefore he loves you, with a strong, powerful, passionate love today as he will tomorrow and the next day.
Because God's love does not ever change we can, with confidence, hold onto Romans 8:35, that nothing can separate us from God's love, not our sin from yesterday or our sins and neglect of him tomorrow. God's love for his children is sure.
God's love is gracious.
God's love is gracious because in it he seeks the good of another, namely us. The biggest demonstration of God's love is the giving of his son in order to rescue us. It is at Christmas that we celebrate God, perfect love, becoming visible. Love itself took on form; hands, feet, face and voice. True love walked among sinful people. Love divine chose to be raised by a fallen mom and dad, and to be worshiped by outcast shepherds. It was Christ's love for his own that caused him to endure persecution and ultimately death at the hands of the very people he had made.
This should evoke in us a love for God so strong that we would gladly sacrifice everything to make him first in our lives. Are we willing to give up our time in order to spend it with him? Are we willing to share this wonderful love story with others without shame or excuse?
Pray that no matter how many times we hear the Christmas story that we would feel awe, joy and love towards such a perfectly loving God who saves sinners such as us.
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Hi Everyone,
I have heard this question many times on CM. How do you feel about the question ?
As with everything, there has to be balance. The presence of physical attraction must exist, but beware that it doesn't overpower the situation and leave you blind to all the other characteristics necessary to provide a lifelong relationship. At the end of the day, physical attraction is only skin deep, and let's face it, skin doesn't look good when it becomes wrinkled and saggy. It's easy to be blinded by the physical, because we covet what we see.
If you are truely looking for a satisfying relationship there has to be more than just a physical attraction. For some the opposite can happen. They may not see anything outwardly physical that attracts them to one another, but as they get to know eachother, they are blinded by inner beauty. After a while the exterior appearance becomes attractive because they see eachother for who they are inside.
In any case, I'm initially drawn by the exterior appearance as it's too difficult to get to know someones inner beauty with only a picture and answers to a questionaire. I know I couldn't kiss someone if I didn't feel physically attracted to them, whether it be an attraction to their outer beauty or inner beauty, it would have to be present.
Coming in late here, but I think that physical attraction is somewhat important initially, but what is attractive to people varies quite widely.
For those of us who have been married before, the physical attractiveness of your spouse isn't actually seen on a day to day basis. It actually turns into seeing/feeling their spirit. The lightness or darkness of their soul eminates, and you feel their spirit in the room. The attraction to be intimately close to them comes from our perception of their spirit. I doesn't matter how handsome or beautiful someone is...it becomes neutral after some time. As evidenced by many people being unfaithful to beautiful people ie. celebrities.
Sorry, forgive me, I just realized that I have a couple more years to go in order to post in this room! it won't happen again :)
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G—del, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Vintage Books, 1979 - Artificial intelligence. - 800 pages
Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of "maps' or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If life can grow out of the formal chemical substrate of the cell, if consciousness can emerge out of a formal system of firing neurons, then so too will computers attain human intelligence. G—del, Escher, Bach is a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at the heart of cognitive science: meaning, reduction, recursion, and much more.
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Todd and Carla Lacey concocted a country French atmosphere in the middle of Green Country.
Todd Lacey has built houses for other people and for his family. She designed their present home — he built it. Lacey is hoping they'll grow old in it. The four-bedroom showpiece is in a rural atmosphere, complete with a horse barn, but within five minutes of the main intersection of Wagoner.


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Here are some other events planned for the weekend in Meridian:
Dumont Plaza
• The Downtown — After Five Alive mini concert for Thursday, Oct. 4, will feature the Al Brown All-Stars, 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m., in Dumont Plaza. Food and drink vendors and attractions for kids will be on site. Admission is free.
Singing Brakeman Park
• Earth's Bounty, the fifth in a series of six farmer's market festivals in downtown Meridian, will be held Saturday, Oct. 6, in Singing Brakeman Park, on Front Street, next to Union Station, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Meridian Museum of Art
• 39th Annual Bi-State Art Competition Awards Reception will be held at the Meridian Museum of Art, Saturday, Oct. 6, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. The museum is located at 628 25th Ave.
Temple Theater
• The Mississippi Jamboree returns to the Temple Theater, 2320 Eighth St., at 7 p.m., featuring The Pearl River Band with tribute artists Sam Blankenship as Johnny Cash, Chuck Bryant as Waylon Jennings, and Susan Box as Patsy Cline. Tickets are $10. Call (601) 693-5353.


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Niagara Gazette — LOCKPORT — A Newfane man faces a maximum of 5-1/2 years in state prison after admitting Monday to running a meth lab in Wrights Corners.
Sean A. Smith, 39, 13 William St., Lockport, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance during a hearing at Niagara County Court In addition to jail time, he faces a maximum of two years of post-release supervision. The plea deal calls for Smith to forfeit $4,000 cash that was found at the lab in Wrights Corners.
Smith's attorney, Rodney Giove, said Smith had considered being screened for the court's judicial drug diversion program. However, Smith is disabled and program rules would have disallowed his use of some medications.
"He thought it'd be wiser to go through with the plea," Giove told County Judge Matthew J. Murphy.
On Jan. 11, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office said, Smith and James O. White, 21, of Olcott, were found manufacturing methamphetamine in a house at 6437 Hope Lane, just north of Wrights Corners.
The Niagara County Drug Task Force found about 5 ounces of methamphetamine oil in a plastic bag, according to Assistant District Attorney Peter Wydysh.
In June, White pleaded not guilty to four counts of fifth-degree criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance and third-degree unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
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OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk and general manager Bryan Murray announced today that team captain Daniel Alfredsson has announced his intentions to return for his 17th National Hockey League season in 2012-13.
Daniel is an exceptional captain whose commitment to his teammates and to the great City of Ottawa is second to none, said Melnyk. Daniel expects a lot out of himself both on and off the ice so I fully understand how important a decision this was for him and his family. I couldnt be more pleased with the outcome and look forward to Daniel having a great year and adding to his long list of extraordinary achievements with our hockey club.
"Daniels contributions to this hockey team cannot be understated. He is a leader and a mentor to many of our young players, said Murray. Daniel is also a great hockey player and we expect him to return and continue to be one of our best players as we look to improve on last years accomplishments.
In his 16th year in the NHL and with the Senators in 2011-12, Alfredsson scored 27 goals and added 32 assists for 59 points in 75 games, while recording 18 penalty minutes and a plus-16 rating. He scored two goals in four games during the Eastern Conference quarter-final series against the New York Rangers.
Following the season, Alfredsson was named the 2012 winner of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, the annual NHL award presented to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.
A six-time NHL all-star, Alfredsson won the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year in 1996 and was nominated for the 2004 Lady Byng Trophy as the player demonstrating the most sportsmanship and playing ability.
Im excited to get ready for another season, said Alfredsson. Ive been training for about a month and a half and my body feels a lot further ahead of where it was last year at this point. I expect to come into camp stronger and fitter than I did last year.


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Yesterday was the night!
To everyone who couldn't see or hear anything of the livestream, we want to say sorry. The interest was so big that unfortunately the server crashed. We are inconsolable.
A Spanish blogger has an interview from me on his website. It is about my fourth psycho thriller "The Soul-Breaker".
Again, I showed my true face. This time in Spain. You can read how it was (if you master Spanish) or watch a short video message from me.
Qui-FM talked about my first novel "Therapy".
For everyone who masters French, it could be interesting. For me, ... it just sounds good. ;)


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New tours
I see that our guys are making big plannings for this year.
I see Germany,France,Austria,Bulgaria
Thanks for that GODSMACK !!!!
We love you so f...ing much
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Also news from Classic Rock stating a UK show in London on the 30th June.
Let this so be true, last time you were here was 2003 in support of Metallica and then you had a reduced support shot.
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and one more tour date...London :)
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godsmack in hamburg! i am looking forward to see them!


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Man pleads guilty to multiple feloniesApril 25,2013Man admits to felonies
BENNINGTON A local man pleaded guilty to six felony charges and three misdemeanors Tuesday, the day a trial in the case was scheduled to start.
Michael A. Spangenberg II, 23, of Bennington pleaded guilty in Bennington criminal court to two felony charges of second-degree aggravated domestic assault, four felony counts of violation of an abuse prevention order, one misdemeanor charge of simple assault by mutual affray and two misdemeanor charges of unlawful mischief.
The state dismissed two felony counts of burglary of an occupied home.
There was no agreement in the case regarding sentencing. Based on the charges to which he pleaded guilty, Spangenberg could be sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.
Spangenberg was arrested in August after police said he assaulted a woman and a man on Aug. 26 in Bennington, forcing the man to fight him off with a knife.
When police were first called, they believed Spangenberg was the victim. But the woman, with whom Spangenberg once had a relationship, told police he had assaulted her the day before and returned on Aug. 26 to attack her and the man.
The man stabbed Spangenberg in self-defense in the waist, causing superficial injuries, police said.
Deputy States Attorney Jennifer Barrett said the state had added charges after reviewing phone records from the Rutland jail and finding that Spangenberg had called the woman more than 100 times.
Christopher Montgomery, who represented Spangenberg, declined to comment after the hearing.
Spangenberg had previous convictions from 2010 for simple assault and violating abuse prevention orders.
Judge Cortland Corsones ordered the Vermont Department of Corrections to conduct a pre-sentence investigation of Spangenberg. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 25.MORE IN This Just InTODAY'S WEATHER MINUTE: A brief midsummer return of last winter's stubborn cold air mass descends over the Northern Plains, Midwest and Northeast this week bringing colder than seasonable daytime temperatures. 0Rutland Herald content editor Rich Alcott shares local weather information and easily digestible... Full StoryRICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: 2nd president John Adams signs Sedition Act on this day in 1798 providing jail time for criticizing the government; Jerry Rubin, co-creator of the Yippies, American activist, political theorist, businessman, born this day in 1938. 0Rutland Herald content editor Rich Alcott uploads astronomic, historic and epigrammatic content... Full StoryDede Cummings first question arose when she discovered that tickets for the Dalai Lamas 2012... Full Story
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The Big Dog Ridgeback stays true to form with the 2010 model. It only takes three words to describe this Big Dog Motorcycle: up and out. The 2010 Ridgeback is every bit of what a motorcycle enthusiast expects in a chopper. At its essence, this Ridgeback is a true custom, but at first sight, it offers a stiff dose of nostalgia. Easy Rider immediately comes to mind. Long-term performance will always be a key selling point for any motorcycle, but the 2010 Big Dog Ridgeback knows how to make a great first impression.
As the name suggests, the Big Dog Ridgeback is a rigid custom chopper. The 2010 model offers lots of exposed frame, including every inch of the diverging down tubes, as they separate from the triple trees to offer this frame a tall, long, and lean look. With a 4 inch stretch in the backbone, and 8 extra inches added to the down tubes, the teardrop tank on this capable Big Dog reaches chest to shoulder high, for nearly any rider.
Even with its exaggerated lines and long stretch, the 2010 Big Dog Ridgeback offers a comfortable riding position. The handlebars drag back nicely, allowing for easy reach without much of a stretch. This is impressive when considering the 24.5 inch seat height. The mid-controls allow for the feet to be comfortably rested on the pegs without having to reach for the brake pedal, or shift lever. From front to back, the variance in heights is unmistakable, offering a signature look to this production custom.
Considering performance, this motorcycle might be too much for some individuals. When rolling on the open road, the Baker 6-speed transmission will allow the 1917cc/117 inch V-Twin to unroll. With such a powerhouse, riders might expect intense vibration through the foot and hand controls, yet such a concern is easily dismissed after enjoying the incredibly low-end torque, and mid-range cruising, even at highway speeds.
Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the 2010 Big Dog Ridgeback bike is its sheer size. From front to back, the Ridgeline measures 107 inches. Even the incredibly large V-Twin looks appropriately sized with the space offered between the tank, and the rocker box covers. The pipes are simplistic and sharp—they shine with chrome, and swoop at a relaxed angle to shotgun by the enormous 330 rear tire.
The Big Dog Ridgeback sounds as hearty and grumpy as would be expected. With a roll of the throttle, it will quickly turn heads, and set off more than a few car alarms. When letting off the clutch, the Baker 6-speed engages smoothly, and within a matter of seconds, this bike is cruising in its top gear, exceeding most American speed limits.
Beginners need not apply to ride this beast. Fortunately, it possesses an intimidating look that will scare away most novices, who could ruin a first riding experience by overindulging. The Ridgeline is for experienced riders who understand the experience that awaits when they slide over the low seat, and reach out and up for the bars and controls.


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The Associated Press had identified the surviving suspect as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge.
The MBTA has suspended service until further notice. People are asked not to congregate at stations and bus stops. Officials ask people to go home.
Communities surrounding Watertown, where the search is centralized, are affected. Residents of Watertown, Newton, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge and Allston/Brighton are told to stay in their homes until further notice.
Amtrak service is temporarily suspended between Boston and Providence, R.I.
Boston University, Boston College, Harvard, MIT, Emerson, Bentley, UMass Boston, Suffolk, Wellsley and other colleges and universities are closed until further notice.


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Our friendship began that night, as we talked about the sport of politics and walked around the mule corrals near the old hotel. She broadcast a bright interest in who I was and showed a touch of bemusement with her surroundings. She made friends as easily as other people breathe. She once told me that the best part of running for office was having a built-in excuse to approach strangers she wanted to talk with.
Gabby -- the nickname she enjoyed -- had grown up on Tucson's far-east side, in the family that owned El Campo Tire & Service, a local chain that branded itself "The Buck-Stretcher" in TV ads familiar to everyone in town. Her grandfather started the company as a single gas station in 1949; the son of a rabbi from Lithuania, he changed his name from Akiba Hornstien to Gif Giffords to avoid anti-Semitism. His son, Spencer, helped the company become successful; its many outlets featured service bays with brick arches that framed the windows in a Taco Bell style. "El Campo" is Spanish for "The Countryside," and the company sold a lot of tires to Latino customers in Arizona and Mexico. Gabby's mother, Gloria -- nicknamed Jinx -- is a bespectacled art conservator who loves to show off her extensive collection of Southwestern art as well as her own oil paintings.
Gabby laughed about her last name. It sounded friendly and breezy, and was both the product of her grandfather's whimsy and proof of the American capacity for reinvention. She earned degrees in Latin American studies, sociology and urban planning at Scripps College in Southern California and Cornell University in upstate New York, where she played up her Arizona cowgirl heritage by wearing vests and cowboy boots to class. She came home to run her family's tire company when her father needed to slow down, and then began her political career by serving in the state Legislature from 2001 until 2005. The Arizona chapter of Mental Health America named her legislator of the year in 2004, partly for her work on a bill to prohibit insurers from cutting back on treatment of the mentally ill. (The Legislature refused to pass the bill.) When she quit to run for the congressional seat that Kolbe left open, I put my writing career on hold to work for her 2006 campaign, going door-to-door to talk with voters. When Gabby won, I visited her new office in Washington, D.C., and stayed overnight in her small apartment near Capitol Hill while she was away on business. I left her a few housewarming gifts, including a six-pack of Negro Modela beer with a blue index card taped to it, on which I wrote: "For Emergencies Only." Three years later, I swung through D.C. again when she was out of town and borrowed the keys to her apartment. That same pack of beer was inside the fridge, untouched, with the note still attached.
Congresswoman Giffords was still Gabby from down the block, and our friendship endured. She took me to the phone bank at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and we lamented the scene: rows of cubicles with telephones on bare white desks, where members of Congress were supposed to dial for dollars in their free time. Later, at a cocktail fundraiser in a rich Democrat's apartment in New York City, she pulled me into the granite bathroom to show me her diamond engagement ring: Mark Kelly, an astronaut she'd been dating, had proposed to her just that afternoon. At that moment, she was giddy and nervous, but her speech to the crowd several minutes later was calm and measured. I attended her wedding in 2008 at an organic vegetable garden south of Tucson. Her gown was made from recycled material, and a line of Navy officers in dress whites saluted the couple with drawn swords. And then, in 2010, I paused my writing career again to work on her re-election campaign, in one of the nastiest elections I'd ever observed.
Gabby refused to demonize or dismiss her political opponents, even the obstructionists in the Arizona Legislature and Congress. She sought the kind of incremental change that comes through sweat and compromise, rather than indulging in grand, futile gestures. She supported solar energy, backed sane immigration reform that would reduce the number of immigrants dying in the desert, fought to make sure that federal college scholarships survived the budget cuts. I rarely asked her about congressional process; I figured she got enough of that elsewhere. "Awww," she would say at the end of each phone conversation. "I miss you. When do I get to see you again?"
The fact that Arizona could produce such a wonderful person, and such a wonderful politician, justifies holding onto some optimism about the state -- and by extension, some optimism about the nation as a whole. Another bit of optimism can be found in the behavior of the people around Gabby on the day she was shot. In that bloody moment, with no time to think, some of them stepped in front of bullets to save loved ones, suffering serious and even fatal wounds. Amid all the chaos and horror, people took the crucial steps that saved Gabby's life despite the bullet that tore through her brain. They formed a community on the spot, one stitched together by bullets.