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Margaret Blauvelt, RN, MS, MSN, CNE
Associate Professor of Nursing
Professional Education
MSN, University of Saint Francis, Nursing, 2004
MS, Indiana University, Education, 1982
BSN, Ball State University, Nursing, 1972
- Certified Nurse Educator (2011-2016)
- Certified Nurse of the Operating Room (1982-1987)
Awards and Recognitions
- Nominated by former students for inclusion in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers: 2005, 2004, 2000
- Values in Action Award from the University of Saint Francis, 1999
Professional Memberships
- National League for Nursing: 2003 to present
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing: 2003 to present
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing; Nomination Committee: 2004-2005
- Northeast Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives: 2007
- American Nurses Association; Indiana State Nurses Association: 2004-2006
- Indiana State Nurses Association, Education Committee: 2005
Refereed Scholarly Journals:
- Blauvelt, M., Erickson, C. Davenport, N. and Spath, M. (2012) Say yes to peer review: A collaborative approach to faculty development. Nurse Educator 37(3) 126-130.
- Davenport, N., Spath, M., & Blauvelt, M. (2009) A step-by-step approach to curriculum review. Nurse Educator, 34(4), 181-185.
- Blauvelt, M. & Spath, M. (2008). Passing the torch: A faculty mentoring program at one school of nursing. Nursing Education Perspectives, 29(1), 29-33.
Local Publications:
- Blauvelt, M. "The Unknown Nurse" The Art of Nursing: Nurturing Hope and Healing. Parkview Health, 2011.
- Blauvelt, M. "A Guide to Bloom's Taxonomy for Novice Educator" (2010) Illumination. 3(1)
- Spath, M. & Blauvelt, M. "Positive Peer Relationships" (2008) Illumination. 1(10)
- Presentation at Professional Conferences with Abstracts in Refereed Published Conference Proceedings:
- Passing the Torch: A Faculty Mentoring Program at one School of Nursing presented at Drexel University Nursing Education Institute, June, 2009.
- Passing the Torch: A Faculty Mentoring Program at one School of Nursing, presented at the Chicago Institute for Nursing Education, St. Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois, 2008
Keynote Presentations:
- The Current State of Nursing Education, 1957 Class of Saint Joseph School of Nursing, 2007
- Connectedness, USF Nursing Recognition and Pinning Ceremony, December, 2007
- Presentations at Workshops for Peers:
- USF Faculty Development Day, Moderated a Café Session on Mentoring, October 5, 2010
Community Service
- Focus on Health Volunteer, 2012, 2008, 2007
- Allen County Community Based Participatory Research Project Advisory Board: 2008 -2009
- Allen County Health Disparities Coalition: 2007-2009
- Leo High School Advisory Board; Career Majors Academy, Health and Related Sciences: 2007 to 2009
- Martin Luther King Day volunteer at Charis House
- Hope House volunteer
- Hospitality Network of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc. volunteer
- Northeast Indiana Radio Reading Service volunteer reader


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An applicant who desires to become an Associate Member must have received a certificate or a degree in the specialty of pediatric dentistry from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of the American Dental Association and practice pediatric dentistry in the United States, Puerto Rico, or Canada.
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Applicants must have received initial board certification in pediatrics from an approved Board.
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Janet Bodnar is editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. During her career at Kiplinger, Bodnar has written about a wide range of topics on investing, money management and the economy. In addition, she has been editor of Success With Your Money, a special Kiplinger publication.
Bodnar is also a nationally recognized expert in the field of children's and family finances, and she is the author of several books. Her latest book is Money Smart Women: Everything You Need to Know to Achieve a Lifetime of Financial Security (Kaplan). Praising Money Smart Women, Time magazine noted that Bodnar "avoids the patronizing finger wagging and sticks to giving advice that women can really use". She speaks frequently on the subject of women and money.
Bodnar's "Money-Smart Kids" column appears regularly in Kiplinger's magazine and at www.kiplinger.com/columns/kids. It was chosen by Moneysmartz.com as one of the top financial columns online. And Bodnar is the kids and money coach on the AOL Coaches site.
Her book, Raising Money Smart Kids (Kaplan), was a finalist in the personal finance category of the Books for a Better Life awards, honoring the best self-improvement books. It was also a selection of the Washington Post's Color of Money book club. Bodnar has appeared on Oprah, Today, Good Morning America, The Early Show on CBS, Fox, CNN, CNBC and PBS. She has done hundreds of radio and TV interviews, and appears regularly on WUSA, the CBS-TV affiliate in Washington, D.C., and WTOP, the major all-news radio station in Washington. She is a popular speaker, and has been quoted in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal to Parents and Glamour.
Bodnar has been recognized by American University for excellence in personal finance reporting, and by the National Council on Family Relations for her televised reports on children and money. The audio version of her book (read by the author) received three "best of" awards, from Publishers Weekly (business category), Library Journal (nonfiction) and the Audio Publishers Association (educational category). Prior to joining Kiplingers, Bodnar worked for The Providence Journal and The Washington Post. A graduate of St. Bonaventure University, she received her master's degree in journalism from, where she was also a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business and Economics Journalism.
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The format wars are over, and Blu-Ray has won. For those of you who got an HD DVD player (Get one! They're fun, soon-to-be nostalgic, and under 100 bucks!), I'm sorry. Kudos to those of you who bought a Playstation 3. So now the question is, are you going to go out and buy an expensive Blu-Ray player? I'm not. In fact, this is possibly the one thing that could trigger me to finally, finally build a multimedia center PC. You see, there's a trick: the Lite-On DH-401S-08 Blu-Ray Playback Drive costs a bit less than a Blu-Ray Player. A few hundred dollars less.
Blu-Ray and MultiMedia PCs: A Cost Effective Combination
This isn't a Blu-Ray burner. Those will cost you a pretty penny, although the ability to make your own Blu-Ray discs might be priceless to some people out there. No, the Lite-On does burn DVDs, just not Blu-Ray discs. But it DOES PLAY THEM. If you were to install this drive in a Media Center PC, you'd be able to play Blu-Ray Discs for 200 dollars or less. And you get some other nifty Dual Layer and regular DVD and CD burning abilities at the same time.
There are a couple of key conditions that you'll have to take into account. This drive requires that you've got a HDCP-compliant motherboard and Graphics card. Those aren't so terribly expensive, especially if you're not building your media center PC from scratch. Odds are, at least on of these two components is already in your computer. If not, go with a good motherboard over the I-Found-it-Behind-the-PC-Store variety. The Lite-On drive will still function for lower tasks, but the Blu-Ray playback won't work without HDCP compliant parts.
One Stop Cheap Blu-Ray Capability Shop
Once the drive's installed, you can play your Blu-Ray movies to your heart's content. You'll just have to use either the DVI or VGA connection on the back of your television (Or PC monitor. It's a lifestyle choice only you can make) or use a HDMI converter at the Media PC end and connect 'em up in that fashion.
You may have to consult somebody's tech support. along the way, but that's a small price to pay for saving yourself a couple of hundred bucks! I've listed the complete specs for the Lite-On DH-401S-08 Blu-Ray Playback Drive after the link below. If you're trying to get Blu-Ray on a budget, adding a Blu-Ray drive to a Media PC just might be your best option.
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- DVD Access Time: 160 ms
- CD Read Speed: 32x
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Fourteen-year-old Michala Riggle is already a well established fund-raiser and beader. At the tender age of ten, she managed to raise $300,000 in six months with beaded bracelets!
Michala's mission all started back in 2006. Her youngest brother, Evan, has autism and was responding well to experimental Glutathione IV treatments. Michala wanted to help other kids like her brother battle autism with this new medicine. Michala's original goal was $200,000; Kosair Children's Hospital needed that amount to conduct the study. Michala enlisted help to bead and distribute thousands of bracelets at local art shows and community events. She beat her original goal by $100,000 and put autism in living-room conversations across the nation.
Michala has a new goal: a three-year plan to raise $300 million to build the most comprehensive autism research and treatment center in the world and bring autism awareness to greater heights. Michala's dream is to make the "We Believe!" International Autism Research and Treatment Center a place like St. Jude's Hospital, where autism patients receive treatment and care regardless of their financial circumstances. The Center will also be a first-class, independent research facility striving to find the cause of autism and a cure.
Michala and her family need your help to meet this tremendous goal that will touch the lives of so many. The Michala Riggle Beat Autism Foundation, Inc. is now an official 501c-3 non-profit foundation. The first phase of her fundraising campaign is kicking off this month and she is sending out FREE beading kits to anyone who signs up to help raise money for the center. The kits contain enough beads to make 300 bracelets.
This is a great opportunity for beaders and crafters to help this worthy cause. Take the kits into schools, youth groups, summer camps, Girl Scouts, or just invite friends over for a beading party for a great cause. The bracelets are then to be used in fundraising efforts for a suggested donation of $3/each. Michala and her mom Emlyn made a fantastic video explaining the initiative on YouTube.
Please consider helping Michala (and thousands with Autism) complete her worthy goal! Sign up to receive your beading kits today and become a fundraiser for Beading to Beat Autism. You can also make a donation to the foundation without signing up for bracelets. Michala has set the course, let's help her reach the destination!
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Dear Michala – You are an angel on earth! How beautiful your soul is to help your brother Evan and others like him! 15 years ago when my son Danny was diagnosed autism was 1 in every 10,000; Today it is 1 in every 91 (published in CDC Centers for Disease
Control is 1 in every 100) and in California 1 in ever 62…. My son Danny loves to bead – he strings beads for himself (etsy store) and also for individuals with Altzheimers (we hand deliver to local residential facilities)… the pieces he creates are divided 50/50…. we sell for a profit for his etsy store and give all the pieces to patients who suffer from Altzheimers. (Altzheimers is a ditant cousin to Autism)… It is heartwarming to read your story and also how powerful your message is! My son and I haven't met you – but we love you… YES YES YES We would love to make beads for you to help spread your message!!!!! Good luck – All our love, Sue and Danny xox
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If you knew Michaela's parents, Emlyn and Dave, you would see where she gets her sweet spirit and dedication. They are wonderful, Godly people. Great job Michaela!


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Osbourn Park High competed against its closest neighbor, Manassas Park High School in a high-powered wrestling match this weekend at Magruder High, in Rockville, MD.
Though the schools are on the same street, Euclid Avenue, their placing in the tournament were very different.
Osbourn Park was deemed the champions of the match while Manassas Park finished last out of the 10 teams, Manassas Park High wrestling Coach Mark Payne said.
Manassas Park's own Anthony Pinto was the only tournament placer for the high school.
"Anthony had a great tournament. Anthony wrestled heavyweight for us, weighing only about 225 pounds, Payne said. "He is a tough competitor and should be very proud of himself. There was some pretty tough teams here and he hung right in there with them."


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LEWISBURG — The Union County Historical Society received the photography files of Don Ross, a professional photographer, whose shop was on Market Street, Lewisburg. Among his holdings are hundreds of wedding photographs from the 1940s through 1962. Most are identified, but many are not. Represented among the photographs are the wedding pictures of Raymond Ard, Barbara Bechtel, Robert Diehl, Lawrence Keefer and Genevier Manbeck, Marian Heim, Lester Bowersox, Peg Minium Bishop, and Yvonne Johnson and Robert Hickox.
The Historical Society needs some help. Often only one name of the couple is given, and the spouse is unidentified. The collection also has photographs with no names at all, leaving all of us to wonder who the happy couple is. Family members and friends also appear in the photographs, and several generations of one family might be pictured. The Historical Society would also like to know what church served as the locale for these weddings if that can be identified. Can you help identify these people?
Family and friends who would like to have these photographs may take them on a first come, first served basis. The Society only asks for a donation of your choosing. The photographs are frequently proofs with instruction written on them by the photographer, but the people are clearly seen in vivid black and white sharp photography. As always, all brides are beautiful. Your family and ancestors may be pictured among the photographs in the collection. The public is invited to view the photographs, help identify those pictured, and select from these photos ones for their own private use. The photographs may be seen at the Union County Historical Society Office, open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m., in the County Courthouse at Second and St. Louis streets.
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Is it too much to ask to have your top three draft picks healthy for the regular season? How 'bout just one of them?
Although their second-round pick, offensive tackle Mike Adams, has seemingly recovered from his preseason knee injury, the Pittsburgh Steelers may be without first-round guard David DeCastro and third-round linebacker Sean Spence for at least a large part of the 2012 regular season after DeCastro and Spence both suffered serious knee injuries during the NFL's mandatory four-game preseason.
Debates over the value of preseason games when the injury risks associated with them are weighed in have waged for years among football fans, and a rash of injuries to promising young Steelers this preseason has gotten many Pittsburghers clamoring for less August contests, even if that means more regular-season ones in January.
However, some fans want four preseason games AND an addition of two regular-season games. (What's wrong with more football, right?)
But most understand that asking for more from the league's players would be unfair. Even a compromise of two preseason games and a move from 16 to 18 regular-season games is seen by many to be unfair to the players, most of whom, especially veterans, are accustomed to not playing much in the preseason.
What do you say? Should the NFL stay put and continue with a four-game preseason schedule and a 16-game regular-season schedule? Should preseason games be eliminated altogether?
Perhaps more importantly, will the league's owners, who make money off of all 20 games, be willing to give some of the games up?
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An oasis of luxury nestling in the lap of green hills and misty slopes, The Royal Plaza offers an unmatchable experience in Gangtok. Geared with every possible amenity and luxury, the hotel lets its guests stay in regal comfort and enjoy the mesmerizing beauty of the surroundings. A prompt service adds to the pleasure the hotel provides. Guests can enjoy the beauty of Teesta and the Kanchenjunga from the privacy of their rooms itself. The hotel does well to make your stay a delight. Taking good care of your dining needs, the hotel has a fine restaurant serving Indian, Oriental and International. It was the first place in Sikkim to serve an International Buffet. The hotel even boasts of the first Land Based Live Casino in the country. One can even shop for books on Sikkim and local traditions at the hotel's own Book Shop. The in-house Curio Shop sells a host of items ideal to take home as souvenirs and mementos from Sikkim. The Royal Plaza has a lot to offer you, be here to experience a different world.
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text: They say: "It's a blockbuster." We say: "Believe it." KTM's 500 EXC wafts despair. Those who own one are blessed. The despair is felt by the engineers at competing factories and those riders who didn't get a deposit to their dealer fast enough. The KTM is that good! The 2011 KTM 530 EXC was at the top of the dirtbike-with-a-plate pile, but it pales in comparison to the 2012 model. Much of the improvement is in the engine. It maintains the bore and stroke of the 530 it replaces, but not much else. No more separate oil for the engine and transmission, so goodbye to fussy oil-change rituals. The engine is lighter than the 2011 thanks to new die-cast cases and internal systems simplification. For example, the balance shaft drives the water pump. A new, more nimble chassis uses the longer shock from the 2011 two-strokes for more travel. The fuel tank is designed to keep the weight of the gas lower and more centralized. The result is extremely rare: a fuel-injected machine that is actually lighter than the carbureted model it replaces. In fact, this street-legal dual-sport is lighter than some of KTM's competition models! Speaking of which, mechanically the EXC is identical to the XC-W competition off-road model. It even has the same exhaust, which KTM outfitted with a screen-type spark arrestor that muffles engine noise enough to pass sound tests without further restriction. Performance differs in a leaner ECU setting and hugely taller gearing. Meeting emissions standards has not taken a toll on power or rideability. There is some popping off-throttle thanks to air injected into the exhaust port, but it has no effect on performance. Lights and other DOT-mandated equipment make the 500 EXC street legal while adding only 6 pounds compared to the pure dirt XC-W. Lights and other DOT-mandated equipment make the 500 EXC street legal while adding only 6 On the trail, the bike feels light, nimble and powerful. Taller gearing means there's little wheelspin. Every pony finds footing and shoves the bike forward in the trickiest traction—or at least it does with real tires on it—at all throttle openings. Most off-road riders dream of the latest motocross weapon tuned for off-road. Reverse that thinking: Ryan Dungey's current factory supercross bike is based on this enduro with the addition of a shock linkage. The 500 EXC doesn't just handle and accelerate like that moto-conversion you dreamed of; it is the bike you dreamed of! While the EXC is light for the class, it feels even lighter than its claimed 270-lb. mass. Stability remains strong, but it has a shorter, quicker feel that craves tight and technical riding. We took this dual-sport on our most aggressive off-road trails and it shined. This is a supremely effective street-legal dirtbike that feels like a racebike in the dirt. Unfortunately, it feels the same way on the pavement. It's not smooth or comfortable, but that isn't the point. Riders have been clamoring for a street-legal dirtbike, and the answer is loud and clear: The KTM 500 EXC is it. 1 | 2 | » | View Full Article By Karel Kramer Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!


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text: High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 1. Is the Violence Against Women Act a chance for tribes to reinforce their sovereignty? http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.10/is-the-violence-against-women-act-a-chance-for-tribes-to-reinforce-their-sovereignty A new provision lets tribes prosecute non-tribal members for violent crimes like rape for the first time. No publisher Sierra Crane-Murdoch American Indian law Reservation crime Violence Against Women Act Tribal sovereignty 2013-06-12T14:29:16Z News Article


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Demi Moore arrived at the Hollywood Domino's 3rd annual Pre-Oscar Hollywood Gala back in March wearing a Victoria Beckham strapless dress from the designers Fall 2010 collection.
The star kept her look very simple by adding a few jewels and a colourful clutch.
Veronica Webb wore the same dress to the 2010 New Yorkers For Children Fall Gala at Cipriani this week.
The model also kept her look simple by adding dazzling jewels to her look.
It's really hard to pick a winner.
I was initially drawn to Veronica, but I don't like the shoes that are poking out from under her dress so I'm going to give this to Demi.
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Accept/Decline Your Student Loans on the Student Information System (SIS) (required once a year)Follow the steps below:Log into My CVTC and click SIS. Under the Financial Aid tab select My Award Information, Award for Aid Year, the current award year and click Submit. Click the Accept Award Offer tab and accept or decline your loan(s).
Complete Undergraduate Loan Entrance Counseling (*required once for Direct Loans awarded at CVTC)Follow the steps below:Sign in with your Department of Education (FAFSA) four-digit PIN. Click on Complete Entrance Counseling, read through the informational page and click on Complete Entrance Counseling again. You MUST select loan entrance counseling for an "undergraduate" student or your loan will not be processed. Complete the counseling session and submit.
Complete a Master Promissory Note (*required once every 10 years)Follow the steps below:Sign in with your Department of Education (FAFSA) four-digit PIN. Click on Complete Master Promissory Note, Subsidized/Unsubsidized, fill out the required information and submit.
Complete Loan Exit CounselingYou are required to complete exit counseling if you received a loan from Chippewa Valley Technical College. A student must complete exit counseling when they leave CVTC, drop to less than half time enrollment status or graduate. Exit counseling informs you of your rights and responsibilities regarding the loan repayment process. Helpful information – details on your income, financial aid and living expenses, your next of kin, two references that live in the US and your future employer if known.
*To determine if you need to complete the loan entrance counseling and/or master promissory note, go to www.studentloans.gov and sign in with your Department of Education (FAFSA) four-digit PIN. To confirm loan entrance counseling, click on View Previously Completed Counseling located in the left column. The school section must list CVTC. To confirm your master promissory note, click on Completed MPNs under My Loan Documents also located in the left column.
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GlobalData has released its new Country report, "PharmaPoint: Prostate Cancer - United States Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022". The recent approvals of second-line metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) therapies like J&J's Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) and Medivation/Astellas' Xtandi (enzalutamide) will drive strong market growth over the next decade. These safe and orally administered treatments will provide safety and convenience benefits over the current standard of care, chemotherapy with docetaxel, while prolonging the overall survival of patients with mCRPC. The December 12, 2012 FDA approval of Zytiga for the added indication of chemotherapy-naive mCRPC marks the onset of a new treatment paradigm for the disease, in which chemotherapy is relegated to second-line therapy and beyond. For patients with earlier-stage prostate
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To provide perspective on how much Buck Showalter has transformed the culture of the Baltimore Orioles in such a short period of time, if closer Jim Johnson had blown three straight saves to put his total at nine for the season two years ago this August day, your average sports fan in Baltimore would have told you, "Now that Boldin and Flacco have a year together, I look for big things. Not only that, Lee Evans hasn't dropped a pass all training camp. If the Ravens can get by New England they'll go to the Super Bowl!"
Ouch! But that's the point. The Orioles made Baltimore forget about Lee Evans through the summer of 2012 with their first winning record and postseason appearance in 15 years. Now, just one year later, the Ravens are defending Super Bowl champions, yet angry mobs armed with pitchforks and tracking dogs roam the streets of Baltimore in search of the beleaguered Orioles closer.
After dropping three straight one-run walk-off decisions to Arizona, the final two coming on blown Johnson saves, the Good Ship Oriole seems to have hit rocks, and there is no question Johnson deserves his share of the blame. After all, he received plenty of the credit while he was racking up 51 saves in 54 attempts last season as well as through this season when he reached a club-record 35 consecutive saves.
All of that comes with the territory because being the closer is like being the quarterback — you likely receive too much credit for the wins, and sometimes too much blame for the loss.
To be fair, Johnson, who still leads the majors with 39 saves, hasn't seemed right for much of the season. Generally speaking you can get a read on what kind of a ride you might be in for after the first three or four pitches he throws upon entering a game. When his release point comes from an up-and-down posture, as though his back is hurting, it usually seems to mean trouble. When there is more bend in his back, it usually winds up being a strong outing.
Certainly Johnson, Showalter and pitching coach Rick Adair are aware of this, whether it truly means anything or not. But we're not here to fix Johnson's delivery or to point out he hasn't had much of a fastball of late. We're here to point out that while the Orioles are still a very good team, they might not be good enough to return to the postseason this season with such good teams ahead of them in the tight wild-card standings. And oh, by the way, that would be the Yankees suddenly three games behind the O's and about to go on a white-hot roll of their own now that they have bats in the lineup.
Ah ... bats. With the addition of a good right-handed bat, the O's could go on a roll themselves, but as the roster is constituted they have proven they are not capable of winning much more than five games in a row. The starting rotation is made up of No. 3 and No. 4 starters. The bullpen has been overworked from the start, as starters couldn't get out of the sixth inning for most of the season.
Not only that, odd as this might seem to say about the team that leads the majors in home runs, the Orioles offense is just not good right now. There have been three second basemen on the roster for much of the season, and no designated hitter to speak of for the entire season. Yes, Johnson has blown three straight saves, but how many men did the Orioles leave on base in those games? Wednesday alone they left nine, which isn't that bad by their recent standards. But they went the final 12 innings without scoring a run.
There are other factors. Despite what is called a quality start, the starting pitching is again taxing the bullpen. Set-up relievers come in to hit and walk the first two batters they face to put tie and go-ahead runs on base. The third baseman gives up a run by committing defensive interference (looked like a horrible call, but you're just not allowed to touch the runner when there's no play), and the center fielder plays a flyball into a triple and a run — all coming in one-run losses.
Again, not to absolve Johnson of any blame or responsibility because he's earned both. However, the offense is currently putting pressure on every other facet of the team — starting pitching, the bullpen and the defense. Easier said than done, of course, but we suggest General Manager Aykroyd find a right-handed bat as soon as possible.
As for the closer, Showalter is obviously faced with a major decision. Johnson's body language is horrible, his confidence seems shot and his performance has played down to both. Last year was once-in-a-lifetime stuff, so nobody can expect him to reach that level again. But the time finally seems right for him to be eased into an earlier-innings role for now to help him work back to being the Jim Johnson we saw prior to the All-Star break.
For now, Tommy Hunter works the eighth and Francisco Rodriguez becomes the closer? Maybe. But don't look for Johnson to disappear either, because if the Orioles are going to make a late push they're going to need him, and they're going to need him in an important capacity.
Showalter's loyalty to his players is admirable. But in professional sports, loyalty must be repaid to the team. Something's got to give, and it's time for the manager to do the giving.
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A passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit tried to set off an explosive device, and the White House considers the event an attempted act of terrorism.
Two people noticed the attempted attack, and a third person jumped on the man and subdued him, an airline official told NBC News. The man was being treated at the burn unit of the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, officials said. [...]
Federal officials identified the man as Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, of Nigeria, who was traveling one way, without a return ticket.
Rep. Peter King of New York, the senior Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, who was briefed on the incident, said Abdulmutallab was known in federal counterterrorism files and may have been on the government's list of suspicious passengers banned from flying in the United States.
King said the incident raised troubling questions about airline security. "It must be looked into" how Abdulmutallab was able to sneak a "somewhat sophisticated device" on board, he said.
Abdulmutallab told investigators that he wanted to set off a bomb over the United States and claimed to be connected to al-Qaida, the terrorism network responsible for the attacks that killed more than 3,000 people in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, counterterrorism officials said.
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By Gary Fauber
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It is because of this exact point in the season that teams wrestle the type of schedules they face in December and January.
The Class AAA Region 3 tournament will be held Friday and Saturday at Ripley. Five local teams will be included — Woodrow Wilson, Shady Spring, Oak Hill, Greenbrier East and Princeton.
The rest of the field is made of teams that these local squads would otherwise not see if not for statewide tournaments that attract West Virginia's best. From the Winner's Choice Tournament in Fairmont and the rapidly growing West Virginia Army National Guard Duals in Summersville, to the WSAZ Invitational in Huntington and even the MSAC Tournament in Parkersburg, scouting opportunities abound.
Woodrow even opened its season with a dual at Huntington. Even though the Flying Eagles were soundly defeated by the state's top-ranked team, the experience gained was the more important thing.
"That's the level we want our program to be," Woodrow coach Street Sarrett said earlier this season about the likes of the Highlanders and four-time reigning Class AAA state champion Parkersburg South.
Count Shady Spring coach Larry Ransom among those who understands what it takes to build a program.
"We have tried to create a tougher schedule," Ransom said. "We feel like that is what has been making out team better. … By the time regionals and states get here, that reality will set in and won't be like culture shock when we get there. We will be able to handle them, or at least hang with them."
Of the state-ranked wrestlers who will wrestle this weekend at Ripley, 14 of them are from the local schools. Shady has the most with seven: Logan Robertson (fifth, 106 pounds), Johnny Forren (third, 120), Tyler Kosut (sixth, 126), John Duncan (seventh, 132), Nick Farley (sixth, 138), Brandon Stump (seventh, 145) and Cody Richmond (ninth, 152).
Woodrow has three: Leland Swafford (eighth, 113), Cole Williams (eighth, 152) and Daniel Pettry (fourth, 285).
Greenbrier East also has three: Jasiel Kinder (sixth, 106), Josiah Solak (seventh, 160) and Davis Solak (seventh, 170).
Oak Hill's Marc Williams is ranked fifth at 132.
Princeton, which has no ranked wrestler, is led by senior Tabitha Smith. Last season, Smith became the first Princeton girl ever to qualify for the state tournament.
The top four finishers from each weight class will qualify for the state tournament, Feb. 21-23 in Huntington.
Cavs back in tie atop Class AA/A rankings
Greenbrier West is again tied for first with East Fairmont in the Class AA/A rankings as voted by state coaches and released at wvmat.com.
Both teams received two first-place votes and finished with 38 points.
Independence remained fourth with 27 points.
In Class AAA, Shady Spring held on to the No. 9 spot.
All state teams will compete in regional tournaments Friday and Saturday. The state tournament will be held Feb. 21-23 at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington.


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We've confirmed that Ayotte received a telephone call personally from the President on Tuesday afternoon and has been invited to be among about a dozen GOP senators to have dinner with Obama on Wednesday night.
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The Washington Post reported the dinner is scheduled to take place at The Jefferson Hotel, weather permitting.
The Post has described the series of calls being made by Obama to Republicans as a new "charm offensive" to bypass leadership and go to the rank-and-file. In the calls, the Post reported, the President has expressed a willingness to reform health and retirement programs if they agree to raise taxes to address the national debt.
White House press secretary Jay Carney has reportedly said the conversations have focused mostly on the budget but also on other issues.
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Richard Gast
---- — Migrations are the seasonal movements of animals between their summer breeding grounds and their winter habitats. Other than leaves turning to gold, red and orange, I can think of nothing in nature that signals the change of seasons more clearly or remarkably.
As recently as last week, I was speaking with birders in both Franklin and Clinton counties who still have hummingbirds visiting their feeders. Both were inquiring as to whether their feeders should be left up. The thinking is that all hummingbirds should be southbound by now, and that removing the feeders will encourage stragglers to get a move on.
Worldwide, there are more than 300 species of hummingbirds, all in the western hemisphere. The ruby throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is the only species found in eastern North America. They are solitary creatures, neither living nor migrating in flocks.
And, since it's believed that all hummingbird migration is prompted by decreasing daylight and not by changes in temperature or food availability, removing feeders will not encourage them to leave. Because they need to fatten up if they are going to survive the journey south, there is no reason not to go on feeding them. In fact, several sources recommend leaving feeders up until two weeks after the last hummingbird is seen feeding.
In order to sustain enough energy to support their elevated metabolisms, hummingbirds must consume nectar, either from suitable flowers or from sugar-water solutions in feeders. Like all living creatures, they also need protein. While they do receive some from pollen that gets stuck to their tongues and bills, in order to get the amount necessary to remain healthy, an adult hummingbird must eat several dozen insects daily.
They are adept at snatching insects out of the air or from spider webs, off of leaves and flowers, and out of holes left in trees by sapsuckers. Before heading south, hummingbirds will often gorge themselves on insects to put on the layer of fat needed to nourish them through the journey.
There is little available research about hummingbird migration, and for good reason. To study migration, you need to band large numbers of birds, but hummingbirds are nearly impossible to catch. For starters, they're able to fly at speeds up to 60 miles an hour. They can rotate their wings in a complete circle, so they're able to fly in any direction — up, down, sideways, backwards — and to change direction instantly or maintain a stationary position in mid-air. They can fly upside-down and perform rollover maneuvers if attacked by another bird.
Even if you were able to band a large group of hummingbirds, what do you think the odds are of locating and recapturing those birds once they're thousands of miles away? To the best of my knowledge, a ruby throated hummingbird has never been banded at a summer nesting site and recaptured in its overwintering grounds, or vice-versa. In fact, as far as I can tell, of the ruby throated hummingbirds that have been captured and banded, only a few have ever been recaptured. And most of those were recaptured within 10 miles of the original banding site.
The second option for studying migration involves attaching transmitters to birds. A transmitter small enough to attach to a bird weighing 3.5 grams or less does not exist.
Males typically start their migration before females, and late departures are not uncommon among immature birds. Often, due to illness or injury, a bird will be unable to leave on schedule. A recovering hummingbird preparing for a 2,000-mile journey will appreciate any source of nectar it can find, especially as flowers become scarce. It's also likely a hummingbird at your feeder now is a bird that has arrived from Canada and is just passing through.
Bird migrations are often spread out over prolonged periods so hurricanes or other catastrophic weather events or natural disasters will not annihilate the entire species. Whatever the reason, you can be sure that a hummingbird coming to your feeder late in the season will appreciate the nourishment.
One last thought, as much as I get a kick out of the idea that hummingbirds will hitch a ride on the backs of other, larger migrating birds like geese, there's not a shred of evidence to support this quirky, albeit imaginative and eccentric, notion.
Richard L. Gast, Extension program educator II, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Energy; agriculture programs assistant, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Franklin County, 355 West Main St., Suite 150, Malone, 12953. Call 483-7403, fax 483-6214 or email email@example.com.


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Singletary received 1,575 votes out of 7,311 total votes cast (21.5 percent) in the poll, in which we listed 13 head coaches as possible choices to be axed. San Francisco is one of four teams sitting with 0-4 records, but the other three teams — Buffalo, Detroit and Carolina — weren't considered playoff contenders, whereas the 49ers were the preseason favorite in the NFC West.
Singletary easily outdistanced the runner-up in the poll, the 2-2 Jaguars' Jack Del Rio, who received 1,181 votes (16.2 percent).
Behind Singletary and Del Rio in the voting were the Panthers' John Fox (904 votes), whose contract expires at the end of this season; the Browns' Eric Mangini (720 votes); the Cowboys' Wade Phillips (676); the Raiders' Tom Cable (667); the Giants' Tom Coughlin (472); the Vikings' Brad Childress (374); the Bills' Chan Gailey (242); the Bears' Lovie Smith (241); the Chargers' Norv Turner (161); the Buccaneers' Raheem Morris (67); and the Titans' Jeff Fisher (31).
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The shop owners and designers Don Carney and John Ross will have a shop at Target loaded with nature-inspired bedding, pillows, lamps, serving pieces, and kitchenware. While we don't know the exact pieces that will be in the collection, here are some of the designs we hope will make the cut. Source: A Bullseye View 1 / 12 Patch NYC What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Designer Don Carney does original ink drawings that are printed onto plenty of pieces. 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North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper is telling Democratic Party activists of his impending plans to run for governor in three years.
Cooper spoke Saturday at the state Democratic Party's Western Gala in Asheville. Cooper told the Asheville Citizen-Times while it's early to make a formal announcement, he plans to run for governor.
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan was scheduled as the featured dinner speaker at the Grove Park Inn. Hagan is running for re-election next year. Cooper is getting more attention after a series of public statements criticizing Republican policies and suggestions he's poised to run for governor. Cooper has declined similar gubernatorial bids in the past.
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Quote:Orthogonality of the setup. Are the two axes truly perpendicular, or is there some offset? This includes some looseness, or even some manufacturing or assembly misalignment.
Quote:Movement or shift in the setup if it is a dobsonian. Many dob OTAs slip side to side in the rocker box cradle, and this can introduce some error. When I have used a tube-type OTA, I've put furniture bumbers on the side of the OTA to keep it from shifting in the cradle.
Quote:Stability of the alignment of the optical axis. Does the refractor tube move a bit in the cradle or on the dovetail, or does the SCT mirror "flop" in going through the meridian, or does the mirror shift during focusing of an SCT, or does the focuser shift during the alignment process, or does the instrument need collimation? These all can lead to a warped sense of the sky in the computer. Ways to improve the performance are to make sure the optical tube is secure, check the collimation, never change focus once the alignment process is started, and if you have an SCT, check the user material or vendor to see if there is a way to either reduce the mirror flop or actually lock it down during alignment. And once the alignment process starts, if you have a newtonian on a GEM mount, don't rotate it in the rings no matter how uncomfortable, if at all possible.
Quote:Finally, the biggest error cause I've seen is in the human at the eyepiece. Many people don't actually align their pupil with the center of the eyepiece. This can give some parallax error such that if you change sides of the meridian in a two star alignment, you introduce a double offset from the optical axis.
Quote:Another potential problem is too low a power causing a variance in position. The way I cured my alignment troubles was going to a high power reticle eyepiece that nailed down the center very well.
Quote: Also, I use a defocused star, like a bagel. This is easier to center accurately than a pinpoint star.
Quote:I think that collimating, minimizing mirror shift on SCTs, and using a defocused star in a reticle eyepiece at very high power are great ways to improve the accuracy of star alignments.
Quote:Durval:It sounds like you have system up and running reasonably well, not perfectly but pretty good and you just need to fine tune it. You have done a good job.
Quote:I think your questions are beyond the scope of the beginners forum and would probably be better suited for the mounts forum where people who have real experience with encoders and DSCs hang out...
Quote:I agree with Jon and will move your thread.
Quote:at 1024 steps the best you can expect is about 0.35 degree accuracy. To increase resolution you have no choice other than using higher resolution encoders.Dale
Quote:There are a number of different sources of flexure and inaccuracy in both dobson and equatorial mounts. At 4096 tics (the old equatorial standard) the best one could typically hope for was about 20 arc minute pointing error.
Quote:In my current setups I have pointing errors of around 2-4 arc minutes (on the AP900 with 10k tics) and 3-6 arc minutes (on a G11 with 8192 tics).
Quote:Higher resolution encoders do "buy" some increased accuracy but they typically are about third on the list of things to do.
Quote:1.8 degrees pointing error is not a system I would consider working very well: I didn't like 20 arc minutes
Quote:However, how fine you need to go is a function of aperture and field of view, field of view compensates for a lot of pointing error and aperture helps making things more obvious to the eye (but limits field of view). In any case on my 5" refractor 3-5 arc minutes of pointing error is overkill: twenty arc minutes is plenty of accuracy.
Quote:You have several ways to approach the problem I've tried them all. You can try to nail down the hardware accuracy as Floyd points out the orthagonality is important. So that means shimming and tightening etc.
Quote: You can extract more accuracy from the encoders by upgrading them but if your primary source of error lies elsewhere it won't work too well.
Quote:You can get an Argo Navis computer or hook your encoders up to a laptop with software bisque. What we're getting at here is a pointing model which takes data from the sky and then analyzes how the star/object positions that you report differ from reality, and constructs a computerized compensation. Argo navis offers this. Software Bisque has a program that does it. It is built into Gemini. Other go-to systems have partial versions (not as many variables are modeled, such as Celestron). In any case by far and away the most effective thing I did to improve pointing accuracy was to dump NGC Max and dump Sky Commander and get Argo Navis. You can go to their web site (wildcard-innovation.au) and download the pdf of their instruction manual and then look at the mount modeling/pointing error sections of the catalog. If you zap a few stars the computer will model the various sources of error and then compensate the coordinates. Argo Navis' pointing model got my pointing error out of the 18 to 25 arc minute range down to the 5 to 10 arc minute range, and upgrading the encoders shaved those values approximately in half. So the biggest single thing I did was to upgrade the computer.
Quote:Pointing models for dobs are less complicated than pointing models for equatorial mounts. If you zap stars only in the areas that you can see the compensation model will be most accurate in the areas that you can see. If you have all-sky access you would get a better statistical all-sky performance if you zap all-sky stars.
Quote:How many stars you choose to start with is up to you, it is possible to add additional alignments as you observe (smaller tighter objects are best) so if you do some alignments and then do some observing on small planetaries or tight globs you can do some observing and improve the model as you do so.
Quote:there is a Yahoo group Argo_Navis_dtc and the aforementioned home page for wildcard innovations.My friend Pete used to have pointing accuracy of about ten to twenty arc minutes with his Obsession servoCAT go-to mount. Part of the issue that affects pointing accuracy in go-to systems is backlash compensation. I was able to get greater accuracy because I tended to build 10 star models and because CNC machined aluminum is intrinsically more rigid than wood with inserted truss poles.
Quote:If your encoders rotate at a 1 to 1 relationship with the axis involved, then 360/counts per encoder rotation, will be the the finest angular measurement. 360/4096=0.08789 degrees = 5.27 arc minutes degrees per step. The pointing accuracy depends on factors mentioned by others.
Quote:On my mount the dec encoder is driven directly, and my dec encoder gives me 8096 counts per revolution of the dec axis. The same model encoder is geared to my RA axis at a 2.5 to 1 rate resulting in 20,240 counts per revolution of my RA axis.
Quote:I have been using a skycommander DSC using 1 star alignment and usually point to within 20 arc minutes. If my polar alignment is closer to being on I point to within 5 to 10 arc minutes.
Quote:Hello CN folks,After a few weeks getting my DSCs operational (long story), I'm still having problems... maybe someone here can help point me in the right direction.
Quote:Hello Durval,You can also try PalmDSC from http://palmdsc.dougbraun.com/It is a lot easier to use it than Astromist if you just want a DSC. If you get the same kind of precision with PalmDSC then you will definitely need to address your telescope's mount fabrication issues.Best regards,Lucy.


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"Funny People," the new Judd Apatow ("Knocked Up", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin") starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen, failed to perform as strongly at U.S. box offices this past weekend as Apatow's and Sandler's most recent movies.
In the Monday morning analysis that always follows weekend box office watching, it would seem that the message about the dark nature of "Funny People" got out — it tells of a standup comedian who learns he is terminally ill – and as audiences have repeatedly shown this past year during the recession, they decided they wanted lighter fare – real laughs, not those that come mixed with tears. "Funny People" took in just $22.7 million, according to final data issued Monday, compared to pre-weekend forecasts that ranged from the low $20 millions to $30 million. You can read our box office story here.
Along that thinking, escapist fantasy "Harry Potter" landed No. 2 with $17.7 million in its third weekend and animated comedy "G-Force," was close behind at $17.1 million. In only 10 days, "G-Force" has grossed $66.5 million — a nice sum for a movie about a squad of guinea pigs looking to stop an evil billionaire planning world domination. Now that's funny.
We were out on Hollywood Boulevard again this past weekend to ask people what they thought of the weekend's new movies. Below is the video in which one fan gives a nod to one of this summer's indie breakouts, "The Hurt Locker" which is set in Iraq, and that just shows there is an audience for adult-oriented movies with dark themes — just not a mass movie megaplex market.
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Disney's animated family flm "G-Force" took the U.S. box office crown over the weekend, just barely squeaking by the new "Harry Potter" movie. Last week, we were in Florida talking to fans about their favorite movies, and this past weekend, we were back on Hollywood boulevard. Here's what some of them said about their favorite flicks of recent weeks.
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"I have always been one who believed that politics is a vehicle to make a difference in the lives of people," she said this morning. "That's why I'm running."
Alabi is running in the 57th District, which includes Prospect Heights and parts of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Crown Heights.
The seat is open, because in New York State, politicians are not allowed to run for two offices at once.
A Democratic State Committeewoman/District Leader for the 57th District since 2006, Alabi works as an administrative aide at 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.
The Clinton Hill resident has a degree in history from Temple University and also took graduate courses in history at the University of London. In addition, she has certificate from Cornell University's School of Industrial & Labor Relations.
Alabi grew up in Clinton Hill and attended P.S. 20, Satellite West Middle School and Midwood High School.
If elected, Alabi said she would make healthcare, education and housing her primary focus.
As for why she's running now, Alabi said constituents had been pushing her to run, and Jeffries' announcement cleared the path.
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Suns prove they can be a 'damn good, dangerous' team following sweep of Pacers
Originally published: Jan 31, 2014 - 12:22 am
Twenty games in, they were the surprise story of the Western Conference.
Thirty games in, they were the darlings of the entire NBA, yet ones most figured wouldn't be able to stay afloat following the devastating injury to their budding point guard.
Forty-six games in, a perfect four-game road trip and a sweep of the league's best team later, the Phoenix Suns are no longer cute.
No, they are the real deal.
With a 102-94 win over the Indiana Pacers Thursday night, the Suns moved to 28-18 on the season -- good for the franchise's best start since 2007-08.
"We are going to fight until the end," said Suns guard Goran Dragic, who scored a game-high 28 points in the eight-point victory. "We're going to be a damn good, dangerous team in the playoffs."
A word that once would have seemed laughable if used in the same sentence as the Suns, is nothing short of a realistic possibility at this point in the campaign.
For a squad that began the year struggling to find ways to beat good teams, Phoenix has come a long, long way -- with Thursday serving as just the latest example.
Of its 28 wins, 10 have come against teams currently holding a playoff spot, including the Clippers, Pacers, Rockets and Warriors.
But with those statement wins comes a change in outside perception. For their remaining 36 games, the Suns will be viewed by teams not as an automatic W in the standings, but as a playoff-caliber opponent.
Still, Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek believes his team is capable of holding on to its No. 6 spot in the conference, but only if it continues playing the right way.
"They can compete with anybody," Hornacek said. "If they play hard, they pass the ball and make right decisions, if we can get them to do that for all 48 minutes, we can have a good end of the season."
Dave Dulberg, Web Content Editor - ArizonaSports.com
- An open letter to Eric Bledsoe
- Suns relationship with Bledsoe described as headed towards ruined
- The Pulse: Fans say Suns need to negotiate smaller contract with Eric Bledsoe
- Report: Phoenix Suns' P.J. Tucker arrested in Scottsdale in May for extreme DUI
- ESPN Insider: Goran Dragic is a max-contract candidate after next season
- Chris Sheridan - Tuesday July 22Chris Sheridan weighs in on if Kevin Love will join LeBron in Cleveland.
- Ryan McDonough, Phoenix Suns general manager - Monday July 21General manager Ryan McDonough talks about the Phoenix Suns' offseason plans.
- Isaiah Thomas, Phoenix Suns point guard - Monday July 21Isaiah Thomas talks about his skill set and what he brings to the franchise.
- Marc Spears, Yahoo NBA writer - Friday July 18Yahoo NBA writer Marc Spears says the Warriors are backing out from a Kevin Love trade.
- Paul Coro, AZCentral Sports Suns beat writer - Thursday July 17AZCentral Sports Suns beat writer Paul Coro talks about the continuing free agency of Eric Bledsoe.


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Linda Carol Pamplin, 66 of Moore, OK went to be with the Lord on June 10, 2013. Linda was born on July 28, 1946 in Konawa, OK, to Clifford and Wilma Creek. Linda enjoyed working in her flower beds. She also enjoyed watching sports and doing crafts. She was an OU fan and Thunder fan. Her first love was her family. She was a wonderful mom and "Gee Gee". She will be missed by her children, daughters, Vonda McCoy and husband, Chad and Lisa Todd and husband, Davie; son, Eddie Pamplin and wife, Stephanie; grandchildren, Jackson, Taylor and Jake McCoy, Bailey and Josie Todd, Katelyn, Allyson, Brady and Avery Pamplin; sister, Rita Huelle; sister-in-law, Cha Creek; and special friend and companion, Rocky Turner. She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Chuck Creek; and aunt, Margaret Coats. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 pm, Thursday, June 13, 2013, at John M. Ireland Funeral Home Chapel, 120 S. Broadway, Moore, OK. Interment will follow at 3:30 pm, at Rosedale Cemetery in Ada, OK. Services are under the direction of John M. Ireland Funeral Home and Chapel.


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Cole had desperate cries of urgency this morning, begging me to come in the living room, where he was strategically placed on the couch trying to keep warm.
I guess he's "off" the blankets for the day. I dunno.
Anyway, after arguing with myself as to whether or not I should succumb to the idea that there was a tiny chance he might actually need me, I just got up and went in there to ease the anxiety.
He knows this will happen.
It is why he continues to do it.
So I walk in the room and he's already pointing at a Hot Wheels car on the floor. I look at the car and nod, noting that it is the one I bought him last night, and assuming he was showing me the cool car, yet again, even though I had already seen it at the time of purchase, not to mention the 18 times he showed me after I gave it to him.
I said something about how cool it was and started to give him the same old song and dance I always do, that he never hears about how I'd appreciate him not calling me in the room under such dramatic pretenses when it is not necessary. He didn't even pretend to listen before he interrupted me to explain that the car in question? It had fallen overboard. It was in the water. He needed my help to save this car that he loves so much.
In true hero fashion, I swooped up this drowning sports car and placed it carefully on the couch next to him. We performed CPR (like they do on TV) and luckily, the car made it through this horrific event.
Then Cole realized that I, during all this commotion and confusion, was actually standing on top of this water that nearly took the life of his friend.
He was amazed. Jaw dropping excitement flooded his face as he shared his discovery of my awesome ability.
Of course, I played it off as if it was something I do everyday, this walking on water and saving the lives of those in need. I said,
"Yeah, I'm kind of like Jesus in that way, I guess."
He laughed as he told me I was NOT, in fact, Jesus. I was Mommy and I was Kali – but never have I been Jesus.
I should seriously consider taking this kid to church one day. Or maybe even just read him one of those stories from that one book. So he doesn't get clowned in school for not knowing who the hell Jesus is, if for no other reason.


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