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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 —
The Institute for Emerging Issue, in partnership with the NC Association of County Commissioners, NC Cooperative Extension and the NC Community College System, hosted a community forum in the Magnolia Room of Stanly Regional Medical Center Monday evening.
The purpose of the forum was to help figure out how to better align the needs of manufacturers with the educational opportunities presented by North Carolina.
Economic development, school board, cooperative extension, chamber of commerce and small business leaders were present at the forum.
Jason Nelson with the Institute for Emerging Issues was present at the forum, observing the panelists' answers so that he could use this information to understand the needs of communities, such as Stanly County.
Dr. Brenda Kays, president of Stanly Community College, was there to moderate the discussion and posed many questions for the panelists.
The panel was comprised of Preston Gray, site manager for Michelin US 11; Peter Nance, general manager for Chicago Tube and Iron; and Dan Tweed Jr., vice president of operations for Carnes-Miller Gear Co., Inc.
Each person on the panel spoke a little about the business they run, their involvement with the community and how they've benefitted from a partnership with the community college.
"What skills do you currently consider to be your most pressing workforce needs?" Kays asked.
"Machinist skills," Tweed said.
"When I say machinist, I mean that in the true sense of the word. People who can think on their feet and know what they're doing."
A common theme among the three was the need for "soft skills" to be taught, things such as customer service and proper workplace behavior.
"Certainly there is a technical skill set that we have a need for at Michelin. We're always looking for industrial maintenance. What happens when those machines don't work? What happens when those machines aren't functioning properly? You need someone with an electro-mechanical skill set to restore those machines to functionality. We find it difficult to find people with that basic technical skill set," Gray said.
Two other skills Gray mentioned as having a need for were professionalism and leadership. Another common skill needed was the ability to think critically.
Nance talked about the need for workers to be able to adapt, that the workforce needs to be able to keep up with constantly advancing equipment.
"We've been on the wrong end of the technology curve. We are trying to play catch up. There is change coming and our workforce has to embrace that change and take it on," Nance said.
The three named off a few things that could help develop manufacturing in Stanly County.
One was elementary education. Gray discussed how improved education would make the county appear more attractive and help pull in more people and industry.
Another way to help is to form more partnerships to bring more awareness to modern manufacturing.
The last way to help was to shield impediments that keep small businesses from functioning.
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Peters Township Public Library will host a "Playaway Day" on Thursday, July 19 to feature their Playaway and Playaway View collections from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the main lobby.
Donna Destefano, Account Manager Eastern Region at Findaway World, will be available to demo the devices and help patrons with any questions. Those attending will receive free giveaways to use with the Playaways including ear buds and audio cables to use in their car. Patrons will also be eligible to win a basket filled with items to use along with Playaway products.
Peters Township Public Library is one of nine libraries in the country and the only one in Pennsylvania selected as a beta testing site for the new Playaway View™ from Findaway World. There are 30 Playaway Views, the first portable all-in-one video player, available for adult patrons to checkout, each preloaded with a different video selection. The Children's Department has over 60 Playaway Views available for the younger patrons.
As the library is participating in a trial program for this new product, patrons who check out a Playaway View will be asked to complete a short online survey to give feedback about the device. Hard copies of the survey will also be available at the library. Patrons who participate in this special beta testing and complete the survey will be eligible to win a $100 Visa gift card.
For more information, call the library at 724.941.9430.

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Seattle — Obafemi Martins and Chad Marshall scored in the second half as Seattle Sounders FC rallied Saturday to beat the Philadelphia Union, 2-1, at CenturyLink Field.
Philadelphia took its lead in the 13th minute when a free kick from about 35 yards sailed into heavy traffic in front of the goal, skimming off Brad Evans head and into the net for an own goal.
The Sounders had chances in the second half and finally got one through in the 61st minute when Evans fought for a high ball in the box and nodded it down to Martins, who scored from 6 yards out.
Seattles game-winner came in the 84th minute when Marshall headed in a corner kick launched by Marco Pappa.
The win kept Seattle (6-2-1) atop the league standings. Philadelphia fell to 1-4-5.
The Sounders return to action at 7 p.m. Wednesday when FC Dallas visits CenturyLink.


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com to read Judge Scott Nusbaums full decision.
A Ross County judges June decision ruling a portion of sentencing reform unconstitutional could eventually restore discretion to judges when sentencing certain offenders, but its a long way off.
While Gov. John Kasich this week said the state could have done more to work with judges on the law, a co-sponsor of the bill stuck up for the process and its constitutionality.
Judge Scott Nusbaum made his ruling in a case in which Chillicothe native Cash Yoakems first felony offense was accompanied by 43 others. Yoakem confessed and then pleaded guilty to breaking into and stealing items from churches in Chillicothe and Ross County as well as two car washes to feed a drug habit.
Since Yoakem had no prior criminal record and all counts were considered a continuous course of conduct for one case, he met the criteria to be sentenced to community control under a part of reforms made with House Bill 86 in 2011. If a judge thinks prison is a better fit or doesnt know of any appropriate community control options, the law requires the judge to first contact the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for appropriate community control options for the defendant.
If the state responds with options in a timely manner 45 days the judge is bound to sentence community control and not prison, which is the provision Nusbaum ruled unconstitutional because it violates the separation of powers.
Sentencing is an inherent function of the court. Requiring the court to seek sentencing recommendations from the executive branch and prohibiting the court from imposing a prison sentence if the department disagrees with a prison sentence is an unconstitutional impediment to the exercise of judicial authority and discretion, Nusbaum said in his decision.
Ultimately, he sentenced Yoakem to a cumulative four years in prison as recommended by the county prosecutor.
Rep. Tracy Heard, D-Columbus, was a co-sponsor of House Bill 86 and responded via email that the bill was reviewed for possible problems before being put up for vote.
While I appreciate the judges opinion, one of the first steps in the bill drafting process is that the Legislative Service Commission notifies us if an idea would be a blatant violation of the United States and Ohio constitutions. That did not happen. ... I am certainly aware that House Bill 86 changed current law, as that is the very nature of legislation; however, that does not mean, by itself, that the changes are unconstitutional, Heard said.
During a symposium on opiate addiction Monday in Columbus, Kasich said judges have raised concerns that House Bill 86 limits judicial discretion.
Perhaps we could have been a little more collaborative, he told the audience of judges and law enforcement. We are not trying to tell judges how to do their job.
Court requests to the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for sentencing assistance have been few. Since the law was implemented in September 2011, the department said its most recent report showed there had been 27 requests for information on community control options.
The department declined to provide copies of the requests and its responses because of an exemption in public records laws. However, it did provide results of the requests, saying 15 cases ended up with defendants sentenced to prison and the other 12 were sentenced to community control.
So far, common pleas courts in the 4th District have made the most requests 10, including Ross County for community control information from the department.
Eight of those requests have come from Washington County Common Pleas Court, which has two judges. Judge Ed Lane said most of the requests came from retired Judge Susan Boyer and that theyve received at least one good lead on where they could send women for drug treatment at a community-based correctional facility.
Our biggest problem is it takes a long time to hear from them, Lane said, noting the 45 days the department has to respond to requests versus the pressing need to get people into treatment.
One of the requests came from Fairfield County.
Nusbaums case was not included in the figures but is expected to be part of the next report.
Ric Simmons, a professor with Ohio State Universitys Moritz College of Law, said that, initially, a constitutionality decision affects only the deciding judge, but the decision could be used by other judges making rulings in similar cases. However, if the decision is appealed and upheld, all judges within the appeals district would have to follow the decision.
Whether the constitutionality question withers on the vine depends on Yoakems appeal, specifically what issues it raises and what the appeals court decides. At the end of June, Public Defender James Szorady filed a notice of appeal and requested outside counsel to handle the appeal.
The rest of Ohios courts wont be required to follow the decision unless the case reaches the Supreme Court of Ohio and it also upholds the decision.
Its the very first step. Its the necessary first step, Simmons said.
Sometimes the higher courts wont be persuaded to decide on such issues unless several lower courts have made conflicting decisions and the issue needs decided, Simmons said.
Because of the pending appeal, Nusbaum declined speaking about his decision.


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The bestselling author of Ilium and Olympos transforms the true story of a legendary Arctic expedition into a thriller worthy of Stephen King or Patrick O'Brian.
Their captain's insane vision of a Northwest Passage has kept the crewmen of The Terror trapped in Arctic ice for two years without a thaw. But the real threat to their survival isn't the ever-shifting landscape of white, the provisions that have turned to poison before they open them, or the ship slowly buckling in the grip of the frozen ocean. The real threat is whatever is out in the frigid darkness, stalking their ship, snatching one seaman at a time or whole crews, leaving bodies mangled horribly or missing forever.
Captain Crozier takes over the expedition after the creature kills its original leader, Sir John Franklin. Drawing equally on his own strengths as a seaman and the mystical beliefs of the Eskimo woman he's rescued, Crozier sets a course on foot out of the Arctic and away from the insatiable beast. But every day the dwindling crew becomes more deranged and mutinous, until Crozier begins to fear there is no escape from an ever-more-inconceivable nightmare.
"Hugo-winner Simmons (Olympos) brings the horrific trials and tribulations of arctic exploration vividly to life in this beautifully written historical, which injects a note of supernatural horror into the 1840s Franklin expedition and its doomed search for the Northwest Passage. Sir John Franklin, the leader of the expedition and captain of the Erebus, is an aging fool. Francis Crozier, his second in command and captain of the Terror, is a competent sailor, but embittered after years of seeing lesser men with better connections given preferment over him. With their two ships quickly trapped in pack ice, their voyage is a disaster from start to finish. Some men perish from disease, others from the cold, still others from botulism traced to tinned food purchased from the lowest bidder. Madness, mutiny and cannibalism follow. And then there's the monstrous creature from the ice, the thing like a polar bear but many times larger, possessed of a dark and vicious intelligence. This complex tale should find many devoted readers and add significantly to Simmons's already considerable reputation." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Hugo-winner Simmons (Olympos) brings the horrific trials and tribulations of arctic exploration vividly to life in this beautifully written historical, which injects a note of supernatural horror into the 1840s Franklin expedition and its doomed search for the Northwest Passage. Sir John Franklin, the leader of the expedition and captain of the Erebus, is an aging fool. Francis Crozier, his second in command and captain of the Terror, is a competent sailor, but embittered after years of seeing lesser men with better connections given preferment over him. With their two ships quickly trapped in pack ice, their voyage is a disaster from start to finish. Some men perish from disease, others from the cold, still others from botulism traced to tinned food purchased from the lowest bidder. Madness, mutiny and cannibalism follow. And then there's the monstrous creature from the ice, the thing like a polar bear but many times larger, possessed of a dark and vicious intelligence. This complex tale should find many devoted readers and add significantly to Simmons's already considerable reputation." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"The fate of Sir John Franklin's last expedition remains one of the great mysteries of Arctic exploration. What we know, more or less, is this: In the balmy days of May 1845, 129 officers and men aboard two ships — Erebus and Terror — departed from England for the Canadian Arctic in search of a Northwest Passage to the Pacific. They were never heard from again. Between 1847 and 1859, Franklin's wife... Washington Post Book Review (read the entire Washington Post review) pushed for and funded various relief missions, even as the expectation of finding survivors was replaced by the slim hope for answers. It's a story perfectly suited for fiction, if only because we have so little else to go on. Dan Simmons' new novel, 'The Terror,' dives headlong into the frozen waters of the Franklin mystery, mixing historical adventure with gothic horror — a sort of Patrick O'Brian meets Edgar Allan Poe against the backdrop of a J.M.W. Turner icescape. Meticulously researched and brilliantly imagined, 'The Terror' won't satisfy historians or even Franklin buffs, but as a literary hybrid, the novel presents a dramatic and mythic argument for how and why Franklin and his men met their demise. The book opens well into the middle of things, at the onset of the ships' third winter beset in sea ice. Months after Franklin's own death, his second-in-command is now in charge. Gothic imagery pervades, as 'Captain Crozier comes up on deck to find his ship under attack by celestial ghosts.' This 'attack' turns out to be an artful description of the aurora borealis, though Simmons never tells us that directly. Indeed, the power of his metaphoric language comes from the archetypal superstitions of the crew, who, despite their anchor of Protestant Christianity, are a pagan lot deep down. But the crew's belief in witches and magic may or may not explain their main fear: a 'Thing on the ice' that stalks, beheads, eviscerates and otherwise kills off crewmen one by one. For 200 pages or so, we aren't sure if this beast is a figment of their overactive imaginations, maybe a giant polar bear or a yeti of Northern lore, a monster suggesting the 'beastie' of Golding's 'Lord of the Flies' — the terror within — or Beowulf's Grendel, not to say Grendel's mother — a preternatural, evil intelligence bent on destruction. Faced with mutinous threats, general starvation, intense cold and something wrong with their tinned food supply (scurvy and lead poisoning appear rampant), Crozier provides leadership without arrogance. As the novel's protagonist, he is a man of the people, a realist, unlucky in love. As an Irishman in the British Royal Navy, he has been largely ignored by the Admiralty despite his stoic competence. By contrast, Franklin represents most of what was wrong in early British Arctic exploration. His prior expeditions had met with minimal success, making him best known in England as 'the man who ate his shoes,' though given all the other things men ate to stay alive on Arctic expeditions, it's unclear why shoe leather would be singled out for ignominy. Goaded by his very public failings, Franklin retained his penchant for arrogant idealism and wasteful ritual. He brought along fine china and monogrammed silverware, among other 'necessities.' In the end, his primary mistake is cultural: Out of xenophobia he refuses to adopt local methods of travel, shelter and hunting. Yet to say that Sir John gets his just deserts is unfair if only because 128 others suffer the same fate. Crozier recognizes the captain's weaknesses, and therein lies the novel's poignant sense of loss. He dispenses shipboard justice out of practical necessity rather than lofty idealism. In their desperate hours, he preaches not from the Bible favored by Franklin but from the 'Book of Leviathan' — his own recitations from Thomas Hobbes, which, among other things, explains the birth of superstition and religion: 'There was nothing which a Poet could introduce as a person in his Poem, which (man) did not make into either a God or a (BEG ITALDivel.' As the novel descends toward its hellish climax, the 'Divel' chasing our crew — that 'Thing on the ice' — transcends its monstrous nature and becomes the manifestation of earthly retribution, wild payback for the hubris of Western civilization. The vehicle of that transcendence is Lady Silence, a mute Inuit girl who lives on the ship and goes at her own whim, providing a portal to Eskimo mythology and shamanism. Northern spiritual philosophy gives the world — and this novel — its ultimate balance, predicting the coming of kabloona ('pale people'), whose arrival brings 'drunkenness and despair,' melts the sea ice, kills off the white bear and calls forth the 'End of Times.' While Franklin's men are unable to escape the realities of starvation, brutal cold and the violent urge, Crozier's instinct for survival pushes the novel to its ethereal end. This mix of historical realism, gothic horror and ancient mythology is a difficult walk on fractured ice, and anyone without Simmons' mastery of narrative craft would have undoubtedly fallen through. Despite its Leviathan length, 'The Terror' proves a compelling read, while making the average meal consumed by the average American seem a precious gift from warm-weather gods. David Masiel, who spent 10 years working in the Alaskan Arctic, is the author of 'The Western Limit of the World' and '2182 Kilohertz.'" Reviewed by David Masiel, Washington Post Book World (Copyright 2006 Washington Post Book World Service/Washington Post Writers Group)
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"It's clear that Simmons devoted a lot of time to researching the history of the Franklin Expedition." Library Journal
"One of Simmons' best." Kirkus Reviews
"The prolific and versatile Simmons turns to historical fiction in this fine narrative of the lost Franklin expedition of the 1840s." Booklist
"Simmons' prose is as sharp and dazzling as the ice of which he writes." Denver Post
"Simmons is a master of horror, suspense, characterization and description. This true story gives him an opportunity to demonstrate these talents." Rocky Mountain News
"At over 750 pages, the book miraculously flies by, balancing dozens of engaging characters with riveting horror-movie set pieces....Brutal, relentless, yet oddly uplifting, The Terror is a masterfully chilling work." Entertainment Weekly
The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of triumph. As part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage, they are as scientifically supported an enterprise as has ever set forth. As they enter a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, though, they are stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, with diminishing rations, 126 men fight to survive with poisonous food, a dwindling supply of coal, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice. But their real enemy is far more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror constantly clawing to get in.When the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin, meets a terrible death, Captain Francis Crozier takes command and leads his surviving crewmen on a last, desperate attempt to flee south across the ice. With them travels an Inuit woman who cannot speak and who may be the key to survival, or the harbinger of their deaths. But as another winter approaches, as scurvy and starvation grow more terrible, and as the terror on the ice stalks them southward, Crozier and his men begin to fear that there is no escape. The Terror swells with the heart-stopping suspense and heroic adventure that have won Dan Simmons praise as a writer who not only makes big promises but keeps them (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). With a haunting and constantly surprising story based on actual historical events, The Terror is a novel that will chill you to your core.
About the Author
Dan Simmons is the award-winning author of Olympos, Ilium, and The Hyperion Cantos. He has received the Hugo Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and British Science Fiction & Fantasy Awards, among many others. Born in Illinois, Dan published his first short story at the age of 34, and hasn't looked back since. His books have been translated into 27 languages. Dan lives in Colorado.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- More than a dozen people who are accused in a sex trafficking ring run by Somali gangs that reached from Minnesota to Tennessee are facing trial in Nashville.
Fifteen individuals out of a total of 30 who were indicted are facing a federal trial that is expected to last about two months. Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Tuesday.
According to the indictment, the defendants, many in their 20s and 30s, were members or associates of three gangs called the Somali Outlaws, the Somali Mafia and the Lady Outlaws who are accused of forcing teenage girls into prostitution and operated in St. Paul; Minneapolis; Columbus, Ohio; and Nashville.
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Collegiate Bests
5000m Outdoor: 15:17.42
5000m Indoor: 14:41.70
10000m: 29:56.5
8k (XC): 25:10.7
10k (XC): 32.28.8
2008 Track:
Received a medical redshirt during the indoor and outdoor season was recovering from an injury.
2007 Track:
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Earned points with a seventh-place 30:31.88 in the 10000m at the ACC Championships.
Posted a career-best 29:56.5 in the 10000m that was the sixth-fastest time in the ACC during the Stanford Invite.
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Took ninth in the 5000m at the ACC Championship with a time of 14:41.70 that was the 10th-fastest in the league.
Ran a personal-best 8:53.26 at the ACC meet during the 3000m.
2006 Cross Country
Posted a personal-best time of 25:10.7 to take 146th at the NCAA Pre-National event.
Fifth on the team, 33rd overall, with a time of 25:42.6 at the ACC Championship.
Came in 27th with a personal-best 10k time of 32:28.8 at the NCAA South Regional Championship.
Ran a 34:54 at the NCAA Championship.
2006 Outdoor
Ran unattached all season.
Placed sixth in the 5000m at the Seminole Invitational with a personal-best time of 15:17.42.
Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons and the 2005 cross country campaign.
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Miami-Dade Boys Track and Field second-team honoree in 2003 and 2004 in the 3200m run.
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Weatherford Democrat
By JUDY SHERIDAN
A petition to join Emergency Services District No. 1 — signed by almost 100 voters in Aledo Volunteer Fire Department's fire district — won support from the Parker County Emergency Services District No. 1 board Tuesday, which voted 4-0 to accept the petition and put the issue on the ballot in May for residents of both the ESD and Aledo's fire district to decide.
Board president Rena Peden and members Bob Wershay, Brian Sexton and Mark Jack voted in favor of the motion, which was made by Wershey and seconded by Jack. Board member Saxton Bailey was absent.
"I believe in allowing people to make decisions for themselves," Peden said. "This may pass or this may fail, but I believe it is up to the people to decide whether they want to join this ESD."
Mona Fields, who lives on Underwood Road in Annetta North, was the only one to speak against the proposed annexation. Describing herself as a longtime community member and active donor, Fields said she didn't understand why Aledo VFD officials chose to affiliate with ESD No. 1 instead of forming their own ESD.
"If we join ESD 1, we don't have any say on who's on the board; we don't know any of the people on the board, so we don't know who to talk to about our concerns; and beyond that ... we're giving ESD 1 a slush fund of between a half million and $650,000; that's a lot of money to turn over to anybody."
Fields contended that the large amount of ta revenue to be raised in Aledo — estimated to be about $1 million — wouldn't return to the Aledo area, but would instead pay for improvements for the Springtown, Silver Creek and Peaster fire departments, other members of ESD No. 1's 200-square-mile district, located mainly in northeast Parker County.
Officials worked to allay Field's concerns.
Lt. Nick Walker, Aledo VFD's public information officer, told Fields that department officials had thoroughly investigated creating their own ESD.
"The problem we ran into was because of Fort Worth's annexation process and their ETJ, they will not play ball with us at all," he said. "The only way we could create a tax base was to join an existing ESD. We may be offering $1 million to the ESD, but we're already in talks with the ESD about plans to spend that money back into our own area for substations and new trucks."
"I would rebut that by saying there are no guarantees going forward that will happen," Fields replied. "Once you put that money in the district, it's the district's to do with what they want to. So you may have great faith; I don't have so much."
Peden said the board had talked about Aledo having representation on the ESD No. 1 board. "We have guaranteed Aledo representation," she said, "so we do have someone who will speak for your area."
Peden later said her term will expire in a year, and she has agreed to defer to someone from Aledo if needed to ensure the area of representation. Board members are appointed to two- or three-year terms by Parker County commissioners. The court recently appointed Justin McKinley, of Peaster, to a two-year term and reappointed Jack and Wershay.
The board has "made some commitments" to the Aledo VFD, Peden said. "You're going to need additional stations ... We're talking about hundreds of households across from the high school; you've got a large area south of Aledo ... We're planning for those in the future."
Parker County is getting out of the business of subsidizing fire departments, Peden said, and most have joined or created ESDs. She cited Millsap's recent successful petition for inclusion into ESD No. 7 and the new ESD created by Adell/Whitt and Central Community departments.
"There is a general recognition out there that if we want to continue providing good fire and emergency services to the citizens, we're going to have to figure out how we're going to pay for those services. The state created this as a way to do it," she said, alluding to the tax of 10 cents per $100 property valuation that ESDs are permitted to levy.
ESD No. 1, the first and largest in the county, has been financially stable for some time, she said, and will be able to provide a fulltime mechanic and shop, as well as help with administration.
"We hope we will provide services to the Aledo area that people will feel are of value," she said.
Fire Chief Morris Leondar, a member of Aledo VFD for 17 years, said he was excited about getting involved with ESD No. 1 and continuing the department's heritage of service to the community.
Father Jay Atwood, chaplain of Aledo VFD, gave a presentation that included the department's 60-year history and statistics, as well as an inventory of its two stations, equipment and apparatus: two engines, three brush trucks, one tanker, one rescue unit and two command vehicles.
Atwood said Aledo VFD responds to 750 calls annually — almost 800 this year — protecting 12,000 residents in Aledo, the Annettas and unincorporated areas of Parker and Tarrant Counties.
The area to be annexed follows the boundaries of the department's fire district, which extends north to Farmer Road and one mile south of FM 1886, south almost to U.S. Highway 377 and McDaniel Road, west to Bear Creek Road, almost to FM 51, and east as far as the I-20/I-30 split.
"The Aledo Fire Department, with full support of the City of Aledo, Parker County, several local civic groups and numerous homeowner associations, is poised for diligent cooperation and transparent follow-through upon the order of this public hearing and the conducting of the election by Parker County ESD No. 1," Atwood said.


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The Journal Sentinel sports staff brings fans the latest news and inside information on the Brewers
Parra is leading non-tender candidate
In addressing the weakest part of their 2012 club, the bullpen, the Brewers have engaged primarily this off-season in addition by subtraction.
The Brewers get one last chance to continue that trend on Friday, the final day for major-league clubs to offer contracts for next season to players on their 40-man roster.
If the Brewers are going to non-tender anyone, the top candidate is left-handed reliever Manny Parra, one of five remaining players on the roster eligible for salary arbitration.
The Brewers already thinned out their relief corps by allowing veterans Francisco Rodriguez and Livan Hernandez to exercise free agency, then sending Kameron Loe and Jose Veras outright from the 40-man roster. Loe and Veras, both arbitration-eligible, instead became free agents, as the club expected.
The remaining arbitration-eligible players are closer John Axford, starting pitchers Marco Estrada and Chris Narveson, centerfielder Carlos Gomez, and Parra. Narveson missed most of the 2012 season after undergoing rotator cuff surgery but is doing well in his rehab program and general manager Doug Melvin confirmed Thursday that he will be tendered a contract.
Melvin did not address Parra specifically but regarding the possibility of not tendering contracts said, "I'm not sure yet. We might."
Parra, 30, missed all of 2011 while recovering from an ailing back and a bone spur in his pitching elbow, which eventually was removed via surgery. He got off to a decent start (3.51 ERA through May) but faded badly, finishing with a 2-3 record and 5.06 ERA in 62 appearances.
In 58 2/3 innings, Parra allowed 62 hits and 35 walks (1.623 WHIP) with 61 strikeouts. He posted a 4.38 ERA in 36 outings in the first half but a 6.41 ERA in 26 appearances after the break.
As with Loe and Veras, Parra is in his final year of arbitration eligibility before free agency. He had a $1.2 million salary in 2012 and is projected to receive a boost of approximately $400,000 through arbitration.
Before non-tendering Parra, the Brewers probably would try to trade him for a younger player they could control for a few years. Right-handed hitters batted .296 off Parra last season but he limited lefties to a .229 average and therefore could draw interest as a left-handed specialist.
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Manny may be left-handed but he's no specialist. A true LOOGy should have Shouse-like numbers (.180/.486 in '08). Parra's .229/.635 vs. LH bats won't impress anybody.
How many chances are we going to give this deadbeat?? 7?8? Cut him he's been dead weight for 4 years. He's weak, injury prone, and 30 years old - way past his window to "pan out" or "realize his potential." Doesn't deserve a bullpen spot.Hide replies
This team will be a lot better the day Parra is DUMPED!!!!!!
Nobody will be lining up to call him for a contract either.
JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE....GET RID OF HIM....Hide replies
Afetr they throw him out they should insult him a few times to top it all off.
Parra draws the ire of Brewers fans which is fine. But the most pratical solution was, as Tom suggested, to try to flip him to a team that needs a lefty specialist and get back a player of equal skill (yes, he has some skill and value) for a player with minor league options.
If Parra is allowed back next year I'll finally be convinced that he has pictures of someone doing something. He shouldn't be on ANYONE'S major league roster. How many years does this guy have to bomb to get shown the door? He's already been "allowed" to be here for about 3 years too many already. This is the time. Somebody PLEASE introduce Manny to the back side of the door.Hide replies
Enough of the "Parra potential" experiment.
It amazes me that he has lasted this long in the majors. If they tender this guy any kind of an offer or just plain let him go, they will be further ahead. This guy has been an ongoing disaster.
I meant ifthey DO NOT tender an offer.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! I beg you please...let him walk. I'd rather have Jeff Suppan back.Hide replies
no - you wouldn't.
how many times did we bring this guy in to face a lefty or two, and either walks them both or gives up 2 hits, and then followed by a 2 run double to a righty because nobody else was ready in the bullpen?
I was a believer that he'd be a great addition to our bullpen last year, but boy was I wrong. Cut the cord, Doug.Hide replies
Usually he was the last straw out of the bullpen, after either everyone else was used, tired, or the game was a runaway. Bringing him into a close game was always a disaster. If we weren't behind, we were after he threw a few pitches.
So, for all the Parra haters, what wizard are you thinking Doug finds to replace him with? There must be a huge pool of undiscovered upside that only you guys know about.


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It is official. My kids have their own Facebook pages. Yes, they are only 5 and 7 now, but in all honesty, they don't quite "own them" solo just yet.
I set them up, after much request from family, not for them to "Like" random pages, Harlem Shake videos and let's face it, lots of cute cat photos. Instead, I find it to be a place to chronicle their lives.
Much like my weekly column, I find it to be a nice space to save their daily shenanigans. My children are full of hysterical commentary, and I've dubbed them their "-isms." Fans of my own, personal Facebook page largely tune in strictly to read the latest Seamus-ism or Alora-ism, not so much what I'm doing day to day.
Then there are the photos. We take so many photos, and like most busy moms, where do they all go? They go onto a smartcard, of course. And, then what?
I'd love to report that I have rows and rows of leather-bound photo albums, complete with the scrapbooked pages I'd designed in my mind. But, sadly, that is where those pages remain. In my mind…
Instead, a majority of the photos we snap of our darling tots seldom make it off the camera. But, with a family nearly six hours away (and more), we do post a lot to Facebook.
Since it is easily done right from my phone, and since my phone is my "camera" 90 percent of the time, it makes sense. And, don't get me wrong. It is lovely to share those images on my own page. But now, with the kids having their own pages, we can tag away.
The pages will serve as virtual scrapbooks, to save all of those precious moments (even if mommy got too busy to make a fancy scrapbook).
I'm not sure when I'll trust them to actually take OWNERSHIP of the pages. But, by then, they'll have a decade or more of pretty funny childhood photos.
What do you think is the appropriate age to start a page? According to Facebook's terms of service, you can be as young as 13. I'm not sure it is wise, given news that the Walls can later be used to deny you entry into college or from getting a great job.
I think I'll be the evil mom I am, and make them wait at least until 16 or maybe 18 to have legit pages, that they run, without supervision. Maybe that sounds harsh, but anything prior to that age will either be stringently watched by Momma or had better be in a fake name.
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Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
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Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli is part of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, a professional marathon swimming circuit, and one of the longest running professional marathon swimming competitions in the world. It starts on the island of Capri and finishes in Napoli on the mainland of Italy. It is one of the longest marathon swims in the world at 36 km (22 miles).
Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli has a long history of attracting the best marathon swimmers in the world to Napoli since 1954. Over its 6 decades in existence, the Maratona has been part of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation, the International Marathon Swimming Association, and the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit.
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36 km (22 miles)
City Island of Capri to Marina Grande Beach
State/County/Province via Caraccioli, Naple
Country Italy
Region Europe
Name FINA
Title Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
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Month: September
Class: Professional
Wetsuit: No
FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series sites
The FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix series consists of races in:
- Rosario (Argentina), locally called Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario
- Santa Fe-Coronda (Argentina), locally called Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda
- Viedma (Argentina), locally called La Patagones Viedma
- Jabelah (Syria – cancelled in 2011, 2012, 2013)
- Hernandarias-Paraná (Argentina), locally called Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná
- Cancún (Mexico), locally called Maratón Cancún
- Capri-Napoli (Italy), locally called Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
- Lac St-Jean (Canada), locally called Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean
- Lac Memphrémagog (Canada), locally called Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog
- Šabac (Serbia), locally called Šabac Swim Marathon
- Ohrid Lake (Macedonia), locally called Ohrid Lake Swim Marathon
External links
- Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli website
- Capri-Napoli, My First Marathon Swim Adventure
- List Of Marathon Swims Around The World
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming website
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Alexander Studzinski Strives To FINIS What He Started
- Swimming In The Sea In Capri-Napoli Since 1954
- Mohamed ali Mahmoud In The Golden Age Of Egyptian Swimming
- Nabil El Shazly Leaves A Wide Wake In The Water


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Spire The Glen Hospital Bristol Continue Partnership
Fourth year for long-term partner
Bristol Rugby are pleased to confirm that Spire The Glen Hospital Bristol will remain onboard with the Club during the 2013/14 campaign.
A long-serving partner of Bristol Rugby, Spire The Glen Hospital Bristol will see their branding on the front of the home and away commemorative strips for the fourth successive season.
Chief-Executive Steve Gorvett said consultants at Spire The Glen Hospital Bristol provide a vital service to the first team squad.
"Spire The Glen Hospital Bristol provide a fantastic service to our squad and directly aid the physical performance of our players," he said.
"They have helped a huge number of our injured squad members back to the field and we are delighted to further cement our relationship this season."
Spire The Glen Hospital Bristol Director Rob Anderson added: "The expertise of the team, as well as the facilities on offer, has helped Bristol Rugby prepare for the 2013/14 season.
"Our relationship with the Club continues to grow year-on-year and we hope to play our part to support Andy Robinson and the team this season."


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By David Willis Staff Writer
The Andover Townsman
---- — SOMERVILLE — Just a week away from a crucial battle against a longtime nemesis, Andover wanted to be sure to avoid a slipup on a rain-soaked night.
And the Golden Warriors did just that in their warm-up for their MVC Division 1 opener, easily rolling over winless Somerville 34-6 on Friday.
That made Andover 7-0 heading into its battle with league rival Chelmsford, a game that could be a major factor in the Golden Warriors' quest for their second playoff berth in three years.
"Oh, man, Chelmsford is a big game," said quarterback C.J. Scarpa. "We are heading into the most important part of our season with four huge games, especially Chelmsford."
Andover will be traveling to Chelmsford on Friday to face a Lions team that has given the Golden Warriors fits over the years.
"They beat us as freshmen, then beat us sophomore year and junior year (on varsity)," said linebacker Jake Flaherty. "As seniors, if we can get a win against Chelmsford it would be huge. It is going to be an intense week."
In fact, the Lions have been a thorn in the Golden Warriors' side for decades. Last season's 48-28 Chelmsford win marked the 12th time in 13 years that the Lions defeated Andover, and since The Eagle-Tribune began keeping complete records in 1984, the Golden Warriors are 5-22-1 against Chelmsford.
"We're not worried about that," said Golden Warriors coach E.J. Perry. "We're worried about 2012 and how we are playing now."
Chelmsford is coming off a near upset of Central Catholic on Saturday, falling 28-21 after the Raiders scored with less than a minute to play. The Lions also had a last-second Hail Mary that was stopped at the Central 18.
"Chelmsford is a very good team," said Scarpa. "As seniors we have worked so hard to finally beat them. They are tough, but we feel like we can beat them."
Beating up on Somerville
The Andover starters played just one possession in the second half against Somerville, building the 34-0 advantage and letting the backups finish the job.
Scarpa again led the way, tossing a pair of touchdown passes to Will Heikkinen in the first half, then adding a score to Andrew Deloury before the starters were pulled early in the third quarter. He also rushed for Andover's first score of the day.
Jack Sylvester added 116 yards rushing, all but 10 in the first half, and in his first serious action of the season at running back, Jesse Greaves also ran for a score. Chas Heseltine led the defense with 12 tackles.
"We played pretty well," said senior lineman Andres Christopulos. "There were a few things we could have done better, but we came out smacked them on offense and smacked them on defense. Everyone was hitting."
Andover, 34 Somerville 6
Andover (7-0): 14 13 7 0 — 34
Somerville (0-8): 0 0 0 6 — 6
First Quarter
A — C.J. Scarpa 6 run (Will Heikkinen pass from Scarpa), 7:39
A — Heikkinen 55 pass from Scarpa (pass failed), 5:08
Second Quarter
A — Jesse Greaves 10 run (Charlie Wilson kick), 10:52
A — Heikkinen 22 pass from Scarpa (kick failed), 5:19
Third Quarter
A — Andrew Deloury 29 pass from Scarpa (Wilson kick), 9:37
Fourth Quarter
S — Andre James 36 pass from Phoenix Huertas (kick failed), 4:10
RUSHING: A (36-218) — Jack Sylvester 11-116, Adam Enxing 4-49, Jesse Greaves 5-23, Connor McCullough 11-12, C.J. Scarpa 4-10. Brandon Marti 1-8; S (24-154) — Anderson Jupiter 10-71, Phoenix Huertas 8-42, Troy Martini 4-34, Matt George 1-5, Andre James 1-2
PASSING: A — Scarpa 7-18-0, 170; S — Huertas 14-26-1, 103
RECEIVING: A — Will Heikkinen 4-96, Andrew Deloury 2-59, Evan Singleton 1-15; S — Andre James 1-36, Assad Abraham 3-22, Richard Guerrier 2-14, Matt George 3-8, Jupiter 3-9, Jonathan Santana 1-9, James Marin 1-5


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Niagara Gazette
May 7, 2013
John J. O'Brien
Niagara Gazette
John J. O'Brien, 82, of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of The Town of Niagara, NY, passed from this life on Sunday, May 5, 2013 in Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, NY, following a brief illness. Born on June 6, 1930 in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late John and Margaret (O'Sullivan) O'Brien.
Mr. O'Brien attended local schools and graduated from the former St. Mary's High School in 1948. Later, John earned his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from Niagara University. He proudly served as Staff Sergeant, in the United States Air Force, during the Korean War, from September 19, 1950, until his honorable discharge on September 7, 1954. On September 8, 1956, Mr. O'Brien married the former Catherine Greene. She predeceased him on December 3, 1997. John was employed by various companies in both Niagara Falls, NY and Maryland, where he specialized in computer operations and computer systems.
Mr. O'Brien was a former member of the former St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Niagara Falls, NY and currently a member of St. Jude the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in St. Petersburg, FL as well as the Lewiston Council of the Arts, the Air Force Sergeants Association and the Town of Niagara Historical Society. Over the course of his life, John was the recipient of many awards and honors including Marquis Who's Who in the East. He served as President of the National Association of Accountants, President of the Niagara Wheatfield Athletic Association and President of the Niagara Falls Junior Chamber of Commerce. Mr. O'Brien was also active in the YMCA, the Whirlpool Park Little League and the Knights of Columbus. For the past few years, John gave freely of his time as a regular volunteer at the Springs Rehabilitation Facility in St. Petersburg, FL where he developed many new friendships.
Mr. O'Brien is survived by six children, Michael D. (Karen) O'Brien of Odenton, MD, Colleen M. O'Brien of St. Petersburg, FL, Dr. John J. (Michelle) O'Brien, Jr. of St. Petersburg, FL, Mary C. (Joel Casale) deWysocki of Niagara Falls, NY, James P. (Tomasina Kolbe) O'Brien of Williamsville, NY and Margaret A. (Neil) Lauryssens of Joppa, MD; seventeen grandchildren, Michael Jr., John Nathan and Adam O'Brien, Joseph, Sean, Conor and Grace O'Brien, Maureen and Douglas deWysocki, Jacquelyn and Kara O'Brien, Cal Lauryssens, Alyssa, Courtney and Anthony Casale, Michael Russo and Nick Kolbe; and many nieces, nephews and cousins locally, nationally and in Ireland. In addition to his parents and wife, John was predeceased by one brother, Michael Joseph (Norma of Pekin, NY) O'Brien.
The family will be present to receive friends on Thursday from 3-8 PM in the Chapel of OTTO REDANZ FUNERAL HOME, 2215 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY (716-297-9007) where funeral services will begin on Friday, May 10th at 9:15 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM which will be celebrated in St. Raphael Roman Catholic Parish (former St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus), College and Macklem Avenues, Niagara Falls, NY, with Rev. Ivan Skenderovic serving as celebrant. Prayers of committal and interment will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Lewiston, NY, concluding with Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings may be made to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 14094.
To leave a personal message for the family, please visit www.ottoredanz.com and www.niagara-gazette.com/obituaries.
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faber vs. guida would be good. Faber has the seed to deal with Guida, that would be an interesting fight.
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i had always wished he couldve fought torres.
They could have made that make sense. Not so much ranking wise, but two fallen champs. Could have been great.
With the way that card is shaping up, he might be on the undercard.
Michael McDonald makes the most sense ranking-wise, especially since he's already beaten Assuncao.
Anyone else would probably be a marked step down, unless somebody from 145 of relevance plans on dropping down, seeing as most BWs are tied up in previous matchups as we speak.
Originally Posted by Badluck33
i'd still pay to see torres vs. faber.
Unfortunately neither is the same fighter they were 3-4 years ago. Faber is to tentative and Torres has lost his competitive edge.
i'd still pay to see torres vs. faber.
i'd say easton, mcdonald, or jorgenson
i had always wished he couldve fought torres.
who do you guys think faber would be matched up against??
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How exciting.... Lets hope it is not a title shot
at 125!!
Serious question, would having the super bowl card on FOX do more for the UFC then the ppv buys would? Im sure a ton of fans would tune into the card on fox that other wise wouldnt just because its superbowl weekend and they could advertise the shit out of it before hand...
How exciting.... Lets hope it is not a title shot
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Lee Ward
CNHI News Service
The Paramount Players' production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 through 14 with a 3 p.m. show on Dec. 14.
Education/Outreach Director Melanie Cornelison, who also directs the Paramount Players said "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" has become a classic.
"I picked 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' because it is such a great show and it is very funny, but yet it tells the real meaning of Christmas," she said.
The play is about a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant who are faced with casting the Herdman children — some of the most inventively awful children in history.
The show also gives many opportunities for the public to get in a show. She said the cast of 80 is mostly children, more than half of whom have never been in on stage in a play.
"I consider this a true Christmas classic and throughout my career, I have performed in or directed it seven times," she said. "We did it three years ago at the Paramount and it was so popular we decided it was time to bring it back.
"I love the fact that it was written by Barbara Robinson, who was a native of Portsmouth, so the show has some local ties."
The Paramount has already been the venue for Ashland Youth Ballet's "The FunKiKrakr" and "A Dickens of a Christmas." In addition to this play, Classic Christmas Crooners Tour, which features Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., will come to the Paramount at 7 p.m. Dec. 20.
"Christmas season at the PAC is always busy," Cornelison said. "This is a great show for the whole family. All four of our school shows are totally sold out."
"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," presented by the Paramount Players, will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 through 14 and at 4 p.m. Dec. 14. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children.
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His voice breaking, J.R. Martinez recalled his first visit home to Dalton from Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas in 2003 where he was being treated for burns on over 40 percent of his body.
He recalled a memorable reunion with some of his football teammates from Dalton High School.
"We had a little barbecue at Ryman Farm, just to talk about the old days. I'm sitting at a table with Aaron Ward and two girls," he said. "I'm looking at the hamburger on my plate and saying, 'I can't put that in my mouth.'"
Martinez couldn't open his mouth wide at that time because of the scarring on his face. And he couldn't grip things very well because of the damage to his hands.
"So I sat there, and everyone is just going on talking. Finally, I thought 'I've just got to try.' So I picked up the burger and I went to take a bite, and everything fell out of it," he recalled. "I felt so embarrassed, so embarrassed to be like that in front of my friends. But without saying anything, without skipping a beat, Aaron reached over, put my burger together and cut it up into little pieces. And I ate my burger."
Martinez told a crowd of several thousand at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center that was just one of the many ways, big and small, that Dalton welcomed him and gave him confidence during his recovery from injuries received in Iraq.
The crowd gathered to greet Martinez, whom many call an American hero, for "J.R. Martinez Day: A Welcome Home Celebration."
As the Dalton High marching band played the school's fight song, Martinez entered the trade center arena through the inflatable red and white Catamount helmet the team runs through before home games. Martinez played football for Dalton during his senior year.
The crowd stood and roared, many of them waving small American flags, while others held their cameras high to snap a shot of his entrance. Martinez bounded to the stage — grinning widely — and pumped his fist.
As the applause softened, Martinez took his seat on the stage alongside his mother, Maria Zavala. He shared the stage with many of his closest friends. Behind the stage was a large American flag backdrop.
For the next two hours, Dalton showed how much they appreciated him.
Martinez has become a national celebrity during the past three months with he and partner Karina Smirnoff's victory on the latest season of "Dancing With the Stars." He was featured on the cover of People magazine. The magazine later selected him to appear in the "Sexiest Man Alive" issue.
But he won national acclaim and respect for his personal story, as well as his dancing. Martinez was driving a Humvee in Iraq in 2003 when its left front tire struck a land mine, leaving him with severe burns.
Martinez moved to Dalton in 2001 just before his senior year, and former Catamounts football coach Ronnie McClurg spoke of getting a phone call from Martinez asking him if he could try out for football.
"I asked him what year he was going to be and he said he would be a senior. I told him seniors don't make good bench warmers. I said you'll have to try out and make the squad," he said. "Well, he accepted the challenge and came out for the team. Well, J.R. is perhaps the most encouraging young man I've ever been around. At that first practice, he had that contagious smile, and he was patting guys on the back, patting them on the helmet, patting them on the rear end, encouraging them. He was the most encouraging guy on the team, and he didn't know any of them."
McClurg told Martinez after just two practices that he had made the team based on his attitude. McClurg presented Martinez with the final jersey he wore in the state championship game with Statesboro in 2001.
That was just one of many honors given to Martinez, including the key to the city, a proclamation from the Dalton City Council and Whitfield County Board of Commissioners recognizing Jan. 7 as "J.R. Martinez Day," a commendation from Gov. Nathan Deal and a flag that will fly in the Avenue of Flags outside the Whitfield County Courthouse on patriotic holidays.
While "Dancing With the Stars" was the nation's first exposure to Martinez's dancing skills, several speakers said they had long known that he could dance. Dalton High School Principal Debbie Freeman recalled Martinez trying to dance with teachers at school dances.
And former football teammate Mitchell Boggs said he also recalled Martinez trying to dance with the teachers.
"J.R. also tried to dance with my girlfriend. My girlfriend then is now my wife, so I've got my eye on you," joked Boggs, who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win a World Series last year.
Martinez said that some people are born in their home and some people have to search for it. He was born in Shreveport, La., and lived there for nine years, then lived in Arkansas for eight years. But he said it wasn't until he moved to Dalton that he felt home.
"I just want all of you to know. I don't consider you fans. I consider you family," he said.


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TRAVERSE CITY — Elizabeth "Betty" Wardwell Ewing passed peacefully in her sleep Nov. 4, at the age of 104. Born May 20, 1908, in Thomas, W.Va., to Joseph and Agatha (Mazitis) Narakas, baptized Elzbieta Norejko.
Betty was proud of her Lithuanian heritage and lived a full life. She often shared stories of her life, family and grandparents, Teresa and Alexander Mazitis. They risked everything to come to America after Lithuania became czarist-ruled, leaving the people with no rights. Her grandfather arrived first about 1885, earning a poor man's dollar as a coal miner; his wife and daughter, Agatha, arrived in 1890. Betty's family saved for five years for passage. They all survived a risky escape and their meager savings only paid for travel in steerage on an immigrant ship.
Betty moved to Detroit in 1926 for work. She always found a job - "doing a man's work for a woman's pay."
Betty married Hubert Wardwell in 1928, an employee of Chrysler's; he was one of the first UAW union organizers. In 1947 she remarried, Archie Ewing, a railroad employee.
Betty was a loyal Democrat and union supporter.
Betty loved to crochet, read and "EAT CHOCOLATE!"
Surviving are five of her six children, Patricia (George) Hollon, of Buckley, Jean Eisbrenner, of Traverse City, John Wardwell Sr., of Sterling Heights, Catherine Kulich, of Bozeman, Mont., and Joann Ewing (Brian Bensett), of Traverse City. All her grandchildren were her favorites; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren survive Grandma Betty.
Betty lost a son, Donald Wardwell, who had Friedreich's ataxia; she cared for him his entire life.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial gathering is being planned for late spring.
Contributions in her name may be directed to the Commission on Aging, 520 W. Front St., Suite B, Traverse City, MI 49684 or to muscular dystrophy.
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In this installment of Roll vs. Role, we take a look at the snaketongue cultists. These poison-loving cultists are willing to fight and die for their serpentine masters. Use this scenario as is in your campaign, or deconstruct it and use the pieces to fuel your next yuan-ti adventure.
Snaketongue cultists are humans suborned by the doctrine of Zehir, the evil god of darkness, poison, and assassins. The cultists have fallen prey to the core tenants of the Coiled One, and as such they delight in the use of poison, adore snakes of every scale hue and size (especially yuan-ti), and kill in their god's name, offering each death as a sacrifice in long rituals or quick murders. Snake¬tongue cultists are so fevered in their worship that Zehir and allied yuan-ti reward them with ritual transformations, bestowing upon the cultists minor reptilian traits, which only increases their fanaticism and zeal to die in service to their god.
Chris Sims started out working for small d20 companies in 2003, then landed a freelance editor gig for Wizards RPG R&D. Wizards finally got annoyed enough by his constant applications to hire him as the Duel Masters editor in 2005. From there, Chris wheedled his way into RPG R&D as an editor, and finally became a story designer after masterminding a few choice assassinations. His credits include Monster Manual V, Secrets of Sarlona, Rules Compendium, and the Eberron Survival Guide (thanks, Logan!).
Bruce Cordell is a D&D designer, but during his twelve years in the game industry, he has dabbled in miniatures, board games, collectible card games, d20 games, and more. Bruce has over a sixty listed credits to his name, including the Expanded Psionics Handbook, Libris Mortis, and Expedition to Castle Ravenloft. His body of work also includes three published Forgotten Realms novels (Lady of Poison, Darkvision, and Stardeep), with more on the way.


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At first, let's look at the picture the following.
you saw Load balancing it might be hardware as F5 BigIP or four layer swith as LVS(Linux Virtual Server).
here we need two machine for that. one is Primary, the other is Secondary. the Primary and Secondary connect to each other by heartbeat. the heartbeat line you might choose serial port(ttyS0) or ethernet(eth1).
secondly, it is cache by reverse proxy. I thought that I needn't said it. we have a lot of node for cache.
next, has three part of cluster on the application.
1. static cluster (html archives)
2. active cluster (perl script)
3. multimedia cluster (image, flash and extra)
active cluster
we have two way for you.
one way, apache with mod_perl, two way is lighttpd with fastcgi. whichever ways is OK all.
also we have a lot of node for active cluster, and each node to synchronize to each other via csync software.
I used memcached in the between perl script and database.
the database is MySQL Cluster, also has a lot of node.
static cluster
has some data must be to generate html archive. I also using csync to synchronize to each other node.
multimedia cluster
I will all of multimedia put on else cluster.
and using DFS(Distributed Filesystem) by storage.
also has a lot of node for multimedia cluster.
welcome to discuss with me.
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In the end, Francisco Liriano's pitching line yesterday looked fine on paper. He gave up no runs, walked one, and struck out two, in two innings. Still, though, even though this was his first start of the spring, I was left wanting a little bit more. The frustrating aspect of Liriano's outing, for me, was that 12 of his 25 pitches were balls. In the first inning, Liriano fell behind all three hitters, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Cody Ross. Pedroia walked, but Liriano got Ellsbury to line into an unassisted double play at first, and struck out Ross on a nasty slider. The best aspect of the outing, though, was that Liriano settled down thereafter, and he averaged 12.5 pitches per inning. We all know that Liriano is much more effective if he doesn't get that pitch count up to 40+ after the first couple innings.
I don't want to make too much out of Liriano's performance: it was his first outing; it's Spring Training; and he did not give up any runs. And the slider looked very good. But as usual with Liriano, I'm left wanting a bit more. I want to see him attack the strike zone early in the count. I've harped on Liriano and first pitch strikes before, and it probably has become an obsession with me. So forgive my indulgence. But I really do think it's one of the few things separating Liriano from taking that next step in his career (and, generally, just having better control overall). Call me crazy, but I think that veteran hitters like Dustin Pedroia are going up to bat in the first game of Spring Training looking to see some pitches, have good at-bats, and get their timing down. So Francisco, go ahead and throw a 90 MPH fastball on the outer half just to get ahead in the count!
I thought Ben Revere looked good. I may be wrong, but in the three at-bats I saw him take, I don't recall him swinging at a first pitch. That's a good sign for a hitter that hopefully will someday become capable of taking on a leadoff role, and for a hitter that, last year, swung at a lot of first pitches, and needs to increase his on-base percentage. He was speedy on the basepaths, stealing second with ease in the first inning. Unfortunately, though, he was picked off of first base later in the game, thus negating, more or less, the stolen base. It's hard to complain, though, with a 2-4 day at the plate, a stolen base, and 2 RBIs.
Finally, there was a scary moment, when Ray Chang slid into second base and appeared to hit his head on the leg or knee of the shortstop. If you haven't seen the play, you don't have to watch it: it looked very much like Justin Morneau's July, 2010 slide that caused his infamous concussion. Here's hoping that Chang feels fine today when he wakes up. For what it's worth, Chang was having a good game, going 1-1 with 2 walks (both on full counts) and a stolen base, and looking good at second base. I don't know if he's our second baseman of the future, but I did like what I saw of him last season in New Britain.
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When it comes to bodybuilding exercises, it is important to employ the proper mix of mass building exercises along with definition producing exercises that will yield the proper end result. That end result is, of course, a physique that embodies many of the traits that a professional bodybuilder possesses. The most common mistakes that beginners make are that they will pick and choose exercises based on personal preferences. This is not necessarily a bad thing unless you are completely unaware of the purpose and goals of the exercises. Understanding what the exercises do and which exercises to perform and how to perform them will lead to success. So, here is a look at how to achieve such goals.
Mass Building. Mass bodybuilding exercises are designed to add a large amount of muscle mass to the frame. Then again, it could be a small amount of muscle mass but it needs to be a noticeable amount. If not then you really are not adding any mass to your frame which means you certainly will not embody a physique similar to that of a bodybuilder. Mass building will center on performing heavy weights for reps of about 8 – 12. By heavy weight, you will want to lift 65% of your maximum lift. If you are lifting 85%, you probably only be able to perform 3 or 4 reps. This would not be a bodybuilding exercise. It would be a strength training exercise which seeks completely different goals.
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There are definitely party options at the frat houses on the weekend and at off campus houses, but there is no pressure to party if you don't want to. You can easily find other things to do on the weekends. The bar and club scene here is nonexistent -- it's really just parties within the campus.
Whitman College nightlife is limited to off-campus house parties and frat parties all within walking distance of campus. While there are a couple of restaurants and cafes in town as well as a few bars, Walla Walla is, for the most part, a sleepy place with 5 blocks of main street. If you're looking to party at a nightclub, and be out on the town late, Whitman College is not the place for you. But, If you like getting drunk in wheat fields, then give it a second look.
There is a lot to do on campus at night. There are parties, hang outs, concerts and other such activities. But there are no bars/clubs for younger people (also, Walla Walla is a very small and closes down pretty early). There is also no restaurants close to campus that stay open late, so if you get hungry, it doesn't work out very well unless you have a car and can go to Taco Bell.
Frat life is the usual hang out spot, for the bar/club scene there is not a whole lot because the surrounding area has such a small population.
There's Usually Somethings That's Always Going on. Whitman hosts many events like movies and talks by important/famous people. Sometimes the interest houses or themed houses hold events, but these usually end pretty early (say around 10pm). Afterwards you can either head to a party at one of the frats that is located conveniently across the street from campus or you can head back to your dorm where you can see what other people are up to. There's always parties going on at the frats and sometimes in the dorms. You can drop by the frat houses usually, paying no cover fee like some college fraternities do, but beware if its a closed function. Besides that, if you're not into going partying it can get kind of boring.
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Since there isn't much to do in Walla Walla, even if you are over 21, most nightlife happens right on Whitman's campus. Nightlife could be defined as frat parties, house parties, dorm parties, concerts, or other Whitman-sponsored events. Almost every Friday night, there is a musical event called Coffeehouse in the basement of Reid that features students and occasionally a local band. There are also lectures or speakers, theatre and dance performances, screenings of movies, and the occasional sporting event. Parties are the main source of amusement and entertainment on campus.
Dorm parties are generally attended by first-years and are often hosted for the purpose of drinking before another event on campus. House parties are generally open to all of campus, although it may depend on where they are being hosted and whether they are intended for a specific campus group, The frats are often quite inviting, always open for girls, and very genial if you make an attempt to get to know their members in the light of day, too. They can be exclusive, however, if the party follows a Greek function. Other options for those over 21 include the Green or other Walla Walla bars. Students with cars will occasionally venture to the Tri-Cities to experience the few dance clubs there. There is always something happening in any of these options, and most students enjoy the accessibility and openness of the parties and events there.
This is a good place to go for hip-hop music, and the DJs usually aren't too bad. Rosita's sponsors 18-and-older parties, as well as 21-and-older events.
201 E Main St.
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This is a great place for the 21-and-older crowd to go for drinks and dancing. It's the only place off campus that offers a really great dance floor, as well as drinks.
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The Green, beloved by students and professors alike, is about the only bar in Walla Walla that Whitties frequent. It is known for its selection of draft microbrews and fish tacos!
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Stay on campus-this is what most students do, even if they are over 21. Dances, concerts, lectures, frat parties, dorm parties, and house parties abound, making it easy for those under 21 to find something to do. It is a rarity that there aren't at least a couple of options on any given weekend night.
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