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Ugandan Thunder to Perform at Hurst Chapel AME
Published: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 1:15 p.m.
WINTER HAVEN | Hurst Chapel AME Church is hosting a free concert Wednesday that features music and dancing by Ugandan Thunder, a choir of 15 girls and seven boys.
The event begins at 6 p.m. at the church at 875 Ave. O N.E.
Ranging in age from 10 to 13, the youth are from the Royal School and Orphanage in Uganda, East Africa.
Viesta Skipper, event organizer, said this is the first time the church has had the children's choir perform there. The group is on a tour of the southeastern United States that began in August and ends in June.
"Our church's youth will be serving the choir dinner before the concert," she said. "It's a chance for them all to experience both cultures."
Skipper said they will collect a love offering.
The 90-minute concert will feature the children playing Ugandan drum songs, track songs in the Lugandan language as well as songs familiar to Americans.
The Ugandan Thunder Tour is sponsored by Pennies for Posho, a nonprofit Christian ministry that provides food, clothing, shelter and clean drinking water to 10 orphanages in Uganda.
The group's website calls the concert not just a performance but a worship service.
The Royal School and Orphanage began when a Ugandan woman used her savings to start it because she saw so many needy children along the side of the road.
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So much to talk about and no time. Trying to get a grip around here with the big clean out. So far so good. The days just seem to fly by and I do a couple of things and then I get completely pooped and go to my stitching. Well this is a test of sorts, so I will close now. Thanks for stopping by.
No Time Like the Present
Making a link in the modern way with all the new and old friends who have shaped and enhanced my life.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Friday, October 9, 2015
Monday, July 27, 2015
Some of my Cross Stitch
Ok so I am a bit obsessed with cross stitch. I have been doing it for years and now I am going full tilt to get many of my projects done and framed or made into pillows or pin keeps. It is a wonderful relaxing hobby. Most of them will live in Florida. I have a couple of walls I can use to display them. I'll be adding more about my stitching and other summery things that I have been up to.
July will be over soon and half of our vacation will be over. So far it has been a wonderful summer being with our family and friends and just relaxing in our camper.
Thanks for coming by and I hope you will come back.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015
What is our camping life like?
OK we have been "camping" for about a month. I have settled into a routine that I really enjoy. We have a couple of functions coming up and after that I will really start to do some of the things that I planned to do this summer.
It has been really rainy here, but I don't mind that. I've joined the "Y" here and I've gone swimming twice and had a routine mapped out for me on the machines. It is a great place. Mainly I have been stitching and visiting with my sister and our daughter's family. This place is very secluded but so close to our little city that we don't lack for things to do or places to go if we feel like it. My old friend and I have gotten together and had a wonderful lunch. More to follow.
After I download my pics from my phone, I'll show my progress on my projects and what I am getting done. That is the direction that I am going in now.
Thanks for sharing some time with me and come back and see me sometime.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The ham is finished.
Easter is over now, and for me it is time to get myself in gear and do some finishing (of cross stitch), sorting all media, sorting scrapbooks and journals and in short, plan the rest of this month, year, and era. I'm going to start just posting some random pictures of projects and places. These are all fairly recent and don't need too much explanation.
I'd love to hear from you. And if you do comment thanks. See you soon.
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Labels: cross-stitch., Key West, Sorting
Monday, February 9, 2015
Me and my Buddy..
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Labels: friends, Love, special loves.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
No time like today!
Christmas is coming fast.
I'm using my blog to document my décor and the new direction I want to go in decorating
Thanks for stopping by.
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Minneapolis Visitor Information store is located at 505 Nicollet Mall, just steps from the Nicollet Mall light rail train station.
Move Minneapolis has partnered with Meet Minneapolis to provide information and transportation services along with a Minnesota-themed retail store right in the heart of downtown.
Customers can purchase Go-To Card bus passes, get ZAP tags for bikes, register carpools, learn about what's playing at the Orpheum or Target Center, grab a Nice Ride map, and shop locally inspired artisan goods from t-shirts to jewelry, as well as an assortment of bike helmets and gear.


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North students show entrepreneurial spirit
Class selling gym bags to give profits to charity
Published: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 8:10 p.m.
Production deadlines, concept meetings, shipment orders — it's tough running a business when you're in high school.
But that's exactly what some North Henderson High students have spent the past several weeks doing as part of an assignment in teacher Amy Singletary's Entrepreneurship class.
Students had to create a business with a product to sell — in this case, gym bags with the school logo — and give the proceeds to a nonprofit organization.
The Henderson County Community Foundation provided a grant to Junior Achievement of Western North Carolina, Singletary said. Alan Kirkpatrick, program manager for JA of Western North Carolina, then contacted Singletary and suggested the entrepreneurship class.
JA Worldwide is dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs, according to the organization's website.
Gary Heisey, Small Business Center director at Blue Ridge Community College, is acting as the group's business consultant.
"Students will be graded on their work in their departments — salesmanship, overall marketing, finance and human resources in addition to their teamwork skills," Singletary said. "And since the proceeds of their business go to a charity, it teaches them how a corporation gives back to the community, so the project accomplishes a lot of good things all at once."
The class chose the Elizabeth House, a skilled nursing facility in Flat Rock that also provides hospice care, as the organization it wanted to support, said Dillon Rich and Alex Strickland, two students who worked on the project.
Dillon serves as CEO of the Small Business Entrepreneurship Company and Strickland is the company's vice president of Finance.
The group sold "stock" in order to gain the start-up money, they said. A surprise was the amount of disagreement among the corporation's board of directors about just what product to sell, Rich said.
"It seemed like the board debated over every little thing," he laughed. "Learning to make decisions as a board was the hardest part. We had to learn to compromise and deal with that. But we were pretty short on time to make all this happen."
The board decided on gym bags as the product the company would sell at a price of $8 each, Rich and Strickland said. The bags come in a variety of colors including purple, pink and black. If the group raises more than $500 from the sale of the bags, the JA grant will match the company's funds three-to-one, the students added.
The project began in late September and the company had to form and come up with the money to order the product, market and sell the product and distribute the sales proceeds by a Jan. 10 deadline, which included a Christmas break, Rich said. Stressing over sales and motivating the company's sales force was the biggest headache Strickland said she experienced in working on the project.
"We made a list of top performers and poor performers, with the top performers stepping in to help the lower-producing performers," she said. "It has taught me how intricate business can be. You have to plan every little detail."
The students' experience in running a company has proven invaluable in demonstrating what's required to become an entrepreneur if that's a career path they want, Heisey said.
"They're really understanding how to set a business up, what decisions have to be made," he said. "A lot of times people don't realize everything that is involved in starting a business. This is eye-opening to them in that way."
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Two United States-based business developers and a Queenstown
businessman have been recommended as the preferred developers
for the proposed $10 million Frankton Marina.
The Frankton Marina working party has recommended Lakes
Marina Projects Ltd be chosen to develop the marina. The
Queenstown Lakes District Council will be asked on Tuesday to
appoint the group as the ''preferred developer''.
Lakes Marina Projects was specifically formed to undertake
building the proposed marina and the founding shareholders
are Nasser Barabi, Iraj Barabi and Alan Kirker.
In a written expression of interest in response to the
council's development brief, it is said the Barabis
''currently own and manage one of the fastest-growing
privately held technology companies in the San Francisco Bay
area'', employing more than 200 people and with sales of more
than $US60 million ($NZ71 million). They also own and manage
residential and commercial real estate holdings in the United
States, Auckland and Queenstown and ''propose to move here
[Queenstown] permanently''.
Mr Kirker is a Queenstown businessman with an interest and
experience in marine businesses. He has operated the Yvalda
charter vessel on Lake Wakatipu for more than eight years and
his family was responsible ''for the successful marina at Te
Anau'', the expression of interest said.
Lakes Marina Projects has included 100 berths in stage one of
the marina project, and it would add
a further 100 berths in stage two. Stage one of the
development was expected to cost $6.5 million and would be
funded privately by major shareholders.
The expected cost of stage two was $3.4 million and
''additional bank financing is available to LMP through local
Construction of stage one was expected to take 12 months and
work could start immediately after consents were granted. The
construction date for stage two would depend on demand.
The working party has reviewed the proposal and said it
complied with the council development brief created in
In August 2011, the council cancelled its agreement with
Queenstown Marina Developments Ltd, five years after the
company first mooted an offshore marina, and subsequently
sought expressions of interest from interested developers.
Also in August 2011, the Otago Daily Times reported Mr Kirker
and his United States business partners were keen to
establish an inshore marina capable of holding 130 berths.
The next step would be to finalise a draft agreement between
the council and Lakes Marina Projects Ltd and make a draft
agreement to enter into a lease of reserve land, although the
appointment of the preferred developer would not be binding.
''There will be no binding commitment from council until both
the development agreement and the reserve's deed of lease are
made unconditional to the satisfaction of council,'' the
development brief says.
Lakes Marina Projects intended to undertake more formal
consultation ''when the council confirms that LMP are the
preferred developer''.
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National Hall of Fame Ceremony in honor of Lt Gen Brent Scowcroft
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, National War College alumnus Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret), was inducted into the National Defense University National Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Marshall Hall at Fort McNair in Washington, DC. Gen Colin Powell, another National War College graduate who is in the National Defense University National Hall of Fame, gave remarks. Lt Gen Scowcroft served as the United States National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush.
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Coolidge Does Deserve Credit for Prosperity
Gail Makinen takes issue with Amity Shlaes's new book about Calvin Coolidge (Letters, Feb. 26), contending that the Coolidge administration's tax cuts could not have had much of an effect because federal expenditures and taxes were only about 5% of GDP. She also writes that the prosperity of the 1920s was instead due to the rapid increase of investment in automobiles, transportation and housing infrastructure, radio and movies.
This may be true. However, we must note that the Coolidge administration didn't look on these industries as wealth to be plundered by the government. Henry Ford may have been a hero of the 1920s, the Coolidge administration stayed out of his way and that was likely Coolidge's best contribution to prosperity.
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More Arrests Made by Sheriff's Department in Burglary and Theft Investigations
Two people were arrested last week in a burglary and theft investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff Patrick Ray says 29 year old Robert Paul Brawley and 26 year old Lindsay Lee Stribling both of Felts Road, Sparta have been charged with one count of burglary, theft of utility services, theft of property over $500, theft of property over $1,000, manufacture of a schedule II drug
(methamphetamine), and possession of methamphetamine for resale.
According to Sheriff Ray, detectives of the sheriff's department executed a search warrant last Monday, March 30th at 176 Felts Road in DeKalb County, after items such as fishing gear, camping equipment, x box games, and tools totaling $1,554 in value were found in a Sparta pawn shop. These items were reported stolen from a residence on Creek Road in DeKalb County in March.
The detectives, who had probable cause to believe that more stolen items were in the Felts Road residence, served the search warrant and found an antique china set, antique mason jars, and other items valued at $650 which were stolen during a burglary of a residence in February on Big Rock Road which is off of the Keltonburg Road. While inside the residence, detectives also discovered a methamphetamine lab that was hidden in a secret compartment in the sub floor of the home, two small baggies of methamphetamine, hypodermic needles, cut straws, six bottles of iodine, stained coffee filters, a turkey baster, pseudoephedrine, funnels, muratic acid, two bottles of fuel line antifreeze, acetone, peroxide, rubbing alcohol, and other items used to manufacture meth. Officials further discovered that the electrical meter to the residence had been tampered with and that the occupants of the residence were stealing electricity.
Sheriff Ray says most of the stolen items have been recovered.
Meanwhile, in other cases, deputies arrested 26 year old Courtney Ann Paris of Allen Street
Smithville last Wednesday, April 1st, for driving on a suspended license after she was stopped for
speeding. Paris was paced at 40 mph in a 20 mph zone on College Street in Smithville by the deputy. When the officer ran a computer check of Paris' license, it came back suspended for a traffic violation in Davidson County. Paris' bond was set at $1,000 and she will appear in court on April 16th.
Also last Wednesday after receiving a call of an auto accident on Page Lane, Smithville, deputies arrested 38 year old Donald Earl Foster of Page Drive for a third offense of driving under the influence and a first offense of driving on a revoked driver's license. After arriving on the scene of the accident, officers saw the wrecked vehicle and witnessed Foster walking up the
road. Foster admitted to wrecking the vehicle and to drinking at least seven beers. Foster submitted to field sobriety tasks which he failed. His license also came up revoked
for a second offense of DUI on March 10th, 2005 in DeKalb County. Foster's bond was set at
$6,000 and he will appear in court on April 23rd.
On Thursday, April 2nd, detectives arrested 23 year old Robert Justin Luna of Joe Turner
Road, Smithville for theft of property over $1,000. Sheriff Ray says Luna stole items such as jewelry and coins from a residence on Joe Turner Road on March 30th and then pawned some of the items at pawn shops in Warren County. Luna's bond was set at $10,000 and he will appear in court on April 16th. Most of the stolen items have been recovered.
Detectives arrested 18 year old Christopher Justin Garrett of Clear Creek Road, Liberty on Friday, April 3rd for theft of property over $1,000 after he stole a bumper trailer valued at $2,500 from a residence on Upper Helton Road in Alexandria in February. After the theft of the trailer, detectives were notified by the owner about a trailer that matched the description of the stolen trailer that was for sale and setting beside of the road on Highway 70 east. After an investigation, detectives traced the trailer back to Garrett, but he could not be located right away because he had moved to Mississippi. But Garrett later returned to DeKalb County and on Friday, April 3rd, he was picked up by Alexandria Police Officers and Sheriff Department Detectives at a residence on Shady Drive in Alexandria. Sheriff Ray says Garrett has admitted his involvement in the crime. Garrett's bond was set at $10,000 and he will appear in court on April 16th. More arrests are pending in this case.
On Saturday, April 4th, deputies responded to an automobile accident on Highway 70 East and arrested 23 year old Juen Manuel Cervantes of Page Drive, Smithville after he was found to be driving without a license. Cervantes' bond was set at $1,000 and he will appear in court on April 8th. Cervantes was also issued a citation for not providing any insurance information on
the vehicle.
Also on Saturday, 58 year old Sidney A. Weaver of Blackburn Fork Road, Cookeville was
arrested for driving under the influence after he was involved in an auto accident on Medley-Amonette Road in the Wolf Creek area of DeKalb County. Upon speaking with Weaver, deputies noticed an odor of alcohol on Weaver's person and Weaver was unsteady on his feet. Weaver did admit to the officers that he had been drinking liquor earlier. Weaver was also issued a citation for violation of the implied consent law after he refused a blood alcohol test. Weaver's bond was set at $1,500 and he will appear in court on April 16th.
Sheriff Ray urges anyone who may have any information concerning any crimes such
as burglaries and drugs, to call the Sheriff's Department's crime line at 464-6400. All calls are confidential.


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Watch Jimmy Kimmel Give People 'Cold-Pressed Juice' Made From Skittles
"Are you tasting the kale, obviously?"
"Are you tasting the kale, obviously?"
Coming soon, for better or for worse, to Brooklyn.
Mario Batali making pasta all'amatriciana on demand should be a thing.
"We sell knives at eleven-thirty. Everyone knows that."
At least the raw clams and zeppoles were better than Adam Carolla's jabber.
The day provides a great chance to catch up with out-of-town chefs like Marc Vetri and April Bloomfield, while supporting a great cause.
The late-night host has Casa Bianco's wheat sent to him directly.
The comedian shoots a powerful, timely P.S.A. with help from a Fine Young Cannibal.
Great chefs from afar joined L.A.'s kitchen heroes, along with celebs like Jimmy Kimmel, Timothy Olyphant, and Neil Patrick Harris.
The great actor sounds like he was pretty pickled as he fell (twice!) in Hollywood before getting stuffed into a car.
Join Jimmy Kimmel in Hollywood or Brandon Boudet in Beverly Hills to get your zeppole fix.
It's an eggplant-parm battle on Jimmy's show.
Expect plenty of canoli, zeppole, and baked clams to come.
An actress and a ball-player are spotted in Studio City while Lohan keeps out of trouble in Hollywood.
Cooking demos on 'Kimmel' and 'Fallon' last night.


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National Security Brief: April 13, 2012
— North Korea's failed attempt at launching a satellite into orbit may be a cause of embarrassment for the country's new leader, Kim Jong-un, who is now widely expected to move ahead with a third nuclear test as a show of strength.
— The U.S., Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany are finding themselves divided over how best to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions while defusing the possibility of military confrontation with the Islamic Republic. The New York Times reports that officials from those countries "acknowledged in recent days significant differences over what a nuclear accord should look like."
— Syrian anti-government demonstrators faced beatings but no widesscale shelling or shooting from security forces as a ceasefire took hold and was "relatively respected" by the government, said a spokesman for international envoy Kofi Annan. The envoy announced that an advance team of a about a dozen U.N. observers is ready to enter Syria.
— A multinational team of weapons experts has secured and destroyed 5,000 LIbyan man-operated portable air defense systems (MANPADS) left after the fall of Qaddafi's regime, but the team has been unable to rule out the possibility that a number of the weapons may have been smuggled out of Libya or acquired by terrorists.
— Pakistan's parliament unanimously submitted new guidelines to improve strained relations with the U.S. that calls on the U.S. to suspend its C.I.A. program of unmanned drone strikes against militants on the ground that it violates Pakistani "sovereignty."
— The intelligence chief of Egpyt's deposed Mubarak regime, Omar Suleiman, revitalized his career by announcing a run for the presidency — apparently operated from the intelligence ministry — and collecting the necessary signatures. But lawmakers quickly drafted a law barring former regime officials from running, though it's unlikely to be signed by the military's transitional leaders.
— Vice-Chief of the Joint Staff Adm. James Winnefeld said this week that the military's reconfigured posture in Asia does not solely revolve around China. "I don't think China should view this as a threat," he said. "We can all get along out there."
— Adm. Bill McRaven, the head of U.S. special operations, is mapping out a potential Afghanistan war plan that would replace thousands of U.S. troops with small special operations teams paired with Afghans to help an inexperienced Afghan force face Taliban forces as U.S. troops withdraw.


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By Bobblehead Monkey Software
Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
Driftz is a simple yet fast paced and addictive game.
The objective is simple: Stop each row by pressing the STOP DRIFT button, so that the blocks are placed directly above the previous row's blocks. As rows get added, your score increases. Make it all the way to the "bonus" zone and you get to continue to the next level.
Sound simple enough? Well it is...but this game will suck you in very quickly as it defeats you just when you think it's easy. It's a great game to play quickly, yet also be drawn back again and again to beat your previous score.
What's New in Version 1.1
* Added online high scores!
* Changed speed of the game slightly
* Changed sound to use OpenAL. This eliminates lag that some experience.
* Tested against iPhone OS 3.0
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Customer Reviews
Love it! So addicting!!
This game is great! I play it all the time and try to get a new score. But one time, I almost best the highest score in the world. And when i reached level 26, it crashhed. But it still got me playing. It kept me determined. But now I can't get that high anymore. It was too good of a score to be true. But whatevs. I'm gonna go back to playing. Thanks for a great game.
By the way, I can't believe I got this for free! It was free for a limited time and I got it. I'm so happy!
Love it here are suggestions:
You should be able to not submit your score and delete some of your bad ones on the list. Great game though but please add. thanks!
This game is frickin' awesome!
It's such a simple concept, but incredibly addicting. You can play for short bursts which is great gaming model for the iPhone. Update: The addition of online high scores is awesome!
- Free
- Category: Games
- Updated: Jul 18, 2009
- Version: 1.1
- Size: 1.2 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Lon Varscsak
- © 2009 Bobblehead Monkey Software, LLC
Compatibility: Requires iOS 2.2.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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- a ham slice, cut thick
- whole cloves
- pineapple slices (canned)
- pineapple syrup
- molasses
Instructions:Place ham, studded with cloves, in a greased baking dish. Arrange pineapple slices on top of ham, adding a little of the pineapple syrup from the can. Pour molasses over all. Cover and bake in a moderate (350 degrees F) oven for about an hour, basting frequently.
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Recipe: Green Beans With Charred Onions
From 'Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking'
Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking
by Mario Batali
Hardcover, 272 pages
List price: $29.99
Serves 6
Kosher salt
1 pound young green beans or haricots verts
2 medium sweet onions, such as Vidalia or Walla Walla
1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
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Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot and add 2 tablespoons kosher salt. Add the beans and blanch until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain the colander and cool under cold running water; drain well.
Halve the onions lengthwise and trim off the ends, Cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch-wide slices.
Heat a dry 12-inch saute pan over medium-high heat until very hot. Add the onions and saute until charred in spots but still crunchy, 4 to 6 minutes. During the last minute or so, add the beans, stirring and tossing to warm them through. Transfer the beans and onions to a large bowl.
Whisk the balsamic vinegar, orange juice, and oil together in a small bowl. Pour over the beans and onions, tossing to coat. Let stand for at least 10 minutes, or up to 1 hour, before serving.
Sprinkle the beans with Maldon salt and serve.
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What women need to know is that every major American medical organization with expertise in breast cancer care, including the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Cancer Society, recommends that women start getting annual mammograms at age 40. Statistics have demonstrated that women over the age of 40 who choose not to get a yearly mammogram increase their odds of dying from breast cancer. There is no doubt that treatment for any advanced cancers, ultimately found in those who put off their screening, will be far more extensive.
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Terrell Owens, chagrined by some of the characterizations of him over the past week, denied on Monday night he switched agents to improve his financial status, but was as elusive in discussing his contract as he is in dodging NFL cornerbacks.
The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver also insisted his goal is to win a Super Bowl title with his current team, but found time to take a not particularly veiled swipe at Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, with the talkative wide receiver noting at one point that he "wasn't the guy who got tired in the Super Bowl."
What Owens apparently has grown weary of, it seems, are what he perceives as portrayals of him being selfish and opportunistic.
"As always, there is a lot being written and [reported] without anyone talking to me," Owens said. "I mean, I can't do right and I can't do wrong. It's getting, in some ways, like it was for me in San Francisco. But the one thing that won't change is that I'm going to show up to play and to win. No one can ever [debate] that."
Whether Owens is seeking a change in his contract -- after just one season under the seven-year, $48.97 million deal he signed with the Eagles as part of a three-team trade that landed him in Philadelphia last spring -- remains unknown. ESPN.com first reported last Tuesday that Owens had retained high-profile agent Drew Rosenhaus, arguably the NFL's top dealmaker, perhaps in an effort to upgrade his contract.
Rosenhaus met briefly last Wednesday in Philadelphia with Eagles team president Joe Banner. Neither man divulged details of their conversation but it should be noted that Rosenhaus typically huddles with team officials when he takes on a new client.
League sources have said that the Eagles will not renegotiate Owens' contract at this time but might, at some point, consider restructuring the deal to redistribute monies due in the next few years. At least under current ownership, Philadelphia has never made dramatic changes to a contract with so many years remaining on it.
On Monday, asked pointedly and repeatedly about his reasons for retaining Rosenhaus, and about his possible designs on a new deal, Owens declined to comment in detail. Rosenhaus also declined comment.
"We'll just have to see what happens," Owens said.
Club officials might have to adopt the same wait-and-see approach when it comes to Owens' attendance at offseason workouts. The nine-year veteran was non-committal when asked about spring and summer practices, at one point questioning the difference between voluntary and mandatory workouts, but was adamant that coach Andy Reid knows exactly what kind of shape Owens will be in for his second season with the team.
"No one can ever accuse me of not being in great shape," said Owens, who is likely to skip offseason sessions and perhaps even the start of training camp. "Andy knows that. My teammates know that, when I show up, I'm ready to go. The biggest concern should be winning a Super Bowl. That's what I show up to do. I've never been out of shape. I mean, this is my [livelihood]."
The five-time Pro Bowl performer acknowledged he was particularly riled by a recent broadcast report that he was late for at least one team meeting in the week preceding Super Bowl XXXIX. He questioned both the motivation and timing of the report and denied its validity. Owens said that, were it true, Reid probably would not have allowed him to play in the championship game.
Eagles officials could not be reached late Monday night to comment on Owens' account of his attendance during Super Bowl week.
For the title matchup, Owens made a comeback some considered miraculous, playing nearly the entire contest only 6½ weeks after sustaining a broken right ankle in a Dec. 19 outing against the Dallas Cowboys. Owens caught nine passes for 122 yards in the Super Bowl loss to the New England Patriots.
"There are a lot of people who said that me playing in that game was an inspiration to them," Owens said. "Hey, the only person I was trying to inspire was myself. I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it. But why did I want to do it? To win a Super Bowl for the team, for the fans, for the city. I did everything they asked me to do. I played every snap they allowed me to play. I wasn't even running until, like, two weeks before the game. But I made sure I was in the best shape possible. I wasn't the guy who got tired in the Super Bowl."
Asked to whom he was referring, Owens laughed, then changed the subject. It has been widely reported that McNabb was either ill or fatigued late in Super Bowl XXXIX. The star quarterback has denied either was the case.
Owens, 31, said his rehabilitation continues, his leg feels "great" and he is "really looking forward" to the 2005 season.
Owens registered 77 receptions for 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns in 14 games before suffering the broken ankle in his first season with the Eagles.
Owens said he remains close with former agent David Joseph, who represented him his entire career, and who helped extricate him from the 49ers. Joseph negotiated the current contract with the Eagles.
The contract included a $10.3 million signing bonus. Over the first three years of the deal, it makes Owens one of the highest paid wide receivers in league history. Owens is scheduled to earn a base salary of $3.25 million for 2005.
Owens said he and Joseph spoke at length about the split and conceded it was painful, and added that he also spoke with Reid to explain his reasons for new representation.
"It's like I told Andy, I wasn't out there looking all over the place for a new agent, but it just happened," Owens said. "It was a business decision, that's all, and it was a decision I felt like I wanted to make. I guess it would be like a couple that's been married for a long time and then, all of a sudden, getting divorced. But me and Dave, we're still very strong friends. Our business [arrangement] has changed, [but] our personal relationship hasn't.
"That's the truth. But I know that, when it comes to me, people are going to believe what they want to believe, you know?"
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Silas Harris' lifelong dedication to the service of others began to emerge at a very young age through his devotion to his faith.
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As a young man, he was called to serve our country through his enlistment in the armed forces.
As he finished his college education, he began working for an agency providing services for people with disabilities. That was more than 20 years ago.
Mr. Harris relocated to Polk County 14 years ago to help "rescue" a local agency and develop a lasting foundation upon which quality services were able to thrive. Mr. Harris identified an under-served need within our community and began his own agency, Success For All Of Florida Inc. \
His dedication to the provision of quality services has enabled expansion to provide supports for 50 people with developmental disabilities with the help of 25 employees in Polk County.
He recently began providing supports for four people in Highlands County as they were at risk of losing the services they needed to live independently because of economic reductions.
Mr. Harris has repeatedly been asked to provide expert testimony to secure needed services for people with disabilities.
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Mr. Harris' dedication to the people of Polk County doesn't stop on Friday's at 5 p.m. For many years, he has been involved with the local youth football leagues. He is currently serving as the Commissioner of the Sunshine Police Athletic League, a youth football association consisting of 14 teams with approximately 2,100 young athletes.
Mr. Harris travels to various Polk County locations each hosting several football games each weekend to support and encourage our kids.
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