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Sept. 2 ~ Labor Day
If you've used the library for any length of time, chances are you've heard of Howard County Reads. In case your memory needs a little jog, it's an annual opportunity for residents to read and interact over the same book and offers several innovative ways to do that.
This year's book is Out of the Easy, a historical and fictional murder-mystery. I'm sure that, based on the title, you can guess its setting. Along with an event in Kokomo that features the author, Ruta Sepetys, you can also reserve your spot on our bus trip to New Orleans. Be sure to check out the accompanying article on Howard County Reads so you can put all of its one-of-a-kind events on your calendar.
Faith Brautigam
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The Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, Greentown Public Library, Indiana University Kokomo Library, and Symposium chose Out of the Easy, a Young Adult novel by Ruta Sepetys, as the Howard County Reads 2013 book. A number of events are planned to celebrate Howard County Reads.
Friday, Oct. 11 * 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Doors will open at 7:00 p.m.)
Join us at the Elite Banquet & Conference Center, 2820 S. Lafountain St., for a fun-filled evening as we listen to jazz music by the Monty Sanders Jazz Quintet, and enjoy New Orleans-style cuisine. Great for a girls' night out, date night, or group get-together! It'll be a night to remember, so pick up a keepsake during our auction. Tickets are $15 per person, and will be available at any KHCPL location beginning Sept. 1. For more information, call 453.4150 or 457.3242.
Sunday, Oct. 27 * 2:00 p.m.
Chicory coffee, café au lait, and good food are signature elements of the New Orleans culture. Join Howard County Reads at its own version of the New Orleans coffee house at its Big Easy Café at the Greentown Public Library. Registration is required. Call 628.3534 for information and to reserve your seat.
Join your friends in discussing this year's Howard County Read selection, Out of the Easy, a story by Ruta Sepetys that unfolds in New Orleans.
Friday, Oct. 25 * 6:30 p.m. * PEPPERWHISTLE BAKERY & CAFÉ
You're invited for a "Dinner with the Colonel." Enjoy a New Orleans-inspired meal prepared by Chef Michael as we discuss Out of the Easy at 106 N. Main St. in Kokomo. The cost is $10. To reserve your seat at the table, call 457.3242 by Oct. 18.
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Tuesday, Oct. 29 * 6:30 p.m. * CRAVE CREPES
Experience the flavor of New Orleans; purchase freshly made sweet or savory crepes at Crave Crepes, 107 N. Meridian St. in Greentown. Seating is limited; call 628.3534 to reserve your seat.
In the Howard County Reads 2013 book Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys, Josie Moraine dreams of attending an elite college. She wants more from life than the French Quarter of New Orleans in the 1950s has to offer. Supporting the idea of continuing higher education, Howard County Reads is pleased to offer the Out of the Easy college scholarship essay contest for a chance to win $500 toward the college of your choice!
To enter, submit your three-page essay that answers the following question:
Out of the Easy references the following quote from Charles Dickens' David Copperfield. How does this quote relate to the journey of the characters in Out of the Easy and to your personal journey as you prepare for college?
"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my on life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show." – Charles Dickens
Contestants must be residents of Howard County and current junior or seniors in high school, a college student, or planning to enroll in an accredited college during the next 12 months. Entries must be received no later than Oct. 18.
Please go to www.HowardCountyReads.org for complete scholarship rules, how entries are judged, how to submit entries, and more information.
Thursday, Nov. 7 * 7:00 p.m.
PHOTO CREDITS: Ruta Sepetys photo by Magda Starowieyska; book covers from rutasepetys.com.
Out of the Easy author Ruta Sepetys will talk about her novel and answer your questions. She will sign books after the event. Tickets are free, but you must have one to attend. Pick up tickets beginning Sept. 1 at any KHCPL location, the Greentown Public Library, or the IU Kokomo Library. For more information, call 457.3242.
***There are still spots available on the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library's and Greentown Public Library's bus trip to New Orleans for Oct. 12-18. Anyone interested in going to New Orleans with the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library and Greentown Public Library and those who have already signed up are invited to come to a meeting to receive more details about the Oct. 12-18 trip. At the meeting, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, at KHCPL South, we will answer any questions you have and provide more details about the itinerary.***
The trip begins on Oct. 12, when participants set off from KHCPL South, 1755 E. Center Rd., on a comfortable coach bus. There will be a stop for lunch and then a provided dinner at the Drury Inn hotel in Birmingham, Ala.
Oct. 13 begins with a provided breakfast at the hotel, lunch en route to New Orleans, and the arrival in The Big Easy in the early evening, when you'll have a chance to choose from one of the city's many fine restaurants for dinner.
On Oct. 14, after a provided breakfast at the hotel, there will be a guided tour of New Orleans. You'll have a chance to explore the city, thanks to a hop-on/hop-off pass. Lunch and dinner are on your own.
Oct. 15 also begins with a provided breakfast at the hotel. Then you will have the entire day to tour The Big Easy and use your hop-on/hop-off pass. Check out the famed French Quarter with its galleries, museums, and shopping. You may also want to take this time to visit the Garden District. You're on your own for lunch, and then we'll get together for a New Orleans at Night Dinner and Jazz Cruise.
After a provided breakfast at the hotel on Oct. 16, we'll tour the Oak Alley Plantation, where a Cajun buffet lunch will be provided. You'll get another opportunity to enjoy the cuisine of New Orleans when you have dinner on your own.
We'll say goodbye to New Orleans after a provided breakfast at the hotel on Oct. 17. We'll stop for lunch along the way. We'll stay the night in Nashville, Tenn., where dinner is included at the hotel.
After a provided breakfast on Oct. 18, we'll head toward Kokomo, stopping for lunch along the way. We'll arrive in Kokomo in the late afternoon/early evening.
The cost per person is $900 and includes transportation, hotel accommodations, a guided tour of the city, a dinner and jazz cruise, a plantation tour and lunch, breakfasts each morning at the hotels, and dinner at the hotels on the way to and from New Orleans. Optional tour opportunities will be available at additional costs. A deposit of $450 is due by Aug. 23, and the balance of $450 is due by Sept. 6.
You can sign up and pay at any KHCPL location or the Greentown Public Library.
For more information, call Trisha Shively at KHCPL at 457.3242 or Renda Hurst at the Greentown Public Library at 628.3534.
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First Fridays was created to show the community all that downtown has to offer. Come to KHCPL Main from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. on the first Friday of each month for our special FREE events and then explore downtown!
Sept. 6 * We'll celebrate autumn with a quilt display and quilting demonstration by the Kokomo Piecemakers. Learn more about Ko-Ko-Mah from a re-enactor. Other plans are still in the works for grown-ups and kids. You won't want to miss it.
Oct. 4 * Make a Mardi Gras-style mask. Pick up some pet safety pointers for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, plus pet first aid info from the American Red Cross. Kids will enjoy carnival games.
Nov. 1 * Get a professional holiday family photo taken FREE. We'll email it to you and you can create holiday cards or attach them to your annual holiday letters. Magician Obtuse Mage will be on hand to entertain kids and kids at heart.
Dec. 6 * Learn gift-wrapping techniques and create gift tags while the Kokomo Children's Choir and other carolers entertain you. Sample Christmas cookies and hot chocolate, and enjoy other fun activities.
We're so excited about all the programs we have planned for you that we can't wait until the newsletter comes out to tell you about them. So here's a sneak peek of just SOME of the programs. BTW, your KHCPL newsletter will be delivered to your home on or about Aug. 28.
Wednesday, Aug. 21 * 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Teen time Lords, come make a bowtie, an origami Tardis, and a T-shirt with a timey-whimey design. You need to bring a solid black or navy blue T-shirt with you.
Thursdays, Sept. 5 and 19, Oct. 3 and 17, and Nov. 7 and 21 * 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. * KHCPL Main
Mondays, Nov. 4 and 18 * 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. * KHCPL South
Calling all families, kids, and teens! Bring the whole family to enjoy a variety of traditional board games and Wii video games projected on the big screen. Please note: Children nine and under must have a responsible caregiver age 14 or older on the premises.
Fridays, Sept. 6, 20, 27; Oct. 4, 18, 25; Nov. 1, 15, 22; Dec. 6 and 20 * 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Wondering what to do after the bell has rung? Children of all ages can drop in and get creative with these fun crafts.
Tuesday, Sept. 17 * 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Teens, are you in need of a new wallet or clutch? Need a unique or inexpensive gift idea? Come learn how to use duct tape for crafts!
Friday, Oct. 4 * 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. * KHCPL Russiaville
Saturday, Oct. 5 *1:00 to 2:00 p.m.* KHCPL South
Attention Star Wars fans! The world-wide celebration of Star Wars and reading with events across the galaxy is coming to a library near you. You've seen the movies, but the books give you so much more! Begin your Jedi training by dressing the part — light sabers optional. Register at KHCPL Russiaville or call 883.5112 or sign up at KHCPL South or call 453.4150.
Story times are offered at all Kokomo-Howard County Public Library (KHCPL) locations for children not yet attending elementary school. Each program features age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays, and other enjoyable activities that are focused on helping every child be ready to read.
Daycare and preschool staff may contact the Children's Services Department at 626.0830 to schedule group Story Time visits.
Session 1: Sept. 9 to Oct. 10
Session 2: Oct. 21 to Nov. 21
Please sign up at your favorite location or call:
KHCPL Main 626-0830 * KHCPL Russiaville 883.5112 * KHCPL South 453.4150
A lap-sit story time for children and their caregivers.
Tuesdays* 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. * KHCPL MAIN
Baby and toddler lap-sit with parents and caregivers using the "Listen, Like, Learn" approach.
Wednesdays * 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. * KHCPL SOUTH * No registration required
Children and caregivers are active participants in sharing stories, songs, and rhymes.
Wednesdays * 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. * KHCPL SOUTH
Wednesdays * 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. * KHCPL MAIN
Wednesdays * 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. * KHCPL MAIN
Books, rhymes, songs, and early literacy skills are highlighted in these Story Times for preschoolers and their caregivers.
Thursdays * 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. * KHCPL MAIN
Thursdays * 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. * KHCPL MAIN
A story time sharing books, rhymes, songs, and crafts for children age birth to kindergarten, and their caregivers.
Mondays * 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. * KHCPL RUSSIAVILLE
Wednesdays * 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. * KHCPL SOUTH
Thursdays * 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. * KHCPL SOUTH
Bring the entire family to an evening story time and have fun sharing stories, fingerplays, songs, flannel board stories, and more.
Mondays * 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. * KHCPL Main
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Times were dropping and the energy was building Thursday in Beaver Creek in anticipation of Friday's Audi Birds of Prey downhill featuring Lake Louise podium finisher Marco Sullivan and a recharged men's U.S. speed team.
Athletes and coaches across the board have lauded the Birds of Prey organizing committee and the 200-plus volunteer members prepping Talon Crew for producing what is being called the "world standard" for World Cup downhill.
"The snow conditions are the best in my memory," said Travis Ganong of Squaw Valley. "This is my fourth year here and this is the quickest the snow's been. The speed coming off the bottom here off of Harrier Jump and Red Tail Jump, we're going really fast. You can feel the speed down here. It's such a pleasure to race on a surface as perfect as this."
Sullivan, who recorded a third-place finish in the season-opening downhill this past Saturday in Lake Louise, agreed with his Squaw Valley protege.
"I heard a story that at the coach's meeting, (Chief World Cup Race Director for the men) Gunter Hujara got up and said this is how every World Cup track should be prepared, and a couple other Italian and European coaches got up and said that's absolutely true. I stand by that statement," he said.
Temperatures at Beaver Creek have been unseasonably warm, which could bode well for Ganong and Sullivan, who finished fourth and 18th, respectively, in Thursday's downhill training run. Sullivan, who said he's still a little tired from all the hoopla that followed his podium finish last weekend, called his training run "all right."
"Nothing special. Made a few mistakes," he told Tahoe resident and former Olympian Bob Ormsby, who is attending the Birds of Prey.
The marquee alpine weekend will air on usskiteam.com and NBC Sports Network. NBC will broadcast the downhill on Sunday at 10 a.m., followed by live coverage of the men's giant slalom on NBC Sports Network (former Versus) beginning at 11:35 a.m. Saturday's super G will air live on Universal Sports and at usskiteam.com at 10 a.m.
Aside from Sullivan and Ganong, American men in Friday's downhill will include Ted Ligety, Andrew Weibrecht, Steven Nyman, Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Wiley Maple and Tommy Biesemeyer.
Sullivan, Ganong, Ligety, Weibrecht, Cochran-Siegle, Biesemeyer, Jared Goldberg and Brennan Rubie will compete in the super G, and Ligety, Truckee High grad Tim Jitloff, Robby Kelley, Tommy Ford and two additional starters will race the giant slalom Sunday.
The complete Audi Birds of Prey schedule is available at www.bcworldcup.com.

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Terri Lynne Kudrna, 45, of Ambridge, Pa., died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012.
She was born Feb. 16, 1967, at Pittsburgh, Pa., the daughter of John R. (Susan) Kudrna of Jefferson Hills, Pa., and Gretchen Hinchman Kudrna of Ambridge, Pa.
She was a 1985 graduate of Ambridge High School and a 1990 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where she received a bachelor's degree in psychology. Her passions in life were enjoying the sunny beaches of Florida and her love for animals.
Surviving in addition to her mother, father and stepmother are a brother, John D. Kudrna of Edgeworth, Pa.; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Preceding her in death were her maternal grandparents, Roy E. and Lucille Hinchman; and paternal grandparents, John J. and Theresa Kudrna.
A memorial service will be conducted Friday, Nov. 16, at 11:30 a.m. in Conway Alliance Church, 11 Highland Ave., Conway, Pa. 15027 with the Rev. Richard S. Grassel Officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to be made to the Beaver County Humane Society in Terri's memory.


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Intimate Violence Hurts Health
Feb. 7, 2008 -- In America, one in four women and one in nine men suffers physical or emotional violence at the hands of an intimate partner. This harms their long-term health, the CDC reports.
The new data come from the largest-ever survey of intimate-partner violence -- a range of behaviors that includes physical violence, sexual violence, unwanted sex, emotional abuse, threats, and stalking. Perpetrators include spouses, ex-spouses, boyfriends, girlfriends, and dates.
CDC researchers asked adult participants in the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey if they would answer questions about intimate-partner violence. More than 70,000 Americans -- just over half those asked -- agreed.
The results:
- 23.6% of women and 11.5% of men reported at least one lifetime episode of intimate-partner violence.
- In households with incomes under $15,000 per year, 35.5% of women and 20.7% of men suffered violence from an intimate partner.
- 43% of women and 26% of men in multiracial non-Hispanic households suffered partner violence.
- 39% of women and 18.6% of men in American Indian/Alaska Native households suffered partner violence.
- 26.8% of women and 15.5% of men in white non-Hispanic households suffered partner violence.
- 29.2% of women and 23.3% of men in black non-Hispanic households suffered partner violence.
- 20.5% of women and 15.5% of men in Hispanic households suffered partner violence.
"The majority of those who report violence -- and the burden is predominantly on women -- reported multiple forms. They experienced threats and attempts and assaults and unwanted sex," Michele Black, PhD, an epidemiologist at the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, tells WebMD.
Shocking as these numbers seem, they do not represent an upward trend. A decade ago, the last large survey of partner violence came up with similar rates, Black says. Other data bear this out, says Peter Sherman, MD, director of the residency program in social pediatrics at New York's Montefiore Medical Center.
"If anything, the rates for domestic violence have been decreasing in the past years," Sherman tells WebMD. "Laws have been changed to make it easier to get a response from police, and in many areas there are more resources ranging from domestic violence services to hotlines and shelters."
So why are we surprised by how common domestic violence is? Sherman says it's because the size of the problem is far out of proportion to our response.
"If this were an infectious disease, we would have a treatment center in every neighborhood," Sherman says. "There is a huge disconnect between the prevalence of domestic violence and what is done in the health system."


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The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing North Highlands man who is considered to be at-risk.
Preston Allington, 26, was last seen near his home in the 6900 block of Stoneman Drive in North Highlands around 8 p.m on Friday.
Allingon is considered to be at-risk because of a diminished mental capacity, officers said.
Police said Allington was wearing a red San Francisco 49ers sweatshirt and a black beanie when he went missing.
Allington may be carrying a couple of blankets with him.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department at 916-874-5115.


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Faith Community to welcome new reverend
Faith Community Church of the Nazarene, 1400 Colorado Highway 172, will welcome new the Rev. Paul and Sherry Ward at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
The Colorado District Superintendent will officiate at an installation service, and a reception will follow.
Rev. Graham backs anti-gay marriage law
RALEIGH, N.C. �The Rev. Billy Graham urged North Carolina voters Wednesday to support an amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage, a move that one observer says is highly unusual but another says is in keeping with Graham�s moral beliefs.
�Watching the moral decline of our country causes me great concern,� said the 93-year-old Graham. �I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.�
His complete statement about Amendment One will be part of full-page ads slated to appear in 14 North Carolina newspapers throughout the weekend.
Graham�s statement was issued by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, which is based in Charlotte and is led by Graham�s son, the Rev. Franklin Graham.
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US research shows that disadvantaged teens benefit from volunteering
10 April 2007
Washington, D.C., USA: A new study in the United States has found that volunteering produces many positive benefits for teens from low- income backgrounds -- they become empowered, are more likely to volunteer and become politically engaged, and believe they will graduate from college and make a difference in their communities.
But the study by the Corporation for National and Community Service also found a disturbing "class gap" in teen volunteer rates. Youth from disadvantaged circumstances have a volunteer rate of 43 percent, compared to 59 percent for other youth. They are also much less likely than other youth to take part in service-learning or school civic clubs.
"This study highlights service as one of our most effective and positive interventions in a young person's life. For youth at risk of hopelessness and despair, service builds social networks, trust, confidence, skills, initiative and lots of other tools that can help them succeed in life," said Corporation CEO David Eisner. "We need to do two things: reach more disadvantaged youth through service, and help more providers of youth services to engage young people as assets rather than simply treating them as clients."
The study, "Leveling the Path to Participation: Volunteering and Civic Engagement among Youth from Disadvantaged Circumstances," is the third of the Youth Helping America series of reports based on interviews with 3,178 American youth ages 12 to 18 conducted between January and March of 2005.
The overall rate of teen volunteering is robust and is on the rise. In 2004, more than 15.5 million teenagers volunteered, contributing more than 1.3 billion hours of service. That translates into a rate of 55 percent, more than double the rate of adults. The rate of volunteering among older teenagers (ages 16-19) today is more than double what it was in 1989.
Youth experts have long believed that the act of serving others can build confidence, a sense of responsibility, and social connectedness that is beneficial both to the young volunteer and the larger community. The study confirmed that youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who volunteer demonstrated more positive civic attitudes and behaviors than youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who didn't:
In looking at where youth from disadvantaged backgrounds volunteer, clear patterns emerge. They are more likely to volunteer with religious organizations and less likely to volunteer with youth civic or leadership groups. Forty-eight percent of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds say they volunteer because of their religious or spiritual beliefs, compared to 36 percent of other youth volunteers. In addition, 39 percent of youth from disadvantaged circumstances who volunteer do so through religious congregations, compared to 33 percent of other youth. This suggests that faith-based organizations are a key pathway for engaging more youth from disadvantaged backgrounds in service.
School is another key driver of volunteering by youth from disadvantaged backgrounds. Youth are most likely to volunteer because they are asked, and a teacher is the most likely person to make the request. This finding suggests the importance of expanding service-learning to more classrooms in America. Service-learning -- a teaching method that combines academic instruction with community service -- has proven to be especially effective in helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds become more engaged in learning and do better in school.
In looking at motivations, youth from disadvantaged circumstances gave the same primary reason for volunteering as their peers from higher income backgrounds: the importance of helping others. But the groups split ways when asked about other motivations to volunteer. Youth from disadvantaged circumstances are much more likely than non-disadvantaged youth to be motivated to volunteer in order to gain work experience. This finding suggests that organizations aiming to attract youth from disadvantaged backgrounds into service should make sure to offer volunteer opportunities that can provide useful work and career skills.
"Over and over, we've seen how service can have a powerful impact on a young person's life," said Eisner. "By starting early and unleashing the energy and idealism of young people, we can help meet pressing needs and create a generation of lifelong citizens."
Data for the report came from the 2005 Youth Volunteering and Civic Engagement Survey, conducted by the Corporation for National and Community Service in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau and Independent Sector. For purposes of this analysis, youth were considered to be from disadvantaged circumstances when their family's income was less than or equal to 200 percent of the poverty level, following the 2005 federal poverty guidelines. The first two reports in the Youth Helping America Series "Building Active Citizens: The Role of Social Institutions in Teen Volunteering" (November 2005) and "Educating for Active Citizenship: Service-Learning, School-Based Service, and Civic Engagement" (March 2006) are available on the Research and Policy page of www.nationalservice.gov.
The Corporation for National and Community Service improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs, the Corporation provides opportunities for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities. Together with USA Freedom Corps, the Corporation is working to foster a culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility in America.


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It is our hope and prayer that at Gordon College we are able to—as Paul phrased it in Colossians 1:28—present our graduates "mature in Christ" so they are prepared to serve as Christian leaders wherever God may place them.
This is accomplished through cultivating a vibrant Christian community in which our students grow in Christian character and deepen their faith in Jesus Christ. We deepen the faith by integrating Christian beliefs and practice into all aspects of our educational experience. We want every Gordon graduate to take seriously Jesus's Great Commission to "go and make disciples of all nations," and the Great Command to "love God and love others." We help students think deeply about the society in which they are living, and about how they might integrate their Christian faith holistically into their places of influence both now and upon graduation.


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V for Vegetable
Getting down and dirty in modern victory gardens, the return of an American legacy.
PHOTOGRAPHY Kirsten Shultz
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Gardening in central Idaho is tricky business.
Extreme conditions are the norm in these mountains. The growing season—typified by a blazing high-desert sun and a parching lack of rain—rarely lasts more than three months. A clever homeowner might plant some low-maintenance native landscaping and call it a day. But the industrious and ambitious try to expand their repertoires (and palates) with productive, sustainable vegetable gardens. Bruce Collier and his wife Paula did it in 1976, when they built their Hulen Meadows house, just north of Ketchum. "I wanted to raise vegetables," Bruce Collier said. "I had a garden in Boise, and when I was a little boy, my dad had a garden. His mother did, too. We didn't think it was something associated with hard times. It was a way for us to have fresh vegetables each year. Everyone canned vegetables. It's a lifelong tradition."
A vegetable garden is more than a hobby. It's a tradition and a choice. Collier is among hundreds in the Wood River Valley and tens of thousands nationwide who are digging in and relearning how to cultivate self-reliance in an increasingly consumptive world. More than half a century ago, the practice was common, and we called them victory gardens.
The original government-backed garden programs grew out of wartime necessity. When the reliable flow of food was threatened by naval blockades, and rationing challenged the day-to-day nutrition of every man, woman and child on the home front, organized garden campaigns appeared as early as 1917 in Britain and America. By the peak of World War II, the gardens were a fixture.
In 1942, Professor John Raeburn, head of the Agricultural Plans Branch of the Great Britain Ministry of Food, created the "Dig for Victory" campaign, which substantially helped feed the United Kingdom during the escalating war. Propaganda posters called on regular citizens to do their part, and the Ministry of Food estimated that 1.4 million people cultivated vegetable gardens in Britain during the war, while others raised rabbits, goats and chickens. By 1943, according to The Daily Telegraph, more than a million tons of vegetables were being produced.
America matched the British effort. In 1943, Eleanor Roosevelt set the tone by planting a war garden at the White House. Americans blessed with a plot of land, a sunny porch or even a windowsill followed her example and made the American Victory Garden project a huge success: Nearly 20 million dug in with enthusiasm. They planted gardens in backyards and on grassy strips between driveways. They dug in empty lots and on city rooftops. Communities shared seeds and cuttings, coordinated who would grow particular crops and formed cooperatives. In 1942, seed packet sales rose 300 percent and in 1943, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, these gardens produced eight million tons of fruits and vegetables. Cabbage heads and bean pods joined Old Glory as symbols of patriotic pride as gardens produced 40 percent of the fresh produce eaten in America. >>>
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The Carlson Funeral Home has been serving families at it's 45 Franklin Square location for almost 70 years. Built in 1861, as the parsonage for South Congregational Church, it is Italiante in architectural style and was home to four ministers and their families until being sold in 1890 to Mortimer Judd, one of New Britain's leading industrialists. In January of 1933, the house was purchased by Aaron W. Carlson for use as a funeral home. Mr Carlson had originally owned a retail furniture store and funeral service in downtown New Britain.
Aaron Carlson was joined by his son, Ernest W. Carlson in the 30's. Ernest's twin brother Leonard joined the firm after World War II. Both served our country in Army graves registration units during the war, Ernest in Europe and Leonard in the Pacific theatre. Together with their sister, Victoria Larson, Ernie and Lennie continued to operate the funeral home after the death of their father in 1955. In 1957 a major addition was added to the home and though renovated, the house still retains it's warm, dignified character.
A third generation family member, Kent Carlson, joined the firm in 1970. Kent's wife Betsy, became a licensed funeral director in 1982 and helped run the business until her death in 2012. Now, along with their father, the fourth generation of the Carlson family has begun serving the greater New Britain community. Erik and James Carlson joined the firm in August, 1999 along with their younger sister, Karalyn, who joined them in 2011.
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Visit to the Bevilacqua Castle
Bevilacqua Castle is an enchanted place to discover step by step, walking through the frescoed salons, the roof-garden, the indoor court, the arcade, the cave and the indoor kitchen, without forgetting the hidden passage and the possibility to meet the ghosts that live in this renowned building.
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Today has been designated "Don't' Fry Day" by the American Cancer Society - a day for all of us who live out here on a tropical island to remember that skin cancer caused by exposure to the sun is a daily threat.
Working with the National Council on Skin Cancer, the ACS wants this special day to raise awareness of the prevalence of the disease.
According to a release from the ACS, skin cancer is preventable, but it is increasing in the United States. The most serious form - melanoma - was diagnosed in more than 68,000 cases in 2011 and accounted for 8,700 of the 11,790 deaths from skin cancer in 2010.
Tips to follow to protect yourself:
* Avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
* Slip on a shirt: Cover up with protective clothing to guard as much skin as possible when you are out in the sun.
* Choose comfortable clothes made of tightly woven fabrics that you cannot see through when held up to a light.
* Slop on sunscreen: Use sunscreen and lip balm with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher. Apply a generous amount of sunscreen (about a palm full) and reapply after swimming, toweling dry, or perspiring. Use sunscreen even on hazy or overcast days.
* Slap on a hat: Cover your head with a wide-brimmed hat, shading your face, ears and neck. If you choose a baseball cap, remember to protect your ears and neck with sunscreen.
* Wrap on sunglasses: Wear sunglasses with 99 to 100 percent UV absorption to provide optimal protection for the eyes and the surrounding skin.
* Use the UV index forecast to help protect yourself from harmful UV exposure. The UV index indicates the strength of UV radiation on a scale from 1 (low) to 11-plus (extremely high).
* Look for shade, especially in the middle of the day when the sun's rays are strongest. Practice the shadow rule and teach it to children. If your shadow is shorter than you, the sun's rays are at their strongest.
* Follow these practices to protect your skin even on cloudy or overcast days. UV rays travel through clouds.
* Avoid other sources of UV light. Tanning beds and sun lamps are dangerous because they can damage your skin.
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on February 5, 2013 - 6:48 PM
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PAVILION – A Genesee County man was taken to United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia Tuesday with a back injury he suffered while rescuing his four young children from a fire.
A kerosene heater accidentally sparked the blaze about 10:15 a.m. that destroyed the two-story house at 8029 Telephone Road, Genesee County Sheriff Gary T. Maha said.
Jessie Rosenbaum, 26, and three of his children were upstairs when his 3-year-old son went downstairs and saw that an overturned kerosene heater had sparked the blaze in the downstairs bathroom, the sheriff said. The boy ran back upstairs and alerted his father, who lowered all four of his children from a second-story porch to the ground before he jumped, injuring his back, Maha said.
A passer-by called in the fire at 10:18 a.m.; Pavilion volunteer firefighters were assisted at the scene by firefighters from Alexander, the City of Batavia, Bergen, Byron, South Byron, Le Roy, Stafford, Caledonia, York, the Genesee County Emergency Management Office and a Mercy EMS crew.
Homeowner Teresa Martinez told investigators the kerosene heater was operating safely when she left the house for work about 6:30 a.m.
Damage estimates were not complete tonight and the official cause remained under investigation.
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LISBON - The city of Columbiana's petition to annex 86 acres from Fairfield Township was formally accepted at Wednesday's meeting of Columbiana County commissioners.
Commissioners have to wait 60 days before scheduling the required public hearing, which means it will occur sometime after Feb. 17, according to the commissioners' clerk.
The Columbiana water treatment plant takes up a portion of the property, which is located near the Metz Road baseball fields. The city is seeking its annexation so the police department will have jurisdiction to patrol the property, although officers already patrol the area.
The petition has the support of all the affected property owners, which include Anthony and Lois Edgerton and the Columbiana County Port Authority, which owns the railroad that runs through the property.
The annexation petition originally totaled 134 acres but three private property owners of 48 acres withdrew after the city balked at providing free utility service to them and assurances it would not impede their efforts to lease land for oil and shale gas development.
The water plant was built in 1933 and is scheduled to be replaced with a treatment facility over the next two years.
In other action at Wednesday's meeting, commissioners voted to seek bids on the Painter Road/Brooklyn Avenue and Depot Road sewer line extension project in Perry Township. The bids will be opened Jan. 23.
The project is being funded in part with $84,000 obtained from the state by township trustees, with the city of Salem loaning the township the rest, which will be repaid in the form of assessment against residents required to hook into the sewer lines. The lines will become part of Salem's sanitary sewer system after they are installed and become operational.
Finally, commissioners approved a road-use maintenance agreement (RUMA) between the engineer's office and Chesapeake Energy to use 0.24 miles of Middleton Road in Fairfield Township for access to the proposed Mitch Murphy well site from state Route 7. Middleton Road is a county road. Chesapeake intends to seek a state drilling permit.


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Holstein Youth Shine During 2013 National Junior Holstein Convention Competitions
Holstein Youth Shine During 2013 National Junior Holstein Convention Competitions
Hundreds of enthusiastic Holstein Association USA Junior members ventured to Indianapolis, Ind., last week to participate in a variety of activities during the 2013 National Junior Holstein Convention. All contests are designed to help youth develop skills that will benefit them in future endeavors, and showcases their talents on a national stage.
Prepared Public Speaking Contest
Forty-nine youth participated in this year's prepared public speaking competition, broken into three age divisions. Following are the results from each division.
Junior Division (ages 9-13)
1st: Lora Wright, Missouri, "Robotic Milking Systems…Is this the Wave of the Future?"
2nd: Hanna Richman, New Jersey, "Hanna's Hybrid"
3rd: Caleb McGee, Pennsylvania, "Genomics"
Intermediate Division (ages 14-17)
1st: Allison Herrick, New York, ""Is Your Transition Program at Its Best?"
2nd: Skylar Clingan, Indiana, "Robotic Milking"
3rd: Hannah Van Dyk, California, "bST"
Senior Division (ages 18-21)
1st: Mallarie Stookey, Indiana, "The Dairy Industry"
2nd: Christine Leonard, Minnesota, "More than Manure"
3rd: Taylor Pires, California, "Diversifying & Using Social Media in the Dairy Industry"
Folding Display Competition
Fifty-five entries were submitted in this year's Folding Display competition. For this contest, participants create a free-standing display educating people about a dairy industry-related topic of their choice. Like the speech contest, youth are divided into three age divisions, and each division has two categories – Scientific and Creative. Youth do not have to attend the National Convention to enter a display and compete in this contest. Following are the results for each category.
Junior Creative Displays
1st: George Sebright, Pennsylvania, "Faces of the Farmer"
2nd: Kaylen Miller, Illinois, "Feed Scoop News"
3rd: Noah Iager, Maryland, "Cows are Real Athletes"
Junior Scientific Displays
1st: Jacy Smith, Washington, "Ringworm"
2nd: Hayley Fernandes, California, "Rotary Milking Parlors"
3rd: Cady McGehee, Florida, "Safely Transporting Milk"
Intermediate Creative Displays
1st: Emily Irwin, Illinois, "Experience the Power of Black and White"
2nd: Daniel Kitchen, Pennsylvania, "The Gee Whiz on Cheese"
3rd: Mary Ellen Sousa, New Jersey, "Genetically Polled"
Intermediate Scientific Displays
1st: Katie Osborne, Pennsylvania, "Bed Bugs – Environmental Mastitis Bacteria"
2nd: Cole Davis, North Carolina, "Embryo Transfer"
3rd: Brock Irwin, Illinois, "Total Mixed Ration"
Senior Creative Displays
1st: Jacob Shaffer, Pennsylvania, "Chocolate Milk"
2nd: Molly Elgin, Virginia, "Pathways to the Future"
Senior Scientific Displays
1st: Marcy Bartelheimer, Washington, "Mastitis"
2nd: Christina O'Brien, New Jersey, "Healthy Hooves, Happy Holsteins"
3rd: Ashley Mohn, Pennsylvania, "Brrr…It's Cold Out Here"
State Scrapbook and Banner Contests
The state scrapbook contest gives each state the chance to tell the story of activities and events their Junior Holstein associations take part in each year. Nine states submitted traditional scrapbooks this year, with Minnesota placing first, Florida in second, Iowa taking home third, Illinois in fourth, and Pennsylvania rounding out the top five entries.
The Digital Scrapbook division had 10 entries submitted this year. This division is judged on the same criteria as a traditional scrapbook, but entries must be presented on a computer, DVD player, or other digital format. Taking home first prize this year was Missouri, followed by Illinois in second, Iowa in third, California placing fourth, and Florida in fifth.
The state banner competition allows states to creative showcase their state pride, with nine entries submitted this year, displayed throughout the week at the Convention. First place in the banner contest went to Illinois, second to Florida, and third to Washington.
Junior Advisory Committee Election Results
Three new youth area representatives were elected to the National Junior Advisory Committee (JAC) during the National Junior Forum, held on the last day of the Convention. For Area I, Carissa Doody, Md., was elected to replace outgoing committee member Austin Schwartzbeck, Md. In Area III, Jordan Siemers, Wis., will take the place of Aaron Mitchell, Ill. For the At-Large seat, Sarah Sheehan, Ill., was elected to replace Taylor Pires, Calif.
The JAC is the governing body of the Junior Association and oversees the organization's activities. Youth committee members are elected by the Junior membership at the National Junior Forum, and members serve two-year terms. The committee experience helps youth learn more about their Association, while strengthening leadership skills.
Learn more about Holstein Association USA youth programs at www.holsteinusa.com/juniors.


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WTF is all this 2.0 bull? Can't a player be a player? Brunner is Brunner...period. He has 10 goals in 19 games, which would equate to apprx. 42 goals over an entire season. He is/was a great find and we have Stacy Roest to thank for him, not Andersson, not Holland. He should be re-signed, he should get about $2M and he should be our best scorer since Hossa. He has proven he can play in the NHL and deserves to stay. No way Holland lets this guy walk, he didn't cost him an asset or a draft pick. He is found money basically. But in no way is he anyone 2.0...he is Damien Brunner and he has arrived in the NHL...Thank you Stacy.
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Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics' Philip Dormitzer, Ph.D., and his colleagues today report in Science Translational Medicine that they have successfully started and completed a synthetic flu vaccine virus in just one week.
This achievement emanated from what Dormitzer et al., called "lessons learned" from previous inadequate and less-than timely vaccine manufacture and delivery responses during past influenza pandemics—most notably, they said, the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, during which substantial vaccine quantities were available only after the second pandemic wave had peaked.
Based on these events, the authors explained, and the U.S. government's interest in improving the influenza vaccine manufacturing enterprise, NV&D, the J. Craig Venter Institute, Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, initiated a collaboration to develop a rapid process for synthetic vaccine generation. The Science Translational Medicine report summarizes the results of that effort.
The scientists set out to address three major technical barriers to more rapid and reliable pandemic responses: the speed of synthesizing DNA cassettes to drive production of influenza RNA genome segments, the accuracy of rapid gene synthesis, and the yield of HA from vaccine viruses.
Having received parts of the genetic code of an unknown flu virus from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) via the internet, the team got to work. The genetic code turned out to be a strain of the avian influenza H7N9. The researchers used enzymes to assemble synthetic DNA into genes and then corrected errors in the resulting gene sequences.
To produce the synthetic vaccine, the authors started with the gene sequences for hemagluglutinin and neuraminidase, two requisite antigens for the vaccine. A custom software program calculated the sequences of needed oligonucleotides to build the gene sequences. From there, the genes were built enzymatically in cell-free reactions that included a critical error correction step. The investigators then transfected the synthetic genes into Madin-Darby canine kidney cells, along with an assortment of improved flu backbones that coded for the other necessary viral genes, allowing them to select the combination that yielded the most vaccine antigen.
Dormitzer and colleagues sent the resulting vaccine virus to the CDC, which confirmed that key parts of the needed for an effective immune response matched the disease-causing virus.
The vaccine virus also triggered the correct immune response in ferrets, the primary mammalian model for human influenza.
Using this synthetic technology, a lab near the site of an outbreak could obtain genetic information about a new virus by sequencing, and then post the information to the internet. A vaccine manufacturer could then download the genetic code of the key parts of a virus and use that information to create a tailor-made vaccine.
The investigators showed that the new procedure could potentially save weeks of development and manufacturing time needed in response to flu pandemics.
Although synthetic vaccine technology has shown promise in the lab, further work is needed to prove effectiveness in manufacturing and field implementation before the technique can be routinely used.
The study, "Synthetic generation of influenza vaccine viruses for rapid response to pandemic," appeared May 15 in Science Translational Medicine.
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Broncos linebacker Joe Mays received a one-game suspension and a $50,000 fine from the NFL for the hit that dislodged Texans quarterback Matt Schaub�s helmet and took off a piece of his ear.
Mays will appeal the fine and suspension, a person familiar with the process told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Broncos hadn�t yet notified the NFL of the decision. According to NFL rules, the appeal will be heard and decided before Sunday�s game against the Oakland Raiders.
Mays drew a roughing-the-passer penalty for the third-quarter hit on Schaub, who left the field with blood flowing from his ear and missed one play before returning. Schaub threw for four touchdowns in Houston�s 31-25 win last Sunday.
If he loses the appeal, Mays wouldn�t be able to practice with the Broncos this week or be at the team�s headquarters. Mays would be reinstated next Monday.
When asked after the game if he expected to be fined, Mays said: �Oh yeah. I�m expecting that. But it was not my intention to do that.�
Coach John Fox said Mays was not trying to intentionally hurt Schaub.
�That�s not Joe Mays; that�s not what we teach,� Fox said. �It�s accidental, playing football. You see it around the league every week.�
The NFL fined Mays $7,875 after Week 2 because Mays hit Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan late and in the head area after Ryan slided to declare himself down. The play did not draw a penalty.
The latest Mays penalty came a day after the NFL levied a $30,000 fine against Fox and a $25,000 fine against defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio for verbal abuse of the officials during the Atlanta game.
The Broncos already are missing starting linebacker D.J. Williams, who is serving a six-game suspension for violating the league�s banned-substance policy. Backup linebacker Nate Irving suffered a concussion in Sunday�s game, and on Monday, Fox said he was �day-to-day.�
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...Overall that is on Holland. I don't think he sucks but as I've said before, because the Wings have been so good for so long and transitioned through different eras so successfully, I'm surprised at how unprepared this team looks for Lidstrom's retirement.
You're using Holland's success against him. Making successful transitions in the past doesn't mean that those transitions are so easy that we should always be successful at them.
We've lost three top-4 defensemen in two years. In that time, there has been ONE top-pair defenseman to hit UFA, and only a few other UFAs or affordable trades that are any better than what we have, and I'm not sure that any of them are so much better that it would really make any difference.
Let's see the list of GMs that have gone through something like that without a hitch. It's so easy there must be dozens. Just give me 5 off the top of your head...
Wiz (from Michigan) didn't sign with Detroit cuz Holland low balled him. Doesn't anyone remember the "fair market value" quote? He signed with Columbus for more money period. Kenny's too cheap.
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I was told I'd need Monkey to load an .L6T file into the HD500, and I was able to flash the memory, update drivers, etc., but I cannot (in Win7) find a way to open the file using Monkey. When I click on the file, it gives me a list of programs to open it with, but Monkey isn't one of them. I can drag and drop the file onto the Monkey shortcut, which launches Monkey, but doesn't appear to do anything. What am I missing?
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Edit for the HD500...
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The correct file type for the HD500 is .h5e and you can open it in the POD HD500 Edit software in order to load it into your HD500 from there. Check out the HD500 section in Line 6 CustomTone.
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the other users are right... can't use l6t with the HD line...
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Its an appropriate time to reflect upon the many pro wrestling personalities who passed away in 2012.
Many represented an era that will forever be etched in the memories of longtime fans.
They touched our lives in many ways. For those of us lucky enough to see them perform, we will never forget them.
They were athletes and performers who lived by the credo that the show must go on.
Some lived out of a suitcase, spending more than 300 days a year on the road, working the territorial circuits during a time when the profession was much different than it is today.
Others never got to realize their full potential.
Some died far too young.
Brad Armstrong (Robert Brad James), a member of the famous Armstrong wrestling family, was only 51 when he passed away of a massive heart attack on Nov. 1.
Some died for reasons we may never fully understand.
Mike Graham (Michael Gossett), a member of another famous wrestling family, was 61 when he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on Oct. 19.
His son, Stephen Edward Gossett, had committed suicide at the age of 37 in 2010. Grahams father, legendary wrestler and promoter Eddie Graham (Gossett), also took his own life in 1985.
Others, like Rip Hawk, lived life to the fullest despite decades of burning the wrestling trail.
Hawk (Harvey Rip Evers), who died Dec. 22 at the age of 82, said shortly before his passing: The good Lord has been very good to me in my lifetime. If it ended today, Id die a happy man.
Manny Chaij, an accomplished gymnast who represented his native Argentina in the 1948 Olympics before breaking into wrestling as The Amazing (Argentina) Zuma, was 85 when he passed away Dec. 29.
He was an acrobatic performer in the mold of the famous Argentina Rocca, with whom he was matched in a series of classic bouts during the late 50s at Madison Square Garden, and enjoyed a successful career until retiring and returning to Argentina with his family in 1975.
Joe Scarpa, who entertained pro wrestling fans for decades as Native American favorite Chief Jay Strongbow, died on April 3 at the age of 83.
Scarpa, who broke into the business in 1947, retired from the ring shortly after WWE expanded nationally, but worked into the 90s as an agent and producer. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994.
Rolland Red Bastien passed away Aug. 11 at the age of 81 following a lengthy battle with Alzheimers disease.
Bastien, one of the first high fliers of the 50s, was one of the most respected men in the business and had served as president of the Cauliflower Alley Club until 2007 when Alzheimers started robbing the genial redhead of his memory.
During his heyday in the 50s and 60s, Hans Schmidt was one of the most hated wrestlers alive.
Portraying an evil German, the muscular 6-4, 250-pound Schmidt wore a Nazi army helmet while flashing a stiff-armed salute at a time when memories of the war were still fresh. His nicknames included Horrible Hun, the Teuton Terror and the Munich Menace.
In real life, though, Schmidt was a French Canadian named Guy Larose. Long removed from the business, Schmidt passed away May 26 at age 87.
Al Mandell, whose contributions to the business over seven decades ranged from wrestler and referee to promoter and Cauliflower Alley booster, was 92 when he passed away Dec. 26 in Charlotte.
He also found time to serve as a highly decorated airman who spent nearly 25 years in the Air Force, and later worked for the Mecklenberg County Sheriffs Department for a quarter century, retiring as head of the county jail system and helping other former wrestlers such as Johnny Weaver and Gene Anderson secure employment there.
There was even one wrestling star who died, but fortunately didnt make this years list.
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler technically died during a live Monday Night Raw broadcast in September, but was able to perform the ultimate kickout before the three count tolled.
The 62-year-old pro wrestling legend was without oxygen and clinically dead for an estimated 20 minutes. The King, though, made an amazing recovery and was back at the announce desk two months later.
Among those we said goodbye to in 2012:
MS-1 (Pablo Fuentes Reyna), Jan. 12, age 55; Savannah Jack (Ted Russell), Jan. 17, 64; Rick Lancaster, Feb. 6, 58; Cliff Lilly (The Masked Domino), Feb. 17, 68; Sonny Meyers, Feb. 23, 53; Woody Farmer, Feb. 29, 76; Doug Furnas, March 2, 50; Tommy Weathers, March 6, 70; Dick Woehrle, March 12, 81; Joe McCarthy, March 13, 82; Joe Blanchard, March 22, 83; Chief Jay Strongbow (Joe Scarpa), April 3, 83; Buddy Diamond (Charles Medford), May 4, 67; Del Skinner, May 10, 70; Gorgeous George Jr. (George Wagner), May 12, 74; Hans Schmidt, May 26, 87; Laddie Holek, July 3, 82; Dara Singh, July 12, 83; Goldie Rogers (David Sherwin), July 20, 61; Rita Cortez, July 27, 73; Red Bastien, Aug. 11, 81; Don Fields (Don Hatfield), Sept. 10, 80; Stan Vachon (Pulaski), Sept. 29, 79; Bobby Jaggers (Robert Jeaudoin), Sept. 30, 64; Brain Damage (Marvin Lambert), Oct. 18, 34; Mike Graham, Oct. 19, 61; David Deaton (Thunderfoot No. 2), Oct. 24, 56; Chief Thundercloud (Louis Langley), Oct. 31, 69; Brad Armstrong, Nov. 1, 51; Awesome Kong (Dwain McCullough), Nov. 17, 54; Freebird Buddy Roberts (Dale Hey), Nov. 28, 65; Mike The Hippie Boyette, Dec. 6, 69; Gordon Nelson, Dec. 12, 82; Rip Hawk, Dec. 22, 82; Al Mandell, Dec. 26, 92; Bill Dromo, Dec. 28, 75; The Amazing Zuma (Manny Chaij), Dec. 29, 85; Luigi Macera, Dec. 29, 88.
Sixteen-time world heavyweight champion Ric Flair will team with son Reid on an All Japan Wrestling show Jan. 26 in Tokyo against All Japan legend Keiji Mutoh (The Great Muta) and Seiya Sanada.
Old School Championship Wrestling returns from its holiday break with a big show Feb. 10 at the Hanahan Rec Center.
Winter War features a three-team bout for the OSCW tag-team title with The Sons of Midnight (former WWE star Gangrel and Dr. Creo), Legit, and Vordell Walker and Callie Cassanova. A match that could steal the show pits John Skyler and the returning Malachi against Josh Magnum and Pete Kaasa.
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For the second time in as many days, Sandra Bullock stepped before the public, looking radiant and collecting awards.
Sunday night her prize was the Generation Award, presented at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards and marking her first televised appearance since the March 7 Oscars and the domestic drama that followed.
Defining the Generation Award as something that goes to "old people" who are clearing out to make way for younger ones, Bullock told the crowd inside Universal City's Gibson Amphitheater, "That's not going to happen. I'm staying. Because no matter what you might have seen or heard or read lately, I love what I do. And I'm not going anywhere."
Further clearing the air, Bullock, 45, said in response to what may have been reported about her, "One, I'm not dead. Two, everyone has cellulite, not just me. Paparazzi need more flattering lenses. And whoever established the high road and how high it should be should be fired."
All-Star IntroductionScarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper and Betty White introduced Bullock, with the very mention of her name receiving a standing ovation, followed by prolonged applause – all as Bullock was sitting in the audience.
"I'm not alone when I tell you I hope you know how loved you are," said Cooper, also acknowledging that their movie flop, All About Steve, had cleaned up at this year's Razzies – happily, the same week Bullock won her Oscar for The Blind Side.
White said of Bullock, "You are grace defined, and I adore you madly." Then, in keeping with the riotous nature of the MTV Awards, White made fun of Bullock's movies, twisting all their plots into pieces. (At the Jan. 23 Screen Actors Guild Awards it was Bullock who presented the Life Achievement Award to White.)
Finally, Johansson just stood on the stage and said nothing. Once Bullock got up to the microphone, she told Johansson that she loved her, but her presence was "a little weird," and asked what she was doing there. The tall blonde explained that she was there for her husband, Bullock's The Proposal costar Ryan Reynolds, who couldn't attend. Johansson also noted that Bullock and Reynolds should have won the MTV Award for Best Kiss (which instead went to Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson), because their kiss was "so sweet."
So Bullock lip-locked with Johansson. That accomplished, Bullock said, "Can we please go back to normal – because therapy is really expensive." She also asked for a prayer for those contending with the oil spill in the Gulf.
First Woman to WinBullock's win also marks the first time the Generation Award – MTV's version of the Life Achievement honor – has gone to a woman since the category was introduced in 2005. Previous winners, in chronological order, were Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller.
Saturday night, at Spike TV's Guys Choice Awards in Culver City, Bullock made a surprise appearance – and received a standing ovation when she accepted the Troops Choice Award for Entertainer of the Year. Members of the military stationed around the world voted on the award, and the ceremony will be aired on Spike TV June 20.
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