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Kauhaahaa appears headed to Wisconsin; O'Brien, Rivers are both done in the MIL
December 20, 2012 - Robert Collias
While former Baldwin head coach Chad Kauhaahaa is reportedly headed to Wisconsin, where he will rejoin good friend and coaching buddy Gary Andersen, two football head jobs appear open in the MIL.
Kauhaahaa and Andersen coached together at Utah State, where Andersen just led the Aggies to an 11-2 season that ended with a win over Toledo on Saturday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Andersen is taking over at Wisconsin for Brett Bielema, who is moving to Arkansas. Kauhaahaa has spent the last couple seasons at his alma mater, Utah. He is expected to be the new defensive line coach at Wisconsin, the same position he has held with the Utes.
These coaching moves will have effects on a trio of MIL alums, Elvis Kamana-Matagi, Mitchell Loewen and Pasoni Tasini, a Utah commit who spent his freshman season at Snow (Utah) Junior College and plans to take a two-year Mormon mission. Kauhaahaa not being around any more could complicate things for Tasini, when he is ready to join the Utes.
In semi-related news, sources have told me that Kamehameha Maui coach Kevin O'Brien told his players two days ago that he has resigned. That is not surprising considering new AD Blane Gaison, who takes over Jan. 2, will probably want to hire his own guy. Also, Clarence Rivers' job after one season at King Kekaulike was listed as available in the Sports Bulletin Board in Sunday's paper.
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GREEN SPRINGS - Today officially is Sally Day Day in the village of Green Springs.
Day, who has volunteered for the village for more than 40 years, is being recognized for her dedicated service as a police dispatcher.
Mayor Jesse Darr said the village proclaimed March 9 as Sally Day Day after Day, 83, became ill and had to give up her volunteer duties.
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"She was always there," Darr said. "She's a great person all around."
Day also has served as the "cleaning lady" at the municipal building and fulfilled many other roles throughout the years. She's helped organize numerous community events, including a fundraiser in the 1980s that helped purchase bullet-proof vests for police officers.
"She's definitely been instrumental in keeping Green Springs going and running efficiently," Darr said. "She's always been the go-to person. No one's been able to replace her."
Green Springs Police Chief Charles Horne III, who recommended the proclamation be made in honor of Day, described Day as a selfless person.
"She's a person whose entire life has been dedicated to others," he said.
Horne said many times, Day would volunteer in the village seven days a week. He said Day would always help out anyone in the community who was struggling, but never asked others to help her.
"She's done a lot for the community," he said. "She's an amazing person."

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Three-time defending champion Stetson will lead a field of 10 at the 2012 A-Sun Women's Golf Championship when play begins Monday from Venetian Bay Golf Club in New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
A year ago, at Victoria Hills Golf Club, the Hatters trailed in the final round by three strokes, but for the second consecutive year rallied to claim the victory. Two years ago they shot the lowest team score in championship history to rally from a 12-stroke deficit in their first defense of the title. Stetson returns every member from last year's championship team, four of which finished in the Top 20, including the defending individual champion, Alexandria Buelow.
Buelow enters the Championship as the conference's top-ranked golfer, according to both GolfStat and GolfWeek. Buelow owns four individual wins this year: Wolf Pack Classic(10/3-4/2011); Holiday Inn Express/Hatter Classic (11/7-8/2011); MSU Ocala Spring Invitational (3/18-20/2012); and Marsh Landing Invitational (4/2-3/2012). She has finished in the Top 10 in eight of the Hatters' nine tournaments this season and has tallied final round scores of even or under-par three times.
Stetson is one of three Atlantic Sun women's golf programs ranked in GolfStat.com's top 100. Kennesaw State owns the top ranking at No. 61, ETSU checks in at No. 66 and Stetson rounds out the group at No. 100. In the GolfWeek.com rankings, Stetson is out of the Top 100, ETSU checks in at No. 65 and KSU remains at No. 61.
In the Golfstat pre-tournament ratings, the defending champion Hatters sit atop the 10-teamfield, followed by ETSU, Mercer, Kennesaw State, Jacksonville, Belmont, FGCU, USC Upstate and Lipscomb.
Individually, Stetson has three players rated in the top 10 of the Golfstat.com pre-tournament ratings, while ETSU, Mercer and Kennesaw State each add two and Jacksonville has one. That list includes Buelow, Gabriella Wahl (ETSU), Mallory Viera (Stetson), Sian Evans (ETSU), Natalie Schmett (Jacksonville), Lauren Cate (Stetson), Mary Alice Murphy (Mercer), Lacey Fears (Mercer), Ket Preamchuen(KSU) and Ines Lescudier (KSU).
With a win, Stetson can become the fourth team in A-Sun history to win four or more championships and only the second team to win four consecutive titles. FIU won four straight from 1991-94. ETSU owns one A-Sun Women's Golf team title, winning in 2008, but the Bucs have also claimed the individual title twice in the last four years (Laura Jansone, 2008 and 2010).
The Bucs are led by sophomore Sian Evans and freshman Gabriella Wahl, who together this year totaled seven top-10 and 14 top-25 finishes. Evans's best was third in ETSU's most recent tournament, the John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate, and she added two other fifth-place finishes earlier in the season. Wahl finished in the top 10 of three tournaments this season, including medalist honors at the John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate.
Recentlyrecognized with the top freshman class in the nation by Golfstat.com, KSU makes its fourth appearance at the A-Sun Women's Golf Championship. The Owls have finished no lower than fourth, including a third-place finish last year and a second in 2009. The sister act of Ket and Keaw Premchuen and Lea Charpier drive the Owls, the older Ket with two top–10 finishes this season and Charpier and Keaw each with one. Ket Preamchuen finished tied for 11th last year and fourth in 2010.
Jacksonville finished seventh in last year's championship, but this year the Dolphins are counting on two freshmen who helped JU check in at No. 25 on the Golfstat Top 25 Freshman Class Impact Ranking. The duo of Natalie Schmett and Jessica Welch has been dynamic for the Dolphins, who rank 163rd in the latest Golfstat rankings. In six of the team's nine competitions this season, either Schmett or Welch have led the team in scoring. Between them they posted 12 top-25 finishes, and Schmett earned medalist honors at the Wendy's Invitational (10/17-18/2011) and recorded five top-10 finishes.
FGCU's Briana Carlson and Fabienne Haremza join Buelow as the returners from the top five of the 2011 Championship. Haremza has three top 10 finishes in 2011-12, including second at the Holiday Inn Express Hatter Classic (11/7-8/2011).
Mercer owns two team titles this season, led by Lacey Fears claiming medalist honors in both. Mercer claimed victories at the Eat A Peach Collegiate, as Fears posted a one-over-par 145. The Bears also raced ahead of the field at the JU Classic, winning the team title by 17 strokes.
Rachel Lewis has four top-15 finishes and Amanda Hall added four top-25 performances for USC Upstate this season. Hall's finish at No. 31 in last year's championship was the best for the Spartans. For Lipscomb, sophomore Savanna Schubert recorded two top-five finishes this spring and five toop-25 overall. Schubert became the first Lady Bison in program history to receive A-Sun Women's Golfer of the Week honors after a fourth-place finish at the Ann Rhoads Invitational (2/17-18/2012). Schubert tied for fourth after finishing only three strokes off the lead with a two-day total of 161.
Venetian Bay Golf Club hosts the A-Sun Championship for the second time. The two nines have a different natural character. The front nine plays through more of the wooded portion of the property and the back nine with fewer trees and more parallel fairways, gives it more of a links look. One of the main features of the course is the plethora of strategically placed bunkers, 114 in all. Venetian Bay previously hosted the A-Sun Championship in 2010, won by Stetson.
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Common garden herbs, such as basil, oregano, marjoram, chives, parsley and sage can quickly fill not only an herb garden, but your pantry, too, if you save what grows over the summer.
But what about herbs that may not be as useful, but are still interesting to grow? There's a place in the garden for these types of herbs as well and one of my favorites is borage.
I don't eat it. Borage (Borago officinalis), is an annual plant with fuzzy leaves that are unappetizing to me. There are some who will eat them in salads and other dishes, but my primary reason for growing borage is for the blue flowers, which are edible as well. I plant rows of borage directly in my vegetable garden alongside other plants. Most of the time I will pluck off a handful of small blossoms and throw them on top of my salad, but for its culinary use, that's about it.
Borage grows easily from seed and is commonly called starflower. The flowers start out pale pink but quickly turn deep blue with black stamens. Even if this plant wasn't an herb, I would grow it just for the flowers. The flowers, contrasting with the dark green, oval-shaped leaves, makes borage a striking plant.
Those who eat the leaves say they have a slight cucumber taste. The flowers have a sweet flavor, like honey. Because of this, borage flowers, just as rose petals and violets, are sometimes sugared and used to decorate cakes and other desserts. The leaves have been found to contain small amounts of liver-toxic alkaloids, although scientists say it takes quite a lot to do any damage. Although I've grown the plant from seed for many years, I can't say I've ever tasted a borage leaf. I just can't get past the fuzzy leaves.
In some countries in Europe, primarily German and northern Italy, borage leaves and flowers are used as common vegetables in salads. Leaves are also used as a cocktail garnish and some afficionadoes have put borage leaves in their tea.
Another unusual plant I've grown and loved is wormwood. I grew this plant out of curiosity after seeing it referenced in several of Shakespeare's plays. It is also mentioned in the Bible. The plant's history describes it as a source for the illegal drug, absinthe, which is how the plant got its botanical name, Artemisia absinthium. Edgar Allen Poe is said to have had a particular fondness for absinthe, which could explain some of the more macabre themes of his work.
Although it's a cousin of the many artemisia varieties that I'm particularly fond of, including Silver King, Silver Queen and Sweet Annie, wormwood is not invasive. Rather, it grows as a small shrub with one plant per crown and does not spread throughout the garden by way of traveling underground roots. The plant's scent is camphor-like and not perfumey. It is believed to be a natural insect repellent. The flavor is bitter, which is the reason the plant's essential oils were used to wean children from breastfeeding.
The topic of wormwood also leads me to another plant I have in my garden that is an herb, although not for culinary use. This plant is rue and at one time, it had many medicinal uses. Rue grows as a small upright shrub. Not as concentric as wormworm, it grows in different directions like a head with wild hair, but the leaves are cute, like puppy feet. It is said the leaves of the rue plant were used as the design for the clubs in a deck of cards.
Rue (Ruta graveolens), is symbolically the herb of regret. Also mentioned in Shakespeare's plays and like wormwood, rue has long been believed to ward off insects, particularly fleas. It is an evergreen, and like wormwood, is a perennial that comes back every year.
In my garden, rue is strictly ornamental because I love the way the leaves contrast with the more common leaves of other garden plants. The flowers are pale yellow with long stamens that make the blossoms look as though they are dancing on the top of the plant. It is also thought to be a repellent of dogs, cats and other animals, so it might be a plant worth growing if you want to discourage animals from the garden. I have dogs and cats and I grow rue, but I can't verify this.


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In an ongoing Foundation case, seven additional Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) workers have filed federal charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against a Chicago-area Machinist union for violating their rights and levying retaliatory strike fines against them.
The seven workers join 41 other workers who have filed similar charges to date with free legal assistance from Foundation attorneys. The charges come after International Association of Machinists (IAM) District Lodge 851 union bosses ordered over 800 Joliet, Illinois Caterpillar workers on strike. Over a hundred workers continued to work despite the IAM union boss-instigated strike.
Under federal law, workers who are not voluntary union members are exempt from the union hierarchy's constitution and bylaws and thus cannot be disciplined for continuing to work during a union boss-ordered strike. However, IAM Local 851 union bosses recently levied fines totaling over a million dollars against the workers for continuing to work during the strike.
Two workers' charges were settled in December, and the remaining 46 workers whose cases have not been resolved all allege that they were never truly voluntary union members. Multiple workers allege that union militants also threatened them with violence, and one alleges that union militants physically assaulted his wife and child.
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An endearing and affectionate way of calling someone a mother fucker.
Matt: Dude, did you ask her to marry you yet? You better listen to Beyonce before she walks.
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A person who fuckles people he or she is not intimate with,complete strangers and who fingers fuckles squirrels.
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Someone who is being literally being used to fucking, and doesn't mind.
Someone who is being literally being used to fucking, and doesn't mind.
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a fucking liar... namely daz...someone who promises everything to you and when bails at the first sign of commitment
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For some reason, the PIAA Championships are always a shock to my system, like a jab to the nose that leaves you seeing stars.
Except the stars are wrestling on almost every mat at the Giant Center.
They're the studs of their hometowns, districts and regions, and they've been training to get to the state tournament their whole lives. Some started soon after they began to walk. North Star's three-time state champion Nick Roberts began wrestling when he was 3 years old.
Sometimes wrestlers with great ability don't place or don't even win a bout. Claysburg-Kimmel's James Dodson was undefeated going into Hershey, but he was caught in a bad position in his first bout and pinned. In his second bout, he was wrestling Curwensville's rugged Jake Keller, injured his collarbone/chest area at the end of the second period and was pinned in OT.
Including 5 champions, 30 of the District 6 and Southwest Regional wrestlers who qualified for states placed there - down a little from the 36 who placed last season
That's almost double the amount of placers from District 6 and the Northwest Regional in Class AAA. But there are way more Class AAA wrestlers in the east, which gives that area a competitive and depth advantage.
Often it comes down to where wrestlers are at the weight. Sometimes they're in a bracket loaded with returning state qualifiers and placers, and sometimes they're not. Dropping down early into the consolations becomes an experiment in toughness and patience, and if a wrestler really wants to place, they have to re-focus and re-adjust their goals.
In 2009, Northern Bedford's Tyler Chesney lost his first bout at 125 pounds, and he came all the way back through the consolations to finish third. That's five wins over three days. C-K's Ty Dively did something similar this year, wrestling four bouts on Friday and eventually finishing fifth at 138.
Wrestlers, though, have to be at the top of their games no matter where they are - in the championship bracket or in the consolation bracket. Any little mistake, decision, nerves or loss of focus for a brief second could cost them in the state tournament.
Tyrone's Dylan Weston was at the top of his game in Hershey, and he was rewarded with a semifinal berth and a sixth-place medal.
Sometimes, none of that matters because their opponents are just too good.
Take for instance Kennard Dale's two-time state champion Chance Marsteller. The kid is a monster. In the next two years, the only way somebody in Pennsylvania is going to beat him is with a baseball bat.
Marsteller rang up three technical falls to get to the finals - he had 22 of those this year - and pounded Central Mountain's returning state champ Brian Brill, 17-7. Nobody in District 6 or the Northwest Region has seen anybody do that to Brill. Maybe one of the Altons did in practice.
I can only imagine the number of college wrestling programs who are frothing at the mouth to land Marsteller as a prized recruit. Could you imagine Marsteller working out with Cael Sanderson in a few years? There would be very high expectations at Penn State, or anywhere he wrestled.
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Have you seen the Tide commercial where the laundry basket floats itself up the stairs and the clothes seem to put themselves away into each drawer?
It's the invisible mom idea – that we are the ones whose tasks go unnoticed and that often we are unseen and (at least for me) sometimes even unheard.
I am constantly amazed at how well my kids play together when their dad is home with them, or when they're at friends' houses. When I'm with them, it seems like I am just a referee – and that nothing I've said has been heard.
That I might as well throw in the towel now.
Then I catch a glimmer of hope.
One thing we've always tried to teach Olivia is to be compassionate toward those kids around her who may be lonely. If another child is playing alone or sitting alone and nobody is speaking with them, we have always talked to her about going to be that kid's friend. She has always nodded and said "OK" to our suggestion, but that's about all the farther I've seen it go.
Then, last week I was volunteering in her classroom for the last time before New Baby rocks our world. During their class meeting time, I was given a chair to sit in behind the children so I didn't have to get up and down from the floor too much. Olivia's teachers also gave her a chair so she could sit with me.
It was very special for her – to be sitting on the chair while all the other kids were on the floor.
As her teacher started the lesson, Olivia noticed that one of her classmates was sitting well behind the group, by himself. I had noticed him earlier in the day – a very sweet, quiet kid who keeps to himself for the most part. He and Olivia had played together a little earlier, and now he was sitting alone, listening to their teacher.
Without any prompting from me, Olivia saw him, looked at me and said "I'm gonna go sit with him." She got off her chair (the special privilege of having a way too pregnant mama) and went and sat quietly next to him for the remainder of the time. She didn't say anything, and neither did he. She just sat there. Present. A nonverbal reminder that he was not alone in class.
I had to fight back the tears. I was so very proud of her.
I know I'm being "that mom" right now, bragging about her not perfect kid, but, oh, the lessons I learned in that moment.
First of all, she hears me. (It's not all in vain!) She has understood the idea of compassion and she acted on it. Mamas, you hang in there and keep teaching, even if it seems like it's for naught. This small victory is one that will keep me going for a long time, believe me.
Secondly, I remembered the importance of presence. Just being there is sometimes all anybody needs. She said not one single syllable to her friend. She just quietly walked over and sat down with him. She is a very verbal child so this is unusual for her – but I was proud of her for being aware enough of the situation to realize that no words were necessary.
Finally, I was reminded of the dignity of acknowledgement. Olivia had made eye contact with him and he smiled slightly and scooted his leg over to make room for her. It was as if he was saying, "Thanks for noticing," without saying it because, of course, he is only 4.
For those people who march to the beat of their own drum or feel like they don't fit in, consider making eye contact or a "hello." Sometimes, those simple things will make their day easier.
This is true all over the place, not just in preschools.
Keep at it, mamas. And remember that our kids are watching how we treat others, too. Smile at people. Nod. Say hello. The world is scary – let's try to make it less scary for everyone around us.
Allyson Zadeh is married with two children and another on the way. Read her Wednesdays on Greeley Moms.
Mamas, you hang in there and keep teaching, even if it seems like it's for naught. This small victory is one that will keep me going for a long time, believe me.


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For Claysburg-Kimmel's Josh Brown, Bedford's Ryan Easter and Chestnut Ridge's Tyler Dibert, the Southwest Regional Class AA Tournament has been the launching pad for two trips to the PIAA Championships.
It has also played a frustrating part in their wrestling drama. None of them have won regional titles.
Easter has been to the finals twice, and lost both times to Kittanning's Jason Nolf. Brown was in the 106-pound finals last year, and he lost to Ligonier Valley's Justin Patrick. Dibert has never made the finals, losing in the semifinals the last two years.
It says here, as I make my regional picks, Brown and Easter will finally get the monkey off their backs and win respective titles. Dibert will win a key battle in the semifinals to make the finals, but he'll fall short to a challenger he lost to in the Thomas Subaru Tournament finals.
I'm also picking Bedford's Garrett Thomas to win at 126, Moshannon Valley's James Stodart to capture the 195-pound title and Tussey Mountain's Mitchell Hall to win at 25. If you're counting, that's five champions all together.
Brown lost to Ligonier Valley's Justin Patrick in last year's finals, but he proved in the District 6 finals he can beat Patrick. Brown will get a big test from South Fayette's Seth Carr in the semifinals. Carr beat him in the Thomas finals, but Brown's head bandaged up from a gash near his eye. Free of that and on his game with that wicked low single, Brown takes it all.
Easter has a score to settle with the other Patrick. Easter beat Patrick in the regionals last year, but Patrick beat him in the fifth-place bout at states. I'm giving Easter the edge here.
Dibert, coming off his fourth District 5 title, will have to go through South Fayette's Mike Fetchet in the semifinals. Dibert survived an overtime bout with fetch in the Thomas semis, but he lost to Jefferson Morgan's Dustin Conti in the finals. The same thing will likely happen at regionals. Hopefully Dibert won't have to go OT to do it.
Thomas and Chestnut Ridge's Trent Crouse have put on a show every time they wrestle each other, and I'm saying they'll get a chance to do it again. Crouse has battled, but Thomas had had enough ability to pull out wins, and he will again.
I'm looking forward to seeing Stodart and Ridge's Dan Albright battle in the semifinals. Stodart beat him, 12-2, in last year's regionals, but Albright has improved since then. Since I have Stodart No. 1 and Albright No. 2 in the rankings, I'm giving the edge to Stodart, who will beat Chartiers-Houston's Garrett Vulcano in the finals.
The 285-pound weight class, usually dominated by District 7, appears to be wide open. Chestnut Ridge's Buttry and Cambria Heights' Gill are among the contenders, but Hall has proven himself enough to go with him.
Bedford's Tanner Williams (152) should also be a finalist for the Bisons, who will battle Chestnut Ridge to the end in the team race. But, I'm giving the edge to the battle-tested Lions.
Here's the rest of my picks:
106 POUNDS: Finalists: Austin McDermitt, Burgettstown vs. Austin Griffiths, Southmoreland. Champion: McDermitt. Comment: Bedford's Gabriel and Huntingdon's Glorioso will be at the top of their games here.
113 POUNDS: Finalists: Josh Brown, Claysburg-Kimmel vs. Justin Patrick, Ligonier Valley. Champion: Brown. Comment: Central's Burket could play spoiler role on his side of the bracket.
120 POUNDS: Finalists: Ryan Easter, Bedford vs. Josh Patrick, Ligonier Valley. Champion: Easter. Comment: Chestnut Ridge's Claar could be there in the semifinals to test Easter.
126 POUNDS: Finalists: Garrett Thomas, Bedford vs. Trent Crouse, Chestnut Ridge. Champion: Thomas. Comment: Tempted to go with Southern Huntingdon's Myers on Crouse's side, but I want to see these two wrestle again.
132 POUNDS: Finalists: Jason Nolf, Kittanning vs. J.P. Hayles, West Branch. Champion: Nolf. Comment: Hayles knocked off three returning district runners-up en route to a District 6 title.
138 POUNDS: Finalists: Sean Heggs, Juniata vs. Nick Gavazzi, Charleroi. Champion: Gavazzi. Comment: Can't count out Bedford's Brett and West Branch's Bumbarger on Gavazzi's side.
145 POUNDS: Finalists: Noah Tarr, Blairsville vs. Tanner Cahill, Conemaugh Township. Champion: Tarr. Comment: I have a feeling Northern Bedford's Gartland wants another shot at Cahill. He'll have to beat Tarr to do so.
152 POUNDS: Finalists: Andrew Doak, Blairsville vs. Tanner Williams, Bedford. Champion: Doak. Comment: Williams will get stiff test by Freedom's Bonzo in the semifinals, but he'll pass.
160 POUNDS: Finalists: Cody Law, Forest Hills vs. Bryce Fochtman, Berlin Brothersvalley. Champion: Law. Comment: Ridge's Bollman is just dangerous enough to make a run on Fochtman's side.
170 POUNDS: Finalists: Dustin Conti, Jefferson Morgan vs. Tyler Dibert, Chestnut Ridge. Champion: Conti. Comment: Not surprised that Conti is undefeated considering what I saw of him against Dibert at Thomas.
182 POUNDS: Finalists: Dakota DesLauriers, Burrell vs. Terrell Fields, Valley. Champion: DesLauriers. Comment: I know Blairsville's Thompson is on Fields' side, but Fields pinned him in overtime at regionals last year.
195 POUNDS: Finalists: Garrett Vulcano, Chartiers-Houston vs. James Stodart, Moshannon Valley. Champion: Stodart. Comment: Vulcano could be tested by United's promising sophomore Oliver in semis.
220 POUNDS: Finalists: Jake Temple, Avella vs. Cody Jacobs, West Greene. Champion: Temple. Comment: Jacobs stopped Mo Valley's Ludwig in fifth-place bout last year, so giving him a slight edge on that side.
285 POUNDS: Finalists: Allan Beattie, Burrell vs. Mitchell Hall, Tussey Mountain. Champion: Hall. Comment: If Cambria Heights' Gill is on his game, he could get through Beattie's side. Look out for West Branch's Selepack on Hall's side.
TEAM CHAMPION: Chestnut Ridge. Comment: I'm going to keep picking the Lions until somebody can unseat them. Bedford, West Branch, Blairsville, South Fayette have best shots.
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Your Take: Have You Cut Back On Spending?
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When the economic crisis hit, a lot of people cut back on their discretionary spending. Whether it was to bolster their emergency fund or just a gut reaction to a pretty ugly time, it was a sign that America's hunger for credit and debt wasn't insatiable. There was talk about new frugality and of a new normal, but I'm wondering how much of that stuck?
Personally, I know that we live a pretty "financially lean" lifestyle because we are frugal by nature. The things we splurge on are few and far between (though they are splurges, since things like traveling are by nature somewhat more expensive) but one thing we did change a few years ago had to do with eating out. We used to eat out pretty often, several times a week, and we've cut that back to only a few times a week (the difference between 5 nights out and 2 nights out can be pretty substantial on a budget).
We did this because we felt cooking for ourselves and eating at home would be a lot more fun and a lot healthier. We now cook several times a week and see it as a form of entertainment as much as a form of savings. It's something that we anticipate will stick around for years to come.
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Banana Hobby Customer Support Request/Q and A Thread!
Hello friends of Banana Hobby! Thank you all for continuing to support Banana Hobby as we are growing and going for bigger and better! I know there has been up's and down's for many of you. This thread has been started for the sole purpose of making your experience with Banana Hobby a worth while endeavor. As Banana Hobby has grown, we never strive to reach the best in assisting you with the quality and knowledgeable assistance you deserve. This will be a good area to post your questions, concerns, suggestions, etc. Please keep these threads friendly as we have many youth reading these pages. I and Banana Hobby will always do the best to make your experience the best! Thank you all once again for your continued patronage!
Banana Hobby CSR will be your hosts here. Bailey is my number ONE Gal and she will take good care of you!
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Hey all, if you are expressing a concern regarding an order please provide the order # as not to cause any delay, if you do not have that information the email address provided on the order will do. If asking about an item, please provide the Item # if you have that available. Also, I have a new email which is email@example.com, if you have emailed me @ email@example.com don't worry I do still have access. Please do not flood the thread with repeated posts about the same thing, I will response just to confirm that I've received your message even if I can not work on your order at that exact moment. If you are posting just to bash or complain and don't want actual help please do not do it here, start your own thread or by all means send me an email, we are trying to get a bit more organized on here so we can better assist the customer.
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You guys should do quantity and quality checks before sending out boxes.
You guys got my order wrong 3 times so far by sending broken and missing items, maybe even a fourth we will find out next week when the next box arrives.
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I was very seriously considering making an order, even after reading all the negative posts by all the unhappy/dissatisfied customers. I figured that the satisfied customers were all too busy enjoying their purchase to take the time to post here. After much reading, and noticing that someone who is supposed to be a professional customer service rep quite frequently uses the word "sucks", I've changed my mind. What sort of professional, or company that wants to improve it's customer service uses the word "sucks" in response to a customer having a problem? For now I guess I'll go without. Thank you customer service for making the decision easy for me.
Hey Bailey, I recently had a problem with an order I placed for a 70mm Tiger Meet F18. It went out of stock!! I was sent a quick email giving me a choice of other paint schemes that were still available or a refund was offered. I considered it and opted for refund sent you an email and the money was back in my account a couple hours later "AWESOME" I've ordered about ten planes from BH with no problems!! If your having an issue with an order email Bailey she gets results!!
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Hi Henry, you know as well as I that you told us you were missing the transmitter, and argued and bashed us for that then emailed and called last week correcting yourself saying it was the receiver. The delay with your order was due to the change in story, and the initial missing parts which were a battery and bind plug were sent to you after you contacted it confirming as you told us you were out of the country and had to check the box once you returned. Anywho, thank you for the suggestion on quality control, your constructive criticism is highly appreciated.
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Hi Reffner, "sucks" is not a word that is frequently used and and when it is used it is solely because its fitting. I am 100% honest with the customers, and I do my best to help them when needed, despite all the negative comments and bashing on the company. If you don't like it, to each its own, what matters to me is that I do what's in my power to help the customers and answer any questions they may have. I have received countless emails from customers appreciating the truth, versus giving them the run around, or trying to sugar coat things. Thank you for sharing your opinion. it is appreciated.
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Thanks Karl
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Hello BHCS,
There seems to be an issue with my order. I was to get 2 replacemnt Main landing gear for my F-18 due to techinical issues where they will not raise and lower. I have talked to BHCS a couple time previously before this post and the issue at hand is that they have replaced my left main gear but I need a right main gear. The first shipment only had the left main gear by itself with no right main gear included and then the second shipment, that I received a few days ago was supposed to be the right main gear but again a Left main gear was shipped. Please se picture of what was shipped the second time.
This is a picture of the left main gear that was most recently shipped. It was supposed to be the Right main gear. I need the opposite one of the one shown. Sorry this sounds confussing but to make a long story short I need the right main gear. Thank you
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I have to say that I was seriously giving Banana hobby a chance to earn my business as I was very worried about ordering, because of the bad things I was reading about the service. So my first purchase was a small one and sadly the reviews I read were spot on , I have had the worst experience that I have ever had dealing with them with my FIRST purchase, I have bought a P47, a Grand Cruiser, an 55 inch Cessna and a Trojan T28 1400 mm in the last 6 weeks from Nitro Planes and have had the best service possible. Banana Hobby has some nice planes that I would love to buy, like the 12 channel A-10 and the C47 Transport, But With my first purchase as a in indicator of what I should expect, I am reluctant to but anything else from them, and to show the maturity level I posed a complaint on their face-book page and I was promptly removed from their list so I can not comment anymore, Thats the way you handle customer service issues, by Silencing them .. Interesting tactic for a new company that is striving to gain respect and loyal customers. Big Thumbs Down, I expect this post to be deleted too...
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BTW Bailey was the one who seemed supportive and gave suggestions on Facebook, I think the person who cut me off of facebook was someone else, because they did not Identify themselves. where bailey always signed her posts with her name. People like Baily make your company look good while others hurt your reputation. and in a world where social media can dictate your success what is in public view should be taken very seriously. It's not difficult to open a discussion page or RC group forum or facebook page to have people discuss their issues and problems with any given online vendor.
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I posted questions about my new F9f Panther in an independent thread in the Banana Hobby Forum section, instead of as a reply to this thread, by mistake. Could you either move my question ( about the RTF EDF F9F ) to this thread or post an answer in the new thread posted today entitled "F9F question"?
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Hi Godofthunder77, thanks for sending the photo I have submitted a parts request to have the right main retract sent to you, you will receive an email with the shipping confirmation as well as a tracking number as soon as it goes out.
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WELLSVILLE - The Buckeye Water District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a measure to return ownership of the district's former water treatment plant to Wellsville during Thursday's regular meeting.
The district will turn over the disused site of the original water treatment plant, constructed in 1934, which has been dormant since the completion of a new facility on State Route 45 in 2009.
District manager Al DeAngelis explained that, under an agreement between BWD and Wellsville, ownership of the property on 10th Street Extension would revert back to the village once the district was no longer utilizing it for water treatment purposes. DeAngelis estimated the total size of the property, including the now-disused reservoir, at approximately 60 acres.
"I thought that we were doing that and (BWD attorney Fred Emmerling) was working on that six months ago," said trustee Gene McGaffick. DeAngelis replied that even though the process was begun last year, village officials had requested that BWD bring it before the board of trustees in order to formalize the transfer.
In his report to trustees, DeAngelis stated that a water line check valve had failed on Y&O Road at County Airport Road in Wellsville on Oct. 14. A significant water loss, rated at 1,200 gallons per minute, was detected by the district's new GIS telemetry system, alerting district officials to the problem. The replacement of the unit took five hours, and service was not interrupted.
According to DeAngelis, corrosion caused the deterioration of bolts holding a check valve together in a section of water line, resulting in the valve assembly coming apart. "It has to do with the acidity in the ground and things like that," DeAngelis said. "It's not uncommon."
Prompted by the discussion of the valve failure, McGaffick asked about the progress of the GIS system installation. "We still have some areas that we still need to cover," DeAngelis said. According to office manager Gregg Stanley, all of Wellsville and Salineville is now covered by the system, but installation work continues elsewhere within the district. Stanley explained that the sprawling size of the district, combined with the intricacies of the work, have made it a long-term job. Also, a technician from Youngstown is needed to complete each section of the project, making progress dependent on when that person is available to come to the area.
Stanley stated that a pair of the new computers recently purchased are being installed at the district offices on Clark Avenue. One of the two machines is not yet running because special programming related to customer billing must be transferred. The delay was undertaken to prevent any interruption of last month's billing cycle, DeAngelis said. "In case there are any glitches, it's not going to have anything to do with billing," he said, adding that final installation should be complete by Dec. 1.
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5 Supposedly Fun Activities That Are Actually Terrifying
Unlike my fellow columnist Adam Tod Brown, I am not composed of extremely low pH water and hatred of all things fun. I enjoy fun in all its forms and have often been described by friends and colleagues as "Who?" But those who do remember me seem to remember that I was having a good time when they got stuck near me for a while. The problem with my fun times, however, is that there are outside forces pissing them away from me faster than Adam ruined them all for you. There are things I can't overlook, and therefore I simply can't be having the same fun as other people this summer.
#5. Vacation
In a technical sense, I get vacation time every year. I'm an adult. I'm allowed to stop working for like a week and just do any damn thing I want. If I want to try to become Aquaman by yelling at fish, that's what I can do for a solid week. I could start an Air Supply cover band, or hunt Randy Quaid for sport. I could go to an exotic beach location, like the Bahamas or Newfoundland. Except not.
I don't know if you know this, but if you want to go on a real tropical vacation, you're basically looking the power of nature right in the eye and saying "Hey, Nature, how's your wife? You know, the one I just disgraced with my seed? How is she? Sticky? Yeah, she's sticky." Nature hates you on vacation and as such is going to throw every awful thing it has at you.
Hepatitis exists in pretty much every country you currently don't live in. Yeah, it exists here, too, but when you go on vacation it'll be in the water, in the food and in all the people and monkeys you run afoul of. Every surface you touch will be oozing hepatitis. You like waffles? The inside of every delicious, foreign waffley square will be brimming with hepatitis. All the hepatitises, too; A, B, C, Epsilon, everything.
This is Hepatitis Omega. Goes right in the ass.
Even if you're wise enough to get vaccinated against your diphtherias and choleras and hepatitties, you're also going to have to get used to the fact that whatever food you eat on vacation is going to rocket through your insides like a greased up eunuch in a laundry chute. If you don't get that simile, please trust that it's terrifyingly accurate. Foods you can safely eat here, when prepared by a chef on an island nation, immediately signal red flags to your insides and evacuate the premises. The last thing any one of us needs in life is a gut full of hepatitis-infused squits, so screw that. No vacation for me.
#4. Going to the Pool
Swimming is extremely relaxing for Internet comedy writers. Once unleashed in the water, we're like majestic manatees, slowly and purposefully dancing our water ballet for the enjoyment of all. Approach us cautiously and offer a handful of granola or white zinfandel. That's right, pet just behind the flippers. Yes, good.
While a dip in the old pool is refreshing and moist, and a good opportunity to see how pale someone who works on the Internet 365 days a year really is, I can't bring myself to do it. Not this summer, not any summer.
To address the elephant in the room -- it's urine. I will not wade about in your waste liquids. I won't. You shouldn't, either. You want to piss in the shower, that's fine. If the Internet is to be believed, a lot of us are peeing on each other for fun. That's fine, too, if you're consenting, and maybe put a tarp down to protect the shag. But I can't see the allure in taking my translucent frame to a local swimming hole, muscling my way through a crowd to find that chunk of space to call my own and then just stewing in chlorinated pee until I get pruny.
Put on the water wings, you dirty shits.
This also brings up the point that you need to control your filthy children and/or you were a filthy child who grew into a rancid adult. How do you function on a daily basis when, given the smallest of windows to wet yourself in a way that is inconspicuous, you leap at it like a starving hobo on a Reuben sandwich? All pools have toilets literally steps away, and if they don't for some reason, no one gives a shit, don't piss in the pool. It's full of people!
I love barbecues. The actual appliances, I mean. I like a compact firebox on wheels with an explosive tank of gas strapped under it. I like the idea that we can cook things with microwave radiation, but I'm still going to light shit on fire. It's going to be fueled by that compressed gas and, if I want to, I will clean the grill when it's all over not by scrubbing it in some nancy Mr. Belvedere way, but by simply increasing the flow of gas and scorching the charred meat residue from existence.
I will never attend a barbecue at someone else's house. If you ever get the opportunity, go look at someone else's grill when they're not around. If your friends are decent humans, then it's probably a decent grill -- maybe a little char on the edges. But no one knows decent people anymore, and there's a good chance that if you open that grill what you're going to find inside is a congealed, globular bacterial turd of meat juices, fat and the odd hair from the family of mice living just under it. A hot dog in its purest state is barely safe for human consumption, so once you ease its phallic little form into the filth sluice gates on some shady person's barbecue, you're basically asking salmonella to accost you like an alien face hugger. Blargh.
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Holy fuck, that's adorable!
The other problem with attending a barbecue is basically all you can do is drink, and that, in and of itself, is fine, if drinking is a hobby you enjoy, but look at you. You're in the yard just loitering, drunkening yourself as you wait for meat to cook. It's all the motivation you have. Man, can't wait till that meat cooks. Hey, did you see the new episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians? No? You're not wearing a helmet? Cool, when's that meat done? It's like waiting in line for a public toilet and trying to find something with which to keep yourself busy.
The payoff is standing in a friend's yard with a paper plate, an underdone hamburger and that terrible self-awareness you get when you're in a crowd and shoving cattle into your face, desperately fearful that at any moment everyone will just turn and stare at you in stunned silence because, as you've always suspected, you eat so much weirder than everyone else that they're aghast by what your face hole is doing to that beef on a bun. You guys fear that too, right?


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CHESTER - Authorities have suspended their search for the body of Tim Ralston, the man who police say attacked his wife and son with a pipe on Tuesday.
Ralston, in his early 50s, of Chester, died Tuesday after jumping off the Jennings Randolph Bridge following a violent dispute with his wife and 21-year-old son, Hancock County Sheriff Mike White said.
Ralston injured both family members with a pipe, then fled their High Acres Drive home in a pickup truck. The vehicle later was found abandoned on the bridge, and witnesses told police they saw Ralston leave the truck and jump into the Ohio River.
Volunteer firefighters from Chester and Newell dragged the river in search of Ralston's body on Tuesday and Wednesday and part of Thursday and Friday.
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In this episode, we are joined by Abhishek Lal — Senior Program Manager for Windows Azure Service Bus — who shows us some enhancements to the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8. Abhishek discusses how developers can use service bus to handle a variety of messaging patterns and how those patterns can be used to build great Windows 8 Metro Apps.
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Nick's twitter handle is listed as @cloudnet at the end of the show. Due to Nick's thick Australian accent, it sounds like that is what he said. In fact, Nick's twitter handle is @cloudnick.
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But on Sunday, that was exactly what happened, when Michaele Salahi and Neal Schon tied the knot in San Francisco.
Schon is the guitarist for Journey, a band whose music you have likely performed or seen performed at karaoke at some point in your life.
Salahi is most famous for the aforementioned gatecrashing and her stint on Bravo's Real Housewives of D.C., but her circuitous route to live-broadcast wedded bliss merits a closer look.
Salahi grew up mostly in Florida, where she attended a Catholic school. Her family later moved to Fairfax County, Va.
After graduating, she flirted briefly with a modeling career, and spent a year at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., before moving back to northern Virginia and working as a makeup artist.
"This isn't a wedding. This is an emerging new nation"Tareq Salahi grew up in northern Virginia, the son of vintners. He met Michaele on the party circuit and pursued her intently, buying her gifts and flying her to Rio and London. The pair were eventually married in 2003, in a wedding so expansive (and expensive) that one guest was quoted as saying, "This isn't a wedding. This is an emerging new nation."
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Tareq began running into financial problems with his parents' winery that same year. In 2006, the board of Oasis winery voted to remove Tareq as an officer: Countersuit followed countersuit, and the entire thing was still dragging on as of 2009, when the Salahis began a campaign to be included in the D.C. edition of Bravo's popular Real Housewives franchise.
Then came the gatecrashing incident.
"It would be nice if someone apologized to us"On Nov. 24, 2009, the Salahis were photographed at White House state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The White House maintains they were not invited to this event, which is why it came as a surprise when they posted pictures about it on their Facebook page. Shock at what amounted to a massive security breach ensued, with Michaele's role on Real Housewives coming to the fore. (The couple denies they did anything wrong, suggesting at one point that "it would be nice if somebody apologized to us.") The Secret Service later apologized for the breach.
The incident was covered on Real Housewives of D.C., the first season of which ended on Oct. 21, 2010. In September of that year, Michaele also revealed she had been living with multiple sclerosis for years.
"I never saw Sister Act"In October of 2010, Salahi had what she called a "humiliating and torturous" experience when she and the rest of the Real Housewives cast stopped by The View, and Whoopi Goldberg either "hit" or "grabbed" her, a charge Goldberg has denied. "Whoopi, I don't know you," Salahi told PEOPLE at the time. "I never saw Sister Act."
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In June of 2011, Michaele debuted her song "Bump It." A live performance of the song is below.
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)On Sept. 13, 2011, Michaele disappeared from her home. What followed became more byzantine as time wore on: After Tareq reported her missing and began speculating that she'd been kidnapped, the Warren County, Tenn., Sheriff's Office released a statement saying that they'd spoken with Michaele, who informed them "she had left the residence with a good friend and was where she wanted to be." That "good friend" turned out to be Journey guitarist Neal Schon. Tareq briefly pressed forward with his version of events, claiming that she may have made the call under duress.
A few days later, Tareq filed for divorce, alleging – among other things – that Schon and Salahi had been in a relationship "for a period of months" prior to her disappearance.
By December, Tareq was calling Michaele "a well-known and documented liar," alleging that she lied about being a Washington Redskins cheerleader, Victoria's Secret model and college graduate. The divorce only got uglier from there: Michaele alleged abuse, and Tareq filed a $50 million lawsuit against his ex and Schon, which was later dismissed.
In August of 2012, a judge granted Tareq and Michaele a divorce. In October, Schon proposed to Michaele onstage.
Schon and Salahi announced details about their wedding in late 2013. It would be in San Francisco. It would be "exciting," but it "[wouldn't] be cheesy in the least." Lastly, it would be broadcast on Pay-Per-View.
"We're not interested in any drama," Schon told The Daily Beast. "That's why we haven't gone into the reality thing. This is real." The pair paid a reported $250,000 in permits to rent and film under the rotunda of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts. Part of the event's $14.95 PPV price tag is said to be going to typhoon relief in the Philippines. (Journey has already donated $350,000 to relief efforts in the Philippines, their lead singer Arnel Pineda's homeland.)
The wedding's theme was "Then, now and forever," referencing Schon and Salahi's friendship prior to their engagement; guests included Omarosa Manigault and Sammy Hagar. After the ceremony, Journey played a set that included "Faithfully" and "Don't Stop Believin'."
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Congratulations and THANK YOU to Jack Aiello, support group leader and patient from the Bay area for being this month's Advocate of the Month!
Earlier this year, Jack Aiello took his voice to Washington to fight for legislation important to him and the myeloma community. With support from the IMF Advocacy team, he met with the health staff of Senator Dianne Feinstein (DEM-CA), Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-16).
Jack requested funding for research and asked for support of the 21st Century Cancer ALERT Act and the Cancer Coverage Parity Act (HR 2366). For more information on Jack's asks, please visit the Issues & Legislation page on our Action Center.
We asked Jack, someone who has prior experience with meetings like this, to share his experience and advice for others interested in getting involved.
In His Own Words...
"Having made trips to DC like this in the past, I've learned it's often more important to offer support rather than just ask for congressional help. Together with the IMF, we presented information that the IMF is headquartered in CA and has 9 myeloma support groups in the state. I spoke of my role as a support group facilitator and how important it is to offer myeloma patients and caregivers hope and education after their diagnosis. Congressional folks appreciate this knowledge because it's not uncommon for patients or caregivers to call on the congressperson's local office and seek help on subjects such as insurance costs, second opinions, and local support. I've been told more than once by congressional folks that they appreciate this information and will pass it along to their state's offices. The IMF made it easy to do this by providing them with excellent leave-behind materials.
"While I appreciate visiting the DC offices of my congressional folks, there are other ways all of us can get involved. One way is to visit your congressperson's local office. Call ahead to make an appointment, typically with the staff member specializing in health, take some IMF literature with you so that you're offering support, and be prepared to talk about an issue or two. It's easy to learn about issues by joining the IMF Advocacy website, which brings me to my second way of getting involved. Often the IMF site will prompt you to email your congressperson about specific issues, i.e. upcoming votes on bills, co-sponsoring a bill, and more. It's easy to amend the sample email provided for you with your personal story so the process is quick. And yet, it is connections like this that can make a difference for all of us." -Jack Aiello
Thank you Jack for lending your voice to the myeloma community!
On October 5th, the President signed the Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act into law.


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"God made a farmer," but did he make an advocate?
"God made a farmer," but did he make an advocate?
Dodge's Super Bowl commercial easily struck a cord with farmers across the U.S. But average Americans found a way to relate, too.
by Lucas Sjostrom, contributing editor
"On the 8th day," Paul Harvey begins, "God looked down on his planned paradise and said, 'I need a caretaker.'"
With that, my Super Bowl party fell silent. Did yours?
If you grew up a farmer, it was wonderful. It was tear-jerking. It was revolutionary.
It's a start.
Finally, the farm is getting the press it deserves. As we shared on Facebook, last November Madison Magazine (Wis.) named The Dairy Farmer as its person of the year. In December 2011, Phil Lempert, the self-proclaimed Supermarket Guru, said that we were ending the Celebrity Chef period and proceeding to the Celebrity Farmer era. He may have been just a year early. This year he again insisted that America would grow to love our farmers for the sake of transparency.
As I looked at Facebook on my mobile phone just seconds after the Dodge Ram commercial aired, the reviews (nearly all "farmer" friends) were unanimous that it was the best commercial of 2013, and maybe the best of all time. The spot, filled with dramatic still pictures of farmers – mostly ranchers – ends with a picture of a truck in front of hog barns and a quote, "For the farmer in all of us."
(By the way, Dodge is donating up to $1 million to FFA based on the views its commercial receives on YouTube, so take another watch.)
But my friends aren't the average consumer. Did Dodge make connections with Joe the Plumber, John Q. Public or Jane Q. Taxpayer?
Lucky for us (and Dodge), the average consumer loved it, too. This morning, I saw many more friends – some of whom with no known connection to agriculture besides eating – chime in with the respect they had for the commercial. USA Today's online poll placed the spot third, with a piece featuring a young Budweiser Clydesdale and his trainer at the top. The Wall Street Journal noted that farmers may not be the real target at all, and the closing "in all of us" line speaks to that.
Poll after poll indicates that Americans trust and adore farmers. I think the advertisement proves that we can take better advantage of this love, and turn the tide on who rules in terms of legislation, regulation and education. Some of the initial education we need to communicate is how farmers utilize technology, including trucks.
God made us farmers, and we now have the tools to become advocates. Dodge gave us a good start, now share your life's work and farm's story via social media, with local organizations and through your daily interactions. If you need help, see how the experts are doing it at the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance. Your son or daughter may not have the opportunity to farm if we can't explain why we do what we do and need what we need. That part wasn't in the commercial. But the fact that it's been a while since we've seen this type of farm advocacy should tell you there is much work to do.
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Jacqueline Tualla joined the NewsChannel 5 team in May 2011.
Before landing in Salinas, she began her career as a reporter for KCOY-TV in Santa Maria, Calif. She also filled in on the anchor desk.
Jacqueline was born in San Francisco, Calif. She grew up in Hayward, Calif., where her family moved when she was a young girl. She is of African-American and Filipino descent.
She received a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and minor in Spanish from California State University, Sacramento. While in college, she interned at KCRA-TV where she had her first several live appearances covering the Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes at the State Capitol. She was also the Print Managing Editor for The State Hornet, the university's student-run newspaper.
She is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the Asian American Journalists Association.
Jacqueline enjoys her job because she loves meeting new people and telling stories that impact the local community. When she's not anchoring or reporting, Jacqueline enjoys shopping, hiking, swimming, singing, dancing, reading the Bible, and spending time with her family and friends.


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Matthew McConaughey put out the call for volunteers Monday ... and volunteered a little information of his own about his upcoming second baby.
The actor, who announced Sunday that he and girlfriend Camilla Alves are expecting another child, spoke about their happy news at Monday's National Conference on Volunteers and Service in San Francisco. Amid a cacophoney of cat calls and hoots and cries of "Matthew!" from the raucous crowd of 4,500, he talked about putting work and fatherhood in perspective.
"We are putting after-school fitness and wellness programs into underserved communities nationwide, teaching physical fitness, nutrition education, with an emphasis on daily gratitude for how much or how little we have," McConaughey said of his foundation, j.k. livin. "And now that I'm blessed to be a father myself – I got one at home [Levi] who's 11 months and as you people know, we have another one in the oven, three months – this foundation and its cause means even more to me."
He also gave a shout out to his pregnant girlfriend Camila Alves. "There's my lady," he said, gesturing toward the newly pregnant Alves, seated near the stage to hear McConaughey's speech about volunteering and the charity work of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
McConaughey spoke after Jon Bon Jovi sang a three-song set and First Lady Michelle Obama gave a stirring speech announcing a new national program, United We Serve, a call to Americans across the country to volunteer in their communities anyway they can.
The actor told the crowd he was inspired to give back after the passing of his father. "As Mrs. Obama also reminded us, service is something for everybody to get involved in. Now, in my case, I was inspired to get involved in volunteering when I suddenly lost my father Jim McConaughey fours days into working on my first film. And as anyone who's lost a parent can tell you, when a loved one like that 'moves on' – after grieving, one looks for some inspiration from the loss, some lesson to learn, something constructive to take through life in their absence."
He continued, "For me, it was a few words, that became a sort of a personal mission statement: j.k livin. Where the j is for just, the k is for keep, and there's no g on livin', because life is a verb."
Other speakers included California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, First Lady Maria Shriver, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and actress Kerry Washington, who presented the Daily Points of Light Award to volunteer Cindy Kerr, who founded ConKerr Cancer, which makes cheery pillow cases for sick children.
Matthew McConaughey Is 'Blessed to Be a Father' Again
Noah Berger/AP


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One of the nation's oldest HBCU's- founded in 1865
Established on the site of Lumpkin's Jail – a holding cell for runaway slaves
Virginia Union University (was formed by the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary. Later Hartshorn Memorial College (the first college in Richmond for African-American Women)and Storer College were merged into the University forming a true "union".
Virginia Union University (VUU) is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Virginia Union University was the first HBCU to establish a completely wireless network infrastructure.
Virginia Union University is the only HBCU with a police training academy housed on its campus, offering joint programs with the Department of Criminal Justice.
Virginia Union University currently has a population of about 1700 students.
Sydney Lewis School of Business (Accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Program)
School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Evelyn Reid Syphax School of Education, Psychology, and Interdisciplinary Studies (Accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education)
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada) Second oldest Historically Black Seminary School in the United States.
Twenty-four majors offered at the baccalaureate level. Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Christian Education and Doctor of Ministry degrees also offered.
Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor, Theologian, civil rights activist, former presidend of Virginia Union University and North Carolina A&T State University
L. Douglas Wilder, First elected African American governor of a state
Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the NAACP
Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Highest ranking African American officer in the Navy
Leontine T. C. Kelly, First woman of any denomination consecrated as a bishop
Will Downing, R&B singer
Dr. Donda West, Author and mother of rap artist Kanye West
Randall Robinson, Author and civil rights activist
Rev. Wyatt T. Walker, Civil rights activist and theologian
Spotswood Robinson, First African American appointed to US District Court for Washington, DC
Charles Oakley, Professional basketball player
Ben Wallace, Professional basketball player
Virginia Union has won four NCAA Division II National Basketball Championships. Three for the men's team in 1980, 1992 and 2005; and one for the women's team in 1983.
The men's team has also been to the Division II "Final Four" seven times (1980, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2006)
The men's basketball team has won the CIAA Championship a record 17 times.


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Scientists say thay have successfully reversed obesity in mice by manipulating the production of an enzyme known as tyrosine-protein kinase-2 (Tyk2). In their experiments, the team at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center discovered that mice lacking Tyk2 become progressively obese due to aberrant development of Myf5+ brown adipose tissue (BAT), and they claim that this applies to humans as well.
The researchers say the study is the first to provide evidence of the relationship between Tyk2 and brown fat. Previous studies by the team, led by Andrew Larner, M.D., Ph.D., revealed that Tyk2 helps suppress the growth and metastasis of breast cancer, and now the current study suggests this same enzyme could help protect against and even reverse obesity.
Tyk2 RNA levels in BAT and skeletal muscle, which shares a common progenitor with BAT, are dramatically decreased in mice placed on a high-fat diet and in obese humans. The scientists were able to reverse obesity in mice that do not express Tyk2 by expressing a protein known as signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (Stat3). Stat3 mediates the expression of a variety of genes that regulate a host of cellular processes. Tyk2-negative mice expressing CAStat3 transgene in brown fat also show improved BAT development, normal levels of insulin, and significantly lower body weights. The researchers found that Stat3 formed a complex with a protein known as PR domain containing 16 (PRDM16) to restore the development of BAT and decrease obesity.
"We discovered that Tyk2 levels in mice are regulated by diet. We then tested tissue samples from humans and found that levels of Tyk2 were more than 50 percent lower in obese humans," says Dr. Larner, Martha Anne Hatcher distinguished professor in oncology and co-leader of the cancer cell signaling program at VCU Massey Cancer Center. "Our findings open new potential avenues for research and development of new pharmacological and nutritional treatments for obesity."
There are two different types of fat—white adipose tissue and BAT. White fat is the primary site of energy storage. BAT is responsible for energy expenditure in order to maintain body temperature. BAT deposits are present in all mammals, but until recently, scientists thought BAT was only active in infants and not in adult humans. Only in the last four years have scientists realized that BAT is present in adults and helps to regulate energy expenditure. Additionally, research has shown that diminished BAT activity is associated with metabolic syndrome, a combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
"We have made some very interesting observations in this study, but there are many questions left unanswered," Dr. Larner cautions. "We plan to further investigate the actions of Tyk2 and Stat3 in order to better understand the mechanisms involved in the development of brown adipose tissue. We're hopeful this research will help lead to new targets to treat a variety of obesity-related diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes."
The study was published in the online edition of the journal Cell Metabolism in an article titled "Tyk2 and Stat3 Regulate Brown Adipose Tissue Differentiation and Obesity".
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