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Coaching Staff
Kimberly Whitney
Tenth year (277-111)
BS, Kansas State University
MBA, Nova Southeastern University
Hometown: Dunedin, Fla.
In ten seasons at the helm of the PHSC volleyball program, Kim Whitney holds a record of 277-111. Whitney has led the Conquistadors to three Suncoast Conference championships, ten regional tournament appearances, four NJCAA national tournament appearances, and in 2010 won the NJCAA DII National Championship. In ten seasons on staff, Whitney has seen seven All-American, six All-Region performers and 33 all-conference players play as Conquistadors. Whitney was named the District H Volleyball Division I Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2005; Suncoast Conference Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2007; Regional Coach of the Year by the AVCA Two-Year College for the Northeast-Southeast Region in 2006, 2010 and 2011; District P Volleyball Division II Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2011; and Coach of the Tournament at the 2010 National Tournament.
Whitney (formerly Zschau) is a graduate of Kansas State University, where she still holds the records for most games played, most double-doubles, and is a top record keeper for games played, double grand/career (kills/digs), and digs. Her outstanding performance at KSU earned a spot on the USA Women's National Team in 2001. Whitney played indoor volleyball professionally in Gijon, Spain, and Barcelona, Spain, and for the United States Professional Volleyball League's Grand Rapid Force. She played professional outdoor "sand" volleyball for the AVP, EVP and other local tours. Her highest finish on the AVP was a ninth which she has tied three times in Louisville, Ky., in 2007, Virginia Beach, Va., in 2010 and Hermosa Beach, Calif., in 2010. In 2013, Whitney took on the responsibility of Assistant Athletic Director, working with Athletic Director Steve Winterling in the management of the PHSC athletic teams.
Brian Kachurak
Eleventh year
BA, Penn State University
Hometown: Piscataway, N.J.
Brian Kachurak comes from Piscataway, N.J. He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in physical education and health. He has taught elementary physical education for the past 14 years. At Penn State, Kachurak was a member of a traveling men's club team as a middle blocker. He coached two years as the junior varsity coach at River Ridge High School in New Port Richey, Fla. and posted a 30-2 record. He served as varsity coach at Land O' Lakes High School, in Land O' Lakes, Fla. Kachurak also coached club volleyball at North Bay for four years and for Sandspurs volleyball club for four years.
Mary Manning
Ninth year
BS, Central Michigan University
MA, Wayne State University
Hometown: Waterford, Mich.
Mary Manning has been at PHCC for nine years. Prior to PHCC she worked for 16 years for William Beaumont Hospital—Troy/Troy Athens High School in Michigan. She received her BS in 1985 from Central Michigan University in Education and Sports Medicine. In 1995 Mary earned her MA from Wayne State University in Education/Sports Administration.
While working in Michigan, Manning volunteered her time and was the athletic trainer for the Michigan Medical Miracles, a women's 55+ senior travel softball team which won the world championships and the World Series in 2003. In June 2007 she volunteered her time and was the athletic trainer for the Kentucky Fillies which won the Gold Medal in the 60+ division of the Senior Olympics held in Kentucky.


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Joyce Terrell Thomas, 74 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Hospital.
Joyce was born on April 9, 1939 in San Antonio, Texas to Racine Lee and James Terrell. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School.
Joyce was a homemaker and a great cook. She loved family get togethers and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Eugene Thomas of 55 wonderful years; step-father Charlie Osolin; brother, Henry Terrell and sister, Billie Shoemake.
Survivors include her three children, John Thomas and wife Cindy, Wayland Thomas and fiancé Diana, Kathryn Dugas and husband Mark; ten grandchildren, John, Kaylynn and Breenah Thomas, Kenneth and Brittney Thomas, Seth Bailey, Ashley Lynch, Mary Roach, Thomas and Ricky Moses; three great-grandchildren, Kadin, Ethan and Avery; sisters, Marylee Blackwell, Jimmie Lou Ensign; and brother, Clarence Terrell.
A visitation for family and friends will begin at 4:00 p.m., Monday, August 19, 2013 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves followed by the funeral service at 6:00 p.m. with Dr. Phil Sigman officiating.
Joyce Terrell Thomas
Joyce Terrell Thomas, 74 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Hospital.

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By Sarah Hogsed
Register staff report
The Madison Central Indians overcame a sluggish start Tuesday to down West Jessamine, 85-65, in Nicholasville.
The Colts took advantage of six early turnovers to break out to a 15-9 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The Indians came back to tie the score at 17 all on a layup by Quan Taylor then took the lead at 19-17 on two free throws by Ken-Jah Bosley.
But the Colts responded, eventually pulling out to an eight-point lead at 34-26 with just under a minute to go in the half.
The Colts were leading 36-29 with only four seconds on the clock before Dominique Hawkins drilled a long three pointer at the buzzer to pull the Indians to within 36-32 at the half.
Central coach Allen Feldhaus said without the play of Hawkins, who had 21 first-half points, the sluggish Indians would have been blown out.
"We were just flat and not getting after it and getting out-worked in the first half. Dominique was the only one that did anything in the first half. He kept us in the game while everybody else was just standing around not guarding anybody," Feldhaus said. "It was just bad. It was ugly. But we had a little halftime talk. I had to wake them up a little bit and they responded."
Whatever Feldhaus said at halftime had the desired effect.
Trailing 40-39, two Hunter Stoker free throws began a 10-1 run over the next two minutes that gave Central a 49-41 lead with just under three minutes to go in the third quarter.
The Colts cut the lead to seven early in the fourth quarter but that was as close as they could get.
"The second half was good," Feldhaus said. "I have no complaints about how we played in the second half. The ball was moving, the defense was better. It was the way we should have played the first half, basically."
Hawkins led everyone in scoring, finishing with 31 points and seven rebounds.
Bosley was the only other Indian in double-figures with 27 points and he also pulled down six rebounds.
Hunter Stocker finished the night with eight points and a team-high nine rebounds, while Sam Jones and Taylor had six points each, George Walker had five points and Demarcus George added two points.
The Indians outrebounded the Colts 36-25.
Central will be back in action Friday when they host Lincoln County at 7:30 p.m.


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Campaigns in the Shenandoah Valley
In conjunction with his Overland Campaign, Grant ordered Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel to move southwest "up" the Shenandoah Valley to destroy the rail and supply center of Lynchburg. Sigel began his advance but was defeated at New Market on May 15, and replaced by Maj. Gen. David Hunter. Pressing on, Hunter won a victory at the Battle of Piedmont on June 5-6. Concerned about the threat posed to his supply lines and hoping to force Grant to divert forces from Petersburg, Lee dispatched Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early with 15,000 men to the Valley.
Monocacy & Washington
After halting Hunter at Lynchburg on June 17-18, Early swept unopposed down the Valley. Entering Maryland, he turned east to menace Washington. As he moved towards the capital, he defeated a small Union force under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace at Monocacy on July 9. Though a defeat, Monocacy delayed Early's advance allowing Washington to be reinforced. On July 11 and 12, Early attacked the Washington defenses at Fort Stevens with no success. On the 12th, Lincoln viewed part of the battle from the fort becoming the only sitting president to be under fire. Following his attack on Washington, Early withdrew to the Valley, burning Chambersburg, PA along the way.
Sheridan in the Valley
To deal with the Early, Grant dispatched his cavalry commander, Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan with an army of 40,000 men. Advancing against Early, Sheridan won victories at Winchester (September 19) and Fisher's Hill (September 21-22) inflicting heavy casualties. The decisive battle of the campaign came at Cedar Creek on October 19. Launching a surprise attack at dawn, Early's men drove the Union troops from their camps. Sheridan, who was away at a meeting in Winchester, raced back to his army and rallied the men. Counterattacking, they broke Early's disorganized lines, routing the Confederates and forcing them to flee the field. The battle effectively ended the fighting in the Valley as both sides rejoined their larger commands at Petersburg.
Election of 1864
As military operations continued, President Lincoln stood for reelection. Partnering with War Democrat Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, Lincoln ran on the National Union (Republican) ticket under the slogan "Don't Change Horses in the Middle of a Stream." Facing him was his old nemesis Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan who was nominated on a peace platform by the Democrats. Following Sherman's capture of Atlanta and Farragut's triumph at Mobile Bay, Lincoln's reelection was all but assured. His victory was a clear signal to the Confederacy that there would be no political settlement and that war would be prosecuted to end. In the election, Lincoln won 212 electoral votes to McClellan's 21.
Battle of Fort Stedman
In January 1865, President Jefferson Davis appointed Lee to command of all Confederate armies. With the western armies decimated, this move came too late for Lee to effectively coordinate a defense of the remaining Confederate territory. The situation worsened that month when Union troops captured Fort Fisher, effectively closing the Confederacy's last major port, Wilmington, NC. At Petersburg, Grant kept pressing his lines west, forcing Lee to further stretch his army. By mid-March, Lee began to consider abandoning the city and making an effort to link up with Confederate forces in North Carolina.
Prior to pulling out, Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon suggested a daring attack on the Union lines with the goal of destroying their supply base at City Point and forcing Grant to shorten his lines. Gordon launched his attack on March 25 and overran Fort Stedman in the Union lines. Despite early success, his breakthrough was quickly contained and his men driven back to their own lines.
Battle of Five Forks
Sensing Lee was weak, Grant ordered Sheridan to attempt a move around the Confederate right flank to the west of Petersburg. To counter this move, Lee dispatched 9,200 men under Maj. Gen. George Pickett to defend the vital crossroads of Five Forks and the Southside Railroad, with orders to hold them "at all hazards." On March 31, Sheridan's force encountered Pickett's lines and moved to attack. After some initial confusion, Sheridan's men routed the Confederates, inflicting 2,950 casualties. Pickett, who was away at a shad bake when the fighting started, was relieved of his command by Lee.
The Fall of Petersburg
The following morning, Lee informed President Davis that Richmond and Petersburg would have to be evacuated. Later that day, Grant launched a series of massive assaults all along the Confederate lines. Breaking through in numerous places, Union forces forced the Confederates to surrender the city and flee west. With Lee's army in retreat, Union troops entered Richmond on April 3, finally achieving one of their principle war goals. The next day, President Lincoln arrived to visit the fallen capital.
The Road to Appomattox
After occupying Petersburg, Grant began chasing Lee across Virginia with Sheridan's men in the lead. Moving west and harried by Union cavalry, Lee hoped to re-supply his army before heading south to link up with forces under Gen. Joseph Johnston in North Carolina. On April 6, Sheridan was able to cut off approximately 8,000 Confederates under Lt. Gen. Richard Ewell at Sayler's Creek. After some fighting the Confederates, including eight generals, surrendered. Lee, with fewer than 30,000 hungry men, hoped to reach supply trains that were waiting at Appomattox Station. This plan was dashed when Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. George A. Custer arrived in the town and burned the trains.Lee next set his sights on reaching Lynchburg. On the morning of April 9, Lee ordered Gordon to break through the Union lines that blocked their path. Gordon's men attacked but were stopped. Now surrounded on three sides, Lee accepted the inevitable stating, "Then there is nothing left for me to do but to go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths."
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Words on Birds
Steve Grinley
---- — Since I have been a bit under the weather this week, perhaps a touch of the flu, I will defer once again to Doug Chickering of Groveland, who has been healthy and birding the area, to describe a phenomenon that all of us birders enjoy:
"The western grebe can still be found right off the ocean observation platform at parking lot 1 on Plum Island. Lois Cooper and I had it one day this week and it was there again the next day. Tom Wetmore found it and I along with a few others saw it. We observed it at a distance of less than 100 yards and in the company of three red-necked grebes, which afforded a nice contrast.
"When I arrived around dawn, the wind had just started to sweep in from the northwest and slowly built in velocity. Over the years, the winds and storms have built the dunes up around the (lot 1) platform, forming a natural shelter against westerly and northwesterly winds. The morning sweep of winds that was so punishing in the parking lot was largely ineffectual up on the platform. The morning otherwise was clear and bright and the seas moderate. The air and water temperatures apparently were so similar that there was virtually no atmospheric distortion and even at the horizon, the visibility was clear and sharp.
"Soon after I arrived, the feeding frenzies began to form. Although not common, these frenzies do occur fairly regularly and any observer who visits the lot 1 platform often in the winter is bound to witness this rather spectacular event. It starts with the gulls. Almost unnoticed, all the gulls in the area take flight and move to congregate at one spot. These hungry birds stream in from all directions — usually close to the surface of the water, their flight profile direct and serious. Like weather fronts, these streams of birds collide into a flurry of activity when they arrive at the magic spot.
"They gather in furious activity. They circle and flutter, then dive into the water's surface in a dense pack. Sometimes they float in the water and sometimes they rise up against into tight chaotic flocks, only to dive back into the unseen (by us) fish shoal. The gulls immediately draw in more interested parties; ducks and razorbills and grebes come in to crowd the water.
"This morning, these feeding frenzies were short in duration and very fluid as the ravenous birds would form and then break up and move to another location in a very unpredictable manner. Sometimes an observer is torn between just watching the spectacle and trying to pick through the turmoil in hopes of finding something new, unexpected; perhaps hot-line worthy. Tom and I saw a Bonaparte's gull and at least two kittiwakes show up. When the frenzy moved to the horizon, we saw that several gannets joined in the fun.
"To me, just the large number of razorbills, arriving in long, fast lines, skimming in from the far ocean and either diving directly into the melee or skidding over the water before coming to a stop and diving, was a highlight of the event. When I took the time to scan the area and count the razorbills, I counted 67, which was a dramatic undercount. I am not sure why, but I find seeing a razorbill to be gratifying and to see many razorbills to be a big treat.
"Every time I set up my spotting scope in the cold early morning upon that sand-strewn platform — just as the sun is coming up out of the sea — I nurture the hope that somewhere in the depths, large fish are driving small fish and that soon the gulls and their associates will notice this drama unfolding and will come to feed. It is always an unforgettable and notable sight. Just another great moment in birding."
Steve Grinley is the owner of Bird Watcher's Supply and Gift at the Route 1 traffic circle in Newburyport and the Nature Shop at Joppa Flats.


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My handyman installed these since the install was beyond my reach. Easy to install. Best if screwed into wood. He had to slightly bend the rods upward to prevent sagging when closed, even with fairly lightweight drapes. I think heavy drapes would be a bit of an issue on them, but I have them extended to the max they go. I am happy with them and see they are on sale today. Worth the investment.
Looked everywhere online and in stores for a 24" bar. Not to be found unless they were flimsy spring loaded. These work well. i don't use them so much for moving back and forth from window but when i want to I can. They stay in place well too.
Rods arrived and were far thinner and lighter quality than reflected in the photo - going right back!
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In honor of National Puppy day today we have the tiniest little puppy available for adoption. Most of the pets that come to Sun City K9 are older in age, so we can bet this six-month-old sweetheart won't be available for very long.
Adoptable pet of the week, Penny.
Name: Penny
Breed: Yorkshire terrier & Pomeranian mix
Age: 6 months
Gender: Female, spayed
Temperament: Penny is an absolute sweetheart. At only 6 months old she is full of puppy energy and loves to cuddle. She adores people, other dogs, and even cats. She is extremely playful and loving, and very smart too.
Penny's story: Penny was relinquished to Sun City K9 Adoptions by her elderly owner because she could no longer care for her. Puppy's need great amounts of attention and care and her owner could not physically handle Penny.
Penny will be at Petco in Countryside Marketplace this weekend along with some of her other friends from SCK9. Sun City K9 hosts pet adoptions every week at Petco, on Saturday from 9:30 AM until 2:30 PM and on Sunday from 10:00 AM until 2:30 PM.
Remember when adopting pets from any rescue, it will take a little bit of time for them to adjust to their new environment. Be patient and give them enough time to familiarize themselves with your home and to learn what you expect of them.
Dogs are people pleasers by nature; they want to make their owners happy. If you show your new pet kindness while teaching them where to potty, eat, sleep, and play they will become an integrated part of your family.
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26510 Murrieta Road
Sun City, CA 92586
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Adoptable Pet of the Week
In honor of National Puppy day today we have the tiniest little puppy available for adoption. Most of the pets that come to Sun City K9 are older in age, so we can bet this six-month-old sweetheart won't be available for very long.
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Maiden soccer loses a close one to Nac
Nacogdoches defeated Jacksonville for the second time this season by claiming a 2-1 victory over the Fight'n Maidens Friday night at Tomato Bowl. The league-leading Lady Dragons now have a two match lead over second-place Jacksonville in the district standings. The Maidens (7-11-1, 4-2 in district) visit Diboll (7 p.m.) tonight.
Softball: Fight'n Maidens go 4-2 in Tyler tourney
TYLER — Nicole Robinson struck out four batters in Jacksonville's 14-8 win over Fruitvale during Thursday play in the Tyler Lone Star Softball Tournament. The Fight'n Maidens posted a 3-2 record in the tourney and now stand 7-8 on the year. On Saturday, Jacksonville battered Slocum, 12-4, before outscoring Chapel Hill's Lady Bulldogs, 10-9. Mackenzie Crow and Damonica Franklin hit home runs in the win over Slocum and Jordane Mallard added an inside-the-park homer. In the Chapel Hill game, Franklin and Victoria Gomez blasted over-the-fence shots to lead Jacksonville. Aisha Griffin and Erin McGarity dropped down quality bunts while Robinson and Crow performed well in the circle. Jacksonville's loses came to Brownsboro, 15-4, and to Caddo Mills, 13-4. The Maidens host Athens at 7:00 p.m. Friday.
Day wins girl's singles title in Ennis
ENNIS — Jacksonville's Ellie Day won first place in girl's singles on Friday at the Ennis Varsity Tournament. Day, a senior, breezed by opponents from Whitehouse and Waxahachie in route to winning the title. In girl's doubles, Suzi McCuistion and Maria Landin teamed up to win first place in the consolation bracket. The Jacksonville duo earned easy wins over foes from Cedar Hill and Red Oak in consolation play. Christian Roper went 2-2 in boy's singles action. He garnered wins over two opponents from Waxahachie.
Baseball: Eagles to open district play at home tonight
The Rusk Eagles will lift the drape on the District 19-3A portion of their schedule at 7 p.m. tonight by entertaining Fairfield. Rusk (4-6) will be looking to bounce back after going 0-4 in the Lindale Tournament over the weekend. The Eagles and Mount Pleasant were tied at six going into the final frame Saturday when the Tigers erupted for three runs in the top of the seventh to sew up a 9-6 victory. Jadarian Skinner and Drew Walley had two hits apiece for the Red and Black. Rusk also dropped a 6-5 decision to Athens, fell to Marshall, 6-1, and was clipped by Paris, 7-4.
JSA to take part in Indian/Maiden twin bill on Friday
Friday will be Jacksonville Soccer Association Night at Tomato Bowl with all JSA players who come to the game in their uniform and with their coach receiving free admission. Noisemakers will be distributed to help cheer the Indians and Maidens on to victory. The Indians will take on Palestine at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Maidens playing the Lady Wildcats at 7 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults and @2 for students. Prior to the start of each match, the Flaming "J" will be ignited.


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What do you want to see Wayzata's lakefront look like?
Would an amphitheater be a good fit? How about more municipal docks and improved access to Lake Minnetonka? Do you like the idea of a boardwalk or the renovation of historical buildings such as the old railroad depot?
The city council wants to know, and on Tuesday selected a firm out of St. Paul to take the lead in gathering community input and drafting potential lakefront enhancement initiatives.
This week's selection of the St. Paul Riverfront Corporation to identify possible projects, calculate cost estimates and explore funding formulas represents the most recent development in a process that began several years ago. Councilmen Andrew Mullin and Tom Tanner have spearheaded the crafting of a long-term lakefront management plan for Wayzata and say the city will lean heavily on input provided by community members and local businesses.
"Right now, this will not be a design in the sense of designing a physical structure, but incorporating feedback and suggestions into a 10-year plan for the city," Tanner said of the St. Paul Riverfront Corporation's task. "We want to engage the community and get their thoughts and ideas. We want to bring people together and have people say what they want in this community."
Councilman Mullin added that gathering community input and incorporating it into a long-range vision would be the "secret sauce" in differentiating the latest lakeshore management plan from those previously attempted.
"This isn't the first try at this," Mullin said of the city's interest in sharpening a vision for Wayzata's municipal lakefront. "The missing ingredient in the past has been community engagement, and that's what we're focused on incorporating this time."
Mullin stressed that any initiative or initiatives launched by Wayzata would also involve neighbors and regional partners such as the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, Hennepin County, MET Council, Three Rivers Park District and Department of Natural Resources—as well as neighboring Lake Minnetonka communities.
Another of those partners will be BNSF.
An average of six BNSF freight trains pass through the heart of downtown Wayzata each day on a rail laid long ago, and most lakefront improvement projects would require a green light from BNSF.
Tanner said dealing with the railroad bed that runs parallel to Lake Minnetonka would be the "big component" in any long-range plan and figuring out how to address the variety of potential difficulties would be a central cog in any draft.
Councilman Mullin said preliminary conversations with BNSF representatives has been decidedly positive and that he was optimistic the railroad would be a willing and cooperative partner in planning the future of Wayzata's lakefront.
Mullin went on to stress that any lakefront redevelopment must be built on four distinct pillars—environmental, historical, financial and safety.
At the recommendation of a 10-member Lakefront Improvement Task Force that examined how to maximize use of Lake Minnetonka's shoreline areas, the city set aside $100,000 earlier this year in already-scheduled Tax Increment Financing (TIF) revenue to pay a firm to aid in crafting a lakefront management plan.
"At the end of the process, 18 months or two years, we can have an idea of what the future of Wayzata might look like," Mayor Ken Wilcox said.
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The Puget Sound Fly Fishers will hold a free demonstration day Saturday.
"This is not a sales event. Demo Day is where some of our favorite outfitters come to show off their latest fly fishing gear," club member Mike Hardouin said in a news release. "You can try out new rods, reels, lines and other gear just for fun."
On hand will be fly shop staffers and manufacturer representatives, such as Gary Sandstrom with Hardy SA and Royal Wulff Products, Dick Sagara from Temple Fork and Rainy Flies and Rodmounts, and Leland Miyawaki of Orvis Fly Shop.
Several certified fly casting instructors and fly tyers will be on hand.
The club also will hold a raffle to benefit their philanthropic programs, including education, conservation and the Northwest Youth Fly Fishing Academy.
The event will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Fircrest Community Center, 555 Contra Costa Ave., email@example.com


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Fitness Tools for Every Athlete
The latest generation of high-tech personal fitness devices can help motivate you and improve your athletic performance. "Some of the new gadgets encourage sedentary people to get moving," says Carol Torgan, PhD, a physiologist who consults for the American College of Sports Medicine. "Others boost athletic performance by providing real-time information about target heart rate, running speed, and other parameters."
But with so many gadgets crowding the market, choosing the right one for your workout and style isn't easy. Here are eight types of fitness tools that may help improve your workout.
1. Basic Step Counters (Pedometers)
If you need a little extra motivation to get moving, pedometers that count each step can help. "People are often surprised when they strap on a step counter to see how inactive they are during the day," says Ruth Ann Carpenter, MS, an exercise consultant and co-author of Active Living Every Day. "With a step counter, you can set a goal of how many steps to take every day and track your progress. If you're falling short, you may be motivated to take a walk after dinner instead of watching TV."
Step counters are valuable for people who get their exercise by walking or running. It won't accurately register other exercise, such as bicycling or weight lifting. About 5,000 steps is the minimum you should log in a day. But 10,000 steps is ideal if you want to be active.
The most basic and inexpensive pedometers measure steps only when worn or held in an upright position. More expensive models use tri-axis or 3D technology to record steps no matter how they are positioned, so they tend to be easier to use and more reliable.
2. GPS-Based Fitness Monitors
Some of the latest fitness devices use GPS signals to monitor your exact location. GPS-equipped devices can record how far and how fast you walk or run. You can also use them to chart a path when you're running or walking in an unfamiliar place.
In general, GPS devices are more accurate than basic step counters at estimating the distance you've walked or run.
3. Calorie Counters
Some pedometers and GPS devices convert your steps and speed into the estimated number of calories you burned. The most sophisticated of these programs allow you to enter information about your weight, which improves accuracy. Calorie-counters are particularly useful if you're trying to lose weight.
Not surprisingly, some devices are better than others at making the calculation. "You usually get what you pay for," says Catherin G. R. Jackson, PhD, a professor of kinesiology at California State University, Fresno. "The more expensive units are typically more accurate."
Even so, it's worth remembering that even the best of these devices give you an estimate of calories burned, not a precise number.
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
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"I was wearing soft-soled moccasins with which I tried to land wild kicks. Everything missed or merely grazed him. I had never fought before, was chosen last in gym."
When I showed up in self defense class in 1986, I had never fought before. I was chosen last in gym. At some point during my first few weeks of learning and practicing the skills of mind, voice and body I had an epiphany that sings to me twenty-two years later. It is one of those phrases that came into my mind fully formed, like a skywriter's banner.
We were talking about the possibility of an attacker having a weapon and I understood with a start, "If I have a body and he has a body, we are even. I could fight back."
That insight belies a naiveté—as does Sebold's drastic awareness that she "had never fought before." Physical capacity, strength and training do not exempt women from risk of rape; far too many women who were not picked last for gym are assaulted and victimized. As Sebold's agonizingly detailed account demonstrates, rapists bring an arsenal of weapons: fists and feet and threats and shame and sometimes knives and guns. The responsibility for ending physical and sexual assault lies with the rapist; our preparation or lack-there-of does not have any bearing on it.
Alice Sebold, like far too many others, was not raped because she didn't know how to fight back. She was raped because her attacker overpowered her.
When I think back to the moment of my own insight, I remember carrying it with me out of the dojo like a precious treasure. At the age of 18 I had finally discovered that I had a body, that my body was mine, and that it might be possible for me to be strong and powerful. It might be possible not just for an attacker to use his body as a weapon, but for me to use my body as a weapon.
My body might be a weapon.
How is it possible that I lived until I was 18 years old without recognizing the fact that my body is my own? How is it possible that I—like Alice Sebold, like countless young women— stood on the precipice of adulthood without knowing that my body could be a weapon? That I could use it to defend myself? Why had I never practiced the fighting skills I might someday need?
The Justice Department estimates that one in four college women will experience sexual violence during her time in school. Safety experts Gavin de Becker and Ellen Snortland consider self-defense a basic "physical literacy" all kids should have. In a 2009 Huffington Post essay, Snortland and de Becker wrote,
"Parents inadvertently ignore a vital safety consideration if they focus on campus security without taking into account their child's personal physical literacy. If Jane doesn't know how to physically defend herself, she's illiterate."
Alice Sebold and I headed off to college in the 1980s. In the intervening 30-plus years women have enjoyed expanded opportunities in business and sports. Our society has accepted greater roles for women in the military—even in combat—and we've engaged in a conversation about "mean girls" and girl-initiated violence (which may or may not be on the rise, depending upon which researchers you believe.)
But we have not accepted a basic fact: in a society where one out of six women will experience an attempted or completed sexual assault in her lifetime, self defense is a basic life skill. It should be considered as fundamental as balancing a checkbook, using a washing machine, or reading a map. In a world where one out of four college women will experience sexual violence, parents must begin to find it inconceivable to send our daughters to campus having "never fought before."
In the Happy Valley? My next teen self defense class begins May 15. Email trainer "at" mindbodymama.com for details.
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- mistressofboogie said...
How is it possible that I lived until I was 18 years old without recognizing the fact that my body is my own?
I'm guessing you're all too aware of the answer - that because everything in our culture teaches girls to be passive, to the extent that even being merely 'physical' (as in rough play) is frowned upon. My daughter's only 5 but I'm already prepping her with some basic defence moves through physical play - and she rocks!
I wish we lived near you - I'd send her along to one of your classes in a heartbeat - I love your 'tude!
- May 6, 2011 at 4:11 AM
- PaleMother said...
I come from a long line of "picked last in gym." Half-way through reading your post, I couldn't stop thinking ... why the hell don't they teach self-defense in gym. There should be a unit on it every year. If they can teach BOWLING and golf in gym, for God's sake, why not this? It's a no-brainer to me.
- May 6, 2011 at 8:53 AM
- CATHY CHAPATY said...
How can you teach volleyball and yet deny girls the opportunity to learn self-defense in school? Especially given the statistics? (Shaking my head.) I don't get it.
- May 9, 2011 at 10:58 AM
- Kim said...
Teaching self-defence at a college I am saddened that by the time so many women get to me they have already found out how men can use their bodies as weapons against them. I am heartened that by the time they leave me (10 weeks) these women find they too are a force to be reckoned with and their bodies their own! I was also one of those Picked Last in gym types. I was attacked and nearly raped as a teen. I was easily overpowered and could not fight back, but what I did have was my mind and I used it to mislead my attacker to thinking I would agree and more to his wishes. It bought me time to get away mostly unscathed. The mind too is a weapon!
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More than 150 teams from across the state are converging in Columbus on Friday and Saturday for the Georgia High School Association Cheerleading State Championship.
Houston County will be represented by four teams, including powerhouses and defending champions Houston County and Veterans high schools.
Both teams are locked into the state finals Saturday, while Warner Robins High School will be fighting Friday for the right to compete Saturday. Most of the teams are all-girl squads, but Perry High School is competing in the co-ed division, which will crown a champion Friday.
The cheerleading teams are broken up into classes determined by school size and type. Houston County High was the 2012 Class AAAAA champion and Veterans High, a smaller school, was the Class AAAA champ. First Presbyterian Day School, a private school in Macon, is the lone Macon team in the state competition, competing in the Class A classification.
As defending champions, Houston and Veterans will feel some pressure to repeat.
Both teams have been practicing routines all week. Each one will have 2 minutes and 30 seconds to impress the judges, their routines incorporating dancing, tumbling, stunts and precision movements.
At Thursdays practice -- with their 2012 championship poster hanging above them -- the Houston County High cheerleaders sweated, argued, laughed and bonded. Friends and supporters stopped by to watch them run through their routine at full speed, and the junior varsity squad dropped off balloons and notes of encouragement.
Team coaches scrutinized the girls from the side, stopping them with each mistake and making them restart, hoping that muscle memory and adrenaline will help drive them to perfection in competition.
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Toward the end of practice Thursday, Brown lead the Houston County cheerleaders in a team bonding game in which teams of four and five girls were prompted to form uppercase letters on the mat by falling flat and creating them with their bodies.
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After they won the state title, they didnt know what to expect with new coaches. They didnt want the program to go downhill, Brown said. Weve overcome that and we have bonded together really well.
After taking first place at Saturdays region competition in the Class AAAAA, the Houston High team is going to Columbus peaking at the right time.
Were very excited to see how the girls perform this weekend, Brown said. We have a good chance at placing in the top again.
The GHSA Cheerleading State Championship will be videostreamed live on NFHSNetwork.com/GHSA and GPB.org/sports from the Columbus Civic Center. Georgia Public Broadcasting will televise a cheerleading special on Nov. 23 at 5 p.m.
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By Jeff Mullin, columnist
Enid News and Eagle
ENID, Okla. —
It leads every newscast, claims large newspaper headlines and dominates talk radio from coast to coast.
It is the looming financial disaster facing this country if Congress and the president can't reach some agreement by year's end.
Should it come to pass, the talking heads tell us, it will be bad. How bad? Who knows. And what exactly will come to pass in the new year if Mr. Obama and his pals in Congress can't make nice before the ball drops?
Heck if I know. So I decided to go to the source, the guy with all the answers, the one person with his finger on the pulse of this potential economic disaster — Fiscal Cliff.
He's kind of a nerdy guy, padding around in his slippers, chewing on an unlighted pipe and wearing a cardigan with worn places on both elbows and bits of paper hanging out of the pockets. But he knows his stuff when it comes to the economy.
Here is the transcript of our exclusive interview:
"Good morning, Mr. Cliff, or do I simply call you Fiscal?"
"Cliff is fine. Fiscal's just a nickname. I've been called that since kindergarten when I convinced my classmates to invest their milk money in a Ponzi scheme. I made a killing."
"OK, Cliff. How do you feel about your name being used to describe the looming financial crisis the country is facing?"
"Great. I copyrighted the phrase weeks ago. Now, every time someone says or writes the words Fiscal Cliff, cha ching."
"I see. Well, then, could you please explain to me exactly what will happen if the good folks in D.C. don't reach an agreement in the next few weeks?"
"Well, a rogue planet will swoop suddenly into our solar system and strike Earth, ending life as we know it, with the possible exception of cockroaches."
"Wow, I had no idea ..."
"Ha, ha, ha, ha. I'm sorry, but if you could have seen your face. No, that's what some crazies say will happen Dec. 21, when the Mayan calendar ends. OK, if an agreement is not reached by Dec. 31, everyone's taxes will go up, federal spending will be cut, unemployment will rise, consumer confidence will plummet and the ecomony will slip back into a recession."
"Wow, that makes the rogue planet thing look tame by comparison."
"Oh, well, the planet won't be reduced to an uninhabitable wasteland, just our economy. People will have less money to spend, the government will have less money to spend and the markets will go in the dumper. More folks will lose their jobs and the only people who will give Congress good marks will be their next of kin."
"What are the sticking points?"
"Republicans don't want to see the deep defense cuts that will come if no agreement is reached, while the Democrats fear reductions in domestic entitlement spending. Both sides are in favor of extending the Bush-era tax cuts that are about to expire, up to a point. The president wants to raise taxes on everyone making more than $250,000 a year, the group Republicans call the working poor."
"Don't we need to raise revenue and cut spending to begin trimming our federal deficit?"
"Have you ever heard the phrase, too much too soon? Sure something needs to be done, but not all at once. We have to raise revenue and cut spending to trim the deficit, but we didn't get into this mess overnight and we can't expect to get out of it quickly. Cookie?"
"No, thanks. Can an agreement be reached in time?"
"In Washington? Are you on something? Republicans and Democrats can't agree on anything, except they all hate to pick up the check at lunch. Besides, this is a lame duck Congress, so outgoing members have no incentive to compromise, preferring instead to hang the impending recession on the president."
"My, aren't we feeling rosy today? OK, Mr. Grinch, what will have to happen for this crisis to be averted."
"The president will have to give a little on spending and that whole taxing the rich thing. And many in the GOP will have to turn their back on Grover Norduist."
"Grover who?"
"He's the powerful Washington lobbyist who bullied a lot of Congressmen into signing a pledge that they would never, under any circumstances, vote to raise taxes."
"So should we go over the Fiscal Cliff, who wins?"
"Besides me, you mean? You owe me two bucks. Nobody, except perhaps Fox News and Grover Norquist, of course."
"So what can the average person do?"
"Write or call your Congressman, email the White House and urge them to resort to a tried and true political tool, one that hasn't been seen often in the halls of Congress in recent years — compromise. Or you could pray, though I suspect even the Almighty has given up on Washington."
"So should we save or spend, this being the Christmas shopping season and all? And by the way, what are you asking Santa Claus for this year?"
"Personally, I'm saving to have my money to have my "Mitt Romney for President" tattoo removed from my derriere. And as for Santa, I'm hoping for stock options and a Timothy Geithner voodoo doll. And I'm asking for them to be delivered Dec. 20. I'm hedging my bets on that whole Mayan apocalypse thing."
Mullin is senior writer of the News & Eagle. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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By Mannix Porterfield
Register-Herald Reporter
If this mid-autumn blizzard comes as a surprise, then there's one explanation — you simply haven't lived long enough to recall an earlier assault by nature.
Those with vivid memories of 51 years ago know what happened back on Oct. 19, 1961.
And mind you, that was 11 days earlier in the month than this week's hurricane-laced snow blitz that is threatening to paralyze much of West Virginia.
So early in the autumn was the 1961 pounding that most of the trees were still heavily burdened with leaves, and the result was predictable.
"The snow came down pretty heavy," said Paul Fox, now in his 22nd year as a substitute teacher in Fayette County.
"It got on the power lines and froze and broke some of those. The trees had such heavy loads of snow and leaves on them. They fell down across the roads and across the power lines."
Fox and two teaching colleagues — Doug Kincaid and C. Adam Toney — were car-pooling back then, and bound for schools that day with a good reason.
"We left Oak Hill that day to travel over there because it was our first paycheck," Fox recalled.
Toney taught English and ultimately became a sheriff, and Fox was an instructor in American government, world history and algebra, at Ansted High, while Kincaid taught at the middle school on a hill overlooking the high school.
"We were completely shocked that day going to school," Kincaid said.
Of course, one must bear in mind this was before today's sophisticated weather tracking systems, home computers and cable television.
"Back in those days, they didn't call off school," Kincaid said.
"If you could make it, you made it. If you couldn't, you didn't. Different counties had different rules on snow days. A snow day was practically unheard of back in '61."
Fox was the designated driver that day, and says he wasn't really worried when he got behind the wheel of his 1959 Ford Fairlane for the trip.
"On the way over, just before we got to Chimney Corner, there were a few slick spots on the curves," he said.
"It was my week to drive. I got stuck one time, but it wasn't bad for the old '59 Ford I had. It just came down really quick and the leaves had frosted. It just stuck to the tree leaves and brought the branches down on the power lines and across the road."
The sudden snowstorm didn't faze Fox.
"Not really," he said.
"I was just 24 years old and not that scared of driving."
Nancy Holt-Stewart of Beckley, a retired advertising employee of The Register-Herald, has good reason to remember the 1961 snowstorm. It began a day before her birthday.
"There was plenty of ice," she said. "My oldest daughter was 9 months old."
Kincaid left for Richmond to work as a timekeeper for Phillip Morris after graduation from West Virginia Tech, and from there departed for Albuquerque, N.M., to help a friend construct an adobe in Corrales, along with another friend, Wendell Ray Acorn, a Penn State wrestler who ultimately spent 7 1/2 years as a prisoner of war of the communist North Vietnamese — five of them captive with Arizona Sen. John McCain in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton."
After a year teaching social studies in Ansted, he moved on to Maryland for 12 years, where he also was an assistant principal of an elementary school, then returned to become director of personnel for Fayette County schools. He retired in 2002.
Is this impending blizzard a source of worry?
"Not really," he said.
"You have to take what comes. I guess we're better prepared. We have a generator this time."
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Wednesday, 14 December 2011 10:24
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December 14, 2011
A novel manufacturing technique could help solar cell efficiency, making the renewable energy source more cost competitive with fossil fuels.
Companies that manufacture solar panels currently use a process through which silicon wafers are heated to temperatures higher than 1,000 degrees Celsius. Reaching such searing temperatures requires a significant amount of energy, which is counterintuitive given the benefits associated with the alternative energy technology.
Experts assert that in order for the clean technology sector to achieve an increasingly bigger market share over the coming decades, it is necessary that scientists improve current production techniques. Industrial engineering research taking place at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, aims to achieve such a goal, and scientists from the facility said recently they had crafted a new manufacturing process that uses significantly less energy.
In fact, scientists from the National Renewable Energy Lab asserted that by heating solar wafers through concentrated light beams, they had reduced energy consumption levels by roughly 50 percent during the production process. What's more, by employing light instead of heat during manufacturing, the researchers affirmed they were also able to remove impurities from the silicon wafers, potentially augmenting their power output.
The lab's novel manufacturing technology, dubbed the Optical Cavity Furnace (OCF), is still in the early stages of development, but scientists said initial results have been incredibly promising. By utilizing photonics, the OCF uses "tightly controlled engineering to maximize efficiency while minimizing heating and cooling costs," according to the scientists. Moreover, they asserted it is capable of purifying "solar cells at unmatched precision."
The design of the machine differs from that of conventional heating systems, according to MIT's Technology Review. The OCF is composed of an assortment of lamps that are contained within a highly reflective compartment, a design that allows the system to maintain a uniform temperature. The uniformity in temperature is so consistent, according to lab engineers, that it essentially prevents any energy from escaping.
"It virtually eliminates energy loss by lining the cavity walls with super-insulating and highly reflective ceramics, and by using a complex optimal geometric design," the scientists said. "The cavity design uses about half the energy of a conventional thermal furnace because in the OCF the wafer itself absorbs what would otherwise be energy loss. Like a microwave oven, the OCF dissipates energy only on the target, not on the container."
The researchers are also confident they can continue to tweak the design of the OCF, effecting efficiency improvements. National Renewable Energy Lab principal engineer Bushan Sopori asserted that lab scientists are poised to augment the device's efficiency by four percentage points. Such an uptick is significant, as efficiency improvements within the solar technology sector do not often surpass one half of a percentage point.
"Our calculations show that some material that is at 16 percent efficiency now is capable of reaching 20 percent if we take advantage of these photonic effects," Sopori said. "That's huge."
The OCF could also be used to introduce an oxidation step into the solar wafer manufacturing process. Under normal circumstances, oxidation is introduced only in the production of high-end solar cells, but the OCF would effectively make the process less expensive, enabling a larger number of firms to incorporate it into their production facilities.
With many of the government-funded tax incentives and subsidies supporting the clean technology sector set to expire over the next year, the researchers affirmed improving the OCF and other solar manufacturing technologies is essential to ensuring the future success of the industry.
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That is what makes this current compromise surrender to special interests so doubly tragic. Like any exercise in legislative sausage making, near infinite deals and trade offs went into crafting the piece of Health Care Reform legislation that lies in front of us today. From day one Liberals went along with many of them only as a way to preserve a viable public option within the overall Health Care Reform package, since you have to give up something to get something blah blah. For one thing, sundry formulas that directly impact private industry's bottom line were negotiated and agreed upon early in the process on terms Liberals might not have ordinarily agreed upon, with the understanding that there would be a real public alternative preserved as a result of those concessions, one that would offer real competition to private industry, forcing it to think long and hard about continuing to price gouge their policy holders.
What resulted was a classic shell game. All of the liberal concessions went right to the bank and got cashed, while liberals held onto their legislative I.O.U. Now the shuffling has stopped and the shells have been lifted and there is no Public Option under any of them, let alone a robust one. There is no medicare buy in either. Instead we find restrictive language on abortions.


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---- — NEWBURYPORT - City officials are scheduled to meet with members of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Monday to discuss ongoing concerns about odors emanating from the private landfill at Crow Lane.
The meeting, which will be held at the offices of DEP, has been scheduled for several weeks, but it comes at a time when odors from the site have once again been troubling the landfill's frustrated neighbors.
For years, the neighbors have suffered from episodes of nausea, sinus problems, headaches and itchy, watery eyes due to the odors from the landfill. The landfill was purchased in 2000 by the company New Ventures with the plan of closing it by heaping tons of demolition debris on top and capping it. Since then, city officials have been working with the state to get to the point of closure.
While the closure process has advanced in recent years, progress has slowed recently.
Yesterday, several residents continued to notify city officials of odors coming from the privately owned facility.
"I called in a complaint to New Ventures at about 8 a.m.," said Ron Klodenski, of Wildwood Drive, "because of sulfur dioxide odor coming from the Crow Lane landfill. I noticed it at the intersection of Coltin Drive and Wildwood Drive."
City officials and affected residents alike had expected the troubled landfill to be closed, sealed and odorless by at least mid-2013.
But Klodenski and others have filed several complaints this spring to New Ventures. Spokesmen at New Ventures could not be reached yesterday.
City Councilor Brian Derrivan, who represents the ward in which the landfill is located, was busy yesterday in attempting to obtain relief for nearby residents.
Derrivan, in a memo to Anthony Furnari, director of public services, stated, "I need you to get DEP to the landfill today and find out what's going on with the flare. I also want to know the last time the flare was inspected . . . I look forward to your response."
Furnari, several hours later, reported to Derrivan, "A site visit was conducted at Crow Lane and the corner of Coltin Drive and Wildwood Drive. There was no odor detected at the time . . . all indications at this time is the flare is up and running."
Spokesmen at the DEP could not be reached Friday.
The flare is a flame at the end of the gas extraction system at the landfill. If the flare is out, and the filter material has not been replenished as need, the hydrogen sulfide comes out of the stack and creates "rotten egg" odors.
Mayor Donna Holaday on Friday said she is concerned about ongoing problems of odor emissions at the landfill.
Holaday indicated that numerous deadlines in the capping process have not been reached by New Ventures, and said that she is going to prevail upon state authorities to compel New Ventures to comply with agreements to halt odors and complete the sealing of the landfill.
Also, city officials say that a pipe under Crow Lane that was created to feed nearby vernal pools has collapsed and needs to be replaced.


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With so much speculation of UFOs from other planets is it possible that the US has the technology to manufacture a space craft and the flying objects that have been reported are really from Earth? A nurse in Colorado thinks so.
A Lakewood, Colorado nurse was outside taking a break from her job at a nursing home at 7:30 p.m. when she happened to look up. There, floating in the sky was a flat, black, triangular-shaped object with seven red lights blinking randomly on the bottom. It moved overhead under the cloud cover looking like a creature from the movie "Predator." It had a wing span that was two to three times the wing span of an airplane and didn't make a sound.
According to the Examiner the witness went on to say, "The effect was like the movie 'Predator' when the creature came out of the water and its cloaking wasn't working properly. Not the electrical effect on the surface but just the mottled effect of a malfunctioning pattern matching effect."
The nurse stated that the craft hung in the sky for less than a minute. She just happened to be looking in the right place at the time. Eventually the object disappeared. "Basically it appeared to either go into more clouds or the cloaking effect switched back on. I had cell phone in my hand but stood there like a dummy not wanting to look away."
Even though a lot of technology is involved in making a craft like this the witness thinks that it might have been made here on Earth.
Is it possible to believe that science and technology has advanced so much that a country could manufacture a triangular-shaped craft that makes no sound whatsoever, has the ability to cloak itself, and have lots of flashing lights? Okay, the lights sound pretty feasible but a cloaking device? Is there even a space program anymore that designs futuristic crafts like this?
The witness is probably a very good nurse and likes her science fiction but that doesn't mean that she's an expert in space technology. It would be amazing if a country had the science to create a craft like the ones that have been spotted flying around for so many years but has this happened?
Novelists have some wonderful ideas and it's true that many of these ideas have come into existence but cell phones still can't beam us up to Scotty or anywhere else except to a more expensive cell phone plan and the most popular cloaking devices are blankets that hide kids from monsters living under their bed, and the UFO floating around Colorado is more than likely from another world than from this planet.
Until technology becomes as advanced as the human imagination keep those eyes to the skies because something could be flying above.


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Her first published novel, As You Wish, appeared in January 1999 as part of Jove's Time Passages time-travel series. Later, her ghost romance Eternally Yours helped launch Jove's Love Letters line. Leisure Books released her historical, For the Love of Lila in May 2002. Most recently, Zebra published her two traditional Regencies, Lord St. Leger's Find (a past Golden Heart winner) and The Artful Miss Irvine, as well the Regency novella "A Perfect Duet" in the anthology With this Ring.
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