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This journey that we started as kids has taken us through avenues and boulevards that now include beautiful brides and active children. Many many miles later, our perspective on things has changed as we now look through the lenses of grown men. Although we are advised to forget our past and focus on the road ahead, some memories — great memories — are etched deeply by events, powerful speeches and perhaps songs that became radio favorites. For years, while on the road or in a restaurant, we'd sing along when the airwaves serenaded us with these classics. These old tunes never fail to make us smile when we're at the uncertainties of life's intersection. The thought behind this project is simple: to make you smile. May these nuggets from our past decorate your today as our journey into the next chapter of our lives… LOVE CHAPTER.
Merry Christmas
Sitting here in Las Vegas getting ready to board our last flight home before Christmas. What a tour it's been! Got to meet some great people, visit with family and friends, experience some beautiful cities and enjoy traveling with my brothers once again.
I'm so thankful for the doors that God continues to open. His faithfulness to bring opportunities for ministry year after year is astounding to me. I'm continually amazed at the fact that people buy tickets, come to our concerts, purchase merchandise and give so generously to help us fulfill His call on our lives.
Thanks to all of the Kuzins for your love, faithfulness and support. Where ever you find yourself on the journey of life, always remember that God's plan is greater for you than you can imagine. In spite of the darkness and pain that is so prevalent in our world because of sin, Jesus still reigns. He is in control. As we celebrate His birth, may His peace, comfort and love shelter you and your family. May His wisdom and guidance lead you into everlasting joy! Let the beauty of His grace be the gift that you experience throughout the next year!
The best part of the road is "going home". That's where I'll be. Until next time,
Blessings and Merry Christmas!
Love Chapter
It's hard to believe that we are already in the 4th quarter of 2012. As we prepare for Christmas and "A Christmas Collage" tour that is ahead, we are also in the midst of working on a project that we've discussed for quite some time now.
Over the last 25 years, we've had the privilege of singing at several weddings, vow renewals and even been a part of some of our friends asking their future spouse to marry them. (So far, no one's said no!) It's always a sentimental feeling to see couples gaze into each other's eyes, have their 1st dance or even see a Dad giving his daughter away as they listen to "their song" being sung. Oh, the different stories of love!
Which brings us to the latest project we are working on, "Love Chapter". This record is a compilation of love songs that we grew up listening to, singing and learned to appreciate over the years. They are "cover songs" by various artists that you've probably heard and love as well. Collectively, we've been married for over 70 years. As you can imagine, it has been quite a ride! Our wives have been amazing through it all. The messages of these songs have been lived out during some of the most rewarding and challenging times of our lives. Every one of them marks a defining moment in our individual journeys. We can't wait for you to sense the nostalgia, the love, the joy, and great memories we've experienced over the years singing them and in the studio recording them.
Although this is different from any other project we've ever done, we are very excited about the potential of impact. We strongly feel like the state of our communities, country and world could use a lot more "Love". Please pray with us as we release "Love Chapter." Pray that it will open people's hearts to God's love for them. May couples be reminded of their commitment to love no matter what chapter of life they're in. Pray that many of us will remember our 1st love for Him and return to it. And most of all, may those who have not yet found true love, find it in the ONE where pure love comes from. Jesus is His name!
Let the "Love Chapter" begin,
The Katinas
The Katinas & Kuzins Cruise
Adele "Set Fire To The Rain" Cover
The Katinas Visit Page Middle School
The Katinas visited Page Middle School in Williamson County, Tennessee. They were able to share a message of hope and encouragement in addition to singing some popular songs for their young audience.
Tribute to Junior Seau
JUNIOR and THE CHANCE!
Along with millions of others, we mourn the loss of our friend and brother, Junior Seau. We grieve, we cry, we question, we wonder. We are saddened, shocked and distraught. Yes, death comes to us all, but the realization of such truth doesn't necessarily alleviate the pain. Especially when it comes to take a hero, a role model, a pioneer, a trailblazer, a game changer, a brother and a friend like Junior.
He was born and raised in the same town we grew up in. Smaller cities are usually recognized by the successes of their own sons. For Oceanside, California, this distinction undeniably belongs to Junior. He put Oceanside on the map. He never forgot where he came from. After playing for USC in LA, living in beautiful La Jolla, Miami and New England, he chose to come back home. He not only represented Oceanside, he defined it. "Oceanside": Family, friends, music and surfing. In the middle of it all was a life dedicated to giving to the less fortunate.
One of our most recent memories of Junior was working out with him and hundreds of locals on the beach at 6 o'clock on a Saturday morning. He was leading the charge like only he could, training people of all ethnicities from 3 different generations. You would of thought he was still training for the NFL by his passion and attention to detail during that entire workout. At the end of it, he gathered everyone in a huge huddle and gave one of his fiery motivational talks. "Good job everyone, good job! We're doing it again next week. If you show up and work hard, I can't guarantee you'll win, but at least you'll give yourself a chance"! "A chance", it's what he got as a young boy growing up on the east side of the city, and it's what he made the most of for the rest of his life.
Although we may not understand why he passed so suddenly, we are thankful for a "chance". We are grateful for the chance to have witnessed such generosity, passion, dedication, and love from such a fun and loving person. Described by many of the NFL greats to be the best teammate and opponent they ever had, let us not take for granted "a chance". A chance that was given to all of us that knew him well and casually alike. He had a knack of making everyone feel like a part of his family, a part of the team. Cherish the chance when he called us "buddy" and literally lifted our spirit. I hear is voice loud and clear, "Show up, work hard, give yourself a chance"!
We love you Junior.
Your brothers,
The Katinas
The Twins
Twin: a person or thing that is exactly like another.
February 1st, many years ago, Siainiu Liu Katina gave birth to John and James affectionately known in the home as, "The Twins". Mom used to dress them exactly alike. They continued this practice on their own all the way up until middle school. They were connected at the hip to say the least. They are both passionate about their families. Both of them love the Steelers, the Lakers and the USC Trojans. They love fried chicken and rice. Most importantly, they love Jesus with all of their heart. No question, they share a special bond that continues to grow even at the mature age of…….We'll let them share that on their own blog.
Although they are twins, contrary to what Mr. Webster says, those that know them well would agree that they are NOT exactly like the other. Yes, they share many common interests. However, both of them are remarkable in their own distinct ways. Perhaps at another time, we'll share with you some of those unique differences.
James and John, we honor you today. You have been an inspiration to so many. You each represent what it means to be loyal, faithful, consistent, hard working, obedient, true and loving. It has been a blessing to watch you become husbands, Dads and the men of God that you are. Thank you for using your own life experiences to bring hope to those of us that live with you, those that work with you and to the Kuzins from all over the world who've grown to love you.
We love you both. You each hold a special place in all of our hearts. We thank you for teaching us what it means to "prefer one another", while remaining strong as a unit. You've taught us all, "That even though we're different, we're the same"!
Happy Birthday Twins!
We love you,
Chrissy, Jackson, Dylan, Haylee, Rylee, Sharee, Zion, Jett, River, Steele, Blaze and the rest of us
Pics From The K5 & Kuzins Cruise 2012
The Katinas & Kuzins Cruise 2012 will definitely go down as our best cruise event, yet. 300 Kuzins came from all around the world for 4 days of fellowship, food, fun, concerts, devotions & so much more. The best part was the many friendships that were made between the Kuzins. Next year's cruise to The Bahamas promises to be just as spectacular and we hope that many of you will be able to join us. For more information or to register, log onto http://thekatinas.com/cruise
If you are on facebook please "like" The Katinas & Kuzins Cruise page @ https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Katinas-Kuzins-Cruise/312013792167463?v=info#info_edit_sections
Blessings, The Katinas


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A pack of coyotes chased a California man out walking his 130-pound dog.
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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Love is in the air at WBTV. My photographer for this series of reports, Alison Toole, is now Mrs. Bronson Hill. Alison and Bronson wed this weekend in a ceremony that was both beautiful and within budget!! Alison scoured the big box stores for the accents that set a romantic scene.
As Alison, and most brides will tell you, you have to set your wedding day priorities. Bari Lanning, WBTV's 5pm producer is planning an April wedding. "We reconnected on Facebook," says Lanning. "We discovered we have everything in common."
Today, two years later, that college friend is now her fiancé. "I'm pretty excited it's not too stressful yet. We're getting a lot of the big things done and taken care of. It's all the small details that we need to work on," Lanning says. The big things are the location, the photographer, and the food. That takes a major part of your budget. But for the accents, for the scene setters, Bari turned to a web site called Save-on-crafts.com. "We're making our own centerpieces, our own flower arrangements," Lanning says.
Lanning and her fiancé Brian, also found a bridal expo helpful in their search for a wedding cake. "It was the only thing that we found, but it was worth it. We're going to save $150 bucks on our cake," according to Lanning.
Perhaps the most important detail Bari has worked out, "We're remembering this is one day, it's one party and people are going to remember the memories more than they're going to remember how much things cost" says Lanning.
Below is a link to the site Bari found such treasures. You will also find a web site that promises a wedding calculator.
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How much could your wedding cost? www.costofwedding.com
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Youth hockey match goes twelve overtimes, ends in shoot-out (video)
Apr 21, 2012, 12:52 PM EDT
There have been many memorable overtime-sporting events but have you ever seen a sporting event go twelve overtimes? Well, a girls' youth hockey match reached that impressive level last Tuesday.
It happened at the Atom A provincial round-robin championship tournament in a first-round game between the Stratford Aces and the Chatham Outlaws in Toronto, Canada. Coaches for both squads of 4th/5th graders wanted to end the game in a shoot-out prior to the twelfth overtime but girls on each squad wanted to play it out.
However after the twelfth overtime of play with no winner decided, a shoot-out had to decide the winner and after nearly 156 minutes of total ice time, 10-year-old Emily McFadden of the Stratford Aces put in the game-winner as the fourth shooter:
"I was feeling kind of scared as the game went on. It was intense," McFadden said. "I was very tired and the other team was barfing." "Right before I flipped, I saw it. The puck was in slow-mo," she said. "In the huddle, our goalie, Skyler Stockie said 'thanks for scoring'. "
The Aces day didn't end there as they played another tournament match against North Halton two hours later. Stratford would go onto win that match by the score of 1-0…in the third overtime.
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Out of all the weapons confirmed. Which one are you dying to use and why and when?
For me, its the machete. (95% Confirmed is in, just never showed in gameplay)
I wanna go one on one vs a average bandit and see his reaction to me holding a machete. And I wanna find out the epic fight sequences that can go down with it.
What about you guys???
I always tend to enjoy the bolt action rifles more than any other gun in games, and I have a feeling it will be this way in TLoU as well. And if we do get to choose which weapons we teach Ellie to use, I'm keeping the rifle for myself
But as far as speculating what I'll enjoy the most, I'm pretty sure I'm going to have a lot of fun with these makeshift explosives... I forsee a lot of messing with the human AI and boobytraps
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Last night Santa Cruz High students put on their fancy disguises and made their way in throngs to the Rittenhouse building in downtown Santa Cruz for prom. Girls wore dresses that either flowed behind them or looked as though they were just painted on, and guys got out their best rented tuxes and clip on ties for the big night.
People say prom is overrated, or it's the most important experience in high school. That it's incredibly life changing or devastatingly boring. I might have been one to agree with them, before last night. The Rittenhouse building is amazing, and while I only saw the lobby and the top floor, it was enough to get me excited. A wraparound balcony on the top provides the perfect view of Pacific Avenue, and is key to the dance because it allows for some fresh air.
The top floor was decked out with starry lanterns and spotlights, tables which were quickly pushed togerther, and a buffet line of delicious food. In the center of the room, a rectangle of cement formed by white columns, was the dance floor. While there was the first hour or so of the dance where no one dared cross center stage unless they were accompanied by their entourage, as the night went on and the DJ started to play top 40 hits it was soon packed. It's here, lost in a forest of arms and sweat and flashing dresses that bounce up and down and up again, that prom comes to life, that prom becomes not just about the after parties.
Soon the floor was crowded and inhibitions lost somewhere in the mob of hip-pumping teens. I've said it once and I'll say it again, when you look at a high school dance from the outside it's plain nasty, like a single gyrating, hip grabbing, perspiring monster. But when you're there, lost in that crowd, forgetting about how your suit is holding up, hypnotized by the deep beats of today's music- it's plain euphoria.
Perhaps this is why, when everyone started to notice the entire ground moving up and down beneath our feet, and the cracks in the cement that spidered out from us, no one stopped dancing. Lost in the music that pumped from a man with a laptop, we gladly accepted the fact that if we fall through the ground, we might as well go out dancing.
So for nearly four hours we danced as the dance floor roled, cracked, and slowly disintegrated the ironed suits and braided up hair.
Prom might not be the most important moment in high school, may not even be in the top 5, but it's definitely something I'm going to remember for a long time.


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Windham, NH — Thomas Aaron Wilson, 93, of Windham, N.H., died on June 9, 2013, after a period of declining health. He was born in his family homestead in Windham on July 26, 1919, the only son of Clarence H. and Margaret T. (Shea) Wilson.
Thomas was a 1937 graduate of Woodbury High School in Salem, N.H. At the age of eighteen, with a desire to "work on airplanes," Thomas secured employment at Hamilton Standard, a division of United Aircraft Corporation. He started out as a mechanic assisting engineering personnel in the Experimental Department. He also worked on propeller assembly, and during these early years he gained the technical expertise which would serve him well throughout a forty-year career as a Hamilton Standard Technical Representative. Thomas worked on contract with the United States Navy, as well as the United States Air Force in military installations throughout the United States, to include Maryland, Arizona, California, Texas, New Mexico, Hawaii, Georgia, South Carolina, Rhode Island and Maine. He also travelled throughout the world with military contracts in the Marianas, Guam, the Philippines, Turkey, Egypt and China.
Pinnacles of his career included an historic September 1948, delivery flight of the first forty-passenger, 300 mile-per-hour pressurized Convair-Liner aircraft, which travelled 19,000 miles from San Diego, Calif., to Melbourne, Australia for Trans Australia Airlines. He was also particularly proud of his involvement with VXE-6 deployments to Antarctica over a three-year period. Family members will always remember a scratchy ham radio phone call from the South Pole from their Dad!
As world travelled as he was, Thomas reveled most in being home with his beloved wife, Anne, and his children. His children remember him as one who would return home from work to a houseful of kids, roll up his shirtsleeves and dive into helping with meal preparation in his shirt, boxer shorts and socks! He was committed to each and every one of his children, throughout his long life, and loved attending family events where his growing family honored life's trials and tribulations with tight-knit togetherness.
In his later years, Thomas was a shining example to family and friends of how one loves fiercely, as he cared for his wife, Anne, during her lengthy illness prior to her death in 2006. He then showed his true New Hampshire Yankee tenacity as he battled cancer and declining health with physical rebounds akin to the fieriest phoenix!
Thomas was also always proud that he continued to live independently in the Wilson homestead in Windham, where generations of Wilsons have lived for over two hundred years. Passers –by, who would stop in for a visit, would invariably be treated to a tour of the old homestead, his beloved "bahn," and the wooded lanes where he put the cows out to pasture, on chilly New Hampshire mornings, as a barefoot New Hampshire boy. The walls at the Depot Road house, and all of our hearts, will forever hold all of the many stories of his life with the same tenacity as that young boy riding the birches on his grandfather's land.
Thomas is predeceased by his wife of sixty-four years, Anne. He is also pre-deceased by an infant son, Joseph Aaron; his daughter, Margaret T. LaFleur of Derry, N.H.; and sister, Helen Wilson Bolton of Londonderry, N.H.
He is survived by his children, Mary J. Massa and husband, Joseph of Derry; Thomas A. Wilson and wife, Mary Jane of Milton, MA; William T. Wilson and wife, Babette of Derry; Cornelius Wilson and wife, Roxanne of Derry; Frank O. Wilson of Windham; Madeline Bergeron and husband, Dennis of New Boston, N.H.; Helen McCarty and husband, Normand of Sparta, N.J; Patricia L. Fowler and husband Christopher of Derry; and Nancy J. Riddervold and husband, James of Clifton Park, N.Y. He is also survived by 19 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.
ARRANGEMENTS: After cremation, visiting hours will be held Friday, June 14, 2013, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry. A funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. Committal of his cremated remains will be Saturday, June 15, at 10 a.m. at Forest Hill Cemetery of E. Derry. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Windham Rail Trail Alliance, P.O. Box 4317, Windham, NH 03087, mark donations for restoration of the historic Windham Depot area. To send a condolence, or for more information, please visit www.peabodyfuneralhome.com.


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After the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., the federal government passed the Gun Control act of 1968, which generally banned interstate firearms transfers except among licensed manufacturers, dealers and importers.
Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely, who is 62, remembers that time and how many people were "up in arms" about proposed changes in the gun law.
"A lot of people were worried that the government would try to restrict or take away their guns," Blakely said, noting that it did not happen.
Such concern was sparked again in 2012 and 2013 following gun violence in Colorado, Arizona and Connecticut and attempts to address it through law changes.
For example, following the mass shooting of children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School as well as Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Tucson and Oak Creek, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., proposed a ban on semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. In addition, President Barrack Obama signed 23 executive orders on Jan. 16 to address gun violence in the wake of the mass shootings.
Although Blakely is a fervent supporter of the 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms, he does believe the government should look at ways of protecting children and others from mass shootings like these.
"I have had guns all of my life," Blakely said. "I am a firm supporter of the 2nd Amendment. I have bought a rifle and shotgun for my grandson and I want him to be able to use and enjoy them the rest of his life. But, I think people on both sides need to look at and read the 23 executive orders. I don't see anything in there that would infringe on a person's right to own and enjoy a gun."
He believes people on both sides of the issue — those trying to ban semiautomatic weapons and those opposed to any restrictions — need to read the executive orders.
Blakely does not feel the same about Sen. Feinstein's proposed bill, but he isn't worried about it because it won't pass, he said.
"You have a better chance of seeing Barrack Obama elected governor of Alabama than you do of seeing Sen. Feinstein's bill passing," the sheriff said, pointing out that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives would never allow it.
Jan. 16 executive orders:
• Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system;
• Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent states from making information available to the background check system;
• Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system;
• Direct the Attorney General to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks;
• Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun;
• Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers;
• Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign;
• Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission);
• Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations;
• Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement;
• Nominate an ATF director;
• Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations;
• Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime;
• Issue a Presidential Memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence;
• Direct the Attorney General to issue a report on the availability and most effective use of new gun safety technologies and challenge the private sector to develop innovative technologies.
• Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes;
• Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities;
• Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers;
• Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education;
• Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover;
• Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges;
• Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations;
• Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health.


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Peabody — James H. "Chris" Coffin, Jr., 73, of Peabody and formerly of Middleton, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Wash., surrounded by his children. He was the husband of the late Susanne (Wisniewski) Coffin. James is survived by his children, Jamie Coffin and wife, Amber Agne, of Seattle, and Kristen (Coffin) Merrill and husband, Michael Merrill of Arlington; his grandsons, Owen and Eli Merrill; and his sister, Donna (Coffin) Butler and husband, Theodore Butler of Middleton.
Raised in Middleton, he was the son of the late James H. and Dorothy (Smith) Coffin. He was a graduate of Holten High School in Danvers and went on to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University, a Master's degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University, and a Master's degree in Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He lived in Peabody for over 40 years.
Chris taught high school chemistry for over 30 years, most of those in the Swampscott Public Schools. He was an avid sports fan who loved calculating statistics, and he loved to cook and travel. He enjoyed spending time with his family at Kimball Lake in Fryeburg, Maine.
ARRANGEMENTS: There will be no public funeral service, at the request of the family. Memorial donations may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168.


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The AlphaZoo Spinner has two play and learning modes meant to introduce children to the alphabet and animals. In Letter Mode, spin the wheel or press the sun button. When the wheel stops on a letter, kids will hear the letter's name. If the wheel lands on the music notes space, "The Alphabet Song" will play. If it lands on the star space, kids will be asked to find a letter on the wheel. In Animal Mode, spin the wheel or press the sun button. When the wheel stops on an animal, kids will hear its name and a fun sound effect, usually the sound the animal makes. If the wheel lands on the music notes space, kids will hear "Old MacDonald." If the wheel lands on the star space, kids will be asked to identify an animal by the sound they hear.
Parents can also program the AlphaZoo Spinner to recognize the first letter of their child's name. Manually spin the spinner to the letter "L", then slide the mode switch two times. You will hear "Parent Mode! Spin to the first letter of your child's name." Once you have done this, slide the mode switch one time to confirm.
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The AlphaZoo Spinner is a colorful and interactive toy. Kids will especially like hearing the toy tell them what the first letter of their name is. The sun button is large, so it's easy for little kids to push, which helps with fine motor skills.
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At the Effingham Area Drug Court Graduation Friday, he hoped to put all that behind him.
"The only hope we have is here today in this court and with these people," Evans said during the ceremony. "We need more of this. it's the only way things work."
Evans is one of three 2013 graduates of the Drug Court program. The other two are Jeff Gill and Faith Leas. All three opted out of a prison sentence in favor of the program, which is intended to keep non-violent offenders out of jail and help them stay sober, as well as leave behind the lifestyle that can go hand-in-hand with drug abuse. After six years and 30 graduates, the program seems to be working.
"Their transformation over the last few years isn't something we normally see in the criminal justice system," said Judge Ericka Sanders. "Except in Drug Court."
Along with requiring program members to attend support groups and therapy, Drug Court participants are subjected to one, and possibly up to four, random drug tests a week, required to pay the costs of their prior criminal cases, obtain a GED if they do not already have one, and attend drug court between one and four times a month. Sanders said those restrictions have led many people who have been offered a place in the program to instead choose jail time.
The guest speaker for the event, Brianee Martin, is a past graduate of the program who started drinking and smoking marijuana when she was 13 and progressed to muscle relaxers and narcotics before graduating high school. She said the program is the only thing that has allowed her to attend college and become a mother.
"Drug court saved my life," she said. "It was the intervention I needed. These people opened up their arms and didn't judge me and that was really important to me. I've never felt so cared for by absolute strangers."
Evans said through the help of the program, he is now able to see his past drug use as a disease that he was able to overcome by his own choices.
"One of the things I learned is that my addiction was an obsessive-compulsive disorder," he said. "It's the only disease that can go into remission by choice."
Sanders praised all the graduates of the program for their hard work to get this far.
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The rainbow-hued huge G's out front are a sign that this Galway bar is proud. Special events and late-night dancing keep it buzzing through the year in the frolicsome West End.
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Adult Scoliosis
When viewed from the side, the spine has several normal curves that help distribute weight evenly and center the weight of the head and body over the pelvis. However, when viewed from the front or from behind, the normal spine is straight. Scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine that causes the spine to look more like an "S" or "C" than a straight line when viewed from the front or from behind. Scoliosis can cause the bones of the spine to rotate upon one another so that one shoulder, scapula (shoulder blade), or hip appears higher than the other.
Patients who did not have scoliosis during childhood or adolescence can develop secondary scoliosis due to other spinal conditions that affect the vertebrae. Such conditions can include degeneration, osteoporosis (loss of bone mass), or osteomalacia (softening of the bones). Scoliosis can occasionally appear years after spinal surgery for other conditions.
Scoliosis Symptoms
Scoliosis symptoms do not typically include pain, even when structural abnormality is visible. If pain is present, it typically begins as low back pain. A combination of the degeneration of the spine and scoliosis deformity may also cause pressure on nerves. This can lead to weakness, numbness, tingling and pain in the lower extremities. In rare and severe cases, pressure may develop on the spinal cord, leading to weakness, spasticity, gait difficulties, and bowel and bladder problems.
Scoliosis Treatment Options
Scoliosis Treatment Without Surgery
Usually degenerative scoliosis treatment options are on the conservative side. Treatment commonly includes medication and physical therapy and exercise. Mild pain medications may be prescribed to use as needed. Usually strong pain medications, such as narcotics, are not recommended due to the risk of addiction. Exercise and physical therapy typically does not fix the abnormal spinal curves of scoliosis. However, a well-rounded physical therapy program can ease pain and inflammation and improve mobility, strength, and posture, thus allowing patients to carry on with their activities of daily living. Therapy sessions may be scheduled each week for four to six weeks.
Bracing is not used as routinely as it is in cases of childhood or juvenile scoliosis. The use of a spinal brace may provide some pain relief, but in adults the brace will not cause the spine to straighten due to skeletal maturity. Special shoe inserts, called orthotics, or a simple shoe lift may reduce back pain in patients affected by crooked gait or differences in leg length.
Scoliosis Surgery
Scoliosis surgery may be recommended in some cases of degenerative scoliosis, especially for patients having worsening nerve problems, uncontrollable pain, or spinal stenosis. Surgery is often reserved for pain that is chronic and severely debilitating. The options for surgery include laminectomy and spinal fusion.
Lumbar laminectomy, also called decompressive laminectomy of the lumbar spine, involves removal of a small section of the bone on the back of the spine (lamina). This takes pressure off the nerve roots. Bone spurs or fragments from a degenerated disc that are pressing on the nerve are also removed, thus taking pressure off the nerve roots.
Laminectomy is commonly combined with a spinal fusion to straighten and stabilize the spine and stop the progression of the curve. Fusion for scoliosis may involve a posterior approach only or may require both an anterior and posterior approach, depending on the severity of the scoliosis and the amount of curvature correction needed. Once the bones are fused, they become one long column. Because these fused spinal vertebrae are no longer made up of separate bones and joints, there will be no movement or flexibility in that area, thus halting the progression of the scoliotic curve.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Energy stocks ended flat-to-higher on Friday, as shares of Murphy Oil and Chesapeake Energy Corp. weighed on the sector, while Occidental Petroleum and Lufkin Industries provided a lift.
After rising in recent days on optimism surrounding a European bailout, a weaker-than-expected addition of 80,000 non-farm payrolls in October kept most energy stocks from heating up again. Read details on U.S. jobs report
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The News Hub panel discusses the October employment picture and how the Federal Reserve might respond. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images
The Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA -0.33% fell 61 points.
Within the 30-stock DJIA, energy sector components Exxon Mobil Corp. /quotes/zigman/203975/delayed/quotes/nls/xom XOM -0.46% and Chevron Corp. /quotes/zigman/289939/delayed/quotes/nls/cvx CVX -0.21% rose 0.4% and fell 0.3% respectively.
Among movers, Chesapeake Energy Corp. /quotes/zigman/126832/delayed/quotes/nls/chk CHK -0.85% fell 6.8% and Murphy Oil /quotes/zigman/234838/delayed/quotes/nls/mur MUR -0.89% dropped 3.6% while Lufkin Industries jumped 4.3% and Transocean /quotes/zigman/531240/delayed/quotes/nls/rig RIG +0.31% gained 2.3%. Occidental Petroleum /quotes/zigman/236880/delayed/quotes/nls/oxy OXY -1.03% jumped 2.6%.
Chesapeake Energy's third-quarter adjusted earnings of 72 cents a share beat the forecast of 66 cents a share in a survey by FactSet Research. The company also announced plans to raise about $3.4 billion by selling assets in the Utica shale of Ohio in two separate deals. Chesapeake also plans to spend $1 billion to boost domestic natural gas demand.
Chesapeake said it'll sell up to $750 million of additional CHK Utica preferred shares to investors by Nov. 30.
Ultra Petroleum Corp. /quotes/zigman/132904/delayed/quotes/nls/upl UPL -2.77% rallied 9.6% after it said it has the ability to increase its 2012 production for lower costs than in the past as it benefits from development efforts in the Marcellus shale of Pennsylvania.
The company expects 2012 production of at least 290 billion cubic feet, above the roughly 250 billion cubic feet expected in 2011.
"We can deliver reasonable production growth in 2012 for about half our cash flow and much larger growth by merely spending our internally generated cash flow," CEO Michael Watford said on a call with analysts.
Ultra also said its third-quarter profit fell to $149.1 million, or 97 cents a share, from $162.6 million, or $1.05 a share although adjusted profit increased to 72 cents a share from 60 cents a share. Operating revenue rose to $293.1 million from $240.4 million. Analysts expected the company to earn 65 cents a share. Shares of Ultra Petroleum traded flat at $33.27.
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Among energy sector benchmarks, the NYSE Arca Oil Index /quotes/zigman/6015539/realtime XX:XOI -0.60% rose about 0.2% to 1,242, showing a loss of 35 points, or 3% over its week-ago ending point of 1,277.
The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index /quotes/zigman/6015474/realtime XX:XNG -1.33% moved up 0.2% to 682 on Friday afternoon, 6 points, or 1% below its level of 688 seven days ago.
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ATWATER — Voters passed a special tax Tuesday to support public safety in their city.
The vote was too close to call late last night since provisional ballots and vote-by-mail ballots turned in at the polls still needed to be counted.
This morning, Merced County Registrar of Voters Barbara Levey confirmed that the special tax passed with 67.1 percent of the vote. Since the tax is specifically earmarked for public safety, it needed two-thirds of the vote to pass. The final vote tally was 1,822 "yes" votes and 895 "no" votes.
Measure H opponent Fred Warchol, an Atwater planning commissioner, predicted Tuesday that the measure would pass despite the tight margin.
He had mixed feelings about the additional half-cent sales tax.
"I'm glad because our police will be getting some badly needed support from this Measure H," he said.
However, he said City Hall has done a poor job of managing money in the past, and he thinks the city will come back to the voters looking for more money in the future.
With the measure leading Tuesday night, Bob Calaway, a former Atwater police chief and backer of Measure H, said he thinks the community will be stronger and more secure because of the tax.
"I feel extremely good and if it continues like it is, then I think we've overcome a major challenge," he said. "I'm just very, very happy that the majority of our citizens are stepping forward."
Emergency services have been through hard times since the city's budget has been hit with significant revenue losses.
Staffing is down in the Police Department, which has dropped to 26 sworn officers from 36 in 2007. Officials say police and fire equipment is worn out and needs to be replaced.
The Atwater Police Officers Association took a 22 percent pay cut late last year to help the city out of a financial crisis that threatened bankruptcy.
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Measure H will generate more than $1 million in revenue for public safety. The tax will last for a maximum of 10 years.
Serafin Mercado, a 45-year-old Atwater resident, voted against Measure H because he thinks the city can find the revenue through other means instead of burdening citizens with another tax.
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Sprinkler fault sparks Brunel fire worry
8:40am Tuesday 13th November 2012 in News
FIRE safety fears have been raised after 21 stores in The Brunel arcade were left without a functioning sprinkler system.
The Brunel has revealed that part of one of the three chambers in the system has been affected by a leak, meaning the part of the building nearest Canal Walk is not served, although the fire alarm is in full working order.
The problem, which started some days ago, is expected to be fixed by Thursday at the latest while staff wait for a replacement part to be delivered and installed.
Customer Sarah Henderson, who highlighted the issue in an email to the Adver, said: "I go to a salon in the Brunel Centre and whilst there one of the security guards came in and asked the staff, and I quote, 'Everything okay? Not on fire?' and then left when they said there was no fire.
"When I asked why he said that, they told me that security have been coming in this week every two hours, as the sprinkler systems are not working.
"The staff said that they now wonder if the system has been inactive for longer than they know about, and also when they might be fixed, as this has not been mentioned. They are led to believe it's the entire system for the centre, not just their salon.
"The staff were pretty annoyed as they pay a separate insurance to the centre for such things as the fire safety and are still paying their premiums.
"For me, the biggest worry is the fact that if there was a serious fire in the centre the lack of sprinklers could have devastating consequences for the public – and also for local businesses if their units or stock was damaged or destroyed and they find their insurance invalid due to such an issue."
Andy Wynn, the manager of The Brunel centre, said: "There is currently a leak in one section of our sprinkler system in The Brunel, which will be repaired very soon.
"The fire alarm system is in full working order and should a fire occur, the alarms would sound immediately and staff and shoppers would be evacuated quickly and safely. The temporary closure of part of the sprinkler system does not put anyone at risk at any time.
"During this period, we have also put a fire watch system in place, which is standard procedure in shopping centres."
Staff at Aqua-G hair salon said the problem may have been going on for about a week, and that centre staff had visited every two hours to check everything was okay.
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Motown boss cites Michael Jackson's "questionable decisions" at memorial
As Michael Jackson's coffin was wheeled in to the Staples Center about 10:30 a.m. by his brothers wearing matching suits and sequined gloves, the Andrae Crouch Choir set the scene with the gospel tune "Soon and Very Soon."After introductory remarks by family friend, the Rev. Lucious Smith, who said, "He is never really gone at all," Mariah Carey took the stage to sing the Jackson 5 hit "I'll Be There" with help from Trey Lorenz.10:50 a.m.: Lionel Richie performs the Commodores tune "Jesus is Love."10:54 a.m.: Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. delivers a light-hearted nostalgic speech, saying Jackson was "like a son to me." He says Jackson made some "questionable decisions" but "accomplished everything he dreamed of."11:03 a.m.: A video montage11:07 a.m.: Stevie Wonder is escorted to the piano. "This is a moment that I wished that I didn't live to see come … but God must have needed him much more." He performs "I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" and "They Won't Go When I Go."11:15 a.m. Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson speak. The latter notably omits Jackson's father, Joe, in referring to the wonderful family that will embrace Jackson's three children.11:21: Jennifer Hudson performs "Will You Be There" with audio footage from Jackson.11:25: The Rev. Al Sharpton credits Jackson for eradicating racial barriers, drawing attention to world hunger and for the election of President Barack Obama. "Wasn't nothing strange about your daddy," he said in remarks directed to his children. "It was strange what your daddy had to deal with … but he dealt with it anyway."11:33 a.m.: Guitarist John Mayer, the only white performer to date and who also shares a publicist with the Jackson family, performs an instrumental version of "Human Nature."11:39 a.m.: A tearful Brooke Shields says "we were two little kids having fun," as she recounts their youthful pranks. "He was often referred to as the king, but the Michael that I knew always reminded me more of 'The Little Prince,'" and she quoted a passage from the Antoine De Saint-Exupery children's classic.11:48 a.m.: Jermaine Jackson sings what Shields says was his brother's favorite song, "Smile," from the Charlie Chaplin film "Modern Times."11:52 a.m.: Martin Luther King III and Bernice King, children of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., take the stage. Bernice says that even while Jackson was being dogged by "persecutions and accusations" he took the time to call their ailing mother, Coretta, in October 2005. "My only wish is that he could have seen the glow on her face."11:59 a.m.: Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee recounts the biblical story of the Good Samaritan. "I call Michael Jackson the Good Samaritan. I call him Michael Jackson who cared and loved for the world."12:07 p.m.: Usher performs Jackson's "Gone Too Soon," stares at the coffin, breaks down and removes his ever-present sunglasses. He is quickly hugged by the Jackson family.12:12 p.m.: Video footage of the Jackson 5 singing "Who's Loving You."12:13 p.m. Smokey Robinson: "I wrote that song!" He looks at the coffin. "He's my little brother over there."12: 18 p.m.: Shaheen Jafargholi, a finalist on Britain's Got Talent, sings "Who's Loving You."12:22 p.m.: Jackson choreographer Kenny Ortega explains Jafargholi's presence: He would have performed with Jackson during the planned comeback shows in London.12:24 p.m.: Shades of Live Aid '85 in Philadelphia. An all-star version of "We are the World," with the speakers, performers and the Jackson family taking to the stage. LaToya Jackson — her face is concealed under a massive LaBelle-style hat — clutches her brother's children. One of them is chewing gum.12:29 p.m.: "Heal the World" follows. Gordy clenches his right fist. The Rev. Jesse Jackson is in a trance-like state.12:34 p.m.: Jermaine Jackson thanks everyone for coming out, says he is lost for words. Marlon Jackson recalls the days they used to watch The Three Stooges. "We will never understand what he endured … Being judged, ridiculed. How much pain can one take? Maybe now, Michael, they will leave you alone."12:40 p.m.: In what may be the first time the public has heard her speak. Paris, 11, tearfully says: "Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine, and I just want to say I love him so much." She immediately was embraced by Janet Jackson, sporting a black beret.12:42 p.m. The coffin is carried out.12:49 p.m.: The worldwide TV feed ends with a reminder that concert promoter AEG Live owns the copyright to the broadcast.
Jennifer Hudson sings of love in "Idol" return
A lot has happened to Jennifer Hudson since she last took the stage on "American Idol." In her highly anticipated return to the show on Wednesday night's broadcast, Hudson sang "If This Isn't Love" from her Grammy-winning 2008 debut album.
If the performance was not as poignant as her power ballad "You Pulled Me Through" during the Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, it was a moment to be savored for a singer who has experienced life's highs and lows since she finished a disappointing seventh in 2004. Ironically, when producers this season introduced a rule allowing them to save one contestant from elimination, Simon Cowell mentioned Hudson's early exit as a justification for giving him and his fellow judges veto power over America's votes. And on the same night that viewers saw Hudson's performance, they saw the judges use their save power to rescue Matt Giraud.
Jennifer Hudson to return to "American Idol"
Singer Jennifer Hudson will return to "American Idol" on Wednesday night to tape a performance for broadcast later, a source in her management office said.
Hudson first gained fame on "Idol" in 2004, when she finished a disappointing seventh in the competition. The 27-year-old singer went on to have a more illustrious career than some of the show's champions, winning a supporting actress Oscar for her role in the 2006 movie "Dreamgirls" and this year winning a best R&B album Grammy for her self-titled 2008 release.
With Norman Gentle, will comedy upend singing on "Idol"?
It was a pretty humdrum night on "American Idol" until Norman Gentle took the stage.
Until this season, every contestant to make it this far on the ultimate talent show has been unfailingly serious about their quest for fame (though, admittedly, the seriousness of Sanjaya Malakar's 2007 turn is open to debate). They may tug at viewers' heartstrings by saying they only want fame for the sake of family members who depend on them, and they may smile and joke, but none of them make a joke of the often humiliating process of laying it all out there on the "Idol" stage.
Critics rate Grammy Awards a so-so show
The Grammy Awards on Sunday failed to elicit a chorus of praise from the critics, who tended to agree that the show was all over the musical map.
Brian McCollum, pop music critic for the Detroit Free Press, called the show "one of the most sizzle-free Grammy events in recent memory, marked by tepid live performances, unmemorable acceptance speeches and low-key presenters with dud jokes."
Grammy weekend kicks off with Neil Diamond tribute
Coldplay, Foo Fighters and Jennifer Hudson were among the pop stars paying tribute to Neil Diamond Friday night in Los Angeles to kick off Grammy weekend charity event, MusicCares Person of the Year.
The celebrity-studded gathering of 2,200 people at the L.A. Convention Center honored Diamond, 68, for his philanthropy, including large donations to relief efforts for Texas areas ravaged by Hurricane Ike.
Dreamgirl Jennifer Hudson set to sing
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Singer Jennifer Hudson is set to perform for the first time since the October shooting deaths of her mother, brother and nephew in Chicago.
Hudson is scheduled to sing on Feb. 6 at the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year show in Los Angeles, an event leading up to the 51st annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8.The event is to honor Grammy-winning singer Neil Diamond.


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For the next few posts, we're going to need a way to represent a dictionary. You could go with just a flat list containing all of the words in the dictionary, but the runtime doesn't seem optimal. Instead, we want a data structure that lets you easily get all possible words that start with a given prefix. We want a trie.
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Essentially a trie is a misspelled tree. More seriously, a trie is basically a tree where any node can have any number of children. In this case, the root of our trie will represent the start of every word in the dictionary. Then at each level, each branch will be either a single character or the symbol
word. If it's a character, the branch represents continuing down the word. If 'word is set, that means that this is a valid ending of a word.
For example, here is such a dictionary containing just the words
COG and their plurals:
So how do we build such a structure?
First, we'll start with a structure that basically just wraps the nested hashtables in case I print one without meaning to (they're kind of large).
; make the structure opaque in case I try to print them (define-struct :dictionary: (value)) ; make a dictionary (define (make-dictionary) (make-:dictionary: (make-hasheq)))
After that, we need a function that can add a word to an already existing dictionary:
; add a word to a dictionary (internally a trie) ; keys are either characters => nested trie or 'word => #t/#f (define (add-word! dict word) (let loop ([cs (string->list (string-upcase word))] [node (:dictionary:-value dict)]) (cond [(null? cs) (hash-set! node 'word #t)] [else (when (not (hash-ref node (car cs) #f)) (hash-set! node (car cs) (make-hasheq))) (loop (cdr cs) (hash-ref node (car cs)))])))
Basically, we use the
loop to recur down the nested structure, adding new branches to the tree as needed with the
(when ...) part. When we get to the end, we set that hash's
word-ness to
Easy enough. So what if we wanted to reverse that and check if a word is in the dictionary? (Not strictly necessary for the given problem, but useful for testing.)
; helper to do a partial lookup in a dictionary ; returns a node in the trie if given a valid prefix/word ; returns #f otherwise (define (get-node dict word) (let loop ([cs (string->list (string-upcase word))] [node (:dictionary:-value dict)]) (or (and (null? cs) node) (and (not (null? cs)) node (loop (cdr cs) (hash-ref node (car cs) #f)))))) ; check if a word is in the dictionary (define (contains? dict word) (let ([node (get-node dict word)]) (and node (hash-ref node 'word #f))))
get-node abstracts out the first part of that by handling the main part of the recursion for us. It will go down a tree until it gets the node that we want or
#f if the specified
word doesn't exist. All
contains? has to do then is to make sure that we did actually get a hash and that it represents the end of a word.
After that, the next step is to write a function that will load a dictionary file into this trie structure. Basically, I can use yesterday's code with only minor modifications:
; load a dictionary from a file ; one word per line, case doesn't matter ; ignores any words that have non-alphabetic characters (define (load-dictionary filename) (let ([dict (make-dictionary)]) (with-input-from-file filename (? () (let loop ([line (read-line)]) (unless (eof-object? line) (let ([word (string-trim line)]) (add-word! dict word)) (loop (read-line)))))) dict))
string-trim call is necessary to remove the trailing linefeed that
read-line returns.
Finally, a few more helper functions. First, a lookup function to make going one level down a tree easier.
; given a dictionary (or it's node (or #f)) and a letter ; return the nested value or #f it there isn't one (define (lookup dict letter) (let ([node (if (:dictionary:? dict) (:dictionary:-value dict) dict)]) (and node (hash-ref node letter #f))))
And then we want a function that will return all words that start with a given prefix. This is a little more complicated, but hopefully not unreasonably so:
; get a list of all words in the dictionary with a given prefix (define (words-by-prefix dict prefix) (let ([prefix (string-upcase prefix)]) ; once we have the suffixes, add our prefix (map (? (ls) (string-append prefix (list->string ls))) ; loop from the node to all leaves (let loop ([node (get-node dict prefix)]) (if node (let ([r (apply append ; add the current letter to each recursions (for/list ([(k v) node] #:when (and (not (eq? k 'word)) v)) (map (? (ls) (cons k ls)) (loop v))))]) ; include the prefix if it's a word (if (hash-ref node 'word #f) (cons '() r) r)) '())))))
The core of that deserves some special attention:
; add the current letter to each recursions (for/list ([(k v) node] #:when (and (not (eq? k 'word)) v)) (map (? (ls) (cons k ls)) (loop v)))
Basically, I love Racket's
for family of macros. This one says for each key/value pair k/v in the current level (ignoring word endings at this point), recur into that branch. Then we
append each of those sublists together. Finally, if the node we're currently at ends a word add that to the recursion. And that's it. Pretty simple, yes? Let's try it.
> (words-by-prefix dict "DRAGON") '("DRAGON" "DRAGONET" "DRAGONFLY" "DRAGONFLIES" "DRAGONHEAD" "DRAGONS")
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Clarification: Police initially reported the driver to be Kyle's mother. The family has since identified the driver as his stepmother.
An 11-year-old student, who was in critical condition since Friday afternoon at Children's Hospital in Detroit, died Sunday evening from injuries he received in a car accident, said.
"It is with great sorrow that we update this information with the fact that Kyle Halcomb, the 11-year-old passenger in his mother's minivan, passed away on Sunday evening from injuries he sustained in the crash," township Detective Sgt. Deron Myers said in a Monday morning news release.
Anchor Bay Middle School North and Maconce Elementary, where Kyle's siblings attended school, will have crisis teams of psychiatrists and social workers on site Monday.
Robert Tidd, the Anchor Bay School District's director of human resources, said the the entire district is mourning the loss. He said his thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Kyle was badly hurt in a , police said.
His siblings—Maconce Elementary students, ages 8 and 10, and fellow Middle School-North students, ages 12 and 13—were transported Friday from McLaren Medical Center-Macomb in Mount Clemens to Children's Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Myers said.
The driver, who suffered minor injuries, ran a red light at County Line and 26 Mile while driving the five children to school because they missed the bus. Her minivan was struck by two vehicles, from east and westbound lanes on 26 Mile, as it headed south on County Line, Myers said.
The other vehicle drivers were not seriously hurt. Drugs and alcohol were not factors in the crash involving the Casco Township family. School district officials declined to comment Friday and deferred all questions to police.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated at 2:15 p.m. Feb. 13 with comment from the Anchor Bay School District. This story also was updated the morning of Feb. 13.