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MerleFest is a big part of his ministry, says Roy Dobyns, senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Boone, who has devoted many years of service as festival chaplain at the annual event in Wilkes County.
"Being a chaplain has given me the opportunity to meet people in many situations," Dobyns said.
From officiating weddings to making late night hospital visits, to counseling, listening, laughing, crying and praying with festival participants, Dobyns loves being a listening ear and a smiling face.
"I'm happy to be available to assist people in getting the help they need," he said.
While counseling centers at the college and local ministers have provided many services to those people in need, Dobyns said he believes that providing a festival chaplain further indicates the desire of MerleFest leadership to care for the needs of its attendees.
Ministering at MerleFest is something for which he anxiously anticipates from one year to the next.
"One year the theme for MerleFest was 'Music, Moments and Memories.' The theme described what has become for me a celebration of spring and a reunion of sorts," he said.
Highlights of Dobyns' personal celebration include Seldom Scene and Allison Krauss on the Watson Stage, dancing (sort of) with the Duhks and Donna the Buffalo, remembering songs from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band from his college days, seeing the Dixie Chicks and Raffi on the Little Pickers Stage, watching his kids develop a fondness for roots music because of Rice, Bush, Rowan, and Nickel Creek, listening to gospel music by Skaggs, Cowan and Gillian Welch, and sneaking off all by hisself to listen to Del McCoury and Ralph Stanley. ..."Those are my "Music, Moments, and Memories," he said.
More than all of that, Dobyns emphasizes is "the reminder that Doc Watson cared for Bill Young, that I get to see the Kruger Brothers and the Shepherds, and that I get to work for B Townes and Ted Hagaman, all the while roaming the grounds of MerleFest with my family."
It was because of his relationship to one of the festival's key organizers, Bill Young, and his wife, Evelyn, that Dobyna became the festival chaplain of MerleFest.
"The Youngs were members of Wilkesboro Baptist Church where I served as the minister of youth. Bill was very proud of the festival and Wilkes Community College and wanted me to love the festival," Dobyns said. "The church had a puppet and clown ministry that became very active in the Little Pickers Area. From my involvement there, and as a gate worker and volunteer with the festival, I was approached by Brenda Shepherd with the idea of festival chaplain."
The ministry first began as a service to the many volunteers and workers, Dobyns said.
"A quiet time on Sunday mornings in the cafeteria with a handful of MerleFest workers evolved into a 'Spirit of Sunday' devotional service for all festival-goers and workers on Sunday mornings at the Creekside Stage. I tell everyone I open for Doc Watson and the Nashville Bluegrass Band," he said.
Having called Western North Carolina home for nearly 25 years, Dobyns came to Boone last September as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Boone.
"The calling of God, the mission heart of the congregation, and the location of the church right on the ASU campus, led my family to come and serve Jesus in this special place," he said.
Before relocating to Boone, Dobyns served as minister with youth at Wilkesboro Baptist Church from 1986-2003, and as minister with students at First Baptist Church Asheville from 2003-09.
"I am very thankful for the opportunity that First Baptist Church of Boone provides for me the opportunity to give back to a place and an event that has so much meaning to me personally," he said.

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A MOTORIST and his passenger had to be airlifted to hospital after a road smash on the border of Burnley and Todmorden this afternoon.
A red Vauxhall Astra and a white Ford Transit van collided in Kebs Road, Cornholme, close to Cliviger wind farm, around 1.20pm.
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---- — This has all the fixings of the mano y mano bar room brawl.
The Patriots and Ravens are not bosom buddies. One team, the Patriots, is perceived as the golden child, while the other, the stepchild. The Ravens have been very good for a half-dozen years, but at the end it is almost always not good enough.
The odds are that this will be a close game, like two teams in the same division. They've played five times in four years and four of those games came down to the last play.
That's the mistake, I believe, a lot of people are making. The Patriots are better than the Ravens. At least they've been better over a 16-game season. We forget the Ravens, with a chance at gaining the top seed in the AFC or even a bye as the No. 2 seed, lost four of their last five games heading into the post-season.
But because of two wins, including an impossible dream-like win over the Denver Broncos, they are for real.
While I don't question their grit, I do question their ability to slow the Patriots down. I just don't see it. Last year's AFC Championship has been shown on reruns a few times on the NFL Network. A few things stick out about that game: Tom Brady made more forced errors than normal (two) and Joe Flacco was pretty good, not great.
What has changed since then? Brady has been on a tear when it comes to making few errors and Flacco is winging the ball like a true gunslinger.
Tonight is the night the Patriots are a legitimate Super Bowl contender, as opposed to last year when they were the best of a mediocre lot.
They are the best team in the AFC. The Ravens might be the second best team in the AFC. If the Ravens win, which is possibility with its grit and "destiny at their doorstep," I would not be surprised. The Ravens have a N.Y. Giants feel to them.
But one area where they don't have the Giants "mojo" is on defense. Getting pressure on Brady is probably going to have to be manufactured, through blitzes, etc. And that's a big risk.
I like Patriots taking control of the game early with the Ravens playing catch up. But this time, the Ravens won't have the guns to do it.
Prediction: Patriots 41, Ravens 20.
Atlanta win, slow down Kaepernick It has looked to easy for the San Francisco 49ers. And that's not supposed to happen with a second-year quarterback. The Atlanta Falcons have been under the radar the entire season, getting little respect because of past issues come playoff time. Well, I say today will be different. The Falcons will not let Kaepernick beat them as the Packers did. The Falcons will make sure that if Kaepernick beats them, it will be with his arm and head. I say it's not going to happen. Kaepernick will throw two interceptions and lose at least one fumble. But I can't blame him. It's a lot to digest in just several weeks time. Prediction: Falcons 23, 49ers 13


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Description: *Black Student Alliance Study-In 2011
During the week before Finals, for 8 days, BSA & other black student organizations will be hosting an initiative to promote scholarship, and counter the low retention and graduation rate of black students at MSU, with the goal of charting at least 5,000 collective hours worth of studying in the MCC between Thursday, December 1st and Friday, December 9th, 2011. The Multicultural Center (and the surrounding areas) will be reserved as a study area for all students. Each time a student spends a particular amount of time studying in the MCC area, they will be encouraged to chart that time to go towards the collective goal of hours spent studying. Those numbers will be calculated every few hours and then displayed publicly for the large group to see so that everyone can see how much studying we've accomplished at any given point. While the hours of the Study-in will parallel the building hours of the Union (7a-2a), participation in the Study-in is NOT contingent upon you staying in the building the entire time. At the end of the study-in on December 9th at 10pm there will be a large celebration with a full soul food spread and motivational speakers present to acknowledge the efforts of the black community!
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A treasured memory, I was 16 and picked my way through the crowd that was held in an aura of magical bliss to be in Big Sur in this surging epoch that was to become the 60's.. As I moved to the back of the stage, as I recall ; )-- there was a narrow ledge where I sat facing the ocean, while Joni was seated at the piano singing Woodstock. A coming of age, under the glorious musicality of Joni Mitchell.
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I drove up to Big Sur with Joni and she was kind enough to call me up to sing a few songs on the second day...It was the first time I heard her play Woodstock. Alone with the sun setting over the pacific she sat at a piano on the lawn of the Esalin Institute and blew my mind...
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This was the first time I had seen or heard Joni sing. Her voice was fabulous. I remember sitting with friends on the lawn at Esalen on a beautiful day where Joan Baez's sister Mimi had gotten married. There was a grand piano by the pool where lots of amazing music and performers were playing, BUT when Joni sang Cactus Tree we ALL got the " shivers". Her voice just resounded off the coastal mountains out the to sea. Her lyrics moved us all.Everyone was talking about how amazing she sounded. To this day every time I describe that serendipitous experience of ending up at Esalen and listening to Joni sing on that day people tell me they get the chills just hearing about it. Thank you Joni for all your music, lyrics and art. You have made life on planet earth a better place now and forever.
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Did the underwear bomber politically validate Obama's decision on Afghanistan?
by Kyle Shank, Thu Jan 07, 2010 at 06:09:48 PM EST
Let me first establish that I am against the decision to esclate the war in Afghanistan.
From a political standpoint it seems that the Christmas day terror event will likely erase much of the skepticism of Obama's choice to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. My bet is that the underwear bomber will be used by the administration as a silencer of sorts when the topic of Afghanistan is brought up. The cause to end the war there has been dealt a heavy blow politically. I can't imagine many or any 2010 candidates campaigning against our ongoing failures in the middle east. They know the words underwear and bomber will be right around the corner.
The topic of conversation has shifted to Yemen and hawkish pundits are giddy with the prospects of a newborn war. The fact that bombing Yemen seems like a plausible idea to some if anyone at all brings back too many bad memories. It is amazing how much terror can disrupt everything into a frenzy; it takes us years to calm down.
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"It gives me great pleasure to welcome Dr. Long Thompson to this Board," said FCA Chairman Leland A. Strom. "Her agricultural background and her leadership experience as a member of Congress and as an under secretary at USDA will serve FCA and the Farm Credit System well."
Long Thompson was nominated by the president on October 15, 2009, for a term ending on May 21, 2014. Her nomination is still pending Senate confirmation. Until confirmed, her recess appointment is effective through the next legislative session, which would be at the end of 2011.
Long Thompson represented Northeast Indiana as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995, serving on the Agriculture Committee and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. As congresswoman, she introduced one of the nation's first pieces of legislation banning members of Congress from accepting gifts; this legislation also expanded disclosure requirements for lobbying activities.
Long Thompson is the first and only woman to be nominated by a major party to run for governor in Indiana, as well as the first and only Hoosier woman to be nominated by a major party to run for the U.S. Senate.
From 1995 to 2001, she served as under secretary for rural development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she oversaw an annual budget of $10 billion and a staff of 7,000 employees. In this position, she managed programs that provide services to the underserved areas of rural America.
In addition, Long Thompson served as chief executive officer and senior fellow at the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, a nonprofit research and policy organization in Washington, D.C.
Long Thompson also has many years of experience as an educator, having taught at Indiana University, Valparaiso University, and Manchester College. She is also a former fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She holds the M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Business from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Valparaiso University.
Long Thompson grew up on a family farm outside of Larwill, Ind.; today she lives with her husband Don Thompson on a farm near Argos, Ind.


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I'm a postdoctoral researcher currently preparing an experiment which tests speech comprehension in noise - an initial venture for me.
Specifically, I would like to add multi-talker babble noise to the audio track of an audiovisual stimulus (.avi videos). I am looking specifically for 6-speaker babble noise, preferably 3 female and 3 male speakers. Ideally, I would like to use Spanish babble noise, but if the babble is spoken in English, I think it should be fine (I'm a bit skeptical as to whether Spanish babble noise has ever been created!)
Is there a free resource for such noise? Or, if anyone on this list can donate their babble-noise from a previous experiment (or can refer me to someone who might be willing to), I would be more than happy to make an acknowledgement in any potential publications.
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Mr. George Edward Langford Sr. of 5238 Philpott Road, South Boston died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, at the age of 81. He was born Feb. 8, 1932 to the late George Howard Langford and the late Jenny Walker Langford and was married to Faye K. Langford. Mr Langford was a retired security guard.
In addition to his wife, survivors include his children, George, David, Wayne Johnny and Jeanie; brothers, Tex, Johnnie, and Tim; his sisters, Mary and Ethel; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
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So the quest for an undefeated preseason has come to an end. Seriously, it was a pretty sloppy effort all around, but we're still 10 days from that mattering. Here's a few post-game notes and quotes:
* Jose Theodore stopped 19 of 21 shots, and was perfect for 59:49 of this one. Two goals in 11 seconds — one on a tip-in and one thanks to some poor defensive coverage in front — were his only black marks.
* The power play was 0-for-5, generating three shots in 13 minutes of extra-man time. "The first time they practiced it was this morning," Boudreau said. "When you have a lot of players, you don't have that opportunity. We had a couple of chances in Chicago and we got no results, so we'll start practicing that more."
* Karl Alzner and Mike Green were on the ice for both of those goals. Green logged nearly 28 minutes, including more than 10 on the PP. "He was playing with Mike, so he did a lot of backing up," Boudreau said of Alzner. "Mike likes to go. Those two hadn't played together at all during the preseason so I think starting Wednesday we'll start getting pairings [together] so they can start getting use to each other."
* Keith Aucoin had the Caps' lone goal. He centered the second line with Alexandre Giroux and Alexander Semin (though Mike Knuble and Semin flopped for most of the final period). "They're telling me to keep going and get out there and work hard," Aucoin said. "That's what I've been doing at this level so I'm going to just keep workin hard and let the pieces fall where they may."
* Alexander Ovechkin's line for the night: nearly 27 minutes and five shots on net.
* Boudreau praised Jay Beagle, Chris Bourque and Sean Collins for their work.
* Jeff Schultz isn't typically a stat-stuffer, but he had three shots on net, four hits and two blocked shots in 18:12.
* Finally, the line of the night comes from Andrew Gordon. I don't really have any setup for this quote: "I don't think there is any insurmountable lead these guys are going to give up this season," Andrew Gordon said. "Look at my first NHL game [the 5-4 win at MSG in December]. We were down 4-cobb after about two periods and ended up coming back and winning a big one in overtime."


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About 18 years ago, when Kinzie Scearcy was born, just about everybody predicted she would turn out to be a softball player.
With a father who played fastpitch for nearly 20 years and an older sister who had already taken up the sport, Kinzie's future seemed pre-ordained.
It turned out the prognosticators were right. Kinzie started playing T-ball when she was four and she's been around the softball diamond ever since.
Now a senior at Mankato West, Scearcy is about to begin her second full season as the varsity starter at second base. The 12th-grader loves being outside, loves playing softball and loves the notion that the Scarlets should be successful in 2013.
"I don't know if I had much choice growing up but I wouldn't change anything," she said. "I'm kind of a softball junkie. I've played with the Peppers every summer and last fall I went up to Rosemount to play with the Minnesota Sting."
Scearcy usually bats second in the order, which means she's often asked to bunt after leadoff batter Lauren Makela gets on base. She has no problem giving herself up to advance the runner.
"I like bunting when I get the bunt down," she said, "but when I don't get it down, I don't like it quite as much.
"But it's something that I work on constantly. Lauren and I are at the top of the order and it's our job to produce runs."
Head coach Don Krusemark agrees: "They are our table setters. They're both left-handed batters and they're both fast. They ended up scoring a lot of runs for us last year."
Scearcy ended the 2012 season fifth in overall hits (21), fifth in RBIs (11) and fourth in runs scored (13). West finished second in the Big Nine last season but made an early exit in the playoffs when it was eliminated in the first round of the Section 2AA Tournament by a score of 2-0 by Waconia.
"That one stung a little bit," Scearcy said. "We were the No. 1 seed and Waconia was No. 9. We're looking forward to our Mankato Tournament (later this month) because we play Waconia in the first round and we want a little revenge."
This year's Scarlet squad is coming off a 19-3 season and is loaded with upperclassmen. In fact, the only two underclassman on the 13-player roster are freshman Lexy Schoper (who played quite a bit as an eighth-grader) and sophomore Jen Larsen (the fourth pitcher).
Jessica Goerger is back after leading the team in batting a year ago with .557 average. Callie Looft (.431) also returns as does Makela (.426), Missy Elkins (.426) and Schoper (.357).
West's pitching is also well-established. The team's top three throwers from 2012 have all returned.
They are Malorie Veroeven (11-2, 1.17 earned run average, 81 strikeouts), Elkins (8-1, 1.00 ERA, 61 strikeouts) and Bre Black (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 strikeouts).
"Based on who we have coming back, you'd think we're in position to have another successful season," Krusemark said. "But you still have to play the games. We just have to keep improving week to week."


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— Good-bye lift, hello elevator.
We're back in the USA after more than two weeks in Europe, specifically Italy, the Vatican (it is its own country, you know) Switzerland, France and England.
Wife Louise and myself decided a few years ago other people were spending time abroad, we should save up and go, too.
Slowly, very slowly we prepared. Eventually, we knuckled down and got our passports taken. We took each other's pictures against the white wall in our kitchen, which has since been painted yellow, for our passport photos.
Since we were novices, we decided to go with a seasoned travel agent, rather than try to book it solo. We had a myriad of questions and having a travel agent (Jayne Colin) helped.
We booked through Trafalgar, a giant company whose buses you will see throughout Europe. We opted for a tour called European Splendor, because it gave us the most countries in one travel experience. It did not offer the most rest and relaxation. It did pack as many sites and sounds into one travel experience as one could hope for, however.
No chance to recover from a day and night in various airports and on airplanes. No time to adjust to time changes. We flew into Italy and were soon at a beautiful Italian restaurant for our first meal of the tour.
The next day, it was up at 6:15 a.m. to go to the Vatican and Coliseum. Unfortunately, Italy was hit by a nationwide strike of government workers that day so we couldn't get inside the coliseum, although the ruins were impressive from the outside.
Trafalgar offers local tour guides who are usually local citizens who speak excellent English and are proud of their communities. We had one showing us through the Vatican. As a tour group, we got quick access, not having to wait to get in like everyone else.
Wherever we went, until we hit London, we were whisked into establishments and given the cook's tour by experts. At the Vatican, we were given time to be shushed by guards at the Sistine Chapel. We got to see (and photograph) the body of Pope John Paul II. We experienced the ornate majesty of the Vatican.
From Florence to Venice to Verona, Italy is a beautiful country steeped in history and culture with its ancient districts with alleys for streets that date a thousand years. Not that an errant motorcycle or little car doesn't drive through on occasion, requiring pedestrians to plaster themselves against buildings. Cars in Europe, especially Italy, are small because gasoline tops $6 per gallon. Last summer it hit $9 in France.
Nothing prepares you for the sites of Venice, when your boat taxi turns a corner and you get your first experience with the beautiful architecture mixed with waterways. Each corner brings another feast for the eyes.
If you imagined Switzerland as a giant fairytale scene come to life, with towns that look like they came from painted clocks and gorgeous scenes of the Alps, well, that's exactly what Switzerland is. It is candy for the eyes, especially when you journey up the Alps. We stayed in Lucerne, but also spent an afternoon in a smaller community 40 kilometers away where we took horse and buggy rides to a farm where we had a lunch of local cheeses, wines and desserts and marveled at the country's sexy cows. Yes, Switzerland is the home of the sexy cow.
A long bus trip the next day to Paris had us viewing the Eiffel Tower at night, then going up in the Eiffel Tower to the top to observe the beauty of the City of Lights. Stops the next day included Versailles outside of Paris, opulent summer home of King Louis X1V, the sun king. It was taken over by the masses two kings later during the French Revolution.
Our local guide told us how the royalty had no privacy. People stopped in to see royalty give birth, to assure those in succession to the throne were who they said they were.
We visited the Louvre, where among the artistry was the Mona Lisa. No bans on pictures either. Use flash if you like.
The Louvre had a series of shops as well, including an Apple Store and Agatha's Jewelry, where I bought myself a 50th anniversary Rolling Stones watch.
The contrasts between the old and modern are all over Europe. We stopped at an ancient church in a little Italian town where the gift shop sold postcards featuring the Little Rascals.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa was an awesome sight, as you would expect. After feasting your eyes, you could buy a t-shirt of Sponge Bob or Spider-Man straightening it.
Our tour group of about 22 people from the U.S. and Australia stayed together for most of the journey, breaking up in London. The tour company's fast-paced structure let us see a lot and after a day in London, we were on our own. Our trip took a less efficient pace as we figured out London's transportation system and tried to visit what we could on our own.
Trafalgar is old pros at tours and theirs gives you a mix of the touristy and standard fare, like the Louvre and Eiffel Tower and front row at the Moulin Rouge along with out-of-the-way places, like the restaurant in the rolling hills outside Rome on a rainy night with a guitarist and two crooners or the buggy ride off the beaten path in the Swiss mountains.
Some highlights, thoughts and advice:
• Europe is different than the U.S. and each country is different. Italians aren't so worried about structure, while Swiss are very regimented.
• We had good luck with an iPad instead of a laptop to send photos and communicate with people. You need a $30 camera connection kit and wireless internet is iffy or costs extra at many hotels. IPads are less of a hassle at airport security, too.
Favorite stories:
• There are many, like seeing the Michelangelo's sculpture of David in Florence. (It was made of cheap marble)
• Being called onstage at a pub in Lucerne and have to yodel and chug a beer, then being recognized for my exploits by a stranger hundreds of miles away in Paris a few days later.
• You won't find toilet seats in public restrooms in Italy and no wash clothes in Italy or Switzerland.
• Wherever we went, people were friendly. The most helpful: People in England. "You look lost. Would you like some help?"
• To get electricity to work in hotels in Italy and Switzerland, you needed to use the card that unlocked your door and place it in a separate receptacle (almost like a time clock) in order to get lights to work. Pull the card out and out go the lights within two minutes.
• Wireless Internet was a new adventure everweekdywhere. Some places gave you 15 minutes free. Others had it free in the lobby. Some charged a euro an hour for service. None of it was particularly fast. If you have an iPad with AT@T service, you can get foreign data plans that are costly and offer less than a gig of service. We decided before we left that Internet access would not dominate our trip and the sites of Paris and London would win out over Facebook and email.
• Once you've learned a few words from all of the countries you've visited, are in awe of crazy driving in Rome and traffic-challenged Paris, once you can discern a euro from a pound, it's time to hop a plane for the long ride back to North America.
Auf wiedersehen.
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It's the interview you only saw on Eyewitness News, as a Charleston mom and her family, grieving the loss of their 10-year-old daughter, speak out about a life taken too soon.
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It's just too bad she won't be here to open up any gifts underneath it," lamented Payton's mom Lindsay. "Trying to find peace on Christmas Eve, it's tough," we said. "Yes, it is," Thomas agreed.
They're calling Payton their Christmas angel and still in shock, after the 10-year-old died Monday. Deputies told us her 9-year-old friend, accidentally shot Payton with a shotgun late Sunday.
"They were kind of dating!," said Thomas. " And I don't blame the little boy at all."
Thomas brutally described to us, where the bullets had traveled through her daughter's body. There was damage to her arm, lungs, chest, stomach, spleen and liver.
"All the little boy said was it was an accident. It just went off," her mom said. "And you believe him?," we asked. "Sure! He's a child," said Thomas. "He shouldn't have had it by himself anyway!"
Payton was a fearless tomboy according to her mother.
"You could not put a dress on her, she would never wear a dress," said her aunt laughing.
"I have pictures of her screaming in a Winnie the Pooh dress at two years old!," joked her mom.
"She had a kind heart, just an all-around wonderful girl," said her aunt smiling.
There are peace signs and happy thoughts on the walls all over her bedroom, but the mom told us there are not enough hugs in the world to bring the family any joy this Christmas.
"Yeah, we pretty much aren't celebrating at all," said Thomas.
"I know the little boy very, very well, he's a great kid, he's a very sweet kid!," said neighbor Lynette Stumbo, who said she used to watch the two kids playing all the time.
"I know it was an accident, but I'm sure that boy is going through a lot right now," said Stumbo.
And when it comes to gun safety and locking-up weapons, Payton's mom had this to say.
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A memorial fund has been set up at United Bank in Charleston. Lindsay Thomas said they are in need of donations to help the family pay for her funeral and burial expenses.
As such, funeral arrangements have not been set yet. Thomas said she would like her daughter's glasses back. They've been missing since the accident. She would like the little boy, if he knows where they are, to bring them over, so they can talk about what happened.
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My husband planted a small herb garden for me this year with rosemary, thyme, parsley and basil. Unfortunately the only one that made it was the basil (the rosemary and thyme didn't grow and something feasted on my parsley) but thankfully there is a lot of basil. Since we are heading to a party this weekend, have a ton of basil and locally grown tomatoes are in their prime I thought I would make a bruschetta to take with us.
I found a recipe from Ree Drummond (aka The Pioneer Woman) that looked delicious. I figured that it would be a lot easier to serve it with garlic pita chips than toast a bunch of bread and arrange it on a platter. Boy was I right. This recipe is so easy-the most time consuming part of the process was cutting the tomatoes. (Note to self: next time ask hubby to cut 'em while I am cooking the garlic.)
Don't be scared by the amount of garlic...everything blends together really nicely and the garlic is not overpowering at all.
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 10 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 pints red grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 2 pints yellow grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 20 or so basil leaves, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Heat olive oil over medium high heat in a small skillet.
- Add garlic and saute for about a minute, until it just starts to brown.
- Pour into a big bowl and let cool a bit.
- Add tomatoes, balsamic, basil, and salt and pepper to the garlic and toss to combine.
- Give it a taste and add more basil and salt if needed.
- Refrigerate for an hour or so if you have time (I didn't and it was still very good).
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Politicians and generals everywhere, repeat after me: "Air power alone can't win wars; you can't defeat terror on the cheap with technology; and (in the timeless words of Nathan Bedford Forrest) War means fighting, and fighting means killing."
Israel tried to fight humanely. Hezbollah was out to win at any cost. The result was inevitable.
The case of Salah Shehada, the head of the military arm of Hamas, is a prime example of ethical concerns in decision-making. Shehada planned terror attacks in Israel, including the attack on the Dolphinarium discotheque where twenty-one teenagers were killed, and he was in the process of planning a "mega-attack." We knew that if we hit him, the mega-terror process would stop because he was the mind behind it, the planner, the one who was really pushing the button. Shehada was always surrounded by innocent people until one night in July 2002 we found him almost alone, and we delivered a 2,000-pound bomb on his apartment and he was killed. Unfortunately, the intelligence about those in the surrounding buildings was wrong, and innocent people were killed. Yet when the decision was made, it was the right decision from an ethical point of view because the scale included a mega-attack threatening the lives of hundreds of Israelis, balanced against a terrorist with some collateral damage. But in this case the collateral damage was too high.A month later, in August 2002, we had all the leadership of Hamas - Sheikh Yassin and all his military commanders, all his engineers, all the minds of terror - in one room in a three-story house and we knew we needed a 2,000-pound bomb to eliminate all of them - the whole leadership, 16 people, all the worst terrorists in the world. Think about having Osama bin Laden and all the top leadership of al-Qaeda in one house. However, due to the criticism in Israeli society and in the media, and due to the consequences of innocent Palestinians being killed, a 2,000-pound bomb was not approved and we hit the building with a much smaller bomb. There was a lot of dust, a lot of noise, but they all got up and ran away and we missed the opportunity. So the ethical dilemmas are always there.The chief of staff is always asking, "Bring me an operational plan that will endanger fewer civilians around the terrorist." This is an important principle: We never target civilians. They kill our civilians but we will not kill theirs as a punishment. We are always targeting terrorists on their way to do us imminent harm. The dilemma is that the terrorists are within these civilians.
Hezbollah is moving quickly to aid the citizens of Dahieh and southern Lebanon.Professionals are volunteering their services to help those in need, while young people are offering their labor to help remove refuse and rebuild.Given this effort, it is highly unlikely that the Shia will forsake Hezbollah. First off, there's no alternative in Lebanon's sectarian system. Secondly, they are tangibly gaining from Hezbollah.If the Shia fully support Hezbollah, there is no way that the Lebanese government can reprimand Hezbollah for their actions or even think about disarming Hezbollah without a major sectarian battle.
Our army is finally deploying in the south after half a decade of absence. Many Lebanese are cheering the significant event, but to others this is simply another extension of an amorphous blob of vagueness.The skeptics don't know how the Lebanese army will deal with Hezbollah's weapons. Even Lebanese Ministers like Pierre Jmayyel and Joe Sarkis (representatives of Christian parties) thought the process was too "vague."The Lebanese government's position is that the Army will deploy in the south and that it will be the sole barer of weapons. The Government nevertheless assures us that no confrontation will happen between the army and their "brothers and families in the resistance."To a lot of people there's a big "You'll have to trust us" vibe coming out of the Government. People and international bodies don't like that. They want clarity, guarantees, checks and balances. Why would they otherwise trust the south with their soldiers? Why would the Lebanese invest again in the south if there's no assurance that the skirmishes won't happen again? A lot of people are threatened by Hezbollah's "hidden weapons" position.For those familiar with the Lebanese intractable politics however, the picture is much clearer. This is the best possible outcome for anyone wishing for the Lebanese government to spread its authority southwards. The Lebanese political landscape is so filled with nuances and landmines that the government is run like a family business: Any important decision has to be taken with absolute unanimity, or else we're in trouble.
Who is in charge in Lebanon?
They now have the onus of keeping Hezbollah from attacking Israel. And if they don't, it is they, justly, who will suffer the consequences.
How does one win battles like that when only one side tries to keep to the rules?
...but unlike Peters, I don't see that as a particular disadvantage for Israel. It elevates the problem and shifts the responsibility. Hezbollah is finally Lebanon and the UN's problem. It will be interesting to see how that plays out vis a vis Iran and Syria.
Hizballah killed about 50 civilians and Israel killed about 1000. When you kill more than ten times as many civilians as the bad guys, you're not going to win the PR war.
Don't like it Kofi? Too bad, you had your chance. Don't like it Jacques? You declined to send any meaningful troops to UNIFIL. Don't like it Lebanon? Tough sh*t, you had the job and bungled it.
Man this IS starting to sound like the 1930's all over again. McQ you remind me of the zeks in the Gulag who wrote to Stalin, "If ONLY Comrade Stalin KNEW." More fools they, Comrade Stalin DID KNOW, he approved!
You keep thinking anyone gives a flying F&c9 about what happens in Lebanon
Yeah ... they'll "go medieval" on them and still win the PR war.
War means fighting, and fighting means killing."
War means killing, capturing or degrading the enemy.
Lack of intel meant the ground forces and airpower were both ineffective.
Hezbullah officesRocket Launchers hiding in civilian areas
Andrew Sullivan appears extremely eager — desperately eager, hysterically eager — to believe there was far less to the British terror plot than meets the eye. Why? I suspect because of the news stories yesterday suggesting that it was broken up in part due to the use of torture in Pakistan. If that is true, Sullivan's passionate project over the past two-and-a-half years to declare torture everywhere, at every moment, and in every circumstance unacceptable goes up in smoke.
Al-Zarqawi lost a PR was against the US, not just in this country, but in the civilized world.
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Alcohol consumption in the city has stirred civic divisions for years. There are the Hermosans who view nightlife in town as a nuisance, and 264 of them recently sent postcards to City Hall, writing, "We'd like a safer, more peaceful downtown."
But bar and restaurant owners cite the economic value their businesses bring the city. They insist that they've been following rules set by the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, and they can't control the actions of patrons who over-indulge.
"I think I bring an asset to this community," said Gary Vincent, owner of Fat Face Fenner's Fishack, at a City Council meeting in July. "Unfortunately, I don't have a 401(k). I don't have a CalPERS retirement plan… I have a business [and] I'm so burnt out from having to come up here and defend myself."
At that same meeting, even City Council members expressed frustration with having to constantly revisit liquor policy. "All we talk about in this city is alcohol, alcohol and more alcohol," lamented Councilman Peter Tucker.
Even though residents, restaurateurs, and city officials are tired of recent alcohol-related policy discussions, the conversation actually started at least a century ago in the early years of the city's founding and during Prohibition.


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Dabo talks defensive line improvements
CLEMSON — – In mid-September, Dabo Swinney bristled when asked about the lack of production from Clemson's defensive line.
"They're all sophomores and freshmen," the Tigers' head coach said. "Do they have talent? Yes. Are they dominant? No. Can they be? Yes. That's why you play the game. Ask me that question again two years from now, when all those boys are full-grown men."
Only two months have passed, but Swinney's comments look prescient. Experience has done wonders for a young-but-improving defensive line.
Over the last four games, Clemson has piled up 13 sacks after garnering just seven in its first six games.
The Tigers are allowing 169 yards rushing per game for the season, 75th nationally; a month ago, the average was 202 yards per game, 102nd nationally.
In that same time span, Clemson's scoring defense has gone from 71st to 33rd nationally, and its total defense from 96th to 57th.
Plenty of credit goes to a defensive line which is finding its legs.
"It's a steady progression," said sophomore defensive tackle Josh Watson. "At the beginning of the year, I stated that it won't look as good at the beginning of the year as at the end, and it's starting to come full circle."
The line doesn't have one standout, dominant player; sophomore defensive end Vic Beasley leads the team in sacks with five, and his five tackles for loss are third on the line, but he's played only 208 snaps, about half as many as starting bandit end Corey Crawford (413 snaps, five TFL).
Nine linemen have already played at least 100 snaps, with seven garnering over 200. A year ago, only eight linemen reached 100-plus snaps through 14 games, and front-line starters like defensive tackles Brandon Thompson and Rennie Moore wore down late in the season.
"We just never really get tired because we've got a fresh body coming in behind us," Watson said. "After the game, I'm tired, but I can still go a couple more quarters if need be. It shows (defensive tackles) coach (Dan) Brooks' coaching is paying off for all the older guys, and the younger guys as well."
Saturday, Crawford scored Clemson's first fumble return touchdown in over a year, scooping up Shawn Petty's fumble for a 16-yard touchdown. He says the line lacked confidence while learning defensive coordinator Brent Venables' new scheme, which has changed. Crawford said the Tigers were "making the defense harder than it needed to be."
"I feel like when we were in the spring, we were moving so slow, we weren't sure whether we should be in this gap or those kind of things. Now that we've been in it a while and we know why we do certain things we have to do for a defense, it's boosting our confidence and making us work faster and harder."
Swinney has noticed the improvement. He said Tuesday that the line was "fundamentally so much better than they were."
"Light years ahead," he said. "They've still got a long ways to go, but from an improvement standpoint, they're so much better fundamentally and technically up front. They've developed real quality depth. Guys understand the system and they play faster and more confident with much more energy."
Players credit Brooks and defensive ends coach Marion Hobby for the improvements.
Venables says hand-eye coordination is a huge key.
"Just getting their eyes where they belong, playing with a better pad level, playing with their hands," he said. "Because their eyes are where they belong, their hands go where they're supposed to be. Footwork, staying square, trusting the call, the guy next to them, just trusting the call and the guys in their rush lanes. That's the biggest thing."
Improved play from defensive end Malliciah Goodman, the line's lone senior and upperclassman, has helped, too.
A month ago, Goodman had 11 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and no sacks in six games. Over his last four games, Goodman has 10 tackles, three tackles for loss and three sacks.
"Once you get a sack, they just keep coming," he said. "Once you get in that groove, it's hard to slow down. We've got to just keep feeding those positive thoughts and feed off everyone else."
Right now, the Tigers' line is enjoying a feeding frenzy.
"It's like we're maturing before your eyes and the coaches' eyes," Watson said. "It's seeing we can do it and become more dominant. That's what we're trying to be. More dominant as a front four to help out the team any way we can."


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The Port Arthur News
Nine-week-old child abuse victim Faith Mason is now breathing on her own and listed in stable by serious condition.
The infant, born July 13, remains in a body cast at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Shari Pullium, media specialist with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, said.
"It's still to early to tell what her quality of life will be. The damage has already been done. We're waiting to see how her body recovers from it," she said.
CPS and investigators have been in constant contact with the doctors and are waiting to see what their recommendation is on where to go from here. There is not release date at this time.
CPS was granted temporary managing conservatorship over the infant following a hearing in August. Neither of the baby's parents attended the hearing, she said.
Port Arthur Police Sgt. Scott Gaspard said a meeting with the doctors is scheduled and investigators will "see where the evidence takes us from there."
PAPD and the Jefferson County District Attorney's office are combining effort in the investigation. Charges have not been filed at this point.
The infant is suffering from two broken legs, two broken arms, a dislocated shoulder, 19 fractures, severe head trauma and brain damage. She was brought to Christus Hospital-St. Mary for treatment by a relative on Aug. 18 and was transported to Texas Children's Hospital shortly after.
Gaspard described the infant's injuries as the worst he has seen in his 24 years as a police officer.
"I'm not shocked, having seen the worst of humanity on a daily basis," Gaspard said. "We need justice for the baby."
Pullium said there is a lot of public interest in the child's welfare.
"We get calls from the community all the time wanting to know what's going on. They are really upset and want to know about this physical abuse case. Of course we can't release any information," she said. "She has touched everyone's heart and people want us to know they're praying for her and want a good outcome for her."
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