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Name: Alex
IGN: King Pandalot
Age: 16
Server: Northern Shiverpeaks(Can't switch until Sunday)
Level: 8 Norn Guardian
Has Mic?: Yes
Looking for mostly fun! Nice people to talk to, people to PvP with, WvW, etc...
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creating a warm social environment to experience the perfect feeling of Guild Wars. If you can give us your loyalty and the best that you can be in raids and PvP, we will be sure to take care of you and make you a part of our family. At the end of the day, and at this point in the MMORPG scene, would you rather sit in a guild with 500 people, not knowing or caring if you make a difference? Or would you rather be in a guild taking on the odds and making an impact?Up untill now, this is only the beginning. Being a Member of EXG grants endless possibilities. We give our members the oppertunity to grow inside the guild. This means they can get promotion in the ranks. This may vary from forum Admin to Ingame Officer. Due our large community and the high offer of content, alot of things needs to be done. We occasionally add careers inside our crew which helps you develop skills you can apply in real life aswell.
As we have mentioned before, we have alot of content circling around inguild. We have the typical Guild Events customized by our members and our members needs. A large forum with dozends of sections and topics where you can discuss, talk and spam the area. The forum has alot of features to play around with, to keep forum posting interesting. Not to mention our very own Guild Bar called TeamSpeak where our members reside. Also our website who gets a weekly update to stay ahead of any other guild providing the best content a player and member needs to know. (Note: Currently our new website is work in progress, so stay tuned for the big launch!)
Ofcourse we do understand that you might be very hyped about EXG right now. So are we! Due this, we are happily inviting you to our homebase at http://www.exg-guild.com . Feel free to join the forums and join in our community. Ofcourse, while you are at it, post an application aswell so you can join our community and discussions right away!
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Moving Beyond Basecamp: Managing Company Growing Pains
6/26/11 Update: Our company internal "How To Basecamp" instructions now posted by user request.
We've been power Basecamp users for several years. Basecamp is a minimalist-style project management system created by 37 Signals. While Basecamp has had its shortfalls, my view has traditionally been that Basecamp is much like democracy: It may not be perfect, but it's the best thing out there.
Recently, though, our company's internal communication needs have been causing Basecamp to creak and groan under the weight of larger-scale use. Employees have started to complain, and they're right: The way we're using Basecamp hasn't been ideal.
I've taken the initiative of evaluating Basecamp vs. other tools for our company, and as part of that role I'm going to publicize the main gripes we have about Basecamp to see if anyone out there has suggestions or best-practices to help us make good decisions for growth.
I'll also send this blog directly to the folks at Basecamp, but I'm not expecting much: 37 Signals is typically not super interested in listening to customer feedback unless it's on their terms. If I do get any responses from them, I'll post them in the comments section below.
In this post I'll lay out several main points:
- What we love about Basecamp
- Problems we're seeing with our use of Basecamp
- What we're doing to mitigate these problems
What we love about Basecamp:
Basecamp is in many ways a magical tool. We first fell in love with it when doing projects with external partners. We've used it with partners ranging from Microsoft and other Fortune 500 clients to local design firms. The main thing Basecamp does well is offer relief from email-based project management: Everything gets put into a web app with "just enough" functionality without being overbearing, and email can still be used to get alerts and respond to threads. It balances the use of email well, while removing the main problems email presents, like the lack of a threaded history across all participants over multiple messages, the lack of accountability and tasking and difficulty creating knowledge repositories.
Jason Fried and the other folks at 37 Signals also obviously put just as much thought into what features not to include as those they do include. For example, back in 2005 Jason wrote on a blog "We all have ideologies. Yours includes an absolute necessity for Gantt charts. Ours doesn't. We just have different opinions of what is required for good project management." And that's fine with me -- most software is so feature rich users have no idea where to start and never use most of the functionality. 37 Signals definitely does a great job of revealing functionality over time when the user is ready to utilize it. I'm also a heavy Highrise user and this is apparent in Highrise as well.
So let me be clear: What I am asking for is not necessarily an increase in features. In fact, I don't know what the answers are to the issues we're having. What I do hope, however, is that folks at companies like 37 Signals can re-think their systems based on some of the frustrations we're having and present solutions to these problems.
Problems we're seeing with our use of Basecamp
I am wording the issues we're having with Basecamp as "our use of Basecamp" on purpose: It's become obvious to me that our company staff (myself included) are not well trained on the use of Basecamp. We're not disciplined with the tool, and that's causing problems. Some might argue that users shouldn't need to be trained if the tool is good, and at some level that's probably true, but at this point I'm expecting that no matter what tool we end up using, we're going to have to implement a "best practices" guide at the very least, and possibly institutionalize a level of discipline in using the tool that we don't have today.
So with that in mind, here's our list of specific issues, ordered by pain level:
Searching for content is difficult and inconsistent. As you can see from the screenshot at left, we are putting a lot of content into basecamp. Each bubble shows the number of comments attached to that task. We're often getting to the point where items have 30+ comments in them, with some topping 100. Basecamp's search functionality is very limited -- it's picky about how search terms are entered, and when it returns results, it vomits up a long list of items, with messages, to-do's, milestones, comments and media all intermingled. We've resulted to trying to memorize keywords from posts to find them later, and in some cases even putting nonsensical words into the post so we can do keyword searches for that content later. (what does the word "flamingo" have to do with the project? Nothing, except that it's an easy word to search for later!)
There is an option box on the right side where a user can search for items only assigned to them (or find tasks that are assigned to, say, anyone) but get this: If you want to search across all projects for tasks assigned to anyone, you can't do it. In Basecamp's Dashboard view, the search for "anyone" is only for tasks not assigned to anyone, i.e., unassigned tasks, while in a project view it's what you'd expect: Anyone means anyone. Not being able to see a macro view of all tasks assigned to all users is a vexing issue with Basecamp.
No auto-save. This is another issue that just drives me up the wall. When you type content into text boxes in Basecamp, you lose it if you close the page. There have been many times I've written notes in a to-do and then lost the content. This is especially difficult because Firefox's private-browsing keyboard shortcut is just one key away from the "switch between tabs" keyboard shortcut, and Firefox closes and re-opens all tabs when you enter private browsing, so whenever I accidentally hit that key, I lose everything I've written but not saved in Basecamp.
Messages and To-Do's work differently. I don't know why Basecamp implemented messages and to-do's differently, but the fact that they did has made messages unusable for us. For example, when I write a message the image at left is what I see. I can checkmark certain user's names to decide who should receive an email notification about the message. So far, so good.
But get this: If I want to post a follow-up comment about the message, I can't change who gets pinged! Here's what it looks like. (Really astute Basecamp users might point out that technically you can hit an "edit" button in the message to change who gets pinged, but that doesn't count: Most users will never find that, and it's kludgy to use even if you do know about it).
To-do's, on the other hand, work differently. Every time you make a comment, you can check off the names of the people you want to receive that comment. This is critical. Being able to select people for email notifications cuts down on "email comment spam."
This difference in message vs. comment functionality has caused us to hack Basecamp: We have a specific to-do list for messages, so we can use the to-do system to post messages to each other. But this hack is sub-optimal because it clutters up our to-do's, and we lose the value of the to-do list bucket naming convention.
There's a related issue here, too: When users get an email comment notification and hit 'reply,' every user who was originally pinged gets that reply. It's like hitting the 'reply to all' button with a bunch of people in the cc line, which I've blogged about before as being an indication of terrible email etiquette. The only way around this issue currently is to log into the Basecamp page and un-check certain names when you reply with a comment. I'm not sure exactly how this behavior can be improved, but what I do know for sure is that when someone hits reply in an email comment notification, it shouldn't automatically go back out to everyone who was originally pinged.
No logging history in to-do's. We have one employee that consistently re-dates to-do's. I wish I had a trail of when the task was originally due so we could have conversations around that issue. Currently, there's no history of due date changes in the task. This would be a very easy problem to fix -- any changes could just be logged as a comment in the task history, or shown on the right side of the task, or similar. It would be really handy to know who changed a due date, when the change was made, and what the previous due date was. While we're on the topic of logging, I'd really like the ability to see who was notified of each comment made.
It's hard to move tasks between projects, and impossible to move comments between tasks. Basecamp allows us to create separate projects. The way we use this is to create a project in Basecamp anytime we begin a new initiative. But oftentimes, an employee will create a task in the wrong project. Currently, the only way to move that task is via an itsy-bitsy little button titled "move". The problem is, you can only move an entire to-do bucket list. So if you want to move a task to a different project, first you have to make a throw-away to-do bucket list, then move that task into the bucket, the move the bucket over to the other project, then move the task out of that bucket into the correct bucket, and then delete the throw-away bucket. Yuck.
While we're on the topic of tasks, here are two other big gripes: The task owner, task description and due date cannot be changed while in the detail view of the task. Strangely, you have to exit the task to edit the task owner, description or due date.
Secondly, in the dashboard to-do view across all projects, the task owner, due date and description cannot be changed. In fact, you can't even click on the task. Instead, you can only click on the to-do bucket list name. Then, you have to find the task in the bucket (which can be daunting in its own right if you have dozens upon dozens of tasks in a bucket) and only then can you edit those items.
What we're doing to mitigate these problems
Basecamp is growing long in the tooth. It hasn't had a major update in years, and I have to think (hope?) the folks at 37 Signals are aware of most or all of the issues above and are hard at work on an upgrade, like we recently saw for Highrise. Still, I can't base our company's strategy on hope -- especially from a vendor that doesn't communicate with its users on when to expect an update and what functionality it will contain. So, we're starting to explore other options. One very promising one is a new startup called Asana. You can watch a great 51 minute demo video on Asana showcasing its approach to project management. (One note to the Asana folks if you see this: The inability to choose who gets pinged in a "reply" email comment notification appears to be an issue in Asana as well). Overall, the Asana approach looked good. If you know of other Basecamp-like systems, I'd love to hear about them in the comments section.
I'm also creating a best-practices and training document for our company's use of Basecamp. Things like "don't just reply to an email alert. Instead, log into the system and choose who gets pinged in your response" type stuff.
I'll also note that internal company communication has been a difficult issue that even major corporations with huge budgets haven't been able to solve. I used to work at GE, one of the best run big companies in the world, and these issues were much worse there than it is at our 30 employee company. As social media matures in the b2b space, I'm very interested to see what companies like Yammer roll out. And I've written before that lack of communication between people creates some of the world's biggest problems. We're not mind readers, and technology hasn't yet figured out how to help our analog brains leverage digital benefits (although in this blog post I write about how mobile will be way bigger than people think, and will mitigate the analog/digital differences).
I'd love to hear any tips from you in the comments section below, especially if you have best practices, pragmatic tips, or software you've successfully used to improve communication at your company.
But wait, there's more: Feedback from employees. I also asked our employees for their list of gripes with Basecamp, which are as follows for anyone who really wants to dig into this:
Christine writes, "Most of my issues tend to be with navigation and feeling like the experience is not very intuitive. A project management tool designed to keep things organized, laid out, and easy to see should not require so much user training. It should make sense to the user,otherwise it takes up more time than it saves.
Here are some screenshots that illustrate a few of my frustrations, but I will follow up with a video later to further explain my navigation gripes."
"OK, here are two more screenshots that illustrate the same point: that Basecamp doesn't let me see who's been notified of/included in the conversation or original message."
Jerry writes:
1) What do you love about Basecamp?
- Information is recorded and archived for retrieval.
Jason writes:
Will writes:
Nick writes:
- 90% of the information on the dashboard is useless for me.
- I don't care about activity in projects I am in. I care about what pertains to me. While it would be great to follow every post, I just don't have the time to do that and get my work done.
- I can't just click on a todo, I have to do mental gymnastics to remember that I have to click on the group and then the little icon thing to actually see the todo. And then it's a pain to get back to the overall todo list across all projects.
- Formatting messages is a pain and options are pretty limited. Perhaps this is by design, but I find it difficult to format things. Even in this post I am struggling a bit to get the formatting how I want it.
- I end up tracking my basecamp threads in email because there is no way to start messages or any way to indicate that I need to follow a specific thread. This leads to me using 2 systems to track stuff, my email and basecamp.
- Every time I go to basecamp I feel like I have to gear up for battle to find what I am looking for. I feel like I shouldn't have to think, but instead I think more than almost any tool I use.
- It's yet another way to track things. Add it to the list of google docs, google sites, unfuddle, and email. None of them solve the whole problem and I am not suggesting we use unfuddle for everything but I find I end up tracking tasks in both places
- OmniFocus (LOVE THIS), unfuddle, project plan
- I honestly don't know. For me I think most of the trouble comes from milestones not seeming relevant to me and already having milestones in unfuddle and being spread across multiple projects. But I don't know if this can be solved by just using it differently.
- I have used IRC and jabber chat rooms which worked really well to aid in quick communication. Other than that, I don't know of much.
- Jabber chat rooms / IRC aren't necessarily good for having permanent records of things.
- This has been a big problem everywhere I have worked and I don't think anyone has solved it.
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The tag line for this race was rugged, relentless and remote but even though it was all of those it was so rewarding that the other R's didn't matter. The race is entirely on beautiful Minnesota single track that was technical and filled with large climbs but those climbs gave you scenic views of Lake Superior that made it all worth it. That is pretty much the theme of the whole race...It won't be easy but it will be worth it. I can not say enough about the race, the course, the organization or the host lodge. You have to experience it to understand. This is not a PR course even for trails but but it is one of those PR (Personally Rewarding) courses when you finish. If you are thinking of signing up then get your hill work in both up and down because this course has plenty of both.
This was the ultimate trail run for me. Do not go into this race under-trained; respect the Sawtooth! Be ready for a challenge and make sure you train on trails with a lot of hills! It is a beautiful area, and bring a camera - it will be worth the extra time to take pictures. Great organization, and the aid stations were wonderful. There were only three aid stations on the course, so be prepared not to have a station every mile like at a road race. I wish I would have had more time to explore the area, and if I do this race again, I plan on taking more time to explore the North Shore.
Great experience on the single track Superior Hiking Trail. Course was well-marked throughout (flags on the left!) and very challenging. Woods, meadows, and rivers were beautiful. Stinging wasps added to the ambiance of this rugged trail race. Volunteers were awesome, as were the aid stations. The RD personally congratulated each finisher, handing him/her the coveted finisher's award as he/she crossed the finish line. Nice food spread after, with showers available. Stay an extra day for hiking and waterfalls on nearby sections of the trail. Highly recommended for the trail-minded.
This was a well organized, challenging and very scenic race along the Superior Hiking Trail. It had lots of rocks and roots but it was absolutely beautiful. The aid stations were well stocked. I especially liked the chicken soup over the mashed potatoes. The volunteers and race director were great. Thanks for a great time along the North Shore.
Here's everything bad about the race: It's a tough technical trail; there are lots of big hills; no cheering spectators between aid stations; angry hornets. Here's what's good about it: all of the above. This is a beautiful and difficult race. Don't run it expecting a PR. In fact, you may have a PW. But you'll never forget it. I highly recommend it, but only to a few of you. Because I want to keep it small.
I have run 18 other marathons but this was my first trail run and also my slowest finishing time by an extra 45 minutes. I was stung by hornets on mile 18 but still had a great time overall. The views were spectacular and the rough terrain was challenging. Hope to make it back one year to run my first 50 miler.
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He was the central character in several stories in the "TTV Island" (http://djmatt2.deviantart.com/gallery/12118465) - which (fair warning) are for the more "mature" audiences.
Well the "Ultimate Master-less Warrior" will be making his comic debut in "Future's Guardian" #1 to close a certain door that was left open in the "Guardians of the Dawn 2012 Special".
How that will be tied-in has to be kept a secret for now, but sufficient to say that he will be "unleashed" in Millennium City and play a considerable role in the adventures of Galatea Future.
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So here I was wrapping up my City of Heroes comics and wondering what I was doing to do next. Obviously I wanted to pick up where I left off with Galatea Future over in the world of Champions Online, but I couldn't keep referring to it as "The Lost Adventures of Galatea Future" if she no longer considers herself to be "lost", and there's no way for to be "returned" to where she came from.
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I may or may not have one more surprise for you guys from the world of the City of Heroes, but that's up in the air right now.
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Canadian volunteer Emma Moore worked with Atma from December 2012- March 2013. She was placed with Atma Partners Sparsha and Sahyog during her volunteership.
" Almost two years ago I finished a degree in International Development – an ideal background, one would think, for a volunteership at an NGO in India. However, my three months working with Atma in Mumbai have been much more illuminating of the actual processes of development – of the 'hows' and the 'whys' – than school ever was. While my degree definitely taught me how to learn, I think Mumbai, and this experience, is teaching me how to appreciate, how to empathize, how to understand, and how to act.
I think it is easy to look at social problems, especially in India, and only see just that- the problems. Big, scary, devastating problems. It's much too easy to feel overwhelmed, paralyzed and confused when confronted with these daunting challenges. In these dark moments what I feel most is helplessness – What can I possibly do to change anything? What I'm slowly beginning to learn is how to see the positives – the solutions, the growth, the sometimes tiny but important moments of change. Working with Atma and Atma Partner Sahyog really allowed me to see these almost-hidden glimmers of hope and taught me how to appreciate them for their real worth. The more time I spend in Mumbai the more I see these glimmers and it gives me faith that things are changing – sometimes slowly, but changing nonetheless.
India is almost exactly what I expected and true to the descriptions I'd been given. However, knowing about a place and experiencing that place are two very different things and I'm not sure that all the information, knowledge or advice was all that helpful in the end. I was often overwhelmed, surprised, awed, angry and confused by everything around me. I think this is a pretty typical reaction to India, and Mumbai in particular, and I don't see my own experience as being particularly unique or different from any other newcomer's. I guess what was truly surprising was not the poverty or living conditions. I had already read about these things, seen the statistics and the bleak photos. I was more surprised by the kindness shown to me, not just by my colleagues and neighbours, but by complete strangers. Women on the trains would make sure I didn't miss my stop. Men on the street would stop to patiently give directions. It seemed like everyone I met offered to share their lunch with me. This was a beautiful and unexpected dynamic of Mumbai that often overwhelmed me more than the stark realities, because these were the things it was impossible to take photos of, to show in statistics. I guess you can't quantify kindness.
My work with Sahyog made me privy to even more kindness. My role there was to help collect success stories (or significant change stories) with the goal of developing content for their website and social media. This was a job that was almost too good to be true. Sahyog is already doing incredible work, and my task was merely to find ways to capture this work and share it with others. Without my local guides, the ambitious, young women who work at Sahyog, I would have been completely lost. They gracefully navigated the hectic neighbourhoods, introduced me to our interviewees and simultaneously translated conversations. It was an amazing collaboration and an exciting process to be a part of.
A favourite moment stands out in my mind after a focus group we ran with current Umang participants, as well as graduates and staff. Beena asked the girls if they had any questions for myself or the other foreign volunteer. The usually shy girls were interested to hear how we were finding Mumbai, and in particular, how we dealt with challenges like language barriers, navigating and confusing train stations. This conversation really broke the ice with the group and afterwards girls approached us in nervous knots of twos and threes to practice their English and chat with us about everything from food to religion. It was incredible to think that despite all the seeming differences, we were all just curious young women hoping to learn something from each other. For me, this was a powerful lesson of what working in a cross-cultural situation should be like – learning from both sides and a discovering a solidarity, even a camaraderie, that transcended language or geography. In that room that afternoon I really felt like our backgrounds, everything that we think makes us who we are, didn't actually matter.
However, this was just one of many lessons learned in Mumbai. I've learned so much from seeing Sayhog's work on the ground – the way they forge positive relationships with the community, how they have invested in capable, motivated young women from the areas where they work, and how they are creating real change without forcing too much too soon. I guess what I realized most is that change – real, meaningful, sustainable change- doesn't always happen loudly. It's not always ushered in by a revolution, with parades or radical characters, and it's not always glossy and sexy enough to end up on the cover of a magazine. Sometimes the most important change of all is in the everyday acts of brave people trying to do a little bit better. The people who are quietly taking the boundaries that have been laid out for generations, and pushing them just an inch, maybe two, maybe even three. It is a girl choosing to ride the train alone, a father deciding to send his daughter to school, a mother defying tradition to give her child a slightly better start than the one she was given. The most important thing I have learned is to stop waiting for a brilliant, game-changing idea or an all-knowing messiah-like political leader and to start having faith in everyday people making bold decisions. These are the people who are worth our investment.
In terms of whether I would do this again, I know I would. But I would hope to come back with more to offer. Seeing women work so hard to improve who they are and what they have to give, it makes me want to do the same. I hope one day soon I can return with a useful skill or expertise I can pass on to a similarly ambitious young person. I think Mumbai will be a difficult place to not return to, and the connections I have made at Atma and Sahyog won't be forgotten easily.
Everyone talks about how rewarding volunteer experiences are, particularly ones in new, unknown places. My time in Mumbai has made me feel of lot of different things (frequently contradicting emotions) but what I feel most often is lucky. Lucky to have been born into certain, arbitrary privileges, but more so, lucky that I had the opportunity to see and even briefly be a part of the important work these organizations do every day. Their positive outcomes are not based on luck – they are based on hard work, dedication and commitment."


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A new study suggests a Mediterranean Diet can cut your chances of heart disease.
What makes a Mediterranean Diet so heart healthy?
The results of a five year study show solid evidence that the main ingredients in a Mediterranean Diet can help make your heart healthy.
The study suggests a diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits, and vegetables are essential for cutting your chances of heart disease.
We spoke to the owner of Mediterranean restaurant Petra, Kal Darres.
He says on top of cooking with a lot of fruits and vegetables, your produce must be fresh. Added preservatives are a big no-no. And animal byproducts should be avoided too. He says cooking with olive oil is a must.
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She says a Mediterranean Diet is easy to follow, because it tastes so good.
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Okay let me ask you this.
do you personally think that concussions can lead to brain damage? Forget studies what do you believe?
You want information about why Smith might have played while Cutler was ruled out early? That's easy. Smith passed some of the post concussion tests, when Cutler did not.
As far as Smith being cleared all week until today, he passed every test but the contact test, which is the last and most important test
Finally, you just said this thread was not about players manning up? Who you crappin man? You said so which is it?


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Police Investigate Facebook Comments In Wake Of Parkville Murders
The man accused of killing his wife and another man over the weekend may have made comments about marital troubles on the social network in the days leading up to the stabbing.
The man arrested for the stabbing death of his wife and another man in Parkville Sunday morning may have made comments about marital troubles on Facebook in the days leading up to the killings.
Beginning in late October, a man using the same name as the man arrested and charged in the crime—Bryant Walls—posted to Facebook complaining of marital trouble. Police have said since Walls turned himself in that domestic issues were a possible motive in the killings.
A police spokeswoman could not immediately confirm the messages were written by Walls, 45, of the 300 block of Pulaski Highway in Joppa.
"We can't confirm that it's his page until we get the results of the review from Facebook," Batton said.
"[The comments] did not contribute to his arrest however, as part of the ongoing investigation, detectives...will be reviewing comments on a Facebook page," said Cpl. Cathleen Batton, a police spokeswoman.
Walls turned himself in at the scene when police arrived early Sunday morning to investigate, according to police reports on the incident.
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The most recent item was posted on Nov. 23, a little over a week before Walls is accused of stabbing a woman police said was his wife, and another man to death at a home in Hillendale.
A Baltimore County Police Department booking photo of Walls appears to match a photo uploaded to the Facebook page.
Walls is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
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anger and humiliation is a terrible thing. It can drive you to do terrible things. Just think if he had called a divorce attorney, instead, he would still have his life in front of him, to love again. Now he will probably spend the rest of his life in jail and the relationships in jail just won't be the same. Sometimes it is better to just walk away.
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In response to the previous comment, is this "Dr. Tippett?
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In five months, on Jan. 2, 2013 new flood maps for Lubbock County, Texas will become effective. Before the maps are final, state, local and federal officials are encouraging everyone to view the maps to understand their flood risk and consider purchasing flood insurance.
Most property insurance policies do not cover the effects of a flood. Floods can place people at risk of uninsured loss to their businesses, homes and personal property if they don't have either a private flood insurance policy or coverage through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a voluntary protection program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Flooding is the #1 natural disaster in the United States and only flood insurance covers these unexpected, damaging and sometimes fatal events. "Where there is rain, there could be flooding," said FEMA Region 6 Acting Administrator Tony Robinson. "Everyone lives in a flood zone."
To learn if a community participates in the NFIP and to review the new flood maps, those interested should contact their local floodplain administrator (FPA) who may be located at City Hall or the local courthouse.
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ROCKINGHAM — There is a big contest looming at the end of the week for the Richmond Senior boys basketball team.
Until then, the squad has two obstacles to overcome before thinking about Friday's showdown with Southeastern Conference leader Hoke County.
The first hurdle was cleared Monday night as Trey Pettigrew scored a team-high 17 points to lead four Raiders in double figures in a 78-67 victory over SEC foe Pinecrest.
With the win, Richmond moves into sole possession of second place in the conference with a 3-1 mark and is now 13-4 overall. Pinecrest has now dropped two in a row to fall to 2-2 in SEC play and 10-5 on the season.
The Raiders built a 20-point lead with under three minutes remaining in the third quarter on Jalen McDonald's steal and layup. The Patriots answered with a 13-1 run to close out the period and make things interesting in the final eight minutes.
"Maybe we had some rust we had to knock off," Richmond coach David Laton said about his team's first game in 10 days. "I think it's great to play tomorrow, then a have a few days off then play Friday at Hoke."
Despite grabbing the momentum entering the fourth quarter, Pinecrest was unable to pull any closer than six points the rest of the way. The final time came with 1:04 left in the game on Justin Ray's leaner as Richmond connected on 6 of 10 free throws in the last minute to ice the game.
For the contest, the Raiders were 26-for-37 at the free-throw line.
"That was the difference in the game," Laton said. "We beat them in 1s and 2s."
Laton added he wasn't surprised his team attempted so many free throws in the contest because of Pinecrest's style of play.
"They were very physical," Laton said. "We were unsure of the way the officials were calling the game and sometimes we didn't know what to do. I thought we did a good job of keeping our composure tonight."
McDonald joined Pettigrew in double figures with 12 points. Josh Calhoun also added 12, while Shydamion Ellerbe chipped in with 11 for the Raiders.
"I thought Trey played his best game this year," Laton said. "Jalen stepped up and gave us some good leadership and I thought Josh played an outstanding game as well."
Richmond will return to action at 7:30 p.m. today when SEC rival Scotland visits Raider Gym. The Fighting Scots earned their first win of the season Thursday with a 60-44 road win over the Patriots.
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In his third feature film, Mud, writer-director Jeff Nichols has delivered a stirring coming of age tale that's part Stand by Me, part Hickleberry Finn, and part William Faulkner. If it had been made in the mid-fifties, I can imagine a young Paul Newman as the title character. As it is, Matthew McConaughey, who keeps adding to his acting laurels with each chosen role, plays Mud. From Bernie to Killer Joe to Magic Mike, and now Mud, McConaughey seems determined to break out of the Hollywood rom-com pigeonhole and create characters that impress and intrigue. And maybe even get him an Oscar nomination one day.
I have a confession to make. I have never seen a film by Japan's master animator Hiyao Miyazaki, one of Japan's greatest animation directors, and founder of the legendary Studio Ghibli. His films have earned him international renown from critics as well as public recognition within Japan. Among the titles you may have heard are Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro and Princess Mononoke. Miyazaki is often referred to as the "Japanese Walt Disney."
I have been contemplating an essay for some time about what I call "second chance movies." You probably have some of these in your cinematic past. A second chance movie is one that, upon first viewing, fell somewhere between seriously disappointing and absolutely hated. And that experience could have been due to a variety of factors: your age at the first viewing, where you saw it, something in it hit too close to home… you get the idea. Then later in life, when you decide to see that particular film again, imagine your surprise when it turns out to be not only good but also ends up as one of your favorites.


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I'm Lisa. I started my calorie counting diet on January 5th. Managed to lose just over 7lbs in the first week which probably explains why I'm stuck this week! But I have no idea how I even managed to lose that much in the first place haha
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Trevor Hedge Upgrades aimed at improving its race-track performance have enhanced an already formidable breed.
The Judge takes on Fat Bob
DAVID MORLEY A challenger to Harley-Davidson's cruiser crown arrives soon and it's sure to make the reigning brand at least a little nervous.
Audi eyes off Ducati
German car maker believes Italian bike brand can help it produce smaller, lighter engines.
KTM 990 Adventure R
Trevor Hedge Virtually every manufacturer is getting in on the adventure-touring game these days with motorcyclists now spoiled for choice.
Honda CBR 1000 RR Fireblade Review
Trevor Hedge Honda has chosen a path of evolution rather than revolution in developing their 20th Anniversary Fireblade.
Honda GL1800 Goldwing Luxury Review
Trevor Hedge Honda's iconic Gold Wing has been revised for 2012 with a few nips and tucks to help keep the luxury touring machine from aging too disgracefully.
2012 BMW G 650 GS Sertao Review
Trevor Hedge BMW has long reigned supreme at the upper end of the adventure-touring market with the fantastic R 1200 GS, also taking a decent slice of the mid-range market with the introduction of the F 800 GS in 2008 and are now aiming at the affordable end of the market with the re-introduction of an updated, G 650 GS Sertao model.
Yamaha WR450F Review
Trevor Hedge Yamaha certainly pushed me out of my comfort zone this week at the launch of their new WR450F in spectacular mountainous territory around Dorrigo (NSW). Enduro bike tour company, Coffs Harbour Detour, were tasked with setting the course, and it was a doozy.
2012 BMW S 1000 RR Review
Trevor Hedge BMW brought new levels of power to the sportsbike category with the launch of the S 1000 RR two years ago.
Bike Life
Double trouble
Chris Harris Chris Harris takes a hair-raising ride around Phillip Island with former racer Daryl Beattie.
Man versus machine
Warren Pole What happens if you pit a superbike against a pushbike down the Tour de France's most famous mountain?
A sound investment
Trevor Hedge Aprilia's new Tuono V4 APRC may just be the best-sounding bike on the planet.
Spirit of Adventure
Trevor Hedge Makers are broadening the horizons for riders looking for serious off-road excitement.
Bike Life
Family customs
Owen Thompson Cory Ness has been building custom bikes for his family business since the age of 15.
Bike Life
Stripped back
Trevor Hedge Naked bikes are the headline act at next week's Sydney Motorcycle and Scooter Show.
Triumph set to kick new goals in 2012
Trevor Hedge Triumph are upping the ante further in 2012 with the release of a new flagship model for the British marque's adventure range.
BMW GS Safari suffers setbacks in South Australia but ultimately ends on a positive note
Trevor Hedge South Australia was the focus of GS Safari 2011 with riders excited about the opportunity of riding tracks with the comforting safety net of appropriate back-up from BMW via tested routes swept by organisers at the end of each stage.
Ford turns its attention to two-wheels
Matt Campbell Concept electric bicycle offers a different take on compact urban transport.
Frankfurt 2011
BMW's electric scooter
Chris Harris Munich maker takes next step towards sustainable mobility.
Sydney Scooter Expo and 2011 National Scooter Rally
Trevor Hedge Sydney scooterists are expected to descend en masse to the inaugural Sydney Scooter Expo and 2011 National Scooter Rally over the course of the weekend of the 9th-11th September.
Minister looks at front number plates for bikes
Jane Holroyd The Victorian Government will consider the reintroduction of front number plates for motorcycles in the wake of a report that has found speed cameras are effective in reducing road injuries and fatalities, the Deputy Premier said today.
Great Rides
The best driving road in the world?
David Morley The Transfagarasan Highway might be a mouthful to say but it's fun to ride.
On the fast track to manhood
David Morley Reckless? Yes. Crazy? Best bike race in the world? Possibly.
Stars and their bikes
Stars and bikes: Jonesy and his Harley
Owen Thompson Radio host Brendan Jones is addicted to two-wheels.
Mail bonding
Stephen Ottley Merrick Watts expresses his love for the humble postie bike with his wild custom creations.
Inaugural APC Rally declared a great success
Trevor Hedge After two weeks and 7000km a two-wheeled adventure across Australia has come to a close.
Review: Honda Crossrunner
Trevor Hedge Take a VFR800, put some high-rise bars on it, add a bit more suspension travel, dress it in pseudo adventure-touring clothes and you have the new (TIC) VFR800X Crossrunner.
No sweat: electric commuting trike
Chris Harris The three-wheeled scooter concept that can get you to work with minimal effort.
Riding the odds
Ian Munro More motorcyclists than ever are taking to the roads, but the low skill level of licensing puts novices at unnecessary risk.
Fears over 'death warrant' rider licensing
Ian Munro Motorcycle use has soared in the past decade but the licensing system for riders is ''a joke'' and ''totally inadequate''.
Ticket to ride?
Is it too easy to get a motorcycle licence?
Poll closed 15 Jul, 2011
Total votes: 1713
Motorcycle Reviews
Harley-Davidson Wide Glide
Trevor Hedge Harley-Davidson has lopped more than $3000 off the retail price of one of its most successful models, the Dyna Wide Glide.
Bike Life
Ride of a lifetime with no back-up
David Morley's Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman have nothing on David Morley's crew, who risked life, limb and rusty parts on a journey from the Isle of Man to Syria.
Bike Life
Over the hill with the bolters from BMW
Trevor Hedge Trevor Hedge hits the high country with two of World Superbike's best riders.
Bike Life
Protection section
Trevor Hedge Style, comfort and practicality share pole position in these must-haves, writes Trevor Hedge.
Stars and their bikes
Stefan Dennis, Neighbours star
Owen Thomson Where it all began: Born in Tawonga, Victoria, Stefan is best known for his role as Neighbours character Paul Robinson, right from the first episode in 1985.
Bike Life
Kicking down a few more gears
Trevor Hedge Motorcycle great Mick Doohan insists he no longer craves an outlet for his competitive nature, writes Trevor Hedge.
Bike life - Great rides
Poetry and motion on the road to Nevertire
Trevor Hedge The Oxley Highway is a stunning but challenging route, writes Trevor Hedge.
Recharging into the fold
Trevor Hedge While petrol still rules, electric technology is set to make a mark on the two-wheeler industry, writes Trevor Hedge.
Shanghai motor show
Volkswagen's 21st-century scooter
Jez Spinks Electrified commuter bike could form basis of new rent-a-scooter scheme.
ATV and scooter growth lead turnaround
Trevor Hedge For the first time in more than two years, this quarter's motorcycle sales figures are finally showing some small pointers that things may be turning around.
Two-wheel takeover
Lissa Christopher An Australia-wide increase in motorcycle and scooter registrations is one of the more marked trends in the latest motor-vehicle census.
Honda CBR250R arrives down under
Trevor Hedge The arrival of Honda's CBR250R is great news for novice riders
McLaren's two-wheeled racer
Chris Harris A $14,000-plus bike designed by F1 team and supercar maker McLaren has high hopes of impressing on two wheels.
Market offers deals on wheels
Trevor Hedge As motorcycle distributors go all out to entice riders, now's the time to mount up and save, writes Trevor Hedge.
Island Classic
Trevor Hedge Historic Road Racing is gaining popularity the world over thanks to the introduction of some new classes.
BMW S 1000 RR: A year on the Bavarian Bahnstormer
Trevor Hedge Since riding BMW's new S 1000 RR at Portimao last year we have now ridden the S 1000 RR at Phillip Island in both standard and HP equipped versions, and also ventured out to play on some of Victoria's best public roads.
Hog Rally
Trevor Hedge Drive's Trevor Hedge joined the Harley faithful for the 20th annual Hog rally at Mt Buller
Electric racer clips cyclist
Barry Park Incident highlights the danger of near-silent, zero-emission vehicles.
Honda Crossrunner
Trevor Hedge Honda Australia has dipped a toe in the adventure-touring water every now and then with models such as the XLV750, Transalp and Varadero but none of those models achieved much success in the Australian marketplace.
World first: the bicycle airbag
Matt Campbell A new Swedish invention could spell the end of bad hair days for bike riders.
Honda CBR250R
Trevor Hedge Honda is jumping back into the 250cc learner bike market in a big way next year with the launch of an all new CBR250R.
MV Agusta F3 revealed
Trevor Hedge A former prime minister may once have dubbed himself a modern-day Lazarus of the political world, but in the motorcycle industry the brand most worthy of that moniker is definitely MV Agusta.


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Just walked in the door, took longer to get out of there than expected. Set up some great deals for making the trailer more family friendly.
We will be offering two tents for the trailer, Magolina and the Oz Tent.
I will have special pricing on them shortly.
I will be offering the Fox Wing awning and the 6.9 tent which mill make the trailer complete for extended days in the rough.
It will cover the most of the area around the trailer, offer a place to stand up and dress, set down at a table enclosed and just a great addition to my trailer for those with children, as there will be room for them in the tent also.
Will also offer a small bunk bed option for the young children.
Curtis, give me a call about this stuff. I think it would be great for your trip.
The trailer was a big hit at the Expo. A Bloody Ripper according to Ric Moon , who has been traveling around the world for many years writing about overlanding and expeditions. He said it was the best Off Road Trailer he had ever seen. Chris Cole from Campa trailers said it was an Austrailian Tear Drop the best he had ever seen. Needless to say these guys made my weekend.
I will start on the trailer in the morning, I think the axle is in, and a lot of stuff came while I was gone.
Sorry for the delay and no reports from the Expo, but it was a great weekend for Aspen Trails.
I also took the trailer on the driving course and it had no problems what so ever. I think we were the only ones to attempt it.
The center of gravity is not affected by the AC, which truly made my day.
Pictures tomorrow I promise.


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Sweet Galettes in Medieval Pérouges
Saturday, December 17th, 2011I love medieval villages. (Murten/Morat, Gruyères, Stein am Rhein and Chur to name a few.) The more crooked the structures, the more mismatched the bricks and stones and wooden beams, the more I'm fascinated. Whether in Switzerland, France, Italy or Portugal, I roam up and down the roughly cobbled streets of these labyrinthine villages, ooh-ing and ah-ing at the imposing doors and the seemingly indestructible ironwork. I could listen for hours to my husband (or his encyclopedic father) share historical tidbits, while I gaze up at the years engraved into the buildings going back well beyond the 15th century. All I can say is, thank goodness for digital film. Every blink of the eye is a photo opportunity.


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I know that you can use Calgon and run the jacuzzi to clean any mold on the jets - but are there any other ways? | |||
Do a search on Google. There are many posts of various "recipes"besides the commercial spa cleaners. Most include some bleach or Cascade dish powder, some with several cups of white vinegar. The water level needs to be above the jets, and sometimes the plastic parts need to be brushed clean with a tooth brush? These types of tubs tend to need to be used regularly to avoid the mold perhaps? Sounds like too much work for me. | ||||
You have to be very careful using this type of tub on a regular basis. I was cleaning out the jets every 2 weeks and every week putting bleach in and running the tub. My DH decided to help me out and put the plastic covers for the jets in a pan on the stove. He thought that way we could be sure that all mold was killed. OH Yeah, now they are melted. Do not do this in your home! I hate the fact that no matter what or how it is cleaned the problem with mold is always back again.I also heard dish washer detergent. No luck here.I intend to change it out to a regular tub and shower real soon! html | ||||
There are special plastic wrenches to remove the jets. The jets just twist out and you can clean everything. Try a pool and spa store. I paid **12 | ||||
Thank you - I meant Cascade - at least I got the Ca right...... I'll check out the recipes on Google - I have no idea why I didn't think to do that..... ...... | ||||
Once a month I fill by tub with water and add some bleach. I run the jets for ten minutes or so. That is all it takes to keep my jets clean. And by the way, I use the tub for a bath daily. | ||||
Thank you! | ||||
I have used my tub daily since 1993 and have never had a mold problem. About once a month I run the jets with bleach in the water and then run them with dishwashing powder in a fresh tub of water. | ||||
I guess there must be a problem with the way my tub jets are protected from water. There is a spring underneath the cover as well and I had thought that maybe it wasn't mold at first. I know it is mold now because if it was just the spring discoloring it would rinse off easily. It does not and I need to soak the parts all day and scrub and soak over and over. Bye, bye tub. It is only 10 years old. html | ||||
One more question - as you use either bleach or detergent, what temperature of water do you use??? | ||||
I run bleach in cold water through the system monthly. No need to waste energy by heating the water... | ||||
Thank you - I wondered about that... | ||||
that's one reason we went with a fairly deep tub and NO jets, when we redid the hall bath...people kept sayaing either the didn't use the jets or up-keep...course i never bathe, only shower, sigh...i'd get down and be there forever! | ||||
This is the first time I've had a jetted tub. There was some dirt or whatever in the jets so shortly after we moved here, I got the brilliant idea to fill the tub with water and add bleach. Oh, geez, I don't know if I added too much bleach or what but the aroma just about killed me. I made the kids leave the room and had to open the window and still, I couldn't go back in there for quite awhile. So how much bleach are we supposed to use? | ||||
I've heard everything from 1 - 4 cups, but one tip - make SURE you get the bleach that doesn't create bubbles - I bought a bottle, and the whole thing started filling up with foam and bubbles, and I had to leave it for a while. The last bit of bleach I had used didn't do that at all.... | ||||
Would vinegar work? | ||||
I don't know about vinegar - but my husband found a product at HD called Whirlout. It seems to be working better than the Bleach and the Cascade.... The other thing I found is if you fill the tub with really warm water, and just let it sit for awhile, THEN turn the jets on - it is amazing how that works... | ||||
somewhere I read that bleach rots the rubber gaskets in the jets. | ||||
I use bleach in cool water about every 3 weeks - more often in the summer if it's hot and humid. The mold seems to grow faster then. It's a lot of upkeep but I love my tub so will do whatever it takes. I'm thinking that hotels probably don't clean as throughly as this so I don't ever use those. | ||||
I spring for the Jacuzzi brand cleaner, although a bit pricey. The fumes are horrendous tho...frankly, I don't use the tub like I thought I would. Mostly, just the grand-girls use it and they don't like the jets. | ||||
We have a tub with the air jets. After a bath, the jets turn on by themselves and blow out the remaining water. This happens after a shower, too. I don't use the jet feature that much either, as I thought I would. Well, to be honest, I did not want this tub. My husband insisted that he would use it each week. I like the idea of having the additional feature, but the tub itself is just so huge in this tiny bathroom. My sister has a traditional jacuzzi tub and she fills it with a half cup of bleach. Then she turns it on and lets it run. I will ask her if she has problems with mold. | ||||
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| 6/5/2012Main street Phillipsburg is adorned with that inalienable symbol of American patriotism.
The stars and stripes hang in front of the municipal building, on private homes and commercial businesses.
There`s a big one outside the government run senior housing complex where Dawn Paulus lives, but it`s the three little ones hanging from her sixth floor balcony that have stirred a huge controversy.
"They say I should be shipped off to the Russian gulag, that I`m anti-American," says Housing Authority Executive Director Paul Rummerfield.
That`s because the Housing Authority has ordered Paulus to take down the flags she attached to her balcony in early may or face eviction.
That was two weeks ago and the flags are still there.
"I understand that`s their rules, but I`m still sticking to my Constitutional rights," Paulus says.
Paulus decorated her entire one bedroom apartment to mark the Memorial Day holiday, and says if she stuck the flags in her flowerpot, it wouldn`t be the same.
The Housing Authority says it`s not about old glory, it`s about safety.
"Let`s just say you let somebody have a flag and somebody puts a hanging basket up there that`s filled with dirt that may weight five to ten pounds and comes crashing down on someone. It has a potential to hurt, then it`s we didn`t do enough to protect people," Rummerfield explains.
It`s right there in the lease, paragraph 20, but Paulus says she wants a legal opinion before she waves the white flag.
"If the law says I have to, I will," she says.
Dawn has lived in this senior complex for four years now, she pays $423 a month and knows it`s competitive and if they kick her out, it will be tough to get back in. But she says you can`t put a price tag on freedom.
"Our veterans gave their lives for us and this is why it`s supposed to be freedom. But for me, I don`t know if this is freedom if I can`t fly my flag," Paulus says.
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It appears skier Lindsey Vonn and golfer Tiger Woods are getting serious about their romance, with the two spending more and more time together in recent weeks.
Earlier this week, Woods let Vonn use his private jet to return to her home after she suffered a knee injury during the world ski championship in Austria, which many took as the first public sign of their relationship.
After all, you don't usually lend your private jet to just anyone. I certainly don't.
Now, according to Us magazine, Vonn and Woods have met each other's families and Vonn gave Woods' kids a ski lesson as they spent Valentine's Day together.
Lindsey Woods. That doesn't have the same ring to it that Lindsey Vonn does. And can you just imagine the wall-to-wall coverage by NBC if Tiger travels to Sochi, Russia, next year to cheer Vonn on in the Winter Olympics? ESPN would have to start a new channel just to cover that.
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The median home value in Potwin, KS is $70,900. This is lower than the county median home value of $108,800. The national median home value is $152,300. The average price of homes sold in Potwin, KS is $70,900. Approximately 65.85% of Potwin homes are owned, compared to 22.44% rented, while 11.71% are vacant. Potwin real estate listings include condos, townhomes, and single family homes for sale. Commercial properties are also available. If you see a property you're interested in, contact a Potwin real estate agent to arrange a tour today! Learn more about Potwin Real Estate.
Live in the country! Very hard to find 1.8 acre tract of land. Build or move in the home of your choice. All utilities are present or readily available. Great highway access along Hwy 196. Trees and driveway are in place, just waiting for you to build! Aerial photo shows building that has been removed.


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A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 Hillside Cemetery officiated by Pastor Woody Byrd. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at graveside and also at the family home.
Doris was born on Sept. 6, 1936 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Mima Moore and Leon Goodwin. She was the beloved wife to the late Council Alston Melvin. Before her illness, she worked in textiles with Springs Mills and with ARA Vending Company at JP Stevens, Inc., the Eaton Corporation, and in hospitality with Comfort Inn. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister and friend to all who knew her. Doris enjoyed cooking, shopping, and spending time at the beach. She also enjoyed watching her favorite television shows: NCIS, Golden Girls, and game shows.
She was also preceded in death by grandchild Lyndsie Melvin, son-in-law Billy Norton, and brother Larry Bruce Goodwin.
Left to cherish Doris' memory are her children, daughters Sue Norton of Laurinburg and Barbara Norton and husband Jerry of Laurinburg and son David Melvin and wife Kristy of New Bern, brother Tim Rhyne and wife Lu Ann of Laurinburg, sister Margaret Veshinski and husband Dan of Marston, sister-in-law Barbara Goodwin of Marston, four grandchildren: Billie Jo Connell, TSgt Michael Norton and wife Megumi, Jason Norton and wife Brooke, and Kristen Melvin, ten great grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, nieces and nephews, her canine buddy Cee Cee and grand dogs Tanner and Kimbo.
The family requests in lieu of flowers that memorial donations be made to Hospice of Scotland County, P.O. Box 1033, Laurinburg, NC 28353 or the Hillside Freewill Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1492, Laurinburg, NC 28353.
Services entrusted to Richard Boles Funeral Service.