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The Washington State recruiting class of 2014 has been amongst a whirlwind of changes the past week and it continued Monday.
Safety Darren Gardenhire was excited about heading to the Palouse for his college career. That is, until the purple and gold came a-knockin' from the West side. The Huskies have offered the safety out of Long Beach and Gardenhire subsequently decommitted from Wazzu today:
Proud To announce my Last and Final Commitment to the University of Washington. Thank god for this… http://t.co/mnIeftCdeP
— Darren Gardenhire. (@GbabyBOOM) December 16, 2013
So congrats to Chris Peterson, that sly dawg. He's officially a Husky and has ingrained himself into this heated rivalry faster than we could have imagined. I can now dislike him with a clear conscience. Congrats also to Gardenhire, who gets the cool opportunity to play with cousin Dwayne Washington, who is a Husky running back. May you all burn in the fires of a win-less 2014 campaign! Just kidding (kinda).
Meanwhile on to bigger and better things! The Cougars still got good news today, as the second Hawaiian commitment for Leach is on board. Unranked 2-star DE Hercules Mata'afa has committed crimson and will give CF.C a story later tonight so check that out.
Mata'afa is 6'3, 225 lbs out of Lahaina, HI and is known as a physical defensive end. He is the second hybrid-type that Leach has landed from the islands in a few days. Kingston Fernandez was the first, committing Saturday night. Both will be looked at as either defensive ends or BUCK linebackers for WSU.
Oregon State had offered, along with NMSU, UNLV and SDSU. He had also received some interest from Hawaii, USC, Wisconsin and others.
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124. Patient Zero
Finally, the Sixth Doctor challenges Charlotte Pollard to tell him the truth. Who is she really? What is she doing in the TARDIS?
To discover the answers, the Doctor must travel back in time, beyond all known civilisations to the vast, mysterious Amethyst Viral Containment Station. But answers lie within the TARDIS too. Someone who has been there a long, long time...
Meanwhile, the Daleks have travelled back in time on their own mission, to bring them the ultimate victory they crave. But it is a mission so complex and delicate that even they know they must beware the web of time...
Who is Patient Zero? What has happened to Charley? And why have the legendary Viyrans been summoned?
The Brigadier's Story by Marc Platt
Polly's tale is over, but now Lethbridge-Stewart shares his story of a rare excursion in the TARDIS, when the Third Doctor answered a distress call from a distant galaxy. But what is the secret of Waterloo Station?
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Colin Baker (The Doctor), India Fisher (Charley Pollard), Michael Maloney (Fratalin), Jess Robinson (Mila), Nicholas Briggs (Etheron/The Daleks)

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I just stood there enjoying the show. After about five minutes he pulled out and flipped her up onto her back. It was at that moment that I realised that it was my mother he was *******.
we all looked at each other in shock and she jumped up and one of her **** her in the head knocking her back onto the bed.
I stormed out and didn't go home until late that night thinking my parents would be in bed.
All i could think about was my moms huge **** bouncing around every time my friend slammed her. I got hard on and began stroking it under the covers. She knocked on and entered my room. She was wearing her night and started to say how sorry she was and begged me not to tell my father. Then she noticed the tent I had going on. She sat down on the edge of the bed and began rubbing me through the sheet.
She stopped talking and just rubbed me for a couple of minutes. Then she pulled back the sheet and wrapped her fingers around my ****. She slowly sat there rubbing my balls and stroaking me up and down. I just layed there enjoying every stroke. After a while she quicken her pace and wrapped her hand a little tighter around my hardon. Then I tried with no succes not to *** but I did. All over her hand.She continued to pump me and until I was done. Then she just smiled kissed me and walked out.
Nice did she lick up all the c.um after
Nice! I am glad you found out what it was like to have your Mom take care of that hard on for you. I bet there was more!
You have one hot mother. Would have loved it if it was my mother
If I caught my mom ******* one of my friends there is no way I wouldn't end up ******* her too.
I'm having a hard time understanding your writing.
I am lucky my mum is close as my aunt two hot women i have grew up so close too. i still want to do my mum n she now knows as my aunt made sure for me both hot n sexy as hell seen it all many times from young to now
what happened in the morning, after your dad left and it was just the two of you alone?
Reading this story made me hard! Thank you. You were one lucky kid to have this experience happen to you!
Come on; you surely got more than a ******* out of this!!! What happen with your best friend that was ******* your mom silly???
I agree, I wouldve got in on it right there
oh hell no! that may have taken care of me for the night! tomorrow would have been a different story! i hope you have one too!


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Report: Queens Zoo Robbed Of Nearly $5,000
An armed gunman went off with nearly $5,000 this past weekend after holding up the Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, a park advocacy blog reported Wednesday.
Lack Of Drinkable Water At Governor's Island Forces Visitors To Pay Up
If you plan on heading out to Governor's Island this summer, you better bring some bottled water along.
Critics: Taxpayers Funded Bronx Golf Course As 'Gift' For Donald Trump
City taxpayers built the Ferry Point Park golf course in the Bronx, but Donald Trump gets to put his name on it.
2-Year-Old Boy, 4 Others Hurt In Upper West Side Scissor Attack
The incident happened shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday on a bike path along the Hudson River near West 59th Street.
Park Advocate: Tree That Killed Woman In Queens Was Diseased
A tree that fell in a Queens park and left a pregnant woman dead this past weekend was diseased and hollow, according to the president of New York City Park Advocates.
Husband Speaks Out After Tree Falls On Wife, Kills Her At Queens Park
A loving husband was heartbroken Monday after his pregnant wife was killed by a falling tree in the very Queens park where they first built their relationship.
Sweltering Conditions Could Get Worse Before They Get Better
A heat advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. Wednesday for New York City and until 8 p.m. Tuesday for Westchester and Rockland counties and parts of Connecticut. An excessive heat warning is in effect for parts of New Jersey.
Allegations Of Booze-Fueled Sexcapades Rock New York City Parks Department
Roses were in bloom outside the Parks Department headquarters on Randall's Island on Wednesday, but things were definitely not rosy on the inside.
Group Sues City Over Fashion Week At Lincoln Center
The city granted a license to the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to use Damrosch Park for fashion shows and other events, including Big Apple Circus performances. But protesters said the takeover of the park was a secret.
Several Animals Shot With Blowgun In Pelham Bay Park
Two of the animals were found dead and two others had to be euthanized because of the extent of their injuries.
24 Cherry Blossom Trees Cut Down At Queens Borough Hall
Alexandra Rosa, chief of staff to Borough President Helen Marshall, said the chances of a tree transplantation being successful were low.
Rash Of Crime Doesn't Keep People Away From Brooklyn Pool
The McCarren Park Pool in Williamsburg was open and crowded on this sweltering Wednesday, even after news of more arrests at the site, WCBS 880's Marla Diamond reported
Group Warns Playground Equipment Can Reach Dangerous Temperatures
Temperatures can reach more than 170 degrees on artificial turf fields and over 160 degrees on black rubber safety surfacing, according to readings taken by NYC Park Advocates.
Park Advocates Irked About Bloomberg L.P.'s Pricey Party At Randall's Island
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's company is renting out a large chunk of Randall's Island for a company get-together. But many feel that the celebration is blocking the public from enjoying the land for Father's Day Weekend.
Flyers Posted Throughout Chelsea Tell Tourists How To Behave Around High Line
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Our Tour of the Adirondack Phantoms Locker Room
With much anticipation and excitement we arrived at the Glens Falls Civic Center at 2:00PM on Thursday, February 18, 2010. We met Dawn in the office, but she was in the middle
Phantoms Players Autograph Signing
After the game last night, my Dad and I descended into the depths of the Glens Falls Civic Center, and stood in line with a myriad of other fans in order to
Hockey Game: Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs Adirondack Phantoms
Last night I was at the Glens Falls Civic Center again for an Adirondack Phantoms hockey game. This was game #228 of the AHL season, the third meeting this season between Bridgeport
AHL Back in Glens Falls
http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=9993 Today the American Hockey League (AHL) announced that they had approved the move of the Philidelphia Phantoms to Glens Falls, starting for the 2009-10 season. HOME TOWN HOCKEY IS BACK! We have season tickets reserved!


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Free My Soul
I just want to close my eyes, and even if just for a few minutes, detach from my body and float around, float above and beyond everybody and everything. I want to encompass the entire earth within myself and feel limitless, untouchable. Just hover.
I want to lie on an inner tube and just float, flow down a river, drift out into the sea, just feel the coolness below me and then warmth of the sun radiating above. I want to be touched and caressed by the elements, forget everything else exists and truly bask in a few moments of solitary peace.
I want to run into the middle of a field, run until I'm exhausted and feel that my lungs might burst and then collapse in the tall grass and just stare up at the sky as it moves. Watch the sun fall into the ground, twilight fill the sky, and watch the moon come out in all her glory. I want to feel the rise and fall of my chest as I simply breathe and watch. I want to feel the earth move and rotate.
I want to push past all boundaries and restraints, leave the bad things behind and focus on the new and good. I want to push myself to the furthest I can, I want to feel completely free, dizzingly free, shed all the unnecessary weight clinging to me. I want to live fully, laugh frequently, and shrug off all restraints.


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MoSanti Tailors represents a tradition of providing customized tailoring for four decades. Over the years, Pierre Mohan has been providing discerning clients the finest in men's and women's clothing. Today, MoSanti Tailor as a brand is one of the most respected names in custom tailored clothing. Our persistent clientele is the ultimate proof of the quality and perfect fit that we deliver with all our garments.
Pierre Mohan and his supremely skilled Hong Kong tailors provide the finest clothes in the world at affordable prices to clients across the country. This is your opportunity to join MoSanti's many loyal customers who enjoy the exclusive pleasure of wearing garments made for them alone, not for a mannequin or some "standard" size.
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This is a 1969 Mercedes 280SL in excellent condition. This car has been repainted by us in its original color #717 Papyrus White, and the finish is superb. All new rubber seals were replaced during this process, all bright work removed and renewed. Interior has been fully restored, all new leather ( not MB Tex) seats, door panels, dashboard, all new German Square weave carpets, new correct German canvas soft top. Wood has been refinished, original Becker radio has been rebuilt and is Ipod ready. Car comes with a 4 speed transmission and AC. Engine compartment is highly detailed, all new hoses, clamps, filters, fluids. Car comes with 2 tops, original manuals and comes fully serviced by our renowned service department. For more information call 631-283-8819.
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anju modi
Wearing Anju Modi, Kangna taped more interviews promoting her movie before attending its screening later in the evening. Wearing her hair back, she finished out the look with a roomy Louis Vuitton bag and her trusty pumps. Not a fan of the bag but that minor detail aside, the actor sure looked lovely. We like!
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Neha mixed it up at Filmfare Awards wearing a Payal Singhal black sleeveless blouse with a cream Anju Modi skirt finishing out the look with jewellery from Amrapali. I loved the contrast of the stark black against the dainty cream.
I don't quite think the bracelet was needed but it didn't quite take away from the look. She looked great!
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Time is running out to help make a difference. The deadline is approaching to become part of the cancer prevention study known as CPS-3
North Florida Regional Medical Center and the West Marion Community Hospital are in a race to the finish line to sign up 350 volunteers this month.
To date, 322 people have signed up.
The study furnished by the American Cancer Society will follow 300,000 people nationwide over their lifetime hoping to shed light on lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors, that can both contribute to - and prevent - cancer.
Some of the people helping with the study say the time and effort required is minimal after initially signing up.
North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville and West Marion Community Hospital in Ocala are the two sites in North Central Florida participating in the study. You must be between 30 to 65 years old and never have had cancer before.
To sign up, visit: http://www.cancer.org/
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Fireflies threatened by light pollution
Here's how to make sure your favorite bug from childhood has a bright future.
Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 04:00 PM
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They're back!
After lamenting to my daughter about the masses of lightning bugs that illuminated the backyard of my childhood, they have finally greeted us again in Illinois. Even with its dwindling population, the firefly's nocturnal dance can turn a cow pasture into an exotic locale.
But they are also a sad sign of the times. As a kid I found them everywhere and not a night went by when I didn't turn a grass-filled jar into a hotel for as many bugs as I could catch. Never would I have considered that one day I wouldn't allow my own child this same ritual. But like other wildlife, human encroachment has had a profound effect on the life cycle of the lightning bug.
Fireflies are actually beetles, comprising over 2,000 species that prefer the temperate climates of Asia and America. They love moisture and tend to settle around water sources such as rivers and ponds, and even backyard landscapes that don't contain chemical treatments. Adults spend their days hanging out in shrubs, trees, high grasses and, of course, the foliage surrounding their water supply. Eggs are laid underground, and growing larvae hibernate in the bark of trees or by burrowing into the soil.
While the adult bug is one of the most benign in the insect world, the larva is a predator. Larvae feast on slugs, snails, worms and even the larvae of other species. Once a beetle reaches adulthood it consumes nectar and pollen, while it is suggested that some don't eat anything. The lifespan of a mature lightning bug reaches two months, just enough time to mate and deposit eggs back into the soil.
The mysterious flashing light emitted by the beetle has earned it a seat in art and lore worldwide. Some species can actually luminesce as an egg, the wingless versions and larvae often called glow worms. The light itself comes from organs under the abdomen, where bioluminescence occurs when oxygen mixes with ATP (adenosine triphosphate), magnesium and the enzyme luciferase (produced by the bug). This light can be yellow, green, or a pale red, and is often described as a combination of these. The flashes per second are determined by species type and each is unique.
While this makes for a fantastic light show for us, the blinking serves as a communication system for the beetle. First and foremost this is the lightning bug's mating signal. The adults are attracted to the nocturnal display and are guided to each other by the light. The illumination also acts as a defense mechanism, discouraging predators by indicating that they might be poisonous, but will certainly taste terrible if consumed.
Some species are carnivorous and use the light as a calling card for potential meals. Female fireflies of the genus Photuris emit the mating signal for the genus Photinus to attract the male and unleash their inner Hannibal Lecter on them. Other acts of imitation are surprisingly common among the insects and are used to stave off the competition for mates as well as to lure in mates from another genus.
Think your backyard residents put on a great performance? Thousands of tropical fireflies in Southeast Asia synchronize their twinkles when in large groups, an occurrence known as biological synchronicity. This has been seen for many years in Malaysia and the Phillipines, and has recently been noted in Elkmont, Tenn., and the Congaree National Park in South Carolina. Scientists cannot explain this phenomenon but attribute it to diet, social interactions, and possibly altitude.
Still these amazing creatures are disappearing. Development, logging, pollution, pesticides, and human traffic all contribute to the demise of the population. One of the biggest setbacks the lightning bug faces is light pollution.
Fireflies are so sensitive to any radiance that they often stay hidden during a full moon. Even the simple act of leaving your porch light on can disrupt their mating. For an insect with such a short mating season, this has devastating effects on its population.
To help the beetles thrive in your area, here are a few tips from www.firefly.org:
- Turn off exterior lights.
- Let logs and deciduous litter accumulate, giving them a home and feeding area for larvae.
- Create water features in your landscaping — and this doesn't include your chlorinated pool!
- Avoid pesticides and use natural fertilizers.
- Don't over mow, plant trees and introduce more earthworms to your yard.
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Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum is currently closed for the installation of our fall exhibitions featuring, Catherine Lee, Jennifer Datchuk, Caroline Santa, and Lané Pittard. Please join us Thursday, September 4, 2014 from 6-9pm for the opening reception! Read more about the upcoming shows here.
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The Tin Mountain Limestone is exposed in the Funeral Mountains only at the southeast end. Here the main exposure extends continuously along the crest of the Bat Mountain block northward from hill 2997 (fig. 1). The Tin Mountain Limestone from a distance is clearly distinguished by its broad dark-gray and light-gray bands (fig. 7) above the brownish uppermost part of the Lost Burro Formation. In a section measured from the underlying Lost Burro to the overlying Perdido Formation at hill 2997, the Tin Mountain Limestone is 315 feet thick.
The limestone of the Tin Mountain contains some nodular chert and thinly interstratified shale or argillaceous limestone that is a distinctive feature of some units. The texture of the limestone is conspicuously diverse within the range of very fine grained to bioclastically coarse grained. The formation is exceptionally fossiliferous in this area as well as throughout the region. The association and stratigraphic distribution of fossils collected from the measured section are shown graphically on plate 3. The most useful fossils for dating the rocks are referred to in comments on the ages of units in the Tin Mountain Limestone and Perdido Formation.
The lowest part of the Tin Mountain Limestone, a commonly concealed weak unit (t1) about 25 feet thick, consists of thinly interstratified limestone and shale or argillaceous limestone. The limestone, which is medium dark gray and weathers medium gray, is sparsely cherty and very fine grained to bioclastically coarse grained. The argillaceous thin beds and partings are tinged red or yellow. The basal bed is gradational within 1 foot upward from calcareous sandstone of the underlying Lost Burro to slightly sandy limestone in the Tin Mountain. The sandy limestone contains conspicuous Syringopora, which is regionally characteristic of the Tin Mountain Limestone.
Fossils in collections (21950PC to 21953PC) from the basal bed and higher in unit t1 (collns. 21947PC, 21948PC, 19772PC, 19773PC, pl. 3), according to reports by W. J. Sando (written communs., 1964, 1965) on the corals and by Mackenzie Gordon, Jr. (written communs., 1964, 1967) on the brachiopods, include taxa that are widely known from the Tin Mountain and are Early Mississippian in age. Conodonts in collection 24652PC (pl. 3) from about 5 feet above the base of the formation, according to J. W. Huddle (written commun., 1965), indicate more restrictively a Kinderhookian age. Foraminifers in collection 21948PC (pl. 3) from a few feet higher above the base, according to Betty Skipp (written commun., 1965, amended 1971), are late Kinderhookian and are common to zone 1 of the Redwall Limestone, Arizona (Skipp, 1969, p. 184-185), and to foraminiferal Zone 6 at the base of the lower Carboniferous in the type region in Belgium and France (Mamet and Skipp, 1970, fig. 7, p. 1134).
Unit t2 of the Tin Mountain Limestone, about 75 feet thick, is prominent in a dark cliff above the rubbly slope that generally conceals unit t1 and below a light-gray band in unit t3 (fig. 7). Limestone that constitutes unit t2 is medium dark gray, weathers medium gray, and is varied in texture. Near the lower boundary, which is gradational and poorly defined, beds are thin. Elongate chert nodules, 1 inch or less thick, are sparse in a 12-foot interval 30 feet above the base of the unit.
Brachiopods are common at the base of unit t2, corals are common near the top of the unit, and microfossils are associated with both. The brachiopods, none of which were collected, occur in the lowest 10 feet of the unit and extend the underlying range represented by collections 19772PC and 19773PC (pl. 3) at the top of unit t1. The corals near the top of unit t2 are laterally persistent in a zone 5 feet thick. Six collections (21941PC to 21946PC) spaced irregularly about 1,000 feet along the strike of the zone (see section on "Register of Fossil Collections") contain silicified corals identified by W. J. Sando (written commun., 1965) and given on plate 3. Their relative abundance, not shown by the chart, is suggested by the occurence of Rylstonia in all six collections, Homalophyllites in four, Syringopora in three, Vesiculophyllum in two, and Caninia? in one collection.
A microfossil assemblage (colln. JFM65517C, pl. 3) from beds near the base of unit t2 contains Kinderhookian foraminifers. According to Betty Skipp (written commun., 1965, amended 1971), "The fauna is that of zone 1 of the Redwall Limestone, Arizona, and is typical of Zone 6 of the foraminiferal zonation of Mamet." She reports further that collections (21941PC and 21946PC, pl. 3) from the coral zone, 60-65 feet higher in unit t2, significantly include Latiendothyra of the group L. parakosvensis Lipina, 1955, (Plectogyra tumesepta Zeller, 1957, [part]), a designation that is abbreviated in the chart Palaeospiroplectammina aff. P. parva (Chernysheva), 1940, Septaglomospiranella primaeva (Chernysheva), 1940, and S. primaeva subsp. noda Skipp, 1966. She concludes, "This is a late Kinderhookian fauna similar to that of the lowest part of zone 2A of the Redwall and the lower part of Zone 7 of the foraminiferal zonation of Mamet." An inferred relationship of global foraminiferal Zone 7 with Cordilleran megafossil zones, principal European and American time-stratigraphic divisions, and Cordilleran and type Mississippian formations is show diagrammatically by Sando, Mamet, and Dutro (1969, fig. 7).
Conodonts are abundant and varied in one of the collections (21946PC) from the coral zone and in a collection (21940PC) from 5 feet higher, at the top of unit t2. The fauna listed (pl. 3) by J. W. Huddle (written commun., 1965, amended 1971) is similar to that from the base of the formation; both assemblages contain predominantly Siphonodella cooperi Hass, but the assemblage from unit t2 contains in addition S. obsoleta Hass, Polygnathus symmetricus E. R. Branson, and P. inornatus E. R. Branson. The conodont fauna is Early Mississippian in age and is probably equivalent in age to late but not the latest Kinderhookian of southwestern Missouri and adjacent areas as reported by Thompson and Fellows (1969, table 1).
Coarsely bioclastic crinoidal limestone characterizes unit t3, which is 75 feet thick in the section at hill 2997. Much of the unit makes a light-gray band on the mountain spur (fig. 7), in contrast to darker gray beds in the base of the unit and in underlying unit t2. The darker gray basal beds contain sparse, large chert nodules in a 15-foot interval where the section was measured. A thousand feet northward, the cherty interval is 25 feet thick, and the chert is abundant in its lower part. The nodules that occur together abundantly are commonly 8-10 inches long and 3-4 inches thick. They consist of dark-gray to olive-black chert that weathers brownish black. The light-gray main part of the unit consists of broad crinoid columnals and some long segments of crinoid stems.
A few corals and brachiopods were collected near the base and near the top of unit t3 (collns. 21938PC, 21939PC, pl. 3). The higher collection (21938PC), 160-165 feet above the base of the Tin Mountain Limestone contains Dimegelasma sp., identified by Mackenzie Gordon, Jr. (written commun., 1967). He states that Dimegelasma is considered to be a post-Kinderhookian brachiopod genus. Judging from this and from the distribution of corals listed by Sando (pl. 3), he believes that this and the overlying part of the Tin Mountain are Osagean in age.
Unit t4, which is 50 feet thick, forms a rubbly bench below a steeper slope or cliff. In the less resistant, lower part of the unit, thin limestone beds are interstratified with pale-red or pinkish-gray argillaceous beds. Reddish argillaceous material forms partings in the upper part. The limestone, which is medium gray or darker and weathers somewhat lighter gray is fine- to coarse-grained biocalcarenite that consists of fragmented mixed fossils. Unbroken fossils are conspicuous and varied. Elongate chert nodules, which almost coalesce in some beds, are abundant in the upper part of the unit.
Specialists who identified the corals, brachiopods, conodonts, and ostracodes in collections from unit t4 (tabulated on pl. 3) agree that the faunas are Early Mississippian but they do not agree whether they indicate an Osagean or a Kinderhookian age. The corals that were identified by W. J. Sando (written commun., 196S) are not diagnostic as to which of these ages. He states that the coral zones established for the Madison Group in the northern Cordillera region (Sando and others, 1969) and the coral zones established for the Redwall Limestone in Arizona (Sando, 1969, p. 268-271) are not clearly evident in the Funeral Mountains section. The seven genera of brachiopods that Mackenzie Gordon, Jr. (written commun., 1967), identified from unit t4 (pl. 3) do not by themselves indicate Osagean age, but they occur above the Dimegelasma-bearing bed that he believes is Osagean in age.
A goniatite that is associated with brachiopods in collection 21936 PC is a Protocanites or young Merocanites sp. indet., according to Mackenzie Gordon, Jr. (written commun., 1967), who comments, "The young goniatite***is neither large enough nor well enough preserved to enable us to distinguish between Kinderhook and Osage in this bed. It is, however, certainly a Lower Mississippian form."
A conodont fauna in this collection (21936PC) from the middle of unit t4 has predominantly Gnathodus punctatus (Cooper) and Polygnathus communis Branson and Mehl (pl. 3), according to J. W. Huddle (written commun., 1965). He notes, "Gnathodus punctatus has been found in the upper part of the Joana Limestone of Nevada, in the Chappel Limestone of central Texas, and the Welden Limestone of Oklahoma. The age of this part of the Tin Mountain is Early Mississippian, probably late Kinderhookian." G. punctatus characterizes but is not restricted to the uppermost part of the Kinderhookian Series in the southern midcontinent where its name has been used for an upper Kinderhookianlower Osagean zone in Texas (Hass, 1959, p. 369; Thompson and Fellows, 1969, p. 60) and for a subzone limited to the uppermost Kinderhookian of southwestern Missouri (Thompson and Fellows, 1969, p. 5657). In southwestern Missouri and adjacent areas G. punctatus occurs also in overlying beds of Osagean conodont zones (Thompson and Fellows, 1969, for example, see distribution charts 2, 13, 19).
An abundant silicified ostracode assemblage, which contains more than 40 species, mostly new, was recovered by I. G. Sohn from a collection (12858PC) within the basal 15 feet of unit t4. The following is from his report on the assemblage (I. G. Sohn, written commun., 1966, reviewed 1971):
The etched residue consists of thousands of specimens in various stages of preservation. Some of the specimens, though intact, show bending and lines of breakage, indicating that postdepositional and presilicification movement took place. Many of the taxa are represented by growth stages, an indication the ostracodes were not transported. Although most of the specimens are single valves and only rare complete carapaces are recovered, I consider this to be the result of the laboratory process because an acetate peel of an etched surface has a few cross-sections of carapaces.
* * * This assemblage consists of practically all new species and several genera that I do not recognize. * * * One of the problems is that few silicified faunas have been described. * * *
The ostracodes have an aspect that is similar to etched forms from the middle and upper members of the type Banff Formation (Green, 1963) and from the Gattendorfia Beds of Thuringia (Grundel, 1961; 1962). As indicated above, however, this may be due more to the fact that the two assemblages listed are also etched from limestone than to age similarity.
Ranges in age of 14 ostracode species that are close relatives of those in collection 12858PC are shown in table 2 by Sohn (written commun., 1966, reviewed 1971). Seven of the related species are Osagean in age, such as Kirkbyella (Berdanella) reticulata Green, 1963, and Rectobairdia confragosa Green, 1963; two are Kinderhookian, Psilokirkbyella ozarkensis (Morey, 1936) and Monoceratina? elongata Benson and Collinson, 1958; and the other five species are both Osagean and Kinderhookian. Sohn comments that the comparison made in the table suggests an Osagean age for the assemblage.
Later Sohn collected in sequence through the same stratigraphic interval in the lowest part of unit t4. He recovered abundant silicified ostracodes from samples taken from 11-15.9 feet above the base. In reporting on his collections (written commun., 1971), he states that in addition to Shivaella macallisteri Sohn, 1972 (p. 5, pl. 3, figs. 1-38), 14 species are either identical or closely related, on the species level, to ostracodes from the Narrow Canyon Limestone and lower part of the Mercury Limestone in the Nevada Test Site, about 45 miles east northeast of the Funeral Mountains.
TABLE 2.Ostracodes in collection 12858PC, Tin Mountain
Limestone, listed by I. G. Sohn, showing range in age of close
Unit t5 at the top of the Tin Mountain Limestone is more uniform in composition and bedding than the underlying units but is variable in thickness. Limestone in the unit is commonly very fine grained and medium dark gray that becomes medium light gray through weathering. A few chert nodules mark a zone 5-10 feet thick about 50 feet from the base of the unit. Unit t5 is at least 90 feet thick to alluvial cover at the top of the Tin Mountain in the continuous measured section across hill 2997, and 90 feet thick to the exposed contact with the Perdido Formation in a supplementary section 250 feet northward. It is only 55 feet thick about 250 feet farther north and 65 feet thick in the next ridge about 1,000 feet eastward, where the cherty zone is also about 50 feet above the base of the unit. The change in thickness occurring between the cherty zone and distinctive mudstone at the base of the Perdido implies that the upper contact of the Tin Mountain in the vicinity of hill 2997 is a disconformity if it is not an obscure bedding fault of local extent.
Fossils are scarce in unit t5. The only fossils found, except for a poorly preserved brachiopod (colln. 21934PC, pl. 3) at the base, are a few brachiopods and poorly preserved horn corals (colln. 21933PC) from the interval between 70 and 75 feet above the base of the unit. Betty Skipp examined two samples taken for possible foraminifers from lower beds in the unit and only found calcareous sponge spicules and fragments of bryozoans and algae. The brachiopod assemblage from the uppermost part of the formation (colln. 21933PC) contains Brachythyris cf. B. suborbicalaris (Hall) and Imbrexia sp., according to Mackenzie Gordon, Jr. (written commun., 1967). He comments "The Brachythyris indicates an Osagean, rather than Kinderhookian, age for this bed. This species, however, ranges into rocks of early Meramecian age."
In summary, the age of the Tin Mountain Limestone here is Early Mississippian. The lowest part of the formation is Kinderhookian in age on the basis of conodonts and is restricted to late Kinderhookian on the basis of foraminifers. The upper part above unit t3, on the basis of brachiopods and tentative support of ostracodes, is Osagean.
In the Funeral Mountains the Perdido Formation is exposed only on the Bat Mountain block (fig. 1), where it is the youngest Paleozoic formation under Cenozoic continental rocks. The Perdido here is incomplete, for it lacks the distinctive uppermost limestone and shale beds that contain Chesterian fossils in the type area, northern Panamint Range. It is distinguished at a distance by a moderate-brown upper part overlying a generally more resistant, brownish-gray lower part, which together contrast with light-gray limestone at the top of the Tin Mountain Limestone. The boundary between the formations is drawn at the base of a thin mudstone unit. The lithology of the Perdido Formation which is characteristically diverse, is predominantly medium-dark-gray limestone containing interbedded chert in the lower part, and it is mostly siltstone in the upper part. Much of the limestone is bioclastic, of varied grain size, and it contains irregularly interbedded calcareous quartz siltstone and much less sandstone. Uncomminuted fossils are rare. Abundant dark-gray chert, thinly interbedded in limestone, and brown-weathering calcareous siltstone are diagnostic features of the formation. At the top of the mountain 1.5 miles north of hill 2997, the thickness of the Perdido Formation is about 500 feet where the lower and upper parts of the formation are nearly equal. The lower 215 feet of the Perdido Formation, which is described below and shown on plate 3, was measured on the low ridge that is about 1,000 feet east of hill 2997.
Basal unit p1 of the Perdido is 18 feet thick in the measured section where it is concealed by slope rubble on a bench. In a good exposure a few hundred feet north of hill 2997, unit p1 consists of light-gray partly shaly mudstone that has some thinly interbedded limestone, especially in the upper part. The unit, although thin, extends to the farthest exposure of the base of the Perdido in the Bat Mountain block. Other units in the measured section (pl. 3) may not be as extensive, but they are characteristic of the general sequence in the lower part of the Perdido Formation.
Unit p2, which is 87 feet thick, contains evenly bedded medium-dark-gray limestone that weathers medium gray, medium light gray, and light olive gray. Some of the limestone is bioclastic. Abundant dark-gray chert forms beds that are less than an inch to 3 inches thick and commonly about 2 inches thick. Exposed surfaces of the chert are brownish gray, contributing to the color of the unit.
Unit p3, which is 20 feet thick, is the lower of two units that are browner than others in the lower part of the Perdido. Chert, siltstone, silty limestone, and subordinate limestone are generally in discontinuous beds less than 1 foot thick. Fine-grained sandstone, gray where fresh, occurs in irregular pods and in beds that pinch and swell. The quartzrose rocks weather brown.
Unit p4, which is 25 feet thick, consists mostly of medium-gray limestone in beds that are commonly about 1 foot thick but range in thickness from a few inches to 1-1/2 feet. Coarse crinoidal debris forms beds that pinch and swell, and individual lenses that are as much as 4 feet thick. Quartzose rocks ranging from silty fine-grained limestone to calcareous sandstone are interbedded with the limestone.
Unit 5, which is 15 feet thick, is the upper brown-weathering unit. It is lithologically similar to unit p3, the lower brown unit.
Unit p6 measures 50 feet thick to a fault of undetermined displacement. Beyond the fault similar beds are probably less than a hundred feet thick below alluvial cover. Fine- to coarse-grained limestone, which constitutes about half the unit, is medium dark gray, weathers the same gray or somewhat lighter, and occurs in beds about 1 foot thick or less. Chert and siltstone occur in beds that are generally a fraction of an inch to several inches thick and of local continuity.
Very few fossils were obtained from the Perdido Formation, except for microfossils of Late Mississippian (Meramecian) age in the collection at the top of the section (24651PC, pl. 3). Fossils in lower collections (21931PC, 21932PC, pl. 3), as evaluated in the following comments, are inadequate to distinguish an Osagean from a Meramecian age. The corals in collection 21932PC (pl. 3) only indicate a Mississippian age (W. J. Sando, written commun., 1965) and the associated conodonts are not diagnostic (J. W. Huddle, written commun., 1965). Mackenzie Gordon, Jr. (written commun., 1967), comments on a moderately large form of productoid in collection 21931PC (pl. 3), as follows: "This productoid suggests by its fine ribbing either of two genera: Setigerites and Striatifera. These have very distinctive shapes but this one specimen is not sufficiently complete to allow us to distinguish which genus is represented. Both occur in rocks of Meramecian (Late Mississippian) age. Setigerites also occurs in rocks of Osagean (Early Mississippian) age." Concerning one of the conodonts from the same collection, J. W. Huddle (written commun., 1965) points out, "Gnathodus texanus ranges from Early to Late Mississippian. It has been found in the Mississippi Valley in rocks as old as the Burlington Limestone [in the middle part of the Osagean Series] and as young as the Bethel sandstone in the lower part of the Chesterian Series. It is abundant in the Keokuk, Warsaw, Salem, and lower St. Louis Limestones."
The sample at the top of the section (colln. 24651PC, pl. 3), which was collected only for possible microfossils 205 feet above the base of the Perdido Formation, yielded diagnostic foraminifers and conodonts among those listed on the chart (pl. 3). The following designations of foraminifers as reported by Betty Skipp (written commun., 1965, amended 1971) are abbreviated on the chart:
Endothyra of the group E. prisca
Rauser-Chernousova and Reitlinger, 1936
Although Calcisphaera packysphaerica Pronina, 1963, and Stacheia Brady, 1876, are listed as foraminifers, Skipp adds the following comment:
Calcisphaera and Stacheia are considered algae by both Mamet and me. Calcisphaera suggests a very shallow water environment. This assemblage is definitely Late Mississippian (middle Visean to early Namurian) in age. All of the forms are common in rocks of Meramecian age. But the age is not earliest Meramecian because both G. tomiliensis and E. bowmani appear in early St. Louis time. Also, G. tomiliensis is very scarce in late Chesterian faunas. Therefore, a middle Meramecian to early Chesterian age range fits best.
Concerning the conodonts recovered from the sample, J. W. Huddle (written commun., 1965) reports, "This fauna is early Late Mississippian in age. Taphrognathus varians is abundant in the Keokuk, Warsaw, Salem, and lower St. Louis Limestones in the Mississippi Valley."
The age of this bed in the Perdido, based on the foraminifers and conodont occurring together, is Late Mississippian. Furthermore, the lowest occurence of G. tomiliensis and E. bowmani and the highest occurence of abundant T. varians in the provincial series of the Mississippi Valley indicate that its age is comparable with that of the lower part of the St. Louis Limestone, about middle Meramecian. Systematic sampling for microfossils is necessary in order to determine whether beds of Osagean age are limited to the upper part of the Tin Mountain Limestone or whether they continue into the lower part of the Perdido Formation.
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At practice on Thursday, I asked Coach Auriemma, if after watching the replay of the Notre Dame loss on Monday, if he thought the Irish played better than his team did during the triple overtime loss.
You will be interested in his comments:
"I would have liked to see Notre Dame play with their two of their better players [Stef Dolson and Bria Hartley] on the bench [after fouling out] in all three overtimes."
That makes sense. But I'm not sure I totally agree with what follows, unless he is referring to the fan base. It didn't notice any particular outcry in the media after the triple overtime loss.
Then again, I don't read his mail.
"The great thing about coaching at UConn is that we're used to winning every game and winning those that come down to the wire. And we have not done that is some instances lately.
"The bad thing about coaching at UConn is that the other team is not allowed to win. And if they win, it's only because we played badly. I've never heard anyone say to me after a loss, 'Hey, you know what, those guys are really good.' I don't think it's happened in 15 years.
"I don't know if Notre Dame played better. If you look at how we played defensively and how many shots [59] their leading scorers [Skylar Diggins and Kayla McBride] had to take … Again, if make one more free throw no one is asking me these questions.
"If you are a player or a coach at UConn, that's the world we live in. We are not allowed to lose. The other team is not allowed to win because if they win it's because UConn stunk.
"And I don't think anyone has any idea what that [mindset] does to a player and their psyche. Just think about that. They play in the only place in the country where you are not allowed to lose – ever, even to the top two teams in the country, even if it's by one at home or in triple overtime [on the road] and by six to the defending national champion.
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Eileen - 2011-11-17
Hi. I watched the 'Petkeeping with Marc Marrone' and he mentioned of Goffin Cockatoo. When I was watching it, it made me wonder if I am too old to get this bird and what is its life span will be. Because I am in my 40's and I do not know if I can still get one and also not sure if it can be a service animal due to my Aspergers and I am also deaf as well. Just curious as I already have three animals, two dogs and a rabbit. :-)
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kacyliew - 2011-10-13
I had a goffin too. Three years ago I moved out of my landed property where it was allowed to move along a long bamboo placed in the garden to an apartment. At the apartment, it was left unchained on the balcony on a T shaped clothes bamboo holder that allows it to look out on to the greenery and tree tops as its 12th storey high. One day, it was attracted by some other wild parrot and later flew down to the tree top. As it was captive for sometime, it could not fly very steadily but landed on the tree below. We went down to the car park where the tree was grown to try to
persuade it to come down but to no avail. It spent the night perched on the tree. Next morning, we went down to check and that poor fella, hungry and
lonely flew down to land on my maids head. The maid regularly fed her and there was this bond established so it chose to return to her.
Goffins are affectionate towards their handlers and its a pity that I had to give it away because I felt unreasonable to keep it at a limited space environment. Now I want to buy a yellow crested cockatoo. Any suggestions where I can get one baby bird at a reasonable price??
kristin - 2011-09-19
I recently got a female goffin named cookie. I was told she was under 10 and I wanted to get a male for her I've heard that if I had a pair that they would get mean and unsociable. I don't want that so does anyone maybe have a pair that could shed some light onto that rumor or keeping them in sperate cages or the odds that they would bond and not hate each other.
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anna - 2011-09-17
I have had my one goffin cockatoo for 36 years, and one for 25 years, very funny birds they do flips, they are fun to watch, as they get older,they get a beautiful peach color, but i never thought i would have them this many year's, if you have alot of year's, i would get one, they are alot of fun, just make sure the one you want is young, and it make's good eye contact with you, a bird that wont look you in the eye is alot harder to train, you can tell how old it is by the color, baby's are white, it take's time to get that color in them. hope this helps you. anna
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Jennifer Randall - 2011-05-29
I have been thinking about getting a Goffin's cockatoo for sometime. However i work 8 hours a day from one pm to ten pm. i would be more then willing to give this bird all of my time before work and after work. But i am not certain with the hours that i work if this will be enough. has anyone else worked these kinds of hours and been able to maintain a healthy relationship with there bird?
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Jennifer Arckivy - 2008-04-12
I am about to purchase a Goffin Cockatoo and I am very scared because of all the different things I keep reading. I have been wanting a Goffin for so long and have read up on them so much. When I read great stuff I get all excited and then I read bad and get nervous again. I think that he would get enough attention with our big family. I work from 6:30 am to 2:30pm and will be home the rest of the time as so will my husband, 4yr old daughter, and twin boys 13yrs. We also have a cat and a dog. I would do what ever I needed to make sure the baby is happy. Please if anyone can write me back and let me know what you think, PLEASE. Jennifer
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crystal - 2011-05-22
Well, my goffin was a family friends for over 20 years, and the first 5 years she was a classroom pet for 3rd graders. But some how a family friend needed to get him a new home, and I jumped at the chance. She has a 1800. cage, and we thought she was a girl until she laid an egg. lol She is the most affectionate pet I have ever had. She likes to steel your soda, and she loves to boogy! I have a 4 yr old and she loves to cuddle with all of us. and when she gets sick of one of us she goes on to the next. It is all how the bird was raised. the earlier you get it the better. good luck we love our Sammy.
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MsBabyBlake - 2010-01-08
I first bought a goffin cockatoo for my father in law. He had a African gray that died and the same time he had his disabling stroke. Clyde was in a bird store and the workers said he was a loud bird and had a problem with pulling his feathers out. Even with that I still paid 1200.00 for him. He rode home on the steering wheel and we stopped at a chicken place to order some chicken before bring him to Papas. He had a large vocabulary! Called out my on by name told people to shut up, and shut the door. Then the not so favorite words that pops taught him. When my father in law was approved to go into a VA home we took Clyde back. He adored me and would sit on my shoulder and say Pits which meant I had to rub under his wings. He would bite any one else in the house. But, I was attached to him and I was happy he was a good bird. We where transferred to Washington state from San Diego. I brought all the pets in my car and Clyde loved going for rides. I was worried about the weather change. We stopped by my Step Father in-law for a few days in San Francisco on the way up. He had free fly in the house. I clip the wings so he can not fly far. Then we headed up north to our new home. The first night we got here Clyde slept with everyone on the living room floor. The first day he was throwing up, I thought it was from the change and not having his cage yet. We got his cage in and he seemed happy, but not Clyde's usual self. I pet him frequently. But the move hurt my back and I had to go to the emergency room. While I was there we received a call that Clyde was sitting on the bottom of his large cage not responding very well. Of coarse I went into a frantic. I wanted my IV out and to get out to get to him. I instructed my son to get him to a vet asap. In the mean time I fought with the doctor who where telling me I might have cancer. Yes I was scared but I knew I was going to die right then, Jesus I went in for a back ache! So I demanded they remove the IV. I would come back after I have seen my pet get the help he needed. We went crazy trying to find our son and beloved Clyde. When we reach there I was told we where too late, he had passed. I was crushed! it has been a year and it still bring me to tears. I cried so hard. I had him cremated and kept his bracelet. My husband knew it was heart wrenching for me and we look for another little guy. We found a goffin breeder about an hour from our home and went to look at a 1 month bird and 2 month old. I wanted both of them, unfortunately we could only afford one. My husband wanted the older one. I was pulled between the two so I agreed. He still needed to be feed with a syringe but was a little large and thought it was better for the kids. Valentine is his name, Vally for short. He is the most personal little guy you would every meet. He loves to leap on my head at night, and yes I let him sleep in bed with us for several months. Until I left my lap top open and he tore all my keys off. So now he sleeps in his cage and when my husband has duty he sleeps with me. He loves to be right by me and will go under my hand like a dog or a cat and want to be petted. He cleans my teeth, sits on my head (I am short) and I give this little 8oz wonder as much attention a I possible can. He loves oatmeal with cinnamon and nutmeg a little butter and milk and I top it with whatever fresh nuts I have. I make him what ever we are eating minus the salt and pepper or other harsh seasonings. He sits on my shih zu and chases the cat. He forgets he is small and can be crushed with one innocent love bite from another animal, so I keep him within reach when he is out and about. Our cat Sabby and he play. Sabby lays on his cage and then plays between the bars. He talks, but not in front of me, when he can't see me. He has a beautiful voice and talks very clear. When I come down in the morning he sqeeks out HI HI HI. All happy the morning has started and he is getting his fresh water and food for the start of the day. I change his food and water morning, noon, and night. And make it a point to spend at least an hour a day with him, if not more. Birds are a beautiful pet and you can raise them to be very cuddly and loving, enjoy!
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amy - 2011-05-09
I just got a Goffin cockatoo and he screams and gets mean if I am here. Alone he is ok doesnt holler or try even to get off the entertainment center. I made him a ladder like so he can go to his cage and play but if there is my husband or kids here he will go into attack mode. He has already attacked my husband 3 times. With me he is ok and with my kids he will try to go after them until I stop him. I was just wondering if anyone has any idea why he is doing this { his screams are terribly loud } he will sit and talk to me but when he is in trouble he will say hello. I guess that is the only word he knows but I was playing peek a boo with him last night and he seemed to know what I was doing cause he would go unto a box I got for him then look out and I would say it again and he would do the same . I was just needing some information if anyone has any . I traded him for my 2 conures and he is a world of difference. Any info will help
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Lori - 2010-04-21
I have a Goffin, he's about 16m old,I've had him for a year. Scooter is his name and he is just beginning to talk, he loves to dance, kiss and walks around on the floor following my family like a dog. No joke you can be in another room and call him and he'll come, he also will knock on the glass door to come in or go out. This bird loves coffee but today I noticed the back of his tongue appears to be raw, little pink instead of gray, does anyone know if this is normal or if there is indeed something wrong?
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According to the Associated Press, "Nasim was a fixture in Chicago's South Asian community, known for his activism, flamboyant fashion and touching poetry that dealt with themes including homosexuality, politics and his native Pakistan." The founder of SANGAT/Chicago, a South Asian LGBT organization and former president of South Asian Performing Arts Council of America, Nasim was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 1996.
His first book, Narman, was believed to be the first book of gay-themed poetry to be published in Urdu. It told the story of his transition from immigrant (30 years ago) to all-American gay writer and activist, tackling tradition, religion, and gay desire.
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As I said on Twitter, when you break out the Wikipedia to see who threw the Braves' last no-hitter (it was Kent Mercker in 1994, by the way), the no-hitter gets jinxed. I made the same mistake May 24 when Detroit's Anibal Sanchez took a no-no into the ninth against Minnesota.
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AgapePress writer Randall Murphree interviewed Charles Martin in 2005 after his highly-acclaimed first novel "The Dead Don't Dance." His current title, "When Crickets Cry," is a finalist for a Christy Award for excellence in Christian fiction (winners to be announced this month). Not only a gifted writer, Martin also delivers an entertaining interview. He and his wife Christy live with their sons Charlie, John T. and Rives in Jacksonville, Florida.
Q: What was the impetus for "When Crickets Cry"?
A: Two things got me going on the story for "Crickets." One was just a casual thought I had one day about my heart, the physical organ. It pumps nonstop for an entire life, never with rest. I just got to thinking how I take for granted the little engine inside me. I had been reading Solomon's admonition to his son in Proverbs. In chapter 4, verse 23, he says, "Above all else, guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life." Why was it that important to him? How do you guard it? It just struck me as something I ought to pay attention to.
Along with that, I happened to have one of my flashes that I seem to have with my stories. I saw a little girl in a yellow dress standing on a street corner selling lemonade. I knew she was wearing a pill container around her neck and I knew she had a scar on her chest. So I started following her around [in my mind] as well. I think those things all happened within about a week of each other.
Q: You left a business career to write. How has this transition played out for you and your family?
A: You got a 90-minute tape in there!? It's been an awesome journey, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Christy would tell you the same thing. It has not been safe, and it has not been certain. And it has not been easy. But had I to do it over again, I wouldn't even blink. I'd do the same thing.
I left a career in business because I knew that is not why God put me on this planet. I had a deep-seated dream or desire to write books. And I know it is a place of privilege to leave a successful career and chase a pipedream. I am grateful for my wife giving me the opportunity to do that.
When I tell people our story, I hear things like, "Wow, you really hung in there. You have great tenacity." I really cringe at all of those. Yeah, I did hang in there a little bit. Yeah, I'm a little bit tenacious, but when I went to pull myself up by my bootstraps, they were broken. I had help. I had a wife who stood beside me and said, "We can do this." This is not my story, this is our story, and I wouldn't be here without us. The Lord gave me an awesome gift in her.
Q: What about that boat? (Martin has previously said his boys were praying for a boat.)
A: We don't have any plans to buy a boat right now because it's not practical. It'd probably be better to buy my boys some kayaks, and that would give us something to do together – you know, father-son.
But that may be a closer reality than I had previously thought. Here's why. I want to be careful when I say this because I'm really grateful for WestBow, my current publisher. But I had been talking with my agent for a year, asking, if my books are appealing to a larger audience, how can I find a publisher who will broadcast my books to that larger audience?
I was given an opportunity about three months ago to speak with three of the top five publishing houses in New York, and each one of them made me an offer. After a whole bunch of talking about it and praying and trying to figure out what we felt was best, we signed a three-book contract with Doubleday Broadway.
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Aimee. David Douglas High School. Portland, Oregon.
KT: So Aimee how do you feel about turning thirty?
AC: No big deal.
KT: How were your twenties for you?
AC: Pretty good. Bought the house, had the kids—
KT: Two point five—
AC: Yeah, one more—
KT: One on the way, congratulations.
AC: Yeah.
KT: Well as a mother of two with one on the way, what's the biggest hope for your children?
AC: To be happy. I mean really that's it. In whatever they do.
KT: Can you remember having your first child? How did that change you as a person?
AC: It changed a lot. Life is more meant for her and not for me anymore. We were in a different state by ourselves when we had her, so we really had to grow up quick.
KT: Well you actually married your high school sweet-heart, what's the key to staying strong for—how many years have you been together?AC: We've been together thirteen years, married almost eight. And I have to say just love, respect, and communication. Communication is a big part. Laughs.
KT: How was it the first time you guys moved away? You mentioned you were far away from your family.
AC: It was OK, it actually made us stronger as a couple for sure.
KT: And Jimmy was in the air force right?
AC: Right.
KT: For how many years?
AC: For four years.
KT: Still active?
AC: He went to Air National Guard when we moved back here, because he couldn't reenlist in his existing job.
KT: Well as a military family do you have any insight into that aspect of American life?
AC: I feel they treat us well. I feel like there are families and people outside the military that don't realize when you sign up to the military, you know what you're getting into. They (people in the military) know what they're doing, they know what they want to do. A lot of America just thinks that we're throwing people over there, when really that's not the case.
KT: Do you remember what the motivation was when Jimmy enlisted?
AC: For him, he wanted purpose. And I was along for the ride. Laughs.
KT: When you hear the word America, what does that mean to you?
AC: It means freedom, but it's not free. It's fought for obviously.
KT: And what do you think of our country right now?
AC: It's a little lost.
KT: But you're hopeful things will turn around?
AC: I try to be, yes. I feel that if we don't put more emphasis on our childrens' education then they're not going to be able to pull us out.
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Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Pink will make a special appearance on the Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.
She even gave The Academy a shout out over on Twitter:
Big news!!! I'd like to thank @TheAcademy for inviting me to perform on the #Oscars on March 2nd!! #holycow
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"We are very excited to welcome Pink to the Oscar stage for the very first time," said Zadan and Meron. "She is regarded as one of the greatest voices in pop music and one of the best performers of her generation, and we are thrilled to have her join us for a highly anticipated moment on the broadcast."
Pink has won three Grammy Awards and six MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Collaboration for the single "Just Give Me A Reason" from her 2012 album "The Truth About Love." The song was her eighth to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart, setting an industry record.
Named Billboard Woman of the Year in 2013, Pink has sold over 40 million albums and 65 million singles.
Acting under her given name, Alecia Moore, she received critical acclaim for her role in the 2013 ensemble drama THANKS FOR SHARING, which starred Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins and Gwyneth Paltrow.
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PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — With the Pirates racing toward their first winning season since 1992, The Fan Morning Show will look to put this season's magic in perspective with a new feature, the 'Bucco Time Machine."
Each day, the guys will take a look back at what they were saying at the same point in the season in 2011 or 2012, when the Pirates were heading in a very different direction, rapidly dropping out of the pennant race after a promising first four months of the season. Each clip will serve as a reminder of how Pittsburgh was feeling at the same point in the season during the two collapses, and in turn, will also demonstrate how much better the team is performing down the stretch in 2013.
The feature debuted this morning with a look back at Aug. 6, 2012, when the guys questioned whether or not Reds' closer Aroldis Chapman had been intentionally throwing at Pirates MVP-candidate Andrew McCutchen during the teams' series in Cincinnati. The Pirates lost 2 of 3 games, leaving them 4.5 games behind the Reds in the NL Central and only 2.5 games ahead of the Cardinals for the second Wild Card spot.
The first 'Bucco Time Machine,' the guys' reaction, and a preview of what's to come can be heard here:
Tune in to The Fan Morning Show in the coming weeks to hear each new installment of 'Bucco Time Machine.'