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I see they let Mel Kiper out of his coffin again...
I see they let Mel Kiper out of his coffin again...
So how is Dallas gonna Fcuk this up? I have low hopes
Rueben Randle? Tonight is only the first round, right? Some of these guys shouldn't have accepted the green room invitation.
Lol @ crowd booing Roger...
$#@!kkk chris berman
trey wingo needs to be at the draft.. not berman..
I hope they take richardson. The kid is built like a tree. I dont mind Blackmon though. They should go WR/RB or RB/WR in the first round
I just got an espn email alert that the Browns gave up their 4th, 5th, and 7th round picks to move up from 4th to 3rd in the first round? Is that right? I'm no draft expert, but that sounds like about the dumbest thing I've heard all week.
Are they trying to make sure they get Richardson? Or, gasp, Tannehill?! The last I heard was that Colt made major strides during the offseason so far and they were totally okay with him as their guy heading into next season.
What is going on?
Any way RG3 doesn't go to the Redskins? The more I listen to the guy the more I like him, and I'd really hate to have to pull against him in the NFC East.
The Browns thought another team was going to move up, I forget which one, to pick up Richardson. So they traded away those picks to ensure they pick up Richardson. Seems fair considering they have 13 picks this draft, so they had a few to spare. You'll only know if it was worth it a few years down the road.
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That Durant commercial for the playoffs is amazing... I've said this a bunch, but what a great ambassador as an athlete for the university...
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ive always thought the NFL draft needed more rapping. thank you espn.
I don't feel like confirming this, but this is probably going to be the first time in Draft history that the top 3 guys from that year's Heisman Race also go in the top 3 spots in the draft, albeit in a different order.
NFL Network's poll question is who will be a better pro: Andrew Luck or RG3? RG3 leading 61 to 39 percent.
cleveland can take someone like kendall wright or alshon jeffrey with their 2nd pick.
I swear if Washington and Indy take the entire time to make their picks, I am going to kill a baby.
Reportedly, Jacksonville is looking to move up from 7 to 4 to take Blackmon. If true, Minnesota might end up with 20 picks this year.
3 time academic All American.. good job Tannehill. I guess they didnt have any football awards to show
Thank God Suzy Kolber is there with her "insight".....
Of course tannehill will be available at 8, because no one else is stupid enough to draft him that high.
There is no reason to use a high 1st round draft pick on a RB not named Adrian Peterson. To waste a high 1st, 4th, 5th, and 7th is the height of retardation
Good job, Cleveland!
In honor of Hines Ward's retirement, I am dining on homemade fried rice and Serrano pepper chicken.
Ok...let the draft begin!
If Miami's fans want Tannehill, like Rachel Nichols claims, they must be masochists.
does anyone find this intro sorta gay? A lot of sweaty dudes without shirts on
What's going to hurt Alshon is that there are so many receivers in this draft that have roughly the same physical skills that he has - Floyd, Hill, Fuller, Criner, Randle, Streeter, Jones, amd Toon. I do think he is more polished as a receiver than all of those guys though and probably is the best wideout in the draft as I'm not too keen on Blackmon.
wouldnt be surprised if the rams move down again, pick up some more pics
on ESPN the Ray Lewis speech is new....and yet already ..... old
not sure who is the red-coated rapper...
Kendall Wright is vastly superior to Broyles.
Cleveland got $#@!ing fleeced.
I think Denver trades out of the first round.
Ha ha, the fans really don't like Roger $#@!head.
i cant imagine how boring it must have been to attend the draft before smart phones.
Rumor has it Cleveland wants to move into the back end of the first round to get a third first round pick. $#@! you Cleveland if you draft a QB.
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Do you believe sometimes God allows a believer to fall/fail, for our own good?There may be different scenarios, but say one is drifting a bit, letting some things slide, getting a little cold/indifferent. Do you think God may expose our weaknesses (in our weakness, His strength is shown as perfect) so we will again "recognize" and turn to Him - again "looking to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith"?Or do you think some other process(es) may be involved when a Christian falters? Or maybe a combination of things, i.e., what satan intends for harm, God intends for good, Him using satan as His tool to ultimately accomplish His good purposes in us, etc.?Thoughts? Scripture?
I have been pondering over this need to fall,fail, sin. When you read the story of the prodigal and compare the two sons, who is the one to experience the Father's love on a deep personal level? The one who fell and failed badly. The other brother remained ignorant of His Father's true nature. I think there is a reason that grace is extended to the humble. They are the only ones capable of receiving it. Maybe this fact also reveals why God subjected humanity to futility. Only by experiencing it do we learn the truth about ourselves and God.
Awesome.Grace is indeed unmerited/unearned favour.Eph 2;8,9 " For you have been saved by grace through means of faith, and this has come to pass of the freegift of God,NOT FROM YOU, not from works lest anyone should boast." E2 Cor 10;17,18 " He that boasts, however, let him boast in the Lord; for not he that commends himself is approved, but he whom the Lord does commend."
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NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College will begin its sixth bachelor's degree program this fall.
The college was notified recently that the Florida Department of Education had approved its application to offer a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.
"It's been a need for a while and we respond, at this college, to workforce demands," said Anne Southard, NWF State's dean of general education and grants. "This is another rung on the career ladder we provide."
Enrollment will open in mid-April for the fall classes. The first class likely will have about 25 students, although the college could accommodate more, Southard said.
The tuition will be comparable to other degree programs. If someone enrolled in the program as a freshman, it would cost $12,790 to complete, according to NWF State spokeswoman Sylvia Bryan.
Similar programs at other schools can cost upwards of $70,000, she said.
Cost factors aside, NWF State's new degree also has an advantage in that it's local. Until now, no local schools offered a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Southard said.
The University of West Florida offers a minor in early education at its Pensacola campus, but the bachelor's degree is in elementary education, she added.
According to Bev Sandlin, director of the Early Childhood Education program, the new degree not only will ensure teachers are able to better prepare students for their futures, but that educators can meet changing expectations for people working in the field.
"It's just worked out perfectly," she said. "It's going to increase the quality of what our youngest citizens have (in their teachers)."
Children's brains go through critical growth from birth to age 5, and proper educational methods are key, Sandlin said.
With the new degree, students will become better at taking advantage of that important development time, she said.
The college decided to try to begin the new program now in part to meet the needs of the recent influx of young families with the Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Southard said.
But for current students such as Christy Henderson, the reasons for starting the program now don't matter. The news was so welcome she said she was almost speechless.
"I can only imagine what this bachelor's degree program is going to be like," said Henderson who is wrapping up her associate's degree. "Every bit I've learned, I've been able to apply in the classroom."
People interested in enrolling in the program can learn more during a meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 16 in Building Q on the Niceville campus. To reserve a spot, contact Ms. Aaron at 729-5386.
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A Toledo native recently released a book about his experiences as a gay man starting a family through adoption.
Tom Oakley, along with his husband Tod McMillen (the two have since legally changed their last names to McMillen-Oakley), decided in 2006 they wanted to start a family together. Years later, after two successful, yet tedious adoptions, Oakley wrote "Jesus has Two Daddies" to offer others insight and advice to others.
"When my partner and I first started looking into [adoption], there were very few books for men wanting to start a family," Oakley said. "There were quite a few books geared toward lesbian couples or single females using insemination, but for two guys wanting to adopt, there was very little."
One event that sparked Oakley's decision to write a book came when he was asked to speak on the gay parent adoption process to a panel of graduate students at the University of Michigan, shortly after his adopted daughter was born.
"I had a big outline in front of me," Oakley said. "During one of the breaks, a student came up to me and said I should write a book. I said, 'I have an 8-month-old daughter. I don't have time to write a book!' The instructor took a pen out of her mouth and tapped on my outline, and she said, 'There's your book right there. Just fill in the blanks.'"
Oakley started writing the book in 2006, and it went to press last December. More than 100 copies sold initially, but some issues with the publishing company forced Oakley to take matters into his own hands and re-publish the book.
Though the writing and publishing process has been tedious, Oakley said it pales in comparison to the adoption experiences described in the book.
When Oakley and McMillan decided to adopt, they attended a seminar in Indiana looking for an adoption agency.
"We were told as a gay male couple that we would be probably be the last choice," Oakley said. "We were told it would be two to five years before we would find someone to place a child with us."
Trying not to be discouraged, the couple pressed on and eventually found an adoption agency. However, while advertising themselves as parents-to-be, Oakley and McMillan said they had to be aware of those trying to take advantage of them.
"We were contacted a couple of times by people that were trying to get our money," Oakley said. "One mother asked for a new apartment, tuition, clothes and so forth for her daughter, and it was like 'The Price is Right,' with the little ticker going up at the bottom of the screen. Our lawyer would not deal with anybody until a doctor's pregnancy test was done. The family wouldn't meet with our lawyer or the doctor; they just wanted our check in the mail."
After debating with the mother and daughter about meeting the requirements before being paid, the mother suddenly called to inform Oakley that the baby had died, which he believes was untrue.
"We ended up working with them for about three weeks. Luckily, the only thing we were out on it was buying dinner when we met with them," he said.
Later that year, Oakley and McMillen were contacted by a young girl in Toledo who had been raised by two women. She had received their adoption profile, and saw an opportunity to meet several preferences.
"She knew she wanted to have an open adoption, which is what we did," Oakley said "We still have contact with her, even though she's moved out of the state. She wanted to be the only mom, so she knew that if she picked a male couple, that would be the case — pretty sharp thinking for a 15-year-old, if you ask me."
When their daughter was born, Oakley and McMillen realized they had beaten the odds, and adopted a child less than a year after their search began.
"Truly, it was nine months from us getting started and getting the license and being approved, until we were there at St. Anne's cutting the umbilical cord in the delivery room," Oakley said.
The new family stayed with Oakley's parents in Perrysburg until the interstate adoption was finalized. His mother is a retired OB/GYN nurse, which he said came in handy during the first few days of their daughter's life.
"It was nice to have a baby nurse on call 24/7," he said.
The couple adopted another child, a boy, in 2009, through foster care.
"His parents made some bad choices, and he was taken away," Oakley said. "He was with a foster family for a few weeks until he came to live with us at 14 months. He was considered a high-risk adoption because he was at that critical stage for bonding, so they really wanted to get him into a permanent home very quickly. The minister of the church we were going to at the time knew a social worker who put out the feelers for a couple who wanted to adopt a baby. The minister asked us, and we began the process."
Citing television shows like "Modern Family" and "The New Normal," which feature gay couples as main characters, Oakley reflected on how attitudes have changed during the past few years in terms of accepted family dynamics.
"It's not shocking anymore," he said.
As advice to prospective adopters, Oakley listed two critical requirements.
"First, you have to have a lot of money because the lawyer fees can be outrageous," he said. "It is important be secure with your partner because the process can be really grueling. I know people who have not made it out of the process as couples. It's a commitment and it's a commitment that we made to the child.
"You've got to put your big boy pants on when you do this."
Oakley and McMillen now live in Jackson, Mich., and write about their family adventures on Tom's blog, www.jesushas2daddies.com.
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LA JOYA, Texas - - Texas state police say the trooper who fired from a helicopter at a pickup truck carrying illegal immigrants was trying to disable the speeding vehicle.
Two people were killed and two wounded Thursday in the incident on an isolated road along the Mexican border near the town of La Joya, about 70 miles northwest of Brownsville.
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Region 7-AA announced its All Region teams this week and several Timberland Wolves nabbed All-Region honors in both baseball and softball.
The Lady Wolves softball team finished with an 11-9 record and finished second in Region 7-AA.
Haley Welch, an eighth grade hurler, led the All-Region selection and was named defensive MVP by her teammates. Kristin Bennett was also named to the All Region Team. Bennett was named Offensive MVP by her teammates.
Jordan Guerry and Colleen Lambert were also All-Region 7-AA selections from the Lady Wolves.
On the baseball side Timberland Wolves baseball coach Chris Pond announced that four of his players were named to the Region 7-AA All-Region team. Outfielder Dylan Craig led a contingency of Wolves including All-Region selections Josh Winningham, Matt Gabel and Ryan Hood.
Timberland finished with a 12-9 overall mark and 7-3 inside the region for a third place finish.
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Chilli Answers The Question: Would You Date A Man That Makes Less Than You?
Would you ever date a man who makes less money than you?
We are in a day and age where the power is shifting and women are taking over the boardrooms and businesses, while making more money than men. Now, it's the ladies that are bringing home the bacon and in some cases it makes their personal life very difficult because they are faced with the decision of whether or not to "date down," hook up with a "scrub," or go out with a dude that makes less money than she does.
Recently, Chilli was a guest on 'Good Afternoon America' and was faced with the question of whether she would date a guy that made less than her. She responded:
"I'm very picky, I guess you want to call it that. Here's my issue with 'dating down' – it sounds bad, it makes us seem shallow — the problem with dating down[…]I think that for a female, no matter how much money you make or not, every woman wants to feel like a princess, you know. I don't look for a guy to pay my bills, I can pay my own bills. I can do a lot of things for myself. Thank God I've been blessed. But I would love to go on a date with a guy and he pays for it or we go on a trip together and — if I have to pay half then I need to go on that trip with my girlfriend, not a dude. I'm just saying.
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What's the quickest way to create a new document in Google Docs directly from Gmail? If you enable "Create a document" in Gmail Labs and you activate keyboard shortcuts, you can press g then w to open a blank document.
The experimental feature adds a new option next to each Gmail conversation that lets you create a new document from it. Gmail merges the content of all the messages from the conversation and it removes the attachments. A similar effect could be obtained by selecting "Forward all" and sending the message to the email address automatically generated by Google Docs.
"No more copying and pasting the text from your email -- just open the message you wish to convert, click the "Create a document" link on the right side of the page, and voila, you have a brand new document which you can then modify and share," explains Gmail's blog.
Another feature from Gmail Labs that could be useful if you frequently use Google's online office suite is the Google Docs gadget. It's a simple way to access recently modified documents, to find documents and to place a link into a message using drag & drop.
Google Docs started as an alternative to collaborating on a document by sending attachments back and forth. "In my business of search marketing, I send lots of tabular data between myself and clients on a regular basis. In the past, we'd have to attach Excel worksheets or post the information in web page tables, adding overhead and inconvenience. We never had the latest document - and merging information was always a pain," says Scott Clark in a Google Docs testimonial. If Google wants to solve the problem of unnecessary attachments, why there's no way to invite people to collaborate on a document directly from Gmail?
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Here comes Peter Cottontail,
Hopping' down the bunny trail,
Hippity, hoppity,
Easter's on its way.
Bringing' every girl and boy Baskets full of Easter joy,
Things to make your Easter bright and gay.
He's got jellybeans for Tommy,
Colored eggs for sister Sue,
There's an orchid for your Mommy
And an Easter bonnet, too.
I don't celebrate Easter. Never have, never will. While my school friends were coloring eggs, waking up Easter morning and hopping excitedly out of bed looking for signs that the old Easter Bunny had passed through the yard leaving goodies hidden among the tall grass for them to find, we were preparing the house for Passover, tossing out bread and cookies and replacing them on the kitchen counter with matzoh and macaroons. Not that I didn't love Passover. I did. I loved the rituals, the meals, even the matzoh. But when I would find myself in the grocery store with mom in the weeks running up to Easter, I would pull her over to the Easter candy display and stare longingly at the luscious treats, marshmallow and chocolate, pink and yellow and pale blue, and beg her to let me buy just one or two. In the end, we would return the day after the holiday and snap up Peeps and Eggs at half price and enjoy our own little holiday.
I'm still a kid at heart and Easter candy still thrills me. Garish marshmallow chicks and bunnies in neon green and purple and pink like colors right out of the psychedelic Sixties, chocolate eggs filled with marshmallow cream or candy-coated malt balls in pastels that crack under your teeth and turn your tongue a lovely pale pink or blue, milk chocolate eggs wrapped in delicate shiny foil tucked into colorful cellophane nests or wrapped up in bright crinkly cellophane wrappers and tied with a plump ribbon bow. And the chicks, the tiny fluffy yellow chicks with the tiny red feet, their sharp little toes splayed gaily out in front of them yet refusing to hold them up, I loved those tiny little chicks.
Easter in France is otherworldly and, as in everything, oh so elegant. The French may have adopted the American custom of hiding chocolates in the yard at Grandma's house, but Easter is formal and sophisticated. No marshmallow treats for giddy children, no pockets stuffed with brightly-colored treats. No dizzyingly high displays of garish, gaudy eggs nestled in baskets at the supermarkets. Pass in front of any candy shop window and you'll be offered a romantic vision of graceful chocolate sculptures, eggs and bells and chickens in dark chocolate, glamorous concoctions delicately wrapped in cellophane and bows, lined up like obedient school children waiting to be carried home carefully like the oeuvres d'art they are and handed to friends and lovers and children alike to be gazed at, cherished, guarded over jealously until finally, one day, when one cannot wait any longer, the treasure is gently unwrapped, the chocolate caressed and the egg cracked open and all the tiny chocolate eggs tumble out to be greedily snatched up and eaten one after the other joyously.
The French are the kings of praline. They love dark chocolate enclosing a creamy smooth milk chocolate center studded with nutty, caramel-infused, crispy praline. Walk into any fine chocolatier and request the specialty of the house, or select a mixed box, pull off the elegant ribbon, pull back the cover and choose one. Invariably you will find yourself savoring a rich chocolate-coated praline filling. And whether a gorgeous box or a kid-sized treat, Easter means praline-filled chocolates shaped like eggs (the symbol of life, eggs are forbidden during Lent in France so they have become an Easter treat), bells (church bells are silenced beginning the Thursday before Easter up until Easter Monday. In France, it is the church bells who fly off to Rome and carry the chocolate eggs back to the little French children), fish or chickens.
April's Mac Attack challenged us all to be inspired by an April holiday, festival or special day. Mathilde, my macaron assistant and fellow enthusiast, came up with the idea for our April Mactweets project: Easter in France. Yes, I know, I don't celebrate Easter, but I am always intrigued by the differences in cultures around holiday times, and Easter is no exception. Nothing says Easter in France more than creamy praline-studded milk chocolate filled dark chocolate eggs offered to loved ones, adult and children alike, nestling in pretty little beribboned baskets or elegantly wrapped up in clear cellophane. And as Mathilde is still learning her way around macarons, tip-toeing ever so gently, I used my tried and true favorite recipe for chocolate macaron shells so she could participate and learn. I had an old jar of whites in the refrigerator and, after having sifted the powdered sugar, almond meal and cocoa powder, we began to whip the whites into meringue. But we knew something was wrong with the whites right away. They were a strange shade of yellow tinged with greenish brown and murky. And once whipped no fluffy white froth of meringue welcomed us. No. Rather a spongy mass of icky yellow mush. So down the drain they went followed by the rest of the jar. Back to the drawing board.
Out came the carton of fresh eggs, 3 were cracked into a bowl sitting atop my new and improved digital scale and, as one white slithered into the bowl after the other I realized that 3 large egg whites did not 90 grams make! Nope! We had closer to 112 or so grams. Well, I heaved a sigh of "what next?!" and simply decided to use the full 3 whites. After all, I had been making perfect macs until I started weighing my whites, so, after a trail of less-than-perfect shells I decided to see if more whites was the secret to the perfect ones. And indeed….
We then made 2 different fillings, a luxurious caramel-scented milk chocolate ganache and a simple chocolate buttercream. To both we folded in finely crushed pink pralines, a gift from Pam The Cooking Ninja.
I must say that these were my best macarons yet. Maybe not as fabulously intriguing as the Blueberry Hibiscus macarons, but these had a much more satisfying texture, dense and chewy like macarons made with Italian meringue. I loved the deep chocolate flavor and the nuttiness of the praline. The praline also gave the filling a wonderful crunch.
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7.2 oz (200 g) confectioner's/powdered sugar
4 oz (115 g ) ground blanched almonds
3 large egg whites (about 3.8 – 4 oz/ 110 – 112 g)
1 oz (30 g) granulated sugar
1 Tbs (15 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
Prepare 2 large baking sheets. On 2 large pieces of white paper the size of your baking sheets, trace 1 – inch diameter circles (I used the wide end of my pastry tip) evenly spaced, leaving about ¾ - 1 inch between each circle. This will be your template to help you pipe even circles of batter onto the parchment paper. You will be able to reuse these endlessly. Place one paper on each baking sheet then cover with parchment paper. Set aside. Prepare a pastry bag with a plain tip (Ateco #807 or #809).
Sift the powdered sugar, the ground almonds and the cocoa powder together into a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
In a standing mixer or with a hand mixer, whip the egg whites for 30 seconds on low speed then increase speed to high and whip until the whites are foamy. Gradually add the granulated sugar as you continue to whip the whites until you obtain a glossy meringue and all of the sugar has been beaten in. The meringue will be very stiff (turn the bowl upside down over your head and they shouldn't move) and be dense like marshmallow.
Gently but firmly fold the whipped whites into the powdered sugar/ground almonds/cocoa, using a silicon spatula or the equivalent, turning the bowl as you lift and fold, making sure you fold in all the dry ingredients completely. When the batter is ready to pipe, it should flow from the spatula like lava or a thick ribbon. To test to see if you have folded it enough, drop a small amount onto a clean plate and jiggle it slightly. The top should flatten, not remain in a point. If it doesn't flatten, give the batter a few more folds and test again.
You can also fold the powdered mixture into the meringue if it is easier for you.
Fill your pastry bag with the batter. Pipe circles onto the parchment paper, using the traced circles on the template sheets to guide you, holding your pastry bag above each circle and piping into the center. DO NOT FORGET TO CAREFULLY REMOVE THE WHITE PAPER TEMPLATE FROM UNDERNEATH THE PARCHMENT PAPER. YOU DO NOT WANT THIS TEMPLATE TO GO IN THE OVEN!
You can dust some of the shells with crushed praline to decorate.
Preheat your oven to 280°F (140°C).
Allow the macarons to sit out for 30 minutes to an hour. The top of each shell should form a "skin" (it will feel like it hardened a bit when gently touched). Bake the shells for 15 – 20 minutes, depending on their size (when I touched macs that were not quite done, the top jiggled a bit as if there was still a bit of liquid batter between the top and the "feet" so I let it continue to bake another minute.) I turn the trays back to front halfway through the baking.
Remove the tray from the oven and immediately slide the parchment paper with the shells off of the hot baking sheet and onto a surface, table or countertop. Allow to cool before sliding the shells very gently off of the parchment by slipping a metal cake spatula under the shell as you lift it up. Be careful or the center of the shell risks sticking to the parchment.
CHOCOLATE PINK PRALINE FILLING 2 ways
Finely crushed pralines (caramel-covered hazelnuts), not quite a powder. To taste.
Simple Chocolate Buttercream:
5.5 oz (150 grams) powdered/confectioner's sugar or more to taste
3 1/2 Tbs (50 grams) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
2 Tbs (25 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
2 Tbs very hot water
Using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter and the powdered sugar together. Add the cocoa powder and the hot water and beat, scraping down the sides as necessary, until well blended and fluffy. If the buttercream is a bit too loose to spread, chill in the refrigerator until piping/spreading consistency.
Caramel Milk Chocolate Ganache:
½ cup (125 ml) heavy cream
4 1/3 oz (125 g) milk chocolate (I used Nestlé Dessert Caramel Milk Chocolate)
We doubled this recipe to fill all of the macarons.
Chop the chocolate and put in an appropriately-sized pyrex (heatproof) bowl. Heat the cream in a saucepan gently until it comes just to the boil. Pour the cream over the chopped chocolate and stir until all of the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth and luxurious. Allow to cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. It should thicken to a spreading/piping consistency. If you need to, speed up the process by placing in the refrigerator until desired spreading/piping consistency, stirring occasionally.
Whichever chocolate cream filling you use, stir in a few tablespoons or more of finely crushed praline or praline powder (preferably pink if you can find it) to taste. It is nice to feel the crunch and extra texture by using finely crushed but not powdery praline.
Any leftover ganache makes wonderful truffles!
Finish the macarons:
When the macaron shells are cool, pair the shells up evenly, each with a partner. Pipe a dollop, about a teaspoon, of buttercream or ganache filling onto half of the shells, the bottom shell in each pair. Carefully sandwich the shells together with the buttercream. If you didn't sprinkle the top shells with crushed praline, then shower a bit of cocoa powder over the macarons to decorate if you like.


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I thought this was a bit toooo late considering it is a life threatening disease for both mother and child but I cant do much about it now... but if anyone reads this... make sure you push your doctor to keep a close eye on you if you just have the smallest feeling that something is not right with your body... you are the best judge and know your body better then anyone else and you are the only one that baby has to depend on.
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I just can't stop thinking about it. I have not been tested for any underlying disorders but am I really OK as long as I don't get pregnant again.
My Son was born at 36 weeks and is completely normal, My daughter was born at 27 weeks 1lb 8oz, IUGR she spent 80 days in the NICU. She is now 1 and doing good. She has recently been diagnosed with reactive airway disease and is a little behind but is expected to catch up at 2 or 3.


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MONTGOMERY, Ala. One of the first black students who enrolled at the University of Alabama a half century ago in defiance of racial segregation has died. James Hood of Gadsden was 70.
Officials at Adams-Buggs Funeral Home in Gadsden said they are handling arrangements for Hood, who died Thursday.
Then-Alabama Gov. George Wallace made his infamous stand in the schoolhouse door in a failed effort to prevent Hood and Vivian Malone from registering for classes at the university in 1963.
Hood and Malone were accompanied by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach when they were confronted by Wallace as they attempted to enter the universitys Foster Auditorium to register for classes and pay fees.
Wallace backed down later that day and Hood and Malone registered for classes.
UA President Judy Bonner remembered Hood as a man of courage and conviction for being one of the first black students to enroll at the university.
His connection to the university continued decades later when he returned to UA to earn his doctorate in 1997. He was a valued member of The University of Alabama community, and he will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time, Bonner said.
Hood was the last survivor among the major figures in the schoolhouse door incident. Wallace died in 1998, Vivian Malone Jones in 2005 and Katzenbach last year.
After enrolling, Hood remained at UA for a few months and moved to Michigan, where he received a bachelors degree from Wayne State University and a masters degree from Michigan State.
He later moved to Wisconsin, where he worked at the Madison Area Technical College for 26 years. He retired in 2002 as chairman of public safety services in charge of police and fire training.
He finally returned to UA later in life to earn his doctorate.
Culpepper Clark, author of The Schoolhouse Door: Segregations Last Stand at the University of Alabama, called the schoolhouse door incident an iconic moment in the Civil Rights Movement because it provided a confrontation between Wallace and the Kennedy administration. He said the incident was symbolically important and helped lead to passage of the Voting Rights Act.
Clark described Hood as a man with a lot of intellectual energy who understood the importance of what he did at the University of Alabama in 1963.
He didnt try to make it into more than what it was, Clark said.
The Rev. Preston Nix grew up in Etowah County and said he knew of Hood, who was several years older than he.
Nix said it took a lot of courage for Hood to challenge the segregation at the University of Alabama in 1963.
Nix said he felt Hood did what he did partly to pave the way for others to be able to improve themselves and get a higher education and partly because he wanted to attend the University of Alabama.
Samory Pruitt, vice president for community affairs at UA, agreed with Nix.
Because of what he did, people like me were afforded the opportunity to go to the University of Alabama, said Pruitt, who is black. I think its about people having the opportunity to be the best they can be.
AP file photo In this June 11, 1963, photo, Vivian Malone and James Hood stand in the doorway of Foster Auditorium where they held what they called their first and final news conference after the two African-American students registered at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala. Earlier, Gov. George Wallace had barred their way from the same doorway.×
AP file photo In this July 2, 1996, photo, former four-term Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace, seated at right, holds hands with James Hood at the Wallace Foundation in Montgomery, Ala., as they view a display picturing Wallaces famous stand in the schoolhouse door at the University of Alabama some 33 years ago in 1963. Hood was one of the two students that Wallace, then a segregationist, tried to deny admittance to the university.×
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Annual Cowperthwaite Lecture and Seminar features Dr. Mohan DuttaPosted Apr. 2, 2013
The School of Communication Studies is proud to present its annual Cowperthwaite Lecture and Seminar, featuring guest lecturer Dr. Mohan J. Dutta, faculty in the Department of Communications and New Media at the National University of Singapore.
The two credit graduate course, "Globalization, Inequalities & Communication for a Social Change" (COMM 55095/75095) will be held from August 19—24. Sessions will be from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-4:00, Monday through Friday.
Dutta will give a public lecture titled, "Interrogating global health inequalities: Listening to the voices of the poor" on Sunday, Aug. 18 at 3:30 p.m. in 146 Taylor Hall, on the Kent State University campus.
The Cowperthwaite Lecture is established in the name of L. LeRoy Cowperthwaite, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and served as Director of the School of Speech at Kent State for 29 years. Previous scholars have included David Ewoldsen of The Ohio State Univeristy; Walid Afifi of University of California, Santa Barbara; and Mary Beth Oliver of Pennsylvania State University, among many others.
Dutta is professor and head of the Department of Communications and New Media at the National University of Singapore and courtesy professor of communication at Purdue University. At NUS, he is the founding director of the Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE), directing research on culturally-centered, community-based projects of social change.
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Friday, September 23, 2011
New parents at Norman Regional's HealthPlex will be leaving the hospital with more than a new baby. They will also receive a brand new book, thanks to a donation from Altrusa International, a women's service organization, and Kidoodles Toy Zone, 425 W. Main in Norman.
More than 200 books were donated to the hospital by Altrusa and Kidoodles through the 'Books for Babies' program. The book is titled, "Barnyard Dance," and was written by Sandra Boynton. Altrusa was the first volunteer service group to adopt literacy as a focus in 1977.
The two organizations have partnered to donate books to Norman Regional and its new parents for the past eight years. Nurses in the HealthPlex's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit gratefully accepted the books on and will pass them out to new parents.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Members of Norman Regional's Home Medical Equipment office and cheerleaders from Alcott Middle School teamed up to support an Oklahoma hero.
HME employee Vicki Kerby's son Staff Sgt. Jason Kirby is serving our country in Afghanistan. When her co-workers found out the young man and his unit needed basic items like shampoo, soap and snack foods, they got busy collecting those things.
When the Alcott cheerleaders heard about the need, they decided to make collecting goods to send to the marine group their community service project. The collected items have been boxed up and sent to Afghanistan. The marines should receive the goodies before Christmas.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Norman Regional Health System is turning trash into treasure for man's best friend. Used packaging material from the health system's operating rooms is being donated to animal shelters to line the cages of dogs waiting for adoption.
The program started at Moore Medical Center when executive secretary Julie Robberson read about a national hospital that had a similar program. Operating room supplies are packaged and shipped in sterile, disposable pads. There is no use for these packaging materials and the health system had been throwing them away, until Robberson stepped in.
Now operating rooms at Moore Medical Center, the HealthPlex and Norman Regional Hospital are collecting the packaging and donating it to local animals in need – including those at the City of Moore's animal shelter.
Staff at the animal shelter said they had been using newspaper to line the cages. The donated packaging is perfect for animals because of its absorbency and soft feel. The donated material also cleans up easier and faster than soiled newspapers.
This is one of the projects implemented by Norman Regional Health System's Eco-Care Committee. The Committee has been in place for two years and has established several environmentally friendly initiatives.
Friday, April 16, 2010
September 2, 2008 was the most exciting, exhausting and emotional day in the life of Abby and David Hudgins. Abby was to give birth that day to the couple's first born child, a boy they named Horus Lee.
It was supposed to be an easy delivery for this professional dancer. But after more than ten hours in the delivery room, doctors decided her son was too large to be born vaginally and took her into an operating room for a cesarean section.
"The doctor told us the baby was getting tired and of course he didn't want that to happen. So we had the c-section," Abby remembered. "From that point on, everything happened so fast."
Horus Lee Hudgins was born at 3:55 a.m. on September 3, 2008. Shortly after his birth Horus stopped breathing.
"After he was delivered, the baby's heart stopped beating. They had to resuscitate him. He eventually cried. I remember them flashing him to me and then they whisked him off to the NICU."
The doctors were concerned Horus' lungs might collapse. So he was taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Norman Regional Hospital. Lesa Lewis, RN, was assigned to baby Horus and from the moment she saw him, she loved him like her own. That meant the world to Abby.
"As soon as I woke up from recovery, I went to see my little baby. He was hooked up to so many wires but Lesa was right there with him. She was taking care of him and made sure I got to hold him right away."
It took nearly a week for Horus to get strong enough to leave the hospital, but thanks to the help and comfort from Lesa, he did. Now Horus is a healthy, happy and rambunctious 19-month-old.
The Hudgins have made a donation to the Norman Regional Health Foundation's Guardian Angel program in honor of Lesa. The Guardian Angel program is a way patients can say thanks to a health care provider by making a monetary donation to the NRH Foundation. The employee is recognized among his or her peers. The donated funds go to support the award winning health care programs the Health System provides the regional community.
"As soon as I learned about the Guardian Angel program I jumped at the chance to thank Lesa," said Abby. "Lesa was a light spot in a very dark time for us. We're forever grateful."
Friday, February 26, 2010
"We all know what it feels like to be sick, but not really sick," says McKinley 5th grader Kate Kemmet.
Wanting to make sick kids feel better is why Kate and other peer mediators from McKinley Elementary raised money to donate to the Women's and Children's unit at Norman Regional's HealthPlex hospital.
Kate got the idea to donate to the HealthPlex from her grandmother, director of Emergency Services, Joan Greenleaf. "My grandmother told me that there was a new hospital being built and that they could use extra money for toys," said Kate. "So I made a presentation to my peer group about the hospital being built and how great it would be to help out and my project was chosen."
By baking cookies, cupcakes and pies and making lemonade to sell at a school function, the group raised nearly $200 to give to the unit. The money donated was used to purchase a radio flyer wagon and a table and chairs for the playroom. "The kids can enjoy these new toys anytime they want to get away from their hospital room to relax and maybe sit and watch a movie," said Mari Newcomer, manager of the Children's unit. "It's such a nice donation these students made."
"We wanted to make it feel more comfortable and more like home for the kid patients," said student Amanda Wilkins. "We hope it helps them feel less scared and more relaxed. We're lucky enough to not be in the hospital and sick. It's the least we can do."


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To The Editor:
On the eve of the Waitsfield town office bond vote, it is worth noting that the project cost for the Methodist Church has finally been projected at $1.6 million – not the $2.1-$2.4 million figures that we have previously been told. The construction costs are now similar to the new building.
Also, the Community Development Block Grant program has become more flexible – perhaps in reaction to the failed bond vote in Waterbury and the need for towns to consider alternatives. In speaking to Josh Hanford (at CDBG), I learned that if a bond vote fails, the town will have up to six months to reconsider its plans and the alternatives could include reducing scope and cost, moving to a different site, or even leasing office space. Josh indicated the six months could be extended, if needed.
A new alternative would require new plans to be incorporated into the application and, obviously, all government rules and regulations still need to be followed. But this is not going back to ground zero. Josh's office is there to help towns solve their flooding problems and avoid unnecessary roadblocks. The two 2013 bond votes have been used up by the Farm Stand site. Another vote cannot take place until 2014, possibly at Town Meeting. There is to be ample time.
The vote will be difficult for church, former Troll Shop and lease space advocates. I believe they are all in favor of having better town offices in a flood-safe location. But they all have concerns regarding the historic nature of our village, the scale or character of our town offices, and how we conduct town business. As I said many months ago, this is a long-term decision that will reflect our community's sense of values. It will tell future generations who we really were in 2013.
Bob Burley


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
The Land of Israel is a special, sacred place for those who believe in the Bible. Like the ingathering of the Jewish people into the land of Israel, the restoration of the land itself is the unfolding of prophecy.
When Israel's restoration began, the land was largely barren. Today it is fully of lush green forests lovingly planted by the Jewish National Fund. There is still much work to do. What better way to participate in the restoration of the Land of Israel than by planting a tree.
Partner with the JNF to complete the reforestation of the Promised Land.
Tragedy struck on Mount Carmel near Haifa in December of 2010, during a particularly hot and dry winter, when a fire raged out of control and destroyed millions of trees, as well as parts of settlements, including the artists' village of Ein Hod. Israel had to call on foreign countries to assist in putting out the fire, which took four days to accomplish. It then took over a year for the land to recover sufficiently to begin replanting trees lost in the fire.
The 19th Maccabiah Games took place in Israel during the last two weeks of July. An estimated 9,000 athletes from 72 countries participated in the games, with 20,000 tourists watching the third-largest sporting event in the world.
The Jewish National Fund (JNF) has supporters of Israel to thank for much of the reforestation of Israel that donations have made possible. Since 1901, the JNF has planted over 240 million trees in Eretz Israel.


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PC World reports that Google is about to acquire YouTube for $1.6 billion. Although this is just a rumour, sources close to YouTube say the deal is in the final stages.
It will be interesting to see how YouTube will change and if Google Video continues to exist after the deal.
In September, YouTube had a market share of 46 percent in the U.S., while Google Video had only 11 percent, so the deal will bring a lot of new users to Google and a revenue source to YouTube.
Update: Now it's official. "Google announced today that it has agreed to acquire YouTube, the consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. Following the acquisition, YouTube will operate independently to preserve its successful brand and passionate community."
October 9, 2006
Google to Acquire YouTube?
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Milwaukee goaltender Mark Dekanich (1-2) held off all 30 shots Chicago (2-1) fired on net to collect his first win of the postseason, while the Wolves Peter Mannino (2-1) and Drew MacIntyre split time in Mannino's loss, posting 33 and eight saves respectively.
"Their power play was outstanding tonight," said Wolves Head Coach Don Lever. "We lost a bit of composure after the second goal and we couldn't recover."
Milwaukee (1-2) used a power-play opportunity late in the first period to take their first lead of the series, 1-0. Right wing Chris Mueller took a pass from Andreas Thuresson behind the goal line, moved to the corner of the net and slipped a shot between Mannino and the near post with 3:10 left in the first frame.
The Admirals came out firing in the second period and center Blake Geoffrion cranked a shot through Mannino just 24 seconds into the frame.
Milwaukee increased its lead to 3-0 at 14:21 of the middle frame with a power-play marker from Mike Santorelli. Mannino made an initial save but the rebound kicked out into a crowd in front of the net, where Santorelli was able to chip it over the line from his vantage on the right post.
The Admirals padded their advantage, 4-0, with a third-power-play tally when Alex Sulzer's quick rip from the left face-off circle screeched past Mannino at 16:25 of the second frame.
Geoffrion made the Admiral's lead 5-0 with a fourth power-play marker and his second tally of the game at 4:15 of the third period. The center took a shot, waited for the rebound to make its way out of the scrum in front of the net, regained control and roofed it over a diving MacIntyre.
Thuresson made it 6-0 at 5:58 of the final frame, smacking a pass from Jon Blum straight down the slot and past MacIntyre.
The Admirals host Game 4 at the Bradley Center on Monday, April 19, at 7 p.m.
Chicago 0 0 0 -- 0
Milwaukee 1 3 2 -- 6
First Period---1, Milwaukee, Mueller 1 (Thuresson, Sulzer), 16:50 pp. Penalties---Crabb, Chicago (roughing), 1:09; Mueller, Milwaukee (roughing), 1:09; Oystrick, Chicago (roughing), 8:09; Sulzer, Milwaukee (holding), 14:31; Vishnevskiy, Chicago (tripping), 16:13.
Second Period---2, Milwaukee, Geoffrion 1 (Murray, Matheson), 0:24; 3, Milwaukee, Santorelli 3 (Thuresson, Blum), 13:21 pp; 4, Milwaukee, Sulzer 1 (Santorelli, Laakso), 16:25 pp. Penalties---Machacek, Chicago (tripping), 12:00; Chelios, Chicago (slashing), 14:58; Thuresson, Milwaukee (goaltender interference), 18:37.
Third Period---5, Milwaukee, Geoffrion 2 (Blum, Santorelli), 4:15 pp; 6, Milwaukee, Thuresson 1 (Blum, Santorelli), 5:58. Penalties---Weller, Chicago (interference), 3:22; A. Stewart, Chicago (tripping), 8:25; Santorelli, Milwaukee (tripping), 9:11; G. Stewart, Chicago (cross-checking), 10:05; Doell, Chicago (goaltender interference), 10:28; Welch, Chicago (slashing), 18:08.
Shots on goal---Chicago: 13-13-4--30. Milwaukee: 14-23-10--47. Power plays---Chicago: 0-2. Milwaukee: 4-9. Goalies--Chicago, Mannino (33-37), replaced by MacIntyre (8-10) at 40:00. Milwaukee, Dekanich (30-30). A---4,078. Referee---Shaun Davis. Linesmen---Dan Dineen and Roger Behling.


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CPAs need to be prepared for a slowdown in certain work handled by the IRS Exempt Organizations Division in the wake of the recent controversy involving the processing of certain applications for tax exemption under Sec. 501(c)(4), the division's former head said Thursday.
"Probably the whole system is frozen in time right now, like it was a mastodon stuck in a glacier," said Marcus Owens, a member in the law firm Caplin & Drysdale's Washington office and the former director of the IRS Exempt Organizations Division. "There are, I'm certain, distractions and delays."
Owens was a late replacement as a speaker Thursday at the AICPA's Not-for-Profit Industry Conference in Washington. He filled a speaking slot that originally was supposed to be filled by Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS Exempt Organizations Division who has been placed on administrative leave by the agency as a result of the controversy.
From 1990 to 2000, Owens held Lerner's job. On Thursday, he discussed the fallout from the scandal that began with a May 14 report by the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) that inappropriate criteria were used to identify tax-exempt applications for review.
The report found that the IRS used inappropriate criteria that identified for review "tea party" and other organizations applying for tax-exempt status as social welfare benefit organizations based on their names or policy positions instead of indications of potential political campaign intervention.
Owens said the IRS is equipped to handle congressional demands for records and employee interviews. But he said the criminal investigation launched by the Department of Justice will significantly slow the IRS's processing of certain form applications.
"Everything shuts down, because there are allegations that your 501(c)(4) processing has been corrupt," Owens said. "So what do you do? If you're the manager, you don't do it anymore. Period. Stop. Full stop. And maybe you go broader than that, because the 501(c)(3)'s were playing in this field, too."
After his presentation, Owens said he thinks applications still will get processed at the division's regional office in Cincinnati, which handles exempt organizations determinations work. But he said the Washington office handles any applications that are unusual or require judgment in areas where guidance has not been developed. Right now, these include applications involving health care organizations, he said.
Applications that go through the Washington office are likely to be significantly delayed, Owens said. According to Owens, practitioners affected by this slowdown have the following options:
Delays are inevitable, though, Owens said.
"I have one [application] that's an organization that's going to make scholarships to bring foreign people to this country to learn about the United States and is going to send U.S. people to the foreign country. Pretty darn innocuous," Owens said. "… It's hung up now."


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These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for June 6-8, 2014. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that does not mean they have been found guilty. All bookings may be viewed online by visiting www.aikenstandard.com and clicking on the Crime tab.
Angela Prescott Roton, 45 driving under suspension, hold for the Edgefield County Sheriffs Office, possession of a controlled substance first offense
Brittany Lynn Lee, 20 shoplifting $1,000 or less
Eric Sean Ainsworth, 29 failure to pay as ordered bench warrant
Mathew James Lee, 26 shoplifting value $2,000 or less, shoplifting first offense bench warrant, trespassing after notice bench warrant
Robert Ernest Knight, 35 simple possession of marijuana, driving under suspension, proof of insurance required
Justin Dwayne Stein, 24 disorderly conduct/gross intoxication
Vernard Leroy Boatwright Jr., 41 driving under suspension two counts, possession of a suspended tag
Nyia Jai Brianta Rice, 17 assault and battery third degree
Houston Lamar Holsomback, 25 criminal domestic violence first, second and third offense
Tacita Shakeya Davis, 22 criminal domestic violence
Davon Robert Gilchrist, 23 criminal domestic violence first, second and third offense
Jaquetta Tiease Simpkins, 23 assault and battery third degree
Demarcus Aquavous Whitaker, 28 shoplifting $1,000 to $5,000
Joey William Leaphart, 45 sex offender registry law
Joshua Allen Stawizynski, 18 trespassing on city property commitment, simple larceny commitment, simple possession of marijuana commitment
Michael Ulmer, 19 drug paraphernalia, minor in possession of alcohol, shoplifting $1,000 or less, simple possession of marijuana
Curtis Dean Nelson, 19 shoplifting $1,000 or less
Jimmie Alford, 65 trespassing after notice, petit larceny
Melissa Ann Marsh, 21 shoplifting $1,000 or less
Precious Deva Wooden, 30 driving under the influence second offense
Victor Deon Hill, 46 driving under suspension fifth offense, resisting arrest
Michael Vincent Merideth, 41 driving under the influence first offense
Tatum Balthazhar Conrad, 20 disorderly conduct
James Martin Robinson, 54 public drunk
Winston OBrian Cooper, 19 simple possession of marijuana
Antonio Deon Johnson, 35 driving under suspension first offense bench warrant, failure to surrender suspended tag bench warrant, operating uninsured bench warrant
Jermaine Emanuel Cummings, 29 simple possession of marijuana, driving under suspension first offense, driving under the influence third offense, driving under the influence .10 but less than .16 first offense bench warrant, failure to comply with a court order bench warrant
Lorenzo Montell Cummings, 19 unlawful carrying of a pistol, simple possession of marijuana
Kurt Hudson Wood, 26 driving under the influence first offense
Jimmie Johnson, 61 disorderly conduct/gross intoxication
Suenitta Dominique Wells, 26 domestic animals at large bench warrant
Diana Lynn Johnson, 54 criminal domestic violence first offense
Licasio Reonta Bailey, 20 disorderly conduct
Shotte Hezzie Widener, 49 disorderly conduct
Willis Earl Harlan, 50 disorderly conduct/gross intoxication
Stephen Troy Boan, 24 drug paraphernalia, simple possession more than first
Rod Landy, 33 criminal domestic violence third offense and subsequent within 10 years
Lisa Marie Dorn, 37 failure to pay child support
Brandon ODairy Williams, 27 disregarding a traffic sign, allowing operation of an uninsured motor vehicle, failure to stop for blue lights/siren no injury or death, improper display, driving under suspension first offense must appear
David Campfield Jr., 38 disorderly conduct
Priscilla Ann Hazel, 28 disorderly conduct
Michael Inmar Turner, 50 driving under the influence first offense
Joshua Owen Adams, 27 driving under the influence first offense
Ciara Lashawn Roberts, 27 criminal domestic violence first offense
Jeff Andre Davis, 42 criminal domestic violence second offense, disorderly conduct
Daniel Alan Siler, 28 possession of a weapon during a violent crime if not also sentenced to life, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature
Manuel Wayne Gunter III, 24 simple possession of marijuana
Amber Nicole Shotly, 32 criminal domestic violence first offense
Javier Fancisco Gomez, 72 operating an uninsured vehicle, open container of beer/wine, failure to register a motor vehicle, unsafe tires, no South Carolina drivers license third offense, driving under the influence first offense
Deborah Howard Stankus, 51 driving under the influence, simple possession of marijuana
Jimmy Purvis Hewitt, 72 criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature
Johnny Lee Johnson, 30 no proof of insurance in vehicle, hold per National Crime Information Center for Wadley Police Department, hold per National Crime Information Center for Washington County
Jay Hern Winburn, 51 criminal domestic violence first offense
Keith Francis Lessing, 45 unlawful carrying of a firearm, driving reckless
Marsha Iinn Preachers, 35 possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine within half mile of a school or park, careless driving 55 mph in a 35 mph zone bench warrant, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine first offense
Tonya Jo Pennington, 45 disorderly conduct
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I'm guessing he got injured after tripping over a huge pile of money... :/The nature of Grant's injury wasn't immediately known, and it's unclear when he'll return to action.
I'm guessing he got injured after tripping over a huge pile of money... :/The nature of Grant's injury wasn't immediately known, and it's unclear when he'll return to action.
This is the best fight "for business", but to be honest, Grant has shredded his way through a real murderers row lately, that I'm sad that he's out of this. Five straight LW wins with two ridiculously great finishes over killers in Gray and Wiman, compared to the three straight from Pettis, who I don't think has had nearly the impressive run, despite doing some serious highlight reel shit.
Looking back at the Pettis comment prior to this, it pisses me off:
Personally, I think Pettis is an arrogant punk. IMO, he threw away his own title shot the old fashioned way, by shitting the bed by getting decisioned by Guida in his UFC. Since then, he's cut to the front of the line at FW despite not even being in that division and then acted all cunty when he dropped out due to injury and acted as though he should just automatically get pencilled into the Bendo/Grant fight. On top of that, I've always been tentative to invest too much in Pettis until he can sustain a solid run without injury, as he's dropped out of several bouts since he joined the UFC.
I hope Bendo bends him over, not a fan of Pettis.
That really sucks for T.J. Grant. Not a fan of Pettis and I look forward to seeing Benson send him to the back of the line. Henderson has grown a lot since that first fight and I think it'll be a different result this time.
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I find it funny that people say Henderson has grown as a fighter since his loss to Pettis (by squeaking out decisions in 3 of his last 4 fights) - but say the opposite about Pettis growing as a fighter because of his loss to Guida...
Got a lot of soul searching to do. Sorry to everyone I've let down
Benson, meanwhile, edged out decisions over Edgar and Gil; very clearly beat Diaz.
Benson has shown an improved ability to gameplan, stick to the gameplan, and mix his attacks. So I would say he's clearly grown more as a fighter. The flipside is that I think he's also learned to coast in later rounds if he thinks he's up. Between that and the fact that he goes straight back when hit, this is still a very close fight.
The quality of Benson's opposition in those fights has been alot higher... can't fault Bendo for facing tough opposition. The level of opposition that Bendo has faced recently alone seperates him from Pettis wins against Edgar, Melendez, Diaz and Miller even if they were close fights in some cases trump wins over Cerrone and Lauzon. Bendo rolled through a lot of tough guys in his first few fights in the UFC where as Pettis struggled. Pettis has had to back out on alot of fights due to injuries so Bendo has been alot more active in that time. Lastly If you compare the one opponent they both fight since joining the UFC (Guida) obviously Pettis looks inferior here.
I don't think Bendo will roll through Pettis but I do think he will win another close fight.
Pettis- UD Loss to Guida, SD Win over Stephens & 2 TKO wins over Cerrone & Lauzon....so basically one win over a top ten LW during that span and let's not forget that's only 4 fights in two years, not that much to write home about.
Meanwhile Bendo has UD'd Bocek, Miller, Frankie, Nate and Guida(who beat Pettis btw) and SD'd Gil and Frankie, all but one of those guys(Bocek) were top ten, most being top five when he faced them and you could make the case that Bocek was in the top five, and lets not forget that four of the above mentioned Bendo fights went five rounds.
Benson has put his skillet into overdrive since the first fight, there's been genuine development and growth there, otherwise he wouldn't be hanging with top ten LWs, let alone winning and it is hard as hell to finish guys at a top tier level. Driving through fighters like Miller and Diaz is impressive as hell and you're severely undercutting the caliber of who Bendo has fought in comparison. Pettis' TDD was the reason he lost the Guida bout and Bendo's grappling has gotten suffocatingly excellent since the WEC loss, that improvement and increased composure and maturity are going to change the complexion of the rematch IMO.
Also, there's a massive difference between edging or squeaking out decisions over Frankie and Gil to edging or squeaking out a decision over a periphery 20 LW like Stephens. Your argument fails there big time.
So what happens with Josh Thomson now that Pettis gets a shot at the title? I remember there being talk about him and Pettis potentially fighting at some point.
Maybe Thomson fights Jim Miller? I think that would be good.
Either way, I certainly believe TJ Grant should get the winner of Bendo/Pettis.
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