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Hello friends!
I thought some of you might like to read a summary of the road my journey has taken over the past four years. If you wondered why I disappeared, this will explain things a bit better.
So grateful this isn't the end of the story!
Hello friends!
I thought some of you might like to read a summary of the road my journey has taken over the past four years. If you wondered why I disappeared, this will explain things a bit better.
So grateful this isn't the end of the story!
Waiting is hard. I know that. But lately, I'm finding it harder than I had ever imagined. And then there's the whole hope thing. How do I wait with hope? It's not something you can live without.
Hoping in an outcome is a sure set-up for failure. I hope for many things – to be free from my illness, to study, work, eat, drink a glass of water without a second thought, have a family, just live life, and more. I am sure you can insert your own things into this list. But hoping doesn't mean I will get these things. Hoping I'll drink hot cocoa and build a snowman, and eat Christmas dinner doesn't mean it will happen.
I miss the magic and childlike wonder of Christmas. These past several years—well, if I'm honest, it has been more than several years—I have felt more like little Cindy Lou in How The Grinch Stole Christmas as she sings, "Where are you, Christmas? Why can't I find you? Why have you gone away?" It's like something slipped away while my back was turned, and I can't find it anymore.
Christmas used to encompass a host of delights –
cookies candy-cane shaped and filling tins of treats chockfull
decorating the house (almost every inch)
making homemade gifts for friends and neighbors
candlelit Advent celebrations
my own Christmas Eve wassail for Mom and Dad
wrapping gifts into works of art
sweet treats and peppermint candy canes
candles aglow and firelight
cards in the mail for friends (well, it happened a few years)
simple surprises
gingerbread and spice
sweet oranges and tangy grapefruit tossed together on Christmas morning
and wonder.
Always wonder.
Yes, Pain. Yes, heartache. But moments colored with wonder, hope, joy, and delight.
But sickness steals. It can rob the joy right out of you and shove you out of the center of delights, leaving you on the sideline, where you are left to peer in while others enjoy what you once did. Or maybe things don't happen quite as they did before because you were the one who made those things happen. And you couldn't do it this time. In fact, this isn't the first year. It's been this way for a good long while.
It can be the loneliest ache, the emptiest of places. And the hardest part, if you were brutally honest, is that you have no one else to share it with. Just the utter aloneness of it all. Fighting to hide the tears from the faces of those around you. This void refuses to be filled. You've tried, and tried, and tried and come up empty again. Sometimes it hurts so much that you just want to be done with the struggle. Done with it all.
But there is One Who sees those tears. Who knows that aching ache. Who knows. And hope slips in. Quiet and unannounced but there all the same. And that's enough for now. For it to be present. Growing warm in the soul. Because there's a difference between hoping for something and hoping IN Someone. Hoping in people has always left me in the dark. But this Person is the Perfect One. He simply cannot fail. It is impossible. So, I CAN hope in Him.
Whatever happens or doesn't happen, changes or doesn't change, He remains unshakeable, good, and true. He is a safe place to hang my hope. In fact, He is the Only Place to sustain such a hope. And He is close. Closer than I think.
He is Christ IN ME – the hope of glory.
So, things may not change tomorrow. Or next year. Or the year after. I may be waiting, and waiting, and waiting. But living inside me is "the Hope of glory." The One who is Hope Himself. And that might just be better than the magic and wonder I've lost. In fact, it may just be what I need to reawaken what was lost into something far better.
Broken will not be the last word. Glory awaits.
Well, here it is! A little glimpse into my year at Wheaton College. I know I promised many of you I'd do this while I was actually at school, but as you can see, it didn't quite happen as planned. But does anything?
Heading Out
When I last saw some of you in August 2008, I had just finished wrapping up my job as translation coordinator for Gospel Translations. Although it was hard to say goodbye to all my dear friends at Sovereign Grace Ministries, it was clear that God was calling me into a new chapter of my life. That summer, my health issues worsened, and I spent a good portion of the summer undergoing various tests at Johns Hopkins. My parents and I discussed the possibility of postponing school until spring, but God gave me faith to move ahead, and I was able to make the 11 hour drive to Wheaton, knowing I was right where He wanted me. What made it even better was that a friend decided to return to Wheaton that same semester, and we were able to drive out together. On the way there she didn't have a place to live yet, but by the time we'd arrived she was moving into the same dorm as me.
Fall Semester
Academics is definitely one of the top five words that would describe Wheaton College. After five and half years in the workplace, it was an adjustment to become a college student again, but I had to learn quickly or fail. My fall semester's 12 credits consisted of Latin 101, British Literature (Early to 17th Century), and Old Testament Archeology. It might sound like a manageable plate, but believe me, it kept me hopping! If you're a Wheaton student, you likely lean a tad (well, maybe more than a tad) towards the perfectionist, driven, overachiever side and could be prone to spend your Saturdays in the library with the rest of your fellow students. As an "older" student, I thought this wouldn't be an issue for me, but God quickly showed me how much I needed balance. It seemed I was always studying, maybe not for that "A" but just to pass the class! God graciously taught me how to approach this issue through conversations with friends wiser than me which led to my committing one day a week as a day of rest from homework. What a gift (and a necessary one) I found that to be! The faculty at Wheaton are simply the best. They make you work hard, but they truly care about you as an individual and desire to see you growing both intellectually and spiritually. My favorite fall semester class was Brit Lit with Dr. Alan Jacobs. That may have to wait for a separate blog post, though.
Winter Break
Throughout the fall, my health continued to be a struggle, but God gave me understanding and grace from my professors, and I returned home for Christmas, immensely grateful to have made it through that semester, aware that it was only His grace that brought me that far. Over break, my family and I wrestled with the question of whether I was healthy enough to go back, but come mid-January, I was back in the depths of a frigid Chicago winter. Let me just say that I've never been so cold in my life! Williston was always cozy and warm, and thankfully, it was centrally located and quite close to most of my classes. My sisters, Tiffany and Laura, came for back-to-back visits which was a wonderful treat. I took each of them into the city, and although they are big-city lovers, the cold was a bit more than they had anticipated.
Spring Semester
Spring semester meant memorizing more Latin verbs and declensions than I could keep up with, along with hours of writing, editing, and rewriting poetry, creative non-fiction, and fiction, and another semester of British Literature with the distinguished Dr. Leland Ryken, an icon at Wheaton. Creative Writing was my favorite course, but it also stretched me immensely. I don't think I would have passed Latin 102 without the wonderful help of Julia, a grad student who ran tutoring sessions each week and spent extra time helping me, becoming a dear friend in the process. And in my humble opinion, spring semester should be called "winter semester." Spring doesn't make it's entrance until finals week.
Health, Church, & Friends
God blessed me with dear friends at Wheaton that served as a source of constant supply, encouragement, and reminders of what was true regardless of how I felt. I spent most of the school year attending College Church, just a short walk from my dorm. Though quite different from what I've grown up with, one thing was not different – the church was deeply committed to preaching the Gospel, and I learned a great deal from the pastors and friends of that church. Most mornings it was still a fight to get out of bed, head to class, and find the strength to keep going, but God met me there. I was so blessed by the girls on my hall and the other two floors below mine (as well as other friends from other places on campus) who would come by to study, talk, or pray with me. In my most difficult moments, they were there to bring comfort and truth. If that's you, and you're reading this, my friend, thank you. That semester proved to be the most difficult on many fronts, but God carried me through both the unexpected and the daily struggles. My professors graciously allowed me to take incompletes and finish coursework from home over the summer. After saying goodbye to dear friends who were graduating, I returned home.
Thank you for praying for me and for every phone call, email, note, and text of encouragement. It meant so much, and God sustained me with your faithful care and prayers. They were answered, and how grateful I am to have had your support in prayer.
And Amazed
As I sit here writing this report, I can only marvel at His goodness. He truly is faithful to His promises. There were many moments when I thought I would have to quit, but He always supplied grace for that moment and each moment that followed. New grace and hope always waited around the next corner to be given just when I most needed it. I know I learned so much more than Latin, literature, Old Testament and how to write better. I learned that Christ is sufficient all things, and his Church is much bigger than I ever dreamed. What an incredible thing it is to have Him as our Shepherd.
"I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams." The lyrics of this well-loved carol are heard across the airwaves and in busy shopping malls again and again this time of year, bringing nostalgia, but also serving as a poignant reminder that all is not as we would wish. Maybe that's why the song was never a particular favorite of mine. Buried within is an implicit sadness – not everyone can be home for Christmas, though we all want to be. The reasons that may keep us from coming home are many: war, disease, poverty, loss, relational strife, and you fill in the blank. You may even be physically present in the place you've always called home, but it's just not home anymore. Someone dear is no longer there, leaving an aching void; disease and advancing years have left their mark on those you love; or the pain of relational and emotional turmoil is only too real. Maybe you've never even had a place to call home. And if you are blessed with the Christmas you label "perfect" my guess is that your heart is still hungry, still waiting for something it can't quite put into words but knows is missing.
For me, Christmas has always brought with it this indescribable longing – a longing for something just beyond my reach. Something still missing. In years past, I thought I'd find it in "the perfect Christmas," like the ones you see in a Currier and Ives painting. You know, where the house with the big front porch and is all decked out for Christmas, the softly lighted windows welcoming in the family with the Christmas tree that they just cut down from the wooded winter wonderland outside? And in the distance, friends enjoy a snowy sleigh ride, while boys and girls happily skate on a frozen lake. I may not have known it at the time, but in the midst of my long lists of cookies to bake, decorations to hang, gifts to make, and family traditions to celebrate I was striving for this illusive conception of Christmas as I envisioned it to be. Though I knew moments of joy, my expectations always met with disappointment, and my heart was never satisfied. As G.K. Chesterton once said, "For men are homesick in their homes, / And strangers under the sun, / And they lay on their heads in a foreign land / Whenever the day is done."
This year, I heard those familiar lyrics as for the first time, and they became to me bittersweet. Bitter, because reality reminds me that this world is incredibly broken and painful. Sweet, because that ache for what is not yet is but a foreshadowing of what one day will be. This emptiness and longing shows me I am not yet complete. It points me to the day when I will at last come Home. Every taste of security, peace, and joy I have had here has been but a foretaste of what was coming. And every pain, ache, and unfulfilled longing was meant to point me to the time when each one will be forever swallowed up in joy. And this time, it won't be just for Christmas but forever.
Why do I have this hope? Because of a Child. A Child in a manger who was God in human form. Because that Child would obey perfectly, never doing any wrong. And because that Child would grow into a man who would willingly allow Himself to be nailed to a tree, suffering unimaginable horrors, that I might be made clean. His life for mine. And that same God, who came to us on Christmas Day, returned to Heaven where He promised to "prepare a place" for me. Because Christmas is real, I will one day come Home for good. He left his home that I might come Home. And what's even more amazing, is that I'm not given entrance into this Home because of something good I've done but only because of the good that He has done on my behalf. Rather than being shut out and receiving the separation I deserve, I have been assured a welcome into an eternal Home. This is my hope, and the hope of anyone who trusts in Christ.
So, this Christmas, I choose to remember I'm still traveling Homeward. One day, I'll arrive at the doorstep and step over the threshold into the fulfillment of every longing, and the old ache will finally be healed for good. And, this time, it won't be "only in my dreams."
All is well, all is well; Angels and men rejoice
For tonight darkness fell into the dawn of love's light.
Sing Al-le, Sing Alleluia.
All is well, all is well; Let there be peace on earth.
Christ is come; go and tell that he is in the manger.
Sing Al-le, Sing Alleluia.
All is well, all is well; Lift up your voice and sing.
Born is now Emmanuel; Born is our Lord and Savior.
Sing Alleluia. Sing Alleluia.
All is well.
– Wayne Kirkpatrick (All is Well)
The words of this hauntingly beautiful song have echoed in my head ever since I first heard them, just four weeks ago. Yet the soaring melody and peace-filled lyrics were not enough to warm the cold places of my heart, places reluctant to be convinced of the joy this song was declaring. I could think of plenty of reasons why all was not well. In just the past week, two of my siblings had been to the ER, one twice, while another sibling's seizure disorder seemed only to worsen by the day. I was facing health challenges of my own, and these situations were only the tip of the iceberg. Why should I sing "all is well" when things clearly were anything but? Yet surely I was overlooking something.
"Born is now Emmanuel. Born is our Lord, Our Savior." How much those words meant. Here lay the encapsulation of all I had been missing.
All can be well, yes, even in the midst of such things. How? One has come, bringing peace where before it had never been. Hope, once merely a fragile dream, has been transformed. We now hold high a hope that expects the certainty of fulfillment. A love greater than we could ever have anticipated appeared. We are no longer alone in our sorrows. Emmanuel is born – God with us in every moment of fear, every pain, every sigh, every tear, every pang of wrenching grief, every unanswered question.
And not only God but God in human form – made like us – able to walk this earth. Familiar with the pain of life in a broken world; knowing what it is to be far from Home. But was His coming just for this? That we might have someone to empathize with our pain?
No, there was a purpose in His coming far greater than we could have ever dreamed. That stable would lead to a lonely hillside where the Son of God would willingly give Himself up to suffer upon a cross. And as He died, the curse humankind suffered under began to undergo a great reversal. Three days later, the empty tomb would declare the power of death forever broken. Redemption had come! This is why all is well.
This is the hope that leads us on through each moment, whether it be marked by physical pain or the often greater ache of emotional anguish. Pain is real, but for those who have placed their hope in Christ for forgiveness of sins, all is truly well. We have been shown inconceivable mercy and now await that breathtaking day when He will return, making our longed-for redemption a full and final reality as every sorrow is rolled up forever and "All, all is well" echoes across the glorious expanse of the new heavens and new earth.
Away, Despair! My gracious Lord doth hear:
Though winds and waves assult my keel,
He doth preserve it: He doth steer;
Ev'n when the boat seems most to reel:
Storms are the triumph of His art:
Well may He close His eyes, but not His heart.
(George Herbert, Works, I, 128)
You think that we who do not shout and shake
Our fists at God when youth or bravery die
Have colder blood or hearts less apt to ache
Than yours who rail. I know you do. Yet why?
You have what sorrow always longs to find,
Someone to blame, some enemy in chief;
Anger's the anaesthetic of the mind,
It does men good, it fumes away their grief.
We feel the stroke like you; so far our fate
Is equal. After that, for us begin
Half-hopeless labours, learning not to hate,
And then to want, and then (perhaps) to win
A high, unearthly comfort, angel's food,
That seems at first mockery to flesh and blood.There's repose, a safety (even a taste
Of something like revenge?) in fixed despair
Which we're forbidden. We have to rise with haste
And start to climb what seems a crazy stair.
Our consolation (for we are consoled,
So much of us, I mean, as may be left
After the dreadful process has unrolled)
For one bereavement makes us more bereft.
It asks for all we have, to the last shred;
Read Dante, who had known its best and worst–
He was bereaved and he was comforted
–No one denies it, comforted–but first
Down to the frozen centre, up the vast
Mountain of pain, from world to world, he passed.
Of this we're certain; no one who dared knock
At heaven's door for earthly comfort found
Even a door–only smooth, endless rock,
And save the echo of his cry no sound.
It's dangerous to listen; you'll begin
To fancy that those echoes (hope can play
Pitiful tricks) are answers from within;
Far better to turn, grimly sane, away.
Heaven cannot thus, Earth cannot ever, give
The thing we want. We ask what isn't there
And by our asking water and make live
That very part of love which much despair
And die and go down cold into the earth
Before there's talk of springtime and re-birth.
Pitch your demands heaven-high and they'll be met.
Ask for the Morning-Star and take (thrown in)
Your earthly love. Why, yes; but how to set
One's foot on the first rung, how to begin?
The silence of one voice upon our ears
Beats like the waves; the coloured morning seems
A lying brag; the face we loved appears
Fainter each night, or ghastlier, in our dreams.
'That long way round which Dante trod was meant
For mighty saints and mystics not for me,'
So Nature cries. Yet if we once assent
To Nature's voice, we shall be like the bee
That booms against the window-pane for hours
Thinking that way to reach the laden flowers.
'If we could speak to her,' my doctor said,
'And told her, 'Not that way! All, all in vain
You weary out your wings and bruise your head,'
Might she not answer, buzzing at the pane,
'Let queens and mystics and religious bees
Talk of such inconceivables as glass;
The blunt lay worker flies at what she sees,
Look there–ahead, ahead,–the flowers, the grass!'
We catch her in a hankerchief (who knows
What rage she feels, what terror, what despair?)
And shake her out–and gaily out she goes
Where quivering flowers stand thick in summer air,
To drink their hearts. But left to her own will
She would have died upon the window-sill.'
~ C. S. Lewis


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June 20, 1988
Yorba Linda, Calif.
Courtney Force 2015
Courtney Force, 26, has emerged as one of the most exciting young stars in the Mello Yello Series as the driver of the Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car. Blessed with her father's gift for gab, the former high school cheerleader has become one of the most popular interviewees in the series. Always considered the daughter most likely to join her father in the family business, Courtney hasn't disappointed.
The professional driver is approaching her fourth season in Funny Car and is a true championship contender after three strong Top Ten finishes in 2012 (5th), 2013 (7th) and 2014 (4th). She has had 71 starts since her Funny Car debut. Courtney has qualified for every national event, started from the front of the Funny Car field seven times, taken her Traxxas Camaro SS Funny Car to thirteen final rounds and claimed seven Funny Car victories.
Her win in Sonoma in 2014 made Courtney the winningest female Funny Car driver and she extended that record setting performance with additional wins in Dallas and St. Louis. For Force racing has never been about gender but more about the excitement and competition.
Courtney has had top speed in her Traxxas Funny Car a total of 15 times throughout her career; once in 2012, five times in 2013 and nine times in 2014. Courtney and her sister Brittany made history at the 2014 NHRA Kansas Nationals in Topeka, Kan. when the pair qualified at the top if the respective categories. Courtney then doubled up on the history-making when she picked up the 100th professional win for women on Sunday.
In 2012, Courtney received the Automobile Club of Southern California's Road to the Future Award as the NHRA Rookie of the Year after finishing fifth in the driver standings, equaling the best ever showing for a Funny Car rookie.
The 26-year-old earned a degree in Communication from Cal State-Fullerton and is now making the most of her opportunity to compete at drag racing's highest level. Her preparation for a pro career included a six-year apprenticeship in Super Comp and Top Alcohol dragsters. She attended Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School, where she was tutored by one of her current rivals, 2012 Funny Car Champion Jack Beckman, followed by private tutoring in sister Ashley Force Hood's informal "Funny Car 101" class and a full season of testing in a Funny Car.
After turning pro, the graduate of Cal State-Fullerton won a race in her rookie season and two more in her second year including the prestigious NHRA Winternationals at Pomona, Calif. Racing for crew chiefs Ron Douglas and Dan Hood, she has covered the 1,000 foot course in an official 4.001 seconds at 325.37 miles per hour.
Having the ability to drive a 10,000 hp Funny Car capable of zero-to-320 mile per hour acceleration in little more than four seconds won the attention of ESPN The Magazine, who placed Courtney on the cover of ESPN's The Body Issue along with a piece on fitness and health in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. In addition, Courtney has appeared on the cover of Traxxas Magazine, Speed Sport News, National Dragster, Drag Racing Action and Autoweek over her three year career
Ron Douglas will head into his fourth season as crew chief on the Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car in which 27-year-old Courtney Force, the youngest of John Force's four daughters, will be one of the favorites to win the Mello Yello Championship. In 2014 Douglas tuned Force to four wins (the most in a single season by a female Funny Car driver) and a No. 4 finish in the NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car standings.
Douglas, who helped direct Ashley Force Hood to second and third place finishes and back-to-back Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Funny Car titles in 2009-2010, will continue to develop the same successful record with Courtney.
With over 20 years of experience working with some of the most productive teams and well-known drivers in drag racing, nine as crew chief, Douglas brings a wealth of knowledge to his new role including victories with three different drivers in two different nitro categories.
Douglas, who had worked at Don Schumacher Racing, Doug Herbert Racing and for two-time NHRA Funny Car champion Cruz Pedregon, provided additional crew chief experience that supported battery-mate Dean "Guido" Antonelli when the two hooked up to combine to make Force Hood a legitimate title contender.
"The preparation of the car is our No. 1 priority," Douglas said. "We want to make sure the product is right before we ever take it to the starting line. We make sure the car is prepared properly and safely – that's priority one. Then we'll decide how we want to attack the racetrack."
It's a philosophy that fits solidly with Force's vision for his daughter's program.
Douglas began his career at Dean Skuza Motorsports in 1993 season. It was the perfect starting point because, as a smaller Funny Car operation, it gave Douglas the chance to do a little bit of everything.
"We only had three crew guys," he said. "I mostly maintained the cylinder heads and top end of the engine, but we all had to drive the truck, learn how to work on the body and build the engines."
It was on-the-job training and it provided a perfect foundation for Douglas, who worked briefly on Randy Anderson's Funny Car before being hired as a crewman on Schumacher Racing's Exide-backed Top Fuel dragster (driven by six-time NHRA champion Tony Schumacher).
"We started with nothing," Douglas said. "We had a bare shop floor and in just a matter of weeks, we got a truck and trailer and built the whole operation."
His work at Schumacher's caught the eye of former World Champion Dick LaHaie, who hired him at Doug Herbert Racing. Working with LaHaie for six seasons as assistant crew chief proved fortuitous insomuch as he was named crew chief when LaHaie announced his retirement.
Nevertheless, having invested 10 years in the sport, Douglas felt like if he wanted to continue to advance, it would be advantageous to move to Indianapolis, which was becoming home to more and more pro teams.
As a result, he relocated to Indy and went to work as crew chief for Pedregon, whom he guided to a SummitRacing.com Nationals victory at Las Vegas in 2006. It would be his last stop before landing at JFR where he teamed with Dean "Guido" Antonelli and they won four times with Force Hood, helping make her the first woman ever to win an NHRA Funny Car race.
Nickname (If any) Danny
Birthdate: 07/08/1981
Hometown: Yorkville, IL
Current Residence: Anaheim Hills, CA
Year hired at John Force Racing: 2007
Which Team (s): Courtney Force
How did you get involved in drag racing: his father
Background (education/work/racing experience): He has worked for Gary Bolger Racing, Dale Creasy Jr Racing, Dean Skuza Racing, Frank Pedregon Racing, and Gotham City Racing. He was also a crane mechanic for 4 years erecting tower cranes in Chicago.
Team Responsibilities: Parts Manager; Track Specialist
Favorite part about being involved with drag racing/working at JFR: it's a huge family organization
Career Highlights: winning Indy in 2007 with Mike Ashley; Ashley's First Win!
Favorite Track/Race: Chicago, IL
Hobbies/Interests: spending time with his wife, baby and cats; hockey; hunting
Nickname (If any): Fire Arms
Birthdate: 08/16/1976
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Current Residence: Brownsburg, IN
Married: No
Year hired at John Force Racing: 2007
Which Team (s): Courtney Force
How did you get involved in drag racing: His best friend, Joe Hartley
Background (education/work/racing experience): Worked for Joe Hartley Racing and Mike Troxel Racing prior to coming to John Force Racing
Team Responsibilities: Team Leader
Favorite part about being involved with drag racing/working at JFR: being a part of D-Team
Career Highlights: Winning Atlanta and the Full Throttle Pit Crew Championship in 2008; winning the US Nationals back to back with Ashley
Favorite Track/Race: Las Vegas
Hobbies/Interests: being a father; theme parks; going out; traveling; racing
Birthdate: 07/29/1988
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Current Residence: Brownsburg, IN
Year hired at John Force Racing: 2011
Which Team (s): Courtney Force
How did you get involved in drag racing: He was at the right place at the right time and realized that is what he would like to do.
Background (education/work/racing experience): Traveled around with his dad's band "The Fryed Brothers Band" as a sound engineer for several years before he started his career in drag racing. His first job in racing was with Tom Conway on his Torco Top Alcohol Dragster. He was later introduced to Fuel Funny Cars at Brian Thiel Racing.
Team Responsibilities: cylinder heads
Favorite part about being involved with drag racing/working at JFR: being a part of a brand new team and getting to know everyone at JFR
Career Highlights: the opportunity to qualify in Sonoma with Brian Thiel in front of his hometown friends and family
Favorite Track/Race: Sonoma
Hobbies/Interests: riding fast motorcycles, hanging out with my family and friends, building custom Harleys
Nickname (If any): Wiggy
Birthdate: 01/07/1989
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Current Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Year hired at John Force Racing: 2012
Which Team (s): Courtney Force
How did you get involved in drag racing: school
Background (education/work/racing experience): He attended Wyotech after he graduated high school. This is his first job in motor sports.
Team Responsibilities: racks and manifolds
Hobbies/Interests: trucks, fishing, hunting
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Birthdate: 05/22/1986
Hometown: Pittsgrove, NJ
Current Residence: Clayton, IN
Year hired at John Force Racing: 2012
Which Team (s): Courtney Force
How did you get involved in drag racing: His father
Background (education/work/racing experience): He received his associates in applied science from Camden County College before coming to work in the racing industry.
Team Responsibilities: short blocks and bottom end
Favorite part about being involved with drag racing/working at JFR: racing around the country feels like home and working at JFR makes him feel like he is doing it with his family
Career Highlights: winning the 2012 Hardest Working Crew Championship
Favorite Track/Race: Reading
Hobbies/Interests: working on his car, traveling
Birthdate: 01/21/1994
Hometown: Salem, OH
Current Residence: Brownsburg, IN
Year hired at John Force Racing: 2015
Which Team (s): Courtney Force
How did you get involved in drag racing: His dad took him to the track to watch a friend run his top sportsman car.
Background (education/work/racing experience): He attended the University of Northwestern Ohio. He raced a jr dragster for 8 years, drove for the UNOH Motorsports Team S15, and worked for John DeCerbo Racing.
Favorite part about being involved with drag racing/working at JFR: working for one of the most prestigious teams in drag racing history
Favorite Track/Race: Norwalk
Hobbies/Interests: drag racing, hockey
Birthdate: 01/14/1985
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Current Residence: Brownsburg, IN
Year hired at John Force Racing: 2008
Which Team (s): Courtney Force
How did you get involved in drag racing: While he was in school, he decided that it was his career of choice because he was familiar with the motors and wanted to travel.
Background (education/work/racing experience): He graduated from the University of Northwestern Ohio with a degree in High Performance Technology. In 2006, he worked with Walsh Bros Motorsports in the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League. In 2007, he went to work at Worsham Racing building cylinder heads.
Team Responsibilities: D Team transporter driver; clutch
Favorite part about being involved with drag racing/working at JFR: the people he works with and the traveling
Career Highlights: winning first national event in Houston 2008; 1st #1 qualifier in Reading 2007; winning back to back Mac Tools US Nationals with Ashley; getting John the career #1 qualifier record
Favorite Track/Race: Bristol and Gainesville
Hobbies/Interests: anything with wheels or an engine; fishing; his boxer puppy, Blazer
Birthdate: 12/30/1992
Hometown: Aurora, IL
Current Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Year hired at John Force Racing: 2015
Which Team (s): Courtney Force (Traxxas)
How did you get involved in drag racing: He grew up racing Inex Legend cars every weekend
Background (education/work/racing experience): He attended Ohio Technical College and High Performance and Racing Tech.
Favorite part about being involved with drag racing/working at JFR: getting to travel across the country and working on funny cars
Hobbies/Interests: hockey, fishing, hunting
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Birthdate: 3-18-86
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Marital Status: Single
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Sports: Baseball
People who have had major influence on your life: Rocky Balboa; too many to list
Hobbies/Interest: Bingo
First job in motorsports: Body man on Cruz Pedregon's car
How did you get involved in drag racing: Volunteering
Career Goals: Be the best!
Racing role models: Cruz and Tony Pedregon
Career highlights: World Champions in Top Fuel 2014 (Tony Schumacher)
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The Effects of Labor Unions on Employment, Wages, and Days of Operation: Coal Mining in West Virginia
The authors present a framework for measuring the joint impact of labor unions on wages, employment, and days of work. Their particular application uses county level observations to measure the impact of unionism in West Virginia coal mining from 1897 to 1938. The widespread belief is that union-nonunion wage differentials in coal mining during this period were of the order of 50 percent or more. The authors' estimates are substantially less. They measure negligible differences in union-nonunion employment, while, in the 1920s, operating days in unionized mines were about 25 percent below those in nonunion mines. Copyright 1994, the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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The National Statistics Office said that during 2011, the shortfall between recurrent revenue and total expenditure of Central Government registered a decline of €60.6 million when compared to 2010, and amounted to €218.6 million.
The increase recorded in recurrent revenue of €118.5 million outweighed the rise in total expenditure of €57.9 million. During the period under review, recurrent revenue stood at €2,643.8 million. The comparative increase of 4.7 per cent was mainly triggered by higher returns from Value Added Tax (+€42.5 million), Social Security (+€33.5 million), Grants (+€29.2 million) and Customs and Excise Duties (+€20.4 million).
Conversely, proceeds from Income Tax went down by €25.1 million. In 2011, total expenditure reached €2,862.4 million, up by 2.1 per cent, as a result of more outlays on recurrent expenditure and interest payments. Lower capital expenditures partly offset this increase.
Recurrent expenditure went up by €64.9 million to €2,361.3 million. The main contributors to the increase in recurrent expenditure were contributions to government entities (+€15.1 million), personal emoluments (+€14.0 million), social security state contributions (+€10.8 million), which also features as recurrent revenue, and contribution to church schools (+€7.7 million). Moreover, an increase in public service obligations (+€7.0 million) and a higher administration fee to Transport Malta (+€3.3 million) added to recurrent expenditure.
Conversely, Social Security Benefits declined by €3.4 million.
Capital expenditure was recorded at €288.7 million compared to €311.5 million in 2010. The lower expenditure on capital projects, by €22.8 million, was triggered by the completion of the Malta South Sewage Infrastructure (-€36.7 million) and the additional €11.4 million transferred to the Treasury Clearance Fund in 2010.
These were partly offset by higher outlays on the upgrade and embellishment of industrial estates (+€8.9 million), Tourism Zone Upgrading (+€8.3 million) and the EU Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (+€6.9 million).
The interest component of the public debt servicing costs for the year under review rose by €15.7 million to €212.5 million.
At December 2011, Central Government debt stood at €4,484.5 million, a rise of €314.6 million, or 7.5 per cent, compared to 2010. The increase in government debt was the result of higher long-term borrowing which added €442.7 million. On the other hand, short-term securities and foreign borrowing declined by €119.9 million and €13.1 million respectively.
The euro coins issued in the name of the Maltese Treasury rose by €4.8 million when compared to the coin stock as at the end of 2010, and totalled €45.8 million.
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Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is poised to sign into law the first bipartisan budget produced by a divided Congress in 27 years, abating the fiscal discord that spurred a government shutdown in October.
The Senate yesterday passed a $1.01 trillion budget deal easing $63 billion in automatic spending cuts, raising user fees and lowering the U.S. deficit over 10 years. The plan keeps in place about half of the spending cuts known as sequestration for next year, and about three-quarters of the planned reductions for 2015.
Nine Republicans joined all Democrats to back the measure, which passed the Senate 64-36.
Neither party liked the cuts, which in January would have pinched Pentagon spending as well as domestic programs, setting the stage for a compromise at a time when the two chambers have been incapable of agreeing on almost anything. Neither party could find a way to erase them all in this compromise.
"It is not going to solve every problem but it is a step in the right direction and a dramatic improvement over the status quo," Senator Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat and chairman of the chamber's Budget Committee, said before the vote. "The American people are sick and tired of the constant crises we see out of Washington."
The deal crafted by Murray and Representative Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, doesn't include tax increases Republicans oppose or entitlement-program changes that Democrats resist. It will help prevent another government shutdown for the next two years, and Obama said he will sign it into law.
'Small Step'
The last time a divided Congress reached a budget agreement using its usual budget process was in 1986, when Democrats controlled the House and Republicans ran the Senate.
"This vote shows both parties -- in both chambers -- can find common ground," Ryan said. "We need to do a lot more. But it's a small step in the right direction."
The House on Dec. 12 passed the agreement 332-94, with backing from 73 percent of Republicans and 82 percent of Democrats.
The deal sets discretionary spending at $1.01 trillion for this fiscal year, higher than the $967 billion in the 2011 budget plan, leading some Republicans to vote against it. It raises fees, including for airline passengers, and cuts the budget deficit by $23 billion over 10 years.
Groups that advocate for limits on government spending criticized the agreement.
'Never Materialize'
"This budget may be a deal for Democrats and progressive Republicans, but it's a rip-off for citizens," said Matt Kibbe, president of FreedomWorks, a group that seeks less government and lower taxes. "Congress is once again raising taxes and spending now, for reductions promised later that will never materialize."
Senate Republicans Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Susan Collins of Maine, Orrin Hatch of Utah, John Hoeven of North Dakota, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, John McCain of Arizona, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rob Portman of Ohio voted with Democrats for the bill.
Senators Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Roy Blunt of Missouri and Jeff Flake of Arizona, who voted to advance the measure for a vote, opposed final passage yesterday.
The limited agreement is the product of three years of failed talks to reach a grand bargain to trim the debt.
While the bill's passage marks a pause in the brinkmanship that led to the first government shutdown in 17 years, it's not clear that it will lead to a broader tax-and-spending agreement.
Entitlement Changes
For long-term deficit reduction, lawmakers would need to make changes to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, which make up almost half of federal spending.
Many lawmakers are hesitant to trim the programs amid lobbying from interest groups including AARP, the nation's largest seniors' lobby with 37 million members. Democrats want tax increases in exchange for such entitlement cuts, and Republicans refused to allow a single tax break to be eliminated as part of the deal.
The chances of lawmakers reaching a broad fiscal agreement are further lessened as Congress heads into an election year.
The automatic cuts were enacted because Congress has been unwilling to make tough fiscal decisions.
It was in 2011, with the U.S. on the brink of a debt default, that Congress created the deficit-reduction supercommittee. Lawmakers attached a hammer in the form of automatic spending cuts to domestic and defense programs -- with equal political pain for both parties -- to take effect if no deal was reached. It wasn't, and this agreement passed yesterday undoes some of those cuts.
Budget Panels
Congress this year created a 29-member committee, headed by Murray and Ryan, which was the fifth such bipartisan commission formed in three years to deal with the nation's debt and deficit. The first was Obama's 2010 commission led by former President Bill Clinton Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson, a Republican, who couldn't get the votes to send their $4 trillion plan to Congress.
"With this agreement, Congress has exhausted nearly all of the easy choices available," Simpson and Bowles wrote in a Dec. 13 Los Angeles Times op-ed piece. "That leaves only tough choices for future deficit reduction or sequester replacement."
Lawmakers plan to make a technical correction to ensure that disabled veterans aren't hurt by a rollback in military pension benefits, Murray said on the floor. Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire had complained that benefits were cut for veterans forced to retire as a result of injuries.
Appropriations Process
Congress must now pass legislation by Jan. 15 that spells out the spending plans to avert a second government shutdown in four months. Lawmakers have begun drafting an omnibus appropriations bill that will implement the budget accord.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski of Maryland told fellow Democrats during a closed-door meeting Dec. 17 that she plans to have a catchall spending bill ready for lawmakers to consider in January, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said.
Also, the plan leaves the door open to a possible fight over raising the debt limit as U.S. borrowing authority is set to lapse in February.
Congress suspended the debt limit through Feb. 7 as part of a deal to end a partial shutdown in October. After that date, the government can use so-called extraordinary measures to prevent missed payments. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew has said those steps can last for about a month.
Republican Proposals
Republican leaders are considering several proposals they want to include with a debt-limit increase, including a delay or repeal of the individual mandate in the health-care law and energy and tax-code changes. Republicans probably will set their plans after an annual policy retreat in late January.
"This is not something to be trifled with," White House press secretary Jay Carney said yesterday about raising U.S. borrowing authority. "It is not something to be horse-traded over. It's the full faith and credit of the United States."
Much of the deficit reduction will come in later years, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The plan would lower the deficit by $3.1 billion in 2014 and $3.4 billion in 2015 and exceed $20 billion a year in 2022 and 2023, the CBO said.
A big portion of the savings is tied to extending the cuts in Medicare provider payments into 2022 and 2023, rather than letting them expire in 2021 as under current law.
The accord spared doctors for three months from cuts in the Medicare reimbursement rates set to start in January. The measure doesn't extend emergency benefits for 1.3 million unemployed workers, an omission that frustrated Democrats, who say they plan to continue the fight in January.
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Political parties must not use opposition to UK party funding as an excuse to block caps on donations, says leading political reform NGO Unlock Democracy.
The Occupy protests, environmental movements and civic revolutions across the world are suggesting that there is a whole world of politics available outwith the narrow party perspectives that still dominate the electoral machinery of Western democracies, says Simon Barrow. Party posturing is looking increasingly irrelevant. A spirit of change is in the air.
A new poll by the Committee on Standards in Public Life indicates widespread public mistrust towards major donors to political parties.
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Leaders and representatives of five Church organisations meet with politicians and activists at the three largest party conferences this autumn.
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As the latest opinion polls show a narrowing election lead for the Tories, political reform campaigners are launching a bold "Hang 'Em - until they change" initiative.
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A few updates on restaurant projects hither and yon.
Barbuzzo, the Mediterranean bar from Lolita/Bindi's Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney at 110 S. 13th St. (next door to the new Zavino), should be open in late March. Construction is due to wrap by the end of this month, Safran says. Menu will be a mix of apps and larger plates, and there will be a woodburning oven for four different pizzas. There is a long open kitchen where customers can sit and watch the kitchen in addition to a bar in the front. Turney will be chef with George Sabatino of Bindi. Manager will be Terence Lewis, a former manager/wine guy at Fork, who's been at Lolita.
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MAC 225 Large Tapered Blending Brush ($36.00) is large, tapered blending brush with a dome-shaped end. Think the 224 but about three times larger. It really is huge relative to your eye and most other eye brushes. (If you own the 227, it's in the same realm of size.) Even though it's classified as an eye brush, I personally use it as anything but. The fluffiness of the bristles, yet the overall denseness of the brush, allows for great application of creamy products like concealer and blush cremes. It's also incredibly soft with no scratchiness or harshness whatsoever. When using it with concealer, it helps me conceal problem areas/blemishes with a more natural result. I have also used this for highlighting when I want/need more precision – like the nose, right on the cheek bones, etc. If you want to do a soft wash of color all over the lid, this is up to that task. I just find it too large for any precise eyeshadow application, and I much prefer using many of MAC's other smaller brushes like the 239, 217, 222, etc. for that purpose.
P.S. – I think this brush has been discontinued, but I found it at my local MAC store. You might check yours or a CCO (if you are jonesin' for this brush).
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Hey everyone! I spent the day at this year's IMATS down in Pasadena, CA! I flew down in the early morning, and the lovely Pursebuzz picked me up on her way to IMATS. IMATS is basically a convention for makeup artists, and this year's Pasadena show was sponsored by Make-up Artist Magazine. Temptalia definitely has to thank Make-up Artist Magazine for inviting us down to check out the show. I hung out a ton with Pursebuzz and her cousin Ames, as well as Koren (of EnKore Makeup).
I also met a ton of YOU while attending and perusing the show! It is such an honor to meet all of you, and it is just so amazing to see your support! I got to meet several other YouTube-famous ladies & gents like Leesha, Josh, Suzy, Nessa, Elle, Blair (my spelling may be off!), and more. Almost started to feel like a blogger convention! It made be sad to have to fly back home in the afternoon, but next year, I will try to plan better
IMATS is really a great opportunity for makeup artists in particular, but the general public is allowed in and can peruse through all of the different vendors. There are a lot of theatrical brands and products available, as well as well-known brands like Bobbi Brown, Chantecaille, MAC, and Make Up For Ever. They also offer classes taught by various professionals and brands (like Koren's class!), too! If you're in the southern California area, you should definitely look into going and buying tickets at the door. They open at 10am and close at 5pm tomorrow!
P.S. – If we took a picture together, I'd love to see it and/or post it on the blog. You can send me a copy (let me know if I can post it!) to [email protected]!
Some pictures… more to come!


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AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture) is an alliance of automotive manufacturers, automotive suppliers, tool developers and semiconductor companies. Since it was founded in 2003, AUTOSAR has become a permanent fixture in the automotive sector. The consortium partners comprise over 80 enterprises, including such prestigious companies as Adam Opel GmbH, BMW AG, Robert Bosch GmbH, Continental AG, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, Peugeot Citroën Automobiles S.A., Toyota Motor Corporation and Volkswagen AG.
Altran has the remit of providing the administration for the consortium. Tasks include in particular work in the committees, responsibility for the IT infrastructure, communication between the partners, controlling as well as liaising with and incorporating new members. In addition, the quality management and the technical office have also been transferred into the hands of Altran, thus ensuring the consistent quality of the AUTOSAR software (and its publication).
For further information please go to www.autosar.org.
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Altran Praxis, the international specialist in embedded and critical systems engineering, has joined the GENIVI Infotainment Alliance as a Core Member. The Alliance was founded by leading automotive manufacturers and suppliers to foster the development and adoption of an open In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform.
As a core member Altran Praxis will share its extensive experience in infotainment architecture and development, automotive connectivity, telematics and Human Machine Interface (HMI) with the Alliance. This will lead to potentially faster vehicle integration and market introduction of GENIVI-based infotainment solutions
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The GENIVI Alliance is a consortium founded by leading car manufacturers and suppliers who want to speed up the development and the overall use of a standardised automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) platform. The goals of the consortium are to reduce development cycles, shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs for IVI-based devices and software. The founders of the GENIVI Alliance are BMW Group, Delphi, General Motors Corp., Intel, Magneti Marelli, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Visteon Corp. and Wind River.
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Sesame GO: A New Video on Demand Service to Access Your Furry Friends, in Full-Length Episodes, Anytime
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Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, today announced Sesame GO, a new subscription video on demand service which provides the latest and greatest collection of full-length TV episodes of Sesame Street on the internet. Sesame GO is powered by the Kaltura MediaGo OTT Solution.
Sesame GO provides a safe, ad-free environment to watch your favorite Sesame Street content while using the educational power of media to help children everywhere reach their highest potential. Available as a web service through any internet browser, and optimized not only for Mac and PC computers but also for tablets and mobile devices, Sesame GO provides families with a child-friendly platform to instantly watch the latest full-length TV episodes of Sesame Street, plus hundreds of episodes from prior seasons and Sesame Classics Volume 1 and 2. The service also includes episodes from seasons one and two of Pinky Dinky Doo, the animated series for children ages 4-6 produced by Sesame Workshop and Cartoon Pizza, which uses storytelling and games to guide the characters through lessons in vocabulary and problem solving. Subscribe to Sesame GO at www.sesamego.com for $3.99/month or $29.99/year.
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Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, the landmark television program that reaches millions of children every day in more than 150 countries. The Workshop's mission is to use the educational power of media to help children everywhere reach their highest potential. Delivered through a variety of platforms, Sesame Workshop develops research-based content – including television programs, books, games, mobile apps and community engagement initiatives – that supports early childhood learning, helps prepare children for school, and addresses developmental needs. The Workshop's programs are tailored to the needs of specific regions and focus on topics that help young children and families develop critical skills for lifelong learning. For more information, visit us at www.sesameworkshop.org.
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loooove this work! It is not lacking in concept or craft, also utilizes a very sophisticated color palette.
Ah ha! I knew I felt deja vu for Tinder's work.. nice to see some updated pieces. http://www.booooooom.com/2010/08/31/artist-jeremy-tinder/
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WASHINGTON, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark Leventhal, Esq., the Founder and President of Leventhal Consulting, www.leventhalconsulting.net, the first in the nation executive weight loss consulting service for attorneys by an attorney, will be speaking at the Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1055 West 7th Street, 27th Floor, today. His presentation is entitled, "Looking and Feeling Fine in 2009." Mark Leventhal will be talking about the importance of losing weight and being at a healthy weight. He will give ideas on how to have a healthier lifestyle, offer useful diet tips and eating out strategies, and talk about exercise as well as weight loss myths. Further, Mr. Leventhal will provide a free complimentary body composition analysis to all attendees.
Leventhal Consulting is led by Mark Leventhal, who lost over 50 pounds while practicing law and who has since run 13 marathons and 17 half marathons. Leventhal Consulting has a 100 percent success rate among clients committed to losing weight. "Everyone says because of all the weight loss shams out there, I can't talk about our 100 percent success rate because it sounds too unrealistic. But, I am going to talk about our 100 percent success rate because it is the truth, and because I am extremely proud of the progress each and every one of our clients has made," Leventhal asserted.
"We work with everyone differently. And, we work with the same clients differently from week to week. It is a challenge because it is not easy to get fat, overweight lawyers to lose weight. But, we stayed focused and determined, and we succeed. Because of all of our success, we now have a wait list and a long reference list. It is vitally important that we give each client all the motivation, support, hints, and ideas that is needed," said Leventhal.
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Woman hides in loo from suspect
Police: After stabbing, man invades home
A Wichita Falls woman hid in her bathroom with a gun after an armed man allegedly broke in and barricaded himself inside her home early Thursday morning.
Police think the same suspect stabbed another man at a house across the street before breaking into the woman's home.
Police arrested 48-year-old Eli Ramos Jr. in the 1200 block of Sun Valley Drive just after 5:30 a.m. Thursday on charges of aggravated assault and burglary, according to WFPD public information officer Sgt. Joe Snyder.
"He was laying on a couch with two bloody knives nearby on the floor inside when police arrived," Snyder said. "When the first units got there, they noticed that the glass front door had been shattered and a second wooden door had been kicked in."
Snyder said police first received a burglary in progress call about 5:33 a.m. from Jessica Enriquez, 22. Enriquez said she had heard a noise coming from her father's bedroom.
She said she saw a man holding two bloody knives had barricaded himself inside the room by placing a large dresser in front of the door.
Enriquez's father was reportedly ill and sleeping inside the room at the time.
She said she went back to her room to get a gun, came back and confronted the man. She said the man dropped the knives but refused to leave.
She then locked herself in the bathroom, called 911 and waited for authorities to arrive.
Snyder said Ramos told police he had gotten the knives from a home across the street at 1206 Sun Valley Drive.
According to police reports, Ramos was with three other people at that residence earlier in the morning. At some point, everyone left except for Ramos and another man, later identified as 38-year old Randy Gonzales.
Investigators said Ramos became upset, picked up two knives and stabbed Gonzales in the chest, back, rib cage and left hand. Gonzalez drove himself to the hospital. His wounds were not considered life-threatening.
Officers said the house where the stabbing occurred was unoccupied when they checked it. They also noticed the front door was unlocked and there were blood stains throughout the home.
Ramos has a lengthy criminal history with previous arrests for aggravated robbery, burglary and drug possession, according to publicdata.com.
This was the second reported instance of a home invasion within a 10-hour period Wichita Falls police responded to. Snyder said a 30-year-old man had been shot and killed after allegedly breaking into a downtown city residence Wednesday night.
It also was the first of two unrelated stabbing incidents reported Thursday.
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