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The Increasing Importance of Health, Safety, and Environment
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Facilities Friday - An integrated solution for smarter buildings, part 2: The Value of an integrated solution
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An integrated smarter buildings solution, simply stated, should integrate with your building management system(s) & monitor facilities/building assets in real-time, capturing data that can be used to improve energy efficiency, asset performance, and ultimately reduce operating costs and environmental impact. You really need to be able to collect such data ... [ + Read more ]
Maximo Utility Working Group Set Attendance Record (Again) in Charlotte
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I had a good feeling about my trip to Charlotte last Monday. I had arrived at my gate at Logan with time to spare (this isn't always the case) and boarded Jetblue flight 1245 for an on time departure. As the flight worked its way down the Connecticut coastline, I had ... [ + Read more ]
PAS-55, Impact and Support from Maximo Asset Management
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This is a blog posting from Eric Luyer, Market Manager for IBM Asset Management, Industrial Manufacturing. It is almost one year ago (July 2010) that I was talking on PAS-55 and since then, this new asset management standard has been overwhelmingly adopted and is seen as very valuable, certainly in industries ... [ + Read more ]
"eBEAMS" drives successful Go-Live for Kuwait Oil Company
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Today's blog comes from Toni Hodge, IBM Maximo Asset Management Sales Enablement Manager. As with any project implementation, a kick-off meeting with the key stakeholders from the various departments who will be directly impacted by the project is critical. It usually includes architectural and technical reviews, whereby activities are bound to ... [ + Read more ]


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Craven County landscapers and home gardeners who wish to add a tropical touch to the landscape have quite a few options to consider. Obvious choices include but are not limited to windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei), cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto), our native dwarf or blue palmetto (Sabal minor), pindo palm (Butia capitata), sago palm (Cycas revoluta � actually a cycad, and not a true palm), various agave species, and even various banana species.
I don�t know of any banana species or cultivars that will stand up and stay green through our Eastern N.C. winters. However, there are apparently quite a few selections that can be expected to perennialize in place, without the aggravation of digging each fall and placing in a protected location for the winter.
I recently consulted with Kathleen Dickson of Moore Farms Botanical Garden in Lake City, South Carolina, regarding potential hardy banana species for our area. Dickson is familiar with Eastern NC, having lived and worked in New Bern for a time just a few years ago. Her suggestions include Musa basjoo, Musa velutina, and Musa thompsonii, which can grow to 12-15 feet in height. These three have perennialized well in Lake City, and as the temperature range in Lake City is quite similar to ours, I�d feel comfortable suggesting them as good starting points.
Dickson notes that at about 35 degrees Fahrenheit, these bananas will suffer cold damage to their foliage, and will all but disappear during the winter months. But they can be expected to grow back vigorously in the spring.
Horticulturists Dennis Carey and Tony Avent have provided a fascinating overview of bananas for the garden on the Plant Delights Nursery website, which you can read at
http://www.plantdelights.com/Article-Banana-Trees-For-Perennial-Gardend. Their article mentions the three species suggested by Dickson, along with several others. Reviewing their article, and others posted on University websites, it seems clear that a lot of folks are interested in utilizing bananas as landscape plants. Happily for the banana enthusiasts, there are plenty of species and cultivars to choose from, and plenty of nursery sources as well.
It seems unlikely that Eastern NC gardeners would actually be able to harvest bananas for eating � due to our relatively short growing season � but the foliage and flowers certainly justify wider use of the Musa genus. Dickson suggests that we might also be interested in exploring the so-called �false bananas,� such as Ensete sp. or Musella sp.
The Cavendish banana is the most important banana variety worldwide. It may be that in the future we�ll be seeing increased usage of some of the other 1,000 or so known varieties, due to a serious soil-borne disease problem that threatens to greatly reduce Cavendish production. Unfortunately, this is just one more of many current disease and insect problems with the potential to alter our forests or grocery store shelves.
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Alton, IL (KSDK) - Alton police are asking for help identifying the suspect involved in a credit union robbery earlier this month.
The Laclede Credit Union was robbed October 4.
Alton police released surveillance photos of the suspect on Thursday.
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May 31, 2016
The Mississippi State department of Health says new data shows African Americans remain most likely to be diagnosed with HIV infection.
In 2011, Mississippi's African American women were nearly11 times more likely than white women and nearly twice as likely as Hispanic women to be newly diagnosed with HIV.
African American men were seven times more likely than white men and three times more likely than Hispanic men to be newly diagnosed.
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People keep asking me whether we Dutch ride with tire studs much during winters like this one. Nope. You just deal with it, adjust and take care out there. I certainly don't see the need, my Fr8 handles very well, plenty of traction, it's just a very well-balanced bike. Dare I say it...its weight comes in handy. I shot a few pics in between snow fall here and there, taking advantage of a bit of clear sight. Just as much as this city can make you pout when it's grey, wet and windy, the snow turns into something majestic. Vondelpark was really appealing to just stop, hear the silence and watch people go by in their new-found element.
Some of my fellow Amsterdam photographers ventured out on different times of the day, to show you all sides of this beautiful (yes, sometimes demanding) winter season.
To close: as you may have noticed, Amsterdamize looks kinda empty. You'd be correct. Last week I tried auto-upgrading this blog and it messed up the database. After looking into it and weighing my options, I now have the daunting task of putting back over 400 posts, one by one. It's a long story, let's just leave it at that. Anyhow, if you're a subscriber, my apologies for seeing all those old posts popping up in your feedreader again. This will go on for quite a while, I'm guessing, so bare with me. Cheers.


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[Intro: The Dream] (LL Cool J)
I see you J
The American Dream
Radio killer
Yeah! (Yo, I don't think they can handle this one man)
Alright alright alright, call the radio and tell them it's your song
It's your song, it's your song, it's your song, it's your song
(Sing it with me baby! Dream! Uh!)
Girl come on, girl come on, girl come on (Shorty I'm your)
[Hook: The Dream] (* LL Cool J & The Dream on adlibs)
Cause I'm your baby (Your) my baby (Your) my baby (Your) my baby
I'm your baby (Your) my baby (Your) my baby (Your) my baby
I'm your baby (*HEY!!!) Your baby (*HEY!!!)
Your baby (*HEY!!!) Your baby ( *HEY!!!)
I'm your baby, your baby, yeah
[Verse 1: LL Cool J]
Met this little girl she was off the hook
I got cold chills when her body shook
Hot sex on the platter, no need to cook
I let her steal my heart like a horny crook
Had her grinding and winding against my leg
She messin with my head, wanna play in the bed
Sexy pumps on, toenails red
Your body's a gun baby, pump me full of lead
It hard to hold you when you moving vulgar
Peace sign on your eyes like John Travolta
My Pulp ain't Fiction, it's an addiction
To see your booty clap on the floor in the kitchen
Nasty girl, taught me all the lingo
While mama play bingo, she ride mandingo
She don't give a damn if I'm married or single
She makes me tingle, shorty I'm your
[Hook: The Dream]
[Verse 2: LL Cool J]
She likes hip-hop and R&B
Her lifetime goal is to be on TV
She looking for a man that could give her a break
Like Usher or Justin Timberlake
I'm really not sure if her breasts are fake
Cause with whipped cream on 'em, they taste just like cake
We drink some beer inside of daddy's '64
She shot me in the back with cupid's arrow
We finish the 6-pack, she push the seat back
Pulled up her dress and she let me peep that
I'm drunk as a skunk, feeling all dirty
Truck stop bathroom at 7:30
Bought her some dessert, give a damn if it's early
Head spinning around like roller derby
Everything about her says you dont deserve me
I hope I'm worthy, cause shorty I'm your
[Hook: The Dream]
[Bridge: The Dream]
You need something like me? (Yeah!)
Cause he ain't nothing like me (No!)
You can search but you never gon' find (No!
A love that's quite like mine (No!)
Need a man that can love you good
And treat you like he should
With me shorty you the shit
He might be good but he ain't like this
Cause I'm your baby
[Verse 3: LL Cool J]
In the back of the pickup clothing ripped up
She see my chrome wheels, it gets more real
Running and laughing, music blasting
Side over the road bent over crashing
Mouth all dry, I can feel the urge
If you see my mama, dont say a word
The cops wanna know why my words are slurred
Don't ask me officer ask hurr
"Wanna another drink baby?" She like, "Sure"
"Wanna hit the club?" She like, "I dont curr"
She all in the rear-view doing her hurr
Hairspray and lip gloss everywhurr
This all happens on an average day
Your life is a trip girl, I'm here to stay
Never had a girl make me feel this way
Even though I had to pay, shorty I'm your
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See the top 20 most helpful scuba gear reviews
Average Customer Review: based on 10 reviews.Rating: Zeagle Ranger BCD
I am very interested in this BC. Three questions - 1- What is the difference between the Ranger and the Ranger Limited version besides price? 2- Do you recommend this BC for use with drysuit diving? 3- Some dive shops offer pricing discounts to Fire/EMS/Police personnel. Does Scuba.com do the same? Thanks for any help! Bill
1-The LTD version has a little more weight capacity, lumbar support built into the bc, weight pouches included, a hidden pocket that rolls out and a zippered attachment for extra gear. The normal version does not. 2-Yes it would be great for dry suit diving! 3-Yes we do.
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How would I order pieces in different sizes? I am sized for a XL back piece and a L shoulder/waist assembly.
The Ranger has been at the "top of the charts" for nearly
ten years– for some very good reasons:
The Ranger was the first BC to combine high quality
heavy duty construction, weight integration, and rear flotation. It's introduction created a new category of buoyancy systems, and it is without doubt the most imitated BC
in history! But it's the Ranger's incredible versatility that
keeps knowledgeable divers recommending it year after
year. Zeagle's modular construction allows the Ranger
to transition between tropical travel diving, rugged cold
water diving in wet or dry suits, single or twin cylinders,
and even (with optional bladder assemblies having up to
2 X 85-LB lift and easily mounted backplates) technical
Constructed of heavily reinforced 1050 denier ballistic
nylon, the Ranger is compatible with a variety of options
and accessories, including bladders, pockets, hard backplates, and custom gear attachment components.
If you are a diver who wants a rugged recreational buoyancy system, but also want one that can adapt and
change to meet different diving needs, the Ranger is a
system you won't outgrow.
44 lb lift capacity Ballistic bladder (standard,
other capacities available as options)
• 36 lb capacity Ripcord® weight system
• 16 lb capacity rear trim weight system
• Personal Fit System (PFS) Sizing
• Heavily reinforced 1050 denier Ballistic nylon
• 11" grommets for mounting twin cylinders
• Two Zippered utility pockets at sides
• Adjustable elastic waist panels
• 4 Stainless angled D-rings on shoulders (two
2 Stainless D-rings on vest
• Adjustable Sternum Strap
• Single or twin tank capability.
• 8 optional Trim Colors available
• 8.4LBS dry weight
Are Zeagle BC's worn differently?
Yes. Because of the uniqueness of the design, the Zeagle System will fit quite differently from a conventional BC. The waistband will be lower, well below the diaphragm (so it won't restrict your breathing), the front of the BC is open, reducing restrictions further, and the buoyancy is low down on the back and sides, where it can expand outward without compressing your chest. The result is greater comfort and a more balanced attitude in the water.
Why do you put the weights in the BC?
Including the weights as part of the buoyancy system improves balance and comfort in the water- it keeps your body from being pulled in different directions by the opposing forces of lift and weights. All Zeagle BC's since 1982 have been designed to be weight integrated.
How do you drop the weights in an emergency?
Zeagle's patented Ripcord system allows for a single point instantaneous release of the weights from almost any position in the water. When compared to a weightbelt release or the two handed systems used on many other weight integrated BC's the Ripcord is far simpler and more reliable. Some BC's offer a more economical pull out system that requires a two sided release to drop all the weights.
Isn't it too heavy to lift?
In most circumstances we recommend that the diver put on their BC first, then place the weights in the weight pockets. This avoids having to lift the entire scuba system and weights together.
What's the Personal Fit System?
People come in more than five sizes- the Personal Fit System is a system of interchangeable components that allows your Zeagle dealer to custom fit a buoyancy system to your body and your style of diving. In addition to fitting waist size, chest size, and torso length independently, we can adjust the style of various components and the amount of lift in the buoyancy system to match the type of diving you do.
Do you make BC's for women?
Zeagle's Personal Fit System was designed with women in mind. It's very common for women to fit a size smaller in the shoulder section of a Zeagle BC than they fit in the waist size- a medium waist with small shoulders, for example. On our heavy duty BC's we offer narrower women's shoulder sections with smaller buckles that will fit women's upper bodies better. Of course the advantages of weight integration and doing away with the weightbelt are often even greater for women than for men. The greatest difficulty in properly sizing a woman's Buoyancy System is not finding a smaller size, or allowing for the bust, but lies in the fact that women's bodies have a defined waist where a waistband must fasten in order to secure the BC. At the same time, women tend to have both a shorter torso length and a lower center of buoyancy compared to men. So conventional buoyancy systems,which would ideally be worn lower for best balance and comfort, must be worn higher, around the narrowest part of the waist, in order to be secure. Zeagle has two BC models specifically designed with these considerations in mind; - The Zena is an extremely light and comfortable BC, ideally suited for warmer water diving. It is designed and constructed to be worn over a bathing suit or light warm water suit. The Zena's twin waist and hip band system provides a way for women to securely position the weights and buoyancy below waist level, around the body's center of buoyancy. - The LaZer is a heavier-duty BC with the same ideal fit for a woman's body shape. It is still considered to be a travel BC and can be worn over a bathing suit, but it is also made to be worn over a wetsuit or drysuit that might be needed in local diving conditions. It has all the features of the very popular Stiletto BC, but with a vest that is scooped at the rear to comfortably accommodate a shorter torso and wider hips than a Stiletto.
Will it float you face down?
Zeagle BCs are designed to fit low on the body so the lift is positioned near the body's center of buoyancy. This results in a very neutral surface flotation, leaving the diver free to assume any position in the water. Many non-Zeagle rear flotation BC's fit high on the chest, the same way most nonintegrated jacket style BC's fit. In addition to being less comfortable, this volume of lift high on the back can cause the diver to be rotated forward when attempting to stay upright on the surface.
Can I wear a weightbelt with a Zeagle?
It isn't necessary, and it adds bulk and weight.
Which BC is best for me?
Zeagle makes buoyancy systems for everyone– from the occasional vacation diver to the most professional Search and Recovery divers. Your dealer can help you select a system and appropriate accessories based on you size, experience, diving environment, the kind of diving you do, and the kind of diving you want to do in the future.
What about construction and warranty?
All Zeagle Buoyancy Systems are hand sewn from the best available materials and heavily reinforced at all stress points. Our style of construction is labor intensive and expensive, but it results in a more durable, better fitting BC. Individual components of the system are replaceable or repairable if damaged. This quality of construction makes it possible for us to offer a limited lifetime warranty to the original purchaser. If a defect appears or the system fails at any time while you own it, Zeagle will repair or replace the system free of charge.
For full details on product warranty please click here.
Where can I get user's guides for Zeagle Products?
We have available downloadable versions of product owner's manuals. These are in PDF format, which is a file format that can be viewed and printed from virtually any computer platform. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader (necessary to view the files) it can be downloaded free of charge here.
Your BC is guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship. This guarantee does not cover damages from accident, abuse, neglect, alterations, improper usage, normal wear & tear or failure to provide reasonable care. To validate your warranty you must fill out and return your warranty registration by regular mail or e-mail, within 30 days of purchase. All warranty claims will be handled through Zeagle, or an authorized Zeagle Dealer.
here is the serial number on my BC?
In 2009 we began serializing the bladder assembly of our BCs. To find the serial number look at the left side (your right if you were wearing the BC) in between the vest and bladder. Roughly where the top tank band is inserted into the vest you should see a 1.5' long white tag with the serial number stamped onto it. If you do not see this tag you can select 'My product does not have a serial number' when registering your BC.
How can I set my BC up for Twin Cylinders?
All Zeagle Heavy-Duty Ballistic BCs (Ranger, Ranger LTD, Tech, 911, SAR) as well as backplate systems, can be used with twin tanks. The easiest method is to use the Twin Cylinder Mounting Plates. Click here for a page that shows how.
Click here for an instructional video on setting your BC up for Twin Cylinders


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The O.C. star Mischa Barton was spotted at Coachella on April 20, 2013 with a mystery man by her side.
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I am thinking of doing a M/L hunt this fall. The dates are 9/13 -9/21. Are the deer in the high country units still above timer line at this time of the year?
I am thinking of doing a M/L hunt this fall. The dates are 9/13 -9/21. Are the deer in the high country units still above timer line at this time of the year?
Usually still there. Still a lot cooler up there than down low.
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The Original Rocket Scientist-Retired
"My Father always considered a walk in the mountains as the equivalent of church going."
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Still trying to decide if I want to go archery or M/L. I am looking at 65, 67, or 74. I am looking for opinions on the better high country unit in terms of the experience, access, and hunter pressure. Really any info that would help me decide. I have heard 67 has limited high country. This would be my first high country hunt so I am looking for a good combination of the experience/scenery and quality deer.
I think archery tags are usually easier to draw. How many points do you have?
I have 4 points. That is why I am unsure on the season. I could easily get either tag and since it is my first time for this type of hunt I kinda like the increased success rate of M/L. I can hunt Archery starting next year. Plenty of archery units that one can draw with 0 points.
Actually if I decide on archery I would probably go for unit 66. I kinda like the other units more for M/L because I could get back into them for archery with 1 point and it would be nice to have some knowledge of the area when coming back with a bow.
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Corridor H proponents look to hasten project
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- With Appalachian Corridor H now almost 75 percent open, development officials along the route of the 130-mile-long freeway are looking for ways to hasten its long-awaited completion date in an era of dwindling highway funds. At Davis on Monday, the Corridor H Authority hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for the construction of a 20-mile segment of the four-lane linking Davis to the Grant County community of Scherr. Work is already underway on that stretch of the highway, and should be complete by mid-2014. But an estimated $830 million worth of additional construction remains to be done before Corridor H, first conceived in the 1960s, is complete from Interstate 79 at Weston to the Virginia border just east of Wardensville. The national surface transportation bill passed last year made completion of Corridor H and other remaining Appalachian Corridor System highways a national priority. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin have supported an accelerated construction timetable. The result is a $40 million-per-year federal-state spending plan for the highway. If the current spending formula remains in place, it will take until 2034 to complete Corridor H, Marvin Murphy, state highway engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highways, told those attending a meeting preceding Monday's groundbreaking ceremony. But Stephen Foster, of Buckhannon, president of the Corridor H Authority, said the highway could be completed by 2020 if a bond issue were to be floated to provide more construction cash up front and using the $40 million-a-year revenue stream to retire the bonds. "We're going to do a study to show the difference in economic impact there will be between completing the highway in 2020 as opposed to 2035," Foster said. "I think you will see that there would be a huge benefit in building the highway sooner rather than later." During Monday's meeting, it was announced that construction of a 10-mile segment of Corridor H linking the Tucker County towns of Davis and Parsons is scheduled to begin within the next two years -- three years ahead of a previous timetable. "I now believe in my gut that we're heading down the homestretch," Foster said. Murphy said after the meeting that even if all the funding needed to complete the project were now available, it would be difficult to build the highway by 2020 because of planning concerns and regulatory issues. Foster said he has been told that highway officials in Virginia have submitted plans for constructing a 13-mile link of Corridor H that would extend from the West Virginia border to Interstate 81 near Strasburg, Va. From Strasburg, trucks from Corridor H could travel another 12 miles east on Interstate 66 to reach Front Royal and the Virginia Inland Port, from which double-stacked rail containers make their way to Norfolk and one of the world's busiest ports. "The people at Virginia Inland Port are pretty excited about Corridor H being completed," Foster said. "Wood products are one of the biggest items being shipped from there now." Other Corridor H links still awaiting construction include the 6.8-mile stretch between Wardensville, in Hardy County, and the Virginia border, and the 15-mile segment between Kerens, in Randolph County, and Parsons. Corridor H is complete from the Weston exit of I-79 to Kerens, a distance of about 41 miles. An additional 25 miles of the four-lane is open from Wardensville to a point near Scherr. To reach the Canaan Valley Institute, the site of Monday's meeting and groundbreaking, "we had to cross the construction path for Corridor H," Foster said. "That's just a mile and a half out of Davis. It's exciting to think of the highway being open here within a year." Reach Rick Steelhammer at email@example.com or 304-348-5169.


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BETHESDA, Md. (WUSA9) -- A life lesson for students at Woods Academy in Bethesda combines coffee, compassion and comraderie.
It's called Cup of Joe.
Students are rolling up their sleeves and stuffing bags, filling a need for Catholic Charities.
Victoria Smith listed the items in the bags: "There were sweeteners, coffee mixes, granola bars, peach packets."
Catholic Charities hands out nearly 30,000 meals a month through its Cup of Joe Program, which benefits people in 5 D.C. shelters.
Deacon Jim Nalls with Catholic Charities, explained, "They come in at night. Seven o'clock they get a meal and they leave at 7 o'clock in the morning and they don't get anything else to eat so we're trying to solve that gap."
For these middle schoolers, this service project was a real eye opener about the challenge of being homeless and how they can help.
Student Zack Crilley told us, "Most people like to turn their head and make-believe that they are not there and turn their head but, I like to help them or think about what I can do to help the community."
The Cup of Joe program provids the food while your school or business provides the manpower. Once they get started the students want to do more.
Nalls told us, "Some of them come down to help give them out. Others have put little notes, Valentines you know, cover the bags so they are getting involved. They are getting an understanding about what's going on."
Student Victoria Smith said, "I definitely want to do more Cup of Joe and some other programs next year."
For more information visit www.catholiccharitiesdc.org


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Vet in Cameron Park standoff talks from behind bars | News
EL DORADO COUNTY, CA - He held sheriff's deputies at bay and forced his neighborhood to be evacuated for hours, but even so, neighbors said their hearts went out to him.
STORY: Man in custody after Cameron Park standoff
Thirty-eight-year-old Miguel Ramirez remains in jail, charged with stabbing a teenager then forcing a standoff with officers.
Witnesses say the teen's injury was not serious, but Ramirez's situation is.
Cameras weren't allowed inside the El Dorado County Jail when News10 report Gabriel Roxas sat down with Miguel Ramirez during visiting hours. The Marine veteran, who served in Afghanistan, requested an interview after initially turning down the station's request to talk.
Last week, Ramirez locked himself inside his Cameron Park home after officers responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon.
The scene was something neighbor Frances Lopez couldn't have imagined last fall when she first met the man she described as a nice guy.
"My son is also in the military and was over in Afghanistan, so we discussed that a little bit," Lopez recalled.
But as the months passed, Lopez says Ramirez's behavior became more erratic.
"I think when you go over there, and you have to face that, it's going to be different with everybody," Lopez said.
During the interview, Ramirez said he had been receiving treatment for post-traumatic-stress-disorder. He said medication and the use of a therapy dog provided some help, but after he moved from the Bay Area to Cameron Park last fall, during the search for a new doctor, he let his therapy regimen lapse and eventually stopped taking medication.
Ramirez also admitted that last week's standoff wasn't his first arrest. There was a similar incident last Thanksgiving.
"Some kids were in the back of his house. I guess they were smoking marijuana and drinking and throwing the bottles over in his yard. He thought they were bombs. He reacted of jumping the fence and I guess hitting one of the kids, and I guess that's why he ended up in jail," Lopez said.
Ramirez says the field behind his home is a trouble spot where young people gather. He says one even threw glass at his therapy dog.
"There's a presence here that we're not real thrilled with. There will be cops pulling in, checking out this and that on a fairly regular basis," said Laura Mack, who works nearby.
Ramirez said he often gets confused and falls back on military instincts to protect his environment. He believes that's what led him to lash out in both incidents.
In jail, Ramirez says he has resumed taking medication, and he hopes to enter a treatment program that can help him with his PTSD. He also said he hopes others who may experience similar problems will get the help they need toobefore they let things get out of control like he did last week.
"My heart definitely goes out to him and his family, absolutely. I mean when you go over there," Lopez said, referring to Afghanistan, "I can't imagine."
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Andy Murray is in top form - no question.
The Brit baller capped off another brilliant week in the Middle East by capturing his first ATP World Tour title of the season (though second if you count the Abu Dhabi exo - and I do!) and second consecutive in Doha by defeating Andy Roddick handily 6-4, 6-2.
He can probably attribute his success this week not only to his new-found fitness but also to his serve: the 21-year old wasn't broken in either the final or semi-final and saved the only break point against him today. Nice.
I'm thinking all signs are pointing towards a career run for Murray in Melbourne - and I don't think I'm alone.
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PHOTO OP: All signs point to more Murray magic in Melbourne
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Murray Magic in Melbourne... nice! LOL...ReplyDelete
Let's just hope the British media won't hype him too much. He must be feeling the pressure already and even though he matured a lot I'm not sure if he could handle it. The British media has a history of hyping the hell out off their folks just to tear them down if they don't live up to their expectations!
- johanneJanuary 10, 2009 at 2:21 PM
I saw the match online today and he's getting scary good!ReplyDelete
Although I was disappointed to see he's still Mr. Subdued when it comes to winning. He almost looks bored after his wins. It's totally bizarre. Thorow us a bone, Andy! Get excited!
At least he's smiling with his trophy :)
wow! That dude with the heir apparent sign is really excited!ReplyDelete
Awesome win for Andy.
Murray was brilliant!!! Like Roddick said, he was just outplayed by Murray... I can't wait till Melbourne... The competition is gonna be fierce!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 10, 2009 at 8:18 PM
I agree,maybe we'll see a more emotional reaction from him when he wins a grand slam.ReplyDelete
Seeeee. Seeeeeeeeee. I heart Murray. A scot to boot ;) Break out the kilt, baybeeee.ReplyDelete
Babz! My fingers are crossed for that someday.ReplyDelete
Ehehe. b2012, the day it happens, ON COURT, let's pop a bottle of bubbly, just you and me.ReplyDelete
You Go Andy!!! (Murray, that is, hehe)ReplyDelete


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A gay U.S. soldier who was booed during a Republican presidential debate in 2011 has joined the effort to overturn Ohio's ban on same-sex marriage.
Leaders of FreedomOhio, a group seeking a reversal of the ban, said Friday that Stephen Snyder-Hill will help lead outreach efforts.
Snyder-Hill had asked the GOP candidates in 2011 if they would reinstate the ban on openly gay troops. He was booed for the question, which he recorded while deployed in Iraq.
FreedomOhio wants to overturn the 2004 state constitutional amendment that banned gay marriage. Supporters started collecting signatures last year to place their own constitutional amendment on the ballot either later this year or in 2014.
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CrockPot Pasta Fagioli Recipe
Day 305.
Happy Halloween! If you're looking for a hearty meal to fill the belly of your little ghost or goblin before they eat their weight in chocolate, you've come to the right place. This is some good soup.
It's based upon Olive Garden's Pasta E. Fagioli which, quite frankly, I've never had, but it sounded good. So I made it. In the crockpot.
This is a crowd-pleasing soup. There's nothing weird in it, and it has a fun kick that isn't spicy as much as it is noticeable.
The Ingredients.
--1 pound lean ground beef, browned and drained
--1/2 large red onion, chopped
--1 cup carrots, chopped
--2 celery stalks, sliced
--2 cans (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes (and juice)
--1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
--1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
--4 cups beef broth (check label for gluten!)
--1 jar (26-ounce) pasta sauce
--2 tsp oregano
--1 T Tabasco sauce
--1/2 tsp salt
--1/4 tsp black pepper
--1/2 cup dry pasta, to add at end of cooking time (I used TJ's brown rice fusilli)
The Directions.
Use a 6 quart or larger crockpot, or cut the recipe in half. This makes a lot.
Brown the meat on the stovetop, and drain well. Let it cool a bit.
Chop up the carrots, onion, and celery. Add it to the empty crockpot.
Drain and rinse the beans, and add them. Add the whole cans of tomatoes, and the pasta sauce. Add the beef broth. Add the salt, pepper, oregano, and Tobasco sauce. Stir in your meat.
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or high for 4. When the vegetables are tender, stir in the 1/2 cup of dry pasta.
Cover and cook for another hour on low, or until the pasta is tender. It will swell quite a bit.
Serve with a bit of parmesan cheese if you have it.
The Verdict.
Delicious. Amazing. This is a very filling soup, and a great warm-me-up on a chilly evening. The ingredients are everything you'd put in a traditional minestrone, but that bit of Tobasco sauce changes the flavor dramatically. Very yummy. One kid ate a bowl, and the other one fell asleep before dinner. I wasn't about to wake her.
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GREAT FALLS, Md. (WUSA9) -- Police have identified the woman who died during what was supposed to be a practice run for this weekend's world re-knowned kayaking competition, the Great Falls Race. Instead, it became the last time 23-year-old Shannon Christy would paddle the fast moving rapids of the Potomac river.
Three hours into the search, Montgomery Fire and Rescue Services pulled out the body of a kayaker reported missing in the Potomac River in the area of Great Falls.
Thursday, Chuck Thornton watched on as rescuers tried to save his friend beneath the rocks. He would not tell us her name but confirmed she was in her early 20's, and was from South Carolina. On Friday , police released her identity: 23-year-old Shannon Christy of Greenville, South Carolina.
Christy and her paddling partner were preparing for this weekend's kayaking competition, the Great Falls Race.
"The race was going to be over the same lines that she was kayaking," Thornton said.
Christy's kayaking partner was visibly upset when he was rescued and brought ashore. Thursday investigators said somehow she came out of her kayak, took off her life vest, and tried swimming to the Maryland side of the river.
While fire-rescue boats sat in calmer waters nearby, it was Christy's fellow kayakers that performed the daring recovery in a part of the river known as "The Fingers." It's notorious for massive rocks and dangerous rapids.
Jason Beaks was the man leading those recovery efforts. He said, "That is what expert kayakers do. It's part of our sport, is being prepared to act and situations we hope never arise, but our community is prepared to make that kind of effort."
It was all these paddlers could do to try and save their friend. Now, they are left grieving trying to make sense of it all. "We are just incredibly saddened by the lost of our friend," said Beakes.
Friday, police said that Christy was attempted to kayak down the falls, but disappeared and was pinned underneath the water.
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Beloved British actor Roger Lloyd-Pack has died at the age of 69.
He lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Wednesday night.
Lloyd-Pack was best known for his long-running stint on hit British sitcom "Only Fools And Horses," playing moronic road sweeper Trigger alongside Sir David Jason.
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GLEN DALE - There's a sign inside the John Marshall locker room that reminds each player as they leave, just what the opposition has thought of them lately. It was put there by new coach Rick Goodrich, and the ammo supplied by his former school, Cambridge.
The Bobcats look at the Monarchs and see a lazy, out-of-shape outfit. As evidence, they point to the fact that during the teams' Week 1 meetings each of the last three years, numerous JM players fell victim to cramps.
"They came to me, and there was probably about a dozen of them, and said 'Coach, get those boys in shape so they don't embarrass themselves,' '' Goodrich recalled. "I was actually embarrassed for John Marshall.
"People have that perception of us, and I want them to have that perception. People out there think it's going to be the same old John Marshall, and they have the right to. Truthfully, we are until we prove different."
That changed in a hurry when Goodrich arrived. The weight training was structured, the conditioning non-stop and well-attended, and the numbers are way up. John Marshall finished with less than 30 players on its roster as last year's 0-10 season concluded, but during the second week of 2012 camp there were 54 players in grades 10-12 and another 28 freshmen.
"The first day in June, I said 'what did we get ourselves into?' Goodrich said with a laugh. "But then it started clicking. They had no idea what was going on and they weren't playing with confidence.
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"Their conditioning factor was pathetic. But once they understood the concept of it, we had a good last week and a half in June. We had a good July in conditioning and the first day of two-a-days was naturally rusty.
"They worked hard and wanted to be successful. They're starving for victory and you can just feel it."
It's no secret what Goodrich-coached teams like to do, and that's not going to change. The Monarchs for years have had a wide-open offense, but they're about to pound the football.
"Some coaches try to show how much they know," Goodrich said. "People might get frustrated with what we do when we run our off-tackle 25 times a game, but if we're having success with it, we're going to run it.
"Why throw the football just because someone up in the stands wants you to?"
The coach feels as though he has "six or seven" backs he feels he can comfortably hand the ball to, led by 5-foot-10, 185-pound senior speedster R.J. Kibert who averaged 6 yards a carry last season (82-494-2td). Seniors Jacob Woods (5-11, 170) and Matt Zelic (5-8, 185) as well as junior Alan Miller (5-6, 185) will see carries.
Looking for reps are senior Cody Williams (5-6, 145) and sophomore Alex Wharton (6-0, 145).
At fullback will be 6-0, 180-pound senior James Morgan. Classmates Justin Dancy (5-10, 185) and Kolt Galentine, along with sophomore Luke Howard (5-11, 175) will also see action here. Junior Ralph Howe (5-10, 150) and sophomore Daniel Baker (5-7, 155) are also in the mix
"We have some steady kids," Goodrich said. "You give me a steady back who is going to get you 3 yards a pop, we'll live with that.
"You don't have to have a home run hitter, but Kibert has the speed to take it the distance."
There will be a new quarterback at John Marshall for the first time in four years, and his name is Jeremiah Fromhart, a 5-10, 180 senior. Backing him is promising sophomore Aaron Bishop (5-10, 165), as well as Zelic and sophomore Brady Murrin (5-8, 135).
"We're going to run the ball and try to establish the play-action pass. Our quarterbacks are built for that,'' Goodrich said. "We don't have a prolific, drop-back passer. We have an athlete, and we're going to try to get him in space on the perimeter and put some pressure on the defense.
"Everybody looks at us like a running team, which we are, but the last three years our quarterback had 1,300, 1,400 yards. We'll throw the ball 5 yards to the fullback in the flat and let him run 20 yards. We'll take it any way we can get it."
Seniors Jeremy Betras (5-9, 170) and Evan Magers (6-1, 165) will rotate at wide receiver with classmate Jake Hicks (5-8, 155) and sophomore Devin Gonchoff (5-5, 125) fighting for playing time. Sophomore Jared Horan (5-9, 140) and senior Ryan Davis (5-8, 135) will rotate at flanker, with sophomores Tanner Runkle (6-0, 170) and Patrick Yocum (5-11, 130) also in the mix.
Other receivers/flankers who could see action are senior Garrett Crawford (5-8, 130), junior Aaron Gonchoff and sophomores Logan Cooper (6-1, 155), Brandon DeBolt (5-7, 140), D.J. Kaylor (5-6, 135), Andrew Armstrong (5-6, 120) and Jonathan Taylor (5-7, 130).
Of course, none of those skill guys matter without an offensive line. Goodrich feels the Monarchs are going to be pretty good in this area.
The tackles will be junior Marshall Springer (6-4, 250) on the left side and senior Tyler Kobasko (6-3, 315) on the right. They'll be backed by sophomore Travis Works (6-3, 230) and junior Cole Croghan, respectively.
Junior Brayden Carter (5-8, 190) and senior Larry Eddy (6-6, 220) are ticketed for the guard positions, with sophomore Dallas Catlett (5-9, 240) and senior Walker Standiford (6-2, 195) listed as primary backups.
Anchoring the middle is senior center Joe Richmond (6-1, 245). He will be spelled by classmate Kyle Whorton (5-11, 285).
The tight end is senior Zach Winland (6-0, 180). Sophomore Scott Kubancik (6-2, 195) and senior Patrick Burkett (6-0, 185) will both see time at the position, with sophomore Hunter Whitlatch (6-2, 155) and senior Kenny Noice (6-5, 170) trying to make a name.
Senior Dylan Myer (6-1, 240), juniors Randy Bane (5-8, 210) and Tyler Carney (6-2, 285), as well as sophomores Tyler DeBolt (5-8, 190), Thad Herback (5-9, 210), Trent Estep (5-7, 190) and Cameron Fisher (6-2, 205) will all be ready if called upon.
"We've got to be mistake-free. We can't have 10 good snaps and then have a fumbled one and it's first-and-15,'' Goodrich said. "We've got to stay ahead of schedule - second-and-6, third-and-2. We can manage those situations."
Juniors Reed Campbell (5-10, 158) and Austin Litman (6-0, 167) were battling it out for kickoff and extra-point duty during the preseason.
Goodrich thinks he has a number of guys who can run on defense, and because of that fact will employ a 3-5.
Eddy and Standiford will be the ends, with Fisher, Richmond and Kubancik rotating in. Kobasko will clog the middle and get a breather from Springer and Catlett.
Works, Whorton, Bane, Tyler DeBolt, Herback, Myer, Estep, Carney and Croghan could all see action along the interior.
Galentine is ticketed to start at Will linebacker, with relief coming from Dancy. On the other side at the Sam position will be Morgan, backed by Carter. And in the middle will be Winland, who is spelled by Howard.
Baker, Wharton, Zelic and Cooper all could get time at linebacker.
The outside linebackers are Miller and Woods, backed by Betras, Williams, Howe and Burkett. The corners will be Fromhart and Kibert, with relief supplied by Horan, Davis and Hicks.
Magers is set to start at free safety, with top support coming from Runkle.
Miller will be the punter.
"Our goal when we started Day 1 in June, was to get a little better mentally and a little better physically,'' Goodrich said. "If we can get a little tougher mentally and physically each day, that will take care of things in the fall.
"Our kids want to be so successful. Every kid wants to be good, but some kids don't know what it takes to be good. These kids didn't know what it took to be good. They know what it takes now and are working toward that."
Goodrich is assisted by Gerald Miller, Bob Triveri, Lance Phillips, Joel Sansone, Mike Sforza, Joe Sturgill, Bill Timko Geno Polsinelli, Ray Anderson, Jason Willis, Andy Etzel and Gary Zelinski.
Jeremy Betras, Patrick Burkett, Garrett Crawford, Justin Dancy, Ryan Davis, Larry Eddy, Jeremiah Fromhart, Kolt Galentine, Jake Hicks, R.J. Kibert, Tyler Kobasko, Evan Magers, Dylan Meyer, James Morgan, Joe Richmond, Walker Standiford, Kyle Whorton, Cody Williams, Zach Winland, Jacob Woods, Matt Zelic.
Randy Bane, Reed Campbell, Tyler Carney, Brayden Carter, Cole Croghan, Aaron Gonchoff, Ralph Howe, Austin Litman, Alan Miller, Kenny Noice, Tanner Runkle, Marshall Springer.
Andrew Armstrong, Daniel Baker, Aaron Bishop, Dallas Catlett, Logan Cooper, Brandon DeBolt, Tyler DeBolt, Trent Estep, Cameron Fisher, Devin Gonchoff, Thad Herback, Jared Horan, Luke Howard, D.J. Kaylor, Scott Kubancik, Brady Murrin, Jonathan Taylor, Alex Wharton, Hunter Whitlatch, Travis Works, Patrick Yocum.


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PARK(ing) Day, an annual event that brings attention to the need for urban green space, happened last Friday around the globe. We talked with three participants across the country to learn their motivations for joining in and find out how park and recreation professionals can use this event to serve their communities.
On Thursday, Sept. 20, U.S. Senator Kay Hagan (D NC) along with Sens. John Kerry (D MA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) introduced important legislation into the Senate called the Community Parks Revitalization (CPR) Act. This legislation, if enacted, will help revitalize urban areas through improved access to parks and recreation. Read more about this critical piece of legislation.
In this guest blog post, Jessica Jones, program coordinator for National Public Lands Day, takes NRPA members through the many benefits of hosting volunteer events in conjunction with National Public Lands Day on Sept. 29. Read on and tell us your thoughts about attracting volunteers to your public lands!
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MONDAY RESULTS - June 11
Le Mars (15-4/5-0) 13 Cherokee 3, six innings
(LE MARS) -- Le Mars built a 6-0 lead after three innings and then broke the game wide open with a five-run fifth and went onto beat Cherokee 13-3 in six innings Monday night in Lakes Conference softball play at the Bulldog Complex. Emily Ellefson, Madison Heidebrink and Molly Renken had RBI hits in the first inning and Janessa Milbrodt had a two-run single in the third. Cherokee cut the Bulldog lead to 6-3 before Ashley Phelan's three-run double keyed the five-run fifth inning and Le Mars added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to stop the game on the ten-run rule. Molly Renken threw a five-hitter with nine strike outs. The victory improve the Le Mars record to 15-and-4 for the season and 5-and-0 in the Lakes Conference.
Bishop Heelan 7 Gehlen Catholic (11-7) 0
(SIOUX CITY) -- Larissa Uhl threw a four-hit shutout and struck out seven to pitch Bishop Heelan to a 7-0 whitewashing of Gehlen Catholic in a non-conference softball match-up in Sioux City Monday. The loss drops Gehlen to 11-and-7 for the season. Steph Rohe had two of Gehlen's four hits. The Crusaders collected ten hits off Amber Timmins with Krissy Neumann and Alli Martin getting two hits each Maddie Heaton had three RBI's for Heelan.
Le Mars (10-0/5-0) 18 Cherokee 8, five innings
(LE MARS) -- Conner Delfs belted a grand slam and Kendall Candor added a two-run homer to key an eleven-run first inning for Le Mars and the Bulldogs beat Cherokee 18-8 in a five-inning in Lakes Conference baseball action at the Bulldog Complex Monday night. The victory keeps the Dogs unbeaten at 10-and-0 for the season and 5-and-0 in league play. Every batter in the Le Mars line-up had a hit as the Bulldogs tagged three Cherokee pitchers for 17 hits. Kendall Candor and Conner Delfs had three hits each and Delfs and Andy Hefner had four RBI's apiece. Jacob Lamoreaux earned the win in relief, throwing three and a-third innings of shutout relief after starter Austin Sitzmann surrendered eight runs in the first two innings. Sitzmann gave up just three hits but five walks, two wild pitches and two balks ended his night early.
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Rockets 13 Warriors 12
Chargers 16 Lions 5
Raiders vs. Stars - no score reported
Rockers 5 Sparks 0
Storm 3 Liberty 0
Comets 8 Sting 0
(American Association baseball)
(game 1) Sioux City Explorers 15 Sioux Falls 0
(game 2) Sioux City Explorers 8 Sioux Falls 6
TUESDAY RESULTS - June 12
Le Mars (16-4) 5 M-O-C/Floyd Valley 1
(ORANGE CITY) -- Le Mars improved to 16-and-4 for the season with their 13th win in their last 14 games Tuesday night, beating M-O-C/Floyd Valley 5-1 in Orange City in non-conference softball action. Emily Pick drove in two runs with a single to key a four-run second inning and Le Mars never trailed. Madison Heidebrink had two of the Lady Bulldogs six hits and drove in a run in the fifth. Molly Renken and Janessa Milbrodt combined on a two-hitter for Le Mars with 12 strike outs.
Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn 4 Gehlen Catholic (11-8/4-4) 1
(CLEGHORN) -- Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn struck for three unearned runs in the third inning and Kayla Foresman took it from there, tossing a five-hitter to guide the Eagles past Gehlen Catholic 4-1 in War Eagle Conference softball action at Cleghorn Tuesday night. The win avenged a 5-4 loss to Gehlen last week in Le Mars. Erica Dreckman and Kayla Foresman had two hits each for M-M-C. Gehlen had no batters with multiple hits. Brittany Krienert drove in the Lady Jays lone run with a RBI single in the seventh to avoid a shutout. Amber Timmins took the loss, tossing a five-hitter with one walk and five strike outs. The Lady Jays fall to 11-and-8 for the season and 4-and-4 in the W-E-C.
Le Mars (11-0) 12 M-O-C/Floyd Valley 4
(ORANGE CITY) -- Hunter Rowe and Levi TeBrink combined on a two-hitter and were backed by a 16-hit attack as Le Mars improved to 11-and-0 with a 12-4 victory over M-O-C/Floyd Valley in Tuesday night non-conference baseball action in Orange City. Parker Rolfes had a double and a triple among his team-best four hits and drove in two runs. Kendall Candor homered for the third straight game and had three hits with three RBI's. Conner Delfs and Colin Borchers also drove in two runs each for Le Mars. The Bulldogs built a 10-0 lead before the Dutch avoided the ten-run rule with a four-run fifth.
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Astros 2 Rangers 0
Nationals 3 Tigers 2
Padres 2 Royals 0
Phils 3 Red Sox 1
Blue Jays 4 D'Backs 3 Indians 2 Twins 1
Mariners 7 Giants 6
Cards 10 Orioles 8
White Sox 11 A's 2
Mets 13 Braves 3
Yankees 12 Rockies 11
Angels 7 Pirates 3
Cubs 12 Dodgers 2
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Sioux Falls 6 Sioux City Explorers 4
WEDNESDAY RESULTS - June 13
Le Mars at Estherville/Lincoln Central - POSTPONED
(game one) Gehlen Catholic (12-8/5-4) 6 West Sioux 0 ... (game two) Gehlen Catholic (13-8/6-4) 11 West Sioux 1, five innings
(LE MARS) -- Pitching carried Gehlen Catholic to a War Eagle Conference doubleheader sweep of West Sioux Wednesday night at the Riverview Complex. Amber Timmins threw a no-hitter in game-one as Gehlen beat the Falcons 6-0. Timmins walked one and hit one while striking out four. Alison Schnepf's two-run single keyed a three-run third inning for the Lady Jays. Schnepf finished with two hits as did Amber Timmins and Abby Freking. In game-two, Alison Schnepf tossed a two-hitter with no walks and one strikeout as Gehlen beat West Sioux 11-1 in five innings on the ten-run rule. Schnepf also had two hits and three RBI's at the plate. Lisa Gunter had two hits and three RBI's for the Lady Jays. Gehlen improves to 6-and-4 in the War Eagle Conference and 13-and-8 for the season heading into a Thursday night match-up with Hinton at the Riverview Complex.
Le Mars at Estherville/Lincoln Central - POSTPONED TO JULY 2nd AS PART OF A VARSITY DOUBLEHEADER IN LE MARS
West Sioux 11 Gehlen Catholic (3-8/3-6) 5
(LE MARS) -- West Sioux took advantage of eleven walks and two hit-batsman to outscore Gehlen Catholic 11-5 Wednesday night in War Eagle Conference baseball action at the Riverview Complex. Gehlen outhit the visitors 11-to-6 but couldn't overcome all the free passes. Blake Wiltgen, the first of three Gehlen pitchers took the loss. Zach Wurth, Dylan Kneip and Solomon Freking had two hits each for the Jays. The loss halts a three-game winning streak and drops Gehlen to 3-and-8 for the season and 3-and-6 in the W-E-C. The Jays host Hinton Friday. The game will be carried on KLEM.
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Cards 13 Reds 3
Falcons 17 Foxes 13
Eagles 8 Chargers 5
Broncos 13 Lions 6
Panthers 14 Warriors 12
Rockets 12 Spartans 10
Comets 7 Storm 0
Rockers vs. Stars - no score reported
Sparks 6 Raiders 2
Liberty 3 Sting 1
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Sioux City Explorers 5 Sioux Falls 2
THURSDAY RESULTS - June 14
Gehlen Catholic (14-8/7-4) 3 Hinton 2
(LE MARS) -- Amber Timmins worked out of a seventh inning jam, getting a fielders choice grounder to end the game with two runners on base as Gehlen Catholic held on for a 3-2 victory over Hinton Thursday night in War Eagle Conference softball action at the Riverview Complex. The Blackhawks scored a run in the fifth and a run in the seventh to whittle a 3-0 deficit to one. The Lady Jays took advantage of two Blackhawk errors to score two first inning runs and added what proved to be the decisive run in the third on Lisa Gunter's first career home run. It was one of only three hits Gehlen got off Hinton pitcher Emily Eaton. Timmins scattered seven hits and struck out five to get the win. Gehlen improves to 14-and-8 for the season and 7-and-4 in the W-E-C. The Lady Jays are off now until Monday when they travel to Remsen to play #15-Remsen-Union. The varsity game will be carried on KLEM.
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Nationals 5 Astros 1
Indians 5 Padres 2
Phils 7 D'Backs 0
Tigers 2 Royals 1
Twins 0 Red Sox 0, tie
Rangers vs. Blue Jays, postponed due to darkness, rescheduled for Monday at 6 pm
Marlins 12 Giants 10
Pirates 8 Braves 2
White Sox 5 Yankees 3
Cubs 5 Mets 2
Angels 7 Rockies 4
A's 15 Dodgers 4
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Sioux City Explorers 3 Winnipeg 2
FRIDAY RESULTS - June 15
CNOS CLASSIC at Elk Point, South Dakota
(#1-3A) Bishop Heelan 12 (#9-3A)Le Mars (11-1) 6
Sioux City East 6 (#9-3A) Le Mars (11-2) 2
(ELK POINT) -- Number-nine (3A) Le Mars suffered their first two losses of the season Friday night at the C-N-O-S Classic in Elk Point. Top-rated (3A) Bishop Heelan handed the Bulldogs their first loss 12-6 while Sioux City East dealt the Bulldogs a 6-2 setback. Heelan pounded out 17 hits and slugged three two-run homers as the Crusaders improve to 18-and-5 for the season. Kendall Candor had three hits for Le Mars and Parker Rolfes slugged a home run. In the loss to East, Jake Westphal checked the hard-hitting Bulldogs to four hits. Hayden Godfrey had a two-run homer for the Black Raiders. The East win avenged a May 26th loss to Le Mars. The Bulldogs return to action Monday with a Lakes Conference varsity doubleheader against Western Christian at the Bulldog Complex.
Gehlen Catholic ((4-8/4-6) 4 Hinton (7-8/4-6) 0
(LE MARS) -- Eric Oetken allowed only three base runners and tossed a two-hitter in pitching Gehlen Catholic to a 4-0 War Eagle Conference baseball win over Hinton Friday night at the Riverview Complex. Dalton Becker had both Hinton hits .. a double in the second and a single in the fifth inning. Otherwise Oetken walked lead-off hitter Seth Butler to begin the game for the only other base runner for the Blackhawks. The Jays played errorless baseball behind their senior left hander. Michael Whitehead's RBI single in the third inning put Gehlen on top 1-0. The Jays added three unearned runs in the fourth on two Hinton errors and doubles by Blake Wiltgen and Austin Herbst. Herbst's double brought in two runs. Freshman Logan Jurgensmierer took the loss, scattering seven hits with no walks and two strikeouts. Whitehead and Herbst had two hits each for Gehlen. The Jays improve to 4-and-8 for the season and 4-and-6 in the War Eagle Conference. Hinton falls to 7-and-8 for the season and 4-and-6 in the W-E-C.
(American Association baseball)
Sioux City Explorers 3 Winnipeg 1
SATURDAY RESULTS - June 16
(#14-4A) Le Mars (17-4) 4 (#15-4A) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
(#14-4A) Le Mars (18-4) 12 Sioux Central 5, five innings
(AKRON) -- The 14th-rated (4A) Le Mars Lady Bulldogs added two more wins to won-loss column Saturday with a 4-0 victory over number-15 (4A) Sergeant Bluff-Luton and a 12-5 win over Sioux Central at the Akron-Westfield Classic. Molly Renken tossed a three-hitter to shutout Sergeant Bluff-Luton for the second time in a week. Le Mars beat S-B-L 10-0 last weekend in the Lady Bulldog Classic. Kylee Lang and Emily Pick delivered two-run singles to account for the four Le Mars runs. In the 12-5 win over Sioux Central, Le Mars pounded out 12 hits, getting three each from Madison Heidebrink and Janessa Milbrodt. Both drove in two runs. The Lady Bulldogs trailed 4-3 after two innings before the bats got rolling to score nine runs in the final three innings in a game shortened to five innings by the time limit. Holly Schneider's RBI triple started Le Mars six-run fifth inning that blew the game wide open. Emily Ellefson, Madison Heidebrink, Molly Renken and Janessa Milbrodt followed with RBI singles as the Lady Bulldogs rattled off six consecutive hits. Janessa Milbrodt and Molly Renken split the pitching chores against Sioux Central, combining on a three -hitter with five strike outs. Renken threw three hitless innings of relief to get the win. Le Mars improves to 18-and-4 for the season with their 15th win in their last 16 games. Le Mars hosts Western Christian in a varsity doubleheader Monday at 5:30.
Kingsley-Pierson 5 Gehlen Catholic (4-9) 2
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley vs. Woodbury Central - cancelled, rain
(LE MARS) -- Kingsley-Pierson got a combined two-hitter from Travis Neumann and Levi Mahrt to beat Gehlen Catholic 5-2 Saturday morning in the first game of the J-Club Tournament at the Riverview Complex. Michael Whitehead took loss despite surrendering just three hits. Angel Chagolla and Austin Herbst had Gehlen's hits. The Jays fall to 4-and-9 for the season.
(American Association baseball)
Sioux City Explorers 4 Winnipeg 3
SUNDAY RESULTS - June 17
(American Association baseball)
Winnipeg 10 Sioux City Explorers 9
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Asia's wall of water wreaks a disaster of biblical proportions, sparks a bidding war among countries of compassion, and tests the grit of the region's survivors
"Cataclysm" Continued...
"We are in the hands of Jehovah, not Nebuchadnezzar," Charles Spurgeon wrote his congregation from his sickbed a century ago. "Noah's flood rose not an inch higher than God's decree allowed," he added. "Nothing great or small escapes the hand of Him who numbers the hairs of our head, and keeps the paths of our feet. . . . The wind is tempered to the shorn lamb . . . the load is fitted to the weak shoulder . . . the knife of the heavenly Surgeon never cuts deeper than is absolutely necessary."
But then a 9.0-magnitude earthquake rumbled four miles beneath a Southeast Asian sea, waking a wall of water that within seven hours swept the Indian Ocean from Malaysia to Mombasa; swallowed coastal inhabitants by the tens of thousands, from lowly fishermen to luxury-class beach frolickers; raised the ocean's table by nearly a foot as far away as San Diego, and-before it ended-caused the very Earth to wobble on its axis, to lose a fraction of a second and to force global positioning satellites into recalibration. The words of Spurgeon are as surely true as they are sorely tested in the largest natural disaster in recorded history.
The tsunami of 2004 provokes suffering in antediluvian proportions. Its aftermath yields survival tales that might astonish Jonah. When 23-year-old Rizal Sapura was plucked alive eight days after the 7:58 a.m. Dec. 26 quake, floating 100 miles from where he first was pitched into the sea, could anyone muster more astonishment? The Indonesian was one minute cleaning a mosque in Banda Aceh and the next washed out on a bed of tree wreckage. He survived on coconuts and rainwater until a Malaysian cargo ship, returning to its home port from South Africa, crossed his path in the vast Indian Ocean and rescued him.
If most history is homo homini lupus (man is a wolf to man), the days following the Christmas cataclysm were about natura homini lupus. Death tolls climbed even into the second post-disaster week. Would they top 160,000? 180,000? 200,000? Fears mounted that post-disaster deaths from contaminated water, homelessness, wreckage, and general deprivation might equal those claimed in the tidal wave. Relief workers and rescue teams had to turn their backs to the sea and face the survivors. World Health Organization officials estimate that 3 million to 5 million people are lacking basic food and shelter.
At the behest of the G-8 nations, government coffers opened in a bidding war of compassion. First Japan pledged $500 million to relief efforts, followed by the U.S. government at $350 million, the European Union at $202 million, and Norway at $180 million. Canada pledged $66 million and China offered $60 million. Then Australia stepped in on Jan. 5 with a $765 million pledge of grants and loans-sending public donations worldwide over the $3 billion mark. Those funds, and more, will be needed to right the region. Meantime, private efforts and local relief convoys are essential to handing the cup of water that's needed today.
In Chennai, Sam and Prema Sunder arrived to survey an apocalyptic landscape one hour after the tidal wave gobbled the second-largest beach in the world. The couple lives only a few miles from the coast in Tamil Nadu's state capital, known until recently as Madras. They work with local churches and in low-lying neighborhoods as part of a child outreach and charity ministry. The Sunders soon discovered that one familiar church was gone, swept away just as Sunday morning service was underway. Only the organist survived.
At first Mr. Sunder believed Chennai's death toll to be "perhaps in the hundreds," but it now stands at roughly 5,000. The country's death toll hovers at 10,000, with over 5,000 missing. At Nagapattinam Mr. Sunder and his wife were on hand when many of the 2,500 dead bodies there were discovered. Mr. Sunder reported by cell phone that the number of homeless in the area might top 10,000. The Sunders spent the week after disaster struck handing out blankets and bottled water to more than 300 families. But growing frustration with India's handling of the disaster only compounded his anguish.
"The government has announced that they have 'everything under control' and 'will not be looking at foreign aid in this hour of crisis,'" Mr. Sunder said. "Then the Foreign Minister came on television announcing the government may impose a 1 percent tax to 'harness funds for relief.' The government is embarrassed by their slow response and too prideful to accept outside help."
Indians are widely critical of their government for refusing outside help, but officials-resistant to outside aid since colonial times and self-conscious about India's position as an emerging technological and manufacturing giant-steadfastly refuse outside donations. Instead they have relied on the military. Thousands of troops, dozens of helicopters, aircraft, and ships have evacuated some 650,000 people and dropped food packets in affected areas. The Indian government is providing millions in aid to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
But the self-contained effort is far from perfect. Mr. Sunder said government agents announced they would distribute "survival packets" along Tamil Nadu's coastline but cordoned off villages, including hard-hit Nagapattinam-preventing even Red Cross workers and local charity organizations from entering to assist in other ways. Some police blocked photojournalists from taking pictures. Mr. Sunder went anyway, using his status as a local to bypass the authorities. He and his wife set up a relief tent just outside the barriers. "When I would come upon a man or woman looking lost or dazed I would ask, 'Did you lose your home or your family?' When they told me, 'Sir, I lost everything,' I would point to the relief tent and say, 'Go there. You will find food, water, and other things you will need.'" Next Mr. Sunder plans to provide fishing nets and small boats to help fishermen recover their livelihoods.
Convoys loaded with food, water, cooking utensils, sleeping mats, and sanitary supplies rolled out from the offices of the National Christian Evangelical Association of Sri Lanka (NCEASL) just hours after general secretary Godfrey Yogarajah wrote: "The destruction is indescribable, there is deep sorrow, shock and despair and fear among the people."
Sri Lanka's death toll stands at over 30,000-second-highest after Indonesia-and its homeless number near 1 million. Rescue and restoration efforts are hampered by politics. Uncleared landmines float in the fetid backwash, a reminder of the country's 20-year running civil war. Before the disaster, militant Buddhism was on the rise; 200 churches were attacked. Mr. Yogarajah, whose group represents more than 200,000 evangelical Christians, made a plea for "medicines, doctors and medical teams, drinking water, food, clothing, and shelter" but acknowledged that many roads remain impassable and train lines damaged. Good news in the crisis: Sri Lanka's feared Tamil Tigers, boasting one of the oldest and best-financed suicide terror squads in the world, have laid aside grievances with the government-even sharing office space-to repair the island nation.
Attention to the highly publicized tourist losses in Thailand has overshadowed sweeping tragedies for many local Thai villages, according to Andrew Dircks, vicar of Christ Church, Bangkok. Mr. Dircks visited Phuket last week after spending many hours consoling foreign survivors from the resort area, mostly Westerners on a holiday, who showed up in Bangkok's hospitals.
In all, 21 European countries report people dead or missing, mainly in Thailand. Swedish officials believe their death toll could exceed 1,000; Germany has confirmed 60 dead in Thailand and more than 1,000 missing. Norway reports at least 21 dead and 500 missing. With many bodies washed out to sea or badly decomposed, the task of identifying remains-particularly across international lines and diplomatic channels-is increasingly improbable.
That said, Mr. Dircks was unprepared for the complete devastation to local rural villages along the way to the resorts. In many areas, he said, "substantial portions of the missing are not found yet. They are in jungles, mangroves, or washed out to sea."
At one village of 107 homes, "all the houses are gone and only about one-fourth of the people are alive," Mr. Dircks told WORLD after his return to Bangkok. In Phuket a new preschool opened on Christmas Day and was rubble the day after. To understand the devastation not only in Thailand but also around the Indian Ocean, he said, "I multiply whatever I see by 10,000."
As in other hard-hit areas, aid (clothing especially) is readily available-particularly for the tourist spots-but hard to distribute. The government, according to Mr. Dircks, wants to put tourism on its feet as soon as possible. That leaves other areas "very substantially ignored," he said-and prompted his congregation to adopt several villages, rebuilding up to 300 houses using local technology and local, Thai-speaking volunteers. Members of the church-a mixture of Thai-speaking and English-speaking congregants dating back to 1861-are committed to rebuilding every home. "But of course we won't need to reconstruct all the houses because there are no longer so many people in these areas," he said.
Indonesia's separatist elements declared a ceasefire to ease relief efforts. But it will take more than internecine peace to heal the country, where at least 94,000 perished. "Supplies are plentiful," reported Kie Eng Go, project coordinator for Jubilee Campaign, from Sumatra last week. "The challenge is deploying them and coordinating volunteers." Not a relief agency per se, the group finds itself distributing aid after establishing a network five years ago to monitor religious liberty and assist children orphaned by Muslim-Christian conflict. Meanwhile, the U.S. military dominates relief efforts, distributing most of its initial half-million tons of relief supplies to Sumatra via the USS Abraham Lincoln stationed just offshore.
Aceh Province, at the devastated western tip of Sumatra, is the only province in Indonesia to enforce Shariah law. All women in its urban areas are required to wear Islamic coverings. Aceh's militant Sunnis are largely responsible for exporting Islam throughout the archipelago after its port became a stopover for shipbound pilgrims on their way to Mecca. Less than 300 Christians live in Aceh out of a pre-tsunami population of 3.5 million.
As Malaysian lawyer Min Choon Lee wrote: "What comes to my mind immediately is that many of the countries affected were countries hostile to the gospel and God's people. What we should hope for is that this crisis will bring people together in the common sharing of grief." The attorney noted, "I personally desire to see the church in affected countries play a leading role to console, heal, clothe, feed, and house their fellow citizens. This will be a living testimony of Christ's injunction to love our enemies and to pray for our persecutors."
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A Direct Connection - Hotchkis Sub Frame Connector InstallationWritten by on December 20, 2010 Hotchkis Performance Makes Your Unibody A Sold Body With Their Sub Frame Connectors For Your A Body Mopar
If there's one thing certain about a Muscle-era Mopar, it's that the unibody construction allowed the body to flex and "give," which isn't a problem when it comes to daily driving. But you take into account that there isn't a Mopar out there that hasn't done everything except the speed limit and nice, calm, pleasure cruising, that flex just got worse over time. In other words, at one time or another, every Mopar out there has had its muscle status tested.
Now that these cars are pushing a few years past the legal drinking age in most states, the years of flex and "give" have added up, and our car's body-much like many of our own-has begun to soften, so to speak. They (the cars in this case) flex more than they used to, unlike ourselves, and this causes a myriad of other issues for our cars. Add to it that many of these cars have received engine transplants with more power, and it stands to reason that something needs to be done.
Hotchkis Performance has come up with their version of a chassis stiffening device (i.e. sub frame connectors) that can make a real difference in your Mopar. The connectors are designed to be used in conjunction with their complete suspension kit, but just adding the connectors is such a good idea in itself, we'll cover that now and show you how their suspension goes in and works next time.
We'll let you know up front that to properly install these connectors you will either need a welder or at least access to one. Welding the connectors in only took a couple of hours, and it's definitely worth it.
One last thing to keep in mind is that under no circumstances should the connectors be installed with the suspension unloaded (i.e. on a two-post lift). In the following pictures, we used a two-post lift only to mock up the fitment and for ease of taking pictures. Always install connectors like this with the car sitting level on all four wheels.
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The connectors are fabricated from 1.5x2.5-inch .120-inch thick-wall rectangular steel. These MIG welded connectors are powdercoated gloss black, and installation does not require modifications or cutting of the floorboards.Do this by installing the rear of the connector over the rear framerail, and then hold it in place with the front hanger installed and mark its position on the crossmember.Before you can weld, you need to have clean metal, so clean the paint and undercoating off the area where the front hanger mounts.Before you weld the connector to the car, double check its fitment. If you're wondering about the rubber hose over the steel line, we slid that over the line and clamped it just to help protect it while welding.
With the connector positioned, it tucks up nicely against the body, doesn't interfere with the floor, and stiffens our A-Body a great deal.Just so you E- and B-Body guys and gals don't get left out, Hotchkis is thinking about you also, as they have connectors that fit your cars. So what are you waiting for? In a short weekend, you can make your car not flex so much. Stay tuned as we also install a complete Hotchkis suspension to really help an A-Body handle and corner.


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Ideal For Entertaining: 10 Open Kitchens That Flow Into Dining Rooms
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Anyone who entertains frequently understands the need for access; guests want to be near you, and you want to be near your guests. By being open to dining areas, these 10 kitchens become big entertaining spaces where guests can move about, mingle, and chop some veggies if they're so inclined.
Do you have an open entertaining kitchen and dining setup like this? I love the idea of having one big space to both cook, eat, and entertain, although I realize some might find that stressful. (What do you do about your dirty kitchen after you've made a big meal?!)
What are your thoughts?
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Ben Scrivens posted 34 stops for his first
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Senators on Saturday.
Frazer McLaren, John-Michael Liles and Tyler Bozak each scored for the Maple
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Craig Anderson gave up two goals on 27 shots for the Senators, who have
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May 30, 2016
If you listen to one of The Radio People stations, chances are you have already heard them talking about angels from the Salvation Army Angel Tree,
Scott Stevens, operations manager for The Radio People, says, "We give listeners the opportunity to call in to our shows. We also invite them to come on by our studios, just as other angel tree locations do. They can come on by our studios on Old Highway 45 and pick up and angel, and then we just ask that they bring the gifts back here."
Each of the four stations then tries to adopt out as many as possible by describing the angels on the air.
Stevens explains, "In the three to four weeks that we have the opportunity to adopt out angels, literally hundreds of angels we have been able to adopt out. Between all of our radio stations, we get a large bunch in, and we try and adopt them out as quickly as we can because we know the need is so great, and it seems like this year the need is just so much greater."
The angel tree campaign is just one way for others to help meet the need.
"This is such a wonderful time," says Stevens. "It brings out such giving of people and it reminds everyone what the spirit of Christmas is all about, and there certainly no reason why a child should have to a Christmas without gifts."
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|Wauneta Chamber Christmas Kick-off set for Monday night
|Written by Wauneta Breeze
|Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:00
By Sheri Hink-Wagner
The Wauneta Breeze
The Wauneta Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual Christmas Kick-off Monday, Dec. 2 at the Wauneta American Legion Hall. The festivities will begin at 5 p.m. MT.
An assortment of chili prepared by various Chamber businesses will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. MT.
Chicken noodle soup and a selection of desserts will also be served. A freewill admission will be charged with proceeds from this event going to a fund with the Village of Wauneta that will be used to purchase new signs for Wauneta's main street.
Shane Anderson with Frenchman Valley Coop and Kip and Terry Engell representing The HomeTown Agency will defend their titles in the Chili Cook-off.
Anderson took the People's Choice award away from Kathy and Dave Kerchal last year after the Kerchals held the title for three years, since the annual contest's inception in 2010.
The Engells will defend their title in the judged category, an honor they've held since 2011.
This year's event will also feature a Christmas tree decorating contest again this year.
Last year was the first time for the decorating contest. Leanne Hunt, representing Valley Bank and Trust, won the Christmas Tree decorating contest. This year the tree decorating contest is open to the public.
All those who attend the Christmas Kick-off will have the chance to vote for the best chili and the best decorated Christmas tree.
Contest entrants will decorate trees prior to the beginning of the event. The trees will then be judged by the public at the Christmas Kick-off.
Kindergarten and preschool children from Wauneta-Palisade will provide musical entertainment at the event, starting at 6 p.m. MT.
New this year, the United Methodist Church will set up an Angel Tree at the Christmas Kick-off festivities.
The tree will feature descriptions of children in need that attend the Wauneta-Palisade School district.
Those who wish to purchase a gift for one of the children can take an "angel" off the tree at the Kick-off, purchase and wrap a gift and return it to Valley Bank.
After the Christmas Kick-off the Angel Tree will be on display at Valley Bank where people wishing to participate in the program will be able to choose an "angel" to help make their season a little brighter.
Santa Saturday
Chamber members are also gearing up for Santa Saturday coming up Dec. 14. Prizes to be included in this year's Santa Saturday drawings will be announced during Monday's Christmas Kick-off with drawing sign-up to begin early next week at participating Chamber businesses.
This year the drawing will be held at approximately 12 noon MT in front of the Chateau Theatre, following a 10 a.m. MT movie showing.
Remember to shop at home in Wauneta when you can this holiday season.