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May 31, 2016
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In a late night session, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a school safety bill that would allow city and county school systems to hire armed school security officers.
The bill by Republican Sen. Dick Brewbaker of Montgomery was crafted in response to the Sandy Hook school shootings. The House approved it 97-3.
Some schools now have armed officers, but they are supplied by the local sheriff's department or police department.
The bill allows school systems to use their own money to hire officers who must be trained for the school setting. There was no budget appropriation for hiring officers.
The bill must go back to the Senate for review of changes made by the House. If it passes, it will take effect three months after the governor signs it.
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|Livestock camps available for 4-H in N.E. Colorado
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Colorado State University Golden Plains Area Extension is once again accepting registrations for their Northeast Colorado Livestock Camp. These hands-on camps will encourage youth to learn about selection, showmanship, feeding and nutrition of their 4-H livestock projects.
The Northeast Colorado Livestock Camp is hosting camps for each species at various locations around the northeast Colorado area.
The beef camp is being held in Burlington on Friday, June 7. Youth are encouraged to bring one animal as well as any show supplies that they would normally use in preparing their animal for show.
The swine camp on Monday, June 10 will be held at the Sedgwick County Events Center, and the youth are encouraged to bring any supplies (driving device and brush) they would normally use in showmanship classes. Hogs will be provided for use.
Those exhibiting sheep or goats will go to the camp in Akron on Tuesday, June 11 and are encouraged to bring at least one lamb or goat as well as any show supplies they would normally use in preparing their animal for show.
On Thursday, June 13, 4-H members will be able to attend a rabbit/poultry camp at the Yuma County Fairgrounds. Those attending the rabbit camp are encouraged to bring their rabbit as well as a small carpet and water bottle and/or frozen water bottle. Those wishing to attend the poultry camp should bring a bird if possible or just go and learn!
All of the livestock camp events and programs are open to 4-H members and adults with the registration deadline closing on Tuesday, May 28. More information can be found in the May/June edition of the GPA 4-H newsletter. Call any of the Golden Plains Area Extension offices for more information or to register for these educational camps.
For more information contact Mick Livingston 719-346-5571 or cell 719-349-2500, Marlin Eisenach 970-542-3543, Megan Jedlicka 970-522-3200, Jamie Axtell 970-345-2287, Kindra Plumb 970-854-3616 or JoLynn Midcap 970-332-4151.
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"Full House" star John Stamos is reportedly spearheading a reboot of the popular family sitcom, and has already recruited most of the cast to return.
Stamos, who has an ownership stake in the program, has been working with executives at Warner Bros. TV to bring back the beloved show, which ran from 1987 to 1995.
According to TVGuide.com, original executive producer Bob Boyett and creator Jeff Franklin are actively involved in developing a revival, with Franklin tapped to write the new version.
Reports suggest actresses Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber are all on board to return, while Bob Saget and Dave Coulier are also involved in the project.
No word on whether Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who doubled up as Michelle Tanner on the show, will be a part of the reboot.
The cast has remained tight-knit since the show ended, and the program itself still earns solid ratings with nightly repeats on the Nickelodeon network.


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|HHS boys eager to hit the court
|Written by Chris Lee
HHS boys' basketball head coach Scott Dille is excited for the upcoming basketball season. Having lost a solid group of seniors to graduation, the coach is confident the younger players on the team are ready to step up and pick up from where they left off last year.
Practice began Friday, Nov. 9 and a total of 26 boys have turned out for practice as they prepare for the season opener against Haxtun in Holyoke Friday, Nov. 30. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.
Leading the charge this year will be five returning letterwinners. They include seniors Deyten Klein and Logan Zeiler, juniors Trevor Dalton and Logan Tharp and sophomore Tito Fierro.
Returning letterwinners on the HHS Dragon boys' basketball team are pictured from left, front row, Logan Zeiler and Tito Fierro; and back row, Trevor Dalton, Deyten Klein and Logan Tharp. —Enterprise photo
According to Dille, Dalton, who suffered a knee injury during the football season, hopes to hit the court sometime in February. "He's there every day. He's a great leader and great teammate. He cares about those kids a lot. Just having him there is a huge thing," the coach said.
Others on this year's roster include seniors Brett Cumming and Matt Golden; juniors Daniel Bencomo, Andrew Kent, Alan Madrid, Ryan Parker, Saul Ramos, Zach Roll and Tanner Smith; sophomores Jesus Martinez, Wyatt Powell and Kody Timm; and freshmen Bradley Cumming, Edgar Cruz, Jahir Gardea, Tyler Loutensock, Jesus Loya, Jesus Martinez, Taylor Mayden, Xander Nelson and Alex Yanez.
Dille said he is proud with the teamwork and camaraderie of the group so far. The ball movement on offense and the communication on defense is beginning to come through. "It's been real nice so far," he added. "We have some seniors who are hungry and want to do things and we've got some younger guys that are wanting to prove themselves. It's a nice mix right now."
Having reached post season play last year and falling in heartbreaking fashion, the team is ready to improve upon that. Dille also said the post season football run has sort of fueled the team as well. "Those kids came in not quite in basketball shape which is all right, but they're competitive and they know what it takes to be winners."
In high school, teams always have to deal with replacing senior leadership. Dille said some roles will change and the younger players will get a chance to prove themselves.
On the defensive side of the court, Dille said they are really trying to concentrate on passing lanes and making things work a little farther away from the basket. "I think we have a little more overall team quickness and the ability to switch defensively and do some of those things that last year, just because of personnel, I had to be a little more traditional."
The third-year coach said the thing he has been blessed with is how hard the kids work. "They sacrifice for each other and get after it every day." Dille said the willingness to work comes from the top down. The seniors and some of the juniors with lots of experience are showing the younger kids how to work hard and become successful.
"These kids aren't afraid to work," the coach noted. "That doesn't always equate to success but I feel the harder you work, the more successful you're going to be. This group has put in the time and the effort. I'll be anxious to see what the reward is."
Helping Dille on the bench this year will be assistants Ben Rahe and Nic Balog. Team managers include Tate and Levi Dille and Isaiah Rahe.
The district tournament will begin Tuesday, Feb. 26 with regionals beginning Friday, March 8. The state tournament will be held in Pueblo Thursday-Saturday, March 14-16.
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As the University of St. Thomas men's basketball team competes in the first championship tournament game of its short four-year program, students, faculty and staff are invited to watch the game live at 9 a.m. on March 14 in the Council of Clubs, second floor of Crooker Center. The Office of Student Affairs will provide a free light breakfast for those who attend to cheer on the Celts.
The team will play will play the Georgetown College of Kentucky in the first round. Georgetown, a No. 13 seed, ended its season 23-8. UST ended its season 28-5. A formidable foe, Georgetown was the 1998 National Champion, and this is the college's 22nd-straight appearance in the NAIA National Tournament, and 32nd overall.
The men's basketball team clinched an automatic qualification to the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Tournament when it won 69-63 against Louisiana State University-Shreveport on March 2 in the semifinals of the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament.
The men's basketball team won its first Red River Athletic Conference title on March 4 with a 67-51 victory in the RRAC Championship, over conference tournament host and top-seeded Southwestern Assemblies of God University.
The RRAC also recognized five men's basketball players, naming three to its 2012-13 RRAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Team.
For those who cannot attend the free watch party on March 14, the game will also be streamed live on the NAIA website for a fee.
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Helping lead the fight for liberty
Q&A | Sen. Ted Cruz talks on what drives him to battle both Democrats and the Republican establishment
Freshman U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has become a hero to both Tea Party and Christian conservatives with his uncompromising positions on both economic and social issues. As a former Texas solicitor general who has argued a dozen cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, he also knows how to make a short, sharp, compelling argument for his positions.
I spoke with Cruz in his apartment in a Houston high-rise that has a commanding view of the city and state he now represents in Washington.
When you were a child did you have any idea that you'd be running for political office? I can tell you that this has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. Several years ago, my wife Heidi and I were having dinner with a friend of ours and he asked me, "When did you first get interested in politics?" I scratched my head and said I couldn't remember a time when I wasn't. I said, "I'm not really sure why that is." At that point Heidi started laughing at me. Sometimes your spouse can see some things that are blazingly obvious and yet you don't see in yourself. She said, "No wonder. Think of the family environment you grew up in."
Tell me about that environment. My father is a pastor in south Dallas now. He was born in Cuba. He was raised in Cuba. When he was a teenager, he fought in the Cuban revolution and was thrown in prison and tortured. He almost got beaten to death at 17. He fled Cuba in 1957. He came to Texas and didn't speak a word of English, and all he had was $100 sewn into his underwear. He got a job as a dishwasher earning 50 cents an hour, and he worked his way through the University of Texas. He and my mother owned a small business together.
So I grew up in Houston as the son of two small business owners. And I'll tell you when I grew up as a kid my dad used to say to me: "When we faced oppression in Cuba, I had a place to go to. But what if we lose our freedom here, where do we go?" I've heard that ever since I was a kid. I think it is a tremendous blessing to be the child of an immigrant fleeing oppression because it makes you realize just how precious liberty is and how fragile it is. If you had done this interview back when I was 6 years old, I would have told you then that I wanted to be involved in public service fighting to preserve freedom. And I think it is the direct consequence of being the child of someone who fled oppression and saw freedom taken away.
Are you comfortable being characterized as someone who is fighting not just liberal Democrats but also the establishment within the GOP? Absolutely. I think the tea party is the best thing to happen to politics in decades. It's a spontaneous, organic movement from the people: Millions of Americans standing to support the Constitution, to defend free market principles, to save our country.
A big motivator for me wanting to run for office was a non-profit called the Free Enterprise Institute. They took high school students, and they had us study free market economics. We would read Milton Freidman, Hayek, Ludwig von Mises, Bastiat. We wrote a 20-minute speech on free market economics and we would tour all around the state speaking on free market economics. And this was as a kid—13, 14, 15 years old. This group formed a spin off group called the Constitutional Corroborators. Five of us memorized a shortened, mnemonic form of the Constitution. We would all speak at a big Rotary Club or Kiwanis Club. And while you were sitting there eating lunch, five high school students would set up easels at the front of a room and we'd write out from memory the entire Constitution in shortened mnemonic form. And in four years of high school I gave about 80 speeches all over Texas on free market economics and the Constitution. It became what I wanted to do in life, was stand up and fight for liberty and free market.
Our country's in crisis. We're going broke. And it's been career politicians from both parties that have gotten us into this mess. We have a $16 trillion debt. It's larger than our GDP, and all over the country people are fed up with the same establishment, incumbent politicians and looking for new leaders who will stand and fight for liberty and to get back to the Constitution.
What have you learned about yourself, about the political process, the state of Texas, and America during your short political career. People are hungry. They're hungry for new leaders and they're hungry for principled conservatives. So many of us have been burned by candidates who sound good. They talk a good game. And they go to Washington and become spineless jellyfish. Why is it hard to find a conservative who has principles, who has backbone, who can also string three sentences together? That, it often seems, is in short supply.
The pace has got to be tough on you and your family. Have we gotten to the point in politics that the pressures are so great that good people take a look at the process and decide to do something else? There are certainly sacrifices you make and the single hardest part of running for office is the impact on the family. Heidi and I have two young girls. When I walk out in the morning and Caroline, our oldest daughter, wraps her arms around my legs and says, "Don't go, Daddy," that breaks your heart. I spend a lot of time away from Heidi and away from the girls, but I tell you they are why I do it. I don't want to look my girls in the eyes and tell them that their country is bankrupt. I could have done something to help save it, and I didn't. I stayed home. I didn't enter the fray. I didn't enter the arena because I wasn't willing to sacrifice what it would take. I don't want to have that conversation with my daughters. That is a huge motivation. I think of my dad being willing to give up everything to come here to give me freedom. How could I not have that same sense of sacrifice and willingness to put it all on the line?
I know faith is a big motivator for you. You made a profession of faith at a very young age. Could you tell me about that and also about your faith journey since then? I was raised in the church and came to faith at age eight. Being a Christian and having a personal relationship with my Lord and Savior is an integral part of who I am. I think, though, that running for political office puts a particular obligation on a candidate to be very careful with how you talk about faith. Too many candidates wear their faith on their sleeve and they stand up and say, "God told me to run for office." My view as a voter when I hear a politician say that is, "That's great. As soon as God tells me to vote for you we'll be on the same page." Because I have a relationship with God, I don't need a politician to be an intermediary.
Ronald Reagan's faith was a very important part of who he was, but he tried to live a life so it was reflected through his life rather than just flaunting it and using it for political purposes. I think there's an obligation to tread carefully.
As well as being a Christian in the public square, you're also a prominent Hispanic in the public square. You've said Republicans do a pretty poor job of reaching out to Hispanics. You said the GOP will throw a Cinco de Mayo party and hang up a piñata and call that Hispanic outreach. What should the Republican Party be doing instead? The Hispanics are a profoundly conservative community. The values of the Hispanic community are Republican values. If you look at what resonates most profoundly, they are faith, family, hard work, patriotism. Most people don't know that the level of military enlistment is higher among Hispanics than any other community. A friend of mine, a Hispanic entrepreneur, said to me, "Ted, when is the last time you saw a Hispanic pan handler?" Never.
Hard work, taking care of your family, faith, patriotism. Those are all conservative values. The problem Republicans have is not our values and not our policies. It's that many candidates don't communicate to the Hispanic community in a way that communicates respect.
What would that look like and sound like? I know very few Hispanics who are for open borders. Most members of the Hispanic community in America believe we should enforce our borders and should enforce our laws. My views on immigration are very clear. I think we need to do everything humanly possible to secure the borders. We should triple our border security and we should absolutely not adopt anything that resembles amnesty—I'm categorically opposed to amnesty.
But we should remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but celebrates immigrants who come here and want to experience the American dream. I'll tell you where a lot of Republicans go wrong on immigration. It's not on the policy. It's on the rhetoric. It's on the language that some of us use to characterize it, which comes across as exclusionary and divisive. Why should we secure our borders? Because it's the first thing any sovereign nation does. And in a post 9/11 world, it makes no sense that we don't know who's coming over our borders, what their criminal backgrounds are, their history. Republicans need to defend rule of law, the sovereignty of this country, without rhetoric that is divisive and doesn't resonate with the Hispanic community.
I want to ask you a bit about your time as a lawyer and solicitor general. You've written at least 50 briefs for the Supreme Court and you've argued … It's actually 80 briefs and nine cases.
When you argued before the Supreme Court, did you get nervous? Some. The first case I argued was almost 10 years ago. It was October 2003. I was 32 at the time, and I spent a great deal of time preparing. Hundreds and hundreds of hours pouring over the case law. I convinced myself that I was prepared and that I wasn't nervous. The night before, I laid down to go to bed to sleep, and I didn't sleep a wink. I stared at the ceiling all night. And I remember laughing to myself, "Maybe you're not as confident as you think you are." So my first argument, I went in without a wink of sleep.
You began your legal career at the Supreme Court. One of the great privileges of my life was to begin my career as a law clerk for Chief Justice William Reinquist. He was an incredible friend and mentor. He was a brilliant man and principled, conservative jurist who spent 34 years at the court fighting judicial activism and defending fidelity to the Constitution. Many years later I had the deep honor of serving as a pall bearer at his funeral.
Does any story about being before the Supreme Court stand out for you? What I'm wearing now are my argument boots. [Points to his feet.] These particular boots I've worn in just about every oral argument I did as solicitor general of Texas except, I am embarrassed and ashamed to say, in front of the Supreme Court. The reason is this: My former boss, Chief Justice Reinquist, was a stickler for attire. He had more than once begun an argument by admonishing counsel, leaning forward and saying, "Counsel, that color suit is not proper attire for an oral argument in this court." He did not think brown was an appropriate color for the court. And there was a non-zero chance that if I wore these boots in the court, the argument would not begin with the case, it would begin with the chief justice advising me that this footwear wasn't the proper attire to wear in the court. So I pulled out of the dust of my closet wingtips and put them on and went to do the argument.
Halfway through my tenure as Solicitor General, Chief Justice Rehnquist passed away. Justice John Roberts became chief justice and I had known Justice Roberts for many years. He was also a Rehnquist clerk, so he and I were friends for a decade before he became chief justice. One day I saw him and said to him, "Tell me, chief, do you have any views on the appropriateness of boots at oral arguments for the Supreme Court?" And he said, "Ted, if you're representing the state of Texas, they're not only appropriate, they're required." And so ever since then, I've worn my special boots at the court, but it took a special dispensation from the chief justice to do so.
Other than the advice to the solicitor general of Texas that it is OK to wear boots before the Supreme Court, do you have any other advice for people—especially young people—who want to put their faith and conservative values in action? Follow your passions. Life is too short to spend it doing things that you despise, that you don't love. I say, when you wake up in the morning, what are you thinking about? What are you passionate about? What makes you feel alive? I think God gives us passions as a direction that he wants us to go. You will be happier and you'll do a better job if you love what you're doing.
And I would say as another thing, spend some time thinking and planning how to achieve your passions. I know an awful lot of young people who say, yeah I'd like to be x, but who knows how that happens?
There is a certain amount of serendipity about life. You can't predict where lightning is going to strike, but you can fly your kite in a thunderstorm. God gives us the tools we need. I would also say to young people that if you have a passion of the heart, then take the time to study. If your calling is to be a great evangelist or a physician or a math teacher or what have you, study those who have gone before you. Study those who have been excellent in carrying out those callings. How did they get there? What did it take? What were the steps? Prepare yourself so that you can be in a position to carry out that plan.
You obviously had a plan from a very young age. When you look at the plan for yourself as a U.S. senator, what do you see? I intend to lead the battle to repeal every word of Obamacare. The Senate is going to be the battlefield. If you want to dramatically shrink the size and power and spending of the federal government, and eliminate our debt, the Senate is going to be the battlefield. If you want to pass fundamental tax reform, if you want entitlement reform, if you want to audit the IRS, if you want to pass a strong balanced budget amendment, the Senate will be the battlefield.
Our country is at the edge of a cliff. If we don't turn around the direction we're headed, we're on the path to where Greece and Italy are. And the biggest difference between us and Greece is there are nations that can bail out Greece, but there ain't nobody big enough to bail us out.
One of the real blessings of growing up in the family I did, with a father that, as a teenager, had been imprisoned and tortured and nearly killed, is you understood from a very young age that having principled men and women in office is how you protect yourself from tyranny.
It's easy to be depressed, to look at the numbers, to look at the debt, to look at everything that has happened in Washington, and throw your hands up and say we're losing everything. But I tell you, I am incredibly optimistic because across this country we are seeing a great awakening. We are seeing millions of Americans stand up and say: "We want our country back. We want to get back to first principles, back to freedom, back to the Constitution." And I think that's exactly what it's going to take to turn the country around. So what I want to be doing five years, 10 years, or 20 years? Helping lead that fight.
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Council says rebuilding Sandy-damaged structure is 'vital' to the city
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Two hundred and ten days — that's how long it will take to rebuild the city's boardwalk, which was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.
In what City Council members described as the most important vote they have ever cast, the city awarded a $44.2 million contract to a Plainview-based company to rebuild the 2.2-mile span, with the hope that some sections may be completed in time for the summer, a critical time for the city's economy.
The council voted unanimously at a special meeting on April 4 to award the contract to Grace Industries LLC, for a project estimated to cost $42 million. A little more than $2 million, Public Works Commissioner Jim LaCarrubba explained, is included in the agreement to cover any unforeseen costs.
The contract stipulates that the project will be completed in 210 days, and officials say that work on some sections, mainly in the center of town, could begin next week. The contract also calls for portions of the boardwalk — including stretches from National to Laurelton boulevards and National to Long Beach Road — to be completed in about 100 days, said Peter Gerbasi, vice president of the LiRo Group, the engineering firm hired by the city to oversee the project.
"Our expectation is for substantial portions of the boardwalk to be built within the first 100 days," said Gerbasi. "I would expect that you would start to see work … in 30 to 45 days."
LaCarrubba said that the contract is aimed at keeping the project's completion date on track, and includes a built-in labor agreement with the city and Nassau County building trade unions and contractors. There is a 12-hours-a-day, six-days-a-week work schedule, and two crews, with a total of approximately 120 workers, are expected to be working on the project at any given time.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Denver Broncos braved New Jersey's chilly winter winds again on Wednesday, holding their main outdoor practice session in the final countdown to Sunday's Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks.
Head coach John Fox gave his players a solid 90-minute workout at the New York Jets training facility after they limbered up with a gentle walk-through on the synthetic field.
Despite the frigid conditions, Fox has made his players train outside rather than utilize the indoor training center at the Jets facility.
Sunday's game will be played at night at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It will be the first time the Super Bowl has been played in an outdoor stadium in a cold weather state.
"We're pretty much weather-proof. We practice in this stuff all the time," Fox said. "Being in Denver, we've played in a few different elements.
"We've practiced in snow many times. We're pretty much ready for anything."
The Broncos also trained outdoors on Monday but Wednesday's session was more intense, with the players all padded up for a more physical workout.
Defensive tackle Sione Fua, who is nursing a calf injury, was the only member of the Broncos' 53-player squad who did not participate in the training.
The Denver kicker Matt Prater made his first appearance of the week after missing Monday's practise because of flu.
"I wanted to see how well they would re-boot, get re-charged and practice what we've put in, Fox said.
"They recalled it and it went very well. We had a very good practice."
The Seahawks, training at the New York Giants' facility, which is also in New Jersey, also had the pads on for a full-scale workout, but held their session indoors.
Running back Marshawn Lynch was the only player to skip the practise but Seattle head coach Pete Carroll said he would be fine to play the game.
"This is the day we rest Marshawn. Wednesday is always a rest day for him. We've been doing that for years, and it's always worked out great," Carroll said.
"We're in great shape. We're just as fortunate as can be to be in this kind of shape this late in the year."
By Julian Linden
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The weather forecast for Sunday's Super Bowl in New Jersey is getting better by the day, alleviating fears the biggest game in American professional sports could be spoiled by Mother Nature.
Players and spectators at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford will still have to bundle up with temperatures expected to be around freezing point but chances of a major winter storm were quickly disappearing.
On Wednesday, four days before the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks clash in the NFL's title game, meteorologists were predicting game-day temperatures would reach a high of 44 Fahrenheit and a low of 27F.
They said the sky would be partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain or snow and light winds, of around six-to-eight miles an hour.
The early forecasts will come as a welcome relief to the National Football League who broke with tradition by deciding to stage the game in an outdoor stadium in a cold-weather region.
The NFL had prepared a range of contingency plans to deal with any weather problems from having snow melters on site that can melt 661 tons of snow an hour to the possibility of staging the game on a different day.
Earlier this month, their fears were intensifying when the U.S. East Coast was hit by a polar vortex that produced some of the coldest weather in years.
Tons of snow were dumped on New Jersey, forcing businesses and schools to close and the cancellation of thousands of flights around the country.
Officials have been putting on a brave face. Earlier this week, Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets and the co-chairman of the Super Bowl host committee, said he would even welcome a little snow.
"A nice sunny day with a little snow flurry would be nice," he told a news conference.
"I want to compliment the other 30 owners for giving us the privilege to host this and to break the ice barrier and play it in an environment where I think football should be played – outside, in the weather."
The weather has been one of the dominant topics of conversation in the build-up to the game although both teams have said they were prepared for anything and unfazed by the prospect of playing in snow.
"We're kind of weatherproof," said Denver head coach John Fox. "We live in an area where we've had all the elements. We've played in single digit.
"We've played in snow. We've played in wind. Like both teams, you've got to manage the elements."


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After an investigation, police determined that the 15-year-old shot himself while holding a gun on Friday.
The teen originally told police that he and two other teens were walking in the West Westbury neighborhood when a small car drove up to them and fired shots at the trio.
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Valdosta, GA - If you need an invitation to quit smoking or a little encouragement this is the day.
Thursday was the "Great American Smoke Out." It's an annual event nationwide.
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"Our hope is for those who smoke to see the effects of what those cigarettes are doing to them," said Marie Sims with South Georgia Medical Center. "And I also want the non-smokers here to take the information back to the smokers in their lives and share it with them."
Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease in America.
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I got deer in 032. Any luck for you?
Yes. I got Deer in 155 my favorite place yo hunt deer and a doe Antelope in 031
I am in 032 as well for deer, archery, it was my 4th choice. Drew archery antelope 015 as well. It's going to be a busy August.
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111-222 Thats a Awesome area for both deer and elk. I got my elk in 06 there and saw some of the biggest deer Ive ever seen there too.
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Justin Upton and Dan Uggla both had solo homers and Gerald Laird drove in a
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National League Wild Card round last season.
Luis Avilan (1-0) earned the win after allowing one hit over 1 2/3 innings of
relief. Starter Tim Hudson allowed three runs on six hits over 4 1/3 frames.
Craig Kimbrel, who tied Cardinals closer Jason Motte for the NL lead in saves
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Chase Utley was a double shy of the cycle with a solo homer and three RBI and
Ryan Howard knocked in a run for the Phillies, who missed the playoffs last
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* 2010 Horizon League Championship All-Tournament Team
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* Two-time Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week
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* Career digs per set - 1st (4.27)
* Career digs - 1st (2,009)
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2010 - Senior Season: Named All-Horizon League and to league's all-tournament team...became Butler's and Horizon League's all-time digs leader with 2,009 career stops...posted 4.86 digs per set, the second-best season mark in BU history...recorded 12 outings with 20 or more digs...totaled career-high 33 digs vs. Stephen F. Austin (Aug. 28)...finished a 73-dig weekend with 20 stops at Baylor (Aug. 28)...picked up 20 digs and five assists at Loyola (Sept. 17)...posted 24 digs at Valparaiso (Sept. 18)...had 16 digs in three sets at Cleveland State (Oct. 5)...totaled 31 digs and five assists in win at Milwaukee (Oct. 9)...recorded 29 digs in win at Green Bay (Oct. 10)...made 27 digs at Wright State (Oct. 22)...had 26 digs in season finale win over Cleveland State (Nov. 13)...posted 27 stops in league tourney semifinal against CSU (Nov. 20)...made 22 stops in three-set win over Valparaiso in league championship match (Nov. 21).
2009 - Junior Season: Broke her own school single-season record with 556 digs...placed fifth in the Horizon League with 4.48 digs per set...ranked sixth in the league in service aces (0.28)...played in all 124 sets...had 19 matches with 15 or more digs, with nine efforts of 20 or more...named all-tournament at IPFW on Aug. 29...selected Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 19...recorded 24 digs at IUPUI (Sept. 9)...posted 27 digs at Winthrop (Sept. 12)...had 26 digs at Kent State (Sept. 19)...posted season-high 31 digs in win over Cleveland State (Sept. 25)...had 27 digs and three service aces in 3-0 win over Youngstown State (Oct. 17)...totaled 25 digs at Wright State (Oct. 23)...had 27 digs in league tournament vs. UIC (Nov. 20).
2008 - Sophomore Season: Set the Butler single-season record with 541 digs...finished fourth in the Horizon League with 4.62 digs per contest...one of three players to appear in all 117 games...started in two matches...finished tied for second on the team with 23 service aces and a .905 percentage...boasted a team-high .962 reception percentage among players with over 100 attempts...second on the team with 75 assists while dishing an average of 0.64 per set...career-high of 36 digs at Youngstown State on Nov. 1...named the Horizon League's Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 3... had double-figure digs in 27 matches, including 22 in a row from Sept. 5 to Nov. 7.
2007 - Freshman Season: One of the team's top all-around players in her rookie season, ranking second with 338 digs, third with 110 assists and fourth with 253 kills...named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer team...one of only two players to see action in all 111 of the team's games...totaled eight double-doubles on the year, the third-most on the team...recorded double-digit digs in 20 matches during the year...boasted double-figure kill totals in 10 matches, including a season-high 20 at Loyola (Oct. 2)...came one assist shy of her first career triple-double at Green Bay on Sept. 22, notching 15 kills, 19 digs and a season-high nine assists...also fell a block short of a triple-double against Green Bay (Nov. 9) with 19 kills, 27 digs and nine total blocks...her 27 digs against the Phoenix were a season-high...recorded a season-best .412 hitting percentage (7-0-17) at West Virginia.
High School: Named second-team all-state her senior year...member of the all-county and all-conference squads...tabbed as the team's Best Defensive Player three years...helped her team to county and sectional championships all four seasons, as well as conference titles in three...squad boasted a 27-3 record her senior season...coached by Deb McClurg.
Personal: Born Feb. 17, 1989...daughter of Phil and Angie Daprile...older sister, Dana, played on the Butler volleyball team (2005-08)...also has a brother, Phil...Spanish major and business administration minor.


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Throughout his accounting career Jim's primary focus has been to consistently provide clients the highest level of service and expertise. He has earned the trust and regard of his loyal clientele and accounting associates who know him for his attention to detail and integrity. In 2008, Jim merged his successful accounting practice, Wilson & Company, with HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors where he has been a valued team member. His expertise and skill will be greatly missed throughout the southern Utah business community.
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St. Petersburg, FL (AP) - A medical examiner says something
went wrong with professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage's
heart before he crashed his car and declared the cause of death as
heart disease.
The autopsy released Thursday reveals that 58-year-old Randy
Poffo, known professionally as Randy Savage, had an enlarged heart
with severe blocking of his coronary arteries. With only minor
injuries from the crash, the Tampa Bay area medical examiner
determined the cause of death to be heart disease.
Authorities say Savage was driving in Pinellas County May 20
when he lost consciousness and crashed into a tree. He was later
pronounced dead at a hospital.
Toxicology results showed small traces of alcohol and
hydrocodone in Poffo's system, but officials say the amounts
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[UPDATE] 5-20 2:30pm - CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) --
The professional wrestler known as Randy
"Macho Man" Savage has died in a car crash in Florida.
The Florida Highway Patrol says in a crash report that the
58-year-old former wrestler -- whose legal name is Randy Mario Poffo
-- was driving a Jeep Wrangler when he lost control in Pinellas
County around 9:25 a.m. The Jeep veered over the raised concrete
median divider, crossed over the eastbound lanes and collided
head-on with a tree.
Police say he may have suffered a "medical event" before the
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would need to perform an autopsy to know for sure.
The report confirms that the driver was the pro wrestler known
as Randy Savage. A woman in the vehicle suffered minor injuries.
(CBS) Professional wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage has died. He was 58.
The wrestling legend died in a car accident on Friday in Tampa, Fla.
His brother, Lanny Poffo, told TMZ that Savage suffered a heart attack while driving and lost control of his car.
Florida Highway Patrol said that the wrestler's 2009 Jeep Wrangler veered across a concrete median, through oncoming traffic and "collided head-on with a tree."
The wrestler was transported to Largo Medical Center, where he died from his injuries, according to the report.
Savage's wife, Lynn, was a passenger in the car during the accident but survived with minor injuries and was taken to a different local hospital for treatment, TMZ reports. Officials told the website that both were wearing their seatbelts.
The couple celebrated their one-year anniversary earlier this month.
Savage, whose real name was Randy Poffo, began his career with the World Wrestling Federation in 1985. Outside the ring, he was well known for being a spokesman for Slim Jim in the mid-to-late '90s.


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Rent or Buy: The Future of Movie Servers and Services
Years ago, when my wife and I were contemplating moving from an apartment and buying our first house, a realtor gave us the standard list of benefits of owning versus renting: it's an investment, you can do whatever you want with it, etc. Now as the home video market evolves we need to go through that pro/con process again.
A couple of big things have happened recently that make the discussion very pertinent to people considering new or upgraded home theater systems. First, high-end home server maker Kaleidescape recently finalized a deal with Warner to offer high-quality downloads of Warner movies. Downloaded movies remain on the user's Kaleidescape hard-disc server and can be viewed on any TV in the house that's networked to the system. Through an Ultraviolet account, users can also view those movies on portable devices like tablets and smartphones. While the service is still in its early days, purchases presently cost about $20 for a 1080p resolution movie. Previously, the only way a user could get new movies onto his or her server was to buy the disc and load it (or buy Kaleidescape's pre-loaded hard dives).
On the streaming front, Red Box, which for many people is the only physical rental option in town (as it is for me), finally launched its streaming service with Verizon. So far it looks less-than-competitive with other services, namely Amazon and Netflix, but it's new, so we'll give it time.
A recent study by Cisco's Internet Business Solutions Group found that video streaming is now running neck-and-neck with viewing via physical disc, but that streaming is more popular than downloading.
I generally like the plan Kaleidescape has going—offer high-quality downloads—but the nuts and bolts of that system still need to be tightened up. Users report that the download time can be extremely long—as in hours, so you need to plan your viewing ahead of time. On the other hand, if you were buying the disc, you'd need to plan ahead too, whether you ordered it from Amazon or drove to Target to pick it up in person.
The download to disc concept also beats out the cloud locker concept because once it's on your hard drive, you don't need an internet connection to access it (after the download is complete). Cloud locker stores such as Ultraviolet still rely on streaming, whereas a home hard drive keeps the whole movie local to the home where there are no worries about buffering or bandwidth.
What about cost? The subscription-based streaming services can't be beat on that front. As long as your tastes are broad enough, Netflix's $8/month plan can easily fill all your TV-watching hours.
So that begs the question, if there's good content available to stream anytime, why build up your own library? Quality is one reason. While streaming services like Vudu and Netflix do offer limited 1080p videos, most of the online videos are lower quality and don't compare to a Blu-ray disc or Kaleidescape's bit-for-bit copies. If you're watching old episodes of Dirty Jobs or viewing on a smallish TV, then the lower quality content will be fine. If you're looking to fill a big screen in a home theater system that you've put a lot of effort and money into, then you're more likely to expect the best picture possible.
Personally, I like the new Kaleidescape model. The convenience of a hard drive database and high-quality cancel out the the long download times, but I'm also a frequent user of both Netflix and Amazon streaming. Julie Jacobson over at Electronic House's sister site CE Pro, suggested that Kaleidescape would be well served to come out with a less expensive version of its hardware so more people would be able to use the new download service. Presently getting into Kaleidescape can run you $25,000 just for the components (before installation costs). Part of the reason a Kaleidescape systems costs so much is licensing the company pays to permit local archiving of all those titles, though that situation has been a bit rocky for the company this year.
Would agreements directly with individual movie studios such as Warner allow the Kaleidescape to offer a more affordable system? We don't know yet. The new model seems like an experiment, so we'll just pay attention and see what happens.
I was describing all this to a friend recently, a friend who gets all his movies via his Apple TV or FiOS VOD, and he asked why he'd need to own any movies if they're all available for streaming? He suggested that a long-term commitment to a movie is an old-fashioned way of looking at content. Considering my recent movie watching habits, I don't entirely disagree with him, but I'm not willing to give up the idea of owning movies. In the meantime, the present world of streaming, renting and buying offers more access, and more decisions, then ever before, and that at least is a good thing.
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KIDWELL - Koty Martins struck out 10 as Tyler Consolidated and Valley split.
Jordan Baker had a double among two hits and drove in two runners in the first game for the Silver Knights (1-3) and went 4-for-5 with two more RBI in the second game.
Evan Davis also helped his own cause in the second game with three hits and three RBI.
Albert McGuane led the Lumberjacks (1-2) in the second game with two hits and drove in one runner.


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|Peekin' into the Past
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Five Years Ago
Walt Heinitz, line superintendent at Highline Electric Association, retired Jan. 31 after nearly 35 years as a Highline employee.
In this year's City of Holyoke regular municipal election on April 8, voters will be asked to vote on the TABOR issue of whether to increase the sales tax by half a percent to 5.9 percent.
Nearly 300 county residents attended the Taste of Agriculture event Feb. 4, bringing in over $1,200 in funds for the new Phillips County Event Center.
Ten Years Ago
Members of Holyoke City Council approved a contract last week with Armstrong Consultants to create a spill prevention, control and countermeasures plan for the Holyoke Municipal Airport.
Rita Kleve of Holyoke received first-place honors in the Crops Division of the annual "Colorado... It's AgriCultural" photography contest sponsored by the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
Twenty-Five Years Ago
S&S Auto Sales, Inc. has opened east of Holyoke on the southwest corner of Highway 6 and the airport road. The business handles sales of used cars and light trucks and is a branch of S&S Auto Sales in Sterling. Harley Hutt of Venango, Neb. is manager of the new Holyoke office.
Keith Austin has been hired to assume the role of executive director of Sunset View Homes in Holyoke, as current director Lloyd McGivney plans to retire.
Country music standout Louise Mandrell has contracted to provide the entertainment at the Aug. 2 performance at the Phillips County Fair. The show is being sponsored in conjunction with the Holyoke Centennial and will mark the end of a 100-day celebration of Holyoke's 100th birthday.
Forty Years Ago
Chuck Nilsen, magician and ventriloquist, will present a program Friday at 1 p.m. at the Holyoke High School gym.
Betty Kiester of Haxtun is Colorado's Heart Mother of the Year.
The Kordsmen, who present the Gospel message from coast to coast, will give a concert at the Holyoke Christian Church Feb. 25. Marc Hiatt, a 1971 graduate of Holyoke High School is the piano player for the Kordsmen.
Fifty Years Ago
Prompt action by a resident of the A.C. Hotel and members of the Holyoke Fire Department averted possible tragedy and destruction of the hotel early Thursday morning.
Dr. Dillard Griffith and Dr. Paul Gregory, who plan to open medical practices in Holyoke on July 1, were here Saturday with their wives to solidify plans for their move to Holyoke.
Nine-year-old Atilla Galamb, musical child prodigy, will be the featured performer at a National School Assembly program at Holyoke High School Feb. 21.
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Hey guys - I will be going on my first spike out mule deer hunt this fall. We are playing on going 4 nights.
The real question is, i am having a heck of a time figuring out which pants will fit the bill. I expect the temps to be anywhere from 15 to 40 degrees and a decent chance of snow. Going to be doing a lot of hiking and packing camp in deep and tend to not need much for cover on the lower half of my body.
The obvious first choice would be the sitka moutain or timberline pant but i was hoping i could one of the russell APXG2pants to do the same. Could the L3 or L4 pant do the same, and is the L4 too hot? Has anyone had luck using hiking or climbing non-camo pants that have a good synthetic blend?
Thanks- Eastmans forums have ton of valuable information from guys that have done it, not just read about it.


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Monday Afternoon News, December 10
Cold Weather and Holidays Bring More Fire Dangers To Home
(Le Mars) -- With the cold weather setting in and the fact that the holidays means more candles are burning in homes, officials with the Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department want people to think safety. Le Mars Fire Chief Dave Schipper says space heaters and candles are often the cause for fires during the cold months.
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Representative Steve King Comments on Lame Duck Session
(Sioux City) -- Congress is in its lame duck session and many issues still remain unresolved. Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King says some type of an agreement between President Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner needs to occur before the pending mandatory budget cuts and tax increases occurs sending the nation's economy over the so-called financial cliff.
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King says other legislation, such as the pending farm bill, may be held hostage to whether an agreement can be reached involving the sharp budget cuts and pending tax increases. King says he doesn't like the direction that Congress is proposing with the farm bill.
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The Republican Congressman says he is not certain whether or not the farm bill will be passed on its own merits, or if it will be thrown in with several other pending legislative bills.
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Ruth Harkin Fights With Iowa State Over Husband's Research Facility
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Emails show Regent Ruth Harkin has fought for months to allow an Iowa State University institute honoring her husband, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, to research agriculture.
Iowa State released e-mails Monday detailing the dispute over research restrictions on the Harkin Institute of Public Policy. The Harkins say the university is suppressing academic freedom, while ISU President Steven Leath says the policy avoids duplication and protects the prominence of another ISU agriculture research center.
The dispute dates to July, when Leath told Ruth Harkin that a campus memo banned the institute from conducting agriculture research. Leath says he instructed the university's foundation to remove language about agriculture from a Harkin Institute brochure.
Ruth Harkin says the restriction doesn't make sense because agriculture has been the centerpiece of her husband's legislative agenda.
Branstad Says He Supports Death Penalty
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad says he supports institution of the death penalty but won't push for such legislation because he doubts it would clear the Senate.
Branstad noted Monday he's long supported approval of a death penalty in cases of kidnap or rape where the victim is killed. In his earlier stint as governor, he tried unsuccessfully to approve capital punishment in Iowa.
Some lawmakers have called for changing Iowa law to allow the death penalty following the discovery of two bodies believed to be Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook, who went missing last summer.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, a Council Bluffs Democrat, opposes reinstatement of the death penalty.
Branstad says he's focused on legislation that has a "realistic chance of being approved."
Iowa outlawed capital punishment in 1965.
Authorities Processing Evidence In Missing Cousins Case
EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) - Authorities are processing evidence collected from a wildlife area in northern Iowa where hunters discovered bodies believed to be two missing cousins.
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (http://bit.ly/UsBl0x ) reports authorities left the Seven Bridges Wildlife Area in Bremer County on Friday. They had been searching the secluded area for any
evidence connected to the case of Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook.
Elizabeth was 8 and Lyric was 10 when they vanished in July while their riding bikes in Evansdale. Hunters found the bodies last week in a wildlife area about 25 miles away from where they
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The newspaper also reports officials on Friday completed the autopsies of the remains, though results won't be finalized until further tests are done.
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1966 Chevy II Sedan - The Effort To ExcelWritten by Jeff Smith on January 10, 2007 Contributors: Wes Allison Doug Evans' rascally red '66 Chevy II.
What is it with car guys that the moment an acquaintance says, "Hey, you're into old cars, right? I know where there's a . . ." we get all excited and forget the very tenets of dispassionate car buying? Every time that happens, the car-guy warning light begins to blink in the corner of your eye, every nerve ending tingles, and rusty old sheetmetal becomes the holy grail. Call it Barn-Find Syndrome. Books have been written about the ultimate barn finds. We've all heard the fantastic stories in which some oaf stumbles upon the Mopar equivalent of King Tut's tomb with a dust-encrusted Hemi 'Cuda that hasn't moved since 1971.
Midwest farmer and dedicated car crafter Doug Evans' story is not nearly that dramatic, but it tracks a parallel path. He found himself one day in the small Minnesota town of Mount Lake looking for sprayer parts for his farming business. Once the business deal had been struck, he chided his friend about a little '66 Chevy II that was hidden away. The car was still in the original owner's name, and with a little prodding, it was soon on its way back to Terril, Iowa.
When you see cars like this in the magazine and you hear the story of so few original miles, it's easy to believe that all Doug did was slap a paint job on this little Chevy II, stuff in a motor, and the car was ready to run. Nothing could be further from the truth. That same little old lady had banged the left-side quarter-panel on the garage door so many times it needed replacing. Worse yet, when Mark Lair at Lair's Custom Auto Body & Restoration stripped the Nova down to its bare shell, blasting revealed the Minnesota winter had taken its revenge on even this low-mileage sweetheart. The floorpan had multiple rust holes, which demanded an entire pan from nose to tail as a complete rotisserie rehabilitation.
Since Chevy IIs are notorious for instability at higher speeds, Doug opted for the TCI front suspension and rack-and-pinion steering that would eradicate the bumpsteer boogie for which the Chevy II is equally infamous. It's no secret these '60s economy cars suffered from a minimal rear wheelwell area. Since they look absolutely nasty with fatter rear tires, Mark performed a beautiful and almost-stock-appearing minitub job to squeeze in large-for-a-Chevy II-sized 275/60R15 BFG drag radials.
With a real-world stance that wouldn't peel the oil pan off the motor when faced with real-world potholes, the Nova was now set for paint. Again, it would seem this would be a no-brainer. Doug originally wanted to retain the same factory cream color the car came with, but Mark suggested a Chevy II sedan would just blend into the crowd unless they came up with something better. It took three different custom mixes laid on the Chevy II's hood to finally come up with a color that both agreed would work.
Next came the decision on the interior. Here, Doug was adamant that the original threads go back in the car, right down to the rubber mat (because nobody makes a reproduction one) instead of carpet. This also included the radio block-off plate that was factory original. The original owner must not have been interested in heathen rock 'n' roll, so the radio was deleted from the factory. To complete the smoothed-off dash, Mark built a matching heater block-off plate.
The motor and trans were actually some of the simplest parts of the car, with the 383 aimed at making good power with over 440 hp and combined with a dependable TH350 automatic and 2,800-rpm converter. The Currie Ford 9-inch is more than capable of handling the torque with its 3.73 gears. That was the easy part.
The undercarriage shows the small scratches that are the result of a year's worth of fun behind the wheel of this time-machine Chevy II. After all, that's exactly why Doug built it. What takes a little longer to accept is that it wasn't an easy journey. But the results were well worth the pain that always accompanies the effort to excel.
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Who: Doug Evans
What: '66 Chevy II sedan
Hometown: The thriving megalopolis that is Terril, Iowa.
The work: 3,200 acres of corn and soybeans.
Engine: Doug had friend Larry Demeer from nearby Carroll, Iowa, built the 0.030-over 350 with 9.5:1 forged pistons and a mild hydraulic cam together with a Moroso 7-quart pan to complete the short-block. For heads, Doug chose a set of Brodix aluminum castings ported to match the Edelbrock Victor Jr. intake. Ignition energy is supplied by an MSD Pro Billet distributor and 6AL box. Despite the smallish 650-cfm Mighty Demon Barry Grant carburetor, the little 355 still made 443 hp at 5,400 rpm with an equally impressive 450 lb-ft of torque at 4,700 rpm on the engine dyno.
Exhaust: Hooker fenderwell headers help with ground clearance, but Mark still had to relocate the No. 7 pipe to clear the brake booster. Exhaust Systems in Spirit Lake, Iowa, built the custom 211/42-inch exhaust system mere days before the car's debut at the '05 Car Craft Summer Nationals in St. Paul.
Transmission: A B&M MegaShifter sitting in the stock interior controls the Denny Thompson-built TH350 along with a 2,800-rpm Midwest Converter, a Denny's aluminum driveshaft, and a Perma-Cool trans cooler mounted just ahead of the radiator.
Differential: Currie built the 9-inch rearend for the Nova that included a 3.73 gearset and a Detroit Truetrac limited-slip unit. Currie narrowed the housing a total of 6 inches to offer up more room for the bigger tires.
Suspension: Lair's Custom Auto Body & Restoration took on the job of building the front and rear suspension for the Nova. Up front, TCI supplied a complete front subframe assembly, but it required some effort to fit this little Chevy II. The kit included a complete rack-and-pinion conversion, which required additional effort with parts from Flaming River to hook up with the stock steering column. Stiffening the little Chevy II took form with a set of Competition Engineering subframe connectors that Mark swapped side to side to generate just the right amount of width. He then tied the TCI front to the rear along with new Competition Engineering framerails in the rear. With much wider rubber on tap, Mark retained the stock look by widening the stock fenderwells. A set of Jegster slapper bars complete the rear suspension.
Interior: The interior photos reveal original Saddle Tan door panels, seat covers, and steering wheel in this little Chevy II. Only the headliner had to be replaced, and that's only because welding sparks caused a couple of holes. The only concession to performance is a slightly modified rear seat frame narrowed to clear the wider wheeltubs. Mark also mounted the tach to the nub left over from the stock shifter arm on the steering column, negating the use of a simple hose clamp.
Paint: That's a Mark Lair custom-mixed PPG basecoat/clearcoat paint scheme that complements the otherwise stock exterior body shell. The only other addition is a steel cowl hood from Goodmark.
Wheels: There's something timeless about the American Torq-Thrust five-spoke wheels with 15x411/42s up front and 15x811/42-inchers on the rear. Tires are 135/60R15 skinnies steering the way and 275/60R15 BFG Drag Radials contributing to the traction profile.
Cool stuff: Mark built all the stainless steel brake lines with AN fittings from Speedway that mirror the routing of the 11/42-inch aluminum fuel lines along the framerail. The stainless steel fuel cell in the trunk comes from Summit. Roger Doyle worked his machining magic by custom whittling a set of one-off aluminum caps for all four wheels and also created a special water-pump snout cover to clear the electric fan mounted on the Griffin aluminum radiator.


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|Brittney Ferguson making progress at Craig Hospital; nearing 1 month there
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
While progress seems slow, much has happened with Brittney Ferguson, 19, since her automobile accident in Wyoming Sept. 25.
It has now nearly been one month since she was moved to Craig Hospital, and her parents Rance and Connie and 17-year-old sister Amanda stay close by. Brittney's mom, Connie, gave an update Sunday, Dec. 14, which follows:
"Well, we are approaching the one-month mark of Brittney being at Craig Hospital. She now has been on every hallway of the floor as she has had a new room every week! She just got moved again Friday. As everyone progresses from stage to stage, they have to move people around to be compatible with each other. Brittney is starting to become more vocal and letting people know she is here, so it is hard for others to rest and visa versa with the other patients there.
"When we see Brittney every day, sometimes the progress is hard to realize. But when we look back at where she was when she arrived at Craig to the progress she has made, it does make us feel good
"When Brittney was admitted she was considered a stage 3, and now she is considered a stage 4 with some pieces of a stage 5.
"So Brittney has moved up in the scale. Her movements are becoming more purposeful where there is a thought behind it, and not just a reflex that your body does without thought like yawning.
"Brittney had a cast on her left arm to begin with to help with the spasticity and muscle tone. They kept that cast on for a full week. She was supposed to have it taken off Dec. 8, but her injections for that arm were postponed so they kept it on longer, which cause her to wear a small sore on her elbow.
"She had her right arm cast on Dec. 8, so for two days she was casted on both arms; she didn't like that very much. Anyway, last weekend Amanda and I had a pack of markers laying on her lap and we were decorating her cast and she reached over with her right hand and took the marker from me, put it in the empty slot in the package and closed the package. I guess we were done drawing.
"Those are purposeful movements. She moves pretty slowly, but she does get there. She likes to create piles of things like if you hold a box of Kleenex in front of her she can pull some out and she lays them in a pile and if you take the pile she doesn't like that, or if she grabs things, she likes to have them right there. The other day Rance was drinking his diet Dew and she reached up and grabbed the can and pulled it towards her mouth.
"The main response to everything is crying, or a grimace look, but there has been a few smiles thrown in there randomly. Some days she just totally amazes everyone, and some days she, like everyone, has a bad day. The main thing is she is gaining slowly which feels like a snail's pace, but it is in the right direction.
"They are working hard with her to try to get her to communicate consistently in some fashion. They have an eye gaze board, which is basically a file folder with the center cut out, and they put yes on one side and no on the other and trying to get her to pick a yes or no to questions using her eye. They have a paper with yes and no written on it and are trying to get her to point to the correct response.
"They start out with questions we all know the answer to like "is your name Brittney," "is your sister's name Amanda." Sometimes she does so great with that and other times it is inconsistent. The other day the therapist had a photo of Brittney and Josi Kramer at graduation.
"She asked Brittney "is this picture you and Jamie?" She pointed to no. Then she asked "is this picture Jamie and you?" She pointed to no. She then asked "is this picture you and Josi?" She pointed to yes. And she asked again, "is this picture Josi and you," and she pointed to yes.
"They ask the questions twice, contrasting it a bit to make sure she isn't just randomly picking an answer. We work on asking things like "do you want to get in your chair" and "do you want to get out of bed." Once she is able to communicate that way consistently and so we know she understands, then it is easier to know if she is hurting or is frustrated.
"They also work with her on visual things. They will ask her "where is your sister" and she has to look around the room for her. She usually finds Amanda the quickest and responds to Amanda well. The therapist says she will respond to things better that have an emotional value, such as pictures, so I will be going through pictures to find more and something new for her to look at. The ones that have one or two people in it are the best so there isn't a ton of things to focus on.
"So if anyone has any photos they want to share, please feel free to send them up and write a description of it on the back! We don't know what that one stimuli will be that will spark her to make things click. It could be a song, a photo, a story. That is why I ask for your stories, your photos and songs you know she liked, because it could be anything and it may be something we aren't aware of!
"She will most likely have a barium swallow test done this week to make sure her swallow is good and she isn't getting things in her lungs. The therapist has been giving her some things like ice chips and she has tried pureed strawberries, which Brittney really liked, and juice and diet Dew that was thickened.
"They said to not be surprised if she isn't saying some things and maybe eating some things by Christmas! That is a hard concept for us. We know what she was like before the accident and we know that the accident has forever changed her, so it is hard to imagine what she will be like when her long recovery is done. We put our faith in God's hands and pray for the best.
"So what we see today is what we see. It is hard to imagine what it will be weeks, months or even a year from now. We still have our miracle we pray for every day. We are so grateful for the prayers and know that she is progressing because of them! So thank you again.
"As the therapists have said, we may not be able to measure things from day to day, but on a weekly or monthly basis. So we take one day at a time and thank God for every day!"


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Missoula County detectives are still hard at work searching for a man who went missing almost a week ago.
27-year-old Joshua Carter disappeared late last Friday after leaving the Frenchtown Club west of Missoula.
NBC Montana followed along with detectives Thursday. They said they still don't have much to go off of. Now they're searching back roads in the Frenchtown area for any clues that could lead them to Carter and his truck.
"Today we spent quite a bit of time in Mill Creek and Bear Ceek and some different areas just driving the roads looking for the truck and for Josh," said Missoula County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Jason Johnson. "We're just thinking of ways we can keep looking for him and try to get some information."
Detectives are looking specifically for signs on the side of the road, like tire marks and plowed over grass, that could indicate where Carter may have gone. They've also been reaching out to area residents, to make sure they're on the lookout as well.
Thursday the Sheriff's Office had several detectives driving the area, still no leads on Carter's location.
Friends and family have organized their own search party to scour the area Friday. Folks are asked to meet at the "Y" truck stop on Highway 93 at 6:00 p.m. For more information click here.
Joshua Carter is 27-years-old, 5 foot 11 and 225 pounds. He has short black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white t-shirt, and a yellow, black and white 'CAT' hat.
Carter drives a 1974 one ton Ford flatbed pickup, yellow in color.
Anyone with information about Carter's whereabouts is asked to call Missoula County Dispatch at (406) 258-3452.


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May 25, 2016
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Trucking companies across America are scrambling to hire new drivers, who have been tough to find even during the recession.
Now a supply chain expert says the U.S. faces a critical shortage of truck drivers in the next few years as the economy expands and demand for goods increases.
Page Siplon, director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics, issued a report Tuesday showing the U.S. expects to add more than 115,000 truck driver jobs per year through 2016. But just over 16,000 Americans a year are getting trained to fill those jobs.
Matt Handte of the Georgia company Tribe Transportation says younger workers don't want to spend days on the road away from their families. He says most of his company's 160 drivers are in their 50s.
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