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MORGAN HILL -- It all started with two bikes.
The daughter of Mark and Cindy Reuter used her baby-sitting money to donate a bicycle to a school toy drive benefitting Sacred Heart Community Service. Mom and dad decided to match Michelle's gift.
The next year, the Morgan Hill family gave five bikes. Then the Reuters got serious, contributing 56 bikes the following holiday. The year after that, when they asked acquaintances to join them, the total jumped to 140. Now, in its ninth year of making two-wheel holiday dreams come true for low-income kids, Reuter's Family & Friends is giving away 220 bikes so far this Christmas season.
They come in all sizes and designs. Little bikes for young girls decorated with Minnie Mouse and ribbons. Sporty BMX styles for boys. Bikes with training wheels. Mountain bikes.
"You just have to find a way to help kids," Mark Reuter said. "It's such a thrill when you hear them say: 'I've never had a new bike in my life.' It's a really special feeling."
Special enough that "the bike people" -- as they've come to be known -- willingly brave shopping hordes each year to take advantage of Black Friday sales. Then they transform their garage into an assembly line, putting together bike after bike.
"We never expected it to become this," Cindy Reuter added. "But now it's just pretty awesome."
The gift of a bike cannot be underestimated, said Sacred Heart's Matt King. They are the most sought-after present at their annual two-day Toy Box event, and this year the organization is hoping to distribute at least 500 bikes in a lottery system.
"Kids are always the happiest when they get a bike," said King, the community involvement coordinator. "It's just outside the means of the families who come to us. Bikes really give kids a sense of freedom. They're also a lasting gift. Often a child gets one and after two years, a younger sibling is using it."
Sacred Heart receives several large donations of bicycles, including 150 from Turning Wheels for Kids -- which is distributing 2,600 bikes this holiday season. Kristi and Rich Saso, a Los Gatos couple who have a business relationship with The Off Ramp bicycle store, are donating 40.
"People wait for hours for the chance to get their kids a bike," Kristi Saso said. "It's kind of an old-school gift when you think about it. It really encourages kids to go outside."
For the Reuters, their involvement began with a dinner-table discussion in 2004 when youngest daughter Michelle, then a freshman at Presentation High School, told them about how most of the presents lining the hallways for their annual Sacred Heart toy drive seemed smaller. She wondered: Wouldn't it be nice if they got some bikes? Her parents, who own MDR Machine Inc., struck a bargain. You give one and so will we.
They never stopped giving and their grass-roots philanthropy grew from there as the family recruited friends and business associates to join them -- reaching a high of 256 bikes one year. Giving bikes especially resonates with Mark Reuter, 56, who grew up in San Jose the eighth of 10 children and shared a bicycle with a younger brother.
"When I was on the bike in my neighborhood, time flew by," he said. "And when I wasn't, time dragged by. Riding a bike was our life as kids. Getting one is like a rite of passage."
This year they ordered about 80 online and spent Thanksgiving night buying another 135 or so at Wal-Mart stores in Morgan Hill and Gilroy. They're shopping style is different from most.
"We're like, 'We'll take that whole pallet, and we'll take that one over there, too,' " Mark Reuter said.
He estimates their little organization has spent about $8,000 so far this year. Saturday, they spent six hours assembling 220 bikes. While 96 were bound for several Morgan Hill-area charities, Tuesday morning was delivery day at Presentation as three flat-bed trailers containing 124 bikes pulled up to the all-girls school. Students lined up to walk or ride the bikes inside.
"Just think of all the lives that they've touched," Presentation Principal Mary Miller said. "It really is remarkable what they do."
Now, Miller added, the focus among the students is making sure they donate a helmet to go with every bike.
While the delivery is the high point for the Reuters, they also remember a more touching moment that came one Black Friday at about 2 a.m. Another shopper in line thanked them, telling of how two years earlier she and her husband had been laid off and their daughter received a bike from Sacred Heart.
"There are people who never thought they would ever need help, but they've received it," Mark Reuter said. "If this economy ever does really turn around, I think the people who have been helped during the downturn will be motivated to help others in the future. We just hope they will pay it forward."
Contact Mark Emmons at 408-920-5745.
If you are interested in helping
Donations to Sacred Heart Community Service can be made at www.Sacredheartcs.org or send a check to SHCS, 1381 S. First St., San Jose, CA 95110. Designate that you want it directed to the holiday bike program.
To donate to Reuter's Family & Friends, make checks payable to Presentation High School. But send them to Mark and Cindy Reuter, P.O. Box 2311, Morgan Hill, CA 95038. All money goes directly to purchasing more bikes.
Donations for both are tax deductible.


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I've come to realize that I'm nearly at maximum capacity. Every time I add a new thing, something else pops out of place. I've been trying not to take on even more - it's not easy. I actually really do want to bake and do crafts for the school Christmas show and...and...and.
Saturday nights are my only real "me" time.
I'm not complaining. My job as mom is an honor and I give it everything I have. I make fun happen all week. After work and school we read books, do homework, build Lego towers, look at stars, climb trees, paint pictures, swim, play piano, Google for answers to the bizarre questions he asks. Weekends, we have big, romping groups of boys sleep over, I take the kid on educational outings (or just to ride roller coasters). Always, I cook dinners, sew patches, cuddle, go for bike rides, play tooth fairy and plan fantastic birthday parties.
And so some Saturday nights, as last night, I give up sleep for catching up. For sitting down and wrapping my head around my hectic life and all the pieces of it, making sure as best I can that nothing - and nobody - gets left out.
It's my turn to host Thanksgiving this year, mostly with chosen family. I'm so lucky to have a wonderful, vibrant group of friends. There are many more I wish could come.
Sunday today. My "day off." Got up at 7:30. Did some much-needed errands. Replaced a broken toilet seat. Fixed a favorite toy. The mailing list for the writer's group I help with is ready to go but still haven't gotten to the Cub Scouts website or planning the next fundraiser which is coming right up. The laundry is done but not folded. Some bills are paid, others will wait. Twinkly lights were strung across the garden seating area, the menu is planned, shopping done. House de-cluttered but not clean. That'll happen before people arrive. Did some weeding and re-planting so it's pretty for Thursday. Pieces of various puzzles have been re-organized. Caught up with an old friend while cleaning the kitchen. I even watched half a movie while I did some other things! Didn't get to work out, but there was kitten poop to contend with and that's my excuse for the evening. I'm sleepy.
I got enough done today so I won't be in a panic this week; a good place to be on any Sunday night in my book. Next weekend, come hell or high water, even if my long list of waiting projects sits and rots, I'm going to the movies. A real, live grownup movie. I want to see Cloud Atlas. I want to see Lincoln. I want to see... it has been way too long since I've been to the movies. Once upon a time, nary a weekend went by without my seeing at least one on the big screen. Of all the things I don't get to do as much as I'd like, I think I miss that the most. On the other hand, I really need to get over myself. I choose where my time goes. Feeling vaguely sorry for myself for even a moment over the way I'd like things to be doesn't help anything. I've got my eye on a distant mountain-top. None of the minor pitfalls like boorish ex's, to-thin wallets or kitten poop will dissuade me. And if that's all I have to complain about? I've got a lot to be thankful for.
All romantic musings aside, mostly because I don't have much time for them right now, this is my life. Pull back the curtain and you'll see the wizard working frantically to make effortless-seeming miracles appear all over the place.

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Lakeland Artist Emotes Through Collage, Whimsical Paintings
Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 3:32 p.m.
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Leif Langford makes art, but not necessarily by choice.
Langford's website is www.leiflangford.com.
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"It's a curse," he said. "I just always want to make stuff… get stuff out of my head."
Langford, 25, was born and raised in Lakeland and graduated from Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in 2005.
"I showed a lot in high school and was actually mildly successful. It was the pinnacle of my fame," Langford said, grinning.
From there, he received a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of South Florida in 2011.
While in college, Langford majored in painting, but his teachers allowed him to branch out into other mediums, and after a rough breakup, he found his niche in collage.
"I was angry, and with collage you are destroying stuff and undermining the meaning of ephemera," Langford said. "Plus it's really fun defacing stuff — like flipping through an Oprah magazine and putting Oprah's lips on mashed potatoes."
Langford's "gutted ephemera" pieces are made of bits and pieces from just about anything he can get his hands on. Advertisements for makeup, construction paper, snippets of text and photos from recipe books amalgamate to form grotesque yet beautiful works that are primarily based, although often loosely, on the human form.
"It's all about creating with whatever medium you have to achieve that," he said. "I can make art anywhere. I'm a freaking gypsy. I can go to a party and make collages on the floor if I want to."
While Langford continues to chop up books and magazines, his art has taken a new direction since graduating.
"You spend all this time in art school making art for professors so you can get a good grade, but then you get out and realize how intangible your degree is," he said. "I had to start making art to please myself."
While Langford was working for Teach for America, his work began to take the form of hyper-colorful, folky paintings depicting children.
"I've been painting mainly really bright paintings of archetypes that everyone deals with at some point: class photos, birthday parties, things like that," he said.
"I like painting children because it's like an extension of myself, some kind of imagined nostalgia about what it was like to be a kid."
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The Man Behind the Nose is the autobiography of the man who was Bozo. For 50 years Larry Harmon was the face—and the nose—of Bozo the Clown, the most well-known, beloved clown of them all, the precursor for every successful modern-day harlequin to come, from Ronald McDonald to Krusty. A warm, surprising, and endlessly entertaining life story filled to the brim with "Assassins, Astronauts, Cannibals, and Other Stupendous Tales," The Man Behind the Nose is a rollicking ride through the world of a true American icon in greasepaint.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Did you hear the one about when Bozo the Clown ran for President and two assassination attempts were made on his life?
How about the time Bozo flew into the perilous jungles of New Guinea to see if he could not just survive but actually bond with dangerous cannibal tribes?
Well then, you must know about the time his size 83 AAA shoes saved him from being swallowed whole by a giant, murderous python in Thailand, right?
Then I guess you might not know as much as you think about the world's most famous clown. Sure, you know the giant shoes, the red bulbous nose, the big ruby smile, and the twin shocks of red yak-hair bursting from the sides of his head. And obviously you know the many clowns inspired by him, from Ronald McDonald to Krusty the Clown.
So perhaps it's time you learned about Bozo, and the man behind the nose. Because the wild, inspirational stories in this book are all true. As real as the nose on your face.
One day, Larry Harmon, a World War II private harboring dreams of becoming a doctor, met the most famous entertainer of the time, Al Jolson. After seeing the young man on stage, Jolson told him he shouldconsider a career change.
"Being a doctor of medicine is honorable," Jolson advised. "But you'll touch so many more lives as a doctor of laughter!"
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Growing in genealogy knowledge, social activities, and service to the community and others kept Wood County Texas Genealogical Society members busy in 2011.
Summer Morgan 'How to' Workshop Is Big Hit
Over 50 attendees were challenged, informed, and delighted at the genealogy workshop presented by George Morgan of Aha Seminars today at the Quitman, Texas Public Library. George presented basic research strategies for beginners and as a refresher for experienced researchers in such areas as evidence, documentation, use of maps in research, preparing research pictures of ancestors, the use of HeritageQuest, and innovations in genealogy research.
The day-long workshop was sponsored by the Northeast Texas Library
George G. Morgan is an internationally recognized genealogy expert, author, and lecturer. The workshop, which began at 10:30 a.m. in the Shamburger Room at the library and concluded at 5:15 p.m. on the Friday of Old Settlers' Reunion was for genealogists, those interested in getting started in genealogy, and the general public.
Attendance was from Wood County, other portions of East Texas and one member as far away as the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Planning, setup, staging was provided by WCGS society members ably assisted by the Quitman Public Library staff.
Constitution, Bylaws Revised
Members present and voting and constituting a quorum under the then existing Constitution approved changes to the Constitution and Bylaws of the Wood County, TX. Genealogical Society at the meeting on March 21, 2011 bringing them up to date to reflect practices of the society in 2011.
Publication of 'Life in the Piney WoodS' Continues
Wood County Feels The Tug of War
The chapter by chapter publication of Ona Wood's story of the Gunstream and related families and life in early Wood County was continued in the quarterly newsletter. The following is from the Chapter 3 installment:
"The everyday affairs of life went on as usual in the deep eastern section of Wood County.
Mary and Peter Gunstream and their neighbors always arose long before the dawn and prepared breakfast. They ate by the light of candles which they had molded with their own hands from the tallow dried from the fat of the beeves that they had butchered on their own range.
Their breakfast was no meager affair; even if they did live in the woods of a sparsely settled country, food was in abundance: quail fried to a golden brown, ham from their smokehouse, sausage, red gravy and hominy, hot corn pone and butter…."
Sissy Spacek Visits WCGS Research Room
You just never know who will show up when you are in the Wood County (Tx) Genealogical Society genealogy research room at the Quitman public Library. Last Friday it was Quitman and Wood County native Sissy Spacek who was visiting in the area that day.
Hand Bell Group Rings In May Meeting Program
The Golden Bells, an ensemble of hand bell players at the First Methodist Church of Quitman entertained at the Wood County, Texas Genealogical Society regular May meeting.
New Microfilm, Reader Available
The donation of Helen Arnold of Yantis included multiple rolls of census microfilm of North Carolina, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The society also has received a donation of a microfiche/microfilm reader from Arnold. The reader is the advanced model of the 770A and has manual reels for reading regular 35mm microfilm as well as fiche.
WCGS Helps Other Group's Organization
The society recently played host to a group organizing a local historical organization at the library. Wood County residents including Busker Fannin and Rosalind Russell and others met with Larry Wade of Tyler who is organizing a Quitman/Wood County chapter of the African-American Historical Society
Society Begins Research Help At Monthly Meeting
During the pre-meeting help time from 6 to 7 p.m. at the library and later during the workshop portion of the regular meeting we are available to help guests and members with their research and with getting some computer problems worked out.
New Sign at Streetside Advertises Meeting Times
The new society sign which hangs on the library sign pole at the edge of the street in front of the library is not displayed. Thanks to Vice-president Dorothy Harbin who came up with the idea and presented the design and secured someone to make the sign. Also Treasurer Wayne McCluney helped with the finalization of getting the sign. Librarian Delene Allen secured help from city workers to have the sign placed on the pole.
Potter Dedication Oct. 22 at Shady Grove
Through the efforts of member Violet Shirey of Rockport, there was a commemoration of the Civil War service of veteran John T. Potter October 22 at the Shady Grove Cemetery at Winnsboro. This is also the 164th anniversary of the birthday of John T. Potter. The ceremony included Confederate flags, a gun salute, taps, and the reading of the names of other Civil War veterans buried at Shady Grove Cemetery.
Volunteers Continue Strong Support to WCGSTX
Thanks to all of you who volunteer time and money (memberships and donations and books, and supplies, etc.) to keep our society going. Right now we have officers and committees doing things we can't see to help us accomplish our group goals. Every bit helps whether its a short-time or long-range thing that you do.
For instance just recently we had members answering queries, meeting with visitor researchers in the library and over the telephone, sending suggestions and ideas for our organization and for resources for our members. Mark Reid, Barbara Nichols, and Vice-president Dorothy Harbin have recently been helping with researchers. Dorothy, Mary Ann Niswanger, and Shirley Bates recently spent time working on organizing books and recording usage of books in our library. Shirley Bates is working on getting some publications out and ready for sale. The currently operating Nominations Committee (Barbara Coleman, Secretary Kathy Lutonsky, and Mary Ann Niswanger) and budget committees (Treasurer Wayne McCluney, Deason Hunt, and Ethel Kelley) are working behind the scenes to be ready for the May meeting. President Shirley Patrick looks for ideas for online resource links and examples of what other societies are doing and forwards them to the newsletter. And, recently webpage participants such as Bill Lukenbill, Doug McCreight, and Paula Randolph have joined in helping answer others' queries. I know that I am leaving people out because we have just had a lot of work by groups like the Constitution Revision Committee (Ronnie Vance, Shirley Bates, and Wayne McCluney) and other service such as the help Sally Allcorn gave to Forever Young recently. We appreciate also people who move chairs and tables at meetings, who show up for our programs and business discussions and, not least, join us for eating at Peralta's and helping other with research before regular meetings. Everybody who participates helps us be more successful.
We welcome suggestions, help, etc., and if you see something that needs doing, just jump in. We appreciate all your time and efforts. We'll be suggesting things that people can do over the next few months to help out. If you see something you would like to do, let us know.
Work Begun on Bringing Obituary Books Up-to-date
The October 17 regular meeting of the society was an obituary workshop. Members took papers and clipped and annotated obituaries and began placing on pages and adding to obituary books. This continued during the hour before the program at another meeting, and some members began clipping obits at home and bringing to meeting to pasteup during visiting or free time.
Allen Brings "Old-Time" Song Memories To Meeting
Pat Allen of Mineola entertained and took members of the society and guests back many years in our memories with banjo and fiddle songs which would have been familiar to our parents and grandparents and other early settlers.
Allen Brings "Old-Time" Song Memories To Meeting
Pat Allen of Mineola entertained and took members of the society and guests back many years in our memories with banjo and fiddle songs which would have been familiar to our parents and grandparents and other early settlers.
Members of the audience could be seen tapping their toes in rhythm to the old familiar tunes as Pat explained the role that "making their own" entertainment played in the lives of folks before we had all the electronic gadgets of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Luncheon Held To Thank Library,City Support
A luncheon honoring those on the library staff and others including City of Quitman helpers who volunteered time and effort in support of the society activities was held October 3 at noon at the Texas Tea Room. A good number of local members attended to show support for these folks. Special guests who were honored that day included Library Director Delene Allen and her family members who have helped us in so many ways.
Society, Uncle John's Fund Library's Ancestry.com
Funding a Quitman Public Library subscription to Ancestry.com for use of the general public and members will become a reality in early 2012. The funding comes from a $500 library donation of the Uncle John's Coffee House of Quitman and a matching $500 donation from the WCGSTX. Members and the general public will be able to access information from pay service Ancestry.com on library computers. Fundraising plans to continue the service beyond 2012 were discussed.
In Memory of LaHoma Clanton 1926-2011
With great regret, we note the passing of long-time WCGS members LaHoma Clanton in August. She was a member of the society since its formation year in 1983 and served faithfully in many jobs and as a participating member for the 28 years the society has existed. She was a friend whose companionship and service is missed by her family and her friends in her church, the community, and our society.
New Logo Is Adopted
The following society logo was created by Delene Allen, member and also director of the Quitman Public Library.
New Seminar,Research Laptops for Meetings, Training
The new laptop computers we will have available for workshops, classes, seminars, and meetings are already proving to be a real asset. There are six Dell Latitude D820 models with big screens, a comfortable built-in keyboard, and lots of speed and memory capacity. They are equipped with Windows XP, DVD drives, and ample USB slots. Standard software available for us to use are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Roxio Creator, MS outlook Express, Window Media Player and Movie Maker, MS Office 2007 components such as word, Power Point, Excel, Publishing, Imaging, Scanning, and Picture Manager. These wifi enabled computers use Symantec Security software, Word Pad and Note Pad, Address Book, and Paint.
The computers have already been used for two summer computer-use trainings and will prove very useful in the coming months and years for society events.
Introduction of Officers at First Meeting of Year
Introductions of officers, program plans for Fall 2011, an change for Old Settler's Reunion week, and a possible fundraiser project were among the activities discussed at the Pot Luck dinner kicking off the 2011-2012 Wood County, Texas Genealogical Society year September 19 at the Shamburger room at the Quitman Public Library. Officers and committee chairs were introduced. For 2011-12 they are President Ronnie Vance, Vice-President Deason Hunt, Secretary Shirley Patrick, Treasurer Wayne McCluney, and these chairpersons: Ways and Means, Vance; Editorial, Hunt; Membership, Patrick; Budget and Finance, McCluney; Requisition and Acquisition co-chairs, Shirley Bates and Dorothy Harbin; Publicity, Kathy Lutonsky; Obituary, Mary Ann Niswanger; and Hospitality and Gift, Sally Allcorn.
Family History Month Display by Harbin, Bates
The society is responsible for the display case in the library lobby during October in recognition of National Family History month Acquisitions Co-chairs Shirley Bates and Dorothy Harbin took responsibility for the display.
Plans were made to provide exhibits which will carry the theme of early families in Wood County at the library during Old Settlers' Reunion week next year. Also, planned was for the society to participate in a fund raiser during the Annual Highway 37 Garage Sale.
Old Settler's Reunion Plans Fall to Record Heat
The society's other Old Setttlers' Reunion Week activity was a display at the Hogg City Park, but we didn't make the whole week due to the 100-plus degree heat. Some heat related problems with a few members and the distress felt by everyone led us to close the display after Wednesday and Thursday. Thanks to all who worked, helped set up and take down, and brought exhibit items. That includes members, their family members, and help from our loyal and helpful city workers.
New Wood County Research Resources
Three books of abstracts of Wood County records have been at to the society's Genealogy Research Room at the Quitman Public Library.
Wood County Unclaimed Marriages 1890 to 1960s is a listing of marriage certificates at the Wood County Courthouse in Quitman which have never been picked up. The data of names and dates duplicates some in our bound books of county marriages also in the research room, but these are actual certificates housed at the courthouse in the basement (at the time of the research for the book published in 2008). The certificates are "gradually fading away due to age and climate conditions" according to Patsy Vinson, president of the Organization for the Preservation of Historical and Genealogical Records (OPHGR) which published all three of these new books. Proof of relationship to the persons on the certificate is required to pickup a copy at the courthouse.
Mechanic's Liens of Wood County, Texas Volume A names individuals and businesses involved in buying and selling of items such as building materials for houses and equipment and the terms of loans to secure the transactions. The book is indexed. The information was compiled by Laverne Howard Wyatt and published in 2009.
Misdemeanor Guilty Pleas of Wood County, Texas -1892-1946 Volumes 1 to 4 lists names of those who so plead, fines, jail times, and the nature of the criminal offense. Jail times ranged from none to minutes to multiple days. Some of the crimes included assaults, gaming, abusive language, killing quail out of season, and killing fish. The book is also indexed.
Field Trip To Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library
A carload of members attended a meeting of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society and tour of their library at Sulphur Springs in place of the regular meeting in November. They learned some organization and resource ideas being used by this neighboring county and sat in for a presentation on the history of the area including parts of Wood County.
Membership Stays About the Same
Although there was no growth in membership in the 2010-11 society year, the membership numbers stayed at just below sixty with losses offset by a like number of new members.
Volunteers Continue Query Help
Again individual members of the society donated time and research efforts to help those querying by postal mail, library visits, and the Bulletin webpage. One of our strengths continues to be helping non-resident researchers with their family history quests.
2012 Meetings Conclude With Annual Christmas Party
About 15 members attended the annual society's annual Christmas party and pot luck dinner in December. After a sumptuous feast, members visited and played a "white elephant" gift exchange and wished each and everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy 2012.
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It is golf's most prestigious tournament, and so even a forecast of rain doesn't dampen the spirits of those fortunate enough to land the hottest ticket in town this week.
Drama comes in two forms here at the Masters: the winners and the weather.
We'll have to wait till Sunday to find out the winner, but today the weather already played into the picture.
The clouds and sun wrestled all day over the Augusta National.
Golf patrons took advantage of the few rays of sun to snap photographs at the famous Founder's Circle.
That's one of the more popular spots for that souvenir photograph; the famous flag and flowers make a colorful backdrop.
But of course it's really all about the golf this week.
And whether you're a first time visitor to the tournament or a veteran, today is a day you wouldn't miss.
Gates open as thousands head in to the Augusta National for Masters 2006.
Among the fans was William Lewis. Lewis was born in Augusta, but is now living in Reno, Nevada.
"Can't believe being in a place like this, it is amazing," Lewis said.
Lewis brought along his friend Paul Donnelin. Touching the rough was something Donnelin had to feel to believe.
"I looked at the grass and it's just beautiful, nicer than carpet," Donnelin said.
Like Lewis and Donnelin, Blair Purpetra traveled all the way from Louisiana.
He was coming rain or shine.
"It was worth the 12 hour drive here from Baton Rouge Louisiana, it was worth all the traffic, it was worth everything just to see," Purpetra said.
This was his first chance to see the landscape masterpiece in person.
"Television does no justice to this course. Truly phenomenal," Purpetra said.
"This place is so gorgeous it takes your heart away," said Donnelin.
And the trip would not be complete without Masters memorabilia.
"How about spending thousands of dollars for gifts," Lewis said.
The weather always tends to leave fans guessing, but rain or shine, Masters fans were prepared.
Diane Koontz came last year and had to leave when play was canceled because of a heavy downpour.
But she says it was worth it, and that's why she's back.
"The rain didn't really bother us that much," Koontz says. "We didn't get to see much golf, but it was called off and we had to leave before it resumed, and one day they didn't resume."
"Umbrella, rain suits, frog taw, I got it all," said Purpetra. "Lightning would have to run me off."
You'll want to make sure you pay attention to our forecast to make sure you are prepared for the weather.


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ALAMEDA -- The first round of the NFL draft tends to be one of the safest, sanest places in the sports. Everybody's watching, and no football "expert" wants to be the guy who gets it wrong in public.
Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie shrugged at such convention Thursday and selected the player he wanted, despite obvious high stakes and very evident and legitimate concerns.
McKenzie attached his reputation to Houston cornerback D.J. Hayden, who is less than six months removed from nearly dying on the field.
During practice last Nov. 6, Hayden fell to the turf after colliding with a teammate. He'd taken a knee to the chest and thought he had the wind knocked out of him. Within seconds, as the team doctor leaned over him, he was getting cold and sleepy. He was rushed to the hospital, where an examination revealed serious abdominal bleeding.
Hayden was diagnosed with a torn inferior vena cava, the primary vein carrying blood from the lower extremities to the heart, and underwent emergency surgery. Such an injury, commonly seen after high-impact auto accidents, usually is fatal.
Though that surgery saved his life, Hayden's collegiate career was over, his pro aspirations in peril. In the early days after surgery, he had only one wish.
"I wasn't worried about life after football," Hayden said over the phone Thursday night. "I was not worried about life after college. I was just worried about walking straight."
Four months later, at his Pro Day last month, Hayden had recovered well enough to walk straight and run like the wind.
"I'm going to play my hardest the whole game," Hayden said at the time. "If that was my time to end, I don't feel I finished like I finished my career the way I wanted to ... I just want another opportunity to play another game and do what I can do."
The Raiders, who had studied games from his senior season, took note of his Pro Day performance, went back to the game video and were doubly impressed.
"His man coverage skills are what set him apart," McKenzie said. "He's quick and fast, tough and aggressive."
McKenzie and his staff still had to face the health issue. This guy is everything they want but has had lifesaving surgery. He has a scar that runs the length of his sternum. Can he take a hit? Could he take hit after hit after hit?
"Everything that we got back was more than positive,'' McKenzie said, regarding the research and examination by Raiders physicians. "It became a nonissue for us."
Still, this would be an immense gamble for a franchise in rebuilding mode.
Would McKenzie, picking in the first round for the first time in his brief career as a top executive, have the hubris to choose a player many others in his position would prefer to avoid, out of fear of being second-guessed?
Well, yes.
"We want a difference-maker," McKenzie said. "That's what he is."
"He can cover, point blank. He can find the football."
McKenzie entered the draft holding the No. 3 overall pick. With a need for defensive tackles, it was presumed he would take Florida's Sharrif Floyd, or perhaps Utah's Star Lotutelei. Either that, or find a trade partner and move down.
That's what McKenzie did. He sent the third pick to the Dolphins, in return for Miami's first pick (12th overall) and second pick (42nd). McKenzie was prepared to take Hayden at No. 3 and brace for the critics. Taking Hayden at No. 12 was an easy call.
"We targeted him," McKenzie said. "To pick up an extra pick was a bonus."
McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen say they want players whose desire is beyond question. Hayden, it would seem, more than meets that standard.
Contact Monte Poole at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/1montepoole.


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News 12 at 6 o' clock / Sunday, June 17, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Richmond County deputies say a drunk driver killed a Hephzibah dad of three early Sunday morning off of Windsor Springs Road.
Instead of celebrating Father's Day, Hilton Alphonso Milton's family is mourning his loss. This is a Father's Day that will never be forgotten, and they say they may never be able to understand his death.
"It's terrible, I mean we just buried our grandmother, my mother just a couple of weeks ago. And now we've got to bury her husband? For something that should have never have happened," family member Karen Wooden said.
Milton was traveling on Windsor Springs Road around 2:30 a.m. when investigators say 22-year-old Kalisa Luke hit him as she was turning left into Crazy Leggs. Investigators say she had been drinking.
"You took an innocent person's life. Leaving his family, his wife, they've just been married a couple of years," Wooden said.
Milton was a father of three, with two daughters and a son.
Wooden says the impact from Milton's death will linger for years from one woman's poor choice.
"Doesn't matter how much time they give her, it's not going to bring him back. She's living -- he's gone," she said.
She said, "Woulda, coulda, shoulda, nothing you can do about that, that's gone now. Shouldn't have been drinking and driving. Should've known that before you got behind the steering wheel."
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday morning for Milton. Luke is at the Richmond County Jail facing several charges including DUI, failure to yield when turning left and felony homicide by vehicle.
Initial report:
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A Hephzibah man is dead after a motorcycle crash early Sunday morning.
Hilton Alphonso Milton, 40, was pronounced dead around 3 a.m.
The wreck happened on the 2000 block of Windsor Springs Road.
The Richmond County deputy coroner says the motorcycle driver was not at fault. It was a two-vehicle collision.
Investigators tell us 22-year-old Kalisa Luke was turning into a business when she struck the Suzuki motorcycle. She is being charged with DUI, failure to yield when turning left and felony homicide by vehicle in the first degree.
The investigation is still ongoing. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday morning at the Augusta GBI Crime Lab.
Details are still limited at this point, but we will continue to follow this story.


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President Obama held a no-nonsense press conference moments ago where he promised to bring any responsible parties to justice, but clarified that they had no information yet on who those responsible parties might be. He expressed sympathy for the victims, stating that he and Michelle are sending their "deepest thought and prayers to the families of the victims," and assured us that Boston would have every single federal resource available to them. If only it didn't seem as if the President had addressed the nation in a time of tragedy far too many times in recent history.
Oh, and apparently he forgot a word.


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doogs wrote: goddamn secrets,, never live up to expectations
the breakcore kid beat is awesome,, on the godcast ,
but in youtube land its not the same, kid is freaky but.
and the bar girl "paul" skit,, let me down,
the godcast cut that shit to perfection,
"are you retarded.just kidding,, are you?"
im not doing anymore research i case i spoiler me.
a whole is better than the sum of all dem parts.


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POSITION: Centre
SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, ON, CAN
DRAFTED: LAK: 2001-49 overall
|2008-09 HIGHLIGHTS: Scored his first goal as a Flame and added an assist on Oct.11 VAN 4 @ CGY 4 OTL ... scored the game winning goal on Oct.23 CGY 5 @ NSH 3 ... had consecutive multi-point games (1+1) on Oct.30 BOS 2 @ CGY 3 ... extended his point streak to a team high five games with an assist in his first game against his former team on Nov.1 CGY 3 @ LA 2 ... missed game due to flu on Nov.11 TOR 3 @ CGY 4 ... played in his 300th career NHL game on Nov.13 CGY 1 @ SJ 6 ... registered his 100th career goal and his first career hat-trick on Nov.27 CGY 4 @ VAN 3 ... scored the Flames first overtime winning goal of the season on Dec.5 CGY 4 @ STL 3 OT ... recorded his seventh multi-point game (1+1) and had the game-winner on Dec.16 CGY 6 @ STL 3 ... scored the game winning goal, and added an assist on Dec.23 ANA 3 @ CGY 4 ... registered his first career five point game (2+3) on Dec.31 EDM 4 @ CGY 6 ... scored a pair of goals, including the game tying goal on Jan.13 STL 1 @ CGY 3 ... scored his 20th goal of the season on Jan.18 CGY 2 @ COL 6 ... Named as the NHL's Second Star of the Week (5+1=6) Jan.12-18 ...scored a pair of goals, including the gmae tying goal on Jan.21 CLB 4 @ CGY 5 (SO) ... scored his second career hat-trick on Jan.28 BUF 2 @ CGY 5 ... has 11 goals in the last seven games, his11 goals in January are a career high for any calendar month. His best month before this was eight goals for the Kings in December 2005 ... has the longest points streak of the year at eight games (11+3) Jan.8-30 ... registered his 3rd three point (1+2) of the season, including his 30th goal on Feb.24 CLB 1 @ CGY 4 ... scored a pair of goals on Feb.27 MIN 1 @ CGY 4 ... had his 3rd consecutive multi-point game (1+2) on March 1 TB 8 @ CGY 6 ... scored a goal and added two helpers on Mar.5 CGY 5 @ PHI 1 ... added a pair of assists for the 15th time this season on Mar.10 CGY 2 @ NJ 3 ... scored his 35th goal of the season on Mar.20 STL 3 @ CGY 2 , which is a new career high
Scored his first career NHL playoff goal in his first playoff game on Apr.16 CGY 2 @ CHI 3 OT ... registered his first playoff assits on Apr.18 CGY 2 @ CHI 3
|Flames Acquire Cammalleri
2007:08: Finished the season 5th in team scoring with 19 goals and 28 assists for 47 points in 63 games … Had five-game point streak (3-6=9), which lasted from Feb. 21 to March 2...Notched 200th point in NHL Mar. 2 at Minnesota....Notched three points two consecutive games: (0-3=3 Feb. 21 vs. St. Louis and 1-2=3 Feb. 23 vs. Chicago)...His three assists Feb. 21 vs. St. Louis tied a career high)...Notched 100th assist on Feb. 9 at Pittsburgh...Recorded three points (1-2=3) vs. Buffalo Dec. 6...His goal vs. Buffalo on Dec. 6 moved him into 6th place all-time by a Kings left-winger (passing Mike Donnelly)...Recorded three points (1-
2=3) at San Jose Nov. 2...Had second three-game goal-scoring streak (4 goals during the streak) that lasted from Oct. 18 through Oct. 23...Scored his 10th goal of the season in the Kings' 10th game Oct. 23 vs. Nashville...Had a three-game goal streak (3 goals during the streak) that lasted from Sept. 29 - Oct. 6...Scored the first goal of the NHL season on Sept. 29 vs. Anaheim.
2006-07: Set career highs in goals (34), power play goals (16), game-winning goals (5), assists (46), points (80), power play points (37), plus/minus (plus-5), shots (299), games played (81) and time-on-ice average (18:02)…Led the Kings in power play goals, assists, points, power play points and shots…Also led the Kings with 21 multiple-point games…Finished 11th in the NHL with 299 shots…Led all Kings forwards and ranked third overall on the club in power play time-on-ice average (4:39)…Won 54.2 percent of his face-offs (163 of 301)…Ranked second on the club in shooting percentage (11.4)…Finished with two shootout goals (2-for-6, 33.3 percent)…The first King to reach 80 points in one season since Ziggy Palffy (85 points, 2002-03)…Voted winner of the Bill Libby Memorial Award as the team's Most Valuable Player by members of the media…Scored his first career overtime goal versus Anaheim on March 1, 2007…Skated in his 200th career Kings/NHL game versus Vancouver on February 22, 2007…Recorded a career high four points (2-2=4) at Florida on February 3, 2007…Scored his 100th career Kings/NHL
point versus New Jersey on November 27, 2006…Established a new career high for most points in one month with 17 points (4-13=17) in nine February games …
2005-06: In his first full NHL season he led the Kings in a number of categories including most goals (26), most power play goals (15), most shots (206) and face-off winning percentage (53.5 percent)…Finished fourth overall in scoring with 55 points (26-29=55) and fifth in assists with 29…His four game-winning goals tied with Alexander Frolov for second on the team (Pavol Demitra led the Kings with 7 game-winning goals)…Had a career high five-game goal streak (6 goals during the streak) that lasted from October 21 – October 29, 2005…Averaged 16:45 of ice time per game…Played in his 100th career Kings/NHL game vs. Phoenix on January 5, 2006…Recorded 25 points (12-13=25) at home and 30 points (14-16=30) on the road …
2004-05: Finished second in scoring in the American Hockey League while leading Manchester with 109
points (Binghamton's Jason Spezza led the league with 117 points)…Won the Willie Marshall Award (given to the AHL's top goal scorer) and led the Monarchs with 46 goals…Also led Manchester in assists with 63 (third in the AHL), power play goals with 17 (tied for third in the AHL) and shots with 308 (second in the AHL)…Set Manchester franchise records for goals (46), assists (63), points (109) and power play goals (17) in one season…Was a plus-25 to finish second on the Monarchs among forwards… Had four scoring streaks of more than 10 games during the season with a season high 14-game scoring streak that lasted from October 29 – November 27, 2004 (14-11=25 during the streak)…Recorded three or more points in 11 games…had a seven-game goal streak (10 goals during the streak) that lasted from November 14 – November 27, 2004…Opened the season with 20 goals in his first 22 games…Named a Second Team AHL All-Star at the conclusion of the season…Scored on one of seven shootout attempts (14.3 percent)…was one of six Monarchs picked to play in the AHL's annual All-Star Classic, hosted by Manchester…
2003-04: Began the season on the injured list after sustaining a sprained left knee in a preseason game against San Jose on September 21, 2003…Played in two Kings games (recording no points) before being assigned to Manchester on November 7, 2003…Played in five games (scoring five points; 4-1=5) before he was recalled by the Kings on November 17, 2003…Scored in his first game after the recall (vs. Nashville on November 19, 2003) and went on to score 12 points (8-4=12) and register a
plus-7 over his next 13 games (November 19 – December 11, 2003)…Included in his streak were a pair of two-goal games; vs. Chicago on November 29, 2003, and vs. Washington on December 6, 2003…Assigned to Manchester on January 3, 2004, and then recalled for a second time on February 20, 2004…Appeared in seven games and scored two points (1-1=2) before being sent back to the Monarchs for the balance of the season …
2002-03: Began his first pro season with Manchester and recorded 14 points (4-10=14) in his first nine games before being recalled by the Kings on November 7, 2002…Made his Kings/NHL debut at Ottawa picking up his first Kings/NHL point with an assist on November 8, 2002…Scored his first Kings/NHL goal (a game-winner) in his fifth NHL game at Edmonton on November 16, 2002…Played in 26 of 28 games after his recall (scoring eight points; 5-3=8) before being assigned back to Manchester on January 9, 2003…Recalled by the Kings on two other occasions in January (January 17 and January 27, 2003)…Suffered a concussion (and missed the remaining 31 games of the regular season) at San Jose on January 28, 2003.
Represented Canada and won a gold medal at the 2007 IIHF Men's World Championships (9 GP, 4-3=7)…Also skated for his native country at the 2006 IIHF World Championships (8 GP, 1-4=5)…Won a silver medal and was named the tournament's top forward and served as an alternate captain at the 2002 IIHF World Junior Championships (7 GP, 7-4=11)…Won a bronze medal at the 2001 IIHF World Junior Championships (7 GP, 4-2=6).
2001-02: Played with the University of Michigan and was named to the CCHA Second All-Star Team in 2002…NCAA West First All-American Team in 2002 … 2000-01: CCHA First Team All-Star in 2001…NCAA West Second All-American Team in 2001.


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It is now known that the process of hydrogenation creates "trans fatty acids" (TFAs), which are toxic entities that enter cell membranes, block utilization of essential fatty acids (EFAs) and impede cell functionality. TFAs also cause a rise in blood cholesterol. These substances are not present in natural oils. Trans fat, which is also called hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Trans fat is found in margarine and shortening and foods -- such as cookies, crackers and other commercially baked goods -- made with these ingredients. Trans fat raises LDL cholesterol and lowers high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the "good" cholesterol. Hydrolyzed: A protein obtained from various foods (like soybeans, corn or wheat), then broken down into amino acids by a chemical process called acid hydrolysis. Hydrolyzed plant or vegetable protein is used as a flavor enhancer in numerous processed foods like soups, chilis, sauces, stews and some meat products like frankfurters. Hydrolyzation of protein inevitably creates some (processed) free glutamic acid (MSG). Manufacturers are acutely aware that many consumers would prefer not to have MSG in their food. Some manufacturers have responded by using "clean labels," i.e., labels that contain only ingredient names they think consumers will not recognize as containing MSG -- names such as "hydrolyzed soy protein." Others advertise "No MSG," "No MSG Added," or "No Added MSG," even though their products contain MSG


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Interior Department Launches Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Initiative
November 24, 2010
The Department of the Interior (DOI) on November 23 launched a "Smart from the Start" wind energy initiative to speed offshore wind development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The program is designed to spur development of offshore wind resources by facilitating how new projects are sited, leased, and constructed. The accelerated leasing process is being simplified through a regulatory change so that leases may be issued in 2011 or early 2012.
Under the Smart from the Start initiative, DOI's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) is proposing a revision to its regulations that will cut the red tape for offshore leasing when there is only one qualified, interested developer. The revision eliminates a redundant step, and could save up to 6–12 months. The new Smart from the Start approach would focus on "wind energy areas" (WEA), offshore locations that appear most suitable for wind energy development and which are being targeted by eight state-federal task forces or the Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium, established earlier this year with DOI and 11 coastal state governors. Participants would collect data for these high priority areas to better inform government and industry, allowing more efficient permitting and siting.
Within the next 60 days, BOEMRE will work with states to identify WEAs off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Virginia. By January 2011, Requests for Interest and Calls for Information will be issued for these new WEAs to support lease-sale environmental assessments. Additional WEAs will be identified in 2011 for other Atlantic states, which may include Georgia, Maine, New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina. If no significant impacts are identified in the WEAs, BOEMRE would offer leases in these areas by the end of 2011 or early 2012. See the DOI press release, a fact sheet on the initiative, the fact sheet on the Direct Final Rule, and the BOEMRE Renewable Energy Web site.


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Friday, March 8, 2013
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- The suspect in a shooting that happened in Aiken on Wednesday is now in custody.
Darryl Levon Snow, 40, has been arrested for the attempted murder of 26-year-old Christopher Maurice Johnson.
The shooting happened at Johnson's house on the 400 block of Greenville Street.
Snow was allegedly shot at while he was running away but has refused to cooperate with investigators, and his shooter has not been identified at this time.
Snow is charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Investigators also found weapons, illegal drugs and money at Johnson's home, leading to charges for Johnson and Jennifer Lynn Oakman.
Johnson has been arrested, but Oakman is still on the loose. Both have been charged with trafficking crack cocaine, possession with intent, crack cocaine with a half mile of a school, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Additional charges could be coming.
Snow and Johnson are being held at the Aiken County Detention Center.
If you have any information, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- News 12 has learned two people were taken to the hospital after a shooting in Aiken.
The shooting happened around 3:15 on the 400 block of Greenville Street near Aiken Lane.
One person was found outside the house and taken to the hospital.
A second person was found with a gunshot wound, but investigators are not sure if this person is the shooter or another victim. This person was also taken to the hospital.
No suspects have been named at this time.


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Crossdocking: The latest and greatest
April 01, 2010 - MMH Editorial
Retailers continue to emerge as trailblazers when it comes to crossdocking. Just think about the type of distribution facilities that they've been building—more dynamic flow-through rather than static storage. And it's all based on retailing's basic premise: You can't make money until the product is sold at your stores.
And getting product rapidly to those stores is exactly what cross docking aims to execute to perfection. By dispatching inbound merchandise directly to outbound shipping, crossdocking minimizes the amount of time goods spend in non-value-added DCs and thus maximizes their speed to market.
Companies that crossdock not only eliminate wasted time moving product to and from storage, but they also cut down on capital-intensive inventory by shipping immediately to fulfill customer demands.
Some degree of automation is typically needed from both the software and the equipment perspective. Here are the latest developments, innovations, and breakthroughs that have made crossdocking easier and faster.
Smarter software
Recent developments in information systems and software solutions have created more opportunities for crossdocking, allowing for more visibility in the supply chain and improved data sharing between trading partners. Here are three new software capabilities:
- More opportunities. Older systems were only able to do simple, "pure" crossdocking. Only if it was a perfect match of the entire license plate going directly to an outbound shipping door would that product be considered as an opportunity to crossdock. Software provider Manhattan Associates has taken it to the next level by allowing orders, and even order lines, to be split. "To avoid starving inventory at store shelves, most retailers prefer shipping half of that order line immediately rather than shipping none," explains Eric Lamphier, Manhattan's senior director of product management. If only one, instead of two cartons, of a popular electronic hamster toy is received, the system automatically splits the order and allocates that one carton immediately for crossdocking.
- Sending electronic notices from around the world. Conducting computer-to-computer business transactions over the Internet has become commonplace. By allowing access to Web-based portals, software providers have enabled suppliers to create and transmit Advance Shipment Notification (ASN) information to their retail customers. An ASN is an electronic file transmitted from suppliers to retail customers, providing advance notice of whatproducts are being shipped to the retailer's DC and their estimated time of arrival. It facilitates crossdocking by automating the receiving process, allowing for allocation of a product even while in-transit, and by providing DC managers with a heads-up when planning resources for inbound receipts. Managers are realizing greater visibility in their supply chains and are now able to make better decisions—especially in the case of the unexpected. "When a shipment is held up at the port," says Prashant Bhatia, director of solutions management at SAP, "it can trigger logic back to say that I've got a problem. I can no longer allocate that inventory on that particular shipment as I thought I could."
- One database, one system, one supply chain. In the last few years, software providers have been pulling all of their products onto a single supply chain process platform. "It's fairly new," says Lamphier. "Various components have been integrated into that supply chain process platform longer than others, but actually moving our WMS onto it has been a more recent development—just within the last quarter or two." SAP uses its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system as the central repository of information of supply and demand, as well as inventory, for the entire supply chain. And the modules all talk to each other. Transportation management systems (TMS) in conjunction with the event management modules help optimize freight, determine pick-up windows, determine carriers, keep track of in-transit times and create ASNs. That ASN not only gets sent back to the ERP for visibility, but it also gets sent to the WMS where the system uses the information to plan labor, equipment and resources at the receiving dock. When the physical product arrives, logic within the WMS, based on the receipt of goods, determines matches against actual demand.
Smarter, speedier equipment
With more retailers crossdocking over 50% of their items at the case level to their stores, equipment innovations have centered on conveyor sortation systems, print and apply mechanisms, and automatic identification technologies. Here are three new equipment advances:
- Smaller gaps and self-regulating conveyors. In the last year, the sliding shoe sorter has undergone noteworthy transformations. "By doing a parallel divert, we can now run the packages closer together and get a higher throughput on the same system," reports Ken Ruehrdanz, manager for Dematic's distribution and warehousing markets. The sliding shoes that used to physically push the cartons off the sorter at an angle can now run those shoes in parallel, enabling smaller gaps between cartons—which were previously from 6 inches to 8 inches—down to 3 inches. With more dense traffic on conveyors, crossdock operators can run their conveyors at a lower speed while still achieving the same throughput. Slower speeds equal less wear and tear, decreased energy usage and less maintenance. Another conveyor breakthrough is automatic speed control. "The whole system can now self-regulate its speed depending on the volume that's inbound on the system," says Ruehrdanz. The warehouse control systems (WCS) software makes that decision using electronic sensors that's constantly monitoring where all the cartons are and how they're flowing.
- Print and apply on the fly. When your supplier is a fancy designer from Italy who can't be bothered with labeling, you've got to be ready with Plan B. The use of print and apply systems allow crossdock operators the flexibility to deal with inadequately labeled cartons so that proper labels can be printed and applied on cartons as they travel along conveyors allowing them to be immediately cross docked. "When they first started out, these systems could process 10 cartons per minute (cpm) maybe," says Steve Haskell, vice president for L.A.-based SDI Industries, a designer, integrator and manufacturer of materials handling systems. "Now you can get 30 cpm reliably with a tremendous range of printing and software capabilities."
- Crossdocking with voice and RFID. With a scan of the pallet license plate, voice-directed operators on the receiving dock can be instructed to quickly move their crossdock pallets to the correct shipping doors without having to look at a terminal. By attaching an RFID tag on a pallet, the simple act of moving the pallet from a tractor trailer through a receiving portal not only acknowledges receipt, but allows the automatic download of critical information so automatic crossdock allocations can be made. The next generation of RFID-enabled lift trucks go a step further by combining RFID data collection with optical real-time location systems (RTLS) to precisely record pallet movement without any operator typing or scanning. As adoption increases, users are investigating the feasibility of using RFID-based technology to eliminate the need for some EDI communications by encoding the advance shipping information onto the RFID tag to reduce the number of EDI messages.
Vision for the future
With more trading partners sharing data in real time along with greater levels of systems integration, Manhattan's Lamphier envisions more "dynamic crossdocks" that constantly look for opportunities to flow-through product, even while still in transit. SDI's Haskell sees equipment improving and becoming more affordable. Soon, you'll simply be running out of excuses not to crossdock.
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Print the Bot Door Hanger Greeter Printables onto heavy-weight paper and allow the ink to dry before cutting out the images.

 For a sturdier door greeter, paste the printables onto a piece of cardboard (like a recycled cereal box panel) before cutting out the images.

 Once you've finished cutting out the hands and feet, fold each printable cutout along the dark line, and glue together.

 Help your child choose the message you both want to display on Bot's belly screen and help glue it onto the image of Bot's blank belly screen. Set aside to dry. (You can also have your child create her own message or draw a picture on the blank screen).
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Superman #38
"Superman" #38 is receiving a lot of attention due to a new costume and superpower for Superman but Geoff Johns, John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson's comic is more epilogue than climax.
|February 4th, 2015
Batman/Superman #15
"Batman/Superman" #15 concludes Greg Pak's fun but inconsistent study of a memory impaired World's Finest duo, consistently drawn by a team of artists, but fails to live up to what could have been a more compelling character examinatio
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X-Men Legacy #300
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X-O Manowar #21
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Justice League Dark Annual #1
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Justice League Dark #13
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Phantom Stranger #1
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Justice League Dark #12
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Justice League Dark #11
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Justice League Dark #10
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Justice League Dark #9
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Batgirl #9
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Justice League Dark #6
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Justice League Dark #5
The only way to save the world is to be a cold bastard. Good thing John Constantine is in this comic.
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Justice League Dark #4
The team finally starts to come together as Enchantress continues to wreck everything in sight in her hunt for the real June Moone.
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Justice League Dark #3
"Justice League Dark" is in the dreaded "middle issue" phase, which is still good, just not as great as the first two.
|November 23rd, 2011
Batgirl #3
"Batgirl" is all over the place, but not in a good way.
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Justice League Dark #2
"Justice League Dark" might have a cheesy title, but this is the clear winner of the books with "Justice" in their title.
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John Carter: The World of Mars #1
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Batgirl #2
Batgirl takes on the Mirror, but doesn't really like what she sees.
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Justice League Dark #1
The magic arm of the Justice League gets its roster together while the terrifying threat of Enchantress looms large.
|September 29th, 2011
Batgirl #1
"Batgirl" is off to a slow start, but shows promise.
|September 7th, 2011
Journey Into Mystery #626
The more Loki builds, the more the finale looms ever more imposing. It's going to be a cacophonic crescendo and so, each month, the building notes resonate more.
|August 19th, 2011
Journey into Mystery #625
Loki fights the secret war against the Serpent in Hel. What a good guy.
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Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #1
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Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1
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Journey Into Mystery #624
Loki sets up Marvel characters like dominoes and it's going to be fun watching them bump into each other to create the bigger picture.
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Journey Into Mystery #623
Loki is working up to something big and here he traps his very metal steed.
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Journey into Mystery #622
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|April 14th, 2011
Thor #621
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|April 3rd, 2011
Green Arrow #9
"Phantom Stranger. And you just saw what he does best – swoop in with some vague mumbo jumbo then disappear to let us all ponder its meaning. As if we didn't have better things to do with our time."
|February 24th, 2011
Green Arrow #8
"Protect the forest? It grew up out of nothing. It's an electronic dead zone – no instruments or scanning or even satellite imagery is working. And it's growing. If you ask me, it's not the forest that needs protecting."
|January 29th, 2011
Chaos War: X-Men #2
"I am Proudstar, son of the people you call the Apache. My soul is bound to the most honored, most fierce of our spirits – the Thunderbird!"
|January 29th, 2011
Green Arrow #6
"Okay, Ollie. Enough with the pity party. Nix knows I'm distracted. And she isn't going to pass up an advantage like that."
|November 27th, 2010
Green Arrow #5
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|October 28th, 2010
Green Arrow #4
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Justice League of America #49
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|September 23rd, 2010
Justice League of America #48
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Justice League of America #47
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Green Arrow #2
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Justice League of America #46
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SAN JOSE -- After 18 seasons, Earthquakes veteran Ramiro Corrales is calling it quits because of an achy back.
The last active player from Major League Soccer's inaugural season in 1996 announced Tuesday that he is retiring after the year.
Corrales, 36, wanted to continue but "my body is telling me otherwise." He decided to play the season without painkiller injections that has helped him get through recent years.
"It's a struggle every morning just to practice," said Corrales, the Quakes' all-time leader in games played (249), starts (227) and minutes (20,117).
The 2000 Olympian will consider undergoing back surgery after the season.
Corrales made the announcement without much fanfare, typical of a defender who never enjoyed the spotlight. He talked to three reporters after participating in the Quakes' 3-2 defeat to Chivas USA in a Reserve League game.
Corrales played 12 years in San Jose, joining the club in 1996 after the Columbus Crew picked him 81st overall in the initial draft, The Crew traded him to San Jose.
The Salinas native was a member of Earthquakes teams that won MLS Cups in 2001 and '03.
Corrales also played three years in Norway before joining the Quakes when they re-entered MLS in 2008 as an expansion team.
He hopes to remain with the club. General manager John Doyle views Corrales as a potential youth academy coach, but nothing has been decided. Doyle, Corrales' teammate in San Jose in the 1990s, could not praise the fullback enough.
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LIVERMORE -- It was days before Christmas 2007 when Korrine Croghan, a freshman at Granada High School, was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive cancer that had already spread to several organs.
Ten months later, at age 14, choriocarcinoma took her life.
Korrine had been a water polo player, and her father, Matt Croghan, is a water polo coach and swimmer. The area's swimming and water polo community rallied around the family and helped coordinate the SwimStrong Swim-A-Thon to raise money to help the family.
The fund helped Korrine, Matt and Korrine's mom, Dana Croghan, get through months of treatment. Through it all, Korrine told her parents how much she wanted to help the other young cancer patients with her in the clinic.
When Korrine died, her parents and their friends honored her desire to help pediatric cancer patients and continued the swim-a-thon event to raise money for other families.
They formed Team KC, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday they will hold the fifth SwimStrong event at the Robert Livermore Community Center pool. Participants collect pledges and try to swim as many laps as possible in 30 minutes. Last year, they raised $37,000 for patients and families at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland.
"This event means a lot to me because it helped us to carry on our daughter's dream of helping pediatric cancer patients and their families," said Dana Croghan.
Working with Kaiser staff, they visit patients to find out what might help relieve some of the stress.
"We give the child something to make their visit a little bit better, comfort them -- stuffed animals, blankets, games. We give them things they can take to the hospital, like laptops, Nintendo DSes."
On a recent visit, a 14-year-old boy told Dana a drum set would help him get through the treatments. His drum set arrives this week.
Team KC also tries to lighten the burden on the parents and siblings while a child is in the hospital for weeks or even months.
"We're helping a family (whose) son's immune system is completely worn down, and they can't bring him home to an environment where there's mold. So we're helping to get the house fixed for them so they can bring their child home," Dana said.
Matt and Dana, working with Kaiser doctors, have plans to build a house near the hospital for families to stay while their child is in treatment. The house will be named in honor of Korrine.
Dana said the money runs out each year, and the needs remain. They hope to bring in $50,000 this year. They have a record number of swimmers signed up, 101, and they hope for more sign-ups this week.
Grant Garcia, a senior water polo player at San Ramon Valley High, said it was an easy choice to take part in his third SwimStrong event this year.
"My mother being a two-times cancer survivor and the fact that Korrine was just like me, another water polo player ... I (had) wanted to find something that I could get involved in, and this was everything I knew about: water polo, swimming and how tough a person has to be to get through cancer treatments."
Korrine's father, Matt, swims the event each year.
"It think I went 90 last time; if I can stay there that would be great," he said.
Matt Croghan, a schoolteacher, also coaches 14-and-under water polo for the Livermore Lazers.
Cindy Gary's daughter was coached by Matt, and when Korrine was sick, Cindy Gary stepped in to help with the swim-a-thon. Along with Matt, Dana and another friend, Jaclyn Rice, Gary helps coordinate the event each year.
"Korrine was a very special kid. It's a way to continue her legacy and keep her memory alive," said Gary.
There is a free barbecue for all swimmers and a raffle and an auction at the event.
Maggie Steffens, an Olympic gold medalist water polo player from San Ramon, donated some items for the auction. Andy Grant, a former NCAA All-American swimmer, will swim again this year. He and his wife, three-time gold-medalist swimmer Dana Vollmer, have donated to the auction the promise of a personally cooking dinner at someone's house.
For details, call Cindy Gary at 925-606-7767, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.teamkcswimathon.com.
Who: Team KC
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday
Where: Robert Livermore Community Center pool, 4444 East Ave., Livermore
What: Participants collect pledges and try to swim as many laps as possible in 30 minutes. Events include a bake sale, barbecue and raffle. Funds raised are used to help pediatric cancer patients and their families at Kaiser Permanente Oakland.
Admission: Free
Details: Visit www.teamkcswimathon.com, call Cindy Gary at 925-606-7767 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.