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- Candlestick Park and The Catch
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- 49ers at Candlestick: The Catch III
- Dec 9:
- 49ers at Candlestick Park: The Gigantic Comeback
- Nov 29:
- 49ers at Candlestick Park: Steve Young's crazy run
- Nov 27:
- NFL all-time TD leaders, then and now
- 49ers' top Candlestick moments: Jerry Rice sets TD record
- Nov 18:
- 49ers at Candlestick: Roger Craig's fumble
- Nov 15:
- 49ers at Candlestick Park: The 10 most-unforgettable moments
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- 49ers at Candlestick: Kaepernick's playoff gem
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Terrell Owens says he likes to wear his emotions on his sleeve. But for a short time on Jan. 3, 1999, he wore them on Steve Mariucci's shoulder.
Owens celebrated the greatest catch of his career by finding Mariucci on the sideline, wrapping his coach in a bearhug -- and bawling his eyes out.
"He lost it. He absolutely lost it. I remember he was sobbing on my shoulder," Mariucci said in a recent phone interview. "It was kind of a Kodak moment.
"Eventually I said, 'Get a hold of yourself, will ya!' "
Owens got a hold of things that day just in time. With three seconds left in a drop-filled debacle, he hauled in a 25-yard touchdown pass from Steve Young to give the 49ers a 30-27 victory over Green Bay in an NFC wild-card game.
The Catch II, as it came to be known, ranks No. 2 in our countdown of the 49ers' most unforgettable moments at Candlestick Park.
Owens prefers a different nickname for his signature play. He calls it "The Redemption Catch."
"Well, I mean, it was a rough day," Owens, now 40, said during a November visit to Candlestick. "I remember dropped balls here and there. ... You're just trying to do whatever you can to redeem yourself for those mistakes."
As with Dwight Clark's original, the drama behind the "The Catch II" extended deeper than the final play. In both cases, victory represented a breakthrough against a dreaded playoff nemesis.
Clark had the Cowboys. Owens has the Packers, who had beaten the 49ers five consecutive times and had killed their Super Bowl hopes for three years running.
Green Bay looked poised to do it again, taking a 27-23 lead on the first play after the two-minute warning. Quarterback Brett Favre hit Antonio Freeman for a 15-yard touchdown pass, and it was so quiet at Candlestick Park that you could hear a pass drop.
Owens had flubbed four passes thrown his way, including one in which he was wide open in the end zone and lost the ball in the sun. The third-year wide receiver had a catch on the 49ers' first series, but he fumbled it away to set up the Packers' first score.
These weren't tough grabs. Owens had the yips.
As teammate Jerry Rice recalled: "The worst thing is when you're dropping a lot of footballs during the game and you just can't get it going. You're like, 'Oh, my God. Why is this happening to me?'
"I just kept telling him, 'Keep working hard.' Because I think when receivers are going through a situation like that, we keep lifting each other up. You just keep saying: 'It's going to happen.' "
With time for one last gasp, the 49ers started the drive at their 24-yard line with 1:50 to play. And they kept the drive going thanks to a break from the officiating crew.
Rice appeared to fumble the ball around midfield with 39 seconds remaining, and Packers linebacker Bernardo Harris recovered what he thought was a game-clinching turnover.
But line judge Jeff Bergman ruled that Rice hadn't lost control of the ball, and field judge Kevin Mack declined to overrule him. These were in the days before such plays were subject to video review.
Asked about the play now, Rice laughs.
"I still have people that say, 'Hey, that should have been a fumble,' " he said, gleefully.
"You know what? They need to move on with their lives. Come on. I'm Jerry Rice! (The officials) are going to give me that. Get over it! Move on!"
Given a reprieve by the controversial call, the 49ers capitalized. Facing a third-and-3 from the 25-yard line, Mariucci dialed up a play called "3 Jets All Go." It called for Rice and backup running back Chuck Levy to line up on the left, with J.J. Stokes split to the right and Owens lined up in the right slot. Terry Kirby ran his pattern out of the backfield.
And then the darn thing nearly unraveled at the snap. Young lost his footing and nearly tumbled to the turf while dropping back to pass.
"The interesting thing to me, when you look at it: Steve Young was not in shotgun formation," Mariucci said. "That would be unheard of (now), and it was pretty much unheard of then because everybody else used the shotgun except for us.
"Sure enough, he stumbled. ... Football freaks will probably watch that clip and say, 'Why in the world was he under center?' "
Young said after the game that his near fall might have helped him disappear from the defense for a split second. That bought him enough time to look outside before scanning the middle of the field to find Owens.
And then he launched an arcing pass toward the red jersey amid a sea of green and gold. Owens had a Packer to the left of him, a Packer to the right, and two more chasing him from behind.
"And Steve put the ball right where it had to be," Owens said.
The receiver held on.
And then he let go.
The man who would later be known for outlandish planned touchdown celebrations kept it human and spontaneous this time, weeping for all to see as he embraced his coach.
"That was me being a passionate player," Owens said, looking back. "I knew what I had done over the course of the offseason to be that 'other player' along with Jerry and J.J., to complement those guys.
"I wear my emotions on my sleeve, and that's what I did. It was going to be a great disappointment to let them down."
As is often the case with sequels, this one did not live up to the original. Instead of paving the way to a Super Bowl victory, "The Catch II" merely led to a 20-18 loss to Atlanta the following week.
Still, on this day, the game was good to the last catch.
"I had never heard the crowd explode like it did," Mariucci said. "I remember jumping. It was like I was levitated. ... It was just pandemonium."
Marcus Thompson contributed to this report. Contact Daniel Brown at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/MercBrownie.
Candlestick Moments
In honor of the 49ers' final season at Candlestick Park, we count down the team's Most Unforgettable Moments there. Stories will run periodically until Dec. 23, the last regular-season game at the place the 49ers have called home since 1971. The 10 Most Unforgettable Moments -- among them a few that 49ers fans can't forget, no matter how hard they try -- were voted on by our sports staff. You can vote at mercurynews.com/49ers. The fan vote will be revealed before the final game.


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What do you notice about the partial sums?
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There are several things you could notice. Here are some of them:
Play with the alternating series
(a) Find the first 5 partial sums of this series. Write them so that each partial sum has a denominator of 32.
(b) Plot the sequence of partial sums on this graph:
(c) What do you notice about the behavior of the partial sums?
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The absolute values converge to zero:
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Roger will open the defence of his US Open crown by taking on Wang Yeu-Tzuoo of Taiwan. He will be bidding to become only the third player in the professional era to win three straight titles at Flushing Meadows. The others were John McEnroe (1979-81) and Ivan Lendl (1985-87).
Roger has never before played the 21-year-old Wang, who is ranked 109th in the world, and he looks set for a comfortable run into the second round. He would then face the winner of the British duel between Tim Henman (ATP 62) and Greg Rusedski (ATP 138). A possible opponent for the round of the last 16 is former world number one, Juan Carlos Ferrero (who had defeated Rafael Nadal in Cincinnati), and James Blake (ATP 5) in the quarter finals.
The US Open will take place in New York from August 28 until September 10.
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Martina McBride Takes On Motown With 'Come See About Me' (Song Premiere)
Martina McBride has built a 20-plus year career around her skill as a country singer, selling more than 14 million albums in the U.S. along the way. But country isn't the only music the Kansas native loves: her new album, "Everlasting," is a collection of vintage soul and R&B tracks, including the Supremes' "Come See About Me," which premieres today on Speakeasy.
McBride's interpretation is a faithful one. Produced by Don Was, her version rides a smooth bed of piano and layers of lush horns, and McBride's voice is buoyant as backing singers echo and underline her coy tone.
"'Come See About Me' is one of my favorite songs on the album," McBride told Speakeasy. "When I play it for people, they immediately get a smile on their face and start moving. You can not sit still and listen to this song."
Though she's perhaps best known for high-charting country singles including "Blessed" and "This One's for the Girls," the singer said her fondness for old-school soul music is one that plenty of people share.
"Motown records are such great records because they really created a unique sound and feeling," McBride said. "I think everyone could agree that Motown has been a part of their lives at some point or another."
"Everlasting" is due April 8 on McBride's own Vinyl Recordings. What do you think of her version of "Come See About Me?" Leave your thoughts in the comments.
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SANTA CLARA -- MarQueis Gray never has been cut from a football team, but the rookie tight end is on the bubble to make the 49ers' final roster that must be pared to 53 by Saturday.
"Any way I can open eyes and help the team gives me a little bit of hope," said Gray, a converted quarterback from the University of Minnesota.
Thursday night's exhibition finale at San Diego offers one more chance for Gray and others to stick with the reigning NFC champions.
Gray has made a late surge among a tight end corps that features Vernon Davis, second-round draft pick Vance McDonald and Garrett Celek, the only undrafted rookie to make last year's final cut.
Gray (6-foot-4, 250 pounds) knows he has must vastly improve his blocking, footwork and hand placement. Because he's such a project, the 49ers might opt to send him to the practice squad.
Despite playing quarterback and wideout at Minnesota, Gray hasn't practiced at either position with the 49ers, who instead are seeing if he can fit into Delanie Walker's old role.
When Gray returned to Minnesota's campus before training camp, he visited the Gophers' tight ends coach to seek more tips on his position switch. Recalled Gray: "First thing he said is, 'How's Vernon Davis?' And I said, 'Coach, I'm doing good, too.' "
"I know I can't stay complacent," Gray added. "I see veteran guys getting cut. This isn't college anymore. No scholarships."
With 22 players on the chopping block, here are five intriguing battles to watch in the exhibition finale:
1. Who's the No. 3 quarterback?
Every team would love this question for the finale, because it means your starter (Colin Kaepernick) emerged healthy through three exhibitions and your top backup has been determined (Colt McCoy). Rookie B.J. Daniels should see his most extensive action as he tries to secure the No. 3 job over newcomer Seneca Wallace.
2. Which outside linebacker can help the 49ers forget Parys Haralson, who was traded to New Orleans earlier in the week?
Dan Skuta likely will be the 49ers' third outside linebacker, filling in for Ahmad Brooks or Aldon Smith in the base defense. Corey Lemonier has had a terrific exhibition season and looks like a bona fide pass rusher. Cam Johnson has had a couple of nifty moments, too, but he could be ticketed for another practice-squad stint.
3. How does Joe Looney play after a questionable hit?
After not playing as a rookie, Looney found the national spotlight (but no NFL fine) with Sunday's block into Viking Kevin Williams' knee. Looney insisted he meant no harm but added that he's doing all he can to make the roster. The 2012 fourth-round pick likely is a lock to serve as the eighth offensive lineman, but keep an eye on how he plays.
4. Which defensive backs win reserve roles?
Rookie Eric Reid will start at free safety in Week 1, joining strong safety Donte Whitner and cornerbacks Carlos Rogers and Tarell Brown. But who will be their backups? Nnamdi Asomugha looks to have won the No. 3 job, so where does that leave Tramaine Brock, Perrish Cox and rookies Marcus Cooper and Darryl Morris? Could Cooper unseat a veteran? At safety, the 49ers must debate among Craig Dahl, C.J. Spillman, Trenton Robinson and Michael Thomas, as well as special-teams ace Bubba Ventrone. Special-teams contributions ultimately could answer all the questions.
5. Could this be Brian Jennings' finale?
Every special-teams snap since 2000 has come off Jennings' trustworthy hands. But rookie Kevin McDermott has thrust himself into what Jim Harbaugh calls an even competition. Jennings' streak of 208 consecutive games is tied for first in franchise history with tackle Len Rhode.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.
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MORAGA -- In the sleepy suburban hills of Lamorinda, Rob Browning is quietly building a powerhouse.
The Saint Mary's College women's volleyball coach has started the 2013 season with another talented team after last year's edition made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Even though the team graduated a stellar senior class, the Gaels have their eye on the NCAA tournament once again.
"I don't think we're going to miss a beat," Browning said.
Heading into the season, the Gaels were picked to finish third by West Coast Conference coaches, behind BYU and San Diego.
The preseason all-conference team also featured outside hitters Kristina Graven and Jordan Shaw, who, along with fellow Saint Mary's senior Sarah Reams, are expected to carry on the program's strong tradition.
"We had great seniors last year and we're trying to do the same thing," Graven said. "But on our team everyone is a leader and we all hold each other accountable. We have a really great team with good chemistry so we're just trying to keep that going."
The Gaels are aiming for their fourth NCAA tournament appearance in six years. Along with their trio of seniors, the team is also expected to rely on newcomers and veterans with expanded roles.
University of Texas transfer Madelyn Hutson, a junior, and true freshman Alexis Salmons have already made a quick impact on Browning's squad. Redshirt juniors Danica Mendivil and Natalie Loos are welcome returns to the team after sitting out last year with injuries.
Entering his ninth season at the helm of the program, Browning envisions more success on the horizon.
"We've been strong for a while and we're going to be strong this year also," he said. "I think we've got a good thing going.
"There will be ups and downs, but I think we're in a position where we can maintain a high level year-in and year-out."
But nothing comes easy in the WCC, which has six NCAA tournament teams last season and has established itself as one of the nation's elite. St. Mary's went 18-11 overall and 12-4 in conference play last season, finishing third.
"I think we're going to be stronger this year," Browning said of the WCC.
"We love being in our conference. It's just a good group of schools with common missions and really beautiful locations -- and the women's volleyball is really strong."
St. Mary's started off the season by splitting a two-game series at Colorado last weekend before opening with home dates against Miami and Air Force on Friday and Saturday. Conference play is set to start on Sept. 19 with a match at McKeon Pavilion.
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Diary of a Disaster: Recovery Under Way in Cebu
CEBU CITY, Philippines—In the provincial government offices here, hundreds of mostly young volunteers have gathered, flocking from universities, hospitals and local call centers to help mobilize aid to the areas most gravely affected by a super-typhoon that swept across the Philippines on Friday, causing untold damage and deaths estimated to reach into the thousands.
Inside the humid, noisy corridors of the offices in Cebu, in the central Philippines, the volunteers sit next to a sea of white sacks, scooping out bowls of rice or sorting chips, sardines, noodle packets and water for delivery to affected areas. Outside in a sunny parking lot – Cebu was all blue skies on Sunday – police formed an assembly line and tossed sacks into trucks for delivery.
A few foreign tourists also chipped in.
Ellen Lurie, a 31-year-old writer from Baltimore currently on an 18-month trip around the world, said she was considering abandoning plans to go to Thailand to stay and help out. "This is where I actually feel useful."
Cebu City appeared largely untouched on Sunday, with malls in full swing. But in the northern part of the province, which was reportedly devastated, mobile communications are only slowly beginning to come back online, said Junjun Davide, the governor of Cebu.
On Sunday he sat flanked by his wife and staff in his office, a dim room draped with heavy ochre curtains, and reviewed a projected slideshow of photos showing the devastation across the province's northern swath – an area that is home to miles of rice paddies and farms.
Since taking office in June Mr. Davide has faced a trio of calamities that includes a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake in October, a lethal shipping collision in August and now Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda.
He says he still has "no ideas as of yet" about the value of damage to his province. The number of fatalities in Cebu still stands at around a dozen, but some of the most remote areas remain cut off from communication.
What Mr. Davide does know, however, is that the country's agricultural sector has been dealt a particularly heavy blow.
"The poultry business is wiped out," he said, citing the damage inflicted on Bantayan Island—one of Cebu's most devastated regions and the home of major poultry farms. The island provides millions of eggs each day to the entire province, he notes.
Still, Mr. Davide said Cebu would recover.
"We trust in God, we have very strong faith in God, and together we will overcome this challenge."
For now that challenge will be reaching those most in need of assistance – but efforts are already underway.
Down a flight of stairs from Mr. Davide's office, and around the corner across a stretch of asphalt, a government daycare center decorated with cartoon figures now serves as an impromptu command post for tracking the storm and monitoring recovery efforts.
One command staffer, Dennis Choing, said recovery teams have had considerable trouble even reaching affected areas.
"Going north, town after town, they had to use chainsaws because the main highway was covered with trees, electric poles, and wires," he said. "They had to cut their way for about 80 kilometers."
Mr. Choing estimates that in certain island municipalities, up to 80% of houses and infrastructure were badly damaged. Working at a desk salvaged from his former office, Mr. Choing compiles a list of the missing, the injured and those killed from information sent in part through text messages and radio.
The office was actually set up nearly a month ago, after the October earthquake. Signs of other earthquake damage are still visible elsewhere at the government offices. The Palace of Justice, for example, is still roped off and inaccessible. In the small command office, maps are tacked to boards hung next to alphabet lessons and drawings of parrots. A printer rests on a child's plastic play table, which sits feet away from a body bag that staffers are currently use to store office supplies.
"We've had to improvise," said commander Anchises Alphonso Diola, who is on duty alongside several other green-clad navy officers.
For now Cebu seems to have escaped the trauma wrought on Leyte Island, where at least 134 deaths have been reported and some officials have said there could be as many as 10,000 deaths across the province.
Evelyn Senajon, who is helping lead the relief effort in Cebu, says the damage there could have been far worse.
"The attitude here has really changed," she said, citing Typhoon Ruping, which hit the city in 1991 and killed more than 5,000 people across the country. "When I was young, we were also told to evacuate, but we'd only evacuate when the water was actually high. If there was only rain, we'd stay in the house, because we'd really want to protect our property."
Ms. Senajon estimates that this time 50% of people living in the province's most vulnerable coastal areas evacuated before Haiyan hit. "People know now what will happen if they don't," she said.


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Valdosta Endocrinologist Doctors for Diabetes Insipidus
Type of Physician: Endocrinologist
What is a Endocrinologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners treat disorders of the internal (endocrine) glands such as the thyroid and adrenal glands. Endocrinology also deals with disorders such as diabetes, metabolic and nutritional disorders, pituitary diseases, and menstrual and sexual problems.
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Endocrinologist Doctors in Valdosta * results
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Carrie P. Bowling
Diabetes Management Center
3018 N Patterson St
Valdosta, GA 31602
(229) 249-4121
- 2 office location(s)
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Jennifer E. Lawrence
Diabetes Management Center
3018 N Patterson St
Valdosta, GA 31602
(229) 249-4121
- 2 office location(s)
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Anita D. Sinnott
Diabetes Management Center
3018 N Patterson St
Valdosta, GA 31602
(229) 249-4121
- 1 office location(s)
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Emergency Contact for Valdosta
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Nearby Valdosta Hospitals results
- 1South Georgia Medical Center
2501 N Patterson St
Valdosta, Georgia 31602
(229) 333-100
- 2Greenleaf Center
2209 Pineview Dr
Valdosta, Georgia 31602
(229) 247-435
- 3Smith Northview Hospital
4280 N Valdosta Rd
Valdosta, Georgia 31602
(229) 671-200
- 4Brooks County Hospital
903 N Court St
Valdosta, Georgia 31643
(229) 263-417
- 5Louis Smith Memorial Hospital
116 W Thigpen Ave
Valdosta, Georgia 31635
(229) 482-844
- 6Cook Medical Center
706 N Parrish Ave
Valdosta, Georgia 31620
(229) 896-800
- 7Berrien County Hospital
1221 E McPherson Ave
Valdosta, Georgia 31639
(229) 543-710
- 8Madison County Memorial Hops
309 NE Marion St
Valdosta, Georgia 32340
(850) 973-227
- 9Clinch Memorial Hospital
1050 Valdosta Hwy
Valdosta, Georgia 31634
(912) 487-521
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Start / End: Dec. 9th thru Dec. 11th (Weekend #2)
Address: 24811 West Hardy RoadSpring, Texas 77373 (Bayer Park)
Description:Spring Stampede '01 and '97 are proud to present the WINTER BLAST Softball Tournament. We are aiming to host yet another great fastpitch softball event. This is the place to be!!! Pool games will begin on Friday, but we'll try our best to accommodate any requests. Don't wait, as this event is sure to fill-up.Age Groups: 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U and 14U/16U.
Division: Open
Game Guarantee: 4 (2 Pool, 2 Bracket - Double Elimination, NO IF Game) (RR format, if 5 or less teams)
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We always have a fully stocked concession stand, but coolers are welcome.
Team Awards - 1st - 3rd, Individual Awards - 1st & 2nd (6 team minimum).
Our softball fields and complex are well maintained and located very close to the historic Old Town Spring. Also, our concession stand is always well stocked and reasonably priced.
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Should be a good one to end 2011!
More teams added...
Price reduced to $120
Both weekends will make... The first looks strong for 10U and 14U/16U and the second looks great for some 12U games. This will be a great tournament...
We will change the format to Round Robin for divisions with 4 and 5 teams.
December 2-4 looking good for the 10U and 14U/16U. We are still looking for 8U teams, will certainly have a RR if we can get one more team.
Registration will close on Monday, November 28th for Weekend #1. This will ensure that we get scheduling out soon for the teams.
Will be running 10U, 12U and 14/16U. The 12U division is loaded. If you think your team is one of the best in the area, get in on the action...
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Kylee Perez and Hailey Sparacino are treasuring their final season on the Alhambra High softball team.
Not only have the two slick middle infielders helped the Bulldogs off to a fast start, they're getting to do it alongside their younger sisters for the first time.
The two freshmen, Briana Perez and Karlee Sparacino, have made quite the impression for the 13-2 Bulldogs. And their older sisters don't mind sharing the spotlight.
"It's so much fun," said Kylee Perez, a UCLA signee and two-time Diablo Foothill Athletic League MVP.
"It's so cool," added Hailey Sparacino, who's headed to Saint Mary's. "To see how good they are and knowing that's your younger sister, it's a proud moment."
Because of their age gap, the two sets of sisters had never played on the same team until this spring.
"The two little sisters on the team are comical," Alhambra coach Paul Buccellato said. "You definitely see the two older sisters take them under their wing, but (the freshmen) are both very talented athletes and can play any position you put them at."
Batting ninth, Karlee Sparacino is leading the team in hitting with a .707 average.
Buccellato calls leadoff hitter Briana Perez the fastest kid he's coached in 20 years of travel ball and high school experience.
Both have already committed to Pac-12 schools -- Briana will join her sister at UCLA and Karlee is headed to Oregon.
The freshman sisters have also helped make an already-potent lineup even more dangerous. Seven of nine starters have made college commitments.
"This is hands-down the best team I've seen in high school," Buccellato said.
Alhambra reached the championship semifinals of the prestigious Carew Classic and its only losses have been to Amador Valley and Los Alamitos.
Seven starters are hitting over .400, and the elder Sparacino and Perez have combined for nine home runs and 49 RBIs through 15 games.
A North Coast Section championship -- something the team's seniors last accomplished as freshmen -- is the ultimate goal.
"To be able to do it with our sisters would be special," Kylee Perez said.
DRAGONS ON A TEAR: After losing six of seven out of the gate, Bishop O'Dowd is suddenly one of the hottest baseball teams around.
Behind the pitching duo of Washington-bound Channing Nesbitt and sophomore Leo Nierenberg, the Dragons have won 10 straight games and are in first place in the WACC-Foothill standings.
"As a program, we do a lot of experimenting early in the season," O'Dowd coach Chris Kyriacou said. "You have to lose early to win later. ... Everything is a progression to get to May."
The team's lineup has steadied and it has become tough to score on with Nesbitt and Nierenberg starting on the mound.
Nierenberg, a right-hander, hasn't allowed an earned run while striking out 55 in 34 innings.
But the team leader is Nesbitt, a lefty with a solid changeup and curveball to go with an upper-80s fastball. In addition to a 2.69 ERA the four-year varsity player is hitting a team-best .531 entering this week.
Nesbitt has been at his best during the Dragons' winning streak, which began March 14.
"He put a lot of pressure on himself early on," Kyriacou said of Nesbitt. "We had a really good talk, and he deserves to have a good time in his senior year."
The addition of Shane Farley, who missed the first month of the season while helping O'Dowd's basketball team reach the Open Division state title game, has also bolstered the pitching staff.
The defense has improved as well. During the 10-game streak, the Dragons have allowed a total of just seven runs.
"We definitely did some soul searching when we were 1-6," Kyriacou said. "We suffered together, now we're reaping the dividends."
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History of Architecture in Montréal & Québec City
Although the British conquest took place in 1759, it wasn't until the 1780s that English influence could be seen in architecture around the province. A few high-ranking officials started building homes in the popular Palladian and Regency styles, with open-air porticoes and Italian columns. The Regency balconies and windows allowed for a perfect mix between inside and out, while also stopping the snow from blocking windows and doors in winter. Roofs became less slanted so the snow no longer fell directly on your head as you closed the door on your way out. All buildings during this period, commercial or residential, resembled country homes. You can still get a sense of this today on rue St-Jean in Québec City. Commercial buildings were set up to look like homes in part because the Catholic Church disapproved of the expansion of commerce.
The industrialization of the province led to an architectural style that would forever define Montréal: the duplexes and triplexes with circular exterior staircases. Built between 1900 and 1930, these economical structures were meant to accommodate large families. With outdoor staircases to save on heating and space, and balconies reminiscent of rural galleries, they also gave inhabitants the feel of a personal entrance. Covered in either limestone or brick, each had decorative touches like a cornice, Tuscan columns, or art nouveau-inspired windows. Over 100 years later, these unique staircases and multiple-family dwellings continue to thrive in the city and define its architectural identity.
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Saturday's letters: Outrageous!
Published: Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 28, 2014 at 3:05 p.m.
To the editor: It is unbelievable that a 9-year-old was prevented from carrying his My Little Pony backpack to school because the school administrators at Candler Elementary said it triggered bullying. This is outrageous!
Did the administrators deal with the bullies? What punishment did they receive? Were the bullies parents brought in to help deal with the bullying? All these questions, and yet it appears the only person to be dealt with was the child and his innocent backpack.
Have the school administrators lost all common sense? Are they worn out and need to retire? Whatever the answers, I personally am furious that anything at all was said about the My Little Pony backpack to the child who carried it to school. Good grief!
Phyllis Hasty
Laurel Park
Saying thank you
To the editor: I am currently collecting cards of appreciation to be sent to the last surviving members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, otherwise known as WASP. These remarkable women were true trailblazers, flying as they did an estimated 60 million miles in their vital role of support for service pilots for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
Though their role was largely overlooked for decades, they began to receive some of the recognition they deserve when in 2009 they were awarded the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal.
There are only about 160 WASP left today, and we lose more with each passing year. These great women gave so much on behalf of our nation, and in proving their worth and mettle helped shatter gender barriers for the generation of women who followed them.
Now its our turn to say thank you. Celebrate and remember a WASP veteran by sending her a card of appreciation today. For details, contact Joe Elliott at email@example.com.
Joe Elliott
Keep politics out
To the editor: The Times-News of Feb. 8 contained Associated Press writer Jeffrey Collins story, New state lines create conflicts. Yes, I know, they have to put state lines somewhere. Wasnt there an old song, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere?
Is this about a conflict between science/engineering and politics? What about continental drift changing things? A politically annoying activity of science is measuring stuff I mean really measuring stuff.
Ive heard that back in history, ancient Egyptian rulers devised a stone standard cubit kept in the royal palace against which official wooden copies distributed around to favored bureaucrats were annually checked. This was to give builders a decent idea of what was meant by a cubit (originally from a mans elbow to his fingertips. So easy. Why louse that up?.
But when some bureaucrats kitchen staff used the wooden copy cubit in cooking dinner as company came over, and the bureaucrat tried to present his own homemade copy with a poorly counterfeited cartouche, maybe it cost him his head? Messy. Keep politics out of science/engineering!
N.O. Klaner
Poor planning
To the editor: I wonder who the genius is who planned out the parking lot for the new Fresh Market/Stein Mart Shopping Center. There is no flow pattern for traffic entering or exiting from the main road. Seems to me, its an accident waiting to happen.
Irene Bergell
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Sourdough Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar (I used Splenda)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp buttery sweet dough flavor (optional)
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 cup sourdough starter
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 12-count cupcake pan with paper liners and spray lightly with cooking spray.
In large bowl whisk together the whole wheat pastry flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
Using a mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla and buttery sweet dough flavor (if using) and beat well. Add the bananas and sourdough starter and mix until well combine.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until everything is moistened well. Do not overmix.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Divide batter evenly among the cupcake liners. Bake in preheated oven for 23-25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow muffins to cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely on cooling rack.


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Sage Francis wrote: I was going to make a joke like "Hey...look at Nicholas Cage getting down!"
And then it turns out it actually is Nicholas Cage.
What are the chances of me getting him to recreate this in a video of mine? Who knows someone who knows someone who help make this happen?
cubbiebear wrote: hey fellas. I sent in a remix. Just wondering if it was received in time to get up for the vote. If not I can use it for something else but was hoping to make it in. Just checking to make sure I didn't send it to the wrong place.


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By guest blogger Kelsey Bradshaw
Kelsey is a sophomore at the University of Oregon majoring in Journalism and Facebook (wait, that's not a real major?!). Originally a track star from Medford, Oregon, she now enjoys going for runs with her friends and working out at Eugene Crossfit. She also enjoys visiting National Parks, playing in the snow, and hanging out at the beach…double points if they're all at the same time.
Baseball, Hockey, Basketball…what do these things have in common?
Apart from millions of fans, nation anthems, and a circle(ish) shaped ball or puck, these sports all have some of the best—and weirdest—concession stand food you'll ever have.
Take, for instance, the Meat Lover's Hot Dog served at the Great American Ballpark, home to the Cincinnati Reds: a deep-fried quarter pound hot dog, which is then coated with chili and topped off with pepper jack cheese and fried salami.
If you're up for a challenge, the next thing on your 'To Eat' list is the Big Boomer, offered at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. Measuring 24 inches long, it weighs in at a full pound and is topped with spicy ketchup, jalapeño mustard, Baja relish, beef chili, melted cheese, and raw onions. If hot dogs aren't your thing, try the three-pound pretzel they also offer—so big it's served in a pizza box.
The fun doesn't stop there, though. The Miami Marlins stadium offers a helmet full of nachos with all of the toppings—salsa, jalapeños, chili, cheese, and green sauce. Wearing it after eating is not recommended.
If these all sound a little tame, stop by the Louisiana Superdome and try alligator sausage or jambalaya. Or, if your stomach is up for it, try the Rocky Mountain Oysters that Coors Field in Denver offers. These deceivingly named "oysters" are not of the seafood variety, but rather deep-fried bull testicles, served with fries and dipping sauce.
Canadian Hockey fans have it really good, however; many of their stadiums sell poutine, or fries covered with cheese curds and gravy. The Toronto Maple Leafs' concessions include not only poutine, but hot dogs coated with the heart-stopping concoction, as well as bacon-wrapped hot dogs. But BMO Field belonging to the Toronto FC Major League Soccer team takes the cake with the Triple Pork Poutine: the typical fries, cheese curds, and gravy, then followed with pulled pork, bacon, and sausage.
What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten at concession stands? Would you ever try any of these?


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Warren Station Center for the Arts in Keystone kicks off its March concert series Saturday night with a performance by the progressive bluegrass act, Mountain Standard Time (MST).
While bluegrass forms the foundation of the group's sound, MST prefers the term "freegrass," band member Nick Dunbar (guitar, mandolin, vocals) told the Summit Daily this past fall. "Some tunes are focused toward an Americana/folk sound, where others lend themselves to progressive rock and fusion. It definitely changes from song to song," he said.
MST leads with acoustic guitar, mandolin and banjo, but adds saxophone, electric bass, drums and electric effects for a big-band style all its own. In 2012, the group welcomed new members Ryan Ebarb (formerly of Yamn) on keyboards and Otis Lande on bass. MST recently released its new EP, "Sunny," from which four tracks are available for free download on the band's website (www.mst
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"All of our songs can be broken down and played on acoustic instruments in a traditional bluegrass fashion, but in the live setting we bring much more diversity to the tunes," Dunbar said. Even so, he admitted a fondness for sitting around, picking old tried-and-true bluegrass tunes. "Even after playing a three-hour show you might be able to find us picking early into the morning at some cheap Motel 6 or in a friend's basement," he said.
Saturday's show is $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9.
A week later on March 9, Warren Station invites spring breakers to dance the night away '80s style to the Six Million Dollar Band, whose high-energy retro New Wave shows include five keyboards plus guitar and rhythm and bass. Revelers are invited to don their '80s best, with prizes to be awarded for the best outfit.
The series then takes a week off, returning March 23 with Naïve Melodies, also a treat for '80s fans, though specifically those who like the Talking Heads. The three-piece cover band weaves older and newer Talking Heads songs into its sets, from early art-rock to radio hits. The West Coast group formed in Arcata, Calif., in 2011. It uses a blend of three-part harmonies, heavy grooves and synthesizers to achieve a sound that closely approximates the real thing.
Closing out the series on March 30 is Elephant Revival, a genre-defying quintet from Nederland that incorporates elements of rock, gypsy, alt-Country, Celtic and folk into its sound using an impressive array of instruments. Members include Bridget Law (fiddle, octave fiddle); Sage Cook (banjo, mandolin, guitar, tenor banjo, fiddle and bass); Bonnie Paine (washboard, djembe, stompbox, musical saw); Daniel Rodriguez (banjo, guitar, bass); and Dango Rose (double-bass, banjo, mandolin). All contribute their voices and songwriting to the equation.


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Brown University Program in Medieval Studies currently offers two concentrations: Medieval Cultures and Late Antique Cultures. A concentration in medieval cultures focuses on the sixth through the fifteenth centuries and combines interdisciplinary perspectives on this period with in-depth study of one or two related disciplines. Late antique cultures deals with the third through the ninth centuries, when ancient cultural forms were still in place but medieval cultures were beginning to take shape simultaneously.
Director of the Medieval Studies Program (Spr. 2015):
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How to Be a Fashion Blogger With Bryanboy, Bag Snob and Tom and Lorenzo
Aspiring fashion bloggers, here's your chance! The Wall Street Journal is hosting a Spreecast on Thursday at noon ET to give you all you need to know about how to make it as a fashion blogger.
I'm moderating the online video panel on Thursday, Jan. 17 at noon ET. Joining me will be the best of the best, Bryanboy, Tina Craig of Bag Snob and Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez of Tom and Lorenzo.
You can also sign in through Facebook or Twitter and hit the RSVP button for a reminder.


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Global Fund's Chief 'Cautiously Optimistic' on Donations
By Betsy McKay
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria didn't meet its goal last week of raising $15 billion to support disease programs over the next three years. But that isn't stopping the Geneva-based organization's executive director, Mark Dybul, from being "cautiously optimistic" that it will.
His reasons: donations to the fund are increasing even though the economic environment is still very tough globally. And some of the beneficiaries of the fund's largesse – many African countries – are opening their wallets now too.
At a big "replenishment" meeting in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2 and 3, the Global Fund, which raises and distributes funds for disease-fighting programs, collected pledges totaling just over $12 billion. They came from 25 countries, the European Commission, private foundations, corporations and others.
While that's short of the ultimate goal, it's about 30% more than the international health financier raised for 2011-2013, Dr. Dybul noted in an interview. It includes increased contributions from some big mainstay donors, like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which committed up to $500 million.
The U.S. – traditionally the largest donor to the Global Fund – pledged up to $5 billion, and structured it in a way that prods other donors to give more too. The U.S. will give $1 for every $2 committed by others through Sept. 2014. "Don't leave our money on the table," President Barack Obama urged other donors in announcing the pledge.
The U.K. structured its own $1.6 billion pledge similarly, limiting its contribution to 10% of the total raised for 2014 to 2016.
As hefty as those contributions are, there was just as much talk last week about the $30 million pledge from Nigeria. And the $1 million commitment from Zimbabwe. And even the $750,000 from Namibia. "In a small way, let us invest in the replenishment," said Richard Kamwi, Namibia's minister of health and social services. He told conference attendees that global donations have helped his country reduce malaria deaths from 1,700 in 2001 to four in 2012. It has also helped 97% of babies of HIV-positive mothers to be born free of that disease.
Dr. Dybul, an American HIV/AIDS physician who previously ran the U.S. government's bilateral HIV/AIDS program, has been working the donor pool with an urgent message since taking his current role earlier this year. "For the first time, we can see how we can end HIV, TB and malaria as epidemics," he told them last week, citing recent scientific and technological advances. "It's a truly historic moment – one we need to seize." That moment won't last forever, he warns.
The contributions from African nations signal a new type of partnership in which nations that once relied heavily on wealthy donors to pay for their disease-fighting programs are now funding and leading many of those programs themselves, he said.
For its own part, the Global Fund is working more closely with countries to help them identify their funding needs, he said.
Dr. Dybul said he is also hopeful that the Fund can attract more donations from wealthy individual donors. His strategy for doing that is to make targeted requests – a few million here or there needed to fill gaps between the funding one country or another needs to control its epidemics and the resources it has. "In the past, we said, 'give us some money and we'll try to make good use of it,'" he said. Now, he said, the Fund is identifying more precise needs.


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- Jan 11:
- Wolverton: Your home could soon be like the Jetsons'
- Jan 10:
- Magid: '4K' TV not quite ready for prime time
- CES 2014: iPhone case gives you 'Predator' vision
- 5 things you missed at CES: Connect your devices on the go
- Jan 9:
- CES 2014: Cars powered by solar, hydrogen roll into Las Vegas
- Netflix adds 4K streaming for new, ultra high-definition TVs
- CES 2014: Driverless cars need legal framework, automakers say
- CES 2014: Toothbrush tracks use, uses bluetooth to share with phone
- Jan 8:
- CES 2014: Troy's picks for best of show
- CES 2014: Few 'wearables' balance fashion and function
- CES 2014: Cisco CEO pegs 'Internet of Things' as $19 trillion opportunity
- Jan 7:
- CES 2014: Will your next TV be Ultra HD?
- CES 2014: Yahoo's Marissa Mayer brings out stars to tout firm's media business
- CES 2014: Sony launches PlayStation Now streaming game service
- PlayStation 4 easily outselling Xbox One so far, Sony says
- CES 2014: Michael Bay says 'I guess live shows aren't my thing'
- CES 2014: T-Mobile CEO crashes AT&T party, gets thrown out
- Intel says its processors are now 'conflict-free'
- Jan 6:
- CES 2014: Intel CEO says company will play a key role in computing revolution
- CES 2014: TV industry puts its hope in curves and pretty screens
- CES 2014: Panasonic to help make smart-TV Firefox software
- CES 2014: Dish's new Hopper can record 8 shows at once
- CES 2014: AT&T to sell toll-free service for wireless data
- CES 2014: Sharp unveils TV positioned between HD and 4K
- CES 2014: LG jumps into wearable fitness gadget market
- CES 2014: Roku TV will stream video without set-top box
- CES 2014: Dolby unveils technology to improve TV brightness
- CES 2014: LG to use Palm's mobile software for smart TVs
- CES 2014: GM to outfit Chevy vehicles with 4G from AT&T
- Nvidia admits Monterey County crop circle was a publicity stunt
- Jan 5:
- CES preview: Tech sales expected to fall in 2014, industry group says
- Jan 3:
- Wolverton: Excited for CES 2014, for a change
- Jan 2:
- Ford to unveil solar hybrid concept car at CES
LAS VEGAS -- Sitting down all day is bad for you, or so doctors say. There's been a burst of interest in standing desks, but they're not that easy to use, and it's hard to motivate sitters to stand.
Stir, a company founded by a former Apple (AAPL) engineer, says it has the answer: a table that will nudge you to stand, with a gentle, one-inch rise and fall of its surface. If you take the suggestion, the table rises to standing height.
The table is controlled from a color touch screen. It looks as though someone has hammered an iPhone into the table's surface. To change between sitting and standing positions, you tap it twice. You can program it to make you stand, say, 35 percent of the time. A hidden heat sensor helps the desk determine whether you're there.
The screen also controls the table's Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections. They don't do much right now, but the plan is for the table to connect to your smartphone to track your sitting and standing periods.
One day, it'll also connect fitness bands such as the Fitbit to help the table figure out when you should be sitting and standing. For instance, the FitBit could tell the desk that you've had a tough workout already that morning and let you sit a bit more than usual, Stir CEO JP Labrosse says.
Now, all we need is a TV couch that reminds people to stand.
Other goodies: The desk contains power and USB connections in recessed, lidded boxes, so you can charge your phone straight from the desk, then hide the cable under a lid.
Availability: You can order the Stir Kinetic desk now for $3,890. That's about three times the price of simple motorized adjustable-height desk. The company expects to start shipping the tables in February.
The pedigree: Labrosse was one of the engineers behind the first iPod. He then co-founded a company that made a system that moved solar cells to track the sun. His former boss at Apple, Tony Fadell, went on to create another surprising "smart" product: the Nest connected thermostat.


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It's been a while since I see those acronyms on the bug tracker.
As I -kind of- understood while reading through posts in these forums, it seems these features are present in Autocad.
Does anyone please exlains what those stand for, and briefly what it is exactly? Thank you in advance!


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On some drives, you make time for pit stops. When driving from Banff or Lake Louise to Jasper, wise travelers build in a stop at the Columbia Icefield to view the Athabasca Glacier, and allow extra time along the highway to stop and gaze at the wildlife.
Our drive from Banff to Jasper included a stop at scenic Athabasca Falls. Actual travel time from Fairmont Banff Springs to Jasper Park Lodge took about 4 hours. Add another 2.5 hours to that, if clients want to stop mid-way to experience the glaciers at Columbia Icefield.
Our Sundog Tours driver knew exactly where to watch for bears and wolves. We saw grizzlies twice, a wolf, big-horn sheep, an osprey sitting on its nest on a railway bridge, and in Jasper Park, a herd of elk on the grounds of the Fairmont lodge itself.


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July 18, 2013
My personal trainer died of congestive heart failure at home Tuesday morning. Poncho, a 13-year-old Chihuahua, will be missed terribly by his family and his many canine and feline friends....
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Why come to Moore Park Beach? Not for the congestion, crowded shopping malls, busy roads, high-rise apartments, personal safety concerns and noisy traffic!
Moore Park Beach is a peaceful area just 15km north of Bundaberg, Queensland. It is home to Bundaberg's best beach, 17 unbroken km of sand and ocean, just 200m from Moore Park Beach Motel. With the glorious beach as well as parks and playgrounds, the duck pond, bike track and lagoon walk, we really are ideally situated for a peaceful, safe, relaxing holiday. Just across the not-busy road is the children's playground and the Moore Park Beach Bowls & Sports Club. Adjacent to the Bowls Club is the Community Hall, sporting fields, tennis court and skate bowl.
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STOCKTON – A 20-year-old man in his vehicle at Bianchi Road and Hillsboro Way around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday told police one man walked in front of his vehicle, pointed a handgun at him, and ordered him not to move.
Four other men opened the driver's door and assaulted him, according to a police report. He was able to accelerate away and drove to a local hospital for treatment of his non-life-threatening injuries.
He described the gunman as an Asian man, 20 to 30 years old, with a mustache, having an average build and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and black pants. There were no descriptions of the other suspects.
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No one stumbles onto the campus of Saint Mary's College. You have to know where you're going to find it, nestled in the rolling hills alongside a winding, two-lane road in Moraga.
Students don't choose it by accident, either. They are drawn by the school's distinctive appeal: small classes, personal interaction with teachers, a world view of education and a clearly defined purpose.
"We're a college," said Brother Raphael Patton, a math professor there for 42 years. "Every other dinky school you can think of is a university. We are an undergraduate college with kids and beds on campus, trying to give them a bachelor's degree."
This marks the milestone 150th year that Saint Mary's has welcomed students of all ethnicities (51 percent of freshmen are minorities) and economic levels (31 percent are eligible for Pell grants) with an academic menu that embraces teachings from Plato to Shakespeare to Einstein.
The school's mission says it all: "To probe deeply the mystery of existence by cultivating the ways of knowing and the arts of thinking."
The wonder is how the institution has grown from such an unlikely seed, founded in 1863 in San Francisco and staffed by Lasillian Christian Brothers to teach immigrants who were too poor to afford school. Patton, the school's unofficial historian, said the melting pot included Irish, Polish, Slav, Mexican and Spanish students. From that modest beginning, Saint Mary's moved to Oakland (1889) and then Moraga (1928), expanding its horizons and broadening its educational platform.
What distinguishes the curriculum now are two required programs: College Seminar -- liberal arts courses that examine literature, philosophy, history, government, arts and science -- and January Term, an intensive one-month experience that often takes students off campus.
No one has taken them farther than communications professor Shawny Anderson, whose January Term projects have visited the Brazilian Amazon, Mount Kilimanjaro and, most notably, Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Her students participate in what is known as DIRT (Deep Immersion Relief Team) courses, working with natives to improve the quality of their lives.
"We built a new house for a family of 11," Anderson said. "We put a new roof on one house and an extension on another. We taught English and did smaller projects."
That was their first visit to Haiti. On their second, they installed rain-capture systems with solar-powered water filters to help stem a cholera outbreak. Student fees covered travel costs. Donations from friends, family and readers of their blog paid for materials.
Such experiences imbue students with warm feelings, Anderson said, but they are only part of what separates Saint Mary's from other schools.
"I once taught a 450-student lecture class at Purdue," she said. "I would stand in the lower part of a sloped classroom and use a microphone. The idea of that happening at Saint Mary's is laughable. Almost all our classes happen in a small circle, and a faculty member is in the circle."
Courses are more like conversations than lectures; studies elicit discussions. When students seek advice, they are within arm's reach of their instructors.
"It is a substantially different experience than most college students will have," she said.
Maybe that's why the school's still thriving after 150 years.
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Sally Poole is the owner of Poole Communications, with offices in Hannibal, Marshall and Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She is very involved in Hannibal and Quincy, IL., with memberships in the Chamber of Commerce, Hannibal Arts Council, Affordable Community Education, Lions Club and Rotary. She has helped in the fund-raising campaign to build a Hannibal campus for Moberly Area Community College. Currently she is helping to start the Hannibal Chamber Business Development Committee.
Alvin "Spike" Ehrhardt was born and raised in Quincy, Illinois, Spike attended Christian Brothers High School and Quincy University. He and his family have called Hannibal home since 1965. Married to his wife, Theresa for 45 years, they have seven children - four sons and three daughters. The boys are in the business with their dad, and the girls have all chosen successful careers in the medical field.
"F&M Bank made our first business loan the year before we moved to Hannibal. That loan helped us start our first Sandy's restaurant," explains Ehrhardt. The Sandy's restaurants were converted to Hardee's in 1973. In 1997 the Ehrhardt's sold their restaurants; at that time they had 64 locations. Now the Ehrhardt's mostly manage land and help construct other businesses. They have built McDonalds, Wendy's and Denny's in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. Gradually they started building hotels as well. Now they have many different hotel brands including: Holiday Inn Express, Candlewood Extended Stays, CHOICE, Comfort Inn, Super 8, Fairfield, Courtyard and Hampton. The hotels include properties in four states. Spike handles the surveying and financing, while his son's handle the building, as owner/partners.
Ehrhardt believes in giving back to the community. He is past president of the Hannibal Evening Kiwanis Club and the YMCA. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, Knights of Columbus, Holy Family Catholic Church, and was involved in the YMCA fundraising drive for Hannibal. "My grandchildren are active in the YMCA, so the Y is important to me, not only because of my children, but because it helps so many people in our community."
Spike and Theresa have eight grandchildren and enjoy spending time with their family eating out and enjoying weekends together.
"We have a lot more going on in Hannibal than people realize," states Ehrhardt.
Today, I salute Spike Ehrhardt and family for the business growth and leadership they have brought to Hannibal.


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Local man shot; police have suspect in custody
Published: Monday, March 25, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 11:12 p.m.
A woman called 911 Saturday afternoon reporting that a man had been shot at a residence in Gentry Point in Tuscaloosa. Deputies and medics responded at around 2:07 p.m. and found a 52-year-old man with a life-threatening gunshot to the chest.
He was transported to DCH Regional Medical Center by ambulance and underwent surgery. He was in critical condition Sunday.
A suspect, Darryl Craig Christian, 32, was taken into custody at the scene and brought to the homicide office.
The unnamed victim lives next door to Christian, and it is believed an altercation between the two occurred just before the shooting. Christian has been charged with attempted murder and was being held Sunday in the Tuscaloosa County Jail. Bail was set at $60,000.
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Demi Lovato has so much going for her.
She's found sizable success on TV, starring in the Disney Channel's "Camp Rock" and "Sonny with a Chance" as well as appearing as a judge on "The X Factor." She's also released several hit singles and albums. Most impressive of all, the 21-year-old multimedia star has nurtured a massive fan base, which includes her nearly 21 million followers on Twitter.
Unfortunately, her ability in the live arena isn't nearly as impressive as the rest of her résumé. Her concert on Tuesday at the SAP Center in San Jose was just so-so, and just barely interesting enough to keep one's attention.
It was like watching a rerun of a show we've already seen too many times before. The cliche-ridden outing was full of lightweight rock, ho-hum pop and empty ballads, a combo that also stands as a succinct summary of Lovato's recording catalog.
Certainly, Lovato isn't the only Disney-reared act to specialize in such middle-of-the-road material. Some of these artists are able to rise above their songbook onstage -- either through sheer charisma, well-executed theatrics or other means -- but not Lovato. She couldn't seem to add anything to the equation, which translated to a live show that was every bit as average as the source material.
Opening the show with a less-than-arresting "Heart Attack," the smash hit from last year's "Demi" album, the star was mediocre at nearly every turn. She was marginally convincing with the anthems of empowerment, like "Warriors," and a little better with such dance-floor numbers as "Unbroken." She often seemed to be operating on cruise control, failing to accelerate when the moment called for it. The result was some rather tepid numbers -- such as "Got Dynamite," which was possibly the least explosive rocker I'll hear all year.
Lovato's known for having a powerful voice, yet she rarely went for broke on this evening. In all, her vocals didn't come across nearly as strong onstage as they have in the studio.
Of course, it didn't help matters that she seemed to shrink under the bright lights. She might be an A-list celebrity, but her star power definitely doesn't translate in an arena setting. Also, the stage production itself was lackluster. There were some nice bells and whistles, such as the laser-light show, but they aren't well-utilized by the designers of this Neon Lights Tour.
There were, however, a few highlights. The biggest thrill came when Lovato unleashed "Let It Go," the Academy Award-nominated song from the blockbuster animated film "Frozen." It's a great tune, especially in comparison to the rest of the set list, but I'd much rather hear Idina Menzel sing it. (Menzel sings the song in the movie, but Lovato also recorded a version of it.) Also, the 10,000-plus crowd was superb, cheering loudly throughout the night. Lovato's strong personality and her overcoming several personal problems in recent years has no doubt won her an ardent following.
The audience also gave its nod of approval to opening act Little Mix -- and the group certainly deserved it. The all-female vocal quartet was sensational, coming across like a junior version of the Spice Girls. The four women -- Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall -- blend their voices beautifully. We should be hearing more of them in the months to come.
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From the opening notes of Soul Shakedown I knew that this would be something special, I was not prepared for the masterpiece to follow. The Runaway Jim was fairly standard and a good warmup for Jesus Left Chicago who's blues licks and piano backup got the hair on the back of my neck standing up. I hope the guy that dressed as Jesus for the Charlottesville show was in attendance. Dixie Cannonball was fun, but wasn't really sure what it was until getting back to the hotel. Continuing the 12 bar blues a Stealing Time seemed to fit into the set well and resonated off the walls of the venue with the sound that many where anticipating when the tune moved to an indoor venue. Corrina was simply special, an amazing harmony from the boys. As the roar of the crowd quelled a bit, Trey heard someone screaming a request from behind him and obliged by busting out What's The Use! Dark, beautiful, amazing. Then to continue with the mind-f$*# of a first set, Tela. Always requested, rarely played, the solo soared and the energy in the crowd was palpable. Rocky Top worked everyone into a fervor and then a specially placed Chalkdust that I thought would end the first set was nailed, with everyone wanting to live while they were young. Thinking that I had never heard Chalkdust close a set, I was pleasantly surprised with a Bowie money shot to close out the first frame.
Sand, first and last heard 6 years ago to the day, got everyone dancing as Mike layed down the law on how to groove. Next, a fully electric Curtain that wound down into With and Lifeboy was special and a nice hand hold to the insane, tempo gone, structure gone Jam that would be Back On The Train. Not usually a vehicle I expect to launch us into space but this version was out of this world sick. Next my girlfriend got her Velvet Sea, which has always been special for us and her excitement for the beauty of this song is contagious, even with a straight forward rendition. Now the shennanigans started up with Trey taking over on Drums for HYHU and Fishman taking center stage to....not play his vacuum as stated during Monday's show, which was Fishman's last. So as Fish started singing Love You (which he didn't have to scat through like in `03) and got to the vacuum solo part, he pulled Rich from the crowd because he was dressed as Jon. Holy crap, Rich must have been practicing with his vacuum at home because he was able to stay in 'tune' and on rhythm while at the same time pumping up the crowd, who ate up every minute of it. Rich was so good and Fishman so impressed with his performance he gave the electrolux away as a sign of gratitude. I love this shit. Next a huge, arena shaking, Free brought down the house with Trey and Mike trading licks. This playful back and forth continued through a bombastic Boogie. Trey kept pushing Mike to not bring the song to a conclusion so quickly and Mike obliged with some heavy synth that 'enveloped' the arena. To close out the second set the always high energy Antelope was FILLED with Boogie on Teases throughout the entire opening section and at one point it sounded like they went back into Boogie completely only to switch back in only one or two bars. Closet thing to a mashup I've heard in a while.
Two incredibly long sets made for a quick Encore that brought Page front and center on the Keytar to rip up Frankenstein.
Overall this show melted my face off and it's one I won't soon forget.


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Katherine Leigh Waggoner and Grant Hall Samples of Mayfield announce their engagement.
Waggoner is the daughter of Joseph and Becky Waggoner of Mayfield.
She is the granddaughter of Ruth McConnell of Hopkinsville and Joe and Betty Waggoner of Mayfield.
Waggoner is a 2010 graduate of Graves County High School and a 2014 graduate of Murray State University, with a degree in graphic design. She is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi.
Samples is the son of Kenny and Debbie Samples of Mayfield.
Ashley Shaine' Burdine and Thornton Crum Jr. of Campbellsville announce their engagement.
Burdine is the daughter of Doug and Tara Burdine of Campbellsville. She is the granddaughter of Sharon and Dennis SoFiak and Sonny and Phyllis Lyons, all of Campbellsville, and Anne McKeehan and Bill Burdine of London.
She is a 2009 graduate of Taylor County High School and is employed by Walmart.
Crum is the son of the late Thornton and Lois Crum. His grandparents are the late Willy and Goldie Crum and James Peanut and Ella Lois Endicott.
Meaghan Rankin of Louisville and Avery Hill of Nashville, Tenn., announce the birth of a son, Avery Hill Jr., at 10 a.m. on July 13 at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Grandparents are Connie Maye of Louisville, Timothy Rankin Sr. of Lexington and Sherri Murphy of Nashville.
Great-grandparents are Robert Johnson of Louisville and Paulette Hill of Lewisburg, Tenn.
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Taylor County Historical Society had its annual picnic at the Homeplace on Green River on June 12.
Twenty-three people attended.
Ken Forman, president of the Homeplace Association, gave a brief history about the Homeplace.
Twins Reili and Keelie Farmer, 10 1/2, grew a 22-1/2 pound cabbage at their grandmother Rena Hubbard's house on West Main Street.
The cabbage fed six families with many leftovers.
Green River Ministries recently hosted a golf scramble and raised nearly $4,000.
The money raised will be used to pay the mortgage on the GRM building for about four months.
Winners of the golf scramble are Charlotte Bratcher and Janey Read, and, in back, Sandy Gaskins and Pam Huber.
H&W Sport Shop owner Ronnie Hord, right, and "Survivor" contestant Jefra Bland Hines presented a $968 check to Marietta Moyers, long-time volunteer at the Taylor County Ministerial Association Food Pantry.
H&W, which printed "Survivor" T-shirts promoting Hines' time on the show, donated a portion of money from each T-shirt sold to the food pantry.
Landon Wood, 7, of Campbellsville, placed first in the Taylor County Farm Bureau and Taylor County FFA pedal tractor pull at the Campbellsville/Taylor County Fourth of July celebration.
Wood is the son of Adam and Holly Wood.
More than 7,000 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members, advisers, alumni and guests from across the country gathered in San Antonio, Texas recently for the 2014 National Leadership Conference. The conference is based on the student-originated theme "SOAR." Cheyenne Milby, a graduating senior at Campbellsville High School, was among the members and took part in STAR Event Competitions at the conference. She was accompanied by her adviser, Deanna Campbell.
Happy cows make good cheese, he said. And he should know.
Kenny Mattingly's family has owned a dairy farm since the 1970s. In 1998, they began to make cheese. And now, Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese, located in Barren County, produces 14,000 pounds of about 30 varieties of cheeses each month. About 12,000 pounds is sold each month to grocery stores, restaurants, farmers' markets and individuals via the Internet.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Neighbors of an ill man in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood are asking for the public's help in finding his small dog that was stolen out of a car near Davies Medical Center last week.
Lola, a 4-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, was stolen around 3 p.m. on Nov. 19 from Robert Runkle, who had parked on 14th Street between Castro and Noe streets to go in for a brief medical appointment.
The thief broke the passenger side window of Runkle's car and took the dog while leaving behind its collar and tags, according to his next-door neighbor, Tracy Moon, who is spearheading the effort to find Lola.
The dog has been Runkle's "best friend and constant companion" and was registered with the city as a service animal to provide companionship to him, Moon said.
"He's devastated," she said. "With the kinds of things he's had to deal with ... he's not been able to sleep for a week."
Moon and other neighbors have posted flyers around the city asking for information about Lola's whereabouts but have come up empty thus far.
Police spokesman Sgt. Mike Andraychak said investigators are also seeking surveillance footage or other leads from businesses and residents in the area that may shed light on who stole the dog, but have no suspect information yet.
Moon is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to Lola's safe return, which she said is well above what the dog would fetch in a black market purchase.
"Just say you found it at a park and bring it" to San Francisco Animal Care and Control, she said. "I'd be thrilled if I'm lucky enough to give this money."
The dog, which has blonde and gray hair and weighs about 10 pounds, has also been listed on www.petamberalert.com in an effort to find her.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Police Department's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.
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We interrupt our regularly-scheduled (and well-deserved) woofing after Eagle Valley's 62-0 thrashing of Battle Mountain Friday night to give you a score.
Delta 26, Palisade 21.
That should get some attention in Eagle Valley's camp as the Devils celebrate their first win over Battle Mountain since 2008. We've got a darn big game coming up in Gypsum Friday with Palisade coming to town for Senior Night.
If one works the laws of sports transitivity, Eagle Valley lost to Delta, 25-21, and you've got the Delta-Palisade score. Should be a good one with big implications. More on that later.
• OK, postgame reaction:
Eagle Valley coach John Ramunno: "It just shows our kids that things can change pretty quickly in a year. ... All our kids really worked hard. You can tell they did a lot of things during the summer getting ready for football. That's paying off. Last year, we were 1-7 (at this point of the season). Now we're 7-1 and it's a great feeling. We feel like we have a great shot to be in the playoffs. We've got a great big game looming with Palisade next week."
Battle Mountain coach Steve Greve: "As a whole, we're getting closer. We're working through the hard times. They're understanding what it takes to make the difference. They understand their roles better. They've been very flexible. They're a good group of kids. They're continually learning how to rely on their brother."
Eagle Valley's Cole Nielsen: "It feels really great. We deserved it."
• Isn't it interesting how Nielsen has two touchdowns and three interceptions in a game and we're really not that surprised? That kid's pretty good.
• Good gracious, the domination of both Eagle Valley lines ... If John Madden were doing Friday's game he would be still saying, "Boom."
"Coach has been preaching, 'Just come out low, come out strong,'" lineman Joey Sanchez said. "We came out and punched them in the face.'"
• Speaking of lineman, I've got no idea why I keep calling Eagle Valley's No. 75, Tyler. Ty, Ty, Ty, Ty LaFramboise.
• You're in good company, Ty: In a preview of last season's Eagle Valley team, I accidentally had Rick Ramunno briefly on the web as "Rock Ramunno." John Ramunno took a little bit of a shine to it, but Cindy Ramunno preferred Rick, and so it was changed.
That, however brings up the point of Dad's pride of coaching his sons. And remember, the gentlemen of the Ramunno clan coach. John's been at Eagle Valley for 30 years and counting. His brothers, Jay (Palisade and Colorado Mesa) and Tony (Lewis-Palmer) are head football coaches. The late patriarch of the family, Carl, was a legend with Steamboat Springs wrestling and also was an assistant in football.
"My dad always told me 'You will get the biggest thrill when you see your son do something in athletics,'" John said. "I'll tell you, when your kid makes a tackle - it doesn't matter what he does - makes a tackle, runs the ball, makes a block, it sends chills up my spine. It's cool. I know every parent who's in the stands feels the same thing. That's a great feeling."
• OK, I thought Eagle Valley's Roberto Cortez was signaling for a safety when he recovered a Battle Mountain fumble on the Huskies' 1 yard-line. But our photographer Justin McCarty captured it perfectly. Cortez and the rest of the Devils were actually signaling an "A."
"Alex is a little boy who I came to know. He has leukemia," Eagle Valley's Zeke Sandoval said. "He's been following our team and he really bought into our team. He just makes us want to play for him that much more. We played every down for Alex tonight and that was for him. If you saw us putting up the little 'A"' that was Alex."
According to posts on Facebook, Alex is hoping to attend Friday's Palisade-Eagle Valley game.
• Now before I start hearing it from the Battle Mountain faithful, yep, Friday was ugly, but, with apologies to Tom Hanks, there's no crying in football. Last year was ugly as well with the Huskies winning, 54-0, and no one in Edwards was whining about running up the score.
No one in black and gold was complaining about how arrogant it was (and it was) for Battle Mountain to hop off the bus last year about 10-15 minutes before game time in Gypsum last year. I understand former Battle Mountain coach David Joyce's principle about not wanting to warm up on your archrival's turf. (Joyce said at the time that it was how his high school team, Van Buren, prepped for local rivalry games back in Arkansas.)
But don't be surprised when your archrival does the same thing the next year at your place. Major props to Eagle Valley for having a sense of humor.
"It was what they did to us," Cortez said. "Payback. Yeah, it felt good."
While Cortez spoke about payback more politely than I would have, and kudos to him for his grace, the unfortunate nature of payback - there, that's better - was the theme of Friday night.
Eagle Valley had its junior-varsity offense in for the whole second half. It's not the Devils' fault that Battle Mountain couldn't tackle anyone. Guys like quarterback Riley Rowles - a third-stringer at the position - and running backs Buck Ortiz, Cristian Aguilar, Luis Chavez and Victor Avila are tackling dummies all week in practice. They see a hole, and they're going to run.
Battle Mountain did the same darn thing last year with Eric Weiss and Paton Lovett running late in the game. And, no, I wouldn't have called the two passes late in the fourth quarter, which Eagle Valley did. (Both were incomplete.) That said, Battle Mountain was still throwing the ball against Eagle Valley late last year.
Bottom line, Eagle Valley's good and Battle Mountain is rebuilding and it showed. If you want teams to stop allegedly running up the score, do something about it yourself.
• And in answer to your next protest, "But Joyce isn't coaching anymore, and this isn't the same team as last year," Eagle Valley understandably didn't care. OK, everyone, both sides are even.
• So, Friday brings Palisade. Am I the only one getting flashbacks to 2005? The Devils were coming off a poor season (3-7 in 2004). The hope was 5-5. (The Vail Daily season preview was headlined, "Eagle Valley hopes to get back to .500.") The team suffered a head-scratching loss in September, which eventually was referred to as a turning point. (It was a 7-6 defeat at the hands of Rifle in 2005). The 2005 Devils had 17 seniors. (I kid you not - the exact number of 2012.) The squad started looking better and better as the season went on ...
And, Eagle Valley hosts Palisade late in the season. (It was Week 10 in 2005, as opposed to Week 9, and the Devils hammered the Bulldogs, 40-24.) Two of the players from the 2005 team are now coaches, Kylan Kottenstette and Sean Matheson.
And 2005 was the last time the Devils made the playoffs and won the 3A Slope? (I'd bet the Devils are in with seven wins on wild-card points, but I'm sure no one would object to eight or nine wins.)
"I believe in our kids. They're going to be in every game this year. ...," Ramunno said. "Delta was a real defining game. We got down there. We were ahead, 21-6, at half, and we really hit a lull. I couldn't get them out of it. We got together after that game and said, 'We can't let that happen again.'
"My gosh, we've been scoring a lot of points. Our defense has been playing outstanding. I'm so excited for these guys. They love to work hard. They show up every Monday. They don't care what we do, running hills. We ran them in a circuit last Monday... past teams, those kids would have quit. These guys are, 'Bring it on, Coach. Is that all you got?' They are so fun to coach."
We find out Friday.
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Lafourche Sheriff's Office to offer beginner gun training
Published: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 1:10 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 1:10 p.m.
First-time gun owners are invited to take a class on the fundamentals firearm ownership June 1.
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office will offer the FIRST Steps Pistol Orientation course from 8 a.m. to noon at its shooting range, 3451 Highway 182 in Raceland.
"FIRST" stands for "Firearm Instruction, Responsibility and Safety Training."
The class covers gun handling and shooting safety; firearms parts and their operation; ammunition and its function; shooting fundamentals and an opportunity to develop them on the range; and how to select, clean, and store a gun.
Participants will also get one hour of live range fire with certified firearms instructor.
The cost for the course is $50. Participants are asked to register in advance.
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The Wayne County Narcotics Enforcement Team says a 28-year-old Lyons man was arrested after he sold crack to undercover officers on several occasions.
Deputies say Martin Smallwood is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance.
According to our news partner, News10NBC, Smallwood was arrested in Lyons after a several month long investigation into the distribution of crack cocaine in the village. During the investigation, deputies say Smallwood sold crack to WayneNet undercover officers on multiple occasions.
Smallwood was arrested on Friday and is expected to be arraigned in Wayne County Court next week.
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