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SIKESTON -- The Dorena-Hickman Ferry will be back in operation this spring.
"With the budget now set up for the Tennessee and Kentucky departments of transportation, it's determined that the ferry will commence operation March 1 on a 12-hour, seven-day-a-week schedule," said Swayne Byrd, chairman of the Mississippi County Port Authority Board. "We are in the process of closing the contract for 2009 between MoDOT and the Kentucky DOT for operation of the ferry. It seems highly probable that we will have Tennessee DOT aboard as the third party shortly. They are in the last panel discussions on it at this time."
Plans are for the ferry to run during daylight hours, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to Byrd.
Operations of the ferry, which runs between Dorena in Mississippi County and Hickman, Ky., were suspended in March due to high water on the Mississippi River from spring flooding.
Mechanical problems in the ferry tugboat were then discovered that prevented the ferry from resuming operations.
"In checking it out with the mechanic from Erb Equipment Company in Paducah, Ky., it was determined the entire motor failure was caused by overheating of the starboard motor caused by loose ball bearings from an old water pump blocking one-third of the oil cooling tubes," Byrd said.
MoDOT and the Kentucky DOT each chipped in $20,000 to rebuild both engines.
"The motors have been all overhauled and warrantied," Byrd said. "We wanted them both certified for operation with very little chance of going down once we start in March."
The ferry was previously operated by S.T.A.M. Marine Enterprises and piloted by Capt. Stephen P.J. Stanionis who resigned in November.
The new contract operator and pilot is Edward Floyd of Hickman.
"He is a pilot trained by Capt. Steve previously and licensed and certified by the Coast Guard in Paducah for that ferry," Byrd said. "So we are very fortunate to have the best man we could have as far as the Coast Guard and general safety are concerned."
In addition to working on resuming operation of the ferry, Port Authority officials have also decided to relocate both of the ferry's landings to levees located near the current landings.
"In both cases it only involves a couple of hundred yards," Byrd said. "In the process of working to bring Tennessee DOT aboard, it became apparent that all concerned would be better served if we could change the landings in Missouri and Kentucky so that the boat would be in operation in both high and low water. This gives the ferry the definite possibility of becoming a commercial truck route for crossing the Mississippi."
A date for moving the landings will be set once this year's funding from Missouri is appropriated.
Byrd said he received a call from Bond's and Emerson's offices about the $52,500 Community Facility grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development but is waiting on written confirmation.
If received, this federal money would cover 80 percent of the cost of purchasing new motors for the ferry boat 18-24 months from now, according to Byrd.
The new motors would enable the ferry to better handle the heavier truck traffic the ferry would get upon becoming part of a commercial trucking route.


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Six Sabres on All-Star Ballot
Tuesday, 11.14.2006 / 12:00 AM ET / News
Buffalo Sabres | Press Release
Afinogenov has 19 points (8+11) in 13 games this season. The 27-year-old winger led Buffalo in scoring last season, notching career-highs in goals (22), assists (51), and points (73). Earlier this season, Afinogenov had a five-game point streak in which he scored four goals and added nine assists. A native of Moscow, Russia, Afinogenov has never appeared in an All-Star Game.
Briere currently leads the Sabres in scoring and ranks fifth in the league with 25 points (7+18). He had a career-high 10-game point streak from October 6 to October 28, scoring 15 points (3+12) in that span. Briere was Buffalo's fourth-leading scorer last season with 58 points (25+33) despite missing 34 games due to injury. He has never appeared in an All-Star Game.
Campbell currently leads all Sabres defensemen in scoring with 14 points (2+12). He also finished last season as Buffalo's highest-scoring blue liner, recording career-highs in goals (12), assists (32), and points (44). A native of Strathroy, Ont., Campbell has never appeared in an All-Star Game.
Drury currently ranks fourth on the Sabres with 18 points (10+8). He began the season with a six-game point streak, scoring seven goals and adding three assists during the stretch, while also scoring his first career hat trick. The Trumbull, CT native led Buffalo with 30 goals last season, and has never played in an All-Star Game.
Miller was named the NHL's First Star for the month of October, posting an 8-0-1 record with a 2.36 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage. For the season, the East Lansing, Mi., native is 9-1-1 with a 2.64 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. Last season, Miller went 30-14-3 as a rookie, as well as 11-7 in the playoffs, backstopping the Sabres to an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Tallinder appeared in Buffalo's first 10 games, notching two goals and two assists, before breaking a bone in his arm. The Stockholm, Sweden native appeared in all 82 regular season games last year, finishing with 21 points (6+15) and a +10 rating. Tallinder has never appeared in an All-Star Game.
The 2007 NHL All-Star Celebration will take place January 23 and 24 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Both the Dodge Nitro/NHL SuperSkills event, which will take place January 23, and the January 24 NHL All-Star Game will be broadcast live on VERSUS.

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In recent years, many American families have started businesses together to escape unemployment or boost sagging retirement savings.
Yet while working side-by-side with parents or siblings has advantages – family members tend to trust one another unconditionally – there are also many pitfalls, observers say.
For the Mintz family, profiled this week in SmartMoney's Take Two series, the downturn prompted 64-year-old Carol Mintz out of semi-retirement – and her beloved garden – to help her twin daughters cope with job losses.
Mintz, a former Los Angeles-based marketing and advertising executive, tapped her retirement savings to pay some $100,000 in cash for a second-hand children's clothing franchise in Manhattan Beach, Calif., leaving plenty of savings untouched as a financial cushion. She gave herself a 50% stake and her daughters each 25%.
Such a move raises red flags for Wayne Rivers, president of Family Business Institute, an advisory firm in Raleigh, N.C. "How's mom going to get paid back?" he asks.
Indeed, setting remuneration levels, corporate shares and dividend payments are among the issues that cause the most tension in family business, according to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers survey. Another is succession planning. Rivers says these can give rise to more than mere family squabbling, as few family businesses get passed on to the next generation due to reluctant buyouts or closures.
For her part, Mintz doesn't see the issue as a problem. She says if need be she could always recoup her investment by selling the business at a profit. It's already grown by 70% in revenue since launching last year.
Other thorny issues at family businesses include unequal working hours, the role of in-laws, and decisions about future strategy.
Readers, if you own a family business, what are some of the challenges you've encountered over the years? What advice do you have for parents, siblings and other relatives planning to launch companies together?


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Our story on High School Baseball Dynasties is now online:
Who are some other HS programs that would be considered dynasties?
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We have unveiled our Top 10 teams and the Top 50 is going up online as we speak.
Which teams are too high or low?
Who are some teams that deserve to be on the list?
3 Up/3 Down
Each weekend the coordinators of our High School coverage will sit down and go in-depth on 3 topics here on the HS Forum. Feel free to join the discussion below.
Leading off:
The PG National Top 50 rankings were unveiled yesterday. Obviously, every team that made the list is very talented, but what about the teams that just missed? Which one was the most difficult to leave off?
Todd Gold
: Narrowing the list to 50 teams was tough, picking just one that was the hardest to leave off isn't any easier. There were several teams that I think we are going to look back on at the end of the year and wonder how we didn't find a way to get them into the top 50 to start the season.
The one that I'm most interested in is Westview (OR). On paper, they look to be the top team in their state. It's difficult to know at this point how they would fare against some of the teams at the top of the rankings, like St. Francis (Mt. View, CA) a few hundred miles down the coast. But they are certainly a very talented team and have several guys who I am sure that MLB organizations will be watching very closely between now and June. 3B/RHP
Carson Kelly
is not only the best player in Oregon, but one of the top players in the class of 2012. He's got some talented teammates as well.
I wouldn't be surprised to see the Wildcats play their way into the National Rankings at some point this season and they should be even better next year. I am interested to see how they fare against some quality competition from Arizona and Colorado at the
Coach Bob National Invitational tournament
in March.
Ben Collman
: The team that I really had a tough time leaving off was Parkview Baptist (LA). The state is always loaded with talented and underrated players. Parkview has three pitchers that can match up with just anyone in the country in
Russell Reynolds
Colin Rodgers
, and
William Bacon
. Reynolds and Rogers are both juniors, and have committed to LSU and Auburn respectively. Reynolds has reportedly been up to 94 this spring, and Rogers is a lefty with great pitchability and offspeed stuff to go along with a 90 mph FB. Bacon is committed to LSU-Eunice and is another very good arm with his FB up to 87.
This is a program that is used to winning, with seven titles since 2002. Another one could be on the way in 2011. Baton Rouge Catholic is our top ranked team in the state but I could see Parkview moving up the rankings as well. How good the offense is will likely determine how far they go, a big early season test will be their game tonight vs. perennial title contender Barbe.
With two weeks of the season in the books (in warm weather states at least), what has been the biggest surprise to you thus far?
: My biggest surprise happened this weekend in Sumrall, MS. After going undefeated in 2009 and losing only one game in 2010 the Bobcats lost their season opener Friday when they were beaten by 5-2 by Forest Country Day School in a game that saw Sumrall commit five errors and allow only two hits, both home runs. Saturday, against rival Petal (the defending 6A champion) it looked like Sumrall might lose its second straight game, something that has never happened under head coach Larry Knight, especially after Petal SP Cody Conkle hit a three run home run in the 5th inning to give Petal a 6-4 lead.
But Sumrall came back with three runs in the bottom of the 7th, including a walk-off two-run single by
Luke Lowery
The Bobcats should be commended for an unbelievable stretch of baseball that is envied by every other school in the nation. When it is a surprise that a team loses one game in a season, it truly is a remarkable accomplishment. Saturday, Sumrall showed why they will again be the team to beat in the state, coming back to win a game against one of the top teams in the state against a pitcher that looked like he was in a groove. The outcome of Saturday's game should make the rematch March 26th even more exciting.
: Well, I think the most pleasant surprise to this point has been the caliber of talent I've found out about in Arizona thus far. Coming into the year I was well aware of Hamilton and Horizon and have had a chance to watch some supremely talented players from AZ in
Michael Howard
(Prescott) and
Scott Hoffman
(Desert Ridge) at PG tournaments in the past.
As I began talking with coaches and scouts in the area I began to hear about some very good players and teams that I didn't know much about. This is my favorite part of covering high school ball for PG. finding out about prospects that I would've otherwise missed. While I knew that Mountain Pointe had a big time slugger in C/3B
Kevin Cron
, I didn't realize how good the rest of that team is. This is another team that I had a difficult time leaving off of the top 50. Mountain Pointe has a great
run by their booster club, and they stream their games live on it so I got a chance to catch their 10-5 victory over Boulder Creek yesterday (don't you just love living in the future?). I came away impressed with the depth of their lineup. They have good hitters throughout the lineup with
Jordan Kipper
, Anthony Valderama and sophomore Brantley Bell (son of former MLB Gold Glove SS and current assistant coach Jay) to name a few. The Pride have gotten off to a 3-0 start and will have a chance to prove they are for real with road games against a pair of nationally ranked opponents Gilbert (today) and Hamilton on Friday.
I'm not surprised that Mountain Pointe is good, but I'm surprised by how good they are. I expected they would be the fourth best team in Arizona before the season. That may have been giving them too little credit.
Clutch time:
California and Florida were well represented in the pre-season top 50, with 8 and 7 teams making the list respectively. Which of these powerhouse states has better overall talent, in your opinion?
: While I will contend that it is very close, Florida looks to have more talent in 2011. The state has the nation's top ranked team, Gulliver Prep, with seven Miami commits and a loaded roster. Florida also has 13 teams that I looked at closely when compiling my Top 50. American Heritage (which beat Gulliver on Thursday), has an AFLAC All-American in
Brandon Sedell
, a stud pitcher in
Jimmy Nesselt
, along with
Brandon Lopez
Esteban Puerta
, and
Brandon Diaz
. The Patriots certainly belong in the discussion for Top 5 in the state. Teams like Pace and Flanagan, who won the 5A and 6A titles last year and each return a lot of talent, both get overlooked because the state is so loaded. Every area of the state has a team that would the best team in a lot of states.
Having a top prospect in many states also means you are one of the state's top teams, not so in Florida. Jose Fernandez, Francisco Lindor, and Javier Baez all look like first round draft picks, but none of their teams are in the state's top 20. From Miami to Fort Myers to Palm Beach County to Orlando, Tampa, Gainseville, and Jacksonville the state has the top teams and players in the nation.
: I can't believe that I'm going to argue AGAINST the talent in Florida, but I simply can't overlook just how extremely good the high school ball in California is. If we were talking SoCal against Florida then I could side with the sunshine state, but when you look all of the great talent in the rest of the state as well, it has to be the top state. We included eight California teams in the National Top 50 rankings, but there are at least 20 exceptionally talented squads that I have my eye on. One team that I am very interested in seeing is El Dorado. This team has two elite prospects on it in Jr LHP
Kyle Twomey
and sophomore RHP/SS
Chris Rivera
(#1 ranked player in class of 2013). It will be interesting to see how far a team with such young talent can go. If they don't make a deep run this year, they will be in prime position to do so next year. A great example of how deep California is would be the pitching staff of Mission Viejo.
Kieran Lovegrove
(62nd ranked player in class of 2012) didn't even pitch for the varsity team as a sophomore last year, in most states he could have been the varsity ace as a freshman. This is a state where coaches leave college jobs to coach high school programs and future big leaguers actually see time on JV rosters.
3 Up/3 Down
Thanks for the kind words theskipper.
Seton Hall looks to be one of the top teams in New Jersey this year led by Vandy commit OF John Norwood. Seton Hall has a very good baseball tradition with alumni Joe Martinez and Rick Porcello in the bigs.
Do you think they will be able to compete against Don Bosco Prep, our top ranked team in the Northeast? Who are some other teams in NJ that you have your eye on?
3 Up/3 Down
gsabers, the state of Texas looks to be loaded once again. It placed 13 teams in the final 2010 poll, and had 5 in our first 2011 poll. Calallen, Klein, Bellaire, and Moody were some other schools we looked at. Two individual players to watch are 2011 Dallas Jesuit OF Joshua Bell and 2012 Galveston Ball OF Nick Williams two of the top outfielders in the nation.
Top Pitching Combos in the Country
Here are some more combos that come to mind:
Louisville St. Xavier-
Matt Spalding
Ryan Loehnert
Ian Thompkins
Zach Clooney
may give them the best 4-man rotation in the nation
Southlake Carroll, TX-
John Curtiss
-up to 93 in Round Rock last weekend and
LHP Kyle Bailey
Spain Park, AL-
Chris Ellis
Colton Freeman
-showed some of the best raw arm strength at this year National Underclass Showcase
Downers Grove South, IL-
Nick Burdi
Matt Wivinis
Cathedral Catholic, CA-
Daniel Camerena
Stephen Gonsalves
, one of the top 2013 pitchers in the country
3 Up/3 Down
Georgia looks to be very strong again with a Top 10 team in Columbus, a Top 25 team in Parkview, and a couple of possible top 50 teams in Harrison and Marist. The Atlanta metro area is very deep, and the rest of the state always produces good teams with Cartersville and Calhoun being two recent examples.
Another state that looks to be very strong is Arizona. The state had 3 teams in the Top 50 and another half dozen were talked about. The state always seems to be underrated but is again loaded with d1 and draft prospects.
3 Up/3 Down
bbguy13, I would say North Carolina on both questions but it is very close. South Carolina looks to have a lot of parity as far as teams, with very little separating the top 5-6 teams. I have Byrnes as the top team but it could be White Knoll, Wando, St. James, Blythewood or a number of others. North Carolina has a legit top five team in Forsyth Country Day (featured in our Game of the Week vs. Pinecrest, another top team in the state) as well as our current #26 team in Ardrey Kell. They have depth as well with Cuthbertson and their great pitching staff, and Providence, Roberson, and East Rowan.
2011 Prospects, I would lean toward North Carolina's depth (especially in RHPs and SS) over South Carolina. SC has a couple of top prospects in Taylor Guerreri, Shon Carson and Hunter Cole. The 2012 NC class looks to be very strong led by SS Corey Seager and RHP Curt Britt, while SC class looks very average, although it is very early.
Top 50 Rankings
TravelBall Kentucky,
We are very aware of Lexington Catholic, and have them ranked #2 in the state. If our list would have went to 60 or 75 they would have made the cut. St. Xavier was ranked very highly on the strength of their pitching staff, which could be one of the best in the nation, but I agree there are questions about how many runs they will score.
Catholic also has questions about the youth of their position players, and replacing ace RHP Patrick Maronde (as you mentioned there are a number of candidates).
Whichever team answers these questions will position itself to be ranked very highly in the Top 50. We should learn a lot in their 3/31 head to head matchup.
Top 50 Rankings
Redmond (WA) came it as #36 and is our top ranked team in the NW. Westview (OR) led by pitchers Sam Johnson and Carson Kelly, were another school that got a lot of consideration. Some other NW schools that have a chance to get into the rankings are Shorewood (WA), Newport (WA), and Beaverton (OR).
As far the Upper Midwest, both Louisville St. Xavier and Cincinnati Moeller made the rankings, although that isn't really Upper MW. Indianapolis Cathedral checked in at #34, and Lawrence Central is another team in that state expected to have a big year. The Chicago-land area has a lot of talented teams this year with St.Rita, Stevenson, Naperville Central getting consideration. Cleveland has a couple of teams that might be considered Ohio's best in St Edward (Lakewood) and Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls). Brother Rice, Ann Arbor Pioneer, and Divine Child look to be the top teams in Michigan.
Florida Dream Team
In our Regional Dream Teams, we specified infield by 1B, 2B, 3B, SS rather than pick 4 infielders. While Baez may be a 3B in the future he is currently ACD's SS. Baez is a great player but most agree he is a tick below Montverde SS Francisco Lindor. If we would have picked four IFs, Baez would have made the team.
Which other players should have made the team?
Which players other players have some of the top tools in the region?
Florida Dream Team
Bichette plays SS for Orangewood Christian alongside 2B Vicente Conde, one of the best double play combos in the state.
Baez played 3B all summer for the East Cobb Braves and during the AFLAC game, before playing with FTB Mizuno/Cardinals scout team in Jupiter. Both players project to be drafted as 3B, and there has been talk of Baez getting a look at catcher as well.
Florida Best Tools
The list was a lot of fun to do. Here are some of the toughest decisions:
Best Hitter For Average: Fransisco Lindor or Addison Russell
Best Hitter For Power: Daniel Vogelbach or Dante Bichette
Best Defensive Outfielder: Omar Garcia or Devante Taylor
Best Infield Arm: Sean Trent or Lance McCullers
Best Outfield Arm: Dereck Rodriguez or Auston Bousfield
Best Offspeed Stuff: Jose Fernandez or Hudson Boyd
Best Pitchability: Michael Kelly or Kyle Smith
Florida Best Tools
There were tons of tough decisions all around. Sedell and Thompson were a couple of the last few considered for Best Hitter For Average along with Bolles School IF Austin Slater.
Sedell and Thompson are both great hitters, no doubt. I went with Lindor for Best Hitter For Average because I thought his swing actions from both sides were quickest and cleanest, and he makes the most contact and gets a bonus for his ability to switch hit and speed to get infield and bunt hits.
Sedell has more of a power approach, hitting the ball out front with good loft and a high finish, he was one of the only players I considered for both hitting categories, an indication of his hitting tools.
Thompson had a huge year, without a doubt one of the best hitters in the state, he has shown great bat speed and power every time on the field. Being a year behind hitters like Vogelbach, Bichette, and Sedell I don't think he has the current strength to match their raw power, but his tremendous bat speed and athleticism are top notch. If I did an underclassmen top tools, Thompson vs. Addison Russell would be a great debate.
Tennessee Draft Prospects
Over the last few years, Tennessee has had an average of 5-10 HS players picked in the draft. This could be a strong year for the state, LHP Daniel Norris is ranked #1 in the class by PG and could be a first rounder. Farragut's Nick Delmonico has also gotten early round buzz, especially if he is drafted as a catcher. His teammate LHP Phillip Pfeifer is likely a high draft as well.
Other players include OF Mookie Betts, SS Jake Overbey (his brother Preston, now at Ole Miss, was a 42nd rounder by the Rays last year), OF Will Cooper, and RHP David Hess.
March 8 Top 50 Rankings
New rankings have been released:
Who is too high?
Who is too low?
Which teams deserve to make the list?
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Here were some of the toughest decisions:
Best Hitter for Power: Dwight Smith or Larry Greene
Best Baserunner: Michael Hodorowski or Skye Bolt
Best Defensive Outfielder: Senquez Golson or Jamal Golden
Best Outfield Arm: Trevor Haggard or Mason Robbins
Best Fastball: Daniel Norris or Dillon Howard
3 Up/3 Down (March 12)
Leading Off:
Which team that looked to be down after being hit hard by graduation has been a pleasant surprise by finding a way to maintain their level of play?
Todd Gold:
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) lost C
Konnor Armijo
(Santa Anna), RHP Mickey Dunleavy (Irvine Valley) and CIF Southern Section Player of the Year OF/LHP
Cory Hahn
from their 2010 CIF Southern Section championship squad that allowed just 5 total runs in the playoffs. I had expected that their inexperience would cause them to struggle a bit this year as they play in one of the best leagues in California, if not the nation. But a 6-2-2 start thus far leads me to believe that they have a chance to compete with Trinity League powers JSerra, Orange Lutheran and Servite for a league championship. They did drop their first game against Orange Lutheran, but impressive wins over Mission Viejo and San Clemente suggest Mater Dei could be a darkhorse contender to repeat as Trinity League Champions.
Ryan Teel
Ty Moore
Blake Thomsen
and sophomore SS/RHP Davis Tominaga have really stepped up for the Monarchs thus far. Moore has been on fire at the plate and was hitting .692 through his first four games (9-for-13) and delivered a big performance on the mound in the win against Mission Viejo. Moore combined with Hahn on the first ever perfect game in a CIF Championship game against Dana Hills last year. Head Coach Burt Call is in his 17th season at Mater Dei and clearly he knows how to develop ballplayers, and has done a great job with this current group.
Ben Collman:
Barbe (LA) lost as much talented as anyone in the country last year.
Garin Cecchini,
Hommy Rosado
, and
Kevin Berard
were selected in the MLB draft, while
Brandon Broussard
and Paul White are now playing at LSU-Eunice and Ouachita Baptist Christian.
Barbe has come back strong in 2011 with their only losses coming 3-2 against #14 Catholic, and 7-4 against Parkview Baptist and Auburn commit
Colin Rodgers
. The key has been SS
Gavin Cecchini
who took a big part of the offensive load last year when older brother Garin was sidelined with a knee injury. Cecchini has been on fire this year and is helped by arguably the best freshman class in the nation led by
Kennon Fontenot
Trey Quinn
. Coach Glenn Cecchini can also count on the arms of
Taylor Butler
Sam Smith
along with
2B Jared Foster
to provide the pitching and leadership needed to overcome their losses.
2 Hole:
What new addition will have the biggest impact this season?
Bishop Verot (FL) looked to have a strong team in 2011 with the return of Florida commit
Daniel Vogelbach
DJ Schleicher
Keith Ryan
, and
Nick Rivera
from a team that won 20 games and made it to the 3A Elite Eight in 2010. That was before the transfer of
RHP Hudson Boyd
(previously at South Fort Myers), which has pushed the Vikings into the discussion of best team in Florida and may make them the favorite in 3A.
Bishop Verot has gotten off to a 9-0 start this season, and Boyd has been lights-out, striking out 39 in 16 innings, including a 15 strikeout performance in a combined no-hitter against Neumann, and another 15 strikeout performance against LaBelle.. Committed to Florida, Boyd has proven to be one of the top arms in the state and along with the bat of Vogelbach, make the Vikings a team no one wants to face. They will get their first big test against #27 Jesuit tonight, and will also play in the Sarasota Baseball Classic early next week, squaring off against some of the best teams in Florida.
TG: Spring Valley (SC) RHP
Taylor Guerreri
is probably the best player to transfer this year. But probably the biggest impact transfer would probably have to be RHP/1B
Nick Travieso
. Travieso's addition to an already very good Archbishop McCarthy (FL) roster makes them a legitimate contender in 4A. The Mavericks also feature 2B/RHP
Alex Fernandez
Jose Brizuela
Nick Basto
and RHP
Ryan Castellanos
. The Mavericks are off to a 9-1 start and have been one of the most prolific offenses in the country thus far, racking up 110 runs in their first 10 games. They probably would be winning games without Travieso at this point, but come playoff time his presence in the lineup and arm will likely make the difference against a fellow powerhouse.
Clutch Tim:
With the season just about to get underway in many parts of the country, which pre-season favorite will get the biggest test?
Probably the most exciting battle should come from Washington. Redmond looks like the favorite and feature a pair of big time prospects in RHP/OF
Dylan Davis
and OF
Michael Conforto
. But they're going to be challenged by King County rival Newport. Newport boasts RHP
Cole Wiper
and RHP/1B
Jared Fisher
. When these two teams meet on March 28th and April 27th you can bet there will a lot of MLB scouts on hand. A couple other teams in Washington that also could make a claim for best team in Washington (and the Northwest Region) are Shorewood and WF West. Shorewood has the pitching to compete with Newport and Redmond, the question mark is their offense beyond
Trevor Mitsui
. WF West is a bit young, but they do have a very talented senior in 2B
Eric Forgione
It will be a fun state to follow and opening day is just two days away!
Illinois has had ten champions in the past ten years in their biggest class (AA from 2001-2007, 4A since 2008). The state looks to be wide open again with a couple of dozen schools having a legitimate title shot, something not many states can claim. The early favorite may be #30 Providence Catholic and their six D1 commits. Or it may be Downers Grove South behind the state's best pitcher,
Nick Burdi
. St. Rita also has to be in the discussion, with the pitching trio of
LHP Joe Filomeno
(Louisville commit),
RHP Nico Zych
(Tennessee-Martin), and RHP Eddie Delariva (Purdue).Naperville Central is the defending champion and have
LHP Dan Ludwig
, 2009 champion New Trier has the top position player in the state in
OF Charlie Tilson
. The depth of the Chicago-land area is staggering and it also features some of the country's toughest conferences. Other top rated schools coming into the year are Stevenson, Mt. Carmel, Brother Rice, and Oak Park River Forest, with apologies to a number of other schools that deserve mention. Illinois play gets underway Monday, March 14.
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Climbing the list........
It possibly could. There is no set criteria for our rankings other than to rank the players 1-500, Top 1000, High Follow, Follow. This is done using PG Showcases, PG Tournaments, other showcases/tournaments that PG scouts, and information we get from scouts and other contacts.
The inclusion on the Top Prospect Team and Top Prospect List for that event is an indication that the player performed well and got high grades from PG scouts.
Hope that helps.
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EAST PRAIRIE -- Richard Henry Gregory, Sr., 64 years, eight months and 23 days, a resident of East Prairie, passed away at 2 p.m. Aug. 16, 2008, at his residence.
Born Aug. 23, 1943, at St. Louis, to the late L.E. and Robbie Helen Bryan Gregory, Richard lived in East Prairie all of his life where he was engaged in law enforcement having been a deputy sheriff and police chief in East Prairie for 20 years. He was a charter member of the East Prairie Lions Club, member of the former VFW in East Prairie and a member of the First Christian Church in East Prairie.
Richard served as an escort for former State Rep. Betty Hearnes during her bid for Governor of Missouri and was on the Security Detail for Sen. Dick Gephardt's presidential nomination bid. He was also a former member of the Professional Rodeo Association. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving as a sergeant during the Vietnam War and having received the Purple Heart and was also awarded two bronze stars with Valor.
Survivors include: two sons and one daughter-in-law, Richard Todd Gregory of East Prairie and Richard Henry "Ritchie" and Penny Gregory of Heath, Ky.; one daughter and son-in-law, Dottie and Paul Davidson of East Prairie; eight grandchildren, Ethan, Austin, Chris, Deanna, Christy, Chasity, Cody and Casey; and a host of relatives many friends.
One son, Charles Louis Gregory; and one daughter, Sheri Ann Gregory preceded Richard in death.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Shelby Chapel with Bro. Martin Lucas officiating.
Burial will follow in the East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery with full military rites conducted by the Missouri Honors Program.
Shelby Funeral Home of East Prairie in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers will be, Charles Tinsley, Chris Davidson, McIvan Jones, Carlin Hutcheson, Jon Hutcheson and Martin Stallings.
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Determining how somatic copy number alterations (SCNAs) promote cancer is an important goal. We characterized SCNA patterns in 4,934 cancers from The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer data set. Whole-genome doubling, observed in 37% of cancers, was associated with higher rates of every other type of SCNA, TP53 mutations, CCNE1 amplifications and alterations of the PPP2R complex. SCNAs that were internal to chromosomes tended to be shorter than telomere-bounded SCNAs, suggesting different mechanisms underlying their generation. Significantly recurrent focal SCNAs were observed in 140 regions, including 102 without known oncogene or tumor suppressor gene targets and 50 with significantly mutated genes. Amplified regions without known oncogenes were enriched for genes involved in epigenetic regulation. When levels of genomic disruption were accounted for, 7% of region pairs were anticorrelated, and these regions tended to encompass genes whose proteins physically interact, suggesting related functions. These results provide insights into mechanisms of generation and functional consequences of cancer-related SCNAs.
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Children's and UW researchers hope protein may advance treatments for cancer and immunologic disorders.
Seattle, Wash.: July 25, 2003 – In a finding that could lay the groundwork for future development of medicines for cancers and immunologic diseases, immune cell researchers identified a new pathway required for cell growth.
Researchers from Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle and the University of Washington School of Medicine have identified a magnesium transport protein that is essential to cell replication. The research results, published today in the July 25 issue of Cell, show that tumor cells containing the protein divide rapidly, while cells lacking the protein become magnesium deficient and unable to divide.
"This research is exciting because drugs targeting this protein might provide a completely new mechanism to inhibit cell growth, opening the way for new approaches to treat cancer and certain immunologic diseases," said Dr. Andrew Scharenberg, co-author of the article. "The results advance our understanding of how the body's cells handle magnesium. Magnesium has a central role in cellular biochemistry and physiology because a substantial fraction of it is bound to adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the molecule which is the energy source for living cells."
Dr. Scharenberg is a leading researcher at Children's Hospital and an assistant professor of pediatrics and immunology at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
"Dr. Scharenberg has done elegant work to elucidate a key biological role for how specific proteins control magnesium levels inside cells," said Dr. Pamela Marino, a biochemist at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, who funded the research. "His findings are an important step forward in our understanding of the cellular mechanisms that control magnesium levels in vertebrates."
The research team wanted to understand the function of a new ion transport protein they had identified. They found that the protein influenced how proliferating cells regulated their total magnesium levels.
"Our results indicated that this magnesium transport protein has a role in mediating magnesium uptake into cells. Special properties of the protein include forming a pore in the cell wall for magnesium to move through and an enzyme, which modifies other cellular proteins," said Dr. Scharenberg.
Other members of the Children's Hospital and University of Washington research team included fellows Carsten Schmitz and Anne-Laure Perraud, research scientists Catherine Johnson and Megan Smith, and collaborators Reinhold Penner and Andrea Fleig at the University of Hawaii, and Kazunori Inake and Tomohiro Kurosaki at the Riken Research Center in Japan.
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British Airways has stopped their direct flight services to London from Kolkata yesterday.
On March 31, 2009, Boeing announced the launch of its Research and Technology-India Centre.
Israeli airline passengers more 'tolerant' than Europeans, a survey by British Airways shows.
American Airlines expanding in-flight internet service to 300 more planes.
American Airlines plans to provide Wi-Fi internet services to its domestic flights.
A strike by baggage handlers of Qantas Airways, the national airline of Australia, resulted in long delays at major airports across Australia on March 30, 2009.
Air New Zealand says it would be forced to cancel 25 regional services because of air traffic controllers' lunch break.
Air India has launched direct flights to Chicago, USA from a number of Indian cities - New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai. The Hyderabad Chicago direct flight will be via Frankfurt, which Air India's international hub. Delhi Chicago flights too will use Frankfurt as the hub. Air India will also have direct ...
Emirates is advancing its service on Indian routes with the launch of its unique 'Journey Through India' campaign.
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to keep information about bird strikes secret.
Embraer, the Brazil-based company that makes commercial, military, and corporate aircraft and also provides aircraft-related services, has announced a sharp fall in its profits for the fourth quarter of 2008.
Continental Airlines has started a daily, non-stop flight between Shanghai in China and New York.
China's biggest aircraft maker sets up defence aviation branch
AirTran Airways, the low-cost airline headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the United States, is adding three new non-stop services to Orlando International Airport.
SriLankan Airlines has begun transforming its worldwide operations into environment-friendly 'Green Flights.' It is the first airline in South Asia to make a full and unconditional commitment to environmental conservation.
Sri Lankan Airlines, the national airline of Sri Lanka, has reduced the number of its flights to India from 100 flights a week at present to 51 flights a week due to, what the carrier described as, "mounting financial pressure as a result of steep decline in passenger traffic."
Airlines around the world 'mishandled' 23 per cent less baggage in 2008 compared to 2007. The reason: Passengers generally carried fewer luggage in order to avoid fees for baggage as well as the latest technology the airlines used to monitor luggage.
Air New Zealand, the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand and the country's largest airline, has sought to assure its customers that a strike planned by flight attendants at the start of the Easter holidays will not affect their holiday-travel plans.
American Eagle Airlines, the regional partner of American Airlines, will start new non-stop flights to six cities from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas, the United States.
Eurocontrol, the air traffic control (ATC) agency of Europe, has launched a new flight-data processing system based in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
New airline Akal Air, a trading division of Air Sylhet, will launch Birmingham-Amritsar flights from April 4, 2009.
A Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation report says that Pakistan International Airlines has announced its decision to increase the number of flight services from Leeds Bradford to Islamabad from two to three times a week, starting March 30, 2009.
Continental Airlines will launch daily nonstop scheduled flights between New York (Newark Liberty) and Shanghai, China from March 25, 2009.
Passenger revenue of airlines based in the United States has dropped by 19% in February 2009, compared to February 2008 – the decline applying to both domestic flights as well as flights across the Atlantic and the Pacific and to Latin American countries.
Qantas Airways to scrap 100 senior executive posts in a bid to tackle the tough times.
Dassault Aviation, the aircraft manufacturer based in France, has forecast that there will be a drop in the net orders for its Falcon jets in 2009 as a result of the global economic recession.
Virgin America, the low-cost airline based in the United States, will charge a fee of $15 for the first checked bag from May 5, 2009, thus becoming the latest airline to charge a fee for checked luggage.
The Competition Commission (CC), the anti-trust regulator of Britain, has asked the British Airports Authority Limited (BAA) to sell 3 of its 7 airports in the United Kingdom.
Continental Airlines, based in Huston, Texas, the United Sates, will start scheduled service between New York's Newark Liberty International Airport and Shanghai in China from March 25, 2009.
Emirates Airline, owned by the government of Dubai, will make the first commercial flight of Airbus A380 Superjumbo aircraft to Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada, on June 1, 2009.


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The Boston Bruins made a qualifying contract offer to left wing Jordan Caron on Monday, his agent, Kent Hughes, told Dan Cagen of the MetroWest Daily News.
Caron, 23, would have become an unrestricted free agent if the team had not given him an offer by 5 p.m.
If Caron accepts the offer, he will receive a 10 percent raise to $704,000 from $640,000.
General manager Peter Chiarelli said on Saturday that he was attempting to trade Caron. Qualifying him could be a prelude to a deal.
�He�s still young. He�s been in and out of our lineup. In fairness to him, maybe we�ve looked for another spot for him,�� Chiarelli said. �It wasn�t a request from Jordan. He wants to stay in Boston. But at his age, he also wants a chance to play.�
Caron was Boston�s first round pick, 25th overall, 2009. The team�s 13th forward for most of the season, he scored one goal and three points in 35 games. He didn�t dress for the final four games of the Bruins� series against Montreal after Matt Fraser was recalled from Providence.
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text: I have been trialling primal eating for a few weeks now to see if it agreed with me and as it seems to I am intending to stick with it and thus thought it was high time I started a diary. (sorry to anybody reading that this is so long, I tend to waffle on, haha) I have been losing weight since January 2011; the first 6 months were on Slimming World and then I switched to low GI which I had done in the past. I have had M.E. for 6 years or so and my weight just crept up and up as although my activity levels were fairly nonexistent, I hadn't cut down the amount I was eating. While I was doing low GI I tried the South Beach Diet phase 1 for two weeks and noticed that when I cut out grains I had a good loss and my stomach was noticeably less bloated. However I stuck with low GI until I decided to cut out wheat to see if this had a good effect. I tried to find gluten-free products and recipes, but many of them are very high GI and so I naturally gravitated towards primal/paleo recipes, which aren't. I really enjoy the primal foods and so decided to make the switch! Because M.E. makes it hard to lose weight I am still calorie counting, however I have a pretty small calorie deficit (around 20%) and always eat back my exercise calories. After I've settled into a good primal groove I will trial a week or two of not calorie counting to see if there's a noticeable difference in results as I don't want to count once I reach maintenance. My main goal at this point is to get my body fat % into the 'acceptable' range and I'm hoping primal will help me with this. I haven't struggled with avoiding grains; we've been doing a lot of baking with almond flour and coconut flour. I do allow myself seeds (buckwheat, quinoa, amaranth, millet) and beans/lentils in moderation (ie 2-3 servings a week max) as the primal 'template' seems to be finding what works for you, and these foods don't disagree with me - so occasionally some gram/chickpea flour creeps in too. The main struggle I have had is with eating complex carbs at the right times to fuel my exercise. One of the plus sides of losing weight has been that I can now do some weight-bearing exercise (have to be careful of cardio though), so I do kettlebell routines twice a week and try to hit 3,000 steps every day on my FitBit. This might not sound like a lot but given that even a year ago I might not be able to do more than 3-400 steps a day it's a big improvement for me. Anyway I have found that if I don't have some sweet potato or something for dinner the night before, and a bit of fruit with breakfast, then I struggle with energy to get through my kettlebell workout. I'm sure this will improve a little bit as my body gets used to burning fat for fuel, I hope so anyway! Results I've had in the last few weeks: my waist measurement is smaller, and my body fat % seems to be dropping more quickly than when I was doing low GI. I've always had probems with a double chin and there's been noticeable improvement there too. So I'll carry on and see how I go! Last week I wound up having a pizza meal (long story but it was unavoidable) and my stomach bloated up immediately and stayed that way for several days. Lesson learned! I have really enjoyed reading this forum and getting inspiration from the posts. I'm a bit of a cookbook collector and so I've treated myself to some nice primal/paleo books. The types of things I've been tending to eat: Breakfast: mini egg/vegetable/ham quiches with a paleo muffin, or dippy eggs with paleo bread and a bit of fruit. On the weekend we might try something adventurous, paleo pumpkin pancakes and bacon were a big hit this Sunday. Last weekend we had scrambled eggs with creamy leaks and bacon on top. Lunch: usually a salad with protein or a soup with lots of veggies and some protein. Again on the weekend we'll try out recipes like salmon cakes. Snacks: nuts, turkey rollups with full-fat Philly, fruit and cheese, etc. plus a little bit of dark chocolate bark (homemade with pistachio nuts) Dinner: paleo meatballs, grilled meats, etc. - once every week or every two weeks I might have a tiny glass (125ml) of wine Luckily a lot of the low GI and South Beach Diet recipes are already primal-friendly (especially SBD phase 1) or easily adaptable. For example last night we had a SBD chicken stir-fry with sweet potato soba noodles (made with sweet potato and buckwheat only). I am really enjoying being able to eat more good fats, I love coconut oil and have a jar of red palm oil on order too. Avocados are a regular occurence and I have frozen double cream (in tablespoon measurements) ready to use as needed. I don't feel at all deprived and indeed am enjoying new recipes/baking.


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There is a very important election coming up. Early voting starts today (only
downtown at the election commission). General early voting starts Monday July
21st and early voting ends Saturday August 2nd. The last voting day is Thursday
August 7th but only at your normal local voting site.
The ballot is huge. I have attached the ballot with my selections. I want you to
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I have been working with Eve and Eddie Settles and they have done a wonderful
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and the State Democrat or Republican executive committee people. This party
declaration will not prevent you from voting on the rest of the ballot which is
The final page of the ballot is interesting. It is to vote to Retain or Replace the
Tennessee Supreme Court judges (3 ea.), Court of Appeals Judges (10 ea.) and
Court of Criminal Appeals judges (10 ea.).
The Tennessee legislature voted recently to let the Judicial Nominating
Commission to expire and in November 2014 we will vote whether to adopt a
constitutional amendment for Tennessee, a system like the one set forth in the US
Constitution. I believe that an 8 year term is sufficient and should be at the end of
a distinguished legal career or the justice should go back to his legal practice to
earn his living, not be a career justice. Therefore I support the REPLACE vote.
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We're at the North Pole in 1983, aboard a Soviet submarine (though you wouldn't know that from the British accents scattered about the control room). The unnamed captain is running nuclear-launch drills, which a goofy scientist interrupts by meandering about singing along to Ultravox. Meanwhile, in the depths of the vessel, a crewman is thawing out a mysterious block of ice that contains a creature the professor wants thawed back in Moscow. If I am ever stationed aboard a Soviet nuclear sub, I certainly hope I'll have more sense than to start poking around mysterious cargo on the chance that it contains something awesome, like caviar or a troupe of frozen balalaika players. Because, most likely, it contains a creature bent on killing everything aboard the ship. Lo and behold, a monstrous arm explodes from the ice and begins to choke the crewman. Roll credits!
It turns out having a shootout with a giant monster-thing is no good for hull integrity, so when the Doctor arrives on the scene, the sub is already sinking. The Doctor and Clara roll out of the TARDIS thinking they're headed for Las Vegas. The Doctor somehow thinks a sinking Soviet submarine is "better than Vegas," and saves the vessel by moving it along to an underwater ridge. The thoroughly ungrateful Soviets search the Doctor, who is separated from a Barbie doll, a bit of twine, and his sonic screwdriver. The TARDIS flies away for no apparent reason, and Clara blacks out.
When she wakes, the Doctor is in an argument with the Captain. Before anyone can get shot, a man the size of a tank (with the armor to match) approaches from behind. The Doctor informs everyone that this is an Ice Warrior, a native of the planet Mars. We haven't seen these dudes since the '70s. This one has been encased in ice for 5,000 years, and he just so happens to be Grand Marshal Skaldak, the greatest Ice Warrior of all time. A crewman zaps Skaldak with a cattle prod, and the Doctor orders that he be locked up. When Rory waited for Amy 2,000 years, he came out of the ordeal relatively cheerful, but no such luck for Skaldak. He sends out a distress beacon to his brothers.
Meanwhile, the Doctor explains that the Ice Warriors are a militaristic people who live in their impenetrable survival suits. We set up that the Captain's second-in-command is much more into violence than his superior, who's willing to negotiate with the creature. Clara volunteers for the job of talking to Skaldak, while the Doctor tells her what to do via a headset. To everyone's shock, this doesn't go to well. Skaldak has left his armor, and is roaming around the submarine naked, killing and mutilating members of the crew.
The group splits up, and the war-monger lieutenant offers to make an "alliance" with the creature. He accidentally gives Skaldak the information he needs: If Skaldak can launch one nuclear missile, then the Americans will retaliate, and all of humanity will perish. It's called "mutually assured destruction," and the Ice Warrior is a big fan.
The nutty professor reunites the Doctor with his Barbie and his sonic screwdriver. He also tries to engage Clara in a sing-along of "Hungry Like the Wolf" while the Doctor tries to save the vessel, find the Ice Warrior and stop a nuclear war. Clara isn't exactly doing much except holding a flashlight. It turns out that she feels pretty bad about not contributing, particularly about how poorly her conversation with the Ice Warrior went. After getting some moral support from the professor (who demands to know if Ultravox breaks up in the future), the two are set upon by the Ice Warrior. For the first time, we see him outside of his shell suit, reptilian face and all. He calls his suit to him using sonic technology, and promises to kill all humans.
The Doctor follows him to the bridge, where Skaldak is trying to launch a nuclear missile. The Doctor argues for mercy, but then threatens to blow up the sub before Skaldak can destroy Earth. It's mutually assured destruction all over again! Clara appeals to his fatherly instincts, but before any decisions need to get made, the Martian Ice Warriors arrive in their sparkly purple ship, sonic-ing the whole sub to the surface. Skaldak gets beamed up, and tells his buddies to call off the nuclear launch (but not before we get treated to Clara Oswald's version of "Hungry like the Wolf." Meanwhile, the TARDIS is off in the South Pole, and everyone has a good laugh about how the heck the Doctor and Clara will get there.
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2 Vt. airports get federal improvement grants
Some money for terminal development study
The Vermont state airports in Morrisville and Newport are going to receive more than $900,000 in federal grants to buy equipment, design a project and conduct an environmental assessment.
Vermont Transportation Agency Aviation Director Gary Rouelle says the money will allow the state to deal with immediate and future operational and safety needs and ensure passenger service amenities.
The Newport airport is due to receive almost $628,000 to fund an environmental assessment of a proposed terminal development and buy snow removal equipment.
The Morrisville airport, which serves the Stowe area, was awarded almost $279,000 to fund the design and permitting phase of a runway rehabilitation project.
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The price of global crude dipped under $114 Thursday as fears diminished somewhat over supply disruptions from Iraq while U.S. oil extended gains on looser U.S. export controls.
Benchmark U.S. crude for August delivery rose 25 cents per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 47 cents to settle at $106.50 on Wednesday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, eased 7 cents to $113.93 a barrel in London.
U.S. crude is rising after the Obama Administration opened the door to more oil exports by permitting some light oils to be defined as petroleum products like gasoline or diesel, which aren't subject to export restrictions. Analysts said the changes could add up to 1.1 million barrels of potential exports.
Brent crude edged lower from nine-month highs reached earlier this week. While concerns linger about violence in Iraq affecting global crude supplies, oil production and exports from the giant fields clustered in the country's south remain unaffected. July exports are expected to average about 2.57 million barrels per day, Platts forecasts.
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Originally posted by Edward
...But it deals, I guess, with the teacher's approach, and in this respect, I have nothing to say.
But the problem is when partners start teaching, this is where we disagree...
Hypothetical: What happens when two teachers practice together? Let's make the point of saying they are of equal rank and have different strengths and weaknesses, but are basically technically equal. How do they progress with their practice?
The point I am trying to make is not intended to be litigious.
My point: From where do we receive our authority in our practice? If you are a junior student, a beginner, the teacher is the source of authority. At what point do we gain authority, and where does that authority come from? I know this is somewhat off the subject of the thread, but I think it relates to the initial post. Some people claim that all authority in Aikido comes from its founder, some make other claims. Do we become teachers when our teacher says that we can, or do we take authority in small bites, starting with ourselves? These are hypothetical questions that as a beginner I needed answered.
If you decide to practice a certain way, be sure that it serves a purpose, and is not detrimental to your progress or the progress of others. In the model given above, I doubt there would be a lot of "chatter" from the two high level practitioners. But I doubt they would tell each other to "shut up and train".
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Choctaw leader, Miko Beasley Denson, was on hand for Meridian's the tree lighting ceremony Tuesday evening, where he presented the city with a $50,000 check.
"It's a state travel effort to promote tourism for the Meridian area, as well as Choctaw," said Denson. "We want to make sure we are good neighbors. But beyond that, we want to make sure we promote each other and bring more tourism to our area, and it's a good project. "
Miko Denson said he looks forward to another year of working closely with city officials to move the region forward.


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By Christina Douglas, 9th Mission Support CommandSeptember 30, 2010
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - On the morning of Sept. 29, 2009, four, massive waves ripped through the hearts and homes of local communities throughout the island of Tutuila.
"I won\'t forget that day; I had never seen something like that before - not in my whole life," said Sgt. 1st Class Tata Aga, 42, who had just weeks before returned from a year-long deployment where he led convoys in the desert.
When the sea calmed, Aga's two-bedroom, shoreline home lay in ruins. There was no power, no potable water and food that would only last a couple of days. While going through the wreckage, Aga came across his ocean-soaked uniform and laid it out to dry. He teamed with neighbors to care for those in need. Then, just days after the devastating tsunami that left 34 dead, Aga donned his uniform, left his house in shambles, and went into the Army Reserve center, where he assisted with organizing disaster relief efforts to help out the most critically-affected villages in need.
Aga was one of 49 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 9th Mission Support Command honored in a Humanitarian Service Medal Award presentation, Sept. 29, at the Sergeant First Class Pele Army Reserve Center here. In the ceremony, U.S. Army Reservists from the historic 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment; the 411th Engineer Battalion's Forward Support Company; the Theater Support Group; and the 127th Chaplain Detachment were recognized for providing disaster relief efforts immediately following the tragic 2009 tsunami.
Roughly one-third of the Soldiers providing disaster relief efforts had homes which had suffered significant damage or had been completely destroyed, and yet these Soldiers persevered, said Brig. Gen. Michele G. Compton, commanding general, 9th Mission Support Command. They did what needed to be done to help others. They carried on, placed the mission first and didn't quit.
Following the 8.3-magnitude earthquake that resulted in the devastating tsunami waves, Soldiers from the 9th MSC sprung into action to support their brothers and sisters in arms and the local American Samoan community.
Throughout the day and night, Army Reserve Soldiers used what they had available to help, including their own ingenuity. They looked for survivors, cleared debris and offered a hand where ever they could, said Compton. As the first U.S. federal responders, the 9th MSC became the lead in reporting to U.S. Army, Pacific, and transformed the U.S. Army Reserve Center in American Samoa (Tutuila's only standing federal military installation) into a hub for all military responders. The Soldiers conducted ground assessments and provided other crucial information that facilitated the larger response effort that would eventually come.
During the days of relief assistance that followed, the Soldiers supported the Federal Emergency Management Agency's missions to include the American Red Cross by moving critical supplies to villages that were hit the hardest. Soldiers also continued to provide search and recovery operations, medical care to civilians, and conducted massive debris removal across Tutuila. This was part of a total joint force effort as active duty, Reserve, and National Guard service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard combined their resources to provide a wide range of emergency response capabilities, to support the lead U.S. government agency, FEMA, as it addressed requirements from the local government in the villages of Pago Pago and Leone.
American Samoa Lt. Gov. Faoa Sunia, the ceremony's guest speaker, said that the Soldiers were heroes in his mind. Support came so quickly that the citizens almost didn't have time to mourn, he said. Sunia then looked at the Soldiers and said, "All you had were your hands and your kind hearts ... on behalf of the people of the community, we are very grateful."
The Humanitarian Service Medal is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who distinguish themselves by meritorious participation in a Department of Defense-approved significant military act or operation of a humanitarian nature. The HSM for Operation Pacific Wave was authorized earlier this year by the Department of Defense for service members who directly participated in the humanitarian efforts in American Samoa.
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Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams says his officers had seconds to decide what to do when a man confronted them with a knife Friday afternoon on East Clay. Icarus Randolph died after officers shot him several times.
Williams knows about the concerns from Randolph's family about why those officers killed the former marine, instead of shooting him in the arms or legs that day. But the Chief says that's not what officers are trained to do to stop a threat.
"We are talking accessing in seconds," Williams said. "We are not saying time-out, that you can go over and huddle up. We are talking about a situation that evolves quickly."
Williams says officers initially used a taser on Randolph, but the taser didn't stop him. That's when officers say Randolph came at them with a knife, so they shot him
"It appeared to be 4 to 5 inch blade, possibly a hunting knife or a combat knife," Williams added.
"Icarous was not no crazy person, not at all. He was not suicidal," said a protester Saturday.
Family and friends spoke out in protest Saturday, near the spot where Randolph was shot. They said the marine veteran was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and needed help that day, that's why his family called 911.
"There was a better way of handling this, rather than just taking a man's life," said another protester. "Especially a man that has served his country faithfully."
The group wants to see officers get more training to handle situations like last Friday, but Chief Williams says someone's mental state also has an impact on how police react.
"It creates a volatility of uncertainty because they are unstable, they are not open to logic to reason and we have to make those decisions," Williams said.
Williams also said Monday that according to what Randolph's mother told officers the day of the shooting, Randolph had tried to get help for his PTSD from the VA, but his application was not accepted.
The two officers involved in the shooting are on administrative leave pending the results of an investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.