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Nobody envisioned this. We came here Day 1 with a plan and a lot of hard work ahead of us, and experience, and we wanted to take the steps one at a time, which we did, unfortunately this first step in this first series, we weren't good enough. -- Coach Alain Vigneault, following a series clinching 2-1 overtime win for the Kings to eliminate the Canucks.
All the Vancouver Canucks needed last post-season was one more win.
All they got this playoffs was a single victory.
The Los Angeles Kings took Game 5 in overtime 2-1 to knock the Canucks aside, winning the Western Conference Quarter-Final 4-1.
Entering the Canucks dressing room post-game was similar to the end of last year, except the beards were shorter.
No one envisioned Vancouver's second consecutive Presidents' Trophy winning season coming to such a screeching halt, so naturally players were shocked, stunned, surprised and saddened and didn't have much to say.
The Canucks fell behind the 8-ball losing the first two games of the series and in Game 3, when they needed a
bounce the most, they didn't get it. In Game 4, Vancouver finally strutted its stuff and that carried over into the opening 20 minutes on this night.
Henrik Sedin put the Canucks up 1-0 and that's how the contest remained until the Kings tied it 3:21 into the third period.
Los Angeles was dominant over the final 40 minutes and while Vancouver had scoring chances, I dare say plenty, the bounce needed wasn't there.
In overtime the bounce was there for Jarret Stoll, who received a gift of a turnover in the Canucks zone after Dan Hamhuis was tripped up and he made no mistake wiring it past Cory Schneider to empty both benches, one quicker than the other.
As the Kings piled on one another in celebration, the Canucks began to hang their heads in disappointment and that carried over into the locker room where many, including
Ryan Kesler, sat in their stalls, lifeless, wondering how they got in this mess.
As the clock slowly ticked seconds away on the wall, Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Sami Salo and Cory Schneider stood tall and faced the media; other Canucks spoke before and after, but not for as long or with as much emotion.
If you think you're angry, the players are on a whole new level and they're experiencing something new as for the first time since 2003-04, the Canucks are eliminated in the first round.
The regular season was again spectacular for the Canucks, with a second finish atop the NHL standings proof of that, but the Presidents' Trophy hat in the stall behind
Schneider means little now.
There are no answers, only questions, which the Canucks will be bombarded with until puck drop next year, whenever that is.
No finish to this playoffs would have been acceptable unless the Canucks were hoisting you-know-what, and that will have to wait.
When their time comes, remember how you feel right now. It'll make the light at the end of the tunnel so much brighter.


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Raising Christian Kids in a Sex-Filled Culture
All of us, not just parents—because it takes a village and church to raise a child—need to promote the good of one another and treat each other "in a way that befits" our worth. We need to learn how to love—especially when it's difficult. Please, wise ones, teach us! We need a re-education in love.
How do we instill the broader vision, the vision of bountiful life and love in the peaceable kingdom? More specifically, how do we impart a deep knowledge that sex outside its proper context and beholding porn poisons our flourishing because in those cases we aren't loving our God, our neighbors, or ourselves? As St. Anthony said "Our life and our death are with our neighbor."
Shawn and I will do our best to set appropriate boundaries while teaching our daughters about porn and sex in the broader theological context of love, justice, and flourishing. Our daughters' unique personalities, their inclinations and dispositions (including their weaknesses), as well as their peer context will help us in setting these boundaries. We'll do our best not to isolate and overprotect while striving to model what it means to love one another. But we can't do it alone. We need the church's help.
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SIKESTON - Clem Beal, 38, was named Man of the Year for 1961-62. The announcement came before a crowd of 500 at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Armory.
NEW MADRID - New Madrid County Central High School announced Gerald Murphy will return to become the new basketball coach, replacing Leonard Bishop. Murphy comes to NMCC from Portageville. He was previously the football coach for the NMCC Eagles.
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A Defamer operative much better connected than we are (of course, your average set PA has more juice than we do) snagged invites to both the Oscar pre-parties thrown by ICM's Ed Limato and CAA's Bryan "George Clooney's Oscar Date" Lourd. It seems that Limato's shindig skewed a little old, while Lourd's, as per usual, attracted Hollywood's biggest names with its grade-A-quality baby-eating buffet. Reports our partygoer:
OK, you asked for info from someone who was at the Limato party, so that would be me, along with about 500 or so others, mostly studio execs and hangers-on, mostly old. Don Rickles, Joan Collins (looking scary as hell), Barbara Walters, Donatella Versace, Michael Caine, etc. Felicity Huffman and Bill Macy were there as well (she's an ICM client) and were chatting it up big time with Don Rickles and his wife. Denzel Washington was around, as was Alexander Payne, Jon Lovitz, and Emmy Rossum. The tent where dinner was served was gorgeous and opulent, with furniture groupings, a gigantic central bar with a Phantom of the Opera-sized chandelier over it, and bouquets of yellow roses on white/silver tablecloths. The food was fantastic - from Along Came Mary, and featured lamb, steak, chicken, fish, pastas, grilled vegetables, salads, etc. and a groaning dessert table featuring her famous chocolate brownie pudding. Everyone was eating - even the skinny everyones.
But where were all the young people? That would be at our next stop, CAA agent Bryan Lourd's. Chatting it up in the entry hall were Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, and Tom Ford. Warren Beatty and Jeff Katzenberg were talking in the living room. Cuddling in front of the fire in one of the ultra modern sitting rooms was Michele Williams and Heath Ledger, as Mick Jagger strolled by with a woman who looked to be about 7 feet tall. Jake Gyllenhaal. Scarlet Johansson. Matthew McConaghey and Penelope Cruz. Ang Lee. Madonne. And, of course, George Clooney. Every woman who came in got a gardenia wrist corsage, so the air smelled of gardenias and cigarette smoke. I saw a lot of people who had stopped by the Limato party and apparently came to Bryan's to REALLY party. I left about 12:30, and it was still going strong, with throngs of paparazzi out front documenting it all. In fact, as we drove up to the party earlier in the evening, a photographer shone a flashlight in our car to see if we were someone worth photographing. We weren't.
- Previously: Defamer Party Report: The CAA Pre-Oscar Salad-Tossing Extravaganza [Defamer]
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OAKLAND -- It has outperformed a highly touted outfield group, and it might have even surpassed the performances of the rotation and bullpen, all things considered.
Indeed, the A's infield has evolved into the backbone of the 2013 team, a development no one would have expected in spring training.
When the A's assembled in Arizona to begin preparing for what has been another American League West championship season, the infield consisted of four question marks. There was a measure of doubt at every position.
The double-play combination was supposed to be Scott Sizemore at second and Japan's Hiroyuki Nakajima at shortstop. Sizemore played in two games before suffering a season-ending knee injury, and Nakajima had never played in the majors.
At the corners, Josh Donaldson showed promise at third last season, but his 2012 totals were nine home runs and a .241 batting average in 75 games. At first base, Brandon Moss hit .291 with 21 homers in 84 games, but there was uncertainty whether he could duplicate those numbers based on his journeyman résumé.
Eight months later, it all seems like so much wasted worry.
It's easy to point to the acquisition of Jed Lowrie from Houston in early February as the turning point, but manager Bob Melvin had the other uncertainties on the infield, too.
"We weren't really sure in spring training what position Lowrie was going to play," Melvin said. "It looked like Sizemore was going to be our everyday second baseman. We didn't know Eric Sogard was going to come on like he did. So we knew we might be flipping some pieces around as the season went along."
As it turned out, Lowrie almost immediately seized the shortstop position from the struggling and subsequently injured Nakajima. Sogard had a fabulous spring and forged a platoon with Sizemore, until Sizemore reinjured his anterior cruciate ligament -- in the same knee that sidelined him for all of 2012 -- in early April. Sogard was given an increased workload, which he handled with surprising aplomb.
Then came the stunning emergence of Donaldson, who exceeded everyone's expectations with an All-Star-caliber season at third base, batting .301 with 24 homers and 93 RBIs. Even general manager Billy Beane was knocked back on his heels.
"From the time he took over last August, he showed a lot of promise," Beane said. "But he hasn't stopped. He just kept getting better and better, and he's been an absolute grinder out there. To think how far this guy's come in a year, and to now hear chants of MVP, that's just so impressive."
Although Moss' batting average dropped to .256 this season, his 30 homers and 87 RBIs are more than last year's production. In addition, Moss has improved his defense despite playing left and right field when Josh Reddick and Yoenis Cespedes were dealing with injuries.
Also, the infield has had comparatively few aches and pains. Lowrie and Donaldson played in more than 150 games, Moss in 145, and Sogard in 130. None spent a day on the disabled list.
Good health is one reason Sogard thinks the A's infield was able to jell so quickly.
"Going into spring, it was kind of crazy," he said. "But once everyone finally settled in right around the start of the season, I feel like we clicked right away, and each day we continued to progress and develop a chemistry together. After that first month, it was like we were reading each other's minds and knew what we were going to do before it even happened."
Lowrie was a key. Beset by injuries throughout his career, no one knew if he would hold up.
"I've finally been lucky not to have had one of those freak injuries," said Lowrie, who batted .290 with 15 homers. "For years, I've always felt that was the only thing holding me back."
Added Beane, who made no secret in coveting Lowrie for years before finally acquiring him: "With Jed, there was never a question of whether he was a good player. It was just a matter of keeping him on the field."
While he has delivered the best offensive production the A's have had at short since Miguel Tejada, Lowrie felt his defense suffered at times because of 23 starts at second base, most in the first half.
"Defensively, it's been a bit of a trying year," he said. "I think I've made a lot of careless errors because it's hard to bounce around at those middle positions. Your footwork is different, arm angles are different, it's different on the double play."
The A's addressed that problem at the end of July with the acquisition of Alberto Callaspo from the Los Angeles Angels. He hadn't played second base in nearly three years and got off to a slow start, but he came on in September to provide a strong platoon with Sogard at second and allow Lowrie to play strictly shortstop.
Oakland also has had another positive development with the re-emergence of first baseman Daric Barton, who was called up when Moss was needed in the outfield. Barton is playing the best offensive baseball of his career, and he adds Gold Glove-quality defense at first.
"We have had some twists and turns over the course of the season," Melvin said. "But I think the flexibility that we had allowed us to do stuff kind of on the fly, whatever was best at that particular time during the season."
Moss had a simpler explanation.
"We didn't really have any revolving doors anywhere, particularly when we added Callaspo and Barton," Moss said. "We became a good group."
Said Beane: "We've had to mix and match here and there. But all in all, they've just done a great job."
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Around the Horn
A look at how the main components of the A's infield performed at the plate in 2013:
Infielder Avg. HR RBIs
1B Brandon Moss .256 30 87
2B Eric Sogard .266 2 35
SS Jed Lowrie .290 15 75
3B Josh Donaldson .301 24 93
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Corner infielders Josh Donaldson (20) and Brandon Moss (37) have provided much power for the A's.
ALDS: A's vs. tigers
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Backstage of the Birmingham Barfly isn't quite as glamorous as one might imagine. Dark and cold, luxury comes in the form of a couple of comfy sofas and a stereo blasting out mid-90's cheesy pop.
Laid back to the point of horizontal, Kids in Glass Houses' lead singer Aled Phillips sits down for our interview. While recording equipment is set up, he passes the time with a small Connect 4 tournament with Ant West, lead singer from tonight's support band, Tonight is Goodbye.
Is Phillips competitive, we ask? "Maybe a little bit," he laughs. "Certain games I am, anyway, like Monopoly. I get angry when there's money involved, so I have to win. Driving around the board in my little boot…"
Perhaps it's his competitive nature that has given Kids in Glass Houses their success this year. Still unsigned, the Welsh quintet have hit the UK festival circuit this summer with their ridiculously catchy brand of power-pop.
With their E-pocalypse! EP they've not only managed to earn recommendations from the likes of Lostprophets' Ian Watkins, but they've also earned themselves a place on tour with Funeral For a Friend at the end of the year.
We caught up to reflect on their last six months, to see what's planned for the near-future, and to gossip about Paramore's Hayley Williams. How exciting…
Let's get right to the point. When can we finally expect an album from you guys?
"New album starts recording on November 2nd, hopefully it'll all be wrapped up with before we start up on the Funeral For a Friend tour."
Are you looking forward to that?
"The tour should be amazing, we're really looking forward to it. But it's still a while off; we've got half of our tour left first and then recording the album."
How's the album preparation going?
"It's shaping up really well, we're really happy with it. It'll be nice to finally get something new out. We've sort of been riding on the coat tails of our EP for the last year and a half or so, so we're pretty excited."
Is there anyone you want to get involved with on this album?
"Recording the album, we're not too bothered about collaborating with anyone else, to be honest. If someone we'd like to work with is available at the start of November, then brilliant, and if not then it's cool doing it ourselves."
Are you looking forward to getting into the studio?
"Recording can be quite a stressful deal so the more comfortable you can be, the better. And it's important to us to stick together with friends and people we've met along the way… we'd rather have a little group going than chase after a big producer."
Is there any sense of boredom kicking in, having toured your EP for so long?
"There's this awful catch-22 where you want to play songs people know 'cause they sing along and that's awesome. But then [pauses] it's not that you get bored, but you can't really put out the new material and expect the same reaction. It's tricky."
Any names being thrown around for the album yet?
"That'll be the last thing we do. Sometimes we come up with good titles, sometimes shit ones. If I can give something a good name, then I will. Although knowing us, this'll end up being The Kids in Glass Houses Album, because that's what it is."
Do you think that it's a name you'll get sick of? Kids In Glass Houses?
"Well we were named after a lyric in a Glassjaw song. But it's pretty long, and we're not kids anymore.
"You can just imagine us when we're on our eightieth album when we're forty… grey haired. [Laughs] 'Yeahhh, we're Kids in Glass Houses. FUCK YEAHHH.' But no, I quite like it. It'll do for now…"
So tonight's performance in Birmingham, are you looking forward to it?
"Umm. [Laughs] We've played Birmingham before, and we've had some good shows and some bad shows in Birmingham before. We've played a few times and been shit, but I'm looking forward to tonight. We've had the first chunk of the tour as a rehearsal.
"We did Give It A Name at the NIA, and then the Bar Academy in June. Which was amazing, 'cause I went to see Say Anything there once and it was cool to be playing there myself."
Speaking of GIAN, how was that?
"It was a bit overwhelming to be honest, it was huge. And we played the London one, which was immense. That was actually the biggest show we've played - it was amazing. Blew my mind."
And what about Reading & Leeds?
"Reading was amazing, so much better than Leeds for the backstage bit alone. Backstage at Leeds was dire. There was no one from Hollyoaks for a start, but at Reading, we met Peaches Geldoff. She's… pleasant [grins]."
"Hoh-yes. And we met Kelly Osbourne too. Not so pleasant. Oh, and our dressing room was next door to Paramore. We tried to sneak in a look to see what Hayley [Williams, Paramore vocalist] was like, and she was just sat there. She's just, an absolute saint. Really is. But then, it's always the quiet ones, isn't it…"
So Reading was a bit special then?
"Reading was the highlight of our year so far, hands down. It was so much better than anything we've ever done. It was one of those historical shows.
"We were really nervous about turning out. It was at a funny time of day, and a lot of really good bands on at the same time, but we had people queuing up like five-deep outside the tent to try and have a look. It was really cool."
Did you see any bands while you were there?
"Kings of Leon were pretty fucking amazing, actually. And I saw New Found Glory as well… and Red Hot Chilli Peppers too, but they were a bit shit. That band just infuriate me these days…"
So, festival season's over, and you're at the mid-point of your own tour now. How's it all gone?
"The first half of the tour has been awesome. Aberdeen, the start of the tour, that was a bit of a shambles because they'd actually double booked us with another band and all shit kicked off, a fucking awful way to start off the tour. But since then it's been amazing, actually."
What's been the highlight so far?
"Uhh… a few nights ago where Tonight is Goodbye got up on stage with us, got down to their y-fronts. Although to be honest, that's good behaviour. Phil [Jenkins, drummer] likes to get his junk out a lot. You can't really go anywhere without seeing Phil's penis, to be honest. It's sick. There's no need."
So it's a lot of clothing-removal then?
"Not really. In fact the other night a girl threw a tiara on stage so I wore that. Actually, I wish I hadn't cause it had those spiky things on it and it's hurt my head…"
The interview is interrupted for a moment for the bands to be given their AAA lanyards for the rest of the tour
"Ooh. These are hole-punched. This is all very exciting…"
Do you keep all of your tour paraphernalia then?
"Yeah, I have like a massive box full of stuff. I get a sense of achievement from it. One day I'm just gonna take them into a university and go 'I know I haven't really done anything for the last three years, but I have been doing something…. Here's my shit.'"
So what are the people who come to your shows like?
"It's really weird y'know. We've played a lot of different type of gigs this year. But the other night, there were a lot of like, 14 year old girls. And it freaked me right out the other day in Colchester, they were asking us to sign stuff - Non-existent boobs, and training bras and stuff. It was like, if my mother could see me now…".
Aled's sentence fizzles out as his attention turns to the Connect 4 pieces on the table in front of him. He is meticulously stacking them in front of him to form a set of miniature steps.
…Do we sense a smidgen of OCD there?
"Shit, sorry… [Laughs as he realises] I do stuff like that. I only put piles into three or six. I'm sure psychologists would make something of that…"
Do you like to get involved with the crowd a little more at these sorts of shows?
"Yeah, actually. The other night Shay [bassist] just randomly decided to stop playing part way through a song and jumped out into the crowd, and I ended up finding him in the middle and had a man-hug; it was nice [Laughs]. We almost knocked out a couple of 14 year olds, though, which was less good…"
How do shows at the minute differ to the smaller ones you've played before?
"It's really cool playing big venues on a nice big stage, but last night we played the Orange Box in Yeovil which was nice. Y'know, we've played the big stages at festivals and you can't beat that, really."
How do you pass the time on tour in-between shows?
"Usually we just sorta drive from one show to the next. So we'll sleep, eat, get ready, sound-check. Apart from that, we just sort of amuse ourselves. I get bored really easily, so stupid board games are quite good…"
So is that pretty much in-between shows? Not very rock n' roll…
"Usually by now I'd be hitting the vodka [Laughs]. A couple of pre-show drinks. I'm never totally drunk though, tipsy's okay, but if you're a state on stage it just ends badly. I've done it once, and [pauses] just, never again. But yeah, time off, we'll maybe go shopping sometimes…"
So have you made the most of the Bullring here in Birmingham then?
"Yeah, we went out today actually. I had some Japanese food, which was nice. I didn't buy anything, though, I just watched Iain [Mahanty, guitars] buy shoes on his credit card. Which was really bad, he's only just got it and he's already wanking over it. He's in trouble and he doesn't even know it…"
So are there any grand plans for the end of the tour?
"Well. We were meant to be recording the album on the 1st, but we decided not to, so our last night of the tour will end with a fancy dress party on Halloween down in London. It's going to be messy in London…"
Can we expect incoherent, pissed-up antics then?
"I won't be trollied on stage. I'm always well behaved in London cause there's always press there. We played Club KoKo one time and I was a mess. That was the last time I got that wasted on stage. Tipsy is okay but getting trashed is just ridiculous - unless it's all going to wrong anyway. Then, fuck it."
If you went on tour with anyone, who would you have as your support?
Do you not worry they'd upstage you and everyone would leave before you even came on?
"No of course not… [Laughs] Yeah, I'd have Metallica supporting us. Maybe like Paramore and New Found Glory's rotating headline idea…"
At this point, the interview goes to pot. Outrage at the notion of NFG being a support act to anyone, before discussing Hayley Williams. Rumours are laughingly thrown around that Williams is perhaps related to a member of New Found Glory, or even that she's sleeping with one of them:
"She doesn't shag! She's… she's a very proper young lady."
Is that disappointing…?
"No I wouldn't say tha… actually, I would. She's lovely."
Moving swiftly on… You seem to have a good relationship with your fans through the likes of MySpace. Is that important to you?
"MySpace is useful for any band. As a band, we think it's important not to distance yourself from your fans. At the end of the day, we're the same as the people that come to see us play and I'll talk to them just like I'd talk to anyone else."
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
"[Laughs] I dunno. It'll probably get me in shit one-day…"
Speaking of MySpace, what's with Go West in your top friends…?
"[Laughs] We had a driver called James. He was a funny boy… a couple of years ago, he set up a Go West Fan Page, and it's the biggest on the Internet. So we added him to our top friends for a bit of support, and that's it, really. Sorry, it's not really as funny as you'd hoped, was it? Bit of an anti-climax…"
Who've you seen lately?
"I went to see the Police on Friday at the Millennium Stadium, which was amazing. And I saw Prince earlier this year, too. I haven't been to a small show in quite a while, I saw Glassjaw at the Barfly in London, but apart from that…"
Anyone you want to see?
"I'm not sure [Pauses]. Not really. That's really bad, isn't it? Not even the Spice Girls. I mean, I was a fan back in the day, but they're all just idiots now. I'm going to think of a band that I want to see by the end of this, cause that is really bad."
How's it feel to have nominated for awards with the likes of Kerrang and NME?
"Y'know it's funny you mentioned that, at a show last night there was a poster saying we had something from NME and I was really confused, but to be honest, lets face it, they're probably not going to say anything too complimentary about us, are they?"
You were ranked 3rd in their top new bands from Reading/Leeds 2007…
"Oh. Well there's not a lot I can say back to that now, is there…"


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The collection, which hits Yves Rocher stores as well as their online boutique early February, revolves around one key ingredient: Ash Tree Concentrate. The sap of this particular tree, found in Sicily, "has the power to help the natural mechanisms involved in the nutrition of the skin," according to Xavier Ormancey, Director of Research and Development at Yves Rocher in France. This means it boosts the skin's ability to hydrate and nourish itself all day long. It preserves moisture and keeps the skin baby soft.
The collection includes a cleanser, toner, nourishing day cream and nourishing night cream. I think the collection is very useful as a package but I am particularly pleased with the Intense Nourishing Night Balm ($27). It's ultra-hydrating and leaves the skin feeling very smooth. Our skin naturally regenerates itself during the night so nighttime hydration is essential to getting rid of dry skin in the daytime.
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We have previously blogged about the story of Janice Langbehn, the woman from Washington State who was not allowed to enter the hospital room of her dying partner, Lisa Pond. A Miami federal court threw out her case, but now it appears that some of the nurses at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami are speaking out.
According to this article in the L.A. Times, several nurses at Jackson Memorial Hospital have personally apologized to Langbehn.
"We certainly are sorry for the pain and suffering she felt," said Martha Baker, a registered nurse and president of Service Employees International Union Local 1991, the union representing about 5,000 healthcare professionals at Jackson, which is in Miami.
"I apologize," said registered nurse Norberto Molina, chairman of the union's gay Lavender Caucus. "I can't imagine what you went through."
The apologies came at a town-hall-style meeting Thursday at Unity on the Bay church, where Langbehn returned to Miami as a speaker.
Baker, Molina and two other Jackson nurses, Jim Nicholson and Diane Poirier, along with 60 other people, attended the meeting.
Langbehn, whose lawsuit against Jackson was dismissed in September by a federal court in Miami, welcomed the nurses' gesture. But she still wants the hospital to apologize formally.
"The management has to do it," Langbehn said.
She tearfully told the audience of her final moments with longtime partner Lisa Pond, who suffered a fatal brain aneurysm on Feb. 18, 2007, shortly before they were to sail with their three children on a Caribbean cruise.
At Jackson, Langbehn said, a social worker would not let her visit Pond because Florida is "an anti-gay state." Pond, 39, died the next day.
Langbehn, with Lambda Legal's help, sued the hospital. The case was dismissed without a decision on whether Jackson discriminated against Langbehn because she is gay. The court determined that the hospital had no legal obligation to allow anyone to visit a patient.
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A West Virginia man faces four counts of first-degree murder after police say he fatally shot four people early Friday, including an elderly father and his son who were delivering newspapers when they apparently stumbled upon a drug deal gone wrong, authorities said.
Sidney A. Muller, 27, of Harrison County was arrested in Marion County, where police said he had fled after the early-morning shooting Friday in a Clarksburg neighborhood.
Harrison County Prosecuting Attorney Jack Shaffer said police and deputy sheriffs responding to a 4:30 a.m. shooting call found Todd Russell Amos, 29, of Clarksburg dead at the scene. Christopher A. Hart, 26, was found injured and died on the way to the hospital. Hart's address was listed as Locust Avenue, the scene of the shootings that Shaffer said "was directly related to drug activity."
Also found dead were two bystanders: Freddy Donald Swiger, 70, and his son, 47-year-old Fred Swiger. The two Harrison County men were delivering The Exponent Telegram, as they had done as contractors for about 30 years.
"They were extremely nice, loyal, and cared very deeply about their customers, said Exponent-Telegram President Brian Jarvis in a statement. "Their customers cared very deeply about them from the calls already this morning. They built a connection with people that was unique and special in every regard."
Police obtained information suggesting that Muller would flee to Marion County, and law enforcement officers were alerted to the Buick Verano that he was believed to be driving, Shaffer said. A Marion County deputy sheriff stopped Muller in the Whitehall area, where he was arrested for allegedly driving on a suspended license. Clarksburg Police detectives later interviewed Muller, leading to the murder charges, Shaffer said.
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There's nothing new about ordering food online, particularly in large metropolitan areas. But the service is not as common in smaller cities. Rob Tomko, the CEO of the online food ordering service FedFast wants to change that. Rob sat down with WFMZ's Jaciel Cordoba on 69 News at Sunrise to talk about the launch of Fedfast in the Lehigh Valley. EXTRA: Watch Fedfast music video here.
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Hi Tyler, I get so excited when I get emails from you. You are so inspirational. You are so talented. You are so on point. You are Blessed, and You are an awesome Leader to all people. Your wisdom builds knowledge in the minds of those like myself to press on, and to move on to the greater things in life. I Believe that something good is happening for Me right now. I have always been a giver. I enjoy helping those who are less fortunate. I Love helping thee physically challeged children, and adults. I help with the sick, and the home bound. I give to the homeless. This is what God ask of us, and is what He wants us all to do, and that is to do for each other, and to be there for one another, no matter what. I get it, and because I get it, I am Blessed. Jesus is the answer to all my prayers. I have a personal relationship with God. Tyler, continue to post all your wonderful messages on your message board. I Love You, and You know God loves You. Keep on keeping on. Have a Bllessed day.Reply
Dayna Huntington Beach, Ca
I just want to say that I relate to you and your mother. My mother, whom is still with us, taught me the very same things - Morals, values and about Jesus. She, too, has no legacy to leave us, but she has given me is wisdom on how to live, how to love, and how to respect. There are many quotes that I live by because of her. I am grateful to God, that I have had the opportunity to say "Thank you" to my mother for all that she has given, because what she gave has left me far more rich and wealthy than most. I am not rich or wealthy monetarily, but I am rich and wealthy with my Jesus and my family. That is priceless! I pray that my daughter will one day feel the same way about me....Thank you for who you are in Christ, because all that you share is, indeed, invaluable! God Bless!Reply
Sarah Simpson Portland, Oregon
Mr. Perry, you are truly a blessing to me! Words cannot express my gratitude to you for sharing your heart-felt inspirations! I have reviewed all of your clips and received a confirmation on the direction God is taking me. Truly, my brother, you are anointed with the Holy Spirit! You are a messenger of God! It is not surprising that He has blessed you so greatly. Each story warmed my heart, but I was really drawn to the foster children and the little boy who was trying to choose which shirt he was going to buy. I was raised in foster care and I know how that Baby must have felt. May God bless you even more for your giving to those who are less fortunate than you; may it return to you pressed, down shaken together, and running over. In Jesus' name, Amen.Reply
Patricia Anderson 206 South Franklin st.
Thank you ,very much for the inspiration to know that someone understand means the world only God knows and what comes from the heart reaches the heart.Reply
Gloria Fox Atlanta, G.A.
As I sit here weeping at the different recorded messages all I can say is Thank you.. Now I know why I've chosen you to be my role model. I've said it once and I will say it again you are definitely an Elijah to me and I am your Elisha learning from your every word and example.. I'll love you for life. Everyone can value from the wisdom God's placed in you and I thank him for choosing someone as humble as you to use..Reply
Sandra kcmo
I have been in search of God all my life. My mother didn't take me to church, I went sometimes with friends of the family to different churches and I went to a few on my own as I got to be a teenager. I have never found a place to belong. I have four children and I have taken them to several churches also but we have not been lucky. Maybe I am looking for the wrong thing, idk but I know my children need something. I have one boy and three girls. They have a father that literally lives around the corner but chooses not to be in their lives. My youngest girl takes it the hardest. She is so hateful and mean and so sweet at the same time and I want to help her so bad but I don't know how. she loves her dad so much but he doesn't give it back, she has contemplated suicide and spent a week in a mental hospital, he never showed up. My 19 yr old who had some yrs with her father before he changed also tried to commit suicide the same yr. the middle girl was born with a birth defect and use to ask me all the time why doesn't my daddy love me, shes had over 33 surgeries and he has probably been to 3 of them. The only one that doesn't seem to be too affected is my son who is 13 but I see him reaching out to other men in my family for a father figure. I know a relationship with God would help them so much but I don't know how to give them that, I don't even have it. I don't know what to do anymore.Reply
cita md #1628770
I have been where you are with 4 children as well. My children have the same issues as yours. Including the evil but loving one. Im here to testify that God and a steady loving Church is the key to it all. I chose to bring my kids to the alter every sunday . Now the evil one is grown very loving and tides at church as well as takes herself to the alter every sunday. She's 23 now just broughther own home graduated from Cornel university is getting her masters at George town and the others are doing the same. I this to say with Gods help all things are possibleReply
Jasmine Chicago
Tyler, thank you for your words of wisdom. It seems that the world is down on faith, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for speaking so highly of your faith. God is so good and he always makes a way out of no way. I recently lost the use of one of my arms and I must say has been extremely life changing, but GOD has been my everything in life and will continue to be the forefront in my life. No one will hire me because of my arm situation, even though I have over 13 years of experience and a Bachelor and M***** degree to back my experience up. Without him, my path could have been so different (I may not be here to day). I thank for spreading such positivity and continuing to put God first. I wish you nothing but eternal success and happiness. May God continue to be the head of our lives and bless you in all aspects of your life. Be blessed and never stress because God will always make a way.Reply
Mary Shreveport, La
Ohh! Brother Perry you made my night. I just finished listening to all your messages and I want to thank you. I am 64 years old now and there are so many things I want to do before I \move to my eternal home and it seems I am moving slow. From tonight on I will concentrate on one thing at a time and I will do what I can with the little I have. I never cease to thank God but tonight my thank yous will spread to even thank God for the little things as well as the great. My children often thank me for the values I instilled in them. We did not have a lot of material things but we had love and that love comes back over and over now that I have grand and great grandchildren. I know that whatever God has for me is for me and I am standing on His Word and I will see my dreams fulfilled. Thank you so much and you are welcome to call me everyday or anyday you feel a need to talk with your mom. I can't take her place but I will make a good substitute. My mother left here when I was 13 and I still talk to her and my husband who has been gone for more than 22 years. God is a great God. Goodnight now son.Reply
Pamela Fitzgerald Powder Spring, GA
Okay, so I listened to your how to be successful video and ran accros this one. It made me think about me and my two son's, one 18 and 15. I love my boys but I sometimes wonder if my decisions and the choices I have made, how will they affect them. I am divorced and I moved to Georgia and have been here since 2004. I wanted a better life, a good life for them. So since I have been here on my own, I have worked two jobs and at one time I was working full time and going to school. I wanted to make things better for them and myself, I didn't want to settle for just being. I wanted more. At the time they would come home from school and I would be at work or class. Sometimes I feel guilty for leaving them. I struggle with what I should have or could have done. Did they feel alone? or abandoned? what went through their minds at those times. I always let them know I love them and I did communicate with them often. I just really hope and pray that was enough.Reply
Ne Little Rock, AR
Hello Tyler, I just finished listening to your video messages and I enjoyed them all; they were indeed very inspiring and on point. Im glad you took time out to make them. I know they are a blessing to me and others as well. Take care ok?Reply
Carol Houston, Texas #1636242
Thanks for being so transparent, your growth through all of your pain has and is helping me to grow. I have a personal (career) question. Resigned from my teaching job, on the brink of a better position (Boys & Girls' Club) , want to make a greater positive impact in my church and community. Please give me suggestions.Reply
I want to thank you for all of your comments. I needed to hear all of them and they blessed me. You are so right on all the comments you made and sometimes we have to be reminded of some of the comments that you made to help us with our belief in ourselves and who we really are verses what we think we are. God is the answer and I give God all the praise. I thank God for you and your God fearing Mother. With your mother's teaching, love and spiritual upbringing she brought forth a son that Blesses us all beyond measure. I do thank her.Reply


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Health, Disease and the Environment
The emerging idea is that each person can exercise more control over their own risk of injury and disease. Each person also has an ethical obligation to contribute to the wellbeing of his or her community. The community as an obligation to provide better education and resources directed toward healthier lifestyles. The community in turn can expect a higher standard of self-responsibility. Risky human behaviors must eventually decline, or better, disappear.
Each person has some control over their life course and some ability to prevent injury and disease. Often, diseases emerge because of ignorance or careless disregard for risky behaviors. On the other hand, some people are specially concerned about health risks and focus on small issues, using casually gathered misinformation. Although their intentions are admirable, their methods fail to achieve the right results. Affluent countries tend to create dependent citizens who fail to act responsibly and instead, dependent people expect that the government will rescue them from all misadventures.
The obstacle in the path of all idealist solutions is human nature, a nature full of tendencies that interfere with the pursuit of rational solutions to human problems. I have outlined these tendencies in several books.
If you stand back and take a global view of human societies, you will appreciate the following description: Human health depends on the proper supply of food, air and water. Infection, injury and toxicity are environmental problems. There is a consensus that smoking, overeating, drinking and accidents are preventable hazards. The control of environmental pollution has been attempted by a host of smart, well-informed people with limited success. A proper biological method of medicine begins by recognizing and solving problems in food, air and water supplies. A steady flow of molecules from the environment enters the body of each individual through the air breathed and the food and liquids ingested. This body-input determines health and disease in whole populations over the long-term and the moment to moment functional capacity of the individual. A person's performance can change dramatically with changes in this molecular stream. The quality and composition of air, food, and water changes continuously. The illusion of food continuity in the supermarket conceals changes in the growth, contamination, storage, spoiling, transportation, and merchandising of food products. To understand environmental reactivity we must deal with changes, variability and inconsistencies, and we must seek adaptive, flexible responses to changing circumstances.
The control of some infectious disease through improved hygiene and immunization is one of the great health achievements of the 20th century. While the concern that new viral infections may emerge as lethal epidemics is well publicized, the reality is that infectious diseases are constantly evolving, disabling and killing increasing numbers of people. New viral epidemics may add to the disease burden, but the existing threats are available right now.
We can attribute half of all diseases that lead to premature disability and death to people eating too much of the wrong food and exercising too little. Cancers often arise from repeated prolonged carcinogen exposure, delivered in air and food. Smoking cigarettes is an example of personal, indoor air pollution that causes cancer. The air we breath contains chemicals and complex aerosols that can cause disease.
This website attempts to provide a perspective and an overview, with an emphasis on removing the causes of disease rather than treating the effects. We emphasize basic biology and recognize that human health depends on the proper supply of food, air and water. The improvement in the diversity and availability of foods has been a mixed blessing with major problems emerging to negate the potential benefits. Food is the most intimate part of the environment because we ingest it.
Air is the second most intimate part of the environment, because we inhale it. When something goes wrong, it makes good sense to look at the flow of substances through the nose and mouth for the source of the problem. We look not only at the composition of the food but also, and more importantly, at the interaction of the ingested molecules with body. Adverse reactions to food are common and produce many disturbances by a variety of mechanisms.
While people live longer in North America, there is growing evidence that the wellness quotient of the average citizen deteriorates and the prospect of chronic degenerative disease haunts the aging population. It is easy to point to persisting, increasing, debilitating health problems such as depression, family violence, suicide, obesity, diabetes, disability from degenerative diseases, dementias, cancer and an increasing incidence of ill-defined illnesses. At least half of the adult population in the US and Canada report chronic symptoms such as headache, fatigue and joint and muscle pain. Aging citizens are vulnerable to a variety of debilitating if not tragic illnesses. The rising incidence of two disabling and chronic illnesses Diabetes 2 and Alzheimer's dementia is a major concern especially as 70 million middle aged people in North America will approach the peak incidence of these diseases in the next 20 years.
The biologist sees living creatures connected to and interacting with their environment. It is normal for a biologist to think in terms of populations, food supply, seasons, weather and social-behaviors. Biologists do field studies that reveal patterns of adaptation to specific changes in the environment. Anyone who has worked with animals or fish in closed environments knows how critical environmental conditions and diet are in determining both the behavior and the physical status of the residents. When a fish in an aquarium displays disturbed behavior, you do not call a fish psychiatrist and prescribe Prozac; you check the oxygen concentration, temperature and pH of the water. You have to clean the tank and change the fish diet.
Often patients with mild symptoms are progressing toward a major illness, but they may suffer in an ill-defined state for months or years. As illnesses progress, more specific features tend to emerge-dysfunction and tissue changes become more obvious, and medical diagnoses become more useful.
A heart attack or stroke, both calamitous events with obvious features, fit the medical model well and tend to be diagnosed reliably and treated in a standard fashion. These are end-point events - the underlying pathology takes years to develop and increasing dysfunction is often ignored as the pathology progresses toward a dramatic conclusion. Other processes may remain ill defined; chronic fatigue, muscle pains, headaches and cognitive dysfunction may make life miserable for many years before a more definable disease such as arthritis becomes apparent.


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Member Benefits
If you belong to an organization that is driving technology innovation in commercial, civil and defense communications around the world then you need to be a part of the Wireless Innovation Forum. With international member organizations including radio manufacturers, their partners and suppliers, acquisition authorities, service providers, operators, standards bodies, researchers and regulatory agencies, the Wireless Innovation Forum provides a singular venue to advance software defined radio, cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access technologies, to educate and influence decision makers at all levels of the wireless value chain, and to drive changes that will address emerging wireless communications requirements through the enhanced value, reduced total life cost of ownership and timely deliver of standardized families of products, technologies, and services.But don't just take it from us. Here's what our members have to say:
"Five out of six a4ESSOR Main Subcontractors were already members of the Forum. a4ESSOR's main role/interest is therefore to coordinate their contributions to the Forum in relation to ESSOR products," said Ugo Manetti, President of a4ESSOR. "We firmly in fact believe that the Forum can offer an extraordinary opportunity, worldwide, for technical exchange in the SDR field and related matters."
Actions speak louder than words, so just look at the Forum's members' accomplishments:
Wireless Innovation Forum member representatives have initiated and led multiple work efforts that promote their organization's specific objectives through the creation of reports, recommendations and specifications that are widely used by the advanced wireless community. The importance of these "work products" is reflected in the fact that over 10,000 individual documents were downloaded from the document library in 2011 alone.
Examples of these efforts include defining reference architectures that are in use around the world today, …
… in creating specifications defining application programming interfaces for subsystems such as Smart Antennas, RF Transceivers, Policy Control Engines, or Security Subsystems that promote an ecosystem of vendors with interoperable technologies and thus reduce cost and time to market for wireless equipment manufacturers, …
… and defining the use cases and requirements for SDR and Cognitive Radio technologies in addressing the needs of, again for example, the public safety or Tactical Radio communities:
Outputs from these and other related efforts are often used by the Wireless Innovation Forum to promote our member companies positions throughout the advanced wireless community. This includes interacting with government organizations and regulatory bodies world wide, providing Recommendations such as these, which were recently submitted to NASA, the FCC and the ITU:
"The Wireless Innovation Forum provides Kolodzy Consulting LLC the forum in which to address the regulatory and technical issues for next generation radios," says Paul Kolodzy, of Kolodzy Consulting LLC. "The onset of more dynamic capabilities within radios and radio networks has created the need for such focused industry-led efforts."
In addition to "in-house" projects, the Wireless Innovation Forum also partners with leading standards organizations, such as the IEEE, ETSI, the OMG
Perhaps most importantly for many of our member representatives – joining the Forum allows you to network with the leaders in the advanced wireless community: network with potential customers to explore new business opportunities, network with potential competitors to gain insight into how you can differentiate your products and services, and network with potential suppliers, allowing you to influence their requirements and thus reduce your overall R&D costs.
"CTVR believes that membership of the Wireless Innovation Forum is invaluable for engaging with industry leaders, sharing ideas and contributing in an open forum, and bridging the gap between academic research and industrial engagement," said Paul Sutton of CTVR"
""Scientific exchange is an important factor for research," says Ute Miller of RWTH Aachen University. "The WInnForum is the ideal forum for the research areas of UMIC."
A complete explanation of member benefits can be found here.
Want to learn more – contact the Wireless Innovation Forum


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DALLAS — Former NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for his role in starting a drug-distribution scheme while playing for the Chicago Bears, completing a steep downfall that ended his football career and left his future in tatters.
Hurd, 28, received the punishment in a federal courtroom in Dallas after pleading guilty in April to one count of trying to buy and distribute large amounts of cocaine and marijuana. The charge carried a minimum 10-year sentence and a maximum of life.
Authorities say that while NFL teammates and friends knew him as a hardworking wide receiver and married father, Hurd was fashioning a separate identity as a wannabe drug kingpin with a focus on "high-end deals" and a need for large amounts of drugs.
U.S. District Judge Jorge Solis gave Hurd a much shorter sentence than the 27 to 34 years recommended by federal sentencing guidelines. Solis noted that the case against Hurd centered on a "lot of agreements" to buy and sell marijuana and cocaine, rather than physical transactions of drugs.
But, the judge said, "You didn't just start nickel and diming it."
Hurd stood before him in orange jail scrubs after a rambling, emotional 30-minute plea for mercy. Behind him in the gallery were more than a dozen family members and friends.
"You had everything going for you," Solis told Hurd, adding that he thought the case was a "tragedy."
Federal inmates are typically not eligible for parole and required to serve at least 85 percent of their sentences.
Hurd's December 2011 arrest outside a suburban Chicago steakhouse came after he tried to buy a kilogram of cocaine in what turned out to be a sting. According to a federal complaint, Hurd told an undercover agent that he wanted 5 to 10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana per week to distribute in the Chicago area. He claimed he was already distributing 4 kilograms a week, according to the complaint. A kilogram is about 2.2 pounds.
At the time, Hurd was a wide receiver with stints for the Bears and Dallas Cowboys who had played most of his five seasons on special teams. He was in the first year of a three-year contract reportedly worth more than $5 million.
The Bears soon cut him. Hurd was released on bail and returned to Texas, where he grew up, but soon fell into trouble again.
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Tired of looking like a schoolboy? Tired of being considered immature? Want to be taken seriously? What you wear does make a difference in how you are treated by the rest of the world. Now, let's see what to do about this all.
This season's look is all about sophistication, so if you're looking to look older, consider taking some cues from current styles and using it to create your own, mature image. If the thought inspires or frightens you, keep in mind that dressing older doesn't have to mean stuffy. There are plenty of ways to maintain a sophisticated look while still expressing your personal sense of style.
Start by shopping in the men's section of department stores rather than the junior or teen areas. Go ahead and bypass the stuffy suits, but aim for the tailored, classic looks that tend to withstand time. Jeans with tailored, narrow legs, for example, when paired with a dressy or layered look can add a level of sophistication that is not readily apparent with other styles. When it comes to pants and denim in particular, consider the following: If the top of your underwear is slightly visible, this may or may not be viewed as sexy. If over one third of your underwear is visible, you're not dressing for maturity. Bag the baggy pants and make the transition into adulthood, or at least early signs of adulthood.
Also, consider khaki and other casual-yet-dressy pants. These transition well from work to an evening out, and are a wardrobe staple. If you want to look older, you don't need to invest in a three-piece suit, but you should at least be able to pull together some dress pants and a sport coat. There are many colors to choose from, and you can combine a funkier sport coat with khakis or jeans to create a personalized, yet older look.
As mentioned, the layered look is always in, and creating it is easy to do. All you need are a few items of clothing, beginning with an undershirt or dress shirt, vest, sweater, or sport jacket, and you're all set. This look also transitions easily from day to evening on an autumn night without the need for an extra coat. You can tie a sweater around your neck (this doesn't have to be as preppy as it sounds–shop around for looks that you like) or take advantage of one of this year's hot accessories, the scarf, to create a unique look.
Dressy doesn't have to be stuffy. An old pair of faded jeans (sans holes) paired with a black leather jacket or sport coat and black tie can create a sophisticated, dressy look without looking like it's too dressy. This look may not be ideal for church or a wedding, but it is an easy way to quickly dress up your normal look without sacrificing style. Also use shoes to your advantage. Many of the season's sleek styles add an air of sophistication to any look.
Take inspiration from rockers of yesteryear and lean toward the "bad boy" look if you're unsure about the options already mentioned. Again, a pair of jeans with a leather jacket is a timeless look that is youthful but doesn't scream "young."
As you create your new look, look to others and current styles for inspiration, then add your own unique flair to give your look your own personal sense of sophistication that can't be bought in a store.


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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi head baseball coach Scott Malone and his staff added three more players to its 2009 recruiting class.
Two of the players Matt Holland and Andrew Toppert originally signed with Arkansas-Little Rock in the early period from a pair of community colleges in Iowa. They are joined by Jake Liedka of Wharton Junior College.
At 6'5" and 220 pounds, Holland has the potential to be a threat at the plate and on the mound. He was second on the team with a .363 average as a sophomore with 10 home runs, 44 runs batted and 21 doubles. He capped his JUCO career by being named to the Region XI second team Holland. He was 2-4 as a sophomore with a 5.72 ERA and 30 strikeouts.
As a freshman, Holland helped the team to the Region XI title. He batted .358 with four home runs, 24 RBI in 109 at bats. On the mound, he was 2-1 with a 2.36 earned run average. He was also named to region all-academic team.
"I hope Matt can come in and help us both on the mound and at the plate," said Malone. "He has the potential to be as talented as anyone on the roster and will be a big part of a successful 2009 campaign."
At Marion High School in Iowa, Holland was a two-time All-State first-team selection. As a senior, he led Marion to its first-ever state tournament berth by batting .466 with 13 homers, 17 doubles and 51 RBI. On the mound, Holland compiled a 7-3 record with a 1.04 earned run average and 78 strikeouts against 16 walks in 67.0 innings pitched.
Toppert, a 6'1", 215 pound pitcher was 2-2 with a 2.56 ERA in nine appearances as a second-year player at Kirkwood Community College. He limited opposing batters to a .185 with 37 strikeouts in 38 innings. As a freshman Toppert was 3-1 with a 5.41 ERA with 29 Ks in 42-2/3 innings. The righty is the third player to join the Islanders from Kirkwood in the program's history joining former TAMUCC players Adam Sadler and Michael Bruner.
In high school, Toppert was a three-time all-conference and all-Western Illinois player at Prophetstown High School in Illinois. He set single-season and career marks in strikeouts and home runs.
"We are expecting Andrew to come in and contribute right away on the mound," said the Islander coach. "He has been through the ups and downs of a college season and knows the mental toughness needed to be successful."
Liedka comes to the Island from Wharton County Junior College joining fellow recruit Brett Carnline. The lefty was 2-3 with a 5.14 ERA as a sophomore. He fanned 23 batters in 42 innings pitched. In high school, the lefty posted a 1.55 ERA with 85 strikeouts at Converse Judson High School and was named first-team all-district as a senior.
"We are counting on Jake to come and throw a lot of innings," said Malone. "Jake is a strike thrower who pitches in the upper 80's. We expect him to have a great deal of success at this level."


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Term limits forced the 160th District state representative out of office for the new legislative session.
"I'll miss the people, but I won't miss getting up early Monday mornings (to drive to Jefferson City) and coming home Thursday afternoons," said Myers, whose term officially ends Sunday.
Since he was elected in 1998, Myers has represented residents of portions of Cape Girardeau, New Madrid and Scott counties through his service on various House of Representatives committees, including agriculture, appropriations and budget.
Among accomplishments Myers said he is most proud of is the passage of the recent ethanol bill, which he primarily authored. The bill requires all gasoline sold in Missouri after Jan. 1, 2008, to be an ethanol-blend containing at least 10 percent fuel ethanol.
The Sikeston resident said he is also quite proud of the bill passed for the development of the Sikeston Jaycee Regional Dialysis Center at Missouri Delta Medical Center, which opened in 2003.
"It was a state-owned piece of ground, and I shepherded that bill," Myers recalled.
Even though Myers served as chair of the agriculture committee for the past four years, he's been involved in other issues.
"The things I worked on were not just agriculture but whatever made sense and needed to be debated -- and we did. ... You just try to have good legislation and don't worry about who gets the credit," Myers said.
It's hard to remember every piece of legislation and detail over his eight years in office, Myers admitted.
"The House was controlled by Democrats when I first went there, and I concentrated on agriculture and environmental issues," Myers said.
Myers said one memory that sticks out in his mind over the past eight years is his first day on the House floor.
"It was a new experience, and it was exciting. I was very nervous," Myers said.
Prior to being elected state representative, Myers worked for several years as deputy secretary of agriculture for the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.
"It was different sitting on the floor of the House on Representatives," Myers said, comparing the two jobs. "Before, I always had to get permission to talk to somebody on the floor and now I didn't have to have that permission."
Myers said he's fortunate for the many friendships he developed over the years.
"Together with my friend, (161st District State Rep.) Lanie Black of Charleston, we rode back and forth from Jefferson City. It was really an advantage to ride with another representative," Myers said.
Myers said Black's real forte was in transportation while Myers' was in agriculture.
"Even though we weren't on the same committees, we shared information back and forth, and I think it was very important to do that," Myers said.
Black, whose eight-year run also ends Sunday, said, for him, the car rides were an opportunity to get a five-hour conversation to and from Jefferson City "with a guy who brought an awful lot of knowledge to the table."
"In my opinion, Peter Myers did an incredible job for agriculture in the state of Missouri," Black said.
Black said he has a lot of respect for Myers. "He's honest. He's just an exceptionally fine human being."
September was Myers' last time as a representative on the House floor, he said. In November, Myers cleaned out his office, which for the past four years was located on the third floor overlooking the Missouri River.
As his long run as state representative comes to an end, Myers said he would like to be remembered as someone the people could trust.
"I want people to remember me as being a straightforward, honest, ethical person and a Christian," Myers said.
Born in Racine, Wis., today Myers lives with his wife, Mary, in Sikeston. They have five children and 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Myers commended his wife for all of her support over the years.
Myers will turn 76 on Jan. 4 and has no intentions of slowing down.
"We're putting a biodiesel plant in at Lilbourn. It's a farmer-owned cooperative. There's 180 or 190 farmers who've invested in it. We hope to have it in production by April 1," said Myers, who is the treasurer of the cooperative.
In addition Myers said he will continue managing farms through Myers Land Management Co., and he also has a few other goals.
"I'm going to play golf with my grandsons and fish with the other one," Myers said. "I want to be a good husband and father as best I can."


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CAPE GIRARDEAU -- John Blanchard McFall Jr., 86, died at 8:12 a.m. Oct. 3, 2006, at the Missouri Veterans Home.
Born March 4, 1920, at Elizabethtown, Ill., son of the late John Blanchard and Nancy Katherine Humphery McFall Sr., he had been employed with International Shoe Factory as an assembly worker and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II.
On Aug. 4, 1941, at Charleston, he married Betty Tinnon who preceded him in death on Jan. 18, 1986.
One brother and two sisters also preceded him in death.
Survivors include: one daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Harley Bixler of Canalou; two grandsons and granddaughters-in-law, John and Laura Bixler of Matthews and Paul and Melissa Bixler of Tipton; and three great-
grandchildren, John Hayes Bixler of Matthews and Mark Milton Bixler and Elizabeth Molly Bixler of Tipton; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation is from 4-7 p.m. today at the Blanchard Funeral Chapel where services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Cotus James, Stoddard County American Legion Chaplain, will officiate assisted by Dr. G. Wendell Weathers and Linda Boersma.
Burial with full military honors will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston.
Pallbearers will be: Harley Bixler, John Bixler, Paul Bixler, Don Beardsley, Gary Bixler and Dr. G. Wendell Weathers.
Honorary pallbearers will be John Hayes Bixler and Mark Milton Bixler.