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December 28, 2002, 09:26 AM
Is anyone a member of the Ohio Gun Collectors Association? Twenty years ago I used to be a member and I am now looking for a way to rejoin but alas I know of no members. :(
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December 28, 2002, 10:51 AM
Hello telewinz, greetings from s.w. Ohio. I just rejoined last year myself when they OGCA got "evicted" from their home near Cleveland. Now, half the shows are just off I-71 near Wilmington (exit 50), the other ones near Norwalk just off the Ohio Turnpike. So, I'm now only 45 min. from 3 shows a year. Didn't know if you'd been updated on this stuff or not, hope it helps. I won't be able to help you rejoin immediately, they make you a "probie" your first year, can't sponsor members. Somebody out your way should still belong, have you asked around at the stores and gun clubs? Or just sit tight, someone else posting here can undoubtedly help you more. Good luck, I'll check in here again.
December 28, 2002, 12:38 PM
Sure, I can sponsor you. I am in Michigan. It is worth the drive to go to those shows as they are like the shows I grew up with in Michigan. Let me know what I need to do to help.
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December 28, 2002, 01:29 PM
I've posted a few notices of this show on TFL and the offer of guest passes and a signature if needed. I was at the South show in July (the one they lost power at, of course) and picked up a nice CZ52. Check the Ohio calendar (in my sig line) for all the 2003 dates. If you haven't joined the Ohio mailing list I do, now is a good time. Send your screen name, real name, and email address that you'd like to use to email@example.com.
December 28, 2002, 04:30 PM
Thanks, You guys are great! Last time I was a member they had there main meetings in Columbus, OH. Thats at least 15 years ago. I'll try to get something worked out with your help.:)
December 28, 2002, 11:54 PM
Hi telewinz,
I'm a member of OGCA also. Feel free to contact me if you need a sponsor. I live in N.E. Ohio.
December 29, 2002, 07:26 AM
I would also like a couple of sponsors to sign for me.
I live about fifteen minutes from that Wilmington show and I wanna belong!
December 29, 2002, 08:02 AM
I wouldn't mind being a member myself. PRO shows don't do much for me.
I think I'd like to have a look at one of the shows before I spend my money on a membership though.
Anyone, anyone...anyone.
December 29, 2002, 11:41 AM
I'm southwest of Cleveland a bit. Haven't attended any of the Southern OH shows -- too far to go for just a show for me, and I haven't been to the new Norwalk/Sandusky site either. That's about 45 minutes away. I miss the convenience of the IX Center. :(
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UNFCCC Releases Parties' Views on Nairobi Work Programme
25 April 203: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a miscellaneous document containing 11 parties' views, as well as submissions by four UN organizations and one intergovernmental organization, on the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (FCCC/SBSTA/2013/MISC.2).
Parties that presented submissions are: Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, the EU, Gambia for the Least Developed Countries (LCDs), Guinea, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, the Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan. The submissions were presented upon an invitation by the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to parties and relevant organizations to present, by 17 September 2012, their views on potential future areas of work for the Nairobi work programme.
Some of the proposals by the LDCs include to work on: strengthening sector-specific and cross-sectoral activities to address adaptation issues related to water, food security, ecosystems and infrastructure; enhance understanding of cost effective adaptation; and enhancing the use of indigenous and traditional knowledge practices for adaptation. [Miscellaneous Note with Views on future areas of Work for the Nairobi Work Programme]


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LONDON (AP) - The Queen Mother Elizabeth, a small, frail figure in blue silk, stepped out Friday onto the balcony of Buckingham Palace to receive a thunderous 100th birthday cheer from a sea of adoring fans that even a rock star would envy.
Tens of thousands of people from around Britain and abroad stood shoulder to shoulder in the August sunshine to shout their best wishes to a woman who has become a focus of pride and affection for much of the nation.
The Queen Mother, widow of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II, married into the royal family 77 years ago. Through the following years, in wartime and in peace, she won the enduring loyalty of several generations.
Mixed with the gray heads in the crowd were many young people and small children, some from as far away Australia and the United States, who had come to watch the Queen Mother's procession from her home at Clarence House to her daughter's official residence at Buckingham Palace.
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PORTALES - When Darby Peoples came to work at Eastern New Mexico University in August 1999 as the campus wellness coordinator and Lincoln Hall director, one of her immediate goals was to establish a student group on campus to address prevention of alcohol-related problems.
"I think that alcohol is obviously an issue at most colleges and universities for several reasons," Peoples said. "You have a large number of students who turn 21 while at college, and you also have so many students who are getting their first real taste of freedom while they're living away from home."
To help students make responsible, informed decisions, Peoples formed an ENMU chapter of the international organization BACCHUS or Boosting Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students, which ironically is named after the god of wine in Roman mythology.
Tonight, the efforts of the BACCHUS chapter at Eastern will be honored with a state award from the national American Automobile Association and the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, AAA New Mexico spokesman Dan Ware said.
"There is a lot of criteria we consider for the annual award," Ware said. "But most of all, we look ideally for an organization that really puts forth an effort to prevent DWIs and also addresses the problem of drinking on college campuses."
The BACCHUS group at Eastern was chosen for the College and University Drinking and Driving Prevention Award for 2000 because it organized a campus-wide Alcohol Awareness Week in November to teach students about the effects of alcohol on driving and hosted various events that gave students alternatives to drinking, Ware said.
Ware, who graduated from ENMU several years ago, will travel to Portales today to present a large award plaque and a check for $1,000 from AAA New Mexico to Peoples and the BACCHUS group at his alma mater.
"The students are all so thrilled to receive this award," Peoples said. "It was absolutely wonderful when we found out we'd been selected."
Peoples said the ENMU BACCHUS group has about 10 to 20 committed students who serve as the core of the organization, with up to 100 joining in to help with special activities.
The award will be presented at 7:30 p.m. MST today inside the ENMU Theater Center on the Portales campus, just before a free dance production called "Light Motion."
"Our group of students is not out there preaching to other students," Peoples said. "We know some students are going to drink. What we want to do is teach responsibility, show them there are other ways to have fun and especially help them understand the dangers of drinking and driving."
During last year's Alcohol Awareness Week, the ENMU BACCHUS chapter organized an alcohol-free party to watch a Sunday football game on TV at the campus' Cafe Down Under and an alcohol-free, all-night slumber party at a residence hall with games, food, prizes and other activities, Peoples said.
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June 10: Tire-changing contest, 7 p.m.
June 17: Elvis appreciator Jim Moore performs, 7 p.m.
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July 15: Be a Nut Night
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Saturday, 21 July 2012
Lanrewaju Adepoju & His Akewi Theatre - Volume 3
Here's a treat. Lanrewaju Adepoju was (is?) a famous Yoruban poet an on this 1975 recording they deliver an exciting blend of highlife, juju and afrobeat sounds that you just might like. And if you do, you can find another wonderful LP over here.
Side One - Igba oro ki i fo/Maa see e niso/Oyinbo Kare
Side Two - Timi agbale waja/Baba dari ji wa/Oga l'olowo
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Thanks for the link John, I'm gonna check it out now cos I'm loving this Akewi sound!
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CHARLESTON - The basketball court can be a lonely place when you are have a wide-open court, nobody around you and you are a 6-foot-2 athlete.
Martinsburg's Jordan Robinson knows.
He found himself in that position when he raced to the basket for an apparent uncontested dunk, following his own steal, in the Bulldogs' Class AAA first round state tournament game with Huntington Wednesday at the Charleston Civic Center Coliseum.
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He missed. He absolutely got no height on his leap and botched it.
The basketball gods can be redeeming.
Later in the quarter, Robinson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to propel the Bulldogs to a 60-50 victory over the Highlanders.
"When I got the steal, I was going in thinking, 'I've got to dunk this,' but I think I got too excited and my legs just went weak," Robinson said. "I mean, it wasn't good. I just felt like at the time I could just dunk, and then I had no energy in my legs."
What made it worse, the Bulldogs were trailing at the time.
No matter. Martinsburg's Mr. Consistency responded with the biggest shots of the game.
He hit with a 3 at the 3:42 mark that gave the Bulldogs a 51-48 lead. On the Bulldogs next trip down court, he again lined up to the left, was left wide open and drained another 3-pointer.
"I don't think they were respecting me," Robinson said. "Of course, after the first half I played, I wouldn't have either. That was the worst first half I've played."
Robinson was 1 of 4 from the floor at that point, but he ended up hitting his final three shots and finished with 10 points.
"Jordan has just been so consistent for us this year," Martinsburg coach Dave Rogers said. "We know what he can do; we know what we've seen him do. But you have to put that ball in the basket. When we needed him, he stepped up and hit two huge shots."
Much to the relief of Robinson.
"I felt like when they left my hand they were going in." Robinson said. "I felt like I had let my team down by missing that dunk. I felt like I lifted my team up with those 3s."
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MARTINSBURG - A man indicted last month in connection with a shooting in Martinsburg that critically injured another man will remain in jail until at least July before a judge rules on a motion to reinstate him to bond.
Desmond L. Davis, 22, of Boarman Place, Martinsburg, was indicted by a Berkeley County grand jury in May on charges of attempted murder, wanton endangemernt, malicious assault and unlawfully shooting at another in connection with the June 16, 2012, shooting in the 300 block of Chestnut Street.
Davis is accused of shooting Zebudia Pitters, 18, of Martinsburg, in the lower torso.
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He pleaded not guilty to the charges at his arraignment hearing last week in Berkeley County Circuit Court.
Following the arraignment hearing, Davis' attorney, Shawn McDermott, filed a motion seeking to have his client reinstated to bond.
Davis was initially arrested a month after the shooting by authorities in Delaware, where he remained incarcerated until his extradition back to West Virginia last year. He was released on $30,000 bail on Sept. 22, 2012.
On Jan. 3, Berkeley County Magistrate Robert Lowe II granted a state's motion to revoke Davis' bond following his arrest two days earlier on two misdemeanor counts of obstructing an officer. He has since remained incarcerated at Eastern Regional Jail without bond.
Davis appeared Monday before West Virginia 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge Gray Silver III for a hearing on McDermott's motion to reinstate Davis to bond.
Silver withheld ruling on the motion until the court receives an amended lower court order clarifying the basis for which Lowe granted the state's motion to revoke Davis' bond. The court also ordered that a report be completed to determine whether Davis is suitable for pre-trial release on GPS-monitored home confinement. The judge ordered the parties return to court July 1 for a hearing on the issue.
The state, represented by Berkeley County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Gregory K. Jones, opposes the motion to reinstate Davis to bond.
"The defendant's motion filed at his arraignment is lacking any compelling reasons to readmit the defendant to bail," a copy of the state's response to the motion reads.
He argued Monday that the court is not required to hold another full hearing, since Lowe already issued an order revoking Davis' bond. He said the court could still reinstate Davis to bond despite the lower court ruling that found Davis had violated the conditions of his bond, adding that the state would oppose any such ruling.
"I'm going to stick with that position," Jones said.
Jones did ask the court to increase Davis' bond to at least $100,000 and that Davis be placed on GPS-monitored home confinement if Silver granted the defense's motion.
McDermott argued that his client's arrest on obstructing charges, which ultimately led to his bond being revoked, was the result of a woman who reported a false emergency. On the day of Davis' arrest on obstructing charges, police received a call from a woman who claimed Davis was in a car chasing her and that he had a gun.
The car Davis was in was stopped by police, and Davis was arrested after allegedly refusing orders to place his hands out of the window and for allegedly struggling against officers as they were trying to handcuff him.
McDermott said the woman who called police alleged that the car Davis was in rammed her and that he had shot out a window. An investigation later determined the claims were unfounded and police intended to obtain a warrant charging the woman with reporting a false emergency. McDermott also argued that a complete record of the lower court's bond revocation hearing doesn't exist because the proceeding wasn't tape-recorded.
"It makes it impossible to try appeal the ruling," McDermott said.
Davis is scheduled to go to trial Sept. 24.
- Staff writer Edward Marshall can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 182.


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Mary L. Heaton, 66, Golden LivingCenter-Hillview, passed away Tuesday at the center.
She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Leroy and Lucy (Citro) Heaton.
Surviving are many friends and cousins, especially her close cousins: Patricia Pethigal and Louis "Mike" Riccio Jr.; and her special friend and caregiver, Carol Jean McCoy.
Mary was a 1966 graduate of Altoona Area High School. She helped in the kitchen at Betar's Tavern and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Friends will be received at the 10 a.m. funeral Mass to be celebrated Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Committal will be at Calvary Cemetery.
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Conley, who lived next door to Burkitt, said the veteran was a great neighbor and "a hero."
"We thought he would be the perfect person to lead the parade," Conley said. "Regretfully, we never got the chance to make the offer."
According to his obituary, Burkitt, 95, died on Feb. 21 at his home in Madison following a short illness. Burkitt served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a corporal in the 12th Field Artillery Observation Battalion and later received the Purple Star and Bronze Star for his service, according to his obituary.
Conley said Burkitt was modest and would have been reluctant to lead the parade.
"We would probably have had to show up (at his house) in a convertible the morning of the parade (to get him to lead the parade)," Conley said.
Conley said Tuesday he did not believe the Patriotic Celebrations Committee had selected a new parade leader.
Burkitt, who lived in Madison for more than 60 years, is survived by his wife of 65 years, Olive Burkitt, and their four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, according to his obituary.
Burkitt will still be honored at the upcoming parade, Conley said.
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A theatergoer can tell as soon as he enters the Matthews Theatre in Princeton that this won't be his great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather's "Tartuffe."
Positioned on the right side of the stage, occupying a third of it, is John Conklin's handsomely appointed bedroom. Playwright Moliere would smile in recognition at the upper-class 17th-century French home. The other two-thirds of the stage, though, are empty, save for gray-paneled walls. The left and back ones each boast a large TV screen. They show, courtesy of videographer Alexandra Eaton, what's going on in that bedroom to the right.
This is the vision of Daniel Fish, the state's most pretentious director. Two years ago, he staged "Hamlet" here and made the prince take down his pants and sit on the toilet. Now he has one character strip off the 17th-century outfit that Kaye Voyce designed for him, but has him stop at his 21st-century Fruit of the Looms.
Actually, Eaton's projections do make for some beautiful screen images. She has a true cinematographer's eye and offers some fascinating angles. There is, however, something jarring about seeing her, dressed in a T-shirt, jeans and sneakers, following the actors in period dress all around the stage. All the while, she has a serious, I-hope-I'm-getting-this-right look on her face.
The problem is that we're more inclined to watch the screen -- if we're in the center or right section of the house. Those in the left are out of luck, for they're relegated to facing the screenless wall that separates the French room from the modern one. Those in the mezzanine will have a squintingly hard time seeing what's on either far-away screen. But even those who can see clearly will find something odd about watching a person speaking on a screen but hearing his voice come from the right side.
Don't we get enough video at home? If Fish is becoming fascinated with this medium, let him go make an independent film.
Too bad, for if Fish had just put his actors on a conventional set, he would have had quite a "Tartuffe." Granted, Moliere meant this as a comedy, but Fish noticed that the playwright dealt with serious issues. There's religious hypocrisy (courtesy of Tartuffe) who convinces a gullible host (Orgon) that he's a great man. Soon Orgon offers Tartuffe his daughter Mariane in marriage, even though she's in love with Valere. When Orgon's son Damis complains, his father disinherits him. Orgon's wife Elmire and brother Cleante are horrified.
So a fop-free rendition is a solid idea, and Fish's actors support it. Zach Grenier plays Tartuffe as nobody's fool. Michael Rudko's Orgon has a gravitas that approaches Lear's as his world collapses around him. As Mariane and Valere, Michelle Beck and Daniel Cameron Talbott have a ferocious falling out. Nick Westrate's Damis grows from spoiled brat to mensch. Christina Rouner is a long-suffering Elmire who looks for pragmatism to save the day. Christopher Donahue's Cleante provides a level-headed voice of reason.
Sally Wingert, who's marvelously tart as maid Dorine, and Grenier are to be pitied, though. They must play one of the most repugnant scenes that any theatergoer will ever endure. Fish has Tartuffe become so enraged with Dorine that he grabs her vagina through her dress, and pulls her to the back wall while she's in agony. To quote a famous line from American politics, "Have you no sense of decency, sir?"
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Last month, bartenders mixed and muddled Grey Goose cocktails. This month, it's a tasting menu of Midori drinks, including the Midori Illusion and the Melon Orange Dream, both served on the rocks; and you also get to sip the Tropical Midori Colada, blended. Of course, you must be at least 21 and older to imbibe.
With the purchase of the Thirsty Thursday package, you also get 20 percent off other food ordered at the bar and 50 percent off its well drinks, domestic beers and house wines by the glass. Happy hour runs from 5 to 6 nightly, but it's extended for Thirsty Thursday guests.
Botero Bar is surrounded by nine massive sculptures by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, works that have become irresistible to the likes of casino/hotel mogul Steve Wynn and others. Many of the nightly bartenders have been at the helm since Grand Wailea opened 22 years ago and have a local following. Nightly entertainment runs from 5 to 9. For more details, call 875-1234.


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One that which tickles. A male or female that uses fingers or other instruments to cause a tickling sensation.
Also known as a 'Ler
Also known as a 'Ler
Bart is a great tickler because Annette was more ticklish when he stroked her bare soles.
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One who gains sexual gratification from tickling the desired sexual partner, usually on the ribs or feet. Often a foot lover, in which case tickling is a form of fetish.
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When a girl takes her pinky finger and shoves it in your ass and then tickles your balls with the index finger
Hey girl who cares if 2 of your fingers are missing because of a birth defect, you can still give me the tickler.
Hey bro she totally gave me the tickler
Hey bro she totally gave me the tickler
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A tickler is a rare species of men. It is when a man's penis curves up a little bit. Women love men that have ticklers because it gets the G-Spot right away and makes sex for them much pleasureable!
OMG my boyfriend has a tickler.
por rtoy1991 09 de Fevereiro de 2011
A moustache or goatee on one who performs oral sex
Alex :Do i smell sushi?
Rob: No, you just haven't cleaned your tickler since last night
Rob: No, you just haven't cleaned your tickler since last night
por Svenfinker 24 de Outubro de 2003
someone that doesn't beat it up (it being vagina)
joe: dude scott is riding an epic dry spell bro
kevin: yeah no shit he's a tickler, word gets around
kevin: yeah no shit he's a tickler, word gets around
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Enhancement to a condom, vibratoror dildo intended to stimulate the clitoris and provide extra pleasure during sex.
Standalone versions are available that strap directly on to the penis.
A.K.A French tickler.
Standalone versions are available that strap directly on to the penis.
A.K.A French tickler.
After using the vibrator with the tickler she picked up her old one between thumb and forefinger and with outstretched arm disdainfully dropped it in the bin.
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It's been a little bit warmer than usual here on the west coast for the past couple of days. In fact, it's been downright hot. I've been spending a lot of time indoors and, while that usually means I'm going to do even more baking than usual, have had only a minimal desire to turn on my oven and risk heating up my kitchen. Instead, ... Read More »
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Not every bread makes a really good sandwich, even though just about any bread can be used to put together a sandwich. A really good sandwich bread, in my opinion, needs several things. It needs to be solid enough to hold together any combination of standard sandwich ingredients without letting them soak into or through the bread, so I don't want to see very large ... Read More »
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Cream cheese appears with regularity in yeasted breads and pastries as a filling, paired with sugar, fruits or other sweet things. Less frequently, I've seen cream cheese used in savory pastries, paried with prosciutto, sundried tomatoes or with herbs. This bread was created when I decided to try using cream cheese as one of the main components of a bread, rather than as a filling of ... Read More »
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Checking on property he owns Monday morning, specifically the large flag he flies at half staff every Sept. 11, Reg King wondered why the staff at Coldwell Banker on Sutton Way in Grass Valley had taken down the stars and stripes.
The lighted flag usually flies 24 hours a day. At 15 feet by 25 feet, it's one of the largest American flags flown in the area. When he inquired about the huge flag inside the realty office, King said the response he received was worrisome.
"They said, 'We thought you had it,'" King said.
Upon further examination, King found the halyard — the rope by which the flag is hoisted — in a pile in the bushes. It had been cut, and the flag had been stolen, he said.
"It had to be a sharp knife," King said. "The nylon's 3/8-
inches thick."
King guessed the flag had been nabbed within the last couple days. He filed a police report and requested any surveillance footage from cameras in the area be examined.
In the meantime, King rushed to find a temporary fix before the 11th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. He had a backup flag, also 15 by 25 feet, but the downed halyard was the real problem. He said it would take a crane, or perhaps a fire-truck ladder, to reach the pulley at the top of the 70-foot flagpole that towers above the Glenbrook Basin and restring the rope.
Early Monday afternoon, King said he received word the Grass Valley Fire Department would provide a ladder truck to help hoist the flag at half staff in memorial of the 9/11 victims today.
He was also waiting to hear back from a Nevada County veterans group, which typically reminds King of appropriate times to fly his massive flag at half staff, and will be glad to ensure them the flag will still fly today, he said.
"This (was) just kind of disconcerting, when it's right on the cusp of Sept. 11," King said.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Thousands of people have been packing into special services at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Mo. They're lured by the presence of God that has been falling upon the place over and over again since Nov. 11. Many have been healed, some physically, but plenty more emotionally and spiritually.
Now the question hanging over this visitation of the Holy Spirit: is this the start of something really big? Could this be the next Great Awakening?
Pastor Alan Koch from nearby Lee's Summit, Mo., hopes so. He remembers what he heard at a global charismatic conference Kansas City hosted back in the 1970s.
"One of the prophecies that came out was that there were going to be spokes that were going to be going out to the nations, but the focus of that, the center was Kansas City," he recalled.
When this move of God hit IHOP, the leaders immediately invited John and Carol Arnott of the 15-year-long Toronto Renewal and Bill and Benni Johnson of Redding, California's miracle-packed Bethel Church to come check out what the Lord's doing in Kansas City.
At a jammed IHOP renewal service, Benni Johnson recalled a prophetic word given around 1909 by William Seymour, leader of the 1906 Azusa Street Revival: "He said 'In another hundred years, there's going to be another great outpouring. It's going to be a Great Outpouring."
"You do the math," Johnson said. "We're in that season now."
Angelic Encounter
Johnson also shared a story told by a Welsh student at Bethel's School of Supernatural Ministry. A woman from Wales described a wild encounter she had with an angel at the chapel where the great 1904 Welsh Revival began.
"She turned around and she saw a huge, huge angel. She said the foot of the angel was as large as the chapel. It was that big," Johnson recalled. "And she actually had the nerve to talk to this angel, and said, 'Are you the angel of this next Great Awakening?' And he said, 'No, I'm the angel of the 1904 Awakening. But there is another one coming. And it is bigger and it is greater.'"
Rivers of Revival Come Together
Carol Arnott shared the prophecy one of her most trusted Christian friends gave her about a year ago.
"Carol, the three rivers, Kansas City, Redding and Toronto, must come together. The three rivers must come together for what God wants to do in this next move," Arnott remembered.
Johnson had something else prophetic to tell IHOP. "I woke up a year ago," she said, "Woke up with this word: 'Pray for IHOP, I'm about to do something.'"
"I felt that there was something strategic that was going to be happening," Johnson explained. "This is perfect timing in God's kingdom. And I'm so excited to see what God is doing here and in so many other places."
As Johnson and Arnott shared, IHOP founder Mike Bickle said he had no knowledge of such prophecies when he invited the Arnotts and Johnsons to come support the Kansas City renewal as it began. A sense of awe filled the stage as the leaders of the three ministries realized God had already been weaving the three together prophetically long before they thought to come together in Kansas City.
Among The Young
IHOP is cheering such stories and prophecies. It also considers it a major sign that this awakening began in its Bible school among young people, and that it's spreading rapidly to other college campuses via IHOP's webcast. That's because over the years many awakenings have begun at colleges and with the young.
"He is getting the heart of the next generation," IHOP-U's president Allen Hood said of the Lord. "When He wants to begin an awakening, He begins to get the heart of the college-age students."
IHOP-U's provost, Wes Hall said it's significant God has been doing deep spiritual surgery among the young people, excising sins and hurts and brokenness.
"The Lord is setting them free from these heavy yokes so that they can be free to minister God's love out of a real experience that His love is real, and His freedom is real. It's not just a concept that the blood of Jesus makes you clean," Hall explained.
His Goodness
Bethel's Bill Johnson said it's just a start for what God wants to show the world.
"There's a realm and a measure of blessing that the Lord wants to release into the Earth that has never been seen before. Hosea chapter 3 says that in the latter days there will be a fear of God because of His goodness...because of His goodness," he explained.
"There's something about His goodness that's going to strike us to the core, and bring a yieldedness that we've never been able to get any other way. He's about to overwhelm and overtake," Johnson said.
Toronto's John Arnott added a serious warning. One of the quickest ways to squelch revival is to be offended at the controversial signs and behavior that often accompany it.
He recalled how critics blasted Toronto's renewal and the wild behaviors sometimes exhibited even as hundreds of thousands of people were getting saved and revived.
"It just baffled me," Arnott said. "I'm looking around saying, 'What's not to like?' So somebody fell down or somebody shouted. Come on! It's so much deeper than that. It's the life of God in the heart of His people setting them on fire with passion for Jesus.'"
Signs That Can Offend
Some IHOP staffers and students confess they were offended when they first saw some of their fellow IHOPers falling and laughing and shaking wildly under the influence of the Spirit.
Longtime Christian Crystal Camacho described her reaction the first day of the awakening.
"I am cynical, because people are rolling and laughing," she said. "And I'm kind of like 'Is this what revival looks like? If so, I'm offended.'"
But God brought the IHOP staffer and student up short the next day as she was praying for someone else to be freed from a judgmental, religious spirit.
"And I was like 'God I pray that you set her free from religion,' but I hear the Lord say, 'Crystal, how can you pray for someone's freedom and yet you are in the same bondage?,'" she asked.
Then Camacho surrendered herself to God, asked for prayer from others at the renewal and was soon knocked out in the Spirit. She came up shaking in the Lord for hours and it's been happening frequently ever since.
"From 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. I could not stop shaking under the presence of the Lord, and I was filled with joy!" she exclaimed. "And it's non-stop. Like even when I'm sleeping, I'll wake up with just bursts of laughter."
A Hub for Worldwide Revival?
This willingness to surrender to God, no matter the cost. seems to be a serious sign many at IHOP and involved in the renewal are ready to be used on a wider stage. And IHOP's in an extremely strategic position to become a hub for worldwide revival.
The ministry has been sending prayer and worship up to God 24-hours a day for 10 solid years now, and it has more than 70 people in its media department to feed that worship across the Earth over TV and the Web.
That ability to broadcast made last year's Lakeland revival the first one to go global almost immediately.
"When God pours out His Spirit today, we saw from Lakeland, that it'll go around the world just like that," Hood said, snapping his fingers. "What's exciting about that is that with one outpouring, the global bride of Christ can get awakened and set on fire."
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JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State John Kerry held intense talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders yesterday, seeking to overcome their concerns about a framework to guide negotiations towards a peace deal.
Kerry met Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and is due to meet him and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again today for their third round of talks in as many days.
US Senator John McCain, who is also visiting Israel with a congressional delegation, said Netanyahu had voiced deep concerns in separate "detailed" discussions about the proposals being put forward by Kerry.
"Netanyahu has serious concerns about the plan as has been presented to him, whether it be on the ability of Israel to defend its borders or the reliability of a Palestinian state and their intentions," McCain said in Jerusalem.


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A backfisted slap that would floor all but the toughest of the tough.
"That prick Danny put his arm around my girl, but after the niggerslap I gave him, I can tell you that he will never do it again."
"Hubby wouldn't pay me what he owed, so I niggerslapped him until we came to an agreement."
"Hubby wouldn't pay me what he owed, so I niggerslapped him until we came to an agreement."
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When someone comes up to you, steals your fried chicken, slaps you with it and runs away with it.
Jay: So, the other day I was walking home from Kfry, and some random came up to me and nigger slapped me!"
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GERMAN hefeweizen, Belgian abbey ale, Mexican lager, English bitter, Canadian malt liquor - beer styles come from around the world. But how about good, ol' American beer?
Defining American beer is a bit of a conundrum, of course, since almost all of it was inspired by classic styles from Old World brewmasters.
Take light beer (please!), our No. 1 beer style. It traces its roots to Bohemia. We watered it down, removed every hint of hops and figured out how to market it to diet-conscious Big Mac lovers. But it's still a Czech pilsner.


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NBA Debut: Dec. 15, 1990
Birthplace: Rocky Mountains
Height: 5-10
Weight: 154 lbs.
Tail Length: 3 feet
One of the most recognizable and beloved mascots in the NBA, Supermascot Rocky has become a staple at every Nuggets home game. His daring acrobatics and innovative skits have made his performances eagerly anticipated by fans and players alike.
Rocky is an integral part of the community programs of the Denver Nuggets and makes countless appearances at schools of all levels throughout the state of Colorado. In addition, Rocky has made several appearances for other professional sports teams and has performed on behalf of the NBA at the All-Star Game as well as several international functions.
From sporting events to corporate outings, Rocky will make every event memorable. To book Rocky for an appearance, call the Nuggets at (303) 405-1197 or just print this Rocky request form, fill it out and either mail or fax the application to us.
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($230) Good deep ruby. High-pitched nose dominated by black cherry. Dense and sweet but with a light touch. Distinctly minerally, sharply delineated wine that nonetheless seems less dense than the 2004 example. Still quite youthfully tight and firmly tannic, with an almost medicinal austerity. Today I don't find the liqueur-like sweetness this wine displayed from barrel, but this conveys an impression of brooding power and will require following.
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Music for the Soul is an annual concert to benefit Kids in a New Groove, an Austin-based non-profit that provides free music mentorship for youth in foster care. The event is headlined by sister act, Court Yard Hounds, and will feature a VIP pre-party and auction plus dinner and rooftop after party for VIP ticket holders. Concert-only tickets also available. Founders of the award winning band, Dixie Chicks, sisters Emily Robison and Martie Maguire recently released their sophomore album, Amelita.
WHEN: Thursday, May 1st. VIP reception at 6:30pm. General admission at 9:00pm
TICKETS: For VIP tables, tickets and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.kidsinanewgroove.org. Event tickets go on sale March 17th.
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Pleasant Hill Elementary returns to school Friday
Gas leak at Pleasant Hill Elementary displaced students on Thursday
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Mid-Del school leaders said school will return Friday to Pleasant Hill Elementary after gas leak was fixed.
Previously, students were moved to a different building on Thursday due to a gas leak.
Crews discovered the leak at Pleasant Hill on Wednesday night. Students had classes at Midwest City High School Thursday.
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If you've been following the beat writers on Twitter during the Colts' training camp, or keeping up with news other ways, you'll know that Dwayne Allen has been receiving a lot of attention.
Thankfully, that attention has been all positive.
Coaches and teammates have expressed great surprise in just how good of a receiver he is, and his blocking (which was expected to be a strength) has stood out.
Allen has been hyped more than his second round draft pick teammate (who also makes more), Coby Fleener. While the true potential of either player won't really be known until games start to be played, everybody has taken a liking to the rookie out of Clemson.
Paul Kuharsky is the latest to join that bandwagon, gushing over Allen in his latest update from Anderson.
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But while Fleener's been streaky in the early stages of his first camp, I'm told Allen's steadily been the same guy I've been watching over the last couple of days. He's thick (6-foot-3, 255 pounds), athletic and versatile. He's playing the "F" spot in the offense of Bruce Arians, a "move" tight end who can line up anywhere, shift anywhere, block as needed and get open to show off his quality hands and run with the ball.
Kuharsky says that Allen has been the most stand out addition of his camp visits so far, Andrew Luck and Titans' DE Kamerion Wimbley excluded, something that is a big compliment to the third round draft pick, and his teammates aren't arguing.
Rookie receiver T.Y. Hilton could certainly understand it if the Colts rarely pull Allen from the offensive huddle.
"For his size and the things he's doing?" Hilton said. "It's incredible. I haven't seen anyone like him. Running over people, he can block, and his route running is phenomenal."
Colts' fans should be extremely excited to see a guy like Allen on the roster, giving Luck another safety blanket. Not only will Allen be a safe, possibly even dynamic, option to throw to, but he should provide needed aid in the blocking department as well, something that will be appreciated with a suspect offensive line.
But it seems the guy who will be most excited will be Bruce Arians, who will have a plethora of options with guys like Allen and Fleener on the roster. Not only are they versatile, but having them take up space down the seam should help open things up for speedsters T.Y. Hilton, LaVon Brazill, and Donnie Avery down the sideline.
Kuharsky sums it up perfectly:
It's probably too gushing a review off a small sample, but even this cynic is having trouble resisting …
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Charles David Dammier, 83, of Amarillo died Saturday, March 27, 2004.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with Dr. Howard K. Batson officiating. Private family burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mr. Dammier was born and raised in Randall County to David and Jesse Dammier. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He married Jane Daily in Ashland, Kan., in 1947.
He retired from Southwestern Public Service, now Xcel Energy, as manager of accounting services after 38 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church and a member of Henry Brown Sunday school class. He was an avid fisherman and was proud to have lived in Amarillo his entire life. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years; four daughters, Shannon Crow of Temple, Charlene Worst and husband, Mike, of Arlington, Marilyn Kapral of Dallas and Kristal Cotton and husband, Randy, of Midland; four sisters, Charlotte King, Pauline Gephart and Sue Sisk, all of Amarillo, and Joanne Barker of Dallas; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity.
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This light-to-medium coverage pressed powder has a velvety soft texture that blends on seamlessly, so why, oh why did Milani have to add potentially problematic fragrant ingredients into the formula (see More Info on the issue of fragrance in cosmetics)?! Had that not been the case, we'd recommend this powder for normal to oily skin due to its absorbent, matte finish with shades to complement just about every skin tone in the light to deep range.
Note: The fragrant ingredients in this powder are among those commonly cited as being a problem for skin. Chief among them is eugenol. A major component of clove oil, research has shown the eugenol content of clove causes skin-cell death, even when low concentrations of clove (0.33%) were applied to cultured skin cells (Source: Cell Proliferation, August 2006, pages 241–248).
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Was looking for an cheaper alternative for MAC studio fix but this broke my skin out every time I used it. It worked just like MAC and looked good. But I suffered for it in the long run. Wish they would take out the harmful ingredients. It would be a winnner then.
Talc, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cyclopentasiloxane, Phenoxyethanol, Magnesium Stearate, Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Dehydroacetic Acid, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Parfum (Fragrance), Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde (Lyral), Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Coumarin, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Eugenol.May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides
Milani Cosmetics At-a-Glance
Strengths: Inexpensive with some excellent options for women of color; good Baked Blush; silky pressed-powder eyeshadow palette; Infinite Liquid Eye Liner and Eye Tech Liquid Eye Liner have amazing staying power; Smooth Finish Cream-to-Powder Makeup.
Weaknesses: Baked Bronzer; numerous products that contain potentially irritating fragrant ingredients; several mediocre to poor products including Color Perfect Lipstick, Crystal Gloss, and The Multitasker Face Powder.
Launched in 2002, Milani Cosmetics prides itself as being an affordable beauty line with a "passion for color and a recognized need for a broader variety" for women of different ages, skin tones and income. While many brands have a limited selection of products designed for medium to dark skin, Milani has succeeded in catering to women with deeper skin tones, which is this makeup line's chief point of difference. We admire Milani for celebrating the beauty in diversity, and their dedication to providing color options that are appropriate (and appealing) to a wide range of skin tones.
Milani focuses on face and eye products, and this is where they excel. Despite being a smaller brand (compared to the likes of Cover Girl or L'Oreal), Milani products can be found tucked alongside the big makeup lines in many drugstores and stores like Target and Wal-Mart. They've definitely added a splash of color to the cosmetics aisle, and several of their inexpensive products are definitely worth a look. But as with most makeup lines, there also are some poorly executed products to avoid.
This is a diverse line with a mix of bold, classic, and trendy makeup. Although the products may be aesthetically pleasing on the shelf, their visual appeal doesn't always translate well to actual application and performance quality. In some instances, Milani's philosophy of "color, color, color and more color" misses the boat by offering glitzy, ultra-vibrant shades, instead of more options for a classic makeup application (women of color have to go to work, too, not just out for the evening). Just because you have dark skin doesn't mean your color choices need to be shocking or ultra-bold. Still, as mentioned, Milani offers some worthwhile products and their prices are budget-friendly. On balance, you'll find more to like than avoid.
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Surf watches are an important tool for surfers and wave riders. In the last ten years, the surf industry has been developing action sports watches that actually measure and forecast tides for hundreds of surf spots, from America to Australia.
Rip Curl, Nixon, Vestal, Freestyle, Casio and Electric are the most reliable tide watch manufacturers. After decades of studies, the tidal movements are somehow predictable and so they can be stored in a wrist watch. Add wave counters, sunset times and moon phases to make them an authentic surf computer.
Lately, surf watches have been introducing GPS and WiFi systems that allow users to update and check the ocean conditions in any spot, and in real-time. You get wave height, wave period, water temperature, and wind speed and direction.
Casio entered the market with the "GLX5600," a surf watch with tide and moon graphs, and a moon age data chart that anchors the face of the timepiece, allowing for the most precise tide and surf swell recordings - only $75. The "G-Shock G-Lide GAX100" is a robust pick, and it adds a temperature sensor for under $150.
The best surf watch in the G-Shock series is the "Frogman GF1000", an incredible solar-powered portable computer with direction, altitude/barometric pressure, temperature, tide graph and moon phases. It can be yours for $648.
The "Search GPS" is Rip Curl's jewel of the crown. It allows you track your surf, register your top speed and distance and rack up your wave count in each session. Later, you can share location maps, image and graphic charts with your friends with the mobile app. Only $363.
The "Mick Fanning Trestles Pro", also by Rip Curl, takes the best-buy surf watch award. It is packed with local knowledge for over 500 waves around the planet and each spot is pre-loaded with best tide, wind direction and swell size information to help you score the best surf. It has an internal digital compass, sunrise and sunset times. Yours for $209.
The "Trestles Oceansearch" includes pre-programmed tide charts for over 200 preset beach locations world-wide, displays tide height and range, and up to 10 years of future tide chart information. Other features include a dual-time display, moon phases, countdown timer, stopwatch, alarm and back light. It can be yours for only $149.
The "Rifles Tide Watch" comes with 500 pre-programmed tide locations in graph or detailed display. It is light, easy to use, and it was tested to 100M water-resistance. Only $75.
One of the most popular picks from Nixon is "The Supertide". With the rhythm of the tide displayed in high-resolution detail, the watch syncs you up with the motion of the ocean so you know exactly when to go. Featuring programmed tide charts, as well as sunrise/sunset data for over 230 beaches. Only $199.
"The Ultratide", by Nixon, is one of the world's smartest surf watches. It features wireless Bluetooth technology, to provide you with real time data: tide, wave height, swell direction, wind direction and speed, water and air temperatures, geo locating the closest break so you'll never not know. Yours for $299, and for those who own an Apple smartphone.
The "Raglan Tide" offers a solid construction, at a very light weight. The watch features tide height and direction, moon phase, date, and seconds. The rugged custom screw down crown ensures 100M water resistance, and it will cost you $300.
"Lowdown II" by Nixon is stronger, smarter and more comfortable than ever before. Pre-programmed with tide info for over 270 beaches worldwide, countdown timer, day and date, wave counter, chronograph and light. Yours for $81.
The "Brig Tide & Train" is Vestal's surf watch including a digital tide graph that features current tide height and tracks the tide at over 200 beaches worldwide, for the next 20 years. It's worth the US$165.
The "ED01 - T NATO" by Electric is a simple surf watch with tide prediction, moon phase, calendar, alarm, countdown/heat time, chronograph with 30 lap recall, and light functions. It can be yours for $77.
The "Mariner Tide" is presented by Freestyle. It includes sunrise and sunset times to compliment its 150 beaches of pre-programmed tide data. The brand calls it "the perfect surf watch" and can be yours for US$99. The "Killer Shark Tide" is worth $89.
The "Shark Tooth" by Freestyle provides real-time surf forecasting, tide and weather data for thousands of locations worldwide, including music and camera control from your wrist. Get swell height and direction, wind speed and direction, air and water temperatures, tide data, and sunrise/sunset times for only $91.
The Quiksilver "Deep X" was removed from the list due to severe critical failures and poor customer service from Quiksilver.
Click on each surf watch link to buy directly from Amazon, or visit the online surf shop for more detailed surf watch information.
The surf watch review has been updated on the 18th August, 2016.


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City Council Preview: June 2016
Budgeting, drugs, and Jim Karygiannis.
Budgeting, drugs, and Jim Karygiannis.
Our contributors square off on the legal grey area surrounding weed shops.
"I'm so surprised," said no one ever.
To find out where this past weekend's Marijuana Job Fair was being held, you had to text a guy—because of course you did.
A look at where you could buy your neighbourhood marijuana.
Local entrepreneurs hope to further legitimize marijuana as a medical treatment.
The lead singer of Fucked Up explains how marijuana will change your life.
Hollywood actor Sterling Hayden gets busted for hashish at Toronto International Airport.
New Cannabis Policy Framework concludes that legalization with regulation would reduce the drug's health and social harms.
Marijuana activists gathered at Yonge-Dundas Square yesterday to celebrate Emery's release from prison.
Marchers met at—when else?—high noon.
Participants at Toronto's Global Marijuana March had a fun, peaceful party at Queen's Park. And then half of them forgot to march.
A benefactor from BC helped Toronto's annual 4/20 protest go legit.
Toronto's best-known stoner lounge is scrambling for a backup plan after learning that its property has been sold to Jimmy's Coffee.
Jodie Emery, wife of marijuana activist Marc Emery, spoke at ideacity about why marijuana should be legalized.
This year's edition of the Global Marijuana March saw dedicated activists and regular old stoners get together to fight marijuana prohibition.
Organizers and authorities both compromised to let the legalization protest/smoke-out go off safely.
Included in the Tory crime bill now before the Senate: harsher penalties for marijuana possession which won't reduce interest in pot but could saddle even casual smokers with permanent legal records.


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Post Anesthesia Care Unit
While a patient is in our Post Anesthesia Care Unit, an RN, specifically trained in PACU care, will continuously monitor vital signs, airway efficiency, surgical incisions and pain levels. Appropriate interventions are provided via a collaborative environment by PACU nurses, anesthesiologists and surgeons to meet patients' needs.
"The PACU offers staff an opportunity to care for a diverse patient population in a critical care setting. We are able to provide our patients and their families a comfortable environment that delivers safe, state of the art care." - Christine, Nurse manager
"Each day is a new experience and every patient is their own person as they recover from surgery. It's rewarding to be there as they recover from the most simple to the most complex of procedures." - Lisa, RN
The PACU provides acute care for patients recovering from the effects of general or regional anesthesia, regardless of age, procedure or level of care required.
24-bed unit.
1:1-4 depending on of level of care required after recovery phase is completed.
Self-scheduling is available with a variety of 8,10 AND 12 HOUR shifts. Nurses work with the scheduling committee and Nurse Manager to develop schedules that meet personal and professional needs. Limited, but required holiday and weekend call is a job expectation.
Nurses with experience can expect 4-6 week orientation with a preceptor in the clinical area. There is also a variety of didactic, e-learning and observational activities available to nurses wishing to be PACU nurses. Completion of the Critical Care and Trauma Courses are required within the first year. All staff must obtain and maintain ACLS and PALS.
RN with 1-2 years experience, adult and pediatric experience, critical care, trauma experience preferred.
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Clerk Attacked For Refusing To Sell Bottle Of Beer
A Southern California convenience store clerk who refused to sell a bottle of beer has been attacked by an enraged customer.
Costa Mesa police say the California Stop clerk told 46-year-old Teresa Aguayo on Sunday afternoon that the store doesn't sell individual 12-ounce bottles of beer.
The Orange County Register (http://bit.ly/HuaLRD ) says Aguayo then began hitting the clerk on the head with the bottle and tried to strangle her with a blanket behind the counter.
Investigators say Aguayo grabbed nearby rubbing alcohol, acetone and bug spray during the attack and rubbed them in the clerk's face.
Aguayo was booked for investigation of attempted murder. She remained in jail on Monday with bail set at $500,000.
The clerk was taken to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian for observation.
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Mexicans prefer Clinton to Donald Trump, poll shows
MEXICO CITY Mexicans favor U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump by a 10-1 ratio, according to a poll.
WASHINGTON The top U.S. military officer said on Wednesday he has recommended bolstering Lebanese forces grappling with the fallout from Syria's civil war by sending in military trainers and accelerating arms sales.
General Martin Dempsey also said he had recommended helping Iraq better deal with the re-emergence of al Qaeda.
"We've made a recommendation that as we look at the challenges faced by the Lebanese armed forces, the Iraqi security forces with a re-emerging al Qaeda in Iraq, and the Jordanians, that we would work with them to help them build additional capability," Dempsey told reporters at the Pentagon.
A spokesman said Dempsey's recommendations were made "in recent weeks" during internal discussions with the U.S. military's Central Command, as it deliberates how to respond to the growing, regional unrest.
After two years of fighting that has killed more than 100,000 people, Syria's war is dragging its neighbors into a deadly proxy confrontation between Shi'ite Iran supporting President Bashar al-Assad and Sunni Arab Gulf nations backing the Syrian rebels.
Both Iraq and Lebanon have suffered increasing violence at home as the Syrian conflict has escalated.
Dempsey was nominated by President Barack Obama on Wednesday for another two years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
He was responding to a question at the news conference about whether Lebanon had asked for military help and whether the U.S. military might go into that country.
"When you say would we send the United States Army or the United States military into Lebanon, I'm talking about teams of trainers, and I'm talking about accelerating foreign military sales for equipment for them," Dempsey said in response.
"This is about building their capability, not ours."
A spokesman clarified that this would come on top of any ongoing U.S. military support being provided to Lebanon and Iraq.
The United States has left about 700 U.S. combat-equipped troops in Jordan after a military drill, which also fears a spillover of the war into its territory and where an estimated half-million Syrian refugees have fled to escape the bloodshed.
The Pentagon has also announced that it would leave Patriot missiles and F-16 fighters in Jordan after the same drill, fueling speculation that the United States might be considering a no-fly zone that would prevent the Syrian military from flying its aircraft.
Although Obama has not ruled out participating in a no-fly zone, he has appeared skeptical about such a move, and his military commanders, including Dempsey, have been outspoken about the risks involved.
Dempsey, suggesting a no-fly zone may do little to stem the bloodshed, told reporters that Assad's air power was responsible for few of the casualties.
"And if we choose to conduct a no-fly zone, it's essentially an act of war, and I'd like to understand the plan to make peace before we start a war," Dempsey said.
He also noted that any U.S. decision to impose a no-fly zone in Syria would require tough decisions about America's military priorities at a time of shrinking budgets and other demanding commitments - including the Afghan war.
"We are suffering some readiness shortfalls right now," Dempsey said. "We have resources that are at heightened states of alert in the vicinity of the Korean peninsula, in the Gulf, because of potential provocations (by) Iran. Clearly, we still remain very deeply engaged in Afghanistan.
He added: "And the question for the nation will be - and for our elected leaders - where will we prioritize our resources? But if that (a no-fly zone) becomes a priority, we can make it happen."
(Editing by Alistair Bell and Christopher Wilson)
MEXICO CITY Mexicans favor U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump by a 10-1 ratio, according to a poll.
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. In this flat, windy expanse just south of the Canadian border, U.S. Air Force pilots fly the same bombers their grandfathers flew, using mid-20th century cables and pulleys.
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on whether to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill allowing relatives of victims in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.


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Featured Golf News
New Season Ending for the PGA Tour?
The PGA Tour is in early-stage discussions over changes to the protocol for its season-ending events. One consideration is for the players who don't qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs to compete for their next-year cards in a series of tournaments also involving the top players on the Nationwide Tour.
PGA Tour spokesman Ty Votaw said Monday from Orlando that the policy board has given preliminary approval to the idea, although further discussions are planned.
Votaw also said the Tour has sent out letters to the players notifying them of the possible change.
He added that the Tour is evaluating whether to allow only Nationwide Tour players entry into its end-of-the-year Q-School. "There are still a number of steps," Votaw said.
The Tour has been contemplating how to bolster the Nationwide Tour, its "developmental league," and is seeking a new overall sponsor as Nationwide said it will not renew its contract at the end of the 2012 season.
For the full story by The Associated Press and how the revised policy will impact the "dreamers" who earned a spot on the PGA Tour through Q-School and won their first year - including such current stars as J.B. Holmes, Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler, visit http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jW78A1sRwB2u5OSyIeOzEJQMXhTg?docId=0fda3e7488074ea9b5bc10348df8d786.
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In an average week at South Highland Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., Beth Ellis helps perform surgery on a dozen patients, some requiring complex knee, shoulder and hip operations. She closes incisions, assists in installing orthopedic devices, puts on casts and performs physicals.
But Ellis, 24, is not a doctor and never intends to be one. She is a surgeon's assistant, a medical professional whose responsibilities lie somewhere between those of nurses and doctors. There are approximately 1,500 S.A.s in the U.S., 40 percent of whom are women. They do diagnoses and surgery (with supervision) and are trained in many other medical skills. Their salaries start at about $20,000 per year, with some earning as much as $40,000. In cardiac surgery the use of an S.A. to assist instead of a full M.D. may cut costs as much as $200 per operation.
The first S.A. training program was developed 14 years ago at Birmingham's Alabama Medical Center by cardiovascular surgeon John Kirklin to free doctors from routine tasks. (Programs for physician's assistants—whose training does not emphasize surgery and who now number 12,000 in the U.S.—were precursors.) Two years of college is a prerequisite for an S.A. candidate; then there are two years of schooling. The first is devoted to basic anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and clinical medicine; the second is spent in various hospital departments. The course, says Beth Ellis, was "a real backbreaker."
"These people," notes one of Ellis' bosses, orthopedic surgeon Lawrence Lemak, "took the same training that I took when I was in medical school." (Most M.D.s spend two more years in school, then serve as interns and residents.) Ellis is licensed, like most S.A.s, under one surgeon though she also aids his two partners; she met the doctors when they treated an ankle she broke ice-skating.
Today surgeons come to Alabama from all over the country to recruit S.A.s, and several other medical schools, including Cornell, now offer training in the specialty. Yet there are still strong critics of the S.A. concept. Medical associations in New Jersey have lobbied successfully to prevent them from practicing in that state. Explains Barbara Wright, executive director of the New Jersey State Nurses Association: "Nurses do all these things, but don't get the pay."
But Robert Replogle, a heart surgeon at the University of Chicago and an advocate of the innovation, employs four S.A.s. "They are outstanding," he says. "Surgeon's assistants," adds Lemak, "allow us to focus on the things that are most necessary. I can spend more time with my patients, operating and doing rounds." He also estimates that, thanks to Ellis, he gets home at 8 p.m. instead of 10 most nights.
She says, "I am just an extension of the doctor. I wouldn't like me if I was trying to run the show. And I'm not a threat to nurses. I go in with the attitude that I'm going to be nice to them no matter what." Beth is so diplomatic in dealing with colleagues that when she bakes brownies, she puts one batch in the nurses' lounge, one in the doctors'.
As a 12-year-old in Pensacola (her dad is a chemical plant administrator, her mother a doctor's secretary), Ellis was in a head-on auto crash, fracturing her jaw, nose, cheekbones and an arm. She underwent a half-dozen operations and believes the experience gave her an empathy with patients. "You understand their fears, anxieties and pain," she says.
A graduate of the University of West Florida, Ellis racked up grades high enough for medical school, but a friend who was a physician's assistant suggested she become an S.A. "I knew I didn't want to be a doctor," she says. "I do a lot of interesting things, and yet all the responsibility does not fall into my lap. I go home at night. I have a social life." If marriage comes, adds Ellis, who lives alone in a Birmingham apartment, "fine. If it doesn't, that's all right too."
Ellis' eight-to 10-hour workday does have its annoyances. "Here's Dr. Lemak's helper," said a nurse, only half joking, as they passed at the center recently. "I like what I do," Ellis responds, "and I get paid the same, no matter what they call me."
Surgeon's Assistant Beth Ellis Is Just What the Doctor Ordered
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Noteworthy observationsLarge aspen tortrix
Small, scattered pockets of defoliation caused by the large aspen tortrix caterpillars occurred along the north shore from Cook County to Duluth and down into Carlton and Pine Counties. Moths had already emerged by June 21st .
Forest tent caterpillar
Forest tent caterpillars can be found throughout northern Minnesota. In most cases, only scattered clumps of trees have been defoliated but, in a few cases, areas up to two square miles have heavy defoliation. Most feeding was finished with caterpillars starting to spin cocoons by June 21st . The moth flight and egg laying will occur the first part of July. With the adequate moisture we have been receiving, heavily defoliated trees should releaf nicely in July.
Birch leaf miner
The first generation was still mining leaves in Duluth as of June 21st .
Mt. ash sawfly
Voracious larvae of the first generation were 1/3 to 5/8 of an inch long on June 20th in Grand Rapids.
Pale green weevil
First sightings occurred in mid-June. Although they only feed on the edge of leaves, they can cause significant damage to berry foliage.
Oak wilt
Oak wilt disease has become active across much of the southeast. We are seeing early signs of root graft infections from active centers. Local news releases have gone out, financial assistance is available for cost share practices. See section on Community Forest Health Grants.
Oaks recover from anthracnose outbreak
The cool, wet weather that set the environmental stage for an outbreak of oak anthracnose across much of southeastern Minnesota came to an end in late May. With improved weather conditions the oaks had time to recover. New disease free healthy foliage has developed on the trees and they are on the road to recovery. Recovery shouldn't be a problem this year given the excellent conditions were now experiencing in this region.


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Alize Johnson grew four inches this past offseason. He is now 6-foot-5 and a dominant center.
But he is still the small man in a big family. Johnson's grandfather is 7-feet tall, as is his cousin Torrence, a starter on Williamsport's 1999 state championship team. Alize is still growing, so he might one day match those two. That is a scary thought.
Johnson already looms quite big. The former guard has grown literally and figuratively while becoming a Class A all-state candidate. The junior center is averaging a double-double and has helped St. John Neumann (24-2) capture a District 4 championship while earning a spot in Tuesday's state tournament second round against Math, Civics and Science.
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St. John Neumann's Alize Johnson holds up a piece of the net he cut down after the Knights won the District 4 Class A championship earlier this season.
"Playing as a guard all the way up has helped out tremendously," Johnson said. "I still have that ability and I'm just trying to work on my post play and put it all together."
Johnson has the size of a center, the moves of a big man, the vision of a guard and the shooting touch of a 3-point ace. He basically has the entire package.
That was apparent again in the first round of states. The three-year starter scored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dealt eight assists in less than three quarters as Neumann (24-2) cruised to an 84-38 win over Harrisburg Christian. Johnson also made all 12 of his shots from the field and nearly outscored the opponents before exiting late in the third.
"I was feeling good," Johnson said. "The last game I didn't play that well so I wanted to make up for that. I wanted to have a good game and that was my main focus."
Johnson has a lot of those. He started breaking out last year as a 6-1 guard, helping Neumann reach the district final and the state tournament's second round. This has been a thunderous step forward. Johnson is averaging 18 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three rebounds per game.
Whatever Neumann needs, Johnson can do. He buried five straight 3-pointers in a huge early-season win at Sullivan County and also muscled up inside late in the year against Muncy to score 26 points and grab 18 rebounds. Johnson has even played point guard and has the kind of vision that would makes quarterbacks envious.
"Alize has been amazing this year in terms of what he can do," Neumann coach Paul Petcavage said. "He realizes that he has to get everyone else involved and he does a good job of that too."
That speaks as much to Johnson's maturity as his talent. When he arrived at Neumann two years ago, Johnson was a work in progress. He was a quiet player who showed flashes of brilliance but who also struggled at times as the Knights went 2-20. Last year, Johnson's ascension coincided with Neumann's but he remained more of a follower and was a complementary piece.
Watch Johnson in games, practices or even off the court now and one sees how much he has grown this season. After all-state center Mike Wenner graduated, a leadership void needed filled and Johnson made his move. Now Johnson not only leads with his play but also his words. He is a force, but also a motivator and role model.
"Alize is one of those players where he can take over his game with his ability and his voice as well," Neumann forward Noah Beiter said. "He's a good leader on and off the court. He's always trying to help us improve our game in practice and in the games."
The production Johnson provides is huge. Still, it is hard to imagine Neumann capturing its first district title in 13 years or rallying past Muncy and Sullivan in districts if he was still that quiet but talented guard of the past two years.
As his body has grown, so to has Johnson as a person. The league and district championship banners that Neumann soon will hang validate that.
"Alize has matured as an individual and his personality has just blossomed, especially this past year," Petcavage said. "He's not the only captain but it's pretty much his team. It was pretty much Mike's team last year. Not that Alize was not a big part of that, but he took a backseat and this year I think he made a conscious effort to step forward and say it's my turn to be a leader and that's what I wanted him to do and I'm so glad he's been able to do that this year."
Forget how much bigger Johnson's father and cousin are. Look at the player and person Johnson has become. No ruler can measure that.
He already is mighty big.


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- Early planting date usually good for North Carolina cotton
- Sunlight energy a limiting factor
• More and more observers are saying there are plenty of reasons to plant cotton early in North Carolina.
• Over the long-haul it seems that early planted cotton will do better yield-wise than normal- or late-planted crops.
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Sunlight energy a limiting factor
"One of the limiting factors of cotton growth is sunlight energy. When cotton is planted in late April to mid-May, the maximum demand by the cotton plant for sunlight energy is around July 4, or later for later planted cotton.
"By planting earlier in April, the cotton plant will need maximum sunlight energy earlier. When is the most sunlight available? That's got to be on the longest day of the year or June 21, so it seems logical to me that cotton sets more blooms when more sunlight is available and you ultimately pick more cotton," Ambrose says.
Based on this research, Ambrose started his own planting date study in eastern North Carolina. "We used April 30, May 16 and May 31 as planting dates. From April 30 to May 16, we were losing 11 pounds of lint per acre per day. April 30 compared to May 31, we were losing 22 pounds per acre per day on the later planted cotton," he says.
He subsequently duplicated the tests on several Beaufort County farms. When cotton was planted April 8 to April 15, the first flower appeared from June 21-23, or the longest days of the year.
In one test, the veteran North Carolina State University Extension agent says cotton was planted on April 3. "It was a day when a wise man would not have planted cotton —t hat's why we planted it. The forecast was for cool wet weather, and we even got a light snow on that cotton — we wanted to see how cotton would perform under such adverse weather conditions," Ambrose says.
The number of plants was significantly less (15,000 versus 45,000) for the early- versus later-planted cotton. Despite its early losses, the final yield on those two plots was virtually the same, he adds.
For about a decade the line for yield consistently favored early-planted cotton. "So, I think I've got it all figured out on planting date. Then we get record heat and drought, then October flooding in 2010, and for the first time early planted cotton wasn't as good," Ambrose says.
"Biological systems aren't like physical systems. If I drop a coin from my hand, it will fall every time. In biological systems we deal with probabilities. And, based on my history with cotton in eastern North Carolina, I do believe we are more likely, over time, to make more cotton planted early versus normal or late-planting," he concludes.
"If you have adequate to ample planting conditions in early April, I wouldn't be afraid to put cotton in the ground. One thing I've learned about cotton over the years is that it's tougher than I thought it would be, he concludes.