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The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ...
There is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that remotely relates to birth control, much less the perceived right of Americans — male or female — to have free access to such products or services.
For those that want to stick with the U.S. Constitution (which seems a dwindling number in this age of entitlement), the recent 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that ruled companies do not have to provide no-cost access to some contraceptives as part of Obamacare is disappointing. Why? Because four justices on the highest court in the land somehow found constitutional reason to determine that Americans possess a constitutional right to free contraceptives through their employers.
Precisely where in the U.S. Constitution is there justification for this perceived right?
Fortunately, five trumps four when it comes to the Supremes.
Here's the bottom line regarding this controversy, which focused on Hobby Lobby, which has an Amarillo location and already covers 16 forms of birth control for employees, but evidently that's not enough coverage for some.
The U.S. Constitution does specifically mention freedom of religion, which would seem to back up Hobby Lobby's concern that the health care inclusion of some forms of contraception for women runs counter to its religious beliefs. (For those that want to claim that corporations are not people, who makes the decision to hire and compensate employees — an inanimate object such as a corporation or a person that works for a corporation?)
The ruling doesn't ban anything or trample on anyone's rights. Women can still purchase birth control products — even the morning-after pill. They just might have to pay for it themselves rather than expect free access as part of their employer-provided health care coverage. (We found the Plan B One-step Emergency Contraceptive available online for $44 Tuesday.)
From a constitutional perspective, five justices made the right decision. If a clear constitutional perspective is not what matters in this country, then we have far greater problems.


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IRVING, Texas -- There is always a silence inside a losing locker room. Most of the noise comes from the equipment guys packing up pads, uniforms and cleats as they dodge the media surrounding players.
There are few visitor's locker rooms in the NFL as cramped as the one at Washington's FedEx Field. It is divided into two rooms with the Cowboys offensive and defensive linemen and some linebackers and defensive backs on one side and the offensive players in the next.
As Dec. 30, 2012, nearly turned into New Year's Eve, the Cowboys' locker room was more quiet than normal. For the second straight year they lost a winner-take-the-NFC-East-title game, dropping a 28-18 decision to the Washington Redskins.
The emotional pain was evident on the faces of players like Jason Witten, Brandon Carr and a lot of others. But it was the physical pain that sticks out the most a little more than eight months later.
Dez Bryant could not stand without help because of back spasms. He needed help to the shower and get dressed. He sat in a first-class seat normally reserved for the coaches on the flight home. Tony Romo could not carry his bag because of what he thought was a broken rib. DeMarcus Ware had a hard time putting his shirt on because of a shoulder injury that would need reconstructive surgery and an elbow injury. Alex Albright nearly collapsed at his locker, his body locking up because of the pain. Dwayne Harris left on crutches. Cole Beasley was in a protective boot. Miles Austin suffered a sprained ankle and limped to the team bus.
As the Cowboys get ready for the 2013 season opener against the New York Giants on Sunday at AT&T Stadium, this is what they carry as a memory as they attempt to break a three-year playoff drought and a two-year run of 8-8 finishes.
"That feeling we had that last game last year, I can feel it in the locker room that there's a lot of guys that don't want that feeling anymore," second-year cornerback Morris Claiborne said. "I feel like our leadership definitely changed since last year. Guys are really stepping up, being vocal and also doing it on the practice field."
Hope abounds inside the Cowboys' locker room now the way it does across the NFL. Claiborne said he feels "something special about this team." Romo has made similar claims. So has Ware. Even the players new to the team feel it.
"It seems like there is certainly a buzz around here, a certain level of excitement and a certain level of expectation," rookie center Travis Frederick said. "It feels the same way it felt for me at Wisconsin. There was always an expectation to win. You never were the underdog. It was always your job to go out and win. I feel that same level of expectation here. Everyone expects to go out and be contenders and go out and play well so hopefully we can put ourselves in good position to win a game."
The Cowboys started preparing for the New York Giants while they were in Oxnard, Calif. They have looked at them more since they returned home. But today starts the three most important days of preparation.
"We're not the only team working hard," running back DeMarco Murray said. "We're not the only team coming in Mondays full pads. We're not the only team doing that. We've got to separate ourselves come Sunday about execution and about finishing and those two things are what are going to get us over the hump."
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Is chest CT useful in newborn screened infants with cystic fibrosis at 1 year of age?
- Lena P Thia1,
- Alistair Calder2,
- Janet Stocks1,
- Andrew Bush3,
- Catherine M Owens2,
- Colin Wallis1,4,
- Carolyn Young2,
- Yvonne Sullivan2,
- Angie Wade5,
- Angus McEwan6,
- Alan S Brody7,
- on behalf of the London Cystic Fibrosis Collaboration (LCFC)
- 1Portex Unit: Respiratory Physiology and Medicine, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
- 2Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- 3Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College and Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- 4Respiratory Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- 5Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCL Institute of Child Health, MRC Centre for Epidemiology of Child Health, London, UK
- 6Department of Anaesthesia, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- 7Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Correspondence to Dr Lena Priscilla Thia, Portex Respiratory Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK; l.thia{at}ucl.ac.uk
- Received 11 July 2013
- Revised 20 September 2013
- Accepted 26 September 2013
- Published Online First 16 October 2013
Rationale Sensitive outcome measures applicable in different centres to quantify and track early pulmonary abnormalities in infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) are needed both for clinical care and interventional trials. Chest CT has been advocated as such a measure yet there is no validated scoring system in infants.
Objectives The objectives of this study were to standardise CT data collection across multiple sites; ascertain the incidence of bronchial dilatation and air trapping in newborn screened (NBS) infants with CF at 1 year; and assess the reproducibility of Brody-II, the most widely used scoring system in children with CF, during infancy.
Methods A multicentre observational study of early pulmonary lung disease in NBS infants with CF at age 1 year using volume-controlled chest CT performed under general anaesthetic.
Main results 65 infants with NBS-diagnosed CF had chest CT in three centres. Small insignificant variations in lung recruitment manoeuvres but significant centre differences in radiation exposures were found. Despite experienced scorers and prior training, with the exception of air trapping, inter- and intraobserver agreement on Brody-II score was poor to fair (eg, interobserver total score mean (95% CI) κ coefficient: 0.34 (0.20 to 0.49)). Only 7 (11%) infants had a total CT score ≥12 (ie, ≥5% maximum possible) by either scorer.
Conclusions In NBS infants with CF, CT changes were very mild at 1 year, and assessment of air trapping was the only reproducible outcome. CT is thus of questionable value in infants of this age, unless an improved scoring system for use in mild CF disease can be developed.
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Halo 2 Trick! READ REALLY COOL!!!!
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(NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE MORE THAN 1 PERSON TO DO THIS)Ok now you have to follow these exact instructions to do this trick. Ok first things first, you pick coagulation, put on all vehicles and swords only with shields(shields are optional) and it doesnt matter if its free for all or team slayer. Ok after that you start the game, then get your friend to get in the banshee and you get in the passenger side of the warthog or the spectrum(don't know the exact name), after that you tell your friend in the banshee to come close to you until the crosshair on the sword turns red, then you HOLD the trigger button down and tell your friend to fly in the other direction(let your friend go really really far) and then when your friend is far off in the distance you get out of the vehicle by pressing X and the let go of the trigger button, and that's it. I'm not telling you what the trick is until you see it for yourself. IF YOU CAN"T GET THE TRICK TO WORK THEN MESSAGE ME!!!!
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Settled snugly in the acute angle created by the bifurcation of Mass. Ave into Brattle and JFK, the building is a charming combination of marble foundation and red-brick upper levels. Its least attractive feature is without a doubt its first-floor tenant: the self-styled "The World's Only Curious George Store."
Love It: The World's Only Curious George Store
Wedged triangularly at the intersection of JFK and Brattle, The Curious George Store boasts that it is the world's only store of its kind. That is a shame. We need more Curious George Stores in this world.
A Year in Quotes from the Humanities
Another year passes, and another series of bizarre, contradictory, yet oddly poignant speech acts have been enunciated by our faculty members and section kids.
Jukebox: Songs for the Revolution
Listen to these tunes while you read this week's scrutiny. John Reed would approve.
Venn Diagram: Mumps and My Humps
They really change the vibe of a party.
Ben & Andrew Go To Tasty Burger
The "restaurant" had white cups and sweaty bodies everywhere. People eating bad food like they didn't care. Everything I hated in a single scene. But in that moment, I also felt weakness.
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FM is hard at work thinking up some new apps that would help us with the real Harvard struggles.
Epistolary Etiquette: How to Tell Your Roommate His Plant Is Dead
Your plant is dead. Clean up after yourself.
Real or Imagined?: Psych Studies
Can you tell the difference between real and imagined psychology studies?
Madlib: How to Make Your Staycation Seem Like a Vacation
So you bummed around your childhood home all winter break? Here's how to make your time away from Harvard sound a bit more productive.
FM Imagines: Breaking: New Gen Ed Categories Announced!
Faculty opinions have made it clear that our current Gen Ed system is in radical need of improvement to meet students' intellectual needs in our complex, changing world. As per request, we have pared students' non-concentration requirements down to only four Gen Ed varieties, often combining old categories that are similar enough if we don't overthink it; plus, an expository writing course and the study of a foreign language.
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Josh Richardson signed with the Vols last spring after averaging 16.5 points per game as a senior at Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Okla. Rated a mere 2-star prospect by Scout.com, his greatest attribute was the fact he stands 6-feet-6 and can play any position except center.
First-year Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin saw attributes he liked in the young man, however, and he continues seeing those attributes five games into Richardson's college career.
"Josh is a very intelligent young man," Martin said recently. "He has a great feel for the game."
Apparently so. Richardson is averaging 4.8 points and 19.0 minutes per game. He is hitting 47.1 percent (8 of 17) from the field and 33.3 percent (3 of 9) from 3. The 3-point figure is surprising in view of the fact he rarely shot from long range in high school and made just 1 of 11 from beyond the arc in the Rocky Top League last summer.
"I've made a lot of progress in my 3-point shooting," he said recently. "I wasn't really known as a 3-point shooter coming out of high school but now I can knock down the open 3 consistently, and I think that's probably the biggest improvement."
Not surprisingly, that improvement can be traced to hard work.
"I try to get extra shots up all the time, and it's paying off," he said. "I usually shoot 10 from each spot (left corner, left wing, key, right wing, right corner) three times around the horn. That's about 200 to 300 shots."
Asked how many times he performs this workout in an average week, he paused thoughtfully, then replied: "A lot."
Richardson hit his first 3-pointer in Game 2 versus Louisiana Monroe and wound up playing exceptionally well. He made 4 of 7 field-goal tries and 2 of 2 free throws, finishing with 11 points, 2 assists and 2 steals in 18 ultra-productive minutes. He also hit his first 3-pointer in Game 4 versus Memphis, finishing 2 of 4 from behind the arc with 8 points, an assist, a block and 2 steals in a season-high 31 minutes. Hitting a 3 right out of the chute seems to invigorate him.
"Hitting shots like that always give people a lift," he said. "I knew we had to bring energy, so I was trying to bring that to the team. I saw I was open, I shot it, I made it. That just hyped me up even more."
Still, Richardson's greatest asset is his defensive ability. Tied for the team lead in blocked shots with five, he limited Memphis' Will Barton to eight second-half points after Barton burned the Vols for 17 in the first half. Richardson has used his lanky frame and long arms to great advantage, especially since playing a ragged first half defensively versus Louisiana Monroe.
"I just started thinking a lot about what I was supposed to be doing," he recalled, "and stopped running around like a crazy man."
Like most freshmen, Richardson has occasional mental lapses caused by nerves. He's determined to correct that problem.
"The next step for me is mental — just staying in the game mentally," he said. "I feel like I zone out every now and then. That's a freshman mistake, I guess, but I probably need to make some progress in that."
NOTES: Tennessee will be facing one of the NCAA's top guard tandems tonight. Oakland senior Reggie Hamilton (5-11, 176 pounds) averages 17.8 points per game and is rated the No. 4 point guard in college hoops by Lindy's. He is ranked No. 96 among all college players by CBSsports.com. Backcourt mate Travis Bader (6-3, 179 pounds) is rated one of the NCAA's top 3-point shooters by ESPN's Jay Bilas.... Vol center Kenny Hall (6-8, 222 pounds) may have his hands full tonight with Oakland's Corey Petros. The 6-foot-10, 235-pounder is averaging 10.2 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.... Oakland prevailed 89-82 last Dec. 14 in Knoxville, shocking a Vol team that came in 7-0 and ranked No. 7 nationally.... Each team brings a 3-2 record into tonight's game. Oakland lost 74-57 at Alabama and 91-68 at Arkansas to open the season but has won three in a row since, including a 76-74 win at Houston on Nov. 22.... The game will be televised by ESPNU.


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Growing in uncertainties
Philips CEO sets tall target
Female CEO for region eyes double-digit growth, sees opportunity in economic uncertainty
After stepping up to become the chief executive of Philips for the Asean and Pacific region since the start of this year, Harjit Gill has set the challenging goal of achieving another year of double-digit growth, despite the economic uncertainties.
This year, Thailand which had been severely hit by massive floods in the latter part of 2011, is targeted to join the double-digit growth range, she said.
"Last year, we struggled a bit because of the floods that affected business in the last quarter. But we have not changed our full commitment to the country," said the Philips CEO for Asean & Pacific.
Still, Thailand should grow its contribution to Philips even further considering the"opportunities" and "brand equity" that the firm has in the Kingdom where it established a foothold 60 years ago, she said.
"This year, I see good growth [in Thailand]. We will invest in healthcare where we see growth opportunities. The lighting [business] grew last year and keeps growing this year. We will continue to invest in the brand and people to develop our capabilities in Thailand," said Gill.
The Philips CEO for Asean & Pacific was speaking at an interview in Bangkok when she made a visit to the local subsidiary and attended the World Economic Forum's first meeting in the city last month.
Gill, a British national of Indian origin, has joined the growing numbers of female senior executives in Philips. The number of women at executive level rose from 11 per cent to 13 per cent during 2011 and Philips is committed to grow them to 15 per cent by the end of this year. In the top 10-member executive committee level, Philips has increased the number of female executives from none to two in less than 12 months, with the appointments of Carole Wainaina and Deborah DiSanzo who assumed the roles of chief of human resource, and the CEO of healthcare, respectively.
"In our Asean and Pacific cluster, women comprise 20 per cent of our regional leadership team. Philips is a very diverse organisation and really values diversity. In this region alone, we have more than 30 nationalities working for Philips," she said.
Gill said the biggest challenge for Philips is to make sure its worldwide performance and change-management programme - known as "Accelerate!" - continue to prevail, execute and "live and breathe" by its employees every day. Taking innovations to its core, Philips is also encouraging a new corporate culture that comprises the three values: eager to win, take ownership, and team up to excel.
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A standard means of Canadian housing.
Let's play curling in our igloo
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Can you define these popular missing words?
noun - slang for one's home, or crib.
Baller: Whassup baby you wanna come over to my igloo?
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po Fact Фабруар 13, 2004
when all roomates in a household have had sex with the same girl. All roomates are eskimo brothers.
there 4 eskimo bros living in that house, thats an igloo
po btine Октобар 8, 2010
a sex move when the you stick your head up a womans pussy
she's so loose i can igloo her
po JD-O89 Август 20, 2005
(n), (v); the act of hot-boxing one's car when it is completely covered in snow. The experience is not only unique and enjoyable, but also very secure because outside onlookers cannot tell that Cannabis is being consumed within the car. One should be sure that upon entering the vehicle and closing the door, that the user does no knock all the snow off the window. This is very easy to do accidentally and destroys the concealment and novelty of the Igloo.
You wanna go igloo my car???
My roommate is home, we can't blaze at my place; its cool we'll just igloo my car.
My roommate is home, we can't blaze at my place; its cool we'll just igloo my car.
po applejaxx34 Фабруар 13, 2010
When you build a small building out of snow and have three-ways inside it.
"Hey man, wanna go and igloo later?"
"Sure! I'll bring Stacey!"
"Sure! I'll bring Stacey!"
po Sebastien Lindqvist Октобар 11, 2014
when you stick your dick in snow and then immediately stick it in a girl's vag. the goal is to finish before you get frostbite
i just iglooed this girl last night and she got frostbite.
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I have to brag on Aric a little bit here! In case you haven't heard yet – Aric & I are expecting a sweet baby boy this December!! 😉 This year's wedding season has been a little rough – with the constant morning sickness and all! Wedding days for the past few months have been so hard, and the weariness hasn't dissipated during the week with shoots and editing to be done! Feeling sick all day is especially uneasy when my bed is just a few feet away from my desk and the only thing that doesn't make me feel queasy is sleep! So Aric has taken on a lot more of the work lately and he's been unbelievable with it all! I'm impressed every single time he heads out for a shoot on his own and comes back with images that make me go "wow!"
He photographed Kasey's bridal session and when he still wasn't home after several hours I was wondering if they had gotten lost! But no, Kasey & her mom had just asked to shoot some of her bridal shots at night and Aric knocked it out of the park with those! It's always fun when our clients give us the freedom and ability to experiment, try new things and just be creative without a list of rules for us! Luckily that is the majority of our clients and we're so grateful for that! Kasey's dress was so fun! And I love that she had different accessories to play around with!
I had too much fun editing through the photos and I'm so excited to share these with you! And don't mind me, I'm just bragging on my amazingly talented husband when I say these photos are AMAZING! Hope you enjoy her bridal portraits as much as I did!
That unexplainable thing that sweeps you off your feet when you least expect it. It's laughter and kisses and cuddles and being wrapped up so completely in a single moment that you forget all about the rest of the world around you…
Do you remember that one time that I said I'll never shoot newborns? Haha…It's so funny how things work out sometimes! It made sense for Aric & I to "specialize" in weddings when we were starting out. That's where we were in our own life stage! We were getting married, our friends were getting married… It just fit! And to be honest at the time newborns SCARED me! 😉 Now that we are pretty much surrounded by them, and every day a new friend tells us they are pregnant it was inevitable that I would find a love for shooting newborns as well!
When I first started I did – what I think most people do… I ONLY photographed the newborn! (I mean that's the purpose of a newborn shoot, after all…) But after a couple years of shooting them I've felt like something was missing in the sessions. It's great and sweet and fun and wonderful to have lots of images of these precious sleeping babies – but what about their family? What about Mom and Dad?! The interactions between new parents and their newborn are truly priceless and I regret not having figured that out sooner!! From now on all newborn sessions will include shots with the parents as well! I understand if a new mom who has just given birth doesn't feel like being in front of a camera and I'll always respect that decision! But I do believe the pictures are worth it!
Everyone meet sweet Uriah Luke & his adorable parents Paden & Mckenna! Isn't he just the sweetest?!
Here's another one of those…"Man, my husband is super talented!" moments for me! I've said this before, I'll say it again probably – but in the beginning ALL Aric & I wanted to shoot was weddings! Weddings, weddings and more weddings! And while we still love us a beautiful wedding and love story, it's been fun for us to branch out into portraits over the last couple years! We shot Grant's older sister's senior portraits just a couple years ago and I can't believe he's a Senior now! You'll be able to gather most of this from his photos, but Grant is a musician! An awesomely talented musician and just an overall well rounded guy! He belongs in LA, doing something creative! Senior portraits are all about capturing a Senior's style! Their hobby's and activities that they are so passionate about at this time in their lives! I love that Grant incorporated his brand new Camaro into the shoot, as well as his musical loves (both guitar and drums). Grant will be graduating from Trinity High School this year and plans to attend Texas Tech University in the fall! I can't wait to see what he does! I know he'll be a world changer!
Okay enough chatting – onto some of the best High school Senior portraits I've ever seen! (And I can say that, because Aric shot all of these!)
Aric did such an awesome job on Brooke & Jonothon's engagement session!! Since I do all the editing whether I shoot it or not, it's so fun sometimes to see a shoot that I wasn't able to be a part of and give a little praise to my hubs for his awesome work! I remember telling him the plans for the shoot and getting him all set up to go – Brooke wanted to shoot at Jonathon's Aunt's home, so that's where Aric was going to meet them. It's a little nerve-wracking sometimes when clients pick certain locations. We've shot at grandma's houses and on family farms and ranches and you just never know what you're gonna get! You never know if the lighting will be good? If the decor will be good? It could all just completely clash, but for the most part even though it's a little scary at first those types of sessions always turn out so well! Aric was pleasantly surprised and I think he might have had a little too much to work with because he said he couldn't decide where to shoot! Haha! But I love the way they turned out. Everything was so colorful and I just feel like these two were a little more comfortable being a place that was familiar to them! When I look at them I think, AW, I wanna be snuggled up with my sweetheart on that bench! haha! It's just too much cuteness in one session so get ready!
*sigh* Here's another fall bridal session that I absolutely adore and another one of our absolutely stunning brides! Makenzie had such a calm, elegant, gorgeous, sweet demeanor about her. When I saw her wedding dress for the first time you could just tell it was the perfect fit! We spent another day up at the Je-T'adore studio while Jalie glammed her up with hair and makeup. Makenzie wanted a really soft, natural golden look for her makeup and as always Jalie was spot on! It was absolutely understated and glamorous all at the same time! Everything from the makeup, to the accessories right down to the shoes fit together so well and it was just too much fun spending the day just me and Makenzie for her bridal portraits!
I knew gold was being incorporated into her wedding so brought a little prop out for a couple shots and love how they turned out! Also, Southern Elegance Design did such a great job with her wedding decor and even provided her with the vintage fur shrug for a few of the photos! I love when brides have a little fun and do something different with their session! Hope you guys enjoy a few favorites from her session!
Oh this family!! I don't even know where to begin to tell you how thankful we are for them! Most people know that we were nomads for almost 2 years before we were able to build our dream home with a designated front meeting room for our clients! We dreamed and dreamed about it, we sold our house in 3 weeks, and for literally 2 years went from apartment to rental house, to…well living with these friends. During the Fall/Winter of 2012 we lived with Brad & Tara in their spare guest room for about 6 months! Umm…talk about true friendship! It was a beautiful, learning and growing process for us all and I couldn't imagine doing it with anyone else. Just a couple months after we FINALLY moved out, sweet Lainey joined them and she's another beautiful little soul I can't imagine life without! She has the biggest smile and she lights up any room she walks in! Aric is maybe…just a little…or a lot smitten with little Lainey – but I mean how can you blame him…just look at her!
I can hardly believe it, but Lainey is having her first birthday in a couple weeks and Brad & Tara have since moved into a new home! So we did a little photo shoot to commemorate both special moments for this family! Enjoy a few of our favorite photos from their sweet family session!
I'm serious here… Tell me you did not smile after looking at this next photo. You just can't help it!
And it wouldn't be a true birthday photo shoot without a little cake smash!
It's another one of those drop your jaw moments here. Amy! Where do I even begin with this girl?! She was SO much fun to photograph and just the sweetest, most genuine girl you will ever meet. It's funny sometimes when we know the bride and see her several times before we ever even meet her groom. This girl is in love, ya'll. Absolutely smitten, and it was such a joy to see her be loved so well and in such a fun way in return when we finally got to meet Alex! We spent a day in the fall shooting her bridal portraits and it was just a blast. My favorite Hair and Makeup artist, Jalie did her hair and makeup and Amy provided all the fun props you'll see! We started out shooting at the Je-T'adore studio and it was so fun to shoot some fashion inspired bridals in the studio before we moved out to shoot the rest of the session outside! Just like most of our brides – Amy should be a bridal model or something because she belongs in a magazine!
Ever since we got the studio for Je-T'adore Beauty & Boudoir I've felt so much more comfortable having a place to be able to shoot newborns too!! It's perfect!! I've already got it all set up for my Beauty & Boudoir portraits and really there are only a few changes I have to make in order for it to be appropriate for a newborn session! When Allison first emailed me about shooting their newborn/family session after sweet little Charlotte arrived I have to admit I was a little hesitant. I was beginning to think I'm really not cut out for this newborn/family stuff. I need to stick with adults who can take direction and pose just the way I want them to by saying a few words! 😉 Plus, most of the newborn session I have done have been for close friends of mine or family members so I know it's a big deal for a new mom to trust someone with their newborn! But she was so sweet and I couldn't help but say of course! I can't wait! Charlotte was scheduled to make her arrival around January 4th and I already knew we would be in town for a wedding that weekend so I thought that's perfect! Just let me know when she gets here and we'll set a date for the shoot after that! Well little Charlotte didn't want to wait for 2014! She came a little early right around Christmas, so the first day I was back home after all the holiday travel with family we set the shoot and of course Charlotte was absolutely perfect! I mean…just look at her! A tiny little doll! And her parents?! Forget about it! They are done! They are absolutely smitten with her and it was so sweet to see! Hope you guys enjoy a few favorites from their session!! I couldn't help myself so there are a lot! Oh…and on a side note…Allison! Can't you believe she JUST gave birth to a little girl days before this??! She's a rock star!


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Macedonia News, October 29, 2010
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It is with such a heavy heart that I write the news today. Such a tragedy has struck our community. A local teacher, Melissa Childress, passed away on Oct. 24. She touched so many lives at West Union, and she was dearly loved by her students. Currently she was teaching fifth grade, but she had also taught 7th and 8th grade math and algebra. Our hearts go out to her two sons, Ross and Adam. Remember these boys as they face the lonely days ahead. May God comfort them during this very difficult time.
Sadness is present in the Hargrove home as well. Mary and John Edd Hargrove's niece, Janet Gaines passed away on Oct. 23. Christopher Hargrove flew in from Las Vegas to attend the funeral on Tuesday.
Our thoughts also go out to Jerry, Terri, and Timothy Stevens in the loss of Jerry's father, Ralph Stevens. The Stevens family has lost two precious members within the last year, and we know they would appreciate your prayers for them.
Raymond Owen came home and stayed for a week. He returned to Memphis for further treatment. Raymond wasn't able to attend church because of his low counts due to chemo.
We are happy to report that Kerri Bridges is improving.
Stephen Harrell had a mild heart attack last week. He had to spend two nights in the Tupelo Hospital. Hopefully Stephen's medicine will be able to control his blood pressure which keeps trying to get higher an higher. Stephen and his wife Ginger are such a help with our singing at Macedonia, and we miss them terribly when they are unable to attend.
Mrs. Opal Russell has been moved to Sunshine Inn in Myrtle. We hope she will adjust to her new home. Mrs. Opal is the mother of Charlotte Garrison and Barry Russell.
Two Macedonia members had surgery this past week: Ronnie Metts on Tuesday and James Ryder on Wednesday. We send speedy recover wishes to both of these men.
Angela Fair, Kathryn Henderson, Delores Douglass, and I attended the E Women conference in Tupelo on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23. Newsong and MercyMe led the singing, and they lifted the rafters in praise to Jesus. Speakers were Chonda Pierce, Stormie Omartian, Angela Thomas, Sheri Rose Shepherd, and Lysa TerKeurst. We all received inspirational messages and uplifting encouragements for our daily walk with Christ.
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#69 - wilfredfanforeverYou guys know who else is Canadian?
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I thought he was American, he just lived close to the border?
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He's Canadian, but he's insecure about it. You can see this in side missions where characters point it out, and 3/5 of his rampages start because people mention/make fun of the fact that he is Canadian.
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I had some time off of work and being too early for the summer price hike season I figured it would be a good time for another European vacation. The last two times I visited Germany I had visited my friend, Lutz, in Halle (flew into LEJ). I met Lutz collecting bottle caps and beer memorabilia, over the internet. During the time I was in Halle I became friends with his daughter, Anja, and her husband, Alex. Alex and Anja invited me to stay with them in Rheinfelden. Alex and Anja moved to Rheinfelden in 2009, when Alex got a job with a Swiss company. I found Zurich to be the cheapest place to book a ticket to in the area and it is only one hour from Rheinfelden. I left Detroit (DTW) on a Delta Airbus A330-200 at 4pm, right on schedule.
The plane was just about full, as far as I could see, but boarding went smoothly. I found my seat had a decent amount of pitch. I have flown on NW/DL A330s before so I knew what to expect.
After a while the meal was served, which was chicken. I liked it, but it is airline food so it isn't the best, nothing like days, not too long ago, when I was served a shrimp cocktail on TWA. I liked the cheese and was able to score some extra cheese from some other people who did not eat theirs.
After watching two movies I got kind of bored so I decided to play a game. I always like trivia and was happy to see some other people playing it on the AVOD (aircraft video on demand) system. I was able to play against six other people when it was all said and done. I had not played any AVOD games before and I liked them because they kept my mind working on the long flight. I arrived in Amsterdam (AMS) at 5:25am, about a half hour early. I had about an hour and forty-five minutes to connect to my KLM Cityhopper flight to Zurich (ZRH). I grabbed a cup of coffee and walked through AMS, which wasn't busy at that hour of the day.
When I arrived at the gate there were not many people around and I had time to check my email and charge up my telephone. AMS gives you an hour of free Wi-Fi, which is more than I can say for most airports. I saw the plane was already there, a KLM Cityhopper E-190. I had not flown on an E-190 before and I found it to be a nice plane.
The flight was very lightly loaded and a Saab 340 would not have even been fully loaded. The service was nice and we were served sandwiches by what may have been the hottest flight attendant I have ever seen. We left the gate about a half hour late. The captain informed us that there were long lines at passport control and he was waiting for connecting passengers. Finally some other people arrived and we left. We taxied for a LONG TIME to a runway that seemed very far away from the terminal.
The view of the Alps going into ZRH was breathtaking. The camera did not capture them well.
We arrived at ZRH about a half hour late, but the luggage came quickly and nobody was even at the customs area so I was able to head directly to the reception hall and meet Alex and Anja.
Alex and Anja picked me up at ZRH and we drove back to Rheinfelden, Germany. The road back to Germany was beautiful and filled with tunnels. Switzerland looked just about like I thought it would. We arrived at Alex and Anja's around 11am and I was kind of tired. I went in my room and slept for about four hours. After a short snooze and a coffee we were off to Basel, Switzerland.
Basel is a beautiful city.
That evening we headed back to Rheinfelden for dinner and beer. Alex and Anja are both doctors of chemistry and belong to some sort of organization where they are sent unknown (but known to the testing firm) products for evaluation. They had some beer in the refrigerator that had no labels or any marks that would identify the brewer. We drank it and I thought it was good, a little too light for my taste, but good. After we drank the test beers we drank a variety of other regional beers.
It was time for bed and Alex & Anja's cat, Himalaya, was mad at me because I took his bedroom.
The next morning Anja went to work and Alex and I headed off to Schaffhausen, Switzerland and to Falken Brewery. We drove Alex's 2006 Smart Roadster, which is rather impressive with its 0.7 turbo 3 cylinder engine. I drove a car like this in the USA once, at a Mercedes-Benz club event, but it was not sold in the USA. The car reminded me of the early 1970s Porsche 914, but the Smart has more get up and go than the 4 cylinder Porsche 914.
Along the way we stopped at Rheinfall, which is a really great place to walk around. The parking ticket machine was being repaired so parking was free.
Schaffhausen is a beautiful city and no trip there would be complete without a visit to the castle, sure it is A LOT of steps, but the views were worth it.
We stopped by the Falken Brewery for some caps, for Lutz. They do not offer regular tours but we asked an important looking man at the warehouse and he showed us around the brewery, it was a good impromptu tour. We also went to the stock house where he allowed us to take caps right out the boxes, which was very cool.
On the way home we stopped by Laufenburg for a few photos and I found a very friendly cat at the church. I like cats and I miss my cat when I travel so it is always nice to see dogs and cats when I am out and about.
I was worn out from all the sightseeing and after several Falken Beers, which we bought at the brewery shop, it was time for bed.
Again Anja had to work so Alex and I drove to Colmar, France and Freiburg, Germany. Colmar was a nice town and I enjoyed the sites.
After walking around town and seeing the historic sites we drove over to Freiburg, Germany, where we ate some curry wurst and walked around town
After all the walking it was time for a beer. We stopped by a delicious brewpub, Hausbraueri Feierling, for their local beer.
On the way back to Rheinfelden Alex got the Smart to go just about as fast as it could. 190 k/mh (118 mph). I had no idea a Smart could go that fast, very cool!
After a long day of sightseeing we headed home where Anja made us a great dinner and we washed it down with more regional beers. The next day we all slept late, Anja had the day off, it was her 31st birthday and Lutz and his mother, Karin, were driving down from Halle. Alex and I took a walk up the Rhein to an old hydroelectric plant that was being torn down. The new one opened a few hundred yards up stream last year.
We then walked across the river to Rheinfelden, Switzerland and walked around town, stopping for a Swiss steak for lunch.
After lunch we went back to Germany and headed to the beer store for supplies for the drinking that was about to get started, now that Lutz was arriving.
That night we went out for pizza, which what Anja wanted for her birthday dinner. It was close by and that was a good thing because we had plenty of beer before we went and plenty of Rathaus beer there. The pizza was really good and would recommend the place to anyone eating in Rheinfelden.
A few other things around Rheinfelden:
Lutz and I got hammered and took our shirts off, to show off our fat guts after we arrived back at Alex and Anja's.
Morning came early and we had a hearty breakfast (a real hog slopper as I would say) and then headed off for the tour of the Feldschlösschen Brewery in Rheinfelden, Switzerland. The brewery tour was great and lasted about one hour.
After the tour we went to the hospitality room where we could drink as much as possible in an hour and a half. We also had a tree of soft pretzels delivered to the table. Lutz disappeared with a brewery worker when he asked if they had any caps for his collection. Lutz later returned with a grocery bag filled with caps from all of Feldschlösschen's (Carlsberg Group) different brands.
Like an idiot I forgot my passport so we had a bit of trouble getting into Switzerland that morning. The last few trips across the border we used Alex or Anja's car which has local license plates, so the customs officials never stop them at the border, but that day we took Grandma Karin's car and it had tags from Halle. The Swiss customs agent actually accepted my enhanced Michigan Drivers License, which is said only to work in the USA, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. To avoid trouble on the way home I just walked across the bridge in downtown Rheinfelden, where no customs officials were seen.
It was about 1pm and I was already drunk so I figured it was time to hit the sack for a few hours. I slept until about 5pm and by that time Lutz was up to cooking dinner.
After a hearty dinner I was still tired so I decided not to have anymore beer and go to sleep early, so I would be ready for my trip to the Black Forest.
It was a great day for visiting the forest because the weather was clear and the weather was warm. We drove to Tittisee and so did a lot of other people because the town was packed !
While I was there I was kidnapped by some Bavarian people (or so it would seem ha ha!) and look at what they did to me!
I have wanted lederhosen and an Alpine hat for a very long time and have never found them in my previous German travels so I jumped at the chance to buy my own. I think it fits my body type very well. The next time I go to a German beer festival in the USA I will look like a big wheel beer drinker and brat eater!
After a walking around the town and lake we decided to drive over to St. Blasien to visit the cathedral there. I was familiar with St. Blaise because he is the patron saint of throat disorders and every year my priest blesses my throat on his day.
After walking around for a while we decided to sit and have a beer.
It was a long day and we headed back to Rheinfelden for dinner and beer.
The next morning we headed over to Bern, Switzerland. We had to stop a beer store so Lutz could look for new caps (he has over 30,000 in his collection). While there I may have spotted the world's largest beer can. It is a keg of Feldschlösschen, but is a one way keg (about the size of an American ½ barrel) and labeled for regular retail sale. It can be sold warm and comes with disposable tapping equipment. If I could I would have brought one home and taken it to the next beer can collectors show.
We walked around for a few hours and took in some of the beautiful sites. None of us had been there before so we all enjoyed the city for the first time.
One of the highlights of our trip to Bern was the bear habitat, where there was a family of bears. They were right out along the river and by the look of the crowd; it was a favorite attraction of many visitors.
After a tough day of sightseeing we headed back to Rheinfelden. Lutz, Alex, and I drank some of the beers we purchased in Bern while we waited to go out to dinner. In an attempt to repay the hospitality of my German friends; I purchased dinner for everyone at a fantastic restaurant by the name of Elke. The place had a fantastic view looking down into Rheinfelden. We first sat outside, but it grew windy so we retreated indoors.
The food was great. I love German food!
My last day in Germany was Easter Sunday so I went to church. I went to the local protestant church in downtown Rheinfelden. I am a "high church" Episcopalian (Anglican) which is hard enough to find in the USA and the UK these days so I settled for the Lutheran church
The church service was nice and I was able to follow along fairly well, as I have been to Lutheran churches before. After the service I had coffee and Easter Bread. The Minister had studied in St. Paul, Minnesota and he and I chatted for a while about some of the different German Easter traditions
After church I walked back to Alex & Anja and we had lunch before we had to drive to ZRH. I was sure to pick up a magazine to look at on the way home.
There was no traffic and we arrived at ZRH in plenty of time.
ZRH was kind of a sleepy airport on Easter Sunday as not much of anything was going on. There were no lines for my KL flight back to AMS. There was not much going on over at Security either, there were more security agents than passengers and when I got to the gate area I was the only one there besides the snack bar attendant.
I grabbed a Coca-Cola and a large pretzel and began to write my trip report. Finally some passengers showed up and we left ZRH for AMS right on time. The Flight was operated by KLM Cityhopper on a E-190, unlike my previous E-190 Experience, this flight was nearly full
I was seated next to a very nice young woman from Kenya who was with her father. She was on her way back to Kenya after visiting the University of Manchester, in the UK, where she had been accepted. She and her dad stopped for a few days of sightseeing in Zurich before heading home to Nairobi. It was one of the best conversations I even had on a plane, or anywhere, with a stranger. Her and I talked about opportunities in free countries and the value of hard work. She also talked about how excessive taxation does not stimulate growth and punishes success. She sounded like a real Republican, which is always great to hear. We chatted about all kinds of things. I found the conversation interesting because she is an 18 year old high school student about ready to go to University, much like the students I teach every day. However my students don't speak three languages, or are as well mannered. We were served a delicious of snack peanut butter cookies, which I ate before I remembered to take a photo, so I got the empty bag.
In no time we were coming in for a landing at AMS.
The nice girl and her dad only had a short time before boarding their flight to Kenya, which was too bad because I would have liked to talk with them more. After arrival at AMS I headed straight to the "Yotel" near lounge 2. I wanted to drop my stuff off quickly so I could get some spotting time in before it got dark. The check in at the "Yotel" was very quick because I paid in advance when I made my reservation several weeks ago. I gave the desk clerk, a very friendly and attractive Dutch woman, my name and she handed me my key and my code of the wi-fi, the check in was completed in less than 1 minute! With that all done I dumped my carryon and lap top and headed out into AMS. I was able to grab a few photos before the sun went down.
I have been to AMS five times, but I never spent a lot of time there. I wondered around the terminal and saw all kinds of good stuff. I even had to check out the art museum.
and to relax in this great sitting area.
I was kind of tired and decided to go to sleep. I headed back to the "Yotel" which is the most unique hotel I ever stayed in. The hotel is inside the terminal and has the smallest rooms I ever saw. I saw the advertisement for the "Yotel" on the AMS website and thought it would be fun to try. The room reminded me of a bedroom on an old US railroad 10-6 Pullman sleeper; because it was so compact, but had everything you needed.
My boarding time was 6:20, but because I only about a four minute walk to my gate I was able to sleep until 5:45. I took a shower, which was like a camper (caravan for those in the UK) bathroom because the sink and toilet were in there too. The shower interested me because it was a stand up shower and was only separated from the room by a curtain that didn't go all the way to the floor. I wondered if the water would run out into the rest of the room. When I turned on the shower I heard a sucking sound from the drain, ah… it was air operated and sucked the water down the large drain, without getting any on the rest of the floor. I really liked the "rainwater" shower head, which is similar to the one I have at home.
I walked out the door and checked out at 6:10am. When I walked out into the lounge I noticed that the restaurants did not open until 6:30, but the Rolex store, in the hall, was already opened. I wonder how many people buy a $30,000 watch at 6:15am? They also had some watches in the $4000 range, for the budget minded. I grabbed a delicious sausage roll with some orange juice to wash it down and headed to my gate, which was full of people wanting to go to Detroit and beyond. The aircraft was a Delta A330-200, which was the same type I flew on the way to AMS.
The flight was not full so I was able to move from a window section aisle, which had a person next to me to an empty center section aisle, to give us both more room. The seat pitch was just fine and I had plenty of space to stretch out.
It was time for breakfast and the choices were pancakes or an omelet. The pancakes were the popular choice but they were out of them by the time the F/A got to my seat. I am not a fan of omelets, so I grabbed my backup plan. I thought something like this might happen so I brought a package of German smoked bacon with me. It was delicious, but it is a good thing I have good teeth because it was VERY difficult to bite it off and the wimpy plastic knives onboard could not even come close to cutting it. This is the kind of food you need a sharp knife to cut.
After eating my bacon I grabbed my computer and just about finished my trip report, except for the part about arriving at DTW. When I got home all I had to do was cut and paste into airliners.net.
After watching a couple of movies on the AVOD system it was time for our snack, which was ice cream and pizza. The pizza was good.
With that snack finished up it was time for landing at DTW and the end of a wonderful European vacation. The decent was so smooth my ears didn't even pop. I proceeded to customs were the line moved quickly and I was picking up my bags in no time, which were already on the carousel by the time I cleared customs. I went and grabbed a cup of coffee and waited for my friend, Karyn, to come and pick me up.
I got home by 11:45am, fed the cat and sat down and finished up the trip report. I am already looking forward to another trip sometime and somewhere!
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Deal claims $900 million purchase price
South Korea's Halim Group is denying a report in Friday's Financial Times that private equity firm MBK Partners is on the verge of acquiring Nongsusan, Korea's fifth largest home shopping channel, for $900 million.
The deal as described in the report would see MBK and Korea's National Pension Service join hands to take 70% of Nongsusan, a cable shopping channel which specializes in food.
However Halim prexy Kim Hong-kuk, who owns a significant share of Nongsusan himself in addition to the 43.7% owned by Halim and its subsidiaries, was quoted in the Korean press on Friday as saying the report "has no basis in fact" and that "among potential suitors, we have yet to reach an agreement on price."
Another Halim representative is quoted as saying that given the expected difficulties in gaining regulatory approval for such a deal, the company is considering instead a strategic partnership with MBK together with the sale of a smaller stake.
The Seoul-based MBK has already signaled its strong interest in Asian media with its acquisition of Taiwan's second-largest cable firm China Network Systems last year for $1.6 billion. Formed soon after the Korean government first approved the operation of local private equity firms in 2004, MBK is headed by former Carlyle Asia head Michael Kim, and is mostly funded by international investors.
The rumored price for the Nongsusan deal confirms the high level of interest in Korea's TV home shopping sector, which after a decade of strong growth trails only department/discount stores and internet shopping in retail sales.


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As an individual sport, the personality of each golfer on tour is that much more apparent. By saying the name "Phil Mickelson," you automatically associate him as being a family man, one of the best year after year, but also with choking away a lead at Winged Foot.
Then again, there's worse things to be remembered for than losing in golf. Everyone knows the name Tiger Woods. Everyone used to know him as the face of golf, but now more associate him with his more apparent narcissism, personal failings, and until this past weekend, winless streak.
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Our Mission: To unify the cycling community to have a stronger voice in promoting bicycling for transportation and recreation.
Bicycling is a very efficient and low-cost mode of transportation, and is also a quick and easy way to get to public transportation (bus stop or train station). The San Bernardino Transit Center in downtown San Bernardino already provides connections between many transportation services, including 16 bus routes and a bus rapid transit line from four different transit agencies, and with both commuter rail and light rail connections under construction.
The Inland Empire Biking Alliance operates the San Bernardino Bicycle Hubitat as a service to the general public, including the 6,000 current transit passengers, particularly over 200 transit passengers who use their bicycle to access transit. The Hubitat is a low-cost program that is very effective at increasing bicycle usage, by providing assistance to many people who do not have the means to repair their bikes on their own. For a nominal donation, the Hubitat teaches people to fix or maintain their own bikes, thus providing them with the tools, equipment, parts, and know-how to get their bikes back on the road.
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If you haven't seen a bike friendly area take the time to visit one . It can be a life changing experience. We have! And we want you to have that experience right here in the Inland Empire. So please support us in this vision and become a member or simply make a donation. Thanks for your support!!!The IEBA mission is simply to get more people on bikes.
What the IEBA does for local cyclists:
KWork with local agencies for better infrastructure KEducate cyclist's of their rights on the road and in collisions
KAdult education classes– How to keep safe on the roadways KProtect our right to use roads
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KCreate fun events for the all levels of cyclists KInform agencies of road hazards and unsafe road conditions
KChild bike education and events
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Here are some examples of just a few stories of how having an advocate can make changes that benefit all cyclists.
A member of IEBA posted pictures of road hazards in the City of Corona. IEBA shared it on it's Facebook page and someone from the city saw them. In less than a week all the hazards were fixed. IEBA has also sent many requests for other such hazards and repairs have been made.
A collision with a van resulted in a police report that put the bicyclists at fault. We reviewed the situation and call in a law enforcement expert. The cyclists started off with lots of medical bills and a destroyed bike. As a result of getting IEBA involved the situation completely turned around with the motorists being asset fault for passing illegally in a substandard lane and crossing a double yellow. This resulted in a significant settlement in favor of the cyclist.
The IEBA has a program that puts out ghost bikes for fallen cyclists. These result in lots of media attention and that attention brings awareness to the event especially hit and runs. This attention brings further awareness and can help lead to apprehending perpetrators. For 2014, 2 arrests have been made for hit and runs, which is remarkable. We also organize memorial rides that can also bring more needed attention to the need to share the road.
Vision: The IEBA works to make cycling safe, easier, and, most of all, FUN for the whole family.
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1 dead, 2 injured in Sacramento car crashUPDATED 1:12 PM PDT Jun 24, 2013
One person is dead and two others are injured following an overnight car crash on Riverside Boulevard in south Sacramento.Video Transcript
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Rates will either stay the same for everyone, go up for everyone, or go up for soms. Those are the choices. No one is getting a cut or a break, nor is anyone talking about that. The left refers to tax rates as tax "cuts" to somehow justify raising rates. That's all.


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Ted Lilly allowed four hits and a run in eight strong innings to earn his 100th career victory as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, on Saturday at Chicago.
Lilly (9-6), the Cubs' lone selection to the All-Star game, walked one and struck out four in a 103-pitch outing and left with a 5-1 lead. The veteran left-hander was staked to an early 3-0 lead with Jeff Baker hitting a two-run, bases-loaded single in the first.
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St. Louis got a run in the ninth against reliever Carlos Marmol and had the tying run at the plate before closer Kevin Gregg struck out pinch hitter Skip Schumaker to end the game.
Albert Pujols singled with one out in the ninth, and Ryan Ludwick walked. Pinch hitter Chris Duncan hit a chopper back to Marmol, who threw to second for the force, but the relay was too late to complete the double play.
The play brought both managers out of the dugout - St. Louis' Tony La Russa apparently wondering whether Ryan Theriot touched the bag when he took Marmol's throw and Chicago's Lou Piniella apparently questioning whether the throw to first was in time.
Yadier Molina then hit an RBI single to make it 5-2. After Marmol threw a wild pitch, Gregg relieved and struck out Schumaker to get his 16th save in 19 chances.
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Brandon Wood connected for a two-run homer during the Angels' fifth-inning rally, Howie Kendrick capped it with a two-run single, and Bobby Abreu drove in three runs against his former team. The two-time defending AL West champions lead the majors with 26 comeback wins, one more than the Yankees.
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FORT RUCKER, Ala. (TRADOC News Service, Jan. 29, 2007) -- Though it may be the most understated Army aircraft, the CH-47 Chinook plays an important role in combat zones and also provides humanitarian relief, according to officials.
Fort Rucker flight training prepares student-pilots for missions they will encounter when they report to their units, according to CW3 Alex Lutz, B Company, 1st Battalion, 223rd Aviation Regiment standardization officer.
Many CH-47 students are drawn to the aircraft because of its many uses, he added.
"I think (the Chinook) is an amazing aircraft with a great mission. I enjoy the versatility of the aircraft and its usefulness during both peace and wartime," said 2nd Lt. Chris Jeremiah.
Recently, CH-47 Chinook Class 67-13 executed a training mission with National Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 131st Armor Dec. 1. Their mission was to transport the Guardsmen to a landing zone surrounded by "insurgents."
The training event was the first air assault mission for the Guardsmen from 1st Bn., 131st Armor, headquartered in Ozark.
The tanker unit is preparing for an upcoming deployment in Iraq next year and will transition to a light cavalry unit in fiscal year 2008, according to the unit's Security Forces Commander Capt. David Van Horn.
"My Soldiers really appreciated the opportunity and experience," he said. "We definitely felt fortunate to be able to cross train with regular Army elements on this operation. (They did) a great job all around."
The training helped prepare the students for future mission planning when they report to their units after flight school graduation, said Lutz.
The instructors demonstrated an air mission brief before the students planned and conducted their own briefing for the battalion commander and instructor pilots.
Students planned their air mission briefing by studying the location, detecting how many insurgents were in the area and where they were located. Students also had to find out what weapons the enemy possessed to determine possible damage to their aircraft and personnel.
"While the planning was challenging, it provided an excellent opportunity to learn some real-world lessons we can take with us as aviators," said Jeremiah.
Student-pilot WO1 Dynelle Pierre said students were responsible for the risk assessment, communication, duties, flight route and instrument procedures.
Air assault missions aren't the only training events CH-47 students must successfully plan. Chinooks are also used for hauling equipment, personnel, vehicles and heavy machinery, fuel, other aircraft and humanitarian relief items. Lutz said he flew rescue and relief supplies to victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Designed and built by Boeing, the CH-47 Chinook can carry up to 54,000 pounds and can reach speeds up to 140 knots, or about 260 kilometers per hour, according to the manufacturer.
Students also learn to perform a sling-load operation. During the training, a crew chief in the back of the aircraft hooks cement blocks, ranging from 7,000 to 19,000 pounds, to the underside of the aircraft. Students must learn how to maneuver, fly and hover in the aircraft while carrying heavy items that are hanging below, said Lutz.
"The supervision (the students receive) is important. The leadership and instructor-pilots guide them to develop their thought processes, but we don't do it for them. Our goal is to make the mission a positive learning experience," he said.
Class 67-13 is scheduled to graduate this month.