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Dr. E.T. York: a Giant of a Man
At his public memorial service Wednesday afternoon, a group of E.T. York's close friends spoke about his character inside Trinity United Methodist Church in Gainesville.
One quoted William Shakespeare by saying, "His life was gentle; and the elements so mixed in him, that nature might stand up, and say to all the world: this was a man."
"He was just a giant of a man, anybody and everything he touched were better because he touched them" said Al Alsobrook, former Vice President of Public Relations at the University of Florida.
"E.T. was just a down to earth guy, yet he walked with Kings, but kept the common touch as the poem says" he said.
York was the founder of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, or IFAS.
The man who was described as a "global citizen" left his legacy on the world, and the community he called home.
"God gives us a gift of memories, and anyone who remembers their relationship with E.T. York will have indeed, fond memories" he said.
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Toyota Settlement
The Toyota Motor Company and the Justice Department have agreed to a $1.2 billion settlement.
In 2009 an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer and his family were killed in a crash believed to have been caused by the gas pedal getting stuck under the cars floor mat. The officer desperately called 911 prior to the crash, and during the call you can hear him pleading for advice on how to get the car to stop. The car hit speeds up to 120mph before flying off the road and bursting into flames.
The settlement has the possibility of allowing Toyota to avoid criminal charges, 25.5 million to settle a claim that Toyota failed to report safety issues to stockholders. The company also owes another 65 million in fines for violating federal vehicle and safety laws.
Kelley Blue Book senior analyst, Karl Brauer states "The timing of the settlement is interesting because it means the government will be finalizing the last major auto recall…just as it gears up for the next big recall, related to GM's ignition switch."
Toyota will also be appointed an independent monitor to make sure Toyota complies with the agreement.
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Serbia ties Slovakia 1-1 in Fed Cup after Cibulkova retirement
Cibulkova had to gift Vesna Dolonc the win, despite leading 6-4, 5-4, when she was overcome by an apparent leg muscle strain.
Serbia: Slovakia conceded a 1-1 tie to host Serbia after Dominika Cibulkova retired hurt while leading her singles in the first round of the Fed Cup on Saturday.
Cibulkova had to gift Vesna Dolonc the win, despite leading 6-4, 5-4, when she was overcome by an apparent leg muscle strain. She had to be taken off the court on a stretcher.
The Russian-born Dolonc, making her Fed Cup debut, fought hard against Cibulkova, saving two set points at 5-4 in the first set and managing an early break in the second. Both players asked for medical help during the second set before Cibulkova fell to the ground in pain.
Earlier, Daniela Hantuchova won the first singles for Slovakia by defeating Bojana Jovanovski 7-5, 6-2.
Hantuchova and Jovanovski traded breaks in a tough first set. Hantuchova broke twice take lead 4-0 in the second, and served out the match after Jovanovski failed to convert two break points.
"I am always very excited when I play for my country, that's a special feeling," said Hantuchova.
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Sidney Crosby sees himself in hockey's newest prodigy, Erie rookie forward Connor McDavid, whose Otters will face Max Domi and the London Knights on Friday Night Hockey (Sportsnet ONE, 7 p.m. ET).
The locked out Pittsburgh Penguins superstar told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review recently that McDavid "looks like he's got it all," Crosby noted. "When I watched him play, he reminded me of myself."
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These types of glowing reviews are becoming commonplace for McDavid, the third player granted exceptional status by the Ontario Hockey League to play in the league at age 15. Otters assistant coach Peter Sidorkiewicz is blown away by his team's young star as both a hockey player and as a mature teenager.
"The best thing about him is he's a really nice kid," Sidorkiewicz said. "He's humble and it's not all about him, it's about the team. And he wants to have success and he wants everyone else to have success."
The defending champion Knights are led by sophomore sensation Domi, the son of former Toronto Maple Leafs pugilist, Tie. Max shares his father's passion for the sport but couldn't play a more differing style as an offensive catalyst.
"Max is and will be a world-class player," says Knights assistant coach Jeff Paul.
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It didn't take long for McDavid, a product of Newmarket, Ont., to prove his exceptional status wasn't without merit. McDavid scored his first career goal in London in his team's second game, an 8-2 loss on Sept. 21. Aside from his first game, McDavid picked up at least one point in each of his next nine games and leads all rookies with 12 points in 10 games.
"I think our players, they sit there and marvel at him sometimes," Sidorkiewicz says. "All of a sudden, he'll make a pass or make a play and it's like, 'wow, where did that come from?' I've been seeing that since we had our mini-camp in May. He does some special things out there."
Domi is shouldering more of the scoring load in London this season with some of the key graduations by the defending J. Ross Robertson Cup champions. He's tied for fourth in league scoring with 15 points in eight games.
"He works hard in the off-season to prepare and along with that, he's got tremendous character," Paul said. "He's really well-liked in our dressing room. He's kind of really taken the bull by the horn and kind of led by example with his work ethic and at the end of the day, with that comes production and we've been very happy with what he's providing."
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|Columbus (31st overall, R2, 2012)
|D - Adam Pelech
|NY Islanders (65th overall, R3, 2012)
|RW - Connor Brown
|Toronto (156th overall, R6, 2012)
|D - Olli Maatta
|Pittsburgh (22nd overall, R1, 2012)
|D - Scott Harrington
|Pittsburgh (54th overall, R2, 2011)
|C - Chris Tierney
|San Jose (55th overall, R2, 2012)
|RW - Josh Anderson
|Colubus (95th overall, R4, 2012)
|RW - Seth Griffith
|Boston (131st overall, R5, 2012)
|C - Ryan Rupert
|Toronto (157th overall, R6, 2012)
|C - Alex Broadhurst
|Chicago (199th overall, R7, 2011)
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Drafted one spot behind Domi in the 2011 OHL draft was forward Bo Horvat, a prospect whose offensive game isn't as well-rounded as his teammate's but still brings an honest, hard working style.
"Bo has a pretty good mix of size, strength and abilities," Paul says. "With his upside, the sky's the limit. He's very durable, he's very good on faceoffs and he's got an excellent pair of hands. Without question, the hockey world is really taking notice."
McDavid has perhaps the perfect teammate in Stephen Harper, whose developing physical style adds some sandpaper to go with his offensive instincts. He may not drop the mitts often, but he did register a Gordie Howe hat trick against Brampton on Oct. 5.
"He's been a physical presence and he can score," Sidorkiewicz noted. "He's brought up his physical game, has really elevated and I think that gives him a lot more room on the ice and he's got ability and he's got skill. When he gets around the net, he can do some damage and he's got a great shot."
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|RW - Nick Betz
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|C - Connor McDavid
|Eligible in 2015
|C - Max Domi
|Eligible in 2013
|LW - Bo Horvat
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|D - Nikita Zadorov
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The Otters have a keeper in Swedish goalie Oscar Dansk, the third player drafted from his position in the 2012 NHL Draft by Columbus. Dansk is providing the Otters with a calming and dependable presence this season.
"Whether you're playing in mites or in our league or in the NHL, you need good goaltending," said Sidorkiewicz, who added that Dansk is still adjusting to the North American style. "He gives our team confidence and you can sense it on the bench when he makes some big saves and all of a sudden, it's like, 'wow, great job Oscar.' And they thrive off of that. Our momentum picks up and so does our confidence and intensity."
Overage goalie Kevin Bailie has some big skates to fill in London after the graduation of Michael Houser, the OHL's most outstanding player a year ago.
"He's done everything we've asked," Paul said. "He's played really well understanding the fact you can't replace a Michael Houser in this city after what they accomplished last year."
Scott Harrington took over for Jarred Tinordi wearing the 'C' in London and could soon wear a letter for Canada's world junior team this December.
"Scott's record and his experience speaks for itself and there's a reason he plays for a national team," Paul said. "He's a calming influence and brings loads of character."
Olli Maatta also represented Finland in last year's tournament while newcomer Nikita Zadorov could represent the host nation in Russia this holiday season.
Dansk is a likely candidate for Team Sweden. McDavid may be too young to earn consideration for Canada's team this year, but defenceman Adam Pelech represented Canada several times, most recently in the Canada-Russia series this summer.
"I love him to death," Sidorkiewicz beamed. "He's a horse out there… As a defensive defenceman, I don't think there's anybody better in our league."
The season may be young, but it's never too early to look at the race for a playoff spot in the tough Western Conference. The Otters missed the playoffs a year ago and know if they're going to get back this season they will need to boast a strong record against Midwest Division opponents.
"We have to find a way to get points every night," Sidorkiewicz said.
The Knights sit a surprising third behind Owen Sound and Guelph in the Midwest Division standings.
"It is a results-based business," Paul said. "Owen Sound is obviously playing very well and getting some really good goaltending, but that's Owen Sound. We worry about the London Knights first."
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Client: The City of San Antonio
Although Downtown San Antonio enjoys a rich history and a number of attractive neighborhoods, its Main Plaza did not have a strong identity. Constructed in the early 18th century, the plaza featured few amenities and activities and was not pedestrian friendly. The City hired PPS in 2006 as consultants to develop a new concept for the plaza that would meet the needs and interests of stakeholders and activate the space within the context of the downtown.
PPS facilitated a workshop designed to encourage participants to evaluate the plaza and to come up with ideas for how it could be improved. Meetings were also held with a variety of public and private sector stakeholders about their perceived issues and opportunities they saw for improvement. From participant feedback, PPS developed a concept plan and series of management recommendations for improving Main Plaza: traffic calming measures throughout the area to improve walkability; connecting the plaza to nearby attractions; developing an administrative body to oversee the day-to-day operation of the plaza and programming.
Completed in April 2008, the $12 million renovation created a multitude of new additions to Main Plaza. Five new interactive fountains are located in the center, helping create a fun place for kids to play and patrons to congregate and engage the space. Main Plaza is also more effectively connected to the adjacent Riverwalk, a big downtown attraction. A nonprofit organization, Main Plaza Conservancy, manages the day to day operations of the square. Main Plaza also features many performance and visual artists, as well as farmers selling produce. These changes have positioned the area as an important center of San Antonio culture, and the APA recently featured it in its list of Great Places in America: Public Spaces. PPS is now working with the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Centro BID to build on Placemaking successes through a collaboration that includes our Digital Placemaking Applications, trainings, and demonstration projects.


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Sofia Vergera Gets The Terry Richardson Treatment
Does Terry Richardson have the best job in the world? Literally every other second he's got some dime in his studio taking pictures with him. And yeah, I know he probably doesn't get to fuck the Sofia Vergera's and Kate Upton's of the world, but for every one of those girls there are probably 100 young aspiring actresses that he photographs. You don't think those smokes get his dick? Come on. I've seen casting couch, I know how Hollywood works.


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James Taylor at Fenway!
Last night at Game 2 of the World Series at Fenway Park, the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing were honored. Bombing survivors were invited onto the field during the seventh inning stretch, and James Taylor led the crowd in ``America the Beautiful.''
He also sang the National Anthem at the start of the game...but might have thought it was already the 7th inning because he started to launch into "America the Beautiful" before correcting himself.


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by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names
One day I had an epiphany. I consider myself part of the "Mom Generation". When I was in high school, I knew both a Debbie (short for Deborah) and an Allison.
Fast forward to 2014 and I would be surprised to see Deborah on a birth announcement, but not on a grandmother. At the same time, I wouldn't be surprised to see Allison on a birth announcement but I would be shocked to meet a grandma Allison.
Yet I can imagine both names on moms.
Deb (or Deborah, Debra, Debora, etc.) seems imaginable on anyone between 35-60. Allison (or Alison, Allisyn, etc.) seems imaginable on anyone newborn to age 40. These are large imaginable age ranges for feminine names, since feminine names seem to date more quickly than masculine names.
I double-checked the Social Security name stats to see if this was all in my head.
Based on the Social Security data, Deborah and Allison may have peaked at different times, yet there was a time in the 1970's, the decade when I was born, when both names were in the top 100.
As expected, Deborah was a top name for my Mom's generation, peaking at #2 in 1955. Deborah's popularity started to fall throughout the '60s and '70s, but the name remained in the top 100 until 1977.
For all practical purposes, the similar Debra was almost as popular as Deborah, peaking at #2 in 1956 (the year after Deborah peaked at #2), and remained popular for almost as long, not leaving the top 100 until 1975.
While both Deborah and Debra were in decline in the 1970's, when the 1975 birth numbers for both names are combined, it adds up to 5,860 girls born that year.
Around the time Deborah was declining, Allison had just begun its ascent. The similar Alison (with one L) had also begun its ascent but eventually the Allison spelling (with two L's) would become much more popular.
When the 1975 birth numbers for both Allison and Alison are combined, it adds up to 5,618 girls, close to the birth numbers for Deborah and Debra that year.
1975 was a pivotal year, the year Deborah passed the torch to Allison.
Allison would go on to reach its peak at #30 in 2009. Most recently Allison ranked at #34. Allison's reign among the top 40 ranks has lasted for nearly three decades.
After looking at the numbers, I realized someone from my generation having classmates named Deborah and Allison is not unusual.
I like to call names like Deborah and Allison "generational crossover" names. Maybe you and your parents (or you and your kids) have friends with these generational crossover names:
Allison (or Alison, Allisyn, etc.)
- Years in the top 100: 1974 – present
- Imaginable ages: Newborn to 40
- Years in the top 100: 1947 – 2009
- Imaginable ages: 15 to 50*
- Years in the top 100: 1945 – 1993
- Imaginable ages: 30 – 60
Deborah (or Debra, Debora, etc.)
- Years in the top 100: 1947 – 1976
- Imaginable ages: 35 – 60
- Years in the top 100: 1950 – 2010
- Imaginable ages: 10 to 50*
- Years in the top 100: 1996 – present
- Imaginable ages: Newborn to 30
- Years in the top 100: 1984 – 2006
- Imaginable ages: Newborn to 30
- Years in the top 100: 1974 – 2008
- Imaginable ages: Newborn to 40
Megan (or Meghan, Megyn, etc.)
- Years in the top 100: 1975 – 2007
- Imaginable ages: 5 – 40
- Years in the top 100: 1976 – present
- Imaginable ages: Newborn to 40
- Years in the top 100: 1965 – 2009
- Imaginable ages: 15 – 45
* I feel I owe an explanation for why I can't imagine Brian on anyone under 15 or Eric on anyone under 10 despite these names being in the top 100 as recently as 2009 and 2010. I can't really give a good explanation. The imaginable age ranges are based solely on my frame of reference, and you may disagree with them. Feel free to disagree with the age ranges.
Do you know any more names that bridge generations?
This post was revised for Nameberry based on the UBN post 8 Names That Bridge Generations. New names were added to the list after the original post was launched based on readers' suggestions.
Angela created Upswing Baby Names to help parents find that different but not too different name. She muses about names on their way in and on their way out in her book, The Top 22 in 2022.


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That strange half-Stepford, half-Midwich Cuckoos thing you half noticed the Middletons half had? Well, it's real, it's powerful and it's got Donna Air in its clutches. The TV presenter and former Byker Grove star has been stepping out with James Middleton, brother of Kate and Pippa, since February. Recently, during the Cowes Week sailing regatta, she gave an interview to Kate Garraway in which her famous Geordie accent appeared to have been replaced – although at certain diphthongs you could still hear the joins – by the smooth, featureless contours of Received Pronunciation, aka RP, aka BBC English, aka Middletonian meh.
Before the second unnaturally rounded vowel was out of Air's mouth, the court of social justice had her tried, convicted and sentenced to weeks (a celebrity lifetime) of mockery and muttered disapprobation.
Why? Because in this country – this sad, fearful, tiny little country – your accent still goes to the heart of who you are. It locates you not just geographically (Air was born and bred in Newcastle upon Tyne), but economically and socially too.
I grew up in Lewisham, getting leathered by my northern parents for any hint of a London twang ("Leave it out, Mum!" "Tha means, 'Give over'!" Thwack), and thumped by fellow pupils for not having enough of one at school. Innit? For my parents it was partly a class thing and partly a tribal thing (they came down here – clinging to a raft made of inflated black pudding skins lashed together with Father Flynn's rosary beads and my aunts' second-best bras – for work, "not to live"). For my classmates it was part of children's ceaseless quest for conformity in all things. For me it was just confusing. I settled on RP as a compromise – which, for an ethnically northern (whatever her vowel sounds are doing) Catholic, means finding the worst of both worlds and sitting nightly with Father Flynn's beads offering your semantic sufferings up to God.
By the time I got to Cambridge, both my boreal roots and my sarf Lahdahn exposure were sufficiently obscured for me to be permitted to remain. My accent – and the slight tremor of fear beneath my words – today marks me out as exactly what I am: lower middle class and much more frightened of slipping down than I am hopeful of moving up.
To change your accent, especially as quickly as Air appears to have done, is to be seen to admit that you want to hide your origins, change yourself, deviate from the path life and society mapped out for you at birth. We may be in an age of infinitely malleable physical appearances, fluid sexualities and boundary-less internettyness, but the people of Britain still know their place. And if they don't, they most certainly know yours, which amounts to the same thing.
The tendency nowadays is to tone down your poshness (Osborne, by all accounts, used to sound even more like a fart being squeaked through the not-quite-well-schooled-enough bumhole of the Duchess of Devonshire than he does today). It is a kind of aural checking of your privilege, rather than trying to ape your "betters", as was historically the case. Truly the Middletons' aspirational powers are mighty if they can provoke such a countercultural (or is it retro?) move on Air's part. Come back to us soon, though, won't you, pet?


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Fish tales and childhood responsibilities
Editor's note: This column is the third in a series about pets and children. You can access the first two installments at http://www.henricocitizen.com/index.php/Opinions.
When a family purchases a pet, parents have visions of their child's growing responsibility and expansion of character. But when it came to our border collie pup, Toby, the dog brought on nothing but extreme paranoia.
If there was one thing my kids loved more than all else in their lives three years ago, it was their stuffed animal collections. Toby found that he loved them too. They made such a satisfying ripping noise when he gutted them down their seams, and their eyeballs popped off so nicely. And their inside stuffings! Pure heaven to gouge out with his paws.
My son and daughter, aged 9 and 6 at the time, learned quickly to leave their furry friends in their upstairs bedrooms, with their doors firmly closed. But every once in a while, a chosen animal would find its way downstairs, and before anyone knew it, the living room was littered with an unrecognizable carcass and yards of fluff.
They also learned to keep their shoes in the garage and their jackets in the closet, for Toby was known to gnaw gaping holes in any and all clothing and accessories. They learned to put their outdoor toys back in the garage when they were done playing with them, for Toby found sporting equipment tasty too. Baseball gloves, snow saucers, wiffle balls, lacrosse sticks, basketballs – they all found their way into Toby's mouth of destruction.
Paranoia became a useful tool for tidying the house and backyard, but it wasn't doing much for inciting my children's love and affection for their new pet. And my kids truly love animals of all kinds. They would come home from play dates full of descriptions of the menageries at their friends' houses. I suspected they spent most of their time playing with the pets instead of with the friends that invited them over.
They soon started begging for a new pet, and Toby – who equaled the work of about five pets, in my estimation – wasn't even a year old. The pet of choice changed from day-to-day: budgie birds (preferably a few so they could fly around together in a closet all day), a pair of chinchillas (they are much happier with a partner in their cage), rabbits, cats, another dog, a frog, a parrot.
Pregnant with my third child, I'd scoffed at the suggestions, saying that their new baby sister would be their new pet. I had an idea of who would be taking care of a new pet, and it wasn't my kids. And I never wanted to be a zookeeper.
My husband and I still try to institute chores when it comes to Toby, but my son gets squeamish about mixing in the "wet food", i.e. the canned food Toby likes. And it's all we can do to get our daughter fed and dressed and out the door for school in the morning, much less make sure she feeds the dog.
As they got older, I happily noticed that they helped out more with caring for Toby without our badgering. So last Christmas, I thought my son was ready for a fish tank. Fish aren't even really animals, I reasoned. If one happens to go belly up, it's not so distressing.
But as we came to find out, fish tanks are kind of a pain to keep clean. My son was sorely tempted to whine his way out of doing it all himself. But in addition to helping him get it up and running, my husband and I laid down some tough love. In the end, my son learned how to maintain a fish tank by himself and care for three hardy goldfish, and he is much the happier fish-owner for it.
But the fish aren't all that satisfying as pets. He gets more satisfaction from decorating the tank than from interacting with the fish. He is singing the "new-pet" tune again, loudly and often.
Yet seeing his newfound sense of responsibility has changed my outlook a bit. I figure as long as he buys and cares for a new pet himself, I could be talked into another one. Children will only be young for a short time, and animals really do bring joy to our lives, children and adults both.
Does anyone know of a pair of chinchillas for sale?
Diann Ducharme is the author of The Outer Banks House and the recently released ebook, Chasing Eternity, and is a wife, mother of three children and owner of one border collie. You can find her at http://www.diannducharme.com, where she blogs about the writing life.
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Gabriella Heller '14, Kyle Metcalfe '14 and Constance Wu '14 have each been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, which provides up to $7,500 per year for educational expenses to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. William Reilly '14, a molecular biology major, received an honorable mention.
The Goldwater Foundation seeks students who display intellectual curiosity and intensity, and possess the potential for significant future contributions in their chosen field. For 2013-14, the Foundation awarded 272 scholarships from a field of 1,107 students, from the United States.
Gabriella Heller, a chemistry and mathematics double major, is particularly fascinated with the study of disease. Since arriving on campus, she has worked with Prof. Malkiat Johal, Prof. Matthew Sazinsky and Prof. Ami Radunskaya on a wide range of collaborative projects in biophysical chemistry with a focus on protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions.
"My main project explores the link between diabetes and infection," explains Heller. "I hope to understand how different sugars affect protein structure and function by examining consequences of serum protein glycation on ligand binding. I find the prospect of probing intricate, life-threatening systems invigorating. Biochemistry appeals to me because I can combine my greatest interest with the opportunity to improve the quality of life for others."
A resident of Highland Park, IL, Heller credits the support of the Chemistry Department with motivating her to pursue a career in research. Following a Ph.D. program, she plans a career in biochemistry, teaching at the university level and leading her own research group. She is currently studying abroad on the Budapest Semester in Mathematics.
Kyle Metcalfe, a geology major from Santa Rosa, CA, is inspired by "the meshing of creativity and exploration in science" as well as the challenge of framing a scientific question and attempting to answer it. He is currently focused on research involving interactions between the biosphere and the geosphere and their role in governing many vital processes.
The summer after his freshman year, Metcalfe worked with Prof. Eric Grosfils and other students, studying the effects of lithospheric flexure on magma chamber rupture on Venusian volcanoes using modeling software. Since last summer, he has worked with Prof. Robert Gaines on "the potential for iron liberated from the crystal lattice of clay minerals by microbes to play a significant role in global carbon cycles." He has also conducted fieldwork in Colorado, with Gaines and Rachel Havranek '14, on the leaching of iron from Precambrian granites, which led to changes in ocean chemistry during the rise of complex life. He is currently studying abroad in Christchurch, New Zealand, with the Frontiers Abroad program and conducting research on the geochemistry of volcanism on nearby Banks Peninsula.
Metcalfe future plans include a Ph.D. in geobiology and then teaching at the university level while contributing to research that "has potential to remediate heavy-metal pollution, reduce carbon emissions, and provide insight useful in the search for life beyond Earth."
Constance Wu, a chemistry major from Palo Alto, plans to pursue an MD/PhD in biochemistry followed by a career conducting disease-oriented laboratory research, teaching at the university level, and providing patient care.
"I can't really pinpoint just one class that sparked my interest in chemistry," says Wu, "because every class I've taken has shown me a very different dimension of chemistry and another way that chemistry can be applied to solve important questions. I love how chemistry is so interconnected with so many fields. For example, my current project not only requires me to study the chemical properties of molecules, but also requires me to work with optics and study how bacteria grow and thrive.
Since last summer, Wu has worked with Prof. Charles Taylor on the development of "a portable diagnostic system which employs evanescent-wave Raman scattering in order to identify infectious diseases using the profiles of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)…. While the goal is to produce a practical diagnostic system for TB and ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in order to address current diagnostic shortcomings and aid in the treatment of these diseases, the methods for VOC analysis we research will be applicable to other diseases that produce unique VOC biomarker profiles, such as lung and breast cancer," explains Wu.
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate.


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* Messi became the first player to score in eleven consecutive La Liga matches
* He now has 33 goals for the season in 21 games and 202 overall
Lionel Messi hit four and Cristiano Ronaldo a hattrick as Barcelona and Real Madrid warmed up for their Spanish Cup semifinal on Wednesday with 5-1 and 4-0 victories over Getafe and Osasuna on Sunday.
Meanwhile second placed Atletico Madrid, who split the two giants at the top of the league, lost ground losing 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao.
Atletico's defeat means Barcelona stretch the lead to eleven points at the top while Real are now only four behind their city rivals in third place.
Mikel San Jose headed the first of the game from a corner on 50 minutes for Athletic Bilbao who move into twelfth.
Markel Susaeta doubled the lead on 77 minutes, finishing well after running onto a delightful through ball from Ander Herrera.
The third was again superb counter-attacking play from the Basques when Oscar De Marcos finished off a crisp passing move.
Atletico missed their top-scorer Radamel Falcao, out with injury, but had their chances in a game closer than the scoreline suggests.
Gorka Iraizoz was the hero in Bilbao's goal, acrobatically blocking a Diego Costa header just before the interval before diving to save from Raul Garcia in the second period.
Messi earlier became the first player to score in eleven consecutive La Liga matches when he hit four as Barcelona eased past ten-man Osasuna.
Osasuna remain in the relegation zone on 18 points, two from safety.
It only took eleven minutes for Messi to open the scoring and claim another record.
A long through pass was cleared by Andres only as far as Xavi Hernandez, who found the Argentine in the area, Messi then produced a beautiful dummy to take him past the keeper before tapping home.
Raoul Loe levelled the game on 24 minutes against the run of play, but the side from Pamplona were left with ten men three minutes later when centre-half Alejandro Arribas saw a second yellow card after a shot struck his hand in the area.
Messi coolly slotted away the penalty for his second and Pedro Rodriguez made it three before half-time after a generous pass from Dani Alves left him with a tap in from close range.
The Argentine got his hattrick on 56 minutes when he started a move in midfield, exchanged passes with Villa, and took the ball around the keeper before slotting home.
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The Red Sox have thrived on interleague competition and Wednesday's match with the visiting Diamondbacks was no exception, with the Red Sox winning 6-2. Former Baltimore Oriole nemesis Rodrigo Lopez resurfaced to face the dominant Jon Lester, but couldn't match Lester's seven-inning, seven-strikeout, two-run night.
Dustin Pedroia, who was mired in a deep slump until recently, got things going early with a two-run shot off Lopez for his ninth home run of the season. Justin Upton matched Pedroia for a two-run shot of his own in the second inning, but the tie wouldn't last long. The Sox scored two runs on a J.D. Drew double and an infield single by Adrian Beltre, putting them ahead for good. Kevin Youkilis in the seventh inning also added a two-run homer, his 13th of the season.
Back in his setup roll, Daniel Bard look comfortable through an inning where he allowed a hit and recorded a strikeout. Ramon Ramirez got into a jam in the ninth but Francona called on his closer and Jonathan Papelbon quickly retired Kelly Johnson to get the final out of the game.
Lester and Buchholz have anchored Red Sox staff this season and after an uncharacteristic performance against the Indians last time out, Lester was back to normal Wednesday night.
Cameron was hitless, bringing his season averages down to .254/.338/.324/.662 compared to a .250/.340/.447/.781 career line. He's in line with his career norms except for the slugging percentage, which would be a career low for Cameron if the season ended today.
W: Jon Lester (8-2)
L: Rodrigo Lopez (2-6)
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whyquestion 9 years, 12 months ago
are these illegal immigrants COWARDS afraid to fight for change in their country ????? the USA became a great country because its CITIZENS are willing to fight for change!!!!!! MAYBE the USA needs to make MEXICO a protectorate country like we have with other countries.???? afterall MEXICO hasn't been able to stop their drug lords from invading the USA, nor its citizens from invading !!!!!!!and WASHINGTON now has the policy of PREMPTION for the USA protection !!!!!! IT IS ABOUT TIME THE USA TAKES THE TOTAL OFFENSIVE!!!! no more the woosey stuff!!!!!!
twostroketerror 9 years, 11 months ago
The higher housing and rent goes, the more 'illegals' we'll get. I don't know any 'powder hounds' willing to bust suds for $8 an hour, but my mexican dishwasher dose, and he shows up every day, on time. He never calls in 'sick' on a powder day, and if he is sick, he sends in one of the other 6 people he lives with. He (most likely) bought his green card and SSN# of the street in denver for $500, and although he'll never get dime one, the SSA, FICA, and the state of colorado seem more than happy to take 30% of his check. As the rich get richer in our Aspen of the north, we'll need even more 'illegals' to staff our restaurants, houskeeping, landscaping, rampant over building, and the 100's of other jobs that Hippy McShred cant or wont do. As the price of 'affordable' housing pushes 250K, the idea of a sustainable local workforce is simply a sad joke that no-one is willing to let go. Get rid of the 'illegals', and watch our city, state, and country hang up 'closed' signs. Fight for change? Maybe we could politley ask that multi-millionare to not build his 9,000 sq ft 4th home. After all, subversive guerilla action would be wrong, and 'illegal'. Just ask the Founding Fathers.
whyquestion 9 years, 11 months ago
twostroketerror- i don't like to pay for my meals at an eating establishment so i guess i will ignore that law!!!!!! if you can ignore the law why can't I???????in past history the USA has had protectorate countries, especially when the were unable to govern themselves which MEXICO has shown it can't stop drug lords or it citizens from envading the USA!!!!!also the USA has territories which it protects currently!!!!!so why not do somthing about MEXICO??????
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In everything he does, from his music and art, to his energy work and workshops, Shawn Gallaway's message is the same: Choose love.
It might sound simple, but that doesn't mean it's easy.
Gallaway, also known as the "Singing Sage," has actually made a career out of helping people access that very idea. So many, in turns out, need to be reminded again and again — including himself. The key, Gallaway has learned, is to have a light touch.
"For me, it's all about gentleness," he said, via phone from his Nashville home. "It's the path of gentleness that's the strongest healer."
It's a philosophy he discovered years ago and he invites locals to try on for size this week when he pays a visit to Waynesville. At 2 p.m. Saturday, he's performing a show at the HART entitled "I Choose Love," the name of his most famous song.
From 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, at the Creative Thought Center, he's leading what he calls a "Gender Reconciliation Workshop, He/She/We — The Privilege," which explores relationship myths. In different ways, both ticketed events ask the same question.
In Gallaway's words, "What would love do?"
He's been asking himself that for years. Though he started in the Nashville scene doing "sort of the country music thing" about 20 years ago, he said, he realized it wasn't his thing. He was doing fine, but he realized he was competing in a commercial world for which he didn't really have the heart. Things became much clearer after a bout of depression led him to visual art — which in turn led him to the idea of letting go and exploring with his creativity. He was introduced to the philosophy that he shouldn't just try to paint something like a photo, but that he should experience the thing in front of him, really feel it, and paint from that emotional response.
He was given permission to "go outside the lines," he explained. He never went back.
"And I started writing songs that had a lot more depth and freedom in them, and that was really my true sprit coming from them," he said, adding that they were, of course, "much better."
This freedom to explore has turned him into a wandering mistral of sorts, trying to encourage the choice to love, not fear, wherever he goes. He's become known for it, especially with the tune "I Choose Love," which was recently performed on several continents during this winter solstice.
"That's what that whole song is all about is offering to people that they have that choice," he explained.
It's a choice he made long ago, and continues to make every day. It's the take-away message of every concert, every workshop, every work of art. When asked to describe exactly what he hopes people will glean from this week's appearances in town, Gallaway was as succinct as he was earnest.
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For him, for everyone, that's the journey.
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MISSOULA, Mont. - The Montana Griz club baseball team will be back in action this weekend for a home three-game conference series against the University of Idaho.
The Griz have won their last four conference games in a row and are hoping their momentum can lead to a sweep over the Vandals. Last weekend in Missoula, Montana swept through rival Montana State by a total score of 47-13.
Right now the Grizzlies are second in the Northern Pacific Conference standings behind Eastern Washington; that puts Montana in the driver's season to earn a wild card berth of the regional tournament which takes place May 9th through the 11th at Ogren Park Allegiance Field in Missoula.
"That wild card could come out of our division, it could come out of the south, it's hard to say," said head coach Ryan Sharkey. "We're hoping to take care of business on our own."
"I mean we're in a position where we're do or die," explained Griz catcher Emmitt Stangel. "It's nice being home. That's a huge factor in making other teams come to us and play on our home turf. It's vital in what we have to do to get to regionals, which is here this year so we definitely don't want to be grooming a field for other people."
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Total lazybones mood continues; I blame the Healing Process. And I am healing nicely, aside from various irritations. The vicious cycle of oral discomfort: it would all go away on its own much sooner if nature hadn't provided a large semi-autonomous muscle RIGHT THERE to bother the irritation on a constant basis. Come to think of it, wisdom teeth are one of the greatest design flaws in the human body. I mean, really. Hey, let's arrange it so nail grow sideways in your head! Great!
In the mail today, hurrah, my Field Notes arrived. I am not a notebook fetishist. I had a Moleskin once but after a while I started to feel as if anything I would write down would be inadequate. After all, Hemingway had one. Right? Or Duchamp. Or someone artsy and famous who wrote down aphorisms or sketched Notre Dame or did other things you'd see in a Moleskine ad. I took one to the Limbo Room when I was on jury duty, because you couldn't bring laptops, because that would somehow contaminate everything. I wrote everything in a fine-point felt-tipped marker in my best handwriting, because this was a Moleskine, and I tucked paper souvenirs in the little pocket, and felt so deucedly clever and hip. Never used it after that. It just seemed daunting: does this thought or note or jotting deserve to be in a Moleskine, or would it sully the tradition laid down by Hemingway (maybe) or Duchamp (probably not)? So to hell with it.
But the Field Notes are just little notebooks. With matching pens. This is important. Here they are:
That's the Minnesota edition, in state colors, sort of. Since they're three bucks a pop, and they're graph-paper, not lined, the pressure's off. I plan to impress people with these wherever I go, writing down pertinent information, and storing it in a pocket. Most people will not be impressed, because they will wonder why you're not doing things the modern way – getting out a phone, turning it on, calling up the app, typing the information, swearing, backspacing, asking the person to repeat the information, apologizing for not being able to type well while someone's watching, then storing it, then calling it back up to make sure it was stored – some people may enjoy watching the old folkways at work.
But some people will really be impressed by the matching pen. That's a whole new level. I kid! But I don't. I would be drawn to the combination. A retro notepad and a matching pen. Let me tell you this, friends: I took the pen out and clicked it and wrote, and yea, the ink doth flow. This goes contrary to the experience of every single fargin' pen I deal with every day, and it's why I hate pens.
Because I expect them not to work. This is one of those things that maddens you, because a pen should do one thing: write. But we all know that when you pick up the standard ballpoint, i.e., one that walked home from work with you one day, it will not write. It will make a faint line; the ball will balk. You look around for another piece of paper, and make the Primer Squiggle. Once you've convinced the ink to get on with it, then you return to the task
AH HAH! HAH! SNEAK ATTACK! I just picked up the Field Notes pen without warning and attempted to write with it. And it produced. I am now reproducing the experiment with a Papermate Eagle . . . fail.
Hmm. Just thought of something. Hold on.
Okay, I tried an experiment with two other ballpoints within my immediate grasp. One is a remarkable pen from the local Chinese Restaurant; it has a menu rolled up in the barrel that comes out when you pull a metal edge, and retracts automatically. The other is a Credit Union ballpoint. Both worked perfectly when requested.
So . . . the pens people give you to make you think well of their business, they work. The ones you buy for yourself or your office, don't.
Got it. Complicating matters is the difficult relationship between ballpoints and thermal paper. When you have to sign a receipt at a store, the pen gets stage fright. Never works, does it? Unless you place the paper on a soft surface, like a piece of cardboard, or your wallet. You'd think everyone would have figured this out, no? No. The customer gets the receipt, tries to sign, no ink comes out, he curses the pen and the store, replaces the pen, tries another, same thing, makes a squiggle, whatever. If someone wanted to make a few bucks he'd market a little pad for signing, and sell advertising: just a tasteful logo at the top, targeted to the type of goods the store sells. People would enjoy the experience of signing a receipt without dealing with the Primer Squiggle.
Here's the boulevard glacier today. En route to the death it deserves.
More exterior photography can be found in the start of the grandly-named "World" section of the pictures site, available here. It's just as pretentious as the other examples.
See you around – tomorrow it's more 70s updates, and . . . we'll see. Okay, a Diner. Maybe. And more! Perhaps.
Said Mr. Lazybones.
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Mitchell says:
I'm a Moleskine man myself. LOVE these things! Not only that but I also got a real tony leather cover for it that holds a pencil as well. Lots of great stuff at that site (check out the iPad cover). Yeah, they're a little pricy but the quality is unbeatable.
RexV says:
The Sanford Uni-Balls used to be my pen of choice but I agree with Joexrayguy that the Foray pens are excellent. The cushion grip is very comfortable and the things seem to last forever.
Like a lot of things in life, there are a lot of free or low-cost options, but sometimes it's worth it to pay a little extra for a quality product.
Wagner von Drupen- Sachs says:
But the real burning question is, what kind of pen did MR. TINK switch over to???
(nods to GardenStater)
swschrad says:
@Steve Ripley: perhaps it's because banks (yes, BANKS… still society's most despised evil, ahead of Japanese power company executives) swat the blue ones out of your hand and lecture you.
perhaps they get their copiers and scanners the same place they get their pens.
@Wagner von: why, to TINK pens, of course. mr. Tink previously got his pens from (lovely old Sally Forth joke) the dumpster behind the bank.
DensityDuck says:
I remember OGH posting, a while ago, that one way to spot a time-traveller was if they just threw away something that was incredibly precious or unique. The example he used was a ballpoint pen; you didn't throw it out, you bought a refill for it! Those things were expensive!
I imagine that these days, it would be like someone just throwing their phone in the trash when its battery died.
"Oh, you're a criminal, that's a burner?"
"What? No, it just ran out of battery."
"So…uh…why not recharge it?"
"*recharge* a *phone*? Why would I wanna do *that*?"
I'm not much of a pen guy; any extended writing I have to do is typed here on the Magic Box. I have found, though, that I can't get away with mechanical pencils. Either the lead is so thin that I snap it instantly, or it's so thick that it's like trying to write with the end of a piece of pipe. I have three or four boxes of plain-old wood pencils against the times when I have to sketch something. (Speaking of which, what happened to those Mirado Black Warriors?)
John Robinson says:
Apropos of nothing, does anyone else think the road sign above (the one with the multiple eyeballs on it) is a little … Orwellian?
John says:
@John Robinson: before I visited the World, I saw those eyeballs, and thought them most unimaginative as civic-responsibility-encouraging graphics go. It was in 1972 that I read 1984, a long time ago either way, but I am sure my memory is reliable when it tells me the word "graphics" appears nowhere in that novel. Which kinda makes the eyeballs even creepier, as if certain commercial artists in our own time feel authoritarian fashions need maintenance. 1984 Is Past, But The Fire Still Burns! In any case, I am glad your post is apropos of nothing having to do with…pens. Or…notebooks.
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John Robinson says:
March 17, 2011 at 5:16 pm Apropos of nothing, does anyone else think the road sign above (the one with the multiple eyeballs on it) is a little … Orwellian?
I don't know, when I first saw it I thought it looked like donuts for some reason.
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Kurt says:
I like Moleskine but even though they're too expensive the deal breaker for me is the thin paper. If all I can put my hands on at the moment are those hideous gel pens…they show through the paper. Otherwise the narrow ruled tinted paper, size, and 'leather' binding is perfect. Put some heavy paper in it (like Black n' Red) and I'd buy.
Mikey NTH says:
The Pilot V7′s work real well on those types of receipts.
Jay Amundson says:
I use Canson 8.5×11″ sketchbooks, they have plain white pages and look good on the bookcase when they are full of drawings and observations. That takes some time – They normally last me almost a year. Fountain pens are neat, but they take a lot of maintenance, I often use pencils, since the fountain pen has dried up and I don't feel like cleaning it and refilling it. Ball point is good for checks and forms, I don't enjoy writing or drawing with them in my journals.
Ryan says:
On the subject of the difficulty of writing on thermal paper (receipts), why do we still have to sign credit card slips, anyway? Actually, I've noticed that in some cases now they're no longer requiring the signature. But when they do require it, what's the point, anyway? Nobody ever looks at the signature you produce, or compares it to the one on the back of the credit card, which the slip-signer could have put there themselves anyway, even if it isn't actually their card.
Joni says:
That insight on pens was positively Joe-Ohio-ian.
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of a very few diseases that affects every organ and every organ system. Some individuals with diabetes mellitus who have poorly controlled blood glucose levels will have a decrease in visual acuity over time. This is not true of all people with DM. If blood glucose levels can be controlled and remain within an acceptable range, eyesight is not adversely affected.
One of the underlying pathophysiologic problems with DM is that the glucose in the circulatory system does not enter into cells but rather stays in the blood stream. Over time if this remains the case, the cells of the body (including nerve cells) are damaged from the lack of needed glucose. Some people will suffer from decreased vision because the nerves that innervate the eyes become damaged.
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Hey guys, I just wanted to know the overall opinion of these two games. They look pretty good, but I was wondering if there were different cons to each game.
Hey guys, I just wanted to know the overall opinion of these two games. They look pretty good, but I was wondering if there were different cons to each game.
You have to pay real money to repair items in Grand Fantasia. Otherwise you can't use your items anymore if they hit 0 dura. Also, every time you repair the max dura of your item decreases.
Grand Fantasia is gasping at air.
Eden Eternal is hanging in there.
Next is Lime Odyssey, alpha testing finished earlier this month, so it should be getting fixes and releasing for a closed beta sometime soon hopefully.
Grand Fantasia could follow in the footsteps of Kitsu Saga if Lime Odyssey is successful.
Grand Fantasia is a decent game but Eden is the better of the two that's for sure.
Thing is with Aeria games there player base always changes games when Aeria releases new ones.
As people have said, Grand Fantasia, while a good game, is probably going to close down relatively soon since it's the older of the two and Lime Odyssey is coming out and Aeria tends to drop their games in a flash if they start declining.
That being said, if you don't mind the likely-imminent death of Grand Fantasia here is my take on it:
Both games are pretty similar since they are made by the same company, but differ in some important ways.
Grand Fantasia has the more in-depth pet system of the two. In addition, its classes get a pretty ridiculous amount of skills so you may want to consider it if you like to stick to one specific character/class.
Eden Eternal on the other hand feels more polished overall in terms of gameplay and general progression; the pet system isn't as interesting as Grand Fantasia, but you can do a lot more stuff with Guilds. There is more race variety and more class variety. Classes do not have as many skills as in Grand Fantasia, but you can swap classes on the fly and carry over various passive boosts between classes. So, this game's better if you like mixing classes or tend to swap between classes a lot.
I'd say that neither game is too Cash Shop dependent as even Grand Fantasia's rather stupid durability system isn't quite as bad as it sounds and can be pretty much ignored for a very long time, although if it really bothers you Eden Eternal's Cash Shop is the more 'fair' of the two.
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wikiHow to Tickle Someone's Belly
Belly tickling can be an enjoyable experience for the tickler as well as the victim. Here's how to maximize the fun!
1Choose a tickling victim. Try your friend, sister, or maybe even your mom. Just make sure the victim is someone who is willing to be tickled.
2Choose an appropriate place to tickle the victim. A bed is a good idea, as it often provides a lot of room.
3Decide what the victim will wear. Preferably, the victim should wear clothes which expose their belly, but you must make sure the victim is comfortable with what they are wearing.
4With the victim's permission, tie them to the bedposts/other appropriate surface, with their arms and legs secured.
5If the victim is wearing a shirt, pull it up to expose their belly. Make sure you ask first as some people are sensitive about having their belly exposed.
6Gently draw your fingers over your victim's belly.
7Begin gently tickling at the centre of the belly, and then move outwards, closer to the waist.
8Now, start increasing the intensity of your tickling. Move your fingers all over their belly, while lightly stroking intermittently.
9Blow raspberries on the victim's stomach/sides/belly button. They are guaranteed to laugh because of the tingly sensation.
10Tickle the victim's belly button. If they have an outtie, you can tickle by drawing your nail in circles around it. If they have an innie, you can tickle by inserting your pinky into it and moving it around.
11When you and/or the victim have had enough, untie them and take some rest.
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Where else can I be ticklish?wikiHow ContributorArmpits, backs of the knees/elbows, soles of the feet, between the toes, the neck, and chest are all common places.
Can I lick the person's belly button?wikiHow ContributorDo it only if the person is okay with it.
What if my victim doesn't have a crop top or doesn't want to lift the shirt?Just tickle him/her over the shirt until it rides up.
How does it feel to have this done to you?wikiHow ContributorIt feels like you're having a muscle spasm and you want it to be over. You start breathing really fast. Sometimes it's fun for a few seconds.
How do I ask to tackle my victim without it being obvious?wikiHow ContributorIf you really wanted, you could do it without asking. This may annoy them, so it's best to do this with someone you know well.
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Six People Arrested In Levy County Drug Bust
It's a growing problem in Florida. The Sunshine State has seen a significant rise in pill mill operations and in Levy County deputies arrested six people during a drug raid.
Deputies say three of those arrests were a result of what they call "Dumb Luck."
Bill McNally has been trimming his gras on the property he owns for eight to 10 years, because he's impressed with this area.
"love this area and have high hopes for it in th future" McNally says.
But has had some issues with his property in the past.
"I have had some break ins," He says.
McNally says they're drug related.
"broke into my motor home and stole tv's and things of this sort."
After getting a search warrant, Levy County deputies arrested six people, which includes 46 year old Richard Pearson who they say was dealing and using drugs in his mother's motor home.
"he certainly knows better and I hate to see him throw his life away," McNally says.
Deputies say several people on the property tried to hide or throw their drugs on the ground when they arrived. When Investigators went inside Pearson's home they found Methamphetamine and Oxycodone.
"they're easier ways to go about things they should maybe get involved with church but certainly there's a lot better ways to make a living," McNally said.
While Deputies were on the property, searching people for drugs, an suv pulled into the driveway of the home. Deputies greeted them with a smile and found a bottle of 150 oxycodone pills prescribed that same day, but only 12 were left. Investigators say the driver 34 year old Crystal Fontenot sold 25 Oxycodone pills to another person for 450 dollars.
"we feel real good, we got six people Friday night we have many more, the war on drugs is a continuing effort by law enforcement," Major Evan Sullivan from the Levy County Sheriff's Office said.
But, McNally hopes everyone in the in the small community will pitch in.
"I would encourage any business owners like myself if we could help in anyway to do so," McNally says.
To do anything to cut down on illegal drugs.
Pearson is in the Levy County Jail. Deputies have filed a sworn complaint against Fontenot for selling and distributing a controled substance. She's in the hospital because she claimed to have a medical issue.
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It was November 2012 when we wrote about twenty Xbox games that worked on Windows Phone 7.x, but no longer worked with Windows Phone 8. The list included some favorites like: The Harvest, Hasta La Muerte, Fable Coin Gold and many others. Over time a few of those returned to be playable on Windows Phone 8, but a handful of them were left out. Looks like a few might have returned to Windows Phone and Windows Phone 8.1 customers.
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