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Sunshine track crowns 4 more division champs
By BOB BOYLE
© St. Petersburg Times, published November 14, 2000
With no ballots left to count or recount after the points season at Sunshine Speedway ended Saturday night, four more drivers stepped forward to claim class championships.
Capturing titles were Sammy Coghill, Roger Stull, Art Calkins and Robert Crisp.
Two weeks earlier, Jay Zolciak of Pinellas Park clinched the Mini Stock crown and, although it was not immediately obvious, St. Petersburg's Stull did the same in Open Wheel Modifieds.
Coghill, of Largo, pulled off a nearly unbelievable feat by becoming the first driver to capture four consecutive Late Model championships at Sunshine.
Not even the legendary Dave Pletcher, who won more Late Model races at at the speedway than anyone, did that. However, at the beginning of the season, Coghill had no intention of making the stressful run again.
"At the first of the year when we started, we really weren't going to do it (run for points), but we got caught up in it," Coghill said.
"After we started, we thought it would be cool to do it for the year 2000."
Coghill said he won only three or four features during the year and that his car was at its best the first night of the season.
After that, "I was just hanging out and finishing every race," he said. "That's how we won the championship.
"Two in a row was special. Three in a row was special. Four in a row is super special."
Next year, Late Models at Sunshine Speedway will run on a diminished and yet-to-be determined schedule -probably only once a month.
They will be replaced with the new Late Model Outlaw class, which will use wedge-type bodies and less high-powered equipment. Not willing to take a step backwards, Coghill will look for races at other tracks and series.
Calkins, of St. Petersburg, claimed his eighth crown after the last Figure 8 points race of the year.
Car owner Scott Powlus noted that in the six seasons together with Calkins, they won the championship for the third year in a row and five out of the last six years.
Calkins has bagged more Figure 8 titles than anyone in Sunshine's history.Powlus sold the hot No. 11 to Calkins during the previous week, but Calkins said, "I'll be back next year, but I won't be running for points."
"It was closer this year, harder this year," Calkins said. "Last year, I won by 100 points and I was the first to clinch (a class championship). This year, I was the last to clinch."
Regardless of the class, staying in the points hunt takes its toll.
It requires showing up and running every week. It takes a huge chunk out of a driver's life.
Calkins said the reason he will join the points battle in 2001 is "mostly because of family."
"I have things to do," he said. "Next year, my son (Kevin) is getting married, and I'm going to be the best man. That means I will have to take a week or two off then, and there will be other times."
Only three years after returning to racing, St. Petersburg's Stull moved to the front of the class in Open Wheel Modifieds. It was his first full season in Modifieds.
"I swore I'd never run for points," Stull said. "It's just a hectic pain in the butt. You've just got to stick with it.
"I won't do it again. I just don't want to be tied to it. There are other things I want to do -- like Gator football games."
Because some of the other tracks in the state have adopted Sunshine Speedway's rules for Modifieds, Stull said he occasionally would try his hand at traveling, but would spend most of his racing time at his home track.
Stull began racing in the early 1980s in Street Stocks, but dropped out of the picture after only three seasons.
Now that he has had another three years, he said he has no intention of quitting again.
"My first year back was a rude awakening," Stull said. "It was a lot more competitive. I stuck with the points to prove something to myself -- that I can still drive a race car.
"It's exciting. I'm pumped about it. We're going to celebrate."
Last week, when Crisp finally clinched the Street Stock championship, he did something no one has seen him do. He drove a highly conservative race and took no chances.
"I had to be Tommy Cool," Crisp said. "I couldn't do the things I normally do. I had to have the championship and finish it once and for all."
While a lot of drivers get a little nervous driving two wide, Crisp distinguished himself by going three or four wide into and out of the corners.
He actually got away with it, most of the time.
Unlike most who secure season championships, taking chances worked for Crisp. It made for some exciting action.
The hardest thing Crisp had to do in 2000 was keep his temper in check.
During a feature race last year, he was leading late, but instead of taking the checkered flag, he retaliated against another driver, crashed and fell out of contention.
The self control Crisp exhibited this season may be more valuable than the championship.
Next year, Crisp will run in the new Outlaw Late Model class, but he would like to try his hand in Modifieds.
Nevertheless, "I'll need sponsors to pay for it," Crisp said.
NOTES: In the final Street Stock race of the year Saturday night, Pinellas Park'S Ed Kidd edged New Port Richey's John Makula by two points to take second-place in season points.
Joe Smith of Largo won the race, with Largo's Corky Craver second and Crisp third.
Seminole's Brian Leverock, who finished the season third behind Coghill, won the Late Model feature ahead of Clearwater's Denny Neighbor Jr., who was second in points.
Wayne Bowman of Clearwater finished third.
James Houle of St. Petersburg picked up the victory in Modifieds over Ron Campbell of St. Petersburg and Largo's Randy Rhodes.
In Figure 8s, Donnie Thomas of Pinellas Park picked up the win against Pinellas Park's Shane Grigsby, who finished second in points behind Calkins and Largo's Bobby Moctezuma.
The Mongold family of Largo, Mary and Macky, finished first and second respectively in the Mini Stock feature, with Pinellas Park's Joey Catarell in third.
In the Sprint Car demonstration race, former Sunshine Speedway star and Sprint Car rookie Dave Pletcher of Clearwater got the win over veteran Jim Childers. Eddie Mozader was third.
The winners of the Enduro features were Craig Robinson and Earl Bowman.
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The Guardian: Home to Hickory Hollow, Book 3
Something about heading for home at nightfall tugged at my better judgment that Thursday evening. And my squirmy youngsters weren't helping my concentration one bit as I picked up the reins and signaled for the mare to move forward.
"Psch! Be still back there," I called over my shoulder. All four of them had managed to squeeze into the back of the carriage.
"Ach, but Sarah's hangin' over the edge with her doll," tattled nine-year-old Benny.
Leda, his twin, complained, too. "Jah, she's awful rutschich tonight."
"Kumme sit with me, Sarah, won't ya?"
"My dolly wants to look at the sky," little Sarah said in Deitsch. "Sei so gut, Mamma?"
Please? Sarah had a way of adding sugar to her pleadings. Such mischief she was! How many times in her four years had Sarah gotten her way simply by making her perty blue eyes do the talking? "Please, Mamma," she'd say in Deitschand warm my heart yet again.
Soon I could hear Sarah and Leda chattering and laughing softly, playing their hand-clapping game. Their brothers, Benny and seven-year-old Tobias, grew quiet, most likely watching the fireflies twinkling on the roadside. Must be wishing they were catching them in a big canning jar.
It was beyond me why they'd bunched up together back there, all sticky and sweaty from the long, hot day at the benefit auction in Paradise. We'd raised money to assist two Mennonite families with children who suffered with fragile X syndrome, a genetic disease. We did this twice each year.
Mine were the only Amish Kinner present, but that didn't seem to bother a soul. And the children played cheerfully, jabbering in Deitsch. At the end of the day, once all the money was counted, many families were reluctant to leave, enjoying the good fellowship. My great-aunt Heddy Hoover, Mennonite matriarch, suggested we make strawberry ice cream. So the young folk took turns cranking the old ice cream makers brought out from the summer kitchen, and we sat and talked. There was some gossip, too, including news about Rosaleen Yoder, the preacher's twenty-year-old daughter and the teacher at our Hickory Hollow school. Due to her recent engagement, Rosaleen would not be permitted to teach this fall.
In the end, we'd lingered much longer than planned. And I'd thought for sure my children would be fussing over who'd get to sit up front with me during the trip home to Hickory Hollow. Little Sarah always wins out. . . .
Looking back at them again, I saw my precious girl kneeling to peer out the back of the buggy, holding up her cloth doll, Kaylee, and talking to it. I couldn't help wondering what thoughts buzzed round in her head.
My last baby with Benuel . . .
The sweet scent of honeysuckle mingled with the oppressing humidity as I made the turn onto Harvest Road. A few more clip-clopsof Dandy's hooves on the pavement, and just that quick, the family carriage fell still. The children were sound asleep.
I breathed a grateful prayer, thinking how far my young ones had come since their father's farming accident three years ago. "Children are ever so resilient, Maryanna," Great-Aunt Heddy had whispered today as we stood under the immense green canopy of a tree, watching Sarah and her sister and brothers as they played happily with all the other Plain youngsters present. Jah, resilient . . .more so than their own Mamma, just maybe?
Tender thoughts of Benuel filled my heart anew. Although many expected me to remarry in due time, someone to share the responsibilities for this family, I could scarcely consider it. At thirty-three, I believed no one could ever replace my dear husband, so why should I receive another man into my life? Although I missed Benuel terribly, we were all doing fine, with the Lord's help. In all truth, I was rather content as a single mother.
Honestly, it had never crossed my mind that our lives would take such an unforeseen turn the year after Sarah was born. I'd been taught to lay down my own wishes and desires to accept God's sovereignty. The events and circumstances of our lives were enveloped by this heavenly covering.
A shelter, of sorts . . .
So I'd set out to be a young woman who lived cheerfully and worked hard under the shadow of the Almighty, as the psalm declared. And for the most part, I had not questioned what happened to Benuel. At least not to God.
The sound of Dandy's hooves on the roadcalmed me. Ah, twilight . . . such a pensive time of day. On a similarly tranquil evening, baby Sarah was born as healthy as can be, free of the fatal genetic disorder that plagued many of our Old Order communities due to generations of intermarrying. Right from the start, little Sarah's life seemed like a divine miracle, God's gracious gift. How thankful Benuel and I were, and ever so relieved. With three healthy children at home, we'd feared that eventually a babe would be born with the disorder . . . that little Sarah might be the one.
"Sarah?" I called softly to her now. "Boppli?"
No answer.
I didn't call again, lest I awaken her . . . and the others. My girls sometimes curled up next to each other and slept on the ride back from a family or church gathering. But this night, I wanted my youngest one's company—needed her near. Oh, to have Sarah's head resting against me, her tiny hands folded prayerfully in her lap as she slept.
Sarah . . . God's little princess.
"Once we're home, I'll tuck her into bed," I whispered. Now that my children had no earthly father to care for them, it was up to me to be the best Mamma they could have. A sacred and blessed calling.
Chapter 1
Maryanna Esh directed the mare onto the familiar road, the carriage lights showing the way. Hickory Lane was indeed a welcome sight. She gave in to a deep sigh as a nearby owl hoo-hootedat the glistening white half-moon.
In just minutes, Bishop John Beiler's farmhouse appeared on the left—its tall, ancient trees adding to the air of dignity about the place . . . a quality the People affixed to the man of God and everything surrounding him.
Farther down Hickory Lane, beyond Nate Kurtz's vast cornfield, the spread of land that had belonged to widowed Ella Mae Zook came into view. Known as Hickory Hollow's Old Wise Woman, Ella Mae was one of Maryanna's dearest friends and confidantes—Ella Mae liked to say she always had time for peppermint tea and a prayer. The land had been parceled out to Ella Mae's adult children, including her daughter, the Amish midwife, Mattie Beiler, and her husband, who'd lived in the main farmhouse for more than two decades now.
The stretch of road eventually led to the stark white clapboard house built many years ago by Benuel's grandfather, Simeon Esh, once a well-respected carriage maker in the hollow. The rustic outbuilding where some of the first carriages were made and repaired still stood on the north side of the property, flanked by thick underbrush and wild flowers and nearly obscured from view.
Maryanna relaxed as she rode into the tree-lined driveway, relieved to be home. The solar-powered yard light shone brightly, and for that she was grateful. Someone, possibly her father, who resided with her mother in the Dawdi Haus next door, had gone over and lit the gas lamp in the kitchen.
She stepped down from the buggy and tied Dandy to the hitching post, then called to the sleeping children. "We're home now. Leda, you and Benny unhitch the horse an' stable her, won't ya?"
After a moment, the twins climbed out and stumbled toward the mare. Tobias came next, rubbing his eyes as he followed his older siblings. "I can help, too, Mamma," he said in a husky voice.
"Jah, right quick," Benny said, seemingly more awake than the others.
Maryanna made her way back inside the carriage for Sarah, glad for the slight breeze this warm night. "Kumme, little one . . . Mamma's gonna take ya off to bed." She couldn't remember a time when she hadn't carried Sarah into the house while the older children unhitched after an evening trip. Not since Benuel's accident, anyway. "Sarah, honey . . . time to open your peepers, ya hear?"
"'Tis best not to show partiality," Ella Mae had once chided her privately after Maryanna repeatedly sought out Sarah at a picnic gathering following Preaching service. "Ain't good for her, nor you," Ella Mae had said, her milky blue eyes mighty serious.
Maryanna hadn't realized she was even doing it, but she supposed if Ella Mae thought so, then it surely must be.
"Sarah . . . where'd ya go?" whispered Maryanna, looking about. Then she realized her youngest must have crawled out when no one was watching.
She exited the carriage again, making her way around it to the children. "Did ya see Sarah wander by?" she asked Leda, who'd already unhooked the back hold strap on her side of the mare.
"Nee—no," said Leda.
Benny merely shrugged.
"Des Haus, maybe?" Tobias piped up.
Maryanna glanced at the house. "Jah, prob'bly."
She made her way across the driveway and through the large backyard. The grass felt comforting on her bare feet, and she made a mental note to mow tomorrow. Right after breakfast, while it's still a bit cool. Goodness, but it seemed like yesterday little Sarah had taken her first few tentative steps here—just weeks before her first birthday. Benuel had knelt right down in the grass, egging her on and wearing the biggest grin on his mischievous bearded face. He'd clapped his callused hands as Sarah tottered into his open arms, and Maryanna couldn't help but notice his twinkling blue eyes.
Like Sarah's own . . .
Maryanna entered the house by way of the west-facing side door, where the well pump was attractively enclosed in white gingerbread laths. Clipped shrubs flourished along the edges, as well as hollyhocks and petunias. That particular back door led directly into the kitchen, and just inside, she noticed again that the linoleum was beginning to show some wear. Maryanna pushed a throw rug over the worst of it. No extra money for new flooring.
There was a second back door, as well, which opened into the long utility room, where work shoes and boots were neatly lined in a row. Maryanna was fairly sure Sarah would've wandered in this way, sleepy and eager for her bed.
The house was downright stifling after being shut up all day, and she hurried to the kitchen windows, opening them as wide as they'd go.
Pressing the back of her hand to her face, she longed to slip away to the shower. What a treat on such an oppressive night! But she didn't dare indulge herself till the children were settled inside once Dandy was stabled for the night.
Stopping to light a lantern, she then carried it up the stairs. Heading past Leda's room on the right, Maryanna moved to Sarah's room on the left, at the far end of the hallway. Sarah liked her bedroom close to the street because she loved the sound of the clippity-clopping, she'd whispered in Deitsch one night when Maryanna tucked her in with the Lord's Prayer and a hymn.
Slowing her step, Maryanna wondered how the children always managed to find their way up the long, dark staircase without a flashlight or lantern. Young eyes.
In Sarah's room, she raised the lantern high. The bed was still made, the room uninhabited, as best she could tell. She set the lantern on the oak dresser, built by Benuel himself, and looked under the bed skirt. "Are ya hidin', little one?" This wasn't the time for a game of hidey-seek.
But Sarah was not there, either.
She snatched up the lantern. Calling louder, she made her way back down the stairs. "Sarah, are ya here?"
Maryanna searched the entire main level of the farmhouse, every possible hiding spot Sarah and her siblings had ever used for rainy-day fun.
Wurum is sie?—Where is she?
Maryanna headed back outside. She set the lantern on the porch steps and ran across the yard, retracing her path to peer into the carriage. But she found it as empty as before.
It would do no good to alarm the other children, yet she rushed back to them and helped insert the tugs into the harness around the back of the horse. "Have ya seen Sarah anywhere?" Her voice was a wavering thread.
"She ain't inside?" Benny asked.
"Can't seem to find her." Then, thinking she ought to have done it sooner, Maryanna grabbed the lantern from the steps and made a beeline to the stable. Not finding Sarah there, Maryanna moved on to the greenhouse, where she and the children spent many hours planting vegetables—and garden flowers, too—ofttimes dividing and potting plants to sell at their roadside stand.
"Dear one?" The lantern flooded the familiar corners with light—the nooks and crannies her youngest knew so well. Where Sarah pretended there were little fairy creatures living amidst the cobwebs she refused to sweep away.
Picking up her pace, Maryanna made her way to the Dawdi Haus to check with her parents. On many occasions, Sarah liked to pad over there in her long white nightgown and say Gut Nacht to Mammi Emmie and Dawdi Zeke, who sometimes slipped candies to all four children. "Our secret,"Sarah had told Maryanna with a playful smile. And sure enough, the next morning, Maryanna found the wrappers under bed pillows.
Tapping lightly on the screen door, Maryanna looked into the small house where her parents lived, snug and contented. "Mamm?" she called through the dark utility room that led to the small kitchen. "Are ya still up?"
She heard rustling, and then the downstairs bedroom sprang to light. Maryanna realized she'd likely awakened her parents and felt bad, wondering what she might say, not wanting to worry them needlessly.
Her mother appeared in the hallway, hair hanging loose to her waist. "Maryanna . . . what is it?"
"Chustlookin' for Sarah—thought she might've come over here."
"Ain't she with you?" Mamm replied, a wrinkle forming on her brow as she motioned Maryanna inside.
"Checkin', is all." Maryanna waved good-night and turned to leave.
But her mother called after her. "Maryanna?"
"Not to worry." She kept going, moving faster now as a nameless fear settled on her.
When Leda saw her coming from the driveway, she must have known her little sister was still missing. "Mamma . . . did ya find her?"
"Sarah's got to be round here somewhere."
"I'll have a look-see in the house," Leda said, her skirt tail flying as she dashed back before Maryanna could stop her.
"Mamma?" It was Tobias's small voice now. "I looked in the woodshed."
"How 'bout the springhouse?"
"Ain't there, neither," he said.
Maryanna struggled to catch her breath, her hand on her heart. Her pulse pounded in her temples as she looked out to the dark road and beyond, to hundreds of shadowy acres of cornstalks, and she couldn't help but tremble.
O, Lord Jesus, where's my darling Sarah?
Chapter 2
Jodi Winfield pulled her shoulder-length hair into a loose twist and reclined as she situated her laptop for her upcoming Skype session with her fiancé, Trent Norton. Lounging indoors against peony-red pillows on this sultry July evening was the best way to avoid the miserable heat. It was her first time house- and cat-sitting at her cousin's modest country home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Certainly, the place was a step up from Jodi's tidy apartment in Arlington, Vermont, where she shared two walls with other renters.
Plenty of time to regroup before school starts!
She recalled the text message a teacher friend had sent yesterday, just as Jodi arrived. Are you up for teaching a third-fourth grade combo next fall? Jodi had winced at the thought. It was not her ideal setup, but she was willing to do whatever it took to get tenure.
Reaching for a tall glass of lemonade, she relished the pleasant surroundings. Scattered about were silver-framed wedding pictures of her first cousin—policeman Scott Winfield—and Paige, his winsome blond bride of two years. There were candlesticks in graduated sizes placed on the barn-wood coffee table. A large framed pastoral print graced the entryway. Cozy was the best word to describe Scott and Paige's bright, homey place . . . Jodi's home away from home for the next two weeks.
The room overlooked a fruitful landscape to the south, where lush fields and a picturesque barn with two silos stood in the distance. The unique setting and comfortable furnishings made it impossible to refuse the couple's request to spend some time here.
Eyeing the clock, Jodi awaited the specified time to contact Trent. She curled her toes, attempting to relax, but it was impossible to dismiss the trauma of the past six months. At one time, she and Trent had been knit together by their faith. Now it was all Jodi could do to whisper an occasional prayer—not that it mattered. As it turned out, God didn't hear them, anyway.
And now there were Trent's recent remarks to contemplate. Just two days ago, Trent had stopped by her apartment to say good-bye while she was packing. He'd mentioned their mutual friends' new baby boy. "Such a handsome little guy." Trent had sounded almost wistful. "Sometimes I find it hard to believe we'll never have one of our own, hon."
She hadn't known what to say. Sure, she loved kids—other people's children, particularly in a classroom setting. But after a long day in the trenches, it was great to return to a peaceful home.
Thankfully, Trent had moved on to another topic, but Jodi had remained rattled. She hoped she'd concealed her concern, especially since it was to be their last visit before Trent left for Japan in less than two weeks.
As for herself, Jodi wasn't up for revisiting the idea of having children someday. Not with her only sister's passing still so fresh. Jodi's life had flown into a tailspin from which she had yet to recover. Some days, if it hadn't been for Trent's encouragement and support, she felt she might not have survived losing Karen.
Jodi recalled her fiancé's look of exuberance when he'd talked of the infant. Trent's soft green eyes—nearly blue—twinkled at her, though not in jest.
So was he having second thoughts?
Presently, she signed into her Skype account. Don't complicate things further, she decided.As it was, Trent had to have noticed her frustration with God these past months, although she couldn't tell by his demeanor—he was the same patient Trent as always. Eventually, she would have to come clean about that matter, as well. Right now, she never wanted to set foot in church again.
When Trent's handsome face came into view, Jodi thrilled to see him. She couldn't help smiling.
"Hey, pretty lady. You look cute with your hair up."
"Thanks. Trying to keep cool."
"So how are you?" His light brown hair was combed neatly, and his five-o'clock shadow was beginning to appear. Trent's grin and confident voice nearly dispelled her earlier concern.
"Livin' the good life," she admitted. "Attempting, anyway."
"Well, I miss you, too." He chuckled.
She nodded slowly. "Yeah, sorry."
"You sound tired."
"Just a little."
He tilted his head. "You sure?"
She was tempted to say nothing, but that wasn't fair. "Just deep in thought, I guess."
"Missing Karen?"
"Some, yeah." She mentioned having talked recently with Karen's husband, Devin, and hearing the pain in his voice. "He's really struggling . . . as we all are."
"Well, once school starts you'll be very busy again," Trent suggested kindly, "which might be helpful."
Nothing helps, Jodi thought, recalling how difficult it had been going to school and teaching all day, weighed down by wrenching sorrow.
Trent continued talking, referring fondly to his own teacher friends in Bennington, Vermont, where he'd already acquired tenure as a fifth-grade teacher, though he'd taken a one-year leave for the upcoming job overseas. The decision had thrown her for a loop, although technically, they'd made it together.
Trent was fired up to teach English as a second language in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme, also known as JET. The plan was to make some extra money to set aside for their honeymoon next summer. And, too, Trent had always wanted to do something "to spread some cultural love around," as he liked to say. More recently, it was also tied to spreading "the Good News."
Deep down, Jodi was secretly crushed. But she'd pulled herself together, refusing to stand in the way of his dreams, even if it meant they had to wait another year to marry.
Presently the conversation lulled, and Jodi mentioned her cousin's delightful home and their beautiful white cat with gray-blue eyes. "Oh, and you should see the stocked fridge—enough for the whole block. Scott and Paige have spoiled me."
"You deserve it." He grinned. "Be sure to invite them to the wedding."
"Don't worry." She paused, wondering how to proceed. "And Trent . . . uh, I've been thinking about what you said the other day . . . before I left."
He smiled knowingly. "About kids, right?"
She nodded.
"I didn't mean to upset you," he said.
"You didn't," she lied. "I mean, I guess I should ask you . . . are you having second thoughts?"
"Jodi, I want you to be happy."
"I know, but—"
"Honestly, this is the kind of thing we should have taken more time to discuss."
She fell silent. So there was something more to talk about.
"In the meantime," Trent continued, "we'll trust God for the future."
She cringed, saying nothing, but felt dishonest in her silence.
"You okay, Jodi?"
She couldn't bear to tell him the truth. Trent's faith was rock solid. She held her breath and forged ahead. "It's just that I've been struggling . . . a lot."
"Go easy on yourself, Jodi. You're plowing through deep waters."
She took a breath.
"Remember, I'm praying for you," he said, but it sounded patronizing, and Jodi wanted to reply that prayer certainly hadn't helped Karen, her older and wiser sister. And dearest friend.
Jodi twisted the thin twenty-four-carat gold bracelet Karen had given her before she died. It was a keepsake present her sister had purchased with her first paycheck, fresh out of grad school.
Jodi willed away her tears. "Oh, before I forget, I received an email from George Stringer, my principal. He plans to call me later this week. I guess the district's in a financial crunch."
"Like most school districts in the States."
"Still, teaching two grade levels might present a challenge."
"You're an amazing teacher, hon. You might love it. I've seen you in action, remember?"
Jodi smiled, feeling more optimistic. "Speaking of action, I've been logging a bunch of miles here." She honed in on her training for the half marathon in Boston in October. "Sometimes I wish I could run with a group or an instructor."
"Well, you ran with me for a while." He winked, winning her heart all over again. "Just remember to warm up and don't push it—it's easy to overtrain, you know."
"Tell me about it."
He reminded her to take the supplements her doctor had recommended and to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. "But keeping hydrated is key."
"That's not hard here."
"Exactly." He chuckled. "You're breathing water, right?"
They said their usual I-love-yous and good-byes. And Jodi was relieved they'd avoided more talk of babies—and prayer.
A lot can change in a year, she reassured herself.
Chapter 3
Jodi chopped a few tomatoes and sliced a cucumber into a bowl of baby greens and spinach leaves, then tossed the salad, looking forward to a late supper. Gigi, the fluffy white cat, meowed up at her, begging. Smiling as she remembered what Paige had warned about the fastidious animal, she checked the food dish and saw that it was still full.
"So you want fresh food, is that it?"
Gigi meowed again.
"Um, you're not spoiled at all, are you?" She chuckled, thinking she'd like to have a cat of her own to keep her company while Trent was gone.
Gigi rubbed up against her ankles, going in circles between her feet.
That's when Jodi noticed the loaf of homemade bread on the far end of the kitchen counter, with a note: Delish! From a local Amish stand. Enjoy! ~Scott and Paige.
Unable to resist, Jodi decided to have a piece with her light supper. But only one. She wondered about the person running the roadside stand, having never actually met anyone Amish. A copy of the June issue of The Mirror, the newsletter published by the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, was lying on the counter nearby. Circled in red was a blurb about a discussion and tour featuring Amish businesses without electricity. Jodi was curious how that was even possible and read further about four summer field trips offered by the local historical society, guessing Scott and Paige were members.
Breathing in the homey smell of the bread, Jodi recalled that the couple had referred to the "Plain" people quite frequently since moving here from the outskirts of Chicago. Jodi had also noticed a number of Amish novels in the corner of the downstairs family room, which additionally included a collection of old Dickens books that Paige had acquired at a rummage sale. And as a trusted policeman, Scott had mentioned interacting with nearby Amish during the course of his job, including at the annual Gordonville Fire Company Fall Mud Sale and Auction, where he often helped with parking and checking in vanloads of Amish from other states. From their many chats, there was no doubt in Jodi's mind that Scott and Paige were Amishaficionados.
Jodi hadn't the faintest idea what their attraction was to the horse-and-buggy crowd. What's the big deal, anyway? She turned and spotted Gigi standing by the food dish, just staring down at it. Jodi laughed and shook her head. "You're missing Mommy and Daddy, eh?"
She crouched to stroke Gigi, who purred into Jodi's open hand. I miss someone, too, she thought.Her big sister's memory was planted firmly in the middle of Jodi's heart. Even though she was six years older, Karen had always understood what made Jodi tick. Like no other . . . not even Trent. Her constant confidante and close friend, Karen had promised to always be there, though in the end, through no fault of her own, she couldn't keep the promise.
Gigi stepped away and looked back at her. She tilted her fluffy little head.
"Give me a chance, okay? You'll like me soon enough." With that, Jodi washed her hands and set the table for one.
She wondered what Trent really thought of her struggles. What if I can't recover spiritually? Will he still want me?
The answer seemed obvious. Why would a wonderful guy like Trent want to marry a faithless basket case like me? Jodi thought as she picked at her food. Poor guy needs a good wife . . . someone normal who trusts God, wants kids, and doesn't cry on cue.
Jodi blew out a breath, dabbed at her eyes, and began to eat. Enough of this, she thought.
When she finished eating, she cleaned up the few dishes and relaxed for an hour or so. She was eager to get out and jog first thing tomorrow, to explore the unfamiliar Pennsylvania back roads. She enjoyed losing herself in the effort of putting one foot in front of the other, her ever-attendant companions—despair and regret—slipping away with each stride. At this stage of her life, running beat prayer any day. It was Jodi's only dedication now, her sacrificial altar.
Maryanna strained to remember when she'd last seen little Sarah in the back of the carriage. Wasn't it right before turning onto Harvest Road? Sarah had been looking out the back with her dolly. And Benny and Leda had both warned Maryanna, hadn't they? "Sarah's hangin' over the edge," Benny had said. But then everyone had quieted down, and Maryanna had assumed that all of her children had fallen asleep.
Everyone but Sarah.
Startled, Maryanna did not want to admit the appalling possibility that she had not noticed the goings-on in the buggy while concentrating on the drive in the ever-dimming twilight. It struck a blow to her very heart to consider her young daughter might have fallen out of the carriage and onto the road while her older siblings slept. Could it be? Yet what other explanation was there?
"Go quick an' fetch Jake Lantz and his father," she told Benny. "Run!"
Her eldest grabbed a flashlight and took off out of the house barefoot. "I'll be back in a jiffy, Mamma."
Ever-willing Benny, she thought, thankful not for the first time that he was named for Benuel.
"Will Freckles Jake tell all the men?" Leda asked softly.
Maryanna nodded. "Jah, for certain."
"I can run over to the other neighbor's, if ya want," Tobias offered, his pale blue eyes blinking up at her as they all stood in the kitchen, Leda's arm wrapped tightly around her. "Joshua will be glad to help."
Maryanna shook her head. She didn't want to involve him if she didn't have to. In due time, Josh would hear the news of missing Sarah, just as all the other farmers would.
Tobias frowned. "Mamma, Joshua's mighty schmaert—we should tell him. He's just next door!"
Maryanna sighed. Tobias was right. Regardless of her aggravation with the young widower, they needed everyone's help tonight, including her father's. "Fine, then, Tobias. Go an' tell him."
Eagerly, the boy nodded and headed for the door.
"I'll wait here with you, Mamma, in case little Sarah comes home." Leda breathed in spurts, like she might cry.
"When she comes home," Maryanna said, leading her to the long bench near the table. She simply didn't trust her emotions tonight. Yet she needed to be strong for her children all the same.
Think, she told herself. What would Benuel do?
Oh, if only her husband were still living!"You've got a good head on your shoulders, Maryanna . . . and don't forget it," he'd said the morning before the accident that took his life. Out there in the field just across from theirs—helping with the corn harvest in Josh's brother Ned's absence. Maryanna hadn't ever let herself think Benuel shouldn't have offered to help that day. No, it wasn't for her to question God's sovereign will. Even though there were times when the loss hurt as surely as if her arm had been the one crushed and severed.
"Mamma?" Leda asked, her light blue eyes solemn. "Remember Sarah's guardian angel is with her."
Maryanna nodded and pressed her lips together. " 'He shall give his angels charge over thee,' " she quoted.
"Will the angels lead Joshua and the farmers to our sister?"
Maryanna reassured her that men from all four corners of Hickory Hollow would come and help search. And all night if necessary. They'd done the selfsame thing when Mary Beiler's elderly grandfather, Abram Stoltzfus, wandered off one night last summer.
"Let's pray Sarah won't be too frightened." Maryanna leaned her head on her older daughter and felt Leda's wet cheek against her face. The vision of her little one walking around crying, nowhere near home, wondering what to do—it was all Maryanna could do to suppress her distress. To think they hadn't even noticed Sarah had fallen out of the carriage. If that's what happened, Maryanna thought, still aghast at the idea.
"The Lord Gott sees just where she is," she added, partly to comfort herself.
"Right now?" Leda whispered, looking up at her.
Maryanna smiled faintly. "Jah, this very minute."
With that, they bowed their heads, ending by reciting the Lord's Prayer together. And the all-important words "Thy will be done" lingered in Maryanna's mind long into the night.
The Guardian: Home to Hickory Hollow, Book 3
- Genres: Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Romance
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Submitted by Danny Gabbard, Sr. on 12/16/99. ( email@example.com ) 188.8.131.52
Interesting first time problem developed today....need your opinion.
After finishing a pheasant and a squirrel mount today....I got to looking at the back of the natural wood panels that I used and I noticed.....termite holes. There is about a handful or more.
Don't know why I didn't notice it before....probably just didn't think of it or was too busy mounting to notice.
The fact is....I don't know for sure whether there are indeed termites or not....but I did decide I ought to do something.
A number of years ago, before I started doing taxidermy, I had a hog mount that got moths. I called a taxidermist up and asked him what to do. He said, "Simple....just put it in the deep freeze overnight." Sure enough....it worked.
So....I decided I'm going to try the same thing here for the termites.
The pheasant I was able to take off the wood and simply put the wood in the freezer. However, as you know with squirrels, the wire in the form is pulled through the wood and stapled down. Did not want to go through the hassle of that, so I just stuck the whole squirrel in the deep freeze.
My questions to you are simple.....do you think it will work (i.e., killing any termites in there)......and it should not do any harm to the squirrel being in the freezer overnight, should it??
Thanks for your help. Guess I'll look closer next time. Ha!!
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This response submitted by Larry on 12/16/99. ( firstname.lastname@example.com ) 188.8.131.52
I don't think a short time in a freezer will have any adverse effect on a dry mount, however, it may not be enough time to kill certain types of bugs or their eggs. After all, various species are able to survive the winter and "bug" us the following year. Try contacting a bug person (entomologist) at your local high school or college, museum, or state's Departments of Natural Resources or Agriculture. You might also try contacting an exterminator, and see if they'll give you any information over the phone. If you find out anything, please post it on the net. Incidentally, if you'd like a copy of my catalog, visit our web site at www.hidebeak.com (guest book), or call 1-800-777-7916 and ask. Happy Holidays.
This response submitted by Danny Gabbard, Sr. on 12/16/99. ( email@example.com ) 184.108.40.206
I called a pest control specialist.
She said that freezing the wood should take care of the problem. However, she said the termites were probably gone already.
Here is why......termites....or beetles.....must have ground contact every 24 hours in order to get moisture. This is why the bait stations around houses kill termites.
This wood has sat in my basement for weeks....and it is a concrete floor.
Anyway.....my one question remains....will freezing the mount have an adverse affect on it??
This response submitted by Rich G. on 12/16/99. ( ) 188.8.131.52
In my experience freezing mounts (wheather dry or "green") has
no noticeable negative effect. The eyes are a little frosty
for a few minutes when they come out that's about all. Often
I freeze small mammal or birds mounts when I don't have the time
to finish them up in one sitting. For killing bugs on mounts
I like to freeze them for THREE days just to make sure. Some
of them bugs are tough little dudes. Simply freezing overnight
won't always kill ticks for example. Good luck. Rich
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Arbitrary Antitrust
Government lawyers try again to predict the future of airlines.
The shareholders of American Airlines and US Airways must wonder what hit them. The same antitrust gnomes who waved through the mergers of Delta and Northwest, as well as United and Continental, are now trying to block the creation of a merged competitor. The airlines can be forgiven if they feel aggrieved by arbitrary antitrust enforcement.
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Donkey procession in Worcester is a symbol of Christ's humility
3:29pm Sunday 13th April 2014
3:29pm Sunday 13th April 2014
A DONKEY led a procession through the streets of Worcester as Christians celebrated Palm Sunday.
The donkey, called Pumpkin, led the procession of witness from St John's Church-in-Bedwardine to St Clement's Church in Henwick Road, St John's, as worshippers marked the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, a week before his crucifixion and resurrection.
The donkey, provided by Worcester Riding School, was led into the church of St Clement in St John's as the congregation gathered with palm crosses for a ser vice before the animal returned to St John's Church to be blessed, a symbol of Christ's humility.
Ron Cantrill, a former church warden, said the procession showed that the church was still relevant and the procession was a demonstration of faith. Mr Cantrill has helped arrange the use of Pumpkin in the procession for the last five years because of the symbolic importance of the donkey.
Rev Dr Chris Stuart, vicar of the churches of St John-in-Bedwardine, St David, St John and St Clement, said the procession came in the most important week of the year for Christians when Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey before he was betrayed, cheered by the people who would later turn on him.
He said: "There is a sense of celebration but the keynote is a kind of solemnity, reflecting on the man and what he was about to do and knowing he is facing his own death. It is a very powerful and moving thing. The donkey really is a symbol of humility. There is no pride and no conceit."
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Located in Tampico, Camino Real Tampico is convenient to Huasteca Cultural Museum and Tres Arcos Shopping Center. This hotel is within close proximity of Inmaculada Concepcion Cathedral and Church of St. John Bosco.
Make yourself at home in one of the 97 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and complimentary bottled water.
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Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, a hair salon, and wedding services.
Enjoy a meal at a restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar.
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Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
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4-H Photography Workshop inspires determination and creativity
More than 20 4-H members and parents gathered Saturday morning, Feb. 22 for a photography workshop led by 4-H Photography Co-Superintendent Kathy Ebert and local photographer Linda Drish. They focused on how to recognize the light of a photo, the difference between a composed photo and non-composed and also how to make those pictures tell a story. Drish reminded the young photographers that it might take 300 shots to get the perfect picture and not to get frustrated but to enjoy the process and to trust their gut as a photographer and artist.
4-H allows youth to explore and develop their interests and skills in art with photography, paint, ceramics, woodworking, and more!
For more information regarding the 4-H photography project area or how to get involved with 4-H, please contact the Washington County Extension Office at 319-653-4811.


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I finished and decupboarded the Chocolate Mint before leaving for a couple of weeks on the east coast, and I'm now revisiting the other Kusmi Chocolates.
I'm all about subtlety for a lot of flavors, but not when it comes to chocolate. Chocolate is my comfort food and the stronger the flavor, the better. I was sort of hoping I'd taste this and say "wow, was I wrong the first time" but I find myself standing by my original reaction. I don't get a lot of chocolate flavor. It is there, but barely as far as my tastebuds are concerned. If I didn't know there was supposed to be chocolate in this flavor, I doubt I would have noticed it except in the aftertaste, and then not as much as I'd hope in a chocolate flavored tea.
At least this is called Spicy Chocolate rather than Chocolate Spice. The spice is definitely what I taste the most, almost exclusively. The spice flavor is quite nice on a chilly day, but alas for the too quiet chocolate, which would have really hit the spot.


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FMS recognizes April Students of the Month
Each school month, the Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the Fairfield Middle School "Students of the Month" award to acknowledge positive contributions of students ranging from helping teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model in and out of the classroom.
The Students of the Month certificates are awarded after a nomination and voting process is completed by each grade-level teaching team.
Laila Henaghan earned April Student of the Month honors for fifth grade. According to her certificate, "She is a great leader in the classroom, taking charge and is seen always trying to do the right thing. She can be found in the classroom after school and at recesses cleaning up after others and making sure the school is kept clean and safe."
Chris Hulett was named an April Student of the Month for fifth grade. According to his certificate, "Chris has been working extra hard in math in past chapter. He went above and beyond, correctly answering all but one question correctly on his math test. He will be in enrichment math for this chapter due to his hard work and focus in class. He has been working on showing Trojan PRIDE in the classroom by coming to class prepared with his assignment journal every day. [His teacher] can depend on him to take his homework home and have his assignments done when he needs to."
The sixth-grade team selected David Burrell-Burnett as an April Student of the Month. According to his certificate, "David is always willing to help his classmates or the teacher with any task. Many times he does this without any suggestion from his teachers. David is a conscientious student and turns in quality work. He is a leader in the classroom and exemplifies Trojan PRIDE on a daily basis."
Torrie Lisk also was selected by her teachers as a sixth-grade April Student of the Month. According to her certificate, "She is prepared to learn every day and is extremely dependable on getting work done on time. Torrie displays a great work ethic and positive attitude, striving to do her best at all times."
Shaelyn Thompson was selected as a seventh-grade Student of the Month for April. According to her certificate, "Shaelyn is always completing high quality work. She is very detail-oriented and exceeds expectations on her work. Shaelyn has a very positive attitude and has hit the ground running at FMS. She shows Trojan PRIDE by being respectful and kind toward everyone."
Nick Frisbie was selected as a seventh-grade Student of the Month for April. According to his certificate, "Nick displays an attitude that is consistently positive and upbeat. He always participates in class discussions and activities, contributing to his and his classmates learning. Nick also has a way to set an optimistic tone in class and helps motivate his classmates."
Max Sullivan was selected as an eighth-grade Student of the Month for April. According to his certificate, "Max is a young man who shows great character in and out of the classroom. He comes prepared for class and can be depended upon to always put forth his best effort. Max has also been part of the IdEA team that organized eighth grade activity day and has continued to schedule and set up for the games throughout the school year. We are confident that Max Sullivan will do extremely well in high school."
Brittney Schaefer was selected as an eighth-grade Student of the Month for April. Her certificate states, "Our team recognizes Brittney's hard work and the effort she puts into ALL her assignments.Always prepared and respectful, Brittney is a leader through her actions. As someone who can be trusted to do the right thing, Brittney shows integrity in her actions. Through her persistence and desire to do well, Brittney has shown she is dependable. In all aspects of Trojan PRIDE, we feel Brittney is an excellent choice for our Student of the Month recognition."


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Latest Battlefield 4 PS4 update pledges to eliminate client crashes
DICE has deployed yet another patch for the PlayStation 4 version of multiplayer shooter Battlefield 4, which has been best with issues since launch. Today's game update promises to improve general stability by eliminating a "large amount" of client crashes.
The developer said you may need to restart your game to have the Battlefield 4 update install. What's more, DICE said it is already at work on the next update for the PS4 version, which will address player feedback.
The full change notes for the December 11 patch are available below.
- General stability fixes that should remove a large amount of the client crashes we are currently seeing on the PS4
- Fixed the audio drop outs that could occur when playing on large maps. Typical map affected was Golmud Railway in Conquest with 64 players. Ambient sound would sometimes cut out, like foley sounds from player running, vehicle engine sounds, vehicle movement sounds, and map ambient sounds
- Removed the blur effect on soldiers that appeared when Commanders were using EMP attacks
- Further reduced the probability of getting a corrupt save file by doing miscellaneous changes to the save file system. These include removing the save file saving again when quitting multiplayer
- Fixed multiple crashes that could occur when bringing up the in-game Battlelog during round transition
- Fixed a crash that could occur when using the BattleScreen
- Fixed a random crash related to destroying vehicles
- Fixed minor destruction issues in the terrain
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text: The Board of Trustees at Montgomery College voted late Thursday [1] to end the presidency of Brian K. Johnson, amid faculty discontent over his alleged misspending and reports that he faces prison time in Arizona for non-payment of child support. The faculty at the two-year institution in Washington's Maryland suburbs voted no confidence in Johnson last week, citing evidence they'd accumulated that he had spent tens of thousands of dollars on questionable expenses. And Thursday, The Washington Times reported [2] that police officers in Arizona have a warrant out for his arrest that would land him in jail if he returned to the state. In a statement, the chairman of the college's board said it had decided not to renew Johnson's contract and had placed him on administrative leave immediately. Johnson came to Montgomery College from the Community College of Allegheny County just two years ago.


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Classé Omega Omicron monoblock power amplifier Measurements
As is my usual practice, I ran the Classé Omega Omicron monoblock at 1/3-power into 8 ohms before performing any testing. At the end of that time, the black vertical heatsink area was way too hot to touch and the chassis temperature was around 55 degrees C. Soon after, the amplifier shut itself off and the Omega symbol on the front panel started flashing red. I waited a few minutes, unplugged the AC supply, and pressed the Power button. All was normal—the amplifier's protection circuit monitors temperature as well as overload—and I continued testing.
The Omicron was noninverting through both unbalanced and balanced inputs, the latter wired with pin 2 of the XLR jack hot. The input impedance at 1kHz was very high, well over the specified 100k ohms. The voltage gain was also high, at the specified 29dB into 8 ohms from both inputs.
The source impedance was low, at 0.13 ohm across most of the audioband, rising inconsequentially to 0.16 ohm at 20kHz. (Both figures include the series resistance of 6' of speaker cable.) As a result, any modification of the amplifier's frequency response due to the usual Ohm's Law interaction between its source impedance and the loudspeaker modulus of impedance will be small, around ±0.1dB with Stereophile's simulated speaker load (fig.1, top trace at 1kHz). This graph also shows the Classé's response into 8, 4, and 2 ohms; the bandwidth is widest into the highest impedance, with a –3dB point of 143kHz. This drops to 80kHz with a 2 ohm load, resulting in a slight (–0.3dB) depression at 20kHz. Nevertheless, the 10kHz squarewave response (fig.2) was nicely square, with short risetimes. The balanced responses are shown; the unbalanced input responses were identical.
Fig.1 Classé Omega Omicron, frequency response at 2.83V into (from top to bottom at 2kHz): simulated loudspeaker load, 8 ohms, 4 ohms, 2 ohms (0.5dB/vertical div.).
Fig.2 Classé Omega Omicron, small-signal 10kHz squarewave into 8 ohms.
The wideband, unweighted signal/noise ratio (ref. 1W into 8 ohms) was great rather than excellent, at 85dB, this improving to 94.7dB when A-weighted. However, bearing in mind both the higher-than-usual voltage gain and the enormous dynamic range (see later), these figures are actually better than might be expected. Fig.3 shows how the measured percentage of distortion and noise in the Omicron's output varies with output power into 8, 4, and 2 ohms. The amplifier may be rated at 300W but no fewer than 530W were available into 8 ohms, at our standard definition of clipping: 1% THD+N, with 1kW into 4 ohms. However, the amplifier's protection circuit cut in at 1075W into 2 ohms, protecting it from current overload, which is why the trace cuts off at that figure rather than showing the true clipping behavior.
Fig.3 Classé Omega Omicron, distortion (%) vs 1kHz continuous output power into (from bottom to top): 8 ohms, 4 ohms, 2 ohms.
The traces in fig.3 show that the distortion spuriae emerge from the amplifier's noise floor at a few watts output, so I ran the distortion vs frequency curves at a voltage equivalent to 10W into 8 ohms (fig.4). These show not only the expected rise in THD into lower impedances, but also a steady rise with increasing frequency above 200Hz, presumably due to the circuit's finite open-loop gain-bandwidth product. (As the frequency increases, less overall gain margin is available for negative feedback to do its work.) But even in the worst case, at 30kHz into 2 ohms, the distortion remains well below 0.1%.
Fig.4 Classé Omega Omicron, THD+N (%) vs frequency at 9V into (from bottom to top): 8 ohms, 4 ohms, 2 ohms.
Even at high powers into high impedances, the distortion is predominantly third-harmonic (fig.5). However, some crossover spikes start to appear into 2 ohms (fig.6). Even though the absolute level of the spuriae is low, they represent the addition of higher-order harmonics that will not be as sonically benign as the third-harmonic. But as I said, they are very low in level—in fig.7, taken at 200W into 4 ohms, all the higher harmonics lie at or below –100dB (0.001%)—which means they will most probably have no subjective effect.
Fig.5 Classé Omega Omicron, 1kHz waveform at 143W into 8 ohms (top), 0.0125% THD+N; distortion and noise waveform with fundamental notched out (bottom, not to scale).
Fig.6 Classé Omega Omicron, 1kHz waveform at 49W into 2 ohms (top), 0.01% THD+N; distortion and noise waveform with fundamental notched out (bottom, not to scale).
Fig.7 Classé Omega Omicron, spectrum of 50Hz sinewave, DC–1kHz, at 195W into 4 ohms (linear frequency scale).
One aspect of the Classé Omicron's measured behavior bothered me: Before the amplifier began to clip into lower impedances, it seemed to generate random noise. This can be seen in the clipping traces into 4 and 2 ohms (fig.3), where there is an apparent rise in THD+N before the actual "knee" that represents the onset of waveform clipping. It is also graphically illustrated by two graphs taken when I was measuring the amplifier's behavior when handling an equal mix of 19kHz and 20kHz tones at high powers. Fig.8 shows the spectrum of the Omicron's output as it drove this difficult signal at 410W peak into 8 ohms, a dB or so below the point where the waveform on my oscilloscope suffered from visible clipping. All the intermodulation products are low in level, with the 1kHz difference component lying at –96dB (0.0015%). However, when I halved the load impedance, not only did the unclipped output power drop, but as I approached the onset of visible clipping, the amplifier's noise floor rose in the low and middle treble regions (fig.9). Most unusual.
Fig.8 Classé Omega Omicron, HF intermodulation spectrum, DC–24kHz, 19+20kHz at 400W peak into 8 ohms (linear frequency scale).
Fig.9 Classé Omega Omicron, HF intermodulation spectrum, DC–24kHz, 19+20kHz at 500W peak into 4 ohms (linear frequency scale).
The Classé Omega Omicron offers exemplary measured performance into 8 ohms, but obviously starts to break a sweat into lower impedances. However, its enormous dynamic-range capability should mean that there will be no subjective shortfalls even at very high listening levels.—John Atkinson


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South Carolina Suspect, 21, Taken Into Custody - Antonio Lowery of Lynchburg
According to documents obtained on Saturday, April 28th, 2012, South Carolina officials have charged Antonio Lowery of 21 years age.
The suspect, Lowery, was taken into custody by authorities on Saturday, August 15th, 2009, according to official records obtained from local authorities. Lowery has been charged on multiple counts. Interestingly, when MobileMugs conducted a cross reference check for Antonio Lowery, we located zero possible previous arrests for Lowery.
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Emu Fashion Striped Jacket
This was a free supplement pattern offered by post to readers of the "Stripes of Spring" article on pp.56-57 of the Sunday Times Magazine, around 1968-1969. The magazine had designed this UK version of Elizabeth Zimmerman's Adult Surprise Jacket because her original design was not suitable for UK yarns. The free sheet was headed "Sunday Times Magazine (Emu fashion) Striped Jacket". Because this was a Sunday Times adaptation, Zimmerman's name is not on the free pattern sheet. This is a single sheet with photocopied typing on both sides.
The pattern uses 7 x 100g of the recommended yarn in colour A, and 8 x 100g in colour B, to be striped according to pattern instructions; circular needle 7.5mm x 100cm for body; circular needle 6.5mm x 40cm (or 4 x 6.5mm dpns) for cuffs; straight 6.5mm needles for neckband.
There is a line-drawing showing how to fold and seam the work. A photograph of the finished article would be necessary in a pattern for this project, but it is not provided with this printed pattern, which relies on the photographs in the above "Stripes of Spring" magazine article for reference. (It is unlikely that there were other sources for photographs of the BSJ in the UK at that time).
The idea of lengthening the hem of the jacket is not included, perhaps because it had not yet been developed when this pattern was printed. However the magazine designers did add cuffs to the jacket by picking up stitches from the ends of the sleeves after completion.
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Beats by Dre might be the most recognizable headphones ever made, if you have a pair you are probably one of the cool kids. Beats has launched a new campaign called #ShowYourColor. The Beats By Dre YouTube described it as 'Everybody has something that makes them one-of-a-kind; their true color.' What will your color be? #ShowYourColor!
Dre made over $1oo million last year, I'm mostly off just the headphones. The cool thing about this is you can actually create your own personal favorite Beats or find you color here and order them too. The Beats By Dre Solo HD headphones won't be any cheaper than normal, but if you have $199.95 laying around I'd do it!
Check out the new Beats By Dre fall campaign commercial featuring Ellie Goulding "Anything Could Happen" as well as LeBron James, Lil Wayne and Cam Newton, MGK and more below.


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Boo hisss... those scores were for Cheryl. This season is actually rather dull!
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Boo hisss... those scores were for Cheryl. This season is actually rather dull!
Bristol just need to go home, like seriously!
That Ape bit last week should've gotten her kicked off and I'm sure there won't be much improvement this week.
All the other stars deserve to stay over her this week, so I'll be really mad if someone else goes home!
Oh and Rick was overscored! Definitely worth 7's maybe! I thought Kyle was better than him and he got one point higher!
Oh lawdy...Mark in that wig...he is seriously trying to get them booted. I applaud him for that at least. If only all those people who don't even watch the show would stop calling for Bristol...
The trouble is, Bristol's voting base has shown that it's enough to save her every week no matter how horribly she does, which means someone else is going unless she lays down on the floor and gives up.Quote:
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I'm not taking any chances. ;)
I didn't think that dance was all that great but the judges LOVE him.
I'd be fine with it if once, just once, Derek got someone on the level of Kate, and someone the judges can't drool over week 1, and who has obvious experience. I still think it's their's to lose. Personally, I don't see Jennifer as a huge get, but I'll give the show that if they wanted her and she wanted Derek or else. But Nicole? Don't see what was so special about her. Given Derek's success, I'd want him as a pro, too. He can't lose.Quote:
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But maybe I'll get surprised. I hope so. I miss the suspense of early seasons.
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Can someone please explain how Audrina/Tony and Rick/Cheryl got exactly the same score? He seemed very wooden to me, and their big complaint with Audrina was that she wasn't emotionally involved enough in the dance. I didn't think he was either--at least not in terms of an appropriate emotion--and he certainly can't move like Audrina. So how come the scores are the same?
And I don't care what the votes showed: I still think Gilles and Cheryl's AT beats "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy." Maybe it's just that I don't care for country music all that much, but I've never understood the hype over that dance. I don't think it's terrible. I just don't like it all that much.
Speaking of which, if it really was which dances were most "memorable" that completely dreadful doll dance of Marie Osmond's would have to be on that list somewhere. No one who saw that could possibly forget it no matter how much he or she very much wanted to forget it.
Gee, maybe these dances are all crap because THE ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC IS ALL CRAP FOR THESE DANCES. Nothing feels right tonite. This theme is all wrong. And I am furious that these great dances and these great songs have been put together like this!
Me neither. And speaking of Bristol, she and Mark are still hamming it up. Have they been doing that all show? Anyway, it's going to get really hard for the judges and show not to pull a Master P on her if she starts outlasting better dancers. I do think she might get through this week.Quote:
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Lake Ronkonkoma Beach in the Town of Islip reopened Thursday after having been closed to bathing, according to the Suffolk County health department. The beach was closed Wednesday as a result of excessive levels of blue-green algae.
Remaining closed is the lake swim area of Peconic Dunes County Park on Great Pond, Peconic, closed to bathing on Aug. 11, health officials said.
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With about five minutes remaining in the 83rd installment of the Territorial Cup, a light rain begin to fall upon the parched land that has been desperately craving any sort of moisture for the better part of 2009.
By the time ASU wide receiver Kyle Williams muffed a fair catch call on a punt return with 1:02 left, tiny bits of ice were scattered across the playing field at Sun Devil Stadium.
The nature of the elements throughout the latter part of the 4th quarter could not have paralled the ASU football season much more appropriately; the offense seemingly frozen in their own territory for the majority of the Pac-10 season, and the sustained drives that the Devils constantly yearn for often arriving far too scantily.
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After sleepwalking through much of the first half (a game plan staple during the Dennis Erickson era), the disappointing number of nearly 56,000 in attendance watched the Devils claw back in the game due in large part to the aid of a shockingly unlikely source in senior quarterback Danny Sullivan, whose frequency of solid performances have also mirrored that of the precipitation patterns in Tempe of late.
With the help of a stellar offensive line performance that repeatedly opened up holes for running back Dimitri Nance -- also playing in his last game as a Sun Devil -- Sullivan threaded two passes just out of the outstretched arms of the Wildcat secondary and into the clutches of Williams, the latter of which coming on a 4th-and-14 which knotted the game at 17 with just over a two minutes to play.
However, those same hands, unsure throughout the four year career for the undersized receiver, let the Sun Devils down in his final career punt return attempt and led to the game winning field goal by Alex Zendejas as time expired.
Erickson's icy glare after the kick could only leave ASU fans to ponder about the future of their program under heralded head coach. Hailed as an offensive mastermind all through his career, Erickson's play-calling has been about as arid as the Sonoran Desert this season. Rarely productive halfback screens, running plays that show very little diversity, and the lack of discipline that runs rampant across the entire team has become increasingly evident in each passing game and are further affirmed by the showering of boos that seem to have progressively infected ASU fans since the loss to Texas in the 2007 Holiday Bowl.
Despite being arguably the most notable figure to ever head a sports program at Arizona State, Erickson will reach the (not so) ripe age of 63 next March and find himself squarely on the hot seat in the year ahead after just three seasons on the job.
With rumors of apathetic recruiting effort from a few notable assistants who have followed him nearly every step of the way, one has to wonder if Erickson views Tempe simply as a place to retire with so many who have aided him along the numerous stops he has taken as a head coach. True or false, the ingenuity, consistency, adaptability, and flexibility that Erickson has so often demonstrated seem to have left him. Because of his reputation and the impressive collection of young talent he has assembled, he'll very likely get at least one more attempt to rectify the current circumstances.
As he headed into the tunnel for the final team this season, the rain clouds that ensconced the desert sky perfectly illustrated the onerous task ahead for the man who finds himself squarely in the eye of yet another stormy situation.


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Der Föderalismuskommission ist es Ende letzten Jahres nicht gelungen, ein gemeinsames Reformkonzept vorzulegen. Welche Themen waren in der Diskussion? Woran scheiterte die Kommission? Welche Themenfelder sollten bei einer Wiederaufnahme der Gespräche bearbeitet werden?
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At a hefty 155,000 codes, the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) makes anything short of War & Peace read like a fortune cookie.
So, with the deadline for the industry-wide conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10 looming, the Air Force Medical Operations Agency picked TeAM to ensure not a single code gets lost in translation.
TeAM will stand up the agency's program office for ICD-10 transition. Valued partner Malama, LLC will serve as a subcontractor on the San Antonio-based effort.
"We are proud to help AFMOA in this difficult endeavor," TeAM CEO and Air Force veteran Charles G. Davis said. "We believe our expertise in program management and long history of supporting MHS initiatives makes us the ideal candidate for ICD-10 conversion training."
The conversion to ICD-10 ranks as one of MHS' top priorities. Its use was mandated in 2008 by the Department of Health and Human Services, which set an adoption deadline, currently of Oct. 1, 2013. Then-HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt characterized the transition as a "giant step forward toward developing a health care system that focuses on quality and affordability through the implementation of health information technology."
TeAM and Malama provide subject matter experts to create training documentation, including a quick reference guide in print and digital formats, construct a robust web site, and publish guidelines for the use of ICD-10. Malama president Darilyn Cochran will also provide expertise. Cochran previously served as the data quality program manager at the Air Education and Training Command at Randolph Air Force base and was also part of the team that stood up AFMOA.
The ICD-10 classification system was adopted by the World Health Organization in 1990 and its use in several WHO member nations began in 1994. Due to the size of the United States' health care industry and its early adoption of electronic health records, implementation proved a daunting challenge.
At 155,000 codes, ICD-10 adoption is more than simply a one-to-one conversion of the 17,000-code ICD-9, though many instances do exist. For example, what is known as a tonsillectomy in ICD-9 is called a "resection of tonsils" in ICD-10.
More importantly, the new classification system will allow for the recording of new procedures and allow more detail to be recorded in each health record. ICD-10 allows seven characters in each code, while ICD-9 allowed, at most, five. The increase in available codes also helps alleviate the strain ICD-9 faces, as it is projected to run out of space in 2012.
The AFMOA ICD-10 transition program management office will help lay the ground work for successful implementation and training across the Air Force. AFMOA will be responsible forproviding the expertise in the coordination and integration of multiple teams, projects, and technologies, coordinating cross communication to improve synergy, and developing ICD-10 templates, forms, and tools.
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DeMint leaving Senate, all eyes on Gov. Haley as replacements are considered
With the announcement that Jim DeMint would leave the U.S. Senate effective in January, commentators and pundits are speculating on potential replacements for the state's junior senator. On the list: Tim Scott, Mick Mulvaney, Henry McMaster, and City Paper columnist Jack Hunter. Just kidding.
Sources: Charleston City Paper, Post and Courier, USA Today, Rock Hill Herald
Related: Saying bye to a Bible-beating, homophobic racist (Haire of the Dog)
Two Senate seats in S.C., but few Democratic prospects (NYT - Nate Silver)
Graham likely to benefit most from DeMint resignation
POLL: Who should Haley appoint to replace Jim DeMint in the Senate?
Sierra Nevada, Dogfish Head brewers to headline Brewvival
Brewvival organizers announced yesterday on Facebook that Ken Grossman, founder and owner of Sierra Nevada and Sam Calagione, founder/president of Dogfish Head Beer will deliver a 'co-keynote' address at February's beer-geek event.
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Judge says state can share stolen account info with banks
The state has received approval from a judge to share stolen bank account numbers with banks so it can identify which accounts may be compromised.
Sources: Post and Courier
Related: S.C. House joins Senate in creating panel to look into hacking
Newt's still got it, but the Tea Party is so 2010
According to a new public opinion poll, Newt Gingrich, winner of the South Carolina Republican primary remains popular in the state, while the tea party is seeing waning support
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Whales stranding themselves on S.C. coastline
For the third time in the last few weeks, whales have been becoming stranded on beaches south of Charleston as close as Edisto Beach. A pilot whale was found Thursday morning on Hunting Island.
Sources: Beaufort Gazette
Bill Murray toasts Riverdogs on 'Letterman'
Adopted Charleston son Bill Murray gives the Charleston Riverdogs, the team which he partially owns, a shoutout on Late Night with David Letterman last night.
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CLEVELAND — North Oconee finished fifth out of 23 teams at the White County Warrior Invitational at Mossy Creek Golf Club this weekend, giving coach Terry Tuley his 2,000th career win in the process.
Connor Brown led the Titans with a 75. He was followed by David Mackey (77), Davis Verner (79), Charlie Haack (86) and Tyler Williams (86).
The JV team won the event, led by 78s from Mason Saxon, Bobby Sligh and Alex Eberhart.