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HOUSTON - Houston Independent School District board members have voted to close Ryan Middle School in Houston's Third Ward.
HISD has decided to consolidate Ryan with Cullen Middle School. Students currently zoned to Ryan will be permanently rezoned to nearby Cullen Middle School beginning this summer.
The plan will allow Ryan to be repurposed as a magnet school designed to attract students from throughout the city. Ryan would become the Medical and Health Professions Academy at Ryan Middle School. This district-wide magnet middle school would seek to prepare more students to compete for admission into the highly-selective DeBakey High School for the Health Professions.
Dozens of parents have expressed their opposition to close Ryan.
"I think its ridiculous because this is a historical landmark, and its been here. I went here, my wife went here and we decided to send our daughter here. And for them to close it down, it really doesn't make any sense at all," Cory Wilson said.
Thursday night with a 5-3 vote, the HISD board decided Ryan had to close. The district made it clear the school will shut down and consolidate with Cullen Middle School because of its low enrollment.
HISD middle schools with fewer than 750 students are considered too small. Ryan has 263 students. Because of the low student enrollment, HISD officials said the school does not have the adequate funds to run efficiently. Board members said by combining student bodies, the larger schools will have additional funding needed to offer a stronger variety of academic course offerings and other services to students.
Wilson, who said his 12 year-old daughter is an honor roll student at Ryan, wants the district to consider what the school means to the community.
"This is a major asset to this community, and I feel that the founders would have a major problem with it," said Wilson.
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Guttadauro on SportsCenter
PHILADELPHIA- Behind a school-record 16 Ivy League wins, a victory in the Ivy League Championship Series and the program's second Ivy League title, Penn softball (30-20, 16-4 Ivy) earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history and came within an out of defeating one of college softball's most historic programs.
The Penn softball team entered 2013 with one goal in mind: make it back to the Ivy League Championship Series and bring home the title. After the annual Spring Break trip to start the season, the Quakers returned home on March 15. Penn Park's confines proved friendly, as the Red and Blue reeled off eight straight wins in their second-year home. It was the program's longest win streak since 1982, and fell one shy of the school record set in 1981 (coincidentally, the last time Penn won the Ivy League title).
The timing of the win streak could not have been better. The confident Quakers swept defending Ivy League champion Harvard to punctuate the run, and while Dartmouth ended the streak a day later, Penn responded with five consecutive victories over their North Division rivals. The Red and Blue then gained 3-1 series victories over South Division foes Princeton, Cornell and Columbia to finish the regular season with a program-record 16-4 conference mark. That earned Penn its third divisional title and clinched home field advantage for the ILCS.
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The Ivy League Championship Series, against Dartmouth, did not lack for drama. In Game 1, first-team All-Ivy pitcher Alexis Borden shined for the Quakers, tossing a complete-game one-hitter with 11 strikeouts for the 1-0 victory. Game 2 saw Borden's counterpart, Ivy Pitcher of the Year Kristen Rumley, take one back, 6-2, as the Big Green evened the series at one game apiece. Game 3 was played the next day, and what a game it was. In comeback fashion, the Red and Blue survived the series finale behind a stellar seven innings from Borden. Penn trailed 2-0 after two innings, but RBIs from Georgia Guttadauro and Brooke Coloma and a fourth-inning home run off the bat of Kayla Dahlerbruch gave the Quakers a 3-2 lead that Borden did not relinquish.
A few weekends later, Penn got to strut its stuff on national television. Hosted by No. 16 Texas A&M, the College Station Regional consisted of the host Aggies, Baylor, Arizona and Penn. The Red and Blue met Texas A&M on the first day, but were unable to get anything going and headed for the one-loss bracket. The following day, the nation saw Penn softball compete with one of the country's top programs. However, the Quakers dropped a tight, extra-inning contest against Arizona 3-2 in eight innings. Despite that, Borden pitched well, allowing two earned runs in 7.1 innings. Guttadauro was the star of the day for the Red and Blue, smacking a two-run homer and making a diving catch that earned her the No. 2 spot on ESPN SportCenter's Top 10 plays. The Quakers made the most of their national appearance, and proved they will work just as hard to get back to that spot in 2014.
Following the program's first Ivy title since 1981 and its first-ever NCAA tournament berth, the Quakers walked away with a handful of postseason honors. Penn boasted an Ivy League-leading nine All-Ivy honorees, including five first-team selections. In addition, Coloma added NFCA second-team Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors. Five All-Ivy starters will return in 2014 as the Quakers vie for a third straight South Division title and a repeat trip to the NCAA Tournament.
The 2012-13 Penn Top 10 list was selected by members of the athletic department. But here is your chance to weigh in. Was this event ranked too high or too low? Who should be No. 1? Tell us what you think on Twitter with #PennTop10 or give us your thoughts on Facebook.
2012-13 Penn Top 10
No. 1 - July 17
No. 2 - July 15
No. 3 - Softball Claims Ivy Title, Goes to NCAAs
No. 4 - Women's Lacrosse Clinches Ivy Title with OT Win Over Princeton
No. 5 - Women's Basketball Postseason Buzzer Beater
No. 6 - Gymnastics Wins ECAC Title
No. 7 - Wrestling Upends #21 Lehigh, 24-12
No. 8 - Sprint Football Thriller(s)
No. 9 - Historic Basketball Comebacks
No. 10 - Men's Lacrosse Rolls Past #14 Duke, 14-9
Check out 6ABC's highlights ofPenn's ILCS win and its selection to the NCAA tournament.
Softball and women's lacrosse took home their respective Ivy titles
Softball's Travels to College Station Texas:
NCAAs Opening Press Conference:
Head coach Leslie King and captain Samantha Erosa
Softball's Thursday in College Station, Texas:
Softball NCAA Highlights:
NCAA Arizona Post-Game Press Conference:
Head coach Leslie King, Georgia Guttadauro, and Alexis Borden
Georgia Guttadauro on SportsCenter:
Check out Matt Leon fromKYWwith Leslie King and Alexis Borden HERE
Check out the Daily Pennsylvanian's recaps of the ILCS and the NCAA


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text: The Utes haven't won on the road this year but that streak should end today at Colorado against one of the worst teams in college football. The Buffaloes rank at or near the bottom of the Pac-12 in virtually every category. The Utes have more talent and as long as they don't take Colorado lightly (like they did last year) and give a solid effort, they should take care of the Buffaloes rather easily. Here are some Thanksgiving-themed keys to the game as to why the Utes should win. These guys have been solid throughout the year and should be difference-makers against Colorado. Star Lotulelei - The big guy anchors Utah's defense and leads the Utes with nine tackles for loss. Utah's defense hasn't played up to expectations this year, can you imagine what it would have been like if Lotulelei left for the NFL last year? Utah fans should be thankful he stuck around. Reggie Dunn - Dunn has provided some of the few big plays this year with his electrifying returns. Opponents have been mindful of him lately and have kicked away from him which has provided the Utes with some short-field situations. Good field position has been vital for Utah's offense with a young, inexperienced quarterback at the helm.Sam Brenner - The offensive line was a weak spot early in the season and although it has improved, remains an area of question. Brenner has been the one rock in that lineup, starting the last nine games at left tackle. He has allowed just one sack in 743 plays.Jake Murphy - Murphy vowed to play well enough that he wouldn't be forgotten when Utah changed offensive philosophies and he has succeeded in that goal as he leads the team in receiving yards (351), touchdown catches (4) and is second in receptions (32). While other receivers have had the case of the drops this season, Murphy has been very sure-handed. If anything the Utes probably should have used him more.Sean Sellwood and Tom Hackett - When the offense has stalled, these two have bailed it out time and time again with well-placed punts. Hackett proved to be a real find with his rugby-style kicks, placing 11 of his 20 punts inside the 20-yard line. Sellwood leads the league averaging 46.9 yards with his punts. - Lya Wodraska


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Sportfishing Digest
— March 2003
By Capt. Patrick Sciacca
Just Call Him Brew
|For one hard-core tuna fisherman, offshore angling is much more than a hobby.
I gazed at the two black marks with awe. They were nearly 11 feet apart and etched into the side rails of Brewster Minton's fish-rigged-and-battle-ready, pale green, 31-foot Bertram Bahia Mar, Cormorant Princess. Like something out of a Hemingway novel, the marks denoted the 129-inch measurement of a behemoth blue marlin that Minton's crew caught and released as a brilliant by-catch to tuna fishing in the far-off canyons of the Northeast.
An almost-11-foot blue marlin is a big fish, but it's certainly not Minton's first, nor is it likely his last. This angler--complete with worn baseball cap, tried-and-tested rubber boots, and a Capt. Quint-like air about him on the warm May morning we met--is arguably the ultimate in hard-core. In fact, Minton says if he could get in 50 two-day-plus offshore trips in a year, it still wouldn't be enough. When weather permits, he'll go out for a couple of days, load up on fish, come in to offload his catch, and go right back out, taking time only to refuel and fill his boat with as much bait as it can safely hold. (This often works out to be three or four times what weekend warriors carry.) But, like most fishermen, Minton's extraordinary zeal for fishing had humble beginnings.
Minton, who most just call Brew, started fishing as a kid in a 12-foot Sears Gamefisherman that he used to explore his native Oyster Bay, Long Island. Back then he was catching "snappers" (baby bluefish) and fluke (a.k.a. summer flounder). He loved to fish, but he also loved to snow ski, and so he worked for a ski company demonstrating skis and, on occasion, racing downhill. However, a bad fall at 50-plus mph resulted in a major knee injury, ending his tenure. Soon after, he opened a health club in Hoboken, New Jersey, but made time to fish, albeit not for tuna, at first.
Minton's dedication to fishing was reflected in regular trips (sometimes five nights a week) from Hoboken to Montauk, New York, to work the surf for striped bass. For those of you unfamiliar with the area, that's almost 250 miles round-trip. Minton would throw on a wet suit, swim out to his favorite rock, and cast all night, then drive back to Hoboken and work, napping when he could in his office.
Minton soon learned through the grapevine that some formidable big-game action--tuna fishing, to be specific--was taking place about 70-plus miles off of Long Island. Names such as Hudson Canyon and The Dip were tossed about as tales of big tuna were told. Once he learned of this fishery, which reportedly held 100-, 200-, and 300-plus-pound tuna, he says, "I read everything I could about offshore fishing." Soaking up as much knowledge as he could through books and talking with experienced captains, Minton was poised to start his offshore adventures.
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This article originally appeared in the March 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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1966 and 1967 — Lackland AFB, Texas; Chanute AFB, Illinois; Dyess AFB, Texas
Air Force memories (Part 1)
I was surprised the other day to find some negatives of photos taken when I was in the U.S. Air Force. I completely forgot about those photos. But it got me thinking about those days. Back in 1966, you had two choices if you weren't exempt from the draft. You could take your chances with the draft, or you could enlist. At that time I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. Even if there wasn't a war, I had planned to enlist. But Vietnam was a place to be avoided. Every evening the news program gave the latest casualty totals. So when my graduation from Rutgers was near, I checked with the Selective Service Board in New Brunswick to get an idea of when I would probably be drafted. They told me that I would probably be drafted in July. On May 25 I went to the Air Force recruiter, filled out a form and took a test. My graduation was June 1, 1966. On June 2nd I was in Newark for my Physical Exam. June 3rd, the Air Force recruiter told me that there were no openings after June 9th. So I decided to go in on June 9th. On Thursday, June 9, 1966, Dad drove me to New Brunswick where I caught a train to Newark. In Newark I was sworn in along with a bunch of other guys. We were taken to Nick's Restaurant for dinner. Our flight to Texas was scheduled for 11:25pm on Eastern Airlines with arrival in San Antonio 4:01am. Since I was the oldest, I was put in charge of the recruits leaving on my flight. I was to be responsible for this group until we arrived at Lackland Air Force Base. We were bused from Newark to Newark Airport. Arriving very early, we sat around for hours waiting for our time to board our plane. That was the first time I was ever on a plane. When our flight landed in San Antonio a military bus took us to Lackland. There we were herded into our barracks. We were called "rainbows" because of the multi-colored civilian clothes. By this time it was around 4:30 or 5:30am. The were rows of bunk beds. I picked a top bunk. I was so tired that I conked out immediately. About one hour later a loud whistle and yelling woke us up. Some guys on the top bunk, thinking they were in a regular bed, fell to the floor. Some of them landed on top of the guy getting out of the bottom bunk. That's when our training began. I remember that our Tech Sergeant was showing us how to put our canteen on our pistol belt. I asked him to repeat the instructions. I got yelled at. I also remember having my finger prints taken later during processing. There was a container of soap the consistency of pudding for cleaning the ink off your fingers. I took too much soap. We got one paper towel to wipe our hands. I asked for another towel....and got yelled at. I still remember one day clearly. We were all through processing. Everyone was given a job to do that day. I was told to cut the grass. I remember pushing that lawnmower around while thinking to myself "What the heck (I used a different word) did I get myself into!" But it was a lot better than being in Vietnam. I kept hoping that the lawnmower wouldn't run out of gas. If that happened, I would have to ask someone for gas. By now I was a bit gun shy about asking any questions. Part of the processing in included immunization shots. We were told to line up and NOT MOVE when we got the shots. They had what looked like an air gun with a hose. The vaccine was injected into each recruit's arm under high pressure with this "gun". If you made the mistake of moving, you could end up with a serious cut. We got a lot of shots! Since it was so hot in Texas, we wore wide brimmed sun helmets in place of our fatigue hats to shade us when it was sunny. We carried canteens at all times, and were required to take salt tablets periodically to prevent heat stroke. I remember a paved asphalt area for marching. That pavement got very hot from the sun. When we stood at attention, the heat would go right through the soles of our shoes and give us a hot foot. At the end of a training day of physical exercise, we all lined up at the shower in our barracks. Each recruit was given 30 seconds or one minute ( can't remember which) to get done with his shower. I have a vivid memory of the shooting range. Using an M-16 rifle, we all had to fire a number of rounds at a silhouette target 50 or 100 yards away ( I can't remember which was the correct distance). Ten rounds were fired at each position. We all had head-sets for ear protection. All I remember is that the Tech Sergeant was hollering at me while I was firing. After firing the required rounds for that position, I lowered my ear protection to hear what he was saying. When it was time to fire the next 10 round session in a timed fast fire mode, I forgot to put my ear protection back on. An M-16 is pretty loud. Your ears hurt. Multiply that by about 50 M-16's, all firing at the same time, and it wasn't easy to concentrate. I eventually found out that I qualified for "Expert" marksman. I was flustered by all the noise and the Sergeant's yelling. So I assumed that some of the other recruits hit my target by mistake. But a year later I again scored 55 out of 60 (Expert). I didn't know it at the time, but that earned me the Small Arms Expert Ribbon. Early in boot camp I was sent over to a testing facility for an exam to qualify for Officer's Candidate School. If I became an officer, I would then face a 5 year enlistment compared to the 4 years I signed up for. Five years seemed like an eternity. So I purposely failed the test. My thinking was that if I changed my mind a year later, I could re-take the test.
Air Force memories (Part 2)
It's funny the things that you remember, and the things you forget.
Haircuts We were required to get a haircut every 10 days. That I forgot, until I saw it in writing. Wearing the sun helmet protected the top half of your head. But the lower half of your face soon had a dark tan.
Physical training and the Obstacle course I don't remember much about the obstacle course, except for the 1 mile run. One of the requirements for graduation was to run a mile under 9 minutes. I had never run a mile in my life. My first attempt was over 9 minutes. I realized that I ran too fast in the beginning, and ran out of steam at the end. So I paced myself on the next attempt. This time I managed to make it under 9 minutes. That was the last time I ever tried to run a mile. If I remember correctly, they gave you two or three chances to qualify on the mile run. If you didn't make it, they put you back the next recruit class. Some of the overweight guys remained in boot camp until they lost weight. Of course we did a lot of exercising. But the one exercise I hated involved lying on your back and lifting your spread-eagled legs about 6 inches off the ground. We had to hold that position for a long time. Of course that was to strengthen our stomach muscles. We had to march all the time as a group. I enjoyed the marching, especially when there was a band playing music. We had to wear two pairs of socks to avoid foot blisters. Some guys just were not prepared for boot camp. I remember a few who broke down crying. I think they may have been given a medical discharge. Anyway, we never saw them again.
Meals I remember that I liked breakfast the best. How can you mess up eggs and bacon? As for the other meals, there are a few things I HATED: Liver, Salisbury steak and SOS. Liver: I've never liked liver. But when you are in boot camp, the hunger is so great that you'll try anything. Many times the only choice was liver. So I tried to eat it. I could only take a few bites before getting nauseous. So I would fill up on the vegetables.
Salisbury Steak: We soon learned that all the leftover bits and pieces of meat (including gristle) from previous meals were ground up and made into Salisbury steaks. It was like trying to eat a piece of rubber. To this day, I will not eat a Salisbury steak.
S.O.S: Which stands for "shit on a shingle". This is another casualty of leftover food. I don't know what was in it. All I know is that it looked like someone had vomited on a piece of toast. Yes, I think that describes it pretty well.
Milk and Chocolate Milk: When you are out in the hot sun exercising, you get mighty thirsty. The chow hall had these big 25 gallon dispensers of milk and chocolate milk. You lift up the handle and fill your glass as many times as you want. At first I was drinking milk. Then I tried the chocolate milk. It was ice cold, probably just a few degrees above freezing. I was hooked! I drank glass after glass of that stuff. I think the only reason I didn't gain weight was all the physical exercise.
Salt Tablets: We took so many of these that it seemed like a meal. We were required to take a minimum of 7 salt tablets a day, and a maximum of 11.
K.P. Beside the required cleaning of the barracks and waxing the floors, I only remember two times doing "K.P.". Once I had to scrub pots and pans in the Chow Hall. The other time I was assigned along with another guy to clean the office of Major General Mooney, Commander of Lackland Air Force Base. These jobs were not the result of punishment. We all had to do some sort of work at one time or other. "Policing the area" was something the recruits did on a regular basis. It involved forming a long line, and then walking the area side-by-side looking for discarded cigarette butts.
General We had regular classes which included CPR procedures. You had to do the CPR in an exact sequence. An NCO tested the whole class on this. We were taught when to salute, to remove your hat indoors and how to recognize an officers car among a lot of other things. I remember walking near the Officer Candidate School while a group was marching. I wasn't sure if they were officers. I paused too long. I got yelled at for not saluting. In boot camp we were issued the following: 1 USAF service cap, 1 flight cap, 2 fatigue baseball type caps 1 dress blue uniform, 2 tan summer uniforms, 2 fatigue uniforms, 2 belts 1 pair of combat boots, 1 pair of dress shoes, 2 pairs of brogans 1 dress overcoat, 1 raincoat 1 pistol belt and canteen. Gloves, socks and underwear. I still have the combat boots and brogans. They were made to last a long time. Standard procedure was to get up at 4:45am. We had 15 minutes to shave and make our bed. While the rest of the guys were making their beds, I scooted into the bathroom and shaved when all the sinks were not being used. Then I would go out and make my bed. You learned to do everything fast. One trick I learned was to shave before going to bed. Because of this trick, it took less time to shave in the morning. It also didn't hurt to nick yourself with the razor. You were less likely to be yelled at for poor shaving if there was a little blood visible. Lights out was 2100 (9:00pm). Everyone had to do guard duty at the entrance to the barracks overnight. Two guys would do about a 3 hour shift each. You were not allowed to leave your post. However, in order to get the next guy on duty up, you had to run inside and wake him. I still remember running inside to wake my replacement one night. That didn't work. I had to go in a second time. This time I made sure he was up. I won't tell you how. I'll just say I yelled at him. Fire drills were conducted on a regular basis at night, usually just about the time you fall asleep. If you didn't get out within a specified time, there would be another fire drill about an hour later. The only day off we had was Sunday as well as July 4th. If you left the barracks, the summer uniform or fatigues were to be worn. On July 4th, a few of us visited the U.S. Air force Museum on base. This was also the first time I was able to call home since arriving at Lackland. One day we were allowed to take the bus into San Antonio to visit the Alamo. Since the United States was at war in Vietnam at that time, we all qualified for the National Defense Service Medal.
Air Force memories (Part 3)
After a while in boot camp you fall into a routine. You pretty much know what to expect most of the time. We did a lot of marching, which I enjoyed. In the barracks everything had to be arranged in an exact location. We would have periodic inspections. During a training day, we were given short breaks at designated locations for a smoke or a bottle of soda. At graduation a photograph was taken of our class in our tan summer uniforms. I have a copy of that photo, but haven't been able to find it. Upon graduation, everyone received a promotion from Airman Basic to Airman Third Class. There weren't enough graduates signed up for Weather Tech School, so I was assigned to another area of Lackland until a full class was assembled. Here, we were called "casuals". The area we were housed in consisted of very old barracks. It was a much more relaxed atmosphere there (fewer and less strict inspections). There wasn't much to do except read and go to the chow hall. However, whenever we went outside, we were required to march everywhere even if you are alone. Any turns had to be made in a drill-marching mode. No casual walking at all! If you stopped to cross a road, you had to stand "at ease" or at attention until the road was clear. Because there wasn't much to do, we were all bored. Sometimes we would purposely fail inspection with some minor infraction just to make things a little exciting. But the staff sergeants were lenient. If I remember correctly, I had to stay there for about two weeks before my orders came in.
Weather Tech School, Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois
I remember flying on a commercial airline to O'Hare Airport in Chicago. I arrived with a few other guys in the middle of the night. It turned out that the guy that processed us in was from Highland Park, New Jersey. I believe his name was Sheehan. I always wondered if he was the son of Patricia Sheehan, who later became mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey. Since I was the new guy in the barracks, I was assigned to clean the latrine (bathroom). Everything had to be spotless. I had to pee. So I picked the first toilet and did my business. When flushed, it promptly overflowed. It turned out that of the three toilets in the latrine, I happened to pick the "inspection" toilet. This toilet was for inspection only, and was never to be used. Of course no one told me this. I had to mop everything up. Cleaning the latrine meant scrubbing everything including the inside of the toilet bowel. I soon got used to sticking my hand inside the toilet bowels to make sure it was thoroughly scrubbed clean. I was also assigned guard duty at the front entrance to the barracks. It didn't take long for a staff sergeant to enter. He "scolded" me, and said "Don't you know the procedure when a higher ranking NCO or officer enters the barracks?". I said "No one told me about it". He pointed out the protocol which was posted on the bulletin board next to me. The staff sergeants were to be addressed as if they were an officer. Also each barracks was assigned a barracks chief who wore a green rope at the shoulder. A student was also made "student squadron commander", and wore a yellow rope at the shoulder. The yellow rope and green ropes were to be addressed as if they were officers. That meant if an NCO, officer, yellow rope or green rope entered the barracks, I was to immediately snap to attention and say "Sir! Airman Third Class Kover AF1277____ reporting. Barracks is secure, sir!" There was a lot more to it than that. After over 40 years, I just can't remember the rest. Any way I wasted no time in memorizing every word. Well, about an hour after the Staff Sergeant scolded me for not knowing the guard duty protocol, he showed up at the barracks entrance again. I jumped to attention and spouted out the required words. He was satisfied and left. It got so I could rattle off those words at the speed of a machine gun. The yellow rope would periodically check each barracks just to see if the airman on guard duty would make a mistake. I had fun practicing saying it faster and faster. After a while the yellow rope got tired of my rapid word response. It got to the point that when the yellow rope would enter, he would say "Okay Kover, all right, all right shut up!". My first few days there included an overnight session at squadron headquarters. I was there all by myself. I used the time to spit shine my brogans. Requirements in our squadron included spit shined shoes and crisp starched fatigues. So I put shoe horns in the first set of brogans and spent a long time getting the shine just right. One of the guys gave me the tip to mix the shoe polish with water and Glocoat floor wax. That did the trick. When the pair of shoes was done, I removed the shoe horns to start on the second pair. As soon as the shoe horns were removed, that polish on that part of the shoe that bends crumbled and fell off. I had to start all over again. From then on I always spit shined my shoes without the shoe horns. The master sergeant in charge of our squadron was the one responsible for requiring spit shined shoes and starched fatigues. However, he did not set a good example. He was overweight with a big pot belly. His fatigues were always wrinkled. Worst of all, his fatigue hat (pillbox shaped with a baseball hat type brim) had a distinctive white band of dried sweat around the bottom. All the guys thought he was a slob, and a disgrace to the Air Force uniform. In the barracks, everyone wore just their underwear. When the starched fatigues were put on for inspection, everyone walked like robots trying not to bend their knees and create wrinkles. I got pretty good at washing clothes and ironing. The yellow rope would conduct the morning inspection. I remember once being sent back into the barracks because I didn't shave close enough. I didn't have much in the way of whiskers back then. So I made sure that I nicked myself with the razor. A little bit of blood on my chin satisfied the yellow rope. We had to be outside for inspection every morning (except Sunday) at about 5:00 or 5:30am. It got pretty cold sometimes. I remember that the dark sky was so clear you could see all the stars. One morning we saw a meteor shower.
Air Force memories (Part 4)
Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois
Each morning after formation and inspection, we would march to the chow hall for breakfast. Afterwards we would assemble for the march over to the classroom building. All student squadrons had to pass by a reviewing stand, and be graded on their performance. Each squadron was identified by a flag carried by one of the students. Our flag had an eagle with "Tech School" above and "57th" below. Our squadron was officially designated "3357th Student Squadron". However, since all the squadron numbers started with "33", just the last two numbers were shown on the flag. There were a lot of student squadrons. So coming in first each day was not easy. I believe that during the 17 weeks of training, we only came in first once. There was a reward for first place. I don't remember what it was, probably being allowed to sleep late. We were graded on the alignment of the formation, how well everyone was in step and the general appearance of the student squadron among other things. It was difficult keeping lined up because you had to face forward, and rely on looking out the corner of your eye while trying to keep in step with the others. I always enjoyed this part of the march to class because a band would be playing. As we approached the reviewing stand, everyone would "dress-up" (straighten) each line in formation. It was much more relaxed marching back to the barracks. There were a number of cadences that we learned to call out as we marched. If you remember, our shoes had to be spit shined and uniforms starched with crisp creases. Even after class you can see almost everyone kept their legs straight to avoid wrinkles. I'll never forget an incident that happened near the end of the 17 week training period. It was raining pretty hard. We had our raincoats on as we marched back to the barracks. The yellow rope was leading us in a cadence song. This particular cadence song involved raising your feet high and stomping hard on the pavement. The yellow rope waited until we got to a deep puddle before starting the cadence. The result was a lot of splashing. Everyone of us got our beautifully starched pants and shined shoes soaking wet. We laughed our heads off.
We were housed in the barracks four men to a room with two bunk beds and lockers. Inspections came often. It took a while, but we learned how to clean and dust our room while avoiding the mistake of missing a spot. We would start at one corner of the room, and working in a clockwise manner, clean from top to bottom. To this day, that is how I clean at home. One of our room mates apparently never had to do any cleaning at home. He would avoid doing any work. The other three of us had to do the cleaning. We all gave him aggravation in return for his laziness. Of course the beds had to be tight enough to bounce a quarter on. We soon learned the trick of using safety pins to attach each end of the blanket to the springs underneath. There was a popular guy who would show up on a regular basis. He was called "Pizza Pop". He had pepperoni pizzas in his truck that sold for $1.00 each. When he showed up, everyone would yell "Pizza Pop!". If you wanted a pizza, you had to get down there fast because the supply was limited.
Air Force memories (part 5)
Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois July - November 1966
I don't have any memories of home sickness until near the end of boot camp. That was about the time I realized I would not be going home for at least another 17 weeks. Up until then I had assumed that I would go home on leave when boot camp ended. I still remember the first time I heard the song "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Dusty Springfield. It was a Sunday. I walked in a small place on base and ordered a hamburger. That song was playing over the sound system. It made me feel sad and lonely.
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Dusty Springfield
But the song that really broke my heart whenever I heard it was "Green Green Grass of Home" by Tom Jones.
"Green Green Grass of Home" by Tom Jones
Getting mail was always a way of feeling better. So I wrote lots of letters, hoping that I would get lots of mail about home. Later when I finally came home on leave, I took photos. If I got a little home sick, I could pull out the photos from home. I even left a black & white camera (that I bought at Lackland AFB) at home with instructions to take photos and mail them to me.
Classes begin
I didn't have much trouble with class work. In college I had taken Meteorology, Climatology and Microclimatology. So I was already aware of the subject matter. But then it got technical. One of the jobs in the weather station was to take weather observations from all over the country, decode then and then plot them on a map using symbols. The forecaster could then look at the map and formulate his forecast. The problem is that there are a lot of observations, and they had to be plotted with an ink drafting pen in a short amount of time. My first exam with plotting didn't go well. I went for speed. However, speed breeds mistakes. Mistakes count as deductions in your exam score. I flunked my first exam. But the next time, I concentrated on accuracy rather than speed. This time I "aced" the exam. The teletype transmissions from all over the country received in a coded format. The time is converted to Central time (Texas). They are posted for the forecaster. However, at a certain time of day these observations had to be plotted on the map and given to the forecaster. Current observations were always available. It was nice to be to see what the current weather in New Jersey was. We had quizzes or tests almost every day. They told us that if anyone can achieve a certain grade level, they would be designated "honor student". That meant he could skip morning formation/inspection and sleep later. That was enough incentive for me. By now, we considered sleeping late a total luxury. So I worked my butt off. Eventually I made honor student, and got some extra sleep. Some of the classrooms were set up like a typical weather station.
We had heard that at graduation, every other class goes overseas (Europe, Japan, etc.). Otherwise it would be a stateside assignment. We were all hoping for someplace like Europe. There was no choice in the matter. The way it worked, a "bad" assignment like Thailand would be for one year. Places like Europe were a minimum of three years. So if we started out with a stateside assignment, we wouldn't have enough years left on our enlistment to qualify for a good assignment like Europe. As it turned out, I was assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas, the home of the B-52 bomber. After Dyess AFB I could pretty much expect to be sent to Thailand....or maybe even Vietnam.
Air Force memories (Part 6)
Tech School Graduation
Prior to graduation I had my one and only official photograph taken of me in my dress blue uniform. If I remember correctly, it cost me $5.00. On November 4,1966, all 47 graduates in my class received orders for Stateside assignments. I was assigned to 26th Weather Squadron, Detachment 34 at Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas. I had to report there no later than December 7, 1966. Until then I was on leave to go home. I don't have any memory of graduation. As far as I know there was no photograph taken of the class. On November 29, 1966 notification was received that I was given a security clearance of Secret. Also while I was on leave, a letter was sent to the 26th Weather Squadron headquartered at Barksdale AFB, as well as my commanding officer at Dyess AFB, informing them of my graduation as an honor student. I finished number 2 in my class. This was credited towards the possible award of the Air Force Good Conduct Medal sometime in the future. I remember flying home on a commercial airline out of O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. It was November 19, 1966. While in the air, "The Game of the Century" was being played, and I was missing it. Michigan State, 9-0 and ranked #2 in the nation, was playing Notre Dame, 8-0 and ranked #1 in the nation. The pilot of our plane was nice enough to announce the final score over the intercom. The game ended in a 10-10 tie. I was wearing my dress blue uniform when I arrived at Newark Airport. Back then the Vietnam War was not popular. No one patted you on the back or applauded while walking through the airport. You were ignored, or occasionally given a dirty look. I was anxious to get home. I could have taken a taxi to the train station. But I paid a taxi driver $20 to drive me all the way home from Newark to Edison, New Jersey. That was a lot of money. After all, my monthly pay was only about $95. I had the taxi driver drop me off a block from home. I wanted to surprise everyone. By this time, it was dark out. The porch lights were on. Dad was doing some work on the interior portion of the enclosed porch. He was the first to see me. It was good to be home, especially since my twin brother, Bob, would also be home on leave from the Navy. I hadn't seen my brother in a long time.
Air Force memories (Part 7)
Once I was home, the reunions started with everybody. We took more than the usual number of photos. When my leave time was up, I had to catch a plane out of Newark Airport to Texas. I believe Braniff Airlines was the airline I used to get to Dallas. I was a little nervous about my first Air Force assignment. I didn't know what to expect. In Dallas I had to switch to a shuttle that would take me the last leg into Abilene, Texas. I bumped into John Boros, a Tech School classmate, who also was assigned to Dyess AFB. We flew on Trans Texas Airline. The plane was a twin engine turbo prop. Everyone called it "Tree Top Airlines". It was a short shuttle flight. So a small cabin and low altitudes were the norm. The airport at Abilene was small. The terminal wasn't very big either. To get off the plane, they wheeled a movable set of stairs to the cabin door. I think the luggage was all stored in the nose cone of the plane. Once inside the terminal, Boros called the weather station at Dyess. One of the airman, Tony Franklin from Huntsville, Alabama, picked us up. There was a processing-in period. I was assigned a barracks room and issued a heavier fatigue coat.
Impressions of Dyess Air Force Base
Of course, being an Air Force Base, the area is very flat. Trees were almost nonexistent. The "grass" was brown. Actually, it wasn't what we would consider grass. You couldn't walk barefoot on it because of tiny thorns mixed in with the grass. After a while, I noticed tiny paths in the grass. Those paths were made by ants. There were small ant hills scattered across the landscape. Also, when walking across this grass, I kept noticing movement out of the corner of my eye. All I could see were these small holes in the ground. I asked one of the guys about it. He picked up a twig and stuck it in one of the holes. Out jumped this big spider. The movement I was seeing was the spider jumping into its hole when I approached. Every once in a while, I would find a spider in our shower stall at the barracks. I never saw a rattle snake. But there were enough to warrant rattlesnake hunts periodically. There were also jackrabbit hunts. It wasn't uncommon to kick up a jackrabbit while walking to the Base Weather Station. These rabbits are huge. They are about the size of a German Shepard with long legs, and ears about a foot long. It is very dry and dusty there. Every so often we would get hit with a dust storm. Gale force winds would roll in and kick up the dust. Even with all the windows and doors shut tight, dust would migrate into the barracks. During dust storms we stayed indoors. I was to find out soon enough about the type of severe weather that is common in the area of Texas. There was also a UFO incident during one of my shifts that I will talk about later. Every once in a while, there would be a practice "Red Alert". A simulated national emergency situation. We would be issued K rations. The B-52 bombers and KC-135 tanker planes would all start their engines, and run them for what seemed like hours. The ground would shake. The noise was so deafening, we couldn't hear each other talk even several miles away. There were barriers behind the planes to divert the jet engine exhaust.
Air Force memories (Part 8)
Aircraft assigned to Dyess AFB
The KC-135's carries fuel and are used to refuel the B-52 bombers on long range flights. I didn't realize this at the time, but the B-52 Stratofortress was relatively new when I was stationed at Dyess. "The B-52A first flew in 1954, and the B model entered service in 1955. A total of 744 B-52s were built with the last, a B-52H, delivered in October 1962. Only the H model is still in the Air Force inventory and is assigned to Air Combat Command and the Air Force Reserves.
The first of 102 B-52Hs was delivered to Strategic Air Command in May 1961. The H model can carry up to 20 air launched cruise missiles. In addition, it can carry the conventional cruise missile that was launched from B-52G models during Desert Storm. During the Cold War, Dyess Air Force Base was constantly on alert in case of nuclear attack. There were even signs in the base's movie theater that would instantly alert pilots in the scenario that the U.S.S.R. would initiate a nuclear attack during a movie." Also stationed at Dyess was the C-130 Hercules aircraft. The C-130's were painted camouflage back in 1967. When I was stationed there, it was common to see C-130's practicing touch-and-goes day and night. We also saw on a regular basis the F-4 Phantom fighter jet. This was one of the fighter jets used during the Vietnam War. The Phantoms were also painted camouflage at that time. The main Weather Station was located on the ground floor of the control tower. A forecaster and airman were assigned there as well as an airman up in the control tower 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Air Force memories (Part 9)
The Weather Observer duty station was in the tower below the air traffic controllers. Two airman would be on duty each shift, one upstairs in the tower and one downstairs in the weather station with the forecaster. The two airman on duty would switch stations halfway through the shift. My room was on the third floor of the barracks. The barracks were located about a half mile from the weather station. If I couldn't get a ride, I had to walk to work. Walking across that field at night (to begin the night shift) occasionally resulted in a sudden noise from a jack rabbit running away. My OJT (On the job training) started not long after arriving on base. I was required to go through several months of OJT before I would be officially certified to work on my own. I was teamed with an airman from Seattle, Washington, who started training me. I can't recall his name. It didn't seem at first that we would get along. He was a bit wild in many ways. He was a ladies man. He had a girlfriend off base that he visited regularly. But we gradually became good friends. Eventually he got orders to ship out to Thailand. His girlfriend called the base Weather Station one day crying. Everyone was on a rotating shift basis, which we all hated. Two days on day shift 0730 to 1600(7:30am to 4:00pm), two days on swing shift 1600 to 0000(4:00pm to midnight) and and two days on mid shift 0000 to 0730(midnight to 7:30am). We got one day off unless we were understaffed. There was a lot to do on each shift. To keep things organized, I wrote down the schedule for each shift. I don't remember doing so much map plotting. The Weather Station on the first floor had one forecaster on duty for the swing and mid shifts, and two forecasters on duty during the day shift. Also on duty during the day were the weather station commander Lt. Col. James Davis, his clerk, and the Chief Observer, SSgt. Richard Rablin. It was SSgt Rablin's job to evaluate your performance every day. His desk was up in the control tower duty station. In the rear of the weather station were the teletype machines (weather observations form all over) and weather chart facsimile machines. That's where the airman on duty would be most of the time. In a side room was the radar for tracking thunderstorms. The other duty station was upstairs in the control tower just below the air traffic controllers. When making an observation, it was logged on a chart on the desk top. One of the phones was used by us to record the current weather and forecast. Anyone on base or off base could call that number for the recorded information. When an observation was made, it had to be typed using the teletype. Holes would be punched in a paper strip representing the typed letters. The paper strip would then be fed through the teletype and transmitted all over the country. If you made a typing mistake, you couldn't correct it. You had to start over again with a new paper strip.
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Bill....was at Lackland in March '66..3 months before you. Remember Mooney, came to our barracks (the old one, not like I've just read earlier this evening how they removed them and did new) for inspection....every personal item you had, had to be lying on bed. He icked up my wallet, looked at my fiancee and stated...this your ugly girlfriend...I said YES SIR! He then flung it down on the bed and went to my roommate. I laughed at basic....reminded me of home! Many guys acted like babies! My email is DGJCarp at Aol dot com
Bill, I was at Dyess in 1967-68, in the 96th Security Police. Your pictures and stories brought back lots of memories... Are you in contact with any other guys who were at Dyess then? My email is: email@example.com. Thanks for the memories. John
I know exactly what you are saying because I went through the same procedure. I was at Chanute from March-August 1967 in Weather School. I was assigned to the Det 16, 24th Weather Squadron at Webb AFB located at Big Spring, TX. I concur with everything you have said. I still have my "57" button that we were required to wear on our fatigues. I too, couldn't get in right away when I signed up on Sep 6, 1966. I had to wait until Feb 2, 1967 to go to Basic.
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Nice remembrance. I joined in October 66 and thanks to your writings brought back some memories of Lackland. I went on to Keesler for training and experienced the same things there. I then went on to Europe (England, Germany and Libya) before I left the Air Force. Ray
1966-1967 — Abilene, Texas
Bill, your stories about Lackland & Chanute brought back many memories. I was at Lackland Oct. to Nov. 66 and Chanute Nov. 66 to Mar 67. The night we arrived at Lackland was memorable. We'd no sooner sacked out and we were rousted out for fire drills. We fell out in our drawers wrapped in a blanket and each time I was sent running to the orderly room to report the drill. After the 3rd. trip a Sgt. yelled at me and said he didn't "want to see my bird legs again". On the 4th. drill I didn't go...no one did..and I got yelled at again. Welcome to the USAF! At Chanute I met that character you mentioned with the pizzas but I remember that each time he stuck his head in the barracks door he did a Yogi Bear impression "HEY,HEY,HEY...PIZZA POP!!!" It's odd what memories stick with you after 47 years. Please excuse the word 'You" under the icon to the left, I'll fix that soon as I learn how.
Bill, your stories about Lackland & Chanute brought back many memories. I was at Lackland Oct. to Nov. 66 and Chanute Nov. 66 to Mar 67. The night we arrived at Lackland was memorable. We'd no sooner sacked out and we were rousted out for fire drills. We fell out in our drawers wrapped in a blanket and each time I was sent running to the orderly room to report the drill. After the 3rd. trip a Sgt. yelled at me and said he didn't "want to see my bird legs again". On the 4th. drill I didn't go...no one did..and I got yelled at again. Welcome to the USAF! At Chanute I met that character you mentioned with the pizzas but I remember that each time he stuck his head in the barracks door he did a Yogi Bear impression "HEY,HEY,HEY...PIZZA POP!!!" It's odd what memories stick with you after 47 years. Please excuse the word 'You" under the icon to the left, I'll fix that soon as I learn how.
Bill, your stories about Lackland & Chanute brought back many memories. I was at Lackland Oct. to Nov. 66 and Chanute Nov. 66 to Mar 67. The night we arrived at Lackland was memorable. We'd no sooner sacked out and we were rousted out for fire drills. We fell out in our drawers wrapped in a blanket and each time I was sent running to the orderly room to report the drill. After the 3rd. trip a Sgt. yelled at me and said he didn't "want to see my bird legs again". On the 4th. drill I didn't go...no one did..and I got yelled at again. Welcome to the USAF! At Chanute I met that character you mentioned with the pizzas but I remember that each time he stuck his head in the barracks door he did a Yogi Bear impression "HEY,HEY,HEY...PIZZA POP!!!" It's odd what memories stick with you after 47 years. Please excuse the word 'You" under the icon to the left, I'll fix that soon as I learn how.
Bill, your stories about Lackland & Chanute brought back many memories. I was at Lackland Oct. to Nov. 66 and Chanute Nov. 66 to Mar 67. The night we arrived at Lackland was memorable. We'd no sooner sacked out and we were rousted out for fire drills. We fell out in our drawers wrapped in a blanket and each time I was sent running to the orderly room to report the drill. After the 3rd. trip a Sgt. yelled at me and said he didn't "want to see my bird legs again". On the 4th. drill I didn't go...no one did..and I got yelled at again. Welcome to the USAF! At Chanute I met that character you mentioned with the pizzas but I remember that each time he stuck his head in the barracks door he did a Yogi Bear impression "HEY,HEY,HEY...PIZZA POP!!!" It's odd what memories stick with you after 47 years. Please excuse the word 'You" under the icon to the left, I'll fix that soon as I learn how.
alas, i also was at lackland in april, '66, then on to the flatest place on earth, rantoul, illinois. here is a link to my blog and a post i once did on basic at lackland. funny now, wasn't then. enjoy: http://wildwestblogcom.blogspot.com/2008/11/back-to-basics.html
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HOUSTON - The woman at the center of a day care fire that killed four children is facing new charges as she becomes the focus of an international manhunt.
Nine new charges were being filed Tuesday against Jessica Tata, 22, who is believed to have fled to Nigeria.
Tata was the day care provider at a home in the 2800 block of Crestpark at Waypark when a fire broke out Thursday at 1:40 p.m. The house served as a day care facility called Jackie's Child Care. Seven children were at the home at the time of the fire.
Three of the children, Elizabeth Kojah, of Cypress, and Kendyll Stradford, of Katy, both 20 months old; and Shomari Dickerson, 3, died on Thursday. A fourth child, Elias Castillo, died on Saturday.
Two of the surviving children are at Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston in critical condition. The third surviving child has been released from the hospital.
Tata was charged with one count of reckless injury to a child in connection with Dickerson's death on Sunday.
She will face a total of seven counts of reckless injury to a child and three additional charges of child endangerment.
The Harris County District Attorney said she is outraged that anyone would blame her office for a delay in filing charges.
"These allegations are outrageous. There have been other suggestions that we could have authorized an investigatory hold. There is no such thing under the law as an investigative hold. We do not live in a police state," District Attorney Pat Lykos said.
But arson investigators said the District Attorney's Office is at fault and said charges could have been accepted more quickly.
Investigators said they presented evidence and witnesses on Thursday to prosecutors and said they received a Crime Stoppers tip on Friday that Tata was planning on fleeing the country.
Tata boarded a plane for Nigeria on Saturday, the day before she was charged, officials said.
"We are definitely looking into flight records. We're definitely looking into her family history in Nigeria," Deputy U.S. Marshal Alfredo Perez said.
The U.S. Marshals office said it is doing all it can to have the 22-year-old fugitive extradited back to Houston.
"Right now, we're trying to establish a base line of who she is. Where she is. Where she's been," said Perez.
Perez said he could not release specific details about how close they are to finding her.
"Once we find out where she's at, it's really important to be discreet about it so we can start the treaty process," said Perez.
Tata is from Nigeria.
Arson investigators said the fire started in the kitchen after someone left a pot of oil sitting on a hot burner.
Tata left the children alone while she went to the grocery store, according to sources who said security video shows she was in the store for at least 13 minutes. Witnesses said she returned just as smoke began billowing out of the home day care.
Anyone with information on Tata's whereabouts is asked to contact the U.S. Marshals Office at 713-718-4259.
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The district attorney also said Tuesday that she was skeptical of Ron Tata, Jessica Tata's brother, and what he plans to do with a benefit fund he created to help the child victims of the fire.
Ronald Tata was charged with theft and assault in two separate cases in 2002, according to Local 2 Investigates. The theft charge was dismissed and the assault charge ended with deferred adjudication.
Lykos issued a strongly worded suggestion to the Tata family.
"Instead of filing a DBA and raising money, and who knows who that money is going to or how it's going to be accounted for, that they have Ms. Tata return to Harris County and face justice," Lykos said.
The official name of the benefit is Houston Benefit Of Day Care Victims.
Lykos advised Houstonians to stay away from the fund and be wary if someone contacts you to contribute to it.
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Next time you walk through the Oakland Zoo, keep your eyes open for the myriad of birds flying overhead, the Wild Turkeys living with elephants or Western Fence Lizards doing "lizard pushups" next to African lions. Those coincidental opportunities can foster the vital lifelines between local wildlife and us, the people in their communities. They remind us that every organism belongs in some native habitat, and it is up to us to conserve and create those wild places in our own backyards.
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Christopher James Caldwell has been charged with escaping while under arrest or in custody and burglary.
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A panel of 13 industry experts has been chosen to advise Tyson Foods with its initiative focusing on ensuring responsible care and overall well-being of farm animals.
The advisory panel, selected by Tyson Foods, is an independent group who will assist the company in determining research priorities and suggest ways to improve the FarmCheck audit program. Members of the panel include a cattle feedlot operator, recent FFA president, Temple Grandin and other animal science professors.
According to a release, each panel member is a leader in his or her field and was invited to join the panel because of their demonstrated interests across a broad range of issues related to raising farm animals responsibly. Their participation is not a public endorsement of the FarmCheck program, Tyson Foods or any specific animal well-being program.
FarmCheck was created in October 2012 as a response to growing consumer interest in animal handling practices. The company recently made the decision to extend its program to include a beef version of FarmCheck to audit beef operations along the supply chain. Priorities of the FarmCheck program include:
- auditing the treatment of animals at livestock and poultry farms that supply the company
- using research to identify potential new and better methods for animal care and handling
- reaffirming Tyson's commitment to animal well-being issues with a dedicated senior management team
The 13 members of the advisory panel are listed below. Learn more about each panel member.
- Ryan Best, 2011-2012 president, Future Farmers of America
- Anne Burkholder, cattle feedlot owner
- Ed Cooney, executive director of the Congressional Hunger Center
- Gail Golab, Ph.D., DVM, director of American Veterinary Medical Association's Animal Welfare Division
- Temple Grandin, Ph.D., professor of animal science, Colorado State University
- Karl Guggenmos, dean of culinary education, Johnson & Wales University
- Tim Loula, DVM, co-founder and co-owner of Swine Vet Center in St. Peter, Minnesota
- Miyun Park, executive director, Global Animal Partnership
- Ashley Peterson, Ph.D., vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs, National Chicken Council
- Richard Raymond, M.D., former U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Food Safety
- Janeen Salak-Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor in Animal Sciences, University of Illinois
- Janice Swanson, Ph.D., chair and professor, Animal Behavior and Welfare, Michigan State University
- Bruce Webster, Ph.D., professor of poultry science, University of Georgia


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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A man accused of firing gunshots that left a man dead and led to a deadly, fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip faces extradition from California to Nevada.
Ammar Harris was expected to appear in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday.
The 26-year-old self-described pimp was arrested in Los Angeles last Thursday, ending a weeklong manhunt that began after the Feb. 21 shooting and crash that killed three people and injured five others.
Authorities allege Harris was driving his black Range Rover SUV when he fired at least five shots into a Maserati sports car, killing Kenneth Wayne Cherry Jr., a rapper who called himself Kenny Clutch.
Police say the two men had argued minutes earlier in a casino valet area.
After Cherry was struck, the Maserati careened into a taxi that exploded in a spectacular fireball at Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road, one of the most famous neon-lit crossroads in Las Vegas.
The cab driver and his passenger were killed.
A passenger in the Maserati was shot in the arm, and four people in four other vehicles were hurt, none seriously, in the chain-reaction crashes. Three women were in the SUV with Harris.
The crash closed the Strip for about 15 hours while police investigated.
Two days later, police located the SUV parked at an apartment complex near the crash scene, triggering the multi-state search for Harris.
Armed with an arrest warrant for three murder counts, law officers arrested Harris at an apartment in Los Angeles' Studio City area, hours after police found the last of the women who were with him in the SUV.
Harris is a convicted felon in South Carolina who shows fists full of money on Internet posts and boasts of a high-rolling lifestyle with prostitutes in Miami and Las Vegas.


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Hello, i am new to this website but have found some postings on it quite interesting and sometimes comforting. my dad was diagnosed with CC in March, and has been told it is an unresectable tumor. He has just finished six weeks of chemoradiotherapy and got through it unscathed, however it has now caught up with him and he is really tired and grey looking. He also is short of breath which was a concern when he was initially diagnosed, so of course now he and all of our family are worried that the tumor has been stirred up a bit. When he was diagnosed in march, he was told there were no treatment options, however his oncologist kept searching for someone to offer us something. Finally a specialist in Melbourne offered him his chemoradiation, and hence now we wait and see if it has done anything. It is such a weird feeling, being told you have cancer and go home and enjoy the rest of your life.
Personally i find day to day things challenging, with xmas and birthdays. I find I am always wondering will this be the last time we share these precious times with dad. I have also just had a baby and find it quite hard to consider that dad isn't going to be around to see her grow and develop. my 2 older children are also a challenge, as i can't bear the thought of them losing their pa. Oh what a terrible thing this is. If anyone can sift through my ramblings, please respond as it is comforting to know other people share my frustrations.


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Paul Brewster has played the Grand Ole Opry hundreds of times. As harmony vocals and rhythm guitar, he's been with Ricky Skaggs and the Kentucky Thunder for 19 years. Bluegrass has taken him all over the world, but his HomeGrown story begins in Knoxville.
"I'm appreciating it more and more the older I get," he said.
But music was never a planned career path, more of a hobby. Paul inherited the bluegrass gene from his dad, Willie G Brewster.
"It was called hillbilly music back then. I think dad started with Cas Walker when he was 13. They did a thing called the "Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round" here with a lot of artists- Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, Red & Fred."
To his dad, music was work.
"He'd come home and put the guitar in the closet. I drug it out of the closet and learned to play."
Brewster really fine-tuned his talents after high school at his uncle's store, "Pick 'n' Grin."
"I learned how to play banjo and guitar there. It's kind of where I got started with the Knoxville Grass- a bluegrass group in the early mid-'70s."
He also played some gigs with bluegrass group, the Pinnacle Boys.
"I went to the Opry for the first time with the Pinnacle Boys. Roy Acuff invited us down to play."
Then, at 23, Paul landed a gig with the Osborne Brothers.
"We went to 11 or 12 different cities in Germany the first year I was with them- 1979. I was with Bobby and Sonny about 10 years- really great time!"
However, he put away his guitar after friend and country music star Keith Whitley died.
"It was a bummer time for me because of Keith, and so I played golf a lot. I was pretty good at it."
It took him to Florida where he started teaching and then back to East Tennessee.
"I guess it was 1995 and Ricky called and said, 'Man, would you want to come up and play with me in Nashville?' And, I've been with him ever since. It's been about 19 years.
He's always enjoyed singing harmony, even as a kid.
"I never sung the lead line."
And he's shared the microphone with some of the best in the business.
"Dolly, Marty Raybon, Joe Diffy-- of course, Ricky Skaggs.
Paul also loves songwriting.
"I really didn't get into it until later in my life."
And, he just released his second, solo album titled "3 Minute Heartache."
"It was a very tough time in my life."
The album even includes a tribute to his late father.
"When I write, I write with my dad's guitar and I wrote a song called 'Dad's Guitar.'"
In addition to touring with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Paul's hoping to add a few solo stops of his own.
Paul Brewster, born in North Knoxville, HomeGrown in Tennessee.
"It's my home. It's where I'm from. People say you can't go home. Well, I can. I go to my mom's house every week.
For more information on Paul's new album, "3 Minute Heartache," visit his website www.paulbrewstermusic.com. You can purchase it there as well as Itunes and CD Baby.


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Doesn't look like much, just take out a longboard and head for the surfing beaches during the day. Even though they are packed with out of towners who don't respect the lineup at all...
I'm in peahala park, you know right next to the acme? Just yesterday I was surfing with some guys I know and all of a sudden 6 teenagers who drove down for the day decided to act like they had rights to every wave... Talking crap to little kids daring them to say a bad word to them and pushed them off their boards, while making fun of locals at the same time! It was pathetic but we didn't want to start anything, just kept our spot and tried to stay as far away from them as we could. Sure enough they got back in their car and left a couple hours later... That's another reason why I hate kooks...
Yea it was only the three of us out there, so we were kind of outnumbered, but man did they suck at surfing, even the little locals were doing better then them lol. I'm 16 and I'm not sure if you know phil and donna from the acme surf and sport next to pinkys, but they are good friends of mine who taught me how to surf when I was little, still go surfing with those guys every now and then. I pretty much know everyone on 94th 95th 92nd and 91st street. That's pretty much it for me, how about you?
I don't think I know any of those guys either if we have a chance we'll try and paddle out with you guys soon. What street do you guys surf at? Hopefully they aren't as bad where you guys are. Have you heard about the ESA competitions going on lately on 106st. I went to go see two of them and I know there is one more left I'm thinking of signing up, but i don't think there will be much to surf lol.
doesnt even look ridable on a longboard in beach haven.. shorebreaky and textured.


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Well I have searched the topic and found some info in the history but would like frsh opinions on the subject.
As a university student still takin a few summer classes to get a head start on my first year to law school and startin a new summer job I dont have a lot of time to go see my butcher as I would like - mainly for weeknights. I know of the obvious mail order meat suppliers such as Omaha steaks and have obviously visited the sites of specialty suppliers in SR's books... but for generic steaks and maybe a few other meats I would like to know if anyone has any fav supplier or knows of one with absoulutly top quality dry-aged steak.... and if ya know they will deliver to Canada that is even better!
DON'T WORRY PEOPLE... I will always visit my butcher every Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday for the more important Q's
More importantly than a meat supplier is a mail order wood supplier... as I have said many times, due to the overwhelming abundanc of the world's highest quality and perhaps cheapest priced lobster and other seafood, there is very little BBQ awith the exception of the odd burger, tube steak and occasional t-bone. Smoking is almost unheard of, actualy people often yell at me that smoke is comin from my BBQ like I am sort of crazed fool who has never used a BBQ. Anyways there is pretty much no chips avalible in stores other than Hickory and Mesquite and I dont have a lot of time to go out in the woods and get other wood such as maple... plus I would like some exotic woods. Another downside to living in an apartment I cant get firewood suppliers to deliver a druck load of wood... so I just need bagged chips and chunks...
Oh and that rant about people being alarmed about smoke ocmin from the Q has got me thinking - Every time I walk by a BBQ that has no smoke I am going to yell and scream like the food is rotting and goin bad or on fire or somethin..... tisk tisk


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I found your blog while looking for resources. My daughter was diagnosed last summer with JIA (psoriatic) and we are just now beginning enbrel. It has been a rollercoaster ride since her diagnosis. I hope you don't mind if I follow along on your blog. I feel like I still know so little about this JIA journey we are on with my little girl. www.mckennawho.com is my blog although I haven't blogged about this JIA journey we are on.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Mckenna-I'm glad you found my blog, I don't get to post on here as much as I like, but I'm trying to find more time to. I hope some of my posts about Bev's JA journey are helpful. There's some links to other JA blogs from friends of ours that may be helpful too! I hope your daughter is doing well!Delete
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I just stumbled upon your blog thru pinterest. My 9 year old daughter was diagnosed with JA on Tuesday. I am very upset , scared, sick and everything else. My mom is crippled from RA along with an aunt. Its really hard to tell your 9 year old that she has this when she has watched my mom all her life. The wait til march 6th seems very far off!!!! I am enjoying reading your positive attitude. Thank You!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter's diagnosis...I can't imagine how scared she must be. As much as I hate Bev's JA, I am glad she was dx'd as a toddler because she doesn't know anything different. I can't imagine how hard it must be to go thru at 9.Delete
I'm glad you found my blog and I hope it's helpful...I've been slacking on my posts the last year...been busy, but I'm trying to get better at updating.
I have links to lots of JA blogs on here from friends of ours that could be helpful to you as well and informative.
Please feel free to contact me directly as well.
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A new British hop named Olicana, grown by Charles Faram & Co Hop Merchants, and test brewed by Ilkley Brewery, has been unveiled.
The Herefordshire-grown hop was revealed at the 2014 SIBA BeerX conference in Sheffield where thousands of brewers, licensees, hop growers, maltsters and craft beer fans gathered for this annual celebration of British beer.
The Olicana seed was originally sown in 2009 and in 2013, after three years of agronomic assessment, Charles Faram and Ilkley Brewery teamed up to exclusively harvest and brew with this new hop, then, simply named 1391.
Ilkley Brewery will brew exclusively with Olicana this season but it is hoped the hop will go into full scale production in 2015.
"Working with Charles Faram brings a fantastic opportunity to brew with a completely new hop that has wonderful citrus characteristics and challenges the convention that you need to source hops from the New World to brew hop-forward beers," said Chris Ives, managing director of Ilkley Brewery.
"British breweries have been importing aromatic hops from countries like America and Australia for many years now but the knock-on effect is that British hop growers have taken a back seat. Creating different and exciting hops like Olicana, and growing them here in the UK, is vital for the British hop industry to stay alive," added Chris.
Paul Corbett, managing director of Charles Faram and Co. Hop Merchants, said: "We are delighted to have had the help and support of Ilkley Brewery with this, one of the first varieties from our new hop breeding programme. It gives us an excellent first-hand opportunity to assess the brewing potential of this new hop and we hope that it is well received."


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Layer and Green on Flames Sports Hotline Tonight
Link to Listen Live at 7 p.m. on Monday Night (ESPNinVa.com)
Lynchburg Location: Doc's Diner (Liberty University Campus East)
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Twitter: @LibertyRadioPxP
Toll Free Hotline: (877) 401-9041
The Flames Sports Hotline returns to the airwaves this evening at 7 p.m. The show is hosted weekly at Doc's Diner and will feature Liberty Men's Basketball Head Coach Dale Layer and Women's Basketball Head Coach Carey Green during the football team's bye week.
New this year, the Flames Sports Hotline will air weekly on the ESPNinVA network, which includes the following ESPN Radio stations in the Central Virginia area: 93.3 FM (Lynchburg), 106.3 FM (Danville), 1240 AM (Roanoke), 1320 AM (Lynchburg) and 1350 AM (Bedford).
The weekly show is hosted locally in Lynchburg on Liberty University's campus at Doc's Diner, and the restaurant is open to the student body and the general public. The show is broadcast live throughout the 50's-style diner and fans are encouraged to participate during the call-in segments.
Alan York, the radio "Voice of the Flames," hosts the call-in show, which will open with a segment with Liberty Football Head Coach Turner Gill. After Gill recaps the Flames' 21-17 setback at Old Dominion on Saturday, the remainder of the hour-long show will focus on the upcoming men's and women's basketball seasons.
Green and redshirt junior point guard Emily Frazier will preview the 2013-14 women's basketball season, which tips off Nov. 8 at Charlotte. Frazier is one of two returning starters from last year's team, which went 27-7 and won its second straight Big South title.
York will then be joined by Layer and redshirt senior center Joel Vander Pol to chat about the 2013-14 men's basketball team. The defending Big South champion Flames will open the season Nov. 8 with a home game against Randolph College.
Flames Nation fans can listen to the show locally by tuning their radio dials to any of the ESPNinVA network of stations in the Central Virginia area. The show will also air live online at LibertyFlames.com and can be heard by clicking on the link above.
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A Dress of a Different Color
Take a step outside of the box and add some beautiful color to your gown. What a great way to add something unexpected and different! Use any color you can think of or go with a shade of blue to act as your "something blue". If you want to keep your gown white, consider this as a fun option for your bridesmaids. This could be a stunning option for a great neutral dress!
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If you don't want to pay for a professional to create this look for you, there are two alternate options. Option A is is to buy dye available in stores. It comes at an affordable price and is easily available. Store-bought dye is also available in tons of colors so you will be able to pick the exact hue that you want. Option B is to go the homemade route. These dyes are great because they are all-natural and non-toxic. The downside to this is that the exact color will vary. You have to be married to the idea that an exact shade is out of the question.
What's Next?
Homemade- Brass Paper Clips suggests checking out Crafting a Greener World or Pioneer Thinking for easy tutorials on how to make your own plant-based dye.
Store Bought– Brass Paper Clips also suggests Rit for great information on store-bought dye and dying techniques and a color formula generator to help you create exactly the right shade. After you have chosen your desired shade, read the directions on the box of dye and you are on your way to a beautiful and unique look!
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**** Please make sure you know your fabric and how it reacts to dye so it doesn't ruin. As always follow directions exactly. They are there for a reason
For stories from real brides and extra tips check out That Bride and A Backyard Wedding.
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Fiercé - Monday, January 28, 2013 - link...because you just know there's someone on both sides of the aisle at AMD and nVidia making note that they're being watched, and will really push to be better as a consequence. Big wins for everybody.
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ONLY eight tables are left for a Polo Day to raise money for a dedicated breast unit in Worcester.
The fundraiser is set to take place at Cirencester Park Polo Club on Friday, June 13 between noon and 5.30pm but there are only eight tables left.
The day features a champagne reception, a three-course lunch, auction, medium goal exhibition polo match and tea in aid of the Worcestershire Breast Unit and Worcester Three Choirs Festival.
The campaign is seeking to create a dedicated breast unit at 220 Newtown Road in Worcester.
Auction prizes include joining Philip Serrell and his private guests at the MAC Vintage Sports Car Club annual meet at Shelsley Walsh on July 6, featuring vintage cars that have competed at Shelsley since WW1 (tickets for two, lunch and full hospitality, donated by Philip Serrell), A Fope bracelet set in 18 carat white gold with a cabochon pink tourmaline charm (donated by Anja Potze Fine Jewellery),
dinner cooked for you in your own home by Anja Potze, Fiona Charny (chairperson of Worcestershire Breast Unit) and Debbie Liggins (Development Manager, Three Choirs) and weekend hire of a classic Plus 4 or three-wheeler Morgan. Two drivers permitted per hire (25-70 years old) with a minimum of three years driving experience.
Guests can travel to Cirencester Park with fellow revellers on the 'party bus' departing from King Street, Worcester at 10.30am. Tickets are £87.50 or at a discounted price of £850 for a table of 10.
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
Before he became a world-renowned depicter of the banality of corporate America with his "Dilbert" comic strip, Scott Adams was rejected for an arts school, and instead earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Hartwick College and an MBA in economics and management from the University of California-Berkeley. In 1997, at the invitation of Logitech CEO Pierluigi Zappacosta, Adams, wearing a wig and false mustache, successfully impersonated a management consultant and tricked Logitech managers into adopting a mission statement that he described as "so impossibly complicated that it has no real content whatsoever."
SMM: In an NPR story recently on workplace morale, a software engineer in Lexington, Ky., said he got a good sense of worker morale in offices that he visited by looking at the number of "Dilbert" comics that were pinned up in workers' cubicles.
A lot of "Dilbert" comics seemed to be a passive aggressive way for employees to complain. How does it feel to have your work be a barometer for job satisfaction?
ADAMS: The "Dilbert Index" idea has been around for about 12 years or so, by my best guess. My own version says the best office to work in has a few "Dilbert" comics, which indicates they have a lenient policy about humor. If you see zero indications of humor in a workplace, run away. If you see entire walls of "Dilbert" comics, you have a different problem. Somewhere in the middle is best.
SMM: Some companies try to pump up morale by bringing in a motivational speaker. Have you ever served in that role?
ADAMS: I've done hundreds of corporate speeches, but I always promised the client that no one would be motivated or educated, just entertained.
SMM: What's your feeling about motivational speakers?
ADAMS: I haven't seen any studies that indicate people stay motivated 10 minutes after they leave a motivational speech. On the other hand, every little bit of positive energy probably helps. If the speech is the only motivating element of work, I doubt it has much impact. If it's part of a larger motivational thrust, it might help.
SMM: Have you seen someone else speak live who you found to be especially motivational?
SMM: I saw two graduates of the Dale Carnegie course get on stage without notes and give excellent, animated talks on the benefits of Dale Carnegie's methods. It motivated me to sign up for the course myself, and it was one of the smartest things I ever did.
SMM: Who is not on the motivational speaking circuit that you think would be well-suited to it?
ADAMS: Oprah, Jay-Z, Bill Clinton. I'm motivated by anyone who changed the world by force of personality and desire.
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WCU Men's Basketball Team to Participate in SSAC West Division Tournament
Head Coach Steve Knight will lead the William Carey University men's basketball team to the 2012 Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) West Division Tournament at the Darlington School in Rome, Ga., on Wednesday, February 29, as they play Emmanuel College for the first game of the tournament.
The Crusaders went 13-17 in the regular season and 9-9 in SSAC post-season games. WCU finished in a tie for second place in the SSAC West Division, but through tiebreakers will be the #5 seed in the tournament. The Crusaders defeated Emmanuel 66-53 in November, with Roderick Little leading the game with 18 points.
Members of the men's basketball team are Jamal Doss of Flora; Jaron Edwards of Franklinton, La.; Fernando Garcia of Metepec, Mexico; Bassanio Green of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica; Douglas LaRue of Kennett, Pa.; Roderick Little of Moss Point; Christopher London of Birmingham, Ala.; Phillip McCray of McComb; Jason Peychaud of Hover, Ala.; Stefan Sartori of Belgrade, Serbia; Donzedrick Smith of Clinton; Sharod Smith of Meridian; Devarus Walker of Hickory; and Chris Woodall of Jackson. Assistant coaches are Tracy English, Scotty Fletcher, and Jeff Norwood.


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Paul Mesner Puppets presents, The Nativity
- What:
- Come see beautiful seven-foot puppets gracefully move through the aisles of the Cathedral with musical and chorale accompaniment as live actors narrate this familiar tale. The larger than-than-life characters are brought to life by puppeteers, movement artists and volunteers who perform this eternal story of grace and love.
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- Saturday, December 15 @ 2:00 pm
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My truest calling has always been photography. Born and raised in northern California, I was blessed to be surrounded by nature's immense beauty. I kindled my love for artistic photography while serving in the military, where I bought my first camera. I have for the past 30 years continued to weave my love of photography in and out of a career in sales. I am a self-taught photographer exploring, defining and redefining my passion for creating art with photography.
Nature's beauty of flowers and landscapes has captured my sense of wonder and delight. People new to my work often are curious… is it a painting or photography? It is both! My photographs often transcend what the naked eye sees, stimulating viewers to reach "Beyond the Minds Eye". My work depicts beauty in nature that knows no bounds. What I capture does not represent traditional photography, but may blend watercolor, pastels, chalk or other artistic mediums… gently moving from realism to more abstract and back again. My images are often digitally enhanced in order to offer you my creative perspective of what seems real to the naked eye. My intention is to offer you a felt-sense experience of nature's beauty as if it surrounds you at this very moment.
Pause ~ Notice ~ Feel ~ Enjoy
I currently live in the beautiful state of Wisconsin with my wife. I live in gratitude daily for the gifts I have been given, the ability to capture nature's fingerprints and in turn offer them to you. May these images fill your heart with wonder and appreciation for what surrounds us all.
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A gunman killed at least 12 people and injured 59 more when he opened fire on a midnight screening of the new Batman film in Aurora, Colorado last week. The shooting — much like the 1999 attack on a school in nearby Columbine — has revived the debate over just why such massacres happen in the US and whether more needs to be done to crack down on gun ownership. Below are some pieces that examine these issues: Read more
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