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They are lighting the flame at opening ceremonies for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games right now! And even if you aren't a big sports fan, hopefully you'll tune in sometime over the next two weeks to see some of the world's finest athletes as they showcase their talent in Rio!
As some of you may know, I was a competitive swimmer and I have a small tie to the Olympic Games. I coached swimming with Ryan Lochte's mom in the early 90's when Ryan was just a little boy. With this being his last Olympic games, we'll be cheering for him as he winds down an amazing career!
Keeping with the personal finance theme, I was planning on a post comparing traits of Olympic athletes with traits of people who are successful with their finances. There seems to be a clear alignment in many areas. Here are a few examples:
- Goal-Oriented – Certainly Olympic athletes have mastered setting goals and creating paths to achieving those goals. And if you read many personal finance blogs, you will likely read about the importance of financial goals too. Here are a couple of great reads about financial goals from a fellow blogger's the Finance Superhero and James over at RetirementSavvy.
- Committed & Determined – Olympians have to be incredibly committed (for years) to maintain their status as elite athletes. And they must be determined to work hard at practice, to listen to coaches, to watch their diet, and control other factors that influence their overall well-being. To be successful with your finances, you should commit to a plan, learn from others and be determined to work toward your goals. Here are some great examples of that determination from Penny @ shepicksuppennies.com and from the Groovy's on the commitment to help others.
- Sacrifice – Without question, Olympic athletes and their families must sacrifice in many ways. They spend time away from loved ones, they might pass up college or career options, and most spend a tremendous amount of money in pursuit of the title of Olympian. If you are working to clean up your credit or grow your net worth, you may feel like you are sacrificing too. But what you might really be doing is battling lifestyle inflation as bloggers Apathy Ends and DividendsDownUnder share in these posts.
All of these traits of Olympians were aligning nicely with the ideas shared in the personal finance community – until the I stepped out of the house to get the mail yesterday. My son's new football cleats and gloves had arrived and when I looked at the bill – it hit me.
If it costs hundreds of dollars to suit up my son for 3 months of high school football, how do these athletes and their families do it?
I certainly understand that some athletes get endorsements, sponsors and funds from various places, but what about the rest of the athletes? These athletes train and compete for years and get very little financial assistance along the way. And most of these athletes will never even get near the podium…
The focus of prime-time Olympic coverage will be on the final heats, the big games, and the popular sports. We'll hear many of the stories of those who achieve success at the games, but I was thinking about those who just made the cut. And is just making the cut still worth the dream of making it to the Olympic games?
What can we learn from athletes who have decided to devote their lives to a sport where they know there is little chance of making it past the preliminary rounds? Do these athletes dreams align with what we value in terms of focusing on personal finance? Or is precious time just passing as they pursue their dreams?
Let's take a look at a few more traits of these athletes:
- Focus on the Journey – Even if they know Olympic gold is not in their future, the journey to the games is what really matters. And the experiences they have and the people they meet along the way fuel their drive. In the personal finance community, I've read some great pieces that align with this. Seeking financial independence may be a goal, but the journey to the goal is just as important. Check out these posts from Ms. Our Next Life and Matt over at the Distilled Dollar to better understand their journeys.
- Passion for What They Do – These athletes give it their all! They have a passion for their sport and they'll do whatever it takes to compete. They don't care that others would make different decisions and choose to give up their dreams. The love of their sport wins over all else. Steve at ThinkSaveRetire.com gives folks on the path to Financial Independence something to think about in terms of their passions (and even gives them permission to have passion for their jobs!) And Julie at Choosebetterlife.com is just passionate about life (and your financial health!)
- Maximize Their Potential – These athletes give it all they have, despite knowing they may never win or get to the top of their sport. They will never regret not trying. Think about whether you give your all at what you are doing – job, hobbies, relationships? You might not be able to give 100% all the time, but are you maximizing your efforts as much as possible? Do you even know your potential? Check out posts from ZJ Thorne and the PIE's that help remind us of why we do the things we do and the importance of putting ourselves out there!
Is just making the cut really worth the cost of the dream? That is certainly a personal decision, but I think I have a better understanding of why these athletes have made the choice to live their Olympic dream. And many who choose a path to improving their finances probably understand too. Enjoy the journey, have a passion for what you do and give it your all – and go TEAM USA!
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As I write this, the media is full of scary stories about an imminent stock market correction due to the recent uptick in volatility and distance from the last market downturn.
I'd like to offer some perspective on what a correction is and what it really means for investors. Hopefully this will bring greater confidence to your investment plan and keep the emotions out of your decision-making process.
A stock market correction is defined as a 10 percent or greater pullback from market highs. A bear market occurs when the market falls more than 20 percent.
Corrections are surprisingly frequent, with one occurring on average every 18 months since 1950. The last correction was in the summer of 2011 and got close to bear market territory with a 19-percent decline.
Corrections frequently happen when the market has had a good run and investors begin to take profits and reposition investments. Sometimes events or economic data cause the decline, but corrections usually do not predict a recession. Most occur in times of expansion. Most times the market recovers its correction loss within three months of the bottom.
It certainly can be disappointing — even gut-wrenching — to see your investment values fall from their lofty perch. But it is an inevitable part of the investing experience.
Nobody can predict when the next correction will occur or how deep it will be. The noise the media makes about an impending correction is simply a guess that is frequently wrong.
I recently saw Warren Buffett discussing how his company, Berkshire Hathaway, has declined 50 percent or more four times over his investing career.
Buffett is generally considered one of the greatest investors of our time and even he could not predict the fall in his own company's shares. How can the news media know so much more than Buffett about the direction of the market?
If a correction is not predictable or avoidable, what steps should you take to deal with these inevitable declines?
The most important step you can take is to be certain that your emergency funds and short-term income needs are not invested in the markets at any point in time. If you know that you have these funds secure, you are much more likely to ride out short-term volatility in the markets.
Second, I believe it helps to know and be comfortable with what you own. If you understand the businesses you own shares in, declines in price may be viewed as an opportunity rather than with fear.
Lastly, do not emotionally make long-term decisions based on short-term events. Remember: if you do sell your investments in a correction, how will you know when it's the right time to get back in? Being out of the market can also present a danger to your long-term goals.
Knowing corrections are a normal part of the investing journey should help you keep your eye on your long-term goal. Clear, unemotional thinking can help you deal with these declines and may help you spot opportunities for the next market rise.
John Burdette is a financial adviser at Fourth Avenue Financial in South Charleston.
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The Motorcycle-Superstore.com WMX Championship came to a close with Round 8 at Pala Raceway today. Jessica Patterson swept the motos on her DNA Shred Stix Yamaha but it wasn't enough to overcome the points lead built up over the past seven rounds by Honda's Ashley Fiolek. The CRF250R rider rode to a consistent and conservative third overall and reclaimed the WMX title. Tarah Geiger split the two former champions in second with 3-2 moto scores.
In Moto 1 Jessica Patterson led every lap with Fiolek on her heels but the Yamaha rider never cracked. Geiger circulated in third with Golden behind her. The top-four never changed positions. Geiger jumped out to the lead in Moto 2 but was quickly passed by the defending champion, Patterson. Fiolek worked her way up from fourth place into third and wisely held on to secure the overall championship. This is Fiolek's third championship in four years.
Fresh off her Women's Motocross Championship in Europe, Stephanie Laier came to the U.S. to try the AMA WMX series again. She could not recreate her third-place overall result from the season opener at Hangtown. She finished with 6-5 scores which was good enough for fifth overall.
2011 Motorcycle-Superstore.com WMX Overall Results:
1. Jessica Patterson (Yamaha) 1-1
2. Tarah Geiger (Honda) 3-2
3. Ashley Fiolek (Honda) 2-3
4. Vicki Golden (Kawasaki) 4-4
5. Stephanie Laier (KTM) 6-5
6. Sayaka Kaneshiro (Suzuki) 5-6
7. Mariana Balbi (Yamaha) 11-7
8. Sarah Whitmore (KTM) 8-8
9. Marissa Markelon (Yamaha) 12-11
10. Tatum Sik (Honda) 9-14
2011 Motorcycle-Superstore.com WMX Championship Points:
1. Ashley Fiolek, 363
2. Jessica Patterson, 349
3. Tarah Geiger, 310
4. Jacqueline Strong, 209
5. Vicki Golden, 207
6. Alexah Pearson, 176
7. Marissa Markelon, 169
8. Kasie Creson, 156
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As much as I enjoy traveling and experiencing different cultures, nothing beats my hometown of Melbourne. I love the random things I can find in every corner: underground basements that store music records, old garages turned into rustic–typically Melbourne–cafes and, of course, the little fashion boutiques that are located in hidden laneways. On the topic of fashion, Melbourne street-style is emerging just like any other fashion capital. You will never see double of the same outfit! Its perks are its individuality and daring Fashionista/os who push the boundaries of fashion like no other.
My name is Melissa Him and this will be my second time being a Style Guru. I enjoyed my experience so much the first time, I immediately decided I wanted to stay on for another semester. This spring semester, I'll be studying the bachelor of design (fashion) at RMIT University and I will be covering the ACCESSORIES REPORT column. What is great about RMIT is that it holds accountable on being a very fashion-forward university. It unites a creative hub of students and respects the unique qualities of its cohort. This is definitely shown in the students' own personal style, whom I hope to take snap shots of while I'm on campus.
I love fashion because there is always the opportunity to explore my fashion tastes and experiment with my style a bit more. As for myself, I have gone from girly-grunge to girly-girl, so now I am somewhat preppy and lady-like, with a mixture of floral. I also love designing and exploring new ideas in my sketchbook. In a couple of year's time, I'd love to establish my own sustainable and fair-trade fashion label. So far in that category I adore People Tree, The FEED Project and TOMS, and their giving back initiative. Other than that, here are some random things about me: I've been a dancer for 10 years, my favourite coffee is mocha, I have a new obsession with green rose tea, my favourite band is Bloc Party and I enjoy reading books–a lot. Make sure to look out every Friday for my "Accessories Report" and I'll give you an update on the latest shoe, handbag and jewelery trend!


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AS a bomb disposal expert, Corporal Dan Skelly is used to working against the clock.
But as if his job was not challenging enough the Edinburgh-based soldier has now decided to set a new world record.
Dan, 28, will try to break the record for running a marathon in full bomb disposal gear.
He will wear a Mark 4 EOD suit which weighs 25kg (55lbs) and consists of Kevlar trousers, jacket, and apron, along with a chest plate and helmet, on the 26-mile trek in May.
He said: "It was when I was doing my bomb disposal trade training that one of the soldiers on the course said that I was the kind of guy who could do a marathon in a bomb suit.
"It got me thinking - it sounded like a challenge and a great idea."
Dan, who is based in Craigiehall, added: "After a bit of research, I found out that there was a world record at stake for the fastest marathon in a bomb disposal suit, which is currently 12 hours for the 26-mile course."
Dan, who said he was "fairly confident" about setting a new world record and hopes to complete the marathon in just six and a half hours, added: "I've been training on the treadmill in the gym with the full suit on over the last couple of weeks and it's really started to dawn on me quite how daunting it's going to be.
"The heat that builds up inside the suit really slows you down and the helmet is a big strain on your neck, but I think my body is slowly adjusting.
"I can't wander around in a bomb suit outside because it might cause a bit of panic. I get a few odd looks in the gym."
He hopes to raise 5000 for the Army Benevolent Fund (ABF) by taking part in the Halstead and Essex Marathon in May.
He is currently an Ammunition Technician serving with Edinburgh Troop, 521 Squadron of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment (Royal Logistics Corps).
His commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Bex, said: "This is a truly remarkable challenge Cpl Skelly has set himself.
"A modern bomb disposal suit is incredibly heavy and restricts movement due to its protective qualities.
"To attempt a marathon for charitable gain is admirable and I urge people to get behind him and offer their support."
He added: "Our vocation has been at the forefront of the battle against Taliban IEDs in Afghanistan and as a result we have suffered many fatalities and had soldiers come home seriously injured.
"These sorts of charitable organisations can make a huge difference to the lives of our servicemen, women and their families."
Dan, who is originally from Bedford in England and whose grandad lives in Mayfield, Midlothian, will run the marathon - which starts and finishes at Halstead Leisure Centre - on May 8.
Director of ABF Scotland, Major Roy Robertson, said: "Soldiers in Scotland just keep coming up with new ideas about how to raise money for ABF The Soldiers' Charity and this one is particularly novel.
"Lce Cpl Skelly can expect to be totally shattered by the time he finishes, to the grateful thanks of the ABF for fundraising.
"It's a super effort altogether to help soldiers and ex-soldiers, and their families in need."
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Discussion in 'The National Football League' started by Goldensilence, Aug 5, 2009.
I wonder if they can still use him as a decoy while sitting on the bench.
Ah, was coming to post this.
Boy, did we ever dodge a bullet with this guy...
Didn't he have micro-fracture surgery on that knee ?
Yes, he did have micro-fracture surgery on the knee.
That report was pre-mature and an addendum was released pretty quick that clarified things. He's had some normal swelling in the knee (par for the microfracture course) and the ice and rest from practice was premeditated as he's been sitting one of the 2-a-days all camp as a precautionary measure anyway.
Not saying it's not something to keep and eye on, because it is, but nothing that would be considered a "setback".
gotta love how this trio of picks continues to prove who the good guys are.
I can always bank on you guys getting the Bush news for me before anyone else does
I am just as concerned as any Saints fan about his durability and health, but as jlam said, it's not a "setback" at this point in time. Except to a crowd of embittered fans of other teams who can't let go of the past. As I've said before - some of you really need to just. let. it. go.
Prior to the day Bush got his knee iced, all reports were that he had a very hard day at practice. He worked hard. He's running between the tackles more - and they're working him more in a conventional manner. He was stout and consistent in his blocking drills. By all accounts, he was one of the hardest workers on the team for the day.
And he had pretty major surgery not all that long ago.
After a day like that and surgery like that - swelling or soreness is not unheard of. Nor is it a setback. And sometimes ice is preventative as well.
Longterm, we have every reason to be cautious. And in the end, he might very well be injured or hurt and it impacts the season.
But we're not there yet.
edit: and wwl reported he was back practicing yesterday and that initial report you linked wasn't entirely correct...
from Yaskinkas -
Fixed it for ya!
Question for you NOLA-Saints fans: where's Bush now listed on the team depth-charts, at running back or at one of the receiver positions ?
And is Pierre Thomas now unofficially the new Deuce McAllister in NOLA and the starting tail-back on your team ?
I guess it was OK when the Texans were called stupid and laughed at . Now that VY is 3rd string and Bush can't stay healthy , while Mario is making the pro-bowl and his stock is still rising , we are told to let it go ... hmmm .
He's listed as a running back, as I imagine he will be for the foreseeable future.
As much as he gets pegged with the "reciever" label, he really doesn't run all that many reciever routes in our offense. Most of his catches come out of the backfield by design and are essentially extended handoffs in that the pass is about 95% guaranteed to be complete, while at the same time the defense pretty much sees it coming, making it a lot like a running play both in development and result (average ypc). I'd actually like to see him run more "reciever" routes just to change it up and not allow linebackers to crowd him close to the line.
But I'd suspect he'll continue to get the normal 10 or so carries per game while being thrown to 8-10 times as well. More or less of each as context dictates.
As it relates to Pierre, I'm kind of hesitant to say he's taken over Deuce's role in that I don't think he's proven he has the durability to carry the ball 20-25 times (tough carries at that) over the course of a season. But then, Deuce himself only did that for about 3 seasons so it's a tough task for anyone in today's NFL. Many others disagree with me and would like to see Pierre assume the workload of a traditional running back, so it's certainly not unanimous. I just tend to think it might be counterproductive considering our passing game is so potent. Sure I want to be able to run the ball, but there's only so much clock and we only have the ball so much. It's a point of contention.
In our offense it's not really going to be required of him anyway outside of a few probably late game clock control situations, so I really wouldn't worry myself with "starting" and "backup" labels. It's all contextual. Some weeks Pierre will be the tailback on the first play, some weeks he won't. Depends on what play we want to run first I suppose.
On a side note, are the Texans selling tickets to the practices against the Saints here in Houston in a couple weeks? I've seen some places that they were closed to the public, then others that people were looking for tickets. Wondering if maybe they were talking about tickets to the preseason game, but .
never said it was okay. Not even remotely the point I was making
which is precisely why I think you should let it go. That was the point I was making.
Don't conflate the two - I was excited to get Reggie. Still very excited to have Reggie. But I also thought the media histrionics vis a vis the Mario pick was too melodramatic. The comments made toward/about the Texans and their organization ranged from silly to insulting. When it comes to draft picks, I tend to wait a little while before I start labeling picks stupid and draftees busts.
Just like I thought it was premature to call Williams a foolish pick, likewise do I think it's premature (and inaccurate to date) to call Reggie a "bust"
So you can get defensive and think that I was pointing and laughing at the Texans - I wasn't. I'm just saying - you have a tremendous player - it's time to let this go, imo.
And the original link in the OP has been changed to reflect the following:
there really is nothing to see here - at least yet. And hopefully not ever again, this season and beyond.
Or atleast they were and here's the link to get your ticket(s) if still available.
Hopefully his knees explode and he never plays another down of football. Hopefully.
Thanks a lot. I signed up for a couple for both days, should be a good time.
Sounds like an episode of "Bones".
And Charlie Rodgers too. Wheww - glad we got "stuck" with Andre Johnson.
Not sure what we "need to let go". Goldensilence simply made a report about a high profile NFL player being injured in the NFL section. The other day someone made a similiar post about an Eagles player going down in here.
Sure, someone commented that we dodged a bullet by not buying into the hype and drafting Reggie however that is a good point from a Texans fan's perspective. This is a Texans board and you will probably see a Texans slant on most posts here.
OK, I will admit I didn't see swtbound07's post when I initially posted this ... lol. I think some might still be a little miffed by his "thanks for not drafting me" line in whatever commercial that was.
Ok All at once Charlie Casserly was right.
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little...
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Well it's about time! I've been waiting for something like this to happen for sometime now. Oh sure, there are already set-top options similar to what TiVo and Brightcove are trying to accomplish. But perhaps in this latest attempt to bring Web based content to TVs, the set-top box crowd will do a better job with their new ideas than with the IPTV concepts of the past?
I figure that it should to be said that TiVo is in trouble with regard to their long term future. And their closest competitor known as ReplayTV, has already stopped making set-top boxes and actually moved into the software only side of the fence. So out of the two real pioneers in this field, TiVo is all that remains from the 'good old days' before PVRs were commonplace.
OK Brightcove, it would appear that the ball representing content people want to see has been dropped in your lap. Now the real question will be whether or not Brightcove can provide strong enough 'videos' to keep TiVo from dropping off the Earth anymore than it has already. Actually, if TiVo was able to truly bridge the gap between IPTV and mainstream television, I might even consider switching to the TiVo box myself…


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In the many years that I have been scrapbooking, I have been asked more than once, my reasons for scrapbooking. While my main reasons haven't ever changed, my goals and layouts and what they reflect have changed. Most people scrapbook to preserve their memories. Some people scrapbook because it is a creative outlet that allows them to be artistic and utilize photographs in the process. While both of these hold true for me, there is a deeper meaning for me, and I hope that my real life scrapbooking will make you reconsider your own layouts and moments that you choose to capture.
Nobody in life has peaches and cream, or roses and daisies all the time. Often we are left standing with molded food and wilted flowers. It is a true part of life. So why is it that scrapbooker's always choose to scrapbook the happy times. Is it because we live in a society where those tragic events should be hidden and locked away? Or is it because we live in fear of the discovery by others that we are not perfect? No matter what the reason, scrapbooking happy events is just part of the normal aspect of scrapbooking.
Except what about all those memories that are locked away? Or those secret photographs we took that we want nobody to see? Or those moments in time where we feel like the world has fallen apart, and we see no way out? Those moments need to be remembered too. These moments can be passed along to others and a lesson can be learned. Strength can be found in others painful events, and life's struggles.
Somewhere in that stash of photographs you have, is a photograph that I hope is calling your name. It is a photograph that you have never placed on a layout, in hopes that the moment would be forgotten. I hope that it is calling to you, begging you to tell its story. Show that we are all human, that we all make mistakes, or we have moments that seem hopeless. You don't have to scrapbook the memory in a negative light, in fact giving hope to someone is exactly the purpose of scrapbooking these events.
A few ideas to get you started:
- accidents - surgeries - injuries - divorce - bad marriage - tickets - court battles - death - health battles - pills you take each day and why - medical conditions you live with - depression - a life altering event - job loss - a negative relationship - the road to forgiveness
Hopefully these will get you thinking about what you could include in your albums. Remember that hidden journaling is okay to do, and you could even create one album with all the tragic stuff in there.
Just don't forget that we are all human, we all make mistakes and we can all learn from each other.
Nicole Humphrey writes articles for the Scrapbooking Blog and for the Frugal Blog. She also guest blogs on a variety of topics. You can read more of her articles by clicking here.
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GalleryMarket Scene: Mustard Greens, Sugar Snaps, and Squash Blossoms at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
In season now: Asparagus, Rhubarb, Radishes, Strawberries, Peas, Pea Shoots, Kohlrabi, Squash Blossoms
In season soon: Blueberries, Raspberries, Collards, Summer Squash, Beets
Spring continues to get more and more exciting as warm weather produce floods the Greenmarkets, adding flashes of color to the greens and browns from earlier in the season. Rhubarb and strawberries are still going strong, and last week saw the arrival of sugar snap peas as well as delicate orange squash blossoms. Click through the slideshow above for a closer look at these May beauties, and be sure to make some time for the market tomorrow!
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text: Oh my. After 8 years in a row of going to Disney, my hubby decided when he got there that he is over Disney. I know! We always go for 5 nights, and I have hoped one year to do a bit longer. So now the plan is, he will go to Disney with me for 2 days then head down to Tampa with friends for 2 days while I finish out my Disney trip. Does anyone have a SO that isn't much into Disney? It's borderline grounds for divorce! LOL I need to get me a Disney buddy for those couple days


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FRIDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Maternal obesity is associated with impaired iron transfer to the fetus, possibly through upregulation of hepcidin, according to a study published online June 21 in the Journal of Perinatology.
Maria C. Dao, from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging in Boston, and colleagues examined the effect of obesity-related inflammation on maternal and fetal iron status in 15 obese and 15 lean control women recruited in their second trimester of pregnancy. Maternal and cord blood was used to measure markers of iron status, inflammation, and hepcidin.
The researchers found that maternal C-reactive protein and hepcidin were significantly higher in the obese group compared to the controls, while cord blood iron was significantly lower in the obese group compared with lean controls. There was a significant negative correlation between maternal body mass index and hepcidin with cord blood iron status.
"In conclusion, we have shown, for the first time, that maternal obesity is associated with impaired iron transfer to the fetus," the authors write. "We speculate that this is due to the effects of a chronic proinflammatory environment and increased levels of hepcidin."
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Chicken eggs fall into six official sizes, from peewee eggs weighing about an ounce to jumbo eggs weighing 2 ounces or more. If you're wanting to maximize egg size in your flock, a number of variables will come into play, including breed, age and diet.
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Generally speaking, the larger the adult hen is the larger the eggs she'll lay. Full-size breeds such as Rhode Island Reds, Plymouth Rocks and Buff Orpingtons will lay larger eggs than Silkies or other bantam breeds. The largest egg on record was nearly 12 ounces and measured 12.2 inches around. It was laid by a Black Minorca in England. In the United States, a white leghorn laid the world's heaviest egg at 16 ounces.
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Denison University expanded its used of Courtesy Ambulance, a private company based in Newark.
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Hockey player, 11, taken to hospital
Elk River police and ambulance responded to the Elk River Ice Arena at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 8 on a report of a hockey player down with a possible neck injury.
An 11-year-old Eagan boy was injured. Upon arrival, the juvenile patient was alert and conscious. Parents were on the scene as well.
The patient was transported to Maple Grove Hospital.
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For the second day in a row a Burlington North Santa Fe Railroad conductor reported a bearded man with two small children and a large dog standing on or near the railroad tracks at the intersection of 173rd Avenue and Ulysses Street.
Upon arrival on the evenings of Jan. 7 and Jan. 8, officers have not been able to locate the man or the children, according to Elk River Police Capt. Bob Kluntz.
A BNSF detective was reportedly going to look into the matter further, and officers were asked to be in the area the next few days to try and locate the male and determine his intent.
Elk River woman, 28, arrested for DWI
A 28-year-old Elk River woman was arrested for DWI after being stopped for doing 41 mph on School Street about 11:40 p.m. Jan. 7. Vehicle was stopped in the area of Lions Park Drive.
Bats are pests and not endangered species
A 28-year-old Elk River man waved down an Elk River officer on the evening of Jan. 7 to tell him he had found a bat in his residence and he would like the officer to take custody of it.
The resident, who lives on the 18000 block of Hudson Lane, was under the impression the winged creatures were an endangered species. The officer advised the resident the bats were considered a pest in this area and suggested the creature be destroyed or released back into its natural habitat.
Texts asking for drugs sent to 57-year-old man
A 57-year old Elk River man reported to police on Jan. 7 receiving text messages from an unknown person asking for "drugs."
The person told police he did not reply to the texts, and he did not know who they were from. The information has been passed along to the Sherburne County Drug Task Force.
Man, 20, cited for possession of drugs
A 20-year-old Elk River man was cited for possession of a small amount of marijuana after a traffic stop in the area of Highway 10 and Lowell Avenue. The driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old Maple Grove man, was cited for driving after suspension during the stop, which was performed due to a lack of a front license plate and window tint.
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A 14-year-old Elk River boy reported on Jan. 5 the theft of an iPhone from his locker at Salk Middle School.
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Zeus assisted the Minnesota State Highway Patrol during a recent canine sniff of a vehicle for narcotics.
No narcotics were found, but suspected stolen property was located during the Jan. 5 traffic stop in Monticello.
Elk River's canine also assisted with a stop in Big Lake earlier that same day. No narcotics were found, but the occupants of that vehicle admitted to using marijuana.
Andover man, 27, cited for possession
A 27-year-old Andover man was cited for possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after a motor vehicle stop on Jan. 5 in the area of 171st Avenue and Highway 10.
An Elk River officer stopped the vehicle for a cracked windshield. There was a strong odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle when the officer met with the driver.
Drug paraphernalia was seized and the driver was cited.
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AT the ripe old age of 22, TAYLOR SWIFT is one of the most successful
singer-songwriters in the world.
Last year she made more than £35million and has six Grammys under her belt.
CAROLINE McGUIRE meets the country star to find out what makes her tick.
How different is bringing this album out compared with earlier ones?
When I brought out my first album at 16, my biggest fear was that no one would
ever hear it.
Now I feel really lucky as it's guaranteed there will be loud opinions on it.
Now my concerns are that those opinions are good.
Who were you excited about teaming up with?
I was really excited about getting to work with ED SHEERAN because I
love his songs so much — they're so beautiful.
So when we ended up doing a duet, I was just so happy to have his voice on the
What was it like when you met up?
We had both reached out to each other's camps at the same time.
I showed up at his hotel in Arizona and we just wrote songs all day.
Then he came and hung out at my house in LA and we spent all night sitting on
the kitchen floor laughing, writing songs and harmonising.
We have made other songs and we will put them out at different times.
How did you start songwriting?
It started out when I was lonely at school. I felt rejected — no one ever
invited me to their parties.
So I wrote it all down and I've been doing it ever since.
What's the best thing about travelling the world promoting your album?
No two days are the same. Recently I got to record The Jonathan Ross Show and
an X Factor performance. I've never got to do those things before.
How do you find the experience of living out of hotel rooms?
Hotel rooms are fine. You have room service and movies on the TV. I'm used to
it because I've been touring since I was 15. And quite frankly, the rooms
I'm in now are a lot nicer than the ones I was staying in back then. I used
to do some touring in a van!
You have a more classic look than most pop stars. Is that deliberate?
I don't really take my clothes off because I don't think I can pull it off.
Also, most people are only going to focus on one or two things about you — I
want that to be that I write my own songs, not that I have great abs.
You've got a close group of celebrity friends like SELENA GOMEZ and EMMA
STONE. Do you talk about showbiz stuff?
I have friends from all fields — people who are in school, actresses and
singers. It's surprising how we don't talk shop. You'd think we'd get
together and discuss the stresses of fame but we actually just talk about
boys like all the other girls. We don't run through each other's scripts or
compare set lists.
Who's the best person in your phone?
GWYNETH PALTROW. But it means I have a strict rule that I don't
have my phone on me when I drink!
What's the best thing about your job?
Seeing the world. Having girls cry when they meet me is cute. Having people
come and see me play. And getting to wear fancy dresses.
Last time you were starstruck?
I met ELLIE GOULDING at The Jonathan Ross Show and she's such a
cool girl. Plus, she sang at the Royal Wedding.
If you could revisit any time from your past, which would it be?
When I was five. I grew up on a Christmas tree farm — I didn't brush my hair
and could mismatch my clothes. I had no fear. I'd run up to random people
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Occupation: Restaurant owner, The Krimson Kafe, downtown Watkinsville.
Family: Mother Gloria Black, brothers J.R. and Nicholas; stepfather Jack McCue.
Hobbies: Any outdoors activities. I like to Kayak. And my dogs.
What do you like about Oconee County? ''Mainly the people and the small town atmosphere.''
Do you have any concerns about Oconee County? ''I have concerns about how the county is handling the fast growth here. We really need some sidewalks, so you can ride your bike to school. Right now it is not safe walking or riding your bike anywhere in the county. You should be able to walk or bike from Publix to Krimson Kafe without getting killed.''
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If you'd like to follow some simple ways to get more money on the game Howrse without cheating or hacking, you could try breeding, sales and training as some of the easy options.
1Sell any unwanted horses. Then you will gain more rank and people will try to buy horses from you.
- Any filler horses (horses with a very low skill/GP that practically are worth their feed) should be sold for about 850e. If filler horses don't sell, try canceling the sale after a few days and reposting it again. An alternative is to lower the price at 50e intervals until sold.
2Auction horses. Buy a reasonable horse. one 500-1000e. Train it up; a horse will sell more if it trained. Sell it in the Auctions for about 2500.
3Buy any horse for a really good price and then resell for a bit more. Set a limit to the price you'll pay for a filler horse (say, 800e) and also a constant price for reselling a filler horse (say 850e). Even though it takes time and speed to nab a good deal, it's worth the effort when you resell.
4Sell your manure in the store. This won't gain you very much very fast, but manure in your barn is useless and there still is a profit from it.
5Resell items in the store. If you go to the store you can click resell items. You can resell items you don't need.
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Cape Town - The trial of former Fidentia chief executive Joseph Arthur Brown was postponed in the Western Cape High Court on Monday because his lawyer was absent from the proceedings.
Judge Anton Veldhuizen told Brown that he had received a telephone call from Brown's Johannesburg-based defence attorney June Marks, asking permission for her to be absent.
"I told her I cannot deal with the matter by telephone, and that she had to come to me in chambers first thing in the morning," Veldhuizen said.
Prosecutor Jannie van Vuuren, SC, told the court Marks had also asked him for permission.
Marks had told Van Vuuren she was handling the Brown case free of charge, and did not have funding for an unnecessary flight to Cape Town.
Van Vuuren said he told Marks that he could not give her permission because her presence was required.
Veldhuizen postponed the case to Tuesday, and said Marks had to be present.
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Hey dave, If you're going to splurge also check out SeaDream Yach Club. I just did a search and there is nothing that's an exceptional bargain on them right now but occasionally an affordable option will pop up briefly. I have a few regulars who sail the 6 star lines frequently. I've never had higher praise from clients than on SeaDream. Even clients who have sailed Regent, Silversea, Seaborn and Crystal who've moved over have commented that SeaDream was the best they ever experienced.
They're also ultra inclusive and they bring all the toys out from the hull for passenger use. Jetskis, skiboats, bikes, surf boards, you name it. It's all yours and at no extra cost. They set up one of the evening meals on the beach and erect canopies with the same 5 star food and service they have on the ship. There is a champaigne and caviar event. If you're out swimming when they have the event a waiter will paddle it out to you, served on a surf board.
I've never really had an itch for the all inclusive small ships until I got feedback on this one. Just food for thought if you're wanting to live like the folks on Robin Leach's old show, "Lifestyles of the Spoiled Rotten" I think it was called.
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Final Fantasy XII
FF XII was actually one of the first games I checked out at E3 this year. I admit I am a recent convert to the series. I only got into Final Fantasy games with X, and even then I played it nearly a year after it actually came out. I loved X so much though that I went out and purchased the rest of the games in the series and have been slowly working my way backwards through them. Besides the great stories in each game the thing I really loved about them was the combat. I liked seeing all my characters lined up on one side of the screen with the crazy vegetable monster or whatever on the other side. Each game had its new features. Things like Materia or the Sphere Grid were super compelling additions to the game, but they simply complemented the already familiar style of combat.
Like Tycho said, I'm still going to buy FF:XII. I'll play it just like I played and enjoyed Crystal Chronicles, tactics and even XI. While I was playing all those spin offs I always expected that eventually Squareenix would deliver XII and I'd get to play a real Final Fantasy game again. Now that I see XII is some kind of .Hack style MMO game without either of the M's or even the O, I can't help but fell disappointed. It seems to me that the people who want that sort of combat already have their game in XI. Meanwhile the rest of us who enjoy the classic FF combat have been patiently waiting for its return since we loaded up X-2 and let out a long sigh.
Obviously it still looks incredible and I'm sure it's got an amazing story that will pull me in and hook me for the entire game. I don't think it's going to be a bad game. It's just another spin off like Crystal Chronicles that I'll play and enjoy while I wait for the next real Final Fantasy game.
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TROY -- Prosecutors in the trial of an 18-year-old charged with shooting another teen last spring rested their case Wednesday without the testimony of a crucial witness.
According to prosecutors, Daquan Jones, who is facing four felony counts, including attempted first-degree assault, was aiming at someone else when he shot and wounded a 15-year-old girl waiting for a bus.
And, according to Assistant District Attorney Michael Figgsganter, that someone else is William "Buddy" Gibson.
"The detectives working the case couldn't find Buddy Gibson," Figgsganter told Judge Debra Young.
Witnesses at the scene, including the victim, Erica Gourrier, testified that Gibson was present at the corner of Bond and River streets on May 22, 2012.
"Daquan and Buddy had some words," Gourrier testified. "They was going back and forth."
Gourrier said she heard Jones shout "come over here I got something for you," while tucking his hand in his hooded sweatshirt pocket.
Gibson then rode his bicycle to the corner, outside Happy Lunch, where Gourrier and a friend waited for a bus as shots rang out.
Gourrier said she ran until she was struck in the leg.
Gibson, known to police for his own extensive criminal history, is currently the subject in another shooting case.
Troy detectives were unable to locate him to serve him a subpoena for the Jones trial, Figgsganter said, despite all due diligence on the part of those involved in the case.
Late afternoon testimony by a Troy police evidence technician at the scene included an account of a bullet mark discovered on a light pole.
Troy Police Officer Russell Clement took the stand, recounting his discovery of five spent .22-caliber shells he recovered from the scene.
Viewing photos of a bullet marks on a light pole, Clement conceded they could have been made by someone firing from a car.
Under cross-examination by defense attorney Robert Molloy, Clement also testified he found no prints or DNA evidence on the shells linking them to Jones.
After announcing he would call no witnesses, Molloy introduced a motion to dismiss all the charges in the indictment.
"No testimony whatsoever puts a gun in my client's hand," Molloy said. "This was a verbal altercation followed by shots fired in the street. The only testimony so far has Daquan Jones standing on the stoop jawing."
Figgsganter argued that Jones' own statements incriminate him, when he allegedly called the victim and her mother and apologized for the shooting.
Young reserved judgment on Molloy's dismissal motion, instructing jurors to return today at 10 a.m. for summations.
If convicted of the top charge against him, attempted first-degree assault, Jones faces up to 15 years behind bars.
Charles Sweeney may also be reached at 270-1252.


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What's the air capital of the world? Thirteen partners hope you'll answer "Wichita," at least after they finish their marketing campaign here at the NBAA show. The campaign claims the "air capital" title based on what its backers say is the city's position as the number-one site for aviation manufacturing, skilled aviation workers and a robust aviation supply chain.
Among those behind the public relations effort are Kansas state officials; the state chamber of commerce; the city of Wichita; such key Wichita-area manufacturers as Cessna and Hawker Beechcraft; and a variety of other companies, politicians and organizations.
In conjunction with the campaign, the Wichita Aero Club has introduced an updated Air Capital logo, which it will feature at its booth (No. C12634). "South-central Kansas is known throughout the industry as one of only five global aviation industry clusters," said David Franson, executive director of the Wichita Aero Club. "We've updated and reissued the new 'Air Capital' logo as a way to focus attention on Wichita's great aviation heritage."
Old Aviator & C... (not verified)
November 20, 2011 - 7:20am
It's interesting to note that Wichita's historic claim as "Air Capital City" -- contrary to popular assumption -- is neither the product of the city's own hubris and imagination, nor the product of any official national government declaration.
Instead, it resulted in 1929 from a calculation by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce -- the forerunner of today's Aerospace Industries Assn (AIA) -- which annually "awarded" the "Air Capital" title to the community producing the most aircraft.
In those days, the big producers were the states of New York (Curtiss Aircraft) and Ohio (WACO & various others, especially around the Wright's hometown: Dayton), and the cities of Detroit, Michigan, and Wichita, Kansas.
In 1928, the "Air Capital" community was Wichita, Kansas -- with the combined production of
Swallow (America's first successful commercial airplane company),
Travel Air (the nation's highest-volume civilian plane-producer of the late 1920s, rivaled only by Ohio's WACO, and formed originally by Clyde Cessna, Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech),
and a dozen other (small-scale) airplane manufacturers
-- totalling 927 planes produced in 1928 -- compared to the entire states of
New York (875)
Ohio (816).
The following year, Wichita's count was even higher, producing about a fifth or more of the nation's total aircraft output.
From Clyde Cessna's first Wichita plane in 1916, to the present day, the city has produced over a QUARTER-MILLION airplanes, including such names as
Boeing (main factory for the B-29, B-47 & B-52, including all B-52s still flying, plus major sections of all Boeing jetliners),
Laird/Swallow (America's 1st successful commercial airplanes),
Travel Air,
Beech (now Hawker-Beechcraft, formerly Raytheon Aircraft),
Culver (over a 1,000 compact wooden retractables, most as WWII manned target drones),
Mooney (which started here, twice),
Rawdon (pioneer cropduster maker),
Great Lakes (akro biplane, revived here),
Piaggio (in partnership with Lear for early P-180 Avanti fuselages),
and dozens of others
-- not to mention a half-dozen other noted planemakers in the area (Bede, Eagle 150B, etc.) nearby and state-wide (North American, Republic, Longren, American Eagle, Rearwin/Commonwealth, Funk, Helio, Powrachute, RANS, Alon).
Even Airbus has its North American engineering headquarters here, near downtown Wichita, where the most complex and critical section of the world's largest airliner was designed: the wing of the Airbus A380.
A bit pompous and presumptuous of the elitist Wichita Aero Club to presume -- on its own -- to "revise" Wichita's famous and beloved Air Capital City logo (into some bland, techno-style generic aviation logo, utterly devoid of any personality).
But an understandable temptation to push forward the dowdy old-fashioned logo to represent something more "high-tech," more in keeping with the city's obsessive focus on jet aircraft production (it makes most of its money producing the majority of the world's bizjets -- Cessna, Learjet and Hawker-Beech -- and jet airliner subassemblies for Boeing (particularly most of the Boeing 737, including whole fuselages).)
And surely Wichita is a contender for the Capital of Aviation Education -- with
- Wichita State Univ. -- one of the few universities that has a sophisticated wind-tunnel center (with medium-sized low-speed and miniature supersonic tunnels), granting accredited graduate degrees in nearly all engineering disciplines (including Ph.D.s in Aerospace Engineering) --
- the FAA-funded National Institute for Aviation Research (adjoining WSU's engineering complex), and
- the public A&P aircraft technicians' school dubbed "National Center for Aviation Training".
And here you'll find the world's leading complex of general-aviation training facilities: the FlightSafety International Training Centers for Cessna, Hawker-Beechcraft, and Learjet, which annually train over 1,000 pilots from around the world.
Even Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has a campus here at McConnell Air Force Base -- itself historically often a training center for flight crews for a wide range of U.S. military aricraft.
Throw in over 100 aviation-related enterprises -- ranging from technically advanced machine shops, materials processors, and subassembly manufacturers
-- to aircraft engine and electronics suppliers, and aircraft instrument manufacturers
-- to aviation industry support services (aviation attorneys, ad agencies, insurors, financiers and organizations)
-- to an actual airline (Air Midwest, a feeder-airline subsidiary of Mesa Airlines, commonly rebranded under the names of major air carriers)
-- and you have one of the most intense collections of aviation industry in the world -- in one compact "Air Capital City."
Since the death of aircraft manufacturing in Southern California, there has been nothing to compare with it anywhere else in the world.
Only Seattle, Dallas and New York City can hold a candle to it in the depth and diversity of aviation industry concentrated there -- and none (anywhere on earth) have produced anywhere nearly as many aircraft: over a quarter-million in the last 100 years.
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Old Aviator & C... (not verified)
November 20, 2011 - 7:36am
A minor clarification about the foregoing message on Wichita's status as Air Capital City.
Boeing's Wichita complex -- at one time one of the largest factories of any kind on the continent -- was largely sold off to Onex Corp. as "Spirit Aerosystems" -- which continuned, basically unchanged, its role as Boeing's main airliner subassembly factory.
This allowed Boeing to squirm out from under its labor union contracts, and force wage cuts on its Wichita workforce, under the guise of the factory no longer being, officially, a "Boeing" factory (despite Boeing retaining a major ownership stake for years afterward, as the plant continued doing the same work for Boeing).
Boeing continued to retain a major aircraft-conversion facility and other military-oriented operations elsewhere at the complex, which flanks the west side of the runways of Wichita's McConnell Air Force Base, which it shares.
Old Aviator & C... (not verified)
November 20, 2011 - 10:25am
As a sampling of the people who've lived, studied and/or worked in the Air Capital (Wichita), consider:
Lt. Erwin Bleckley, U.S. Army Signal Corps. -- Wichita native; one of the first five combat airmen awarded the Medal of Honor (World War I), shot down while locating and aiding the legendary beseiged "Lost Battalion" in the Ardennes Forest.
Col. James Jabara, U.S. Air Force -- Wichita native; America's "1st Jet Ace," second-ranking U.S. ace of Korean War, and leading Air Force expert in early jet combat (USAF's top airmanship award is the "Jabara Award.")
Lloyd Stearman -- Kansas native; Chief Engineer of Swallow, co-founder of Travel Air, and founder of Stearman Aircraft, president of the revived Lockheed Aircraft (ca.1931; led development of Lockheed Electra), co-founder of Stearman-Hammond Aircraft, pioneer developer of cropdusting conversions of Stearman biplanes.
Clyde Cessna - Kansas-raised; first native aviator and plane-maker on the Great Plains, co-founder of Travel Air, and founder of Cessna Aircraft.
Walter Beech -- Tenn. native; Gen. Mgr. of Swallow, co-founder of Travel Air, and founder of Beech Aircraft; co-owner of Culver Aircraft.
Olive Ann Beech -- native Kansan; often called the "First Lady of Aviation" -- who led Beech Aircraft for longer than anyone, including her late husband.
Louise Thaden -- Arkansas native; race-winning, record-setting aviatrix of the 1920s and 1930s; piloted mostly Travel Air and Beech airplanes; won the Bendix Trophy (with Blanche Noyes) for the 1936 Transcontinental Air Race, in a Beech Model 17 "Staggerwing" biplane. Only pilot to simultaneously hold the women's altitude, solo endurance, and speed records (1929).
Harold G. Dick -- Massachusetts native; one of the world's foremost experts (until his 1997 death) on the largest aircraft ever: the giant dirigibles of the 1920s and 1930s. A licensed balloon and dirigible pilot, as engineer for the Goodyear Zeppelin Corp., he helped develop the USS Macon; monitored development of the Hindenburg; held U.S. record for most dirigible ocean-crossing voyages (22, in Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg). Settled in Wichita, to become business & civic leader, and famed ballooning and dirigible historian.
Harold Krier - Ashland, Kansas native; U.S. Aerobatic Champion 1965 & 1967, legendary force in U.S. Aerobatics. "Perhaps more than any other individual," says his induction into the ICAS Air Show Hall of Fame, "Harold Krier was responsible for the revival of aerobatics in this country in the fifties and early sixties."
Clay Lacy -- Wichita native; former Chief Pilot of United Airlines, the man who connected Hollywood and Learjet, making bizjets the "jet set" lifestyle; senior editor of Professional Pilot magazine; famed aerial cinematographer and movie performer (major motion pictures, including "Top Gun"), and former Pres. of the Professional Race Pilots Assn.
Howard "Pug" Piper -- Pennsylvania native; former Chief Engineer for Piper Aircraft, defected to Beech Aircraft following a hostile corporate takeover of his family's company. Developed Beech Duchess light twin and Skipper trainer.
Jim Bede -- Ohio native; Aeronautical Engineering graduate of Wichita State Univ. Developed the BD-1 (later the American Yankee, which became the Grumman-American AA-1A, leading to the successful Grumman-American / Gulfstream American / American General / Tiger Aircraft line), the BD-4 (noted fast 4-place homebuilt design), the BD-5 (smallest homebuilt design -- igniting the "kitplane" movement; jet version was world's smallest jet), and other noted light aircraft.
Elbert "Burt" Rutan -- California native; Former chief engineer for Bede Aircraft in nearby Newton, later famous for his composite aircraft, and hired to develop the Beech Starship (America's first certified all-composite airplane, and first "glass-cockpit" light plane); later developed first private spacecraft, SpaceShip One, in Calif.
Richard "Dick" Rutan -- California native; brother of Burt Rutan, former leading U.S. fighter pilot in VietNam, later famous for first non-stop, unrefueled round-the-world flight in brother's "Voyager" (with co-pilot Jeanna Yeager), later hired as test pilot for the Beech Starship (America's first certified all-composite airplane).
Col. Paul Tibbetts -- Pilot who dropped the first atomic bomb; later assigned to Wichita's McConnell Air Force Base during the 1940s/1950s as commander, overseeing development of aerial refueling concept (resulting in invention of the "flying boom" that made inflight jet-refueling safe and practical) and the development and implementation of the nation's first strategic jet bomber, the Boeing B-47 (built across the runways at Boeing-Wichita).
Col. Robert "Bob" Cardenas -- Commander at McConnell Air Force Base during 1960s. Noted test pilot; flew the B-29 drop-plane pilot for early supersonic test aircraft flights (including the first, the Bell X-1, flown by Chuck Yeager); later first Hispanic general in the USAF, ultimately in charge of seleting the targets for the U.S. nucelar arsenal.
And that's just a sample...


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Elisha B. Griggs
Carrollton &
Farmers Branch
Griggs, 89 year old confederate veteran, a long time resident, a pioneer of this
community died at his home in Dallas last Friday, May 18. Funeral services
were held in Dallas Sunday morning at 10.30 after which the body was brot to
Hebron and laid in state at the old home until afternoon when other services
were held and interment made in the family burying plot in Cemetery Hill.
Grandsons acted as pall bearers and members of Sterling Price Camp U.C.V. were
honorary pallbearers.
Mr. Griggs is survived by his wife, eight children, twenty grandchildren. The
old home place of the Griggs is northeast of town, D. D. Simmons living on a
portion of it. He came to this community in 1870 and resided here for many
years. His home in recent years has been 3009 Knight street, Dallas.
Mr. Griggs was born at Wadesboro, N.C. the son of John Welsley and Susan Meadows
Griggs. When he was 17, on June 3, 1863, he enlisted in the Southern Army. He
was assigned to the Fortieth North Carolina regiment, heavy artillery Company G.
He was captured at the fall of Fort Fisher and was taken to New York State.
In December 1869, he, in company of others, left North Carolina and came to
Texas. He went to Marshall, where he bought a wagon and yoke of oxen and went to
Plano, Collin county. In 1872 he was married to Miss Pollie Stubblefield.
The Carrollton Chronicle, May 25, 1934
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams
Elisha - 1845 - 1934
Mary E. - 1855 - 1945
Furneaux Cemetery, Carrollton,
Denton Co., Texas
Census Info
1850 with parents age 5
1860 with parents age 13
1970 Tx Collins Ed 5 img 9; age 23:working on Jackson farm
1880 Tx Denton All Ed 108 img 39; age 37; farmer
1900 Tx Denton Pct 7 Dist 57 img 13;age 55;farmer
1910 Tx Collins Plano Dist 22 img 6;age 55;Own Income
1920 Tx Dallas Dallas Dist 51 img 37;age 76
1930 Tx Dallas Dallas Ed 66 img 39: age 84; birth NC
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The Assessment of Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) in Distinguishing Benign From Malignant Breast Disease
This study has been completed.
University of Pittsburgh
GE Healthcare
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Christiane Hakim, University of Pittsburgh
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 11, 2012
Last updated: July 31, 2016
Last verified: July 2016
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The primary hypothesis of this project is that using molecular breast imaging (MBI) in evaluating women with equivocal mammographic or sonographic findings will demonstrate high specificity in distinguishing benign from malignant breast disease and, as a result, decrease the number of biopsies.
|Breast Abnormalities
|Device: molecular breast imaging (Discovery)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|The Assessment of Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) in Distinguishing Benign From Malignant Breast Disease.
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Breast Diseases Diagnostic ImagingU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Christiane Hakim, University of Pittsburgh:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Specificity of MBI. Specificity is Defined as the Number of True Negatives/ Total Number of Negative Pathology Results. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]The number of indeterminate lesions with negative MBI uptake and negative/benign pathology results.Reported are number of indeterminate lesions with negative MBI uptake and negative/benign pathology results (true negatives).
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Sensitivity of MBI. Sensitivity in This Case is Defined as the Number of True Positives/ Total Number of Positive Pathology Results. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Reported are the number of indeterminate lesions with marked, moderate, or mild uptake and positive pathology results (true positives).
|Study Start Date:
|September 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: molecular breast imaging
Device: molecular breast imaging (Discovery)
Other Name: Discovery NM750b
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- Women who have indeterminate mammographic or sonographic findings who are recommended and for biopsy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known contraindication to mammographic imaging
- women who are pregnant
- women who are lactating
- women who have significant existing breast trauma
- women who have breast implants
- Women under 18 years of age.
- women who had previous benign breast surgery within 1 year
- Males and children
- Women who are unable to understand or execute written informed consent
- Women who refuse to have a biopsy
- Women with any known renal disease - if an MRI is deemed necessary, a serum creatine will be checked prior to injection of contrast. Using the National Kidney Foundation recommendations, a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) greater than 60 may safely receive intravenous gadolinium-based MRI contrast. Those individuals with a GFR >30 and <60 can receive the contrast but at a reduced dose (typically half). Those with a GFR <30 will not receive MRI contrast and will not undergo the exam. Breast MRI must be done with contrast if evaluating for cancer. Several factors can affect the GFR such as age, body size, creatinine, renal status and will be calculated from the blood drawn. GFR is the final determinant and a creatinine greater than 1.6 usually has a GFR that precludes a Breast MRI with contrast. The final determinant will be the GFR.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01687790
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01687790
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Hillman Cancer Center
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Pittsburgh
GE Healthcare
|Principal Investigator:
|Christiane Hakim, MD
|University of Pittsburgh
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Keywords provided by Christiane Hakim, University of Pittsburgh:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Christiane Hakim, Principal Investigator, University of Pittsburgh
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01687790 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 11, 2012
|Results First Received:
|January 27, 2016
|Last Updated:
|July 31, 2016
Keywords provided by Christiane Hakim, University of Pittsburgh:
molecular breast imaging
breast disease
breast biopsy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
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Army captures 25 gunmen, weapons in raid at ranch in northern Mexico
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MEXICO CITY - The Mexican Army has captured 25 gunmen in northern Mexico who witnesses say disguised themselves as soldiers.
The men were captured at a ranch in the state of Chihuahua, across from Texas, after the army received a complaint, the Defense Department said in a statement yesterday. Soldiers also seized 29 automatic rifles during the Thursday raid in Nicolas Bravo.
Mexico has deployed 45,000 soldiers nationwide to crush Mexico's drug cartels but corruption among police and other government officials has hindered the crackdown.
In Cancun, soldiers arrested the local leader of the Gulf drug cartel, the army said yesterday. It said Juan Manuel Jurado Zarzoza was arrested Friday and that he was in charge of drug sales, extortion, and kidnappings in Cancun.
The department said Friday it had turned over to federal prosecutors 10 midlevel military officers accused of passing information to reputed drug cartel leader Joaquin Guzman.
Also yesterday, authorities in the western state of Michoacan said three federal agents were killed in two separate attacks along a highway.
The agents were on patrol along the Morelia-Salamanca highway late Saturday when gunmen opened fire, the state's prosecutors office said in a statement.
A witness told police the gunmen were traveling in two SUVs. Investigators recovered more then 500 shell casings from the two crime scenes.
Mexico's drug violence has claimed more than 10,800 lives since 2006, when President Felipe Calderon launched his antidrug campaign.


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Patience pays off, says Portland Winterhawks GM/Head coach Mike Johnston, who should know
Lots of hockey coaches and managers have powerful resumes, but Mike Johnston's may well be unique in its variety and elite-level panache.
Johnston, the GM/head coach of the Portland Winterhawks has coached at the college and university levels, been GM/associate coach of Canada's touring National Men's Team, coached Team Canada at the Spengler Cup, the Under-18 Championship, the World Junior Hockey Championship, World Championship, the Olympic Games, the NHL (10 seasons as an associate coach) and, of course, as head man of one of the signature franchises of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Medals? Johnston-coached teams won three gold in three cracks at the Spengler Cup. He won a gold medal as an assistant coach at the WJC. As an assistant coach, he helped Team Canada win two gold, two silver and one bronze medal in seven trips to the World Hockey Championship. He was an assistant coach with Team Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Marc Crawford was head coach of that '98 Olympic team, and when he became head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, he hired Johnston as his associate. Johnston worked under Crawford with the Canucks from 1999-2006, when he and Crawford moved on to the Los Angeles Kings.
When the Kings made a coaching change in 2008, Johnston was not retained. Fortuitously, the Portland Winterhawks, then a struggling WHL franchise, needed to overhaul their organization, top to bottom. They hired Johnston, gave him a mandate to remake the franchise and he set about doing just that.
Johnston's approach has been focused on drafting players of a certain type — he instructs scouts to evaluate players based on speed, skill, intelligence and competitive instincts — and developing those players.
It's a plan rooted in patience, staying with it, top to bottom.
"We're like Edmonton (Oil Kings), we're similar in our philosophy. If you look at Edmonton, how many trades Edmonton makes versus how they hang onto their own players (Portland is similar). We've gone through the last few years and as far as draft or list players, there are only one or two that aren't our players, every year.
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"That has been our philosophy. I look at Edmonton's group and it looks like they've had a similar template under Bob Green. A very similar way to build. Kelowna is like that.
"Not to say that it's the perfect way strategy. But it's a strategy we decided to employ when we came in. The team was terrible anyway, so it didn't really matter.
"We just said let's be patient, let's work with these young kids that we have and try to get our scouts to identify players that can play the way we want them to play and develop a certain style of play, like Detroit and go with it."
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Johnston believes Oilers GM Craig MacTavish is on the right track in rebuilding the rebuild, or whatever you want to call the current state of affairs with Edmonton's NHL club.
"The key thing with the Oilers and with other NHL teams, is sometimes teams react and they let a GM go, or a coach go. And every time you do that, you're changing a philosophy, a direction, a mindset of the organization.
"When you do that, you don't get any continuity. You don't get continuity in scouting, in players, player development. Unfortunately, at the NHL level, there's not a lot of patience.
"But I think in the good organizations, there is. I think what Craig is trying to do now is exhibit some patience and say, 'Hey, this is how we're going to play, this is what we're going to do. Here's our template and we're not going to deviate, we're going to stick with it, even if we struggle, at times."
In Johnston's mind, organizations like the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks and, yes, the Portland Winterhawks, who achieve sustainable, long-term success, are ones rooted in commitment to a good plan and to the patience to see it through.