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A Marine combat veteran and his wife were identified Wednesday as the couple who died, along with their two dogs, in a fiery weekend crash on Interstate 5.
Gerrick and Shardeh Watkins, both 23, lived in Oceanside, their families said.
The couple was headed south on the freeway in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup when it veered right for an unknown reason and slammed into a pole near the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint south of San Clemente about 10:40 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.
The pickup burst into flames. The couple and their pets died at the scene.
"He was my hero," Gerrick Watkins' father, James Watkins, said when reached at his Texas home. "His friends told me he was Superman when he went to Afghanistan."
Watkins said he raised his son and daughters, Amanda Watkins, 25, and Ashley Watkins, 17, as a single father. He said his son had played high school football in his native Texas, and joined the Marine Corps shortly after graduation.
"He loved being a man and being in the Marines. That is what he wanted to do," the father said.
He described his son as funny and loud, "and even the guys in his platoon will say that everybody knew Watkins was around when he was there."
Shardeh Watkins' stepfather, reached at his home in Maryland, said the couple was "very family oriented."
"They were very much into one another," said Matthew Norris, who said he has been a part of Shardeh's life since she was 7.
Norris said his outgoing stepdaughter, who'd been a high school cheerleader, was very loving. She worked as a nanny and had looked forward to becoming a mother someday.
Her survivors include Norris; her mother, Lori; a sister, Desaree Callis, 18; and a brother, Matthew Norris Jr., 7.
"She was her mother's heart and best friend," said Norris, adding that the mother and daughter bore a striking resemblance in appearance and personality.
He said Gerrick and Shardeh doted on their dogs, a chocolate Labrador retriever named Laila and a yellow Labrador named Scout.
"They were all taken at once," Norris said. "That is the only comfort that we have."
On her Facebook page, Shardeh called herself "a proud Marine wife." The couple married in 2011.
Her Facebook page included condolences from friends, who expressed shock at the deaths. One friend, Justin Shahan, wrote that he was "still at a loss for words, but I know y'all are watching down on us from heaven."


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Library and Archives Canada (LAC) today [Oct 15] announced three new online products to assist genealogists and family historians to access information on their ancestors in both LAC and other Canadian collections.
Chief among these is the newly redesigned Canadian Genealogy Centre website. The website makes available Canadian collections of immigration, military, public service, land and census records and provides advice and guidance to researchers. It was voted one of the world's 100-best genealogy websites by Family Tree magazine.
Two new powerful search tools are now available on the Canadian Genealogy Centre website:
Ancestors Search, developed by LAC, combines 18 genealogical databases into one search
That's My Family, developed by Bibliotheque et Archives nationales du Quebec, in partnership with LAC and supported by the Council of Provincial and Territorial Archivists of Canada.
The latter search tool accesses various federal, provincial and territorial genealogy and family history databases.

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BALTIMORE – UMBC senior attackman Matt Gregoire (Crofton, Md./South River) led a balanced attack with a career-high five goals and the Retriever defense held Richmond to a season-low five scores in a 14-5 victory in chilly conditions at UMBC Stadium.
The Retrievers improved to 2-1 on the campaign, while the first-year Spiders slipped to 0-4.
Gregoire added an assist in a six-point effort, while sophomore attackman Nate Lewnes (Arnold, Md./St. Mary's) scored three goals and added a pair of helpers. Retriever sophomore midfielders Pat Young (Ewing, N.J./Christchurch School) and Jack Gannon (Lake Ronkokoma, N.Y./Sachem North) each scored twice.
Defensively, UMBC was stubborn against the Spiders, a squad that opened the campaign with a 13-12 loss to No. 7 Virginia. Red-shirt freshman netminder Connor Gordon (Bourne, Mass./Tabor Academy) made 11 saves and allowed four of UR's five goals in 53:47.
Junior tri-captain Kevin McDonough (Oakdale, N.Y./Binghamton) caused three of UMBC's 14 forced turnovers and added his first Retriever goal. Senior face-off specialist Phil Poe(Harwood, Md./DeMatha) captured 11 of 17 draws, recorded eight ground balls and added his first goal of the season to aid the UMBC cause.
After the team's exchanged goals in the first 11 minutes of play, Gregoire started a 5-0 surge which put the Retrievers in control. He finished a feed from junior middie Ty Kashur(Manassas, Va./CCBC-Essex) with 1:19 remaining in the first quarter to give the Retrievers the lead for good.
Leading 2-1 after 15 minutes, UMBC scored three times in the first 4:26 of the second quarter on goals by Young, McDonough and Gregoire. Lewnes would get his first of the season with 2:30 remaining in the half to provide the hosts with a 6-1 lead.
Richmond snapped the streak with a goal by Brendan Hynes ten seconds later and cut the deficit to 7-3 at the half as Madison Day scored with 1.6 seconds remaining on the clock.
But Gregoire scored a pair of third-quarter goals and added a third just 2:29 into the fourth quarter as part of a 7-1 run which extended the lead to 14-4 midway through the fourth.
UMBC outshot UR, 45-28 and won 14 of 21 face-offs. Richmond freshman netminder Conor Shannon made four of his eight saves in the first quarter.
UMBC remains at home next Saturday and will host No. 5 Johns Hopkins on Saturday, March 8.
Notes: Gregoire has now scored nine goals in his last two games… Gordon has double-digits saves in each of his first three collegiate contests… Lewnes scored his first three goals of the season and the Tewaaraton Watch List nominee posted his first career hat-trick.


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Josh Hamilton wants to turn over a new leaf with his new team. The free-swinging slugger is planning to practice better plate discipline in his first spring with the Los Angeles Angels.
Hamilton then swung at the first pitch he faced in an Angels uniform Tuesday, grounding out to short in Los Angeles' 7-7, nine-inning tie with an Arizona Diamondbacks split squad.
The $125 million slugger went 0 for 3 in his Los Angeles debut. He also ran out of unbroken bats in the process, forcing him to use teammate Mark Trumbo's lumber in the fifth inning for his second flyout.
Although he's still trying to remember to take a few pitches, the longtime Texas star was pleased to get back on the field after moving from the Rangers to their longtime AL West rivals in the offseason. He'll only get used to the new uniforms and teammates with time, and he's grateful to get the clock started.
"You get those first little jitters when you're walking up to the plate, but it was a fun day," Hamilton said. "It's a little awkward at first. You've been going against a team for five years, and the first day is a little awkward. But the guys are the guys after a while. It's tough to find a clubhouse where you don't fit in."
After Hamilton promised hitting coach Jim Eppard he would try not to swing at everything in the strike zone this season, Hamilton hacked away at his first pitch of the spring from Eddie Bonine.
Hamilton finally took the first pitch of his second at-bat, getting a laugh from his teammates when he stepped out and pointedly looked over at Eppard in the dugout, before hitting a harmless fly into center off Zeke Spruill on the second pitch.
"Everybody knows I like to swing," Hamilton said. "I'm trying to work on it a little bit, but if it's around the strike zone, I usually like to swing."
Hamilton had no challenges in right field while playing five innings at Diablo Stadium. He had no chance to play Gerardo Parra's two-run homer over his head in the first inning.
Parra drove in three runs while warming up for his stint with Venezuela at the World Baseball Classic. Rod Barajas added a fourth-inning solo shot for the Diamondbacks, joining Parra and Willie Bloomquist among four Diamondbacks with multihit games.
"Parra tried to get (Bloomquist) over, but he ended up hitting it out of here," Diamondbacks bench coach Alan Trammell said. "It was a good day. Was a good game. We're out here just trying to get our work in, that's all it really is."
The Angels fielded a lineup consisting of every likely regular except Mike Trout, who debuted Monday, and Albert Pujols, who won't play until mid-March while returning from offseason knee surgery. But Los Angeles isn't using its top five starting pitchers in its first week of games in the extra-long spring training necessary for the WBC.
Hamilton hopes to play frequently in March as he works on integrating himself into the cleanup spot in the Angels' lineup. Eppard and the rest of Los Angeles' coaches aren't going to try to change too much about the man who hit 100 homers and drove in 322 runs over the past three seasons in Texas.
"When he gets a pitch in the zone, he usually puts a good swing on it," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's just getting his timing down. When he gets pitches in the zone, he hits them hard."
NOTES: Pujols will start running the bases soon in his steady progress back from surgery. He's already taking batting practice and running on a treadmill. ... Bill Hall and Brandon Harris had two hits apiece for the Angels. ... Los Angeles starter A.J. Schugel yielded three runs and five hits in two innings.


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How to Hire Professional Buckeye AZ Floor Installers
When searching for local floor installers near Buckeye AZ, you want contractors that are not only experienced working with wood, laminate or vinyl flooring, but also professionals that will deliver a superior and beautifully finished product. You want to be proud to show off your new kitchen pergo flooring or living room bamboo flooring to both friends and family. A skilled residential or commercial flooring contractor can be a one man shop or part of a larger flooring or home remodeling company. But the most important consideration is to find someone who not only works in your area, but has an excellent local reputation for quality service at reasonable prices. And for your convenience, you should be able to receive quotes either by phone, email or in person prior to making your decision so that you know how much the job will cost before work begins. So let's take a look at a few things that you should consider before hiring a floor installation contractor.
Hardwood, Laminate and Vinyl Flooring
Following is a partial list of some of the services a professional Buckeye AZ floor remodeling company offers. This list is not all inclusive, so if you are in need of any type of home improvement or remodeling not listed, please request a free quote for more information.
- Hardwood flooring installation and refinishing
- Laminate flooring Installation
- Wood flooring replacement and repair
- Commercial Flooring installation
- Vinyl and linoleum floor installation and repair
- Bamboo flooring installation
- Hardwood floor cleaning
Choosing a Local Flooring Contractor
When selecting a general contractor for flooring installation, it is necessary to take some important steps to make sure that you are hiring a reputable and skilled professional. Yes, every City and State has laws in place requiring minimum standards for all remodeling, additions, restorations and repairs of housing. And although all Buckeye AZ contractors must follow these laws and standards, they will not protect you from poor workmanship, delays or unsatisfactory results. So for your protection and satisfaction, follow these general guidelines when considering hiring a flooring expert for your new kitchen, bathroom or family room flooring project.
- Ask for referrals. Soliciting referrals from satisfied customers is the best way to find a reputable and professional Buckeye AZ floor remodeling contractor. Friends and family are always a good place to start. Another option that is becoming more and more popular is obtaining quotes from services that pre-screen local contractors in your area to ensure that they are licensed and certified professionals for your protection. You can obtain free quotes from local floor contractors by requesting a quote from this website.
- Verify Licenses and Credentials. It is a good idea to do some preliminary research into the background of the contractors you are considering. Confirm that they hold all of the licenses required in Arizona, as well as Buckeye or your Local Municipality. Check with the Better Business Bureau for any complaints as well as your State Attorney General. Go online and check local reviews and visit their website. Find out if they hold any designations from professional organizations. All of these credentials and citations will give you an insight into not only their professionalism but their standing in your community.
- Meet with the contractors. Once you have narrowed down the list to two or three candidates have them come to your home to see the job first hand. Make sure that all bids are based on the same specifications and cover all of your job requirements. If their bid is unusually low or high, ask them why. Ask all pertinent questions, such as how long will it take, or do they anticipate any problems or delays. Be wary if the Buckeye AZ flooring contractor doesn't ask you many questions.
- Check references. Before making the final selection, ask for and check references. Ask if the job was completed to their complete satisfaction. Ask if the job was completed on time and billed as quoted. Was there anything that the customer was not 100% satisfied with? Was there anything that they wish had been done differently?
- Get everything in writing. After making your final choice, be sure to review all of the documents that your Buckeye AZ floor remodeling contractor has prepared. Ask for certificates of insurance for the Workers Comp as well as Liability Insurance and a Building Permit if required. Make sure that all services and materials that are included are detailed in the final proposal, as well as the total cost. Also make sure that the payment schedule is outlined so each party knows what is expected. Start and completion dates, dispute resolution, and warranties all should be covered in the final contract.
A Bit About Buckeye AZ
Buckeye, Arizona
Buckeye is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona and is the westernmost suburb in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The population was 62,582 in 2015.[5] It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the US; in 2016, it placed seventh.[6]
Early settler Malin M. Jackson developed 10 miles (16 km) of the Buckeye Canal from 1884 to 1886, which he named after his home state of Ohio's moniker, "The Buckeye State". The town was founded in 1888 and originally named "Sidney," after Jackson's home town in Ohio. However, because of the significance of the canal, the town became known as Buckeye. The name was legally changed to Buckeye in 1910. The town was incorporated in 1929, at which time it included 440 acres (180 ha). The town's first mayor was Hugh M. Watson (1956–1958), who founded the Buckeye Valley Bank. Today, Watson Road is the site of the city's commercial center.[7]
In 2013, a video featuring a Verrado High School student who overcame Down's Syndrome to join the school's cheerleading squad, and using the Katy Perry song "Roar", was selected as a finalist in a Good Morning America contest.[9]
In November 2017, media outlets reported that a company associated with billionaire Bill Gates purchased 24,800 acres (100 km2) between Buckeye and Tonopah for $80 million. Gates's company plans to create a "smart city" called Belmont on the site.[11]
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3 sought in Walmart video game shoplifting scheme
Police say thieves put video games in gym bag inside cart
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Two men and a woman are being sought in connection with orchestrating a Walmart shoplifting scheme to steal video games from the store.
It happened Tuesday at the Walmart at 1580 Branan Field Road.
According to authorities, a man and woman entered the store and proceeded to the electronics section, where they took about six video games worth about $360 from the rack and placed them in a gym bag in a shopping cart.
Deputies said the thieves pushed the cart to a produce section, where they left it before walking out of the store. Next, deputies said a second man walked in and pushed the shopping cart to the deli section, where he removed the bag from the cart, left the cart in the deli section, and walked out of the store with the bag.
Authorities said all three were seen on surveillance video in a newer-model, silver four-door sedan.
Deputies described the first thief as a black man wearing a red T-shirt and black basketball shorts. The second was a black woman wearing a red Raines High School basketball sweatshirt and black pants, deputies said. The last thief to enter the store was described as a black man wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts.
Anyone with information about the thieves' identities is asked to call the Clay County Sheriff's Office.
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Aitutaki Tours
Aitutaki Walkabout Tours & Aitutaki Safari Tours
The island itself is regarded as being one of the most beautiful islands within the Cook Islands Group, and many tourists from all over the world are discovering the uniqueness off Aitutaki.
There is no better way to experience some of Aitutaki's scenic locations than with an islander on an Aitutaki Walkabout Tour or Safari Tour. On any of their tours, you'll be guided to many unforgettable places on the island, meeting interesting people and learning of the history and culture of Aitutaki.
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Microsoft's Azure Cloud Service Experiences a Bump in Europe Overnight
Apparently, bad days in the cloud aren't limited to Amazon. Microsoft confirmed that its Windows Azure service experienced some outages in Europe, during what were the early morning hours in the U.S.
At 11:09 am UTC, or about 7:09 am ET, Microsoft confirmed on its Windows Azure status page that its service was "experiencing an availability issue in the West Europe sub-region." Troubleshooting proceeded for two hours until Microsoft said the issue had been resolved.
No comments yet from Microsoft about what happened; I have reached out, and will update when I hear back. It wasn't clear how many customers were affected, though GigaOM noticed a Tweet by a service called SoundGecko blaming its availability problems on Azure. The service had a much rougher day when the existence of Leap Day — the extra day in February that gets added to the calendar every four years — caused an outage.
You'd think there would have been a lot of complaints on Twitter and elsewhere, but I didn't notice any. When Amazon Web Services crashes, as it does from time to time — most recently on June 30 — it takes with it a batch of high-profile Web properties that rely on its data centers for uptime. When a lightning strike in Northern Virginia whacked the backup power at an Amazon data center there, sites like Instagram, Netflix and Pinterest took temporary dives as well.


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Nicholas I
Nicholas I (czar of Russia)
Nicholas I, 1796–1855, czar of Russia (1825–55), third son of Paul I. His brother and predecessor, Alexander I, died childless (1825). Constantine, Paul's second son, was next in succession but had secretly renounced (1822) the throne after marrying a Polish aristocrat. This secrecy resulted in confusion at Alexander's death and touched off the Decembrist uprising, a rebellion against Nicholas, which he crushed on the first day of his reign.
Nicholas strove to serve his country's best interests as he saw them, but his methods were dictatorial, paternalistic, and often inadequate. One important achievement, however, was the codification (1832–33) of existing Russian law. A few measures attempted to limit the landlords' powers over their serfs, and the condition of peasants belonging to the state was improved. Industry progressed somewhat; the first Russian railroad was completed in 1838. Efforts were made to stabilize the ruble and reduce the growing national debt.
The motto "autocracy, orthodoxy, and nationality," expressing the principles applied to a new system of education, was also used by Nicholas in suppressing liberal thought, controlling the universities, increasing censorship, persecuting religious and national minorities, and strengthening the secret police. Intellectual life was in ferment, the revolutionary movement took form, and the two schools of thought held by Slavophiles and Westernizers emerged. With Pushkin, Lermontov, and Gogol a golden age in literature began.
Under Nicholas, Russia gained control of part of Armenia and the Caspian Sea after a war with Persia (1826–28). A war with the Ottoman Empire (1828–29; see Russo-Turkish Wars) gave Russia the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the mouth of the Danube. Nicholas brutally suppressed the uprising (1830–31) in Poland and abrogated the Polish constitution and Polish autonomy. In 1849 he helped Austria crush the revolution in Hungary. His attempts to dominate the Ottoman Empire led to the disastrous Crimean War (1853–56). He was succeeded by his son Alexander II.
See biographies by B. W. Lincoln (1978) and A. E. Presniakov (1978); P. Kurth, Tsar (1995).


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Welcome back, my friends. I trust that you all had a brilliant Christmas.
Here's a little oddity for you: a 45 released on Film City around 1964 which, unusually, is actually performed (and I use that word loosely) by the composer.
Owned by musician Sandy Stanton, Film City was one of the most important of all the song poem companies, responsible not only for discovering Rod Rogers (aka Rodd Keith) but also for teaming the multi-instrumentalist, writer and producer up with the Chamberlin, a keyboard instrument similar to the Mellotron which used short tape loops to recreate the sound of other instruments.
Film City, like a number of other song-poem outfits, would occasionally provide budding singer-songwriters the opportunity to come in to the studio and perform vocals over an instrumental backing they had already created and, no doubt, charge them extra for the privilege. The vocalist would not get to meet the 'orchestra and chorus' listed on the label and therefor would never know that said orchestra was, in reality, just one man and a souped-up electric piano.
Although the vocals on the song-poem/vanity hybrid Portland Rose Song – and its B-side Voice of the Rose – are executed in flamboyant fashion by Bert Lowry, the Chamberlin work is clearly that of Rodd Keith. If Rodd had performed the vocals on these cuts chances are they would have ended up rather pedestrian (judging by the music he's created in any case). Luckily Bert decided to do it himself – and his off-key caterwauling lifts this release from the mundane to the miraculous.
According to the now-hibernating American Song Poem Music Archive two versions of this disc were issued, once as Film City 1096 (the version you find here) and again, later, as Film City 2085 with slightly different credits (this time Mr Keith was billed as the Film City Orchestra and Chorus) on clear blue vinyl. AS/PMA state that the sides were flipped and that the B-side was credited on this reissue as Pasadena Rose Song: my assumption here is that this is either a mistake or that the labels on the 45 were misprinted; it's highly unlikely that Bert Lowry, a resident of Portland (the City of Roses) and a member of the city's historical society, would suddenly be composing songs about Pasadena – almost a thousand miles away. As Bert's home town was also home to the Portland Rose Society (established in 1889) I reckon I'm on pretty safe ground. Unless you know otherwise, of course!
Mike Donahue's book Portland Rose Festival states that Bert (possibly credited as Burt Lowry) recorded the song For You a Rose in Portland Grows, written by local teacher Bertha Slater Smith, in 1960. However this seems to be exactly the same song as he performs here, albeit miscredited: the phrase is repeated several times during the song.


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Floral fringed kimono: OASAP || Wild spirit top: Brandy Melville || Studded and washed pink denim shorts: Tally Weijl (old) || Platform heels: The Whitepepper || Necklace & bracelet: Dixi || Belt: Miss Selfridge (old) || Strap bra: Topshop
I guess no other kimono deserves the title "statement kimono" as much as this one does. It's definitely an eye-catcher and PERFECT for festivals. The long tassels, the beautiful rose print (roses are my favorite flowers btw!) and its length make you stand out from the crowd, that's for sure. It is very expensive looking even though it wasn't pricy at all. You can get it from OASAP *click* which became my favorite chinese fashion retailer. Fast shipping and they sell some really edgy beauties. :-)
A friend of mine already told me I always look like I would go straight to a festival every day, I can't help, it's probably true. ;-D Maybe my purpose of posting this outfit was to bring back summer for you guys or just to express my sorrow about not being able to visit Tomorrowworld (it was this weekend) this year, I don't know haha. ;-D That's why I probably chose the title and lyrics of Knife Party's new song Begin Again: "and begin again when you reach the end". It's my current favorite song, I play it every day. Check it out here, you'll love it!
Exept the kimono and the bra (I had been searching for a strappy bra for such a long time and finally found one, it's perfect for deep neck tees!) everything has been in my wardrobe for quite a long time. For example I bought the printed top at Brandy Melville like 2 years ago as well as the pink washed shorts or my boots I actually got for my prom outfit a couple of months ago. Buying good quality print tops is always worth it, you will have them for years! :-)


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2013 Cross Country: Finished 21st at the Belmont Opener (16:29.4s)... Finished third at the Erik Anderson/Runners Soul XC Invitational (25:55.3s)... Finished 13th at the Atlantic Sun Championships (25:54.8s).
2013 Track and Field: Placed sixth at the BSC 'Southern Invitational in the 5000 meters (15:31.76)... Finished fifth at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 meters (32:07.59).
2012 Cross Country: Took a redshirt during 2012 season...
2012 Track and Field: Won the distance medley relay at the Tennessee State Invitational finishing in 10:31.93... Finished fourth at the BSC 'Southern Invitational with a time of 10:04.53 in the 3000-meter steeplechase... Finished sixth at the BSC 'Southern Invitational in the 1500 meters logging a time of 4:11.47.
2011 Cross Country: Appeared in seven meets… Season-best 11th-place finish and 15:50s 5K run came at the Powerade Invite… Season-best 8K mark of 25:39.12s came in the blue race at the Louisville Cross Country Classic earned him a 25th-place finish… Finished 18th at the A-Sun Championships with a 25:59.23s run… 53rd overall at the NCAA South Regional race, running the 10K course in 32:59.70s; was second Lipscomb runner across the line.
2011 Track and Field: Finished 12th in the 3000m run at the A-Sun Indoor Championships with a personal-best 8:54.98s run... Set personal-best 4:07.57s mark in the 1500m run at the Spring Break Invitational, where he finished 15th... Finished seventh in the 10000m run (32:17.44s) and eighth in the 5000m event (15:32.46s) at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships... Personal-best 14:51.32s 5000m run came at the Oxy Invitational, where he finished 22nd.
2010 Cross Country: Joined Tim Muller as one of two Bisons to finish in the top 20 at three different meets... Opened the season with a 19th-place, 16:14.27 mark at the Belmont Opener... Followed that up with a 17th-place showing at Vermont, running the 8K in 26:50... Set a season-best in the 8K on his way to all-conference honors at the Atlantic Sun Championships, finishing 13th (best among Lipscomb runners) with a 25:30.12 run.
2010 Track and Field: Won the 5000m run at the TSU Invitational with a 15:28.92s mark... Set a personal-best in the 10000m run with a 31:42.70s run, finishing 10th... Season-best 5000m mark came at the Vanderbilt Invitational, where he finished seventh with a 15:17.32s run... Finished fifth at the Tennessee Invitational in the 3000m run with a fifth-place, 9:09.75s run.
Prep: Competed for Dr. Earl Lavender at David Lipscomb… Two-time all-state cross country runner, was the Metro Champion his senior year… All-Metro Runner of the Year as a senior… In 2006, his high school team was state cross country champions… Lettered four years in cross country, two in track, and two in wrestling… Class president as a senior.
Personal: Son of Larry and Kathy Musick… Has one sister, Ashley… Plans to major in chemistry or pre-pharmacy… Chose Lipscomb because of its Christian values and excellent pharmacy program.


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Every animal on the planet has an alpha or beta relationship with every other animal. We usually think of "beta" as submissive and beaten down, but in wild packs or herds, that is not the case. The beta dog in a pack of wild dogs is still quite happy and lives a good life. So should your dog live the comfortable life -- while remaining in the beta position.
Your dog will be quite happy being beta as long as you show the dog that beta is a good way to live. In dog terms, you are the "alpha," giving your dog everything it needs to survive. The essentials of food, shelter and, most importantly, companionship (the pack) are provided by you. For those things, your dog will work and be happy as long as you demonstrate that you will not submit to challenges.
To be sure, the beta dog will present regular challenges in hopes of gaining the alpha position. If the beta dog wins the challenge, there is a new leader of the pack, so do not give in. Some of the challenges are subtle. Those are the ones you must pay close attention to while training. If you win the small battles, the big fights will be much easier to handle. Dogs see the world in black and white. To your dog, either you are in control or it is. There is no middle ground.
Dr. Ivan Petrovic Pavlov taught us a lot about canine behavior. Two of his most important points, "conditioned responses" and "substitution," will be the cornerstones of your training program.
Conditioned responses to commands are mandatory for a properly trained dog. When you explain something one time to a person, he or she will understand it and quite often give a positive response when questioned on that topic. Canines are different in that they trust their instincts implicitly. Instincts have protected canines for thousands of years from wild animals and other threats, and those threats still live in their minds today. In your training program, you must totally condition the responses to the obedience commands to such a degree that your dog trusts you more than its own instincts. That is a tall order, and you must take it seriously or you will not have success.
Simple repetition is the only way to properly condition a dog. Simple repetition to the tune of around 1,000 repetitions per command will do this nicely. That might seem like an undoable task but if you will train consistently, it will take only a short time.
Dr. Pavlov also taught us about substitution. This is where we use a stimulus to cause a response and then add another stimulus simultaneously until the second stimulus evokes the same response as the first. You might remember Dr. Pavlov's work with ringing the dinner bell as he was feeding his dog. It did not take long before simply ringing the dinner bell caused the dog to salivate. In dog training, substitution means beginning with a leash, progressing to words and then finishing with electronic stimulation.
So, how often should you train your dog? That depends on how good you want your dog to perform. If you desire a bulletproof, obedient dog, you will need to do two 10-minute sessions of focused work with your dog each day. Now, that does not sound so bad, does it? During those sessions, it will be all work and no play time. You will praise your dog and reward its positive responses but always maintain an alpha role. Some of the sessions may be shorter than 10 minutes and others may be longer because each session should be goal-oriented -- and those goals must be realistic.
When you accomplish the desired goal for that day, stop and celebrate. Avoid the temptation of trying to meet tomorrow's goals along with today's goals just because you have some extra time. That can lead to failure. You always want to finish a session on a positive note so your dog will look forward to coming "back to work" tomorrow.
Always check your local and state regulations related to dog training and the use of game birds on private and public property.


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Famed racer and performance-car builder Carroll Shelby, who died last week at 89 years old, had a tremendous impact on automotive industry that lasted decades. His name and contributions will live on.
The native Texan from Leesburg, whose achievements I've followed for many years, was at the top of my list of interesting interviews. The following is a Q&A from the last meeting I had with the outspoken Shelby about three years ago:
When did you start developing your affinity for fast cars?
I've always loved that, from the time I was 3 years old. Like old Foyt when he raced "Doc" Cossey when he was a kid.
My dad was a rural mail carrier in Leesburg and, later, a postal clerk in Dallas. I turned 14 and two days later I got my driver's license. We had a '34 Dodge and I said, Dad, can I take you to work? He said, `Yeah,' and I got caught doing 80 miles per hour out on East Pike there in Dallas. I got grounded for six months.
How did you get into racing?
I'd always been around it. I went to racetracks from the time I was 9 or 10 years old. I used to ride my bicycle out there. They had all those dirt tracks around Dallas. Then after the war – I got out after five years in the Air Force – I started hanging around the racetracks. I went out and raced junk cars a little bit, and then somebody said, `Do you want to drive my MG?' I drove it in a race and won that. It just went on from there. Three years later I was working for a factory in Europe. I never did get into the dirt tracks.
What's that story about you wearing coveralls to the racetrack?
I had a chicken farm and I went broke in it. I was vaccinating my chickens one day and my wife called me and said, `You're supposed to be at the Eagle Mountain race in an hour.' So I jumped in my pickup with my overalls on and I won the race, and they put more pictures in the paper than when I had ever won a race before, so I started wearing them all of the time.
I milked that. `Affectation' I used to call it.
Did you have any bad racing accidents?
In Mexico, local Indians found me and got me drunk as I was laying there with my elbow knocked off. For 12 months I had a whole bunch of operations. I won about 10 or 12 races with my arm in a cast. I would tape it to the steering wheel. I've got a crooked arm now. It hurts my golf game a little bit.
How did your transition to a race-car builder begin?
I had been building two or three cars, and wanted to build my own car for years. That was the reason I drove race cars. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't a complete passion. It wasn't everything to me. I wanted to learn how to build my own car.
Ford came out with a new little V-8 engine. Chevy had their V-8. And about that time, AC Cars lost their Bristol contract. So I thought that I would try to put two and two together, and I went to AC and told them that I had this Ford engine. Dave Evans from Ford gave me a couple of them. I sent them over there to them. We started putting one together and Dave said, `I'd like for you to come back to Detroit.' Lee Iacocca was sales manager of the Ford division then. I went in and said, `If you give me $25,000 I'll build two prototypes of this car that'll kick the stuff out of the Corvette.' He said, `We better give that guy $25,000 before he bites somebody.'
I built two cars and we took them before 4,000 dealers at the big dealer deal there in Detroit, and both of them blew up in front of 4,000 dealers. You know, the radiator – they made us sit around and idle and idle and idle. We hadn't developed the car yet.
Was Henry II behind all of this?
Iacocca was the originator. He's the one that made it happen for me. Then, Edsel (Ford II) came out and lived at my house and worked with me when he was 15 years old, with hair down to his belt buckle. Then Henry got involved in it.
How serious of a track car was that first Shelby GT-350 Mustang?
I didn't think that we could make a sports car out of it. Iacocca said, `You've got to do it.' I went back to John Bishop at SCCA and said, What do we have to do John? I've been told to do it. He said, `Take the back seat out, put 300 horsepower in it, put bigger brakes on it and put a roll cage in it. I put a budget together of $15,000 to build the two prototypes and the bean counters cut it down to $1,500.
It turned out to be a successful program. And then the Mustang got too heavy, just like the Thunderbird did.
How did the GT-500′s `King of the Road' name come about?
Iacocca had a guy, Henry, who was his left-hand man and his right-hand man. I went back there one day and Henry said, `Look here, I've got this brochure that says Corvette has come out with King of the Road. I picked up the telephone and called by trade-dress lawyer in Washington and said, Has King of the Road been taken? He called me back and said, `No it's not taken.' I said, You better be there at 8 o'clock in the morning to take it then.
I called California and said, How many GT-500s are you building next week? They said, `We're building 50 convertibles and 50 hardtops.' I said, Well, we're going call them GT-500KRs.
What was the true horsepower of the GT-500KRs?
Honest, that was about 475. We called it 335, but that's because the horsepower race was getting some bad publicity.
Back in 1964 when your car defeated Ferrari, how big was that to you and the racing world?
We're still getting quite a bit of press coverage over it because no one has ever done it since then. That's what I kind of hang my hat on – the publicity for the company's concern.
How was your relationship with Enzo Ferrari?
He offered six times for me to come drive for him, but I never did want to. I think he was a real pioneer after the war, but he played games with his drivers. I was much more content with a slower car, which was Aston Martin at the time, and we had a contented team.
The reason I was over there was that I spent a lot of time with Dino Ferrari, the whole summer of '55, and I'd go around to the manufacturing facility with him. I spent a lot of time seeing how they did things, because that's really what I wanted to do – build my own car.
Has Ford's direction toward building green eco-friendly cars slowed the Shelby Mustang program?
It hasn't affected it yet. I don't expect it to because of all of the things that they keep talking about – electric, solar and all of this stuff – they really don't have an alternative to take the place of the Otto Cycle engine. Actually, Washington has been running the automobile business since 1970. They wonder why General Motors is broke. Nobody knows what to build because every time they get a new regime in there they make so many changes that they run the price of cars up. Obama suddenly says we're going to 40 miles per gallon by a certain time — well, you know that has to give them dysentery.
Are you working on any new projects?
I have a deal with a little college (Northeast Texas Community College near Mount. Pleasant) down there. There's 40 percent of the kids who drop out down there. We have the Carroll Shelby School of Automotive Technology Program, and we're taking those drop-outs, sending them to school for two years and they go from $7 and hour to $35 an hour. That's what I'm really looking forward to.


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Alice Lawson says when she tells friends her father is 100, most ask which nursing home he is in. Most are surprised that Ernie Higgins of Knoxville not only is not in a nursing home, he still works about 16 hours a week.
Alice Lawson says when she tells friends her father is 100, most ask which nursing home he is in. Most are surprised that Ernie Higgins of Knoxville not only is not in a nursing home, he still works about 16 hours a week.
Hy-Vee in Galesburg threw a birthday bash Thursday for Higgins, who has worked there for 21 years. Not surprisingly, he is the chain's oldest employee.
His employer made sure Higgins arrived in style, in a black, stretch limousine. There were balloons galore, a picture of Higgins signed by his fellow employees and a massive white sheet cake with orange frosting spelling out, "Happy 100th Birthday, Ernie."
The deli was crowded with family and friends, as well as customers Ernie visits with as part of his job.
Asked if he has any plans to retire, Higgins laughed and said, "I'll keep on working. There's no use to retire. That's too easy."
As for the secret of reaching the century mark, Higgins, who managed a number of Kroger stores in the Chicago area as a young man, said, "There is no secret. Just live a good life."
Lawson, herself 78 but looking much younger, attributed the longevity of her family members to good genes.
"His sister is still alive and very active. She's 93," Lawson said. "His brother was 96. His mother lived to be 95. I tell my insurance people I need to have enough money for another 25 years."
Higgins approached Lawson and gave her a big hug and a kiss.
"She's my first daughter," he said, smiling. "She loves me and I love her."
"What are they going to do when you turn 105?" Lawson asked her dad, who laughed, a sound very familiar to Hy-Vee deli regulars.
Lawson proudly said her father will be recognized by Willard Scott of the "Today Show" on NBC on Thanksgiving Day. Scott is known for his presentation of pictures of people 100 and older on the side of jelly jars during a segment sponsored by Smucker's. She said she was told it will probably be sometime around 8:30 a.m., but the time is somewhat uncertain because parts of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be televised during the "Today Show" time slot.
Lawson said she and her 75-year-old brother, Ernest "Bud" Higgins Jr. of Mountain Home, Ark.; Dan Higgins of Galesburg, and her sister will get together next weekend with Ernie and his wife, Wanda, for a big family party.
"I think working here keeps him going," Lawson said, looking at the smiling faces of the people wishing her father happy birthday.
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From high-energy Sunflower Hearts to sultanas, this range of nutritious foods will meet all your feeding requirements, helping you to attract and care for a wide range of wildlife. Once you have discovered which of these foods are most popular in your garden, you may wish to create your own food mixes. Please note: It is best to soak sultanas in water before offering them to the birds during periods of dry weather.
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Youth Volunteer Opportunities
There are many ways young people in the Las Vegas area can get involved in their community. Listed below are a number of organizations that welcome and encourage volunteers and youth support.
Assistance League of Las Vegas
The Assistance League of Las Vegas has been dedicated to effectively finding and fulfilling the needs of the Las Vegas community for more than 30 years. www.allv.org
6446 West Charleston Boulevard Las Vegas, NV 89146 (702) 870-2002
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada (BBBSN)
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBSN) is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. For more than a century, BBBSN has developed positive relationships that have a direct and lasting impression on the lives of young people. BBBSN mentors children, ages 6 through 18, and helps children reach their potential through profession support and one-to-one relationships with mentors.
4065 East Post Road Las Vegas, NV 89120 (702) 731-2227 bbbs.org
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada
Catholic Charities is one of the largest nonprofit social service providers in the state and offers the most comprehensive range of human services. These diverse programs are designed to help people of all ages, regardless of race, religion or creed.
Since 1941, the Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada has provided social services programs for infants, children, families, seniors, the city's homeless, people interested in adoption, and even refugees in need of resettlement.
1501 North Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas, NV 89101 (702) 385-2662 catholiccaharities.com
Civitan Las Vegas
Civitan is a worldwide, all-volunteer, nonprofit service organization providing members an organized way of satisfying community needs through hands-on service. The organization focuses on helping developmentally and physically disabled individuals, organizations and families in need. www.civitan.org
Nevada Child Seekers
The organization's mission is to advocate for and engage in prevention, identification and location efforts on behalf of missing and exploited children. The community's support enables them to help families searching for missing children and to offer abduction and exploitation prevention education for children and families.
2880 East Flamingo Road, Suite D Las Vegas, NV 89121 (702) 458-7009 nevadachildseekers.org
Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC)
The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Greater Las Vegas creates and supports programs that directly improve the health, education and well-being of children in our community.
It is the cornerstone program of RMHC, and provides temporary housing for families who travel to Las Vegas to receive critical medical treatment for their children.
2323 Potosi Street Las Vegas, NV 89146 (702) 252-4663 rmhlv.com
United Way of Southern Nevada
The United Way is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health. In Southern Nevada, the United Way's vision includes enabling children to enter school developmentally on track in the areas of literacy, social, emotional and intellectual skills. They also assist individuals and families to increase their income, build savings, and sustain assets. All efforts help ensure that every family has accessible, continuous, culturally competent healthcare and that children are healthy upon entering school. www.uwsn.org
1660 East Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 (702) 734-2273 E-mail: email@example.com
Volunteers of America
The Las Vegas office of Volunteers of America operates the "Cars Helping People" program. The vehicle donation charity program organized by CarsHelpingPeople.org is used to raise money for a variety of outreach programs. By donating a used car to Volunteers of America through Cars Helping People you are helping us fund services for the elderly, children and disadvantaged adults.
5895 Boulder Highway Las Vegas, NV 89122 (702) 293-3301
Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada
The Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada (VCSN) is a program of United Way of Southern Nevada and provides resources for individuals, families, teams and corporate groups to join and engage in meaningful volunteer opportunities throughout Southern Nevada. VCSN promotes volunteerism and getting people involved in their communities with partnerships from organizations. From motivating children to discover and learn, to serving hot meals to low income families, residents of Southern Nevada are responding to critical needs.
1660 East Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 (702) 892-2321 volunteercentersn.org


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We're going to San Diego Comic-Con next week!
First Second will be exhibiting at booth 1323. We'd love to have you come by and say hi! And you are of course all welcome to buy lots of books as well.
Here is our extremely lengthy schedule of panels and signings, which includes appearances by authors Vera Brosgol (a SDCC Guest of Honor!), Cecil Castellucci, Zack Giallongo, Faith Erin Hicks (another SDCC Guest of Honor!), Matt Kindt, Teddy Kristiansen, Jordan Mechner, Paul Pope, Dave Roman, Steven T. Seagle, Mark Siegel (up for an Eisner Award this year!) and Gene Luen Yang.
9:30am / Zack Giallongo (Broxo) signing at the :01 booth
10:00 – 12:00pm Tr!ckst3r Women in Comics Symposium w/ Cecil Castelluci (Odd Duck), Vera Brosgol (Anya's Ghost), and Faith Erin Hicks (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong)
East Village Tavern Bowl / 930 Market Street / San Diego, CA 92101 (At 9th and Market)
11:00am / Matt Kindt (Red Handed) signing at the :01 booth
2:30pm / Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy) signing at the :01 booth
3:30 – 4:30pm Integrating Comics into the Common Core, w/ Gina Gagliano (First Second Marketing & Publicity Manager) Room: 26AB
10:00 – 11:00am Graphic Novels: Words & Pictures — Come hear from the authors of some of the best new graphic novels that are out just in time for this show – including Beau L'Amour (The Law of the Desert Born), Jonathan Hennessey (The Gettysburg Address: A Graphic Adaptation), Matt Kindt (Red Handed), Jordan Mechner (Templar), and Steven T. Seagle (Genius). These five great authors will discuss their process, their books, and why you should read them. Room 23ABC
11:30 / Jordan Mechner, Steven Seagle Autographing Area signing (AA09)
12:00 – 1:00pm Drawing Stories: What's New in YA Graphic Novels — Vera Brosgol (Anya's Ghost), Gris Grimly (Frankenstein), Faith Erin Hicks (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong), Hope Larson (Who is AC?), and Paul Pope (Battling Boy), five of the hottest teen graphic novel creators in the industry, discuss their current books, what's involved in creating graphic novels for young adults, and why words and pictures go so well together in books for teens. Moderated by Scott Robins. Room 25ABC
12:00 – 1:00pm CBLDF Presents: Raising a Reader — Join an all-star panel of kids comics creators and educators to discuss ways to get children excited about reading, encouraging creativity, and cultivating a love of literature using great graphic novels and comics for younger readers. Panelists include: Jennifer & Matthew Holm (Babymouse), Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet), Raina Telgemeier (Smile), Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy), Alex Fajardo (Peanuts), Charles Brownstein (CBLDF), Meryl Jaffe (Johns Hopkins University). Room 30 CDE
1:00 – 2:00pm With Great Powers Come Great Stories — Authors incorporate superhuman, supernatural, mythological and magical elements into their novels to weave wonderful tales. w/ Mark Siegel Room 28DE
1:30 / Paul Pope (The Death of Haggard West) Autographing Area signing (AA08)
1:30 / Vera Brosgol (Anya's Ghost), Faith Erin Hicks (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong), Hope Larson (A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel), Autographing Area signing (AA09)
2:30 / Jordan Mechner (Templar) signing at the :01 booth
2:30 / Mark Siegel (Sailor Twain) Autographing Area signing (AA09)
5:15 / Faith Erin Hicks (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong) signing at the :01 booth
9:30 / Mark Siegel (Sailor Twain) signing at the :01 booth
10:00 – 12:00pm Tr!ckst3r Worldbuilding Panel w/ Paul Pope
East Village Tavern Bowl / 930 Market Street / San Diego, CA 92101 (At 9th and Market)
12:00 / Vera Brosgol (Anya's Ghost) signing at the :01 booth
1:30 / Paul Pope (The Death of Haggard West) Autographing Area signing (AA08)
2:30 / Steven Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen (Genius) signing at the :01 booth
4:00 – 5:00pm Spotlight on Vera Brosgol (Anya's Ghost); interviewed by Holly Black (The Coldest Girl in Coldtown). Room 4
4:30 – 5:30pm Comics and Prose – The Graphic Novel Hybrid — As comics become more and more mainstream, the hybrid comic book/ prose is on the rise. What makes this form so compelling for creators? Where is the form going? Where does it come from? A conversation about the possibilities and challenges of marrying these two forms. w/ Cecil Castellucci (Odd Duck). Room 26AB
5:00 / Gene Luen Yang (Boxers & Saints) signing at the :01 booth
5:30 / Vera Brosgol (Anya's Ghost) Autographing Area signing (AA05)
9:30 / Cecil Castellucci (Odd Duck) signing at the :01 booth
10:00 – 11:00am Kids — Comics in Action! — Comics Battle! Before your very eyes, some of your favorite comics creators — Jeffrey Brown (Star Wars Jedi Academy); Matt Holm (Babymouse); Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet); Rhode Montijo (Gum Girl); Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy), and Raina Telgemeier (Drama) — will compete in an action-packed, high-stakes, no holds-barred drawing championship for your approval! Who will win? It's up to you to pick the best comics! Room 7AB
11:30 – 12:30pm Spotlight on Faith Erin Hicks (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong); interviewed by Jeff Smith (Bone). Room 8.
11:30 / Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy) Autographing Area signing (AA09)
12:00 / Gene Luen Yang (Boxers & Saints) signing at the :01 booth
1:00 / Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy) Autographing Area Signing (AA03)
3:30 – 4:30pm First Second Presents Gene Yang & Paul Pope / In Conversation — First Second authors Paul Pope (Battling Boy) and Gene Luen Yang (Boxers & Saints) discuss their creative process, their magical-realist storytelling techniques, and their exciting upcoming books – projects that each author has been working on for the past five years. Room 28 DE
2:30 / Faith Erin Hicks (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong) signing at the :01 booth
3:00–4:00 Publisher's Weekly: What's Next for Graphic Novels in Libraries—Graphic novels have become one of the hottest categories in libraries nationwide, with reader requests driving more and more libraries to acquire significant collections. Join Publishers Weekly Comics World's Heidi MacDonald as she explores the latest developments, including content challenges, digital lending, collection development, how authors can connect with libraries, the rise of comics for younger readers and what Common Core will mean for the whole field. With Eva Volin (Alameda Free Library), Karen Green (Columbia University), Josh Elder (Reading with Pictures), Scott Robins (Toronto Public LIbrary, A Parent's Guide to the Best Kids' Comics), and Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy) Room 32AB
We're looking forward to seeing you at the show!


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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official IRNA news agency says the country has canceled a $2.5 billion deal with a Chinese state oil company over what authorities say were delays in fulfilling its contractual obligations.
The state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation had signed a contract with Tehran in 2009 to develop the giant Azadegan oil field in the southwest of the OPEC member state.
Wednesday's report from IRNA says Iran's oil ministry had given the Chinese company 90 days to meet its obligations or face expulsion from the project. When that did not happen to Iranian satisfaction, IRNA says officials decided to terminate the project.
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you could modify the parameters (bulk) by the APP named with Aprilbeacon directly.
you could search Aprilbeacon from App store or googleplay.
Parameters: UUID/Major/Minor/output power/broadcasting frequency .
Aprilbeacon is the first company in the world to enable this function.
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2011 (Junior): Wesley's Naselli Award recipient which goes to the team's best skill player... Had a breakout season and led the team with 773 receiving yards… Finished second on the squad with 1,106 all-purpose yards… Caught 26 passes and six touchdowns to average 29.7 yards per catch… Averaged 38.4 yards on eight kickoff returns and ran back the opening kick 79 yards for a touchdown at Husson (9/24)… Ran for 26 yards on his lone carry of the season at Walsh and also caught a 36-yard pass (10/22)… Grabbed his first receiving touchdown of the season at Kean where he caught two passes for 83 yards (9/10)… Ran a kickoff 90 yards at Lynchburg (Va.)… Had two catches for a then season-high 101 yards and a score against Huntingdon (11/12)… Bested his season-high with three catches for 62 yards and a TD against Hobart (11/19)… Played his best when it mattered most by catching 12 passes for 374 yards and three touchdowns in the final two games of the season… Had five catches for 136 yards and a score in the NCAA Quarterfinals at Mary Hardin-Baylor (12/3)… Had a career-day with seven catches for 238 yards and two TDs in the NCA Semifinals at Mount Union (12/10)… Had a season-high 81 yard catch and run against the Purple Raiders… His 238 receiving yards was one yard off Larry Beavers single-game school-record which he recorded in the 2005 season against Mary Hardin-Baylor.
2010 (Sophomore): Picked up extensive playing time in the postseason...Against UMHB had three catches for 30 yards...Scored Wesley's only touchdowns in the NCAA Semifinals and had a team-high 70 yards on four catches. Led team with 23.3 yard ave. on Kick returns including a 44 yard return vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater. Earmed 2nd Academic All-Conference honor.
2009 (Freshman): Academic All-ACFC...Impressed in junior varsity games...Great work ethic...4.5 40-yard dash time...Named Outstanding Spring Player.
High School: Played football...Made it to second round of play-offs...Team captain...First team all-county for three years...First team all-conference in 2008...120 receptions for 2,000 yards...1,100 return yards...Made 15 touchdowns...Maryland Scholar...Minds in motion scholar athlete...Honor roll.
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David Miller, 65, of Wabash, Indiana died at 8:07 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 at Select Specialty Hospital in Fort Wayne.
He was born Oct. 21, 1947, in Peru, Indiana to Mark Jackson "Jack" and Bertha (Sharp) Miller.
David was a 1965 graduate of North Miami High School. He was a Spec 5 Field Radio repair technician in the U.S. Army. He married Elizabeth "Beth" Briner in Peru, June 12, 1971. He retired from Bulldog Battery, Wabash, in 2012 and also worked 25 years as an electronics technician at Wabash Magnetics. David enjoyed bicycling and target shooting.
He is survived by this wife, Beth Miller, of Wabash; three children, Carrie (Chris) Tyson of LaFontaine, Indiana, Michael (Laura) Miller of Noblesville, Indiana, and Heather Miler of Wabash. Four grandchildren, Jessica and Cody Tyson, both of LaFontaine, Mark Miller of Noblesville, and Caroline Catt, of Wabash; and his sister, Linda (Neil) McCreary of Peru.
Funeral services will be held at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 with Rev. Melinda Kammerer officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are to Wabash Christian Church Music Department or American Cancer Society.
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In the winter of 2010, Saddleback Church Pastor Gerald Sharon and his wife Tammy got the kind of news no one wants to hear. Tammy was diagnosed with colon cancer.
"At that time," Gerald said, "I was overweight and out of shape. I knew if I was going to have the stamina to help Tammy, I had to lose weight—and quickly. So I worked with a physician and a wellness director to get healthy."
While the fitness map Gerald chose preceded The Daniel Plan by almost a year, the principles and regimen are closely aligned. "It's all about eating right, moderate exercise, and using good supplements," Gerald said, adding that by diligently adhering to his plan, "I dropped 58 pounds."
How did the stress of Tammy's illness affect him? Did it throw him off course? "I'm a stress eater, so I knew if I wasn't diligent about getting healthy and staying healthy, I'd just balloon up and get even bigger. I figured I had two choices: I could get healthy, or become completely unhealthy."
After nine months of fighting the cancer, Tammy went home last December. Through it all, Gerald understood that, while the battle ultimately belonged to the Lord, he needed to maintain his commitment to his own health in order to be there for her.
"Many men use excuses for not focusing on their health. There's too much stress at work or not enough time in the day. But having gone through that time with Tammy, I am here to tell you: THERE ARE NO EXCUSES!
"Men, as the leader of your family, you must take the lead in being physically and spiritually fit. There are no excuses. Period. Everybody can make healthy lifestyle changes. If you're going through a tough time right now—it doesn't matter. You have the same choices I had. You might not be able to implement the plan fully at first, but you can make adjustments. Then as your health improves, make more adjustments.
"Another excuse many men make," Gerald notes, "is that they can't eat healthy because they travel. Sorry. No excuse. I've learned that you can order what you want, even if it's not on the menu. Order what's healthy. I've yet to be refused."
By the time The Daniel Plan was launched in January of this year, Gerald was already on board with it. "I'm very excited about its potential. Knowing what this had done for me, I want people to be part of The Daniel Plan. In fact, I don't like running but I signed up for the June 11 Fun Walk & Run just to show my support."
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Who needs meat when you can attend the 2nd Annual Chicago Vegan Food and Drink Festival? The festival was also in its third year in Toronto, Canada (Saturday, August 19th at Fort York, Garrison Common). The Chicago fest took place Saturday, June 10th at Butler Field in Grant Park.
Vegan Food and Drink Festival organizers have served 18,000 guests since 2015 and this year, they prepared to make room for thousands more. This daylong festival paid homage to top-tier vegan vendors, serving up the only the very best in comfort food, craft brews and wine.
Food choices included offerings from 75 vendors from a variety of local and international vendors such as Doomie's, Doug McNish, Arlo's, and more! Sky-high burgers, creamy bowls of mac n' cheese, and epic brownie sundaes are only some of the items that made this one great feast Chicago and Toronto won't soon forget.
"The team at Ecorazzi is ready to move one step closer to world vegan domination with our upcoming festival season," said Hellenic Vincent De Paul, Owner of Ecorazzi. "Third time's a charm, and that means more of the incredible vegan offerings people have come to expect from The Vegan Food & Drink Festival, plus HUGE surprises!"
Ecorazzi is the leading online magazine where people go to get the latest in news, pop culture, and commentary with an unapologetically vegan voice. By offering a fresh perspective on breaking news and viral trends, Ecorazzi is helping redefine vegan education, advocacy, and entertainment.
It was a beautiful sunny and hot day when my friends and I attended the Vegan and Food Fest-none of us had ever attended before and we are all vegetarians! However, we also appreciate excellent vegan food, which is just as delicious. I was very excited to sample so many amazing sounding foods from vendors located in Chicago and surrounding suburbs.
There was everything from beer and wine to Kombucha to vegan dogs to burgers to ice cream to Indian and Mexican food to pizza! We did not know at which kiosk to start filling our stomachs. We started with deliciously grilled kale burger sliders with sweet and tangy roasted beet ketchup. We washed down the burgers with cold, crisp and refreshing dry hard ciders from Pacific Coast (strawberry and mango and Muscat). Next, we glided over to get some Indian food. We savored perfectly spiced samosas from Arya Bhavan. The business also offered gluten-free samosas and mango lassis for sale. The samosas could be dipped in delicious chutneys (savory cilantro or sweet tamarind). We also enjoyed tamales and tostadas from Bravo Vegan! Flavors included black bean bliss, say cheese and oaxaquenos.
While we all took a break to digest the wonderful food we had been sampling, we sat down and enjoyed the festival scene and the crowds. There was a game of volleyball being played, an air-filled fun house, and of course, live music.
Other interesting snacks I tried were Brami Beans, which are a super food in Rome. Flavors came in sea salt, hot pepper, chilli lime, pesto, and garlic-herb. They tasted a bit of a cross between a lima bean and a white bean.
Finally, we were anxious to try some delicious looking vegan desserts while our stomachs allowed the little room we had left (though we always have that extra stomach for dessert!) We wanted pies and cookies, but everything was selling out. We then settled on simple ice cream bars with creamy vanilla ice cream dipped in dark chocolate. The treats were a perfect ending to a lovely day at the Vegan Food and Drink Fest on such a hot day.
Now, let me ask you this meat eaters: After attending the Chicago Vegan Food and Drink Festival, do you really need meat?!
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Police: Drunken driver hits building, clips gas line
Red Cross assists residents in finding place to stay
Authorities said a drunken driver struck a building, clipping a gas line on Woodland Avenue on Saturday morning.
He then drove into another yard and then tried to run.
Investigators said Andrew Mcaninch, 28, had a blood-alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit when he jumped a curb.
"He tried to open my door first, then he tried to go through the window," resident Monica Lewis said. "He was like, 'I just hit your house, and I'm drunk, and I'm going to jail,' and I was like, 'You sure are going to jail.'"
Lewis' house was the second stop for the now-totaled sport utility vehicle.
"It was just a big commotion. Nobody knew what was going on. It was so early in the morning," apartment resident Jay Hansen said.
The first crash happened at the apartment building, where an already bad situation was made worse.
"(He) jumped the curb, hit our gas line, made a giant hole in the wall. He booked it out of here as soon as that happened," Hansen said.
the building was struck with such force that bricks flew through the laundry room, through another wall and into a garage.
"We had a gas leak over here, and they checked my car for gas leaks, and his car was smoking, so they were pretty nervous about that," Lewis said.
The Red Cross offered hotel rooms to residents who had nowhere else to go.
"We couldn't go back inside because of the gas leak," Hansen said.
Mcaninch was quickly arrested and charged. Officials said it's his second arrest for drunken driving, and he was also charged with failure to maintain control of his vehicle.


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Back between my careers as a movie costumer and middle school art teacher, I was once a printmaker. Anyone else have a circuitous career path like that? In any case, I have an enormous passion for making all sorts of prints. While my daughter and I have made handprints galore, we've printed from sink mats, and stamps are a staple of our art table, this was her first foray into real printing with a brayer. If you're new to printmaking, brayers are simply the rolling tools that help get the ink onto the plate (printing surface), and they're easily found for about $8 at any art supply store. And once you have one, your kids will find all sorts of fun uses for it at the art table.
A print that I pulled (left) and one that my daughter pulled (right)
- Meat/Veggie tray or Styrofoam plate. You can also buy a 12-pack of scratch-foam for about $6.
- Ball point pen or sharpened pencil — for engraving
- Scissors
- Brayer, like this one
- Water-based printing ink. I like Speedball inks. While you can use tempera or acrylic paint, printing ink has a desirable tack to it that keeps the ink from seeping into the cracks and holes of your design. The ink is permanent, so be sure to wear a smock and cover the table well.
- Paper to print onto
- Paper to cover the table
- Tray or plate to squeeze the ink onto
We started by cutting a rectangle shape from the bottom of a meat tray.
And then drawing right onto the foam with a ballpoint pen. I didn't give my daughter any direction except to make some marks. She began by drawing some long lines and then enjoyed poking holes all over the place. Lots of little dots. It was beautifully abstract and I couldn't wait to see how it would print.
We moved to the art table I offered her two colors of ink. White or silver. She chose both, which is probably what I would do if I were almost three. I squeezed a small amount of ink near the top of a tray and then evenly coated the brayer. After demonstrating the technique once, it was all in her hands.
The ink makes a nice tacky noise that we both enjoyed.
She inked up the plate (her foam design), and was ready to print.
She chose a green piece of paper for the first print, and I showed her how we could press our weight on the plate to push it down on the paper. She had a better idea and found her rolling pin. Kids can be so resourceful!
When we pulled the print, she remarked that it looked like grapes. I quite agree! We printed one of these on some nice frame-worthy paper and sent it off to grandma for her birthday. And she loved it!
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