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Jeremy Wayne Darnell, 33, Lebanon was arrested Friday for the kidnapping case of a teenage girl in Providence Marketplace.
"We are humbled and grateful to hear that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) made an arrest in our 2011 kidnapping case that occurred in Providence MarketPlace. The TBI plays a vital role in ensuring Tennessee's criminals do not escape," stated Police Chief James Hambrick. "This case is closed, and our community is safer because of the TBI's efforts."
On Aug. 5, 2011, Darnell forced a 14-year-old girl into the passenger side seat of his truck in the Providence Marketplace parking lot. As reported in 2011, the girl was standing outside the cars of two other females, an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old outside Rack Room Shoes when the suspect approached with a weapon in his hand and attempted to force the 14-year-old into the 16-year-old's vehicle. The 18-year-old drove away when she witnessed the incident. The 16-year-old rolled up her window, and the suspect grabbed the 14-year-old. He forced her into front passenger seat of his vehicle. She was able to escape when he walked around to the driver's seat. The suspect left the area, and the victim ran away.
The 16-year-old was able to flag down a Mt. Juliet police officer in the shopping center to report the crime. The Mt. Juliet Police Department, the Wilson County Sheriff's Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol immediately responded to the area to look for the suspect, but he was not located.
Thursday, TBI received information identifying Darnell as the abductor. The eyewitnesses have positively identified him as responsible for the incident. At the time of the abduction, law enforcement believed that the Providence Marketplace incident was linked to an attempted kidnapping of another teenage girl at the Walmart in Clarksville in July 2011. In light of new information, it is not believed the two incidents are related.
Darnell was booked into the Wilson County Jail this Friday.


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It's that time of the year again when kids are heading back to school and parents can give a sigh of relief. Pets, on the other hand, can feel anxious and bored with the transition back to the school year. It's important to be on alert for this as change can be hard for animals, and lead to stress and undesirable behavior from your pet.
Before school starts, think about the changes that will occur in your pet's day-to-day life and make those changes slowly. This will give your pet time to adapt instead of overwhelming them with a ton of changes at once. For example: if your dog needs to be kenneled or stay in a room by himself/herself, start the change a couple weeks in advance for short increments of time, and gradually build to the desired length of time your dog will need to be alone or in the kennel.
During the transition back to school, keep meal times as regular as possible and do not make any abrupt changes in their diet. This will help your pet feel secure and stable, and keep them comfortable in a routine. Furthermore, make sure your pets continue to receive the love, attention, and exercise they need throughout this change.
Introducing new toys is another way to keep pets entertained and ease boredom while the kids are away all day. Make sure these toys are interactive and provide your pets with new challenges. The Everlasting Bento and Everlasting Fireplug from Triple Crown Dog are made from highly durable, tear-resistant material. These treat-dispensing toys are engaging and fun, and will keep your pet challenged and busy for hours.
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Open August through November, come visit our farm this fall to share in our rustic culture and enjoy a taste of the season. Many varieties of apples to taste. Also available, in season, are raspberries, pumpkins, home-made goodies, and our famous apple cider donuts. Take a horse drawn ride out to the orchard to pick your own apples too. Family tradition starts here! There's a petting zoo too.
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Hailey's Winery, established in 2009, specializes in handcrafted wines from grape varieties native to Illinois, as well as other varietals, and seasonal fruits. Owned and operated by two women, Hailey's is a fully functioning winery, producing and bottling award-winning wines in Byron, Illinois location. We strive to offer a variety of wines and an enjoyable experience for each guest, and want our visitors to feel completely at ease with wine tasting and selection. The winery is open year round, with tastings available any time during business hours, monthly live music, and tasting room rental for private celebrations. We carry specialty cheeses, sausage, chocolates, craft beer selections, and gift items. Guests may gather, relax and enjoy our wines in the pleasant tasting room, or on our patio during warm weather.
Sandy Hollow Antique & Flea Market
Rockford's only smoke-free, indoor-outdoor flea market; 60 indoor dealers, air-conditioned/heated. Snack bar featuring all fresh meat and hand-cut fries.
Tom Guirl's Beaver Creek Pottery
Find skillfully handmade and kiln-fired pottery to decorate your home.
Home of Winnebago County Fair, considered one of the best county fairs in the Midwest, plus The Pec Thing, a huge semi-annual flea market and antiques fair with acres of vendors inside and out. Various racing organizations use the Fairgrounds track for racing events.
Farm products available for purchase include plants, fresh fruits and vegetables, plus a wide variety of Amish jams and jellies. A pumpkin patch and corn maze are featured in the fall.
J.R. Kortman Center for Design
Upscale shop and gallery, in downtown Rockford.
Edgebrook offers local specialty shopping with a unique blend of eclectic boutique shops, excellent restaurants and convenient service-oriented businesses, where there is truly something for everyone. Please visit edgebrookshops.com for a list of merchants and events happening. Owned and operated by Orput Companies, Inc.
Edwards West is a popular destination for families to enjoy the sights, tastes, and activities of an apple orchard and farm market. For a fun family outing, enjoy the experience of picking your own apples, pumpkins and raspberries. Visit the play area featuring the wooden bus and train, the corn cribs, the wagon slide and our animals in the "Petting Farm." Stroll through the over 100 year old dairy barn with displays of bright colored apples, freshly squeezed cider, fresh apple cider donuts, and wonderful gift items that are on display.
McEachran Homestead was settled in 1857 by John McEachran, the great-great-grandfather of Herbert Greenlee, the current owner. In May 2010, it was born from a passion for quality wines. We are directly and meticulously involved with every stage in wine production: from growing the grapes on our two-acre vineyard to finishing and bottling the wine. We practice the philosophy of honoring the grape, not by ageing and adding flavors to the wines, but by keeping the integrity of each grape's flavors intact and allowing the freshness of our wines to speck for themselves. We proudly offer many seasonal fruit and 19 varieties of grape wines for purchase. We also have indoor and outdoor spaces available to hold events, such as weddings, showers, graduations.
Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch - Hampshire
Ride the wagon to pick your own pumpkin, shop the Harvest Market and visit the Farmers Wife Cafe and Bakery. Goebbert's has a second location in South Barrington.
Stop by and pick your own blueberries and red raspberries.
Enclosed 2-level regional shopping mall with many external businesses on same property. Many public activities including craft and car shows, community and holiday events. Food court, children's play area, early morning walking. CherryVale Mall is also one of just a few locations with new Tesla Supercharging Stations. These stations are for the all electric-powered Tesla cars to use to charge up the vehicle.
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Country and early New England furniture and accessories.
Wind Ridge Herb Farm in Caledonia, IL grows over 400 varieties of culinary and medicinal herbs without the use of chemical fertilizers. The herbs produced by Wind Ridge Herb Farm are Certified Naturally Grown. They carry only natural products with no artificial dyes, preservatives, or additives; personally harvesting, inspecting, drying, and packaging the herbs in order to guarantee quality and freshness. The garden is available for meetings, tours, groups and catered lunches. Lunches are provided for groups of 8 or more, and include a garden tour.
Beautifully crafted silver jewelry, Minnetonka moccasins, log furniture, and an outstanding art gallery filled with sculptures and pottery can be found at the Eagles Nest.
A nice selection of fabric, notions, books and threads. Experienced quilters to assist with all your quilting needs. Quilting classes available.
Find u-pick asparagus, strawberries, tomatoes and pumpkins. Roadside produce includes sweet corn, muskmelons, peppers and pumpkins. Susie's hosts a Strawberry Festival every June.
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Full line of cross-stitch supplies with hand-dyed threads. Also available are "affordable luxury soaps," lotions and beauty accessories made in Oregon, Illinois. In addition, Longaberger baskets, antiques and more are sold. Located in Conover Square Mall.
Village Green Home & Garden West
A fascinatingly large garden center with outdoor furniture supplying customers from all over the Midwest. The center also takes care of holiday needs with trees, trims and gifts. Home center, same location, 815.637.8840. There's a Village Green East, too.
Afghans, books, baby quilts, birdhouses and feeders, ceramics, goose clothes and geese, southwest artifacts, lawn and garden decor and more.
Exclusively Yours Leiza-George
A shopping experience like no other, this store has floor-to-ceiling gifts from around the would. Its specialties include handmade oak and Amish furniture, jewelry, linens, cards, Christmas items and more.
Bridget has clothes from size newborn to size 12/14 girls and boys. She carries baby equiptment, dvds, toys, outdoor toys, all at a fraction of what it costs new.
Enders Flowers at Edgebrook Shopping Center
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A thick plume of steam and other volcanic gases rises above Nyiragongo Volcano in this natural-color satellite image collected on August 4, 2013. Nyiragongo is one of most active volcanoes in Africa's Virunga volcanic field (along with nearby Nyamuragira). This image was acquired by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on Earth Observing-1 (EO-1).
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Skip to comments.Wider Problems Found at IRS
Posted on 05/12/2013 7:53:56 PM PDT by Innovative
The Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups went beyond those with "tea party" or "patriot" in their namesas the agency admitted Fridayto also include ones worried about government spending, debt or taxes, and even ones that lobbied to "make America a better place to live," according to new details of a government probe.
The investigation also revealed that a high-ranking IRS official knew as early as mid-2011 that conservative groups were being inappropriately targetednearly a year before then-IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman told a congressional committee the agency wasn't targeting conservative groups.
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Here comes the, "sloppy, sloppy, sloppy" excuse again from the communist 'RATS.
I still don't trust this. The timing is just too strange what with the Benghazi junk getting tense. Is it an attempt at distraction from something worse or closer to ostoner?
Agreed. What in the world have they done now that they are trying to hide?
If this is the distraction, it means Benghazi is even worse than it sounds.
Leaks on a Sunday. Somebody is spinning furiously. Looks like the plan is to throw Ms. Lerner under the bus and try to cap the scandal there.
I second that.
Certainly they went too far.
This was not the work of one operative.
This was a Conspiracy aimed against Conservatives.
No one person could have done this alone.
It took someone high up to arrange it and be sure it operated.
Anyone involved should be prosecuted. They knew it was against the law.
Either Obama ordered it or someone took it on themselves and that someone helped to guide others into this.
Who is willing to go under the bus for this so Obama can skate? How many will go under?
The spokesidiot couldn't even answer the basic question of when the WH was aware of this on Friday.
"We don't care. We don't have to care. We're the IRS, dammit."
Ping to help you catch up when you get back
The IRS revelation is growing because of one main thing....the whistleblowers in other government departments will begin coming out of the D.C. woodwork like an army of 7-year cicadas....and the Benghazi testifiers have paved the way.
It's like the dike in Holland, one hole opened up last week.....and even a latter-day heroic Little Dutch Boy won't be able to stick his finger in the Benghazi opening to stop the pent-up flow of scandals bursting out from other administration rat holes.
It's a diversion from Benghazi.
1/2 of Americans pay no income taxes.
Dems know this can't hurt them, because their constituents don't care.
In fact, they're happy to see us discriminated against.
Time to go to a flat-tax with no deductions. It will ensure everyone pays something and has a stake in the system. Will prevent gaming and corruption by politically-connected companies.
Will allow everyone to prepare taxes on one page form, and we can fire 90% of IRS staff.
I believe that you are correct; and that much of this is pent up righteous response against corruption, and that it derives energy from other fellow would-be-whistle-blowers.
I also suspect that Congress and federal judges might be more likely to immunize earlier (rather than later) testimony.
I'd like for you to be right and have thought the same thing, that people who know would begin to talk. We may not know but surely believe that some people know lots of incriminating things. They have to be afraid to risk talking.
I thought the poor guys in Justice who stuck their necks out on fast and furious and got left hanging out to dry, or so it seems to me, would cause others to be very reticent about talking. Issa made all that noise and it has gone to court in an administration and justice dept delaying action.
This IRS and Benghazi thing have to grow legs with the press and get some support for others to stick their heads above the parapet. It could happen. Maybe people are getting sick of being played for fools and lied to. They have been such fools up until now I don't have much confidence in any of them.
And what ever became of the persecution of conservative car dealers who were forced out of business in 2009?
This may be as serious as Watergate. If Obama knew about this even a year ago, it's worse than Watergate.
When are the impeachment hearings?
Without a name and specifics this info is worthless.
Well now, isn't that an interesting connection . . .
Typical Obama administrative solution to a major political headache in 2011 and 2012.
This affair reminds me of Clinton escapade with the FBI files
Obviously these people are insane.
A suit by Mark Levin's group, The Landmark Legal Foundation, prompted this. The suit was forcing the Inspector General to look into this.
Even FOX won't mention this.
For complete info, you can listen to Friday's Mark Levin Show podcast.
I agree with you. There's a lot of pent-up anger even among government employees at the abuse of our system by the ideological, dictatorial Obama regime. A lot of them, however, were simply too afraid to complain. But now that people are coming forward on Benghazi, the other people who have been misused and abused by the Obama regime have gotten the courage to speak up.
If this is indeed true, and it appears as if there is more than just smoke here now, it is terrible for the country because it means the tenacles of lib politics have gotten inside every government agency including the agency with only one political appointee, maybe two now, the IRS. That means these people are acting like our islamic enemies, that is, you never know when one of them is going to go off on their own. In all these agencies now, there are cells of libs and lib sypathizers who operate much like the old commie party. Rooting them out is going to be extremely difficult and there is no Joe MaCarthy here to do it. A good indication of how bad it is can be seen by just following the voting paterns around DC, those counties vote heavily for the democraps and coincidently they are the highest paid per capita in the US....kind of like having your hand in the cookie jar and locking the kitchen doors.
That would be us. WE need to take these bastards down.
I have been quite vocal since bozo was elected, and re-elected, through various channels, and they have been harassing me of late....not sure if there is any correlation, however.
Exactly. It's going to be hard to get the employees to turn on The Won, because when the government is the distributor of all largesse (and civil service jobs pay an average of 20% more than the same jobs in private industry), it becomes desirable to these people to make the government bigger and stronger all the time.
I think it's possible that there are some ethical people who are a little ashamed at having been compromised, and it's also possible that there are some who are afraid because they have seen what the government can do to someone when it turns on them for one reason or another, and they may feel that going public now is the best way of protecting themselves.
I hope so, at least, because we are seeing the development of a massively corrupt and oppressive government that cannot be allowed to continue in this direction.
Start looking at the union....
Colleen M. Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, said their support of Obama was never in question, as union members believe that Obama "has stood with federal employees 90% of the time."
Kelley, a former IRS Revenue Agent, was first elected to the unions top post in August 1999, after a four-year term as national executive vice president. She was overwhelmingly re-elected to a fourth term in August 2011.
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Google this gal and Obama, you just might hit a jackpot!
I never knew there was a National Treasury Employees Union.
I don't know what I was thinking?
Of course that is the place to start.
Obama and Unions are thick as thieves.
Which is rather apparent isn't it?
That's another problem with Unions and their election money.
Federal employee groups step up political efforts as fall elections approach
NTEU had been working on nonpartisan voter registration efforts before the union formally endorsed Obama, but President Colleen M. Kelley said NTEU would be organizing local endorsements for Obama, running education efforts and turning out union members to vote and participate in campaign events. She said the union would target Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
"NTEU chapters around the country are gearing up their efforts to help NTEU secure a 'pro-federal employee' president," Kelley said.
Here's some fun for you too... http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=P04&cycle=2012
Personally, I think we need to take steps to stop this kind of contribution from within federal unions.
yeah, and who paid any price for that?
Actually, when one looks at the open secrets link it clearly shows just how socialist our government truly is on the inside!
And quite frankly, it scares me. From that one link I conclude there is no longer anyway for the average citizen to have honest dealings with any part of the Federal Government.
There is already a law against it.
It's called the Hatch act, but it appears that it has become another law Obama decided to ignore.
He ignores some laws and makes others doing pretty much whatever he wants to do.
I guess it must be OK though because the Congress and the Supreme Court both ignore his shenanigans.
I heard Mark discussing this the day it happened. Strange coincidence though that the IRS IG would finally come out the day after the Benghazi hearings.
I still don't trust them.... never will.
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We recently moved to Salt Lake City from Nebraska. We have purchased online from Emergency Essentials, and love the fact that we can go to a retail store. We purchased several MREs from one of the scratch and dent sales. We also purchased heaters to go along with them. We love to mountain bike, hike, walk, and just enjoy the outdoors.
On one of our recent hikes in the mountains, we took along a couple of the MREs. We stopped along the way, and spread out our blanket, made some coffee with our ultra-light stove, and cooked the MREs. They were wonderful and tasted awesome. They were also light and took up very little space in the backpack. The heaters also served a dual purpose. We were able to utilize them to heat up water to clean up our utensils and coffee pot.
MREs are easy to pack for a mountain bike excursion, as they take up so little space in a bike bag or hip pack. You can stop anywhere along a trail and have a meal, giving yourself the energy and nutrition to continue.
Light weight, convenient, tasty, multi-purpose, and easy to pack. So many benefits from such a small and inexpensive product. One other benefit of the MREs is that you can use the box that they are in to light a fire if necessary. The box and plastic sleeve that is left over are easy to pack out and clean-up is simple.
It is really hard to believe that these things can taste so good, considering it is a pre-packaged food product. We will continue to purchase MREs and use them in our adventures. I am sure we will discover new uses for them as time goes on.
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UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative Leads the Way Towards an Inclusive Green Economy25/
When the global financial crisis began in 2008-09, environmental sustainability dwindled as a policy priority for many countries and budgets for environment and sustainable management of natural resources were cut across the globe. For the nine African countries where the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) has been working since 2005, however, a different kind of response was discernible.Situated on a continent where economic growth is largely driven by natural resources and convinced of the benefits derived from pro-poor sustainable environment management, the countries of Botswana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda and Tanzania have become pioneers in taking practical steps towards an inclusive, pro-poor green economy.The Poverty-Environment Nexus: a growing problemAfrican economies and rural livelihoods remain heavily dependent on natural resources, particularly renewable resources such as soil and water, and on the associated productive sectors such as agriculture and forestry. Stories from across the continent are all too familiar with small-holder farmers in Malawi and Tanzania experiencing reduced yields as a result of soil degradation; artisanal miners in Burkina Faso facing increasing health problems after prolonged exposure to chemicals; and people searching for new livelihood opportunities in urban areas and abroad in the face of diminishing economic and social returns from natural resources. With the youngest and fastest-growing population in the world and institutional capacity constraints, tackling these problems represents an enormous challenge in Africa. Despite this, these nine countries are making headway. Crunching the numbersEconomic valuations of natural resources and the environment have produced some powerful findings which have started to make a viable case for green economy investment and prompted action in a number of PEI-supported governments. Such evaluations have shown in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania and Mozambique, the costs of unsustainable natural resource use is equivalent to between 17 to 22 per cent of GDP. Once such numbers are accepted and understood, other branches of government - beyond the Ministries of Environment - rapidly take note, instigating sector-wide support for policy reforms.In Mauritania, for example, such findings were used to advocate for the integration of poverty-environment related objectives into the National Poverty Reduction Strategy and were instrumental in the decision to change the project lead agency from the Ministry of Environment to the Ministry of Finance.Generating policy changePublic Environment Expenditure Reviews (PEERs) in each of the PEI countries have been able to highlight the typically low budget allocations and expenditure for sustainable environment and natural resource management. Comparison of this audit to the results of other PEI economic studies can reveal some powerful conclusions. For example, in Mali environmental expenditure was estimated to be 1 per cent of GDP, despite the fact that the costs of inaction with regards to environmental sustainability amount to 21 per cent of the GDP. Thus, the return from investing in sustainable natural resource use is high, yet at present that benefit is not being fully captured. Making this reality known has prompted positive action from Ministries of Planning and Finance who are now energized to increase investment in sustainability.This is evidenced by the fact that in five of the PEI-supported countries, public resource allocations for pro-poor environmental sustainability have increased since the start of the programme. Reform more important now than everWhile the world is recovering from the global financial crisis, Africa is experiencing rapid economic growth largely driven by agriculture and extractive industries, two sectors with significant equality and environmental challenges, making poverty-environment mainstreaming more relevant than ever.The early progress made in these nine countries has demonstrated the win-win solution offered by strengthening the linkages between environmental sustainability and human development. PEI is showcasing their successes globally as best practices in sustainable development in a bid to mainstream poverty-environment objectives in more national plans in Africa and beyond. For more information, contact: UNEP News Desk, firstname.lastname@example.com


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Comments: Never used a minimalist shoe before. Wore out my Brooks ghost 6 and wanted new shoes for a race. Was stuck on the ghost series for years but wanted to try something different. Put these on a broke them in for only 3 miles before hitting a PR in a 50 mile race with them. No extra soreness.
From: Mark, Cherry Hill, NJ
Comments: I was a huge fan of Universe 3. I was initially disappointed when Universe 4's toplines tended to abrade my heels, until I wised up and tied them all the way up to the last eyelet, and maybe my skin got a little tougher too. If you like the feel of running in bedroom slippers, this is a great shoe. I use them for speed work, fast-finish long runs, and races. I have run half and full marathons in the WU3, halfs in the WU4, and won't hesitate to run a marathon in these shoes come November.
The longer distances in these shoes may not be for everyone. I happen to be a relatively small 55-year-old male at 5'5 and about 146 lbs.
But almost all the mercifully few injuries I've experienced are more likely the result of too much sitting at work than from running in
these or any other shoes. They run small. Get a half-size larger than usual.
From: David, South Orange, NJ
Comments: I never tried a racing flat before. This shoe is amazing- two races, two PR's 5K and a 10 miler. No pain other than normal soreness of running hard. They also seemed to be more durable than the wave Evo Levitas (which I love as a trainer) but it's wearing quite fast, 200 might be the limit in them.
From: Suresh, Skokie, IL
Comments: These shoes have been fantastic for me. I got them after having hip problems and durability issues with the Evo Cursoris. The cushioning and support of the Universe 4 belies its weight. And not only have they performed better for me than the Cursoris, but they are much more durable too. I am completely comfortable in the Universe up to 10K, and I'd like to try a half marathon in them later this year. Looking forward to the Universe 5 coming out this Summer and hope Mizuno can improve on an already brilliant shoe!
From: Jeff, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Comments: Great shoe, light and fast. The shoe size estimator was right on for me. The only problem for me was the rear collar of the shoe rubs my achilles. I prefer the collars with a little dip in the middle like the Cursoris or Levitas.
From: Matt, Northern California
Comments: The Wave Universe 4 - I ran a 5K race with a PR of 30 seconds faster than my previous PR. My feet were left without any pain or blisters. I would recommend these shoes for speed work and short runs. These are my favorite flats by far from my previous brands.
From: Rob, Orange Beach, Alabama
Comments: When I first bought these shoes I was hesitant. I was trying to transition into minimalism off of the Brooks PureConnect (great shoe by the way), and was worried that using these shoes would be going to far. However, I wanted a really lightweight minimal shoe, and decided to go for it. When I first got them I went out and ran 12 miles in them. For me this was a huge mistake because the next day I had searing pain in my legs. However, this was just because I was not used to wearing shoes with such low stability. Now that I am used to wearing shoes such as these, I find them to be my favorite pair of everyday training shoes, and they certainly helped me to bring down my mile and 5k times. I would highly reccomend these shoes, but will warn that if you are not used to real minimalism, you will find these shoes take a lot out of your legs (but the rewards are huge).
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Memorial services and a celebration of her life will be held for Shirley Ann (Thompson) Dennison at the Dolores Community Center on Saturday, April 12 at 3 p.m. Dinner will be served after the memorial service followed by a dance to celebrate Shirley's love of music and dancing.
Shirley was born a twin October 5, 1946 in Durango, Colo. to Harold Colonel Thompson and Amy Dorothy (Nelson) Thompson. She peacefully left this life at her home on March 4, 2014 surrounded by family.
After attending school in both Penasco, N.M., and Ignacio, Colo., she graduated from Dolores High School in 1964. Shirley spent 24 happy years married to Harry Dennison. An only son, James Michael Dennison, was born to this union. Shirley was extremely proud of her son, who is known as Michael or Mike.
Shirley loved fishing with Harry and Michael at Joe Moore Reservoir. They spent many pleasant days fishing and camping in their little red and white camper trailer. She also loved to crochet and did some fine stained glass projects. She was an accomplished seamstress.
She worked at The Durango Herald, The Dolores Star, The Cortez Journal, and was editor of her very own little newspaper, The Valley Voice. She made certain that her own paper was upbeat and cheerful, which is how Shirley is remembered by most everyone; always with a smile and a hug.
Shirley was also a historian spending many hours on oral histories and taking school-age children on history walks in the town of Dolores. She was very community minded, serving on various committees and belonged to several organizations as well.
She had great times growing up around her Zink cousins on the Waterfall Ranch in the Animas Valley above Durango and spent some of her final hours happily visiting with them.
Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Woodrow Dennison; her parents, Amy and Harold Thompson; sister, Margaret (Thompson) Bell; brother, Ian "Sandy" Thompson; half sister, Doris Edvalson; step son, Larry Dennison; and step daughters, Edie Johnson and Enel Smith.
She is survived by her son, Michael Dennison (Phyllis); sister, Dorothy Chadwick (Dale); twin sister, Charlotte Thompson; half brother, Harold Vernon Thompson (Darlene); grandchildren, Augustine Hager, Grace Fruhling, and Gradey Fruhling; nephews, Shane Brisbin, Hondo Brisbin, Geoffrey Thompson and Jonathan Thompson; as well as numerous other grandchildren and cousins.
Shirley was cremated and her ashes were scattered in a favorite, beautiful area befitting the beautiful person she was and the memories she leaves us all with. She will be missed.
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Seventeen bikers from Emery and Carbon counties hit the trail to raise money for cancer research.
The bikers wore the names of cancer survivors and those who have died from the disease.
The bikers met at Huntington City park at 6 a.m. for breakfast and then rode to the Buckhorn Panel on the San Rafael Swell.
On the return trip the weather became uncooperative but the riders pedaled back to Huntington.
They had lunch in the city park after the 50 mile ride.
Funds raised will be donated to the Emery County Chapter of the American Cancer Society.
The bikers raised more than $1,400.
This was the third bike ride in what has become an annual event. The ride is in conjunction with the MECCA bike club.


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The Reserve Primary money-market mutual fund saga has a new chapter: Securities regulators plan to ask for a new trial.
Kirsten Grind of the WSJ has the story, which says the SEC plans to ask a federal judge for a new trial against Bruce Bent Sr. and his son, Bruce Bent II. The $62 billion fund, which "broke the buck" in September 2008 by falling under money-market funds' $1 per-share net asset value, is less known by the public than the crises at Lehman Bros. or Countrywide Financial. But it often crops up in recitations of the key moments in the financial crisis.
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Most of the 32 students who graduated from Daniel C. Oakes High School May 30 offered a shared sentiment: Amazement and gratitude that they were standing at the lectern on graduation day.
Several students, all of whom were allowed to make short speeches during the ceremony, started with a single word: "Wow."
"I didn't think I was going to make it here today, but I did," said Marco Trujillo, whose words sparked thunderous applause from the crowd gathered at Castle Rock Middle School.
Castle Rock's DC Oakes is an alternative high school that combines personalized instruction, outdoor education and an arts program to offer a different experience to students who struggled in a traditional high school setting. Many chose DC Oakes instead of dropping out, some with little faith that it would make a difference in their lives.
Not only did the 32 students graduate from high school, 27 of them plan to go to college.
Principal Mark Morgan congratulated them for their resiliency and well-earned pride.
With a high school diploma, "You've already set yourselves up to have a better life," he said. "You will live longer and have healthier lives. You will earn approximately $200,000 more over the course of your lives than if you had chosen to drop out."
The school was a perfect match for Ryan Fleury, who felt out-of-step at Douglas County High School.
"As I was falling apart, I got into Oakes," he said. "This school's like a family."
"I have to say DC Oakes is amazing," said his mother, Melissa Fleury, wiping away tears. "He was on a bad path. He's never felt like teachers cared before he came here."
Graduating seniors repeatedly referenced the sense of family they feel among the school's students, teachers and staff.
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Captured at Magny Cours over the weekend, two bikes in what appears to be a supersport race collide. As their handlebars lock together, at least one of the bikes is still running and in gear, resulting in a surprisingly beautiful synchronization. Motorcycle crashes, aren't they cute?
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The drivers late-race showdown at Texas Motor Speedway in 2007 helped form the basis of respectful rivalry
FORT WORTH — The two-step that is dominating NASCAR's big dance naturally might have been exemplified best in Texas.
It was six years ago at Texas Motor Speedway that Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth engaged in the greatest duel of a Sprint Cup rivalry fueled by mutual respect rather than fender-banging fury.
For the final seven laps, Johnson and Kenseth mostly raced side by side for the lead at speeds approaching 200 mph on the supersonic oval. Though there was at least one instance in which Kenseth's car might have scraped the wall, they never touched each other during a stirring battle that featured three lead changes in five laps.
Johnson emerged with the victory, which was the third of four in a row in the march to a second consecutive championship and still stands among the most memorable of his 65 in NASCAR's premier series.
"I think about it," Johnson said. "I don't necessarily talk to Matt about it. I'm not sure he's thrilled with the results.
"We put on a heck of a show. I was inside of him for many laps. Both of us are sideways and just driving the wheels off the cars. It was an amazing race. I'm sure Matt would agree on most levels."
PHOTOS: Jimmie Johnson through the years
For Kenseth, who already had lost a win on the last lap to Jeff Burton in the spring race at Texas earlier that season, it "still stings" — particularly when he recently saw Johnson being interviewed with a photo of the finish in the background.
Though they have remained cordial during the Chase — Friday brought more banter between the duo during consecutive media sessions — the off-track friendship is belied by the on-track skirimishes.
"You beg your team to get you (in the lead) and then when you can't hold on, you feel like it's on you," said Kenseth, who lost another memorable duel to Johnson on the last lap at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2006. "Man, I raced him as hard as I could hoping that he would be a little bit cautious, and I would be able to hang on, but I couldn't. He did everything he could and beat us.
"It was a heck of a race. I hope to turn the tables some day and be able to beat him."
WATCH: Johnson and Kenseth duel at Texas in 2007
He might get another opportunity in Sunday's AAA Texas 500, which Johnson and Kenseth will enter as clear-cut favorites in the Chase for the Sprint Cup (they are tied for the points lead with three races remaining) and at the 1.5-mile track.
Each driver has two wins at Texas, and Kenseth (106.5) and Johnson (103.3) rank 1-2 in driver rating. They also have posted similar numbers here in average finish (8.5 for Kenseth; 9.1 for Johnson) though Kenseth retains a significant lead in laps led (772 to 443 by Johnson).
PHOTOS: Matt Kenseth through the years
Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet and Kenseth's No. 20 Toyota also were among the fastest four in 10-lap averages during Saturday's practices.
If that wasn't enough evidence that Texas could become the site of another mano a mano battle, consider that this track has been a pivotal flashpoint in the past three championship fights.
In 2010, Denny Hamlin won at Texas to nab the points lead from Johnson, who rebounded for his fifth straight title after a tumultuous race during which he switched pit crews. In 2011, eventual champion Tony Stewart bested Carl Edwards in the first of three races in which the top two finishers in points both placed in the top three.
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Last year, it was Johnson and Brad Keselowski finishing 1-2 after trading the lead four times in the last 25 laps. Johnson left with the points lead and victory, but Keselowski seized control of the title the next week after his Lone Star State stand.
Though 500 miles at Texas often features some mind-numbing lulls, the fantastic finishes have become more commonplace as the track's surface has aged and become more abrasive, similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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"I think it has to do with the lanes and options we have," Johnson said. "At the 1.5-mile (tracks) especially the freshly paved ones, the bottom lane is the preferred groove. Once you get the position on someone, you usually end up going by. Here and if you look at Atlanta and how many good side-by-side finishes we've had there, you can't complete a pass as easily as you think because there is a second lane. You don't storm on by at the bottom."
Jeff Gordon, who trails Johnson and Kenseth by 27 points in third after his win at Martinsville, said the Chase schedule also engenders the championship clashes. Texas is one of five 1.5-mile speedways during the Chase, putting a premium on drivers and teams that can excel there.
GORDON: Empty apologies are unnecessary in NASCAR
"To be a factor for the championship, you know that you have to be good on the 1.5-mile tracks," Gordon said. "You get down to this point in the season and you start to narrow it down to those teams that are running for the championship and pretty much all of them are going to be good on these 1.5-mile tracks."
Kenseth has been exceptionally good this season with four of his series-leading seven wins at 1.5-mile ovals (Las Vegas, Kansas Speedway, Kentucky Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway).
"I feel like on our best days we've been competitive everywhere," said Kenseth, who led a career-high 202 laps at Martinsville Speedway. "I feel like when we're at our best and we hit it right, I feel like we can run pretty good anywhere."
That's been the hallmark of Johnson's title campaigns, but the Hendrick Motorsports driver's record has a curious void this season. Johnson still is seeking his first 2013 victory on a 1.5-mle superspeedway as are teammates Gordon, Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Johnson, who did win the exhibition All-Star Race in May at Charlotte Motor Speedway's 1.5-mile track, will have two more shots — Texas and the season finale in two weeks at Homestead-Miami Speedway — to avoid his first winless season on 1.5-mile ovals since his rookie year in 2002.
If he does, he expects the finish could look a lot like six years ago at Texas.
"The championship battle brings the very best out of people, and Matt and his people are bringing their best each and every weekend," Johnson said. "In order to win the championship you have to be up front racing for the win. I expect to see (Kenseth) there each and every week."
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Angiogram of Healthy Heart
Photograph by SPL/Photo Researchers, Inc.
The picture of health, an angiogram of a human heart shows blood vessels in sharp detail. To take an angiogram, or arteriogram x-ray, doctors must first inject the patient with a special opaque dye that allows a clear view of the heart's blood vessels, including the large left and right coronary arteries. Narrowed arteries indicate the presence of coronary artery disease. Blockages of either of the coronary arteries could lead to a heart attack. Such x-rays help doctors determine a course of treatment.
Inside the Heart
Photograph by Lennart Nilsson
Tissue-paper thin but tough, the valves of the human heart open and close to pump 6 quarts (0.9 liters) of blood a day through 60,000 miles (97,000 kilometers) of vessels. That's equivalent to 20 treks across the United States from coast to coast. The heart is a magnificent machine when it's in good working order. But coronary heart disease is the number one killer of American men as well as women, resulting in 500,000 deaths in the United States and killing 7.2 million people worldwide each year.
Donor Heart
Photograph by Bruce Dale
At Houston's Ben Taub Hospital, careful—and quick—steps are taken to prep a donor heart for transport and transplantation. To preserve the harvested heart, a member of the transplant team flushes it with a cooling solution that slows its metabolic rate. Doctors have a narrow window of only four to six hours to get the heart into the waiting recipient before it is no longer viable.
Artificial Heart Implantation
Photograph by Robert Clark
Artificial heart implantation at the Berlin Heart Institute: Deft hands work to save the life of a critically ill cardiac patient at Germany's Berlin Heart Institute. Doctors replaced the 62-year-old man's unhealthy heart with a CardioWest artificial heart during a four-hour procedure. The polyurethane heart—a temporary fix—will keep him alive until a well-matched human heart becomes available.
Enlarged Heart
Photograph by George Steinmetz
Martti Tenhu, chief medical examiner in Helsinki, Finland, illustrates the differences between a normal human heart and one enlarged by alcoholism and high blood pressure. Covered in scar tissue, the enlarged organ is nearly twice the normal size. Such alcoholic cardiomyopathy weakens the heart so that it is unable to pump blood adequately.
Doctor With Stethoscope
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
Using well-trained listening skills, Charles Smith, an oncologist at Rappahannock General Hospital in Kilmarnock, Virginia, uses a stethoscope to hear the sounds in a cancer patient's chest. The highly sensitive—and versatile—instrument allows doctors to detect normal and abnormal sounds in such organs and vessels as the heart, lungs, arteries, and intestines.
Chest X-Ray
Photograph by Scott Camazine/Phototake
Cause for concern is apparent in the chest x-ray of an 82-year-old cardiac patient. Pneumonia in his right lung can be seen as clearly as the pacemaker implanted to regulate the rhythm of his heart. Pneumonia is a common hospital-acquired infection.
Heart Monitor
Photograph by Michael Nichols
Wired for broadcasting in real time, a participant in the landmark Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart transmits electrocardiograph (EKG) readings to researchers via a portable monitor. The noninvasive procedure records electrical changes in the heart that can indicate the health of the organ or the presence of heart disease.
Heart Surgery Patient
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Shortly after receiving an artificial heart, patient Siegfried Streiter takes a turn on a monitored cycle at Germany's Berlin Heart Institute. Such activity not only helps patients gain strength, it also allows physical therapists to assess their post-operative condition and outline an exercise program for home.
California Runner
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There's nowhere to go but up for a runner following a railroad track toward California mountains. Although doctors recommend regular exercise to maintain a healthy heart, long-term athletic training comes with risks. Swimmers, cyclists, rowers, and distance runners are among those in danger of developing "athlete's heart," or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an abnormal thickening in the walls of the heart that can bring about sudden death.
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Well once again I find myself apologising for the time taken to write this post – At least I'm now settled in my new pad and have a computer at home so no excuses anymore
If you're starting a business then I'm sure that like me, you'll probably be selling something – either a product or a service. The majority of start-up owners have to be sales people (whether they like it or not) purely because they are often the only people in the business.
Now let's put aside this theory that you are selling a product or a service – you're not, you're selling yourself!!! *Queue dramatic music*
'People buy People' – It maybe an over-used saying but it's very true. So my advice is this, think about who you are and how you present yourself both physically and through your personality. You may need to do some soul searching for this. Consider how people perceive you, maybe even ask for feedback from clients and be ready to take the constructive criticism. If you're willing to invest in this process selling will become easier.
There are many types of sales people – from those who are in more direct hard sales, to the other end of the scale who are slightly more fluffy – Some organisations may class these as 'Hunters and Farmers'. A hunter typically drives for sale after sale, moving on after each one while a farmer, 'farms' their relationship with people for long term gain. My own personality is quite fluffy and I'm definitely a farmer (I even have a flat cap now but that's another story!) but I do try where possible to match my personality to whomever I'm speaking to.
So, if people buy people then what does this mean to you? What can you do to give yourself a better chance of making a sale and more importantly getting repeat business? Here are Banksy's top 5 tips:
1). Emanate positivity- Lets be honest things are not always great in business. There will be days when you feel like you should of just stayed in bed. When starting up, its even harder because you have all the pressures of money as well; 'where will the next lot of money come from to pay that bill' etc… Unless you get really lucky, this is something we all go through. My point here, is that HOWEVER you feel, you need to emanate positivity when out and about, talking to someone on the phone, networking and at meetings etc…basically anywhere you're interacting with people not directly involved in your business. If you turn up to a networking meeting and I come to speak to you and the you start telling me that business is slow and you're not very happy and blah blah blah, two things are going to happen – 1). You're going to depress me and probably everyone else you talk to that day and 2). This is highly unlikely to make me want to give you my business. If you take one thing from this post please let it be this: BE POSITIVE in public. There is one guy, who I see around Exeter regularly and every time I ask him how he is, his standard response (and its been the same for about 8 years now) is "Fantastic" – said with a huge smile. I'm certain that in those 8 years there must have been a few times when it wasn't fantastic but he certainly knows the benefits of acting positively in public. On the same note there are people who moan about everything each time I see them out. These people don't tend to stay in business very long or certainly don't do very well from it.
2). Dress like the person you're meeting/doing business with. This sounds strange and possibly a bit obvious but you'd be surprised how much of a difference it makes. If you're meeting with an Accountant/Solicitor then make sure you're wearing a suit and look smart and clean. If you're meeting a plumber then a suit is probably a little OTT, maybe smart jeans and shirt are more sensible. Clearly if your business means you must wear certain threads (like a uniform) then this may not be applicable.
3). Mimic Body Language – One of the most interesting things I've learnt in my time in business is the importance of body language in sales. If you mimic the person you're talking too (and I don't mean repeat what they say or anything silly) then you'll be surprised how much easier a meeting will run. I'm not a body language expert but I can tell you this puts people at ease and will help the sales process. I quite often find myself mirroring the person I'm talking to at business meetings instinctively, especially if I'm getting on well with them.
4). Consider your audience – This goes for all types of sales but when selling yourself, you need to consider the person you're selling to and adapt your persona to theirs. This might mean trying to pick up on elements of their personality, language or dress as mentioned above. To give you a really obvious example, would you act the same around a workman on a building site as you would with a solicitor or accountant? I consider it a real skill to morph yourself so that whomever approaches you, you can very quickly determine what type of person you're dealing with and then change various aspects of yourself to suit them.
5). Build a relationship (will deal with more in future posts). A relationship will yield far better results in the long run. People will warm to you more if you spend time getting to know them and their business before telling them what you can do for them. I mentioned this in my networking post as well as I truly believe it to differentiate good sales people from poor ones. Concentrate on building relationships with everyone you know and mark my words (oh dear I sound like an old teacher), it will help you sell yourself.
I really hope this has been helpful – much of it is common sense but if you're new to business then next time you're due to go out to a networking event or meeting, just skim over this post first and try and implement some of it and see what results you get – I'd be keen to hear your feedback


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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Spring & Easter Centerpieces | Yellow Daffodils & Blue Eggs
I love centerpieces that I can get at the grocery store or from other objects around my house. For this table, I picked up all of these 'ingredients' from my local market - a couple of planned daffodils and heirloom blue and brown eggs. Not only would this be great for a party, but it will last for weeks so it is a great option to have displayed on your table all season long.
I'm a fan of simple, elegant tables and centerpieces when I'm entertaining at home. It can be awkward and seem somewhat inappropriate when the table looks too fussy. At the same time, it should be special. The table should be designed to sort of 'go with' the menu and the company. But don't make it seem that you've over done the occasion. Have I contradicted myself enough yet? Perfect.
Planted bulbs are (as you should know by now...) are my absolute favorite. During every season, I try to have some sort of growing flower in my home - perched by the kitchen sink, on my kitchen island, or displayed on the coffee table. It always makes the room feel better.
On each plate, I snipped a single daffodil to put on each napkin. Little touches like this elevate your dinner to an 'occasion.'
I designed a symmetrical, balanced centerpiece by lining up bowls of planted daffodils and pale blue and brown eggs. The mix of powder blue and yellow is such a great color combination for this time of year. Notice that I use restraint when it comes to mixing too many elements, colors or patterns. Designs look best when they are anchored by strong neutral (in this case, white) pieces, like the linen napkins and bowls. Don't be afraid to explore other containers besides vases and planters for flowers - I use these cereal bowls for so many different things.
Here's what I used :
- 2 planted daffodils, $5 each
- 1 dozen brown eggs, $3 dozen
- 1 dozen of heirloom blue eggs, $5 dozen
- 5 white cereal bowls
- green moss, $3
Total Cost : $23
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Skip to comments.Toby Keith Launches Expletive-Laced Tirade Against Ethan Hawke
Posted on 04/07/2009 1:43:32 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
LAS VEGAS Ethan Hawke might want to avoid crossing paths with Toby Keith in the near future.
The country star lit into the actor for an article Hawke wrote in the new issue of Rolling Stone about Kris Kristofferson. In it, Hawke refers to a blowup Kristofferson had with an unnamed country star back in 2003 that sounds a lot like Toby Keith.
But a furious Keith, speaking backstage at the Academy of Country Music Awards, said it wasn't true, and added that Hawke did not name him in the story because he did not want to face him later.
"I don't know Ethan Hawke. Ethan Hawke wanted to do some kind of superficial Rolling Stone article. And he did everything he could to make his story the greatest story ever in Rolling Stone," Keith said. "And it was a fictitious (expletive) lie. O.K?
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
It sounds like a chick fight all around to me.
Since when is Ethan Hawke a writer?
Am I the only person to have never heard of these people? Well uncool me!
They deserve each other. Toby Keith is left wing.
Toby Keith needs to dedicate this to Zero:
Here we go again.
Keith also cited erroneous headlines and reports in the media indicating that he supports Democrat Barack Obama.
"I said that he had a chance to win it as the [party's] best candidate since Bill Clinton," Keith said. "I said McCain is very able to run this country, too. Very qualified. ... They didn't put anything about McCain and Palin. They just put that Toby Keith supports Obama."
Keith said the Democratic party no longer represents his views.
"I've been a lifetime Democrat, and I'm re-registering this year as an independent," he said. "It's strictly [because] my party, that I've been affiliated with all these years, doesn't stand for anything that I stand for anymore. They've lost any sensibility that they had, and they've allowed all the kooks in, so I'm going independent."
Ethan Hawke/Toby Keith
Break it up you two—
you're BOTH pretty!
I'd say this is the bigger scandal. That Communist militants are still championed in the MSM.
The Essential Kris Kristofferson
Twenty key tracks: an introduction to one of America's finest songwriters
ETHAN HAWKEPosted Apr 03, 2009 3:17 PM
"Sandinista" (1990)
This song was written to declare support for Nicaraguan rebels of the same name, and it's a great example of Kris' more political work. Patty Griffin recorded a beautiful version for a 2006 tribute record.
Listen to Kris Kristofferson's version
It happened the same time that Sean Penn felt he became qualified to write on the subject of multinational foreign policy.
he is a good guy in my book!!!
Still remember him as the little punk in Dead Poet's Society.
If anyone ever shouted "closeted lesbian", it was Natalie Maines. Now we know.
(this is all the lead to the article...)
Standing backstage at the Beacon Theatre in New York, leaning against a crumbling brick wall in the dark, I could barely see Kris Kristofferson standing to my left. Willie Nelson was in the shadows to my right. Ray Charles was standing beside Willie, idly shifting his weight back and forth. A bit farther along the wall were Elvis Costello, Wyclef Jean, Norah Jones, Shelby Lynne, Paul Simon and respective managers, friends and family. Everybody was nervous and tight. We were there for Willie Nelson's 70th birthday concert in 2003.
Up from the basement came one of country music's brightest stars (who shall remain nameless). At that moment in time, the Star had a monster radio hit about bombing America's enemies back into the Stone Age.
"Happy birthday," the Star said to Willie, breezing by us. As he passed Kristofferson in one long, confident stride, out of the corner of his mouth came "None of that lefty sh!t out there tonight, Kris."
"What the f!ck did you just say to me?" Kris growled, stepping forward.
"Oh, no," groaned Willie under his breath. "Don't get Kris all riled up."
"You heard me," the Star said, walking away in the darkness.
"Don't turn your back to me, boy," Kristofferson shouted, not giving a sh!t that basically the entire music industry seemed to be flanking him.
The Star turned around: "I don't want any problems, Kris I just want you to tone it down."
"You ever worn your country's uniform?" Kris asked rhetorically.
"Don't 'What?' me, boy! You heard the question. You just don't like the answer." He paused just long enough to get a full chest of air. "I asked, 'Have you ever served your country?' The answer is, no, you have not. Have you ever killed another man? Huh? Have you ever taken another man's life and then cashed the check your country gave you for doing it? No, you have not. So shut the f!ck up!" I could feel his body pulsing with anger next to me. "You don't know what the hell you are talking about!"
"Whatever," the young Star muttered.
Ray Charles stood motionless. Willie Nelson looked at me and shrugged mischievously like a kid in the back of the classroom.
Kristofferson took a deep inhale and leaned against the wall, still vibrating with adrenaline. He looked over at Willie as if to say, "Don't say a word." Then his eyes found me.
"You know what Waylon Jennings said about guys like him?" he whispered.
I shook my head.
"They're doin' to country music what pantyhose did to finger-f!ckin'."
It's Über-dyke.
Toby Keith is a good guy...hopefully hollywood will slid into the Pacific ocean!!
Have to laugh that Faux News calling Toby Keith's tirade "expletive laced" when my excerpt from Ethan Hawke's own article is FULL of (fake) expletives against Mr. Keith who crime seems to have been supporting this nation and troops after the 9-11-2001 attacks
On March 24, 2001, Keiths father, H.K. Covel, was killed in a car accident. That event and the September 11, 2001 attacks prompted Keith to write the song "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American)", a song about his fathers patriotism and faith in the USA. At first, Keith refused to record the song and only sang it live at his concerts for military personnel.
It's what they do, blacklist those who are not politically correct.
And the Reds have the audacity to proclaim that Communists couldn't get work in Hollywood. The blacklist went the other way. Supposed "blacklisted" writers continued to work in Hollywood under pseudonyms. The public was shielded from the information.
I don't doubt a word of it and would have paid to have been there.
Can't say I'm a Kris Kristofferson fan either.
Nor Steve Earle. Nor other pinko country singers.
Never heard of ol Ethan. Probably deserves it though.
He's actually written some well received novels and screenplays.
Take my word for it. He deserves it. They all deserve it.
Waylon is about the only country music I care to listen to.
I'm also a proud member of the uncool. I have heard a little about these two people, but it's not because I wanted to.
Thank you. I have been sick about his Democrat status for years.
Kick his *ss TK.
I've never been a fan of his acting or his music, but I've always admired him as a guy who always seemed to be doing exactly what he wanted to do, and if you didn't like it, too damn bad.
Toby Keith would whoop the living snot out of that little pekerhead.
If you've never heard of Toby Keith, Kris Kristofferson nor Ethan Hawke it tells me that you're universe must be very, very small. I don't think it's something to be proud of, actually.
Whatever Toby. You and your horses go guzzle some beer.
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If you work with elderly patients, then you have probably seen "skin tears." There is a nice basic article (see full reference below) on the topic that recently crossed my desk. I'd like to share some of the information with you. (photo credit)
In considering the mechanism of skin tears, I love the way Dr Salcido (2nd reference below) puts it. His paper explanation could be useful in explaining the problem to patients.
I will consider the etiologic factors associated with the development of skin tears through these 2 subdivisions: pathomechanical & pathophysiological.
The French term la melodie de la peau de papier ("the melody of the little piece of paper") is useful to describe both the mechanical (human machine interface) and the pathophysiological (human) mechanisms of skin tears.
To make the point, try the following experiment. First, take a clean smooth piece of paper on a flat surface and run your hand and fingers over the top surface. There should be no drag or friction, and the surface tension should be minimal-a smooth ride, if you will.
Now take that same paper, fold it, make a tear in it, and, finally, wrinkle and moisten it. Now repeat the experiment by the hand motion. There is a significant increase in the drag coefficient (Cd) (increasing the resistance and shear forces), decreased surface tension, and further damage to the paper surface. In this experiment, the paper was the surrogate for the skin, and I consider this a model for explaining the mechanisms of mechanical forces and how they contribute to skin tears.
The main article has a nice list of risk factors for "skin tears" that should be considered when dealing with patients:
- Advanced age (>85 years of age)
- Sex (female)
- Race (white)
- Immobility (chair or bed bound)
- Inadequate nutritional intake
- Long-term corticosteroid use
- History of previous skin tears; presence of ecchymoses
- Altered sensory status or cognitive impairment
- Stiffness and spasticity
- Using assistive devices; Visual impairment
- Applying and removing stockings
- History of vascular, cardiac, and/or pulmonary problems
Many of the prevention strategies shared are common sense and focus on fall prevention – ie adequate lighting, removing clutter from a pathway, avoiding scatter rugs, making the bathroom safe for bathing. Other strategies focus on removing sources of skin trauma – ie padding edges of furniture and equipment, avoiding adhesive products on frail skin, keeping fingernails and toenails cut short.
Lift patients, do not drag them across sheets or surfaces. Reduce moisture from incontinence or other sources.
Improved nutrition and hydration are important in prevention, as well as being gentle with the skin.
Once a skin tear has occurred, the same principles used to manage other wounds should be used. First, the wound has to be assessed. They suggest using the Payne-Martin classification of the skin tear. However, the STAR consensus does not
Once again, the STAR consensus was to simplify the parameters of assessment and
a category 1a or 1b skin tear is one 'where the edges can be realigned to the normal anatomical position
(without undue stretching)'.
A category 2a or 2b skin tear presents 'where the edges cannot be realigned to the normal anatomical position (without undue stretching)'.
Whichever classification you use, remember these are acute wounds and have the potential to close by primary intention.
Next, the wound has to be cleaned -- removing bacteria and necrotic tissue. When thinking about repair, it is usually best to avoid staples and sutures as the fragile tissue won't hold. So go straight to the next step – the dressing.
Most skin tears tend to achieve wound closure within 7 to 10 days using the following treatment plan:
- Category 1a or b skin tears can be treated with adhesive strips anchor or Dermabond to the re-approximated edges
- Category 2a or b skin tears can be treated with soft silicone or low tact foam dressing.
All can be treated by using a transparent film dressing (ie POLYSKIN* II) if there is minimal moisture. The longer the dressing can be left unchanged, the better for the fragile skin. It will often need changed every 3-7 days, but if the wound looks fine underneath consider leaving it another day or so. If fluid develops under the transparent film dressing, then it will need to be changed promptly.
Prevention and Management of Skin Tears; Advances in Skin & Wound Care, 22 (7): 325-332, July 2009; LeBlanc, Kim BScN, RN, ET, MN; Baranoski, Sharon MSN, RN, CWOCN, APN, DAPWCA, FAAN
Deconstructing Skin Tears; Advances in Skin & Wound Care, 22(7):294-295,July2009; Salcido, Richard MD
STAR: a consensus for skin tear classification; Primary Intention Vol. 15 N o. 1 FEBRUARY 2007; Carville K, Lewin G, Newall N, Haslehurst P, Michael R, Santamaria N & Roberts P


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Alto Clay Work is the studio home of Stephen Grimmer. The pottery showroom is open Friday-Sunday, Noon to 5PM during Spring, Summer, and Autumn, and other times by appointment and by chance. Also offers ceramics classes for adults and children, resident artist studios, and a gallery for occasional exhibitions.
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They named Longshadow Gardens after the long shadows cast by tall Oaks, Hackberries and Sassafras across our hilltop meadows. Twenty years ago, determined to create fine garden ornaments and a great Garden, they purchased a neglected farm with breathtaking views, grottoes, waterfalls and limestone bluffs adjacent to the Shawnee National Forest. After clearing weeds away, they planted Boxwood allees, Yew, Dawn Redwood, Bald Cypress, Roses, Prairie and ornamental grasses, rows of Lavender and billows of Nepeta. Garden ornaments are nestled as focal points in evocative settings. Mown grass paths and shaded walks lead through a carpet of woodland treasures including spring ephemerals, wild Orchids, Spicebush, Witch hazel, and many more. They support our passion for gardening by designing and hand crafting Longshadow dry cast limestone planters and garden ornaments in buildings that blend into our rural surroundings. Their motto is Fabricia in Horto Nostro, Latin for "Factory in a Garden." In their factory they hand craft the finest garden ornaments and planters in the world. In Longshadow Gardens, they strive to attain fleeting moments of memorable beauty.
The present church is the original structure, built in 1860. Dedicated in 1861 as Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's Church, it features a 50-ft.-tall steeple, pews made of native yellow poplar, and balconies that span the full length of the building on both sides of the stairway.
Toll House Transportation and Civil War Museum
The Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers at Cairo has seen its share of American history travel past its banks. Now visitors can stop at that famous intersection and take time to learn about that history in the new Toll House Transportation and Civil War Museum. It's at the southernmost point of Cairo at Fort Defiance Park, where US 51 and US 60 split across the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Built in 1869, the brick mansion boasts 14 rooms featuring Italianate architecture and local river lore history. Tours offered daily. The Historical Society hosts special events & luncheons.
This renovated 1872 Romanesque-style structure houses historical artifacts from the surrounding area.
Museum quality working library of Queen Anne, Architecture on two floors built in 1884.
General museum featuring local history, Kirkpatrick Pottery, Native American artifacts, pioneer items and other unique collections.
Presbyterian church in continuous operation since 1850 and the site of a winter encampment during the Trail of Tears. Only site certified by state of Illinois and Cherokee Nation.
Anthill Gallery & Vintage Curiosities
Anthill productions is home to the photography of rare images' Bob Hageman and the stained-glass work of Firelight Studio's Linda Austin. For well over 20 years, Linda and Bob have been making and displaying their unique artworks throughout the Midwest, and they are now for the first time making them available to a broader audience.
Step back to Civil War days when "pig iron" was smelted at this, the first coal-fired iron furnace in Illinois, now on the National Register of Historic Places. Restored structure is in a beautiful park with fishing, hiking, and picnicking available.
Located at Lincoln Memorial Park, visitors can "Walk Where Lincoln Walked" by following the presidents footsteps from Jonesboro Square to the park.
A national symbol of faith, this 111-foot-tall cross, when illuminated at night, can be seen over an area of 7,500 square miles atop the most prominent elevation in Southern Illinois. The cross is surrounded by the Shawnee National Forest.
CITY:Alto Pass
This historic boardwalk dates back to the 1890s. Today it offers galleries featuring quality handcrafts created by local artisans and a country store.
On the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, Rustle Hill winery features an amphitheater bandstand for live music, great wines and beers, restaurant and cabins for rent.
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