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Good morning, good God...
A few days ago
I was talking to a friend about prayer:
about making time in the day
a quiet time to be with you,
no agenda in hand,
just to sit with you
and enjoy your company,
the way old friends do...
I know I usually bring lots of my "stuff" to prayer:
my difficulties, my fears, my doubts;
my hurt and disappointment;
my confusion and all my questions...
And I know you're fine
with my bringing my problems to you
but sometimes I bring so much stuff,
I'm focused so much on my troubles,
I'm not sure I really get to see you,
I'm not sure I get to just sit with you,
the way old friends do...
Lord, I think of a child running to her mom
with a scraped knee from a fall off her bike.
Maybe a band aid will help
but what she really wants, what will ease her pain
and calm her fears, is her mom by her side:
the presence of someone who knows, who cares,
who loves her and promises
all shall be well,
yes, all shall be well,
as scary as things are - all shall be well...
I need that kind of time with you, Lord;
time to sit side by side with someone who knows me,
who loves me and promises
all shall be well, yes, all shall be well,
and all manner of things shall be well...
I need time to remember how close you are,
24 / 7 / 365...
In prayer or at work, awake or asleep,
on good days and bad, when I'm sick, when I'm well,
in joy or in sorrow, in strength or in weakness,
wherever I am, however I'm feeling, whatever I'm fearing:
you're there by my side
and just a few moments in the quiet of prayer
reminds me how faithful a friend you have been,
24 / 7 / 365...
When I come to pray, Lord,
give me the faith I need to put aside
the burdens I bear,
burdens that blind and block me
from seeing your face, knowing your presence,
and trusting you're there for me
24 / 7 / 365...
Let's sit, you and I, and rest as old friends,
just enjoying the time we have together, Lord,
and in the peace of just being with you
give me a hint,
a taste, a sip of what you offer me
24 / 7 / 365...
In the quiet of my prayer, Lord, help me see
that it's good to lay down my burdens,
to put them aside,
and breathe in deeply your Spirit's fresh air
filling my lungs, my heart and my mind
with peace that lasts and gives me hope...
You and your love are greater
than all my problems, worries and cares
and while sitting with you in the stillness
no harm will come my way
because you're with me, Lord,
24 / 7 / 365...
Remind me, Lord to make time every day
just to be with you,
no agenda in hand,
just to sit with you
and enjoy your company,
the way old friends do...
From this prayer time,
what word or phrase will I keep with me
to carry through the rest of my day?
what word or phrase will I keep with me
to carry through the rest of my day?
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MARIETTA, Ga., July 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterials and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane, announced today that the Company will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square and ring the Opening Bell on Friday, July 12, 2013.
Parker H. "Pete" Petit, Chairman and CEO will perform the honorary ringing of the Opening Bell. Bill Taylor, President and COO; Mike Senken, Chief Financial Officer; Debbie Dean, Executive Vice President; Brent Miller, Executive Vice President; Thornton Kuntz, Vice President Human Resources & Administration; and Mike Carlton, Vice President Global Sales, will be joining Mr. Petit in the ceremony.
"Our listing on NASDAQ represents another significant milestone in our strategy to broaden our exposure to the investment community and to increase the trading volume in our stock," said Petit. "Joining the NASDAQ Exchange also comes at an important time for MiMedx as the Company has just become part of the Russell 2000."
The Opening Bell will ring at 9:30 am Eastern Daylight Time and will be televised on CNBC or can be viewed online at www.nasdaq.com.
About the Company
MiMedx® is an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterial products and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane. "Innovations in Regenerative Biomaterials" is the framework behind our mission to give physicians products and tissues to help the body heal itself. Our biomaterial platform technologies include the device technologies HydroFix® and CollaFix™, and our tissue technologies, AmnioFix® and EpiFix®. Our tissue technologies are processed from human amniotic membrane that is derived from the donated placentas. Through our donor program, mothers delivering full-term Caesarean section births can elect in advance of delivery to donate the placenta in lieu of having it discarded as medical waste. We process the human amniotic membrane utilizing our proprietary PURION® process, to produce a safe, effective and minimally manipulated implant for homologous use. MiMedx® is the leading supplier of amniotic tissue, having supplied over 160,000 allografts to date to distributors and OEMs for application in the Wound Care, Surgical, Sports Medicine, Ophthalmic and Dental sectors of healthcare. www.mimedx.com
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This press release includes statements that look forward in time or that express management's beliefs, expectations or hopes. Such statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, the impact of the NASDAQ listing on the Company's strategy to broaden its exposure to the investment community and increase the trading volume in the Company's stock. These statements are based on current information and belief, and are not guarantees of future performance. Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are that the NASDAQ listing does not have the expected impact on the Company's shareholder base or the trading volume in the Company's stock, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, without limitation, its 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company does not undertake to update them in any manner except as may be required by the Company's disclosure obligations in filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the federal securities laws.
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The First 5 Commission is the State and County agency that sets policy for services for children under 5 years of age and their families. The funding comes from a voter approved proposition that added a 50 cent tax to each pack of cigarettes. A full description of the Commission and its policies can be found at the First 5 web site.
The West Ed Institute for Professional Developmentprovides stipends to support professionals who are working in the child development field to continue their education. West Ed gets its funding from the First 5 Commission. Visit the West Ed web site for more information on the program. West Ed has designated regional agencies to provide information and support to working professionals that want to apply. Contact the nonprofit agency Provider Connection, in the North Santa Clara County area, through the PACCC CARES web site.
The Child Development Training Consortium provides a matrix giving an overview of the requirements for various levels of teaching responsibility in early childhood settings. Go to the CDTC web site and click on the Child Development Permits icon. Once on that page, click on the English or Spanish version of the Child Development Permit matrix. Click on the icon above the language versions links to view a chart of the school-age emphasis matrix. For an overview of the Consortium, return to the home page and click on the Introduction to CDTC icon. Visit the CDTC web site.
Inclusion Collaborative of Santa Clara County
The Inclusion Collaborative leads the effort to provide every young Santa Clara County Child with a quality early learning environment. Its focus is the successful inclusion of children birth through age five with special needs in child care, preschool programs and the community through education, advocacy and awareness. The 4 services offered are advicacy and access, inclusion support, professional development, and screening and assessment coordination. For additional and professional development opportunities visit www.sccoe.org/programs/inclusion.
Local Early Education Planning Council of Santa Clara CountyThe Local Early Education Planning Council (LPC) is a collaborative association of representatives from the early care and education field, including parents, child care providers, businesses, and government. The Council brings together parents, community members, government representatives, and child care providers to:
* assess local child care needs
* set local priorities for use of state and federal funds
* affect public policy decisions regarding early education and before & after school programs
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Dartmouth Town Meeting needs you!
Dartmouth Town Meeting needs you!
I am a Dartmouth Town Meeting member and this is a critical time for Town Meeting. Because of redistricting, retirements and some unfortunate apathy, our Town Meeting is short by more than 100 members.
There are rumblings of a need for fundamental change in our town structure. Whether Town Meeting remains as it is, or slight or even drastic changes occur, it is so important that our voices be heard. A meaningful debate with active, interested, knowledgeable Town Meeting members will makes the process work well.
In the meantime, we will be voting on so many issues that will affect our daily lives for years to come. Improving our schools, sustainability projects, capital improvements, our beloved natural resources and staying within our budget capabilities are just a few of the debates and votes that will be taken.
Realize that the time commitment is not open-ended. One full day in June along with one evening in the fall is mandatory. You simply need to read the packet mailed to you before each meeting and stay informed and committed during the year. The Chronicle and DCTV are fantastic resources.
Nomination papers must be picked up at the Town Clerk's Office by this Friday.
Dave Tatelbaum
Precinct 9, Dartmouth


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The Utah Jazz are averaging just over 100 points during a near two-week stretch, but may need to do better than that on Friday night as they visit the mighty Oklahoma City Thunder, winners of four straight at home.
The Jazz have won two straight and five of their last six overall, averaging 100.8 points per contest over their last five. They didn't reach that mark last time out, but got enough balanced scoring to handle the New Orleans Hornets 96-84.
Al Jefferson was one of four Utah players to net at least 15 points, pouring in a game-high 19 to go along with seven rebounds. Paul Millsap added 16 points with eight boards and Marvin Williams had 16 before leaving the game with a possible concussion after hitting his head on the floor following a rebound attempt.
Even without Williams, who logged 26 minutes of action, the Jazz improved to 3-7 on the road this season and play the second of three in a row as the guest on Friday.
Getting their road game on track is key for Utah, which is 6-0 at home and trails Oklahoma City by three games for first place in the Northwest Division.
"It's a road win for us. That's what we came out to get," Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin said. "We toughed it out."
While Williams is doubtful for this game and was still undergoing tests on Thursday, guard Mo Williams is a game-time decision after missing the past three contests with a sprained right foot. He was able to make it through practice on Thursday and leads the Jazz with 6.5 assists per game.
The Jazz will need him to create some scoring chances tonight given that the Thunder lead the NBA with 105.4 points per game and have won the first two contests of a three-game homestand by an average of 33.5 points.
After blowing out the Charlotte Bobcats by 45 points on Monday night, Oklahoma City used a second-quarter run to grab an advantage on the Houston Rockets Wednesday on the way to a 120-98 win.
Kevin Durant matched a season high with 37 points, leading the Thunder to a third straight win and 11th in 13 games on the same night that James Harden made his return to Oklahoma City.
Unable to sign the talented guard to a contract extension, the Thunder dealt Harden, the league's reigning Sixth Man of the Year, to the Rockets right before the start of the season.
"Seeing him before the game and in chapel just in a different uniform is a little different. We've moved on past it, man. We're happy to see him, glad he's doing well out there in Houston but we wanted this win bad," Durant said.
Serge Ibaka added 23 points on 11-for-13 shooting for the Thunder, adding nine rebounds and six blocks. The 23-year-old is tied for the league lead in blocks with 3.1 per game.
The Thunder have won eight of their past 11 versus the Jazz and have taken five of the seven meetings at home since moving to Oklahoma City.


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It would be stupid not to take good ideas from your competitors and integrate them into your own system. Where would we be if every interface had to be reinvented? Sure, there would be a lot of innovation, but also a lot of terrible, terrible software.
In my opinion, KDE looks more like Windows than GNOME does by default, but this depends of course on how your distribution or package maintainer set up the package.
But would you really expect de Icaza to look at a cool system that Microsoft has worked on or developed and say, "Hey, that's really great and useful, so let's do something different!" Would he be a good developer if he did that? I don't think so.
Bonobo makes sense and is useful, no matter what its inspiration. SOUP, I hope, is going to be the same way.
"We're making it so you can write services in the Java environment and bring them to the (Windows) platforms, as well as do the reverse," said Gates. "We think Java looks sweet," Gates continued. "Sun is supporting Java for creating network services. But we will let these services become available to Windows."
Boot. Foot. Other. Funny.
While tech kingpins such as Microsoft and Oracle have rushed to one-up each other in introducing Web-delivered software, Ximian is doing work behind the scenes to make sure Web services can run on the Linux and Unix operating systems.
While web-delivered software seems like a good idea, I wonder what the consequences for free software are. Obliviously free software isn't going to go away - but I see it becoming a less viable alternative. There are several reasons for this.
(1) If software is delivered via the web, you will require someone else's computing power at the other end of the line. Someone has to pay for this. As the recent experience of the dotcoms shows, business models based on giving stuff away free almost invariable don't work. Software provides will have to be paid for the service they provide. So an end to the free beer aspect of software.
(2) If software is running on remote server's, then even if it is covered by an open source licence, in many cases, the people running the severs will not be distributing binaries, so won't be required to provided source code for any changes they make. Hence an end to the free speech aspect of free software.
Sure, not everyone will use web delivered software, so open source software will continue to be used by niche users. However, once the mainstream embrace web delivered software (and this is likely since its being pushed by MS and Sun et al), open source software will be permanently confined to the backwaters. This will mean its benefits will only be enjoyed by a select few.
I really hope that the GNOME-team has been in contact with the KDE-team here, to create a protocol that will make the protocol a common standard rather than a GNOME-specific invention. Sadly, I don't hold my hopes up on this one...
BTW Ximian is not GNOME. They just make sure that webservices work with Linux and that they can earn money with it. This is their job since they are a company.
You could identify GNOME with SUN or HP and make the same complaints, but that would be stupid as well.
Or is SOAP a replacement for
But, SOAP itself doesn't neccessarily have much to do with what you're talking about. All it is is a way to do RPC's through XML. While you could call it an "enabling technology" to application subscription, it can be easily used for benevolant purposes as well. SOAP is a useful little bugger.
(1) If software is delivered via the web, you will require someone else?s computing power at the other end of the line. Someone has to pay for this. As the recent experience of the dotcoms shows, business models based on giving stuff away free almost invariable don?t work. Software provides will have to be paid for the service they provide. So an end to the free beer aspect of software.
"Software at the other end of the line" -- you mean like the programs you run on a server over telnet or ssh? I see a direct parallel between software that you run by typing a command and software that you run by entering a URL.
The only difference, IMHO, is that software on a URL can be made much more easily available to "anonymous" use, i.e. the public. But there is nothing to say that you couldn't make the source code available for such a program any more than the source code for any program you use on a corporate, university, or hobby server.
We've always had closed source sofware (and always will) and those who publish closed-source will probably move quite easily over to web-based systems. I *prefer* that - why? Because when a Win program crashes on my computer there's no easy way to report that crash with any meaningful information to a programmer. Whereas in a web-based model, the developers responsible are closer to the software, closer to the logs, usually very familiar with their server environment which is standardized, and can make incremental improvements easier. (I should know, I program a lot for the web.)
Those of us who believe in open-source can still download the source to web program x and play with it, provided that the developers make that source downloadable. Witness Slashcode. I will concede, though, that these programs are typically more complex in regards to dependencies on outside configuration, software, etc. (any mod_perl script, which I believe Slashdot runs as, for example, is heavily dependent on the way Apache is configured and compiled)
You can't feel ownership of a remotely managed and remotely owned application. Human nature tells us to achieve to OWN not RENT.
An interesting point, but just because the software is on a remote computer doesn't mean you cannot own it. I.e. M$ could give you the choice between a $14/month licences for office or a $800 lifetime one.
Actually, the title of the song is "Soup is Good Food," for anyone out there who's a fan of the Dead Kennedys.
What's wrong with, for instance, remote X? While it might not
be the most effective choice over the Internet, I have a feeling these
companies are re-inventing wheels (in the case of M$, square wheels
I once discussed with a friend about developing a remote working environment for her company. I hardly remembered remote X because I'd got so used to it, I thought we simply have to develope something new.
This discussion on technologies like
I really hope that the GNOME-team has been in contact with the KDE-team here, to create a protocol that will make the protocol a common standard rather than a GNOME-specific invention. Sadly, I don't hold my hopes up on this one...
Step one: implement a SOAP engine using Qt. Not hard, since Qt already has an XML engine.
What I'd really like to see is SOAP implemented for wxWindows. But that's because I'm a wxFreak.
ObJectBridge [sourceforge.net] (GPL'd Java ODMG) needs volunteers.
This is indeed a problem. There are plans to address this problem in the GPL version 3.0 as referenced in this slashdot article [slashdot.org].If software is running on remote servers, then even if it is covered by an open source licence, in many cases, the people running the severs will not be distributing binaries, so won?t be required to provided source code for any changes they make.
Who cares? They're both just chasing Microsoft's tail lights. Not that Microsoft doesn't appreciate these guys evangelizing
Apple came up with SOAP?
SOAP is already a cross-platform standard. So what is this SOUP thing actually? The only clue in the C|Net article is where it says "Ximian is creating a tool that will allow Web services written for Linux to be compiled for SOAP. De Icaza said the compiler could be available to developers within two months."
Ah. So it's a tool of some sort, not a protocol. A google search on "Ximian SOUP" only turns up this message [ximian.com], which isn't that helpful (the "synapse" server it refers to is maybe https://synapse.ximian.com/ [ximian.com], which isn't publicly accessible. Anyone actually know what this thing IS?
In general, I think you are right, though. Both KDE and Gnome follow Microsoft quite a bit. And while that may be useful for mass market appeal, overall, I think it's a shame. Linux's GUI could be so much more useful than merely doing well what Windows already does.
I can't tell whether this is a strategy by Microsoft to appear open and get others to adopt SOAP without actually delivering interoperability, or whether the SOAP designers just don't care and don't think it's important
Either way, I wouldn't get my hopes up that Linux and Windows-based services can always reliably talk to each other through SOAP. As it stands, SOAP is not a complete RPC spec and cannot replace even many simple uses of CORBA or DCOM. If that's what you want, Sun XDR/RPC is probably a better choice for you: it's much better specified. Or, of course, we can try to track Microsoft's actual implementation (as opposed to their spec) as much as possible.
Then they could have "You are not the car you drive....You are the OS you use instead" to go along with it.
I'm not sure what is going to make this
I'm I even slightly on the right track in terms of what the MS
VNC gives you full network transparency, is cross platform, and is pretty lightweight. The TightVNC version works quite well over ISDN-speed links. The client even runs on a PalmPilot through its serial port.
Integration. I mean it's not true that consistent look and feel is for weenies. It simply makes your desktop look that much more professional. Plus the fact that the KDE team goes the extra mile with all of their stuff. Take their help browser for example there I have all I need to have including KDE help, manpages and info pages all available from a single consistent 'shell'. Not a big deal to some perhaps but those nice touches really give KDE the polished feel it's always praised for. There are many other examples in KDE where I tend to go "wow this is neat. I like having it". You should try it for a while as some goodies are not obvious right away. You have to play with it a bit before you discover all the stuff it can do. There is quite a lot of it now.
I have Helix GNOME installed on my system but I don't like it too much. It's godawful slow on my K6II 450MHz with 128MB ram. Any desktop should just fly on a system like this! Anyways GNOME is finally stable but they don't have the apps that KDE has. Konqueror is stellar, KOffice is quite stable now and probably a very nice suite if you're a person that uses this sort of stuff (I generally speaking have no need for an office suite). KDevelop has to be my favourite though. It's megacool how it nicely integrates into the autoconf/make way of doing things. Their front end to GDB rocks although it's not yet as feature complete as DDD but since it's nicely integrated with the rest of the IDE I tend to use it now instead of the old trusty DDD. Last but not least KDE is bigger than the sum of its parts. It boasts a lot of stable code that works here and now. GNOME may have great plans but until those plans become a working code they are just that: plans that may or may not pan out. In my opinion GNOME guys are overdesigning their architecture which will sooner or later get out of date anyways.
Many people may not like my final remark but I can't fail to notice that many KDE developers are German and I think it really shows (think Volksvagen vs Chevvy). I don't like any kind of generalisations but it's hard to dispute that Germans have always had an impressive attention to detail. Oh, and I'm not German by the way.
You are also wrong on your history. X11 toolkits traditionally had key and event binding support that was quite powerful, well documented, could be changed dynamically, and was consistent across applications. Neither KDE nor Gnome come close either on documentation or consistency or flexibility.
Even if KDE bindings were fully and consistently reconfigurable, the default right now is not correct for what people expect on a current Linux desktop. At the very least, if it wants to shed its Windows-like image, KDE should address the consistency issues and ship with a set of Emacs/UNIX-like bindings out of the box that users can choose with the click of a button.
The set of keybindings labeled "Unix" that ship with KDE 2.1 still contain bindings like Ctrl-W for "Close Window" and "Ctrl-N" for "New". It was nice that the presence of a "Unix" set of bindings indicates that the KDE project is aware of the issue, but I think a bit more still would need to be done to come up with bindings that really feel natural to a traditional Emacs/Unix user.
I think that the differences between SOAP and CORBA/DCOM are analogous to the differences between Python's object model and that of C++ or Java (although Java does a little better here). Both SOAP and Python allow you a lot of flexibility and dynamic forms of interaction, but both come at the cost of efficiency and static type checking.
SOAP can also be viewed as analogous to UNIX pipes and sockets in many ways. Because SOAP is so much simpler than systems like CORBA, and because of its reliance on XML, the hope is that it will be much easier for programs to interoperate. Much like UNIX programs can be "glued" together using pipes, to do things that the original designers of the program never foresaw.
Of course, it would have been nice if M$ had have extended a similar
courtesy to the Java community
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One of my highlights season-in-season-out is Corrie Nielsen and once again the former Fashion Fringe winner impressed me with her signature couture and dramatic silhouettes. This season, taking inspiration from Kew Gardens, Corrie's spring/summer 2013 collection felt more feminine than I had seen before from her, and the lighter colour palette was refreshing to see.
Kew Gardens can be seen throughout the sculptural and architectural collection, in the ruffles and the voluminous gowns, in the colourful dip-dyed organza and the models make-up, in the crafted petal-like peplums, in the crimped hair that symbolised flowers in the wind, and in the tranquil birdsong sounds that accompanied the models down the catwalk.
There were a lot of ooh moments, as there always is with Corrie's shows, but my favourite pieces had to be the gown inspired by Kews' Victorian glasshouse, simply stunning, the voluminous strapless peach gown that just looked like a flowers petals before it has opened fully, and the incredible dip-dyed wedding dress, which finished the show. In my opinion, this gown wouldn't look out-of-place on the red carpet at Cannes or somewhere equally accustomed with the high dramatics, it would be amazing to see someone like Diane Kruger wearing this gown.
After the show I popped backstage to congratulate Corrie and asked her whether this feminine approach to her designs is the start of something new for her, and she simply replied "I'm not sure yet, it depends on my mood", well here's hoping that Corrie's mood stays sunny as I really loved the delicate touches of this floral-inspired collection.


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Where would you expect a show about the history of desmodromic valve actuation to take place if not Bologna? But Ducati wasn't the driving force behind this comprehensive, well-managed initiative; rather, it was put together by one man: Dr. Gigi Mengoli.
Sure, Mengoli still is in a top position at Ducati, being chief project engineer and manager of design for production engines. But he did this show on his own because he loves the desmo concept and wanted to pay homage to all who contributed to its evolution—from the men at Peugeot who built the L76 four-cylinder based on the engine that won the 1912 Indianapolis 500 to the 2.5-liter Mercedes W196 inline-Eight by Daimler-Benz Chief Project Engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut that dominated Formula One in 1954 and '55 to the works of the great Dr. Fabio Taglioni, Mengoli's teacher and inspiration....The whole story here: http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/05/18/desmo-show/


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I thought Id post this in case anyone else is thinking about a Tracer 275 as a (relatively) lightweight trail bike build. Or just for other bike geeks...
Seems like all of our local rides, from in-town stuff to big high country rides, follow the same recipe starting from the trailhead, climb. Then climb some more. When you become hypoxic and are about to forsake mountain biking, you reverse course, and descend.
Weve got absolutely great riding, but you want a bike that can go uphill and down.
So anyway, Im replacing this (note the custom chainstay protector - a beer can label destined for a Silverton Ice Pick Ale, with a piece of thick 3M protectant carefully slapped over it. It actually works great. ):


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but this is one scrap I know better than to get in the middle of.
I'm finding it hard to stay away from this one, because I'm friendly with Author1 and angry on her behalf.
If this were happening to a friend, I would follow Luci45's advice - give support and commiseration separately, but not get involved publicly.
Putting yourself in the middle of a spitting match usually means that you get spit on, too.
Published, yes. Professional...I don't know. I believe they both published independently, but I don't think I can say more than that.
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There were no reports of any injuries or damage such as those caused by the Russia meteorite, which sent out shockwaves that hurt some 1,200 people and shattered countless windows.
In a video from a state TV newscast posted on the website CubaSi late Friday, unidentified residents of the central city of Rodas, near Cienfuegos, said the explosion was impressive.
"On Tuesday we left home to fish around five in the afternoon, and around 8:00 we saw a light in the heavens and then a big ball of fire, bigger than the sun," one local man said in the video.
"My home shook completely," said a woman. "I had never heard such a strange thing."
Marcos Rodriguez, whom the video identified as a specialist in anthropology, said all signs point to a meteorite.
According to scientists, five to 10 smaller meteorites hit the planet each year. Larger events like the one over Russia are more rare, and some experts said it may have been the biggest such blast since another meteor hit Siberia in 1908.
Also Friday, residents of the San Francisco Bay Area reported seeing a fireball in the sky that scientists said was likely a piece of space rock. Another meteor in the same area last October caused a loud sonic boom.
In Cuba, a reporter on the video said a similar phenomenon was observed in 1994 elsewhere in Cienfuegos province.
It said Cuban authorities were looking for any fragments that may have fallen to the earth.
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Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram tour scenic Essex, Massachusetts, and roll up to our new project: a 1935 English-style cottage in the woods that homeowners John and Julie Corcoran hope to turn into an accessible in-law residence for aging parents. Architect Sally DeGan and general contractor Tom Silva use a 3-D model to preview the plan for aging in place, and work begins.
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By Army Spc. Elisebet Freeburg
Special to American Forces Press Service
Nov. 18, 2009 - Supplies and equipment to sustain the more than 20,000 servicemembers and civilians from 15 different nations at the world's busiest military airfield arrive here daily. But not all supplies arrive by air. The 386th Movement Control Team has processed more than 25,000 cargo trucks through this southern Afghanistan base since May.
The 386th MCT, an active duty Army unit from Vincenza, Italy, deployed here to assist in the build-up of troops. Responsible for Entry Control Point 3, the 386th MCT's roughly 20 soldiers fill a multi-faceted role that includes processing trucks entering and leaving the base, as well as helping logistics units in contracting local trucks for convoys.
"We are the main supply here," said Army Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Williams, the detachment noncommissioned officer in charge from Savannah, Ga. "If trucks don't get in the gate and we don't deliver, nothing's happening."
Arriving cargo ranges from Army and Air Force Exchange Service supplies to disabled vehicles to food. When a truck reaches the airfield, guards inspect and X-ray it before it enters a holding yard. The 386th MCT soldiers then processes paperwork, called transportation movement requests.
With the aid of Slovakian troops, movement control specialists escort drivers to a designated holding area and call the customer to come and receive the shipment and driver.
"A lot of people tend to not take notice of movement control teams," said Army Sgt. Robert Gazaway, a 386th MCT movements NCO from Livingston, Calif. "But we're the guys on the ground, making sure stuff happens."
The truck holding yard at Entry Control Point 3 is about the size of a football field, Williams said. Depending on how troops line up and park vehicles, 150 to 200 trucks fit inside the holding yard.
"It's a good feeling knowing you're part of an important picture," Gazaway said. "Our part is to make sure the units get what they need."
Because of the sheer numbers of trucks coming through, customers normally have two hours to pick up their truck before the 386th MCT sends the truck and driver away. Drivers turned away must return the next day. When returning, it can take several hours for them to get searched and scanned again and back on the base.
Williams said he dislikes turning away drivers and their trucks, but needs to keep a cycle of trucks coming through to deliver goods.
"If you ordered this stuff, come and get it," he said. "[The drivers] have families, too." Williams added, however, that he won't send away trucks carrying certain timely or high-importance supplies for servicemembers.
But the nine to 10 soldiers working the holding yard sometimes have to close it due to the high number of trucks filling the yard. "For a unit so small," Williams said, "we have a big, big responsibility."
The 386th MCT soldiers also collect paperwork as trucks leave the airfield and send it to their higher headquarters, the 484th Joint Movement Control Battalion, an element of Joint Sustainment Command Afghanistan.
Though it's an American unit, the 386th MCT answers to the NATO commander of this multinational airfield, said Army Capt. Torrance Conner, the detachment commander, who is from Cherryvale, Kan.
"We show favoritism to no one here," Williams said. "That's the only way we can be."
With large commercial trucks moving through the yard's congested area -- sometimes at high speeds with unsecure loads -- Williams stresses situational awareness and proper personal protection equipment to his troops.
Other dangers can come from the drivers themselves. The 386th MCT soldiers once recognized two drivers as wanted men from posters in their office. They detained and transferred the drivers to the international military police here.
"It's a big job out here, but an important job," Gazaway said. "I think everyone here is proud of what they do."
(Army Spc. Elisebet Freeburg serves with the Joint Sustainment Command Afghanistan public affairs office.)
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The civil rights leader, Rosa Parks, turns 100 this month!
Many of us may have read a lot about how she sparked the 13 month long Montgomery Bus Boycott on Dec. 1, 1955 by refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated bus. But did you know that Rosa Parks had been kicked off a bus before 10 years before the Boycott, by the same bus driver, for opposing segregation rules? Did you know that she remained an activist after the Boycott, around issues like having Black history in schools and anti-police brutality?
Now is a perfect opportunity to learn more about this civil rights hero:
1) Check out the article 10 Things You Didn't Know about Rosa Parks for more interesting facts about Rosa Parks.
2) Read about Parks' life in her own words. Check out Rosa Parks: My Story from the library.
3) Listen to this rare interview with Parks on the Boycott.
4) Next time you're in the post office, check out the new stamp!
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Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett each posted double-doubles and the now-weakened Celtics bench did the rest, as Boston handed the Orlando Magic an eighth straight loss, 97-84, on Friday.
Just hours after learning key reserve Jared Sullinger will miss the rest of the season following back surgery, the Celtics shot 50 percent from the floor and held the Magic to 38 percent shooting to win going away.
Pierce logged 14 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, while Garnett chipped in 14 points and 10 boards as Boston climbed back to .500 with their third straight win -- all without All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo.
Jeff Green netted 17 points, and fellow reserves Leandro Barbosa and Jason Terry each chipped in 12 in the rout. Courtney Lee, Rondo's replacement in the starting lineup, rounded out the double-digit scorers with 14.
"With the injuries a number of guys are stepping up and that's what we are going to need throughout the rest of the season," Pierce said. "It can't just be on one or two guys, it's got to come collectively."
The Magic, playing their first game since Glen Davis broke his left foot, were also missing Arron Afflalo and had another starter go down late in the first half when Jameer Nelson suffered a left forearm contusion.
"It's part of basketball, and we'll continue to deal with it," Magic head coach Jacque Vaughn said of the recent injury bug. "It makes other guys have to fill in and fill rolls and we'll keep at it."
J.J. Redick had a team-high 15 points, while Andrew Nicholson, Nikola Vucevic and E'Twaun Moore all had 14 in defeat.
Boston's bench scored 13 points in the first quarter, including the last seven as the hosts jumped out to a 25-18 lead.
A 20-footer from Garnett stretched Boston's lead to 35-24 midway through the second, and it was still an 11-point game, 46-35, at the break.
A Moore 3-point play pulled the Magic within 57-54 with five minutes to go in the third, but the Celtics scored nine of the next 11 points to rebuild their double-digit lead. Pierce's layup and two free throws in the final minute yielded a 72-59 advantage heading into the fourth.
Green, Garnett and Barbosa each scored on Boston's first three possessions of the fourth quarter, and it was a double-digit game the rest of the way.
Game Notes
Boston has won seven straight meetings against the Magic ... Pierce was three assists shy of his eighth career triple-double ... Nelson is day-to-day with his injury, as is Afflalo, who has missed the last three games with a strained calf ... Vucevic pulled down a game-high 14 boards ... The Magic shot 3-of-19 from behind the arc.


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(MCT) — MINNEAPOLIS — As a kid, Katrina Wood never got a chance to go hunting.
"My dad quit hunting when I was born, so he never took me," said the 25-year-old Duluth woman.
But her passion for the outdoors bubbled to the surface recently, she took a series of archery courses through the Department of Natural Resources' Becoming an Outdoor Woman (BOW) program, and she's now an avid bow hunter, bagging four deer and a turkey in the past seven months.
"It's been awesome," she said. "I'm so fortunate — I've had incredible mentors."
The added treat: Her dad has resumed hunting, with her.
Wood reflects the successes of a BOW program that has grown from about 150 participants in 2004 to 800 last year.
That's great, says Betty Wilkens, 70, of rural Mora, a lifelong hunter and angler. But women make up 50 percent of the population, yet still represent only 10 percent of Minnesota hunters and about 35 percent of anglers.
Wilkens is one of the leaders of a new group of female hunters and anglers that hopes to build on the success of the BOW program and other hunter and angler recruitment efforts by creating a statewide social network where women and girls can learn more about hunting and fishing — and how to find people to get them started.
"We want other women to experience all the fun, enjoyment and satisfaction we have experienced" hunting and fishing, said Wilkens.
Wilkens said getting more women into the outdoors also will bring more kids outside.
"If you bring in women, you often bring children in, too," she said. "I think you'll see a snowball effect."
The new group, Women Hunting and Fishing in All Seasons, recently launched a website, www.womenhfs.org, that they hope will foster that social network. Besides contacts and other information, eventually it will include a video library showing women how to do everything from stream fishing to archery hunting for turkeys.
The group's goal is ambitious: to double the number of Minnesota's female hunters and increase the percentage of female anglers by 50 percent by 2021. That would mean adding some 62,000 female hunters and 200,000 female anglers.
"We know some of the barriers women are experiencing, and one is social networking," said Wilkens, who has helped with the BOW program for years.
Her group hopes to tie together recruitment efforts of conservation groups, such as the National Wild Turkey Federation and Pheasants Forever, both of which offer women's hunting opportunities, with the recruitment efforts of communities and governments, including the DNR.
"We can't do this alone," said Erika Rivers, an assistant DNR commissioner and hunter who recently took up bow hunting. And while offering individual courses is helpful, it will take the efforts of many to significantly boost female hunter and angler numbers.
Though the total number of hunters and anglers nationwide has fallen, their ranks have remained fairly stable in Minnesota. But officials have long been concerned that young people aren't filling the gaps left behind as older hunters and anglers drop out.
The agency has tried to fight the trend with youth fishing and hunting programs, and programs for women. The DNR has a hunter recruitment and retention coordinator, Jay Johnson. To aid that effort, DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr recently formed a Commissioner's Council on Recruitment and Retention.
"We want them to take stock of where we've been and how to move forward," Rivers said. The group is to make recommendations by early summer.
Increasing acceptance
Meanwhile, Wilkens examined numerous DNR publications last year and concluded that women were far underrepresented in agency photographs.
The DNR agreed, and as a result, the 2012 hunting and trapping regulation booklet included a photo of a family of hunters on the cover and two women archery hunters on the back. Photos of more female role models will be forthcoming, Rivers said.
"As a business, if you want to appeal to a customer, why wouldn't you picture them so they can relate to you?" Wilkens asked.
Changing a culture takes time, Wilkens and Rivers agree. But they've seen more acceptance of women in deer camps, duck sloughs and fishing boats. Their goal is to push that trend harder.
Wood said her first attempt deer hunting was discouraging.
"I didn't have a tree stand or blind, I just went out and sat in the woods," she said.
Taking the BOW archery program not only taught her the basics, it also gave her contacts. A mentor invited her to turkey hunt last May, when she made her first-ever kill.
"Without BOW, I would have never met someone who would take me on my first turkey hunt," she said.
She hopes that she, too, can mentor other women.
"I can't wait to share my enthusiasm and my success with another hunter," Wood said.
Kara Wattunen of New Brighton, Minn., 23, did that recently, with, of all people, her mother.
Kara has been hunting since she was a youngster. To encourage her mom to learn to bird hunt, they signed up for a mentored waterfowl hunt last fall near Fergus Falls.
"Stereotypes are hard to break," Wattunen said. "It's incredibly important that we focus on getting women in the outdoors."
Besides, she said: "Women can shoot just as well as men can."


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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Iowa Lakes wrestlers finished seventh at the National Dual Wrestling Tournament in Springfield, Ill. This past weekend.
The Lakers drew top seed and second-ranked Labette College to start the tournament and lost 37-6.
"We wrestled better in this dual then the team score showed but at the same time we were capable of wrestling better in the dual," said Iowa Lakes coach Cody Alesch. "When you have opportunities to wrestle good teams you want to perform at your best and take advantage of those opportunities and we did not do that."
In the consolation round, the Lakers lost 23-12 to Lincoln.
"We were flat in this dual and lost to a team we were capable of beating," said Alesch. "We lost two overtime matches along with two one-point matches because we did not wrestle for 7 minutes. In this type of event you simply need to fight and wrestle for 7 minutes and several guys failed to do that in this dual."
The Lakers finally picked up a win in the seventh-place match as they defeated Neosho 36-9.
"To end the day we wrestled better and won some of those close matches and we did a better job of wrestling for 7 minutes," said Alesch. "We still had some weights where we struggled still, but overall it was a much better team effort.
"As a coaching staff we took a lot away from the day," the coach continued. "It was a great event to be a part of but we did not perform to the level we are capable of."
Iowa Lakes returns to action this Saturday at the Super Duals in Mason City.
Quarterfinal: Labette defeats
Iowa Lakes 37-6
125 - Josh Walker (Labette) over Dylan Konechne (Iowa Lakes) Pin 3:49
133 - Eric Hughes (Labette) over Skyler Rice (Iowa Lakes) Dec 7-6
141 - Tyler Davis (Labette) over Alex Anderson (Iowa Lakes) Dec 6-2
149 - Spencer Rutherford (Labette) over Cody Cline (Iowa Lakes) TF 16-0
157 - Jeromy Davenport (Labette) over Travis Johnson (Iowa Lakes) Pin 1:27
165 - Devin Aguirre (Labette) over Nate Lawrence (Iowa Lakes) Dec 11-5
174 - Payne Hatter (Labette) over Nick Lawrence (Iowa Lakes) Dec 6-3
184 - Ethan Lindquist (Iowa Lakes) over Aaron Seybold (Labette) Pin 1:02
197 - Shelby Krout (Labette) over Glenn cothren (Iowa Lakes) Pin 0:36
285 - Jack Page (Labette) over Jeff Erickson (Iowa Lakes) Dec 18-11
Cons. Semi: Lincoln defeats
Iowa Lakes 23-12
125 - Ignace Hakizimana (Lincoln) over Dylan Konechne (Iowa Lakes) Dec 5-4
133 - Skyler Rice (Iowa Lakes) over Alex Jones (Lincoln) Dec 12-10
141 - Alex Anderson (Iowa Lakes) over Marcus Farmer (Lincoln) Dec 7-6
149 - Takil Agnew (Lincoln) over Cody Cline (Iowa Lakes) Maj 15-3
157 - Luke Dunn (Lincoln) over James Smith (Iowa Lakes) SV-1 4-2
165 - Darnell Thomas (Lincoln) over Nate Lawrence (Iowa Lakes) Dec 7-2
174 - Nick Lawrence (Iowa Lakes) over Alex Young (Lincoln) Pin 0:46
184 - Gregory Cameron (Lincoln) over Ethan Lindquist (Iowa Lakes) SV-1 6-4
197 - Archie Williams (Lincoln) over Glenn cothren (Iowa Lakes) Maj 11-3
285 - Dequence Goodman (Lincoln) over Jeff Erickson (Iowa Lakes) Dec 5-4
7th Place Match: Iowa Lakes
defeats Neosho 36-9
125 - Dylan Konechne (Iowa Lakes) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
133 - Le`Roy Barnes (Neosho) over Skyler Rice (Iowa Lakes) Pin 0:39
141 - Alex Anderson (Iowa Lakes) over Javon Haines (Neosho) Dec 8-4
149 - Cody Cline (Iowa Lakes) over Terrence Moore (Neosho) Dec 9-5
157 - Travis Johnson (Iowa Lakes) over Trent Robb (Neosho) Dec 4-2
165 - Nate Lawrence (Iowa Lakes) over Austin Ogden (Neosho) Dec 4-2
174 - Nick Lawrence (Iowa Lakes) over Blaine Hill (Neosho) Inj 0:59
184 - Chad Wampler (Neosho) over Ethan Lindquist (Iowa Lakes) Dec 9-7
197 - Glenn cothren (Iowa Lakes) over Christian Duckens (Neosho) Pin 0:45
285 - Jeff Erickson (Iowa Lakes) over Adam Wakefield (Neosho) Pin 4:28


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LeBron James and Chris Bosh feel the defending champion Miami Heat have work to do if they are to reach peak form in time for the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs, but both embrace the challenge.
The Heat (16-6) trail only the New York Knicks (19-6) in the Eastern Conference just past the quarter-mark of the NBA's regular season, but Bosh is well aware his team is not playing at the same level compared to this point last season.
"No, not right now. We have to pick it up a little bit to catch ourselves from last year," Bosh, Miami's third-leading scorer and top shot-blocker, told reporters.
"It's a new year, we just have to slowly build and get back to that place. As long as we continue to win games now and then we are primed and ready come playoff time, I'll be happy," he said.
Of Miami's six losses in the 2012 to 2013 season, two have come at the hands of a Knicks team that made some key offseason moves with the hopes of denying the Heat a trip to the NBA Finals.
For Miami, a key issue that needs attention is defense, particularly rebounding. The component of the game was in clear evidence during Tuesday's win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, where the Heat were out-rebounded 52-24.
"There are some improvements, we do have to get better at a lot of things — defense, defensive rebounding, three point field goal percentage, we have to do a better job," Bosh said.
Bosh, who switched from power-forward to center this season, says having areas to improve on keeps the team from getting complacent throughout the NBA's long, 82-game regular season.
"I'm glad that we have things to work on because, especially coming off a championship win, you don't want to be 'oh, we are a perfect team, it's perfect, everything is great,'" Bosh said.
"You want to have something to work on, you don't ever want to get comfortable, you want to feel like someone is chasing you," he added.
Bosh says he applies a "one more for the championship" motivational approach in training and James, the NBA's reigning Most Valuable Player, has certainly taken that notion to heart.
James, who has been pushing himself physically this season by adding extra workouts and cycling to games and shootouts, agrees the Heat have lots of room for improvement.
"Everything, defensively continue to grind, continue to communicate, continue to rebound, offensively don't turn the ball over, be efficient looking for shots," he said. "Right now we are getting better, we are going to use each and every game, we aren't going to cut any corners to get better, right now. We are not where we want to be in April for sure, but that's OK. We don't want to be peaking now, the thing for us is we don't want to be taking steps back."
There are certainly no signs of James going backwards or even easing off — he has scored at least 20 points in every game this season and as well as his cycling, has taken to the gym after defeats, such as this month's home loss to the Knicks.
"I'm just challenging myself. I feel that if I can be in the best condition I can be in that it is going to help the team automatically," James said. "I feel like if I am in the best shape and keeping my game under wraps, then we are going to be a better team."
The Heat face the biggest test of their form yet on Christmas Day when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder in a rematch of last season's final.


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They called it Retro Day here at Virginia, and it felt that way. Throwback uniforms, cheap tickets, former players parading around Scott Stadium.
Unfortunately for the Cavaliers, it was a little too retro. Large pockets of empty seats, sputtering offense, death struggle against in-state competition that possesses only a fraction of Virginia's resources.
In other words, the Cavaliers' misleading 16-0 win against Richmond felt more like Gordie Whitehead and Derek Jenkins retro, than what they aimed for: George Welsh and Sean and Herman Moore vintage.
Virginia led just 3-0 deep into the fourth quarter, its defense turning back numerous opportunities for the Spiders, a Football Championship Subdivision team coached by ex-UVa assistant and Peninsula native Mike London.
"I'm proud of our team for hanging in there time after time," Virginia coach Al Groh said. "That's what teams have to do in order to put wins together. We were able to do that quite a bit last year, but that type of mentality has to be re-established and solidified with each particular team. It doesn't just grow back."
Virginia bounced back from its 52-7 pipe job last week by Southern Cal, which so impressed pollsters that they voted the Trojans No. 1 in the nation this week.
Not only did the Cavaliers have to rebound from last week's performance, there were off-the-field issues for the UVa brain trust as well.
Reports surfaced that redshirt freshman quarterback Peter Lalich had violated terms of his probation, stemming from a previous incident this summer. School officials didn't address the matter directly before the game, pointing to a court date later this month.
Lalich played the entire way for the Cavaliers. He directed one fairly crisp drive on Virginia's first possession, resulting in a field goal, then leveled off.
After completing 7 of 9 passes for 73 yards in the first period, he went 14-for-30 for 131 yards, with two interceptions, thereafter.
Asked if he hesitated to play Lalich, Groh said, "Why would there be any hesitation to play him? He's our starting quarterback."
"We're here to talk about football," Chairman Al continued. "It's unfortunate that some people have chosen to misrepresent the player without having all the facts. Those people should examine themselves."
For his part, afterward Lalich came across like a guy waiting for dental surgery.
"I didn't have to handle anything," Lalich said of this week's juggling act and extracurricular reports. "I just practiced and I played today — that's all I did."
If Virginia had some outside issues, Richmond had the luxury of focusing on football. Oh, there was the natural storyline about London coming back to Charlottesville and occupying the visitors' locker room.
His team has the chops that it could legitimately ask afterward: What if?
Eight times Richmond was in Virginia territory — three times in the red zone — and came away with zero points. The Spiders missed two 29-yard field goals — one blocked and the other brushed just enough to alter the trajectory.
"If the spider has eight legs," London said, "I think we shot ourselves all eight times. It was just so close, and it's a shame the outcome was what it was, but it was a learning experience and these guys will learn from it and I'm really proud of them.
"They're a BCS school and we're an FCS school and everybody thought we'd get clobbered, and for a really long time we held on."
Here's the kind of day it was on offense for the Spiders: They would have dearly loved to have a play back when quarterback Eric Ward fumbled.
Late in the game, with UR at the Virginia 5-yard line, Ward took off on a scramble. He was hit and the ball squirted into the end zone. Two UVa players dove and whiffed, and Richmond wide receiver Jordan Mitchell fell on it for what would have been the Spiders' first points.
Except that UR was flagged for illegal motion. An incompletion on third down and another penalty on fourth-and-goal from the 10 pushed UR back to the 15.
The Spiders went for the touchdown, rather than watch another field goal get blocked, and Chase Minnifield picked off Ward at the goal line to end the threat.
London said he never got discouraged as Richmond's scoring opportunities came and went.
"We just kept getting chances," he said. "The interception, the third down they missed, just different things. I felt really good about it, thinking something's going to break for us soon."
The only thing that broke was Richmond's final opportunity. Virginia has won 11 consecutive games against FCS (Division I-AA) opponents, dating back to a loss to William and Mary in 1986.
When the Cavaliers found a way to win Saturday, that was the only retro they were worried about.
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Cancer serves as the connection that will bring families, friends and strangers together in an all-night event that encourages people to fight against the disease.
Cancer serves as the connection that will bring families, friends and strangers together in an all-night event that encourages people to continue the fight against the disease.
"We're all there for the same reason. Everybody has been touched in some way," said Wayne Winegar when describing Relay For Life. "Everybody thinks Relay For Life is just a walk. It's not. It's a big family event. There's something for everyone. Come show your support."
Thousands will come together Friday evening for the celebration that continues throughout the night symbolizing cancer never sleeps. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, the event will take place at Philpott Memorial Stadium at Lexington Senior High School. This marks the 15th year for the local level of the organization.
"Relay For Life is not as important as finding a cure," said William Creasey, co-chairman of the event. "That's what keeps me going. Relay is just a part of it. We have to find a cure for this disease."
The event raises funds, remembers lives who were lost to cancer, motivates those still battling the disease and supports those affected in a variety of ways.
Winegar begin attending Relay For Life 13 years ago. Two years ago he became more active and started volunteering more. He is the luminary chairman and a cancer survivor. In 1999, he was diagnosed with melanoma cancer. That same year he lost his mother to lung cancer.
"I believe in the cause. It's a good cause. I can't think of anything better than finding a cure for cancer," said Winegar, who is now cancer free.
Opening ceremonies will take place at 6 p.m. A DJ will begin playing music starting at 4 p.m. while people set up.
The survivor's lap takes place at 6:30 p.m. That's an inspirational time for all survivors to walk the track to celebrate their victory of fighting cancer. After the first lap, caregivers join the survivors to be recognized for their efforts. Something new this year will be a parade of teams that will take place next. The teams will be announced.
"The survivors and caregivers' laps are very touching and will change your life. It's a lot of fun," Creasey said.
Sixty-five teams and 852 participants were signed up as of Friday. So far, $74,250.41 has been raised. The goal is $199,000.
At 8 p.m. the children's walk will take place. That honors all children who have had cancer. There will also be a craft station with activities set up for the youths.
The luminary ceremony that remembers people who lost their lives to cancer takes place around 9:30 p.m. Candles will be lit inside of the bags all night. Instead of having sand in the bags, canned goods will be placed in them, as participants are encouraged to bring canned food items. The food will be donated to Pastor's Pantry and Fairgrove Family Resource Center.
"That's a time to reflect on people that you lost in your life as well as the people that are still fighting. It's a really good way to show tribute to people fighting," Creasey said.
Luminaries are $5. There will also be pet luminaries for $5, too. People also have the option of Tiki torches for $25. The torches will be lit by individuals who purchase them. Participants will be able to purchase luminaries and tiki torches the day of the event until 8 p.m.
Throughout the night teams will camp out while at least one member remains on the track. Several teams hold fundraisers at the event to continue raising money. For example, there will be a silent auction of themed baskets that were put together by the different teams at the surviving tent that will end around 10 p.m. Individual teams have their own fundraisers, too.
There will also be games, food and other activities taking place. Gina Webber, publicity chairwoman, noted they have several singers, bands, Zumba demonstrations, karaoke and other performances taking place.
"The whole night is so much fun," Webber said. "There's so much to do. It goes by fast. I just love every part of it."
To bring a little energy back to the atmosphere there will be a wagon and wheelchair race at 6 a.m. Saturday. The closing ceremonies will follow at 8 a.m.
Creasey said there will be plenty of food, games and fun the whole event.
"It's a great family atmosphere for people to come out," he said. "Everybody has been touched by cancer. Thank you to the entire Relay For Life committee and everyone that has a hand in the event. Thank you to Lexington Senior High School for letting us have the event there the last three years."
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Two first-half penalties from Brett Pitman helped Bristol City record successive npower Championship victories for the first time this season as 10-man Sheffield United were beaten 3-0 at Ashton Gate.
Pitman broke his duck with his first league goal for the Robins in the defeat of Leicester last weekend and he added two more to his account with spot-kicks after six and 34 minutes.
United's day got worse when Richard Cresswell was sent off moments before half-time.
Their misery was compounded just after the hour mark when Jamie McAllister's corner flew straight over goalkeeper Steve Simonsen and into the net.
Keith Millen's side were given the opportunity to take an early lead when Leon Britton brought down David Clarkson. Pitman seized the chance with a superbly-placed penalty into the top corner.
United responded positively and Cresswell and Matt Lowton had efforts on goal but it was easy work for David James.
Albert Adomah threatened in the 30th minute before a handball by Stephen Jordan enabled City to extend their lead. Pitman obliged again from the spot.
Simonsen kept the Blades in the game with a block to deny Clarkson and Cole Skuse shot over the crossbar.
United's task became more difficult when Cresswell went charging in on Marvin Elliott. Referee Pat Miller did not hesitate in showing the striker a straight red card.
It took the hosts a while to press home their numerical advantage, with Adomah shooting just wide before the hour mark. Simonsen then saved from Pitman.
However, the keeper then misjudged McAllister's inswinging corner and City had a three-goal lead.
Clarkson sent a shot wide in the 79th minute before a block by Kyle Bartley denied Pitman the chance of a hat-trick.
Clarkson continued to try to get his name on the scoresheet but he was thwarted by Simonsen once again with two minutes remaining.
Ched Evans came close to a consolation goal for United but his long-range effort struck the crossbar in the first minute of injury time.
Steven Caulker had the final chance as he shot across goal in the dying moments.
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With strong rumours linking Jose Mourinho with a move back to former club Chelsea, here's why the appointment will make no sense for the ever so ruthless Roman Abramovich.
An overhaul of the Chelsea squad that comprised of bringing some of the world's brightest young talents to the club, with Juan Mata, Oscar and Eden Hazard all moving to Stamford Bridge in recent times, Abramovich has tried to replicate the irresistible attacking brand of football demonstrated by Barcelona.
The well-publicised courtship of Pep Guardiola was framed in a way that the players bought were being treated as a red carpet for his arrival. However, things didn't go to plan as Pep opted to join Bayern Munich - a club where he will get much more freedom to express his ideas and, of course, buy the players of his choice.
This snub puts Abramovich in a tough position - he lacks a world class manager who is capable of leading the Blues back to the pinnacle of English football with the attractive attacking football he so dearly craves, with Rafael Benitez proving he isn't the man for the job.
The sacking of Roberto Di Matteo was and remains one of Abramovich's worst decisions. The Italian tactician was playing a flowing brand of attacking football, suiting his demanding owner's style and at the same time, kept senior pros such as Frank Lampard and John Terry happy.
Whether he was lucky in winning the much coveted Champions League shouldn't have been the focal point of any judgment whatsoever. Now that the parting of ways with Benitez is almost inevitable, considering the lack of positive results and the psychological affect it has on the players, one manager who comes into the frame is none other than the 'Special One' - Jose Mourinho.
If anything, should Mourinho return to the club which made him an English champion, this would be a backwards step for Chelsea and the Real Madrid manager.
With Mourinho, Chelsea will return to the stubborn defensive displays he brings to the team, not to mention the lack of flair going forward. With Mourinho, the arrogance will return and his sub-sequential demand of having the maximum power over footballing matters (which some might say is what a manager should expect), will only lead to conflict between him and the club hierarchy.
The return of Mourinho, although as spectacular as it may sound, may coincide with trophies returning to the Bridge, but he will demand a substantial war chest in the transfer window, and those funds would only be used to buy players who can fit into his strategy of being a stubborn defensive coach with an emphasis on counter attacking play.
Although his Real Madrid sides over the past three seasons have been scoring lots of goals, the nature of the game in England could avoid making The Blues an all out attacking side. His defensive strategies will eventually be used to grind out tough victories over teams like Swansea, Stoke and West Ham, but this alone will not keep Abramovich happy.
In all possibilities he should not and will not fall into the fans' calls for the return of the 'Special One'. The only thing that possibly needs to be changed is the power of decision making of transfers and the style of play should be left to the manager.
When selecting the next person to attempt to restore Chelsea to former glories, Abramovich should employ a man he trusts to have total control over footballing decisions, as this is the best chance the west London outfit have of winning trophies. However, since the chances of that happening are extremely slim, so too are the chances of Mourinho returning.
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