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Footballers playing oversees is now so commonplace that fans barely blink an eyelid when heir team signs a player from half way across the world.
It wasn't always so, however. Even as little as ten years ago seeing a player arrive from mainland Europe would send a tingle down your spine.
The heady mixed an exotic name and ignorance of their abilities made seeing them a tantalising prospect.
With football becoming such a global game, it is impossible now to not know or have seen something about a new player who joins a top club anywhere in the world.
YouTube has made glimpsing almost any player's highlights a formality and so taking away some of the mystery – perhaps the ever increasing interest in unknown youth players is a product of this.
You could call them footballing pioneers, or foreign trailblazers; whatever you call them, they are dwindling.
They haven't gone yet though and Manchester United's new midfielder Shinji Kagawa has described the effect Park Ji-Sung's success at Old Trafford had on him.
The midfielder was bought from Borussia Dortmund for £12million and explained how the South Korean blazed a trail for other Asian players in Europe.
"This is only the beginning for me," he told The Mirror.
"Park Ji-Sung is the best player Asia has ever produced – there's no doubt about that.
"He played regularly for United for a long time and I can't be sure how long it will take me to establish myself in the team like him. But I will always work hard to do so.
"Watching him play for United motivated me a lot. I began to truly believe Asian players could play in big clubs."
It is quite an accolade for someone of any nationality, but it is undeniable that Park has been the most successful player in the Premier League to come from Asia.
Kagawa's words inspired GMF to find some other foreign footballing trailblazers, in and out of the Premier League.
We realise that the five names are certainly not the only players to have left their home nations, nor are they necessarily the most successful, but they are individuals that have gone abroad and succeeded.
Their success has made it that bit easier for those following and they have managed to forge great reputations in their adopted nations.
Kevin Keegan
Then a Liverpool legend, Keegan decided to embark on a trip to the German Bundesliga and Hamburg SV. This was a time when the Anfield club were the dominant side in Europe and English players rarely decided to move to foreign shores.
Keegan's time there was a great individual success, but his team suffered aginising failure. The England international won the European Footballer of the Year award in both 1978 and 1979, while Hamburg were crowned German champions one of the three years he stayed there.
However, 1980, Keegan's final year in Germany, saw them lose in the European Cup final to Brain Clough's Nottingham Forest and their title taken off them by ubiquitous champions Bayern Munich.
Eric Cantona
King Eric, as he came to be known, moved to Leeds United from Nimes for a fresh start after the early part of is career in his homeland was littered with disciplinary issues and suspensions.
After helping Leeds to the last English Football League First Division title before the formation of the Premier League, he moved to Manchester United and the making of a legend was underway. The lithe, gliding, inspirational and passionate striker seemed the stereotypically Gallic to English fans.
Gianfranco Zola
The nice guy of football, Zola always came across as a smiling, courteous and genuine individual – not to mention his sublime technique and guile. The diminutive striker joined Chelsea from Parma in 1996 and went on to be named one of the club's greatest ever players.
Often referred to as the greatest foreign import the Premier League has seen, Zola was one of very few Italian players that left Serie A, never mind moving to England, which was said to have had an impact on his international career.
Zola disproved the theory that football, as it appeared then in England, could only be dominated by the biggest, strongest and fastest players. Smaller than most of his opponents, Zola showed that technical ability reigned supreme and went about proving this with spectacular goals and passes.
Steve McManaman
A product of the Liverpool youth team McManaman was one of the darlings of the Kop and exhilarated fans with his mazy runs down either wing, but his relationship with them became strained when he refused to sign a new contract and moved to Real Madrid on a Bosman free transfer.
His first season in Spain was an unprecedented success and he became the first Englishman to win the UEFA Champions League with a foreign club in 2000, scoring a spectacular volley and being named man of the match by a number of media outlets.
His second season was bizarre, with him being told he was surplus to requirements and not given a squad number. McManaman eventually won round manager Vicente del Bosque and forced himself into the first team, becoming an integral part of the title winning side.
'Macca', as he is known, collected a second Champions League winners medal and another league title before returning to England a hero of Madrid Ultras and a highly respected individual.
David Beckham
McManaman's departure from the Santiago Bernabeu came soon after Becks left Old Trafford under a cloud due to falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson. Beckham's move to Real Madrid was part of the Galacticos policy and he broke new ground when it came to footballers being seen as superstar celebrities.
After helping Real to a La Liga title in his final season, the former England captain made the unprecedented step of moving to America and MLS. Beckham's transfer to LA Galaxy sparked a revolution (not New England) in the game 'across the pond'.
After a slow start, the professional game in the United States has steadily improved and has attracted a number of big European names, such as Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez (both New York Red Bulls), as well as a number of young talents from South America.
Beckham continues to be the darling of the English public and it seems his charms were easily transferrable in other nations.
The list does not end there, oh no, but GMF feel as though it is a decent list.
We do not want the discussion to end either, so you will need to tell who you think are the foreign players who have done most to blaze a trail for their countrymen.
Leave a comment below and let us know…
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Because you really wanted a BTL?
2007 Black Diamond FJ Cruiser with Box built by Pro-Rabbit
H/U Kenwood DNX6960
Sub: 1-18" Zv3 with NS coils and cone Sub Amp: Mmats 2100.2
Front Stage: Hybrid Audio L6 mids, SEAS Neo Tweets, SAX 100.4, RF 3sixty.2
Bought From: Rio, davidtemple, Bassin Buick, Pro-Rabbit, Kangaroux, KyleBechtold Traded With: WhiteDragon551 Sold To: jdmeklove, Kpozr2, 97accordalpine
sell it and buy a buy a btl
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you need to get with someone that knows how to set the gains.
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Want an SPL meter for a lot less than the cost of a Termlab, but just as accurate and has more features and support? PM me.
What are the specs of the box it's in? I'm going to say the box is not proper for the sub. You should also find someone who can set the gain properly for you. For under $200, it's a pretty good sub, and it really shouldn't be distorting at 1000w, even if it's really receiving that power from your amp.
Bought from: BassAddictJ, TBH1, Whitedragon551, Parker G, Ciaonzo, James Bang, GetLikeMe, Here-I-Come
Sold to: Slim2fattycake, Bigbangtheory, Safe_Cracker, Burton6431
Traded: Bergend2
OK well thanks for the advice everyone.
I need to upgrade to a 15" soon though because that's what Im building my fiberglass box for. This 12 is more of a temporary set up. You all think I would be better off selling this sub and buying a different 15 rather than breaking this one down and building some sort of "super sub" with AQ or FI (or the likes of) soft parts though??
Amp: SAE-1200d
Subs: SA-12s (2)
Box: 4.5 cubes at 30 hz
Refs: bass-aholic, t3audios_160sdbjeep, woofercooker
id rather have a BLT right now. mmmm yummy
2016 Chevy Cruze LT
Pioneer DD 2700BS , JBL MS8 all active , ARC XDI805 channel, FOCAL-100KRS set - active- Dayton Audio SD215A-88 8" DVC Subwoofer as Midbass - sub- one Crescendo Forte 12., (1) Alpine-MRD-M1000
dude I agree with you the jl=poop I thought the same thing but the other thing is the jl needs a totally different enclosure besides a mtx box. I had mine in a ho enclosure and I still agree with you. But I fill the same way about btls I like spl monsters sound quality is overated and depending the way your line driver is adjusted a 1/4 way too a half might be too much.My line driver is set at 4 volts peaking 5.6 on burps my gain is adjusted at 1/16 the clipping light come on occasionally on my sd 8k.
Bought from: BassAddictJ, TBH1, Whitedragon551, Parker G, Ciaonzo, James Bang, GetLikeMe, Here-I-Come
Sold to: Slim2fattycake, Bigbangtheory, Safe_Cracker, Burton6431
Traded: Bergend2
Based on what I have seen the w7 costs a lot to rebuild and isn't very practical due to the odd parts jl uses.
system 1:
Car:04 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited
Sub: Tc Sounds 3000 quad 15
Amp: Audio Pipe Ap1500.1
Head unit: Eclipse AVN7000
Big 3: 1/0
System 2:
Car: Gf's Pontiac G6 GT
Sub: Orion HCCA 12.4
Amp: Audio Pipe Ap3000d
I would deff say no to rebuilding it, thats too much work, too much time, too much money, etc.
Its a W7, it may not be as loud as you want, but should deff sound great if properly installed. I believe the 12 is meant to take 750, while the 13.5 is meant to take 1000, though I am sure they can take more.
You can throw that bad boy up on eBay and easily get $300-400
Then you are well on your way to getting a BTL.
Deck: Pioneer 6900UB
Highs: Pioneer TS-D1730C, Focal OEM Mids (Clarion NX-3410)
Sub Stage: None (Sony ES XM-6001GXD)
Bought From: ge_off_me, Boomsday, Chemmins, impactas, Sleazebagger, NoPh33rRaCiNg, fasfocus00, 50cents, flastrongman, pborcich, ace_800, GAMEOVERCCA, Ciaonzo
Sold To: Jamesmington, Juicee, Bunkrd you, Donnie Darko, ge_off_me, destined2race, todd131, Imjtnotu, mclerico83, aimology, Audiobahn, kpetree, Souldrop
Traded With: ge_off_me, Imtjnotu, 04lariat
i'll guarantee that the box was holding it waayyy back. if you built a proper box, it would sound wwwaaaayyyyy better. either way though, a BTL will smash it in SPL. and youll need about 2500 watts as well. get ready to make your wallet bleed.
Refs: Dipitydoo, appollyon, bad95gt, revrider1, jwh1598, ampjunkielikeme, deathpenalty18, ssackett, snoopysnooper, corey0928, SPLAudio, Clifff150, CL1CKCLACK, ShawnT, West + more
I don't quite understand why anyone would want more than 400 watts RMS. Don't you guys think it drowns out your fronts? All I hear is bass.

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Two teams strongly acquainted with one another, two teams led by quarterbacks with storied careers – and two teams intensely determined to earn a berth in Super Bowl XLVIII.
For the Broncos, there is no mistaking the Patriots team that they will go toe-to-toe with on Sunday – or the track record that New England carries into the game. It's the Patriots' third-consecutive trip to the AFC Championship Game – and, as Head Coach John Fox was quick to note in his press conference on Monday, it's a New England squad that raises the bar for an opponent every time they take the field.
"They're a challenging team to prepare for anytime," Fox said. "Last year, this year."
The initial meeting between the teams on a frigid November night at Gillette Stadium provided one of the most thrilling contests of the NFL regular season, as the Broncos raced out to a 24-0 halftime lead before the Patriots rallied furiously in the second half. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady guided his team to 31 consecutive second-half points as New England stormed back to take a 31-24 lead in the fourth quarter – completing a comeback that Broncos safety
"We never settled down," Adams said. "We never said, 'Okay, don't worry about it. It's Tom Brady. They're going to score. They're going to get theirs. They're going to make their plays. Let's go. Now, we've got to shut them up. We've got to shut them down a little bit.' And we didn't do that."
The Broncos turned in a comeback of their own, however, as quarterback
"That's something New England does very, very well – they play 60-minute football and they play sound, fundamental football," wide receiver
Not capitalizing on that lead and allowing the Patriots to creep back into the game – just as the Chargers nearly did in the Broncos' 24-17 win in the AFC Divisional Round – now serves as one stern reminder of what the Broncos cannot afford to do when the teams take the field again Sunday.
"That was a hard lesson learned throughout the year," Decker said. "I thought we've had a couple of those this year. We faced a lot of adversity and when you look at this week, you have to capitalize and make sure you minimize all mistakes throughout the game. We had a couple yesterday – a couple myself – I think those things you have to take a hard look at and make sure you don't let that happen against a good team like New England."
"A team like that, that has been behind before and has plenty of comebacks and has had success plying from behind – we just have to learn to put teams away and finish," defensive tackle
Preparing for the Patriots also means readying for the challenge of facing Brady – who completed 34-of-50 passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns in the first meeting between the teams, and whose 18-career postseason wins are the most in NFL history.
"The things that Tom Brady has accomplished – it speaks for itself," linebacker
In the Patriots' 43-22 win over the Colts in the Divisional Round, however, it was not Brady, but instead the Patriots' ground attack – led by running back LeGarrette Blount's 166 yards and four rushing touchdowns – that gashed the Indianapolis defense for much of the game.
"I saw some of the Indianapolis game on television and they ran the ball a lot," Lenon said. "If that is there approach, that is something we have to prepare for. You have to prepare for everything. Whether they run the ball a lot or whether they decide to throw it, you just have to be prepared for anything."
Being prepared to stop such a potent ground attack – New England finished the game with 234 rushing yards – is something that Knighton circled as a key to leaving Sports Authority Field at Mile High as a victor on Sunday.
"That's what it's about in the playoffs – just running the ball and playing solid defense," Knighton said. "Whichever team can stop the run and whichever team can run the ball will win the game."
Still, he was quick to note that the challenge in defending the Patriots lies in being prepared to face an offensive outburst that can come from all fronts.
"They have capable receivers and their quarterback is elite," Knighton said. "They'll have some kind of wrinkle, they'll have something. Whoever is in there, they're expecting them to make plays so it really doesn't matter who is out there."
"We'll have our hands full and this is going to be a battle," Adams added, citing Patriots receivers Julian Edelman – as well as running back Shane Vereen – as key threats in the passing game. "I'm prepared for it."
It's a challenge that is unmistakable – with the height of the stakes on the line undeniable – but also a challenge that these Broncos are eagerly anticipating, one that will give them the opportunity to show what they are truly made of.
"We get to go to the Super Bowl if we win, I think that is enough on itself," Lenon said. "But to play a team that's been there the last three years, that does it consistently – this is going to be a challenge for us and we want to know where we're at as a football team. When you play such a good consistent team you find out a lot about yourself and I think that's what we're looking forward to Sunday."


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" Having served as Vice Chairman for the St. Charles Comprehensive Plan Task Force for almost two years I know firsthand the effort that has been extended by the entire task force team to identify opportunities for St. Charles to continue to grow in a responsible manner," said John Rabchuk, candidate for St. Charles mayor in the April 2013 election. "Just as with any business, a city must grow or it will slowly stagnate and lose ground to neighboring communities. A few vocal residents of our city believe that there is an unending line of developers eager to make proposals to St. Charles. This is not only wrong, but it is potentially very dangerous to the long term health of our community. Developers will, and are, taking their investment funds elsewhere as it has become increasing more costly to attempt to do business in St. Charles."
" That is not to say that all proposed developments should be approved, nor that every development represents a responsible plan for the future of St. Charles. To be successful, developments need to take a balanced approach that recognizes that a responsible growth plan for the city will include retail, commercial, industrial and potentially all forms of residential development within our community; as well as to account for the manner in which those developments blend into their surroundings.
" The draft 2013 Comprehensive Plan presents a roadmap for a responsible ten year growth plan for the city of St. Charles. It is not an action plan calling for specific developments or even specific land uses, but rather it should be viewed as a vision statement for responsible growth that will serve as a reference guideline as specific proposals are made and evaluated. I would encourage all residents to read the plan documents which are available on the city's website. It is doubtful that anyone will agree with every single aspect of the plan, but I believe that the task force has done an excellent job of considering the multitude of options and comments considered during this lengthy process."


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ON THE WALLMy pictures are not references as such but sources to start a process from. It can be anything: elephants on a rainy road in India, Cameroon in the airport or a close-up of a
fly's eyesON THE DESKThis lamp is by Yves Béhar, the director of fuseproject based in San Francisco and New York. He's my favourite industrial designer and he's a buddy too. It's made out of recycled aluminiumON THE DESKMy girlfriend and friends send me lots of things in the post. I like to keep everythingON THE WALLI went to see a Paul Rudolph building in North Carolina and it's for me a really intriguing building that is under the radar and not spoken about. It's a shame because it's amazing
Architects, we're all inclined to imagine, like things clean and tidy. Not so. One look inside Mr Adjaye's north London headquarters and you'd be forgiven in thinking you'd stumbled upon the lair of a mad man (and not the Madison Avenue kind). Thousands of pictures, drawings, books, gadgets and general knick-knacks adorn every inch of the award-winning architect's office, providing him with a veritable room-sized mood board. So what goes on inside the headspace and work place of a conceptualist? We decided to find out.
Your designs are so minimal yet your office is so manic. Why do you like it this way?
I think it's just me. I think most architects are generally quite neat. People think that my work is about clean lines, so that's maybe what they expect, but for me, my workspace is about inspiration. It's where I create the world that I want to go into.
Where is your desk from?
I designed the desk and had it made because I like to have it a certain way and, to my knowledge, it doesn't actually exist. I just like to put things all over it so I need something super big and this one is nearly four metres long. For me tables are like still life. It's a landscape where I can put things that I use, models that I'm working with or thinking about, images I love or loved once. It's like a mosaic to me.
Where do you find inspiration? Can it be in anything?
It could be absolutely anything at all. Usually I'm very interested in places, so if I'm working on a place I'll have images up of that particular place. Not necessarily the site, but details of the place, the things that trigger ideas about it.
You have thousands of pictures on your wall. Do you add to them every day?
Not every day. This studio has got to the point where it's full, so I don't really add that much to it. It's a little bit historical. There are things from Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Rome, Africa, Thailand and London.
What purpose do all the pictures on the wall serve?
I use them as devices to tell me it's okay to do certain things. If I'm doing something I think is a little bit crazy or a little bit out of my comfort zone I use these things to help me move to where I need to be. I might start looking at a detail within a picture that suddenly becomes important.
What essentials go with you on business trips?
My sketchbooks go everywhere with me. I use standard Portuguese school sketchbooks, after I spent a year working in Portugal. I just love the everydayness of them and the fact they're not precious. My iPad has become another tool I can't do without. I use it mainly for documents and presentations I might be giving.


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Warner Bros. May Have New Title For Superman/Batman Film
Regularly called Batman vs. Superman, and vice versa, the follow-up to Man of Steel might be close to getting an official title as Warner Bros. has reportedly registered a list of various possible title domains.
Back at Comic Con, writer David S. Goyer told those in attendance that the film featuring Batman and Superman together for the first time would be called either Batman vs. Superman or Superman vs. Batman. While many fans and news sites have regularly used those titles when discussing casting rumors and such, Warner Bros. has reportedly registered a list of various website domains, all just .com and .net variations of several possible titles. The possible titles include,
Man of Steel: Battle the Knight
Man of Steel: Beyond Darkness
Man of Steel: Black of Knight
Man of Steel: Darkness Falls
Man of Steel: Knight Falls
Man of Steel: Shadow of the Night
Man of Steel: The Blackest Hour
Man of Steel: The Darkness Within
At this point it is just pure speculation if Warner Bros. will in fact use any of these potential titles as they also own the domains for Superman vs. Batman and Batman vs. Superman. Most, if not all, of the latest information about the upcoming film is just rumor after rumor, most of which are half-truths at best. As of now the only information we know for certain is that it will be directed by Zack Snyder, written by David S. Goyer, star Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck, and Kevin Smith has seen Affleck's Batman costume and thinks it's amazing.
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The Swedish authorities' nationwide TETRA network – RAKEL – which is provided by Cassidian, was rolled out on schedule in December 2010. The network offers user organizations the opportunity to cooperate fully on a national scale as they will no longer be limited by their radio networks.
The primary users of the shared RAKEL network are the police, coastguard, customs, rescue services, ambulance services and defense forces. In addition, other important community organizations, such as the Civil Aviation Administration and the Swedish Maritime Administration, can access the system in the event of exceptional incidents.
RAKEL was delivered by a consortium consisting of Saab, Cassidian and Eltel Networks contracted by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). Running over a period of five years, the project has delivered a robust radio communication system that consists of around 1,700 base stations and a number of switches, replacing 200 communications systems.
The components have been set up in places ranging from the very southern parts of Sweden all the way up to the northernmost regions. The final two of the project's seven phases incorporated the geographical areas of Jämtland, Västerbotten and Norrbotten, meaning that RAKEL is now in operational use throughout Sweden. It currently serves around 31,000 users, with that number forecast to rise to 70,000 within a few years.
Dirk Borchardt, Head of Security and Communication Solutions at Cassidian Systems, stated, "The original schedule and goals could only be reached with the concerted effort and good cooperation of all partners. The consortium has performed an excellent roll-out."


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Author: Lady Chi
Story: "Gred And Forge's Complete Guide To Getting Yourself Into More Trouble Than Is Absolutely Necessary, Part The First"
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"Gred And Forge's Complete Guide To Getting Yourself Into More Trouble Than Is Absolutely Necessary, Part The First"
My Dear Reader,
This morning, when I stepped outside my door (a very dangerous business, that) there was a very large package waiting for me. I've decided to share the contents with you. I hope you get as many chuckles out of this as I did.
Dear Lady Chi,
We happened upon your account of our old friend and business partner's sixth year at Hogwarts and found it to be quite worth the read. Imagine our surprise when you took the time to mention our humble narrative! We're immensely pleased, so we've enclosed the full version, no corners uncut, autographed copy of Gred and Forge's Complete Guide To Getting Yourself Into More Trouble Than Is Absolutely Necessary, Part The First.
Please, enjoy it, complements of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes… "More bangs, whistles, cracks, and funny smells for your Galleon!"
Fred and George Weasley
Gred and Forge's Complete Guide To Getting Yourself Into More Trouble Than Is Absolutely Necessary
Part The First
A Brief Note By The Authors
We, that is to say, Frederick Michael Weasley and George Alexander Weasley, would like to inform you that you have happened upon a marvellous and somewhat dangerous volume containing all the knowledge we've acquired over the years concerning pranks, mischief, thievery, and those sorts of immoral things. Congratulations.
Please note that we had the help of four brilliant "friends" and mentors who made our lives considerably easier, so pulling off some of these stunts might be slightly more difficult than we make it out to be.
At the insistence of our very pompous, but ingenious older brother and our sister-in-law, former Head Girl Penelope Clearwater Weasley, we (the authors) do hereby officially state that Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes takes no financial or moral responsibility for the mischief you cause after absorbing this tome. Unofficially, we wish you the best of luck, and would like to remind you that WWW gives you the most bangs whistles, cracks, and funny smells for your Galleon!
Go now in mischief.
We solemnly swear we are up to no good.
F. and G.
How to Use The Book
Like all other Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes products, this book is a bit… unique. That is to say, it doesn't always work like you expect it to. There is no table of contents, exactly.
If you wish to know about something specific, tap the book with your wand twice, and tell it, quite firmly, mind you, to, "Open up, you bloody bugger!"
It is wise not to try and open the book in front of your mother. Trust us.
Once it opens, there will be a list of topics. Tell the book what you want to know about, and nine times out of ten, it will comply.
Our other quite infamous sister-in-law, Hermione Granger-Weasley, would say that in circumstances like these, appearances can be deceiving.
If you want to read the book cover to cover, we suggest you take a pill and go straight to bed. If, in the morning, you find that you still wish to do so, repeat the earlier instructions, and say, "Tell me all."
If the book is feeling talkative, you might get three or four pages out of it at a time.
If the instructions given are too difficult for you, then we most humbly apologise. We also have some lovely underwater farming land we wouldn't mind selling to you.
What's Inside:Primary Objectives: Establishing a mission goal, establishing a home base. Primary Spells: The basics, The not so basics Conspiracy Theories: Who to trust Escaping: Planning a route; How to forget it Excuses: How and when to use them; How to come up with them Planning a mission Words of Wisdom
Primary Objectives
Establishing a mission goal
As beginning mischief makers, the first mistake you often make is wandering about haplessly looking for a target for, well, mischief. We have found that this doesn't help at all. It's important to know who and what you're after before you begin.
Often, the reason for a prank is some injustice that must be righted. In these cases, immediate retribution may not be the ticket to ultimate success, particularly after you've built your reputation. (See Section Five, "Words of Wisdom"). Potential targets will be wary and jumpy. Experienced prankers will be able to use this to their advantage, as the target will be more likely to get themselves into situations where they are more easily duped.
In other cases, said target may be a miserable representative of their species, or even genus, hell, his family. (Mrs. Norris is a prime example of this type of target.). In which case, missions against them should be stretched over a long period of time, again taking into account the suspicious nature of such targets.
After you've established a target, the second step is:
Establishing a home base
Another rookie mistake often made by those who came after us without the benefit of our tutelage is failure to establish a "safe" location in which to meet if you and your co-conspirator should get separated. (See Section Three: "Conspiracy Theories") It is imperative that both you and your partner know where to go in such an emergency.
Fairly obvious choices are House common rooms, dormitories and prominent broom closets.
We recommend the lavatories.
Yes, we can see the shocked look on your face, and no, we are not, for once, joking. Consider the benefits of meeting in the loo. For your enjoyment, this is the first Weasley List ™.No matter what, people have to use the loo. It's a fact of nature. So if you and your partner are in the loo at the same time, it can only be considered natural. (Unless, of course, you're in there for unnatural purposes… Moaning Myrtle…) Using the statement from above, members of the opposite sex often have to use the loo during the middle of the night, as well. This is an opportune time to do some minor snogging and secure an alibi. Finally, the loos are often the warmest places in Hogwarts during the midnight hours. After tramping out in the colder weather of the Forbidden Forest, this is definitely a benefit.
Primary Spells
The basics
Mischief making becomes infinitely easier once one has passed what we like to refer to as the primary years in Hogwarts, but that by no means limits the activities our younger compatriots can take part in.
It just means they'll have to work harder. However, if you truly wish to become part of the long and glorious history of Hogwarts mischief makers, some effort will have to be put forth.
The first thing that first years must realise is that they can use their somewhat lower status to their advantage. Theoretically, first years know nothing about Hogwarts – the location of classrooms, secret passages, that sort of thing. You could always be "lost". We wouldn't recommend overdoing it with this strategy, however, as it can make you look somewhat less than intelligent.
It is imperative that you learn a few basic spells before venturing beyond Hogwarts walls. Here is the second Weasley List ™.Wingardium Leviosa – the basic levitation spell can lift heavy objects that have greater gravitational forces than anticipated. It's purely a safety measure. Lumos – this "illuminating" spell can light the way for you in dark places. Full Body Bind – Our sister-in-law, Hermione Granger-Weasley, will attest to the usefulness of this spell. It holds attackers and other nasty things frozen in time, while giving you the chance to escape. It is not a good idea to attempt the Full Body Bind on a teacher.
Of course, there are other spells that could be advantageous for you to know. It's up to you to take the initiative and do some research, however. The library at WWW's could be quite helpful in this situation.
During these primary years, it should be your chief objective to come up with a complete map of Hogwarts: entrances into House common rooms, kitchens, loos, everything. This will be invaluable in the intermediate years.
The not-so-basics
Okay, congratulations! You've made it past your first and second years… give yourself a biscuit. Now's your chance to come up with even more radical mischief ideas, and to improve your stealth!
By now, you should have worked out the complete map of Hogwarts. Now you should memorise it. Risk going out in the night without it, finding a target and making it back to your House common room undetected.
Increasing your knowledge of jinxes, hexes, and disarming spells should also be a goal of the aspiring mischief maker. We recommend the following books in our third Weasley List ™."How To Pop A Wizard Without Getting Popped Yourself" – By Wanda Hurtless "Hexes, Jinxes and Curses For The Less Than Intelligent" – By Ima Nidiot. "Secret Passages, The Architecture And Finding" – By Sorta Bohring "Stepping Lightly"—By Une D. Tectable (Translated From French by Max D. Out)
All of these books can be found in the WWW library at a discount price for those who have read this book and ask for the titles by name.
For those of you really striving to follow in our footsteps, we've written a title just for you, "How To Navigate Hogwarts Without Seriously Injuring Yourself", which is due to be published within the year.
Conspiracy Theories
Who to Trust
Solo mischief making is something that both of the authors campaign very strongly against. The reasons why compile our fourth Weasley List ™.Partners make the adventure all the more safe. Two pairs of eyes are better than one. Partners make missions more fun. Partners can make pretty much anything more fun. Partners provide scapegoats.
Okay, so we were just joking about the third. Giving up your partner, even under torture, is against the Mischief Maker's Code.
Finding a partner, a co-conspirator, a compatriot, is a bit like finding a soul mate. You have to agree with your basic mission at Hogwarts: to make as much harmless trouble as possible.
An immediate connection is usually a good sign, though a waiting period of about two weeks is strongly advised before approaching the candidate with an offer of partnership. During this time, observe the candidate for traits like trustworthiness, sense of humour, and smarts. There's nothing worse than a partner that can't carry out his end of the bargain.
Housemates should stick together in things of this nature. For one thing, it's easier to manage an adventure from one common room, and in the event of an emergency resulting in a cancellation; it makes giving notice that much less awkward.
Siblings make good partners, as we have so effectively demonstrated, so long as you're willing to put your differences aside for the great good of the planned mischief.
Doubting your partner puts any adventure or mission on the line, so if you have a gut instinct warning you not to trust someone, don't.
Planning an escape route
No matter what you and your partner have planned, no matter how perfectly executed the plan is, something can always go wrong.
Inevitably, sometimes, someone is going to find you, or discover your intent. That is why it is best to always cover your ar—erm, rear.
Before going into a teacher's office, for instance, be sure you know the location of all the exits. Determine beforehand every possible entrance for an intruder, even if the entrances may not be plausible, and plan for the event of an intruder using any one of the said entrances.
It's best that both of the partners involved on a mission have separate escape routes. This way, if one partner is caught and pressed hard for information, he will have no idea of the location of his compatriot, and will honestly say that he hasn't a clue as to where the soddering bugger has run off to.
Honesty, even partial honesty, helps in those sorts of situations.
How to forget your escape route
The title of this section may seem somewhat ridiculous to you. It does to us. However, we mean it with all honesty.
Every mission is different. No matter how many times you enter a room in order to cause mischief, no matter how much you think you know about the situation, your escape routes should always be slightly different. That is way forgetting previous escape routes is so vitally important.
So how do you achieve that? Our fifth Weasley List ™ answers that question.Get involved in a romantic relationship. The frustration will make forgetting things that much easier. Cast a Memory Charm on yourself (not recommended) Get hit in the head with a Bludger …Don't think about it.
How and when to use them
Excuses, alibis, and other things of that nature are useful to the highly intelligent mischief maker, for what we hope are extremely obvious reasons. If you can say with a great deal of certainty that you were never in a particular area, then it makes it quite impossible for you to have committed certain… crimes.
We would like to take this opportunity to restate that we have never been in Snape's office, and we can prove it.
However, there are occasions when using an excuse may not be the best thing to do. These situations are listed in our fifth Weasley List ™.When you've been married for several years. By now, your wife will have worked out your, well, mischievous nature, and any excuse or alibi you can come up with will be immediately dissected and analysed. At this point, it's best just to confess and grovel. It'll all be less painful that way. When it's obvious you've committed the crime. For example, there is no innocent reason to be dying a Malfoy's nostril hairs red and gold. Believe us, we've tried to come up with one. When it would be much better for all the parties involved to admit to committing the prank. It is bad manners to let someone else take the punishment for an act you've committed. For example, if you've removed all the locks off the doors to the girls' dressing rooms for Quidditch, subject yourself to punishment from up above before the team catches on. Again, this is experience speaking.
Never, ever, use pre-planned excuses or alibis, as they look absolutely ridiculous. On the other hand, don't go into a situation planning to improvise one, either. It's best to settle for a happy medium. Discuss possibilities en route to the target, when possible. When it's not possible, cross your fingers and hope for the best.
How to come up with a good excuse
Experience and time will teach you the best angles to play with every authority figure you will run across during your few short years at Hogwarts and beyond. Every excuse should be moulded to fit the person it's targeted at.
For instance, if the teacher to whom you're directing your alibi seems to know everything, anyway, it's best to keep your excuses short and to the point, as in, "Professor Dumbledore, we have absolutely no idea what we were doing in the Slytherin common room. We must have taken a wrong turn somewhere. Please excuse us."
If the teacher that you're conversing with is very dull, then any excuse will do. For example, "Professor Trelawney, due to the position of Jupiter in the third house, Fred and I were just out strolling, to take in the very obvious benefits that the stars tell us are going to come to us tonight."
We could go on for ages.
However, when faced with an irate mother, we would refer to number one of our fifth Weasley list. She probably already knows everything, anyway. Cutting off the flood before it sweeps you away is often the best strategy in those occasions.
Planning a mission
We've talked a great deal about the basics of mischief making, the very obvious (at least to us) dos and don'ts of the craft, but we haven't spent much time on the logistics of it.
The following is the sixth and last Weasley List ™, highlighting the process that we use to assure optimum success in our little hobby.Select a target Observe target, watching for any little habits that might give us an edge. Also, in certain situations, having a chat with friends of the female sex might be an advantage, as they're certain to know more than you wanted to know about people they may dislike. Select a date to attack target (keeping in mind events that are important to target, such as tests, romantic encounters, etc.) Select method of attack Plan out routes, entering and returning, allowing for the possibility of encountering groundskeepers, teachers and other staff. Gather supplies needed. Inform a confidant. In case something goes horrifically wrong, this person will know where you were supposed to be. Attack target Return home
Words of Wisdom
In mischief making and pranking, building a reputation and using it are to your advantage. Don't hesitate to claim pranks and mischief occurrences that you had nothing to do with. Be witty and brilliant in class, even when it's a stretch.
If you continue along this path, pretty soon, you will come to be feared and somewhat revered, which makes your mischief making both easier and harder.
It's easier in that the students will willing provide you with ideas.
But it's harder in that you become a target for teachers with no lives. We're making no references to oily-haired gits that teach Potions.
Teach your mischief with the utmost seriousness, and so will everyone around you.
Good luck!
And now, my dear reader, in all seriousness, it's time for me to thank Mr. Fred and George Weasley, for inspiring me so… Without them, this short story would have never come to be.
Until next time, I remain humbly yours,
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Driving through west Monroe, LA. Too bad I wasn't here 4 hours earlier but still had to stop.
Driving through west Monroe, LA. Too bad I wasn't here 4 hours earlier but still had to stop.
Headed out today, season starts tomorrow, laid off yesterday, season just went from a weekend long -to when ever the hell I get back! Fingers crossed 180 or bust! Im fiiiiired up!
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Elk back-straps on the grill yesterday....... Elk burgers today........
Life is good!!!!!!
I can say something like that but with antelope! Hope I get an elk this year. Where Im going is spike only with a general tag. Not real exciting but time in the mountains if nothing else and scouting for when I hopefully draw a tag someday! Pretty close to home but I never been there so be fun getting to know some new country
Here is my AR, well the first part of it anyways! lol. Got a blemished upper and lower from Areo precision and honestly had to look pretty hard to find any blemishes. Just a couple very small dings and scratches that it would get with normal use anyways. Havent decided on the rest yet other then its going to be a .204 Ruger and Im going to put a good trigger in it.
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Nick Ciuffo has been invited to MLB Network studios in New York for the first round on June 6, and for good reason. Baseball America (among others) projects the Mount Pleasant native as a first-round pick; BA sees Ciuffo going to the Baltimore Orioles with the No. 22 overall pick.
"Though Baltimore is set at catcher with (Stratford High School graduate) Matt Wieters, it still makes sense to draft the best available talent in the first round," writes BA's Jim Callis.
Ciuffo played at Wando High School as a freshman and sophomore before moving to Lexington High School near Columbia.
Ciuffo has signed with South Carolina.
Austin Meadows, a Georgia high school outfielder projected as the No. 12 pick, is a Clemson signee.
Atlanta Braves projected pick: right-handed pitcher Hunter Harvey of Catawba, N.C., the son of former big league closer Bryan Harvey.
The New York Yankees, the Charleston RiverDogs' parent club, own three first-round picks this year.
How Callis sees the first round unfolding:
1. Astros: Mark Appel, Stanford, RHP
2. Cubs: Jonathan Gray, Oklahoma U., RHP
3. Rockies: Kris Bryant, U. of San Diego, 3B
4. Twins: Kohl Stewart, St. Pius HS (Houston), RHP
5. Indians: Braden Shipley, Nevada, RHP
6. Marlins: Reese McGuire, Kentwood HS, Covington, Wash., C
7. Red Sox: Clint Frazier, Loganville (Ga.) HS, OF
8. Royals: Ryne Stanek, Arkansas, RHP
9. Pirates: Colin Moran, North Carolina, 3B
10. Blue Jays: Trey Ball, New Castle (Ind.) HS, LHP
11. Mets: D.J. Peterson, New Mexico, 3B
12. Mariners: Austin Meadows, Grayson HS, Loganville, Ga., OF
13. Padres: Phil Bickford, Oak Christian HS, Westlake Village, Calif., LHP
14. Pirates: Sean Manaea, Indiana St., RHP
15. Diamondbacks: Huner Renfroe, Mississippi St., OF
16. Phillies: J.P. Crawford, Lakewood (Calif.) HS, SS
17. White Sox: Austin Wilson, Stanford, OF
18. Dodgers: Ian Clarkin, Madison HS, San Diego, LHP
19. Cardinals: Chris Anderson, Jacksonville U., RHP
20. Tigers: Jonathon Crawford, Florida, RHP
21. Rays: Aaron Judge, Fresno St., OF
22. Orioles: Nick Ciuffo, Lexington HS, Columbia, C
23. Rangers: Dominic Smith, Serra HS, Gardena HS, 1B
24. Athletics: Phillip Ervin, Samford, OF
25. Giants: Matt Krook, St. Ignatius HS, San Francisco, LHP
26. Yankees: Eric Jagielo, Notre Dame, 3B
27. Reds: Kyle Serrano, Farragut (Tenn.)HS, RHP
28. Cardinals: Billy McKinney, Plano West HS, Plano, Texas, OF
29. Rays: Marco Gonzales, Gonzaga, LHP
30. Rangers: Hunter Green, Warren East HS, Bowling Green, Ken., LHP
31. Braves: Hunter Harvey, Bandys HS, Catawba, N.C., RHP
32. Yankees: Rob Kaminsky, St. Joseph Regional HS, Montvale, N.J., LHP
33. Yankees: Jon Denny, Yukon (Okla.) HS, C
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Claudio Marchisio has urged Juventus not to settle for a draw in Wednesday's Champions League match away to Shakhtar Donetsk.
The Serie A champions need one point in order to book their ticket for the knockout stages, while their opponents will secure top spot in Group E with a draw.
"A draw is not what we're after. It's a risk for both teams to play for a draw. We have to go there to play our own game and try to win the match," Marchisio was quoted as saying by Tuttosport.
"We are aware of their quality. They sit atop of the group and are the strongest team we have faced so far. It's true that we put in a great performance against Chelsea, but we aren't there yet.
"It will not be an easy game and we will have to put in a performance similar to the one against Chelsea. We have to remain cautious and cannot let them surprise us."
Marchisio will miss the crunch clash in Donetsk due to suspension after picking up his third yellow card of the campaign against Chelsea on matchday 5.


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An elderly woman has been killed following a car crash at Coolangatta near Shoalhaven Heads.
Paramedics were called to a two-car collision on Bolong Road just after 4.30pm.
An Ambulance NSW spokeswoman said paramedics attempted to treat a woman aged in her 70s who suffered a cardiac arrest, but she later died at the scene.
Emergency services are also working to free a 41-year-old man trapped in his car, who suffered neck, chest and lower leg pain.
He will be taken to Wollongong Hospital once freed.
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory says he supports a fix to the state's unemployment insurance system working through the General Assembly that would derail extended federal benefits after just six months.
McCrory's press secretary confirmed the Republican governor expressed his support for the legislation and proposed a July 1 effective date Thursday night during a speech in Rocky Mount.
Press Secretary Crystal Feldman says the governor believes the state's high unemployment rate over the past four years shows the system is broken and a fix needs to begin quickly.
The bill that cleared a House committee Thursday morning requires higher business taxes but also a cut in maximum jobless benefits and benefit duration.
The benefit modifications mean emergency federal benefits would have to end, affecting possibly 80,000 unemployed workers.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A Republican effort to overhaul North Carolina's unemployment system and speed up repayment of $2.5 billion owed to the federal government cleared a House panel Thursday, despite Democratic and worker advocate complaints the proposal was skewed against the jobless.
The measure, influenced heavily by the state's business industry and supported publicly by new Gov. Pat McCrory later Thursday, passed along party lines after the House Finance Committee turned back Democratic amendments that sought to ease proposed cuts in jobless benefits for future recipients.
The measure would require higher state and federal unemployment business taxes, but the maximum weekly state benefits for unemployed workers also would fall from $535 to $350 starting July 1, and the maximum number of benefit weeks from 26 to 20. The benefit period could range from five to 12 weeks during very low unemployment.
"Nobody likes this bill. There are no giveaways in this bill," said Rep. Julia Howard, R-Davie, one of the primary sponsors.
The bill now heads to the House floor Monday evening for the first of two required votes. McCrory announced Thursday evening during a speech in Rocky Mount that he supported the proposal, which if enacted this summer would mean a year of emergency extended benefits approved by Congress in January would end six months early in North Carolina, likely affecting tens of thousands of displaced workers.
McCrory, who would be asked to sign any final bill into law, said it's clear the current system isn't working based on the state's persistently high unemploment rate and warrants swift action, according to press secretary Crystal Feldman.
GOP lawmakers said the new maximum benefit level largely will be in line with what other states offer and would put the state's unemployment insurance trust fund on sounder footing. North Carolina's maximum benefit is the highest in the Southeast. The proposal would pay back the debt by 2015 - three years earlier - and put $2 billion in reserve by 2019.
Howard and other supporters said the debt was an impediment to recruiting companies to the state and encouraging current firms to expand. Now businesses have certainty and there will be more incentives for unemployed workers to more actively seek work, other lawmakers said. The proposal makes several changes recommended by the North Carolina Chamber.
"We need to emphasize putting unemployed people back to work rather than compensating people for being unemployed," said Rep. Jeff Collins, R-Nash.
North Carolina businesses would continue to see their federal unemployment insurance taxes go up by $21 per employee - it's currently $84 - with every year the debt isn't been paid off. The companies also would continue to pay a state unemployment tax surcharge until the trust fund exceeded $1 billion. Minimum and maximum state contribution rates go up slightly - eliminating the zero rate as many as 30,000 top-rated companies now receive.
Still, Democrats said the proposal was being rushed and placed too much of the burden on the unemployed. Reductions in the duration of benefits and their amounts would comprise nearly three-quarters of the $3.6 billion in the cumulative changes required by the bill through 2017, the General Assembly's fiscal research office estimated in a document.
Enacting the changes July 1 also would mean the extra year of federal emergency jobless benefits end after six months, possibly cutting off about 80,000 workers receiving $25 million a week, the liberal-leaning North Carolina Budget & Tax Center said. The center said it's the worst possible time to make changes as the state unemployment rate is among the nation's highest at 9.2 percent.
"It is a hit on the unemployed with no sense of fairness, so that one could infer the problem is being used as a way to hurt the unemployed," said Rep. Paul Luebke, D-Durham.
Committee co-chairman Rep. Robert Brawley, R-Iredell, said the plan, which also includes administrative changes to the system, will put the unemployed in a better position to get a job. "I don't feel mean-spirited," he said.
Workers would receive $225 million in fewer benefits during the first six months in which the plan takes effect, fiscal research analyst Rodney Bizzell told the committee. That means less money for the unemployed to pay their mortgage, their health insurance and their children's college bills, said Rep. Deborah Ross, D-Wake. Someone needs an annual salary of $55,640 to receive the current maximum benefit.
"We also have to think about the human costs, and I don't see it as a balanced package because the rate increases of business only go up until the debt is paid off, and they are temporary," Ross said. "But the changes to our unemployment compensation system become permanent."
Republican committee leaders refused to consider two amendments and the committee defeated two others, including one that would have reduced the maximum weekly benefits cap to $425 and required business to pay higher state unemployment taxes to pay for the change.
The bill also must go to the Senate, where support also is expected.
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Community leaders and advocates for the unemployed are calling on Gov. Pat McCrory to live for one week on the maximum employment benefit of $350 weekly that lawmakers are considering.
Challenge sponsor Action NC will hold a news conference Monday in Raleigh. Action NC policy director Kevin Rogers says McCrory doesn't understand what it's like to live on so little money.
A House committee will consider decreasing the maximum unemployment benefit by about a third, from about $535 weekly to $350.
Rep. Julia Howard says the proposal would take effect in July. The starting date is important because the federal law averting the fiscal cliff this month gave states federally paid emergency benefits for another year so long as benefit rules weren't changed.


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- February 21, 2013
- Columbia, Tennessee
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Andrew H. "Andy" Hunter, 83, well-known farmer and retired Columbia businessman, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Those wishing to personally express condolences are invited to visit with the family at Oakes & Nichols Friday between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home with Randy Owens and Judge Bobby Sands officiating. Burial will follow in Maury Memorial Gardens. Notes of sympathy may be extended at oakesandnichols.com.
The family suggests memorials to Columbia Academy, 1101 West 7th Street, Columbia 38401, West 7th Street Church of Christ, 405 West 7th Street, Columbia 38401, or World Christian Broadcasting, 605 Bradley Court, Franklin 37067.
The Maury County native lived his entire life in Maury County and was a son of the late John Norris Hunter, Sr. and Ida Hayes Hunter. His one brother, John Norris Hunter, Jr., also preceded him in death.
He attended Beechland School in the Bear Creek Community, Riverside Elementary School, Whitthorne Junior High School and Columbia Central High School, graduating with the Class of 1947.
He was Vice President of both his Junior and Senior Classes and voted by his classmates his senior year "Most Likely to Succeed." Later, he enrolled for classes at the University of Tennessee College of Agriculture in Knoxville, attended Columbia Business College, Columbia State Community College and Harding University Graduate School at Memphis. All these studies he blended with knowledge gained from association, experience, advice, and instruction of many family members, friends, and professionals.
During the Korean War, he served in the U. S. Army after schooling at Maxwell Field Service School at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. He was assisgned to the 707th Medical Detachment, but remained stateside at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and wore the Washington Monument Shoulder Patch. After an honorable discharge he took employment with the United States Department of Agriculture as Manager of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office in Maury County. In 1956, he devoted himself to operating the Bob Hunter Furniture Company on the Public Square in Columbia.
In 1962, Mr. Hunter married Lenora Dodson Walker, "the love of his life," and they made their home at "Hunter Place" in the Bear Creek Community for most of their married life.
Always having some activity in a farming program, he involved himself more deeply in farming operations beginning in 1970. He continued to be civic-minded and participated in many efforts of organizations serving his local community, Maury County, and statewide.
The quality of Mr. Hunter's life profited from many of the experiences gained in being part of farm organizations. As a youngster, in the Future Farmers of America, he served in local offices before his election as President of the Tennessee Association of FFA.
He served on the boards of Maury County Farm Bureau, Maury County Mental Health, and Maury County American Red Cross. Additionally, he was a member of the Tennessee Public Policy Board, Citizens Advisory Board of Columbia Health Care Center, Duck River Electric Membership Board, Columbia State Community College Foundation Board of Trustees, Columbia State Community College Board of Trustees, and for 35 years served on the Middle Tennessee Bank Board of Trustees. He also was a volunteer for Maury Regional Medical Center Auxillary and former member of Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19, Columbia Kiwanis Club, and Maury County Historical Society.
Andy Hunter's life was lived in devotion to Jesus Christ. He was a member of West 7th Street Church of Christ where he taught the college-age class for several years and youth and adult Sunday School classes at Berea Church of Christ where he worshipped as a young man. He also taught youth and adult Bible classes and worked with the education program at Graymere Church of Christ for many years.
Lenora's family was Andy's family and includes brothers-in-law, B. Wilkes (Wilma) Dodson and P. Dwight Dodson of Columbia; sisters-in-law, Anne (Billy) Gibson of Columbia and Elaine (Lyle) Amlin of Anderson, California; nieces, Beverly Ann Dodson (Clay) Harris of Columbia, Melinda Sue Amlin (Scott) Wlodarczyk of Redding, California; Kimberly Ann Amblin (Curtis) Barrick of Yuba City, California; nephews, Richard "Ricky" Allen Dodson of Columbia, Sidney Wilkes Gibson of Manchester, Robert Anthony Gibson of Columbia, William "Bill" Gibson of Columbia, Lane Rolland Amlin of Cottonwood, California, and David Christopher Dodson of Columbia.
Serving as active pallbearers are his six nephews, Richard Allen Dodson, David Christopher Dodson, Sidney Wilkes Gibson, Robert Anthony Gibson, William "Bill" Gibson, Lane Rolland Amlin, and Clay Harris, Jay Burns, Michael Beard, Donald Dugger, Carter England, and Shane Keith. Honorary pallbearers include Dr. Hriski Kanth, Dr. Willie Robinson, and Elders of West 7th Street Church of Christ.
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Police Log Jan. 15, 2014
Police Log
Jan. 15, 2014
3:40 a.m. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. St George Ave.; caller can see someone using a flashlight inside the neighbor's home. Caller advising the neighbors are not currently in their residence; checks OK.
4:20 a.m. UNWANTED SUBJECT – W. Upjohn Ave; Shaw, Jeremy detox only.
8:00 a.m.DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE – S. Helena St.; subject smashing windows, contacted and will not return to residence.
11:13 a.m. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – S. Sunland St
11:30 a.m. ACO CALL - N. China Lake Blvd,; loose dog
11:57 a.m. BURGLARY - RESIDENTIAL - REPORT – W. Smoke Tree Ave.
11:59 a.m. DISTURBANCE - Officer initiated activity at Leroy Jackson Park, E. Coso Ave. and E. Las Flores Ave.; out with 5, one running, 6' tall, blue hood, long sleeve shirt gray sweats, walking with subject red shirt/green back pack refusing to comply.
12:30 p.m. DISTURBANCE – E. French Ave.;
12:33 p.m. BURGLARY-VEH/BUSN-REPORT – W. Drummond Ave.; female adult came into store about 30 minutes ago, went into restroom and took numerous items out of packaging and then fled store with the items concealed on her person. Theft caught on video.
12:34 p.m. HAZARDOUS CONDITION – W. California Ave.; male adult white shirt jeans in fountain in front of City Hall, taking money out of fountain.
1:01 p.m. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – W. Wilson Ave.; male adult early 20's black tank top and jeans long brown hair walking up down street waving his arms then stops and goes back, at time of call seen walking on.
1:54 p.m. RUNAWAY JUVENILE – S. Sunset St.
2:03 p.m. HIT AND RUN REPORT – W. Upjohn Ave.; parked on east side, black vehicle hit caller left area.
2:26 p.m. JUVENILE PROBLEM – N. China Lake Blvd.; juvenile running over parking lot and bank parking lot with skateboards.
2:25 p.m. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ACCESS CARD – S. Gordon St.; caller in the lobby to file report
2:34 p.m. BATTERY – W. Atkins Ave.; female beat caller up, denied medical.
3:23 p.m. WARRANT ARREST – W. Robertson Ave.; Johnson, Anna cited.
5:47 p.m. CONTACT CITIZEN – W. California Ave.; in lobby, son had juvenile court in Bakersfield, vehicle
broke down and they didn't make it, warrant was issued and the caller was advised to have male turn himself in.
5:50 p.m. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – S. Ashton St.; male adult with beard and wearing orange polo saying he was with security system company. Today tried to force his way into the home, insisting he had to change wires in her system. She called security company and they did not send a repairman.
6:00 p.m. H&S VIOLATION – S. Gemstone St.
7:19 p.m. DISTURBANCE - SUBJECT – W. Robertson Ave. and S. Helena St.; female adult wearing black clothing sitting on corner screaming; checks OK.
7:30 p.m. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – N. Roosevelt St.; heard noises in vacant building last night, found a door open.
11:07 p.m. DISTURBANCE - NEIGHBORS - S. Valley St.; subjects outside with loud music and yelling.


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Stephen G. Atchley, 72, of Fayetteville, died Wednesday (April 10, 2013) at Huntsville Hospital. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Oct. 7, 1940 to the late Charles D. and Lillian E. Schott Atchley. He was a retired field service engineer for LeBlond/Makino, Inc., a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of First United Methodist Church Fayetteville. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Calvin Atchley. Mr. Atchley is survived by his wife, Judy Atchley of Fayetteville; sisters, Joanne and Robert Lepple of Missouri City, Texas, Karen and Jon Stafford of The Woodlands, Texas; brothers, Ronald K. Atchley and Kent Armstrong of Midland, Ohio; and brother-in-law, Laton and Joyce Newton of Pulaski. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 17, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home with the Revs. Tommy Ward and Ann Hatcher officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation was to be Tuesday from 6 until 8 p.m. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
James Bailey, Jr., 73, of Fayetteville, died Wednesday (April 10, 2013) at his residence. He was born in Lincoln County on Oct. 2, 1939 to the late James, Sr., and Virginia Gladys Reese Bailey. He was retired from Amana Refrigeration and was a faithful member of St. Paul AME Church. Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife of 52 years, Patricia Ann White Bailey; daughter, Cheryl R. Bailey (Roy) Mitchell; sons, James Derek Bailey, Kevin Todd Bailey; sisters, Lelia M. Bailey, Mary Ann (James) Thomas, Edith Bailey (Marvin) Shoulders; brothers, Willie Reese (Emma) Bailey, Robert L. (Ella) Bailey; grandchildren, Rodriguez D. Edmiston, Kevin T. Bailey II, Rico D. Bailey, William P. Mitchell; great-grandson, Ayden Noll; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Grizzard, Sr., officiating. Burial followed in Pleasant View Cemetery. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Edward Bryan Brooks, 34, of Athens, Ala., formerly of Fayetteville, died Friday (April 5, 2013) in Athens. He was a native of Lincoln County and the son of the late Joan Yvette Caldwell Brooks and Dennis Morgan Brooks, who survives. He was a truck driver and a member of the Maranatha Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition to his father, include a sister, Brittany Brooks of Fayetteville; fiancée, Bonnie Adams of Athens; aunts, Kathy (Tom) Gilliand of Fayetteville, Mellea (Mike) Bradford of Fayetteville, Anita (Larry) Southard of Athens and Debbie (Billy) Rouse of Athens; uncles, Bobby Goodwin, Barry Craig and Chris Craig, all of Athens; nephew, Corbin Simmons of Fayetteville; cousins, Alexis, Taylor and Haley Gilliand, all of Nashville. In addition to his mother, Mr. Brooks was preceded in death by grandparents, Yvonne and Edward Caldwell and Shirley Louise Brooks. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at Higgins Funeral Home with the Rev. Tommy Graham officiating. Burial followed in Stewart's Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Opal L. Hames, 82, of Petersburg, died Monday (April 8, 2013) at NHC Healthcare in Lewisburg. She was born in Morgan County, Ala., on Sept. 4, 1930 to the late Cecil and Mary Rogers Mills. She worked as a seamstress for Serbin Fashions and was a member of First Baptist Church of Petersburg. Along with her parents, Mrs. Hames is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Robert Hames; sister, Nettie Foster; brother, James Gilmore Mills; and grandson, Jeff Hames. She is survived by a daughter, Gail and Charlie Davis of Petersburg; son, Larry and Wanda Hames of Petersburg; seven grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home with Bro. Doug Brown officiating. Burial followed in Old Orchard Cemetery. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Betty Hargrave, age 81 of Collinsville, Ala., passed away Friday (April 12, 2013) at Dekalb Medical Center. Mrs. Hargrave was a native of Verbena, the daughter of the late Obediah Harlin and Verta Clyde Bankston Pruitt and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by sons, Obie (Lea) Oden of Ft. Payne, Ala., Mike (Teresa) Oden of Tennessee and Louie Allen Oden, also of Tennessee; daughter, Judy (Johnny) of Tennessee; brothers, William R. "Bill" Pruitt of Texas and Bob Pruitt of Tennessee; eight grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held Monday afternoon at Forrest Cemetery in Gadsden, Ala., with the Rev. Donald Guttery officiating. Family served as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to Little River Baptist Church. Perry Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Jeffrey Lynn Faulkner, 50, of Fayetteville, died Sunday (April 7, 2013) at his residence. A native of Lincoln County, he was the son of Barbara Barnes Wright (Joe M. Eslick) and Joe Dixon Faulkner (Debbie), who survive. Mr. Faulkner was a caregiver and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his children, Leigha Faulkner and William Kyle Faulkner, both of San Antonio, Texas, Kolton Frazier Faulkner of Meridianville, Ala., and Lauren Faulkner of Fayetteville; step-grandmother, Jo Barnes of Fayetteville; and step-brother, Thad Eatherly of Winchester. Mr. Faulkner was preceded in death by grandparents, Gordon Barnes and Sarah Massey and William Dixon and Vivian Solomon Faulkner. Funeral services were held Friday at Higgins Funeral Home with the Rev. Tommy Ward officiating. Burial followed in Booneville Cemetery. The family requests memorials to Junior's House. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Julaine Marie Oetken Faulkner, 38, of Fayetteville, formally of Mediapolis, Iowa, entered Heaven on Sunday (April 7, 2013). Born April 5, 1975 in Burlington, Iowa, she is the daughter of Ronald and Janet Schwerin Oetken. Julaine was a graduate of Mediapolis High School in 1993 and a 1997 magna cum laude graduate of Culver-Stockton College. Julaine started her career at Price Waterhouse and then joined FTI Consulting and earned a position as a managing director in FTI Consulting's corporate finance and restructuring practice and was based in Atlanta. Ms. Faulkner had more than 12 years of professional experience and had been involved in serving in interim management roles, such as chief financial officer and treasurer; assisting companies in the restructuring process in both in-court and out-of-court situations; implementing processes and procedures within finance and accounting organizations; development and manipulation of business plan and cash flow models; development of detailed financial analytics; performance metrics and reporting packages; cash flow management; assisting companies in the development and implementation of cost-saving initiatives; and assisting companies with debt refinancing. Lauren was the love of Julaine's life; they did crafts together, and Julaine attended Lauren's dance classes when possible. They spent as much time together as possible even with Julaine's busy schedule. Survivors include her parents, Ronald and Janet Oetken of Burlington; daughter, Lauren Faulkner of Fayetteville; brother, Todd Oetken of Burlington; sister, Railynne and John Brown of Spring, Texas; and her paternal grandmother, Virginia Oetken of Burlington. She was joined in death by her brother, Ryan, and husband, Jeffrey, and preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Elmer and Lillian Schwerin, and paternal grandfather, Warren Oetken. The funeral service for Julaine will be held at Lunning Chapel, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2013 with the Rev. Dean Moberg officiating. Interment will be in Kossuth Cemetery in Mediapolis. Friends may visit from noon until 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013 with family receiving friends from 4 until 8 p.m. Memorials have been established for Lauren's college fund.
Alline Sykes Kidd, 95, of Fayetteville, died Thursday (April 11, 2013) at Donalson Care Center. A native of Dyersburg, Mrs. Kidd was the daughter of the late Marion and Alma Tedford Sykes. She was a homemaker and a member of the Gum Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Donald Kidd and wife, Doris, of Fayetteville; grandson, Mac Kidd and wife, Dawn, of Fayetteville; granddaughter, LaDonna Kidd Thrasher and husband, Scott, of Fayetteville; three great-grandchildren, Syler Kidd, Clint and Shelby Thrasher; and six stepsisters. Graveside service was conducted Sunday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery with burial beside her husband, Woodrow Kidd. The Rev. Milton Martin officiated the service. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Ida Page Maddox, 83, of Oak Ridge, formerly of Fayetteville, died Sunday (April 14, 2013) at her home. She was a native of Lincoln County and the daughter of the late John Calvin and Lida Lee Bruton Goodrich. Mrs. Maddox retired from the City of Fayetteville, where she was the city court clerk for twenty years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. After leaving Fayetteville and moving to Oak Ridge to be with her family, she became a member of the Kern Memorial United Methodist Church. She enjoyed the company of her canine companions, reading and was an avid follower and supporter of national politics. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, B.P. Maddox, who passed away in 1973; a sister, Elizabeth Farrar; and a brother, John C. "Jack" Goodrich, Jr. She is survived by a son, John Maddox and wife, Linda, of Oak Ridge; grandchildren, Leslie Helms and husband, Johnathan, of Greenville, S.C., and Ellen Petree and husband, Phil, of Knoxville; great-grandchildren, Henry and Bonnie Helms, Caroline and Molly Petree; nephews, Bob Farrar of Bowie Md., and John H. Goodrich of Lynchburg; and special caregivers, Lynda Lewis, Cathy Cope and Millie Campbell. Visitation with the family will be Thursday from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Graveside services will be conducted Thursday at 3 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Kern Memorial United Methodist Church, 451 East Tennessee Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Annie Mefford, 79, of Fayetteville, died Sunday night (April 14, 2013) in Crestwood Hospital. She was a native of Obion County and the daughter of the late Austin and Helon Woodard Thorpe. She was a former secretary at Redstone Arsenal and was presently employed as secretary at the Liberty Church of Christ where she was also a member. Survivors include a daughter, Rhonda Brown of Fayetteville; son, Brian Mefford and wife, Cynthia, of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Dustin, Pete, Stephen, Casey, Hillary and Cody Brown, Amber and Skylar Mefford; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Bob Thorpe and wife, Dion, of Moore County; five nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Jean Freeland. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Cedar Hills Memorial Garden with Bro. Richard Rogers officiating. Visitation with the family was Tuesday evening from 5 until 8 p.m. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Michael A. Mitchell, 54, of Flintville, died Tuesday (March 26, 2013) at his residence. He was born in Nashville on Dec. 16, 1953 to the late Mac and Peggy Monks Mitchell. He was a concrete layer by trade and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by a daughter, Crystal Mitchell of Camden; sisters, Penny Mitchell and husband, Bobby Ryman, of Nashville, Terri Lynne and Jeff Carter of Mt. Juliet; nephew, Taylor Mitchell of Nashville; nieces, Erica and Chelsea Sorrell of Mt. Juliet; great-nephew, Waylon Mitchell of Nashville; and a host of other family and friends. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home with Shane Hessey officiating. Burial followed in Flintville Cemetery. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
William Douglas Patterson of Fayetteville died Wednesday (April 10, 2013). He was the son of the late Richard and Effie Ruth Owen Patterson of Madison County. Mr. Patterson served in the Army during the Korean Conflict and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He retired from Boeing Company in 1994. Survivors include his wife, Kathy; daughter, Stephanie Stepp (Todd) of Seffner, Fla.; son, Dr. Nathan Patterson of Gulf Breeze, Fla.; step-daughter, Jill Jordan of Fayetteville; grandsons, Brock and Eli Stepp of Seffner, Princeton Taylor and Mykil Jordan of Fayetteville; one great-granddaughter, Aubrie Taylor of Fayetteville; sisters, Dot Whitt (Buford) of Toney, Ala., Martha Campbell (Glenn) of Hazel Green, Ala., Pat Hodges of Southhampton, N.Y.; brothers, Pat Patterson of Toney and Joe Patterson (Jane) of Meridianville, Ala.; mother-in-law, Lucille Barrett; and several nieces and nephews. Following his request, the family will have a memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your favorite charity. Higgins Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Lea Perry died Thursday (April 11, 2013) at 2:45 p.m. at Huntsville Hospital. Mrs. Perry a native of Lincoln County and was preceded in death by her father and mother, Oscar J. Rowe and Essie (Howell) Rowe of Estill Springs; her brother, O.J. Rowe of Estill Springs; and special aunts, Beulah Howell and Virginia Howell of Lincoln County. She is survived by her husband, Carl Perry of Lincoln County; her daughter, Jan Stallings and husband, Stuart Stallings, of Morristown; her granddaughters, Stephanie Stallings of Dandridge and Rebecca Stallings of Napa, Calif.; great-granddaughter, McKenzie Stallings of Dandridge; brother, Howell Rowe and wife, Peggy, of Estill Springs; and her sister, Reva Beene of Lincoln County. Mrs. Perry was a teacher in the Rutherford and Lincoln County school systems and retired as an illustrator from Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. She was an accomplished artist and a founding member of the Fayetteville Art League, the Fayetteville Sewing Guild and the Fayetteville Garden Club. She was a longtime member of the Washington Street Church of Christ. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tom Russell officiating. Burial followed in the Lincoln Cemetery. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Earlene J. Petty, 71, of Fayetteville, died Tuesday (April 9, 2013) at Hillside Hospital in Pulaski. She was born in Frankewing on May 22, 1941 to the late Alvin and Leutisha Lemmons Jones. She worked as a Granny at South Lincoln School and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Frank Petty. Mrs. Petty is survived daughters, Peggy and Cotton Mitchell of McBurg, Cathy Lee of Pulaski, Bobbi and Ed Walkington of Pulaski, Patricia Durham of Kelso; sons, Ricky and Kerri Petty of McBurg, Marc Petty of Pulaski; sister, Josephine and John White, and brother, Jimmy Jones, both of the Howell community; 25 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon in the chapel of Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home with Bro. Wayne Hollingsworth and Bro. Barry Mitchell officiating. Burial followed in Wright's Cemetery. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Cole Raby, 19, of Ardmore, Ala., died Sunday (April 14, 2013). The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore, Ala. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home with Bros. Lynn Marshall and Tim Kennum officiating. Burial will follow in Hatchett Cemetery, Athens, Ala. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Children Fund at Concord Baptist Church. Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Brian J. Rowan, 48, of Southside, Ala., died Monday (April 8, 2013) at Athens-Limestone Hospital in Athens, Ala. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore, Ala., with Bros. Tim Diggs and Larry Brooks officiating. Interment was in Gatlin Cemetery, Ardmore, Ala. Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Maria Elisabeth Raps Schloetterlein, 89, of Fayetteville, died Wednesday (April 10, 2013) at her residence. She was born Sept. 9, 1923 in Lauda, Germany, to Martin and Agnes Raps and was the wife of Karl Josef Schloetterlein. She is survived by two daughters, Luzia Elisabeth Haefelinger and husband, Helmut, and Regina Marianne King and husband, Ben; three grandchildren, Melody Turpin born King and husband, Ryan, of Lexington, Ky., Sam King and wife, Mary, of Lexington, Ky., and Sandra Haefelinger of Obereggenen, Germany; three great-granddaughters, Mahala Marie Turpin, Catherine Elizabeth Turpin and Lily Annelise King; and several nieces, nephew and many friends both here and back home in Lauda. Depending on who was talking to her, she answered to the following: Maria by her friends, Mama by her children, Oma by her grandchildren and many others, Tante by her nieces and nephews in Germany, but most recently as JaJa by her great-granddaughter. Mama came to visit us in 1993 after Papa died. She was only going to stay a few weeks. Much to everyone's surprise, she only visited Germany a couple of times after that. Mama very quickly adopted Fayetteville as her home. She especially loved her faith family at Saint Anthony Church. She loved gardening and doing a variety of handcrafts. She did so may things well but was best known for her crocheting and knitting. We all loved her Christmas cookies. Mostly, we loved her daily presence in our lives. We will cherish a multitude of great memories as long as we live. She loved her family, and we all loved her. She is already and will forever be missed, on this earth, by those of us who loved her. Regina and I would like to thank so many of you who loved her with your expressions of concern and you prayers through these last difficult months. Her suffering is history now. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, May 4, at 9:30 a.m. at Saint Anthony's Church with Father George officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. We would also request that flowers not be sent – please donate to a charity or church of your choice. Higgins Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Pauline Walden, 90, of Elora, died Saturday (April 13, 2013) at Lincoln Medical Center. She was born in Lincoln County on May 14, 1922 to the late George and Alice Michael Woods. She was a homemaker and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Walden; brothers, Clyde and Clifford Woods; and granddaughter, Farren Cleanne Walden. Mrs. Walden is survived by daughters, Kathleen Green of Holly Springs, Ga., Joyce and Joe Street of Kelso, Venice and Sonny Gault and Maxine and Jacky Shelton, both of Flintville; sons, Leo and Sonya Walden of Flintville, Cleo and Deleace Walden and Cecil and Linda Walden, both of Fayetteville; sisters, Lyda Smotherman of Lewisburg, Fay Colbert of Cornersville; brothers, Lester Woods of Athens, Ala., William Woods of Flintville; 21 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Bros. Cleo Moon, Eddie Graves and Willard Medley officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.


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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
5 comments:
- Kevin said...
I heard his wife has acute angina.
- October 26, 2011 at 1:54 AM
- Stan da Man said...
Betchya Lance can (smell it)
Dog's are good like that...
- October 26, 2011 at 8:13 AM
- Stilton Jarlsberg said...
@Kevin- Wouldn't you hate to be diagnosed with acute angina and have everybody snort coffee out of their nose when you tell them? Talk about life being unfair...
@Stan da Man- Lance probably could smell it. I've recently (and truly) read about dogs who can detect the scent of cancer.
- October 26, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- SC said...
Johnny & Lance didn't hear it either......must have been a SBD
- October 26, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- Stilton Jarlsberg said...
@SC- In less politically correct times, an SBD was also referred to as a "Polish Sneaker." Thank goodness we're all more enlightened now.
- October 27, 2011 at 1:47 PM
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Don't worry too much. As long as you make an effort, you'll be fine, so don't worry about making mistakes.How much do you know about Japan, and do you speak any Japanese? It'll be easier to give advice knowing that.
Amal and other Japan experts, there are two (sort of three) things I wonder about:In some countries, it's rude to make direct eye contact with someone. Is this the case in Japan?Is the polite amount of space you keep around yourself larger, smaller, or the same as in the U.S. (I'm guessing it's smaller, but I don't really know).And quite O/T, but for people who've lived in Japan I have a third question: how should a big person handle themselves? My female coworker is 5'9" and weighs about 160, and she said she always felt too big for furniture, etc., when she was there. What about really really fat people, like me, or super tall people? Is there any way to not disrupt others?
Stand to the left on escalators . The right side is for passing . The same goes for sidewalks and building entrances, but this is not always strictly observed . Go with the flow of the crowd .
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Mitchell and Lara Ketterl, Lewis, announce the birth of a son, Collin Gene, at 2:38 a.m. Oct. 9, 2012, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.
Kaden, 6, welcomes his brother.
Grandparents are Jane Tyler, Mankato, Roger Neilson, Moundridge, Mark and Becky Ketterl, Lewis.
Great-grandparents are Beth Tyler, Marlene Neilson, both of Mankato, and Eugene Fisher, Lewis.


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GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy — Using a vast system of steel cables and pulleys, maritime engineers on Monday gingerly winched the massive hull of the Costa Concordia off the reef where the cruise ship capsized near an Italian island in January 2012 and were poised to set it upright in the middle of the night.
After 15 hours of slower-than-expected progress in pulling the heavily listing luxury liner to an upright position, engineers said they finally hit the tipping point they eagerly were awaiting.
Shortly before midnight, the Concordia was raised by 25 degrees — after that, engineers said, the effect of gravity started giving the rotation a boost.
Then engineers quit operating the pulleys, and by using remote controls, carefully began opening valves to let seawater start filling huge ballast tanks that had been welded onto the already exposed side. The weight of the water in the tanks helped pull the cruise liner up much faster.
''We're in the final phase of rotation," said Franco Gabrielli, the Italian government official who is overseeing the operation. ''We have passed the 24 degree mark and now are filling the tanks with water," he told journalists early Tuesday.
Originally, engineers had been confident complete rotation might take as little as 10 hours, and be reached by early evening Monday.
But the timetable quickly went off plan.
First, an unpredicted early morning thunderstorm pushed back the start time. Then the wreck resisted for three hours before it allowed itself to be wrested off the jagged rocks that were embedded into one side of the hull after the Concordia had hit another reef close to Giglio Island's coastline, took on water through a 76-yard-long gash, and eventually capsized a few hundred yards away onto another reef.
There it lay on its side until Monday's daring engineering operation pulled it free.
"Things are going like they should, but on a timetable that is dragging out," Gabrielli chief of Italy's Civil Protection Agency, said earlier on Monday.
Never before has such an enormous cruise ship been righted. Salvage workers struggled to overcome obstacle after obstacle as they slowly inched toward their goal of raising the crippled ship 65 degrees to the upright position.
At one point, some of the cables dragging the ship's hull upright went slack, forcing engineers to climb the hull to fix them.
The Concordia itself didn't budge for the first three hours after the operation began, engineer Sergio Girotto told reporters.
The initial operation to lift the ship moved it just 3 degrees toward vertical. After 10 hours, the crippled ship had edged upward by just under 13 degrees, a fraction of what had been expected.
After some 6,000 tons of force were applied — using a complex system of pulleys and counterweights — Girotto said "we saw the detachment" of the ship's hull from the reef thanks to undersea cameras.
At the waterline, a few feet of slime-covered ship that had been underwater slowly became visible, the first clear sign to spectators on land that the rotation strategy was working.
Thirty-two people died on Jan. 13, 2012, when the Concordia slammed into a reef and toppled half-submerged on its side after coming too close to Giglio Island. T
The listing of the liner was so drastic that many lifeboats couldn't be launched. Dozens of the 4,200 passengers and crew were plucked to safety by helicopters or jumped into the sea and swam to shore. The bodies of many of the dead were retrieved inside the ship.
Officials said the underwater cameras did not immediately reveal any sign of the two bodies that were never recovered.
Engineers had dismissed as "remote" the possibility that the Concordia might break apart during the salvage operation but set out absorbent barriers to catch any leaks of toxic materials from the ship.
Images transmitted Monday by robotic diving vehicles indicated the submerged side of the cruise ship's hull had suffered "great deformation" from all its time on the granite seabed, battered by waves and compressed under the weight of the ship's 115,000 tons, Girotto said.
Officials said so far no appreciable pollution from inside the ship had spewed out. Giglio Island is part of a Tuscan marine sanctuary where dolphins and fish are plentiful.
The salvage operation, known in nautical parlance as parbuckling, was used on the USS Oklahoma in 1943 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. But the 1,000-foot Concordia has been described as the largest cruise ship ever to capsize and subsequently require the complex rotation so it can be towed away in one piece and dismantled for scrap.
Engineers used remote controls to guide a synchronized system of pulleys, counterweights and huge chains that were looped under the Concordia's carcass to delicately nudge the ship free.
Once the ship is upright, engineers hope to attach an equal number of tanks filled with water on the other side to balance the ship, anchor it and stabilize it during the winter months. The flat-keeled hull itself will be resting on a false seabed constructed some 100 feet under water.
When it comes time to tow the ship away next spring, the tanks will gradually be emptied of the water. That will make the ship buoyant enough to float off the seabed, with the tanks acting like a giant pair of water wings.
Costa Crociere SpA, the Italian unit of Miami-based Carnival Corp., is picking up the tab for the operation, which it estimates so far at $800 million. Much of that will be passed on to its insurers.
A few dozen island residents gathered Monday on a breakwater to witness the operation. One woman walking her dog sported a T-shirt with "Keep Calm and Watch the Parbuckling Project" written across it in English.
Others watched from afar. Kevin Rebello, whose brother Russel was a waiter on the ship and was never found, said he was in constant touch with the project managers as he monitored news reports.
"I haven't slept since yesterday," he told the Associated Press in an interview in Rome. "It's taken 20 months. If it takes another 20 hours, for me it's worth the wait."
Rebello plans to travel to Giglio Island on Tuesday, even though he knows there's no certainty his brother's remains will be found. His hope is that someday he can bring his brother home to Mumbai "to give him a decent burial.
"That's what me, my family, his wife and all of us are hoping for," he said.
The Concordia's captain is on trial for alleged manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning the ship during the chaotic and delayed evacuation. Capt. Francesco Schettino claims the reef wasn't on the nautical charts for the liner's weeklong Mediterranean cruise.