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North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center Advisory Board
|2017 Board Meetings
Board Members
Stephanie Anderson
Kim Anderson
Stephanie and Kim Anderson are new to the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center Advisory Board in 2014. Kim is a burn survivor, gravely injured in a 2010 house fire. During Kim's four and half month inpatient treatment in the Burn Center and his extended outpatient therapy, Stephanie was an instrumental patient advocate dedicated to Kim's recovery. During this period, Stephanie kept a journal on the Caring Bridge website detailing Kim's treatment and progress. This journal is an engaging record of the survival and recovery experiences of a burn survivor and his family. It also documents the incredible dedication and expertise of all those working at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center to treat, support, and provide for patients and families alike.
In the later stages of Kim's recovery, as they developed relationships with the Burn Center community, Stephanie and Kim were inspired to give back to the Center by founding the Anderson Family Fund in the Burn Center. This fund finances the purchase of aftercare medical supplies, suncreen, and sun-protective clothing for uninsured or financially struggling burn survivors. Burn Center care givers and therapists and the Burn Center development department collaborate with Kim and Stephanie to determine the best use of the Fund's resources, and to coordinate fund raising efforts.
In support of the Anderson Family Fund, the primary fundraising activities since 2011 have been a series of benefit events featuring live music and an accompanying silent auction. Participating bands, long-time musical friends of the Andersons, have enthusiastically donated their time and talents. Scores of items donated by friends of the Fund have ensured the success of each silent auction. Kim has also worked with the current statewide membership of Jaycees to collect sunscreen products as gifts-in-kind to the Burn Center.
Stephanie was raised in Massachusetts and completed her undergraduate studies at North Carolina State University (BS, '83) before attending Emory University for graduate studies. Since 1991 she has worked in pharmaceutical research and development, with stops at RTI International, Inspire Pharmaceuticals, and at her current position with Tenax Therapeutics.
Kim was raised near Philadelphia, PA, came to North Carolina to attend Duke University (BS/AB, '73) and completed Architectural studies at Virginia Tech (March '80). After working with architecture firms in Raleigh and Chapel Hill, in 1997 he established his own practice, Arkatec/Kim Anderson AIA. Working to re-establish his company after a two year hiatus following his burn experiences in 2010. Kim's practice specializes in award-winning custom residential design and project management. He is a member of the local, state, and national AIA chapters, the Governors Club Custom Home Program and the Governors Club Architectural Review Board, a past member of the St. Joseph's Historic Foundation Advisory Board, and the Duke and Virginia Tech alumni organizations. While working to adapt to his new physical challenges, Kim continues to pursue his interests in boating and fishing, American heritage instrumental music, golf, cooking, and ethnic cuisines.
The Anderson family includes son Drew and daughter Emma, both students at UNC-Greensboro.
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Michael E. Campbell
Michael has also worked with the UNC Children's Hospital and participated on the "Roof Top program" and has supported a number of other events, including "Pinwheels for Promise". He has spoken nationally about his family's story and journey and the courage of his daughter, Taylor Campbell. Michael has worked with the UNC Athletic staff to heighten awareness of the UNC Burn Center at every home UNC football game and the kids captain programs. He continues to be an avid support of the Burn Center Advisory Board and carries a deep attachment to the UNC Burn Center family.
Michael is married to Teressa and they have three daughters, Brooke (20), Morgan (18), and Taylor (10).
Thomas W. Googe (Wes)
Wes began his aviation career upon graduation from the Ohio State University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautics Engineering. While attending Ohio State, he earned the necessary FAA pilot certificate and ratings to start with Piedmont Aviation Inc, as a flight instructor in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the spring of 1980. He worked as a flight instructor and then charter pilot for four years when he was transferred to Piedmont Airlines as a new hire flight engineer on the Boeing 727. He served in this capacity until recruited as a flight engineer instructor/check engineer while flying the line as a qualified first officer. During this time he continued to work for Piedmont Aviation as a chief pilot and ultimately the director of operations for the charter network until Piedmont Aviation was spun off during the Piedmont/USAir merger in the late 80's. In 1995 he upgraded to a captain position on the 737-200 in Charlotte where he flew the line until re-entering the training department in mid-1998 as a qualified check airman on this same airplane for US Airways. He continued in this new position until the aircraft was retired in November of 2001 where he transitioned to the Boeing 737-300/400 as a line captain until 2004 where he once again re-entered the training department as a 737-300/400 check airman until he was assigned in 2011 to flight technical operations to assist as a liaison to the FAA's Air Traffic Organization. In this role Wes has conducted flight deck pertinent training for the air traffic control workforce at the facilities which serviced the US Airways system hubs and also represents the company on airspace and procedure design projects with the FAA at these same locations. With the merger of US Airways and American Airlines in 2014, he will assume the duties of airspace optimization manager for the New American. He currently possesses type ratings for Boeing 737 and727 aircraft.
In addition to his employment he served as a member of the North Carlina Junior Chamber of Commerce from 1984 till 1997 occupying positions of local chapter president (Winston-Salem), district director, regional director, program manager, state vice president, state president, and chairman of the board. As state president he served on the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Advisory Board, Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina, and Advisory Board for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at Chapel Hill where he serves currently as chairman of the advisory committee. During this time he also completed his Masters of Business Administration at UNCG in 1993. As a Jaycee he was honored as the Most Outstanding Local President of North Carolina in 1986, Top Ten State Vice President of the US, and later inducted into the JCI senate. After serving as Jaycee State President, he was asked to join the North Carolina Jaycee Advisory Board where he was elected chairman in fall of 1994. He also served as a member of the board of directors for the Winston-Salem Industries of the Blind from 1986 till 1992. He is a member of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church of Winston-Salem. His hobbies include farming, amateur radio, golf, and restoring old cars. He resides in Boonville, North Carolina.
Stacy Hanna
Stacy Hanna began her Jaycee career as a member of the Baltimore, MD Jaycees in 2004. Moving to Raleigh, NC and joining the chapter there in 2005, she served as Community Service Director (2007) and State Director (2007, 2008). She was awarded the NC Junior Chamber Felton-Gabriel-Turner Award in 2007 (Most Outstanding State Director). In addition to serving the US Junior Chamber as the Outstanding Young Farmer Program Manager in 2009-2010, she was awarded a USJC Presidential Medal of Honor in 2010. She served as Triangle Regional Director (2009), Meetings Program Manager (2014), and Vice President for the North Carolina Jaycees (2010, 2011, 2015). Stacy has served on the Strategic Planning Committee, Finance Committee, and NCJC Foundation, and NCJC Memorial Foundation.
She served as the 84th President of the Raleigh Jaycees in 2013, winning the Charles Hawkins Memorial Award (Outstanding Local President). That year the Raleigh Jaycees were also awarded Giessenbier Award (Most Outstanding Programs) and the coveted John Kiger Memorial Award (Most Outstanding Jaycee Chapter in North Carolina). She has been recognized as member of the Cardinal Corps #268 and JCI Senator #74881. In 2011-2012 and 2014-2015, she was the Seminar Chairperson for the Hugh O'Brian Youth (HOBY) North Carolina East Leadership Seminar sponsored by the Raleigh Jaycees. She has also served as the HOBY NC East Corporate Board President since July 2012. She served as the 80th and 82nd State President for the North Carolina Jaycees. In 2018 she will serve as the Chairman of the Board for the North Carolina Jaycees and Chief of Staff for JCI USA. Stacy represents the NC Jaycees on the Advisory Board of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Health Care.
Jocelyn Hardee
Jocelyn (Wright) Hardee began her Jaycee career as a member of the Salisbury, MD Jaycees in 2003. Later moving to Waldorf, MD and joining the chapter there, she served as Membership Vice President, State Director and Treasurer. In addition to serving the Maryland Jaycees as the Dues Administrator in 2008, she also served on the National Awards Committee for the US Junior Chamber from 2007-2009. While in Maryland, Jocelyn was recognized as member of the Crab Corps #297. With her involvement with the Maryland Jaycees and the National Awards Committee, Jocelyn attended the US Junior Chamber National Conventions from 2005 through 2011 and will attend the 2014 session in Baltimore, MD. It was during the 2008 National Convention in Memphis, TN that she met a NC Jaycee, Chris Hardee, the 72nd NC Jaycee State President. Their courtship covered several state and national meetings from Maryland to California to Florida.
Looking for warmer climates in 2009 Jocelyn moved south taking a new job in Jacksonville, NC. Wanting to meet people in her new town, she readily joined the Jacksonville Jaycees and was quickly elected as the 61st President, serving two years back to back. Recognized for her outstanding leadership she won the Garibaldi in 2010. Jocelyn was elected to serve, in 2011, as the Coastal Regional Director for the NC Jaycees, working with chapters across the southern half of the NC coastline. As the State Vice President for Business in 2012, she was responsible for Trainings, State Meetings, and Fundraising. Jocelyn continues to lead the NC Jaycees and was again elected as State Vice President in 2013 and was assigned to the International Programming portfolio. She was awarded Outstanding State Vice President of the North Carolina Junior Chamber (Jaycees) and was honored by her peers as she was recognized as a Senator #72973 from Junior Chamber International. Jocelyn represents the NC Jaycees on the Advisory Board of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Health Care and the Board of Trustees at the Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina.
Jocelyn married a Dare County Jaycee, Chris Hardee, in 2010 on the NC Outer Banks. Like her husband, they are both active Jaycees and Lions, love to travel, and have a strong sense of family; welcoming their first child David Edward Hardee in September 2012. Jocelyn is a member of the West Nash United Methodist Church where she sings in the choir and helps lead the United Methodist Women.
Linda Suitt Harris
Linda is currently on the board for the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center. Many of her leadership skills were learned from serving with the International Business Leaders Association back in the 80's where she helped start the local organization and being a part of a company that educates, supports, and encourages professional growth. Linda's 40 years experience has placed her on local and state programs that support all forms of energy and economic development programs for the state of North Carolina. She currently serves on committees at local chambers, economic development, and community service organizations throughout the 35 municipalities in the Eastern Region served by PSNC.
She is a Rotarian and current member of the Cary MacGregor Rotary Club. As a Paul Harris Fellow and a past Rotarian of the Year recipient, she believes you should never stop giving back what you have received. She is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children and in the community where she lives and works. Her passion is the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center. She became aware of the importance of having a Burn Center here in North Carolina in 1992 when her mother was severely burned. The treatment, care, and compassion that was given to her mother and family was a life changing experience. Serving on the North Carolina Burn Center Advisory Board is an honor and giving back to them is a way of honoring her mother's memory.
Linda and her husband Stanford, live in Timberlake and they have one son and two granddaughters. After Linda's retirement in July she will spend time in Person County with the youth program "My Life Matters", Project Lost, and becoming a North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center Ambassador.
Benjamin E. Nichols (Benny)
Benny Nichols, Retired Fire Chief, served the City of Fayetteville Fire Department for 40 years. He started as a rookie firefighter in 1971 and retired at the Fire Chief in 2011. He was at the forefront of every major departmental change during his career. Chief Nichols gained a broad range of experiences during his tenure that included hazardous materials response, emergency medical services, public safety dispatching, fire prevention, training, and emergency management operations. Throughout his career he was assigned to and managed every major division within the Fire Department and performed each discipline. The knowledge, skills, and abilities he gained throughout his career made him an effective leader. As Fire Chief he brought excellent leadership, teamwork, and stewardship to the Fayetteville Fire Department. His professionalism helped him to build the necessary relationships, both internally and externally, to gain the support of his employees and the community.
Chief Nichols believed that the most important means of accomplishing professionalism is through training and education, because of this belief Chief Nichols was committed to advancing himself and others through continuous and aggressive education and certification. Educational advancements helped prepare Chief Nichols to be more skilled in meeting challenges in an ever-changing professional firefighting environment.
Chief Nichols served both the Fayetteville Fire Department and the community with patience, integrity, and professionalism. He faithfully served the State of North Carolina, the City of Fayetteville, and the Fayetteville Fire Department as a representative on a variety of committees and post in order to advance public safety locally for the community and at the State level. His experience, values, and commitment made him an asset to the City of Fayetteville and the community.
Chief Nichols continues to stay active in the North Carolina fire service as a consultant on multiple activities related to public fire protection and as the Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs. He continues to be an active member of several fire service organizations.
Charlene Pell
Charlene and her former fiancé were severely burned in a catastrophic, private airplane crash in March 1994. She sustained severe burns to 64% of her body, including her face. Her fiancé died 21 days later. In an instant, she lost everything in her life that mattered, except for her mother, sister, faith and friends. All the outward things that define her as a successful executive and vibrant woman were vaporized in a single second.
She made a triumphant recovery from her extensive, life-altering injuries, seven-month hospitalization, 49 operations and five-and-a-half years of physical and occupational rehabilitation.
Early on, she discovered that no programs in the US existed to help adults adjust to a changed appearance. As a former communications executive, she used her experience and expertise to manage intrusive stares of a curious public, and explored techniques to facilitate communication. She studied disfigurement and staring and discovered physiological and social reasons that cause people to stare. Building on her professional experience, she combined research, personal experiences, and communications skills into a workshop titled, What to Do When People Stare, which has been presented to more than a thousand people nationwide and in Canada. Participants learn and practice communications skills to ease conversations and to improve social interactions. Informed and prepared, they have new confidence to respond to stares and educate others. She created a companion brochure for individuals and their families that is distributed by burn centers and other organizations that aid individuals with visible differences.
She educates middle and high school students without a visible difference about issues and challenges of living with a facial or physical difference through a program that she created, Outside, Inside: You Decide. The program encourages students to explore and discuss their feelings, attitudes, perceptions and beliefs about differences. Focus is on strengthening individuals from the inside out to contend with teasing and bullying. The program fosters respect for differences, encourages self acceptance, and acceptance of individuals with physical or facial differences.
She is the found of Facing Forward, a national nonprofit organization that provides information, emotional support and educational programs to help individuals with congenital or acquired facial or physical differences contend with staring communicate with confidence and courage. The organization promotes public awareness about the challenges of living with a facial or physical difference, and encourages acceptance of physical differences, and advocates for advancement of psychosocial programs to aid individuals living with disfiguring conditions. She has published and presented articles, abstracts, and a documentary about issues related to living with a visible difference. She wrote and produced a documentary Down in Flames, Up in Love, that has been viewed by thousands at conferences.
She is the first burn survivor ever appointed to the advisory board of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, and previously served six years on the board of the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors. She co-chaired the program committee for the 2004 and 2008 Phoenix Society's World Burn Congress (WBC), and produced four golf tournaments and silent auctions to raise more than $75,000 to sponsor burn survivors to WBC. She coordinated the first burn-survivor reunion in South Florida.
She is a member of Phoenix Society, the American Burn Association, the North Carolina Association of Nonprofits, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the North Mecklenburg Women's Club, and the American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association. She has earned Duke University's Certificate in Nonprofit Management.
Before her accident, Charlene was vice president of communications for the most successful design center in the United States, Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA), where she administered the domestic and international marketing program. Before that, she managed the overall operations of Citicorp's flagship urban mall, headquartered in Manhatten with an operating budget of $1.7 million.
Recently, Charlene was named Lake Norman Woman Magazine's 2013 Woman of Will, in honor of her leadership, determination, courage, integrity, and commitment to enhancing the lives of others.
Charlene and her husband, C.H., live in Huntersville, NC. When she's not working, she is taking photographs and creating cards sold by local gift shops to benefit Facing Forward. Other interests include reading, writing, walking, or enjoying music and movies.
Reich L. Welborn
A noted attorney with more than three decades of experience in complex business transactions, Reich Welborn handles mergers and acquisitions for both sellers and buyers and works with closely-held businesses in family succession, business protection and exit strategies.
He also boasts extensive know-how in representing lenders, developers and tenants in a broad variety of financing and real estate transactions. Further, he advises corporate clients on major relocations, including site selection, acquisition and assembly of tracts of land, contracts, negotiations, construction and financing.
In his healthcare practice, Mr. Welborn represents primarily physician groups and other provider organizations. He assists them with acquisitions and mergers, recruitment and employment contract negotiation.
Mr. Welborn also served as managing member of the Research Triangle Park office for 15 years.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Trailer: Galactic Starfighter
The next expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic will be called Galactic Starfighter and will let you take your fight to space.
A press release, accompanied by a nifty new trailer, heralds the next digital expansion for the Star Wars-themed massively-multiplayer online role-playing game. Players will be able to customize their very own starship and take part in 12 vs. 12 dogfights in space. Exciting, no?
Galactic Starfighter promises "a variety of unique starships, a wide set of customization and upgrade options, multiple battle zones and gameplay modes" and a host of other content for players.
The expansion will roll out over the course two months, the date of availability depending on your player status. Subscribers get Early Access starting on Dec. 3, while Preferred Status Players will get their chance to head into space on Jan. 14. Free-to-Play players can enjoy the content when it goes public on Feb. 4.
There are different sets of bonuses for each group of paid players. As an added bonus, active subscribers as of Nov 1. will get an early Gunship unlock and access to custom Gunship paint jobs.
According to the release, the bonuses are as follows:
Subscriber Early Access Rewards (Subscriber Early Access opens December 3, 2013)
- Early Access to Galactic Starfighter on December 3
- Exclusive Paint Jobs***
- Two Pilot Suits
- Two Titles ("Test Pilot" and "First Galactic Starfighter")
- Subscribers get the maximum leveling and progression benefit (a Starfighter Pass will also be available for purchase in the Cartel Market beginning January 14)
Preferred Status players will receive:
- Early Access to Galactic Starfighter on January 14
- Two Pilot Suits
- Exclusive Title ("Test Pilot")

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Junie B. Jones Introduces Literacy Mystery Boxes
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Junie B., as she insists on being called, is an opinionated, lively, character in Barbara Park's series of books, and she is sure to delight primary students. In this unit, the teacher reads aloud selections from Junie B., First Grader (at last!). Students discuss the text with a partner and then individually compose sentences about key events from the story. Each student also creates and adds items to a mystery box, or a box that holds items or pictures referenced in the story. After students have listened to the entire story, they use their mystery boxes to retell the story to a classmate. As a culminating activity, students use the mystery boxes and the sentences they composed to make a related stapleless book about the story.
|Stapleless Book: Students can use this interactive site to create a six-page story using the sentences they composed during the lesson.
Pearman, C.J., Camp, D., & Hurst, B. (2004). Literacy mystery boxes. The Reading Teacher, 57(8), 766768.
- A literacy mystery box contains items that are referenced in a book, story, or any piece of text. The boxes can be used before reading to introduce a story, during reading to follow plot episodes as they are introduced in the story, or after reading as a response activity.
- Literacy mystery boxes motivate and encourage students to engage actively in reading.
- Using literacy mystery boxes after reading, students can retell a story by including items that were mentioned in the story's plot. While sharing the story with their classmates, the physical objects serve to remind students of the story's content.
- Laverick (2002) found that when students are given an opportunity to respond to text before, during, and after reading, they are better able to "focus on the text and become more active, comprehending readers."
Laverick, C. (2002). B-D-A strategy: Reinventing the wheel can be a good thing. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 46(2), 144147.


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It's been a while since I posted. Okay a very long while. I'm still enjoying the game and Raiding 4 nights a week. Because my schedule is picking up I've had to take a slight step back, I'm fading away from the role of Healing Leader for raids. I'm also happy to say that besides my T4 Shoulders none of my gear needs replacing from the content my guild is running, because of that I have been sitting out of raids more frequently in order to rotate in players who are looking for upgrades. Which means I've had time for some new adventures.
When the announcement of the Recruit A Friend program was made, I was just starting to look around for a new in-game challenges. I have been reading Razors blog pretty much since he started and I loosely following his adventures as a new multiboxer. Inspired by his experiences, I even did a little Multiboxing of my own, to expedite the gold grind for my epic mount.
My set-up was not complete or even close to ideal but I did manage to get three toons moving together and casting spells on the same target. While I enjoyed the challenges inherent to Multi-Boxing the toons I was playing (2 Resto Druids and a Shadow Priest) lacked the synergy that a powerful multi-box team needs.
Multi-Boxing is not new to my server (Magetheridon, US) I'm proud to say that I died to the Zins more than once back in the Pre-Cross Realm Battleground Days. In fact the biggest, as far as I know, Multi-Boxing Guild in the game "The Zerg" is on the Horde side of Magtheridon. Having so many Multi-Boxers on the Horde Side makes world PvP out on the Isle particularly dangerous. When I was tooling around with my mismatched team I was an easy target for Savvy players who know just how easy it is to cut the head off a multibox team.
My short experience with multi-boxing taught me one thing the importance of Synergy. In a multi-boxing set-up the ways that abilities, match up and fit together is everything. Complementary abilities are multiplied when the control of them is simultaneous. Have you ever been hit by 5 chain lightnings simultaneously? Did you have a chance to react? I didn't think so.
While 5 Shamans is a power house team my Hardware is probably not up to 5 Boxing. Since I can't do a five box I went with the best two box I could think of Mages. The crowd control abilities of a mage just seem like they would be great when multiplied together, and with 3X the experience per kill I might even try a little AOE Grinding.
I'm not setting any leveling records, but so far the girls, Ahsee and Ahcee, are level 42. I've played about an hour a day with them bringing me to about 20 hours played. At first I quested them through the Dranei starting quests. At level 14 I switched to boosting (One upper level character grouped with lower level characters kills aggros and kills mobs which are close enough in level to the lower character(s) to provide them with XP) I boosted them through Stockades level 14-24, Scarlet Monastery level 24-40 and now I am in Zul'Farrack.
I must admit that Boosting with triple XP is insane. With a Lvl 70 Mage running my two lowbie mages through Stockades I was getting a level every run, or approximately every eight minutes. I just hope that I can get to level 60 before Blizzard hands out the nerf which I am sure must be coming.
I have heard the clamoring from bloggers about how OP the program is and how it will ruin the game for new players. I have to agree. If they were to get boosted through instances never touching a mob and leveling at an astronomical rate, they would miss many of the most important aspects of the game, they would never develop the interest required to make them long term players and I believe they would end up quitting the game shortly after their RAF expires.
For gamers like me who have leveled a toon in the Pre XP buff, pre-RAF World, of Warcraft the RAF is a golden opportunity. I am able to experience the play style of characters I would not normally have the pateince to level. Because of the RAF when the next expansion comes out I will finally have real alts to play.
Yes the RAF is essentially a way for players with extra money to buy a new game experience, but isn't that what The Burning Crusade was, isn't that what Wrath of the Lich King will be. If you don't want to spend the money to "BUY" a new gaming experience you don't have to. WoW still works. I equate it buying a SpeedPad. You can play without it and you can have a good experience, you can even be successful, but if you pony up the cash for an enhancement, you might, MIGHT, enjoy the game a little more. Is anyone going to begrudge me my enjoyment?


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Taylor Swift Offers Love Advice to a Fan on Instagram
If there's anyone that can dish out good love advice, it's Taylor Swift. The pop star has been through her fair share of heartbreak, and not only has that experience given us a wealth of incredible music, it's also prepared her to assist her Swifties when in need.
A fan by the username sherbetswift reached out to Taylor over Instagram to ask for some words of wisdom on a sticky situation. She wrote (via ABC News): "There's a guy Taylor, a guy who's sweet and charming and makes me laugh. A guy who said sorry for eating in front of me after finding out I had to skip breakfast. A guy who grew up across the street from me. … A guy who I have the biggest crush in the whole wide world on, and he'll never like me back. (And he has a girlfriend who he adores and she's pretty and has an amazing figure and is actually nice to me). A guy who will never like me back. @taylorswift can you give me some advice maybe. I love you. Hannah." (To see her full message, click here.)
Poor Hannah. We've all been in that situation before — into a guy that's unavailable. There isn't much that can take away the painful sting, but comforting words from T. Swift is probably as close as you can get.
Taylor sweetly responded (via Sugarscape):
I think we grow up thinking the only love that counts as true love is the kind that lasts forever or is fully realized. When you have a broken heart, the first thing a stranger will ask is 'how long were you two together?' As if your pain can be determined by how long you were with someone. Or if you were with them at all. I don't think that's how it works. I think unrequired love is just as valid as any other kind. It's just as crushing and just as thrilling. No matter what happens in this situation, I want you to remember that what you are doing is selfless and beautiful and kind. You are loving someone purely because you love them, not because you think you'll ever have your affections reciprocated. You are admiring something for its beauty, without needing to own it. Feel good about being the kind of person who loves selflessly. I think someday you'll find someone who loves you in that exact way.
Could she be any more perfect? We hope the message can soothe her fan's heartache a bit. Hannah, we totally agree with Taylor -- someday you'll find someone who loves you like that, too! Hang in there!
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This forum is for discussion of active AAVSO campaigns in addition to serving as a place for observers to post observations and reports. It is an ideal place to discuss campaigns announced in Special Notices and Alert Notices, in addition to campaigns run by other organizations. You can also announce your own personal campaigns here.
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The Investigative Services Division is comprised of two sections serving the City of Pomona; Investigations and Special Operations.
The Investigations Section is responsible for investigating major crimes occurring in the City, conducting follow up investigation on reported felony offenses and certain misdeamor offenses, and conducting proactive investigations related to Gangs and Vice activity. The Investigations Section, through the Detective Bureau, is also responsible for filing criminal cases with the DA's Office and maintaining relationship with allied agencies and regional-community partnerships.
The Special Operations Section is responsible for conducting Major Narcotics investigations, providing traffic enforcement and investigating serious traffic collisions. The Training Bureau is also under the purview of Special Operations and is responsible for ensuring Pomona is served by the most highly trained and committed officers possible.
Traffic Services
The Traffic Services Unit consists of seven Motor Officers and four Parking Enforcement Officers. They are specifically responsible for enforcing the State Vehicle Code and the traffic section of the City Code. They regularly conduct special enforcement details focusing on impaired drivers, occupant protection, license verification, and speed compliance. Members of the Traffic Unit receive specialized training in traffic accident investigation and reconstruction, becoming experts in the field. These highly trained individuals make up the MAIT (Major Accident Investigation Team) that is responsible for scientifically determining the cause of fatal and major injury accidents.
Aero Bureau
This program provides airborne patrol service in support of ground units by providing aerial observations and information regarding criminal activity and potential suspects at a crime scene. The Aero Bureau deploys one helicopter to assist in apprehending criminals and provide protection to the citizens of Pomona. The Aero Bureau also provides an airborne public address system, emergency lighting for scenes at night, Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR) for no light situations, Lojack stolen vehicle locating system, and a movable observation platform which increases the security to Police Officers and the citizens of Pomona. The Aero Bureau helicopter is instrumental in high-speed pursuits allowing patrol units to pursue the suspect vehicle at a reasonable distance while the air unit maintains constant visual contact. The Pomona Air Support Unit has been in existence since 1969.
Homicide Detail
The Unit has the sole responsibility of investigating the untimely death of persons who are victims of homicide. These detectives work diligently on a murder case to help identify and capture the perpetrator. Pomona homicide detectives investigate an average of 30 homicides a year. These murders include drive-by shootings, stabbings, strangulation's, and child deaths. The unit also investigates attempted murder cases, attend autopsies, and review unsolved murder cases. A homicide detective must be methodical and persistent in his approach to a death investigation. The detective has the overall responsibility of preparing a case for a criminal filing and will assist the Deputy District Attorney through the trial process.
The homicide unit is comprised of one sergeant and six detectives. Evidence technicians gather and document evidence to support the unit. On a murder investigation call-out, a team consisting of one sergeant, two detectives, and one technician respond to the crime scene to initiate an investigation. Since death usually strikes without warning, the homicide unit is subject to being on-call 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.
Gang Violence Suppression Unit/Vice
Their responsibilities include the tracking of street gang activity, contacting individual members and associates of these gangs, and follow up on the investigation of gang-related crimes. Another duty of the unit is the maintenance of records, which are used by the "Cal-Gangs" state wide gang database. This data is collected from reports, field interviews, and initiating contacts. Gang investigators are also the "experts" for the department in regard to street gangs and testifying in court on gang related matters. The Unit also provides assistance to other agencies investigating gang members from the City of Pomona.


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Mopar Nationals Road Trip - Covering The Country, Mopar Muscle Style
All Roads Lead To Columbus, Ohio
It's an annual event, and this year was the 22nd time it occurred. The Mopar Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, is the largest Mopar-only happening in the country. A few years ago, the brains behind Mopar Muscle magazine thought it would be a great idea if we could start from different parts of the country and "caravan" groups of enthusiasts to the Mopar Nationals, ending the tours at Columbus' infamous Brice Road.
We quickly learned that you guys also thought it was a good idea, and the caravans have become a yearly tradition ever since. This year, we had to drop a couple legs from the trip due to a lack of manpower, but in the end the meeting at Brice Road was just as large-if not larger-as in previous years.
Although the gathering at Brice Road is an event unto itself, the caravans are the foundation for the real fun. Meeting everybody, driving on the interstate with a line of Mopars, and the spirited activities once we all get to the nightly layovers are the things everybody looks forward to in early August. The trips are sometimes long, but when the engines turn off on Brice Road, the tired and weary drivers forget all about that.
The Mopar Nationals have begun!
Keystone CaravanFairfield, New Jersey, to Columbus, Ohio, is a long haul. The two-day excursion was piloted through the vast countryside of the Northeast, and few problems were encountered. We met lots of great people along the way. Some folks even contacted us at the beginning of the tour to offer their services, if needed, when we reached their part of the country. If you can, join one of the caravans next year. Even though this was my first trip with the Keystone bunch, I had the feeling these folks were like a family. They all knew each other, and one lady even brought brownies for everybody. I definitely want to do this tour again.
Hallowed GroundThe launching point for the Detroit-Columbus cruise was, for the third year running, the Walter P. Chrysler museum. Located within the DaimlerChrysler headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the museum is the perfect mental and physical staging point for a caravan to the Mopar Nationals. Participants are treated to a discount, and about an hour is set aside for the group to explore the various aspects of Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth, and Jeep history through a variety of restored and preserved Mopar products. After our tour time, museum floor manager Sabrina expertly directed our crew around the museum entrance for a photo op.
Tennessee, Ho!The Memphis leg of the Return to Brice Road caravan launched from Competition Cams-exactly one week before the 25th Anniversary of the death of Elvis. So, Memphis was shakin' and groovin', getting ready for the big event, expecting more people than were gladly welcomed. I met tech superstar Steve Dulcich at the airport and we made quick time to Comp Cams to pick up the true King of Rock 'n' Roll-the Hot Rod Hemi Ram!
David Hakim of Chrysler's performance division had put together a beast to be reckoned with. Yes, we quickly became big boys with big toys. Driving in traffic, the passenger in the car beside us pulled out his camera and snapped a shot. Another driver gave us the thumbs-up. Someone at every service station between Memphis and Columbus asked us to pop the hood to see the 528 Hemi engine. It was great! And as for driver Dulcich-I knew that any time a straight patch of road opened up before us, I needed to hang on and pray my seatbelt was fastened because the G-forces were coming my way.
Not to be outdone, a collection of beautiful Mopars graced the Midwestern highways with us: Bobby Coln brought his '55 Windsor from Savannah, Tennessee. Jessie Fillingame's '69 'Cuda 440 stormed in from Beaumont, Texas. From Elizabethtown, Illinois, came Eric Livingston's classic '56 Plymouth station wagon (you don't see enough of those). John Mills drove his '71 Super Bee from Maple Grove, Minnesota. Missouri's Timothy Ross added a dimension with his 2000 Dodge Ram 3500. And as we cruised through Terre Haute, Indiana, two more enthusiasts joined the rolling car show: Larry Mauer in his '96 Viper and Ed Miller in his 2000 Prowler. We were quite a sight.
Many more hit the open road with us once we arrived at The Paddock, which threw quite a party for this car-crazed crowd. With a full lunch, Mopars throughout the parking lot, and parts available inside, The Paddock was the perfect gathering point before the homestretch to Columbus.
The usual breakdowns and pit stops expected among a car convoy such as ours were minimal. An alternator belt was the most serious offender. Otherwise, it was smooth sailing-pure Mopar mania for two days of bliss.
Our mix was eclectic: Veterans whose gray hair still fluttered in the open-window breeze of highway driving, young guns excited to be part of something with so much history, couples with speed in their blood and burnouts in their bones, and sons and daughters finally understanding the lure of the Mopar lifestyle.
It was quite a trip. And I'm not exaggerating to say that most participants said the caravan was as good as, if not the best part of, the whole Nats experience. I agree. Not to diminish the show, but nothing beats joining fellow enthusiasts for a two-day-long Sunday drive under blue skies and red sunsets, turning heads, and living the Mopar dream.
Elvis-shake, rattle, and roll, baby!
Oh, Hotlanta!Forget all the misconceptions about the South. A trip through, around, and out of Atlanta will prove to you that laid-back is far from reality.
If you want to dispel any of those Deliverance myths you've conjured up, all you need to do is join the Year One crew from Tucker, Georgia, and travel the distance to Columbus on some of America's most scenic and driveable interstates.
For the fifth consecutive time, our launch host from Atlanta was Year One. With detailed driving directions, we easily made the trek from the east suburbs of Atlanta north through Chattanooga to Knoxville and on to Sevierville, Tennessee, home of Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum.
After an overnight stay, we bee-lined from northeastern Tennessee through Kentucky, around Cincinnati, and onto Brice Road.


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We have been talking about glaciers. One way to think about glacier is, they are rivers of ice.
But sometimes glaciers can be much larger than rivers. They can be oceans of ice, like the glaciers that cover Antarctica and Greenland.
What would an ocean of ice do to the land beneath it? What would the land look like when the glaciers melt away?
Let's start by thinking about rocks in fast-moving streams.
Stones in mountain streams are often round and smooth. How does that happen?
As the water moves them, they bump into other stones. Their corners and edges get knocked off, and they get round as they roll down the stream. As sand rubs against them –and they rub against sand– the smallest edges and corners get knocked off too, and they become polished and smooth. That takes a lot of rolling, so it takes a lot of time.
Now look at these pictures of mountains. The mountains on the bottom are all jagged and sharp. The mountains on the top are more round, more smooth.
So which of these mountains are older?
The ones that are round and smooth are older! Their edges have been worn off.
What could wear a mountain down? And how long does it take?
Water wears the mountain down. Water erodes it away. All those rocks moving down streams and rivers do not move back up the mountain.
Sometimes the water is ice! A glacier! Glaciers are like bulldozers –actually, several lines of very slow bulldozers– and push huge amounts of rock downhill.
Back to our first two questions: What would an ocean of ice do to the land beneath it? It would wear off the edges and corners of the land, making it rounder.
What would the land look like when the glaciers melt away? It would look like the mountains in the top picture!
Those worn-down mountains are in the Hudson Highlands in New York. There is good evidence that they were once covered completely by glaciers, sometimes a mile deep! These mountains were worn down by ice, lots and lots of ice, covering the whole landscape, pushing it down and wearing it away.
The mountains on the bottom are from the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado. They are still growing! They are very young compared to the old, rounded mountains in New York.
How long does it take to wear down a mountain?
Well, the evidence shows that the rounded mountains in New York stopped growing 250 million years ago. (That's about 20 million years before the first dinosaurs.) So a good answer is, it takes a couple of hundred million years to wear a mountain down, to make a mountain smooth and round instead of jagged and sharp.
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Non-Hispanic white population down in Carson City, 13 other Nevada counties
The Hispanic and Asian populations grew more than 12 percent in Carson City from 2010 to 2012, while the number of number of non-Hispanic whites dropped 1 percent, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures.
Douglas County also reported a 14 percent increase in the number of Asians and a 5 percent increase in its Hispanic population, while the number of non-Hispanic whites there dropped 1 percent.
The non-Hispanic, white population shrunk in 12 of the state's 15 counties during the two-year period, figures show.
Washoe County, covering Reno-Sparks, and Humboldt County in rural north-central Nevada each had a fraction of a percentage point increase in non-Hispanic white population over the two years, the bureau said.
Northeast Nevada's Elko County posted the only significant gain, about 3 percent, in a trend the Reno Gazette-Journal reported.
The Latino population, Nevada's largest minority, grew about 5.1 percent in the two largest counties, Clark and Washoe. In Clark County, including Las Vegas, the Asian population grew even faster — about 6.4 percent.
Nevada's overall population grew 2.2 percent over the two years to a total of more than 2.7 million. About 54 percent of Nevada is now white, non-Hispanic; 27 percent Hispanic or Latino; 8.6 percent black; and 7.7 percent Asian, according to the figures released Thursday.
The census report did not break down which Asian nationalities contributed to the growth. However, in October 2011, the bureau sent Clark County Voter Registrar Larry Lomax a letter telling him that the Filipino population crossed a threshold and Clark County now must offer ballots in the Filipino language of Tagalog.
The 27.1 percent of Nevadans who consider themselves Hispanic or Latino is significantly more than the national average of 16.7, as is the Asian percentage of 7.7 percent, compared with the national average of 5 percent.
The Asian population grew about 3 percent in Washoe County and 5 percent in Elko County, where the number of Hispanics climbed 7 percent, the Census Bureau said.
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Talk:The One Ring
[edit] Rewrite
I'm having some trouble with the current, one-sided view of Kjaerulff in the Symbolism part. Can't we put the view of Tolkien first, and only then other people's views? -- Ederchil (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 21:45, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
[edit] The Inscription- the films DIDN'T change this!
I'm sitting here with the recent edition of The Fellowship of the Ring sitting in front of me- the one that was released in conjunction with the film triloy- and contrary to the article as it stands, the Ring's inscription DOES appear both on the interior and exterior curves.
Here's the passage verbatim, emphasis mine: "As Frodo did so, he now saw fine lines, finer than the finest pen-strokes, running along the ring, outside and inside: lines of fire that seemed to form the letters of a flowing script." -"The Shadow of the Past", page 49 (at least in the copy I have before me).
So... in the interest of accuracy, could I change this? The films aren't running contrary to the books, at least according to THIS edition... so having that in the Portrayal in Adaptations section sort of irks me. Dinosaur bob 19:01, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
- Hello Bob. Nice quote! I quickly read the article, but I couldn't find anywhere it explicitly says that the inscription would only be inside the ring (though I might have missed the passage). On the other hand, the article only says that the inscription turn up "on the ring", so using the info from your quote would improve the article, IMHO. My suggestion would be to cite the passage from The Shadow of the Past just below the heading of the section "Appearance" (starting "[Frodo] now saw fine lines, ...").
- As this is a core article, we should perhaps await some opinions from others. --Morgan 19:20, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
- Ederchil fast as usual! ;-) What do you think about using the quote, Ederchil? --Morgan 19:23, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
- See the part where it says "requires some clean up"? Like you say, it's a high profile page, but the quality is below standards. So, anything with a source is better than what we have now. Maybe we can make this our next collaboration, because Tuor is a bit down on love lately. -- Ederchil (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 19:32, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
- Hmmm, Without reading all this discussion I came in and rewrote a sentence which had ended "inside the rim." I did this (as someone else said more than 6 years ago) in the interests of accuracy. All my other small changes were to help with the flow of the text and make it easier to read. I made this account immediately afterwards as I thought editing anonymously might be frowned upon. Mvoorhis 02:47, 29 October 2016 (UTC)


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The games being played at MLG are Halo 3, StarCraft II, Halo: Reach, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Tekken 6. A full schedule of events is available here.
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Cup Tree
Gravois Mills, MO
Bob McEowen
One of Missouri's more unusual
roadside attractions has to be "The Cup Tree." Known to
visitors of the Lake of the Ozarks west side for decades, this once
stately old oak is now but a shadow of its former "glory."
near Gravois Mills, five miles down State Road 135-3 — otherwise
known as Cup Tree Drive — the oak stump covered with cups has been a favorite
destination for lake visitors since the 1950s. Originally owned by local resident
Fred Moore, the phenomenon's origins are a mystery shrouded in years of
ever-changing explanations and folklore. The current owner is no more forthcoming
with a plausible explanation as to why generations of tourists have left cups,
saucers and even tea and coffee pots dangling from the tree.
Today, only about
10 feet of hollow trunk remains. The remnant of the original black oak still
bears cups but not nearly as many as in the past, locals say.
Nearby, on the
same property, a new Lake landmark has developed. "The Shoe
Fence," is a short section of wire fence that each season
attracts a bewildering assortment of footwear. Shoes hang from every strand
and post. Some are in pairs, others are placed individually. Some bear autographs
or inscriptions honoring the placer or an event in their lives. The owner of
the property claims 1,000 people a year stop by to see the two oddities.
reach The Cup Tree and Shoe Fence take Highway 5 (north from Laurie
or south from Gravois Mills) to State Road 135. Watch for Road 135-3,
or Cup Tree Drive. Turn and drive 5 miles.


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Started by Don Lazov May 3, 2008.
New Versions of WinSPWW2 - 5.0 and WinSPMBT 6.0 to be released possibly as early as 3/26/12 (This monday!).
See details for WinSPWW2 here: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=48570
See details for WinSPMBT here: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=48569
*Don't update if you are currently in the midst of a PBEM!
This release seems more a true maintenance release as there is nothing game changing that I can tell (with out testing it out)...but its an update...which is more than SPWAW is getting...thank God for Camo Workshop.
Great News! I love Cross's mods.
New(ish) WinSPWW2 mods available!
Manteuffel and WinSPWW2 hero Cross have both released nice mods for our good ole WinSPWW2!
Cross's infantry mod id not exactly new but he has packaged it up as a 1.0 release in the Shrapnel mods section.
Manteuffel has produced some really nice eye candy with new intro/prefs graphics with his Intro Pictures mod.
Not particular for WinSPWW2...but for WinSPMBT (but fully compatible with WinSPWW2) is a mod released by Rosollia called "Shrapnely explosions mod" which mods the explosion, smoke dispenser and tracer graphics. It is based on an earlier mod by Lahtinen.
Last but not least, Cross has updated his outstanding sound mod to 2.0! (a must have IMO)
Note: Mantueffel is also working on a a new flags mod which you can download a version of now...but he has promised an update.
Look for these mods in the WinSPWW2 mod forum here: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=248
(and the WinSPMBT here: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=249 )