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Jon, that's my Dad's b-day weekend so if we aren't celebrating it on the 6th I can come help out....as long as I have the ok from my friends at Porter Even if I don't have the ok I'm sure I can still help out in some aspect.
Well technically my Dad's b-day is Nov 4, but we always celebrate family b-days on the closest weekend, usually Sunday's. Sorry for the OT.
ohhhh, appliance dolly, I might need that. I don't have a hitch on my car, so doubt I can use the trailer...but if I find a way to hook it up, I will be all over it.Thanks guys, I will send out PM's will my address when the time get's closer. to the day. The move should be really easy and fast, just the larger things like I said.
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Lukewarm Stove: Cespedes, Soler, Garza, Gonzalez, Kuroda, Marmol
It's Friday morning, and it's time to round up the latest (non-Prince Fielder) rumors and news touching on the Cubs…
- While we've waited on Yu Darvish and obsessed about Prince Fielder, one of the other big names attached to the Cubs has fallen by the wayside: 26-year-old Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. He's fallen off the radar not for a lack of interest, mind you, but instead because he still hasn't reached free agency. Cespedes defected from Cuba and came to the Dominican Republic months ago, and more than a month ago began the process of taking up residence there – required for him to achieve free agency in MLB. The process was expected to take but a couple weeks. Here we stand, and it still isn't done. Is there a reason to be concerned? Nobody seems to be, and Danny Knobler says he's heard free agency will be coming "fairly soon."
- The new CBA, which restricts amateur spending both in the draft and internationally, has made a guy like Cespedes – who, even if the limitations were already in place (they aren't until next year), wouldn't be subject to the restrictions as a 26-year-old (spending limits apply only to players younger than 23) – an even more attractive candidate for teams' dollars. The starting point of negotiations remains Aroldis Chapman's six-year, $30 million contract, with a belief that the years could increase to seven or eight, and the dollars could ultimately exceed $60 million. The Cubs have long been expected to be one of many suitors.
- The Cubs are also interested in Cuban prospect, 19-year-old outfielder Jorge Soler, whose price tag – like Cespedes' – is climbing thanks to the new CBA. Teams want to grab a player like Soler while they can still do so without any kind of spending restriction (assuming he signs before July 2 of next year). Soler, once he's granted free agency, is expected to get a deal that tops the $15.6 million Major League deal older Cuban prospect, Leonys Martin got from the Rangers earlier this year. That same link has Baseball America's thoughts on Soler as a prospect, and he comes in for sky-high praise. Were he in the 2010 draft, Jim Callis believes he would have gone in the top five.
- If the Cubs are still listening to offers on Matt Garza, the prime competition on the trade market is the Oakland A's, who are still shopping lefty starter Gio Gonzalez. The A's demands, however, are extremely high – one report had them asking the Marlins for Mike Stanton. The Blue Jays are rumored to be in heavy on Gonzalez, which could change, I suppose, if they land Darvish. That could put the Rangers onto Gonzalez, and off of Garza. Then again, as I said this morning – and Ken Rosenthal just tweeted – missing out on Darvish, alone, could make the Rangers go after Gonzalez or Garza. This is quite a web, eh? The Reds, Red Sox, and Mets are also interested in Gonzalez.
- Bruce Levine had a chat earlier this week in which he touched on a number of Cubs rumors. His tone was uncharacteristically dour, poo-pooing the idea that the Cubs would be doing anything of note for the rest of the offseason. No big money free agents, no trading off valuable pieces, no unloading Soriano or Zambrano. I'm not sure if Bruce was having a bad week, or if he got some glum news about the Cubs' plans. I can say this: if the Cubs go into 2012 with the roster as currently constructed, the limits of our faith in the new regime will be tested – much sooner than anyone would have expected (which is not to say going into the season with the team as constructed isn't part of an overall plan that is the right plan – it just seems to me: either sell off, or make the roster respectably competitive. The middle road never works). I still expect some movement, be it for the near or long-term – Theo and Jed know what they're doing.
- Hiroki Kuroda, a theoretical Cubs target, continues to receive interest from a number of teams, including the Yankees, Rockies, and Diamondbacks.
- Chase Headley is both the most targeted, and most likely to be moved Padre.
- About 10 teams are interested in non-tendered Oriole, Luke Scott. The Cubs are keeping Scott in mind as a back-up plan.
- Despite their acquisition of Mark Melancon, the Red Sox are still looking at closer options. I mention this only because, at one time in the past, the Red Sox were vaguely attached to Carlos Marmol, if the Cubs were looking to move him. This is not to say there is any actual interest there. But maybe there should be.


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CORAL GABLES — As 14th-ranked Miami continues preparing to face ACC Coastal Division rival Virginia Tech, it'd be hard to fault the Hurricanes if they spend extra practice time on special teams this week.
Longtime Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer and his Hokies have long been known for their ability to produce points on special teams both by converting on their own opportunities and blocking opponents' punts and field goals.
Earlier this season, the Hokies (6-3, 3-2) special teams unit came up with a big play in Tech's 29-21 triple-overtime win over Marshall. First, Kyle Fuller blocked the Thundering Herd's first punt allowing linebacker Derek DiNardo to scoop up the loose ball and return it 11 yards for a touchdown.
Later, in the game's first overtime, the Tech defense blocked a Marshall field goal attempt.
For Miami's Pat O'Donnell, who is averaging 46.5 yards per punt, those are plays to keep in mind.
"My job is to get rid of the ball and make sure it's not blocked," he said. "As far as that goes, I think the guys up front are doing a great job right now, so I think we're going to execute on Saturday."
Hurricanes coach Al Golden recognizes it's more than just what Virginia Tech can do to kickers.
"It's not just those guys. It's protecting against punt blocks, which they've done so well, it's protecting against field goal blocks. It's the explosive returns they've had and making sure everybody's in their coverage lanes," Golden said. "I can go on and on. They do a great job on special teams and they're tough to prepare for. It's a great challenge. I think their punter is averaging 45 yards a punt, he's doing well, and Cody Journell is kicking probably the best he's kicked all year. He probably has a lot of confidence coming out of BC with the big one he hit before the half."


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Savannah Jordan recorded all three goals for No. 9 Florida in a 3-1 win over Oregon State Sunday at Pressly Stadium.
Savannah Jordan likes to wear a multicolored headband when she is playing soccer.
Her game is proving to be just as colorful.
The freshman from Fayetteville, Ga., who scored a pair of second-half goals including the game-winner in Friday's 3-1 season-opening win over Florida Gulf Coast, recorded her first collegiate hat trick by scoring all three goals for No. 9 Florida in a 3-1 win over Oregon State Sunday evening before a Pressly Stadium crowd of 1,057.
Jordan is the first UF freshman in program history (1995-present) to score five goals in her first two matches.
"It was definitely exciting," she said. "They were all really team-based goals.
"It gives me a lot of confidence but also pressure because I have to try and maintain that througout the season. I know I had a big weekend this weekend, opening up with that, and that's a lot to live up to."
Jordan staked the Gators (2-0) to a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute.
Junior midfielder Annie Speese made a nice run into the box and passed the ball to sophomore defender Claire Falknor, who nudged it to Jordan for a short-range blast from 4 yards out that found the right bottom corner of the net.
Jordan made it 2-0 in the 39th minute, taking control of a ball inside the box directly in front of the goal and firing another short-range shot into the net, with freshman forward Brooke Sharp credited with her second assist of the season.
The Beavers (0-2) cut the deficit in half with 23:08 left to play when UF failed to clear a bouncing ball in their end and Oregon State's Chelsea Buckland pounced on it and drilled a line drive into the back of the net from about 12 yards out.
UF managed to hang onto a one-goal lead until the 84th minute, when Jordan capped the evening with her third and final goal of the night, this one with assists from Speese, her second of the match, and fellow junior midfielder Havana Solaun.
Solaun started the play with a sharp header from the top of the Florida defensive box to Speese, who sent a long, arching pass down the center of the field.
Jordan outran her marking defender to the ball, got possession and finished it off with an 18-yard shot past hard-charging Oregon State keeper Audra Berneier-Larose, who was credited with four saves on the night.
"She's (Jordan) a natural finisher," UF coach Becky Burleigh said. "We knew that when we were recruiting her, and she's just done a great job of taking care of her opportunities."
The game was a defensive battle, with both teams struggling to find quality shots. The shots stood at just 2-all at the half, but a strong second-half surge by the Gators netted them a final 11-3 advantage.
Junior Taylor Burke got her first start of the season in goal for UF and made a key save in the 32nd minute following an Oregon State free kick from about 30 yards out.
The Beavers' Erin Uchacz got her head on it, but Burke was able to corral the ball while sliding to her right to protect UF's 1-0 lead.
The Gators were thrilled to come out of the weekend with a pair of wins.
"We lost some big-time players obviously; four out of the five went to play professionally," Speese said. "But you know, we have a lot of talent on this team, and I knew people would step up."
The loss ended a tough opening weekend for the Beavers, who were coming off a hard-fought 1-0 loss to No. 3 FSU in Tallahassee Friday.
The Seminoles are UF's next opponent, with the two instate rivals and top-10 squads squaring off on the Pressly pitch this Friday at 7 p.m.


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Court opens search warrants in Baker case
Catawba County Superior Court Judge Nathan Poovey on Tuesday allowed access to search warrants related to a murder investigation that started when 10-year-old Zahra Baker was reported missing on Oct. 9.
The 11 warrants, totaling more than 100 pages, reveal Zahra's stepmother, Elisa Baker, responded deceptively during a police polygraph test, and she detailed how the young cancer survivor was dismembered inside a Hickory house.
Court files were previously sealed, and on Monday, prosecutors attempted to keep the confidentiality of the warrants and the case intact. Poovey ruled, however, that the district attorney's office for the 25th Prosecutorial District neither filed a motion to keep the warrants sealed nor was prepared to defend that motion in a timely manner.
Details from the warrants reveal police investigations surrounding Zahra's apparent murder, including information related to evidence of human remains seized from plumbing in the Bakers' Hickory home on 21st Avenue NW. Warrants also detail investigators' suspicion that Zahra was possibly raped by two men prior to her disappearance.
Be sure to see Wednesday's edition of The Observer News Enterprise for information revealed in search warrants opened Tuesday, as well details on Poovey's order to allow public access to the court documents.


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Pac 10 Blitz: Cardinal hot
Who is the hottest team out West other than USC or UCLA?
Try the Stanford Cardinal.
After beating Arizona on the road, the Cardinal came back with an impressive 45-35 victory over Arizona State at home. And surprise, surprise Walt Harris and company are now 4-2 on the season. That's not bad considering Stanford lost earlier in the season to UC-Davis, and recruits are starting to take notice of Stanford's rapid improvement.
Scheduled to be on hand for the Cardinal's big victory was Midwest City, Okla., three-star athlete LaRon Moore. He was one of several key recruits that have been recently liking more and more what they see from Stanford.
"Stanford has really impressed me with how they've played lately," Moore said heading into his scheduled visit. "You know that they have the best academics in the world, but to see them make some strides on the field makes the program even more attractive."
Stanford with its great academic reputation can recruit all over the nation. That has allowed them to move in on Deerfield, Ill., quarterback Alex Loukas.
"I'm planning to take an official visit to Stanford on November 18th, unless we are still playing in the state playoffs. Stanford wanted me to take the official visit earlier, but we've been playing quite a few Saturday games and with the playoffs next week you never know when the games will be until a few days before the games. I'm excited about seeing Stanford in person."
Loukas is still looking at both Purdue and Stanford as his current favorites.
"I would say that both Purdue and Stanford are my favorites right now. I'm also going to look harder at Illinois. Right now I just want to focus on school and the state playoffs, and maybe after my official visit to Stanford I'll look at either making a decision or maybe take another official visit."
Bruins grab fast-rising Verner
With an impressive senior season, Lakewood (Calif.) Mayfair three-star wide receiver Alterraun Verner had become one of the West's hottest targets. But he didn't last on the market too long because when UCLA offered him a scholarship late last week it didn't take him long to jump on it.
"I chose UCLA because I have been following the Bruins ever since I was young," Verner said. "I also wanted to go to a school that was academically challenging and I know I can that at UCLA. I'm used to the area and I know what to expect.
"I started following UCLA all the way back to the days of Skip Hicks and Deshaun Foster. I've always been a fan."
And Bruin fans will likely be a fan of Verner when he gets o the field.
The Bruins recruited him as an athlete with the emphasis on defense and special teams.
Verner is having an outstanding senior season on both sides of the ball for Mayfair. As receiver, Verner has 32 receptions for 635 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, he has racked up 48 tackles and has picked off four passes. On one of Verner's interceptions, he returned it back for a 102 yard touchdown.
Verner also returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown and has also been getting the job done as a punt returner. Verner is another solid get for the Bruins and fits the UCLA profile to a tee.
USC-UCLA battle brewing
You knew it was coming. Afterall UCLA and USC are two of the nation's top teams in college football, so it's only fitting that they're locking horns for a player the magnitude of C.J. Gable.
The four-star running back/cornerback from Sylmar, Calif., lists both the Trojans and Bruins as the two teams he watches the most. He said he loves the opportunity that UCLA could present him to come play early, but he also is quick to admit that he's a big, big Reggie Bush fan.
"I've been watching Reggie Bush the most because that's my favorite running back," Gable said. "He's been doing really good this year, so I always try to see him play. He could leave for the NFL after this season, too, so I might have a chance to go to USC and play early as a running back.
"Maurice Drew might leave, so I might go there. UCLA and USC are the schools I'm really, really looking at right now. UCLA says that I would have a good shot at starting both ways, just like USC does. They say I can come in and fit their offense, so I've been really looking at them lately."
Big weekend on tap for USC
The Trojans are gearing up to make this weekend's upcoming game a big one – not only on the field but in the recruiting wars.
The nation's No. 1 player, Percy Harvin is slated to be in Los Angeles, but he won't be alone. USC has scheduled two talented Texans – defensive tackle Brandon Antwine and linebacker Michael Morgan – and the nation's top running back LeSean McCoy is set to be in.
"USC said it was their blue-chip weekend," Morgan said. "They wanted only their best recruits to come in that weekend, and I'm flattered that they want me to be there."
It also appears that December 2 and December 16 are going to be big weekends for USC. Several key recruits, including five-star offensive lineman Stephen Schilling are set to be in either one of those weekends.
Arizona for Holmes?
While the nation's top junior college player Louis Holmes has been long thought to be heading to a national program like LSU, USC, Tennessee, watch out for Mike Stoops' Arizona program. Holmes reportedly loves the shot to play from day one for the Wildcats and he's developed a great relationship with several of the UofA basketball players. It also doesn't hurt that Holmes, a five-star player, has taken at least 12 unofficial visits to Tucson, Ariz., this year.
WSU RB isn't sleeper anymore
When he first emerged onto the scene as a Division I player, many people didn't know how talented Mesa (Ariz.) Dobson running back Marcus Richmond was. But now that he's heading to Washington State, people have found out that he's a hidden gem that could play early for the Cougars.
"This is the type of player Washington State makes a living off of," one Pac 10 coach said. "People don't know this, but that kid might be the real top player in Arizona. He's had a great senior season and he's going to make a lot of people sad they didn't offer him."
December 2 also looks to be a big recruiting weekend for the Washington Huskies. That's when several players, including three-star defensive end Greg Banks, are scheduled to visit… November 4 is the big weekend for the Oregon Ducks. At least four players have already lined up visits, including quarterback commitment Nathan Costa… Oregon State went local recently to land a commitment from Roseburg, Ore., kicker Kyle Loomis. The sleeper is 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds and also claimed an offer from Oregon… Arizona State commitment Jermaine Williams, the No. 1 player in the state, has had a good season. However, his coach said his main focus is to continue to work on academics so he'll be qualified out of high school.
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A group of organisations working in HIV have written an open letter to the World Health Organisation (WHO), expressing concern over the organisation's scrapping of the release of technical guidelines on HIV testing and treatment for discordant couples. Follow the link to see the letter.
New evidence presented this week at the International AIDS Society Conference in Rome confirms that by expanding eligibility for antiretroviral therapy (ART) we could massively reduce new HIV infections.
People with HIV on antiretroviral treatment or at the point where antiretroviral treatment is recommended need not be alarmed by a study that received wide media coverage this week. Antiretrovirals save lives. Their benefits far outweigh their risks.
There is a shortage of the life-saving drug amphotericin B across the country. Amphotericin B is on the Essential Drug List and is used to treat cryptococcal meningitis (CM), an AIDS-defining illness with an extremely high mortality rate. Over 7,000 cases of CM are reported annually in South Africa though the actual number of cases is likely much higher. Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) is the only company that has registered the drug in South Africa. It is branded as Fungizone.
SECTION27 and TAC mourn the death on 22 June 2011 of lawyer, human rights activist and ANC leader Kader Asmal. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and close comrades. In a time when our country faces a growing decline of leaders with integrity, courage and bravery, Asmal stood out as a fearless fighter for justice.
During a recent door to door campaign, TAC Khayelitsha found that most men are not keen to test for TB or HIV because of long waiting periods associated with overcrowding at the local clinics.
On Friday, 3 June 2011, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) Khayelitsha, (MSF), City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Provincial Government Department of Health celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the first public sector Antiretroviral Treatment program in South Africa. Today, approximately 20,000 people in Khayelitsha are on ARV treatment.
The learners of Katlehong and Thuto Pele High Schools in the southern region of Ekurhuleni are benefitting from much more than the normal school curriculum. Nthabiseng Maretlane a TAC Community Health Advocate and Dikeledi Senong, Prevention and Treatment Literacy Practitioner in the area are giving the learners life skills by educating them on Teenage Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), HIV and Behavioural Change strategies.
In negotiations for the final declaration of the UN High Level meeting on the Zero Draft, the European Union is blocking language which promotes a global treatment target; access to generic medicines; and financial commitments which could fuel the HIV response. Gravely concerned about this, the Treatment Action Campaign, MSF, SECTION27 incorporating the AIDS Law Project, and the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa have sent this letter (see below) to the embassies of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Switzerland in South Africa urging EU countries to cease pushing regressive language which could hinder the AIDS response.


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Why so many people in the United States flock to hear the Dalai Lama has sometimes puzzled me.
He's not our typical hero. He isn't macho enough to be a movie star. He isn't tall enough to be elected president. He isn't brawny or young enough to be an athlete.
The attraction isn't his religion. Relatively few people in this country are Tibetan Buddhists.
I doubt that most Americans believe Tenzin Gyhatso is the latest in a line of reincarnated Dalai Lamas.
Listening to him last weekend, I also confirmed that he's not a great orator.
Still, I came to understand why he attracts adoring crowds. A combination of the man and his message draws people.
He exudes compassion, sincerity and happiness.
As he spoke, I imagined an intimate chat with him.
He seems the kind of person who would listen to another's ideas. He might challenge, but not ridicule. He would present his own thoughts without hesitation, but wouldn't twist a conversation into an intellectual contest.
I don't think he would try to convert me to Buddhism.
The Dalai Lama's message is simple, powerful and usable by people of practically any faith. The message is that we need compassion. We need not just a seed of it, but the whole, fruit-bearing tree.
It's not a new message. People heard it 2,000 years ago. They heard it prior to that and have heard it since.
Religions have been built around the idea of compassion, though they often have branched from that strong tree into weak stems of rules and rituals and into thorns of fanaticism.
The heart of the Dalai Lama's message is that people need to deal compassionately with others. They need not just to accept the concept, but to incorporate it in their daily dealings with people.
His philosophy is to show compassion to family, to friends, to strangers. It's even to love those who make themselves his enemies.
Compassion, he contends, creates happiness in those who feel it.
The Dali Lama paints anger as a poison that not only harms others, but withers our own spirits.
He doesn't draw battle lines between science and his philosophy. Instead he shows the compatibility of his beliefs with what is known about the brain, childhood development and human psychological needs.
He doesn't spew deadly disdain that creates barriers between cultures, faiths, races or nationalities. He uses his message as a battering ram against such barriers.
Masses are drawn to the Dalai Lama because they sense he is wise, tolerant and caring. They sense that his message of compassion is one that fosters peace and happiness.
It's hardly a new message, but it is one about which we need to be reminded.
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Unemployment in the United States stands officially at 9.7 percent. This represents 14.8 million people out of work. By a broader official measure that includes people employed fewer hours than they would like and those discouraged from looking for work, the unemployment rate is 16.5 percent, or about 25 million people in a total labor force of about 153 million. We have not seen comparable unemployment rates since 1983, twenty-seven years ago, and before that, not since the 1930s Depression.
The job-creation proposals coming from the Obama administration, in the president's January 27 State of the Union address and elsewhere, generally point in the right direction, with more spending for clean energy, infrastructure and support for small businesses. These proposals follow from Obama's February 2009 economic recovery program, which injected $787 billion in new spending or tax relief into the economy over two years. However, just as last February's stimulus program was too small to counteract the evaporation of $16 trillion in household wealth resulting from the financial collapse, the scope of Obama's current proposals is nowhere near large enough for the situation today.
For example, Obama has proposed $33 billion in new tax credits for small businesses. By contrast, private borrowing by businesses over the previous six months was down by $1.5 trillion relative to 2007, with the largest proportional cutbacks coming from small businesses. What's more, Obama's call to freeze discretionary federal spending in nonmilitary areas is dangerously misguided. The fiscal deficits of 2009 and 2010–at between $1.4 trillion and $1.6 trillion, or around 10 percent of GDP–are indeed very large. But the freeze obscures what Obama and his advisers clearly know–that deficit spending is part of the solution to our economic predicament and will remain so until we see millions of people getting hired into decent jobs.
Here is what we need: a commitment from the Obama administration to create 18 million new jobs over the remaining three years of the presidential term. That would mean an average increase of about 500,000 jobs per month, or a bit more than 4 percent growth in job creation over the next three years. This can be done by combining two broad types of initiatives: measures to buttress the economy's floor and thereby prevent another 2008-type collapse, and measures to inject job-generating investments into the economy. If such initiatives are successful, the official unemployment rate will stand at around 4 percent when Obama runs for re-election in November 2012.


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Girls 100 Meter Dash
1 Pzinski, Makayla CAM 12.69 12.63 10
2 Edeen, Gabby Sheridan Hig 12.89 12.86 8
3 Erb, Randee CAM 13.12 13.05 6
4 Grant, Mariah Sheridan Hig 13.53 13.30 5
5 Sather, Maddy CAM 13.74 13.51 4
6 Gorman, Erin CAM 13.73 13.71 3
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TRACK AND FIELD - The Bronc and Lady Bronc track teams both finished 4th at the Gillette invitational Friday in the regular season finale the Big Horn Lady Rams finished 5th and the Rams were 6th.
The regional track and field competition starts Friday in Gillette for all Eastern 1-A, 2-A and 4-A teams.
Another busy weekend in high school sports is in the books and we are one weekend closer to the end of the 2012-13 school year.
SHS TRACK / SOCCER - The Bronc and Lady Bronc track teams close out their regular season in Gillette today and the Bronc and Lady Bronc soccer teams also play their regular season finale in Gillette this evening.
The track meet starts at noon and the soccer will be at 4:00 and 6:00.
Regional track and soccer starts next week the soccer tournament will be played in Cheyenne the track and field regional will start a week from today in Gillette.
LARAMIE, Wyo. (April 29, 2013) Seven former University of Wyoming football players received free-agent offers from five professional teams over the weekend.
While no Cowboys were selected in the annual NFL Draft, which concluded Saturday, the seven will get a chance to catch on with the teams through free agency. The group includes former standouts Luke Anderson, Nick Carlson, Korey Jones, Josh Leonard, Kyle Magnuson, Mike Purcell and Kurt Taufa`asau.
The Sheridan Lady Broncs beat Cheyenne South Monday by a final of 4-1. The game was make up of their conference game that was snowed out in Cheyenne two weeks ago.Today's match was played in Casper.
Next up on the soccer schedule is the regular season finale for both the Broncs and Lady Broncs in Gillette Friday evening.
Buffalo High School athletes had a good weekend of competition, with the soccer teams coming home victorious and the track and field team having a good showing at the Wyoming Track Classic and Kelly Walsh Invite, both in Casper.
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Girls 100 Meter Dash
6th Mariah Grant 13.20
200 Meter Dash
4th Gabby Edeen 26.08 *New State Qualifer
800 Meter Run
5th Zoe Sherman 2:35.94
1600 Meter Run
7th Janika Sweeney 5:50.12
High Jump
7th Erin Jensik 4' 11"
Long Jump
2nd Mariah Grant 16' 1.50"
7th Addison Stedille 15' 3"
Shot Put
4th Shayla Christensen 37' .50"
4 X 100 Meter Relay
4th Sheridan 51.02
Megan Culver
Gabby Edeen
Mariah Grant
Crystal Richards
4 X 400 Meter Relay


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.:: Finance Department
Finance Department came into existence after devolution of Powers at the District Level in order to ensure meaningful & sustainable development at the grass root under District Government Ordinance 2001 & function under rule 4(2) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, District Government, Rules of Business, 2001.
The key Department in the District is responsible for the Budgeting (Salary and Non Salary) of the Devolved departments and the approval of the Annual Developmental Programme from the Zilla Council.
District Finance Department also keeps record of the Monthly Expenditure of both (Salary & Non Salary Budget), Monthly Receipts of the Departments (Health & Education) reconciled by the District Accounts Officer, Re-Appropriation of the Budget and Revised Budget for the District.
The department also deals WAPDA related matters for Government Buildings in the District.
.:: Planning & Development
The Planning & Development Department is the policy decision-making stakeholder in the field of development in the District. It is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the overall development plans of the District. The function of approval (ADP compilation, allocation of funds, recommendation for approval) is an important activity of the Department.


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I'm going to be there for sure cause I want to meet everyone and who can turn down beer? so anyone know the fastest way there from santa fe and bowles and any idea how long a drive cause i need to know when i should leave.
In fact, just so everyone knows, there's no reason at all for this post except to get a bit closer to 1000.
If you want to hang here earlier and meet everyone here, PM me and I will forward my address...if not, see you at around 730pm...look for some hot cars on the west side of the Promenade, still up in the air as to which i will drive, but either an allroad or a mini...you will know when you see them...and if we are already inside, look for us in the bar area....I will have an orange hat on...JR is super tall with dark hair, etc...you will know when you see us...we are the goofy looking bunch.cheersjon
I'll probably be wearing a shirt...well, unless I've been drinking to much HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...I'll stop now. Seriously...No really, Okay. For sure I'm done...
Shoot girl...I don't know. In fact, just so everyone knows, there's no reason at all for this post except to get a bit closer to 1000.I hope I get a new title...like, oh, I don't know...."Rockstar" maybe?


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Leatrice Elloise "Mickie" Wright
Leatrice Elloise "Mickie" Wright, 79, of Smethport, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, in St. Vincent Hospital, Erie.She was born Sept.6, 1931 in Manorville, a daughter of Ray and Helen L. Cook Transue. On April 4, 1953, in the Kane United Methodist Church, she married Llewellyn "Sarge" Wright, who survives.Mrs. Wright was a graduate of Hazel Hurst High School. She was employed by KOA-Speer Electronics of Bradford for 33 years before retiring. She was devoted to her family.In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Sandra (Butch) Walker of Clermont, and Marsha (Harry) Sheffer of Smethport; three sons, Timothy J. Wright of Smethport, Brian L. (Trisha) Wright of Kane, and Christopher R. (Tammy) Wright of Smethport; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one sister, Cora Steele of Kane; and several nieces and nephews.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, three brothers, and two sisters.Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., 2 Bank St., Smethport, PA. Funeral and committal services will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. W. Craig Smith, pastor of the Hazel Hurst United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Smethport.Memorials, if desired, may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences can be made at http://www.hartle-tarboxfuneralhomes.com.Arrangements are under the direction of the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Smethport.


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Niche, 14 S. Third St., offers a two-course tasting all day Dec. 7. Choose an appetizer and entrée or entrée and dessert for $32/person.
Gibby's Wine Den, 1772 Randall Road, will be offering Twilight Tasting, tasting holiday favorite wines and enjoying live music from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 7.
Needle Things and Creative Impressions, 426 S. Third St., will host a book signing with author Suzanne Rowe Ogren from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 7. Her story entitled, Our Spirit of Christmas" appears in the recently released "Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Gift of Christmas." Copies of the book will be available for sale.
Chez Moi, 415 W. State St. Relax in a European setting enjoying appetizers and wines from Gibby's Wine Den at 6 p.m. on Dec. 7. Tickets are required. For more information, call 331-248-0654.
Image Awards, Engraving & Creative Keepsakes, 622 W. State St., will have an open house to kick off the Christmas Walk from 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 7.
Elements Therapeutic Massage, 507 S. 3rd St., Suite C, welcomes visitors to its Holiday Open House from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 7. Enjoy holiday cheer and refreshments along with a tour of the studio. Chair and regular massages will be offered all weekend.
Hälsa, The Aromatherapy Shops, 202 W. State St., will offer a $10 gift with purchase Dec. 7. Marvel at the live windows and delight in hot chocolate and cookies. On Dec. 8, join in the 16-year celebration with snacks and dessert from 6 to 9 p.m.
OS2 Salon, 507 S. Third St., will be modeling holiday hairdos along with providing refreshments, peppermint favor bags, complimentary chair massages and a gift basket raffle at 6 p.m. Dec. 7 and noon Dec. 8.
America's Treasures, 34 N. Bennett St., offers refreshments, free gift wrapping at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 and discounted delivery on select items Dec. 7 and 8.
The Olive Mill, 315 James St., offers hot apple cider and fresh strawberries with Balsamic vinegar Dec. 7 and 8.
World Martial Arts Academy USA/Going To My Happy Place Yoga, 316 Anderson Blvd., is offering 50 percent off any package from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 and 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 8. For more information, call 630-402-0033.
Heinz Brothers, 2010 E. Main St., St. Charles, will direct you in making a beautiful holiday centerpiece for any occasion from 1 to 2 p.m. Dec. 8.
Oscar Swan, 1800 W. State St., will be hosting a festive Saturday luncheon at noon Dec. 8, featuring food from Mexico. Reservations can be made by calling 630-232-0173.
The Little Traveler, 404 S. Third St., hosts a holiday brunch at noon Dec. 9. For reservations, call 630-232-4200.
St. Charles Bank & Trust, 2401 Kaneville Road, will have Santa visiting from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 8.
Cabooses Bar & Grill, 300 Crescent Place, will have Christmas Walk Specials all weekend long Dec. 7 through 9. Cirrus Falcon will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 8.
Holidays on Stage:
Reader's Theater Production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" will be performed at 6 p.m. Dec. 8 at no charge at St. Mark's Church, 320 Franklin St. Stay afterward for English tea.
Fox Valley Repertory presents "The Wonderettes, A Holiday Musical of the 60s" at 8 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 9. Performances are at Pheasant Run, 4051 Main St., St. Charles. For more information, call 630-524-5071.
Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W Main St., presents "Scrooge, The Musical" at 8 p.m. Dec. 7; 3 and 8 p.m. Dec. 8 and 3 p.m. Dec. 9. A "Sing Along with Santa" will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Dec. 8 and at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Dec. 9. For information, visit steelbeamtheatre.com.
All I want for Christmas is a Geneva gift certificate
You can't go wrong with Geneva gift certificates. Choose denominations of $5 or $10. Certificates are available at genevachamber.com, at the Chamber office, 8 S. Third St. or the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St. For more information, call the Chamber at 630-232-6060.


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Officer describes helping student shot on campus
SEATTLE (AP) — A police officer responding to the chaotic scene of a shooting at Seattle Pacific University tried to help a mortally wounded victim breathe who had been shot in the neck as other officers frantically searched the campus for any other possible assailants.
More than 300 pages of police reports on the June 5 shooting describe a frantic scene as officers tried to assist victims who lay bleeding as well as find the gunman. The reports, obtained by KOMO-TV (http://is.gd/bpXhvw ), give a detailed look at the shooting that left one student dead and two others wounded.
One officer detailed his efforts to aid the victim who died, 19-year-old SPU student Paul Lee. In a statement, the officer said that when he arrived, Lee was lying on the sidewalk with "severe gunshot trauma to his upper left throat area."
"During this time it was not known how many shooters or victims there were. The scene was one of chaos and confusion," the officer said.
Lee began to lose consciousness, so the officer helped him breathe easier by clearing his airway. The officer continued speaking with Lee, attempting to determine if Lee knew who the shooter was, but the victim was unable to speak.
Officers searched the campus, patting down some students they encountered and going room to room. It was eventually determined there was only one suspect.
Aaron Rey Ybarra is accused of fatally shooting Lee and wounding two others. A student building monitor stopped Ybarra by pepper-spraying and tackling him as he reloaded his shotgun, authorities said.
In addition to a shotgun, Ybarra was armed with a hunting knife and carried more than 50 rounds of ammunition, police said. He has pleaded not guilty to premeditated first-degree murder and other charges in King County Superior Court.
His defense attorney has not disputed accounts of the shooting, but Ybarra suffers from mental illness and was unaware of his actions "until he heard a girl screaming."
In the police reports, officers said Ybarra told them he had not been sure if he "had been dreaming this incident or if it had been real."
Ybarra also told police he wasn't a student at the campus but had been planning the shooting for a while and had toured the area.
Information from: KOMO-TV, http://www.komotv.com/
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From: Western Journalism
Yesterday, Coach is Right published facts concerning an avenue which honest and courageous congressional Republicans might follow in their efforts to bring to justice those responsible for the criminal misadventure of Operation Fast and Furious and its subsequent cover-up. The following represents current news of a vastly different approach.
Congressman John Boehner, the House Speaker better known for displays of weeping than of courage, is reportedly cutting a deal with Eric Holder which would provide a "mutually satisfactory" outcome in Barack Obama's criminal, gun running endeavor Operation Fast and Furious.
Months ago, Boehner prevented Darrell Issa filing a charge of perjury against Holder even after documents proved the Attorney General's May 4th House testimony concerning the date of his first "acquaintance" with Fast and Furious to be an outright lie. And now the weepy Speaker will OFFICIALLY let the most corrupt Department of Justice head in the nation's history off the hook for complicity in the Regime's murderous scheme to savage the 2nd Amendment rights of the American people.
The terms of the betrayal John Boehner is currently putting together:
The Committee will accept the scalps of [Lanny] Breuer and [Jason] Wienstein, DOJ will release enough of the (documents) to condemn them, claim cooperation (thus giving the appearance of recognizing congress's oversight authority), and Holder will survive – looking like a "leader" for offering them up (along with a few lower level ATF and DOJ folk). The Committee will chalk one in the "Win" column for oversight and holding people accountable. DOJ will have the same for cooperating and accountability.
Lovely, isn't it! Hundreds are dead, including two American agents. One of those dead, Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was literally set up for murder by an FBI INFORMANT who, on December 14th of 2010, accompanied and LED the drug cartel rip gang responsible for Terry's death. The other victim, ICE Agent Jaime Zapata was NOT PERMITTED by LAW to even possess a weapon with which he might have defended himself from his killers!
Yet John Boehner will be pleased to sell them out in order to lay claim to the pathetically comic mantle of a tough-minded Republican leader who brought down 2 Obama Regime, Department of Justice higher-ups. That is, with the approval of the White House, of course.
But in point of fact Boehner will, as usual, simply be doing do what is politically safe and expedient rather than what is RIGHT. He will continue his customary role of bowing and scraping before leftist media and political types who allow useful idiots like himself to remain in positions of strictly limited authority only on condition they make no waves and create no embarrassment for the real ruling class in the nation's capital.
Are the House committee sources of Mike Vanderboegh–the citizen journalist responsible for so much of what we know of the Fast and Furious scheme and its DOJ sponsored cover-up–right about the looming betrayal to be perpetrated by the Speaker?
We will know by the actions of House leadership and the designated sacrificial lambs in this little exercise of DC collusion. If Republican leadership demand NO prison time for any of the lambs, the fix is in. If any of those being sold down the river in return for the Regime's continued ability to escape responsibility actually ARE on the way to jail, yet somehow unable to trade extremely damaging evidence against the DOJ or White House for protected status, we'll ALSO know the fix is in.
Either way, allowing Eric Holder to stroll scot-free over the graves of Brian Terry and Jaime Zapata would place John Boehner among the most disgraceful and despicable traitors to the American public in our nation's history. But don't expect him to shed any tears over such a trifle. Little Johnny isn't THAT sensitive.