Four hours before the gates were set to open, the first families started arriving at the Mont Alto Fire Department's Carnival Complex Grounds.The rain poured off and on through the early morning, but it did not deter the line of people who had gathered for some extra help through the free event, Project Big Love.
Project Big Love is the brainchild of Shon Duty, a Waynesboro businessman and also runs the nonprofit Kaimon's Call, and his wife Tammy. Volunteers helped kids pick out backpacks, get a hot meal, play some games, get a free haircut, as well as find a new pair of shoes and leave with some groceries.
A prayer tent was set up as well, with volunteers and representatives from local churches to talk and offer any support.Jessica Shatzer, Waynesboro, arrived at around 7 a.m. to primarily get school supplies for her children, aged 12, 11 and 6 years old."I need the extra boost," she said.
The crowd was already winding around some parked cars by that time."I'm glad we got here when we did," Shatzer said, "There are so many people here."Yvette Valentine, a volunteer at the event and member of Great Commission Deliverance Ministries in Waynesboro was working at the gate and watched the crowd grow.She said she has done community outreach events before but "never for something this big."
"They [Shon and Tammy] wanted to give back," Denise Bnura, media relations lead said. "They own some buisnesses in Waynesboro and wanted to give back."The number of families that showed up on Saturday was more then they had expected."The need is probably much greater than imagined," Bonura said.

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Dick Nielsen brought himself and his name to Gaston County in 1954. He came with a handful of other top company executives from Minnesota to build and put into operation a new industrial plant near Bessemer City. The company: Lithium Corp. of America. It was big stuff. They opened the plant in record time, got it running and it is still in operation.
Dick and his wife, Audrey, settled nicely into the local scene, saw their family of two sons and a daughter grow up and move away.Welcome to Michael Kors Classic Tote Outlet online now. Eventually, Audrey retired from the Gaston County Mental Health Clinic and he, after 48 years with Lithium, became a full-time resident in his home hobby workshop.
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He sometimes would come by our house and offer obliging rides around the neighborhood. Our twins were maybe 8 or 9 by then. Talk about “cool.” Those short jaunts were treasures.

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The media celebrated Fela in his life and at death. He was a man whose opinion counted irrespective of the reaction it begets. His songs became the anthem of student union leaders and till date, his songs live in the heart of students who stand against oppression. At the fuel subsidy removal protest in Nigeria in January 2012, Fela’s songs were chorused by a generation, many of whom were born long after Fela had lived. Fela had such impact that it is indeed very unrealistic to expect that a replica of him is anywhere around.
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Apple is experimenting with larger screens for the iPad and the iPhone, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.
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The usual rumor mill caveats apply here: Apple isn't commenting on the Journal report, and the newspaper is sourcing the whole thing only to anonymous "officials at the company's suppliers." Still, it makes sense. Here's why: Despite Steve Job's contention that the 3.5-inch display was the "perfect" size, smart phone screens are getting larger, from Apple's own devices to the popular Samsung Galaxy S3 and S4 lines (to say nothing of "phablets").

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The latest swimwear trends have a wild side this season, with animal and tropical foliage prints seen on the runways at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach. Orange made a splash at the Cia.Maritima (now CM) and Nanette Lepore shows. And the must-have accessary this season is a bold necklace, from the oversized rosary-style crosses seen at Poko Pano to the gold-covered medal necklaces at Dolores Cortes.Buy the Michael Kors Skorpios and luxury leather purses at hotmkbags.
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I have worn Asics and nothing but for decades and know - just know - that while my stride and stamina slow pair after pair of these runners have kept me on track.
Actually, while I believe it, I don't know any such thing. According to Richards, studies of what running shoes do to - and for - the people who wear them over time are all but non-existent.
Surely not? For years, advertising campaigns promised me "the longer I run, the smaller problems become" (Adidas); assured me "runs end, running doesn't" (Nike); and convinced me "running releases more than sweat" (Asics). So their shoes must be built right for runners. Yes? No? In fact, the answer is maybe, because slogans are not performance promises.
A quick check of research databases reveals an enormous literature on the impact on runners of days and decades of foot fall on all sorts of surfaces. But often lab-based biomechanical research only takes science so far.
The best way to understand how different styles of running shoes perform when the polyurethane pounds the pavement is to get people to lace up their joggers and, well, hit the road.

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Rolla resident Janice Hartinger recently traveled to Zambia in Africa as part of a team of volunteers and Samaritan’s Purse staff members selected from across the United States to deliver shoe boxes full of gifts to African children.
The Operation Christmas Child Special Distribution Trip was a first-time event planned to allow year-round volunteers an opportunity to experience the wonder of delivering shoe box gifts.
“It was emotional and impacting to see the children receive and open the very boxes we receive and process through the Rolla Collection Center each year,” said Hartinger. “It totally validated why I believe in this project so much.”
Their first distribution was in the village of Chingola. More than 200 children anxiously awaited their arrival in a remote church which had no roof or windows, only walls. The poverty and sickness there was profound, Hartinger noted.
“These children were among the most subdued of all the children we visited. Imagine 200 children sitting quietly on a dirt floor unsure of why we had come to visit their

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