Raw Faith disabled
Posted at 12:42 PM
Breaking News: Raw Faith disabled A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is underway 50 miles off Portland to assist the three-masted sailing vessel Raw Faith, which radioed for help around 1 a.m. Thursday.

Passengers and crew are not in danger.

I didn't realize there was an online journal for the Raw Faith but there is, here: Accessible Sailing Adventures


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Elmore scholarship fund-raiser tomorrow in Billerica, Mass.
Posted at 7:08 AM
Elmore scholarship fund-raiser tomorrow in Billerica, Massachusetts: "BILLERICA Police Sgt. Steve Elmore will host his annual day-after-Thanksgiving fund-raiser tomorrow in memory of his brother Sean Elmore, with all proceeds to benefit scholarships for Billerica High School and other town organizations.
Elmore said he has a host of raffle prizes, but it's the silent-auction items that will be sure to generate a buzz."

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Catching trouble
Posted at 5:35 PM
Catching trouble Jennie Logsdon-Martin would rather be reaching her long fingers into a jar, grabbing a fist-size glob of brilliant pink salmon eggs, squirting them with Marie's Sticky Shrimp Scent and baiting a hook.
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Good luck, Jennie!

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The Marfan Trust
Posted at 8:42 PM
The Marfan Trust The Marfan Trust was set up in November 1988 to fund research into the cause and possible prevention of Marfan Syndrome and to assist with patient support.

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Patients facing a long reach into the future
Posted at 8:41 PM
Patients facing a long reach into the future"Marfan in the 21st century has a very different prognosis from the one it had at the time of Lincoln’s birth to illiterate parents in a log cabin at the start of the nineteenth century.

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FSU plays with No. 55 in mind
Posted at 7:23 AM
FSU plays with No. 55 in mind: "[Ronalda] Pierce was a shy 18-year-old from the rural town of Ashburn, Ga., when she arrived at Florida State as a Parade magazine third-team All-America. With time, she gained confidence off the court and her play on the court improved.
Now her former teammates must prepare for a season without the player who likely would have been their starting center and primary post presence."

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Pemaquid Man Ready to Set Sail
Posted at 7:57 PM
Pemaquid Man Ready to Set Sail: "Later this week, if the wind and the waves are right, Danny Sicotte of Pemaquid hopes to sail out of Rockland Harbor on board a 100 foot sailing vessel, RawFaith."

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Sports: FSU has several reminders of ex-teammate
Posted at 6:41 AM
Sports: FSU has several reminders of ex-teammate: "TALLAHASSEE - You can't miss Ronalda Pierce.

She's featured on the first page of this season's Florida State women's basketball media guide. An action cutout picture and her nickname, 'Nautica,' is emblazoned on a T-shirt her parents and siblings wear. Her jersey number, 55, is on a chic sneaker Nike specially designed for the Seminoles.
Then there are the less tangible, but no less real, signs of her presence. 'We're dedicating this season to her,' sophomore guard Alicia Gladden said. 'She was a good player, a good teammate, a good friend. We know that she wants to be here.'"

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Posted at 6:31 PM
Little Boy Faces Big Operation: "Mom Valerie Toporowski watches while Anthony Tiernan points out surgical steps in his Tell Me About My Operation book from the B.C. Children's Hospital. "

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Tallahassee Democrat | 11/14/2004 | MEMORY OF A TEAMMATE
Posted at 6:57 AM
Tallahassee Democrat | 11/14/2004 | MEMORY OF A TEAMMATE: "The blueprint for leading the program through the grieving process arrived, surprisingly enough, in the mail. Sympathy cards and letters of support flooded in from all over the country as news spread at the passing of Pierce, who died of an aneurysm brought on by Marfan syndrome. Dozens came from basketball programs big (Louisiana Tech, Duke and Purdue) and small (Youngstown State, New Mexico State and Texas Pan-American)."

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Heart of Iowa Chapter of the NMF
Posted at 7:03 AM
Heart of Iowa Chapter of the NMF was approved as a chapter of the National Marfan Foundation on October 30. Congratulations!! They've always been a strong and active group -- now they're an official chapter.

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