To the Moon and Back: 17 Weeks and Counting: Toddlers and ...

During each of my pregnancies after my first, I have had a toddler in the mix. When my second was born, my oldest was only 22 months old.? When my third was born, my second was only 2 1/2.? This time around, I'll have a 3 year old when the baby arrives. It can definitely be exhausting chasing a precocious toddler while waddling like a duck, but it also provides a wonderful opportunity to watch a sense of wonder and discovery come alive in a small child as they watch and become curious about Mommy's growing belly.
We've always been very open with our children when we are expecting a new baby.? They know very soon after we know.? It's just news that we have a hard time keeping to ourselves and they are always first in line to hear the good news.? We talk about the coming of the new sibling, talk about memories of the other children when they were infants, and just begin to lay the ground work of preparing them for an addition to our family.

It can be difficult for the young ones to go from being the baby

to being not-quite-the-baby anymore (let's face it, toddlers are still babies themselves!).

Sometimes they also just can't process what Mommy's growing middle really means.? A few days ago, Lydia asked me, "Is there a baby in your belly?"

"Yes, honey.? There is a baby in there!"

"Mommy, are there two more babies in here?" (and she pointed to two other, ahem, growing areas on my torso.)

I had to chuckle.? The workings of a child's mind are often amusing. :)

They wonder, "Will Mommy still cuddle me?"

"Will she still ...

"Read to me?"?

"Play with me?

"Will she still love me?"

Oh, how we have to be very careful in the midst of the sleep deprivation, aches and pains, and nausea to not push our little ones to the side.? Because now, before baby's arrival will lay the groundwork for how they will feel after.? If throughout the pregnancy, Mommy has become more distant and more preoccupied AND your toddler associates those things with the "baby in Mommy's belly," then there is a good chance that they will feel resentful of that baby when it's taking up even MORE of Mommy's time outside of her belly!

It's always an adjustment for everyone in the family when another member joins, but that adjustment doesn't have to be a painful one. Include your toddler in talk about baby, let them help you fold the baby clothes in preparation, let them feel your belly when baby kicks, and tell them how special it is to be a big brother or sister.? Cuddle them, squeeze them, tickle them, and (if it is still physically possible) get down in the floor and play with them (even if you need help getting back up!).? Don't let them ever think that they are losing their special place in Mommy's heart just because they aren't the "baby" any longer.

Time is fleeting.? They are only little once, and if you are like me, this becomes even more obvious when a new baby comes.? The older ones, no matter how young, looks so big compared to an infant.? It's enough to make a hormonal Mama need some tissues.? Don't miss out on this time to include your toddlers with your pregnancy.? Even if they don't fully understand why things are changing, they will notice how.? Make it count.

What's your advice to pregnant mothers with toddlers?

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Renewed nuke sale fear after recent NKorea test

A North Korean soldier looks at the southern side through a pair of binoculars at the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington's commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A North Korean soldier looks at the southern side through a pair of binoculars at the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington's commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A North Korean soldier, right, looks at the southern side as a South Korean soldier stands guard at the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington's commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A North Korean soldier, left, salutes to his senior North Korean soldier as a South Korean soldier stands guard, center bottom, at the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington's commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Koreans walk past posters reading "Forward to the ultimate victory under the leadership of the great party!" left, "not with words but with arms," center, and "Higher, faster," right, on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, on a street in Phyongchon District in Pyongyang, North Korea. The banner partially shown at right reads in its entirety "Let?s strengthen and enhance our party as the party of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il!" (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

A couple walks past posters reading "not with words but with arms," left, and "Higher, faster," second from left, as well as a banner reading "Let?s strengthen and enhance our party as the party of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il!" on a street in Phyongchon District, Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? North Korea's nuclear test last month wasn't just a show of defiance and national pride; it also serves as advertising. The target audience, analysts say, is anyone in the world looking to buy nuclear material.

Though Pyongyang has threatened to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S., the most immediate threat posed by its nuclear technology may be North Korea's willingness to sell it to nations that Washington sees as sponsors of terrorism. The fear of such sales was highlighted this week, when Japan confirmed that cargo seized last year and believed to be from North Korea contained material that could be used to make nuclear centrifuges, which are crucial to enriching uranium into bomb fuel.

The dangerous message North Korea is sending, according to Graham Allison, a nuclear expert at the Harvard Kennedy School: "Nukes are for sale."

North Korea launched a long-range rocket in December, which the U.N. called a cover for a banned test of ballistic missile technology. On Feb. 12, it conducted its third underground nuclear test, which got Pyongyang new U.N. sanctions.

Outside nuclear specialists believe North Korea has enough nuclear material for several crude bombs, but they have yet to see proof that Pyongyang can build a warhead small enough to mount on a missile. The North, however, may be able to help other countries develop nuclear expertise right now, as it is believed to have done in the past.

"There's a growing technical capability and confidence to sell weapons and technology abroad, without fear of reprisal, and that lack of fear comes from (their) growing nuclear capabilities," Joel Wit, a former U.S. State Department official, said at a recent nuclear conference in Seoul.

Pyongyang says it needs nuclear weapons because of what it calls a hostile U.S. policy aimed at invading the North. The U.S., South Korea and others say North Korean brinksmanship meant to win aid and other concessions is the real motive. Even China, North Korea's most important ally, opposes its neighbor's nuclear ambitions.

North Korean nuclear sales earn the impoverished country money that can be pumped back into weapons development, analyst Shin Beomchul at the South Korean-run Korea Institute for Defense Analyses in Seoul said Tuesday.

Its growing capabilities could make North Korea more attractive to buyers, especially if it is determined that highly enriched uranium was used in last month's test.

Proliferation worries have ramped up since late 2010, when North Korea unveiled a long-suspected uranium enrichment operation. North Korea's first two nuclear tests, in 2006 and 2009, were suspected to be fueled by its limited plutonium stockpile. A crude uranium bomb is easier to produce than one made with plutonium, and uranium production is easier to conceal.

Little is known about North Korea's uranium program, but Washington and others are keenly interested in whether it is producing highly enriched uranium for bombs and whether uranium was used in the third test ? two things suspected, but not yet confirmed, by outsiders.

A nuclear test using highly enriched uranium "would announce to the world ? including potential buyers ? that North Korea is now operating a new, undiscovered production line for weapons-usable material," Allison, the Harvard nuclear specialist, wrote in a New York Times op-ed after the North's test.

U.S. officials have hinted that retaliation would follow should Washington discover North Korean cooperation behind any atomic attack on an American city or U.S. ally.

Pyongyang's nuclear transfers and any use of weapons of mass destruction "would be considered a grave threat to the United States and our allies, and we will hold North Korea fully accountable for the consequences," President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Tom Donilon, said last week.

U.S. officials have long tracked North Korean dealings in nuclear and weapons technology. Sanctions have cut down on missile sales, but Iran and Syria, two countries seen by Washington as rogue actors, may continue to be customers.

In November, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization proposed observing North Korea's nuclear test, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported, citing an unidentified Western diplomatic source privy to Pyongyang-Tehran ties.

North Korea is believed to have helped Syria build what senior U.S. intelligence officials called a secret nuclear reactor meant to produce plutonium. In 2007, Israeli jets bombed the structure in a remote Syrian desert.

Japan's government said Monday that it has determined that a shipment believed to have originated in North Korea violated U.N. sanctions because it contained material that could be used to make nuclear centrifuges.

The shipment of an aluminum alloy was seized from a Singaporean-flagged ship transiting Tokyo last August. The ship was reportedly bound for Myanmar from the Chinese port of Dalian, although Japanese government officials didn't confirm Myanmar as the destination.

Japan's chief government spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, said officials searched the ship because they believed it carried North Korean cargo. News reports said the United States tipped off Japan. Suga said officials had determined in subsequent analyses that the rods were made of an alloy that suggests they were intended for use in a nuclear centrifuge.

Suga said the seizure was the first to be conducted under a law Japan passed in 2010 to clamp down on the movement of materials that could be used for nuclear weapons development being brought into, or exported from, North Korea.

The murkiness of the clandestine nuclear trade is a major worry. It's difficult to know how a buyer would use atomic material or know-how, or where material could end up after being sold.

"The terrorist threat of an improvised nuclear device delivered anonymously and unconventionally by a boat or a truck across our long and unprotected borders is one against which we have no certain deterrent or defensive response," Robert Gallucci, a former senior U.S. diplomat who negotiated a U.S.-North Korea nuclear deal used to defuse a nuclear crisis in the 1990s, said late last month in Seoul.

"For Americans, this threat is far greater than the unlikely threat that may someday be posed by North Korean nuclear weapons delivered by a ballistic missile," he said.

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Eric Talmadge in Tokyo and Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul contributed to this report. Follow Foster Klug on Twitter at twitter.com/APKlug

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RNC to spend $10 million to reach minorities

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Reeling from back-to-back presidential losses and struggling to cope with the country's changing racial and ethnic makeup, the Republican National Committee plans to spend $10 million this year to send hundreds of party workers into Hispanic, black and Asian communities to promote its brand among voters who overwhelmingly supported Democrats in 2012.

Committee chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday also proposed shortening the presidential nominating calendar in 2016 and limiting the number of primary-season debates to avoid the self-inflicted damage from inside-party squabbling on the eventual nominee. Priebus' top-to-bottom changes include picking the moderators for the debates and then crowning the nominee as early as June so he or she could begin a general election campaign as quickly as possible.

"Mitt Romney was a sitting duck for two months over the summer," Priebus said of the 2012 GOP nominee.

To help his party ahead of the 2016 contest already in its earliest stages, Priebus said he would be hiring new staffers to build the GOP among voters in the states.

"It will include hundreds of people ? paid ? across the country, from coast-to-coast, in Hispanic, African American, Asian communities, talking about our party, talking about our brand, talking about what we believe in, going to community events, going to swearing-in ceremonies, being a part of the community on an ongoing basis, paid for by the Republican National Committee, to make the case for our party and our candidates," Priebus said.

That move was part of the recommendations included in a monthslong look at what went wrong in 2012. Priebus tapped a handful of respected party leaders to examine how the GOP could better talk with voters, raise money from donors and learn from Democrats' tactics. Priebus also asked the group to examine how they could work with independent groups such as super political action committees.

Ari Fleischer, White House press secretary under former president George W. Bush, and Sally Bradshaw, a veteran strategist and top adviser to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, were among those leading the inquiry. Republican National Committeeman Henry Barbour, a GOP strategist and nephew of former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, was also part of the group. RNC members Zori Fonalledas of Puerto Rico and Glenn McCall of South Carolina rounded out the five-person committee that listened to Republicans' ideas and frustrations.

Those leaders heard from 50,000 rank-and-file members about how to respond to the nation's shifting demographics.

Priebus planned a full-scale rollout of their recommendations Monday, although the proposals are far from a done deal. They would have to win the approval of the 168-member Republican National Committee and then each state's election chief would have to abide by the party's proposed calendar or face consequences, such as losing voting delegates to the nominating convention. The states previously have ignored such penalties.

Priebus said the party review recommended downplaying its internal divisions among candidates, which forced Romney to take more conservative positions on issues such as immigration during his quest to capture the party's nomination. In all, Priebus counted 23 debates among his party's crowded field of contenders, and there were a handful of other events ? including a Newt Gingrich-Herman Cain faceoff in Texas ? that distracted from their main task of defeating Obama.

"Our primary process was way too long... I think we had way too many debates with our candidates slicing and dicing each other," Priebus said, adding that under his proposal the party would pick the networks that would host the debates and journalists who would question the candidates.

"I would limit the debate to a reasonable amount, maybe seven or eight. But not 23. It's ridiculous," Priebus said. "While we were playing footsy debating each other 23 times, what was the other side doing? ... They were actually getting the job done."

Exit polls indicated Obama carried female, black, Hispanic and Asian voting blocs. He also won among voters under the age of 45 and those who lived in mid- to large-sized cities.

That spells troubles for the GOP in a nation that is increasingly diverse. The latest census data and polling from The Associated Press suggest non-Hispanic whites will lose their majority in the next generation, somewhere around the year 2043.

In 2010's elections, Republicans enjoyed the biggest midterm gains since 1938 and became the majority party in the U.S. House. Yet two years later, Democrats captured the biggest prize in American politics, the presidency, and picked up seats in both of Congress' chambers. Despite solid fundraising from the party and quick work from Romney after he won the nomination, the GOP couldn't overcome Obama's four-year head start and on-the-ground organization.

"We have become a party that parachutes into communities four months before an election," Priebus said. "The Obama campaign lived in these communities for years."

Priebus spoke with CBS' "Face the Nation."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rnc-spend-10-million-reach-minorities-150656306--election.html

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Burger King Turkey Burger Rolling Out On Limited-Time Spring Menu

NEW YORK -- If you think a Whopper's too indulgent but are sick of chicken sandwiches, Burger King is offering a turkey burger for the first time.

The Miami-based company is rolling out the new sandwich this week as part of its limited-time offers for spring, marking the latest fast-food effort to cater to health-conscious diners. Last week, McDonald's said it plans to offer a lower-calorie version of its Egg McMuffin made with egg whites. The Oak Brook, Ill.-based chain said the egg whites will be available for any other breakfast sandwich on its menu as well.

McDonald's and Wendy's said they have no records indicating they ever offered a turkey burger, meaning Burger King would be the biggest fast-food chain to do so. But it's not the first. Sister chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's launched a trio of turkey burgers as limited-time offers in late 2010; they were so popular that they're now a permanent part of the menus.

"Turkey burgers as a category is growing pretty rapidly in the restaurant space," said Eric Hirschhorn, who heads global innovation for Burger King.

As with Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, Burger King said its turkey burger could be added to the permanent lineup if sales are strong enough.

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's introduced turkey burgers in response to consumers in their 20s and 30s, who are more mindful about what they're eating than past generations, said Brad Haley, chief marketing officer for CKE Restaurants, the parent company of the chains. At the same time, he noted that the turkey burgers ? which come with toppings like guacamole and pepperjack cheese_ are successful because they're still seen as indulgent and filling. In terms of nutritional content, he said the key was just to keep them under 500 calories.

Showing that the healthy glow isn't strictly about calories, Burger King's turkey burger clocks in at 530 calories, compared with 470 calories for its grilled chicken sandwich. A regular Whopper is 630 calories.

Burger King's ability to charbroil its turkey burgers may play an important role in whether they're successful. That's what helped the turkey burgers at Carl's and Hardee's do so well, Haley said. When cooked on a flat-top griddle, Haley said turkey burgers can end up having "that refrigerator flavor" that makes them taste gamey.

"If you charbroil them, that doesn't happen," Haley said. "It has a nice, fresh, clean turkey meat flavor."

Although beef prices have been climbing and pressuring restaurant chains, Haley noted that chicken and turkey remain more expensive because the supply chains are still far smaller than for beef. That means turkey burgers at Carl's and Hardee's are more expensive than beef burgers of comparable size.

At Burger King, the suggested price for the new turkey burger is $3.99, compared with $4.29 for its new Chipotle Whopper, which is also being introduced as part of the spring menu.

That menu will also tout a veggie burger, although the only difference from the chain's current veggie burger is that the new one has red onions.

For those who want something more indulgent, Burger King is also offering a Bacon Cheddar Stuffed Burger, which includes a ground beef patty stuffed with smoked bacon and cheese.

It's also offering loaded tater tots stuffed with bacon and sweet onions, a pina colada smoothie, "Donut Holes" and a trio of iced teas.

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Two killed in race car crash in northern California

By Alex Dobuzinskis

Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:04am EDT

(Reuters) - A race car struck and killed a teenage boy and a man at a northern California speedway during warm-up laps on Saturday, and authorities are investigating what led to the fatal mishap, a sheriff's official said.

The 14-year-old boy and 68-year-old man were standing in the maintenance pit area alongside the dirt track of a sprint-car race at Marysville Raceway Park, about 100 miles northeast of San Francisco, said Yuba County Sheriff's Captain Ron Johnson.

"One of the cars left the track and drove into the pit area," Johnson said, adding that it remained unclear whether the driver exited the track because he was done with his warm-up or lost control of his car due to mechanical problems.

The car ended up striking the teenager and the man who were "standing basically next to each other," Johnson said.

The man died at the scene and the teenager was pronounced dead at a local hospital, Johnson said. Their names have not been released.

A half-dozen racers were performing their warm-up laps at the time of the incident, police said.

The two victims were "both legitimately in the pit area (and) were associated with race-driving teams," Johnson said.

Neither the driver nor anyone else was injured, police said.

The dirt-track race was scheduled as the first round of this year's California Sprint Car Civil War Series, according to a statement from race organizers sent out before the event.

The compact, high-horsepower cars in the racing series are equipped with a metal wing mounted on top the roll cage. Drivers compete for thousands of dollars in prize money, the statement said.

Marysville Raceway Park said in a recorded phone message that the Saturday evening races had been canceled. Event organizers could not be reached for comment.

Last month more than 30 NASCAR fans were injured at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida in a multi-car accident in the last lap of the Nationwide Series race a day before the Daytona 500.

(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Steve Gorman and Xavier Briand)

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LOCAL RECREATIONAL RESULTS: Swimming, Gymnastics, Running

FROM STAFF REPORTS / THE FREE LANCE-STAR

LOCAL SWIMMING

VSI SHORT COURSE AGE GROUP CHAMPS

Regency Park Swim Team participated in the meet on March 7?10 at Christiansburg Aquatic Center. Darren Durocher won the 11?12 year old male High Point Award and the overall male High Point Award

Durocher, Darren (12): 50 Breast 30.20, 1st; 50 Breast 30.86, 2th; 100 Fly 56.20, 1st; 100 Fly 57.44, 1st; 100 IM 58.59, 1st; 100 IM 58.76, 1st; 50 Free 23.70, 1st; 50 Free 23.86, 1st; 50 Back 26.17, 1st; 50 Back 26.38, 1st; 100 Free 52.01, 1st; 100 Free 52.99, 1st; 50 Fly 25.38, 1st; 50 Fly 25.41, 1st; 400 IM, 4:42.01, 3th.

Durocher, William (14): 1000 Free, 10:22.71, 7th; 100 Back 55.22, 5th; 100 Back 55.38, 5th; 200 Back, 2:00.52, 4th; 200 Back, 2:01.55, 5th; 400 IM, 4:22.29, 2th.

Horne, Rheagan (13): 100 Free 54.98, 1st.

Turbyfill, David (14): 1000 Free, 10:21.46, 5th; 500 Free, 5:00.05, 6th; 500 Free, 5:01.20, 6th.

VSI SHORT COURSE SENIOR CHAMPS

The Rappahannock Area YMCA Stingrays (RAYS) competed at the event held on Feb. 28?March 3 at Collegiate School Aquatic Center in Richmond. The RAYS team placed ninth overall and the girls team finished sixth:

Kayla Brumbaum (18): Female Senior 100 Breast 1:02.62Y 1st; Female Senior 400 IM 4:29.23Y 11th; Female Senior 200 Breast 2:16.31Y 1st.

Noland Butler (16): Female Senior 200 Free 1:52.67Y 20th; Female Senior 100 Free 53.39Y 23rd; Female Senior 100 Free 53.39Y 23rd; Female Senior 200 IM 2:11.71Y 23rd.

Billy Howell (17): Male Senior 100 Back 52.96Y 20th.

Annalee Johnson (15): Female Senior 100 Breast 1:07.22Y 21st; Female Senior 400 IM 4:36.27Y 24th; Female Senior 200 Breast 2:24.68Y 16th; Female Senior 200 IM 2:10.88Y 22nd.

Liz Kleveno (18): Female Senior 100 Breast 1:06.57Y 12th; Female Senior 400 IM 4:37.40Y 23rd.

Allison Lloyd (18): Female Senior 100 Fly 58.52Y 19th.

Katie Sell (15): Female Senior 100 Back 58.57Y 16th.

Karah Sizemore (15): Female Senior 200 Fly 2:09.38Y 22nd.

Kara Wineinger (15): Female Senior 100 Breast 1:05.68Y 8th; Female Senior 200 Breast 2:24.17Y 13th; Female Senior 200 IM 2:11.24Y 24th.

VSI SHORT COURSE AGE GROUP CHAMPS

The Rappahannock Area YMCA Stingrays (RAYS) competed in the event on March 7?10 at Christiansburg Aquatic Center in Christiansburg. The RAYS team placed 10th overall with the girls finishing ninth and boys placing 13th.

Caroline Bentz (10): Female 10 & Under 200 Free 2:18.68Y 4th; Female 10 & Under 100 IM 1:13.76Y 6th; Female 10 & Under 50 Fly 32.75Y 9th; Female 10 & Under 100 Free 1:00.78Y 2nd; Female 10 & Under 200 IM 2:40.40Y 7th; Female 10 & Under 50 Free 27.47Y 1st; Female 10 & Under 100 Fly 1:18.45Y 15th.

Kinsey Brooks (10): Female 10 & Under 50 Breast 37.09Y 4th; Female 10 & Under 50 Back 34.71Y 12th; Female 10 & Under 50 Fly 32.34Y 5th; Female 10 & Under 100 Free 1:07.72Y 16th; Female 10 & Under 100 Breast 1:25.68Y 10th; Female 10 & Under 100 Back 1:16.10Y 15th; Female 10 & Under 50 Free 30.07Y 15th.

Maggie Heath (10): Female 10 & Under 50 Back 34.35Y 8th; Female 10 & Under 100 Back 1:14.23Y 8th.

Matt Howard (14): Male 13-14 1000 Free 10:32.64Y 14th; Male 13-14 200 Free 1:52.42Y 14th; Male 13-14 50 Free 23.86Y 13th; Male 13-14 500 Free 5:02.37Y 12th; Male 13-14 100 Free 51.43Y 11th.

Ryland Leupold (12): Male 11-12 200 Free 1:59.46Y 5th; Male 11-12 100 IM 1:02.56Y 6th; Male 11-12 50 Free 24.35Y 4th; Male 11-12 100 Breast 1:13.90Y 11th; Male 11-12 200 Breast 2:42.63Y 14th; Male 11-12 100 Back 1:03.53Y 7th; Male 11-12 100 Free 54.83Y 5th.

Jacob Miller (12): Male 11-12 200 Free 2:01.57Y 12th; Male 11-12 100 Fly 1:03.16Y 11th; Male 11-12 200 Back 2:18.98Y 14th; Male 11-12 50 Free 25.51Y 10th; Male 11-12 50 Back 29.54Y 8th; Male 11-12 100 Back 1:02.76Y 5th; Male 11-12 100 Free 56.57Y 7th; Male 11-12 50 Fly 27.83Y 7th.

Patrick Pins (10): Male 10 & Under 50 Breast 38.70Y 8th; Male 10 & Under 100 Breast 1:27.31Y 12th.

Nikki Reeves (14): Female 13-14 100Breast 1:08.71Y 4th; Female 13-14 200 Breast 2:31.49Y 10th.

Madilyn Walker (12): Female 11-12 50 Free 26.73Y 15th; Female 11-12 100 Free 57.69Y 13th.

Shay Walker (10): Female 10 & Under 50 Breast 36.42Y 2nd; Female 10 & Under 100 IM 1:16.23Y 11th; Female 10 & Under 100 Breast 1:23.36Y 4th; Female 10 & Under 100 Back 1:16.51Y 16th.

Helen Wang (10): Female 10 & Under 100 Fly 1:15.60Y 11th.

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LOCAL GYMNASTICS

FREDERICK CLASSIC

Gymnasts from the Paragon Training Center competed in the Frederick Classic on March 9?10 in Frederick Md. hosted by the Frederick Gymnastics Club:

LEVEL 7

Katherine Basso (Jr B): Vault 9.025 5th; Bars 8.65 (tie) 4th; Floor 9.15 (tie) 4th; AA 35.025 4th.

Victoria Garrett (Sr A): Bars 8.9 1st; Beam 9.2 1st; Floor 9.1 (tie) 3rd; 35.950 1st.

LEVEL 8

Abigail Howes (Jr A): Bars 9.4 (tie) 4th; Floor 8.95 6th; AA 35.8 6th.

Katie Chenoweth (Jr A): Bars 9.45 2nd.

Jennah Gephart-Chang (Jr B): Bars 9.6 1st; Beam 8.85 6th; Floor 9.05 (tie) 4th; AA 36.15 (tie) 4th.

Emily Brutski (Sr A): Vault 9 1st; Bars 8.8 3rd; Beam 9 1st; Floor 9.075 2nd; AA 35.875 1st.

Amanda Lowe (Sr A): Bars 8.9 2nd; Beam 8.4 6th; Floor 8.55 6th; AA 34 3rd.

LEVEL 9

Jordan Steadman (Jr B): Vault 8.9 2nd; Bars 8.4 3rd; Beam 8.75 3rd; Floor 9 2nd; AA 35.05 2nd.

Maci Winebarger (Jr B): Vault 8.7 4th; Beam 8.7 (tie) 4th; Floor 8.3 (tie) 3rd; AA 33.4 5th.

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MARCH MADNESS INVITATIONAL

Stafford Royals participated in the meet hosted by Chantilly Academy Gymnastics in Chantilly on March 9?11.

LEVEL 4

Julianna Ferrel (7&under): Vault 9.275 3rd, Balance Beam 9.000 4th

Kaitlyn Lawson (7&under): Uneven Bars 9.000 5th, Balance Beam 8.700 6th, Floor 8.925 3rd, All-Around 35.575 2nd

Morgan Moore (7&under): Vault 9.200 4th (tie):

Samantha McMichael (7&under): Vault 9.200 4th (tie):

Ashley Lingerman (8Jr): Floor 9.200 1st

Gianni Morgan (9yrs): Vault 9.425 2nd, Uneven Bars 9.050 3rd, All-Around 36.225 3rd

Jaclyn Ferrel (9yrs): Vault 9.450 1st

Lauren Doty (9yrs): Floor 8.800 5th

Megan Straightiff (9yrs): Vault 9.200 6th

Kaelan Beggan (10+): Vault 9.150 6th, Floor 8.850 5th

Nora Peters (10+): Uneven Bars 9.150 6th

Juliana Reihms (10+): Vault 9.475 1st

Lexie Nicholson (10+): Vault 9.350 3rd, Uneven Bars 9.250 3rd, Balance Beam 9.350 4th, All-Around 36.750 3rd

LEVEL 5

Mackenzie Fox (All): Balance Beam 9.250 1st (tie): , Floor 8.350 5th, All-Around 34.700 5th

Breana Spain (All): Vault 9.500 1st, Uneven Bars 8.925 3rd, All-Around 35.275 3rd

Emily Grooms (All): Vault 9.300 4th, Uneven Bars 9.000 2nd, Balance Beam 9.250 1st (tie): , Floor 9.050 1st, All-Around 36.600 1st

Cassie Sissom (All): Uneven bars 8.700 5th, Floor 8.850 2nd, All-Around 35.200 4th

Jamie Macecevic (All): Vault 9.325 3rd

LEVEL 6

Madison Klump (10-11): Uneven Bars 8.800 4th, All-Around 34.850 4th

Karrie Stuchell (12+): Uneven Bars 8.750 1st, Balance Beam 8.700 4th, Floor 8.400 5th, All-Around 34.850 2nd

Leah Morgan (12+): Uneven Bars 8.700 4th, All-Around 34.425 6th

Rachel Hunter (12+): Balance Beam 8.750 3rd

Kayla Rice (12+): Vault 9.350 4th, Uneven Bars 8.650 5th, Balance Beam 8.600 6th, All-Around 34.700 3rd

LEVEL 7

Brianna Arre (11&under): : Floor 9.325 3rd, All-Around 36.600 5th

Alexis Bush (14+): : Vault 9.350 1st, Uneven Bars 9.350 1st, All-Around 35.550 4th

Faith Kelley (14+): : Vault 9.200 4th, Uneven Bars 9.100 3rd, Balance Beam 8.950 4th, Floor 9.050 2nd, All-Around 36.300 2nd

Katherine Pontarelli (14+): : Uneven Bars 8.975 6th, Balance Beam 9.000 3rd, Floor 8.850 6th, All-Around 35.875 3rd

Madison Amos (14+): : Vault 9.200 Tied 4th, Uneven Bars 9.050 5th, Floor 9.025 3rd, All-Around 35.275 5th

Naomi Cassell (14+): : Uneven Bars 9.250 2nd, Balance Beam 8.800 6th (tie):

Shannon Lea (14+): : Balance Beam 9.050 2nd

LEVEL 8

Aaliyah Kerr (All): : Vault 9.450 1st, Uneven Bars 9.500 2nd, Balance Beam 9.550 1st, Floor 9.525 1st, All-Around 38.025 1st

Abigail Whitehead (All): : Uneven Bars 9.525 1st, All-Around 35.700 4th

Ashley Hinton (All): : Vault 9.200 4th, Balance Beam 9.125 5th, All-Around 35.475 6th

Brooke Hensen (All): : Vault 9.200 3rd, Uneven Bars 9.325 4th, Balance Beam 9.200 3rd, All-Around 36.850 2nd

Brynne Reeves (All): : Balance Beam 9.150 4th

Dylana Wilhelm (All): : Vault 9.300 2nd, Balance Beam 9.250 2nd, All-Around 36.250 3rd

VIRGINIA ALL-STARS?INTERMEDIATE

Ayzjah Mercer (11&under): Vault 8.825 4th

VIRGINIA ALL-STARS?ADVANCED

Anna Jordan (All): Vault 9.150 3rd, Uneven Bars 9.350 2nd

Hailey Roman (All): Balance Beam 9.050 5th, Floor 9.200 4th

Alysia Gray (All): Vault 9.300 2nd, Uneven Bars 9.150 3rd; Balance Beam 9.350 2nd, Floor 9.250 3rd, All-Around 37.050 2nd

Nia McManama (All): Floor 9.025 5th

Caroline Posillico (All): Vault 9.350 1st, Uneven Bars 9.050 4th, Balance Beam 9.550 1st, All-Around 36.700 3rd

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RUNNING

JOHN ROBBINS 8 KM?

Results from the race held in Fredericksburg on March 10. It was the second race in the 2013 Coldwell Banker Elite Grand Prix.

Women Overall: 1. Vicky Jasparro (Fredericksburg 6:19; 2. Amy Huerta (Fredericksburg) 6:48; 3. Sara Perez (Stafford) 6:50.

Women Masters: 1. Carol Krill (Stafford) 6:55; 2. Michelle Dolby (Fredericksburg) 7:00; 3. Helena Bozarth (Fredericksburg) 7:33.

Athena: 1. Patricia Kramer (Stafford) 9:04; 2. Renee Almond (Unionville) 9:16; 3. Amie Nester (King George) 10:13.

Women?s 19 & under: 1. Harper Lovegrove (Fredericksburg) 7:08; 2. Maree Baird (Stafford) 9:03; 3. Rio Weber (Fredericksburg) 9:51.

Women?s 20-24: 1. Kimberly Jewell (Fredericksburg) 7:57; 2. Andrea Grimsley (Shenandoah) 8:02; 3. Rachel Stoffan (Fredericksburg) 8:46.

Women?s 25-29: 1. Kells Parady (Newington, Conn.) 8:33; 2. Elizabeth Klein (Arlington 8:57; 3. Becky Minter (Fredericksburg) 9:15.

Women?s 30-34: 1. Heather Morgan (Fredericksburg) 7:53; 2. Kristen Morris (Tappahannock) 8:25; 3. Christine Demetz (King George) 9:10.

Women?s 35-39: 1. Tracy Dzibela (Fredericksburg) 7:12; 2. Clara Schuster (Stafford) 7:18; 3. Tresa Jones (Fredericksburg) 7:18.

Women?s 40-44: 1 Julia Chase (Fredericksburg) 8:29; 2. Kimberly Willits (Fredericksburg) 8:38; 3. Michele Shanks (Rixeyville) 9:02.

Women?s 45-49: 1. Mary Flower LeMaster (Fredericksburg) 8:17; 2. Jami Mckenna (Fredericksburg) 8:26; 3. Lacey Fulton (Fredericksburg) 8:37.

Women?s 50-54: 1. Carol David (Stafford) 7:37; 2. Ellen Jones (Fredericksburg) 8:02; 3. Ruth Olson (Fredericksburg) 8:09.

Women?s 55-59: 1. Leslie Kash (Round Hill) 8:38; 2. Nancy Ball (Fredericksburg) 8:57; 3. Beth Venable (King George) 9:23.

Women?s 60-64: 1. Jannette Martin (Fredericksburg) 10:45; 2. Alice Austiff (King George) 11:16; 3. Anita Perrow (Stafford) 14:34.

Women?s 65-69: 1. Nancy Morrissette (Stafford) 11:26; 2. Marcia Hall (King George) 12:46.

Women?s 70+: 1. Arlowene Garland (Warsaw) 11:37.

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Men Overall: 1. Stephen Harrison (Fredericksburg) 5:19; 2. Bryan Morgan (Mineral) 5:47; 3. Justin C. Neibauer (Spotsylvania) 5:49.

Men Master: 1. Craig Chasse (Reston) 6:03; 2. Ted Poulos (McLean) 6:05; 3. Jack Morrison (Fredericksburg) 6:10.

Men Assisted Wheelchair: 1. Team Porter (Fredericksburg) 6:48.

Clydesdale 200+: 1. Andrew Sullivan (Fredericksburg) 6:48; 2. Timothy Daniels (Stafford) 8:02; 3. Jay Gordon (Fredericksburg) 8:23.

Men?s 19 & under: 1. Brian Quintana (Stafford) 6:10; 2. Mason Mendenhall (Bristow) 6:26; 3. Alex Hawley (Fredericksburg) 6:52.

Men?s 20-24: 1. Stephen DeCoito (Fredericksburg) 7:40.

Men?s 25-29: 1. Thomas Syre (Fredericksburg) 6:10; 2. Zach Minter (Fredericksburg) 7:17; 3. Schyler Kopp (Remington) 7:35.

Men?s 30-34: 1. Nick Dunford (Fredericksburg) 5:53; 2. Joey Hess (Fredericksburg) 5:59; 3. Rodger Palko (Fredericksburg) 6:48.

Men?s 35-39: 1. Tony Calvert (Fredericksburg) 6:19; 2. Bob Blunkosky (Fredericksburg) 6:43; 3. Bryan Schuster (Stafford) 7:02.

Men?s 40-44: 1. Daniel Huerta (Fredericksburg) 6:18; 2. Andy Gotchel (King George) 6:48; 3. Nathan Howes (Port Royal) 7:03.

Men?s 45-49: 1. Duane Williamson (Warrenton) 6:18; 2. Rex Edwards (Spotsylvania) 6:55; 3. Donny Self (Fredericksburg) 7:11.

Men?s 50-54: 1. John Taninecz (Stafford) 6:39; 2. David Croteau (Stafford) 6:59; 3. Charlie Penn (Fredericksburg) 7:01.

Men?s 55-59: 1. Jeff Peterson (Fredericksburg) 6:46; 2. Mike Cannon (Springfield) 7:06; 3. Rolando Pancotti (Fredericksburg) 7:12.

Men?s 60-64: 1. Steve Sakry (Stafford) 6:57; 2. Allen Vaughan (Stafford) 7:16; 3. Steve Schaeffer (Mt. Airy, Md.) 8:26.

Men?s 65-69: 1. Ronald Edington (Fredericksburg) 7:47; 2. Bob Morrissette (Stafford) 10:38.

Men?s 70 and over: 1. Robert Gurtler (The Plains) 9:59; 2. Charles C. Hall (King George) 11:32; 3. Tom Kenney (Glen Echo, Md.) 11:33.

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St-Pierre manhandles Diaz at UFC 158

Carlos Condit, right, lands a kick to Johny Hendricks during their UFC 158 welterweight fight in Montreal, Saturday, March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)

Carlos Condit, right, lands a kick to Johny Hendricks during their UFC 158 welterweight fight in Montreal, Saturday, March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)

MONTREAL (AP) ? UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre manhandled Nick Diaz for five rounds en route to a lopsided unanimous decision at UFC 158 on Saturday night.

St-Pierre (24-2) pitched a shutout, winning 50-45 on all three judges' cards.

"Nick Diaz is a good guy," said the champion, looking to end the bad blood between the two.

Diaz, who said he was flat after a 13-month layoff, thanked St-Pierre "for giving him the credit I think I deserve."

Diaz came to the fight with a chip on his shoulder and plenty of attitude. He leaves with a loss and lumps on his face, although he showed the champion respect after the fight.

As expected, St-Pierre used his wrestling to control the chirpy challenger, rag-dolling him at times and bullying him on the ground. But he also used his jab and kicks to pick apart the challenger on his feet.

A calm, calculating St-Pierre won almost every battle during the fight without putting himself in harm's way. Diaz (27-8-0 with one no contest) never quit, but showed less of his trademark trash-talking. He had his hands full.

The main event had been rife with animosity, with Diaz showing St-Pierre little respect. The normally calm champion was red-hot coming into the fight, saying he wanted to "retire" Diaz.

He may have done it. Diaz said his fighting days may be over.

"I think I'm done with this mixed martial arts," he said.

In the lead up to the fight, Diaz skipped a public workout, then put on a strange one-man show at the pre-fight news conference that managed to befuddle and antagonize St-Pierre.

"I never took it personally," the champion said after the fight.

The antagonism continued right up to the fight with fellow fighter Jake Shields, a member of the Diaz entourage, complaining about St-Pierre's hand wraps.

"I checked GSP's glove and the wrap looked shady," Shields, beaten by GSP at UFC 129, tweeted before the fight.

UFC President Dana White said Shields had OK'd the wrap, only to have another member of Diaz's camp complain later.

The 31-year-old from Montreal was looking for his eighth straight successful title defense since winning his 170-pound championship back from Matt Serra at UFC 83 in April 2008. Only middleweight champion Anderson Silva has more title defenses (10).

The welterweight contenders' picture grew clearer earlier in the main card as Jonny Hendricks (15-1) won a unanimous 29-28 decision over Carlos Condit (28-7) in a wild co-main event that left both men blooded, and with the respect of their boss.

"These boys are holding nothing back," tweeted an appreciative White.

Hendricks, who said he broke his left hand in the fight, was promised a title shot if he won.

"Guess what, I earned it," said Hendricks.

And welterweight Jake Ellenberger knocked out former Strikeforce champion Nate Marquardt in the first round.

Diaz came out to a chorus of boos, one man against a champion backed by thousands in the stands. He calmly walked inside the cage, his four corner men urging him on.

Then the lights dimmed and St-Pierre followed, bouncing up and down in his traditional karate garb to pulsating French-language rap. The crowd erupted.

Diaz walked over to the cage and yelled something as St-Pierre prepared to enter. It didn't seem like a hello. Montreal referee Yves Lavigne then moved over to keep a close watch on the challenger.

The place was rocking before the cage doors closed.

St-Pierre's first takedown came seconds later. Diaz looked to work a submission, but the champion controlled him, firing punches as Diaz tried to get up. A pair of elbows produced a knot on the challenger's forehead.

The crowd started chanting "Ole! Ole!" St-Pierre responded by dropping Diaz on his head, capping a dominant first round.

St-Pierre landed another takedown 40 seconds into the second round and soon had Diaz on his knees face down again, hitting him with knees and punches. Diaz's face was showing damage.

Diaz tried to get in the champ's face as the round ended.

Diaz went down again in the third, after eating some punches. When Diaz got back up, he fired some leg kicks and scored with some jabs. Then St-Pierre dumped him, battering him on the ground.

Diaz flicked a punch after the bell at St-Pierre, whose face was bloodied.

Both men looked tired in the fourth, but St-Pierre scored another takedown and Diaz soon had the champion clamped to him again.

The two clinched in the fifth before Diaz fell attempting a kick. St-Pierre jumped on him and Diaz was again face down on the mat. The fight finished fittingly with St-Pierre on top and the crowd roaring.

The two shook hands, hugged and Diaz raised St-Pierre's hand.

The champion came into Saturday's fight on a 10-bout win streak. And needing just three rounds to erase Randy Couture's UFC record of 44 championship rounds fought.

It was St-Pierre's 13th championship fight, second only to the retired Couture (15).

Condit was initially due to face Rory MacDonald but the Montreal fighter had to pull out with a neck injury. That forced a reshuffle of the welterweight bouts with Hendricks moved to face Condit and Marquardt brought in to take on Ellenberger.

Ellenberger (29-6) made short work of Marquardt (35-12-2), knocking him down with a left-right and then hurting him with another. Marquardt did not seem to like the stoppage by Philippe Chartier, at 3:00, but he was dazed and vulnerable.

Associated Press

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