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69. Harlem Globetrotter "Hot Shot" Aundre Branch dribbles his way into Samsula Academy

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SAMSULA, Fla. -- Fourth-grader Donnie Padgitt was among the many children at Samsula Academy on Monday to receive a fast-break visit from "Hot Shot" Aundre Branch, a member of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters.

70. NSB Cops: Motorist tries to abduct woman on Canal Street for oral sex

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A man asking for directions in a pick-up truck on Canal Street tried to abduct a 33-year-old woman in early February, demanding oral sex, but she managed to get away from him, New Smyrna Beach police said.

71. Edgewater teen stars in Hollywood music video

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YouTube video download /  Tia McDonald (far left in purple shirt) of Edgewater, has the lead role in a Hollywood music video, "Rich Girl$ by Down With Webster, a Canadian pop group. The song is a remake of the 1977 No. 1 song "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates. This story was featured in January.
 
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73. EDGEWATER COPS: Port Orange man charged with sexual battery on girl, 14, after drugging her

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VCBJ / Geoffrey Elliott Goodrich, 27, of Port Orange, was arrested Aug. 2 on charges of sexualy abusing a 14-year-old Edgewater girl after drugging her.

75. NSB's $405,500 fire truck delivered just a few weeks before Christmas

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Photos by Dale Smith / Shown at left and below is the city's newest and biggest fire truck, a $402,500 Pierce XT.

Submitted by contributing writer Dale Smith

NEW SMYRNA BEACH – Christmas came a few weeks earlier for the fire department in 2010. The city’s newest fire truck, a 2010 Pierce Arrow XT, was delivered all the way from Appleton, Wisc., home of the manufacturing company.

Ahead of His Time: Timothy Leary and the psychedelic culture of the 1960s

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"Ralph? The time has come, to go out of your mind. Are you ready, Ralph? Are you ready to die and be reborn? First you must be in a state of grace. First, you must examine yourself in this mirror of confession. What do you see there? Your personality: all your goals, and your fears, your little ambitions... the chess game of your life. You have to check that Ralph, you can't take that on the trip with you. And then that other side of you Ralph, that dark unconscious, all those animal impulses which you hide and keep down below. All this baggage too must be checked. You can't take that on the billion year voyage to God." - Timothy Leary, from the album: "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out"

One of our greatest gifts: 'Without music I wouldn't be the girl I am today'

Music: A simple five letter word. One that holds so much importance in our society. Many people state that without music they would be lost. I am one of those people.

To me, music is not just an activity, it is a way of life. Music is my life.

Without it, in my opinion, the world would be boring. It is a way for the people of the world to share their creativity. Just like painting, drawing, or writing, music is an art. An art that we all use on a daily basis.