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儲存 （森美蘭 芙蓉21日訊）森州中華總商會署理會長拿督胡國聯表示，芙蓉人口近年激增為芙蓉飲食業帶來龐大消費市場，只要食材及食物的素質良好，肯定會受到食客垂涎。他今日為“福囍海鮮樓”主持開幕儀式時說，芙蓉工業區及住宅區如雨後春筍蓬勃發展，也有人說芙蓉具有發展成為“美食旅遊”的條件，而州政府更提出“雪隆工作，芙蓉定居”政策，所以芙蓉是吸引投資者踴躍到訪的城市之一。“民以食為天，隨著時代進步，食客要求愈來愈講究，無論素質、營養、調配、烹煮都必須精研考究，就會受到食家垂涎。”他表示，福囍海鮮樓新張營業可說是邁向新的里程碑，肯定能夠在推廣大馬特色中餐飲食方面做出貢獻。;迷你倉

據稱事發前剛完成收購，mini storage其妻因“怕直升機”而未隨行南都訊 據香港媒體報道，香港居民兼內地富商郝琳在法國買入一個酒莊後，搭直升機巡視時墜機，他和兒子失蹤，現場撈起一具尸體。據報道，事發20日，當地政府派出直升機、橡皮艇、潛水員和約100人在現場搜索，並在墜落多爾多涅河的直升機殘骸內撈起一具尸體，但未知其身份。法新社報道，直升機由酒莊的前所有人亦即是賣家格雷瓜爾駕駛，機上載有雲南柏聯集團(Brilliant G roup)46歲總裁郝琳、郝琳的12歲兒子和一名翻譯員。事發前不久，郝琳剛代表柏聯集團完成了收購酒莊的交易，並舉行過慶祝活動與記者會。據報道，柏聯集團這次收購的是產酒名城波爾多的大河酒莊(Chateaude la Riviere)，是當地一個歷史悠久的知名酒莊。據稱，這是波爾多最大宗中國資金收購。參與了這次記者會的法新社攝影記者說，郝琳20日稍早時候介紹了收購計劃，其企業團隊並與酒莊原主人格雷瓜爾等人晚膳。晚餐過後，格雷瓜爾準備帶郝琳搭乘直升機視察占地65公頃的酒莊，郝琳與兒子登機，妻子兼柏聯集團董事長劉湘雲在最後關頭表示“害怕儲存升機”而沒有隨行。酒莊職員在20分鐘之後發現他們仍未回航，於是報警。當局隨後證實直升機墜入多爾多涅河，並開展搜救。法新社記者說，事發前格雷瓜爾執行了例行的起飛前檢查。中國駐法國大使館說，領事部主任已經率領隊伍前往現場處理事故。中國香港入境處21日亦表示已接獲相關求助，並得知使館方面已和家屬取得聯繫。中新富商其人“他是滇商的一面旗幟”46歲的柏聯集團總裁郝琳，還是金控基金董事長。柏聯集團在他和夫人劉湘雲18年的耕耘下，打造出了雲南獨樹一幟的商業旗艦，相繼打造出柏聯廣場，帶動三市街成為昆明第一商業商圈，“中國第一魅力名鎮”和順古鎮、亞洲第一SPA溫泉柏聯陽宗海SPA溫泉等精品，特別是在國際酒店行業中佔有一席之地。“他是滇商的一面旗幟”，這是在與雲南多位領頭的企業家的交流中，被提及最多的一句話。今年，雲南省工商聯的多位知名企業家準備發起一隻基金，基於多年的信任，郝琳被推選為基金董事長。自1995年成立，柏聯集團現已成為一家大型的跨行業、多元化發展的企業集團，其產業涉足房地產開發、旅遊文化、商業百貨、酒店業、茶產業等行業。 據《雲南信息報》迷你倉

楚天都市報訊 本報記者郭姍姍2014年的放假安排時間表已經正式出爐。由於元旦正逢星期三，倉不予調休，明年元旦放假時間僅有一天。網上假期安排討論最熱鬧的主題“一天的元旦怎麼過？”超過六成的網友表示會放棄出遠門，選擇城區游。受此影響，旅行公司出城生意明顯減少，而市內景點游預計可能出現爆棚現象。六成網友市內打轉“元旦休息一天，再上兩天班又是周末，元旦就不准備去任何地方了。”白領小陳本來準備元旦去湖南玩一趟，但發現假期只有一天後改變了計劃：中午去父母家吃飯，下午逛街看電影，與平時周末沒什麼兩樣。這幾天，在論壇和微博上，網友熱烈討論著如何過好只有一天的元旦假期。大楚網一項調查顯示，3000多名網友參與調查，其中61%的網友稱將呆在市內；24%的網友稱因家不在武漢，會選擇回老家吃頓飯；而仍按照原計劃安排旅遊的人不到10%。“吃飯逛街，或者到市內的景區轉一轉，是元旦最輕鬆的度假方式。”許多網友留言說，一天時間雖然也可以到省內其他地方轉一轉，但往返自駕耗時近半天，時間上還是太趕。記者從三江溫泉、湯池溫泉、洪湖悅兮半島溫泉瞭解到，元旦當天門票均已售出大半，但與以往不同的是，今年不少人只預訂了門票，不再預訂住宿，計劃著當天來回。部分出游者仍靠拼假記者在採訪中瞭解到，部分堅持出游的市民，為了實現“跨年游”而不得不想辦法請假、拼假。有市民說，今年自己的10天年假還沒有用完，如果把剩餘的年假用在12月30日、31日，就可以從1mini storage月28日周六開始一直休息到元旦，5天的時間足以出一趟門了。還有市民準備“預支”2014年的年假，即1月2日、3日，也可以形成一個5天的假期。拼接成5天的假期，武漢市民最愛去哪？途牛旅遊網監測數據顯示，截至12月17日，武漢市民元旦自助游線路中，香港地區以及韓國、日本等目的地自助游線路最受青睞，如“香港皇悅系列4日自助游”2800元左右，已經賣空。“拼假看起來很美，但在許多單位根本行不通。”吳先生是光穀一家IT企業的工程人員，無論是30日、31日的年底，還是2日、3日的年初，都是公司最忙的時候，這樣拼假肯定不被領導接受。市內景點或現爆棚“元旦的2日游、3日游產品基本賣不動，很多人選擇在公園、商場里轉悠。”湖北萬達新航線旅行社總經理謝宏稱，對旅行社來說，元旦旅遊市場確實受到重挫。但市內的公園、主題樂園等景區卻表現很樂觀。歡樂穀主題樂園稱，元旦當天園區內將有華中地區最大、最潮的“聖誕音樂節”，大門口還會派發2014份新年大禮，預計當天游園人數將突破2萬人。武漢市旅遊局預計，一天的假期會將大量市民留在武漢，市內景點遊客量會顯著增大，尤其是黃鶴樓、東湖、歡樂穀、楚河漢街、戶部巷的遊客會非常多。昨日記者從武漢多家旅行社瞭解到，元旦假期“三變一”，使外地來漢旅遊團減少一半以上，出境短途旅遊人數也銳減。對於假日調整，旅行社也在想辦法應對，嘉城國旅經理馬誠告訴記者，該旅行社準備重點推出單項服務，如出售溫泉、滑雪門票等。迷你倉

●圖定列車春運票28日起開售●30日起廣州、廣州東站內只售兩天內票春運售票明日�動，迷你倉僅開售最長預售期為25天的春運臨客車票。其餘日常固定開行的列車包括高鐵動車組車票最長預售期仍為20天，將于本月28日起開售。各車站預售車票依舊採取分時段錯峰的措施。鐵路部門稱今年春運實名制車票查驗將更加嚴格，部分重要列車將在候車室二次查票。廣州東集中售取票點25日�用廣鐵集團介紹，2014年春運臨客車票，互聯網或電話訂票最遠預售期為25天(含當日)，即12月23日起可購2014年1月16日車票。而在代售點和集中售取票點購票，只可提前23天，即12月25日起可購2014年1月16日車票。除了春運臨客車票提前發售外，其餘日常固定開行的列車包括高鐵動車組車票，將從12月28日起開售。互聯網和電話訂票預售期仍為20天(含當天)，各代售點以及春運臨時設立的集中售取票點預售期為18天(含當天)。廣鐵集團表示，廣州地區市民還可前往市區集中售取票點購票或取票。集中售取票點設在廣園東路1814號，將于12月25日上午7時�用，全天24小時提供服務。代售點售票服務時間為7時至24時，取票服務時間為8時至24時。而12月30日起，廣州、廣州東、廣州北、佛山、深圳、深圳東、深圳西、東莞東、東莞、惠州10個車站的站內售票窗口以及自動售票機，預售期將調整為2天(含當天)，即僅售今明兩天剩餘的車票，以避免過多的購票者聚集在車站。廣州站臨客明12時起售票為了避免購票高峰集中，春運售票期間，廣鐵集團管內各車站車票在互聯網或訂票電話的起售時間仍然錯開時段。廣鐵集團昨日發佈，所有“C、D、G”字頭動車組(城際、動車、高鐵)車票的起售時間為上午11時。廣東境內其他列車車票的起售時間為：東莞東、東莞、惠州、汕頭站為上午8時；深圳站為上午9時；深圳東、深圳西站為上午10時；廣州站為中午12時；其餘車站為13時。鐵路部門提醒，各站車票起售時間是指通過互聯網或電話訂票，可預訂到最新一天的車票時間。例如：如果12月28日(臨客為23日，以下同)預訂2014年1月16日廣州站開車的車票，則須在12月28日中午12時開始通過互聯網或電話訂票。當日預訂深圳站開車的車票，就需在12月28日上午9時開始通過互聯網或電話訂票。但預售期內其他時間的車票則不受起售時間限制。互聯網和電話訂票優先廣鐵集團還提醒，所有的車票均在一個系統公開對外發售，互聯網和電話訂票優先，各代售點和臨時設立的集中售取票點其次，最後是車站窗口和自動售票機。乘客應按此優先級別選擇購票。若互聯網或電話訂票系統顯示車票售罄，那麼其他售票方式也買不到車票，無需再盲目到窗口排隊。由於春運期間各火車站乘車人流非常集中，廣鐵集團建議已經通過互聯網訂到車票後提前至就近代售點取票，開車前才到車站取車票可能會耽誤行程。而通過電話mini storage訂到車票的旅客，在當日12點前預訂的車票須于次日12點前取票；當日12點後預訂的車票，須于次日24點前取票，否則所訂車票將返回系統重新發售。重點列車候車室二次驗票廣鐵集團昨日還發佈，2014年春運繼續實施車票實名制。除廣九直通車票以外，所有普速列車、動車組列車車票均須憑有效身份證件購買。旅客進站乘車時，鐵路工作人員將100%嚴格核對本人的有效身份證原件、車票票面信息與乘車本人，“票證人”三者相符方可進站候車。對部分重點列車，鐵路部門還將在車站候車室組織第二次查驗，“票證人”三者不相符的，將不允許檢票乘車。而持學生票、殘疾軍人票的旅客，還需同時提供符合規定的減價優惠(待)憑證。1月22日—28日客流最集中2014年節前春運，廣鐵集團最高峰日將開行臨客列車123對，同比今年高峰日增加10對。針對廣東地區往成都、重慶、湖南、湖北等“熱門”方向客流較大的實際情況，廣鐵集團在春運期間，往成都、重慶方向將開行臨時旅客列車17對，往湖南方向增開臨時旅客列車39對，往湖北方向增開臨時旅客列車35對，達到歷史運能最高水平。廣鐵集團表示，2014年春運出行客流集中在春節前的一周即1月22日—28日，盡管今年春運鐵路運能有所提升，但仍無法滿足巨大的客運需求，仍然會有部分旅客購買不到火車票。建議沒買到票的乘客，改在春運非高峰期出行或選擇其他交通工具。小帖士1 12306網站增加刷票功能本月上線試運行的新版12306網站增加刷票功能。進入查詢車次頁面後，勾選頁面右上角“開�自動查詢”複選框後再查票，系統會按照設置的查詢條件，自動、持續地查詢車票，直到發現滿足條件的車票才自動停止。而也是在本月上線的12306手機客戶端，雖然可購票，但無自動刷票功能。2 春運改簽收取20%退票費2014年春運期間，因旅客原因辦理車票改簽，且改簽後車票的乘車日期在2014年1月16日至2月24日期間的，退票時需按票面價格的20%核收退票費。3 學生票提前預售期只賣硬座學生票先于其他車票銷售的預售期只售硬座票，學生乘客要買臥鋪也需待普通火車票開售，這是南都記者昨日從鐵路部門獲得的消息。2014年2月24日前的學生往返票已于11月20日開始在網絡、電話、車站、代售點、自動售票機等渠道同步發售。最長預售期為80天，早于普通車票臨客25天、其他列車20天的最長預售期。不少在校學生反映，通過網絡、電話和車站都沒有預售學生臥鋪車票。鐵路部門昨日表示，學生票早于普通車票的預售期內只售硬座票。學生乘客若要購買臥鋪，需與普通乘客一樣等預售期到來。而臥鋪學生票價格也非簡單減半，優惠額度僅為同車次硬座車票一半的價格。南都記者 熊薇 實習生 黃培通訊員 袁鋼 陳香君廣鐵集團管內各車站車票起售時間注：“C、D、G”字頭動車組(城際、動車、高鐵)：11時；省內其餘車站：13時。self storage

香港富豪柏聯集團總裁郝琳及其兒子，文件倉在法國「酒城」波爾多遇到直升機意外，機上還有法國「大河酒莊」前主人及一名翻譯員。當局目前已尋獲兒子屍體，其他三人仍然失蹤。中國駐法國使館表示高度重視事件，已派人趕赴現場並要求當局全力搜救，香港入境事務處亦正跟進。事發原因仍在調查。本報記者吳維思據法新社報道，法國當地時間20日下午，一架載有四人的直升機在波爾多失事，墮落在東部「大河酒莊」（Chateau de la Riviere）的附近河流一帶。據法新社報道，機上載有柏聯國際集團總裁郝琳，他現年46歲，是雲南省政協委員，剛於前一天買下波爾多最大的葡萄酒莊園「大河酒莊」，出事時由酒莊前主人格雷瓜爾（James Gregoire）駕駛直升機巡視莊園，同行還有他十二歲的兒子和一名翻譯員，郝琳妻子劉湘雲因為害怕坐直升機最後沒上機，但酒莊職員過了20分鐘後發現他們仍未回來，於是報警。成功打撈兒子遺體法方隨後出動橡皮艇、直升機及過百名消防員和蛙人沿河搜救，直至深夜發現直升機的殘骸，並找到一具遺體，後經證實是郝琳兒子，其他三人仍然失蹤。事發存倉因仍在調查。法新社記者說，事發前格雷瓜爾執行了例行的起飛前檢查。駐法使館人員到場了解獲悉事件後，中國駐法國使館高度重視，立即啟動了領事保護應急機制，要求法國方面全力搜救。中國駐法國使館臨時代辦鄧勵責成使館領事部採取緊急措施，領事部主任李平公參和領保人員已經趕赴失事現場了解情況。香港入境處表示，接獲相關求助個案後，已即時透過外交部駐港特派員公署，及中國駐法國大使館跟進個案，大使館已跟當事人家屬取得聯繫，入境處會繼續積極跟進個案，並提供一切可行協助。雲南發跡進軍歐洲郝琳是中國著名富商，他與妻子劉湘雲在雲南發跡，成立柏聯集團，最初經營茶莊生意，隨後擴大到旅遊和房地產業務，定居香港，並開始投資酒店、百貨及溫泉項目。意外發生前不久，郝琳剛花了3000萬歐元（約港幣3.18億元）買下大河酒莊，據稱這是波爾多最大宗的中國資金收購，郝琳預備將酒莊發展為高級品茶品酒中心，並舉行了慶祝活動與記者會。巧合的是，格雷瓜爾之前的大河酒莊主人，在2002年也是死於飛機失事。大河酒莊位於法國波爾多市的東北方，佔地60多公頃，是一個古堡式莊園。儲存

【記者盧怡安報道】申請換領特區護照人數今年創歷來新高，mini storage入境處預計來年將「再創高峰」，原因是日本○四年給予特區護照免簽證待遇，吸引大批港人「一窩蜂」申請特區護照，相隔將近十年，當年申領的特區護照即將過期，令今年首十一個月申領人數較去年同期激增一成八，加上海外國家一般要求訪客護照有效期不少於六個月，入境處呼籲準備在長假期外遊的港人留意護照有效期，若需換證更應盡早申請，免令行程失去預算。04免簽赴日 十年證夠期換領○四年四月一日起，持特區護照港人前往日本可獲免簽證待遇。入境處總入境事務主任（旅行證件及國籍（申請））譚浩文接受訪問時表示，該處當年接獲申請特區護照數字急增，導致○四年全年申請人數達六十三萬宗，較之前一年，即○三年的四十七萬宗劇增三分一。外國一般要求護照有效期不少於半年，譚指，於○四年申請的特區護照的市民，護照十年有效期將陸續於今明兩年到期，加上港人熱門旅遊點，如日本及澳洲的貨幣匯價下跌，刺激外遊意欲，今年下半年起接獲更多市民更換護照，該處今年首十一個月便接獲近self storage十一萬八千宗申請，較去年同期大增近一成八，且已高於去年全年總數，估計來年申請換領特區護照數字會更高。為旅遊辦快證 一般不會接納一般而言，處理特區護照申請需時約十個工作天，若申請人未滿十一歲且未領有香港永久居民身份證，處理時間則為十四個工作天。譚表示，按過往經驗，暑假等長假期前接獲的申請會較多，為維持服務效率，部門會在繁忙期間抽調人手處理，以不影響辦證時間。他指出，曾有旅客在機場禁區臨登機一刻，地勤人員檢查時才發現護照不足半年有效期而未能出發，呼籲市民外遊前應檢查清楚，有需要時盡早換證，但強調部門一般不接納「觀光旅遊」為加快辦證理由，市民應預早作出準備。除親身前往入境處辦事處外，市民亦可選舉郵遞、投遞、網上或到各辦事處自助服務站遞交申請（或需時額外兩、三個工作天）；部門並在今年七月十九日起新增「預檢投遞服務」，指定櫃�人員會為無預約而又未能獲發即場籌號的申請人，初步檢查申請書、相片、支票/銀行本票及所需文件副本是否齊備，再直接送交郵遞組處理，服務推出至今共有五千多人使用。迷你倉

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Source: The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.迷你倉Dec. 21--Momentum shifted like a whipsaw Saturday afternoon at Roos Field, and for once it was Eastern Washington that couldn't hold on.The Eagles couldn't hold a 10-point fourth-quarter lead, and even when it was over, couldn't grasp the reality of a 35-31 loss to Towson that for the second year in a row left them in the ditch on the last stretch of the road to Frisco, Texas.The players slumped back to the locker room, some with eyes welling, others slumping in their lockers, barely able to speak after missing out on a chance to play in the FCS championship game.Instead it will be Towson, which scored the winning touchdown with 17 seconds left, that will face two-time defending champion North Dakota State in the title game on Jan. 4 in Frisco."When you finish the season in a loser-go-home situation, the more it's going to hurt," Eastern coach Beau Baldwin said."Everybody in the locker room is hurting, but they should have their heads held high."By that, Baldwin meant the accomplishments of a 12-3 season that opened with a win over Oregon State of the Pac-12, was burnished with an unbeaten run through the Big Sky Conference and tarnished only the might-have-beens of the last 11 minutes of Saturday's game."We gave up some plays to some good football players," linebacker Cody McCarty said of the Eagles' third semifinal appearance in the last four years.Down three touchdowns in the second quarter, the Eagles dealt with adversity but couldn't handle prosperity on a chilly, foggy afternoon.After a Towson three-and-out late in the third quarter, the Eagles' Zach Wimberly blocked the punt, allowing Eastern Washington to take over on the Tigers' 23.Two plays later, Mario Brown went 5 yards for a touchdown as Eastern Washington took its first lead of the game, 24-21 with 1:36 left in the third quarter.Towson (13-2) stalled on its next possession, and quarterback Vernon Adams led the Eagles on their best drive of the game, a nine-play, 82-yard masterpiece capped by his 13-yard touchdown pass to Cory Mitchell with 11:55 to play.It was Adams' 55th touchdown pass of the season -- and his last, as it turned out.Towson backup quarterback Connor Frazie自存倉, who replaced injured starter Peter Athens in the second quarter, led a ground-pounding, 75-yard drive that consumed 15 plans and almost 7 minutes.By the time running back Terrance West scored on a 3-yard run, the Eagles had only to burn up the last 5 minutes.But the drive stalled, and Adams overthrew Cooper Kupp on fourth-and-2 at the Towson 29.With only 1:35, Frazier cut through the Eagle defense with ease, competing four straight passes to the Eagle 34. Five plays later, the Eagles forced a third-and-goal situation at the 1 with 19 seconds left. Towson called timeout, then Eastern did the same.Disdaining a tying field goal, the Tigers called on Frazier again, and he shoved his way into the end zone for the winning score.After the kickoff, Adams' desperation heave was intercepted by Christian Carpenter."I'm numb," Towson coach Rob Ambrose said. "It's a little surreal. I'm wet from the Gatorade. I love my kids and I'm so proud of them."Towson, which won its 12th straight road game, got off to a fast start, marching 75 yards down the wet, slippery field on its first possession, with Athens throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Holder for a 7-0 leadEastern moved down the field on its first possession, but receiver Kupp fumbled on Towson's 12 and the Tigers recovered. Derrick Joseph caught passes for 50 and 16 yards for Towson, and West dove over from the 1-yard line for a 14-0 lead. It was West's FCS-record 40th touchdown of the season, 39th on the ground.After a pair of EWU punts, Towson drove 91 yards in seven plays to take a 21-0 lead.Eastern finally scored when Adams threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Quincy Forte midway through the second quarter.Towson fumbled on its next possession and Eastern Washington's Will Katoa recovered on his own 36. Starting with 2 minutes left in the half, the Eagles drove to the 1, but time expired when Adams was stopped while trying to run into the end zone.Adams threw for 394 yards and two touchdowns for Eastern Washington, which outgained the Tigers 580 yards to 483.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) Visit The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) at .spokesman.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Source: The Miami HeraldDec.文件倉 21--MAYVILLE, N.D. -- Editor's note: An enhanced version of this story is available here.It was the kind of cold they could feel in their bones, made worse by 30-mile-per-hour winds that barreled across the North Dakota plains and whipped between the goal posts."At some point, you are going to walk out there, and your body is going to say "I'm cold,'" their coach had warned before kickoff. "Your body is going to try to say, "I can't do this right now.' You ignore that. You ignore that, understood?""Yes, sir!" they replied in chorus with their teammates.But what did four kids from Liberty City know about playing football in freezing temperatures?When Rashad Flanders, Jerrill Jenkins, John Lamour and Dantrel Horne played for Miami Northwestern Senior High, their games were held on sticky Friday nights before thousands of fans. Sometimes, beads of sweat covered their skin well before the whistle blew.That changed three seasons ago. Fate and football scholarships had ferried them to a 1,000-student college in rural North Dakota called Mayville State, where few fans filled the seats on mostly frigid Saturday afternoons.The transition from the electric streets of Miami to the rolling cornfields of Mayville had been wrought with uncertainty. Everything was different: the sub-zero temperatures, the way people spoke, the few black faces on campus. It was enough to make the South Florida kids feel out of place -- and contemplate returning home for good.But on this frozen November afternoon, as the Mayville State football team stood poised to win the conference championship for the first time since 1990, the decision to come here was all worth it.A TICKET OUTLike the other boys in the sprawling Liberty City housing project known as Pork "n' Beans, Jerrill Jenkins was used to the pop-pop-popping of gun shots after dark. Once, a stray bullet had shattered the window of his mother's car. Jerrill hardly stirred.A quiet and thoughtful boy, Jerrill preferred the quiet of his bedroom to the chaos of the street corner. Still, Wanda Jenkins feared her youngest son would fall victim to the dope dealers. To keep him out of trouble, she kept him busy with football and baseball.Rashad Flanders's mother faced a similar quandary. She worried the boy would take after his father, who was serving time for drug trafficking and robbery. Instead, Rashad joined the 5,000 Role Models of Excellence mentoring program. He preferred to spend evenings and weekends at home, helping his mother and looking after his younger siblings, Terrence Jr. and Raven. Even football was a family affair. Rashad, a talented cornerback, made big plays to make his mother proud.Rashad and Jerrill became close friends in a sophomore-year science class at Northwestern High. Their personalities were natural compliments. Rashad cracked jokes in the classroom and carried himself with confidence. Jerrill was easy going and rarely spoke up.Outside of school, the boys forged a bond over football. Together, they worshiped the holy trinity of Liberty City teams: the Miami Dolphins, the Miami Hurricanes and the Northwestern Bulls.Both were selected for Northwestern's varsity squad as juniors. Winning a slot on the team was about more than football. It was about becoming part of a tradition that claimed a mythical national championship in 2007 and regularly launched players to Division I universities and the NFL.Their quarterback, Teddy Bridgewater, was courted by some of nation's top college football programs. Rashad and Jerrill fantasized about attending the University of Miami, or maybe LSU. They were sure the recruiters would call.But with signing day rapidly approaching, neither Rashad nor Jerrill had firm offers in hand.An assistant football coach 2,080 miles away was about to change their lives.THE RECRUITERNathaniel Gill needed to make a splash in his second year as an assistant coach at Mayville State University. Recruiting, he decided, was a fine place to start.Gill visited the regional high schools that regularly fed into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, in which Mayville State competes. But he wasn't finding the talent he needed.One afternoon, as Gill surfed recruiting websites from his office, a cramped loft above the weight room, he stumbled upon a profile for Neville Robinson, an offensive lineman at Miami's Northwestern Senior High.Gill knew Northwestern was among the country's top high-school programs. He also knew that landing a Northwestern player wasn't impossible. At powerhouse high schools, the elite players would be scooped up by top National Collegiate Athletic Association schools like Alabama and Ohio State. But solid athletes were often overlooked -- and ripe for recruiting by smaller programs.Gill was blunt in his pitch to Neville. With just 1,800 people, the entire town of Mayville was roughly the size of Northwestern High. The crowds attending Mayville State football games would be far smaller than those that packed into Nathaniel "Traz" Powell Stadium to watch Northwestern play Miami Jackson Senior High for the annual Soul Bowl.But Gill gave Neville a reason to consider Mayville: He would get a partial college scholarship, and have the opportunity to play football at the next level.Neville accepted -- and spread the word among his teammates.Both Rashad and Jerrill, a running back, were interested. The week of signing day, Gill offered each a partial scholarship.Two other Northwestern players followed: defensive backs Shawn Collier and John Lamour.It was an unprecedented get for Mayville, and for Gill as an assistant coach.But the work was just beginning. Gill was sure the guys from Miami would be prepared to compete at a collegiate level. Preparing them for life in North Dakota, however, was a separate task.Thankfully, Gill could relate.When he had been recruited to play football for Mayville State in 2005, he had left his home in a predominantly black neighborhood in Houston. Adjusting to North Dakota had taken time, but Gill had been named team captain his senior year and graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education.After the Miami players accepted, Gill began sending them weekly text messages. Once summer started, he made sure they stuck to their workout regimes. He made regular calls to their mothers, too.When the players arrived at the airport in Fargo, Gill was waiting with a van.SECRET WEAPONThe players from Miami ventured to North Dakota in three separate trips.John Lamour and Shawn Collier were first to land, stepping off the plane in heavy winter coats. Gill chuckled when he saw them. He must have forgotten to mention that summer temperatures in North Dakota soared into the 90s.Rashad and Jerrill followed on a separate flight. Neville came later that night.Leaving Miami had been particularly difficult for Rashad. Just before the holidays, his mother had lost her Miami-Dade County job and the family was evicted. Tiesha Thomas found a new position with the county, but was diagnosed with lung cancer the following month.On the day Rashad departed for North Dakota, both mother and son cried at the airport.Jerrill was quiet for most of the plane ride. He fixated on a single thought: His life was about to become wildly different.The boys were relieved to see Gill at the Fargo airport. Conversation flowed easily during the 55-mile drive to the Mayville State campus. But there were moments when the young men from Miami stared out the window silently, awestruck by the green-and-golden cornfields and vast cobalt sky.Mayville was not what they were expecting. It called to mind a Western frontier town. Some of the imposing brick buildings dated back to the late 1800s.The downtown was a single intersection. The only fast-food joint was a nearby Subway sandwich shop tucked into a gas station.But there was little time to contemplate the change in scenery.Mayville State's football team had gone 2-8 last year, and hadn't had a winning record since 1991. The new head coach, former Mayville State linebacker Derek Schlieve, was determined to improve the program.The players from Miami were his secret weapons.MIAMI SWAGBefore the season started, Rashad told The Grand Forks Herald newspaper that he and the other players from Miami would turn around the Mayville State football program.A copy of the article found its way to the bulletin board by the weight room. It infuriated sophomore cornerback Dylan Midstokke."I don't like this kid," Dylan told a teammate.The Miami guys had the same bravado on the field. They played a fast, physical game peppered with smack talk, even in scrimmages against their own teammates. They acted like conference champs, despite last year's abysmal record.Coach Schlieve took note. Theirs was a confidence that bordered on arrogance, and something most coaches from the Midwest wouldn't tolerate. He would have to teach the players to rein it in.Off the field, the players from Miami isolated themselves.They stood out at Mayville State, where 80 percent of students were white. Few other students on campus shared their taste for flat-brimmed baseball caps and neon Air Jordans. And only a handful could understand their fast-paced speech and Miami slang. In Miami, "safe" and "nafe" were substitutes for "yes" and "no," and "bruh" was an acceptable greeting. In North Dakota, the words drew puzzled looks.The guys found North Dakota equally strange.Many of their classmates, professors and neighbors took an interest in hunting, and wore camouflage jackets around town. They spoke proper English with a singsong accent, and sometimes used bizarre expressions like "Uff-da."Before practice one afternoon, a local reporter asked the Miami players what they missed most about South Florida."Fried chicken, greens and watermelon," they shouted out, practically in unison.Coach Schlieve pulled the guys aside after the interview. He warned them against reinforcing stereotypes.Like it or not, he said, the guys from Miami were under a microscope."If you go out and do great things, you are going to be praised," Schlieve said. "But if you do something foolish, that's going to be multiplied, too."The football season opened with a thriller: a 21-18 victory over Robert Morris University.The Mayville State Comets barely lost their second game, only because Minnesota-Crookston scored a late field goal.In week three, they blew out Trinity Bible College by a score of 65-6.The Miami swag, it turned out, was infectious.Mayville finished the seas存倉n with a 5-6 record. The five wins were more than the team had tallied in the previous three seasons combined.It was good, but not good enough. The Northwestern players were used to championships, and they were determined to deliver.WINTER BLUESOnce the excitement of football season died down, the homesickness kicked in.The dorms could be lonely. Most weekends saw Mayville students return to their families in Grand Forks and Fargo.Jerrill struggled with the gray skies and bare trees. He called his mother almost daily. Sometimes, he thought about returning home to Miami for good. His mother wouldn't allow it.Two decades ago, Wanda Jenkins had gone away to Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. But she returned home to Miami quickly after her mother suffered a heart attack. Wanda Jenkins never earned her degree."God placed you at Mayville," she told her son over the phone. "You stay where you are and make your mark there."On the darkest and coldest nights, Gill had the guys over for dinner. He cooked spaghetti and tacos, and told them what Mayville was like when he was a student."It's not going to be easy," he advised one night. "But stick to it. I promise, the best is ahead."The winter brought new experiences. During the season's first snowfall, Rashad bolted outside in shorts and a T-shirt and pelted Jerrill in the face with a snowball. He had never held snow before. Surprisingly, it made his hands burn.The guys tasted venison. They watched ice hockey games. They bonded with their teammates over pizza and video games. Dylan, who was raised on a ranch in Idaho and never had a black classmate or friend, started picking up some of their slang.At the end of the year, Neville Robinson, the first Northwestern player to be recruited by Mayville State, withdrew from school and returned to Miami. Shawn Collier, who suffered a knee injury, also returned to South Florida.But Mayville picked up another Northwestern graduate: receiver Dantrel Horne, who transferred in from Concordia College, Selma. They called him "Stick" because of his 6-3, 185-pound frame.The magic remained intact. For the second year in a row, the Mayville State Comets finished the season with five wins and six losses.Suddenly, the boys from Miami were the big men on campus.Students started stopping by the Subway sandwich shop where Rashad worked to congratulate him on the season. The other guys were recognized in the streets, too. Invitations to parties followed.That Christmas, Tiesha Thomas couldn't wait to have Rashad home for the holidays. He made the trip, but didn't stay long.Almost as soon as he arrived in South Florida, Rashad was ready return to North Dakota. He talked incessantly about the football season, his classes, and his new girlfriend.His grandmother worried he had already forgotten his roots. But his mother understood."There's nothing for him here," Tiesha Thomas told her mother.This time, there were no tears at the airport when Rashad took off for Mayville.NO FEARThere are traces of Liberty City scattered throughout the dorm room Rashad shares with freshman quarterback Robbie Strand. His Northwestern practice jersey hangs above his bed. Stickers of his high-school mascot, a gold and royal blue bull, are proudly affixed to the walls.The focal point is Rashad's TV.Occasionally, the guys from Miami cram into his room to watch the Miami Hurricanes. Sometimes, they catch a Louisville game. The team's star quarterback is Teddy Bridgewater, who played with them at Northwestern.They watch with a mix of pride and envy. They wonder what it would be like to play at a Division I school with tens of thousands of screaming fans. Their football field in North Dakota accommodates about 3,000 spectators, and is dwarfed by surrounding farmland.Still, the guys are grateful to be where they are.There are little things they have come to appreciate. They can walk across campus in the dark without fear of being mugged. When they forget to lock the doors to their dorm rooms, nobody steals their belongings.On weekends, there are parties, and there are bars in Mayville and in the surrounding cities. The Buffalo Wild Wings in Grand Forks is a favorite.Rashad likes the party scene. Jerrill does not.When Jerrill was a toddler, his mother would sometimes leave their home to get high. One restless night, Jerrill begged his mother to stay. She ignored his pleas -- but checked herself into a rehab facility the next day.Wanda Jenkins has stayed away from drugs since that day. Jerrill wants nothing to do with drugs or alcohol. He focuses on his classwork in business and accounting, and works at the Pizza Shop in town.On a Sunday afternoon in November, the guys meet at the Pizza Shop for large pepperoni pies and a pitcher of ice water.They talk and daydream about the future.Rashad, they tease, is most likely to spend the rest of his life in North Dakota. He is dating a classmate who grew up in North Dakota. He already spends much of his free time in Grand Forks with her and her family.Rashad laughs along, but conceals his real thoughts. He knows professional scouts have called to ask about him, and he's willing to go wherever the game will take him.Stick sees himself moving to Colorado. He likes the cold weather and relaxed culture. John says he would stay in North Dakota if the right job came around.Jerrill is the lone member of the group who wants to return to Miami. His goal is to open his own accounting firm. He also has a higher calling: to start a non-profit in the neighborhood where he was raised. The organization would provide mentoring for young men like himself, who grew up without a father.He considers the goal well within his reach. On Facebook, he calls himself Jerrill DreamChaser Jenkins.DON'T FLINCHSince the Northwestern players arrived, Mayville has become a destination for talented football players from Miami high schools.Earlier this year, South Dade Senior High graduate Keith Osgood transferred in from the University of Minnesota, Crookston. The team also picked up two new recruits from Miami Northwestern and three from Miami Jackson.The 2013 season started slowly.In the opener against Midland University, Jerrill rushed for 86 yards and scored three touchdowns. But he cramped up and missed most of the fourth quarter. Mayville lost 31-27.The Comets lost their second game, too, played at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.But they picked up a key win against Haskell University, a game that saw Jerrill rush for 148 yards and score two touchdowns. One week later, Mayville blew out the Cole College Jaguars by a score of 46-0.On homecoming weekend, Mavyille beat cross-town rival Valley City State. It was the first time the team overcame Valley City since 1998.The win was especially sweet for Jerrill. His mother Wanda had made the trip from Miami. She watched the game embedded in the cheerleaders.Before long, the conference championship was within reach. If the Comets could win the last game of the season, they would share the title with the University of Jamestown.Their opponent: a revenge-seeking Valley City State.Valley had more than pride on the line. It, too, could secure a share of the conference championship with a win.Before the game, played at Valley's home stadium, the temperature dropped below 30 degrees, with the wind chill sending the thermometer even lower. Only four blanket-wrapped fans took part in the tailgate. They hovered around a hot pot of chili.Mayville fans cheered the team from Miami."Good morning friends, family members and prayer warriors!" Wanda Jenkins posted to her Facebook page. "Let's send our prayers up to the Mayville State Comets as they board the buses for the ride of a lifetime: the conference title, bragging rights and that ring!"Jerrill shivered when he stepped off the bus. He had opted against wearing a long-sleeve undershirt out of fear the ball would slip from his arms. He regretted the decision immediately.Before kickoff, Rashad prayed for strength.Jerrill recited his usual prayer, asking God to keep him and his teammates free from injuries, and giving thanks for the opportunity to play.Valley City was first to score. At the half, they were up 17-0.Coach Schlieve gathered his players in a nearby building to keep them out of the wind."We gotta grind it out, the same way we did the season," Schlieve said. "It didn't start pretty, but we're here. Don't flinch, fellas. Don't flinch."The Comets scored a touchdown in the third quarter. But they couldn't stop Valley City running back Derek Elliott, a homegrown talent who tied a school record with 286 yards rushing.The final score was 37-12.When the last whistle blew, nearly all of the Mayville fans had retreated to the warmth of their cars. Schlieve directed his players to take a knee in the end zone."We need to keep our heads high," the coach told them. "We have to stay classy. You might be tempted not to go to class, not to do the little things. You gotta ignore it."The team, Schlieve said, had made history by posting a 7-4 season."This will be one of the things that shape you," he said, searching for the words to inspire the young men. "You will go on to do great things."On the bus ride back to Mayville, Rashad and Jerrill were frustrated by the idle chatter among their teammates. Both sat silently, reflecting on the loss.They pledged to make next season -- their last at Mayville State -- end differently.QUIET NIGHTThe victory party scheduled for that night was canceled. The streets of downtown Mayville were cold and desolate.Jerrill, Rashad and Rashad's girlfriend, Emily Jo Severson, sat alone at the pizza shop/video store in town. They flipped on the television, only to catch the University of Miami Hurricanes losing to Virginia Tech.Rashad and Emily shared a mint Oreo milkshake. Jerrill exchanged text messages with his mother, who tried to console the boys on Facebook."To my Mayville State Comets: I love you in spite of anything. Win or lose, we are still family.""To the #1 man in my life, Jerrill Jenkins: I over love you, man. Keep your head up, head up. There's always next year."Later in the night, Rashad and Emily met some friends at a bar. Jerrill went home and watched a movie.Outside, snow flurries fell from the dark skies over the North Dakota plains.This story was reported based on multiple interviews with the players, their families and their coaches beginning in 2011.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Miami Herald Visit The Miami Herald at .miamiherald.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存

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