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Child prodigy Alena Wicker has set her sights on NASA ever since she was a young girl. Now, the 12-year-old whiz kid will be enrolling at Arizona State University as a freshman this summer, in hopes of pursuing her dream job when she graduates.
Wicker first became enthralled with buildings while playing with LEGOs as a 4-year-old. Her mother said her gift for numbers had to be nurtured. I just had a goal and I wanted to get to [it], Wicker told NBC12. The young girl from Tempe plans to study astronomical and planetary science and chemistry.
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One California wine company is pulling out all the stops in pursuit of finding the right candidate to join its team in Sonoma wine country. The offer includes earning a $10,000-a-month salary and living ‘rent-free.
Additionally, the lucky hire gets to work with master winemaker Dave Ready, Jr., who apparently has a “great sense of humor.”
If this sounds too good to be true, it is supposed to.
The idea for Murphy-Goode Wine, founded in 1985 by three good friends, Tim Murphy, Dale Goode, and Dave Ready, originated during a weekly game of liar’s dice, according to the company’s website. The trio decided to make their love of wine official and hence Murphy-Goode was born. As its website explains, their serious winery is built around a common concept: don’t take life so seriously.
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LAFAYETTE â Over 700 contestants from around the country showed up to partake in the Zydeco Marathon on Sunday morning in Downtown Lafayette, but one contestant stood out among the rest for his inspirational story about his race to beat cancer.
Daniel Allemond is a long-time runner who s marathon days were cut short in September of 2015, when he was diagnosed with Leukemia. At one point I was paralyzed on the right side of my body, says Allemond. I had Encephalitis, which is swelling of the brain.