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Pilot Wayne VanAllen secures a loose line inside his hot air balloon,

Pilot Wayne VanAllen secures a loose line inside his hot air balloon, "The Sound of Silence," during the 20th annual Great American Balloon Race on Friday, June 12, 2009 in Danville, Ky. Participants in the race were required to drive one mile from the target zone, inflate their balloons, and let the wind carry them back to drop a beanbag marker onto a large ground target. (Doug Strickland/The Advocate Messenger)

Colton Magill, from Big Sandy, Texas, lays on the hood of his wrecked car and talks with his father on a cell phone along Highway 67 southwest of Wake Village, Texas Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Magill was escorting a semitrailer with an oversized load when says he fell asleep, lost control of the car, and flipped the vehicle, coming to rest along the shoulder.

Colton Magill, from Big Sandy, Texas, lays on the hood of his wrecked car and talks with his father on a cell phone along Highway 67 southwest of Wake Village, Texas Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Magill was escorting a semitrailer with an oversized load when says he fell asleep, lost control of the car, and flipped the vehicle, coming to rest along the shoulder.

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 25, 2012. Eight-month-old Maddox Whiteside reaches for his father Specialist Daniel Whiteside's hat as he is picked up after a deployment ceremony at the Tennessee National Guard Headquarters in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Wednesday. Whiteside is one of about 200 area National Guard troops are leaving Thursday morning to deploy to Jordan for a one year mission.

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 25, 2012. Eight-month-old Maddox Whiteside reaches for his father Specialist Daniel Whiteside's hat as he is picked up after a deployment ceremony at the Tennessee National Guard Headquarters in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Wednesday. Whiteside is one of about 200 area National Guard troops are leaving Thursday morning to deploy to Jordan for a one year mission.

Matthew Starkey, right, throws four-year-old Jacob Estes to his father Josh while they play in Wright Patman Lake during a Labor Day family outing Monday, Sept. 3, 2012 in Bowie County, Texas.

Matthew Starkey, right, throws four-year-old Jacob Estes to his father Josh while they play in Wright Patman Lake during a Labor Day family outing Monday, Sept. 3, 2012 in Bowie County, Texas.

Lifeguard and swim teacher Matthew Brewsaugh helps five-year-old Jacob Arnold to float on his back through the deep end of the Danville, Ky. swimming pool during Jacob's first swimming lesson on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. (Doug Strickland/The Advocate Messenger)

Lifeguard and swim teacher Matthew Brewsaugh helps five-year-old Jacob Arnold to float on his back through the deep end of the Danville, Ky. swimming pool during Jacob's first swimming lesson on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. (Doug Strickland/The Advocate Messenger)

Ten-year-old Maggie Milby examines a black swallowtail caterpillar on a twig that she found near her home on 5th Street on August 11, 2009 in Danville, Ky. The black swallowtail, or Papilio polyxenes, is one of the most common species of caterpillar and butterfly in North America. (Doug Strickland/The Advocate Messenger)

Ten-year-old Maggie Milby examines a black swallowtail caterpillar on a twig that she found near her home on 5th Street on August 11, 2009 in Danville, Ky. The black swallowtail, or Papilio polyxenes, is one of the most common species of caterpillar and butterfly in North America. (Doug Strickland/The Advocate Messenger)

People hold candles outside of the Rutherford County Courthouse in Murfreesboro, Tenn. for a candlelight vigil on Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, two days after vandals set fire to construction equipment on the future site of the new Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. The vigil's purpose was to promote religious tolerance and freedom in the Nashville suburb. (Doug Strickland/Corbis Images)

People hold candles outside of the Rutherford County Courthouse in Murfreesboro, Tenn. for a candlelight vigil on Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, two days after vandals set fire to construction equipment on the future site of the new Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. The vigil's purpose was to promote religious tolerance and freedom in the Nashville suburb. (Doug Strickland/Corbis Images)

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - May 24, 2012. Danielle Maples kisses the casket of her husband, Officer Justin Maples, after his funeral service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Cleveland, Tenn. on Thursday. Officer Maples was killed in the line of duty on Sunday in a single-vehicle crash while responding to a stolen vehicle emergency call.

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - May 24, 2012. Danielle Maples kisses the casket of her husband, Officer Justin Maples, after his funeral service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Cleveland, Tenn. on Thursday. Officer Maples was killed in the line of duty on Sunday in a single-vehicle crash while responding to a stolen vehicle emergency call.

Dru Perry examines her custom made wind sculptures at her booth at the annual Constitution Square Festival on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 in Danville, Ky. She has been making wind sculptures for ten years, after transitioning from making stained glass windows, because of the safer materials and the three dimensional shapes. (Doug Strickland/www.dougstricklandphoto.com)

Dru Perry examines her custom made wind sculptures at her booth at the annual Constitution Square Festival on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 in Danville, Ky. She has been making wind sculptures for ten years, after transitioning from making stained glass windows, because of the safer materials and the three dimensional shapes. (Doug Strickland/www.dougstricklandphoto.com)

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - January 13, 2012. Five-year-old Chandler Tate draws tickets for the housing lottery at the Chattanooga Housing Authority on Friday. The Housing Authority drew 150 numbers out of more than 500 applicants to select residents for its two new housing sites.

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - January 13, 2012. Five-year-old Chandler Tate draws tickets for the housing lottery at the Chattanooga Housing Authority on Friday. The Housing Authority drew 150 numbers out of more than 500 applicants to select residents for its two new housing sites.

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - March 19, 2012. Ray Feher, right, winces as he tries to work the iLimb during his appointment with Dr. Jim Rogers at Rogers's office in Chattanooga, Tenn. Feher says that he still suffers from phantom limb pain, and because the iLimb operates by the contraction and expansion of the remaining muscles, practicing with it exacerbates his pain.

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - March 19, 2012. Ray Feher, right, winces as he tries to work the iLimb during his appointment with Dr. Jim Rogers at Rogers's office in Chattanooga, Tenn. Feher says that he still suffers from phantom limb pain, and because the iLimb operates by the contraction and expansion of the remaining muscles, practicing with it exacerbates his pain.

Seventy-nine year old Batewood subsidized housing resident Leona Adams sorts through photographs and documents damaged by Sunday's flooding on Monday, May 3, 2010, in Danville, Ky. Adams's single-story apartment is uninhabitable after the flood and nearly all of her belongings are damaged by water and mud.

Seventy-nine year old Batewood subsidized housing resident Leona Adams sorts through photographs and documents damaged by Sunday's flooding on Monday, May 3, 2010, in Danville, Ky. Adams's single-story apartment is uninhabitable after the flood and nearly all of her belongings are damaged by water and mud.

First-time blood donor Jessica Thompson, left, hides her eyes as phlebotomist Karen Siefert searches for a vein in her arm at Life Share Blood Center in Texarkana, Texas on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 during their annual M*A*S*H Bash blood drive. The blood drive continues today from 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.

First-time blood donor Jessica Thompson, left, hides her eyes as phlebotomist Karen Siefert searches for a vein in her arm at Life Share Blood Center in Texarkana, Texas on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 during their annual M*A*S*H Bash blood drive. The blood drive continues today from 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - January 30, 2012. Construction workers assemble scaffolding alongside a new building on Cherokee Blvd. in North Chattanooga on Monday afternoon.

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - January 30, 2012. Construction workers assemble scaffolding alongside a new building on Cherokee Blvd. in North Chattanooga on Monday afternoon.

Kimberly Hughes participates in a group prayer during the first worship service of a four-day unity convention at the Chattanooga Choo Choo in Chattanooga, Tenn., Wednesday, May 23, 2012. About 20 religious leaders from seven different countries met for the convention to overcome stereotypes, language, and cultural differences.

Kimberly Hughes participates in a group prayer during the first worship service of a four-day unity convention at the Chattanooga Choo Choo in Chattanooga, Tenn., Wednesday, May 23, 2012. About 20 religious leaders from seven different countries met for the convention to overcome stereotypes, language, and cultural differences.

Joel Tippens holds up a sign for an Occupy protest in front of the Republic Centre building in Chattanooga, Tenn. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. The protest was staged in front of the building, which houses a local branch of Bank of America, in a three-part effort to protest the bank, local representative Chuck Fleischmann, and speaker of the house John Boehner, who was coming to support Fleischmann's fundraiser. (Doug Strickland/Corbis Images)

Joel Tippens holds up a sign for an Occupy protest in front of the Republic Centre building in Chattanooga, Tenn. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. The protest was staged in front of the building, which houses a local branch of Bank of America, in a three-part effort to protest the bank, local representative Chuck Fleischmann, and speaker of the house John Boehner, who was coming to support Fleischmann's fundraiser. (Doug Strickland/Corbis Images)

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 26, 2012. Maj. Ray Myers tells his wife Melissa goodbye before boarding a bus at the Army National Guard Armory in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Thursday. Myers was among nearly 200 area troops from the 1st Battalion of the 181st Field Artillery unit of the Tennessee Army National Guard who departed for Camp Shelby, Miss. to begin a year-long deployment to train troops in Jordan.

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 26, 2012. Maj. Ray Myers tells his wife Melissa goodbye before boarding a bus at the Army National Guard Armory in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Thursday. Myers was among nearly 200 area troops from the 1st Battalion of the 181st Field Artillery unit of the Tennessee Army National Guard who departed for Camp Shelby, Miss. to begin a year-long deployment to train troops in Jordan.

Pilot Wayne VanAllen secures a loose line inside his hot air balloon, "The Sound of Silence," during the 20th annual Great American Balloon Race on Friday, June 12, 2009 in Danville, Ky. Participants in the race were required to drive one mile from the target zone, inflate their balloons, and let the wind carry them back to drop a beanbag marker onto a large ground target. (Doug Strickland/The Advocate Messenger)Colton Magill, from Big Sandy, Texas, lays on the hood of his wrecked car and talks with his father on a cell phone along Highway 67 southwest of Wake Village, Texas Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Magill was escorting a semitrailer with an oversized load when says he fell asleep, lost control of the car, and flipped the vehicle, coming to rest along the shoulder.Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 25, 2012. Eight-month-old Maddox Whiteside reaches for his father Specialist Daniel Whiteside's hat as he is picked up after a deployment ceremony at the Tennessee National Guard Headquarters in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Wednesday. Whiteside is one of about 200 area National Guard troops are leaving Thursday morning to deploy to Jordan for a one year mission.Matthew Starkey, right, throws four-year-old Jacob Estes to his father Josh while they play in Wright Patman Lake during a Labor Day family outing Monday, Sept. 3, 2012 in Bowie County, Texas.Lifeguard and swim teacher Matthew Brewsaugh helps five-year-old Jacob Arnold to float on his back through the deep end of the Danville, Ky. swimming pool during Jacob's first swimming lesson on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. (Doug Strickland/The Advocate Messenger)Ten-year-old Maggie Milby examines a black swallowtail caterpillar on a twig that she found near her home on 5th Street on August 11, 2009 in Danville, Ky. The black swallowtail, or Papilio polyxenes, is one of the most common species of caterpillar and butterfly in North America. (Doug Strickland/The Advocate Messenger)People hold candles outside of the Rutherford County Courthouse in Murfreesboro, Tenn. for a candlelight vigil on Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, two days after vandals set fire to construction equipment on the future site of the new Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. The vigil's purpose was to promote religious tolerance and freedom in the Nashville suburb. (Doug Strickland/Corbis Images)Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - May 24, 2012. Danielle Maples kisses the casket of her husband, Officer Justin Maples, after his funeral service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Cleveland, Tenn. on Thursday. Officer Maples was killed in the line of duty on Sunday in a single-vehicle crash while responding to a stolen vehicle emergency call.Dru Perry examines her custom made wind sculptures at her booth at the annual Constitution Square Festival on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 in Danville, Ky. She has been making wind sculptures for ten years, after transitioning from making stained glass windows, because of the safer materials and the three dimensional shapes. (Doug Strickland/www.dougstricklandphoto.com)Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - January 13, 2012. Five-year-old Chandler Tate draws tickets for the housing lottery at the Chattanooga Housing Authority on Friday. The Housing Authority drew 150 numbers out of more than 500 applicants to select residents for its two new housing sites.Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - March 19, 2012. Ray Feher, right, winces as he tries to work the iLimb during his appointment with Dr. Jim Rogers at Rogers's office in Chattanooga, Tenn. Feher says that he still suffers from phantom limb pain, and because the iLimb operates by the contraction and expansion of the remaining muscles, practicing with it exacerbates his pain.Seventy-nine year old Batewood subsidized housing resident Leona Adams sorts through photographs and documents damaged by Sunday's flooding on Monday, May 3, 2010, in Danville, Ky. Adams's single-story apartment is uninhabitable after the flood and nearly all of her belongings are damaged by water and mud.First-time blood donor Jessica Thompson, left, hides her eyes as phlebotomist Karen Siefert searches for a vein in her arm at Life Share Blood Center in Texarkana, Texas on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 during their annual M*A*S*H Bash blood drive. The blood drive continues today from 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - January 30, 2012. Construction workers assemble scaffolding alongside a new building on Cherokee Blvd. in North Chattanooga on Monday afternoon.Kimberly Hughes participates in a group prayer during the first worship service of a four-day unity convention at the Chattanooga Choo Choo in Chattanooga, Tenn., Wednesday, May 23, 2012. About 20 religious leaders from seven different countries met for the convention to overcome stereotypes, language, and cultural differences.Joel Tippens holds up a sign for an Occupy protest in front of the Republic Centre building in Chattanooga, Tenn. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. The protest was staged in front of the building, which houses a local branch of Bank of America, in a three-part effort to protest the bank, local representative Chuck Fleischmann, and speaker of the house John Boehner, who was coming to support Fleischmann's fundraiser. (Doug Strickland/Corbis Images)Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 26, 2012. Maj. Ray Myers tells his wife Melissa goodbye before boarding a bus at the Army National Guard Armory in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Thursday. Myers was among nearly 200 area troops from the 1st Battalion of the 181st Field Artillery unit of the Tennessee Army National Guard who departed for Camp Shelby, Miss. to begin a year-long deployment to train troops in Jordan.