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Linda Smith hands over a stack of mail for Patricia Cazzato of Schiller Park. Smith has worked at the Franklin Park Post Office for 24 years. | Jon Langham~for Sun-Times Media
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FRANKLIN PARK — Linda Smith was behind the counter of the Franklin Park post office, explaining pricing.
Her customer wanted to mail a package to a relative in the military.
"Anything that goes on a plane costs extra," Smith said. "The military gets it to them, but we have to get it to the military."
Smith, 61, has worked in the Franklin Park post office since 1988. But her interest in helping people goes back to her childhood in Columbia, Tenn.
She grew up in her grandparent's 23-room boarding house, surrounded by boarders who came to town to buy or sell corn and tobacco. At age 3, she folded linen and helped make beds. Her church upbringing also encouraged volunteer work. She helped the sick and homeless.
She married and moved to Chicago with her husband, working in the mailroom at Goldblatt's department store for three months.
A few jobs, three children and a new husband later, Smith decided to operate a health food store.
She opened up a store, though left after a year-and-a-half when someone with deeper pockets wanted to buy the lease. She reopened a smaller shop on Chicago's West Side, where she found an unexpected customer base.
"There were dope pushers in the area," Smith said. "They found Isotol was a brain stimulant. Dope pushers use it to cut dope. They bought it by the case."
Tiring of this, she asked her mailman to let her know the next time the post office had a hiring test. In 1985, he told her there would be a test in Villa Park.
"I made 88-something on my test," Smith said. "They said they would keep the score for five years."
She sold off her stock of health items at flea markets and sold Avon on the side. Then she got a call for an interview at the Palatine post office. Then in Franklin Park. Then Bensenville, Franklin Park and Park Ridge, twice. Finally, she was hired as a carrier at the Franklin Park post office.
Her route was a walking route, which Smith found difficult. But shortly after the husband of one of the clerks at the Franklin Park office won the lottery, Smith started working the night shift as a general clerk. As she moved up in seniority, she switched to days.
Her clerk job started in 1988. Downtown Franklin Park was a bit different then.
"It was big business," Smith said. "There was Ace Hardware. You still had the five and dime. You had a grocery store, but it was a real grocery store. You had the lounge. All the way down you had businesses."
The post office was different too. There were more Polish, Ukrainian and German customers. Bulk mail from area companies was big.
"At that time we had so much mail it would scare anybody," Smith said.
Over the years, many of the traditional customers died or moved. Faxes and e-mail became widespread, private companies delivered more packages, and the post office found itself less busy. Bulk mail was moved to Carol Stream five years ago.
Clerks once had to manually operate scales and figure out postal fees. Now clerks use a computer system that figures out bulk rates and allows customers to pay into an account.
Smith, who has moved from 33rd in seniority up to third, plans to work at the Franklin Park post office until she turns 70.
"The opportunities are still here," Smith said. "We just need more participation from the public. We do it right the first time. The postal service is still needed."


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#3102-05-2013, 12:26 PMSentinel, I have always been a little vague about that. I have never wanted to be the test case for what happens if an identifiable Scouter in a BSA unit expresses the "wrong" opinion about something on an Internet forum. I will say (and have said) that our CO is a Protestant Church, and that as far as I know, decisions are made at the congregation level and not at any higher level.
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#3202-05-2013, 02:50 PMThe only way this is going to be detrimental to the Scouts themselves is if the adults make it so. There is nothing that I have ever seen in either Cubs or the Troop level that addresses human sexuality outside the realm of youth protection. Every major change in our society has had its proponents, detractors, and those certain that this is indeed a harbinger of the end of times. If the decision does not go your way, whichever way that is, you have to decide whether to grit your teeth, bite your tonue, and stick to the program, or to gracefully resign and find another avenue for your time and talent.
Get this decision done and overwith so we can go back to our regularly scheduled drama of helicopter parents, eagle mills, and patrol vs troop cooking.
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Sadly, as I've said before, this is not about teaching youth the values that are encapsulated in the Scout Oath or Scout Law, nor is it about a love or respect for the organization of the BSA and a desire to make it a better place for the youth who are being served.
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#3402-05-2013, 03:16 PMNo, Rick, it is not. Sorry, but I will *never* see this as anything other than an agenda foisted upon an institutions by an organized minority from the outside. That same minority has foisted their agenda on society relentlessly over a number of years whether in business, education, entertainment, whatever. This is bullying at its finest.
As for telling non-conservative churches and COS that they can't follow their convictions - that is pure poppycock. There has been no movement on the part of anyone to go into those organizations and tell them that they cannot have youth programs that center entirely around whatever their convictions are. There has been no one telling them that they can't band together and form an organization that looks exactly as they would like it to. in fact, they have done just that. But they don't want that. They want THIS organization to be formed into whatever it is they like.
That may be okay with you, but I am going to call it what it is.
I wonder - will everyone be happy if this policy gets changed and that object pull out? If all those conservative COs and scouting families move on to other things? Right along with all of the volunteer hours and dollars they contribute.
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#3502-05-2013, 05:27 PMAn organized minority? I might wonder what you would have said to all those other "organized minorities foisting their agenda on society relentlessly." Would you have been against the proliferation of Protestant sects in colonial America? Catholicism? The Irish? The Italians? The Poles? The Chinese? The East European Jews? How about the Suffragettes and Abolitionists? The NAACP, anti-misceganaiton laws, and full civil rights? LIfting of "gentlemanly" quotas against Jews and Asians in the Ivy League as well as country clubs across America?
How does being inclusive harm anyone?
The conservative churches do not own the BSA, and it is long past time for National to make that point. Keep your unit the way your CO wants it. Let mine do the same.
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#3602-05-2013, 06:55 PMMomtoEli says:
> Our children - as young as 7 years old - should not be thrust into the middle of this debate, nor used as tools of change.
Tigers can be as young as 5 at the beginning, but I understand the point. The problem is that the children HAVE been thrust into the middle of this debate, for many years, by the BSA's current policy. Local option SHOULD get the children out of the middle. Whether it will or not -- or if it even happens -- remains to be seen.
> Sadly, as I've said before, this is not about teaching youth the values that are encapsulated in the Scout Oath or Scout Law,
> nor is it about a love or respect for the organization of the BSA and a desire to make it a better place for the youth who
> are being served.
That's your opinion, and you're entitled to it, but the rest of us are entitled to ours. In my opinion, changing the policy is exactly about making the BSA a better place for everyone.
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#3702-05-2013, 11:15 PMFirst, NJCubScouter, it isn't me as the lone dissenting voice out here in the wilderness, so it isn't me and "the rest of us". Trying to make your opponent feel isolated and way out of step with everyone is is the type of behavior that would warrant a disucssion of fair play and ill intentions in our home ;-)
Please explain to me how the BSA's current policy, which has existed for the last 100 or so years, has thrust children into the middle of this debate? Seems to me that "my side" of the debate isn't the one that raised the issue to begin with.
You are right that ALL of us are entitled to our opinions. All includes the radical, far right conservative Christians, the Mormons, the Catholics, the Muslims, the whomever you disagree with or agree with, or whomever just has the courage to stand up and cry foul.
The BSA being intertwined with religion and the moral code it defines since almost its inception. The Latter Day Saints were the first denomination to become a signficant charter organization and that was in 1913. Additional faiths soon followed. From a purely academic point of view it has been interesting to watch how the misrepresentations have been played about as if they were fact. Do you think if you repeat that this is a current phenomena which occured by some take over by the conservatives often enough it will become fact?
Sentinel947 commented#37.202-06-2013, 07:39 AMEditing a commentYou are entitled to your opinion MomtoEli. However, currently your opinion is the policy. Those of who disagree (I'm a Catholic) with your opinion want to change it so the policy can reflect everyone's opinions based on their own opinions and beliefs. We are not forcing our beliefs on you, the current policy is forcing your beliefs on us. Even now you sit on this forum and argue that your views should trump mine. your religious beliefs should trump mine, and your Charter Organization should get to make the membership rules for my Charter Organization. Frankly, I find that notion repulsive and offensive. I follow my Faith to the letter. I study its Scripture, its doctrine, and its tradition. In the Catholic Church, one must hate the sin, but not the sinner. Until a Homosexual engages in homosexual behavior they are not sinning in the Catholic tradition. Even if they do, homosexuality isn't any greater a sin than greed, adultery, and a whole handful of different sins.
The Scout Oath and Law are made of Universal Truths. They are not anchored in any one Religious tradition. Rather than letting the Conservatives call the shots for everyone, why not let every Unit make the determination for themselves? Why do Modern Conservatives fear Freedom so much?
Respectfully yours,
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Basementdweller commented#37.302-06-2013, 11:33 AMEditing a commentOGE you mean basementdweller what?????
BD , OGE here I thought you had written the "Rest of Us" comment, I was wrong -
Callooh! Callay! commented#37.402-06-2013, 07:42 PMEditing a comment"We are not forcing our beliefs on you, the current policy is forcing your beliefs on us."
BSA policy is forcing someone's beliefs on you? How? Is that how they handle recruitment in your council? Press gangs come out and force folks into scouting?
#3802-06-2013, 07:59 AM"Seems to me that "my side" of the debate isn't the one that raised the issue to begin with."
But it was the "get gays out of scouting" side that raised the issue with the Dale case. Until then it had been a none issue. Gays were, and are, in scouting. What the Dale case did was prevent gay members and those that wanted to be members from being "avowed' homosexuals or open about thier sexual identity, forcing them to stay hidden for fear of being kicked out as was the case with Dale and more recently the lesbian Den Mother from MN. It was the "get gays out of scouting" crowd that went out of their way to kick these folks out.
These were individuals that were already in scouting and accepted by their units and COs. Folks outside of the units went out of their way to make sure they were kicked out.
MomToEli commented#38.102-07-2013, 01:39 PMEditing a commentI have no sympathy for someone who joined under false pretenses. -
MarkNoel commented#38.202-17-2013, 01:31 AMEditing a commentHow about the kid who joins as a Cub Scout and realizes somewhere in middle school that he's gay and those policies apply to him? Would you consider him to have joined under "false pretenses"?
#3902-06-2013, 08:41 AMMom, I did not mean to suggest that you are the only one supporting the current policy. Obviously that is not the case. What I meant by the "rest of us" is that ALL of us, including you, including me, and everybody else, are entitled to our opinions. Some agree with the current policy, some don't.
As for the rest of what you said, I think scoutingagain and Sentinel have covered it.
As I said when this whole issue came up again, this issue is a matter of different perspectives that are difficult (if not impossible) to reconcile. You see it as a moral issue, and I see it as a moral issue, but with opposite results. There is only one way to accommodate both perspectives in the BSA, and that is allowing each CO to decide.
But I guess today's the decision day, although the decision may be to delay a decision. I hope that's not the case, but we shall see. If there is an actual decision, at least then we can all discuss the actual policy, instead of speculating as we all have been doing for the past week or so.
MomToEli commented#39.102-06-2013, 06:36 PMEditing a commentNJCubScouter, thank you for bringing the conversation back to civility. It is difficult to keep emotions in check.
You are right that there are two sides that cannot be reconciled and I would agree that the best thing to do would be let each unit (or CO) decide for themselves. However - I have not believe from the beginning that solution would suffice - and follow up comments by several on the other side of the argument have already made it very clear that it will NOT be acceptable to them and they will continue to push until there is no longer a choice.
So, the ideal isn't *really* to let people find the place they are comfortable inside the BSA, from the perspective of those doing the pushing. The ideal is to leave no place where those who object on moral grounds to be accommodated within the BSA.
And that should offend every one of you who are beating me over the head with how awful I am for objecting to local choice.
Dudes - local choice isn't the goal. Do you really not see that? Or do you know that but try to beat down the other side pushing to this compromise position so you can then turn around and beat them down to the real goal? And just to be sure you know I'm not making this up I'll post a link ...http://bigstory.ap.org/article/boy-scouts-board-meets-amid-talk-policy-gays ... this quote is found all over the place, including in this article:
"Gay-rights supporters contend that no Scout units anywhere should exclude gays, and vowed to maintain pressure on the BSA's corporate donors to achieve that goal. Some conservatives, including religious leaders whose churches sponsor troops, warned of mass defections if the ban were even partially eased. They urged supporters to flood headquarters with phone calls."
For the record - the photo at the top of this article is offensive to me as I don't believe this is a childs' fight.
#4002-06-2013, 09:36 AMMomtoEli: You have stated that the current membership policy has been in place for 100 years. This is a very common statement on several forums for the last several years.
This statement is completely untrue. While the BSA started initially being selective, there was a long period from the 1950s throught the late 1970s where the BSA did not exclude any group of people. This was my period in scouting. Everybody was allowed in. We were 6 million strong then and an national icon. Every kid I knew spent some amout of time in the scouting program. We had no policy explicitly excluding athiests or gays. Only starting sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s did National re-instate a policy of exluding entire classes of American citizens. Conservative individuals within the BSA at that time took on the task or turning the BSA into a new direction. It began to get public attention in 1990 with the expulsion of James Dale.
I have always believed that this selective membership policy has never had the approval of the majority of the BSA parents and volunteers. It was held in place by an executive board which makes its decisions independently of the wishes of the said BSA parents and volunteers.
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Twocubdad commented#40.102-06-2013, 01:40 PMEditing a commentjim, your argument is specious. While the policy was formalized in the late '70s, the ban was in place for decades. The ineligible volunteer files back this up as does the evidence presented in the Dale case.
#4102-06-2013, 10:44 AMMomToEli... It is true, in their effort to preach tolerance, they are intolerant to one group... Christians. Christians, with traditional Christian beliefs, are fast heading toward the minority; eventually to be silenced by the minority that preaches tolerance. They cannot see it, they are blind to the truth, given over to their sinful ways... Sad to see scripture fulfilled in this way!
NJCubScouter commented#41.502-06-2013, 04:45 PMEditing a commentASM, I know plenty of Christians who do not believe in the exclusion of gay people. These include my wife, who is Catholic, my daughter who has become active in her husband's Episcopalian Church, and (as I learned for certain on Scout Sunday) the pastor of the church that is our troop's CO, and presumably, most of the members of that church as well. (I don't include myself on the list since I am not a Christian. I do hang out with them, though.) -
Hal_Crawford commented#41.602-06-2013, 07:40 PMEditing a commentAn increasing number of Christian sects are accepting and inclusive to the point of recognizing and performing same sex marriage and ordaining openly gay clergy. Those who describe anti-gay bias as traditional Christian values should remember that no one sect has a copyright on the title Christian. -
MomToEli commented#41.702-07-2013, 01:45 PMEditing a commentYou are correct, Hal. The label Christian has been diluted to the point that it has no meaning anymore. Perhaps it is better for me to identify myself as a Christ follower who holds the cannonized Bible to be the infalilable, true word of God, believe that it has been protected by God himself in the translating process to the end that the Bible I hold in my hand IS, in fact, God's word to me. Further that I believe Jesus Christ IS God, has been God from the beginning, not a part of creation, but always existed, and that God exists in three distinct persons but yet is one God. That I believe God created everything, including men and women, that He doesn't make mistakes and stick us in the wrong bodies, and that He directed that marriage is to be between one man and one woman.
But I can't figure out a shorter name for it. :-)
#4202-06-2013, 07:53 PMCallooh! Callay:"We are not forcing our beliefs on you, the current policy is forcing your beliefs on us." BSA policy is forcing someone's beliefs on you? How? Is that how they handle recruitment in your council? Press gangs come out and force folks into scouting?"
You quoted MomtoEli, however those are my words. So I will take up the defense of them ,and If you meant MomtoEli I'll edit my post.
I think it's incredibly obvious I'm for lifting the ban in favor of local option. My Charter Organization ordains gay ministers. If we wanted to have a gay leader or older Scout in our troop, under the current policy we cannot. That is forcing the beliefs of people like MomtoEli onto my unit. Notice I'm not saying that MomtoEli's Troop has to allow gays. I don't give a jack what her unit does. But my charter organization obviously views gay people as acceptable leaders and members in it's ministries, yet cannot have open homosexuals in it's Scout troops.
Callooh! Callay! commented#42.402-06-2013, 09:03 PMEditing a commentNot exactly. It's more like the "here are the membership criteria; if you'd like to charter and organization with such criteria, welcome to BSA" argument.
You noted earlier that the "The Scout Oath and Law are made of Universal Truths." If this is true, then surely your chartered organization doesn't need the BSA with its (outdated, unfair, immoral, unfashionable - or whatever it is you think is wrong with it - membership policy). You can embrace those universal truths in an organization with membership criteria more to your liking. -
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Sentinel947 commented#42.602-06-2013, 09:19 PMEditing a commentCallooh! Callay!Not exactly. It's more like the "here are the membership criteria; if you'd like to charter and organization with such criteria, welcome to BSA" argument. You noted earlier that the "The Scout Oath and Law are made of Universal Truths." If this is true, then surely your chartered organization doesn't need the BSA with its (outdated, unfair, immoral, unfashionable - or whatever it is you think is wrong with it - membership policy). You can embrace those universal truths in an organization with membership criteria more to your liking.
Nowhere in the Universal Truths of Scouting does it say "Exclude Gay people." That's your interpretation. Most of the World's Scouting organizations allow homosexuals. How does homosexuals in the Scouting hurt you in anyway Callooh? Do you not associate with any sinners? Do you know no alcoholics? Anybody who had a divorce? Somebody who stole in their life? Someone who had sex outside of marriage? Someone who had an abortion? You are selectively picking and choosing your sins.
Yours in Scouting, (Which unless you say otherwise, because you obviously own the BSA)
#4302-06-2013, 09:19 PMTwoCubDad:
Have to disagree. I knew gay scout leaders and avowed athiests in those years. I never saw any effort to remove them. There was no religious affirmation required. There may have been CO's that actively removed homosexuals but there was no such national policy.
#4402-06-2013, 09:49 PMAZMike's post states clearly what I see as the BSA's biggest problem. Whatever we do, it's not enough. My question is this: Where do we draw the line in the sand? Looks to me as though we're willing to move the line to save face with somebody or something out there (and in here) that will continue to poke and prod until we give in (or suffer the slings and arrows of special interest groups and the press). No matter what we do, the pushing will never stop. Those who want the line drawn with conviction will be called bigots. Those who want it moved will be called open-minded and progressive. The argument is that it's going to happen eventually, so why not now?
Hurt me? You think this is about me? You're confused.
"Do you not associate with any sinners?"
What does that have to do with it? Do you believe homosexuality a sin? Is that why you want to embrace it? To demonstrate your worthy compassion for sinners? Man, come down off your high moralizing horse a moment... the point was not about sin.
"Do you know no alcoholics?"
Not that I know of.... but what does that have to do with it?
"Anybody who had a divorce?"
What does that have to do with it?
"Somebody who stole in their life?"
What does that have to do with it?
"Someone who had sex outside of marriage?"
What does that have to do with it?
"Someone who had an abortion?"
What does that have to do with it?
"You are selectively picking and choosing your sins."
No. You are selectively picking and choosing them for me. I made no mention of sin. Perhaps a preoccupation with it has confused you.
Sentinel947 commented#45.102-07-2013, 11:29 AMEditing a commentThen as I dismount my horse, explain to me why you are opposed to allowing gays into the Scouts.
Yours in Scouting,
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The waltz was on the charts for 30 weeks, 12 of them in the top 10, and eventually sold more than 10 million copies, behind only "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby at the time.
She went on to record such hits as "Doggie in the Window," "Mockin' Bird Hill," "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte," and "Allegheny Moon." She teamed with George Jones on "You Never Looked That Good When You Were Mine."
In films Page co-starred with Burt Lancaster in his Oscar-winning appearance of "Elmer Gantry," and she appeared in "Dondi" with David Janssen and in "Boy's Night Out" with James Garner and Kim Novack.
She also starred on stage in the musical comedy "Annie Get Your Gun."
She received the Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music in 1980 and also was elected to CMA's board of directors. She also is a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
In her later career, Page and husband Jerry Filiciotto spent half the year living in Southern California and half in an 1830s farmhouse in New Hampshire. He died in 2009.
Page is survived by her son, Daniel O'Curran, daughter Kathleen Ginn and sister Peggy Layton.
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Brown County Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger said Swartz found the gun in a bedroom and was playing with it. Deputies said the boy may have been intrigued by the gun's laser sight.
When his 13-year-old sister tried to take the gun from the boy, it accidentally went off, Wenninger said.
Family and friends gathered Wednesday to comfort each other at a candlelight vigil.
"I'm a lifetime family friend, and I really feel bad about it. Worse thing I've ever heard," Jerry Sweet said.
"I think it's important to show support for the family, to come together as a community. This community is a good, tight community; always coming together to help each other out," Decatur Baptist Church Pastor Kevin Jodrey said.
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What a fun time it is to be a Bulldog. We've got five Mississippi State teams in the postseason at this very moment and another one coming soon when baseball finishes the regular season.
In addition to so much on-field success, we said farewell to our graduating seniors over the weekend, made visits all across Our State (and a couple others) on the Road Dawgs Tour and I attended SEC meetings in Florida, all since my last column.
It's been a fun couple weeks and we've got even more coming.
I join everyone else in congratulating Coach Nilsson and our men's tennis team for winning both the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament on campus over the weekend (downing Austin Peay and Harvard) and now I wish them luck as they face No. 6 Tennessee tomorrow at Noon CT in the prestigious Round of 16 at the University of Illinois. It's the first time since 2001 for MSU to make it to the Round of 16 (11th in school history) and this is a very big accomplishment.
Our Dawgs are ranked No. 10 nationally and, upon making the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight year, have backed up their credentials once again.
Three Bulldogs will also compete in the NCAA Individual Championships following the team competition. Romain Bogaerts (ranked No. 6 nationally) and Malte Stropp (No. 57) are in the NCAA Singles draw, while Stropp and Jordan Angus (No. 13) have made the NCAA Doubles field.
If any of you were keeping up online over the weekend, you saw what a truly remarkable final round Coach Brown-Lemm's golf team put together on Saturday in the Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament. In sixth place and one shot out of missing the cut for nationals when the day started, the group fired off a school-record score, coming in at 7-under par and finishing in third place for the weekend, advancing our team to the NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga., next week for the first time ever. MSU is one of only 24 teams still left playing in the country.
In addition to the impressive outing by the team, sophomore Ally McDonald was named GolfWeek.com's Player of the Week after having the best single weekend in program history, firing a 10-under par 206 for the tournament, winning the regional easily, with the closest competitors sitting five strokes behind. Well done, ladies.
Staying on the greens, congratulations as well to Coach Homan's men's golf team for completing one of the best seasons in program history and being selected to the NCAA Regional in Baton Rouge. Play begins tomorrow on LSU's course, where our team competed in the fall and hopes to have even more success.
They'll be led by two more student-athletes I should commend in juniors Chad Ramey and Axel Boasson, who were both named All-SEC after extremely successful seasons.
For the second-consecutive year, Coach Stuedeman has her Bulldogs in a regional, which is not bad considering this is only her second year at MSU. Job well done to her and the team, who will play Florida State in Mobile, Ala., on Friday at 3:30 p.m. CT in their first game of the regional. It is being hosted by South Alabama and includes another school from Our State - Mississippi Valley State.
A couple of stats I came across earlier this week: of the 48 teams in the postseason, MSU has already played 16 of them. Even more impressive: of the 16 host teams, our Bulldogs have already beaten four of them. The strength of the SEC across the board never ceases to impress me, and it has our teams well-prepared for the postseason.
Continuing their successful season of already having two individual National Champions, Coach Dudley's track and field teams haven't stopped running for a moment. We had four Bulldogs earn top-five finishes on the final day of competition at the SEC Championships over the weekend and an impressive weekend showing from top-to-bottom.
Our runners, leapers and throwers will keep it all rolling when they head to preliminaries in North Carolina next weekend and I'm excited to see how well our Bulldogs keep doing this summer.
We welcome South Carolina to campus this weekend for the final baseball series of the regular season, but with your support in the stands, we hope it won't be the last time Coach Cohen's club gets to play at Dudy Noble this season. The stretch run of the SEC slate has been as intriguing as ever, and I'm excited to see how our Bulldogs finish it off.
We're expecting to hit the five million mark in all-time attendance this weekend, an accomplishment Bulldogs past and present can celebrate together. We're also expecting to set a single-season attendance record. We like our baseball around here.
A quick reminder: the series begins Thursday night at Dudy Noble, so make plans to join us for an early and extended weekend on campus. It's Hawaiian T-shirt night on Thursday and we'll be giving out lei's to the first 750 people. I'll have on my best floral print and look forward to seeing you all there.
I also want to remind you that our last Dawg Talk with John Cohen of the year will be on Sunday night at 7 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings in Starkville. It's early this time due to the SEC Tournament beginning in Hoover early in the week. I hope to see you there for Coach Cohen's final show and a good dinner.
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Lewisville Independent School District (LISD) spans 127-square miles and serves all, or portions of, 13 municipalities. Recently, LISD met with police and fire chiefs from all the communities it serves including Carrollton, Flower Mound, Frisco, Highland Village, Lewisville and The Colony to present its emergency response plan. The 26 first responders who attended the meeting shared feedback and discussed ways to continue collaboration efforts.
"Because student well-being is LISD's top priority, school safety is continuously evaluated and improved," said LISD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephen F. Waddell. "Everybody in the meeting felt it was productive and we will continue to meet to ensure emergency response plans remain proactive in keeping our students and staff safe."
As a result of the meeting, the district, police and fire chiefs will begin a partnership for emergency drills that will be used to continuously improve communication and security systems.
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this is a bit like starting a fight in an empty room. No-one posting here has said it is ok to give cannabis to children.
Your faith in 'the authorities' is touching. Whilst I would agree that it is right to take due notice of the findings of medical research before medicating anyone, the authorities are not currently being at all reasonable about cannabis. Every cannabis user knows from their daily experience that the drug is currently being unreasonably demonised by the authorities, and in those circumstances it isn't unreasonable of the OP to ask whether it might help a child regardless of what the authorities say. And in this pro-cannabis and largely anti-authoritarian environment no-one has asserted that it is all right to give cannabis to a child. So there's no-one for you to fight - sorry.
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HAZARD — Following a bout with a deadly canine disease, the Kentucky River Regional Animal Shelter is still not accepting new animals while officials continue to work to update and seal the shelter, and say they need volunteers to help them get back open as quickly as possible.
A serious outbreak of distemper forced the euthanasia of 198 dogs at the shelter that were found to have the virus. Distemper is a fatal virus that causes the slow and painful death of any dog that contracts it, but it can be prevented with a vaccination.
This common ailment in dogs can be passed without contact through a cough, sneeze, or even just being in close proximity. The cause of this particular outbreak was likely just one dog that had not been vaccinated and contracted the virus before being brought into the shelter.
Since having to put down nearly all of the dogs in the shelter, Tammy Noble, who chairs the shelter's board of directors, said she and the rest of the board have been focused on turning a negative into a positive. They are making changes to the shelter to help reduce the chances of distemper or any other virus taking hold of so many animals again.
Noble said it is not uncommon for shelters to have this issue, but it doesn't make it any easier. As prevention from this ever happening again, the shelter is receiving a thorough cleaning and is being completely repainted and sealed.
There had been hope of being able to accept animals by Monday, though Noble said they were unable to get the help needed to finish the work on time.
"We didn't have enough help to get everything cleaned up," she said.
Perry and Knott counties have donated supplies, and inmates from the Kentucky River Regional Jail inmates have also helped out. The problem is that the inmates are also responsible for road side clean-ups, cemetery clean-ups, and work throughout the counties and could not complete the work at the shelter.
"We had to paint and reseal everything," said Noble. "We have to pressure wash … everything. The inmates helped us a whole lot, but we couldn't get them as much as we needed them."
Shelter officials have pushed back the date that they will begin accepting new animals to next Monday, August 6, but they still need help to complete the work. Noble said there are people at the shelter nearly all the time working, and any help would be appreciated.
As for the animals, none are currently staying inside the shelter while work is continuing. Thirteen dogs' tests came back negative for distemper and they were saved. Tests for two additional dogs have not yet been received.
Noble added that they are hoping to send the 13 healthy dogs to no-kill rescues this weekend. In the meantime, they are staying in outdoor kennels that are not attached to the building.
Four hundred vaccines have been donated to the shelters to help keep animals coming into the shelter healthy, and Noble said that they are trying to find someone willing to donate a new refrigerator to the shelter so they can keep these and other medications viable and safe.


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Submitted Photo - Rev. Louis Rosenthal preaches to the congregation on a recent Sunday morning at The McKinney First Baptist Church. Rosenthal was named the new pastor in December, after a nationwide search to find a replacement for the previous pastor who stepped down 20 months prior.
By Chris Beattie, email@example.com
After 20 months of searching, praying and voting, The McKinney First Baptist Church has its voice again.
Rev. Louis Rosenthal has taken over the pulpit at the church, first established 130 years ago in McKinney, and he's hit the ground praying.
"To be a pastor, that's a calling from the Lord," said Rosenthal, who joined the church Dec. 31. "We believe we will get the direction for this church off our knees."
"He was going in a direction that I believe he could see that the congregation did not want to go," said Charles Smith, a deacon at the church. "There was just starting to be a difference there, and I think he recognized that."
But the church wouldn't rush to find a replacement. Only the right person would do, even if that meant sending its plea across the country.
Several longtime members knew preachers who could help fill the vacancy on a week-to-week basis, but they soon realized the need for a single voice, Smith said. They formed a nine-member search committee and met with the congregation to establish a profile that fit the church's needs.
Their field of possibilities stretched beyond Texas, as they put out a national advertisement through National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., the nation's oldest and largest African American religious convention with which TMFBC has long been affiliated. By June 2010, the committee had more than 500 responses.
Phone interviews, on-site visits and the tedious whittling of candidates took time. Committee members reached out to local resources, including Dallas Theological Seminary and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth.
They deemed a patient process necessary, Smith said, but the hiatus temporarily turned away some congregation members.
"There was a lot of screening to see who met the criteria our church had decided on," he said. "After talking to about 50 people, we got down to a top three, and Reverend Rosenthal was one of them. Obviously he was the best fit or he wouldn't be here."
Rosenthal, previously the regional sales director for DirecTV, had been the Minister of Christian Education and Prayer at Westside Baptist Church in Lewisville since 2007. He's currently a student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Aside from his emphasis on prayer and education, Rosenthal had a special connection to TMFBC -- he served as interim pastor at Westside while Senior Pastor Kenneth Blake took a six-week sabbatical after losing his mother. He knew the importance of a constant voice.
"It felt like God was really letting me know then that he was allowing me to be in that position because he had greater plans," Rosenthal said. "I believe during that period, God clearly was showing me that, at some point in time, a pastoralship that was earmarked for me was going to come about."
The committee presented Rosenthal and two other candidates before the 250-member congregation in early December. Members of the Northwestern District Association of Dallas oversaw a congregational vote to ensure integrity.
Rosenthal needed at least 66 percent of the vote; he got 75 percent on the first pass. "The rest is history, even though it's a brief history," Smith said.
The church's new foundation under Rosenthal is built on prayer, evidenced by the Sweet Hour of Prayer (S.H.O.P.) now held every Tuesday night, when members gather to pray for their community, city, state and country. Through an online "prayer line," they can submit prayer requests that Rosenthal and church leaders will relay to others through a "full-fledged prayer ministry."
A focus on education, equipping church members to better share their faith with others, sprouts from the prayer foundation, Rosenthal said. Evangelism of the community's youth and young adults is another immediate goal.
Direction seems to have returned to the longstanding church, a welcomed change after nearly two years of vacancy.
"Some left through this transition period, but we're starting to see members come back," said Melvin Morris, also a deacon at TMFBC. "Our pastor has a vision about what we need to do in this community. We have a lot of work to do, but it's going to be great work."
With a full-size gym, kitchen and lounge area, the church is poised to reach out to the surrounding youth, to show them that "there is a better way than the criminal way," Rosenthal said.
Most of the 25 percent who didn't vote for Rosenthal have quickly changed their tune, Smith said, since they've seen the positive changes taking place within their church.
For many, it's likely promising to again have a voice.
"I've felt totally supported and embraced by this church," Rosenthal said. "This is a God-ordained situation. It's a perfect fit."
The McKinney First Baptist Church is located at 401 W. Erwin Ave. in McKinney. For information about church services, visit www.tmfbc.com.
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The furniture has been rearranged, but all the comfortable old couches are still intact.
The Detroit Tigers finally announced a slight shift in the responsibilities for members of the coaching staff, with Tom Brookens taking over as the team's third base coach.
Rafael Belliard, who'd been in charge of the infielders before, takes Brookens' old spot as the first-base coach, while Gene Lamont moves from coaching third into a more traditional bench coach role. Manager Jim Leyland's oldest friend on the staff, Lamont had held that role — of the primary advisor and sounding board for the manager — in all but title, anyway.
It was a move — one that Leyland described as "rearrang(ing) the furniture just a little bit" — that had been in the works for a while, but one that hadn't been finalized before, or divulged until now.
The Tigers announced the switches to reporters in attendance at the Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday.
Making the move had nothing to do with fan/media criticism of Lamont as a third-base coach, something that reached a crescendo with his gamble to send Prince Fielder home from first during Game 2 of the World Series. "Difficulty is, nobody wants to talk to you, unless you (screw) up," Lamont said afterward.
That criticism something that Leyland vociferously disagrees with, and something that had little to no impact on the decision.
"No. It has nothing to do with that. We're going to rearrange one piece of our furniture and it has nothing to do with anybody's results this year or the job they did. We just think it's time maybe to make this move," Leyland said two days after the end of the World Series, the day he and the team announced he was coming back on another one-year contract.
Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski was asked about the impending move the same day.
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Solid Car Rental is a 100% Costa Rican company with over 20 years of experience. We strive to provide our clients with an excellent car rental experience,, based on the highest standards of service and the best possible value. We know the meaning of service!
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We cordially invite you to enjoy the wonders of Costa Rica. Whether you are here for business or pleasure, we do have a lot to offer, and we want to help make your experience a memorable one.
The Solid Experience
From our selection of cars, options and additional services, to our conveniently located offices in San José, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport in Guanacaste, Puerto Jiménez, Dominical, Golfito and Paso Canoas, to our experienced and attentive staff, Solid Car Rental is prepared to make your car rental experience as simple, pleasant and exciting as possible, while providing the best value in car rental services.
We offer a variety of very affordable and competitive insurance plans and options for your protection.
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You must be familiar with all rental clauses in the rental agreement. All insurance and additional coverage will become null and void if the vehicle is driven by an unauthorized driver, if an accident occurs while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or if the accident is caused by negligence or intentionally provoked.
In case of an accident, theft or damage to your car, please follow these instructions to apply for insurance protection:
- Call SOLID CAR RENTAL, and follow our representative's directions. Main Office Number (506)-2442-6000, Emergency Beeper (506) 2225-2500 (Code: SOLID)
- Call 911 to report the incident to the authorities: Traffic officers and the National Insurance Institute (INS) for accidents or the OIJ for theft. (911 Emergency Line provides a bilingual service – English / Spanish). When appropriate, complete all accident and official reports, and retain your copies to deliver to us at Solid Car Rental.
- Under no circumstances should you move the vehicle before the traffic police officer authorizes you to do so.
CDW - Collision Damage Waiver
Collision Damage Waiver Insurance protects the vehicle from collision damage. CDW Coverage is obligatory, but may be declined in case you have a credit card auto rental collision insurance program. CDW does not cover partial robbery, lost or damaged car accesories or personal belongings. Deductibles apply as indicated below, such that you are responsible for damages up to the maximum deductible amount.
For our smaller cars, a deductible of US $950.00 applies for collision damage. In case of theft or total loss, the deductible will be US $1,500.00. For our medium and standard cars, a deductible of US $1,500.00 applies for collision damage. In case of theft or total loss, the deductible will be US $2,500.00 For our large or luxury cars, a deductible of US $2,500.00 applies for collision damage. In case of theft or total loss, the deductible will be US $3,500.00.
- Accidents or damage caused while driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
- Driving the vehicle through inaccessible paths, rivers, shorelines, swamps or similar places.
- Accidents or damages caused to the vehicle by negligent driving, or provoked incidents not contemplated in the traffic police or insurance company reports.
- The vehicle shall not be driven by persons that are not specifically authorized in the rental contract. (Non-authorized drivers).
- The coverage does not include lost keys, tools, and removable radios, discharged batteries because the car lights were left on, broken or cut tires and wheels.
- The insurance neither covers towing nor rescue costs, nor payments for the utilization of cranes or for hauling the car to the main office.
- The coverage excludes a vehicle that was left under hazardous conditions, or in isolated places, thus facilitating a potential theft.
CDWZ - Zero Deductible Collision Damage Waiver
Collision Damage Waiver extension which relieves you from payment of deductible amounts in case of accident damage, theft or total loss. This additional covergae does not relieve you of the responsibility for payment of the 20% deductible on Third Party Damage or Civil Liability.
SLI - Third Party Damage and Civil Liability
Protection against responsibility for damage to third parties or the property of third parties in case of an accident. A deductible of 20% of the total damages applies.
Accidents or damages caused to third parties or the property of third parties by negligent driving, or provoked incidents not contemplated in the traffic police or insurance company reports.
SLIZ - Zero Deductible Third Party Damage and Civil Liability
Relieves you of responsibility for payment of 20% deductible for Third Party Damage or to the Property of Third Parties. This additional coverage does not relieve you of the responsibility for payment of the deductible in case of Collision Damage.
ACC - Accessory Protection
Protects against loss, damage or theft of accesories such as window glasses, tires, antenna, radio, tools and car keys.
Vehicle Delivery
If you are flying, we provide shuttle services to and from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), or Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste (LIR). Vehicles may be delivered to your hotel, or to any place within the Greater Metropolitan Area.Alternatively, you can pick-up your vehicle at any of our offices throught the country.
Vehicles can also be delivered to any place in the country at an additional cost, depending on the location.
Different Drop-Off LocationIn case you need to drop-off your car at a different location than where you picked it up, drop-off charges may apply depending on the location and on the total length of rental.
We will waive drop-off charges if your rental is for one week or more in the Green or Rainy Season, or if it is for more than two weeks during the High Season. Mileage ChargesOur vehicles are rented with unlimited free mileage, except for rentals with a length of less than three days. In such a case, mileage charges may apply.
Driver Age and Additional DriversAll drivers must be at least twenty-one years of age and have a valid driver's license. Additional drivers may be added to your rental contract at a nominal additional fee. Please bear in mind that insurance coverages are null and void if the car is driven by an unauthorized driver.
Security Deposits
We require security deposits on all our rentals. These range from US $950.00 for smaller vehciles, $1,500.00 for medium or Standard vehicles, and US $2,500.00 for Large or Luxury vehicles.
Forms of PaymentWe require a valid Credit Card at time of Rental, altough you may choose to settle your bill in cash at the end of the contract. We accept all credit cards: VISA, MASTER CARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS, and DINNERS CLUB; among others.
Tips on Driving in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a wonderful place. To help you make the most of your stay and of your driving experience here, please take some time to read through the following tips and recommendations.
Addresses and DirectionsOne of Costa Rica's quaint customs is that addresses and directions are usually given in terms of the distance (north, south, east or west) a specific destination is from a well know landmark . For example, to get to our offices in Liberia, Guanacaste, you would be told "From Burger King in Liberia one hundred meters west on the road to the Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport and to Guanacaste's mayor beaches". Street names and numbers are not used except ocasionally for downtown San José only. Bear in mind that one block is always assumed to be 100 meters, regrardless of whether the block is significantly shorter or longer.
Traffic Symbols and Road SignsMost traffice symbols are international in design, and should be easily recognized, exept that ours are, of course, in Spanish. "Alto" means "Stop", and "Ceda" means "Yield". Turning right at red lights after stopping is allowed unless otherwise indicated at the specific corner.
When driving to a specific destination, for example to Manuel Antonio Beach to the South, it is usual not to see any signs on the road saying this is the route to Manuel Antonio. It is usual to see signs indicating required turn-offs or exits to your, or to other destinations.
Speed Limits and Other Traffic RegulationsSpeed limits are 90 kph (about 55 mph) on highways, which is reduced to 60 kph (about 35 mph) on curves and intersections, and to 25 kph (about 15 mph) near School Crossings. Seat belts are mandatory, as is having Child Safety Seats for small children. Breaking Traffic Laws can be expensive, especially with traffic laws introduced in 2010. Drunk driving is a very serious offense in Costa Rica and can actually land you in jail.
Costa Rican RoadsCosta Rican roads can be difficult. Outside of San José or other cities, be on the lookout for potholes, narrow bridges, bicycles, pedestrians and catlle. Some of the more rewarding destinations can only be accessed by unpaved roads, whcih are generally fine to drive on, especially during the Dry Season (December through April). During the Green or RainySeason, we recommend renting a 4x4 if you know your destinations may be a little more difficult to reach.
In case of a traffic accident, or if you need an ambulance, dial 911 and explain the nature of your emergency. Call Solid Car Rental's emergency numbers immediately so we can assist you directly.
In some remote areas of the country, service stations can be few and far between. Please make sure you have enough fuel when heading away from population centers.
Be Safe!
Costa Rica is, generally, a safe country, but it is always advisable to be cautious and prepared. The following safety recommendations will help make your stay in Costa Rica a pleasant and safe one:
- Leave your valuables at your Hotel Safety Deposit Box. This includes your passport. Carry some other form of ID or a copy of your passport.
- Be aware of currency exchange rates. A lot of Costa Rican business do accept dolars but will give you a lower exchange rate than banks.
- When walking, dont carry obvious valuables or large amounts of cash. Be careful with personal electronics such as cameras, binoculars, iPods, iPads, portable personal computers and similar items.
- Registered taxis are red and have yellow triangles with their registration number on the doors. Taxis are required to use meters and you should pay what the meter reads. It is not customary to tip taxi drivers, but tips are always appreciated.
- Try to park only in parking lots or in well illuminated areas. Do not leave valuables in your car, especially in plain sight. Always lock your car.
- If you are bumped from the rear or are told by another driver you have a flat tire or some other car problem, or if you think you are being followed, DO NOT STOP!, but drive on to a service or public area. Ask for police assistance if needed.
- Police vehicles should be properly identified with blue and red flashing lights.
- If you get lost, continue to the nearest service or public area before pulling out your map to get your bearings again.
Services & Extras
In addition to our excellent line of automobiles and 4x4s, we offer the following range of Options, Extras and Services to make your driving experience in Costa Rica the best it can be.
Luggage Racks
Roof Racks for additional luggage carrying capacity, surf boards or other equipment. US $5.00/day
Child Safety Car Seat
Child Safety Car Seat for toddlers and children up to 4 years old. Costa Rican law requires children to travel in an adequate child car safety seat. US $5.00/day
We offer the most complete an efficient GPS system in Costa Rica at a low price. Save time and money, and avoid unnecessary delays and risks. US $10.00/day
Additional Driver
Additional drivers authorized on your rental contract. Additional drivers must be at least twenty-one years old and have a valid driver's license. US $5.00/day
Prepaid Fuel
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Pick-Up and Drop-Off Service
If you need that we deliver or pick-up your rental anywhere in the country, just let us know and you are done! Different rates apply, depending on length of rental and requested location. Ask us!
Car and Driver
We can provide you with a highly trained and seasoned driver to do the driving for you. Different rates apply, depending on length of rental and requested location. Ask us!
Transfer Services
We will drive you to or pick you up from any destination in Costa Rica, without your having to rent the vehicle for the rest of your stay. Different rates apply, depending on your destination or location. Ask us!


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Action: Open Blue Creek to fishing for hatchery trout and hatchery steelhead.
Effective Dates: Nov. 14 through Jan. 31, 2013.
Species affected: Hatchery cutthroat trout and hatchery steelhead.
Location: From mouth upstream to posted sign just above rearing pond outlet.
Reason for action: Hatchery cutthroat trout and hatchery steelhead in excess to hatchery brood stock needs are available for harvest.
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This past week GracieMag visited Team Lloyd Irvin at their headquarters in Camp Springs, Maryland. GracieMag focused on the TLI competition team, also known as the Medal Chasers. The week-long feature is looking at the academy and how the students are transformed into competitors.
The GracieMag coverage of Team Lloyd Irvin's Medal Chasers included competitors from Crazy 88 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. These athletes are a part of an elite group who are working toward achieving excellence in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Three of these competitors include Timmy Springs, Jon Delbrugge and Devon Delbrugge. Each of these competitors have placed and/or won tournaments at the international level.
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Cambridge, Mass. - Michèle Flournoy has rejoined Harvard Kennedy Schools Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs as a Senior Fellow after stepping down from her position as U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
Flournoy left the Pentagon in February after serving for three years as the highest-ranking woman in the history of the Department of Defense. In that role she was the principal adviser to the secretary of defense in formulating national security and defense policy.
In 2007, Flournoy co-founded the Center for a New American Security, a non-partisan Washington-based research center that develops pragmatic approaches to security policy issues. She served as CNAS president until she moved to the Pentagon. Last month Flournoy was appointed to the CNAS Board of Directors.
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Flournoy received her undergraduate degree from Harvard and a masters degree in international relations from Balliol College at Oxford University, where she was a Newton-Tatum Scholar.
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We are delighted that Michèle is coming home to Harvard to share with us her deep understanding of the Pentagons policy-making process at a critical time when the United States is rethinking its approach to national defense and is facing extraordinary budget challenges, said Graham Allison, director of the Belfer Center.
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The Current Trend Of Fitness Bootcamps
The goal of these bootcamps is to help people lose excess weight and also help them gain more efficient cardiovascular conditions, improve potency and efficacy, while keeping them get used to some routine exercise. It is important since a lot of people won't be able to get into a routine exercise via themselves. Whatever they need it to get pushed to a program which is really what fitness boot camps is about.
Now, comparing it to some military camp, the exercise program basically has all the comparable elements. People train tough all day long and they also help one another via team efforts also. Of course, these programs are designed in a manner that they can push people farther than normal programs would. So why is he so well-liked when people are pushed into getting fit? That is exactly panic disorder the question: people want to condition your body to ensure that they are able to lead healthier lives.
The fitness camps are not usually held at actual camp sites although there are still some groups that do that to get the style of a true boot camp. It may also be held in other places so long as the actions are held outdoors comparable to parks. Those activities in present bootcamps are fundamental as physical trainers will put participants via gruelling routines like press ups, squats, and suspension training, while throwing in activities which will involve a lot of running.
Nowadays, it isn't whatsoever odd to have trainers even organize a couple of games to get people in the competitive spirit of issues. The important factor is that everyone who participates does participate understanding that they'll start to each work their particular distance to an exercise routine that they're comfy with doing. People will generally pair up or be put in small groups of 3 to 5 people with regards to game organization.
The games are an important part of Chino hills boot camp. It is something that is emphasized over the past couple of years how the entire thought has been around place. People gathering not just to get fit and drop some weight but they also may also offer one another with all the support that is needed to ensure that they are able to all have the exact same outcomes. There are some who will adjust well towards the activities that are presented to them but there are also other people who will probably be slightly tough headed which is when the team activities can truly help them out.
Filter systems try out a gym? The buzz these days appears like everyone is going to a fitness center. But that is far from the truth, surprisingly. Fitness bootcamps are really becoming even more well-liked because of their settings and because of the different personalities that get together to help one another out. A gym can become boring and not strict sufficient on the individuals who attend. But with regards to fitness bootcamps, everyone is forced to participate in the exciting activities; such as the trainers themselves.
Fitness bootcamps last around 4 to 6 weeks and 1 can anticipate the common exercises like jogging, sprinting, plyometrics, push-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, many calisthenic exercises. But each fitness boot camp also promises something new and physical trainers are usually searching for fun new methods with regards to trainees to get fit. The advantage of your type of setting is that it'll truly get people motivated into getting fit and in the city setting this can be something that is truly required because people rarely contain the time to exercise.
So the next time for you to see any advertisements for the fitness boot camp, consider how much on the routine you have produced for your self with regards to exercise. You recently may have to join a weight reduction program your self. There is certainly no shame in doing so and you'll very impressed with all the trends in fitness how the gyms and trainers involved will provide towards the table for participants. All they need will probably be your decision to participate.


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