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More than 3,000 chukar partridge were released across Utah during the week of Sept. 10.
The Division of Wildlife Resources released the adult, pen-reared birds to provide better hunting in certain areas of the state this season.
Utah's 2007 chukar partridge hunting season began Sept. 15.
Pen-reared chukars have been released in Carbon County at Gordon Creek and in Emery County at Ferron Canyon, Cedar Mountain and Miller Canyon.
The DWR released many of the chukars in areas where biologists have constructed game bird water guzzlers. Chukars were also released in areas where populations have been affected by the dry conditions in Utah this year.
Because of the potential to overcrowd areas with hunters, and to protect the guzzler sites used by wildlife, the DWR will not provide maps of specific guzzler site locations or more specific information about where the birds were released.
A map that shows the distribution and density of guzzlers in Utah is available at www.wildlife.utah.gov/pdf/guzzlermap.pdf.
Some of the chukars that were released were banded with aluminum leg bands. If you take a banded bird, please call the DWR at the telephone number printed on the band. You can also submit band information online at www.wildlife.utah.gov/uplandgame/index.html#bird_band.
The information you provide will allow biologists to assess how many birds hunters took and how many of the birds survived and dispersed into habitats they prefer.
You might also take wild birds that have been banded. Many of these wild birds have been banded with colored, plastic bandettes. These birds are part of a statewide research study that's being done to assess chukar populations and how they use guzzlers in the state.
You can learn more about the research study by visiting www.wildlife.utah.gov/uplandgame/chukar/chukar_study.php on the web.
Since the mid-1990s, the DWR has constructed hundreds of 350-gallon game bird and small mammal guzzlers. These guzzlers have been placed on many of the mountain ranges in the west desert, stretching from the Utah-Idaho border to the Mohave Desert in the southwestern corner of the state. The guzzler design the biologists are using allow the watering devices to be placed in Utah's roughest and rockiest habitats. These habitats are ideal for the chukar partridge.
Biologists place the guzzlers in long, narrow canyons that have steep, rocky slopes. These areas provide good escape cover for chukars.
In each area, complexes of four to six guzzlers are built about one mile apart. Biologists then move down the mountain range a couple of miles and build another guzzler complex. The idea behind this guzzler construction scheme is to place water where birds would normally look for it. Biologists also want to provide water in areas that provide good forage for chukars.
Chukars are an exotic bird that are native to places like India and Afghanistan in the Middle East. They're about 15 inches long and weigh 20 ounces.
Chukar partridge live in some of the most inhospitable habitat in Utah. They're found mostly on steep, rocky, arid slopes in the barren desert areas of the state. They seem to like areas that have low-growing shrubs, such as the sagebrush, saltbush and cheatgrass vegetative zones, above and below the juniper tree belt. Talus and rocky slopes help the chukars hide, and they give them a place to escape.
Chukars eat mostly grass seeds, weed seeds, buds and flowers. In the winter, they also eat cheatgrass that's just starting to grow.
Male and female chukars look almost identical. A "button-like" spur on the back of many of the males' legs is the main way to tell a male and a female apart.
The 2007 Utah chukar hunting season runs until Jan.31, 2008 in some areas of the state. Both males and females can be hunted.
The daily bag limit is five birds, and the possession limit is 10.


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A work group meeting was held for the Huntington North Reservoir Resource Management Plan on April 30 at the Huntington Town Hall. Chris Sands from the Bio-West Company from Logan is the project team leader and led the discussion at the meeting. His company has been hired by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to help prepare the resource management plan.
This meeting was the fourth in a series of meetings to help prepare the plan. A subcommittee has also been formed to look at site specific issues. Sands introduced himself and his team and went around the room as participants introduced themselves and the group with which they are affiliated. Representatives from the wildlife resources, state parks, county commission, bass fishermen, water district, bureau of reclamation, irrigation companies and others with interest in the project were all in attendance.
Sands said, "We have made good progress. We will finalize discussion on issues, statements and goals. We will still tweak as we go, as we come up with new solutions or additional problems."
Jim Jensen, reclamation team leader, said they had met with the bass federation and discussed a number of topics including: fishery opportunities, structure enhancement, economics, habitat enhancements, spawning, soil and water use levels, boat docks, dam safety, water flows, intake structures and funding.
An issues statement has been prepared based on the comments received from the general public workshop which was held Jan. 23 in Huntington, also from the general public through the voluntary mail-in response form contained in the first Huntington North Reservoir RMP newsletter, from agency personnel interviewed during the planning process and from the planning work group formed for the RMP project. The work group is comprised of approximately 20 individuals who represent agencies and resource user groups that have a significant interest in the future management and use of Huntington North Reservoir. Issue categories were identified as: partnerships, water resources, recreation and visual resources, natural and cultural resources and land management.
The work group has established a list of goals and objectives as they pertain to the specific issue categories. Under the water resources goal category objectives are listed as protecting the water quality in the reservoir. Jay Mark Humphrey, Emery Water Conservancy, commented that Huntington North has pretty darn good water. Identifying water quality impacts coming from within the Huntington North Reservoir Study Area and suggesting ways to meet beneficial use designations is also a goal. Identifying areas where sanitation facilities are needed such as restrooms and refuse containers is a goal.
The project purpose of the reservoir is to meet the water needs of the users. All other identified uses are secondary to the primary job of the reservoir. With this in mind project planners hope to optimize natural resource values while meeting project purposes by identifying all water commitments and determining the effects of reservoir water operations on natural resources. Plans to explore possibilities to maintain reservoir levels as high as possible in order to optimize recreation, fishing and wildlife opportunities will be developed.
Goals for recreation and visual resources which provide for safe and quality recreation opportunities that minimize conflicts is a priority. Appropriate recreational use areas will be identified and access will be looked at. The capacities for recreation on both land and water will be identified. This will include adequate parking facilities and sites for tents. The question was brought up of establishing a boat limit for the reservoir. An unwritten guideline has been to allow 10 surface acres of water per boat. Humphrey said, "The number of boats should be identified."
The possibility of identifying areas where shotgun and archery hunting could occur will also be considered. The southwest cove area is one possiblity. Safety issues were brought up as well as making sure no shooting was allowed near the pump station. A muzzleloader or rifle would not be allowed in the area as they need a one mile buffer area. Archery and shotgun require a quarter of a mile buffer area. A 600 foot buffer is required on all structures within or adjacent to the project area.
Richard Snowball, Huntington/Cleveland Irrigation, mentioned damage that has occured on reservoirs up Huntington Canyon with people driving on the dams. "I am happy to see a ban on vehicles here at Huntington North on the structure dam." Sands mentioned that ban on vehicles would stay in place.
Other goals include recommending facility improvements and visitor needs. The issue of accessibility was discussed. All future plans include providing for people with disabilities. Louis Berg, from the DWR said, "I've talked to the lady from active re-entry who tried to explain accessibility to me. She said accessibility did not mean every location but some areas being available for people of every disability or handicap." Tim Smith, from state parks said any major new facilities would be accessible. He also mentioned that the boat docks are accessible and that the handicapped can board a boat there.
The need for group-use facilities will be explored as well as recreation opportunities for the southwest cove area. A rest area and interpretation facilities for the nature trail will also be addressed. Ron Taylor, park manager, pointed out that the entire reservoir can be walked around on the nature trail.
The possibility of an accessible fishing dock will also be explored. Upgrades will be made to the landscape watering system and water conservation methods will be explored. Exploring the possibility of adding other recreational opportunities such as canoe or paddleboat rentals as well as others was discussed.
When new facilities are designed and existing facilities maintained this will be done to compliment or enhance the natural surroundings of the reservoir; this is in keeping with the visual integrity objectives.
Under the natural and cultural resources goals the control and management of noxious and invading weeds, pests and aquatic nuisances will be addressed. The location and extent of these problems will be identified. A plan for integrated pest management will be developed. Coordination with the appropriate agencies in the county will also take place. A plant list for future landscaping, erosion control and water conservation will be developed.
The quality of the fishery will also be enhanced and protected through coordination with the DWR to identify possible fishery enhancement opportunities. Work on agreeable strategies for reducing conflicts between anglers and recreational boaters will also be done. Strategies will be developed for appropriate improvements to fishing habitat.
A plan for protection and enhancement of native vegetation and wildlife habitat will also be explored as well as a plan for erosion control. A plan to protect and manage cultural resources will be developed. The first item will be to identify the presence and integrity of cultural resource sites within the study area including historic, pre-historic, and palenontological resources, where development is proposed by the RMP.
Goals for land management will include providing safe and appropriate access to public use areas. A lot of concern was expressed about controlling the types of access to sensitive areas which could be hazardous to the general public such as the dam, canals and dikes.
The group will continue to meet to discuss the future of Huntington North Reservoir and to begin implementation of the the RMP. Their next meeting will be held on May 29 at 1 p.m. at the Huntington State Park.


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SAN DIEGO — The zombies, superheroes, space aliens, pirates and time travelers taking over the streets of downtown San Diego can only mean one thing: Comic-Con is here.
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Former Murray State head coach and one-time Aggie assistant Billy Kennedy was named the 21st men's basketball coach at Texas A&M on May 16, 2011.
The 49-year-old Kennedy, has led the Aggies through a unique time of transition which saw A&M play its final season in the Big 12 Conference before moving into the Southeastern Conference during the 2012-13 campaign.
Under Kennedy's watch, Texas A&M basketball has continued to progress on the court while making impressive strides in the classroom. In 2012-13, Texas A&M made a statement on the national stage as Kennedy led the Aggies to an upset win over defending national champion Kentucky at Rupp Arena, handing the Wildcats their first home SEC loss of head coach John Calipari's tenure in Lexington. Additionally, A&M claimed another marquee victory in early February when the Aggies downed No. 20 Missouri at Reed Arena.
Kennedy oversaw the development of senior Elston Turner into one of the nation's most explosive offensive forces as he garnered multiple national player of the week honors after becoming the just the third visiting player all-time to score 40 or more points against Kentucky at Rupp Arena before setting the Reed Arena scoring record not once, but twice later in the year. Turner went on to receive first-team All-SEC and USBWA All-District accolades.
In the classroom, the Aggies have made tremendous strides and put together one of the highest team GPAs in recent memory during the 2013 spring semester when the team collectively produced a 3.12 average.
A two-time Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Kennedy came to Aggieland after five seasons at the helm at Murray State University in Kentucky. There, he guided the Racers to a winning record in each year of his tenure. In his last two seasons at Murray State, his team posted a combined 54-14 record, back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference championships and consecutive trips to the postseason.
"I couldn't wait to get back to Aggieland," Kennedy said. "Even though I was there for only a short time, I could tell Aggieland is a special place. Aggies have great pride and passion for their school and their athletic programs."
Over his last 10 years as a head coach, Kennedy's teams have averaged over 20 wins per season, earned four conference titles and made three trips to the postseason--two to the NCAA Tournament and one in the NIT.
Kennedy's final season MSU in 2010-11 concluded with a 23-9 campaign, one which saw the Racers capture the OVC regular-season title for the second straight year and earn a spot in the National Invitation Tournament. Kennedy won his second straight OVC Coach of the Year honor for his efforts.
In an outstanding 2009-10 season, Kennedy guided Murray State to a 31-5 mark, the OVC regular-season and tournament titles and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. There, his Racers upset Vanderbilt in the first round--the program's first tourney win since 1988--before falling in the final seconds of the second round to eventual national runner-up Butler. It was the best season in the program's 85-year history.
Kennedy was named NABC District-19 Coach of the Year following the 2009-10 season and was also a finalist for the Skip Prosser Award and Hugh Durham Award. The Racers were also honored with the OVC Men's Basketball Sportsmanship Award in voting by the leagues' head coaches.
In Kennedy's five seasons at MSU, the Racers went 70-24 in OVC play en route to two league championships and three runner-up finishes.
Kennedy came to Murray State after serving the 2005-06 season as an assistant to current Missouri coach Frank Haith at the University of Miami. During that stint, Kennedy helped lead the Hurricanes to the quarterfinals of the NIT with an 18-16 record and wins that year over North Carolina, Maryland, Wake Forest and Oklahoma State.
Before Miami, Kennedy was the head coach for six seasons at his alma mater, Southeastern Louisiana. In his final two seasons at SLU, Kennedy guided the Lions to a 44-18 record, two Southland Conference regular-season titles and the school's first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.
He was named Coach of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (District 8) in back-to-back years, and was named SLC Coach of the Year in 2004.
His 2004-05 squad posted a 24-9 record, the best in school history, won its second consecutive Southland Conference title with a 13-3 league mark, claimed the school's first conference tournament championship and advanced to face Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to taking over at SLU, Kennedy spent two seasons (1997-99) as head coach at Centenary College where he was able to turn the program around in just two seasons. Centenary went from only six wins in 1997-98 to a 14-14 mark in his final season.
Before his first head coaching job at Centenary, the Metairie, La., native spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach at seven Division I schools, including Texas A&M for the 1990-91 season. Kennedy's other stops included New Orleans, Wyoming, Northwestern State, Tulane, Creighton and California.
He helped lead New Orleans to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 1987. That year, UNO was a 13-seed when they upset 2-seed BYU before falling to Alabama. Kennedy also assisted Wyoming's run to the NCAA Tournament in 1988. During his four seasons at California, the Golden Bears had two 20-win seasons and made three appearances in the NCAA Tournament--with one trip to the Sweet 16.
He earned a solid reputation as a recruiter early in his career while an assistant at Cal, where three of his classes were considered among the best in the nation. Kennedy recruited Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Tony Gonzalez to the Cal program.
Kennedy's basketball philosophy starts with a rock-solid foundation of tough, in-your-face defense.
The 2013-14 Aggies led the SEC in field goal percentage defense (.400) while ranking third in the league with a 62.8 opponent scoring average.
Meanwhile, his 2009-10 Murray State team dominated the court on defense and were part of a group of only eight teams that led their conference in overall field-goal percentage (.499) and field-goal percentage defense (.387). The Racers led the OVC in scoring defense, field goal percentage defense, three-point percentage defense, blocked shots and steals, while holding the opponent's leading scorer under his average in 31 of 36 games.
Under Kennedy's watch, the Racers led the league in defending the three-point shot for the four his five seasons and scoring defense in each of the last three seasons. His team ranked in the top four in field-goal percentage defense every year, leading the league three times.
Kennedy received his Bachelor of Arts degree in social studies education from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1986. He was a star basketball player at Holy Cross High School in New Orleans before attending Delgado Community College, where he earned an associate of arts degree in general studies in 1984.
A class act off the court as well, Kennedy was presented this April with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes 2011 John Lotz "Barnabas" Award at the Final Four in Houston. The award is presented by the FCA to a basketball coach who best exhibits a commitment to Christ, integrity, encouragement to others and lives a balanced life.
Kennedy is married to the former Mary Ethredge, and he has four children, Will, Lexie, Brooks and Anna Cate.
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"I was recruited by Coach Kennedy and I have remained close friends with him throughout. My younger brother (Amir) played for Billy at Southeastern Louisiana and then coached with him at Murray State before taking a job recently at Georgia Tech. His basketball success and coaching ability speaks for itself, but what has impressed me most is his consistency of being a good person all of these years. When I was recruited, it was about how you carry yourself, both on and off of the basketball court. It was about the total person, not just being a basketball player. He has remained the same, all of these years. I have a son who is nine and if he is fortunate enough to be considered as a Division I-caliber basketball player, I would want him to play for Coach Billy Kennedy. I know Billy would care for him and help develop the entire person."
-Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Sacramento Kings Asst. General Manager
former NBA Player (Vancouver Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings)
1996 NBA Draft First Round Pick (#3 overall)
played college basketball at California
"I was first met Billy when he was at Texas A&M and then he did some part-time scouting for the Spurs. I have a great respect for him and his basketball coaching abilities, as well as for the type of person he is. Personally, I am excited for Billy, but I am equally excited for Texas A&M because he will do a great job of leading the basketball program. He is a very good team builder and mentor for these young men. He is about family. His wife and daughter are part of the basketball family. He develops a great environment to be able to achieve success on the basketball court and in life. I have a great respect for him and he is a high character person and an outstanding coach."
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San Antonio Spurs General Manager
"I have known Billy for a number of years and he is an outstanding basketball coach. More importantly, he is a person of great moral and ethical character. He has a high level of integrity and Texas A&M has hired a good coach, but an even better person."
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Vanderbilt Head Basketball Coach
"I couldn't be happier for Billy. He is a great coach, a great friend and an even better person. The fit in College Station is an outstanding one. Billy has had a great deal of success recruiting in the southwest, in particular the states of Texas and Louisiana, so Texas A&M is getting an excellent coach who will fit the long-term vision of that university."
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Missouri Head Basketball Coach
"Coach Kennedy was one of the coaches that believed in me. I tried to give back to him as best I could by going out and playing as hard as I could. He showed me a lot and I learned so much from him. He helped me mature both as a basketball player and as a man and was really supportive spiritually off the court."
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Houston Rockets (Former Murray State) Guard
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Emery County Sheriff LaMar Guymon was injured while investigating a burglary at BKs Stop and Shop on Feb. 8. Sheriff Guymon was called to the store after a break-in was reported at the business by employees.
Sheriff Guymon was exiting the south door of the store just after 5 a.m. when he slipped and fell, hitting the back of his head. Sheriff Guymon lost consciousness for several minutes. An ambulance was requested and he was transported to Castleview Hospital where tests were conducted. The sheriff has a concussion with a small amount of bleeding. He was kept in intensive care for three days for observation and he returned home to Huntington on Thursday.
The sheriff has a large bump on the back of his head and a severe headache, but it appears he will make a full recovery. Doctors instructed him to limit activities and rest for a week.


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This gun case was made with hand power tools and hand tools. The materials used 1x4 2x4 2x8 2x10 2x12 pine, handles from Bass-Pro. Finish is gun stock stain and Statin acrylic.
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The Berkley 7" Power Worms are proven performers that can be fished throughout the year in a variety of presentations. The Berkley Power Worm's classic ribbontail design has a natural swimming action when twitched or on the fall. The soft texture, enhanced by the Berkley scent and flavor formula, is irresistible to fish. The Berkley Power Worm is great for flipping and pitching or around deep cover when fish are interested in a larger bait.
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From: Kurt: NJ
Comments: I fell in love with these worms very fast. There is a lake i fish reguarly that has crystal clear water and is fished heavily by anglers both on boat and from the shore. The bass are huge and they are so easily seen its rediculous. however nobody can ever catch them. except me !! the powere bait worm in motor oil red flake is the color i use. thses are so good that you dont even need to use florocarbon. the bass dont care !!!
From: David: Lakeland, FL
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From: Joey: Del Rio, TX
Comments: Over the span of two years, this bait has caught me more bass than any other lure/bait out there. There will be days that I ONLY fish a powerworm and still come out with great results. The worst fishing trip I've ever had while using a powerworm was when I caught 1 bass that was still under 1lb (MAYBE it was 1lb). This is a GREAT bait and I would reccomend it for EVERYONE! It's an almost guaranteed 2-3 fish everytime (maybe more)!
From: Mac: Irmo, SC
Comments: if you worm fish, this is the best one made. the junebug, tequilla sunrise, black and pumpkinseed are my favorite's. the pumpkinseed top's the list. i fish many different lake's and this worm in the color's listed above never fail to catch bass. plastic worm's made by any mfg. will catch fish but none better than these. this worm along with any berkley product is 100% in quality. the scent in unsurpassed as is the molding process. use any worm in for any technique made by berkley and you cannot go wrong. i only wish i had found this out before i bought pound's and pound's of other brand's. robo worm is a great worm also, especially in the morning sunrise color---
From: Wes: Salinas, CA
Comments:Great, great bait its rather good for flipping but I normally just fish them texas rigged in open water for bass. I use a 4/0 to 5/0 wide gap hook and perfer the color sour grape. GREAT BAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From:Shane: Hinsdale, MA
Comments:This is one of the best worms that I have used. It has great action in the water. I prefer the motor oil and black colors most. Fishing as much as I do, having the option of 100 count bags is a great thing.
From:Dave: Memphis, TN
Comments: One of the best plastic worms on the market.I Texas rig them with either a 1/8th or 1/16th ounce bullet weight and found that pumpkinseed work the best, though black is also good.I have exellent luck with them at night.The power scent is great, when a bass grabs one, it won't let go, I've actually had some try & swallow them.I strictly bass fish and these are the only brand of worms I use.
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KHL: Goal of the Year Candidate
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Not gonna lie to you - not a lot of huge names in these games. There. I was straight up. But there are some great highlights, including one goal I'd put in the conversation for goal of the year in the Ak Bars vs. Neftekhimik game.
Sick OT-winner.
Before I die, I want to see a game in Minsk.
Vityaz blows lead after lead to Spartak.
Lowly Riga gets the better of a pretty strong Severstal team.
And the awesometastic Daily KHL Update.
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Ok, Im a homer, but when I saw the heading for the Battle of Kazkhstan game in the first video, I just assumed it was going to be Nail doing the heroics. Has he been cooling off lately? Ive been busy with other holiday matters, so Im a bit behind in my KHL stats. Thanks for posting it, and Happy New Year, btw.


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Sometimes my 2 1/2 year old daughter gets upset or anxious about something- usually when she is playing when she is tired like early morning (which she used to not be cranky in the morning before she stopped taking an afternoon nap but that's a whole other issue). She will get something in her head like a barbie's hair is too messy, yet despite every effort on her and my part we cannotget it good enough for her and she gets frustrated and upset and she fusses angrily at me to get it right. Sometimes she can't figure out how to word exactly how she wants something, even though she is extremely verbal, and gets frustrated with me, and sometimes what she wants done is just impossible like something won't fit the way she wants it to. She fusses and whines and gets upset. I've tried teaching her to take deep breaths, make a bunny face, etc to help her relax but she wants no part of that. Sometimes if I tickle her I can get her to [I]start [I]to loosen up and eventually get past it. Other times I don't know what else to do but tell her that I cannot help her when she is speaking to me that way and stop helping or walk away. But that really upsets her. Does anyone have any ideas for helping/teaching her to handle her frustration? In other situations when she is not locking into frustration she speaks politely, or at least she does when we ask her to, so she does understand that she needs to speak politely.
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Originally posted by mommakikiz View PostIn other situations when she is not locking into frustration she speaks politely, or at least she does when we ask her to, so she does understand that she needs to speak politely.
this is developmental, she will eventually be able to make better choices through frustration, and not get frustrated so easily, but toddlers and young children all seem to go through this, although at varying degrees of severity.
i think the best thing to do is empathize "i see you're really upset by this. i want to help you and am trying my best. let's try to work together to solve this." sometimes moving to another location helps. getting away from the stress and calming down before going back to it can work. say, 'let's go have a snack and then come back and work on this.'
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She does sound like she is having a so-called 'tantrum'.--A period of strong emotion that is hard to get out of or connect through.
Here are some links that might be interesting to you.
Cry for Connection: A Fresh Approach to Tantrums
By Patty Wipfler
Terrible Twos? NOT!
You should look into NVC also (Non-violent communication)
Its very frustrating, I know! My 15mo old already has moments just like you describe!...but my 4yr old has a totally different personality and only recently gets those overwhelming emotion times!
I am learning now, with dd2 that the best way to diffuse this frustration is to empathize, and over empathize... "wow that is so frustrating!" "sheesh, what is wrong with that crazy girl's hair"... talk to the doll "Hey you miss barbie, what is wrong with your hair?". "have you ever seen hair like this that doesn't work?"... this really works too when dd is sad... to say "wow you are so sad"... it just seems to diffuse..
Thank you ladies for your ideas! I have done some of them myself, but your ideas give me variations that might work better. Like I have used empathy, but maybe if I try the over-empathizing and talk to Barbie that might work. She does like it when I make her Dora toothbrush talk to her and it gets us through the otherwise completely unwanted task of brushing. And I try to get her to take a break from the barbies, I suggest other activities, etc. but she gets so locked in that I can't break her out. But maybe if I say let's go eat and then come back to her hair maybe that would work. She does seem to have some understanding of the fact that sometimes she gets fussy and tired when she really just needs to eat. I will also check out those links. Thanks!
Sometimes she is genuinely frustrated- like you said- and cannot handle her emotions. Other times she has the capability to control the way she speaks and needs to know that she has to choose the polite way. Today she was pretty fussy at different times throughout the day and I kind of devoted the day to being really aware of the way she speaks to me and made sure to consistently and calmly talk to her about her whining tone of voice and her freaking out or getting upset over really simple things that all she'd have to do is ask me calmly and I'd gladly help her. I've been working on it with her lately but today I decided to really be consistent all day long and she seemed to really get the point after a while. Some of it is behavioral- she learned from infancy on that when she fussed she got my attention. Now I need to show her there is a better way.Last edited by mommakikiz; 01-19-2009, 09:01 PM.
I just read that article and it was VERY interesting! It makes a lot of sense to me. I forwarded it to my husband so we can discuss trying to look at tantrums that way and handling them that way! Thanks!


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An imagined conversation between Dave Nonis and Mike Gillis
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March 19 2013 04:29PM
INT: Dave Nonis' Honda Civic - Downtown Toronto
*The phone rings of the Toronto Maple Leafs' general manager. It is the Vancouver Canucks' general manager calling*
Dave Nonis: Hello?
Mike Gillis: Hey, Dave, was wondering if you were watching Primetime Sports just now?
Nonis: Isn't that a radio show?
Gillis: They have a televised hour each day I think. I don't know, McCown and Brunt were both outside on location at the Blue Jays facility in Dunedin.
Nonis: Oh. Anyway, Mike, I appreciate your efforts to sell me a goaltender, but at this time we're still not interested in giving up Naz—
Gillis: Wait, Dave, hear me out. I'm not talking about Kadri. I sort of want to talk about Dunedin.
Nonis: Why?
Gillis: Well I've been reading newspapers. Lots of good things written about the Toronto Blue Jays this year, huh?
Nonis: I guess…
Gillis: Spent a loooot of money in the offseason by taking the contracts off the hands of teams that didn't want to pay them. Got some good players out of it, too. Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson… Alex Anthopoulos is getting lots of love in the press.
Nonis: Is this about Roberto again? I told you, our goaltending has been fine this season. We aren't interested.
Gillis: In dealing Nazem. Was listening to, er, Nick Kypreos.
Nonis: Oh really? What did he have to say?
Gillis: Oh, well not just Kypreos. The whole Sportsnet panel was talking about this Belaroussian third line centre you have now.
Nonis: Mikhail Grabovski?
Gillis: Are the stories true about his character? First year of a new five-year, $27-million deal and he celebrates by putting up 11 points in 29 games, is a minus-8 and is just 50.8% on face-offs. That's way worse than Tyler Bozak, right?
Nonis: Uh…
Gillis: And Nazem Kadri, right? I'm just looking at the front page of the NHL.com stat page. Kadri has 27 points and is a +13. Bozak has 15 points and has won 53.8% of his faceoffs.
Nonis: I'm, uh, in a drive-thru right now and not at my computer. What's Kadri's faceoff percentage, and what's Bozak's plus-minus?
Gillis: Not important. What's important is that by selectively looking at a few statistics without any context, Grabovski is by far the worst of your top nine centremen. Hearing some bad stories about Grabovski's character, too. Rift with that coach of yours or something.
Nonis: Look stop trying to do this. We're not interested in Roberto Luongo right now, and we sure as hell aren't going to trade—
Gillis: Hey, who suggested anything about trading? I was just asking if you saw the segment.
Nonis: I didn't, and I don't have a TV in my car, so I couldn't watch the radio show.
Gillis: It's on radio too.
Nonis: Look, what's this about? You call me three or four times a day and it's the same old junk. I've told you a million times in the last two weeks: our goaltending has been fine this year. It's been better than yours, in fact.
Gillis: Really? I'm looking at some numbers right now and in on your five-game losing streak you guys have just an .875 even strength save percentage. That's not real good.
Nonis: Aren't you guys on a losing streak too? What's your goaltending been like?
Gillis: Look, this isn't about my team right now. I was just asking if you saw the segment.
Nonis: And you want to talk about Mikhail Grabovski?
Gillis: Not specifically...
Nonis: Sorry, hang on a second, I'm at the window
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Recombinant DNA and the Birth of BiotechRecombinant Drugs
After figuring out how to grow recombinant bacteria on an industrial scale and how to harvest the insulin they produce, it was time to bring the recombinant insulin to the market. In 1982 Food and Drug Administration approved Humulin, Eli Lily's recombinant insulin made from Genentech's specially modified bacteria. It was the first drug produced through recombinant DNA technology and among the first genetically engineered products to be available to consumers.
Following the success of Humulin, recombinant DNA technology was quickly adopted to replace older methods of producing medical products from human growth hormone to vaccines. Although scientists have since developed new biotechnology techniques, recombinant DNA still plays an important role in the production of several major medical products. Among the objects below are several of the early formulations of Humulin as well as some of the other early recombinant pharmaceuticals produced in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Roferon-A, Interferon alfa-2a recombinant, injectable solution, 1mL
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- Roferon-A is an injectible, recombinant pharmaceutical used to treat different types of leukemia, malignant melanoma, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, AIDS-related sarcoma, and hepatitis. It was discontinued in October 2007, as new therapies for the diseases it treated were developed.
- Recombinant pharmaceuticals are created by inserting genes from one species into a host species, often yeast or bacteria, where they do not naturally occur. The genes code for a desired product, and therefore the genetically modified host organisms can be grown and used as a kind of living factory to produce the product. In this case, genes coding for human interferon are inserted into bacteria. Interferon is a substance that is naturally made by the body to fight infections and tumors. Bacteria produce the interferon, which is harvested and used as the active ingredient in Roferon-A.
- Object consists of a sealed white cardboard box with red and black printing. Box contains 10 single-use, 1 mL vials.
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- Roche Laboratories
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- 1987.0786.02
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- 1987.0786
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- 1987.0786.02
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Love, love, love Cat's dress! Also like Zooey's a lot.ReplyCancel
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Mindy – No, honey. Just no. Get yourself a good stylist.
Prepon's dress is wearing her. She looks uncomfortable, her hair is wrong, she's too stiff and the dress is poorly tailored. No.
I think I really like Cat Deely's look.Except for that sash thing and that I have no idea who she is.
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I love Zooey's lighter hair!
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I'm sorry, Laura's dress looks absolutely terrible and the jewelry is too heavy for her, and I'm a straight female, but dammit if she is not one of my biggest crushes. The hair is dark, but I like it, and I LOVE the dark eye makeup…I might even make an exception for the Xenu bullshit. Sheesh… Hmmm, okay.
Is it just me or does Kristen Wiig look amazing here? That shade of blonde and the slight tan makes her look like a totally different person. Usually I think she's average looking, but she looks amazing here!!
Cat Deeley has a great figure – it's unfortunate about her face.
Zooey looks good, but dem crazy eyes. I feel like she's slightly unhinged, and it has nothing to do with her quirky-girl shtick that I haven't been able to stomach for five years now.ReplyCancel
Laura, this is what happens when you and your cult slag the gays: the only stylist left is from Sam's Club, bridal section.ReplyCancel
There's a whole lot of filler happening in this post.
Zooey – why? You're too young to have that much pumped into your face – you used to have huge blue eyes!
Love you Angela, lay off the stuff, you are naturally gorgeous.
Jen W, anymore fill and your face will explode, please stop this instant.ReplyCancel
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Laura: Urgh, taffeta. The colour, the construction, the fit – all awful.
Kristen: Stretch satin? Really?
Zooey: Nevermind that it's archive Oscar de la Renta, it doesn't fit you. AND THAT HAIR!
Kate: I thought you were a fashion girl now? Why take a step backward into J. Mendel territory?
Mindy: There's a reason Kenzo don't do bespoke design, Mindy.
Cat: It's Burberry Prorsum and it's alright.
Sarah: See above re. Kenzo. Same applies to Marni.
Julie: Peter Som. I quite like it.
Jennifer: It's Marchesa, so it's hideous.
Et Tu Zooey Deschanel? I've been looking for a shot of Gwen Stefani because she was giving a red carpet interview on E and I didn't recognize the face at all. Eventually the voice sounded familiar enough that I was able to ID the blonde as Gwen Stefani. Where did her old face go? Same thing with the Zooey pic here.ReplyCancel


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Skip to comments.The Doctor Won't See You Now. He's Clocked Out
Posted on 03/16/2013 9:12:16 PM PDT by Innovative
ObamaCare is pushing physicians into becoming hospital employees. The results aren't encouraging.
The irony is that in the name of lowering costs, ObamaCare will almost certainly make the practice of medicine more expensive. It turns out that when doctors become salaried hospital employees, their overall productivity falls.
The result? It is estimated that by next year, about 50% of U.S. doctors will be working for a hospital or hospital-owned health system.
Once they work for hospitals, physicians change their behavior in two principal ways. Often they see fewer patients and perform fewer timely procedures.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Just imagine them unionized (which is what the Dems want).
Dr Obamungumbe will simply insist that peasant doctors give a minimum number of orders per day...malpractice will continue as usual.
The formally profitable non-profit large hospital system my wife works for is already threatening furloughs due to Obamacare. They whacked all of their interns.
Doctors aren't working anymore than they have to since it doesn't pay.
Free healthcare is about to get really expensive and crappy.
Whole other story is how we don't have enough docs and nurses now, and you know the significant losses that will come under deathcare. These people weren't bluffing about retiring, or moving into totally different careers.
My 3 year old Grandson got a taste of Obamacare this past weekend. He was at the playground, fell forward and hit his forehead on a metal part of the playground equipment. immediately a huge bruise with a deep black and blue dent in his forehead.
Immediately went to the Emergency Care Center. They asked who his primary physician was and to call him. We called him. He was on vacation with no backup. Asked the nurses to at least look at him. No. We can't help you.
Left, went to Children's Hospital (annex) - same response. We can't touch him.
Finally drove downtown and he was eventually seen. 5 hours later.
It's a nightmare.
Any doc worth their stuff will retire as soon as is possible. Practicing under nobamacare will be stifling and deadening. Good luck everyone with your health.
And it's only going to get worse.
Thanks for sharing your story — hope your Grandson is OK, despite of this lack of care.
Earlier this year my son was running a very high fever that wasn't responding to home treatment so we took him to our local Children's Hospital ER in downtown Cincinnati.
I kid you not, they took an inmate in chains, who did not appear to have any immediate medical ailment, before they saw our son.
We waited hours in the waiting room, his fever broke, we left and followed up with his pediatrician the next morning.
A completely useless visit. Perhaps we should have brought him in wearing chains and an orange jumpsuit?
On the upside it's given me reasons to learn more about preventative care and first aid.
You should have raised holy hell.
Would a logical conclusion be that nobamacare will die, crushed by its own weight?
No such luck.
The UK National Health Scheme has been running (or not) since 1948.
For an insight on how it works (no sarcasm here) ...google: UK Liverpool Pathway Controversy
"Dec 1, 2012 Almost half of dying patients placed on the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway are never told that life-saving treatment has been withdrawn, ... The system in the UK drags fearful elderly people kicking & screaming from their beds...
"ould a logical conclusion be that nobamacare will die, crushed by its own weight?"
Unfortunately no. Look at the UK and Canada health systems, they are still around. Also, the Eastern European countries still haven't recovered from the government healthcare system.
This will make Canada's system look good by comparison.
How many doctors are going to retire? How many already have?
We already lost our doctor last June because he went to work for a hospital in another town 30 miles away. We might have driven to see him except now he is no longer on staff at the hospital that is only 2 miles away from us. He said himself that the move was due to Obamacare and he was not happy about it.
My mother's pulmonary doctor (for COPD) joined the hospital and did not want to either. He's from India, here 30 years, and can't believe he is watching this country go down the tubes. He can't stand Obama. He said people from India aren't coming here because of how bad it is or will soon be.
Obama and all democrats are wicked and evil to the core. And a big thanks to John Roberts.
People don't go through 12 years of schooling-training, get tens of thousands of dollars in debt, pay 70-90% of their income for malpractice insurance, face an increased chance of Federally imposed fines, criminal charges and a geometric increase in paperwork to be flat-salaried medical technicians following a robotic regimen of practice imposed by bureaucrats.
they don't relax....I've never seen one shrug off work in the form of tests, examinations,etc......
"flat-salaried medical technicians following a robotic regimen of practice imposed by bureaucrats. "
Unfortunately this about sums it up.
Duh! When you get paid by the hour, guess what happens?
I'm sure you understand me but just to be clear to all; I am not being demeaning to doctors. Simply describing what 0bamaCare will do to doctors. And still no one fully knows what all is in the law or what all regulations will be spawned from it. Not even the bureaucrats charged with coming up with them.
"People don't go through 12 years of schooling-training, get tens of thousands of dollars in debt, pay 70-90% of their income for malpractice insurance, face an increased chance of Federally imposed fines, criminal charges and a geometric increase in paperwork to be flat-salaried medical technicians following a robotic regimen of practice imposed by bureaucrats."
Brilliant. I'm a physician board certified in a lucrative subspecialty. Too young to retire. I joined a state run medical center for a decent salary. The only pathway to survival is to forgo private practice and become an employee of the Marxist and his minions. I try to treat all my patients with respect, but they are in for a rough ride with what lay ahead.
We know what you meant.
Doctors will not be allowed to practice medicine, only to follow rules set by bureaucrats as to what tests and treatments they are allowed to order, regardless of considering the actual needs of the individual patients.
" The only pathway to survival is to forgo private practice and become an employee of the Marxist and his minions. I try to treat all my patients with respect, but they are in for a rough ride with what lay ahead."
And I am sure that under Obamacare bureaucrats will overrule your medical judgment based on your years of training and experience and knowledge of your patients, forcing the application of "one size fits all" medicine.
My father was a family physician from '56 to '86 when he passed on. He warned me that socialized medicine would ruin health care. Told me that about 1982.
The reality is how treatment choices will be much more limited and determined primarily by cost. The UK model (using the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, aka NICE) entails just this type of rationing of drug therapy. And contrary to what some at this site believe, many modern and expensive drugs save and immeasurably improve millions of lives. I see it every day.
..."rationing of drug therapy"
I absolutely agree with you — just add to "drug therapy", surgeries and tests will also be rationed.
No they should contact a lawyer and have him contact the hospital with the threat of a potential lawsuit for turning away a person with a medical problem.
You'd be amazed how fast you can get a response when you call an organization and say, "Who do I talk to about a lawsuit against you and the hospital?"
I've have responses that passed the Speed of Light in return time.
Love it!
Not to worry. Those doctors from Kenya and Ethiopia and Salvador etc will be more than willing to work on a salary that is 10 times what they'd be paid at home.
That's not irony.
The whole point of Obamacare is to wreck US healthcare so that it can be replaced with socialised, unionised, cradle-to-grave control over the serfs.
A mega-wealthy friend of mine and his equally wealthy friends regularly fly to Thailand for non-emergency tests, treatment and surgeries. He tells me that the medical care there is superb and far surpasses ours and that the physical facilities border on the luxurious.
You should have used the name Juan Valdez, head of line and then no bill.
"Those doctors from Kenya and Ethiopia and Salvador etc will be more than willing to work on a salary that is 10 times what theyd be paid at home."
And that will define the type of medical care that the American public will get.
As a doctor working for a hospital system, I think you miss the important points. We work on commission, so we are incentivized to be productive.
With Obamacare, we will have a dramatic increase in Medicaid patients. They have no skin in the game (co-pays) and are far more likely to no show for appointments. The hospital loses money treating Medicaid patients, because the reimbursement is so low. I make almost nothing seeing these patients and they don't listen anyway.
What is likely to happen, aside from early retirement (which I am considering), is that doctors form private groups that refuse to take Medicaid. A friend works for a group that takes only private pay and Blue Cross. It makes the paperwork easier as well.
I'm sure that many will agree that the upside of Obamacare is that the price of those drugs will be driven artificially down to prevent the greedy pharmaceutical companies from making profits.
Never mind that without being able to recoup development costs, those companies won't be developing new drugs. And when they can't afford to support research any more, that puts not only the scientists who work for those companies out of work, but also the scientists who don't work for them, but do the basic research into biology that eventually leads to new therapies and targeted drug development. There is no need to understand fundamental biological processes when nothing will be done with the knowledge.
Being one of those basic researchers, I'm having serious concerns about the future of my career. Obamacare is bad.
"Never mind that without being able to recoup development costs, those companies won't be developing new drugs. And when they can't afford to support research any more, that puts not only the scientists who work for those companies out of work, but also the scientists who don't work for them, but do the basic research into biology that eventually leads to new therapies and targeted drug development. There is no need to understand fundamental biological processes when nothing will be done with the knowledge."
You make excellent points that many haven't even started to think about. The ramifications of Obamacare won't be fully recognized for several years and by that time it will be too late. With Obamacare and his energy policy, Obama is pushing the US down to a third world country.
"doctors form private groups that refuse to take Medicaid."
If it isn't already in the bill, Obama will have Congress pass a law that all practicing physicians will have to follow the rules of Obamacare.
They've been DYING to put us out of business for years and years.
As soon as a doctor becomes a hospital employee, he drops from 72 hours a week to 38.5. Since he hasn't taken a vacation in 20 years, he takes his four weeks right away, followed by his mandatory CME.
By the time he comes back to the office, 2/3 of the patients have gone elsewhere, AND he gets a raise.
This is what the People have wanted. Hope they're happy with it.
That has been illegal in Massachusetts since 1986, and it soon will be coming to a Legislature near you.
"This is what the People have wanted."
This is NOT what "the people" wanted — even now more are opposing Obamacare than those who are for it. Those who were/are for it have been conned by Obama into believing that they will get something for nothing.
Instead of promoting personal responsibility, which has been the foundation of the US, they are promoting a nanny-state where the government will "take care" of everyone.
This is the biggest con-job on the people.
I saw my doctor on Friday. He mentioned that he would probably be sending me a letter soon, announcing that he'd joined a local medical group (he's currently a sole practitioner). Though he didn't say he was forced or compelled to take such patients, that was the unspoken part of his "increased number of Medicare / Medicaid patients" comment. Basically, he now has to find a way to share overhead costs, in order to offset Obamacare related losses.
My doctor will no longer oversee medical treatment in the hospital. If he refers me to the hospital, staff doctors I don't know will handle the treatment
And he is now taking Friday's off. His nurse praticioner deals with Friday emergencies.
Everything the Democrats touch turns to crap.
Four of my doctors have retired.
My cardiologist's group has just joined the main local hospital.
Things getting scary.
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There are six quotes I live my life by. One is from German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. One is from American author Anais Nin. One is from American poet Mary Oliver. One is from American naturalist Henry D. Thoreau. One is from Jesus Christ. And one is from Ken Stilson, my little league baseball coach.
I was fortunate to be the same age as Scott Stilson, Ken's second son, and I was doubly fortunate that Ken took an interest in Scott's (and the rest of his kids, for that matter) well-being.
Ken was my baseball coach from my first year in tee ball to my last year in pony league. And not just that. He was also my little league basketball coach and one of my little league football coaches. If you add it up, Ken gave several thousand hours to me and the other kids fortunate enough to be on his team.
I was on Ken's little league team again. We had an away game in Elmo, and the pitcher we faced that day was Kelly Mortensen, who pitched the hardest, fastest pitches any Emery county little leaguer would ever face.
Kelly was a gifted athlete who would continue pitching through high school. While any batter facing him sweated bullets, Kelly sweated pure, raw talent. And he could read his batters. He knew if you were a confident, competent hitter, or if you were an uncertain patsy. When he saw me come to the plate that day I'm sure he saw an uncertain patsy.
And his observations were right. I was a great fielder but I really wasn't much of a hitter. I was shy at bat, and passive, with little confidence in my hitting game. Sure, I would swing at the obvious strikes coming in directly over the plate, more out of obligation than determination, but my main hitting strategy was hoping that the pitcher would walk me.
But all that changed on that day I faced Kelly Mortensen in Elmo. Thanks to a short talk I had with Ken Stilson.
It was late afternoon and hot. The mosquitoes were plentiful and maddening. I walked to the plate to face Kelly Mortensen. This was just little league. I hadn't yet faced a pitcher who knew how to throw a curve ball, but Kelly threw a wicked fast ball, and his pitches were almost always right on the corners. In Orangeville, that fastball on the corner might have been called a ball, but in Elmo, the umpire would call that same pitch a strike.
I watched the first pitch come in. It wasn't right down the tube so I didn't swing at it. But it was on the outside corner and the umpire called it a strike. The second pitch was also right on the outside corner, I didn't swing at it and the umpire called it a strike.
And Ken Stilson called a timeout. "Steven come over here a minute."
What Ken told me that day has stayed with me for the rest of my life, and I've applied its wisdom in a variety of circumstances. He said, "You can't count on Kelly to miss his mark. He isn't going to miss. And you can't count on the umpire to call it your way. Not in this town. But the bat is in your hands, so what happens next is entirely up to you."
This wasn't casual advice given from someone who barely knew me. This was advice given from a man who had dedicated five nights a week, all summer long, for the last three years of my life. This was a man, who from much devoted time and observation knew me well. He knew my strengths, and my weaknesses. This was a man who had gained my trust.
There are coaches, and there are mentors. Ken Stilson was both. And this is why: there are three kinds of courage a man faces in his life (perhaps more, but so far, I've only faced these three). The first kind of courage comes from having faced a thing and conquered it, or mastered it. That gives you the courage and confidence that you'll succeed the next time you face it. The second kind of courage is pure, raw courage. You've never faced this thing before but you have no choice but to face it now. And you do it. The third kind of courage is when someone you trust, when someone who knows you well, tells you you've got what it takes, that you can do it. This person must be a person who has put in the time. And that person was Ken Stilson. So when he told me I could do it, when he told me that Kelly was going to put the ball on the corners again, that the umpire was going to call it a strike again, that I had to stand my ground and had the bat in my hands to do it with, and that he believed in me, that, in fact, I was due for a home run. I believed him.
I went back to the plate. I stood my ground in a narrow batter's box. I held an empowering aluminum bat, and I had a coach who knew me and believed in me. That was enough.
I didn't hit a home run, as Ken thought I was capable (thank you for the faith) but I hit a long line drive that fell between the left, and center fielders. I made it safely to first base. Two runs scored. I was exhilarated! I had hit a single and scored two runs off of Emery County's hardest, most notorious pitcher. I looked back at Ken. He just smiled and nodded. As every athlete knows, the nod between a coach and his athlete says and means a lot.
In my 30 years since that day I have come to realize that holding and wielding the bat is everything. It is hope. It is faith. It is confidence. And most importantly it is empowerment. Few people inspire more confidence than coaches. I was fortunate to have Ken Stilson as my coach from age 8 to 14.
The pitcher, and the umpire, in the intervening years, have come to represent a great many things. Sometimes it's my editor and I'm about to ask him to let me write a new column, and sometimes it's the Grand Canyon's most terrifying rapid and all I have is a tiny little oarboat.
As an adult I can't believe how many pitches I face every week that are right on the corners. And coming in fast. The advice I so fortunately received from Ken Stilson back in 1981 is continuously pertinent.
I've kept that advice in mind, and I've hit a lot of singles, and more than a few home runs. Thank you Ken Stilson for your character, your example, your advice, and, most of all, the giving of your quality time to a new generation that needed it. You were a true builder in every sense of the word.


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