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Editor's note: The following Johnson City Press story is the fourth in a series of six daily features profiling the 2013 ETSU Athletics Hall of Fame class, leading up to the induction ceremony Sunday at the Millennium Center in Johnson City. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m., and tickets may be purchased by calling 423-439-4343. ETSUBucs.com is providing an excerpt from each day's story courtesy of the Johnson City Press.
By KELLY HODGE
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Ed DeChellis knew he wasn't the people's choice when he took the East Tennessee State basketball job in 1996.
Seven years later, when he returned to Penn State as the head coach at his alma mater, there weren't many ETSU fans that wanted to see him go.
DeChellis will be back in town this weekend for induction into the university's Athletics Hall of Fame. The six-member Class of 2013 will be honored in ceremonies Sunday night at the Millennium Center.
"It's very humbling. I was shocked and surprised, to be quite honest, when Dave Mullins told me," DeChellis said this week from Annapolis, Md., where he's now the head coach at the Naval Academy. "I look forward to seeing everybody there this weekend."
DeChellis came on the scene at ETSU after the resignation of Alan LeForce, a popular coach who had been with the program for 11 years and four NCAA tournament appearances. It was a difficult transition.
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Katie Sullivan, who taught at STEM School and Academy for two months in in the fall of 2013, wasn't licensed or qualified for her computer programming post.
"I warned them I wasn't highly qualified in my subject area," said Sullivan, …
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"I warned them I wasn't highly qualified in my subject area," said Sullivan, whose 13 years of prior teaching experience focused on elementary-level computer technology but no programming.
"The principal told me that wasn't a problem. They said, `That's OK, you can learn how to do it and then teach it.' So I gave it a shot."
Frustrated, Sullivan took early retirement just two months into the job.
"I felt like I was letting the kids down because I wasn't on top of my topic," she said. "A lot of the kids are really pretty advanced. Some would just work on their own and teach themselves. When it came to the more average kids who needed help, I was sort of at a loss to help them."
It wasn't just the kids Sullivan felt deserved better.
"I think a parent sending their child to a STEM school would expect to have some high-level computer classes, (not) to have an elementary computer teacher teaching high school programming," she said.
But STEM didn't necessarily err in hiring Sullivan.
Unlike their public school counterparts, Colorado charter school teachers aren't required to have licenses. And STEM board president Matthew Smith said the best teachers aren't necessarily licensed or subject experts.
"Licensed teachers and especially experienced teachers often bring skill sets and credentials to your team you wouldn't otherwise have, but we don't require that. State law doesn't require it," he said, adding that most of STEM's teachers hold licenses.
"Character and integrity are just as much a criteria for hiring as capability," he said. "Sometimes you end up hiring people you believe have the basic character and values you want, and you try to train them to execute a skill maybe you can't hire just because of the timing and availability of those resources on the market."
Smith said the school also reserves the right to fire those who aren't ultimately compatible with the school or its needs.
Former Spanish teacher Christine Henze was surprised when her position with STEM was terminated in early January.
"Charters are like a one-man band," said Henze, who like Sullivan did not have a teaching license when she started working there in August 2013. "They're not subject to any kind of scrutiny."
Henze said the school insisted on full-immersion foreign language education, which left students without the foreign language foundation needed for STEM's project-based learning approach. Other teachers there were intimidated by the administration, she claims, and parents sometimes exerted excessive control.
Smith acknowledged a termination is "highly emotional," but said procedures resulting in Henze's dismissal were followed properly.
STEM is working to find a balance between its teachers and philosophy, he said.
"Building a school is a long-term journey. Teachers are a huge part of that," he said.
Smith, vice president of engineering for United Launch Alliance, believes his presence is part of that balance.
"One of the reasons we try to have some non-parent board members like myself is the ability to really look long-term at the overall organizational health and strategy," he said.
"We are human beings. When we have students involved, we tend to see the whole world through their eyes and experience. That's a valid perspective, but it can be a narrow one."
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What do all of the most senior instructors of Kishaba Juku have in common? To my knowledge, all of them spent many years, even decades, first studying one or more different styles of Karate. At one time, most of the early instructors of Kishaba Juku practiced the Matsubaashi-Ryu form of Karate. Today, some Kishaba Juku instructors might have practiced Shotokan or other styles of Karate.
My point is that for most instructors, the methods of Kishaba Juku represented a change or transition from one form or style of Karate to another. In addition, the methods of Kishaba Juku represented a change or transition from a fairly linear approach to Karate to a more dynamic, whole body, core driven, rotary, whip-like, non-linear, etc. approach.
In my case, I had practiced the Matsubayashi-Ryu form of Karate for over 25 years before becoming a student of Kishaba Juku. I think that I am fairly typical. In fact, it is pretty rare to find a senior instructor who began in and has only practiced Kishaba Juku.
When I became a student of Kishaba Juku, I had reached a point where I was deeply frustrated by my inability to improve. I feel that I had reached my own limits of linear Karate. I am not saying that other people could not have done better than I did with the same training and methods -- I am just saying that I had reached my own limit. Trying harder did not produce better results. Quite the opposite. Trying harder only made be stiffer, more robotic, and more frustrated!
Of course, the answer is that I was doing things wrong. For a person who had trained for 25 years, I was doing it wrong. I was still training like a beginner, which is appropriate for a beginner but not for a more advanced student or instructor.
I will give you a concrete example -- chudan shuto uke or uchi. I could perform the movement reasonably well (I thought) and could generate a fair amount of power. However, I could only do 7 or 8 in a row before I became tired. I was generating all the power using my extremities. I was muscling the movement and hacking like a caveman. I simply was not strong enough to keep going after 7 or 8 of such inefficient, full power movements.
When I went to Okinawa and met Sensei Katsuhiko Shinzato, I was amazed by his ability to execute full power shuto techniques, one after another, up and down the dojo, seemingly with no limit. I remember telling him, "Sensei, if you could just show me how to do that I would be so happy!"
Wow, was I asking for a lot! Obviously, Shinzato Sensei was not only skilled at shuto. He could perform any movement just as well -- because of his body dynamics. The technique did not matter because his body dynamics were so good. I sometime use a power drill analogy. Techniques are sort of like drill bits. You can change the drill bits all you want, but the power source does not change. If the drill is strong and has good speed and torque settings, you can use any bit you like. In the same way, Shinzato Sensei's body dynamics don't really change depending on the technique he is performing. His body dynamics allow him to execute any technique he wants.
So I was incorrect to ask him to "just" teach me to perform shuto like he did. Then, I did not understand the concept of body dynamics which explains why I incorrectly focused on a certain technique.
But to make a long story short, after my first few training sessions with Shinzato Sensei, I think I could perform about 20 shuto in a row without getting too tired. Looking back, I was still horribly inefficient, but the point is that the improvement was noticeable. It gave me positive feedback and hope. I knew that I was on the right track.
But I have to admit that my early movements, when I was transitioning to Kishaba Juku, were not as powerful as my previous movements. I could hit more but I was not hitting as hard.
Which brings me to the point of this long post. When transitioning to Kishaba Juku, it should be expected that the student will lose some power. The student has to learn how to move in a completely different way. The beginning and end of the movement might look the same but everything in between will be different. In particular, the student will be learning to generate power in a new and different way -- whole body, core driven mechanics (plus much more).
The new student will lose power but will learn to move more freely in a relaxed manner. Freed from the rigidity of robot-like movement, the student will gradually be able to generate more power, not by exerting more strength or effort, but by moving faster and with much better timing.
A club can hit very hard. However, it would be much easier to crack a whip 50 times than it would be to swing a club 50 times.
After about 2 years, I was able to generate as much power as I did before I became a student of Kishaba Juku. After about 4 years, I was able to generate considerably more power, and by then could perform about 30 or 40 shuto in a row without getting very tired. Today, I am not sure how many shuto I can perform. Generally, it seems that I can do as many as I want -- like I remember seeing Shinzato Sensei do, but of course not as well.
When I have a visiting student in Kishaba Juku, I often observe that they tend to concentrate on free movement rather than powerful movement. Sometimes I ask them, "Did that feel powerful to you?" The question seems to surprise them. A new student in our style might think that free, fast movement is good in and of itself. It is not. We need to move like a steel whip - not a wet noodle.
Dynamic movement is not good because it is pretty or impressive. So what? Can it be used? If someone attacks you, can you drop them? Can you move very fast and hit very hard? You have to be able to do both.
Which is why I think that it is good to start with linear mechanics. As I mentioned, I could generate power before I became a student of Kishaba Juku. I was just very inefficient at it. Now I can generate power much more easily. I don't get as tired because I am not using as much effort as before. The two reasons for this is that: (1) I am generating power better (core drive, whole body, etc.), and (2) I am wasting way less energy. It is not that I have become a great deal physically stronger. I have become stronger because of my overall training, but that is probably only about 20% of the equation -- 80% is body dynamics.
I sometimes work with Shotokan students. I enjoy doing so. They have great linear basics which they practice very diligently. But, like me, they tend to reach a natural limit moving with linear basics. More effort does not result in more power or more satisfying movement. Like me, they need to learn to produce power better and waste less energy. I can relate to them
Students with linear basics and mechanics will naturally reach a limit -- a limit which is aggravated by age. With linear mechanics, you have to put in more and more energy to get better results. Obviously, with age, energy generally diminishes. I am 54 now. I certainly am not as strong as my 3 sons. But then, when I was their ages, I was not a strong as them either! But can honestly say that I can perform techniques much better at 54 than I could in my 20s, 30s, or 40s. I am much more powerful and have much more stamina -- again because of the way we generate power and the fact that we do not waste much energy. My net result today is way better than my net result at younger ages. And, of course, I have had more time to understand and refine my movements.
When do students reach the limits of linear mechanics? Of course, it depends. But I generally think that it is about at the 2nd dan or 3rd dan adult level -- assuming a traditional ranking system not a belt mill. You certainly know that something is wrong when you find a 5th dan or higher who is still cranking away at linear mechanics. Such people tend to be very frustrated and possibly suffering from self inflicted injuries -- much like I was!
So let's see. How can you tell if you are moving well? First, does it feel good? Do you feel like you are moving very quickly, with a great deal of power, without getting tired? You have to evaluate yourself very honestly. Are you moving like a robot, a wet noodle, or a steel whip?
There is another way to evaluate yourself. When I first watched Shinzato Sensei, and for years after that, whenever he executed a dynamic movement my mouth would drop open. I would simply be in awe. When he visited my dojo, my students had exactly the same reaction. I think that other people have shared this experience.
Well, when you move well, people tend to blink and wonder -- and their mouths tend to drop open.
When you surprise yourself you are on the right track. It is a good sign when you say, "Wow, how did I do that?" Now do it again and again until it comes naturally.
And always remember that speed by itself is not enough. When transitioning to Kishaba Juku, the ultimate goal is to have more power -- seemingly endless, easy power, that appears to come from nowhere. Or at least, that is what I think as a student who is still working on it.
Charles C. Goodin
Maintaining Power When Transitioning to Kishaba Juku
What do all of the most senior instructors of Kishaba Juku have in common? To my knowledge, all of them spent many years, even decades, first studying one or more different styles of Karate. At one time, most of the early instructors of Kishaba Juku practiced the Matsubaashi-Ryu form of Karate. Today, some Kishaba Juku instructors might have practiced Shotokan or other styles of Karate.
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We tested: 9°, 10.5°, 12° with Ping TFC 149D graphite shaft
Key Technologies: Ultra-thin crown frees up six grams that get redistributed to the external sole weight. This plug helps to optimize the center of gravity for higher trajectories and reduced spin. The larger clubface (by 7 percent) increases ball speed and provides consistency across the face.
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We tested: 9°, 10.5°, 12° with Ping TFC149D graphite shaft; 9°, 10.5° with Aldila Serrano 60 graphite shaft
Company line: "An elongated face with more rear weight translates to 15 percent higher MOI than in G10. The G15 produces 0.75 degree higher launch, 1 mph faster ball speed on center hits (six yards more carry), and 2 mph more ball speed on off-center hits (10 yards more carry)."
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CONS: Longer shaft contributes to some inconsistency; for whatever reason, a minority of testers struggled to get maximum distance.
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We tested: 9°, 10.5°, 12° with Ping TFC149D graphite shaft
Company line: "The mass saved from our patented ultra-thin crown is positioned as an external sole weight to optimize the center of gravity (CG) for higher trajectories and reduced spin. The TFC149D high-balance-point shaft allows for a 5-gram increase in head mass (without increasing swingweight), which results in higher ball speeds and an increased moment of inertia."
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November 3, 2010
Refreshing Pear Sorbet, with Mint & Lime
Another thing keeping me busy is Pinterest, a new visual bookmarking/cataloguing site. Check it out if you haven't already, it's addictive! I've been surfing relentlessly and 'pinning' things rabidly. My pins and boards can be found here or follow the link on the right column. There's so much more I want to do, like take time to properly look through all my fellow BYW classmates' blogs and do more 'discovery' research, read up on photography techniques, just read (the new Jasper Fforde!), pick up my flower arrangements again, and of course bake and cook!
Speaking of which, I haven't made ice-cream in a while. In fact, it's been really long since my freezer bowl cracked and leaked weird blue fluid (which was quite a while back). The replacement bowl has been sitting around for a while now and I thought it was about time for a christening. I eyed some pears and thought to myself that they'd make a great refreshing sorbet. I'll just pretend it's still summer.
To kick it up a notch (a la Emeril), I wanted to add more flavours to the pears. Initially, I wanted to pair the pear (no pun intended) with ginger in order to spice it up but I didn't have any ginger in the house. What I did have was my newly acquired mint plant (now dead sadly) and some lime, which I thought would really enhance the delicate flavour of the pear. I'm a big fan of lime, vs lemon, as I feel like there's that extra fragrance to it. True enough, the sorbet was heavenly, light yet with a creamy texture from the pear flesh, gently spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg and laced with the refreshing notes of mint and a hint of lime. I also put together a simple verrine dessert, as per the serving suggestion below. Enjoy!
Pear Sorbet, with Mint & Lime
(makes about 500ml, my ice-cream maker is a 0.6L)
4 pears, peeled and cubed
70g caster sugar
70g glucose (replace with sugar if unavailable)
50ml water
half a lime (you will need both the juice and the zest)
3-4 sprigs of mint
half tsp nutmeg
half tsp cinnamon
(the spices are really to taste, so it's up to you how much or little you want to put)
Heat the sugar, glucose and water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
When the sugar has melted, and the syrup is simmering, add the diced pears and spices into the sugar syrup. Squeeze the lime into the mixture (retain the lime, as you'd need the zest later). Turn the heat down to low.
Take the saucepan off the heat once pears have softened. This should take about 10 minutes.
Add the mint leaves to the mixture and grate the zest of the lime into it. Let this steep to impart their flavours while the mixture is cooling. You don't want to add the mint and zest during the cooking process (or while the mixture is very hot) as the flavours will be over-extracted and become bitter. Let the mixture cool for about an hour.
Remove the mint and puree the mixture. I used a hand blender, but I suppose you can use a food processor or stand blender as well, as long as the mixture is turned into a smooth puree. Transfer into a container and refrigerate, preferably overnight.
Turn on your ice-cream maker as per your manufacturer's instructions (if using a freezer bowl or disc type, this should be placed in the freezer at least overnight, I usually just keep mine in the freezer whenever I'm not using it).
Pour chilled mixture into freezer bowl and churn. If your bowl is chilled enough, this should not take more than 15 minutes to churn into a frozen mixture. The longer you allow the machine to churn, the more likelihood of bigger ice crystals which will result in an unsmooth ice-cream. So you'd ideally want a cold machine that will do the job fast.
Spoon sorbet into a container and store in freezer or serve immediately.
Serving suggestion:
Speculoos biscuits, crushed
Pears, cut into small cubes (I soak these in a lemon-water mixture to prevent oxidation)
Pear sorbet
Spoon 2 tsps of crushed speculoos into a transparent serving glass.
Add 2 tsps of chopped pears.
Top with a scoop of pear sorbet.
Garnish with a sprig of mint and some wafers.
15 comments:
- Sanda Vuckovic Pagaimo said...
This looks so good and I love a new fresh style of your blog..great!!!
- November 4, 2010 at 9:07 AM
- Carole said...
Looks absolutely divine. BTW mean't to comment yesterday on the post Arianna did - your photography was stunning. I've pinned it to my boards on pininterest - yes I'm hooked too!!
- November 4, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Marie @ etincellestudio said...
Great blog! I feel the same about the BYW course... I have learnt so many things but it takes some time to implement everything! anyway it was great and encouraging. I think your photos are great, the food looks yummy and make me want to bake more! have you tried to register your blog on BlogLovin? I am on it, and I am following my favs over there too... very convenient!
- November 6, 2010 at 1:48 AM
- heavenwildfleur said...
Thanks everyone!
Sanda: I'm still tweaking here and there, heh not satisfied yet. Feel free to give me feedback!
Carole: don't we all love Pinterest :) I just want to sit in front of the comp all day long pinning away!
Marie: Yeah, just have to do it one step at a time :) No, I haven't heard of BlogLovin, will go and check it out now, thanks!
- November 6, 2010 at 2:31 AM
- Mariella said...
Thanks for the visit, your blog is fantastic and the pictures gorgeous! I have a weakness for food photography (well, food in general) so be sure I'll be back...and I am addicted to pinterest too, I absolutely love it!
- November 6, 2010 at 6:57 AM
- This Home Sweet Home said...
Hello there, thanks for stopping by my blog, so far my photography course is going well, I'm more of a happy shapper really, but want to combine photography with interiors some how, although I'm getting really caught up with it at the moment and my blogging is suffering a little! If you are looking for some inspiration have you checked out flickr? some amazing photos there.
- November 6, 2010 at 12:31 PM
- the Shutter said...
Wow! Your photography is just stunning and the food... oh my! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and I'll be back to visit you lots more.
- November 6, 2010 at 11:43 PM
- heavenwildfleur said...
Great that you all stopped by! I think the inspiration that we can draw from the creative community out there is just so amazing. Glad that I found you guys thru BYW :)
- November 7, 2010 at 12:21 AM
- Sue said...
This sounds so refreshing, and is gorgeous too! Your photography is just beautiful!
- November 7, 2010 at 1:47 AM
- Lora said...
Love this recipe. Pear and mint. mmmm.
- November 7, 2010 at 3:47 PM
These photos are FANTASTIC!! so beautiful, the styling is perfect and the food looks divine. Really great job!
- November 9, 2010 at 8:48 AM
- Marie @ etincellestudio said...
Back here from Notabilia... heard that you will be in Singapore at the end of the year? I would love to meet up with Pooja and you and maybe other BYW fellow students here...
- November 10, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Chuzai Living said...
After I read this post a couple days ago, I realized I decided to update my neglected Pinterest page. Goodness, I think I'm getting addicted to it. I opened an account with Pinterest a while back, but I wasn't really sure how to use it, so I didn't go back. It takes a while to build up your own page, so I am taking it little by little.
Your photos here are beautiful. I like looking at foodie blogs. In some way I wish I could take beautiful pictures of sweets myself. I think it takes so much time and efforts to have a food blog if you bake and then do a photo shoot. I would love to learn more about it though. Maybe one day...
- November 11, 2010 at 1:33 AM
- Susan: My Food Obsession said...
Your sorbet looks so delicate and feminine and your photos are just beautiful!
- November 17, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- Trudi * Fabricated Tales said...
It is absolutely freezing in London, but your stunning photos are still making me want to eat sorbet!
- November 27, 2010 at 11:52 AM


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Photos: Britain's diamond jubilee
Photos: Britain's diamond jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II waved to onlookers during the Queen's diamond jubilee in London.
Queen Elizabeth joined an armada of 1,000 vessels on Sunday on London's River Thames.
Revellers wearing crowns joined the four-day fete that started Saturday.
Hundreds of rowing boats, barges, and steamers filled the River Thames with a blaze of color.
Queen Elizabeth traveled on a launch boat that was taken to the royal barge, the principal boat of a flotilla of 1,000 vessels.
In terms of sheer pageantry, it will dwarf last year's nuptials of her grandson Prince William and his bride, Catherine Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.
Fireworks exploded above Tower Bridge during the jubilee.
From left to right, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, on the royal barge "Spirit of Chartwell."
From left to right, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; and Kate Middleton, aboard the "Spirit of Chartwell."
People lining the river bank waved British Union flags as the royal barged passed by.
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (left), and Sophia Helen Rhys-Jones, Countess of Wessex, reacted to a musical performance aboard the "Havengore."
The "Spirit of Chartwell" passed crowds of onlookers.
Crowds by the river cheered as the flotilla passed Tower Bridge.
Princess Beatrice of York and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, waved to well-wishers.
Guns fired in a 41-gun salute at the Tower of London in front of Tower Bridge.
Members of Queen Elizabeth II 's Royal Marine Band, Plymouth, played in the pouring rain during the jubilee.


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The work will support the VA's Enhance the Veteran Experience and Access to Healthcare plan, known as EVEAH. It is part of the VA's global effort to ensure all veterans receive the health care they have earned through their service, the Oct. 19 Harris announcement explained.
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A Brief History Of Conservative Anger At "Propagandist" Karl Rove And His "Repulsive" Political Group
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The GOP civil war continues to intensify, with numerous prominent conservative media figures lashing out at Karl Rove in recent days over vehement disagreements about the direction of the party. This is far from the first incident pitting Rove against fellow right-wing media figures. In recent years, conservative media personalities -- many of whom work with Rove at Fox News -- have called Rove a "propagandist," "not a conservative," and an "effete sore loser" who heads an "absolutely repulsive" political group.
The New York Times reported on February 2 that Rove, along with allies behind his Crossroads political groups, has decided to launch the Conservative Victory Project. According to the Times, the group will work to "recruit seasoned candidates and protect Senate incumbents from challenges by far-right conservatives and Tea Party enthusiasts."
Following the news, Rove quickly became the target of conservative ire, with several media figures accusing him of betraying conservative principles and the Tea Party. The outcry was loud enough that Rove ran to Sean Hannity's Fox News program to do damage control, touting American Crossroads' huge investment in Sen. Marco Rubio (and a few other Tea Party favorites) as proof of his conservatism.
Conservative anger at Rove has been simmering for years, intensifying in the past few months after Rove's Crossroads political groups squandered several hundred million dollars during the 2012 elections.
Conservative Media Figures Slam "Absolutely Repulsive" New Rove Group
The reaction to Rove's Conservative Victory Project from conservative pundits has been swift and harsh:
Mike Huckabee Accuses Rove's "Absolutely Repulsive" Group Of "Fratricide." During an appearance on fellow Fox host Geraldo Rivera's radio show, Mike Huckabee responded to the formation of the Conservative Victory Project by labeling the concept "absolutely repulsive" and saying that "Karl needs to go through a metamorphosis." Huckabee accused Rove's group of "fratricide," and suggested the money his group is spending would be better used building up the Republican Party, rather than trying to destroy candidates that "you don't think is up to your country club level":
RIVERA: Karl Rove says the Republican Party has to go through a metamorphosis, has to change. You know Bill Kristol says wait a second, the Tea Party's not so bad. Where do you stand?
HUCKABEE: I think Karl needs to go through a metamorphosis. You know this idea that somehow a handful of Republicans are going to attack Republicans that the handful doesn't like? I find that repulsive. I find it absolutely repulsive. This is not how you build a strong Republican Party, is by going after the people in your party who are different than you are. This is fratricide. And if the Republican Party wants to render itself utterly, utterly irrelevant, the best way to do it is to become several little parties within the party, which is apparently what some folks seem to think we ought to do. When you marginalize the Tea Party, marginalize the pro-life and pro-family part of the party, you lose every election coming up in the future. You lose every election. There may be a few local elections that you might win in some places outside the base of the party, but you're not going to win a national election again.
HUCKABEE: If you're going to spend millions of dollars, spend it to build up your Republican, the one you like, not millions to destroy a Republican that you don't think is up to your country club level. I find that just horrendous. [Cumulus Radio Networks, Geraldo, 2/8/13, via Media Matters]
Mark Levin: Rove A "Propagandist" Who Is "Despised By The Grassroots." Radio host and frequent Fox News guest Mark Levin has repeatedly leveled criticism at Rove in recent days. In a Facebook post, Levin accused Rove of having "flat out lied" about Rep. Steve King (R-IA), whom the Conservative Victory Project reportedly doesn't support as a possible future Senate candidate.
On the February 7 edition of his radio show, Levin labeled Rove a "propagandist" who wields a "stupid little third-grade whiteboard." According to Levin, both Rove and the Conservative Victory Project "are poison in conservative and Republican circles in many respects." Taunting Rove, Levin also urged him to "bring it on, Doughboy." [Media Matters, 2/9/13]
Fox Contributor Erick Erickson Suggests Any Candidate Rove Group Supports "Should Be Targeted For Destruction." Responding to the formation of the Conservative Victory Project, in a post on his RedState blog, newly-minted Fox News contributor Erick Erickson mocked Crossroads for spending "hundreds of millions of rich donors' money and had jack to show for it" during the 2012 election cycle. Erickson suggested that the conservative movement should oppose any candidates supported by the new Rove group:
American Crossroads is creating a new Super PAC to crush conservatives, destroy the tea party, and put a bunch of squishes in Republican leadership positions. Thank God they are behind this. In 2012, they spent hundreds of millions of rich donors' money and had jack to show for it.
It is interesting though. The people who brought us No Child Left Behind, Medicare Part D, TARP, the GM bailout, Harriet Miers, etc., etc., etc. are really hacked off that people have been rejecting them. In 2012, about the only successful Republican candidates were the ones who directly rejected the legacy of these people.
So now they will up their game. They don't like being shut out. They blame the tea party and conservatives for their failure to win primaries. They'll now try to match conservatives and, in the process, call themselves conservatives.
I dare say any candidate who gets this group's support should be targeted for destruction by the conservative movement. They've made it really easy not to figure out who the terrible candidates will be in 2014. [RedState, 2/4/12]
Fox Regular Donald Trump Mocks "Total Loser" Rove. In a series of posts on Twitter, frequent Fox News guest and celebrity reality show host Donald Trump pondered why anyone would donate to "total loser" Rove and his new group after Crossroads "just wasted $400M":
[Twitter.com, 2/7/13; Twitter.com, 2/7/13]
"This Is War": Fox Contributor Michelle Malkin Slams "Rove And His Big Government Band Of Elites" For "Doubling Down On Stupid." In a post on her website, Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin lashed out at "Rove and his big government band of elites," and labeled Rove's group an "Incumbency Protection Racket":
This is war.
But of course, for Beltway establishment strategist and GOP control freak Karl Rove, it has been war on grass-roots conservatives for years now. The New York Times reported this weekend that Rove and the deep-pocketed donors whose coffers he drained futilely this past year are doubling down on stupid. Rove, Inc. will re-commit to a new group that will "protect Senate incumbents from challenges by far-right conservatives and Tea Party enthusiasts who Republican leaders worry could complicate the party's effort to win control of the Senate."
Who needs Obama and his Team Chicago to destroy the Tea Party when you've got Rove and his big government band of elites? [MichelleMalkin.com, 2/4/13]
Frequent Fox Guest Brent Bozell Suggests Rove And Allies "Were Never Conservatives To Begin With." In a recent column, Media Research Center president and Hannity regular Brent Bozell criticized the electoral track records of Rove and his allies at the Conservative Victory Project and suggested the people behind the group "were never conservatives to begin with":
In the end, this is not a fight between Democrats and Republicans. This is between the Reaganites and the same old moderate Republicans who insisted Ronald Reagan was far too extreme to be elected in 1976 and then in 1980, when Rove worked for George H. W. Bush. They thought the Doles and McCains were always the smart money against the Democrats. It's a fight between Republicans who want to not only run as conservatives, but govern as conservatives, versus the Bush-Boehner-McConnell never-mind approach.
Conservatism is in no way synonymous with defeat, and "conservative victory" isn't even attempted by those who were never conservatives to begin with. [NewsBusters, 2/5/13]
After one of Rove's colleagues at Crossroads labeled Bozell a "hater" for frequently criticizing Republican leaders, several of Bozell's friends (including commentators like Mark Levin) signed a letter attacking Rove and lauding Bozell as a "beloved and critically important player in American history."
Countless other conservative media figures have also slammed Rove this past week. Terence Jeffrey, editor in chief of the conservative outlet CNS News, claimed that Rove is "not a conservative," and Breitbart.com editor Ben Shapiro accused Rove of "quietly undermining conservatism" and said his advice helped lead to the "epic Romney defeat."
The recent anger at Rove is certainly related to lingering disappointment with his political groups' lack of success during the 2012 elections. Right after the Romney loss, Joseph Farah, CEO and editor of theconservative outlet WND , labeled Rove "The Architect of Defeat." Farah proposed that the only "honorable thing" for Rove to do "would be to admit his own failure and move on with his life --giving others a chance to steer the ship next time."
The Fight Over Failed Senate Candidate Christine O'Donnell
During the 2010 midterm elections, Christine O'Donnell upset veteran politician Mike Castle for the Republican Party's nomination for U.S. Senate in Delaware. O'Donnell's run was backed by Tea Party groups while Castle was heavily supported by establishment Republicans.
Following O'Donnell's victory, Rove said on Fox News: "We were looking at eight to nine seats in the Senate. We're now looking at seven to eight. This is not a race we're going to be able to win." Though he would sometimes backtrack -- in response to criticism, Rove insisted he "endorsed" O'Donnell -- Rove continued to attack O'Donnell.
Rove's remarks about O'Donnell released a torrent of criticism from conservative commentators.
Malkin: "Rove Came Across As An Effete Sore Loser." Malkin wrote on her website that with his trashing of O'Donnell, Rove "[m]ight as well have been [Keith] Olbermann on MSNBC." She added that "Rove came across as an effete sore loser instead of the supposedly brilliant and grounded GOP strategist that he's supposed to be." Malkin also appeared on Hannity and attacked Rove for his "vicious" and "incivil" remarks about O'Donnell. [MichelleMalkin.com, 9/14/10; Fox News, Hannity, 9/15/10]
Erickson: Rove "In Full On Meltdown" On Fox News. In a September 2010 RedState post, Erick Erickson wrote: "It is a delightful morning. The National Republican Senatorial Committee and the GOP Establishment, including Karl Rove in full on meltdown last night on Fox News, has been beaten yet again in Delaware by the supposedly crazy girl from the fringe who could not possibly take out the 12 time elected Republican Mike Castle." [RedState.com, 9/15/10]
Rush Limbaugh: "I've Never Heard Karl So Animated Against A Democrat As He Was Against Christine O'Donnell." During his radio program, Rush Limbaugh attacked Rove for going after a fellow Republican more harshly than he had with Democrats, saying, "I've never heard Karl so animated against a Democrat as he was against Christine O'Donnell." Limbaugh also said: "If he had just gotten this mad at Democrats during the Bush administration, why, who knows how things would be different today." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 9/15/10]
Levin: Rove Waging A "War Against The Tea Party Movement And Conservatives." Levin wrote a September 15, 2010, Twitter post stating that Rove was waging a "war against the Tea Party movement and conservatives." [Media Matters, 9/15/10]
Huckabee: "Very Disappointed" In Karl Rove And The "Country Club Attitude." Politico reported that Huckabee said in a radio interview that he "was very disappointed in some, particularly Karl and others, who were so dismissive of Christine O'Donnell." [Politico, 10/24/10]
Sarah Palin To Rove: "Buck Up." Rove and Palin repeatedly sparred over O'Donnell during the 2010 campaign. Palin told Rove, following O'Donnell's primary victory, to "buck up" and said that "some of these folks, they are saying that people like Christine O'Donnell and others -- tea party Americans - can't win, because they don't want them to win." Following O'Donnell's loss in the general election, Fox News reported that "the two FNC contributors showed they still haven't come to an agreement" about O'Donnell. [Media Matters, 11/3/10; FoxNews.com, 11/2/10]
Rove Vs. Palin
In the lead-up to the 2012 Republican primary, Palin played coy with her intentions while she appeared on Fox News and her TLC show, Sarah Palin's Alaska. Rove and Palin exchanged numerous shots related to her qualifications to run for president, with Rove's harshest criticism coming when he suggested that she lacked the "gravitas" necessary for the office.
Here are some of their exchanges:
October 2010: Politico Reports That Republican Leaders Such As Rove "Are Said To Be Concerned She Will Run, And Could Win, According To The Officials." An October 31, 2010, Politico article reported: "Top Republicans, from presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty to highly influential advisers such as Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, are said to be concerned she will run, and could win, according to the officials." [Politico, 10/31/10]
October 2010: Rove Suggests Palin Lacked The "Gravitas" Required To Be President. An October 27, 2010, article in the U.K. Telegraph reported of an interview it conducted with Rove: "Expressing the strongest public reservations about the conservative star made by any senior Republican figure, Mr Rove said it was unlikely that voters would regard someone starring in a reality show as presidential material." The Telegraph quoted Rove as suggesting that Palin lacks "a certain level of gravitas" required to be president. Rove later said of his comments about the TLC show, "I didn't mean offense by it, and I'm sorry if she took it. [The Telegraph, 10/27/10; Media Matters, 11/4/10]
October 2010: Palin Responds To Rove "Gravitas" Remark By Citing Reagan's Background As An Actor. On Fox Broadcasting Co.'s Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked Palin about Rove's "gravitas" comment. Palin responded: "You know, I agree with that, that those standards have to be high for someone who would ever want to run for president, like, umm, wasn't Ronald Reagan an actor? Wasn't he in Bedtime for Bonzo, Bozo?" [Fox Broadcasting Co., Fox News Sunday, 10/31/10, via Media Matters]
October 2010: Palin Calls Rove Attacks "Quite Negative And Unnecessary." In response to The Telegraph article and other criticisms of her, Palin said on the October 31 edition of Fox News' On the Record that Rove "has planted a few other political seeds out there that are quite negative and unnecessary" and added: "You know what? I kind of feel like, why do they feel so threatened and so paranoid?" Palin also claimed that Rove falsely called her upcoming television series a "reality show." [Media Matters, 11/3/10]
November 2010: Rove On Palin: "I Hope She's Got A Thicker Skin Than That." On his Fox News show, Hannity asked Rove, "Is there any truth to this battle that is going on between you and Governor Palin?" In response, Rove said he was "sorry if she took offense" to his criticism of her reality show and added: "I hope she's got a thicker skin than that because there is going to be a lot of commenting done by a lot of people in the next 13-14 months." [Fox News, Hannity, 11/19/10, via Media Matters]
February 2011: Rove Mocks Palin Television Show. New York magazine interviewed Rove for a February 2011 article in which Rove mocked Palin's show:
When I bring up his statements about Palin during our interview, Rove says only that he wished he'd made his comments on Fox News instead--before going into a withering impersonation of Palin, recalling a scene from her TV show in which she's fishing.
"Did you see that?" he says, adopting a high, sniveling Palin accent: " 'Holy crap! That fish hit my thigh! It hurts!' "
"How does that make us comfortable seeing her in the Oval Office?" he asks, disgusted. "You know--'Holy crap, Putin said something ugly!' " [New York, 2/27/11, via Media Matters]
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The 2019 Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese Literature, Thought, and Society
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The 2019 Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese Literature, Thought, and Society
The Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University is pleased to announce the 2019 prize honoring the life and work of our colleague, Kyoko Selden. The prize will pay homage to the finest achievements in Japanese literature, thought, and society through the medium of translation. Kyoko Selden's translations and writings ranged widely across such realms as Japanese women writers, Japanese art and aesthetics, the atomic bomb experience, Ainu and Okinawan life and culture, historical and contemporary literature, poetry and prose, and early education (the Suzuki method). Recognizing the breadth of Japanese writings, classical and contemporary, and with the aim of making such materials more widely available, we ask that prize submissions be of unpublished translations. Collaborative translations are welcomed. In order to encourage classroom use and wide dissemination of the winning entries, prize-winning translations will be made freely available on the web. The winning translations will be published online at The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.
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As addictions go, mine is strictly minor league.
I don't smoke or drink. I'm just hooked on birds. Like allergies, my addiction flares up in the spring, triggered by the hundreds of species of neo-tropical birds that pour into North America for the summer.
In particular, I am hooked on warblers. One German friend, who mostly thinks of birds as food, asked me teasingly, "How many micro-warblers does it take to make a meal?" Another friend described the wood warblers as the "cloisonné eggs of the bird kingdom." Each species appears to have been intricately designed and painted, and could fit in the palm of your hand.
Here in eastern North America, we regularly host a staggering 38 species of wood warbler. Of that number, 24 regularly visit the Lowcountry. Seven species winter here, while 17 more come in during the spring. Some stay to nest in the area, while others simply drop by for a dose of southern hospitality before rushing off to claim nesting territories in the northern forests.
Recently, one species of warbler has caught the attention of even the non-birdwatchers among us.
Dozens of tiny yellow-rumped warblers, affectionately called "butter-butts," have been hopping about in the streets.
Yellow-rumped warblers change their diet in the winter. When insects get scarce, they switch to berries, including the tiny blue-black berries of the wax myrtle.
In fact, this species used to be known as the myrtle warbler. We speculate that eating grit helps them digest the wax coating of the berries. Yellow-rumps also visit bird feeders for sunflower chips, nectar, suet and mealworms.
In the winter, the yellow-rumps are a drab tan with a bit of yellow where the wing meets the breast, and the diagnostic yellow rump.
Come spring, the male dresses up in his courting best, donning a yellow cap, black mask and black breast band. These beauties will soon be headed north to nest in the coniferous forests.
Northern parulas, yellow-throated warblers and pine warblers are common summer nesters throughout the region in both urban and suburban areas.
If you listen carefully, you can hear the zippy, ascending trill of the parula or the even, ringing trill of the pine warbler right outside your front door.
Pine warblers also visit feeders for suet and mealworms. Prothonotary, hooded and Swainson's warblers usually nest in bottomland hardwood forests near water.
The bandit-masked common yellowthroats prefer to nest in marshy areas such as Savannah National Wildlife Refuge.
Finally, we get to the transients. These birds have me combing the neighborhood from late March to early May, peering into the tops of the trees and listening for a "not-a-cardinal" chip note.
Last Friday, four brave souls braved the threat of rain to wander Forsyth Park with binoculars trained on the treetops.
For half an hour, we heard and saw nothing but the resident American robins, Carolina wrens, brown thrashers and starlings. Then, suddenly, I caught a bit of movement and a flash of yellow in a laurel oak.
"Prothonotary warbler!" I exclaimed with excitement.
As we studied the tree, we saw more and more birds hopping about.
A tawny bird with bold head stripes probed among the catkins - a worm-eating warbler.
A bird with yellowish breast, streaking along the sides, and a chestnut face patch was identified as a Cape May warbler.
A zebra-striped bird creeping along the branches like a nuthatch with a song like a squeaky wheel added black-and-white warbler to our list.
Within 15 minutes, we had added northern parula, black-throated blue warbler and yellow-rumped warbler.
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Of course, as with any addiction, there can be side effects. One of our group asked, "How does your neck survive?"
"What's a little warbler neck?" I responded. "It's spring!"
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I will also be at Barnes & Noble from noon-1:30 p.m. Saturday to answer your bird questions and sign copies of my book, "Birder's Eye View: Savannah & the Low Country." Good birding!
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In his recent inaugural address, President Barack Obama spoke about several injustices long-ensconced in American society. Most of the examples he gave were linked to a specific place — Stonewall, Selma, Newtown — but each also contained the seeds of a lesson far more common and generalizable.
Like many who have taken up the editorialist's pen, my entry into this profession was couched in a rebuke of similarly unjust conditions in my own hometown. With the benefit of long observation, I now regard these problems as having that same broader relevance. Because injustice can find its way into all levels of government, these smaller vignettes often hold larger lessons.
For years, I have cataloged the troubled careers of three members of the Pine Bluff City Council. Across their whole tenure, their votes have broken consistently along racial lines. Whatever moral crusade may have initiated this pattern, its continuation has devolved into a clownish self-parody devoid of ethical substance. What was once a beacon against systematic discrimination has become a corrupt charade of retaliation.
As I've struggled to understand this poison, three sage admonitions given by Friedrich Nietzsche have helped. The first of these is pretty well known: "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he become a monster."
My three notable aldermen have perpetuated distrust and division so long they no longer need a real foe. They have become their own Minotaur. Unfortunately, they have also dragged my hometown down into the labyrinth with them.
While predicating their acts upon noble goals of equality, diversity and justice, their results tend toward retribution, racist gerrymander and blanket absolution for mercurial vindictiveness.
This harkens Nietzsche's second point: "How good bad music and bad reason sound when one marches against an enemy."
Their stated intent is always laudable. The inevitable outcomes rarely are. This makes it all-too easy to dismiss them. Their self-righteous faux struggle gives the intolerant all the reasons they need to embrace bigotry.
These facts lead to Nietzsche's third observation: "Sometimes one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid."
By that meter, this unholy triumvirate has inspired more "faith" than Billy Graham. They have certainly sustained my attention.
Sadly though, there are many who take their machinations at face value. The more naive would have us believe that this second course of civic perversion is somehow legitimated by the first. Therein lie the most perilous waters for anyone who would dare rip back the curtain on politicians such as these.
Oddly enough, former President Bill Clinton's recent remarks on the national gun-control debate speak to an important aspect of this more local fight: "Do not patronize the passionate supporters of your opponents by looking down your nose at them. A lot of these people live in a world very different from the world lived in by the people proposing these things; I know because I come from this world."
Clinton was speaking about the divide between rural and urban America, but his ideas are equally applicable to the chasm between black and white America.
As a white man, I can claim very little understanding of what it is to be black. I have, however, lived most of my life in a community that is predominantly black. I am old enough to remember the persistence of segregated custom long after its formal abolishment.
I have also stood witness while the local — largely white — landed gentry sucked the marrow from the bones of a largely black underclass. That white gentry, now having moved to more hospitable environs, was supplanted by a rising black upper-class who learned well the brutal techniques of exploitation and elitism. From that ascending stratum, my representatives have come.
Their pattern is common across human history: One petty tyrant topples another and immediately sets about persecuting all who came before. The greatest irony in the predictable cascade of revenge is that it only serves to set the second tyrant up for toppling by a third. Blinded by the narcissistic luxury of short-term success, the second act never believes the third stands in the wings — with its own songs, banners and false morality.
Matthew Pate is a former law enforcement executive who holds a doctorate in criminal justice from the University of Albany and who has advised police agencies around the country. He writes from Pine Bluff, Ark. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Anderson County will be presented with an opportunity over the next couple years to clog up the drain and prevent its brains from slipping away into other areas. This is an opportunity the county should fully embrace.
As a story on this week's front page points out, the Lawrenceburg campus of Bluegrass Community and Technical College has seen a 46 percent increase in enrollment in the past year. Around 800 students are enrolled at the campus.
As the story also says, those students are of all ages — from 16 to 83, says Campus Liaison Rhonda Wheeler.
Well, we were a little dry. I'd say we've definitely gotten caught up on our rainfall. This is the time when I am really thankful for a mud room. Three dogs and one cat equals to 16 paw prints per step, and we all know they always travel in a straight line. Not. Spanky runs the Indy 500 whether she's going out or coming inside. Tiller just dances and Boomer the cat likes to twirl. I can't blame the blind dog.
Ah, going outside on a cool morning just before daylight with your father, mother or other family member.
Watching carefully and being as quiet as you can as you listen closely to the rustle of leaves. Then getting an adrenaline rush as you see a deer come out of the woods.
While not everyone is a hunter, some of us are and it's always exciting. I'm a hunter. My dad and I go during the season and we know the importance of being safe, legal and responsible.
Health chair should be open minded or resign
To the editor:
I attended the Anderson County Board of Health meeting, August 23, 2009 to express my concern about the ordinance concerning septic systems. This meeting was for the public to make comments about the current ordinance.
The board of health stated that this ordinance was in the best interest of Anderson County due to groundwater and public health concerns over failing septic systems. However, the board could not produce facts as to why a system would need pumping every three years.
Yesterday was the first official day of fall — one of my favorite seasons.
Last year, I wrote about how much I love the smell of fall and how my husband pointed out that that means I must love the smell of dead leaves. Well, so be it. But I won't bore you with that two years in a row.
Last week, as we were tossing around ideas for a poll question on our website, it occurred to me that fall was literally just a week away. So, we decided to find out what you — our readers — love most about fall.
I was driving home just after dusk the other night and caught a whiff of watermelons in the air.
It was cut grass, but to me it smelled like watermelon. It was like a last hoorah of summer.
Well, autumn did officially begin yesterday. I know the cycle of life includes all four seasons, but I do hate to see the warm one go. But, go it must.
I'm sure I'm not the only gardener that dreads putting the garden to bed. Now if I were getting ready to plant, I'd be raring to go.
President Obama made history yet again, but this time he inspired a nation of children. Elementary students did not get to view it but almost all the middle school and two high school classes watched it.
I was in one of those two high school classes when it was on.
Obama's speech wasn't full of politics like some people thought. Instead it turned out to be pretty inspiring.
I have to admit, I did not watch the VMAs on MTV Sunday night. I was among the millions of Americans tuning in to Sunday Night Football on NBC.
However, more than I've heard about Brian Urlacher's season-ending wrist injury and Jay Cutler's four interceptions, I've been hearing about Kanye West's outburst in the middle of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech during Sunday night's award show.
If you're a fan of pop music, country music or have a child under the age of 25, chances are you know who Taylor Swift is.
Another season has come and gone. Seems like only yesterday we were savoring that first ear of corn, ripe tomato and squash casserole.
I was usually up and picking at 6 a.m. Now the sun isn't even up until after 7. The planet has moved on to the next season and so must we.
Anderson sidestepped dog ordinance 'disaster'
To the editor:
Having lived in rural Kentucky, I understand the difference between city dogs and country dogs.
That said, I presently live in Jefferson County where, several years ago, a much longer version of the recently proposed Anderson County dog ordinance was passed into law.
Both ordinances can be traced back to the same source. Both ordinances were touted as cures to communities ravaged by dog attacks.
Column as I see 'em ...
You know that whole spiel the police go through while making an arrest? The "anything you say can and will be used against you" spiel?
Someone should tell Billy Gillispie that that includes comments made to the media after he popped off to a Houston-area television station shortly after entering alcohol rehabilitation.
I love my dog. A simple statement, but so true. For those of you who know me, you know just how true it really is. My dog, Molly, is like my baby… literally.
I found her abandoned as a small puppy and I fell in love right away. Yes, I'm one of those "idiots" who treats her dog like a family member. And I'm not alone in this category.
It's safe to say that a number of students all across America, even here in Anderson County, missed out on a historic opportunity Tuesday.
President Barack Obama addressed all of the country's students through a webcast with one goal in mind: instilling in them the value of education.
Perhaps if a president had been capable of making such a speech to the parents of today's students when they were students themselves, Obama's speech would have been more effective.
Staff columnist Shannon Mason Brock says that no matter what she writes, readers will see what they want to see.
For her full column, see this week's Anderson News, available on newsstands across the county.
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Just because you're in the mud, it doesn't make you dirty. Have you ever heard that? What about don't judge a book by its cover? That's something we should all know, and something that brought a lot of meaning to me the Sunday before last at church.
That laughing you hear (metaphorically speaking, at least) is coming from irresponsible pit bull owners who just finished reading this week's front page.
Yep, all the hubris and tough talk from the fiscal court earlier this year about making vicious dogs much more difficult to own now resembles what my dog leaves each morning in the back yard.
A pile of you know what.
Septic tank ordinance a 'public embarrassment'
In 2004, the board of health evidently enacted the septic tank ordinance for no valid reason, and now it is attempting to defend that action with such stalwart statements as "had to start somewhere" or it was based on "expert testimony."
Who were the experts? They must have been the septic tank pumpers since they are the only beneficiaries of the ordinance.
'I can't beat the city' on wooden crosses
My dad and uncle's wooden cross meant so much to my family that I have been battling the city for almost four months to keep it up in the cemetery.
I'm sure the people in the community are tired of hearing about it.
I have realized now I can't beat the city. The city has won this fight.
Happy September. Is it me, or is everyone else feeling fall in the air? Doesn't it seem just a tid bit early?
We were talking at the library the other day and someone had noticed the nuts dropping already. My friend Jane said the squirrels were just gobbling them up. You know what that means?
Swine flu, the flu and cold season. They're all scary things to even think about and dread. Winter and fall are two great seasons, but the one thing that makes them bad is the flu and colds.
The flu can turn deadly if not taken care of, as can a simple cold. That's all the more reason to remind ourselves of how to stay away from them.
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The deadline by which congressional authorizing committees must submit budget cutting ideas and priorities to the debt-deficit super committee is Friday.
As of press time, indications from Capitol Hill have been that the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are preparing to submit ideas to super committee members, who are charged with finding at least $1.5 trillion in cuts for deficit-reduction efforts.
However, what the Ag Committee recommendations will entail is not yet clear, with negotiations ongoing and the possibility also on the table of the Committee offering some information in the coming days and more near the end of the month.
Since the establishment of the super committee over the summer, differing perspectives have emerged on what kind of information Ag Committee Members should offer to its process, which is slated to produce a proposal for Congressional approval by the end of the year.
Agriculture leaders, and agricultural policy groups, almost uniformly agree changes to farm policies should be made by the Ag Committees. It is possible that cuts to agriculture programs required by the super committee – or by across-the-board sequestration measures if the committee fails – could be so deep they virtually require a rewrite of the 2008 farm bill in the next few months.
On Thursday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) submitted her caucus' ideas for the committee, including recommendations from several ranking members, but not House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.).
That fact supports comments Peterson made to D.C. publication The Hagstrom Report on Wednesday, where he indicated that he, House Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), Senate Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) are working together on a proposal.
As the process intensified, NAWG President Wayne Hurst, a wheat farmer from Burley, Idaho, and First Vice President Erik Younggren, a wheat farmer from Hallock, Minn., were in Washington Wednesday and Thursday, holding meetings on Capitol Hill along with NAWG's policy staff members.
NAWG is closely watching the negotiations and working to communicate the importance of long-term investments in a functional farm safety net, agricultural research, export market development programs and conservation efforts.


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PINOLE — Employees and customers were evacuated from an electronics store Friday night after the business received a bomb threat, police said.
An employee at the Best Buy store at 1490 Fitzgerald Dr. flagged down a police officer in the parking lot about 7:58 p.m., according to a statement from Pinole police. Employees and management had already begun evacuating the store.
Police cordoned off the store and interviewed the staff. BART police also assisted, bringing an explosive-sniffing dog to help search the store.
No suspicious devices were located after a search of the store. Employees were allowed back in just after 10 p.m.
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Thoughts on War
Rev. James Waddell was a Presbyterian minister in 1775, a time when the freedom to practice the religion of personal choice was on the minds of the members of the Continental Congress. Rev. Waddell was known to have delivered a parting address to a company of men about to engage in the Battle of Guilford in North Carolina. He later had to console the widows of many of those killed.
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"I can only imagine how Rev. James Waddell must have felt as the war progressed. In 1776, he moved his family from the shores of the Chesapeake Bay much further inland and took up the pastorate at Tinkling Spring Meeting House in Augusta County in the Shenandoah Valley.
I have one particular instance documented where Waddell was asked to deliver an address, a sort of a benediction if you will, to these men of Capt. Tate's company who were going off in March of 1781 to go join General Nathaniel Greene and to attempt to keep Cornwalis in North Carolina and keep him from entering Virginia.
Rev. Waddell preached to these men. Obviously there were tears, and a great amount of prayers, blessings, and invocations, and these men marched away. Later that same month, they were key participants in a battle between General Greene's forces and Lord Cornwallis' forces at a place we now call Guilford Court House in North Carolina.
And as I say, I can only imagine how he must have felt - the prayers, the consolations that he gave to those families as their men marched away, and then the burden he must have felt when ten of those men — including Capt. Tate — did not return from that particular battle.
What do you say to a woman who has lost her husband, to children who have lost their father, when you blessed the cause that they went off...marched off...to fight for?"
Bryan Simpers interprets the character of Reverend Waddell for Colonial Williamsburg.


text: 2019 marks the 14th Anniversary of the 24HR Adventure Trail Run (ATR). The 24-HR ATR is held within the Prince William Forest Park, located just outside historic Triangle, VA and Marine Corps Base, Quantico. Found 35 miles south of Washington D.C., this run offers a great opportunity to visit the Nations' Capital and explore 15,000+ acres of Virginia's National Park wilderness. 100% of the proceeds go to benefit the Semper Fi Fund and the Navy SEAL Foundation, in honour of Jonas B. Kelsall.To date we have raised approximately $29,000.00 for the charities. We rent out Cabin Camp 5 and this doubles as both the Start and Finish area, i.e the base of operations for the run. Lodging, parking, and food is available for all participants. A banquet/pre-race meal is included, along with a tech shirt, finishers awards, and the best aid station spread on the East Coast. The course is in a National Park of rolling hills, 6.25 mile loop (16 loops = 100 miles) with approximately 800+ feet of elevation gain/loss per lap. Each loop will begin at the Start/Finish for the 24-hour ATR. There will be a satellite aid station at approximately the half way point. There will be plenty of roots, rocks, mud, and dirt of the trail, but generally this is a technical single trail adventure trail run. The Course has been designed and race formulate by Scott and Alex in such a fashion to allow the most experienced of trail runners and the newest trail runners to run side by side. There will be uphill sections; there will be down hill sections; there will be flat sections. Fun, challenging, dynamic, and adventurous. Don't pass up this opportunity!


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Lost? Not if You're a Lobster
Migrating birds are champion navigators. So are sea turtles. But the Caribbean spiny lobster, a humble invertebrate? Believe it.
Despite their primitive brains, spiny lobsters, like some birds and turtles, are now thought to have an ability known as true navigation. True navigators never get lost because they can always pinpoint exactly where they are on Earth, and which direction to walk, fly, or swim to get home.
Scientists first became curious when they noticed that, although spiny lobsters prowl for food at night when it's pitch black on the ocean floor, they easily find their way home again. To test the lobsters' sense of direction, researchers captured 100 spiny lobsters, then did their best to confuse them. The scientists covered the lobsters' eyes with rubber caps, hung their storage tanks from swinging ropes, and drove them on a boat around and around in circles. When the lobsters were released, seven to twenty miles away, they still found their way back home, no problem.
How do the lobsters do it? Scientists aren't exactly sure, but they think it has something to do with the Earth's magnetic field. Spiny lobsters contain bits of a mineral, magnetite, which is used in making compasses. This may help them read the Earth's magnetic map so they always go in the right direction.
- invertebrate:
- An animal that has no backbone. Worms, clams, insects, and lobsters are all invertebrates.
- navigator:
- Someone who plots a course for a journey.
- prowl:
- To move about secretly and quietly as if looking for prey.
- Why did scientists want to study how lobsters can navigate?
- How do think lobsters navigate?
- What substance is found in a lobster's body that might help the lobster to navigate?
- What might it feel like to be a lobster navigating back home? How might the lobster use its senses? How might the forces acting upon the lobster feel? Write a few sentences to describe how a lobster might feel as it navigates?


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Mayor Coleen J. Seng today dedicated the Frank Shoemaker Marsh, a diverse 160-acre habitat in north Lincoln containing saline wetlands and woodland and grassland areas. Officials from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and other partners of the Saline Wetlands Conservation Partnership also participated in the dedication of the marsh north of Interstate 80 along North 27th Street. "The history of Lincoln and Salt Creek is also the story of eastern Nebraska's salt marshes," said Mayor Seng. "The City is fortunate to have project partners who recognize the importance of these areas and are working together to conserve them for future generations. This marsh provides a habitat for all types of wildlife as well as the endangered Salt Creek Tiger Beetle and Saltwort plant. Saline wetlands are one of the most imperiled natural communities in Nebraska and we must make every effort to preserve them." Mayor Seng said the Lincoln-Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan adopted last year includes the protection of environmental resources and open space such as the Frank Shoemaker Marsh. The Saline Wetlands Conservation Partnership was formed in 2003 as a result of a 2002 grant received by the City of Lincoln from the Nebraska Environmental Trust (NET). The grant provided $750,000 over three years for the acquisition of property to preserve and protect the eastern saline wetlands. The Frank Shoemaker Marsh was purchased for $472,000 with $250,000 from NET grant funds and $222,000 from the 2001 State Wildlife Funds from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Full partners of the Saline Wetlands Conservation Partnership include the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County, the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District, The Nature Conservancy and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Other partners include private landowners, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Ducks Unlimited, the Wachiska Audubon Society, the Nebraska Sierra Club, the Home Builders Association of Lincoln, Pheasants Forever, the Conservation Alliance of the Great Plains and the Nebraska Wildlife Federation.
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Famed night-life and society photographer Patrick McMullan is shooting next year's FDNY calendar, and we hear he's got a few tricks in his camera bag. On Friday, it emerged that the 2013 FDNY Firefighters' Calendar of Heroes will be a McMullan production. But he won't be shooting New York's Bravest braving the crowds at his usual night-life haunts, which include Le Baron, the Boom Boom Room and even MoMA. McMullan tells us he'll shoot the calendar at his brand-new 14th Street studio in April after picking a new lineup of hunky firefighters with the help of a panel of judges. (Society ladies, please form an orderly line.)
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dianne Williams Wilburn—Creating her own destiny
Creating her own destiny
Dianne Williams Wilburn does not have an ounce of pretension or narcissism. Nominated by multiple Los Alamos colleagues as an inspirational woman, the always-smiling Wilburn deflects attention.
When asked about challenges she has overcome or how courage has touched her life, she does not mention the fact that she recently battled breast cancer.
Instead, she focuses on the positive, focuses on the achievements of others.
Choosing the right thing—even if it is difficult
The biochemist tells her sons "to be, rather than to seem," the motto of her home state, North Carolina, where she was raised in the Appalachian Mountains.Wilburn is inspired by women dedicated to learning and to creating their own destinies (such as Madeleine Albright, the former Secretary of State who decided to enter politics when she was nearly 50). Like Albright, Wilburn obtained her graduate degree, a master's in environmental science, well into adulthood.
Having monitored environmental compliance for New Mexico State and analyzed water chemistry for a nuclear power plant in Virginia, Wilburn is well versed in environmental health and radiation safety.
She is a glovebox safety manager at the Lab, where she has also managed protection of air quality, endangered species and historic sites on the Lab's 36 square miles. She's mentored more than a dozen students and served as a manager at different levels.
Helping others get the job done
Lauded for always helping others, Wilburn says, "I like to think one of my character traits is to help people get their job done. I like helping people understand the environmental and safety requirements and how they can meet those requirements and still get the job done, be an enabler as opposed to an obstructionist."
Wilburn recalls how her former group leader Jean Dewart handled a really tough question before a group with strength and dignity. Later, when she became group leader, speaking before the same group, asked the same tough question, Wilburn says she just channeled Jean.
A strong support network leads to success
To succeed, she advises young women to seek a mentor to teach them the ropes, to guide them to opportunities and to give advice. As far as balancing family with career, Wilburn says, "there is no one right way to balance things; you have to figure out what works for you." Find support in all kinds of relationships, and nurture them.
Often seen driving down the highway in her old pickup truck, hauling chickens or ducks or her son's dairy goats, Wilburn volunteers for many youth organizations, including Boy Scouts of America and 4-H.


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I'm so sorry for not keeping my blog updated but these last weeks I've been working 12 hours a day during 10 days. And finally last Monday I started my third year of university so this week I'm mostly interested in my new subjects :)
Oh! And I've met a group of people you may know... may be not... You will see it in the next posts!
Now I want to show you what my boyfriend gave me from his trip to Paris :)
I have been to Paris twice but I would like to go again because I know I missed things from the city.
I will try to update the blog more often the following weeks!
Take care :)


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School students in urban classrooms can sometimes have a disconnect from agriculture and where their food comes from. That's according to Lloyd Lesmeister, one of the FFA leaders from an Agriculture in the Classroom event held on Friday, May 18, at Anderson United Community School in Minneapolis, Minn.
"This event is about bringing the farm to the city and teaching urban students about how food actually gets to their plate," said Natasha Mortenson, agriculture teacher and FFA adviser at Morris Area High School in Morris, Minn.
Students flocked around the animals that were in fenced areas outside the school and listened intently to the FFA leaders explaining the facts about each animal. Lesmeister and other FFA leaders spent time educating the urban school students about the origins of the food they eat—from corn and soybean production to different types of livestock. This is the third year the Morris Area FFA chapter has hosted the event in urban schools. The rural farm community helps to spread the word to students about the importance of agriculture and how it relates to everyday life.
The highlight of the event included a grill-out for the students, featuring cheeseburgers that contained many of the food products the students learned about earlier that day. The reactions of the students to the presence of the animals on their campus ranged from excitement and enjoyment to curiosity.
"It's really kind of cool how I view the animal and how the kids view the animal. The kids are really curious about more of the simple things about the animal like a runny nose or a scratch," said Matt Huot, one of the FFA leaders showing a dairy cow at the event.
Ag in the Classroom came to fruition after pork producers contacted FFA about informing and educating younger people about the agriculture industry.
"Pork producers actually came to us three years ago and asked if we would do something like this in urban areas. The separation of people from farms has been more and more throughout the years. With the legislation that gets passed in some states by special interest groups, we want to have informed voters," Mortenson said.
The FFA chapter decided to get the message out to young students early by holding the event in different elementary schools. Additionally, FFA makes appearances to a larger audience at the Minnesota State Fair in an effort to reduce the disconnect between the public and agriculture.
The event clearly had an impact on the students as they stared into the cages where the animals were housed for the day. Several of the elementary students interviewed mentioned enjoying the presence of the farm animals and related the animals to their own pets at home.
"I learned that crayons come from pigs," said Raul (last name omitted), one of the students attending the event whose parents are both from Mexico. The FFA leaders explained some of the ingredients in a few unexpected products that surprised many of the students.
The level of knowledge of the participating students varied, said Mortenson, but the students were excited to learn and experience a bit of agriculture for the day.
"Some kids still think that chocolate milk comes from a brown cow, so it's really neat to see that they're learning," Huot said.