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Hi all,
Ok, so I saw the other diaries here and thought it was a great idea. If others want to have a look then great but if not it will be a good way of me being able to document life at home for myself and also keep track of egg numbers!
Whilst I technically don't have any chickens at the moment, I do have 6 runner ducks and will be getting a few hens in 6 - 8 weeks. Here's our story so far. I may have missed a few bits and I apologise if this is either picture heavy or link heavy where my pictures haven't worked!
Walking around a big garden centre one day and my fiancée saw the Call ducks and mentioned that we should get some. That was it, that was all the encouragement I needed. I can be a little spontaneous at times, usually a little too much but in my mind I had been given the go-ahead and an area at the side of the house that was being wasted.
Whilst the OH was away at work, I started clearing and building as well as securing the garden..........
A week later and I had bought what turned out to be a very poorly made chicken coop that was supposed to hold 6 LF hens. Ridiculous! But it served the first three girls we picked up the following week quite well. We have always wanted a dog but work makes this impossible for us and so ducks, requiring a little less attention seemed quite logical in my mind..............however try explaining that to my friends who think its a ridiculous idea to substitute a dog for ducks!!! Never mind, Sally, Cindy Lauper and Pickles were 4 weeks old when we got them, chocolate but with a few downy feathers left on the necks mostly. They made themselves quite at home, sometimes too much so, and enjoyed their summer!
I won't bore anyone with the details but we soon decided to add to our little flock and ended up with 6. We added a blue girl called Rosie, a little white girl called Maggie and we got them a boyfriend, Lex. Lex is beautiful, big and black although most people who see him on a sunny day say 'ooh, the green one is gorgeous' or 'I love the purple one'! He is very iridescent, in the sunshine he changes colour every time he moves. That's a lot for runner ducks! He is very loving and prot Before we could add them I needed to build a bigger and more substantial house. Luckily I have a massive amount of timber available to me at work and so in my garden I knocked up a crude but effective equivalent to a ducks bomb shelter! It weighs around 60KG and I had to slide it into position on timber rollers - a little how I imagine they built stone henge!
Here it is in the garden and then slid into place.
On the 1st of Feb we had the first egg and had one each day for a week and then and then on the 8th we had two eggs and have had two each day since then. I'm pretty sure its only two girls laying so one day soon I'm hoping to find three and eventually even five on some days! They are big beauties, the first couple weighing 74 and 72 grams. In comparison to chicken eggs from the supermarket they are whoppers!
Sorry for the mammoth post, only a little more to write and then I will be fairly up to date!
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Their house is great!! I'd love a couple of runner ducks I would x
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Well I shall for one will be reading your diary, I have a checkered history with runner ducks Yours look gorgeous, so glad you have five ladies for Lex as he will wea them out you know! I wont post in your diary my experiences but when you have time do take a look at other poultry section from mid 2012 upto last year for the sage of Lucky Ducky! Their accomodation is first rate, never seen a better palace, well done Your piccies are fine so looking forward to reading your diary and viewing your fantastic little family
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Wow, thanks Sandy! I'm not sure if there is a limit as to the number of pictures I am allowed to post but I am very snap happy so hopefully someone will let me know if I'm breaking any rules.
Ok, so I mentioned that I plan on having a few hens in around 8 weeks. The reason I am waiting is because before march is up, we are getting married, selling house and moving house, I'm leaving my existing career all whilst currently still full time at work and college in the evenings ready to go to university in September! I'm feeling pretty busy! That said, by summer I should have a few very relaxed moths!
I also mentioned that I have a lot of access to timber at work and a lot of space so I thought I would put it to use and 'knock up a quick' chicken coop. It had to be flat packed, it had to be sturdy, it had to be inconspicuous as my boss might not approve of my 'creative' use of time and resources. Oh….and it had to be built in the dark using head torch power!
Here's a few pictures as I went;
It was also intended to house 4 hens and probably still will although its kind of grown into a monster as I didn't plan it very well (at all).
So I guess I failed miserably at the 'inconspicuous' hurdle. Taking a bright purple, 13' square chicken coop home in pieces may have raised a few eyebrows but to be honest, im more concerned about how jealous the ducks will be in comparison!
When I eventually get moved, I will put up a couple of pictures of the finished coop erected and roofed and in position…..hopefully with 4 hens in although I am hugely indecisive on those but I will post a question for some persuasive arguments in the right place!
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Be warned…..more picture heavy postings.
So far I have only really taled about the area for the ducks and their house so I thought I would introduce the flock a little better, especially as we had such a beautiful (and VERY unexpected) day down in South Devon.
This is Lex, in the sunlight you can see quite what I meant about him being suck stunning colours for a 'black' drake. He looks after his five lady friends very well, is quite protective and also very enthusiastic when it comes to mating.
This is Rosie, our blue girl and she ate from my hand for the first time today. Infact the last few days is the first time any of them have. Runners are naturally very skittish and nervous so its taken a long time to get them so comfortable with us but they are quite happy pottering around at our feet now, until we make a sudden movement and then they are instantly on edge!
Her white 'eyelashes' were the real reason my OH chose her!
This is Cindy Lauper. Clearly not camera shy. In fact she is the cheekiest of the lot. Quite defiant when it comes to us but also the first and most confident to waddle over to us to say hello and beg for some afternoon treats. On the far left of the picture is Maggie, the noisy miniature duck. She makes an amazing racket for a small girl and runs in a hysterical, all-over-the-place manner,next to her is the 'mother' of the flock, Sally. Sally is the oldest although not by much, she is very elegant – most of the time – nd before Lex, was definitely the boss and protector of the group. On the right of the picture is Pickles, kind of the invisible girl. She is also gorgeous, slightly smaller than her two chocolates sisters , always in the middle of the group and tends not to draw much attention to herself.
This is Lex doing what he does best, and this is Sally forgetting she is a prim and proper 'lady'!
This is also Maggie interfering bless her. Maggie has never to this day got in the trough for a wash. She loves the other girls splashing her as she stands next to it but NEVER in it but always chooses to wash from a muddy puddle or by dunking her head in a bucket. I really have no idea why she won't get in!?
Heres the last two; this is Pickles 'Not' drawing attention to herself, I love this shot. Finally a family portrait of the little flock!
Today was the first day in 8 days where we only had one egg. I'm still sure we only have two laying so that makes todays number 24 from 2 since the start of Feb.
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Fabulous photos! I look forward to reading more about your flock and impending chickens & housemove! Good luck with it all
No girls at the moment but look forward to getting more in the future. Proud mummy to Hector, a Bedlington Terrier x Jack Russell
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aw, I love the ducks Thom (oooh, can I make room for ducks in my garden ....?)
And I understand the ducks instead of a dog - up until a few years ago I used to be able to go home during my lunch break to let the dog out and spend a bit of time with her, but then I lost my job and the new one was too far away for a lunch break trip. She coped well as she was getting on, but I hated it and after she passed away, vowed I'd never get another dog while I still worked. Hence, I now have chickens LOL
It's a good sized one and I like it. I couldn't see, but have you got any ventilation holes?
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Thanks Jemberelli!
LL, yours was the first diary I looked at and decided it was a great idea. I hope you will be able to offer some advice on a flock of mixed hybrids when I post it.....possibly tonight.
You must have room for ducks somewhere! They lay very well, in theory anyway, about 280 per year but I will be able to tell you from experience next winter I guess.
The ventilation currently will be the flap on the front, right hand side on hinges. I will weld mesh behind it so it can be left open overnight. I'm also going with the corrugated plastic roofing so that should leave a lot of ventilation at roof level. I'm hoping that will allow the air to circulate well enough but not let in much draft. If it's not enough I'm open to just drilling an area of small holes at top and bottom for more circulation. Also, as I will probably get in trouble if I get any more than 4 or 5, I think they will have a good amount of space compared to if I went by the guidelines on a cheap/cheerful coop.
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LOL somehow I doubt I have the experience to give advice - everyone that has had Bluebelles have said they are docile and friendly ... mine aptly named Scary, is a mean bully. I found the Amber lays big brown eggs (they are definitely the biggest out of the 4 hens) but has a quiet unassuming personality except she is rather noisy when laying and lets everyone know (mind, those eggs are big) If I decided to get more hybrid hens, I might go for more Ambers. The Gold Ranger/Warren/Isa is the typical egg laying brown hen - yet my girl is a lot more interactive than the others but I did spend a lot more time with her at the beginning. The Black Star is the smallest of the flock and lays the smallest egg, and for a while she was the top hen but more matriarchal with just the odd reminding hard peck if one of the others got between her and her food. I think the guidelines of different hybrid hen descriptions are very general, as each one has their own personality and with a pecking order, there are winners and losers
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Oh get ex batts! They are the friendliest creatures, and they tame really well. You don't really want eggs - not really.. so get ex batts!
It looks a lovely set up, and the purple coop is great. When I get old, I shall wear purple...
I would love ducks but I'm not sure I could cope with yet more poo. Can't wait to hear when you get your girls
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Thanks for the help, it's appreciated. The truth is I will probably change my mind three or four times before I get them and when I do I will settle on my first choice anyway (that was light Sussex!)
I really don't plan on updating this thread everyday, but it seems like yesterday's full day of fun in the sun must have done the girls the world of good. We skipped the three egg stage and went straight to four. Four eggs this morning from 5 young ladies. I'm pretty sure Maggie, the small weirdo layer too......Much to the delight of my OH. Much smaller egg in the bottom left of the picture, much slimmer than the other, rounder ones too.
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Also, today I was wondering about egg cleaning and if it's something others do or not. I know generally it's better to avoid it if possible to stop the dirt getting through the porous shell. Just wondering really.
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Dont clean you eggs until you are going to use them, you are right about the shells. I know you have a fantastic set up but you will be able to keep any chickens especially exbats well away from any water? Luckily Lex has his ladies, when neighbour had runner duck and hens the hens suffered terribly. Oh dont worry about the amount of piccies you load, just keep them coming
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,Ivy,Bjork & Vorky
Sunny Clucker was ere July 12-21 2012
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Sunny Clucker is here , rehomed Aug 18th 2018/
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Hi Sandy, thanks.
The black 'bird-bath' horse feed tray will be I. The ducks run, completely seperate from the hens but in the summer, I would have got the paddling pool out for the ducks. Hadn't thought about it with the hens really so thanks. Is it likely to be a problem? A friend has ducks and chickens free ranging together with a pond (much bigger area than I will have) and has no problems so I assumed it would be ok.
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i LOVE this diary
You have done a grand job on your duck house and keep the pics coming theyre fabulous
You have also re awoken my desire for ducks.... can I ask you? are they messy? everyone I asks says theyre messy but then so are 13 chickens
great diary i look forward to reading more and i love their names !
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Analysis of what went wrong in Congo wins Grawemeyer Award
So says Severine Autesserre (sev-REEN' oh-tuh-SEHR'), a Barnard College political scientist who has won the 2012 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for the ideas set forth in her book, "The Trouble with the Congo: Local Violence and the Failure of International Peacebuilding."
Drawing from more than 300 interviews and 18 months of field research, Autesserre analyzed a global effort from 2003 to 2006 to curb widespread violence in the Congo. She found the attempt failed because international workers trying to restore peace overlooked the importance of local disputes over land, resources and political power.
Her message that lasting conflict resolution must take place from the bottom up as well as from the top down "holds great promise for the pursuit of peace," said award jurors.
Autesserre, who joined Barnard's faculty in 2007, teaches and does research on civil wars, peacebuilding and peacekeeping, humanitarian aid and African politics. She also conducts a senior research seminar on civil wars and peace settlements at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
She has traveled to the Congo regularly since 2001 and has worked with international humanitarian and development agencies in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Nicaragua, India and the United States over the past 12 years.
UofL presents four Grawemeyer Awards each year for outstanding works in music composition, world order, psychology and education. The university and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary jointly give a fifth award in religion. This year's awards are $100,000 each.
About Severine Autesserre
Severine Autesserre has spent years visiting some of the world's most dangerous trouble spots with an eye on how to bring about lasting peace in those locations.
An assistant professor of political science at Barnard College, Columbia University, she has quickly become a respected scholar in the areas of peacekeeping and peacebuilding, African politics, international relations and the politics of humanitarian and development aid.
Autesserre's research in the Congo culminated in her Grawemeyer Award-winning book, "The Trouble with the Congo: Local Violence and the Failure of International Peacebuilding," published by Cambridge University Press in 2010. The book also won the International Studies Association's 2011 Chadwick Alger Award.
Besides working in Barnard's Africana studies program, she is affiliated with Columbia University's Salzman Institute for War and Peace Studies and Institute of African Studies. From 2006 to 2007 she studied and taught about civil wars, international intervention and African politics as a post-doctoral associate at Yale University.
She has been consultant or adviser to a variety of humanitarian groups such as Doctors Without Borders and Action Against Hunger.
She holds a doctorate in political science from New York University, two master's degrees—one in international affairs from Columbia University and another in political and social sciences from Sciences-Po in France—as well as a bachelor's degree in political science from Sorbonne University.
The U.S. Institute of Peace, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, Mellon Fellowship in Security and Humanitarian Action and Fulbright Fellowship all have funded her research, and her insights have appeared in academic journals such as Foreign Affairs, African Studies Review and Journal of Humanitarian Affairs.
For the past two years, she has been studying how shared cultures and practices influence peacebuilding interventions on the ground, an effort that has included a primary case study in the Congo and comparative research in South Sudan, Burundi and Cyprus.


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Birmingham Central Library architect John Madin has died at the age of 87
Madin was born in Birmingham's Moseley district in March 1924, and played an influential role in the city's architecture throughout his career.
He went to Stanley House School before studying architecture at Birmingham University and served in the Royal Engineers during the Second World War.
He started practising as an architect in 1949 and established John H D Madin & Partners in 1962. The company was renamed John Madin Design Group in 1968, and became John Madin Design Group International with offices in Switzerland and the US seven years later.
Future generations will regret the loss of many of his fine buildings
Among his notable projects are the Chamber of Commerce Building, Birmingham Central Library, Shell Mex and BP House at Edgbaston, and Metropolitan House at Five Ways.
Known for working in the Brutalist style, Madin was unfortunate in having a number of his buildings demolished during his lifetime, including the AEU Building in Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham Post and Mail Building and BBC Pebble Mill Studios.
Despite a campaign by the Twentieth Century Society to list his Birmingham Central Library, Madin's city-centre landmark is also to be bulldozed. A new library designed by Mecanoo is already well under construction and is due to open its doors next year (2013).
Birmingham's former director of planning and regeneration described the building as a 'concrete monstrosity' while Prince Charles described it as 'looking more like a place for burning books, than keeping them'.
Twentieth Century Society director Catherine Croft said: 'John Madin changed the face of Birmingham. Future generations will regret the loss of many of his fine buildings. It would be great to see a reversal of the decision to demolish Birmingham Central Library as a tribute to this great man.'
Former RIBA president Owen Luder said: 'John was pushing the frontiers of mainly commercial design in Birmingham in the exciting 1960s. He was a major figure in the redevelopment of Birmingham.
'It is a great pity that those iconic buildings will not be there as a memorial to his skill and expertise as an architect.'
Bob Ghosh of Birmingham-based K4 Architects said: 'Madin was a serious architect, who understood form, space and material, unlike many of his contemporaries.
'[Yet] due to the pace of change in our city, many of Madin's buildings have now disappeared. Some should have been retained, most notably the Post and Mail building and plaza, which had more than a subtle reference to Mies.
'Had he ultimately realised the ambition of building the inverted ziggurat form of the Birmingham Central Library in shimmering white stone, then perhaps it would have been listed, rather than being condemned as another example of concrete Brutalism.
'The more I see of Mecanoo's new replacement Library of Birmingham, with its highly stylised form and its frivolous envelope, I can't help questioning whether we're doing the right thing. Nevertheless, we did need a new library for the 21st century, and Argent and Glenn Howells will replace Madin's building with something of extraordinary quality and address the dysfunctional spaces around it.
He was one of our city fathers and without his legacy, many of the good things in modern Birmingham would not have happened
'Coincidentally, the Ikon Gallery currently has an exhibition by artist Stuart Whipps which reveals Birmingham Central Library's previously hidden archive of Madin's work. The exhibition chronicles the sheer volume of the man's prolific achievements - pictures of archive boxes bulging with drawings, notes and hand sketches, newly commissioned photographs of the fine surface detail and texture of some of his surviving buildings, and perhaps most interestingly, retracing some of his trips to America, where he researched the work of Modernist masters like Mies van der Rohe and Paul Rudolph, among others.
He added: 'My overwhelming feeling is that he was one of our city fathers and without his legacy, many of the good things in modern Birmingham would not have happened. Perversely, while he treasured his buildings, he was not sentimental and would have been quite excited by the notion of replacing them with something new after a few decades.'
Glenn Howells of Birmingham-based Glenn Howells Architects said: 'I bought one of Madin's 1970s houses which I've restored. His work is a catalogue of Modernism and over such a long period of time, covered many different styles and shows many international influences.'
He emulated work from global references - especially North American
'He had an ambition beyond that of a regional practitioner. He was the high point of the 20th century for the city.'
Aidan Ridyard of Broadway Malyan said: 'It is sad news. Just about everyone in the city can claim a link of some sort to his studio or his work. His colleagues have produced some fine work which is still not really appreciated for its quality or its aspiration.'
Philip Singleton of Facilitate Urban and formerly of Birmingham City Council's regeneration team said: 'He made the single biggest impact on architecture in Birmingham in the latter part of the 20th century. He emulated work from global references - especially North American.
Few produced the level of quality he did
'Many of his commercial buildings do remain. I lived for a while in a house designed by him which was thoughtfully designed and well put-together, and responded especially well to its landscape context.'
Ken Shuttleworth of Make, said: 'When I was looking for my year out position in 1974 I applied to John Madin. He was the best architect in town and so, as I had considered staying in Birmingham, he was the natural choice. I still think the Central Library is misunderstood and is a great building. As is the Alpha tower which is still among the best in Birmingham.
I am indebted to John Madin for showing me the way and pointing me in the right direction
'Sadly I never met him as I was never asked to interview so I went to Fosters instead. I had followed his work as a child as he was a man of vision and was instrumental in recreating Birmingham as a modern exciting city after the war. Growing up there was the trigger which encouraged me to become an architect so I am indebted to John Madin for showing me the way and pointing me in the right direction.'
John Prevc of Make added: 'Once a star of the Birmingham architectural scene, Madin was an out and out modernist, which for Birmingham, you might have thought was not unusual but few produced the level of quality he did. He should be re- evaluated and perhaps the book which came out last year on his work and now his death might possibly kick start this process.'
Kevin Singh, head of school at Birmingham School of Architecture, said: 'The School is saddened to hear of John Madin's passing and send their condolences to his friends and family.
'In a city that has at times struggled with its 1960s Architectural reputation Madin's work was always something that both staff and students could take pride in and point to. The recent mongraph of his work was the inspiration for the School in setting our BA students the brief of a John Madin Archive to celebrate his work. The results were fascinating, revealing that our students found his work inspiring and still relevant. Some of the best proposals offered contemporary reinterpretations of his work which in themselves revealed how ahead of his time he was.'
Ian Standing, director at Birmingham-based Associated Architects, added: 'Madin was highly significant in bringing modernism to Birmingham in the 1950s. His early work on the Calthorpe estate halted decades of neglect, leading to its regeneration incorporating a unique concern for landscape: while much of this remains, the subsequent loss of so many signature buildings may well preclude a proper appreciation of the city's most influential mid-20th Century architect.'
Madin retired from his design group in 1976 but continued to work as John Madin Chartered Architect.
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John Madin
Throughout his career John Madin made buildings of a consistently high standard however, it is only in recent years that we have begun to appreciate his enormous contribution to the modern built environment.
Birmingham can be proud to have not only been the city where Madin was born and grew up in, but also where he lived and practiced. During his long career he worked through several styles including Postmodernism as exampled by Metropolitan House at Five Ways, Brutalism as the fated Central Library at Paradise Circus, Modernism as the now demolished Post and Mail Tower at Colmore Circus and a Swedish Style as exampled by the numerous dwellings and offices on the Calthorpe Estate.
To my mind, his greatest work was the Edgbaston master plan developed for Calthorpe with whom he clearly established the most enviable of working relationships. The result is that within a few minutes of Birmingham City Centre are hundreds of buildings, each one a delight to look upon, live or work in. Anyone who has been fortunate to live in a Madin designed dwelling will pay tribute to his design excellence.
Simon Chapman
A 2011 eBook celebrating the life and work of John Madin is available as a free PDF download from http://www.john-madin.info - it has 132 pages with numerous photos and plans and would be invaluable for anyone interested in further reading or students of 20th century architecture.
The most fitting tribute would be to retain his library building, find a use for it (Tate Birmingham?) and thus provide a foil for the puerile nonsense built to replace it.
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An extension of U.S. agriculture subsidies to late January was rebuffed by Senate Democrats, who said they won't pass any plan sent to them by the House before the members leave Washington late this week.
"We're not going to do an extension," Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, told reporters. "If the House leadership would just stay through next week, like the Senate is staying, we would actually be able to get" new five-year farm-policy legislation.
If Congress doesn't act before the year ends and current law expires, U.S. dairy support programs will revert to a 1949 statute that when fully implemented would double the wholesale price of milk.
The Agriculture Department hasn't said when it could implement the law, which could take months. Lawmakers are reluctant to head home for the holidays to headlines about milk prices of $7-per-gallon in the new year.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, also said today the Senate won't extend current farm law if Congress can't agree on one before the holiday break, according to the Associated Press. Meanwhile, farm bill negotiations remain "unresolved," Senator Saxby Chambliss, a Georgia Republican involved in the talks, said in an interview.
Cuts to food stamps, as well as changes to crop insurance programs and other farm aid, have been stumbling blocks as lawmakers seek to resolve differences in Senate and House versions of a five-year reauthorization of agricultural programs.
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Though details of the short-term measure haven't been released, the move would give negotiators more time to reach a deal on a five-year bill. The legislation would replace direct payments to farmers with an insurance-based crop safety net, while tightening eligibility for domestic nutrition programs like food stamps.
House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, signaled last week that he was prepared to extend the bill for a month if negotiators didn't finish their work in time to vote on a full farm bill by Dec. 13.
"If we've got to pass a one-month extension of the farm bill, I'm prepared to do that," Boehner told reporters.
The measure could encounter opposition. Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet, a Senate farm bill conferee, called a short-term extension "a bad idea."
"I think we should come to an agreement and pass a farm bill; it's two years overdue," Bennett said in an interview. He said he didn't know if negotiations would be completed before Congress leaves for the holiday break.


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In thinking of some of the difficulties facing our society in our day I often wonder about the role of reading. It was then I finally stumbled upon this talk. Some of the most thought provoking comments I have copied here.
In the end of C. S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy assume their rightful thrones and Kings and Queens of Narnia. Lewis dedicates only one sentence to describing how they governed during the Golden Age of Narnia, but it is interesting to hear his summary of their most important accomplishments. Lewis tells us that they "made good laws and kept the peace and saved good trees from being cut down and liberated young dwarfs and young satyrs from being sent to school and generally stopped busybodies and interferers and encouraged ordinary people who wanted to live and let live.
It is interesting to note that the first item of business after keeping the peace and protecting the environment was abolishing school! Narnia is thus the first kingdom where home-schooling is not only encouraged, it is required! But I think Lewis was talking less about the institution of school and more about what was being taught there. And when it came to what was being taught, Lewis thought that stories made all the difference.
Lewis begins The Voyage of the Dawn Treader with a memorable introduction of a new character: "There was once a boy named Eustace Clarence Scrubbs, and he almost deserved it." In introducing us to Eustace, Lewis believes the best way for the reader to understand him is to know the kinds of books he reads. "He liked books if they were books of information and had pictures of grain elevators or of fat foreign children doing exercises in model schools." In other words, he didn't have time for the types of stories that Lewis adored-stories about heroism, knights and talking animals.
As a result, Eustace is at a significant disadvantage when he first arrives in Narnia and finds himself in a dragon's lair. "Most of us know what we should expect to find in a dragon's lair," Lewis writes, "but, as I said before, Eustace had read only the wrong books. They had a lot to say about exports and imports and governments and drains, but they were weak on dragons."
The situation worsens when the dragon begins to stir: "Something was crawling. Worse still, something was coming out of the cave. Edmund or Lucy or you would have recognized it at once, but Eustace had read none of the right books."
Clearly Lewis is telling us something about more than dragons and talking mice. He is giving us a simple instruction: You are what you read. We are shaped and influenced by the books that we read. They prepare us for more than interesting conversations – they actually prepare us to face real crises that we encounter in life. Few people would dispute this simple statement, so let's ask the related question: What are we reading today?
The short answer is: not much. A few years ago, the National Endowment for the Arts released a report entitled "Reading at Risk" Many people here are probably familiar with its findings, but allow me to repeat the headline: For the first time in modern history, less than half of the adult population now reads literature. The decline is across all races, all education levels, and all age groups…
The report went on to show that the decline in literary reading strongly correlates to a decline in cultural and civic participation. Literary readers are more than twice as likely as non-literary readers to perform volunteer and charity work, nearly three times as likely to attend performing arts events, and nearly four times as likely to visit art museums. Before you begin to think that this is limited to highbrow events, literary readers are even substantially more likely to attend sporting events than non-literary readers. And before you begin to think that the group of people making up literary readers is a group of Luddites that has sworn off electronic media, the report found that literature readers still managed to watch close to three hours of television each day!…
The report concludes on a rather somber note: at the current rate of loss, literary reading as a leisure activity will virtually disappear in half a century. This decline will not be reversed by any one solution. In fact, it will require a number of innovative ones from a number of different groups…
… project opens up a fair debate about whether children should read books that have such frightening content. C.S. Lewis tackled this issue head-on when and offered some good advice that informs how we select our projects: "Those who say that children must not be frightened may mean two things. They may mean that we must not do anything likely to give the child those haunting, disabling, pathological fears against which ordinary courage is helpless: in fact, phobias. His mind must, if possible, be kept clear of things he can't bear to think of. Or they may mean that we must try to keep out of his mind the knowledge that he is born into a world of death, violence, wounds, adventure, heroism and cowardice, good and evil. If they mean the first I agree with them: but not if they mean the second. The second would indeed be to give children a false impression and feed them on escapism in the bad sense. There is something ludicrous in the idea of so educating a generation which is born to the…atomic bomb. Since it is so likely that they will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker."
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I'm not what you would call the classic football fan. I mean, I played football in high school, and I enjoy watching a game every once in a while, but that's about the extent of my fandom. I have played college football games in the past, but I never play them consistently, because they don't seem to change too much from year to year. However, since I haven't played a college football title in years, NCAA Football 14 was pretty much entirely new to me.
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That's Hope Solo.
Following the Americans 3-0 win over Columbia on Saturday, Solo foolishly turned to twitter in order to vent her frustrations. Hope Solo was less than thrilled with the way former American national team player Brandi Chastain was criticizing the defence and goalkeeping.
In 1 of her 4 tweets, Solo wrote "lay off commentating about defending and gking until you get more educated @brandichastain the game has changed from a decade ago. #fb." Her final tweet read "I feel bad 4 our fans that have 2 push mute, especially bc@arlowhite is fantastic.@brandichastain should be helping 2 grow the sport #fb"
She basically says that Chastain's comments are hurting the growth of soccer in the United States rather than helping it.
It's pathetic really. Solo sounds unhappy that Chastain was doing her job with professionalism and objectivity. Her comments indicate that she would rather have an announcer who is as homer as Hawk Harrelson. Essentially, she condemned Brandi Chastain for not being pro-American enough.
News Flash Hope: Not everything can be sunshine and lollipops.
You would think that a figure as publicly recognized as Hope Solo could let the criticism roll right off her back. She must have heard her fair share of critique throughout her professional career. It's odd that after a convincing 3-0 victory she would take to twitter to criticize an American soccer icon (Chastain was the player who took off her shirt, showing nothing but her sports bra, after her game winning penalty shot in 1999).
It's ludicrous that Solo believes a little constructive criticism from a commentator is somehow harmful to the state of women's soccer in the US.
Brandi Chastain didn't say anything outrageous. Deadspin posted a 20 second clip where Chastian remarks that "as a defender her responsibilities are defend, win the ball and then keep possession. That's something that Rachel Buehler needs to work on and, I think, improve on in this tournament."
The state of women's soccer or women's sports in general throughout North America isn't going to be affected by the somewhat negative observations from a single commentator. In fact, that kind of stuff is probably better for the sport. If Hope Solo wants the women's game to be respected across the country, then the commentators have to announce the game the way it should be.
Seeing the game through rose-coloured glasses sure won't make anything better.
Hope Solo speaks of Chastain's supposed lack of focus on growing the game of soccer but the intent of her tweets clearly show that she is more worried about matters unrelated to that very issue. She is an ambassador for soccer throughout North America but she selfishly chose to attack Chastain in the most public realm possible.
They say bad publicity is good publicity but Hope Solo's twitter tantrum might be one of those exceptions. If she wants to help the sport grow, it might be a good idea to show America that she is more concerned with winning a gold medal than attacking a critic. This is not the attention that women's soccer so desperately seeks.
She utilized her power as the most recognizable member of U.S. women's soccer to unnecessarily put the target on the back of an innocent commentator. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but it is not Hope Solo's place to be intervening in a matter such as this publicly.
Bringing publicity to the release of her upcoming memoir? Getting in a shot to continue some bad blood with an old teammate? Showing support for her current teammates? Protecting herself? Sending out not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 hate filled tweets possibly accomplished a number of things.
Helping to grow the game?
That's one item on Hope Solo's agenda that won't be achieved as a result of this.
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Southern Africa Conservation Monthly Update March - April 2014
The rain came to an end and this year it has been really wet. Hopefully all the rain will help to have more food and more water sources for the dry winter season. The future will tell us.
All the rain brings us a clement climate, high temperatures are finished and we now welcome to the cool down! It is time for colourful flowers and bushes and of course the re-new. After observing the remarkable and often comical display rituals of the myriad of bird species on the reserve, it is a pleasure to see the fruits of their efforts, as juvenile birds are fledging and can be seen foraging under the close watch of parents and family.
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The mammals started slowly returning to the permanent water sources of the Reserve. African elephant (Loxodonta Africana), plain zebra (Equus quagga), impala (Aepyceros melampus) and greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) have come back to drink to the delight of all the volunteers. Thanks to our hard workers volunteers we have made good progress in several of our projects.
Fence Removal
This project aims to take down a huge, unused fence on a neighbouring property and, at a later stage, possibly use the material to build a boma, which is a fenced area that helps to confine animals for a period of time prior to re-introduction on the Reserve.
There is a possibility that we will take on a pack of wild dogs who need to split from the existing Reserve which is fenced and thus will not be able to accommodate the growing pack. Wild dogs are the most endangered carnivores in Africa so you can imagine how exciting it is to work towards their introduction here at Wild at Tuli! They will need to acclimatise to their new surroundings in the boma first before being totally set free. The fence we are removing is 30 wires high and covers an area of 2,500 hectares.
This fenced area was formerly used to breed exotic antelopes such as Sable and Roan Antelopes, but this activity stopped since the reserve was bought by a new owner. Volunteers have learnt fast and turned into fence removing experts. Volunteer's team up in pairs, one unclipping a strand of wire from the metal poles while the other rolls the wire until it gets too heavy to carry. Only then do we cut the wire so that long lengths are available to use in the future. We have successfully rolled over 8 km of wire so far!
Road Clearing to Sleep-Out Kopje
A new road appeared in the landscape around Motswiri! Volunteers worked hard under the African sun to clear a short but rocky road in only 2 days. The new road, nicknamed "Sunset Boulevard", starts near the famous Mushroom Rock and leads to a kopje further away into the bush. This kopje has a flat centre with rocks surrounding it, giving a wonderful view over the area and onto the ever-stunning sunset.
Alistair Wilmot led the clearing of the new road with lots of machete work to cut trees and clear the sides of the road. Many rocks needed to be removed and some were so big that special jacking and towing was required to get them out of the way. However, our hard work soon paid off. As soon as the road was completed and before the hardworking volunteers left camp, we all enjoyed a magical sleep-out on "Sunset Kopje"! After a nice dinner on our pride rock, everyone slept on the ground with volunteers taking turns to keep watch for any unexpected visitors.
Road Repair
As the rains came to an end and after they eroded the roads and created dongas (aka. holes), it was time to start the much needed job of "Road Repair". As it is also rather uncomfortable to drive on rollercoaster roads and jump out of your seat on countless occasions, it was a relief to start the work! Our focus this month was the repair of the main road from Motswiri Camp to the dirt road that cuts our reserve in two.
Volunteers used picks to dig holes in the road and spades and wheelbarrows to get hard sand to fill the dongas. When necessary, a dam of rocks was built on the sides of the road to prevent water from accumulating at that spot again. Volunteers were so dedicated in the task that they even added sand in the original color to the repaired section as a finishing touch "so it looks beautiful too". The main bumpy areas of the road have been repaired this month and we will continue efforts over the next months for smoother and even more enjoyable drives!
Baobab protection
A neighbour asked us to help him to protect one of his millennium baobab (Adansonia digitata) against utilization by elephants. Elephant of the area are often caught using the spongy, fibrous tree as substitute of water. Effectively the tree is really rich in moisture. Several techniques have been used to protect the baobab against the use of elephants; these techniques include using wire, wood, and pointy rocks.
This time we decided to try a new methodology: sharp, pointed and moving rocks. Elephant like to walk in flat and sure area; they feel uncomfortable when the ground is not stable. The work was hard and efficient; the tree has been completely secure by rocks, a ring of 3 meters wide. We set a camera trap to see how the elephants react to this protection and will be able to better judge which is the best method.
River bird census
River bird census is a survey of bird population, migration and density next to the Limpopo River. Species change through the year, depending on the season but also the water level. We are using a fix point method, during 45 minutes we write down all the species we hear and see. The river bird census has been great the last two months with 43 species recorded. Some summer visitors like Broad-billed roller (Eurystomusglaucurus) Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis), or rare species for our area like brown-hooded kingfisher (Halyconalbiventris), Green-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyuran), Long-Billed Crombec (Sylviettarufescens) and Tropical Boubou (Laniariusaethiopicus) have been spotted.
Tree Nursery
Volunteers have spent time collecting seeds on the Reserve with the aim of developing a tree nursery. They have planted 7 tree species so far and we hope they will all germinate. This will become an on-going project to develop a full nursery of indigenous plants which we will eventually plant out on the Reserve.
Camera Traps
Our camera traps yielded some interesting pictures including Ground Hornbill, Baboon, Waterbuck, Bush Pig, Leopard and Klip Springer. We are delighted to report that we have not lost any more cameras to the 'villians' of the Reserve in the last 2 months.
These last 2 months we experienced severe flooding of the Limpopo river with water levels rising many metres and flooding whole camps on Reserves near us. The water levels were so high that we could not drive on the River roads for quite some time and had to put a lot of effort into repairing what was washed away. Volunteers helped in a real emergency during this time when the Commercial Camp on the Reserve was threatened with being washed away – they all got stuck in and helped evacuate the entire camp, from furniture to appliances to the tents themselves. We could not have done it alone as we had a very limited time to carry everything across the hanging bridge which gives access to the camp, while the water was rising!
Rubbish Removal
It is a sad reality that many people are very careless in how they discard their rubbish and over time the road between the Reserve and the Botswana border become littered. It has become a favourite of the volunteers to go out on a weekly basis and clear all the litter on the road. Besides being unsightly, glass bottles and rusty tins pose a threat to animals who may walk on them and get injured or even for small species be stocked inside and die.
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Aside from the acknowledgement of the current legality of these exports under the Basel Convention, what is their case for amending it and banning repair and reuse in the future?
According to BAN E-Stewards, it is because refurbishers (geeks of color) "often produce hazardous waste, which is responsible for inflicting tremendous harm on the citizens and environments in these nations." It's because reuse and repair poisons people and pollutes the environment.
"Only recyclers meeting the requirements of the e-Stewards Standard are in conformity with the Ban Amendment, which stipulates that no hazardous waste, including e-waste, can be sent from developed to developing countries. This includes untested and/or non-working equipment exported for refurbishment or reuse, some of which is currently allowed under the R2 Standard. Refurbishment often produces hazardous waste, which is responsible for inflicting tremendous harm on the citizens and environments of these nations."Logically, if it were true that the refurbishing and repair industries "inflict tremendous harm on citizens and the environment", then banning import/export from rich nations is not enough. They should also be banned from repair and refurbishing of product in their own country. And in America, reuse and refurbishment should also, logically, be banned.
Show us "tremendous harm" in Indonesia. Show us the hazardous waste "often" produced by refurbishment. Show us how the Basel Convention, as passed, needs to be amended due to a single actual case of poison. There is absolutely not one shred of evidence that one iota of toxic release came from refurbishing, repair, and elective upgrade. No such factory was found at Guiyu, and no material at Guiyu came from such a factory. This is why the Convention (the international law currently passed) does indeed allow export for reuse.
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I made this pattern as a present for a friend of mine. I think it also works great as a fathers day present.
You could also use my pattern of the mad hatters hat to create a present, on top of a bottle with soda or maybe filled with candy.
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
sl - slip stitch
dc - double crochet
inc - increase
dec - decrease
with green
R1: sc 6 in magic ring
R2: inc. around (12)
R3:*sc 1, inc* repeat around (18)
R4: *sc 2, inc* repeat around (24)
R5: *sc 3, inc* repeat around (30)
R6: *sc 4, inc* repeat around (36)
R6: *sc 4, inc* repeat around (36)
R7: *sc 5, inc* repeat around (42)
R8: in backloops only *sc 6, inc* repeat around (48)
R9-20: sc around (48)
R21: *sc 5, dec* repeat around (42)
R22: In frontloops only sc around (42)
R23: inc, sc 6, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 6, inc, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 6, inc (50)
R24: *sc, inc* around (75)
R25: sc 15, inc, sc 15, inc, sc 15, inc, sc 15, inc, sc 10, inc (80)
R26: sc around (80)
With black
Work in rows instead of rounds
R1: ch 5, turn
R2-48: sc 4, ch 1, turn
Fasten off
With yellow
Work in rows instead of rounds
Make 4
R1: ch 7, turn
R2: sc 6
Fasten off.
Put the buckle together
Sew belt and buckle to hat.
Take a little piece of green felt and cut a little clover, secure to hat.
Take a piece of green felt and secure it to the bottom of the hat. Cut an x in the middle, now you can put the hat on top of a beer or soda bottle!


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Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damned,
Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell,
Be thy intents wicked, or charitable,
Thou com'st in such a questionable shape,
That I will speak to thee."
–William Shakespeare, Hamlet
Listen to our free call – The Secret Life of Saturn where Jeannette Maw and I go into much more detail about Saturn in your chart. Free to all! NOTE: Saturn is in Scorpio for another 6 months (going into Sagittarius until June 2015, then dipping Rx back to Scorpio until September 2015.
As Saturn, the planet of maturity, form, structure and 'reality building' glides into the sign of Scorpio, it forms a *mutual reception with Pluto, god of the underworld. This is a powerful symbol, a springboard bringing the unconscious to light and releasing resistance in all it's forms. In other words, dropping the deliberate creator denial. How? One way is to listening to the messages coming your way – via synchronicity, body talk, projection, events and dreams – be they from 'spirit of health' or 'goblin dammed,' because either way, the messages are from YOU, for you I'm not calling you a goblin; I'm saying, it's time to listen without judgment. When you do, you open the door the the secret life of Saturn which means, the golden age, the cornucopia, the transformation of lead to gold.
There are two things to get clear on with this transit so you can read messages, the metaphors and synchronicities that participate in your life. 1) Understand Saturn's intentions. 2) Appreciate Scropio's MO. These tips will get your started:
1) Saturn intentions: Saturn is a part of us that demands authenticity. Where Saturn is, we want to get things right, be successful, individuated, feel accomplished and build something tangible. Saturn is so into this that he's actually pretty freaked out about failure. It IS a big deal, to Saturn. (To that part of you). Because until self-actualized, Saturn represent a part of us that feels flawed. It is our 'shadow' and we don't want others to see it. We hide this aspect of our life in secret because to fail would be too big a blow. There isn't an over abundance of worthiness and self-esteem, at first. Hence, Saturn can equal fear and denial, but when we release the judgments we have on ourselves and develop in this area of life, then Saturn becomes conscious and we become more of who we are. This is what the alchemists were on about, turning lead (Saturn) into gold (consciousness).
To summarize, Saturn's intention is embrace the maturity it takes to turn lead into gold in the area of life described by the HOUSE he falls in, as well as by sign and aspect.
2) Appreciating Scorpio's MO: Scorpio represents transformation—the cycle of creation, destruction and re-creation that goes on underneath the calm exterior of this complex and focused sign. As a fixed water sign, energy is drawn in from the environment, then stored for future use. (All the water signs are like psychic sponges, soaking up the forces around them.) The rulership of Pluto, the god of death, and Mars, the god of war, hint at the passion, force and ultimate power contained within this sign. More than any other symbol in the zodiac, Scorpio represent the mystery of how one thing can become another.
The natural seat of Scorpio is the eighth house, the domain of sex, death and transformation. Like the three symbol's of this sign, there is an erotic (of Eros) majesty and a mortal transformation implied. The scorpion has a lethal sense of self-preservation and is equipped with poison for survival. The Eagle—which esoterically rules water as it soars through the boundless sea-sky—represents the visionary side of this sign and the power to fly close to the sun (spirit). The phoenix stands for the transformation that Scorpio is capable of, rising out of the ashes of its own funeral pyre to become more than previously known.
Where we find Scorpio in the horoscope is where we need to experience life in the extreme. It is where we need to merge our energy with others to create something 'more'. This erotic merging can not transpire until we have severed our umbilical ties with the past. To this end, Scorpio is about the enticement to leave the juvenile ties of dependency so that we may form adult-to-adult relationships. Scorpio, who's most ancient symbol is the serpent, says 'bite the apple'.
Saturn in Scorpio until October 2015: Put the two together and you have Saturn's drive for consciousness expanding through the Scorpio domain where the Phoenix rises, the Eagle soars and the scorpion's poison, like Medusa's blood, turns into a life giving, life transforming elixir. Where is this happening in your chart? In your life? Let's talk about turning some lead into gold!
And for inspiration, here is Joseph Campbell on 'Becoming an Adult', right up Saturn in Scorpio's alley.
And everyone is welcome to listen to our call – The Secret Life of Saturn where Jeannette Maw and I go into much more detail about Saturn in your chart. Free to all!
*NOTE The mutual reception occurs when two planets are in each others ruling signs. In this case, Saturn is in Scorpio, the sign ruled by Pluto, and Pluto is in Capricorn the sign ruled by Saturn.


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The good news is that unlike previous-gen visuals and antiquated gameplay conventions, raw depth is something that doesn't age, so when it comes to re-experiencing the Disgaea games as PlayStation 2 Classics, they are essentially as good as any new game that is released now.
Disgaea 2 isn't the finest game in the series (I personally believe the third game is the strongest, especially the Vita port), but it's still essential for any strategy RPG fan. It merges the series trademark humour with an incredible depth which, to date, is only rivaled by other games in the Disgaea series.
As with other Disgaea games, the story of Disgaea 2 is more than a little oddball, and revolves around the lives and adventures of demons. This time around there's a single human left in the world thanks to a wayward curse. His job - and therefore yours as the player - is to lift this curse by defeating the demon lord. There's plenty of Japanese humour in here, and while it is not voice acted particularly well, it is the kind of story that putters on well enough for fans of JRPGs to get into it. And hey, it has Prinnies. That's a win from the outset.
As a result Disgaea 2 (as with other games in the series) puts an ultimate focus into the physical positioning of characters, and rewards teamwork more than the individual strength of any hero. In a very abstract way this brings a kind of genuine tactical depth to the strategy RPG genre that all-to-often feels light on the "strategy."
Out of combat there is a seriously insane depth to character (and party) combinations and customisations. This series has long been famous for its ability to suck hundreds of hours of play time out of the player, and for $15 or so it's a little hard to complain about value for money here. It is, still, hundreds of hours of play time now as it was when it was originally released.
But overall, the fact that this game is much the same as its sequels highlights the only real criticism that can be levelled at Disgaea - it is a series that is finding it very difficult to mix things up and keep players coming back with each new game. With the plot being the only variation on each game, and humour aside the Disgaea games lack for compelling narratives, it might be hard to justify the purchase of Disgaea 2 now when it is very likely that you have played one of the more recent games before if you've had any interest in the genre.
But I'll recommend it anyway to genre fans. Simply because the Prinnies told me to, dood.
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Now that two Boston University ice hockey players have been accused of separate sex crimes against women in recent months, the school president has called for the creation of a task force to investigate the team. The task force will be charged with determining whether the hockey team's "culture and climate" created the sort of conditions that caused the players to allegedly act with such aggression toward women. President Robert A. Brown's letter announcing the plan, which was emailed to all students today and posted on the university's website, took pains to avoid passing judgment on the specific charges in the two cases, leaving that for the courts. But the letter makes it clear the university has issued its own indictment of the hockey team's "influence on the behavior of student athletes in our campus community." The "University-level judgment," the letter says, is that "something systemic or habitual may foster a team climate that does not comport with the highest standards of conduct we seek to maintain."
Senior forward Corey Trivino—the Terriers' leading scorer at the time—was arrested in December after he allegedly barged into a female resident assistant's room three times in a matter of minutes. Each time, Trivino is accused of trying to kiss and grope the RA before finally lying down on her bed and insisting he was sleeping there. Trivino has pleaded not guilty and was thrown off the team. The second incident happened this past weekend, when junior defenseman Max Nicastro allegedly raped a woman on campus. He, too, has been kicked off the hockey team.
Hockey is to BU what football is to most BCS schools, and the Terriers are perennially ranked nationally. A few years back, members of the team put out a rap song that's about as listenable as you'd expect a rap song done by a college hockey team to be. It's called "Party Like A Puck Star," and you can hear it above. It opens with the line "I'm on a bitch-bangin' mission" and also includes the lovely phrase "I'll make your pussy numb."
Here is the text of President Brown's entire letter:
Dear Colleagues and Students:
For decades the Boston University men's ice hockey team has been a source of tremendous pride for the Boston University community, on and off the ice. Our student athletes have competed at the highest level of collegiate ice hockey and united generations of students, alumni, and friends who cheer for their success and admire their accomplishments.
Today we find ourselves at a crossroads for the men's ice hockey program and the University. As has been extensively reported, two members of our team have been charged with assault this academic year. These charges, if ultimately substantiated, involve reprehensible acts. The Boston University community expects that our student athletes, as representatives of the University, adhere to the same high standards to which we hold all members of our community and which reflect the mission and aspirations of our university.
The charges in these cases understandably lead to questions about whether the hockey team's culture and climate have contributed in some way to the actions of the two individuals. The University must address these questions and, if deficiencies are identified, make appropriate and necessary changes.
I am writing to let you know that I am forming a task force of University trustees, overseers, faculty, and staff which will be charged with studying the culture and climate of the men's ice hockey team and its influence on the behavior of student athletes in our campus community. I stress that the constitution of the task force does not reflect a judgment about the specific facts in the two cases of alleged assault. The determination of both cases must be left to the judicial system.
The constitution of the task force does, however, reflect a University-level judgment that the two incidents indicate something systemic or habitual may foster a team climate that does not comport with the highest standards of conduct we seek to maintain for all members of our community.
I launch this task force with the full support of Head Coach Jack Parker, Athletic Director Mike Lynch, and Bob Knox, Chairman of our Board of Trustees. Coach Parker told The Boston Globe, "I hope it's a horrible coincidence. I don't want this to be the culture of our team, and if it is, we'll change it." Coach Parker's comment is exactly right.
The membership of the task force, its charge, and its work plan will be announced in the next several weeks. The goal is for the task force to offer the University a thoughtful and impartial assessment of the culture and climate of our team, with a view to answering the question whether that culture and climate could have contributed to actions that, in turn, led to criminal charges. I will ask to have a report from the task force early in the summer so that we can begin to address any issues in the coming academic year.
Working together, we will do whatever is necessary to restore the Boston University community's confidence in the men's ice hockey program. I look forward to reporting to you on our progress.
Robert A. Brown


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