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A traveler who has seen the natural beauties of Bohemia, its vast resources, and the thrift of its people, will, no doubt, be surprised at the comparatively great number of persons who have emigrated to the United States of America. The causes for this are political, religious, and economical.
Religious dissensions at the beginning of the seventeenth century induced many to leave their native country and even to cross the ocean. The religious revolution stirred up by the preachings and teachings of John Hus gave birth to several religious sects in Bohemia, the suppression of which, after the battle of White Mountain near Prague (1620), caused many to emigrate to other countries and several even as far as America. Of the latter Augustyn Herman (d. 1692) and Frederick Filip (d. 1702) are the most important from an historical standpoint. Herman must have been a man of good education, for Governor Stuyvesant, of New Amsterdam, entrusted him with many important missions. He made the first map of the State of Maryland, of which one copy is still preserved in the British Museum and another at Richmond, in the archives of the State of Virginia. Herman always publicly professed his nationality. The second of these Bohemian emigrants, Filip, or Philipps as he is commonly known, was likewise a man of prominence and his descendants played no small part in the development of New Amsterdam. He was buried in the cemetery of Sleepy Hollow, near Tarrytown, New York. Though historical proof is lacking, without doubt many other Bohemians of similar religious convictions, emigrated to this country at the same time. Their families either died out, or, as more probable, were entirely assimilated by the American people so that they have left no trace.
Of late years emigration from Bohemia has been chiefly caused by political conditions. Many Bohemian patriots, especially during the stormy year of 1848, sought refuge beyond the sea to evade the consequences of patriotic zeal, as the courts showed little mercy to those accused of political crimes. A similar state of affairs existed later on when the reins of the Austrian Government passed into the hands of the enemies of Bohemia, who punished every patriotic act as high treason to Austria. These political conditions, coupled with the Austro-Prussian war of 1866, in which Bohemia suffered great loss of life and property, forced many to seek their fortunes in the land of freedom. The greater number of emigrants, however, came to this country on account of poverty, brought on, for the most part, by the failure of the Government to interest itself in the welfare of certain parts of Bohemia, especially the southern and eastern parts, where, for lack of industry, the people were forced to depend for their livelihood almost exclusively, on the fruits of the fields. This poverty was increased by overtaxation and frequent failures of crops. It was precisely these parts of Bohemia that sent thousands of their best citizens to America about 1870, and are sending a still greater number at the present time.
It will be impossible to give the exact number of Bohemian immigrants to the United States, as the Immigration Bureau up to the year 1881 enrolled all immigrants that came from any province of Austria as Austrians, and even after 1881, many Bohemians were listed as Austrians. As later immigration reports in which Bohemians were entered separately show that one-third of all immigrants from Austria come from Bohemia, the total number of Bohemians who came to this country before 1881 may be estimated approximately. It must be stated, however, that after 1881 many immigrants from Moravia and Silesia, Austrian provinces in which the Bohemian language is spoken, were enrolled as Bohemians. Taking all these facts into consideration, it is safe to give the number of foreign born Bohemians in the United States as 222,000. The number of American-born Bohemians is about 310,000, making the total Bohemian population of, the United States about 522,000. It is worthy of note that these figures are almost equally divided between males and females, which shows that the Bohemian immigrants have come to this country to stay. Statistics prove that only a very small number of Bohemians return to their native country to live. In 1906, 12,958 Bohemian immigrants were received, eclipsing the record of all previous years. The latest report of the Commissioner of Immigration shows only two percent of Bohemian immigrants illiterate, as compared with four per cent of Germans and still higher proportions for other nations.
Of the larger cities Chicago has a Bohemian population of about 100,000; New York, 40,000; Cleveland, 40,000; Baltimore, 8,500; Omaha, 8,000; Milwaukee, 5,500; St. Paul, 6,000; and St. Louis, 8,000.
It is in the farming districts that the Bohemian immigrants have attained the greatest degree of success. It is here that we can best see the great share they had in building up the United States. Coming for the most part from rural districts, accustomed to hard labor, and ever willing to undergo the hardships of pioneer life, the Bohemians have attained an honorable place amongst the Western farmers. There is a saying amongst the Western farmers that if anyone can wrest crops from the soil, it is the Bohemian farmer. About half of the Bohemian immigrants have cast their lot with farming communities.
Amongst the great number of Bohemians in this country, there is no one organization uniting them into one national body. This may be explained by the fact that they are divided into two strongly antagonistic camps: Catholics and atheists or free-thinkers. The latter are chiefly those who have apostatized from the faith of their fathers. Only an insignificant percentage of Bohemians are adherents of Protestant sects, though Protestants have expended great labor and large sums in proselytizing amongst the Bohemians.
The two camps are entirely separate, each with its own fraternal organizations. The Catholics have the following fraternal or benevolent organizations: The First Bohemian Roman Catholic Central Union (Prvni Rimsko-Katolicka Ustredni Jednota), founded in 1877 at St. Louis, has a membership of 11,505; the Catholic Workman (Katolicky Delnik), founded in 1891, 3,225; the Bohemian Roman Catholic Central Union of the State of Wisconsin (Ceskd Rimsko-Katolicka Ustredni Jednota ve Statu Wisconsin) founded in 1888, 1,380; the Bohemian Catholic Union of the State of Texas (Katolicka Jednota Texaska), founded in 1889, 1,900; the Western Bohemian Catholic Union (Zapadni Cesko-Katolicka Jednota), founded in 1898, 3,000; the Bohemian Catholic Union of Cleveland (Cesko-Rimsko-Katolicka Jednota ve Cleveland, O.), founded in 1899, 1,800; the Bohemian Catholic Central Union of American Women (Ustredni Jednota Zen Americkych) established in 1880, 14,100; the Bohemian Catholic Union of Women of the State of Texas (Ceska Rimsko-Katolicka Jednota Zen ve Statu Texas) likewise a large membership. All these organizations are thoroughly Catholic in spirit, and not only practice benevolence and charity towards their members, but have been the right hand of the clergy in building Catholic churches and schools and in fostering the spirit of religion amongst their countrymen.
Opposed to these Catholic organizations are the fraternal organizations of the freethinking Bohemians. The strongest of these is the Bohemian Slavic Benevolent Society (Cesko-Slovanska Podporujici Spolecnost), established at St. Louis in 1854, which has a membership, of about 15,000. This organization is chiefly responsible for the loss of faith amongst many Bohemians of this country, having enticed thousands of well-meaning people to join its ranks under the pretext of strict neutrality in religious matters. By association with free-thinkers and under other evil influences, thousands grew lukewarm in the performance of their religious duties and finally lost their faith entirely. This organization is atheistic in spirit and propagates atheism amongst its members. A similar tendency is exercised by the gymnastic or athletic societies commonly called the Sokol (turners); by the Western Benevolent Society (Zapdni Ceska Bratrska Jednota), which has a membership of about 7,000; by the Society of Bohemian Ladies (Jednota Ceskych Dam), with a membership of about 15,000, as well as several minor organizations of the same type.
Wherever it is possible Bohemian Catholics endeavor to build a school. Love of their faith as well as love of their native tongue impels them to send their children to these schools, it being the desire of Bohemian parents that their children learn at least to read and write the language of their parents. Experience shows that without such schools children are soon estranged to the language and lose many of the good characteristics of their parents. The number of Bohemian Catholic parochial schools in this country is seventy-five, with a total attendance of about 14,000. There is also an institution of higher education, St. Procopius College at Lisle, Illinois, founded and conducted by the Bohemian Benedictine Order. The object of this institution is not only to train candidates for the priesthood, but to give young men in general such an education as to enable them to become leaders of their people in the various walks of life.
The first, and for a long time the only, Bohemian Catholic newspaper published in the United States was the "Hlas" (Voice) of St. Louis, published semi-weekly. After its establishment in 1873 it was edited and managed for many years by its venerable founder, Monsignor Joseph Hessoun, pastor of St. John's Church, St. Louis, who gave it a special prestige among the Bohemian Catholics of the United States. In the year 1890 the "Pritel Ditek" (Friend of Children) was established in Chicago, a weekly periodical, and, as its name implies, intended chiefly for children. In the year 1892 the "Katolík" (The Catholic) was founded, published twice a week, and by far the best periodical in the Bohemian Language in this country. The "Katolík" was followed by the daily "Národ" (Nation) and the "Hospodárské Listy (Agricultural News), established in 1898, appears twice a month. All of these papers are published by the Bohemian Benedictine Order of Chicago. In addition, there are the following Bohemian papers: "Nový Domov" (The New Home), a weekly publication of Hallettsville, Texas; the "Vlastenec" (Patriot) published weekly at La Crosse, Wisconsin; the "Mesicni Vestnik," published by the Redemptorist Fathers of New York once a month. All of these publications are doing inestimable service in the cause of religion.
The freethinking press is no less powerful. Four Bohemian dailies are ex professo hostile to religion, while two others, though posing as neutral and independent papers, are in reality anti-religious in their sympathies and tendencies. Three Bohemian dailies are published in Chicago, two in New York, and two in Cleveland. There are in addition four biweeklies, ten weeklies, and several smaller publications.
There are three Bohemian religious communities in the United States. The first and oldest, the Bohemian Benedictine Order of Chicago was founded in 1887 by the Right Rev. Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., first Abbot of St. Vincent's, Beatty, Pennsylvania. This apostolic man, perceiving the great dearth of priests among the Bohemians in the United States invited Bohemian young men to his abbey, educated them free of charge, and fitted them for exercising the ministry amongst their own countrymen. At his request the pope granted permission for the establishment of an independent or canonical Bohemian priory, in St. Procopius Priory of Chicago, which in 1894 was raised by His Holiness Leo XIII to the dignity of an abbey; the Right Rev. John Nepomuk Jaeger, O.S.B., was elected the first abbot. The Bohemian Benedictine Fathers have charge of three Bohemian and two Slovak congregations, in the city of Chicago, amongst them the congregation of St. Procopius, the largest Bohemian parish in the United States with a membership of about 10,000. They have likewise a large modern printing plant in which four leading Bohemian Catholic newspapers are printed. The order has 13 priests, 3 clerics, 3 novices, and 10 lay-brothers. The second purely Bohemian religious community is that of the Bohemian Benedictine Sisters of the Sacred Heart at Chicago, established in 1894. These sisters are also in charge of St. Joseph's Orphanage at Lisle, Illinois. A second Bohemian orphanage is to be established at St. Louis, in connection with St. John's church, the oldest Bohemian parish in the United States. The Bohemian Benedictine Sisters have at present 27 sisters, 7 novices, and 1 candidate, and teach in several Bohemian schools. Besides these two exclusively Bohemian religious communities we have the Bohemian Redemptorist Fathers of New York and Baltimore, who do not, however, form independent communities, but are directly under the provincial who is at the head of all Redemptorist communities belonging to the Eastern province. They are in charge of the church of Mary Help, New York City, which has four Bohemian priests, and of St. Wenceslaus Church, Baltimore which has three.
There are in the United States 138 Bohemian Catholic churches with resident pastors and about 129 missions; many of the missions, however, are attended from churches of different nationalities. The number of Bohemian priests in the United States is 208; 35 minister to non-Bohemian parishes, 30 of them to Slovak congregations.
The name of the Very Rev. Monsignor Joseph Hessoun (b. 1830; d. 4 July, 1906), late pastor of the church of St. John Nepomuk, St. Louis, is held in grateful remembrance by the Bohemian Catholic people of the United States. Born at Vrcovic, Bohemia, he came to the United States in 1865, eleven years after his ordination, and up to his death worked with untiring zeal among his people. The fruits of his labors were felt by Bohemians throughout the country. He not only encouraged them to perseverance by his editorials in the "Hlas," but he often sacrificed his last cent to assist in the building of Catholic churches. Furthermore, he did everything that lay in his power to procure priests for his people. Whenever necessity demanded he visited the Bohemian parishes without Bohemian priests. In his old age he was universally called nas taticek (our little father). Among other Bohemian priests who have labored with untiring zeal for the salvation of the Bohemians in this country must be mentioned the Very Rev. William Coka, Vicar-General of Omaha, b. at Cernovir, Moravia; d. 1902; the Rev. Father Sulák, S.J., of Chicago, the oldest Bohemian missionary; the Right Rev. John Nepomuk Jaeger, Abbot of the Bohemian Benedictine Order of Chicago; the Rev. Wenceslaus Kocarnik, O.S.B., of Chicago; the Rev. John Vranek of Omaha, a Bohemian poet of great ability and merit. Above all there is the noble pioneer of Bohemian priests on the soil of the new world, the saintly John Nepomuk Neuman, fourth Bishop of Philadelphia, b. at Prachatitz, Bohemia, 1811; d. 1860.
The Bohemians all over the world are renowned for their musical gifts. In Bohemian churches of this country church music has attained a high degree of excellence, especially noticeable by the congregational singing in the larger churches. Not a few Bohemia priests are finished musicians. The feasts of the national patrons, those of St. John Nepomuk and of St. Wenceslaus, the first Christian Prince of Bohemia, are celebrated with special pomp, according to the usages of Bohemia. Good Friday is likewise observed with a solemnity unusual in this country. The Resurrection of Our Lord is celebrated with great pomp in the evening of Holy Saturday, wherever possible in the open air.
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APA citation. (1907). The Bohemians of the United States. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02620a.htm
MLA citation. "The Bohemians of the United States." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02620a.htm>.
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Garden City, N.Y. • Two New York athletes have been suspended by school administrators for organizing several "kneel-downs" in tribute to NFL sensation Tim Tebow, who said Friday that while he appreciates their boldness, the students have to obey their elders.
"I think if they had good intentions, then good for them for having the courage to do something different," the Denver Broncos quarterback said when told of the suspensions last week on New York's Long Island.
The devout Christian, who has led his team to a 7-1 record, often kneels in prayer after a success on the gridiron.
He added: "You have to respect the position of authority and people that God's put as authority over you, so that's part of it, and just finding the right place and the right time to do things is part of it, too."
Riverhead High School administrators suspended 17-year-old twins Connor and Tyler Carroll this week after they organized several "Tebowing" tributes to the NFL star in their school hallway.
Connor Carroll said in a telephone interview on Friday afternoon that he and his friends nearly 40 took part in the last of three demonstrations on Wednesday merely wanted to pay tribute to Tebow as a "role model, leader and winner."
He conceded that although kneeling for Tebow has a religious connotation, their intent was simply to honor a sports hero.
Riverhead School Superintendent Nancy Carney said in a statement that the students' actions created a potential safety hazard.
"I think it's wonderful that our students look up to sports heroes such as Mr. Tebow, but we can't allow students to create unsafe situations in school," Carney said in a statement. "Students cannot block hallways and prevent other students from getting to class."
She said the Carroll brothers, who play on the Riverhead football and baseball teams, were disciplined because of prior warnings about disruptions in the hallway. Connor Carroll said that he and his brother and others had been creating "human walls" in the hallways about six weeks ago and conceded they were told to stop, but argued that the "Tebowing" tribute was different.
School administrators did not see it that way.
"Two students who were spoken to previously did not heed to the warning given by administrators, and they were disciplined accordingly," Carney said.
She added: "We hope that these students and all of our students continue to look up to the positive role models in public life; we just encourage them to do it in a responsible way."
Tebow learned of the suspensions Friday when told of it by an AP reporter.
"I don't know the whole context, but I guess if they were told not to, then obviously you have to respect them and wait until you get off property because you have to respect people who are in charge of you and obey the rules."
The Tebow tempest has garnered the Carroll brothers unexpected attention, Connor Carroll said, noting he was interviewed live on ESPN's SportsCenter on Thursday night.
"I really can't believe all this," he said.
Connor served his suspension on Friday, sitting in a tiny room doing his schoolwork, he said. Tyler's in-school suspension will be served Monday.
When he got bored, Connor Carroll says, he ranked all the top professional sports teams and players as a mental exercise.
Where did he rank Tebow?
"He was in the Top 15," he said.

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In the early days of the century, a fearless cowboy named Bill Pickett roused audiences on two continents by giving the fledgling sport of rodeo one of its most exciting events.
December 1967
Ask nearly any American today to define the word bulldogging and he'll do a pretty fair job. So, for that matter, will many Europeans. But even as recently as the late 1800s, rodeo was still not much more than a Spanish word meaning roundup , and bulldogging was a term familiar only to a select group—people who knew Bill Pickett.
Pickett was a lonely man whose dark skin came from a Choctaw mother and a white-Negro-Indian father. Long a footloose cowhand, he had worked ranches in South America and in the American Southwest; he was nearing forty when just before the turn of the century he met Zack Miller in Fort Worth, Texas. Miller was one of three brothers who owned the sprawling, burgeoning 101 Ranch in Oklahoma, situated on the Ponca Indian reservation at the confluence of the Salt Fork and Arkansas rivers.
Miller was a good judge of horses and cattle and of the men who worked them. He signed Pickett on. It was the beginning of a friendship that spanned more than thirty years; Zack came to regard Pickett as "the greatest sweat-and-dirt cowhand that ever lived—bar none," and those who saw him in action as a bulldogger came to regard him as a living legend.
The 101 had more than its share of top hands. Johnny Brewer could ride the saltiest of broncos; Jim Hopkins was a roper par excellence (once—dead drunk—he won a $500 steer-roping bet using a loop and casting style he had never tried before); Kurt Reynolds was a fine all-around cowboy. Pickett would have to prove himself, and he did so by bulldogging steers.
Pickett claimed to have originated the sport, and few have disputed it. Versions differ on how he learned and perfected his stunt, but there is little mystery about his technique. "The way Bill went at it," runs an account in one history of the 101 and its men, "he piled out of his saddle onto the head of a running steer, sometimes jumping five or six feet to tie on. He'd grab a horn in each hand [digging in with his boot heels to slow the animal down] and twist them till the steer's nose came up. Then he'd reach in and grab the steer's upper lip with his strong white teeth, throw up his hands to show he wasn't holding on any more, and fall to one side of the steer, dragging along beside him until the animal went down.
Zack Miller recalled that he never saw a steer go after Pickett, once the animal had regained its feet. All Bill had to do, said Miller, was to stand his ground, it was all most impressive.
Pickett soon was putting his talent to good use. On some days there was time to spare, and cowpunchers from two or three outfits would get together to compete for small purses or personal bets. It was at these informal range meets that, thanks to Pickett, the sport of bulldogging began to spread. The 101 hands promoted many winning bets on Pickett; moreover, his specialty was irresistibly exciting. Others began hurling themselves onto the backs of half-wild Texas longhorns; there were several cases of broken bones, but few of diminished enthusiasm. The meets grew in popularity and were soon scheduled regularly. The purses increased—and so did the distances men would ride to vie for them.
Never one to miss an opportunity, Zack Miller staked his men to entrance fees and travel money—all he asked was fifty per cent of whatever prize money they pulled down. The 101 boys won so consistently that by 1900, hands from other spreads were branding the Miller employees professionals, outlawing them from the competitions. Zack shrugged, and his cowboys went back to the routine of running the ranch.
And the ranch was prospering. The 101 had attracted the eyes of dudes and easterners, and was fast becoming a favorite spot for western holidays. The booming tourist trade was mainly attributable, of course, to the 101's stuntmen-in-residence. Doubtless many a tenderfoot returned to the East with spellbinding accounts of how a Negro cowboy, right before his very eyes, had barehandedly wrestled to earth a mean steer with a horn-spread—well, it was this big!
Pickett by this time was an integral part of the ranch. He no longer carried with him the vague sense of emptiness that had been so constant a companion in his peripatetic earlier days. The 101's crew comprised men much like himself, men who understood and respected each other. He had a home now, he had friends, and he liked it.
One of Pickett's pals was an easygoing young fellow named Will Rogers. Rogers was never a regular hand at the 101. He'd drift in, work for as long as he liked, and then drift on again, but he was an exceptionally good worker, and the arrangement suited Zack. At the 101, Rogers perfected a number of rope-twirling tricks that shortly earned him a trip to New York.
In the fall of 1904, Zack hired a good-looking French-Canadian-Italian from behind a bar in Oklahoma City. If they could make a half-decent cowboy out of him, Zack thought, he'd be just the man to entertain the dudes. Some of the hands had to saddle his horse for him a time or two, but soon Tom Mix was handy enough with a rope and horse to convince any tourist he had been at it all his life. Mix took his place next to the other experts at the 101: he was the greatest teller of tall tales they'd ever heard. He could ramble for hours about his crucial part in winning the Boer War, about his exploits as a Texas Ranger, about his childhood as the adopted son of a Comanche chief—and about how he'd taught Bill Pickett the proper way to bulldog a steer. Zack said Mix could color a story redder than a Navajo blanket.
In February of 1905 Zack met J. L. Gue, a promoter for an annual horse fair at Madison Square Garden in New York. Gue was looking for a gimmick to increase gate receipts. Zack handed him a cigar, started talking as Gue was lighting up, and a few hours later walked away with a signed contract.
Zack and two dozen of his best hands—Pickett and Rogers among them—made the trip East. Gue had arranged for them to put up at a swanky Fifth Avenue hotel, but when its manager insisted that they wear coats and ties to dinner, Zack told him, "Why, me 'n' the boys had rather eat in a stable than dress up like show monkeys for a chance to eat in that damned dining room of yours."
Gue hastened to smooth the ruffled feathers. Soon he moved the noisy crew into the Putnam House; it was nearer the Garden, and the management turned the whole place over to them. This was more like it: here they could (and did) whoop it up; soon they worked out a room-buzzer code with the bellhops—a hand could get the drink of his choice just by buzzing so many times.
At one end of the arena Pickett was mounted on Spradley, a four-year-old he had nursed back to health when as a colt it had driven a large splinter into its chest. To his right was Rogers, ready to ride haze. Between them was a closed chute.
The chute's gate banged open, and a large Texas longhorn shot out. Pickett and Rogers shot after it. At full speed the animal headed straight for the high, closed gate at the opposite end of the arena. Spradley couldn't cut down the distance, and Pickett figured he'd make the catch when the longhorn turned. But it didn't turn, fnto the air it went, splintering the top boards of the gate, and into an aisle that led up into the first balcony of the grandstand. Spradley cleared the gate without breaking stride; close behind was Rogers, no longer an effective hazer, but a more than interested onlooker.
Spectators scrambled over each other as the bellowing steer, two horses, and two shouting cowboys clattered upward—to the third tier, where Pickett left the saddle and hit the steer just as Rogers snaked his lariat over its hind legs. Pickett hung on to the animal's horns while Rogers dragged and bumped the protesting renegade back down into the arena.
For the remainder of the engagement the houses were good, although it was said that aisle seats were less in demand than usual. Gue's show had made money for the first time in years; he hired a special coach with an open bar for the riders' train trip home.
Early that summer the 101 was the convention site of the National Editorial Association. The climax of the week-long fete was a gala western spectacular—Indians, ropers, marksmen, riders, and a mock attack on a covered-wagon train—all of it open to the public. Regional newspapers had publicized the event months in advance, but still the Millers were astounded—64,000 people showed up for the big day. If people were that hungry for an authentic touch of the West, Zack and his brothers were ready to feed them.
The 101 Wild West Show opened in Kansas City in the spring of 1906, and by the time the seventy-five-man troupe returned to the ranch for the winter, the show was a solidly established success. It netted $30,000 in a single week, playing to record crowds at the Chicago Coliseum in 1907, and from there it went to Jamestown, Virginia, for a 100-day run. Profits soared in 1908, and advance ticket offices were sold out weeks before the troupe arrived. The Millers were riding high.
The wild West show hit Mexico City one night in mid-December, 1908. A few days later Pickett, then forty-seven years old, risked his life in El Toreo, the new steel and concrete bullring, in one of the strangest combats in the chronicles of the West.
The Mexicans were critical of the 101 show, and looked upon the norteamericanos with contempt and distaste. Pickett drew particularly heavy fire. His act was vulgar and disgusting, said an editorial in El Heraldo, and the man himself lacked the dignity, the grace, and the courage of a matador. The Miller brothers responded by offering a thousand pesos for Mexican charity if there was a single bullfighter in the city who could pull off Pickett's stunt.
Bienvenida, a popular matador, accepted the wager and the time was agreed upon. El Heraldo devoted three columns to the event, smugly predicting that Bienvenida would "teach the boasting Americans a lesson in grace and courage."
The day and time came—and went. The Millers sent a man to Bienvenida's quarters. The messenger returned with a note from the matador: his backers had advised him that it would be demeaning to participate in such a crude and barbaric spectacle. But they had an alternative proposition. They would pay $5,000 if Pickett, bare-handed, would take on a fighting bull in the arena.
On the day of combat, 25,000 Mexicans packed El Toreo. Among them were President Porfirio Diaz and other dignitaries who came, as El Heraldo put it, to watch Bill Pickett "sacrifice himself on the altar of American egotism."
In the pre-performance parade that afternoon, local matadors carried a coffin upon which was inscribed El Pincharino, fairly translated as "one who has been gored through." There was little question in the minds of the spectators as to what the outcome would be; it was strictly a matter of time. Local bookmakers, it was said, were giving Pickett four minutes.
The bull selected was a tough, experienced fighter that had been spared by an admiring crowd because of his good performance in the ring a week earlier. He was called Chiquito Frijole, "Little Bean," because of his oddly speckled skin.
The Millers had expected to give their regular wild West show that day, with Pickett's act as the grand finale. But the mood of the crowd was all too apparent. They were not willing to wait. "El Pincharino!" they shouted. "Chiquito Frijole!" "Viva el toro!"
As for Bill Pickett, he was ready. Not that he was unaware of the mortal danger. The night before, Pickett had come to Zack Miller asking for a promise. It he died out there in that Mexican bullring, he said, he wanted his body taken back to the 101 Ranch and buried in good, hard ground where the coyotes could not "scratch out his bones." Zack had given his word.
The bull did not wait for the fight to come to him: he dug at the sand and snorted, head twisting, and then began his charge. Pickett held the reins loosely; Spradley, well enough versed in mean animals, did a dancing step, marking time, waiting for the bull to come. Chiquito Frijole's head dropped, his horns ready to disembowel. At the last instant Spradley side-stepped, and the bull rushed past.
The bull refused to maintain a straight line, and as Spradley pursued him, he wheeled—again the horse had to dodge. Spradley's footwork kept him out of danger, but Pickett had no opportunity to engage the beast. When Chiquito Frijole overshot twice again, Pickett turned and rode to the barricade.
The rider was worried because he now realized he would have to present a stationary target—his horse —to lure the bull into position. "A pony's gonna die before I can get close enough," he called to the Miller brothers. "I can't risk my Spradley horse."
"Cobarde!" screamed the crowd, thinking Pickett was conceding defeat. The impresario rose, reached for his handkerchief, and pointed at Pickett.
"Go back in there, Bill, and get that bull," urged Zack. "If you don't, they're going to get all of us!"
Pickett, face twisted, jerked the reins and galloped out again. Chiquito Frijole barrelled forward, and Pickett drew Spradley up short. The horse screamed as the bull's horns pierced its hind quarters. As the bull pulled back for another thrust, Pickett left the saddle and slid backward over Spradley's rump and onto the bloody horns. Dragging Pickett, Chiquito Frijole made straight for Spradley, but the limping pony escaped through a hastily opened gate.
Bill Pickett had a rough ride. His antagonist raced across the arena, head high and tossing. Bill jammed his heels into the ground—it had always slowed longhorns—to no avail. The bull, now throwing the cowboy against a wall, now on its knees trying to impale him against the arena's dirt floor, made Pickett abandon all thoughts of fancy, aggressive bulldogging. He just wanted to hang on. The bull whipsawed him like a rag doll.
Kurt Reynolds, leaning over the barricade, winced. "He can't last long," he shouted. "He's being murdered! How long has he been on?"
Zack glanced at his watch. "Two minutes."
Somehow, Pickett wrapped his arms around the bull's neck, locking his wrists under its throat. He pulled his legs up and squeexed his knees against the animal's nostrils. "The hold was Pickett's favorite," a member of the 101 said later, "and never before had a four-footed creature withstood it." The bull was weakening.
This was not at all what the crowd had come to see. A bottle glinted in the sunlight as it arched through the air, landing a few feet from the combatants. The crowd surged to its feet, screaming for blood. Bottles, cushions, and fruit cascaded down.
"Time!" cried Zack.
Chiquito Frijole pirouetted and whirled. Pickett, hugging the bull's head as if welded to it, was still choking off the animal's breath. The rain of debris continued.
"They re not going to ring that bell, Joe," yelled Zack to his brother. "The sons of bitches aim to let that bull kill Bill Pickett!"
The next few minutes were so tense, so confused, that afterward everyone had his own version of just what had happened. Zack Miller's memory was that Joe shouted to an arena attendant to open the gate; Zack and some of his hands spurred through to rescue Pickett, two of them lassoing the bull's legs immediately. Someone else remembered that a cowboy ripped off his red shirt to distract the animal while Bill slipped off. Still another is said to have whipped out a skinning knife and sunk it in the bull's flank. At any rate, Pickett got away while the crowd raged murderously. President Díaz, fearful of mob action, ordered a troop of rurales to guard the cowboys; in fact, the 101 crew had a twenty-four-hour guard for its remaining few days in Mexico. Incredibly, Pickett's most serious injuries were three broken ribs and severe skin lacerations. Perhaps more incredible was the fact that the Millers collected on their bet.
The 101 Ranch and its wild West show became a part of the nation's vocabulary in the following decade. Zack and his cowboys performed coast to coast, from Canada to the Rio Grande. In 1914 the Millers received an invitation to the Anglo-American Exposition in London. The show was split, and Zack, with the prime half, stepped onto British soil on April 29. They played to record crowds, and one night had the honor of performing before King George V and Queen Mary. At one point, his Majesty became so excited that he broke into applause all by himself; the Queen, shocked at so flagrant a breach of royal etiquette, slapped the King's hands. Pickett's act was as popular in England as it was at home, and brought him an invitation to dine at the castle of an earl. Bill had a tough time figuring out when to use which pieces of flatware, and was just as happy to wind up the evening eating leftovers in the show's mess tent.
In October of 1914—some three months after Austrian Archduke Ferdinand was murdered at Sarejevo—the first peal of the show's death knell sounded. A royal courier delivered an official letter to Zack. In the top left corner were the words "National Emergency"; in the right, "Impressment Order Under Section 115 of the Army Act." The first paragraph began: "His Majesty having declared that a national emergency has arisen, the horses and vehicles of the 101 Ranch Show are to be impressed for the public service."
By the following week the show's animals, wagons, and stable gear had been confiscated for the British Army. Zack and his performers booked passage on the overloaded American mail ship St. Paul, along with seven hundred other Americans fleeing the war. The better part of the show had been left in England, and the possibility of America's entering the conflict diminished the popularity of the stateside remainder. After two straight years of losses, the show was sold.
Bill Pickett was now fifty-five years old. Many of his old friends were gone, and the ranch itself had changed its personality, had grown too big and unwieldy. But when the war was over and good times followed, the Millers decided to try once more, and in April of 1925 a new and lavish 101 Touring Show opened in Oklahoma City with a roster of new stars like California Frank, Cotton Ashley, Buck Lucas, and Buff Brady. But, for all its color, it was doomed—by such formidable competition as Ringling Brothers and Sells-Floto, by top performers' demands for top salaries, by income taxes and lawsuits, by the deaths of George and Joe Miller in the late twenties, and finally by the Depression.
Rodeo, of course, survived the bleak and dispiriting thirties and remains a thriving institution. The 101 Ranch was not as hardy. Bankrupt, it was ordered liquidated by the District Court of Kay County, the sale of properties to begin on March 23, 1932. Zack Miller, recuperating from a nervous breakdown, filed a petition the day before the auction, and was given twenty-four hours to cut out his personal stock from the ranch's horses. Bill Pickett, seventy-one years old and now retired, had bought and stocked 160 acres near Chandler, Oklahoma. He visited the 101 occasionally, and did so now to help his friend.
On the morning of the twenty-third, Bill entered a corral, rope in hand, to cut out a skittish sorrel. He sailed the loop over the animal's head on the first toss. The horse backed to the fence and reared. Pickett climbed the rope hand over hand. Again the sorrel reared. Twenty-five years earlier the darkskinned bulldogger would have scrambled easily to one side. But now a hoof struck his head and he fell to his knees, dazed, still clutching the rope. The horse rose and plunged, and Pickett's skull was fractured.
A doctor was rushed to the ranch, but could do nothing. Pickett hung on, unconscious, for eleven days. Zack Miller, against his own doctor's orders, maintained a bedside vigil until his old hand died.
Pickett was buried at the 101 atop a soapstone hill—in the hard ground he had requested so long before.
Zack wrote the epitaph for Pickett's headstone, an epitaph for a man who had given the nation one of its most exciting rodeo events, for the only man of the West ever known to brace a Spanish fighting bull with his bare hands, for an old friend.
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After a long day of skiing there are few things that sound more delicious and rewarding than a nice juicy burger and an ice-cold beer. For those of us that are gluten-free, eating on the mountain can be a rather arduous task.
Some mountains are expanding their menu with more gluten free options. At Two Elk Lodge on Vail Mountain, they have labeled all gluten-free options and even have gluten-free brownies!
We have compiled a list of gluten-free friendly ski snacks to help those out who don't want to stop ripping the pow just to have a bite to eat. These snacks are easy to pack and can easily be eaten on the chair.
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Take your pick, from honey peanut butter, to maple almond butter, or even chocolate hazelnut butter, Justins has you covered while on the slopes. All flavors come in jars, and most come in convenient squeeze packs that fit perfectly in a pocket. Pair with an apple, celery, or some crackers and you have a protein packed snack. Make sure to kneed the squeeze pack first, as they can become very cold while skiing.
Larabars are a great source of energy and protein packed into a wonderful little bar. There are tons of flavors, and they are made from fresh and natural ingredients. Pick them up at your local health food store.
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A great little pick-me-up and easy to make. Take a gluten-free corn tortilla throw down your favorite condiments, hummus, turkey, avocado and roll it up. They are simple to put together and delicious. They are easy to put in a pocket as well, although they tend to crush easier upon impact.
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I woke up in a strange bedroom with 24 electrodes glued all over my body and a plastic mask attached to a hose covering my face.
The lab technician who watched me all night via video feed told me that I had "wicked sleep apnea" and that it was "central sleep apnea" — a type that originates in the brain and fails to tell the muscles to inhale.
As a journalist — and one terrified by the diagnosis — I set out to do my own research. After a few weeks of sleuthing and interviewing experts, I reached two important conclusions.
First, I had moderate apnea, if that, and it could be treated without the elaborate machines, mouthpieces, or other devices that specialists who had consulted on my care were talking about.
Second, the American health care system has joined with commercial partners to define a medical condition — in this case, sleep apnea — in a way that allows both parties to generate revenue from a multitude of pricey diagnostic studies, equipment sales, and questionable treatments. I was on a conveyor belt.
It all began with a desire for answers: I had been feeling drowsy during the day, and my wife told me I snored. Both can mean obstructive sleep apnea. With obstructive sleep apnea, the mouth and throat relax when a person is unconscious, sometimes blocking or narrowing the airway. That interrupts breathing, as well as sleep. Without treatment, the resulting disruption in oxygen flow might increase the risk of developing certain cardiovascular diseases.
So I contacted a sleep-treatment center, and doctors gave me an at-home test ($365). Two weeks later, they told me I had "high-moderate" sleep apnea and needed to acquire a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine, at a cost of about $600.
Though I had hoped to get the equipment and adjust the settings to see what worked best, my doctors said I had to come to the sleep lab for an overnight test ($1,900) to have them "titrate" the optimal CPAP air pressure.
"How do you treat central sleep apnea?" I worriedly asked the technician after that first overnight stay. She said something about an ASV (adaptive servo-ventilation) machine ($4,000). And one pricey lab sleepover wasn't enough, she said. I needed to come back for another.
(Most procedures and devices mentioned in this article were covered or would have been covered by insurance — in my case, Medicare, plus a supplemental plan. Unnecessary care is a big reason Americans' insurance costs — premiums, copays, and deductibles — tend to rise year after year.)
As a journalist who spent years covering the business of health care, I found there was more motivating my expensive testing cascade than concerns about my health.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, or AASM, a nonprofit based near Chicago, decides what is sleep apnea and how to treat it. Working with sleep societies around the world, it publishes the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, relied on by doctors everywhere to diagnose and categorize disease.
But behind that effort lie considerable conflicts of interest. Like so much of U.S. health care, sleep medicine turns out to be a thriving industry. AASM finances its operations in part with payments from CPAP machine manufacturers and other companies that stand to profit from expensive treatments and expansive definitions of apnea and other sleep disorders.
Zoll Itamar, which makes the at-home testing device I used, as well as implantable nerve-stimulation hardware for central sleep apnea, is a $60,000, "platinum" partner in AASM's Industry Engagement Program. So is Avadel Pharmaceuticals, which is testing a drug to treat narcolepsy, characterized by intense daytime sleepiness.
Other sponsors include the maker of an anti-insomnia drug; another company with a narcolepsy drug; Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, which makes CPAP machines and masks; and Inspire Medical Systems, maker of a heavily advertised surgical implant, costing tens of thousands of dollars, to treat apnea.
Corporate sponsors for Sleep 2022, a convention AASM put on in Charlotte, North Carolina, with other professional societies, included many of those companies, plus Philips Respironics and ResMed, two of the biggest CPAP machine makers.
In a statement, AASM spokesperson Jennifer Gibson said a conflict-of-interest policy and a non-interference pledge from industry funders protect the integrity of the academy's work. Industry donations account for about $170,000 of AASM's annual revenue of about $15 million, she said. Other revenue comes from educational materials and membership and accreditation fees.
Here's what else I found. Almost everybody breathes irregularly sometime at night, especially during REM sleep, characterized by rapid eye movement and dreams. Blood oxygen levels also fluctuate slightly.
But recent European studies have shown that standards under the International Classification of Sleep Disorders would doom huge portions of the general population to a sleep apnea diagnosis — whether or not people had complaints of daytime tiredness or other sleep problems.
A study in the Swiss city of Lausanne showed that 50% of local men and 23% of the women 40 or older were positive for sleep apnea under such criteria.
Such rates of disease are "extraordinarily high," "astronomical," and "implausible," Dr. Dirk Pevernagie, a scientist at Belgium's Ghent University Hospital, wrote with colleagues two years ago in a comprehensive study in the Journal of Sleep Research.
"Right now, there is no real evidence for the criteria that have been put forward to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea and rate its severity," he said in an interview.
Likewise, 19% of middle-aged subjects in a 2016 Icelandic study appeared to have moderate to severe "apnea" under one definition in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders even though many reported no drowsiness.
"Most of them were really surprised," said Erna Sif Arnardóttir, who led the study and is running a large European program to refine detection and treatment of apnea.
Nevertheless, the official AASM journal recommends extremely broad screening for sleep apnea, looking for patients who have what it defines as illness. Everybody 18 and older should be screened every year for apnea if they have diabetes, obesity, untreated high blood pressure, or heart disease — even if they have never complained about sleep problems, the group says.
AASM "continually evaluates the definitions, criteria and recommendations used in the identification of sleep apnea and other sleep disorders," Gibson said in the statement. Meanwhile, routine screening by primary care doctors "is a simple way" of gauging whether a high-risk patient may have obstructive sleep apnea, the statement said.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an authoritative body that reviews the effectiveness of preventive care, takes a conservative view, more like that of the European researchers, concluding there is "insufficient" evidence to support widespread screening among patients with no symptoms.
Many insurers refuse to pay for CPAP machines and other treatments prescribed for people at the outer edges of the AASM's apnea definition. But AASM is pressuring them to come around.
After all my reporting, I concluded that my apnea is real, though moderate. My alarming reading in the overnight lab — diagnosed quickly as central sleep apnea — was a byproduct of the testing machinery itself. That's a well-described phenomenon that occurs in 5% to 15% of patients.
And when I looked closely at the results of my at-home diagnostic test, I had an epiphany: My overall score was 26 breathing interruptions and blood-oxygen level declines, on average, per hour — enough to put me in the "high-moderate" category for apnea. But when I looked at the data sorted according to sleeping positions, I saw that I scored much better when I slept on my side: only 10 interruptions in an hour.
So I did a little experiment: I bought a $25 pulse oximeter with a smartphone app that records oxygen dips and breathing interruptions. When I slept on my side, there were hardly any.
Now I sleep on my side. I snore less. I wake up refreshed. I'm not daytime drowsy.
None of my specialists mentioned turning on to my side — known in medical parlance as "positional therapy" — though the intervention is recognized as effective by many researchers. Sleeping on one's back contributes to snoring and blockages, especially as people age and the muscles in the throat become looser.
"Positional patients … can sleep in the lateral position and sleep quite well," said Arie Oksenberg, a sleep researcher formerly at Loewenstein Hospital in Israel.
But it's not easy to find this in the official AASM treatment guidelines, which instead go right to the money-making options like CPAP machines, surgery, central apnea, and mouth appliances.
Dealing with apnea by shifting slightly in bed gets little more than a couple of paragraphs in AASM's guideline on "other" treatments and a little box on a long and complex decision chart.
A third or more of patients wear CPAPs only a few hours a night or stop using them. It turns out people don't like machines in their beds.
"Positional therapy is an effective treatment option for some patients," said the AASM's Gibson. But she said there are concerns about whether patients will sleep on their sides long term and whether trying to stay in one position might cause sleep interruptions itself.
It's true that side-sleeping doesn't help everybody. And it often takes practice. (Some people tape a tennis ball to their pajamas to keep them off their backs.) Even conservative sleep doctors say CPAP machines are the best solution for many patients.
But there is a largely overlooked alternative.
"Are we missing a simple treatment for most adult sleep apnea patients?" was the name of a 2013 paper that Oksenberg and a colleague wrote about positional therapy.
In my case, the answer was "yes."
Jay Hancock is a former KHN senior correspondent.
KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation.
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The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger Successfully Undergoes Heart Surgery
Finally some good news from a septuagenarian rock legend — Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger has successfully undergone heart surgery to replace a faulty valve.
The Rolling Stones were forced to postpone their North American tour dates due to the medical issue. "I'm so sorry to all our fans in America & Canada with tickets, I really hate letting you down like this. I'm devastated for having to postpone the tour but I will be working very hard to be back on the road as soon as I can. Once again, huge apologies to everyone," Jagger said.
It was originally reported that Jagger would go under the knife today (April 5) but last night, Billboard reported the singer's procedure had been completed without incident.
The transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a minimally invasive surgery, so doctors were able to replace the valve without opening Jagger's chest. Recovery time is far shorter than open heart surgery, with Jagger only needing four to five days rest and some additional time before returning to the stage.
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To wish is to be human. God created human beings with emotions and passions. When we wish, we acknowledge that there is something outside of our control that we strongly desire. In Revelation 3:15, Jesus says, "I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!" He gave human beings free will and, in doing so, intentionally allows us the freedom to choose Him or not. When on earth, Jesus expressed another "wish" when He said, "I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!" (Luke 12:49). He knew the crucifixion was approaching, and after that He would pour out the Holy Spirit upon His followers (Acts 1:8). Jesus longed to send the Spirit, but knew He first had to undergo the horror of the crucifixion. His "wish" was not wrong. It was human.
A wish can be the forerunner of change. If the wish is based on truth and positive change, it can become a goal and then reality. However, a wish can be wrong if we give it precedence over God's plan for us. When Jesus, in Gethsemane, "wished" that His Father would find another way to redeem humanity, He did not end His prayer there. He did not allow His human desire to overrule God's will. He wrestled within His spirit until He could truthfully say, "Not my will but yours be done" (Luke 22:42).
Wishing can also be wrong if our wish is directed toward something other than God Himself. To "wish upon a star" may have romantic appeal, but the star cannot help anyone. We must look to the Maker of the stars for answers to prayer, not to the stars themselves.
Wishing can also be wrong if the object of that wish is sin. For a married person to wish for someone else's spouse is wrong (Deuteronomy 5:21). To wish obsessively for more material things or to wish for more money than you need is wrong (Proverbs 23:4; 1 Timothy 6:9–10). When a wish is based on dissatisfaction with what God has ordained for us—race, nationality, body type, or family—it is a wrong wish. Our real need is to learn to be thankful for what God has given and learn to use everything for His glory and purpose (1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 3:16).
Psalm 37:4 says, "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." When pleasing the Lord is our greatest joy, He adjusts our wishes. He changes the desires of our hearts to line up with His desires for us—His desires become ours so that we wish for the things that delight Him. In the process, we find ourselves delighted. We can pray boldly, in accordance with His will, when we know that we want what He wants. When we wish for things that are congruent with His plan, we can pray with confidence that He hears and will answer (John 15:7; 1 John 5:14; Matthew 21:22).
The Bible actually commands us to wish for/desire wisdom (Proverbs 24:14), spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 14:1), the Day of the Lord (2 Peter 3:12), the final revelation of who the children of God really are (Romans 8:19), and the salvation of others (Romans 10:1). When our wishes are centered on what God desires, we can ask God for them in faith. When we have heaven's perspective, our wishes are sanctified, "and if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him" (1 John 5:15).


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May 11, 2012
Twins Notes: Birthday boys, pimping, demoting, neglecting, and mocking
• Reminder: Gleeman and The Geek airs live on KFAN at 4:00 on Sunday. I can neither confirm nor deny that this week's show will just be me sighing into the microphone for an hour.
• Happy birthday to No. 1 prospect Miguel Sano, who turned 19 years old today and is hitting .303/.417/.655 with 10 homers and 20 walks in 33 games at low Single-A. Last week Sano hit a game-winning homer against the Angels' affiliate and the benches cleared because, as Cedar Rapids manager Jamie Burke put it: "I think he kind of pimped that home run a little bit." Here's more from Jeff Johnson of the Cedar Rapids Gazette:
Sano stood in the batter's box awhile to watch his homer against relief pitcher Carmine Giardiana. He trotted the bases, but virtually stopped a few feet before touching the plate, taking off his batting helmet as Kernels catcher Abel Baker barked at him.
Sano glared at the Kernels dugout after finally touching the plate, with Kernels players continuing to give him significant grief. He took a step toward Baker, and the dugouts began to empty, with umpires Fernando Rodriguez and Paul Clemons, as well as both teams' coaching staffs, doing a good job of squelching what could have been an ugly scene.
Also worth noting is that being annoyed by Sano's actions following the homer didn't stop Burke from effusively praising him as a player:
He's young, but he's one heck of a player, man. He's unbelievable. That's the best player I've seen here, by far.
Twins fans may remember Burke as the White Sox catcher who got destroyed by Torii Hunter in a home plate collision back in 2004.
• Anthony Slama has never gotten an extended shot with the Twins despite dominating every level of the minors and was dropped from the 40-man roster after injuring his elbow late last season. He's healthy again, posting a 0.57 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 16 innings as Rochester's closer, which gives him a 2.35 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 133 career innings at Triple-A. Slama is 28 years old and has shaky control, but there's no excuse for ignoring him at this point.
• Remember when the Twins signed Jason Marquis and Terry Ryan said "he throws the ball over the plate" despite the fact that his career walk rate of 3.5 per nine innings was the exact same as Francisco Liriano's? Through five starts Marquis has more walks (11) than strikeouts (10) in 27 innings and has thrown the same percentage of his pitches for strikes as Liriano, who's been banished to the bullpen.
• Sean Burroughs and Clete Thomas cleared waivers after being designated for assignment by the Twins, meaning they'll both remain in the organization at Triple-A but no longer reside on the 40-man roster. Stockpiling that type of depth is a good thing, but in making room for Thomas in Rochester's outfield the Twins demoted No. 2 prospect Joe Benson from Triple-A to Double-A despite the fact that he'd already spent two seasons there.
Benson was off to a rough start, hitting .179 with 27 strikeouts in 28 games, but was hitting for power and drawing walks. At the time of the demotion Benson had a .584 OPS and Ben Revere had a .592 OPS. Demoting a 24-year-old back to Double-A for a third straight season because he struggled in 28 games seems odd, particularly when Chris Parmelee is struggling in the majors after skipping Triple-A following far worse Double-A production than Benson.
• Parmelee sticking in the majors because the Twins trusted September and March instead of a mediocre track record was misguided enough, but now he's not even playing consistently. Parmelee is a left-handed hitter, yet he's been on the bench for three straight games against right-handed pitchers. It'll be buried beneath the mountain of problems, but the handling of prospects Parmelee, Benson, Revere, and Liam Hendriks leaves a lot to be desired.
• Dan Osterbrock was the Twins' seventh-round pick out of the University of Cincinnati in 2008 and spent four seasons in the farm system before injuring his shoulder and getting released this spring. Since then he's been extremely outspoken about the Twins' handling of his injury and other pitcher injuries. For instance, when it was announced that Scott Baker needed Tommy John surgery after the Twins initially said he could pitch Osterbrock tweeted:
Wait, the Twins allowed an injury to linger longer than a year without taking care of it?! Shocker.
Then in responding to various questions about his own health status, Osterbrock wrote:
Twins released me. My shoulder was hurting so instead of helping me out, they got rid of me.
I really enjoyed my time with the Twins, but I'm none too pleased with the way it ended and how it was handled.
Shoulder surgery Round 2 tomorrow morning. Looking forward to finally getting this fixed properly.
Surgery went well. Should be throwing soon. Special thanks to the Twins for completely neglecting the obvious injury I had.
Osterbrock also said in an interview with the University of Cincinnati's website that "they kept telling me that I was going to be all right and that I should try to play through it and I did for as long as I could." Because of the increasing number of questions about the competency of the team's medical staff Osterbrock's comments got some attention and the Twins were forced to respond. Not surprisingly they denied any wrongdoing.
• Tommy John surgery has already derailed the career of 2009 first-round pick Kyle Gibson and now 2010 first-round pick Alex Wimmers may be facing the same fate. Wimmers came back from extreme control problems last season to re-establish himself as one of the Twins' better prospects, but he's been shut down with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament. Predictably the Twins are saying he can avoid surgery and will try rest and rehab. Good luck.
• Twins owner Jim Pohlad gave votes of confidence to Ryan and Ron Gardenhire, dismissing the notion that either man's job could be in jeopardy. That's certainly not surprising, but it's also worth noting that Pohlad gave Bill Smith a public vote of confidence in October ... and then fired him five weeks later.
• Jared Burton served up two homers in his Twins debut and gave up a run two appearances later, but he's been unhittable since then. Literally. Burton has thrown 10.2 consecutive no-hit innings dating back to April 13. During that time batters are 0-for-32 with 11 strikeouts off him, getting on base only via two walks and two plunkings.
• Minnesota native Michael Wuertz held an open tryout for teams in mid-March and the Twins were in attendance, but six weeks later the once-dominant and oft-injured reliever signed a minor-league deal with the Reds.
• Since the Twins traded him to the Orioles last offseason J.J. Hardy has 38 homers in 709 plate appearances. During that same time the Twins' entire infield has combined for 52 homers in 3,828 plate appearances. This season Hardy is out-homering the Twins' infield 8-to-3.
• In starting the season with an MLB-worst 8-23 record the Twins have been outscored by 67 runs in 31 games while no other team has been outscored by more than 32 runs.
• How did Dan Haren lose to the Twins? He was hurt. At this point I'll assume that every Twins victory will be followed by the opposing pitcher revealing an injury within 48 hours.
• Jim Callis of Baseball America published his first mock draft and it has the Twins selecting Georgia high school outfielder Byron Buxton with the No. 2 pick.
• Last and least, I guess now we know that Robby Incmikoski checks Twitter while he's working the game for FSN.
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As mentioned in my previous post, Ubuntu seemed to be the most taxing on CPU & RAM whereas Lubuntu seemed to be the least. The same results are validated when I booted each of them from pen drive and checked the RAM & CPU usage.
Distro | Xubuntu 12.04 LTS | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS | Kubuntu 12.04 LTS | Lubuntu 12.04 LTS |
CPU Usage | 6%-10% | 17%-18% | 3%-10% | 1%-11% |
RAM Usage | 130 MiB | 340 MiB | 235 MiB | 126 MiB |
In nutshell, Lubuntu uses least RAM and CPU. Xubuntu is very close to Lubuntu. Kubuntu lies somewhere in the middle with about 235 MiB RAM usage and Ubuntu, of course, with the effects of Unity (2D here) and other graphics, uses about 50% more RAM than Kubuntu.
Limitations: All these are without any programs running and booted from pen drive. After installation and updating, the actual RAM & CPU usage may be slightly higher.
One additional comment: Please check my review on Linux Mint 13 LTS with Gnome 2 before deciding on what distro you would like to install.


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Boat Owners Are An Excellent Target Market
Boat owners are individuals who love to live life on their own terms. Boating is a fun hobby that gets you out into nature and engaging with the world around you. Boat owners are highly skilled individuals, who are active, and enjoy connecting with a larger community. They enjoy relaxing and are big on having a healthy work/life balance. Many boat owners are active hunters, fishermen, and outdoorsmen. Other boat owners use their boats to host friends and family while enjoying a beautiful day out on the water. While some boat owners love going on lengthy, challenging adventures around the coasts, upriver, and across the oceans and seas.
Boat owners provide a wonderful marketing opportunity for many industries. They are individuals who prioritize their time and are often out and about. Boat owners are often out on the water. This makes reaching these individuals a little tricky with passive marketing strategies. They are a highly active consumer group though, so a targeted strategy will have a high return if you can reach them. Our boat owners list provides the opportunity to do just that. Complete with valuable demographic information, you'll not only be able to contact them directly with your offerings, but you can also personalize your messaging to them.
Boats Are Growing In Popularity Every Year
The recreational boat market in the US was valued at $16.26 billion in 2021. By 2027, it is expected to reach $26.18 billion with a CAGR of 8.26%. The growth is driven by new marine technology advancements, the growing popularity of outdoor sports, and the boom in the tourism industry. Boats are also becoming increasingly popular for small businesses to use to host clients, operate restaurants, and host tours.
Boat Owner Demographics
Over 100 million Americans go boating every year. That is nearly ⅓ of the total US population. Around 12% of all households in the US own a boat. The average age of a boat owner is 54. However, boat ownership is growing in popularity among millennials. 31% of all boat owners are now of the millennial generation. Boat owners tend to be either middle-class or high-income and high-net-worth individuals. 61% of boat owners have a household income that is less than $100,000 a year. The average cost of owning a boat in the US is between $5,000 and $8,000 per year. Another key driver in the growth of the recreational boating industry is online boat sales facilitating the ease of purchase.
Boat Owners Are The Ideal Market For Many Industries
Boat owners are an excellent target market for many industries. If you are in these industries, our boat owners list is ideal for you:
Boat Insurance
Most states in the US require a minimum of liability insurance to operate a boat. Typically this is paired with property damage (PD) and bodily injury insurance (BI). Boat owners often purchase comprehensive (comp) and collision (coll) coverages, also known as full coverage insurance. Add-on coverages include medical payments (med-pay) or personal injury protection (PIP), personal effects, and roadside assistance. These add-ons are especially attractive to boat owners who fish and enjoy the outdoors.
Travel And Tourism
Boat owners love to travel, especially in nature. Boat travelers travel along both freshwater systems and the coasts. Travel businesses near lakes, rivers, and the ocean can all benefit from our boat owners list. Boat owners also need accommodations, especially ones that facilitate easy access to the waterways. Hotels, motels, and short-term rentals are all attractive offerings to boat owners. Many boat owners like camping, fishing, and hunting. So wilderness and outdoor travel and touring companies can also benefit from our boat owners list.
Boat owners of large boats like yachts, houseboats, and pontoons rarely tow their vehicles. Instead, they are stored on docks. Some boat owners have access to private waterways and will need a dock system. Other boat owners will rent docks on a popular waterway to store their boats. These boat owners also often use lift services at the docks they rent. Our boat owners list is a must for any dock production or rental company.
Boat Storage
Boat owners who tow their vehicles and do not store them at a dock, often need a place to store their boats. Self-storage companies and outdoor storage lots are both used by boat owners for boat storage. Both boat owners who store their boats at a storage facility and on their property need storage accessories. Boat covers are extremely popular to keep their boats protected from the elements and dust and grime. Boat jacks and lifts are also important for storage to keep them off the ground and protected from corrosion. Kayaks and canoes also utilized garage hoists and other lifted storage.
Tow-Capable Vehicles
Tow-capable vehicles like heavy-duty trucks, SUVs, and 4x4s are often necessary for boat owners. Boat owners who do not own or rent a dock for their boats have to take them to and from the body of water. This requires a tow-capable vehicle that can handle the weight of the boat. Small boats like fishing boats, kayaks, and canoes can be pulled by larger sedans. In general, most boat owners prefer to purchase trucks that cannot only haul their boat and boat trailer, but they can also tow their equipment like life vests, fishing gear, and food.
Boat Trailers, Vehicle Hitches, And Other Vehicle Accessories
Beyond tow-capable vehicles, boat owners also require their vehicles to have a hitch. They also will need to have a trailer specific to the vehicle that is designed to tow a boat. Towing heavy vehicles like boats can also create a lot of wear and tear on the vehicle and a trailer. Boat owners often need more vehicle maintenance. This includes extra maintenance on the tires, brakes, and suspension. Repair, parts, and service companies can all benefit from access to our boat owners list.
Boating Safety Gear
Boat riders invest in safety gear to protect themselves and any guests from unpredictable circumstances like inclement weather. Common safety gear includes things like life jackets and wearable personal flotation devices (PFDs). Boat owners also invest in throwable floatation devices, visual signaling devices, and sound signaling devices. Other safety gear includes things like fire extinguishers, first aid kits, and flashlights.
Communication Devices
Boat owners also invest in communication devices. The most common are very high frequency (VHF) radios to call for help. Other popular communication devices include satellite phones that can be used from anywhere. As boaters are often out of signal range on the water or in the open ocean, they rely on alternative communication devices that can call for help from anywhere.
Navigation Tools
Another important product that boat owners need are navigation tools. There are many kinds of navigation methods including dead reckoning, pilotage, celestial, inertial, radio, radar, and satellite navigation. Many boat owners still rely on hand mapping with paper charts and maps, sextents, and compasses. Other boat owners like more modern devices like GPS, motion sensors, and satellite imagery to plot their course. Our boat owners list is ideal for manufacturers of any of these specialized navigation tools.
Outdoor Gear
Most boat owners are outdoor lovers. They tend to love to camp, fish, hunt, and hike. Outdoor outfitters can benefit from our boat owners list. Boat owners often buy things like fishing gear including rods and reels, line, and bait. They also have an interest in camping gear like backpacks, tents, and sleeping bags. Many boat owners also have a strong interest in hunting as boats let them access parts of nature that other methods cannot. These boat owners need hunting gear like waders, optics, and hunting weapons like bows, arrows, and rifles.
Boat Maintenance Tools
Boat owners also invest in tools to help maintain their boats. Many boat owners do their own maintenance and repairs. While others opt to go to professional shops. They need standard tools like pliers, screwdrivers, and wrenches. Boat owners also use specialized tools like rigging knives, tow ropes, and moisture meters. Boats that are powered by engines also require things like fuel, oil, and lubricants. They may also need multimeters, charging devices, and jumper cables. Boat owners also need tools to help in emergencies like waterproof flashlights and flares.
Boat Accessories
Most boats have specialized accessories to help withstand the rocking of the waves. This includes things like tables, chairs, and cup holders that can be bolted down. They also need boat-specific devices like helm pads, anchors, and dock lines. Boat owners also need things like batteries, waterproof chargers, and electrical system parts. Depending on the type of boat they may also need sails, flooring, and mooring gear.
Owners of boats like pontoon boats and yachts love to entertain. As part of their entertainment plans, they often serve alcoholic drinks like beer, wine, and champagne. Beyond direct alcohol sales, they also love drink accessories like koozies, coolers, and wine buckets to keep their beverages cold in the warm sun.
Watersport Gear, Games, And Toys
Boat owners love to have fun out on the water and engage in a lot of watersports. So boat accessories like wakeboards, tubes, and water skis are very popular. They also love to have water accessories like sea scooters, floatables, and outdoor games. Boat owners along the coasts also invest in things like diving and scuba gear to explore the oceans and reefs.
The Four Classes Of Boats
There are four classes of boats. These classifications are based solely on the length of the boat. Class A boats are the smallest and tend to be under 16 feet in length. Class 1 boats are the second smallest class and range between 16 feet and 26 feet in length. Class 2 boats are between 26 feet and 40 feet in length. Class 3 boats are between 40 feet and 65 feet in length. Boats over 65 in length, but smaller than 300 tons are considered small research vessels or SRV Class. Boats over 65 feet in length are either luxury yachts or commercial boats.
The Different Boat Categories
Boats can be broken into three different types. The first is human-powered boats. These are boats like rowboats, kayaks, and dinghies that are driven and steered by people. The second type is motor boats like fishing boats, ski boats, and cruisers. These boats have motors that propel them in the water. Some of the motors run on gasoline, while others run on electricity. Finally, the last type of boat are wind-powered boats. These include all sailboats. It is important to understand, some boats use two types of propulsion systems. Beyond these types of boats, there are four categories of boats.
Category A: Ocean Class Boats
Ocean-class boats are extremely durable. They are designed for use on the open ocean. They can handle strong winds, high waves, and mild storms. Ocean-class boats are really self-sufficient, often have living quarters, and can travel very long distances. Boat owners who have ocean-class boats have a high sense of adventure and often a lot of resources.
Category B: Offshore Class Boats
Offshore class boats are ocean capable but are not designed for long trips in the open ocean. They are usually for boating activities a few miles offshore, thus where they get their name. Similar to ocean-class boats, they can withstand strong winds, large waves, and some mild storms. People who own offshore boats often like fishing and ocean sports.
Category C: Inshore Class Boats
Inshore class boats are designed for operation on lakes and rivers. They can also be used in bays and near the coastlines. These boats can take medium-strong winds and medium-height waves. These are some of the most popular types of recreational boats because they are easy to operate and often very fun. Owners of these boats usually enjoy relaxing and activities like fishing.
Category D: Coastal Water, Inland, and Sheltered Waters Class Boats
Finally, category D boats are made specifically for navigating rivers and small lakes. They are designed to handle low winds and smaller waves. These boats are very popular among beginners and also include boats like kayaks and canoes. Owners of these boats typically like outdoor adventure and are just learning about boat ownership, navigation, and maintenance.
Types Of Boats
You will find boat owners of varying boat types on our boat owners contact list. These boat types include:
- Bowrider Boats
- Cabin Cruiser Boats
- Canal Boats
- Canoes
- Center Console Boats
- Cigarette Boats
- Cuddy Cabin Boats
- Deck Boats
- Dinghies
- Fishing Boats
- Houseboats
- Inflatable Boats
- Jon Boats
- Kayaks
- Motorboats
- Pontoon Boats
- Rowboats
- Sailboats
- Ski Boats
- Skiffs
- Speedboats
- Trawlers
- Tugboats
- Yachts
Access all of these boat owners and more with our boat owners list.
Tap Into The Growing Market Of Boat Owners
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Black and gold Maasai bead double-circle drop earrings are fun and lightweight.
Maasai beadwork embodies the whole of Maasai culture representing beauty, strength, tradition, warriorhood, social status and their deep love and devotion for their cattle. The age old artform is practiced by women of the village who learn from their mothers, who learned from their mothers. The women take small glass beads that are laid out on trays and string onto clear threading. From here the designs and beauty explode to create bracelets, earrings, and necklaces.
Did you know each color has a symbolic meaning for the tribe?
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February 27, 2014
Research!America and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Host Panel Discussion – "A World Free from Cancers: Probable, Possible, or Preposterous?"
– Leading Experts Focus on the Challenges and Opportunities Affecting the Fight Against Cancer –
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – February 27, 2014 — A panel of leading health, economics and policy experts today discussed the prospects for a future where cancers are rendered manageable or even eradicated and the variables affecting progress toward that goal so that cancer patients are able to lead normal, productive lives – and thus be "free from" their cancers. The forum was hosted by Research!America and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. The event, titled, "A World Free from Cancers: Probable, Possible, or Preposterous?" was held at the New York Academy of Sciences.
Medical innovation has contributed to the economic success of the U.S. over the last 50 years and it offers enormous potential to make a meaningful difference in the quality and length of our lives in the next 50 years. Of all the critical trends that will create a prosperous future, the panelists believe that medical innovation will be the most important. In order to achive a culture of change where science and medicine will be part of the solution, all stakeholders must stand up and advocate for pro-patient and pro-innovation policies and laws. By supporting a positive regulatory and legislative environment and working toward innovative solutions for complex healthcare challenges, policy makers can help combat devastating diseases like cancers.
"While medical innovation has driven extraordinary progress against cancer in the U.S. and peer nations, we know that globally, cancer cases and death rates are rising. And even in the U.S., the incidence of some cancers, including pancreatic cancer, is rising," said Mary Woolley, president and CEO, Research!America. "We need to work together to address these alarming trends, and commit to overcoming the barriers to achieving a world free from cancers. Ensuring that U.S. policymakers sustain a policy environment conducive to rapid-pace medical innovation is crucial."
The panel addressed the role of medical innovation, not only in the fight against cancer, but as a major force in our nation's economic progress. Among the technological advances of the 21st century, medical innovation has been the biggest factor in improving the lives of patients, benefiting the healthcare system and improving prosperity. Over the past 50 years, medical innovation has been the source of more than half of all economic growth in the United States.
The panel, moderated by Fox News Channel's Jim Pinkerton, featured several leading figures in the cancer and healthcare community, including:
- Clifton Leaf, journalist and author, "The Truth in Small Doses: Why We're Losing the War on Cancer-and How to Win It"
- Julie Fleshman, president and CEO, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
- Laurie MacCaskill, seven-year pancreatic cancer survivor and chair, national Board of Directors, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
- Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, director, Duke Center for Learning Healthcare
- Robert J. Hariri, MD, PhD, chairman, founder and chief scientific officer, Celgene Cellular Therapeutics
- Scott Gottlieb, MD, resident fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- Frank Lichtenberg, PhD, Courtney C. Brown Professor of Business, Columbia University
"Although medical innovation has played a key role in the fight against cancer and improving the overall cancer survival rate, much work lies ahead especially for deadly cancers such as pancreatic cancer where the five-year survival rate is just six percent," said Julie Fleshman, president and CEO, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. "In order to move towards a world free from cancers, the cancer infrastructure has to continue to keep up with the advances in science and our nation needs to make medical research a priority."
The panel discussed the benefits of past breakthroughs for some types of cancer: there have been an estimated 50 million life-years saved and $4.9 trillion added in economic value due to innovative cancer treatments since 1990. However, further success in reducing the devastating impacts of cancers and accelerating medical innovation is dependent on developing effective collaborative solutions from an "ecosystem of innovation" – bringing together scientists, patients, healthcare providers, private-sector medical innovators, academia, payers and policymakers – to find solutions that will save lives from all types of cancers.
"We have made great progress since 1971, when President Nixon declared the war on cancer, in terms of understanding the epidemiology of the disease, improving diagnoses, discovering new treatment paradigms and novel therapeutic approaches to better manage cancers," said Robert Hariri, MD, PhD, chairman, founder and chief scientific officer, Celgene Cellular Therapeutics. "But the progress we've made is not enough. We need to continue the momentum we have started and work together to change the course of human health for patients, healthcare, our economy and future generations."
About Research!America
Research!America is the nation's largest nonprofit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. Founded in 1989, Research!America is supported by member organizations representing 125 million Americans. Visit www.researchamerica.org.
About the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure. The organization is leading the way to change the survival for people diagnosed with this devastating disease through a bold initiative — The Vision of Progress: Double Survival for Pancreatic Cancer Survival by 2020. Together, we can know, fight and end pancreatic cancer by intensifying our efforts to heighten awareness, raise funds for comprehensive private research, and advocate for dedicated federal research to advance early diagnostics, better treatments and increase chances of survival. To learn more, visit www.pancan.org.
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Feb 20, 2018
Brant and Sherri talk to Barry Cooper of The Cooper and Cary Podcast about his book "Can I Really Trust the Bible…"
Brant Hansen is from small-town Illinois, and is a self-professed nerd, diagnosed with Asperger's as an adult. He's a fan of C.S. Lewis and toast. "Producer Sherri", also a radio veteran, is from Pittsburgh, has one of the world's great laughs, and demonstrates incredible patience with Brant. Both are believers in Jesus, but have difficulty fitting in with modern American church culture. Together they have a daily radio show that is syndicated across the country, with segments ranging from the latest animal news, to interactions with listeners, to discussions about how messy life can be, and how good God is. You can find articles written by Brant at branthansen.com, and you can follow him on Twitter: @branthansen
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July 14, 2011 – Orchard
growers have started finding that some of the most commonly used fungicides are
no longer effective at controlling apple scab, according to a Purdue University
July 14, 2011 – Orchard
growers have started finding that some of the most commonly used fungicides are
no longer effective at controlling apple scab, according to a Purdue University
Janna Beckerman, an
associate professor of botany and plant pathology, said that extensive,
long-term use of four popular fungicides has led to resistances in apples in
Indiana and Michigan, the focus of her study.
Janna Beckerman said apple scab is now resistant to popular fungicides in Indiana and Michigan. Orchard growers will have to change management techniques. (Credit: Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell) |
"The fungicides that are
regularly used to control scab have started to fail," said Beckerman, whose
findings were published in the early online version of the journal Plant
Disease. "But the most disturbing thing we found is that many of the samples we
tested were resistant to all four fungicides. It's kind of like multi-drug resistance
in antibiotics. This is full-blown resistance."
Apple scab, caused by the
fungus Venturia inaequalis, is highly destructive to apples, causing brown
lesions on leaves and fruit. A single lesion can reduce an apple's value by 85
per cent. Over time, the scabby lesion will crack and allow insects, other
fungi and bacteria inside, causing a loss of the crop.
"It can cause orchard
failures," Beckerman said. "An orchard grower that has this could lose blocks
of an orchard, or depending on the amount of diversity in the orchard, they
could lose the entire crop."
It's thought that when
organisms adapt to form resistance, that change will weaken the organism in
some other way. Beckerman said the study, done with Purdue graduate student Kim
Chapman and Michigan State University professor George Sundin, showed apple
scab, on the contrary, is becoming resistant to fungicides with no apparent
fitness penalty to itself.
"Having these multiple
resistances to fungicides doesn't debilitate them in any way," Beckerman said.
Apple scab samples were
treated with dodine, kresoxim-methyl, myclobutanil or thiophanate-methyl. About
12 per cent of the apple scab samples tested was resistant to all four
The only options apple
growers have, Beckerman said, is to use older fungicides that are tightly
regulated, require more frequent application and are more expensive.
"It's going to change how
growers manage their orchards," Beckerman said. "The more susceptible apple
cultivars, like McIntosh, will become more chemically intensive to manage.
Growers have few options as it is, and this will limit their options even
Beckerman said she and her
collaborators would work to develop faster tests to detect fungicide resistance
in apple scab to help growers change management plans in a timely manner.
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Downtown Sarasota Street Art – Welcome to our "Sneak Peak" Phase 1 of our massive task of picturing and identifying all the different street art in downtown Sarasota. Phase 1 of Downtown Sarasota Street Art is to identify the art and the artist. Phase 2, provide you the story behind the art. Please bare with us as we bring you all this information. This site is a constant work in progress, just like our gorgeous downtown Sarasota area.
In the meantime, should you be one of the artists responsible for any of these great works, please reach out, share your story and describe your work. We would love to hear from you. If you know of any downtown art pieces we may have missed, send us photos of the art. We will get it up onto the site. Please also try and also forward the artist responsible for the work. We want to give everyone credit due. Go to our Contact page (upload images there), or contact me directly. Mark Klecka – firstname.lastname@example.com
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