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by D. Dowd Muska
n June Harley-Davidson celebrated its 95th anniversary with a parade and party in Milwaukee, the companys home town. Over 100,000 motorcycle enthusiastsled by the nations most famous biker, Jay Lenoturned out to pay tribute. For millions of Americans, motorcycles of any type are symbols of the individuality and mobility permitted in a country as vast and free as the United States. It came as no surprise when Easy Rider, the seminal counterculture biker film, was recently named to the American Film Institutes list of the 100 greatest American motion pictures.
Motorcycles are a conspicuous part of American consciousness, but in most statesincluding Nevadariding isnt quite as free as it once was. Helmet laws are currently on the books in all but four states.
To non-riders, requiring bikers to wear protective headgear probably seems quite reasonable. Yet scratch the surface of helmet laws and one finds serious financial, constitutional and philosophical questions, all of which have the potential to affect the activities of non-riders. As aging, affluent boomers discover the joys of ridingand a vibrant economy keeps sales of motorcycles strongmany are questioning not only the need for helmet laws, but the dangerous precedent they provide for further expansions of the Nanny State.
Lets start by examining the "problem" helmets are said to solve. Contrary to the propaganda of some helmet law activists, Americas roads and highways are not littered with the mangled corpses of bikers. A mere 2 percent of all vehicles are motorcycles. And while their riders do represent a somewhat greater percentage of vehicular fatalities (6 percent), they account for a smaller percentage of total accidents (just 1 percent). And the nations motorcycle accident rate is not rising, but falling. Total accidents have dropped by 60 percent since 1985.
Helmet-law supporters forced to concede these points are quick to shift strategy. Sure, they say, motorcycle accidents do not represent anywhere near a majority of all crashes, but look at how much injured bikers cost taxpayers in health care costs.
Its not uncommon for paternalists to use fiscal austerity as a justification for their crusades, but this argument rings a bit hollow when applied to helmets. Motorcyclists do not excessively drain public and private insurance coffers. Motorcycle accidents account for less than 1 percent of all U.S. health care costs. A study by the University of North Carolinas Highway Safety Research Center found that bikers do not have disproportionately less insurance coverage than those who drive cars. While 49.5 percent of injured motorcyclists had insurance, 50.4 percent of those injured in all other vehicles were insured.
Clearly, public funds cover the medical costs of some bikers involved in accidents (although the helmet debate never seems to address the question of why it is governments duty to cover such costs). But the tax revenue lost due to the imposition of helmet laws is seldom discussed. Many motorcyclists will not ride at all if forced to wear a helmet. Thus, states that do require helmets lose revenue that would come from sales taxes on motorcycles and related products, motor vehicle registration fees and gas taxes. In Oregon, motorcycle sales dropped 36 percent in the first year after the adoption of a helmet law. Nebraska experienced a drop of 41 percent. A completely accurate cost/benefit analysis is impossible to producealthough some have triedbut its safe to assume that helmet laws can cost states revenue just as easily as they can save it.
Crash totals and financial considerations never weigh as heavy as the bottom-line issue regarding helmets: the value they have when accidents actually do happen. "Helmets save lives," said Nevada Assemblywoman Vonne Chowning in 1997, after voting against a repeal of Nevadas helmet law. Chownings view is typical of the groupthink that prevails outside the motorcycle community. Helmets certainly can save lives, under the right conditionsnot even the most strident helmet-law foes dispute that. But they can also interfere with a riders ability to hear and see. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which lobbies for helmet requirements, published a report in 1996 revealing that over 17 percent of riders do not turn their heads in order to compensate for the interference helmets cause with their fields of vision.
Some analysts have concluded that protective headgear is not effective at speeds above 13 mph, and there is also evidence that helmets cause certain kinds of injuries. Dr. Jonathan Goldstein has concluded that helmets can reduce the risk of head injuries "at the expense of increasing the severity of neck injuries." As is the case in any public policy dispute, both sides in the helmet debate pore over the research to reach conclusions supportive of their positions. And theres certainly enough research to examinepro- and anti-helmet studies are about as common as Social Security reform proposals. But despite the conventional wisdom regarding helmets importance as life-saving devices, the compelling evidence amassed by helmet foes cannot be explained away.
The intellectual ammunition of helmet dissidents notwithstanding, advocating helmet-free riding often invites the worst kind of demagoguery. Helmet supporters can, and do, portray their opponents as short-sighted thrill-seekers who care nothing for public safety. Of course, if that were the case it would follow that bikers oppose all efforts to make riding safer. They dont.
Most motorcycle associations and organizations devote significant attention to safety issues. As the American Motorcyclist Association puts it, "The most effective way to reduce motorcycle injuries and fatalities is to prevent accidents from occurring. Helmets and helmet laws do not prevent accidents." Since 92 percent of motorcycle accidents involve riders with no formal training, much emphasis is placed on rider education programs. In the Silver State, motorcycle classes are offered by the Community College of Southern Nevada, Western Nevada Community College and Truckee Meadows Community College. The TMCC program was recently honored by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, which itself trains 100,000 riders a year. Many motorcycle activists who oppose helmet laws support greater license requirements, as well as stiffer penalties for riding without a license or under the influence of alcohol.
his focus on safety isnt surprising, given the profile of bikers today. The average motorcyclist in America is male, 31, college-educated and earns $33,200 a year. The average Harley-Davidson rider is male, 43, college-educated and from a household with an annual income of $68,000. These individuals are hardly reckless, hell-raising teens who are not mature enough to weigh the benefits and costs of wearing a helmet. The Associated Press reported that many of the riders in Milwaukees Harley-Davidson celebration were "middle-aged doctors, lawyers and business executives," including a leather-clad municipal judge. "You get to pretend to be a kind of bad guy, but youre not really," Gary Glojeck said of his subculture.
In fact, the stereotype many have of the average motorcyclist is more applicable to the average motorcycle accident victim. Blood alcohol level and speed are the most determinant factors in motorcycle fatalities, not the wearing or non-wearing of a helmet. In 1994, over 20 percent of all motorcyclists involved in fatal accidents were unlicensedalmost half of those involved in any kind of accident had no license. Viewed from a wide range of perspectives, statistics support the argument that the enjoyment of the careful majority of riders should not be limited due to the behavior of the careless minority.
And while the Nanny State advances virtually unfettered into many different areasmore and more states and municipalities have adopted bicycle helmet mandates, for examplethe news on motorcycle helmets is somewhat encouraging. To his credit, in 1995 President Clinton signed a repeal of the financial penalties the federal government placed on states which did not impose helmet requirements. Since then a few statesand Guamhave loosened their laws. In 1997 Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee signed a repeal of his states helmet requirement for riders over 21. In February Kentucky Governor Paul Patton signed a similar measure, but Bluegrass State legislators imposed a mandate that bikers must have proof of medical insurance. Purists complain that any repeals that do not include all age groupsand do not add new regulationsare sellouts. But in a society thats growing increasingly paternalistic, bikers should take what they can get.
Unfortunately, Nevada seems ambivalent about its motorcycle paternalism. The Silver State is perceived as a libertarian paradise by many outsidersNevadans know differentbut its helmet law was adopted in 1972, a full two decades before California passed its own mandate. During the 1997 legislative session, Sun Valley Assemblyman Don Gustavson led a valiant but unsuccessful effort to adopt a Arkansas-style repeal. But given the support Gustavson collected from some well-known Nevada bikers, it wont be a surprise if the legislature takes up the issue again in 1999.
If it does, hopefully the debate will not dissolve, as most helmet battles do, into endless bickering over statistics and studies. Helmet laws limit a fundamental freedomthe right to make ones own decisions regarding safetyand that point should prevail over all others.
Helmet dissidents here and elsewhere can also aid their cause by building coalitions with other victims of the ever-expanding Nanny State. (Bicyclists would be a good group to target, as well as boaters who recently learned of a possible Coast Guard dictate that life preservers be worn on board at all times.) Their campaign would be wise to feature the question posed by activist Stephen W. McDermott: "Will anyone be left to stand with you when your pastime becomes regulated?"u D.Dowd Muska is a Nevada Journal contributing editor.


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A beloved senator has died, for me like a father figure and I have been thinking about mourning. Everyone knows we don't do it properly — but we continue on in our repressed state, celebrating his life instead of raging against the ugliness of death. Barbara Ehrenreich has a new book coming in October, Bright-Sided – a take down of the perpetually up. Take some time, mourn.
Here is a quotation from Gardaphe's From Wise Guys to Wise Men, a description of a chapter from Mario Puzo's The Fortunate Pilgrim, 1965. It shows two extremes, an Old World Italian one of unrestrained grief, that can lead to madness. The other is the New World American suppression of grief. Gardaphe way over emphasizes mourning leading to madness and the necessity of conforming to American emotional repression. But the commentary is revealing of the two cultures and gives the evidence we need to begin again to properly express our helplessness and fear and loathing in the face of death.
For Lucia Santa, the death of her son Vincenzo, Larry's younger brother is unbearable. At Vincenzo's wake, Larry helps the doctor anesthetize his mother to spare her the physical expression of her grief. This is a grief expressed twice earlier, after the death of her two husbands, so the stifling of it this time is particularly telling: "Dr. Barbato was holding a needle in the air. Larry was gripping his mother with all his strength to keep her from bucking up and down with convulsions." Lucia Santa is sedated to keep her from feeling the full effects of her grief – in essence to keep her from mourning. This is the American response to grief. The Italian response is unrestrained, and it can lead to madness when not expressed appropriately through ritualistic mourning.
This expression of grief that leads to madness is presented in the shortest chapter of the book. Chapter 25, just one page long, is dedicated to Teresa Coccalitti, whose three sons are killed in World War II. Coccalitti wanders the streets, calling out "'Aiuta mi! Aiuta mi!' Screaming for help against the ghosts of her three dead sons, Teresina Coccalitti ran along the edge of the sidewalk, her body tilted strangely, her black clothes flapping in the morning breeze."
This penultimate chapter sets up a stark contrast between the Old World and the New. In America, the natural feelings of mourning are not allowed to escape. They are curtailed, stifled, repressed, drugged and kept from surfacing. When grief is not stifled, yet allowed to get out of hand rather than performed in a proper traditional way, it leads to madness, a madness connected to the evils of the world. The bottom line for the immigrant is "Americanize or go crazy."
-From Wise Guys to Wise Men: the Gangster and Italian American Masculinities, Fred L. Gardaphe.

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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Switching Allegiance
All my life, it is Krishna that I have liked. Rama never appealed to me.
It was my father who was devoted to Rama (how boring I thought), though he has a collection of Krishna statues at home and quotes Him often from the Geetha.
Rama was no match for Krishna's charm, dynamism, diplomacy, energy and playfulness.
His virtue of obedience to father was not particularly attractive though his loyalty to one woman was a consolation and a rare example among Gods and demigods.
During my growing years, I read the Mahabharata again and again and as a result remember minute details of the story. I could answer most of the quiz questions on KBC or other quiz contests.
But the Ramayana, I read only once. And once more in high school for a certain exam. I remember only the outline of the story, may be its spine, a few ribs but no flesh and blood, to be sure.
Rama was always a faraway God, Krishna was near to the heart, more personal, more intimate.
But in the recent times, very gradually, very subtly, very slowly, this changed.
I did not even know about it.
I should have doubted it when I listened to that slow classical song in which the singer takes the name of Rama in a most imploring tone and I was touched by the yearning and longing in the voice.
But I realized it finally when I found myself going back to the song again and again and looking forward to that particular line and sang along beseechingly.
Then came the songs from my memory, always there but never visited, songs praising Rama, recounting his tale or simply mentioning him, they came to me one after another and I found a newfound love for those songs.
I became conscious of it, with a sense of mild surprise.
Then followed the understanding.
I had entered a new phase of growth in life.
Sure, as a general principle, all our outside world is a reflection of who we are inside, all changes without are a reflection of changes within.
But a change from Krishna to Rama, was no simple change, it must require transformation of a deep nature.
Acquiring a new taste – for a colour, or a song, a fruit – it does not take much.
But a new God? It takes everything.
And sure, I am going through transformation.
The fire is part of me and will be there but the waters have become deeper.
I will keep jumping in the air but my feet have found their ground.
I will continue to believe that I can change, I can control, but very importantly, I have learnt to let go.
I talk and sing and joke when I find the right company but more often than not I find myself keeping quiet.
I want to get back at the offender but I don't lift a finger, I simply leave it to divine retribution these days.
I believe in human effort and action but I have seen the power of surrender – it leaves God with no other choice than to take care of you.
I will continue to love Krishna, but I have found Rama.
And it feels like a closure to my search – not so much for a God, but for the final destiny of my philosophy, my value system and ideology in life that have travelled far and long through various stages of birth, growth, digression, loss, discovery, branching, convergence and then lingered for long, waiting for their final calling.
For what does God stand for, if not a value system, a philosophy of life?
The calling has, as if, come. And the growth has begun.
From Smartness to Sincerity. Charm to Calm. Energy to Equanimity. Effervescence to Gravity. Vogue to Virtue. Tact to Truth...
Forgiveness? I don't see it anywhere on the horizon but it will come.
On the table before me is the book "Lectures on Ramayana" by The Right Honourable VS Srinivasa Shastri once known to possess English of the highest standard in India.
I collected this book from a second hand bookshop years ago, upon recommendation by my father. Since then, several times it has been 'the next book on my agenda". Perhaps the time was not ripe.
Perhaps it is so now.
This year has come to an end with these thoughts and with this post.
New year is just a few days away. I have decided that it MUST be a better year than this one for book reading.
Let me begin my reading for the new year with this rare and precious book on Rama.
Let me also begin the new year with beautiful English :)
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- 28 December 2013 at 12:47
- Sirisha said...
I found peace in Rama after I lost my mother. I feel Rama is all peace and compassion along with righteousness. And whenever I chant any Rama mantra, I follow it up with a Hanuman mantra as well. Hanuman has the energies of both compassion and immense courage.
Good post !
- 31 December 2013 at 19:02
- Anjz said...
Krishna avtra-- was to show -common man-- to see Krishna in everything--that's Krishna-omnipresent- consciousness-and to meditate on the supreme-who is beyond universe--or-- to see the universe inside you.Rama--avtar is to show love devotion to god and protection.There is no single day that I don't worship RAMA.
- 13 January 2014 at 13:38
- Anjz said...
This my fav:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XACYlbUXcgM
- 13 January 2014 at 13:41
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I used to think that all potatoes were pretty much the same... bland tasteless mush that was not interesting at all. And then I discovered that there was a whole world of tasty delicious interesting potato varieties that you would never see on a grocery store shelf. Now potatoes have become such a healthy, delicious and important part of our diet. We grow 8 different varieties of potatoes for your eating pleasure, with different tastes, textures and colors. I group potatoes into 3 general categories: White fleshed, yellow fleshed and fingerlings. White fleshed potatoes are generally best for boiling and mashing. They have a higher starch content than yellow potatoes which results in a fluffy mashed potato. Yellow fleshed potatoes will on the other hand make a clumpy mashed potato, which is not bad, just different. Yellow fleshed potatoes are our biggest sellers. They tend to be more moist and "buttery" flavored, with our "Butter Baby" variety our most popular potato by far. They are great baked, boiled or fried with beautiful color, taste and texture. Fingerling varieties in general have a great flavor and waxy texture. These characteristics make them great for soups, roasting and dishes like scallop potatoes. Potatoes are such a healthy veggie. Sadly, they have had a bad rap in our present culture, however many ancient civilizations thrived on a diet with potatoes as the cornerstone of their nutrition. Potatoes are low in calories, no fat, sodium or cholesterol, high in vitamin C, fiber and antioxidants and more potassium than a banana. So this summer, we hope we can tempt you to expand your potato palette and try some gourmet premium organic potatoes from Our Farm
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|Here are some of the first tests for the short film. The idea is to find the colour grade of the film.
Here we have our lead actress Elizabeth. The shot was taken on a Panasonic DMC FZ20 sill
The Green screen was just put up fresh out of the box. I had it shipped express from
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I got Liz to lift her hair out a little just to test the keying system I'm using.
One of the most exciting things about this short film is the use of the green screen. A lot of in the
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|The art of story boarding
There are many types of story board styles. From sketches to full blown animatics.
Story boards are used to help with the general motion of the story.
When you have a story board on set everything has been thought out so you can spend
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For the short film we use still images and set peaces. The story board below is made
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|Here we have the basic steps of putting together the story board.
|1. Starting off with the basic template.
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|3. The actor is then inserted.
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b.6 January 1905 d.17 March 1993
MRCS LRCP(1930) MB BS Lond(1930) MRCP(1932) MD(1932) FRCP(1950)
Adolph Nussey was born in Lwow, in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father was Lazar Nussbrecher, a carpenter, and his mother Minnie Kunke was the daughter of a jeweller. The family came to this country in 1924 and Adolph entered the Middlesex Hospital, London, as a medical student. Following qualification and several house posts, he became a medical registrar at the Middlesex from 1932-35, and was subsequently appointed physician to the Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham He remained there for the rest of his professional career.
No man could have identified more wholeheartedly with his institution and his profession than Adolph Nussey. Though physically small, he was a giant among that generation of doctors who sustained the drive to secure full-time quality staff in local authority hospitals and whose ideals and commitment were crucial to the success of the NHS. Carrying a heavy clinical responsibility, he somehow found time to publish widely and spur the development of his hospital. He was an inspirational teacher and made deep friendships with many people.
A true friend to those who, like himself, aimed high, he had little tolerance for questionable motives. He was a fine example of a dying race - the general physician, deeply concerned for his patients, and many have cause to thank him for the example he set in those early days, not least his hospital.
In his last years there was no dim twilight, he was always very much alive. After retirement, his interest in medicine remained unchanged and his mind was as alert as ever. Among his leisure interests, he enjoyed gardening, chess, bridge and carpentry. Adolph Nussey was either fully alive or dead - he was not a man who knew half measures. There was something touchingly appropriate about his death: he drove to a friend's house to play bridge, sat down in a chair and died of sudden cardiac failure. His wife Sue had predeceased him, dying in 1981. They had three children, Ian, Jane and Susan.
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HARBOR SPRINGS - Both teams were similar in style, so it was no surprise it came right down to the wire.
Unfortunately for Boyne City, Elk Rapids had just enough offense left in its tank and overcame a late Rambler rally and hold on to top Boyne, 49-44, in an overtime battle Wednesday at the Harbor Springs High School gym.
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Well, it's been a while. The site has gone through a re-design, and the blog posts will be as frequently as I can make them. However, that won't stop me from talking about our visits to Scuttlebutt Brewing in Everett and Pike Brewing in Seattle this past weekend.
Our youngest has been a big fan of Funko Pop merchandise for quite a while now. So, because she was such a fan, we figured we should go up and check out the headquarters in Everett this weekend. It was a great time, and we found ourselves grabbing quite a few of their collectibles. In fact, I had to get two from the Batman series (Batman and Harley Quinn for those that want to know), while my wife grabbed some Disney keychains and the daughter grabbed one from Gravity Falls.
All in all, it was a great time getting up there and checking out what they had to offer. The store is well laid out, and I recommend giving it a visit if you want to work your way to Scuttlebutt Brewing out on the waterfront.
As for the visit to Scuttlebutt, I'd like to say it was great, but I can't. Don't get me wrong, the beers were great for their styles, and I highly recommend their Raspberry Moeite that they have on tap. The service, however, was a little lacking. I don't know if our waitress was just having an off day or what, but she seemed rather dis-interested in anything that was going on. She wasn't too happy when my wife pointed out that their soda water tap needed to be cleaned because it tasted rather skunky, and once it was mentioned things seemed to go downhill.
While I was there, though, I did check out their Gale Force IPA. This IPA, with it's copper tone look, is a delicious beer that I recommend you get. It's one of their flagship brews, and is available year round. It has a nice floral aroma that masks the hoppy flavors you get from the Cascade and Columbus hops that are used to craft it. The Goldings that are used lend some of the bitterness to the IPA, but are rather muted after that. All in all, I like this beer (and I even brought some home to drink while playing games) and would recommend it to any IPA lover out there.
The second beer I had while at the brewery was the Raspberry Moeite that they had on tap. This belgian ale was created with raspberries, and they are definitely the star of the show. It's a 9.0% abv that is very sneaky. Seriously, if you hadn't seen the ABV before drinking this beer, you'd be well into your second or third one before you realized how hard it was hitting you. My only problem is that if I had a keg of it at home, I'd sit there and keep pouring it all day long and not realize how potent it is. If I had to give it a rating, I'd definitely be on the 12 side out of 10.
After hitting Scuttlebutt, we found ourselves visiting Another Castle – Edmonds. This retro arcade has it all, beer, pinball, arcade games, and a used game store all in one location. While it seemed some of those that were there on a Saturday afternoon had been imbibing on the greenery, it was still a lot of fun. We had the three of us there and got to play some classic pinball machines, as well as some new arcade games that we don't see very often. This was the first place I had ever heard of Anderson Valley Brewing and their delicious Framboise Rose Gose beer.
The sweet and tangy raspberry addition to the end of the fermentation, as well as the rose hips during the boil, brings out a tasty light brew that is perfect for gaming. You can easily toss these back while playing some Star Wars, Sopranos, or other pinball games at the same time. It's an easy drink that is both tasty and refreshing, but doesn't weigh you down like a stronger brew would. Coming in at 4.2% ABV, this lighter fare is perfect if you want to enjoy the things you're doing, but need that tart bite you get from a good Gose.
After leaving the arcade, we went to a Seattle classic, the Pike Place Market. Here's where you'll find Pike Place Brewing, probably my favorite brewery in Seattle. Sure, there's places like Pyramid Brewing, Ghostfish, Two Beers, Georgetown, and many others, but Pike Brewing has been my go to beer for a while. From the Kilt Lifter Ruby Red Ale to the Space Needle Golden Ale and the Pike IPA, there isn't a beer here that I wouldn't drink more than once. Even better is the fact that they have great food. I especially like their beer cheese that goes with the Pretzels, as well as their Poutine and Nachos. Yeah, they're on the appetizer menu, but still they are damn tasty.
While at Pike Brewing, I had their Third Story IPA. This experimental beer is brewed for their new Tankard and Tun pub that is located on the 3rd floor of the market. It was quite the tasty IPA with notes of peach, but not something that overpowered the entire experience. I followed that up with the ever favorite Monk's Uncle Belgian Tripel. Served in a 10oz Tulip glass, this all time favorite is one of my go-to beers because of it's complexity. If you're ever in Seattle, you have to go to Pike. If you don't, you've missed out on one of Seattle's landmark breweries, and one that will leave you both satisfied and refreshed. Besides, if you walk down the stairs to Post Alley, you'll get to see the famous Gum Wall, which is a treat in and of itself.


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Archive for December, 2009|Monthly archive page
Jason Young Arrested
The other shoe has finally dropped. Jason Young was arrested in Brevard, North Carolina, for the first degree murder of his wife, Michelle Young. Michelle, 20 weeks pregnant with a son, was bludgeoned to death in her bedroom on November 3, 2006 while Jason was purportedly out of town on a business trip. Her sister, Meredith Fisher discovered Michelle's body while retrieving a computer printout from the couple's home at the request of Jason Young. Cassidy Young, 2 1/2 years old at the time, was unharmed and discovered by Ms. Fisher in the Youngs' bed.
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Gameday: Kings vs. Hurricanesby Michael Smith @MSmithCanes / CarolinaHurricanes.com
Hockey goes Hollywood this weekend. But first, Hollywood comes to Raleighwood.
This is the gameday hub, where you can find all the latest news and information related to tonight's cross-conference match-up between the Los Angeles Kings and Carolina Hurricanes in one handy location. Make this a regular stop throughout the day, as we update it with notes, videos, photos and more as puck drop draws near.
The Hurricanes will hold a very limited 10:30 a.m. morning skate, but we'll be rinkside to bring you updates and go inside the locker room with head coach Bill Peters.
Last updated: 6:40 p.m.
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Here's how the Hurricanes lined up in warm-ups.
Puck drop is in 30 minutes!
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Mike Maniscalco presents tonight's Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina three Tools to Victory.
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Today's very limited morning skate featured injuries and scratches (and the back-up goaltender) on the ice; Ty Rattie, Matt Tennyson, Ryan Murphy, Bryan Bickell, Eddie Lack and Michael Leighton took part. This means that Rattie will come out of the lineup, as center Jay McClement draws back in. Klas Dahlbeck will also dress again tonight, with Tennyson sitting out.
Here are some tidbits from head coach Bill Peters.
On what needs to change in the Hurricanes' game: "Everything needs to be cleaned up. There's not one area of our game where we're playing at the highest level. We were playing quite well for awhile, and then we came off of it a little bit. We got away with it and still continued to win in some high-scoring games. Then the offense dried up, and we're still giving up too much quality and quantity. We've got to tighten up."
On team defense: "We've got to be better in front of [Ward]. We can't give up what we've given up and expected to win. ... We've got to get back to our identity. We've gotten away from what made us successful, and tonight is an opportunity to get back to work."
On expectations for the final game before All-Star Weekend: "A real hard-fought game in which both teams empty the tank. It's the last game for each of us prior to going into the break, so I expect a competitive game."
Video: Bill Peters: "Everything needs to be cleaned up"
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All-Star Weekend is looming, but before the Carolina Hurricanes take a brief respite away from the rink, they want to halt a four-game losing streak.
The Hurricanes won four straight games at home in the second week of the month, but they negated that progress by earning zero of a possible eight points in what was one of the toughest stretches of the season against three of the league's top teams. The Hurricanes, who pride themselves on limiting chances against, were outscored 20-5 in that period.
"It's three of the top teams in the league," Ron Hainsey said after the Hurricanes 6-1 loss in Washington on Monday. "It was going to be a challenge with three of them on the road. There are plenty of lessons in there."
"I think we've lost our identity a little bit, but I think we're realistic in what we are and how we have to play," head coach Bill Peters said after a physical practice on Wednesday. "We'll get it back."
The Hurricanes remain in the playoff picture, but they're going to need to start stringing together wins and avoid another tough slide. The Canes are set to play their next three games and eight of their next 11 games at home, where they've assembled a 14-2-1 record in their last 17 games.
"It's tight. There's a lot of teams in the mix," Jordan Staal said after scoring the Canes' lone goal on Monday. "We're right there, but we have to start playing some good hockey. I don't think we deserve it if we're playing like we have lately."
The All-Star break is more condensed than in previous years - the team will be off Friday through Sunday and will resume practicing on Monday afternoon - but perhaps it comes at a beneficial time for the Hurricanes.
"Physically and mentally, for sure," Peters said.
Following the break, the Canes will play just five games over a 12-day stretch prior to their five-day bye week.
"Everyone will be very wise to get away and do some things to stay active and stay busy," Peters said. "When you come back, be ready to go."
The Kings snapped a four-game skid of their own with a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. Los Angeles has 50 points in the standings and comes into tonight's game just a point shy of a wild card spot in the Western Conference.
In the first meeting between these two teams this season on Dec. 8, Derek Ryan scored two goals and Cam Ward made 21 saves in a 3-1 win, the Canes' first victory in Los Angeles since Dec. 8, 2005.
CANESPR NOTES: The Hurricanes are 3-0-1 against the Kings in the last four meetings between the two clubs at PNC Arena, and in the 10 games against the Kings in Raleigh since 1999, the Canes have posted a 6-2-2 record. … Elias Lindholm (2a) and Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a) have each tallied points in two straight games.
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Life is going along with a few bumps and grinds. As I was pulling weeds at the church today I was thinking about how weeds are like sin in our life. If we ignore them they grow big and take over the good stuff in our lives. But if we pull them out by the root when they are small and if we do this consistently, the good shrubs and growth around us grows with vigor and with health. As we liken this to our lives we need to keep short accounts of the junk in our lives and make sure we get to the root of it so it won't grow again. If we just cut off the top the root grows again and we have to deal with it all over again. My lesson today from pulling weeds by the roots. I also keep thinking and singing about "This is my Father's World" and we have a responsibility to keep it in good health and to keep it healthy and green. Just some of my thoughts from today.
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Church and Lakeview Church and So I Was Thinking and Spiritual Development 5:50 am
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This has been quite a day. I conducted the funeral of a 2 1/2 month baby girl, Rogan, and then this afternoon we went to the airport to meet our dear friends, Bart and Kim Gilbert, as they arrived from Haiti with their new 1 1/2 year old daughter Katiana. What an emotion day!
The service was good and Chris and Megan are just an amazing young couple. They were so open with their grief and love for their little baby daughter. I was so glad the sun was shining and the sky was blue at the cemetery. I can't even begin to imagine what it must feel like to let your little baby go. Only God's strength and grace can give you what you need at a time like that.
I am so excited for Kim and Bart. They have waited so long to be parents and it was so neat to be at the airport with others from our staff. I was thinking today of Kim's mom, Donella, who was watching from Heaven. Katiana is named after her grandmother, Katiana Donella Gilbert, that is so awesome. She is so little and so cute…a whole new journey for the Gilbert family begins. God is good! All the time!
Breakforth Thursday, Jan 30 2003
Church and Friends and Lakeview Church and What I Am Learning 10:43 pm
We are heading out to Edmonto tomorrow for the BreakForth conference. Should be a great time. We are going to be staying with my niece Christa. She is getting baptized on Sunday, February 9th. It is so exciting to watch her mature in her walk with Christ.
It is Darren Friesen's 36th birthday today. We celebrated it at coffee break. Cathy made an awesome chocolate cake which we all enjoyed. Some good laughs were had. I work with some great people!
I surprised some of the staff this morning as I actually played the piano for them. It was my turn to lead staff prayer so I talked about the hymn "Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus" and then we all stood around the piano and sang all four verses of the hymn. Great experience!
2003 Monday, Jan 6 2003
Church and Theology and What I Am Learning 11:13 pm
Well the holidays are over and back to the real grind. Went to "work out" tonight for the first time in about three weeks. The old body was a little slow, but I am sure will cooperate more the next time I go.
Great couple of days in class with Prof Dave Ashton looking at Wesleyan Theology. Great look at Church History and some of the early Church Fathers. Looked at the culture John Wesley's day and what England looked like in those days. We looked extensively at the difference between the Eastern and Western Early Church Fathers.We also sang some Wesley hymns one being "O for a thousand tongues to sing" all 14 verses of it. I didn't sing, I just read the words!!!! John Wesley's theology was one of optimism. Love is at the center. What you love controls you. Failure to love is the center of sin. 7 deadly sins all misdirected love. I have two books to read and do papers on. The first is John Wesley edited by Albert C. Outler. The second is Responsible GraceJohn Wesley's Practical Theology, by Randy L. Maddox. Once I have finished these, I am sure I will be able to "wax eloquent". If you want to discuss more, I would love to over a cup of coffee.
Busy week ahead of us as Tamara gets ready to head over the ocean to Thailand and then Taiwan. We will be connecting with Matt and Jesika, our son and daughter-in-law, who live in Canmore, for the weekend, and then drop Tamara off at the Calgary airport on Monday afternoon. Our home will be very quiet after she leaves. She is heading off to visit Thailand and then work in Taiwan teaching English. It looks like Jerry and I will have to take a trip to Taiwan.
This and that Friday, Jan 3 2003
Books and Church and Friends and Theology 9:19 am
The weather is something else today. Drove Tamara to work and very bad fog and icy roads. Cars in the ditches along the way.
This weekend Dave Ashton from Rocky Mountain Bible College is teaching a class on Wesleyan Theology. Full days Friday and Saturday, 9:30 am to 9:30 pm. Long days! We will be finished by 11:00 am on Sunday morning.
Was able to finish reading the book "Abraham" A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Has given me lots of food for thought. Written well and easy to read. Great gift from Tom for Christmas. Also did a quick re-read of "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis. Good stuff.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-4, 7-2 ATS) vs Carolina Panthers (2-7, 4-5 ATS), 1 PM on FOX
Line: TB by 1.0
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St. Louis Rams (3-5-1, 6-3 ATS) vs New York Jets (3-6, 4-4-1 ATS) 1 PM on CBS
Line: STL by 3.5
The Jets have hit rock bottom. They lack talent at every position that counts besides C and LT. New York is all but checked out mentally, after losing three in a row and finishing off back to back road games. Those games coming in last week's loss in Seattle now this week in what should be a loud Rams stadium. NY is also 2-8 vs the NFC over the last seasons. The reason the spread isn't 5.5 or 6 is because of the potential post-tie road game let down. Once the Rams see this is a stat padding game, St. Louis should crave up the Jets. If Tebow takes over ALL BETS ARE OFF!!!
Houston Texans (8-1, 7-2 ATS) vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1-8, 3-5-1 ATS) 1 PM on CBS
Line: Texans by 15
So far Houston is the bad boys of this year's regular season. A dome team that goes on national TV, with all the elements in Chicago, they walk out with a rugged win. With a win in Denver and a home bashing of Baltimore, the Texans must be serious players for February's tango in New Orleans. Gary Kubiak is coaching like hes got jumper cables attached to his nipples and wants to shed the them like the label of not being able to win the big one. The Texans certainly pass this year's eye and smell test. While normally id stay away from a three score spread, but with Houston at home with the pannage of blowing teams out, I say go ahead. Kubiak is kind of like the head of the Cobra Kai from Karate Kid. Man's out for blood. Count on Houston sweeping the leg on Jacksonville.
Cincinnati Bengals (4-5, 3-5-1 ATS) at Kansas City Chiefs (1-8, 3-6 ATS) 1 PM on CBS
Line: CIN by 3.0
While the typical big win at home followed up by the road loss as a favorite is very much in play. The Bengals have struggled stopping the passing game, but that's not a problem cause Kansas City's offense couldn't catch anything standing naked in the middle of winter in Alaska. The Chiefs haven't thrown over 200 yards in a game since Sept. 30th (we had an election and lost Atlantic City since then). If Bengals running back Ben Jarvis Green-Ellis manages to do more than his usual 2.5 yard run up the middle, Cincy should have no problem in a half empty Arrowhead. Also, A.J. Green should be able to take advantage of KC's much smaller secondary. Lucky for you, Romeo Crennel coached teams are more undisciplined then well Romeo Crennel at a Golden Coral. That should give Marv Lewis more opportunities than even he can screw up.
If you're looking for something to PVR for when you awake from your football coma, F1 is back in America at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. It's a brand new track and with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonzo head to head in the Drivers Championship with only two races left it promises great drama. The track promises to be super fast with tons of opportunities for overtaking and tire banging. If your on the fence and need something extra to convince you, check out the documentary on Ayrton Senna called Senna on Netflix. Cause you certainly ain't watching the NHL.


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Longtime educator-turned-school board member Kim Fritchie's didn't raise any eyebrows by being elected to the Lee's Summit R-7 School Board back on April 4.
A retired teacher and administrator — and a Lee's Summit High grad herself — Fritchie had very much a "start to finish" run during the campaign months. She was seemingly first up with yard signs, out on social media and in front of the masses at every turn. When you couple that with strong name recognition and an ability to question board policies and procedures (something we all received a hard lesson on over these last 18 months), it's easy to see why Fritchie was far and away the top vote getter (more than 5,000).
A former English and journalism adviser with the district, Fritchie's ability to not only strongly communicate, but to ask the right questions and raise the right flags, will serve this community well as we move out of the funk of school board missteps and severe communication issues that dogged this district.
The new board — one that includes Jackie Clark and Dennis Smith — will in days welcome new superintendent, Dr. Dennis Carpenter, a hire from nearby Hickman Mills School District.
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Carpenter has been and about in Lee's Summit since his hire earlier this year, going on listening tours, taking city leaders to lunch and even attending many Lee's Summit community events with his family. The learning curve among school board members – old and new – and among the new super will be a dynamic to watch closely over the next few months.
Since April, though, the mood has been promising, Fritchie noted. Prior school boards (and this went on for many years under many different boards) would tuck a lot of open meeting business under what is known as a "consent agenda." We see these on our city council and many boards and bodies. They use this function as a way of approving routine business that has had prior discussion and dissection.
For R-7, though, it seems that far too much business over the years was filed away in this fashion. In her first 100 days, Fritchie said she has noticed more work sessions to go over agenda, policy and other items, not to mention more of a willingness to pull "consent agenda" items off the list for separate discussion, something she herself did twice in her first meeting.
The board is also in the process of tackling the single biggest issue it has had, one that has been ignored or set aside for many years: communication. The CSIP (Continuous School Improvement Plan) will be adopted through 2021. In it, the plan addresses governance, student performance, staff, facilities, support and parent/community involvement.
In that final category, we find several goals and tasks related to communication, including creation of a comprehensive communications campaign to market volunteer opportunities; development of creative global communication vehicles to promote family/community/business engagements; and updating and enhancing communications through targeted audiences and messages.
Translated: survey your parents and community more often, be very deliberate about communication delivery methods, keep the website and social media platforms fresh and informative and update best practices for communication in all the buildings and at central office.
This CSIP is one of hundreds of documents the board members must read and be proficient in on a regular basis.
Fritchie, like all board members, serves on several different committees as well as giving her time to regular meetings, events, graduations and civic and city events. Those hours add up, which begs the question if we should start giving board members a stipend of some sort. Fritchie, though, says she's not advocating for that.
"When you sign up to do this job, you've made a strong commitment," Fritchie said. "I made a commitment to them and I want to honor that to our community."
Drastic changes have been realized in the last year or more in our school district. The public, our new board members and business community need to continue to keep a watchful eye on what is ahead.
Lee's Summit resident John Beaudoin writes about city and civic issues, people and personalities around town. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I want to personally thank Lauren Sawyer, Sheila Sawyer's mother, for setting up and preparing the topics of discussion at this past Monday's college recruiting panel. Hopefully, all who were able to attend had some of the questions answered.
The athletes and their colleges/universities:
Lauren Sawyer – Princeton University
Liam Davidson – Dartmouth College
Naomi Ford – Radcliffe (Harvard University)
Jaclyn Riedel – Indiana University (Shrewsbury HS Crew graduate, 2008)
Mike Kean – father of Caitlin Kean & daughters who have already gone through the college recruiting process
Some of the major discussion points:
1. Choose the college, first, that happens to have a crew team rather than the crew team that happens to have a college around it. There is so much more to college than athletics, and you may find yourself, through injury perhaps, not rowing, and you still have years of study to complete.
1. Choose the college, first, that happens to have a crew team rather than the crew team that happens to have a college around it. There is so much more to college than athletics, and you may find yourself, through injury perhaps, not rowing, and you still have years of study to complete.
2. Be proactive and don't wait around for coaches to contact you. Each major college will have, through the individual college's crew website, an athlete questionnaire to complete. This is typically your first line of communication to the coaches.
3. Women's collegiate crew is an NCAA-sanctioned sport. There are very strict rules that colleges/universities have to follow regarding recruiting. You want to visit the NCAA Eligibility Center website at https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/ for more information.
4. The present/former athletes that spoke on Monday are/were all Division 1 athletes. The practice/race schedule that they spoke about is for D1. In case there was some concern about the amount of time needed to row for D1, there are very competitive, very fine, D2 & D3 crew teams out there that may not be as time-consuming as D1. As a brief list (and, this is only from the Northeast/New England region), some D2/D3 crew teams are: Trinity College, US Coast Guard Academy, Wesleyan U., Assumption College, Tufts U., Williams U., WPI, Bates College, Ithaca College.
5. The rowing community is a unique community. When people find out that you have rowed, the conversation typically shifts to talking about how challenging the sport is and what you have gone through during your training. It is a sport that will give back more than you realize. Of course, you need to love the sport and commit to it to get that return.
The panel discussion, in its entirety, from Monday was recorded and I've posted it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=DqN2vQLcw5Y. This is an "Unlisted" video, so you will need this link to view it.
Again, thank you to Lauren Sawyer for spearheading this very informative evening. Please reach out to me if you have any other questions or follow up.
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by Lisa Christie Boone
Sappy commercials always make me cry. Precious moments, lost moments, wishful moments – the card company moments are like homey prints in that they invoke feelings of warmth and comfort. My mother's hands and smiley knees are remembrances of those same feelings of warmth and comfort.
Mama's hands were long and thin. Her nails were never polished with more than "just clear," and they made her hands look even longer. She would have been an excellent model for jewelry because her long slim fingers and small wrists would have displayed the items well. Her hands caressed yours when you needed comfort; they held her grandchildren close to her heart. They prepared meals, rolled my grandmother's hair, smacked a few bottoms if needed. Mama smoked, loved smoking, and would look at her hands holding a cigarette as if in a movie scene. My hands were thick, my fingers short – more like my father's hands. My hands would never look like Mama's.
Every summer, except the year my brother was born, my extended family traveled to the beach. Seven carloads of aunts, uncles, cousins and in-laws descended upon Daytona Beach without a reservation and walked from one hotel to the next until they found accommodations for all of us. That was where we learned about "smiley knees." All the women in the family were tall and thin; they applied lotion early in the morning and stretched out in the sun for hours, turning dark bronze by the end of the week. Even their feet and hands, which most of us find hard to tan, would be brown. When we looked at their legs, with their knees bent, right there at the end of their thighs before the knee cap, we'd see smilies!
Life has taught me that smilies were for older skin, and the wrinkled hands with dark spots were not what everybody thought was cool. But life has been kind, because this year, as my hands held my granddaughter at the beach, they weren't my hands. They were my mother's hands, and when I bent my knee just right, there were her smilies. What a comfort to know she held my granddaughter too and another generation would know about "smilies."
"You have to be Southern to appreciate smiley knees," says Lisa Boone. Lisa was born and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (known also as the home of the atomic bomb). She traveled the country with her husband, Scott, and their children, Matt and Jennifer, but decided to make her nest back in Oak Ridge. Lisa loves her job as a realtor and says, "Everybody needs a nest."
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A poet strives to reinvent himself following an accident in which he lost his old self.
Saturday, 25 February 2012
I was discussing the damage that man was doing to the environment with a friend of mine this morning, part of the discussion likened man to a parasite or virus which was slowly killing off the planet it lived on. This gave me the idea for a poem; I hope you like it.
The infection started slowly,
but that did not last;
Lungs weakened by the continuous onslaught began to fail.
Life giving gas now bore pollutants which weakened the body
and made the virus' attack deadlier still.
The beating heart now forced polluted blood
through clogged and damaged veins.
Kidneys and liver began to fail as the antigen's onslaught
outstripped their ability to cleanse.
The skin's surface took on an unhealthy pallor
Sores broke out, black, yellow and red puss bearing carbuncles
An unhealthy cloying stench hung around the body
And still the virus continued its attack.
Finally unable to function the fabric of the body broke down
And there hanging dead in space where the blue planet had hung
Was a smog covered grey planet destroyed by a virus called;
H U man.
John Carré Buchanan
25 February 2012
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Tommy Acock can be seen under going therapy in Wivey rugby club after
recently attempting to run amok in the clubhouse with a loaded finger. Tommy later blamed it on the stress of being Wivey 3rds funny man and having to find new material every week. If you think that's stress Tommy just think we have to pretend your jokes are funny and laugh at them, now that's what we call stressful


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Sakurajima island in Kagoshima city
Sakurajima is active vulcano island close to Kagoshima city. Seeing Sakurajima was main reason why I came to this city. During first day Sakurajima vulcano was silent, but during second day it send some brown light clouds into the sky.
Image: Sakurajima from Shiroiyama view point
Image: Sakurajima can be seen from many streets. It looks like giant wall sometimes
In video, I am taking ferry from Kagoshima to Sakurajima. On last weekend of July, Fire island festival is celebrated with fireworks. Fireworks tries to resemble past Sakurajima eruptions.
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First of all, let me get the Amazon stuff out of the way:
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This does not in any way affect my content, or my reviews.
I have been an Amazon customer since moving to a remote area, and I am thoroughly impressed with their service and commitment to customer satisfaction. I would not have chosen to use them as a sole affiliate if it wasn't such a great company to align myself with.
I recognize that others may not agree with many of our reviews, or on my view of Amazon as a whole, but it is my opinion and experience. I do welcome rebuttals and debate in the comments, and as long as shit doesn't get personal or nasty, then I will not censor anyone's input.
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Ahead of a full Education and Children's Bill in the autumn, the Academies Bill outlined in the Queen's Speech this week is the first schools reform for the new government. This "free schools policy" allows high achieving state-funded schools to become academies and leave Local Authority control, and for new academies to be set up by parents or other groups without consulting the Local Authority.
New Creative Learning Networks are being developed in Scotland, supporting a range of approaches bringing together local people with an interest in developing creative experiences and opportunities for children and young people to learn, communicate and champion the arts and culture. The scope of those involved in the networks is broad and aims to include schools and wider communities including children and young people, parents, youth workers, local authority officers and the cultural sector. Some of the networks will be brand new, whilst others will build on existing local programmes.
In March, we launched the Cultural Learning Alliance and asked people to show their support for a cultural entitlement by signing up to join the Alliance. There has been a great show of strength from across culture and education, parents and the general public with almost 1,000 people signed up so far. This tells us just how important cultural learning is to people across the country.
We have a new government led by Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party in coalition with the Liberal Democrats. The position on cultural learning isn't particularly clear in either the Conservative or Liberal Democrat manifestos. Neither committed to a cultural entitlement, or curriculum changes that reinforced culture at the heart of teaching and learning. This situation is likely to be fast-changing , but here we outline what we might expect.


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This weekend Baltimore rolled out it's proverbial green carpet as people, both young and old-- descended upon the city to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. While St. Patty's Day is an Irish holiday of religious origins, steeped in history and culture, to many, it has become a day of celebration that is synonymous with alcoholic indulgence. Don't believe me? Simply scroll through your Facebook Timeline or listen to your favorite radio station as they promote pub-crawl, after drink special, after pub-crawl. During the St. Patrick's Day season, social media outlets gush with pictures of pints of Guinness, shots of Jameson, and yards of St. Patty's Day signature drink: the iconic green beer. I am in no way against dyed alcoholic beverages, holidays, or four leaf clovers; nor am I anti-Irish. If anything, I find it quite bizarre that on this holiday only one green intoxicant is considered socially acceptable, celebrated and legal while another, cannabis which is arguably no more harmful, continues to be treated like the snakes of Ireland and forced from the public view.
Whether in Canton, Federal Hill, or Fells Point, we can typically see the culture of consumption come to life. On holiday weekends in particular, the multitude of stumbling revelers, some with red solo cups in hand abound, and yet, come Monday morning, Baltimore City will still exist. This begs the question, if the city can accept a weekend of controlled chaos, even when that chaos is tinted green, what is the worry then about a little green plant? Cannabis users are simply attracted to it over other substances because its calm and relaxing effects. In light of pending cannabis legislation, citizens and politicians alike have attempted to identify all the possible dangers of legalizing cannabis. Ultimately, these perceived dangers are the recycled rhetoric of "reefer madness"—new packaging, same message. If the city can sustain a weekend of St. Patrick's Day patrons filling themselves with the day's spirits both literally and figuratively, then I'm sure it can handle the occasional bit of smoke.
Adults in favor of the legalization of cannabis aren't asking for special privileges. If anything, we seek the same treatment given to those responsible adults who chose to consume alcohol. The ensuing celebration for holidays like St. Patrick's Day, do a wonderful job of reminding us of our society's ability to adapt to—and proactively plan for--a culture of alcohol consumption. The city increases its police presence with more officers on foot and at checkpoints, parking bans are publicly announced weeks in advance, and, in the end most people cooperate. In the case of St. Patty's Day, Baltimore Police do a fine job of keeping the city and it's citizens safe. If the city can handle a weekend filled with spirited imbibers, then, I am confident, that it can definitely police the average subdued smoker.
This op-ed is not a condemnation of alcohol. Our system for policing alcohol isn't perfect, but it's continuously being reevaluated and better regulated. The same should be done for cannabis. This piece is meant to question our society's ability to accommodate for the use of one substance over another. St. Patrick's Day is a prime example.
In large part cannabis is the preferred substance of responsible adults who are simply looking to relax and have a good time. With that in mind I ask Baltimore and its inhabitants to reexamine their beliefs about cannabis as a substance and the people who use it. I think it is safe to say when we legalize cannabis Baltimore and Maryland will survive.
Whether smokers or drinkers I want all Baltimoreans to have the freedom to choose how they want to enjoy St. Patrick's Day safely and responsibly. But that day won't come until we legalize cannabis. Until then we have our, pints of Guinness, shots of Jameson and green beers. So cheers to St. Patrick's Day. Even though Baltimore will have a raging hangover tomorrow, it will survive.
Kevin Cranford
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This week was a bit strange where there were plenty of upsets to go around so I'll be highlighting teams that may have won this week but probably won't have a strong chance of making it to the playoffs. The season is still pretty young so anything could happen in the next few weeks to change the fate of these teams if they can ride the momentum of their recent win. I'm hoping the same thing is true for my fantasy team as I got my second win in a row and could be back in contention for a playoff spot if I win a few more. This season has proven a bit harder to predict with the final undefeated team falling.
AFC West
The Chargers have changed cities from San Diego to Los Angeles but that hasn't brought them much success. They did beat their division rival, the Oakland Raiders who aren't very strong either. The Kansas City Chiefs lost their first game to the Steelers while the Denver Broncos gave the Giants their first win.
AFC North
The Pittsburgh Steelers looked to be having a rough season but with a huge upset to the Chiefs, they are back in front of this division. The Bengals had a bye week but could be back in the fight after the Baltimore Ravens loss to the Bears in overtime. The Browns continue their abysmal season with their sixth loss to the Texans.
AFC South
The Tennessee Titans won a big battle on Monday night against their division rival the Indianapolis Colts. The Houston Texans improved their record with an easy victory over the Browns while the Jacksonville Jaguars fell to the Rams. The division now has a three-way tie with three teams with three wins.
AFC East
The Miami Dolphins are trying not to repeat recent seasons with a surprising upset over the Falcons. The New England Patriots avoided defeat against the New York Jets to take the division lead. The Bills had the week off.
NFC South
The New Orleans Saints were the only team in this division to get a win when they beat the Lions in a high scoring game. The Carolina Panthers lost the Thursday night game to the Eagles while the Atlanta Falcons were upset by the Dolphins. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Cardinals despite a fourth-quarter comeback attempt.
NFC West
The Arizona Cardinals don't look great but they scraped by over the Buccaneers to get to the middle of the division. The Los Angeles Rams moved to the top of the division with a win over the Jaguars and a bye week for Seattle. The San Francisco 49ers have yet to win a game losing to the Redskins.
NFC North
The Minnesota Vikings triumphed in a game that could alter the division as the Green Bay Packers lost their starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Detroit Lions lost to the Saints while the Chicago Bears beat the Ravens
NFC East
The New York Giants got their first win of the season as they beat the Broncos. The Philadelphia Eagles are climbing to the top of not just the division but the conference as they won the Thursday night game against the Panthers. The Washington Redskins just barely made it past the weak 49ers. The Cowboys had a bye week.
The game I'm looking forward to the most this next week if not all season is the Super Bowl rematch between the Falcons and the Patriots on Sunday night. I'm also curious about the Redskins and Eagles on Monday night.