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Tommy Hamby started working at the downtown Salt Lake City Main Library as a volunteer 10 years ago — almost to the day of the building's Feb. 8, 2003, opening.
Today Hamby, now an administrative assistant at the library, has his own distinctive viewpoint on the facility's lasting impact on the city. "From a bird's eye view, the library looks like one big comma," Hamby said. In other words, a welcome pause in the sentences of hectic, every-day life in Utah's capital that run on, and on, and on.
When you put up a building as striking as Salt Lake's Main Library, it's bound to get incorporated into popular culture. Some examples:
"Welcome to Salt Lake City" » In fall 2005, the reality-competition series "The Amazing Race" changed the format, with a "Family Edition" that traveled across the United States instead of going around the world. The ninth leg went through Utah, from Monument Valley to the Olympic ski jump in Park City. The show ended with racers walking up the Main Library's crescent wall to reach host Phil Keoghan at the "pit stop."
Bouncing off the walls » The Utah Arts Festival, which has called Library Square its home for a decade, made the Main Library building a stage in 2005. The dance troupe Bandaloop, which performs off the sides of buildings, tethered to ropes from the roof, performed beautiful works on the glass façade of the library's east face. The performance expanded Salt Lakers' ideas of what performance, and architecture, could be.
Good vibrations » In 2008, the Utah Arts Festival commissioned two 16-string "Earth Harps," designed by California artist Bill Close, which used the east side of the library as an anchor. The harps used 3,000 feet of brass musical wire, one stretching 200 feet to the east, another stretching 100 feet from the west side of the wall. Festival attendees were invited to play the harps, which according to Close, sounded like cellos.
Flying through Chicago » The 2006 Christmas comedy "Unaccompanied Minors," which followed a group of kids stranded at the Chicago airport, was filmed all over Salt Lake City including the airport and EnergySolutions Arena. But for the airport's main concourse, director Paul Feig (who later directed "Bridesmaids") used the Main Library's atrium. In an interview with The Salt Lake Tribune, Feig said of the library, "I wish this was in L.A., because I want one by my house. That is the greatest place in the world. That would be my office. I would just camp out in one of those levels every day."
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Moshe Safdie's stunning architectural design made waves when it was unveiled as the model for Salt Lake City's downtown library. In retrospect, his bold design seems more appropriate than ever, given the vast changes that libraries nationally have withstood and adapted to in recent years.
With circulation of traditional, bound books down, and the dawn of titles downloaded through the Internet up, the Main Library has increased its focus on community events and new technologies that distribute information in all its forms to patrons who want to do more than turn pages. Computer terminals and Internet access have become library mainstays equal to books, perhaps even more so.
Never shying from its mission as a community resource open to all, the Main Library has never turned anyone from its doors —unless they prove themselves inhospitable to other patrons. Even so, in the years following the Great Recession libraries everywhere have found themselves scrambling to help patrons more in need of computer skills and resume writing than a browse through the shelves.
The number of homeless or at-risk patrons at the Main Library grew to the point that, last spring, the administration launched a program with Salt Lake County Human Services and outreach workers from Volunteers of America to direct people to social services outside library walls.
"Librarians are purveyors of information," said Errin Pedersen, the library's communications and program coordinator. "As long as you remember that, you can move quite easily from helping someone find a title to helping them gain any sort of information they might need, even a social services referral."
Through all those years, the library's interior has proved as stunning as its exterior, which features six-story walkable wall allowing patrons to enjoy, if not Hamby's "bird's-eye" view, at least a continuous 360-degree panorama of the city as they walk up the library's wall.
First-time visitors marvel, quite rightly, at the building's spacious Urban Room upon entering from either the west or east sides of the library along 400 South. But it's arguably the southeast facing "Glass Lens" that makes the lasting impression once inside.
Sloping just slightly downward next to the Library Plaza pool, its UV-filtering glass protects the library's paper volumes — reducing glare — even as it collects and disperses heat to waft across all library floors.
The library's unbridled use of light and open space couldn't contrast more starkly with its old location, which now houses The Leonardo science and technology museum across the block. When it was built in 1964, architecture of the day called for less light and more enclosed spaces.
The Main Library's design hasn't come without risk. Its spacious design has proved an unfortunate magnet for a handful of suicide attempts over the years. Hamby and Pedersen take questions about that grim fact in stride whenever hosting tours of the building. They point instead to the building's many charms.
One such feature is the fourth-floor beehive. After a City Council ordinance allowed beekeeping among residents two years ago, City Council member JT Martin introduced the library to University of Utah research biochemist Frank Whitby. A Boy Scout leader and the council's designated "city beekeeper," Whitby and his troop installed hives they still care for.
Last year, according to library communications manager Julianne Hancock, Whitby harvested 100 pounds of honey from the hives.
Hamby and Pedersen might argue that even that isn't as sweet as coming to work every day inside the library itself.
"Even if you're having a bad day at work, you forget it pretty soon," Pedersen said. "It's just this gorgeous space that's so ideal-minded."
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Mitt Romney is opening his first formal day as a 2012 Republican presidential contender with a direct challenge to the man he wants to replace and is pitching himself as ready to repair the nation's struggling economy. "Barack Obama has failed America," he says.
In excerpts of a kick-off speech released ahead of his formal announcement Thursday, Romney's campaign message homes in on the economic woes that top voters' frustrations: a lack of jobs, persistent foreclosures and runaway spending in Washington.
It's a pitch tailored to the conservatives who hold great sway in picking the GOP's presidential nominee in Iowa and South Carolina — and the independents who are the largest politic bloc in New Hampshire. And it is as much a thesis on his viability as it is an indictment of Obama's leadership.
"A few years ago, Americans did something that was, actually, very much the sort of thing Americans like to do: We gave someone new a chance to lead, someone we hadn't known for very long, who didn't have much of a record but promised to lead us to a better place," Romney says, describing the man he hopes to face head-to-head in November 2012.
"At the time, we didn't know what sort of a president he would make. … Now, in the third year of his four-year term, we have more than promises and slogans to go by. Barack Obama has failed America."
In the speech, the former Massachusetts governor launches into a scathing critique of Washington, a place where he never has served. Decrying federal spending, the one-term governor promises, "My generation will pass the torch to the next generation, not a bill."
Romney comes to a presidential contest that lacks a front-runner. In the past week, the still-jelling field became less certain with hints that Texas Gov. Rick Perry was considering a bid. Tea party darling Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is inching toward a run, perhaps giving the anti-tax, libertarian-leaning grassroots movement a candidate to rally around.
Romney sought to claim a slice of that constituency when describing families struggling to get by.
"It doesn't matter if they are Republican or Democrat, independent or libertarian," Romney says in remarks he was to deliver at a farm in Stratham. "They're just Americans. An American family."
Meanwhile. Sarah Palin, her party's 2008 vice presidential nominee, continued a bus tour that highlighted not only her potential to upend the race but also served as a contrast to the lackluster enthusiasm for those already running for president. She was set to appear in New Hampshire at a clambake Thursday, although her aides and advisers were not providing schedules and her supporters in the state were left looking for guidance.
Meanwhile, Romney has built an experienced political team, collected serious campaign cash and crafted a campaign that is ready to go full-bore. While his likely opponents have struggled to get the spotlight, Romney largely has worked in private to fine-tune his political machine. He has chosen to weigh in through statements and editorial pages instead of interviews with journalists or town halls with voters.
On Friday, Romney starts to shift that strategy. He has scheduled his first town hall-style meeting for Manchester and later planned to speak at a Faith and Freedom forum in Washington.
His speeches have honed his criticism of Obama and promised alternatives in the coming months. Yet party leaders haven't rallied around him. To that end, Romney hopes his tough talk will inspire support.
"We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy," he says, decrying Obama's health care overhaul — a federal version of the one Romney signed into law for Massachusetts.
"From my first day in office my No. 1 job will be to see that America once again is No. 1 in job creation."
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So Romney has declared his intentions to replace a failing Obama? In what way? Will we have to go through the whole social conservative game book first? The latest attack on individual freedoms is a potential ban on birth control. Anyone who has been familiar with the Mormons knows that breeding is the sole purpose of women. From their teens through their change of life, women serve one purpose and that is to add to the population of more Mormons! Or, will he ban marriages for same sex partners? These are high priority items for anyone who needs the RNC behind them. This may be his last chance to go as far as anyone can go in America. To do it as a member of the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints would be so stunning to the church that I would be shocked if Romney failed.
I realize I cannot force anyone to read any book but if anyone has a doubt about the basic moral values of this church to first read "Under the Banner of Heaven." I come from several members of the founders of this church and when I decided to read up on the history of the Pratt Brothers, I found adultery and murder as part of my heritage.
How does Romney expect to make jobs? Or will he do what he did as Governor and fly his airplane into Salt Lake City on a regular basis to talk to the Mormon Prophet? The hypocrisy of this religion should be exposed.
Two things helped create the Great Depression. Fraud and inequality. I'd like to hear how the candidates would address these two things as Obama has done nothing to address either of them.
Romney is a joke. Same as Barack Hussein Obama.
Sick jokes but jokes nontheless.
But we have a choice, America!
A candidate who talks to the prophet or a candidate who talks to Rev's. Wright and Farrakhan….
A morman or a muslim. You choose.
I heard from an undisclosed source that jim001 is a joke. Is this true?
Be thankful that you are given a chance to refute the rumor.
His four years here in the People's Republic of Massachusetts were quite pragmatic working in an overwhelming Democrat environment. I may not agree with Romney on many issues but he clearly demonstrated an ability to give a bit and take a bit.
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Monday family, friends and the whole Waverly Shell-Rock High School spent time remembering the man who gave his life for this country.
"He's an American soldier and all soldiers deserve this respect. They sacrificed their lives. They go overseas not knowing if they are coming home or not," said Jeanie Nichols, step-mother.
"I think they should have one of these in front of every high school in America. So that all the kids know exactly what our soldiers are doing over there for them," Jeff Nichols, father.
In Afghanistan, Nichols platoon leader was Commander Justin Foote.
Foote says Nichols was a good soldier, never backing down from any mission even on April 13th, 2011. On that fateful day Nichols was driving an armored truck that was hit by an improvised explosive device.
"My kids continue to remind me as they look at the artwork inked in my leg in memory of Donny and ask me did the bad guys get Donny? There are days I just don't know what to say. They ask me if I got the bad guys. I'd like to say the work that my platoon did and the work that our battalion did throughout our deployment in Afghanistan was enough to tell my young children that yes, yes we got the bad guys," said Foote.
Foote made the trip to Waverly for Nichols, but also to remind students of the sacrifice some have made for this country.
"I hope that it can be a reminder to each and everyone, young and old, that there are people out there fighting for our freedom," said Foote.
Unfortunately Nichols' mother, Becky Poock, wasn't at the ceremony Monday.
Poock is recovering after she suffered a brain aneurysm in October while on vacation in Branson, Missouri.
Her friends tell say she is in ICU at a rehab facility in Springfield, Missouri.


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Continuing Yoga Education Courses
These are two-week yoga certification courses, open to all students, which focus on a specific area of study. For those who have completed the Education in Yoga Foundation Course, each of these courses is credited as an extra module adding toward the Yoga Alliance 300-hour level and the official Centered Yoga 1100-hour yoga teacher training standard
Continuing Education yoga training courses require some measure of maturity and commitment, and are open to all students with a sincere interest in growing more in yoga. The morning asana practice is a basic component of these courses. Pranayama will be introduced to new students; returning students will continue to move forward in their Pranayama practice.
The purpose of these courses is to go deeper in practice and continue studies in philosophy, anatomy, and other related areas.
For more details regarding Continuing Education Courses and their qualification level, please read the relevant sections on our Centered Yoga website.
Continuing Education Training Courses Schedule
June 13 – 27 Practical Anatomy: The Next Step in Teaching and Adjusting with Integrity Arielle Nash and Elonne Stockton
Continuing Education Practical Anatomy: The Next Step in Teaching and Adjusting with Integrity
Education sessions will be a combination of theoretical learning and practical application, with a focus on "doing". In addition to learning about movement mechanics and actions involved in asana, we will explore and apply what it means to adjust adhering to ahimsa and integrity. Through understanding proper alignment we can encourage practitioners to go beyond the body and find the internal practice.
Additionally, we will learn about sequencing, verbal cues and use of silence in class.
June 28 – July 11 Pranayama Detail and Practice (Continuing) Paul Dallaghan
Pranayama Detail and Practice (Continuing)
This course is inspired and blessed by Tiwariji, Paul's direct teacher and one of the few living knowledgeable authorities on Pranayama and its place in the field of yoga today. It is a living tradition. Paul has learnt the full practice in a special one-to-one capacity over the past 15+ years with Tiwariji. Tiwariji learnt directly from his teacher, Swami Kuvalayananda, who was an adept and highly accomplished in Pranayama and the science of yoga. He was also a devotee and spent his years in practice and training with his teacher, Madhavadas, on the banks of the Narmada river, also being taught this exact practice of Pranayama. In this way it has been passed on very personally and effectively.
July 12 – 25 Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Special Continuing Education Hatha Pradipika Chapters 4 – 5 Sri O. P. Tiwari and Paul Dallaghan
Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Special Continuing Education Hatha Pradipika Chapters 4 – 5
Hatha pradipika is considered the most authoritative and available text on the methods and process of Hatha Yoga. It is a collection of many verses coming from other key yogis and their writings that subsequently got lost or destroyed. As such, this text played a key role in preserving the teachings of Hatha in one source document. Many call it the Hatha yoga pradipika but the author, Swatmarama, himself titles it Hatha pradipika, which means light on hatha.
October 25 – November 1 Applied Anatomy. Action, Alignment and Adjusting as Teaching Tools Arielle Nash
Applied Anatomy. Action, Alignment and Adjusting as Teaching Tools
This course goes beyond the basic functions of muscles and bones into movement mechanics including the fascial network. Exploring movement as a chain of events, both controlled and automatic will guide a deeper understanding of anatomy and how the body functions as a whole. These principles will guide us to dissect the actions involved in asana practice, how to identify correct alignment, then learn how to both hands-on adjust students as well as self-adjust. Education sessions will be a combination of learning theory and practical application, with a focus on "doing".
Teachers will leave feeling confident in adjusting students and practitioners will gain insight into their own body and practice.
June 15 - 29 Anatomy: Yoga and the Female Body Arielle Nash and Elonne Stockton 100 Hrs
Anatomy: Yoga and the Female Body – How the female body responds to and is affected by the practices of Ashtanga Vinyasa and Pranayama
Our hormones produce significant biomechanical, physiological and psychological differences between the sexes. With a focus on applied anatomy and physiology, this course is designed for both men and women, practitioners and teachers looking to understand what these differences mean for women with an Ashtanga Vinyasa practice.
June 30 - July 13 Pranayama Detail and Practice (Part One) Paul Dallaghan 100 Hrs
Pranayama Detail and Practice (Part One)
This course is inspired and blessed by Tiwariji, Paul's direct teacher and one of the few living knowledgeable authorities on Pranayama and its place in the field of yoga today. It is a living tradition. Paul has learnt the full practice in a special one-to-one capacity over the past 13+ years with Tiwariji.
July 14 - 27 Pranayama and The Gita (continued) Sri O. P. Tiwari and Paul Dallaghan 100 Hrs
Philosophy and Pranayama
Pranayama and The Gita (continued)
The Srimad Bhagavad Gita is an exceptional writing and is full of wisdom for anyone in life. It is also a foremost teaching in yoga. Quite different to the Yoga Sutras it delivers the different teachings of yoga in the form of a great dialogue. Tiwariji is very personally close to this teaching both from a practicing yogi point of view and being immersed in Indian culture.
August 18 - September 1 Experiential Anatomy & Physiology with Yoga and Ayurveda Jessica Blanchard and Adarsh Williams 100 Hrs
Experiential Anatomy & Physiology with Yoga and Ayurveda
This course will guide participants through an experience of how the body actually works in asana practice. This will help to understand what the body is and isn't capable of and why.


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Teddy Bridgewater was not only instrumental to getting UofL to the 2013 All State Sugar Bowl, he was also one of the many reasons they pulled off the biggest upset is BCS history. After getting hit illegally on his first drop of the game, Teddy came back and hit Florida right back. He ended the game throwing for 2 touchdowns and 266 yards, and took home the MVP trophy. Bridgewater will be back under center next year, and looking to lead the Cards to an even bigger victory in January.
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Teaching Tuesdays, Spring 2012
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|Assessment of writing with implications for teaching and learning (pdf)
This presentation was based on a four-year longitudinal assessment of Hunter's required first year writing course. The presenters discussed their assessment process and results, including how Hunter's writing curriculum and pedagogy have improved in response to this ongoing evaluation.
|Trudy Smoke, PhD, Professor, English Department
Harriet Luria, EdD, Associate Professor, English Department
|Feb. 28
|Learning opportunities at the Reading/Writing Center (pdf)
Representatives from the Reading/Writing Center discussed the deeper issues behind student reading and writing challenges and the services they offer to help. The center provides tutoring in academic reading and writing to strengthen student skills in courses across the curriculum, from first year writing through graduate studies.
|Dennis Paoli, PhD Coordinator, Reading/Writing Center, Co-Coordinator, Writing Across the Curriculum
|Mar. 13
|How do students do resarch-based assignments? (pdf)
What really happens between the time when you assign a research paper and when it is handed in to you by a student? Participants learned the results of a study of undergraduate scholarly habits at six CUNY colleges, including Hunter. Data gathered from interviews, photo surveys and mapping diaries revealed much about student writing and responses to research assignments, as well as students' experiences with and ideas about academic support.
|Maura A. Smale, Assistant Professor, Library Department, New York City College of Technology
Mariana Regalado, Associate Professor, Library Department, Brooklyn College
|Mar. 20
|Making museum visits work (pdf)
New York museums are a great but underutilized resource for Hunter's faculty and students. Representatives from the Rubin Museum and Metropolitcan Museum of Art joined Hunter faculty to discuss how to make better use of museum collections and staff for enhancing classroom lessons. This event was held in conjunction with Hunter's Arts Across the Curriculum initiative.
|Laura Lombard, Manager, University Programs, Rubin Museum;
Marcie Karp, Managing Museum Educator, Academic Programs, The Metropolitan Museum of Art;
Dara Meyers-Kingsley, Project Director, Arts Across the Currculum Initiative
Director, Muse Scholars, Hunter College;
Wendy Raver, Distinguished Lecturer, Religion, Hunter College;
|Mar. 27
|Strategies for engaging students in large classes (pdf)
How can peer instruction motivate learning? How can questions be designed to enhance class interaction and engage students on a deeper level? Theatre Professor Dongshin Chang discussed how his pedagogy changed as a result of designing and incorporating engaging questions into the classroom experience, while Physics Professor Neepa Maitra addressed using "peer instruction," in which students work in small groups to address conceptually difficult problems.
|Dongshin Chang, Professor, Department of Theater
Neepa Maitra, Professor, Department of Physics
|Apr. 3
|Writing, discovery, and critical thinking: Creativity and student success
The presenters discussed their writing courses for graduate and undergraduate students at the Hunter–Bellevue School of Nursing. Formal assignments, including a blog post, a summary of qualitative research, and a narrative essay, are supplemented by artistic practices such as daily journal writing and in-class "quick writes" to encourage critical and creative thinking. Instructors meet with all students in one-on-one conferences twice a semester to discuss progress. While one stated intention is to help students sharpen their writing skills, another of equal importance is to enhance students' sensitivity in their clinical practice.
|Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, Rudin Professor, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Co-Director, Hunter College Center for Health, Media & Policy;
Joy Jacobson, MFA, Adjunct faculty, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
Poet-in-Residence and Senior Fellow, Hunter College Center for Health; Media & Policy
James M. Stubenrauch, MFA, Adjunct faculty, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Senior Fellow, Hunter College Center for Health, Media & Policy
|Apr. 17
|Pathways initiative and the Hunter common core
This event offered a moderated discussion about how to uphold Hunter's educational values and requirements while implementing the new Hunter Common Core, the framework for responding to CUNY's Pathways initiative.
|Christa Acampora, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy; Pam Mills, Professor, Department of Chemistry; Lisa Marie Anderson, Associate Professor Department of German
|Apr. 24
|Opening up the conversation: Sensitive topics in the classroom
With a diversity of identities becoming mainstream in popular culture, and now that same-sex marriage has been passed in New York, it's easy to think that gender identity and sexual orientation are non-issues. However, when sexual subject matter comes up in classrooms, the energy suddenly shifts. So what do you do? Professors Rupal Oza and Jennifer Gaboury shared their wealth of experience in teaching Gender Studies, including tips for opening up discussion and breaking down barriers when treating sensitive subject matter.
|Rupal Oza, PhD, Director, Gender Studies Program
Jennifer Gaboury, PhD, Associate Director, Gender Studies Program
|May 1
|The underbelly of academia: Should we teach these conflicts?
Is it a good idea to teach the conflicts in your subject area, or even between subject areas? In his book Beyond the Culture Wars, Gerald Graff gives an elaborate argument for what he calls "teaching the conflicts," where he envisions all kinds of academic conflicts, including academic hierarchies and those over the culture wars. Graff suggests that these conflicts should be out in the open and taught in certain classes. This event offered an exploration of ways that conflicts can be used to further pedagogical approaches in any class.
|Alan Hausman, PhD, Department of Philosophy


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National Medicines Symposium 2014
The 2014 National Medicines Symposium (NMS) was held on 21–23 May 2014 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.
NMS is the pre-eminent quality use of medicines symposium held in Australia. This year's theme focused on 'Medicines in health:Shaping our future'. You can download the program, view the abstracts that were presented or view the online poster presentations.
Access to the recordings of the conference are availble for a small fee. Click to register for access.
What does your ideal medicines future look like?
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The 56th Annual Grammy Awards are less than a month away, and if you still need to brush up on who's nominated for what, there's one album that'll do the trick. The 2014 Grammy Nominees album, hitting stores January 21, features songs from select nominees in all the top categories, all in one handy place.
Country music is well-represented with nominated tracks from Taylor Swift , Jason Aldean , Tim McGraw , Blake Shelton , Kacey Musgraves , and Keith Urban included on the compilation. The album also includes songs from nominees Justin Timberlake , Katy Perry , Pink and more.
If you pre-order the disc at Grammy.com/2014GrammyAlbum by January 20, you can enter to win a trip to this year's Grammy Awards, which airs live on CBS January 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Additionally, if you buy the album in stores, you'll receive a special game piece that will allow you the chance to enter to win a trip to next year's Grammy Awards.
Here's the full track list, and the categories in which each song is nominated:
Bruno Mars, "Locked Out of Heaven" -- Record of the Year, Song of the Year
Robin Thicke, "Blurred Lines" Feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams -- Record of the Year
Lorde, "Royals" -- Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance
Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive" -- Record of the Year
Daft Punk, "Get Lucky" Feat. Pharrell Williams -- Record of the Year, Album of the Year
Katy Perry, "Roar" -- Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance
Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors" -- Best Pop Solo Performance
Sara Bareilles, "Brave" -- Album of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Same Love" Feat. Mary Lambert -- Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist
James Blake, "Retrograde" -- Best New Artist
Kendrick Lamar, "Swimming Pools (Drank)" -- Album of the Year, Best New Artist
Ed Sheeran, "Lego House" -- Best New Artist
Pink, "Just Give Me a Reason" Feat. Nate Ruess -- Song of the Year
Taylor Swift, "Begin Again" -- Album of the Year, Best Country Album
Blake Shelton, "Mine Would Be You" -- Best Country Album
Kacey Musgraves, "Merry Go 'Round" -- Best New Artist, Best Country Album
Tim McGraw, "Highway Don't Care" Feat. Taylor Swift & Keith Urban -- Best Country Album
Jason Aldean, "Take a Little Ride" -- Best Country Album
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Portales, NM - Synthetic marijuana has sent four Portales students to the hospital recently. It's been an eye opener for many Portales High School Students. Four of their classmates were taken to the hospital because of synthetic marijuana. Now, people of Portales are coming together to battle this drug. City councilor Keith Thomas has proposed an ordinance which he says will help protect their children. The ordinance would ban the sell of any synthetic drug inside the city limits."I think our citizens, our children a safer community to live in. And I want to send a message to people who want to hurt our kids. Go somewhere else," Thomas said. Thomas says this ordinance has been in the works, but after what happened to four Portales teens, they moved quickly. Although the state of New Mexico already has a law against synthetic marijuana, it is specific to certain chemicals."We're trying to make it morph, so when they change that chemical it automatically enters into our city ordinance and becomes illegal," Thomas said. The city council isn't alone in their efforts. Portales High School is joining in. "We got all students in the gymnasium, talked to them about our concerns regarding this stuff. You know and we talked very blunt to them," Melvin Nusser, Portales High School Principal said. Classroom education was also done by showing how synthetic marijuana has affected other teens across the country often times resulting in death, which could have been the case for their peers. "I think more importantly is the education component of it and the awareness for kids to say stay away from that stuff. It's not worth the chance. It's not worth taking the risk to cause permanent damage to yourself," Nusser said. The next step for the ordinance will be a public hearing, so residents can voice their opinions and concerns.
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[Cripes! How did I miss that my second blogiversary is coming up of Sept. 13. To commemorate and celebrate, I'll be periodically pulling my favorite old posts "from the vault." The following first appeared on Sept. 20, 2007.]
I studied closely last week as America debated the merits of hip hop. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce hosted a day-long, three-panel hearing entitled "From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degrading Images." Black Entertainment Television aired a three-part discussion dubbed "Hip Hop vs. America." Then Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, self-proclaimed "hip hop intellectual" and a key figure in both the Congressional hearing and the BET program, appeared on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" and once again held forth on the issue. For those of you who missed the debate, here is what I learned:
- Black male rappers are suffering from the psychic scars of racism and can't possibly be asked to self-censor sexist, violent and materialistic messages in their music and videos, or to consider how those messages impact women and youth in their communities.
- Sliding a credit card down the crack of a woman's ass is nothing to be ashamed of.
- America is sexist, racist and materialistic. Therefore hip hop cannot be blamed for adopting these anti-values, turning them up to 11, and projecting them back to the masses. Personal responsibility? What!?
- Don't be offended by all those "bitches" and "hos" heard in hip hop, unless you are one of the aforementioned "bitches" and "hos."
- The end justifies the means in hip hop—the end being the fame and fortune of certain hip hop artists. There is no shame in doing anything if you're getting paid.
- That many black women are not supportive of sexist and misogynistic portrayals in hip hop is just another example of "what is wrong with black women."
- Portraying Booty Dancer #2 is a valuable career opportunity.
Okay, in all seriousness, here is what the week really confirmed for me: It's time for a revolution led by black women. We have historically been the victims of both racism and sexism, and though we have participated in and benefited from both the civil rights and feminist movements, neither completely addressed the unique challenges black women face at the bottom of America's caste system. Maybe it's time we did it for ourselves, because no one is riding to our rescue. We face virulent sexism in our own communities and our own black men are complicit with major record labels and broadcasting companies in distributing degrading, dehumanizing stereotypes of black women all over the world. It's got to stop.
Now, as Tracy Chapman once said, "talkin' about a revolution sounds like a whisper." So I, and you, need to do more than just talk. But what?
First, we need to communicate to the masses what we want. If you were writing The Black Woman's Manifesto, what would is say? Let me hear from you and look for a draft manifesto in a future blog post.
In the meantime, listen to Bridget Gray's "Letter to Hip Hop." I discovered Gray on What About Our Daughters and since have bought both of her recordings from CD Baby. This is a true poet.


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Mary Moulton Cheney was a prolific and influential Minneapolis artist and educator in the early part of the 20th century. She was born in 1871, daughter of Isaac Cheney, head millwright for the Washburn, Crosby Milling Company in Minneapolis. She graduated from the College of Science, Literature, and Arts at the University of Minnesota and the design department at the Boston Museum School of Art. She also studied painting under George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Cheney educated many others on art in turn, organizing the first class in design at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts in 1897, eventually becoming the principal of the design department, then Dean of Women, and finally Director of the school from 1917 to 1925. This school would become the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). She also taught at Camp Danworthy during the summer, leading the Mary Moulton Cheney Art Colony for young women.
Cheney was also involved in community organizations including The Woman's Club and the Minneapolis Business Women's Club, serving as president for the later in from 1922 to 1924.
This collection reflects primarily Cheney's own work as an artist and entrepreneur, specifically in printmaking. Cheney owned and operated a printmaking shop, The Artcraft Shop: Sign of the Bay Tree, from 1897 to 1917. With the help of Mary Marsh Smith, who did the bookkeeping for the shop, she produced richly detailed and delicately colored hand-bound books, book plates, greeting cards, calendars, and other printed material. She and Smith also published fine press books in the same shop as the Chemith Press, beginning in 1902.
Description of Collection
6 boxes, primarily of Cheney's artwork, including book plates, insignia designs for local groups and printers, loose prints from the Artcraft Shop, insignias designed for local printers, a guest book, a fine press printing of Chapter 13 of 1st Corinthians designed by Cheney, two sample books of work done by Cheney and available for sale in her store, and pencil sketches. Also includes information sheet and clippings files on Mary Moulton Cheney, pieces written by Cheney on the subject of art study including the pamphlet "Shall I Study Art?" and a pamphlet on the Camp Danworthy Art Colony, and photographs of Cheney.
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Arts and Crafts Movement--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
Women Artists--Minnesota.
Table of Contents
|Biography, focused on work with School of Fine Arts 1951 -- Box 1, Folder 1
|Newspaper clippings file, focused on work with School of Fine Arts 1917-1926 -- Box 1, Folder 2
|Artwork - bookplate samples -- Box 1, Folder 3
|Artwork - Woman's Club monogram drafts -- Box 1, Folder 4
|Artwork - "Shall I Study Art" pamphlet, Camp Danworthy pamphlet, photograph of Cheney, advertisement for Artcraft shop, sample card, and placecard made for Theodore Roosevelt Banquet 1901-1930 -- Box 1, Folder 5
|Artwork - final copies and drafts of religious and Christmas prints, pencil sketch -- Box 1, Folder 6
|Artwork - miniature monogram samples for Pioneer Press and Hahn and Harmon Printers 1920 -- Box 1, Folder 7
|Artwork - Illuminated guestbook, probably done by Cheney -- Box 2
|Artwork - Chapter 13 of 1st Corinthians, printed by Hahn and Harmon, bound by A.J. Dahl, designed by Cheney -- Box 3
|Artwork - Artcraft shop No. 2 Samplebook, with order form for prints for Christmas, birthdays, and other occasions -- Box 4
|Artwork - Artcraft Shop No. 4 Samplebook, with order form, primarily for Christmas prints -- Box 5
|Artwork - oversize pieces including Northwestern National Bank announcment layout, 3 pencil sketches of Minneapolis, and photograph of a Cheney design modeled in clay 1900-1930 -- Box 6
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Sprint breathes a sigh of relief
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Sprint welcomed AT&T's move as "the right decision" for customers, as the deal would have created "an undeniable duopoly that would have resulted in higher prices, less innovation and fewer choices for the American consumer." Sprint also lauded the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice for a job well done.
Had the merger been approved, AT&T would have leapfrogged ahead of Verizon (VZ) as the largest wireless carrier in the U.S., leaving Sprint in an even more distant third place. While Sprint still has its work cut out for it, this is certainly good news for the carrier.
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Sprint had previously filed an anti-competition lawsuit against AT&T in an attempt to block the merger, putting its weight behind the government's concerns that the deal would create a duopoly, drive prices up and decrease innovation in the industry.
Merger death gives Sprint a breather
Realistically, Sprint's motivations were much more self-serving than just looking out for consumers, as it clearly had the most to lose if the deal were to go through. AT&T and Verizon currently have a combined market share of almost 65%, and Sprint has had difficulty competing.
Adding T-Mobile's market share into that figure would surely have made matters worse for Sprint, as it believed that its distant third-place position would keep it from getting the newest handsets.While the company's recent iPhone deal seems to suggest otherwise, it is important to note the unfavorable deal terms that Sprint had to accept from Apple (AAPL) in order to carry the handset.
While the deal falling through is certainly a disappointment for AT&T, Sprint actually had the most at stake here and is undoubtedly relieved. Not only will Sprint not have to deal with an effective duopoly, but it should also benefit long-term with AT&T having spent so much time and money focusing on the merger, -- not to mention the $4 billion in cash and spectrum it will have to shell out as a break-up fee to T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom (DT).
AT&T now needs spectrum more than ever and will be hard-pressed to find large sellers, with Verizon scooping up spectrum assets left and right over the past few months. For all of Sprint's concerns, spectrum is not currently one of them, given Clearwire's massive spectrum position.
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Sprint may be breathing a sigh of relief this week, but that elation is likely to be short-lived, given the company's current financial straits. Sprint's huge bet on the iPhone may help it take some market share, but we are concerned about its impact on margins, especially as it coincides with the LTE network roll-out which will require significant capital expenditure.
Sprint's track record in this regard has been spotty at best, with earlier bets on the Nextel acquisition and Clearwire's 4G WiMax network not panning out as hoped. Although we remain optimistic about the company's long-term prospects with the forthcoming LTE rollout and its Network Vision project improving coverage and reducing roaming costs, the company will struggle to return to profitability in the near term.
Our price estimate for Sprint's stock is $4.25, about 80% ahead of the current market price.
I've heard from more thenn a few iPhone users, who at least when AT&T was the exclusive carrier for it; mentioned more then a little grief with AT&T's network, and dropping calls. When the whole iPhone vs android debate was going on, and some swore by Apple, this one person for instance was like "how so? Certainly it's not better when being used as a phone" mentioning all the dropped calls problem. Not so much due to the iPhone, but rather due to AT&T's piss poor quality.... From more then a few accounts, and more then a few unhappy customers of theirs, I wouldn't use AT&T for cell coverage.
Actually, looking at pricing alone, Metro PCS seems to have better deals, though I would have to look at service to compare. At present, I've got a number through a family member's friends and family program, and with the lines they have, I'm not having to pay for my cell service at present. That could change however, and AT&T would be out, for me....
The FCC is Vince McMahon and the carriers are wrestlers. It's all rigged !!! They put on a good show to make you think you're getting something for your money but the best bargain out there is free wi-fi at McDonald's! You're telling me the government couldn't front the bill for a free satellite to increase network speed and lower prices?
I still think Sam Snead was and always will have been the best golfer ever. He won about twice as many touraments as anyone else. Sam won about 140 touraments world wide, and the closest is Jack Nickolas with about 80 wins.
Something a disgrace, Sam's ""lifetime winnings"" was less than 1/2 million, yes, less than 1/2 million for all those tourament wins added together. And, not long ago one single win was almost $12,000,000. That is a disgrace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I try very hard to not ever buy anything that huge company's sponser such large sums of money. Such large prize money when many people are starving in this country. Many people need clothes, and a roof over their heads. The huge paydays for sports is a disgrace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While I think most of what Economics classes teach are total crap because they are never taking everything into considertion when they try to explain how things go I do agree in this case that if AT&T buys out T-Mobile and prices go up a lot of smaller carriers will emerge and take sales away from AT&T AS LONG AS THEY OFFER A COMPARABLE SERVICE! This will create more competition in the long run that blocking this sale does. By blocking this sale no new companies will come into this market and force lower prices and more service offerings. Just look at what has happened with the unlimited Data plans. They are gone and there has been no real change in the wireless marketplace. We need some new companies to come in and force them to give back services. Innovation will always be there no matter if there are 2 players or 50 players because all companies are always trying to 1 up the competition to gain more market share.
Didn't Sprint merge with Nextel anyway because they wanted their federal government and military cell phone contracts? I can't remember. I just know Sprint sucks. I only lived 1 mile from "the tower"
and my reception was always one or two bars; horrible. The first day they immorally changed my pricing plan I was getting 4 bars. Was it from all those "wireless business owners" suddenly getting cut off or was it because Sprint juiced up the speed to encourage us to suddenly agree to pay more money? There's gotta be another way.
President Obama was blocking this merger because there is no competition left for wireless broadband. T-Mobile had the cheapest prices and everyone else was higher and mysteriously priced exactly equal. I found this all out the hard way two weeks ago when Sprint notified me they were changing the terms of my agreement from an unlimited data plan to a plan that went from $49/month to one costing $79/month. I never noticed the agreement change. What I noticed was my new $500 bill for streaming netflix movies wirelessly. Sprint waived all the charges and even released me from my contract one year early. But what really ires me is they changed my contract only after realizing the t-mobile deal was canceled. They tried to say people were using the plans to run businesses and slowing down the network but the real reason is GREED. SPRINT, I hope you go belly-up. I wish some young tycoon would send a new satellite into space and create some new competition for these entities. Steve Jobs gave pandora's box to the devil when he gave AT&T the iPhone.
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4 growth stocks ready to pop in 2012
Tried-and-true fundamental and technical gauges point to continuing strength.
By Kate Stalter, MoneyShow.com
As 2011 winds down, there are some growth stocks well positioned for gains in the new year. Higher beta names as well as smaller stocks have fallen out of favor recently, and the Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000 are trailing the benchmark S&P 500.
It's not unusual for growth stocks to underperform the broader market during a downturn -- they also outperform in a market rally. But individual stocks that outpace the indexes in times of weakness are often poised for further gains.
As an investor, I avoid year-ahead predictions -- either my own or anyone else's -- all of which could easily go wrong. Instead, I rely on current charts and fundamentals. The stocks here show promise and are among the growth names I'll be tracking as we head into 2012.
One growth name that's been a consistent performer lately is Questcor Pharmaceutical (QCOR), a California-based maker of drugs to treat nervous-system disorders. The stock is ending the year with several weeks in a row of tight trade above its ten-week line. That's a good sign that institutional investors are holding shares, confident about share price valuation.
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The stock is up an incredible 190% this year, and the pace of earnings and revenue growth accelerated in recent quarters.
Questcor is expected to report its fourth quarter in the latter part of January. Analysts expect the company to wrap up the year with earnings of $1.19 per share, almost double last year's profit. In 2012, the company is expected to show a profit gain of 62%, to $1.92 per share.
Another 2011 winner that could be poised for more gains is HealthStream (HSTM), which offers online training for health-care sector business customers. The small cap has gained more than 130% year-to-date, fueled by a pickup in earnings growth, following a dip in 2010.
Last week, the stock rallied to a new peak, surpassing the high-water mark of $18.30, reached in November, just prior to a ten-week pullback.
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HealthStream is another company due to report its fourth-quarter and year-end results in the second half of next month. It's seen earning 27 cents a share for the year, up 50% from 2010. Analysts estimate another 15% increase in 2012.
There's one caveat about this chart: The stock has raced higher since the market rally began in 2009, without ever pulling back to undercut prior lows. It wouldn't be out of the question to see another correction in the coming months, before the stock resumes its rally.
Another stock that's brought out the firepower this year is gun maker Sturm Ruger (RGR), banging out a gain of 124% for 2011. However, this is another case where the stock really hasn't taken enough of a breather to flush out investors lacking in conviction. A pullback to levels below $27.12, its October trough, could be constructive.
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The stock is positioned for more earnings growth in 2012, but at a lower pace than this year's expected rate of 32%. The company reports 2011's fourth quarter in February.
With fewer than 200,000 shares traded a day, on average, Sturm Ruger is on the volatile side, with a beta of 1.11. The stock is currently holding above its most recent buy point, at $33.89.
Given the strength of the chart in recent months, I'm cautious at this juncture, but if the stock rallies in heavy volume above $34.95, it could offer another entry opportunity in the coming weeks.
Liquidity Services (LQDT) is an online auctioneer of wholesale and surplus goods. Analysts expect profit growth to resume in 2012 following a slowdown this year—although quarterly results have been far better than average so far in 2011, with EPS gains of 79% or higher.
The stock is up 165% year-to-date. Like Sturm Ruger, it's holding between its ten-week average and its previous high. Relatively recent IPOs—companies that went public in the past ten to 15 years—often show excellent price gains, and this one fits the bill.
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It had a fairly steep and sudden correction over the summer, when the general market went into a freefall, but rallied back quickly in early September. Sometimes quick rebounds like that mean not enough weak holders got out—but the stock has notched gains for the past four months.
Trade here, too, is somewhat volatile. This is another smaller company, with a market cap of around $1 billion and 314,000 shares changing hands per day.
It's currently consolidating price gains in lower-than-average volume, meaning investors are not selling off en masse. Watch to see if it retains support above its ten-week line, and if it can surpass its previous high of $39.76, reached earlier this month.
At the time of publication, Kate Stalter did not own positions in any of the stocks mentioned in this column.
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It doesn't automatically mean "avoid," though. A similar column about APPLE said it was on a run back when it was around 130 and recommended getting in....and look where it is now.
STILL, the most salient point is BEWARE. If you want to gamble on these, do so lightly and without excessive investment. You could lose it all....
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African-American women in Baltimore and five other U.S. cities are becoming infected with HIV at a rate five times the national average for black women, and closer to the rates of some African countries, according to a new study.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University and around the country who made the findings suspected the rates were higher in these "hot spots" that have battled the epidemic for decades, but the numbers still came as a surprise in a field that tends to focus more on black and gay men.
"This is why it's important to remind people that this is going on right here in our hometown," said Dr. Charles Flexner, the principal investigator for the Baltimore part of the study and a clinical pharmacologist and infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins.
"Given what is going on in Baltimore, it's hard to be too aggressive with this," he said. "It's a huge public health problem and the earlier we get it under control, the better off we're going to be."
The study was conducted with funding from the National Institutes of Health by researchers who are part of a national consortium called the HIV Prevention Trials Network, which looks for solutions for the epidemic. The data were presented Thursday at the 19th annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle.
Specifically, the researchers found in Baltimore; Atlanta; Newark, N.J.; New York City; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; and Washington that the annual rate of infection was 24 per 10,000 black women. Nationally, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that black women become infected at a rate of 5 per 10,000.
The rate in the Congo is 28 per 10,000.
Baltimore declared HIV a public health emergency in 2002, but the numbers of infected people continue to rise, particularly among at-risk groups, including IV drug users and gay and bisexual men.
Dr. Patrick Chaulk became assistant commissioner for HIV and STD services in the Health Department about two months ago, after a city task force laid out a plan to cut new cases of HIV infection by 25 percent by 2015. Chaulk said the plan includes programs that target all at-risk groups.
Chaulk was charged with helping coordinate public dollars that amount to about $6 million to $7 million for outreach and education and $20 million for treatment annually.
He said much of the resources go to men because they make up two-thirds of new cases of HIV in the city. Nationally it's about three-quarters, according to the CDC. Just Thursday, the federal and city health organizations launched a new program called Testing Makes Us Strong that uses advertising to encourage gay and bisexual men to learn their HIV status.
But the city and partners at the state and in academic and nonprofit circles still haven't forgotten the women, Chaulk said. He pointed to programs aimed at drug users and sex workers, among others.
Other groups also are targeting women: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People plans to hold a forum Saturday in Baltimore to mark the seventh annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a nationwide initiative coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health and aimed at raising awareness of the impact on women.
Every week, one city project sends a van with health workers to the Block, the city's red light district. The workers have built trust among the population there and not only test for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases but offer reproductive health services, needle exchanges and assistance in securing health insurance and housing.
Through the program, the city reported testing 4,660 women last year for HIV, including 3,362 African-American women. About seven were found to be positive for infection and referred for treatment.
By the end of 2009, the city reported just over 13,000 city residents living with HIV/AIDS. That year, there were 505 new cases of HIV and 221 AIDS diagnoses, and 180 AIDS deaths.
"We have a lot of activities going on," Chaulk said. "We hope in the next couple of years to begin to see a decline in new cases."
The new study from Hopkins and other researchers underscores the urgency in addressing the problem, said Dr. William A. Blattner, chair of the City's Commission on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment, which developed the citywide plan to reduce infections.
Blattner, also associate director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, said the city now has a four-pillar strategy: reducing new infections; increasing access to care and improving health outcomes; reducing HIV-related disparities and health inequalities; and achieving a more coordinated city response.
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Patrice Henry, a patient advocate/community program coordinator for the Moore Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital, also was diagnosed with HIV in 1995. She's pictured outside the Carnegie Building at Johns Hopkins Hospital, which houses the clinic. (Algerina Perna, Baltimore Sun / March 8, 2012)
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Best and worse win for you to take as a fan?
As fans we all go through highs and lows with our Rams...just curious as to what the best and worse one was for everyone.
Best: For me...it was when we swept the Seahawks 3-0 that year. It was the first game, and we were getting killed in the fourth and we generated a comeback and Shaun McDonald makes the game winning catch. It seemed like after that, the Seahawks couldn't rebound that season and stay focused.
Worse: The Panthers playoff game. Watched that game...every second of it...even commericals and I basically felt blank after it. :\
-03-10-2008 #2
Re: Best and worse win for you to take as a fan?
Winning Super bowl 34
losing( or should I say being cheated out of) Super Bowl 36
-03-10-2008 #3
Re: Best and worse win for you to take as a fan?
First win over the Niners in 99 after losing like 17 in a row to them was my favorite. I mean winning the Super was the greatest but winning that first one after so long vs the Whiners was a great feeling.
Worst has to be Superbowl 36, just a empty feeling that I still get today. We were the better team and played terribly and along with the refs just couldnt do it.Just Fix It
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Re: Best and worse win for you to take as a fan?
I have to agree with the first post.
That carolina game was the most devastating. I was there in person and is the best football game i have ever seen. Second only in sporting events seen, which tops goes to seeing the Cardinals win the 2006 world series.
the best game watched for the rams on tv was superbowl 34 with that game agains seattle right behind.
-03-11-2008 #5
Re: Best and worse win for you to take as a fan?
Best: SB XXXIV
Worse: 2003 playoff game against Carolina. Our last great shot at another SB appearance went with Steve Smith to the end zone..
-03-11-2008 #6
Re: Best and worse win for you to take as a fan?
Winning Super bowl 34 and Beating the Buc's to go to the show!
Worse: Loss Super Bowl XIV between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Rams.
Another real low note for me, when we did not pay ED.
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Win SB 34
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-03-11-2008 #8
Re: Best and worse win for you to take as a fan?
Shouldn't this be "best win and worst loss"? lol. The title "best and worse win" just sounds odd.
Win - Well I gotta say SB 34.
Loss - SB 36 and that Panthers playoff game are close, but I'm saying SB 36 because it looks like we got CHEATED out of that one. I can accept a loss like that one to the Panthers, it was just two very good teams, and we lost because the Panthers were just better that day.
-03-11-2008 #9
Re: Best and worse win for you to take as a fan?
Shout out to my man Gametime who was sitting next to me during the best and worst Rams games I've been to.
The worst was without a doubt the playoff loss to Carolina. At the same time, it was one of the most exciting games I've ever seen. It was our second year with season tickets and the game was back and forth. We couldn't believe it when John Kasey missed that field goal! When Jeff Wilkins came out to kick the tying field goal in the 4th quarter, I had to fight back tears. Then, when Steve Smith caught that TD pass, the whole Dome had the wind knocked out of it.
The best game was in 2002, our first year with season tickets. The Rams were 0-5 and the 5-0 Raiders were coming to town. All week we said the Rams would shock the world. People thought we were crazy. I remember having a conversation with a Pepsi guy at a supermarket the morning of the game and he said he couldn't believe we were even going to the game. Unknown Marc Bulger making his first NFL start agains the Chokeland juggernaut. We had nothing to lose. The Rams did in fact shock the world with a 28-13 victory. It was our first taste of victory as season ticket holders.:1:
-03-11-2008 #10
Re: Best and worse win for you to take as a fan?
Worst loss: Super Bowl XIV against the Steelers. If our DB's were only a 1/2 taller.
Best win: I may have to say the Tampa Bay game in the NFC Championship to get to the Super Bowl. What a dramatic finish.
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My Secret to Potty Training Success
How letting go of potty training expectations taught me a valuable lesson in parenting
I've always valued being in control. I plan well in advance, and pay attention to details. So maybe I'm just a little OCD about certain things. Take coffee mugs: I like specific ones for specific days. Monday mugs are for Mondays, and so on. To counteract my husband's habit of grabbing mugs willy nilly I made a rotation chart, complete with photos, and taped it to the inside of the cabinet.
Given my control-freak tendencies, I was confident that when it came to potty training my son, Gunne Bear (his nickname), things would go according to plan. I would simply take away his diapers, let him run around naked, and when he started to pee on the floor, my husband or I would race him to the potty. A few days and we'd be done, I was sure of it.
What I hadn't counted on is the fact that I am not in control of my son's bladder—he is.
The first day we had a few accidents. Nothing major, just some pee on the floor. Nothing actually made it into the potty because he simply stopped peeing the second he saw me make a move toward him. The second day we had no accidents but, again, nada in the potty; he waited until nap time to let loose in the diaper he was wearing.
This drove me insane. I tried talking to Gunne Bear about it. "Honey, pee-pee goes in the potty," I explained. "No potty," he answered, firmly, despite the fact that before we started training, he was all for it. Bribes didn't work. At one point, he suggested that perhaps we should pay him for using the toilet, and I was nearly desperate enough to try it.
I confidently informed my husband that this was a battle of wills and that I, the older, wiser, and more experienced participant, was sure to win. Who cares how long it took? I had all summer and lots of floor cleaner. Inside, however, I was terrified that Gunne Bear was going to develop bad habits and simply hold it all day, every day, for the rest of his young life.
On the third day of training, we made a trip to my parents. We stuck a piddle pad on the car seat, tossed the potty seat into the trunk, and strapped in our pant-less kid; we were going to take our potty show on the road. When we got there, three hours later, we discovered he hadn't wet the car seat. Great! Surely he would go potty, or he would burst. We said hi to my parents, plunked the training seat on a toilet, and sat him down.
We placed him on the potty multiple times throughout that day, without a single tinkle. My entire family watched with bated breath. Everyone tried to encourage him to go—my parents, my brother, his fiancé. We even had him watch the dogs pee in hopes that it would help him along.
Gunne Bear held it that day for 12 solid hours. By then, we were about to head home, so I decided to give him a quick bath before we left. Bingo! The second he was in the tub, he visibly relaxed as he released his super-human bladder. I waved the white flag; obviously I was not in control of this situation.
The next day, I totally changed my approach. Instead of my informing him it was time to use the potty, I decided to stay silent and let him come to me. It took a few days for him to let me know he was game to try. "Go pee-pee potty," he said, four of the most lovely words ever.
Were there accidents? Of course. There was also a lot more success, and a lot less anxiety on my part. This method took a couple of months, rather than the few days that I'd envisioned, but we got there in the end. What I learned is something that Gunne Bear reminds me day after day: I can help him make the right decisions in life, but he still has to be the one to make them.