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On Saturday, December 17th, from 1pm-4pm, Occupy Chicago is holding its 2nd "Keep Your Kids Occupied" family fair, an afternoon event with games, crafts, music, a bake sale, and much more. The event, organized by the Occupy Chicago Arts and Recreation committee, will be held indoors at the Think Tank Theater and is geared toward both families familiar with Occupy and those new to the movement. The 17th marks the three-month anniversary of the beginning of #OccupyWallSt, and will feature activities to teach children about social involvement and civic duty.
"Last month we had great turn out and lots of fun," said Trina McGee, one of the organizers, "This KYKO is going to be even better! We've got all kinds of great stuff lined up, even a coloring book about Mayor 1% Emanuel that parodies How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
The causes that the Occupy movement is fighting for directly affect children. Occupy Chicago has rallied with public school teachers to oppose school closings and budget cuts. Nationally as well as in Chicago there has been a push towards reclaiming foreclosed homes and putting homeless families with children back into them. And, if Newt Gingrich's recent comments that child labor laws are "truly stupid" are any indication, the fight to protect children's' rights is just beginning.
See Gingrich's comments: http://www.suntimes.com/news/jackson/9397899-452/to-gain-workers-votesgingrich-slanders-poor.html
"I work and can't afford a babysitter often, so I don't get to join Occupy Chicago very much," said Brian Murray. "I acknowledge that the Occupy movement is fighting for my kids' future, working to ensure my child has breathable air, drinkable water, and some control over his future. My family appreciates this greatly."
"Some people have too much stuff," said his son Desmond, age 3, who was sad about missing last month's KYKO fair. "They forgot how to share with the people who don't have enough."


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2013 Spartan Football Awards Banquet Recap
All-American Darqueze Dennard voted Most Valuable Player by his teammates.
Mark Dantonio Weekly Press Conference Coverage
No. 4 Spartans will face No. 5 Stanford in the 2014 Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1, 2014 in Pasadena, Calif.
Spartan NFL Draft Prospects State Their Case At Pro Day
Ten seniors and two juniors attempt to improve their NFL Draft status during the 3-hour workout.
Spartans Hold Annual Pro Day
Fifteen former Spartans, including 10 seniors and two juniors from the 2011 team, audition in front of NFL scouts at the Duffy Daugherty Football Building.
MSU Recognized for Excellence in Promoting the Scholar-Athlete Ideal
Faculty Athletics Representative Michael Kasavana presented with a plaque from the National Football Foundation and a $5,000 check from Fidelity Investments.
Kirk Cousins Press Conference
Football vs. Northwestern - AP Photos
Michigan State vs. Indiana - Nov. 19, 2011
Michigan State vs. Indiana - Nov. 19, 2011
Michigan State Football vs. Iowa
MSU Football vs. Minnesota- AP Photos
Bio in PDF Format
CAREER NOTES: Finished his career as Michigan State's all-time record holder in passing touchdowns (66), passing yards (9,131), completions (723), passing efficiency (146.1 rating), total offense (9,004 yards) and 200-yard passing games (26) . . . ranks among the Big Ten's all-time Top 10 in completion percentage (tied for sixth at .641), passing efficiency rating (seventh), passing yards (10th) and TD passes (tied for 10th) . . . only the second three-time captain in MSU history (Robert McCurry, 1946-48) . . . is the winningest quarterback in Spartan history (27 victories) . . . compiled a 27-12 record (.692) as the starting quarterback, including a 22-5 mark his final two seasons . . . his 202.9 yards per game passing ranks third in MSU history . . . tied a school record by throwing a TD pass in 16 consecutive games, spanning from the 2009 Northwestern game to the 2010 Iowa game (tied for school record along with Drew Stanton, 2005-06) . . . selected in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft (No. 102 overall) by the Washington Redskins.
CAREER IN BOWL GAMES: Completed 54 percent of his passes (54-of-100) in his four bowl games for 676 yards, two touchdowns and six interceptions . . . is MSU's career bowl leader in pass completions (54), passing yards (676) and pass attempts (100) . . . completed 27-of-50 passes for 300 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions in the win over No. 18 Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl . . . with his 23-yard completion to Brian Linthicum late in the third quarter against the Bulldogs, became MSU's all-time leader in career passing yards, breaking the record previously held by Jeff Smoker (8,932 yards; 2000-03) . . . set MSU bowl records for pass completions (27) and pass attempts (50), and his 323 total yards (second) and 300 passing yards (third) rank among the top bowl totals in Spartan history . . . was 10-of-18 passing for 120 yards and one interception vs. Alabama in the 2011 Capital One Bowl . . . completed 13-of-17 passes for 220 yards, including a 48-yard TD strike to Keshawn Martin in the second quarter, and two interceptions vs. Texas Tech in the 2010 Alamo Bowl; his 220 passing yards matched the fifth-highest single-game total in Spartan bowl history . . . in one series against Georgia in the second quarter of the 2009 Capital One Bowl, completed 4-of-5 throws for 36 yards.
2011 (SENIOR): Earned second-team All-Big Ten accolades by the coaches; honorable mention selection by the media . . . honorable mention All-American by SI.com . . . named one of three finalists for the Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award (Big Ten's best player) . . . set an single-season MSU record with 25 touchdown passes and tied a school record with 11 200-yard passing games (Drew Stanton, 2005) . . . also ranked among MSU's single-season leaders in pass completions (second with 267), passing yards (second with 3,316), pass attempts (second with 419), passing yards per game (third with 236.9 ypg.), total offense (third with 3,227 yards), passing efficiency (seventh at 145.1) and completion percentage (eighth at 63.7) . . . threw at least one touchdown pass in 13 of 14 games . . . ranked among the Big Ten leaders in passing (second with 236.9 ypg.), touchdown passes (tied for second with 25), passing efficiency (third with 145.1 rating) and total offense (fifth with 234.1 ypg.) . . . named the 2011 winner of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award . . . CoSIDA Academic All-District V selection . . . named one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award . . . one of 16 semifinalists for the Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award . . . named one of 13 finalists for the second year in a row for the Wuerrfel Trophy, a national award that honors the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement . . . named to the 2011 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Class, including an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship and was one of 16 finalists for the Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the top scholar-athlete in the nation . . . posted a 3.68 GPA in kinesiology and graduated in December . . . one of just 16 players in program history to earn Academic All-Big Ten honors four-straight years . . . named MSU's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree . . . on third downs, led the FBS with 1,071 passing yards, connecting on 80-of-135 third-down throws (.593); 51 of those completions resulted in first downs and 12 for touchdowns; those marks on third down also ranked among the FBS leaders (tied for third in touchdowns and completions) . . . his 13 completions of 25-plus yards on third down were the most in the nation . . . completed 27-of-50 passes for 300 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions in the win over No. 18 Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl . . . with his 23-yard completion to Brian Linthicum late in the third quarter against the Bulldogs, became MSU's all-time leader in career passing yards, breaking the record previously held by Jeff Smoker (8,932 yards; 2000-03) . . . set MSU bowl records for pass completions (27) and pass attempts (50), and his 323 total yards (second) and 300 passing yards (third) rank among the top bowl totals in Spartan history . . . in the Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin, completed 22-of-30 passes for 281 yards and tied his career high with three touchdowns while setting MSU's single-season passing touchdown record in the process . . . became MSU's all-time leader in completions with his 22 in the Wisconsin game, giving him 696 for his career, passing Jeff Smoker (685 from 2000-03) . . . tied the Spartan single-season record with a 30-yard TD pass to B.J. Cunningham on fourth-and-inches on the first play of the second quarter, cutting the Badger lead to 21-14 . . . set the MSU single-season TD record in the second quarter with his 23rd TD of the season; Keith Nichol caught a 3-yard completion and lateraled the ball to Cunningham, who proceeded to run it in from 7 yards out . . . his third TD pass in the Big Ten Championship Game was a 44-yarder to Cunningham in the third quarter . . . in the regular-season finale at Northwestern, became MSU's all-time leader in passing touchdowns with his 62nd career TD, a 29-yard completion to Cunningham in the fourth quarter; also threw a 33-yard TD pass to Cunningham in the third quarter; completed 14-of-20 passes for 214 yards against the Wildcats and set an MSU record with his 24th career 200-yard passing game . . . in his final game at Spartan Stadium, tied a school record with his 23rd career 200-yard passing game, completing 16-of-23 throws for 272 yards in the 55-3 win over Indiana on Senior Day; also tied a career high with three touchdown passes, connecting with Cunningham (63 yards, 7 yards) and Keshawn Martin (47 yards) . . . tied his career high with three touchdowns and completed 18-of-31 throws for 260 yards - the fourth-most by a Spartan quarterback against Iowa - in the 37-21 victory at Kinnick Stadium . . . completed 23-of-34 throws for 296 yards and two touchdowns in win over Minnesota; on the final drive of the first half, Cousins went 6-of-8 passing for 66 yards, including a 2-yard TD toss to fullback Todd Anderson on a first-and-goal play . . . named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week and one of the Manning Award "Stars of the Week" after completing 22-of-31 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns in the win over No. 4 Wisconsin, including the game-winning, 44-yard Hail Mary pass to Keith Nichol on the game's final play . . . became the winningest quarterback in school history with the victory over Wisconsin, picking up his 22nd victory as a starter . . . in addition to the TD to Nichol, completed a 35-yard TD to Cunningham and a 15-yard TD to Martin against the Badgers . . . battled windy conditions, with gusts up to 40 mph, and completed 13-of-24 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns to lead MSU past Michigan for the fourth-straight year; is the first Spartan starting quarterback to defeat Michigan three straight times . . . threw for 250 yards and one touchdown on 20-of-32 passes in win at Ohio State . . . was 13-of-22 passing for 213 yards and one touchdown vs. Central Michigan . . . recorded career highs in pass attempts (53) and completions (34) at Notre Dame; the 53 attempts were the fifth most in school history, while the 34 completions were second most; threw for 329 yards against the Fighting Irish, the most ever by a Spartan quarterback vs. Notre Dame . . . was 16-for-20 passing with two touchdowns and 183 yards in the win over Florida Atlantic and was named the Spartan Offensive Player of the Week . . . opened the season with an efficient showing against Youngstown State, completing 18-of-22 passes for 222 yards and one touchdown.
2010 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named one of 16 semifinalists for the Davey O'Brien Award (nation's top quarterback) . . . one of 22 players named to the Allstate AFCA All-Good Works Team, the preeminent Community Service Award in college football . . . one of 10 finalists for the Wuerrfel Trophy, a national award that honors the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media . . . named to Phil Steele's All-Big Ten third team . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection for the third straight year . . . recipient of the team's Outstanding Underclass Back Award (offense) . . . ranked fifth in the Big Ten and No. 18 in the NCAA FBS in passing efficiency with his 150.7 rating . . . finished fifth in the Big Ten in passing yards (217.3 per game), tied for fourth in touchdown passes (20) and eighth in total offense (206.8 ypg.) . . . completed 226-of-338 throws (.669) for 2,825 yards, 20 TDs and 10 interceptions . . . in Big Ten games, he ranked third in the conference in passing yards (230.2 ypg.) and fourth in passing efficiency (149.3 rating) . . . his .669 completion percentage (second), 150.7 passing efficiency rating (fifth), 226 pass completions (third), 2,825 passing yards (third), 20 TD passes (tied for fourth), 2,689 total yards (fourth), seven 200-yard passing games (seventh) and 338 pass attempts (sixth) rank among the Top 10 single-season totals in MSU history . . . played his best when the game was on the line, as his 170.9 second-half passing efficiency rating ranked No. 11 among all NCAA FBS quarterbacks, according to cfbstats.com. In the second half (26 quarters and overtime), he connected on 70 percent (102-of-146) of his throws for 1,395 yards, 11 TDs and three interceptions . . . selected Rivals.com Big Ten Player of the Week after completing 17-of-22 throws (77 percent) for 152 yards and two TDs to lead MSU to a 28-22 victory at Penn State, as the Spartans claimed a share of their first Big Ten Championship since 1990 . . . it also marked MSU's first win in State College since 1965 (the year before Joe Paterno took over as Penn State's head coach), ending an eight-game losing streak in Beaver Stadium . . . Cousins hit 8-of-10 passes for 85 yards in the second half against the Nittany Lions, including a 24-yard TD toss to B.J. Cunningham that gave the Spartans a 21-3 lead late in the third quarter . . . named one of the Manning Award Stars of the Week for his gutsy performance in the comeback win over Purdue, as he recorded his seventh 200-yard passing game of the season, completing 28-of-37 throws for 276 yards, three TDs and one interception as MSU rallied from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 35-31 victory over Purdue . . . left the Purdue game with an injured left shoulder in the first half, but returned in the second half and played with a sprained shoulder and also a sprained ankle . . . completed passes to 10 different receivers vs. Purdue, and his three TD passes equaled his career high . . . completed 16-of-24 throws for 171 yards in the second half against the Boilermakers, including fourth-quarter scoring strikes of 5 yards to Cunningham and 9 yards to Mark Dell . . . his first career rushing TD, a 3-yard scramble up the middle with 4:32 left, proved to be the game winner against Purdue . . . with 198 passing yards at Iowa (21-of-29), he became just the eighth quarterback in MSU history to eclipse the 5,000-yard career milestone . . . recorded six-straight 200-yard passing games during one stretch (270.0 ypg.): against Notre Dame (245), Northern Colorado (290), Wisconsin (269), Michigan (284), Illinois (201) and Northwestern (season high 331) . . . selected Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after completing 29-of-43 throws for 331 yards and three TDs as MSU rallied from a 17-point deficit to remain unbeaten at 8-0 with a 35-27 victory at Northwestern . . . posted career highs in pass completions (43), pass attempts (43) and TD passes (3 - tied) against the Wildcats and completed scoring passes of 7 and 15 yards to Dell and 9 yards to Cunningham . . . completed 17-of-23 passes for 201 yards and two TDs in the second half at Northwestern . . . connected on 7-of-8 throws for 98 yards on MSU's game-winning drive (11 plays, 88 yards) against the Wildcats, including a 9-yard scoring strike to Cunningham with 2:00 left that gave the Spartans their first lead at 28-27 . . . completed 13-of-24 passes for 201 yards in a 26-6 Homecoming win over Illinois , including a 48-yard TD strike to Cunningham . . . became the first Spartan quarterback in 43 years to beat Michigan twice in his career after completing 18-of-25 throws for 284 yards, including a 41-yard bomb to Dell for a score, in leading MSU to a 34-17 win at Michigan Stadium . . . completed 20-of-29 passes for 269 yards and three TDs in MSU's 34-24 victory over No. 11 Wisconsin in the Big Ten opener . . . hit 8-of-10 passes for 118 yards and two scores in the second half against the Badgers . . . his 1-yard scoring strike to Cunningham on fourth-and-goal finished off a 15-play, 84-yard drive that took 8:03 off the clock and iced the game vs. Wisconsin . . . threw for 290 yards on an efficient 16-for-20 passing and two TDs vs. Northern Colorado . . . completed 23-of-33 throws for 245 yards and two scores in MSU's 34-31 overtime victory over Notre Dame . . . went 12-for-12 for 129 yards in the second half, including a 24-yard TD strike to Cunningham that tied the score at 28 with 7:43 left in the fourth quarter.
2009 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Honorable mention selection to the All-Sophomore Team as named by CollegeFootballNews.com . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the media . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection for the second straight year . . . named one of four team captains in a vote by his teammates and coaches . . . was only the second sophomore to be named a captain in Michigan State's 113-year football history, joining center Robert McCurry who was selected in 1949 . . . earned the Biggie Munn Award as the team's most inspirational player on offense . . . started 12 games at quarterback in 2009 (ankle injury kept him out of the starting lineup at Illinois) . . . completed 198-of-328 throws (.604) for 2,680 yards, 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions . . . ranked third in the Big Ten and No. 25 in the NCAA in passing efficiency with his 142.6 rating . . . also listed among the Big Ten leaders in TD passes (third), passing yards (seventh at 206.2 yards per game) and total offense (seventh at 210.8 ypg.) . . . his eight 200-yard passing games (third), 2,740 total yards (third), 2,680 passing yards (fourth), 198 pass completions (sixth), 328 pass attempts (seventh), 19 TD passes (seventh) and 142.6 passing efficiency rating (eighth) rank among the Top 10 single-season totals in Spartan history . . . averaged 223.3 passing yards in his 12 starts (played the final two snaps at Illinois and did not attempt a pass) . . . completed 13-of-27 passes for 220 yards, including a 48-yard TD strike to Keshawn Martin in the second quarter, and two interceptions vs. Texas Tech in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl . . . his 220 passing yards against the Red Raiders match the fifth-highest single-game total in Spartan bowl history (Todd Schultz vs. Washington, 1997 Aloha Bowl) . . . recorded his fifth-consecutive 200-yard passing game, throwing for 208 yards and three TDs at Purdue as MSU rallied for an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 40-37 victory . . . completed scoring passes of 4 yards to Andrew Hawken, career-long 73 yards to B.J. Cunningham and 9 yards to Blair White against the Boilermakers . . . completed 88 percent (22 of 25) of his passes for a career-best 353 yards and two TDs in MSU's 49-14 victory over Western Michigan . . . his 353 passing yards rank as the seventh-best single-game total in Spartan history . . . completed passes to eight different receivers against the Broncos, including scoring strikes of 13 yards to Garrett Celek and 48 yards to Martin . . . his 233.0 passing efficiency rating against Western Michigan was the best single-game figure in the Big Ten and the 22nd-highest single-game total posted in the NCAA FBS in 2009 . . . connected on 21-of-35 passes for 236 yards, two TDs and an interception at Minnesota . . . completed throws to nine different receivers and his 35 pass attempts against the Golden Gophers matched his career high (vs. Notre Dame, 2009) . . . threw TD passes of 26 yards to Brian Linthicum and 11 yards to Dion Sims at Minnesota . . . hit 16-of-32 throws for 225 yards and a score in MSU's 15-13 loss to No. 7 Iowa . . . compiled those numbers against an Iowa defensive unit that entered the game ranked second in the NCAA in pass defense, allowing just 167 yards per game . . . threw for 143 yards in the second half against the Hawkeyes, and his 30-yard TD strike to White gave the Spartans a 13-9 lead with 1:37 left in the game . . . completed 21-of-31 passes for 281 yards in MSU's 24-14 Homecoming victory over Northwestern, including TD strikes of 22 and 47 yards to White . . . accounted for 227 total yards in MSU's 26-20 overtime victory over No. 22 Michigan . . . hit 15-of-21 throws for 152 yards and two interceptions against the Wolverines . . . also led the team in rushing vs. Michigan, gaining 75 yards on seven carries . . . produced runs of 19 and 41 yards against the Wolverines . . . connected on 17-of-34 passes for 201 yards, two TDs and an interception in the Big Ten opener at Wisconsin . . . delivered scoring tosses of 14 yards to Mark Dell and 20 yards to Cunningham against the Badgers . . . completed 23-of-35 throws for 302 yards, one TD and one interception in MSU's 33-30 loss at Notre Dame . . . set career highs for completions and attempts against the Irish . . . his 302 passing yards mark the third-best single-game total by a Spartan quarterback against Notre Dame (Drew Stanton - 327 in 2005; Ed Smith - 306 in 1978) . . . hit 13-of-18 passes for 164 yards and a score in MSU's 29-27 loss to Central Michigan . . . went 5-for-5 for 59 yards on a 13-play, 80-yard drive as the Spartans took a 27-20 lead on his 35-yard TD strike to Cunningham with 7:33 left in the game . . . in his first career start, went 10-of-17 passing for 183 yards and a career-best three scores vs. Montana State in the 2009 season and home opener . . . completed TD strikes of 29 yards to Cunningham, and 15 and 24 yards to White . . . connected on 7-of-11 passes for 118 yards and two TDs in the first half against the Bobcats.
2008 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . saw action in five games in 2008, completing 74 percent of his passes (32-for-43) for 310 yards, two touchdowns and one interception . . . completed 4-of-5 throws for 36 yards in his only series vs. Georgia in the 2009 Capital One Bowl . . . hit 7-of-9 passes for 81 yards in the fourth quarter at Penn State, including a 23-yard TD strike to Mark Dell . . . completed his first 10 pass attempts in the third quarter vs. Ohio State while filling in for an injured Brian Hoyer and led MSU on its only TD-scoring drive of the game . . . capped the eight-play, 85-yard drive against the Buckeyes with a 3-yard TD toss to tight end Charlie Gantt . . . finished 18-of-25 passing for 161 yards vs. Ohio State, earning Spartan Offensive Player of the Week honors . . . completed 3-of-4 passes for 32 yards in his collegiate debut vs. Eastern Michigan . . . connected on his first collegiate pass attempt against the Eagles, a 13-yard completion to Gantt . . . his first series came in the second quarter vs. EMU, with the score tied at 7, and managed a five-play, 28-yard TD drive that gave MSU the lead for good.
2007 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week five times (vs. UAB, Notre Dame, Michigan, Purdue and Penn State), including the last three weeks of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the state's top 30 seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 10) and Rivals.com (No. 27) . . . honorable mention all-state selection in 2006 . . . honorable mention Academic All-State selection by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association . . . two-year starter at quarterback for Coach Tim Lont at Holland (Mich.) Christian High School where he set 35 school passing and total offense records (career, single-season and single-game marks) . . . named Area Player of the Year after completing 130-of-231 throws (.563) for 2,088 yards, 28 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a senior . . . all-conference quarterback led the Maroons to a program-best 7-3 record in 2006 while qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in school history . . . set school single-game passing records for completions (23), attempts (38) and yards (289) vs. Greenville in 2006 . . . had a school-record four TD passes vs. Reeths-Puffer as a senior . . . participated in the 2006 Top Flight Quarterback Camp . . . started six games at quarterback as a junior before being sidelined with a foot injury . . . hit 68-of-135 throws (.504) for 1,116 yards, 12 TDs and eight interceptions . . . completed 198-of-366 career passes (.541) for 3,204 yards, 40 TDs and 18 interceptions . . . threw three or more TD passes in nine of his 16 career games played . . . earned all-conference honors in three sports: football, baseball (pitcher) and basketball . . . son of Don and MaryAnn Cousins . . . born Aug. 19, 1988 . . . brother Kyle was a four-year letterman as a pitcher at Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Mich.) . . . participates in the Spartan Buddies program, volunteering in the pediatric ward at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing . . . participates in Athletes in Action sports ministry . . . majoring in kinesiology.
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World Wetlands Day 2005 -- New Zealand
World Wetlands Day Programme of planned events for 2005
The theme for World Wetlands Day 2005 is the cultural and biological diversity of wetlands. Fish and Game are the lead agency for co-ordination of World Wetlands Day events, assisted by the Department of Conservation. Below you will find out what is happening within your region of New Zealand.
Auckland and Waikato
Bay of Plenty
Nelson Marlborough
West Coast
Northland will undertake a wetland pond tour of the Kawakawa Wetlands which have recently had $13,000 spent on them through grants received from the Pub Charities. The area is part of a flood plain and it is normally inundated with water in the winter months. The programme will include the official opening by the local District Council Mayor, and the local owner of the hotel and members of the community who have helped fund this work. A barbecue is planned along with displays from Northland Regional Council, DOC and Fish & Game. The local media will be invited.
Contact: Rudi Hoetjes 098 4398 4135 or 021 98546 2298.
Strakas Pond Bird Spotting: Saturday February 5th. Hosted by Hibiscus Coast Forest and Bird, join the experts to explore this little known lake, spot some rare waterfowl and enjoy this special place.
Contact Spencer Drinkwater +64 9 427 5517.
South Kaipara Wetlands Walk and Talk: Saturday 19th February. Join the South Kaipara Landcare group for a morning spent at Ruby Dawn Wetland. A chance to learn about the ecology and wildlife of the area from renowned wetlands expert Keith Thompson.
Contact Diane McLeod +64 9 420 2510.
Straka's Wildlife Refuge - Bird Spotting
Saturday 5 February
Join members of the Hibiscus Forest and Bird to celebrate World Wetlands Day and explore this little known lake, spot rare birds and enjoy the beauty of this special place. Bring snack, drink, sun block/hat, field glasses and camera. Bring your kayak too if you want to paddle after the bird watching. Finish by lunch time.
Meet: 9.30am at Waiwera car park, car pooling from there
Enquiries: Spencer Drinkwater +64 9 427 5517
South Kaipara Wetlands - Walk and Talk
Saturday 19 February
This is a chance to learn about the ecology and wildlife of the "Ruby Dawn" wetlands with renowned wetlands expert Keith Thompson. The South Kaipara Landcare group will be hosting the event and there will be a free barbecue to follow. Bring drink, sunblock, hat, field glasses and camera.
Meet: 10am at McMurdo Farm, South Head Rd
Contact: Diane McLeod +64 9 420 2510 for directions.
Launch of 2005 Gamebird Habitat Stamp
A field trip to three different wetlands and ending with a barbeque and illustrated talk in sponsor Mighty River Powers corporate marquee at Rangiriri on the site of the planned National Wetland Centre. There will be a visit Lake Kaituna at Horsham Downs, just south of Hamilton, to see a restored wetland near one of the peat lakes, then onto Kimihia, a wetland fed by water from Huntly East Coalmine, to look at a constructed wetland with high conservation values, and finally Opuatia to see a bog wetland in good condition At the end of the field trip there is a barbecue at Rangiriri and the launch of the Gamebird Habitat Trust Stamp, followed by illustrated talks on how wetlands represent 'wealth in diversity.'
Contact: Shonagh Lindsay +64 9 360 59801.
Bay of Plenty
Full-day bus trip from Tauranga, Rotorua and Whakatane departing 9am - returning 4.30pm. Visit Matata Lagoon in the morning. Then a BBQ lunch. Tour Norske Skog Wetlands, Kawerau, afternoon. The theme is wetland restoration with speakers, displays, and activities. The Matata is an important coastal wetland that has just received funding for redevelopment, with the issues of urban development, pollution and the like.
Contact: John Meikle +64 7 357 5501.
Field trip to the Toko Wetlands east of Stratford on Saturday 5th February. The wetlands are located next to a working quarry in an old oxbow of the Patea River. The Taranaki Regional Council has been trialling a comprehensive animal and plant pest management programme at this site with good results and TRC pest management staff will be on hand to explain the various pest control methods and how landholders and interested parties can enhance the biodiversity values of wetlands through pest control. A World Wetlands Day feature will also appear in the Taranaki Daily News and Stratford Press on Wednesday 2nd February.
Contact: Allen Stancliff +64 6 345 498098.
"Pukepuke Lagoon Open Day", off Tangimoana Road, SH1. The Minister of Conservation, Chris Carter, will also attend. Talks on wetland birds and plant life, the history of flax cutting and flax weaving demonstrations. Saturday February 5.
Contact: Jo Priestley +64 6 350 9700.
Nelson / Marlborough
Bus tour targeting local district councillors, council staff, as well as gravel contractors to explain and show them wetland creation in relation to gravel extraction.
Contact: Lawson Davey: +64 3 544 6382.
West Coast
Wednesday 2. Screening of Waterfowl and Wetlands - A New Zealand Odyssey, will take place at the Revell St theatre.
A special display on the theme of water and wetlands in the Take Note bookshop. The recently published "Wetland types in New Zealand" book, by Landcare Research ecologist Peter Johnson and local DOC wetland expert Philippe Gerbeaux, will be promoted as part of the display.
Saturday 26 February. At the Te Tauraka Waka a Mauri Marae at Bruce Bay you will explore the cultural significance of wetlands to Maori and the importance of wetlands to our environment on the West Coast. The event will be open to members of the public to come and join in the many different activities such as talks, walks, planting and weaving.
Contact: South Westland - Weheka, Main Road, Fox Glacier, Telephone +64 3 751 0807.
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South Canterbury: Plant-a-thon on a tributary to the Opihi River, a significant salmon fishery. The riparian margin has been retired and fenced by the landowner. Barbeque to follow. This will be on Sunday 6 February.
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Contact: Richard Fitzpatrick +64 3 477 98076.
Queenstown: A World Wetlands Day. display at the Department of Conservation.
Contact: Queenstown Visitor Centre - +64 3 442 7935.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Private pharmaceutical / insurance shenanigans: It's not just the government!
If you follow this blog, I hope you know I try not to play favorites.
If the Obama Administration's roll-out of the President's health-care overhaul has been a disaster, I say so. Both the chronic website glitches AND the Administration's failure to previously acknowledge how people subscribing to their own insurance plans were likely to experience sticker shock. Reputable liberal/progressive pundits I know are not trying to whitewash the scope of this disaster.
But I always try to put things into context:
It is also true, for example, that President George W. Bush's Medicare prescription drug program nearly imploded in late 2005 and early 2006.
The difference: It was not as momentous as President Obama's health-care overhaul, so it didn't utterly dominate the news over many cycles. And although many Democratic members of Congress opposed it because they regarded it as costly unfunded giveaway to the nation's insurance companies and pharmaceutical firms, they did not challenge it in court nor did they try to defund it. No threatened government shutdown or playing roulette with the debt-ceiling deadline. Less trauma & drama = less news coverage.
Finally, Democratic lawmakers in Washington and in state capitals helped save President Bush's health-care achievement from its rocky roll-out. Then-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, in 2006: "I voted against it, but once it passed I certainly determined that I would try to do everything I could to make sure that New Yorkers understood it, could access it, and make the best of it."
Now let me alter the discussion a little bit. We've seen how the vast Federal bureaucracy can screw up things.
(Although it's becoming pretty obvious the Obama Administration was intent on unveiling the Federal website on October 1st, come hell or high water, precisely because it didn't want to give opponents any further ammo. In the end, they were going to get their ammo anyway).
But don't underestimate how our current private system of pharmaceutical chains, insurance companies, etc., can screw up things as well. But is this dysfunction inherent as the different players interact, or is someone making a dishonest buck? Consider this article from The Los ANGELES TIMES that also appeared on the philly.com website...
"DO DRUG STORES PLAY FAST & LOOSE with PEOPLE's FLU-SHOT COVERAGE?"
(Personally, I don't get flu shots. Never have. Actually, they're going to be offered here at WDEL/WSTW. I'll be too busy doing what I do. But personally, I'm not sold on the efficacy of flu shots.)
And earlier this month from DAILY KOS... "HOW DEMOCRATS HELPED REPUBLICANS SAVE BUSH CARE"...
Posted at 8:03am on October 30, 2013 by Allan Loudell
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Wed, Oct 30, 2013 11:08am
Just wanted to point out in Allan's critique above that the difference between the rancor of the Medicare debacle and Obamcare debacle, and why today this topic seems to dominate so much more heavily, is because the Democrats played by the rules and Republicans don't.
If this were football, and the Democrats lost, they would go to the locker room, shower, get on the bus, and go home. Republicans losing, on the other hand, would barricade the gates keeping all the fans inside, bring out two nuclear weapons, and threaten to blow up the metropolitan area, if the score board were not changed to their favor.
Republicans have ruined America. Everything, absolutely everything wrong today is because of their party. Our deficit. Our sluggish economy. Our two wars. Benghazi. Spying on American citizens. Deadlocked Congress. Guns killing our children, our Global Warming-induced freak storms, death of the Monarch butterflies... all directly related to Republican leadership from 2000 to 2008....
America needs to do what Delaware has done. Come to their senses and if a candidate runs as a Republican... run the other way and vote en masse for the other party.
Delaware has made tremendous progress. Comparing the two legislative bodies of the United States and Delaware, is like comparing the incompetence of Lindsey Lohan to the expertise of Hillary Clinton...
Republicans have done so much more damage to the United States of America than Al Qaeda ever dreamed of.......
Wed, Oct 30, 2013 11:16am
Just in case someone chooses not to read the article Allan points to, here is the key paragraph...
"Past efforts to design and launch a large national health coverage program suggest that the experience will be far from perfect, at least at the outset. However, the Medicare Part D experience teaches us that, when things went awry, federal and state officials were often able to identify problems and work with stakeholders to develop policy and operational solutions, so that consumers could obtain the promised benefits. Alas, it is on that last point where the paths of Part D and Obamacare diverge. Unlike Democrats then, Republican officials at all level are trying to sabotage a health-care reform designed to help millions of Americans. Rooting for its failure--precisely what was unthinkable for Democrats in 2005 and 2006--is now standard operating procedure for Republicans.
Wed, Oct 30, 2013 5:23pm
Further proof of what I just posted on the previous page. You're a DRONE, Kavips!
Wed, Oct 30, 2013 11:08pm
Big Government programs under both Republicans and Democrats are destroying our country...Bush was a Big Govt (R) and most recent Democrats are for Big Govt.
All these large programs have wonderful ideas and sound caring but how many Trillions of dollars are wasted or lost due to incompetence, abuse and fraud? Even programs that are supposed to be self-funded through taxes (Social Security for one example) are going to fail due to these funds being used for purposes other than their designated/promised intent.
"According to the U.S. Debt Clock, total long term unfunded liabilities are at $126 trillion, a $1.1 million liability for each U.S. taxpayer.
The main driver of that astronomical number is two of our major entitlement programs: Social Security and Medicare.
The Debt Clock says Social Security is looking at $16.6 trillion in unfunded liabilities, while Medicare faces $87.6 trillion. And Medicare�s prescription drug benefit, which passed in 2003, adds another $22 trillion.
The Debt Clock�s Medicare unfunded liability is twice the current government projection�$43 trillion�because Democrats used Obamacare to try and deceive the public. Prior to passage the government�s estimate was similar to the Debt Clock�s."
Mr. Loudell: I was wondering if you knew or had heard why the U.S. Debt Clock has been frozen for months? I went to the site to check the numbers on my linked story but all the numbers fields are blank/empty...I'm sure you must know someone who knows.
Wed, Oct 30, 2013 11:17pm
As for flu shots... No matter what doctors tell you, I almost always have flu-like symptoms everytime I get a shot. I honestly think the shots are a waste but I have little children and so I get shot for them (definitely not for me).
I have to get mine in the next week or so and will report what happens at my local Walgreens.
Mike from Delaware
Wed, Oct 30, 2013 11:34pm
I didn't use to get a flu shot; then one year I got the flu. Now I get the shot every year, it's way better than getting the flu.
Thu, Oct 31, 2013 5:44am
I've been getting my flu shot for a number of years now, and have had no issues until recently. I had a real bad case of something recently which after it ended left me with a lingering cough which I've had for months. Perhaps it was a flu strain not covered by the shot or it was something other than flu. It's hit and miss.
Allan Loudell
Thu, Oct 31, 2013 5:58am
Mr. Grey...
I heard the U.S. Debt Clock had been frozen because of extraordinary accounting tricks by the Treasury Secretary as we were approaching the debt ceiling.
I googled for any stories about the clock coming "unfrozen", but came up empty.
Mr. Pizza...
Many people come down with a persistent cough/congestion from a common cold and/or allergies and mistakenly think it's the flu.
I myself suffer from a variety of allergies year-round - notably hay fever - from various pollens. My voice has been hoarse on-the-air for weeks, not helped by public speeches. It's starting to get better.
(I remember reading somewhere that folks with persistent allergies are actually LESS likely to come down with a common cold or flu because they're always expelling the bad stuff! Knock on wood, I never call in sick! But I'm one of those who constantly washes one's hands, uses a tissue when touching a door-knob in public places, etc.)
I suppose my skepticism about vaccinations goes back from having received allergy shots for many many years from elementary school through early college -- yet I still suffer hay fever. And then you start thinking intellectually about it - that vaccinations basically involve exposing yourself to some of the stuff you're allergic to, in small doses - and I started to wonder if I didn't just do better walking or hiking in fields or forests! It's made me no worse... and occasionally better!
Despite my aversion to needles (although vaccinations are infinitely less traumatic for me than drawing blood!), I DID however take the three innoculations for protection against Lyme disease -- ticks are the one downside to walking and hiking in certain habitats. (Only later did I learn that those who take the shots will forever register false positives for the presence of Lyme, if they're ever tested!)
Allan Loudell
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The collection contains the constitution, critics' reports, work plans, correspondence,and minutes of the earliest meetings of the Leazar Literary Society, a literary and debating society at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). Reference materials such as newspaper clippings, yearbook entries, and photocopies of program announcements are included. A few items provide historical background on the Pullen Literary Society also.
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The Leazar Literary Society was organized on November 2, 1889, just one month after the opening of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). The society was named for Augustus Leazar (1843 - 1905). Leazar, a champion of higher education, introduced the bill in the state House of Representatives that led to the creation of the college.
The society's history was linked with the Pullen Literary Society, which was also organized in the fall of 1889. Invitations and programs show that members of the two societies competed against each other frequently. Categories included orations, declamations, essays, and debates.
By 1903, the Leazar Literary Society had grown to 250-300 students, divided into fourteen sections. Its alumni members provided an endowment, as well as gifts of medals and trophies for contests. The society maintained its own library, which received books donated by members. The motto of the Leazar Literary Society was labor omnia vincit (labor conquers all). Both the Leazar and Pullen societies appear to have been active through the 1931-1932 school year.
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- 2 large egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 1/2 cups (about 6 1/4 ounces) medium-fine ground blanched almonds
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vegetable shortening
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
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Heat oven to 325 degrees. Place eggs in the clean bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until egg whites are stiff. Then add sugar slowly, and continue beating until egg whites are very thick, about 2 to 3 minutes.
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Beat in cocoa until combined. Stir in almonds, and mix until completely blended. The batter should be quite thick and sticky.
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Line a baking sheet with parchment. Dampen hands, and shape about 1 heaping teaspoonful of dough into a 1-inch ball. Pinch the ball with your fingers to form a teardrop shape, and place on prepared baking sheet. Continue process, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart, until all the dough is used.
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kaye_p 4 Nov, 2009
These are AMAZING! They are so easy to make and totally delicious, rich and chewy. I didn't make the filling, I made a ganache with peppermint chocolate to go in the middle and ended up not using it. They are sufficiently delicious on their own! I made 25 single cookies (non-sandwich) and they clocked in a 76 calories each.Reply
cookiesgalore 27 Jul, 2009
Great! I'll have to make these for a friend who's allergic to gluten.Reply
It's hard to find good recipes without flour in it.
I bet these would be great with walnuts too!
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These are absolutely delicious! They were so easy to make and they came out perfectly! The recipe is one that can be divided or doubled without any issues. So chocolatey and chewy and rich! I love them!Reply


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El Sistema
The appointment of Gustavo Dudamel as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the U.S. and European tours of the Simon Bolivar Orchestra, and the international media accompanying both events captured the attention and deep interest of the American orchestra community. El Sistema, the 33-year-old "miracle" youth orchestra system in Venezuela was suddenly on the minds of everyone involved with orchestras.
A nationwide system in the third world that served up orchestral talents as extraordinary as Dudamel; reached into over 200 towns and villages with orchestral training centers; yielded a performance quality that consistently leaves audiences cheering; and purports to successfully move people out of poverty could hardly be ignored.
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W&L Women's Tennis Tops Skidmore, 6-3, at ITA Indoor Championships
GREENCASTLE, Ind. – The Washington and Lee women's tennis team defeated Skidmore, 6-3, in the consolation round of the ITA Division III Women's Team Indoor Championship on Saturday, hosted by DePauw.
The Generals claimed just one win in the doubles round, as the No. 2 sophomore duo of Sonja Meighan (McLean, Va./Flint Hill) and Patricia Kirkland (Charleston, S.C./Ashley Hall) defeated the team of Melissa Hirsch and Alex Smith, 8-3.
W&L then dropped only one matchup in singles action to solidify the win, with No. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 recording victories. Meighan took down Nataly Mendoza, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, at No. 1, sophomore Allison Hupalo (Weston, Mass./Weston) bested Hirsch, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 and junior Claire Cahill (Austin, Texas/Lake Travis) claimed the No. 4 win over Smith, 6-2, 6-4. At No. 5, senior Christina Douglas (Fayetteville, N.Y./Manlius Pebble Hill) defeated Robyn Baird, 6-0, 6-1, and junior Chelsea Mixson (Beaufort, S.C./Hilton Head Prep) won the No. 6 spot against Zoe Valella, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4.
With the win, the Generals now move on to the fifth-place match, where they will face host DePauw at 7:30 pm this evening.
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Skidmore College vs Washington and Lee University (3/2/2013)
#7 Washington and Lee University 6, #16 Skidmore College 3
3/2/2013 at Greencastle, Ind. (DePauw Indoor Tennis and Track Center)
|Singles competition
|1. Sonja Meighan (W&L) def. Nataly Mendoza (SKI) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
|2. Lee Ford (SKI) def. Meghan Buell (W&L) 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-2
|3. Allison Hupalo (W&L) def. Melissa Hirsch (SKI) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
|4. Claire Cahill (W&L) def. Alex Smith (SKI) 6-2, 6-4
|5. Christina Douglas (W&L) def. Robyn Baird (SKI) 6-0, 6-1
|6. Chelsea Mixson (W&L) def. Zoe Valella (SKI) 7-6 (10-8), 6-4
|Doubles competition
|1. Nataly Mendoza/Lee Ford (SKI) def. Meghan Buell/Claire Cahill (W&L) 8-1
|2. Sonja Meighan/Patricia Kirkland (W&L) def. Melissa Hirsch/Alex Smith (SKI) 8-3
|3. Robyn Baird/Yumi Karlshoej (SKI) def. Allison Hupalo/Chelsea Mixson (W&L) 8-6
|Match Notes
|Skidmore College 1-2; National ranking #16
|Washington and Lee University 2-1; National ranking #7
|Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,2,3,4,5,6)
|Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Women's Team Indoor Championship
|Match 6


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1. Jeremiah Attaochu has learned a valuable lesson about his hometown this week. A lot of people have family in the Washington D.C. area.
The Georgia Tech linebacker from Washington has had a tough time finding extra tickets for Saturday's game at Maryland from his teammates, as many of them have already given theirs away. Besides cornerback Louis Young, who also is from Washington, teammates Isaiah Johnson, Darren Waller and Shawn Green also have family in the area who want to come to the game, Attaochu said.
"It's been harder for me to get more tickets than ever," said Attaochu, who admitted he'd only started actually asking for tickets on Tuesday.
Assuming he can get the tickets, Attaochu said he'll have at least 25 or 30 family members and friends from church and school at the game. For his parents, it will be just the third time they've seen him play in person since coming to Tech. Attaochu did not hide the importance of the game. He grew up about five minutes from College Park.
"It's emotional, it's exciting," he said of coming home to lead his team against the team he grew up watching. "I get really hyped up for these kind of games."
Attaochu, who was born in Nigeria, said his father Paul has picked up the game since his son has come to Tech.
"He's all into it, definitely," Attaochu said. "He can talk everything with me, not really overly scheme, but the general concepts."
A number of Tech coaches also have ties to the area, having coached at Navy, about 40 minutes east of College Park. Coach Paul Johnson said he didn't expect to see any old colleagues, noting that the Midshipmen have a home game Saturday.
"This time of year, we're kind of busy with our own deal," he said.
2. On his Wednesday evening radio show on 790 the Zone, Johnson took a number of calls from fans with plenty of questions about improving the team. Johnson defended his recruiting, his coaching, his team and the season. He pointed out, for instance, that the Yellow Jackets have held leads in the fourth quarter of all five of their ACC games, three of which they've lost.
"If the talent level is that bad, then we must be doing a (heck) of a job coaching to stay in there, and I don't think that's the case," he said. "So I think that the talent level is not as bad as you think. We've got to finish the games. Now, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. I got you – we need to win the games. I just don't see the gloom and doom that everybody wants to buy into."
3. Last year's Tech-Maryland game was notable for, among other things, a horrific injury suffered by Terrapins guard Andrew Gonnella. Wednesday, Maryland coach Randy Edsall said that Gonnella, who suffered a knee dislocation in the game and left the field in an ambulance, has made a "remarkable recovery" and is doing well. Gonnella graduated last December and is working in New York, Edsall said.
"We can't thank the people from Georgia Tech enough for the assistance they gave him on that day with the horrific injury that he had," Edsall said.
4. With two rushing touchdowns, quarterback Tevin Washington would tie Joshua Nesbitt for the ACC record for most career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. Washington has 33 career touchdowns. A-back Orwin Smith needs nine yards to reach 1,600 yards for his career and 11 to move into the top 20 of Tech's all-time rushing list. With 58 rushing yards, B-back David Sims will become the 40th player in school history to gain 1,000 career rushing yards.
5. Offensive tackle Will Jackson will be out for the game with a shoulder injury. Morgan Bailey will start in his place. … Nose tackle T.J. Barnes will wear No. 40 to honor former linebacker Julian Burnett. Kicker Chris Tanner had been slated to wear it, but Tanner will not make the trip to Maryland. … The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network, which is carried on CW 69 (WUPA) in the Atlanta market. The game will be called by Mike Hogewood (play by play), Riley Skinner (color) and Steve Byrnes (sideline). Hogewood and Skinner, the former Wake Forest quarterback, were on hand for Tech's loss to Middle Tennessee State.
In case you missed it…
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Tech scrambling to prepare for Maryland QB
On Tech ending its kick-return drought
Johnson says it's not time to panic
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Notes: B-backs struggling to produce
Notes: Johnson mum on starting quarterback
Thanks for reading.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
November 1st, 2012
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November 2nd, 2012
12:00 am
Sweet i guess i'll read the article now
November 2nd, 2012
12:12 am
Judging by item #2 i fear this blog might turn into another CPJ bashing episode. The losses sting ( no pun intended) and the only remedy…. Win. Lets go Jackets!!!
November 2nd, 2012
1:52 am
2. On his Wednesday evening radio show on 790 the Zone, Johnson took a number of calls from fans with plenty of questions about improving the team. Johnson defended his recruiting, his coaching, his team and the season. He pointed out, for instance, that the Yellow Jackets have held leads in the fourth quarter of all five of their ACC games, three of which they've lost.
"If the talent level is that bad, then we must be doing a (heck) of a job coaching to stay in there, and I don't think that's the case," he said. "So I think that the talent level is not as bad as you think. We've got to finish the games. Now, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. I got you – we need to win the games. I just don't see the gloom and doom that everybody wants to buy into."
We don't pay $2.6MM per yr. for "4th qtr. leads", we pay that much money for WINS!
He is now unofficially, officially known as "Coach Moral Victory" or CMV!
Has GT FB fallen to depths so BAD that our HC publicly defends the job he's doing by pointing out that we had a lead in the 4th Qtr?
November 2nd, 2012
2:46 am
WnE, of course you only re-post what fits your narrative. He said we have to finish. We have to win the games. His point is that the team, although losing, has been competitive, but I argue not in the MTSU and BYU games. You can be competitive and still lose. I'd rather be competitive and win. I think having playmakers help swing the balance when the rest of the team is not playing well. Unfortunately, we don't have any this season. Lee will be one soon, but he can't run the full playbook now.
To me, it appears that the blocking on the perimeter is horrible. Neither the A-backs nor the WRs are knocking down their men. I think that the OL depth isn't as good as we had hoped. It seems that the injuries there keeps shuffling the linemen around. TW is starting to press too much when the team gets down trying to be that playmaker. VL seems more comfortable but needs more game experience.
On D, the LBs are physically talented, but they're missing too many assignments and getting out of position. The DL isn't winning, they're average. I think that the DBs are also physically talented, but not playing as well as they should and they don't get help from the front seven.
The kickers are god-awful. The punters are average. Only the kickoff return team has gotten better. So much for the "get a special teams coordinator" smack talk.
November 2nd, 2012
3:39 am
CT_Jacket: After reading your analysis, it is understandable why GT is 3-5.
Sounds like you are an intense fan and know something about football.
As for me, I will say it appears that GT just does not have the caliber
of players it needs to be a good team in the ACC or against MTSU/BYU. This is
a weak and below average GT team or players are not playing up to their ability in all areas of the game.
November 2nd, 2012
6:23 am
Ken, I assume Autry is out at WR. You may have noted this earlier and I just missed it. That is a big loss in Lee's development if so, they seemed to have a pretty good thing starting to come together.
I think the most frustrating thing about this season is the fact that the Coastal Division is down so far this year and a spot in the title game was there for the taking. We were a couple of DLinemen and a little bit more dynamic QB away from having a good season. Hopefully Kallon/Gotis(sp?)/Gamble and Lee/Thomas can fill those needs in the coming years. Losing Sims early, and Holton & Perkins for the year didn't help matters either.
This is still a young team folks. We only lose five or six seniors that play significant minutes. We have a 4star kicker coming in that will hopefully solidify special teams and we should see a lot of improvement in the spring as all of these young guys mature. Plus, we aren't exactly playing SEC West cailber teams on a weekly basis. We can make a tremendous jump back to the top of the Coastal next year in MHO.
The next QB will determine CPJ's future at TECH. Kinda like Ball did for Gailey. Let's hope the outcome is different.
November 2nd, 2012
8:21 am
I wish we would shock the college football world by calling for a pass on 4th and one.
Why weren't more pass plays called in the 1st half vs BYU if run defense was their strength?
I read the Chargers offense last night used quick passes to negate the Chief's pass rush.
What a concept!
The play calling on the missed field goal drive in the first half was very unimaginative.
November 2nd, 2012
8:28 am
Edsall made a great defensive coordinator hire and their defense is the most improved in the ACC this year. The 3-4 can work if you blitz on occasion.
We badly need to win this game.
November 2nd, 2012
8:29 am
I still believe Johnson is the right coach. BUT, he has to realize that our talent level is significantly lower than our competition. We may have same star rating as Gailey's most classes but there are no Wheelers, Walkers, M. Johnsons, Daniels, Reis, Gardners on this team (players not highly rated but highly productive). Either that's talent evaluator's fault or coaches not coaching them up. I think it's the coaches. Johnson's assist coaches are terrible. Andy McCullum, Lamar Owens, Buzz Preston haven't developed anyone worth a dime. So CPJ is right about coaches NOT doing a great job.
November 2nd, 2012
9:20 am
After watching the VT/Miami game, it really hurts that both teams beat us. That shows how far down we are…….
Still pulling for the Jackets!
November 2nd, 2012
9:22 am
I completely understand what Johnson is saying, but it requires folks to see shades of gray. The only I have is that it doesn't account for the BYU beatdown. As for the local boys, I hope they have a great trip home.
November 2nd, 2012
9:53 am
Synjyn Days
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" -Matthew 5:10
Well reading some of the "TECH FAN" post I guess the TECH Football team is BLESSED for sure.
November 2nd, 2012
10:21 am
Speaking of Middle Tennessee, they won last night over Western Kentucky, and they are now bowl eligible (as is W. Ky.)
November 2nd, 2012
11:58 am
November 2nd, 2012
2:46 am
WnE, of course you only re-post what fits your narrative. He said we have to finish. We have to win the games. His point is that the team, although losing, has been competitive, but I argue not in the MTSU and BYU games. You can be competitive and still lose. I'd rather be competitive and win. I think having playmakers help swing the balance when the rest of the team is not playing well. Unfortunately, we don't have any this season. Lee will be one soon, but he can't run the full playbook now.
Competitive LOSING is still LOSING!
CFB is like GT Academics:
There is no partial credit and BCS-level CFB doesn't grade on a curve, so competitive losing does nothing to alleviate my anguish.
Simple QUESTION:
If CPJ had a $2.0MM buyout instead of a $10.8MM buyout, would he still be coaching GT after the UGA game in late Nov.?
Answer that simple question and that will tell you what kind of FB coach we have at GT.
November 2nd, 2012
12:27 pm
well….. what are the odd's we will win tomorrow?
November 2nd, 2012
2:40 pm
Anyone who went ot Tech knows that there is a LOT of partial credit.
If PJ's buyout was only $2M, I think that he would still be the coach, or at least he should be for at least 1-2 more years. He has made changes while he's been here: fired 2 DCs, hired ST coach, showing some pistol formation, has a promising R-Fr QB, has two large, talented OL in this class and other larger underclassmen OL. The DL underclassmen are bigger. Good coaches can turn things around when given a chance. Look at Richt. But if it doesn't get better at that point, then he should go.
November 2nd, 2012
2:47 pm
CT_J well said.— But he did hire both those DC.
My hope for next year is that he will adjust the O to VL and what playmakers we have. Need another good receiver or the ones we got need to really polish there "catching with there hands high" skills.
November 2nd, 2012
3:34 pm
November 2nd, 2012
2:47 pm
CT_J well said.— But he did hire both those DC.
My hope for next year is that he will adjust the O to VL and what playmakers we have. Need another good receiver or the ones we got need to really polish there "catching with there hands high" skills.
We have no playmakers at A-Back after Orwin leaves, we lose our best OL in Uzzi, we lose our best DL in Cross, we lose 30+ starts at DB when Sweeting leaves, we have no play makers at WR, we have no playmakers at B-back our most important position on Offense.
Whether or not you like Tevin we will lose his 30 or so career starts next yr. and the fact is Vad could not beat him out after Vad's 2nd yr. in the Offense, so there's no guarantee that QB will be improved next yr.
Lots of rosy projections, just like the rosy projections for this year's OL that never materialized.
Next yr. we are a 6-6 or 5-7 Team, even if we get "all the breaks" next yr. we're no better than 7-5.
CPJ has depleted the talent at GT in a way that most GT fans have never seen.
We are lucky to be in the ACC during a down era for ACC-FB, otherwise we would really be in deep doo-doo.
November 2nd, 2012
4:21 pm
Just as I figure a bunch belly-aching! I agree with Johnson, the team is not as bad as the "so called fans" project.
You guys are so hard on the team, the trolls need not apply… you troll your own blog!
November 2nd, 2012
4:27 pm
Honestly, I think part of the Groh hiring decision is that he was basically free while we continued to pay Hewitt and Gailey. UVA was paying him for the first two years while he was at Tech. Good DCs make $500-$750/yr. I think that having PJ as Head Coach AND OC saves money on the staff as well.
November 2nd, 2012
4:33 pm
Real exciting, what are you doing to do this season, 4-8 ?
November 2nd, 2012
5:06 pm
WnE, projections are all anyone has in sports. There are NO guarantees. Five star athletes are projected to go in the first round of the draft. First round draft picks are projected to go to the Pro Bowl. Pro Bowlers are projected to go to the Hall of Fame. It doesn't work that way.
November 2nd, 2012
8:30 pm
WnE, I get the impression you are a glass half empty kind of guy—-
November 2nd, 2012
11:32 pm
I took a look at the Georgie blogs after the USCe game and Thomas Brown was all over it crying & moaning about CMR and the staff & the poor play of the team. His style of posting was a clone for "Carnack" (= WnE). Thomas Brown = WnE ("Carnack") = Thomas Brown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dingbat!!!!
November 2nd, 2012
11:33 pm
You are exactly correct fuzzybee…………
November 2nd, 2012
11:53 pm
We beat 7-0 # 2 Florida. You lost to Middle Tennessee State college who had already lost to McNeese State college and the week after they beat you, Middle Tennessee State college lost to Louisiana Monroe – this for a Georgie tek team who was ranked pre-season # 23 by Rivals, while UGA was # 6 pre-season in every poll and is # 6 in all the polls today.
November 3rd, 2012
6:41 am
I think the revenue loss will be a lot more than 10MM if this coaching issue is not resolved… I think he is gone after he gets crushed by UGA….


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In 2013, the United Nations issued a report stating that eating insects could be a solution for combating global hunger and reducing malnutrition. Among others they named grasshoppers and ants as a hugely underutilized food source for people around the world...
According to statistics there are 1600 species of edible insects worldwide that are very easy to breed. As the topic gains increasing attention, many notable chefs have come up with sophisticated recipes and combinations to encourage the rest of the world to use and consider insects as an alternative source of protein.
One such chef is Ben Reade, who has been around the world in search of the best edible insects. Ben will be presenting his findings at our event Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre in October. We caught up with him to find out how a Scottish chef (and former UNISG student) found himself in such peculiar territory...
How did you start cooking with insects?
After university I decided to go to the Nordic Food Lab in Copenhagen, where I worked as Head of Culinary Research and Development. The lab is a non-profit organization created by two star Michelin chef Rene Redzepi. They were carrying out research into insects, so I just kind of fell into it.
What do you think are the cultural factors that influence whether people eat insects or not?
In reality there are many traditions that advocate eating insects, even here in Europe. A good example might be Casu Marzu Cheese from Sardinia (a type of cheese made with the larvae of a fly). There are other examples too. The point is that people tend not to be so open-minded when confronted with exotic foods. Humans have always eaten insects, it's very natural.
Local cultures are not taken into consideration very often. In Uganda for example, in order to make corn more protein rich, a scheme was launched to create a new cross breed. However, this new form of cultivation risked damaging termites' nests and an important source of protein for the Ugandans. I think we often practice this kind of reductive science, which fails to consider the traditions of peoples' places.
Just how environmentally sustainable are insects as a food source?
All the European companies selling insects grow them in captivity and raise them using intensive methods. There are many planned projects around the world that are looking at using insects as a food source. Many people believe in the sustainability of insects but it's not really the insects that are sustainable, it is the environments in which they grow. For example, it is much better to breed insects in their natural habitats rather than raising them in intensive habitats.
Many companies selling insects sell them at very high prices in spite of their supposed cheapness as a food source. Why?
In the countries where insects are eaten they are normally considered a luxury, and are often more expensive than fish and chicken. You also have to take into account that a cow will give you milk, shoes, clothes and fertilizer before it is killed and consumed.
Are insects safe as a food source?
There are risks, just like there are with any other product. If I collect wild insects there is the risk that they have eaten pesticides, and then there are plenty of insects that are toxic by nature.
What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
A hamburger that was probably made with about 200 different types of meat. That's just not natural! It made me ill.
And the best thing you've ever eaten?
Termites really are delicious.
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Perfect size for toddler
Debra from Tallahassee, FL– Verified Buyer
My 18-month old granddaughter loves sitting at HER own table! Fits perfectly for her toys, books, and even snacks. Easy to assemble and easy to clean. Would recommend it unconditionally!
Great Product
MKP from NY
Table and chairs came quickly and were a breeze to put together. It is the perfect height for a 16 month old who loves to walk back and forth and sit at it to color and read.
Because of their passion for the children and care-givers in the field, Angeles is constantly on the lookout for needs which aren't being met. Directors and care-givers are their best sources of information, and the needs expressed are often the nucleus of an Angeles product development program.
That's how their Bye-Bye Buggy got started. Every new Angeles product goes through extensive testing in centers to insure that every factor of safety, durability, and play value are successfully addressed. (The Bye-Bye Buggy actually went through 8 stages of prototyping and testing.)
Angels Rest cots, in a range of attractive colors, initiated the concept that "institutional doesn't have to be ugly". And, the Cot Activity Center recognizes that space in the classroom is precious, and it turns storage space into play space.
Baseline Furniture sets new standards for appearance and safety in classroom furniture. For the first time, tables, chairs, and furniture come in coordinated colors for the total classroom look. The Angeles-developed laminates are highly durable and very attractive. The soft edges on tables, bookcases, and lockers help protect children.
Every Angeles product comes with a generous warranty – in case they inadvertently goof. Spare parts are always available to help you maintain your valuable Angeles products – and Angeles does mean always; they can still fix your 1958 trikes.