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Perspectives from locals in Gettysburg regarding the Conn. shooting.
Gettysburg Times
Members of local law enforcement, education, clergy, and Survivors, Inc., offered their thoughts and perspectives on the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticutt, Friday.
"My thoughts and prayers go out to all the victims and their families concerning this horrendous tragedy," Adams County District Attorney Shawn Wagner said, expressing his condolences and the need to be thorough in school security. "It's an unthinkable tragedy, and the first thing I thought of was my own three elementary school children. Every parent needs to feel comfortable that when they send their children to school that their children are going to a safe environment.
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"As district attorney, I can assure the public that I and law enforcement will be diligent to ensure that schools are safe, and we will have conversations with all of the school administrators in Adams County to ensure that schools know what individuals are having access to their schools. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes a tragedy such as this to spark a conversation about what we are doing locally."
Gettysburg Area School District Superintendent Larry Redding has been in discussion with the his staff how to best deal with the situation in the schools. The district made the decision to have parents break the news to their children in a controlled environment.
"Because it happened during the day, there was a feeling that the students would have had no knowledge of this happening," Redding said. "Because it was so traumatic, we directed staff to not talk about it. With kindergarten kids and young elementary kids, those are not conversations that we wanted to initiate, and we did not initiate any of those conversations with children today.
"Today was more about not having conversations, but beginning to address what we will do on Monday when children come back and we have those discussions. We'll work with our standard level of school counselors. The weekend will help us from the standpoint of families being able to discuss those issues, but we'll provide whatever resources are necessary to help children deal with that."
Pastor Michael Allwein, of St. James Lutheran Church in Gettysburg, stressed that society and community, must its best to keep hope alive.
"The purpose of the church is to always speak hope and love," Pastor Allwein said. "To continue to preach hope in the middle of darkness and in the middle of tragedy, I believe that's our job. My job as a church leader is to always preach hope. Here's a situation where people can give in to despair and fear, but the response of a church, from my perspective, is to continue to preach hope to people even when they look around and feel that there is very little to be hopeful for."
Allwein said that the church will try to help the people involved to overcome the tragedy.
"How do we make light come into this town in Connecticut?" he asked. "It's not going to happen overnight, but I believe that's the calling of the church."
Terri Hamrick, CEO and president of Survivors, Inc., Gettysburg, shared her thoughts on behalf of her organization.
"We are just sickened," Hamrick said. "Our hearts go out to the community, to the families, to the people lost. The ripple effect that atrocity has, sometimes, there are just no words to make sense of it. This was so unnecessary. No one should ever, ever have this happen, and no parent should ever have to bury a child. Violence is never the answer and no one wins. Unfortunately, sometimes things happen that we can't control."
Hamrick offered advice for how families can deal with the tragedy.
"One of the biggest things is talking to your kids," Hamrick said. "There are resources that help parents with those discussions. One of the things is focusing on the here and now and having supportive discussions with your children. Talk about how this happened and why this happened while trying to reassure them in a way that's realistic. That's a real balancing act."
1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story
A lot of people were inspired by Cory Weissman's story earlier this year, and the Gettysburg College basketball player and the college's production company hope to spread that inspiration with a full-length film.
After being a 1,000-point high school basketball star at Jackson Memorial High School in Jackson, N.J., Weissman went on to play basketball at Gettysburg College. On March 26, 2009, after his freshman season, he suffered a life-threatening stroke. Three years later, his hard work in rehabilitation paid off when he scored a free throw in his return to the court during his Senior Day game against Washington College.
With influence and cooperation from Weissman and his family, the story will now become a movie called 1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story.
A production of Gettysburg Great Productions, LLC, a subsidiary of Gettysburg College, a portion of the movie will be filmed on the college campus.
"It's just such a good opportunity to get my story out there to more people," said Weissman.
The script is faithful to what really happened, but there are a few tweaks.
"With the Weissmans' cooperation, we took a little bit of liberty in terms of re-imagining a couple of scenes that maybe didn't really happen but were still true to the spirit of what happened," said Burris.
Tina Weissman, Cory's mother, is happy with her family's involvement in the movie.
"I was told that I'm more than welcome to be up and around campus," she said. "I feel very much a part of it, and the producers are making me and my husband feel a part of the movie."
The movie is produced by former longtime Disney executive Bruce Gordon and Bob Burris (Growing Pains), who also wrote the script. The director is Michael Levine (Nowhere Man). Arturo Sandoval, a six-time Grammy winner, is composing the score for the movie.
The three leads cast for the movie are David Henrie (Wizards of Waverly Place) as Cory Weissman, multiple Emmy nominee Beau Bridges (Without Warning: The James Brady Story, The Descendents) as Gettysburg College basketball coach George Petrie, and Jean Louisa Kelly (Mr. Holland's Opus, Yes, Dear) as Tina, a physical therapist who aided her son in his long recovery.
Weissman is making a trip to Los Angeles this weekend to meet Henrie.
"I talked to him on the phone a couple days ago, and he's a really down-to-earth guy," said Weissman. "He has a lot of the same characteristics that I do, so they hit it right on when they cast him. The main point of the trip is to have him get to know my personality. He's a professional. We are going to spend a good amount of time going through the script so he can get a clear picture for specific points in the movie. He's trying to make it as accurate as possible."
The video of his successful free throw, posted to websites including YouTube and www.gettysburgsports.com, was one draw to making the movie.
"Once you see that video, and you see the triumph at the end, that's the topping on the cake," said Levine. "It's a journey with a happy ending, and there aren't a lot of journeys with happy endings these days in movies."
Gordon enjoyed the aspect of overcoming adversity.
"After getting to meet Cory, it made me realize that people can use adversity to rise to a higher plain," he said. "In today's day and age, where it's hard to find heroes, Cory personifies that to me."
Burris saw a story he thought should be spread as far as possible.
"It's an inspirational sports movie, which is great, but beyond that, Cory is such an amazing human being," he said. "Having the opportunity to help him tell his story to the world, that's really what hooked me in."
Over the summer, between coverage from national news outlets in the spring and the movie production starting in Gettysburg in the fall, Weissman had a break from the media hysteria. A health sciences major who will graduate in December, he got experience in the physical therapy field. For his senior capstone project, he completed an internship with the therapist he has been seeing since his stroke. After that, he worked full-time with his mother, who works in a school that provides multiple types of therapy for kids.
"I was a one-on-one aid with a couple kids that had Down Syndrome," he said. "I worked with autistic kids. I worked in a classroom setting one-on-one with a kid who had severe cerebral palsy."
His mother was happy to have him home and around her during the summer.
"It was fabulous for me," said Tina. "It's always wonderful when Cory's around. It's his giving-back nature. He's working with severely-handicapped kids. He's very gifted at working with these kinds of kids."
Weissman's rehab also took another step over the summer when he started boxing.
"It was really good for my footwork," he said. "Any sport I played, I realized that my footwork really benefited from that, and it was fun at the same time."
Weissman is applying to the physical therapy program at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. He may also apply to schools in the Conneticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania area to achieve his long-term goal of becoming a physical therapist. He will help people in that role, but he also hopes to help people who watch "1,000 to 1."
"To see my story is able to influence so many people, that was the main objective of the movie," he said. "I'm hoping it does well so it can spread around the country and help as many people as possible. Everyone at the school has the same objective. I don't see the movie as being my last chance to help people; I almost see it as the start."
There are two movie-related events coming up on the Gettysburg College campus. On Monday, Sept. 24, there will be a question and answer session, open to the public, with the director and both producers at Kline Theater at 7 p.m. Then, on Oct. 1, a campus-wide kickoff with a pep-rally type of event will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the College Union Building ballroom. Filming on campus will take place from Oct. 2-21.
A number of local community and Gettysburg College people will play minor roles in the movie. Cast so far are Ed Riggs, College Dean Anne Lane (as herself), Cindy Wright, Chris Kauffman, Emily Windover, Katie Foelber, Washington College basketball coach Rob Nugent (as himself), and Ethan Harnish. There are also several dozen students working in a part-time capacity, and there will be hundreds of Gettysburg College and community members included as extras.
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Cory Weissman: A True Inspiration
Gettysburg Times Staff Writer
On March 26, 2009, Gettysburg College freshman and Jackson, N.J. native Cory Weissman had an experience that he will never forget and one with which few can relate. He had finished his first season with the men's basketball team and was doing an offseason workout in the fitness center with friend and teammate Brendan Trelease when it started happening.
"The first thing I got was a really bad headache," said Weissman. "It just kept getting worse and worse, and I never got headaches before."
He sat down for a few minutes but decided to get back to work and headed to the dumbbell rack.
"I picked up a number that I'll never forget, a 65-pound dumbbell," he said. "I lifted one of them up with my right hand, and I went to lift one with my left hand, and it just didn't budge."
Feeling dizzy, he went outside of the fitness center to get some water with Trelease, and Trelease noticed something was off.
"He noticed all of my symptoms before I did," said Weissman. "He noticed me swaying back and forth. I couldn't really feel it."
Trelease suggested that they go to the training room right down the hall, but he had no idea the magnitude of what was happening - Weissman, just 19 years old, was having a stroke.
"Even when I saw the left side of his body kind of go a little bit, I still just had positive thoughts," said Trelease.
Weissman could not make it to the training room under his own power.
"I started to sort of trip over my left foot," he said. "(Brendan) looked back and grabbed my arm and put it around him and just started helping me walk. From the time that I went around the corner to the training room to the time I got there, my leg just went from being almost 100 percent to completely dead. The last completely clear image I have of that day was walking through the doors of the training room. I didn't have the strength to lift my head. (Brendan) was dragging me in there, and I was just staring down at my left leg dragging behind me."
Katie Whaley, the athletic trainer on staff, knew Weissman was having a stroke.
"I was standing on his left side, and I had my hand in his hand, and I asked him to squeeze my hand," said Whaley. "He reached over with his right hand to squeeze my hand. I said, 'No, Cory. Squeeze my hand with your left hand.' Again, he went to reach over with his right. He was almost seizing on his right side."
When asked to smile, only the right side of Weissman's mouth went up.
"That's what we see with a stroke," said Whaley. "One side is completely deficit of any movement. The next 72 hours were going to be critical. When it's a stroke, minutes matter."
Weissman's stroke was caused by an AVM (arteriovenous malformation) in his brain, which is "essentially a collection of abnormal vessels in the brain," according to Dr. Robert Harbaugh, a neurologist at Penn State Hershey Medical Center who saw Weissman.
AVMs are rare and dangerous.
"Less than 1 percent of the population has an AVM," said Harbaugh. "If you took 100 people with an AVM, somewhere between two and four bleed per year. The risk of bleeding goes up over time. Probably 10 percent of people who have an AVM rupture will die after the first hemorrhage."
Harbaugh also noted that about half of the survivors of a first hemorrhage are left with some permanent neurological deficits.
Although rare in general, the hemorrhage from Weissman's AVM came at the expected stage in life.
"That's the most common time for it to appear, between the ages of 16 and 22," said Whaley.
Harbaugh also stated that, "hemorrhages in young people are more likely to be AVMs than almost anything else. People with AVMs typically have symptoms early in life."
An ambulance rushed Weissman from Gettysburg's campus to Gettysburg Hospital.
Weissman's mom, Tina Weissman, is a physical therapist with a medical background, so she knew what her son was up against when she heard the news by phone.
"The nurse from Gettysburg told me straight out that Cory had a brain hemorrhage," said Tina. "I was going back and forth between the worst to, 'Oh, it can be not as severe as a full-fledged bleed.' I knew it depended on where the bleed was."
Gettysburg College men's basketball coach George Petrie said things were under control at Gettysburg Hospital, but they were going to transport Weissman to Penn State Hershey Medical Center. The Gettysburg Hospital staff told Petrie to drive ahead and meet Weissman there.
"By the time I got to Dillsburg, this ambulance just goes screaming by," said Petrie. "My first reaction was something's not right. I was trying to keep his parents in touch."
No matter what any doctor said, Weissman believed he would be back on the basketball court again soon, and his confidence was contagious.
"When I talked to Cory, there wasn't any doubt," said Petrie."The more you listened to Cory, he gave you more confidence that he was committed to achieving his goal (of playing basketball again). Each day, there'd be a new movement that he could do in rehab that he couldn't do the day before. It was fascinating listening to him describe the process. He never complained. He never felt sorry for himself. He took charge of his rehab. He stepped up. These are all things you look for in a point guard. It's who he is."
The neurology staff at Penn State Hershey Medical Center stopped the bleeding, but when Weissman left its care after a week and a half, he was not completely safe.
"Initially, he still had a 30 percent chance of bleeding," said Tina Weissman. "We had to be very careful in how we did the exercises."
From Hershey, Weissman went to the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, N.J. for about a month before he went home and continued out-patient therapy for a couple of weeks. On June 1, he went in for brain surgery.
"Once things had settled down, and some of the brain swelling had gone away, he had the AVM removed," said Harbaugh. "The most definitive treatment is surgery to remove the AVM."
Weissman was safe to start living his life again.
"After surgery, there was zero percent chance of bleeding," said Tina. "They were successful in removing the tangle of blood vessels."
Weissman's doctors told him he was going to have a good recovery and that he should get back to 95 percent, which is another thing that drove him.
"I wouldn't be as good of a basketball player, but I didn't understand when they said 95 percent, they meant 95 percent to be able to operate functionally," he said.
Weissman went back to out-patient therapy until he returned to school in the fall.
"That summer, the professors at Gettysburg were so amazing and so compassionate," said Tina. "He was able to complete one or two of his spring-semester courses."
When Weissman returned, he instantly asked Coach Petrie how he could contribute to the basketball team.
"Not only did he have the stroke, he had major brain surgery that summer," said Petrie. "Now, you're coming back into an environment that is highly academic, which is stressful enough. Not only was there the physical, there was the social, psychological. Here's a kid going to school, going to rehab, and trying to go to practice. He never stopped. It was admirable, but in the very beginning, it was wearing him down."
The basketball staff and team members reassessed the situation and got on a better path to accomplish Weissman's goals.
"It was incremental," said Petrie. "Running the clock, coaching from the sideline, skill work, warm up. There isn't anybody that's worked his ass off more than Cory Weissman. If you're not inspired by that, I don't know what you are."
Weissman's road back to the court was anything but easy, but he persevered.
"The only bumps in the road were my seizures," he said. "Every time I'm having one, it's like a punch in the stomach. I'm working so hard to beat this thing, and I'm still getting punched in the stomach. I had good days and bad days, but I always had it in my head that I was going to be back. I wasn't going to let the stroke beat me."
He has been seizure-free for more than a year now.
"The more I worked, the more progress I made," he continued. "I could distinctly see changes in the way I was walking, changes in the way I was running. After things started to slow down, after the first year and a half, I would say I started to notice that it was going to take a long time, but I knew that if I kept working, I would get better. What I think helped me so much in my recovery is that I never really accepted that it was going to take so long. What I had trouble with at first was that I wasn't the athlete right away. When I came back to school, I wasn't able to just get back in and play."
Even though his progress was slower than he would have liked, Weissman kept a positive frame of mind.
"He never really let that get to him," said Trelease. "He's very good at setting goals. In the beginning, he would set a small goal, and he wouldn't really think about anything until that goal was complete. He fought that fight, and he's still fighting the fight. Every day, he's getting better."
Aside from the physical recovery, Weissman was back to being himself relatively quickly.
"It took me probably six months to get my swagger back, my cockiness and my confidence in general," he said.
Weissman's teammates acknowledged his hard work and dedication to them and voted him as a team captain for his 2011-12 senior year.
"It meant so much to me because it was a vote from the team," he said. "Even though it's not what I want people to see, it did feel good that people appreciate it and saw all the hard work I put in. That was a clear sign that my teammates really did appreciate me being there and my work ethic."
His next great honor came on Feb. 11 at home on Senior Day against Washington College.
"We wanted to honor him by starting him," said Petrie. "But we were stuck with, 'How do we get him in the game, get out of the game without a foul or a technical or something?'"
The Gettysburg coaching staff talked to the Washington coaching staff, and Washington head coach Rob Nugent told them, "I don't want to take advantage of you starting Cory. Whoever wins the tip, give the ball to Cory, and he rolls it out of bounds."
That scenario worked perfectly for Gettysburg's intentions.
"That way, no time off the clock," said Petrie. "No foul, no timeout."
The plan went smoothly.
"To get the start was unreal," said Weissman. "That's all I wanted was just to get out on the court. Once I was subbed out of the game, that would have been the greatest day of my life. It was the hardest thing I ever had to work for."
Trelease was happy his friend got the chance to start.
"The kid's worked so hard," he said. "I feel like that was the best thing we could do for him, the best gesture Gettysburg College could make, the best gesture we could make as a basketball team. It was almost a thank-you for sticking with us. He could have easily not stuck around, but he stuck it out. It inspired us as a team. All of the alumni were there to see him, his mom and dad walking out on the court for Senior Night."
With what seemed like a storybook ending already written, Gettysburg led the game by 20 points with two and a half minutes remaining.
"I started talking to my assistants about, you know, 'I think we can put Cory back in the game,'" said Petrie.
With 52 seconds left, Weissman got his chance.
"(Petrie) looked at me during the timeout, and he asked me if I wanted to go back in," said Weissman. "I looked back him, and I said, 'Hell yeah!' I was going to be on the court. There was a minute left. I could run up and down the court. I didn't need to touch the ball; just to run up and down would be cool."
Weissman inbounded the ball and had another couple of touches before Washington called a timeout.
"Our team saw him at the scores table with 50-something seconds left," said Nugent. "We knew we needed to do something, and we knew that we had a couple possessions to give Cory the opportunity he deserves."
Washington's Sean Flanigan was guarding Weissman and explained to the officials that he was going to foul him to send him to the free throw line.
"Petrie told me they were going to foul me and put me at the free throw line," said Weissman. "The first thing I thought of was it was pretty amazing that I'm going to get the ball. I was thinking I better not miss these free throws."
The first attempt banged off of the rim, and the pressure was on. The gym was silent as he went through his pre-shot routine. He released the ball, willing it to go in, and it fell perfectly through the net for the first point of his collegiate career.
"The second one, I just knew it was going in," he said. "After three years of hard work, there was honestly no way, everything I've been through, there was no way that I was going to miss that shot."
The crowd erupted, tears in the eyes of most of the spectators.
"It was surreal," said Weissman. "I don't even have a way of describing what I felt."
After the game, Petrie presented Weissman with the game ball.
"The best part for me was if you put Cory Weissman on a scale with Andrew Powers (the all-time leading scorer in the history of the program), his game ball and Cory's game ball, to me, are of equal value," said Petrie. "That one point, that ball, is as meaningful to Cory Weissman for a four-year career as Andrew Powers' scoring record. Cory Weissman has an indelible footprint in the history of the program, of that day."
Gettysburg won the game, 83-69.
The story of a stroke victim's return to the basketball court caught of attention of such national news outlets as ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and NPR.
"Anyone who knows me knows that I didn't do one minute of rehab for the attention that I'm getting," said Weissman. "I'd go to therapy four to five times per week. It was a personal goal that I set. I don't crave the attention, but I'm doing the best I could with all the articles. What I do like, though, as far as the media, is that I want my story to get out there just so that people could hear from me that you really have to be thankful for what you have.
"I've gotten emails and letters just saying how much my story has inspired people," he continued. "That means so much more to me than seeing an article about myself."
Looking back, Weissman said that the stroke affected his character.
"It made me become so much of a better person," he said. "Understanding life, understanding certain things that, if I hadn't had the stroke, I might not have learned. The biggest change was my outlook on things. I don't take anything for granted. I try to keep people as happy as I can. I try to relate my experience to anyone else's hardships to try to help them understand that they could do it."
Weissman's work ethic, desire, and never-fading support system are the reasons he is who he is today.
"(I want to thank) my whole family, the coaching staff, my teammates, my friends both here at school and at home, the athletic training staff, my therapist who has been there the last three years, the college as a whole from deans to professors to academic advisers. I don't think I would have been able to survive at another college to be honest. The Washington College basketball team, especially Coach Nugent, for making the day even more special than it already was."
Weissman, now 22 years old, is a health sciences major, and he plans on going to school for physical therapy after he graduates from Gettysburg.
"Always had that in my mind, but going through rehab sealed the deal," he said.
He doesn't see a stop to his rehab in the future, and his next goal is to play in a men's league.
"I don't know when I'll ever stop doing therapy," he said. "Maybe when I'm like 60 or 70 and have to be put in a wheelchair. My leg is weak. I could keep strengthening it for the next 20 years, and it would make my walking better and running better. Really, there's no reason for me to ever stop doing therapy. That's why when I say, 'The sky is the limit to how far I could get back,' I mean that. No one, not even myself, knows how much better I can get."
Weissman lives his life by two quotes: "Nothing works unless you do," and "Enjoy today because yesterday is gone, and tomorrow may never come."
Penn State Scandal
There are so many things wrong within the Penn State scandal that they really can't all be explained in one post. This post assumes that people have read about the situation, and it gives my opinion along with asking questions that I just cannot get around. If you have not read up on this, please read the "VICTIM 2" section of http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/documents/sandusky-grand-jury-report11052011.html
The fact that Jerry Sandusky is a monster who should be in jail for the rest of his life and never be allowed within eyesight of a child again is obvious.
The fact that everyone reported it up the line of superiors is a start, but it seems that no one followed up on it. How does nobody even bother to call the police or determine the identity of the child or question how many other children might have been involved in Sandusky's evil pleasure?
Even if Mike McQueary's eye-witness story was slightly inaccurate, which does not seem to be the case (as the Grand Jury report called it "extremely credible"), why would Sandusky still be allowed around children or on campus at all until there was a thorough investigation done?
It's bad enough when things like recruiting violations or the illegal use of an agent are swept under the rug. When things involving stripping the innocence from children for life are overlooked, whether or not on purpose, it is flat-out evil. Other than Sandusky, I'm not sure who is most at fault here for the absolutely awful fact that no real action was taken toward Sandusky immediately following that incident. What is worse is that because the actions to lock him up were not taken then, other little boys were subject to the same vile actions by Sandusky.
Whether this was a coverup or a serious case of neglect, there is no question that the entire situation could have, and should have, been handled better. McQueary did the right thing by telling Joe Paterno. Paterno did the right thing by telling Athletic Director Tim Curley. This went up the line until the team Head Coach, the AD, the Head of University Police (Gary Schultz), and the President of the University (Graham Spanier) all were briefed on the situation. The fact that Schultz did not launch any type of investigation into this matter with the University Police Force (which has as much authority as a municipal police force) at his disposal is mind-boggling, and I think that certainly puts him at fault. Also mind-boggling is the fact that none of the rest of these people followed up to make sure that either the University Police Force or other police were notified.
The one step that everybody missed was the most important one and a natural reaction when a violent crime has happened: call the police! How in the world did these people, starting with the original eye-witness of Queary, not immediately call the police, either the University Police or 9-1-1? There was no immediate action taken to deal with Sandusky. It is beyond me how that kind of information could be shuffled away and no one bothered to tell law enforcement officers and see it through until action was taken against Sandusky. Now, Sandusky is at home, basically on house arrest, but still at his house, out of jail. How does that happen?
Regardless of who is involved, there comes a point in this situation and in all similar situations, when people and society need to stand up and fight for other people, especially kids, who cannot fight for themselves. Protecting the helpless, especially when the helpless are kids, should be human nature and an obligation.
I've heard this phrase before, and it has rarely been more true: Bad things happen when good people fail to act.
NFL Post-Season Predictions
AFC - In No Particular Order
NFC - In No Particular Order
My Take on Some New NFL Rules
Kickoffs will now be from the 35-yard line instead of the 30-yard line.
I don't understand this. This rule is really going to take away a lot of the big plays because of touchbacks, and return specialists are unfortunately going to have way fewer chances to make an impact in the game. Not to mention, it will alter the starting position of the offense, which in turn could alter the entire game.
Kickoff coverage teams will only get 5 yards of run-up before the kick instead of 15 yards.
I guess since the kickoff spot is moved up, this is a good thing. It will allow an extra half second for a returner to make his first move since the coverage teams won't be at top speed at the moment of kickoff.
The two-man wedge will still be allowed (three or more in the wedge is still prohibited), and touchbacks will still be placed at the 20 yard line.
So few returners follow their blockers anyway that I don't really see this affecting the game a lot.
An instant replay review by the booth official will now be automatic for every play ruled by the referees on the field to have scored points.
Great idea. Get the most important calls correct without making the coaches challenge them.
Osama bin Laden: The Exception
Just my opinion:
The death of Osama bin Laden was anything but normal. Without seeing statistics or polls, I would guess that bin Laden was the most widely known infamous name on the planet, given that he was the face of the most widely known infamous organization on the planet. The USA killed him, bringing back a "we" feeling that I haven't personally felt since 9/11.
Some people are saying that we should not be rejoicing in the death of another person. While I understand that viewpoint, and I agree that killing is among the worst crimes in society, if ever there were a time to be happy that another person was killed, this is the time. Bin Laden is the exception, the one person who had to be eliminated for there to be any chance at all that al-Qaida will one day be defunct. Bin Laden was the Hitler of the past decade and a half. He was a serial killer and the worst kind of extremist.
As I see it, there were three options for what to do regarding bin Laden:
1. Do nothing and let bin Laden continue to lead al-Qaida.
2. Take him alive, knowing that he won't talk, and knowing that in all likelihood, his followers will plan something extreme to try to get him back.
3. Kill him so there is no chance that he will ever be able to lead the world's largest terror organization again.
Congratulations to the USA, especially that small group of Navy SEALS, for eliminating the world's most wanted target. This does not mean that our country is safer, and it certainly in no way means that the war is over, but this was one heck of a step in the right direction.
For those people who don't believe that bin Laden is dead because they never saw the body, all I can say is, do you really think that the USA would release the statement in that manner without being completely sure that they had the right guy? If the answer is yes, or you are a conspiracy theorist, try on some trust or even logic for that matter.
This isn't just a win for the USA, this is a win for the world and for humanity. The killing of another person is wrong and tragic in just about all instances, but Osama bin Laden was the biggest exception of them all.
Typical Conversation
- A typical conversation between me and some random person.
- RP: You're tall, do you play basketball?
- Me: No, but I play Ultimate Frisbee.
- RP: Oh yeah, that looks fun.
- Me: Yes, yes it is!
It's My Lifestyle
Ultimate Frisbee is an Ultimate Game
Ultimate Frisbee, or Ultimate, as it is called by those who play it, combines the running and non-stop action of soccer with the passing game of football to make a sport that is truly unique in nature. On a field similar to that of football, it puts two teams of seven players against each other on the field. There is no ball, but rather a 175 gram flying disc. Teams must advance this disc by throwing it to teammates until they cross the goal line, and players may not run when they are in possession of the disc. The most interesting part of the sport is the Spirit of the Game aspect. This means that there are no referees, and players call their own fouls. Honesty and sportsmanship are required to make the game work well.
Ultimate involves numerous aspects of physical fitness including endurance, balance, flexibility, and body toughness. It is a technical game and takes years to learn how to play well like other sports. The training and workouts for the sport are similar to those of other sports. Those who are the best at the sport lift weights, do track workouts, and train year-round so they stay in shape. Ultimate involves so much sprinting and continuous running that being physically fit and in shape is just as important as the fundamental skills of catching and throwing.
However, Ultimate is about more than just being the best you can be at the sport; it is also about teamwork and social interaction. The Spirit of the Game concept of Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play. This forces players to interact with one another and solve disputes through brief discussion. Players must know the rules, they must be honest, and they must understand one another to make the right calls and play a fair game. In this way, the game of Ultimate also teaches self control because players have to control their emotions when questionable calls arise.
Another unique aspect of this sport is that there are co-ed teams from the youth level all the way up to the national and world level. These teams are in the mixed division, as opposed to the men's or women's divisions. Normally mixed teams are required to have at least two girls on the field at all times. No other team sport, at least in higher age groups, allows men and women to play on the same teams at the same time. The most interesting part about mixed divisions is that it brings a diverse playing style to the game. Men's playing style is usually more about power (jumping and diving) and the long game, and women's is usually more about shorter passes and quick movement. The playing style of teams in mixed divisions combines these playing styles. This makes it fun and different to watch and play because it is a little less predictable than men's or women's.


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All I think about is cancer…if there were a cure, my doc would tell me…part 5 of 7
That old "if there were a cure for cancer, wouldn't all the doctors be using it?" an M.D. employs in his rant I just read against all non-toxic treatments is a farce. Medical doctors like everyone else are eating pizza and soda on their lunch break, doctors have among the highest mortality rates of any […]11 Comments • Continue Reading →
All I think about is CANCER…on 'quacks'….part 4 of 7
I had a lovely lunch yesterday with reader who is a documentary filmmaker. After reading all of your comments on this blog series this week, she wrote me, "I think you have a tiger by the tail here." I have a prediction. As I make a documentary and develop a web site exploring the various […]7 Comments • Continue Reading →
All I think about is cancer…Dr. Max Gerson…part 3 of 7
Yesterday over 10,000 people read the blog, and I'm grateful for the comments made here, especially by those who have battled cancer, or been the primary support for a child, spouse, or parent. I am deeply moved by your stories. Possibly the most fascinating figure in "alternative health" for cancer treatment is Dr. Max Gerson, […]7 Comments • Continue Reading →
hot dogs as bad for you as cigarettes?
Thanks to alert reader Lowana, for sending me this article about hot dogs. I think the very first nutrition study I read in my 20′s was about childhood cancer. The study found only one commonality in the children who had developed cancer, versus the control group: they consumed 11+ hot dogs per month. (Yes, I […]12 Comments • Continue Reading →
Jim's response to my article on GOITROGENS
These are author Jim Simmons' blog comment in response to my latest report on goitrogens and cruciferous vegetables. I feel it deserves front-and-center attention: Regarding oxalates and other anti-nutrients: recently Dr. Mercola went at it again with fear-mongering toward 'all' whole grains and even a variety of vegetables. By the time he got done with […]12 Comments • Continue Reading →
Is raw spinach bad for me?
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I bought your book, borrowed my friend's Blendtec, then bought my own after I learned how much I love the greensmoothiegirl way. I just returned from visiting my in-laws out of town and my MIL is trying to tell me cooked spinach is better for you then raw and in a smoothie. Please […]13 Comments • Continue Reading →
Coconut oil benefits going mainstream, part 2 of 2
Dr. Newport talked to Dr. Richard Veech at National Institute of Health and studied everything she could find on coconut oil, fatty acids, human breast milk, and various disease states. She is an M.D. who clearly places a lot of faith, as all M.D.'s have been schooled to do, in the past century's protocols of […]1 Comment • Continue Reading →
Coconut oil health benefits….going mainstream, part 1 of 2
Thanks to a GSG reader for sending this New York Times article. A lot of the things I've been teaching for a long time are starting to go mainstream, about the power of coconut oil–which I believed only when I found a dozen miraculous health benefits of it for myself. This blog entry isn't about […]11 Comments • Continue Reading →
Does your heredity dictate whether you get cancer?
I saw my friend Glenn at the gym yesterday, hadn't seen him in a long time. He's a former BYU Marriott School of Management colleague (he's still there–I'M former). His daughter has been Tennyson's girlfriend since first grade even though they broke up for a few months in fourth grade when he decided she was […]9 Comments • Continue Reading →
Does your heredity dictate whether you get cancer?
Ayna posted this on my blog, and my response follows: Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: "I have been a vegetarian for so many years I can't count them. But my family women have a breast cancer gene. You can't beat that, it does not matter what you do, it's in the blood. I have lived through 2 breast […]6 Comments • Continue Reading →

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Category: Performing Arts Venues
Region: Brooklyn
Forever young, and redolent of a dreamy, low-risk idea of pop maturity, the decades between his prime stardom and the present have been kind to Lionel Richie: Like contemporaries Prince and Bruce Springsteen, the man has never quite been a punchline. And while it's true that the average stranger on the street is more likely to erupt with "Dancing On The Ceiling" or "All Night Long" than, say, "I'm In Love," Richie's voice still carries a distinctive warmth. Admit it: If a pal randomly gifted you with Lionel Richie tickets, you'd be all over it, even if you didn't brag about it on Twitter.
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Security Basics
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Hello Everyone,
Some of you may have seen many of my emails on this list and the other
lists, mainly asking about firewalls and filters.
Well, for some time now I have been researching within the realm of filters,
firewalls, IDSs and IPSs for limitations within these areas for my
university thesis. I have to find a limitation within a current computing
area and improve on it. Well it seems every time I come up with a great
idea, I find that someone else has gone an done it or the idea sucks.
Anyways, I have been reading a book on Intrusion Detection and Prevention,
which covers the limitations of IDSs and IPSs... and I think I have come up
with a great idea to improve on these, and I just want to run it by people
that are in the security field.
It seems that current IDS/IPSs have several limitations... if they are
signature based, you have to wait for new signatures for a new attack, if
they are anomaly based they have to be trained to the network traffic, which
takes a while and also they are generic in the sense that they have to
detect attacks on all protocols/services.. which means lots of
rules/signatures to process and the signatures are not very generic in the
sense that a signature will only detect one type of attack.
My idea is to create a service specific IPS, which just monitors one
services that it has been custom written for, so that it "fully understands"
the service. So for example, the idea I have to the HTTP IPS will:
Search for and store the names of all the folders within the wwwroot
folder, then, when a 404 error is returned the IPS will check to see if the
user was way off in folders, or just out of range.. eg:
If the following folders were accessed that caused 404 errors were read from
the IIS log file:
If these folders actually exist in the wwwroot, the IPS will just assume
that the user mistyped the filename or they assumed a file/folder that
didn't exist. BUT if these folders do not exist in the wwwroot folder, then
the IPS will take it as a failed attack (after say 3 404s) and block the IP.
The IPS will also store old folders that have been deleted (unless told not
to, by the admin) for people that are linked to old pages that no longer
exist for Google etc.
the IPS will scan for folders in the HTTP request that do not exist within
wwwroot (Traversal attempt etc)
the IPS will also scan for SQL within a POST/GET (Possible SQL Injection)
the IPS will scan for lots of characters that are the same and machine
language code (Possible buffer overflow)
And other generic attacks can be scanned for, the other thing that all the
service specific IPSs will scan for are:
SYN Floods.
Port Scans (I assume this can be achieved by the IDS detecting an SYN
packet, but no ACK after X amount of time... the IPS can communicate with
other service specific IPSs on the same host and "ask" if they had an SYN
packet sent but no ACK)
Low port numbers (src port < 1024), this will not result in a blocked IP,
just an error sent back and the connection reset.
Whois the attacking IP.
Allow the admin to configure, which IPs can be unblocked, ignored (i.e.
the CEOs IP should never be blocked). The admin page will also show alerts
and the packet data.
To detect if an attacker has killed the IPS, the IPS will do an insert
into a remote DB (where it stores alerts etc) every X mins... if the admin
page shows that an insert has not been made in X mins, the admin knows the
IPS was killed and also the last IP to have sent data.
I think the service specific intrusion detection scans that I have shown
above can be applied to all services.
Please let me know if this has been tried or if it is a good/bad idea.
Thanks for your input.
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NORTH KINGSTOWN ŌĆö Four staffers from the Woonsocket Call and Pawtucket Times took home a total of five Rhode Island Press Association awards during the groupŌĆÖs annual banquet at the Quonset O in North Kingstown Friday.
The showing was especially strong for photographers, who dominated the general news category. Ernest Brown took home a first place plaque for ŌĆ£Good Night Irene,ŌĆØ his dramatic photo of a tsunami-like wave crashing against the sea wall in Narragansett during the height of Hurricane Irene.
PAWTUCKET ŌĆō The Pawtucket Red Sox were able to dodge the raindrops Tuesday night. The same cannot be said of the Rochester Red Wings.
Buoyed by 5 2/3 innings of strong pitching by Liam Hendriks, the Red Wings grounded the PawSox, 3-1, before 3,325 rain-free fans at McCoy Stadium. The forecast called for a major weather disturbance to arrive at some point during the game, but the precipitation was able to hold off long enough that the teams were able to get this one in.
PAWTUCKET ŌĆö Say this about the Boston Red Sox ŌĆō the organization is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to commemorating the centennial anniversary of Fenway Park.
As part of the season-long celebration, the Sox have set aside this month as a prime chance to revisit some of the ballparkŌĆÖs most spine-tingling moments and salute the players primarily responsible for creating them.
BURRILLVILLE -- The DŌĆÖAntuono brother tandem of sophomore Mike and junior Matt wanted desperately for Burrillville High to post a spirited victory over St. Raphael Academy on Tuesday afternoon.
They did their part, as both assembled straight-set victories over the SaintsŌĆÖ No. 1 and 2 representatives, seniors Sam Reinhardt and Juan Bedoya, respectively.
Perhaps a half hour after Mike had mustered a 6-1, 6-0 win over Reinhardt and Matt dispatched Bedoya, 6-1, 6-1, however, the rain became steadier, though the remaining players wanted to continue their assaults on winning.
Eugene H. Farland
OAKLAND, CA- Eugene H. Farland, 93, Oakland, CA passed away on April 19, 2012.
Born in Woonsocket of the late Joseph and Alma (Cayer) Farland.
George J. Michaud
WOONSOCKET- George J. Michaud 63, of Cumberland Hill Rd. died Thursday May 3, 2012, in Mariam Hospital after a long illness. He was the former husband of Margaret (Charest) Beaudoin of Woonsocket.
Born in Woonsocket, son of the late Gerald and Lena (Marzini). He was a lifelong resident of Woonsocket.
Homer L. Lafond Jr.
N. CONWAY, NH- Homer L. Lafond Jr., 73, died Saturday in N. Conway, NH. He was the husband of Claudette (Tellier) Lafond.
Born in Central Falls, he was a son of the late Homer L. Lafond Sr. and Lucille M. (Dery) Lafond.
Madelyn Collins
LINCOLN- Madelyn Collins, 91, of Lincoln, died Sunday at Miriam Hospital. She was the wife of the late Arnold B. Collins and the daughter of the late James J. and Helen (Rush) Gorman.
She is survived by several cousins.
Mrs. Collins was employed as a registered nurse at Memorial Hospital for over 37 years.
A Mass of Christian Burial to which relatives and friends are invited will be celebrated today at 10:00 am in St. Ambrose Church, School St., Albion.
PROVIDENCE ŌĆö A federal appeals court ruled Monday that an inmate at the center of a legal tug-of-war between Gov. Lincoln Chafee and federal prosecutors may stand trial in federal court, where he faces a possible death penalty prosecution over a fatal robbery.
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Imagining the best, imagining the worstFATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER
There is an intuition in the imaginative part of the human mind that enables us to say that something is "Hellish" or "Heavenly."
We understand the realities of pleasure and pain, of light and dark, so Our Lord in various ways uses these physical facts to introduce us to the deeper dimensions of Heaven and Hell. In Advent, the last two weeks consider these realities, and the Church rejoices with flowers and music and the brighter rose liturgical color on "Gaudete" Sunday, in thanks that Christ welcomes us to Heaven and wants us to reject Hell. Heaven is perfect life and the state of supreme happiness (Catechism, no. 1024). It is so very much greater than our temporal concepts of happiness and our attempts at pleasure that descriptions of it in feeble human language risk making it sound less happy and pleasurable than what we know, if not downright tedious and undesirable.
Saint Paul endured many Hellish burdens and sufferings, and yet he never forgot the Voice of Christ calling to him on the Damascus road, and that same Voice inspired him with an ineffable joy through all his travels and preaching. He wrote to the Christian believers in Corinth, which was a pretty Hellish place for anyone of moral sensibility and aesthetic delicacy: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him" (1 Corinthians 2:9). He even says that he knew a man (which quite likely was a modest reference to himself) who had been given the grace before death of experiencing life in "the third Heaven," which means the actual presence of God (2 Corinthians 12:2). Each of us has the grace of contacting Heaven every day when the Light of the World casts out moral darkness and comes to the altar in the Holy Eucharist. In the Rosary, we have the privilege to add the Fatima prayer: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen."
Father George William Rutler. "Imagining the best, imagining the worst." From the Pastor (December 15, 2013).
Reprinted with permission of Father George W. Rutler.
Since 1988 his weekly television program has been broadcast worldwide on EWTN. Father Rutler has published 17 books, including: Cloud of Witnesses — Dead People I Knew When They Were Alive, Coincidentally: Unserious Reflections on Trivial Connections, A Crisis of Saints: Essays on People and Principles, Brightest and Best, Saint John Vianney: The Cure D'Ars Today, Crisis in Culture, and Adam Danced: The Cross and the Seven Deadly Sins.
Copyright © 2013 Father George W. Rutler
Not all articles published on CERC are the objects of official Church teaching, but these are supplied to provide supplementary information.


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Conwy Timber Forum Meeting
If you are interested in attending the meeting or know of anyone that may be interested please contact Laura Fisher on 01492 577837 or email email@example.com
The Conwy Local Action Group (LAG) has been appointed by the Welsh Government to oversee the 2014 – 2020 Rural Development Programme (RDP) funded by the European Union with an estimated budget of £1.75 million for LEADER type activity in rural Conwy. The Conwy Local Action Group are now drawing up plans on how to invest this money and we want to hear from you about what you think the priorities should be.
Business, community, cultural and natural heritage, farming, food, timber & tourism are some of the areas of activity that will be looked at as we work on a County wide plan to tackle rural poverty and build a sustainable future for life in the rural area. You can have your say by completing our short, anonymous 10 question survey about what you think the priorities in the area should be for 2014- 2020 and/or by emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you're interested in rural development and live or work in rural Conwy, there may also be an opportunity to join the Local Action Group and help to steer the next Rural Development Programme. We need people from all walks of life and all sectors – private and public, community and voluntary. You can give from as little as a few hours of your time at the initial consultation for the Local Development Strategy to coming to regular meetings. To register your interest, please contact Elen Edwards on 01492 576673 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rural members of Conwy County Borough Council and members of the Local Action Group enjoyed demonstrations of a mobile sawmill and an anaerobic digester during a visit to two Rural Development Plan projects on Thursday last week.
Councillors Goronwy Edwards, Delyth MacRae, Edgar Parry, Ian Jenkins and Ifor Lloyd visited Tai'n y Foel in Cerrigydrudion who have been supported in developing an innovative anaerobic digestion system which will not only provide a long term supply of heat to the farm house but also considerably reduce ongoing fertiliser costs though the biological processing of slurry from the beef herd.
They went on to visit a Farm Diversification project at Y Glyn, Melin y Coed. Three farms have formed a cooperative which has been supported to trial the processing of their own timber to create a sustainable alternative revenue stream. Forestry equipment and a mobile sawmill was demonstrated by the group.
Councillor Goronwy Edwards commented:
"The visit was really informative. I'm always impressed by how innovative and resourceful people in the rural area are. It was very rewarding to be able to see these projects in action."
Raising substantial sums of money for big capital projects can be a challenge for many community groups, but next month two presentations will show what is possible with the right approach.
Conwy Cynhaliol, a Rural Development Plan project managed by Conwy County Borough Council, is hosting two short finance related presentations from Nick Venti of Robert Owen Community Banking and Mike Williams from the Wales Cooperative Centre. The focus will be away from traditional grant funding and more towards sustainable and accessible forms of finance.
An update on a local community hydropower project, 'Ynni'r Dyffryn' will also be given by members of the group.
'Raising Community Finance' will be held at Y Ganolfan, Dolwyddelan on the 17th of July, starting at 7p.m.
Ela Fôn Williams, the event organiser, said "This is an opportunity for groups to look at different ways of raising substantial sums of money for projects within their communities and move away from relying on traditional grants to get things done. This event will help build community capacity within groups by supporting and strengthening skills and abilities to take effective action and leading roles in the development of their communities"
If you are interested in attending the meeting or know of anyone that may be interested please contact Ela on 01492 577 839 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
We have an excellent opportunity for anyone living in rural Conwy or who has an interest in the area to have a part in shaping the next Rural Development Plan. This is your chance to get involved in the consultation process and influence the strategy for this area for the next 6 years. If you have ideas and suggestions and a positive outlook, we'd like to hear from you.
We need people from all walks of life and all sectors – private and public, community and voluntary. You can give from as little as a few hours of your time at the initial consultation for the Local Development Strategy to coming to regular meetings. For now, all you need to do is register your interest in the area.
Business, community, cultural and natural heritage, farming, food, timber & tourism are some of the areas of activity that will be looked at as we work on a County wide plan to tackle rural poverty and build a sustainable future for life in the rural area.
To register your interest, please contact Elen Edwards on 01492 576673 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Work has recently begun on Menter Nefydd's new Community Pavilion in Llannefydd, the fruits of years of hard work by the charity.
With funding from the Rural Development Plan's Conwy Cynhaliol project administered by Conwy County Borough Council, WREN, Sports Wales, Cartrefi Conwy and also locally raised, the whole project represents a significant achievement and a long term community asset in the village and wider area.
R.L. Davies and Son Ltd of Llysfaen were appointed in April to construct the timber facility with work set to be completed by September 2014. Composite panels are being used for the build with the structure being largely manufactured in a workshop and then assembled on site.
Beryl Morris, treasurer of the Menter Nefydd committee said, "We are very excited that work has finally begun on the pavilion and can't wait for it to be completed".
"It will be a huge asset to the area providing a much needed facility to strengthen the community".
Conwy Cynhaliol project manager Stuart Whitfield said "The Rural Development Plan is all about increasing the sustainability of rural communities and this project is clearly going to support Llannefydd well into the future". "Funding aside, the project would never be realised without hard work and commitment from the Menter Nefydd committee. Getting to this stage has been no mean feat".
For further information on the project please contact the Conwy Cynhaliol team on 01492 577837 or email email@example.com.
We've teamed up with Conwy Walking Week to help raise awareness of the beautiful Hiraethog area. Take up the Hiraethog Challenge, walking from village to village over 5 days. Or you could try a night walk or bushcraft and foraging events for all the family. You could even join us for an early morning walk and breakfast in a local pub! Booking is essential for all walks during Conwy walking Week – see www.conwy.gov.uk/walkingweek or www.hiraethog.org.uk for more information.
We currently have two vacancies within Conwy Rural Development Programme.
Please follow the following links for further information:
Renewable Resource Officer - click here
Rural Development Plan Project Development Officer (Ref: REQ381) - click here
Conwy's businesses were celebrating on Friday night at Conwy's inaugural business awards event "Be a Winner".
Conwy Council hosted the evening at Eirias Conference Centre where nearly 250 people enjoyed a meal of local produce under the Dyffryn Conwy Naturiol brand and entertainment from Craig Ryder before the awards themselves began.
Anna Openshaw of Conwy Rural Business Support, one of the organisers of the event commented:
"Following our successful Rural Business Awards over the past few years, we felt that it was time to recognise all of Conwy's small businesses. As a county and as a community, we rely on these entrepreneurs to bring us their products and services. We're very privileged to have so many talented and hard-working people in the County."
John Merrick, Conwy's Business & Enterprise Manager added "The winners were chosen by a panel of judges made up of the event sponsors and other representatives of business and enterprise. Over a hundred businesses were nominated so to make it to the finals was a real achievement."
And the winners are:
Small Business of the Year – Be My Bear
New Business of the Year – Holmes & Murphy Veterinary Practice
Trainee of the Year – Joshua Cook
Green Business of the Year - Penrallt Consulting
Apprentice of the Year – Tara Bowerman, Tree Top Adventure
Social Enterprise of the Year – Glasdir
Business Person of the Year – Rhian Hastings, Celebration Chair Cover Company
Award for Corporate Social Responsibility – SPAR
Business of the Year - Sigwr a Sbeis
Fifty four guests representing twenty seven hospitality businesses enjoyed a three course meal consisting of locally produced food, alongside the producers themselves. Starting with Ham Hock terrine with meat supplied by Pigging Good Pork at Teyrdan Hall and rolls freshly baked by Scilicorns of Llanrwst, a main course followed consisting of beautifully cooked organic lamb from Bryn Dowsi, Henryd with baby carrots, butterneut squash and spring cabbage courtesy of Belmont, Llanddoged.
A delicious desert of vanilla panacotta, ginger and rhubarb, also from Bryn Dowsi, rounded of the food before samples of coffee and tea prepared by Caffi Cristobal of Penmachno were offered. All the producers at the event are users of Conwy Cynhaliol's 'Dyffryn Conwy Naturiol' brand which is promoting the local identity of food and drink from rural Conwy.
Aled Williams, Head Chef of Cennin restaurant, Beamaris, was recruited for the evening to present each producer and explain a little about them to the assembled guests. Guests were asked to make the most of the valuable networking opportunity and discussions about rural producers supplying large and small outlets across the county continued into the evening. A small display of the producers was the focus for the evening, including Conwy Valley Meats, Llaeth y Llan of Llannefydd and Great Orme Brewery, Glan Conwy.
We're very proud to be supporting Snowdonfest - a brand new music festival happening right here in Llanrwst on 14th & 15th June. Leanne Mitchell, winner of The Voice 2012 is headlining with performances by the West End's "We Will Rock You" and local bands Sen Segur, Forever Kings, Kizzy Crawford, Gavner P, Cover Up and Candelas. You'll also be entertained by newly discovered local talent as the finalists of Snowdonia's Got Talent will be performing during the weekend as well.
You can join in the fun and take part in Wales' biggest dance on Saturday night –learn the moves by watching the video on www.snowdonfest.com
Tickets are £10 for one day, £15 for 2 days and are available now on the website or from Eventbrite.co.uk
Hoteliers and restaurateurs from all over the county have been invited to sample a mouth-watering spring themed menu created by Llandrillo College head chef Michael Evans. The dishes will all be created using produce sourced from "Naturally Conwy Valley" producers.
Michael Evans said, "This event is a fantastic opportunity to highlight the produce we have in North Wales, allowing the hoteliers and restaurateurs to meet with the suppliers first hand and taste their products".
"It is only through events like this that we can show the diversity of products we have right on our doorstep and demonstrate the benefits to business customers in using locally produced ingredients".
The idea for the event came from Stuart Whitfield, Manager of Conwy Rural Partnership's Conwy Cynhaliol project. "Our aim is to develop and strengthen the supply chain between truly local food and drink producers and those businesses serving and selling food and drink to residents and visitors to Conwy alike. Nothing beats a face to face conversation."
Apart from sampling the quality of locally sourced food, the evening is an opportunity for producers and businesses to network and discuss business opportunities. For more information on the event contact the Conwy Cynhaliol team on 01492 577837 or email email@example.com.
On the 18th and 19th March, Conwy Rural Partnership will be hosting a bootcamp for tourism businesses to kick start the 2014 season.
Workshops including copywriting, PR and social media are free to all tourism businesses in rural Conwy and will be held on the afternoons of both days.
Hazel Barclay, Conwy Rural Partnership's Marketing Officer commented "This will be a fantastic opportunity for people to step back and look at their marketing from a different perspective and learn some new techniques. We're aiming to help businesses to stand out in a crowded marketplace and to help Conwy stand out at the same time."
Anyone in the rural area who'd like to attend and hasn't yet received an invitation is asked to contact Glasdir 01492 640640 or see www.bootcamp4biz.co.uk.
What do you dream of…?
Becoming a photographer?
Writing a book?
Being your own business?
Becoming a beauty therapist?
Being a mountain guide?
Making hats?
Driving an HGV?
Learning to design a website?
You could be one step closer to making your dream come true after coming to a Conwy Rural Partnership Training Open Evening. We can offer up to 75% of the costs of any training that you want*.
Come along to find out more:
Monday 10th March
Pafiliwn Cymunedol/Community Pavilion
Thursday 13th March
4 – 7pm
Neuadd Bentref /Village Hall
Wednesday 26th March
Neuadd Bentref /Village Hall
Thursday 27th March
Neuadd Goffa /Memorial Hall
If you can't make it to an Open Evening please call us to talk about our Tailored Training Fund:
01492 577840
* Subject to eligibility. You must live or work in rural Conwy and not be eligible for support from other grant bodies.
A farming family at Llwyn y Coed Isaf in Dolgarrog has begun to cut reeds commercially for the first time. With a grant from Conwy Rural Partnership's Key Fund, a rice harvester specially adapted for cutting the reeds has been imported from Asia. Emma Roberts first started thinking about the reeds after seeing it at the Royal Welsh. 32 of the 60 acres at Llwyn y Coed is flat marsh land bordering the river Conwy with an abundance of naturally growing reed. Emma, her husband Aled and his brother William took the decision to diversify from their traditional farming activity to put this to commercial use for the first time and approached Conwy Rural Partnership for support.
Elen Edwards, Rural Development Plan Strategy Manager said:
"This is one of our flagship projects and we're really proud to have been able to support this venture. It's a truly sustainable product in all ways and it's fantastic to see a local family benefitting from such an innovative idea."
Neil Pringle of CVSC who manage the Farm Diversification Key Fund on behalf of Conwy Rural Partnership added:
"There is an established demand for Welsh reed and only one other grower in Wales – a wildlife trust in Pembrokeshire. 80% of reeds used for roofing in Britain are now imported from Eastern Europe and are not of such high quality. Home grown reed is more economically viable, and lasts longer as well as supporting very valuable wildlife habitats."
Conwy Rural Partnership is proud to have supported Boombox Eryri - a film produced by Migrations, inspired by New York based performer and art director Ely Kim's Boombox and recreated with the people of North Wales. In collaboration with Austrian artist David Subal, Migrations filmed 100 people dancing to their favourite music in their favourite place in rural Conwy. The resulting short film is a celebration of dancing, rural Conwy and its communities.
Click here to see the Ffermio programme where Alun Elidyr meets a farmer in Llanrwst who has diversified.
Visitors were welcomed to Glasdir in Llanrwst last Friday for the first Local Produce Market where a variety of farm and locally produced food and handmade crafts were on sale.
The first twenty shoppers to arrive received a goodie bag of promotional materials promoting the new local food brand "Dyffryn Conwy Naturiol" and the passionate local producers using it.
Fresh vegetables from Cae Melwr farm in Llanrwst, Christmas cake and biscuits made by Scilicorns Bakery, Llanrwst, using wheat grown by Cae Melwr Farm, also of Llanrwst as well as bottled ales from Nant Conwy Brewery of Llanddoged were amongst some of the products kindly donated which were up for grabs in a promotional hamper prize draw.
Conwy Cynhaliol project manager, Stuart Whitfield said; "The Dyffryn Conwy Naturiol brand is a way of bringing the wide range of products produced in rural Conwy to the attention of local consumers and those visiting the area who are keen to sample what rural Conwy has to offer. The local identity of food and drink can sometimes be missed when consumers are confronted with an assortment of similar products in the shops. Using support from the Rural Development Plan for Wales, with this brand we are trying to give local produce an edge in what can be fierce competition for the attention of shoppers".
Ceri Williams of Llanrwst was the lucky winner of the hamper, "I hope the Local Produce Market will be a great success and look forward to the next market in January".
The Local Produce Market will be held every second Friday of the month at Glasdir, Llanrwst, from 9.30am until 1.30pm. January market will be held on the 10th of January, 2014.
Dyffryn Conwy Naturiol and the Local Produce Market are initiatives supported by the Conwy Cynhaliol
Project, part funded through the Rural Development Plan which is financed by the EU and Welsh Government. For more information on the brand or to obtain a local food guide please contact a member of the Conwy Cynhaliol team on 01492 577837 or email email@example.com.
Goat's cheese coated in ginger crumb with a beetroot cake and chutney. Seared pork lion with slow cooked belly pork, braised potato, squash and apples. Prime fillet of Welsh Black beef tartar to name just a few dishes which were prepared at Coleg Llandrillo last month.
You'd be forgiven for thinking you were reading a Masterchef menu, but in fact these are just some of the dishes that were served up as part of an eight course dinner to showcase food produced in rural Conwy, prepared by head chef Michael Evans and hosted by Conwy Rural Partnership's Conwy Cynhaliol project.
Hotel and restaurant businesses from across the county were invited to the evening where they could discuss potential business opportunities with producers located sometimes only a matter of minutes from the major resorts.
Michael commented, "This event was a fantastic opportunity to highlight the produce we have in North Wales allowing local hoteliers to meet with suppliers first hand and to taste their products."
"It is only through events like this that we can show the diversity of products we have right on our doorstep and demonstrate the benefits to both producers and business customers in using locally produced ingredients. It also gave the students at Llandrillo first hand knowledge of what is on our doorstep."
A survey conducted at the start of the year established that there is a lack of information available to businesses about produce from rural Conwy, with the survey identifying the sources of ingredients often being neighbouring counties and well beyond, despite there being suitable suppliers in the area.
Emyr Evans of Cae Melwr, Llanrwst, who supplied seasonal vegetables for the event said, "The organisation, service and quality of food was fantastic. For me as a producer of seasonal vegetables it made me proud that vegetables dug out of the ground hours earlier were used as part of a creative and amazing menu."
Apart from sampling the quality of locally sourced food the evening was an opportunity for producers and businesses to network and discuss business opportunities. A second event in the spring of 2014 is being planned and enquiries from producers and businesses serving food should be submitted to the Conwy Cynhaliol team on 01492 577837 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Last month a new local food brand, 'Dyffryn Conwy Naturiol', was welcomed by visitors to the Conwy Feast where thousands of food and drink lovers took the opportunity to sample produce from far and wide.
Members of Conwy Rural Partnership's Conwy Cynhaliol team spent the weekend at the food festival promoting the new brand and the passionate local producers using it.
Fresh vegetables from Belmont farm in Llanddoged, lemon drizzle cake and bara brith from Ty Hwnt I'r Bont in Llanrwst as well as bottled ales from Great Orme Brewery of Glan Conwy were amongst some of the products kindly donated which were up for grabs in a promotional hamper prize draw.
Conwy Cynhaliol project manager, Stuart Whitfield said; "The Dyffryn Conwy Naturiol brand is a way of bringing the wide range of products produced in rural Conwy to the attention of local consumers and those visiting the area who are keen to sample what rural Conwy has to offer. The local identity of food and drink can sometimes be missed when consumers are confronted with an assortment of similar products in the shops. Using support from the Rural Development Plan for Wales, with this brand we are trying to give local produce an edge in what can be fierce competition for the attention of shoppers".
Demonstrating the extent of the attraction of the Conwy Feast, Saturday saw the first lucky winner, Kevin Fearnehough from Liverpool win the hamper, while Will Williams from near Tregarth won the second hamper on the final day of the feast. The team also met visitors travelling from as far as Staffordshire, Manchester and Aberystwyth.
A Local Food Guide was distributed at the feast, featuring the producers currently using the brand, with more than four hundred guides being handed out over the two days. Stuart added "The food guide was particularly popular. Having the details of rural producers in one place makes it easier for food lovers to find a local source. This first Autumn edition will be updated with more producers as more sign up to the brand".
Dyffryn Conwy Naturiol is an initiative supported by the Conwy Cynhaliol Project, part funded through the Rural Development Plan which is financed by the EU and Welsh Government. For more information on the brand or to obtain a local food guide please contact a member of the Conwy Cynhaliol team on 01492 577837 or email email@example.com.
If you come to Gwledd Conwy Feast this October, you'll spot an unusual structure amongst the castle walls – a giant, luminous yellow and pink inflatable. No – it's not a bouncy castle, but if you allow your kids to drag you there, you'll be able to sample some of rural Conwy's tastiest treats.
Bwyta Allan, supported by Conwy Rural Partnership as part of the Rural Development Plan, has produced a guide to Eating Out in rural Conwy and you'll be able to meet some of the owners of the restaurants, pubs and cafes featured in the guide, sample some of their dishes and take away your free copy of the guide as well.
Meet the owners of Pinnacle Café in Capel Curig among others– they're well-known by walkers in Snowdonia for their homemade cakes and their famous Pinnacle Breakfasts – a must if you're heading for a day in the hills. They'll be in the Bwyta Allan pop-up selling some of their delicious flapjacks, brownies, bara brith and welshcakes.
The Bwyta Allan project currently supports over 50 eateries in rural Conwy. Discover country pubs & charming tea rooms, fine dining with fine views to match or hearty home made pies and crackling log fires. The diverse range of establishments have one common theme – they're fiercely proud of rural Conwy's superb local produce.
If you can't make it to Conwy Feast, the Bwyta Allan guide, has been developed to support local cafes and restaurants by encouraging local people as well as tourists to eat out when visiting the area. The guide is now available and copies can be obtained from Tourist Information Centres, B&B's and holiday cottages around rural Conwy. Or you can pick up a copy from our offices at Glasdir in Llanrwst.
There's been great demand for another drive-in cinema night after the huge success last time. Organisers Goleuo are delighted to announce The Lion King will be shown at Nant Conwy rugby Club on Saturday October 12th. It's a free event so arrive early to guarantee a good car viewing point as it's on a first come first served basis. Parking opens at 6:30 pm and films start at 7pm.
There will be raffle on the night and popcorn and light snacks will be sold in aid of Cylch Meithrin Bro Cernyw.
Iola Roberts, Chair of the Cylch Meithrin Bro Cernyw commented:
"This is a unique outdoor cinema experience for cinema goers of all ages. You can just tune in your car radio on the night to the correct frequency to listen to the film while watching it on the big screen. The support that we have received as Mudiad Meithrin Bro Cernyw in organising this event from Goleuo has been invaluable and we hope that people will support the Mudiad on the evening in buying popcorn and drinks and buying raffle tickets. And we've been lucky to get great raffle prizes from tickets to Zip World and Tree Tops Adventures to cakes from Siwgr a Sbeis to a Sunday Lunch at the Holland Arms to name but a few. We have even had milk donated for Tea's and Coffee's from the owners of Siop y Llan in Llangernyw! Thanks to all that have worked hard in making the arrangements and those who have donated in any way… all we need now is for people to attend this one-off event!"
This is a one of a kind event and doesn't happen much in Wales, it's a spectacle to see.
Sioned Davies from Goleuo said "We're lucky to get the support to put on an event like this from Conwy Rural Partnership, under the Rural Development Plan. It's a completely different twist to a Saturday night out and I'd urge anyone to come along. It should be a real spectacle."
A recent market research project, supported by Conwy Rural Partnership, has shown that there is a real demand for local beef, lamb and bacon from the hospitality and catering industry in Llandudno. John Rooney, the project officer from Conwy Cynhaliol commented, "The results show that a large number of products are purchased from outside the area. Furthermore, after talking with hotel managers, there was a passion for local meats wherever available.
From this survey came the idea of a farmers' cooperative. The idea is to work with a group of farmers to sell meat directly from farms. Conwy Cynhaliol can offer support with slaughtering, butchering and processing the meat."
For more information contact John Rooney - 01492 577836 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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It's time for the 2nd installment of my evaluations of the drafts of the division rivals of our Seattle Seahawks. Obviously, it'll take a couple years before we know how this draft will fully work out. This is just my impressions based on my pre-draft evaluations of these players
A year after taking a big risk on Janoris Jenkin, and having it pay off for them big time, the Rams showed that it wasn't a one time thing. With another pair of risky moves this season, Fisher is showing that he's not scared of a little risk. While that strategy might "bite" him eventually, it's allowing him to infuse that roster with talent very quickly.
Best Pick
3rd Round pick Stedman Bailey is flashy, but he's a polished route runner with great hands. While he might not have the high ceiling like others WRs in this draft class, he's probably the most NFL-ready of the WRs. He'll make an instant impact in the passing game.
Worst Pick
It's very difficult to say any of the Rams picks were bad. "None" is apparently the answer here.
Boom or Bust
Both of the 1st round picks taken by the Rams were high risk/reward players. Linebacker Alec Ogletree, taken 30th overall, is easilly the most athletic of the LBs in the draft this year, but comes with serious character issues that scared off most NFL teams.
Wide Receiver Tavon Austin, taken 8th overall, is a similar boom or bust player. His athleticism is rare, and could make him one of the top players in the league. He'll also be one of te smallest players in the league (height, weight, and strength all all better suited to be an MLB shortstop) and his route running leaves much to be desired. Time will tell on if the Rams got a Percy Harvin type playmaker, or just a Devon Hester type kick returner.
Overall Impressions
It's easy for Rams fans to be excited for this draft. They got some exciting pieces. The draft will ultimately be remembered by if Ogletree and Austin work out. If both "hit," this might be the best draft they'd had in a decade. If not, then it might be the worst in that same time span.
Either way, this team is improved over 2012, and is poised to contend for a playoff spot.


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Done! At the end, I have set up a blog and portfolio, all in one. The blog has its first post (where I explain more) and then there is my portfolio with videos and photos separated (The photo galleries look awesome) Here the link, it's easy to find it all … - http://davidabadesbarclay.wordpress.com/
A P R I L - [4/12] (at Collserola)
Looking over Barcelona (at Collserola)
Reflected (at Barceloneta)
Sun & Shade
Cloudy day in 'Sant Feliu' Skatepark with pratically nobody in it! (Rained the day before, luckly it cleared and dried, also some cool puddles arroud for some cool shots)
Skating after many weeks of not much activity, but we didn't do bad!
The edit was sort of a challenge/timeconsuming, luckily my workflow is pretty dynamic from experience and i had the extra time (altough i faced many problems with the software (crashes, errors)mybad)…
It's really my shortest 'video', but it is really action compressed… still continuing with the style of "all to the beat", altough (without over doing it like last time hehe)(i even had to slightly modify the song for adding the title and making it finish earlyer).
I also tried out new techniques… new cool filming angles and camera motion movements in 'x+y', and in the edit flawless transitions between clips (which i am really pleased how they turned out!) and some new 'sequence' shots which are perfect for skateboarding action really showing all the trick off (tried out 4 ways to do it you can apreciate that in the video) and also i created from two moving shots, two 3D titles tracked in motion (an idea i always wanted to do and this was perfect, time consuming and not 100% perfect but pretty cool result for my 1st time)
-i hope you enjoyed reading my feedback and toughts, videocreating is awesome and the final product is just the result in minutes… but so much goes in to it! (thats why i love it)
SKATERS: David Abades + Alex Gallach
CAMERA: GoPro HERO3 (ThanksAlex)
SONG: Nomadic Firs - Cover Bombs (ODESZA Edit)
New Purchase!
Ollie UP - New video "Day In The Park" w/ @agallach8 - Tomorrow! (at Sant Feliu Skate Park)
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Photography: Color on Paper.
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Image taken from series 'VACANT'. Exhibited at China Heights Galley, March 2010. Sydney Australia.
This series of empty shop windows were taken on main streets in different cities around Australia. My idea came about because I wanted to capture something in these rooms that not many people would usually stop to look at. Like most people, I assumed that an empty space is an empty space, noting more, but as I shot more and more of these shops I couldn't help but be moved by the personal touches that still remain.
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Linear Pitting and Splinter Haemorrhages Are More Commonly Seen in the Nails of Patients with Established Psoriasis in Comparison to Psoriatic ArthritisPalmou N. · Marzo-Ortega H. · Ash Z. · Goodfield M. · Coates L.C. · Helliwell P.S. · McGonagle D.
aSection of Rheumatology, Villarrobledo Hospital, General Universitary Albacete Hospital, Albacete, Spain; bSection of Musculoskeletal Disease, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and cDepartment of Dermatology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
Background: Recently the role of several ligament and tendon insertions around the nail matrix and nail plate have been identified as possible contributory factors that explain the higher prevalence of nail involvement in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The purpose of this study was to determine whether such anatomical factors might also be associated with different patterns of nail involvement in skin psoriasis and PsA. Methods: A total of 173 patients were recruited: 121 PsA cases and 52 psoriasis cases. All patients had a standardised assessment of the nails for lesions including pitting, splinter haemorrhages and onycholysis. Results: The overall modified Nail Psoriasis Severity Index scores did not differ between the two groups (psoriasis mean 8.5, SD 7.1; PsA mean 8.3, SD 9.4). In the nail matrix, linear pitting appeared to be more common in skin psoriasis (OR 0.27, 95% CI 0.18–0.41). There were no significant differences in the distribution of nail plate abnormalities other than splinter haemorrhages which were more commonly seen in psoriasis cases (OR 0.23, 95% CI 0.14–0.39). Conclusion: The pattern of nail disease in psoriasis and PsA differed with respect to the frequency of linear pitting and splinter haemorrhages, with both features occurring more often in psoriasis.
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how we can finally talk after 6 months and you're exactly the same. act as if nothing happened. pick up right where you left off.
it's crazy, really.
I'm not dead.
It's just that now that I'm done with school I don't have my usual procrastination time, therefore I am spending a considerable less amount of time on my computer and more time doing what I love most.
This includes but is not limited to:
Going to the lake
Surprising my mom with my sister coming home for Mother's Day weekend
Playing games with my family
Going to niece's/nephew's recital/gymnastics/baseball game
Laying out
Riding in a boat going fast
Eating yummy food
Reading in a hammock
Cuddling with my precious pup
Overall, feeling happy and blessed
peace and love, y'all
it may be ambitious
but I'd like to get a few good years in here.
Adjusting to their winters will be tough
But I am such a Robin
where everything makes me cry.
the hymns I'm listening to…
a post about dads reminding me how much I love/miss mine…
a dumb boy…
feeling behind in school and it's only been 3 days.
Going to bed now. I'll be better tomorrow.
to be getting married!
okay maybe not… but I feel like it.
3 engagements in my facebook newsfeed. really?
not getting on for the rest of the break.
There's just so much I want to do before settling down in one place, with the same job and routine everyday.
That and my faith in the institution of marriage grows weaker as I grow older. (which sucks because I love weddings)
Maybe I'm just being cynical… c'est la vie
laura marling on repeat.
catch up on tumblr.
text boy who is in love with me. (spoiler alert: I'll probably break his heart. In my defense, I warned him.)
avoid 10 page paper due next week.
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