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When the Creston boys basketball team takes the court against ADM at 5 p.m. Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, the players will be getting a rare opportunity that not everyone gets to experience.
Not everyone gets the opportunity to play a high school game in an arena like Wells Fargo. The majority of games take place in the small gymnasiums of high schools across the state.
But, with that opportunity will also come certain challenges specific to playing in an arena.
"It's hard to play at Wells Fargo," Creston head coach Billy Hiatt said. "It's hard to shoot. Anybody can win on any given night there. Getting used to playing where there's no walls behind the backboard, even the coaches where we're at, we're kind of pushed down, so you're out there alone. It's a big floor."
This year marks the fifth straight season the Panthers will have participated in a regular season game at Wells Fargo Arena. Creston started playing in the series put on by the Iowa Energy in the 2008-09 season.
Prior to that season, the last Creston team to have played at Wells Fargo Arena was the state tournament team in 2005-06.
Cody Pearson, who was a sophomore on that squad and is now in his third year as an assistant coach for the DMACC men's basketball team after playing there for two seasons, said it can be hard to adjust to playing in an arena setting.
"It's a lot different than playing in a little high school gym," Pearson said. "A lot of people compare it to playing outside, playing on a hoop outside with no background. A lot of times you get in there and your first shot is off, because you're so used to having a wall or background behind the hoop. It takes awhile to get everything adjusted."
It's not unusual to see a team playing in an arena for the first time struggle. The Panthers shouldn't have too much of a problem this year, however, after playing ADM to double overtime in the game at Wells Fargo last season, losing 63-60.
Pearson feels like the the struggles a team can experience can be seen in the two state qualifying teams he was a part of.
"A lot of times you see teams when they play in a place like that, they struggle," Pearson said. "Our two teams showed that, too. My freshman year (2004-05), we had a better team when we played at Vets Auditorium, and we lost in the first round. My sophomore year at Wells Fargo, we came up and won the first round game by 15 or 20 and then lost in the semis on a buzzer beater to Harlan. It does make a difference when you have multiple experiences."
Arena experience
Despite coming up short of the dream of winning a state championship, Pearson said playing at Vets and Wells Fargo Arena is an experience he will never forget.
"It was awesome, and we went back-to-back years," Pearson said. "Once you get there, it's your goal the whole season. A taste one year drives you the next year. Getting to play in an arena like that is cool."
For Pearson, the whole gameday experience was better when it came in an arena.
"I remember one of the coolest things is you're so used to being in a high school locker, and you walk in and everyone's got their own locker and chair," Pearson said of the Wells Fargo Arena locker rooms. "And walking into the arena from the tunnel underneath — it's just a big time feel you don't usually get to experience."
Hiatt agreed that it's an experience his players likely won't forget anytime soon, and an experience he wishes he could have had as a player.
"Just being out there in it, it's a different atmosphere," Hiatt said. "It's a great experience for them. A lot of kids don't get to experience it. It's something I didn't get to do. I played at state, but I didn't get to play in an arena like that. I think it's something they'll remember."
Pearson said he's jealous of the teams that get to play in the regular season game at Wells Fargo Arena.
"A lot of my former teammates, we've always talked about how jealous we are," Pearson said. "We had to make it to state to play there, and these guys get to play there during the regular season. It's a really cool opportunity. Hopefully Creston can do it again sometime at state, too, and not just the regular season."
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Men's golf tied for 11th after second day of Carpet Capital Collegiate
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ROCKY FACE, Ga. (Sept. 11, 2010) -
ETSU senior
Rhys Enoch
(Cornwall, England) fired a 1-over 73 to lead the Bucs on Saturday afternoon during the second round of the Carpet Capital Collegiate.
Enoch currently sits in a tie for 26
(2-over) after recording four birdies and an eagle during his second round at The Farm Golf Club (par-72, 7,012 yards). Enoch has recorded back-to-back rounds of 73.
The Bucs are currently tied for 11
with SEC member Ole Miss. Clemson leads the team standings at 10-under. Alabama is in second (9-under) followed by Georgia Tech in third (5-under).
Blayne Barber of Auburn leads the individual standings at 9-under overall. Barber fired a 4-under 68 today after coming in with a 5-under 67 on day one. Evan Beck of Wake Forest is second at 8-under (68-68—136) followed by Jacob Burger of Clemson at 7-under (72-65—137).
ETSU freshman
Spencer Lawson
(Raleigh, N.C.) followed Enoch with a 3-over 75 (73-75—148). He currently stands in a tie for 35
at his first collegiate tournament.
Paul O'Kane
(Castledawson, Northern Ireland) fired his second consecutive round of 76 and is tied for 48
Devin Komline
(Dorset, Vermont) came in with a 78 and is tied for 45
Peter Wilson
(Locust Valley, N.Y.) wrapped up the ETSU scoring with a second round 81.
The tournament concludes tomorrow with the final round beginning at 8 a.m. The Bucs will begin teeing off at 8 a.m. on the 10
tee and will be paired with players from Ole Miss and South Carolina.
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Select shots from the Fire's 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo.
Credit: USA Today Sports Images
After a confidence boosting 4-1 win over D.C. United at Toyota Park last weekend, the Fire fly south to take on the Houston Dynamo at the fortress that is BBVA Compass Stadium Saturday night (LIVE 8pm CT on NBC Sports / La Ley 107.9 FM). Houston beat Premier League side Stoke City 2-0 at midweek and currently occupy the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, a position the Fire is fighting for.
Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective.
Shadowing Andrew Driver – A threat both inside and out
Englishman Andrew Driver has had a stellar debut season in MLS for the Dynamo and his versatility has made him one of the most dangerous wingers in MLS this season.
WATCH: Match Preview: Fire vs. Dynamo
Though naturally left footed, Driver is comfortable playing on either wing and is most dangerous when playing on the right, where he can cut in onto his left foot.
Though not on the level of Brad Davis, Driver's crossing ability and dead ball prowess gives Houston another dimension and makes the Texas team even more threatening on set pieces.
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When the ball is on the other side of the field, Driver gets into the box to support the forwards and has chipped in with three goals this season.
He's also not afraid to come inside and switch positions with withdrawn striker Giles Barnes who played primarily on the wing in England before being converted by Houston coach Dom Kinnear.
Driver's most recent goal came against D.C. United in May where he won the ball and played it wide to Will Bruin before bursting into the box and receiving a return pass before finishing.
Tracking Driver's runs when he does cut inside will be key on Saturday night.
How to beat the Houston backline – 1v1s and runs off the ball
In last week's match against D.C., the Fire forwards, most notably Chris Rolfe, made some brilliant runs off the ball and were found by great penetrating passes from midfield. Both of Rolfe's goals came from off the ball runs and more of the same will be needed on Saturday.
A weakness of the Houston defense is paying too much attention to the person with the ball and neglecting to pick up the runs from other forwards or midfielders.
In the Dynamo's last league match against New England, they allowed Diego Fagundez to pass the ball to Chad Barrett at the top of the box and pick up a return pass unmarked in the box. But for some better finishing, the Dynamo would've been a goal down.
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In the Dynamo's last league loss against the Red Bulls, the killer second goal came when the Houston defense fixated on Thierry Henry, allowing Johnny Steele to make a run into the box unmarked and the Irishman scored after a simple through ball from Henry.
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Off the ball runs from Rolfe and Mike Magee can open up the Houston defense and it will be up to players like Patrick Nyarko and Joel Lindpere to find the strikers as they did so well last Saturday.
The center midfield battle – who starts for the Fire
In recent weeks, Fire coach Frank Klopas has stuck with the midfield duo of Jeff Larentowicz and Alex to great effect but there are others knocking on the door for a starting spot and Saturday's match could be the perfect time to make a change.
Logan Pause and Daniel Paladini are back from injury and suspension respectively and I believe one could come into the starting lineup in place of Alex.
Houston are a team that have high-energy midfielders such as Adam Moffatt, Boniek Garcia and Ricardo Clark. All three are not afraid to get forward and this will force the Fire's two center midfielders to protect the back line.
With the fluidity of players like Giles Barnes, Driver and Garcia to deal with, a player like Pause or Paladini who are more defensive minded than Alex, may be more suited to deal with the flooded midfield.
Against a team like Houston, you must watch for through balls in behind the defense. A player like Logan Pause, who reads the game so well defensively and is constantly intercepting opposition passes, could be a better fit tactically.
Prediction: 1-1 with the Fire goal coming from Chris Rolfe.
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @irish_steve
Joel Lindpere continues to get big ups for his one goal, two assists performance in Saturday's 4-1 win over D.C. United as the Estonian international was named to the FIFA 13 Ultimate Team of the Week today!
Congrats Joel!
On Tuesday, July 9, a Chicago Fire fan forwarded a Yahoo! article to owner Andrew Hauptman that included a detailed account of a young fan who wanted to meet soccer superstar Lionel Messi on his birthday only to be left disappointed.
Upon further digging, it turned out, he wasn't the only one. A group of approximately 75 fans had paid a premium for a meet and greet at the July 6 Messi & Friends event at Soldier Field that ultimately didn't come to be. Learning more about this group, the Fire owner's immediate response was to find a way to contact these fans and invite them for a true, VIP experience at an upcoming Chicago Fire game.
Through a little help from Dirty Tackle's Brooks Peck, an introduction was made, and then an invite was extended for those fans to be a guest of Andrew's for last Saturday's match against D.C. United. And while not everyone could attend, with some traveling from California, DC, Toronto and even as far as England for the original game, the Fire welcomed 16 fans to Toyota Park that night.
After a quick tour of the Park, a trip on field and even to the locker room, the guests enjoyed the game from the Second Star Club. The 4-1 win over United was the icing on the cake. Many of the fans were truly grateful for the invitation; calling it a "bright spot in all of this drama."
One of the families shared this note with the Club after the game:
"…My family and I would like to thank you for yesterday's awesome tickets. We had such a wonderful time and we won't forget it, ever. Please thank Mr. Andrew Hauptman for everything that he did for us. This was a beautiful experience. Looks like we'll be season ticket holders starting next year. Thank you!"
Don't forget, the Fire is still offering anyone with proof of purchase to the July 6 Messi & Friends event at Soldier Field a 50 percent discount on a ticket to the Aug. 7 Chicago Fire vs. D.C. United Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal match. All discounted ticket offers must be redeemed at the Toyota Park Box Office only. Inquiries regarding the discount can be directed to 1-888-MLS-FIRE.
I've always thought it odd that sports falls into the category of entertainment business. Sure people pay to watch it, same as all entertainment, and there are "actors", agents, venues and all that. But when you're emotionally attached, soccer feels like more than merely entertainment. "Entertainment" feels a little shallow, I think of county fair tents, while sports can feel like everything in the world.
Take the idea of "Sport": Roman, high, physically extreme, competition; and the idea of "Entertainment": Amusement, fun, pleasure.
But it's not fair to separate the two quite so fast. I did a Twitter search for "R Kelly tears" after his highly lauded Pitchfork set on Sunday night and remembered that in music, too, people live for what happens on stage. You get caught up with performers and players, you put your expectations on them, you live through them, and when they stand up and return everything in performance, the exaltation is real and thorough and spiritual.
The word performance is interesting. We say players "perform" well (or not) the same way we do about musicians and actors. I suppose the main difference between performing and just, well, doing something, is that performances require an audience. And it's the audience that makes the show, right? Nobody believes in your work unless you do it in front of a crowd, and the Pope in the woods isn't selling tickets.
Something about those moments in a performance, when players and audience are one, when expectations are met and then exceeded, time speeds up and slows down, the moment stretches out into something like a feeling, and everything is right again. Whether it's a band onstage or a team on a field, those encores, those goals, they make us bigger.
Performances are entertainment, and injecting competition into performances only makes them more so. A friend once told me that she had no problem going to youth swim meets; she found them entertaining because she just liked to watch races.
So among all the clamor this weekend about fancy players in town for Pitchfork and the Fire readying to bring in a new Designated Player, the team hosted a D.C. side Saturday night that is absolutely reeling. And the Fire handled business. The most "entertaining" factor in it all, though, was seeing Chris Rolfe grab a couple goals.
I mean, your sister loves Chris Rolfe, we all love Chris Rolfe (you saw his cute reaction to Section 8's song for him after his first goal, right?), and he was in desperate need for some goals because, let's face it, you can't make a career playing up top and not scoring in this league. And it's not like he wasn't trying, he leads the team in shots, we see his work rate game after game, but now it looks like Rolfe is finally starting to get in that rhythm where the goal looks all big and goalies are just annoying impediments. His finishes have that quick, confident feel about them again.
It was cathartic to see the elation after his first goal, right in front of Section 8. Rolfe's been at it for a while, he's been on more than a few tours, and we all want him to succeed and meet the expectations we put on him. It's the life of a performer, I guess, to have to deal with not only the usual pressure one puts on oneself, or that a coach puts on, but to face the crowd's expectations too. Like R. Kelly did on Sunday, and like all great performers, Rolfe stepped up in the moment and made it something bigger, something that we could all share in, and that's entertainment at its best.
MLS Player of the Week, Goal of the Week nominee, the accolades just keep on coming for Chris Rolfe, but why not? His fourty-fifth minute brace completing goal from Joel Lindpere's perfect placement can only be described with one word... Sick.
That's why MLSsoccer.com's Greg Lalas breaks it down in this week's Anatomy of a Goal.
Join Daniel Paladini, Gonzalo Segares, and Patrick Nyarko next Thursday July 25th from 6-8pm at Molly's Cupcakes located at 2536 N. Clark Street in Lincoln Park.
Come by and see the Men in Red serve up your favorite cupcakes including the "Chicago Fire Velvet Swirl". For each Fire Swirl cupcake sold, $1 will go back to the Chicago Fire Foundation.
Molly's will match all tips collected during the evening with proceeds benefiting the Chicago Fire Foundation.
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Iowa Rep. Jack Drake and Sen. Hubert Houser visited Creston Saturday for a legislative coffee, sponsored by Creston Chamber of Commerce. Members of the community were invited to the open forum to ask question or express concerns.
Creston Mayor Warren Woods opened the conversation by expressing his concern over Gov. Terry Branstad's proposal to reduce $600,000 of funding for the state's Area Agencies on Aging.
"It affects our seniors, not just in Creston, but in the rural areas," said Woods. "It's really important for our seniors to have the same kind of services available to them, as there are in Council Bluffs or Des Moines."
Seniors in rural areas are more dependent on the AAA's services, because of a lack of other options. Budget reductions will impact the AAAs by limiting the number of seniors receiving home or congregate meals, case management services, transportation to medical appointments, senior activities and necessary errands and homemaker services, such as food preparation and housework. Reduction of services, particularly for seniors without transportation, will cause them to be isolated or excluded.
Creston resident Marsha Fulton said there is a concern about funding particularly to keep seniors in their homes.
According to Fulton, it costs approximately $600 a month to keep a senior in their home with current support, and $3,000 a month to house a senior in a nursing home.
"It's really pennywise and pound-foolish not to secure the benefits for our seniors to stay in their homes, where they are happier and its a better thing," said Fulton. "And it's very cost effective to do that."
Creston resident Mike Lang asked what will be done with Iowa's $800 million budget surplus.
"It makes me nervous," said Lang. "If it sits there, someone is going to want to spend it."
According to Drake, there is no current plan to refund the surplus to Iowans, however, it is possible to gain a tax credit when filing 2013 personal income tax returns.
"If you have not a real high income, you would get the same tax credit as someone making a million dollars," said Drake.
Drake said the surplus is also tied in with a bill that will provide taxpayers a flat tax, which will take away all deductions.
"You will have $6,235 for a one-time personal exemption, and double that for a couple," said Drake. "Its estimated 39 percent of the people will like that, and the income of 30 thousand to 40 thousand will probably be the ones to use it."
Woods suggested a portion of the surplus be spenton infrastructure.
"Not only would it create jobs, the cities and counties, and the state can well use the money for streets, sewers and other services," said Woods. "It would be a great way to spend it."
Houser agreed.
According to Drake, there is support for doing that, but he does not know if there is enough to do it.
Creston resident Karen Finn shared statistics from a Union County district pamphlet that ranks Iowa No. 1 in the production of corn, soy beans, hogs and eggs, and ranked 47th in the nation when it comes to state conservation funding.
"I think we've got our priorities backwards," said Finn.
Houser said the agriculture budget has been hit hard, as more money has been put toward human services and education.
According to Iowa Department of Natural Resources District Supervisor Bob Schierbaum, the new budget has reduced lake restoration funds from 8.6 to 1 million.
"It's helped a lot of the lakes," said Schierbaum.
Schierbaum then asked if there will be additional funding.
Drake said one of the challenges for lake restoration is, it is uncertain if sediment should be controlled before it enters a lake, or if lakes should be preserved and still have sediment coming in. However, it is being looked at.
Bills to the Senate
As of last week, three bills have been sent to the Senate; the administration and regulation appropriations bill, transportation appropriations bill and education appropriations bill. These bills determine the amount of funding from the general fund and other sources of revenue.
The administration and regulation appropriations bill shows a proposed increase of $2 million from the general fund, a decrease of $2.7 from other funds for fiscal year 2014 and decrease of 12.6 full-time equivalent positions compared to fiscal year 2013.
The education appropriations bill proposes a total of $894.9 million from the general fund, an increase of $33.9 million and 15.9 full-time equivalent positions compare to fiscal year 2013.
"We are through the final week. Both the Senate and the House are busy moving the bills out of committee," said Houser. "I would say, by the end of next week, we will shut the standing committees down and the house will start to move some appropriation bills."
Houser said, normally, once appropriation bills start moving, the end of session is near. However, he thinks it will drag on. Houser said this is beacause of the conservative nature of the House and more liberal spending approach by the Senate.
"There's going to be a lot of negotiations," said Houser. "And we haven't moved any major bills out of Senate yet."
The "major bills" Houser is referring to are appropriation bills for allowable growth, education reform, property-tax relief and Medicaid expansion.
"We are not going to spend more money than we take in," said Drake. "We do not want to spend one time money for on-going programs.
Drake and Houser both said it will be difficult as budget cuts will effect every area of spending, but are doing the best they can with the money available.
"We don't purposely underfund any budget out there," said Drake.
More information on Iowa's appropriation bills may be found online at www.legis.iowa.gov.
The Creston Chamber of Commerce invites the community to attend the final legislative coffee for this session, which will be held 8 a.m. April 27 at the YMCA multipurpose room if the legislature is still in session.


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Representatives of Greater Birmingham Ministries, the Birmingham chapter of the NAACP and the Progressive Democrats of America gathered Monday in Birmingham's Kelly Ingram Park to urge Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley to expand Medicaid coverage in Alabama under the Affordable Care Act, known colloquially as Obamacare.
"Medicaid expansion is the right thing to do now," Scott Douglas, the executive director of Greater Birmingham Ministries, said. "Now is the right time to do it, and Alabama's working families need it, and that should be reason enough. If the governor refuses to act, thousands of our poorest residents will lack affordable health care coverage, while people with more income will get help with their premiums."
Under the Affordable Care Act, states can expand Medicaid coverage to people earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. That would mean individuals making up to $15,415 would be eligible for Medicaid coverage in Alabama, according to a Kaiser study. Right now, the income cap for individuals without disabilities or children in Alabama is $3,221.
The federal government would foot the whole bill for the expansion for the first three years, and pay at least 90 percent of the bill in the years following. 29 states have chosen to expand Medicaid or are moving towards it, according to the Advisory Board Company. Alabama is not among them.
The organizers of Monday's event plan are launching a statewide campaign to make Alabama one of the states that accepts the Medicaid money.
Grayson Brown of the Progressive Democrats of America made an economic argument for Medicaid expansion, calling it a "good deal for Alabama." He cited a study done by the University of Alabama that found Medicaid expansion could generate a $28 billion increase in overall business activity from 2014 to 2020, and create 30,000 jobs. In addition, the study says that 300,000 people would be covered under Medicaid.
"In summary, this is government malpractice," Brown said. "We call on Gov. Bentley to obtain a government malpractice insurance policy in the amount of $28 billion to cover us."
Bentley has called the numbers in that study "bogus."
"It's not going to produce more doctors, it's not going to produce more nurses, it's not going to produce more hospitals," Bentley said last week in Gadsden. "They're already here. Those patients are already being seen."
"My goal is not to expand Medicaid, my goal is to have fewer people on Medicaid and have more people working," Bentley said.
Douglas called on Bentley's faith, citing Matthew chapter 25, verses 44 through 45 - the "least of these" verses.
"It is time for Gov. Bentley to minister to the sick, to minister to the least of these, the rest of us, and the time is always right to do right."
The organizations are planning a rally to urge Bentley to expand Medicaid next month, set for Nov. 29 in Kelly Ingram Park.
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The federal judge who oversaw the political prosecution of former Democratic Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman was arrested over the weekend after allegedly beating his wife in a posh hotel room in Atlanta...
U.S. District Court Judge Mark Fuller was charged with misdemeanor battery and taken to the Fulton County jail around 2:30 Sunday morning. Fuller, 55, is a judge in the Middle District of Alabama and presided over the 2006 bribery trial of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy.
Police responded to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel at 181 Peachtree...
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For the second time this year, prisoners in Alabama are planning a nonviolent demonstration and work stoppage to protest conditions inside the state's prisons.
Melvin Ray, an inmate at the St. Clair correctional facility in Springville and founder of prison-based group Free Alabama Movement (FAM) says this weekend's strike is an effort to improve education programs and end overcrowding, harsh sentencing, and what he calls "the free labor system" in which prisoners work for little-to-no monetary compensation.
In an interview with Salon, Ray said, "There is not even a pretense of doing...
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Alabama's 7th District Congresswoman Terri Sewell just released this press release a few moments ago. We are delighted that she has joined with Progressive Democrats of America, Greater Birmingham Ministries, and the Birmingham Metro Chapter of the NAACP to urge Governor Bentley to accept federal Medicaid funds and has herewith shown her convictions on this issue. From Rep. Sewell...
Statement from Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell Urging the State of Alabama to Expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act
December 10, 2013
"Beginning in January, millions of Americans will begin receiving health coverage under...
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - Frigid temperatures Saturday afternoon didn't keep a group from rallying in protest of Governor Robert Bentley's decision not to expand the state's Medicaid Programs.
For months, Alabama has stood firm behind its decision to opt out of the Medicaid expansion set to go into effect next year as part of the Affordable Care Act.
Among the diverse group was recent Samford University graduate Elizabeth Milne.
Milne is currently working two jobs, neither provide options for healthcare. She's also a foster child, and cannot get insurance through her parents.
"When the...
Tiffany Westry | cbs42 08 Dec 2013 Hits:627 Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Representatives of Greater Birmingham Ministries, the Birmingham chapter of the NAACP and the Progressive Democrats of America gathered Monday in Birmingham's Kelly Ingram Park to urge Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley to expand Medicaid coverage in Alabama under the Affordable Care Act, known colloquially as Obamacare.
"Medicaid expansion is the right thing to do now," Scott Douglas, the executive director of Greater Birmingham Ministries, said. "Now is the right time to do it, and Alabama's working families need it, and that should be reason enough. If the governor refuses...
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Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, now in federal prison, is coming up on his one-year anniversary of unjust incarceration. Don is not a criminal. He is an American political prisoner—targeted, prosecuted, and jailed unjustly.
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In the past two years, one state party chairman was investigated by the local bar association. Elsewhere, an about-to-be-ousted party leader changed the locks at the headquarters. Two more state parties were threatened with eviction.
Traditionally, state parties have been the meeting point between the national political organizations and the local ground game. But in recent cycles, many of them have become so dysfunctional that they are now irrelevant — or even worse, detrimental, to the national party's efforts.
The reasons behind their ineptitude vary: Some parties struggle with finances, others with...
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On Thursday, August 15, 2013 at the Birmingham Sheraton in Birmingham, Alabama, the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund (Federation) will honor the legendary C.T. Vivian at its Estelle Witherspoon Lifetime Achievement Award Dinner. William Nelson, President of the CHS Foundation, will serve as honorary chair of the event. The Annual Meeting will be held on August 16 & 17 at the Federation's Rural Training and Research Center in Epes, Alabama; however, some events and workshops will also take place in Birmingham on August 15 (please see the agenda for...
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Exactly one week after a Florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, hundreds gathered for another march and rally in Birmingham, part of a nationwide effort spearheaded by the Rev. Al Sharpton.
More than 500 people marched, chanted and sang this afternoon outside Birmingham City Hall and in Kelly Ingram Park to speak out against Zimmerman's acquittal.
Sharpton's National Action Network organized "Justice for Trayvon" rallies in at least 101 cities Saturday, Birmingham's rally among them. Sharpton called for the rallies to be in front...
Kelsey Stein | al.com 21 Jul 2013 Hits:699 Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Voters without photo identification will have two options for getting a free ID from the state before the state's new photo voter ID law kicks in next year, Secretary of State Beth Chapman announced today.
Alabama's new law requiring people to show a government-issued photo ID to vote is scheduled to go into effect with the party primaries in June of 2014. The law -- to get around accusations that it's a modern poll tax to make people buy ID -- also requires that the state have...
Kim Chandler | AL.com 30 Jun 2013 Hits:710 Alabama
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The Robert's Court just dealt a hostile and destructive blow to democracy. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has stood as perhaps the greatest triumph for democracy in modern times. Prior to the passage of the VRA of 1965, many states routinely, and blatantly discriminated against voting registration of African Americans. As just one example, in Dallas Country Alabama--home to Selma and where the Bloody Sunday march for voting rights began--of 15,000 eligible black voters in 1965, only 338 were registered. Devious methods were employed throughout the South, and some...
Edward Savela | PDA Alabama 25 Jun 2013 Hits:1837 Alabama
(NaturalNews) When a group of uniformed men wearing guns sets up a road block then ask you to "volunteer" a DNA sample and blood sample, it stretches the definition of "volunteer." But that's what happened in Alabama yesterday as off-duty cops in two counties set up DNA collection roadblocks and stopped cars to ask if drivers wanted to "volunteer" DNA swabs and blood samples.
It was all part of a study being conducted by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, which is probably studying what percentage of the sheeple population...
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The Nuns on the Bus, led by Sr. Simone, is on a 6,500 mile journey through predominantly Republican states to encourage our Senate to pass immigration reform. Sr. Simone and others gave inspirational talks calling us to action and reminding us that Christian doctrine commands us to welcome strangers. She and the others reminded us that we first discriminated against the Native Americans, the Irish, the Jews, the Catholic immigrants. This is in our history. It is time to extend the welcome mat to the Hispanic community too through responsible...
Edward Savela | PDA Alabama 05 Jun 2013 Hits:741 Alabama
As some of you might know already, Nuns on the Bus will be making a pass through the south in June. Below are the dates in our states:
6/3 - Orlando, FL, 3pm - Daniel Webster - lobby visit
6/4 - Tallahassee, FL, 10 am - Marco Rubio - lobby visit
6/5 - Birmingham, AL - civil rights rally
6/5 - Atlanta, GA - Chambliss - lobby visit
To give you some background: Sister Simone, who runs NETWORK (a Catholic social justice lobby in DC), and other nuns will be taking a bus tour along...
Edward Savela 14 May 2013 Hits:816 Alabama
On April 15, 2013, the Northeast Alabama Labor Council in Gadsden endorsed HR 676, national single payer health care legislation sponsored by Congressman John Conyers.
President Garry "Gabby" Frost brought the resolution before the council in response to an appeal from the All Unions Committee for Single Payer Health Care--HR 676 and from Pippa Abston, MD, Ph D, a board member of Physicians for a National Health Program and a Huntsville, Alabama, pediatrician.
"Health care is a necessity not a privilege," said President Frost after the adoption of the resolution for HR...
Kay Tillow 22 Apr 2013 Hits:857 Alabama
The 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was observed with events throughout the city and extended to Washington D.C. where Rep. Terri Sewell marked today by reading an excerpt of the famous treatise.
Sewell, D-Birmingham, used her time on the House of Representatives floor to read a portion of the letter.
"The letter became one of the most preeminent documents of the civil rights era," Sewell told her colleagues. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail stands as a reminder of how far we have come in our nation in...
Jseoph D. Bryant | AL.com 21 Apr 2013 Hits:1066 Alabama
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — Police SWAT teams and hostage negotiators were locked in a standoff Wednesday with a gunman authorities say intercepted a school bus, killed the driver, snatched a 6-year-old boy and retreated into a bunker at his home.
The gunman, identified by neighbors as Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old retired truck driver, was known as "the crazy man" of the neighborhood, a paranoid and menacing figure who once beat a dog to death with a lead pipe, threatened to shoot children...
Phillip Rawls | Associated Press 30 Jan 2013 Hits:806 Alabama
When Diane Derzis shut the doors of the New Woman All Women Health Care clinic in Birmingham, Ala., last May, she did not expect the clinic to be shut for good.
Derzis, known as the "Abortion Queen" by both her opponents and her supporters in the Deep South, was under investigation by the Alabama Department of Public Health after two of her patients were given an improper dosage of medication. Though Derzis self-reported the incident, which resulted in transporting the two women to a hospital via ambulance but no...
by Lauren Barbato | Ms Blog 22 Sep 2012 Hits:1142 Alabama
The former Alabama governor was perhaps the highest profile victim of Karl Rove's political machine, sentenced to six years for bribery. Now his last hope for freedom is a presidential pardon
Don Siegelman, the former governor of Alabama, has a particular reason to be lobbying for Barack Obama's re-election at this week's Democratic national convention.
Siegelman is in Charlotte at the pleasure of a federal judge, and is just days away from resuming a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence, following a widely publicised conviction on bribery charges stemming from...
Andrew Gumbel | The Guardian UK 10 Sep 2012 Hits:1575 Alabama
Protestors from Tuscaloosa and as far as California gathered in front of the Federal Courthouse Building on University Boulevard to sound off over the Alabama anti-immigration law on Monday afternoon.
The demonstrators included several undocumented Hispanic immigrants, who said so via megaphone on the courthouse steps as they called the Alabama law an injustice to immigrants living in the state.
The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals today ordered a lower court to block enforcement of a section of Alabama's immigration law that required ...
Ben Flanagan | Blog AL.com 21 Aug 2012 Hits:994 Alabama
NEWSFLASH: A federal appeals court struck down key sections of Alabama's immigration law in a ruling released today, including a provision mandating that school officials check the immigration status of newly enrolled students. And the 11th Circuit ruled that Alabama and Georgia cannot punish people for harboring or transporting an undocumented immigrant. Following the Supreme Court's ruling that allowed a somewhat narrowed version of Arizona's "Show-Me-Your-Papers" provision to go into effect, the appeals court letAlabama and Georgia to begin enforcing a law allowing state and local police to investigate the...
Amanda Peterson Beadle | Think Progress 20 Aug 2012 Hits:948 Alabama
I guess most people know that I have been working with Governor Siegelman for over seven years. I'm very proud that we have a very close friendship. I…
Following years of appeals and a vocal campaign by supporters, ex-Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is heading back to prison after being sentenced Friday to more than six years…
In December of 2004, while working at a massive poultry plant in Alabama, Delores Smith slipped on the greasy floor and collapsed into a heap. In considerable pain,…
Thanks to the John Birch Society, "environmentalism" is no longer an issue in Alabama -- by state law. Who knew fixing it all would be that easy?
With chronic…
Immigration violations are civil, not criminal infractions. But for many non-criminal immigrant detainees living alongside criminal inmates at the Etowah County Detention Center in Alabama, that distinction…
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In response to Alabama's forced vaginal ultrasound bill, Abston posted a video expressing her outrage,…
Numerous organizations and leaders who identify themselves as pro-life have assured the public that their efforts to re-criminalize abortion and establish the unborn as separate legal persons…
TV images are searing reminder of disenfranchisement of African American felons.
CNN's Dana Bash stirred Twitter election watchers Tuesday when she tweeted, "something u (sic) don't see every day. Inmates will…
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This poster, part of the amazing Tour de France Classics series, features the story of the 1949 Tour de France - the battle of Italian rivals "Gino the Pius" Bartali and Fausto Coppi. After an early crash that damaged his bike and left him 18 minutes behind, Coppi pursued Bartali and the other leaders with a vengeance, and finally caught the peloton in Stage 16. For the remainder of the race it was domination for the Italian duo, with Coppi outlasting his elder countryman to finish with the yellow jersey. This poster provides a great look at the men and their bikes, and the camaraderie that overcomes even the most bitter of rivals in times of exhaustion. It also gives you a spectacular classic sepia-toned black-and-white image from a legendary cycling moment for your wall!
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I got back home from Miami/Cayman about a week ago. As I said in the last post, Miami was a good time. Cayman didn't disappoint either, although there were some annoyances down there. I'll start with some pics from the trip (admittedly didn't get too many):
They are all captioned. But the highlight was probably my friend's Alpina B7 which you can see towards the bottom of that gallery. As you can tell from his license plate, he's part of the poker world. Unfortunately for him though, that license plate was actually stolen a few days later. And it costs something like $300 to get a new one. Which seems like total bullshit to me but whatever, it's Cayman. They do what they want there. The other main highlight was three great days of lifting at CrossFit Cayman. It was great to lift outside in the sun and warm weather when I've been used to mostly cold weather the last few months — although it's been nice in Philly the past week.
Also, my friend's dog is a total nutcase. On a very routine basis, she licks a specific section of their wall over and over. This has been going on for a long time. She also has a bunch of other weird habits. She's a really cute dog though — fun to play around with. They also have a gigantic St Bernard who is a lot less fun to play around with. I took a picture of the little dog licking the wall. Which she does quite fervently for like 5 minutes at a time.
And lastly, you might notice the picture of an airplane interior. That's my inner aviation geek emerging. That was the first time that I had ever flown in a 737 in the new Boeing Sky Interior configuration. I don't think there are any with that configuration in the United/Continental fleet (not sure though) but if there are, I never made it onto one. It was pretty cool with the mood lighting and the improved overhead bins and such. Sadly I wasn't in first class on that flight, as you can see. Thankfully it was only a 1 hr flight so exit row was adequate. I do have to say though — transiting through Miami is an absolute disaster when you have to go through security. I had horrid lines every time even with the Priority AAccess thing. I had forgotten how bad of an airport that place is. I'm going to do every I can to avoid that airport going forward.
Since I've been back I've been doing some work on both the WordPress theme stuff and also on the lifting stuff. As I said I've been posting pictures to the hookgrip facebook page. The "like" count has gotten up into the 120s (from like 10, all my friends) in about two weeks of posting pictures. I'm not really too focused on that though because those numbers will come in droves once the site is actually up and running. I've been thinking about it a fair amount lately and I've come up with what I think is a good game plan to finalize the development of the site and get it launched properly. There's pretty much no way that it'll be up by the US Nat'l Championships (March 1st-4th… ie, next weekend) which was a goal of mine. Oh well. Other work got in the way. In the end though, I don't think it should affect the success of the site too much.
Also, it wouldn't be a recent blog post of mine if I didn't mention lifting. I had a tough few days before Cayman and then in Cayman I felt a lot better for whatever reason. Then, last Friday, I was back in Philly lifting at the normal gym and I was feeling great. I managed to set PRs for my squat single (146kg), double (136kg) and triple (132.5kg). Just in case you don't know what that means, that means a set of 1, set of 2 and set of 3. Yesterday I did a double with 137.5kg — essentially 300lbs. Today was okay but I felt a bit stiff and I wasn't really up for attempting any PRs. I know that they're coming soon because the 137.5 double was not too hard and that means I should be doing 150kg for a single pretty soon. I've been saying for awhile that I want to do 150kg (330lbs) for a single by Nat'ls so I am definitely hoping to hit that. Given that I have six more training days (Wed-Fri this week, Mon-Wed next week) before getting on a plane to Columbus, I think it's doable. I really just need one good day in there to get it. If I had to guess, I would say Monday because of the weekend rest. But one thing that I've realized with PRs is that it's hard to predict when they're going to come. So we'll see what happens. Of course, by this summer, 150kg should be a piece of cake so I'm sure that I'll look back at this blog post with a bit of a laugh. But, then again, with my 1 rep max being something like 110kg or whatever in early December, it would have been hard to imagine doing a 132.5kg triple. It's amazing how training works. Even if you have bad days, just keep going back and doing it with good effort and it'll eventually improve.
One thing I've actually been struggling with lately is how much to eat and what to eat. I beat my "food addiction" or whatever you want to call it several years ago and I don't have any issues with food/drink willpower. That doesn't really help me when I'm trying to gain muscle though. I am struggling with deciding what to eat on a daily basis for the best recovery and the least fat gain. While I know that fat gain is inevitable while putting on muscle mass, it seems highly inefficient (and uncomfortable) to basically eat everything in sight. And it seems bad to just come home and eat low calories foods because I'm just not going to recover properly if I'm on a caloric deficit. I obviously know that people recommend large amounts of protein (I've heard some ridiculous shit like 3g of protein per lb of body weight) and I definitely get my share via meat, eggs, nuts, etc. But I've also noticed a bit of a lack of performance at the gym when I start eating strict "clean" (clean is defined as Paleo in my mind) for more than a few days even if my protein numbers are through the roof. So I throw in some junk food (ie, sugar) every few days and I almost always notice a boost the following day. I know about glycogen stores and whatnot but I really doubt that I'm exhausting them if I lift and don't have some non-fruit sugar. So, anyway, I'm a bit confused about what to do. I've tried the whole sweet potato thing and it just doesn't do the job the same way as crap food does. For right now I'm on a mainly clean diet with a random bit of junk food every few days but I really don't think that is what I'm supposed to be doing. Either way, I'll continue to experiment and see how things go. I generally hate the idea of supplements but I might have to try some protein/recovery shakes and see what happens. Speaking of recovery, it's 1am now — better get to sleep!


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Comic 43
Link: Comic 43
Translations: http://www.beaverandsteve.com/wiki/images/8/8f/Finnishflag.png Finnish, http://www.beaverandsteve.com/wiki/images/5/52/Frenchflag.png French, http://www.beaverandsteve.com/wiki/images/5/57/Polishflag.png Polish, http://www.beaverandsteve.com/wiki/images/0/04/Danishflag.png Danish, http://www.beaverandsteve.com/wiki/images/7/79/Italianflag.gif Italian
Title: tiny turnip trousers
Date: January 29, 2005
Summary: Timmy the Turnip strikes again!
Cast: Beaver, Steve, Timmy the Turnip
Onomatopoeias used: "KNOCKA-KNOCK!", "LEAP!"
"Fin" style: Blue letters, disguised, like Timmy, with dark glasses and fake moustache
Number of panels: 8
Panel 1
Someone's KNOCKA-KNOCK!'ing on the door.
Steve: "Hmm... who could that be?"
Panel 2
Steve opens the door and finds an odd turnip-like person with moustache, dark glasses and blue pants.
Steve: "Hello?"
Turnip: "Greetings home owner, can I interest you in the purchase of some highly nutritious root vegetables?"
Steve: "Um... no thanks"
Turnip: "They're very tasty!"
Steve: "No really, I'm fine..."
Panel 3
Steve: (looking down suspiciously on the turnip) "Waaait a minute... don't I recognise you from somewhere..?"
Turnip: (heavily sweating and nervous) "No, no ... I uh... just have one of those faces..."
Panel 4
Timmy the Turnip LEAP!'s up, losing his disguise, and sedates Steve with a chlorophorm-soaked napkin.
Timmy: "YAAAAA!"
Steve: "Ooh! Chlorophorm!"
Panel 5
First-person view of unconscious Steve. Which is a completely black screen.
Someone: "Steve?"
Panel 6
Beaver: (slowly fading from darkness) "Steve? Are you ok?"
Panel 7
Beaver: (holding Steve, worried) "What happened?"
Steve: "It... it was the turnip... where did he go.. Kaf! And what's this in my mouth?.."
Panel 8
Steve: (gouging a tiny pair of blue pants from his mouth) "NOOOOOO!"
Fun Facts
- Here's what James said about this comic on the site:
"Sorry it's late folks. I left the whole strip to the last minute, and as a result I accidentally made a strip that wasn't funny AT ALL. Whoops. I think I've managed to salvage it now, but if you want to see the original bizarre punchline you'd better make sure you vote. I will leave it up to your imaginations to try to guess what happened in the rest of the strip."
The vote incentive he speaks of can be found here.
- Steve has once already eaten Timmy, in Comic 32. Apparently, this didn't prevent Timmy from reappearing.
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Christmas Book Advent
1. The Littlest Christmas Tree -Drinking Straw Christmas Tree here
2. The Mitten-Mitten activity here
3. Mooseltoe - decorate the tree or do the puzzle found here
4. A Very Special Snowflake - snowflake craft here
5. The Littlest Angel - Blessings Tree here
6. Are You Grumpy, Santa? - visit to Santa and Strawberry Cheesecake Santa Hats
7. All You Need for a Snowman - the egg carton snowmen found here
8.A Silly Snowy Day - shape turtle (post to come)
9. Rock-a-bye Christmas - make Christmas Tree Bells
10. The Night Before Christmas - color Santa according to the description in the book
11. Flip and Flop - a version of these footprint penguins
12. Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect - Shop for Toys for Tots
13.Christmas Mice! - the Christmas version of our Halloween Mice
14. The Polar Express - have hot chocolate like they do on the train
15. The First Night - take out and play with our Fisher Price Little People Nativity Set or candy nativity
16. Stella, Queen of the Snow - make snowmen out of marshmallows
17.Christmas Mouse- dollar store shopping for gifts to give (from the kids to others)
18. The Snowman Band of Snowboggle Bend - dance to Christmas songs
19. Not Enough Beds: A Christmas Alphabet Book (Carolrhoda Picture Books) - take "naps" in funny parts of the house, like the bath tub
20. Is That You, Winter? - splatter painting like the illustrations in the book
21. Christmas Angels: Read and Share - make a birthday cake and sing for Baby Jesus
22. A Christmas Present for: Me! - treat!
23. Christmas in the Country - play in the snow
24. Christmas Tapestry - celebrate Christmas Eve with family
(For even more activity and book choices go to 24 Book Inspired Crafts!)
This is a pretty ambitious list around here so we'll see how many times I tell the kids the post-it says, "Have a treat at the kitchen table so Mom gets 5 minutes of peace."
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Brilliant. I love this idea! Might have to round up our Christmas books and see if we can do something similar!ReplyDelete
I love the idea of the stars! My kids can't read yet either... that's a good tip on the activities. lolReplyDelete
I love this idea and think I may just try it! My oldest is starting to read on her own so I may throw in a couple she can read to the family.ReplyDelete
I love this idea. I'm hoping I can do something similar when I have kids. We have oodles of Christmas books and movies.ReplyDelete
Love this idea! I am wondering if I can make it work in a preK classroom with smaller scale activities??? I'll let you know...ReplyDelete
This idea is really cute! =) I love that the daily activities go with the day's book. I am "pinning" this and saving it for a few Christmases from now when I have activity-aged children, or maybe my future classroom someday!ReplyDelete
This is a GREAT idea. I actually have a basket of christmas books out in a basket, but I love the idea of numbering them and adding a craft or treat to go with each one. It's a great alternative to the traditional hidden treat calendar. Sharing this!ReplyDelete
I LOVE this idea!!! Please feel free to link up to Make Yourself Monday!ReplyDelete
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love this idea!!! I've been trying to think of an advent calendar for my son. I'm not sure if we have enough Christmas books, though!!!ReplyDelete
Very cute idea! Thanks for sharing! Visiting from Creative Blogger Party HopReplyDelete
I love this idea! So clever and fun, too! Thanks for linking up!ReplyDelete
A truely wonderful idea!!ReplyDelete
Great reading activity for the month. Found your post on A Creative Princess.ReplyDelete
Great idea! New follower :)ReplyDelete
What a great idea! You really are ambitious with your list ;) The kiddos will love it, thought!!ReplyDelete
So lovely, I will be stealing this idea right away :-) Very glad that you were able to join us at Pin'Inspiration Thursday.ReplyDelete
Happy new follower :-)
Love this idea! Someone else mentioned they were doing it on my FB page, but I didn't ever see a list of all the books. These are fun!ReplyDelete
And I pinned this. ;)ReplyDelete
Cool! I posted a book countdown too, but I'm going to go check out your titles because I want ideas for new ones! I love the activity linked with the books. This year ours are on our separate advent, but I like the book connection idea.ReplyDelete
Though half my kids can read. . .and it is annoying how well they like to make sure we follow through on things! :)
I'm doing a book advent too! I love the twist that you added with the activity.ReplyDelete
This is so cute! What a great idea! I love that you did a craft/activity with each story! We would love to have you stop by and share this at our link party:ReplyDelete
Have a great weekend!
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Thanks for the list of holiday books and activities. Great for the classroom!ReplyDelete
What an amazing idea! I love how your activities go so well with the themes of the books too. Just all around fun! Would you share here?ReplyDelete
Love the idea of adding an activity to go with the book. I would wrap the books though so the kids get to unwrap one every day. :)ReplyDelete
What a great idea to tie a fun activity in with each book. The past few years we have unwrapped a winter/Christmas book each night to read (utilizing the library). Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness, can't wait to see some of your fun activities you'll be posting as you count down.ReplyDelete
new follower. I am loving your blog and all the reading cuteness. I love this countdown. Love this idea! I'd love for you to link up to my Homemade in December Link Carnival.ReplyDelete
P.s. Lorie, I am featuring your post tomorrow on Monday Madness.ReplyDelete
I am so "borrowing" this idea!!!!! L-O-V-E it! What a fun way to countdown to Christmas. We read everyday so this would be something special and different to incorporate into our reading time & I really like the addition of a special activity for each book! I will be pinning this & sharing on FB!ReplyDelete
Thanks for linking your idea to the Sunday Showcase last week. Hope to see you this week!
This is a wonderful idea because your family will be joining in all together! I love it!ReplyDelete
I am hosting an Advent calendar link up as part of my 12 Days of Christmas series at my Christmas blog. I sure do hope you can pop by and link up this wonderful post!
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I feel quite lucky to work on East Asia, an area that is home to some of the largest economies in the world, and a region that will continue to shape global debates in the 21st century. I teach the history of East Asia, but my research focuses primarily on China and Korea. Broadly speaking, I am a cultural historian that works on political issues. Following a more Geertzian definition of culture, that sometimes means that I might be interested in questions such as: How are the social and intellectual boundaries of the concept of addiction related to the historical range of drug policy options in Korea? How can we read that particular test case in order to help us fully engage with related problems today?
My research and graduate training interests span about five centuries of East Asian history. As evidence of my broader interests, I also have masters-level training in the anthropology of Japan as well as in African religions. Currently, my writing centers on the history of addiction, especially as it intersects with international relations, policy-making, and the formation of national citizens in Korea. Generally, my curiosity about the historical dimensions of identity politics in East Asia is a thread that weaves through almost all of my work. My first project on war and memory has resulted in a book manuscript, Politics of the Past: The Imjin War in Korea, which is currently under revision.
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re‧ac‧tion S2 W2
something that you feel or do because of something that has happened or been said [↪ response]:
to a situation/event[uncountable and countable]
What was Jeff's reaction when you told him about the job?
reaction to
the government's reaction to the fuel crisis
bring/provoke/produce a reaction
The news brought an angry reaction from unions.
somebody's first/immediate reaction
His first reaction was to deny everything.
instinctive/gut reaction (=what you immediately feel before you have time to think)
My gut reaction was not to trust him.
There were mixed reactions (=different people reacting in different ways) to the strike.
in reaction to something
An emergency fund was set up in reaction to the famine.
your ability to move quickly when something dangerous happens suddenly:
moving quickly
a skilled driver with very quick reactions
if you have a reaction to a drug or to something you have eaten, it makes you ill
to food/drugs[countable]MIMD
reaction to
a reaction to the immunization
have/suffer a reaction
She had a severe allergic reaction to the drug.
cause/bring on/trigger a reaction
Certain foods are more likely than others to cause allergic reactions.
science[uncountable and countable]
a) HC
a chemical change that happens when two or more substances are mixed together:
a chemical reaction in the soil
b) HP
a physical force that is the result of an equally strong physical force in the opposite direction
a change in people's attitudes, behaviour, fashions etc that happens because they disapprove of the way in which things were done in the past
reaction against
a reaction against the traditional values of the nineteenth century
strong and unreasonable opposition to all social and political changes:
against change[uncountable] formalPPP
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Mark Webber claimed pole position for the Abu Dhabi GP as he qualified ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg...
Mark Webber claimed pole position for the Abu Dhabi GP as he qualified ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg...
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Mark Webber: "This weekend so far has gone pretty smoothly for us. It's not the easiest venue, because of the changing temperatures. We run in the afternoon and then at night, so you have to be on top of the changing conditions as a driver and also from an engineering perspective. It wasn't the most electric start to Q1 or Q2, but we made changes to the car as the session went on and I got more comfortable. I knew I had to work on certain sections of the track which Sebastian had already been doing a good job on, so I had to try and match him as well as continuing to keep the areas where I was doing a good job too, so overall I'm happy with the pole. We're really looking forward to the race tomorrow."
Sebastian Vettel: "First of all I think it was a great result for the team. At the start of qualifying I think Mercedes looked very strong with both Nico and Lewis; Mark and myself weren't hanging about, but they were very quick. In Q3 we seemed to be able to find a little bit of extra time. Mark did a very good lap, so congratulations to him. I should have done a little bit better, but I don't know if it would have been enough, Mark deserves to be on pole today; it was a good lap with no mistakes. On top of that, it's a great result for the team and we should have a strong result tomorrow."
Nico Rosberg: "It's great to have another positive Saturday for our team. Again we are the best of the rest which is our aim for the weekend and starting from P3 and P4 are great positions for us to score lots of points in the constructors' championship. My last lap in Q3 wasn't great today but there was only a small chance to improve my time anyway. Mark and Seb were just too quick today for me to get on the front row but I'm confident that we can have a good race from here tomorrow."
Lewis Hamilton: "Fourth place feels pretty good this evening considering the time was set on my first Q3 lap. Unfortunately on my second lap it looks like something gave way at the back of the car as I got on the power at the chicane and it just snapped out, which forced me into a spin. It was a great lap and might just have been enough to get us onto the front row as I was fourth-tenths up on my first effort but these things happen. The car felt really strong today so we'll hope for a good start and then challenge to make up some positions in the race tomorrow. The good thing is that we are ahead of Ferrari and that's where we need to stay. I'm looking forward to tomorrow and hope we can get a good result."
Lotus F1:
Kimi Raikkonen: "Today wasn't too bad overall. In the early sessions both yesterday and today I struggled a bit to get the car working how I wanted, but in the evening when the temperature is cooler it's been much more to my liking. This is good as the race will be in the evening so we'd prefer it that way around for sure. The short wheelbase car seems to suit my style a bit better too, so hopefully we can continue this way for tomorrow. Of course, you always want to be as far up the grid as you can and we clearly weren't the fastest today, but you never know what might happen on Sunday so we'll see what we can do."
Romain Grosjean: "That was one of the trickier qualifying sessions we've had recently, and seventh on the grid is not where we expected to be after the pace we've shown so far this weekend. The car felt quite different this evening - particularly in terms of front end - so we'll need to investigate where it's not quite working. It's a long race tomorrow in tough conditions and everyone around us will be starting on the same tyres, so we need to try and find some performance from the data tonight to achieve our target of the podium."
Nico Hulkenberg: "It was a perfect lap and I could really get the maximum out of the car. Overtaking won't be easy on this track. There are the two DRS zones, and in the past there have been a few overtaking manoeuvres, but I think we have a good top-speed. We were able to be in the top ten all weekend and I am confident this will continue to be the case tomorrow as well."
Esteban Gutierrez: "It's very disappointing to start P17, because our pace is really good. We were on a push, pull, push strategy and ran out of time for the second push. The call was tricky, as on the first lap I ran into traffic and for the second push we ran out of time, so I didn't get the chance to set a lap. It was clearly a mistake, and we were only missing a few seconds."
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Original tutorial and many more at Shrimp Salad Circus.
Step 1: Materials
- glass vial with top (provided by Supply Pusher)
- brass disc with hole
- two jump rings
- key ring
- 2 slips of paper cut to the height of the vial
- black permanent marker
- nice pen
- metal letter stamps (provided by Evie's Tool Emporium)
- steel bench block
- hammer
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Did this as a gifs for a special ocasion... Took me a lot of work to make it right, specially the little chip there, that I couldn't find as thin, so I actually manufactured it, so it got a little bit bigger and heavier... She loved it though!! :)
but that wil never happen..
im so lonely..
Oh, Send me your address and "You Shall Receive One" I say!
"They are 1.5mm, and I got them from Evie's Tool Emporium on Etsy.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/39515895/metal-stamping-set-15-mm-36-piece "
Keep up the great work!
but a last minute necessity for a birthday gift required invention, so I now have only 4 left:
I know this isn't exactly what the instructable used them for, but I thought the similarity validated the comment.
Once again, thank you for introducing me to these little charms
My thinking is to buy a brass disk and then spray paint it flat black, then your new color, like silver, after punching in your message, not certain if that would work, but its worth a try...
electricians have panel boxes that require disks of about a quarter size to be punched out in order to run wire through inside and outside of the panel box.
the punchouts are a bit crude, so it would have to be sanded, or smoothed, but these disks are very common and could possibly be used after you drill a hole.


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i got these 2 i dont need ...175g new red fusion tank with little wing stamp...$65 OBO.....also a 171g ligtly used 11c kc pro aviar...$38 OBO...if you need pics let me know...thanks
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Hi there. What color are the Aviar disc and stamp? Have you weighed the disc, or is that just what it says on the bottom?
Would ya take $30? I just saw one go on ebay for $27 plus shipping.
scale weighed...$35 is the best i could due...sorry...its white /red stamp
Ok. Does that include shipping to Wisconsin?
Thanks for the pic. Is that your actual disc? It looks like it's in very good shape.
$37.50 shipped to your door....yeah that is the disc...its in very good shape ...only thrown a handful of times...i got a CE aviar that i like better so i never used this one on the course.... if your interested my paypal is firstname.lastname@example.com
here is the pic of the tank for anyone interested....i think im going to post it on ebay....
You drive a hard bargain, my friend. An unthrown 168g just went yesterday for $31 shipped. 171g is more attractive to me, so you can expect a Paypal message soon...
XDrew....money cleared today....it will go out in the am....thanks again.....
for everyone else the aviar is gone and the tank is on ebay for another day....
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UDP-Glucuronosyl Transferase 1A1 TA Repeat Genotype, UGT1A1
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Following primary metabolism by the phase I enzymes (by oxidation, reduction, dealkylation, and cleavage in the intestines and liver), many drugs and their metabolites are further modified for excretion by a group of conjugative, phase II enzymes. One of these phase II enzymes, uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glycuronosyl transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1), is responsible for bilirubin conjugation with glucuronic acid. This renders the bilirubin water soluble and permits excretion of the bilirubin-glucuronide conjugates in urine.
UGT1A1 is involved in the metabolism of irinotecan, a topoisomerase I inhibitor. Irinotecan is a chemotherapy drug used to treat solid tumors including colon, rectal, and lung cancers. It is a prodrug that forms an active metabolite, SN-38. SN-38 is normally inactivated by conjugation with glucuronic acid followed by biliary excretion into the gastrointestinal tract. If UGT1A1 activity is impaired or deficient, SN-38 fails to become conjugated with glucuronic acid, increasing the concentration of SN-38. This can result in severe neutropenia. The combination of neutropenia with diarrhea can be life-threatening.
The most common cause of irinotecan-induced neutropenia results from insertion of extra TA (thymine, adenine) repeats in the TATA box of the UGT1A1 promoter. This results in decreased expression of the UGT1A1 gene in individuals homozygous for these promoter polymorphisms. The number of TA repeats is inversely related to gene expression. Individuals with normal levels of UGT1A1 expression have 6 copies of the TA repeat in the promoter (referred to as the *1 allele) or more rarely 5 copies of the TA repeat (referred to as *36). Individuals with decreased expression of UGT1A1 have 7 TA repeats (*28 allele) or 8 TA repeats (*37). Approximately 10% to 15% of Caucasians and African Americans are homozygous for the TA7 repeat (*28/*28), and these individuals have a 50% higher risk of experiencing severe (grade 4 or 5) neutropenia following the administration of irinotecan. Approximately 40% of individuals treated with irinotecan are heterozygous for the TA7 repeat polymorphism (ie, TA6/TA7 or *1/*28). These individuals are also at increased risk of grade 4 neutropenia. Recently, the drug labeling for irinotecan has been changed to indicate that individuals homozygous or heterozygous for polymorphisms present in the TATA box of the UGT1A1 promoter have a higher risk for severe or life-threatening neutropenia. It appears that the risk is greatest for individuals who receive irinotecan once every 3 weeks.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Identifying individuals who are at increased risk of adverse drug reactions with irinotecan and who should be considered for decreased dosing of the drug.
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
An interpretive report will be provided.
Drug-drug interactions must be considered when predicting the UGT1A1 phenotype, especially in individuals heterozygous for the TA7 polymorphism (see Cautions).
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Patients who have received a heterologous blood transfusion within the preceding 6 weeks, or who have received an allogeneic blood or marrow transplant, can have inaccurate genetic test results due to presence of donor DNA.
UGT1A1 genetic test results in patients who have undergone liver transplantation may not accurately reflect the patient's UGT1A1 status.
This test does not detect polymorphisms other than *1, *28, *36, and *37. Numerous polymorphisms and rare mutations have been described that impair UGT1A1 activity. Sequencing of the full gene is also available, order UGTI / UDP-Glucuronosyl Transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1), Full Gene Sequencing, Irinotecan Hypersensitivity for situations where patients are to be evaluated for Irinotecan toxicity. Order UGT2 / UDP-Glucuronosyl Transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1), Full Gene Sequencing, Hyperbilirubinemia if testing for Gilbert Syndrome or Crigler-Najjar Syndromes is desired.
Liver or renal dysfunction may result in adverse drug reactions with irinotecan independently of TA-repeat polymorphisms.
Drugs that significantly inhibit cytochrome P450 3A4, such as ketoconazole, increase patient exposure to irinotecan and its active metabolite SN-38, potentially causing or increasing the severity of an adverse drug reaction. The drug labeling should be consulted for additional information.
Drugs that induce the overexpression of cytochrome P450 3A4, including anticonvulsant medications (such as phenytoin, phenobarbital, and carbamazepine) and rifampin, will cause substantial reduction in exposure to irinotecan and its active metabolite SN-38. The drug labeling should be consulted for changes to the use of other medications.
Herbal supplements that induce the overexpression of cytochrome P450 3A4 such as St. John's Wort, will cause substantial reduction in exposure to irinotecan and its active metabolite SN-38. The drug labeling should be consulted for changes to the use of other medications.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
An interpretive report will be provided.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Innocenti F, Grimsley C, Das S, et al: Haplotype structure of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 promoter in different ethnic groups. Pharmacogenetics 2002;12:725-733
2. Goetz MP, Safgren S, Goldberg RM, et al: A phase I dose escalation study of irinotecan (CPT-11), oxaliplatin (Oxal), and capecitabine (Cap) within three UGT1A1 TA promoter cohorts (6/6, 6/7, and 7/7). ASCO 2005; ASCO Annual Meeting Abstract No:2014
3. Package insert: NDA 20-571/S-024/S-027/S-028. Camptosar (Irinotecan HCL) Final Label. Pfizer Inc, NY, rev 7/05


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Seoul Solo Solutions
I'm stopping in Seoul for a few days (April 4th through the 7th)on my way to Thailand, and while I've researched my food options pretty exhaustively, one little detail escaped me until now: Nobody but nobody dines and drinks alone in South Korea. I'm planning on doing the street food thing a little, and hitting a couple of big markets, where a meal for one isn't as awkward. But I really want to hit Myeongdong Gyoja for kalguksu, Koong for mandu, and I'd like to sit down to a big bossam spread. It seems any place that sets you up with banchan before the meal is not going to appreciate solo diners. Apparently, some places won't even seat you if you're alone. I'm wondering if there are any solutions I hadn't thought of. Seoul's a big place, so maybe there are some food nerd groups that get together and eat/booze up a storm?? And, the problem is compounded by the fact that I don't speak a word of Korean, other than the names of a few foods. Maybe I'm worrying more than I should, but I don't want to offend everyone else in a restaurant by sitting down to a big feast by myself.
I've been in your shoes and you should relax. The places you are interested in will serve you no problem...especially because you are ordering single bowls of soup or dumplings. You might have a problem with the bossam because those kinds of dishes are usually ordered for a minimum of two people...at least in my experience trying to find a place that would serve me one order of bulgogi or samgyupsal. Even without the korean language I never had a problem. If you know what you want, you'll be fine.
re: badwaiter
Thanks for easing my fears. I'll just tweak my agenda a little and play it mostly by ear when I get there.
re: crowdingthepan
I am going to Seoul alone on September 19th and would love to know if you have any advice/recos based on your trip? I've checked out Koong and Myeongdong Gyoja based on your comments above and they looked great.
re: TangyLorenzo
I hope I'm not too late with this reply! Seoul is a great city and I'm sure you'll have as grand a time eating your way around town as I did.
My hotel was in Insadong, and I like to walk everywhere that I go when I'm in a new city, so I didn't get South of Namsan Mountain (which is very worthy of a hike!). Just as I suspected, I didn't see another solo diner the entire time I was there, but it really didn't present much of a problem.
Here's a rundown of what I consumed (booze excluded):
Kalguksu cut and prepared to order at Gwanjang Night Market. Great.
Gunmandu and japchae at what amounts to the Korean version of a greasy spoon. Good.
Dumpling and rice cake soup, banchan, and kimchi pancake at Koong. Great.
Soondubu Jjigae at Ddukbaegi Jip. Great.
Grilled octopus and pork belly slathered in gochujang at a random place that I wandered into. OK.
A surprising Bibimbap at Incheon airport. Very Good.
I couldn't bring myself to eat it, but I certainly smelled the steamed silkworm larvae offered by scads of street vendors. Yuk.
re: crowdingthepan
Oops, I forgot the octo/pork pic.
my reply is far too late, but my advice to go to samgyetang (chicken w/ ginseng) restaurants, as this is a one-person dish...i like Baekje Samgyetang in MyongDong...
In my experience, i must say the OP's concerns are very valid...Seoul is by far the worst city for solo dining i've ever experienced (and i've been to about 35 cities within the last 4 years)...many places will simply refuse to serve you...even pajeon (sp? seafood pancake) places turned me away because the smallest table they have were 2-tops and they refused to seat me at those...(note: i was dressed nice, polite, etc at all these places)...so when i was there, i tended to either a) eat out w/ my friends, or b) eat a lot of samgyetang :)


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A Charles County correctional officer at the county jail pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor Monday, according to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office.
At a plea and sentencing hearing before Charles County Circuit Judge Jerome R. Spencer, Michael Anderson Hurd, 42, of Newburg admitted to the sexual abuse charge. The state agreed to dismiss other related charges, including second-degree rape and others.
At the hearing, Charles County Assistant State's Attorney Tiffany Campbell said that between Aug. 1, 2009, and Oct. 28, 2012, Hurd sexually abused a child in his Newburg residence. In an interview with police, the victim said that Hurd purchased sex devices for the minor, showed the minor how to use them and used them on the minor, according to a news release issued by Anthony B. Covington (D), Charles County's state's attorney. Hurd also reportedly used other objects and engaged in other sexual acts with the minor, the release states.
In an interview with police, Hurd reportedly admitted that he in fact purchased the devices for the minor's use and showed the minor how to use them.
Campbell said she was pleased with the outcome of the case.
"This case should remind everyone that sex offenders and abusers come from every walk of life and all of us must be vigilant at all times. Don't ever overlook something that doesn't seem right just because of someone's status in life. If something seems wrong to you, do something about it. Say something to someone in authority. If you're wrong, you can always apologize. But if your suspicions were right and you failed to act, how do you say you're sorry to a child that has had to endure the horrors this child endured?" Covington said in the release. "You can't. You just can't."
Hurd was sentenced to 25 years with all but seven years suspended. He is required to register as a sex offender for life.


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As was mentioned above, the Harbaugh family chose to live in SF because of family concerns(better schools/quality of life). They like California better. He just used Miami as leverage as everyone else does.
Face it, the Miami area is not what it used to be. Traffic snarl, high density urban blight, and an out dated football stadium located in a poor neighborhood miles from the ocean.
The team was loaded with average players. SF had the more talented roster. Competing against Belechick probably was a factor too.
Ross would have had to fire Ireland too...and that won't happen until 2014-2015


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