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I'll read it right now! I love the success stories! Yay for one I might be able to relate to. :D
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I'll read it right now! I love the success stories! Yay for one I might be able to relate to. :D
That was a great read. The whole fact that it took time for him to see results makes me feel inspired to continue my journey. Not that I was ever going to return to my CW ways but it definately adds another pin on the board of reasons to stick with it. Decided I'm gonna scrap my signature with my weight. Might keep the started primal date but will change the starting, current and goal weight figures to something more telling of how primal is helping me. :D
Your new signature seriously just made my day :D
Mine too and it's 6.24am on a Saturday! :D
Super Saturday.
Woke early this morning to help my hubby get ready for fishing and ended up curling up on the lounge and watching some Greys. It's my most favourite and I feel really special when I take the time to relax and enjoy an episode or two. ;D.
Had a happy day, boot camp this morning was cardio/ boxing based and I really enjoyed the hour I spent out in the winters sun.
Went straight to the Drs where I told him about my recent lifestyle and diet changes and he was encouraging. He said stressing over weight loss isn't going to help and that I don't 'need' to lose weight so stop stressing so much. I've got perfect blood pressure and my current weight is ideal for my current age and height. I knew all of this but aesthetically I'd love to lose 5% body fat.
Also received a referral to check through blood work my cholesterol, lipids and risk of diabetes and CVD due to the insance of both in my family history. Once I have the tests done it will be interesting to see the results and his interpretation of each. Fingers crossed.
Eating wise today I wasn't as successful as I would have liked. Started well. Oh well.
Breakfast: 2 Portuguese chicken drumsticks with an egg, a little tomato paste and some butter. :D
Morning Tea: banana and soy chai latte.
Lunch: BBQd snapper with way too many hot chips and tartare sauce. 3 pieces of G + B's 85% dark chocolate.
Not such a successful day. Good thing tomorrow is another chance for 100%.
Possibly won't eat a big dinner as lunch was quite late and I'm not feeling hungry yet. We'll see but if I do end up eating will be a chicken drumstick with salad.
Did end up eating that drumstick, didn't have salad tho. Wasn't necessary.
Woke up early and got motivated once I was out of bed. Went for a run! Surprised? I am. :D made it almost 4kms without stopping and walked/ jogged for the next 6kms. Please with my effort but have injured my left foot again.
Skipped breakfast, had a large filling meal at my Mums and don't plan on eating dinner. :D
Today's eats:
Fruit cheese, tasty cheese, cabannosi. Salami and pastrami, avocado cream cheese dip.
2 lamb chops, small piece of grilled steak with mixed salad and potato salad.
2 black teas and 2 large glasses of water.
Like I said, it was a big lunch. :)
Another happy day. Spent the day with my husband who was also off work for the day.
Fasted through breakfast because I had planned to go and give blood for my test to measure my triglycerides etc but because I also didn't end up eating dinner last night as well I had apparently fasted 'too long'. I hadn't realised it was possible to fast too long but apparently it is.
Lunch: chicken drumstick, 2 lamb sausages, egg, pumpkin, broccoli and cauliflower.
Dinner: lamb chop and beef bolognaise with avocado and sour cream.
Naughtiest: had my first choco top in forever today when we went to the movies. Saw 'snow white and the huntsman'. It was ok, pretty good but won't need to go again. Also had an apple with thickened cream for dessert and 2 cups of tea and a mug of almond milk hot chocolate.
Happy day off. Enjoyed the day. I start at my new clinic tomorrow. Excited!
New clinic is going well! Enjoying looking forward to the new challenges that might come.
Breakfast: 1/2 banana and cocoa almond milk smoothie with an egg wizzed in.
Morning tea: 75g steak with capsicum and tomato.
Lunch: beef bolognaise with avocado and sour cream and mixed shredded greens.
Cheat: 2 baby flakes out of Cadbury Celebrations box.
Dinner: bolgnaise with salad. (planned).
Boot camp weigh in tonight, feeling heavy right now after lunch but hoping for a loss when I weigh in.
Fingers crossed!
Didn't end up at boot camp, ran late at work and wouldn't have made it there in time for the session.
Dinner: made bacon, chicken breast, mushroom and onion sautéed in olive oil and butter and then mixed through some thickened cream. Yum! Added some steamed silverbeet and sundried tomatoes and it was delish! Had dessert too, I know I shouldn't have but yummy! 1/2 apple with mixed berries and cream and a mug of black tea.
I'm looking forward to lunch tomorrow!
Another happy day. Freeeeezing outside so I'm happy I'm inside and getting paid for it. :D
Got my blood test done this morning, looking for changes to my cholesterol and blood lipids. Also checking for diabetes and CVD, so won't know the results for a few days. Hoping for normal if not better than normal results. As you would. :)
Breakfast: banana, cocoa, egg and avocado smoothie with almond milk.
Morning Tea: 1/2 apple, 1/2 capsicum, 6 small sticks of celery nada black tea.
Lunch: sautéed bacon, onion, chicken and mushrooms with steamed silverbeet and cauliflower. No cream with this one.
Dinner: we've got State of Origin tonight, I'm barracking for NSW to win the 3 game series for the first time in 6 years. Not sure what we'll have to eat but I've got lots of leftovers from the past two days so I'll have a primal option if hubby chooses to get pizza or something else I don't wanna eat.
Go Blues!
Haven't checked in for a while. Also haven't been tracking with myfitnesspal either so I'll do my best to remember everything but might be a stretch.
Ok. Where was I up to. The 4th. Happy independent day to all my US friends. Glad u all had great days off.
Going back to State of Origin night. My team lost by 1 point. So close and a fantastic game but just as disappointing to get so close and yet still lose.
Wednesday Dinner: Hubby got combination noodles and some spring rolls. I ate a few bites of a spring roll just to taste it and was happy to leave it there. It was nice, but not amazing. I don't heaps remember what I had unfortunately, I think maybe eggs, veges and leftover beef bolognaise? Mixed berries and cream for dessert too.
Breakfast: 2 eggs and veges.
Morning Tea: 1/2 tomato, can of tomato and onion tuna, 1/2 red capsicum and some celery sticks.
Lunch: steamed veges with butter. Silverbeet, pumpkin, carrot, cauliflower, broccoli and some bacon pieces.
Dinner: sweet potato stuffed with beef bolognaise, sundried tomatoes, avocado and sour cream.
Boot camp went really well, enjoyed the evening staying active.
Went to the big smoke for the day for a mid morning meeting and packed my own lunch. I was sooo glad because there were no options to eat primally and having my own stash meant that I wasn't even tempted to buy anything.
Breakfast: 2 eggs and veges.
Morning Tea/ Lunch: black tea, banana, 2 boiled eggs, carrot, sundried tomatoes and celery sticks, can of tuna and probably 2 serves of almonds.
Afternoon Tea: large apple and water.
So after a great happy energetic primal day I went and ruined it out of obligation. I was so disappointed with dinner/ dessert. We were hosted for dinner so therefore the obligation part but man I was disappointed with my choice to eat.
Dinner: 3 pieces of KFC chicken- wing, breast and ?piece. Mixed steam veges which included corn and peas. Haven't eated corn in so long. :(
Dessert: mixed berries with light cream - who buys light!! and a spoonful each of custard, chocolate sauce and cheesecake filling.
Yet another day that started well and only got worse. :(
Breakfast: bacon and eggs with veges and butter.
Went to the movies with hubby and my brother in law, ate the chocolate off the top of the choco-top and a few potato chips.
Dinner: nibbled on a bit of everything, celery sticks, left over bacon, left over egg, cup of black tea, two chocolate dinner mints...
2 beef sausages, eggs and steamed veges.
Dessert: apple with cream.


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City wastewater plant will be updated
Fewer fumes and better compost.
Thats what Langley expects to get after the citys wastewater treatment plant undergoes a needed update.
The city council voted Wednesday to approve the purchase of a $135,900 belt filter dewatering system.
The new belt filter press helps remove water from sludge in the citys wastewater, and that means a better, dryer compost product. The system also helps reduce odor emissions.
While the new equipment does not stretch plant capacity the citys wastewater plant is currently operating at about 60 percent capacity it will help Langleys public works department operate the facility more effectively.
Rick Hill, director of public works, said modernized equipment will improve and update Langleys composting abilities.
What we do in a week now, we can do in half a day with the new equipment, Hill told the council.
More sewage can be accepted and processed, which means more income for the city, he said.
Another positive for the system is the reduced operating cost due to fuel savings, Hill said.
The savings could be passed on to the community by limiting sewage charges.
Councilwoman Faith Bushby asked if the city had the money to improve the treatment plant. Hill and clerk-treasurer Debbie Mahler said there is money in the budget for the improvements.
Hill said Langley expects to pay off the system within three years.
Langley is currently reviewing its sewer and wastewater system plan as part of the update of the citys comprehensive sewer plan.
The city council took a tour of the treatment plant several months ago to prepare for the update, and the council is currently studying drafts of the sewer plan.
Hill said the major points of the update are:
Upgrading the treatment facility, with the new belt filter dewatering system as the first step. Eventually the plant must be expanded, however.
Changing to a low-pressure sewer as the preferred sewer system in Langley. It would be cheaper for the city, Hill said.
Putting sewer extensions in place.
A presentation and hearing on the comprehensive sewer plan is planned for July 19.
South Whidbey gardeners can still pick up compost, the wastewater plant byproduct, for free at the treatment plant. City officials say the free compost project has been very successful and has helped the public works department move compost off facility grounds faster.
The compost product is odorless and safe for most plantings, except some leafy vegetables.
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Was Iraq Worth It?Roundup: Media's Take
David Aaronovitch, writing for the Guardian (Feb. 24, 2004)
I know it's true that, as an old friend in Australia pointed out to me in an email last week,"It doesn't really matter very much if you were wrong or I was wrong. One hundred years from now, some very clever historians with access to material we all know nothing about may prove the point conclusively, one way or another. What matters is what happens now."
Now, nearly a year after the beginning of the coalition invasion of Iraq, something is beginning to be created, and it doesn't look like anything that anybody quite anticipated. It is more complex, more difficult, more beset by difficulties and tragedies than anyone who supported the invasion ever allowed before the war.
Judging from those relatively few reports that do not deal with the security situation, it seems that parts of the national infrastructure of Iraq, such as electricity and water supply, have taken far longer to repair or construct than expected. Many hospitals still suffer terrible shortages. Unemployment is over 50%. Crime and fear of crime are very high in some places, with many abductions and murders. There is widespread disappointment at the gulf between the material promises and the reality of post-Saddam Iraq.
And, of course, there are the bombings and ambushes, aimed at the Iraqi police, NGO offices, CNN journalists, Shi'a clerics, communists and soon, doubtless, as those targets protect themselves, at buses and markets. The security failure above all has helped to create the other failures. Attempts by coalition forces to contain such attacks have had the inevitable effect of alienating sections of the population whose houses have been raided or who have been subject to rough treatment by occupying forces.
I bundle these negatives together because we are now four months away from the handover of power from the coalition authority to the new sovereign Iraqi entity; an entity whose shape and origin we are still not sure of. And because, between them, they constitute a major reason why the influential organisation, Human Rights Watch, made the judgment a few weeks ago that the invasion of Iraq could not be justified on humanitarian grounds, the grounds that people like me have specifically used to justify it."The difficulty of establishing stable institutions in Iraq," wrote HRW,"is making the country an increasingly unlikely staging ground for promoting democracy in the Middle East."...
...And here we come to it. Three weeks ago, a few days after the devastating bombs in the Kurdish city of Erbil, a representative of the Kurdish PUK, Barham Salih, addressed a meeting of the council of the Socialist International in Madrid."Friends," he told them,"our nightmare of the Saddam Hussein fascist tyranny is over. The world should have acted sooner to end the killing fields and stop mass graves in Iraq. Good social democrats should be making the moral argument that the war of liberation in Iraq came too late for so many innocent victims of Saddam's fascist tyranny. And the lesson for the international community should be (that) it must be prepared to act in time and pre-empt terrible tragedies from happening again anywhere else in the world."
I respect HRW, but there is, in Salih's words, a reproach and a demand, neither of which can be ignored."Most Iraqis," Salih went on,"see the moral and political imperative for the war of liberation as overwhelming." The Guardian's own Salam Pax put it in his different way, two weeks ago."Saddam is gone, thanks to you. Was it worth it? Be assured it was. We all know that it got to a point where we would have never been rid of Saddam without foreign intervention; I just wish it would have been a bit better planned."
Meanwhile many good things have been happening. The Free Prisoners Association, for victims of the old regime, now has 17 offices throughout Iraq. There are 200 newspapers and Iraqis can debate and watch and listen freely. There is, for the first time in the country's history, a woman police officer, and women's organisations are active and demonstrating for equal rights. The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) has recognised the Iraqi Federation of Trades Unions as"the legitimate and legal representatives of the labour movement in Iraq", despite an unexplained American raid on the IFTU's HQ in December. The UN is back in Iraq and helping to prepare the ground for elections in the next 18 months. The green shoots of civic society are pressing through what Salih has called the"broken clay" of the Iraqi state. This is despite the killing and bombing of organisations associated with this new Iraq...
...You could, as Tariq Ali and John Pilger have suggested, desire victory for the Iraqi"resistance" despite its massacres of the innocent, on the basis that, as Ali has put it,"Occupations are usually ugly. How, then, can resistance be pretty?" Or, in Pilger's words,"While we abhor and condemn the continuing loss of innocent life in Iraq, we have no choice now but to support the resistance, for if the resistance fails, the 'Bush gang' will attack another country. If they succeed, a grievous blow will be suffered by the Bush gang."
Or you could decide to heed Salih."I call upon you to help Iraqi democrats in this critical juncture of the history of the Middle East. To help us transform our country from the land of mass graves and aggression to the land of peace, justice and democracy. I can see an Iraq that is democratic, that is an anchor for peace in this troubled part of the world and a partner to civilised nations in pursuit of the universal values of human rights and justice. Thank you."
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A former longtime employee of the St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court pleaded guilty to one count of injuring public record, relating to accepting payments for two speeding tickets in 2011 and pocketing the money for personal use, court records show.
Tina Borque, a 41-year-old Des Allemands resident, was arrested in November 2011, and originally booked with two counts of malfeasance in office, two counts of theft of under $500, and injuring public records. She had been a court employee for nearly 20 years prior to her arrest. Her bond was set at $25,000, and she was released after posting $2,530.
According to court documents, Bourque entered a guilty plea on Jan. 22 to reduced charges. Her five-year jail sentence has been suspended, and she has been placed on three years probation and sentenced to 200 hours of community service through the St. Charles Parish Hospital to be completed by January 2014. She must also pay $1,000 for court fees.
Between January and March of 2011, Bourque, who had been assigned to process traffic tickets, allegedly took two payments for speeding tickets, each in the amount of $116. One was paid in cash, the other was a check with no listed payee.
Authorities discovered the theft on Nov. 2, 2011, after the person who wrote the check and gave it to Bourque for a traffic citation received notification that her license was to be suspended for not paying traffic fines. Investigators later learned that Bourque had endorsed and cashed the check herself. Court records on the cash payment show the charges were not prosecuted, with no record of payment.
Bourque was the second Clerk of Court employee to be arrested for theft in 2011. In August 2011, Luling resident Kerri H. Breaux, 42, was arrested and charged with filing false public records, and theft of goods valued between $500 and $1,500.
Breaux, also a longtime employee, who had been with the clerk of court's office for more than 16 years prior to her arrest, was terminated after authorities say she stole $649.25 over several months by recording false amounts, and pocketing the difference. The discrepancies were discovered by another clerk employee.


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For reasons no one fully understands, a host of afflictions, including prostate and cervical cancer, seem to take a greater toll on minority patients.
The most common explanation is that these patients lack access to medical care and information until a particular condition is too far advanced for treatment to do much good.
But scientists believe there is more to it than that.
In attempt to solve this puzzle, the National Institutes of Health today is announcing a $6.5 million grant to Dillard and the LSU Health Sciences Center for gene-level research of health conditions that appear to have a worse impact on minorities.
In addition to underwriting investigations, the five-year grant, which was awarded last month, also is designed to support community education programs and to get minority-group members interested in joining clinical trials.
Participation in clinical trials by minorities and women has been low. Enrolling in them is essential for public-health officials to gain an understanding of all the effects diseases can have on an array of population groups, Dillard President Marvalene Hughes said.
Because of the notorious Tuskegee syphilis study, in which 399 black Alabama men with the disease went untreated for as long as 40 years, many African-Americans have been skeptical of such health initiatives, said John Wilson, co-director of the new center.
But ethical standards for such studies have been tightened, and part of this center's mission is to spread that message, he said.
"A lot of people think you're guinea pigs" in a study, Wilson said, "but you really aren't, because the government would not approve it."
To increase minority participation in such studies, nursing students at Dillard, a historically black institution, are being trained to recruit minority volunteers, said Dr. John Estrada, director of education and community services at LSU's Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center.
As the program progresses, nurses will be trained for this function, too, he said.
In discussing the center's work, Estrada said one point has to be made clear: "We have to be very careful because we don't want to talk about racial or biological determinants or make it seem that only minorities are subject (to these disparities). They happen across the spectrum of humanity."
That's why the work will be done at the gene level, he said, so that researchers can determine what makes people more susceptible to illness and find out whether a particular treatment will work.
"The overarching goal is to help address, reduce or eliminate health disparities" among ethnic groups, said Theodore Callier, Dillard's assistant vice president for development.
The center, with headquarters at Dillard, is the 89th to be established since the health-disparities research program was established in 2002. Dr. John Ruffin, director of the NIH's National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, is scheduled to be at Dillard today.
The NIH grant will underwrite investigations in these areas:
- Determining whether genetic reasons explain why prostate cancer is especially aggressive among African-Americans.
- The relationship between viruses and cervical cancer.
- The effects of genetics on the development of asthma and obesity on children.
In addition to working at Dillard and LSU Health Sciences Center, center personnel will collaborate with LSU-run hospitals, Children's Hospital, Ochsner Medical Center, LSU Health Sciences Center's school-based health clinics and community clinics run by EXCELth Inc., a private, nonprofit group.
Collaborations with Tulane and Xavier universities are envisioned, Estrada said.
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It's a rare gem to stumble upon a good handful of people who absolutely love oatmeal. Come on, we're sort-of inherently averse to it because it's healthy, fiber-y and honestly? Unless you like the taste of cardboard, it doesn't really have a taste—except when the oatmeal is incorporated into cookies or on this fried chicken!
I won't say that this is a good way to get your daily fiber fix, but I will say that it's a good alternative to the flour. Not that it'll make a remote difference in terms of caloric content, but it will definitely add more crunch and bite to your favorite fried bird.
What's nice about the breading mix is that the shy amount of paprika makes a world of a difference flavor-wise; it also adds a subtle touch of heat. When dipped into the savory-sweet maple gravy, ahhh, I think you'll start debating whether KFC is still your favorite chicken.
So if you're challenged to eat oatmeal in a different form, try using it on some freshly plucked once-feathered friends. It may not be the healthiest way to consume it, but hey. Oatmeal is oatmeal. And at least you don't have to force yourself to eat it the lumpy way.
Oatmeal Fried Chicken with Maple Gravy
Total Time: 90 minutes / Yield: 2-3 servings
Ingredients for the Oatmeal Fried Chicken
- 1 kg chicken pieces
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 cup full cream milk
- 1 tbsp cane vinegar
- 2 cups oatmeal
- 1/4 cup melted butter
Ingredients for the Maple Gravy
- 2-3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 cup instant gravy
Procedure for the Maple Gravy
- Mix together gravy and syrup.
- Set aside.
Procedure for the Oatmeal Fried Chicken
- Marinate chicken for 20 minutes in garlic powder, salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Put milk in bowl with vinegar, stand for 15 minutes, then mix.
- In another bowl, put oatmeal.
- Dip chicken pieces in milk then in oatmeal; coat very well.
- Arrange in a baking tray and pour over melted butter (make sure to evenly pour the butter).
- Bake in preheated 375 degrees oven for 40-50 minutes or until browned.
- Serve with maple gravy.


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Demopolis defensive end Martaze Jackson has committed to play football for the South Alabama Jaguars.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound senior collected 54 tackles as a junior for the Tigers, including 17 sacks and eight tackles for a loss. He helped Demopolis reach the quarterfinals of the state playoffs.
"It seemed like it was a great school, the type of school you're always looking for," Jackson said. "I'm anxious to see (South Alabama) play (this season), but at the same time I know the coaches are great and if the players do what the coaches tell them, they're going to win."
Jackson is rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and he is a candidate to receive an invitation to play in this year's U.S. Army All-America all-star game.
He also had an offer from Arkansas, among other schools.
"If we ask Martaze to play corner he is going to play corner for us," Demopolis head coach Tom Causey told the Tuscaloosa News in recent story. "He'll do whatever we ask him to do. His work ethic is unbelievable. His strongest suit is his selflessness."
Jackson is the seventh verbal commitment the Jags have received for the Class of 2010. Verbal commitments are non-binding.


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There are numerous flaws in the public accommodation section of the Civil Rights Act. There is no constitutional right to enter someone else's property, even if it is a business. Just because a business is "open to the public" it does not mean that the federal government may force owners to welcome anyone who wants to be a customer. Moreover, as a youngster when I watched the news about the civil rights movement on television during the 1950s and 1960s I wondered why black people wanted to patronize racist business owners. The last thing a victim of private discrimination should want to do is increase the profits of racists, sexist, homophobes or anti-Semites. On a personal level, as a son of Holocaust survivors, I would not patronize a business owned by a Holocaust denier or an anti-Semite. But how would I know that if the Civil Rights Act forbids that information to be known? In other words, I would welcome a sign in a store or business that states clearly and unequivocally, "No Jews allowed," or "The Holocaust didn't happen." (The last sign would be allowed under the First Amendment.) In short, the first sign is banned under the Civil Rights Act, but it is important for Jews to know if a business owner is an anti-Semite in order to not patronize or work for a business I and my fellow Jews would not want to enrich.Note: No moron perspectives please. Once again I'm getting comments from trolls who wish to talk about topics other than the item I posted. If you wish to comment here, please take a stand on one side or the other of the issue at hand and express your point intelligently. If that's too difficult, get your own blog and post whatever you desire.


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June 21, 1994
Commissioners' Conference Room - 9:00 a.m.
Chair Jerry Rust presided with Steve Cornacchia, Ellie Dumdi, Marie Frazier and Jack Roberts present. Sharon Giles, Recording Secretary.
Vern Blumhagen, 47182 Goodpasture Road, Vida, indicated that he had previously sent a letter to the Board and was also here today to speak about the resident deputy budget issue. He stated that he was representing the 75-member group of Neighborhood Watch people in Vida. Blumhagen urged the Board to continue the resident deputy program and to let the Sheriff administrate his department and use leeway in his budget.
Bill Powell, 3955 East 17th, Glenwood, commented on the resident deputy issue. He urged the Board to let the Sheriff run his department. Powell spoke about the drug and gang problems and stated that it was necessary to let the Sheriff and the District Attorney run their own budget money.
To be held later in the meeting.
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION as per ORS 192.660
a. Announcements
b. DISCUSSION/In the Matter of Adopting the 1994-95 Budget, Making Appropriations and Levying Taxes.
Margo Drivas, Assistant Director of Human Resources and Management Services, reviewed the agenda memorandum (see material on file), highlighting the reductions put in place by the Budget Committee, the adjustment list, additional proposals to include on the adjustment list and the Financial Plan with regard to borrowing/planning.
With regard to the Reduction List, Drivas stated that layoff and reduction in hour letters have been sent to affected employees. She observed that there has been a great deal of public input with regard to the resident deputy positions, elimination of the cattery and reduction in the level of service in Deeds and Records. Drivas summarized that the final FTE reductions totalled 27.9. With regard to the term "Eliminate Economic Development Projects," Drivas indicated that she would "wordsmith" this wording to indicate that it means limiting the opportunity or reducing the ability to do additional economic development projects. Drivas reviewed "Attachment A," which represents the changes from what the Budget Committee approved to what is proposed for the Resolution, noting that policy decisions were needed on several items. Van Vactor stated that, in general, he supports the District Attorney's proposals for funding adjustments to allow restoration of positions in his office, cautioning that the $25,000 settlement is a one-time revenue. Roberts observed that it would, however, maintain service while it is possible.
David Garnick, Management Analyst, reviewed the Financial Plan included in the packet. He noted that, for '94-'95, while 44 positions were proposed for reduction, 17 positions were saved through the addition of some A & T grant revenue and through the use of the lapse dollars. Garnick stated that the FY95-96 reduction figure is now $2.6 million. He observed that the model does not reflect any changes that may happen as a result of the PERS election, the new Ballot Measure 5 and reductions in funding by the State. Drivas also stated that the model does not include the 3.75 policy-related position changes highlighted in Attachment A. Drivas referred the Board to information in the packet regarding Tax Anticipation Notes. She commented that they would wait until after the books are closed to determine the exact amount that will need to be borrowed. Drivas pointed out that Lane County has not had to borrow money since 1987, noting that the Board can expect to see this again with the County's limited reserves. She reported that departments' budgets next year would need to be monitored more carefully because the County is now relying on lapse to meet the five percent threshold. Drivas summarized that the County has postponed a large wave of reductions in the current year, but there is a significant problem ahead.
Rust spoke with regard to the resident deputies, referring to Sheriff McManus' June 17 memo (see material on file). He remarked that the Sheriff has some indication that the federal government wants to rent jail beds from Lane County and there is a $220,000 anticipated revenue if ten beds are full continuously. Rust stated that the jail roof repair budgeted at $66,000 could come off of this year's expenditures and be rolled into the HVAC borrowing instead. Finally, Rust explained that the overtime figure could be rounded down from $688,000 to $600,000. He summarized that the savings from these three items would provide approximately $400,000 to restore the deputy positions. Responding to Cornacchia, McManus indicated that he was not absolutely sure that the new overtime figure would cover the arbiter's decision. McManus continued that his biggest concern in the above proposal is the anticipation of the federal revenue, stating it is dangerous to count on that. He explained that his recommendation is to restore five of the eight resident deputies, eliminating only Mapleton, Junction City and Marcola, and anticipate closing the intake center. Garnick clarified that $100,000 would be available from the roof project budget. McManus advocated a balanced reduction between police and corrections, noting that his proposal offers flexibility to take advantage of additional revenues.
Responding to Roberts, McManus observed that the impact of losing 35 beds would mean closing one wing and doing things differently. He stated the effect would be putting some people into alternative programs possibly sooner than the 72-hour evaluation window. Dan Heuvel, Lieutenant, added that there may be an increase in matrix releases. He noted that pretrial supervision/structured sanction programs are now in place. With regard to overtime funding, McManus anticipated difficulty in meeting training hours without briefing periods. He indicated that acquiring 10 more hours of training may reduce service delivery, but that can be done better in police than in corrections. Responding to Roberts, McManus stated that his rationale for keeping some of the resident deputies in lieu of other patrol officers is because Lane County is the only 24-hour law enforcement agency for Lane County unincorporated areas which means that, if resident deputies are cut, the entire rural area of Lane County would be responded to from the main office. Eric Langford indicated that most of the current nine resident deputies are already brought into the Eugene office one or two days per week to help out with leave and training staffing. Also responding to Roberts, McManus stated that it may be possible to keep the entire jail open if federal bed revenue comes in higher than anticipated. McManus noted that support services took an eight percent cut last year and reiterated that, after going through the entire budget, he believes the jail and the resident deputies are the only places to make cuts.
Responding to Harcleroad, Teresa Wilson, County Counsel, indicated that the Attorney General has stated that video lottery dollars cannot be used on the operation of jails. Roberts expressed concern about shutting down over 20% of the jail and questioned whether there were better ways to manage the reduction than eliminating resident deputies. Responding to Roberts, Drivas stated that, generally, more money has been spent on overtime than was budgeted, due to vacant positions' coverage.
Rust presented a proposal using $50,000 of video lottery money to pay for part of the roof, cutting the overtime fund to around $75,000 and giving notice that the 35 jail beds would close in January unless the federal bed money comes through. He indicated that this would buy time and allow the five rural deputies to be budgeted. Dumdi remarked that she was trying to preserve the integrity of economic development funding, so was proposing that some additional potential video lottery money be added to the project fund (to be discussed in the next agenda item). Responding to Dumdi, Wilson remarked that she was even nervous about using video lottery dollars for the roof restoration and would need an opportunity to research this issue further, noting that there needs to be a tie to economic development. Harcleroad indicated that he has most of that research and will provide a memo. He recalled that if there is a theft component in the Sheriff's Office, preventing burglaries is economic development related because a higher crime rate causes problems with tourism, etc. Wilson observed that the more the meaning of economic development is stretched, the more likely it is that the Legislature will look into that.
Roberts stated that he could not, in good conscience, vote for a budget that shuts down part of the jail since voters, at the time of the election, were told that the jail was not at risk. Cornacchia observed that the Sheriff and the District Attorney were elected to deal with law enforcement and have that expertise. He remarked that the Sheriff has provided sufficient reasoning for choices he proposes, based on history, experience and knowledge, and his recommendation covers the entire system across the entire county. Dumdi concurred, noting that the Sheriff has done the best he can do and it is his responsibility to run his department in the most efficient way possible with the monies that are available.
Rust reviewed the options available: a) to reduce the three rural deputies, and close 35 beds (Sheriff's recommendation); b) Cut overtime to $75,000, takes $50,000 in video lottery and/or with debt financing, then close the jail in January unless federal bed money comes through (Rust proposal); and c) eight resident deputies are reduced and the jail stays open (presently in the budget). Roberts advocated an option that would save the jail and all of the deputies, looking at the full $100,000 on the roof through debt financing, leaving a needed balance of $170,000 which could come from video lottery, overtime dollars or other identified sources.
Cornacchia stated that he had no objection to looking at freeing up some Sheriff's budget dollars by looking at financing the roofing and also by looking at video lottery dollars. Cornacchia expressed concern about taking any more money away from overtime dollars due to the arbiter's decision. Rust stressed that he believes the Board needs to identify revenues and identify expenditures and that it is up to the Board to make the final call. Dumdi suggested having the video lottery dollars discussion prior to any further deliberation on this matter.
This meeting recessed at 10:53 to reconvene at 11:05 a.m.
c. DISCUSSION/Video Lottery Dollars to Set Aside ED/RCIC Projects.
For purposes of flexibility, Roberts stated he would like to go back to the original allocation of $250,000 for economic development projects, instead of the $300,000 suggested by Dumdi. MOTION: Approval of a corrected Order committing $250,000 to economic development projects for FY94-95. Roberts MOVED, Frazier SECONDED. Responding to Frazier, Drivas explained that the base budget before the reductions in County Administration presumed 1.25 FTE already going over to economic development, with the reduction transferring an additional .25 FTE to economic development for a total of 1.50 FTE. With regard to the Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative, Van Vactor made reference to an upcoming intergovernmental agreement with L-COG which will add additional revenue to the economic development budget. Rust added that, in order to justify usage of economic development monies, the Sheriff would need to create a memo identifying the mission and purpose which would link public safety to economic development. VOTE: 5-0.
a. REPORT BACK/HVAC Project/Inventory of Needs.
George Russell, Director of Human Resources and Management Services, reviewed the agenda memorandum (see material on file). He observed that there are many pressing needs. Russell recommended funding at the $3 million level. Cornacchia noted that, assuming the first payment would be due in FY95-96, the deficit would increase from $2.6 to $3 million, which would require an additional 9 layoffs on top of the projected 43. Van Vactor suggested the exercise of determining whether or not to go out for a capital bond levy, instead of taking it out of operations. Responding to Cornacchia, Russell remarked that Lane County thinks the contractor should pay for the temporary dispatch relocation if it has to happen, but the contract is unclear. McManus stressed the necessity, as the air quality/temperature has caused employees to go home sick. Responding to Rust, Drivas noted that the projects chosen will determine if this package will "bundle" with the Fairgrounds project needs.
Van Vactor recommended funding for the HVAC completion, the Chillers, the Dispatch Relocation, Repainting of 3rd and 4th Floors, Recarpeting 8,800 square feet and the Fire Alarm System. He recommended that the Courtrooms should go out on a capital bond levy. There was a brief discussion of potential timing and payments on the debt service. Roberts spoke in favor of the minimalist approach, suggesting the addition of $100,000 for the jail roof. Cornacchia observed the need to add the ADA-required automatic doors to the list. Judge Mattison made a plea for additional courthouse remodeling, noting that business continues to grow.
MOTION: Tentative approval of a project list to include: HVAC $560,000, Chillers $350,000, Dispatch Relocation $100,000, Repainting 3rd and 4th Floors $41,000, Recarpeting 8,800 square feet $42,000, Fire Alarm $180,000, Automatic Doors $5,000, plus contingencies and administrative costs to be added when Van Vactor returns to the Board. Cornacchia MOVED, Dumdi SECONDED. Roberts received approval for a friendly amendment to add the Jail Roof at $100,000 to the tentative list. VOTE: 5-0.
Rust announced at this time that the balance of the discussion with regard to the Public Safety budget would be held at the afternoon meeting.
(Continued discussion from earlier in the meeting.)
b. DISCUSSION/In the Matter of Adopting the 1994-95 Budget, Making Appropriations and Levying Taxes.
Drivas received approval for a housekeeping measure which provides budget authority for funding for the $60,000 feasibility study of the convention facilities. She observed that all the of the items on the list on Attachment A are reflected in the Resolution in the packet. Drivas noted, then, that the only item unsettled was final disposition on the Public Safety budget.
Responding to Roberts with regard to acceptance of the helicopters, Teresa Wilson, County Counsel, stated that the Commissioners have ultimate authority, but typically with normal personal property, any department head can receive it on behalf of the County. McManus noted that he was not asking for any additional tax dollars to operate the helicopters. Roberts remarked that he would like to receive analysis that it won't cost more, expressing concern that there will now be two helicopters instead of one and that they are bigger and more expensive. It was observed that there is an item coming up in mid-July with regard to the helicopters.
There being no further business, this meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
Sharon Giles, Recording Secretary
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Button-pushing filmmaker Neil LaBute tackles the race card with mixed results
"Lakeview Terrace" is here to tell us something that we already know -- you don't have to be a member of a so-called oppressor culture to be a racist.
You don't need a racist to tell this story, about neighbors not quite getting along ... and then REALLY not getting along. But when you've got the opportunity to show Samuel L. Jackson playing the angry black man (as in REALLY angry) that can be pretty hard to pass up.
"Whatever it is about us that bothers you, we've got to find out a way to deal with this," a new-to-the-neighborhood man tells Jackson's Abel Turner, who likes to finish other people's sentences with "or what?"
It's an exchange fraught with tension, just the kind of tone director/playwright Neil LaBute likes to play with. This, after all, is the guy who explored misogyny in the 1997 film "In the Company of Men," not to mention the 2004 stage play "Fat Pig," which speaks for itself.
For a good 90 minutes "Lakeview Terrace" will make you squirm, not so much because Jackson's character has a hard time accepting the interracial couple that's moved in next door, but because we worry about what he's going to do.
It starts with security lights shining in the new couple's bedroom, then slashed tires. Once things really begin to escalate Turner offers, "You want to call the cops? I'll tell you who's on duty."
Abel Turner, you see, is an officer with the LAPD. And ultimately, it's blue, the color of his uniform, that matters a lot more than the color of his skin.
The new neighbors are portrayed by Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington, two actors who have been getting regular work in films for some years now without quite breaking through.
Washington had a fine turn in the Ray Charles biopic that won Jamie Foxx an Oscar three years ago. As for Wilson, we've never seen him as much more than a pretty boy; accordingly, we see him jogging shirtless here.
But Wilson's "what the hell?" reactions to Jackson's scary mania are priceless in this film. It's through him that the story grabs us emotionally.
We've all been here, of course, even if race may have had nothing to do with it. Someone has cut us off in traffic or in line, and we've felt the steam rising. Ideally, we let ourselves cool back down, we walk away.
"Lakeview Terrace," of course, is about what happens when we don't walk away, and it's interesting until all hell breaks loose. Once that happens the movie degenerates into yet another cheap thriller, and you can just feel its standards being lowered.
Jackson, however, never lets up. An actor with an undeniable screen presence and charisma to spare, he keeps us off balance throughout, to say nothing of his character's neighbors. Abel smiles and laughs as he suggests they might be better off living somewhere else.
While, as we said, racism isn't a necessary component to what's ultimately a lazy potboiler, the film deftly coaxes us into identifying with Abel. As a cop, he's used to seeing the worst in people first. That's understandable.
And as a single parent, he doesn't want his kids -- especially his teenage daughter -- being exposed to a sexually promiscuous white/black couple outside the window. Relationships like that can be hard, people will talk, and he doesn't want to see his little girl perhaps struggling with that some day.
Sure, that makes sense, we say to ourselves, nodding, until we realize that it's us perpetuating those suspicions that hold back progress for the generation to come.
These are big ideas for a movie that ultimately just chews on them for a while and then spits them out.


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26th May 10:46
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Adrenaline and ADD (stress crisis panic down epinephrine)
Hi Guys -
I've been going through the process of having caps put on some chipped front
teeth the past few weeks. What does this have to do with adrenaline, or
ADD? Let me explain.
There are different formulations of novocaine, and some have epinephrine, or
adrenaline, in them. This is to constrict the blood vessels around the
injection site to hold the anesthetic in the tissues longer. This past
visit I needed quite a bit of novocaine to get numb enough to work on, and
that meant I had quite a bit of adrenaline running through my system as
I had not had any Adderall that morning, so I was pretty fuzzy going into
the dentist's office. But as I sat in the chair waiting to get numb, I felt
the same sensation of my mind slowly coming into focus as I would from the
Adderall, as the novocaine started to work.
Now that's an interesting thing. I've always been great in a crisis - put
me in a situation where normal people panic and I'm cool as a cu***ber.
When a woman was shot in front of my apartment building, for example, I
walked into the middle of a crowd of frantic people, got everybody calmed
down, got the victim calmed down, rendered first aid (not that she needed
much, it really was just a flesh wound), and had her all ready for transport
by the time the EMTs showed up. I was organized, efficient, effective,
calm, and focused. In fact, I was exactly like I am on stimulant
So, now I'm wondering - does everyone with ADD, or a significant subset of
us, respond to adrenaline in a similar way?
If people wouldn't mind weighing in, I'd be really interested to know
whether you get more focused in emergencies, or less. I I don't mean the
daily stress of a high-pressure job, but rather those sudden moments of
danger when you or another person is at risk. In those kinds of situations,
do you generally tend to hyperfocus, or panic?
26th May 10:46
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Adrenaline and ADD (down)
This is definitely an individual experience. Because I have another
condition that's comorbid with my ADHD, it will depend on the
situation. If it's something that I'm in control of or feel in control
of, then I will calm down if there is an adrenaline rush.
But if another person is in danger I can't calm down. I worry too much
about what will happen to the other person. I think, though, if I knew
how to help them and knew what to do, then it would change and I could
probably calm down.
Not knowing what to do make me really nervous.
26th May 10:47
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Adrenaline and ADD (insulin diabetic)
I have noticed that similar affect although I've never had anyone
be shot in front of my house (thank God), when it comes to other people's
trauma I can remain very focused. However if it were someone I was
emotionally attached to or affected me /my life directly (I.e. my children
or my husband etc.)? Who knows they may need another squad for me. I think
you may be on the right track though with the connection.
A few years back I saw a holistic Doc (she was an iridologist) for
numerous symptoms and she gave me herbs to get my adrenal gland working
so maybe people with Add lack adrenaline in the same way a diabetic
lacks insulin?
definitely food for thought
27th May 20:46
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Adrenaline and ADD (heart)
I have what I think is a related question. Does anyone have any experience
with AdderallXR plus natural adrenaline? My son has been having fantastic
results with his medication academically - latest grades were 3.85, but he
had a scary experience athletically. He's a wrestler and his first match of
the season (and his first while on medication) he found he could not catch
his breath, his heart was racing, and he felt like he could not move his
legs. He was fine during practices and scrimmages so the only thing we
could attribute it to was the adrenaline from an actual match. His doctor
couldn't come up with a concrete answer, but felt it could be his own body
chemistry. It took about 2 hours for him to feel better, and he was fine
for the rest of the day. Anyone having anything similar?
27th May 20:46
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Well, I've got panic disorder as well as ADHD(not boring at all<g>)
and I tend to hyperfocus *during* a crisis and panic afterwards.
Apparently this is quite common as panic comes more "easily" when
you've got time to think yourself into that state, many panic/anxiety
sufferers seem to do fine in an actual crisis.
I don't think focussing during a crisis is ADHD behaviour, just a
survival trait inherant in most humans. When we're attacked or in
danger our bodies will react: our eyes will allow more light and
detail to enter, our hearts beat faster, blood will be redirected
from non-immediate tasks like our digestive tracts to more important
things like running away or dealing withpotential injuries all in
order to give us the best chance of survival.
I don't know why some people flap around or scream in a crisis, I
think that screaming may be learned behaviour; maybe the flapping
is too.
27th May 20:47
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Hi, Vashti! Just dropping in for the holidays?
I don't know if I'm a "typical" person w/o ADHD, because I am, well,
unique, but I have also been in crisis situations in which I have been
so incredibly calm, clear thinking, unemotional, and focused that the
whole situation didn't feel entirely real, both as it unfolded or
In some cases, because my reaction was so different from the panic and
hysteria of others at the scene, I felt very, very odd about it.
Unique, like everyone else
27th May 20:47
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I don't know about the Novocain connection. I don't recall seeing or
hearing that discussed in connection with ADHD before.
But, in the past, ASAD has had posts from posters with ADHD who have
mentioned how well they focus/react in a crisis, to the point that
others have faulted them for their lack of emotionality.
I've sometimes wondered if the adrenaline rush that might help focus is
behind the chronic procrastination of some ADHDers: they are unable to
focus on important activities until a crisis/panic situation is reached,
when, fueled by adrenaline, they finally can take action. (But, the
whole subject of procrastination and ADHD is probably very complex,
involving more than the "thrill" of the last-minute rush, so I'm not
saying that this is the only reason for chronic procrastination by ADHDers.)
And, the focus from an adrenaline rush of high-risk activities, say,
extreme sports, would help explain why such a large percentage of
ADHDers seem to be drawn to them, when most NT's would say, "You're
crazy to do that." :-)
And, then there's the lure of high-stim jobs that certainly must produce
their share of adrenaline....
Unique, like everyone else
27th May 20:47
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Hehe! Not really here for the holidays , but you wouldn't normally
notice me when I *am* here: I tend to read quite regularly...I just
get caught up in the reading and miss the replying bit<g>. While
I'm reading I get interrupted by "real" life or just get lost in
threads and forget the posts I read earlier that I wished to reply
to if you know what I mean.
This time I happened to be edgy enough not to read further since
I was waiting for my sister to collect me...I'm not terrifically
good at waiting funnily enough!
And that would be the perfect way to survive a crisis!
Yup, I know that feeling all too well, it always surprises me since I
have been known to truly panic over "silly" things like too much noise,
the concept of running out of coffee or cigarettes or simply the physical
survival traits I mentioned earlier.
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Mike Yenni hopes to restock his campaign treasury Tuesday with a $1,000-per-head fundraiser hosted by Kenner Mayor Ed Muniz and Police Chief Steve Caraway, while his opponent in the Kenner mayor race, Phil Capitano, is relying on less on big events and more on people "who aren't politically connected."
Yenni said Muniz and Caraway have knocked on doors with him.
"They've both unselfishly served the public," said Yenni, Muniz's chief administrative officer until resigning to run for mayor. "I think they know I'm going to do the right things for the city."
The event, at Messina's at 5:30 p.m., is Yenni's second fundraiser. He said the announcement of his entry into the race came at a $500-a-ticket party in February.
Capitano, a former mayor and City Council member, said he has "not had any big fundraising events. I am getting checks from friends, small businesses and average citizens who aren't politically connected. ... I am overwhelmed and honored by this grassroots support."
Their latest campaign finance reports, through Feb. 15, show Yenni raised about $45,000 from contributors, while Capitano raised $16,000 and loaned his campaign another $25,000.
The election is March 27.
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Treehouse fan challenges county rules
Pete Nelson has big dreams of creating a treehouse lovers' paradise on the five picturesque acres he owns off Preston-Fall City Road.
Nelson's vision could come to fruition, if he can work out some permitting issues with King County.
When Nelson, who has spent years building treehouses all over the world, found the lush riverside property about two years ago, he immediately envisioned a bed and breakfast, an environmental retreat, a treehouse-building school, and a place where visitors could feel inspired at great heights.
"I fell in love with the land instantly. These trees were all, to me anyway, begging for tree houses," he said.
Nelson and his wife Judy converted the property's house into a cozy inn, renovated a carpenter's shop, and built scenic trails down to the river. Nelson seems intimately familiar with the plant life of TreeHouse Point as he oohs and aahs over cedar, moss and trilliums, and his enthusiasm bubbles over as he gives a tour of the property's only finished treehouse, the Temple of the Blue Moon. A swinging bridge leads to the 250-square-foot cedar structure, modeled after the Parthenon, which the Nelsons rent out as a unique romantic getaway.
"They're love shacks. Listen to the river, and look at the view. You can't get any better than that," Nelson said.
But part of the treehouse's charm - its proximity to the Raging River - is just what the county takes issue with.
The Temple is built on a cedar about 70 feet from the salmon-bearing, flood-prone river; regulations require buildings to be set back more than twice that distance. Nelson is currently pushing for the county to pass legislation exempting treehouses from the set-back regulations, arguing that his structures cause no negative impact.
"What we're paying money to get studied is, what is the impact of a treehouse? And nobody can think of anything," he said.
Construction of the nine or so other treehouses, thatNelson is anxious to build on the property, is on hold pending the county's decision. Because the majority of his land is within the set-back area, he won't realize his treehouse-utopia dreams unless he can get the exemption. Nelson said giving up on the projects would be a shame for not only him, whose financial future is tied up in the property, but also for the community.
"If I can do these kinds of structures, I think it can be a benefit to the area, and a benefit to those who get to enjoy them, and a point of pride for Fall City," he said.
The center is already a magnet for wannabe treehouse builders, who come from all over for workshops on design, carpentry, and the biology of trees. In October, TreeHouse Point will host a convention for builders from around the world.
Nelson hopes his site will also become an environmental education center.
"We're applying for grants to start putting together curriculum for high school visits," he said.
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I need some advice on my Strokes
January 05, 2007, 05:53:53 PM »
I was wondering if I could get some advice on my Forehand, I need some help.
I want to play college tennis.
Any help would be great.
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January 05, 2007, 06:05:53 PM »
Hey ST, welcome to the forums!
This tennis clip thing is pretty cool! I wish everyone who hit me up with tennis questions about their game would throw a video at me.
My initial 2 comments from just watching the 2 forehand strokes would be:
1. Stepping into your shot more. I think that will get you moving into the ball and that should help you hit with some more power.
2. Footwork. You get around the ball just fine, but as always with any player, I would rather see you do it with 4-5 steps rather than 1-2. You can hear the squeal of your shoe in the second forehand as you slide around to hit the ball. I think it would help if you took a few steps instead of sliding across. That would also allow you to make minor adjustments on bad bounces and what not. It would help you to get around the ball quicker to allow you to step into the court as you hit that shot.
Your stroke looks fairly good though.
Let's see if McIll can inlighten us with some wisdom as well.
Good Luck on the Court!!!
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January 05, 2007, 09:24:38 PM »
Looks like medium to soft paced forehands, and no backhands, so there's not much to go on. A couple pretty simple and solid forehands.
Not much to go wrong there. You could take the racquet back a bit farther by turning your shoulders more to get more pace and spin. It seems somewhat constrained, but I'd hate to go against what your coach is advising you to do.
Scott (Tennis4You) is right though. Footwork is extremely important, and small bouncy steps are better than large sliding steps. I should know. I'm the big cheese in the bad footwork group. I've regretted not developing good footwork these last 5 or 6 years as my health gets worse and I can't compensate for it as much as I used to. Also, transferring your weight through the ball rather than sideways will give you more depth on your shot without costing anything.
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January 05, 2007, 09:43:39 PM »
First off, not bad at all. Just keep practicing.
I agree with Scott about the footwork. Start jumping rope, doing footwork exercises, become more forceful with your footwork because right now you're just sort of sliding around.
Your left arm isn't being used fully. Check out this
video of Federer's forehand
. See how his non racket arm extends straight out and across, that's to help with the shoulder turn but, more importantly, to create a counter balance. I've used this analogy several times. First, think of a tight rope walker.
Whether they do it by holding a long stick or simply by sticking their arms straight out, having that extra weight spread out helps you maintain balance. Right now, you SORT OF stick your left arm out for balance, but not really. It's just sort of sticking out there without purpose and then quickly flops down.
Instead, keep it out longer, really create a nice stable base, then when you start swinging forward towards the ball, bring it into your body like Federer does. What it does is redistributes your body weight, brings more weight INTO your body, allowing you to torque faster. It's the same reason why figure skaters bring their arms in when they want their spins to go faster.
So stick that arm out to maintain balance, to create a nice, smooth, almost slow backswing/shoulder turn, but when you start swinging towards the ball, bring that left arm in closer to the body to torque faster and create more racket head speed.
Also, notice that Federer, his shoulders open up more before he makes contact with the ball. Your shoulders and racket head, and racket arm, are lined up almost perfectly throughout the whole stroke (at least on the first one, on the second forehand, your shoulder and arms almost seem to be working independently). It's like a straight line (like a door swinging open), your racket head all the way across to your left shoulder. It shouldn't be like that IMO. The shoulder should open first, you should almost be facing the net squarely while your racket head is still lagging behind, and the butt should almost be pointed at the net or ball. Look around 16 seconds into the Federer clip, pause it at 16 to see what I'm talking about. This will create more of a whip action. If you think of a whip, your hand is always leading and the tip is always last to follow, and the tip is the part that goes the fastest because it mooches momentum from everything that came before it. All the other parts of the whip are sort of pulling on the tip, making it easier for the tip to generate speed. It's the same reason why the back seat on a rollercoaster whips around the most. You should think of your forehand like that. People call it a kinetic chain. You shouldn't be like an opening door, perfectly straight as you swing, more like a whip.
And as a consequence, you're arming the ball too much (especially on the second forehand), although your preparation and shoulder turn, on the backswing, is pretty good. I like your compact backswing.
Last thing, speaking of kinetic chain, you use your legs okay on the stroke, it's not like you're totally stiff legged, but you could definitely put more spring into your stroke. It all starts with the legs. Use the leg to put extra spin and power into your shots. And like Scott mentioned, if the ball is landing at the service line, you really should attack it more, step into it. Have the feeder vary the depth of their feed.
Overall, you're on the right track. I think you could definitely make some D-3 squads I've seen. Good luck!
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January 05, 2007, 10:19:46 PM »
That Fed forehand link did not take me to a video of Fed yo.
Good Luck on the Court!!!
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January 06, 2007, 03:27:56 AM »
^ Haha. That was a link to some of the worst album covers of all time. It's fixt.
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January 06, 2007, 05:46:23 AM »
heres another great video - believe it or not my backhand improved a 1000% (well technically i had a 0 backhand a 1000% improvement over that is still 0 but thats beside the point) and i learnt some good stuff other wise too.
oh heres teh link almost forgot:
I couldn't quite see your video sweet thing - i can only hear the sound but no visual thing so i can't tell anything specific.
McIll and T4U brought up really important points.
I would like to add one that has improved my forehand a lot and thats bending your knees. It turns out no matter how low i bend my knees - i get better when i bend lower. I saw agassi's videos and he is a good example for that. he's already short but he bends his knees real well before hitting - this gives you more lift/topspin on the ball and you can hit harder as well (the whole strong frame = wide racquet = more topspin = more power thing thats apparently the biggest diff from ten years ago).
also work with your swing length a bit - even if you are 'used' to say a short backswing try out a long one just to see if it makes a diff - thats another thing that changed my game quite a bit - i went from playing with a 103sqinch racquet strung at 55 with short backswings to a 95sqinch racquet strung at 63 after i realized this and man the control is brilliant - some days i even believe i can give roger a run for his money - usually moments before i smash a ball out the court or somethng like that.
scott already mentioned footwork - thats a biggie.
I tried playing college tennis but 1) I didn't make the D1 team (they recruit people from like Bolleteri's Academy and pay their tuition - where do you think a kid who picked up a racquet 4 years ago and plays in the summers and for a high school team with the worst record in state stands?) and 2) the team is getting cut this year because of budget cuts. but what I find in thier games different is more or less the footwork - and i tried focusing on my footwork and i started playing levels levels better - it was really tiring though so there comes fitness.
but what else what else..
i really dont know what level you are playing at but i am sure you know all the 'rules' like take the ball high when you want to hit a flat one.. stuff like that.
also timing - work on changing your timing and see how that effects your forehand. i always find it amazing that someone like justine can get as much power on a ball as some of the guys. i believe timing has something to do with it. takign the ball slightly earlier can make a big difference.
oh and your head - if you watch federer you will see how his head stays in the same spot as when he hits the ball for some time after he hits it. supposedly when you move your head away, as in to look at where the ball is going or anything like that - you change your whole follow through becuase the head is really heavy so the force used to turn your head away counteracts on your shoulder/body so that ruins your forehand too.
ok thats about all i can think. this is good - i am going out to hit with a freind in an hour or so after a while so i want to see how i play myself.
and i am interested about what others have to say on this topic.
thank you.
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January 06, 2007, 06:52:37 AM »
Good posts pawan89, and nice video. I hadn't seen that before, it is sweet.
If you could not get ST's video to work try opening it in a different browser? I opened it in Mozilla with no problems.
Good Luck on the Court!!!
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January 06, 2007, 07:26:46 AM »
I actually tried it in firefox too and was thinking of installing internet explorer too but i figured the problem wasnt with Opera it was just the quicktime that wont for soem reason run - which is also odd because jsut day before i was playing some video in quicktime - it says something is missing and it cannot be found on the quicktime server either so i dont know maybe i will reinstall it.
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January 06, 2007, 09:28:55 AM »
I just wanted to say thanks alot! You guys have given me the best advice by far. I do appreciate your time and info. Hopfully I can apply it
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January 06, 2007, 09:30:37 AM »
No problem, it is what we are here for!
Feel free to stick around and chat some tennis with us and keep us up to date on your game. I would love to see some videos of your forehand in another few weeks to see if anything has helped.
Good Luck on the Court!!!
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