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On multiple occasions since returning to Carolina in the spring of 2003, Roy Williams has been unequivocal about his feelings on zone defense: "I hate zone," he has said. "I can't coach it, and I don't like it."
Knowing Williams, it's not difficult to understand his point of view. The coach wants to know who wins and loses-in everything. That includes defense, where there's a winner and loser on virtually every man-to-man possession. Someone gets beaten off the dribble, someone keeps his man out of the lane, someone seals off the post, or someone gets a wide-open jumper. One winner, one loser. Just the way Williams likes it. The defense appeals perfectly to his competitive nature.
So it was a little stunning at his radio show this week when Williams casually mentioned, "We may play more zone. You've got to find something the kids can do and that's one of the things we've been working on the last couple of days. We want to be able to change our defenses a little bit more."
On the one hand, sure, Dean Smith's book was called Multiple Offenses and Defenses, not Man-to-Man Defenses. But on the other, Roy Williams...zone?
Knowing Williams's background, show host Jones Angell followed up by asking how serious these zone intentions might be.
"I've already practiced zone twice this year," Williams said. "I've had years before when we never practiced zone and we might play it in a game just to stand there and look different and see if it would screw up the other team."
Then Williams provided a little insight that might reflect as much about how he's thinking about his team offensively as how he views them defensively. The Tar Heels haven't been poor on defense, as opponents are shooting just 38.2% from the field, putting them fifth in the league in field goal percentage defense.
But as early as Maui, he mentioned he liked Carolina's small lineup, which most often includes P.J. Hairston in the "4" spot that is traditionally occupied by a power forward. That's great on offense, where Hairston can use his quickness to force a bigger defender to chase him on the perimeter.
On defense, however, it could put Hairston (or other Tar Heel wings playing the "4") in the position of having to defend bigger, stronger players. That may not be as big of a challenge in games like tomorrow's matchup with East Tennessee State (tickets are available for the 7:30 tip-off that is not on regular TV, and fans are reminded to bring a toy for the Toys for Tots effort), but it will be an issue with the Atlantic Coast Conference season looming. NC State has multiple talented big men. Kenny Kadji gives Miami some versatility in the paint. Maryland brings the beefy Charles Mitchell off the bench.
"If you think about it," Williams said, "if we go small, how are we going to handle the other team if they have two big guys? That's difficult for J.P. Tokoto or P.J., which would be the guys who would play our '4' spot. If you go zone, you have a chance to help each other inside a little more if they try to post you up. We're probably going to start changing defenses a little more like I used to do."
He's right--although Williams gets an undeserved reputation for being inflexible, zone defense has been a part of the Tar Heel repertoire since his arrival. He taught it extensively (although it was used only occasionally) in his first season, and the zone played a major role in the postseason in helping the Tar Heels overcome some foul trouble on the way to the 2005 national championship.
Exams have jumbled the practice schedule this week, but there's been enough of a glimpse of the possible defensive wrinkles to let players see the advantages.
"We're a very quick team defensively," said Hairston. "We're very active on defense, and in a zone we can get our hands on a lot of passes and get a lot of steals. I think the zone will shock a lot of other teams, and we'll be able to get out and run."
Zone isn't always the most obvious choice for a team that wants to force the tempo. But the Tar Heel in charge of pushing the pace says practice has given him an opportunity to see how it could work.
"We have the kind of personnel that can put pressure on the offense even in a zone," said Marcus Paige, who went through a full practice on Wednesday. "We have a lot of perimeter guys who are able to cover a lot of ground, and that's what you need in a zone. If we can get people to take long shots, we can get long rebounds and get out on the break. It makes the game easier during stretches and gives people a different look so that they're not constantly seeing our man-to-man."
Adam Lucas is the publisher of Tar Heel Monthly and the author or co-author of seven books on the Tar Heels.


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Last night the Bemidji City Council approved funding for the construction of a platform that will support a new statue of Chief Bemidji on the downtown waterfront. The cost of the project is just over $40,000 and is part of a larger revitalization of Paul Bunyan and Library Parks. The new sculpture will be installed next spring and will be overlooking the lake along a new section of trail running through the two parks.
The council also authorized a new four-way stop at the intersection of Hannah Ave. and 30th St. After hearing many complaints from residents, city workers logged incidents at the intersection during a 12-hour period and determined more trafic control was necessary.


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Man who Killed Woman in South Fla 27 Years Ago to Die
A man convicted of killing a 21-year-old woman in the last miles of her long Memorial Day weekend drive across Florida in 1986 is set to face execution.
William Happ is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State Prison for the death of Angie Crowley.
Crowley was slain shortly after moving to Florida from Illinois. She was driving from the Fort Lauderdale area to Yankeetown to visit a friend when she was abducted, beaten, raped and strangled.
Crowley was told by her friend to stop at a convenience store in Crystal River, where the friend would meet her and guide her the last miles of the trip. Crowley found the store, but was abducted before she could get to the pay phone.
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I've seen a couple of different ways that people have found to get a wire from the helmet to the rf; drilling with a long bit, dremeling, etc.
For some reason this particular approach stuck in my head and I just had to try it, whether or not I actually needed a hollow stalk or not.
This is what I did:
I found some brass square tubing that was just the right width for a stalk. Next, I cut a stalk out of wood using a jig saw, then cut away space for the tubing and glued it in place using two part epoxy. viola. 'Just about the biggest hole you can have in a hollow stalk. :thumbsup A little bit of bondo was used to smooth the whole thing out followed by some sanding and silver paint. As for attaching the rf, I had a slightly smaller brass tube (still the square kind) that fit snugly inside of the one in the stalk. I drilled a hole in the rf and glued the tube in place. Everything fits tightly and I can actually take the rf on and off of the stalk as needed. I'll build a more esb screen acurate stalk (with esb tapering) down the road so the fact that I don't have to glue the rf on right now is handy.
Here are some pics (sorry about the quality) that show how it came together. The bucket in one of the pics is my in progress ESB.


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Arsène Wenger insists his faith in Denilson has been vindicated this season - even if the media don't agree.
The departures of Mathieu Flamini, Gilberto and Lassana Diarra last year saw the Brazilian midfielder move up the central midfield pecking order at Emirates Stadium and he has started 29 of Arsenal's 34 fixtures in all competitions this season, a tally only keeper Manuel Almunia can match.
Denilson has weighed in with three goals and a handful of assists but has yet to win over some sections of the Arsenal crowd and most sections of the press. That disappoints Wenger, who remains one of the 20-year-old's biggest fans.
"I am surprised by two things - by how well he has done and how little credit he gets from the media," said Wenger at his pre-match press conference.
"I don't think many people have gone down and deeply analysed his game. If you analyse it a little bit in a deeper way, that means the ground he covers, how much ball he wins, how quickly he passes the ball, where his balls go, you will be quite surprised.
"But he is a player who doesn't attract too much limelight because he is discreet, doesn't talk and does his job. That's what I prefer.
"He's a very hungry player and he is 20 years old, plays every game under a lot of pressure and I have never seen him in one training session be a little bit within himself. He always gives you 100 per cent."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Bookies are taking bets on who the next Pope will be. According to oddschecker.com, which aggregates betting websites, Italian Cardinal Angelo Scola is the odds on favorite. Two websites put him at 2:1 odds.
He's followed by Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, who would be the first black pope if elected. Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston is showing up with average odds of around 15:1, while New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan is around 30:1.


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Show of the week • The X 96 Big Ass Show will feature Neon Trees, The Used, Grouplove, AWOLNATION, Eve 6, The Wombats, Imagine Dragons, and up-and-coming Los Angeles-based hard-rock band Dead Sara. The quartet has had some success with its rock-radio single "Weatherman," off its 2012 self-titled debut album. During a recent interview, Dead Sara frontwoman Emily Armstrong said she received her first guitar as a birthday present when she turned 12 and knew immediately she wanted to play guitar and sing in a rock band. She dropped out of high school with her mother's support. "I never thought of anything to fall back on," Armstrong said. The road hasn't been easy. Armstrong said she lived for years on fast-food bean burritos. But this year has turned out to be the "best" for the band, having opened for Utah group The Used, and now touring with another Utah band, Neon Trees.
When • Saturday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m.
Where • Gallivan Center, 239 S. Main St., Salt Lake City
Tickets • $25-$30 at SmithsTix
Stuart Davis
Show of the week • Singer-songwriter Stuart Davis was introduced to Zen Buddhism by his drummer and now is considered a monk by some. He first came to Salt Lake City to learn from his roshi a respected senior teacher. Davis, who now lives in Colorado with his wife and two daughters, said not many Utahns know that many people consider Salt Lake City a "Zen epicenter." Davis is the host of the much-buzzed-about HDNet series "Sex, God, Rock 'n' Roll," which will shoot its third season this fall and its fourth season before he moves to Amsterdam in June. The move will last about a year, he said. "It's such a wonderful planet," Davis said. "There are hundreds of cities in the world I'd like to live."
When • Saturday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m.
Where • The Sugar Space, 616 Wilmington Ave., Salt Lake City
Tickets • $12 at door
Mindy Smith
Show of the week • The 40-year-old singer-songwriter grew up in Long Island but is now an acclaimed Nashville musician, having recently performed at The Grand Ole Opry for the ninth time. In April, she released her first independent album after spending a rewarding tenure on Vanguard Records. "It's time to make an impact and show people [that] it's all me, now," Smith said in an interview. "I have a lot more to gain if things go well. I don't see how I can lose." Smith didn't discover roots music until she moved to the Midwest, and she is proud to have become a fixture of the Americana scene. "To be invited consistently [to the Grand Ole Opry] is one of the highest compliments." Even turning 40 in June didn't scare her. "When I was younger, I didn't know if I would end up OK," Smith said. "I'm not that kid who was afraid to leave home. … I'm proud of my little gray hair that I've got. I'd rather embrace it [than dye it]. I'm keeping it."
When • Saturday, Sept. 29, 9 p.m.
Where • The State Room, 638 S. State St., Salt Lake City
Tickets • $16 at thestateroom.com
Owl City
Show of the week • We all can thank Adam Young the creative force of Owl City for brightening the airwaves this summer with his synth-pop duet with Carly Rae Jepsen, "Good Time." Several years ago, during a bout of insomnia, Young penned the Casio keyboard-powered single "Fireflies." Written in the basement of his parents' suburban Minnesota home, the song shot to the top of the charts. This time around, Young welcomed collaborators. "I learned how to get out of my own atmosphere," he said. "It helped me further my craft." Young, who is touring to promote his new album "The Midsummer Station," said he still suffers from insomnia. "It's a tough thing on the road, trying to sleep when bouncing around the bus on the highway," he said. But late at night is when he feels most creative.
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"An Evening with Paul Cardall" will feature piano music from various albums including "New Life" and "Hymns Collection."
When • Friday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m.
Where • Assembly Hall on Temple Square, 50 W. North Temple, Salt Lake City
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Clarinetist Julia Heinen has performed hundreds of concertos and solo recitals around the world, including premiering and recording several works commissioned for her. She is currently professor of clarinet at California State University, Northridge.
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Where • Dumke Recital Hall in Gardner Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City
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The Australian Pink Floyd Show will bring the Exposed in the Light World Tour 2012 to Usana Amphitheatre.
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Where • Usana Amphitheatre, 5150 S. 6055 West, West Valley City
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Nightsneak presents Starstruck 3 featuring Tommy Trash, Myon & Shane 54, DJ Dean, and more at Saltair.
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Where • Saltair, 12408 W. Salt Air Drive, Magna
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Nightwish is a Finnish quintet that combines dramatic orchestral elements and attitude-drenched heavy metal. It is one of the world's premier female-fronted metal groups. Kamelot will open.
When • Saturday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m.
Where • The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $35 at enterthevault.com
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Country artist James Wesley will perform.
When • Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 p.m.
Where • The Westerner, 3360 S. Redwood Road, West Valley City
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Michael Kiwanuka
British soul artist Michael Kiwanuka will perform with Nathaniel Rateliff and Yuna.
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The Heligoats
Alternative-rock band The Heligoats will perform with Pick Pockets and Boots To The Moon.
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Rock band Chevelle will perform from its newest album, "Hats Off to the Bull."
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With the results of the August 1, 2006, primary election in Kansas, the pendulum swung in favor of the integrity of evolution education. In November 2005, the state board of education voted 6-4 to adopt a set of state science standards that were rewritten, under the tutelage of local "intelligent design" activists, to impugn the scientific status of evolution.
Barbara Forrest, who was among the expert witnesses to testify for the plaintiffs in Kitzmiller v. Dover, recounts her involvement in the case, in a detailed article posted at the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal's Creationism and Intelligent Design Watch website.
Two representatives of the American Association for the Advancement of Science urged the state of Kansas not to confuse students about science by encouraging religiously motivated and scientifically unwarranted criticisms of evolution to be taught in the state's public classrooms. In the July 30, 2006, issue of the Wichita Eagle, Gilbert S. Omenn and Alan I.
A strong position statement supporting the teaching of evolution and opposing the teaching of "intelligent design" was issued by Research!America, which describes itself as "the nation's largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority." The statement reads:
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"Evolution's lonely battle in a Georgia classroom," published in the June 28, 2006, issue of The New York Times, discusses the travails of Pat New, a veteran middle school teacher in Dahlonega, Georgia, "who, a year ago, quietly stood up for her right to teach evolution in this rural northern Georgia community, and prevailed." New was pressured by students, parents, teachers, and administrators to downplay her presentation of evolution in her classes, despite the fact that it pervad
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Lawyer puts strong environmental beliefs into practice throughout career
FEATURE RELEASE (Nov. 17, 2010) – Wayne State University Law School alumnus Steven Chester, '81, was a teenager when the energy crisis of the 1970s was looming. He took notice as oil prices soared and political leaders urged Americans to conserve energy, and the seed was planted for a career path that would include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, as well as private practice. The foundation for that path was laid at Wayne Law.
"While I was in high school, pollution and environmental degradation began to emerge as pressing social issues warranting government and citizen action," Chester recalled. "I decided to attend law school as environmental law was just becoming a specialty practice area." He was attracted to Wayne Law because of one of the environmental law faculty members, Zygmunt Plater, who had been an attorney on the "snail darter case" – the Supreme Court's first decision interpreting the Endangered Species Act and one of the most important cases involving environmental law.
Since graduating from Wayne Law in 1981, Chester has built an impressive career as an environmental law expert. He has worked both in private practice and for governmental agencies managing regulatory programs, developing environmental policies and strategies, and interpreting and applying environmental laws.
Chester spent three years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the early 1990s as deputy enforcement counsel for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and then as deputy director of the Office of Criminal Enforcement. Chester also provided counsel to Fortune 500 companies and municipalities on environmental matters while of counsel with Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone PLC.
This past January, Chester finished a seven-year stint as director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), overseeing the agency's management of Michigan's air quality, water resources, solid and hazardous waste, and land use. There, he chaired the 35-member Michigan Climate Change Action Council, which developed a Climate Change Action Plan for the state.
Now into his third decade practicing environmental law, Chester feels there are still many critical environmental policy issues facing the state and the country. "Whether you believe that climate change is occurring or you don't – and the scientific evidence in support is overwhelming – federal and state environmental policy will be dominated by, and preoccupied with, responding to a changing climate," he said. "Among other things, it will influence energy policy, water use law and practices, air pollution law, and land use policy and urban development."
According to Chester, these issues are particularly relevant for our state. "Michigan has great natural wealth – more than 10,000 inland lakes and ponds, 36,000 miles of rivers and streams, and hundreds of thousands of acres of forestlands and trails," he said. "Our state's landscape is a major attraction that is keeping young people from relocating. If we don't sufficiently protect these resources, there will be less reason for young people to stay in this great state."
Chester challenges the idea that strong environmental policy comes at the expense of profitable businesses. "While I was MDEQ director, I repeatedly said that we can have both a healthy economy and a healthy environment – these concepts are not mutually exclusive. I would suggest that we cannot long prosper economically if we have a sick work force, depleted resources and weak environmental regulatory programs. The strongest economies are those that have robust environmental programs – not the other way around," Chester said.
"Human history is one of resource exploitation and cost externalization," he added. "Environmental laws are intended to prevent such exploitation and preserve what is vital to a healthy, sustainable and enjoyable human existence."
Today, Chester is an attorney with Foley and Lardner specializing in environmental law and renewable/alternative energy. He recently helped the state of New York develop a climate change action plan, facilitating the technical workgroup discussions on adaptation. He will teach a climate change law course at Michigan State University beginning in January.
In addition to his demanding professional work, Chester has devoted much time to civic and service organizations. He spent four years as a school board trustee for the Williamston Community Schools, and has served on the boards of the Ingham East Habitat for Humanity and Michigan Campaign Finance Network, among others.
He believes his education at Wayne Law served as excellent preparation for his legal career. "The instruction, both from a theoretical and practical perspective, was outstanding," he said. "Not just the environmental classes, but also the administrative, contracts, torts and civil procedure courses."
His advice to today's law students reflects his commitment to the community and to his ideals. "Follow your passion – life is too short to not enjoy what you are doing," he said. "And give public service serious consideration. The financial rewards may not be as great, but the experience and personal satisfaction are unequaled."
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Junior pitcher Garrett Cortright (Hamburg, N.Y.) was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 40th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft on Saturday. Cortright is the seventh Golden Griffin taken in the last five years and is the third Canisius junior selected in the draft since 1994.
The 6-foot-5 righty posted an 11-4 record in 16 starts to go along with a 2.41 earned run average and 76 strikeouts. Cortright led the conference in earned run average and was tied for first with the 11 victories. Cortright set a conference record with 115.2 innings pitched to go along with five complete games. An All-MAAC First-Team selection, Cortright threw a nine-inning one-hitter in the first round of the 2013 MAAC Championship, allowing one unearned run, walking none and striking out seven.
In 47 career appearances (41 starts), Cortright is 21-14 with a 3.40 ERA and 181 strikeouts in 275.2 innings. Cortright is third in program history in wins, ERA and games started, fourth in strikeouts and second in opponents' batting average (.243)
Cortright joins Steve McQuail, taken by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2010 MLB Draft, and Joe Mamott, taken by the Boston Red Sox in the 1994 MLB Draft, as Canisius juniors who were drafted with one year of eligibility remaining.
Canisius Draft Picks
- Garrett Cortright # - 2013 (Baltimore Orioles, 40th round)
- Sean Jamieson - 2011 (Oakland Athletics, 17th round)
- Chris Cox - 2011 (Toronto Blue Jays, 39th round)
- Shane Davis - 2011 (Toronto Blue Jays, 42nd round)
- Steve McQuail # - 2010 (Toronto Blue jays, 30th round)
- Kevin Mahoney - 2009 (New York Yankees, 23rd round)
- Kevin Mailloux - 2009 (Seattle Mariners, 45th round)
- Joe Mamott # - 1994 (Boston Red Sox, 6th round)
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To celebrate Father's Day and Men's Health Week we're bringing you the great flavor of barbeque without firing up the grill. These savory salmon kabobs are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, an anti-inflammatory fat linked to heart health. Colorful vegetables and a light, Mediterranean marinade add healthful phytochemicals and delicious flavor. Broiling in the oven helps cut down on the carcinogenic HCAs typically produced when grilling meat.
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It must be a slow news day for the Fox News outlets, since Fox Nation has decided to kick up dust on one [1] of their favorite fearmonger-and-freak-out topics: the separation of church and state.
Two separate posts on the topic appeared Friday on Fox News' blog, Fox Nation. One, titled [2] "Judge Bans Religious Words from Graduation Ceremony," focuses on a judge's ruling that a public high school in Texas must exclude planned opening and closing prayers as part of its graduation ceremony. Yet, as Media Matters has already noted [3], contrary to Fox Nation's claim, "religious words" were not "banned from [the] graduation ceremony" in question. Students will still be permitted to speak about their faith if they so choose during individual speeches. The judge's ruling simply prohibits the public high school graduation ceremony from essentially conducting prayer services or asking people to pray.
The second post, titled "Court: NYC Schools Can Ban Churches," has to do with a federal appeals court ruling that New York City must uphold -- gasp! -- The First Amendment [4]. The post [5], which also appears on Fox Radio's home page, misleads with its headline. In fact, NYC schools cannot "ban churches." What they can do is prohibit their schools from being used as places of worship. If Fox had bothered to read a New York Times article [6] on the same topic, they might have read this:
Deciding 2 to 1, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said the city had "a strong basis to believe" that allowing the religious services to be conducted in schools could be seen as the kind of endorsement of religion that violated the First Amendment's establishment clause.
"When worship services are performed in a place," Judge Pierre N. Leval wrote for the majority, "the nature of the site changes. The site is no longer simply a room in a school being used temporarily for some activity."
"The place has, at least for a time, become the church," he wrote, adding that the city's policy imposed "no restraint on the free expression of any point of view." Rather, it applied only to "a certain type of activity -- the conduct of worship services -- and not to the free expression of religious views associated with it."
Judge John M. Walker Jr. dissented, saying the ban on religious worship services violated the First Amendment's free speech clause. (Emphasis added)
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Ran into a small problem doing 5/8 dado for rack, But solved by trading a lawn mowing to have my neighbor take sides home and do them at his shop far trade. It will take him about 15 min to do and me 15 min to mow. When I buy my new table saw going to make sure it will take a dado blade.
Mtnman,Good luck, you won't believe how much fun it is to have an OB hive around. I have been building them all summer. They are not difficult, just don't expect the first one to be perfect and you will be fine. I have been using one all summer as well and I have not had trouble with the glass in the grove. I use plexi-glass instead of real glass and I am also in mine about once every two weeks or so. Maybe they are not getting enough time to really propolis it in. I could see where it could be trouble. But I have not had significant trouble getting the glass to slide out. Would be worth looking into the pieces that Micheal describes though, I could see that might work really well also. F
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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by webz, Oct 2, 2009.
Slip, you grabbed Seraphin 6 minutes before I was going to. Good eye.
yeah. This was one of the rare times i turned off the game in disgust. I was tromping around fantasy league and took a flyer. In the past, I missed opportunities waiting for fools gold. this time I'm just making moves. Its funny, I disliked my team but its doing rather well.
You picked up Singler before i was going to re-pick him up! :P
I'd trade you for Seraphin, but you dropped him already!
Woot! Chauncey is back! My keepers are slumping big time. Hope he rounds into shape soon.
Pops clearly does not have the best interests of the Cogs in mind. Way too close a week to lose a game from Parker.
At least I noticed that Troy Murphy has been sent packing and is a free agent and dropped him. What happened to him anyway? He was a solid 15 and 10 guy and then it was 3 and 3 for years.
Parker. I had Ginobli AND Duncan. Add to that Kirilenko and Kidd having back issues. Gortat was supposed to pick up his game but we all saw how that turned out.
AK-47 with back issues?
yeah I wouldn't have gone for the deal except that I had 1 viable SF on my roster and he's ok now but it was brutal at the start
Now, if Kobe and Affalo will just combine for six measly turnovers tonight the Cogs can eek out a 5-4 win rather than a 4-5 loss.
We've stressed "taking care of the ball" at practice. Hopefully, it will sink in.
Kobe is usually good for about six all by himself.
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Kobe with two turnovers in the first half, takes care of the ball in the second and doesn't turn it over a single time. Fortunately for the Cogs Affalo throws the ball to his favorite cheerleader three times in the second half. Sometimes a weekly league bites you in the butt and sometimes it's a really great thing.
Who would think that Afflalo would score 30 points on better than 60% shooting, drain 4 threes (50% from deep!), pick up 5 boards, dish out 5 assists, and lose the game for my fantasy team. Them's the breaks, I guess. Nice game dba.
Sore loser.
My team stinks. Someone send me a trade offer....please.....
I got billywhacked by Webz. Needless to say we will not have Larry Frank guest coach the Mooseheads again. His rotations were horrible. He clung to aging vets like kidd and Kirilenko while Turner and General Grievius sat.
I walked into my office a little bit ago and Rufus was on my computer. He was in the process of sending you an offer for D-Wade. He threw an empty Colt-45 bottle at me and I couldn't stop him prior to him hitting "send". I don't like Wade. He's a chucker and the dude is always getting hurt.
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Just a general query of what effects people used to get thier stocks to look like wood....did you just use washes of arylic or varying browns or is there a better way?
Just a general query of what effects people used to get thier stocks to look like wood....did you just use washes of arylic or varying browns or is there a better way?
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That was awesome!
I had been wondering if there was a way to do that and make it look really good!
Thanks Rip!
I used the Sci-Fire method, I will take a photo and post it in a few minutes.
First I painted it with white latex paint.
Then I wiped on two different wood stains, first I used "Special Walnut," the "Dark Walnut." After I added those, I sprayed on a coat of "Testors Dullcoat." And here is the finished product.
Thanks guys, will get to work on it all asap!!
that's so simple, and it looks so good.
This is how I did my stock....I got some spray woodstain but it pooled too much.
Instead I have used hobby revell paint...the colours I used are below.
1)...same as others, paint the stock white with long strokes allowing some of the undercolour to show through.
2) I then used a 'stone' colour (revell 16# 'sandy yellow' matt) brushed lightly over the stock and thinly so you can still see the light colour underneth. (sorry I have no photo of this).
3) After the undercoat has become tacky I brushed on the mix of the three paints seen below (39# dark green matt, 153# insignia red, 73# some kind of mat dark red) I brushed this on in the same way but making sure that the undercoat could still be seen through the overcoat.
4) TIP: If you use a brush similar to mine brushing repetitively it looks as though through over use the varnish has been rubbedaway showing the natural wood colour...I thought It looked rather effective.....
5) I will finish it off with some clear spray varnish.
Hope that was clear. Sorry the last photo is so bad, there is too much shine on it. I have been told by a 2nd world war veteran that it looks very similar to the stock of his rifle he used!!...Though i might darken it a bit.
I would strongly recommend the Sci-Fire method.
This is an MG-34 I painted for a guy on MEPD
Here's an outdoor shot without flash
If you are wondering what that silver **** is on the buttstock,
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I know that Mohawk paint is a pain to get
Michaels sells similar paint, but mohawk is still the best.
Mohawk paint is not opaque, so you can see the colors underneath.
I think that is the key to a believable woodgrain
Gday guys ive just completed the butt end of a ESB rifle for a friend. Heres the run down of what i did but basically i used a layered method. firstly the satin black on the bottom, then white tamiya acrylic paint in a stroked pattern to give the grain look then then added a layer of Matt spray sealant. Then lightly sanded it to allow the stain to seep in then layer by layer added wood stain (american walnut). I wil be making the whole thing more matt soon!
Good job there, don't make it too Matt though, 'cos the real Webleys tend to have a satin/glossy finish.
wow, this is some excellent work, ofcourse it works best by painting up things like rubber stocks or anything...
or is this also adviced if your stock is allready made of wood?
i used the latex paint/ stain approach but the trick was to use the GEL stain. worked awesome because you can really blend the colors to give it that wood effect like having knots. and it was a hell of alot easier to apply
I used stain from Wal-Mart, it looks great when I finished it. I really surprised myself, I didn't expect my stock to turn out the way it did.
..real wood. it's wonderful.
sci-fire method works for most
I have found that adding another step before sealing with a gloss (or dull) clear coat, is to take acrylic paint, the .99¢ tubes from Michael's or Hobby Lobby, and dry brush this acrylic on top of the wood stain. This may have been mentioned in this thread, I am just showing the results I got by doing it in the order I did it in. I will describe below...
So, by the numbers...
1) Apply light beige latex with a medium-to-small brush all over stock.
2) Wait 5 minutes, and use the brush to streak the base coat to simulate "grain" before latex sets up/dries.
3) Get new brush and apply a coat or two of MinWax Wood Stain (I use Provincial). Leave alone for a full day. It will mostly dry, but there will be some tack to it still.
4) THE NEW STEP I DID ON MY LAST GUN - dry brush acrylic of a differing brown, in varying levels of coverage.
5) After dry, mist very lightly with Satin Black Krylon (Before applying, I put the can of Krylon in a pitcher of warm-to-almost hot water for 10 minutes - it makes the spray particles less likely to clog and makes them finer/smaller).
6) Let dry for several hours. Then use Krylon Crystal Clear. I did 2 coats.
Leave alone for several hours...
I am pleased with this one. It is a keeper. That is a $60 Styrene Cushman MG-34. A great weapon for the price and it is 3 pounds.


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On a cold and rainy night, I decided to try to make some bread, even though I'm not very good at it. Because I was slightly bored at the time I came up with the idea for the great bread challenge.
As I name the contestants please hum the "Rocky" theme song in your head to humor me.
In one corner sat a hand-me-down bread machine that never has been used. In the other corner, traditional bread making.
I'll confess this challenge was not exactly a scientific experiment because I actually made two different types of bread. If it had been an exact science I would have made the same kind with the two different methods. But, it was a last-minute idea and because of a lack of ingredients or time to look up similar recipes, the experiment was not exact. Sheldon from "The Big Bang Theory" will be so disappointed.
For the bread machine, I chose a simple white bread recipe from the owner's manual. That's the first place I suggest you look for bread machine recipes. After you get used to the way your machine makes things, venture out to other recipes.
For the traditional bread method, I used a recipe for a cinnamon and honey twist bread. And I was able to use good local honey.
The bread machine has one major benefit on its side — limited mess. You basically dump all the ingredients in, hit start and the machine does all the work. That's a major point in its corner.
The recipe I chose for the traditional method had its hang ups, I had to make some changes to the recipe and it was extremely messy. First of all, I used regular flour and sugar instead of what is listed in the recipe. I don't normally keep the organic stuff in my pantry, because it's often expensive. I also didn't have almond extract so I just doubled the vanilla.
The major problem with this recipe is that the dough is really sticky. It says to add more water if needed but I had to add a bit more flour as I kneaded the dough. The process of cutting the dough and twisting it didn't work quite as well either. Because it was pretty sticky I wound up with more of a circular braid than the lovely twisted wreath that was pictured with the recipe.
While the breads were baking, I made my supper for the evening. I'll share this little trick with you because there isn't really a recipe, but the dish I made is very yummy — fried ravioli. Purchase a bag of frozen ravioli, usually found near the frozen breads at the grocery. I'm a big fan of cheese so I just used the cheese kind. Then you fry the ravioli in olive oil until golden brown. It only takes a few minutes. Top with your favorite spaghetti sauce, cheese and spices. Simple, easy and yummy.
After dinner, the breads finally were ready.
The bread machine loaf looked really good. It tasted good, too, but it wasn't quite done in the middle. I've heard this is a common problem with bread machines. It was easy with no mess but had a slight problem in the final product.
The cinnamon bread was very messy, didn't turn out looking like it was supposed to but tasted great.
So in the end, who won the great bread challenge? My vote went to the fried ravioli.
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In this seminar, co-authors Professor Schlozman, Professor Verba and Dean Brady will discuss The Unheavenly Chorus, the first book to look at the political participation of individual citizens alongside the political advocacy of thousands of organized interests--membership associations such as unions, professional associations, trade associations, and citizens groups, as well as organizations like corporations, hospitals, and universities. Drawing on numerous in-depth surveys of members of the public as well as the largest database of interest organizations ever created--representing more than 35,000 organizations over a 25-year period--they conclusively demonstrate that American democracy is marred by deeply ingrained and persistent class-based political inequality. They argue that the well educated and affluent are active in many ways to make their voices heard, while the less advantaged are not. They reveal how the political voices of organized interests are even less representative than those of individuals, how political advantage is handed down across generations, how recruitment to political activity perpetuates and exaggerates existing biases, how political voice on the Internet replicates these inequalities--and more. The Unheavenly Chorus recently won two 2012 "Prose Awards" for professional and scholarly excellence given by the Association of American Publishers. The book was awarded honors in the field of government and politics and honors for the best book in social sciences.


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Sunday, January 06, 2013
You say you want a resolution
2013! Nothing against you personally, but I'm going to do my best to ignore most of what you have to offer me until 2014, because I really need a catch-up year where my reading is concerned. It's going to be Eschew the New until the cows come home on December 31, 2013.
I'm going to read heavily from my Fill in the Gaps list and my Classic Club Challenge list and I'd like to mark the three Wilkes County titles off my Some Dark Holler list.
I'm also horrified by how little nonfiction I read last year and would love to read at least 15 from the list below:
Payback. Margaret Atwood
The Way the World Works. Nicholson Baker
How to Live, or A Life of Montaigne. Sarah Bakewell
The Passage of Power. Robert A. Caro
At Day's Close: Night in Times Past. A. Roger Ekirch
Debt: The First 5,000 Years, David Graeber
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern. Stephen Greenblatt
Why Orwell Matters. Christopher Hitchens
Votes for Women. The Virago Book of Suffragettes. Joyce Marlow, ed.
Destiny of the Republic. Candice Millard
The Return of the Chaos Monsters - And Other Backstories of the Bible. Gregory Mobley
The Map of My Dead Pilots. Colleen Mondor
A Collection of Essays. George Orwell
Nixonland. Rick Perlstein
Monster of God. David Quammen
The Song of the Dodo. David Quammen
Spillover. David Quammen
Iceland: Land of the Sagas. David Roberts
Hallucinations. Oliver Sacks
The Braindead Megaphone. George Saunders
Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded. John Scalzi
The Life of Elizabeth I. Alison Weir
The Essential Rebecca West.
The New Meaning of Treason. Rebecca West
A Train of Powder. Rebecca West
The Essays of Virginia Woolf, v. 6
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- Eva said...
Of your list I've only read Debt, but I'd highly recommend it!
I need a mulligan for the second half of last year (I even stopped updating my books read list in August) but am deciding to just start over again!
- Teresa said...
I think sometimes I need an Eschew the New resolution as well. I've even thought about not adding anything to my TBR list (including older books) for a whole year, just so I can make a dent. But I know it wouldn't work out. I'd have a lingering feeling that I'd missed something great. Limiting myself to 24 new releases in 2012 worked out great though!
- Sam Sattler said...
I've been feeling much the same. It seems that regular readers, because we keep up with what's going on in bookstores and in the publishing world, are easily overwhelmed by all the new choices offered us each calendar year. It sure happened to me this year. I'm not going whole-hog, like you, but I am planning to cut way back on new books this year and concentrate on some of the ones I know I've missed from prior years and decades. So far this year, both my reads are from way back: 1987 and 2002.
- Cipriano said...
I wish you well in this impressive listing of non-fiction items. I've read two of them [Payback, and How To Live] and both of them were GREAT! I think you'll really like them. Also, I have The Swerve on deck here, as you do -- for 2013.
All the best to you.
- Kathleen said...
Best of luck with your reading for 2013! I've heard the Caro books are divine. I think there are 3 or 4 now? I have some catching up to do. I've heard the author speak on Book TV several times and look forward to his work.
- Alex said...
Does the fact that you have Woolf's sixth volume of essay here mean you've read the first five? I am green with envy. I have read all the letters and journals but haven't yet found the stamina for the essays. You inspire me!
- Stefanie said...
Eschew the New, I like it! I need a resolution like that. Or rather I need to figure out how to keep that resolution. Good luck1 I hope you have a phenomenal reading year!
- Karen K. said...
Destiny of the Republic is on my reading radar too. I've heard great things about it, so I put it on the list for my library's book group for this year (I'm totally mercenary and put the books I want to read on the list!) I read a bit of the first chapter a couple of months ago and I think it's going to be really good.


text: Well said and I agree 100%. Players that mature and want to win championships will buy into playing hard on the defensive end and improve. Almost everyone who is an NBA caliber athlete has the tools to be a defender (stay in front of your man, fight for position, etc.) so it is all about the will. If CV and BG don't have it then ship them out for someone who will, but they're young enough for me to give them a chance to see if they want it. The Celtics example is a good one, but there are even more. Who were the great defenders on LA or Orl this year? How about when the Heat won in 2006? Sure they had some great defenders on the roster, but also some guys who you would have thought were mediocre defenders (Antione Walker anyone?) were out there working hard because they wanted it.


text: I was never happy with the paint job that the SFP Gauntlets have, so I repainted them, added the light, etc. The rocket and darts are machined aluminium, I bondo'd over the switches on the right gaunt and the hose attachment area on the left. Changed the flamethrower nozzels to something better.


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hey everyone i actually joined this forum recently as im building my first ak from a parts kit. Ive been shooting uspsa locally here in Tampa FL for about 8 months now. i shoot an xdm in 9mm with a couple go fast goodies. some i like and some seemed to be a waist of cash. it has a Powder river Precision trigger job down to about 3.5lb a complete wrap of skate tape which i absolutely love and would rather have that then anything else plus its cheap. tungston guide rod (heavy and not sure yet on legality and doesnt really seem to keep muzzle flip down too much) 14lb wolf recoil spring which is a godsend and seems to be the magic number ive never had any malfunctions with this gun, canyon creek mag release. i havent messed with the sights yet but shopping around for red tru glows. i have a couple little comsetic things done but other than that its all stock oh and a polished striker with new striker spring.
all and all this gun is amazing and havent had anyproblems, also you all say its the minority at your local gun clubs at mine its more common than glocks. maybe were just smarter lol jk.


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from one painter to another fricking awesome work man
would be great is someone would make a youtube video of the process to better understand the process.
I have the same helmet waiting for me when I have the time.
thank you for sharing
from one painter to another fricking awesome work man
would be great is someone would make a youtube video of the process to better understand the process.
I have the same helmet waiting for me when I have the time.
thank you for sharing
One of the UK guys did a vidoe on youtube
Welshwarrior did the videos. It is broken up into about 15 segments and he explains things in great detail.
Yeah, I highly recommend Welshwarrior's videos! They helped me considerably. I followed his process mostly, and it made this whole enterprise a lot easier.
And thanks for all the kind words everyone! Once that red went on and I took the tape off I was shocked at how much it brought the whole thing together. Now I just can't wait to get those ears done and the stalk installed so I can call this bad boy done.
Really excited to paint up the jetpack now.
Turned out really well! The colors look fantastic, what's your color/paint list so far?
I used AFFO$ spraypaint list for this bucket, with the addition of Rustoleum Almond for the concrete color on the back panel. I did also add in the Krylon Pumpkin Orange to do the fade on the killstripes.
Had a bit of a hairy moment tonight when I went to affix the visor in permanently. I thought at first that I would go the epoxy route since I had good experience with the stuff from my Navy years working and painting Aircraft.... BUT... after trying to get the lens in place I noticed that the epoxy was dripping down the visor and just would have been awful if it would have dried. So I acted quickly and thankfully had thought ahead to ensure I had Goo Gone handy, and the situation was resolved.
I then just cleaned up the epoxy and went with the hot glue method, and only one burnt finger later... the visor is in and it's solid. Added bonus is that it will have a bit of epoxy in there too, so it should stick pretty nicely. I won't be able to change it, but honestly... I doubt I ever will.
Tomorrow I will do the ears and this helmet will be mostly done. Yay!
Finished the major coats on the ears and attached the RF and the Ear Cap. I bolted the RF in, and the ear cap is glued on. I will be coming back to add the markings on the ears, fix the bottom of the right side ear (because I forgot to mask it and painted right over it), add minor scratches, fix the killstripes, and weathering, and that should be it. Almost done.
You're flying through this... looks awesome
Thanks man! I am hoping to get the stripes redone tonight and work on getting the markings on.
Tonight I added weathering, markings on the right ear and the white on the left ear. I also used weathering powders to darken the killstripes, but will hit it again to darken it again. Once the left ear is nice and dry I will do the symbol on the ear. I just hand painted the markings, and used a thin marker to do the small black symbols and stripes. I actually think I will clean up the bottom left of the white marking on the left ear... I need to square off the bottom of it. Shouldn't be chipped there....
Well, finished the final tweeks... some yellow overspray, couple of fixes here and there... added the green damage on the back and a few missing scratches on those panels. I added the markings on the other ear and straightened out that corner. I added a bit of overspray on the RF also.
So pretty much it's done, just need to wait for the helmet padding to get here so I can make it wearable. Maybe add some fans. But the paint is pretty much done. I'm happy with it. I wish I had done better on the back panels, and I wish I could have put the visor in better. It's not level with the bottom of the helmet and I hate that. But lesson is learned, so my next helmet will be an improvement upon this one. But thanks for watching, and for all of the helpful comments. I really did appreciate the feedback, and it made this journey a good bit easier to handle.
Now... on to the jetpack!
The paint job looks great and I agree that the base green of the dome and lower cheeks is a bit dark. You might also correct the dark misted spot behind the rangefinder stalk (it should be less visible) and maybe reduce a bit the size of the lower right ear's symbol (the DV: combination).
Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the tips RafalFett! I'll see what I can do about correcting the RF splatter... maybe dim it out a bit with the dome green. The Dome and cheeks look a bit dark in these pics but lighter in person. I might try to take an outdoor shot in daylight to show this. I used spraypaint straight from the can and didn't darken it at all. I misted lighter green on the right ear and did darken the grey, but the base green was unaltered. But I do appreciate the help, it is great to get another pair of eyes on something like this... it really helps to get everything as right as I can.
And thanks for all of your work on the stencils. No way I could have done this without them, they were truly invaluable. I can't imagine having to do this freehand.
Anyone who can paint a helmet in that standard, or a helmet at all in my books is awesome!
What type of weathering powders did you used?
Great work! Can´t wait to see the jetpack.
Thanks everyone! I look forward to painting another one! Xose, I used these weathering powders from bragdonent.com. I've been using them for years on Jason masks or 1/6th scale figures and full scale busts. They really work. It manages to make something look dirty and dusty, but be completely sealed. I didn't go heavy on the helmet with it, save for the dent.
And this morning before work I took the helmet in the garage and dimmed out the splatter behind the RF. Looks a good bit better now.
Those powders do work great... when I saw the weathering on the dent I thought that was done with an airbrush for sure. Thanks for the tip Dark, I will get my hands on some of those powders and try them really soon.
Looks awesome! Very Impressive!
Thanks! It's very helpful if you aren't the best with an airbrush. I know that I can't do airbrush at all, so this has been a saving grace for me. I can't wait to see what you end up doing with them!
Very Nice work. I have one that I am still debating to try and tackle painting it myself or just pay someone else to do it for me.
It's scary, I know. But I really had a blast doing it. It gets addicting. You immediately want to paint another one, just to see if you can make it better. Definitely give it a shot, and once you get done you will do what I did and hold it up... completely in shock as to what you accomplished.


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Political Activism And Public Perceptions Of The Courts
Blog ››› ››› DAVID LYLE
A series of actions by Republican-appointed judges illustrates an emerging trend of right-wing politics infecting the federal judiciary -- a trend that has broad implications for the public's reaction to the courts and on the media's role in explaining the politics of the courts.
In a series of as-yet isolated incidents, these judges and justices have attacked President Obama with viscous racial slurs, participated in political gatherings organized by the Koch brothers, recycled right-wing media talking points from the Supreme Court bench, and stepped far beyond any appropriate judicial role to lecture government lawyers about ongoing political controversies.
There is ample room for a debate about judicial philosophy and ideology. But as the federal courts have moved to the right ideologically -- one study found Bush's nominees to be "the most conservative on record" -- and partisan invective directed at President Obama continues to grow, a few judges have crossed over the line into politics. This distinction is important because the courts' legitimacy depends on the reality -- or at least the public's perception -- that they are apolitical and bound by law. Because citizens react negatively to politicized courts, when politicization becomes the reality it is the media's duty to report that reality. Cheerleading for politicized courts by right-wing media makes the need for highlighting the trend, and calling it what it is, even more urgent.
Judge Jerry Smith: Praised by Limbaugh, Blasted by Legal Experts
Judge Jerry Smith was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by Ronald Reagan. On April 2, Obama made a short statement regarding his belief that it would be "unprecedented" for the Court to strike down landmark regulation such as the Affordable care Act. The next day, Smith injected himself into the political controversy by scolding a Department of Justice lawyer appearing before him (as part of a panel consisting of two other Republican-appointed judges) in an unrelated challenge to the health care law. Referring to the law as "Obamacare," and directly referencing the President's comments, Smith lectured the lawyer that the comments had "troubled a number of people who have read it as somehow a challenge to the federal courts, or to their authority, or to the appropriateness of the concept of judicial review." Smith then ordered the lawyer to submit a "three-page, single spaced letter" on whether the Department of Justice believes that courts have the power to review the constitutionality of legislation.
Rush Limbaugh praised Smith:
Now, I saw this and I started cheering. I started laughing. Because it's about time people started fighting back on this. The American people love the concept of a team. You have to have the right people on the team, but we are a team here. There is a team that's opposing this president, and attempting to make him a one-termer this November at the ballot box. It's great to have this response.
Judge Smith. By the way, I love the fact that he called it "Obamacare" from the bench.
While Judge Smith's behavior won him accolades in the right-wing echo chamber, actual legal experts criticized his actions. Jeffrey Toobin of CNN said Smith's comments amounted to "a judicial hissy fit," adding that Smith "performed a peculiar, if useful, kind of service to the public - reminding us of the partisan nature of much of the federal judiciary."
Orin Kerr, a law professor and former counsel to Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), also criticized Smith's behavior:
The order still strikes me as highly inappropriate: The DOJ lawyer was quite clear as to DOJ's position, and lower court judges deciding cases based on briefing and argument should not be going outside the record to come up with assignments to litigants based on press releases by politicians in such politically charged matters. It just makes the judges look like political actors themselves, which doesn't help anyone.
Judge Richard Cebull: Author of Racist, Anti-Obama Email
Judge Richard Cebull was appointed to the U.S. district court in Montana by George W. Bush, and serves as chief judge of the court. Cebull admits that on February 20, 2012, he sent from his official courthouse email account an email that has been called "anti-Obama" and "racist":
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"Normally I don't send or forward a lot of these, but even by my standards, it was a bit touching. I want all of my friends to feel what I felt when I read this. Hope it touches your heart like it did mine.
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The only reason I can explain it to you is I am not a fan of our president, but this goes beyond not being a fan [....] I didn't send it as racist, although that's what it is. I sent it out because it's anti-Obama.
Justices Scalia and Thomas Featured as "Notable Leaders" In Koch Political Materials
In invitations for a political retreat, Conservative financier Charles Koch highlighted past appearances by "notable leaders" including Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. When news of Thomas' participation in the gathering first became public in early 2011, a Supreme Court spokesperson said Thomas had made a "brief drop-by" at the event, and given a talk. Thomas' annual financial disclosure form subsequently revealed, however, that the conservative Federalist Society had reimbursed him for four days of "transportation, meals and accommodations" in Palm Springs, California, the site of a Koch political meeting.
Scalia Recycled Right-Wing Talking Points At Oral Argument On The Affordable Care Act
During oral argument on the Affordable Care Act, Justice Scalia recycled false and misleading talking points promoted by the conservative media, such as the "broccoli mandate' and the "Cornhusker kickback."
By the nature of their role to "say what the law is," courts can never be immune from political controversy. Progressive judges have long inhabited uncomfortable terrain in which they and their judicial philosophies are routinely criticized by conservative political leaders. Conservatives routinely attack the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, but Ninth Circuit judges have not responded with a Judge Smith-style outburst. If greater public interest in the courts and Constitution means that we are entering an era when conservative judges receive much the same treatment as their progressive counterparts, they can be expected to weigh the costs of entering the political fray.
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Ozarks student spearheads disability fundraiser
Release Date: 3/6/2012
Nick Hernandez is a familiar figure on campus, wheeling around from class to class with his aide Kayla Balander. Nick was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at age eight, and his diagnosis has inspired him to take action to both raise money for research and educate people about the disease.
Muscular Dystrophy is a group of inherited disorders that typically cause muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue, which gets progressively worse over time. Nick's condition is the most common and most severe form of the disease, and is caused by a defective gene for dystrophin, a protein in the muscles. "Physically I'm doing a lot better than most kids with what I have," he says. "They told my mom I probably wouldn't live to be 18. I'm 24 now so I'm doing well."
"During my last summer break," Nick said, "I was inspired to raise awareness for the disease and raise money to foster research activities." What he has done is begin a fundraising effort for the MDA Muscle Walk taking place March 17 at the Stubblefield Center at UA Fort Smith. Working through Ozarks' Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) organization and the Fort Smith chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), Nick hopes to raise enough money to help fund research and to send a child to Camp Aldersgate, in Little Rock.
For his fundraiser, Nick is taking donations for bracelets toward a goal of $1,000. "I've been to Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock three different times," he said. "The upcoming muscle walk is part of our 'Nick Goes Beyond' project that I am working on with PBL. In addition to the bracelets, I hope to make t-shirts and maybe create other items that can be sold to go toward research and related needs. The proceeds that are collected will be divided among the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and possibly the Darius Goes West Foundation." Nick said he has been a recipient of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and he knows firsthand how special the moments created by the foundation are.
His efforts though, won't stop with the MDA fundraiser. Nick also plans to actively spread the word about Muscular Dystrophy by working directly with the Darius Goes West Foundation. "Darius Goes West" is a documentary about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and one individual who has it. As part of the Darius Goes West Foundation, Nick will go to local high schools to show the film. "I was inspired to make an initiative to spread awareness about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy because during my high school days I felt that not everyone at school knew why I was in a chair," he said. "I realized that I didn't want my college classmates to wonder either, so I have created a community service project to tell my story and spread awareness for the disease."
His work on these projects has led Nick to set some new goals for himself. After he graduates in May with his marketing degree, he hopes to continue working with MDA or another organization directing their efforts toward Muscular Dystrophy education and research. "In the last few days I've figured out since I'm continuing to do fundraisers for MDA, I want to do something with them long term if I can," he said. "And maybe some involvement in sports. So I'm applying to do further fundraising with the Fort Smith chapter of the MDA. Some of the requirements for fundraising coordinator jobs include prior experience, and I definitely have that. Plus I'll have my degree at the end of this semester, so that's my first option. I might look into counseling work at Camp Aldersgate as well."
Nick says he has really enjoyed his college experience. "I like U of O because it's so close knit," he said. "People care. People are always opening doors for me! And I made a comment during Assessment Day a couple of years ago about the possibility of their getting automatic door-opening buttons. Within two weeks they'd already started installing them! It's a wonderful place where you're a voice, rather than only a number."
He has solid advice for any college students like himself who face challenges. "Don't be afraid to ask for what you need," he said. "I'm still working on that one. I don't want to be a burden on people, but here at U of O you don't have to worry about that. If you need things, say so. That's part of why you're here. Like with the Assessment Day I mentioned, say what you need to and they'll help. That's one reason I chose Ozarks."
And while Nick has overcome challenges that most people can't even begin to imagine, he is modest about his accomplishments. "One thing I've been saying since I've been doing this is that if I can impact even one person with what I'm doing, then I've made a difference," he said. "Even if none of this is for my own exclusive benefit, I like to think of it being for someone else's benefit in the future."
Nick can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. He has set up a secure web site to accept donations for the fundraiser.