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Welcome to another successful installment of Five Questions with an Enemy Blogger, where each week, via email, I will be exchanging hot questions and [sometimes] answers with a rival blogger about their team and the upcoming matchup.This week I sat down with Brendan Sonnone of Jaguars Journal, a Most Valuable Network column that covers the Jacksonville Jaguars.Dan Benton: "The Jaguars are 7-3,nfljerseysupply, but you'd hardly know it. This team has flown under the radar all season long and most casual NFL fans are shocked when they hear how well they're doing. Would you prefer them to be a loud 7-3 or are you perfectly fine with them dominating silently?"Brendan Sonnone: "Of course everyone loves to see their team on the cover of Sports Illustrated or ESPN Magazine, but I am perfectly content with the Jaguars being overlooked. The element of surprise always helps, but I can guarantee you that amongst the NFL community, teams certainly respect and maybe even fear Jacksonville. For now, being silent assassins suits me just fine, and I'm sure any team in the NFL enjoys the underdog role. " Benton: "Byron Leftwhich who?"Sonnone: "Letting Leftwich go surprised a lot of people. For me, it was purely the timing of his release (September) that came as a shock. I always said that Leftwich's release would prevent him from being an above average QB and I think seeing him play and struggle in Atlanta validates that. I honestly preferred David Garrard for the past few years, but the system he was in wasn't suited for his specific strengths. Now, new Offensive Coordinator Dirk Koetter is really playing to Garrard's strengths ... rolling out, bootlegs, play actions, safe passes to big TEs. More importantly, Garrard is finally comfortable and isn't looking over his shoulder like he did when relieving Leftwich the last two seasons. With a 104 QB Rating and 0 interceptions thrown, Garrard has been extremely efficient and his play is helping Jacksonville fans forget about Byron "the Bust" Leftwich."Benton: "Although they were just destroyed by the New England Patriots, the Bills are riding a little bit of a hot streak. They've won four of their last five games and still have a lot to lose on a weekly basis. Do they concern you?"Sonnone: "Yes, they horrify me in fact and for several reasons. First, the Bills are playing good football right now and most people don't realize that they can easily be 7-3 like the Jags opposed to 5-5. Remember, the Bills lost to both the Broncos and Cowboys on literally, last second field goals. This Buffalo team is overachieving and is easily capable of pulling off an upset. Lee Evans is really starting to pick it up and anytime you have a homerun threat like that, an offense can really take off. Rashean Mathis is hurt with a groin injury and his status is unknown, so Buffalo might be able to put some quick points on the board with long bombs. Their defense subscribes to a 'bend but don't break' philosophy, and has the potential to cause problems. Factor in that Jacksonville has been inconsistent at certain times this season (Indianapolis and New Orleans games), and it's more than probable that Buffalo will cause problems."Benton: "If you could pick one player off the Bills and add them to the Jaguars roster, who would it be and why?"Sonnone: "If I could take any one player from the Bills? Evans, no doubt. Jacksonville has lacked a big play threat at receiver for years now, and Evans certainly brings that. He started off slow, but has really turned it on as the season has progressed. Imagine how effective Garrard would be if he had a prolific receiver like Evans to throw to?"Benton: "Prediction time! Who wins,Chicago Bears jerseys, and what's the score?"Sonnone: "This has the potential to be a trap game, as the Jags might be looking ahead to a duel with Indy next week. As I said, Buffalo has some talent and is playing well. If the Jaguars don't take them seriously, the Bills can upset them. However, this Jacksonville squad seems to be more focused than other Jack Del Rio teams have been in the past and I am thinking the Jaguars will be looking to avenge a last second loss to Buffalo last season. Too much Garrard and Maurice Jones-Drew, as the Jags take down Buffalo, 27-17."A special thanks to Brendan Sonnone for taking the time. Again, you can read his Jaguars coverage on Jaguars Journal over at Most Valuable Network.
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SIOUX FALLS - A Yankton man was sentenced this week in Sioux Falls to 50 years in prison for first-degree rape.
Forty-four-year-old Donald Lawrence Jueden also was sentenced to 15 years for a second count of first-degree rape. The sentences are to run concurrently.
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It's waking up from the first post-test sleep that will be the tough one for Ma'a Nonu and his Welsh opposite Jamie Roberts. That's when they will feel the full extent of the carnage they will have inflicted on each other and all those daft enough to stray into the midfield.
The medics say the damage is similar to the trauma of a relatively heavy car crash, which sounds a bit extreme until the size and power of the athletes is factored in.
Nonu, at 1.82m and 108kg, is a serious weapon. Roberts, at 1.93m and 107kg, is a door of a man. Both are mobile, agile and elusive, but their clash on Sunday morning won't be determined by those qualities - they will be there as human battering rams, tasked with thundering into the thickest traffic with the goal of getting over the gainline. That's life as an international second-five these days. The natural ball-payers can't get a look in. Someone like Aaron Mauger, clever and visionary, a class distributor and decision-maker, wouldn't get near the All Black No12 jersey if he was in his prime today.
Going further back, even the likes of Walter Little wouldn't be comfortable in this world of direct running behemoths, and further back still, the likes of Mike Gibson, Ian McGeechan and Jo Maso would be crushed in an instant - the game almost mocking their craft and guile.
The emphasis on size and physicality is not everyone's cup of tea but it is the reason Nonu and Roberts are respectively rated number one and number two in the world: this is the best No12 in the Southern Hemisphere taking on the best in the North.
"[Roberts] is a big player and I guess I have played him four times in the last few years and every year it is a bit different," says Nonu. "You know you are going to have big collisions and you know you have to manoeuvre yourself really. It can become a one-on-one contest but it is all about the team in the context of the game-plan. But I'm sure our paths will cross."
Everyone will feel it when they do. In a career that has spanned almost a decade, not only has Nonu rarely been injured, he's rarely come off second best in any collision. Even the likes of Jerry Collins, Richie McCaw, Schalk Burger and Jerome Kaino have been sat down on occasion, left rattled and dazed after a major collision.
Nonu says he has been too, although he can't remember any specific occasions. "I have come off second best a few times," he reckons. "I try not to run into the forwards as a general rule. But how we are trying to play - we want to win the gainline.
"I guess the midfield is clustered and a lot of that depends on the lineouts really. [It's clustered] if you have five-man lineouts."
Roberts, who is hoping to graduate from medical school next year, has the advantage of fully understanding the consequences of not being prepared or accurate enough in the midfield exchanges.
The chances of serious physical damage being inflicted increase markedly when the tackling technique is poor or if the defender doesn't get into the right position to make the initial hit. There's the added problem that the defensive line will be broken and there is a feeling these days that any break through the midfield should be converted into a try.
Wales have seen how the All Blacks, through a combination of trickery, brute strength, deception, accuracy and creativity, have opened up opposition defences this year and on this tour specifically.
Roberts and his midfield partner Jonathan Davies have, therefore, spent much of the build-up analysing the All Blacks' offensive patterns and honing their defensive response.
"The tempo with which they play the game and the way Carter is a threat whether he is running, kicking or passing" is the biggest threat, Roberts says. "You switch off for one minute and you will be standing under the posts. They are a team that loves to play on the front foot and the accuracy with which their backline plays is pretty special, their wings are always involved, in the picture and their decoy lines are effective and they are big men.
"If your body position is poor for a split second they will exploit that. That is one thing we have worked on all week - getting our body profiles right, making sure we are an effective defensive unit. You need to stop these guys from playing and meet them on the gainline - that's the key to the game."
If nothing else, the game against Samoa will have prepared Roberts for the physical onslaught that awaits. The Samoans came with the same plan to own the collisions and win the gainline and former Blues fullback Paul Williams was asked to confront Roberts at No12. The two hit each other head-on several times until Williams had to leave the game after 55 minutes with a broken cheekbone.
Nonu is expecting a similarly ferocious afternoon and not for one second is he buying the notion of Wales being a dead duck after five consecutive defeats.
"I think Wales have come into their own in the last four or five years," he says. "The influence of Gatland has done wonders for their side and they have got a great defence. They showed last year they could be the best in the world."


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HAMPTON — A Facebook plea has already helped a Hampton man reunite with his dog after she jumped out of his car on I-495 and ran off. Now he's hoping social media can help him find the dog's rescuers so he can pay thanks.
HAMPTON — A Facebook plea has already helped a Hampton man reunite with his dog after she jumped out of his car on I-495 and ran off. Now he's hoping social media can help him find the dog's rescuers so he can pay thanks.
Roxy, a 4-year-old Border Collie-black Labrador mix, hopped out of Duffy McCarthy's truck in Haverhill, Mass., on the way home from a Christmas party on Dec. 21 when McCarthy pulled over on the highway and got out to adjust his trailer.
"I screamed, I'm like 'Roxy!' and she ran right into the side of a truck. And then she bounced off and I watched her and she ran right in front of my truck and onto an on ramp," he told WMUR.
McCarthy searched for hours with the help of friends but found no trace of Roxy, who wasn't wearing a collar. So he went to Facebook to post the details of his search and seek more help.
He was reunited with Roxy, who was with Hampton police, the same day.
All he knew initially is that she was dropped off at the Hampton toll booth and taken from there to the Hampton Police Department, which helped her receive veterinary treatment for an injury to her leg.
A few days later, he'd tracked down more information about the good Samaritans who picked up Roxy. He said it was two women traveling with two children from Virginia to Maine, where they were going skiing. He said they told the animal control officer that they saw Roxy on I-495 and when two tractor-trailers saw them trying to corral her, they slowed and came to a halt, plugging up both lanes on the highway while the women got ahold of Roxy and put her in their station wagon.
McCarthy posted a Facebook status with information about the rescue in hopes that the news will reach the women who helped his dog. As of Monday, Dec. 31, the status had received more than 700 shares from people wanting to help McCarthy achieve that goal.
The Hampton Police Association contacted police agencies in a dozen high-population areas in Virginia, briefing them on McCarthy's story and hoping they'll help connect McCarthy with his dog's rescuers. The Hampton Police Association said Monday that it hasn't heard any news yet from any Virginia agencies, though they — like so many who have been touched by the story on Facebook — are spreading the word in as many ways as possible.


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Crazy, we know it, but at a massive international auto show where the biggest true reveals are a Dodge crossover and hybrid pickup trucks, it becomes possible for a 35-year-old French/Czech mashup to steal our heart. And judging by your comments, the same goes for you all. Of course, this shared sentiment got us thinking. How could this be? How could a design study blow our collective minds farther than a $1.4 million carbon-fiber Lamborghini? I mean, the Faurecia doesn't even have an engine, let alone performance numbers. Oh, and as the Faurecia is indeed motor-less, we're going to go ahead and name it out green car of the year. Shake a carbon footprint at that, you dirty old hybrids. Anyhow, the reason why the Faurecia is so head slappin' after you jump.
From today's Faurecia press kit post, here's what Harumph had to say:
this car will unfortunately never make it to the u.s. because it greatly exceeds the government's limits on how interesting the cars sold here can be.
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Anaplastic astrocytoma is a rare malignant brain tumor. Astrocytomas are tumors that develop from certain star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes. Astrocytes and similar cells form tissue that surrounds and protects other nerve cells found within the brain and spinal cord. Collectively, these cells are known as glial cells and the tissue they form is known as glial tissue. Tumors that arise from glial tissue, including astrocytomas, are collectively referred to as gliomas. The symptoms of anaplastic astrocytomas vary depending upon the specific location and size of the tumor. The specific cause of this tumor is unknown.
Astrocytomas are classified according to a grading system developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Astrocytomas come in four grades based upon how fast the cells are reproducing and that likelihood that they will spread (infiltrate) nearby tissue. Grades I or II astrocytomas are nonmalignant and may be referred to as low-grade. Grades III and IV astrocytomas are malignant and may be referred to as high-grade astrocytomas. Anaplastic astrocytomas are grade III astrocytomas. Grade IV astrocytomas are known as glioblastoma multiforme. Lower grade astrocytomas can change into higher grade astrocytomas over time.
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Wildlife – Nature and Conservation in Pike County, MO
Wildlife, water make for fun weekends
There are several nature hot spots in Pike County that draw a multitude of visitors each year.
Ted Shanks Wildlife Area
Ted Shanks Conservation Area is located at 3643 Pike 145, Ashburn, in northern Pike County at the confluence of the Salt and Mississippi rivers.
Sac and Fox Indians from the north and the Osages from the south used it as a hunting and battle ground originally.
When running reconnaissance in the upper Mississippi River region, Zebulon Pike charted the mouth of the Salt River in 1805.
In the early 1970s, the land was acquired using Pittman-Robertson funds.
The conservation area consists of 6,705 acres and contains a variety of habitats including marshes, bottomland hardwood timber, emergent wetlands, oxbow lakes and sloughs, oils fields, agricultural row crops and upland woods.
Ted Shanks Conservation Area borders almost nine miles of the Mississippi River and five miles of the Salt River. In addition, it has more than two miles of river bluffs.
The conservation area offers many outdoor activities for visitors.
There are two boat ramps that allow access to the 70-acre Horseshoe Lake and the lower wetlands. This is perfect for anglers and canoeists. There also are more than 500 acres of water, including the Salt and Mississippi rivers, that are suitable for fishing.
There are more than 35 miles of levees and a 1/3-mile disabled-accessible trail for those who enjoy hiking.
There are more than a dozen primitive campsites, and picnic tables are available in the summer months at the Dupont Reservation Conservation Area nearby.
Hunting for dove, wild turkey, deer, quail, rabbit, squirrel and waterfowl is allowed, and there are blinds for waterfowl located on the site for the convenience of the hunter.
The main conservation headquarters contains exhibits, slide programs and displays on outdoor topics, in addition to an observation room that overlooks a marsh. A self-guided auto tour that covers more than 11 miles around the area gives visitors an up-close look at the wetlands, management techniques, and wildlife that make the conservation area its home. A brochure of the auto tour also is available at the headquarters building and group tours can be requested.
Visiting hours are from 4 a.m.-10 p.m. There is no charge to visit Ted Shanks Conservation Area.
To get to the conservation area, take Highway 79 to approximately 16 miles north of Louisiana or approximately 18 miles south of Hannibal to Route TT. Take Route TT east through Ashburn to arrive at the conservation area.
Call 573-248-2530 for more information.
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Located in Clarksville, the lock and dam helps attract bald eagles during the coldest winter months. It also provides an excellent fishing area. Visitors may watch as barges and boats travel through the facility. Group tours are available by calling the Riverlands Office at 573-242-3724.
Ranacker Wildlife Area
Deer, turkey, squirrels, quail and other wildlife make their home amid the narrow valleys and rocky overhangs in the Ranacker Wildlife Area. Picnicking, primitive camping and hiking on designated trails are permitted, as are hunting and fishing. An unstaffed shooting range is available for target practice. It is located off Highway 61 in upper, central Pike County.
Edward Anderson Wildlife Area
Primitive camping, fishing and hiking are available at Edward Anderson Wildlife Area which lies between Highway 79 and the Mississippi River at the far north corner of Pike County. Steep slopes and narrow valleys are home to ruffled grouse and other wildlife.
Dupont Reservation Conservation Area
Hiking, primitive camping and picnicking are favorite activities in this area. Boat access is available. The area is open from 4 a.m. until 10 p.m. It is located north of Louisiana in upper Pike County along Highway 79.
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge
Over 200 bird species visit the Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge located one mile east of Annada in southern Pike County. The area serves migratory waterfowl as art of the "Mississippi Flyway" every year. Group tours are available by calling the refuge manager at 573-847-2333. It is open to the public during the daylight hours.


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Later this month we will observe the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court that effectively legalizes abortion on demand—the taking of a human life at any stage of a pregnancy for any reason.
Here are a couple of free resources, and some new ones to know about.
The Kindle version of R. C. Sproul's Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue is free today at Amazon. See also this interview and teaching series with Dr. Sproul. He writes:
I've written over 70 books. The book that had the shortest shelf life of all of my books was my book on the case against abortion. I talked to pastor after pastor and sought to understand why they weren't using this material (for which we also made a video series). They told me, "Well, we agree with it but we can't do it in our church." And I said, "Why?" They responded: "It will split the congregation." And I said, "So be it!" A million and a half unborn babies are slaughtered wantonly in the United States of America every year in the name of women's rights. If I know anything about the character of God after forty years of study, I know that God hates abortion."
Christian Audio is making available for free this month the audiobook for Roger Resler's Compelling Interest: The Real Story behind Roe v. Wade. It provides a lot of documentation regarding the case, the history, the manipulation of language, and other things you likely won't hear elsewhere.
If you are looking for inexpensive equipping resources for your church or student ministry, here's a resource you might want to take a look at: Stand for Life: A Student's Guide for Making the Case and Saving Lives, by John Ensor and Scott Klusendorf. You would be hard pressed to find two guys more articulate, compassionate, wise, thoughtful, and gospel-centered on this great moral crisis of our time.
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The 1990s were home to the very best genre TV shows for kids and teenagers. Period. From Aaaaah! Real Monsters to Are You Afraid of the Dark, this was the golden era of television for the youngsters. But which 1990s kids' show was the BEST?
Make your selection in the comments. And please include a picture, gif, or clip of the show in question. Plus the title of the show, and why it ruled.


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Richard Bertinet's Slap & Fold Sweet Dough
Yesterday, I decided to tackle Richard Bertinet's "slap and fold" method of hand kneading after watching his video on Gourmet Magazine's website. I was extremely inspired. His motions and his hands make it look easy and in fact, overall, I found that it wasn't difficult to master.
The only problem I encountered was watching the video a few times and then using Gourmets web link to the recipe. This truly was user error, but I assumed the recipe was going to follow the dough video precisely, and the recipe on the website is modified from the video, so use caution. In Richards video it shows him using 4 whole eggs, so before I began mixing, I cracked four eggs to let them come to room temperature as I gathered the remainder of my ingredients.
As soon as I started mixing, I realized my dough was more like a very thick pancake batter, and even though in his video he warns that the dough is wet, it is NOT that wet!! So, unfortunately, I had to more flour in addition to the 3.5 cups that the recipe called for (and yes, I did weigh). I'd approximate that I added nearly 1.5 cups, or about 7 ounces.
The result after about 15 minutes was nothing short of lovely. The method of slapping and folding wasn't hard and once I got used to the sticky dough all over my hands that didn't seem to want to come off until the last few minutes of the knead, I was doing well. It's been a long time since I've felt dough transform with my hands and it truly was a lovely experience.
The dough was great to work with. I could tell when my dough was kneaded enough. I noticed good sized bubbles began to appear under the surface, so I tightened up the dough and let it rise. It rose beautifully after an hour. I didn't have the fresh yeast his recipe called for, so I used Active Dry and warmed my milk in the mircrowave to around lukewarm. Not as warm as suggested in the recipe. Another oversight, but it had no effect on the outcome.
As you can see, I packed them in pretty good. This was after about a 40 minute rise. I gave them 20 more minutes as I preheated the oven to 375 F
I decided to make some cinnamon rolls. We like them slightly gooey on the top, so I not only filled my rolls with butter, cinnamon and brown sugar, but I also melted butter and brown sugar together in the bottom of my pan before filling the pan with rolls.
Buttery, carmelization that was slightly crispy, not wet or too gooey
The cinnamon rolls were AMAZING and absolutely breathtaking! The crumb was feathery light, ethereal and by far, the very best cinnamon roll I have ever had. I almost made doughnuts using this recipe and next time, I think I will - that is, when I have a crowd. It makes ALOT of doughnuts, so you could do have in rolls or freeze it. I was inspired by this blog and her doughnuts using this recipe. Check them out!


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The new Kindle features a Qualcomm 800 SoC clocked at 2.15GHz, backed by an Adreno 330 GPU. The screen resolution has been bumped up to 2560x1600, which would make the new 8.9-inch Kindle stand out as the tablet with the highest ppi.
Several weeks ago it was rumoured that the new Kindle would be powered by a MediaTek processor, but this does not seem to be the case. However, there is still a small chance that there could be more than one version, or that the leaked bench is not legit.
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Today's mystery involves my 3rd great grandfather, Asahel Cleveland.
Asahel was born in Worthington, Hampshire Co., MA on April 6, 1793. He was the youngest child of Newcomb Cleveland and Abigail Willis. Asahel and Priscilla Benjamin married on March 7, 1815 in Pierpont, OH.
The information I have states that Asahel died in Hancock County, IL on December 5, 1845. There is an Asahel Cleveland in the 1842 Illinois Tax Index for Nauvoo, which is in Hancock Co.
I would like to know where Asahel is buried. Priscilla is buried in the Old Burying Grounds in Pierpont.
Asahel is my 3rd great grandfather.


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Airline Deal Could Open New Routes for Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS - Airport officials in South Dakota's largest city say the planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways might create some new destinations.
Sioux Falls Regional Airport executive director Dan Letellier says he doesn't anticipate changes to the schedule in the near future, but the airport would like to see a daily flight to US Airways' hubs in Phoenix, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Letellier tells the Argus Leader it should take the company a year before it begins consolidating operations and flight schedules.
Says Letellier, "They need to receive government approval, then begin on working on new union contracts that consolidate seniority lists and work rules and pay."
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Statement of the National Education Association
November 06, 2007
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:
On behalf of the National Education Association's (NEA) 3.2 million members, we would like to thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). We commend the Subcommittee for holding this important hearing on a matter of great concern to educators and other public employees.
NEA strongly supports complete repeal of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision, which unfairly reduce the Social Security and Social Security survivor benefits certain public employees may receive.
The Government Pension Offset: A Devastating Loss of Benefits for Widows and Widowers
The Government Pension Offset reduces Social Security spousal or survivor benefits by two-thirds of the individual's public pension. Thus, a teacher who receives a public pension for a job not covered by Social Security will lose much or all of any spousal survivor benefits she would expect to collect based on her husband's private sector earnings.
Congress and the President agreed in 1983 to reduce the spousal benefits reduction from a dollar-for-dollar reduction to a reduction based on two-thirds of a public employee's retirement system benefits. This remedial step, however, falls well short of addressing the continuing devastating impact of the GPO.
The GPO penalizes individuals who have dedicated their lives to public service. Nationwide, more than one-third of teachers and education employees, and more than one-fifth of other public employees, are not covered by Social Security, and are, therefore, subject to the Government Pension Offset.
Estimates indicate that 9 out of 10 public employees affected by the GPO lose their entire spousal benefit, even though their deceased spouse paid Social Security taxes for many years. Moreover, these estimates do not include those public employees or retirees who never applied for spousal benefits because they were informed they were ineligible. The offset has the harshest impact on those who can least afford the loss: lower-income women. Ironically, those impacted have less money to spend in their local economy, and sometimes have to turn to expensive government programs like food stamps to make ends meet.
NEA receives hundreds of phone calls and letters each month from educators impacted by the GPO. Many are struggling to survive on incomes close to poverty, fearing they will be unable to cover their housing, medical, and food expenses on their meager incomes. For example, consider the following stories:
From NEA member Cecilia in Texas:
"My husband died 3 years ago. The Government Pension Offset will leave me with my small Texas Retirement System pension of $216.00 a month and only $500.00 a month from my husband's survivor benefit, totaling to $716.00 a month. I would have received $1400.00 a month from both sources. I am too old to find another job. If I had known this, I would have never taken this low-paying job."
From NEA member Joyce in Rhode Island:
"I am a 69-year-old widow whose life is greatly affected by the Government Pension Offset Law. I am unable to collect my deceased husband Social Security benefits. I worked under Social Security for 18 years and he also paid into the plan for 32 years....I am now experiencing a financial crisis because of the rising prescription drug costs. They average about $379.00 per month. I receive my pension and $100.00 per month from Social Security. My health insurance is $114.00 per month. I have gone back to work 15-20 hours per week as an associate in the Stop and Shop grocery chain bagging groceries. It seems so unfair."
The Windfall Elimination Provision: A Shocking Loss of Earned Benefits
The Windfall Elimination Provision reduces the earned Social Security benefits of an individual who also receives a public pension from a job not covered by Social Security. Congress enacted the WEP ostensibly to remove an advantage for short-term, higher-paid workers under the original Social Security formula. Yet, instead of protecting low-earning retirees, the WEP has unfairly impacted lower-paid retirees such as educators.
The WEP penalizes individuals who move into teaching from private sector employment, or who seek to supplement their often insufficient public wages by working part-time or in the summer months in jobs covered by Social Security. Educators enter the profession often at considerable financial sacrifice because of their commitment to our nation's children and their belief in the importance of ensuring every child the opportunity to excel. Yet, many of these dedicated individuals are unaware that their choice to educate America's children comes at a price — the loss of benefits they earned in other jobs.
While the amount of reduction depends on when the person retires and how many years of earnings he or she has accumulated, many public employees can lose a significant portion of the Social Security benefits they earned in other jobs. Like the GPO, the WEP can have a devastating impact on educators' retirement security. For example:
From NEA member Lee in Nevada:
"I was employed in private industry for 18 years, paying into the Social Security system. When I decided to become an educator, I did so knowingly taking an almost 50% reduction in pay, but felt that financially I could do this based on my investments, Social Security, and other retirement options that I had paid into and earned. Now I learn that the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision state that I am not entitled to my full investment in Social Security, or my spouse's investment. This is criminal! Public employees like educators, police officers, and firefighters should not suffer a penalty for dedicating their lives to public service."
From NEA Member Judith in Massachusetts:
"I am a special education teacher who began teaching in public schools at the age of 49. Before that I worked in the private sector in children's services and paid into the Social Security system for 28 years….I assumed that with my earned Social Security I would be able to manage. Imagine my surprise to find that under the current Windfall Elimination Provision law, I'm being penalized for working in the public sector with some of its most challenged children, and will lose most of my Social Security benefit. Although I find teaching in public schools to be the most rewarding work I've done, as a single woman in my mid-fifties trying to prepare for retirement, I find that I may need to leave the profession. Is this what these laws intend?"
From NEA member Russell in Maine:
"After returning from Vietnam, I worked a couple of jobs, but decided I want to be a teacher. I went to the University of Maine. My wife and 4 children moved to Orono, Maine, while I earned my degree. With 4 children, I always worked at least one job and went to school. When I graduated, I was hired as a Physical Education teacher. I coached several sports to supplement my teaching salary. I also worked as a bartender, hunting safety instructor, pumped gas and finally as a club manager, all while teaching and coaching. As a club manager, I left home at 4:30 am, worked in my office until 7:30 am and then went to school. After school (and after practice or games) I went to my office at the club and worked until 8 or 9 at night. On weekends I worked 8 or 10 hour days at the club. Needless to say, I missed many dinners and activities with my family. My wife also worked a full-time job. But all 4 of our children graduated from college, are doing very well, and we are proud of them. After 25 years of teaching, I retire from education, but I am still working full-time in club management. Now when I am preparing to retire, I find it very unfair to be penalized because I am receiving Maine State Retirement. I worked hard for many years, both as a teacher and at other jobs. My wife and family sacrificed a lot, but we needed the money and never imagined that when retirement time came that I would not get back the money I contributed to Social Security. The Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision are an insult and injustice to those of us who dedicated our lives to teaching."
The 'Double Whammy': Educators Impacted by Both the GPO and WEP
Many NEA members report that they are subject to double penalties — losing both their own benefits and spousal benefits due to the combined impact of the GPO and WEP. For example:
From NEA member Donna in Kentucky:
"I am a public school teacher with 19 years of experience. I worked and paid Social Security for 10 years prior to becoming a teacher. My husband also paid into Social Security for over 30 years before quitting his job due to being diagnosed with cancer. We are in debt due to his early retirement, and depend on two incomes. If he happens to die before me, I would lose my home because I would not be able to pay for it!"
From NEA member Alan in Illinois:
"My experience with the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision is much like other teachers with one exception; it's a double "whammy" for me and my wife. Like most teachers who were the main family wage earners, I worked part-time jobs most (actually 15 of 27) of the years I taught. I have worked during the summers for a seed corn company, and Friday nights and weekends in a retail store. Along with the supplemental work while I was a teacher, I worked four and a half years in the business world before I entered teaching. I easily qualified for the necessary quarters for Social Security benefits. At retirement time you can imagine my chagrin to see the reduced amount I was to receive due to my teacher's retirement pension. That $300 or so per month would go a long way to help my meager teacher's retirement pay, which is constantly being eroded by increased medical plan costs. Then part two - my wife, also a teacher, will not be able to draw any spousal/survivor benefits due to her teacher retirement should I precede her in death. The law is a penalty for public servants. These inequities must be corrected."
The National Impact of the GPO and WEP: Undermining Teacher Recruitment Efforts
The GPO and WEP have an impact far beyond those states in which public employees like educators are not covered by Social Security. Because people move from state to state, there are affected individuals everywhere. The number of people impacted across the country is growing every day as more and more people reach retirement age.
Perhaps most alarming, the GPO and WEP are impacting the recruitment of quality teachers to meet urgent national shortages. Record enrollments in public schools and the projected retirements of thousands of veteran teachers are driving an urgent need for teacher recruitment.
At the same time that policymakers are encouraging experienced people to change careers and enter the teaching profession, individuals who have worked in other careers are less likely to want to become teachers if doing so will mean a loss of Social Security benefits they have earned. Some states seeking to entice retired teachers to return to the classroom have found them reluctant to return to teaching because of the impact of the GPO and WEP. In addition, current teachers are increasingly likely to leave the profession to reduce the penalty they will incur upon retirement, and students are likely to choose other courses of study and avoid the teaching profession.
For example,
From NEA member Margaret in Connecticut:
"After years of working at a university and then a non-profit organization I decided that my skills would be well suited to become a science teacher. The first opportunity that was available, I returned to school to complete my certification. As a dedicated and passionate person who taught national science to children at my nature center, I was excited to be able to reach more students through the teaching profession. Now after these years of teaching and coming into the profession later in life, I feel BETRAYED. After much hard work and determination passing many tests and leaping through and over hurdles to become a teacher, I quickly find out how our world really feels about teachers and the important job they perform. I am using my expertise and skills from other professional work, and all the Social Security contributions I have made during those years are lost! In no way is the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination a windfall for me….Good people who would make excellent teachers later in their career will think twice about such a change. Had I known, I would have seriously reconsidered using my skills in the teaching profession. What sort of message are we sending to students who may think about the teaching profession? What kind of treatment for hard work and dedication is this?"
From NEA member Patti in California:
"I began teaching in 1998, after holding a federal job and later a corporate job. When I found out that I would not be able to collect all of my money I paid into Social Security and part of my husband's Social Security, if I collected a teacher's retirement, I decided to leave teaching. I feel this is very unfair to educators, policemen, and firefighters. It is no wonder that California cannot attract more corporate people into the teaching field."
The GPO/WEP Solution: Total Repeal
Senators Feinstein and Collins have introduced the Social Security Fairness Act (S. 206). This bipartisan legislation already has 35 cosponsors in the Senate, and its companion House bill boasts well over 300 cosponsors. The bill would eliminate the GPO and WEP, thereby allowing public employees, like all other employees, to collect the benefits they earned and need. NEA urges the Subcommittee, and the entire Senate, to take immediate steps toward passage of the Social Security Fairness Act.
We thank you for your consideration of these comments.


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International Soccer Match Features the Two Most Pathetic Plays You Can Possibly Imagine
Soccer may have a long way to go in the US, but it's got a lot further to go in other parts of the world.
Check out this clip from Monday night's matchup between El Salvador and Haiti. It features not one, but two incredibly boneheaded moves – one from each squad -- in the span of about five seconds.
If this is the best these countries have to offer on the pitch, then we'd hate to see the worst.


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Thanks for the info. I will try and find the stores soon. So if you see a old biker looking guy on the courses be patient with him. It might be me. LOL I really need something to keep me busy and my work keeps me away a lot. So I needed something really flexible on days to play. Thanks again


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Eugène Atget
JOUEUR D'ORGUE À PARIS, 1898About this photograph
This photograph of an organ player in a Paris street is from the Picturesque Paris series created by Atget at the very end of the 1890?s. The symbol of a disappearing profession in a street of the capital, roving musicians greatly contributed to the diffusion of ideas or news in the same way as newspapers. In fact, beyond several common varieties of popular music, their repertoire was often inspired by important events or outstanding news items, providing advertising for these events.Read more Read less
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Not long before his death, between 1925 and 1927, Atget dedicated a last series of photographs to the big windows of the new Parisian shops, a symbol of the commercial modernism between the wars. These storefront photographs, where reflections from the shimmering of the glass appear, held the attention of the surrealist artists in particular who saw in it the expression of sensory confusion.


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Pompey The Great (106-48 B.C.)
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus one of the great statesmen and generals of the late Roman Republic, a triumvir (61-54 BC), the associate and later opponent of Julius Caesar. He was initially called Magnus (the Great) by his troops in Africa (82-81 BC).
Early career.
Pompey belonged to the senatorial nobility, although his family first achieved the office of consul only in 141. Fluent in Greek and a lifelong and intimate friend of Greek literati, he must have had the normal education of a young Roman nobleman; but his early experience on the staff of his father, Pompeius Strabo, did much to form his character, develop his military capabilities, and arouse his political ambition. The family possessed lands in Picenum, in eastern Italy, and a numerous body of clients, which Strabo greatly enlarged in the year of his consulship. In a civil war (88-87) between the rival generals Lucius Sulla and Gaius Marius, Strabo defied Sulla and favoured the Marians and a fellow general.
After his father's death, however, Pompey detached himself from the Marians. A report that he was "missing" in Cinna's army, when it was embarking for the Balkans to deal with Sulla, led to the lynching of Cinna by his troops (84). Pompey's part in this mutiny is unclear; he next appears with three legions recruited in Picenum, joining Sulla as an independent ally in the campaign to recover Rome and Italy from the Marians (83). Sulla made ample use of his youthful ally's military abilities. Pompey married Sulla's stepdaughter. On Sulla's orders the Senate gave Pompey the job of recovering Sicily and Africa from the Mariansa task he completed in two lightning campaigns (82-81). Pompey ruthlessly executed Marian leaders who had surrendered to him. To his enemies he was Sulla's butcher; to the troops he was "Imperator" and "Magnus." From Africa Pompey demanded that a triumph be given him in Rome; he refused to disband his army and appeared at the gates of Rome, obliging Sulla to yield to his demand. After Sulla's abdication, Pompey supported the renegade Sullan Marcus Lepidus for the consulship of 78. Once in office Lepidus attempted revolution, and Pompey promptly joined the forces of law and order against him. The rising crushed, however, Pompey refused to disband his army, which he used to bring pressure on the Senate to send him with proconsular power to join Metellus Pius in Spain against the Marian leader Sertorius.
The reconquest of Spain taxed Pompey's military skill and strained his own and the state's resources to the utmost. In the end it was he, not Metellus, who imposed on Spain a settlement reflecting and promoting his own political aims. His policy was one of reconciliation and rehabilitation. His personal authority and patronage now covered Spain, southern Gaul, and northern Italy. Unlike Metellus, Pompey took his army back to Italy with him, ostensibly to assist in putting down a slave revolt led by Spartacus, but in reality to secure a triumph and election to the consulship for 70. The nobles whom Sulla had restored to power had proved to be more corrupt and incompetent than ever. Pompey promised reforms at home and abroad. A bargain was struck with his rival Marcus Licinius Crassus, the two were jointly elected consuls, and Pompey was given another triumph.
Reorganization of the East.
Although the nobles were to continue to dominate the consular elections in most years, the real sources of power henceforth lay outside of Italy. Extraordinary commands would have to be created if Rome was to recover control of the sea from pirates. It was Pompey who benefitted most from the restoration of tribunician initiative. After his consulship, he waited in Rome while rival nobles undermined the position of Lucius Licinius Lucullus, who was campaigning against Mithradates in Anatolia, and made halfhearted attempts to deal with the pirates. Finally, in 67, the tribune Aulus Gabinius forced a bill through the popular assembly empowering Pompey to settle the pirate problem.
Pompey was still in the East, resettling pirates as peaceful farmers, when in Rome another tribune, Gaius Manilius, carried through, against weakened opposition, a bill appointing Pompey to the command against Mithradates, with full powers to make war and peace and to organize the whole Roman East (66). Pompey displaced Lucullus and lost no time defeating Mithradates in Asia Minor. After the death of Mithradates in 63, Pompey was free to plan the consolidation of the eastern provinces and frontier kingdoms. For 6,000 talents he set up King Tigranes in Armenia as a friend and ally of Romeand as his own protégé. Pompey rejected the Parthian king's request to recognize the Euphrates as the limit of Roman control and extended the Roman chain of protectorates to include Colchis, on the Black Sea, and the states south of the Caucasus. In Anatolia, he created the new provinces of Bithynia-Pontus and Cilicia. He annexed Syria and left Judaea as a dependent, diminished temple state. The organization of the East remains Pompey's greatest achievement. His sound appreciation of the geographical and political factors involved enabled him to impose an overall settlement that was to form the basis of the defensive frontier system and was to last, with few important changes, for more than 500 years.
Pompey's power and prestige were at their height in December 62, when he landed at Brundisium (Brindisi) and dismissed the army. His third triumph (61) trumpeted the grandeur of his achievement. The following decade was the period of his ascendancy in Italy, an ascendancy that was to be eroded through Caesar's growing military power and gradual capture of Pompey's worldwide clientelae, from the power base Caesar, in turn, created in northern Italy and Gaul. Pompey's inveterate enemies in Rome were the Optimates, the inner ring of nobles, not Crassus or Caesar, who had merely tried to steal the limelight in Pompey's absence and to manoeuvre into a better position for bargaining with their former political ally. The nobles meanwhile had gradually reasserted their dominance in Rome and hampered attempts to alleviate the condition of Italy and the Roman populace. Once back in Italy, Pompey avoided siding with popular elements against the Optimates. He was no revolutionary. He wanted all classes to recognize him as first citizen, available for further large-scale services to the state. He had divorced his third wife, Mucia, and now proposed to ally himself by marriage to the party of the young senatorial leader Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger. But the nobles were closing their ranks against him, and his offer was rebuffed. Lucullus and others were determined to prevent the en bloc ratification of Pompey's eastern settlement and to reject his demand for land for his veterans.
The First Triumvirate.
Help came only when Caesar returned from his governorship in Spain. Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar formed the unofficial and at first secret First Triumvirate. It was to become more than a mere election compact. It would strain all the resources of the triumvirs to wrest one consulship from the Optimates; their continued solidarity was essential if they were to secure what Caesar gained for them in 59. Caesar, for his part, wanted a long-term command. Pompey, who now married Caesar's daughter, Julia, saw Caesar as his necessary instrument. Caesar, once consul, immediately forced through a land bill and, shortly after, another appropriating public lands in Campania. Once he had secured a five-year command in Illyria and Gaul he could be relied on to take off a large proportion of Pompey's discharged troops and give them further opportunities for profitable employment.
Pompey solved the problem of Rome's grain supply with his usual efficiency, but the nobles kept up their opposition. The year 56 was a critical one for the triumvirs. The nobles concocted religious impediments to prevent the dispatch of Pompey on a military mission to Egypt, while Publius Clodius contrived to persuade Pompey that Crassus had designs on his life. An attempt was made to suspend Caesar's law for the distribution of Campanian land.
Alarmed at Pompey's suspicions and truculence, Crassus set off to meet Caesar at Ravenna, and Caesar in turn came to the limit of his province at Luca to meet Pompey. The Luca conference (56) prepared the ground for the next phase of triumviral cooperation: Pompey and Crassus were to secure election to the consulship for 55, for they, too, wanted five-year commands in the provinces, while Caesar's command was to be renewed for another five years. The three secured their ends by violence and corruption after a prolonged struggle. Early in 55 Pompey and Crassus were at last elected consuls, with most of the lesser magistracies going to their supporters. Caesar obtained the extension of his command, while Pompey and Crassus received commands in Spain and Syria, respectively. Pompey could stay on in Italy and govern his provinces by deputies. But the triumvirate was coming to an end. The death of Julia (54) destroyed the strongest bond between Pompey and Caesar, and Crassus suffered disastrous defeat and death in Mesopotamia. The triumvirate existed no longer; but Pompey as yet showed no inclination to break with Caesar.
Civil war.
Meanwhile, from outside the walls of Rome, Pompey watched the anarchy in the city becoming daily more intolerable. He was prepared to wait without committing himself until the Optimates found an alliance with him unavoidable. He refused further offers from Caesar of a marriage alliance. There was talk in Rome as early as 54 of a dictatorship for Pompey. Street violence made it impossible to hold the elections. In January 52 Clodius was killed by armed followers of Titus Annius Milo, whose candidacy for the consulship was being bitterly opposed by both Pompey and Clodius. Now both factions exploded into even greater violence. The senate house was burnt down by the mob. With no senior magistrates in office, the Senate had to call on Pompey to restore order. It was the hour he had waited for. He speedily summoned troops from Italy. The nobles would not have him as dictator; they thought it safer to appoint him sole consul.
Pompey's legislation of 52 reveals his genuine interest in reform and the duplicity of his conduct towards Caesar. He reformed procedure in the courts and produced a panel of respectable jurors. A severe law against bribery at elections was made retrospective to 70 and, for all Pompey's protests, was rightly taken by Caesar's friends as aimed at him. Another useful law enforced a five-year interval between tenure of magistracies in Rome and assumption of provincial commands. But this law and another, which prohibited candidature in absence, effectively destroyed the ground of Caesar's expectation that he should become designated consul, and so safe from prosecution, before he had to disband his army in Gaul. Several attempts were made in the years 51-50 to recall Caesar before the expiration of his second term in Gaul. They were frustrated by the assertiveness of Caesar's faction and agents in Rome. Pompey, for all his growing fear and suspicion of Caesar's ambitions, did not come out openly against Caesar until late in 51, when he suddenly made clear his intentions. He declared that he would not consider the suggestion that Caesar should become designated consul while still in command of his army. His proposals for a compromise date for Caesar's recall were unacceptable to Caesar, whose sole resource now was to use the wealth he had accumulated in Gaul to buy men who could obstruct his enemies in the Senate. When war came, the Senate was evenly divided between Caesar and Pompey. The consulars were solidly for Pompey, although they saw him simply as the lesser evil. Late in 50 the consul Gaius Marcellus, failing to induce the Senate to declare Caesar a public enemy, visited Pompey with the consuls designate and placed a sword in his hands. Pompey accepted their invitation to raise an army and defend the state. Caesar continued to offer compromise solutions while preparing to strike. On Jan. 7, 49, the Senate finally decreed a state of war. Four days later Caesar crossed the Rubicon.
Pompey's strategic plan was to abandon Rome and Italy to Caesar and rely on his command of the sea and the resources of the East to starve out the Caesarians in Italy; but he did not have the disciplined loyalty and full cooperation of his Optimate allies, and Caesar's swift advance southward only just failed to prevent his withdrawal from Italy. Across the Adriatic at Dyrrhachium the wisdom of Pompey's strategy became clear. Caesar, after a hazardous crossing in pursuit, found himself cut off from his base in Italy by sea and facing superior land forces. Pompey, however, eventually had to abandon his naval blockade of the rest of Caesar's forces in Brundisium and failed to prevent their crossing to join Caesar. Caesar's army was repulsed in an assault on Pompey's camp at Dyrrhachium and, failing a quick decision in the West, Caesar was obliged to move eastwards into Thessaly. Pompey followed and joined forces with the Senate's army there under Scipio, rendering Caesar's position untenable. At this juncture, Pompey, under pressure from his Optimate allies, decided for battle, a sensible enough decision if his opponent had not been a commander of genius. Pompey suffered a disastrous defeat on the plain of Pharsalus (48). He fled from his camp as the enemy stormed it and made his way to the coast. His supporters were to rally and involve Caesar in strenuous fighting in Africa, Spain, and the East for three more years; but Pompey did not live to play a part in this struggle. Hurried on by Caesar's rapid pursuit, he lost contact with his own fleet. He moved on southward to Cilicia, Cyprus, and Egypt. He decided to land at Pelusium and seek the assistance of Ptolemy, his former client. The King marched down to the coast, ostensibly to welcome him; but he and his counsellors had chosen not to risk offending the victorious Caesar. Pompey's small squadron lay offshore while Pompey, bidding farewell to his wife, Cornelia, complied with an insidious invitation to enter, with several companions, a small boat sent to bring him to land. As he prepared to step ashore he was treacherously struck down and killed (Sept. 28, 48 BC).
Pompey's name cast a lasting shadow. His end inspired some of Lucan's finest verses. In the empire he acquired official respectability, and the greatness of his achievement was fully appreciated by the great writers. But there are few clear-headed or unbiassed accounts of Pompey by his own contemporaries. Caesar would have his readers believe that he wrote of Pompey more in sorrow than in anger; his propaganda was discreet and subtly damaging to his rival's reputation. Cicero's veering, day-to-day judgments of Pompey reveal his inability to see clearly through the distorting medium of his own vanity. The inflated eulogies of Pompey in Cicero's speeches are punctured by his persistent sniping at him in his letters. Yet he looked up to him for leadership and, in the moment of decision, joined him. But Pompey was neither a revolutionary nor a reactionary, willing to wreck the fabric of the commonwealth for the advantage of self or class. He expected a voluntary acceptance of his primacy but was to discover that the methods he had used to get his commands had permanently alienated the dominant nobility. So year after year he had to play a passive role, covertly intriguing or waiting for successive occasions to arise that would force them to accept his leadership. Some thought his waiting game duplicity, others, sheer political incompetence. He was an ineffective politician, not from incapacity for intrigue or ruthless action but from lack of candour and consistency in speech and action.
As a military leader, Pompey fell short of real greatness, lacking Caesar's genius, his dynamism and panache, and his geniality in personal relationships. He was circumspect and thoroughthe perfect administrator. His vision of empire was no narrower than Caesar's. Like many a more recent imperialist, he was satisfied with the ideal of efficient and clean-handed administration and justice, and many of his contemporaries believed that he went far to achieve that aim in his own practice. Pompey, the wealthiest man of his age, invested his millions prudently; his landed estates were distributed throughout Italy in manageable units. For all the extravagance of his triumphal shows and the inexcusable heartlessness of the contests in slaughter with which he entertained the populace, he was a plain-living man, friend and admirer of the Stoic Panaetius. His third wife, Mucia, bore him two sons, Gnaeus and Sextus, and a daughter, Pompeia, before he divorced her for infidelity (62). Julia was the wife he loved most dearly; Cornelia outlived him and mourned his death. (Encyclopaedia Britannica Article)
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In the 75 years that there has been a Masters, you'd be hard-pressed to find one that had more drama and excitement among such a large group of players as this past one. Charl Schwartzel's four straight birdies to finish was astounding, but don't forget the chip in for birdie on the first hole or the hole-out for eagle on the third. The young man played some incredible golf and is a deserving champion.
As I watched in amazement at all the different storylines, I realized I had a large number of possibilities to write about for this week's "A Lesson Learned." Tiger Woods' aggressive play made up a seven stroke deficit in eight holes. His inability to convert a few short putts on the back nine cost him a chance to win a fifth green jacket. The Australian contingent of Ogilvy, Day and Scott showed incredible poise and looked like one of them would take the green jacket down under for awhile. There was also a time when I was sure K.J. Choi would win with his almost robotic-like consistency. And of course, Charl Schwartzel's four-birdie close will be written about ad nauseum for years to come. But in some ways, the story of the week may have been the three-day dominance of Rory McIlroy and the gut-wrenching back nine he endured on Sunday. And those putts. Everyone remembers his drive on No. 10, but those putts on Nos. 11 and 12 are what doomed his chances.
I noticed early that Rory seemed to be walking a little quicker than normal. That's a sign of tension. It showed early with a bogey at the first. But he did a good job, albeit with a few early struggles, of righting the ship and stood on the 10th tee still one shot ahead of the rest of the field. And then, one pulled drive later, a shot from by the cabins to the left of the tenth hole and a pitch that hit a tree near the green that came back to him, the young man had a triple bogey and was two shots behind.
But then he missed a short birdie putt on eleven and an even shorter par putt on the same hole. He then missed more short putts as he four-putted for double bogey on the 12th. Hearts across the golf world were breaking for him. It was maddening. It was gut wrenching. And to many golf instructors, it was understandable. We've all seen it before. We'll see it again.
I heard the commentators talking about how all day, he seemed to be pulling his putts. That is what happens when you get tense.
When better players feel tense, they know it and often try, subconsciously, to make adjustments. When you feel like you're too quick, you will slow your hands down, almost decelerate them, to get back what you think is your proper, natural rhythm. And you're tense because you remember missing a short one earlier. That's when even the shortest putts seem like hieroglyphics.
When you feel your body and nerves getting tense, you need to give yourself a deep breath and get back to the basics. This means regulate your breathing, exhale and be sure you go through your pre-shot routine. Most importantly, accept that anything that has happened on the last hole or last shot is not indicative of what will happen to you on your next shot. The best players in the world hit poor shots, miss short putts, stub easy chips. You will too. It happens. When your body tenses up, it may increase the likelihood of it. You've got to get back to basics. But if and when a bad shot or bad break happens, you have to accept it and move forward. Don't let one bad hole turn into two or three. Don't let one bad swing mess up your rhythm for the next five swings.
As for young Rory McIlroy, his fundamentals and balance are so solid, I am confident he will be back in contention at major championships soon. Probably very soon. He needs to use this experience to learn how to handle his emotions and learn to rely on his routines and selective memories when he gets back into that same position.
And for all of you who will be playing in a club championship, your weekend Nassau or just trying to beat your personal best: whenever you feel the pressure starting to build, remember that it effects every player of every level. Take a breath, go through your routine and perform confidently, regardless of what happened in the past. Your best golf shot should always be the next one!
Bobby Hix is the PGA Director of Golf at the Arnold Blum Golf Learning Center at the Idle Hour Club in Macon, Georgia. A PGA Member for 23 years, Bobby is the 2010 Georgia Section PGA Teacher of the Year. Other PGA awards include Section Junior Golf Leader and Assistant Professional of the Year, Central Chapter Teacher of the Year (3 times), Junior Golf Leader and Professional of the Year. A Member of the PGA President's Council on Growing the Game, Bobby is also on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Junior Golf Foundation. Bobby's most recognized student is University of Georgia senior Russell Henley, a 3 time All American who tied for the lowest finish as an amateur in the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach.


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For me I can't wait to be done my piano sonata but I also am excited to compose a concerto for piano and orchestra!
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Friday, April 10, 2009
Neither Have You Tasted My Jesus
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Much better with the cartoons, for sure.ReplyDelete
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awesome, thanks for the visual aids. i will definitely make an attempt to take a lick from the jesus pop before i fall back on old ways and follow the path of the flying spaghetti monsterReplyDelete
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Haha! Awesome! I loved it.ReplyDelete
Seriously almost fell off my chair. Between the pictures and the girl knocking her mic off, so funnyReplyDelete
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A crossover is a car-based vehicle that combines features of sport utility vehicles with features of other large passenger vehicles. New crossovers are popular with families and with people who have active, busy lifestyles, since they're available with a wide array of feature combinations. Some new crossover SUVs are built to drive like a station wagon or large car, but have sport utility styling elements; other crossovers incorporate more sport utility functionality for off roading capability or improved towing capacity.
It's important to understand, though, that new crossovers are cars, not trucks, no matter how much they might look like sport utility vehicles. The difference is that sport utility vehicles are built on truck platforms, which gives them the strength to perform truck-like tasks. Crossovers are built on car platforms, so even if they boast especially big cargo areas or have been given all-wheel-drive capability (this feature is most common on crossovers from manufacturers who have a high-end all-wheel-drive wagon or sedan in the lineup) they'll perform better than the average car, but their limitations will fall short of a true sport utility vehicle. Since so many new crossovers on the market closely resemble small sport utility vehicles (which is deliberate, of course), new crossover buyers should be careful to ensure they're getting what they really want, and what they pay for. Since new crossovers are targeted towards families with a bit of money to spare, new and recently refreshed crossover models come with a lot of options and features. Buyers can choose engine types, cabin configurations (some new crossovers even have third-row seating, a popular family feature) and technology upgrades, along with plenty of safety features to ensure a smooth trip. In the end, a new crossover SUV will provide reliability, comfort, enough power to enjoy the journey, and enough space for passengers to ride comfortably with all their cargo.


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Jaws dropped as the Houston Zoo's Young Supporters entered Hotel Zaza's 11th floor Grapevine Ballroom on Wednesday for their annual summer cocktail party. The event aptly titled "ZooZa" held on the museum district venue's top floor offered breathtaking, floor-to-ceiling views of Hermann Park and the city skyline.
More than 300 nouveau philanthropists flooded the space in a matter of minutes. Early arrivals posed in a Lucky Shots photo booth and scored $25 gift cards from Lyft, a mobile-app friendly ridesharing company.
As guests nibbled on chipotle steak kabobs from Monarch and sipped Circulo tequila cocktails, Houston Zoo Development Associate Cathren LePori Saunders divulged the reason for the soiree.
"Flock is the Zoo's donor club whose goal is to connect young professionals, increase awareness and drive up membership," she explained. "We champion the efforts of the zoo and wildlife worldwide."
Flock has roughly 200 members, ages 21-40. The event's proceeds will all benefit the Houston Zoo's animal care, wildlife and preservation programs.
At sundown, attendees departed the picturesque setting, scooping up cheesecake lollipops and red Wayfarers from YELP as party favors.
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Seminole High School football fans got more excitement than they bargained for when this masked man executed the most technically impressive streaking prank we have ever seen.
Streakers are a common phenomenon at sporting events; getting naked is a pretty easy way to get attention and laughs. Usually the episode ends with an awkward tackle, and the perp is escorted off of the field by smirking security guards. In this case, things played out quite differently.
That guy is fast! He outruns the guards, who follow him over the low fence but give up when he scales the 6-foot barrier like Spidey in his birthday suit. With flawless prank-choreography, his getaway-car pulls up and whisks him away, while the crowd roars.
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This post was originally published last season at Club Colorado, the Colorado Ski Country USA blog, as part of a series on skiing and riding safety.
In the past, when I've written about skiing and riding safety, I received some comments that skiing with me might be "boring" or a "bummer."
I beg to differ.
I'm a Colorado native who grew up skiing and racing. For 14 years, I've been skiing with my kids and we've seen our share of tumbles, crashes and close calls. Never once have we thought about hanging up our boards.
What I have thought about (and what I try to teach my kids) is about balancing the risks, enjoying the rewards and acting responsibly while skiing.
From those three "R's" come safety.
Balancing Risk
Skiing on a resort is a social sport. Not only are you skiing or riding with your friends or family, but you're also skiing or riding with hundreds, if not thousands, of other people. While you're on the mountain, you're part of a larger community, and communities need rules. Hence the Skier and Rider Responsibility Code. These rules exist, not to ruin your ski day, but to make your ski day safer and more rewarding.
Teaching kids about the Code is easy. There is a nifty video from the National Ski Areas Association (see above!) and there's also an excellent picture book for younger kids: Safely Ski From A to Z, by Mary Palmer. Sure, you can just talk about the code or read the signs aloud as you go up the lift, but this book makes it a lot more fun (and can help alleviate anxiety about putting on the gear or going to lessons — it's good stuff)!
We have a young driver in our home and as we've taught him to drive, we've been doing our own internal gut check on balancing risk with rewards. Driving is scarier than skiing, but we're not going to stop him from driving. Instead, we've tried to teach him to drive defensively. This doesn't mean driving only 39 mph and double braking as he pulls into intersections. No, as we've taught our 17 year-old, defensive driving is smart driving, knowing the rules of the road and paying attention.
It seems to me the parallels with skiing and riding are many.
Enjoying Rewards
We all know the rewards of skiing and riding: the speed, the feeling of flying with your feet on the ground (or sometimes above the ground), the sheer joy in carving perfect turns or leaving a set of tracks in fresh powder. If we didn't love snowsports, we wouldn't do them.
But this is where balance comes in. If you're skiing in a group, can everyone handle the tree shot you're about to take? Are there too many people on this run to carve big GS turns? What are the conditions like? Can you handle them? Not only are these questions we've asked our kids, but we've tried to get them to ask these questions of themselves. This is especially important as they've grown older and ski independently with their friends
We've tried to teach them to evaluate the conditions, the crowds, the terrain and their energy. It's a cliché, but a cliché with validity: the last run of the day is the most dangerous 'cause you're tired. With kids, it's important that they learn to listen to themselves and their friends. If someone is ready to quit, doesn't like the terrain or simply wants to take a break, there should be no shame in bailing.
For there's no reward in pushing it too far and getting hurt.
Acting Responsibly
If you're a parent, you know how hard it can be to teach kids to take responsibility for themselves, for their stuff and for their homework. Alas, these can be hard lessons with lots of tears.
Still, in every aspect of life, accepting and taking responsibility for oneself is of paramount importance and a hallmark of becoming an adult.
Responsibility on the ski slopes should be cut and dried. Know the Code, listen to Ski Patrol, treat others with respect, and be aware of those around you. Don't push your limits too far and ski or ride within your ability. Make sure your equipment is in good shape, working properly and fits your current size. Keep yourself in good shape and (listen to you mother!) always wear a helmet.
If you can do all of these things, we tell our kids, (and they're really not that hard), you'll enjoy a lifetime of rewarding, exhilarating skiing. You'll also be set with some good lessons for a successful life.
At least that's what I tell myself, as a mom.
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text: First In Conversation event. Posted by Henry Lau on September 16, 2013 • Comments (0) The first of our In Conversation events is being held this Thursday. We've still got tickets available if you want to head down. The first In Conversation events is hosted by Tom Freshwater, Contemporary Arts Programme Manager at National Trust. He'll be talking with Lyndall about the whole process, from initial conversations to putting in the last disk. If you can't make we're going to film the event and put it online. Hope to see lots of you there. Henry


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