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Lie, damned lies and statistics....about Down Syndrome/
The last week has seen two more stories about Down Syndrome and abortion in the news. Firstly, the news that in Iceland 100% of babies with Down Syndrome are aborted, and secondly a programme in Australia about pre-natal testing and the "profound disability" that Down Syndrome is.
Where to start? Well, once more when I read the press articles I despair at the state of journalism. Yet again, almost every article is just taken word for word from another article. None seem to be capable of fact checking, or even using statistics correctly.
Iceland statistics
Let's look at the Iceland scenario first. In Iceland it is widely accepted as moving towards eradication of Down Syndrome due to virtually 100% abortion rate:
Here is my quick analysis of the 100% abortion rate statistic.
Before you even look into the calculation itself, it is important to note just how tiny the number of births in Iceland is. In 2015 there were 4129 births. In the whole country. That's around 500 babies FEWER than born in the two Belfast maternity hospitals (RVH and Mater) in the same year. It's incredibly low.
So, around 85% of women take up the offer of pre-natal testing. I've read some reports that of those, around 15% with a "higher risk" result choose not to pursue any additional tests. And then of the women left in the high risk category who go for further tests and get a positive result, almost all of them will abort, hence this "100%" statistic. But we can see that there are unlikely to be many women in this group at all. And therefore what may register in other countries (in the UK) as a 90% abortion rate actually equates to 100% most years. *see my workings at the end
To consider how many babies with Down Syndrome might be expected in Iceland, given their testing rates, let's take the 4129 births (not the most accurate figure to use – actual pregnancies would be better, but this is all I have!) x 85% who choose testing, this means around 3510 women will accept the test, around 620 will not.
In a group of around 620 women not accepting pre-natal testing, we would only expect 1 baby with Down Syndrome to be born (assuming a rate of around 1 in 700). And of those women not going for tests, there is no consideration of their reasons – but we may be able to infer that a proportion of those may well be younger women who are less likely to have a baby with Down Syndrome and therefore may not see the point in going for the screening. In which case, we'd expect even fewer babies with Down Syndrome to come out of this group. Therefore you might get a few years with no babies born then a year or two with 1 or 2 babies. That's all you would expect with such a small population. So the reason they have so few children born with Down Syndrome is actually because they have so few children born. Full stop.
Unbalanced information on diagnosis
That's the information in Iceland's 'defence' so to speak. The truth is though that the rest of the information coming out from this study continues to show the myths that surround Down Syndrome. Genetic counsellors and doctors claim that balanced information is given to parents who receive positive results but the quotes from doctors and geneticists doesn't back this up. I know from my own experience with an ante-natal diagnosis (and in a country where abortion isn't an option so wasn't discussed explicitly) that the information is not balanced.
The problem with this is that when we have high rates of pre-natal testing, if unbalanced information is then presented to parents, then we are essentially eradicating Down Syndrome. And here in the UK with the 'miracle' NIPT coming into use which is non-invasive we're expecting an increase in detection rates yet no improvement in the way information is provided. Parents are routinely given the diagnosis with the next available termination slot. The assumption is you will abort. Or you're given a list of the associated health problems. No one has given me a list of health problems for my current pregnancy. And this baby has a 1 in 2 chance of contracting cancer, as we all do these days. Why are we giving information on potential negative medical outcomes to parents of children with Down Syndrome and not every parent?
The Icelandic counsellor quoted in the article said that we "have to look at Down Syndrome as a spectrum". The Australian doctor featured in the 60 Minutes programme also referred to this "spectrum". It's not a spectrum. There are a very few cases of Down Syndrome, known as mosaic Down Syndrome, which result in only some cells in the body having a triple copy of chromosome 21. However, the vast majority of cases are exactly like our son Daniel, full blown Trisomy 21 where all the cells in his body have 47 chromosomes. Therefore it is incorrect to describe it as a condition that has a wide spectrum. You either have Down Syndrome or you don't. Early intervention therapies can improve outcomes whereas the presence of other health problems or conditions like autism can make things more difficult (and often cannot be detected, as with the general population, antenatally). But there's no spectrum.
So the problem that continues to follow countries with aggressive pre-natal testing for Down Syndrome is this notion that medics put out in these stories that they provide balanced counselling and information yet state falsehoods in the same sentence about what Down Syndrome actually is. How can a counsellor who describes a non-spectrum condition as a spectrum be providing balanced information?
The reality
Articles in the press, as evidenced by the comments of the Australian TV presenter on 60 Minutes, continue to use this language and then the comments on social media (do not read if you are sensitive, there are many vile people out there) often follow the vein of "It's all fair and well showing us a cute 3 year old, but these people grow up to be rapists (yup, read that one recently) / profoundly disabled / reliant on full time care / huge complications / defective humans / have a horrible disease".
Lots of readers of these articles seem to think that we, the families of people with Down Syndrome, including families with older children, teenagers and adult family members with Down Syndrome, are lying. That there must be hundreds of families with severely "profoundly disabled" (language used by the journalist in Australia) people with Down Syndrome who are hiding, not sharing their stories.
It's like they're crying out "We see your cute kid and hear your protests, but it's not like this for everyone, show us the ones having a crap time, that will back up our decision to terminate these diseased individuals".
The truth is, we're mostly having a ball. We're not lying. Yes, we have challenges, but here's a news flash. EVERYONE HAS THEIR CHALLENGES. Everyone has crap happen them in life. The crappest thing in our lives actually isn't Down Syndrome. It's Crohn's disease. An undiagnosed growth problem with our younger son. A father in law dying from a degenerative brain condition that has slowly taken him away from us over years. For others it may be financial problems. Cancer. Whatever. But it's rarely Down Syndrome. This narrative is just absolute bullshit (excuse my language). It drives me mad that everyone else thinks they know how we feel.
Most people with Down Syndrome love their lives. I've been doing talks in a school to sixth formers about Down Syndrome since Daniel was a baby. The thing that blows their mind is this statistic:
99% of people with Down Syndrome said they were happy with their lives. 99%.
Let that sink in. In a world of depressed, anxious, stressed out, unhappy people there is a group of individuals who have a 99% happiness rate. This is unbelievable. And it's not because they're stupid or don't understand anything about their lives. They truly feel that their lives are worthwhile, fun, enjoyable and they get up in the morning HAPPY about the day ahead.
The same survey (of over 3000 people in the US) showed 97% of siblings aged 9-11 loved their sibling with Down Syndrome, 99% of parents said they love their child with Down Syndrome.
Another study has shown that couples who have a child with Down Syndrome are LESS LIKELY TO DIVORCE than a couple who have a typically developing child.
So basically, we have happier children and are less likely to get divorced than the rest of you. HA! And do you know what? In my subsequent pregnancies I've hoped that I'll be lucky enough to hit the jackpot again and have another child with Down Syndrome. This isn't propaganda. This is me sharing my life. It's bloody awesome having a kid with Down Syndrome. You're missing out.
* using the 1 in 700 expected birth rate of babies with Down Syndrome in Iceland
4129 x 85% who test = 3510 women
3510 / 700 = 5 babies we might expect to have Down Syndrome. The abortion rate would need to be 80% (considerably lower than a number of other European countries) before even one of those pregnancies would be continued. An actual abortion rate of 90% like in the UK would result in, on average, one pregnancy being continued every other year i.e. alternate years it would look like a 100% abortion rate.

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Double-standard quote changed UNC-Duke dynamic
If you could examine the evolution in slow motion, if you could rewatch all the classics and relive all the memories, if you could replay all the top-10 meetings and study when the rivalry started to become The Rivalry – the most passionate in college basketball – you might begin not on the court but at a press conference.
You might begin with these words: Double standard.
"I think that's really when it intensified," Rick Brewer, North Carolina's longtime sports information director, said recently of the UNC-Duke basketball rivalry.
On Jan. 21, 1984, a UNC team ranked No. 1 traveled to Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils were unranked but rising under Mike Krzyzewski, a young, unproven coach who had endured turmoil during his first three seasons at Duke.
For a while, the night seemed like it would be Krzyzewski's finest moment at Duke. The Blue Devils led 67-63 in the final minutes and it appeared it would be a program-defining victory.
But then, as games sometimes did in Krzyzewski's early years in Durham, everything unraveled.
The Tar Heels came back and won thanks in no small part to Michael Jordan, playing his final college season, and Kenny Smith, a freshman guard. The most memorable moment, though, might have been Dean Smith banging on the scorer's table with about 4 1/2 minutes to play.
He was, apparently, trying to stop the clock to make a substitution. While he banged on the table, Smith inadvertently added 20 points to UNC's score. The scorers fixed that, but despite the antics, he wasn't called for a technical.
After his team's 78-73 loss – Duke's fifth in a streak of six consecutive losses against the Tar Heels – Krzyzewski was irate. He vented about what he described as the "double standard" that existed in the ACC – one for Smith and his team, and one for everybody else.
Two things, among many others, changed after that loss for Duke: One, the Blue Devils entered their next 14 games against UNC as a ranked team – often in the top 10. Second, Krzyzewski never again endured a losing streak against UNC as long as the one that included the "double standard" game.
To Brewer and some others who have shared a long relationship with UNC, Duke – and not N.C. State – has always been the Tar Heels' primary rival. Even so, the Wolfpack was clearly UNC's equal – and sometimes its superior – during the 1950s and parts of the 1970s and 80s. During many of those years, it wasn't uncommon for Duke to be the third-best program.
Dean knew: 'It's a great hire'
When Krzyzewski arrived at Duke in 1980, though, a slow transformation began. It took time, but he awoke a dormant program. At UNC, Krzyzewski's arrival was met with a sense of wonder.
As in: who exactly is this guy?
"When Mike came in – because it was an unusual hire, quite frankly, and I'm a big fan of (former Duke athletic director) Tom Butters – but I asked Dean (Smith) about Mike when he was hired," said John Swofford, the ACC Commissioner who was UNC's athletic director from 1980 to 1997. "I said, 'Is that a good hire?' And he said, 'It's a great hire.' "
Swofford emphasized the word "great" when he recalled the story, more than three decades later. He went on: "(Smith) said, 'You mark my word, he will be very successful. And he is going to be a load for us to compete with."
Smith was right, eventually. Krzyzewski lost four of his first five games against Smith and UNC before Duke won in overtime, 66-65, in February 1981 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Then began a six-game winning streak for UNC in the series – a streak that included the "double standard" game – before Duke won 77-75 in the 1984 ACC tournament. The Tar Heels were ranked No. 1, as they'd been the other two times they played Duke that season.
The "double standard" game might have represented the symbolic start of the rivalry as it's known today. Krzyzewski's proved he wasn't afraid of challenging Smith.
On the court, though, Duke's victory against UNC in the '84 ACC tournament represented the arrival of Krzyzewski's program. He had yet to guide the Blue Devils to a Final Four.
Still, to date, it remains Krzyzewski's only victory against the Tar Heels when they have been ranked No. 1.
The games that changed everything
Brewer said the rivalry began to change then, when Krzyzewski "really got his program going." There was another catalyst, too, in pushing the UNC-Duke basketball rivalry to where it is today: television.
"You have to give television credit," Brewer said. "ESPN started televising those games."
Like the one in 1992 at the Smith Center. Duke arrived on Feb. 5 unbeaten and mostly untested. The Blue Devils were reigning national champions. The Tar Heels, ranked ninth, weren't bad themselves.
It ended in a 75-73 UNC victory. At one point blood streamed down the face of Eric Montross, the Tar Heels center, and so people still remember it as "the bloody Montross game." Also memorable: the postgame celebration that spilled from the Smith Center and onto Franklin Street.
"It was the first year that they stormed the floor on the Smith Center floor," said Hubert Davis, a UNC assistant coach who was a senior on that '91-92 UNC team. "Duke was at the time 17-0, had just won the national championship in '91. …
"Oh, it was unbelievable. These guys will never experience an atmosphere like that."
He was among the delirious crowd that spent a large part of the night on Franklin Street.
"Oh, my goodness, I was enjoying it," he said. "I enjoyed it there and I enjoyed it on Franklin Street. Had a great time. I was 20. I was having a great time. It was awesome."
Games like that one helped elevate the Duke-UNC rivalry from a regional spectacle to a national phenomenon. ESPN, recognizing a marketable asset, began hyping the rivalry annually, and Dick Vitale, the network's energetic college basketball announcer and pitchman, became something like its national voice.
They push each other to excellence
The roots for what the Duke-UNC rivalry became were in place by the early 1990s. Between 1984 – starting with their second regular-season game that year – and 1989, Duke and UNC met as ranked teams in 14 consecutive games. In 24 of their 26 games between March '84 and March '94, Duke and UNC were both ranked. Sixteen times, both were in the top 10.
That's long been the standard: important games, between teams considered the best in the country, year in and year out. It has been a rivalry built on great teams and memorable games, on All-American players and venerable, Hall of Fame coaches. It has been a rivalry, too, built not as much on hatred as the drive to outdo the fiercest competition – twice, one followed its rival's national title with one of its own, first in 1992-93, then again in 2009-10. It has been a rivalry born of respect.
"People asked if the coaches hated each other," Brewer said. "I don't think so."
At the height of the Duke-UNC rivalry when Smith was still at UNC, in the late 80s and early 90s, Davis said Smith never changed his demeanor when preparing to play Krzyzewski. Smith was 24-14 against Krzyzewski but didn't get anything extra out of those wins, Davis said.
"There was tremendous mutual respect," Davis said. "I mean, there was a great respect. You had coach Smith, who I think is one of the greatest coaches of all time in any sport.
"And Coach K wasn't in the beginning stages of his coaching career but he hadn't established himself. Now Coach K, you can make a great argument that he's the best coach ever."
Who would have thought it back then, when a young Krzyzewski, in a moment of frustration, let loose on what he perceived as a "double standard?" Later that year, in March 1984, he beat one of the best UNC teams in history and not too long after, in 1986, he led Duke to his first Final Four.
The Duke-UNC rivalry was in bloom then. And now Krzyzewski, who is 40-38 against UNC, has reached 1,000 career victories, a total that baffles and humbles his peers.
"Just unbelievable," said Roy Williams, the Tar Heels coach who has competed against Krzyzewski for the past 11 years.
More recently Williams, who has won more than 700 career games, thought about winning 1,000.
"No," he said, drawing out the word, when asked if he could imagine coaching long enough to win 1,000 games. "It's just mind boggling."


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I love a bargain and I really like a 2nd hand bargain. My mom raised me to hunt for deals and for that, I am so grateful. Whether you already know the joy of 2nd hand, or not, I hope this post encourages you in your thrifting pursuits.
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Thrift stores often use proceeds to help people with education and employment. People who sell their stuff through yard sales or consignment are making some money for themselves or their family. You're such a do-gooder.
6. You will be helping the environment.
2nd hand shopping & donating/selling my families stuff is my most favorite form of recycling. Go green!
7. You won't be buying into consumerism.
Our culture produces, consumes, and trashes stuff at a very fast rate. The media warps us into thinking we aren't good enough as we are and that we need to buy crap to be better. When we aren't spending our hard earned money on the latest fad, gadget, or potion, we free our money up for more important things...& we start to feel a lot better about ourselves.
8. Your partner/parent/whoever will be grateful.
From experience, I can say that it rocks my husbands world when I score a deal on something we need. Last spring, our blender broke. A few weeks later, I found a Ninja blender for 10 bucks at a yard sale. It has 2 sizes of container and blade and I really love it for making my green smoothies.
9. It's fun.
Scoring that blender deal was definitely fun. I kind of get a high when I score a deal. It's super fun to do an internet search for the product you scored and find out you saved 100's of dollars. It happens more than you would think.
10. You will be a total thrifster
...& I say that's a good thing. Here is how www.urbandictionary.com defines thriftster: "An off-shoot (or sub-culture) of the general hipster trend, but while most contemporary hipsters attempt to buy indie flavor by frequenting Urban Outfitters or American Apparel, a "thriftster" alternatively obtains said style by frequenting thrift stores or through general use of hand-me-downs. While shopping at the Salvation Army may have been included in the original definition of a "hipster," now that mainstream commercialism has caught onto the hipster fashion trends, the term "thriftster" must be adopted to differentiate those who appreciate used clothing and the ideals that come along with it from the ever-increasing group of trendy 20 and 30-somethings who are content to buy the massed-produced version of this clothing without asking how it got to be there in the first place."
I would love to hear about the awesome deals that you have scored!!
Bobbi Burns
9/22/2013 09:26:13 am
A friend of mine just bought a Ninja blender a week or so ago just like the one you got for $10. She paid close to $200 for it. She got robbed and you saved $190. Yea Rachel.
Rachel Burns
9/22/2013 09:56:35 am
Bobbi- I hope your friend enjoys their ninja as much as I like mine!! Too bad they aren't all $10! :-)
June (mom)
9/22/2013 10:51:28 am
I like to think of thrifting as 'Treasure Hunting' and like Rachel I learned from my mom and dad (her grandparents). I was just telling a friend at church this morning about one of my best finds ever, a crate full of 60's rock and roll music which was eagerly claimed by my family of musicians and continues, aprox. 15 yrs later, to be appreciated. The friend had just purchased a book of Beatles music at current $$$.
Rachel Burns
9/22/2013 10:56:44 am
I have the Peter, Paul & Mary book of sheet music from that crate. Great find, Mom!! <3
9/22/2013 11:10:05 am
My hubby and I were doing some garage-saling and found a flat screen monitor for 10 bucks, awesome score!
Rachel Burns
9/22/2013 11:11:15 am
Yaaaay, Bonnie!!!!! :-)
Aunt Lynda
9/24/2013 11:43:45 pm
My favorite application of our family thrift skills is getting free stuff from the craigslist curb alert. The trick is getting there first for the good stuff. I recently got great plants and pots for my patio. My friend who is furnishing her home after a cross country move has a desk and microwave. Living in the city means a rich curb inventory. I'm amazed how many people are giving away pianos. Of course there is also a glut of mattresses (yuk), and big old heavy TVs that folk hope someone will take off their hands (nada).
9/24/2013 11:47:03 pm
I LOVE curb alerts. & trash day. No, I am not to proud to say that I love trash day. Nice work, Aunt Lynda!! <3
Aunt Lynda
9/24/2013 11:48:49 pm
Oh, and a big technology breakthrough for thrifting at garage sales is the GPS! I can cover a lot more garage sales Sat morning with a lot less stress having the GPS direct the way. We had the car so full last Sat morn (Same friend furnishing her apt) that we had take a load home and go back for the grat coffee table, lamp and ironing board she got for a pittance.
Rachel Burns
9/24/2013 11:51:13 pm
I love it!! The school districts here all do kids sales where the gym is full of parents at tables selling kids clothes, toys, etc. It's like 200 yard sales in one location. Be still my heart!!
Aunt Lynda
9/24/2013 11:52:22 pm
Finally, we must hold appreciation for those who buy new. Otherwise there would be no thrift inventory 😉
Aunt Lynda
9/24/2013 11:52:43 pm
Finally, we must hold appreciation for those who buy new. Otherwise there would be no thrift inventory.
Rachel Burns
9/24/2013 11:54:14 pm
And appreciate them, I do. :)
Aunt Lynda
9/24/2013 11:54:14 pm
Finally, we must hold appreciation for those who buy new. Otherwise there would be no inventory 😉
Aunt Lynda
9/24/2013 11:54:30 pm
Finally, we must hold appreciation for those who buy new. Otherwise there would be no inventory
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Though these monitors are more expensive they have the ability to check glucose levels better then before and make it more convenient and also easier for hundreds of people. IF you use them it is important that you have your doctor calibrate it.
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Peer-to-peer rentals come to audio-visual equipment
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SpokeSwap aims to provide a money-making opportunity for owners and lower prices for renters.
For locals requiring short-term use of tools or equipment they don't own, we've already seen NeighborGoods offer a peer-to-peer rental platform. Doing the same thing for audio and visual equipment, SpokeSwap, provides a money-making opportunity for owners and lower prices for renters. SpokeSwap initially started life with a focus on bike rentals, hoping to capture a market who couldn't afford to buy their own bicycle for short trips. While city-led bike lease schemes have become a popular way for commuters to regularly cycle without ownership, the founders of SpokeSwap found it difficult to create interest in a peer-to-peer version. They decided to take a change of direction and sourced some video projectors on the site – garnering more success thanks to the high initial cost involved in ownership of the items and their usefulness in one-off events. Owners are now encouraged to list their available equipment, with three to five photos and a rental cost. Visitors can then search the site, schedule a pickup and return and take advantage of prices cheaper than rental shops. They also benefit from connecting with other members of their local community. SpokeSwap hopes to continue focusing on audio-visual equipment, potentially opening up into other areas in the near future. Are there other markets that could benefit from local peer-to-peer sharing?
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ANTA Sports, Fountain Vest launch bid for Amer Sports
ANTA's interest in the Finnish sporting goods firm comes as the company embarks on its globalization strategy
China's leading sportswear company ANTA Sports Products, together with Chinese private equity firm Fountain Vest Partners, have submitted a non-binding preliminary indication of interest to acquire the entire share capital of Finnish sporting goods company Amer Sports Corporation.
In a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange on September 12, the consortium is offering 40 euro (US$46.50) per share in cash. This translates to a bid of well over 4 billion euro as Amer Sports has a market capitalization of 3.984 billion euro when the market closed at the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange on September 11. Its stock price ended at 34.20 euro each, up 18.79% from the previous day's close price of 28.79 euro.
The bid is subject to a number of conditions, including conducting a due diligence investigation, final approval of the Anta board of directors and the investment committee of Fountain Vest, availability of financing and receipt of a recommendation from the Amer Sports' board of directors.
Completion of the possible acquisition would also be subject to further conditions, including the possible acquisition being structured as a cash tender offer and conditional on acceptances being received from shareholders holding at least 90% of the issued shares of Amer Sports.
In a separate statement, Amer Sports confirmed that it had received a non-binding preliminary indication of interest from the consortium, but added no negotiations are taking place and has made no decisions in respect to the indication of interest.
Amer Sports is a maker of internationally-recognized sporting goods brands such as Wilson tennis rackets, Salomon, Arc'teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic, Mavic, Suunto and Precor. The group's business is balanced by its broad portfolio of sports and products, and a presence in all major markets.
ANTA's interest in Amer Sports comes at a time when the company is launching its globalization strategy in 2018. Through its multi-brand strategy, it aspires to become a competitive global multi-brand company with newly-added brands, including KINGKOW and KOLON SPORT.
ANTA chairman and CEO Ding Shizhong has stated that aside from existing brands, the company will continue to seek high-end international sportswear brands with strong growth potential to meet the sportswear needs of its customers and to fill the gaps between different market segments.
Citi is representing ANTA and Fountain Vest in the transaction.
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WATCH: You're so vain - 'Selfie Rat' uses sleeping man's camera phone to strike a pose
Meet 'Selfie rat', the rodent who leaves 'Pizza rat' and 'Spaghetti' rat in the shade in terms of sophistication.
Visitors to NYC, tourist Don Richards and his friend were at President Street subway station in Brooklyn when they noticed a man fast asleep, lying on the subway platform.
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NEXT MEETING: Thursday, October 10, 2019
Reception at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
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TOPIC: Alabama: Cultures of Diversity
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The Jefferson County Historical Association is dedicated to preserving and publicizing local history through regular meetings, publications and events. Founded in 1975 to promote historical preservation efforts, the society has grown to more than 400 members.
Alice Williams
Craig Allen, Jr.
George L. Jenkins
Harry E. Bradford
Rucker Agee
Lane Carter
Elizabeth Cooper
Chriss Doss
Paul H. Earle
Robert Montgomery
Margaret Sizemore
George Stewart
J. Morgan Smith
Richard J. Stockham
James F. Sulzby, Jr.
S. Vincent Townsend
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Board of Directors:
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Edward W. Stevenson, MD
Jim Bennett
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The Jefferson County Historical Association offers several books that offer a fresh insight into the rich history of Birmingham and Jefferson County Alabama. They tell the fascinating story of the people and industries that made Jefferson County and Alabama the industrial center of the South.
From first-hand accounts to thoroughly researched narratives, The JCHA publishes books that bring forth rich episodes of Jefferson Counties history in a readable style that engages both scholarly and general audiences.
These JCHA books can be purchased at meetings of the Jefferson County Historical Association or ordered by mail.
You may also order by sending your check or money order to the following address along with $5.00 for shipping and taxes (please add $2.00 for each additional book):
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Hot From the Oven....24th December 2017
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Hi All,
Wishing you all a wonderful Holiday season. I can't believe it's Christmas already! Time really does fly.
I've not made any new items this week, as have been busy final touches to our Christmas celebrations. I did, however, find time to set up a sale for you that began yesterday for 35% off your total shop with code SANTA at check-out. This sale will run until December 26th night (11.59 pm est) 2017, and then a few minutes later a new one with no code needed will begin for 25% off. You as my preferred clients get the extra few days and the extra 10% to shop, go get yourself a treat! The main sale ends on January 2nd at 11.59 pm est.
I have also added a new page all about the colors for Spring next year from the Pantone Color Institute. Quite an interesting read and the colors predicted are light, airy and fresh!
So that is it for 2017! See you in 2018. Happy Holidays to all of you!


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27/08/2014 Minister McHugh launches Great Houses of the North West Radio Series
Minister of State at the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Joe McHugh, T.D. today (August 27th) officially launched a radio series on the Great Houses of the North West on Ocean FM.
This radio series examines the historical role and future prospects of a number of Great Houses in Mayo, Sligo, Donegal, Roscommon, Leitrim and Fermanagh.
The passage of time and new historical research has changed our understanding of the role of the Great House. It is now recognised that, far from being isolated from the lives of the majority, the Great House played an important role in rural Ireland until well into the twentieth century. It was in fact a world where many strands of Irish life came together – Anglo, Irish, Protestant, Catholic, nationalist, loyalist, artist, writer, Gaelgoir, worker, tenant, solider, politician and clergyman.
The Great House epitomises a rich architectural tradition, European in origin but distinctly Irish. All the houses in this radio series are expertly described by specialists in their relative fields. These specialists include a representative from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage section of the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Over the years, the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht and its predecessors has provided important funding for a number of historic houses discussed in this series such as Westport, Temple House, Brownhall and Hazelwood. In recognition of their importance to the national heritage, many of these houses also benefit from important tax relief in respect of expenditure on repair and maintenance under Section 482 of the Taxes Consolidation Act. A condition of receiving this relief is that houses must allow a certain amount of public access, including during this week: National Heritage Week.
The Heritage Council – which is funded by the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht – is supporting this radio series.
Minister McHugh said: "Radio programmes such as this are invaluable in heightening public awareness of the importance of our heritage. It is clear that increased appreciation of historic places can only be secured through public discussion, research and academic publication."
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Jinmi Abduls has unexpectedly released what seems to be a potential Timeless hit! "Amazing Grace" is a story about being in love with a woman who has been hurt in the past. Jinmi Abduls describes all he calls her and expresses his gratitude for finding a woman he considers a blessing. Hmmm…Even though it sounds churchy but listening to it will definitely define his message to us.
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It was 2 years ago yesterday that I posted this short, and true, story here. I have gotten many comments about it, almost all complimentary. And, while I have nothing worthwhile to say, I do have the wisdom when to not say it! So, while I take the day off (and maybe tomorrow, as well, I thought I would re-run this story for those who have not read it. It really happened, and it has changed the way I look at the news, as well as life in general. Hey - just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they ain't out to get you!
I entered the Steak and Eggs for a bite on a slow summer night. It was one of those sultry, sticky, Southern nights - like an old movie loaded with intrigue and suspense.
The restaurant was empty with the exception of the one guy working the counter and mopping the floor. There was also an elderly black man pacing up and down the aisle between the counter and the row of tables by the window.
I was working on the USNS Sirius during the day and driving the cab at night to ward off the boredom of Norfolk. Late at night I would go to the Steak and Eggs place located off Granby Street at the Greyhound Terminal for a bite to eat. The following events took place there one night in July.
I ordered my steak and eggs and noticed that the elderly black guy was really agitated, pacing up and down while opening and closing his fists. He was also talking to himself. He was dressed in the typical fashion for older black men of that time. Suit trousers pulled up high, almost to his chest and a white dress shirt with no jacket. On his wrist was one of those hospital bracelets that indicated he had just come from an emergency room or been released from the hospital after a stay.
His ranting was repetitive and consisted of one or two points- mainly that "Lord, Lord, I cain't go home- no suh! They watching me- I tol' dem I weren't saying nuthin'- but Lord, Lord, they don't believe me…." He was sweating profusely as he continued his pacing. The cook and I were beginning to get nervous.
Slipping from behind the counter the cook sidled over to the pay phone on the wall and I heard him call the police. The old man was too busy to notice this and kept on pacing and talking.
Within 3 minutes an unmarked car pulled up and 2 white men got out. They were dressed in suits- minus the jackets. They had what appeared to be some kind of walkie-talkie with them.
Walking up to the old man and with a nod to the cook and myself they addressed him, "Okay old man- time to go." They put their hands on his shoulder and started to guide him to the door and their vehicle. The old man protested loudly, "I ain't gonna say nutthin'- no sir- I swear!" The reply, delivered gently, in retrospect was chilling. "We know that old man, just come with us." They steered him out into the parking lot and the waiting car.
It all seemed so natural- 2 detectives picking up this old man in response to a call from the cook…
As they loaded him into the car a marked Police cruiser pulled in and 2 uniformed cops entered the restaurant. "What's the trouble?" they asked.
The cook and I exchanged horrified glances and began to yell, "Stop that car! Stop that car!" The 2 cops ran outside just as the unmarked car had pulled out of the parking lot and were stopping for the red light.
One cop ran toward the vehicle while the other got in the squad car. The driver of the unmarked vehicle took off through the red light with the cop car now in pursuit- lights and siren splitting the heavy air. The unmarked car headed straight for the tunnel to Portsmouth with the Norfolk Police car close behind. When they emerged from the tunnel in Portsmouth the unmarked car had vanished.
The police returned to the Steak and Eggs where they interviewed the cook and I. It was impossible for me to finish eating so I left and hit the streets for a couple of hours before returning the cab and heading back to ship.
The following evening I was watching the local news in the ships lounge when a story came on that chilled me to the bone.
"An elderly black man was found in Portsmouth this morning. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The body was located at the edge of the river near the entrance to the tunnel. No clues and no suspects have been located. Anyone with information on the identity of this man please contact the Portsmouth Police Department."
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"The Old Black Guy" by Robert Williams ( Reposted from October 21, 2009)
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her first book. her first look at us.
we get different answers as to whether or not she knows english.
though the words in this book tell her of our love, if she doesn't know english, they are nothing to her now.
i've chosen the pictures and order so that, like a puzzle, she might be able to put the pieces together.
she will receive this book after we have completed ARC and NOC.
for that is when the director will tell her about us.
for the first time.
and this is what she will see...
i made this book with shutterfly. it's a 20 page 12 x 12 hardcover book using the storytelling style. if using shutterfly, always search for coupon codes. they are plentiful. i'm thankful for my india-mom-friends who have made books and given me ideas and for those who have/are adopting from k's orphanage and have given me pictures. her name and photos are hidden presently to protect her identity until she is ours.


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Some Interesting Facts About "Speaking in Tongues"
I. Biblical Tongues = Known Human (Earthly) Languages
The Gift of tongues in Corinth (First Corinthians) was essentially the same as the gift described in Acts 2; both pertained to known human languages that were previously unknown to the speaker. However, the speaker through the Holy Spirit, was miraculously enabled to speak (with understanding) in those languages. Thus, the gift involved foreign languages, and not supposed "heavenly languages" or "ectstatic utterances."
The modern-day tongues movement is a new resurgence of the glossolalia phenomena found amongst many pagan religions, and found amongst four known heretical groups/individuals within Christendom (from the 100-200's, the 1100's, the 1300's, and the 1700's AD). I will go into more detail on these four groups/individuals below, but generally-speaking the "modern tongues movement" started in the late 1700's and has no connection to Christianity, or even to historic/mainstream Christendom. Moreover, it is primarily found amongst the Sacramentalist and Arminian/Semi-Pelagian religions within Christendom (although it has made significant inroads into reformed/calvinistic/ predestinarian circles in our day).
As we will see below, every commentary written before the mid-to-late 1700's recognized that tongues were human languages. In the 1700's the notion of tongues as "ecstatic utterances" (emotionally wrought mumbling brought about by the supposed working of the Holy Spirit) became popular. By the 1800's, 1900's, and in our day, tongues morphed into supposedly "heavenly languages" known to God (and angels), but unknown to men (unless given the "gift" of interpretation).
II. The earliest fragmented commentaries affirmed
According to the earliest extant comments on tongues in Corinth (from Irenaeus circa 185 A.D. and Clement of Alexandria circa 190 A.D.), the Corinthians tongues were clearly human (foreign) languages.
III. The earliest full commentary affirmed
The earliest known full commentary (Homily) regarding First Corinthians was written by John Chrysostom somewhere between 386 and 398 A.D. His view was the common view held throughout all of Christianity and Christendom (with only a few exceptions to be addressed below). Chrysostom wrote the following concerning the naure of the gift of tongues in First Corinthians:
"…..as in the time of building the tower the one tongue was divided into many; so then the many tongues frequently met in one man, and the same person used to discourse both in the Persian, and the Roman, and the Indian, and many other tongues, the Spirit sounding within him: and the gift was called the gift of tongues because he could all at once speak various languages. See accordingly how he both depresses and elevates it. Thus, by saying, He that speaks with tongues, speaks not unto men, but unto God, for no man understands, he depressed it, implying that the profit of it was not great; but by adding, but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries he again elevated it, that it might not seem to be superfluous and useless and given in vain."
IV. The Early Church Fathers (so-called) affirmed
The following all understood the gift of tongues as being the miraculous, God-given ability to speak in foreign languages (known human languages) that the speaker himself previously did not know.
- Origen (185 to 254 AD);
- Eusebius (263 to 339 AD);
- Athanasius (293 to 373 AD);
- Gregory of Nazianzus (330 to 390 AD);
- Gregory of Nyssa (335 to 394+ AD);
- Hilary(300 – 367 AD);
- Jerome( 347 to 420 AD);
- Epiphanius(310/20 to 403);
- Augustine (354 to 430 AD);
- Theodoret( 393 to 457); and
- Gregory (540 to 604 AD).
V. Leaders and commentators within "Christendom" and Christianity affirmed
The following all understood the gift of tongues as being the miraculous, God-given ability to speak in foreign languages (known human languages) that the speaker himself previously did not know.
- Thomas Aquinas (famous Romanist Philosopher – 1225 to 1274 AD)
- Martin Luther (Protestant Reformation leader – 1483 to 1546)
- John Calvin (Protestant Reformation leader / Biblical commentator – 1509 to 1564)
- Matthew Henry (English non-conformist minister and Biblical commentator – 1662 to 1714)
- John Gill (English Particular Baptist minister and Biblical commentator – 1697 to 1771)
- Adam Clarke (British Arminian theologian and Biblical commentator – 1762 to 1832)
- Robert Jamieson (1802-1880); Andrew Robert Fausset; and David Brown (1803-1897): Authors of the famous "Jameison-Faussett-Brown commentary"
- John Nelson Darby (author of the Synopsis of the Books of the Bible and founder of the error of Dispensationalism – 1800 to 1882).
VI. Exceptions
As stated above, the modern-day tongues movement is a modern twist on an old heresy. Tongues as ecstatic utterances were unheard of through-out most of Christendom; however, there were a few notable exceptions:
1. Montanus: A heretic who lived circa AD 135 to AD 177, founded a movement (along with his followers) that:
Believed that God was not a Trinity but was a single God of three modes or manifestations;
Believed that their prophecies superseded and fulfilled the doctrines proclaimed by the Apostles;
Encouraged ecstatic prophesying (Montanus, along with the "prophetesses" Priscilla (or Prisca) and Maximilla exhibited frenzied religious experiences by enraptured seizures and utterances of strange languages that the disciples regarded as oracles of the Holy Spirit. Their behaviour mimicked the wicked prophetess of the famed (pagan) Oracle of Delphi;
Believed that Christians could lose their salvation;
Forbade remarriage after the death of a spouse; and
Believed that Montanus, Priscilla and Maximilla proclaimed a "New Prophecy," which foretold that Christ would return to Pepuza, a small village of Phrygia, upon which the new Jerusalem was to come down.
2. Hildegard of Bingen (1100's AD) a so-called "christian mystic" allegedly spoke and sang in tongues. Her spiritual songs were referred to by contemporaries as "concerts in the Spirit." She is admired even in the new age movement for her mysticism.
3. The Moravians (1300's AD) are referred to by detractors as having spoken in tongues. John Roche, a contemporary critic, claimed that the Moravians "commonly broke into some disconnected Jargon, which they often passed upon the vulgar, 'as the exuberant and resistless Evacuations of the Spirit.'" [Note: though this sounds like the modern-day tongues movement, I could not confirm from modern Moravian sources whether they did indeed speak in this garbled jargon].
4. Camisards/Cevennol Prophets/Prophets of the Cevennes (1700's A.D.): in the late seventeenth century, a radical group of Huguenots, mostly peasants, were reported to have spoken in tongues (most often, these uneducated peasants and young children were observed to "prophesy" in pure, elegant French). They were known for their "enthusiastic, demonstrative worship, and they claimed to be "seized by the Spirit." They believed themselves to be directly inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Between Montanus and his followers and the Camisards (about a 1500 year gap), there were only two alleged instances of what people in our day call "tongues." As can be seen, none of the above four groups/individuals practiced true Christianity. If there are others besides the four, one can rest comfortably knowing that they were not Christian either.
VII. Heavenly tongues? Multiple languages from Heaven?
Charismatics and Pentecostals will often speak of heavenly tongues (plural); tongues means languages… as far as we can gather from the Bible alone, there aren't multiple languages in Heaven because there is no sin in Heaven. We only have multiple languages as a punishment (at Babel) for our sins. So do angels and men from the "South-side" of "heaven" speak a different language than those from "downtown" "heaven?" Just as nothing indicates that Heaven has a "South-side" or "downtown," nothing indicates that Heaven has multiple languages.
However, Christians can be said to speak heavenly languages whenever they speak the blessed words of the Kingdom of God (election, predestination, regeneration, sanctification, righteousness, righteousness imputed, glorification, propitiation, redemption, atonement, justice, love, mercy, judgment, tribulation, damnation, persecution, etc.) in their own native, or learned, earthly/human languages.
VIII. Glossolalia in other Religions:
Glossolalia (ecstatic utterances) can be found today, and in the past, in the following religions that are distinct from both Christianity and Christendom. These forms of ecstatic utterances are very similar to those of found in Charismatic/Pentecostals circles:
- Apollo-worship (The Oracle of Delphi);
- Pseudo-christian Gnostics;
- Voodoo Practitioners (Haiti);
- Numerous Shaministic religions worldwide;
- Spiritists (channelers, etc.)
- Hindu Fakirs and Gurus; and interestingly,
- Those inside and outside of religion that ingest Psilocybe mushrooms
IX. Revelation 22:18 warns against modern-day tongues
Revelation 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Speaking in Tongues (foreign languages previously unknown to the speaker) was a true and blessed gift from God the Holy Spirit. However, when the Bible was finalized, the gift of tongues (and other such gifts) ceased. Those who claim that the Holy Spirit continues to bring additional prophecy are in violation of Revelation 22:18. They are adding to God's word by claiming that God is still bringing divine revelation/messages/prophecies/etc, and thus, that there is more to divine prophecy/revelation than the bible alone, and in its entirety.
X. Useful online resources
1. http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/articles/tongues.html
2. http://www.letgodbetrue.com/bible/heresies/tongues-have-ceased.htm
(Caveat: These sites are suggested for this issue only – this isn't a blanket recommendation of their website or theology overall)


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Dear Me!
I'm a 3rd year university student. So far being a student has been a giant slog, and it isn't getting easier. I seem to have made a hobby of setting myself up for success! I love calendars, day planners, journals, flash cards, essay plans, study groups, all of it. It gives me a huge rush to set up a new organizational plan, but then when it comes to actually using the plans, I feel like all the wind has been taken out of my sails, and I don't want to use them! This results in me getting stuck in a cycle of coasting and cramming, and frankly it is miserable. Any tips?
Star Study Starter
Hey Starter!
So I'm gonna let you in on a secret - I actually haven't ever "finished" a "university program" per se... but now that I think of it neither have you! But I think you deserve some tips from expert studiers in my life, so I'm gonna go bug my really smart roommate and then re-write their tips in my own cute and fun voice, as if I'm a University Smartie and not just a Scholar of the STREETS and certified School Dummy! BRB!
Aaaand I'm back! Firstly, I've been informed that you don't need to "go to school" to get into habits like this - my roommate gently reminded me of the house cleaning schedule, weekly co-grocery trip and cat litter box cleaning schedule that I very dutifully made and have since... let slide. When I think of it like that, it's really easy to see the cycle you can fall into. I can get congratulatory and use all of the productive energy that got me making cool systems into making grand stories for why I'm so amazing and smart and actually don't need all of the rules I set up. I think this is because the part of my brain that makes up the systems is a creative part - it's a lot of fun for me to make up a calendar, because it means I can imagine my fun and great future where I'm living in a world that benefits from the organization I did. It's not really about me getting organized as much as it is about me fantasizing about being an organized person. Doing actual work doesn't play into the fantasy so much, and so it can be hard for me to commit. I find that I do my best following through when I take my habit making out of that creative space, and move it into a social space.
Connecting your work, plans and goals to your social life can be a really great motivator. First you have to know how much social interaction you like or need. If you're a huge extrovert like me, it can be really helpful to make study dates with people, and make a part of those dates sharing the work you've done and holding each other accountable. If you're more introverted, maybe finding friends to chat online with, or working with a close friend or partner can help. I find that if you can find someone (or someones) to do boring things with, the things are less daunting and terrible. It really helps me to make dates with friends and fold laundry, cook food or clean while they're there. I also sit with my roommate while she studies sometimes, so I know it can be helpful there too!
There are lots of other amazing habit-making and studying theories out there, but I know that I find myself wasting time by trying to find the perfect one. Sometimes you just have to accept yourself as a creative planning genius, and then kinda force yourself to do the boring things. But if you reach out to friends and let them know that their presence is helping you, I'm sure you'll find some lovely boring-busting allies.
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Warriors' rookie forward in it for long run
Thirty-five minutes into his commute, Warriors rookie Jordan Bell, riding in the middle seat of a black Chevrolet Suburban, looks up from his iPhone to find Fourth Street gridlocked.
"It's just because of all these one-way streets," Bell says, raising his voice to be heard over a chorus of car horns. "That's what you get, I guess."
It is 7:17 on a chilly night in early September, and Bell is running late for a 3½-mile race, the annual JP Morgan Corporate Challenge in San Francisco. As his SUV idles in traffic, only a couple of blocks from the starting line, more than 10,000 men and women in sneakers and athletic shorts are waiting in an AT&T Park parking lot to hear Bell give a pre-run pep talk.
That anyone would hire him for such an appearance still amazes Bell. For much of his childhood, he seemed more likely to drop out of high school than to play for the defending NBA champions.
Bell's emotional outbursts and apathy toward class were so severe that he had to attend three middle schools. Long before Golden State paid the Bulls $3.5 million for his draft-night rights, Bell was kicked off Long Beach Poly High's freshman football team and forced to attend a special program for students with behavioral problems.
Now, as he prepares for the start of his first NBA training camp Saturday, Bell recognizes what — or, more accurately, who — was the driving force behind his feel-good story. Unlike many of the former athletes he now knows working relatively menial jobs in Southern California, Bell benefited from the guidance of two mentors: his mother, Carolyn Gray, and his high school coach, Sharrief Metoyer.
"I just hope they feel like they got something out of their investment," Bell says as his SUV finally pulls into parking lot A. "There's no doubt in my mind that I wouldn't be where I am today without them."
Some of Bell's favorite nights growing up were when his family went camping indoors.
To simulate a campfire, his mom lit candles in the living room of their Long Beach apartment. Gray moved two couches closer together and tossed a sheet over them for a makeshift tent. Before going to sleep, Bell — the youngest of Gray's five children — used a flashlight to make shadow puppets on the wall.
It wasn't until years later, when Bell couldn't turn the light on in the bathroom one night, that he realized the reason behind indoor camping.
With so many mouths to feed, Gray's hourly wage working at L.A. County's Department of Public Social Services couldn't cover all the bills some months. She skipped meals many days to keep the lights on. When that wasn't enough, the electric company shut off the power.
"We'd make it into a fun little thing," Gray said. "Nobody knew what Mom was going through, though."
When Bell was 10 years old, Gray began taking night classes at Compton Community College. She later earned her bachelor's degree in human services from Cal State Dominguez Hills and was promoted to a supervisor in DPSS' welfare department.
The boost in income, however, didn't make reining in Bell any easier. His father had enlisted in the military and come back addicted to drugs. Though Gray said Bell's dad still tried to stay involved in his youngest son's life, Bell was prone to fits of rage. He skipped class, picked fights with classmates and talked back to teachers.
In sixth grade, only a few weeks before summer break, Bell was expelled from Bancroft Middle School in Long Beach for one too many run-ins. After a year out of trouble at a charter school for students kicked out of the public school system, he transferred to Hughes, another public school in Long Beach.
It was during eighth grade at Hughes that Bell sprouted 4 inches, to 6-foot-5, and played organized basketball for the first time in several years. During elementary school, he had lost interest in the sport after his older brother, Josh — a skilled player three years his senior — had teased him relentlessly. Now, even as Bell looked better suited for a basketball court than a football field, he had designs on becoming the next Terrell Owens.
During summer practices with Long Beach Poly's freshman football team, his phone and wallet were stolen from his locker. A friend singled out one of Bell's teammates as the thief. One day, after a game outside San Diego, Bell found that player's wallet unattended on the team bus. Hungry for a hot dog, he swiped the cash. It wasn't long before the coaches found out and kicked him off the team.
"The good thing was that basketball season was right around the corner, and we had started practicing already," Bell said. "I was like, 'Well, at least I've still got something to do.'"
Bell flourished on the freshman team, but his grades lagged and his attitude problems persisted. In February 2010, toward the end of basketball season, he was removed from classes and placed in a program for students with behavioral issues called P.M. ACES. For the final 3½ months of the school year, Bell attended class from 2 to 6 p.m. in an annex behind the main building.
Metoyer monitored his progress, and after Bell was readmitted to mainstream classes for his sophomore year, the coach met with him and Gray. Thanks to his uncanny shot-blocking ability and size, Bell would skip junior varsity — provided he agree to several rules: maintain at least a 2.3 GPA; wear a tie and sweater to school on game days; and be on time to each class, practice and game.
Progress was slow. Whenever Bell trudged into practice late, mouthed off to a teacher or skipped a class, Metoyer retrieved a bag of seven dice he had confiscated from students. He rolled two to four dice at a time, depending on the severity of the infraction, and made the entire team run however many full-court wind sprints the dice dictated. On one particularly bad day, Metoyer had the team run 33.
By his junior season, the Jackrabbits were running on Bell's account less and less often. It didn't hurt that Metoyer started driving Bell to school in the morning toward the end of that year so that Gray could make the early shift at DPSS.
"If I got a bad report in class or something went wrong, that was the longest 10-minute ride of his life," Metoyer said with a chuckle. "I was giving him an earful the entire ride, and I'm pretty sure he got tired of hearing it."
Numerous hours spent strumming a plastic instrument in front of a TV screen have helped make Bell an elite shot-blocker. Because what the 6-8, 225-pound power forward lacks in length and height, he makes up for in timing.
"That comes from playing 'Guitar Hero' all the time," Bell said. "No lie. You've got to hit the button at the same exact time, just like blocking a shot."
Hardly a big-time scorer, Bell built his reputation on his mastery of the swat. In the summer entering his sophomore year at Long Beach Poly, after blocking 19 shots in an AAU game, he started receiving letters from high-major college programs. As a senior with the Jackrabbits, Bell cemented his blue-chip status with 4.8 blocks per game.
He considered joining Long Beach Poly teammate Roschon Prince at USC until his mom demanded he leave the Los Angeles area. The hope was that Bell, who was still relatively immature for his age, would grow up by going away to school.
Being on his own at Oregon forced him to be more accountable, and his relationship with his mother improved. One night early in his sophomore year, he called Gray to apologize. "Mom, I'm so sorry for everything I put you through in middle school and high school," Bell told her. "I just didn't know how good I had it."
During his three years with the Ducks, Bell was an emotional leader for teams that won a combined 90 games, two Pac-12 regular-season titles and one conference tournament. This past spring, after his frontcourt sidekick Chris Boucher sustained an ACL tear in the Pac-12 tournament, Bell helped will Oregon deep into March Madness.
In the Ducks' 74-60 win over top-seeded Kansas in the Elite Eight, he had 13 rebounds and eight blocks. Metoyer, who had arrived in Phoenix just hours before tip-off, embraced Bell in the stands before the Midwest Regional's Most Valuable Player could even cut down the net.
A week later, after twice failing to box out in the waning seconds of a 77-76 loss to North Carolina in the Final Four, Bell, eyes red and cheeks puffy, fought back tears as he shouldered the brunt of the defeat.
"If I would have just boxed out, I had two opportunities to do it," Bell told a swarm of reporters and cameras. "I missed both of them. We lost the game because of it."
What most struck Gray and Metoyer watching the interview on TV was that, on the heels of the biggest loss in program history, he answered every question. It was a stark contrast from the childish teenager they once knew.
"That was pure Jordan Bell becoming a man," Metoyer said. "I think Jordan Bell three or four years earlier would've blamed it on someone else. But the Jordan Bell you saw that night, that was a man that understood what accountability is."
A couple of weeks after Bell agreed to a guaranteed two-year, $2.2 million deal with Golden State, he was honored at his family church, New Mount Calvary Baptist, in Los Angeles. Speaking to a crowd of familiar faces, he promised to take care of his mom.
Seven months earlier, at her home in Bellflower, Gray saw Bell perusing pictures online of rental homes in the neighboring, more affluent city of Lakewood. When she asked whether he planned to move there, he turned around and smiled.
"This is for you, Mom," Bell said.
Gray moved this month into a new three-bedroom house.
Roughly 15 minutes have passed since Bell, microphone in hand, encouraged a large crowd of runners to "finish the race, even if you have to walk." As dusk settles on San Francisco's Mission Bay, the first racers near the final turn.
Bell, wearing a dark blue Warriors hoodie, signs a few autographs for race volunteers before stepping to the finish line to help hold a long blue banner. A young boy with braces who's boxing up race T-shirts exclaims: "Jordan, I'm so glad we drafted you! You're gonna kill it!"
When his agent called him on draft night to tell him Golden State had bought his rights, Bell's disappointment over falling to the second round gave way to elation. Bell, whom the Warriors acquired largely for his defensive versatility, will get to play behind a player he has long emulated in Draymond Green.
Though Bell could crack the rotation as a rookie, he'll have plenty of time to study under the Warriors' cast of All-Stars. Now, after working out with Green, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson at various points this summer, Bell is giddy about the prospect of finally meeting Stephen Curry.
"This whole thing is still a bit surreal for me," Bell says. "Making the NBA was always the goal, but now that I'm actually here, it's just, I don't know. I'm just thankful I have the right people in my corner."
Connor Letourneau is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com. Twitter: @Con_Chron


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