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From the desk of Victor Pride
Subj: An effeminate fat kid turned himself into the most feared fighter who ever lived
I've been reading Mike Tyson's biography Undisputed Truth. It's an extremely interesting book, one of the most interesting I've ever read.
Most people know that Mike Tyson was a typical ghetto kid. He was in and out of juvenile detention, had no father, no money, his mother was on drugs. His life was stealing and robbing.
What maybe you don't know is that Mike was a very shy, effeminate, scared kid. He would rob people's houses then neighborhood bullies would beat him up and steal his plunder. Mike was always too scared to fight back.
He used to watch one of the neighborhood kids shadowbox. The kid would try and get Mike to shadowbox with him but Mike was too shy to join, so he'd just watch.
Eventually Mike found himself in his first fight ever. He had to fight because a neighborhood kid hurt one of Mike's pigeons. Not knowing how to fight, Mike just mimicked the guy he had watched shadowbox and he knocked his opponent out cold.
Not knowing what else to do, and knowing the shadow boxer would skip during his workouts, Mike started skipping after he knocked the kid out. I read this on a quiet airplane and started laughing out loud.
Mike found himself in juvenile detention at 10 or 12 years old. It was there that he met a former pro-boxer who taught Mike a few things about boxing. The former pro took Mike to see legendary boxing trainer Cus D'amato.
Cus saw something in the young kid and knew he was going to be champion of the world one day. Cus started training Mike, both mentally and physically, in the ways of the warrior. Mike eventually moved in with Cus and his family in Catskill, New York.
In a television interview Cus confessed that the only reason he was alive was because he found Mike Tyson. If he hadn't found Tyson, Cus said, he would have died a long time ago. The only reason he was staying alive was to see Tyson become heavyweight champion of the world.
It was this part of the book, the time Tyson spent with Cus, which I found the most enjoyable. The time just before his avalanche of success. The time he spent preparing for his opportunity. The time before he became the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
The time right before the avalanche of success is much more interesting to me than what someone does with 100 million dollars. It's more important to find out what champions did to become champions, not what they do once they get the top.
Below are the top 5 Mike Tyson quotes from Undisputed Truth
…and all 5 quotes are from the time Mike spent training as a gladiator with Cus D'amato.
Mike's quotes are in bold and the Bold and Determined commentary is below the quotes.
#1 "My life depended on succeeding. If I didn't, I would just be a useless piece of shit".
Success is the purpose of life. Success in your chosen field.
The opposite of success is what? Failure. What's the opposite of a winner? A loser. What's another name for an average guy? Nobody.
You have one life to live, so if you don't make that one life a success what is it? A waste. A useless piece of shit.
#2 "The way I looked at it, I was born in hell and every time I won a fight, that was one step out of it".
Emasculated males tell you it's wrong to be angry, to feel angry. Don't take advice from the eunuchs.
Anger is the most powerful tool in the toolbelt.
Take that anger you have and channel it.
Put it to use and fight like your life depends on it.
#3 "When all the other fighters would leave the gym and go out with their girlfriends, Cus and I went back to the house and devised our scheme…Cus would say, 'No' will be like a foreign language to you. You won't understand the concept of 'no'".
Preparation is key. Morons talk about "luck" like luck means anything.
The successful become successful because they did something to become successful.
The successful:
- Work towards success.
- Become obsessed with achievement.
- Ignore outside distractions.
- "Sacrifice" all the bullshit that isn't important.
- Focus totally on one goal.
#4 "Cus was all about manipulation, psychological warfare. He believed that 90 percent of boxing was psychological and not physical. Will, not skill".
All the skill in the world means nothing without the mindset of a winner.
Skilled men fail everyday because they don't have the eye of the tiger or the mindset of a winner.
#5 "Cus was a strong believer that in your mind you had to be the entity you wanted to be. If you wanted to be heavyweight champion of the world, you had to start living the life of a heavyweight champion…
Always training, thinking like a Roman gladiator, being in a perpetual state of war in your mind, yet on the outside seeming calm and relaxed. He was practicing and teaching me the law of attraction without even knowing it".
There's a saying called "fake it 'til you make it'. But here's the reality, a winner knows, a winner is certain of victory. A winner's mind is unbreakable.
So it isn't faking, it's simply taking the initiative and knowing beyond doubt what your future will hold.
Mike Tyson knew it, Cus D'amato knew it, and every other winner on earth knew they were winners before they had proof.
Fake it 'til you make it? More like do everything in your power to make it, don't accept "no", don't accept failure and don't let fear drive you away from success.
Forget the "fake it" part and just make it.
Until next time.
Your man,
-Victor Pride
PS – We all start somewhere. Here's Mike Tyson with Cus Da'amato, before Tyson was even Tyson.

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Almost three decades after the publication of the first edition of William Birch's City of Philadelphia, Cephas Childs published the second comprehensive series of prints of the city, entitled Views of Philadelphia. Childs, a native of Bucks County, was one of the most prominent American printmakers of his day. He was an expert engraver and publisher, and he later went on to run an important early lithographic firm. Despite his energy, skill and popularity, Childs never made much money from prints, and so in 1834 he abandoned the business to become a newspaper publisher. The Views of Philadelphia was Child's most important early publication, containing twenty six prints, most engraved by Childs. The work was originally issued in six fascicles of four prints each, running from 1827 to 1830. The series contained views of major sites in the city, each rendered by a prominent American artist or architect, including Thomas Doughty, George and William Strickland, Thomas Sully, John Haviland, Thomas Birch and George Lehman. Many new buildings had been erected in the years since the turn of the century, and Childs' detailed prints provide a precious view of many of these. The detail and composition of the engravings is excellent, and they provide an fascinating overall view of the city with its new look. See: Snyder, Mirror of America, pp. 70-77.
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I have a basement full of miniatures. Prominent is a collection of over 100 plastic Rogue Trader space marines. Many are STILL on the original sprues. I won a few auctions, and realized I had more than enough to finish my Dark Angels Battle Company, and would have plenty to spare. Around the same time, the Bell of Lost Souls announced they were starting the Badab War campaign book, I knew I'd have to try out one of the chapters.
I wanted to try a more complicated paint scheme than my Dark Angels, so for my traitor chapter, I chose the Executioners. I've never done camouflage except for Epic Imperial Guard, so I figured this would be a fun chance to do a full camo army.
Over the years, there have been many interpretations as to exactly what color scheme we saw in that original Rogue Trader-era article. The most common portrayal seemed to be white armor and blue camo on that, so I painted along those lines.
I decided, rather than assemble thousands of points and then ignore it for years, that I should actually build-paint-play at 500-point increments. My initial list:
Captain with plasma pistol and digital weapons
Five-man tactical squad in assault cannon Razorback
Ten-man tactical squad (meltagun, missile launcher) in Rhino
The Rhino and Razorback are the older body styles. The Rhino's Stormbolter is actually a modern Chaos combi-bolter, and the Razorback's assault cannons came from the Ravenwing sprue. The conversion was exceedingly simple. I added RTB01 torsos, heads, and arms to each, keeping the Mark VI theme consistent.
The tactical squads are straight assemblies from RTB01, with the exception of Berzerker chainswords and Azrael backpacks on the Sergeants. I have about a dozen of these backpacks... one of my last purchases before we lost the Bitz service.
The captain is a little different, as my original list called for him to have artificier armor. I used current Space Marine legs and torso front, the Captain back torso with cape, and the arms and head from a Khorne Berzerker (all icons shaved away). It makes for a sinister looking model, which I really like. Also, it's far less ornate than the current trend of Space Marine captains, which I feel is more appropriate for a Codex chapter.
At 500 points, a flamer would be more useful than a meltagun. That gives me five points to tweak my captain. I'm considering two options: replacing his chainaxe with a power axe (he was slaughtered by a Chaplain's power weapon during a game), or removing both arms and replacing them with lightning claws.
Or alternatively, I may remove him altogether and field a Librarian. Either way, he won't be painted until I make my final decision.
Pretty straightforward so far - Skull White undercoat, Mordian Blue camo pattern and weapon casings, Goblin Green tactical shoulderpads, Mechrite Red vehicle crew shoulderpads, and Chaos Black captain's pad. My prototype marine had white flecks in the blue "blotches" of camo, but I felt that made him look like a dalmatian. I'm considering using yellow flecks now, but need to find a fine triangular-head brush to apply them.
For decals, I intended to use the ones made by BigRed at BoLS, but after printing, decided I hated them. On a beakie marine, the axe faces the back, and I want them to appear as aggressive as possible. Also, the axe head resembles a fireman's tool rather than an executioner's blade. So until I take the time to create my own decals, they're going to stay "chapter free" for awhile.
For basing, I decided the blue-and-white camo was an effect of an icy homeworld. They will be snow-based, with blue slate chips and stones scattered on the leaders.
I'm experimenting with several options to increase to 1000 points. But with numerous other projects and very little free time, I'll probably wait and see what (if any) special rules or scenarios are in the final BoLS product, and build the army accordingly.
Kudos to the first reader identifying the base I used in the photographs!


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Academic Advisors are also available to help with any other concerns students may have and consider all information to be strictly confidential. We have an open door policy that all student-athletes can receive assistance through appointment or walk-in basis.
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- Cremorne Gardens, London
Cremorne Gardens were popular pleasure gardens by the side of the River Thames in Chelsea, London. They lay between Chelsea Harbour and the end of the King's Road and flourished between 1845 to 1877; today only a vestige survives, on the river at the southern end of Cheyne Walk.
Originally the property of the Earl of Huntingdon (c. 1750), father of Steeles Aspasia, who built a mansion here, the property passed through various hands into those of Thomas Dawson, Baron Dartrey and Viscount Cremorne (1725–1813), who greatly beautified it. It was subsequently sold and converted into a proprietary place of entertainment and spectacle, being popular as such from 1845 to 1877. The Cremorne Gardens occupied a large site running between the Thames and the Kings Road. Opened in 1845 they were noisy and colourful pleasure gardens including restaurants, entertainments, dancing and balloon ascents, which could be entered from the north gate on Kings Road or the Cremorne Pier on the river.
The famous artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (July 10, 1834 – July 17, 1903) painted several nocturnes between 1872 and 1877 of Cremorne Gardens. It was the familiar sights of the areas around the Thames, which provided the subjects for the majority of Whistler's Nocturne Series. He was a resident of Cheyne Walk, a mere few hundred yards from the Gardens. His painting Cremorne Gardens No 2 is full of fashionable and active figures and parallels to some extent the 'modern life' paintings of his French associates Manet and Tissot with whom he was in close contact during the early 1870s. Cremorne Gardens was doubtless a most attractive location not only for its light displays but also for the brilliant array of fashionable people who gathered there. They provided the setting for Nocturne in Black and Gold: the Firewheel and Nocturne in Black and Gold: the Falling Rocket of c.1874, the latter resulting in the Whistler versus Ruskin trial of 1878.
Walter Greaves was the son of a Chelsea boat-builder who used to ferry Turner across the river; Walter and his brother Harry also performed the same service for Whistler, and in about 1863 became his unpaid studio assistants and pupils. They adored Whistler, accompanied him wherever he went, imitated his dress and manner, made the frames for his canvases, bought his materials and prepared his colours. Walter said; "He taught us to paint, and we taught him the waterman's jerk". Their close association lasted well into the 1890s, Whistler favouring Walter as he was the more gifted of the two brothers. Two of his most successful images were Regatta at Hammersmith Bridge and Chelsea under Snow; like Whistler he concentrated on areas around the Thames. He died in poverty, having been taken in by the Charterhouse.
Greaves chooses to depict Whistler near the Crystal Platform. A reporter in the Illustrated London News (30 May 1857) admired the structure's "inclosing ironwork...enriched, by Defries and Son, with devices in emerald and garnet cut-glass drops, and semicircles of lustre and gas jets, which have a most brilliant effect." The pavilion was about three hundred and sixty feet in circumference. It was encrusted with ornamental pillars, gas jets, and over forty plate-glass mirrors in black frames. In the upper portion of the pagoda (seen here), where the orchestra played, there were seventeen gas lit chandeliers.
This particular feature of the Gardens was clearly a favourite with Greaves as he chose to depict it on several occasions, for example The Dancing Platform, Cremorne Gardens (1870s) and in an etching of this period, which depicts the same view as Whistler in the Cremorne Gardens. In the former Whistler is depicted as the natty flaneur, striding along with and yet separate from the crowd. In the latter Whistler is seated but maintains the image of flaneur, the impartial, non-judgmental observer of contemporary life. He leans to one side to acknowledge a fellow dandy, much to the impatience of the young woman who stands at his table. Cremorne Gardens rapidly acquired a reputation as the territory of the demi-monde frequented by women of questionable morals. His associate could buy such a woman; this is implied by his indifference towards her, the attention of the passing woman as well as the undisguised stare of the gentleman at the railing.
Whistler and the Greaves family were frequent visitors before the gardens closed in 1877. Cremorne Gardnes never acquired the fashionable fame of Vauxhall Gardens, and finally became so great an annoyance to some of the more influential residents in the neighbourhood that a renewal of its licence was refused; and most of the site of the gardens was soon built over. The name survives in Cremorne Road.
Donald James Wheal, in his first-person memoir of life in working-class Chelsea, World's End gives a lively account of the almost-forgotten history and destruction of Cremorne Gardens.
A vestige of the gardens survives next to the Thames, just east of Lots Road power station. It is largely paved over, and there is little to suggest the grand scale of the original gardens, though it still has two attached jetties, an echo of the landing stages where visitors to the original pleasure gardens would arrive by boat. Recently, one of the original grand iron gates from the gardens has been restored and stands on the current site 51°28′47″N 0°10′42″W / 51.47983°N 0.17834°W. A Cremorne Gardens was also established in Melbourne, Australia.
On 13th September, 2010 Thames Water published its preferred sites for building work on its Thames Tideway super sewer. Thames Water originally proposed that an access road cut straight through Cremorne Gardens. [1]
Cremorne Gardens secured a Green Flag award for the first time in 2010 as one of the best green spaces in England. Councillor Nick Paget-Brown, Cabinet Member for Environment and Leisure Services, attended the flag raising ceremony at Cremorne Gardens at the end of July along with the Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea, Councillor James Husband. [2]]
Local Conservative Kensington and Chelsea Councillors and residents have promised to try to save the Gardens from use as an access road to build the Thames Tunnel. [3]]. Phil Stride representing Thames Water stated "We are happy to work with the council to use whatever access route they can help us find." Early in 2011, the Lots Road Waste Centre owned by the Council ceased operation. The former Waste Centre is closer to the proposed Tideway Tunnel, therefore is an alternative site for the access road. However, Cremorne Gardens is still listed as the preferred site on the Thames Water website even though it is the Council's decision. [4]
In popular culture
The BBC drama Desperate Romantics regularly depicted the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood meeting prostitutes in Cremorne Gardens.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.Categories:
- Pleasure gardens in England
- Entertainment in London
- Former parks and open spaces of London
- History of Kensington and Chelsea
- Gardens in London
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Twisters is proud to have one of the top USAG programs in the State of FL! There are 10 competitive levels in the USAG program. There are Levels 1- 5, which are Compulsory levels that require all gymnasts to perform the same routine, and are judged according to a model of perfect execution and presentation. Level 6 has Compulsory Elements that must be performed, however the Coaches determine Choreography of the routines. Levels 7, 8, 9, 10 and Elite are Optional levels, in which gymnasts perform routines based on difficulty, execution and composition. We also participate in the USAG XCEL program as a bridge between levels 5 and 7. Each level in the J. O. Program has its own rules regarding age and minimum standards for mobility. In addition to a minimum entry age, there are also various age divisions within a level.
TOPS at Twisters
Fifteen years ago the USA Gymnastics Federation initiated a TOPs (Talent Opportunity Program) for the purpose of identifying young gymnastics talent throughout the United States. For the past 3 years, Twister's has had a specific in-house TOPs training program in place, in an effort to prepare children for the annual State and National testing. Heather Zayac, our Team Head Coach is responsible for setting up and implementing the criteria and training for this group.
There are usually very definite and difficult criteria used for the selection of this group, based on age related results of strength, flexibility and skill testing. However, this past year has shown us that all compulsory level girls can benefit from the TOPs training. Therefore, the TOPs program will be "open" to anyone interested in getting an extra day of training that is TOTALLY devoted to the development of strength, flexibility and "air sense." This is a "strength, flexibility and air sense" developmental program and is completely independent of the "competitive" USAG "levels" structure. The girls will still continue to compete at their various levels along with their teammates.
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A medley of songs for wooing men has gone viral.
The four-minute production begins with classic '60s tunes by The Supremes and Aretha Franklin before chronologically working its way to present day popstars Katy Perry and Neon Hitch.
It makes a light-hearted point that songs before the mid-1990s are romantic and classy - including Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' and Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' - while more recent tunes such as Britney Spears's 'I'm a Slave 4 U' are lewd and inappropriate for charming men.
In Cyndi Lauper's '80s hit 'Time After Time', the star sings: "Time after time/ If you fall, I will catch you/ I'll be waiting."
Madonna's 1985 tune 'Crazy for You' has the lyrics: "I'm crazy for you/ Touch me once and you'll know it's true."
In contrast, the Pussycat Dolls belt out in the 2005 hit 'Don't Cha': "Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me/ Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me/ Don't cha."
And in the 2010 song 'Peacock', Katy Perry belts out: "I wanna see your peacock, cock, cock/ Your peacock, cock, cock/ Your peacock, cock, cock/ Your peacock, cock, cock."
The video was produced by CDZA, who previously performed Google Translated versions of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme tune.
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Could a Live Donor Liver Transplant Have Saved Joe Frazier?
In the days before Smokin' Joe Frazier's death of liver cancer, fans rallied around the former heavyweight boxing champ and offered up their own livers for transplant. Here, how live donor surgeries can save lives.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2011 — Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion perhaps best known for beating Muhammad Ali in 1971's "Fight of the Century" and then battling him again in 1975's epic "Thrilla in Manila," died Monday after a short bout with liver cancer. He was 67.
Frazier, nicknamed "Smokin' Joe," was diagnosed with the disease just over a month ago and entered hospice care sometime last week. In the days after news broke of his condition, fans rallied to show their support for the ex-boxer, with some even offering to donate a portion of their livers to help, according to USA Today.
Living donor liver transplants (LDLT), in which a living person donates part of his liver to someone in need, were first performed in the 1980s on children as a way to bypass the long wait times for livers from deceased donors, which can be anywhere from a few weeks to a several years. Since then, the procedure has been carried out successfully in adults, too, though less frequently and with greater risk of complications. Still, it's a lifesaving option for many patients. And unlike with kidney transplants, liver donors only have to give up a part of the organ, because the liver has the ability to regenerate itself over time. A halved liver, for example, can be back to full size and function within just eight weeks.
The Benefits of Living Donor Liver Transplants
There are currently more than 17,000 people in the United States who are waiting for a liver due to failure of the organ because of cancer, hepatitis, acetaminophen overdose, or another type of infection. Nearly 10 percent of those people will die waiting, according to the American Society of Transplantation (AST). Living donor liver transplants can shorten wait times and save lives by offering partial organs to eligible recipients who might otherwise have to spend years on the transplant list, hoping to receive a liver from someone who passes away.
Additionally, living donation makes it possible to schedule the procedure in advance and at a convenient time for both the recipient and the donor. Using cadaveric organs from deceased donors can be tricky in terms of timing, because transplant candidates must be ready at a moment's notice to go into surgery. This means also that the liver is without blood for a longer period of time while the patient is being prepped — sometimes hours, as opposed to just minutes with living donors. During this time, the cadaveric organ is typically stored on ice, which both preserves the liver and damages some of the tissue.
Another advantage of live transplants is the rate of successful implantation. For one thing, living donors are often younger adults and have been thoroughly screened for any health problems that might complicate the transplant, so the quality of the liver may be better, according to the AST. Second, since living donors are often family members of the recipient, their organs are often a better genetic match, which helps lower the risk of rejection.
Who Can Become a Donor?
Many living donors, according to the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS), are directly related to the transplant candidate, but sharing DNA with the patient is not a requirement for donating a liver. Donors may be friends, spouses, even strangers — basically, anyone over 18 who passes the physical exam and is a match for the patient's needs. In general, liver donors must be in good health, with no major medical or mental conditions; have a compatible blood type and similar body size to the patient; and be able and willing to follow instructions and undergo blood work, radiology studies, and biopsies.
Donors are required to submit to full medical evaluations both before and after transplant surgery. During the pre-operation workup, a transplant team would test liver and kidney function, measure blood and platelet counts, and screen for viruses and signs of liver disease. Donors would also have an ultrasound, MRI, or CT scan to check for tumors and make sure their liver was a good fit for the recipient, followed by a chest X-ray and EKG to rule out heart or lung problems that could pose problems in the operating room. In some cases, a liver biopsy might also be warranted.
After the physical exam, a social worker or psychiatrist would discuss the donor's reasons for sharing their liver. Liver transplants, though generally safe, do carry some risk of complications, so it's important that donors know and feel comfortable with what they're getting into. A strong support system to help through the recovery is essential. And ideally, you would also have an emotional tie to the recipient to motivate you throughout the process.
What Happens During and After Donor Surgery?
Once someone has been approved as a donor, they would work with the transplant team and recipient to schedule a time for the surgery. Keep in mind that donors would be unable to work for at least a month after the procedure.
On the day of the transplant, separate teams would operate simultaneously on both the donor and the recipient: As the recipient's liver gets removed, the donor's would be split approximately in half. One part would be taken out to be given to the recipient; the other left to heal and grow new tissue, which typically takes six to eight weeks. The operation to remove the liver from the donor takes around five hours, about half as long as the actual transplant operation.
After surgery, the donor would be kept in the hospital for anywhere from four to seven days — or longer, if there are complications. Doctors and nurses monitor vitals and help patients get back on their feet as soon as they're able, which, for most patients, is on the second or third day after the procedure, according to the University of Southern California Department of Surgery. Even after the donor is released, however, it may take as long as eight weeks to fully recover, during which time they would be required to take off work and return to the doctor's office or hospital for frequent checkups.
Risks of live liver transplantation in donors are considered low, but in rare cases, complications may occur during or even years after surgery. They include wound infections, adverse reactions to anesthesia, hernia, abdominal bleeding, bile leakage, intestinal problems, organ impairment or failure, and even death. These problems are rare, however, and may be linked to other underlying health conditions. According to the AST, a donor's risk of dying from transplant surgery is about 1 in 500 — whereas a recipient's risk of dying while waiting for transplant surgery may be as high as 1 in 10.
Could a Transplant Have Saved Joe Frazier?
Judging by how quickly Joe Frazier's cancer metastasized, or spread to other parts of his body, it's not likely he would have been a good candidate for live donor liver transplantation. Still, the gesture from his fans is a generous one and sheds light on an aspect of organ donation that isn't widely known, but could have profound effects for future liver disease patients.


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born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead and buried;
he descended into hell;
the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost;
the holy catholic Church;
the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body;
and the life everlasting.
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Following on from the Harvest Festival Emerald class performed their together time on The Little Red Hen.
Emerald Class have enjoyed learning about the Little Red Hen. In our Together Time we told the story to our friends and family. We made a dance to show the wheat growing and then making the bread. We also learnt a song all about how we made bread. We worked together and shared our ideas.
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Yesterday was a perfect day for experimenting in the kitchen. We had roughly 5-6 inches of snow fall throughout the day, so a nice cuddly treat seemed appropriate! I thought it would be fun to start with Teddy grahams and it turned into a s'more snack mix. I'm sure I'll tweak my recipe each time I make it, but this is how it all began:
1/2 box Honey Teddy Grahams
1/2 bag White Chocolate Chips
1/2 bag Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (I would prefer dark chocolate, but didn't have any)
Micro Marshmallows (eyeball it)
Mix all ingredients together in microwavable dish. Microwave for 15-20 seconds. Stir & lay out on wax paper. When chocolate is completely cooled and hardened, add more micro marshmallows to make it look pretty and more tastey!
Although this is VERY TASTEY as it is, next time I make it, I might mix the teddy grahams with 1/4 bag each of white & dark chocolate, microwave it, stir it, lay it out and after it cools add the remaining chips and marshmallows. I'll let you know how that turns out when I do it.


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Mahatma Gandhi's speeches at Arya Samaj annual celebrations - Surat
(Source: http://www.gandhiserve.org)
1ST SPEECH ON January 2, 1916
You have laid me under a heavy debt by inviting me to attend
this function and declare open the Arya Samaj temple and I am
thankful likewise to the Samaj and to the people of Surat for asking me to preside over this celebration. Let me tell you at the outset that I
am not an Aryasamajist, as members of the Samaj, and others as well,
know. At the same time, I ought to say that I bear no ill-will to the
Samaj either. I am not a member of this body just as I am not a
member of any other body. There are numerous other bodies like the
Arya Samaj in India and they all do their best by way of service, but I
have especial respect for the Samaj. I have developed good relations
with Munshiramji of the Gurukul at Hardwar. My sons and other
friends of mine had occasion to stay in that Gurukul and it is not easy
to forget the love which prompted all that was done for them. The
whole of India knows its work as much as I do. Swami Dayanand, the
adored founder of the Samaj, was a rare man and I must acknowledge
that I have come under his influence. I have had occasion to talk
about the Arya Samaj at many places. In my opinion, the Samaj could
do very useful work if some change was brought about in it. What
needs to be changed is this,— some of the spokesmen of the
Samaj seem to be only too ready to enter into violent controversy to
gain their end. They could, however, achieve their purpose without
recourse to controversy. I discussed this matter in Hardwar and
mention it again here today. The service that the Arya Samaj renders
is not different from that of the Hindu religion. If one examines
different bodies like the Brahmo Samaj1, the Sikh Samaj, etc., one sees
that all of them express the truths of the Hindu religion. Only the
names differ. Just as individual persons are mentioned by name for
the purpose of a census, so are the various sects listed with some
public good in view. If you examine the basic principles of all the
sects, they will be found to differ in no way from those of the Hindu
religion. The trend of the discussions at present going on shows
unmistakably that a time will certainly come when all the sects of
Hindus will be included under the single term "" There are
different religious groups in India like Hindus, Parsis, Muslims and so
on, but for purposes of national work they all get united. This will
show that the spirit of religion is active in all. Let it be remembered
that without this spirit, no great task was ever ventured upon or ever
will be. I shall now make a few observations I feel like making on this
occasion. They will serve my own purpose and will also help me to
discharge my duty. I have been given half an hour now and one hour
in the evening, a total of one and a half hours, for speaking, but it is
beyond me to speak so long and see that you digest all that I say. I
like to have the shortest possible time for a speech and I have had
good experience in the matter. I have been at a good many places
during the last 30 years and I have noticed that where there is much
speaking, there is little work. This charge has long been made against
the whole of India. It is made by Europeans, that is, by people from
the West. We deserve it. It has been remarked even at a session of the
Congress that we are fed only on speeches and discourses. When shall
we break free of this? We are very much at fault on this count and
find ourselves in a miserable plight in consequence. As you know,
there is much hunger in India, and it has always been hunger for
spiritual food. If, on occasions of such celebrations, the day is spent
merely in listening to speeches for seven or eight hours, when can we
have time for work? If we had spent as much of our lives in work as
we have in listening to speeches, how much could have been
accomplished in India by now. If we had spent in doing sums in
arithmetic all the time we wasted on speeches, I think India would be
now on the threshold of swaraj. We shall never get swaraj by listening
to speeches and discourses, sitting in pandals like this. It is to be had
only through sacrifice of self and by making ourselves worthy of it. I
brought up this matter for discussion in the Congress session, at
Hardwar and wherever else I went and, having got this opportunity
today, place it before you. Whenever I have occasion to speak, I have
my say in brief and I shall continue to follow that practice. I appeal to
the speakers [today] to proceed apace likewise. We arrange
programmes of as many as seven hours of speeches at these
gatherings. If the men who have assembled here were given a hoe and
a shovel each and made to work at digging the land here for that
number of hours, and the land were sown, we should certainly have a
good crop next year. If I could take the leading workers of the Arya
Samaj round the town and make them clean up the dirty spots, they
would certainly earn the gratitude of the people of Surat. We see that
the people of the West are more keen on work than on speeches. If at
all you want to imitate them, imitate them in their good qualities. You
will learn much therefrom. If, instead, you adopt foreign ways from
them, you will invite your undoing. If we could reduce the
programme of speeches today from seven to four hours and give the
three hours thus saved to doing something useful, the time would be
better spent. If merely listening to speeches could accomplish
anything or cure our ailments, why, they arrange reading from the
Bhagavat at so many places and these draw large audiences, but we
shall find on several of these occasions that quite a few in the audience
are dozing. If we could get everything by submitting to speeches, we
need do nothing else. Only let the Brahmins go on with their readings
from holy books and Puranas and our salvation would be assured.
Indians, thus enjoy speaking and hearing others speak and paying
compliments to themselves. They go to extremes in these matters. If,
instead, we were to hold our tongues, there is much we could learn.
Speaking hinders reflection. If, on the other hand, you do something,
be it what it may, that will lead to a discussion and the people will be
enabled to draw some lesson from it. I would, therefore, entreat you to
employ every available minute in doing your duty. A great saint has
said that, if at any time too many ideas rush into one' mind. one
should not lose one' judgement. One should not act upon them
immediately. One should sleep over them for a night and examine
them with oneself from every point of view so as to cast out such of
them as are of no value, discuss the rest with one' wife, exchange
views with her and cut out those which are found unsound. The idea
that remains at the end, if one feels with all one' soul that it is true,
one may act upon it and place it before the world undeterred by any
attacks that may follow. Only an idea that is held with such conviction
can be translated into action, and no time will be wasted in
consequence. I respectfully submit that it is very necessary to take full
thought before embarking upon any course of action. It will be
impudence on my part to tell you what ought to be done. By my
saying so, moreover, the thing will not be done. What I have told you
today is but my own experience and I would humbly request you,
therefore, to accept from it only what may appeal to you as right.
Rather than imitate the West, it would be far more profitable to us to
reject everything that they offer us. If only you consider, they don'
have speeches in Europe as we have, for they get no time to listen to
any. In order to make the progress that they are making, there are
certain rights we must demand and secure from the Government. For
that purpose, we must get ready for a struggle. I know that the honour
people give me these days is because of the fight I gave to the
Government for securing our rights and because of the suffering I
went through in doing so. We have to deserve such rights. May you,
therefore, read and think and learn from others in order to make
yourselves so worthy and be fit to give a fight to the Government
along the path of truth! If the workers of this Samaj take the lead in
doing this duty, that would be more profitable. With these words I
request your permission to resume my seat.
Replying to some observations of the speakers who followed him, Gandhiji
It is not enough that today, acting upon a hint from me, you did not indulge in
long speeches to make things easy for me. It will make me happier to know that you
will never do so. Pandit Ramchandraji put me an important question in the course of
his speech. He asked me to say how the world of the Arya Samaj could be made more
useful and popular. It is not only here that the question has come up. It was also
discussed when I was at Hardwar. I have no time just now to answer it. I shall argue
with Panditshri about it if he visits me at Ahmedabad. It will also be necessary to take
into account the views of those who have different ideas on the subject. I was asked
by my guru, the late Mr. Gokhale, not to get involved in such controversies and
hence I avoid them. This is not a controversy, however, with people not one' own. I
look upon members of this Samaj as my friends and I owe it to them to offer my
advice. I have been tested on the anvil and have stood the test; it is my duty,
therefore, to share my experience with my friends. We must strive every day for
India' progress.
In reply to one Balkrishna who argued against Gandhiji' advice to
refrain from controversies, he said:
Following the advice of my guru, Mr. Gokhale, I do not enter
into argument with anyone. With the new year, I must remind myself
of this and, since the issue has come up, I shall say that it is a very
delicate one and the question cannot therefore be answered without
some discussion. I am not partial to anyone. If I feel that I can serve
India better by becoming a member of the Samaj, I will become one
and when I feel that way, I shall immediately say so in public. At the
moment, I cannot give any reply to Mr. Balkrishna. However, if he
comes to Ahmedabad any time, I shall discuss the matter with him and
satisfy him.2
[From Gujarati]
Gujarat Mitra ane Gujarat Darpan, 9-1-1916 and Gujarati,
2ND SPEECH ON January 3, 1916
I should have been here at two but I could not; kindly forgive me for that. I find myself in difficulties wherever I go. I have one or two days at my disposal and too many people to meet and too many places to see, with the result that I cannot always manage to be punctual. Nor can I deny myself to anyone. Yesterday, a subject was suggested to me for a speech, but I did not like to speak on it. It has
again been suggested today. I shall, therefore, as desired, place before you what few ideas I can. We find everyone in India in a state of fear, so much so that a father and a son dare not speak frankly to each other. The reason for this, you will find, is that it has become difficult to speak the truth. One is always in doubt whether one' words will
please the other person or not. So long as this is our condition, we
shall never be able to speak the truth. While this state of fear
continues, we shall always remain backward and shall always be
dogged by misery. From the prevalent atmosphere, it seems that the
people are eager for something to be done. What is that something?
Allow me to point out that we shall have to suffer whatever work we
take up. In taking up any work, we must first decide on the course we
want to follow and then go ahead fearlessly. We are afraid at the sight
of a policeman. We feel afraid if it is but a station-master. Why this
fear? It is there because we are afraid of speaking the truth. Though
they are men in authority, they are in a way our servants, since their
services are paid for from public revenues. Why, then, should we be
afraid of those whom we have ourselves appointed? Only when people
become fearless will they wipe out this charge of timidity. I would say
that fear springs in a man from within, that no one puts the fear into
him. If you stand by the side of a wild animal, like a tiger, utterly
fearless, he will play with you; if you try to run away, he will kill you.
If, for example, you run because of the barking of a dog, he will run
after you, but he will play with you if you face him fearlessly.
Government officers are in fact our servants. We should entertain no
fear of them, though we should not behave rudely to them either.
There must be courtesy even in dealing with servants. We should
follow truth, and be fearless in doing so. A coward is himself afraid
and fills others with fear. Such is the condition of affairs in families
and communities. Where, then, shall we voice the demand for reform?
Everyone who desires reform in his community only talks about the
matter before others, saying: " yes! There is need for such a
reform, certainly. But you know what our community is like! The
members would raise a storm." To be afraid in this way and do
nothing is no credit to one' manliness. The other members of the
community would not feel for our daughter as we do. I know the way
caste affairs are managed; everywhere there is the same story. Parents
remain in great fear for their daughters. Any reform that is necessary
in this matter must be carried out. If that is not done, to what end do
bodies like the Arya Samaj exist? The poet Akha has said; " as
you will, Realize God anyhow, anyway."
We are to seek Hari through these activities. We cannot attain
Him till we have realized the self. This country is ever in the forefront
with words, but hindmost in action. This charge against our country
must go, however. It was my experience in South Africa that people
spoke with a profuse flow of words at meetings, declared themselves
ready in their speeches even for imprisonment, but, when the testing
time came, they made themselves scarce. A man is one person when
speaking and another when the time for action comes. Then, fear
takes possession of his heart. Till you have driven out that fear, you
will make no progress, material or spiritual. People in India will know
real life only when they have shed all fear. The country has a
population of three hundred million. Even if only a few of these come
forward, they will give a lead to the rest. One good coin is of greater
worth than millions of bad ones. With these words, I beg leave to
resume my seat. I should tell you that I have yet another appointment
elsewhere. Kindly give me leave, therefore, and go on with the rest of
the programme.
[From Gujarati]
Gujarat Mitra ane Gujarat Darpan, 9-1-1916
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I'll start....
I want to see us knock off at least 3 P5s within 5 years. We all know it can be done!
We are getting too close to the season for us to whine and gripe about what games we lost......
Let's start talking about where we want to go!
What do you guys want to see us do in two years, 5 years, and a decade??
Where can the program be if momentum continues? What's the limit??
Let's get fired up about what could happen!!
I'll start....
I want to see us knock off at least 3 P5s within 5 years. We all know it can be done!
Brian Brennan
1995 BBA Finance
Eagle fan since 1982
In the next 2 years I want,
At least 1 P5 scalp
At least 1 Conference Title
At least 1 Bowl Win
Reach goal: Top 25
No more head coaching searches and preferably no coordinator changes until all players on last year's roster are gone.
"Follow the trendlines, not the headlines." -Steven Pinker (?)
Regarding football Scheduling.
Id also like to see is build out the stadium. Sell out a whole season or two!!
We get ranked and take out a P5 or two, and I can see us needing that.
(Its nice to see stuff heading in the right direction again!)
Extend the press box side to the end zones, get rid of the sheet metal press box. Id love to see both sides connected on the Bishop side, but were a long ways from that.
Football wise, 2-3 P5 wins, 2-3 conference championships, 3-4 bowl wins, and hopefully a top 25 spot at least once.
I can def agree with most of what I've read. I think, as a program, I most want to see our fans/alum to start stepping up to the plate and stop pretending we can "do more with less" because we did almost 40 years ago. I want to see our budget more toward the top of the Sunbelt instead of middle to bottom. A man can dream.
Scott Guy
c/o '93 - BS in Computer Science
Cumming, Ga
Tailgating in B31
I think some more outstanding seasons will help in that area.
Ideally, I would like to see us move to some other conference. This one is poorly balanced, and treats us like garbage most of the time. Winning and increasing our fan base will probably open up options in that regard.
Let's also work on some more hone-and-homes. I am excited about the ones we have, and I think we could pull in some more if we get ranked and win some more bowls.
Overall, I am very impressed at all the things we have seen over the last season (kick-*** cannon and fly-over, improved data availability, responsiveness to suggestions about the music and announcements during the games).
It's encouraging to see how far things have come in only one season. I'm excited to see what we can do now!


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Clubs & Organizations
Adventure Crew
Adventure Crew emphasizes team leadership and life skills development through outdoor ad adventure activities. In addition to regular meetings, Adventure Crew will participate in monthly activities.
Ambassador Board
Students from the senior, junior, and sophomore classes are chosen for the Ambassador Board, whose primary purpose is to assist the admissions office with recruiting throughout the year and to represent St. Cecilia Academy at various school, campus, and community functions.
Art Club
The goal of the Art Club is to organized activities, workshops, and field trips that offer interested students opportunities to expand their knowledge in the field of visual arts.
Be Happy Haiti
Be Happy Haiti is a club with service at its center. It is dedicated to helping those in need in Haiti and bringing awareness to those needs at St. Cecilia Academy.
Best Buddies
The St. Cecilia chapter of Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization, provides opportunities for students to develop one-to-one friendships with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
St. Cecilia Academy Dance Company
The St. Cecilia Academy Dance Company is a student group that choreographs and performs dance presentations throughout the year at various fine arts events. Dance Company members must audition prior to joining the group.
Forensic Team
The Forensic Team is open to any committed student interested in developing skills in speech and drama. The team competes in many tournaments throughout the year and hosts a middle school tournament for area schools annually.
Honors Groups
St. Cecilia Academy is a member of the following honor societies: National Honor Society, National World Languages Honor Societies, Mu Alpha Theta and the National Art Honor Society. Student participation in each honor society requires criteria determined by the faulty, staff and administration.
Liturgy and Retreat Ambassadors
The Liturgy and Retreat Ambassadors assist with school religious events, including monthly mass and retreats for St. Cecilia and junior high schools.
Math Team
The math team is open to any student who enjoys mathematics and is interested in developing and improving problem solving skills. The Math Team gathers monthly to practice and prepare for annual math competitions.
Pep Club
Pep Club is an organization that promotes school spirit and supports and encourages attendance at and participation in atheltic and other school functions. Pep Club meets monthly to determine ways to support athletics at St. Cecilia, coordinates and executes pep rallies, and assists with the planning and execution of Spirit Week.
Robotics Team
The Robotics team emphasizes STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) through competing in the FTC (First Tech Challenge) competition(s). The team designs, builds, and programs a working robot for the FTC competition and also participates in various outreach programs throughout the year to education elementary and middle school students in and around Middle Tennessee. Interviews begin in the first months of school and no prior knowledge of robotics is required.
Service Club
The Service Club is open to all students seeking a variety of ways to serve their community.
School Publications
The Bug Beat, the official news publication of St. Cecilia Academy, is published several times each year. Students are encouraged to support this publication by submitting written and art materials or by working on the publication staff.
Sodality (Christian devotion and service)
The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an organization which strives to involve its members in activities designed to develop a living, conscious, and active sense of their own faith, and to extend this awareness to others. Projects of the Sodality include group activities of bot liturgical and charitable nature, as well as promotion of personal prayer and Christian witness.
Theatre Guild
This organization is designed to allow a broad-based, behind the scenes, experience in theater. Students assumed responsibly for all aspects of St. Cecilia Academy's theatrical productions and oversee the technical aspects of the regular school assemblies.
World Languages Clubs
St. Cecilia offers a French Club, German-Latin Club and Spanish Club where all students can learn more about customs and traditions.
Youth in Government
Model UN, Youth Legislature, Mock Trial and Student Council provide hands-on experience in all levels of government.


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Boy with Autism Treated with Manuka Honey
Oliver, 11 years of age & diagnosed severe (non-verbal) on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) spectrum started on Manuka Honey in October 2013 (MGO 550, Dose - 5 teaspoons per day) – see more information about which Manuka Honey and taking Manuka Honey - using the appropriate strength, and correct dosage is important.
Manuka Honey treatment for Oliver was based on evidence that Manuka Honey could kill Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria, which he had been suffering from for many years. In 2011 he was prescribed Somac (pantoprazole) 40mg twice daily (when necessary) for reflux & severe pain. By 4-6 weeks of Manuka Honey treatment his symptoms had reduced, Somac was no longer needed and stopped entirely. He has not taken Somac since (as of May 2014).
Improvements following Manuka Honey Treatment - March 2014
The following improvements have been noted by Oliver's parents: Consistently solid stools - which was rare/never prior to Manuka Honey. Oliver has had diarrhoea since he was a baby. His pain and reflux and the associated behaviours (putting hand in mouth, screaming, banging his head, aggression), has totally stopped. He sleeps better, is calmer, interacts more with others, is more affectionate, seeks out company more often, generally shows more interest in things and people. His learning has also improved. He now traces letters on a laptop, and is interested in catching and throwing a ball - neither of which he did prior to taking Manuka Honey. He is also being toilet trained, which wasn't considered possible until January 2014. His stimming (typically 30-60mins at a time) has also reduced from average 4 times a day to once or twice a day. Though food and boredom influence the latter, there is a marked difference between stimming frequency pre and post Manuka Honey treatment. Friends and relatives have also noticed significant changes in Oliver's behaviour - attentiveness, interacting more with others, and happier in general.
Oliver's parents acknowledge that it is early days (5 months since commencing MH) and that it's possible that improvements - particularly those relating to learning and interaction may be attributed to the absence of pain, better sleep etc, but they are hopeful that he continues to benefit from a healthier gut.
Previous Treatment
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Update April 2014
In late February 2014 Oliver's dosage was changed from MGO 550 - 5 tspns per day to MGO 400 - 3 tspns per day, and sometimes MGO 250 - 3 tspns per day (when MGO 400 ran out). On the 23rd April Sarah said that some of Oliver's old symptoms seem to be returning, and that the last week he had not been as 'with it', his toilet training (which they started in January, and was going well), has stalled and he suddenly doesn't understand again. She said he doesn't seem to be in pain but he is not as easy as he has been, and his diarrhoea has returned. I asked if they had kept being careful with his diet and if they were still giving him probiotics or probiotic enhanced foods and she said that they hadn't. Sarah said that he'd been so well that they had become a bit lax with those types of things, but they would be more careful from now on. She said she had ordered the MGO 550+ and that they won't risk using the lower strength again.
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Thanks to.. someone for this one. Sorry, I can't find any documentation on the swap. Yell at me if you traded this to me.
I continue on my proxy Japanese journey to Miyagikyo, proving to me that Gaelic may not be winning the pronunciation game hands down.
This range is an odd one: A 10 year old, a 12 year old, and a 15 year old. Sounds like 3 reasons to end up in jail as the scumbag that you are.
It also makes me wonder how much they will differ. Sure, they all have Sherry Casks involved, and are all made in the North of Japan, but… what can 2 years do, really?
Not that I can compare, as I currently don't have a sample of the 12 on hand (will work on that).
So like a pedophile without a third strike, I'm missing the 12 year, however I…
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News and Updates
Debbie Passed PGA PAT Playing Test
Congrats to Debbie Bosdosh, staff at the SBGA, for taking the next step to completing her PGA status, passing her PGA PAT playing test.
Out of 20 players she was the only one that passed that day. The greens were a real challenge for everyone.
Debbie works great in making non-golfer become golfers so give the SBGA a call/text and sign up today with Debbie for golf lessons.
New Golfer Boot Camp
The one day bootcamp made exclusively for Beginner Golfers
PB Dye Golf Course in Ijamsville, MD
Only 8 spots available per bootcamp
$125 per participant
- Only open to new golfers
- Golf knowledge, skills, and on-course training
- No equipment required (don't buy a thing!)
- Golf progress tracking mobile app access
- Camp option to juniors (Moms, we are having a bootcamp for ladies in May. Learn to play with your kids!)
Call SBGA – (301) 461-1520 – to let us know you are interested in joining a bootcamp or have a group already wanting to form a bootcamp with a specific date in mind.
New Ladies Golf Boot Camp
The one day bootcamp made exclusively for Beginner Golfers
PB Dye Golf Course in Ijamsville, MD
Only 8 spots available per bootcamp
$125 per participant
- Only open to new golfers
- Golf knowledge, skills, and on-course training
- No equipment required (don't buy a thing!)
- Golf progress tracking mobile app access
- Camp open to adults
Call SBGA – (301) 461-1520 – to let us know you are interested in joining a bootcamp or have a group already wanting to form a bootcamp with a specific date in mind.
Play FORE the Cure 2019
Charity Golf Tournament
Monday, September 9, 2019
Steve Bosdosh Academy is fully up and running!
Come on out, see our facility, and sign up to improve your golf game.
All-Season Lessons
Get your golf game ready for spring!
Champions Retreat Golf School Getaway
with Steve Bosdosh, Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor
Package Includes:
- Transportation to and from airport
- Deluxe Private room
- Daily breakfast and lunch
- Four rounds of golf with cart and fore caddie
- Unlimited use of practice facilities, complementary use of work out facility
- 3:1 student to instructor ratio
- Welcome Package
- 24-hours of golf instruction
- Full swing, short game and course instruction
- digital video swing analysis
- flight scope launch-monitor analysis
- bodi-trak weight shift mat
- personalized instruction video with voice-over
Contact Steve for details!
Steve Bosdosh Golf Academy
Champions Retreat
37 Champions Parkway
Evans, GA 30809
The Real Story Being The Golf Story
By Charlotte, mother of SBGA longtime student
Our son, Will, shot a HOLE-IN-ONE last month – into the wind on a 220-yard, par 3 hole at Montgomery Country Club! As excited as we were to hear the news, that's not the real story. The real story is how the game of golf, and the people who play it, helped Will to grow into the wonderful young man he is today.
Will had a rough start. Problems at birth required a two-week stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. On his last day there the hospital audiologist told us Will likely could not hear. We brought him home not sure of what to expect. It turned out he wasn't deaf, but he could hear only muffled sounds, not words. What followed were ten years of serious ear infections, numerous perforated eardrums, and three surgeries. Frequent asthma attacks only made things worse.
A child who can't hear well usually struggles with speaking and being understood, school, social situations, and even the balance required to walk. Before Will's hearing was finally corrected, he encountered all of those issues. Our sweet, affectionate, enthusiastic little boy quickly grew frustrated and angry with the difficulties associated with his poor hearing. He struggled in school. When his friends (who were usually extraordinarily patient) whispered strategic plans to go left during a game of Capture the Flag, Will sometimes went right, or didn't know which way to go at all. If someone laughed at his mistake, Will all too often came home sobbing and humiliated. More and more he refused to go out and play.
Will has loved sports since he was a toddler. Nothing made him happier than playing ball with his dad and brother. Later, he reveled in watching the big leagues on TV. When he was old enough we signed him up for team sports. He had natural ability but his small stature and difficulty hearing his coaches from the sidelines did not bode well for his sports career.
My husband loves to golf. When Will was two or three, Pat started taking him to the golf course. Will had a cheap set of plastic clubs at first, but he loved imitating Pat and the others on the driving range. Soon he began using his first set of real clubs, a US Kids starter kit. I must admit, I was often a bit nervous about my small boy hitting balls on the driving range, a fear heightened by the fact that more than once he hit an errant ball that nearly beaned the person next to him.
When Will was about seven years old, Pat took him to hit balls at Blue Mash Golf Course. That day there happened to be an Australian golf pro on the driving range. He watched Will for a while and then came over to talk to Pat. "Your son has a natural golf swing. Make sure you nurture it. Give him a chance to develop what he was born with." We never saw that man again, but we are grateful that he took the time to say what he did. It changed everything.
Pat took Will to see our friend, Steve Bosdosh, one of the most highly respected golf coaches in our area. We were skeptical about the Australian's assessment of Will's swing, but Steve concurred
with the pro. He encouraged Pat to begin entering Will in local kid's tournaments so that he could get comfortable with both the game and the competition. Steve helped us to prepare for the possibility of Will playing college golf even back then, and we are so glad we took his advice. Will usually finished tournaments in the middle, or even the bottom of the pack, but that never dampened his enthusiasm. He woke up every tournament-Saturday just as eager to play again. In golf, it doesn't matter how well you hear.
Golf began to change our son. His angry tantrums began to turn into opportunities to learn self-control and perseverance. Frustrated meltdowns about missed putts or errant tee shots at first led to thrown clubs and tearful sit-downs. Pat often had to remind him, "Will, you have six more holes. You can't sit down and cry because this one didn't go well. You have to learn from it and move on." Those life lessons began to spill over into schoolwork and social situations. My son, who had always been fearful of speaking to adults, began to confidently call the golf course to set his own tee times. It might not seem like much, but it really was a huge milestone.
Golf etiquette also served our son. Players learn early that it is not acceptable to demean another player. No matter what, players remove their hats, shake hands, look each other in the eye, and say, "thank you" at the end of every game. I have spoken to other golf moms whose children had experienced taunting and even abuse in other sports. On the golf course, Will, like the others, was always treated with respect because that is an important part of the game.
Occasionally I have seen a player roll his eyes as they watched Will approaching the first tee. Will is the exact opposite of the quintessential tall, lanky golfer. Our son is quite short and well, "stocky". I know that more than one opponent has looked at him and figured beating him would be easy. However, those eye rolls usually turned into raised eyebrows the moment Will hit his tee shot long and in the fairway. Not only was Will treated with respect, he quickly earned it. Will began to find his place.
In eighth grade we asked if Will could play on the high school Varsity golf team. At that point he had several years of tournament experience behind him and he had consistently begun moving up the leaderboards. The golf coach turned out to be Debbie Bosdosh, Steve's wife. She let Will try out with the other players and then gave him a place on the team. When it came time for the first tournament, Debbie announced that Will would play in the second spot. I quickly heard through the grapevine that some of the older players were not okay with that decision. Apparently they thought Will, the eighth grader, was just there to fill space at the bottom of the roster. I called Debbie and told her we completely understood if she felt that Will was unfairly taking the spot of an older Varsity player. Debbie, who used to be a cop, answered me, "Absolutely not. I told those players that if they want Will's spot they had to beat him. Only one player could. Will earned his spot. He's going to play."
With Debbie as his coach, and Steve giving him necessary lessons, Will helped the team to win the league's golf championship four years in a row. Will eventually won both the Most Valuable Player and Player of the Year awards. He not only earned his top spot, he also learned that he could play with "the big boys." Those high school varsity players, now young college men, quickly learned to accept Will's abilities. It didn't take long for them to become friends.
It hasn't all been easy. Even a player gifted with Will's natural golf swing has to work hard. After a disastrous junior regional tournament at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland, a man I didn't know came over to talk to me. "Your son is easily one of the best players out here, but he can't putt. If you want to help your son get someone to fix his putting." Back we went to see Steve Bosdosh. Steve took a look at Will's scorecards where I had recorded every tournament putt for two days. Then he took Will to the putting green and watched. Steve was honest. "Will, your swing is near perfect, and your putting stroke worked for you when you were younger, but you'll never play college golf if you putt that way now. We can fix it, but it will probably take a year of practice. It's up to you." Will told Steve he would do whatever Steve said, and they began to get to work. Will was true to his word. Every day, on his own, he practiced what Steve gave him to do. A year later he was moving up the leaderboard again. His handicap dropped to 0.3. Then, one day, he won!
Will loves golf. He loves the courses, he loves the people, and he loves the industry. He found a job at a country club and by all accounts was a valued employee. He caddied for many of the players there. Last year he was recruited for the college golf team at California University of Pennsylvania and now gets playing time as a freshman. He studies Professional Golf Management there, one of only 16 such programs in the country.
Will pays attention to the PGA players and seeks to emulate the ones he respects. When he was in sixth grade he met Tom Watson, who asked him how he was doing in school.
Will sheepishly told him he was getting a D in history. Watson looked him in the eye and told him school was more important than golf for him right now, and Will listened. That year he won the school's Young Historian award and finished with an A in history.
Will's sister, Valerie, has Down Syndrome. Will helped his dad, Pat, coach her Special Olympics golf team. One day Will told me that he had heard Jordan Spieth talk about his sister, who has autism. Will told me never to worry about Valerie. "I'll take care of her the way Jordan Spieth takes care of his sister, Mom. I promise." I have no doubts that he will be true to his word.
At the end of the summer Will played in the Bobby Bowers golf tournament. He made the cut easily on the first day, which was stroke play. On the second day he found himself five holes down in match play. He didn't give up in frustration though, like he once might have. He kept going and worked himself back to one hole up. Then he lost a hole. His chip shot on 18 lipped out of the hole, but his opponent's putt was good. Will lost, but I didn't care. He didn't give up. I was keenly aware of how far he had come, not only in golf, but also in life. Will has had to work hard, and he has met some important people along the way who have helped him grow – Steve and Debbie Bosdosh, an anonymous Australian golf pro, the paraplegic golfer Will caddied for who shared his own story of never giving up, the varsity golf team who moved aside to make a place for Will, Chris and Meg Gusti, amateur champs who helped Will keep moving ahead, the friends and parents he has met through tournament play, and even pro golfers Tom Watson and Jordan Spieth.
A hole-in-one is a terrific achievement, but it's never the real story. At least it's not Will's story. The real story is about a little boy who could barely hear, and who was sorely fearful of the world around him. That little boy discovered he had a gift, and the people around him helped him to nurture it until he grew into a young man ready to take his place in the world. Golf played a big part but so did the people who play it. For that we are grateful to the game!
"Ground-Breaking" News
The SBGA has broken ground on its new training facility.
SBGA Junior Student Wins First Place in 8U Season Championship
Steve Bosdosh Golf Academy student, Nathan Switzer, has made great strides over the last two seasons. Evidence of this as pictured here is his most recent first place win in August in the US Kids Tour 8 year old division's season championship.
With Steve's coaching, Nathan has a personal course record of 38 for 9 holes. He loves hitting the targets on Steve's wedge range. He has a passion for the game and is fun to teach.
Sign up now for Spring 2018 coaching opportunities. Spaces are filling up quickly.
The Md Am is Just a Launching Point
"I haven't really made much of an attempt to improve my game or play competitively for about 15 years. Turning 40 made me realize that I don't have a whole lot longer to try to be decent at golf. I decided to spend some more time working on my game about a year and a half ago. Getting back and working with Steve was an easy decision once I made a commitment to get better.
Steve has not only been a huge help with my swing mechanics but all aspects of the game including strategy, process and mind frame. He's been the most critical element of my overall improvement and the MD Am was a notable example of how far I've come.
I'm not sure the tournament is set up for a moderately fit 40-year-old to win but I came close. I beat some very strong young players on the way to the final and have taken a lot of confidence from that. The guy I lost to in the final had genetics on his side and that's always tough to beat. I'm hoping the MD Am was just a launching point for some better things in golf over the next few years. I'm enjoying the game more than I have in a very long time in large thanks for Steve."
~ Bart Mease
Rain or Shine, the Fight for Cancer Went On
Posted: May 26, 2017
"LBF Birdies for Childhood Brain Cancer" charity golf event today at P.B. Dye golf club was an enormous success. The rain and little sun did not discourage participation as seen by the large turnout.
If anyone wants more information on "LBF BIRDIES FOR CHILDHOOD BRAIN CANCER", or would like to donate go to: http://www.lilabeanfoundation.com.