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February 12, 2012
Kenny Easley Should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
The biggest problem? Outside of the Twelve Army, Easley has already, sadly, been forgotten. When I wore his throwback jersey to a game at Indianapolis back in 2009, many drunken Fat Humps asked me "Who's Easley?" For those of you who might be too young to remember Easley, or if you just need a quick refresher on his exploits, check this out:
I was lucky enough to witness his career, and there's never been a more intimidating figure in team history (nope, not even Tez). Easley was a sure tackler, a ferocious hitter, and an elite ball-hawk. If you want the model for the upper limit of Earl Thomas or Kam Chancellor's careers, it's Kenny Easley. You have to be a historic, next-level bad-ass to pose for a poster like this and NOT look ridiculous (yes, I had this on my wall growing up in the Tri-Cities):
Easley was the first defensive superstar for a Seattle team that was known (if they were known at all) for offensive fireworks and special teams trickery. The 1st-round pick was named AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1981, and then AFC Defensive Player of the Year in 1983. Easley's career peaked in 1984, when he led a dominant Seattle defense with 10 interceptions and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year. In all, Easley was named to the Pro Bowl five times and was honored as a 1st-team All-Pro four times. Most importantly, he was named to the NFL All-Decade Team for the 1980s. According to Pro Football Reference, Easley had a career similar to those of Hall of Famers Deion Sanders, Mike Haynes and Paul Krause, and future inductee Troy Polamalu.
Unfortunately, before the 1988 season Easley and the Seahawks had a spectacularly messy divorce. The team traded him to the Phoenix Cardinals for Kelly Stouffer (ugh), but the trade was voided when Easley failed a physical, which revealed he had a severely damaged kidney. Easley then sued the team, arguing that high doses of ibuprofen were responsible for his kidney damage. A financial settlement was eventually reached, but reconciliation between the Seahawks and Easley didn't come until after Paul Allen bought the team in 1997. In 2002 he was added to the Seahawks Ring of Honor, and in 2005 he raised the 12th Man Flag:
So why isn't this man in the Hall of Fame? He played in South Alaska for the Seahawks, and his 7-year career was relatively brief. There is little we can do about the first problem except hope a Seattle Super Bowl run makes Easley retroactively more appealing to Hall of Fame voters (Like what happened with Saints linebacker Rickey Jackson in 2010). Easley's brief career isn't (or at least it SHOULDN'T be) a barrier to his induction- Hall of Famers like Earl Campbell, Gayle Sayers, Dwight Stephenson, and Doak Walker also had relatively brief runs in the NFL. Easley's best chance to get in probably lies with increased success/national relevance for the Seahawks, followed by induction via the Seniors Committee (which considers players from the pre-1987 era). Given Easley's continuing health problems, hopefully this honor comes while he is still around to enjoy it.
What do you think, sirs? Do you have memories of Easley to share?
6 comments:
- Jonathan Dalar said...
Agree 100%! I proudly wear my #45, and I'd put his play up against anyone's at the position. That's what the Hall of Fame is for: great players for whom the opposition feared, respected, and either game planned for or paid the consequences.
- February 16, 2012 at 9:43 AM
- siouxwa said...
I've been beating this drum for years. Their entertaining Terrell Davis in HOF conversations but not Easley? What a load of crap!
- February 23, 2012 at 4:55 PM
- neurocell said...
Hey, Johnny. My timing for this article couldn't have been worse. I moved to Vancouver, WA on the 10th, I've been going to a trade school for more than six hours a day, and studying about three a day since the 13th, so since I didn't have internet until today, I haven't been able to visit your always, incredible site.
I agree with most of what you say (I think that Jacob Green and Dave Brown should also be in the HoF). Only Lawrence Taylor inspired as much fear as Easley. Not more than, but only as much fear. Around 2000, I saw Mr. Ed (AKA, John Elway) answering whom was the best player that he'd ever played against. With out missing a beat, he said Easley. He was then asked the best player on offense, and he said none were better than Easley, offense or defense.
With all the crap Easley faced with the Nordstroms, my mom wrote him a letter letting him know how much our family supported him. Kenny Easley sent an autographed picture and note stating his thanks. I still have both, along with his Enforcer poster, to this day.
When Dieon Sanders won Defensive player of the year, it was a popularity contest. When Kenny Easley won, it was because everyone was afraid of what he might've done if he hadn't gotten the award.
Easley played with a dislocated shoulder AND a broken hand for most of 1984. He knocked a Denver receiver out of the game, stood over him, intimidating the hell out of him, when suddenly Easley fell to the ground in pain because he just realized that he'd re-dislocated his shoulder again. Easley missed one play.
The best example of how tough Easley was came after he retired. Paul Moyer was playing free safety('88 or '89 I think) when he took a shot to the nuts, and got back up. Moyer played the rest of the game, went to the doctor, had half of one testicle removed, 3/4 of the other removed because he'
d ruptured both of them. Moyer played the next week. When asked how he could do that, Moyer replied that he didn't want Kenny Easley to think that he was wimpy.
The MAN needs to be in the Hall of Fame.
- February 25, 2012 at 11:51 PM
- Mr Posh said...
Love Easley. One of my all time fave Hawk players.
Please join my Facebook Group Kenny Easley for the HOF
- November 17, 2012 at 5:15 AM
- J Post said...
Kenny Easley is my all-time favorite UCLA Bruin player. He was incredible in college. I naturally followed him in the pros, and even though I was a Rams fan at that time, I rooted for the Seahawks. That's how much I admired Kenny Easley. Just an incredible football player, both at the collegiate and Pro levels. Kenny Easley is a Hall of Famer. Period. Hopefully, he will be inducted soon.
- October 27, 2014 at 5:04 PM
- Gpacharlie said...
When Dave Krieg was ON there was no one like him. He was truly BLITZKRIEG. THE BEST. When he was off....
Kenny Easley was never off. He truly struck fear in opponents and sacrificed his body to be the most devastating defensive weapon to play the game. Today he would not have been wrecked by NSAID's but would have Had much better health care and a longer career, I hope, anyway. Kenny Easley was a controlled maniac on the field. HALL OF FAME IS OVERDUE.
Dave Krieg and Kenny Easley are Seahawk Football. Curt Warner is no slouch either. Now we have Russell Wilson and Kam Chancellor who both look to be heading for historic football greatness. TOO MANY TO NAME PAST AND PRESENT ... GO HAWKS
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As social technologies have become a way of life, an interesting outcome has happened. Individuals are speaking up and their word has greater influence on purchase decisions compared to what the actual brand has to say.
Think about it. To what extent do you believe what a brand has to say in their advertisements and corporate communication? If you were looking for great product or service providers, would you be more apt to believe someone you know that has had experience with the product or service?
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I am responsible for audience development for a brand. I will tell you that I look at each person who mentions my brand or mentions a topic relevant to my brand as a potential brand ambassador. Anyone that is talking about something relevant to my brand on social media has the potential power to influence others as it relates to my brand – generate awareness, consideration, and conversion. I look to start a conversation and engage with each and every one of them. Yes, that is a great investment of time and energy. But if I can motivate others to share my product/service with their network, that is the most powerful and compelling marketing that I can achieve. Thus, I view each person behind a relevant mention as a potential brand ambassador that I want to establish a relationship with.
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March 13, 2012 3:46 AM
The journey to sports success isn't always marked with walk-off home runs and buzzer-beaters.
Oftentimes, it's the accumulation of the unremarkable, the offensive rebound in a late-season contest that spurs a run and a win on the road or a one-and-one that kept a lead at double digits and an opponent at bay.
Such was the path the UCSB women's basketball team took to the Big West Tournament title and a forthcoming trip to the NCAA Tournament this season.
And while the Gauchos (17-15) drew the overall top seed in Baylor — and with it 6-foot-8 powerhouse Brittney Griner — they appear ready to enjoy every step they take from here on out.
On Monday, at Reitnouer Auditorium on the campus, three-quarters of the bracket was revealed before UCSB learned its fate. The Gauchos, who appeared anything but tense, playfully waved at ESPN's video of Baylor at its own viewing party once it became apparent the two teams would be squaring off.
They erupted in delight at finally seeing UC Santa Barbara appear on the bracket, opposite the 34-0 Bears, for a game on Sunday in Bowling Green, Ohio.
"I can't lie, I had some chills," UCSB coach Carlene Mitchell said. "To know that this is my group and to know how we started to how we ended, to see this team smile meant the world to me."
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"I'm just thrilled to be in this situation. I came in as a freshman and went to the NCAAs and now I'm going out as a senior and going to the NCAAs.
"I couldn't have written it any better."
The task at hand — producing one of the great upsets in tournament history — is of course, daunting. But Mitchell's club has been climbing uphill since Day One. With that experience, however, the Gauchos can shed their shortcomings and bring game to their level.
This is a team unafraid to dive for loose balls, to tussle in the paint, to give and take an elbow. Final scores, stat sheets — all of that becomes unimportant once blood and sweat begin to mix on the hardwood. Outmatched in height? No bother, just box out more effectively. Quicker guards? Just hit the decks with more regularity.
"We have to play to our strengths," Mitchell said. "And the team bought into the fact that to win games we had to make it ugly, to limit possessions.
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All of that was on full display last week when the Gauchos rattled off three wins and came home with the Big West tourney trophy, a souvenir net and an extension to their season. The trophy — with the net draped over it like a halo — sat stage-left of the screen as the team watched the bracket unfold amongst friends, fans and UCSB staff.
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"There's a toughness, an edge to us," Johnson said. "We're battle tested and that showed this Saturday when we cut down the nets."
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Last week the President of the World Bank Group launched at the Spring Meetings the report "Prosperity for All." One of the interesting areas the note reported on was the interrelationship between growth, movements in the income distribution and poverty reduction.
There are various ways of showing the impact of growth on people's income and its interrelationship with a country's income distribution. In comparing distributions over time, one of the more useful graphs is a Pen's Parade (figure 1a), named after another Dutch economist as so many inequality or poverty measures are (other examples are the Theil index and Thorbecke for the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke Poverty Measure).
The Pen's parade lines up every person from poorest to richest on the horizontal axis, while the vertical axis shows the level of expenditure (or income) per capita. The $1.25 a day line intersects with Pen's parade for 1990 and 2010 at 43.1 and 20.6 percent respectively, providing the percentage of the population living below the extreme poverty line in the developing world in those years. One can see that growth in developing countries has accrued to a large extent to the middle quintiles, as the difference between the income earned in 1990 and 2010 is the largest at those percentiles.
Another way of depicting an income distribution is to show income on the horizontal axis, count how many people earn that particular level of income, then stack them on top of one another such that the number on the vertical axis represents them (figure 1.b). One can see that in 1990 the largest number of people making the same income (the peak of the distribution graph), made less than $1.25 a day, while in 2010 the peak had come close to $1.65 a day. Note that the full population of the developing world in 1990 and 2010 is captured below each income distributional line respectively.
As such, one can get an informed idea about the implication of shifts in the income distribution often caused by growth. In turn a picture also emerges of the effect of those shifts on the extreme poor.
Figure 1a: Pen's parade
Figure 1b: Income distribution for developing countries
Another interesting observation from figure 1b is that far fewer people lived on or close to US$1.25 a day in 2010 than in 1990. Hence, shifting the income distribution to the right using the same growth rates as experienced in the recent past will lift fewer people out of poverty than was the case in 1990. This happens not just because there are fewer extremely poor, as we can see from figure 1a, but also because the 2010 income distribution lies well below the 1990 income distribution. Consequently, it will likely become harder and harder to lift people out of poverty through growth alone. While growth remains vital, we need to complement efforts to enhance growth with policies that allocate more resources to the extreme poor. This can be accomplished to some extent by focusing on inclusiveness, particularly with respect to job creation, and/or through government programs, such as public works, and cash transfer programs.
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I agree these two charts are really useful for understanding changes in global poverty over the last 20 years, and the relationship between growth, distribution and poverty.
However, I have some misgivings with both.
According to the first chart, the richest 1% of the developing world has a daily per capita income of less than $10. So much for the emergence of a global middle class! Based on data from Povcalnet, the richest 6 centiles (6%) should appear above the $10 mark in 1990, and by 2010 the richest 11 centiles (11%) should be above this threshold. So there must be an error somewhere in the calculations behind this chart, or at least in the labeling of the y-axis.
On the second chart, my concern is not strictly with the chart but the way it has been interpreted. You note that the largest number of people making the same income (illustrated by the peak of the distribution graph) is around $1.65 in 2010. But this is not strictly correct. Again, using data from Povcalnet, it can be shown that around 15 million people are estimated to live on $1.65 to the nearest cent. However, a much larger 18 million people live on $1.22, the true statistical mode. You'll notice that this is, curiously enough, almost exactly equal to the international poverty line of $1.25. My colleagues and I made this point in our 2013 paper, The Final Countdown: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2013/04/ending%…
The explanation here is that the x-axis uses a logarithmic scale. It is accurate to say that the peak of the density function occurs at around the natural log of $1.65. But this is not the same as saying that the largest number of people making the same income falls at $1.65, which wrongly interprets the log scale as a linear scale.
Despite these misgivings, I agree wholeheartedly with the conclusions you draw from the two charts and look forward to more analysis on the Bank's twin goals.
Thanks for your comment. It is quite interesting and to some extent worrying that you get different results from the same dataset i.e. povcal.net. Log linear or normal linear, the peak remains at 1.64-65 a day in our distribution function for 2010. I will send you by email the excel file with our numbers so you can compare them with yours. Figure 1a might not completely show the tails well at the upper end (and lower end) of Pen's parade and hence you should not jump to conclusions. Anyway, have a look at the excel file I am sending you and let's get together and exchange notes, ideas and future work?
Thanks Jos. As discussed over email, after seeing your data I now suspect that the reason we arrive at different estimates of the statistical mode (the peak of the distribution graph) is that we use different methods for approximating the shape of the income distribution.
The estimates I provided in my earlier comment are drawn directly from Povcalnet, where the shape of the distribution is based on the best fit between a General Quadratic and Beta lorenz curve. I would favor my $1.22 estimate of the mode since it is faithful to (and therefore consistent with) the Bank's method for compiling global poverty estimates. But no approximation of the shape of the distribution can be definitively correct as all approximations are…approximations.
Thanks again for an interesting post.


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Australian captain Michael Clarke was on track for a Test double century when rain stopped play on day two of the third and deciding Test with South Africa in Cape Town.
Clarke was the star on day two, reaching 161 not out at stumps - his eighth-highest Test innings - with Ryan Harris on four not out as Australia ended the day on 7 for 494.
Clarke had resumed on 92, and he moved quickly to 99 before becoming becalmed on the verge of his century.
Kyle Abbott produced a tight spell of bowling to concede one run off six overs, and in the end Clarke faced 24 balls on 99 before finally breaking the drought with a cover drive off Philander for a boundary to reach his ton.
Speaking at the end of the day, Clarke denied that the century - coming after a run of poor scores - had been a relief to him.
"Probably it was more a relief to you guys (the media)," he told Grandstand.
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Once Clarke reached his century, it released the shackles, and Clarke and Steve Smith moved the score quickly on.
Smith was finally out for 84 when he chopped on from a delivery from part-timer Dean Elgar with a century beckoning. This brought to an end a 184-run partnership with Clarke.
The score was 4 for 401, and the new batsman Shane Watson was immediately under pressure - he scored a single off his first ball, but it was referred upstairs for a possible LBW before being denied.
South Africa missed a chance to remove the captain when Elgar got one to straighten and hit Clarke on the pad. They failed to review it and replays showed it would have been out.
The pair took the score on to 4 for 434 at lunch, as Australia tightened its hold on the match.
There was a sense as play resumed that the tourists were looking for quick runs.
Duminy leads the way on tough day for South Africa
Watson took 10 runs off the first over from JP Duminy and he hit several big sixes at the start of the session before he went for one big hit too many and was caught by Hashim Amla at long-off off Duminy to depart for 40.
Haddin came in, and the score kept moving in the next few overs as Clarke pulled Abbott to the boundary to make his 150.
Haddin made 13 before he became Duminy's third victim, hitting to Amla at mid-off to make it 4 for 486.
Mitchell Johnson followed first ball, after South Africa reviewed a wide ball down leg which was given out caught behind by the third umpire.
Ryan Harris joined Clarke in the middle, but soon afterwards the rain - which had been threatening for most of the day - finally came down in sufficient proportions to force the players off the field, with Australia 7 for 494.
As the rain continued, an early tea was taken, but after a couple of hours play was called off for the day.
Duminy was the star for South Africa with 4 for 73.
"I think we're in a really good position, 494 on the board," Clarke told Grandstand.
"I thought Dave Warner was outstanding yesterday, Steve Smith played really well again today, the rest of the guys all contributed so we have three very big days ahead of us."
South African paceman Dale Steyn took no part in the day's play after injuring his hamstring on day one. He is expected to face a fitness test before the second innings, if one is required.
Play will start half an hour early - at 10am local time (7pm AEDT) - for days three, four and five to make up for time lost on day two.
Australia could declare overnight and put the Proteas in, or captain Clarke might opt to hit out in the first hour to push the score towards 600.
However the tourists will need time to bowl South Africa out twice if they are to seal a series-clinching victory.
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This gentleman captures what I find to be most interesting in menswear right now: quilted nylon, shorts over leggings, full volume outerwear, layering and dark yet rich color palettes.
This look scares me but inspires me, which is the best you can ask for in a look. I've gone back to this picture several times trying to figure out which elements would work best for me, and the answer that keeps coming up is: basically all of them.
I don't know if I'm brave enough to wear shorts over tights in a 'day wear' setting, though I already do when I'm exercising…so maybe this picture will make me re-examine what I wear to the gym.
Today's photograph and the photograph from yesterday will, I think, be the two images this season that will have the most long-lasting influence over (at least) my style for the next year or so.


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As a mental health care provider, I'd like to share some facts about the importance of good mental health and social-emotional development, especially as they relate to the prevention of aggressive or violent behavior in children. Prevention is the key, and it begins before the birth of a child.
I recently read a book, "Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence" by Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Wiley, that has vastly changed my way of thinking regarding this issue. Nationally, we are seeing greater numbers of children who are charged with and convicted of violent crimes, and we are finding it increasingly difficult to provide adequate services for these children. The authors of this book identify many risk factors associated with aggressive and violent behavior in children, including environmental issues such as deprivation and neglect, exposure to violence, and psychological and physical abuse. Providing services to a family at risk before problems occur costs much less money than building new prisons.
The role of the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant was created to help preschool teachers and directors who are dealing with an increase in challenging behaviors of children. These behaviors are often cited as causing good teachers to leave the profession. Preschool teachers are no longer "just babysitters," and preschool has become the new kindergarten. With the increased emphasis on academic skills, many of our children who are at risk of problems are not learning the social-emotional skills they need to be successful in school and life. An aggressive child does not make or keep friends easily. It is difficult to teach a child with poor emotional regulation, or the ability to sit still for longer than 10 minutes.
According to an August 2009 report published by the National Center for Children in Poverty on social-emotional development in early childhood: "The early years of life present a unique opportunity to lay the foundation for healthy development. Research on early childhood has underscored the impact of the first five years of a child's life on his/her social-emotional development. Negative early experiences can impair children's mental health and effect (sic) their cognitive, behavioral, social-emotional development." In other words, parents and caregivers play an important role in supporting children's healthy social-emotional development. Yet family risk factors such as substance abuse, mental health conditions, and domestic violence can impact a family's ability to support their children's development, and may contribute to behavioral problems among children as early as 3 years old. Children of parents with mental illness are at greater risk for psychosocial problems, and even the mental health problems of nonrelative caregivers affect the quality of children's early experience in their care.
The Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant also provides services to families and their children. However, due to stigma regarding mental health, families often don't seek the help of mental health providers. The average person will struggle for nine years before seeking the help of a counselor.
There are also barriers within our systems to identify children at risk. Some studies show that more than half of family practitioners and pediatricians report they do not use a standardized tool to screen for developmental delays during routine well-child visits for 2-year-olds.
The good news is that, for such a small community, we have many prevention and intervention services available for children and families, as well as many dedicated, experienced and skilled professionals, including:
RENEW provides group education and a shelter that helps families be safe until they are strong enough to leave a situation where there is domestic violence.
AXIS Community Mental Health offers comprehensive services for both families and children.
Bright Sky Counseling in Durango has services for anger management.
San Juan BOCES provides screenings, assessments and intervention services for children from age 0-5 who qualify with developmental delays.
The Pyramid Model used in our preschools teaches social-emotional skills to children, helps teachers deal more effectively with challenging behaviors, and offers support to parents.
Phone numbers for these services and many more are listed in a very helpful booklet titled "Healthy Families for a Healthy Community: Family Resources," published jointly by the Montelores Early Childhood Council and the Montezuma County Department of Social Services. This booklet is free and can be found in many places around our community, including the library. If you or someone you know needs help of any kind, this booklet will be useful in finding resources that can make a difference in your life.
It is important for all of us to recognize the value and importance of these services in creating a better community for all, and to show our support by giving whatever resources we are able to give. We just saw a wonderful example of community spirit, volunteerism, and commitment of financial resources during the Third Annual Early Childhood Celebration, when over 100 people volunteered time and other resources to make it a success.
Many of the community agencies and services represented at the Early Childhood Celebration would welcome additional participation from residents, whether it be volunteering to participate on a board of directors, or becoming a positive mentor for a young family experiencing risk-factors that could lead to problems.
I began this column by talking about environmental risk factors that could lead to aggressive and violent behavior in children. These are complex situations that require complex solutions, and a system of services to help. We are making progress here, and we can still do more. Violence is learned behavior. Let me end with a favorite quote from Victor Rivas Rivers: "Break the silence, practice peace, teach peace, and contribute to peace."
Lisa Henry is a member of Montelores Early Childhood Council, a Pyramid Model Partnership Leadership Team member, early childhood mental health consultant and a psychotherapist with RENEW Inc., providing services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. She can be reached at 529-6326 or email@example.com.


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Visual Learning: We Are the 99%
Images, photos, and pictures stimulate the mind. For the viewer, they offer a chance to connect and question. They also offer potential for play and imagination, and pulling the observer into purposeful messages.
Most often, newspaper and magazine readers take a quick glance at photos and their captions. With this YES! lesson plan, you and your students can luxuriate—and pause—to truly understand an image, its message, and why it's interesting (or not).
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STEP 1: What do you notice?
Ask your students to make sense of the image by trusting their instincts of observation and inference. In doing so, the image offers possibilities and interpretations beyond a typical reading where the reader glances at the picture to reinforce their interpretation of the picture's title or caption. Do not introduce any facts, captions, or other written words outside of the image. You may hear: lots of chickens, red splotches, stacks of cages, broken and bent cage bars, ropes and metal hooks.
STEP 2: What are you wondering?
After you've heard what your students are noticing, you'll probably hear the peppering of questions: Are those chickens dead or alive? Why are they all lying down? Do these chickens lay eggs or are they on their way somewhere to become dinner? Is this a factory farm? This is a good time to reveal the picture's caption, accompanying quote, and facts about the actual situation. Watch how the conversation shifts from what they believe to be true to discerning the facts about the image.
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Chicken Truck, Sunaura Taylor, 2008. Oil on canvas, 10.5' x 8'. "Chicken Truck
is a painting of more than one hundred egg-laying chickens in a truck en route to the slaughterhouse."
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The hens depicted in this life-size painting—having exhausted their egg-laying productivity—will be processed into ground chicken for soup, or cat or dog food. Their bodies can't sell as whole meat because they are so bruised and scarred.
Artist, activist, and writer Sunaura Taylor was born with arthrogryposis—a rare congenital disorder that is characterized by multiple shortened joints or muscles. Taylor uses a wheelchair and paints entirely with her mouth, "When something is carried between one's teeth, it means it must have, at one point, been staring them in the eye. This is how I learned to see detail, to pay attention to my visual world, to, in effect, fall in love with the act of seeing." She began painting Chicken Truck in Georgia, where chicken trucks are a common sight. An employee at the chicken factory a couple blocks from her home offered to take photos in preparation for the painting—and was fired the next day for taking them.
According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), 452 million hens lay eggs for human consumption, and over 7 billion chickens are killed for meat in the United States each year. Ninety-nine percent of factory farm chickens spend their whole lives in confinement—in cages of 68 inches of space where they are unable to spread their wings or move forward or backward.
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STEP 3: What next?
Learning more about an image leads to bigger questions and an opportunity to discuss broader issues and perspectives.
- Taylor painted Chicken Truck as a memorial to the chickens that were slaughtered shortly after the photo was taken. Look at the painting closely—or from afar. What message do you think Taylor is trying to convey?
- How much information do you want to know about where your food comes from or how it was made? Should the public have access to this complete information or should they be protected from it?
- A basic tenet of animal rights is that animals are thinking, feeling beings and can experience deep suffering and pleasure. Is eating meat moral—even if it comes from a small family farm?
- Four companies that operate their own slaughterhouses process most of the meat and poultry eaten in this country. Costs for permitting and compliance—overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture—are prohibitive to most small, independent poultry growers, causing them to go out of business or hike up their selling prices. Does this seem fair? What can be done to help small, independent farmers?


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December 29, 2009
End Stage Renal Disease Declines Among People with Diabetes
After rising steadily for years, the incidence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or kidney failure, has begun a steady decline among people with diabetes, likely due to improvements in treatment and care that reduce dangerous risk factors, according to a study being published in the January issue of Diabetes Care.
December 29, 2009
American Diabetes Association's New Clinical Practice Recommendations Promote A1C as Diagnostic Test for Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association's new Clinical Practice Recommendations being published as a supplement to the January issue of Diabetes Care call for the addition of the A1C test as a means of diagnosing diabetes and identifying pre-diabetes.
December 24, 2009
"People with Diabetes Earn Important Victory Today"
"The passing of health reform in the Senate is a historic moment for our nation and for all people affected by diabetes," commented George J. Huntley, Chair of the Board, American Diabetes Association.
December 18, 2009
Diabetes Forecast Publishes 2010 Annual Diabetes Consumer Guide
When shopping for a new cell phone or even a car, there are dozens of features to explore and choices to make. The same is true of shopping for medical products that will help manage a chronic disease. For many people with diabetes, it can be difficult to determine which products are right for them. But help is on the way: Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association, is publishing its annual Consumer Guide in the January 2010 issue.
November 27, 2009
Diabetes Prevalence Expected to Double in Next 25 Years
By 2034, the number of Americans living with diabetes will nearly double and diabetes spending will nearly triple to $336 billion, even if the prevalence of obesity in this country remains stable, according to a study published in the November issue of Diabetes Care.
November 19, 2009
American Diabetes Association Launches New Diabetes.org
To meet the changing needs of people affected by this growing epidemic, the American Diabetes Association has launched a completely redesigned www.diabetes.org in English and Spanish.
November 17, 2009
American Diabetes Association Convenes 3rd Annual Disparities Conference
The American Diabetes Association, the nation's leading voluntary health organization in the fight against diabetes, is bringing together community leaders from around the country for a two-day meeting to discuss major challenges, and to share 'promising practices' to address health disparities faced by minority populations when it comes to the prevention, detection, and management of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The meeting will take place November 18-19 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, in Arlington, VA. "When it comes to the impact of diabetes and obesity in minority populations, the statistics are daunting," said Sue McLauglin, BS, RD, CDE, CPT, President, Health Care & Education, American Diabetes Association. "The challenges are great, but the urgency to stop diabetes and obesity is even greater. We are convening this forum to exchange best practices and to foster collaboration in our attempt to identify solutions and actions that will eliminate disparities in health care at the community level." The American Diabetes Association Disparities Partnership Forum will include an opening keynote address from Garth Graham, MD, MPH, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Minority Health, promising practice presentations, idea exchanges, and a closing keynote address from Dr. Kyu Rhee, Chief Public Health Officer, Health Resources and Services Administration.
November 13, 2009
American Diabetes Association Recognizes World Diabetes Day
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November 13, 2009
American Diabetes Association Recognizes World Diabetes Day
The American Diabetes Association will join International Diabetes Federation and their worldwide global diabetes efforts on World Diabetes Day, November 14, to raise awareness of the growing diabetes epidemic. This year's theme for World Diabetes Day is Diabetes Education and Prevention.
November 11, 2009
Statement on Secretary Sebelius' Report
The Health and Human Services report issued today, during American Diabetes Month, explains the crucial need for health reform for people with and at risk for diabetes.
November 6, 2009
The American Diabetes Association Applauds Congress for Their Tireless Commitment to Reforming the Nation's Health System
The American Diabetes Association announces its support of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) and commends the House of Representatives for including provisions that will make health care more accessible to the millions of Americans with diabetes and other chronic diseases.
November 2, 2009
As America Earns Failing Grade, American Diabetes Association Launches Movement to Stop Diabetes
Americans earn a failing grade on diabetes awareness, based on survey results released today by the American Diabetes Association.
October 29, 2009
Pivotal Diabetes Prevention Study Reinforced
A study published online today and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet provides evidence that intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss and increased physical activity continue to reduce the rate of developing type 2 diabetes after 10 years. Results from the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) indicate that lifestyle intervention reduced the onset of type 2 diabetes by 34 percent compared with placebo.
October 21, 2009
Diabetes Forecast Brings Indulgence to the Kitchen
When someone is diagnosed with diabetes, some of the first questions usually are about food: What can I eat? What sacrifices must I make? Will I ever enjoy a good meal again? Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association, is setting out to transform these worries into opportunities this November. In a special food issue, the magazine features recipes and photos to inspire delicious yet healthy holiday meals, along with clever tips on cooking diabetes-friendly food.
September 25, 2009
Is It Time to Stop Diabetes?
The American Diabetes Association will be Encouraging Americans to Join a National Movement to Fight a Disease that Strikes Every 20 Seconds.
September 16, 2009
Diabetes Forecast Offers "10 Tips" to Save Money and Improve Your Health
Diabetes has so many costs – to your health, your emotions, and of course, your wallet. The October issue of Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association, features ten ways to save some money and improve your health. With a little know-how, you can save some big bucks on screenings, supplies, and preventive treatments
September 10, 2009
Co-Workers, Families And Friends 'Step Out' To Stop Diabetes
This year, thousands of people in communities across the country will come together to demonstrate their support in the fight against diabetes by participating in the American Diabetes Association's Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes® event. Step Out is a fundraising walk that takes place in more than 160 cities to raise awareness about diabetes and to raise much needed funds to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
September 1, 2009
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation and Novo Nordisk Award Research Grant to University of Virginia Health System and Stanford University School of Medicine Scholars
The American Diabetes Association Research Foundation has selected two scientists, University of Virginia Health System researcher Zhenqi Liu, MD, and Stanford University School of Medicine researcher Gerald Reaven, MD, to receive the American Diabetes Association-Novo Nordisk Clinical/Translational Research Award. This $1.2 million grant program supports efforts to study the effects of intestinal hormones, such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), on obesity and pre-diabetes, two risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
August 18, 2009
Diabetes Forecast Spotlights the Serious Competition of Team Type 1
Professional athletes with diabetes have become more visible lately, but rarely do they embark on sporting endeavors to showcase their diabetes. The cyclists of Team Type 1 do exactly that. The September 2009 issue of Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association, features the story behind Team Type 1, from a burrito bet to aspirations of competing in the Tour de France.
August 6, 2009
American Diabetes Association Scientific Journals Lead in Performance Rankings
Diabetes and Diabetes Care, the flagship research publications of the American Diabetes Association, remain the highest-ranked journals devoted exclusively to diabetes research and treatment.


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Full of denial and arrogance, convicted child rapist Jerry Sandusky was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison.
Given that the former Penn State assistant football coach is 68, the penalty almost assuredly means he will die behind bars. That is a public service, because Sandusky should never walk the streets free again.
Sandusky was convicted of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period. Some of the abuse took place on the Penn State campus.
As has been his pattern, Sandusky painted himself as the victim, detached from reality and refusing to accept reality for his horrifying acts. He is the worst kind of predator and he deserves to spend his last days in a place where he cannot harm any other children.


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I'd have thought that adnapemit being the target is just as likely, and potentially shows up in Gopher's results as matt being the targeter, plus is consistent with everything else that I'm aware of, if the kill bypasses roleblockers but not immunity.Sabrar wrote:Sudden realization before hitting submit: I can't see a world where jimbob is Mafia. It would have meant 2 vote-blocking in hands of scum, with at least 1 being able to be used just before LYLO. There is no way a game like that would be ever balanced. This also means that SDK can't be Mafia either and was likely the target of the second kill N2 (of course this could be me overestimating the relevance of my action as usual). Also would mean that Gopher of Pern is scum/Godfather or scum has Ninja.
There's also as noted by someone else that one of the killers might have simply withheld the kill.
One last thing, why did you block bessie and SDK?


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Sunflower Senior Citizens met Jan. 8 at the senior center. The group enjoyed a meal of soup, veggies and desserts prepared by the officers.
Members and guests were then given a survey on the preferences for the group's policies and activities. Plans were then made for 2013.
Those present included Raymond and Janet Bielefeld, Tom and Dee Duggan, Gary and Carole Spohn, Leo and Sue Yanda, Don and Ramona Beisel, Betty Mueller, Adeline Bernhardt, Leona Kleiber, Phyllis Mueller, Edna Backhus, Tillie Hein, Georgia Spohn, Mary Clemmer, Connie McMahon, Kathy Kroupa, and Jane Vajnar.
The group is welcoming new members for 2013 — Phyllis Mueller, Edna Backhus, Kathy Kroupa, and Barbara Svoboda, although Barbara was unable to attend this particular meeting.
Don Witt, Donna, Bundy, and Leona Kleiber were evening visitors of Adeline Bernhardt on Jan. 8.
On Jan. 6, Russ and Julie Kerbs, Lucille Kerbs and Jesse and Ashton Smith and Sydney went to Hillsboro, where they met Rustyn Kerbs for dinner out.
Guests of Brad Backhus for dinner in Abilene were Bev and Tom Reid of Marion, Mike and Jennifer Jay and Cody of Hillsboro, Paul and Edna Backhus, Jason, Backhus, and Alisha Barney.
Jeanne Rziha visited her mother, Bonnie Haslouer on Jan. 5 at Enterprise Estates.
Lucille Kerbs visited her daughter, Connie Thompson, in Abilene Jan. 5.
Jeremy and Allison Sluder and Brooklyn met them for dinner out in celebration of Connie's birthday.
Those helping Nikki Stenzel of Manhattan celebrate her birthday with a supper party at the home of her mother, Lori Moldenhauer, Jan. 4 were Mark Gilford of Manhattan, Greg Stenzel, Betty Stenzel, Frank and Anna Mae Stika, Jeanie Gaza, Luke Gaza, Ronnie and Lisa Hanschu and Anna.
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Early polls in New Hampshire show GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump with an 11 percent lead, at 29 percent of the projected votes, over presidential candidate and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who has about 18 percent of the likely votes, according to CNN.
These numbers come after a win by Ted Cruz in the Iowa caucus on Feb. 1. Cruz took 28 percent of the votes in Iowa, Trump took 24 percent and Rubio took 23 percent. Polls have Cruz with 13 percent of the votes in New Hampshire, according to CNN.
CNN Political Director David Chalian told Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room" that the Iowa caucus has affected predicted numbers in New Hampshire. Numbers projected in late January saw Trump leading with 30 percent of potential votes, Cruz in second with 12 percent and Rubio in third with 11 percent. New numbers from early February show Trump ahead with a projected 30 percent of the vote, Rubio in second with a projected 18 percent and Cruz in third with a projected 13 percent, according to CNN.
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The forthcoming HTC Ville has made a 3-minute video debut online, revealing a great deal about the incoming Android 4, Sense 4 handset.
Although the specs have previously been rumoured and we've seen images of the new Android handset, the video leaves little to the imagination.
First up you have the design. It looks a lot like the renderings previously released, although this being an HTC handset, there aren't too many surprises as the company tends to stick to the same designs. It certainly appears to be slim though, and using the typical unibody design with inserted panels top and bottom to ensure good reception and allow access to the internals.
All the connections appear to be in normal places, the standby and 3.5mm headphone jack on the top, volume on the right and Micro-USB on the left. Perhaps more interesting is the three touch controls across the bottom of the phone, losing the menu button, as per Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy Nexus.
This is a new version of HTC Sense too. The details from the software information later in the video reveal it to be HTC Sense 4.0 and Android 4.0.1, so it looks like HTC are making the right moves in software too.
HTC Sense 4.0 appears to have dealt with one of our biggest bugbears and that's the antiquated homescreen dock. Now you have two shortcuts either side of a central app tray button, very much like stock Android 4.
Diving into the settings, however, you get to see a nice panel effect rather than a straight list and the animation looks kind of cool. There are obvious differences in the app tray too, so it looks like HTC have run in some changes as you'd expect. Whether these are for better or worse, we'll have to wait until we can do an HTC Sense 4.0 review ourselves.
Fortunately we also get to see the hardware information page which reveals the HTC Ville to offer a 4.3-inch QHD (960 x 540) display, 1.5GHz dual core processor, 1GB RAM, 8-megapixel main camera and VGA front camera and Bluetooth 4, all of which sounds like a respectable load-out.
We also catch a glimpse of Beats Audio settings in the menu, but there is no Beats branding on the back of the phone, we suspect because this is a pre-release sample. Indeed, the watermarking on the wallpaper reaffirms this, and also means that HTC can probably trace exactly who filmed and leaked the handset - they also reveal a phone number and the device IMEI too…
The HTC Ville is likely to be HTC's "mid-range" device launched at MWC 2012. If rumours are to be believed we will also be seeing a larger Android device, the HTC Edge/Endeavour, but we suspect it will offer a similar operating system to what is on display here.
We will be covering all the action from Mobile World Congress 2012 in February, so be sure to tune in for all the official announcements as they happen.


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Measure would ease restrictions on state and local workers, offer more disciplinary options.
A Senate committee on Wednesday agreed in principle to the first update to the Hatch Act in nearly 20 years, proposing to allow state and local officials to run for political office.
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will officially report the bill to the full Senate -- which will likely move to approve the update -- after the next roll call vote, expected to occur Wednesday evening.
The committee amended the 2012 Hatch Act Modernization Act to ensure state and municipal employees whose salaries come entirely from federal funds remain prohibited from seeking elected office. The bill also would expand the options for penalizing federal employees who violate the law. As it currently stands, these employees face immediate termination.
Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, originally introduced the bill in March. Two versions of the measure -- one with bipartisan support and another with only Republicans on board -- await action in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
"This legislation marks a good step…toward addressing outdated and unclear Hatch Act provisions that have unduly restrained the political activities of federal employees and some state and local government workers," said Beth Moten, legislative and political director for the American Federation of Government Employees.


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Mega-retailer Best Buy has invested some serious time into training employees at their brick and mortar stores about Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 8. Speaking to Forbes, Best Buy's merchant vice president for computing, Jason Bonfig, said that they have dedicated over 50,000 hours to making sure certain blue-shirts, Geek Squad consultants and "Microsoft Advisors" all have a working knowledge of Windows 8, so they can help customers feel comfortable with what is surely a change in what they are used to seeing on a Windows computer.
"When customers go through an OS transition, they want to touch and feel the product. They want to be able to talk to someone who is knowledgeable, who can ask them questions, and match them with the products that best meets their needs."
Unfortunately for Best Buy, after heading to the store to see the product in person, they often go home empty-handed, only to buy it online at a cheaper price. In addition to what they hope will be a knowledgeable staff, Best Buy hopes to remedy that by offering things that online sellers, like Amazon, cannot.
The chain will carry exclusive Windows 8-based PCs. They will also offer buyers a 15-minute Geek Squad session which will cover the initial setup of the computer, email configuration, security software installation and general information rundown.
For those of us who have been to Best Buy and seen a "Let Geek Squad install it for you!" sticker plastered on the front of an Xbox game, this latest effort may not instill enough confidence to make us buy in-store, but at least they're trying. Hopefully, it will drive enough sales so the rest of us can go check out a device in person before we buy it online.


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Feb. 20, 2010
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth swimmers moved up and got a record-breaking performance on the second day of action at the three-day New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association Division II and III Championships at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center Friday.
The women are now tied for 11th in a 22-team field with 217 points, while the men ranked fourth in a 13-team field with 231 points. Keene State is first in both fields.
For the men, junior Craig Johnson (Acushnet, MA/New Bedford HS) broke the school record when he finished third in the 50 yard butterfly in 23.91 seconds. Freshman Jake Pesante (Wakefield, RI/South Kingston HS) was ninth in the 200 yard freestyle relay in 1:49.64, freshman Chris Dodge (Holden, MA/Wachusett Regional HS) was ninth in the 100 yard backstroke in 58.12 seconds, junior Steve Szarek (Middletown, CT/Middletown HS) was fifth in the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:02.10, the 200 yard medley relay team of Dodge, Szarek, Johnson and freshman Matt Dean (Londonderry, NH/Londonderry HS) was fourth in 1:43.40, and the 800 yard freestyle relay team of Pesante, junior Andrew Haughey (West Springfield, MA/West Springfield HS), Dodge and Johnson was fifth in 7:30.44.
For the women, freshman Morgan Cooper (Sunderland, MA/Frontier Regional HS) was sixth in the 50 yard butterfly in 28.43 seconds, freshman Maggie Conlon (Methuen, MA/Methuen HS) was 12th in the 100 backstroke in 1:05.66 and 13th in the 100 breaststroke in 1:13.50, senior Kathleen Foley (Haverhill, MA/Haverhill HS) was seventh in the 100breaststroke in 1:11.63, and sophomore Kim Moore (Billerica, MA/Billerica HS) was third in the 1000 yard freestyle in 11:18.41.
"We are swimming real well," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Cathy Motta. "We have some strong swims left for tomorrow. I'm really proud of how we are performing as a team I feel that all of our hard work and training is certainly paying off."
The meet will conclude Sunday.