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This year's WTJU (91.1) Rock Marathon– that all too brief week where the daytime opera and banjo playing becomes hours of groups like Talking Heads and Mountain Goats– featured more than just run-of-the-mill public frequency bliss.
Sunday afternoon was the Rock Marathon's opening showcase of local bands, and this Saturday will find the basement of Tokyo Rose hosting a Benefit Dance Party featuring DJs Rob Sheffield, Brian Campbell, and Elizabeth Stark. On the following Saturday, February 28, the same venue will feature the Benefit Closing Party and Concert, which is currently working on booking bands described as the "next big thing" by Andy Miller, one of the Marathon directors.
Sunday's showcase was held at Plan 9's Outer Space– a large vacant room in the back of the store normally reserved for extra record storage. The show featured the local talent of Folkskonde, YOU, The Make-Out Twins, Bucks and Gallants, and VHS and the Babies. Because of bronchitis, a fever, performing in a ghastly short set (guess which group), and having to leave early on account of the aforementioned physical maladies (not including the set), I'm going to be able to review only two of the acts, but Good Lord!– the sounds they threw out more than justified the admission price. This– now that I think about it through the feverish fog of my memory– was nada.
Folkskonde was up first, probably my favorite act in town now that Ted Stryker's Drinking Problem has met its untimely demise. This group of six (three guitarists, a keyboardist, a drummer, and a bassist- and they switch instruments with dizzying regularity) has been playing around town since I first saw them at the end of last summer.
My oh my, have they gotten good. Performing– and a practice regimen of "playing the same songs over and over," in the words of guitarist Adam Smith– have made the group quite the young demons on the local rock circuit. Featuring songs like "Answering Machine," with its pop piano intro to ending rock opera crescendo, and "Clay Clay," with a disco-beat chorus and Steve Miller type break-to-guitar solo, the group has a set of moving-and-shaking tunes that go on and on.
Saturday was the first time I've seen Bucks and Gallants, a part punk/part modern New York sounding entourage, but I was pretty blown away. I don't know where these gentlemen have been hiding, but I wish they'd come out and play more often.
Drums, guitar, keys, and a singer– who also played keyboards at certain times when the mood struck him– constituted the group's stage setup, allowing them to produce a sound that emphasized the drummer's talents for shifting between speeds and times. New Wave keyboard parts meshed with riffs that ended too soon, and the singing/screaming cowboy-shirt wearing singer just took each song's pace in stride.
Although I'm unsure of how much WTJU made from the show's bake sale table and donation pandering, I know Plan 9 made out like bandits– between sets, the store was packed with show-goers, browsing their time away.
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In the last few years there has been an upsurge in the ships that move cargo. First, that became noticeable with the LCTs that became ore carriers of the black sand mining in a few provinces and particularly in Surigao where opening of mines close to the sea boomed. That happened because of the sudden great demand then of metals in China.
An aggregates carrier LCT off Taganito, Surigao
Just after the peak of that demand, a fleet of brand-new LCTs built in China appeared in north Mactan Channel. That happened when the demand for metallic ores in China was beginning to wane. And so initially those LCTs especially those owned by Broadway One Shipping and Cebu Sea Charterers were just anchored in the channel. Those LCTs were only known by their numbers but in size those were bigger than the average Philippine LCT. Generally, their powers and speeds were also higher and better.
Row of newly-arrived LCTs in north Mactan Channel
With nowhere to go these LCTs including those owned by others but also built in China (like the Poseidon LCTs, the Meiling LCTs, those owned by Premium Megastructures Inc., Adnama Resources, etc.) became aggregates carriers and Cargo RORO LCTs and in the latter it challenged in the business then dominated by Goldenbridge Shipping which had a route from Labogon, Mandaue to Hindang, Leyte. Sand is gold in Cebu because of its construction needs and it is not readily available in the island in quantity because of its upraised sea floor origins which meant just a lot of limestone. And so sand is transported from Leyte whose land is volcanic in origin and thus there is plenty of sand and hard rock. Aggregates carrier LCTs go as far as Samar and some also go to Bohol.
The value of Cargo RORO LCTs was highlighted when the super-typhoon "Yolanda" struck and lots of trucks have to move to Leyte and long queues of truck formed in Matnog and Lipata ports and there was also a lot of needed bottoms for trucks crossing from Cebu to Leyte. The LCTs filled this need and suddenly the Cargo RORO LCT segment was here to stay. It challenged not only old LCT operators like Mandaue Transport and Simpoi Shipping but also the overnight ferry companies operating ROROs that Roble Shipping even felt the need to charter LCTs from Asian Shipping Corporation (ASC), owner of many LCTs for charter. Now Cargo RORO LCTs connects many islands and it is also a viable transporter now of container vans from Manila to the Visayas and Mindanao, a mode pioneered by Ocean Transport that also started by chartering LCTs from Asian Shipping Corporation before acquiring their own China-built LCTs.
On the left is an LCT of Asian Shipping Corporation chartered by Roble Shipping
I can understand the need and value of LCTs which have proven their uses and versatility recently and that is why it is still continuing to increase in number. But in the same period I also noticed the rise in the numbers of our container ships and general-purpose cargo ships which are mainly freighters on tramper duty. In general that is a surprise for me as I know our local inter-island trade is flat and intermodal trucks have already stolen a significant portion of their cargo and that can be shown in the queue of trucks in many short-distance crossings like in the routes to Panay, the routes to Eastern Visayas and Surigao and Cargo RORO LCTs are used by these intermodal trucks along with short-distance ferry-ROROs. Cargo RORO LCTs are also used by tractor-trailers hauling container vans to serve islands where local container ships are now gone or where the service is weak or the rate expensive. Examples of these are Samar, Leyte and Bohol islands.
A Cargo-RORO LCT
I have been contacted by a writer doing the history of Delgado Brothers or Delbros which once dominated the Manila ports and which was also involved in shipping then (it was also the first employer of my late father). Delbros happened to by one of the two dominant leasers of container vans locally together with Waterfront and they cannot resolve the problem of flat leasing for several years already and they cannot fathom the reason why. I told her the reason is simple – the intermodal trucks are stealing their business.
But in recent years I have seen our container shipping companies add and add container ships. Most remarkable is Oceanic Container Lines (OCLI) which has the most number of container ships now. Notable too is Philippine Span Asia Container Corporation (PSACC), the new name of the controversial Sulpicio Lines. Lorenzo Shipping and Solid Shipping have also added a few. There are new players which are Moreta Shipping Lines which was formerly in overnight ferries, Meridian Shipping and Seaborne Shipping and these new players are also expanding their route networks. To this might be added Trans-Asia Shipping Lines Incorporated (TASLI) which now has a container ship to Manila.
A deck loading ship
Another notable addition is Fiesta Cargo and Logistics (this is not the exact name of the company) which operates true deck loading ships. These ships have flat decks like those in LCTs and booms for cargo handling. Aside from this and container ships, the Asian Marine Transport Corporation (AMTC) also added a few RORO Cargo ships, their forte and choice of transport.
A RORO Cargo ship
For NMC Container Lines and 2GO there was no noticeable addition although the latter have chartered container ships from Caprotec and they also charter ships from Ocean Transport (or is it Key West?). Hard to say because of the rumored split between the two. Escano/Loadstar meanwhile seems to be exhibiting a decline in their fleet.
In general-cargo ships a few companies showed newly-acquired ones and probably topping the list is Avega Brothers which from chartering ships from Asian Shipping Corporation went on a spree of acquiring trampers that though Manila in origin they regularly anchor ships now in north Mactan Channel. Medallion Transport and Roble Shipping also both acquired a significant number of freighters. Aside from the three mentioned many other shipping companies also added freighters to their fleet.
Asian Shipping Corporation LCTs in their Mandaue port
Asian Shipping Corporation which specializes in chartering ships and operating barges aside from LCTs needs special mention because of the rate they are adding ships annually. As of last year their fleet total is nearly 200 ships already including the lowly tugs but MARINA (Maritime Industry Authority) has noted that they already have the biggest fleet in the country in terms of Gross Tonnage (GT), the traditional method of comparing ship and fleet size and that they have already displaced 2GO from its old Number 1 perch. 2GO temporarily regained the top ranking with their acquisition of the liner St. Therese of Child Jesus but I wonder if they did not slide to Number 2 again with the sale of the liner St. Joan of Arc. For an operator of supposedly "lowly" ships the achievement of Asian Shipping Corporation certainly has to be lauded.
But all of these leads me to the question, "Is there enough cargo to move around?" I know many of the trampers are just carriers of cement and other construction/hardware/electrical materials that they are practically "cement carriers". Some are "copra carriers". And these trampers are also carrier of bagged flour of various kinds and also other bagged products like fertilizers and feeds. But our freighters seldom carry rice and corn now unlike in the past. Ditto for cassava – the volume now is small.
Is there really a significant rise in the volume of these products? Maybe in cement and related materials because of the construction boom. But I wonder about the others. Are there other products being carried now? What I know is a lot of grocery items is now carried by the intermodal trucks.
Coal might be big now because of the rise in number of our coal plants. But freighters do not carry that. Other types of fuel are carried by the tankers.
There are incentives now from the government on the acquisition of new ships and it even opened a loan window with the government-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). Are shipping companies taking advantage of that just to hoard ships?
What I know is shipping rates in the country are high if compared to other countries. That can cover low cargo volume. The most visible show of that are our container ships. Seldom will one see them full or even near that. Well, operating ships is expensive especially since MARINA exactions adds to the cost.
Whatever, newer ships are always good. I just want to see where this would lead. Lower rates? Probably not. Better service? That is hard to measure on cargo ships. More availability of ships? Maybe one can count on that.
Anyway, this article is just meant as an update on one aspect of our cargo shipping.


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Theology is not faith.... To "have faith" is to be in a personal relationship with God, who is Truth itself.... Theology is "faith seeking understanding" (to use St. Anselm of Canterburys centuries-old definition). It is the more or less systematic effort one makes to understand and express the fundamental experience of God.... "Christian" theology focuses that process of understanding on Jesus Christ...operating within, and in fidelity to, a particular community and tradition....
2. Theology is not monolithic. Not only are there many religious faiths (Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and so forth), but there are also many variations of faith within given faith-traditions....
Within Catholicism, for example, one might speak of a theology that is Thomistic, Augustinian, or Rahnerian (for the late Jesuit Father Karl Rahner).... But other divisions are also possible: liberation theology, feminist theology, process theology, and so forth.
3. Theology is not simply reflection on doctrine. A doctrine is an official teaching that derives from theology, not from direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Before the official Church can propose a statement of faith for the acceptance of its members, it must first think: about and struggle with its possible meanings and with various possible expressions of meaning. That process of struggle to understand faith leading to some official expression of faith is called theology.
Theology, however, does not consist simply of a listing, explanation, and defense of doctrines. The theologians task is not only explicative, but critical--critical even of doctrines, or at least of a doctrine's language and conceptual framework so that the doctrines truth can become accessible anew in a fresh formulation.
4. Theology is not catechesis. Catechesis is, literally, an "echoing" of the faith. Unlike theology, catechesis is for the potential member (known as the catechumen) or for a newly initiated member of the Church (whether a young child or an adult convert). Catechesis teaches the faith by highlighting and explaining the main elements of the faith-tradition and their relationships, as well as their personal and pastoral implications.
The catechists task is not to invite potential or new members of the Church to think critically about their faith, but rather to understand and appropriate it in as clear and spiritually fruitful a way as possible. The theologians task, by contrast, is critical. The mature member of the Church is invited to think: critically, to question, even to challenge certain elements of the faith tradition.
To judge the theologians work by the standards of the catechists is to distort the work of both. Many, if not most of the complaints about theologians from the more conservative segments of the Church are rooted in this misperception. A theologians job, it is said, is to teach "the faith." And not only teach the faith, but to teach it according to a particular understanding of it. In other words, the theologian can only explain the faith by one theology—the critics.
5. Theology is not religious studies or a philosophy of religion.... To do theology, one must proceed from and reflect within a given faith tradition...one that takes God to be real, not only objectively and historically, but also in ones own life and consciousness.
6. Theology and the faith it seeks to understand do not begin at the point where reason gives out.... The First Vatican Council insisted, on the contrary, that faith is "consonant" with reason, and that reason is "illumined" by faith. Both faith and reason are fully engaged from the very beginning of the theological process....
7. Theology is not static or ahistorical.... Theology is always and everywhere contextualized. It occurs not only within a given faith tradition, but within given moments of time and within given networks of circumstances and interrelationships. The theology of one historical period and/or of one cultural situation will differ, often markedly, from the theology of another historical period or cultural situation.
The faith may not change, but our understanding of it does....
8. Theology is not in conflict with science.... The reason there can be no conflict is that both seek and are devoted to the truth.... Alleged contradictions are only apparent, not real. It is probably accurate to say, however, that theology has had more errors and false assumptions to correct in recent decades than has science....
Although rooted in faith and in the life of the Church, theology is, unlike catechesis, preaching and pastoral instruction, a scientific discipline. The theologian is not charged primarily with the "echoing" of faith (which is the literal meaning of catechesis), nor the proclamation of the Gospel (which is the task of preachers), nor the official transmission of the faith to the general membership of the Church (which has become over time the special responsibility of the bishops)....
The theologian is not simply a catechist with a doctoral degree. The theologian, unlike the catechist, is required to probe and examine the whole of the Christian tradition to see what it means, how it fits together, by what process it has developed, and how it is related to the so-called outside world of theory and practice—and then to pose new questions in light of changing historical circumstances and fresh answers for the new circumstances.... The catechist has one audience or public: church members who are relatively new in the faith, whether children or adults.
As Father David Tracy, of the University of Chicago, has reminded us...the theologian has three audiences or publics: first, church members who have advanced beyond the Stage of catechesis; second, the academy (college and university-related people who are themselves seriously engaged in intellectual reflection on religion); and, third, the wider society.
Accordingly, the theologians public, even within the church, is not the same as the catechists. The theologian addresses the mature Christian. The point is that there are many more mature Christians these days, and especially Catholic Christians, thanks in large part to the success of Catholic higher education, than some members of the hierarchy and some lay people seem prepared to acknowledge.
But the Catholic theologian...has an even wider audience within the Church. The Church, after all, is bigger than the Catholic Church. The Catholic theologian must be mindful of Anglicans, Orthodox, Protestant and other non-Catholic Christians, as well as other people of faith within various non-Christian religious communities and traditions. Theology is ecumenical by the very nature of the enterprise.
The theologian also has a wider audience, beyond the church and beyond the religious community at large. The theologian also addresses fellow academics in Catholic, non-Catholic and secular institutions alike, men and women trying to make difficult ethical decisions in government, business and medical professions; poets and musicians and novelists; and ordinary people seeking answers to lifes most fundamental questions.
As a scientific and ecclesiastical enterprise, theology has to be engaged in dialogue with all three publics: church, academy and society. Not to understand the range of the theologians publics is to conceive too narrowly the nature and task of theology itself.


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SO that title on my last blog is totally wrong. My counting was off. NOW it's 43 days. I think....let me check. okay it's 44. Thats kind of a bummer. But it's fine. Soon I'll be married for all eternity!
Well this week has been...interesting. While searching my holliesquotes page I came across a quote that I love and think is relevant for this week. It says: "Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful". - Samuel Johnson. I love this because I think that integrity and knowledge are two very important aspects that we will be able to bring in front of our Maker and claim we have. Both will help crown us with glory to live with God forever. Lack thereof will leave you alone, and lost. To have both together will make you happy, secure, and an overall good person. I for one, want to strive to be fair, truthful, stand up for what i believe in, and be honored because I took life, the gospel, and my own personal integrity serious.
This may be a rant, but whatever. I'm just not a fan of people with no integrity. Liars ruin lives all around them. But the worst and saddest part of all is...they singlehandedly ruin their own.


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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Family Milestones: December 9th
My paternal 4th-great granduncle, Cornelius SUTTON, married on this date in 1806 in Warren County, Ohio to Judith BABCOCK. Cornelius was the son of Cornelius and Elizabeth (APPLEGATE) SUTTON, and the younger brother of my Sarah SUTTON. Cornelius was born June 20, 1780 in New Jersey. I do not have dates of birth or death for Judith. Cornelius died August 30, 1859 in Jackson Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
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But again you've produced no evidence as to the originality of the pronunciation: just rhetoric concerning the Received Text.
Now, sure, in the Received Text manuscripts we have the name written as you assert. But this is not evidence concerning the originality, only evidence for that sequence of consonants and vowels at the time the manuscript was written. You have not presented evidence that overturns taking the consonants as original and vowels as aids to reading adonai. Further, you still persist in speculating concerning the Received Text rather than treating the actual Hebrew language evidence I've continued to point you to.


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Young evangelical voters in Florida are in search of a presidential candidate that is beyond just a defender of traditional values – although that is still important to them. They want a leader who is compassionate.
The compassion factor is among a broad range of issues that will affect the decision of young Republican evangelicals as they cast their votes Tuesday. Unlike previous Christian right leaders, this new generation is looking at issues that include the protection of the environment, reducing poverty, fighting genocide and access to healthcare.
Lauren McLaughlin, 19, a student at the University of Central Florida and a member of the evangelical megachurch Northland, A Church Distributed, said "the compassion issues and global policy are most important," to her, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
McLaughlin had spent Friday helping to sign up new voters through the Christian program called "Redeem the Vote" and said she was "still researching" on which GOP candidate to support.
"There's such a split between younger evangelicals and what were the traditional old guard who lean toward economic issues and issues like abortion, gay rights and limited government," said Dr. Randy Brinson, chairman of "Redeem the Vote," and an Alabama physician.
"It's not that young evangelicals don't embrace those issues, but they look at them in a broader context."
A recent Beliefnet.com poll showed "evangelical/born again" Christians cared about the economy, cleaning up the government, reducing poverty, and improving public education/access to health care before traditional issues such as ending abortion and stopping gay "marriage."
According to the Orlando Sentinel, white evangelicals are expected to make up anywhere from 25 to 35 percent of those likely to vote in the GOP primary.
A Mason-Dixon Florida Poll conducted last week showed 28 percent of self-described "born again" voters backed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; 27 percent supported former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee; and 23 percent favored Arizona Sen. John McCain.
Huckabee is the favorite for many evangelicals because of his past experience as a preacher and his openness about his religious conviction. He is also touting a populist message that addresses the concerns of the middle class and the poor working class.
"That's the appeal for us as new kinds of conservatives," said the Rev. Joel Hunter, Northland's pastor, who cast an early ballot for Huckabee. "The compassion aspect is important to us, as well as his populism."
But McCain may be resonating with younger evangelicals who see a compassionate side to the war hero in his support for the environment and the divisive comprehensive immigration reform bill.
"Younger evangelical voters support McCain because of his support for the environment and what may seem to them to be a compassionate position on immigration reform," Hunter noted.
Only former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani – who is twice divorced and pro-abortion and gay rights – seemed to lack support among evangelicals, receiving only nine percent support from this group.
"There's such a breadth of evangelical voters, because there's no monolithic bloc," commented Hunter.
"Each candidate speaks to a different interest of the evangelical perspective, and each is getting a share of the pocketbook and family-values vote," Hunger, also the author of A New Kind of Conservative, noted.
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FULTON - Scott Poland, a nationally-known expert on school safety and crisis prevention, spent Friday afternoon speaking with Fulton Public School's staff about school safety and crisis prevention. The speaker will also give a similar presentation to parents Friday night at 6 p.m.
Superintendent of Public Schools Jacque Cowherd invited Poland to speak following the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Conn. and the onset of social media bullying in recent years.
The goal of the staff training and parent presentation is to better prepare to stop bullying and the consequences that arise from it, some of which can be linked to school shootings and suicide.
Cowherd told KOMU 8 News the effect of suicides on his school district was one of the main driving forces behind the decision to hold a staff training. "We have had some suicides in the community, in Callaway County in general, and when something happens in the county they tend to touch every school district," he said.
Friday's presentation will dive deep into ways to identify at-risk behaviors in their children, how to recognize and reduce bully behaviors, and how to best support their children if they are a target of bullying. The presentation is called "Parenting in a Challenging World."
Friday served as a professional development day for staff, and students had the day off.
The parent presentation begins at 6 p.m. at Fulton High School.


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DURHAM — The University of New Hampshire football team has a history of turning walk-ons into scholarship athletes.
Junior running back Chris Setian joined that list last season.
"He takes an unbelievable amount of pride in what he does," said coach Sean McDonnell. "He's a kid who walked on to this program and earned everything he's got."
"Coming here as a walk-on, coach Mac said you get what you put into this place," said Setian, who is having a career year. "It's blue collar. You work hard, and that's all I've tried to do."
A native of East Longmeadow, Mass., Setian wasn't even sure he wanted to play football in college.
So he prepped a year at Suffield Academy in Connecticut to gauge interest from the next level.
UNH was one of the schools intrigued by his skill set. Setian was sold after making his official visit. The fact that he wasn't offered a scholarship at the time didn't matter.
"Right off the bat you're one of the guys," he said, "even though you haven't even said you're coming here yet."
That turned out to be a no-brainer for Setian, who has been a bargain for UNH. Although he's second on the team in rushing (469 yards), he does much more than run with the ball.
He's tied for fourth in pass receptions with 18 and is one of the top tacklers on special teams. He can even punt in a pinch.
Setian likes to point out that he was third on the depth chart in games against Maine and Rhode Island.
"I was out there pregame booming a couple," he said. "It's funny. I think I'm the only punter out there with a knee brace."
He's also second on the team in touchdowns with nine (5 rushing, 4 receiving) and third in scoring (56 points).
"Football player," McDonnell says when asked to describe the 5-foot-10, 238-pounder. "He's one of those guys who's just keen to everything you're doing. Whether it's running with the ball or running pass patterns, he's going to do it really well."
Consistency is Setian's middle name. He has at least one pass reception and one rushing attempt in every game this season and has scored at least one touchdown in eight of the 10 games.
Setian prepares well.
"He's terrific in our weight room," McDonnell said. "He's one of our best all-around lifters. He's explosively strong."
He's averaging 6.1 yards a carry for a team that ranks second in the Colonial Athletic Conference in rushing. That's up almost 2 yards from last year.
Setian is also third on the team in all-purpose yards with 621.
"All my credit goes to the offensive line," he said. "They'd kill me if I didn't say that."
A straight-ahead runner, he earned his scholarship following his redshirt freshman year when he rushed for 184 yards on 36 carries without a negative attempt.
He's lost only 6 yards on 77 carries this season.
"I remember watching him on tape in high school and prep school," McDonnell said. "Everything was a positive play for the kid. He has great vision. He has the ability to burst through the hole. He breaks tackles. He can catch the ball. And he's improved his speed."
Setian was the Wildcats' leading rusher in a 2010 playoff win at Bethune-Cookman. He also scored his first career touchdown in that game.
"Things come to you when you work hard and do the little things well," Setian said. "It's a honor. I remember when I first got the scholarship. It was exciting. It's a good feeling."
The Wildcats are getting their money's worth.
Because of his versatility, Setian has become one of the more valuable players in the program. A program that's on the verge of its ninth consecutive NCAA playoff appearance, the longest active streak in the championship subdivision.
Setian started playing special teams as a redshirt freshman and continues to contribute on the coverage units. He has six tackles, including two each in wins over Delaware and Rhode Island.
"It's a good way to get on the field," he said. "You've got to take advantage of every opportunity you get."
Beyond the physical aspect of the game, the inquisitive Setian also has a high football IQ.
"He's one of the few kids you can talk to when he comes into this office," McDonnell said, "because he invests everything he has in what he does."
Setian, who received the Commissioner's Academic Award from the CAA the past two years, was convinced that UNH was a good fit and a place where he could succeed on and off the field.
"You always try to envision being successful," he said. "There isn't a guy on this team who wasn't the guy at their high school.
"I've loved every second I've been here," Setian added. "It makes it easy to work hard."
"I think every program in our conference can point to one kid who does something like this," McDonnell said. "We've been fortunate over the years to have a bunch of them. He's another in a long list of kids who's fun to coach, fun to be around and to watch become a better football player."
Steady Setian does it all for Wildcats
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Four More Years, Four More Years
Happy Blogday to me,
Happy Blogday to me,
I can't believe it's been 4 years,
Happy Blogday to me!
Yes, four years ago I timidly entered the world of food blogging. I was not ( and am still not) ambitious, thinking that blogging would launch me into a career as a cookbook author or celebrechef. But in a way, a quiet, unspectacular way, it has done that. Not that any publishing house is knocking on my door, contract in hand, but I've created an online cookbook right here. It's a reference for me and my family to locate favorite recipes. You're welcome to use it, too, free of charge.
As to celebrechefdom (isn't that a great word I just made up?), no, you won't be seeing me filling a time slot of the Food Network. I barely have time to get my laundry done and make my bed. Doing a TV show? I don't need that kind of pressure in my life. Besides, when I'm nervous, my voice gets high and squeaky, like Minnie Mouse on helium. Not a good TV presence. But I do occasionally get a jolt of surprise when meeting a friend of my daughter's or a co-worker of my husband's who says, "I love your blog! I just make your brownies. They were soooooo good!" It always surprises me to learn that someone I don't know reads my blog.
Have I made any money from this venture? No. I'm definitely in the red here. But I have gotten some free stuff and I've gotten the confidence to enter a contest which I won (more free stuff!). And more importantly, there are the intangibles of blogging. I now know wonderful people from around the country and around the world who I would never have met without blogging. And I know that even if I never posted another cookie, we'd still be buddies.
The other interesting thing about blogging is how my skills and confidence in the kitchen have increased. I'm willing to take on new challenges and they're not as daunting as they used to be. Also, as I've become more aware of food possibilities, I've branched out from Rice Krispie treats and chocolate chip cookies. It's been fun to have the blog as my playground, where I could experiment with food, mixing flavors, trying new techniques, and giving free reign to my playful side. My family is very familiar with the phrase, "It's for the blog." And they're OK with that.
One of my most popular posts is my Fluffernutter cake , a tribute to Elvis. It was fun to make and killer delicious. I've been toying with the idea of revisiting the fluffernutter theme, and this time I did it as a Whoopie Pie. Yes, all the fabulous deliciousness of the Fluffernutter cake that you can hold in your hand.
Print out the recipe, make up a batch, and let me know what you think. Your comments are my paycheck. They don't spend well at Costco, but they give me motivation to keep posting.
Fluffernutter Whoopie Pies
- adapted from King Arthur Flour
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups (3 medium to large) mashed bananas
2 large eggs
2 cups King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour, white wheat or traditional
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
2/3 stick (~11 Tbsp) butter, softened
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1-1/3 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp milk
1 cup marshmallow fluff
1- Preheat the oven to 350 deg. F with racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2- In a large bowl cream together the butter, sugars, and salt until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and the bananas. The mixture will look curdled; that's OK.
3- Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
4- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture and mix until evenly combined. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula and mix for 1 minute more.
5- Stir in the mini chocolate chips.
6- Scoop the dough by Tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets. (If you want larger pies, you can use a quarter cup measure, but allow plenty of space for them to spread out.)
7- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, until the edges are very lightly browned and the tops spring back when lightly touched. (If you're making the larger size, bake for 12 to 14 minutes). Let the cookies rest on the sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
8- For the filling, cream together the butter and peanut butter. Add the powdered sugar and beat till smooth, adding milk, if necessary to achieve a smooth, frosting consistency.
9- With a rubber spatula, fold in the marshmallow fluff till there are no streaks of marshmallow remaining.
10- To assemble the whoopie pies, spread about 2 Tbsp of the filling on the bottom of one of the cooled cookies. Gently press another one on top.
Store the cookies in the refrigerator in a tightly closed container.
(Notes on the filling - I specified natural peanut butter as I'm trying to cut all hydrogenated fats out of my kitchen. I wanted to see if natural would work here. It was fine, but will need refrigeration to keep it from separating. Also, although you'd think I'd know better by know, I read 2/3 next to the butter and added 2/3 cup, not 2/3 stick. It makes a difference. So if you were one of the recipients of these, know that making it as directed won't give you the same taste you had before.)
21 comments:
- LizNoVeggieGirl said...
YOU I want for 4 more years, please ;)
- February 23, 2011 at 9:29 AM
- Jennifer Jo said...
Happy Blog-day, Lynn! I agree with so much of what you wrote---I don't blog for the money or the fame, either, but I have gotten SO much out of the experience. (Including one very sweet care package with some super-exotic treats from a never-before-met friend who lives the whole way across the country...)
- February 23, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- Adam said...
Congrats on year 4! I've been following for quite some time. And have garnered some great inspiration and advice from reading your posts. I've been running a blog for less than a year, but I definitely understand what you mean about branching out. I'm not content with just doing a recipe, I've got to make it my own somehow (no matter how small a change). Congrats again :)
- February 23, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- kickpleat said...
Yay! Congrats on 4 years!! I just realized I've had my food blog for 6 which seems old. But I love having a food blog for everything you've mentioned - especially meeting people and receiving emails and general flattery :)
- February 23, 2011 at 12:18 PM
- Natalie said...
4 years is something to be proud of! So is this recipe--yum! :)
- February 23, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- The Cutting Edge of Ordinary said...
Congrats! 4 years...that's a lot of cookies!
- February 23, 2011 at 12:53 PM
- hobby baker Kelly said...
Happy Blogiversary! I think I could sit down with a bowl of that filling and be perfectly happy and not have to share either, heehee! Hubby doesn't do peanut butter. Well, I'd probably have to fight the girls for it. Speaking of PB, I always loved Jif best but gave it up years ago because of the hydrogenated fat. They have a Natural creamy version now that has hardly any separation. Peanuts, sugar, palm oil, salt, molasses. Brown lid, brown label, good old sweet Jif taste!
- February 23, 2011 at 2:25 PM
- Hazel - Chicken in a Cherry Sauce said...
Congratulations! Happy 4th Birthday :)
I am also a frequent user of the phrase "it's for the blog!". Mine is just a baby but I hope to make it to 4 years!
- February 23, 2011 at 3:05 PM
- Julie said...
Congratulations on 4 years!! I really enjoy your blog!
- February 23, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- Happy Homebaker said...
Happy Happy Blogday to you! I am looking forward to reading your blog for another 4 years and more!
- February 23, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- Fallon said...
Happy 4 years!!! I'm glad you have this blog to share all your wonderful recipes.
- February 23, 2011 at 4:23 PM
- Peabody said...
Yay for four years...and for another four...or eight...or tweleve. :)
Loving your whoopie pies
- February 23, 2011 at 8:12 PM
- Debbie said...
Happy 4 years to you!!! I've also enjoyed blogging so much so I know how you feel. Love your blog and those whoopie pies too!!!
- February 24, 2011 at 3:38 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
Happy 4th birthday Lynn. I am so happy we were able to meet in person. Your warmth and sense of humour shine through on your blog. Here's to many more years to come as I raise my glass of milk:D
- February 24, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- camelia said...
We bumped into your blog and we really liked it - great recipes YUM YUM.
We would like to add it to the Petitchef.com.
We would be delighted if you could add your blog to Petitchef so that our users can, as us,
enjoy your recipes.
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Best regards,
- February 24, 2011 at 12:30 PM
- Elle said...
Ah Lynn, four years of cookies and fun and friends...wishing you at least four more. So glad we met through this blog and others. Fame and fortune don't hold a candle to the fun of trying new recipes, tweaking them, and hearing that someone made your version and liked it! Cheers to you my friend!
- February 24, 2011 at 8:41 PM
- grace said...
i'm all shook up in my blue suede shoes! :)
congrats--tis a momentous milestone indeed.
- February 25, 2011 at 7:40 AM
Happy Blog-day to you! :D I can't believe it's been 4 years since Sarah asked people to read her mom's blog and leave comments if they liked what they read. I remember going over to your blog after you had only written 2 or 3 posts. I think it was your giant cinnamon rolls that won my heart that day. I've made those several times and they are a big hit when I do. I'll keep reading your blog as long as you write it. It's so fun and I love every recipe I've tried so far. :D
- February 25, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Oh, those whoopie pies look so incredibly good! I can't wait to try them! Congratulations on blogging for 4 years! That's huge!
- March 1, 2011 at 4:45 PM
- Unknown said...
Happy Blogoversary to you!! Can't believe it's been 4 years. I'm sure you'll have tons more :)
- March 15, 2011 at 2:17 PM
- Abby said...
Congratulations! I'm so glad I found your blog!
- March 18, 2011 at 5:35 PM


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This week the weather in Manchester has been very grim. The skies have been filled with heavy rain clouds which have made it tricky to go outside in anything other than a big rain Mac. But we managed a quick post with an outfit very much inspired by the grey moody weather we've been having. We found three dramatic aches near the railway bridges that we though would compliment the mood nicely.
In the photo above I'm showing off my limited edition Rennes cracked leather tote that has been getting plenty of outings this year, I take my hat off to it's clever maker Julia for doing such a good job. In case you are not familiar with her handy crafts, you should pop over to her shop and drool over the beautifully crafted bags (I've been lusting after this one for some time, but may have to wait for it to be re-stocked) and even a dress or blouse if your quick.
So the rest of the outfit is pretty typical for me; bright tights that blend seamlessly into the shoes (making my legs look deceptively longer) and a big cosy cardi thrown over a colourful Nadinoo frock. Lula's Night Bird has surprisingly been one of our most popular dresses this season, which makes me proud that ladies are getting bolder with their print and colour choices.. Those spooky birds are so much fun to style, with plenty of colour choices to pick out and play with. I'm sure I'll be dancing around in this print on the blog again soon, showing you a totally different colour combo. Please send in photo's of yourself wearing this dress or any other Nadinoo you have purchased so we can fill up our facebook gallery with all your inspiring styling.
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John Carpenter's Halloween is the film I've watched more than any other. Halloween introduced me to terror personified: Michael Myers. In Halloween I discovered the art of producing with Debra Hill, the merits of good cinematography with Dean Cundey, and the masterful, low-budget magic of Carpenter and his crew. Halloween is my favorite movie. It's hard to put into words all the reasons I love this film, which is rightly considered by many to be the best horror film ever made. What began during an unremarkable 20-day, $300,000 shoot in South Pasadena, Calif., became the cornerstone of a multi-million dollar horror franchise. Michael Myers and his ghost-white Captain Kirk mask raise pulses the world over, and Curtis quickly stole the title of "Scream Queen" from her own mother - Janet Leigh. The Halloween franchise sits at nine films and counting, including Rob Zombie's reboot and its sequel, and there have been dozens of home-video releases of the films. Halloween is back for a Blu-ray double dip sporting a new Dean Cundey-approved transfer that makes subtle but welcome improvements to Anchor Bay's previous presentation.
I really miss Debra Hill. That's her hand grabbing the butcher knife from the drawer in the Myers' kitchen before stabbing Judith Myers to death in the upstairs bedroom. Hill is responsible for writing most of the character interactions in Halloween and was a longtime collaborator with Carpenter on films like The Fog and Escape From L.A.. Hill died from cancer in 2005 but there's little doubt that she is as responsible for Halloween's success as Carpenter. Hill was a den mother of sorts to young actresses Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles and Nancy Loomis, and these women brought indelible personality to each of their characters. Curtis plays the straight-laced, innocent babysitter Laurie Strode, who is more interested in books than boys. Soles totally nails flighty Lynda van der Klok, and Loomis' Nancy Kyes is, perhaps, the most relatable bad girl in horror history. These three are hardly the stock characters of today's slashers.
October 31, 1978, would have been a typical Halloween night in Haddonfield, Illinois, had Laurie's long-dormant brother Michael not returned to his home with evil in his heart. Halloween is truly frightening because its villain - The Shape - is not motivated by greed or lust or vengeance. Michael Myers is, in the words of his long-suffering psychiatrist, "purely and simply . . . evil." Classically trained stage actor Donald Pleasence plays Dr. Samuel Loomis in five Halloween films and became an unlikely repeat performer for Carpenter. I can't think of another horror series with a central character that labors as long and often fruitlessly as Dr. Loomis. Pleasence's contributions to Halloween cannot be overstated; he truly sells the danger coming to Haddonfield and anchors the film with his dignity and poise.
There are many things that set Halloween apart from other horror films. Most importantly, Halloween is artful and perfectly executed. Carpenter and company had no delusions about the kind of film they were making but still took their task seriously. Not in a delusions of grandeur sense but with a mind to make a good film instead of some cheap shocker. There are many iconic shots in Halloween, and Carpenter and Cundey created a blue-tinted autumn hell in the middle of a sunny Pasadena neighborhood. Michael is brilliantly placed around every corner and inside the locked doors that are supposed to offer protection from outside threats. Halloween has jump scares, sure, but it mostly offers pure, extended dread as Michael stalks his prey. I've seen this film dozens of times and it's still frightening. While Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street offer brutal, inhuman and somewhat comical villains, Halloween offers a primal, unreasoning force of nature far scarier than Jason Voorhees or Freddy Krueger.
Halloween has endured for 35 years because it changed the face of horror forever with its pacing, skilled direction and ruthless, unwavering antagonist. Every movie with a masked killer - or any serial killer for that matter - is compared to Halloween. Carpenter borrowed from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, but after the voyeuristic opening, Halloween veers into a whole new territory of terror. Carpenter's talent behind the camera surpassed what was expected of a then 30 year old. The suspense is palpable, and shots like that of Michael driving by Dr. Loomis and Sheriff Brackett (Charles Cyphers) outside the hardware store are fiercely effective. Timeless and near-perfect, Halloween is the best of the lot.
Anchor Bay's previous Blu-ray was fairly impressive (especially for a 2007 release) but many noticed the colors were a bit too vibrant for a movie set in Illinois on Halloween. For this 35th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray, Anchor Bay has provided a new transfer supervised by cinematographer Dean Cundey. The result is spectacular, and this is the best Halloween has ever looked on home media. The 2.35:1/1080p/AVC-encoded transfer likely replicates the theatrical experience, and the Blu-ray provides a wonderfully film-like presentation. Cundey's new transfer significantly tweaks the color timing, and colors are far less vibrant than on the previous Blu-ray. This is much closer to Carpenter's vision, and the new transfer also presents more natural skin tones and better color saturation. Detail is very impressive for a low-budget, 1978 film, and the image is beautifully crisp and deep. There's a bit of softness in some scenes due to the way the film was shot, and every once in a while the edges of the frame lose definition (also related to the production). Texture is excellent - check out that ugly couch when Laurie stabs Michael with a knitting needle - and black levels are strong. Shadow detail is outstanding: I did a double take when Michael appears from the shadows behind Laurie. There are a very few minor speckles here and there, but this new Blu-ray fixes the telecine wobble seen on the last outing. The clarity is breathtaking. Casual viewers may not care about these changes, but fans will absolutely want to own this new transfer.
Two soundtrack options are provided: A new 7.1 Dolby TrueHD lossless mix and a 2.0 Dolby Digital mono mix. The previous Blu-ray provided a lossless 5.1 soundtrack, and this 7.1 mix is equally if not more impressive. This is a very well balanced mix that expands the soundtrack without making Halloween sound like a modern film. Dialogue is perfectly clear and free from hiss and distortion. Carpenter's legendary score is wonderfully deep, and the soundtrack provides excellent separation and balance. The effects are carefully expanded into the surround channels; stinger cues resonate more fully and ambient noise surrounds the viewers. The subwoofer provides subtle support but never overwhelms the experience. Range and clarity are both excellent. The mono track is also strong - I'm not sure a lossless mono option would have sounded much different - and it's nice to have it included.
Anchor Bay's 35th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray of Halloween arrives in attractive Digibook packaging with newly commissioned Michael Myers artwork on the front. This image is lightly embossed and the titles and Blu-ray banner are struck in orange foil. Inside there are pictures, poster and key artwork, quotes, and an article by Stef Hutchinson. The Blu-ray disc slides into an envelope of sorts that's attached to the back cover. It's not my favorite way to store discs but it doesn't seem to cause scratches.
Fans of the film will want to hold onto their previous Blu-ray, as this new edition drops the "A Cut Above the Rest" documentary and commentary with Carpenter, Curtis and Hill. However, it makes up for this by included several new, very worthwhile bonus features:
John Carpenter's Halloween is a truly remarkable film. Unparalleled in suspense and terror, Halloween introduced the world to Michael Myers and catapulted Jamie Lee Curtis into the spotlight as a "Scream Queen" for the ages. Anchor Bay's 35th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray features a new transfer, supervised by cinematographer Dean Cundey, that is faithful to Carpenter's vision, as well as several excellent new bonus features. Fans of the film must own this Blu-ray. DVD Talk Collector Series.


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Oct. 15th
Today Sunny had her Liver Shunt surgery. It was a very risky surgery. The Vet said the Shunt was very large, he was very surprised that she was even functioning. The surgery went well, bu the next 48 hrs. are very critical. If the blood pressure goes up too high then we are in trouble. We pray that this little precious baby makes it through okay. Please pray for her. Will send an update in a couple of day.
Thank you!
Tina Seri - Pugs 'N Pals
Oct. 24th
Ms. Sunny is doing well considering she had 3 surgeries in 1! Not only the liver shunt, they also spayed her and while they were fixing her Shunt the Vet found that she has an obstruction in her intestines. He took out some sort of large piece of plastic. She obviously came to us that way as I kept her confined in a play pen before surgery due to her seizures. Good thing they found it now before it got her really sick. So needless to say the surgery was much more expensive, we never catch a break!
To my amazement she is recuperating well. Was on pain meds for many days, but she still wants to play, she is supposed to stay still and calm as she has a huge incision with lots a staples. But guess she didn't get that memo. We are hoping the brain will start clearing soon and that she will be able to have a normal life.
Will try to post some pix soon!
Thank you!
Tina Seri - Pugs 'N Pals
Dec. 8th
Sunny is doing FABULOUS!! It is amazing what a tremendous there was after the surgery. She is a normal puppy now making up for lost time, as she was in a fog most of her life due to the toxins in her brain. Now that everything has cleared up she is funny, happy, loving and EXTREMELY playful. Gets into a lot of trouble! :-) She is now ready for adoption.
Thank you all for your support and prayers. This little one got lucky!
Happy Holidays every one!! We appreciate you!
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Alumnus is Noted Expert on Terrorism
As a senior consultant to the U.S. government, alumnus Dr. Jarret Brachman is a noted expert on terrorism. Dr. Brachman studied government/international affairs at Augustana and graduated magna cum laude in 2000.
Alumnus receives South Dakota Retailer of the Year Award
Augustana alumnus Kevin Nyberg, class of 1979, and his father, Roy, are the recipients of the 2010 South Dakota Retailer of the Year Award. They were chosen for their vision, commitment to outstanding customer service, and extensive involvement in civic and community activities.
Omaha sophomore receives Air Force ROTC scholarship
Augustana sophomore Ryan Schuetz (Omaha, NE) has been awarded an Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFROTC) scholarship going toward tuition/fees, a monthly stipend, and a book allowance. Schuetz is majoring in Government/International Affairs.
Alumna Wins Metropolitan Opera District Competition
Augustana alumna Alyssa Nance, class of 2008, won the Nebraska District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions held Saturday in Lincoln. She advances to the Upper Midwest Region Finals to be held February 6 in St. Paul, Minn.
Students Engage with Historical Documents during Interim
January finds Augustana students transcribing original historical documents on deposit in the College's Center for Western Studies archives. The new course, "Unlocking the Archives," supports both Augustana's major in anthropology and minor in Northern Plains studies.
Submissions Invited for Claire Donaldson Short Play Festival
Augustana College and The Great Plains Dramatist Exchange seek submissions for the Claire Donaldson '8 in 48' Short Play Festival. Submissions will be accepted through May 15, 2010. A scholarship and cash prizes are offered.
KELO TV: Augie's Dalton - Small Size, Big Impact
Augustana point guard Jordan Dalton had to wait his turn to crack the starting lineup. Playing behind guys like Corey McIntosh and Marques Blank will do that to you. But he paid his dues, and now, Dalton is making a big impact - despite his small stature.
Alumnus Assists in Treatment of Haiti Earthquake Casualties
Dr. Dale Peterson, class of 1960, is assisting in the medical treatment of those injured in the Haiti earthquake. He is a volunteer physician at Hôpital Sacré Coeur in Milot, located about 75 miles from Port-au-Prince.
Augustana Releases 2008-2009 Annual Report
The Annual Report is now available online to view fundraising, endowment and economic performance, as well as quality and cost comparisons with other institutions. Augustana's fiscal year runs from August 1, 2008, through July 31, 2009.


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Rising star Andrew Nembhard gaining valuable experience at FIBA World Cup
SHANGHAI, China — Andrew Nembhard isn't new to playing before crowds and playing in big games.
He did after all hit the LSU buzzer-beating three in the SEC tournament that sent his Florida Gators into the NCAA tournament.
But just 19, this whole FIBA World Cup experience is new to him.
Playing behind Cory Joseph and Kevin Pangos, his minutes have been sparse in the actual tournament.
With just Monday's game against Germany remaining, Nembhard's only played a total of 32 minutes in the first four games, but the experience has been invaluable
"Yeah, good experience for me being a young guy and getting to learn from older guys on the team," Nembhard said following practice Sunday. "Just get better for my season at Florida."
Nembhard is coming off a freshman season with the Florida Gators where he played in every game. The Gators are going to be young this season which means Nembhard will be relied upon for some veteran presence, and an experience like this one should help in that regard.
It hasn't been so much in-game experience he has gathered, rather more of a watch-and-learn variety, but experience nonetheless.
When veteran Joseph returned to the team in time for the start of the tournament in China, Nembhard's minutes dried up drastically. His personal highlight from the almost six weeks with Canada was a win over Australia in Australia in one of the tune-up games.
Nembhard had 12 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in the game, but best of all got to match his skills with NBA-proven vets like Joe Ingles, Matthew Dellavedova, and Patty Mills.
"Yes, it was a good game for me," Nembhard said. "Definitely a good opportunity to play against NBA talent on their team and just get better every game. I felt really good out there."
Nembhard pauses noticeably when asked if it was a confidence boost.
"It was pretty high before that but it can only help to make me more comfortable when I'm playing," he eventually said.
Nick Nurse has liked what he has seen of Nembhard in the moments he has used him.
"He's obviously shown us a lot of talent, right?," Nurse said in his patented, answer-a-question-with-a-question way. "He's got a big athletic body, he's kind of got this herky-jerky offensive game which is hard to guard, he can shake his guy and get into the paint, he's a creator — which in this game is really important — because he can get in there and fire it out to people for shots, and it fits kind of the way we want to play."
There aren't many programs that would use a spot on a 12-man roster for such a young guy. Australia left Josh Green off its roster this year and did the same with Ben Simmons when he first arrived on the senior men's scene.
But Canada, as GM Rowan Barrett pointed out earlier this week, has done this before bringing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the roster when he was still in his teens.
The other side of that coin is Canada hasn't had a ton of options at times either.
"It's good to get him some experience, it really was, because I think he's certainly a guy who could be a future for this team," Nurse said.
Nembhard will head back home in a few days with his Canadian teammates and then it' will be only a week or two before he is back in Florida for training with the Gators.
"Yeah, we start official practice a week or two after I get back," Nembhard said. "So it's pretty quick. Our first game is in about two months. So we're just preparing.
"We've got a lot of young guys so (I) really got to instill our culture in them right now," he said already sounding like a veteran.
Nembhard has been groomed for this kind of life from an early age. He picked up both soccer and basketball as a three-year-old before choosing to focus on shooting hoops in Grade 8 or 9.
But he was member of TFC's esteemed Academy program so he obviously had talent in that sport as well.


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8/8/2015 – Today we released Photoshop CC 2015.5 update version 2015.5.1 (Mac and Windows) to address several issues.
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Until she traveled to UC Davis Medical Center after finding out she was a donor match, Whalen hadn't even heard of the minimally invasive surgical procedure that Christoph Troppmann, UC Davis professor of surgery, routinely offers kidney donors. Troppmann can remove a kidney through a single port — or incision site — at the patient's navel. He is among only a handful of surgeons across the nation who perform the unique procedure.
"Dr. Troppmann told me about the procedure during one of our preliminary meetings, but it really didn't register for me," said Whalen, an Atlanta-area resident. "When it did register was after surgery, when I joked with the doctor, 'Have I actually been in surgery?'"
Over the past year, Troppmann performed approximately 65 living kidney donations using the specialized technique. He says it potentially has multiple benefits compared to the conventional type of laparoscopic transplant surgery, which was a minimally invasive technique pioneered by his colleague Richard Perez at UC Davis Medical Center in 1997.
"The main benefit of a single-incision surgery is that you have just one small opening compared to multiple incisions," said Troppmann, whose patients usually remain in the hospital for only two days. "These donor patients typically have much, much shorter recovery times. That's where we've really seen the difference. It's still amazing to us that a week after surgery, when we see our donors in clinic and ask them to get up from the exam table, it's almost as if they haven't had surgery."
Click this link to view a video about Whalen's kidney donation and the unique procedure that made it possible.
Troppmann noted that living kidney donors must be in good health, and that donating an organ is an elective procedure. His goal is to provide the safest possible procedure, with the least disruption to a patient's family life and job. For donors like Whalen, however, the type of surgical technique is secondary to simply being able to improve the health and well-being of a friend or loved one.
"I didn't think much about the procedure until close to surgery, and then afterwards when I saw the tiny, tiny scar for the first time," said Whalen. "The main thing was just making sure that I could donate my kidney. My feeling was, 'He needs a kidney. He's my father. It's no big deal.'"
At the time of the transplant, Whalen's father, Isaiah Ollison, was on dialysis and on the organ transplant list because of kidney disease. He and his wife had resisted the idea that a family member might donate a kidney. But when Ollison traveled to Georgia for his grandson's high school graduation in 2010, Whalen immediately noticed how weak and tired he looked. It was at that point that she insisted on finding out if she was a match as an organ donor.
"When UC Davis called and said we were a match, I knew we were going to do it," said Whalen. "In fact, up until we were driving to the medical center on transplant day, he was still saying, 'Are you sure you want to do this?' And I said, 'Dad, we're doing this.'"
Whalen's single-port (or "single-site") nephrectomy is the latest development in minimally invasive procedures to safely extract a kidney from living donors. In the conventional laparoscopic nephrectomy, the surgeon makes a small incision in the lower abdomen and inserts a laparoscope — a tiny tube containing a light and video camera. The surgeon can then navigate and inspect the kidney region with the scope, viewing the scene in high definition on a video monitor above the operating table. The conventional approach also requires three to four additional incisions in the patient's abdomen and as entry points for the surgical instruments.
For the single-port procedure, Troppmann uses a special, dome-shaped platform that is placed on the patient's abdomen. The rubberized device, which he says is a major technological advance, provides him with more surgical leverage and maneuvering capabilities.
"We have the ability to insert our camera and two surgical instruments through one incision site, plus we have the option of inserting a fourth device for retraction purposes," said Troppmann, who works over a period of several hours to carefully separate the donor kidney from surrounding tissues and vessels before maneuvering it into a tiny pouch and extracting it through the same two-inch incision site used for insertion of the single-port instruments at the belly button.
"Once we have the major hollow structures of the ureter, renal artery and renal vein isolated from the kidney and out of the way, we can retrieve the organ and hand it to the recipient surgeon for transplant."
Troppmann's colleague in the daughter-to-father transplantation was John McVicar, professor of surgery, who carefully checked and prepared the donated organ before taking it to an adjacent operating room and transplanting it into Whalen's father.
After spending two days in the hospital, Whalen returned to her parents' home to recuperate. She even tried jogging, admittedly very slowly, not long after the surgery.
"It had been 10 days, and I wanted to get moving," said Whalen. "As much as I could, I went for a jog. It felt good. Of course, there was some tenderness, but I did it."
Troppmann acknowledges that his surgical approach takes slightly longer in the operating room and is more challenging than standard laparoscopic techniques. But he thinks the added benefits for his patients are worth the effort.
"What makes UC Davis unique is that we are likely the only medical center on the West Coast, and perhaps in the western United States, that consistently offers this technique to nearly every donor," said Troppmann. "It's particularly important for me, as a surgeon, to provide my patients with a treatment that has the least adverse physical impact. We want to make donating an organ as easy as possible."
For Angela Whalen and her father Isaiah Ollison, the experiences were positive and the outcomes were even better. Ollison no longer requires thrice-weekly dialysis, and his energy levels have improved significantly.
"I saw my dad that first night right after surgery and he looked wonderful," said Whalen. "He looked like his spirit was back. We're all just amazed and very grateful that he's fine and looks great, and there is no sign of rejection, and that he's going to be okay. The transplant is a blessing."
UC Davis Health System is improving lives and transforming health care by providing excellent patient care, conducting groundbreaking research, fostering innovative, interprofessional education, and creating dynamic, productive partnerships with the community. The academic health system includes one of the country's best medical schools, a 631-bed acute-care teaching hospital, an 800-member physician's practice group and the new Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. It is home to a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, an international neurodevelopmental institute, a stem cell institute and a comprehensive children's hospital. Other nationally prominent centers focus on advancing telemedicine, improving vascular care, eliminating health disparities and translating research findings into new treatments for patients. Together, they make UC Davis a hub of innovation that is transforming health for all. For more information, visit healthsystem.ucdavis.edu.


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Bowser wrote:Jamie and others who call.... someone please ask the following to Dan Onorato.
Mr. Onorato, will you pledge support to a casino plan prior to the April 18-19 meetings in Pittsburgh? If not, why?
fourtKNOX wrote:what station will this be on... radio wise... u thnk they would take a call from albany! haha
Stoosh wrote:Don't waste your time asking Onorato why he won't endorse a particular plan. There are too many details of these proposals that have not been made available to the public and he can come up with an easy, cop-out answer as to why he or O'Connor won't endorse a particular plan.
Onorato should be asked the following:
1. Over the last several years when discussion of a new arena for Pittsburgh came up, the Pens were told by both state and local officials that no money was available at either level to help fund a new arena. The Pens were told to explore private financing options, with a suggestion coming from Gov. Rendell himself that they submit a bid for the slots license. The Pens have killed both of those birds with one stone by partnering with IoC. So why now have both Rendell and Onorato mentioned over the last couple of months that local and state money IS in fact available and that the Pens should be looking into a "Plan B" that involves such public funding?
2. Forest City Enterprises recently contended that the new arena as proposed by IoC isn't necessarily "free", as the costs for clearing and preparing the land - $50-100 million by FCE's estimates - aren't accounted for and these costs would likely come out of the revenues the casino would bring in. But if taxpayers have to be saddled with any of these arena costs, doesn't it make more sense to limit it to the site prep costs NOW (which is what the IoC plan would do) as opposed to site prep AND arena costs five or ten years down the road?
3. When he was a guest on Stan's show in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, Onorato himself contended that the arena under IoC's plan wouldn't be "free" to the city. He didn't elaborate much further on this contention other than to state something about the city not seeing as much revenue from the arena under the IoC plan as it would if an arena would be built by public money. He vaguely alluded that some of these revenues would instead go to either the Pens or the Isle of Capri. But it was my understanding that the lease on the arena would be turned over after its construction to the Sports & Exhibition Authority. Someone needs to ask him to clarify this.
Stoosh wrote:Anyone have Savran's email address? I'm going to email those questions that I types above to him and ask him to address them with Onorato.
Stoosh wrote:Anyone have Savran's email address? I'm going to email those questions that I types above to him and ask him to address them with Onorato.
passmaster16 wrote:
And we know what his answer will be. Just as he said on Marty Griffin's show, he will say that it is irresponsible for him to make a decision until the board can look over all the plans.
dboss wrote:I like how Onorato won't say that he wants whoever wins the license to FULLY fund the arena. He keeps saying he wants the winner 'to be a part of funding a new arena.' Freakin' scumbag. Fix is in.
Bowser wrote:can someone please record these interviews and post a transcript. I'll be away from a computer or radio until later tonight. I need it for a report.
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