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Getting Your Bell Rung and My 9 NFL Caused Emergency VP Shunt Brain Surgeries
My football "career" began at age 11 playing for the West Stockton Bear Cubs Pee Wee Pop Warner team in 1970. By my 3rd year of Pop Warner I had knocked myself unconscious in a worhless Bull - In - The - Ring drill and was hospitalized. Minor concussions followed through my playing for the nationally ranked A. A. Stagg high in 1975. In 1976 I earned a football scholarship to the University of Colorado, majored in Fisheries Biology and played in the 1977 Orange Bowl. During my college career I sustained at least 2 major concussions (where I had no memory of the game immediately after), and numerous "minor" concussions. (Whats minor about an injury to your brain?) I never missed a play or practice.
After starting at DT for 3 years, I was selected by the NY Jets as a 6th round pick in the 1980 NFL draft, ultimately playing for the SF 49ers in 80 & 81. I signed for a $15k signing bonus and $35 k my first year. On my first play with the 49ers in 1980, I suffered a major concussion in the first quarter of a Dallas game. I never missed a play. Trainers and doctors laughingly told me later in the week when my memory returned, that they gave me 20 - 25 smelling salts during the game to keep me on the field. Each time I came out, they would hand me a handful. We all got a big laugh out of that.
Early in the following 81 Super Bowl season, I underwent knee surgery and as I was working out to return to play, developed hydrocephalus (water on the brain), and underwent emergency VP Shunt brain surgery at Stanford. They drilled a hole in my skull, ran a tube into the ventricles in the middle of my brain, and ran that tube to a pressure valve they installed in the back of my head. From the valve they ran a tube down the side of my neck, through my chest cavity, into my abdomen to permanently drain spinal fluid 24/7.
While lying in intensive care for 14 days, the trainers called to tell me they were looking into having a special made helmet to allow me to keep playing. I was all in. Four months after we won Super Bowl XVI my shunt failed, I went into a coma, had 2 more brain surgeries 10 hours apart and was given last rites. I was 23 years old. This began a 4 plus year battle to get brain surgeries #2 and #3 paid for. After battling the 49ers for Workers Comp coverage, (during which time I had 2 more knee surgeries attempting to repair the torn ACL, which the 49ers surgeon neglected to repair), I won my case in 86 and my hospital bills finally paid. I returned to school to complete my Biology degree in 86, and during one 10 month period in 87, survived 4 additional emergency brain surgeries and several gran mal seizures. All while taking Organic Chem, Physics and Algebra/Trig.
I graduated in 1990 at the age of 32 with a degree in Biological Conservation and began work as a Wildlife Biologist. I have now survived 9 emergency VP shunt brain surgeries (when the shunt goes out, I go into a coma w/in 16-24 hrs unless operated on), and several more gran mal seizures.
The best part about the story, I still don't qualify for any NFL benefits.
That is why parents and coaches at the lower levels need to be informed about the long term cognitive impacts concussions can have on their children. And I'm not only talking about football. There are many more concussion in soccer each year than football.
Football coaches and trainers should be required to pass a protocol certification training session on concussions before being allowed to coach or make a decision to clear a player to return to play. And we need to teach the players to block and tackle without using the brain as a weapon.
"A traumatic brain injury is like throwing a rock in a pond, the ripple effect as to the number of people impacted is huge." George Visger, on stand at Workers Compensation hearing vs SF 49ers in 1986.
George Visger SF 49ers 80 & 81 Survivor of 9 NFL Caused Emergency VP Shunt Brain Surgeries Benefactor Of ZERO NFL Benefits.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -MIT women's tennis faced off against in a non-conference match against Tufts University today at duPont Tennis Courts. The David v. Goliath bout ended without any surprise as the Jumbos trampled the Engineers in a 9-0 shutout.
Tufts' Julia Browne and Megan McCooey, doubles winners at the recent ITA Regional Championship, held to their reputation with an 8-0 victory over MIT's Anastasia Vishnevetsky and Alex Hall. The Jumbos have now won thirteen consecutive matches over the Engineers.
MIT (1-2) hosts Clark University in its next match Saturday, October 3, at 1 p.m. On Sunday, October 4, Tufts (1-0) hosts Babson College at 10 a.m.
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1. Julia Browne (Tufts) def. Anastasia Vishnevetsky (MIT) 6-1, 6-0
2. Meghan McCooey (Tufts) def. Alex Hall (MIT) 6-0, 6-0
3. Janice Lam (Tufts) def. Sonya Makhni (MIT) 6-0, 6-0
4. Lindsay Katz (Tufts) def. Kerry Weinberg (MIT) 6-0, 6-0
5. Edwina Stewart (Tufts) def. Hillary Jenny (MIT) 6-0, 6-0
6. Lauren Hollender (Tufts) def. Caitlin Pomeroy (MIT) 6-0, 6-0
1. Browne/McCooey (Tufts) def. Vishnevetsky/Hall (MIT) 8-0
2. Erika Miller/Katz (Tufts) def. Makhni/Jenny (MIT) 8-0
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The No. 11 ranked MIT men's basketball team raced out to a 23-3 lead and did not look back en route to a 64-53 win over Coast Guard in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play on Saturday afternoon. The win clinches at least a share of the NEWMAC regular season title for the Cardinal and Gray, who improve to 21-2 and 9-1 in conference play, and now lead second-place Springfield by two full games in the standings. The 21 wins is a program high for a season, equaling the mark set in 2005-06 and 2008-09. Coast Guard falls to 7-14 (4-7 NEWMAC) with the loss.
After an Eric Hudson free throw to open the scoring for Coast Guard, the Engineers reeled off the game's next 15 points over a 5:46 stretch. Billy Johnson, Will Tashman and Noel Hollingsworth each tallied five points during the spurt. Hudson stopped the Coast Guard drought with a layup at the 13:24 mark but Tech would respond with eight more points, on a pair of three's by Hollingsworth and Jimmy Burke and a Tashman jumper, to go up, 23-3, just over nine minutes in. MIT connected on five three-point shots during its opening outburst.
Coast Guard would narrow the gap toward the end of the half with an 11-4 run, including back-to-back three-balls from Greg Marshall and Brett Hundley, getting within 11 with just under two minutes to go. However, MIT would score on its next three possessions to increase the lead back to 18.
The Engineers hit on 13-of-25 (52%) shots in the first half, including six from beyond the arc. Coast Guard struggled to find the mark over the first 20 minutes, shooting just 23.1% from the field and two-of-seven from three.
Coast Guard made a late run in the second, outscoring Tech, 7-2, over a three and a half minute stretch, closing to within 12 with 2:29 remaining. However, Billy Bender found Mitchell Kates under the basket for an open layup on the next possession to end the spurt and send the Cardinal and Gray to the win.
Hollingsworth was one of three MIT players to finish in double figures, with 17 points, including four-of-six from three-point range, to go along with eight rebounds. Tashman recorded a double-double of 13 points and 11 boards, also adding four assists. Johnson added 13 points in his final regular season home game for Tech.
Jevon James was the high scorer for Coast Guard with 13 points. He also grabbed eight rebounds. Hudson finished with 10 points, eight of which came from the foul line, as well as seven caroms. Huntley and Marshall each had nine points.
MIT returns to action on Wednesday, February 17, for its first of two games on the road to finish up the regular season. The Engineers travel to Wheaton College to take on the Lyons, their lone blemish among Division III opponents on the season. The game begins at 5:30 p.m. Coast Guard is off until next Saturday, February 20 when the Bears will host Wheaton in their regular-season finale at 1:00 p.m.


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1. Re: Changing active state of spry menuNancy OShea Apr 7, 2012 2:23 PM (in response to engravedbeauty2578)
Persistent Page Indicator on Menus
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2. Re: Changing active state of spry menuBenPleysier Apr 7, 2012 7:44 PM (in response to engravedbeauty2578)
Nancy'e solution is a really good and solid way to show the current menu item and if I did not have another way of doing the same, I would most certainly use Nancy's solution.
So, here is the solution that I use.
the JS

function InitPage(){
Spry.$$('#MenuBar1 li').forEach(function(node){
var a=node.getElementsByTagName("a")[0]; // finds all a elements inside the li, but we only want the first so [0]
if(a.href == window.location){
and the CSS
.activeMenuItem a {
background: yellow !important;
color: red !important;
text-decoration: underline;
The difference between the two solutions is in the way the the current menu item is identified. In Nancy's solution each body and each menu item tag needs to have a class attached to it. In my solution the identification is made by comparing the URL of the page with the menu item link, thus no extra markup is needed.
Both of the above solutions assume that you are using a template system such as DWT or SSI.
If you are not using a template system and are repeating the menu structure on each page, you are better off ignoring both of the above and merely adding the activeMenuItem class to the corresponding menu item as in

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3. Re: Changing active state of spry menuPKTstudio Apr 26, 2012 7:59 AM (in response to engravedbeauty2578)
I have just come upon the SAME ISSUE; also a designer and not a coder. did you ever solve this one? I was doing the exact same thing as you were, per instructions on the help.adobe.com site ... Does not work.(!)
4. Re: Changing active state of spry menuNancy OShea Apr 26, 2012 8:54 AM (in response to PKTstudio)
What doesn't work? What have you tried? Please post a link to your problem page and explain what you expect to happen that isn't.
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5. Re: Changing active state of spry menuPKTstudio Apr 26, 2012 11:17 AM (in response to Nancy OShea)
I was referring to the original post; sorry i'm kind of a novice at this forum. I have my spry menu on the template, from which i've created all the other pages on the website.
Per the original post, engravedbeauty2578 posted:
"..I can't figure out how to get the active page's menu button to be a different color than the rest of the menu bar. I've successfully changed the rollover states and background colors, but the ul.MenuBarHorizontal a:hover, ul.MenuBarHorizontal a:focus doesn't change the active state like I thought I would...."
I also have blue type in the menu bar when the pages first load. I have successfully changed the "hover" color to red, but once the new page becomes active, its tab color reverts back to blue. So i specified the "a:focus" color to red but nothing happened. I was assuming that "focus" referred to the active page's tab. I probably assumed wrong, right?
6. Re: Changing active state of spry menuNancy OShea Apr 26, 2012 2:03 PM (in response to PKTstudio)
a:hover = on mouse over.
a:active = on click.
a:focus = when tab key is on the menu item.
To create a "you are here" state on your site-wide menus, see persistent menu highlighting:
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7. Re: Changing active state of spry menuPKTstudio Apr 26, 2012 5:10 PM (in response to Nancy OShea)
Nancy, thanks for the link re: persistent-page-indicator; i've read it and headed over to the Dreamweaver help PDF on "editable tag attributes in a template". It will take me some time but I think i should be able to solve it. Appreciate your help!
8. Re: Changing active state of spry menuengravedbeauty2578 Jul 23, 2012 7:27 AM (in response to PKTstudio)
Sorry this is late, but here's what I did: http://www.dreamweaverresources.com/tutorials/spry-currentpage-indicator/
super easy. I put the #current {...} style within my normall .css sheet though, not the spry menu. Also, make sure to make a css rule using the #current name before you start, otherwise it won't work.


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UPDATE — Note that BlackBerry Travel has not yet launched for BlackBerry 10 and the post did not intend to imply that it had. Simply an app the author would like to use when it does launch. ED.
With BlackBerry 10 now available in Canada and other locations around the world, Melanie and I wanted to share the first five apps we downloaded on our new BlackBerry Z10 smartphones. Hopefully the below says a bit about our personality – and a lot about how we use our BlackBerry 10 devices.
Donny's Top 5 Apps
World of Goo by 2D BOY: This is a simple yet challenging puzzle game. It's fun to play offline when you have a few minutes to stretch your mind muscle as you work your way through various levels and worlds.
theScore (Score Mobile) by the Score, Inc.: If you're a sports nut like me you definitely need to keep tabs on all your favorite teams. With theScore you can track and follow your teams and players. You can even have alerts pushed to you during major events so you'll never miss out on that game-winning goal.
Run In Crowd by Ursine Paw: This is one of my favorite games on my BlackBerry PlayBook and I'm happy to say that it's also available for BlackBerry 10. I'm very proud to say that when I first downloaded this I was ranked in the top 10!
Songza by Songza Media, Inc.: Music lovers will love this app. It knows what time of day it is and all you have to do is pick what type of activity you're doing, what mood you're in, and Songza will be your musical concierge, creating a playlist for your listening pleasure.
NYTimes for BlackBerry 10 by The New York Times: There are many news apps available for BlackBerry 10, but I definitely have a soft spot for this one. I got to see a preview of it when I attended the New York Times DealBook Conference late last year, and I must say it is a great source for all my news.
Mel's Top 5 Apps
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM): Everybody loves BlackBerry Messenger, or BBM, but it's truly the one app I can't live without. It's my go-to method of communicating with my friends and family. Now with BBM Voice and BBM Video Chat, I can talk or video chat with anyone I'm connected to at the drop of a hat!
foursquare by foursquare: Loving all things social media, foursqure is really one the of many social apps I use daily. Checking in on foursquare is great, but what I like most about the app are the tips and deals at each location. It's a great way to learn about the places you go to.
BlackBerry Travel: I haven't yet had the opportunity to use the BlackBerry Travel app, but I can't wait! It's going to make my life so much easier. Having all your travel details in one spot could make travelling so much more enjoyable. I've had issues with losing travel documents before, so I never travel again without BlackBerry Travel!
Angry Birds Star Wars by Rovio Entertainment ltd: I have to admit, I am new to the Angry Birds phenomenon. I had never tried it or even paid any attention to the hype. However, I LOVE Star Wars! When I saw the graphics and the light sabers the angry birds use, I just had to try it. I'm hooked!
AirHorn by Madscientist's Laboratory: One word: HILARIOUS! Who hasn't wanted to sound off an air horn in a quiet room, office, elevator? You've got to give this one a try.
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Prospect of Long Shutdown Stokes Concern
The government's first shutdown in two decades is starting to ripple through the U.S. economy, hitting businesses in some areas of the U.S. and wearing down consumer confidence. Sudeep Reddy reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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I've ... been to that the late nineteen nineties those are really big moment for our economy and that's why we had four five six seven percent growth ... now were looking at maybe maybe if we're lucky we're going to cut this down for a few months and fight the same battle over and over and over again without any hope of a budget deal it's minded from the nineties thank you Brian much always apply this of the writing of our economics team in Washington with Krishna time ...


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German Tuner TIKT Creates the 758HP Triple X Corvette C6 ZR1
by Keith Cornett
When we talk about German-based Corvette tuners, the name Geiger would usually come to mind. However, there are others in the land of Bavaria who also take pride in tuning America's favorite sports car. One such firm is named TIKT and their awesome 758-horsepower Corvette ZR1 is called the Triple X.
Corvette aficionados are well aware that the standard Corvette ZR1 comes equipped with 638 horses from the supercharged 6.2L LS9. TIKT gets to 758 horsepower and 671 lb/ft of torque with a number of upgrades including modified cylinder heads, new camshafts, more powerful valve springs, modified compressor ratios, a larger throttle valve and a custom exhaust system. TIKT even adjusted the ZR1′s stock cooling system which they claim now pushes up to four times as much cooling fluid through the LS9.
The tuning firm also created a new aerodynamic body kit including a newly restyled front fascia to allow proper cooling of the radiator while creating down force at the same time. Also helping in the down force department are new side skirts and a carbon fiber rear wing.
TIKT also went to work on the Corvette ZR1′s suspension. The rear leaf springs were retained and new wheel mounts brought the vehicle about 30 millimeters closer to the ground without any real lowering. With the new race shocks, the Triple X was brought approximately 50 millimeters closer to the road and keeping the Corvette firmly gripped to the road are new Zerra Ultralight Evo 2 wheels.
No pricing details have been released, but we can confidently say that the TIKT Triple X Corvette C6 ZR1 has both the look and performance that will make it feel right at home on the autobahn or for the weekend trip to the track. Anyone up for some laps on the Nurburgring's Nordschleife?
We think the body kit looks pretty sick, and it's hard to argue with the extra ponies. What do you think? Head over to the Forum and sound off!


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Brad & Angelina To Skip 2010 Oscars -- EXCLUSIVE
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will not be attending the 2010 Oscars, despite several false reports on the Internet.
"They will be out of the country during the Oscars," a source close to the couple tells JustJared.com exclusively. "Angie will be busy shooting The Tourist."
The Tourist is about an Interpol agent (Jolie) in Europe who manipulates an American tourist (Johnny Depp) in an attempt to flush out an elusive criminal who was her former lover.
Over the weekend, JustJared.com exclusively reported that reports of a Brad/Angie break-up were untrue. To be precise, "total b.s."


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Since at least the 9/11 attacks, Congress has been less than confrontational with the White House over presidential powers to conduct war and anti-terrorism operations, to the dismay of civil libertarians. So we had President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic wiretaps retroactively green-lighted by Congress, torture only officially nixed by a change in presidents, and a big ramping-up of lethal drones being used to kill terrorism suspects under President Obama. But Obama's decision to kill at least two Americans working for al Qaeda in Yemen in 2011, and the legal justification that emerged in a leaked white paper (read below) this week, has caused a big, unusual outcry from both the Left and Right. When was the last time lefties Glenn Greenwald, Salon's Joan Walsh, and MSNBC host Ed Shultz were on the same page as conservatives Patrick (Patterico) Frey, Joe Scarborough, and Judge Andrew Napolitano of Fox News?
Some members of Congress "uncomfortable with the Obama administration's use of deadly drones," mostly but not all Democrats, are "looking to limit America's authority to kill suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens," says Lara Jakes of The Associated Press. The Obama team's justification for carrying out drone strikes relies heavily on a law Congress passed three days after the 9/11 attacks that authorizes the military to use "all necessary and appropriate force" — including drone attacks — against al Qaeda and affiliated terrorist groups.
"It has to be in the agenda of this Congress to reconsider the scope of action of drones and use of deadly force by the United States around the world because the original authorization of use of force, I think, is being strained to its limits," Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) tells the AP. "We are sort of running on the steam that we acquired right after our country was attacked in the most horrific act of terror in U.S. history," agrees Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.). "We have learned much since 9/11, and now it's time to take a more sober look at where we should be with use of force."
Every American has the right to know when their gov't believes it is allowed to kill them. My statement on DOJ memo: 1.usa.gov/WsFEPu
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) February 5, 2013
One problem for lawmakers, says The New York Times in an editorial, is that when it comes to drone strikes, the Obama team "utterly rejects the idea that Congress or the courts have any right to review such a decision in advance, or even after the fact." Along with citing the law authorizing broad use of force against al Qaeda, the white paper also "argues that judges and Congress don't have the right to rule on or interfere with decisions made in the heat of combat." And most troublingly, Obama won't give Congress the classified document detailing the legal justification used to kill American al Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki.
Going forward, he should submit decisions like this one to review by Congress and the courts. If necessary, Congress could create a special court to handle this sort of sensitive discussion, like the one it created to review wiretapping. This dispute goes to the fundamental nature of our democracy, to the relationship among the branches of government and to their responsibility to the public. [New York Times]
Congress could repeal the authorization of force against al Qaeda. Congress could defund the drone program. Congress can subpoena.
— davidfrum (@davidfrum) February 5, 2013
Congress DOESNT do those things. We're in this war together. And President Obama is the executive responsible - a heavy, heavy burden.
— davidfrum (@davidfrum) February 5, 2013
It's interesting to watch conservatives show (or at least feign) outrage over a policy that "would have been met with right-wing hosannas under Bush/Cheney," says Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog. But even with the grumbling from the Left and Right, "I don't think any of this is going to stop the drone strikes."
I can't really see righties and lefties banding together to do something upliftingly democratic and bipartisan like forcing a reconsideration of the policy via combined public pressure (when was the last time something like that happened in America?) — there are too many people in office, from both parties, who like what's being done by the administration. [No More Mister Nice Blog]
When some member of Congress gets outraged about the targeted killing white paper, keep in mind they've had this info since last June
— David Dayen (@ddayen) February 5, 2013
"Outrage is being dutifully ginned up" not just by politicians and pundits — straight reporting on the white paper "clearly assumes that we are supposed to be outraged," too, says Eric Posner at Slate. "But the memo is utterly conventional as legal analysis," and the only thing you need to understand about it, really, is that "Obama administration lawyers have enthusiastically endorsed the once-vilified Bush administration decision to classify security operations against al Qaeda as 'war' rather than as 'law enforcement.'" Congress allowed that by authorizing "war" not just with Afghanistan but with al Qaeda and its affiliates in 2001, and if we are at war with the terrorists, they can be killed on sight. "And it doesn't matter if you're an al Qaeda member who happens to be a U.S. citizen, just as it didn't matter if you were a German soldier who happened to be an American citizen during World War II."
Obama and Bush administration lawyers have stretched the Constitution and traditional rules of international law to accommodate the threat posed by terrorism. Some people will say they violated the law. But given the political consensus supporting these moves within the U.S., it is more accurate to say that the law has evolved. It gives the president the discretion he needs, or at least wants, to address an amorphous threat. Let's hope he uses that discretion wisely. [Slate]
It's a false choice, yes, but drone warfare doesn't bother me as much as that "massive pointless military invasion" thing we used to do.
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) February 5, 2013
"The U.S. is, in effect, waging two different drone wars," one run by the Pentagon, mainly in places like Yemen and Somalia, and the other carried out by the CIA in Afghanistan and, more often, Pakistan, says Bloomberg View in an editorial. The military's drone program is "operated by military professionals, trained in and bound by international and U.S. military law," and thus "much more appropriate." There are lots of things Congress and the Obama team can and should change — making the goal to capture, not kill, terrorists, say, and codifying the rules for drone warfare internationally — but getting the CIA out of the drone game is a key first step.
Limiting the CIA's role to intelligence sharing and putting the program under Title 10 of the U.S. Code, which lays out the role of the military, would increase congressional oversight and transparency while still allowing necessary secrecy. And it would get the U.S. out of the ridiculous situation in which the only way for the administration to be honest with the public is to leak information about supposedly covert operations. [Bloomberg]
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The dark comedy of 'The Beauty Queen of Leenane' hits the stage
Black comedy, melodrama, horror and tragedy are themes that mark the adult drama "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. Directed by Lamar instructor Joel Grothe, "Beauty Queen" will run in the Studio Theatre Feb. 23–26.
The darkly comic play, set in the Irish village of Leenane, Connemara, in the early 1990s, tells the story of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her early 40s, and Mag, her manipulative, aging mother. Mag's interference in Maureen's first and possibly final chance of a loving relationship sets in motion a train of events that leads towards a terrifying climax.
"The play is about a very dysfunctional mother/daughter relationship," said Grothe. "The audience laughs, and then realizes what they laughed at. It's a play that most people have not seen anything like before."
Senior theatre major Bonnie Dupuis of Groves plays the title role of Maureen, the "beauty queen," and Hillary Hayes of Silsbee, plays Mag. The four-person cast also includes Joe Whitaker, Beaumont, as Pato, and Jared Fall, Mauriceville, as Ray.
"It's very demanding to be part of a small cast like this," said Grothe. "These are all upperclassmen, and they've put a lot of work into the show."
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 – 25 in the Studio Theatre. There will be a 1 p.m. matinee on Friday, Feb. 24, and a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, Feb. 26. The Studio Theatre is in the University Theatre at 4400 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Tickets are $15 for general admission; $10 for senior citizens, students and LU faculty/staff; and $7 for LU students.
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HARVARD – Growing up, Barbara and Beverly Behm had their own little slice of wilderness in their backyard – a stream, a garden, a wooded home for wildlife. Now, the two are arranging to open their personal park to the public.
Barbara and Beverly are writing a provision into their trust and will to – upon their deaths – donate the property at 700 N. Howard St. to Harvard, as well as money needed to turn it into a city park.
"We're both conservationists and understand the loss of habitat and how that affects nature and the community," Barbara Behm said. "So we thought it would be a shame if the land went to a development and crowded out the animals and the recreation aspects."
The approximately 1.75 acres, on a dead-end street off West Diggins Street, adjoins Little League baseball fields and extends back to railroad tracks.
The Behm sisters, who are in their early 60s, also have offered to leave money to transform the property, but those details are yet to be worked out, City Administrator Dave Nelson said.
Their proposal was referred by the City Council to the Parks and Recreation Committee, which accepted it Wednesday night.
"Particularly with the parks, you're always running on a low budget, and the acquisition of park land is expensive," Nelson said. "So when you get a donation, you're saving money in the long run."
Barbara and Beverly Behm said they are excited that something lasting will come from the property where their grandpa built a house. Their father, Emil, met his wife, Margaret, four houses down.
Margaret Behm, a longtime secretary at Harvard High School, where Barbara and Beverly graduated, died in 2008. Beverly, a retiree from the printing industry, then moved back into her childhood home.
"It's mostly to memorialize and honor our parents," said Barbara, who works as a librarian and writes children books in Mequon, Wis. "And we just wanted to do something nice for the nice town of Harvard."


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A street by San Bernardino Superior Court and a part of the courthouse itself has been temporarily closed after law enforcement received a call about a suspicious package today.
Police received a call at 11:55 a.m. regarding a briefcase sitting outside the courthouse. San Bernardino County sheriff's bomb and arson personnel also came to the scene and taped off the area where the briefcase was found, said police Lt. Paul Williams.
Police shut down Arrowhead Avenue between Court and Fifth streets until the bomb squad could remove the brief case.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Jodi Miller said no court proceedings were taking place when the case was found, so no evacuation was necessary, but as of about 2 p.m., authorities had not let anyone back into the courthouse.
Miller said bomb squad personnel were making sure the area was safe before letting people return to the building.
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Five Things Your Bar Won't Tell You
MarketWatch's Rex Crum takes a look behind the scenes of your favorite neighborhood bar and discusses five things it won't tell you. (Photo: AP)
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New Jersey City Overpowers Rams 6-0
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Farmingdale State men's soccer fell to 4-6-2 today after a 6-0 non-conference loss to New Jersey City University (10-3) in Jersey City, NJ. Farmingdale goalkeeper Patric Santiago (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) made 9 saves in defeat, but it was not enough as the Rams were overpowered 33-2 in total shots.
New Jersey City's Chris Rosenthal scored his 100th career point at 8:17 as he put a header into the back of the net for the eventual game-winner. Rosenthal added his second goal of the game 21 minutes later. Edison Bilbao scored two goals and two assists for New Jersey City.
The Rams host Manhattanville College on Wednesday afternoon, October 12th, at 3:30pm for a Skyline Conference game.


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URGENT IM24CA ANNOUNCEMENT : Change Of Venue For 2011 Melges 24 European Championship
22 November 2010
Just prior to the 2010 IMCA World Council AGM, which took place in Berlin this past Saturday 20 November, the IMCA Executive Committee received notification from Haugesund (Norway) that with deep regret it was withdrawing from hosting the 2011 Melges 24 European Championship. This situation is largely the result of difficulties in securing the necessary sponsorship to support the event during the current global economic crisis. The Executive Committee understand the frustration and disappointment of the Norwegian Fleet and the Haugesund organisers and hope that we will have another opportunity to sail a major championship in Norway in the near future.
In the meantime the Executive Committee has received two very generous offers from potential host clubs to help us rescue this unfortunate situation. One of these options will enable us to keep the event in the Scandinavian region, which allows us to continue to respect the "turn over of regions" that the World Council and Executive has endorsed for the future. These proposals were reviewed at the AGM and the World Council mandated the Executive Committee to follow up those proposals and find the best possible solution for hosting the 2011 Melges 24 European Championship within the next two weeks.
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Wabash College has long been known for its spirited discussions and debate. President Patrick White has talked about a "Grand Conversation." Two experts on such topics will be on campus Thursday and Friday to discuss "moral conversation."
Robert Nash and DeMethra Bradley, both from the University of Vermont, have authored a book " How to Talk About Hot Topics on Campus: From Polarization to Moral Conversation." The duo will make multiple presentations on "moral conversations" – a new way of discussing controversial and sensitive subjects in an effective manner.
The duo are scheduled to do Thursday's 11:10 a.m. Chapel Talk, a 1:10 p.m. classroom visit, 5 p.m. dinner with student leaders, and a 7:30 campus workshop on moral conversation. They will make a presentation for faculty and staff at 12:15 p.m. Friday.
"The use of the word "moral" has to do with its Greek and Latin etymologies, which emphasize the fundamental worth and dignity of each and every person," Associate Dean of Students Will Oprisko said. "Dr. Nash and Dr. Bradley will be engaging the campus community in a variety of ways in order to help students, faculty, and staff understand how they can utilize and connect moral conversation in and out of the classroom."
Nash has been a professor in the College of Education and Social Services for 38 years at Vermont. He is widely published and does consulting services throughout the country. Dr. Bradley is the Special Assistant to the Dean of Students.


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Really lovely painting Shannon!
Thank you so much Al and Nandika!
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Hey thanks Anthony. Your kind comments on my my art and music made my day!
this painting is cool Shannon, love the color and composition - you are very talented - like all your art including your album 'Hot Coffee Red Lipstick'........
fantastic color and composition....but the color palate.....wow, wow, wow.
I like to be a guest on that party ! greetings from cologne
Shannon: Fantastic colors and composition. Love the moment. Enjoyed your video, even though I can't paint. :)
Truly beautiful! Bravo!!
So much casual and natural Shannon. I really like it. GP
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TMC wrote:migya wrote:TMC wrote:migya wrote:TMC wrote:War Years wrote:People who counted out Boozer last year, can see he's going for the biggest contract he can get.
Yeah, but it's not that surprising. Everybody knows that Boozer always has a MONSTER season in contract years.
Boozer has been great at least the last three years, so this season is no different. The guy looked like he was going to disappear somewhat after his first season in Utah I think it was, but has been one of the best PFs since
Eh... last season wasn't particularly bright, Migya. He missed a ton of games, and I think it was all because he wasn't really focused on the game.
This season hasn't been his only great season since being in Utah, that's my point, so it's not quite so much that he just woke up to get a great new contract
Yeah, his first season was also pretty good. But he hasn't exactly been consistent, or the Jazz would have locked him up long term already. Instead, they decided to do so with Millsap.
It's all a matter of focus, tho, not talent...
They went with Millsap because he is cheaper and they got him at a bargain price, allowing them to let Boozer go if they want, though I think they'll do a trade in the offseason, if Boozer doesn't sign outright with another team


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How Oklahoma and North Carolina Met in the 1949 Sugar Bowl
Dallas apparently was slightly embarrassed. Southwest Conference runner-up Texas pulled down a check from the Sugar Bowl more than $20,000 larger than a champion Southern Methodist from the Cotton Bowl game. And SMU had to share its Cotton Bowl receipts with the SWC to help maintain the office of the executive secretary. Texas, because it played in an "outside" bowl, was under no such obligations. What eventually evolved as a result of that situation was the sharing of all SWC bowl revenues with all conference members.
The Sugar Bowl had created an associate membership in 1946 to fill its ranks as death began taking a toll on the original founders. Associate membership, limited to sons, relatives, or sponsorship of extremely close friends, called for two years of service on committee assignments. The first group of associates were given full membership in 1948. Joseph B. David, Jr., Moreau Jumonville , and C. Norman Schwartz constituted the first incoming group. Claude Simons, Jr., (hero of the first Sugar Bowl), Dr. Fred Wolfe, Jr., and Robert Gunsaulus made up the second.
It was tough to select opponents for the 15th Sugar Bowl, the first in the 82,000-seat stadium. Tulane put the squeeze on by unleashing one of its finest teams.
Georgia, Tulane, and Ole Miss were the best of the SEC in 1948; but of these teams, only the Bulldogs were listed in the national Top 10. The Bulldogs were ranked eighth in the nation. The Sugar Bowl wanted a pairing of third-ranked North Carolina and fifth-ranked Oklahoma, led by 33-year-old whizkid Coach Bud Wilkinson. Days before the bowl process began to fall into place, Hap Glaudi wrote, "…I'm presently of the opinion that for the Sugar there can be no finer selection than North Carolina and Oklahoma."
This game then would feature Charley "Choo-Choo" Justice in a return appearance, and an Oklahoma team so deep its lines alternate every six minutes.
Recap excerpted from the book "Sugar Bowl Classic: A History" by Marty Mulé, who covered the game and the organization for decades for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.


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RALEIGH � The state board that oversees general contractors will seek injunctions against two Alamance County companies following hearings on a complaint against them, a representative for the board said Wednesday.
As a result, HomeQuest Construction, of Burlington, and Sellers Inc., of Saxapahaw, won�t be allowed to work on construction projects in North Carolina worth more than $30,000.
The N.C. Licensing Board for General Contractors heard a complaint against the businesses in June and reconvened Wednesday before electing to seek the injunctions, said Susan Sullivan, complaint administrator for the licensing board.
Mike Mitchell, vice president of HomeQuest and Sellers Inc., declined to comment on the decision Wednesday. Mac Jordan, president of Sellers Inc. � the parent company of HomeQuest Construction � was unable to be reached Wednesday. In a previous story, Jordan and Mitchell said that Sellers Inc. is operated separately from HomeQuest and that the two companies have little to nothing to do with each other.
The state board received a complaint about the companies� contractors licenses in December.
That complaint was brought by Maria Simmons and Anthony Sellars, who are being sued for unpaid work by HomeQuest and Sellars Inc. The suit seeks a lien against the couple�s property at 2706 Sumac Lane and claims $30,348.64 in unpaid work for renovations.
The couple countersued for breach of contract � disputing the cost of the renovations, which they say were supposed to be about $61,000 � and deceptive practices after it found HomeQuest wasn�t a licensed contractor. Simmons and Sellars also confirmed they filed the complaint with the N.C. Licensing Board for General Contractors.
Under state law, those doing more than $30,000 worth of construction work must be licensed contractors with the state.
No contractor or qualifier with the Burlington company was licensed with the state, Sullivan said in April. She also said that Jordan, who�s a qualifier for Jordan Properties, couldn�t act as a qualifier for HomeQuest until he properly registers with the state.
Mitchell said in April that he believed he was following the law and would comply with any decisions made by the state. He told the Times-News that HomeQuest contracted with Clifton Fogleman, of GCF Inc., to act as its contractor. Fogleman is a licensed contractor with the state. Fogleman handled the subcontracting work, Mitchell said.
Sullivan said that hiring an outside contractor to handle work isn�t legal. A construction business must have a qualifier, someone who�s passed the contractor exam and been licensed, as a partner or full-time member of its management.
Mitchell said that Fogleman isn�t a manager or partner of HomeQuest.
Sullivan said Wednesday that the board hadn�t reached a decision about Fogleman�s involvement. Any decision reached would be available in writing on the board�s website, she said.


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Translator's Note: Eight Poems by Marina Tsvetaeva
Tsvetaeva, whose early years were spent largely in Western Europe, once said that her "native language was German." How do we explain this fact about the poet Boris Pasternak called "the most Russian poet of us all"?
Poets are not born in a country. Poets are born in childhood.
What, then, is Russian about Marina Tsvetaeva?
Tsvetaeva understood audial and linguistic work that play such an enormous role in folk song. Folk song is for the most part a litany, joyful or grieving. There is an element of lamentation, an element of tongue-twister and pun, there are echoes of spell, incantation, even exorcism in a folk song—there is a pure play of sounds—it is always partly hysterical, near the fall into tears or laughter, and partly zaum.*
—Vladimir Khodasevich
Was she a "difficult" poet? Perhaps. But first we must clarify what "difficult" meant for that country:
One of our poets used to say proudly, "Though some of my verses may be obscure they are never prosaic." There are two kinds of obscurity; one arises from a lack of feelings and thoughts, which have been replaced by words; the other from an abundance of feelings and thoughts, and the inadequacy of words to express them.
—Alexander Pushkin
One of the first reviews of her debut collection blamed Tsvetaeva for "too muchness," for an over-abundance of lyricism. Tsvetaeva's response? "There cannot be too much of lyric because lyric itself is too much."
So how does one attempt to translate work that even Russian poets find too hard? Translators usually cite Tsvetaeva's famous temperament. ("Next time I will be born not on a planet, but on a comet!") With bravery, they announce their ambition to imitate her music in English—to stay "faithful" to the music.
The danger of this "faithful" position is that attempting to imitate the sounds of the great master in a new language produces just that: an imitation that cannot rise to the level of the original. This may occur because of the translator's lack of skill or because the "receiving" language—English, in this case—is an entirely different medium, at a very different point in its development, a point at which the particular sound effects mean entirely different things.
Jean Valentine and I do not claim to do better. In fact, we do not claim to have translated Tsvetaeva. If translation, as most translators are eager to claim, is "a closest possible reading," then it is not translation, it is notation, midrash: to translate is to inhabit. The meaning of the word eros is to stand outside of one's body. This we do not claim to have achieved. (We wish we could, one day!) No, we are simply two poets who fell in love with a third and spent two years reading her together. These are fragments, notes in the margin. (Erase everything you have written, Mandelstam says, but keep the notes in the margin.)
Jean and I have vastly different temperaments from this poet. But we are drawn by her magnetism, and so we continue reading her together. Just that: reading lines, fragments, moments; two years of two poets reading a third is an homage. —ik
*zaum refers to the pure play of language, "beyonsense"
Poet Ilya Kaminsky was born in the former Soviet Union city of Odessa. He lost most of his hearing at the age of four after a doctor misdiagnosed mumps as a cold, and his family was granted political asylum by the United States in 1993, settling in Rochester, New York....


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Ban IME "GOTCHAS"
Last October we warned disability claimants about a favorite ploy of insurance companies – taking surveillance videos of claimants on the day they are scheduled for an IME. Insurers love videos because they find that if they can catch a claimant doing anything he or she says they are unable to do, some courts are impressed enough by such evidence as to uphold an otherwise shaky benefit denial.
This is especially true if the court feels constrained to give discretion to the plan administrator which is very often the same insurance company which would have to pay the claim if it is upheld. For more on this see.
We like to call this the "Gotcha!" ploy. If insurance companies see you make what they think is a wrong move on video tape, your benefits come to a screeching halt.
Don't misunderstand us. We don't have any argument with insurance companies gathering evidence against a faker who tries to collect disability claim benefits fraudulently. Insurers should fight these claims tooth and nail.
On the other hand, insurance companies should not, as they seem to, consider everyone who makes a claim a faker.
A recent case illustrates how far insurance companies will go to use a video in an attempt to put the lie to a claim of disability, In Maher v. Massachusetts General Hospital Long Term Disability Plan, 2011 WL 6061347 (C.A.1 (Mass.))) , a registered nurse claimed she had to stop working because of chronic, disabling stomach pain and the side effects caused by the strong amounts of narcotics she had to use to control the pain. Although her doctors were unable to pin down the exact cause of her pain, they all were certain that she actually was suffering the pain.
Nurse Maher said she could perform some activity from time to time, but said she spent most of her time in bed. After paying benefits for 5 years during which the company videotaped her for 6 days in 2002, 3 days in 2005 and 10 days in 2006, the plan administrator, Liberty Life Assurance of Boston, yelled "Gotcha" and stopped her benefits.
On 10 of the 19 days during which she was photographed, she engaged in no activity. On the other 9 days, she was photographed sitting or standing outside of her home. Out of the entire 90 hours she was before the camera, there were about 15 minutes when she was seen carrying a bucket or pot and 30 minutes when she was seen playing with her children.
Surprise, surprise! The insurer's doctors (who had never examined Nurse Maher although she offered to submit to an exam) all jumped on the video as proof that the claimant wasn't disabled and that she could reliably perform a full-time sedentary job.
After careful analysis the 3-judge court found for the claimant, but split on the remedy. Two judges ordered the matter sent back to the District Court, which had found for the insurance company, for further consideration of the claim, while the dissenting judge felt the denial of benefits was so wrong that the court should immediately reinstate them.
In supporting the claim, the court approved language in a case involving a Social Security appeal, Carradine v. Barnhart, 360 F. 3d 751(7th Cir. 2004), where the court found there is a sharp difference between a person being able to perform sporadic household and family duties and being able to work 8 hours a day for 5 consecutive days of the week).
Although insurance companies benefit big time when they can cut off a disability income claim midstream, they should realize it is not a game of "Gotcha". Real people are hurting and their families are suffering.
It is not any kind of game at all.


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Equinix Announces Pricing of Its Concurrent Public Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Subordinated Notes
Foster City, CA — September 21, 2007 — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell 3,662,556 shares of its common stock in an underwritten offering at a price to the public of $84.05 per share. Equinix has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 549,383 shares of Equinix common stock on the same terms and conditions to cover over-allotments, if any.
Equinix also announced today, concurrent with its agreement to sell shares of common stock, that it has entered into an agreement to sell $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.00% convertible subordinated notes due 2014. Equinix has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional $45,986,000 aggregate principal amount of notes on the same terms and conditions to cover over-allotments, if any.
The notes are convertible by holders into shares of Equinix's common stock at an initial base conversion rate of 7.4360 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances), which represents an initial base conversion price of approximately $134.48 per share. This represents a 60% premium to the last reported sale price of Equinix's common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on September 20, 2007. In addition, if at the time of conversion the applicable stock price of Equinix's common stock exceeds the base conversion price, the conversion rate will be increased by up to an additional 4.4616 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, as determined pursuant to a specified formula.
The common stock offering and convertible subordinated note offering are being conducted as separate public offerings, however, the closing of each offering is conditioned on the concurrent closing of the other.
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And then I was further confused by this coaching playbook from Top Gun QB Academy on "The Spread Multiple West Coast Offense", which begins by saying it's "Derived from Urban Meyer although most of the terminology is from Sid Gilman / Joe Gibbs / Colorado State University (Sonny Lubick)".
This sounds like the Spread and the WCO are combined into something great that allows the Coach to make "immediate adjustments during a game" and "create an offense that is hard to prepare for because it is so multifaceted". It's supposed to be easy to teach and easy for the players to learn. In fact, it sounds a lot like what Rex says he wants our offense to be like.
I hope this is the type of WCO that Top of the Mornin' uses. Now I feel better again. LOL - Sorry - I should go to sleep
It's a PDF, so if you don't want to read a pdf file don't click on the link. It's a pretty interesting read and it's easy to understand.
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Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today reappointed one member and appointed one member and two alternates to serve on the National Peanut Board.
John Clay of Carnegie, Okla., was reappointed to serve a three-year term of office. M. Gayle Walker, member, Portales, N.M., and alternates Gayle White, Frederick Okla. and Richard Robbins, Portales, also will serve three-year terms. The terms for all of the appointees will run from Jan. 1, 2008 to Dec. 31, 2010.
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service provides oversight and monitors the operations of the National Peanut Board in accordance with the Commodity Promotion Research and Information Act of 1996 and the Peanut Promotion, Research and Information Order. The board is authorized to collect assessments from domestic producers - who pay the rate of 1 percent of the total value of all farmers' stock peanuts sold. These assessments allow the board to conduct generic promotion and research for consumer and producer information, as well as maintain, develop and expand markets for peanuts.


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Proposed privatization of state-run wine and spirit stores will leave most family-run beer distributors flat broke, says Sen. John Yudichak, D-14, and a beer distributors' group.
Proposed privatization of state-run wine and spirit stores will leave most family-run beer distributors flat broke, says Sen. John Yudichak, D-14, and a beer distributors' group.
House Bill 790, before the Senate Law and Justice Committee, would sell off more than 600 state liquor stores and allow liquor and beer sales in supermarkets, convenience stores and big-box retailers.
"All across Pennsylvania, communities are struggling with record-high unemployment — and this proposal would severely jeopardize the future of our family-run beer distributors, potentially costing upwards of 10,000 jobs," Yudichak said.
"Instead of privatizing our state stores, we should look at proposals that modernize our operations — such as allowing our family-run distributors to sell six and 12-packs — which would generate millions of dollars in additional annual revenue."
He contends proposals to modernize the state Liquor Control Board, including wine and beer sales, would allow the existing agency to operate at peak performance, and produce up to $100 million in additional revenue.
Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania President Mark Tanczos said beer distributors will close if liquor privatization becomes law.
"Our in-depth analysis of HB 790 reveals that this legislation is not a good deal for beer distributors and will likely result in the closure of hundreds of businesses across the state and the layoffs of thousands of employees," Tanczos said.
"It is, in essence, a redistribution of an already privatized beer industry to big business that will ultimately hurt consumers through higher prices and less selection."


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Saturday Art: 999 Eyes Modern Freak Show (#ArtOutside)
FREAK, n., A human oddity that has chosen to share, celebrate, and exploit his/her own genetic anomaly through performance. –999 Eyes
999 Eyes really caught my eye this year. I also attended Art Outside in 2011 and this modern freak show performed both years, but this time I looked at them in new ways. During the last 12 months, I've gotten increasingly involved with activism, sometimes around disability issues. Although I have a physical disability (fibromyalgia), it is what is called an 'invisible disability' — unless I am using a cane that particular day, you probably can't look at me and tell there's anything different about me. As a person in my mid-thirties with a stylish cane, many even assume I am using the device for fashion rather than necessity. During the last year, my work in Occupy — and with our allies in ADAPT — has made me more acutely aware of the challenges people with all kinds of disabilities face in our society.
Much of modern disability activism is about giving the disabled not just the ability to survive, but the ability to live with dignity — to be respected, employable, able to live independently in their own homes and treated like human beings. The conventional image of the historic freak show does not necessarily fit with this ideal, suggesting that the people in these shows were exploited and objectified. Our cultural approach to the visibly different is often two-faced; look at Tod Browning's infamous 1932 film Freaks, which on the one hand goes to lengths to show the humanity of its subjects while simultaneously turning them into objects of horror, especially during the film's rainy finale.
Yet what is exploitation when it comes to entertainment? A musician who is especially beautiful by conventional standards could be said to exploiting appearance in his career. 999 Eyes performer Vlad Vendetta and founder and musician Samantha X both made the argument to me that all performance is inherently exploitative — as indeed one can make the argument that all work is exploitative under capitalism. 999 Eyes was founded by its freaks, when musicians Dylan Blackthorn and Samantha X met future 999 Eyes costars like Jackie of All Trades (a.k.a. 'the Human Tripod') and Peg-o the Leg-o, the 'Modern Elephant Man.'
It continues as a freak-driven show. In addition to classic sideshow performances like sword swallowing, the freaks talk about their conditions, cracking jokes and opening minds. Ken "Peg-o" Pittman tells audiences how he is treated during his day to day life. Born with neurofibromatosis, he has been kicked out of pools and other public places for fear that the growths the condition causes are caused by contagious illness. When speaking to him and observing his interactions with fellow performers as well as spectators, it's easy to speculate that his life at this sideshow, where people are encouraged to learn rather than fear, is far-more dignified. Are these freaks exploited when they run the show and use it to illuminate the uneducated?
Samantha X told the Winona Daily News:
She hopes the show changes people's perceptions while it entertains. "I think it's absolutely fascinating all the different ways people come out genetically." Samantha said. "A freak is somebody blessed with nature's art."
Making this short film about 999 Eyes certainly challenged my preconceived ideas and brought to light some internalized ableism. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts in the comments.
Find more from 999 Eyes at www.999eyes.com
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This section came about after my husband asked me to make him some business cards using billiard balls as the focal image. Sure, I could have fudged and just grabbed some clip art or a photo of a rack for this personal purpose, but I love a good challenge. So I drew a bunch of circles, labeled them 1 through 15 and colored each and every one to make his unique "friendship card" (because retired people don't need business cards) to hand out to all his friends and acquaintances.
It occurred to me that some people may have a use for large size sport ball and equipment images. So, I researched every sport I could find to get examples of the equipment used in the sport. The results you see here. It amazes me how popular my little soccer ball image has become. I had my money on the football image myself, so that just proves in my little microcosm of the universe, that soccer is more popular than football. I could be wrong.
I'm sure there are a lot more games that I haven't covered here but that's what's fun about this self-imposed job I have created for myself. There's always something else I can draw, so if you have a need for an image that doesn't appear here just let me know and I'll whip one up and give it to the world as well.
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Here are some upcoming UFC fights. I'm going to put down some preliminary leans. Feel free to add your thoughts:
Kampmann/Alves - I think Alves has more tools to win
Evans/Davis - this is a tough call, mainly due to Evans lack of activity the past couple years, but I think his wrestling should be good enough to keep it standing and his standup should be better
Miller/Guillard - I like Miller here. Don't think he'll lose two in a row. Guillard has all the skills but he has to keep his head straight. When he got KO'd by JLau, he was more worried about his pre-fight dance
Diaz/Cowboy - I like Cowboy. They are almost the same fighter but Cerrone has a few more yrs experience
Bendo/Edgar - I'd love to see Bendo as champ
GSOP/Gomi - night night George
Sanchez/Ellenberger - Jake may be the one fughter who can KO Diego. Ellenberger for sure
Jones/Machida - Bones for sure
Thiago/Pyle - should be a good even scrap
Rampage/Bader - should go the distance, but i'd love to see a dramatic KO
Hominick/Zombie - Hominick for sure
Njokuani/Nijem - should be a great fight. If Njo's takedown D is good he should outstrike Nijem
Kos/Condit - please Carlos, win this fight!!
Fitch/Hendricks - should be fitch's fight
Faber/Cruz - likely the same result as last fight. Just maybe Faber hits him with a bomb
any others you can think of??
Alves has a new diet and is a better fighter now, he's not cutting 22lbs the wrong way
I might be doing Alves/Condit parlay
If i can get Machida +400 i will go (1/2-1U) Bones is on another level but if one guy out there has a WTF style that a young fighter might have problems with, it's here
Allot of your fights have fight of the night all over them
Hey, Sawman, I know you're always looking for ways to make money...you ever consider par-lay-ing other sports with UFC to even out the odds...check this out...I like it, especially since I can bet on Bones and still get even odds:
New Orleans -300 (Win)
Benfica - 1000 (Dec 6)
Barcelona - 1200 (Dec 6)
Amir Kahn -1000 (Dec 10)
Jon Jones - 500 (Dec 10)
$224.98 to make $246.88
yeah, i know bo-dog and a lot of the more reputable books don't but BetUS does...
Yeah the Saints game was the only one I was remotely worried about...the spread was 7.5 and it was at home, though. I'll be a little apprehensive about the Bones fight, but the other three are pretty much in the bag...
I've actually hit 9 money-line parlays in a row...this is the first cross-sport one I've done, though...usually, I'm not so patient, but money's pretty important to me right now.
I cross bet quite frequently. About 2 weeks ago I hit a 12 teamer MMA/NFL for 16x. One kinda lazy/bad thing I do with my betting, is that I only use one book, Bodog. My Visa won't allow me to deposit on getting sites, and I've tried to make bank deposits to 5Dimes and Pinny, and had difficulty and have given up easy. I'm happy with Bodog, specifically their payouts, so I've just played that book.
I know i should try a little harder to compare lines, and get some of those funky 5Dime prop bets going.
Thanks for the tip. Also, I have bet other sports like tennis, soccer, etc... But generally if I'm not going watch it or have an interest, I'm not likely to bet it.
couple other important fights that I forgot
Mendes/Aldo - I think Mendes has a real good shot at taking the title
JLau/Pettis - Lauzon displayed his power vs Guillard. And his ground game is as good as it gets. Pettis hasn't impressed me at all since he beat Bendo, which was a huge accomplishment, but if they fought again, I'd take Bendo all day long
Originally Posted by LexingtonTim: Sawman,Give me ur indept analysis on the upcoming fight between Cowboy Cerrone and Diaz. I would love to hear more of how these 2 match-up and how you think the fight will actually go! Thanks!
here's some thoughts: both guys are roughly 6', which is tall for LW. So they are both lanky guys, basically the same build. They both have stellar ground games, so what typically happens in the scenario is the fight doesn't hit the mat for long. And they both have awesome standup, but it differs. Diaz throws lots of looping rights AND lefts, without a lot of power. punches in bunches. Cerrone is probably a little more crisp and technical and I think has more power behind his shots. I think Cowboy's advantages are experience, power, and leg strikes. Also, I think Cerrone's defense is a little better. Both Diaz brothers have granite chins and take shots to give shots.
I'm not an expert, just a fan - I'd love to hear some feedback on my thoughts too. This is a guaranteed barnburner. Both guys should get title shots at some point soon. The winner may be in line next. Both fighters have drastically improved, already great skills, in the past 1-2 years. I haven't seen the line, but I heard Cowboy is a 3x fav??? seems out of line, but I think he is better at this time. I don't even know when this card is, and it's not likely a main event, but I'd love to see these dudes scrap it out for 5 rounds. I would love to see even more 5 round fights than just the main event. Maybe expand to co-main as well
there's a couple upcoming fights, a ways away, that I really like
just announced today, Cerrone vs Yves Edwards. I'm guessing the odds will be -500 or more, but this is a total mismatch. I don't understand this match up by Silva
Wiman vs Bocek - I really like Wiman here. I think is a great fighter. And Bocek, while good on the ground (not as great as he thinks) is horrible at standup. Wiman's game usually is him standing in the pocket and taking (not hard) shots in order to dish out more/harder strikes. This has cost him before (Siver) because while he stands in the pocket, taking shots, he loses points. BUT... I think he has the TD defense to keep it standing. And by him standing in the pocket, he will entice Bocek to use his horrible striking. Eventually he unleashes on Bocek. Just my thoughts
Pettis/J Lau - what a great fight this will be. I think JLau comes in as a dog, and I like him
Kongo/Hunt - this is another confusing matchup that I don't understand. So Kongo beats Meathead (and Baryy before that), and then he gets Hunt? that is not moving up the HW ladder
I don't even know Benadidez's next opponent, but I saw he was -800+. I can't remember seeing that in UFC
just to correct an earlier comment "some fights that i really like" should have read more like "some interesting matchups".
I have Gustaf in a small long shot parlay, so I've already played him to win. This is the fight for Gustafsson that is the test to see how good he really is, if that destruction of Janitor wasn't already enough. Just like Bones, and how he kept getting tested and destroying, leaving you saying "wow" (Janitor/Hamill). I think this may be the same way. While Nog's boxing is awesome, I see Gust working all areas of his stand up, coming in at dif angels, and overwhelming with his speed and size. Should be a beaut
im really looking forward to Belcher/Palhares - who will be favored?.. I'm thinking Belcher by a sliver
Another good fight I'm looking forward to is Thompson/Noons - Who will be favored in that one? Noons probably? But Thompson is more well rounded
Michael McDonald +110 vs Torres -140... I'm liking McDonald as a dog at this point
Cain ranges from -400 to -525 vs Mir!!! That's nuts. If he wants to work his wrestling, Mir is far better than him in BJJ. Stand up: Mir is improving all the time, and I think he has close to the same power


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A couple of days ago my friend Jesse showed me this amazing spot near his house that overlooks our entire town. I live in the valley so I very rarely see this sort of view, much less on a beautiful, overcast day with lightning and rain showers in the distance. I'll be going back to school in about a week and a half, and although Albuquerque isn't the biggest of cities it definitely is much harder to find the same sort of peace there that comes so naturally in this little town. It's wonderful to know that I'll always have this to come home to.
All that being said though, I have this terrible habit of leaving my tripod either at home or in the car when I need it the most, making it so that I either have to go without any pictures (of me) or ask someone else to take them. This time I went for the latter option as I was wearing an outfit that I quite liked (a new shirt from OASAP and a skirt that I thrifted earlier in the summer that I'm in love with) and Jesse was willing to do it. Now this wouldn't be such a problem if I weren't so damn awkward when other people point the camera at me. It's bad enough when I take pictures of myself, by myself, but with other people it's just so much worse. I don't understand how you all look so natural when other people photograph you, but I applaud you! Luckily though, he was able to catch me mostly off guard while taking these and they came out beautifully, so thank you so much if you're reading this, Jessifer!
I hope you all are having a beautiful tail end of summer, and if you have any tips on not being a total goof in pictures please let me know!