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Steven Spielberg's epic drama War Horse opened this week, banking on the raw cinematic power of horses to do what they do so well in their everyday lives: perform brute work for humans and get almost nothing for it.
(Note: Today's post is by Sally Eckhoff, a writer and visual artist whose work has appeared in The Village Voice, Salon.com and The New York Times).
War Horse does an unusually fair job of dealing with its equine characters while holding them at some distance from the viewer—an uncommon choice on the part of the director, given that this is Spielberg and Spielberg is all about sentiment.
The story is simple: Albert, a Devonshire country boy, meets Joey, a horse. Albert teaches Joey to pull a plow and save the farm. A natural disaster causes the farm to fail anyway; Albert's father sells Joey to the cavalry to pay his debt to his landlord and the horse goes off to fight in the First World War (that's two saves for Joey).
Albert swears he'll find his four-footed friend and bring him home. Both heroes, boy and horse, go forward into a maelstrom of fear and violence that turns out to be far worse than anyone dreamed. Albert hopes for a positive outcome. Joey, of course, has no hope to nurture. But through persistence, bravery and improbable luck, they both gain shelter and (come on, you knew this was coming) a bittersweet end.
This is a remarkably restrained reading of the classic adolescent-meets-animal cliché, and it prepares the audience gently for the wrenching motion of the story. Spielberg's first elegant move in War Horse is his depiction of an animal that becomes radiantly beautiful simply by being itself: frisking and rearing at his mother's heels, refusing to come when called, bolting madly at a light snap of Albert's whip.
The horse's physicality is a crucial component of the story. Joey, with his burnished hide and enormously liquid eyes, is either going to meet death or crash violently into it. Either way, the scenes are going to be harrowing.
How is War Horse as a movie for children? Let's start with a basic premise. The compassionate treatment of animals is an open question, if not an urgent one, in many American households. Most kids learn benevolence (if they do) by feel. The touch of warm fur is a powerful inducement toward nonverbal communication. Only by using gentleness can a child earn a response from a cat or dog. War is outside the emotional purview of children. Love is not.
Most of us aren't capable of embracing the implication of war in all its dimensions. War Horse gets to the issue obliquely by giving viewers an innocent being to follow, one showing no human emotion. Joey can't anticipate. He can only go forward. We can't read his face. It's also comforting to imagine, as the movie progresses, that there could be something occupying Albert's imagination besides pointless death.
Spielberg's second elegant touch is his treatment of the fate of two young German deserters, which we glimpse through the spinning blades of a windmill. The film reveals the gory transaction of war only reluctantly, while going a great distance toward restoring faith in a basic human belief: that the impulse to do right by our animal familiars is normal and natural.
Throughout the movie, characters on all sides of the conflict are touched by Joey's plight and struggle to help them. One terse scene shows Joey, freshly snatched up by the German infantry, being led past pens of dirty, starving horses who've seen the worst of the war. "It's a pity they found you," an officer says ruefully to his shiny captive. Within days, Joey's friend Topthorne is dead of exhaustion, but Joey soldiers grimly on, covered with mud and blood.
Dear Sally, Thank you for a level headed review of 'War Horse'. While you did not condemn Spielberg for his sweeping brand of sentimentality you did not embrace it. That, in my opinion, is a good way to leave the door open for viewers to make their own opinion. As we all have different levels of empathy.
And empathy and hope are what drive 'War Horse'. From the time a child, raised in a wholesome healthy home, is eight years old, the child learns empathy and learns to hope for things, be it materialistic or not. So I do disagree in your belief that 'War Horse' is not for children. As a realist and a mother, I believe 'War Horse' is a reasonable movie for an emotionally mature child.
Now, whether or not awards are won, the biggest win of all has been made. Speilberg wins our hearts and that's what counts in my book. Only he could take a low down broken drunk and impose an admirable character.
And I want to say that Spielberg is a champion for creating this priceless masterpiece on the horse and human bond. 'War Horse' clearly depicts horse behavior and intelligence. Now hopefully, people will empathize and get up and mail petitions to congress to stop horse slaughter. Petition site with links to reps, many facts, links to Vickery Echoff's articles and a free book for horse crazy readers are at Horses as National Treasure. Looking forward to more of your reviews, Sally. Thanks again. https://sites.google.com/site/horsesasnationaltreasure/
Hi Stephanie—Thanks for your comments. I did mean when I asked whether War Horse is a movie for children that the answer is a resounding "yes." I love your description of yourself as "a realist and mother." It's heartening to read a message from someone who believes that compassion is realistic…But it is. Thanks—Sally Eckhoff, writer
Hi Vickery I've enjoyed several of your articles telling people of the disgusting practice of horse slaughter for human consumption.
Your writing is wonderful and compelling.
Ive been waiting to see War Horse. At first I wasn't sure I would but the more I read the stronger my feelings are to see this movie.
Spielberg also was involved in the tv show Terra Nova–at least his name appears in the credits.
I hope to see more and read more of your wonderful articles that so succinctly tells people of the horrors of horse eating and the disgusting horse slaughter.
By the way I have no problem with putting an animal down via the vet. You say you don't have the money? Between calling a rendering truck out and the vet call it's no more than one would pay for a months board.
And you owe it to your best friend and buddy to be his absolute best friend when that time comes. To do anything else is akin to betrayal of the worst sort.
Hi mkmg – another Eckhoff girl here. When it comes to putting a horse down – either via professionally administered humane euthanasia or by a trained person making a clean and well-paced shot to the animal's brain – it is far more humane than starvation, abuse and/or sending an animal to slaughter. The well-documented horrors of the trip to Canada and Mexico are nothing compared to what the horses will ultimately experience via repeat captive bolt hits or several stabs to the spine. Indeed, as responsible animal stewards it is our responsibility to plan for "our" animals when we can no longer do so ourselves. To do less is to abandon those whom we have forced to depend upon us. We must always do what's ethical and kind for "our" animals – even it it is heartbreaking or costs a few dollars.
I's about time that we have a movie that most of the family can see together. Most young adults have no idea about the previous wars or the trials that they had to endure. Horses built our country and served us for years. Most Americans have forgotten about their service. I truly hope for a change War Horse is chosen. Sorry George this is one heck of a movie. It is also a time when our Wild Horses and Burros are being rounded up in the thousands at tax payers expense in holding facilities, adoption centers and private ranches when they should be taking their rightful place on the range and be protected. Just shameful!


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hey thanks alot to metro, lombardi's, and the other sponsors for putting on such a great race. metromint really put there effort into this and must of pulled in every favor they had in there bag. the primes were big and deep, lombardi's really stepped up for this local event with mass amounts of prizes. I must say for the longest time (even when i worked there) I have been nothing but disapointed in lombardi (owners, not the team), aftr today I am nothing but impressed by there efforts to support a local race. I hope they come out more often now to help the local nor cal scene more often. A store of there size and resources should be able to make a differance in our race scene. good job lombardi's. I am going to have to stop back in to do some shopping now. after all support those that support you.
metro I hope you stay as an organizer for this race! it is one hell of a way to end the season....


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Forty-four years ago the Holy See established "World Communications Day" to be commemorated on May 16th. What is being celebrated today are not the technologies themselves, but the opportunities for evangelization that the new media can accomplish. The Church has tools at its disposal that have never before existed and just as the vast network of Roman roads, the use of moveable type, radio and television have all been utilized by the Church to fulfill its missionary mandate, so now the digital technologies of today must also be used. The fact of the matter is that they already are being resourced by the faithful. I like to think of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries as being a pioneer in this regard.
In my estimation, the first forays of the Church into the digital world seemed to be more about facilitating what might be described as bureaucratic relationships. Committees and sub-committees were formed to manage and implement and in many cases curtail the application of new technologies. Diocesan and Parish websites were encouraged, but the templates that emerged were unimaginative and more about information rather than evangelization. In the uncanny working of Providence, the pontificate of John Paul II, which was so characterized by an insistence that the Church move beyond its self preoccupation with Church polity and engage the culture emerged at nearly the same moment as digital technologies were taking hold. Father Barron also saw the possibilities inherent in the developing digital world to take evangelization from theory into practice and the mission of Word on Fire commenced.
We have come a long way since then- travelling both literally and digitally around the world and back again.
Pope Benedict has likened the world wide web as a new kind of "Court of the Gentiles" but as much as I agree with the Holy Father on most everything, my own experience working as a missionary to this new world finds that comparison not all that apt. The Court of the Gentiles was part of the complex of buildings that surrounded the great Jerusalem Temple. As such, this space, allocated by Israel to outsiders, was a place where Gentiles would come on Israel's terms. The world wide web is part of a complex of modern realities that surround the great Temple of Christ's Body, but these realities have not been built and do not exist on the Church's terms. Upon entering these precincts one discovers a decidedly secular space that has been constructed to represent the ethos of modernity.
Rather than the Court of the Gentiles, the digital world is like the Agora which Paul entered in Athens or the Forum that Peter traversed in Rome. And our mission in this new Agora, this new Forum, is not just to bring Christ into this new culture, but to bring this new culture to Christ. In other words, we have to go out from the familiarities of the Church's culture in order to draw people into relationship with Christ in his Church. Both Peter and Paul believed that the worlds of the Agora and the Forum were destined to belong to Christ despite how resistant and strange they were. Their successors should operate with the same act of faith in regards to the digital world. The first missionaries saw the pagan world as something that Christ wanted for himself, and in obedience to the Lord, they went out into that world and brought it back to Him.
The Holy Father has asked that priests give consideration to making themselves a real presence in the digital world. In Pope Benedict's own words: "to priests in particular the new media offer ever new and far reaching pastoral possibilities, encouraging them to embody the universality of the Church's mission." I believe that this invitation, if accepted, has the potential to restore vitality to the life of priests because it compels us beyond the predictable certitudes and narrow concerns of the ecclesiastical status quo. The forums of the digital world inevitably bring us into contact with those who do not know Christ and even those who hate him, and this forces us to deepen our own relationship with the Lord and formulate responses that go well beyond pious sentimentality or churchy jargon. It would be easy to tap into the tribalism that has come to characterize so much of digital culture and limit our attention to only those who agree with us, but if we do this, we are not missionaries and our efforts cannot be characterized as evangelization.
But of course, the condition for the possibility of bringing the digital culture to Christ is a steadfast regard to the Lord whom we serve. We cannot proclaim what we ourselves do not know. We cannot help others to understand a Faith that we ourselves give little time to comprehend. In order for our invitation to be taken seriously, it must be, in Pope Benedict's words, not only "focused, efficient and compelling" and our use of technology must be "competent and appropriate" but our testimony must be to the "Gospel of Jesus, the eternal Son who came among us for our salvation." Evangelization requires evangelists, but those who would authentically proclaim Christ must direct attention away from themselves and towards the Lord.
When I was a boy, I used to trace with my finger the journeys of St. Paul as they were depicted in the maps of my Bible. I imagined myself what the strange lands must have looked like and what kind of people St. Paul encountered. I could not have fathomed at that time that many years later the Lord, through Word on Fire, would take me to those very places and show me the remains of the world that St. Paul believed that Christ had made worthy of redemption. But stranger still is the uncanny Providence that invited me through Father Barron's apostolate to embark on a very real missionary adventure of my own, traveling not as St. Paul did along Roman Roads or the wine dark sea of the Mediterranean, but along the digital paths of the contemporary media culture. I, too, have found, as St. Paul did, a world that Christ has made worthy of redemption.
Father Steve Grunow is the Assistant Director at Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
Father Robert Barron is a sought-after speaker on the spiritual life-from prestigious universities to YouTube to national conferences and private retreats. The prominent theologian and podcasting priest is one of the world's great and most innovative teachers of Catholicism. His global media ministry called Word On Fire has a simple but revolutionary mission - to evangelize the culture.
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This thread is insipired my an msn rant i had at Mandy this morning, it's a thread to vent your frustrations at your boss/teacher/superior giving reasons as to why they've pissed you off latley.
I shall go first;
I've never had a day off work sick,
I've hardly taken any of my holiday (cept a couple of days for the OMGWTFKKWBBQ) because every time I try he makes some excuse as to why we are too busy,
I've never been late for work (cept one day that the traffic was appauling, but I worked the time back again),
So today, I feel like shite, and my mum convinces me to call in sick, so I do,
and he basically says, its only an xmas bug, come in anyway,
He is refusing to give me a day of sick,
He's making me walk in, in the cold and wet, for an hour,
To do a nine hour shift, on my own essentially,
then to walk home again for an hour....
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Saturday, January 18, 2003Valparaiso, Ind. - Stalin Ortiz tied his career-high with 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help Valpo (8-7, 3-0 Mid-Con) defeat Chicago State 80-48 for its 19th straight win at the ARC. Joaquim Gomes scored 11 and Raitis Grafs added 10.
Chicago State (3-14, 0-4 Mid-Con) got off to an early lead, but Valpo was able to keep things close and take a 27-24 lead at the half. Ortiz led Valpo scorers at the break with nine points, but it was the Cougars' Rubeen Perry who had the game-high at the break. Perry had 12 points on six-of-seven shooting and finished the game with 17.
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RALEIGH – Harold Edwards, an engineer from Lincolnton, plans to use the $150,000 he won playing the 10X the Money game to save for retirement.
Edwards scratched off his lucky $5 ticket at the Coulwood BP on Belhaven Boulevard in Charlotte, where he made his winning purchase.
"I took the ticket into the store to have them scan it and they told me I had to claim at lottery headquarters," Edwards said.
"There's nothing you can do to prepare yourself for that moment when you realize you've won big. The store owner was the first person to congratulate me, which was nice. It still might take a while for it to really hit me."
After taxes were withheld, Edwards received a check for $102,001.
Ticket sales for games such as instant scratch-offs have enabled the lottery to raise more than $2.6 billion for education initiatives statewide. Since the lottery began through June 30, 2012, Lincoln County education programs received more than $17.1 million in lottery funds. By law, those funds pay for teachers' salaries in grades K-3, school construction, prekindergarten programs for at-risk four-year-olds, and need-based college scholarships and financial aid.


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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The University of Maryland will move its athletic programs to the Big Ten conference from the Atlantic Coast Conference in an announcement coming Monday, according to published reports. The Big Ten currently has 12 teams. According to the Washington Post, Maryland Chancellor Britt Kirwan said that despite the school's six decades as a member of the ACC, "the world is changing, and there are benefits to Big Ten membership." The Big Ten has its own television network, which would be one of the sources of increased revenue for Maryland. Rutgers will also join the Big Ten, the Post said. That announcement will come on Tuesday.
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Argonaut's Norris still shunning 'zombie' banks
by Matthew Goodburn on Nov 08, 2012 at 11:39
IM Argonaut European Alpha manager Barry Norris has seen his pronounced underweight in European banks cause short-term underperformance over the past six months, but he is sticking with his belief that the sector is too volatile to back.
Banks are 'zombie equity'
The fund also has no exposure to peripheral Europe and this region, along with many financials, has been among the best performers following liquidity injections and positive noises from the European Central Bank in recent weeks.
But Norris remains happy to avoid banks, which he describes as 'zombie equity', and is maintaining his large overweight to the region's strongest economies and also to a handful of quality growth stocks in core Europe from the insurance, autos and retail sectors.
He tells Citywire Selection: 'We have had a disappointing six months on a relative basis but we still view banks and southern European equity as zombie equity. It is very hard to make a case for banks as we believe they have not made enough provisions for bad debt and unless there is higher growth, their provisions will have to remain high.
'But we call them zombies because they are not totally dead and every couple of months they come back to bite you in the backside.'
Norris has held no banks for about four years and now thinks they are not even trading on cheap valuations.
'It is very important to stick with our process. We look for stocks with superior earnings momentum and we are happy to pay up for these higher quality companies.'
Recent examples include German auto group Volkswagen and reinsurer Hanover Re, and French high-end commercial property firm Unibail.
Norris started adding Volkswagen three months ago and it is now 4% of the fund, initially attracted by the higher margins being gleaned from the Porsche and Audi brands it now owns.
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By Nathan Hutchinson
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The Lady Patriots had the momentum for most of the second half Monday against Estill County in Richmond.
However, they were never able to come up with the tying goal.
The Lady Engineers (10-5) added two late goals and earned a 4-1 win over Model Laboratory (5-9-1).
Estill County scored twice in a five-minute span mid-way though the first half and took a 2-0 lead into half.
Model took control after the break and got a goal from Madison Bellardine just six and half minutes into the second half. The junior got loose on a partial breakaway and slip a shot inside the far post.
The Lady Patriots had several chances to tie the game in the next few minutes.
With 19 minutes left, Kylee Miller came open in front and pushed a shot wide right. Miller was also stopped on a free kick from the top of the box later in the game.
Estill County added goals with 18:31 left and 15:07 left.
Model keeper Hayley Hunt had a series of big saves in the second half that allowed the Lady Patriots to keep the score 2-1.
Model is set to return to action today at Bryan Station.
Madison Southern 5, Pulaski County 2
The Madison Southern soccer team used a late surge to pull away from Pulaski County Monday in Somerset.
Tanner Kidwell scored three times and Garrison Copper and Nick Wallace also scored as the Eagles picked up a 5-2 victory.
Southern led 2-1 at halftime, but the Maroons tied the score with about 20 minutes left on a penalty kick.
The Eagles then scored three more times to secure the victory.
Elijah Sexton earned the win in net.
Tyler Conley had an assistant and turned in a solid performance at sweeper.
Southern is set to return to action today at home against Anderson County.
Lady Eagles 1, Franklin County 0
Madison Southern picked up a solid road win over a tough 11th Region opponent Monday in Frankfort.
Rachel Ramey scored on a free kick with 32:24 left in the first half and the Lady Eagles made that goal stand up.
With the win, Southern moves to 5-9-2 on the season.
The Lady Eagles are set to return to action Thursday at home against Danville.
Lexington Catholic 4, Lady Indians 1
The Lady Indians got a breakaway goal from Maryssa Stewart, but couldn't knock off a traditional state power Monday on the road.
Lexington Catholic (10-6) picked up a 4-1 win and snapped Madison Central's six-game winning streak.
Stewart's goal was her 10th of the season, tying her for the team lead with LeeAnne Ogle.
"Some positives came out of the game," Central coach Chris Dunham said. "But, there are definitely some things we can work on."
Midfielders Ellie Wright and Bailey Harden had strong games for the Lady Indians.
Central (12-2-1) is set to return to action Wednesday at Dunbar.


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The Macon Board of Education voted to fully finance kindergarten from district funds beginning during the 1956-1957 school year. Any kindergarten age student in the district will be able to attend with no tuition charge.
Macon Board of Education officers were: Verne Liest, president; Dr. R.D. Maddox, vice-president; E.F. Jurgensmeyer, secretary and Mrs. R.C. Kealey, treasurer.
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Mycophenolate mofetil: Emerging as a potential human teratogen
Gideon Koren, MD FRCPC FACMT
August 2008
One of my female patients conceived 2 years after renal transplant while using mycophenolate mofetil. She only realized she was pregnant at 14 weeks of gestation. How should I advise her?
Several recent case series show increased malformation rates with mycophenolate mofetil. Specifically, the repeated occurrence of phenotypic presentations of ear malformations, cleft lip and palate, and other malformations suggest that this is not by chance alone.
Une de mes patientes est devenue enceinte 2 ans apr?s une greffe de rein, alors qu?elle prenait du mycoph?nolate mof?til. Elle ne s?est rendu compte de sa grossesse qu?apr?s 14 semaines de gestation. Quels conseils devrais-je lui donner?
Selon plusieurs s?ries de cas r?cents, les taux de malformations sont plus ?lev?s avec le mycoph?nolate mof?til. Plus pr?cis?ment, la survenance r?p?t?e de pr?sentations ph?notypiques de malformations de l?oreille, de bec-de-li?vre, de fentes palatines et d?autres malformations porte ? conclure que ce n?est pas le seul fait du hasard.
Pregnant women cannot discontinue their transplant medications, as this can result in potential organ rejection. This is one situation in which continuous pharmacotherapy in pregnancy is undebatable and, hence, careful analysis of fetal safety is critical.
The first-generation antirejection drug cyclosporine, combined with corticosteroids and azathioprine, revolutionized the survival of organ transplant patients and has led the clinical scene for more than 2 decades. However, chronic exposure to cyclosporine is often associated with severe adverse effects, most notably renal failure.
Among the novel antirejection medications that are emerging, mycophenolate mofetil has had substantial success, partially because of its lack of adverse renal effects. Mycophenolate mofetil is an ester pro-drug of mycophenolic acid, a reversible inhibitor of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, blocking de novo purine synthesis in T- and B-lymphocytes.1
Animal studies
Similar to all new drugs, premarketing studies of this medication included animal teratology studies. Studies in pregnant rats and rabbits suggested increased risks of congenital malformations, including anophthalmia, agnathia, hydrocephaly, and diaphragmatic hernia, at schedules not exceeding surface area–normalized human doses.2–5 Although, oftentimes teratogenic results in animals do not translate to human teratology, even at equivalent human doses, with half of all pregnancies unplanned, many women conceive while using medication. So, despite the mycophenolate mofetil manufacturers strong recommendation for effective contraception before the start of mycophenolic therapy, there is an increasing number of reported fetal exposures being registered.
Teratogenic effect
It is often difficult to interpret single case reports of malformations, as these reports do not easily prove causation. For example, if a drug commonly used by many pregnant women is reported to be associated with single case reports of ventricular septal defects in neonates, the cases would most likely be dismissed; it is unlikely that such cases would show causation because one would expect some of those neonates to have common spontaneous malformations.
The situation is different, however, when a drug that is not commonly used by pregnant women causes rare malformations. In these circumstances, even a small number of cases strongly suggest causation. This has been the case with several drugs, such as isotretinoin and warfarin.
With respect to mycophenolate mofetil, case reports and case series in the past few years have repeatedly described babies with phenotypic appearance, including microtia (small ears), cleft lip and palate, micrognathia congenital diaphragmatic hernia, congenital heart defects, and hypoplastic fingers and toenails, after first-trimester exposure.6–9 If these malformations occurred by chance, one would not expect phenotypic clustering of such defects but rather a distribution similar to malformation incidence in the general population. Because at the present time mycophenolate mofetil is rarely used in pregnant women and some of the described malformations (eg, ear malformations) are very rare, such clustering of case reports might show causation. Although there is a strong suggestion of a teratogenic effect, a prospective collection of cases is critical to be able to estimate the magnitude of risk, as such estimates are critical in counseling.
In a post-transplant woman who is using mycophenolate mofetil and considering pregnancy, the option to switch to cyclosporine, even for a short period of time, has to be considered, as cyclosporine has not been associated with either morphological or neurodevelopmental teratology in humans.10 Such a decision must be made by transplant experts, optimally as part of a multidisciplinary team, which should include the womans personal physician, a high-risk perinatologist, and a geneticist, among others. More studies are urgently needed to calculate the absolute teratogenic risk of this drug.
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The Bridge Creek High School girls soccer team earned the first regular season victory in the program's short history Monday night with a win over 6A Yukon's junior varsity squad.
The Lady Bobcats won the game 2-1, and are now 1-1 this season. Head coach Jason Sanders said the team doesn't seem interested in dwelling too much on one game, but looks right to the next task.
"We have a pretty good group of girls that stays kind of even keeled, and they just kind of worried about their business," Sanders said. "I thought the girls were basically happy but looking forward to the next game."
Yukon scored an early goal to put Bridge Creek in an early hole, but the Lady Bobcats didn't panic, which Sanders said is a result of the collective experience of the players.
"I was really impressed by that," Sanders said. "A lot of it has to do with girls that have played a long time. They just kept plugging."
Bridge Creek was playing without one of its midfielders, Megan Mayfield, a freshman who missed the game with the flu. Sanders said it took some time for the team to adjust to the lineup change.
"I think we had to adjust to having a different girl up top, and we started getting the ball to Autumn [Gilchrest], who is our center midfielder, and she started distributing," Sanders said. "We were having trouble getting the ball to the middle of the field early on, and once we did that, we really controlled the game."
Gilchrest got an assist on Bridge Creek's first goal, scored by Carly Hodge, and Sanders used a basketball analogy when talking about the sophomore.
"Of course I'm a basketball coach, but I told [Gilchrest] last night, 'you're a point guard,'" Sanders said. "She distributes."
Sheena Martin assisted Hodge on the go-ahead goal later in the game.
"[Autumn] and Carly and Sheena —Sheena is a sophomore who I think is equally as talented—they just have really good rapport together, and I think the sky is the limit for those girls," Sanders said.
Sanders said defense is the area where the Lady Bobcats have the most room for improvement, partially due to their youth. Sara Martinez is the only senior defender, and the rest are freshmen.
"We've really got to shore up," Sanders said. "It's improving. We don't have nearly as much experience on the defensive end. We have a senior, Sara Ramirez, who has played before but it has been a few years, and she is really rapidly improving. To be the team I think we can be next year, that's where we're putting a lot of our focus."
Bridge Creek played Douglass last night, and will next play at 5:30 p.m. March 15 at Cache High School.


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Woodward, Okla. — By Alan Riffel
We are only four months removed now from the epic tornado that impacted Woodward so tremendously. Yet, I repeatedly get asked by people across the state, "So, are you all recovered from the tornado now?" In this instant-access world that focuses so greatly on the present, it seems to some now that things are bustling across town again that we have put all that behind us. Folks, that is far from the fact.
Even when there have been numerous sources of information outlining for months how people can get help in their particular circumstances, we still receive calls at City Hall about someone in need of assistance who has never entered the case management system. Often, it is the individual or family who never wanted to be in a position of asking for help, but may have reached a point of nowhere else to turn.
In fact, now it is becoming more apparent to those involved with delivering assistance that the anticipated cases of under-insured homeowners, or persistent situations of ongoing needs, are surfacing. As homes are being rebuilt, it is being recognized that some gaps in recovery may exist for some people who previously didn't expect to be in need. Most Northwest Oklahomans are a proud bunch that just relies on individual fortitude to provide whatever is demanded, and it is not easy to find one's self in a dilemma.
Rest assured that the recovery efforts continue to be addressed in all cases known to the teams handling these missions. But, with such a wide-ranging array of needs, these dedicated volunteers will be working for many months ahead to assure that anyone in need from the effects of that tornado is assisted in the best manner possible.
Along those same lines, the new outdoor warning system is fully installed and operational now. The battery backup devices are in place, and the mobile alert technology is functional. The next steps in that regard are the removal of the former equipment, inventorying the units, and declaring them surplus for distribution to surrounding communities. Several towns have indicated their desire to utilize those sirens, and Woodward will distribute them as fairly and quickly as possible at no cost to our neighbors. That is simply an extension of the gracious donation of the Apache Corporation to help multiple cities.
We have all known that the road to recovery is a long one. But now that it has been some time since the initial event, this may have become somewhat harder than expected for someone you know. Encourage anyone in those predicaments to contact the Red Cross. That is still the first stop for getting the help that is needed. Nobody has to walk alone in Woodward.
Alan Riffel is Woodward's city manager


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Schools in the Midd-West School District are dismissing early today due to a water main break.
In an emergency message posted on the district website, school officials said the Middleburg campus will dismiss at 10:30am.
The West Snyder Elementary building will dismiss at 11:30am.
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Norwalk and Knoxville faced off in a Little Hawkeye Conference baseball doubleheader in Knoxville June 11.
The Warriors dominated in game one winning 17-2 in six innings.
The Panthers, after being limited to just four hits in the opener, put the bat on the ball in game two to make matters interesting before falling 15-12.
The two wins put the Warriors mark at 5-3 in the LHC while the Panthers slipped to 2-5 in league play.
Suffering the pitching defeat for the Panthers in game one was Kevin Woodhouse, who worked one inning allowign five earned runs.
Taking the hill in relief of Woodhouse were Jake Kendall, Justin Karns and Kaden Loscher.
Knoxville's four hits in the opener were by Lane Colwell, Bryant McWilliams, Steve Watson and Kaden Loscher.
Scott Bailey had the pitching win for Norwalk in the opener. Tyler Shilling had three of the Warrior RBI in game one.
In the nightcap, the Panthers broke on top 5-0 after one inning of play.
Norwalk bounced back to score eight runs in the second. Despite battling back the Panthers just couldn't quite catch up to Norwalk in game two.
The Warriors led 10-7 after four and 13-9 after five. Knoxville closed to within 13-11, but the Warriors added two insurance runs in the seventh to collect the win.
Panther Coach Joel Johnson had to be pleased with the effort put forth by his young squad.
Jake Kaul earned the pitching win in the nightcap while Justin Katich took the loss, tossing four innings allowing 10 runs, three of which were earned.
Knoxville collected 14 hits in game two. Tanner Dunkin had three hits for the Panthers while Colwell, McWilliams, Woodhouse and Jake Kendall each had two hits.
Kendall had three RBI for the Panthers in the nightcap while Tony Salato and Justin Katich added two RBI apiece.


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CLINTON — The Clinton School Board on Monday learned what the district does to provide a safe environment for all students, staff and community members.
Bluff Elementary School principal Mark Bloom, school resource officer Matt Lorenzen and Clinton High School teacher Mike Halac explained to board members what the District's Schools Safety Committee has accomplished, including how the new ALICE system will help the district be a safer place.
ALICE, which stands for alert, lock down, inform, counter and evacuate, gives students and staffs options when faced with an emergency situation, Halac told board members.
"Sometimes locking down is the best situation. There's no question about it," Halac said. "But there's also situations where there's somebody in the building, which we've seen so much in the news lately. We want them to have options for that."
The first step in ALICE is to alert using clear and concise language to convey the type of event and location. Students and staff will also be encouraged to use 911 in the case of emergency events. Lockdown could also be used in cases where someone may be perceived as a threat before they enter the building, Halac explained.
The third step is to inform and keep accurate and constant information coming.
Lorenzen explained that the fourth step, counter, does not mean students or staff will be encouraged to combat an armed assailant, but that they will be taught to use diversions to get out of the dangerous situation as implied by the final step: evacuate.
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The Yoga of Cooking and Eating
Hinduism in the kitchen
BY: Gadadhara Pandit Dasa
For the first 27 years of my life, I didn't step into the kitchen until the food was on the dining table. Mom took care of all the cooking. The kitchen was a complete and total mystery for me. The only thing I felt comfortable doing in the kitchen was making toast, putting my cereal together and boiling water. My first cooking experiences took place when, at the age of 27, I moved into a monastery and was put on a weekly cooking rotation. It was on-the-job training ... learn as you go. It's quite ironic then, that for the last 10 years one of my main activities has been teaching vegetarian cooking classes.
I had always thought that cooking was something you did to feed yourself and your family. However, monastic life has continued to teach me that cooking, if done with the right consciousness, can be a kind of yoga practice. I'm not referring to the yoga practice where you try to turn yourself into a pretzel. I am sticking to the original meaning of the term, which arises from the Sanskrit root yuj, which means to harness or bind back. Yoga means you are trying to reconnect with the divine.
Whether or not that reconnect actually takes place depends on one's consciousness. During my vegetarian cooking demonstrations at Columbia University, I tell my students that our consciousness during our cooking should be that we are "cooking for the pleasure of God and that we want to share our food with others."
Knowing that we're cooking for someone else can help remove some of the selfishness we harbor in our hearts and can increase the quality of selflessness. Since the process of yoga is meant to purify the heart and mind of negative tendencies, cooking with the right consciousness can be transformed into a yoga practice.
This entails that the cook isn't allowed to taste the food while the cooking is taking place. As soon as one hears this, the immediate response is that of complete surprise. How is it possible to cook without tasting what we are doing? It takes practice and a recipe should be followed. Since the food is being cooked for the pleasure of God, God should be the first individual to taste it. It gets even more difficult, as the cook isn't even supposed to be thinking of eating or enjoying the food while cooking.
As bizarre as all this might be sounding, this is the method of cooking adopted by those who adhere to the Bhakti or devotional path within Hinduism. One way to express our love for people we care for is to cook for them. So a similar way to cultivate our love for God is to cook delicious preparations with a mood of love and devotion for God.
I think most people will agree that the best meals are often prepared by a loving mother. Every time I visit my folks in Jersey City, my mom cooks for me. Perhaps because I'm so thick-headed, it took me a really long time to figure out why my mom enjoys cooking for me. She gets pleasure from watching me eat what she's cooked.
The food she's prepared is imbued with her feelings of motherly love and care. Her consciousness has entered the food and is being transferred to me. That transference of consciousness creates a powerful bond. So, even though she may or may not use the perfect amount of turmeric, hing or cumin, the most important ingredient is bhakti, or love.
Consciousness affecting material things may seem a bit farfetched, but we witness this effect taking place with works of art and music, and how they're embedded with the consciousness of the particular artists. When we listen to or examine a work of art or music, the artist's mood also becomes apparent and many times we can be emotionally impacted by that mood. Similarly, cooked food is no less a work of art than traditional art or music and is invested with the emotions and consciousness of the cook.
When we eat, we're not only eating the food and it's ingredients, but we're also eating the consciousness of the cook. A very important question we can ask ourselves before our next meal is, "Whose consciousness am I eating?"
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Professional Practicum Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Professional Practicum?
A Professional Practicum involves students providing organizational consulting services to clients under the direction of internal Human Resource (HR) or Organizational Development (OD) managers, and externally via supervision by Organizational Psychology faculty of Adler. The goal of this training is for students to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values needed to become competent practitioners. A Professional Practicum complements classroom education, provides the opportunity to work with experienced professionals, and helps students acquire a professional identity.
What kinds of sites are available?
Approved sites include a range of settings, such as HR or OD departments in public, private or not-for-profit organizations, EAP firms, management consulting firms and relocation or outplacement firms.
Can I create my own site?
Yes. If there is a site you're interested in that isn't currently approved, you need to provide the Training Department with contact information for that site, and we will follow up to determine if the site meets our requirements for quality training.
How many hours are involved?
Students must complete 300 hours of professional practicum. Students are typically at their site 2 to 3 days per week for a period of four months.
Can I condense my Professional Practicum and complete my hours in a few months?
No. The Adler School is committed to providing students with a prolonged practicum experience that maximizes professional skill development, and, therefore, does not approve block practicum experiences. As such, students must take a minimum of four months to complete their Professional Practicum – and a maximum of six months if this is negotiated to the benefit of both the student and the organization.
What type of supervision will I get?
Students will receive weekly individual supervision from their training site supervisor, and will also enroll concurrently in practicum seminars led by faculty members at the School. These seminars will meet for approximately two hours every other week for eight weeks each semester. Supervision will involve student process with clients or projects, discussion of issues from both the theoretical and practitioner viewpoint, and presentations of documents, activities or other materials developed to meet the needs of the practicum projects.
When and how do I apply?
Students generally begin their practicum after they have completed the first year of coursework and the Community Service Practicum. All students must attend a workshop several months before practicum begins to address the Professional Practicum application process and outline the specific steps to be followed in the application process. The Director of Training and Community Service will set the dates for these workshops.


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Ok everyone, if this has already been divulged, please let me know. I have been reading the books over again and near the end of the book Sin tells Lisa
"Our baby. Yes, lass, he already grows within you and he will be very...special. Marry me, love."
Has KMM yielded what their child's name is? Could it be one of the "5"? Is it JB?
What do you all think?
Or am I WAY off base and going on a tangent? lol


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Why do you like
Ok so i am trying to do some information gathering from members. Why do you like LEF. What sets it apart from other sites. If you were trying to tell other people about LEF what would you say. If you dont want to post your response PM me
Thank you
The members!
Being a civilian, for me it's a combination of things. Long ago, I was just doing some research and stumbled across o.com and was invited here, but for me ...
1) The members - you guys/gals are hilarious and I've grown to really enjoy reading the comments.
2) Lots of information - Law intrigues me, i know it's weird ... My daughter is a criminal justice major and it helps me to have a clue about what she's studying ... topics that can help with classes, and gives her a good place to seek advice or search archives for information when needed. Plus, I feel like I have grown to know many of you well enough that if I had a serious question, I'd feel comfortable in knowing I could believe it.
3) My son is in the military, so in a sense, it's just another form of LE or government imposed enforcement.
4) You play, cut up, and generally have a great time ... don't put up with known BS ... and that's pretty awesome even from a civi's point of view.... you allow some of us that are not in LE to join in the reindeer fun too ...
Carolina ...
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. - Leo Buscaglia
The atmosphere and networking. I like to come here and associate with other cops and supportive civilians. I do not get to go many places where I can associate with civilians that are supportive in what we do. Here, even if a civilian member were to, say, receive a citation.. they may not like it but would be supportive of the officer in doing their job. That's rare to come by.
I like the brother/sisterhood associations. I know that if I need a question answered in any location we have a member I can contact that member and receive what information I need.
This is an informative site with a great atmosphere and the ability to network with a great group of people.Do not war for peace. If you must war, war for justice. For without justice there is no peace. -me
We are who we choose to be.
R.I.P. Arielle. 08/20/2010-09/16/2012
The fact that I can come here and not be sensored is nice. If I feel like saying something that some bleeding heart retard wouldn't like, I don't have to worry about that bleeding heart retard running to the site staff.
The site staff is awesome as well since they won't deal with all the bullshit from stupid people.
The members are great as well. Me being a rook and all, it's nice to hear the stories and advice from the more experienced officers.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."
-- Ambrose Redmoon
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The diversity of the members. There is something for every one that is or has an interest in LE.
LEF gives me a chance to meet and learn from people who know where the sidewalk ends because they catch people who fall off it. Their insights help me gain a richer understanding of the world. They also have an unusually strong sense of ethics and civic duty, and I feel that hanging out with this crowd can make me a better person and a better citizen.
I used to hang out on other law enforcement forums, but now LEF is the only one I participate in on a regular basis. LEF is really addictive because I feel I've gotten to know and like a lot of the members and their distinct personalities and warped senses of humor , and I want to keep up with what is going on in their lives.
Other forums are either larger with more transient populations that are harder to get to know personally and more likely to get into flame wars because they see each other as internet caricatures rather than people, or smaller and lacking regular activity. LEF is just the right size. LEF's site staff also manage to achieve exactly the right balance between freedom and moderation--not so controlled as to be dull or overly restrictive, but not so laissez-faire that the site gets overrun by flame wars. It's a delicate balance and I'm amazed how well they manage to pull it off. My hat's off to all of you; here's hoping the site lives long and prospers.
I enjoy this site for a number of reasons.
I have friends here. It's odd but I consider many of the people on here good friends and I would do just about anything I could to help them out if was able. These are people I have never really met and I have only talked to a few of them by phone. To me that's odd but it's something unique that I attribute to LEF's set-up. I know that the officers here are real officers that have been checked out to the best of the site staff's ability and the civilians on here are supportive of LEO and that if they weren't, they wouldn't be on here for long.
The members on this site are quick witted and sharp with their humor and they are also thick skinned. I love nothing more than picking on friends and getting it handed right back to me. The humor here is great, the play-fighting hilarious and the other humor is very entertaining.
The leadership here is great, they allow and encourage the site staff to regulate what goes on here just to the right extent. Members here have alot of freedom, which allows more accurate and true feelings, opinions, and info to come out. People here are basically polite but if they have something to say that is not perfectly PC, they can feel comfortable saying it.
The site is like having company, good friends, sitting in your living room having a great BS session, but they are there at your leisure.
Over all I would have to say it's just the sense of camraderie and friendship the site provides, along with practical information that I learn from others doing the same job I do.*************************"It wouldn't take much for me to up and run...to another life somewhere in the sun."*************************"There's something inherently wrong with having to put on a bullet-proof vest and a gun to go to work."-(An old friend)
Any statements or opinions given in my postings or profile do not reflect the opinions, views, policies, and/or procedures of my employer or anyone else other than me. They are my personal opinions or statements only, thereby releasing my employer , any other entity, or any other person of any liability or involvement in anything posted under the username "Cidp24" on O/R.
I get along well with the type of people who are drawn to law enforcement careers - serious when required, mainly conservative, patriotic, honest and fun when reasonable. A lot of people are hired as cops because they display good judgement - it's refreshing to hang around people like that when I'm surrounded by idiots I can't trust on any given day.
I dont know what ever happened to that idea but he said he was doing something with it.. which is fine
Let me know if you don't get it from him, I may have it someplace but i would have to look deep in my fileshttp://www.allpoetry.com/Grunts%20Girl
We dallied under
Vine maples and sapling alders
Searched for lady slippers
But instead
Found blackberry riots and
Desiccated branches
An old skid road
Brought ghost ferns and
Hollows filled with
Skunk cabbage
While waves wrapped
Intricate lacings of weeds
'Round mule spinners
His cyanotic eyes
Were hard enough to make
The sun turn tail and
Tender enough to attract me
To his world of illusion
I like this site because I can speak my mind and not worry about getting banned as long as it is not too bad.
I like how the staff moderates threads and is always on top of things.
I like how people here don't take any shit from anyone, including myself.OPD Explorer Post #2235
I never thought there was such thing as a stupid question, then I became a security officer.
First and foremost the members make this place as great as it is. Hands down this FORUM has the best make up of members I have ever been a part of. There is a wide range of diversity among the members which makes things better. Though we don't always agree, we usually have good discussions rather than arguments. To add to that, everyone here is pretty laid back for the most part too. I can pick on Jenna, Virginian, Reca, Buttercup and especially Lazy Fed, and vice versa. No one takes it personally because everyone knows it is good fun. And when it comes down to it, though we may never meet one another, we take care of our own here at LEF; we have seen that first hand with brethren in need.
Second is the verified areas. As a former mod here, I have faith in the mod squad's ability and diligence when it comes to the verification process. I feel more comfortable sharing in certain conversations, advice and/or information with other LEOs, and not having to worry about posers using the info in an unwanted manner. It is also a great place to network with other LEOs from all over.
Third is the moderators and admin. They do a damn good job of keeping this place free of unwanted trash, yet they maintain a good balance of freedom among people posting things that in other places would be censored.
"Stupid should hurt."
It's addictive.. more to follow, once I've gotten the DTs out of the way.\\` ` ` ` < ` )___/\
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"...but to forget your duck, of course, means you're really screwed." - Gary Larson
I am retired and I miss it all. I can find the fun and friendship here that I miss. I enjoy the discourse....many very valuable opinions here and a great deal of experience as well. One of the things I loved most about my job was the ability to travel and meet other LEOs. I have always enjoyed learning about how it is done in other places.
Real folks doing real police work.....doesn't get any better. For me it is like reading "What Cops Know" again.
Car 4I would like my country back. I used to believe that one man could never destroy this country. Not so sure anymore!
11-19-07, 12:30 PM #14I can pick on Jenna, Virginian, Reca, Buttercup and especially Lazy Fed, and vice versa. No one takes it personally because everyone knows it is good fun.
11-19-07, 02:16 PM #16http://www.allpoetry.com/Grunts%20Girl
We dallied under
Vine maples and sapling alders
Searched for lady slippers
But instead
Found blackberry riots and
Desiccated branches
An old skid road
Brought ghost ferns and
Hollows filled with
Skunk cabbage
While waves wrapped
Intricate lacings of weeds
'Round mule spinners
His cyanotic eyes
Were hard enough to make
The sun turn tail and
Tender enough to attract me
To his world of illusion
1. Verified members. It's nice to know when you're talking to a fellow brother not a poser on the internet. There are many explorers, reserves, and other people out there that have a glimps in the law enforcement world, but on the internet they try to project a 10 yr veteran when they don't have a clue.
2. Don't have to be politically correct. If you have an idea or comment on something you can say it.
3. Verified members area. You can say whats on your mind or whats going on at work without the general public's input or bashing. It's nice talking to people who have the same experiences and know what it's like to be there.The statements and opinions made here are of Copper51's only. They do not reflect my department or the city I work for.
So lay off, I'm offduty and spouting off.
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This is an everyone counts or no one counts type of place. Everyone sworn or civilian can feel good being here knowing that you won't be attacked (unless you deserve it!) and you can count on people. I can come here for advice, for a laugh or a good game of tetris... it isn't a place that has soo many members that you loose sight of things.
People are friendly... One of the things I really enjoy is the welcome threads...
It would be very difficult to compare LEF to another group....
OH! I love that it isn't cluttered with advertisements! Major kudos on that!
I enjoy LEF because it's a website I can come to and talk to people who have similar interests as I do. The members are by far the best people I've ever communicated with on a forum, hands down. Plus, the fact that they have the verified leo, or other titles, is such a great tool because it eliminates wackers and wanna-bes who fake being cops on other police message boards. The mods are great, and I love the no tolerance policy against idiots and anti-law enforcement posts! Keep up the good work!Calm Like A Bomb...
A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.
-Winston Churchill
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