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The pot lid I dropped on my foot the other night did more than hurt my toe. It also got me thinking about why we still have the old 3-quart pot the lid belongs to in the first place. The pot's handle is wobbly and its finish discolored since both lid and pot lost their sheen long ago. These flaws become even more apparent when the dull duo sits on the stove next to some of our newer, shinier cookware.
Still, the pot and its lid remain. Why? Because they work so well for so many things we cook. I suppose we could send them down to the box in the basement labeled "Camping," but we have not. Not yet, anyway.
One friend knows exactly what I'm talking about. She has a pancake flipper she uses for far more than flipping pancakes. She bought it for a nickel at a garage sale. Its handle is cracked, and the thing could be 100 years old, but she loves it and can't get rid of it even though she has other kitchen utensils.
Once, she mistakenly left it behind at a dinner gathering and, in a panic, called the host. "It's mine, it's mine!"
When my mother remodeled her kitchen last year, she invested in new drinking glasses to replace her old, mismatched ones. We wrapped up the old ones and packed them in a box for donation, but my mother kept one of the old glasses, saying something about it being the perfect size for filling with water when taking vitamins.
So now, when I look at the new glasses neatly lined up behind the glass-front door of a lighted cabinet, I see that single oddball glass, slightly cloudy, nestled in with the new.
These things go far beyond the kitchen. You buy a new rake to replace the one with missing tines but keep the old one because it feels good to hold.
A pair of fancy new scissors – both sharp and sharp-looking – comes into the house, but you hold onto the old rusty pair for certain jobs, such as cutting twine in the garage.
Do I dare mention "painting clothes" – those old T-shirts and sweats some people stuff in their bottom drawers in case they decide to paint the living room ceiling next weekend? Or next month? Or maybe next year?
Even those people who try to stick with the "something new comes in, something old goes out/gets passed down/gets donated approach to maintaining order at home have certain things they can't get rid of. If only they could think of a way to repurpose it – tearing old T-shirts into dust rags, for instance – but they can't.
So they keep it. Perhaps they like the familiarity of the item. Perhaps it simply feels better in their hands (a tool) or on their feet (ratty sneakers to wear while painting!).
Or perhaps they feel it simply works better than its replacement, even if its handle is loose and its finish rather dull. Like our trusty old pot.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Magnetic South, a collaborative project between the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and the College of Charleston Department of Music, continues to present contemporary classical music to Charleston audiences. The next concert, The Carolina Connection II, will take place on Friday, March 21, at 8 p.m. A pre-concert discussion panel, led by Chair of the Department of Music and Magnetic South co-founder, Edward Hart, will start at 7:30 p.m.
Yuriy Bekker is concertmaster. Yiorgos Vassilandonakis will conduct.
The concert will honor and promote local and contemporary music creation. The Carolina Connection II specifically will feature composers with close ties to S.C. and Charleston Ayala Asherov, Jon Schwabe and Andrew McKenna Lee.
Ayala Asherov, an Israeli-born composer and singer / songwriter, lives and works in Charleston. Her music ranges from songwriting to music in the concert hall, and to multimedia including film, museum exhibitions and dance. Her new piece, Beh-Rehsheet-In the Beginning, is a Magnetic South commission and world premiere.
Vassilandonakis describes Asherov as a strong musical personality in every genre she tackles. He adds, Her music has a strange ability to be disarmingly direct and hit the right spot.
Jon Schwabe received his Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of South Carolina and is Professor of Theory and Composition, and chairs the composition and theory area at the University of Northern Iowa. His piece, Morning of the Curious Hoarfrost, is commissioned by Magnetic South where it will make its world premiere.
Edward Hart touts, Jon is a very talented composer whose musical language is both sophisticated and accessible. We had many great times as fellow graduate assistants at the University of SC great to work again with a gifted composer and an old friend.
Andrew McKenna Lee was born and raised in downtown Charleston. Having recently received his Doctorate degree in Composition from Princeton University, he is known as an astoundingly virtuosic guitar player... and far more importantly a thoughtful and original composer. (Jayson Greene, eMusic) His new piece, Harlan Variations, is a Magnetic South commission and world premiere.
On Lee, Vassilandonakis expounds I felt it was time to introduce Andrew to his hometown as the accomplished composer that he is. His music is sensitive, eloquent and very personal, yet always crafty and sophisticated, with energy, lightness and determination, and a wonderful sense of color.
Lees latest cd with neo-psychedelic band The Knells will be available for purchase at the concert. The CDs cover is the work of SC native and Andrews childhood friend, Shepard Fairey.
The Carolina Connection II, will take place on Friday, March 21, at 8 p.m., in the Recital Hall of the Simons Center for the Arts, 54 Saint Philip St. Tickets are $25.00 for adults and $10.00 for students.
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The city's consolidated tax office collects taxes for 37 local governments.
Twenty-four of them opted to toe the line on a tax increase. Five chose to reduce your taxes: The average homeowner within the Anthony ISD will see a $13 drop.
If you pay property taxes to El Paso Community College you'll save around $.90.
Within the Tornillo ISD the average homeowner will pay $.60 less.
Two water districts also cut their rates. Seven other taxing entities choose to raise taxes.
For those living where the city of Socorro, the Socorro ISD and El Paso County overlap, it's created a triple whammy.
Starting with the city of Socorro, the average home value there is $80,000.
So, the average homeowner will go from paying $398 in 2011 to $453 in 2012. That's a difference of $55.
Socorro Resident Raul Candelaria Jr. believes he is already paying too much in taxes.
"Our city council always appears to be bickering about other issues and worry about the residents of Socorro being hammered with these taxes."
The tax hike will give the city about a million and a half more dollars to improve the quality of life in undeveloped areas.
When the increase was approved, city Rep. Jesse Gandara Junior said only a few are against investing in the community.
"I really believe that they do not speak for the majority of Socorro."
Next up, the County of El Paso.
The average home in the county is valued at $117,000. That means the average homeowner there will pay $56 more in property taxes this year. In 2011 that homeowner paid $425 and will pay $481 in 2012.
After holding the line on taxes over the last five years, even cutting the rate once, County Judge Veronica Escobar pushed for the increase, citing the need to give county employees their first raises in four years, pay for $110 million worth of bonds, meet its obligation to the Sheriff's Office as part of the collective bargaining agreement and pay for future capital investments, including patrol cars.
Escobar told us, "Every decision you make has a consequence. So we can not fund the Sheriff fully and not have as many deputies on patrol or we can not fund our collections department and then not be collecting as much revenue."
But, the biggest increase this year will be felt by homeowners in the Socorro ISD where the tax hike will be used for maintenance, salaries and supplies.
Socorro Assistant Superintendent Pat O'Neil told us the district didn't really have a choice.
"In the last two years we've lost $21 million from the state and federal government so we had to go back to our voters."
The average home in the district is valued at $108,000.
So, for those homeowners their property tax bill of $1,318 in 2011 will rise to 1,388 in 2012. That's an increase of $70.
"One of the things a lot of people don't realize is that when we went up 3 cents in our tax rate those are called golden pennies," O'Neil said. "The reason they are called golden pennies is because the state gives us an additional $6 million because we raised our tax rate. So, we got double bang for our dollar."
So, adding up all the increases, if you live within the boundaries of El Paso County, The Socorro ISD and The City of Socorro and own a home valued at 100-thousand dollars you'll be doling out approximately $175 more in property taxes this year.
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10 Best Photos of 2012
Rock and Ice's mission is to deliver the very best in climbing writing and photography. Every year we receive thousands of photos from climbers all over the world. To sort through the images is to journey, if only vicariously, to the coolest and wildest places imaginable and bear witness to some of climbing's pivotal events, such as this year's logjam on Everest and the unveiling of an arch in China that is so large a jet fighter once flew through it. Here, we are pleased to present the best of the best, Rock and Ice's top 10 photographs of 2012.
Number 10: Alex Evans rides out a storm on the Mark of Zorro pitch on Zodiac (VI 5.7 A3), El Capitan, Yosemite. Photo by Andy Bardon, published in Rock and Ice, April 2012.
Number 9: Beth Rodden on Ali Baba, a fun, well-protected route at Pinnacles National Monument. Photo by Jim Thornburg, published in Rock and Ice, October 2012.
Number 8: Stephane Hanssens sticks the dyno on the wild, steep fifth pitch (5.12b) of Maria Rosa, a new route on the Tuyuren Wall on Amuri Tepui, Venezuela. Photo by Jean-Louis Wertz published in Rock and Ice, September 2012.
Number 7: Jake Hirschi on Lal Leve (6a+) at Secteur Magic Wood, Madagascar. Photo by Nathan Smith, published in Rock and Ice, April 2012.
Number 6: Dave Graham and Wheel of Life (V15), Grampians, Australia. Photo by Keith Ladzinski, published in Rock and Ice, July 2012.
Number 5: Dave Graham hanging high on the mega line Central Latitudes (5.13c), Muline crag, Grampians, Australia. Photo by Simon Carter, published in Rock and Ice, December 2012.
Number 4: Chris Schulte and his new problem Cobra Commander (V10), in the Ice Caves of Independence Pass, Colorado. A perfect hot summer day escape. Photo by Keith Ladzinski, published in Rock and Ice, December 2012.
Number 3: You hear about crowding on Everest, but until you see it, the reality is impossible to comprehend. This year the lines were as long as ever and dire predictions of a repeat of Into Thin Air abounded. In this photo climbers trudge up the slopes of the SE Ridge on their way to the summit. Photo by Ralf Dujmovits, published in Rock and Ice, October 2012.
Number 2: Whitney Boland navigates the hanging chandeliers of La Banda del Bucho (5.12b) on the island of Sicily. Photo by Andrew Burr, published in Rock and Ice, September 2012.
Number 1: Dani Andrada and Ramiro Calvo on the eighth pitch of Corazon del Ensueno (5.14b), Great Arch, Getu Valley, China. The cave, site of the 2011 Petzl Roctrip, is so massive a jet fighter once flew through it. Photo by Sam Bie, published in Rock and Ice, March 2012.


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The Beverly Heritage Center earned a prestigious distinction last weekend at the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia's Preservation Awards Banquet, which took place at the Hotel Morgan in Morgantown.
The center was a recipient of the Community Preservation Award for its devotion to the restoration, preservation and development of four significant historical buildings into a major heritage tourism attraction for Randolph County.
The Beverly Heritage Center rehabilitated the 1808 Randolph County Courthouse, the 1850s Bushrod Crawford Building (which acted as General McClellan's headquarters in the area during the Civil War), 1900 Beverly Bank, and the 1912 Hill store building.
Darryl DeGripp, executive director of the Beverly Heritage Center, said that, while it is always nice to receive an award, this one is particularly meaningful.
"This means a lot because it is wonderful to be recognized by the organization and our peers," he said. "The Preservation Alliance and all of those in attendance, we all know what it takes to reuse or renovate historic buildings. To be sitting in a room with your peers, who recognize that hard work, it makes you feel really good about the work you do."
The Beverly Heritage Center is also looking forward to many events this fall starting with a canning class today at Beverly Presbyterian Church. The center will be working with Beverly OnTrac to promote use of the community garden. Participants will learn to can various types of food, and will leave with a pint of salsa that they can themselves at the event.
Also, the center is inviting the public to come and see archaeology in action at the Collett House in Beverly for the center's Archaeology Dig on Oct. 12-13 as well as the center's historic Lantern Tours, a walk through Beverly's historic district with stories of Beverly's darker side "to enhance the chill of an October evening."
The First Ward School Project in Elkins was also recognized at the banquet. The project garnered an award for Best Use of Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits, showcasing the work that C-HOPE, the Randolph County Housing Authority and AU Associates completed together to repurpose the building into an apartment building for seniors through $3.7 million in renovations.
For more information about the Beverly Heritage Center, check out www.beverlyheritagecenter.org.


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A New Paradigm for Addiction
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction
By Christopher Kennedy Lawford
The biological basis for addiction is the reason to have new hope for eradicating stigma, implementing evidence-based treatments that work and helping people with these brain disorders to work toward a commitment to recovery and advocacy throughout their lives.
This is the message Christopher Lawford Kennedy effectively shares in his informative and comprehensive book, Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction (BenBella Books, Inc., 2013).
Kennedy Lawford, who is in recovery from drug addiction for more than 26 years, interviewed the top experts in addiction from around the world to present the most up to date scientific findings on the cause and effect of the most prevalent addictions and the evidence-based treatments that show the most promise for sobriety and abstinence. He also examines the effectiveness of 12-step programs and delves into the complex dynamics of codependency in families and other relationships.
But the author is most passionate when he calls for a global movement that encourages people in recovery from addiction to step out of the shadows of shame and become active participants in an effort to make these brain disorders a public health priority and not a cause for marginalization, criminalization or denial.
Kennedy Lawford does all of this in a text that is honest, nonjudgmental and free of pity. Instead, he educates readers and gives them the tools to objectively examine their own unhealthy tendencies or those of loved ones to make informed decisions about how to stop the pain and lead a purposeful life.
"The disease lives in the mind," Kennedy Lawford writes early in the book. Dr. Drew Pinsky, addiction medicine specialist and clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of South California School of Medicine, states in an interview that addiction "is a biological disorder with a genetic basis. … Addiction is a biological switch having been thrown in deep regions of the brain."
Kennedy Lawford writes that in late 2011, the American Society of Addiction Medicine changed its long-held definition of addiction to now call it "a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry."
Pamela Hyde, administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, states that "almost half of the people with an identifiable addictive disorder also have an identifiable mental illness or anxiety disorder." She also states that "20 percent of people suffering anxiety or mental problems have some sort of addiction."
Once the foundation for the biological basis of addiction is laid, Kennedy Lawford presents a chapter to each of the seven "toxic compulsions" that are known as addictions – alcohol abuse, drug abuse, eating disorders, gambling dependence, hoarding, sex and pornography and nicotine dependence. Each chapter details the latest scientific findings on the biological cause of the compulsion and its consequences. The chapter also includes a questionnaire to help readers determine if the compulsion is a problem for them.
Kennedy Lawford then takes a look at the scientific evidence for treatment methods such as cognitive behavorial therapy, 12-step programs, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition and exercise, body work (acupuncture) and journaling. He devotes an entire chapter to 12-step programs and lets the experts talk about their effectiveness and reasons why some people may shy away from them.
In a final chapter, Kennedy Lawford writes about recovery and what it means. Early on he establishes that although people may not be responsible for inheriting a brain disorder that leads to an addiction, they are responsible for their treatment and recovery. As a person who has walked the path of recovery for more than 25 years, Kennedy Lawford makes it clear that recovery is a lifelong process and that it is about "maintaining a life worth living." It is up to each person to determine what that means.
But once that commitment is made, people in recovery should be able to share their experiences with others without public ridicule and make a positive impact on the lives of others and public health policy.
Kennedy Lawford is moving forward with this concept through his book and The Global Recovery Initiative he has launched, along with its website www.Recover2Live.com. His goal is to disseminate information to give people "the tools to enable them to have a full and productive life." He writes "we must never stop our efforts until addiction is treated with the same level of resources, and recovery from addiction becomes celebrated with the same openness."
Recover to Live is a definitive step in a new direction toward hope and healing for people with toxic compulsions and mental illnesses.
Lisa R. Rhodes is a journalist and a member of NAMI Prince George's County in Maryland.


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|December 15, 2012, 12:06 AM
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Grand Combined Letter Thread: Templates, Examples and Replies
I'm an avid letter writer to my state's lawmakers in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Normally I would write each letter from scratch; however, I decided a couple of weeks ago that I would put together a pdf template that would streamline and partially automate the process. So far, I haven't found any threads/posts in the forum where members post their letters or templates, if there is and I've overlooked it, then perhaps we can add this to it. As it is now, all this is really only focused on the federal level and not the state level, though it still may be of use. Also, I have no idea how one would write a compelling letter to a legislator who is an Anti. If you don't either, then just send them this one. Any letter is better than no letter, regardless if they will listen or not.
Ultimately, I am hoping this might make the truly important task of ensuring our lawmakers protect our rights a little more efficient, convenient, and less time consuming. This template is for everyone but my main focus is to help facilitate activism from those who DO care about the 2A but don't know how to write lawmakers or those who genuinely struggle to find the time to sit down and flesh out a well worded and compelling letter (not that I claiming mine is any better); then have to find a lawmaker's addresses, print out clean looking envelops, etc.... I'm hoping to get them active and to add even more voices to our collective identity. The template is at the bottom.
Just to simply get it out there and get more people active as well as to make it all easier for everybody.
I've never used Adobe Acrobat Pro nor have I ever designed a proper pdf document so I was learning on the fly. We've all seen some slick looking pdf forms....this will not be one of those. I know it doesn't look as pretty as other PDFs but the end result is all that matters. The result will look simple but will also be proper. Admittedly, I pushed the limit of proper line spacing so that the body would fit on one page, but I'm already aware of it. Almost every text field can be edited so that you are free to rewrite or omit fields as you see fit.
Several fields are linked to others. Doing this allows the envelop to be automatically generated as you begin filling out the first few text fields. If you change one of those fields then the linked field will be changed also. Lastly, the buttons at the top and blue text "Zipcode" will not print. They are visible but not printable, so you will need to choose which on and type it in. The links at the top are for quickly finding info on who your legislator is, their mailing address, and their position on firearms.
Ummmm....well shucks, I can't think of anything else. I'm sure I forgot or overlooked something. If so, just let me know. Also, I'm out of work at the moment and in the middle of an aggressive job search campaign so if I'm a day or two slow in responding that's why. Sorry but I have a thing for bacon and need to start bringing some home.
Something to keep in mind:
Letter writing from only the individual may have no impact by itself, but the collective voice of a great number DOES HAVE AN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT and does influence the laws that govern our lives and of those we love. Don't EVER feel discouraged, belittled, insignificant, or think that you are a letter writing nobody. You ARE important! YOU ARE IMPORTANT to you, YOU ARE IMPORTANT to your friends and family, YOU ARE IMPORTANT to all of us, and YOUR LETTERS ARE IMPORTANT to the rights and liberties that are worth what it cost to attain them and are certainly worth what it will cost to retain them.
I hope this template helps everyone out. I look forward to any input you all may have. Take care everyone, be safe, have fun, and make it a good day.
- GeeJ
Also, as I am not a member of EVERY firearms related forum on the internet, please feel free to pass this along to whomever you feel would benefit from it. I am not copywriting any of it nor to I care about recognition. I only care about more people getting involved, more letters being written to legislators and more people standing up to fight for the protection of our rights. If you wish to share it with another forum, I simply ask that you FIRST check with the Mods, Staff, or Admins of that particular forum.....it's a common courtesy that surely goes a long way. Take care and BE PROACTIVE!
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Contact your Senators today!
It takes only a couple minutes to find your Senator and write an email.
Feel free to use my email copy and paste below or write your own. Make it short and sweet.
Dear Senator,
I am writing to urge you to continue to uphold your oath of office, and protect the 2nd Amendment from more gun control:
" I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic..."
I am sure you are under considerable pressure at this time to pass legislation, in the name of public safety, to prohibit, regulate, or otherwise control firearms. I understand the point of view of those that support "gun control". I believe, however, that the rights protected by the Constitution should be held above, and protected from, the temporary whim of public opinion.
A careful examination of statistical data shows that Armed Response, from security professionals, police, or armed citizens, is an effective deterrent and defense against violent criminals. My right and responsibility as an armed citizen makes me an asset to my family, and to the community. Armed Citizens can and do prevent mass shootings from occurring and escalating:
A 1997 high school shooting in Pearl, Miss., was halted by the school's vice principal after he retrieved the Colt .45 he kept in his truck.
A 1998 middle school shooting ended when a man living next door heard gunfire and apprehended the shooter with his shotgun.
A 2002 terrorist attack at an Israeli school was quickly stopped by an armed teacher and a school guard.
A 2002 law school shooting in Grundy, Va., came to an abrupt conclusion when students carrying firearms confronted the shooter.
A 2007 mall shooting in Ogden, Utah, ended when an armed off-duty police officer intervened.
A 2009 workplace shooting in Houston, Texas, was halted by two coworkers who carried concealed handguns.
A 2012 church shooting in Aurora, Colo., was stopped by a member of the congregation carrying a gun.
At the recent mall shooting in Portland, Ore., the gunman took his own life minutes after being confronted by a shopper carrying a concealed weapon.
Knee jerk calls for gun control are never the answer. The 2nd Amendment is too important to be whimsically castrated.
I appreciate your time, and hope that you will continue to support and defend the Constitution that you have sworn to uphold.
Thank you for your service,
|December 17, 2012, 01:37 PM
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The 2007 mall shooting was at Trolley Square (mall) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The off duty police officer who intervened was from Ogden, Utah.
I also have another story-
Link below, a guy armed with a knife he just bought at the grocery store started stabbing customers as they walked out to their cars in the parking lot. An armed citizen thwarted any progress after this guy stabbed 2 people.
I'd rather have it and not need it then need it and not have it.
"If gun owners are as violent as anti-gunners said we are, there wouldn't be any anti's left"
|December 17, 2012, 03:34 PM
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It might not hurt to point out either that a madman doesn't need a gun to go on a rampage.
The focus should be on finding and stopping the deranged people before they explode, not banning the tools they use. You can ban one potential weapon. They'll just select another one.
|December 17, 2012, 10:15 PM
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I'd look for stories to send of CC individuals stopped a slaughter instead.
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I am planning on writing both my senators, and my congressman. Here is the initial draft of the letter I have written. I want to trim it a bit for length (congressmen are busy, and too long a letter may not get read), but keep the force of the argument.
|December 19, 2012, 07:24 AM
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Letter to my Senator
Following along with others here, I decided to write a letter to my Democrat Senator, Kay Hagan of North Carolina. Anyone here is free copy, modify, or use this letter in any way to send to their Senator. Do not bother flaming me for the position I take in the letter, it's not worth your time. You can find your Senator by going to "www.senate.gov" and clicking "find your senator" in the top right.
I took a different approach than most, and rather than arguing how an AWB limits 2A rights, something most anti's would not understand, much less agree with, I took the approach of arguing how useless an AWB would be. This seems to me to be the more effective approach.
|December 19, 2012, 02:25 PM
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Another letter offered up
Tipro, good letter, and thanks for offering it up for use. The gun community is going to have to do a lot of calling and writing in the near future. Accordingly, I am going to (slightly) hijack your thread and offer up my own letter. I figure it's easier if we put all of these in one spot.
As Tipro put it, don't bother flaming me for the position I took in this. It's not worth your effort. If you don't like something that I said, don't use it.
I am a lawyer, but I am not your lawyer. If you need honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.
|December 19, 2012, 02:40 PM
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Two good letters. Not that I think the "your vote for more gun control will be your undoing next election" letters are in all ways bad, but these rational and well-written pleas for reason are better.
Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment comes from the LORD.
Proverbs 29:26, AKJV
|December 19, 2012, 02:49 PM
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Location: washington state
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Letter to Your Representatives/Senate/Congress/Etc.
You guys have puts a lot of good effort and thought into the letters you have offered us to use and or modify to do the same.
My wife and I are retired and survive on a reasonable income of Social Secutrity, Medicare and retirenment income from a company we worked for some 46 years.
With all the aides our Representatives have who actually read your letters it is very possible that your well intentioned letters will never be seen by the Representative who was lucky enough to receive the letter from you in the first place. Our elected officals are sheltered from most incoming comments that are positive or negative. Maybe Im being negative but I dont think so.
I have found comments on MSN NBC articles such as the one this morning about Obama appointing Biden to champian more Gun Laws is the best way to have your voice heard and perhaps use this method in addition to your letters would help get your points across.
I would appreciate further comments on this reply. We must as a group find the best way of continueing to get our messages across to our elected Representatives ,again and again and again. Stay Safe
|December 19, 2012, 05:33 PM
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So I emailed my Senator and this is his response:
Dear Mr. AnonymousReef,
Thank you for your letter regarding the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. I appreciate your taking the time to write, and I value your opinion.
The horrific tragedy and the innocent loss of life that occurred on December 14, in Newtown, Connecticut is heartbreaking. As a father and grandfather, my thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends who are mourning the loss of their loved ones. Our nation grieves with them.
Law enforcement is working aggressively to determine what exactly led this obviously mentally ill person to commit such an act. Despite the death of the alleged murderer, I understand the Newtown Police and the FBI are thoroughly investigating this case as if it would go to court so that we may learn from this tragedy. As a society, we must be willing to move beyond the obvious question to really take a hard look at why these senseless acts of violence continue to play out in towns across America. It's time to have an honest discussion about the culture of violence in America and more specifically, the root cause of this and other types of violence: mental illness. We will have a debate over gun control, however, law enforcement must do its work so that the public is informed, and we can determine appropriate and implementable solutions to prevent future acts of violence by disturbed individuals.
Again thank you for taking the time to contact me.
With every best wish,
Pat Roberts
So THR what do you make of this response?
|December 20, 2012, 09:10 AM
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Location: Deep in the valley
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My first suggestion (and how I've contacted my Federal officials).
Dear <name here>
Fact - When the original "assault weapons" ban expired in 2004, crime across the country DECLINED.
Fact - New gun control legislation is an attack on the rights of the more than 80 million gun owners who are not criminals.
Fact - Enacting new gun control will cost taxpayers MILLIONS, and will still be ignored by the mentally ill and the evil just like they ignore current "gun free zones" and laws against things like Murder.
The tragedy in Connecticut was horrible, but that does not justify giving in to the emotions of the moment and throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Laws should always be made using logic and NEVER emotion. For that reason, I urge you to calmly and rationally reconsider your recent statement that you would support a future "assault weapon" ban.
A vote for any further gun control means you consider me (and millions like me) to be the same as the crazies and criminals this is both wrong and defamatory and that will cost you my future support.
"The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on"
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|December 20, 2012, 10:12 PM
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Verbage from wm. bennett article on gun rights
"John Lott, economist and gun-rights advocate, has extensively studied mass shootings and reports that, with just one exception, the attack on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, in 2011, every public shooting since 1950 in the U.S. in which more than three people have been killed has taken place where citizens are not allowed to carry guns. The massacres at Sandy Hook Elementary, Columbine, Virginia Tech and the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, all took place in gun-free zones.
We cannot but pity the boy who has never fired a gun; he is no more humane, while his education is sadly neglected.
--Henry David Thoreau, Higher Laws
|December 20, 2012, 10:18 PM
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Here is another article with some good verbage and facts:
We cannot but pity the boy who has never fired a gun; he is no more humane, while his education is sadly neglected.
--Henry David Thoreau, Higher Laws
|December 21, 2012, 04:34 AM
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You should also contact your House Representatives. Again, just takes a couple minutes.
|December 21, 2012, 09:38 PM
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My verbiage to my Senators and Representative was simply " I fully expect you to continue to support our right to keep and bear arms. In order to keep the 2A whole, as the founding fathers intended, you must vote no on any bill threatening its existence or changing its intent." Wrote them today.
|December 21, 2012, 11:15 PM
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Location: Houston Texas area
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I hope this helps facilitate additional activism and makes the whole letter-writing process easier for all of us. If you have any suggestions, or especially if you know anything about professional PDF development. I'd be interested to hear from you and how I might be able to improve the functionality of this PDF template.
|December 22, 2012, 12:59 PM
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To add to the comments about the Gun-Free Zone Act of 1990: This was reposted on another forum that I belong to and is a well thought argument against that particular law. The worst school massacre that I'm aware of was back in 1927; 38 were killed, the killer used dynamite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_School_disaster).
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|December 22, 2012, 07:26 PM
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Hear Hear! I wrote my senators, rep and governor and told several others to do the same.
It's so sad that many people will complain on gun forums but not take a few minutes to write to their senators.
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|December 23, 2012, 10:32 PM
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Did this last week. Sent an old fashioned letter hand written on paper. No e-mails, no print-out off the computer because when somebody has something dear to their heart to say they will take the time to sit down and put pen to paper. Followed it up with a phone call.
Try it sometime, it tends to get results.
|December 24, 2012, 10:24 AM
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Everyone ought to read this. And I mean everyone here. There's a very good point about why the NRA rhetoric doesn't play as well as these reasoned facts.
"The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
|December 24, 2012, 10:26 AM
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Double post
"The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
|December 24, 2012, 05:29 PM
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Sent the following to President Obama, my Senators, and Congressman today:
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By Brian Higgins
In the early morning hours of Jan. 1, 2008, John Granville and his driver, Abdel Rahman Abbas, were murdered by Islamic extremists shortly after leaving a New Year's Eve event at the British Embassy in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.
Granville's driver was killed instantly and Granville died of his injuries hours later. He was 33 years old.
Granville grew up on Coolidge Road in South Buffalo. He graduated from Canisius High School, Fordham University in New York and Clark University in Massachusetts with an advanced degree in international studies. He studied as a Fulbright Scholar in Africa; he was a Peace Corps volunteer and became a career diplomat for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
At the time of his death, Granville was working in the remote villages in southern Sudan to prepare them for elections and independence after more than 20 years of a brutal civil war that caused 2 million deaths in a region of 6 million people. Sudan is mostly Muslim and Arabic speaking; southern Sudan is mostly Christian and English speaking.
Granville taught the local villagers English and American history and brought tens of thousands of solar-powered radios to help educate the people and provide them, for the first time, contact with the outside world. He loved the African culture and was highly committed to the development of this region of the underdeveloped world.
On July 9, 2011, South Sudan gained its independence and became the newest country in the world. With the highest maternal mortality and female illiteracy rates in the world, the people face many challenges as a fledgling nation.
There is no running water or electricity, no hospitals or modern infrastructure. There are only dirt roads, disease and widespread despair. But in the remote village of Kurmuk, just outside the city of Juba, there is a school now for the education of girls. The villagers named the school the Granville-Abbas Girls' Secondary School to honor the good work and memory of John Granville and his driver.
When South Sudan became a new country in 2011, the occasion was marked by a ceremonial raising of that country's new flag in the city of Juba. The flag of the new nation is remarkably similar to the Sudanese flag but for a lone gold star emblazoned on the left side of the fabric. Flags are symbolic of the long struggle of nation building and, in that tradition, can mean many things to many people.
For our community of Western New York and for me, the lone gold star on the South Sudan flag represents the life work, courageous diplomacy and the enduring legacy of John Granville, a neighborhood kid who set out to change the world and succeeded in forever changing the lives of millions in a remote corner of East Africa.
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A committee of about 15 cruise enthusiasts met at the Salem Arby's at 2320 E. State St. on Saturday and came up with several new ideas, Johnson said, adding that the 27 Saturday night events planned for this summer will benefit the Salem Community Food Pantry again this year.
Last year, Arby's cruises collected close to 85,000 pounds of food and Johnson expects to exceed that in 2013.
"We think this year's going to be a lot bigger than the past," Johnson said, speculating that it should be at least 10 percent
"Maybe bigger," he said.
The Arby's Cruise was rated as No. 9 in 2012 for cruises with 135 to 200 cars in Cruisin' Times Magazine which covers these events in northeast Ohio.
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Cover 2 Power Poll, my ballots, my two cents
October 1, 2013 - Robert Collias
I was invited by KHON2 sports director Rob DeMello to join their voting panel for the Cover 2 Power Poll last week and I jumped in full force this week.
Not surprisingly, Lahainaluna tops the Division II list, although it appears there are still some folks out there who don't know about or believe what is going on in West Maui. The Lunas drew 13 first-place nods, while Kaiser got 12.
If I am the swing vote for Lahainaluna — my ballot is below — there is something a little wrong here. I'm absolutely positive Kaiser is not quite in the Lunas' stratosphere and I believe the state tournament will prove that.
Here is this week's results:
1. Punahou (25) 6-0
2. Mililani 6-1
3. Kamehameha 6-1
4. Saint Louis 5-1
5. Kahuku 5-2
6. Campbell 5-2
7. Waianae 6-2
8. Farrington 5-2
9. Hilo 6-1
10. Kapolei 5-2
1. Lahainaluna (13) 6-0
2. Kaiser (12) 6-1
3. Kaua'I 5-0
4. Konawaena 6-1
5. 'Iolani 4-4
Here is how I voted: Division I—1. Punahou, 2. Kamahemeha-Kapalama, 3. Mililani, 4. Saint Louis, 5. Kahuku, 6. Waianae, 7. Campbell, 8. Farrington, 9. Baldwin, 10. Kapolei.
D-II—1. Lunas, 2. Kauai (one of three overall unbeatens in state), 3. Iolani, 4. Kaiser, 5. Konawaena.
In Division I, it is ridiculous, IMHO, to see Hilo in there for anyone who knows history. The Big Island is 0-14 all-time in D-I state tournament games, while Baldwin has been to six state semifinals. The Bears are not quite what they have been in the past, but are getting better and finding ways to win, like their 7-0 victory over Maui High on Saturday night.
Until Hilo proves differently — and who knows, it could happen — the Vikings (and any other BIIF team) don't belong in anyone's top 10, especially if it is in front of a team like Baldwin. Hilo's loss is 38-24 to Konawaena back in August and the Vikings are coming off a 6-3 win over 2-4 Kealakehe. Top 10? Please.
BTW, the BIIF is 2-10 in the D-II state tournament. That's 2-24 all-time for the Big Island in the history of state football tournaments for anyone who's counting (and, yes, I guess I am).
The MIL, of course, owns the 2006 D-II state crown from King Kekaulike, while Lahainaluna has been to the D-II state final in 2007 and 2012, and semifinals in 2003, 2008, 2010, and 2011. The Lunas also made the D-I state semifinals in 2004.
Kamehameha Maui made the D-II state semifinals in 2005 after a tough win over Kauai at Hanapepe Ballpark.
And remember, the MIL was unbeaten in the 11-year history of the old Neighbor Island Football Championships before the state tournament began. Click on that link, it's a blast from the past.
My pure top 10, regardless of division, for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin went like this this week: 1. Punahou, 2. Kam-Oahu, 3. Mililani, 4. Saint Louis, 5. Kahuku, 6. Waianae, 7. Lunas, 8. Campbell, 9. Kapolei, 10. Kauai.
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Oct-07-13 3:51 PM
In my humble opinion, you have no idea what your talking about. You cannot rank high school teams by what they did 10 years ago. You rank them by their performance this year, then use last year and year before to judge how they are changing, for the good or bad. You seem highly prejudice against teams you think are not worthy or not from Maui and no team from the Big Island should ever be ranked. I bet the only Big Island team you watched this year is Konawaena. Only because they played Maui (on Maui) in pre-season.
By the way, Are you texting this article to your readers? It's really uncouth to use these kind of acronyms in printed and distributed media, i.e.. IMHO, BTW. Are you too lazy to type it out completely? Wow!
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5 Attention Deficit Drugs Reviewed (by Taking Them)
My first foray into the field of professional junkieism was full of mistakes, I understand that now. The chief error was buying all of my prescriptions in baggie form from a man whose office was "the wet spot beneath the pier." But perhaps more scientifically unsound was my own faulty motivation: I was testing for the wrong thing from the start. I understand crosswalks, and I once caught a squirrel with my bare hands; I'm as smart and alert as any human being needs to be, practically speaking. What I really need is more focus. And, as with all things, I assume that stealing prescriptions is the best way to get it.
To measure for any potential increase in concentration, I will be repeatedly watching a 10-minute loop of a sheep chewing grass to techno music. I will measure the efficacy of each drug by seeing how long into the clip I can get before I click away and start Googling He-Man mashups. Our baseline is 0 seconds, because I didn't even manage to hit play the first time. Instead, I watched this three times and then played with my dogs for a while.
#5. Natural Solutions
Hippies frequently mistake me for a man who tolerates hippies. This mostly leads to a lot of (frankly unnecessary) bloodshed, but it has also taught me a few things -- mainly, that Mother Nature was the first and maddest scientist. So if we're trying to trick our brains into productivity, why not huff a big bag of organicity first? This article insists that concentration is really a simple matter of adjusting the amount of lubricated fish in your life, and that makes a strange kind of sense to me. Do I have problems focusing? Yes. Am I eating lots of greasy sea life? No.
Well, there's your problem.
Don't Take If:
Really, the only risk of reaction from natural medicine is from allergies. And as everybody knows, it's impossible to be allergic to something you've never had before. So I've gone ahead and stocked up on the most exotic, oily-ass fish I can find (for less than 10 dollars): These discontinued Latvian pseudo-sardines. There's some kind of half-fish, half-man skull on the back with a giant cross through it, which is a funny way of saying "organic," but what are you gonna do? They're Northern Europeans; anybody who shares a geopolitical region with Bjork gets a day pass from logic.
Side Effects:
The complete absence of human companionship. Probably because they make your breath and skin smell like an old Russian's wet underwear.
Video Test Results:
I made it 35 seconds into the clip before I noticed this on the sidebar. Curse you, Internet! I am but a man, with all of that creature's vainglorious weaknesses!
#4. Ritalin
Sometimes it's best to start with the obvious. If you're looking to buy a car, you go to a car dealership; if you want a Big Mac, you go to McDonald's; if you want a mattress, you go to Mad Matt's Mattress Mattorium. So if you find your priorities constantly shifting from work to shiny objects, you go with the big name first: Ritalin.
Don't Take If:
According to their website, one should not ingest Ritalin if one has "a fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase deficiency." I don't understand what any of those words mean, so I have to assume that they don't apply to me.
Side Effects:
This is weird: Ritalin lists its side effects as "fast, pounding or uneven heartbeats, feeling like you might pass out and aggression." But what if you're always on the verge of passing out (it's called having a good time, squares), you're aggressive because people are stupid and constantly in your way, and your heart only beats that way because you're so fucking fast?
Video Test Results:
I managed to get a full two minutes in this time, but man, that clip of He-Man covering pop songs by homosexual icons really got in my head. I had to tab away on the off chance that the Internet might have Skeletor doing some Queen covers ...
And it fucking totally did.
#3. Concerta
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Wait, I'm confused. I started taking this one because I thought it was called Concentra, and that brought to mind images of strong, purposeful men focusing so hard on their tasks that to-do lists literally exploded under their steely gaze. But upon closer inspection, it seems to be called Concerta. So it's, like, a music drug? That seems a bit redundant. We already have a music drug; it's called "all of them."
But oh well, I already have a bottle of the stuff, and you know what they say: Once you open a prescription, you have to take all of it or it'll go bad.
Don't Take If:
You have a family history of Tourette's syndrome. That's oddly vague. Why not? Will it react with the medication? Will it give you super-Tourette's? Or will you just become so focused that it'll decrease your ability to tolerate your family's hilarious outbursts?
Side Effects:
Nothing too bad. I've stopped sleeping and started swearing, and I now have to snap my fingers every time I use a comma, like there, or here, or hey, did anybody else notice that this paragraph is punctuated to the beat of John Cougar Mellencamp's "Jack & Diane"? No, just me? (,,)
Video Test Results:
Oh, holy shit! I watched the whole thing twice. This is amazing! I'm not totally sure if it's due to the increased concentration, or if it's just that I have more uninterrupted time to focus on my tasks since I started calling everybody Captain Balls and stinking of the fruits of the Baltic Sea, but I am really getting some shit done now. I mean, so far that "shit" has just been staring at this sheep, but I am doing it. I'm really doing the ASS out of it!


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Although there are a multitude of grass brands, there are basically 2 types of grass: Cool and Warm Season Grasses with each type better suited to particular climates in North America.
Transition Zone
There is a "transition zone" between northern and southern turf regions, which follows the lower elevations of Virginia and North Carolina west through West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas and includes southern Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. In this transition zone, neither warm nor cool season grasses are uniformly successful. However, several of the northern or "cool season" grasses, such as Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass and tall fescue, do well across Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Missouri. Tall fescue is the best choice in Tennessee, North Carolina, northern Georgia, northern Alabama and the Texas panhandle. In the lower elevations of these latter states warm season grasses do well too.
Cool Weather Grasses
On average these climates have cold winters and warm/hot summers. Usually also have regular intervals of rain throughout the summer months, but grasses will tolerate some extended periods of draught by going dormant. Cool-season grasses prefer cool areas and shade. They may turn brown during hot weather, but hold their green color during cool days much more than warm season grasses which lose their chlorophyll when temperatures drop below 50°F. Cool weather grasses require intensive watering to maintain their appearance during hot weather. As a general rule, warm season grasses are considered more drought-resistant than cool season grasses, but both may be able to withstand periods of drought or high heat once they have established deep roots.
Here is a partial list of cool season grasses.
Warm Weather Grasses
Warm season grasses do best during the warm summer months. In some ways, growing and maintaining a good-looking lawn in the South is more involved than in the North. Choosing grass varieties is trickier; many grass varieties do much better when started as plugs or sod than from seed. Good soil is critically important for growing a low maintenance lawn in this region. Some southern gardeners seed their existing lawns with ryegrass each fall to maintain green color during the winter months. This is called "winter over-seeding."
Warm-season grasses stay green only during the growing season and they start to turn tan as temperatures drop below 50°F and brown out as temperatures reach freezing. Warm season grasses grow best in sunny areas and generally require less water than cool season grasses.
Here is a partial list of warm season grasses.
Anyone can plant a bluegrass or fescue lawn and these grasses make a lot of sense in wet humid climates. If you live in a dry arid region why not try something a little different? Native grasses can be a great alternative to traditional lawns and will use much less water. Native prairie grasses may be good options as ornamentals or non-functioning lawn areas. Some common grasses that ar native to North America include blue gramma, switchgrass, and buffalo grass. Here are some tips for locating native grass seeds in your area.
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Copyright, Computer Software and the New Protectionism
Dennis S. Karjala
Arizona State University College of Law
Jurimetrics, Vol. 28, No. 33, 1987
This article begins by exploring the nature of software as an area of technology similar to others except for the ease of its copying and distribution. Next, the traditional copyright protection available for technology is reviewed. Such traditional protection is either nonexistent or severely limited in scope, for fundamental reasons of social policy. The policy justification for affording software an increased level of protection over traditional technologies is piracy prevention, and increased software protection should be no greater than necessary to satisfy the policy goal.
The article then analyzes the software cases and commentary in light of the antipiracy policy goal. The trend in the cases and much of the commentary is to protect software well beyond the level necessary to satisfy that goal, without offering a policy basis for extending protection so far. The nature of software requires that statutory interpretation and judicial citation be effected with careful reference to policy goals, as superficial application of traditional copyright analysis leads to results conflicting with optimal social policy.
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Have you made your National Pancake Day celebration plans? IHOP has. They're giving away free buttermilk pancakes on Tuesday, Feb. 5 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. All they ask in return is that guests leave something for Shriners Hospitals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; IHOP is hoping this national campaign at more than 1,500 of their restaurants leads to $3 million for charity. (They've already raised more than $10 in similar campaigns over the last eight years.) Sounds sweet, even without the syrup.
As for the perplexed who were wondering what Pancake Day is — it's yet another a fascinating bit of British tradition for you Downton Abbey fans. It seems that pancakes have been traditionally made to use up the supply of eggs, milk, butter and other dairy products that the English were not allowed to eat during Lent. Pancake Day is also referred to as Pancake Tuesday, because that's the day before Ash Wednesday. We actually celebrate a version of it in America, only here it's more commonly referred to as Fat Tuesday. Of course.


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Effie Nistler channelled Keenan Moreta at the Wolverines� home opener.
Nistler scored a hat trick for the Bayfield High School girls soccer team Friday, providing a third of the Wolverines� goals as they beat Intermountain League rival Ridgway 9-1 at Wolverine Country Stadium.
�It was pretty cool,� Nistler said. �Last year, first game, Keenan got one, and I thought I better match her.�
All of them displayed a little bit different flair.
First the junior launched one from the top of the box. The ball bounced a couple of feet in front of Demons� keeper Alexis Dimpault-Darcy and blooped up under her arm.
It was 2-0 Bayfield in the 14th minute.
Next, Nistler jockeyed through a pair of defenders, turned around and slid the ball low to the far corner of the Ridgway goal.
�I was at the top of the box,� said Nistler, daughter of Lorio and Tim Nistler. �Tight spaces and a couple of defenders. Good moves. I thought I earned that one more than the others.�
It was 3-0 Bayfield in the 21st minute.
Nistler�s groundball in the goal mouth deflected off a Ridgway defender and slipped past Dimpault-Darcy.
It was 6-0 Bayfield in the 47th minute.
And if Bayfield athletic director Dave Preszler had been wearing a hat, he would�ve thrown it. He wasn�t, so Nistler instead gave him a razzing earful after the match.
�Her big goal this year: She wants to fill Keenan�s role,� said BHS head coach Jen Zelinski, who called Nistler the hardest worker on the team.
Moreta scored 75 goals at BHS, including a conference-leading 23 her senior season.
�She wants to be the one to take the free kicks; she wants to be the one to score the goals ... she wants to be the standout,� Zelinski said.
Mission accomplished, for Friday at least, where the Wolverines as a whole were the standout over the Demons in every way.
Bayfield tallied 35 shots to just two from Ridgway. Dimpault-Darcy saved 11 of them.
Still, Ridgway scored on half of its attempts � a long, flat-angled shot by Alma Johnson that soared over leaping Bayfield keeper Andrea Lahoz and nestled into the top net corner in the 76th minute.
It only was the third time the Demons were able to get the ball across midfield.
Zelinski said passing made the difference in the big margin.
�It was definitely an improvement,� said Zelinski, comparing Friday�s game to Tuesday�s 1-0 loss to Alamosa. �We looked terrible on Tuesday. We just tried to dribble around everybody.�
Friday, the Wolverines moved the ball from feet to feet to net.
Before Johnson�s goal, the Wolverines had been threatening to end the match by 10-goal mercy rule.
Jaida Ross scored the first goal for Bayfield, a blast from the top of the box in the ninth minute.
After Nistler�s first two, Meaghan Mooney scored on a Nistler cross, putting the ball into the top of the goal shortly before halftime for a 4-0 lead.
Thirty seconds into the second half, Grace Harvey punched a pass passed a charging Ridgway defender, and the shot deflected off the outreached hand of a diving Dimpault-Darcy for a five-goal lead.
Linsdey Reinmuth made it 7-0 in the 46th, then Jordyn Harrison scored on a perfect penalty kick into the upper right-hand corner that left Dimpault-Darcy standing flat-footed.
Maddy Duran wrapped up the Wolverines� goal-scoring with a shot to match Ross� first, a long blast from a stride outside the box.
The easy margin allowed Zelinski to make use of her reserves and try players at a variety of positions. With just three seniors on the team, the girls still are trying to figure out their place on the pitch, the Wolverines� sixth-year head coach said, so Friday�s match helped move the Wolverines forward.
�It was nice to be able to move everybody around,� Zelinski said.
They also got practice with unusual ball movement. A steady wind and frequent powerful gusts sent the ball bending and on bizarre bounces.
BHS (3-2, 1-1 IML) should get more practice against Telluride at 11 a.m. today, when wind gusts of up to 30 miles an hour are expected in Bayfield.


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Editor's note: This week we have a guest article by Dr. Tony Keinath, a researcher and avid gardener. Amy Dabbs will return in two weeks.
By Anthony Keinath
Special to The Post and Courier
Charleston gardeners certainly are familiar with plant diseases such as powdery mildew, gray mold and root rot.
However, where plant diseases come from often appears to be a mystery. The beginning of a disease is difficult to see with the naked eye since it happens inside the plant or underground.
This is why some diseases seem to appear "out of nowhere."
A deeper understanding of the causes of diseases and the weather conditions that favor them helps to explain their origins.
Plant pathologists (like me) use a handy diagram, the disease triangle (a three-legged stool), to illustrate that three factors work together to promote disease.
The three corners of the disease triangle are the plant, the pathogen (or disease-causing microorganism) and the environment. The environment is the weather and soil conditions around the plant.
When these three factors are found in the same place at the same time, a plant disease occurs.
For example, root rot develops when a susceptible plant is planted in soil where a root pathogen lives, and there is enough water for the pathogen to be active.
A disease also can be thought of as a play. The plant is the stage, the pathogen is the lead (and often only) actor, and the environment is the props or setting. The disease happens when all three parts come together. Each part by itself is not the play, just like a pathogen growing in a culture dish in the laboratory is not a disease because the plant is not present.
The plant serves as the "stage" for disease and the host for the pathogen. As parts of the plant are invaded by the pathogen, they usually turn yellow and then brown. The distinctive colors and patterns that result are the disease symptoms.
Symptoms that affect the whole plant, such as wilting and stunting, suggest that the roots are where disease started.
The age of the plant can hasten or hinder disease. For example, leaf diseases often start on the older leaves and spread to younger ones. In contrast, root diseases are more likely to develop on young seedlings than on older plants that have "hardened off."
The most unfamiliar part of the disease triangle is the pathogen.
Plant pathogens are microorganisms that can live in or on living plants. Just as many human diseases are caused by viruses or bacteria, many plant diseases are caused by fungi or plant viruses. To pathogens, the plant is a rich source of food that allows them to reproduce.
It is important to realize that a pathogen can "have a life of its own" apart from the plant when it is not causing a disease. Most pathogens can survive in soil in a dormant state for months or years while the host plant is absent.
As a root grows through soil, it encounters pathogens that respond to the root and attack it.
Other pathogens, such as downy and powdery mildews, survive on living plants. These mildew diseases appear on healthy plants when the pathogen is blown from a diseased plant to a new plant.
The environment around the plant is probably the most important factor that determines if or when disease appears.
Rainfall, dew, fog and air and soil temperatures are the most important weather conditions to watch. Gray mold on pansies or strawberry fruit appears only during cool spring weather.
Other diseases, such as bacterial wilt of tomato, Southern blight of pepper and root knot on squash, appear when soil warms to 85 degrees in late spring.
How long leaves stay wet after a rain, or how late dew or fog lasts in the morning, can be used to predict when disease will start. The longer the leaves stay wet, the more likely they will become diseased.
Downy mildew is sure to show up on collards after a foggy fall morning. Likewise, the longer that soil stays too wet after rain or irrigation, the more likely that seedlings will damp off or roots will rot.
The next time you see a disease on a favorite plant, remember that the environment allowed a pathogen in the air or the soil to attack the plant.
Anthony Keinath is professor of plant pathology at the Clemson Coastal Research & Education Center in Charleston. His expertise is in diseases of vegetables. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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BRASELTON, Ga. – Windy conditions played havoc with the players on the opening day of the Atlantic Sun Men's Golf Championship on Sunday.
North Florida's senior duo of Sean Dale and Kevin Phelan were two of four players to record sub-par totals at The Legends Course of Chateau Elan. Their efforts helped the Ospreys book a team score of 299 and wrap up day Sunday's action with a nine-stroke lead on second placed Kennesaw State. UNF and KSU were the only teams to break 300 on the first day of play.
Stetson finished the day 20 shots behind the Ospreys after an opening round 309. Four of the five Stetson players broke 80 on the day, with freshmen Michael Primavera and Andrew Peterson posting the low rounds for the Hatters at 76.
Dustin Dingus (78), Tyler White (79) and Matt Taylor (83) completed the round for the Hatters. The average score for the tournament field for the opening day was 77.5.
Kennesaw State sophomore Austin Vick and East Tennessee State sophomore Scott Gibson joined Dale and Phelan with rounds of 71 (-1), assembling a four-way tie for the individual lead.
All told, only six of 50 players shot even-par or better as windy conditions and hard putting surfaces pushed the day's average round to 77.62. Kennesaw State shot 298 and while ETSU and Jacksonville are tied for third with day-one totals of 301. Mercer and USC Upstate each registered Sunday scores of 308 while Stetson (307), Florida Gulf Coast (313), Northern Kentucky (314) and Lipscomb (314) rounded out the field.
Dale and Phelan combined to shoot four-under par on the back nine to vault North Florida into the lead after the Ospreys had completed the front nine at seven-over par.
All four of the team's contributing scorers will start Monday's action inside the top-10, as sophomore Joey Petronio shot 72 (E) and is tied for fifth and sophomore MJ Maguire carded a 75 (+2) and is tied for 10th. ETSU sophomore Rhys Pugh benefitted from the day's only eagle and joined Petronio in a tie for fifth place at 72. His eagle came on the 520-yard, par-five 14th hole and highlighted a four-under finish on his final five holes of the day.
Three players are three strokes off the leaders' pace while 14 of the 50 participants are leading or within four shots of the lead. Monday's second round is slated for an 8 a.m. start, with live scoring provided by www.GolfStat.com.


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Regarding the "for seat belts" letter of Feb/ 16 not a government mandate?
You get fined if you don't use it. It might, may, possibly could help save a life. That is speculation.
Have you ever seen a report on how many people are killed and injured by seat belts? How many lives were saved not using one?
Let's be truthful about "compliance". Promote it as a possible safety feature, I agree.
However, it should be a choice. Fines forcing compliance do not represent all the facts.
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Winter salt use up compared to last year
April 5, 2013
The city used a lot more salt this winter than last and two weeks ago ordered another 130 tons, but city Service/Safety Director Ken Kenst said he's hoping they won't need it as they start working o......
I think they did a great job keeping up with the challenges ole mother nature flung at them this year. This was one of those sneak attack winters where she changed her mind many times. I thought they did great keeping up with that roller coaster ride. This was not an easy winter. It was one of those nice one day, blast the next and unpredictable condition changes. You can't blame the city crews for that. Hey I admit, I got caught out in that ugly weather a few times and didn't help to make road conditions or safety any better. The weather reporters even admitted conditions changing so fast played a huge part in it. So I think the road crews did great not only keeping up with the weather but those of us that got caught in those changing weather conditions.
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I feel they did a good job this winter compared to several past years.
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And still Salems roads are the least plowed, salted, and most dangerous roads around the area in the winter. Amazing isn't it?
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