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In his third book for CWLA, James L. Gritter uses the lens of hospitality to explore the creative potential of adoptive relationships. Building on his previous books, which promote the inclusion of birthparents, Gritter asserts that practicing goodwill, respect, and courage within the realm of adoption enriches the process for all involved. Congenial and challenging, hospitious adoption is presented as the next phase of open adoption. Case studies from Gritter's own experience detail the intricate connections between guests and hosts, and help show the adoptive child's role as an emerging host. Excerpts from Chapter 5 describe the goal of the hospitious approach, and portions of Chapter 10 explore the benefits it brings to agencies.
Excerpt from Chapter 5
Hospitality's Sweetest Fruit: Feeling at Home with Each Other
Susan knew in her heart of hearts that she was not ready to look after a baby, so she pushed all signs of pregnancy out of her consciousness. The idea of having a baby was, literally, unthinkable. So, when the stomach cramps that inspired a worried dash to the hospital turned out to be six pounds of new life, she had some serious soul-searching to do. No matter how she looked at it, she kept coming back to the idea of adoption, and now, resting in her maternity room, she was plowing through portfolios of prospective adoptive parents. About halfway into the third photo album she announced, "Here they are; this is the family. I don't have to look at more." A call was made, and Jack and Deb rushed to the hospital to meet this enlivened new mother. Spontaneously crying and laughing and divulging personal details, they hit it off immediately. Watching them interact, one would suppose they had known each other a long time.
Days later, as we explored in a more relaxed setting Susan's thoughts and feelings about her baby's future, her story took fuller shape. Her parents had divorced when she was young. That meant her mother had to work a couple of jobs to keep their little family afloat. Exhausted, Mom had little energy to fuss over Susan and her sister; the kids had to largely fend for themselves. Susan explained, "I did really well at school, but no one seemed interested. So I imagined that I had parents who were paying attention, and they were very pleased." After pausing to let that remarkable childhood strategy sink in, she added, "And you know what? When I was looking through the portfolios and encountered Jack and Deb? There they were; I've been thinking about them all my life."
Clearly, Susan felt at home with the couple she chose to raise her son. The effortless familiarity she enjoyed with them brought her great peace of mind. The quality of their connection did not diminish her sense of loss-that was piercing and acute-but it did significantly reduce her anxiety. Her heart was heavy, but importantly, she was not racked with worry.
Susan is not alone in finding succor in the sensation of at-homeness; authentic acknowledgment and acceptance is something we all long for. The particular wonder of hospitality is that it opens a path to this prospect. When hospitality works, people feel at home. Likewise, when adoption works, children feel at home. What adoption in its highest forms seeks and what hospitality at its best produces is the inimitable comfort of feeling "at home."
It's easy to overlook the significance of hospitality. After all, there is not much flourish or flash about noticing, listening, and making room. Our view of at-homeness parallels how we see water; we pay little attention to it when either is readily available. The moment we sense it is in short supply, however, little else counts. Our words for its absence are telling: homesick, estranged, homeless, and-particularly potent in the context of adoption-orphan. The heart not at-home knows little peace and sets few roots.
We long to be at home, for in the best of circumstances home is a sanctuary. It offers refuge and holy protection. Home is the one place where we know, without doubt, that we belong. At home there is no need to pretend that we are better than we are; we have nothing to prove. Surrounded with our people-with "our kind" as we sometimes say-we are unconditionally accepted.
In Dutch we find the word gezellig, a word retained through immigrant generations because it conveys something important for which there is no satisfactory English equivalent. It is often interpreted as "cozy," though those who know the word realize that substantially more is implied. Gezellig suggests deep contentment, a palpable sense that all is well with those we love. One popular translation is "togetherness that knows no time."
Words Worth Remembering
James Gritter has identified words and definitions from other languages that describe elements of hospitality.
GEMUTLICHKEIT (ge-moot-lich-kite), German. The notion of belonging and social acceptance. Good fellowship. Agreeableness; friendliness; congeniality.
GEZELLIG (ge-zell-ig), Dutch. A cozy, all-is-well feeling; togetherness that knows no time.
KOKUA (kooh-ah), Hawaiian. Extending loving, sacrificial help to others for their benefit, not for personal gain. A way of relating to others that is characterized by kindness and a desire to be of help.
LAGNIAPPE (lan-yup), Creole. Something extra, an unexpected gift, something good you didn't ask for.
TZEDAKAH (tsuh-dah-kah), Hebrew. Giving before the other asks. Cynthia Churchill writes: "The traditional Hebrew concept of giving is tzedakah, translated as 'justice' or 'doing the right thing.' This means that what I give to another person is already, in all justice, his or her property. Up until now, the gift has been in my safekeeping."
UBUNTU (oo-boon-too), Zulu. Desmond Tutu says "A person with ubuntu is welcoming, hospitable, warm and generous, willing to share. Such people are open, available to others, willing to be vulnerable, affirming of others."
Indeed, our sense of being at home is both time-full and timeless. Home is our source and our destination. As the sum of countless formative influences, home shapes our present and future. It is our foundation and our base for ongoing operations. In the best of circumstances, home is where we logged time as the center of the universe, where everything we did was cause to marvel. First smile, first step, first cannonball off the diving board, first graduation-all were celebrated at home. In those surroundings, it occurs to us that we might just be lovable. We learn what is trustworthy and true, and we learn the importance of commitments with their attendant privileges and obligations. Home is a vessel for transgenerational continuity, our participation in the ongoing processes of life.
For all its potential, many people find home a tricky matter. Geographic transience, momentous reconfigurations of central relationships, and the searing hurts inflicted all too commonly within the intimacies of family life all challenge our sense of it. Little wonder, then, that surprising numbers of people are ambivalent about returning home for the holidays.
For many adoptive people, there is extra work to be done before they are able to feel at home, for in even the warmest of circumstances their stories begin with disconnection. So remarkable a dislocation is existentially provocative and is not easily sloughed off. Adoption is a formidable fact of life to contend with as they work to craft a sense of identity. For them, personal history is multilayered, and so is the sensation of familiarity. Where does the story begin? Does memory begin with childhood, or do cellular memories somehow precede them? And what feels most familiar? Does it come down to years of shared experience-the road trip to Yellowstone, Grandma's ribald humor, and Sunday morning doughnuts-or is it the visceral, cut-from-the-same-cloth congruence of genetic kin? The contemplative adoptive person wonders, "Who are my people?"
The hospitable home is naturally inclusive. Gracious adoptive families say an enthusiastic "Yes!" to the fullness of their children, and they are humble about the extent of their influence. They set up a big tent that makes room for and honors many contributors, and gracious birthfamilies do the same thing. Building on the bedrock of an unconditional acceptance and a steadfast commitment, the heartfelt message of these hospitious parents is that differences are welcome, we don't have to be identical to belong to each other. Our commonalities are sweet, but our differences enrich our repertoire of possibilities and expand our connection to the community around us. The hospitable home welcomes and celebrates the wholeness of the adoptive person. Embraced as an insider by a robust and diverse cast of influential characters, the adoptive person is positioned to feel authentically at home in the world. This peace of mind and soul is the sumptuous fruit of genuine, hospitious acceptance.
Excerpt from Chapter 10
Welcoming the Welcomers: How Agencies Make Room for Programs Based on Hospitality
Those who work in the field of adoption with the goal of being fully available to people in need are themselves in need of a welcoming and supportive system. They will have a difficult time making others feel at home unless they are securely at home in their own organization. This organizational hospitality cannot be presumed; it is anything but automatic. Rather, institutional support for the hospitable practice of adoption is a gift, a bold expression of an agency's faith in an ancient ideal and its modern-day proponents. Like all forms of hospitality, this systemic welcome requires substantial goodwill, respect, and courage.
Although most nonprofit organizations are rooted in the tradition of hospitality, it is difficult for an organization to "make room" for an adoption program that is committed to the ideals of hospitality. Since almost all of the reality factors pressuring contemporary nonprofit agencies run counter to the ideals of hospitality, programs of this ilk are very difficult to host and manage. Child welfare agencies are rightly concerned about efficiency and accountability. In the handling of scarce charitable resources, these modern organizational values are of great importance. After all, dollars need stretching and funding sources need reassuring. The trouble with these sensible mandates is that they just don't jibe with the spirit of hospitality.
Hospitality-minded adoption workers have three concerns about efficiency. First, they see it as largely irrelevant to their work. In their view, efficiency sheds little light on ways to enhance or deepen their connection to clients. Second, they worry that an emphasis on efficiency can distort the way adoption is conceptualized and practiced. Third, they believe there are times when efficiency is undesirable. That is to say, they contend that a naturally inefficient course will often produce better results than an artificially efficient one. Given these concerns, and with an eye toward irony, they view efficiency studies as a waste of time.
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Hospitious Adoption (2009)
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James Gritter's third book for CWLA examines the next step after open adoption. Building on his previous books, which promote the inclusion of birthparents, Gritter takes the approach that practicing goodwill, respect, and courage within the realm of adoption makes the process move smoother and enriches children's lives.
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Lifegivers (2000)
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This book provides a glimpse of birthparents' emotional roller coaster ride as they struggle with grief, ambivalence, and regret. Most importantly, he makes the persuasive case that if the institution of adoption exists to benefit children, then adopted children are best served when birthparents and adoptive parents work together to ensure that the birthparents remain a part of their children's lives.
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The Spirit of Open Adoption (1997)
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James Gritter writes of the need for members of the adoption triad to emphasize services that benefit adoptees, first and foremost. Open adoption serves children first by reversing the traditional hierarchy-by treating adoptive families as resources for birthfamilies.
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Our faster-is-better culture is enamored with efficiency. Accustomed to ever-swifter results, we are impatient with deliberative or circuitous processes. We think a dose of efficiency will make every circumstance better, but hospitality-sensitive thinkers know there are some endeavors where it lacks relevance. Does it make sense, for example, to apply the ideal of efficiency to art, worship, or the expression of emotion? Shall we find satisfaction in a hymn sung efficiently? Does it make sense to think about grieving efficiently? Is efficiency a variable of interest as we develop our friendships? When it comes to matters of heart and spirit-adoption comes to mind-efficiency has little to offer.
An even larger concern for hospitality proponents is that efficiency can distort our understanding of adoption and our practice of it. Two things are likely to happen when we approach adoption with a bent toward efficiency: It alters our sense of the time frame involved, and it discounts the psychological complexity of the experience. Instead of conceptualizing adoption as a lifelong journey, it is reduced to a placement process. And instead of embracing the emotional richness of adoption, it is treated as merely a mechanical process. Through the lens of efficiency, there is nothing special about the work of adoption. It is simply one more human service offering on a long list of possibilities.
Hospitious practitioners are obliged to protest this austere view of adoption; it is an apprehension that is seriously misaligned with our everyday experience. Our firsthand encounters with adoption generate a very different understanding of what is being asked of us. We know that adoption roils with drama and emotion, and we know as we continually field calls from searching birthparents and adoptive persons that the activities leading to placement are not the entirety of the experience. Better understood, adoption is a lively, intriguing, enduring, and continually evolving set of relationships. Adoption records are held permanently for a reason; the experience lasts a lifetime. When we take the long view of adoption and see it as a lifelong experience, time and effort spent on hospitality suddenly looks more efficient than they did in the short term, because chances are good that adoptions founded on hospitality will require fewer community resources through the years than those that result from a streamlined process.
The hospitable administrator knows the essential issue is effectiveness, not efficiency. For proponents of hospitality, this is an important distinction. When effectiveness is the goal, efficiency is not automatically presumed to be a great good; it is useful only to the extent it contributes to improved outcomes. There are times when streamlined procedures may lead to better results, but there are other times when they may not. A virtue of the effectiveness perspective and its interest in qualitative outcomes is that it prompts us to become very clear regarding program goals. Are we interested in making placements-a short-term event-or do we intend to create adoptions that are likely to blossom into enduring, child-serving relationships? The way we answer that question will likely determine whether we opt for efficiency or hospitality.
The hospitality-minded administrator, then, speaks the language of effectiveness. She understands ideas and challenges in terms of what they mean for the clientele, not as requirements that satisfy the system's need for productivity. And instead of talking about efficiency, she speaks about the stewardship of scarce resources. Her hospitality takes the form of a continuous conversation with the staff as to what is being accomplished. Her willingness to listen assures them that their efforts to welcome and make room for others are noticed and respected. From listening she realizes that some situations come together relatively simply while others hold many complications. That knowledge leads her to resist the pressures toward standardizing the process into a one-size-fits-all mold. The greatest service an effective administrator renders to her staff is to manage the budget in a way that liberates workers from excessive concern about financial matters.
The pressures impinging on hospitality are the very factors that make it so attractive and necessary. The more people entering the adoption arena, operating in an economic milieu that wants to use them and squeeze more out of them, the more refreshing hospitality looms. The productivity trends that threaten the practice of hospitality also multiply its appeal. If the threat is weathered, opportunity awaits. The spirit of hospitality satisfies the deep desire participants have for connection and camaraderie. One hopes administrators recognize this deep longing and respond to their constituencies hospitably, but, as was noted at the outset, this recognition cannot be presumed. In today's world, the easier and safer path for the CEO is to go along with prevailing managerial strategies. For hospitality to move forward as a viable model for the practice of adoption, administrators will need to manage their programs with extraordinary conviction and courage.
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DALLAS — The moving-in process is under way at the George W. Bush Library and Museum, where about 43,000 artifacts from the former president's eight years in the White House will be kept and displayed.
The roughly 227,000-square-foot George W. Bush Presidential Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas houses the library, museum and Bush's policy institute. The library, which includes his archives, will hold artifacts including the bullhorn Bush used when he visited ground zero after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the pistol taken from Saddam Hussein when he was captured.
Bush and his wife, Laura, who earned her bachelor's degree from SMU, live in Dallas. The dedication ceremony for the center will be held April 25 and it will open to the public May 1.
Alan Lowe, director of the library and museum, said that as of Tuesday, the 70 million nonclassified paper records that include memos, letters and reports from Bush's time in office will have been moved from a warehouse in suburban Dallas to the new center.
By the end of next month, all of the artifacts will have been moved to the center. The archives also include gifts sent from the public to the first family, including quilts sent after Sept. 11.
"You can almost read the history of the time by seeing what was important enough for people to send into the president," Lowe said.
In addition to the museum's permanent exhibit, temporary exhibits will begin in 2014 to allow the public see more of the vast archives, Lowe said.
After Bush left office in January 2009, he and his wife moved to Dallas. They broke ground on the George W. Bush Presidential Center in November 2010. Last fall, the landscaping was completed on the center's 15-acre park, which will recreate a Texas prairie. The move-in process began in November.


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March 31, 2008
NHL Stars Get Preferential Treatment? Get Out of Town!
There's times when I read a newspaper columnist or listen to a television pundit spew a controversial subject and think, "Do they really believe that? Or are they just trying to get some publicity?"
That's what I thought when I read John Dellapina of the NY Daily News yesterday after the Penguins-Rangers matinee. Mr. Dellapina was upset over some embellishment of certain calls by the Penguins and Sidney Crosby, mainly the "...tap to the hip that Scott Gomez gave Crosby, drawing that head flop and a high-sticking penalty in today's third period."
Now, me being a Penguins fan, I'm not going to defend Crosby and say he never embellishes. But, here's the thing, it happens all over the NHL on a nightly basis. Some dives are a little more obvious than others. It also sounds like sour grapes when your team loses and the opponent you accuse of embellishing fouls to draw penalties goes 1-8 on the power-play.
My favorite paragraph of the entire article:
"But even more mystifying is how Jaromir Jagr could have begun his career in Pittsburgh, developed into a superstar here and never learned the diving and face-clutching and horrified equipment shedding that has been part and parcel of Pens hockey ever since Mario Lemieux decided to shame the league into enforcing its obstruction penalties by embarrassing all officials who didn't do so."
Shame the league? Did you enjoy watching the clutch and grab-fests pre-lockout? If you want to talk about shaming the league, how about the Rangers giving past-their-prime players ridiculous contracts (hello Bobby Holik and your 5-year, $45 million contract, which they later bought out with two years left) while missing the playoffs for seven straight seasons? Where's the thank you to the NHL for implementing the salary, thereby helping turn the Rangers into a respectable team again?
Oh, and it's one thing to call out other players for embellishing calls, but least mention hometown divers, too.
It shouldn't be shocking that big-name NHL players get the benefit of the calls during games. You don't think Wayne Gretzky drew calls because of who he was sometimes? Referees are human. They miss calls, make the wrong calls, and give benefit of the doubt to players who are credible. It happens. If you're going to cry over player embellishment, you're going to need to examine the league as a whole and not just pick on the game's biggest star.
UPDATE: Mr. Dellapina had written somewhat of a retraction regarding his previous blog post.
"First things first, no, I never saw a reverse-angle NBC replay that some of you say showed clearly that Gomez's stick hit Crosby in the face. If I missed that, I apologize to yesterday's referees. But that doesn't change my larger points."
Doesn't change your larger points? Wasn't the entire basis of your post to begin with? "Crosby embellishes calls, so let me pick apart the entire Penguins history." Now that you've hypothesis has been disproven, I'm supposed to try and give credit to your other points?
"4. But that brings me to what I guess was my larger point and has been for a while: If Crosby is going to get such benefit of the doubt, why doesn't Jaromir Jagr?
To this point in their careers, Jagr is the far more accomplished player. What's more, I would think that his refusal to dive or even flinch when being fouled would stand him in good stead with referees, who never have to worry about him pulling one over on them."
I would give this as an explanation. Jaromir Jagr is 6'3, 245lbs. Sidney Crosby is 5'11, 200lbs. Jagr is bigger and stronger than Crosby. You would assume it's much easier to knock Crosby off the puck than Jagr. I remember hearing stories about Jagr when he was a Penguin, that after practice, he'd skate around the ice with a 100lbs sandbag on his back to build leg strength. I think that's the difference. It's the same to say it's easier to knock Patrick Kane off the puck than it is Zdeno Chara.
NHL's "One Play" Commercial
There's something about this commercial that makes me feel like the NHL marketing department got "it"
Happy Birthday Mr. Hockey
Gordie Howe turns 80 years young today.
Some facts about Mr. Hockey you may not know:
-He's the member of 11 different Halls of Fame.
-His physical play also earned him the nickname "Mr. Elbows".
-He played professionally in six different decades.
-The famous "Gordie Howe Hat Trick"? He only has one.
-His first signing bonus was a Red Wings jacket.
March 30, 2008
Puttin' On the Foil - A Weekly NHL Recap 3/30
I love Don Cherry, but sometimes he doesn't make sense. During tonight's Coach's Corner (as seen below), he was talking about the suspension of Patrick Roy's son, Jonathan, and then segued into suspensions for guys like Chris Simon and the non-suspension for Torrey Mitchell. He argued that the "victims" of some incidents missed 0 games.
Am I wrong to think that Cherry firmly believes in "eye for an eye" and nothing else? Just because Ryan Hollweg was not injured when he on the opposite end of Simon's stick swing, the former Islander tough guy should not be punished? If the NHL is to suspend players based on whether or not an opposing player was injured, then the amount of incidents will be on the rise with no worry of repercussions. The league should not suspend a player based on an injury, but based on the act.
Things are looking good for the Oilers in terms of them getting a new rink. A committee has determined a rink downtown would be "feasible and desireable" for the city of Edmonton. The arena is expected to cost around $450 million.
Tampa Bay Lightning coach John Tortorella will coach the US at the World Championships in May. The 2004 Stanley Cup winning coach was an assistant in 2005 at the tournament in Austria.
Montreal announced that defenseman Mike Komisarek will miss 3 weeks with a lower-body injury. It's unsure how much of the playoffs the West Islip, NY native will miss. Coach Guy Carbonneau has said Komisarek will be evaluated after the second week and the team will decide at that point when the hard-hitting blue liner will return.
Almost six months after open-heart surgery, Teppo Numminen continued his comeback this week skating with his teammates this week. He had originally joined the team in January, but doctor's told him he wouldn't be able to play until at least March to allow his sternum to heal. Numminen is also in the middle of a grievance case after the Sabres suspended the veteran defenseman without pay earlier this season.
Greg Wyshynski of NHL FanHouse tells us about the possibility of ESPN and the NHL not becoming BFF's anytime soon.
Like goalie masks? Then be sure to check out the NHL Tournament of Logos. Chris over there is holding a tournament where you can vote on the best current NHL goalie mask. Along with user-created jersey concepts, you can easily get lost over there for hours.
I wasn't the best at math, so thankfully the crew over at Puck That Hit knows their stuff. They break down the numbers and compare quality shots against crappy shots and which teams benefit more.
Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey discusses the races in both conference for the final playoff spots.
A message to team owners regarding bloggers from Eric McErlain of The Sporting News
Jose Theodore completely robbed Dustin Penner on Friday night.
Kyle Okposo's first NHL goal.
Here's the trailer for Mike Myers upcoming movie, "The Love Guru".
Coach's Corner from last night's Hockey Night in Canada.
Joe Thornton kept the Sharks' winning ways alive with 5 goals and an assist this week, helping San Jose clinch the Pacific Division title in the process.
Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Thursday, April 3, 8:00pm EST
The battle for the Northwest Division comes to a head as both teams are vying for the third seed in the Western Conference. With the final week of the regular season upon us, now is the time to get on a roll as you head into the playoffs. There is also a good chance both teams could find each other in the first-round.
Michel Briere's first goal as a Pittsburgh Penguin.
Next Sunday is the final day of the NHL regular season and also the final "Puttin' on the Foil". It'll return next October when the 2008-09 season begins.
March 29, 2008
Avery and Crosby Iso-Cams During Tomorrow's Game
These Iso-cams are becoming a pretty popular addition to broadcasts.
For tomorrows Penguins-Rangers tilt, NBCSports.com will gives both teams fans a chance to view an Iso-cam online of either Sean Avery or Sidney Crosby during the game.
"When New York's Sean Avery is on the ice, the Rangers-cam will follow him, while the Penguins-cam will focus on Crosby during his shifts."
Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin both had dynamite games when they were put on the Iso-cam. We'll have to wait and see how Crosby and Avery do tomorrow afternoon.
March 28, 2008
NCAA Hockey Tournament Begins Today
After looking for someone who knows much more about NCAA hockey than I do, Eric Gittleman has been kind enough to be my college hockey correspondent. Over the next few weeks, Eric will be reporting on the NCAA hockey tournament all the way through the Frozen Four.
Neither Vermont nor Boston University won the Hockey East tournament, so they are both out. Boston College won it and clinched the automatic bid. However, Princeton won the ECAC tournament and snagged a bid that somebody else would have earned as an at-large. Nonetheless, Wisconsin still got in with a record under 0.500, because they played a tough schedule, were beaten up in conference by the other WCHA teams, and had a better record against top 25 teams than the other, well, pretenders. ;-)
Another interesting quirk is that unlike the basketball tournament, which prevents teams from playing in a regional that they host, the hockey tournament automatically places a team in a regional that it hosts, so the Badgers will be playing in Madison. The hockey selection committee believes that attendance concerns are more serious than anything else, and they do have a point, as college hockey is a regional game. Also, let's be honest here: home-ice advantage doesn't really matter; if a team has a hot goaltender, they are going to win regardless of where the game happens. That's part of the reason why the Sports Guy gave up on the NHL, although he is a tad misinformed, but that's another story. Still, it doesn't exactly seem fair that a below-0.500 four seed gets home ice for a national championship.
The following is the NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship schedule:
East Regional in Albany, N.Y., Friday, March 28
(2) St. Cloud State (19-15-5) v (3) Clarkson (21-12-4) 4:00 PM
(1) Michigan (31-5-4) v (4) Niagara (21-10-4) faceoff 30 minutes after the conclusion of the previous game
Regional Final Saturday, March 29
West Regional in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, March 28
(1) New Hampshire (25-9-3) v (4) Notre Dame (24-15-4) 6:30 PM
(2) Colorado College (28-11-1) v (3) Michigan State (24-11-5) 30 minutes after the conclusion of the previous game
Regional Final Saturday, March 29
Midwest Regional in Madison, Wis., Saturday, March 29
(1) North Dakota (26-10-4) v (4) Princeton (21-13-0) 3:00 PM
(2) Denver (26-13-1) v (3) Wisconsin (15-16-7) 30 minutes after the conclusion of the previous game
Regional Final Sunday, March 30
Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass. Saturday, March 29
(1) Miami University (32-7-1) v (4) Air Force (21-11-6) 4:00 PM
(2) Boston College (21-11-8) v (3) Minnesota (19-16-9) 30 minutes after the conclusion of the previous game
Regional Final Sunday, March 30
The official bracket is here. There are a number of players to watch in the tournament, including the nation's leading scorers: BC forward Nathan Gerbe (all 5'8 of him! Just like Brian Gionta), Michigan forward Kevin Porter, and St. Cloud State forward Ryan Lasch. Also of note are the goaltending leaders: North Dakota's (Jean-) Phillipe Lamoreux, Miami's Jeff Zatkoff, Colorado College's freshman Richard Bachman, Minnesota's freshman Alex Kangas, Notre Dame's Jordan Pearce, Michigan's much-maligned Billy Sauer, and Kevin Regan of UNH.
In all honesty, I haven't seen every team play, so I can't really do any full-scale predictions here, but I think it's going to be a good tournament, even if BU's not in it. However, you always have to take a look at goaltending, and Lamoreux, Zatkoff, and Regan have all been tested. It's possible for freshmen to stand on their heads, but more than likely, they will end up playing like freshmen. Let's also not forget the defending national champion in Michigan State; they want to prove that last year was not a fluke.
March 27, 2008
Vote Now in the Mike Lange Tournament of Quotes!
Below are the individual bracket pages where you may go and vote.
Ronnie Francis Bracket
UPDATE: Round 1 voting is over. Go here to view the round 1 winners and second round pairings
March 26, 2008
Introducing the Mike Lange Tournament of Quotes
The man even has his own t-shirts! That should tell you something.
In honor of Mr. Lange's contribution to the sport of hockey and city of Pittsburgh, Going Five Hole is proud to announce the "Mike Lange Tournament of Quotes".
Thanks to the brilliance that is Wikiquote and the Internet, I've been able to gather 64 "Lange-isms" and form an NCAA-bracket style tournament that you can vote on.
Here's how the voting process will work:
1st Round:
Friday 3/28 - Thursday 4/3
Round of 32:
Friday 4/4 - Thursday 4/10
Samuelsson's 16:
Friday 4/11 - Thursday 4/17
The Errey 8:
Friday 4/18 - Thursday 4/24
Friday 4/28 - Thursday 5/1
Friday 5/2 - Thursday 5/8
Here is how the brackets break down:
(1)Well, shave my face with a rusty razor! v. (16)Great balls of fire!
(2)She wants to sell my monkey! v. (15)Go ahead, make my day!
(3)It's a...HOCKEY NIGHT in Pittsburgh! v. (14)I've seen that fish before!
(4)He left the defensemen on the parkway going to the airport! v. (13)He
takes the heat out of a hot kitchen
(5)You ain't nothin' but a hound dog! v. (12)Get that dog off my lawn!
(6)He gave 'em more moves than Mae West. v. (11)They are buzzin' like
beeeees around a hive!
(7) He smoked him like a bad cigar! v. (10) You can spit-shine your shoes,
'cause the Pens are going dancing with Lord Stanley!
(8)Good shot...better save by (Insert Goaltender Here) v. (9)He's
smilin' like a butcher's dog
(1)Buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too! v. (16)How much fried
chicken can you eat?
(2)Michael, Michael, Motorcycle. v. (15)Hallelujah Hollywood!
(3)Oh no, Eddie Spaghetti! v. (14)And the kitchen is closed!
(4)Heeeeeeeeeee shoots and scores! v. (13)He's all over 'em like a new
pair of shoes.
(5)Lord Stanley, Lord Stanley, bring me the brandy! v. (12)He put
(insert player name) on his wallet!
(6)Hop in the Cordoba baby, we're going bowling! v. (11)If you missed
this, shame on you for six weeks.
(7)He's got more patience than Mercy hospital. v. (10)He picked his
pocket like he was walking down 5th Avenue
(8)He should get 5 to 10 for that v. (9)Never sit on a bald man's hat.
(1)Call Arnold Slick from Turtle Creek! v. (16)How about them apples?!
(2)He doesn't know whether to cry or wind his watch v. (15)I'll be
(3)Scratch my back with a hacksaw! v. (14)It's time to buy new shoes!
(4)He hasn't scored since the eighth-grade picnic. v. (13)You'd have to
be here to believe it!
(5)Let's go hunt moose on a Harley! v. (12)It would take a miracle on
Grant Street to come back from this deficit.
(6)That was a million dollar move, but (Insert Goaltender Here) had two
million in his pocket! v. (11)They threw everything at him but the
kitchen sink!
(7)Donna needs a donut! v. (10)Oh, slap me silly, Sidney!
(8)He put it in the top shelf where grandma keeps the cookies v. (9)Go
for it, Mario; go for it.
(1)Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has just left the building! v. (16)Stop
the press!
(2)Look out Loretta! v. (15)Puttin' on the ritz.
(3)He beat him like a rented mule! v. (14)The old two niner
(4)Get in the fast lane Grandma, the bingo game's ready to roll! v. (13)He's like a bull in a china shop!
(5)He's handing out checks like it's the first of the month! v. (12)Never teach a pig to sing!
(6)He got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. v. (11)The turkey is
on the table.
(7)He hit him so hard his kids will be born dizzy! v. (10)There is a 211
in progress at Mellon Arena.
(8)Book 'em, Dano! v. (9)He went right down Broadway and then some!
Voting will begin Friday at 12:00 a.m. ET! Make sure you vote early and vote often! The polls will be listed on the right-hand side of the page, so you can find them easy.
A huge thank you to the boys from ThePensBlog for creating an amazing looking bracket.
Phil Bourque handicaps the final on the 5/1 Crash the Net segment during the Penguins-Rangers Game 4 radio broadcast.
Phil Bourque reveals his favorites for the tournament in-between periods of the Pens-Isles game on 3/27 during the Crash the Net segment.
UPDATE #2: Round 1 voting is over. Go here to view the round 1 winners and second round pairings
UPDATE #3: Round 3 voting is now underway
Ronnie Francis Bracket- 3rd round
Eddie Johnston Bracket- 3rd round
Kevin Stevens Bracket- 3rd round
Michel Briere Bracket- 3rd round
Round 4 voting is now underway
We're down to the Final Four! Check out the Final 4 match-ups and vote now!
The final two are here. Voting is underway
A champion has been crowned.
Pens Clinch! (Photos)
Let's not talk about that Islander game on Monday night. Yikes. Here'e some pics:
Penguins about to not show up against the Isles.
Prudential Center from the outside.
The division/conference championship banners.
Action shot.
Fleury already thinking shut-out.
Can a Devils fan please explain to me why there's two sets of retired numbers for Scott Stevens and Ken Daneyko?
Sour Patch: a boards advertiser. Awesome.
Billy Tibbetts!
Such a beautiful site...and the scoreboard's not bad either.
Couldn't remember if this was after the game or during the first period. Look at that crowd! (Joke! Relax folks)
Finally, the highlight of the night...meeting #25 Kevin Stevens.
What a guy.
Was waiting for the train back to Penn Station, when this huge guy walks in front of me and I immediately recognized #25. After asking for a photo, we wound up BS'ing for about 20 minutes waiting for the train to come. Unfortunately, due to the fact that New Jersey should be revoked from the Union, the tracks where the trains were going got mixed up according to the monitors and Stevens took off for the nearest one, not realizing it was going to South Jersey, not New York. Before I could turn around and tell him to follow me, the doors closed. I sure hope there was a local stop on the train he was on, otherwise he had a 30 minute trip in the wrong direction ahead of him.


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By Bob Hertzel
For the Times West Virginian
And then there were two.
Two more games for West Virginia, tough games, winnable games and losable games. The first is the Backyard Brawl with Pitt on Friday, Nov. 25, at home, game time expected to come out today, then comes a trip to South Florida, a dangerous opponent, especially if a BCS bowl bid is at stake.
It's been a long, hard year for the Mountaineers as a new coach, Dana Holgorsen, has done a bit of on-the-job training with a team that was rebuilding on defense and learning the ABC's of modern-football on offense.
That these two games are important is the result of that and, maybe more so, the fact the special teams haven't learned a whole lot of anything short of how many points you give up when you allow a kick to be returned for a touchdown.
Now, though, things seem to be moving in the right direction, not necessarily on the field where a victory over Cincinnati was a victory for mind over matter.
"We faced adversity all game but we found a way to win," quarterback Geno Smith said. "I think we have now turned the corner."
Until this game, maybe since the disappointing loss to LSU at home, the Mountaineers had been a team lacking zest. They were on cruise control when it should have been overdrive.
"Coach talked about having a party on the field, every man being accountable, every man bringing something, and that was what I saw against Cincinnati," Smith said. "Every guy was rooting for one another. When someone made a play there was high-fiving. That brings a lot of energy to the team. When you make that play it's almost like pandemonium."
They were learning not only how to play the system but to do it as a team, from the heroic stars to the scout team.
There was emotion and it was bubbling over, something that really had been lacking a few times over the past month.
It came up whenever there was a dispute with the officials, which seemed to be about every time a beer was sold in Paul Brown Stadium. Geno Smith was extremely vocal in his disagreement with almost everything the officials did, and considering they called 14 penalties on WVU there was a lot for him not to like.
"All year we've been getting bad calls and today was one of the worst I can remember. It's getting out of hand at this point," Smith said after the game.
It was almost as if the officials were trying to make WVU pay for leaving the conference.
"I can't speak to that," he said. "When there's obvious things that happen, it's hard to overcome it as a team," Smith said.
Holgorsen wasn't exactly thrilled with the officials either, but refused to use what's gone on as any kind of excuse.
"This is game 10," he said. "You can call a holding play on every down. We continue to teach the proper technique. It seemed like a lot, but you have to be able to overcome that. Whether we thought it was right or not, we had to overcome that."
And they did, in part because they were learning how to lean and depend upon each other, both offensively and defensively.
The defense, for example, rose up and banged Cincinnati in part because they weren't trying to do too much.
Linebacker Najee Goode, for example, had to make a sacrifice to help defensive end Bruce Irvin get into it.
"Bruce was having his way with the tackles, so they told me to let him do his thing and stay off him," Goode explained.
On the key play of the game, when Cincinnati quarterback Zach Collaros was sacked, fumbled and injured his leg, driving him out of the game, Julian Miller recovered for a touchdown.
"Bruce went under, I ran right up to him and Bruce jumped right on top of him. He fumbled the ball and Julian Miller got it. I should have got it but Julian did," Goode said.
The scoreboard read 7 points for West Virginia, not Julian Miller.
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By John L. Ross, Staff Writer
A man who faces one charge of solicitation to commit murder was granted an allowance to attend classes in Knoxville, Tenn.
Tristan Hall, 29, appeared before Judge Paul K. Winchester in Whitley County Circuit Court Tuesday with his attorney, Warren Scoville.
Hall was indicted for this charge in June after allegedly advertising on the well-known website Topix that he would pay $5,000 in cash for the murder of Melissa Jones Davis.
The request allegedly included the hired killer would be required to conceal the body.
On Tuesday, when his case was called, Hall and Scoville approached the podium.
Hall is currently released on a $75,000 fully-secured bond with a monitored condition release (MCR).
However, Hall and Scoville explained Hall planned on moving to Knoxville to take classes for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
Court officials told Winchester that Hall could not be monitored from Knoxville.
"He's charged with solicitation to commit murder," said Commonwealth Attorney Allen Trimble. "(He's) trying to get further away from the reality of what he's accused of."
It was suggested that Hall take these classes at the University of Kentucky, however, Hall said these classes were only held at the Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee.
"I understand that but due to the alleged allegation we have to have some type of monitoring," Winchester said.
It was agreed Hall could attend these classes, and Trimble requested he prove his participation in those classes at the next pretrial conference, slated for Sept. 24.
According to Kentucky State Trooper First Class Don Trosper, Hall turned himself in after the intended victim saw the post and notified police.
He was arrested in May by KSP Detective Richie Baxter and jailed at the Whitley County Detention Center.
Trosper said when the comment was traced back to Hall by law enforcement, the intended victim didn't think it was credible at the time.
Trosper added the investigation took approximately five months, because time was needed to trace the origin of the post through Internet service providers and websites.


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America: Pride Goes Before Destruction
The word hubris means: to have an arrogant and exaggerated sense of pride or self-confidence, and the Washington government is best described as hubristic. There's an old saying: "Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs … Continue reading
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---- — Shop Talk is a weekly column featuring locally owned and operated businesses. This week, we talk to baker Kate Hewlett and her brother Christopher MacLeman of Kate's Kreations in Oneonta.
Tell me about your business:
Kate Hewlett: Kate's Kreations is a specialized bakery. I do special orders, and sell baked goods from Bistro on Main in Oneonta. I'm the baker _ my brother Christopher is the business owner.
I'm always branching out to try different things. I'll always do cookies, but I try to do something different every week. For example, this week, I've got granola bars, which is something new. I've never done granola bars before.
Christopher MacLeman: But it's not just what you see at Bistro on Main _ it's muffins, scones, cookie platters, coffee cake. We're selling Kate's Koffee Kake on Sundays at the Roundhouse (Pub and Grill at the Oneonta Country Club). We sell a ton of it at the holidays. And we do special orders.
How did you get started in this line of work?
Hewlett: I started doing it to relieve stress. I was making little cookies, and selling them to teachers at my mom's school. I started making coffee cake, and I would sell it to people at church. I was baking at my mother's house, and then when my mom passed, I went to my brother's restaurant.
MacLeman: When I moved back from Las Vegas three years ago, we were still doing it at home _ special orders, stuff like that. Then the second year, we did Christmas orders out of the restaurant (at Woodhaven Golf Course in West Oneonta).
Hewlett: Then when my brother came to Bistro on Main, I started baking here. We had an open house in the fall in November, and in March, I started selling from the restaurant. I couldn't have done it if it weren't for Christopher.
Where do you see this business in five years?
Hewlett: To be on Main Street somewhere, with an awning out in front. That's the dream.
What is the most challenging part of what you do?
Hewlett: A challenge is always trying to come up with something new every week. You don't know if people are going to like it, but I want to keep offering people something new.
And it was a bit of a challenge getting used to the commercial kitchen. I had to learn the health rules, and, you know, things are just different than your home kitchen. Christopher was really good with helping me. I'm older, but I've learned so much from him. But since I've been here, the weekly baking has actually been a lot easier. I've gotten more confident.
The most enjoyable?
Hewlett: Being in the kitchen by myself, whipping out the cookies, and knowing that I'm producing a product that everyone loves. Who doesn't love cookies?
MacLeman: For me, it's helping her out, and having her be able to do what she loves to do.
Hewlett: And I'm just glad I'm doing the cookies here. You want that little sweet treat after you eat your lunch, so it's really perfect.
What are some advantages of doing business in this area?
Hewlett: In Oneonta, we're really the only place you can just go and get a cookie. You don't really get that anywhere else on Main Street.
MacLeman: If you do, they're not home-baked.
Hewlett: I feel good that I make a good, homemade product.
What advice would you give to someone trying to enter your field of work?
Hewlett: If baking is a dream, then definitely just keep going with it. Different avenues will open up. A lot of it was word-of-mouth for me.
MacLeman: The big time of year for us is Christmas and New Year's, so you want to get out there. We did the open house last year in the fall.
Hewlett: Last year was the first open house, and it was really nice _ the whole bar was filled with samples, and a lot of people came in and tried things. People think, "I have time before the holidays," but we offered a discount for anyone who placed an order at the open house, so that got people to order.
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Make-A-Wish seeks volunteers
Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina is looking for volunteers to work one four-hour shift per week to help with light office work in the organizations Morrisville office. No computer skills are required. For details, call 919-821-7111, ext. 205.
Leadership Apex accepting applications
The Apex Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for its Leadership Apex program, an eight-week course that aims to develop community leaders.
The program is open to chamber members and their employees. The cost is $500, and enrollment is limited to 25 people. The deadline to apply is Aug. 31. To apply, go to www.apexchamber.com or call 919-362-6456.
Jobs for Life
Dorcas Ministries will present Jobs for Life, a free eight-week program that teaches skills for finding jobs. Classes will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, to Thursday, Nov. 14, at 187 High House Road, Cary. The application deadline is Aug. 30. To apply, call 919-469-9861, ext. 201, or email email@example.com.
Movies in the Park series
A free movie will be shown every Friday in September at Falcon Park, 105 Falcon Drive. Free popcorn and drinks will be served. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. The Movies in the Park series, now in its seventh year, is sponsored by Cornerstone Family Church and organized by the Fuquay-Varina Parks & Recreation Department. Heres the schedule:
Sept. 6: The Adventures of Tintin
Sept. 13: Madagascar 3
Sept. 20: How to Train Your Dragon
Sept. 27: The Prince of Egypt
Garden Tour
The Fuquay-Varina Garden Club will host its tour of gardens from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 the day of the tour. Tickets can be bought at David Anthonys, Ashleys Art Gallery and The Garden Hut, or online at eventbrite.com/event/7072133943. For more information about the club, go to fuquayvarinagardenclub.weebly.com.
Wreck it Ralph at Morrisville Community Park
The movie Wreck it Ralph will be shown about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Morrisville Community Park, 1520 Morrisville Parkway. Food trucks, music and other activities will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Carys Hometown Spirit Award nominations
Cary residents can nominate others for the Hometown Spirit Award, which recognizes residents who promote small-town community values, until Sunday, Sept. 8. Nomination forms and instructions are at www.townofcary.org.
Walk for Wishes event
Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina is hosting Walk for Wishes events to raise money to help grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.
The local 5K walk is at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at WakeMed Soccer Park, 201 Soccer Park Drive, Cary.
Registration is free and begins at noon the day of the event. To register, visit eastnc.wish.org.
Morrisville Climb Day
Triangle Rock Club will host Morrisville Climb Day from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at 102 Pheasant Wood Court, Morrisville. Drop-in rock climbing sessions cost $9, including materials.
Local authors at Eva Perry Regional Library
Local authors will discuss the areas influence on their work at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherds Vineyard Drive, Apex. The program will feature Carolyn Booth, Bill Floyd, Peggy Payne, Tamara Ward and Barbara C. White. To register, call 919-387-2100.
Literary trivia
West Regional Library will host a bingo-like trivia game for adult readers at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary. Registration is requested. Call 919-463-8500.
Skin care and beauty tips
Wake County Public Libraries will hold skin care and beauty information sessions with Paula Metivier, a Mary Kay independent beauty consultant. A session will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary. Another will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherds Vineyard Drive, Apex. Registration is required; call the West Regional Library at 919-463-8500 or the Eva Perry Regional Library at 919-387-2100.
Run Your Heart Out 5K
A 5K to support the Childrens Organ Transplant Association in honor of Lucas Santos, a Cary High School student who received a heart transplant in November, will be at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at WakeMed Soccer Park, 201 Soccer Park Drive, Cary.
Registration and more information is online at www.runtheeast.com/calendardetail.php?id=216.
Downtown Bounty
The Fuquay-Varina Downtown Revitalization Association will present the third Downtown Bounty celebration from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. The free event in the historic Varina downtown shopping district celebrates fresh local food and community spirit. There will be music, vendors and family activities. For details, go to www.fuquay-varinadowntown.com.
All Things Bluegrass
Jan Johansson will tell the story of bluegrass music at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary.
Bluegrass in North Carolina
Tommy Edwards will discuss the history of bluegrass music in North Carolina at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherds Vineyard Drive, Apex.
John Santa will speak about the culture of bluegrass music at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Page-Walker Arts and History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary.
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As I See It Sara-Anne Eames
Newburyport Daily News
---- — As I have aged, there seems to be an obsessive attitude in people that is harder to accept than when I was younger.
First of all, this election is way off kilter. More than $500 million has been spent on the campaigns, more "dirt" being thrown, way too much rhetoric and way too many debates. I've said it before; we need to limit all campaigns to six weeks like most European countries. Say what you have to say in that frame time and get on with it. The phone calls are disruptive (sometimes four a night) and the mailings are ludicrous. Meanwhile, people have lost jobs, savings and homes. Many have given up looking for work! This campaigning has been going on for over a year! Thank goodness Nov. 6 is soon!
Secondly, a young boy wanted to support his family as well as a stranger during "Cancer Awareness Month" so he dyed his hair "pink". The press gave him wonderful news coverage, however, the educational administration of his school refused to let him come to school! To me the school system is the "Ogre". What a wrong message they are sending. His aim was to bring a message of support to women who have suffered, succumbed or survived breast cancer! Thank goodness we have children who are aware and want to show their concern. How inventive he is!
Thirdly, why does a business that has been complimented many times for their excellent employees not have a sense of humor and compassion for the employees who do such excellent work! Instead, for one small comment in one of my past articles (which was meant to be humorous) they inferred that it could reflect on the company in a negative way with its connotation! Please relax and get a sense of humor. There are much more important matters to be addressed.
During one of our regular Friday get-togethers a number of us got into a conversation about several practices that we felt inane.
Why should Father-Daughter dances be terminated in public schools. They are now deemed inappropriate, Please! My favorite memory was my dad escorting me and a friend to an eighth grade dance for fathers and daughters. Diane, my friend, didn't have a dad so she had been invited to join us and my dad took turns dancing with both of us. I was so proud and happy. That memory will never die!
Another thorn in our side is the ban on peanut butter in the schools because of allergies. What can parents do who can only afford peanut butter and jam and can't afford cold cuts, etc.? Peanut butter is a staple in most houses. The parents should be responsible for their child's eating habits not the school. When we do trick or treat, locally, we choose not to have peanuts in the candy we hand out, but, we've been told that non-peanut products are processed on the same machines as the peanut ones so where does this information take us? We certainly recognize that peanut allergies as well as other food allergies are very serious and can be life threatening. Is there a better solution?
Last, but not least, is the answering service on most businesses asking you to press "one" for English. How about pressing one for listing of other languages? Shouldn't other minorities be given the same options? I believe English is still the primary language of the United States. My pet peeve is when, as a retiree, I call the company that I worked with for 29 years and it takes me 15 minutes of pressing buttons to get who I want on the line!
I'm going to finish with a quote from Eugene O'Neil because sometimes we humans worry too much about the wrong things.
"Dogs do not ruin their sleep worrying about how to keep the objects they have and to obtain the objects they have not. There is nothing of value they have to bequeath except their love and their faith".
Keep the faith!
Sara-Anne Eames lives in Newburyport.


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If They Push That Button, Your Ass Got to Go
Now that last weekend's high-concept endurance test 24-Hour Nuclear War is over, it doesn't seem so strange that the admittedly over-the-top "aural guerilla project" went off without incident or arrest. The concept was challenging—a series of 24 hour-long concerts, each at a different and progressively odder venue, like a cell phone on the corner or a van at the Jackson Avenue viaduct. And the bands were essentially doing one extended cover of the eight-minute long "Nuclear War" by the Sun Ra Arkestra. Though it seemed like it would be doomed to devolve into drunken boxing right around hour eight, the thing went off gracefully, and even on schedule.
For some people, it probably seems stranger that it's not still going on. To a lot of the die-hards (which I was not; I only made it to ten of the events) whose systems adjusted to the onslaught of second-hand smoke, inexpensive beer and being expected to yell "Nuclear War! Yeah!" every 25 seconds, the thing must have felt like a lifestyle. A terrifying lifestyle.
For the performers, the challenge may not have been endurance in the same way it was for the roving audience. They had the more formidable challenge of working within this gimmick and making it entertaining for an entire hour. Some, like Todd Steed and the Suns of Phere, who played at 8 p.m. Friday at Pilot Light, took an easygoing approach to it. The band did a semi-bluesy low-volume (so the audience could talk over it) improv session, with Steed charmingly, and often quite funnily, talking over the music. Others, like accordionist Fluxedo, who went on at Legacy an hour later, took an audience participation tack. She had with her a list of flash cards with lyrics from the original song—as well as some more topical entries—printed on them. Audience members held the cards up throughout the show and she would incorporate the phrases into her set. "What you gonna do without your ass?" and "3.29 a gallon" were popular.
Then there were some you couldn't quite figure out. Performance-art troupe Copperhead Red seemed to actually want to make you feel like you just walked out of the quintessential nightmare vision you get when someone says "poetry reading"—a bongo, an uncomfortable level of earnestness, non-sequitur lists of gourmet cheeses.
Then there were the performers who were so good they kept your attention just doing what they normally do. Some of the highlights included two-piece hip-hop/poetry group Black Atticus and Nijoli, who were at the Copyshop at midnight, one-man band Cain Blanchard at Host Clothing at 2 a.m., Bloomington, Ind., noise outfit the Virgin Killers at the Birdhouse at 3 a.m., and noontime drum-and-guitar (emphasis on the drum) loudness with Chris Rusk, Ryan Schaefer, and Sam Stratton at the Basement Gallery.
(Charles Maldonado)
Fourth and Long for the Gridiron Bash
The pep rally can go. So can Montgomery Gentry. But no Taylor Swift? That's too bad.
The Gridiron Bash pep rally and concert featuring Montgomery Gentry and Swift, scheduled to be held on Friday, April 18—the night before the University of Tennessee's spring Orange and White football game—has been canceled. A representative from MSL Sports and Entertainment, the company promoting 16 Gridiron Bash events across the country this spring, says one athletic conference expressed fears that the participation of football players in the concert might violate NCAA regulations about special privileges for student-athletes.
MSL says they plan to re-schedule the Gridiron bash for fall.
(Matthew Everett)
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Find Out What the Carpet and Rug Institute is all about at the upcoming Surfaces 2013 flooring trade show ~ But only if you look really hard...Next week, I go to Las Vegas for the annual Surfaces flooring industry trade show. I will be located in booth S6403, which, although I have not looked it up on the massive Surfaces map, is likely to be in the nose-bleed section of the Surfaces trade show floor.
But, although I may be posted to the "outback", or "north forty", or whatever you may call it, I almost always wind up located next to nice people in booths next to me, and I talk to old and new friends who come by.
3 Reasons to Visit CRI's Booth at Surfaces 2013!
If you are going to Surfaces, here are three reasons why you should go out of your way to find booth S6403.
1. There will be double-thick padding under the carpet. Come rest you tired feet.
2. Booth S6403 will be the only place at Surfaces you can get a Carpet Cleaning Tips for Dummies book for free
3. For anyone else who drops by and is unfamiliar with the CRI and what we do, I will have a new hand-out available that will put all questions to rest. It's just an 81/2" x 11" sheet of card stock front and back that tells about CRI signature programs such as Green Label Plus and Seal of Approval, NSF 140 carpet sustainability standard, the CRI Blog, Carpet America Recovery Effort, Downloadable Fact Sheets and more…
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CRI. Setting standards, and then raising them.
The Carpet and Rug Institute has worked with the industry to establish standards intended to improve carpet. Based on science and testing, CRI arms consumers and manufacturers alike with knowledge.
CRI's Seal of ApprovalThe Seal of Approval program is the only one in the industry that scientifically measures cleaning efficacy of vacuums, extractors, cleaning systems and cleaning products.
CRI's Green Label PlusGreen Label Plus is a voluntary industry testing program for carpet and adhesive products that establishes the highest standard for indoor air quality (IAQ) ever set by the carpet industry.
CRI's NSF/ANSI Standard 140This is the first standard to measure and certify carpet sustainability. It addresses sustainability throughout the manufacturing process from production to recycling to reclamation.
CRI. So much information. One resource.
The Carpet and Rug Institute is the go-to place on the Web for everything carpet. From choosing the right carpet, to installation, cleaning and more, the information is there for you - anytime you need it.
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You'll find timely commentary, as well as links to articles, interviews and information that you can use.
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Get a host of information - research, fact sheets and journal articles - that dispels myths about carpet and proves it is the best flooring option to reduce asthma and allergy symptoms.
Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) spearheads the industry's efforts to increase the amount of post-consumer recycled and reused carpet, and reduce the amount going into landfills.
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We have 18 different fact sheets customized for audiences like schools, consumers, healthcare and builders. Topics range from affordability to indoor air quality to sustainability and more.
Don't miss your chance to have all this! It's all waiting at Booth S6403.
See you in Vegas,
~ Bethany


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"You give me a quiet mind and I ... I love you."
Those are the lyrics 7-year-old Erinn Yori sang to her mom after first receiving treatment for her bipolar disorder.
It's also her inspiration for naming her new best friend and companion, Blue, an 8-month-old chocolate Labrador Retriever that has helped her with her mental illness and overcome her daily struggles.
The lyrics from the song "A Quiet Mind" by Yori's favorite band Blue October, describe how the Hopatcong second-grader felt after meeting Blue, her psychiatric service-dog-in-training that she has had since February.
Described by her mom, Nicole Yori, as a "lifesaver," Blue prevents Erinn Yori from daily tantrums and manic episodes that she has endured her whole life.
Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 6 after showing signs of mental illness disorders since she was only 1 1/2 years old, Erinn Yori had been through many treatments, none of which stopped her tantrums like Blue has.
But when Erinn Yori met Blue when she was a 10-week-old puppy last winter, her life changed.
Her mother said she and her son, Ian, 9, were in constant fear of their lives because Erin was so physically digressive and violent with screaming threats at them during her manic episodes.
"She would go into a rage that would last between three and four hours, and they would happen three or four times a day, every day," Nicole Yori said. "She was very violent, very aggressive, she would make threats to kill, usually myself or her brother."
Ever since getting Blue, Nicole Yori said home has been a lot more peaceful, as the episodes are much less frequent, and a lot shorter.
Blue is able to detect a chemical shift in Erinn Yori's brain before she has a tantrum, and alerts both Erinn and her mother before an episode.
When Blue senses a shift, she starts rubbing her body against Erinn and walking in circles around her, trying to get her to sit down.
"She smells that shift and knows something's going to happen so she's trying to put my daughter in a safe position so that she can't hurt anybody," Nicole Yori said.
Since Blue came into the Yori home last winter, she has been training in the house with a personal trainer, and she will continue to be in training until next February.
Not only does Blue prevent Erinn Yori from going into episodes, but she is trained to alert her mom when it is time to give her daughter medications.
"It's easily the most incredible thing I've ever been a part of," Nicole Yori said.
Right now, while Blue is still training, she doesn't go out with the family often, but once she is verified, she will be going out in public with Erinn to school and accompanying her every where else.
Children and adults with mental illnesses around the country are also experiencing similar situations with service dogs like Blue.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 4 adults experience a mental health disorder, and about 5.7 million American adults are affected with bipolar disorder every year.
NAMI is recognizing the disorder this week with National Mental Illness Awareness week. Through different activities across the country, NAMI is working to raise awareness of the illnesses that affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans everyday.
A second-grader at Tulsa Trail, Erinn Yori's life has changed drastically since meeting her new best friend while facing the disorder. Her mom says the dog is "more of a person than a pet" to Erinn, and she is much happier now.
Nicole Yori created the Facebook page Erinn's Blue Rainbow, which shares Erinn's story and experiences with Blue. She is hoping for it to eventually become a non-profit organization.
"The difference is absolutely unreal," Nicole Yori said of having Blue in the house. "Just knowing that we can go out, knowing that we can go places, knowing that we can do things, and the dog is there."


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Study Persian at Columbia
Persian has been the language of courts, poets, and scholars and lingua franca of the Eastern part of the Islamic world from the ninth century (C.E.) onward. It is the official language of Iran and it is spoken and understood in various areas of Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and Tajikistan today.
Persian language study at Columbia University's Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies prepares students for advanced study of the culture, history, literature, and society of the Persianate world. It offers students the opportunity to learn how to connect and communicate with Iranian and Iranian-American communities. It offers a window into the culture, politics, and history of a civilization two thousand years in the making. The courses are complemented by movie nights, discussion sessions, guest lectures and take advantage of New York City's vibrant cultural scene with outings to museums, galleries, restaurants, and concerts to further expose students to the richness of Persian culture.


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- Name: The Cyborg (ザ・犀暴愚 Za Saibougu) / Jagg-Ed
- Homeland: Central African Republic
- Age: 21
- Height: 200cm (6'7")
- Weight: 453kg (999lbs)
- Choujin Kyoudo: 1,140,000 Power
- Trademark Technique: Cyclone Backbreaker, Great Cyclone, Rocket Punch
- Seiyuu: Akio Otsuka, Hisao Egawa (TV) / Eric Stuart (US)
- First Appearance: Kinnikuman Nisei ~All Choujin Dai Shingeki~
- Submitted By: Masaharu Nakamura (中村真治) of Aomori
- A rhinoceros cyborg with spiky armor. First appears as the bad guy in Kinnikuman Nisei ~All Choujin Dai Shingeki~ and the first movie. He takes Rina hostage and forces Mantaro into a match on the Tokyo Tower. The ateji used to spell "Cyborg" mean "Foolish Violent Rhinoceros". In the English version, he talks with a Rocky Balboa-like accent. He first appears as a fan submission on the cover art for chapter 374 of the original Kinnikuman.