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It was about seven months ago when Wolfman and the Giant faced off in New City in a fierce food battle that saw Wolfman jump out to an early lead, but hit a wall and ultimately lose the eating contest to the local legend.
"I saw the Giant struggling with his two hawks," said Max Crisp, a witness to the epic showdown.
"The Wolfman took one last look at all he had left and he just couldn't bring himself to finish it, and he hit a wall. What happened right to his right was the Giant, and the Giant looked at his despair, grabbed both hawks and just went to town on it."
Crisp is the owner of in New City, also the setting for the Giant-Wolfman battle earlier this year. On Labor Day last year, Crisp hosted his restaurant's , which by eating the five-pound burrito filled with rice, pinto beans, cheddar cheese, brisket, pulled pork, chicken, pico de gallo and lettuce rolled up in three tortillas and topped with sour cream and guacamole in 12:43.
After winning the contest, Giant, who also occasionally goes by Dalton Jobson, actually started working in the kitchen at American Burrito. Crisp said he would pay $500 to anyone who could beat the Giant in a contest to see who could eat the All-American Burrito faster. Crisp said his co-worker told him it was looking like he would have to get his checkbook out, but ultimately Giant scored the come-from-behind win.
"He was killing it and got about three-fourths of the way through the burrito and then just stopped," said Jobson of Pawling. "He just couldn't get anymore down."
Giant and Wolfman will square off in a rematch on Monday at 3 p.m. when they both compete in American Burrito's .
"Labor Day just seemed like a good holiday for an eating contest," Crisp said. "There wasn't much else going on and so I thought it was a good day to hold our contest."
While it will be a chance for round two in the Wolfman-Giant rivalry, they will have some tough competition on Monday. At least one professional eater, Connecticut's Jamie McDonald, will also be in the competition. Crisp said McDonald reached out to him on Facebook about the competition and even stopped by earlier this year.
"He asked me a bunch of questions about the contest and finally decided to stop by one day to check out the place," Crisp said. "He stopped in a bit after 11 one morning, right after we opened, and said he was going to give the All-American Burrito a try. At 11 in the morning, just a try. He ate the whole thing and absolutely crushed the record. The craziest part of it: he stopped in on his way to New Jersey for a wing-eating contest."
Crisp said McDonald finished the burrito in 7:45, which is still the record. Since American Burrito opened, 40 people have tried to eat the All-American, but only eight have succeeded. At last year's contest, of the seven competitors, only three finished. All eight who finished have their faces painted on the Wall of Fame.
This summer alone, Crisp has won meatball and hot dog eating contests, as well as setting a restaurant record in England for eating a 72-ounce steak in 17 minutes.
As of Wednesday, Crisp said he had four people signed up for the contest, which costs $25 to enter. The winner gets $300. Crisp added that he told McDonald that all competitors who entered last year were just amateurs, so it might be easy for him since the contest is still just starting out. McDonald told Crisp that he heard from three or four other professional eaters who might stop by Monday and compete.
A new wrinkle in this year's contest, Crisp said, is an additional challenge for the winner. The winner has the option of attempting to eat a second five-pound burrito after the competition. If the competitor finishes it, he or she will get an additional $500. If the competitor doesn't finish the second burrito, it will cost $100 from the initial prize money. Crisp said McDonald told him he thinks it can be done.
Jobson said he doesn't think he could do it. Still, he's looking forward to Monday for a few reasons.
"Last year's contest was really fun and it'll be cool to get to see some friends and co-workers I haven't seen in a while," he said. "Plus, the food there is really good. I haven't had it in a few months because I don't live in the area anymore, so I'm excited to get to eat there again."


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Men Who Stare At Goats…
Apparently men who stare at goats also sympathize with terrorists.
Against our better judgement we went to see the new release this weekend. We have not had a "date night" in months and the hubs and I decided to go and see the movie. Fortunately for us we had a gift certificate big enough to pay for our tickets and some popcorn.
Here's a brief synopsis of the movie from IMBD:
A reporter, trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. The founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends. Written by Rob Harris
The movie has a few "chuckle" moments in it. Overall, however, anything that was even slightly endearing in the entire story is totally and utterly destroyed when the moronic hippies, from the farce unit, lace the water supply of a FOB in Iraq with LSD. Yeah, watching soldiers drive armored vehicles through fences, running around with their weapons and rolling on the ground from laughter in a war zone was just so hilarious (yes, this is bitterly sarcastic), but that's not even the best part.
The hippies and the loser journalist do this so that they can release a bunch of goats that the military has captured and contained to run experiments on. I actually don't even mind that part. I like goats, and they smell better than a lot of hippies I know. The part where I went to stand up and leave is when the hippies and the loser journalist release a handful of prisoners who were being "tortured" with Barney music and flashing lights. They release terrorists back into the desert as their "moment of redemption." You heard me right. That is how they redeemed themselves from years of drug abuse, lying and deception. The only thing the movie producers forgot was to hand the band of terrorist thugs their weapons back as they set them free to kill and maim more innocent civilians and murder our soldiers.
Yeah, it's a movie. I know. Maybe some will think I got too ticked off about a movie, but the movie started with the disclaimer "More of this is true than you would believe." Just what were they implying? Who knows… then again maybe they are right!
After taking time to think this through I told my husband that it really is a most accurate film about the values of the supposed "progressive" hippy movement. When all is said and done the audience realizes that the entire special unit really was nothing but a fraud and a waste of tax payer's money. They also realize that the majority of what was being experienced were hallucinations from LSD and amphetamine abuse. When they release the terrorists back into the desert the audience learns that the only redemption this group has to offer is not a redemption at all.
Maybe in that light, it's not such an outrageous movie after all.


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Woodland Park, New Jersey
|Woodland Park, New Jersey
|Borough of Woodland Park
Map of Woodland Park in Passaic County (shown under its former name West Paterson). Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Detailed Census Bureau map of West Paterson in 2000
|Coordinates: 40°53′24″N 74°11′40″W / 40.889908°N 74.194581°WCoordinates: 40°53′24″N 74°11′40″W / 40.889908°N 74.194581°W[1][2]
|United States
|New Jersey
|May 1, 1914 (as West Paterson)
|November 3, 2009 (to Woodland Park)
|• Type
|Faulkner Act (Small Municipality)
|• Mayor
|Keith Kazmark (term ends December 31, 2014)[3]
|• Administrator / Clerk
|Kevin V. Galland[4]
|• Total
|3.115 sq mi (8.068 km2)
|• Land
|2.964 sq mi (7.676 km2)
|• Water
|0.151 sq mi (0.392 km2) 4.85%
|Area rank
|329th of 566 in state
13th of 16 in county[2]
|348 ft (106 m)
|Population (2010 Census)[7][8][9]
|• Total
|• Estimate (2012[10])
|• Rank
|206th of 566 in state
9th of 16 in county[11]
|• Density
|3,987.9/sq mi (1,539.7/km2)
|• Density rank
|152nd of 566 in state
8th of 16 in county[11]
|Time zone
|Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
|• Summer (DST)
|Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
|ZIP code
|Area code(s)
|FIPS code
|GNIS feature ID
Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson[18]) is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 11,819,[7][8][9] reflecting an increase of 832 (+7.6%) from the 10,987 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 5 (+0.0%) from the 10,982 counted in the 1990 Census.[19]
What is now Woodland Park was formed as a borough under the name "West Paterson", by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 25, 1914, from portions of Little Falls Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1914.[20]
On November 4, 2008, the citizens of West Paterson voted to change the official name of the borough from West Paterson to Woodland Park.[21] The new name retains the initials "W.P." and is a reference to the community's wooded areas. At a November 10, 2008, community meeting attended by 200 residents, a number of residents demanded that a recount be held if the official results showed that the measure had passed. In case the recount demand was unsuccessful, the group discussed filing a petition to change the name back to West Paterson, including discussion of how to raise the $33,000 needed to cover the cost of a special election in spring 2009 for voters to reconsider the name.[22] By November 25, 2008, the provisional vote counts had been tallied, and the name change won by 25 votes. The Mayor and Council approved Resolution R08-253 at the council meeting on December 17, changing the borough's name to the Borough of Woodland Park, effective January 1, 2009.[23][24] A referendum held on November 3, 2009 affirmed the name change.
Woodland Park is located at 40°53′24″N 74°11′40″W / 40.889908°N 74.194581°W (40.889908,-74.194581). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.115 square miles (8.068 km2), of which, 2.964 square miles (7.676 km2) of it was land and 0.151 square miles (0.392 km2) of it (4.85%) was water.[2][1]
|Historical population
|Est. 2012
|Population sources:
1920[25] 1920-1930[26]
1930-1990[27] 2000[28][29] 2010[7][8][9]
Census 2010[edit]
At the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,819 people, 4,632 households, and 3,215 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,987.9 per square mile (1,539.7 /km2). There were 4,835 housing units at an average density of 1,631.4 per square mile (629.9 /km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 82.33% (9,730) White, 4.23% (500) Black or African American, 0.16% (19) Native American, 4.20% (496) Asian, 0.10% (12) Pacific Islander, 6.15% (727) from other races, and 2.83% (335) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 20.66% (2,442) of the population.[7]
There were 4,632 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.06.[7]
In the borough, 19.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.[7]
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $67,250 (with a margin of error of +/- $8,035) and the median family income was $75,080 (+/- $7,661). Males had a median income of $48,514 (+/- $6,624) versus $41,659 (+/- $6,602) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $31,623 (+/- $3,252). About 5.6% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.[30]
Same-sex couples headed 32 households in 2010, a 60% increase from the 20 counted in 2000.[31]
Census 2000[edit]
As of the 2000 United States Census[15] there were 10,987 people, 4,397 households, and 3,025 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,715.5 people per square mile (1,433.1/km2). There were 4,497 housing units at an average density of 1,520.8 per square mile (586.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 86.53% White, 3.16% African American, 0.08% Native American, 3.83% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.17% from other races, and 3.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.06% of the population.[28][29]
As of the 2000 census, 34.3% of Woodland Park residents were of Italian ancestry, the 18th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and seventh-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.[32]
There were 4,397 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01.[28][29]
In the borough the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.[28][29]
The median income for a household in the borough was $60,273, and the median income for a family was $67,292. Males had a median income of $47,389 versus $36,814 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,758. About 3.2% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.[28][29]
Local government[edit]
The Borough of Woodland Park was chartered by the State of New Jersey to function under the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Option Municipal Charter Law) within the Small Municipality form of government (Plan C), implemented by direct petition as of January 1, 1967.[33] The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a three-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with elections take place in a three-year cycle, with the mayor elected one year and three council seats up for election in years two and three.[5] A government reorganization takes place on January 1 of every year, at which time a mayor-elect or newly elected council members are sworn in.
The Mayor exercises executive power and appoints department heads with Council approval. The Council may adopt the municipal budget proposed by the Mayor, but revisions may be required by a majority of the governing body before final approval.
As of 2013[update], the Mayor of Woodland Park is Democrat Keith Kazmark, whose term of office ends December 31, 2014. Members of the Woodland Park Borough Council are Council President Gary Holloway (D, 2013), Vincent DeCesare (D, 2015), Tina Gatti (D, 2015), Tracy Kallert (D, 2015), Rita Pascrell (D, 2013) and Joseph Spinelli (D, 2013).[34][35][36][37]
In 2012, Borough resident Matthew La Corte was fined for his planting of a political lawn sign. After nationwide backlash towards the town and court hearings, the town agreed to drop the case. [38]
Federal, state and county representation[edit]
Woodland Park is located in the 11th Congressional District[39] and is part of New Jersey's 40th state legislative district.[8][40][41] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Woodland Park had been in the 34th state legislative district.[42] Prior to the 2010 Census, Woodland Park had been part of the 8th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[42]
New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township).[43] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (D, Newark; took office on October 31, 2013, after winning a special election to fill the seat of Frank Lautenberg)[44][45] and Bob Menendez (D, North Bergen).[46][47]
The 40th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Kevin J. O'Toole (R, Cedar Grove) and in the General Assembly by Scott Rumana (R, Wayne) and David C. Russo (R, Ridgewood).[48] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham Township).[49] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[50]
Passaic County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected to staggered three-year terms office on an at-large basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[51] As of 2013[update], Passaic County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Bruce James (D, term ends December 31, 2014; Clifton),[52] Freeholder Deputy Director Theodore O. Best Jr. (D, 2014; Paterson),[53] John W. Bartlett (D, 2015; Wayne), Ronda Cotroneo (D, 2015; Ringwood), Terry Duffy (D, 2013; West Milford),[54] Pat Lepore (D, 2013; Woodland Park)[55] and Hector C. Lora (D, 2015; Passaic).[56][57] Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Kristin M. Corrado (2014),[58] Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik[59] and Surrogate Bernice Toledo.[60]
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 7,930 registered voters in Woodland Park, of which 2,309 (29.1% vs. 31.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,448 (18.3% vs. 18.7%) were registered as Republicans and 4,171 (52.6% vs. 50.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 2 voters registered to other parties.[61] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 67.1% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 83.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide).[61][62]
In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,897 votes here (49.0% vs. 58.8% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 2,782 votes (47.0% vs. 37.7%) and other candidates with 68 votes (1.1% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,918 ballots cast by the borough's 8,031 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.7% (vs. 70.4% in Passaic County).[63] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 2,686 votes here (48.6% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 2,642 votes (47.8% vs. 42.7%) and other candidates with 37 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 5,531 ballots cast by the borough's 7,506 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.7% (vs. 69.3% in the whole county).[64]
In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 2,165 votes here (45.3% vs. 43.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 2,151 votes (45.0% vs. 50.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 238 votes (5.0% vs. 3.8%) and other candidates with 64 votes (1.3% vs. 0.9%), among the 4,776 ballots cast by the borough's 7,814 registered voters, yielding a 61.1% turnout (vs. 42.7% in the county).[65]
Borough renaming[edit]
Borough residents voted in November 2008 to change the community's name to Woodland Park. This close decision — the majority was only 33 votes according to early results — marked the fourth attempt to change the borough's historic name of West Paterson: voters rejected the names "Whispering Pines", "West Park," and "Garret Mountain" in 1989, 1995, and 2001 respectively.[66]
Such a change is not unique in recent New Jersey history: Dover Township in Ocean County became Toms River Township in November 2006,[67] and Washington Township in Mercer County became Robbinsville Township in November 2007.[68] Moreover, the Paterson vicinity has also seen a previous name change in recent decades, as the borough of East Paterson (located in adjacent Bergen County) changed its name to Elmwood Park in 1972.[66]
Both East and West Paterson changed their names in hopes of dissociating themselves from the larger city of Paterson, which is significantly poorer and faces higher levels of crime, while preserving their E.P. and W.P. initials. In West Paterson, proponents of name change argued that their proposal would improve the borough's reputation and thus property values within the borough, as outsiders would be less likely to confuse it with Paterson. Opponents of the renaming saw no need to change, with businesses and the fire department citing the cost of changing references to the borough's name and the consequences of forgetting the community's history as West Paterson. The name change has been marred with accusations of racism and discrimination due to the city of Paterson's lower quality of life and diverse minority demographics. Some Paterson residents and advocates have jokingly suggested renaming Paterson to East Woodland Park and West Elmwood Park.[69]
Residents who voted "No" to the name change petitioned the municipal government in an attempt to change the name back to West Paterson. A referendum was held on November 3, 2009, and the proposal was defeated by 2,248 votes to 2,216.[70]
There is an unincorporated area called Woodland Park in the city of Summit, in Union County, adjacent to New Providence.
Students in public school for Kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Woodland Park School District. Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[71]) are Charles Olbon School[72] (grades K-2; 373 students), Beatrice Gilmore School[73] (3-4; 209) and Memorial Middle School[74] (5-8; 530).[75]
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School, which also serves students from Little Falls Township and Totowa. The school facility is located in Little Falls Township.[76]
The Garret Mountain campus of Berkeley College is located in Woodland Park.[77]
The borough had a total of 33.47 miles (53.86 km) of roadways, of which 23.88 miles (38.43 km) are maintained by the municipality, 8.22 miles (13.23 km) by Passaic County and 1.37 miles (2.20 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 1.86 miles (2.99 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[78]
Interstate 80 runs along the northwest corner of the borough for 1.0 mile (1.6 km), entering from Totowa to the west and continuing east into Paterson, and includes Exit 56 for County Route 636 Squirrelwood Road, with Exit 56A for Woodland Park and 56B for Paterson.[79] U.S. Route 46 enters from Little Falls Township from the west, follows the borough's southern border with Little Falls for 0.7 miles (1.1 km) and continues into Clifton.[80]
Public transportation[edit]
New Jersey Transit provides bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 191 and 194 routes, with local service offered on the 704 route.[81]
Notable people[edit]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Woodland Park include:
- Rick Cerone (born 1954), former MLB catcher who played most of his career with the New York Yankees[82]
- Darius Hamilton (born 1993), defensive end for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.[83]
- Keith Hamilton defensive tackle who played his entire 12-season career with the New York Giants.[84]
- Pat Lepore, member of the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders who was mayor of the borough from 2003 to 2011.[85]
- Víctor Santos (born 1976), MLB relief pitcher who has played for the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and the Baltimore Orioles.[86]
- Natalia Shaposhnikova (born 1961), former Soviet gymnast, two-time Olympic champion, who resides and coaches gymnastics in Woodland Park.[citation needed]
- Frank Tripucka (1927-2013), former pro football quarterback.[87]
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- ^ Italian Communities, EPodunk. Accessed July 15, 2008.
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- ^ via Associated Press. "Giants' Hamilton faces drug charges", USA Today, May 23, 2003. Accessed November 12, 2013. "Hamilton, a 12-year veteran who lives in West Paterson, was traveling on Route 287 in Harding Township when he was stopped around 12:45 a.m. Thursday for having tinted windows on vehicle, said Sgt. Dan Nunn, a police spokesman."
- ^ Cowen, Richard. "Lepore Says He'll Drop Woodland Park Mayor's Post if He Wins Passaic County Freeholder Race", The Record (Bergen County), September 28, 2010. Accessed November 12, 2013. "For six years, Pat Lepore has worn two political hats: one as mayor of Woodland Park, the other as a Passaic County freeholder."
- ^ Idec, Keith. "Back to basics - Ex-big leaguer Santos trying to keep his time in minors short", Herald News, May 26, 2008. Accessed January 16, 2013. "'Basically I've been going out there, giving this team a chance to win and showing them that I'm still solid, so they can give me a call up to the big leagues,' said Santos, who owns a home in West Paterson."
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External links[edit]
- Borough of Woodland Park official website
- Woodland Park School District
- West Paterson School District's 2012–13 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the West Paterson School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Passaic Valley Regional High School
- Woodland Park Public Library
- WXWP-NJ Woodland Park and surrounding regional weather


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Deadlift question: Rip in SS talks about the hip angle, and how it should be higher than the knee, as opposed to squats where it is parallel (correct me if I'm wrong). I'm wondering, if I don't have the flexibility to maintain that arch with a higher hip angle, is it that detrimental to have a lower hip angle to protect that arch?
Squat Question: How important is the angle of the back in terms of being somewhat leaned forward (not straight up and down)? I don't think my back angle has been tilted enough (not straight up and down by any means), but when I lean forward more it seems harder on my hip flexors.
I would take a video of your lift and post that for everyone to critique.
Depending on your body mechanics sometimes a different style may be better suited (and safer) for you.
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The Episcopal Peace Fellowship at Grace Episcopal Church has reviewed the decision by the pastor of First Congregational Church to ban the Islamic prayer from the presentation of "The Armed Man — a Prayer for Peace."
While attempting to be respectful of this decision, we are surprised, disappointed and shocked. This decision did not convey Christian love and respect for others' views.
The Episcopal Peace Fellowship holds an annual service to honor and commemorate Michigan soldiers who were killed in the past year. Members of different faiths, including Jewish, Native American, Buddhist, Christian and Islam, present prayers for peace. Including all people and faiths as we pray for a less violent world is one way to work for peace.
This work by Karl Jenkins is dedicated to the Kosovo war victims. It is an anti-war concert. In addition to portions of the Mass, it uses words from other sources, including the Islamic call to prayer, the Bible and the Mahabharata, and quotes from Rudyard Kipling, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Sankichi Toge, who survived Hiroshima.
The concert is an integrated professional work of art, the integrity of which is debased when portions are removed.
Betsy Davidson
Traverse City
The writer is Chair of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship.
Military has led the way
It's insulting to me that leaders of Traverse City's First Congregational Church think veterans like me might be as intolerant as they appear to be. Our military has often led the way toward tolerance in society, although admittedly sometimes only after controversy and struggle.
In my 20-year Navy career, my shipmates were of all races, ethnicities, religions, and even some whom I thought might be gay long before "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." None of that mattered because they did their jobs well and with mutual respect.
The church's leadership group apparently doesn't understand that President Bush declared a global war on terror, not on Islam; but I think most veterans do understand this. Our Constitution (which I swore an oath to support and defend) gives that church the right to be as intolerant as they wish, but that doesn't make their intolerance right.
Moreover, the article infers that the artistic work wasn't being "espoused from (their) pulpit" as part of a worship service; rather, it was a secular concert to honor veterans, presumably even non-church-member veterans.
Kudos to Alya Nadji, a teenager who seems to understand "E pluribus unum" better than do the adult leaders of that Traverse City church.
Roger Dewey
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Sometimes the flag of "family gift" is used to justify the purchase of something that one person in the family wants. But that's not exactly the point of a family gift, is it?
When considering a gift for the entire family, the usage should also be considered. A lot of websites that offer such gift ideas really don't take that into account.
We've looked through the best of those ideas and put family-friendly spins on them, so that everyone can enjoy the new present.
Interactive game systems
A video game system, such as an Xbox 360 or Playstation 3, can be a pricey investment, once games and controllers are bought for everyone. Fortunately, all of the major systems have options for movement-based gaming.
Xbox 360 has the Kinect controller and Playstation 3 has the Move controller. And the reason Microsoft and Sony made those controllers is because the Nintendo Wii enjoyed a high level of success.
While the uses for those controllers differ between games, they also open up a new world of family-friendly gaming that doesn't rely on precise button mashing or complicated story lines. That means parents can join kids for a few games without having to worry about content or dive through complicated instructions. Each system has a library of games that feature exercises such as dancing, running and more.
Here are some games that are fun and easy to learn: "Dance Central 3" and "Kinect Sports" on Xbox 360, "Book of Spells" and "Sports Champions 2" on Playstation 3 and "Epic Mickey 2" and "Just Dance 4" on Nintendo Wii.
New games average around $60 each and movement controllers can get as high as $100, depending on the system.
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After leaving the Velvet Underground in 1970, Lou Reed went to work for his dad's accounting firm as a typist. If he had never played a note of music again in his life, the four albums he made with the Velvets would be enough to establish him as one of rock's leading songwriters and visionaries. Fortunately for him, and for us, he made decades' worth of uncompromising music. (Actually, there were a few compromises along the way, but some of them are worthwhile too.) Here's twenty essential tracks from the great Lou Reed, rock & roll animal and legendary heart.
Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71
"I'm Waiting for the Man"
Start with $26 in your hand and this clattering track from the Velvet Underground's first album (The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967): an urgent rocker about going uptown to score drugs. With John Cale pounding away on the piano, Reed laid out the blueprint for his career: tough, urban, noisy, taboo, poetic.
"Sister Ray"
On the Velvet Underground's second album,White Light / White Heat, Reed pushed the group as far as he could with this epic of noise and debauchery: seventeen and a half improvised minutes, with lyrics about a drug-fueled transvestite orgy. It would serve as a blueprint and inspiration for countless bands in the following decades – but on its release in 1968, with psychedelic sounds seemingly everywhere, the Velvets stood alone, a genre unto themselves.
"Pale Blue Eyes"
The flip side to Reed's endless supply of deadpan venom was his ability to write gorgeous, yearning ballads, such as this one, from the Velvet Underground's self-titled third album (1969). The song has been covered by R.E.M., Hole, and Patti Smith – but the original remains unsurpassed.
"Satellite of Love"
From Transformer, Reed's breakthrough 1972 solo album, produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson. Is it a science-fiction tale of infidelity and voyeurism, a space-age lullaby, or an allegorical lament? For 41 years now, it's been a riddle, wrapped in a melody, inside an enigma.
"Walk on the Wild Side"
Reed's most famous song, a sweetly nostalgic tale of the transvestites in Andy Warhol's entourage coming to New York City and giving backroom blowjobs. The single, drawn from Transformer, was so transgressive in so many ways, it seems like a small miracle that it ever got played on the radio – yet it was Reed's only American Top 40 hit.
The leadoff track on Transformer, remembered for the famous couplet, "Vicious / You hit me with a flower." (The lyric was drawn from a conversation Reed had with Andy Warhol.) This live version features Reed in full-on bleached-hair speed-freak mode.
"Sad Song"
While many musicians have made Berlin albums, Lou Reed's Berlin (1973) is the wrist-slashing standard against which they're all judged. When the record concluded with the epic ballad "Sad Song," it felt like the whole world was shutting down.
"Sweet Jane"
This live version of a Velvet Underground favorite (from 1974's Rock 'n' Roll Animal) was a rock-radio staple for many years, in large part because of the lengthy introduction: guitarists Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter weaved licks together and played off each other like they were attached with surgical glue.
Metal Machine Music
One of the most hostile moves any musician has ever made towards his fans and his record company: in 1975, Reed followed up his highest-charting album ever (Sally Can't Dance) with a double album of squalling white noise. MMM inspired some of the best writing ever by legendary critic Lester Bangs, who said "sentient humans simply find it impossible not to vacate any room where it is playing."
"Street Hassle"
A miniature rock opera (from Reed's 1978 album of the same name), starting with just orchestral strings and gradually swelling into a full rock band. A tale of lust, death, misogyny, and lies – and it includes a monologue spoken by an uncredited Bruce Springsteen.
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What's the story behind your new project, HELPColumbus.com?
HELPColumbus.com is a web-based resource guide. There are over 35 categories ranging from child abuse to utility assistance. Within each category, there is a list of local agencies and programs that provide assistance for that particular need. Columbus needed this type of website for a long time.
I approached Reggie Luther of TracSoft with the idea. Fortunately, he welcomed it. They produced the layout for the site. The site was launched on June 17. It already has over 1,300 views. The goal is to connect those in need to services, indeed. Anyone can use it. It's also a tool for social workers to help their clients by making the appropriate referrals.
What's the biggest misconception about homelessness in the Chattahoochee Valley?
Homelessness does not define a person. It is a situation that can be overcome with the right resources and strategy. No one strategy will produce the desired results. That's why there is a 10-year plan in place. The homeless population seen along Broadway, Second Avenue and the Riverwalk make up less than 5 percent of the overall homeless population in the area.
Unfortunately, the neg
ative perceptions (or realities) brought by the few often taints and penalizes the "hidden" majority of the homeless, such as families, from receiving the compassion, assistance and services they desperately need.
What's your favorite thing about organizing the Valley Interfaith Promise Bed Race?
My favorite thing about organizing the VIP Bed Race is that it allows me to host a fun (and somewhat silly) event to promote VIP, and to bring awareness to the serious issue of family homelessness.
I love seeing the crowd and the teams having a great time. I love seeing the teams take the competition seriously. Some teams structure their beds for speed, while others focus on creative designs, and others use the event to build team spirit. The next race is Saturday, February 22.
Your resume includes past experience as a news videographer. Do you use any of those skills in your current position?
I use my skills in producing the radio and TV spots for Valley Interfaith Promise and the VIP Bed Race. I select the photos/images/layout for print ads, newsletters and social media. I also hope to produce PSAs to promote HELPColumbus.com.
Aside from your organization, what's the best-kept secret in the Chattahoochee Valley?
Today, I would say it's the Circles in Columbus program, which is affiliated with Open Door Community House. It is a high-impact community strategy to end poverty, one family, one person, at a time. Relationships are built across economic class lines.
You can walk into a weekly meeting and witness a business executive from Aflac or TSYS interact with a single mother who is earning minimum wage. She lays out a plan to get more job skills training and schooling to take it to the next level. You might also see a college president sitting with a father whose goals are to earn a GED and enter the military. The program builds a community, a social circle of positive influence, to build a bridge to success in Columbus, or wherever God leads them.


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La-La Land's a land of losers. . . . We're all just a bunch of dreamers with a nickel in our shoe. Why do we come out here chasing dreams that are so hard to catch? It takes your heart, your guts and your liver just to find the lock, and then 999 times out of a grand you can't find the key.
--The hero Whistler, in Robert Campbell's "Alice in La-La Land."
"La-La Land" was what Robert Wright Campbell called Los Angeles. By the time he finished his "La-La Land Quartet" of novels about the flawed private detective known simply as Whistler, Campbell wasn't the only one using that dreamy-seamy nickname for the City of Angels. The phrase became part of the American lexicon.


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61 Things That Make Life Awesome
For reasons completely beyond me, the holidays tend to be an emotional time one way or the other.
Some people love them, others despise it.
In honor of the strange foray of emotions holidays tend to bring I decided to change it up a little :).
Below is a free flowing stream of conscious about "What Makes Life Awesome".
I just kept writing until my mind went blank.
61 Things That Make Life Super Awesome!
- Wheat bread
- Improving every day
- Exercise
- Books
- Vegetables
- Great customer service
- Nice people
- My parents – Ron-a-owa and Torti (Those are their knicknames)
- My brother – Elibear
- My sisters – Mari and Xochil
- Friends
- The internet
- Skype
- Watching sports with my mom
- Goals
- Smoothies
- Starbucks feta egg white wraps
- French press coffee
- Interesting people
- Motivational audio
- Really cool socks
- Language
- Butterflies (the animal )
- Butterflies (the feeling)
- Laughter
- The eyes of an engaged human
- Peanut butter
- Martial arts
- Avocado
- Making people smile
- Kisses
- Falling in love
- Music
- Morning rituals
- Dogs that sleep on my feet
- Burritos
- Feeling loved
- Understanding a few words in a new language for the first time
- Writing a blog post that people love
- Being inspired
- Inspiring someone else
- The feeling of holding a new book in my hands
- Completing a huge historical fiction novel
- Dancing like no one is watching.
- Laughing at myself
- Brown Rice
- Free coffee refills
- Fresh apples
- A great country music song
- Deodorant (I hate bad body odor!)
- Passion
- Love
- Nature
- Children
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Humor
- Courage
- The sound of rain
- Sleeping 8 hours
- Watching puppies trying to climb stairs
What's on Your List?
Though it seems very simple this exercise is very powerful.
By doing this it will immediately put you in a positive frame of mind. No matter where you are on the spectrum (love the holidays or want to punch it in the face) this exercise will put you in a better mood.
Take a pencil or pen and just start writing "what makes your life awesome." Just keep going until you feel like stopping. Then reread that list. It's powerful!
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What is this medicine?HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE (HYOO muhn pap uh LOH muh vahy ruhs vak SEEN) is a vaccine. It is used to prevent infections of four types of the human papillomavirus. In women, the vaccine may lower your risk of getting cervical, vaginal, or anal cancer and genital warts. In men, the vaccine may lower your risk of getting genital warts and anal cancer. You cannot get these diseases from the vaccine. This vaccine does not treat these diseases.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
- fever or infection
- hemophilia
- HIV infection or AIDS
- immune system problems
- low platelet count
- an unusual reaction to Human Papillomavirus Vaccine, yeast, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
- pregnant or trying to get pregnant
- breast-feeding
How should I use this medicine?This vaccine is for injection in a muscle on your upper arm or thigh. It is given by a health care professional. You will be observed for 15 minutes after each dose. Sometimes, fainting happens after the vaccine is given. You may be asked to sit or lie down during the 15 minutes. Three doses are given. The second dose is given 2 months after the first dose. The last dose is given 4 months after the second dose.
A copy of a Vaccine Information Statement will be given before each vaccination. Read this sheet carefully each time. The sheet may change frequently.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 9 years of age for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
What if I miss a dose?All 3 doses of the vaccine should be given within 6 months. Remember to keep appointments for follow-up doses. Your health care provider will tell you when to return for the next vaccine. Ask your health care professional for advice if you are unable to keep an appointment or miss a scheduled dose.
What may interact with this medicine?
- medicines that suppress your immune system like some medicines for cancer
- steroid medicines like prednisone or cortisone
- other vaccines
What should I watch for while using this medicine?This vaccine may not fully protect everyone. Continue to have regular pelvic exams and cervical or anal cancer screenings as directed by your doctor.
The Human Papillomavirus is a sexually transmitted disease. It can be passed by any kind of sexual activity that involves genital contact. The vaccine works best when given before you have any contact with the virus. Many people who have the virus do not have any signs or symptoms.
Tell your doctor or health care professional if you have any reaction or unusual symptom after getting the vaccine.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
- allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
- breathing problems
- feeling faint or lightheaded, falls
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
- cough
- fever
- redness, warmth, swelling, pain, or itching at site where injected
Where should I keep my medicine?This drug is given in a hospital or clinic and will not be stored at home.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.


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What's the function of super PACs?
The role of super PACs is similar to that of traditional political-action committees. They advocate for the election or defeat of candidates for federal office by purchasing television, radio and print advertisements and other media. There are conservative super PACs and liberal super PACs.
What's the difference between a super PAC and a traditional political action committee?
The most important difference between a super PAC and traditional candidate PAC is in who can contribute, and in how much they can give.
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When did super PACs come into existence, and why?
Super PACs came into existence in July 2010 following two key federal court decisions that found limitations on both corporate and individual contributions to be unconstitutional violations of the First Amendment right to free speech.
In SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission, a federal court found restrictions on individual contributions to independent organizations that seek to influence elections to be unconstitutional. And in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that limits on corporate and union spending to influence elections were also unconstitutional.
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Why are super PACs so controversial?
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Another criticism of super PACs arises from the allowance of some nonprofit groups to contribute to them without disclosing where their money came from, a loophole that allows so-called dark money to flow directly into elections.
What are some examples of super PACs?
Super PACs spent tens of millions of dollars in the 2012 presidential race, the first contest affected by the court rulings allowing the committees to exist.
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- Restore Our Future, a conservative super PAC that supported Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
- Winning Our Future, a conservative super PAC that supported Republican presidential hopeful and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's run for the presidency.
- Make Us Great Again, a conservative super PAC that supported Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry's unsuccessful run for the White House.
- Priorities USA Action, a liberal super PAC that supported President Barack Obama's re-election bid.


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Graham Henry retires from the All Blacks as their greatest coach
By Spiro Zavos, 1 Nov 2011 Spiro Zavos is a Roar Expert
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All Blacks rugby coach Graham Henry attends a press conference with the Webb Ellis trophy after his team's Rugby World Cup final win over France at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
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They say about coaches in any sport that they come in two categories: those about to be sacked and those who will be sacked later on. Graham Henry, the All Blacks coach who broke the 'choking barrier' with his side in RWC 2011, has defied the odds.
He has effectively retired from coaching at the international level on his own terms and at his own time.
Nine days after winning the 2011 Rugby World Cup and after a world record 103 Test (for 88 wins and 15 losses) Henry today told the New Zealand rugby media he'd 'had enough.'
He will probably take up a mentoring role with provincial and school boy coaches. But his days as a hands-on coach at the highest level are over.
Right after the World Cup victory, Henry said he could 'rest in peace.' And, at the age of 65, and three decades of front line coaching, this is what he is apparently going to do.
There is no doubt that if Henry had wanted to continue with the All Blacks the NZRU would have found a way to do it.
As it is, his successor will probably be Steve Hansen with Ian Foster, the unimpressive Chiefs coach, as his back-up.
There is talk in New Zealand, too, that the former AFL coach Mick Byrne will be part of the new All Blacks coaching staff.
In his farewell conference as the All Blacks coach Henry went out of his to praise Hansen and Byrne, thereby designating them as his successors.
At the end of the failed RWC 2007 campaign, Henry was shattered. He decided not to apply for another stint with the All Blacks.
But he was talked out of this by the CEO of the NZRU, Steve Tew. Tew did not get on with the logical candidate Robbie Deans. So he virtually organised the way for Deans to be passed over and for Henry to be given his chance of redemption.
The logic behind this decision was that Henry was a great coach (true enough) who would learn from the mistakes of the failed RWC 2007 campaign, rather like Sir Clive Woodward in RWC 2003 after his initial failed campaign of RWC 1999.
The decision to stay with Henry meant that Deans was available for the Wallabies.
Deans brought with him to Australia a huge amount of intellectual property on rugby coaching which has seen the Wallabies rise from fifth place in the world rankings when he took over to the current position of number 2.
Also, it was Deans coached players like Will Genia, Quade Cooper and Digby Ioane who provided the Reds with the flair to win their first Super Rugby title this season.
Interestingly, Tew talked about not wanting to lose the 'intellectual property' that Henry possesses that made him grateful that he did not take up the offers to coach overseas that have flooded in after the World Cup victory.
The great Fred Allen coached the All Blacks in an unbeaten run in the late 1960s. But he had the team for only 14 or so Tests. And he did not take it to South Africa. Power politics within the NZRU prevented this from happening.
But in terms of the length of his career with the All Blacks, the trophies they won under his guidance and the remarkable win/loss ration, Henry has claims right now to be regarded as the greatest coach the iconic side has had.
Aside from his record, Henry had a special gift of being able to inspire the best play from those players with an Pacific Island background.
Someone like Ma'a Nonu, for instance, could be lacklustre for the Hurricanes and then outstanding for the All Blacks, all within a matter of weeks.
The old school teacher and headmaster in Henry seemed to give him a special rapport with his players. Even when the All Blacks performed poorly under him, as they did in 2008 and 2009, there was never talk of players being discontented or rebellious.
Henry was helped (and helped himself in fact) with his shrewd selection of captains. He appointed Tana Umaga as his first captain of the All Blacks. Umaga was the first long-term captain of the All Blacks with a Pacific Islander background. And then his successor, Richie McCaw.
It was Umaga's personality and play that won-over many people in New Zealand who disliked the rugby culture to embrace the All Blacks. Umaga also made an impassioned speech at the IRB which played its part in New Zealand winning the hosting rights to RWC 2011.
McCaw, of course, was the heart and soul of the All Blacks in the RWC 2011 final.
He played on one leg but was simply inspirational as he willed his team to victory.
The All Blacks had done courses into how to control their feelings in a final when the game looked to be slipping from them. The final was that game. And McCaw's fiery optimism and courage in that last half hour of play was the difference between the two sides.
Aside from the impact of his selection of captains and his winning record, Henry deserves another accolade for keeping the faith in attacking rugby.
Indeed, even after the failure of the RWC 2007 when the All Blacks tried to score tries rather than kicking drop goals, Henry insisted that a World Cup was not worth winning if it could only be achieved by a negative, kicking tactics.
Even if they did not always achieve the ensemble running game all the time (and the RWC 2011 final is one such occasion), the All Blacks under Henry were always an attack-minded side. They ran the ball when they could and tried to score tries when they could.
The effect of this commitment to the attacking game should not be under-estimated.
During the World Cup tournament virtually all the British journalists made the point that the England game of smash and grab the points was too boring a spectacle in an era when rugby is claiming a place in the world of entertainment-sport.
Even the old curmudgeon himself, Stephen Jones, declared before the final that it would be a tragedy for rugby if the All Blacks did not win the tournament.
As it happened, the All Blacks played their worst match in the tournament in the final. But they had the courage to hang on and break the hoodoo that was blighting the soul of New Zealand rugby.
Only four of the All Blacks RWC 2011 squad are leaving New Zealand.
It will be interesting to see what the new coaching staff will do with the team that Henry built.
Can it get better and achieve back-to-back World Cup wins or will it collapse the way other World Cup winning sides have done?
Spiro Zavos, a founding writer on The Roar, was long time editorial writer on the Sydney Morning Herald, where he started a rugby column that has run for nearly 30 years. Spiro has written 12 books: fiction, biography, politics and histories of Australian, New Zealand, British and South African rugby. He is regarded as one of the foremost writers on rugby throughout the world.
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November 1st 2011 @ 6:25pm
kiwidave said | November 1st 2011 @ 6:25pm | Report comment
I reckon Hansen and Foster will last 2 years and then get replace by some combo of Joseph/Blackadder/Rennie.
November 1st 2011 @ 6:44pm
cinematic said | November 1st 2011 @ 6:44pm | Report comment
I think they'll do okay. Hansen's shrewd.
November 1st 2011 @ 7:57pm
Rugby realist said | November 1st 2011 @ 7:57pm | Report comment
I am hay with Hansen,. You can't argue with how the forwards have been the past 2 years. Its Foster that will give cause for concern, at least until he proves himself.
It will also be interesting to see how the succession plan works for players who may not be able to quite make it to the next WC. For instance, as a big a fan of Conrad Smith as I am, I am not sure he willl be up to scratch in 4 years. There is also a question mark over out incredible hooker Kevin Mealamu.
Past world cups have shown that it is a fine balance between an over the hill ageing team (arguably ABs 91, Aus 95, Boks 11) and a battled hardened experienced side that knows how to win (Eng 03, ABs 11). It is particularly difficult for defending champions
November 2nd 2011 @ 7:58am
Mungehead said | November 2nd 2011 @ 7:58am | Report comment
You make some very good points Kuruki
November 2nd 2011 @ 10:47pm
Rugby realist said | November 2nd 2011 @ 10:47pm | Report comment
Yes, really good points.
At least Hansen seems to have improved his "i you're not with us, you're against us" mentality towards the media. Although if he is under pressure it will be interesting to see how he adapts, in this regard, and in terms of the points raised by Kuriki above.
November 1st 2011 @ 5:52pm
Johnno said | November 1st 2011 @ 5:52pm | Report comment
funnty this chat would never of happened had deans got the jobs, and the all blacks just won by 1 point. Who had a better record in there time Grhame Henry or Brian Lochore i don't know. You have to compare who was the best in there era base don win loss ratio and world cup wins of course. Grhame henry was massively critisced in 2007 for the french loss, and i remember in 2008 deans form memory beat him and henry was on shaky ground and many kiwis saying henry was not up to it , and many wanted Deans. funny how 3 or 4 years chugs everything. Would Deand of won the world cup with this current all black squad. A pure hypothetical question, funny now hardly anyone in NZ would want DEANS OVER hENRY FOR THIS WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN, WINNERS ARE GRINNERS, and Deans super 15 records at the crusaders seems to hold little value in regards ot being best NZ coach. Could deans of won with this squad and done what he did at the crusaders, well maybe as your have to remember dan carter and mcgaw and brad thorn were at Deans CRUSADERS TEAMS.
ANd after our tri nations win, everyone was kicking graham henry and backing deans as the most modern and innovative rugby coach ever. Hard to not laugh at that won after the wallabies world cup campaign.
SO Henry the greatest yes, i always liked Laurie Mains he played some greta rugby with the best all blacks team in my opinion still in the last 20 years class of 1995.
And did Colin Meads ever coach the All Blacks i don't know but im sure he did some work with the NZRU as an administrator in some capacity.
John hart was not a Bad coach either he had a great 1997 team as well, but for mine it is a 3 horse race between , Henry, lochore, and Mains, and the Jonah Lomu AB side of 1995 was the best AB side in last 20 years.
November 1st 2011 @ 6:25pm
Jerry said | November 1st 2011 @ 6:25pm | Report comment
"ANd after our tri nations win, everyone was kicking graham henry and backing deans as the most modern and innovative rugby coach ever"
No they weren't.
Meads was a manager back in 95. He did 'coach' the Cavaliers in 86, though he did no real coaching.
November 1st 2011 @ 7:26pm
Johnno said | November 1st 2011 @ 7:26pm | Report comment
well it is true, Jerry they were, and after our win in blomfentien. Everyone was harping on in both those results how attacking an dmdoern deans wads and how he supposedly had turned a young naive team suddenly into a team of champions, deans after the brsbane win viz a kieren reid 1st half injury and adam thompson laying 1st half with 1 arm and ali williams having to play at no 6, and nz having jet lag issues, and still almost won everyone or many people were riding the dingo deans trained massively, Jeryr and kURUKI,. ANd more shrewd people new come playing the all blacks in Eden park auckland would be much much tougher and whole new ball game and this was proved. The all blacks were rotating in the tri nations, and made deans look better than he was for the reasons i mentioned above.
November 1st 2011 @ 7:48pm
Jerry said | November 1st 2011 @ 7:48pm | Report comment
Well, no one in NZ was writing Henry off or thinking Deans was suddenly a great test coach based off one good match, but if it makes you feel better….
November 2nd 2011 @ 1:19pm
Mike said | November 2nd 2011 @ 1:19pm | Report comment
I do actually recall a lot of kiwis criticising Henry in 2007, often quite harshly. Not disagreeing with your overall point, Jerry, but just saying…
November 2nd 2011 @ 1:28pm
Jerry said | November 2nd 2011 @ 1:28pm | Report comment
Oh, yeah he came in for a lot of criticism in 07. AB coaches are hardly free from the NZ rugby public's (dare I say it, often kneejerk) critical eye.
November 2nd 2011 @ 3:00am
Touko said | November 2nd 2011 @ 3:00am | Report comment
November 1st 2011 @ 6:15pm
darwin stubby said | November 1st 2011 @ 6:15pm | Report comment
Definitely the right decision was made to encourage and then reappoint Henry – a great coach and he deserves the accolades … I don't think Deans would have built a better side if he got the gig after 07 and I certainly don't think they would have won this year under him – his international record just doesn't hold water … the NZRFU deserve the kudos for seeing through the Deans record and changing their hire and fire 4 year cycle …
I'm equally as convinced that Hanson is good enough to continue on the record … he did well with Wales and international rugby isn't a big pond … sure it's easy to praise Deans saying he's kept the Wallabies at #2 – but flip it over and see he's done that on the back of a mid 50% win/loss record and you can see that international rugby isn't that strong – even in their down periods the AB's will always be thereabouts – Hanson just needs to keep them ahead of the curve (even mitchell and Mains proved that was possible) …. Foster is an interesting choice (if chosen) sure he's not got a great record as a head coach – but his niche may well be as a an assistant – i'm willing to give him the benefit – he's certainly performed in other roles NZ A etc …
November 1st 2011 @ 6:52pm
cinematic said | November 1st 2011 @ 6:52pm | Report comment
Deans watershed year may be just around the corner.
But if the Wallabies crash and burn next season (I'm picking they'll go well) he's toast and will likely never get the AB's gig he so covets.
November 1st 2011 @ 7:08pm
darwin stubby said | November 1st 2011 @ 7:08pm | Report comment
Deans is a very long way from the NZ gig … apart from improving his record he will also need to get back and coach in NZ for a few years ….. I can't see the next couple of seasons being anything other than more of the same – he's not going to just find a forward pack over the next 6 months … the same old problems will be there next year … the boks will be rebuilding, but have depth and more importantly a new coach and NZ aren't losing many players – the Wallabies won't find next year a walk in the park
November 1st 2011 @ 10:06pm
Mario said | November 1st 2011 @ 10:06pm | Report comment
Hansen is a good coach but I disagree completely when you say he done good with Wales, he led a disastrous 2003 Six Nationas and failed to win a single game, he also lost 12 games on the trot while coaching them.
November 1st 2011 @ 6:43pm
cinematic said | November 1st 2011 @ 6:43pm | Report comment
Well done Graham. Nuts of steel.
November 1st 2011 @ 7:02pm
KW said | November 1st 2011 @ 7:02pm | Report comment
Sprio, you really do need to check your facts. 2008 the AB's won the Bledisloe, Tri-Nations and all games on the EOYT
November 1st 2011 @ 7:18pm
Jerry said | November 1st 2011 @ 7:18pm | Report comment
They did lose two on the trot in 08, one at home and one very heavily to the Wallabies (the first match Henry coached vs Deans) so maybe that's what Spiro was talking about? A bad patch.
November 1st 2011 @ 7:52pm
Rugby realist said | November 1st 2011 @ 7:52pm | Report comment
yea, agree KW.
The lean years under Henry were arguably only:
04 (No Tri Nations, still tweaking selections and gamplans before the French test at end of year)
07 (World Cup disaster
09 (loses to France and Springboks at home. Generally terrible against Boks aerial assault)
Although if there were 2 consecutive loses in 08 (cant quite remember) this is a bad patch by ABs standards, but not what you would call a bad year if the other games were won
November 1st 2011 @ 8:04pm
Jerry said | November 1st 2011 @ 8:04pm | Report comment
They lost to the Boks in Dunedin (first home loss in 5 years) then got beaten by 14 points in Sydney (which would be in the top 10 biggest losing margins). Came back strong though, kicked the Wallabies arse by about 28 points in Auckland then beat the Boks in SA by 19-0.
November 1st 2011 @ 9:22pm
Jerry said | November 1st 2011 @ 9:22pm | Report comment
Yeah, he was.
November 2nd 2011 @ 11:28am
Dc said | November 2nd 2011 @ 11:28am | Report comment
Jerry that 19-0 win over the boks in south Africa still ranks as one of the best in my mind…dan carter scored an unbelievable solo try dotting down backwards and Conrad scored a wonderful kick chase try . Richie was shagged after that game…the boks had a top team ..to win in south Africa and not concede any points was amazing …
November 1st 2011 @ 8:05pm
Johnno said | November 1st 2011 @ 8:05pm | Report comment
For me what changed the all blacks AROUND FORM THE END OF THE 2009 TRI NATIONS to the present 2011 RWC WiN. is simple. Grhame Hnery re assumed control of head forwards coach, and took much greater day to day operations of the forwards worked and analysis and tactics, i don't know if steve chanson was the fords coach and styed in that job officially but graham hENRY BASICALLY BECOME THE FORWADS boss rather than overseeing the forwards. A master stroke after the springboks white wash of 2009. Alos i think the 2009 Boks peaked that year, would the books of beaten NZ in NZ with bakes botha, frans stein, and juan smith all available another hypothetical. interesting anyway that danie rossow in many peoples mind was the lock of the torunmant so maybe bakkies loss was blessing.
But Henry i still think would of beaten the books had they made the grand final, if juan smith or frans stein had been available maybe not. Juan smith in my opinions better than Kaino. ANd so is dussaTour better than KAaino in my opinion.
But Hnery is defiantly a better coach than Deans , sure all the NZ knockers of henry are eating humble pie now, is he better than the Laurie mains coahed jonah loom team of 1995 maybe not, is he better than laurie mains very close call maybe just.
But henrys masterstroke was talking over as fords coach at end of 2009.
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