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Little League should drop religious pledge, stick to baseball
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on Mar 8, 2013 at 7:14 am
I completely agree. Neither a child nor an adult should be compelled to say anything about his or her relationship with God in any circumstances. That is the business of an individual and his or her Higher Power. Wasn't it Jesus who said the true believer should proclaim his faith and devotion in private? Let the kids just play ball. If there is a god, She will be watching anyway!
on Mar 8, 2013 at 7:22 am
I agree with Mr. Kandell 100%. I don't expect my son to declare his trust in God before sitting down at the wheel in his pottery class, or before getting in the pool at swim practice, or before breaking out lab equipment at Science Club. Little League should not be an exception. How I am raising my son and what he chooses to believe is our family's business, not something requiring public declaration before hitting the ball field.
on Mar 8, 2013 at 7:30 am
When I was a young man, religion was something that we practiced thoughtfully, with great intention and importance. One of the problems with introducing it into every single civic activity is that it cheapens true, actual religious reflection.
I think that we should reserve statements of faith for those events that allow us the time for true spiritual reflection.
Stop mob rule! Put God back in the church where He belongs.
on Mar 8, 2013 at 7:45 am
This courageous and well-written viewpoint affirms our First Amendment protections, which are sadly misunderstood by so many people. Religious freedom does not mean religious imposition, and to conflate something as innocent and clearly without a foundation in religion whatsoever as baseball with required religious speech is unthinkable. The premise behind one of the strongest and most potent parts of the First Amendment is separation of church and state. Adults continue to amaze me in how they spoil the development of children in this regard while claiming innocent religious observance. Religious freedom does not have to include imposing one's religion upon another rather insensitively and relentlessly. Throwing, fielding, hitting, running. That ought to be the focus of adults associated with Little League. Instead, compelling fealty to a religious view and then offering the lovely, "just change the channel or don't participate if you don't like the programming" response lacks a basic understanding of civics and emphasizes exclusion, not inclusion, exactly why protections are needed for our rights. In today's SF Chronicle, a letter writer takes an infamously untalented columnist to task for her blindly ridiculous stance that the majority of voters should affirm rights. In that writer's world, a majority of voters should be given power to decide things like interracial marriage, slavery's legality, and equal protection. The comparison to the issue raised in this thread is this: Rights are called rights for a reason. The second of these two letter writers observes this making the comment that, "Civil Rights exist apart from how one might feel about them." What an interesting view. Accepting that these 11 year old youths simply want to play baseball free from adult interference ought to be the focus, not the imposition of one groups's religious beliefs. We live in a constitutional republic, whose protections are "to safeguard the rights of the few from the rights of the many" to quote one of those letter writers, Cliff Baker. I think that any adult that forces a child to declare trust in God before donning a Little League uniform is so misguided as to not be in a position to serve youth. Thanks to this writer who points out the injustice of blind, forced indoctrination of religion in the lives of those who do not wish it imposed upon them. It's not the cross that worries me, it's the double cross.
on Mar 8, 2013 at 8:17 am
Nail. On. The. Head. Agree completely. Can we please just let kids play the game?
on Mar 8, 2013 at 8:24 am
Big deal. Who cares. Stop using money that says "In God We Trust" if you are so terribly upset.
Great way to teach your kid to be hyper sensitive. He has the right just to stand silently and say nothing. Did you leave that part out?
Next thing you will object to is the national anthem being played at major league baseball games. Or flags on the shoulders of uniforms.
on Mar 8, 2013 at 8:43 am
Absolutely! Well said, sir.
I am a Christian. My daughters are Christians. We attend church every Sunday and enjoy Vacation Bible School, family prayer and youth group. We love God, and are proud of who we are through Him.
My girls participate in many activities through school and the community. Softball, gymnastics, basketball, music lessons, National Junior Honor Society and more. Never once have they been asked to proclaim their faith under the duress of exclusion from the activity.
How awful it must feel for our kids of other faiths - or with no faith affiliation - to have to either show maturity beyond their years and opt out of the practice (at the risk of ridicule by their peers) or to go against their own beliefs and utter words that are against their fiber in order to participate in a sport they love.
In an attempt to assimilate the youngest of our country to the faith of the masses, the MVLL has managed to go completely against the teachings of Christ, who loves all.
This is an archaic and inappropriate practice. Kudos to you, sir, for questioning this systemic form ofdiscrimination. I hope that your column will turn the hearts of the MVLL and encourage them to make a positive change for all participants.
on Mar 8, 2013 at 9:03 am
Just wanted to add my voice to the (hopefully growing) chorus of support. There's no reason to implicate religious difference in an activity that has nothing to do with religion or with religious sameness or difference amongst members of a community. There's no reason that a kid should have to feel different or be reminded that he's in the minority in order to play sports.
An earlier commenter's conflation of the American flag on baseball uniforms or the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner, which, crucially, doesn't mention God in the first stanza that is the only one that is ever sung and that is commonly referred to as the national anthem, illustrates exactly what the problem is: If you conflate faith in God or faith in God according to one religious tradition with Americanness itself you exclude from national life a lot of people who are and proudly consider themselves to be Americans.
on Mar 8, 2013 at 9:21 am
To the unfortunate soul who said this..."Next thing you will object to is the national anthem being played at major league baseball games. Or flags on the shoulders of uniforms."
Thank god, but God ain't in the National Anthem...Soldiers don't swear allegiance to God.. They swear allegiance to the Constitution.
How would you like to be told to stand aside and not participate in something you want to because somebody completely unrelated to you tells you not to? That reeks of injustice, the kind we send troops across the world to fight against.
on Mar 8, 2013 at 9:23 am
Having kids who come out to play baseball pledge that they believe in God is ridiculous; if the pledge means anything, then it's offensive to make kids that don't share the belief recite it. If it doesn't mean anything, then it belittles religion to put it in there, and incidentally, it undermines the other parts of the pledge, such as the promise to play fair, that are important to the LL mission.
Let's respect each other by keeping religion out of non-religious activities. That's the best way to respect our respective religions and the non-religious alike, and the best way to highlight the sportsmanship parts of the pledge that really do apply.
on Mar 8, 2013 at 10:23 am
All little leagues can opt out of even reciting the oath. The board of directors can vote to do this should there be enough support from parents.
Little league HQ even says it's up to the local leagues as to whether they want to use it.
Other Bay Area little leagues have done so according to the article. Which ones?
At the very least, Mountain View LL should note on their website what the oath is or provide a link to the oath. I'm not opposed to them keeping it but they should provide full disclosure so parents can make informed decisions.
on Mar 8, 2013 at 11:19 am
I agree whole heartedly! It doesn't belong at Little League games. I also believe "under God" should not be part of the Pledge of Allegiance as it wasn't in the original Pledge and only added in 1954. Always stand up for what you believe!
on Mar 8, 2013 at 11:57 am
Well argued. Also, consider this: If you take an oath, you are affirming that you believe everything you are swearing to.
Thus, if you declare "I trust in God," but you do not, you are guilty of lying.
Encouraging children to lie for the sake of expediency does nothing to strengthen either their sense of honesty or sincerity. In fact, it encourages hypocrisy.
on Mar 8, 2013 at 12:02 pm
I have no problem that you are apparently secular. But that does not give you the right to try to exterminate any display of religion no matter how minor or ceremonial from our public life.
A few questions: Is anyone forcing your son to say the words if he objects to them? Can't he just say the rest of the pledge?
Little League is a private organization, and is legally allowed to have players say whatever it wants. Paul, are you now going to write an op-ed complaining that we have "in god we trust" on our coins?
The Supreme Court held in Elk Grove School District v. Newdow that the phrase "one nation under God" (said in public schools) is a "ceremonial" statement that has lost any religious content. And you're this hysterical because God is mentioned at a private event?
on Mar 8, 2013 at 12:20 pm
God Bless, that we live in a country that allows, even encourages us to speak out against arbitrary use of power--it is our duty as red blooded citizens to encourage those like the author of this column to share his thoughts on how we can allow our kids to "just play ball".
on Mar 8, 2013 at 12:38 pm
Ridiculous...you picked the right name for this forum. Exterminate any display of religion? What planet do you live on? When are we NOT displaying religion is a better question. Were the words always on our money? No. Were the words always in the Pledge of Allegiance? No. Have you read Jefferson's Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom? Uhhhh...I seriously doubt it. I re-name you the Debra J. Saunders Award Winning Ridiculous Community Contributor. So glad you "don't have a problem" with anyone's secular feelings....jeez...or is it Jesus....?
on Mar 8, 2013 at 2:36 pm
Firstly, you know nothing about my religion, so your ignorance speaks to your bias and prejudice about only approving your personal freedom of religion. It is others' freedom you have a tougher time with I see.
I recently visited Jefferson's little ink stained desk where he wrote the Declaration, which was a statement opposing tyranny by the British. I stand in opposition to your tyrannical remark that implies that someone without religion is less than someone with religion. I support your right to say these things, but laugh out loud at your ridiculous views.
You think an 11 year old shortstop should have to pledge allegiance to god...to play baseball. Now if that god is WIliie Mays, then maybe he's onto something...
on Mar 8, 2013 at 3:20 pm
In the heart of the technological revolution that shrunk the world and brought down dictators, having to recite ANYTHING as arbitrary as "I trust in God" is uncalled for.
There are lots of times and places for religion. The ball field is not one of them.
Bravo, Mr. Kandell!
on Mar 8, 2013 at 7:05 pm
I agree with you Paul 100%! Thanks for writing this article. The sad part is that not a single MVLL board member thought differently. And here we are in the heart of Silicon Valley (with the most diverse population) in 21st century.
on Mar 9, 2013 at 4:30 am
Requiring other people anywhere to publicly declare support for your beliefs (or publicly declare non-support via non-participation) makes you look a bit silly at the best of times.
In this case I'd wager that the genuine faith and feeling that makes 'trust in God' important and meaningful to many involved in the league and surrounding community (and surely there is also an understandable urge to honor the beliefs and world-view of those who set up the original ceremony, no?) it will on close inspection turn out to have nothing to do with whether a bunch of ten-year-olds standing by the side of a diamond with mitts in hand mumble words to that effect or not.
That is to say, trusting in God is a personal, moment-to-moment thing that requires nothing of anyone else.
So while I heartily support MVLL's right to do as they wish with this ceremony (there being no legality against it) my own deep faith in the goodness and wisdom of all of God's wonderfully diverse creations with their myriad of religions, beliefs and non-beliefs leaves me hoping they'll give this pledge a rest.
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So, me and my buddies headed out about a week ago to check out the chicken and waffles place on Mass ave called "The Hen House". Overall a great time, we went there after school and each got similar but different plates Right when we walked in there was about 5 people already eating but there was no line. We all got in line and ordered, I got the waffle combo which was a buttermilk waffle with homemade butter, and I got the friend chicken tenders which arent really like tenders from the freezer, these were legit chicken strips. My decision turned out to be the best of everyone because not having bones during consumption made the whole eating process a lot cleaner. The one dissapointing part of the meal was that we had heard that the sauces were very vast and delicious, however vast they may have been ranging from honey mustard to teryaki we were dissapointed to seem that all the sauces were either too salty or too bland. It didnt stop us at all from consuming every last bite though. Another great part about the place was that they had very interesting soda, some choices were watermelon(good) to rootbeer(not good). However the main point of this post was to recieve some better advice on chicken and waffles in the area. Possibly making the trek out to Amy Ruth's in NYC but I'd rather see whats in the area first.
I've already slagged the Hen House here: great logo, good fried chicken, weak waffles, wretched cleanliness, and deathly slow service.
I don't think the Poppa B's waffle is quite up to the platonic ideal, which I believe would be denser and crisper, reflecting lots of fat on the iron, but its fried chicken is the best I've had in Boston. Meanwhile, the waffle is definitely more substantial than the typical fluffy breakfast waffle, the service could not be sweeter or friendlier (and it's table service), and the place is spotless.
May go back to the Hen House for the very cool t-shirt; but for chicken and waffles, I'm going back to Poppa B's.
Chicken and waffles is the real deal. If your pallette craves the savory and sweet or sweet and spicy mix, you must go for this combo. I am shocked, I have to say, that I see it being talked about in Boston, by I'm a newbie here so forgive me. Coming from LA. I don't know anything other than Roscoe's (full chicken pieces, choice of light or dark) or Pann's (Spicy wings).
When in NYC however, you have to go to Melba's on 114th and 8th, in the Village of Harlem. -
Having lived in the nabe for a gazillion years, I kept circling this place but never going in. Tipping point came when Liquor Land moved in next door. So one late afternoon I bit. And boy, was I ever sorry I did.
I did not have waffles. But I had the chicken, with potatoes, gravy, and greens. Everything (but especially the greens) was the saltiest food I've ever put in my mouth. I couldn't finish it. The gravy came out of a can, or something, certainly wasn't real gravy. The place was NOT CLEAN. As I chewed, I became more and more concerned that what I was putting in my MOUTH was not clean. I would avoid this place like the plague.
Having said all this, the place seems incredibly popular. Go figure.
re: mezzodiva54
I've only been once but I liked the fried chicken..never had the waffles. Only 1 trip and I hit them when they were first opening..so the oil was fresh.
I consider it the 3rd leg of Speed's and M&M BBQ...for a good bike ride in the area.
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To coment on another related thread..not a great 3 for walking but on a bike; they're really close.
Having returned to Boston this week after a 5-yr hiatus in the South and Texas, I've found myself feeding on barbecue and soul food in an attempt to bring some degree of warmth to my bones.
A friend of mine is a big fan of the Hen House, but was quick to point out he'd only been there at the end of the night, and a daytime sober scarfing might not live up to his "memories". After persistently pecking at him about a chick'n'waff brunch, I ultimately prevailed and we found ourselves at the HH in the sober light of day, a line 10-deep and excruatingly slow, so slow I couldn't imagine having to wait that wait at 2am.
The logo is brilliant, the hat hip, and the panties with "tastes like chicken" on the backside a requisite purchase.
Buttermilk waffles were floppy, no real golden exterior, but they ate alright topped with some whipped butter and maple syrup. Drumstick and thigh were fresh-fried, with a somewhat heavy batter that was mildly spiced and cracker-crispy, giving way to juicy-tender meat. MC Slim gets it right with the Sysco sauces which are mostly forgettable, although I think I did utilize a few more drops of the jerk sauce than any others. Side of soupy red beans were savory and warming, and I get the feeling the other sides and soul of the menu are probably worth checking out. I was laser-focused on the smoked cheddar grits, but they were out and I was told they'd take 8 minutes to make, 8 more minutes that I did not have to spare in my life today (esp for what might have been instant grits). I wonder what their barbecue is like. I didn't get a whiff of smoke in the joint, and couldn't see their rig.
Heineken on-tap, Colt 45 on can, Nantucket juices, a plethora of pops from the Mercury Brewing Company (the slurp of cola I had was quite good).
I agree that the concept of chicken and waffles is unique. I can't say I love the Hen House, however.
Good: nicely-fried chicken, especially the whole-piece option; an awesome logo (I want one of those t-shirts).
Bad: wimpy waffles, not tough or crunchy enough for fried chicken (though they'd be fine as breakfast waffles in most contexts); fake-maple syrup for the waffles (a bad corner to cut); lack of a savory-gravy option (there ought to be a Southern-style country gravy available); terrible Sysco-grade sauces for the chicken (these are best skipped altogether); the cleanliness of the dining area (they don't wipe the tables down nearly frequently enough, which you have to keep on top of in a counter-service place); the pitifully slow and not especially hospitable service (it's glacial and surly even when the place is empty).
I haven't tried the chicken and waffles at Poppa B's, but I'll go out on a limb and guess that they're superior. I know they have better fried chicken, the place is spotless, and in general the kitchen seems much more focused on fresh, house-made ingredients and preparations. And it's a table-service place with really delightful servers.
Too bad, since the Hen House is a lot more convenient to me. I'm a much bigger fan of the owners' other place, the nearby Victoria's Diner.
re: tallullah
I was at Lucky's yesterday for Lunch and our server told us that the Chicken and Waffles are no longer on the menu. Apparently the prep time was too long and it was not ordered enough to justify keeping it on the menu. It really is a shame because it was by far the best version in Boston.
re: ScubaSteve
Whoa, lotta abbreviations there. Took me a while to decode.
I like Lucky's a lot, but they are suffering from the Thaitation/Trattoria Toscana syndrome, i.e., if I'm in that neighborhood, I'm sorely tempted by the joint across the street.
I definitely hadn't noticed chicken & waffles on their menu in my last couple of visits, but will certainly give that a shot. I highly admire their bar steak, and enjoy the big cocktails and Frank impersonator.


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I have some conceptual questions regarding capacitors and dipole antennas.
Consider a parallel plate capacitor made with two conducting plates, initially uncharged. If I connect each plate to a different terminal of the battery, charge will start to flow from one plate to another. Consider also a dipole antenna that consists of two conducting rods connected to both terminals of an AC (alternating current) supply. In this case, current will also flow from one rod to the other one through the battery, and both rods will become charged with charges of opposite sign, but, since the power supply supplies AC, the signs of each rod will alternate in time. My questions are, basically: 1) Is there a connection between the charging up of a capacitor and the dipole antenna? It seems so, because both consist of a power supply that, when connected two conducting objects, charges up both conductors with equal charges of opposite sign. 2) Why exactly does charge flow from a plate (in the case of the capacitor) or rod (in the case of the dipole antenna) to the other one? For the case of capacitors, the book that I'm reading only mentions that it is because "the plates are equipotential", but I'm not sure why this would force charges to flow from one plate to the other. For the case of antennas, the book doesn't give any further clarification. 3) What is special about a capacitor that makes it different from an open circuit? Suppose I connect two copper wires to the terminals of a battery, but I don't close the circuit. Will both wires get equal charges of opposite polarities, like a capacitor? Thank you in advance. |
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A dipole antenna is like a capacitor with a very small capacitance.
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Also note that the simple dipole antenna (approx. [itex]L < \frac{\lambda}{10}[/itex] where L is the length of the antenna) constructed with an open-circuited wire with battery at the center actually produces a triangular current distribution. If the dipole axis is in the 'z' direction, the formula for the current would be: [tex]I(z) = I_{o} (1 - \frac{2 |z|}{L})[/tex] To get the constant current often used in short dipole calculations in many texts what you would actually want to do would be to construct an antenna with these capacitor end caps in order to produce that constant current configuration. This slight distinction of antenna is covered in entry level E.E. books, but I don't recall it in Griffith's Electrodynamics (the more or less comparable physics text on the subject.) I think the resultant fields of the open-circuited versus capacitor nuance is only different by like a factor or two or something (if I remember correctly), but I didn't check. |
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Osborne hopes that the situation is just temporary until everyone is healthy. Otherwise, he acknowledged, it could stunt the growth of players like freshmen Shawn Arthur, Kaden Meeks and Alex Hamrick, who only got to play a couple of minutes each at the end of a 27-point win against Clay County last week.
"We've got the three freshmen and a couple of sophomores we really want to get playing time for us,'' Osborne said. "It's important to try and get some games for them. We're hoping to play some [JV games] when everyone gets back.''
More room to move
Don't expect Buffalo's style of play to change all that much since it moved to a more-spacious court in its brand-new school building.
For many of the 61 years at its old, cramped gym, affectionately known as "The Barn,'' the Bison employed full-court or trapping pressure defense against befuddled opponents and often had them running into (or barely avoiding) the walls and bleachers that tightly ringed the floor.
But now that the spaces are more wide-open in the new gym, Buffalo isn't going to alter its style.
"We're still going to try it,'' said veteran coach Chuck Elkins.
"I think that in order to play slower, you have to have that one dominant person you can go to - and we don't have that. We have [6-1] Dylan Rich and [6-1] Bradley Harris, and they'll do a great job. They'll battle you all the way. They're just not the kind of guys who you can turn everything to in a half-court offense.
"I always felt that way. Back in the day, we had a couple 6-8 kids and we ran everything through them in the halfcourt - but we really don't have that [now]. We've got [guards] Isaiah Robinson and Levi Jordan. We have to use what we've got, and that's to try and outrun people.''
Winfield digs in
The preliminaries are over for Winfield.
The Generals, who competed as a Class AAA independent since moving up a division for the 2008-09 school year, embark on their first MSAC league games in the coming days.
Winfield visits Ripley (1-0) Friday and plays at home against Princeton (1-0) Tuesday before a Dec. 21 date against state power Wheeling Park during the Hoops Classic at the Civic Center.
The Generals began the season 2-0 with one-sided victories against Point Pleasant (66-44) and Lincoln County (81-27).
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Classically, the energy of this card reminded us of the real challenges posed by romantic relationships, with the protagonist often shown in the act of making an either-or choice. To partake of a higher ideal often requires sacrificing the lesser option. The path of pleasure eventually leads to distraction from spiritual growth. The gratification of the personality eventually gives way to a call from spirit as the soul matures.
Modern decks tend to portray the feeling of romantic love with this card, showing Adam and Eve at the gates of Eden when everything was still perfect. This interpretation portrays humanity before the Fall, and can be thought to imply a different sort of choice -- the choice of evolution over perfection, or the choice of personal growth through relationship -- instead of a fantasy where everything falls into place perfectly and is taken care of without effort.
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Metro: Last Light sold more units in one week worldwide than its predecessor did in three months
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Linux fans live in a special world,so it makes sense for them to have their own special star signs. If you too were born under the influence of Open Source,read on as the 2005 Linux Magazine Horoscope reveals the secrets of your future.
PENGUIN January 22 – February 18 Giant leaps in the past have taken you a long way, but they've also made people jealous. Despite all your success, don't forget that there are alternatives to your way of doing things, and stop treating your colleagues like competitors. Don't let legal hassles bother you; you can expect your opponent to give up some time soon. You have been going downhill for a couple of years now. If you want to stay healthy, take some time out to recuperate.
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American Sovereigns
The People and America's Constitutional Tradition Before the Civil War
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American Sovereigns is a path-breaking interpretation of America's political history and constitutionalism that explores how Americans struggled over the idea that the people would rule as the sovereign after the American Revolution. National and state debates about government action, law, and the people's political powers reveal how Americans sought to understand how a collective sovereign-the people-could both play the role as the ruler and yet be ruled by governments of their own choosing.
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"This is a superb and radical book, radical in the sense that it goes to the roots of the American constitutional tradition, pushes aside the crusty generations of constitution worship that have enshrined the federal constitution as a fixed, settled and static resolution of the nation's constitutional tradition and complicates matters enormously."
Ronald Formisano, University of Kentucky, LexingtonSee more reviews"Professor Fritz's American Sovereigns tells a complicated story of constitutional development from the period of the Revolution to the Civil War. It is not a conventional account that takes its beginning from 1787 and a focus on the Federal Constitution; rather it offers an intimate account of change that reckons with the extraordinary role of the people as sovereigns. To be sure, Fritz discusses many questions that usually enter accounts of constitutions, but he gives these questions an unusual twist, and adds a fresh perspective through analysis of state constitutions, federal action with constitutional meanings; popular behavior in extraordinary events such as the Whiskey Rebellion and the Rhode Island crisis. In all of this intricate story, the people as sovereigns, a much contested proposition—as he demonstrates—serves to give his study its coherence. His book is not only a revisionist account; it is a beautifully written piece of history that illuminates a supremely important field."
Robert Middlekauff, University of California, Berkeley"American Sovereigns is a welcome addition to the literature on constitutional theory, legal history, and American political development. While the book is dense, it is nevertheless readable and presents unique criticisms and corrections, specifically concerning the literatures on popular constitutionalism and extra-judicial constitutionalism."
-Justin Wert, Law and Politics Book Review"Fritz's purpose in this painstakingly researched and richly rewarding study is to show that a number of events in the early American Republic can only be fully understood by viewing them as episodes in a longstanding debate over competing conceptions of collective sovereignty...Fritz succeeds admirably in the current work in offering an original and insightful analysis of competing conceptions of popular sovereignty through the mid-nineteenth century..." -John Dinan, H-Law
"A highly accessible, nicely produced, and beautifully researched and written book that is a must read for historians and teachers of public law." -Choice, Stanley N. Katz, Princeton University Choice
"American Sovereigns will probably become a primer for all who study the U.S. Constitution. It provides a superb analysis of the legal concepts and politics behind the creation, testing, and modification of that document before 1860....It should be a must read for scholars of that era." Sheldon Avenius, History: Review of New Books
"Christian Fritz dispels the myth that constitutional theory has survived unchanged from the day it was first implemented. Instead, he shows in stunning detail how the people's understanding of constitutionalism began before the 1787 convention and continued to evolve through numerous events over the course of the next half century...I was very pleased with American Sovereigns and would recommend it not only to those who have an interest in constitutional law or theory but for those who generally love American history. Fritz gives the reader a new perspective of how the early founders viewed government power and the people's right to remove that power." -Christopher Dykes, University of Houston, American Association of Law Librarians
"Popular sovereignty is one of the most powerful concepts in the American political vocabulary, and one of the most problematic....[Fritz] persuasively demonstrates that the rhetoric of popular sovereignty retained a striking vitality long after the Federalists exploited it to get the Constitution ratified....His explanation of the array of meanings ascribed to the nebulous idea of "interposition" is also superb." -Jack Rakove, American Historical Review
"There is still a debate today over the relationship between the citizens and government in American society. For this reason, this book should be of interest to those who are interested in constitutional history and the relationship between the people and the government." William E. Kelly, Perspectives on Political Science
"American Sovereigns… is an able contribution to the growing literature on "popular constitutionalism," a body of scholarship contending that early Americans believed "the people" had the right to shape and interpret constitutions and laws through methods outside formal political and legal systems….[Fritz] carries the day in his attempt to complicate our understanding of popular constitutionalism by showing its unsettled, conflicting usage and its endurance deep into the nineteenth century." -Terry Bouton, Journal of American History
"In one of his most important contributions, Fritz recovers the variety of methods that James Madison said the people could use to 'interpose' when they believed constitutional principles were being subverted...American Sovereigns is a good history retrieving long-lost understandings of the American constitutional system." Michael Les Benedict, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"Christian Fritz's insightful study…should serve as a welcome correction to those constitutional absolutists who maintain there is only one acceptable interpretation possible (theirs) of the Constitution, or that 'The Founders' without question thought thus and so on every detail, as if there were unanimity at the beginning that somehow has been corrupted." Max J. Skidmore, Journal of American Culture
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- length: 440 pages
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Table of Contents
1. Prologue
Part I. The People's Sovereignty in the States:
2. Revolutionary constitutionalism
3. Grass-roots self-government: America's early determinist movements
4. Revolutionary tensions: 'friends of government' confront 'the regulators' in Massachusetts
Part II. The Sovereign Behind the Federal Constitution:
5. The federal constitution and the effort to constrain the people
6. Testing the constitutionalism of 1787: the Whiskey 'Rebellion' in Pennsylvania
7. Federal sovereignty: competing views of the federal constitution
Part III. The Struggle over a Constitutional Middle Ground:
8. The collective sovereign persists: the people's constitution in Rhode Island
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The Midlands is an area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important location for the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. The greater part of the area is now administered as the Government Office Regions of the West Midlands and East Midlands, though parts of the traditional Midlands are also in surrounding regions, namely Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (East of England), Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (South East), Gloucestershire (South West) and Northern Lincolnshire).
Extent of the Midlands[edit]
The Midlands does not correspond to any current administrative area, and there is therefore no strict definition. However, it is generally considered to include the counties of Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the West Midlands and Worcestershire. Lincolnshire is considered by some part of the Midlands but generally excluded, on account of its extensive coastline. The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica describes Gloucestershire as "west midland", Bedfordshire as "south midland", and Huntingdonshire as "east midland" counties respectively. Sheffield is included as it is considered the 'capital' of the north Midlands
With more restricted boundaries than the traditional area known as the Midlands, two modern Government Office Regions together represent the latter: West Midlands and East Midlands. These are also constituencies of the European Parliament.
The West Midlands comprises the shire counties of (1) Staffordshire, (2) Warwickshire and (3) Worcestershire (with their respective districts), the unitary counties of (4) Herefordshire and (5) Shropshire, the metropolitan boroughs of (6) Birmingham, (7) Coventry, (8) Dudley, (9) Sandwell, (10) Solihull, (11) Walsall and (12) Wolverhampton, and the unitary boroughs of (13) Stoke-on-Trent and (14) Telford and Wrekin. The East Midlands comprises the shire counties of (15) Derbyshire, (16) Leicestershire, (17) Lincolnshire, (18) Northamptonshire and (19) Nottinghamshire (with their respective districts) and the unitary county of (20) Rutland. The two regions have a combined population of 9,439,516 (2001 census), and an area of 11,053 sq mi (28,631 km²). The loosely defined North Midlands is centred on Sheffield
The largest Midlands conurbation, which includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton, is approximately covered by the metropolitan county (which also includes the city of Coventry) of the West Midlands. Parts of the East Midlands are also densely populated, particularly the triangle formed by the cities of Nottingham, Leicester and Derby, which also includes sizeable towns such as Loughborough and the Long Eaton–Beeston–Stapleford subconurbation.
Various part of the Midlands (particularly Warwickshire and Leicestershire) are somewhat poetically referred to as the Heart of England, especially in tourist literature.
The various areas of the Midlands have their own distinctive character, giving rise to a high number of local history and industrial heritage groups. Nottingham played a notable part in the English Civil War, which is commemorated in a number of place names (Parliament Terrace, Parliament Street, Standard Hill). Areas such as Derbyshire's Amber Valley and Erewash combine attractive countryside with industrial heritage and are home to historic canals and sites associated with the mining industry.
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- Cannock, Chesterfield, Corby, Coventry
- Derby, Dudley, Evesham,
- Grantham,
- Halesowen, Hereford,
- Kettering, Kidderminster, Kingswinford
- Leamington Spa, Leicester, Lichfield, Lincoln, Loughborough,
- Malvern, Mansfield
- Newark-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Northampton, Nottingham, Nuneaton,
- Oakham,
- Redditch, Rugby, Rushden, Rugeley,
- Sheffield, Smethwick, Solihull, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Stourbridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Sutton Coldfield,
- Tamworth, Telford,
- Walsall, Warwick, Wellingborough, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Worksop.
Club | League | City/Town | Stadium | Capacity |
Aston Villa F.C. | Premier League | Birmingham | Villa Park | 42,788 |
Stoke City F.C. | Premier League | Stoke-on-Trent | Britannia Stadium | 28,384 |
West Bromwich Albion F.C. | Premier League | West Bromwich | The Hawthorns | 26,500 |
Birmingham City F.C. | Football League Championship | Birmingham | St Andrew's | 30,079 |
Derby County F.C. | Football League Championship | Derby | Pride Park Stadium | 33,597 |
Leicester City F.C. | Football League Championship | Leicester | Walkers Stadium | 32,500 |
Nottingham Forest F.C. | Football League Championship | Nottingham | City Ground | 30,576 |
Coventry City F.C. | Football League One | Coventry | Ricoh Arena | 32,609 |
Notts County F.C. | Football League One | Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 21,300 |
Shrewsbury Town F.C. | Football League One | Shrewsbury | Prostar Stadium | 9,875 |
Walsall F.C. | Football League One | Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 11,300 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. | Football League One | Wolverhampton | Molineux Stadium | 30,852 |
Burton Albion F.C. | Football League Two | Burton Upon Trent | Pirelli Stadium | 6,912 |
Chesterfield F.C. | Football League Two | Chesterfield | Proact Stadium | 10,600 |
Northampton Town F.C. | Football League Two | Northampton | Sixfields Stadium | 7,653 |
Mansfield Town F.C. | Football League Two | Mansfield | Field Mill | 10,000 |
Port Vale | Football League One | Stoke-on-Trent | Vale Park | 19,052 |
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Club | League | City/Town | Stadium | Capacity |
Leicester Tigers | Aviva Premiership | Leicester | Welford Road | 24,000 |
Northampton Saints | Aviva Premiership | Northampton | Franklin's Gardens | 13,600 |
Worcester Warriors | Aviva Premiership | Worcester | Sixways Stadium | 12,068 |
Moseley | RFU Championship | Birmingham | Billesley Common | 3,000 |
Nottingham | RFU Championship | Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 19,588 |


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A single source is one specifically selected amongst others due to specific reasons that can include capabilities, minimizing replacement parts, quality, service, and support. Many purchasing people like the idea of vendor reduction to streamline purchasing costs. Vendors cost money to do business with since each new vendor must go through an evaluation, commercial negotiation, and be set up in the purchasers accounting system. This line of thinking solely focuses on procurement efficiencies with less vendors equating to less cost for procurement administration, spare parts, training, and engineering. Vendor reduction programs have been very successful when used for commodity purchases.
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How to add padding to a Kendo "men" that is too big
Many kendo players face the problem of mass produced bogu (armour) that doesn't quite fit right. There are commercially made pads that fit in the top of a men (helmet), but none available that fit in the chin area; that is what I needed, otherwise the wider gap between bars that is intended for the wearer to look through, would be in the wrong place. Here's the solution I used. This doesn't alter the men itself at all, so is ok to use on borrowed/club bogu, or bogu for a growing child. You'll need: a piece of closed cell foam, some dark coloured fabric (cotton is best), the hook side of some Velcro, and a tin of contact adhesive.
Cut the piece of foam to approx. 80mm x 30mm, trim off the corners as shown. Place in the chin area of the men & try on (or get the owner to), check that the fit is correct; make adjustments to the foam if necessary. Cut a piece of fabric just big enough to completely cover the foam. Brush a thin coat of contact adhesive on one side of the fabric and all over the foam, allow to tack off. Now carefully press the flat side of the foam piece onto the centre of the fabric, and wrap the edges of the fabric around the foam. Cut the Velcro to the same size as the fabric covered foam, or slightly smaller. Apply contact adhesive onto the side where the fabric edges are, and to the back of the Velcro. Adhere the two together, ensuring the pieces are well pressed together with your fingers. Place in position in the men, the velcro will hold the pad in place. Now, go and try out your now correctly fitting bogu with your fellow kenshi. P.S. I know there's at least one kendo forum, but it doesn't allow photos, and I get frustrated with links to Photobucket and similar sites, that cease to work after a time for one reason or other! I suspect that a few DIYers will get asked to do this, by less DIY inclined family members, anyway) This is linked to from the kendo forum. |
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