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|Getting to know .. a Habitat for Humanity House family
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"We don't get to hand the keys over on this day very often," Hilty said. "This is a nice surprise for Tom and Melanie. The paperwork all went through on Friday."
Stanton and Martin had longed for a place to call their own since their oldest child, Thomas Jr., now 7, was born. Soon his sisters, Leanne, 5, and Samantha, 3, joined the family. While not qualified for a traditional home loan, the couple had applied for the last Habitat Home built in Delphos three years ago but were turned down because the paperwork had not been submitted in the right order. This time, everything went smoothly.
"I think everything happens the way it's supposed to," Martin said Sunday as she slipped the keys to her family's new home into her pocket. "This place is perfect and the lot and is amazing and this is where we belong. We are so happy."
The new four-bedroom home will allow each of their children their own bedroom and an ample yard for running and playing. Newly-poured sidewalks are also exciting for the children.
"They can't wait to ride their bikes up and down the sidewalk," Martin said. "Tom Jr. has been picking up sticks in the yard every time we stop by here and he was always worried about his piles of sticks."
Tom Sr. is also a little sad the home is done.
"It was great to meet all the people from Habitat and the volunteers," he said. "I am amazed at how all this comes together. I'm going to miss working with all these guys."
Melanie enjoyed learning new skills.
"Before when I though about building a house, I just imagined putting up walls and doors and windows and there it is, a house," she said. "Now I know exactly what's in the wall and where it is and how it got there and why it's there."
The couple praised Construction Manager Roger Calvert for his patience.
"I can remember when Roger told me numerous times to hold my hammer a different way and it would work better," Martin said. "He just kept working with me to get it right."
What surprised the couple the most was the willingness of others to help them.
"We knew our friends and family would be coming to help on work days but the other volunteers were amazing," Martin said. "Whenever anything needed done, Roger would send out a few emails and everyone would show up. Sometimes the volunteers were here before our friends. It's wonderful to see these people come and help us and they don't even know us. They all volunteered their time to better my family. That means more than anything to us."
The couple will begin moving their things in this week and hope to be organized for their first Thanksgiving. Once settled in, the couple hopes to return the favor when they can.
"When they start the next Habitat House in Delphos, we are there. Now at least we know what we are doing," Tom Sr. said with a laugh. "We won't be the rookies."
Hilty and Calvert both said they would welcome the couple's help.
"Tom and Melanie were so eager to learn," Calvert said. "They never backed down from a challenge."
Hilty said Melanie was an asset on the project.
"This girl is organized," Hilty said. "She knew exactly what was going on, when things should happen and kept us all on track."
Habitat homeowners are required to put in sweat equity on the homes they purchase. Tom Sr. and Martin performed theirs at their new home during construction and Martin also worked at Restore in Lima.
Tom Sr. is employed at Lakeview Farms and Martin is a stay-at-home mom. She hopes to start college courses once the youngest, Samantha, is in school.
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By ZVI MAZEL
10/11/2012 22:41
Egypt's president has failed to live up to his promises to fix the country's pressing problems, but he is making sure the Muslim Brotherhood dominates the state apparatus.
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For example, he would launch Project Renewal, or Nahda, the brainchild of the Brothers and get the country back on track. But one promise captured the imagination: "Only elect me, he declared over and over again, and within 100 days I shall get rid of the five-most vexing issues affecting the Egyptian people: personal security, out-of-control traffic paralyzing the roads, the shortage of subsidized bread, insufficient supply of cooking gas and gasoline, and mounts of garbage throughout the country."
When he was elected, independent papers duly set up a so-called "Morsi- Meter" to keep track of the implementation of that particular promise.
When October 8 – the 100th day of his presidency – came, they reported that there was little or nothing to show for it. A street poll carried the day before showed that 57 percent of the people were dissatisfied with Morsi's actions.
Yet on October 6 during the commemoration of the Egyptian "victory" in the 1973 October War (the Yom Kippur War), the president boasted that he had achieved 65% of his objectives: Volunteers from the Brotherhood's youth wing had collected garbage everywhere, thousands of drivers had been fined and 500 criminals had been arrested. It wasn't all that impressive but the pro-government press hailed him nevertheless. However, the official Information and Decision Support Center admitted that not much had been achieved in the first 100 days.
The president had not kept his word on these five points, but that was not his only broken promise. He had also pledged to appoint a woman and a Copt as vice presidents but did not do it. Of course, a year ago the Muslim Brothers had said that they would only field candidates for 30% of parliamentary seats, and would not have a candidate for the presidency – and then they fought for every seat and of course launched their presidential candidate.
Immediately after his election Morsi said he was going to dissolve the Constituent Assembly where too many Islamists had been appointed in violation of the constitution, and replace it with an assembly where all currents would be represented.
That did not happen. The Constituent Assembly is now near completion of a very Islamic constitution that the people will be asked to ratify by referendum – unless the five appeals to the Supreme Constitutional Court are accepted and the Assembly is dissolved with retroactive effect. A demonstration in Cairo's Tahrir Square is scheduled for Friday to demand that Morsi account for his failures.
So what did Morsi do during these 100 days? According to the independent
– "the Constitution" – daily newspaper, he traveled a lot, visiting eight countries in Asia, Europe and Africa and New York for the UN Assembly – but only four of the 27 governorates of Egypt.
He took 29 decisions, none of which dealt with the dire state of the economy and deepening poverty. He prayed in 12 mosques in Cairo, to the great inconvenience of the faithful because of the stringent security precautions, and he came with an entourage of no fewer than 30 cars, reminding people per force of the erstwhile rais (Hosni Mubarak) now languishing in jail. He made 51 speeches for a total of 30 hours.
El-Dostour adds that he only grants interviews to American papers and that his words are recorded ahead of time. El-Wafd, the paper of the political party of that name, claims that during these first 100 days Morsi did not address any of the critical issues – education, poverty, health. According to the paper the situation is so bad that there are people who sell their kidneys – and even their children.
There have never been so many suicides.
Yet the government is preparing austerity measures and wants to cut subsidies on essentials.
All the president is interested in, according to
, is what they call the
" – from "Ikwan," "Brothers, of all state apparatus – the education system, governors of the provinces, judges, ministries and even NGO such as the Organization for Human Rights. Last week, the president replaced the head of the Central Agency for Organization and Administration, the country's administrative watchdog.
Last but not least he pardoned 26 Islamic militants judged and sentenced by the former regime for terrorist operations such as the Luxor massacre in 1997, when 62 people, mostly tourists, were killed.
There is a growing sense of dissatisfaction.
A year ago, people voted massively for the Brotherhood, the only organized political force. By the time the presidential election was held, enthusiasm had begun to wane and Morsi was elected with 25% of the votes – but with abstention at a record 50%.
Educated Egyptians know only too well that the Brotherhood's ultimate goal is to impose Islamic law – the Shari'a – and to prepare the restoration of the caliphate. As for the army that ruled the country from the fall of Mubarak to the presidential election, it is quite likely that it had concluded a secret deal with the Brotherhood, perceived as the only force able to prevent anarchy. Whatever the case, there is today a painful awakening.
One of the leaders of the Organization for Human Rights, Nagad Burai, a lawyer, said: "It is still too early after only three months to judge accurately actions undertaken by Morsi. However, it is obvious that he has no vision and that his decisions are taken haphazardly with no overall planning."
Alaa Al Aswany, the popular author whose The Yacoubian Building brought him international recognition, demands that Morsi be confronted with what is happening: Police officers are still routinely abusing detainees, independent papers and media are being made to close down, while the pro-government press hails the leader. "It is as if nothing had changed, in Egypt after the revolution bar the name of the president: Mubarak is gone, now we have Morsi," he says.
Not that the president cares. He is devoting his energy to foreign policy where success is easier to come by. Foreign trips and carefully crafted speeches have resulted in very good press coverage and allow him to claim he has restored Egypt to its rightful place. He condemns Bashar Assad in Syria and supports the rebels there (mostly Muslim Brothers and Salafis), works hard to create an Islamic bloc (so far he is not doing too well) and boasts that Egypt is the undisputed leader of the Arab world. What he tends to forget is that by distancing himself from the United States and from Israel, he is jeopardizing his hopes of getting the massive international assistance his country desperately needs to get out of the abyss.
The writer, a fellow of The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, is a former ambassador to Romania, Egypt and Sweden.
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Kristi, what suggestions do you have for figure skaters who may be interested in pursuing pair skating?Be the best skater you can be. Work hard on basic skating skills and master jumps. Today's top pair skaters don't need to master all the triple jumps that elite single skaters do, but they still need to have solid jumping skills.
Find the right pair skating partner and a skilled and knowledgeable pair skating coach. The right partner and the right coach are very important and may be the most important things when it comes to becoming a successful pair skater.
You must find a partner that you are compatible with and is willing to work with you so you can become a team. Also, the longer a pair team stays together, the better. I skated with Rudy Galindo for seven years. We became a unit and skated like one. It is crucial that pair skating teams stay together if they can.
Is it necessary for a pair skater to also be naturally talented at singles?It certainly does not hurt, but it is not necessary. Hard work and motivation makes great skaters, talent is not the only necessary ingredient.
Do you think it is possible for today's pair skaters to do more than one figure skating discipline?When I competed, I did both singles and pairs, and did it in the days of figures, so I know from experience that it is possible to do more than one discipline and do it well; however, it was not easy. There was one world championship where I had to compete in two long programs on the same day. That was so, so hard!
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The Hostess shutdown has made it's way onto school cafeteria trays.
Halting bread deliveries for the Kewanee, Carbon Cliff, and Colona school districts.
Their cafeteria managers have been shopping at grocery stores.
Hoping there's enough bread there, and paying a higher cost.
While they try to find a new supplier in case Wonder Bread doesn't come back.
"This is what we have left from Wonder Bread," says Eagle Ridge School Food Service Manager Adriano Leone.
With two packages of buns on the shelf Leone is doing something rare Tuesday. He's baking his own bread for students.
"The bread man comes two to three times a week with his normal delivery, well Monday we had tenderloin on bun, the bread never showed up."
With 250 students to feed, the school principal ran down the street.
"We had to hurry up, run to the new Aldi, and we got our buns we made it that day," says Leone.
He says that's a quick, unaffordable, fix. Retail prices cost more than the Hostess contract. That difference multiplies when 250 students eat bread four days a week.
"When they talked about Twinkies, that's all I paid attention to, and not comparing it with the bread company, I guess no one did," says Leone.
Colona Superintendent Kyle Ganson never expected Wonder Bread to stop deliveries. He says, "We thought we would get a phone call saying we don't anticipate we can make our bread delivery on Monday."
Ganson's priority now, get a steady supply before next Wednesday, when the cafeteria serves bread again.
"going forward and finishing out the remainder of the school year so that we can have our bread products to serve breakfast and lunch," says Ganson.
"I have the rest of the week to figure out a new plan," says Leone.
For now, they're just thankful Thanksgiving break ends school lunches Tuesday.
The school districts say they'll likely have to take bids on a new bread contract if the Hostess shutdown becomes permanent.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Mental and substance abuse disorders were the leading cause of nonfatal health issues around the world in 2010, researchers say.
These disorders were responsible for more of the global burden of deaths and illnesses than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or diabetes, according to the new findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study.
Meanwhile, a separate study revealed that opioid dependence causes the greatest health burden of all illicit drugs. Of the roughly 78,000 drug disorder deaths in 2010, 55 percent were believed to be the result of opioid dependence.
The studies appeared in the Aug. 29 issue of The Lancet.
In conducting the first study, researchers in the United States and Australia examined information from 187 countries on 20 mental and substance abuse disorders to determine the prevalence, premature death and nonfatal illness caused by these disorders. Mental and substance abuse disorders were responsible for nearly 23 percent of all disease burden worldwide.
Although substance abuse disorders were reported to have caused relatively few deaths in 2010, the researchers pointed out that this is because these deaths were attributed to the physical cause of death -- not the substance abuse itself.
For the purposes of the research, deaths resulting from suicide were classified as injuries. Meanwhile, deaths from illegal drugs are often classified as accidental poisonings, so the actual number of deaths resulting from drug abuse may be higher.
Although drug and alcohol dependence was more common among men, the study revealed that females aged 10 and up had a greater burden of death and disease from mental disorders than males. Only China, North Korea, Japan and Nigeria had burdens of death and disease from mental and substance abuse disorders that were significantly lower than the global average.
"Mental and substance use disorders are major contributors to the global burden of disease and their contribution is rising, especially in developing countries. Cost-effective interventions are available for most disorders but adequate financial and human resources are needed to deliver these interventions," study leader Harvey Whiteford, of the Queensland Centre for Medical Health Research at the University of Queensland in Australia, said in a journal news release.
"Despite the personal and economic costs, treatment rates for people with mental and substance use disorders are low, and even in developed countries, treatment is typically provided many years after the disorder begins," Whiteford pointed out.
"In all countries, stigma about mental and substance use disorders constrain the use of available resources as do inefficiencies in the distribution of funding and interventions. If the burden of mental and substance use disorders is to be reduced, mental health policy and services research will need to identify more effective ways to provide sustainable mental health services, especially in resource-constrained environments," he concluded.
A separate study also showed that opioid addiction, such as heroin, causes the greatest health burden of all illegal drugs. The study found that more than two-thirds of those who were dependent on drugs were men, mostly aged 20 to 29. Of these, 64 percent each were addicted to marijuana and amphetamines, and 70 percent each were dependent on opioids and cocaine.
The burden in the worst affected countries, primarily developed nations, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, was 20 times higher than in the least affected countries, the results showed.
Although marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug, only 13 million people around the world are hooked on marijuana, the study authors noted. Meanwhile, 17.2 million were addicted to amphetamines and 15.5 million were addicted to opioids.
In addition, smoking and alcohol remain responsible for around 10 percent of the total death and illness burden worldwide.
The study's co-leader, Louisa Degenhardt, of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, pointed out in the news release that the study "results clearly show that illicit drug use is an important contributor to the global disease burden, and we now have the first global picture of this cause of health loss."
Moreover, Degenhardt added, "much can be done to reduce this burden. Although we have fewer means of responding to some causes of burden, such as cocaine and amphetamine dependence, well-evaluated and effective interventions can substantially reduce two major causes of burden -- opioid dependence and injecting drug use."
In a commentary accompanying the studies, Michael Lynskey and John Strang, with the National Addiction Centre at King's College London, said that "the importance of this project in guiding policy cannot be overestimated."
They noted that the "relative lack of information about the prevalence of mental and drug use disorders, and the harms associated with these disorders, emphasizes the need not only for continued and ongoing efforts to refine the methods used in the current project but also for increased efforts to quantify both the prevalence of mental and drug use disorders and the risks posed by these conditions."
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- Kirsty said...
There's something quite lovably bonkers about her - yeah, she's huge over here.
- 22 November 2009 22:13
- LadyFi said...
WHO is it? Couldn't see the video due to 'copyright restrictions'... blah-blah...
- 23 November 2009 05:13
- 6000 said...
You like breathy, don't you?
Lady Fi, it's Florence and the Machine. She is Florence and the machine is in her head, turning the cogs and making the mouth open and close.
- 23 November 2009 07:48
- po said...
Kirsty: she is playing live next month and I wanna go! She is sold out already in London though :(
Ladyfi: sorry, maybe I should give up on the embedding, it really is not happening!
6000: sometimes I do like breathy, yes. However I would not describe Miss Florence Leontine Mary Welch as breathy at all. I would describe her as lung-y. She has a good pair, that is one powerful voice!
- 23 November 2009 13:35
- Dora said...
Yeah, I think she's brilliant too.
Just read in the paper this evening that she and her band's just done a small acoustic gig somewhere in London and it's apparently amazing!
Shit why do I always learn of these things only AFTER they're over?!
- 23 November 2009 22:37
- po said...
Dora: me too. In South AFrica you know there will be a gig MONTHS before, cos the ads will be on tv, posters will be everywhere. Here you are just supposed to... know. But I guess if you are a dedicated fan then you will know.
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A brand new, green construction, healthy interiors Boutique Mountain Lodge. Beautiful long range mountain views located between lakes Jocassee and Keowee. Organic produce grown on the grounds. High end rooms with spectacular long range views. All have fireplaces. Spa and massage with appointment. Fine Dining or casual Mountain Menu. Breakfast includ...
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Relax Inn Westminster is located in Westminster. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Free self parking is available onsite
Overall Rating - OK - 3 reviews
Good 7.0
Price and location.The hotel was an excellent value. It is not fancy. It is old-school motor court style location. The owner was friendly and helpful. It doesn't have a concierge, juice bar, or health club but it also doesn't charge you $10 a day for your Wi-Fi like the Hyatt I stayed in a week earlier for twice the price.
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The Quality Inn hotel in Seneca, SC is a great destination for all travelers to the Seneca area. Just a fifteen-minute drive from Clemson University, the hotel is perfectly located so our guests can take advantage of the great business and leisure options in Seneca. It is also close to two different lakes as well as the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains. Ram Cat A...
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Poor 1.0
The location is excellent. The staff was friendly, and room was clean. Nice breakfast. Free parking.
The hotel is not safe. The locks on the doors are not secure. Someone broke into our room. We reported it, but nothing was done. I won't go back and regret going there.It had an odor.
Excellent 10.0
The bed. It was so comfortable!
Breakfast could use a little work. The eggs were hard little bricks.
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Welcome to the BEST WESTERN Executive Inn! Just seven miles from Clemson University, our interior corridor hotel in Seneca, South Carolina is the best place to stay for unbeatable value and comfort. Just outside this Seneca hotel, guests will find a wide variety of popular attractions and exciting entertainment. Lake Keowee, Lake Hartwell and Lake Jocassee...
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Good 7.0
the room had an undefinable odor. Possibly coming from the air conditioning unit, carpet??
Excellent 10.0
It was exactly what I wanted for this trip.
Hall a little bit noisy at night.
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Welcome to Days Inn Seneca. Chairmans Award Winning Property. Our motel is surrounded by lakes with the mountains nearby. There are numerous restaurants in the area, a cinema, shopping areas within walking distance and the hospital is only a couple of blocks. We offer a complimentary breakfast from 6-10AM in our main lobby. We have full cable television incl...
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They have an awesome breakfast. The description says continental breakfast but they had waffles and eggs too.
Good 7.0
The staff was friendly and was able to assist in every need we had.
The breakfast is subpar. The kids loved the waffle maker but got burnt out on it after the third day. It never changed the 5 days we were there and why can't hotels make stronger coffee or at least a decent flavor.I recommend it for the value!! My comment about subpar breakfast is true but you can't complain for the bargain we got it for!!
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Welcome to the Hampton Inn & Suites Seneca-Clemson Area, a warm and welcoming hotel just a short distance from Lake Keowee and downtown Seneca, SC. Enjoy easy access to local restaurants, state parks, lakes and leisure amenities including golf. Popular Seneca attractions including the Blue Ridge Mountains, the World of Energy and Clemson University are all c...
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Friendly staff, clean, modern rooms. The breakfast was very generous with hot food and fresh fruit. We had a delightful stay and will always choose this hotel when in the area.
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Welcome to the Holiday Inn Express® & Suites, One of the Finest Clemson Hotels Enjoy your stay at a state-of-the-art hotel in Clemson with cosmic, Clemson decor. Our Holiday Inn Express® & Suites Clemson hotel is located at 1381 Tiger Blvd (HWY 123), hotel near Clemson University , home of the Clemson Tigers! Our Holiday Inn Express of Clemson is located nea...
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Room and bed
Internet access spottyNice place to stay in a wonderful college town. Close to anything you need.
Excellent 10.0
Pancake maker is great. No pets is a big positive since my wife has allergies. Everything is kept very clean.
SIgnage isn't great; it's easy to miss the entrance.Won't be staying here anymore since my daughter's out of Clemson, but this is probably the best hotel in the area
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Great beds! Very nice outdoor spaces which included a lovely pool area and a very upscale fire pit patio.
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Loved everything! Wonderful staff; STARBUCKS in hotel!!; convenience to great restaurant; very cordial and accommodating. 10 out of 10!
Can't think of anything we didn't like.Convenient, great buy for the money, wonderful service.
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Located in Clemson, University Inn & Conference Center at Clemson is convenient to Clemson University and South Carolina Botanical Gardens. This hotel is within close proximity of Memorial Stadium and Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. Make yourself at home in one of the 149 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cabl...
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Excellent 9.0
Staff was very friendly. Room was clean no bugs. The bathroom looked like it had been redone. Location was great to the university. Breakfast had a good variety.
They could put some money into the outside of the building. It could use a good makeoverFor the price and location it was a good choice. We moved our son back up to school & just needed a room for a night. We didn't want to drive yo Seneca or Anderson
Mediocre 4.0
Location, price. The bed sheets were clean and the beds comfortable. The towels were clean. The room and hallway were very quiet. The room appeared clean but old. There were not many lodgers.
The air conditioner and cold water faucet in our room were repaired successfully during an overnight stay. The TV picture was awful on all channels and the maintenance man was unable to improve it. Our bathroom smelled mildly of dingy rinse water.The outside appearance looked fresh but the inside lobby, the hallways,and the room looked decades old. There was plenty of parking. The breakfast options were adequate. For this stay I preferred not to pay 80-100% more $. My son and I were on a college hunting trip. Overall for the price, acceptable, and I am glad we had this option.
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history and nature amidst a youthful spirit.. welcome to the Hampton Inn Clemson. Enter a world of historical reverence balanced with a progressive culture in Clemson, a dignified town with a youthful college spirit. The Hampton Inn® hotel in Clemson is located in the downtown area, just one mile from Clemson University and with easy reach of Lake Hartwell a...
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Excellent 10.0
i can always depend on Hampton hotels such as this one to be excellent and this was the case again. I had to arrive after 11 pm which was not a problem-i called the hotel to let them know of my expected late arrival.no problems what so ever. I love the breakfast in the morning! There were many choices. They even gave me a Brown-bag Breakfast when I had to leave quickly one morning.
Mediocre 4.0
Priceline charged meXXX for room. At check-in a printout showed the cost for the room at XXX. I felt as if I had been hustled by PL. At home I discovered the hotel had charged me an added XXX. Lesson: book thru hotel not thru The Negotiator
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Welcome to the Days Inn of Clemson - one of the finest hotels in Clemson, South Carolina. Our commitment is to make your stay in Clemson comfortable, enjoyable and an affordable one. The Days Inn staff is dedicated in ensuring that you have a pleasant stay every time. This beautiful hotel is conveniently located on HWY 123, also known as Tiger Boulevard i...
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Good 8.0
staff was very friendly and accommodating
old place. space in door closure could see outside
Mediocre 3.0
Friendly front desk people and good location for my needs
Decor was bad and very datedI would only stay again if I couldn't find another more desirable hotel in clemson
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In the heart of Clemson, Hotel Tillman is close to Clemson University and Memorial Stadium. This hotel is within close proximity of South Carolina Botanical Gardens and Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. Make yourself at home in one of the 57 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you co...
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Good 8.0
Within walking distance of Clemson University, clean room,free hot breakfast, and hotel manager is very accommodating.
none.Hotel is in the middle of renovation during the time we stay, it appears our room is freshly painted, it has vinyl tile floor instead of carpet. We are happy to see bathroom has shower, no bathtub.
Good 8.0
A good, budget-friendly place to stay for University activities. Rooms were clean and comfortable. Good variety and quality at the free breakfast. Place is only a couple of minutes away from the University but is just far enough from the core of downtown to not be bothered by nightlife. It is fairly close to the rail line, but we were not disturbed at night. Nothing fancy here, but a good, honest, workaday place to get out of the weather.
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Free high-speed Internet. Free deluxe continental breakfast. Coffee makers, irons and ironing boards, and HBO channels in rooms. Two-room suites with whirlpool tubs available. Located just one mile from Clemson University (home of the Clemson Tigers), Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Little John Coliseum, and South Carolina State Botanical Gardens. Min...
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Excellent 10.0
Great free breakfast, pool was very nice, quiet, comfortable beds.
Some minor cosmetic things, cracks/scratches, very small bath towels. Not really complaining, just saying. It's not a 5 star hotel, so some things won't be perfect.There's free wireless throughout the hotel (not sure about the pool), even though the hotel website only says 'wired'. No real complaints, this will be my hotel of choice when I visit my daughter at Clemson.
Excellent 9.0
Great location, clean and very friendly staff.
Kids were left alone next door to me, screaming, jumping on the beds. Called the front desk, they took care of it immediately.Would definitely recommend this hotel.
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Mediocre 3.0
Owner very nice but motel in very poor condition.
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This decision is a huge opportunity to improve prison health care, parole, sentencing laws, prison construction and re-entry conditions and shift budget priorities to education, health and safety net services. We need to insure that this order is implemented so we can begin reinvesting in our communities during the enormous budget crisis.
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i went to prison because i broke the law. hated almost every minute of it. Got really sick of hearing some brag about killing, robbing and beating innocent folks. brag about the guns, drugs and women they used to have. i never did meet a guy that said he was innocent. i did meet some that i hoped would never get out. I also met some that just wanted to do their time and go home like me.
Looking back, it was the best thing that could have happened to me at the time. i got clean and sober without a self-help group or inmate program. my rehabilitation began on my knees in my cell, asking God to change me and teach me His ways. i picked up skils through a vocational program that helped me get a decent job after my release.
i have been out 10 yrs and appreciate my family and freedom like i never did before.
i work with men that are seeking their "rehabilitation" on their knees. Some are in prison and some are on the street.
i went to prison because of my "lifestyle". i stay out of prison because of my "lifestyle" and the Grace of God.
the best thing you can do for your loved ones is pray for them!
Chaplain Grady Powell↓
Awesome post Chaplain. True rehabilitation has to start from within. All the programs in the world are of no use to those who refuse to take responsibility for their actions.
You obviously have, and for that, you have my respect.↓
john tucker
BurnRubber, I am so glad you posted and I am VERY proud of you for living a clean life and changing. I respect you for taking the blame for your actions and not blaming anyone else. I hope you continue to live the life you do and you should be very proud of yourself for changing. Good luck, and I hope you continue to succeed. WOW, what an awesome post by a man that takes the blame for his actions and then changes his life, AWESOME!!!!↓
Light at the End
To BurnRubber: Now THAT's what I'm talking about. I'm happy for you and proud of you too!↓
Mr Tucker;
wipe the foam from your mouth please.
Im glad you are not my father!
To stop loving your own child?
I would hate what they did. Not hate them.↓
Well spoken sidewalker.
Still, you can understand how we find it necessary to protect the rest of society from what they did and what they might do.
You can understand how there must be sanctions on people who do what they do in order to show the rest of society these acts will not be tolorated.
And you must also agree…..to keep this society from degenerating int lawlessness…..to keep people from taking revenge on their own against people who do these bad things…there must be a sense the society will do this for them.
There isn't anything nice about prisons sideways……othe than the fact that they keep the rest of us safe from the things these loved ones do……↓
Sure, it's alwasy easier to finger point & blame the poor & defensless of a society, for the nation's ills & sins, just like the NAZIs blamed & decimated the defensless minority Jews, Gysies & the disabled. But, beating down the same old dead horse does NOT ressurect a nation from it's own self-induced failures & when a nation builds more prisons to prosecute & warehouse it's citizens than schools & hospitals to safeguard the well being of it's citizens, the nation is certainly heading for self-assured failure. Time for action is now!!!↓
yes ! if you think the guards are mad at inmates this is true ..guards are at the news site online showing there hate for inmates and there familyss
The guards are very angry right now over all of this and are taking their anger out on the prisoners. At Sierra Conservation Center the inmates were made to stand in the hot afternoon sun for four hours while the guards tore up their cells for a radio that was missing from a guard. That is a lie, inmates are not interested in a guards radio.↓
Safety is an illusion. There are many who will never change and cases like Lily Burk will happen regardless of changes in prisons and sentencing or not. Does that mean we don't change what we can if what we have isn't working?
Before you ask, I am a former inmate of Californa. I know the good and bad. No, not all CO's are evil nor are they all angels. For every CO who tries to help, there are 8 who wouldn't help an inmate if they saw them bleeding to death in front of them. The food isn't good; it's more carbs than is needed. Being obese doesn't mean the food is nutritionally balanced because most obese people are nutritionally starving. The health care isn't where it should be. As a free person, I have the ability to go to a clinic or an E.R. to get help. As an inmate, I did not and trust me, I sure wish I had.
For those who believe changes are not needed, nothing said will change your minds. You are closed to any further input. For those who want to see change, words here aren't needed because you already believe in change.
I wish CA good luck. No matter which way it goes, it's going to need it.↓
I agree with john, if republican can agree to raise taxes ONLY if it goes to prisons and police then we should all be able to pick and chose where our tax dollars go. Since I paid out over $52,000 in taxes last year I chose that it only goes to education. Yes John your losing support, you cant scare me any longer. I voted for 3 stikes because of republican scare tatics, I voted against pro. 36 for the same reason. I voted for prop. 5, even though you guys claimed it was the drug dealers bill of rights. Thanks to comments just like the ones you make I have a true understanding of whats going on. I will not support the building of another prison period. We have 33 of them we need to fix what ever it is that were doing wrong. Thank You john for openning my eyes about what your truly are.↓
john tucker
Wow, inmates sure want to change their lives, they even had a bonfire (Rioting and burning down a dorm at Chino State Prison) over the weekend to celebrate their possible release to society. Yep, these are all non-violent inmates trying to change their lives, yea right! what a joke! Thank god for all the C/O's, you all hate and think are over paid, who put their own lives in danger to save the lives of hundreds of inmates. Just another reason why these inmates should not be released early. Thank you inmates, at Chino State Prison, for proving my point. Everyone I know is against the releases, unless they are put on parole and monitored by a Parole Agent. If the Governor want's to release the inmates on parole, I might consider it as long as the inmate is supervised by an agent that is allowed to do his job.↓
I work with the VA out reach program, my program has over 200 residents. For the last 6 months we tried something new, we have picked up over 40 vets that were in prison and were released to our program and so far only 2 have left. We offer job trainning, substance abuse counseling and various types of services to vet, our program has been so successful that were going to start doing it at 3 more of our locations because this was a piolit program for us. They dont leave us untill they have secured a job, housing and have saved money and its working. We have had a couple problems with parole officers but at the same time we also have big guns behind us, at this very moments we have ex-inmates out voluteering on a re-election campaign, there helping with a huge free medical service to the public this week and these inmates will be there in force not receiving service but offering service. See what happens when someone belives in you.↓
Light at the End
Hey John Tucker: Your sarcasm is disgusting. How do you know what the catalyst for the riot was? Were you there, or are you continuing the propaganda machine that likely started from your peer group? If anything, the COs at Chino probably pulled the same crap as the COs at Sierra Conservation Center (blatant abuse of the inmates), and now you have the unmitigated gall to justify CDCR's BS with the inmates' natural response to abuse. Please STFU!!!↓
Black Jack Betty
Prison guards are the biggest whiners I have ever met! If you don't like your job, educate yourselves and get a better job. You recommend that to prisoners, but you don't see it the connection with your own situations? Most of you are nothing but glorified babysitters who want to be cops but can't be. Stop whining now and go to night school.↓
Black Jack Betty
Most prisoners in California prisons are there for parole violations. I do not want to pay to support people who missed a parole appointment or smoked a joint. The only reason the guards are whining about releasing prisoners is because their jobs will be less secure. Too bad!↓
The segregation policy in California's prison system was deemed unconstitutional in 2005 and I find it awful STRANGE that CO's have been talking of STRIKING (due to pay cuts) and all of a sudden Chino Prison wants to enforce integration due to the 2005 ruling! Kind of makes me go "HMMM?"
DO YOU THINK THEY WANTED TO STIR THE SHIT? Knowing the Inmates would RIOT? I DO!↓
The fact remains (whether guard or inmate family member) the prisons are over crowded and the medical can never be "up to par" among many other atrocities while incarcerated are NOT constitutional.
It is not up to the guards to JUDGE the inmates as a JUDGE and JURY has already done this. In fact is it even ethical to read a prisoners "rap sheet"? Is that required by CDC administration? I think that is very unethical and can create more harm than good for both the inmate and the prison guard.
The guards jobs are not to punish anyone; inmates or family of such. Their job is to conduce order and see to it that these inmates and staff are safe, and kept inside the prison walls while incarcerated. The judges send them to prison as punishment; loosing their rights to be free in society and loosing (in most cases) their families and friends to name just a couple is their PUNISHMENT.
I also believe that what an earlier poster stated who was a prisoner himself and now is a chaplain;"True rehabilitations starts within ones heart, or "on our knees before God". In many respects it does boil down to looking in the mirror at ones self. This is the key to redemption and redeeming ones self.
However, once this happens these inmates DO NEED programs here after. Once released they have trouble finding a place to call "home", or a job. The first thing an apartment application or job applications states, "Have you ever been convicted of a felony and/or crime". We can not continue to hold ones past over their heads.
There are good and bad in every profession, it appears to me more bad in THIS profession of C/O's due to the facts of most of which is a lack of education and training in their prospective profession. For $74,000 per year and just GED, your on your way to guard boot camp for an entire 16-weeks of training! That is ridiculous and an outrage. It is no wonder we see the mentality of these so called "professionals" here with such ignorant rants of "All inmates are the scum of the earth with rap sheets a mile long deserving nothing". I suggest that the guards also be "trained" and EDUCATED by taking about three or four sociology and psychology courses.
All educated people understand that crime happens mostly in poor,minority,fatherless,hopeless environments. Education is a DETER to crime. Taking from education will eventually lead to more crime, more peeps in prison and lets not forget more GUARDS. PUNISHMENT IS NOT WORKING.↓
Just an update, the medical event I wrote of earlier is going very well. Theirs been a lot of media coverage and the residents of my program is making me very proud including the ones that are ex-inmates. Community leaders are inpressed with their dedication. This is furthur proof that rehabilitation programs once released greatly increase an inmates chance of staying out of prison. I have spoken with state assembly leaders about prison reform infact this weekend I was with the US Congress woman from Compton and we also discussed the success of of this program and she is pleased with the community out reach this programs provide including the inmate out reach program…..↓
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Coaches often talk of building up their team's stamina and skills with the goal of having them peak as they enter postseason play, when the best of the best square off shoulder to shoulder on the gridiron to determine which deserves the title of champion.
So it's no surprise that Jack Hull is perhaps just a little bit proud of the 9- and 10-year-olds who make up the Cadet Football Division team he leads as head coach of the Tri City Chargers, whose teams are part of the United Youth Football League. One week ago, on Dec. 7, the team finished a six-game sweep of the division and then national playoffs in Florida to became the national champions of the United Youth Football League of the Cadet Football Division.
"They played their best football of the whole season," Hull said by phone on Thursday afternoon. "It was a trip of a lifetime for the boys … not just the football — they got to do some fun stuff on their down time."
Hull said his Cadet team had a very good season this year, finishing 7-1 and winning the Chicago area's Super Bowl. From there, the Chargers headed to the regional championship, where they defeated Berwyn, Naperville and Addison in a three-game sweep. "The winning team from each region is invited to Florida," Hull said.
So they did — 16 kids and their parents, along with the team's four coaches headed to Tampa for a full week of football, although Hull said the Chargers' Cadet team played only three games — one each on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The United Youth Football League has many levels of play, Hull explained, with flag football for kindergartners, and tackle for the other divisions — grades 1-2, grades 3-4, grades 5-6 and grades 7-8. That means there were more than 100 — and perhaps as many as 150 teams — converging on Tampa for the national playoffs in their divisions. The complex where they played had six fields.
So at any given time during that week, Hull said, there were six games going on at once, morning to night.
Hull's team, he said, had games Monday, Wednesday and Friday last week, and days off on Tuesday and Thursday. The days off, he said, were as much about making the experience as memorable for the kids as the football was.
"We took them to the beach one day and they had a great time," Hull said. "But then we were able to take them deep-sea fishing — I bet they caught 100 fish.
"It was the trip of a lifetime," he added.
But ultimately, it was football they traveled to Florida for, and of course it was the gridiron experience in which the youngsters really showed their mettle.
On Monday, they took on a team from the metro Philadelphia area. The Levittown Lions served as a wakeup call to the Chargers, who eked out a 22-20 victory in the final minutes of the game. "They really caught our attention," Hull said.
They faced the Brooklyn Renegades on Wednesday, winning handily, 27-0.
But Friday's championship was a tough, low-scoring game. Still, the Chargers prevailed 7-0 over the Cowboys, a team hailing from Buffalo, N.Y., and led by one of the toughest coaches in the league. "The Cowboys had won three of the last four championships under the same coach," Hull said.
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PONTE VEDRA, Fla. -Another strong round from Brett McKinnon led the Jacksonville University men's golf to another +4, 292 and moved the Dolphins two spots up the leaderboard in the final round of the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday at the Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
The Dolphins team score bested nine other teams in the 15 field for the round, including city rival North Florida for the second consecutive round, this time by nine strokes. McKinnon was tied for 18th to start the day and followed his -3, 69 on Monday with a -1, 71 to earn a tie for 10th place. The junior from Nova Scotia posted four birdies on Tuesday and ended the 54-hole event at -1, 215 (75-69-71).
Prem Samritpricha backed McKinnon with an even par 72 on Tuesday. His day was highlighted with a hole-in-one on the par 3, 190 yard 6th. Nick Torrance had a 74 and Colin Monagle posted a 75 Connor Salanger added to the +4 team score for round two with an even par 72.
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SARANAC LAKE — Dr. Steve Tyrell, President of North Country Community College, is pleased to announce that Steven Carder has been selected as a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) First-Team All-American in basketball.
Steven is the son of Tim and Jill Carder of Champlain and a graduate of Northeastern Clinton Central School. Steven is a sophomore in the Sports and Events Management program and will graduate in May. He has accepted a full scholarship to continue his academic and athletic career at Daemen College in Buffalo.
Steven and his parents will be accompanied to Las Vegas, Nevada in May by North Country men's basketball coach Chad LaDue, where he will join 29 other athletes to be recognized for this outstanding achievement. He will participate in the NJCAA National Men's Basketball All-Star game at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on May 11.
In addition, Steven leaves North Country as the all-time leading scorer with 1,246 points and all-time leading rebounder with 652. This year he was also named Player of the Year in the Mountain Valley Conference, Player of the Year in Region III, and Junior College Player of the Year for the Basketball Coaches Association of NY.
Coach Chad LaDue, is very proud of all Steven's accomplishments, both on and off the court, during his career at NCCC.
"There is no doubt that Steven will forever be known as one of the finest young men to ever wear a Saints uniform," LaDue said.
"We are so very proud of the Athletic Department, Coach LaDue and the incredible season the men's basketball team had," Dr. Tyrell said. "It was spectacular play at every game. Steven's accomplishments were a big part of the team's success and the All-American Award is icing on the cake."


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Assassin's Creed 4 reveal proved embargo failure, and rigidity of publishers
Ubisoft has made the existence of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag official, with a good number of images of the game's box art. The game is coming to the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Wii U, with the PS3 version including an hour of "exclusive gameplay." There is more information coming about the game this Monday, when the embargo for the press pre-briefing expires.
Which is why the events of the last few days have been incredibly silly: The press was forced to pretend to not know that the information being leaked to them was accurate.
When you have to pretend to be ignorant
The easiest way to know whether a rumor or leak is legitimate is to follow a bunch of gaming writers on Twitter. If they all get grumpy when something is leaked, take note. This means that not only did they know that the leak is real, but the power behind the official announcement has been weakened. The time spent traveling to a preview event, preparing stories, and hoping for a big rush of interest when they're allowed to report on what they've seen is somewhat lessened.
This series of events took place this week, as a tipster mailed Kotaku a poster that showed art from Assassin's Creed 4, and it became big news.
The image raced around the Internet, with sites often posting it as a question: Is this the new Assassin's Creed title? Or they had to be cagey, and say this could be the new Assassin's Creed title. In many cases, not only did they know the images were real, but they had seen the game, knew many details about it, but couldn't discuss this without breaking embargo or getting into trouble from their signed non-disclosure agreements.
"The downside of embargoes was on display two days ago when the whole gaming press had to pretend they didn't know AC4: Black Flag was legit," Polygon's Justin McElroy stated via Twitter. "In the end, I think embargoes are good for both readers and press, but publishers have to be agile enough to respond to leaks."
Kotaku's Stephen Totilo faced the situation head-on once the game was officially announced in a blunt post that mirrored the frustration felt by many of us in the press.
"But it is maddening to not be able to level with you guys and gals; it is unacceptable for us to sit on news tips sent to us independently; and it is nauseating to recognize that this situation was partially of our own making. Some may say that the simple solution is to refrain from signing future embargoes, but, as I wrote above, verbal agreements are common on this beat and often are simply a matter of courtesy—the price for seeing something rough-edged a bit early," he wrote.
"In the future, we can be more clear with those who show us games that we will run tips that are clearly sent to us independently and that, if and when we do, we will have to be able to more clearly acknowledge their veracity," Totilo continued. The entire post is worth reading. It's a no-win situation for everyone involved.
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There is no easy solution to this problem. Embargoes help to keep everyone on an equal footing, and they allow us to sit back and spend time on our coverage. If I felt like I had to rush back to the hotel room after an event to vomit up words as quickly as possible to be competitive, my coverage would suffer.
It's the same way with game reviews; I'm expecting code for a much-anticipated game later today, with an embargo of next week. That lets me sit back, make a cup of coffee, and play the game for an extensive period of time before sharing my thoughts. Without that embargo, speed would become the most important thing in getting coverage up. Embargoes, by and large, are things that are good for both the press and publishers.
These situations get stupid when information leaks, and writers have to pretend to not know if something is real. Or you could break the embargo, which hurts your relationship with the publisher, break the NDA, which could have legal consequences, or not run the information at all, which is ignoring news.
None of these options are appealing, leading to the awkwardness of that Assassin's Creedposter. The best response from a publisher would be loosening restrictions once this sort of information is released, allowing the press to confirm its validity, inform readers of when the features will be going up, and the whole thing becomes a non-issue.
In the past I've had news given to me from a third-party source that I trusted completely, and I ran the information and broke the story. I felt pretty good about things, but to my surprise I was attacked by certain members of the press moreso than the publisher who lost the advantage of a big, unified reveal.
They had seen the game, signed the paper, and now their coverage was old news. In reporting the story, I had caused that time to be all but wasted. I've felt the same way when I've known about news under embargo, only to see it leaked. Everyone assumes it's the publisher who sends the heat your way, but the press has a vested interest in a level playing field.
The best move for a publisher is to allow for confirmations when news becomes public. They may lose some buzz, but it erases this tension, and it's not like a game this large is ever going to want for publicity. Expect this sort of thing to be added to NDAs in the future, or the press refusing to play along with these silly games.


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Veteran professional bass angler Tommy Biffle gets teased a lot by today's younger pros, some making fun of his throwback shorts, others wanting to know if he's heard from Grecian Formula about a sponsorship yet, and a few offering to help carry his bag of fish from the boat to the scales.
Now at age 51, and with aching back and creaking knees from more than 30 years of standing and running a trolling motor in all kinds of weather, it was Biffle who was laughing and holding the trophy overhead at the end of the recent Bassmaster Elite Series tournament held on Alabama's Wheeler Reservoir.
The story here isn't about another tournament win though; it's more about Biffle providing a demonstrative reminder on what bass do in the spring and how the old school basics of flipping and pitching are still among the very best ways to catch them.
While Dee Thomas and Dave Gliebe from out west are credited with the start of flipping, it was Biffle who gets credit for introducing the technique known as "pitching." In both techniques, long heavy-action rods are used to present baits accurately and softly to specific targets, typically thick cover. Pitching differs from flipping in that the reel is actually used to payout line, allowing the angler to reach farther distances.
Longtime outdoor writer Mark Hicks says Biffle is truly the "godfather of pitching." "If you ever spend a day in a boat with Tommy Biffle, as I have, you'll be amazed by how effortlessly he pitches his baits precisely on target every cast," Hicks said.
Mark Zona, ESPN Outdoors, got his own in-the-field lesson recently. He spent some time observing Biffle during the Wheeler tournament while cameras rolled for the Bassmaster television series about the event.
"It was an honor to have witnessed this epic unfold," Zona said. "Pre-spawn conditions, rising water and warming temperatures … things could not have been set up any better in the Biffle wheelhouse than what they were. As throwback as pitching is, Tommy used every piece of modern equipment available to totally shred each piece of visible cover to the fullest extent. He is truly at the top of the list of anglers when it comes to this time of year and technique. Sure glad I didn't have to fish behind him."
Even the most casual bass anglers understand that bass get especially active in springtime as waters warm and spawning season approaches. What typically contributes to the feast or famine of catching them often comes in the form of weather variables, usually cold fronts and/or rain. As water rises from spring runoff, bass move up with the new water levels. Falling water moves the fish to deeper confines.
"My eyes really lit up when I saw the water was coming up in the shallow spawning pockets I was targeting on Wheeler," explained Biffle. "While the cold front and rain cooled water temps from the 60s back into the 50s, I knew they would warm again quickly, so I stayed with my plan."
On the first day of the rise, he found the fish to be extremely aggressive, chasing his lures swum through the freshly flooded grass and bushes. However, as the water stabilized on day two, and then receded overnight leading into day three, the fish held much tighter to cover and needed more coaxing to bite.
"When the water level dropped about 8 inches overnight, I was surprised to find the majority of my fish still holding in cover at the edge instead of moving to isolated pieces away from the banks as usually happens. This was fun for me."
Biffle used his signature series Quantum 7'6" Flipping stick in extra-heavy action for his presentation. The rod is custom designed to his specs, as is the case with all PT rods in Quantum's signature series lineup. The company allowed each of their top-tier prostaffers to develop their specialty rods exactly as they wanted them, with the understanding the rods would also be made available to the fishing public. Biffle's specialty rods, along with those of Kevin VanDam, Gary Klein, Greg Hackney, Shaw Grigsby, Gerald Swindle and Dean Rojas can be found at www.QuantumFishing.com and then clicking on "Custom Shop."
"A flipping stick allows you to precisely put a bait into the deepest part of cover, but what good is that if you can't get a fish out of there?" he asked. "Custom made to my specs, my rod is extra stiff to give me the upper hand in getting a fish out of cover fast, yet is also super sensitive to detect even the lightest bites."
For this particular application, Biffle uses a Quantum Tour Edition baitcast reel, the "Burner" model, featuring a high-speed 7:1 gear ratio. He says the fast retrieve is an asset for getting his bait back quickly and into another spot, adding to the number of pitches he can make in a day's time.
"Some make fun of my broomstick-action rod, but I guarantee this isn't like the flipping sticks of old that many remember being so stiff, heavy and unbalanced. I spent a lot of time with Quantum's product engineers to get this rod's weight distributed exactly where it needs to be so the angler's hand is the fulcrum point. The advancement in rod materials, plus the new and lighter Tour Edition reel makes this whole combo amazingly lightweight."
His line of choice is 25 lb. Sun Line Shooter. He keeps three baits on the ready, alternating as necessary to meet the moods of the fish. One is Reaction Innovation's Sweet Beaver, a soft plastic "creature" bait. Biffle rigs it on a 4/0 BMF hook with a pegged 5/16-ounce Tru-Tungsten sinker. Another is a 3/8-ounce Triple Rattleback jig, fitted with a 5" Larew Biffle Craw, typically in black and blue. The third is the 8.5" Larew Biffle-O Lizard. He rigs it on an Owner 5/0 Wide-Gap offset hook, again with sinker pegged for fishing the shallow cover.
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As for where to start, Biffle says it depends entirely on the body of water and the stage it is in. "The north end of a lake, or at least the northern pockets and banks, warm first in spring. I'm constantly watching my temperature gauge looking for the warmest sur
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