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411 MMA Fact or Fiction 11.06.12: Chael's Dream Team, Bellator's Heavyweight Division, Bonnar's Legacy, More
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Hey, it's a new month, and I'm here, as always, with another edition of 411 MMA's Fact or Fiction, but first, let's look back at last week, shall we? Todd Vote stepped back into the Fact or Fiction cage for the second straight week, hoping to right the ship after suffering a loss as a late replacment against Mark Radulich two weeks ago. His opponent was no slouch, either, as "Juggernaut" Jonathan Solomon came ready to battle. Both guest judge Stewart Lange and I scored the bout in favor of Vote, and so did the readers, with Todd picking up nearly 61% of the overall vote. Believe it or not, Todd offered to go for a third straight week here, but I didn't want to risk the ire of the 411 Athletic Commission, so he's on the shelf for the time being. Instead, this week I bring you a rematch of another one of those infrequent draws that we've seen in this column, as Patrick Mullen will be taking on Mark Radulich in a battle of Ground and Pound Radio Show comrades. In a slight change of course this week, there's going to be no guest judge, so it'll just be you the readers and me who decide who wins this one.
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1.) With Richard Hale doing as well as he did in Bellator's light heavyweight division, it shouldn't come as a surprise that he's thus far done so well in this season's heavyweight tournament.
Patrick Mullin:
I say this because quite frankly doing well in a light heavyweight division means squat when you move up to play with the big boys. Size matters or there wouldn't be weight classes. However we shouldn't be surprised he's doing well because of the overall lack of depth and talent amongst the Bellator heavyweights. Cole Konrad seemed to be the only real good talent in the Bellator heavyweight division and with him gone I now have plans to gain some weight and take fights against Bob Sapp and Dave Batista. By beating them I'll earn a spot in a Bellator tournament and with the severe lack of talent I wouldn't hesitate to bet on me if the odds are long.
Mark Radulich:
No disrespect to Richard Hale but he was losing to Thiago Santos before Santos gave up after losing a tooth. If Santos had any mental strength he would have destroyed Hale
and been well on his way to becoming Bellator's 2nd HW champion. I'm not saying Hale sucks or anything, and to that effect I'm not surprised to see him advance in the tournament. However, you can't overlook the fact that he was being smoked right up until Santos crumbled at the sight of his tooth falling out.
Judge Wyatt Beougher's Scorecard:
Both guys made excellent points here, but I'm awarding the round to Patrick, because, for all of his hyperbole about the lack of talent in Bellator's heavyweight division, he's actually right, and Hale has a very good shot at becoming the next Bellator heavyweight champion.
Mullin, 10-9
2.) It's going to take more than a change in camp and a win over Devin Cole to put any credence to Andrei Arlovski's claims that he's turned his career around.
Mark Radulich:
It's cute that Arlovski is claiming that he's turned his career around but nobody with any credibility is going to buy that. Let's review the facts: Arlovski has won 3 of his last 4 fights (he has one NC against Tim Sylvia) against Ray Lopez, Travis Fulton and the aforementioned Devin Cole. These are not quality wins. These are wins to showcase Arlovski and give him some mercy W's. Against fair to great competition (Kharitonov, Rogers, Bigfoot and Fedor) he is 0 and 4. If Arlovski is serious about "turning his career around," he needs 3 or 4 wins against relevant, quality opponents. Hell, I'd even give him credit for winning a Bellator tourney if that were to actually happen. However, if he's just going to be novelty fighter knocking out cans for cash then I can't take him or his present career too seriously.
Patrick Mullin:
Call me crazy but I'm not yet going to buy stock in Andrei Arlovski becoming a viable heavyweight again based on a camp change and win over a journeyman. The WSOF matchmaking team put Andrei in with Cole because it was an advantageous fight for Andrei to look good. Cole was going to stand with him and he lacks the ability to withstand heavy handed assaults and doesn't have the power to trouble even the frail chinned Arlovski. We've heard Andrei talk about being refocused such as when he got the fight with Fedor, a spot in the Strikeforce Grand Prix, and what happened? He lost. He's on the wrong side of 30 and while he hasn't really taken a lot of punishment(most of his KO losses are quick ones) his mental state has always been fragile. Jackson is a great motivator but he's not a life coach and that's what Andrei seems to need more than anything.
Judge Wyatt Beougher's Scorecard:
Again, both gentlemen make excellent points, and with Fedor apparently retired, someone has to step in and crush cans, right? In all seriousness, I'm again giving this round to Pat for pointing out that Arlovski needs a sports psychiatrist or a life coach more than he needs Greg Jackson.
Mullin, 10-9 (20-18 overall)
3.) Stephen Bonnar testing positive for PEDs for the second time in his career after his fight with Anderson Silva not only sends him back into retirement on a down note, but also calls into question the legitimacy of the three fight win streak he initially retired off of.
Patrick Mullin
This is absolutely a fact. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. PED use is rampant in professional sports and the guys who are caught are guys who haven't figured out how to outsmart testing. When a guy fails more than one screening test that's a big time red flag. Now granted Bonnar really came into this with nothing to lose but when you consider how his career has gone its very likely this is a guy who needed every conceivable aid he could get to win against even the most mediocre of opposition. It takes a real jabroni to lose to Mark Coleman in 2009 and Bonnar found a way to do it. How can anyone believe someone who does that is capable of beating anybody without the use of PEDs? PED use generally is either habitual or you get caught once and give up on it. For guys who've failed more than one test it shows that the likelihood of habitual use throughout their career is statistically very high and they worked harder to outsmart a lab technician than they did to win a fight.
Mark Radulich:
Yes, testing positive for steroids makes it seem like Bonnar has been using steroids for his entire career in the UFC. Yes, it taints all of his victories and it takes away from whatever he's accomplished as a professional fighter. Yes, he'll forever be known as a cheater and juiced up steroid monkey. Now (at the risk of losing this round on the judge's scorecard for harboring this opinion) ask me if I care. I really don't. I think it was dumb and I certainly don't see how Bonnar thought it was going to help him against the best fighter on the planet but at the end of the day I just don't give a hoot. He was never going to fight again anyway and short of shooting Silva in the cage or hurting a child, for loyalties sake, he'll always have a job with Zuffa in some capacity. Meh.
Judge Wyatt Beougher's Scorecard:
I don't discredit Mark's opinion on steroids in MMA at all, even though I don't personally agree with it, but again, I think Patrick answered both parts of the question more thoroughly, as he pointed out that Bonnar was unable to beat Mark Coleman in 2009, only to come back and pick up three straight wins against younger, better conditioned fighters.
Mullin, 10-9 (30-27 overall)
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web series, highlighting the training of four welterweight fighters and then allowing the fans to vote for pairings for fights on their first show on SpikeTV in January of 2013, is an interesting new idea from Bellator and will help to get viewers more emotionally invested in their fighters.
Mark Radulich:
Sure, using interactive social media is a great way to get fans invested in your brand. It is hard to quantify how many fans it will bring to the product but it can't hurt.
Patrick Mullin
Taking unknown talents in a small time promotion and expecting people to watch their journey and care about them is about as uphill a battle as you can ask for. So Bellator got smart and looked to the MMA universe and wanted to know what THEY wanted. Well often we hear people complain about how cards are weak and Joe Silva isn't good at his job (which is a farce, he's Zuffa's only worthwhile employee) and they could do better. Now you've got your shot to put your money where your mouth is and show you can do better. Now not only do you get a shot to play matchmaker but you're also going to get the first opportunity to decide the fate of the careers of the next generation of fighters who could go on to glory. What would be cooler than a few years from now saying, "Oh well (Fighter A) is finally getting a UFC title shot. I remember when I saw talent in this guy before anyone else did and even decided his first major opponent!" Bjorn Rebney and co. hit this one out of the ballpark folks.
Judge Wyatt Beougher's Scorecard:
In spite of his vitriol against Zuffa, I'm again awarding this round to Patrick.
Mullin, 10-9 (40-36 overall)
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5.) While not exactly loaded with big names, UFC on FX 7 will be a great night of action if the advertised card isn't devastated by injuries.
Patrick Mullin
I'd love nothing more than to say fact here but I can't. Aside from the main event where its likely we get to see Vitor Belfort make Michael Bisping's head explode this is a card heavy with grapplers and the potential to be heavy with clinching and jockeying for position. Gabriel Gonzaga, Daniel Sarafain, CB Dollaway, Thiago Tavares, and Khabib Nurmagamedov are all grappling based fighters and only one of them has a fight with a striker(Gonzaga vs. Ben Rothwell). Ultimately the likelihood is sloppy strikes without much impact and lots of failed takedowns and clinch control. I may have to DVR this and ready the fast forward button.
Mark Radulich:
Oh hell yeah! Bisping vs Belfort should be bombs away provided one of them doesn't fight like Miguel Torres. You know I love the HW so I'm exceited for Gonzaga vs Rothwell (assuming Rothwell doesn't bear hug double G for 15 minutes). Tavares vs Nurmagomedov should be a fun striking encounter. Plus you have the potential for exciting finishes with fighters like Edson Barboza, George Roop, and some others. I'm looking forward to this and you just can't argue with free fights.
Judge Wyatt Beougher's Scorecard:
While I like the visual of Bisping's head exploding, I like Belfort even less than "the Count", plus, like Mark, I'm a fan of the heavyweights, so I'm giving this round to Mr. Radulich based on his optimism and enthusiasm (although I tend to think Patrick is probably going to be right about the main card).
Radulich, 10-9 (46-49 overall)
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Judge Wyatt Beougher scored the bout in favor of
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And now it's your time to shine! Don't agree with my scorecard? Vote below and let me know who you think won, and if you want to score each round individually in the comments, I'll choose one commenter's scorecard to serve as the official third card if a tiebreaker is needed!
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Bonus) Jon Jones is going to have a tall order in terms of assembling a team of coaches for
The Ultimate Fighter
more decorated than Chael Sonnen's, which is expected to feature both Dan Henderson and Randy Couture.
Mark Radulich:
Well unless he calls in Bob Sapp I'm not sure there is anyone more decorated than Dan Henderson and Randy Couture (I kid, I kid). But seriously folks, it's not like Jones is going to recruit Bas Rutten so as far as decorated MMA athletes he could call on that have not fallen into obscurity or completely tarnished their legacy (Ken Shamrock I'm looking in your direction) I can't think of too many guys that would be willing to coach against them.
Patrick Mullin
This is absolute fiction. Why? Because Jon Jones as a one man coaching staff is more decorated than any of these men. He's made multiple successful title defenses without losing his belt, something neither Couture or Henderson has been able to do, and Chael Sonnen doesn't even know what its like to hold a championship. He's going to abuse Sonnen like a red-headed stepchild, then if Old Man River can actually by some miracle get past Lyoto Machida he'll get his beating to follow, and for all Randy's talk about knowing how to beat Jon Jones and talking about how he's not unbeatable I wouldn't be surprised to see Jon pull him into the cage right after and beat him up for fun. In all seriousness though Jones really is more accomplished as a fighter than any of those guys and his coaching staff is likely to include Greg Jackson and Mike Winklejohn who have proven themselves to be extremely successful in that regard and aren't looking like they'll slow down any time soon.
Judge Wyatt Beougher's Scorecard:
This would be the one round where I would've been happy to let my Chael Sonnen bias shine through, but it turns out that I don't have to, because Patrick allowed me to bust out my Randy Couture bias. Couture's my all-time favorite fighter, so by downplaying his achievements in the sport, Patrick guaranteed himself a losing round here.
Radulich, 10-9
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This school is OK. The new principal Mr. LeFevre isnt so great. I think he is just taking it easy until he retires. The school is better than most the ones in the pompano area but kids are always coming and going. I dont thk the staff really cares about their job, I know it depends on the teacher but I think they are few in between in this school. I think the lighthouse point moms like to think that this school is so great because they dont have a choice but really its not so great
I am very happy with NORCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. My daughter attended this school from Kindergarten and this is her last year; she will begin 5th Grade in a few days. The principal is wonderful. The teachers are all very nice and mostly all of them do an excellent job with the children, they are extremely qualified and very caring. They all work together to make sure they are improving year after year. After all the remodeling this school is absolutely beautiful and the classrooms have state of the art technology and computers to help the children learn. We will miss Norcrest Elementary when our daughter graduates, therefore we wish to thank the staff and all the teachers for a great job done.. Sincerely, Ms. Santoni
Norcrest is such a great school! The teachers are always friendly and helpful. The students are great there. The building is clean and nice.
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My son is in Kindergarten, but this is his 3rd year at Norcrest. He started in the PLACE Program for a delay in speech. The program exceeded my expectations. He was then placed into the Intergrated Pre-K class and again wonderful results. He is now in a regular class and I am happy with his academic achievements. Their after-care program is wonderful and so far his teachers have had an open communication policy with me when ever I had concerns. About my son and I worked well with them. The school has a great 'No Bullying Policy' and is a Drug-Free school. I am never worried about my child leaving the school grounds without authorization and feel comfortable that he is safe until he is picked up.
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My two children having been attending this school for a quite a few years. They have both done extremely well. The faculty take the time to really make sure the student understands what is being taught. It's small and everybody knows everybody, it's a very tight family. I would recommend this school to anyone!
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Teddy Bridgewater a True Heisman Trophy CandidateLouisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has tossed his hat in the competition for the Heisman Trophy this season.
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Vernon Adams Leads Eastern Washington to Huge UpsetVernon Adams exploded on the national scene with a win over Oregon State.
Justin Timberlake Wants to Be the Riddler Alongside Ben AffleckIt looks like Justin Timberlake wants to be a Batman villain.
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'Big Brother 2013' Spoilers for Week SevenInteresting happenings are taking place in the BB15 house.
Pittsburgh Pirates Showing Dominance in National LeagueThe Pittsburgh Pirates have won four games in a row against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Open Letter to Representative Liz Pike of Washington StateRep. Liz Pike wrote an open letter that she posted to her Facebook about teachers in the state.
MLB Trade Rumors: Boston Red Sox Ready to Make a Deal?The Boston Red Sox could be looking to improve the roster before the MLB trade deadline.
Should Seattle Mariners Remove Tom Wilhelmsen as Closer?Tom Wilhelmsen has struggled quite a bit in June as the closer of the Mariners.
Mets Sweep Yankees, Reclaim Some Respect in New YorkThe New York Mets just finished a sweep of the New York Yankees.
MLB Standings 2013: Boston Red Sox Leading MLB in WinsThe Red Sox have put together an 18-8 record in the month of April.
'Fools that Lie Day' Often Gets Out of HandMany people use April 1 to take advantage of other people.
Week 7 College Basketball Rankings Reward DukeDuke has taken over as the No. 1 ranked team in the country.
Billy Hamilton Ready to Set Steals RecordBilly Hamilton is stealing up a storm in the minor leagues.
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Seattle Seahawks Finally Re-sign Chris Clemons: A Fan's ReactionThe Seahawks have Clemons back for 2012 now.
Seattle Mariners Make Tough Decision to Demote Justin Smoak: A Fan's ReactionThe Seattle Mariners demoted Justin Smoak to help him out.
Trading Ichiro Suzuki the Right Move for Seattle Mariners: A Fan's ReactionThe Seattle Mariners were smart to part ways with Ichiro Suzuki this season.
August 2012 Atlanta Braves ScheduleThe Atlanta Braves are looking to make a run at it in August.
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Fan's Take: Is Jeremy Lin an Elite Point Guard for New York Knicks?The Knicks hope for big things from Jeremy Lin in 2012.
Portland Trail Blazers Offer Max Deal to Roy Hibbert: A Fan's ReactionThe Portland Trail Blazers are searching for a center this offseason.
Fan's Take: Could Dallas Mavericks Steal Jeremy Lin from New York Knicks?The Knicks could lose Jeremy Lin if they aren't careful.
July 2012 Los Angeles Sparks ScheduleThe Los Angeles Sparks have some tough games in July.
Minnesota Timberwolves Offer Nicolas Batum Contract: A Fan's ReactionThe Blazers now have a contract offer to match for Batum.
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Baron Davis Wants to Re-sign with New York Knicks: A Fan's ReactionBaron Davis wants to come back to New York when he gets healthy.
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Clinical Associate Professor | Associate Chair, Department of Marketing | Academic Director, Black & Decker TOBE Program
Joined University of Maryland in 2005.
Hank Boyd is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Marketing Department at the Robert H. Smith School of Business. He is also a managing director and principal at Ombudsman LLC, a diversified consultancy. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland, Wisconsin, and the U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. On July 1, 2010 Hank assumed the responsibilities of Associate Chair of the Department of Marketing.
Dr. Boyd received his Ph.D. in Marketing from Duke University (with an emphasis in Consumer Behavior) and his J.D. in Intellectual Property from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At the age of 24, he received his MBA in Marketing from the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to graduate study, he obtained his A.B. in Chemistry (with an emphasis in Biophysics) from Princeton University.
Dr. Boyd's areas of expertise include biotechnology, consumer behavior, business consulting, pharmaceutical sales, advertising, and market research. His research has been published in Marketing Letters, Psychology & Marketing, and Journal of Advertising Research. He has served as an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Marketing Research. He has critiqued pedagogical approaches found in marketing textbooks for such leading publishing houses as CENGAGE, Prentice Hall, and Thomson South-Western.
Dr. Boyd's opinions have appeared in the Baltimore Sun, Washington Times, Wisconsin State Journal, Capital Times, and Wausau Daily Herald. He has participated in live interviews on CBS News (local affiliate WISC-TV Channel 3 News), NBC News (local affiliate WMTV Channel 15 News), and NEWS/TALK 1310 WIBA RADIO.
During the course of his academic career, Dr. Boyd has taught over 15,000 students the intricacies of marketing theory and practice. Outside of academe, he has worked as a summer associate at Heller Ehrman, a pharmaceutical rep at Merck, and an economic forecaster at IBM. He has consulted with several firms including ExxonMobil, Verizon, SAIC, and Ocean Tomo. At times, he has been called upon as an expert witness in legal proceedings. He has served on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Hank resides in Fulton, MD with his wife, Isabel, and his daughter, Giselle.
Honors & Awards
- Academic Director, "NFL Consumer Products Boot Camp" – Baltimore, 2014
- Lecturer, Marketing Essentials – ExxonMobil, Asia Pacific, Thailand, 2012
- Lecturer, Sports Marketing and the World Cup – Cape Town, Johannesburg, 2010
- Allen J. Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence, Robert H. Smith School of Business, 2009
- Lecturer, Robert H. Smith School of Business – Cape Town, Johannesburg, 2008
- CIBER Rep, Robert H. Smith School of Business – Johannesburg, Nairobi, 2007
- Lecturer, Robert H. Smith School of Business – UIBE, Beijing, 2006
- Mabel W. Chipman Excellence in Teaching Award, UW-Madison 2001
- Professor of the Year, Mu Kappa Tau, UW-Madison, 1999
- Lecturer, Ecole de Management de Normandie, Le Havre, France, 1998
- Dr. Brenda Pfaehler Award of Excellence, UW-Madison, 1998
- Visiting Professorship, Grey Advertising, New York, 1997
- Teacher of the Year, North Carolina Central University, 1995
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- ExxonMobil
- Verizon
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A Henry County woman was killed during an early morning house fire. Her younger brother is in the hospital after he ran back into the house to try to save her.Douglas Hilko says his 15-year-old brother-in-law, Michael Haney, was able to wake his parents when the deadly fire broke out early Sunday morning on Georgia Highway 138 near Redwood Valley Road in Stockbridge.Hilko says Haney ran back into the home to try to rescue his 25-year-old sister, Karen Prichard, but collapsed before he could get her out of the burning home. The teenager was rushed to the burn unit at Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta in critical condition.Prichard, who family members say had special needs, was pronounce dead at Piedmont Henry Hospital according to Henry County officials.Neighbors say when firefighters arrived, they pulled both siblings from the home.Henry County fire investigators say the fire started in a room located in the basement, but the cause of the fire remains under investigation.Family members say a total of nine people lived in this home including a three and four year old. They say they've lost everything, and the Red Cross is going to be able to provide some assistance. They are calling the 15-year-old boy a hero.
Henry County fire authorities say the home did have one smoke alarm located in the kitchen, but there was no battery in it at the time of the fire.
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DENVER -- The snow stopped, and the sun finally appeared. But it was 28 degrees when Jon Garland took the mound Thursday for the Rockies, tying the franchise record for the lowest temperature to start a home game.
The cold didn't bother Garland, who became the first Rockies starter to pitch seven innings this season as Colorado beat the Mets, 11-3, for its sixth straight victory. The Rockies, who improved their home record to 6-0 this season, blew the game open by scoring six runs with two outs in the seventh. While sweeping three games from the Mets, the Rockies outscored them 28-14.
The teams were snowed out Monday, played a split doubleheader Tuesday -- which the Rockies swept -- and were snowed out again Wednesday before Garland stifled the Mets. He made it through seven innings on just 83 pitches, including 54 strikes, and allowed two runs.
Josh Rutledge homered in the fourth for the Rockies, who got RBI singles from Carlos Gonzalez in the first and Troy Tulowitzki in the sixth. Those three runs came off Mets starter Jon Niese, who worked six innings.
In the Rockies' six-run seventh, Wilin Rosaro drove in the first two with a soft single to right-center off Scott Atchison, and Todd Helton followed with a two-run double off the scoreboard in right field. The double -- the 573rd of Helton's career, moving him past Ivan Rodriguez into 20th place all-time -- came with two outs to increase the Rockies' lead to 5-2.
The rally continued with RBI singles from Chris Nelson and pinch-hitter Reid Brignac.
Rutledge's homer put the Rockies ahead 2-1, but the Mets tied the game on a bizarre play in the sixth. After Daniel Murphy's opposite-field double with two outs, David Wright's bouncer deflected off Garland's glove toward the hole between second base and first. Rutledge stopped the ball and threw home, but not in time to get Murphy.
However, Wright was caught in a rundown and tagged out on a play that was scored 1-4-2-6-3-6.
Both starters threw wild pitches when the teams traded runs in the first. Rosario compounded Garland's wild pitch with a throwing error that put Murphy at third base with one out, and Wright followed with a single. After Dexter Fowler grounded into a fielder's choice and moved up on Niese's wild pitch, Gonzalez drove him in with a single.
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PORT HENRY — Jean Gravelle Wykes, 91 of Port Henry, NY, died Jan. 16, 2013 at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt. Jean was born Jan. 16, 1922. The daughter of Claude Cutting and Lucy Jackson.
She had five children; Joann Moyer of San Bernadino, Calif., Gilbert Gravelle Jr. of Port Henry, N.Y., Jean Breed of Crown Point, N.Y., Janice Maas of Chicago, Ill. and Jim Gravelle of Burlington, Vt. She had a sister, Martha and three half sisters, Stella Blaise of Port Henry, N.Y., Marty Denton and Anna Mae Peterson. She also had two step-sons, Franklin and Bill Wykes from her second marriage to Meredith (Red) Wykes. She had 18 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and a number of great great-grandchildren. She had a number of cousins in Crown Point, Malone, Swanton and Shoreham. She had a large number of friends.
She worked many years ago selling tickets at the Westport Fair. She worked many years at the Senior Meal Site in Port Henry. She also worked at the Lee House Apartments as a secretary. There will be a graveside service in the Spring.


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The subject has been brought up by so many writers that by now that it's almost cliché. It's been asked by musicians, activists old and new, and music journalists alike. And as it's become obvious just how devastating the US' very presence in Iraq has become, it's a question with a quickly growing urgency: "where are the protest songs?"
It's not a simple question to answer. Writers are quick to call up memories of the late 60s and early 70s; the height of the movement against the Vietnam War. Duncan Campbell of the Guardian did when he wrote an article this past February as tens of thousands turned out in London and Glasgow against the occupation, and were entertained by renditions of Edwin Starr's "War" (what is it good forâ€Â¦? You know the rest) and Dylan's iconic and still-scathing "Masters of War."
"These are all great songs," Campbell pines, "but where is the defining anti-war anthem of today?" Campbell is by no means dismissive of the myriad artists that are putting out good, sometimes great, anti-war material. Instead, he puts forth that there has yet to be an anti-war song that "somehow captures the moment and the mood."
Nit-picky? Maybe, but he brings up a good point. It's not that there aren't any protest songs. It's that most of them aren't on the same level as the tunes that conjure up the timeless images of rebellion from the days of the Panthers and SDS. Where is our "Masters of War," our "What's Going On," our "Give Peace a Chance?"
The answer lies in the very fabric of the modern music industry, and in our readiness to take it head on. So, this weekend as tens of thousands will once again turn out all over the country to stick it to Bush and co, it's worth taking a look around and asking ourselves if we are going to ever hear that perfect soundtrack as we march in the streets.
You Hide Behind Words, You Hide Behind Desksâ€Â¦
But why would any of the major outlets we get our music from ever want to bestow such an anthem upon us? MTV has all but banned most anti-war videos. System of a Down's "Boom" was neglected airplay because it contained facts and figures about the invasion of Iraq. MIA was told that her video for "Sunshowers" would not be aired until she took out references to the PLO. And PunkVoter.com was promptly told to screw right off by MTV when they asked to advertise their Rock Against Bush compilation in 2004.
The radio dial won't yield any better results. Since the deregulation of the airwaves ten years ago, media behemoth Clear Channel now owns around sixty percent of local stations. Bad enough in itself, but the shameless radio tyrant's hard pro-war stance makes it even worse. In the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, Clear Channel paid for advertising pro-war rallies in Fort Wayne, Philly, Atlanta and Cleveland, and provided the entertainment. And then, of course, there was their infamous post 9/11 do-not-play list, not to mention their ban on the Dixie Chicks.
Moves like this are especially frightening considering the company's increasing venture into live entertainment. When one of the most outspoken and successful radical artists of our time, Ani DiFranco, played a show the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in 2003, Clear Channel, a main sponsor of the show, told her she would have her microphone cut off if she said anything political!
Free speech? Sorry, only for those who can afford it.
They'll Stone When You're Playing Your Guitar
Such censorship has relaxed to a degree in more recent years, but it's important to recognize the effect that this has had on today's artists, who some think are much more to blame. After Neil Young released his modern anti-Bush classic Living With War last year he told the LA Times that he felt compelled to record it after "waiting for someone to come along, some young singer eighteen to twenty-two years old, to write these songs and stand up." Apparently unsatisfied, he decided that his generation, those who had weathered the 60s, was the generation that had to stand up.
This prompted musician Stephan Smith-Said to write a response "Hey, Neil Young, We Young Singers Are Hog-tied, Too," where he chronicled much of the censorship laid out above. Smith-Said's response was important, because it also made very clear how much the music industry has changed since the days of Woodstock and Altamont.
The 60s didn't have mega-companies like Clear Channel, and the idea of MTV was a long way off. The cut-throat record execs were there, as were promoters quick to scam their performers. But over the past forty years, the industry has found itself being divided between fewer and fewer hands. Four massive record companies now release over eighty percent of all albums in the world. And in the 60s, the idea of one corporation controlling over sixty percent of radio was unheard of. To make matters worse, the time-honored tradition of payola is alive and well, making sure that Clear Channel and the Big Four are constantly in each other's pockets.
Rock n' roll and Motown, the sounds that personify the 1960s, started as an alternative the old mode of music making, which was then mostly dominated by Hollywood and Broadway. They were profoundly youthful sounds, and in the case of Motown proudly and openly black. They were a sonic rebellion against the old status quo that was sending young people to die halfway around the world, yet couldn't take care of them at home. But after the struggles of the sixties and early seventies died down, the industry got wise, and like most rebellions, they figured out a way to market it.
You Don't Need A Weathermanâ€Â¦
But it would be wrong to say that all hope is lost. By the time the seventies hit, the fight against racism and war had reached its highest levels. Millions in the US considered themselves revolutionaries, and even the record industry couldn't ignore it. Dylan's recordings were flying off the shelves and The Stones had chronicled the exploits of a "Streetfighting Man." Marvin Gaye was experiencing his greatest success with a beautiful and conscious album, and five young troublemakers from Detroit known as the MC5 were starting to earn the notice and hatred of the establishment with their calls for revolution. These were artists that embodied that 60s' spirit of pitched resistance and gave us the feeling that another world is possible.
Today, anti-war sentiment has crystallized. While we have yet to see the massive upswing in protest from the sixties, it is undeniable that we have reached a turning point. The disaster in Iraq is obvious to most people with a brain in this country, and the anti-war movement has seen some long awaited signs of life.
Similarly, this opposition has poked its head into mainstream music. While MTV refused to give PunkVoter a slot, Green Day's punk-opera American Idiot has gone five times platinum since its release. The Dixie Chicks, whose fates Clear Channel attempted to seal with their ban, took the Grammy home for Album of the Year last month. Quite an achievement considering many country stations still won't play their material. And, of course, Rage Against the Machine have announced a reunion. About damn time!
Might these artists be the ones to deliver that iconic tune of the rebellion to come in 21st century America? Only time will tell. But one thing is sure. The more we build our open resistance to their power, the more they will be forced to take notice. The day the president looks out his window and realized he's lost control of us, the record execs will realize the same thing. That will be the day when our ship finally comes in.
Alexander Billet is a Music journalist and activist living in Washington DC. He is a regular contributor to ZNet, and has also appeared CounterPunch, MRzine, Socialist Worker and Dissident Voice. He is working on his first book, The Kids Are Shouting Loud: The Music and Politics of The Clash.
His blog, Rebel Frequencies, can be viewed at http://rebelfrequencies.blogspot.com, and he can be reached at [email protected]


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The New York Mets released some very concerning news Saturday. Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, who spent several years as a Met, has been diagnosed with multiple brain tumors. Carter made this statement through the team:
"Earlier today, I learned that four very small tumors have been found on my brain, following an MRI on Friday at a West Palm Beach facility," Carter wrote. "I am scheduled to be examined further Thursday at Duke Medical Center, and we will learn more at that time about my diagnosis."
Carter, age 57, entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003, and was the first player to wear a Montreal Expos cap on his plaque. He was an iconic presence with the Expos of the 1970s and early '80s, as well as the terrific Mets teams of the mid-'80s, playing a big role in the franchise's 1986 championship. Carter currently serves as head coach of the Palm Beach Atlantic baseball team.
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Preview: Event Calendar Module
14 January 2009 at 4:28pm
I will be releasing an EventCalendar module next week. If anyone wants to take it for a test drive, I could use some testers. The demo, in an almost-beta state is here:
and the admin is here:
u: admin
p: password
and the docs are here:
and a recipe on how to extend the calendar to do just about anything is here:
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14 January 2009 at 4:38pm Last edited: 14 January 2009 6:37pm
I'll test! This is the module I've been working on that prevented me from testing your image gallery extension. I'll do some Q/A tonight.
Some initial bug findings:
Dates and Times tab -> The times always save with a date of 1/13/2009 (today's date), could be confusing to people, even though I understand only the time portion is used on the front-end.
Dates and Times tab -> Blank entry is also created during save/publish. Not a big deal, but again, could be confusing to people.
Feature request:
The advanced calendar I see has a category (type). Would it be possible in the site tree to branch out the types? I'd imagine it would be an easy extension I could do myself, just curious your thoughts. More importantly, could the types be manageable through the admin interface, or only hard-coded? (This is one 'feature' of SS I'm still trying to implement properly without requiring a whole separate admin top nav element).
I'll play with it more tomorrow, I couldn't really get much else to break.
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Re: Preview: Event Calendar Module
14 January 2009 at 10:07pm Last edited: 14 January 2009 10:07pm
Impressive. This will be a great add-on to SS.
I especially like the options to add an image and a link to a registration form.
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15 January 2009 at 4:39am
The Advanced calendar is simply an example of how the Calendar can be extended to do anything you want. Please don't take it literally. All those extra fields are just examples of how you can modify the core Calendar class.
For a good tutorial on how do extend the calendar, see the recipe I posted above.
The popup bug is a known SS bug when ComplexTableFields are loaded after normal TableFields.
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Re: Preview: Event Calendar Module
15 January 2009 at 12:48pm
realy impressive, how can be helped by testing ?
Is ist possible to get a version for local install in own test installations ?
Re: Preview: Event Calendar Module
15 January 2009 at 3:58pm
I guess I was hoping that people could hammer on it a bit and see if anything breaks. I'd also like people to check out the docs and see if there's any features they'd like to add, and if it seems like it has any legs.
Download will be available next week per an agreement with my colleagues.
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Re: Preview: Event Calendar Module
15 January 2009 at 4:59pm Last edited: 15 January 2009 5:00pm
Hi UncleCheese
I see that there are 2 announcements listed for the Basic Calendar but when viewing the page I cannot see the announcements listed.
Suggestion for the calendar Widget: Can the dates that have events scheduled be highlighted a different colour?
When clicking on a particular date the entries to the left display all events from that day and on. My first impression was that it would behave as the Start - End filter widget and only display any events for that day.
Awesome module by the way.
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15 January 2009 at 5:28pm
Wow. Great catches, Chucky. I fixed both of those bugs.
As for the calendar widget colors, well, like any module, the CSS is meant to just give you something generic and I expect the end user will customize the look and feel for his specific site.
Thanks for testing!
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Deficient monsoon rains may not augur well for the country's oilseeds crop and may prompt it to step up imports of edible oil during 2012-13 to keep up with increasing demand, a senior industry official said.
India's imports of edible oil during 2012-13 are expected to increase to 103.1 lakh tonnes (lt)compared with 97.8 lt in 2011-12, Govindbhai G. Patel, Managing Partner of GG Patel & Nikhil Research Co, an independent crop research company.
Onset of monsoon rains has been quite late this season impacting much of groundnut crop, he told delegates to an oilseeds conference.
In most of the groundnut growing area rain deficiency was quite high. In Saurashtra, the main groundnut growing region, the deficiency was as much as 80 per cent. In other growing areas rains towards the end of August reduced the deficit to 20 per cent, Patel said.
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---- — Judge Joseph Jennings found a 29-year-old Gloucester man not guilty of drunken driving during a bench trial Friday.
Daniel V. Favaloro, of Larosa Avenue, was arrested Nov. 7 after he crashed his pick up truck on Grant Circle at about 10:38 p.m. on a windy, rainy day, according to a police report. The truck had been resting on its side against a guard rail when police arrived. Favaloro told police he had lost control of the vehicle because of the rain and said he had drank a few drinks that day, according to police.
Favaloro declined medical attention at the scene of the crash, then declined a breathalyzer test, according to the police report. He failed one sobriety test then told police he did not want to perform more tests.
Favaloro had also been charged with negligent driving, the charge resulting from the same crash. Jennings determined that Favaloro had admitted to sufficient facts on that charge, but continued the charge until March 2013, sentencing Favaloro to administrative supervision and a $50 fee and a driving behaviors educational course.
Joseph L. Curcuru Jr., 38, of Cleveland Place was found guilty Friday on charges including heroin possession, the charges resulting from an August arrest.
Curcuru pleaded guilty, and Judge Joseph Jennings ordered him to pay $550 in assessment fees.
Curcuru had been arrested after police received a report of people loitering near the commuter rail tracks. Police had found Curcuru and others "highly intoxicated" near the tracks then found a baggy containing heroin sticking out of Curcuru's wallet, according to a report.
Curcuru also faced a charge of walking on the railroad tracks, resulting from the same incident, but that charge was dismissed upon the request of the Commonwealth Friday.
An assault and battery charge against a Washington Street man who allegedly struck another person in the nose with a hammer in September was dismissed Friday due to a failure to prosecute.
Thomas Freeman had allegedly swung the hammer just outside of the Exchange Street residence where he was living at the time, according to a police report. The man who Freeman struck was hospitalized after the hit, according to a police report.
A Gloucester woman plead guilty and was found guilty on a drunken driving charge at a pre trial hearing Friday.
The charge resulted from a hit and run accident in November, after Kathleen Lord of Washington Street struck a stone bridge on Washington Street then continued onto Grant Circle to Route 128 South, where police stopped Lord, according to a police report.
Judge Joseph Jennings ordered Lord to pay $600 in assessments and fees. Jennings sentenced Lord to 45 days loss of license and to participation in an alcohol education and addiction program.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - U.S. safety officials are requiring the federal agency that operates Hoover Dam to fix 58 health and safety violations found in recent inspections at the massive Colorado River water retention and hydroelectric power plant east of Las Vegas.
Interior Department officials with the Bureau of Reclamation say they're working on it.
A spokeswoman for the dam, Rose Davis, said Monday that no one has been injured as a result of issues that Occupational Safety and Health inspectors found last summer.
OSHA chief Ken Atha says inspectors found toxic lead contamination, electrical hazards, inadequate personal protective equipment and machinery guards, and the potential for overexposure to cancer-causing hexavalent chromium.
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Phil Goldwhite, official designer of the Save the 76 Ball campaign, has created a handy business-card-sized PDF file that 76 fans can download and print out. This card reminds station owners that the ball is a prime reason we buy our gas from them, and warns "lose the ball and you lose this customer!"
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Paez Named A-Sun Player of the Year
MACON, Ga., - The Atlantic Sun Conference office announced the 2008 softball awards and FGCU's Carmen Paez was named A-Sun Player of the Year. Her sister Jessica along with Cheyenne Jenks joined her on the first team while Morgan Campen and Courtney Platt earned All-Freshman team honors.
Paez, a senior from Belle Glade, Fla., ranked among the NCAA leaders in most offensive categories including homeruns, batting average and RBI. In one season in the A-Sun, she cracked the top 10 in the record books in five different categories. For the season, she hit .425 with 22 homers, just four shy of an A-Sun single-season record, 68 RBI, and 76 runs scored. Her 22 home runs ranked third in the NCAA this season, which resulted in several teams pitching around her; she coaxed 84 walks, the fifth most in NCAA history. She had a .928 slugging percentage and an on base percentage of .638. Paez, one of the most decorated athletes at FGCU, and is also among 25 semifinalists for the NFCA Player of the Year award. She was one of two unanimous selections to the first team.
Jenks, a two-sport star from Naples, Fla., was the other unanimous selection. FGCU's cleanup hitter leads the country in RBI with a new A-Sun record of 72. Jenks batted .398 during the season and belted 16 homeruns. Jenks has been a part of two Atlantic Sun Champions during FGCU's first season in the league as she was also a member of the FGCU volleyball squad.
Jessica Paez, a junior from Belle Glade, Fla., had a tremendous season in her first as an Eagle. She hit .336 on the season and stole 22 bases on the year. She also hit 12 homers and drove in 46 runs while scoring 66 times. She hit 12 homeruns as well and had a .591 slugging percentage.
Courtney Platt (Naples, Fla.) and Morgan Campen (Rougemont, N.C.) were named to the All-Freshman team. Platt hit .298 on the season and scored 34 times. She drew 41 walks which was the second best total on the team. She started 61 of the 64 games this season. Campen posted a 16-3 mark in the circle with a 2.54 ERA to go with 111 strikeouts in 137.2 innings. She made 27 appearances with 19 starts and 13 complete games.
The Eagles finished the season with a 48-16 record overall and 16-6 Atlantic Sun mark. The Eagles shared the championship after being picked to finish sixth in the league.


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