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Q: Is it tougher to catch a slam with spin or fly?
BRL: Depends on casting skills, weather conditions, how well the angler can see and how well he follows advice from his guide.
BB: They're a real challenge on spinning tackle, but fishing for them on fly is really taking it to the next level. The reason is the elusive permit: Permit are very difficult on fly and considered by most to be the hardest fish on the planet to catch on fly.
Q: What's the easiest part of catching a slam?
TIR: The easiest part is to find the tarpon first. Since tarpon roll on the surface, they're easier to find - but more difficult to land.
BRL: The easiest is to catch a bone, tarpon and snook, probably in that order, because bones are the easiest to catch in adverse weather.
BB: Day in and day out, tarpon and bonefish are the easiest part of the slam.
Q: What's the hardest part of catching a slam?
TIR: Sometimes the fish are not feeding regardless of the type of fly or bait you use.
BRL: The angler's ability or inability to accurately cast 30 to 60 feet. Fishing for permit in very windy, overcast conditions is also difficult.
BB: Permit are, without question, the hardest part of a slam; they're the spookiest fish on the planet, especially on fly.
Q: What's the perfect scenario for a slam day?
TIR: Tide plays the biggest role, as we need a strong outgoing tide.
BRL: Light east/northeast winds (5 to 10 mph), clear, sunny, rising tide in the morning with high tides around midmorning. Low tide in late afternoon for snook.
BB: In general, a calm morning for spotting tarpon rolling as the sun comes up. Then, the wind would pick up to help disguise your offering to the other two. Tides and water temperature come into play as well. In the Keys, we have an abundance of oceanside and Gulf flats, and flats in between. In the lower Keys, we have flats full of bait and worms and crustaceans, which help draw these fish from the depths.
Q: What tackle do you recommend for targeting slams?
TIR: For tarpon - 30-pound test; 10- and 12-weight fly rods. For bonefish and permit - 10- to 15pound test; 8- or 9-weight fly rods for bonefish and 10- to 12-weight for permit.
BRL: For bonefish - 10-pound line, Mike's modified ounce wiggle jigs; 8weight fly rod, floating line, light flies such as Crazy Charlies, Gotchas, Bonefish Special and others. For snook and small to medium tarpon - 15-pound line, 60- to 80-pound leader, a variety of lures from poppers to slow-sinking jerk and twitch baits; 9- and 10-weight rods, floating lines (intermediate 10 for some locations), tapered leaders, 60- to 80-pound shock tippet, #2 and #3 flies like Deceivers, Black Death, etc. For permit - 15-pound line, no leader, 3/16- and 1/4-ounce jigs with flash and weed guards; 9- and 10-weight rods, floating lines, 8- to 9-foot tapered leaders, 15-pound tippet, #4 and #6 Borski Slider, Merkin, etc. For large tarpon - 25-pound line, 100-pound leader, 65M11 MirrOlure, Yo-Zuris, 4 1/2- to 7-inch floating and sinking lures; 11- and 12-weight rods, floating and intermediate lines, tapered leaders, 20- to 25-pound shock tippet, 4/0 flies like Black Death, Cockroach, etc.
BB: In spring, I use 30-pound tackle for tarpon and 8- to 15-pound for bones and permit. In summer, you can get away with 8 to 15 for tarpon. On fly, 11- and 12-weight tackle for tarpon, 10 for permit and 8 for bones. I like to throw a 9-weight for bones and permit with a fly that either would gladly munch. Downsize rods on windless days; go up a rod weight or two on really windy days to help you turn over your fly.
Photos by Earl Waters. The full version of this article appears in the April 2011 issue of Sport Fishing


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3/4″ Plywood cut into 15 1/2″ wide x 8 feet long strips (referred to as 1x16s)
1/4″ Plywood for the backs
1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ metal angle (ask for it at Blue or Orange)
2″ wood screws or 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws
3/4″ wood screws (to screw the metal angle to the insides of the boxes)
1 1/4″ wood screws
wood glue
wood filler
finishing supplies
2 – 1×16 @ 35 1/4″ (Sides)
1 – 1×16 @ 24 1/2″ (Bottom)
1 – 1×16 @ 26″ (Top)
1 – 1/4″ Plywood @ 36″ x 25 3/4″ (Back)
6 – 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ Metal Angle 15 1/2″ long (ask hardware store to cut or cut with a hack saw)
Step 1
Build the Box
I used pocket holes, but you can also use 2″ wood screws countersunk and screwed together to build the box.
NOTE: Top Measurement should be 26″
Step 2
Adjust for square then screw the back on with 1 1/4″ screws and glue. I finished mine at this stage by filling all holes with wood filler, all plywood edges, and any imperfections in the plywood. I then sanded with coarse sandpaper because the plywood was builder grade cheapo stuff, the finished with medium sandpaper. Finally, I primed and painted with ooops paint in semigloss from Valspar.
The Laundry Basket Dresser has taken my laundry room from the messiest room in my home to the tidiest. It's so easy to pull laundry out and put it directly into baskets. I then can take each basket to it's respective room and fold and put laundry away. For any busy home, these are a must.
Step 3
Metal Angle
If you are intimidated by metal angle, you can always use 2x2s glued and screwed here. Cut the metal angle with a hack saw and predrill holes (three per slide). Mark locations with a square and screw metal angle to the sides. TIP: Screw at a very slight downward angle to keep the baskets to the back of the box instead of sliding forward.
If you choose to stack, make sure you secure the top laundry basket dress to a stud in the wall.
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Added to my To-Do List!
You should think about a feature where we can add a project to someone else's to-do list with a special password, LMBO! I would have my husband get his own account, then I would add projects to HIS to-do list and the system could notify him once a week on new projects, LOL :D.
ANYWAY....I love this idea. I would only need 3 baskets because there is my husband, myself and then he has work clothes that get washed separately. But, I am wondering if I should just make two anyway, one for clean, one for dirty....I will have to borrow hubby's measuring tape to see if we even have enough room for this in our laundry hall-way. And if not, it's definitely going into the files for when we finish our new house and I have an actual laundry room!
Thanks for all the a-mazing ideas!
ETA: I am not used to reading plans, etc. But I am lost on something--what is the depth of the units? From the wall where the rest against, how far do they come out...does that make sense? I can't seem to find a number for that...
cmgfrench replied on Permalink
Does anyone know if the sides enable the laundry baskets to be totally flush so you can add doors without adjusting the measurements?
groovymom2000 replied on Permalink
I don't think so. I added doors to mine(but I changed measurements significantly due to my bin size). I haven't posted mine yet because I am a terrible photographer!
I have a VERY tiny laundry room, and it wouldnt accomodate the baskets length, I wonder if it would work so that the cabinet was turned sideways so that the short end is the one toward the front.
Marjorie replied on Permalink
I'm trying to dress it up
I love this idea and am certainly looking to build one soon as I seem to have the problem as you with piles of clean laundry taking up so much space. The thing I'm looking to do it take it to the next level with decorative trims so that it looks like a storebought peice of furniture. Wish me luck!
Jacy replied on Permalink
I've been thinking of
I've been thinking of something exactly like this!! Thanks for taking all the hard work out if for me!! We're moving into a new house soon, and I think this is the first project I'm going to do. Even before curtains. And painting. AWESOME!!!!
John Leach replied on Permalink
Turning Sideways?
I love this idea for my laundry pile (room), but I'm thinking I'd like to turn them sideways so I'd have them deeper and then can use the top as a folding table. Has anyone else done this?
LizzieB replied on Permalink
My husband and I are almost finished with these cabinets. Just left to paint and install the metal pieces. I'm so excited to not have had to rely on a family member to help me build these! Thank you for your wonderful tutorials!
VelvetSky replied on Permalink
hide away iron board cab
Does anyone have plans for a hide away ironing board cabinet? Their so expensive and I am trying to figure out how I could make one. I want it to go in our walk in closet.I am a beginner by the way.
emmarosemc replied on Permalink
built one today!
After the whining of the husband this week I decided to use some of the MDF from our desks that Im building to build this dresser. Built it - got the hampers at walmart, i guess ill sand, fill and paint tomorrow. Not sure what color I want it though.
Pretty straightforward build though, didnt even need the plan really, just memorized a couple things and got to it!
Edit: The other incentive to get this one done was that my 8 fosterkittens keep finding underwear in our dirty laundry pile to sleep on/in - GROSS!
Edit2: It fell apart when I was painting, hadnt put the back on it yet since i didnt have a piece of MDF big enough. Going to try to salvage what i can
erin.a.adkins replied on Permalink
Stack 'em, Space them, and put a Hanger Rod between them!
I'm thinking two sets stacked two high (that'd be 12 baskets total for clean, dirty, whatever)... then space them apart far enough to mount a hanger rod between them so you have a place to immediately hang up things like dresses, slacks, etc., as you are pulling them out of the dryer. I'm going to rip all the USELESS cabinetry out of my laundry room and do this I think.
LizzieB replied on Permalink
That sounds like a great
That sounds like a great idea! Hmmmmm.....
Ashley M. replied on Permalink
Great idea
This is really great and my husband is out in the garage building it right now...but it would probably be a good idea to change the measurement on "Step 1" from 25 1/4 to 26 on the diagram. I realize you have it written as a "note" down at the bottom, but for people who are visual learners (such as myself) it would be really helpful. I went to the hardware store and got my plywood cut to 25 1/4 because that's what the "Dimensions" diagram said. I got a not so great surprise when I got home.
GrannyD replied on Permalink
Great idea!
Only suggestion I have is to use Rubbermaid (R) laundry baskets - of course I might be *slightly* biased!
best idea
i seriously think this is the best idea ever.
Kevin Lee replied on Permalink
inspired by your laundry basket dresser
We used your design to make an eight foot long box with 5 bays for 10 baskets. Thanks for doing what you do.
Joann@womaninre... replied on Permalink
You are the coolest!
I think you are the coolest. My husband might not agree, as he will be helping me with this :)
Michelle M replied on Permalink
Just One Question
What does this mean: "I used pocket holes, but you can also use 2″ wood screws countersunk and screwed together to build the box." ?
organizingwithe replied on Permalink
similar, but different
I have something similar. My husband retrofitted a closet in the basement right next to the laundry area.. He made the sliding rails out of wood, and when it's not in use, we just close the door. It's been there for over 10 years, and the handles of the baskets have never broken!
Jessie @ Blog Schmog replied on Permalink
You've made an addict out of me
Oh dear, I'm addicted to your projects and this blog and I've only been here 5min! I love tools and I love DIY project that are so so cute and especially inexpensive...well maybe not especially $ but especially crafty and cute and well... like I said, I'm addicted.
Hi. I built this for a friend out of MDF. Used 2x2s for the supports but when we try to screw it in (from the inside, going through the wood first) once the screw tries to go into the MDF, it kind of pulls away and leaves a slight gap and the glue just comes dripping out. Used a clamp, however, could only use one from the front since the back was already on. Would it have been better to screw from the outside going through the MDF first? Frustrated. It might seem ok now, but I don't want to find out over time with weight from clothes they supports give way!
Krystal R replied on Permalink
Love it!
I was just telling my hubby that i need shelves for my Basket system in our laundry room (the clothes never make it to their rooms here too!) this is a great Idea!
Storage Geek replied on Permalink
Love it!
Guest replied on Permalink
I work in a newly opened AFC
I work in a newly opened AFC Home with 17 residents...This is EXACTLY what we need when it comes to doing all of their laundry! I happen to have this weekend off, and this is def. on my to-do list!
Brustvergrösserung replied on Permalink
I have already been using
I have already been using nearly the exact method for almost a couple of yrs right now, and also this works wonderfully! All of us experienced a couple of shelves place in our laundry room right beneath the hanging bar. I actually sized those to carry a couple of laundry baskets each. We fold every person's laundry regularly in their personal basket.
Kimberley replied on Permalink
Such a great idea, I have to
Such a great idea, I have to show this to my mom!
Side Splitting
I've tried screwing the sides together with 2" wood screws as suggested, but the screws split the plywood or cause the ply to spread. What am I doing wrong?
Rick replied on Permalink
Aluminum Angle
I was looking for aluminum angle for a project recently and I found that at the big box stores it is crazy expensive. I couldn't find an "aluminum" distributor locally but I did find an iron supply business. It just so happens that the "iron" supplier deals in all sorts of metals. I got 3 pieces 1.5" x 1.5" x 72", 1/8 thick aluminum angle for $10 each. I couldn't even find pieces that long at the big box stores and their longest pieces were around $30 each!
claydowling replied on Permalink
Alro Steel
Alro Steel distributes quite a few different extruded products, including aluminum and acrylic, and they sell to the public. I never would have thought of them, but they have a warehouse in Ann Arbor near my favorite hardwood dealer.
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Guest replied on Permalink
I was wondering if the cut
I was wondering if the cut list is enough materials for one or two laundry dressers? I am going to head out tomorrow hopefully and buy the materials and have the wood cut for me..I don't have the tools... and need to know if I should double it or not.
Thanks for this idea, it is great
claydowling replied on Permalink
Cut it yourself
Don't let the lumber dealer do your cuts for you. They can't make cuts suitable for cabinets. All you'll be doing is making scrap wood.
You can buy an inexpensive circular saw at most home centers (I even found one last night at Meijer, a regional chain that looks like what a Super Walmart wants to be when it grows up). It will cost more than just the plywood, but it won't cost more than two sheets of plywood, which is what you'll be buying if you have the store cut it.
You'll also need to do a bit of research on a plywood cutting jig and build one of those. You should be able to find plans and videos online. I built something called a track saw, and I love it. Unfortunately it requires some tools you don't have, and I see I don't have pictures anywhere.
If you absolutely will never build anything else, I recommend finding a friend with a circular saw and a cutting jig.
But don't let the hacks at a home center touch your plywood. They may be well intentioned, but that does not mean they will be capable of doing the right thing.
Guest replied on Permalink
I would like to have the crates too. My husband made the storage bin, but I modified it to fit out needs. I need the crates as shelves to put the detergent on. Do you know where I can get these? I love all of the ideas you have, but I am not sure my husband does. His honey-do list gets longer by the minute.
Christina M replied on Permalink
Hi there...I built one of
Hi there...I built one of these following your measurements...but I used MDF. It is a little wobbly. Do you have any suggestions as to what I did wrong? Or maybe how I could reinforce it so it does not wiggle?
Thanks so much!
KathyinFL replied on Permalink
I know Im a little late but
I know Im a little late but here are a couple of suggestions... get a pack or two of L brackers and put two on each side of upper left and right. Make sure is it square first.Second get a piece of luan cut to fit and nail to the back side of piece. Hope this helps.
Guest replied on Permalink
What a fantastic idea. Many thanks for the awesome tutorial.!
guest replied on Permalink
Advice Needed
Hi, new to building. Just curious what type of plywood you used for this. Our places here have cheaper stuff and then expensive stuff. Just wondering which way to go.
KathyinFL replied on Permalink
when faced with this dilemma
when faced with this dilemma go middle of the road or what your wallet can afford.
kimskitchensink replied on Permalink
I have officially added this to my "get on it, Kim" to-do list! We have one of those 3-compartment laundry sorters (in addition to a separate bin for delicates and stinky hockey gear), and transfer one load at a time into a plastic hamper like this to carry downstairs to our basement laundry room. This would pre-sort into removable baskets that I could carry down when full...and look a lot nicer, too!
Guest replied on Permalink
You should change the
You should change the dimensions to be correct. I built this and the width of the unit is not big enough to have the tracks be 16". The width should be 16 1/2" not 15 1/2".
Becky S. replied on Permalink
This is awesome! My husband
This is awesome! My husband just helped me make it but we are using it for toy storage in my 4 year old daughter's playroom. She was so excited to pick the color to paint it with. I can't wait to make more of these and try more of your plans. Thank you so much for doing such incredible work with all of your plans!! You are truly amazing.
Awesome Idea
This idea is great! It can be used for so many other things besides laundry! Awesome.
Shoshannah May replied on Permalink
laundry dresser
My mom made an adapted version of the laundry dresser for me. She made it for my round baskets, but it also holds square ones. She put a door on it and used chalkboard paint on the front since we have it in our school room. I love it. Here's a link to a couple of pictures I took after my mom made it for me. http://shospace.blogspot.com/2011/03/look-what-my-mom-made-me.html
Shoshannah May replied on Permalink
laundry dresser
My mom made an adapted version of the laundry dresser for me. She made it for my round baskets, but it also holds square ones. She put a door on it and used chalkboard paint on the front since we have it in our school room. I love it. Here's a link to a couple of pictures I took after my mom made it for me. http://shospace.blogspot.com/2011/03/look-what-my-mom-made-me.html
Guest replied on Permalink
How much did this project cost you?
Just wondering what you ended up paying for this project?
Whysaywhat replied on Permalink
I love this idea! I was
I love this idea! I was looking for Nursery ideas today and stumbled across this project page. There is no way this would ever fit in my laundry room, but I can see a few of these in our nursery playing double/triple duty to hold clothes, diapers, essentials, and later on toys! All while playing double duty as the "changing station" with a nice, smooth board on top! I may give these plans to my FIL and ask for his help in making them though, just to make sure they turn out straight and all (I can't cut a straight line to save my life).
Meme replied on Permalink
Hampers are meant to hold
Hampers are meant to hold heavy loads by the handles :) and if it does break after a year or more of using it, well, it's only a couple bucks to replace it for new :) this is an awesome idea! Mostly I'm just happy that everyone else battles the laundry monster hah.
Richelle replied on Permalink
Keeping spare basket
Great idea! I will add this to the next Honey-do list. I'm also thinking to have a laundry basket for each family member, so I can just swap out the baskets.
annemarie replied on Permalink
this is an awesome idea, thank you
Rachel@FoodFix replied on Permalink
These will allow me to see the floor of my daughter's bedroom!
Wow. What a concept! I have putting away laundry and this may be the solution I've been waiting for! I've been battling with my daughter for years to get her to put her laundry away. I'm thinking of replacing her overstuffed and underused dresser with two of these and skipping the hassle of having to transfer everything to drawers. Brilliant!!
Patrick Anglim replied on Permalink
Your measurements are WRONG!
The bottom piece is not supposed to be 24 1/2". It should be 23 3/4". I should have noticed this but too late now. So if you build it with the measurements shown above your unit with be out of square by 3/4". Simple math. The top piece @ 25 1/4" works good for the baskets. I wouldn't add length to it - take 3/4" off the bottom.
Nick G replied on Permalink
Poor Laundry Design
On the laundry design, I have never seen anything with more mistakes. Look at Step 1 and step 3. You have the top piece on the outside in Step 1, but on the inside in step 3. Also, you have the length of the top piece wrong in step 1, but only correct it in a footnote. Is the width 15 1/2 inches as specified in the material list or 16" as in the cut list? The metal angle iron is very expensive (~$5 per foot) and impossible to cut at home. Aluminum is more expensive but easier to cut. And what to coat the steel or aluminum with (they both rust). Wow!!!
Brandi C. replied on Permalink
Not So poor laundry design...
The laundry basket dresser is a very popular plan, just look at all of the brag post/pics!
With as many free plans as Ana puts on her website, there are bound to be errors that she corrects as soon as she becomes aware of the situation.
As with most lumber, its not exactly true to size, ie; a 1x4 is often 1x3.5 and in this case the 1x16 is actually a 1x15.5.
The metal angle iron is expensive and hard to cut which is why we are given the 2x2 as another option. Much easier to cut, much, much cheaper and no rust:)
I am sure that with as many plans that she has on here you may find one or two (or a hundred) that better suit your needs. Happy Building:)
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There are a lot of blogs and
There are a lot of blogs and articles out there on this topic, but you have captured another side of the subject. This is good content thank you for sharing it.
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stillwdownlto replied on Permalink
I have found this article
I have found this article very exciting. Do you have any others on this topic? I am also sending it to my friend to enjoy your writing style. Thanks
eddy replied on Permalink
Thanks for sharing with us
Bottom basket
Does the bottom basket touch the bottom of the box? If not how much of a gap is there? I would like to make one but I would like it to be part of a folding table. Just seeing if I might be able to cut off 1/2 to an 1in at the bottom?
Thanks so much!
Christine Ramey replied on Permalink
Laundry Baskets Idea
I love this idea. It wouldn't cost to much to make or pick up used ones at a garage sale as well. Sometimes some of these odds and ends pieces of old dressers would work as well. I love it. :)
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AshleyB8 replied on Permalink
Problem with baskets!!
We recently made this project following all measurements EXACTLY!
However, the baskets measure 25 1/4 inches but the width of the inside of the shelf is only 24 1/2.
Anyone else have this problem? We purchased the exact baskets that are shown. I'm guessing Sterilite no longer makes these baskets. I'm just looking for a little help!!
Help or a little forewarning for others that make this project and can't find baskets.
Diana Clyne replied on Permalink
Your site
I cannot say anything better than the others above me, but I love this project and I am just about to surf your site, so I am sure I will be pinning. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
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Suknie wieczorowe w Los
Suknie wieczorowe w Los Angeles to mają, panie, życie! Nie tylko osiągają miliony dolarów w wętylowanych wieżowcach firm finansowych, atoli jeszcze suknie slubne mogą sobie zajrzeć. Aby to jeszcze były prezentacje, jak u nas, ale nie: w zachwycającym
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Metropolitan Museum of Art i w wybitnym Museum of the City of New York uwidoczniają sukienki wieczorowe. W pewnej mierze niedużo męskie? Oryginalny pan zwiedza takie wystawy ze swoją znamienitą połowicą!
KristiL replied on Permalink
Different size basket?
I couldn't find the same baskets Ana used, I could only find the Sterilite Ultra which measures at 25 3/4 L x 18 W x 10 3/4 H Could someone please help me figure out a new cut list? This is my first project and I'm not really sure what I'm doing or what I'm looking for.
Ashley H. replied on Permalink
I love this idea! It is going
I love this idea! It is going to simplify my life so much! Thanks for this :)
Katie B replied on Permalink
I've been eyeing this project
I've been eyeing this project up for a while now. My husband and I are thinking of doing this (or something similar) for our recycling in the basement. We may do full shelves instead of something for the lip to rest on. Can anyone share the dimensions of the baskets? I'm curious how much we'd have to deviate from the plan for the baskets we currently have. I'm also thinking of making this for my son's bedroom that won't fit a dresser along with his other stuff, but this in his closet would work brilliantly I think.
Barb from Winni... replied on Permalink
These are a great idea! The
These are a great idea! The only thing I would change is that I would put some short feet or a tiny platform below the shelves. It only takes one flood in the utility room to ruin anything that is standing flat on the floor.
That's a very nice laundry
That's a very nice laundry basket dresser and I'm also thinking about building one like that. Since I need a bathroom makeover so a piece like that would look great.
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That laundry basket dresser is really nice it would look perfect in your dream bathroom. I'm also thinking about building one just like that.
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That laundry basket dresser looks awesome. I was looking for some garage organizers when I found this article. I definitely want to build a dresser like that.
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Innovative thinking
This is very innovative thinking and I liked the idea. I am definitely going to implement it.
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spacesculpt replied on Permalink
Great plan! I have seen this idea on Pinterest and it is great to finally have the plans to make it! This will be so great in my house! Thanks for sharing!
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No, not quite his first words. But, close! President Obama was sworn in to his second term moments ago. There was much anticipation by the press.
CNN going all-out with inauguration coverage. It's got a countdown clock to The Oath on screen now (23 minutes, 35 secs to go).—
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Chief Justice Roberts administered the oath.
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No flubs this time!
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We should observe that the Chief Justice stuck with the official script this time for the oath of office—
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President @barackobama is sworn in for second term. 1/20/2012 11:55 am #inaug2013 http://t.co/gsvU5JKG—
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"Congratulations, Mr President," – as the President has been sworn in for a second term; "Thank you, everybody"—
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And tweets, with more lapdog swooning, poured in. Breaking!
Obama was officially sworn in at 11:56am in a private ceremony at the WH. Welcome to the second term.—
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President Barack Obama has taken the oath of office.—
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#BREAKING: @BarackObama has just taken the official oath of office for another four years as #POTUS.—
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How many people can tweet that Obama gets sworn in to a second term? Why is anyone citing the AP? We all saw it.—
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Aww, did you want to be the one and only?
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And President Obama, after taking the oath, said this to his daughter:
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President @BarackObama to his youngest daughter, Sasha, following his official swearing in today at the @whitehouse: "I did it." #inaug2013—
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"I did it," says the president as he gets a congratulatory hug and a kiss from each of his daughters, each beaming with pride.—
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Not the first words of his second term (he offered thanks to the watching media and to Chief Justice Roberts first), but close.
Emphasis, as always, on "I" #allabouttheO RT @jeneps: Obama to Sasha: "I did it"—
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When does he start blaming himself for the last 4 years? RT @nbcwashington: President Obama sworn in for second term. Afterward: "I did it."—
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Zing! Those are the only times he refrains from using the word "I."
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Barack just took the official oath at the @WhiteHouse & used my grandma's bible for the ceremony. I'm so proud of him. –mo—
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President Obama has been sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.—
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BREESE — After four years of watching Central High guard Jacob Timmermann shut down their top scorers, the rest of the Cahokia Conference just may throw him a going-away party.
"We certainly won't be sad to see him graduate," Carlyle coach Andy Palmer said. "When you prepare for them that's the first person you talk about. He just plays with so much confidence in himself."
A four-year starter who helped lead the Cougars to the Class 2A state championship as a sophomore, Timmermann is that rare player who enjoys playing defense as much or more than playing offense.
He's averaging 14.5 points this season, after averaging 10.2 last season, as Central (20-8) prepares for the playoffs as the No. 2 seed at the Class 2A Mater Dei Regional.
Since his freshman year, his assignment has been shutting down the opposing team's best player -- and Timmermann rarely fails to do his job.
"That's the reason I think I started as a freshman because I showed (former) Coach (Stan) Eagleson that I could play defense," said Timmermann, who estimated he has guarded at least 12 all-state players during his career. "Coach Eagleson would just put me on them and say if you shut them down, we're going to win the game."
A simple, but effective formula. And one that will be missed when Timmermann's Cougar career comes to an end.
While Timmermann ranks as Central's seventh all-time leading scorer with 1,253 points, his value turns up in so many more areas than the scorebook.
There's his speed and aggression on defense, his ability to run the show from the point guard spot and get to the rim whenever he wants, and his ever-present threat of using defense to create offense.
Counting the points he helps take away at the defensive end, Timmermann might as well be averaging 25 points a night.
"You can't replace what he's done for this school and this program for four years," Central coach Jeremy Shubert said. "I have not seen somebody in a long time that can guard like he can. That's what Jacob's left as a legacy for Central --being able to shut people down.
"Every coach in the conference has told me they're going to be happy when Jacob leaves."
Former Central guard Austin Rickhoff, now playing football at Lindenwood-Belleville, recalled watching Timmermann impress the coaching staff during the summer before his freshman year.
"His point guard play shocked a lot of people, it was something a lot of us had never seen before," Rickhoff said. "He could get to the hole whenever he wanted. Nobody can guard Jacob one-on-one. It's impossible."
Former Central all-stater Brandon Book, now playing for Southwestern Illinois College, saw something special early on in his fellow Albers resident.
"He had a lot of talent ahead of him that made him want to work hard to be one of the better players," Book said. "He was a big factor of why we did so well in the postseason and won the state championship."
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Timmermann has gone from a freshman trying to fit in with much older players to assuming the leadership role he learned from others. He credited players like Nick Grapperhaus, Rickhoff and Book for showing him the way, just as he has tried to do this season for a young Central lineup.
"I'm trying to teach them that it's not OK to lose," Timmermann said. "Freshman year, Nick Grapperhaus was always after everyone. He never wanted to lose and was all up in your face, so I just wanted to be like that and shut people down and win games.
"That's what he did and I learned from him."
Shubert commended Timmermann's ability to inspire his team.
"He hasn't really had to be the leader other than this year with all those upperclassmen he had ahead of him, but he's led by example," Shubert said. "He's been our hardest worker in practice and that's what you expect out of your seniors."
Blessed with confidence
Eagleson retired from coaching after last season, but contemplated sticking around another year because of his close relationship with Timmermann.
The pair still talk after nearly every game.
"We knew right away in the summer before his freshman year that he was pretty special," Eagleson said. "It always started with the defense. We had three good defensive guards, but you always knew Jacob was going to take somebody from the other team out of the game."
Timmermann's older brother, Alex Timmermann, played basketball and Jacob grew up being part of and playing against an older crowd.
"Jacob grew up playing with older kids," Eagleson said. "He wasn't intimidated, the stage definitely wasn't too big for him. I really think he expected to play as a freshman."
Timmermann never left the lineup again. He never forgot the way Eagleson welcomed him to the varsity despite his lack of experience.
"He gave me all the confidence in the world when I was a freshman," Timmermann said. "He gave me a lot of freedom. He got on me and got on everybody, but he gave me a little edge there and it paid off sometimes."
Timmermann's confidence never wavered. Whether he was playing in sold-out gyms against arch-rival Mater Dei, in the playoffs or even under the intense emotional and physical strain of a state championship game, he brought the same energy and split-second decision making.
When the game was on the line, the Cougars would typically look to Timmermann to make something happen.
"It seems like he's always involved in the big play: a big steal, big rebound, causing a turnover," Palmer said. "Early on he knew his role and learned it an accepted, it learned from those other guys.
"When the game's on the line, you know he's going to make the right decision and make the right play."
Timmermann said nothing he has done will top the feeling of winning a state championship. The feeling has never really left him, even two years later.
"That was an experience I'll never forget," he said. "For the next month you just had people coming up to you and congratulating you. It had never been done before at Central and not around here in Clinton County for a long time, so it was fun to bring back that state title."
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5:18pm Wednesday 15th January 2014 in News By Megan Archer, Reporter
AN APPLICATION made to build a further 120 homes in Fairford has been refused.
The application, submitted by Kensington and Edinburgh Estates, comprised of 120 houses on the land adjacent to Fairford Town Football Club.
The original recommendation was to permit the plans as long as affordable housing was provided as well as financial contributions towards schools, libraries and a travel plan (X).
The planning committee at Cotswold District Council today refused the recommendation by a vote of 10 to five. Concerns focused mainly around the issue of a dangerous access point to the site, described as "horrific" by one councillor and problems surrounding flooding and sewage leaks which mayor of Cirencester Cllr Joe Harris said was "life-threatening".
"We're dealing with a health issue here," continued Cllr Harris. "Sewage in homes poses a threat to life.
"It's a good application as it's one with 50 per cent affordable housing but it's an application which puts pressure on an already stressed sewage system and an uncomfortable junction to turn out of too."
Fairford Town Council (FTC) objected to the development and had the backing of surrounding parish councils, Quenington, Southrop and Meysey Hampton.
Fairford town councillor Jonathan Cumpstey told the committee the council's concerns were because local homes had flooded at Christmas which he blamed on drainage and sewage failures.
Many of the councillors expressed their worry about sewage flooding and the capacity of the sewers to Thames Water representative Mark Dickinson.
Cllr John Birch said: "We must have some assurance before we can approve this planning application that Thames Water will be doing something about the issue of flooding in Fairford."
Mr Dickinson replied to say Thames Water was aware of the flooding problems in the town.
"We sympathise deeply with those affected," said Mr Dickinson. "We are working to understand the flooding mechanisms here. We do not have any objection to the development in this area."
Simon Hoare from Kensington and Edinburgh said he was surprised and disappointed that the application was refused.
"The committee was given clear advice in the report and clear advice from Thames Water and GCC," he said. "There were even some members of the planning committee shaking their heads thinking 'what on earth is going on?'"
"We're now thinking how best to move forward. We'll either resubmit the application, submit a different application, or appeal. Going off and doing something else is not an option."
He blamed the decision in part on recent flooding.
"It was also about confidence in Thames Water," he added. "It is Thames Water's duty to deal with sewage and drainage in the area."
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This was hardly Aston Villa's finest game, but Villa fans will be feeling desperately unlucky to throw away two points right at the death. Most would admit they they never had much business being ahead in the first place, however - Queens Park Rangers were by far the better side in the first half and should have been miles ahead by the interval, the penalty to give Villa the lead was very soft, and Alan Hutton twice handled the ball in the box to give the home side two legitimate penalty shouts. It was only justice, then, that Richard Dunne had the misfortune of taking a Stephen Warnock clearance to the thigh and inadvertently bouncing the ball past Shay Given and into the back of his own net in the dying seconds of the match.
The first half featured a very strong performance by the hosts and a completely anonymous one from Villa. Nearly every outfield player in claret and blue were miserable, while Adel Taraabt and Shaun Wright-Phillips stole the show for QPR, with the former rattling Given's post in the early stages with a sumptuous strike. It was Patrick Kenny, however, who had to pull off the save of the half when Barry Bannan stroked a 44th minute free kick towards his top corner, the goalkeeper flinging himself to his left to bat the ball away. It was Villa's first shot of the half.
The visitors were much improved after the break - they almost had to be - and Bannan was at the heart of everything, weaving pretty patterns with his passing from the right flank. It wasn't long before Villa were ahead thanks to an eagle-eyed Michael Oliver spotting a nigh-invisible shirt pull by Armand Traore on Gabby Agbonlahor in the penalty area. Bannan stepped up to take the spot kick, and rolled the ball into the back of the net, despite Kenny guessing the right way.
With Villa in the ascendancy, one might have expected them to try to kill off the game, but Bannan was withdrawn due to some sort of injury after 70 minutes and the visitors spent the rest of the match on the back foot. They were incredibly fortunate in Oliver ignoring two clear-cut handball calls on Alan Hutton in the Villa box, somewhat less lucky to fail to score on their occasional penetrating counterattack and pretty miserably unlucky to concede a last minute own goal despite QPR being down to ten men (Traore, for a second bookable offence).
The point was no less than the hosts deserved for a good all-around game, of course, but Villa's failure to hold an important lead has struck once again.


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A local nurse will now receive $52,000 a year for the rest of her life.
Loretha Johnson is a nurse from Monroe. She just won the top prize in the $1,000 a Week for Life! Game.
Johnson said her win was "nothing but a blessing". She plans to use a portion of her winnings to help some of the patients she cares for, and help make their lives easier.
"I have a lot of patients that have never known what it feels like to be pampered," Johnson said. "I'm going to get them manicures and pedicures and get their hair done by a professional. I'm very happy that I'm going to be able to do this for them because they are so deserving."
Johnson was at home when she learned she'd won the $2 game's top prize.
"My husband had bought me some tickets and had them waiting for me," Johnson said. "I started scratching it and I saw a match. Then I said 'Baby, hold my hand. This might be it. This is it! This is it!' I was screaming. Then my brain just froze and I went numb. You can't prepare yourself for that moment."
Johnson is the first player to claim the top prize in the $1,000 a Week for Life! game, which is part of a series of four instant games offering the chance to win as much as $5,000 a week for life.
The tickets, which went on sale last August, are available for $1, $2, $5, and $10 per play. A top prize is structured in annual payments that continue for a winner's entire life.
The guaranteed value of the prize is at least 20 years of payments to a winner or the winner's estate. The guaranteed value of the $1,000 a Week for Life! game is $1,040,000.
Top prize winners can also choose to claim their winnings as a lump sum with a cash value equal to the guaranteed prize amount.
Johnson chose the annuity option, which amounts to an after tax value of $35,360 a year. She says she also plans to use a portion of her winnings to take a vacation with her husband.
The lucky ticket was purchased at the Kangaroo Express on Franklin Street in Monroe.
As of Tuesday afternoon, two top prizes and many other prizes remain unclaimed in the $1,000 a Week for Life! game.
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Stanley A. Marash with Paul Berman and Michael Flynn, Fusion Management: Harnessing the Power of Six Sigma, Lean, ISO 9000:2000, Malcolm Baldrige, TQM and Other Quality Breakthroughs of the Past Century
In preparation for a conference on the future of quality management in the late 1990s, Stanley A. Marash was able to easily put together a list of 32 quality programs that, since 1960, had come and, often, gone, including Benchmarking, Management by Objectives, Quality Circles, Total Quality Control, and Just-in-Time. (For another look at this, see "The Evolution of Process Improvement" in Quality Endeavors Issue No. 123, October 2009.) Organizations seemed to try a new approach every three years or so. Marash decided to look for patterns to indicate why efforts succeeded or failed. The findings are presented in Fusion Management: Harnessing the Power of Six Sigma, Lean, ISO 9000:2000, Malcolm Baldrige, TQM and Other Quality Breakthroughs of the Past Century (2004, QSU Publishing Company, Fairfax, VA).
Marash identified four key reasons for failure across the programs:
- Lack of executive leadership: Management needs to demonstrate commitment through time and actions, not merely words. Leadership at the highest level, not just the mid-level, must be involved.
- Failure to deploy: The program must be supported beyond the start-up or pilot initiatives. Resources are needed to work on harder tasks, not just the low hanging fruit, with emphasis on content and accomplishments rather than buzz words and language. The program must be institutionalized to keep it going.
- Seeking shortcuts: The organization needs to research, become familiar with, and adopt the whole program, not just some components or a veneer.
- Inadequate measurement: Measures need to be established for outcomes and significant results related to customer satisfaction, not just internal interim processes and activities.
He saw a pattern in which a particular approach was successful for one organization and received publicity. Other organizations then decided to apply that approach. What was often adopted was a 'diluted' version. Adopters did not fully understand the approach, had no clear goals, wanted results without effort, and established no way to clearly measure results. As a result, within the organization there was frustration and disillusion, little if any improvement, and the energy for the change was lost.
Marash thus developed what he called Fusion Management, with the following components:
- Leadership drives the process: Senior executives need to believe in it and be willing to commit resources.
- The enterprise sets stretch goals: There are goals for both incremental continual improvement and significant breakthroughs.
- Strategic plans are integrated: It is clear where the organization wants to go and how to get there – what to focus on in improvement initiatives.
- Customer requirements are balanced with business results: There are both internal and external goals and measures, for the short and long term, and all stakeholders are included in planning and setting priorities.
- Key measures of success are tied to the strategic business plan: It is clear which actions will move the organization forward.
- The management system is process focused: There is a systemic approach to planning and decision making, with a cross-functional approach rather than internal turf wars.
- Methods, tools, and sequences are customized: The organization is ready to use all improvement tools, where they apply and best fit.
This is an iterative process. Learn and build on past experience and success for future results, rather than repeatedly starting over with 'new' programs.
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Jim Collins – How the Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In
In his keynote presentation at the 2011 National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) convention in July, Jim Collins shared findings from his most recent book, How the Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In 2009, HarperCollins). In his earlier writing, including Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (with Jerry Porras, 1994, HarperBusiness) and Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... And Others Don't (2001, HarperBusiness) and the monograph "Good to Great and the Social Sectors" (2005, Jim Collins) addressing non-profit organizations, Collins focused on what made organizations successful. He identified organizational characteristics and behaviors such as identifying and maintaining the core values and purpose of the organization, building momentum, having the right people in the organization, setting 'big, hairy, audacious goals', and the concept of 'Level 5'leaders, those more interested in the long-term wellbeing of the organization than in their own fame and renown.
Collins' research has used matched pairs of organizations. In his earlier research he matched those that did very well over the long term compared to those that were only good, or did not last. In his current work, he used the same comparative approach, this time using matched pairs of organizations that failed and those that did not, to look for patterns in what was different between the pairs. As Collins points out on p. 8, "Every institution…no matter how great… [is] vulnerable to decline."
Collins found five stages of decline and failure. Within an organization the stages may overlap, and the time an organization remains in each may vary.
In Stage 1, Hubris Born of Success, the organization takes its success for granted. It neglects the need to continue the learning and maintain the momentum developed earlier in achieving success. It loses sight of its core purpose and value. This can lead to Stage 2, Undisciplined Pursuit of More. The organization pursues growth without discipline or focus. It neglects its core business and takes actions inconsistent with its core values and purpose. In Stage 3, Denial of Risk and Peril, there are early internal warning signs of developing problems and being off track, but external data still look good, and any problems are blamed on external factors. If there are attempts to correct the problems, they take the form of high-risk initiatives without data to support them. At Stage 4, Grasping for Salvation, the problems are apparent to all. There may be panic. Often there is a search for a leader who will save the organization or a fast change that will turn things around. Unfortunately, this search for a quick fix or a silver bullet often fails, leading to Stage 5, Capitulation to Irrelevance or Death. The organization may fail, be bought out by another organization, or keep looking for a quick fix until it runs out of resources and dies.
Collins points out that this path is not inevitable. It is possible at any stage of the decline for the organization to move to a stage of Recovery and Renewal, and rebuild and recover. To make this turn, the organization needs to recognize the problems and get back to the fundamentals that made it great – identifying its core values and purpose, having the right people in the organization, building and maintaining momentum, and focusing on the long-term sustainability and growth of the organization.
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Within the 31 years of my existence, there's 20 years or so I have full comprehension of.
And of the many things I've learned from others, or the trial and errors of my own explorations through those years, there's three consistent topics I've realized are taboo in casual conversations.
Religion, politics, and whether Revolver or Abbey Road is the better Beatles album.
Last week, former Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron, decided to come out of the closet to speak out against those who come out of the closet.
Only difference is, Cameron's closet is also known as irrelevancy.
On CNN's Piers Morgan Show, Friday night, the evangelical former teen idol voiced his opinion on homosexual rights.
"I believe marriage was defined by God," said Cameron. "Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it was defined in the Garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till death do you part. So I would never attempt to try to redefine marriage. And I don't think anyone else should either. So do I support the idea of gay marriage? No, I don't."
When asked to acknowledge whether or not he feels homosexuality is a sin, he obliged.
"I think that it's...unnatural. It's detrimental and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization."
If anyone has seen Kirk Cameron act, the word unnatural is reserved for his career.
At first, I was taken aback by his insolent comments, and utter failure to ride the changing currents of time. But nothing made me gasp more than the understanding that Kirk Cameron was never gay in the first place.
You learn something new every day, folks.
In the top three results that appear after typing Kirk Cameron is... into Google, I'm comforted in the thought that I'm not alone in my assumptions. Roughly 209 million hits go into the Google search engine each year. Clearly I'm not the only one who thought his sudden anti-gay attacks were friendly fire.
Boy, Kirk Cameron could certainly make a tasty toe omelet with the egg that's on his face, and the foot that's in his mouth.
His gay bashing tour is the latest act on the homophobia circuit. Since taking it to the streets, he and his day dreaming doobie brothers are stirring pots with all the wrong recipes.
Problem is, Cameron and his supporters are too concerned with rummaging through someone else's trash to acknowledge their own hoardings.
If homosexual men and women want to make honest people out of each other, and be able to stand at an alter to domesticate their union, aren't they doing right by God after all?
More and more states are approving legislation that permits gay marriage. The heterosexual opinion is starting to shift from I don't care as long as they don't touch me, to I don't care if they touch me, I'm secure in my sexuality.
Being homophobic in 2012 America, is becoming increasingly less popular than Lindsay Lohan.
Continuing to support Christian values on marriage, when the divorce rate is still at incredulous heights, makes me wonder why there is such a persistent voice trying to protect an institution many people don't take as seriously anymore.
If Cameron and his religious lynch mobs have time to force their religious beliefs on people unwilling to subscribe to any belief but the beat of their heart, then they have time to form a support group that benefits our children. The future of our society. The ones who feel the need to gain attention by taking their peers lives in the cafeterias of schools.
Because becoming a prosperous citizen of society doesn't involve the alienation of those who are turned on by things that shut you down. It's about protecting the livelihood of our future and making sure it's in safe hands.
It's time for Kirk Cameron to let go of his 1985 state of mind.
Because who gives he and his God squad the right to play match maker?
Heidi Fleiss-ing his way back into the spotlight is making Kirk Cameron look more like a pimp of Christianity rather than a disciple.
He doesn't have to abandon his faith as much as he needs to reevaluate how aged his lessons have become.
For someone whose bread was once buttered by the dimples of his smile, and a killer hazel stare, one would assume Kirk Cameron would know how to avoid such hideousness.
You don't need scriptures to tell you that God don't like ugly.
No, this isn't a mockery of Christianity. It's sincerely a stance against its insurgents that continue to devalue human elation with terroristic agendas.
Perhaps this is just another rinsed and dried celebrity making an attempt to soak in fifteen more minutes of fame? If Cameron is without sin, then by all means, he can throw the first stone.
But I get it though. Really, I do.
Defending the rights of homosexuality isn't everyone's cup of tea. But this is more the reason for them to enjoy their coffee quietly.
As crazy as it sounds, some people do like Abbey Road more than Revolver. That's the beauty of freedom.
The former goodie-two-shoes every 80s teen girl wanted to bring home, now suddenly is speaking out against what makes someone else's heart throb. While too busy worrying about how one man could be aroused by another man, Kirk Cameron forgot to consider the power of love, and how it discriminates against no race, religion, or sexual orientation.
But maybe he just can't focus passed the sexuality part of homosexuality.
Shame on him, then.
Because it appears his growing pains are the only ones with a Boner.