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Remember Me
On July 29 of this year one of our worst fears occurred; a fire at our home. I have dealt with the Delphos Fire and Rescue employees for many years in the capacity of having them teach the preschool children at Kreative Learning where I have worked for the past 16 years. Having Kevin Streets teach the little kids about safety and what to do if there is a fire is priceless when it comes to your child surviving a fire.
You never really think you will have a fire at your house. I guess what you really call it is praying you never have a fire. When it happens, you realize how valuable time is. Time is everything when you are trying to keep your house from burning to the ground. Handling the thoughts after the safety of the firemen leave your home is not easy. Trying to sleep that night waking up wondering if the fire will start back up, (even though Bunny checked the walls with the thermal sensor) is something you have a hard time dealing with. Making your 20-year-old college student sleep downstairs that very night so you can get her out if it comes back. These are all things every person must deal with when having a fire at their home.
On Sept. 8, we once again needed the services of the First Responder and EMT personnel when our son broke his tibia and fibula and needed to be transported by ambulance to the hospital. Again, time was imperative.
I have been reading some of the comments in The Delphos Herald concerning police and fire rescue. I would like to ask the citizens of the Delphos voting district: Can you really afford to wait 20-25 minutes for the fire department to reach your house? We live six miles from the fire department it took the fire department approximately 11 minutes to reach our house. I truly believe that the metal roof on our house was what kept it from being burnt to the ground in those 11 short minutes until the fire department was here to do what they do best.
When our son broke his leg, the first responder was here within 13 minutes. If you are having a massive heart attack do you think time will be important? Of course it will.
No one ever wants to use the services of the Delphos Fire and Rescue but the fact is we will use them.
It may be your house next time, or your loved one who is hurt.
I do not pretend to have any answers for the budget issues in the city of Delphos but I can tell you from personal experience, cutting our fire and rescue or police department is very disturbing to me. I ask everyone to look deep, ask yourselves do we need to cut fire, police, EMT or do we need to see where the waste really is within the city? Is the fact that some people are focusing on the overtime for the fire department or the fact that we have so many police officers really the problem? Will that fix the budget? Maybe this year but what about next year? Does this mean relying on volunteers will be our only option?
People of Delphos, I ask you to really think about taking away Delphos Fire and Rescue or Delphos Police department employees. Ask yourselves if you are going to want time on your side when you need one of these departments or do you want to have everyone with a scanner in town to keep saying please, please someone get to those people in need and 20 minutes later still saying that same prayer because that is what happens when you move to an all-volunteer department. That is what I do when I hear some of the neighboring towns call out for their department assistance of volunteers.
Please understand I am not saying volunteers are not where it is at, they, too, serve a very important purpose in our community.
Look for the fat elsewhere in the city. I am sure there is plenty of other positions that our city can live without.
Brenda Hoersten
By Abby J. Leibman
The Oct. 1 deadline is approaching for Congress to finish work on what is commonly called the "Farm Bill." However, for millions of Americans, it's actually the "Food Bill" — the difference between being able to put groceries on the table and going hungry.
And lawmakers seem content to let those folks go without enough food. The Senate has tentatively approved a $4-billion reduction in funding for food stamps — formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This month, the House passed a bill that slashes 10 times as much. Both courses of action are unconscionable.
Rather than shredding the food stamp program, Congress must bolster its funding. That's the only way to ensure that all Americans, including the 50 million who struggle to get enough to eat, can enjoy what should be a right in this country - freedom from hunger.
For 40 years, food stamps have been an integral part of the federal Farm Bill. SNAP's inclusion represents a frank acknowledgment that too many Americans go hungry in spite of the huge bounty our farms produce.
But in July, for the first time, the House of Representatives turned its back on those in need and stripped food stamps entirely from the bill.
The chamber's leaders promised to deal with SNAP separately. But they don't mean to do any favors for the nearly 47 million Americans who receive critical assistance from SNAP.
The House's recent approval of $40 billion in cuts to food stamps is double the $20 billion reduction it sought back in June.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analyzed both proposals: $20 billion worth of cuts would kick nearly two million Americans out of SNAP; the newly approved cut of $40 billion will turn away as many as six million.
Defenders of the cuts claim that they are trying to preserve the program for "families who truly need help."
But there are many more folks who "truly need help" than SNAP presently reaches. Indeed, we should be doing more to eliminate hunger in America — not less.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, nearly 50 million Americans live in "food-insecure households, "unable to afford sufficient food for themselves and their families. These households include more than 16 million children.
Worse, the food insecurity crisis is growing. From 2007 through 2011, the number of people unable to afford adequate food increased by more than 10 million. Those living in food insecurity now represent the highest share of the population since the agency began tracking in 1995.
In the wealthiest country in the world, such widespread hunger is unacceptable.
It was also unacceptable more than 70 years ago, when President Franklin Roosevelt delivered his historic "Four Freedoms" address to Congress, asserting that Americans had a right to "freedom from want." He understood that a lack of access to basic nutrition undermines a person's ability to enjoy other fundamental rights.
It's a scandal that our lawmakers have done so little since then to make good on that promise of "freedom from want."
The right to food was included in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was ratified in 1948. More than 140 countries have approved an international agreement directing states to enshrine this right into law. Many have amended their constitutions to acknowledge their citizens' right to food, including India, the world's largest democracy, and South Africa.
Yet U.S. leaders have gone the other way - stubbornly refusing to address growing hunger in the United States.
No country is better equipped to guarantee its citizens a right to food than the United States. What's needed now is not the means but the political will to ensure that all Americans have enough to eat.
Unfortunately, the uncertain fate of food stamps on Capitol Hill casts grave doubt on whether our leaders possess that will.
Lawmakers must understand how much is at stake. More than one in seven Americans deals with hunger every day. Congress must spare SNAP from any cuts and protect the millions of low income Americans - children, seniors, military families, working poor, and unemployed - who are in desperate need of a just "Food Bill."
Abby J. Leibman is the president and chief executive officer of Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger (www.mazon.org).
This week, the United States Senate began to debate a bill I introduced called the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act. This bill—the first major piece of energy legislation to come to the Senate floor in six years—is the next step in the all-of-the-above energy strategy we need to achieve energy independence.
We were reminded again over the past few weeks why that energy independence is so important. The Middle East, where much of our energy comes from, is often a volatile and unstable region. Since our economy depends on cheap, reliable sources of energy, disruptions in places like Syria have consequences far beyond their borders, often leading directly to an increase in the price of oil, with effects throughout markets of every kind.
We should not be held hostage to events happening a world away. Instead, we should find ways to produce more energy here at home, while practicing good stewardship of the resources we have. For instance, I have been a vocal proponent of domestic production. Technology has opened new areas to exploration, including the Marcellus and Utica Shale in Northeast and Eastern Ohio, which we should support. And I have advocated for common-sense, environmentally sound projects like the Keystone XL Pipeline. But I also believe there is room to improve in the area of energy efficiency.
That's where the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (ESIC) comes in. By encouraging smart, common-sense techniques that will not increase federal spending, we can help manufacturers to cut costs and conserve energy while also forcing the largest energy user in the world—the United States federal government—to tighten its belt and save taxpayer dollars.
The proposals contained in this bill are common-sense reforms that we've needed for a long time. ESIC doesn't contain any mandates on the private sector. In fact, many of its proposals come as a direct result of conversations with people in the private sector about how we can help them become more energy efficient while also saving money that they can then reinvest in their businesses and communities.
This legislation helps manufacturers. It reforms the Advanced Manufacturing Office by providing clear guidance on its responsibilities, one of which is to help manufactures develop energy saving technology for their businesses. It instructs the Department of Energy to assist with onsite efficiency assessments for manufacturers. It facilitates the already existing efforts of companies around the country to implement cost-saving energy efficiency policies by streamlining the way government agencies in this arena work together. And it increases partnerships with national laboratories and energy service and technology providers to leverage private sector expertise towards energy efficiency goals.
This legislation also establishes university-based Building Training and Assessment Centers, modeled after existing Industrial Assessment Centers located around the country, including one in Dayton, Ohio. These centers will train the next generation of workers in energy-efficient commercial building design and operation. Not only will these programs save resources, but they will help provide our students and unemployed workers with the skills they need to compete in the growing energy field.
This legislation will save taxpayers money. It makes the largest energy user in the world—the United States federal government—practice what it preaches by requiring it to adopt energy saving techniques that make its operations more efficient and less wasteful. This bill directs DOE to issue recommendations that employ energy efficiency on everything from computer hardware to operation and maintenance processes, energy efficiency software, and power management tools. It also takes the common-sense step of allowing the General Services Administration to update building designs to meet efficiency standards that have been developed since those designs were finalized. The government has been looking for places to tighten its belt; energy efficiency is a good place to start.
Energy legislation can sometimes be controversial, as it can include provisions that hurt employers and restrict economic growth. This energy bill is different. This is a bill that helps to create jobs, not destroy them. It is a bill that is supported by more than 260 businesses, associations and advocacy groups, including the National Association of Manufacturers, the Sierra Club, the Alliance to Save Energy, and the United States Chamber of Commerce. According to a recent study of our legislation, by 2030, ESIC will save consumers $13.7 billion a year in reduced energy costs by 2030.
All this adds up to a piece of legislation that Americans across the spectrum can support. This bill makes good environmental sense. It makes good energy sense. And it makes good economic sense, too.
I look forward to seeing it become law.
A little rain can't keep Delphos down. It rained before and during the Toast on Thursday and still, the Social Tent was packed, the illusionist was great and fun was had by all.
The sun rose on Friday and the day was beautiful until about 3 p.m. when the clouds and rain came. Boo, I say.
Even though the Friday's main event, the Battle of Businesses, was postponed to 6 p.m. today, the Social Tent was hoppin' in the evening and the band was great.
Today's schedule is packed with activities for all ages, including a pancake and sausage breakfast, bingo, the sidewalk art contest, Basket Bingo, the bake sale and art show at the bank, the ArtFest exhibit, the pet parade (one of my personal favorites), kiddie tractor pull, water ball, disc golf, tractor show, cruise-in and more. Whew! That's a lot.
I usually take a breather Saturday while I gear up for Sunday's events: the 5-K walk/run, parade and the Big Ticket Drawing.
Canal Days is a lot more than what you can do. It's also about who you see. It's great to find old friends and reminisce while enjoying a carnival atmosphere. New friends are also a possibility.
However it turns out, supporting Canal Days is supporting your community. Checks to various groups and charities around October are the evidence of all the hard work it takes to bring an event of this size together. A lot of organizations count on the festival's bottom line for theirs.
So while Mother Nature was a little stinker Thursday and Friday, today and Sunday promise to be perfect weather for a little fun, friends and celebrating Delphos.
Canal Days has been brought back to its former glory and far surpassed it. It seems to be the place to be the third weekend in September. It is, after all, the last premier festival of the year right here in your front yard!
There's still time.
Editor's note: Many of you many have noticed a new message in the information underneath pictures. The Herald has a photo gallery of many local and area events at www.delphosherald.com.
The newest additions are sports galleries. Miss the game or have a favorite player?
The Toast to the City photos are already up and the rest of this weekend's offerings will soon follow.
So visit the website, click on the photo gallery and have a look. You might be surprised on who you see; it might even be you!
I don't often click on videos, etc., in Facebook posts because I hate waiting for them to come up and the last couple times I did, there was no video, just sound.
One caught my eye early Friday morning as I was avoiding doing something else.
Everyone's comment on the video was positive and what caught my eye was "thank you so much for saying what I can't."
I felt compelled to check it out.


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Foster & Adoptive Parents Rights
Foster and Adoptive Parents need to have \"party\" status in the courtrooms. Right now Foster and Adoptive Parents are being denied the right to petition the court to take action on their foster/adoptive care cases. Right now, Judges are making uninformed decisions because the Foster/Adoptive Parents are not being allowed to voice their concerns in the courtroom and to have those concerns noted on the record. Right now if the Case Manager, Guardian ad Litem, Juvenile County Attorney all agree with the State\'s plan, then the Judge is required to rule with the State because no one is objecting to the Case Plan. The Foster/Adoptive Parents know the children the most, and can be a strong voice for the child who is not able to speak for themselves. We need to help protect those children in the foster/adoptive care system. Help us make the Legislature to see that changes need to be made to this shaky, broken down, foster care system, and the people who know these children the most are the ones who are not being heard.
Anita Notte
We agree and all magistrates and judges need to be educated on bonding and attachments and what happens to these children when they are broken abruptly when they are happy and safe in their envoirment.
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Ammanford (From South Wales Guardian)
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Situated on the eastern side of Carmarthenshire, Ammanford stands at the confluence of the two rivers Amman and Loughor.
Ammanford, originally known as Cross Inn, developed because of its location in the centre of Carmarthenshire's Anthracite Coalfield and the emergence of the tinplate industry.
Today, it is one of the busiest towns in the county, with a strong industrial and commercial base.
Enhanced by major redevelopments and environmental improvements, Ammanford is as vibrant now as it has ever been.
The town has felt the force of regeneration thanks to manufacturing companies settling down there and boosting the economy.
Pedestrianisation of Quay Street, the town's shopping centre, has also added to the feeling of optimism with high street outlets looking forward to more trade than ever before.
Ammanford's past has until now been well rooted in the coal mining industry which also buoyed the economy for many of the smaller surrounding villages of Betws, Capel Hendre and Tycroes.
There is a market held at the end of Quay Street every Friday.
Plans for the future of Ammanford are likely to see it grow as an economic centre in it's own right, rather than a satellite town for Swansea and Llanelli.
There are controversial plans to build a by-pass around Ammanford to open up more space for development. Although this would bring economic advantages, there are grave conservational concerns at the moment.


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I feel a bit silly reviewing somewhere that is obviously world class, but I had such a good experience at a concert here yesterday. Firstly, it's very cool to wonder past real-live music students (actually maybe this is only the case if you not-so-secretly desperately wish you'd been one). Secondly, it's incredibly cool to be able to wander into a free concert of some of the top up-and-coming...more
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The academy of music offers FREE concerts every once in a while for the public to attend and the performers are TEENAGERS. They are very gifted...more
I went to the Royal Academy of Music to attend the FREE performance of the Junior Symphony.
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Every single day, there seems to be somehting going on at the royal academy of music. Often many of their concerts will be free of charge, which is amazing seeing as the musicians there are of amazing quality. I recently saw a concert there, and definately found it a very entertaining enjoyable experience. With the oppurtunity of lunchtime concerts, it is possible to go in to have a nice place...more
The Royal Academy of Music is one of the worlds leading performer training institutions and is located at the junction where Marylebone Road meets Marylebone High Street. For me this is one of the real hidden gems of London as the institution holds concerts almost every day without fail. Some of these are small and are really mock concerts wit a few audience members but every few weeks there...more


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When teaching a blind child how to use a spoon, the common practice is hand-over-hand learning, which requires time and patience on the part of the instructor. This E-Team is developing a training spoon that indicates to the child when the spoon is being tipped, allowing the child to learn independent of an instructor and accelerate the learning process. The device consists of a handle, indicator shaft, and spoon tip. Feedback is provided by small bumps on the indicator shaft, which protrude through the spoon handle and press against the child's hand when the spoon is tipped too far in one direction.
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Small family run guest house near to local amenities such as the beach. Bar's and café's on the sea front within easy walking distance. Peasholm Park, Cricket Ground, Indoor bowling and Town Centre are easily accessible from this location.
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Small, family-run guest house, with a 4-Star Rating. Offering excellent home cooking, close to many amenities.
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Phoenix Court overlooks Scarborough's north bay and is only minutes walk from the beach, Scarborough Castle and many other local attractions.
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"Highly Commended'" in the Yorkshire's Moors and Coast Tourism Awards 2008 for 'Outstanding Customer Service'. Based on the lodge principal of budget/travel accommodation we have 33 bedrooms.
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LED Snowfall Lights for commercial and residential uses. Use outdoors on trees, along fences, and as icicle lights. Integrate Cascade lights, Falling Icicles, and Snowfall into outdoor or tree lighting schemes. Snowfall lights are gaining popularity fast and delight everyone.
Grand Cascade™ tubes screw into standard C9 sockets, and LED technology allow for many tubes to be used on a single string. Choose from 12", 24", or 36" tubes in five popular colors, an display varying lengths for the greatest impact.
Falling Icicles are now available in five lengths! Screw into standard C7 sockets. Also LED lights, Falling icicles include a dripping bulb mold for increased effect.
Grand Cascade refers to a light display that simulates falling snow at random speeds, or a meteor affect. Grand Cascade LED tubes come in a pack of five and are available in three different lengths with a variety of colors. Falling Icicle lights are single bulbs with an icicle texture mold and differing diameters, available only in cool white.


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Possum's Dreamers United to Stage SOUTHERN GIRLS, 2/21-23
Dreamers United, affiliate of the Possum Point Players is excited to present Southern Girls by Sheri Bailey and Dura Temple, February 21st through the 23rd. Southern Girls follows six ladies from childhood (circa 1952) through middle age. In a small town a few hours outside Birmingham, Alabama, six girls, three white and three black, play together. As the girls grow, the invisible line dividing their worlds becomes ever more pronounced.
Wanda-Sue Johnson (played by Baleigh Lambert of Millsboro), is a light skinned black girl. Wanda-Sue teeters between the world of her white half-sister, Charlotte Cecil Martin (played by Sierra Riedel of Harbeson), and Charlotte's friends - Dolly Granger Jackson (played by Madelyn Baum of Gumboro), and June-Adele Taylor (played by Kori Lewandowski of Bridgeville), and her own black friends - sisters Ruth and Naomi Hurdle (played by Melanie Showell and Summer Okoye, respectively, both of Millsboro). Each woman is driven by unique fears, hopes and dreams. As the years pass and their worlds change, each woman's dreams are affected by the turbulent times in which they live. Southern Girls is directed by Claudius Bowden. Jim Debastiani is assistant director.
Performances will be at 7:30pm Friday, February 21 and Saturday February 22; and 2:00pm on Sunday, February 23 at Possum Hall, 441 Old Laurel Road in Georgetown. General admission tickets are $ 10.00 each and they are available at the door. Call or visit www.possumpointplayers.org for more information.


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They are two families, two cities, forever connected by one tragic accident. Thursday, the families of Jimmy Christo and the victim, Lowell, Arkansas police chief Joe Landers met at the Bay County courthouse to learn Christo's fate.
In front of a packed room, the two heartbroken families make their final appeal.
"I wake up in the middle of the night, from nightmares, my dad laying in the middle of the road," said Callie Landers.
"He has good intentions, good values, and he's a very good person... I know because he's my brother," said Kathy Christo
Last April, 51 year old Landers was on his Harley Davidson Motorcycle traveling west on Thomas Drive. A Toyota Camry being driven eastbound by the 53 year old Christo, who had been drinking, crossed into his path.
"I looked both ways, I thought it was clear, I proceeded into the intersection where I heard a thump," Christo told the court Thursday.
Landers was badly injured and rushed to Bay Medical Center where he died one week later. Christo continued to drive home, but was arrested and later plead guilty to DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. He says the entire situation haunted him.
Thursday, Judge Brantley Clark handed down the ruling - 12 years on both the DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident, set to run concurrently. Among Christo's supporters Thursday were former Panama City mayor and Christo's childhood friend Scott Clemons.
"I know the pain and the guilt that he will feel will be worse than it will be for most people because of how tender hearted he is," Clemons told the courtroom.
Christo attempted to appeal to the Landers' family.
"I just hope you find a small part in your broken heart in which ya'll can forgive me. God has forgiven me," Christo said.
Callie Landers, the daughter of the fallen police chief, said Christo had to pay for his choices.
"He chose to drink that night, he chose to get in his car and drive, and he showed complete disregard for human life by leaving my dad laying in the middle of the road to die."
The 12 year sentence will be followed with 5 years of probation. He will also have his license revoked for life. Chrsto will have 30 days to appeal his sentence.
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While no official announcement has been made (nor is there any urgency for it), Irving has publicly stated at the NBA Combine that he will not work for any team other than the Cavaliers. Such deals are typically made under the table with an NBA team telling a particular player if they plan on selecting him. It's the same theory behind why Boston College point guard Reggie Jackson has been completely missing-in-action while his peers are running themselves ragged through a myriad of workouts and interviews.
The selection of Irving is not questionable on paper, since most draft experts agree that Irving is the surest bet in the draft. While others might enjoy the upside of the several international big men or the possibilities offered by Enes Kanter in the middle, Irving has a complete game at a key position where most teams have a weakness. And that's where the selection becomes a bit muddy. For it's at the point where the Cavs are the most settled.
Of course, the players manning the point position for the Cavs are hardly franchise players, so the fact that Irving is their likely choice shows that they're going all the way to the bottom to rebuild. Ramon Sessions and Baron Davis did a decent enough job for a team that needs a serious post presence and scoring along the baseline, but neither one will take the team to the next level either. As it was, they were simply the only position that was not embarassing this last season. That's apparently not enough for the Cavs.
This does, however, give Cleveland a trade chip in Sessions, since there's no way they'll be able to trade Davis' contract without taking on another albatross in return. If Cleveland is wiping the slate, expect them to trade Sessions, perhaps on draft day, and go with a point tandem of Baron Davis and Kyrie Irving to go along with whoever they choose at No. 4 overall.


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I have a deluxe seat from a cub and have seen them on 140's. Could someone give me an idea what it would need to put it on an super A the same as a 140 without gaffing it all up? I have never looked at a 140 to see what is different. Thanks
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The 140 seat frame has four studs on it, and an adjustable track so you can slide the seat back. The studs go into the holes on the Super A seat supports. I guess a Cub seat frame would work but it would definately take some do-ing. I wonder if you could drill 4 holes in the seat frame, the width of the seat brackets on the Super A, and bolt it on that way?
If you can get it to work, you will like it. My granddaddy's '48 Super A had one added to it in '61. When I restored it I wanted it "factory" so I put a seat pan on it. I cleaned the old deluxe seat up and put it on Old Ugly, the Super A I got from Billy Clay. Lots of Super A's around here got retrofitted with the deluxe seat, and you really have to look to find anything newer than a Farmall 100 that didn't come with a deluxe seat from the factory.
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Record Label: Epic Records
Release Date: September 21st 1979
Serendipity isnt just a really cool word, but its also a very interesting concept. It refers to coming across something that makes you happy, but you never expected to find it. Well, a few weeks ago, I was watching a new episode of Historys American Pickers which stars two pickers who travel the United States looking for rusty gold, as they call it, and they buy and sell antiques. Well, on this episode, they picked the house of guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick. It was a nice episode, and they got some cool stuff from him. That weekend, I went shopping as I usually do, and I came across a copy of Cheap Tricks 1979 record Dream Police. This is arguably their most popular record with their most popular song. The track Dream Police is one of those songs that you know but you never can remember who does it, unless youre a huge fan. I found it for $5, too, which is a nice surprise. A few years ago, I used to be heavily into classic rock, yet Cheap Trick was a band that I never got into. I thought that the American Pickers episode was a sign that I should check that record out since I had the opportunity to. I brought the record home, and I wasnt surprised what Id find rather straightforward rock with power-pop elements. This band is very popular and unique for being one of the first rock bands to really bring power-pop to the mainstream and reviving it, essentially. There are a lot of pop elements to this record, or at least power-pop/pop-rock, which does it make it appealing to people who arent really a fan of classic rock. I do still enjoy it, but I dont listen to it as much as I used to. Thats why Im not very surprised I dont absolutely love this record, but its a great classic rock/power-pop record. Rick Nielsen is a really awesome guitarist, and there are plenty of moments where that talent shines through. Lead vocalist Robin Zander is also very interesting as well; he has a very distinct voice, even if its not the best voice Ive ever heard. Its very recognizable, even if you dont know his name. While this band is more known for a handful hits rather than full albums, this is a good record. It should tickle the fancies of classic rock fans, and as a fan of a handful of bands, I do enjoy this a lot. So, with that being said, lets run from the dream police, and dive into this record, shall we?
The record actually begins with the title track, and so it definitely starts off on a good note, because it begins with some familiarity, so Im not going into it completely lost, which is a good thing. It helps, because Im sure most people who dont know this band very well will know this song. As for the song itself, its a really catchy song, and the lyrics are really cool. Its a really weird idea, but it sounds cool, nonetheless. Its unique, and thats why I like it. The sound of the song itself does really set up what kind of band that Cheap Trick is theyre a bit ambitious, and a few of the songs on this record are quite ambitious. The ending of this track is insane, and I dont even know what I would call it, but the song features a lot of strings, and before the chorus fades the song out, its almost as if theres a string solo, and its really interesting. Second track Way of the World kind of follows the same formula that Dream Police started, even though that song is a bit poppier. This one has a nice guitar riff from Nielsen that dominates the verses, while the chorus is a bit poppier. This song is okay, but it kind of falls to the wayside for me. Zanders vocals are okay here, but dont really do a lot for me. Lyrically, the title track is the most unique song on here as well. Most of Zanders lyrics arent that bad, but they do tread on cliché and generic territories at times. Most of the lyrics revolve around rocking, and having a good time, etc, etc. Thats basically the mantra of tracks like The House Is Rockin (With Domestic Problems), and Gonna Raise Hell. Both of these songs show the more rock side of the band with Nielsen really showing off his guitar playing skills. Theres a reason hes one of the more well known members of the band, and songs like this do show it. The latter of the two songs, however, is one I like more, not because of its were here to kick butt theme of its lyrics, but its a rather ambitious track that shows the band at their best, kind of like Dream Police. That track is also rather ambitious, and while that song has a bit more lyrical depth, and more versatile instrumentation, this song is a bit longer, and theres a really awesome instrumental at the very end.
Following that track is Ill Be With You Tonight which is a much more romantic song. There are a few of these on the record as well, such as that song and last song Need Your Love. Theres nothing terribly special about these songs, other than theyre a bit different from the beginning of the record, just because the lyrics are certainly different, and its a bit poppier like the title track. Sixth track Voices is another slower song and has very romantic and sweet lyrics. Its a lot different from a track like Gonna Raise Hell, but thats a good thing, because there is variety on this record. This is also one of the longer tracks on the record at four and a half minutes, which only a few other tracks on the record are longer. Theres also a cool guitar riff in the middle of the song, which adds to the overall mood. To be totally honest, after that song, out of the last three tracks, the only one that really does anything for me is last track Need Your Love, which I mentioned a bit earlier about being one of the more sweet songs on the record. The other two tracks are rather straightforward rock/power-pop tracks, but this song stands out a bit more to me because its the only other song thats quite long at about 8 minutes. This song is a bit more slowed down, but it has a very bluesy kind of vibe to it. Theres also an awesome guitar solo by Nielsen in the middle of the track that really makes the track stand out. Its one of the few songs that features a killer guitar riff, and the song eventually does break into a very ferocious instrumental that ends the song out on a really awesome note. After listening to this record, I really understand why Cheap Trick is considered a rather influential and successful band. As a casual classic rock fan, its nice to finally listen to a full record by this band, and I have Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz to thank for that.
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1. Dream Police
2. Way of the World
3. The House Is Rockin (With Domestic Problems)
4. Gonna Raise Hell
5. Ill Be With You Tonight
6. Voices
7. Writing On the Wall
8. I Know What I Want
9. Need Your Love
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Robin Zander lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Rick Nielsen lead guitar, background vocals
Tom Petersson bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on I Know What I Want
Bun E. Carlos drums, percussion
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This record is killer, as was their entire run from
Heaven Tonight
right up through this. Pleasantly surprised to see a review of it.
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PARALYMPIC 100m silver medallist Graeme Ballard was the inaugural guest on a Blackburn primary school's Throne of Words.
As part of its literacy development, Hawthorn School has been focusing upon the importance of questioning.
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Kaye Scholer has agreed to give up $1.5 million in legal fees and revamp its policies and procedures concerning applications for bankruptcy work to settle a U.S. Trustee's office claim that the law firm failed to make necessary disclosures in a major Chapter 11 case.
The settlement announced Monday in federal court in Manhattan requires Kaye Scholer to give up nearly one third of the past and future fees the law firm expected to earn by representing the GSC Group investment firm as debtor's counsel, the Am Law Daily (sub. req.) reports.
The trustee had contended that Kaye Scholer and a financial adviser to GSC known as the Capstone Advisory Group failed to disclose to the court an independent contractor arrangement with a key Capstone "employee" that could have resulted in inflated costs, among other issues.
Attorney Andrea Schwartz represented the trustee's office. She told the court Kaye Scholer has agreed to have an independent expert to review its policies and procedures and train its lawyers about any changes within four months of finalizing them. Additionally, the law firm has agreed to have an internal committee vet and sign off on Kaye Scholer's disclosures in future applications for bankruptcy work, the Am Law Daily recounts.
The committee will include a Kaye Scholer bankruptcy partner not involved in the case in which the law firm is seeking a role, as well as a member of the firm's ethics committee.
Kaye Scholer partner Aaron Rubinstein said during a break in Monday's hearing that the firm is pleased with the settlement and believes it benefits all parties involved.
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Conductor Andrew Megill to Lead Manhattan Choral Ensemble in REQUIEM IN STONE, Today
The Manhattan Choral Ensemble (MCE) will present an imaginative program titled Requiem in Stone under the baton of guest conductor Andrew Megill. The concert will include early Baroque masterworks by Heinrich Schütz and Johann Hermann Schein and a new piece commissioned by the MCE from Caleb Burhans-works that render the subjects of spirituality, grief and death in exquisite detail.
The program is named after Burhans' new work, which was produced in collaboration with members of the MCE. The text of Requiem in Stone comes from the epitaphs found on tombstones in historical New York City graveyards.
Similarly, Schütz's striking Musikalische Exequien features biblical passages that were inscribed on the coffin of the 17thcentury German prince Heinrich Posthumus Reuss. This deeply religious music was commissioned for the prince's funeral, which took place during the devastation of the Thirty Years War. Scored for ten vocal parts, six viols and continuo,Musikalische Exequien will be performed by the MCE with period instrument accompaniment and with the movements of Caleb Burhans' work interspersed.
"Musikalische Exequien is the most important piece of German choral music before Bach. One of the reasons people keep coming back to it is because of its incredible pairing of music and text. Even if you don't speak German, you can't help but understand the piece on a profound level. Written at a time when death was everywhere, it so beautifully illustrates what it means to be human," said Andrew Megill.
A specialist in Baroque repertoire, Megill will also lead the choir in a performance of three motets by Johann Hermann Schein's. As colleagues during the early Baroque period, both Schein and Schütz bear the imprint of Italian musical ideas in their German liturgical music.
Requiem in Stone is the 32nd piece commissioned by the MCE and the ensemble's first collaboration with Mr. Burhans. Maestro Megill and Caleb Burhans recently collaborated on the composer's critically-acclaimed debut studio albumEvensong.
The MCE's 2013-2014 season will continue on May 10, 2014 with guest conductor Joseph Flummerfelt conducting the last of three concerts taking place during MCE Music Director Thomas Cunningham's one-year sabbatical in New Zealand. The evening will feature a selection of favorites from Maestro Flummerfelt's 30-year conducting career-works by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky, with a closing set of Flummerfelt's own arrangements of well-loved folk songs.
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Formed in 2000, the Manhattan Choral Ensemble (MCE) is one of the premier volunteer choirs in New York City, performing an historically-varied repertoire for mixed a cappella choir and choir with orchestra. Performing throughout Manhattan and beyond, the MCE strives to connect its programs to the city it calls home through its focus on local composers, concerts in historical landmarks and neighborhood-themed programming. Over its history, the MCE has premiered nearly 40 works and has commissioned over 30. In 2004 the MCE began its commissioning project, New Music for New York, and has commissioned works from leading New York composers, including George Andoniadis, George Steel, Patrick Castillo, Charles Griffin, Greg Brown, Victoria Bond and Nico Muhly. The group has lent its voices to cultural events at the United Nations, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the soundtrack to the 2004 feature film The Manchurian Candidate.
Thomas Cunningham holds a master's degree in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College of Rider University, where he has served as adjunct assistant professor of conducting, and a bachelor's degree in Music from Yale University. He formed the Manhattan Choral Ensemble with Matt Laufer in the fall of 2000 to provide audiences in New York with high-quality choral music through engaging and inviting concerts, and to provide singers in New York with an opportunity to explore challenging choral music in a mutually supportive group of committed musicians. In addition to the MCE, Mr. Cunningham was the founder and director of the Boston Choral Ensemble, and he has served as the director of the Dartmouth Chamber Singers and as the associate conductor of the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey.
Andrew Megill is recognized as one the leading choral conductors of his generation, known for his passionate artistry and unusually wide-ranging repertoire, extending from early music to newly composed works.
Mr. Megill leads three of North America's finest professional choirs: the Carmel Bach Festival Chorale, the Montreal Symphony Chorus, and Fuma Sacra. In addition, he serves on the faculty of Westminster Choir College and as Music Director of the Masterwork Chorus. Mr. Megill has guest conducted for the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, the Juilliard Opera Center, and Emmanuel Music (Boston), and served as interim choirmaster for Trinity Church (Wall Street) in Manhattan. He has collaborated with the Mark Morris Dance Company, folk singer Judy Collins, puppeteer Basil Twist, and filmmaker Ridley Scott.
He has prepared choruses for performances with many leading orchestras, including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, and the Dresden Philharmonie, collaborating with conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Charles Dutoit, Rafael Fruhbeck du Burgos, Kurt Masur, and Kent Nagano.
Mr. Megill is especially admired for his work in Baroque music. He frequently collaborates with leading Baroque specialists, including Masaaki Suzuki and Ton Koopman. Mr. Megill's repertoire also extends to newly commissioned works. He has conducted regional or world premieres of works by Caleb Burhans, Paul Chihara, Sven-David Sändstrom, Lewis Spratlan, Stephen Stuckey, Jon Magnussen, and Arvo Pärt.
Composer, violinist/violist, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Caleb Burhans was born in Monterey, CA, and has lived in New York with his wife, Martha Cluver, since 2003. Caleb's early musical influences were widespread both musically and geographically, ranging from his father (who in the 60′s and 70′s played with Ray Charles, Kenny Rogers and the Everly Brothers), to his training as a boy soprano in Houston, TX, to his early studies in Janesville, WI, where he studied violin, piano, music theory and composition, as well as picking up viola, cello, bass, percussion, mandolin, guitar, electric bass, and conducting. He attended Interlochen Arts Academy as well as the Eastman School of Music, where he received a bachelor's degree in viola performance and composition.


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A series of fire tests were conducted to characterize the potential hazard from ignition of an upholstered chair. The particular chair was selected as part of a fire investigation being conducted by the U.S. Department of Treasury's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
Heat release rate was determined as a function of time from ignition using the oxygen depletion principle. Two tests were conducted with the chairs placed in the open under large calorimeters.
The third test was conducted with the chair located in a room. Peak heat release rates obtained during the tests ranged from approximately 1 MW to 2.5 MW.
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This recall includes SolarWorld solar systems installed with bare-copper grounding lugs installed after June 1, 2010. These solar systems use energy from the sun to generate electricity within a system circuit. The installation instructions for SolarWorld solar systems sold after June 1, 2010 called for the use of GBL-4DB lugs for grounding. SolarWorld has revised these installation instructions to explicitly call for tin-coated lugs, specifically Ilsco part number GBL-4DBT. "T" is for tin-coated and indicated by the silver color of the lug.
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General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD 2500/3500 trucks manufactured January 18, 2007, to June 22, 2011, and GMC Sierra HD 2500/3500 trucks manufactured January 22, 2007, to June 21, 2011, and equipped with an auxiliary battery. Owners may unknowingly draw too much current through the vehicle's trailer harness resulting in the melting of fusible link for the auxiliary battery.
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In the new issue of NFPA Journal®, President Jim Shannon said the Association will focus on the leading causes of home fires, including cooking. "We also need to continue to push hard for home fire sprinklers. That's still a large priority for NFPA, and we plan to work very aggressively in 2014 on our residential sprinkler initiative," he said.
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This recall involves lighted night stands sold in three different styles and finishes. The night stands are made of wood, have two drawers, a power strip on the back panel and a 20 watt halogen bulb on the underside of the bottom panel. Recalled models include: 244-421 Willow Run in a toffee finish, 245-421 Willow Run in a white finish and 237-420 Americana in a medium oak finish. They measure about 22 inches wide, 16 inches deep and 27 inches high. "Lea" and the model number are printed on a label on the back of the night stands. There are two touch buttons on either side of the side panels which operate the nightstand's lamp.
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LOS ANGELES (AP)—Dennis Hopper, the high-flying Hollywood wild man whose memorable and erratic career included an early turn in "Rebel Without a Cause," an improbable smash with "Easy Rider" and a classic character role in "Blue Velvet," has died. He was 74.
Hopper died Saturday at his home in the Los Angeles beach community of Venice, surrounded by family and friends, family friend Alex Hitz said. Hopper's manager announced in October 2009 that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
"Apocalypse Now" and " Hoosiers." He was a two-time Academy Award nominee, and in March 2010, was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
After a promising start that included roles in two James Dean films, Hopper's acting career had languished as he developed a reputation for throwing tantrums and abusing alcohol and drugs. On the set of "True Grit," Hopper so angered John Wayne that the star reportedly chased Hopper with a loaded gun.
He married five times and led a dramatic life right to the end. In January 2010, Hopper filed to end his 14-year marriage to Victoria Hopper, who stated in court filings that the actor was seeking to cut her out of her inheritance, a claim Hopper denied.
"Much of Hollywood," wrote critic-historian David Thomson, "found Hopper a pain in the neck."
All was forgiven, at least for a moment, when he collaborated with another struggling actor, Peter Fonda, on a script about two pot-smoking, drug-dealing hippies on a motorcycle trip through the Southwest and South to take in the New Orleans Mardi Gras.
On the way, Hopper and Fonda befriend a drunken young lawyer ( Jack Nicholson, whom Hopper had resisted casting, in a breakout role), but arouse the enmity of Southern rednecks and are murdered before they can return home.
"'Easy Rider' was never a motorcycle movie to me," Hopper said in 2009. "A lot of it was about politically what was going on in the country."
Fonda produced "Easy Rider" and Hopper directed it for a meager $380,000. It went on to gross $40 million worldwide, a substantial sum for its time. The film caught on despite tension between Hopper and Fonda and between Hopper and the original choice for Nicholson's part, Rip Torn, who quit after a bitter argument with the director.
The film was a hit at Cannes, netted a best-screenplay Oscar nomination for Hopper, Fonda and Terry Southern, and has since been listed on the American Film Institute's ranking of the top 100 American films. The establishment gave official blessing in 1998 when "Easy Rider" was included in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Its success prompted studio heads to schedule a new kind of movie: low cost, with inventive photography and themes about a young, restive baby boom generation. With Hopper hailed as a brilliant filmmaker, Universal Pictures lavished $850,000 on his next project, "The Last Movie."
The title was prescient. Hopper took a large cast and crew to a village in Peru to film the tale of a Peruvian tribe corrupted by a movie company. Trouble on the set developed almost immediately, as Peruvian authorities pestered the company, drug-induced orgies were reported and Hopper seemed out of control.
When he finally completed filming, he retired to his home in Taos, N.M., to piece together the film, a process that took almost a year, in part because he was using psychedelic drugs for editing inspiration.
When it was released, "The Last Movie" was such a crashing failure that it made Hopper unwanted in Hollywood for a decade. At the same time, his drug and alcohol use was increasing to the point where he was said to be consuming as much as a gallon of rum a day.
Shunned by the Hollywood studios, he found work in European films that were rarely seen in the United States. But, again, he made a remarkable comeback, starting with a memorable performance as a drugged-out journalist in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam War epic, "Apocalypse Now," a spectacularly long and troubled film to shoot. Hopper was drugged-out off camera, too, and his rambling chatter was worked into the final cut.
He went on to appear in several films in the early 1980s, including the well regarded "Rumblefish" and "The Osterman Weekend," as well as the campy "My Science Project" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2."
But alcohol and drugs continued to interfere with his work. Treatment at a detox clinic helped him stop drinking but he still used cocaine, and at one point he became so hallucinatory that he was committed to the psychiatric ward of a Los Angeles hospital.
Upon his release, Hopper joined Alcoholics Anonymous, quit drugs and launched yet another comeback. It began in 1986 when he played an alcoholic ex-basketball star in "Hoosiers," which brought him


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The Joshua Tree Pit Robert Fonda Over the last ten years climbers have enjoyed unscheduled camping on land owned by a local climber just south of the village of Joshua Tree. This was our intention when we dug out "The Pit" so that neighbors would not be affected. Since then the area has come to resemble a landfill and no one has found staying there to be enjoyable. That was not our intention. So that this will not continue we have restored the area to good condition and we wish to have the following rules followed by users. A sign will be put in place on the site to inform everyone. If this does not work out to the benefit of all, our choice will be to close the area entirely. We do not want to do this. The Rules: RESPECT THE NEIGHBORS! Pick up your trash. Pick up other peoples trash. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR "PERSONNAL WASTE" on the property Pitch tents out of view of the neighbors. No storage of personal items on the property Park cars out of the view of our neighbors. Campfires are fine provided they are in the communal fire pit and provided they don't become bonfires. Loud noise and music after 9:00 PM is NOT acceptable. Be courteous of others staying at The Pit. RESPECT THE NEIGHBORS! Thank you, Robert Fonda
Adam, Chris; Can you please make this a sticky for the season? Thanks, Robert
Glad to hear the pit is still open, let's hope we all can treat it with respect. Funny to see this posted today. A couple days ago I tried to join the jtca to be able to use the pit, but when emailing the address listed on the site, I received a daemon error that said my email was rejected by the domain. Have any idea what I ought to do?
Sticky it is. I hope the post and guidelines are able to keep it open.
That's a very old web site and email address. Sorry for the issues. You can always contact me. Hopefully with the help I am receiving things can change.
Thanks Chris!
People had been circumventing the gate so I added a row of stones to stop it but a few larger stones would be good. I couldn't find big enough ones in th Pit proper so please if anyone has the time bring a big rock alone and add to "fence" I built. Otherwise its currently nice and clean here. Also if anyone wants to climb over the next two weeks please PM me.
Sounds good, I wont be back in JT until Tues or Weds, I will PM you to set up a project time. BTW, I was told people got some stuff stolen from there, stuff they left out when they were gone for the day, so FYI don't leave your shit out ;)
Nick... stolen when? Like in the last few days? Or is this some long past event?
Recently apparently, Clark Jacobs was telling me he had some tables stolen and someone had some gear taken.
Ha, +1 on the funny to see this. Last spring we took a road trip down from Seattle to climb JT... Couldn't find any entrance to the pit, and gave up, securing a nice place in the Walmark parking lot instead. That said, well be coming back down this spring, and will try again! Had the same experience as Chris Norwood last year too.... What should we do to get access this spring Robert? :)


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"The Night Circus": First, Second, and Third Person
Did you know there are three kinds of second person?
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Hypothetical Second Person: The "How To" Form
Second person can be used for other effects too. Richardson describes a style called the "hypothetical second person," in which the author adopts a tone similar to a "how to" manual, using a lot of commands and instructions. Here's an example from John Updike's short story "How to Love America and Leave It at the Same Time":
Wait until the kids get bored with yelling and splashing. Then, beside the pool, soak in the sun. Listen to the town. You have never heard of the town before: this is important. Otherwise, there are expectations and a plan.
Autotelic Second Person: Breaking the Fourth Wall
A different way of using the second person is when the author addresses the reader directly, breaking the fourth wall--what writers call the boundary between the characters and the reader.
The phrase "the fourth wall" refers to the imaginary wall that exists on a stage between the actors and the audience. These kinds of passages in fiction remind me of movies and TV shows in which an actor will suddenly face the camera and talk to the viewer. In the '80s, Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd did it in the popular TV series Moonlighting, and Matthew Broderick did it as Ferris Bueller in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. An example from fiction comes from chapter 11 in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, which begins
A new chapter in a novel is something like a new scene in a play; and when I draw up the curtain this time, reader, you must fancy you see a room in the George Inn at Millcote...
Although the example from Jane Eyre is using first person ("when I draw up the curtain"), it's also using second person because the author uses "you" to address the readers when she breaks the fourth wall. Richardson calls this final kind of second person the "autotelic form."
So now you know about first, second, and third person, and you can think a bit more about the different kinds of second person when you're reading or watching TV.
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Variations of Second Person Narration (Harry Youtt)
Unnatural Voices: Extreme narration in modern and contemporary fiction (An academic discussion of the various forms of second person)
Movies that Break the Fourth Wall (The Film Connoisseur)
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Paying a benchwarmer's salary to starter Brad Johnson left the Vikings with few options in the search for his understudy.
Kevin Seifert, Star Tribune
Last update: August 31, 2006 ââ¬â 5:54 AM
The Vikings fell on their hands and knees Wednesday morning, begging A.J. Feeley to rescue them from a self-inflicted crisis. Though they never would admit it, the Vikings were offering Feeley the opportunity to sign a contract and take over as their No. 2 quarterback for the Sept. 11 season opener at Washington.
Instead, Feeley returned to Philadelphia, where he played from 2001-03. The Vikings? They were left with the middling group of Tarvaris Jackson, Mike McMahon and J.T. O'Sullivan to continue competing for a role that should be decided in tonight's preseason finale at Dallas.
The Vikings' decision to assemble quarterback depth on the cheap already has backfired. In football and in life, you get what you pay for -- and 12 days before they start playing for real, the Vikings don't seem to have a viable option should something happen to starter Brad Johnson.
In somewhat of a twist, the void is rooted in Johnson's ascension to the starting role with a contract that pays him a backup's salary ($1.2 million in 2006). Because they made no move to increase that figure -- a decision well within their rights -- the Vikings triggered an unfortunate domino effect.
According to an agent who represents a veteran backup, the Vikings made it clear they would not sign a potential No. 2 quarterback seeking a salary equal to or greater than Johnson's.
The Vikings certainly are not the first NFL team to avoid paying a backup more than a starter. But only one team, Cleveland, is paying its starting quarterback (Charlie Frye) less than the Vikings have committed to Johnson. By one count, there are 40 quarterbacks -- starters and backups -- who are poised to earn more than $1.2 million this season.
That limitation, entirely self-imposed, forced the Vikings to sift through the least attractive members of the free agent class. They never competed for Jon Kitna, Josh McCown or Brian Griese. Buffalo outbid them for Craig Nall, and just this week, Kerry Collins signed with Tennessee -- for nearly $2 million in 2006 compensation.
Left with few options, the Vikings signed McMahon to a two-year contract worth $2 million, acquiring a player who never has demonstrated an ability to provide reliable and consistent relief work. To what should have been no one's surprise, McMahon has played so poorly this preseason (four completions in 16 attempts, 23.7 passer rating) that Jackson passed him on the depth chart two weeks ago.
Without question, Jackson has provided a pleasant surprise in his first training camp. But are there many NFL teams, at least those with playoff aspirations, who would be comfortable opening the season with a rookie backup from a Division I-AA school?
Not the Vikings, at least based on reports of their earnest pursuit of Feeley.
The Vikings never have articulated their position on Johnson's contract, but there are legitimate salary cap reasons for delaying the decision -- namely, saving space for signing veterans at other positions during the flurry of final cuts this weekend.
If they use up most of their space in that endeavor, the Vikings could offer Johnson a bonus that pro-rates over the final three years of his contract to limit its impact on the 2006 cap.
But even if Johnson gets a new deal today, some of the damage is irreversible. Will another Feeley-like option present itself this weekend? Part of Feeley's attractiveness is that he knows Vikings coach Brad Childress' offense from their time together in Philadelphia. Would pursuing a player such as, say, Buffalo's Kelly Holcomb, be worth the effort?
Childress built his NFL reputation on developing quarterbacks; Feeley, Donovan McNabb and Koy Detmer all succeeded under his tutelage. But even Childress understands the folly of believing that any passer can be developed into a legitimate NFL quarterback.
Speaking earlier this summer on the topic, Childress said the idea of a quarterback that "doesn't have to win games but just can't get you beat" is flawed.
"A guy that touches the ball 50 or 60 or 70 times a game is going to be pretty important," Childress said. "He's going to have something to do with the outcome."
Johnson has maintained his excellent physical condition, and his continued health would render the issue moot. Yet should the unthinkable happen, the Vikings will have only themselves to blame -- no matter how much they beg.
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I saw this story too, I guess I missed the original note when Feely signed with Philadelphia, that is too bad, I would have liked to see him in uniform for us.
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Re: Backup QBs take a pass on miserly Vikings
The Vikings never have articulated their position on Johnson's contract, but there are legitimate salary cap reasons for delaying the decision -- namely, saving space for signing veterans at other positions during the flurry of final cuts this weekend.
If they use up most of their space in that endeavor, the Vikings could offer Johnson a bonus that pro-rates over the final three years of his contract to limit its impact on the 2006 cap.
Interesting...Zeus wrote:
When are you going to realize that picking out the 20 bad throws this year and ignoring the 300 good ones does not make your point?
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What kind of article would Mr. Seifert have written if we had OVERPAID a backup or someone cut from another team.
The Vikings aren't going to get any love no matter what they do!
I wouldn't want any of those guys mentioned unless we could get them cheap.What takes a quarterback to the next level is not arm strength or mobility or any of that stuff. Its the ability to play on critical downs. Manage third downs, or red zones or four-minute or two-minute situations"
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TJ could step in and do just fine...yeah, it's risky, but other rookies (Rottenburger) have stepped in and done just fine.
Besides, we could always pick up Detmer...who would have to be an improvement over McNotaman!BANNED OR DEAD...I'LL TAKE EITHER ONE
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I dunno, I was not that impressed with Feely when he was in Miami either. He was handed the starting job, but couldn't hang. I don't think its that big of a deal
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Wasn't Jay Fiedler cut last night?
I think we would do alright as a backup to Brad.
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Fiedler is hurt and can't play for the first 4-6 games.
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Oh I didnt Fiedler was injuried.
All I know is we need a backup better than O' Sullivan.
I really think McMahon will get cut he has done nothing for the team.
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Point Park men run out of gas in 108-95, non-conference loss at Ashland
Nov. 23, 2011
T.J. Heatherington had a career-high 34 points for Point Park Wednesday at Ashland. Photo by Richard Finch.
ASHLAND, Ohio -- Playing an early afternoon road game the day after a home game at night, the Point Park University men's basketball team ran out of gas the last four minutes of a 108-95, non-conference loss at Ashland on Wednesday.
Point Park (6-4) had its five-game winning streak snapped despite a career-high 34 points to go along with 10 assists from point guard T.J. Heatherington. It was Heatherington's sixth 30-point game in 10 games thus far and his third double-double with points and assists.
The Pioneers wrapped up their 101-98 home win over Salem International Tuesday night at 10 p.m. On Wednesday, they left for Ashland, Ohio, at 9 a.m. for a 1 p.m. tipoff with the Eagles (2-2).
Point Park held a 52-45 lead at halftime and was ahead, 55-45, early in the second half. A shland came on strong in the second half as forward Evan Yates scored 21 of his 31 points, and guard Ronnie Steward had 20 of his 24 points after halftime.
But Point Park, which finished up a stretch of eight games in 13 days, stayed with the Eagles and trailed, 94-92, on Heatherington's trey with 4:29 left. Then Ashland made a decisive, 11-0 run to go ahead, 105-92, with 1:07 remaining.
For Point Park, it was 36 minutes of its usual, high-scoring play before fatigue and foul trouble caught up to the Pioneers. Point Park dressed just eight healthy players for the game.
Joining T.J. Heatherington with a big day was Jimmy Taylor with 24 points on 9 of 18 from the floor and 6 of 13 from 3-point range. Robbie Heatherington added 19 points, six assists and three 3-pointers. Dante Anglin totaled 13 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with three minutes to go.
T.J. Heatherington eclipsed his previous career high by one point after making 12 of 21 field goals, 4 of 5 treys and 6 of 8 free throws.
Ashland's Evan Yates, a 6-6, 240-pound forward, totaled 31 points and 18 rebounds. He had 13 and 10 by halftime before taking control in the second half. Ronnie Steward, a 5-11 point guard, had only four points the first half but finished with 24 points on the strength of going 5 of 8 from long range.
With Yates going to work in the paint, Point Park's 2-3 zone collapsed in the lane, which forced Steward to beat them from the perimeter. To his credit, Steward made four 3-pointers the second half, and each one padded the Eagles' lead after Point Park had made a move.
Steward's treys gave Ashland leads of 84-77, 87-79, 92-83 and 97-92. That last one started the 11-0 run late that put the game out of reach.
Ashland took early leads of 17-10 and 23-14. Point Park was still down, 43-39, late in the first half before taking a 13-2 run into the halftime locker room.
Heatherington hit a trey on Point Park's first possession of the second half for a 55-45 lead, which was eventually erased when Ashland tied things up at 66-66 with 13:46 to play. That was in the midst of Ashland getting its inside-outside game going, which eventually produced leads of 83-71 and 92-83.
Ashland controlled the rebounds, 53-33, and both teams shot 49 percent from the field. Point Park made 13 of 26 treys (48 percent), and Ashland made 12 of 32 treys (38 percent).
Point Park is off until Dec. 1 when it opens up American Mideast Conference play at Fisher College, located in Boston, Mass.


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The Green Bay Packers struck first in a Sunday night showdown with the undefeated Houston Texans.
Aaron Rodgers hit Jordy Nelson, who else, for a 41-touchdown pass. Nelson caught the ball in stride at about the 11-yard line, working his way behind the Houston defense. From there he was mostly unmolested to run the ball in for a touchdown pass.
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At least four smash-and-grab attempts happened overnight in Fulton County and Atlanta Wednesday.The burglaries included two BP gas stations, an eye clinic and a retail store.One incident happened at a gas station near Fulton Industrial Boulevard at Interstate 20.According to Atlanta Police, the clerk saw a truck backing up to take about a 15 feet run into the store. The clerk says the suspects rammed into the store a total of three times before they dislodged an ATM. The bandits walked around the store for a while before they left.The store turned over their surveillance footage to the authorities.Other places hit include a BP store on Chattahoochee Avenue, a Pearle Vision Center on Howell Mill and a Ferragamo store at Lenox Mall.Authorities are currently investigating the incidents.
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