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I have been asked to give a 15 min speech to about 100 youth on why you should volunteer as a Firefighter. Now I have a few ideas but was wondering what would you say? I don't know what it's like where you are but vollies are not like it used to be so i would like to be effective.
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why volunteer?
Service to your community, giving back, and expand from there. It does not hurt or belittle the service to mention that it is exciting and can help get chicks.
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From a rural standpoint, volunteer firefighters are the front line response. All across America volunteers are still unpaid but still are expected to be there when an emergency arises, 24 hrs. a day- 365 days a year. Why do we do it? That is a question that you'll get 100 different answers to. I do it because of my first statement: if we don't go, who will? Sure alot of departments are going from paid to paid-on-call or staffing stations with 1-3 paid personnel if budgets will allow. For the stations that are strictly volunteer, I guess we do it because we want to protect our community and provide a service rich in tradition dating back to Ben Franklin, who started the first volunteer fire department. People volunteer for different reasons but basically to be a part of an organization with meaning, having a sense of accomplishment and one that is respected by the community.
For my Brother and Myself, both Captains in our department in N.C., we are following our Father who was a charter member 34 years ago, but that's just us. I have must asked myself 1000 times responding at 3:30am, "why do I do this for nothing (money)"? The answer I come up with is always, SOMEONE IS NEEDING MY HELP! My 17 years of experience and the experience of my fellow firefighters' is what these peolple who call 911 in the middle of the night are counting on. Some say "Thank You" and some don't or forget or they're just too distraught with grief to say it. It's really nice to hear it but it's OK if I don't.
Satistically, volunteers are being tasked to do more and provide newer services than ever before, ie. medical first responder and Haz-Mat services. As a Traning Officer, I make sure that our guys have quality and effective training without "burning them out". Until we do become paid-on-call, I will continue to do that. Our department is one of the highest trained departments (per certification) in our county. That statement is not about me, but about our men, who want to provide a good service to our community, train to protect each other and have a sense of accomplishment.
I am a paid/career firefighter with Charlotte Fire Department and I ride both sides of the fence. If it weren't for my Father and my volunteer department I would not be here. It takes a special person to volunteer with anything. Pat yourselves on the back for "stepping up"!
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Why do I do it? Well, I had just gotten married when I became a firefighter, so it wasn't to get chicks.
I guess I've always enjoyed being able to help others in need. I can't think of a more extreme way to do this than to be a volunteer firefighter. In our situation, we respond to total chaos and restore order.
When people are suffering the greatest crises of their lives, that's when we show up and take control of the problem and work out the best possible ending for them. We're the world's greatest problem solvers. House is on fire? We'll put it out. Family member is very ill or injured? We'll treat them. Cat stuck in a tree? We'll send the new guy up to get it.
Any time someone has a problem and has no idea who to call, they call us. I'm very proud to be one of the people who shows up to help in the worst of times. 26 years ago (I was 8 years old) my home was destroyed in a tornado while my family huddled in the basement. When we emerged from the pile of rubble that used to be our home, the first people we saw were the volunteer firefighters going door to door to account for all of the residents. As soon as these firefighters had ensured that their own families were safe, they left their damaged homes to help others who were in greater danger. These men and women were and are heroes in my eyes, and I am honored to be able to call myself "one of them".
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Well said Firemedicgm.
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Why do I volunteer?
I grew up in a family where my Dad was a volunteer firefighter. I remember vividly my first trips to the fire hall. The amazing Mack CF pumpers, the leather helmets, and listening to the stories. The guys all seemed to genuinely like each other and the teasing that went along with the hard work made it all seem like the best thing in the world.
Now I volunteer because I like it. Plain and simple I like the rush, I like the challenge, I like the fact that as much alike as many calls are, they are so very different and challenging at the same time. I like the fact that I am helping others. I like the feeling that in many eyes we are the good guys. We are there to help. I like the feeling of satisfaction when we do a good job. And the determination to learn more and do better the next time.
You are right that the dedication may not be the same for some as it once was. Life gets busier every year. But have you ever looked at the truly productive firefighters on most departments? They are the people that are truly busy in their lives. So they make the most of the time they have and get the job done.
Goods luck on your speech.
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Why do I volunteer...well the reasons I joined were not the most honorable. My girlfriend just broke up with me and I was trying to find things that would fill up my spare time...so I figured "why not go bug dad at the fire department". Well after a few calls I got "the bug" you know that certain rush you get when tones drop and you know that a) your going to do something you see as "fun" (for lack of a better word) b) your having fun is going to have a positive effect on the community and c) you know that even though most people look down upon younger adults these days (at least around here) that your not part of the problem. I stayed on for the fact that if I didn't respond, excuse me, if we didn't respond that the local city would take us over...I mean I am a bit soft for the old way of doing things, the people of my town deserve service from the fire department of my town. Plus its nice for a victim to see someone local, someone they grew up with, went to school with, there kids went to school with, they went to church with, ect. I like to think that by me freely giving my time I am increasing the level of service in that I am a local guy helping the local folks...Giving back to the town that has given me so much...whether it be in giving me a friendly place to grow up in, a nice school to go to, or even when all the towns people helped me with my eagle project. This is one way I have of giving back to a town that has given me so much...Thats why I do this job...thats why I give my time freely for what I do...and I never ever question myself with saying "is this a waste of my time?"
If not you then who?
It's late and i'll probably post more later, but my down and dirty reason is...
"If you don't do it who will?"
"Who's going to protect your house & neighborhood when you get older? Who is goign to save your parents when they need it? If not you then who?"
Ask them to look around and if they can't see anyone doing it, then tell them to look at themselves. We all just can't take in life.
(Now safely in bed, flame away)Piscataway Fire Dist #2
Possumtown V.F.C.
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Some Heart felt posts here with some good points i can use.
No trouble to get motivated. I have until the 26th so
please feel free to add more.
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It's the neighborly thing to do!
Up here in coonpeckerpoint, if your neighbors house is on fire, you go help, fireman or not. If your a farmer, and someone else has a barn fire, even if you don't know them, you go help. When we go out on a fire in the winter, people we don't even know come out and help us in anyway they can. Some may bring coffee, or cookies; some help us pack things up. It's knowing that people care we are there for them, and I've said it before, but getting paid with coffee, cookies and smilies and Thank You's is probably the greatest thing in the world. It's different in small towns, in a certain way of the matter. We're no better than any company, anywhere in the world. Our company is made up of ordinary people that are just doing the neighborly thing, plus hundreds upon hundreds of hours of fire academy and DOH training, so the only thing in our small towns that doesn't stay in the 1930's is always ready to help new neighbors.
I too am following in my father's footsteps, i had no intrest as a kid but to hang out there, i wanted to be an astronaut. The about 14 i was told i needed to do soemthing over the summe or i would be shipped off some where so i went to my father and asked to become a JR FF at his station, and well i have been doing it ever since. Why do i do it? well tradition is one reason i admired my dad, i too caught the bug. If i don't who will, it is a job which the hours suck there is very little pay, and little if no thanks, but i still do it for that feelign i accomplished somthing to make my community better, i saved a little 8 year old girl's snake (i hate snakes) it was worht it to see her smile when she got her beloved pet back... don't get me started on cats in trees, it part of the lifestyle we live, you know the saying "it's not a job, it's a way of life." thats true. I do it for the brotherhood, the family of firefighting, we may want to beat each other sometimes with tools but when the chips fall i know my 6 is covered. I will echo I've always enjoyed being able to help others in need. I can't think of a more extreme way to do this than to be a volunteer firefighter. In our situation, we respond to total chaos and restore order.
I will echo firemedicgm's statement, i agree with it whole heartedly amen to you brother.
"When people are suffering the greatest crises of their lives, that's when we show up and take control of the problem and work out the best possible ending for them. We're the world's greatest problem solvers. House is on fire? We'll put it out. Family member is very ill or injured? We'll treat them. Cat stuck in a tree? We'll send the new guy up to get it."
i think that is a very point on statement. it may sum up the whole feeling of this lifestyle."Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear" - Ambrose Redmoon
Its like Legos for firefighters. Robert James III talking about hose appliances.
"Police, Firefighters and EMS are the most collectively dysfunctional group of people in existence and only we understand each other!"
Wow, and I thought we just did it to ride in the BRT, blast the siren, and pick up chicks.
Some very good words boys. I'll have to tuck some of those away for future use.Never argue with an Idiot. They drag you down to their level, and then beat you with experience!
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why do i volunteer?
Three simple words... I love it!
I love everything about the job and what it offers. I love the rush that comes when the tones go off and you know that someone needs help. I love being one of the group that knows how to help. I love helping the peoplle that you may never again see in my life but I know that I was there when they needed me the most. They may never get to say thank you, they may never even think about it, but I know that in some small way I served their need. I love the brotherhood. I love knowing that even though there are guys on the dept that I can't stand in day to day events that they will watch out for me and we can work together.
To put it simply I love this Job. And as Ilook to become a paid FF/paramedic, I will always be a vollie at heart.
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You know I ask myself why I joined almost every day & still don't know exactly why I joined.
Have thought about it off and on for multiple years & even called the VFD 8-10 times in a 4 month span leaving messages every time but nobody ever called back & so I figured to heck with it.
Then a co worker joined & talked me into joining. Got my FF1 & EMT, Hazmat Ops and was working on FF2 & several other certs but when a training Lt ignored my request for help I said to heck with it. WHy should I try and improve/learn advance when my officers have minimal qualifications & dont want to help others learn but they all say the do.
Personally to me actions speak louder than their words.
I've seriously thought about leaving the department & turned off the pager for a while. Made the mandatory trainings & meetings but did not respond to a single night call & picked what day call I wanted to respond to (mostly medical)
Felt like a fake & a fraud picking and choosing what & when I wanted to respond to (that's what our Chief officers do) so now I'm back to making as many calls as I can along with training/meetings but still am completing leaving the department.
Guess the bottom line is that I made a cottmittment to the department and am not a quitter so I'll try to self motivate & stick it out as long as I can.
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Why Volunteer
Well coming from the state I am in we have 61 volunteer departments and 3 paid departments. The cost alone to provide a paid crew for each department each year for those 61 departments would be around 45 million a year. (Study was recently done may be 1 or 2 mill off)
This cost would have to be bared by tax payers in this state,so the cost alone makes it prohibitive. The next statement I would make to the students are, that in school how many students belong to clubs, honor society,chess,sports,chemistry ,political? They do it because they want a sense of belonging. Simply tell them that when they get out of school or if you department has a junior membership program, that they could continue their place in society by contributing a service that is needed, and they will inherit a since of pride and honor in belonging,and the chance to carry on a tradion that was started over 300 years ago.
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I thought about this all night last night, and I too feel the mixed emotions of why I became a volunteer. The most substantial event that drew me into the fire service was an auto accident in our small town many years ago. I sat on the sidewalk and watch the guys, that I've known since I was a tike, work the scene. It was a two vehicle accident; a car pulled off of a side street onto a state route infront of someone else. The car that was t-boned was occuppied by two adults and their infant daughter. The baby, who unfortunately wasn't strapped in her car seat, was ejected from her dad's lap through the front windshield. It was heartbreaking! I watched the firefighters resuscitate the baby and stabilize the other occupants in the vehicles and could feel the sadness that was clearly visible on all of their faces. You guys all know what that feels like.
After the scene was cleaned up and everyone went back to the station, I walked home and thought more about the events that took place and how the guys must have felt. The following week I went to the station and told the guys that I watched them on the MVA and that they really motivated me to become part of their team.
Fifteen years later, I find myself in this love-hate relationship with all of them, frustrated at times, but wouldn't give it up for the world. Everytime I think about quitting, I reflect back on that night and remember who it's all for.
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I volunteer because about five years ago an accident happened right in front of me. An older gentleman was in the left turn lane waiting to make the turn, when the light was yellow he thought (and should have) had enough time to make the turn. Except for the stupid young kid driving a huge tow truck, with vehicle in tow, decide I'm gonna blow this light. The tow truck hit the car on the passenger side and spun it around several times with it landing on the side street he was trying to turn onto. I had no idea what to do but I knew in the very least I was a witness to the accident. I went to that car and asked him if he was alright, he said his ribs, and neck hurt. All I could do for him was to keep talking to him and try to keep him from turning his head. I remember feeling so helpless. Then out of no where some guy gets in the back seat and holds stabilization on his head.(I later found out he was a fireman.) Then you could here the sirens and the next thing I knew I and the car are totally surrounded by firefighters. Cool.
That day I knew I had to get into some type of class that would give me the knowledge I needed in case I saw another accident. Within a year of that I met my husband and wow, he's an asst. fire chief.That's where it all started,and now I'm an EMT and have helped hundreds of people. I even received a thank you card from him a few weeks later.
There is a certain rewarding and fulfilling feeling that you get when....when bad crap happens, it's bigger than they know what to do with, they don't know how to fix it or where to begin, when lives and property are at immediate risk, when every second counts, when all else fails and they have no idea what to do, when panic is setting in, and with no one else to turn to for help..... they call YOU (and your fellow members).
That and what everyone else has said. Good luck.
More I think about the more I thought I would never have enough time to put it all down. I feel as thought I had to follow my big brothers foot steps. Are dad left us when we where little. He was my father figure, him being age 11 when it all started. He joined the fire department in 1988. He took me with him to the station a lot. The more I was there the more it felt like everyone was family there. I was 14 went from my brother being my dad to having 23 other guys helping me with my problems. From there on I realized I belong to the family and have not left it since. I feel such a close bond with the people that where strangers in the beginning that took me because I was young and needed to be involved in something before I became a trouble maker. 14 years a member and being around for 17 I can not imagine life with out it. Last night at Wal-Mart, a young lady came up to my wife and me. She thanked me for being there in he time of need. She was involved in a MVA with her 4 year old daughter. We had to extricate them from the vehicle. She was injured, but the daughter was ok in a car seat. We kept her daughter calm while the ambulance crew helped mommy. Same young lady had a kitchen fire three months after that. Never thought about just how much of our lives we gave up to help others. She told my wife how strong she must be to see me go out the door and never know what kind of call it will be or turn out to be. The missed dinners and family events that we always end up leaving. Guess after all this is just to help others in there time of need. Because when I was in need I was helped, my time to pass it along.
04-22-2005, 01:09 AM #20Originally posted by tk1918
Fifteen years later, I find myself in this love-hate relationship with all of them, frustrated at times, but wouldn't give it up for the world."Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear" - Ambrose Redmoon
Its like Legos for firefighters. Robert James III talking about hose appliances.
"Police, Firefighters and EMS are the most collectively dysfunctional group of people in existence and only we understand each other!"
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Vastly different stands on same-sex marriage and marriage-like commitment ceremonies have placed two Alabama churches in the news this summer.
First Baptist Church in Pell City has changed its bylaws to state clearly its beliefs in marriage as a covenant between one man and one woman. In contrast, the pastor of Baptist Church of the Covenant in Birmingham, a congregation that formerly cooperated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention (ABSC), has taken steps toward accommodating same-sex commitment ceremonies.
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Marriage is a "covenant relationship and an institution established by God" for one man and one woman, the resolution stated, registering the convention's opposition to "any attempt to frame same-sex 'marriage' as a civil rights issue."
Rick Lance, executive director of the State Board of Missions (SBOM), said, "I am deeply disappointed to hear of a former Alabama Baptist church's decision to endorse same-sex 'marriage.'"
At First Baptist Church in Pell City, pastor John Thweatt said one reason the church changed its bylaws is to protect future generations from a paradigm shift.
"Our young people are increasingly changing their views toward homosexuality, and we wanted to make sure the bylaws of our church stated clearly what the Bible says in case the church ever had a move from within the membership or a pastor ... who might try to turn them away from a biblical view," Thweatt said.
The church also wanted to safeguard itself against future lawsuits, the pastor said.
"We have always believed that marriage is to be between a man and a woman, but we never felt the need to state it -- until now," Thweatt said. "Our leadership felt it would be best to have a clear statement in our bylaws in case the laws of Alabama are trumped by the federal government and we are asked to allow a same-sex 'marriage' ceremony to be performed in our church."
An SBOM task force unveiled suggested wording for "a potential marriage statement" during the Aug. 16 state board meeting in Montgomery. The statement is a starting point for churches interested in considering a bylaw change related to same-sex marriage concerns and "is not binding on local congregations, which are entirely self-governing," SBOM officials noted.
The statement reads:
"We believe that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, following biblical principles (Gen. 2:1924, Lev. 18:22, Matt. 19:46, Rom. 1:1827, Eph. 5:2223, Heb. 13:4). We believe that God sanctions only the union in marriage of a man to a woman, including civil unions. Therefore, this church sanctions only a ceremony compatible with those standards."
"1. Due to our belief in the biblical teachings about marriage, same-sex couples will not be married in any facilities or on any properties owned by the church.
"2. Ministers of (insert church's name) Baptist Church will not perform any same-sex 'marriages' or civil unions whether on or off church-owned properties. Doing so would be grounds for termination."
Lance said the task force statement "may serve as a starting point for discussions about reaffirming biblical marriage. Revisions to various churches' bylaws and policies will vary, of course, because of local church autonomy, but we anticipate Alabama Baptists will stand strongly on the side of traditional marriage."
Baptist leaders and legal advisers have expressed differing opinions about whether a bylaw change would help protect a church in court.
Jim Guenther, an SBC attorney, said there is no "magic language" that a church can use in its governing documents. He also said that current First Amendment protections should hold up on churches' behalf in court.
Grace Thornton is assistant editor of The Alabama Baptist (www.thealabamabaptist.org), newsjournal of the Alabama Baptist Convention. To download the Alabama State Board of Missions' marriage statement model, visit www.alsbom.org/resources/a-potential-marriage-statement-for-churches/. This story first appeared in The Alabama Baptist newspaper and is available online at www.thealabamabaptist.org.
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So, by now, we're all stuck in our winter routine, with dreary days spent in the office being followed by dark evenings at home indulging in comfort foods and sheltering from the cold and wet outdoors. Summer sunshine and sporting highs seem like a distant dream, as does that beach body!
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I need some assistance, please, anyone, I'm a novice so I hope I can communicate what I need sufficiently for you to understand. I'm interfacing an off the shelf board that puts out a PWM (Dalf board from Robot Power) signal that I'm attaching to a Powerex hybrid IGBT driver. The Dalf board's PWM signal is 5VDC CMOS and the input on the IGBT driver is TTL. The documentation from Powerex says the PWM signal has to be inverted before it goes to the driver because the IGBT module is active when the PWM signal the driver gets is "low". The Powerex documentation also suggests using a CD74HC04E CMOS hex inverter. The hex inverter comes in a 14 pin DIP package and on a breadboard mockup with an led it works as expected as long as the input signal never floats. I don't know what kind of liberties I can take in mixing TTL and CMOS. I have not wired up the Dalf board, hex inverter and IGBT driver yet, only the hex inverter on breadboard with an led and 5VDC power supply. I would like to get a single channel inverter so I don't have to be concerned with what to do with the unused inputs and outputs. I have contacted Digikey and Mouser both and they say all they have in a single channel inverter is in a smaller package, so small I can't easily handle it. I also ran across logic to logic optocoupler buffers and inverters in a package that can be handled and used on breadboard and also gives an additional degree of isolation. The optocouplers I've looked (Fairchild 740L6001) at come in TTL and Cmos outputs (there may be others) but only LSTTL input, here again I don't know what liberties I can take in mixing. I also don't really have a good grasp on what additional components I should be adding to this interface circuit in the way of pull up/down resistors and/or filter capacitors before and/or after the inverter be it the CD74HC04E, 740L6001 or something similar. Sorry for the long windiness. Thanks in advance, Rod S.
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... when she noticed a sign to a memorial for Hill 60 and the 1st Australian Tunneling Company, Greg's Grandfather's (on his Mum's side) unit during WW1. So we went for a look. 1 ATC played a significant role in this battle and many of them, along with British and Germans solders are permanently buried under the hill where they were trapped by cave-ins caused by explosions or accidents while tunneling. Lucky for the Walker/Jenkins families Greg's Granddad, William (Bill) ...
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Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Shabazz Napier scored 22 points and Connecticut finished an improbable run through the NCAA Tournament by beating Kentucky 60-54 on Monday night to win the fourth national title in program history, all in the last 16 years. The Huskies, the first No. 7 seed ever to play in the national final, never trailed and survived a 19-5 Kentucky run spanning the first and second half. Ryan Boatright, who stayed in the game despite rolling his left ankle late in the second half, added 14 points for the Huskies (32-8) and Niels Giffey scored 10. James Young had 20 points to lead Kentucky (29-11) and leading scorer Julius Randle contributed 10. The Wildcats, who came out of the Midwest Region as a No. 8 seed, trailed 30-15 with six minutes left in the first half and were only able to pull within one point several times in the second half, never tying the game. The Wildcats were trying to win their second title in three years and ninth overall.
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NEW ORLEANS — Roman Harper isn't prescient.
He doesn't know what's going to happen next Sunday when the Saints take to the road once more for what is the next big game.
But what he does know is that, even after dominating a good Carolina team 31-13, there will still be questions about New Orleans.
"People are still going to say the same things – 'Well, they're good at home, this and that about the road or weather whatever whatever,' " Harper said. "So, we understand that."
What the 18-point win over Carolina did answer was which team would begin the final three weeks with the No. 2 seed advantage.
Score one for the Saints.
While Harper also couldn't have told people this past week what the result would be, he did have a good feeling.
"I knew how intentional we were going to be," Harper said. "I knew the attitude, the sense of purpose that we had all week and how we needed to come out and perform and play today. It was definitely a sense of urgency. It was a different week for us. We couldn't wait to get last week out of our mouths."
Ah, "last week."
That Seattle loss, even after the important win over Carolina, makes it to where we can't be sure anything grand is in store for the Saints, even after a win like Sunday night's.
Folks, including this writer, wondered how the Saints would handle a team much like Seattle six days after playing the Seahawks. Carolina is built in the mold of a great, physically-imposing defense complemented by a methodical, ball-control offense, much like the conference-leading Seahawks.
Well, New Orleans shut down a team that had been rolling through opponents with a stifling defense and a clutch offense.
After allowing Carolina to 4-for-6 on third down while gaining 79 yards on the first two series, New Orleans allowed the Panthers to convert just two more third downs and gain just 160 more yards, keeping them to nearly 100 yards below their season average.
A week after gaining just 188 total yards, the Saints put up almost 400 against one of the league's stingiest defenses. New Orleans also scored 31 points on a team that led the NFL in scoring defense, holding its previous 12 opponents to an average of 13 per game.
You get the impression that as much as they were talking about how big the Carolina game was, they believed it to be that much bigger behind closed doors.
"Tto go out and play the way we did today, we got our confidence back and kind of got our swagger back," linebacker Curtis Lofton said. "And that's Saints football, what you saw out there today. I don't know what that was last week."
New Orleans lost control of the No. 1 seed with the loss to Seattle. It couldn't afford to hand away control of the No. 2 position six days later.
For once, those donning the all black Sunday night were willing to admit it.
"We came in here with the right attitude, a playoff-type mentality and we know if we were going to take this division we needed to have this game," Harper said. "That was the whole mentality all week. We talked about it and we made no bones about it."
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It's not just bellyaching to say that Chris Denorfia is largely overlooked because he plays on the west coast. He has been a good outfielder for the last number of seasons and he was good for an extremely impressive 3.9 fWAR, but I don't think it's going out on much of a limb to say that he probably isn't well known.
He has been the target of a number of trade talks this off-season which, once again, would probably have hit the news a little harder if Denorfia played for the Phillies or the Red Sox. Anyhow, whatever the situation might be with his notoriety outside of San Diego, he is a valuable player and it is not surprising that teams have tried to trade for him.
Peter Gammons wrote about the discussed trades this morning, noting the fact that Denorfia's value is sky-high because he is right-handed and can play center field.
Ask the Padres. They have had at least a half-dozen teams try to talk to them about Chris Denorfia, from the Rangers to the Red Sox to the Rockies before they got Drew Stubbs, and Josh Byrnes has told every club he simply won't deal Denorfia as long as he thinks the Padres can contend for a post-season berth.
As age 33, Denorfia has been something of a revelation in the last couple seasons. While his offense was solid in 2013 (.279/.337/.395 with 10 home runs and 47 RBI) it was his defense in the outfield that really sparkled. According to FanGraphs, his overall performance in the outfield was good for 20 DRS (defensive runs saved) and a great 16.3 UZR (ultimate zone rating). Most of that work was done in right field, where Denorfia had 9 DRS and a 9.9 UZR.
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WICOMICO CO., Md. - Delegate Rudy Cane has withdrawn from his re-election campaign. The Wicomico County democrat has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1999.
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Emergency Glitter is about joy and fun and play. It is sex in the summertime. It is "no T no shade" getting blonder and blonder. It is contemporary performance's obsession with pop cultural phenomenology. It is feminist ideologies grappling with and dismantling circumstances of objectification. It is the inherent queerness, hope and sadness in dance. It is exploring the in-between and the uncomfortable. It is blurring the lines. It is a romance with the audience. It is explorations in performativity. It is breaking like a wounded heart. It is sweaty bodies moving because that's all that makes sense. It is transcendence from the ordinary. It is a practice of intervention. It is between representation and experience. It is beach time sunsets. It is butt cheeks and twerking. It is spectacle and excess. It is drinks and snacks in the garden. It is grappling with our non-institution-ality-ism. It is the ecstatic, somatic body and a charged presence with a return to capital D – Dance. It is a coming together of similarly minded artists taking a stab at something new. It is the right time to shine.
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Ted Siefer's City Hall: A dust-up over Common Core, and kudos to custodians
It began with a somewhat cryptic statement from MayorTed Gatsas about how he's heard talk that the Manchester Academic Standards are really just Common Core by another name.
"I just want our teachers to be able get back to work," she said, while adding (jokingly), "Maybe he was mad at me because I got more votes than him."
A group of school employees who are often overlooked got some love last week, or at least their employer did. Aramark, the district's custodial contractor, was recognized at Monday's school board meeting for being the first company to step up to support the newly unveiled STEAM Ahead program at West High.
It so happened that the next day, Aramark's new contract was up for a vote at the Building and Sites Committee.
Its cost would essentially hold steady for the next three years, going down slightly next year, and up 1 percent in 2016. The current contract costs about $4.3 million, O'Maley said. In addition, the company would undertake a facilities assessment, which O'Maley has long sought, and it would invest an additional $100,000 in new cleaning equipment and technology.
"The more money we save on any of these line items, the more we can put into the classroom," he said.
Hopefully, their Thanksgiving meals have been well-digested because the aldermen have a full plate of meetings this week, and there are some potentially upsetting topics on the agendas.
The Committee on Public Safety on Monday will take up the proposal to hire more police officers, which emerged during the election amid rising concerns over crime.
And the full board meeting on Tuesday could offer the latest installment in the feud between Ward 10 Alderman Phil Greazzo and Alderman-At-Large Joe Kelly Levasseur.
You may recall that at the last aldermen's meeting, Greazzo invoked a section of the charter to have the mayor review his allegation that Levasseur had improperly disclosed confidential information - and he later expanded the list of alleged charter violations.
In any case, Gatsas is now referring the matter, as per the charter, to the city solicitor. "I have requested that a review be completed in a timely manner and prior to a new board being seated," he wrote in a letter to the board.
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