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summary: Snape visits his son. Liz plays with an idea.
spoilers: up to GoF.
characters: not mine. Not on your life. Not making any money off them, either.
Been thinking about fatherhood lately, and Snape. Too many Snape-as-Harry's-Dad fics, too many family issues. Too many thoughts about Mrs Lestrange, who, for a woman with one scene, one piece of dialogue and no first name, is awfully sexy. Too sexy for Mr Lestrange, anyway.
Relationship to canon: dubious. Although
... well, it's not *impossible*...
The boy was asleep when he arrived. Snape was careful to move silently as he entered the bedroom. The window and curtains were open, allowing a cool breeze to waft through the moonlit room.
Zachary was sleeping, sprawled carelessly over the bed. A lock of shoulder-length black hair was falling into his eyes. Oddly, it reminded Snape of Marguerite, and how he'd always thought it odd that such a depraved, dangerous woman could seem so innocent when she slept.
He brushed the hair out of the boy's face. He'd meant to be gentle, but Zachary opened his eyes.
"Father?" he asked softly.
"I didn't mean to wake you."
"Your hands are cold." Zachary sat up in bed, still looking much younger than his fifteen years. Or perhaps Snape only believed that because he'd barely seen the boy as a child. "Grandmother said you wouldn't come." He smiled a little. "Of course, she always says that."
"There were ... problems in England. I can't stay for long."
Zachary's face fell. Snape gingerly sat on the bed. In the moonlight, and now that he was more alert, the boy was all shadows and angles, sharp cheekbones and muscles. Despite the coolness of the summer air, he was sleeping shirtless; there was a trace of hair on his chest. Snape supposed the boy resembled him, but there was enough of his mother in his eyes and face that he was almost beautiful in spite of it; a lean, sinewy beauty.
"Is this about You-Know -- about Voldemort?"
"You heard about that?"
Zachary nodded. "When she got back from England, Madame Maxime made a speech. Co-operation, sacrifice ... is it true that a boy died at the Tournament?"
"Yes. A student of mine." Not an outstanding student, but Diggory had never tried to claim more attention or credit than he deserved. A nice student. A competent student.
He'd watched Amos Diggory collapse beside his son's body, and remembered why he'd chosen to make these sacrifices, instead of taking Zachary and leaving England and Voldemort behind all together.
"Oh. I thought -- I was hoping that was just a rumour."
Sometimes, he wondered why he spent so much of his life protecting other people's sons. Potter, Malfoy ... He expended so much time and energy protecting Potter and manipulating Malfoy that in the end, there was nothing left for his own son.
But then, perhaps it was better that way.
He'd stayed away for years. His mother had raised the child after Marguerite went to Azkaban; had even raised him well, proud old witch that she was. She hated him, but she took his son. For six years after the Fall of Voldemort, Dumbledore had kept him at Hogwarts, concerned about reprisals if he left the protection of the school. It had been a shock to finally leave, and discover that the baby he remembered had become a six year old boy.
Even more shocking to discover how much he resembled his mother. With age, Zachary looked more like Snape, but as a child, it had been Marguerite in his heavy-lidded eyes and occasional smile.
Marguerite ... Snape's lips tightened as he watched her son in the moonlight. Sooner or later, Voldemort would release her from Azkaban. Snape wondered how he would keep her from going after her son. A Fidelius Charm, perhaps.
Or perhaps he should take the boy out of Beauxbatons and send him to Hogwarts.
Where he would study with Potter. And Malfoy.
Impossible. Few people remembered that Marguerite Lestrange had borne a child, and the people who knew of the boy's true paternity could be counted on one hand. Here in Europe, it was safe to acknowledge him as Zachary Michael Snape, son of Severus Snape and a rarely-mentioned dead wife.
In England, he'd attract attention, and someone would inevitably remember a beautiful girl with heavy-lidded eyes, a girl whose association with Severus Snape had lingered after her marriage to someone else.
It would be bad enough to give Voldemort a new target, another brilliant, lonely child to corrupt, and a new hold over Snape's loyalties. He didn't want to confront Zachary with the truth about his mother as well.
Oh by the way, boy, did I ever mention that your mother isn't dead, just in Azkaban? Oh yes, life imprisonment. Death Eater, you know. Quite, quite mad. She and her husband were sent in together. Husband? What, did I never mention that she was married to someone else? Well, we Death Eaters never really cared for that fidelity business, and my family was so much more prestigious than her husband's...
He'd worked too hard for these quiet, moonlit moments to sacrifice them now.
"I'm sorry you can't stay for long," Zachary said. "I had so much to tell you. I came first in my year again, and it looks like I'll be a Chaser next year."
"I know. Madame Maxime mentioned it to me. She's very impressed by you. Everyone is."
The boy smiled slightly, ducking his head. "Grandmother isn't."
"Your grandmother is ... a special case."
"Sometimes I think she hates me."
There was a hunger in his voice, a need that Snape remembered all too well from his own childhood.
"The problem is with me, Zachary. She feels..." She feels that she needs to be strict with you, because I went Dark, and she doesn't remember that I turned to Lucius for the approval I never had from her. She hates you because she hates me, and she hates me because I remind her of my father. I could never decide whether she hated him because he was a Dark wizard, or because he embarrassed her by getting caught... "She and I never got along."
Zachary nodded, and lay down again, pulling the blankets around him. "I think I'll go back to sleep now, if that's all right." He paused. "You'll still be here in the morning, won't you?"
He remembered how, as a child, Zachary had cried whenever Snape had to return to Hogwarts. The child would beg, plead, promise anything, anything at all, if only his father wouldn't leave again.
And yet, he'd always gone.
"I wouldn't leave without saying goodbye, Zachary."
Snape watched the boy fall asleep, oddly grateful for this moment. He'd raised the boy in ignorance of his background, and sooner or later there'd be a reckoning.
And yet, his son could sleep, not fearing that Voldemort would come after him, not remembering the death of beloved schoolmates, not afraid that his father would raise him as a Death Eater.
Other children ... other sons didn't have that luxury.
This peace would end soon, but for
now, it was enough.
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Geraldine Ann Jewell:
Geraldine Ann Jewell, a.k.a. Geri Jewell, was born on September 13, 1956 in Buffalo, New York. Geri was born with cerebral palsy, due to an accident her mother suffered while she was six month's pregnant. A car had lost control and had hit Geri's mother in their front yard. Geri was born prematurely the following morning, weighing a mere three pounds. In her book, I'm Walking as Straight as I Can, Geri details the entire incident, complete with her first press release. The local paper wrote about the accident and gave the headline, "Precious Jewell in the Glass Case." It would be several months before she could survive outside of an incubator.
Survive, she did. Even though doctor's suggested that she be given up and raised in a state institution (for the good of the mother and child!), her parents stood firm and insisted on bringing up their own child, disabled or not.
At the age of 22 she worked as a comedienne at The Comedy Store. Two years later, she was introduced to television writing great, Norman Lear. The rest, as they say, is history. She became the first disabled actress to land a recurring role on a television series, as well as the first actress with cerebral palsy to have a recurring role on a television series. The ground-breaking television show was Facts of Life, and Geri appeared on the show from 1980 to 1984.
Geri's career didn't end with the Facts of Life, rather it had just begun. She went on to appear on several television series including On Stage America, 21 Jump Street, and most recently, Deadwood (on HBO), Alcatraz and Strong Medicine.
Geri completed the movie Pie Head: A Kinda True Story in 2012, and as of this writing, was filming the movie My Next Breath, of which she is the producer. The movie is scheduled for release in 2014.
AwardsMs. Jewell is the recipient of several awards for her work as an advocate for the disabled. She has won the following awards for her efforts:
- 1992 Founders Award
- 2005 Independent Living Legacy Award
- 2006 National Rehabilitation Hospital Victory Award
BooksGeri has also penned several autobiographical books, providing personal details about her life working as an actress, being disabled, and in her second book, as a lesbian. The titles are as follows:
- Geri, 1984 with Stewart Weiner
- I'm Walking as Straight as I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond, 2011 with Ted Nichelson and Patty Duke

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"I can only assume that there's only one thing more frustrating than
not being able to find someone, and that's not being found. I would
want someone to find me, more than anything."
-- Cecelia Ahern, A Place Called Here
When I was little, I had a special place (don't most of us as children?) that probably only I considered special. It was special I think because I could be hidden there, outside, and yet seemingly removed from the rest of the world. Just a hop away from there was a big, often empty parking lot, but it didn't matter because my special place stayed in the background and was surrounded by greenery and an archway and it had mirrors on the sides (but I knew how to sit so no one could see me looking in). To me it was like a small castle where you could read or think or get away if you needed to.
As far as I can remember, I never really "ran away" as a kid. Having pretty vivid memories and having an imagination, I sense the awfulness it would be for a parent to think his or her child went missing or ran off. Especially after doing some of the work I do now.
I don't think I ever was actually gone long enough for anyone to worry about me, because I typically would wander about and run around outside, and when I was little kids could play around without parents worrying too much.
Still, even with a couple "pretend" run aways, I remember that I felt this urge for someone to find me. I wanted someone to come looking for me. Even if I was mad or discouraged, part of me wanted to be found out, and for sure I wanted to be found. Isn't it weird that when we actually do want to be found, we might run away, or make ourselves scarce?
Don't get me wrong. My secret place was a fun place of solitude; I would go there to read or write or just to sit and think. It was pretty there. But when push came to shove, it was a spot I felt I could go and maybe no one would find me...or maybe they would, if they were looking.
It doesn't have to be that way with God. He goes with us wherever we go. Psalm 23:6 and Psalm 139 are encouraging to me.
"Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
If I make my bed in the depths, you are there" Psalm 139: 7-8
*God, I praise you as I see that you are here with me wherever I go. Thank you for being the Good Shepherd who found this wandering sheep and calls her by name.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Castles and Hidden and Here
4 comments:
Ahh, yes, my run away place. I had many: The roof of a garage, a small wooded area behind a college building my mom took classes in, a close by cemetary.ReplyDelete
Love this idea of wanting to be found. It's true. It's what we long for. Hope you are doing well, girly.Replies
Thanks Amy, for those visuals :). Great to hear from you, I hope you're doing well too, friend.Delete
I too used to have a "fort". Such fond memories of seclusion and also wonderment there! I love your choice of scriptures Julie. May God continue to find us, right where we're at. ~ Blessings, AmyReplyDelete
I love that word, fort. Yes, God is good to find us where we are, no matter where we go in life. Thanks Amy for your reminders.ReplyDelete
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Government brought to task for cuts to the health care system
"The people who built this country, the people who fought its wars, are being abandoned, pushed out of the system and sent home without adequate supports," OCHU president Michael Hurley, told media Tuesday.
The report, called "Pushed Out of Hospital, Abandoned at Home: After Twenty Years of Budget Cuts, Ontario's Health System is Failing Patients," took aim at the province's strategy of decreasing inpatient hospital services in favour of home care, which is typically less expensive.
Hurley said the problem with the strategy is that home-care services have not been allocated the resources to keep up with the growing influx of new patients.
According to Ontario's auditor general, funding per capita for home care in Ontario declined by 14 per cent between 2004 and 2009.
Today, there are more than 10,000 Ontarians on a waiting list for some type of health service support at home and another 25,000 waiting for a nursing home bed, it continues.
In 2011, the OSLA and OCHU opened a provincial hotline to hear Ontarians' stories about their experiences with the health-care system. They received more than 600 responses – and around 150 from Northern Ontario.
Researchers called back the respondents to transcribe their stories and fact check the details.
Mary Cook, the OSLA's executive director, said the anecdotes supported the statistics they had heard about the problems with Ontario's health-care system.
In one story, a respondent described the care her mother received after she was admitted to hospital for stroke symptoms.
The respondent said her 87-year-old mother was neglected in the emergency room for hours. Hospital staff eventually determined the caller's mother had gone into cardiac arrest.
After she was stabilized, the hospital later focused its efforts on getting her discharged, the respondent said.
"Your mother is not a priority," she was told.
The respondent's mother was in acute Care for a month before being discharged.
"The way they treat seniors – it's as though being a senior is a disease in and of itself," said the report's account. "She was denied access to services. She was denied access to a rehab program for her stroke. When I wanted rehab – when I wanted anything – I was told my mother was not a priority."
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The report also recommended the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care re-open chronic and alternative level of care beds to give the frail and elderly the in-hospital restorative care and therapies they require.
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Play ball...soon
Original post made on Jun 9, 2009
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on Jun 9, 2009 at 4:34 pm
I hate to be a Curmudgeon but...
The city spent 8 million dollars for softball players.
There are maybe 100 softball players in Pleasanton.
This is a regional field. I'm sure the softball community
in the east bay will enjoy it. P-town will pay the tab.
on Jun 9, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Hey Curmudge....the first fields are "Baseball" and there are lot's of baseball and softball players in P-Town or have you never been to the Sports Park? and the cost of this park also includes all of the infrastructure for the entire 50 acre Sports park that will have tennis, soccer, football, lacrosse and lots and lots of paths and trees...and who knows...maybe even a small area for curmudgeons...small, very small as I bet there are way less curmudgeons than ball players...
on Jun 9, 2009 at 8:05 pm
on Jun 13, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I hope the city holds off spending more money when our schools are being cut and our teachers are being let go..... One Sports park is enough in these hard economic times.
on Jul 23, 2009 at 12:45 pm
As you enter our lovely city the tall park lights greet you, framing a lovely ridge view. Yuck. The huge light poles are out of scale and why is it we need another ball field? Where is the teen center? Community park? Expanded library?
Next they'll be trying to remove the roundabouts of Canyon Oaks because they pose a traffic hazard. I guess we'll have to pick up the tab on that one too.
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Sports of The Times; Past Glory Versus Today's Suspicions
By SELENA ROBERTS
Published: April 3, 2005
THE TV split screens would have seemed imbalanced in entwining a pure legend and a murky slugger, in positioning Henry Aaron's too-sweet-to-be-true record-breaking moment next to Barry Bonds's too-dubious-to-be-believed one.
What would have been a season of side-by-side folly won't be, though. As a surprise ally in baseball's hope for a steroid recovery phase this year, serendipity has kissed the 2005 season by providing some needed space between Aaron and Bonds.
Whatever caused a perfect storm -- the confessions of Bonds's self-described mistress or his cranky knee injury, the looming Balco trial or his fear of an Internal Revenue Service agent -- Bonds will be out of the Giants' lineup for a while, maybe longer.
That means a respite from the Bonds home run meters, daily CNN crawls on his progress and ESPN in-game updates of his every at bat. That means nervous baseball officials secretly signed up in the Bonds Record Prevention Society can sleep well as the season opens.
For a while, maybe longer, the only image of a player breaking baseball's career home run record can be found on a film clip of might and endurance, of greatness and courage. It was April 8, 1974 at Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium.
That night, Aaron passed Babe Ruth's record by hitting a home run ball that landed without juice stains, without judges or eBay waiting to reward its disputed owner, without a smudge on the timely history maker.
When America was steeped in post-Vietnam disillusionment instead of a politically charged steroid funk, when ''Sanford and Son'' was a top 10 show instead of an irrational bit from Bonds's improv media sessions, Aaron came along the '70s scene with untold bravery.
Bonds has openly blamed racism for his troubles as an escape route from personal accountability, but Aaron confronted the reality of hate mail piling up in his box and the supremacists who vowed to kill him for arching No. 715 over the wall in left-center field.
All the public saw was Aaron trotting around the bases with dignity as two hippie high school students greeted him, as Dodgers outfielder Bill Buckner climbed down the fence he had futilely scaled for the catch, as Atlanta reliever Tom House ran from the bullpen to the plate with the historic ball in his glove.
''Right after I caught it, I remember a fishnet from the stands that swung in front of my face,'' House recalled in a telephone interview. ''And as I started to head for home plate, I saw Buckner on the fence. And then my next conscious moment, what shocked me into reality, was when I realized Hammer was hugging his mother at home plate with a tear on his cheek. And I had never seen emotion from Henry like that.''
The night touched so many people because of what it meant to society, to Aaron and to baseball fans who simply appreciated the joy of accomplishment. ''It was pure,'' said House, who handed the ball to Aaron at the plate. ''It was a kinder, gentler era.
''I believe records are made to be broken, but in my heart of hearts, I know that was probably the ultimate event in what I would call the last of traditional or old-school baseball.''
A decade after Aaron's last homer -- No. 755 in 1976 -- Jose Canseco was on his way to becoming a steroid evangelist in the major leagues. By 1998, 'roids were all the rage even as baseball officials turned the other way.
So it is too late to save the classy Roger Maris from split-screen ignominy with Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, now that the splendid chase of No. 61 in 1998 has been unveiled as a likely hologram. Nothing real about it.
Authentication is hard to come by, with or without a steroid policy. After all, who knows what the diabolical beaker geeks in the chem labs are up to now?
Even with that reality, baseball could still use some distance between what Aaron accomplished and what Bonds might achieve, between past glory and present suspicion, between the truth and possible deception.
''I think if there is some period of time, for whatever reason, that goes by without the Aaron record constantly coming into focus, it would put the attention back onto the field,'' said Peter Roby, director of the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. ''Given the new steroid policy, and its implementation, there is a chance that with some time we will start to feel better about the game on the field and the results.''
The restoration of credibility is a process. Without Bonds around as a daily distraction, the reparations can begin before the next record falls. If history has proved anything, baseball is a good healer.
''For all the stuff that has been going on, the pure moments can still happen,'' House said. ''It seems like the game creates those things when it's necessary. Today's game will have something that cleanses it. Something will come along to make it right again. The game has a way of balancing itself.''
With time, truth and testing, Aaron may one day occupy a split-screen with a record-breaking slugger who equals his integrity.


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I like to snap my fingers. I do it well. I snap wicked loud. I also clap loud, unbelievably loud, but this isnt about clapping, this column is about snapping your fingers.
Its a very expressive maneuver and considerably underrated as far as Im concerned.
We snap our fingers when we dance. Its a bad move, a move guys like me overuse when dancing. But it is an option. Ive totally surrendered to the fact that I cant dance and because of that have perfected what I call the snap dance, which is done by simply standing on the dance floor, still, your head tilted a tad down and left, your right arm extended just so, with your right hand snapping. Thats all you do, you stand there and you snap. I won a dance contest with it in Rochester last spring. Its a sweet dance.
We snap in the car to music on the radio. Again, thank god for the snap because were often on the cell phone while driving these days, which makes in-car clapping a thing of the past. Click it or ticket, snap it dont clap it. Its safe.
I would never do it on purpose, but you can use the snap to get someones attention. A lax waitperson, an unruly child, a cat scratching the couch; there are countless situations you can use a snap to get attention, but like I said, I dont intentionally use it because basically its rude.
I use the snap to see if my ears are evenly plugged. I have a thicker than normal ear wax producing set of ears, and about every other year I go to the doctors office and have them flushed. I start to notice its about time for the flushing when during a shower one of my ears starts to hold water. Im never convinced the water is totally gone after my shower, so to check, I snap to the side of each ear and see if the decibels are the same. If one of my ears is starting to fill with wax, the snapping on that side is softer. I than make my flush appointment. Snapping as a health aid.
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POLL: Should Matt Brown Be Next In Line For A Title Shot?Posted on August 18, 2013, 03:02 PM by Rory Kernaghan
- 1. After one more win
- 2. No
- 3. Yes
EntitySharp17Weak | 2Cool | 1Funny | 0
Brown needs to fight top 5 first. Not top 15-20. I think Lawlor will destroy Brown if this fight happens. Like to see Diaz wake him up also.
Brian CoxCool4Weak | 1Funny | 0Sharp | 0
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Well he did just beat Mike Pyle and according to Matt Brown Mike Pyle would kick GSP's a s s so in a sense he has already beat the best in the division.
Brian CoxSharp6Weak | 1Funny | 0Cool | 0
I like Brown. I'd call myself a fan and have been since his days on TUF, but a title-shot is right now or even after one more win, is ridiculous.
Matt needs at least 2 top-ten wins to achieve that, IMO.
As Entity noted, Robbie Lawler and Nick Diaz would be interesting scraps, heck Rory MacDonald, too; he'd certainly force Rory into a fight. Koscheck would also be a good fight for him.
I like Matt and I would like to see him continue to win, but calling out GSP at this stage-of-the game is pretty funny and my guess would be, that the Champ would shut his *** down. He needs to cut-his-teeth on two top-tens and if he wins, sure.
My guess is though, even if he gets there he won't be fighting GSP. I think the champ has plans for moving on and in the not-too-distant future.
enjoylife321Sharp6Funny | 1Weak | 0Cool | 0
All I know is that you can't keep giving Brown guys outside the top ten...He needs a big relevant name in the division next.
thexperience1Sharp7Weak | 2Funny | 0Cool | 0
6 fight winning streak and no top 5 matchup yet... Silva needs to get his mind straight and give him a Top 5 fighter, so we can see were he's REALLY at cause all B.S. aside with a 6 fight winning streak in the promotion he should be getting a f*cking titleshot by now.... they better get it right next time and give him the opportunity to position himself for that shot.... Destroying Pyle like that is no joke though! Matt is for real!
Brian CoxCool1Weak | 1Funny | 0Sharp | 0
I have no idea how Brown didn't get a T-T fighter 2 fights ago. It is ridiculous and I'd love to hear Silva's explanation as to why.
DWeak4Sharp | 2Funny | 1Cool | 0
Hell no. People are talking about giving him a top 5 guy, but honestly that's a huge step up in competition. He hasn't fought anyone even in the top 15 in his win streak. Give him a guy toward the lower end of the top 10. He's not going to win that fight, and we can end the discussion there.
thexperience1Sharp7Weak | 2Funny | 0Cool | 0
We'll see about that...... and if you're suggesting Pyle was not top 15, you're out of your mind!
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Well, you have the top 10, which clearly he's NOT in, so I would just have to add 5 fighters who are better than Pyle. I don't think you would have to be "out of your mind" to think that:
Thiago Alves would KO him.
Jake Shields would decision him easily.
Erick Silva would beat him however he chose.
Hector Lombard would KO him.
Nate Marquardt would KO him.
Dong Hyun Kim would decision him easily.
Tyron Woodley would either KO or decision him.
That's 7 guys in addition to the top 10 who I believe are better than Pyle, which would put him at #18. I like Pyle, I enjoy watching him fight, and I think he's a great fighter. He was on a little win streak, but his competition has been a notch below that of most of the guys I just listed. He's just not top 15 in the UFC at 170 right now.
DCool4Weak | 1Funny | 0Sharp | 0
Oh, and Matt Brown (also not yet in the top 10) just wrecked him.
There are 76 Welterweights in the UFC, so that's still a very respectable ranking. NOT top 15 though.
geoo89Sharp3Weak | 1Funny | 0Cool | 0
I think his win streak deserves it... considering the other person in line says he'll bever fight GSP talking about Rory... and if memory serves Dan Hardy got a title shot without beating any top 5 guys that list includes Josh koshchek, Matt Serra, Even Jon Fitch even though he was on a tear none of his opponents where ranked besides at the time Thiago Alves...
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Koscheck and Serra got their shots directly from the reality show. Brown doesn't have that going for him, and doesn't have the personality to pull it off.
Fitch was on an 8 fight win streak, an included wins over TWO top ten guys (Diego Sanchez was also unarguably top 10 at the time Fitch beat him). Brown has ZERO top 10 wins.
As for Hardy, he was on "only" a 4 fight winning streak at the time, but the last two of those wins came against Marcus Davis, who was 8-1 in the UFC at the time, and certainly considered top 10, and Mike Swick, who was 9-1 in the UFC at the time including 4-0 and was unarguably considered top 5 at the time. Brown does not have even one of that type of win. Hardy also has the type of personality to sell fights, which Brown lacks.
The best comparison you gave there was Fitch, who like I said, had a win streak that was 2 fights longer than Brown's right now, and included two top 10 opponents. So using that blueprint, Brown is two top 10 wins away.
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I meant to say Mike Swick was 9-1 in the UFC including 4-0 at Welterweight.
poweroftwomenSharp4Cool | 1Funny | 0Weak | 0
Would like to see Rory Mac vs Brown.
falcon4917Sharp3Weak | 1Cool | 1Funny | 0
that would be interesting alright and could be an upset stylistically to derail Rory.
falcon4917Sharp6Funny | 0Weak | 0Cool | 0
Maia should get a shot next. End of.
Evan HoloberCool3Funny | 0Weak | 0Sharp | 0
If its a late replacement win over a top 5ish guy, than maybe.
Outside of that he's at least 2 away. His best win is Pyle, and Pyle was only as high as 11 (and much more likely lower than that).
I mean, does Matt Brown deserve to be ranked ahead of any of the following people?...
Rory KernaghanCool2Weak | 1Funny | 0Sharp | 0
i agree with you apart from shields evan
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Shields is 3-1 against guys on that list. Pick something that makes sense to disagree on.
DSharp1Funny | 0Weak | 0Cool | 0
Sorry 3-2. Didn't see GSP there. Still definitely deserving of his spot.
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@mousasi, so Shields' 3-2 at WW is worth more than Brown's current six fight win streak?


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As I wrote in my previous article "mOck Draft overdose", I am not a fan of MD's and I don't want to participate in the exercise. So instead I will throw my uneducated, misguided, and ridiculous draft board into the circle. The rankings I have are not new, u can see them in the articles that I have written previously. So without further ado, my first ever
1. Evan Turner: IMO, ET is the perfect compliment to TE (its perfect symmetry for crying out loud), therefore he is on the top of my draft Board. Evan Turner would be able to step in and start at the 2 for the next 7-10 years. Evan Turner has numerous plusses to his game. He shoots at a high percentage (58 TS%), he rebounds well for his position, he plays defense at a high level, and he is tough as nails. The most important factor to me is that he doesn't need the ball to be good. This allows Reke to continue to run the offense. His weaknesses are that he turned the ball over a lot last year, and he is not a certified 3 point threat. Beyond that they only other factor that I see, is that he may be close to having reached his ceiling as a player.. I like Turner a lot, and it's to bad we will probably never get to see an Evans-Turner-Casspi trio. While Wall may be the better player, I think Turner would fit better with the Kings. And while I am a huge Favors Fan he is a bit raw and may never reach his full potential.
2. With that said my 2nd player is Derrick Favors. I love his potential, I love his attitude, and I love his work ethic. It is not out of the realm of possibility that we could be dealing with the next Dwight Howard. If it weren't for his limited offensive skill set, I would definitely have ranked him #1. I have written about Favors in previous posts so I will end with this. Favors would not start for us next year, and may not start for 2 years. This is not what I want from a top 5 pick, and while he may develop into Superman, I don't see him doing that in a Kings uniform. I truly believe he will develop into a beast playing along side Lopez in NJ, or playing with Iggy and Jrue in Philly. Both places have huge needs at the PF position. The reality of it is, the Kings have a good PF and a good C. We want upgrades at both, we don't need either.
3. John Wall: He is really good, and he may be the next whatever, but I don't really want him in a Kings uniform. He needs the ball, wants the ball, and believes that he is more suited to lead than any other player on the court. These qualities are good if you don't already have Reke, but we do, so Wall can go to the Bullets, and have a blast. I would not want to move Reke to the 2, and I would not want to spend two straight top 5 picks on PG's like the T-wolves did (GP> Khan).
4. Greg Monroe: I know what I know, and I know nothing. But what I have seen in Monroe is a player who is a solid basketball player in almost every facet of the game. Monroe has no glaring weakness, and the areas in which he is lacking; he is more than able to improve. His lateral quickness is not great, and he is considered un-athletic. I would tend to believe that the reason he is given this label is because the style of offense he plays in is rather slow paced. He is not asked to display a high level of athleticism, he is asked to show a high IQ and an ability to execute. More of my feelings about Monroe can be found in my previous posts. I would be very happy if the kings were able to land Monroe
5. Demarcus Cousins: If he cared as much about basketball as he did eating, he would be on top of this draft board. But he doesn't, so he has to drop to number 5. Should the Kings select Cousins, I would happily eat my words, but the chances are, he will have eaten those too. If you want to know more about my feelings on the Monroe vs. Cousins debate refer to my past post on the issue.
6. Donatas Motiejunas: Im not going to pretend to know anything about this kid. I will simply say that he looks like a stud, and he could be an amazing addition to this roster. Here are a couple links if you would like to read more about this 7-0 tall 19 year old (wont turn 20 till September).
7. Wes Johnson: I don't want to take a undersized 3, and I don't think he will be the type of player that can move to the 2 and succeed at the NBA level. I think that he is a lot like Turner in that he has come close to maxing out his potential. The biggest reason that I don't want Wes is because we have Casspi and Greene and I see no point in drafting a third cog in the SF rotation.
8. Pattrick Patterson: Patrick is the most NBA ready PF in this draft IMO. He is an undersized PF, but he scores with ease, has an NBA body and has an NBA game. He could come in an play every back up minute behind Landry and would provide consistent play at both ends. While he would never be a teams first or second option, he would provide us insurance should Landry leave, and could definitely be a team's 3rd or 4th option.


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great post.
reminds me of my youth working the potato fields up north. First you would pick up the potatoes dug up by the harvester and left on top of the ground with a billion rocks mixed in with them. Then you would sort them out by size and grade after they went through the washer. and then you would sack them dependant on that days orders in either 5 lb, 10 lb, 20 lb or 50 lb sacks and stack them neatly on pallets in the trucks for delivery. It seemed that the older you got the harder you had to work as it was the older boys who stacked the trucks while the younger ones did the sorting. Nothing like stacking 50 lb bags of potatoes all day for a $1.35 an hour from sun up till sun down in the months of july and august.
Thankfully picking season only lasted 3-4 weeks at the most. The bad part about it was that by the time I ended my career picking potatoes modern pickers did all the work except the washin g and sorting. You still had to bag and stack by hand though so the up and comers still had to work their tails off loading trucks. All the same back then my paycheck for a 60 hr week, a small fortune of 81.00 or so (no overtime pay on the farm as there were no unions to collective bargin for us kids back then) LOL. allowed me the freedom of buying a motorcycle at the age of 14 and my first car when I was 15. I truely felt I was blessed when as a 10th grader I could drive myself to school because I had a drivers permit at 15 so I could get to and from my farm jobs until I turned 16 and could get a unrestricted one. What power that gave me at 15 to be one of a small group of us that could drive.
You would not believe how many of us we could fit in that car. We must have looked like that clown car in the circus as it seemed to take all day to get everyone out of my car in the mornings before school. Not to mention the fact that I never had to buy gas as everyone who rode in the car had to donate to the gas fund. Back then you could fill up an 18 gallon tank for about $4.00 (.22 cents a gallon) and buy bootleg smokes for .54 cents a pack from the corner gas station until dad found out that I was telling the owner I was picking them up for him. ( I did not like the brand dad smoked so I told him dad had changed brands) in youthful ignorance of what would happen when dad stopped in to buy his regular brand and the owner would inquire about me buying a different brand for him.
Ah the good old days!!!!!!June 4, 2011 at 9:20 a.m.
I did learn that mowing the lawn, raking leaves, and cleaning the garage wasn't all that bad.
BTW My memory is terrible as my family and friends will attest but as so many have told me, memories of bad experiences seem to stay forever.
Have a good oneMay 26, 2011 at 1:56 p.m.
Great memory, Mike. I heard about picking cotton from my parents, and now I hear about it from some of my husband's older siblings. I'm sure it was rough!
I had my kids digging cactus two summers ago during the drought before this one. The pasture had so little grass, you could see the patches of prickly pear much better. We were out there for only about an hour and a half a couple of times a week, and I tried to make it fun so they got to drive the riding lawn mower and a trailer from patch to patch and around the pasture.
I can't imagine being out in a cotton patch all day!May 26, 2011 at 1:42 p.m.
City slicker! No wonder you vote Democrat.May 25, 2011 at 11:34 p.m.
Been there too, truth is the Mexican migrants from the valley and Mexico finished behind us. Even picked cotton where the community center stands. The the machines put the cotton picketers out of work in the 60s.May 25, 2011 at 9:41 p.m.
Thanks for the kind words ,RebeccaMay 25, 2011 at 7:36 p.m.
I thought cotton was a fabric.
Kidding! Made you look!
Very good post, Mike. More!May 25, 2011 at 7:17 p.m.


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Climb a detached pillar to get to a layback crack. This used to be rated 5.9 but has since been extended. The old 5.9 anchors do not exist anymore!
About a dozen draws now.
Wow was I shocked when I had a heck of a time finishing this "5.9"... Glad to see that the route was extended from what it was in the old guide.
I pulled a head-sized block off near the top of this puppy a few weeks ago at an undercling. ?feels a tad harder than 10b now IMO. Quality extension otherwise.
Reggie Does the spot where the block was need cleaning. I was also wondering if the anchors need moving. I have heard that they can be hard to clip. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks Mike
Hey Mike, I suppose it could use a bit of scrubbing as there was a some dirt behind it. I would have but didn't have a brush. Everything else looked solid. Anchors might be tough to clip for shorter folks. Maybe a few more chain links would make it easier rather than having to re-drill? Hope summer is treating you well.
I wondered if that might not be a recent "improvement"! I wiped the roots off the wall where the block was... didn't have a brush so its not immaculate. I don't think that anything else will flake off for another eon or two. I am not all about making anything easier, but it might be nice to move the anchors to where the last bolt is... IMHO it would keep the route a consistent 9+ish instead of having a 10d finish to a 9+ route.
I just climbed this route a few days ago. I believe the original developer has chopped the extension and replaced the anchors back in their original spot. I miss the extension, however, it could be said that having the anchors where they are now preserves the original character of the route. AWESOME ROUTE! Killer layback sequence! A rarity for the black hills. DO THIS ROUTE!
Yes the anchors were dropped back to the original location. I felt the route lost cool factor for more diffculty. Back to 9+. Brent you should say a few words about it.


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The Linfield volleyball team started out the season with four wins and four losses, playing in two tournaments Sept. 3 and 4 in Portland and Sept. 9 and 10 in Seguin, Texas.
The tournament in Portland began with a split of two matches the first day. Mayville State defeated Linfield in the first match. Linfield won two games, both with scores of 25, making it a close match for Mayville State to win. Senior Samantha Lau kept the Wildcats in the match with 23 digs.
The second match of the day went much smoother as the Wildcats defeated Embry-Riddle with three game scores of 25. Lau had 15 digs and freshman Audrey Frazier helped the team by picking up 27 assists.
On Sept. 4, the Wildcats achieved two game scores of 25, but it wasn't enough to beat the Edgewood Eagles. Freshman Kailana Ritte-Camara brought the heat with 11 kills, 13 digs, a pair of service aces and two block assists. Lau contributed to the two wins with 34 digs.
Linfield defeated New Hope Christian within three games, all with scores of 25. The girls pulled away from a tie in the first game and controlled the next two to win the match. The Wildcats ended the tournament with a 2-2 split.
"We're 2-2, so I think we've been a little inconsistent, but the matches we lost have been close. So, that's encouraging," Coach Shane Kimura said. "The new freshmen players are really talented. They're getting a lot of time on the court."
The volleyball team split the scores again in Texas Sept. 9 and 10. Linfield was beat by Gallaudet and Texas Lutheran on the first day but came back around on Sept. 10 to defeat Concordia-Texas in five games with a team total of 96 digs and LeTourneau in three games with a team total of 53 digs.
"I think we've done well so far this season, but we could work on our consistency for future games," sophomore Stephanie Neuman said. "We need to learn how the new girls play and learn how to work with them."
Coach Kimura has high hopes for this season with the new freshmen and the strong returning players.
"The ultimate goal is to win the conference championships. We want to be a great serving team and a great passing team as well," he said.
Neuman has high hopes for the team this season and for herself.
"I just want to live in the moment and leave it all on the court this season," she said. "It is such a privilege to play for a college team. I don't want to take the opportunity for granted. We have a lot of potential for the season to come."
The Linfield Wildcats will play again on Sept. 14 at Willamette and again on Sept. 17 at Puget Sound. The first home game will be on Sept. 23.
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January 23, 2013-- Furniture Today,
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Chromcraft Revington has announced it will consolidate its Delphi, Ind., distribution center into its Senatobia, Miss., manufacturing and distributions operations during the first half of this year.
The residential and commercial furniture manufacturer said the 16 employees in Delphi have been offered continued employment at other company locations.
The company is considering options regarding the Delphi facility and equipment, officials said, adding that the purpose of the consolidation is "to reduce costs and improve customer service by consolidating the inventory into a common point of distribution while redeploying assets."
"These actions are designed to streamline the ordering and shipping process for our customers while reducing our operating costs," said Ronald Butler, chairman and CEO.
"Our customers continue to seek ways to better serve their clients and offering all brands on the same delivery truck is in alignment with current market demands."
Chromcraft Revington sells residential furniture under the Chromcraft, Cochrane, Peters-Revington, Southern Living and CR Kids & Beyond brands. It sells commercial furniture under the Chromcraft and Executive Office Concepts brands.
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If you love white wine but are bored with the usual offerings, then you might want to take a closer look at Viognier.
The grape that makes this wine has its roots in the Rhone Valley in France, but in recent years has become popular all over the world.
Viognier has a similar character to Chardonnay, in terms of its texture and basic flavours, but it adds an aromatic top note that is always reminiscent of peaches and apricots, with a fresh pear fruitiness on the palate.
This particular wine variety has really taken off in California, Chile, and particularly in Australia. The Rhone Valley and southern France both continue to make plenty of Viognier too.
Normally a dry wine with little or no oak barrel influence, sweet dessert Viogniers and even some sparking versions also exist.
If you'd like to try out this wine variety, but don't know quite where to start, wine connoisseur Tom Cannavan has selected three of his favourites to get you started.
1. La Chasse, Chardonnay-Viognier 2009, priced at £6.49, Co-op from Asda and Waitrose
This Vin de Pays d'Oc wine from the Languedoc in southern France is a 50/50 blend, with a nose that is full of cool, peachy fruit and pear aromas with a little oatmeal richness.
There is no oak here, meaning the wine is all about the fruity brightness that has tropical nuances of mango and pineapple on the palate.
With tasting cues of peaches and mangoes, this wine goes really nicely with most chicken or fish dishes.
2. Tesco Finest Rose Wall Viognier 2009, priced at £7.49 from Tesco
Viognier wizzardess Louisa Rose makes this fine, aromatic, leafy and floral example that shows a welcome restraint for this sometimes too full-on variety.
Classy, pitch-perfect fruit plays against hints of opulence in a delicious wine.With fresh flavours of green herbs and apricots, this wine matches up brilliantly with lobster or scallops served with buttery sauces.
3. DOMA Viognier 2009, Chile, priced at £8.99 from Marks & Spencer
This is the most perfumed and intense of the three examples, offering a heady melange of powdered ginger, flowers and the downy skins of ripe peaches.
There is a massive burst of flavour, with apricot and tangy orange flooding across the palate. This particular offering comes from a single vineyard in the hot Rapel Valley, and a winemaker with a passion for Viognier.
This wine, which has tastes of apricots, powdered ginger and oranges, matches up very well with Chinese or Thai food, creamy risottos or pastas.
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What a flawless bride!
Her braided updo is sweet yet sophisticated, and her makeup is so clean and romantic. That pink lip stain is perfect — it's a punch of color but doesn't look too "done" and isn't harsh the way bright lipstick sometimes is.
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Joshua Holt "Josh" Hamilton (born May 21, 1981) is an American professional baseball player who is currently a free agent. An outfielder, Hamilton has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 2007. A member of the American League's Texas Rangers (2008–2012), he played his rookie season with the Cincinnati Reds (2007). He is a five-time MLB All-Star and won the AL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 2010.
He was the first overall pick in the 1999 MLB draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[1] He was considered a blue chip prospect until injuries and a drug addiction derailed his career, beginning in 2001. Prior to the 2007 season, Hamilton was selected by the Chicago Cubs (picking for the Reds) in the Rule 5 Draft.[2] During the off-season he was traded to the Rangers.
During the 2008 season, Hamilton was named to the AL All-Star team. He also participated in the Home Run Derby, where he hit a record 28 home runs in the opening round and finished with 35 home runs, which was second-most all-time in derby history.[3][4] He made the All-Star team the next four seasons as well. In 2012, Hamilton received more votes than any other player on the All-Star Game ballot, besting by approximately 3.5 million votes the vote count set in 2011 by Jose Bautista.[5] Hamilton won the AL batting title in 2010. On October 22, 2010, Hamilton was selected as MVP of the 2010 ALCS. On November 23, 2010, Hamilton was named the 2010 AL MVP, earning 22 of 28 first-place votes.[6] On May 8, 2012 Hamilton became the 16th player in MLB history to hit four home runs in a game, all 4 home runs were 2 run home runs, and he set an AL record for total bases in a game with 18.[7]


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Kayla McBride scored 31 points and No. 2 Notre Dame jumped to an 18-point lead early and held on to beat seventh-ranked Duke 81-70 Sunday to claim the Atlantic Coast Conference title in its inaugural season in the league.
The Blue Devils scored six points in the final 7 seconds of the first half and eventually cut the lead to seven points three times in the second half, the final time when Kendall McCravey-Cooper hit a jumper to make it 66-59. But McBride answered with back-to-back baskets to spark an 8-0 run.
The Irish (27-0, 14-0 ACC) won their third straight regular-season league title, with the first two coming in the Big East. The Blue Devils (24-4, 11-3) saw their streak of four straight ACC regular-season titles end.
Elizabeth Williams led Duke with 20 and Alexis Jones had 15 before leaving with an injured knee midway through the second half.
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Londonderry couple Bill and Dennie Dyer's public advocacy efforts for ShelterBox, an international disaster relief organization, have earned them the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for the second year in a row. (COURTESY)
For the second year in a row, Bill and Dennie Dyer's public advocacy efforts for ShelterBox, an international disaster relief organization, have earned them the Presidential Volunteer Service Award, which is a special recognition presented on behalf of President Obama.
Both members of the Londonderry Rotary Club, part of Rotary District 7870, the couple have made it their personal mission to educate other New England Rotarians, along with countless other organizations, about their good works.
During the past year, the Dyers have been quite busy spreading their message well beyond the Granite State. They regularly give presentations to Rotary Club members in Vermont and parts of southern Maine.
"But really, we're willing to come out and talk with any groups that might be interested in helping," Bill Dyer said.
Rotary clubs currently contribute to approximately half of ShelterBox's donations, with the support of around 5,000 Rotary clubs worldwide.
The couple learned about the organization through their son, Mark, who's been deeply involved with the charity for about the past seven years.
Mark Dyer, who lives in Chicago, has also been honored with several Presidential Service awards in the past.
Since a British Rotarian founded the charity in 2000, ShelterBox has provided shelter, warmth and dignity following more than 200 disasters in more than 85 countries.
The organization, which is heavily supported by Rotary Clubs around the world, instantly responds to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid, complete with a weather-resistant tent.
For the Dyers, supporting ShelterBox means hitting the road quite often. During the past year, the couple has spread their message in nearly 30 public lectures, not including the countless fairs and community events they've appeared at, said Bill Dyer, a retired AT&T purchasing agent.
"We try to make at least one appearance each week," he said.
In the past week, he and Dennie, a retired product manager at Hewitt Packard who also volunteers her time as a docent at the Zimmerman House in Manchester, have spent time in two other states.
The couple are not paid for their public appearances and pay their own travel expenses, Dyer said.
Charity spokeswoman Erin Holdgate said it is people like the Dyers that make ShelterBox help possible.
"As we witness the aftermath of disasters like Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines and the Syrian refugee crisis throughout the Middle East, many wish they could make a difference," Holdgate said. "The Dyers knew ShelterBox would be on the ground delivering its iconic green boxes containing emergency tented shelter and other lifesaving supplies."
Last year, ShelterBox responded to more than 30 disasters in 23 countries.
"I am truly proud to honor our volunteers, who work hard year-round to support ShelterBox and our efforts to help families rebuild their lives across the globe," said Emily Sperling, ShelterBox USA President. "It is through the continuous efforts of our volunteers like Bill and Dennie that we are able to help so many vulnerable families each year."
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Some seasons may not have 100 wins, for sometimes a champion is not based on how great he is, but rather how he won even when he was not great, because let's all face it, this is baseball.
What this Angels team has put together this year for it's fans, has been phenomenal risilency and determination, at a time when a lot of us are down because of the horrible economy here in Southern California. Baseball is a game you can tune into everyday it seems, and when your team feels like you do, but despite the pain of injurty and loss, this team has forged on, we can win this thing now. It really does make the world a better place for us Angels' fans. Thank you Los Angeles Angels for a great season and just keep on trucking!


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I understand we have limited cap room, but clearly are team has holes everywhere. There are some good players still on the market, however money and age come into question. The team is in full rebuilding mode so bringing in old vets won't help too much. I understand we need some guys to mentor the young ones, but we need young and hungry players more.
Winston Justice, OT, 28 years
Winston Justice surprisingly was a decent blocker for the Colts at times this past season, but he was constantly in and out of the lineup because of various injuries. he can play both guard and tackle, and will provide depth and could challenge for a heavy role.
Sederick Ellis, DT, 28
Ellis has been a bust for the Saints but he's young and has something to prove, he can still turn his career around.
Jared Gaither, OT, 27
Jared Gaither is one of the most talented tackles in the NFL. Unfortunately, he's very injury-prone and lazy. If we can get this guy motivated we should consider signing him for one year.
Antonio Johnson, DT, 28
Johnson played well for the colts and started 13 games. He would be an upgrade over what we have and he is still young, he could even earn a starting spot.
Leger Douzable, DT, 28
He was out of football last year but According to Pro Football Focus, Douzable was a highly effective run-stopper while picking up significant snaps down the stretch the last time he played.
Brandon Moore, OG, 33
He was terrific last season, especially with run blocking. Plus, he has a connection with Sporano. Age is a concern
Tyronne Green, OG, 27
Green proved last year that he could be a starting guard, he could compete for a starting job here.
Kory Lichtensteiger, OG, 28
He was a good pass protector for RG3 but he is a penalty magnet.
Israel Idonije, DL, 32
Izzy is coming off a great year, both in terms of pass rush and stuffing the run. He would be a great asset but he's old.
Trevor Scott, DE, 29
He was a good pass rusher for us, and we need pass rush. Why not welcome him back?
Ramses Barden, WR, 27
He has under produced in the NFL but he is a huge target.
Josh Cribbs, WR/KR, 30
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Back in the day, kids were expected to learn the three "R's": Reading, writing and arithmetic. These days it's called the Common Core standards.
The new learning standards have come with a lot of controversy, and have even sparked a fierce political battle.
Three years ago, Florida adopted these federal standards for math and English. They are stricter than the old standards and are supposed to be fully implemented in our schools next year.
Critics say the state should not regulate education. They say school districts should set their own standards.
Recently, the Florida Board of Education asked the public to tell them how they feel about common core. More than 19,000 people including parents and teachers went to the website to post their thoughts.
There were both positive and negative responses.
One parent said she likes Common Core.
"Keep the common core state standards. Students in Florida need to be held to the same high standards as the rest of the United States. We want our students to be able to compete in the job market now and in the future."
One elementary school teacher was not in favor of the new standards.
"Write arguments??? Really?? Can we save it for law school? My kiddos just want to write stories and use their imaginations," she said.
An outside firm will analyze the public comments and present the findings this spring to the state board.
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