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[Editor's Note: This review of Monkey Girl was originally posted as a series of posts on Evolution News & Views. The original articles can be found here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6.]
"Silly and misleading. Rather like Casey Luskin's blather."
--Edward Humes, in his apparently only comments in response to this extensive review of Monkey Girl
Any book with an icon of evolution on its cover — in this case, the fanciful diagram of ape-like skeletons transitioning into a human skeleton — is bound to be unfriendly towards intelligent design (ID). When I received my copy of Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul (Harper Collins, 2007), Edward Humes' book about the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, I expected no less. Humes' FAQ on evolution and ID on his website made the incredibly bold claim, "There is more scientific evidence ... to support evolutionary theory than ... gravitational theory." What I did not expect to find in Humes' book were dozens of inaccurate claims about the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial and extensive name-calling and ad hominem attacks against intelligent design proponents. This isn't upsetting--just surprising given that it comes from a book that is being touted as an objective and accurate historical treatment of the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial.
In early 2007, I wrote a three-part series of blog posts where I discussed how Humes misrepresented himself when trying to convince me to do an interview with him for Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul. (That series of prequels can be found at the following links: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.) When Humes first contacted me in 2006, he declared his commitment to non-partisan and objective journalism (he later refused to give me permission to quote directly from his original emails). Humes' defensive posture immediately alerted me that something was awry, so I declined to do an interview. It turned out my instincts were correct: Edward Humes was not interested in non-partisan journalism regarding the evolution debate. He created a website about Monkey Girl, which had many inaccurate and highly partisan claims, like, "There is more scientific evidence, laboratory testing and direct observation to support evolutionary theory than virtually any other scientific theory, including gravitational theory," calling ID a "form of creationism," and saying ID "posits a supernatural process." It would be hard to imagine a less-partisan treatment of evolution. At the end of that series of blog posts, before I received Humes' book, I wrote the following:
At this point, I've recounted Humes' glowing praise from only hardline Darwinists, his partisan and inaccurate FAQ, and the fact that he changed his FAQ in response to my emails and then did not disclose key changes while accusing me of misstating the FAQ. Yet Humes originally came to me soliciting an interview claiming to be fair and neutral.
Some readers may choose to believe that Humes developed his views while he wrote the book and was forthright towards me. Unsurprisingly, that is what Humes claims, and Humes' Darwinist reviewers will certainly take that line in his defense. And if that's the case, Humes could simply make his book proposal public, because that should reveal whether he really was non-partisan when he researched his book. That would certainly lay my suspicions to rest. But Humes continues to refuse to make his book proposal public. Other readers may wonder what Humes is hiding in the book proposal.
Regardless, there is no doubt that Humes is now a complete partisan (who believes evolution is better supported than gravity) and that he is promoting much false information about ID.
Because Discovery Institute was unable to obtain a review copy of Humes' book, I had to order it off Amazon, and I have not yet received the book (somehow many Darwinist bloggers already have copies, as they've reviewed [it] for Humes on his blog). Perhaps after the book arrives, further commentary can be made about it. Meanwhile, I'm sure Edward Humes won't complain too much about the free publicity we're giving him. After all, you know what they say...
(Is Edward Humes, Monkey Girl Author, a Partisan? (Part III): Glowing Endorsements from Darwinists)
Soon after that posting, I received my copy of Monkey Girl from Amazon and started working on a fairly lengthy review of the book. Because the book had so many inaccurate statements, what started off as a review soon became a time-consuming rebuttal. Unfortunately, in the middle of working on that review/rebuttal of Monkey Girl, my hard drive severely crashed (an IT friend told me it was the worst hard drive meltdown he'd seen), and I also came down with a severe illness. For a while this project fell by the wayside. But recently I've had a couple people e-mailing me, citing Monkey Girl as a supposed objective, authoritative source of information on intelligent design. As a result, I decided to shorten my former review into this rebuttal.
People behave as if the fact that Edward Humes once won a Pulitzer prize (for a different work, mind you), that therefore Monkey Girl is an impartial and inerrant work. As someone who has been closely involved in the ID movement for years and who observed much of the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial in person, it would be a grave mistake to cite Monkey Girl as a non-partisan -- or even accurate -- source of information on ID or the Kitzmiller v. Dover case. In fact, at many points it simply parrots Darwinist talking points and retells many of their patently false urban legends about the Kitzmiller v. Dover case, leaving out crucial facts which contradict common Darwinist claims. Humes says in his book, "if the evolution wars are to continue, let the combatants be armed with facts, not fiction." (pg. viii.) That sounds good to me. But Humes' book comes off more like advocacy than an objective evaluation of the facts.
In response to some of these e-mails about Monkey Girl, I decided to dig up my prior review of Humes' book, shorten it, and highlight some of the main points of my review. Because most of Humes' inaccurate claims about ID have been answered in various other writings, my review of Monkey Girl will consist primarily of short descriptions of his false claims combined with links to articles that address his false statements. This response will come in six segments.
Part I: Inaccuraces In Monkey Girl Relating to Intelligent Design:
"Again, repeatedly, the Court's opinion ignores the distinction between an implication of a theory and the theory itself. If I think it is implausible that the cause of the Big Bang was natural, as I do, that does not make the Big Bang Theory a religious one, because the theory is based on physical, observable data and logical inferences. The same is true for ID."Additionally, Humes ignores the fact that Behe has clearly explained in multiple places that the scientific theory of intelligent design does not require the supernatural:
(Michael Behe, "Whether Intelligent Design is Science: A Response to the Opinion of the Court in Kitzmiller vs Dover Area School District")
"The conclusion that something was designed can be made quite independently of knowledge of the designer. As a matter of procedure, the design must first be apprehended before there can be any further question about the designer. The inference to design can be held with all the firmness that is possible in this world, without knowing anything about the designer." (Michael Behe, Darwin's Black Box, pg. 197.)So Behe has been very clear that intelligent design itself does not require a supernatural designer. In fact, he gave clear and direct testimony at the trial, which Judge Jones ignored, explaining that ID does not require the supernatural:
"The most important difference [between modern intelligent design theory and Paley's arguments] is that [intelligent design] is limited to design itself; I strongly emphasize that it is not an argument for the existence of a benevolent God, as Paley's was. I hasten to add that I myself do believe in a benevolent God, and I recognize that philosophy and theology may be able to extend the argument. But a scientific argument for design in biology does not reach that far. Thus while I argue for design, the question of the identity of the designer is left open. Possible candidates for the role of designer include: the God of Christianity; an angel--fallen or not; Plato's demi-urge; some mystical new age force; space aliens from Alpha Centauri; time travelers; or some utterly unknown intelligent being. Of course, some of these possibilities may seem more plausible than others based on information from fields other than science. Nonetheless, as regards the identity of the designer, modern ID theory happily echoes Isaac Newton's phrase hypothesis non fingo.
(Michael Behe, "The Modern Intelligent Design Hypothesis," Philosophia Christi, Series 2, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2001), pg. 165, emphasis added.)
"most people (including myself) will attribute the design to God--based in part on other, non-scientific judgments they have made--I did not claim that the biochemical evidence leads ineluctably to a conclusion about who the designer is. In fact, I directly said that, from a scientific point of view, the question remains open. ... The biochemical evidence strongly indicates design, but does not show who the designer was"
(Michael Behe, "Philosophical Objections to Intelligent Design: Response to Critics," http://www.arn.org/docs/behe/mb_philosophicalobjectionsresponse.htm)
Q. So is it accurate for people to claim or to represent that intelligent design holds that the designer was God? Behe: No, that is completely inaccurate.Thus, Judge Jones (and then Edward Humes) misconstrued the actual theory of ID — which Behe makes clear does not require the supernatural — with the philosophical implications that Behe has drawn from the theory.
Q. Well, people have asked you your opinion as to who you believe the designer is, is that correct?
Behe: That is right.
Q. Has science answered that question?
Behe: No, science has not done so.
Q. And I believe you have answered on occasion that you believe the designer is God, is that correct?
Behe: Yes, that's correct.
Q. Are you making a scientific claim with that answer?
Behe: No, I conclude that based on theological and philosophical and historical factors.
(Behe, October 17 AM testimony, pgs. 94-95.)
Q. Well, the answer to my question, and I understand you had a qualification, was true. For intelligent design to be considered science, the definition of science or the rules of science have to be broadened so that supernatural causes can be considered, correct?Thus, Minnich's comment about changing the definition of science (which they claimed was methodological naturalism) is conditional — science only has to be redefined if one defines mere intelligent causes to be supernatural. But Minnich isn't saying ID necessarily postulates a supernatural cause because the supernatural is "one possibility" and, as he points out, the hostile attorney was "extrapolating to the supernatural," but Minnich "won't necessarily" do that. Minnich, however, made it clear that he was not "extrapolating to the supernatural," as will be seen by looking at various excerpts from Minnich's testimony:
A. Correct, if intelligent causes can be considered. I won't necessarily -- you know, you're extrapolating to the supernatural. And that is one possibility.
Q. Do you have an opinion as to whether intelligent design requires the action of a supernatural creator?Again, during cross-examination, we see that Minnich says that ID permits a supernatural creator, but doesn't require it:
A. I do.
Q. What is that opinion?
A. It does not.
(Minnich November 3 PM testimony, pgs. 45-46, 135.)
Q. Is it -- does intelligent design tell us how many designers there are? Is it just one or could it be more?
A. It could be more.
Q. So it could be a whole family of designers, right?
A. I suppose so.
Q. It could be competing designers? We could have one designer who's designing good things and another designer who's designing bad things, right?
A. I don't -- yeah, what's your point?
Q. Well, does intelligent design tell us whether there could be –
A. No, no.
(Minnich, November 4th AM testimony, pg. 94.)
Q. Now, the conclusion that something was designed, does that require knowledge of the designer?
A. No. Absolutely not.
Q. Why not?
A. Well, I mean, we can infer design, but the science isn't going to tell us anything about the designer unless it's, you know, signed on one of these components, and we haven't found that yet.
Q. So is it accurate for people to claim or to represent that intelligent design holds that the designer is God?
A. No, absolutely not.
Q. Has science answered this question, the source of design --
A. No.
(Minnich, November 3 PM testimony, pg. 57.)
Q. Would it be fair to say that intelligent design does not exclude the possibility of a supernatural cause as the designer?Thus, Minnich makes it clear that the science of ID cannot tell you if the designer is natural or supernatural. Here, again, is exchange cited by Judge Jones (and thus, by Humes), which comes soon after this last quote given above:
A. It does not exclude.
Q. And, in fact, a designer could be a deity, correct?
A. It could be.
Q. And that would clearly be supernatural, right?
A. Right, but that's -- that would be a philosophical addition to that science isn't going to take, isn't going to tell us. I think I made that clear.
(Minnich, November 4 AM testimony, pgs. 95-96.)
Q. Well, the answer to my question, and I understand you had a qualification, was true. For intelligent design to be considered science, the definition of science or the rules of science have to be broadened so that supernatural causes can be considered, correct?In his answer, Minnich makes it clear that methodological naturalism only excludes ID to the extent that it excludes "intelligent causes" by considering them to be "supernatural" — this is why he says "correct, if intelligent causes can be considered..." He attributed the extrapolation that ID requires a "supernatural cause" to the Darwinist attorney, Mr. Harvey, because Dr. Minnich had already made it clear that the science cannot tell you if the designer is natural or supernatural. It is "one possibility" that the designer is supernatural, but Minnich makes it clear that the scientific theory does not tell you that. The implication of Dr. Minnich's logic is that if methodological naturalism does NOT exclude merely intelligent causes then, the Mr. Harvey's answer is incorrect — if intelligent causes cannot be considered excluded.
A. Correct, if intelligent causes can be considered. I won't necessarily -- you know, you're extrapolating to the supernatural. And that is one possibility.
(Minnich, November 4 AM testimony, pg. 97.)
Q. Does intelligent design require the action of a supernatural creator acting outside the laws of nature?Thus, Minnich once again makes it clear that methodological naturalism does not exclude design unless design is appealing to a supernatural creator. But he has made it clear that intelligent design is not an explanation to the supernatural, so it isn't excluded by methodological naturalism. Dr. Minnich's position should now be clear: he doesn't think that methodological naturalism excludes ID unless you (a) wrongly extrapolate that ID requires a supernatural explanation, or (b) classify all intelligent causes as "supernatural" such that methodological naturalism would exclude any intelligent causes. This is because Minnich was clear that "we infer by standard scientific inference or reasoning that these systems are also the product of intelligence, and we leave it at that." Humes, following Judge Jones, misrepresented Minnich's testimony.
A. No.
Q. Does intelligent design rule out a natural explanation for design foundation?
A. It doesn't.
Q. We heard quite a bit of testimony during the course of this trial about methodological naturalism, and I believe you indicated in your deposition you see that as placing limits on intelligent design, is that correct?
A. It does. It can. In the sense that it limits explanations it can be advanced, but it has the same kind of stricture on other avenues of scientific research as well.
Q. Does methodological naturalism necessarily exclude intelligent design from the realm of science?
A. No, it doesn't.
Q. Why not?
A. Again, I mean, there could be a natural cause for the systems we're trying to explain.
(Minnich, November 3 PM testimony, pgs. 135-137.)
Whether methodological naturalism is really a foundational ground rule for the operation of science has been sharply disputed by historians and philosophers of science. Assuming ad arguendo that Judge Jones is correct [that science should be defined by methodological naturalism], his argument proves far less than he believes. Intelligent design, properly conceived, does not need to violate methodological naturalism, a point that expert witness Scott Minnich made clear at trial. To understand why this is the case, one needs to understand how a design inference is drawn. Intelligent design theory assumes that intelligence is a property which we can understand through general observation of intelligent agents in the natural world. An intelligent agent exhibits predictable modes of designing because it has the property of intelligence, regardless of whether or not the agent is 'natural' or 'supernatural.' Thus, the theory of intelligent design does not investigate whether the designing intelligent agent was natural or supernatural because it assumes that things designed by an intelligence may possess certain perceptible properties regardless of whether that intelligent agent is a natural entity, or in some way supernatural. Contrary to Judge Jones, intelligent design is clearly based upon an explanatory cause whose behavior is understandable and yields predictable evidence that it was at work. … Intelligent causes can be inferred through confirmable data. The types of information produced by intelligent causes can be observed and then measured. Scientists can use observations and experiments to base their conclusions of intelligent design upon empirical evidence. Intelligent design limits its claims to those which can be established through the data. In this way, intelligent design does not violate the mandates of predictability and reliability laid down for science by methodological naturalism (whatever the failings and limitations of methodological naturalism).5. Humes' Misrepresentations of Pandas: Humes claims that the Pandas textbook shows that "ID is a supernatural, religious idea." (pg. 344.) But Humes somehow misses that Pandas makes precisely the opposite claim — that the science of ID cannot determine whether the intelligence behind life is natural or supernatural, as these excepts from Pandas demonstrate:
(Traipsing Into Evolution, pg. 37.)
"If science is based upon experience, then science tells us the message encoded in DNA must have originated from an intelligent cause. But what kind of intelligent agent was it? On its own, science cannot answer this question; it must leave it to religion and philosophy. But that should not prevent science from acknowledging evidences for an intelligent cause origin wherever they may exist. This is no different, really, than if we discovered life did result from natural causes. We still would not know, from science, if the natural cause was all that was involved, or if the ultimate explanation was beyond nature, and using the natural cause."Indeed, at one point, Pandas even seems to adopt methodological naturalism, stating that "intelligence . . . can be recognized by uniform sensory experience, and the supernatural . . . cannot." (pg. 126.) Somehow Humes must have missed those passages where Pandas makes it clear that ID does not require the supernatural. For more details on Pandas, see "Response to ACLU ID FAQ: Part 1" and "Intelligent Design will Survive Kitzmiller v. Dover."
(Of Pandas and People, pg. 7, emphasis added.)
"Surely the intelligent design explanation has unanswered questions of its own. But unanswered questions, which exist on both sides, are an essential part of healthy science; they define the areas of needed research. Questions often expose hidden errors that have impeded the progress of science. For example, the place of intelligent design in science has been troubling for more than a century. That is because on the whole, scientists from within Western culture failed to distinguish between intelligence, which can be recognized by uniform sensory experience, and the supernatural, which cannot. Today we recognize that appeals to intelligent design may be considered in science, as illustrated by current NASA search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Archaeology has pioneered the development of methods for distinguishing the effects of natural and intelligent causes. We should recognize, however, that if we go further, and conclude that the intelligence responsible for biological origins is outside the universe (supernatural) or within it, we do so without the help of science."
(Of Pandas and People, pgs. 126-127, emphasis added.)
"The idea that life had an intelligent source is hardly unique to Christian fundamentalism. Advocates of design have included not only Christians and other religious theists, but pantheists, Greek and Enlightenment philosophers and now include many modern scientists who describe themselves as religiously agnostic. Moreover, the concept of design implies absolutely nothing about beliefs and normally associated with Christian fundamentalism, such as a young earth, a global flood, or even the existence of the Christian God. All it implies is that life had an intelligent source."
(Of Pandas and People, pg. 161.)
An evolutionary interpretation of the fossil data requires that many key features that allow birds to fly, including feathers, evolved for a purpose other than flight. Feathers supposedly evolved from scales, but pennaceous feathers are so well-suited for flight that it is difficult to imagine transitional stages between scales and fully functional flight feathers. According to much prevailing evolutionary wisdom, natural selection is not the powerful force driving the evolution of traits necessary for flight. Rather, bird flight has become a mere accident and lucky byproduct of a morphological coincidence. This does not make for a compelling evolutionary story.
"Intelligent human agents--in virtue of their rationality and consciousness--have demonstrated the power to produce information in the form of linear sequence-specific arrangements of characters. Indeed, experience affirms that information of this type routinely arises from the activity of intelligent agents. A computer user who traces the information on a screen back to its source invariably comes to a mind--that of a software engineer or programmer. The information in a book or inscriptions ultimately derives from a writer or scribe--from a mental, rather than a strictly material, cause. Our experience-based knowledge of information-flow confirms that systems with large amounts of specified complexity (especially codes and languages) invariably originate from an intelligent source from a mind or personal agent. As Quastler (1964) put it, the "creation of new information is habitually associated with conscious activity" (p. 16). Experience teaches this obvious truth."Meyer's article contains a strong positive argument for design and does not "equat[e] arguments against evolution with arguments for design." Only by disregarding the bulk of what Meyer wrote in his PBSW paper can Humes, relying on Matzke, make that false claim.
"For historical scientists, "the present is the key to the past" means that present experience-based knowledge of cause and effect relationships typically guides the assessment of the plausibility of proposed causes of past events. Yet it is precisely for this reason that current advocates of the design hypothesis want to reconsider design as an explanation for the origin of biological form and information. This review, and much of the literature it has surveyed, suggests that four of the most prominent models for explaining the origin of biological form fail to provide adequate causal explanations for the discontinuous increases of CSI that are required to produce novel morphologies. Yet, we have repeated experience of rational and conscious agents--in particular ourselves--generating or causing increases in complex specified information, both in the form of sequence-specific lines of code and in the form of hierarchically arranged systems of parts."
"What natural selection lacks, intelligent selection--purposive or goal-directed design--provides. Rational agents can arrange both matter and symbols with distant goals in mind. In using language, the human mind routinely "finds" or generates highly improbable linguistic sequences to convey an intended or preconceived idea. In the process of thought, functional objectives precede and constrain the selection of words, sounds and symbols to generate functional (and indeed meaningful) sequences from among a vast ensemble of meaningless alternative combinations of sound or symbol (Denton 1986:309-311). Similarly, the construction of complex technological objects and products, such as bridges, circuit boards, engines and software, result from the application of goal-directed constraints (Polanyi 1967, 1968). Indeed, in all functionally integrated complex systems where the cause is known by experience or observation, design engineers or other intelligent agents applied boundary constraints to limit possibilities in order to produce improbable forms, sequences or structures. Rational agents have repeatedly demonstrated the capacity to constrain the possible to actualize improbable but initially unrealized future functions. Repeated experience affirms that intelligent agents (minds) uniquely possess such causal powers."
"Intelligent agents have foresight. Such agents can select functional goals before they exist. They can devise or select material means to accomplish those ends from among an array of possibilities and then actualize those goals in accord with a preconceived design plan or set of functional requirements. Rational agents can constrain combinatorial space with distant outcomes in mind. The causal powers that natural selection lacks--almost by definition--are associated with the attributes of consciousness and rationality--with purposive intelligence. Thus, by invoking design to explain the origin of new biological information, contemporary design theorists are not positing an arbitrary explanatory element unmotivated by a consideration of the evidence. Instead, they are positing an entity possessing precisely the attributes and causal powers that the phenomenon in question requires as a condition of its production and explanation."
More importantly, paleontologists have documented a fairly rich record of [Precambrian] benthic tracks and trails (but no body fossils) that could not have been made by the sessile or planktonic Ediacaran organisms and have, by consensus of all experts, been regarded as bilaterian in origin. But-and here's the rub these trackways are very small, measuring 5 mm in diameter at a maximum, with most only 1 mm. or so in width (see Valentine and Collins, 2000). Moreover, these tracks and trails do not extend deeply into Precambrian time. Hughes (2000, pg. 64) states: "Traces made by bilaterians extend back to about 550 million years at least, but earlier sediments are famous for their undisturbed sedimentary lamination. The rise of animals able to mine organic resources in sediments in complex ways officially defines the base of the Cambrian." Thus, positive evidence indicates only a late Precambrian origin for bilaterians of any kind. The same data imply that all Precambrian bilaterians ranged in size from the microscopic to the barely visible, and that the Cambrian boundary marks a real and geologically sudden appearance of both large complex bilaterian body fossils, and a major change in the size and complexity of their tracks and trails…Indeed, a recent discovery showed that Precambrian trail fossils do not necessarily indicate the presence of multi-cellular organisms. It seems that Humes' mention newly discovered fossils does little to challenge Meyer's argument, nor does it even clearly affect the number of Precambrian body plans that Meyer acknowledged scientists were aware of when he published his article.


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So here's a four-minute preview of the second half of Season 4 of The Walking Dead (Season 4B, if you will). It features footage from the upcoming episodes, as well as interviews with the cast and producers. Some highlights:
- Rick looks like hell.
- Daryl has a snake.
- Carl is running around in a cowboy hat pulling a gun on anything that moves like he's a wee-bitty Raylan Givens.
- People are slashing zombies across the neck and torso left and right.
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If you're excited about the return of the show and can't wait until it comes back on February 9, this might tide you over for a few days. Or a few hours, depending on how bad your problem's gotten. You should really talk to someone about that, by the way.
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Justin M. Harrison, 23, of the 300 block of S. Gum Street, Minden, on warrant for possession of marijuana, possession of CDS Sch. I (synthetic marijuana), probation hold.
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Bryant James Bailey, 31, 11200 block of Ridgehaven, Keithville, violation of temporary restraining order.
Desiree Deeshawn White, 20, 900 block of East Road, Sarepta, disturbing the peace.]]>
Hayden Wesley Jones, 20, 1700 of block Almond Circle, Minden, on warrants for driving under suspension and disregarding a stop or yield sign.]]>
Matthew David Acklin, 31, 100 block of Hwy. 807, Haynesville, simple battery.]]>
Jeremy Winzer, 27, 300 of block Mulnix Switch Road, Athens, on warrant for possession of marijuana.]]>
Stephen Christopher Bailey, 36, 400 block of Walnut, Springhill, criminal neglect of family.]]>
Angela Washington, 40, 800 block of Fincher Road, Minden, on warrant for theft of goods.
Eric Heard, 54, 100 block of Abney Street, Minden, simple battery of the infirmed.]]>
Claven L. Anderson, 31, 700 block of Buck Street, Minden, DWI first offense, violation of open container ordinance.
Demarcus D. Williams, 28, 300 block Weston Street, Minden, DWI second offense, defective equipment.]]>


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May 18, 2013
The U.S. State Department recently released its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, posing as the world judge of human rights again. As in previous years, the reports are full of carping and irresponsible remarks on the human rights situation in more than 190 countries and regions including China. However, the U.S. turned a blind eye to its own woeful human rights situation and never said a word about it.
April 8, 2013
The parents of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, who was shot and killed by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, have reached a settlement with the homeowners association (HOA) in their wrongful death case against the Sanford subdivision, Retreat at Twin Lakes, where he died, for a sum assumed to be more than $1 million.
March 10, 2011
Black newspapers were left off Toyota's latest marketing campaign, sending a clear and direct message that the Black consumer is still being taken for granted and Black people are still being disrespected and undervalued.


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Total number of students 106
Founded 1971
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Seniors with National Merit recognition 12%
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Annual tuition $18,815
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Teacher retention rate 95%
Number of AP courses offered 8
Students scoring 3-plus on AP exams 75%
Varsity sports baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, wrestling
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Number of art studios 2
High school theater productions per year 2
Annual applications per opening 1
What's new Dr. Paul OBerman appointed head of school; new courses include creative writing and current events, Jewish philosophy, and AP language and composition; peer leadership program, with upperclassmen mentoring incoming ninth graders; expansion of the service learning program by partnering with the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta; Israel Advocacy Club; a significant increase in the number of computers available to studets, fall play; improved athletic field
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About Upward
The FBC Upward Ministry is an exciting evangelical ministry for boys and girls, K-12, that uses basketball and cheerleading to promote salvation, character development, and self-esteem. Through weekly practices and games, each child is given the opportunity to grow spiritually, physically, and socially as they develop character and an understanding of sportsmanship while also learning the fundamentals of basketball and cheerleading.
Since its beginnings at FBC in the Fall of 2004, Upward Basketball has impacted our community for Christ like we never could have imagined. Through much prayer, focus, and hard work by our many volunteers and staff, the FBC Upward Ministry has quickly become the largest in the state of Tennessee averaging 600 players and cheerleaders each season.


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Sami Salo Listed As Day-To-Day
Salo may return to action by Tuesday night, but according to Botchford the swelling needs to go down and a few more tests done. And, as The White Towel shows, he was seen walking about today. Is there a Finnish Touch massage parlor in Vancouver?


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Our club focuses on structure and helping your child/children to grow and learn in the following:
Your child will have daily access to the different program areas in our facility, some include: The gym, monitored computer lab, game room, arts and crafts, playground, and baseball/softball field. We also have access to track and field and tennis courts at the HS. We will have exciting field trips to: Cosmic Jump, Amazing Jakes, Kid Mania, Skating, Swimming, Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas Zoo, and more! Ice Cream Truck makes weekly stops as well.
We are here to provide:
For More Information Contact Us at:
(903) 465-9008
For fast, paperless membership enrollment click here: https://www.visioncps.net /form/Form.asp?OrgUnit=560. When finished the data goes straight to our membership database. You just need to stop by and pay the first week fees.
In small towns and metropolitan areas across America, our youth are struggling to create a brighter future. Violence, substance abuse, low fitness levels and high dropout rates are impairing our children's ability to succeed. Crime, drug and alcohol use are among the most serious problems affecting America's young people.
The Boys & Girls Club of Denison provides young people with guidance-oriented character development programs conducted by trained, professional staff and qualified volunteers. In the Denison community the Boys & Girls Club positively impacts lives and help young people reach their full potential as productive, caring citizens.
Every day the Boys & Girls Club of Denison inspires their members. Whether encouraging young people to complete their homework, play sports or recreational activities, enter an art competition, or have a healthy snack. Club staff knows the important role they play in creating the wholesome environment kids need.
Millions have benefited from belonging to a Boys & Girls Club since the first Club opened its doors in 1860. Based on research by Louis Harris & Associates Club alumni have very strong feelings about their individual Club experiences:
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Your Child will have daily access to the different program areas in our facility, some include: The Gym, monitored computer lab, game room, arts and crafts room, and our baseball/softball field. We have access to the track and tennis courts at DHS as well.
There is nothing like being a part of a great Club and an atmosphere for your child to grow. Remember, GREAT FUTURES START HERE!
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Arkansas Razorbacks (4-6)@
4 South Carolina Gamecocks (8-2)
Saturday, November 10
Williams-Brice Stadium
Attendance: 78,772
Game Leaders
26/41, 277 yds, 2 tds, 2 int
14/22, 272 yds, 2 tds, 1 int
7 car, 61 yds, 0 tds
13 car, 53 yds, 1 tds
4 rec, 72 yds, 0 tds
5 rec, 104 yds, 1 tds
Columbia, SC (Sports Network) - Connor Shaw threw for 272 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to lead No. 12 South Carolina to a 38-20 victory over Arkansas in an SEC matchup from Williams-Brice Stadium.
Shaw completed 14-of-22 attempts while throwing for two touchdowns, and added a rushing score as the Gamecocks (8-2, 6-2 SEC) closed out their conference schedule with their 10th consecutive home win.
Bruce Ellington finished with 104 yards and a touchdown on five catches for South Carolina, with Mike Davis and Kenny Miles combining for 90 yards and a score in place of injured star running back Marcus Lattimore.
"We had a good game plan coming in to today," Shaw said. "Kenny and Mike did a good job running the ball and our receivers did a good job of catching the ball, getting open then making a play after the catch."
Tyler Wilson accumulated 277 yards and two touchdowns on 26-of-41 passing for Arkansas (4-6, 2-4), but threw a pair of second-half interceptions -- one of which was returned 69 yards for a touchdown by the Gamecocks' D.J. Swearinger.
The Razorbacks, who began what's been a disappointing and turbulent 2012 season ranked 10th in the nation, now need to win their remaining two games against top-25 foes Mississippi State and LSU to become bowl eligible.
Arkansas did hang tough with the heavily favored Gamecocks throughout much of the first half, with the score deadlocked at 7-7 midway through the second quarter before Shaw and his teammates started to take over.
Just over a minute after Wilson and Keon Hatcher connected for a 6-yard touchdown to tie the contest, Shaw hit Ellington on a wheel route for a 36- yard gain that brought South Carolina to the Arkansas 14 when a roughing the passer penalty was tacked on. Three plays later, the Gamecocks quarterback beat the defense to the right pylon on a 10-yard scramble for a 14-7 edge with 5:28 left in the first half.
The Razorbacks closed to within four points on Zach Hooker's 20-yard field goal two minutes later, with Wilson beginning the 7-play sequence with three straight completions totaling 72 yards. However, Shaw found Ellington behind the Arkansas defense for a 42-yard touchdown on the ensuing drive to extend South Carolina's margin to 21-10 with 1:30 remaining before intermission.
South Carolina would add on to its advantage early in the third quarter by orchestrating a 9-play, 52-yard series capped by Adam Yates' 41-yard field goal, then furthered its lead with two more touchdowns before the period came to a close.
The first was provided by the defense, as Wilson locked on to his primary receiver and Swearinger jumped the route before racing untouched 69 yards to put the Gamecocks up 31-10 just over four minutes into the second half.
"We made a lot of mistakes. In the first half, we had some chances and made crucial mistakes. Then we came out [in the] second half and I think the pick- six was a big momentum changer that really hurt us." Arkansas coach John L. Smith said.
Wilson would move Arkansas inside the South Carolina 10-yard line once again on the subsequent possession, before the drive stalled and Hooker came on to boot a 21-yard field goal. The Gamecocks quickly got into scoring range, however, and fully cashed in on their red-zone opportunity.
A 29-yard strike from Shaw to Rory Anderson created a 1st-and-goal at the Arkansas 6, with Davis later crossing the goal line from two yards out to enable South Carolina to enter the fourth quarter with a commanding 38-13 lead.
The Gamecocks would keep Arkansas' potent offense in check until the game's final moments, when Wilson culminated an 8-play, 58-yard garbage-time jaunt with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Wilson with 39 seconds to go.
Shaw's 29-yard pass to Jerell Adams with 5:47 left in the first quarter put the Gamecocks on top by a 7-0 count, but the South Carolina offense sputtered on its next two drives to allow Arkansas to eventually draw even.
The Razorbacks had a couple of missed chances early on, as an illegal formation penalty wiped out a 40-yard hookup between Wilson and Cobi Hamilton deep into South Carolina territory on the game's initial possession and Dennis Johnson fumbled at the Gamecocks' five while stretching for a first down three minutes into the second quarter.
They would convert on their next touch, though. Wilson opened the six-play, 50-yard series with a 27-yard delivery to Hamilton and later found Javontee Herndon for a 20-yard gain before firing a 6-yard pass to Hatcher that knotted the score.
Referee: Ken Williamson
Umpire: Wally Hough
Head Linesman: Gus Morris III
Line Judge: Mickey Bryson
Side Judge: James Carter
Back Judge: Roy A. Potts
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Kyle Cease has his raw humor and now his raw food
Kyle Cease is currently one of the most in-demand young comics. Last year he performed over 200 shows nation wide and also hit a career goal by having his own one-hour comedy special, "Kyle Cease: Weirder. Blacker. Dimpler", on Comedy Central.
He's funny as hell, but when it comes to his diet it's all serious business.
From a recent Seattle Times interview:
Q: Most comics eat like frat boys, and you live on raw food?
A: I've never felt better than when I eat raw food. Why not eat it since it boosts your confidence and looks? I lost 50 pounds since eating raw food, and I have so much more energy.
Q: Most comics seem to be tempted by something since there are so many hours in a day. What's your temptation?
A: I think I have pretty good self-control. But it's true about comics having many hours in a day. After we write a solid hour of material, we perform that hour each night. There are many hours left in the day, so comics tend to get comfortable. They start drinking, and it goes from there. You can see how comics lose control of their lives.
Q: How do you eat right when you're in a state like Kansas?
A: I just did shows in Kansas. I eat at Applebee's and order the spinach salad with vinaigrette.
Kyle, next time you come to NYC dinner is on the entourage at Pure Food and Wine. No more messing with Applebees!
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text: Hailed by many as one of the best Star Trek movies, if not THE best one, "Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan" contains all the elements that made the series so successful. While most Star Trek feature films, especially the latest ones, appear like over-length episodes of the series, "The Wrath Of Khan" has qualities that put it in a league of its own in the overall universe of the series. With high production values, a stunning look and a great script, this movie contains everything a fans heart could ask for.Some time has passed since we last visited the Federation starship U.S.S. Enterprise and the familiar assembly of faces. James T. Kirk( William Shatner) has been promoted to Admiral and is facing a serious midlife crisis. He is no longer serving active duty, while Spock (Leonard Nimoy) is coaching trainees in simulations and small missions on the Enterprise. One day Kirk is coming on board the U.S.S. Enterprise for an inspection where he meets most of the original crew members, as well as an array of new faces.In the meanwhile Checkov (Walter Koenig) is working on another mission, supporting a scientific project called "Genesis." On the outlook for a perfect planet to test Genesis, he and his ship end up on Ceti Alpha V by mistake, a prison planet, and before they realize their mistake, Kirks nemesis Khan and his exiled band of genetic supermen take over the crew and ship. After all these years on the desolate planet, Khan has only one burning desire - to kill Kirk and to destroy the Enterprise. He forges a plan and then lures Kirk and his crew of trainees into a deadly trap."Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan" is an energetic movie that contains a number of great twists along the way and a surprise ending. With high production values and a scope that feels larger than the stories told in the TV episodes, this is one of the few feature film installments in the franchise that actually had to be realized as a feature film in order to be adequately told.While we find our usual suspects in the film in their well-known parts, it is noticeable that especially William Shatner blooms under the direction of Nicholas Meyer. Much less over-acting than in the TV series or the first Star Trek motion picture, for the first time we see his character Kirk as a real human being. With subtle nuances and facets, Shatner manages to finally bring to life Kirk in a manner that is realistic and down-to-earth. But in the face of such a formidable adversary as Khan, hed better be. Played by Ricardo Montalban, Khan is evil to the bone and his stature commands respect in every single shot that we see him in. His voice, his mannerisms steal the show and like the bad guys in the Bond movies, Khan is the catalyst for this movie that ultimately makes it such a memorable film.Paramount Home Videos release of "Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan" is a beautiful version of the movie. Presented in a 16x9 enhanced widescreen transfer that is highly detailed, the film is clean and mostly without blemishes, which is a significant improvement over the other, spotty video versions that have been released in the past. Boldly colorful the transfer conjures up images of galaxies far beyond that are both beautiful and lethal. Color delineation is very good, reproducing even the most subtle hues without distortion or over-saturation. Scenes like the showdown in the Nebula are gorgeous to look at with its vibrant tinges and fine hues. The transfer also has a very good black level, producing deep shadows that never lose their definition. Always pronounced, yet naturally rendered, the highlights in the image create a distinctive look for the film that is very different from the look of the series, yet entirely authentic and true to the series original intentions. Together with the highly detailed production design that is perfectly reproduced in this anamorphic transfer, the video presentation on this DVD leaves a good impression.The DVD also contains a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital audio track that has been created from the original 6-channel elements of the film. However, the mix is not very aggressive and makes only infrequently real use of the surround channels. There are a number of scenes during which sound effects are integrated to make use of the spatial possibilities of the discrete surround channels, but for the most part, surround usage is limited to low-level ambient effects and early reflections of the score, to give the music more depth. The low end is unexaggerated and the LFE channel is engaged only on occasion.Dialogues are generally understandable, carefully balanced with the overall sound field, but the original dialogue recordings are sometimes a bit muddy and overly ambient. A lot of ADR produced dialogue has been edited into the film and the differences in quality are extremely noticeable in this film, as the ADR elements are much clearer and virtually free of the ambient reverberations and resonance that plague the live recorded dialogues. Hover, the age of the elements is audible, especially in the dialogues, as the frequency response is narrow, giving the dialogues a rather harsh quality that sounds unnatural at times. This is a beautiful presentation of the movie on this DVD, although it also shows clearly the weaknesses and limitations of the movies original production - which have nothing to do with the DVD presentation. Fortunately the film itself is so engrossing and captivating that for the most part you wont even notice them, as you are absorbed in the fantastic story, the dramatic development and the action packed battles. To me, "Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan" is one of the best feature films from the Star Trek series, and it was great to re-experience it after all these years on this great DVD.


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Obama Administration Achievements
A Congressional Quarterly study shows President Obama has a higher legislative success rate than any president in the more than 50 years CQ has been keeping track. And that's just part of the story. See our list of the president's accomplishments below, plus links to other accountings:
- Historic health care reform, a goal that has eluded presidents since Teddy Roosevelt
- Three other major health bills:
- Tobacco regulation
- Stimulus funds for Medicaid, COBRA subsidies, health information technology and the National Institutes of Health
- Stem cell research protections
- Reversal of the Bush ban on funding overseas family planning clinics
- Economic stimulus package, which rescued the world economy from collapse. Much of the money given to banks has been paid back with interest, and the president is pursuing a temporary tax on bailed out financial institutions in order to recover the rest. Many other policy victories were contained in the stimulus package; some are listed below
- Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA), greatly strengthening protections against mortgage fraud
- Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act, protecting against excessive rate increases and other abuses
- Unemployment insurance for up to 99 weeks for the unemployed and modernized state UI programs to cover more of the unemployed
- Large new investments in the safety net, from food stamps (SNAP) to affordable housing to child care
- Auto industry rescue, which saved tens of thousands of jobs and stabilized the economies of Michigan and other auto-industry states
- Billions in stimulus funding for broadband internet access
- Signed the HIRE (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment) Act, which provides incentives for small businesses and other measures that foster job creation.
International Relations
- Withdrawal from Iraq proceeding on schedule, resources redirected to Afghanistan-Pakistan region as promised
- End of torture and closure of CIA "black sites"
- Closure of Guantanamo Bay prison under way
- Transformation of relations with the Arab world through the Cairo speech and other measures. Reconnection with Latin America and other regions.
- Restoration of the United States' ranking as the most admired country in the world
- Nobel Peace Prize (the president donated the $1.4 million to non-profits)
Energy & Environment
- Protection of 2 million acres from oil and gas drilling and other development
- Gas mileage improvements, with requirements rising to 35mpg
- Stimulus expansion of state energy conservation programs such as weatherization
- Stimulus support for transit programs and hybrid / electric vehicle production
- Stimulus funds for new smart grid investments
- Billions in stimulus funding for education, with a focus on improved performance under Education Secretary Arne Duncan, a renowned reformer
- Race to the Top: performance-based state education assistance
- $5 billion in new funding for Head Start
Civil Rights
- Lilly Ledbetter gender equity and Equal Pay laws
- Hate crimes protections for gays, lesbians and others
- Reform of the Justice Department, including the end of politicized appointments and a dramatic increase in enforcement by the Civil Rights Division
- Confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina ever to serve on the Supreme Court
- "Don't Ask Don't Tell" on its way to being repealed.
- Labor rights reinforced, from project labor agreements to protecting the rights of contractor employees on federal jobs
- Unionization made easier for airline and railway workers, while labor officials were appointed who will strengthen overall freedom to form unions
Open Government
- Historic Open Government Initiative: As the government reform coalition Democracy21 reported, the Obama administration has adopted "the strongest and most comprehensive lobbying, ethics and transparency rules and policies ever established by an Administration to govern its own activities."
- Internet access to government data (e.g. via data.gov) in forms that enable and encourage the development of new information sharing applications.
- Organizing For America, a nation-wide "citizens lobby" that provides a powerful new vehicle for grassroots involvement in governing.
Public Service
- Edward M Kennedy Serve America Act, which seeks to reinvigorate our culture of national service and provide new opportunities for service to all who want to respond
Other Links:
Obama Accomplishments Facebook page
Prof. Robert Walton's list of Obama accomplishments


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Bands from all over competed in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
The Pride also won for Outstanding Music Performance, Outstanding Visual Performance and Outstanding General Effect.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – April is STD awareness month, so how common are Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the Lubbock area and who is most at risk?
"The most common STD's are always going to be Chlamydia across the nation. Here in Lubbock we have had an increase in the HIV and syphilis, which has been a little bit of a concern with the health officials," said Jamie Parker, R.N., with the Lubbock Health Dept. "The under 25 age group is a great concern, they estimate that approximately one in two people that are sexually active before the age of 25 will have an STD and one in four teenagers and adolescence under the age of 25 are diagnosed with an STD every year."
If you think you may need to be tested for an STD, call the Lubbock Health Department for clinic times at (806) 775-2933. Every Wednesday during April, Jamie will be discussing STDS on HealthWise @ 5. If you have a personal question about an STD or one of the symptoms, send your question to email@example.com . Jamie will keep it confidential but answer all those questions on April 28th.
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Visitors to Mars Day! 2010 at the National Air and Space Museum see how Antarctica can be a lab for studying Mars.
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Cats Only Mufflers & Exhaust
8139 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85207
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Cats Only provides quality auto repair on mufflers, exhaust systems. We are specialists in catalytic converter replacements. We offer many services and carry the best brand names such as FLOMASTERS and CATCO Converters. We specialize in catalytic converter replacement, muffler repair and custom exhaust.We also do lift kits, truck accessories, light mechanical, gears, light welding, oil changes, tune-ups, and more.Learn more about us at www.catsonlyaz.com.


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The Black Dahlia
Elizabeth Short (29 July 1924 - January 1947) was a 22-year-old girl, who was the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder. Nicknamed the Black Dahlia, Short was found, severely mutilated and her body severed, on 15 January 1947 in Los Angeles. The murder remains unsolved.
The Black Dahlia - Unsolved Murder of 1947
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That doesn't mean there haven't been some bumps along the way.
Bloomberg Businessweek's Ashlee Vance writes that as the company grew, "when LinkedIn would try to add a bunch of new things at once, the site would crumble into a broken mess, requiring engineers to work long into the night and fix the problems."
Late nights are a part of Silicon Valley's culture, they're a rite of passage and a bonding activity, but by the fall of 2011, the infrastructure problems were intolerable. So some of LinkedIn's top engineers decided to completely stop engineering work on new features and dedicate the whole department to fixing the site's core infrastructure. They called the effort "Project Inversion."
It took about two whole months. But they ended up with something that was also much more efficient. Now algorithms do much of the review work humans had to do in the past, and new features can be added directly into the site. All of the company's code is centralized and everyone can work on it continuously. There are fewer late night cram sessions and there's more time to develop new and innovative features.
Now LinkedIn's engineers enact a major upgrade of the site up to three times a day. That's even more than Google, which updates its sites about once a week, and Facebook, which does so about once a day.
It's a timeless business lesson. Things were working well for LinkedIn. But by halting everything and completely rethinking and rebuilding the way it worked, the company ended up with something that could be a big advantage in the long run.
Success can be a catch-22 for some companies. It's their ultimate goal, but can breed complacency and inertia. The most successful companies are able to avoid that.
LinkedIn's top engineers also realized despite the fact that Silicon Valley's culture glorifies late night coding sessions and all night bug fixes, it's not actually an efficient way to do things.
When someone has to take heroic efforts, they're usually making up for an issue somewhere else. It's better to fix problems early and at the root than to continue to expect the impossible.
LinkedIn engineer Jay Kreps told Bloomberg Businessweek that he misses some of the bonding from those late nights, but certainly doesn't miss the sleep deprivation.


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Frequently those who suffer from gender disappointment hear, "You should be happy you have a healthy baby." These families are happy that they have a healthy baby, but still have sadness or depression. Here are somethings people who suffer from gender disappointment can do:
- Be honest.
It is hard to admit to yourself and others that you are disappointed or angry that your baby girl is a boy. But being able to confide in someone is helpful. It gives you a chance to find support and maybe even find out that there are others who feel as you do. Be selective of who you tell, find someone who is open and supportive of you.
- Be gentle.
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Metro Sioux City has produced a handful of men's basketball players over the last 20 years that have started at NCAA Division one schools. But when Iowa opens the regular season on Friday, three metro players, Adam Woodbury, Mike Gesell, and Zach McCabe, will all be starting for the Hawkeyes. It's something we may never see again.
Since last making the NCAA tournament in 2006, Iowa has had four losing seasons and one appearance in the NIT. But with a freshman class ranked in the top-25 by ESPN, these Hawkeyes are expecting a seat at the Big Dance.
"Without a doubt," said Woodbury. "Obviously I haven't played college basketball yet but from what everybody's saying, what the coaches are talking, we're going to be disappointed if we don't."
"We definitely feel like the skies the limit for us," said Gesell. "We feel like if we defend, if we get after it, if we play well together, we can definitely have a very successful season this year."
Out of Sioux City East, Woodbury was ranked as the 10th best center in the nation. Gesell, of South Sioux City, Nebraska, was ranked as the 13th best point guard. Now the pressure in on these freshman to accomplish big things in the Big Ten.
"I'd rather have high expectations than low," said Woodbury. "I'd rather have the fans be excited about where we're going with this team. Hopefully we can make them happy about it."
"Definitely one of my goals was to be a leader this year so that feels great that it's coming from my teammates who I respect the most, and the coaches, that they're looking at me to be a leader," added Gesell.
"As a freshman class I think they brought a lot of talent, a lot of depth," said McCabe. "Just having that type of depth that we need is, in the long run, going to help us. Having big guys too, size, they brought a lot of size and strength and talent."
Gesell and Woodbury competed against each other in high school but during the summers, they were AAU teammates. Both could have gone anywhere but Iowa picked up a great two-for-one combination.
"We definitely talked about going to the same school a lot throughout the process," said Gesell. "We always told each other we would do what was best for us. Talking about it more, we both loved McCaffery and we decided going to the same school would be perfect."
"I mean I'm excited," added Woodbury. "Obviously I knew coming to Iowa I was going to play in the Big Ten, one of the most physical league's there is. We'll see what happens."
"Adam's as tough as nails," said Gesell. "He might be a little skinny but nobody's going to mess with him. He's definitely worked hard in the weight room to get a little bit bigger. He's just a great player. He's so skilled. He's going to be ready for this level.
"The only expectation, I hope I can make a difference on this team," said Woodbury. "Hope to make a positive difference and help the guys win."
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Cliff Dodge has been on river watch all day long, his dairy stand sits along the banks of the Winooski River in Montpelier.
"It receded about a foot and a half today," Dodge said. "That's the second time it was that high and it only takes 15 to 20 minutes and it goes right back down and about 15 to 20 minutes it will be back up again."
Dodge knows all too well feeling helpless against the wrath of the Winooski river. From winter ice jams to spring flooding.
"And that's why I stay here all day to make sure that if I need to get in there and do something I can," he said.
Vermont Emergency Management officials are encouraging those in areas prone to flooding to stay alert through Friday morning.
The rivers will probably not crest until somewhere between 10 p.m. and 12 a.m. Thursday night," said Joe Flynn with Vermont Emergency Management. "So what may look like an okay situation for you now may change between now and midnight."
Ice jams and water woes have caused trouble across the region. Part of North Williston Road in Williston was shut down early Thursday evening due to flooding and in Champlain, New York officials are keeping an eye on an ice jam on the Great Chazy River. So far, no one's been evacuated there.
Flooded roads are turning to ice as the temps drop overnight and officials are urging drivers to use caution. Officials are hopeful we've seen the worst.
"With the temps about to drop and wind speeds about to pick up with respect to river rise it's a positive movement for us," explained Flynn.
Though the threat of significant flooding is ebbing, for Cliff Dodge the threat is becoming all too common.
"Floods seem to happen a lot lately in the last few years," he said. "The first five or ten years that I owned this business we didn't have anywhere near this fear."
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Barry County Courthouse
220 West State Street, SE corner of Broadway, Hastings - Barry County
Other Names
Barry County Courthouse/Early Hastings
Property Type
Historic Use
Current Use
Late Victorian
Narrative Description
The Barry County Courthouse is a three-story, rectangular structure with a complex system of hip roofs crowned by a square central tower with a pyramid-shaped roof. The structure's Eclectic exterior is a combination of the solid but unpretentious, red-brick look of the English Queen Anne style of the late nineteenth-century with ponderous, but delicately carved Richardsonian Romanesque masonry. Of the four arched entrance portals, the most elaborately detailed is that which surrounds the main north entrance. Its carved work includes stubby Romanesque columns flanking the portal opening, a cable-molding band springing from the columns, and the inscription "Barry County" and the date of construction carved above the arch. The foundation is of rock-faced, coursed-ashlar stone. The structure is located on a courthouse square with the old jail and sheriff's residence, a two-and-a-half-story, red brick, Queen Anne structure, in the rear of the court building.
Statement of Significance
The Barry County Courthouse and former jail/sheriff's residence are not only significant as notable examples of late nineteenth-century courthouse architecture in Michigan, but also integral to Hastings' development specifically as the county seat of Barry County. The first courthouse in Hastings was constructed in 1842 by the county government on land donated by the Hastings Company. The Company purchased the present location of Hastings in 1836 and developed the site which had been previously selected to be the county seat, reserving the courthouse square for county use in the original plat. The present Barry courthouse, constructed between 1892 and 1894 on the original courthouse square, appears to be the only Michigan courthouse designed by Detroit architect Albert E. French.
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Early Hastings
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EARLY HASTINGS Barry County, organized in 1839, was named after U.S. Postmaster General William Barry. Hastings, the county seat, was platted in 1836 and chartered as a village in 1855. The present courthouse was completed in 1892. A newspaper was published here in 1851, and in 1869 the first railroad reached town. Dr. William Upjohn, founder of the pharmaceutical firm that bears his name, established his practice here after the civil war and perfected a process for the commercial manufacture of the friable pill. Judge Ella C. Eggleston, one of the first women probate judges in the state, began her term of office here in 1919.
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04/23/1969 Marker erected
08/03/1981 National Register listed
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This works for him, as Too Slim and The Taildraggers have been headliners at theaters, festivals and concert stages, and the broad varieties of styles has enabled them to share the stage with everyone from Bo Diddley, Brian Setzer, Johnny Lang, Robert Cray, Ted Nugent, Los Lobos, Blue Oyster Cult, Travis Tritt, Neil McCoy, Blues Traveler, and other notables.
The band's last CD The Fortune Teller, charted as high as #9 on the Billboard magazine "Top Blues Album" sales chart in 2007 and 2008. This release was also nominated for "Best Contemporary Blues Album" at the 2008 "Blues Blast Music Awards" in Chicago.
This award winning band has been voted "Best Regional Act" 11 times by the Cascade Blues Association, the largest organization of its kind in the USA. Founding member Langford has won multiple individual awards as "Best Guitarist," "Best Slide Guitarist" and "Best Songwriter." Too Slim and The Taildraggers are also in the Hall of Fame of three North West blues societies. Their devoted fan base has grown over the years into a national and international following.
All About Jazz: Describe your sound for us.
Tim "Too Slim" Langford: I would describe Too Slim and The Taildraggers sound as Rootsyamericanabluesrock.
Reviewers and people who are fans of the band often mention that they hear influences such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Petty, ZZ Top, Johnny Winter, George Thorogood, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The younger crowd often makes comparisons to Drive-by Truckers, North Mississippi Allstars, and James McMurtry.
I learned to play guitar by listening to blues and rock. My main influences are B.B. King, Freddie King, Otis Rush, The Allman Brothers, ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapton. As far as the older generation of Blues players I would list, Lightnin' Hopkins ,Robert Johnson ,Son House, Muddy Waters and T-Bone Walker as influences. Kenny Burrell, Charlie Christian, and Wes Montgomery would be my jazz influences.
When I was learning to play guitar I absorbed everything I could. I learned from rock, blues, jazz and country players. I even studied classical guitar. All these factors come into play in the music I write. I performed with the Spokane Jazz Orchestra when I was in college. At the same time I was playing in a country band on weekends as well as a rockabilly band.
When I started Too Slim and The Taildraggers I wanted to play blues. Now I just want to write and play music based on everything I like.
AAJ: You will soon release a new CD entitled, Free Your Mind. It features eleven songs and was written on a touring hiatus. Tell us about this release.
TL: Our new CD, Free Your Mind, which will be released on March 17, 2009, is the end result of writing and playing music for music sake. I had no preconceived notions on how it should sound as I was writing the songs. I just let it flow from my heart. My manager and wife, Nancy, encouraged me to woodshed and take time off to concentrate on the music. We had discussions about how I had never just sat down and concentrated on writing songs.
My previous albums were all done in bits and pieces of songwriting from my travels on the road. Then when I had enough songs I would go in the studio. I tried to fine tune the songs from Free Your Mind and ended up rewriting and rearranging the songs till I felt they were the best they could be. I also believe that an album should only have 11 or 12 songs maximum. I don't like CDs that have too many songs on them. I am old school that way as I grew up listening to records on vinyl.
AAJ: This CD was recorded in your studio which, from what we understand, is in the middle of an interesting setting. Tell us about your recording studio and where it is located.
TL: Actually, I did all my demo's in my home studio. The actual record was done at a studio called The Groves, in Santa Paula, California, owned by producer Todd Smallwood. The studio is located in an avocado grove so it is a very peaceful environment to record in. The sun was always shining, which was nice, since being from Seattle and all the rain we get!
.After I had my demos ready I sent the rhythm tracks to the band to learn. I didn't even let them hear the whole song. I wanted them to focus on the groove I was trying to get for each song. The band didn't even know how the songs sounded with the vocals or what they were about until Todd and I finished it in the studio in California.
Todd is a fantastic producer and musician. We saw eye-to-eye on most things as we were recording. I respect his talent and opinion and I feel he got the best out of our performances. Todd ended up playing Hammond B-3 and 12-string electric on several songs on the album.
AAJ: Because your music defies categorization, it fits comfortably playing on the same bill as many big named performers of different genres. Who have you shared a billing with and where have you played?
TL: We have had the pleasure of sharing the stage, sitting in, or backing up the likes of, Bo Diddley, Brian Setzer, The Doobie Brothers, Gregg Allman, Ronnie Milsap, Johnny Lange, .38 Special, Robert Cray, Otis Rush, Jeff Healey, Ted Nugent, Los Lobos, Lonnie Mack, Blue Oyster Cult, Heart, Travis Tritt, Junior Brown, Gatemouth Brown, Neil McCoy, Delbert McClinton, Blues Traveler, Steppenwolf, Johnny and Edgar Winter, as well as our friends like Little Charlie, Roy Rogers, Dave Gonzales, Curtis Salgado, Mark Hummel, Tinsley Ellis. As you can see it is a very diverse group of musicians!
We have played all over the continental United States, and Alaska and Hawaii. We have toured a good portion of Europe and Scandinavia as well.
AAJ: Your last CD, The Fortune Teller, received plenty of recognition for you. As well as charting on Billboard, it was nominated for several awards. Tell us about this.
TL: The Fortune Teller charted as high as #9 on the Billboard "Top Blues Chart" in 2007 and 2008. We did this without any retail distribution at first. Billboard actually called us to verify who the hell we were. We had no idea, but we charted nine weeks I believe from September 2007 through April 2008. We also were nominated for "Best Contemporary Blues" album in the 2008 Illinois Blues Blast music awards, as well as North West regional awards for "Best Album" and "Best Band." We have been voted "Best Regional Band" 11 times by the Cascade Blues Association.
As a band and individually for myself, in the 23 years since I started this band, there has been a total of 40-plus awards that have been presented to Too Slim and The Taildraggers. That would include reader's polls and Blues Society awards for: "Best Guitar Player,""Best Slide Guitar Player,""Best Band,"" Best Bass Player,"" Best Drummer,""Best Album" and "Best Songwriter." We are proud of that accomplishment.
I really like The Fortune Teller and am very proud of that recording. We received many good reviews on the album in the US and Europe.
I think we raised the bar on Free Your Mind. I am excited for its release on March 17th. People can check out all things Too Slim and The Taildraggers at our website.
AAJ: Music aside, I understand that you found a sauce you liked so much that you bought the company. Tell me about Essie's South American Sauce, and this newly acquired company of yours. How did you find and buy this company?
TL: Essie's South American Style Sauce is a meat marinade. The sauce was developed by Esther and Barry Davis who are my wife Nancy's mother and father. They owned a hotel and restaurant in Mandan, North Dakota called the Seven Seas. They had an item on the menu called the South American Steak. It was a very popular item and the sauce was the key ingredient.
Esther and Barry were very interesting people. Barry was a fabulous jazz pianist, a child prodigy and he toured in his younger years with big bands and his own trio.
Esther was a very savvy business woman who was involved in the North Dakota legislature and was a television star. She was Miss Esther on the kids TV show, Romper Room.
Too Slim and The Taildraggers
l:r: Tim "Too Slim" Langford, Tommy Cook, Dave "New Guy" Nordstrom
Esther began marketing the sauce in the '80s and it is a popular grocery item in the Midwest. Esther is retired now, and Nancy and I thought that Essie's was such a good product we wanted to make sure it did not just go away. Esther offered to sell the company to Nancy and I in 2007. We are now trying to expand the company to a national level.
It is a fabulous product and tastes great on all kinds of meat, poultry, fish, and tofu, etc. It is also gluten free. People can check out how to use the product on the website, and you can also buy it on Amazon. So, as you can see, it has a nice family lineage and interesting story, and Nancy and I believe that the world needs to know about this fabulous product.
Read a more in-depth story on Essie's here.
Selected Discography
Too Slim and The Taildraggers, Free Your Mind (Underworld Records, 2009)
Too Slim and The Taildraggers, The Fortune Teller (Underworld Records, 2007)
Too Slim and The Taildraggers, Tales of Sin and Redemption (Underworld Records, 2003)
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