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Nothing separated George Walters from God's love
ON Saturday August 18, mourners packed the pews of the Calvary Temple Church of Christ at Grove Road in Linstead, St Catherine to pay their final respects to their dearly departed loved one George Walters.
Walters made his transition peacefully on July 24 at the Kingston Public Hospital after a battle with illness.
Man that is born of a woman is of few days and is full of turmoil.
George was born on April 7 1944 to Leonard Walters and Agatha Williams. He was the second of two children.
Affectionately called 'Mass George or Brother Walters' he grew up in Mount Industry, St Catherine and attended the Mount Industry All Age School. After completing school he migrated to Kingston in 1959 where he worked as a handyman and a gardener. During his time in Kingston, he sired two sons Alston and Derrick.
In 1968 Walters met and married Alice Roberts and the union produced three children Robert, Oral and Delrose.
In an effort to better provide for his family Walters took the advice of his close friend Gibsy Davis and learnt the barbering trade.
It would be his means of winning bread for his family for years as he operated out of an establishment on Windward Road in East Kingston.
In 1976 Walters moved to Linstead where he continued his barbering in the old capital of Spanish Town in St Catherine.
Walters was a very talented barber and his skill with the scissors and razor took him the Cayman Islands in 1984 where he quickly made a name for himself. He would remain in the neighbouring Caribbean country for a decade before returning home to continue his trade.
After a short stint in Jamaica he took the decision to relocate to the United Kingdom but perhaps homesick he returned home in 2002 to rejoin his family and continued doing barbering for another four years.
Due to his age and health problems Walters decided to retire in 2006.
In delivering the eulogy Evangelist S McLean remembered Walters as a man with a booming voice and a great singing talent.
"Mass George loves to sing, one his favourite song was 'I'll let nothing separate me from God's love', sometimes when his daughter Mitsy called home, a song of praise or an old song would be sung over the phone by him, his wife and Mitsy then they would laugh and talked how good they sounded together. The Walter's family always had a song to sing when Mass George would come home for vacation from the Cayman Islands; his voice was very distinct even as it was on the choir he was part of at Calvary Temple where he worshipped," McLean said.
"He loved telling stories too and would always tell his favourite story of when he was a boy he went to a wedding and they were doing a head count for food and someone asked who in this room did not get any food, he quickly answered and said; "me, George and Little Willy" but all three persons turned out to be him and he ended up getting three plates of food," McLean added.
On the 21st of July, he was taken to the University Hospital and was later transferred to the Kingston Public Hospital. AS fate would have it he never returned home.
'Mass George' is survived by his wife Alice, Sister Sylvia, Brother Edwin and six children: Alston, Derrick, Robert, Oral, Delrose and Clive. Ten grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends and church family.
His remains were interred in the Commodore Cemetery in St Catherine.


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|Managing Heart Disease
"Despite the fact that lifestyle changes are well recognized as effective in the long-term management and survival of heart patients, few general practitioners are able to provide patients with information in this regard."
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in South Africa and accounts for the largest disease care expenditure in most westernised countries.
The most common cardiovascular problem directly causing death is coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction. While the conventional viewpoint is that high cholesterol is the major risk factor and needs to be controlled aggressively with drugs, there are in fact a multiple of risk factors and cholesterol may not be the most important.
How did cholesterol come to be so central in the story of heart disease? When an idea becomes popular and an enormous amount of money is invested in that idea then research work is guided by the idea and the money and work which supports that idea is highlighted and taken up by the media until everyone believes in that particular idea. Negative results and exceptions to the rule tend not to reported and other risk factors are downgraded and even ignored. The public is also at fault. It is easier to take a pain pill which treats the symptoms than deal with the cause. Expensive and invasive surgery is often chosen when lifestyle modifications could have made a major difference.
South Africa has the third highest incidence of coronary heart disease world wide behind Northern Ireland and Scotland with Japan, France and Italy at the lower end.[i]
The low incidence in France and Italy has made popular the 'Mediterranean Diet' and there is good evidence that such a diet and other lifestyle changes can even reverse narrowing of the coronary arteries yet few specialist pay much attention to these facts.
Atherosclerosis, which is the underlying condition affecting the blood vessels causing heart attacks and strokes, is actually a systemic disease. This means that it is not strictly speaking a disease of the blood vessels per se but a metabolic disturbance of the blood which eventually has an effect on the blood vessels. Cholesterol is an anti-oxidant and a normal and necessary chemical within the body. It is when it becomes rancid or oxidised that it becomes a problem.
Consider the following quotation from a prestigious medical journal: "The present study shows that people aged 85 with high total or fractionated cholesterol levels have a lower risk of mortality, because of their protective effects against death from infectious disease. In addition low HDL cholesterol level, but not high LDL or high total cholesterol, is a risk factor for fatal coronary artery disease and stroke."[ii] Cholesterol of itself is not a poison unless it is oxidised. Many people with myocardial infarction may also have normal blood cholesterol levels. Unoxidised cholesterol cannot damage the blood vessels. Not only must the cholesterol be oxidised, but free radical damage can also occur to other blood and plasma components. Professor Ali calls this process a state of oxidosis in the blood. It is this process in the blood which eventually causes damage to the blood vessels. So atherosclerosis begins in the blood and eventually causes damage to the blood vessels.[iii]
Atherosclerosis of the blood vessels is merely describing an end point condition. Long before this happens there is a metabolic disturbance in the body and blood. This metabolic disturbance can be prevented and corrected. It is therefore important to recognize the risk factors and the conditions in which this metabolic disturbance can occur. It is clearly not good medicine to merely tell a person that his tests are normal when his lifestyle carries major risk factors for developing the metabolic disturbance, especially when the condition is very slow in developing and early signs and symptoms may not yet be present. Nor is it good medicine to tell the person that his blood vessels show evidence of narrowing, but surgery is not indicated yet because the condition is not bad enough to warrant surgery.
Despite the fact that lifestyle changes are well recognized as effective in the long-term management and survival of heart patients, few general practitioners are able to provide patients with information in this regard. Even fewer are able to advise patients on nutritional supplements that can prevent and possibly reverse degenerative changes in the heart and vascular system.
While conventional treatment of heart disease may improve symptoms it does not change the underlying disease process and there is generally a bias towards cardiac surgery when these procedures are available.[iv]
The conventional treatment of heart disease will often include a number of different preparations such as a diuretic, antihypertensives, anti-cholesterol drugs, drugs to control the rhythm of the heart and often drugs to treat anxiety, depression and insomnia. In general most patients with heart disease will be taking an average of three drugs. With the large amount of drugs on the market and the highly competitive nature of this market combined with each doctors own bias there is no standard formula that cover everyone with heart disease. Right across the world there will be many differences in the way heart disease is treated.
Each patient with heart disease has a combination of different factors attached to the diagnosis. One person may have heart disease with hypertension, another heart disease with hypertension and high cholesterol and yet another may have heart disease with an irregular heart disease.
There is also the uniqueness of each individual. This means that the way the body responds to a drug will vary. It is for this reason that prescribing is so difficult and fraught with lurking dangers and why doctors often have to change their prescription and use drugs they are less familiar with.
Side effects are common. This is not surprising given the hit and miss nature of prescribing when more than one drug is used. No one knows how the drugs will mix together, or how the body will respond. While doctors will often convince patients to continue the therapy despite the 'minor' side effects, it is important to understand that any side effect is a poison effect, and even if the dose is 'low', nevertheless any side effect still remains a poison effect of that drug. Even the lowering of the blood pressure is a poison effect and cannot strictly speaking be called a healing response, but rather is just symptomatic treatment of an end point and has nothing to do with healing the problem.
Is the risk of taking the drug worth the benefit and should the impotence that often accompanies many of the antihypertensive drugs be accepted as par for the course. There is no easy answer to this question and each person must make their own calculated decision. What follows is only my personal viewpoint.
Heart disease is a relatively new condition and was virtually unknown 100 years ago.
I believe that its very rapid increase in incidence is probably related to lifestyle factors which include the refining of foods and include the refining of oils and the manufacture of 'new foods' such as margarine. In addition we have the introduction of 'junk food' and an increasing amount of pollution. All this is enough to be the cause of heart disease and cancer and many other degenerative diseases.
So the number ONE management protocol is to change one's lifestyle.
The SECOND management protocol for heart disease is to improve and maximize health through appropriate supplements.
The THIRD management protocol is to use a range of valuable techniques which may include acupuncture, chelation therapy, hypnosis, detoxification approaches to support health.
The FOURTH protocol is stress management. It has been demonstrated for example that following a heart attack, people who have high levels of stress have a three-fold higher mortality rate in the 5 years after the infarct compared to controls.[v]
Optimism has been shown to result in a 50% reduction in surgery and coronary artery disease related hospitalization compared with pessimistic attitudes.[vi]
If all these approaches don't work, then and only then should one consider using drugs in a supportive way, but still consider whether the risks are worth the benefits.
Doctors must be aware of the risk factors and understand how to talk the person through lifestyle management. Preventive medicine is part of good medicine, but few doctors understand about good health and have little training in preventive medicine and lifestyle management. In a country such as ours where heart disease is the major cause of sudden death, it is important that increasing the level of awareness amongst doctors and the general population around adopting healthy lifestyle options early in life becomes a major concern.
Using statins…
The emphasis on using statins to treat high cholesterol or the recent recommendations to treat anyone at high risk even when cholesterol is normal [vii] is not taking responsibility for dealing with the problem. It is a quick fix solution supporting the industry and draining money away from where it should be going, ie towards improving lifestyle.
The recommendation to use statins in high risk individuals even when cholesterol is normal also supports the evidence that the positive effects of statins are not from the cholesterol-lowering effects but because these class of drugs also act as anti-oxidants which supports the Oxidosis theory of Professor Ali. In other words it may not be the cholesterol lowering which is beneficial, but the antioxidant effect.
It is therefore possible that natural antioxidants will do the same duty as statins without the side effects. This research is not being done, ie comparing statins to a good quality antioxidant because drug companies which finance most research have no incentive to do this kind of research for very obvious reasons.
While lifestyle changes are noted and emphasised in most papers published in the medical literature, the fact is that on the ground level very little is being done. Few medical doctors spend the time to discuss this with their patients and few doctors will try and assess the risks. People clearly prefer pill popping and their doctors are happy not to spend the time discussing lifestyle or considering the risk of taking medication.
US health-care spending has reached $1.6 trillion in 2003, which represents14% of the nation's gross national product. Despite this enormous expense the United States ranks an average of 12th (second from the bottom) for 16 available health indicators. One can only wonder what the health of the nation would look like if half that amount was being used to support health rather than treating disease. Again, no one knows because research is not geared to improving health but to treating ill health.
Recently I saw a man who had had a mild heart attack a year ago with evidence of narrowing of his coronary blood vessels. He was taking two drugs for blood pressure, aspirin, a drug for lowering cholesterol and a drug for sleeping. This is standard fare for many heart patients.
While this may seem like good medicine to many doctors it should be clear that the metabolic disturbance is not being managed at all. Diet has never been discussed nor has he ever been told that the above medication would probably have to be taken for the rest of his life. While doctors may tell him about the good science around these drugs, there is no science in the use of this particular combination of 5 drugs in this particular person. Each person is unique and will therefore respond differently to any combination of medicines.
We all have choices and there will never be any guarantees. Improve health (with lifestyle changes and natural medicines) or treat disease (with drugs and surgery) - or even find a nice balance that works for you.
This includes diet such as a vegetarian diet or the Mediterranean diet, exercise, weight reduction and stress management.
According to Dr Mercola cutting out all grains and sugar from the diet will help to reduce the blood pressure. He believes that high insulin levels caused by the grains and sugars maintain the blood pressure high.
Coffee and other stimulants will also tend to raise the blood pressure.
Meditation has been shown to lower blood pressure and reduce the internal level of stress. In a Duke University study in post infarct patients there was a 75% reduction in medical events compared to standard medical care and/or exercise in those doing meditation.[viii]
In the Life Style Heart Trial of Dr Ornish and his group there was a whopping 91% reduction in angina in the group of patients maintaining his lifestyle programme for one year. Angiographic studies of the heart vessels showed a reversal of narrowing of the vessels.[ix]
Later studies confirmed these results and even showed a 37% reduction in LDL cholesterol without statin therapy.[x]
"There is enough nutrition in food to prevent deficiency states but to open the doors to a much higher level of benefit requires supplementation with vitamins and minerals. The supplements are high powered medicine." - Dr Joe Goldstrich MD Specialist Cardiologist
Coenzyme Q10
This naturally occurring antioxidant may perhaps be one of the most important nutrients for the heart and plays an important role in the production of ATP in the mitochondria, which is so essential for muscle activity. It also stabilizes the cell membranes and protects the heart cells from oxidative damage during episodes of poor blood perfusion which occurs during attacks of angina. Anyone taking anti-cholesterol drugs should always take Coenzyme Q10, as these drugs cause a deficiency of this nutrient by blocking the ability of the body to produce it. Coenzyme Q10 may also contribute to lowering the blood pressure.[xi]
The dose is from 60mg to 600mg per day.
Another nutrient found in large amounts in the heart and not well known to doctors yet like Coenzyme Q10 plays a key role in heart function. Transports fatty acids into the mitochondria (fatty acids are a primary source of energy for the heart).
Carnitine has antioxidant properties and can also limit damage to the heart in the event of a heart attack. It also increases the amount of work the heart can do before angina pain occurs. The nutrient is often found to be low in patients with heart disease
It also has an effect on lowering bad cholesterol and raising the good cholesterol.
Start with 500mg per day and increase to 2gms per day.[xii]
Another essential nutrient for heart function. Magnesium plays a role in about 300 different enzyme systems so that any shortage will stress the body and may play a role in the development of cardiovascular disease. Poor absorption and inadequate intake are associated with the development of hypertension, cardiomyopathy, stroke and atherosclerosis. Low magnesium may increase the risk of arrhythmias. Magnesium is a vasodilator, relaxes smooth muscles and therefore may be beneficial in persons with hypertension.[xiii]
Flavanoids are the plant pigments found in fruit and vegetables. A simple vegetarian diet can reverse the arteriosclerotic lesions found in the blood vessels and this is partly due to the flavanoid content. Flavanoids decrease capillary fragility, preventing venous connective tissue breakdown and improve the tone of the vascular smooth muscle.
They thus appear to have a protective effect on the vasculature. Flavanoids also decrease the incidence of ventricular fibrillation and tachycardia and decrease the amount of free radicals in heart muscle fluid and reduce the amount of oxidized cholesterol. Grape seed extracts contain a number of flavanoids known to be good antioxidants, cardioprotective and supporting the health of the vascular system.[xiv]
Vitamin C
This water soluble vitamin cannot be made by the body and therefore its presence in the diet is essential. It is destroyed by cooking, storage of food and processing of food so that while few people today have scurvy suboptimal amounts in the body are common. It is a powerful antioxidant and has a myriad of functions in the enzyme systems of the body which in turn may affect the integrity of the cardiovascular system.[xv]
Vitamin E
Dr Joe Goldstrich (cardiologist) has this to say of vitamin E in his book on the natural treatment of heart disease: "In all my years of practising medicine, there has not been a medicine, a drug or a substance that has impressed me more than vitamin E". Vitamin E has recently had some negative studies but I don't believe that one or two negative studies negate hundreds of positive studies. Negative studies are part of the scientific process, which itself is imperfect. Perhaps one should keep in mind that vitamin E should always be in the natural form and that vitamin E is a family of molecules and that the whole family should be included if taken long term.
Vitamin E is a potent lipid soluble antioxidant and increases the resistance to oxidation.[xvi]
Fish oils
Inflammation is a recognised underlying cause of atherosclerosis. Fish oils have powerful anti-inflammatory effects and have been shown to cause a significant decrease in death from cardiovascular disease, sudden death and even total mortality.[xvii]
B Vitamins
Vitamins B6, B2, B12 and folic acid are inversely associated with the level of homocysteine in the blood. Some doctors regard homocysteine as a more important risk factor than cholesterol in cardiovascular disease. Homocysteine is a by-product of methionine which is found in high levels in certain foods such as cheddar cheese, eggs, chicken, and beef.[xviii]
A number of herbs are also of special interest in cardiovascular disease.
Craetagus oxyacantha (Hawthorne )
Improves coronary circulation, has a direct effect on heart muscles, enhancing activity and has a long term sustained effect on preventing degeneration and age related changes in the heart muscles. It also decreases the incidence of arrhythmias especially extrasystoles of various origins.
Craetagus is slow acting and has a very low side effect profile. It should be used long term. It has a mild hypotensive effect which makes it especially valuable in patients with hypertension and heart failure.
This is an amazing food with over 200 different compounds within it. These compounds are antibacterial, antimycotic, lipid lowering, inhibit platelet aggregation, enhance fibrinolytic activity.
Chelation therapy
This article would not be complete without mentioning Chelation therapy. While this therapy has had a very uphill battle to be accepted by the medical industry it has according to its advocates saved thousands of lives. Chelation refers to the ability of certain chemicals to bind with calcium, iron, and other metals and remove them from the body. While the initial theory was that the chelating agent was removing the calcium from the arteriosclerotic plaques and in this way slowly opening the blood vessels it now seems that the process in which chelation helps is much more complex. What does seem to be true however is that people with severe narrowing of their blood vessels, given a course of chelation, will regularly be saved the need for an operation. I have never used this technique but have many collegues who are convinced of its efficacy. Professor Ali in America is a strong advocate of this method and has a room full of patients receiving the intravenous drips daily.
While the intravenous route is regarded as the most efficient, an oral route can also be used. The intravenous programme may require 20 or more treatments and is expensive. The oral route is less expensive, slower and may require 8 months to a year of treatment.
Making Choices
The treatment choices one makes should take the following into account:
1. The quality of the diet consumed.
The studies of Ornish and others using the Mediteranean Diet have shown the critical role of diet in the preventions and treatment of heart disease. Green tea, red wine and olive oil should all be part of that diet. While I prefer grape seed extract to the red wine story nevertheless study after study have shown the value of one to two glasses of red wine per day.
The better the diet the less nutrients are necessary and the lower the amounts needed. There are many combination remedies on the market which are useful and keep the costs down. Remember however that most research showing the value of a remedy has been done using single nutrients in high therapeutic doses. A combination remedy uses a mixture of nutrients at relatively low doses. These combination remedies for heart and circulation are great for prevention and when diet is good. If diet is poor, then use the maximum dose on the label. If disease has been diagnosed then it may be better to take single remedies in higher therapeutic doses. Consult with a doctor of Integrative Medicine.
2. The level of stress
Deal with the stress and add a natural herbal or homoeopathic remedy. This can be combined with the above remedies. Remember that doctors don't have a problem combining drugs, which are much more powerful together.
3. What can one afford?
Quality is important. The natural medicine market has become so competitive that some companies are cutting corners and reducing quality and the product may not contain what is claimed.
4. What are you prepared to take
Many people may believe that natural remedies are just expensive urine. I would suggest that having expensive urine and a healthy body is a very good option. Nutritional deficiencies are endemic and everyone should be taking supplements.
5. Can the nutrients be taken together with drugs?
As indicated above doctors don't have a problem combining drugs and even prescribing 3 or 4 drugs together. Drugs are powerful and have major metabolic effects on the body. Nutrients such as vitamin E or Coenzyme Q10 are not drugs, but nutrients. They support health and feed the body. They are bio-identical ie they are body friendly and recognized as nutrients and identical to that present in food.
Herbs are different, but nevertheless they also are natural and closer to foods than to drugs. No one would regard taking food and drugs together as problematic and I don't think that in general terms taking herbs with drugs should be a problem. Having said that, there may be certain circumstance when this may not be appropriate and this would apply especially to drugs like Warfarin which affect blood clotting. Consult the information leaflet about precautions.
Final Management
For any heart problem the combination of Coenzyme Q10 with carnitine and Craetagus is a good combination. Add grape seed extract as a useful extra.
If the underlying cause is atherosclerosis then add garlic, vitamin C and natural vitamin E.
Check for homocysteine levels and add the vitamin Bs if appropriate.
In serious cases chelation therapy may be life saving.
If hypertension is present, then magnesium would be beneficial.
Remember however that lifestyle management is the key to success and this means a change in diet, exercise, weight reduction and stress management.
[i] DiBianco R A review and strategy to reduce the morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease. A MASA publication September 1995
[ii] Rijnsburger AWE et al High density vs low density lipoprotein cholesterol as the risk factor for coronary artery disease and stroke in old age. Arch Intern Med 2003:163; 1549-1554
[iii] Ali Majid Integrative Cardiology The principles and practice of Integrative Medicine volume IV 2003 Capital University Press NY
[iv] [Krumholz HM Editorial:Cardiac procedures, outcomes and accountability. New Eng J Med 336;21:1522-23]
[v] [Roganski A et al Impact of psychological factors on the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and implication for therapy. Circulation 99:2192-2217.1999]
[vi] [Scheier MF et al Optimism and rehospitalization after coronary bypass graft surgery. Arch Int Med. 159.829-835.1999]
[vii] Burgess LJ et al Primary prevention of atherosclerosis vascular disease. ME April2006 vol24 No4 page 200-207
[viii] [Blumenthal J et al Usefulness of psychosocial treatment of mental stress induced myocardial ischemia in men Am J Cardio. 89;164-168.2002]
[ix] [Ornish D et al Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary atherosclerosis? Lancet 336;129-133.1990]
[x] [Ornish D et al Intensive life style changes for reversal of heart disease. JAMA 28;2001-2007.1998]
[xi] Langjoen et al Usefulness of coenzyme Q10 in clinical cardiology: A long term study.
Mol Aspects Med(England) 1994.15 Suppl;165-75
[xii] Rizos I et al Three year survival of patients with heart failure caused by dilatated cardiomyopathy and L-carnitine administration. Am Heart J 2000 :139;(2 Pt 3): S120-3
[xiii] Ford ES Serum magnesium and ischemic heart disease. Findings from a national sample of US adults. Intl J Epidem 1999:28:645-651
Douban S et al Significance of magnesium in congestive heart failure. Am Heart J 1996.132(3):664-71
[xiv] Bagchi D et al Molecular mechanisms of cardioprotection by a novel grape seed proanthocyanidin extract. Mutat Res 2003,Feb-March;523-524,87-97
[xv] Estrom JE et al Vitamin C intake and mortality among a sample of the United States population. Epidemiology 1992 ;3:194-202
Nyyssonen K et al Vit C deficiency and risk of myocardial infarction. Prospective population study of men from Eastern Finland. BMJ 1997.314:634-638
Cheraskin E Vitamin C and coronary artery atherosclerosis . J Advancement Medicine 9:133; 1996
[xvi] Stevens NG et al Randomised controlled trial of vitamin E in patients with coronary disease: Cambridge Heart antioxidant study 1996 Lancet 347:781-786
Interpretation:" In patients with angiographically proven symptomatic coronary atherosclerosis, alpha-tocopherol treatment substantially reduces the rate of non-fatal MI, with beneficial effects apparent after 1 year of treatment".
Stampfer MJ et al Vitamin E consumption and the risk of coronary disease in women. New Eng J Med 1993:328:1444-9
Interpretation: "We observed a risk of major coronary disease among women who took vitamin E supplementation that was 40% lower than the risk in women who did not take these supplements".
[xvii] Harper CR et al The usefulness of omega 3 fatty acids and the prevention of coronary heart disease .Am J Cardiol 2005 Dec 1;96(11):1521-9
Madsen T. et al C-reactive protein, dietary n-3 fatty acids and the extent of coronary artery disease Am J Cardiol.2001 nov 15,88(10):1139-42
[xviii] Krishnaswamy K et al Role of nutritional supplements in reducing the levels of homocysteine. J Assoc Physicians India 2002 Jan:52(1) 16-18


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Friday, July 31, 2009
The Bearer of Bad Tidings
Don't worry, nothing's wrong.
This title is just the title of the last entry I worked on this year for the Chicago Golden Demons.
Mike Anderson did a wonderful job sculpting this model. Such a simple pose that conveys all manner of barely-checked brutality. I bought two of these models as soon as I saw it. As far as conversion work I simply replaced the head with one from the Chaos Knights sprue and replaced the shield with the shield/standard combo from the same sprue. I think the banner top is from the Chaos Marauder Horsemen sprue.
I went for a very simple palette to enhance the simplicity of the model.
Anyway, I have since passed the Bearer on to a friend who helped me through some tough times with kind words and cheerful encouragement. I wish you the best in your studies Ben, I'm sure we'll meet again soon.
Onwards to more projects.
At the moment I'm working on dozens of things (it certainly feels that way). I have to finish the truck tutorial for you all, post the plans for it, assemble and paint 6 of them for sale (a little experiment), build a couple of Usurpers (Blood Pact Medusas) and two AT-70 Reavers for a tournament in October, paint up 20 more troopers for that same tournament, host my parents for three weeks, and continue to work towards building the stockpile of great articles for Wargames Illustrated to get us a bit further ahead. There are a couple of other projects in there but I'll talk about those later.
Until next time, have fun and keep painting!
PS. I forgot to mention, the plinth he is standing I bought from Jeff at Dragon Forge.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Back from the Windy City and settling in...
Games Day Chicago was a fun day for me. I know a lot of people have been a bit disappointed by certain aspects of it, but I think it's all about having your expectations met or exceeded.
I expected to have a fun day catching up with friends, meeting new painters, talking about toy soldiers, and perhaps even walking away with a trophy or two.
Check, check, check, and check!
I entered all 11 categories I was able to. A bit of overkill perhaps, but you can't with the MegaMillions if you don't buy a ticket. Again I was lucky that all my entries made it past the first cut. Of course that made the final judging very nerve wracking, particularly as it wasn't until the Diorama category that I saw one of my entries with a Winner tag in front of it.
That's right, The Withdrawal took Silver in the Diorama category, as did Cherubael in the Large Scale Model category.
Amusingly enough, my nemesis in these two categories was another Aussie, Kyle Morgan, who had flown in from Sydney to compete. As he was flying so far he brought eight entries (must be something in the Australian blood, or that we're raised to "'ave a go, ya mug!"). Kyle's beautiful work netted him five trophies in all (I think). You can see some of his work at the Oz Painters forums, where he posts as KyleM.
Anyway, here's a list of my entries by category:
1. 40K Single - Kalak81, Adpetus Mechanicus Skittarii (pictured in this post)
2. 40K Squad - Pater Sin and his Psyker Brood (pictured in this post)
3. 40K Vehicle - Nurgle Blight Drone (pictured here)
4. 40K Large - Renegade Berserker Ogryn (pictured here)
5. Warhammer Single - Chaos Sorceror (pictured in this post)
6. Warhamer Regiment - Ironskin Ogre Rhinox Riders
7. Warhammer Large - "The Bearer of Bad Tidings", Chaos Standard Bearer (pictures coming soon)
8. LoTR Single - Dying Boromir
9. Diorama - "The Withdrawal of the 144th" (pictured here)
10. Large Scale Model - Cherubael (pictured here)
12. Open - Departmento Munitorium Truck (pictured here)
Here's Kalak81, the Skittarii I have been working on as a commission piece for a friend of mine. I know he's very excited to get his hands on this model. The handover goes down next Tuesday!
A special edition model that I picked up from Jeff Hall (who's blog you can see here) at the last Bizarre Bazaar. For some reason I wanted to go with the purple.
And the class photo of Pater Sin and his Psyker Brood. I apologize that not everything is in focus. For some reason I got this splitting headache and blurry vision as I looked through the viewfinder ; )
Congrats to all the other entrants and winners! Keep an eye out on the GW site over the next few weeks for the other winning models.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Withdrawal: Diorama entry for Chicago Golden Demons - Part 2 (The Finishing)
Only 48 hours till I fly to Chicago!
Here's the finished diorama. Unfortunately the pics look a bit washed out, I'll have to take a few more next week (maybe while getting some practice in with my new work lighting rig and camera).
Anyway, I decided to stick with the 144th Cadian regiment, something about the number just spoke to me. The models are not glued down yet, that'll happen on Saturday morning, so you may see some gaps between feet and ground. This is so that it will be a LOT easier to transport this beast out to Chicago. No sense hoping it'll arrive in one piece so I'll start with it traveling in 15 or so pieces ; )
I hope you like it. This diorama represents the largest amount of time I've spent on a model that wasn't intended for gaming. Even if it doesn't win a trophy, I'm still very happy with the journey and the end result.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Less than a week to go...
...until Chicago Games Day.
My wife has been incredibly generous. I'm allowed to go to the show, even though I was gone Friday and Saturday this weekend at Historicon (for work, lots of photographs taken). She certainly is an incredibly patient woman. Thank you Julie!
So, on to some of the finished pieces.
Here's Pater Sin. The nemesis of Colonel Colm Corbec, torturing him in Honour Guard, and being responsible for his murder in Sabbat Martyr.
In the descriptions of Pater Sin he has some pretty elaborate tattoos (including a tatt of the Emporer on his left chest). In miniature form it can be very tough to make this sort of thing look good, so I opted for some more vicious looking tribal tatts.
So, Pater Sin will join his mutant psychic choir for my 40K squad entry.
And then there's my entry for the Large Scale Model category, Cherubael! I'm very happy with how the skin worked out on this guy. Dheneb Stone is fast becoming one of my favorite colors.
And a "thank you" to Bob for giving me the Chaos star bit I used on the base. It has worked out very well, adding - I think - to Cherubael's dynamic posing.
More pics to follow later in the week.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
What's that buzzing sound?
Well, as I mentioned in my last post, I haven't had much time to get things photographed and up on the blog. Fortunately this evening, after a lovely dinner, I was able to snap a few shots of my 40K Vehicle entry for Chicago Golden Demons. Below you can see what is currently my favorite vehicle produced by Forgeworld, the Nurgle Blight Drone. Not only is it, at least in my opinion, a classic machination of the warped powers of Chaos, but it's easy to put together and almost as easy to paint up! Pure win in my books.
Once assembled and primed black I started with my "trademark" drybrush of Tin Bitz over the entire model. This was followed by a drybrush of Boltgun Metal, a bit lighter but over the whole model. This model is heavily textured and takes the drybrushing really well. Note: I use a GW Tank Brush for all my initial stage drybrushing.
The next step was to stipple all the rusted areas with some Scorched Brown. I used and old GW Large brush for this, with the bristles trimmed down to emulate the forthcoming Stippling Brush due out next week (I think). This stage was followed by a stipple over the same areas with Dark Flesh, then with Fiery Orange. Once all this was dry I washed the model with Devlan Mud. When the wash had dried I went back over the key rusted areas with a stipple of Solar Macharius Orange. An important thing to point out was that I left a puddle of the Orange on my palette for about a minute before I used it for the final stage, so it was good and chunky.
I think I may have said before that you really shouldn't try anything new (technique or color-wise) on a Golden Demon entry. By all means practice using techniques or new colors on miniatures, but make sure you're comfortable with them when you go to use them on your entries. Anyway, I ignored that when it came to the green color for the carapace. I wanted something similar to the way Matthieu Fontaine painted his award-winning Blight Drone. To that end I dragged out some colors I haven't used before: Vallejo Russian Green (894) and Vallejo Brown Violet (887). A 50/50 mix of these formed the base color for the green paintwork. With careful layers of drybrushing using the aforementioned "stippling" brush, I added Vallejo Stone Grey (884) to the mix and built it up to the desired level. A quick touch up around the edge with a mix of Scorched Brown, Badab Black, and water was all that was needed to complete this stage.
The bulging and splitting sack of engorged flesh was next. A basecoat of Dheneb Stone was the first step, followed by a thin wash of Leviathan Purple over the flesh. I then highlighted the flesh with Dheneb Stone, taking care to leave the Leviathan Purple showing in the crevices. In the areas where the skin has broken open I basecoated them with Tallarn Flesh. I followed that with a wash of Baal Red, a thin wash of Thraka Green, and then a final wash of Baal Red. Some 'Ardcoat was enough to really give a gross appearance. Baal Red was pushed into some of the deeper crevices and put over the pustles to give that "strained flesh" feeling.
The hoses were simply painted black and highlighted up by adding Codex Grey to a mix.
Many of you may have already seen the Blight Drone painted by Mark Bedford on the Forgeworld site. It's a very nice job, but my favorite part was the stream of effluent emerging from the butt of the Drone. Of course I had to pay homage to this great idea by promptly stealing it. The core of the stream is a brass rod that goes up into the Drone and is bent under the base and puttied in, making it incredibly stable. Around that core is a sleeve of plastic tubing covered in greenstuff. The splashes at the base of the stream are greenstuff formed around pieces of paperclip.
The stream of effluent was painted with a mix of Brown Violet, Russian Green, Scorched Brown, and Water Effects. Once it was dry I finished it off with a layer of 'Ardcoat.
So there you have it. One of my entries. More to come in the near future.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
My apologies
Hi there
I must apologize for my lack of updates recently. Work has been pretty busy, wrapping up the last bits of Wargames Illustrated 262 and prepping a few contributors for future issues. On the hobby front I've been powering away at my entries for the Chicago Golden Demons. So busy I haven't had a chance to update, let alone take photos.
I'll try to get a few shots this weekend and show you some of the fun stuff I've been up to.
I expect I'll also be able to announce the winner of the Stalk Tank Datasheet Competition early next week!
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on Feb 2, 2011 at 7:09 pm
I appreciate that the City provides field maintenance at some school fields. But it really just seems fair since the City typically counts those fields are City Parks:
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A critical piece of the funding picture is the Federal Title I funds, which flow to only some of the elementary schools (Theurkauf, Castro and Landels, the others I'm not sure of), which benefit children of low socioeconomic status. Due to the fact that 2 schools have not met their API targets (test scores) over the past 2 years, they are in "Program Improvement". Instead of appropriately directing resources to save these failing schools, Mr. Goldman publicly stated in the MV Voice on 1/12/11 that "the district will have to seriously consider whether it is really worth receiving the Title I funds, or if Mountain View Whisman might do better to go without the money and the burden of accountability to the federal government." I urge involved parents to INSIST that this money still be accepted; it is the only significant source of complementary funds from the Federal Government and all local funding sources for the MVWSD has been severely impacted of late. If these funds disappear, students suffer, particularly the most vulnerable.
I also strongly agree that the Shoreline funds should benefit the schools. There is no argument there. I hope the City Council agrees or they can expect some serious opposition from parents in the next election cycle.
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Daniel has done a particularly fine job in covering this over the last few years. In 2008 the issue was not much discussed because the amount to the elementary district would only have been $2.5 M. Shoreline would have kicked MVWSD into Basic Aid. But it would have been a tremendous amount of political work for the parents. No council candidate supported the schools over Shoreline in the LWV Candidate Forum (I sent in the question).
MV Voice covered it on front page.
Besides the large chunk of money now - there is also the equally important issue of school funding inequity. Mountain View has at least $1610 less per student in revenue than Los Altos (2007 federal data base). [I agree with Localmom BTW]. When you look what that amounts per class, and continue K-8, that's A LOT of instruction.
Daniel one very small error. "Nutshell" Shoreline can collect all tax increases since 1969. This is the archaic TI or Tax Increment that you will hear (along with Frozen Base). This is all really moot - Shoreline now diverts 99% of the property taxes from schools, and only a bit is shared back (8%).


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walker and scal to portland for webster.. portland gets out of his contract, and adds bodys. they give billy a chance, and maybe gets resigned. if not 4 more million in cap space. boston has a young wing to play off the bench, if pierce isnt healthy he could even start.
trade number two.
ronald glen davis and e.house to houston for scola and lowry. houston gets a young pf who has a decent up side and a three point shooter with an expiring contract. c's get a taller veteran pf who doesnt need plays to be called for him to be usefully. and a back up pg.
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He looks like a General on the Battlefield. A QB is a General on the battlefield. He does not have happy feet, has no doubts, and has no fears; That is a QB. The Kansas City Chiefs have:
Matt is the 2011 Chiefs QB and will be well paid for the upcoming season. The Chiefs have to sort out whether Matt is the QB of the Now AND the Future. The second question then is what is the expectations of the Backup QB. A possible caretaker or a possible QBOTF in competition. I know AP loves competition for any and all roster spots. Todd Haley "says" he does too. Matt Cassel definitely improved from the 2009 to the 2010 season, as he did from the 2008 to the 2009 season. Matt has the intangibles does he have the tangibles?
What do we as fans want to see the Chiefs do to replace Brodie Croyle as the 2011 draft approaches.
It isn't hard to get a consensus that the quarterback is the most important position in football. Teams with great quarterbacks have a better chance of winning every Sunday. When the dust settles on the playoff picture, quarterbacks usually take teams deep into the postseason.
Where there is no consensus is what to do at the backup quarterback position. For many teams, if the starting quarterback goes down with an injury, hope for success that season is lost. It is amazing to see the different approaches the 32 teams take when it comes to the backup quarterback.
If a team wants security at the position and a player who may be able to keep the team headed in the right direction (win at least half the games he has to start), then the price tag is between $2-5 million for a season. That figure alone would discourage some teams from buying that kind of insurance policy, but when you think about a team salary budget in the $120-130 million range, it seems to make good business sense.
Of course, any club executive or head coach would tell you he hopes the backup quarterback never has to take his cap off and go into a game, just like most people don't ever want to collect on a life insurance policy. However, when you consider that 76 quarterbacks threw at least one pass in an NFL game last season, that means the 32 teams averaged more than two quarterbacks in action to get through the season. The truth is that most teams will probably need that backup quarterback sooner or later during a season.
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If we wish to travel the experienced, maybe highly paid backup QB option.
Notable 2011 Free Agent Quarterbacks:
Matt Hasselbeck (SEA)
Matt Moore (CAR)
Alex Smith (SF)
Matt Leinart (Hou)
Marc Bulger (BAL)
Todd Collins (CHI)
Caleb Hanie (CHI)
Brady Quinn (DEN)
Drew Stanton (DET)
Trent Edwards (JAC)
Luke McCown (JAC)
Brodie Croyle (KC)
Chad Pennington (MIA)
Tyler Thigpen (MIA)
Tarvaris Jackson (MIN)
Jim Sorgi (NYG)
Kellen Clemens (NYJ)
Kyle Boller (OAK)
Bruce Gradkowski (OAK)
Dennis Dixon (PIT)
Billy Volek (SD)
Troy Smith (SF)
Kerry Collins (TEN)
Rex Grossman (WAS)
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Even as I made jokes all season, I had been quietly plugging along with only about two or three losses in my picks, but then I became a speed bump for the football gods last week.
I was the blonde bimbo whose car won't start and who keeps slipping in the mud with Jason coming after me in the hockey mask with the machete. It was a massacre. I lost six games, and Friday night was particularly brutal. The one I really whiffed on was not going with Colts Neck over St. John Vianney, and the Cougars looked very solid in their win. Now they get a chance to prove a lot of people wrong when they take on Manalapan in a big showdown of unbeaten on Saturday.
I also like the resilience shown by teams like Brick and Red Bank Regional that had somewhat become afterthoughts because of winless starts. They didn't stop fighting hard and competing, and that is a tribute to the seniors on those teams to not let everything just go off a cliff following a frustrating start.
Last week: 16-6.
Season: 102-27
Friday's Games
Ocean (3-2, 1-2) at No. 8 Long Branch (5-1, 2-1), 6 p.m.: This is an old-school match-up. Two old rivals smashing heads in what should be a physical game. If you like good running backs and hard-hitting linebackers, this is the game for you. Long Branch has Deon William, Joscil Jackson and quarterback Avry Griffin, while Ocean has Tyler Thompson and Royal Moore along with quarterback Andrew Mehr as dangerous running threats and Dan Loizos leading the defense. Ocean has had two weeks to prepare because of its bye, while Long Branch is coming off a 30-14 win over Freehold. The way these teams play, I think turnovers will be huge. This game will be decided by whose line is more physical and can win the war up front to result in long, clock-grinding drives. This game is huge, power point-wise. I think Long Branch's veterans will make just enough big plays to grind one out. The pick: Long Branch.
Freehold (0-5, 0-3) at Howell (0-5, 0-2), 6:30 p.m.: Somebody has to get their first victory in this game, and I think it's going to be Howell. It didn't get headlines last week because of Howell's winless start, but senior quarterback John Quinlan finally made his debut in a 24-20 loss to St. Joseph-Metuchen after missing the first four games with an MCL injury in his knee. Quinlan went 16-for-19 for 206 yards and two touchdowns in the loss. You've got to think his return has energized the Rebels, and a receiver like senior Tory Robinson could explode from here on out. Freehold Township has struggled to score against anyone all season, so I see Howell ending the skid here. The pick: Howell.
No. 4 Toms River North (4-1, 3-1) at Brick (1-5, 1-3), 7 p.m.: Brick showed in beating Toms River East last week that it can be dangerous if Toms River North is not careful, but the Mariners are just playing great football right now. They are coming off a huge win over Brick Memorial and don't want to let their foot off the gas now as they make a playoff push and stay breathing down Lacey's neck in the divisional race. The pick: Toms River North.
Southern (3-2, 2-2) at No. 5 Brick Memorial (5-1, 3-1), 7 p.m.: This is Southern's last big chance to make a statement after losing to Toms River North and Lacey by a combined five points. The Rams really need this one for their playoff hopes, while Brick Memorial could also use the power-point haul from a win. The Mustangs are trying to bounce back from a five-point loss to Toms River North, while Southern dropped a 21-19 heartbreaker to Lacey last week. Brick Memorial's offense has been one of the Shore Conference's best, so it's up to Southern's offense to rise to the occasion. In Southern's two biggest games, the Rams have not cracked 20 points, while Brick Memorial has not scored less than 25 points in any game this season. Something has to give there. Brick Memorial junior Mike Basile continues to be one of the most explosive all-around players in the Shore, while Southern will look to get the ball in the hands of junior playmaker Mike Gesicki against the Mustangs. Brick Memorial's division title hopes are still alive and well, so it has to have this game to set up an eventual showdown with Lacey on Nov. 2. Conversely, if the Mustangs lose this one, they are probably gone from the top 10, so they don't want the steam to come out of a great start. They will need to bring it because Southern is in desperation mode, and beating a team with its back against the wall is never easy. The pick: Brick Memorial.
South Brunswick (5-1) at Middletown North (1-4), 7 p.m.: I would deem it completely acceptable for a member of Middletown North to pour a hot coffee down the back of the computer that did the Shore Conference scheduling this year. The Lions were given a slate that would have broken 90 percent of the teams in the Shore. If you look at the current power points leaders in Central Jersey V, in order it's South Brunswick, Brick Memorial, Old Bridge and Manalapan. Middletown North will have now played them all, in addition to undefeated Colts Neck. That is a sadistic schedule. The Lions are coming off their first win, 27-13 over Marlboro, so they do have some confidence, but this Vikings team looks to be too much to overcome. The pick: South Brunswick.
Colonia (6-0) at Raritan (0-6), 7 p.m.: Raritan's rough schedule continues with unbeaten Colonia. The Rockets have made some changes offensively and defensively and were battling unbeaten Rumson-Fair Haven for a half last week before the Bulldogs pulled away. Still, you look at those records and the pick is obvious. The pick: Colonia.
Manasquan (2-4, 2-2) at Holmdel (3-3, 1-2), 7 p.m.: This game is very important as far as these teams' playoff hopes are considered. Someone's season is going to swing on this game. Manasquan comes in off a workmanlike win over Monmouth, while Holmdel took it on the chin from No. 1 Red Bank Catholic last week. Manasquan's offense, led by junior running back Joe Murphy, seems to be really coming around, while the defense had a good bounceback effort last week. Holmdel's defense has been fairly solid outside of some games against undefeated teams, so Manasquan will have to make at least a few plays in the air to move the ball effectively in this one. Holmdel quarterback Rob Cantelli has been the franchise for the Hornets, and he is going to have to have a big all-around game to pull this one out. This is the definition of a toss-up game, so I tossed the coin in the air and….The pick: Manasquan.
Monsignor Donovan (4-1) at No. 6 Rumson-Fair Haven (5-0), 7 p.m.: This is a good nondivisional matchup. Monsignor Donovan has won four straight and is in first place in Class B South, while the Bulldogs continue to put up win after win. The Griffins will be looking for some respect in this game, as their one loss was a 40-point blowout at the hands of a St. John Vianney team that Rumson beat 35-13. Monsignor Donovan is out to show it's a different team than the one in the opener behind the strong running tandem of senior Grant Klimek and junior quarterback Vincent Grasso. Senior running back/linebacker Travis Clark has raised his game on both sides of the ball for Rumson, while senior Danny Roberto has been one of the Shore Conference's top quarterbacks as expected. I see Rumson playing good assignment football against the option on defense and putting together enough drives on offense to remain unbeaten. The pick: Rumson-Fair Haven.
Toms River South (2-3, 2-2) at Toms River East (1-5, 0-4), 7 p.m.: This game will be live on the radio on 105.7 "The Hawk'' f.m. and streamed online at 1057thehawk.com. Toms River South has an 18-game losing streak against fellow schools Toms River North and Toms River East, and I think it ends here. The Indians' rushing attack is really coming around behind Otis Kearney and Khaleel Greene, and sophomore Tymere Berry is a playmaker. Plus, the Indians' defense looks much improved as well. Toms River East just lost to previously winless Brick, but the Raiders' offense has been very solid the last three weeks. I just think Toms River South's program is on the rise. The pick: Toms River South.
Pinelands (0-6, 0-4) at Jackson Liberty (3-2, 2-2), 7 p.m.: This is a chance for Jackson Liberty to regroup after two straight losses and get its offense back on track. The Lions still have a shot at their first state playoff berth ever, so it needs to start here against a team that has now lost 18 in a row. The pick: Jackson Liberty.
Barnegat (3-2, 3-1) at Point Boro (4-2, 3-1), 7 p.m.: A nice little rivalry is developing between these two teams, and both of them need this win to at least keep some hope alive for a share of the division title. The game is also crucial as far as a state playoff berth is concerned for both teams. These squads are just punch-you-in-the-mouth running teams at this point, so whichever offensive line asserts its will should decide this one. Point Boro has senior fullback Ryan Prout back in the fold after a strong performance in a win over Manchester last week following some time missed with a high ankle sprain. Barnegat is still breaking in sophomore quarterback Cinjun Erskine, who led the team in rushing in a 16-7 win over Central last week. Both defenses have been pretty solid against the run, so given the weather and the fact that Point Boro has a grass field, this should just be a slugfest in the mud. I never have any idea what I'm doing when I try to pick B South games, so coin flip and ….The pick: Barnegat.
Mater Dei Prep (0-6, 0-4) at Shore (4-1, 1-0), 7 p.m.: Shore is coming off its bye and will use this game to start its final push toward division and state titles. If you look at five of the top six teams in power points in Central Jersey Group I, they are all from Class B Central, so it's a tough division to be struggling in like the Seraphs have done. The pick: Shore.
Saturday's Games
Matawan (4-1, 3-1) at Red Bank (1-4, 1-2), noon: This game just got a whole lot more interesting after Red Bank's stunner over Neptune last week. Was it a fluke, or have the Bucs woken up? This game will tell. Red Bank is practically in a playoff game every week right now as far as its postseason hopes are concerned, while Matawan is looking to cement its place in the postseason. Junior quarterback Kashaun Barnes has been the catalyst on offense, while the defense continues to play well as it showed in a 21-7 win over Wall last week. Red Bank beat Matawan last year, so the Huskies have a score to settle, but Red Bank also has the confidence that it can take this team out. Plus, if Red Bank's field is a sloppy mess from this rain, it could negate any speed advantage Matawan might have. I guess I need one more game to really believe that this Bucs team has transformed itself. The pick: Matawan.
Asbury Park (3-2) at Metuchen (3-3), 1 p.m.: Two evenly-matched teams meet up in a game Asbury Park needs to help secure its spot in Central Jersey Group I, where it is the defending champion. The Blue Bishops have looked like a middle-of-the-pack team so far, but they also have seen the two best teams in CJ I, Point Beach and Shore, so Metuchen is not going to scare them. Asbury Park is coming off a lop-sided win over Mater Dei Prep, and this is a chance to show that its offense is starting to come along well enough that maybe a possible rematch with Shore or Point Beach could be different. The most explosive player has been junior Daquane Bland-Bennett, who leads a deep running back corps that also includes all-around talent Shaheim Tillman and Tyquis Davis as well as quarterback Robert Barksdale. The pick: Asbury Park.
Jackson Memorial (1-4, 1-3) at No. 3 Lacey (6-0, 4-0), 1 p.m.: Lacey is in sole possession of first place in Class A South after the win over Southern, and it doesn't plan on giving that spot up. Jackson Memorial has struggled to score for a majority of the season, including a 12-7 loss to Toms River South last week, while Lacey has blown up just about every defense it has faced. That will make it hard for the Jaguars to keep up with the home team in this one. The pick: Lacey.
No. 2 Manalapan (5-0, 3-0) at No. 9 Colts Neck (5-0, 2-0), 1 p.m.: This is the biggest game of the weekend in the Shore Conference. Manalapan can all but mathematically wrap up a school-record third straight Class A North title with a win here, while Colts Neck looks to send a shockwave across the state and put itself in position to make a run at the division title with Middletown South still lurking on the schedule. After a slow start, Manalapan's running game, i.e., junior Tyler Leonetti, has really taken off in recent weeks. Add that to a lethal passing game behind senior quarterback Mike Isabella and his twin rocket launchers, receivers Anthony Firkser and Saeed Blacknall, and you have a scary offense. However, Colts Neck's defense has been one of the Shore's best, only allowing more than seven points in one game this season. This will be a test of Colts Neck's pass rush and the ability of its corners to cover. If the Cougars can get to Isabella, this game will get awfully interesting. On the other side of the ball, Manalapan's defense has been susceptible to the run. Don't forget that Middletown South's Jake Ripnick put 240 yards rushing on this Braves' unit. Colts Neck has its own pounding running back in junior Anthony Gargiulo. If they can establish him, then they can use that to keep Manalapan's offense off the field. Plus, senior quarterback Mike Campbell and senior wideout Tim Vangelas are a dangerous combination who can sting teams downfield if they cheat toward the line of scrimmage too much. I don't have the guts to pick Colts Neck because Manalapan has too many players who can change the game on one play, but I could see the Cougars giving the Braves a battle to the end. One thing Colts Neck has to do better is take care of the ball. They can't lose four fumbles like they did against St. John Vianney last week and think that won't come back to haunt them. The pick: Manalapan.
No. 7 Middletown South (4-1, 2-1) at Marlboro (2-3, 2-2), 1 p.m.: This one looks pretty straightforward. Middletown South will handle its business, probably with Eli Smith making some spectacular plays and Kyle Brey continuing to be efficient at quarterback while the defense eats up Marlboro's running game. Then it will be on to one of the most-anticipated showdowns of the season against No. 1 Red Bank Catholic at The Swamp next week. The pick: Middletown South.
Point Beach (6-0) at Highland Park (0-6), 3 p.m.: Hide the women and children, Highland Park. The pick: Point Beach.
Central (2-3, 1-3) at Lakewood (4-1, 3-1), 1 p.m.: Piner Power is back. Tyrice Beverette is healthy, Chapelle Cook is a rising star, the defense has looked hugely improved, and Lakewood is ready to be a state playoff team again. What a remarkable resurrection. The pick: Lakewood.
Keyport (5-1, 1-1) at Keansburg (4-2, 1-1), 1 p.m.: An old-school rivalry with playoff seeding implications, this should be a good one. It's also a very hard one to pick given the evidence. Keyport rolls in on fire with five straight wins, while Keansburg just got beat by 40 by Point Beach last week. Keyport got blown out by Asbury Park in the opener, while Keansburg lost badly to Point Beach in the major tests for each team. In the common opponent area, Keansburg lost 33-31 to South River, while Keyport just beat South River 42-28 last week for what that's worth. This is one of those games where the records kind of go out the window, though. I am giving a slide edge to Da Port over Da Burg because Keyport's defense has been a little better this season and should come up with some stops if this starts to turn into a shootout. Two very solid quarterbacks who are dual threats in this game in Keyport junior Alex Thomson and Keansburg senior Ryan Kurtz. You might need a calculator to do this box score when the smoke clears. The pick: Keyport.
St. John Vianney (2-3, 1-2) at Monmouth (1-4, 1-2), 1:30 p.m.: If St. John Vianney wants a shot at the state playoffs, it needs to have this game. The Lancers need to get the passing game on track after it was stifled in a loss to Colts Neck last week, while Monmouth is still struggling to find consistent scoring. The pick: St. John Vianney.
Freehold (1-3, 1-1) at Neptune (4-2, 3-1), 2 p.m.: Neptune is reeling from two straight losses and faces a Freehold team that gave Long Branch a good battle for a half last week. Freehold's offense has struggled to score against quality competition all season, but nothing is guaranteed for Neptune at this point after a stunning loss to Red Bank last week. This is the crossroads for Neptune. Either it regroups and gets an explosive offense led by senior quarterback Ajee Patterson going again and does a better job of protecting the ball, or the season starts to go off the rails. The pick: Neptune.


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Richmond, KY (Sports Network) - Mike DiNunno tallied 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field to lead the Eastern Kentucky Colonels to an 80-69 win over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in an Ohio Valley Conference bout at McBrayer Arena.
Glenn Cosey chipped in 17 points for EKU (20-6, 9-3 OVC) while Eric Stutz and Tarius Johnson finished with 14 and 13 points, respectively.
Dennis Ogbe and Jud Dillard notched 17 points and eight rebounds apiece to pace Tennessee Tech (9-15, 3-9), which has lost three of four. Jeremiah Samarrippas added 15 points and a game-high seven assists.
The home team took care of the ball in the first half with just three turnovers, however they only made 3-of-14 from long range and 40 percent overall. Tennessee Tech was efficient at the free-throw line, making 8-of-9, and held a 33-30 edge at intermission.
EKU dominated the second half by shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 5- of-10 from behind the arc.
The Colonels improved to 69-56 all-time versus the Golden Eagles.
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Mock Devonshire Cream Recipe
I made this recipe often when I worked in the food service area of a local university. The cream pairs well with scones and muffins. Carol Allen, Emporia, Kansas
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- In a small bowl, beat whipping cream for 2 minutes. Add confectioners' sugar and continue beating until stiff. Place the sour cream in a bowl; stir in a small amount of whipped cream. Fold in remaining whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Yield: about 1 cup.
Originally published as Mock Devonshire Cream in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2005, p50
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Q: Is it best to list with a local real estate agent (in the immediate area) who knows your community rather than one in another part of the metro area?
I'm in the Murphy/Plano area of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and have been listed with an agent in the McKinney area for five months, and it doesn't seem to be working out. I would love to hear your thoughts. --P.A. in Texas
A: I'm a proponent of listing with an agent with as deep a local knowledge and relationship base as possible. With buying, things can be a little bit different -- especially if you are relocating and looking at a wide range of areas.
Unless you're house hunting in a super-specialized neighborhood or for a unique property type, like a Manhattan co-op, any buyer's agent from the general area can get familiar with a neighborhood in that region pretty quickly if he or she is up to speed on the basics of doing deals in an area.
When it comes to selling, though, it's quite a bit tougher, especially on today's tough-to-sell market where pricing and marketing nuances (along with vendor, lender and inspector relationships, and contacts with buyer's brokers and buyers themselves) are crucial to get homes sold.
Before we get into the details of what a local specialist has that another agent might not, though, I do want to say this: I don't know your local market, but in many areas of the country even the most local, smartest, most aggressive, best-marketing listing agent might not be able to move a home in five months or less. Frankly, the best agent cannot move an overpriced or poorly prepared home.
And the fact is that nonlocal, specialist agents do provide sound advice on pricing, preparation, marketing and strategy to sellers every single day across the country. So, while a local-area specialist might have a leg up on another agent based on relationships and insider knowledge, that is no guarantee that he or she will be superior to the agent you have right now.
So, before you go through the upheaval of finding another agent, ask yourself:
If you are not following your current agent's advice, then you should think twice before firing her because your home hasn't sold. Hiring another agent will not resolve your problem if your home is still overpriced or underprepared.
So, assuming you are willing to do everything within your power to price and prepare your home fairly, here are some of the considerations that tilt my general opinion in favor of a local listing agent vs. an agent from outside the area:
1. Local agents may have insider marketing knowledge. In certain neighborhoods in my town, for example, the standard practice is to:
Agents from surrounding areas could probably guess at some but not all of these things, but often they don't. And that lack of insider knowledge might actually prevent out-of-the-area agents from getting the fullest exposure for their listings.
For example, if you just took the first offer that came in, you might forgo the offer of a local buyer who was expecting to have two weekends to get to the place.
2. Local agents may have relationships outsiders don't. They may know the other agents in town, and be able to market the property to them casually, as they run into them in the grocery store or at local meetings, in a way that (a) works and (b) an agent from outside the area cannot. They also will have the built-in marketing channel of being able to market to agents inside their own office -- not to mention the buyers they represent.
Finally, local agents might know the inspectors, appraisers, even lenders (i.e., all the pros who have to work together to close a deal) and have a relationship of trust with them that a stranger does not.
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