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Sarah Grant
Musings on Poker and Other Stuff
Armed But Not Dangerous
I would argue that I am mostly a hippie. I go crazy for things like blind horses that need homes, or abuses to the environment. I am very active fighting for mostly bleeding heart causes. And still, the most amazing thing about humans is our ability to adapt to things entirely new to us. And what I am realizing is that I might have sold myself short on a lot of possible interests. By deciding that I am a certain kind of person or into a certain kind of thing, I might totally miss out on the things that make being an individual so amazing.
Some of the things that I never had an overt interest in have been some of the most exciting and rewarding interests or hobbies in my life. For example, when I first went to Thailand I planned on just beaching it up. But when I met a group of Thai people that were going to the South to teach climbing, I decided to go with them. They taught me to climb. It wasn't something I had ever really considered doing. It became one of the most rewarding things I ever did. By virtue of letting myself be open to something totally new, I discovered a sleeping part of myself.
Poker is one of those things also. And ironically, something which has now also started to define me in some ways. It wasn't something I was pulled to at all. But once I gave it a chance (really to be able to have a conversation with my boyfriend), my eyes were open to all the intricacies I was ALL IN so to speak. The more I learn about it. The more I love it. And if you would have asked me 5 years ago if I wanted to play Hold Em, I probably wouldn't have known what you were talking about. However, allowing myself to be open to the possibility that it might be some hidden talent I just hadn't discovered yet, I found another love.
Most recently I stumbled upon shooting. I am a constitutionalist. So when I heard that the powers that be were working on ways to take away the 2nd amendment, I thought, what the heck...I'll get a concealed carry permit. I never had the intention of getting a gun. I just wanted to get the permit so that if I ever wanted one, I would have gone about it in a very safe and legal way. The CCW class totally blew me away. All the laws and rules and situations were fascinating. Even more than that, this whole culture that seemed to feel people who didn't own guns were strange. I ended up shooting nearly perfect on my test. And yet again, I had found something I never would have expected that just adds to the core I "think" is me. I can be a mystery even to myself I guess. Constantly evolving by letting myself be shaped by the people and possibilities around me.
I got my first gun last weekend and am already signed up for a Tactical shooting course.
If you would have told me even one year ago I would be doing that, I would have laughed at you.
It makes me so excited to imagine what is coming next. What gem will I be exploring next year that seems foreign and ridiculous to me right now. Unraveling all the possibilities of this life one at a time is one of the greatest gifts we have. I am always grateful.
Horses scare easily. So man invented blinders to keep them from seeing things in their peripheral vision which might unnecessarily spook them. It is a very basic analogy, but we all have this. We all have the things which keep our focus in front of us or else we might go crazy with all the amazing things this world has to offer. The coolest thing is when something new comes into your field of vision and it joins the sight you have created.
Four years ago I didn't know anything about poker. Obviously I still have tons to learn, but with each passing year my understanding of the games and its players grows exponentially. The first year I feverishly studied the blog to get an understanding of all the players I would need to know to cultivate my interviewing skills. There is no amount of studying however that can surpass the knowledge that comes with time.
Now during the Main Event some non-professional poker players who often have other skills find their way into this little poker world. Of course with their mass appeal it is important to cover them as well. This year I heard there was a hockey player in the main. So, I read his Wikipedia and headed off to his table. Minus the fact that this hilarious guy with a goblet walked right thru our shot, I thought it went okay for an interviewer who maybe has 10 mins of prep time.
Someone mentioned to me yesterday that there was some article with the video in it on a Yahoo site. Honestly, at this point in my job, I've gotten pretty used the the whole internet troll thing. I never read the comments. Everyone has an opinion. But since everyone was talking about it I figured I better read it. The big complaint is that I don't know who he is. To which I reply, "okay sports writer, do you know who Chris Moorman is?" Am I supposed to know everything about everything. I mean come on! My job is to report on poker, not hockey.
It is interesting because I think in some ways I am guilty of this also. The poker world is so isolated and I don't even realize it. I will be talking to people and mention Vanessa Selbst or Jason Mercier and they will just have a blank stare. It is so hard to see the world outside of your own tinted vision.
The amazing thing is that your own vision is constantly evolving. When I was living with no electricity in Thailand my family thought I must be on drugs, because when you come to rely on all your amenities, you think you can't exist without them. But, humans have such an amazing ability to adapt. Given two weeks I think almost anyone could adjust to almost anything. It is part of how we are built.
The difficult thing is to learn empathy. The essential thing is to at least try to look at the world through the eyes of someone else. Everyone can not know everything about everything, but we can at least try know each other.
Furthermore I can say from my own life the more judgement you put out there, the more you get. Every time I gossip about someone or say something shitty about someone, I end up spending more time wishing I didn't and regretting it than I did in the actual moment. Conversely, when I chose to extend forgiveness and kindness to people I am apt to dislike, it is actually ME who ends up feeling good. It is a decision we each make moment by moment. I probably deserve tons of ridicule for plenty of poison I've spewed in my own life. But, because it is a decision every moment, I am making the choice to pull my blinders off and see the world in its complete awesomeness. And of course try to be patient with everyone else so I might actually learn something from them!
I Sucked Out Big Time
I've been with PokerNews for a year now, seems like the perfect time to be asked to start a blog. I've been reflecting about my new life in the poker world a lot lately. It's crazy how fast something can really become your world. I was talking with Vanessa Selbst yesterday about some hand where she decided to make a thin bet for value and I had a moment where I realized, 'I can't believe I even understand what she is saying.' Now, I am no expert by any means. But, this time last year I was just finishing Super System and playing my first live tournaments (at The Hard Rock, I said I'm not an expert!)
The poker world has been so welcoming. I'm not sure what I expected. i definitely didn't expect to count poker peeps among my best friends. And I certainly didn't expect to consider poker the best way to work and play. I was surprised by the lack of divas. From big names, to smaller ones, to the people that work side by side with me, the poker community welcomed me with open arms. So, how did I stumble into this wonderful world one might ask?
I think my journey is best expressed starting with a lovely conversation Dan O'Brien and I were having the other day about how he ended up in poker. Even more, about how anyone ends up doing anything. The thesis of our conversation revealed that those who trust their guts, usually end up following the road to their destiny. Those who try to fight it (by doing everything right) end up living lives waiting to live lives. You know, holding out for retirement or being SOLD jobs that they hate. We also decided retirement is a farce, but that is another blog.
He essentially chronicled for me how what had started in his life as pure laziness accompanied with intelligence had led him into poker. He made decisions because he was lazy, that eventually led him down the road to the green felt. Had he chose the right path, he may still be a day trader. I think poker is perfect for Dan because it is the quintessential lazy but brilliant person sport, if you will. Lazy smarts isn't what got me here, but it is the same idea. I think what got me here is; an obsession with being organized and a little desire for attention.
As a girl I wanted to be an actress. But after my first film I realized that I wanted more control, and secretly I didn't want to be auditioning all my life. I decided obviously directing was the next choice. I graduated high school early and moved to Mexico while I waited to hear back from colleges. I decided on NYU and took my gringa butt back to the states to save for life in the Big Apple.
NYU was awesome academically, albeit lacking a little socially. I was obsessed with my studies though, so that served me just fine. Going into my sophomore year I had some money problems and so decided to pursue my studies in the Czech Republic where it was cheaper. Yes, it was cheaper. But, consequently I learned less. And, had to live in Eastern Europe without speaking the language.
After some time of beating my head against the wall, even literally, I surrendered. I had done everything to get where I thought I deserved to be and needed to go. And I was pissed. So, I shaved my head into a mohawk and took to drinking heavily.
Ultimately, there was a whole other plan for me out there. I went to Thailand and ended up staying much longer than expected.
I learned to rock climb, live on three dollars a day, have no electricity, and I learned to LET IT GO.
This is when it all started happening. Like Dan, I started just doing what I wanted. Making crazy choices, but trusting my guts. And my whole life changed. As a little girl I thought I wanted to be an actress. I didn't even know that poker presenter was a job. It is a way we all pigeon hole ourselves. By the time you are in second grade you seem convinced already that you can be a lawyer, teacher, doctor, veterinarian or of course rock star. Well it turns out there is a whole other world out there and the only way to get there is to surrender.
Soon my guts would take me to the City of Angels and ultimately to the City of Sin. But that is the next installment which will include fighters, felonies and finally some poker.


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I am so, tired of the mixed uncertainty regarding Andray Blatche, and his contract. Both Net Income and Ammar have done an excellent job of explaining why Andray Blatche is good bet to remain in Brooklyn, despite our salary restrictions, and his associated performance on the court.
Members of Nets Daily seem to misunderstand Blatche's contract structure, and continue to spread the notion that he is due a big raise, and we cannot afford to keep him.
Several posters keep spreading the notion, that Blatche is going to be offered a significantly larger contract than the Nets could offer (due to salary cap restrictions), and that he is due to leave the Nets as a result. I'm writing this post to clear up the uncertainty behind that false notion, in the hopes of elevating the conversation on Nets Daily on the subject matter of roster building. I'm tired of reading the Blatche is unlikely to stay. It is a completely false and ill-informed point of view, and I'm hoping to crush that theory once and for all.
The fact is, the Brookyn Nets stand an exceptional chance of re-signing Andray Blatche. Money, is highly unlikely to be an issue, for Andray Blatche this summer. For Blatche to have a significant decision to make based on Financial reasons, a competing team would have to offer Andray roughly a $40 Million dollar commitment. The fact is after this season Andray is due to receive amnesty payments from the Washington Wizards, of about $7.5M dollars per season through 2014-2015.
Now, without getting into the details of "cap math" because it's been discussed and ignored. So, I'm going to make it simple. A significant amount of whatever contract Blatche get's offered comes out of his Amnesty payments. Meaning for a contract to be significantly beneficial to Blatche, it will have to be in the ball park of 4 years and $40 Million. Given, 'Dray's off the court issues (including the Philadelphia incident this year), that is a heck of an investment to make on a player that has shown a history of character questions.
So for those previously unaware to these facts, understand that it will take a significant contract to lure Blatche away. A contract that is highly unlikely to be presented, given Blatche's history. Essentially the difference between Blatche getting paid the MLE next season, and the minimum next season, is about $2 Million dollars over one year.
If Blatche chooses to sign a one year contract with the Nets, he would have a no trade clause (mandated by the league to protect his pending bird rights), and could establish his early Bird Rights in the following season, becoming eligible for the Nets to offer him a major long term contract, at a higher rate than any other team.
Another notion to tackle in regards to Blatche is the commentary, that because Blatche cleared Amnesty waivers, his contract is tacked on to the amnesty payments, instead of taken out. This too, is false.
For a comparison, let's examine the case of Brandon Roy.
Because Roy cleared the Amnesty Clause bidding process, he is free to "double dip" on a new contract: He would still receive payment for his previous deal from the Blazers and could sign a second contract with any NBA team other than the Blazers. If that happened, the Blazers would receive a set-off amount that would reduce their financial obligation to Roy, according to StoryTeller.
The set-off amount -- money that Portland would no longer owe Roy -- would equal 1/2 of the difference between his new deal and a minimum contract for a player with one year of service. For example, if a team offered Roy a deal for $2 million, Portland would be able to set off $619,000 ($2 million minus the minimum salary of $762,000, divided by two). If Roy were to sign a minimum deal based on his years of service, the set-off amount would be less than $100,000.
Had Roy been claimed during the Amnesty bidding process, Portland would have no longer been responsible for paying the bid portion of his previous contract. For example, if a team had bid for 25 percent of Roy's salary, Portland would have paid 75 percent and the other 25 percent would have been paid by the claiming team. The total amount Roy would have made in that scenario would have been the amount of his original contract in Portland.
Andray Blatche's case is no different than that of Brandon Roy. So, for clarification purposes, let's say you think Andray Blatche is worth $8 Million/yr over 4 years (which is an unlikely offer, and the highest kind of offer that could even be considered), and you believe a team is willing to pay Andray that. The vet's minimum for Blatche based on years of service is about $1.1 Million (he's been in the league longer than Roy). So, subtract 1.1 from 8 and you get $6.9M. Than divide it by 2. You get $3.45M. Now take the $7.5Mish dollars Blatche is due next season, and subtract that $3.5M. You get $4M dollars. Now add that $4M to Blatche's unlikely $8M offer, and you get a $12M deal for 2013-2015, and an $8M contract in 2015-2017, coming to $40M total in 2017. The Nets could pay Blatche the minimum this year, where Blatche will make about $8M. Than using his early Bird Rights offer him a similar 3 year $8 Million dollar offer next season (or more), with another productive, and hopefully problem free season under his belt. That contract would be about $36 Million ending the same year.
So the question is do you think Blatche leave's the Nets for a contract that amounts to a $1 Million dollar a year difference? Do you think he's unlikely to stay with the team that salvaged him? Do you think that small difference in contracts would be enough for him to leave a team that is competitive, and that he's built friendships on?
I don't. It is UNLIKELY that Blatche does not re-sign with the Nets. I hope now everyone understands this.


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A MAN died suddenly in his own home after complications caused by epilepsy, an inquest heard.
The body of Mark Brisco was found at his house in Ridding Close in Shirley, Southampton, by his sister Tracy Fletcher.
At his inquest Southampton Coroner Keith Wiseman said the 51-year-old – found dead on November 1 – had been diagnosed with epilepsy since suffering a stroke in 1983.
The condition meant he was initially prone to seizures, but he was using medication to control them and his last fit was 11 months before his death.
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Following an embarrassing loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert said the team was "splintering a bit" and "in a downward spiral." That spiral may have hit rock bottom on Sunday night, as Hibbert was benched in a horrendous 107-88 loss to the Atlanta Hawks at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The final 19-point margin wasn't really indicative of just how badly the Hawks beat the Pacers down. The game was already out of hand after the first quarter, with Atlanta grabbing a 33-11 lead. Indiana's offense remained a train wreck in the second quarter, only managing 12 points after the anemic 11-point first. The Hawks led 55-23 at the half, and the 23 first-half points set a franchise low.
Here's a perfect summation of the Pacers' first half:
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— netw3rk (@netw3rk) April 6, 2014
Hibbert's performance embodied the entire struggle. In just nine minutes of action, Hibbert missed all five shots he took and didn't record any other stats besides a lone turnover. The big man's lousy play earned him a spot on the bench for the entire second half:
Angry Roy Hibbert pic.twitter.com/RgVXiTYckO
— Mike Prada (@MikePradaSBN) April 7, 2014
Hibbert will finish with 9:03 minutes played - his fewest time on the floor since the second year of his career (2009-10)
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) April 7, 2014
The Pacers' offense did wake up in the third quarter, but it was far too late. The Hawks never stopped scoring, scorching the nets to the tune of 56.2-percent shooting and 12-of-27 from three-point land. Jeff Teague led the way with 25 points, and Atlanta is now two games ahead of the New York Knicks for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
For Indiana, the loss is the fifth in the last six games, and the one victory was a tight one over the Detroit Pistons. The Pacers have been slumping since the All-Star Break, going just 13-13 after heading into the break with a record of 40-12. Their offense has been operating at close to league-worst levels over that time, and they haven't been able to keep up their historically great play on defense. The defeat has Indiana a full game behind the Miami Heat for the No. 1 seed in the East.
Hibbert and Paul George are two of the biggest culprits to blame for the downfall. Hibbert averaged just 9.7 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 42.2 percent from the field in March, and things haven't gotten any better in April. The big man has pulled down just five rebounds in 70 minutes this month and is making less than a third of his shots.
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George was a legitimate MVP candidate after two months of torrid play. The start was buoyed by lights-out shooting from mid-range, and that along with drops in efficiency from other locations has his shooting percentage down under his career mark of 42.9 percent. The 23-year-old hasn't made at least half of his shots in a game since March 14.
Not only has the play on the court fallen off, things seem to be falling apart off it. Hibbert's quote about the team splintering was just one of many negative comments over the last few weeks, something Pacers coach Frank Vogel wasn't pleased about. There was also a verbal spat between George Hill and Lance Stephenson during a game that required the two players to be split up, and George has had his own set of off-court issues that could be affecting his play.
One has to wonder whether some of this would have been avoided if Indiana didn't shake the roster up earlier in the year. Danny Granger wasn't getting it done on the court, but he was a veteran presence who may have been able to help during these tough times. Evan Turner has never been viewed as a good leader, and the addition of Andrew Bynum certainly wasn't going to help any problems in the locker room.
After the first few months of the year, a Pacers-Heat Eastern Conference Finals looked like a guarantee. And perhaps they still will be the two teams left standing. Maybe this is just a prolonged malaise and the Pacers turn it on again when the postseason starts.
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Pork industry assures customers pork is safe
April 27, 2009
U.S. pork producers, responding to the swine flu outbreak that has escalated into a public health emergency, said their product is safe and that consumers cannot catch the virus by eating properly cooked food, reports the Associated Press. The industry-funded National Pork Board said it "wishes to reassure the public that pork is safe and will continue to be safe to consume." The statement comes as multiple nations increase their screening of pigs and pork imports from the Americas or are banning them outright as the virus is said to have killed up to 86 people and likely sickened up to 1,400 in Mexico. U.S. officials say the virus has been found in New York, California, Texas, Kansas and Ohio, but so far no fatalities have been reported. The stakes are high for U.S. pork producers, which export nearly $5 billion worth of products each year. The organization pointed to a statement by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that swine influenza viruses "are not spread by food" and that eating properly handled pork and cooked pork products is safe since the virus dies when cooked at temperatures of 160 degrees or higher. The pork producers'' group also noted that public health officials believe the virus is spreading from person to person, with no evidence indicating any of the illnesses resulted from close contact with pigs. However, Russia has banned the import of meat products from Mexico, California, Texas and Kansas. South Korea has said it will increase the number of its influenza virus checks on pork products from Mexico and the U.S. Smithfield Foods Inc., the largest U.S. pork producer, said it has found no signs or symptoms of swine flu in its herds or workers at the company''s joint ventures in Mexico. The Smithfield, Va.-based company said those operations will submit samples from swine herds to The University of Mexico for testing. The company also noted that its joint ventures in Mexico routinely administer flu virus vaccinations to their herds and conduct monthly tests for the presence of swine flu. The National Pork Board recommended that pork growers consider limiting access to their farms to only employees, veterinarians and essential service workers, and preventing employees with symptoms of flu-like illnesses from contacting pigs, or other farm workers.


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Dolii Raptor - Calvados Barrel Aged - Birrificio Montegioco
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3.75/5 rDev -2.3%
07-04-2014 01:21:29 | More by DrBier
4/5 rDev +4.2%
01-18-2013 04:55:56 | More by spycow
4/5 rDev +4.2%
06-08-2012 22:44:32 | More by JAHMUR
4/5 rDev +4.2%
First had: bottle shared with some random person at Farmers' Cabinet, Philly, PA
Who am I to turn down a free share from a random stranger? Don't know how much this cost, and considering it was at FC, I think I'm better off not knowing.
Poured a slightly hazy orange-brown with a small whitish head that didn't stick around too long; moderate lacing. Aroma of Belgian yeast, somewhat vinous, light spice notes and a bit of funk. The aroma is reflected in the taste, some yeasty and grassy funk, somewhat overpowered by flavors of apple skin and white wine, mildly tart, notes of oak, spice, earth, and even a touch of vanilla perhaps. Pretty nice. Smooth, medium body, lower carbonation, quite enjoyable overall.
05-27-2012 03:23:03 | More by Rifugium
4/5 rDev +4.2%
05-12-2012 04:05:24 | More by brotherloco
4/5 rDev +4.2%
03-11-2012 00:40:51 | More by Archemedies
Ontario (Canada)
4.13/5 rDev +7.6%
Bottle from West Lakeview Liquors. Served in a Cantillon tulip.
A - Unlike the regular Dolii Raptor (aged in Barbera wine barrels) this version is nicely carbonated, yielding a finger of white foam that settles to a thick cap and glass-coating lace. The body is a mostly transparent amber-orange with some stray bubbles visible when held to the light.
S - The smell, on the other hand, is quite similar to the wine version. Funk, oak, peppery yeast, earthen floor and musty basement abound. I initially got some sweet brandy notes, but the more time I spend with this the more gueuze-like it gets, with only glints of apple and stone fruit malts. Perhaps a bit of alcohol present amid all the oak, and mild lactic sourness.
T - Taste is bit less successful, with the beer maintaining the odd salty and spiced notes I detected in the original version. Again, there's quite a bit of oak present, with some brandy sweetness in the finish. The malt character comes out a bit more as this warms up, along with some tropical fruits (brett clausenii?).
M - Smooth texture, with some barrel tannins present in the finish that dry things out. Chewy, mildly sticky, with lower carbonation. A bit of alcohol warmth after 6-8oz, but nothing surprising.
D - Interesting stuff, and like most Italian beers I've tried it's very unique. Definitely a sipper that demands contemplation, as there is a lot going on here. Still, I largely enjoyed this beer, and happily consumed the whole bottle on my own. At $10 or so, it's too pricey for more than the occasional whirl, but you're not going to find any other beers that taste like it either.
03-08-2012 07:26:02 | More by MasterSki
2.5/5 rDev -34.9%
02-18-2012 08:59:05 | More by chrispoint
4/5 rDev +4.2%
02-14-2012 19:47:32 | More by hoppymcgee
4/5 rDev +4.2%
01-21-2012 01:46:30 | More by projectflam86
Dolii Raptor - Calvados Barrel Aged from Birrificio Montegioco
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Is it just my imagination or does there seem to be an increase in the amount of players starting the year on the DL? Without looking everyone up I recall Lofton, Benitez, Todd Jones, Prior, Badelli, and Wells (not to mention the obvious Wood and Bagwell) starting the year on the DL. What do these guys do during the off-season?
Can you imagine the outrage had any of these been the result of playing in the WBC?
Seems to me that even with all of the advancement in medicine, training, etc. these guys are not preparing the way they should to start a season.


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I personally think 3gb of ram is way more than enough to do anything on a phone right now. Honestly I'm happy with 2gb of ram. What do you guys think? Is 3gb or even 4gb of ram even noteworthy or just a useless spec to brag about?


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Seriously! No sarcasm here... why are you looking at me like that? I'm being serious!
I've been a UT fan for about 7-8 years. This year, I don't think I've ever been more frustrated, given the expectations. I believed you guys. I thought we were going to be real good and live up to the pre-season rankings.
Then I realized... holy crap! Our defense SUCKS! Especially our secondary. And wow... after injuries, our offensive line was a bunch of freshman babies! There ended up being so many question marks and weaknesses.
Losing all those players to the NFL. All the injuries like Sweed and Griffin. All the JC fumbles. All the Colt INTs. Not using Chiles. Not using Finley. Completely disappearing on special teams. No blocked kicks, punts, FGs. The Greg Davis ineptitude. The regression of all the veterans that Brown trusted. All the close wins to teams we should've beaten easily.
And yet here we are in late December, and Mack Brown has found a way to gut out yet another 10 win season. I am impressed. He found a way to win 10 games with a mediocre to decent team. Despite having a horrible defense, we found a way to beat explosive offenses in Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, and Arizona State. We looked respectable against OU. When you're so dependent on the offense carrying a team, there are going to be bad losses like K-state and A&M. But we bounced back, and then some.
Based off of this solid defensive performance, I'd like to see what this team can do next year when we don't have to worry about the vets that let us down. I imagine that Chiles will be used way more consistently in the offense, as a QB, RB, and WR. The defense should be much better. We do have a harder schedule, and the conference is better overall, but a good defense compounded with our high powered offense will let us go places.
Congrats to you Mack Brown. You deserve it.


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Keeping larger class sizes will help the district save $400,000 in the next school year, according to the agenda for the meeting.
The state started allowing school districts to put more children in each classroom three years ago as budgets started to shrink.
In a waiver request to the state, the district is asking to increaseaverage number of pupils per each class in grades 4 to 8 from the current 30 to 34.
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I'm lookin to buy 4 tickets, all together, for Eagles@Titans game
I'm trying to avoid paying thru the nose on ebay/stubhub this year. That's not to say I'm unwilling to pay the going rate for tickets. But I figure, why not try to get them thru a real fan who has season tix, & not thru some ticket broker online who buys blocks of tix for every game.
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** Detroit fans seem to like Buck and McCarver as much as San Francisco fans & somehow, they believe Fox was biased toward the Giants.
"My instincts say (Zito's) 84 mph fastball is at risk of being exposed by the Tigers, Stay tuned." - Jim Bowden of ESPN
well there goes that lol come on JV a fast 1-2-3 inning here
They will get to Zito by 3rd.
made baked Zito pitch some...they will get to him soon
No worries it's jv time. As Pirelli says, power is nothing without control :)
Does anyone dislike Joe Buck as much as I do?
I signed in just to say what y'all were saying about Joe Buck. He sounds so biased against Detroit...
I hate mccarver more though
they were building Justin up like this before the All Star game...makes me nervous
Buck has been ok so far. Actually seems into the game tonight. weird.
My fear is that everyone is calling for Verlander to smoke the Giants...just hope they are right.
Lets go boys and girls, got me a Little Sneezers hot n ready pizza, mt dew, HD TV...ready to watch these Tigers kick some butt!!
Here's Marco "Inexplicably really good down the stretch and in the playoffs" Scutaro
Most of my Sirius sports talk shows are pick in' the Giants. Pisses me off.
Is it too early to day jv looks on tonight. Like really on?
hey look its the fat panda at the plate lol
Sandoval up already down 0-2
High fastball ripped....GONE...ouch
oh boy. He crushed that. Not blank them JV
Well that just pissed off JV lets hope for good and not an Allstar game rendition.
i guess he was mad i called him fat...
i swear i will never call the panda fat again...
It's ok JVs pissed
The Ynakees did not take advantage of those mistakes. The Giants do. Leyland warned of this last week. #tigersplayoffs.
Sandoval.....sounds like a spaghetti western name
@freeptigers yea. And how about that food in San Francisco? What a bunch of weirdos!
Say, these West Coast boys can play some baseball!
Leyland will walk Panda Bear the rest of the Series
What's up with all the giants mullets? Did SF get a hockey team?
81 MPH.....diving grab by Blanco ends the inning.
Verlander sets...delivers.....high at 96..hits the bag! (Pagan AB, that turned into a double)
This guy is impossible to K. (Scutaro 2nd AB)
Curve and a base hit to center...AJax can't field it. Scutaro...that guy...
Crowd goes crazy as Jeff Jones visits Verlander with 2-0 count on Sandoval. As in Oakland 2 wks ago, this feels like Metrodome in '87 ALCS.
Second shot for the Panda. 4-0 Giants...Unreal.
"Wow" Verlander appears to say as Sandoval's ball goes out. And this is park that yielded least HRs this season in majors.
Posey rips it into left...2 outs...another man on.
Announcers all giddy now...west coast bias
RT @Jeff_Daniels: Down 4-0 in the 3rd. JV rocked by a bear. I went to kick the dog and he bit me. (yes THAT Jeff Daniels)
Belt walks...on a full coutn just a bit outside.
I just muted the game--tired of SF crowd cheering butterflies, and unicorns, and home runs, and...everything.
if Zito gets a hit here and drives in a run..then i will say it's over.
Base hit into left....now you may lose it. Zito drives one in off Verlander to make it 5-0.
Giants are playing small and big ball.
Wow. Zito blows away worth with a blazing 85mph belt high fastball. That's highschool speed.
Out goes the bat! The Panda is human.
One and One on Sandoval....2 homers today....blasts one...make it three!


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Obama's Seven 'Creator' Omissions (Part 1)
With Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas before us, we are reminded once again of the integrated ways in which our Creator has had a role in our culture from the beginning. But will it stay that way?
As far back as the Declaration of Independence, our Founders affirmed together, "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
Almost 235 years later, however, some media caught how President Barack Obama twice omitted the words "by their Creator" when reciting the declaration in speeches over the past several weeks.
But I discovered actually seven presidential "Creator" omissions in just the past few months!
—On Oct. 21 at a rally for Sen. Patty Murray in Seattle:
"None of us would be here if it weren't for that extraordinary leap of faith that had been taken. Thirteen colonies deciding to start a revolution based on an idea that had never been tried before — a government of and by and for the people, a government based on the simple proposition that all men are created equal, that we're endowed with certain inalienable rights."
—On Oct. 18 at a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee dinner in Rockville, Md.:
"It has to do with this idea that was started by 13 colonies that decided to throw off the yoke of an empire and said, 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that each of us are endowed with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.'"
—On Oct. 17 at a reception for Gov. Ted Strickland in Chagrin Fall, Ohio:
"The idea of America has never been easy. The notion of 13 colonies coming together and overthrowing the greatest empire in the world and then drafting a document that says 'we find these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, endowed with certain inalienable rights' — that's hard."
—On Sept. 22 at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee/DSCC dinner in New York:
"And what was sustaining us was that sense that ... if we stay true to our values, if we believe that all people are created equal and everybody is endowed with certain inalienable rights and we're going to make those words live and we're going to give everybody opportunity, everybody a ladder into the middle class..."
—On Sept. 15 at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 33rd Annual Awards Gala in Washington:
"Over the centuries, what eventually bound us together — what made us all Americans — was not a matter of blood; it wasn't a matter of birth. It was faith and fidelity to the shared values that we all hold so dear. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, endowed with certain inalienable rights: life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
—On Sept. 11 at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va.:
"For our cause is just. Our spirit is strong. Our resolve is unwavering. Like generations before us, let us come together today and all days to affirm certain inalienable rights, to affirm life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
—On Sept. 10 at the president's news conference at the White House:
"With respect to the mosque in New York, I think I've been pretty clear on my position here, and that is that this country stands for the proposition that all men and women are created equal, that they have certain inalienable rights; one of those inalienable rights is to practice their religion freely."
Thank God that President Obama got it right July 4 from the White House's Blue Room balcony: "And here in a still-young century, let us renew our commitment to stand with those around the world who, like us, still believe in that simple yet revolutionary notion that we are all endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights."
When Les Kinsolving, WorldNetDaily's correspondent at the White House, asked press secretary Robert Gibbs why Obama had omitted "by their Creator," Gibbs' only explanation was, "I haven't seen the comments, Lester, but I can assure you the president believes in the Declaration of Independence."
Is that a reasonable excuse and explanation to you? Is omitting "by their Creator" from direct quotes of the declaration in several speeches a permissible, benign act of the president of the United States?
To me, it is not only what a man includes but also what he omits that tells you everything about him. As Leo F. Buscaglia once said, "things omitted are often more deadly than errors committed."
Even more apropos words the president might heed came from 20th-century American novelist William Faulkner, who said, "Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday's omissions and regrets."
(Next week, I will not only discuss another significant Creator omission overlooked by mainstream media but also inform you about how you can join people like my wife, Gena, and me — including Charlie Daniels, Stephen Baldwin and Tony Dorsett — in ensuring that future presidents and generations are not avoidant or ashamed of the Creator, in whom our Founders trusted in the dawn of our republic.)
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From Obama's Perspective
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:31am.
Maybe it's a self-stylized idolodtry Obama adheres to in his Narcissism which prevents him from recognizing the true One greater than himself.
Then again, it probably is as simple as Obama parsing out religion on rare occasions for maximal self-serving political effect. Having a deep-seated revulsion of American "imperialistic" history, including the White Founders subjugating role, the Creator is not to be praised in Obama's mind, for how can a benevolent Creator allow America to propser given her actions.
Don't tell me 20 years in the pews of the bombastic and demonizing Reverand Wright's church had no effect.
Just trying to look at this from Obama's perspective. These are not mistakes of inattentive commission but ones of purposeful ommision, and ultimately more destructive than the former.
Great article, Mr. Norris. Thank you.
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It is hard to believe that a
Submitted by Captain Repus on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:47am.
It is hard to believe that a Narcissist like Obammy would intentionally leave out the fact the he had endowed us with those pesky rights. Must have been a teleprompter glitch.
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Obama has a
Submitted by MidAmerica on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 7:17am.
Obama has a creator.
It was the MSM.
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Submitted by KC Mulville on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 8:44am.
Years ago, a coworker said, "OJ is guilty," then he quickly caught himself and added, "allegedly." I asked him why he felt compelled to add "allegedly?" After a split second, he realized the silliness of it, and then smiled ... "I don't want to sway the jury pool." (We were in Baltimore at the time.)
There are people who believe that constitutional virtues apply to everyone. But that's silly, of course: constitutional principles apply to states and the federal government, not to individuals. Separation of church and state (within reason) is a wonderful principle. It's highly debatable whether any mention of God in public will "impose" a religion on vulnerable citizens, but it's drop dead certain that the principle doesn't apply to individuals. And yet, you'll observe perfectly normal people muzzle themselves about religious topics, because they've come to believe that any mention of religion "imposes" their beliefs on others.
Such people find it hard to talk about their religion in public, precisely because they think they're violating someone else's privacy by doing so. Then when they get into a setting where they have to discuss religious values, they constantly assure you that they are religious -- but they can't bring themselves to say their values publicly. They apologize for their beliefs ... "I believe in Jesus Christ ... but that's just for me! Other people can believe in other things!" (Yeah, like the rest of us were waiting for your permission ... )
I don't know Obama personally. But it strikes me that he's terribly uncomfortable expressing his beliefs in public. He also considers himself an expert on the constitution, steeped in its principles and values. I wonder if he skips over any mention of the Creator or God because he thinks that if he says anything religious, he's sinning against the constitution. He won't discuss religion in public because to do so would "impose" religious sentiments on the audience.
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Not just Obama. Reagan left
Submitted by yutsnark on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:45am.
Not just Obama. Reagan left out the word "creator" as well. So did Calvin Coolidge. I daresay, a thorough Google search would turn up examples where most of our presidents have used the abbreviated quotation. Not sure why. Maybe they were all a little shy about using religious rhetoric. Maybe the phrase was edited out by speechwriters concerned about the "flow."
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Submitted by KC Mulville on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:38am.
You could be right. But I've seen Reagan talk about his faith with great ease, and often in "presidential" settings. Can't say I've seen the same from Obama.
As for Coolidge ... I may be getting older, but ...
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Yutsnark: Reagan was not
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 5:16pm.
Reagan was not giving a "full" quote of that portion of the Declaration of Independence as Obama has on several occasions.
Reagan also goes on to quote MLK and God is not deleted from the quote. Reagan did not avoid the mention of God as Obama has on multiple proscribed repetitive occasions.
You compared apples to oranges.
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"Two hundred years, lacking
Submitted by yutsnark on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 8:35pm.
"Two hundred years, lacking sixteen, have passed since our forefathers proclaimed to the world the truthshs they held self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The Coolidge quote is a
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:40pm.
The Coolidge quote is a non-sequitar like Reagan's. Coolidge does not come close to quoting the breadth of the DOI as Obama has.
Calvin Coolidge: "Three very definite propositions were set out in its preamble regarding the nature of mankind and therefore of government. These were the doctrine that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain inalienable rights, and that therefore the source of the just powers of government must be derived from the consent of the governed."
Coolidge uses a very circumscribed portion to make a point about consent of the governed as the seat of the elected's powers, not God giving the elected representatives powers to govern. And those powers are relagated to those areas not already covered by inalienable rights, understood as given by God to both politician and the masses at the time.
Eisenhower does quote/paraphrase more of the DOI as Obama has, and herein lies your best opportunity to make your case. Even so, you can not do so cogently or convincingly without ignoring the known histories of the men and the actually words each man said/wrote.
The problem you have with your argument is:
1) There is no credible evidence that Reagan, Eisenhower or Coolidge were questionable concerning their relationship with religion or God. Obama's lifetime of behavior/words gives ample reason to cast doubt.
2) One example from each of three past presidents, two being technically non-comparative in structure, is hardly damning evidence of parity between Obama and the other three. Obama made several speeches within a short period of time, quoting generously from the DOI wherein he purposefully excluded/skipped over God/ the Creator from his speech.
One time, maybe I'll agree with you despite the history of the man. Several times, no, it's not a mistake, it's purposeful.
Ask yourself why Obama omits consistently in such a way.
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Stratman, you argue the case
Submitted by yutsnark on Wed, 12/01/2010 - 9:30am.
Stratman, you argue the case well, and I see your point -- though to me, none of this evidence is "damning." (I don't care about the president's religion, or lack of it.) As for why Obama "omits consistently," see Francisco's post below.
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so who created Muhammad?
Submitted by mom_rox on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:16am.
just wondering since Pres. Obama has repeatedly stated that Islam is a "great religion".
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Submitted by troglodyt on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:17am.
But why is this a problem? You are not living in 1776 anymore, not to mention that it wasn't God who endowed the people with rights, but mankind itself.
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It was the Creator and the
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:15pm.
It was the Creator and the idea that He endowed the people and not the people or government itself that did it. In this recognition it says that the government or any other person has your rights in their hands.
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The problem I think is that
Submitted by Francisco on Wed, 12/01/2010 - 8:07am.The problem I think is that the phrase "Creator" in the DOI is simply a technical reference to Natural Law (meaning Man has this rights naturally embedded in its very existence and independently of other social constructs) and not necessarily a reference to a religious view... However, whenever this phrase is uttered nowadays, it almost always alludes to a (particular) religious interpretation, which is why I think many public figures avoid it when making references to the natural law motivation behind the DOI (which exists independently from any particular religious world view)... I think this is specially true in the case of Obama (which is OBVIOUSLY not a Christian ... probably an atheist or at least an agnostic) Not to say the Founding Fathers were not Christian or devout, but I think it is clear they meant religion to be a personal affair and built the founding documents to separate governance from metaphysics... This meaning has become a bit fuzzy as of lately, with Creator = Yahweh
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Concerning "Creator"
Submitted by stratman on Wed, 12/01/2010 - 8:39pm.
The phrase "natural law" was well known to the Founders. It is not a modern day construct. If the Founders meant "Natural Law" they would have used it.
"Creator" is specific and not an allegory for "Natural Law having nothing to do with God". Creator is God. It is doubtful that anyone capable of understanding religion during this era would mistake "Creator" for anything other than "God".
The words have meaning, and this meaning was specific for the times. Problems arise when people treat these words/documents as "living/breathing" such that the original intent/meaning may be distorted by modern caprice.
The ball is in your court to provide proof supporting your opinion.
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What i meant is that the
Submitted by Francisco on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 7:42am.
What i meant is that the phrase in question is a rough paraphrase of John Locke, that argued that a "Law of Nature" (used here in the abstract sense, not as a counterpoint to God) ensures all men to be "equal and independent" and to possess a right to "life, health, liberty, or possessions". Given the explicit influence of Locke and subsequent thinkers among the FFs (specially Jefferson), I think, though it may be debatable, that the phrase in question (and much of the DOI) are affirmations of those principles.
While it is true that a common sense interpretation of this text at the time would most surely hold "Creator" and "Yahweh" as equivalent, I would argue (controversially) that such an interpretation among the FFs themselves is far from clear; Many of them had Deist inclinations (in the tradition of Enlightenment philosophy which was one of the intellectual driving forces for America, the concept). The term "Creator" itself is a common Deist term for the Supreme Being...
In my eyes, this point is further enforced by a curiosity: While most national iconographies in Europe at the time were steeped in Christian imagery (and,for the most part,remain so to this day, like flags, anthems, seals, etc.), early American iconography was somewhat based on the aesthetics of Roman republicanism and the Enlightenment, like the "Eye of Providence", "Annuit Coeptis", "Novus Ordo Seclorum", etc. Some of this imagery was also occasionally used in Christian motifs through the ages, but the avoidance of explicitly canonical christian symbols might convey some meaning, in my opinion.. It is also interestening that some of the initial proposals for these symbols which had a much more explicitly religious conotation (as was standard at the time) were discarded in favor of the these more abstract ones...
I also subscribe to intentionalism in exegesis, which is exactly why i commented on this issue: In my opinion, this phrase as originally meant does not have the same common sense meaning today.
Of course, I am no expert in the subject, and my opinion is merely based on curiosity mixed with some sparse research, so I freely admit much of this is speculation on my part..
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A Rose By Any Other Name
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 3:48pm.
Do you think that "Creator" would have been acceptable to all the non-Deists if "Creator" was primarily a Deist descriptor?
Religions share the premise of creation by a/the "Creator", of which various names are used. Selecting "Yalweh" in the DOI would confer specificity and potentially the appearance of state-sponsored religion, something the founding fathers were keenly aware of. Using "Lord" also may have created some unintended issues as well, including a harkening to the monarchy in England. "Creator" is universal, and, also adds grammatical emphasis to the sentence as well. "Creator", then, serves multiple purposes simultaneously. Clever Founding Fathers!
The one undeniable fact is that DOI term "Creator" is God, and religion was purposefully included and agreed upon in the DOI.
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Ashland, NE- More than 100 students showed off their smarts at the Strategic Air and Space Museum Science Fair on Wednesday.
Claire Kresak, a 6th grader from Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools called her
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She found that Germ-X worked the best when it comes to killing bacteria compared to soap and wipes. She won the Judges' Choice Award and said she had a blast doing this project.
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Andy Kwarcinski is also a 6th grader at Ashland-Greenwood. He learned what glue has the best bonding strength. "I thought super glue was going to have the best bonding strength, but really the best glue was this wood glue."
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Going into his bout with Jim Miller at UFC 124, Charles Oliveira was pulling a standing-room-only hype train. The undefeated 20 year old had submitted The Ultimate Fighter winner Efrain Escudero at UFC Fight Night 22 in a judo chop worthy performance. That win brought "do Bronx" to 2-0 in the UFC and 14-0 overall. Many fans expected him to blitz past Jim Miller and cruise into title contention, but it wasn't to be.
Oliveira spoke to Tatame.com about his first loss:
Tatame: What went wrong on the fight?
Oliveira: The game plan has been set, but these things happen. I lost on that aspect I like the most, Jiu-Jitsu... It's a mistake I couldn't have done. At the time I was sad, but now I keep my head up, I'll return to my trainings and I'll hope Dana White to call me again. I can't lose my motivation. I've fought three times and won twice, I've lost to Jim Miller, a really tough guy. Everybody saw that I was on a good place at that fight. I blinked and he got me, a silly mistake.
Tatame: Did you expected that he would try to take you down right on the beginning?
Oliveira: No... I thought he'd try to fool me and trade some punches and then he's try to take me down, but it happened. I was running away from my Jiu-Jitsu, but he hit me with his elbow, I think, and I made a mistake and he got my feet. He said many crap, but it was a mistake I did and a quick move from him.
Tatame: Many say that the first loss feels like a "relief", because you are no longer pressure by your unbeaten Mark... Do you believe that now you'll get more comfortable when you have another fight to do?
Oliveira: There's no such thing... In all my fights I felt comfortable, moved forwards, independently of how many fights I had done. The only thing that changes is what Wanderlei, Shogun, Veio, Macaco, Thiago Pitbull, experienced guys, told me: "everybody was defeated once, and when you only win you lose your motivation". Now I know how it is to lose. When I won, I was happy, but today I've tasted the defeat and I no longer want it. I have to get more focused and become a better athlete. I don't want to get used to the losses, and I know how long it lasts.


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Dr. Michael Herman, Vero Beach veterinarian, supports Lance Armstrong's foundation, Livestrong
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Art students from Celina High School experienced the trip of a lifetime during a four day whirlwind tour of New York City on the Art Appreciation Tour. The excursion began on March 20 when 16 students and 2 chaperones traveled by air (flying out of Dayton) on an early flight and touched down at LaGuardia International to meet their Tour Escort and board a private motor coach . The group hit the ground running with a tour of the Museum of Modern Art, Times Square, and the Broadway performance "Mamma Mia". Leaving their Hyatt Hotel the next morning for the Hammer Gallery where they met up with CHS Alum, Katharine Green, students got to ask her about her art career and her life in NYC. They then toured the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Cloister's Museum. Later in the evening they enjoyed the theater ~ Off Broadway Show "Stomp". On Saturday, they took a fun ride on a Ferry to the island of the Statue of Liberty and to historic Ellis Island as well as a bus tour of the financial district to include Wall Street, NYSE, and Federal Hall. They walked through the new 9/11 Memorial Park, St. Paul's Church and Trinity Church. "Newsies" , another Broadway show delighted them as an evening venue. Sunday was a hectic day to accomplish the final day of the trip with a walking tour through Central Park, a visit to Rockefeller Center, the NBC Store and St. Patrick's Cathedral with some time for shopping at the famous 5th Avenue department stores. Last stop was the Guggenheim Museum before boarding the plane at LaGaurdia for a lovely evening flight and a cool view of the city lights below.
Twenty-six CHS students traveled to Stratford, Canada for three days in October 2013 for the annual English Department trip to the Stratford Theater Festival, and had the opportunity to see three shows. The first night, they saw a performance of Fiddler on the Roof. The following day, students attended a dance workshop taught by actors from the rock opera, Tommy, which they saw later that night along with Shakespeare's Othello that afternoon.
When they weren't watching a show, students and chaperones had free time to tour the beautiful city of Stratford, go to restaurants, and do some shopping. After Tommy, the group got to meet the cast for about an hour, taking pictures and getting autographs. They also had a chance to talk to the actors about their careers and the show.
By Camille Smith, Senior
On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, Ms. Toma Hainline's Civil Rights classes at Celina High School journeyed to the Underground Railroad and Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her class has been studying the civil rights of Africans since the Triangular Trade Routes up though turn-of-the-century civil rights. Students will be studying the modern civil rights movement in the upcoming weeks. Not only does this museum cover everything that her civil rights class is about, but it also uncovers modern day human trafficking which students were surprised to learn about.
Students were able to go in to an actual slave pen that was discovered in Kentucky and rebuilt in the museum. Once in there, they were able to try on and hold shackles actually worn by real slaves. Various short movies were presented to the students along with interactive computers and other learning devices. The students were able to put themselves into the life of a runaway by hiding in a freight box, wagon, and different areas of a house such as under a stairway or porch. These experiences were eye-opening as students realized how cramped and uncomfortable slaves would make themselves to fight for the right to be free.
Overall, 30 students and 3 teachers had an enjoyable day in Cincinnati!
Beryl May, of Celina, (but born and raised in Great Britain), came to the United States through marriage. She is quick to point out that she was not a World War II bride, coming to the States after that time period. As a child, she was schooled in the Godolphin and Latymer School for Girls in London, England and had wonderful stories to tell the students who listened attentively about a school culture to which they had no frame of reference. A boarding school where uniforms are required, she provided interesting insight as to why parents choose private boarding schools in relationship to public schools here in the United States. She visited and spoke on October 17, 2013, to Mr. Wally Ellinger's Sociology Class at Celina High School.
Janet Haisley, Celina, employee of Emerson, New Products Division, has a unique territory in her job. She travels to Turkey and the Middle East regularly as she sells large, commercial compressors for Emerson, which employs 135,000 people world-wide.
On October 3, 2013, she visited Mr. Wally Ellinger's Sociology Class at Celina High School, bearing wonderful Middle Eastern foods for the students to taste and spoke about the culture of that mysterious part of the world as part of his ongoing effort to bring local speakers into the classroom.
She also had pictures and very interesting stories to tell which enlightened the students who munched goodies while she talked. The engaged students asked many thoughtful questions afterwards.
Debby Cowdry, of Celina, is an independent consultant for the NORWEX company, a cleaning supply firm committed to radically reducing the use of chemicals in personal care and cleaning to promote health. Her territory is unique because it involves travel to China, and organizing private sales parties in the homes of Chinese women where the products are sold.
On October 10, 2013, she visited Mr. Wally Ellinger's Sociology Class at Celina High School, and spoke to the students about her interactions with the average Chinese person.
She also had pictures and very interesting stories to tell which enlightened the students. A discussion time followed.
Speckshots Funds Art Portfolio Project at CHS
Don Speck of Speckshots is teaming up with CHAMP to sponsor a new project atCelinaHigh Schoolthat will allow art students to create a digital portfolio of their work. Speck's donation of $300 enables art teacher Lisa Brunswick to purchase digital cameras, tripods and other supplies to launch the "reflective portfolio" project at the school. Through the project, students will photograph the projects they complete in CHS art classes to create a digital record. This digital portfolio will help them and their teachers evaluate the work and see their progress from project to project, and over time. It will also create a portfolio for students who plan to continue their art education after high school.
Speck said that ever-changing technologies make it even more important to give students the tools they need to compete in today's world, and into the future. "Teaming up with CHS is my way of giving back to area schools and communities," he said.
"We hope this project will benefit many students now and in the future atCelinaHigh School,"Brunswicksaid, and expressed her appreciation to Speck for his sponsorship. CHAMP, Celina High Academic and Motivational Promoters, is helping to facilitate the project. Click Here for more CHAMP projects.
Photo caption:Don Speck, owner of Speckshots, at right, is shown next to CHS art teacher Lisa Brunswick, whose reflective portfolio project his donation will support. With them are CHS art students (from left) Michael Cron, Ashlee Langenkamp, Johna Walls and Peter Seffernick.
The CHS Junior Class After Prom Committee will be sponsoring a Prom Dress Exchange on Sunday, January 5, 2014. Dresses and accessories may be dropped off at CHS on the 5th from 11:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M prior to the event. The dress exchange will be conducted from 1:00-4:00 P.M. They will accept gently used dresses and accessories. Click here for the release form to sell your item(s) which must accompany the item(s) upon drop-off. Click here for a printable flyer on the event.


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At this weekend's UFC on Fox 1 show, UFC Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez faces Junior dos Santos. In this series, we look back at the complete career of the champion, and see what we can learn about Saturday's showdown.
Yesterday, part 1 took us through the first five fights of Velasquez's career. We left him undefeated at 5-0, and on the verge of becoming a serious force in the UFC Heavyweight division. No one had yet been able to threaten Velasquez, and it was time for him to start fighting the big boys. Here in part 2, we look at his journey into the upper echelon of the division and his path to the Heavyweight title. Check back later this week for the conclusion.
Fight #6: Cain Velasquez vs. Cheick Kongo
June 13, 2009, UFC 99
Just as Matt Mitrione at UFC 137, the path to the top for Cain Velasquez led him into Cheick Kongo. Kongo was just settling into his role as gatekeeper, and coming in on a 3 fight win streak. This was Cain's first semi-main event, his first fight on a PPV main card, and the fight that would show the world how dominant he could be. And then, just seconds into the fight, something surprising...
In the first real exchange of the fight, Kongo landed a punch that dropped Velasquez, following it up with a second shot that again wobbled him. And for the first time ever, Cain Velasquez was in trouble. But Kongo's glory was short-lived, as Cain immediately secured a double leg, took Kongo down, and pounded on him for the rest of the round. An abnormality then, right?
Nope. In round 2, it happened again. Cain came in throwing punches, Kongo countered and dropped him, Cain responded with a takedown and controlled the rest of the round. One more time in round 3, and the end result was a Cain Velasquez unanimous decision win, but one that was not without some questions.
Perhaps it was the unreasonably high expectations on the 5-0 fighter, but the general consensus after this fight was that Kongo has exposed Velasquez. Two holes in his game were pointed out.
First, his striking defense. Kongo connected on the feet on more than one occasion, and had Cain hurt. This success came off of counter punching when Cain pushed the action forward. Kongo, a good technical striker, used his accuracy and reach to get inside Cain's punches and land on the chin - a bad sign in the eyes of many.
Second, his inability to finish. For the first time, Velasquez failed to put his opponent away. Despite landing a tremendous amount of ground and pound, Cain never really hurt Kongo. On commentary, Joe Rogan points this out repeatedly, contrasting Cain's "ineffective" ground and pound with the far more damaging strikes of fellow Heavyweight Shane Carwin. This idea was picked up to the point that Cain, dominate win and all, began to be known as "pillow hands" in some corners, and his chances of becoming a champion were called into question.
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Fight #7: Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell
October 24, 2009, UFC 104
Despite some concerns about his performance, Cain continued his move up the ranks, once again semi-main eventing. This time, he welcomed former IFL top Heavyweight Ben Rothwell to the UFC.
It was not a pretty night for Rothwell. Velasquez unleashed the fight that had, by this point, become somewhat expected of him. He used his cardio to push the pace on the bigger Rothwell, took him down repeatedly, and pounded him until the referee stoppage in round 2. One of the most impressive sights in this fight is the smaller Velasquez slamming Rothwell repeatedly to the mat. In the era of super-sized Heavyweights like Shane Carwin and Brock Lesnar, some viewed Velasquez's relatively smaller size as a potential weakness, but here, he uses his strength and wrestling to completely nullify Rothwell's size advantage.
One other nice aspect of his takedowns here is the way Cain is now mixing them in with his strikes, seamlessly flowing from strike to takedown.
Unfortunately for Velasquez, as with the Kongo fight, this one ended with a bit of a question mark. Cain was in total control throughout, landing numerous shots on Rothwell, but at the exact moment referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped the fight, Rothwell was wall walking in an attempt to break free of Cain's ground control. The end result was never in doubt, but none the less, this was the second straight fight that Velasquez did not end convincingly.
Fight #8: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
February 21, 2010, UFC 110
And with 7 straight wins behind him, Cain Velasquez now makes it to the main event. His bout against Minotauro headlined this Australian card with a classic "young gun" vs. "old guard" style match-up. Whether it was the awareness of his new main event status, the grumbling from critics after his last two fights, or simply the final maturing of a still young fighter, the Cain Velasquez that stepped into the Octagon at UFC 110 was, simply put, the best Cain Velasquez fans had yet seen.
Velasquez again focused on his stand-up, demonstrating a remarkably complete stand-up game that looked to close the holes found by Kongo. Cain shows superb technique here, keeping all his punches crisp, tight, and inside - minimizing the wider punches that gave Kongo those openings. He also shows perfect work on his feet, using fast and smooth footwork to get into position and land a number of kicks. In particular, Cain repeatedly uses a switch kick here that is absolutely phenomenal. The switch kick requires a fighter to quickly switch stances, then throw a fast kick. It's tough to pull off without telegraphing the strike, and is a rare kick to seen thrown so well - especially in the Heavyweight ranks. But Cain uses it flawlessly here. He brings all of this together into a number of nice combinations that incorporate both hands and feet into the same combo.
The end result? At 2:20 in round 1, Velasquez lands an uppercut that sends the notoriously heavy chinned Noguiera crumpling to the mat. The legend is down and out, the young lion victorious.
With this win, Cain not only silences the "pillow hands" critics, he also moves himself into position as the new #1 contender for the Heavyweight crown.
The only thing left in his way? Brock Lesnar.
Check back tomorrow for the final installment.


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