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Weaknesses: Shockingly expensive, especially for the wide assortment of mediocre products; unreliable skin-lightening products; AHA/BHA products that contain an ineffective amount of exfoliant; no products to help manage blemishes; jar packaging.
Procter & Gamble, as always, is extremely helpful in providing information about their products. In this case it was for their upscale SK-II skin-care line. We certainly can't say that about most companies. We have to acknowledge P&G for having the integrity to share their "inside" details with someone like me, who might be more critical than complimentary. Thank you, P&G!
Regrettably, and we mean that sincerely, we wish we had more positive comments to convey, but alas, we don't. The data provided don't change the reality about skin care and the ingredients that can have an impact on skin. SK-II products are hardly worth the price, especially when compared to Olay Regenerist and Definity (P&G's own drugstore line of skin-care products). In fact, it takes only a quick review of the formulas to note that many SK-II items are very similar to Olay Regenerist items, except that the latter don't include Pitera, the supposedly miracle ingredient in this line. Yet there is minimal research indicating that Pitera is even helpful for skin.
Pitera is the cornerstone of the SK-II line and is present in every SK-II product. Pitera is the trade name for Saccharomycopsis ferment filtrate (SFF), a form of yeast purportedly unique because of the fermenting and filtering process it goes through before being added to these products. As it turns out, many forms of yeast have anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidant properties, including SFF (Source: Journal of Dermatologic Science, June 2006, pages 249–257). Other than that, all of the information about Pitera comes from papers presented at medical conferences, not from published studies. Presenting papers at medical conferences is not at all the same thing as publishing the results of studies. We frequently present papers and information at medical conferences, and we wouldn't offer that material as proof of anything because it isn't. The standards for presenting a paper at a medical conference are very different from the requirements for publication of study results in most medical journals.
To give P&G the benefit of the doubt, even if Pitera is a wonder ingredient, this doesn't explain how it rates when compared with other "wonder" ingredients because there are no comparison studies. Hundreds of ingredients—ranging from green tea to superoxide dismutase, epigallocatechin-3-gallate, eicosapentaenoic acid, beta-carotene, pomegranate, and curcumin to vitamin E, vitamin A, and on and on and on—have stellar reputations, and there's copious documentation to prove it.
Another point to consider: If Pitera deserves the spotlight SK-II shines on it, then P&G needs to change their claims about Olay Regenerist and Definity, and at the very least say that these products are almost as good as SK-II except we left out the Pitera. Ultimately, unless you believe Pitera is the answer for your every skin-care need (because each and every SK-II product contains it, with very few other added extras), there is no reason to waste your time and energy on this line.
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CEDARVILLE, N.J. — Growers report high quality and volume for this year's asparagus deal. The state also produces significant quantities of sweet corn and green beans. Growers began asparagus harvesting in late March and early April, a couple of weeks earlier than the typical April 10-15 start.
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I was so excited when I saw the announcement, but as I read, I became very disappointed. I don't like the idea of having cardstock instead of punchboard for the faction sheets. I don't like that they've removed the mountains. I don't like that some of the tiles have to be assembled separately. In short: I think I'll have to find an older version of the game instead of looking forward to the printing of the revised edition.
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 09:37 AM
"There is a fine line between neutral and amoral. In fact, there may be no line there at all."
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 09:44 AM
As someone that had to buy Runewars THREE times this year before getting a complete game (First seller told me it was unavailable after I bought it, second seller sent me a box missing 80+ pieces!, the third one was a shrink-wrap new game), I think a reprint is definitively a nice idea, even if the componant are not as "spectacular" as with the original.
I love this game and continue support/reprint is a great news.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 10:25 AM
The best news for me, a Runewars 1st edition owner (lol that sounds weird), is the Revised rules! Can't wait to see what they did to the rules and mechanics of the game.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 10:39 AM
Same here,
I love my Rune wars and the new rules are simply going to be awesome!
Personally im going to try and get a harde copy of the Rules as well.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 11:30 AM
Not happy with this. Last year they revised the Dark Pharoh expansion for Arkham Horror. How many times they going to to revise there products? I also noticed this new version does not have 3D mountains.
Seems to me FFG is looking to cut corners and give gamers less value.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 11:51 AM
……or save money on cost so that they don't have to charge a high price, to us, just to make a profit.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 12:16 PM
I think this is great (considering that I just spent $150 trying to get the first edition on Amazon). Of course, I wish there was a heads up that this was going to happen. I could have saved myself the trouble. The same thing happened to me with the release of the second edition of Descent: Journeys in the Dark. I had just gotten the first edition last year (having just saved up enough money to purchase it and having only learned about Fantasy Flights Games in 2009 from a friend) only to find out that all the expansions were obsolete and the new edition was on its way. Thankfully, they released a conversion kit so that all the old monsters and characters could be used, but I still wish I could have known in advance. My concern now is whether or not there will be any more expansions and whether or not these expansions will include mountains being that the base game already had the 3D mountains. I realize that the mountains aren't necessary for playing the game, but I'm the sort of person that prefers consistency. Then again, the base game did come with a lot of those mountains, and it's not like they all necessarily get used up in play.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 12:19 PM
I'm also curious as to what they do with the rules. I thought the rules were fine as is. Are there some problems that come up that I'm not aware of?
Posted 18 September 2012 - 12:51 PM
I think it's a well expected update. As far as the board changes… well, the 3D mountains were stupid. Not worth paying the extra $ for. So I don't mind that change. The 'interlocking' hexes… NICE! SO many times pieces would shift about messing things up. Makes for a much more solid 'game-board' feel if you ask me. And the rules update. Yeah, that's also a plus, as with ALL games. It's good to see the game is still alive with an update like this.
I do feel FFG has probs though with putting things out in a proper time. They have always had probs with this. Sad really.
Anyway… I can't wait, and all the changes they mention I had expected long ago. I am just happy the game still has value to FFG. I would hate to see this game slowly fade away.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 01:14 PM
Interesting. I wonder what the rules changes will be. The component changes sound totally reasonable to me. That is a lot of stuf. It sounds like the only interlocking bits are the ones too long for the small box, no?
If people are looking for an O riginal Edition, call Pandemonium games in Cambridge, ma. They have one at least.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 04:22 PM
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It sounds like the only interlocking bits are the ones too long for the small box, no?
That was my impression as well. I didn't think that all the pieces will interlock, just the extra long ones.
EDIT: And upon further reflection, I suppose that $20 off the MSRP is worth losing the mountains and having the factions sheets be thinner. I could probably get used to it. My big question then is, will this revised edition work well with Banners of War, or will there be some component inconsistencies? I've only played the base game, not BoW, so I'm not sure. Any thoughts?
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 04:55 PM
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EDIT: And upon further reflection, I suppose that $20 off the MSRP is worth losing the mountains and having the factions sheets be thinner. I could probably get used to it. My big question then is, will this revised edition work well with Banners of War, or will there be some component inconsistencies? I've only played the base game, not BoW, so I'm not sure. Any thoughts?
The only component "inconsistency" I can think of is the faction sheet add-ons; in Banners of War, they are thick cardboard like in the base game, so with the new edition they will be a different consistency than the main sheets.
Heck, Banners of War would actually fit slightly BETTER with the new edition's lack of mountains, since BoW didn't have mountains either.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 07:57 PM
I sold my copy of the base game and Banners of War in April, having bought it last August (and October, respectively) and never having had enough time to actually sit down and work out how the hell this game works. If the rules are being slimlined as well as the box, maybe this is something I might look into getting back into. Terrinoth games were the games that got me into FFG products all those years ago, after all… And a slimline price is always to be welcomed!
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Posted 19 September 2012 - 12:28 AM
I was shocked when I heard the news about a revised edition, but reading all the details, I'm at peace with FFG.
All component changes are downgrades (god, I hate those flimsy Civ sheets!), which makes my first edition some kind of "deluxe" edition.
New buyers shouldn't feel screwed, either. They get an excellent game with playtested rules for a reduced MSRP.
Component compatibility with expansions wasn't very consistent before. Banners of War had terrain with mountains printed on, but there were no 3D mountains included. I didn't complain then, I won't complain in the future.
This is the second coffin box game that FFG shrinks down to an almost regular size. I give them less than 12 months before they announce TI4..
Posted 19 September 2012 - 07:16 AM
If the small changes are what it takes to get this game back on the shelves at local gaming stores and to get more people playing it im ok with them. I also have the big coffin version and my wife and i just love this game . Yes the little extras like thick player boards and 3D mountains are nice but they are not what make this the great game that it is.
As I have read on other forums as well this reprint/revision should also be a good sign for us original owners that expansion(s) are in the works.
I have talked to two of my local game shops and they don't like the big coffin boxes so im sure they will carry the game a gain now that its smaller.
Lastly for us owner sof the original coffin version this says it ALL:
If I own the original Edition do i need to purchase the revised edition?
No. Both the original and revised edition of Runewars offer the same fundamental game experience. Component changes (described below) are purely cosmetic. As for rules updates, a free downloadable pdf will soon be made available on our support page that outlines the changes in detail. With it, owners of the original edition can have a revised edition experience without actually purchasing the revised edition.
Posted 19 September 2012 - 07:34 AM
That sound good to me. When ffg brings out a summary pdf with only the rule changes it would be even better. So I do not have to print out the hole book.
Can't wait to see the new rules. Like the game and I am happy that it will live on.
Posted 25 September 2012 - 11:53 AM
I have actually considered selling this game because no one will play it I was looking at prices and on Amazon and Ebay people are asking for over $1000 for the original version still sealed. I think I may try to sell my used version.
Posted 10 October 2012 - 08:43 AM
Maybe the rules changes are needed before new races can be added to the game, orcs and dwarves from the rune age card game expansion.
several rules, e.g. Breaking ties, are based on the exact four races that come in the base game.
i'd expect the revised edition to be followed up with a second expansion to make the game 6 players.
Posted 11 December 2012 - 06:31 PM
i hope that this game get more expansion,
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By EL
from Los Angeles, Ca.
About Me 6'4 190, 63 years old, Casual
Comments about 7 For All Mankind Austyn Relaxed Straight in Los Angeles Dark (Long Inseam):
I am a closer to a 34 1/2 to 35 waste and the 34 fits perfectly. The elastic in the waste band is very comfortable. My 34 Levi's are a bit tight around the waste, so these do run a bit larger than that brand.If you like a hard material feel in your jean, than this is not the jean for you. These have a softer stretchy feel all around.
Good product
By anon
from Houston, TX
About Me Career, Casual
Great for going out or casual days at the office. Love the length, color, and how the material feels. The only minor problem is the waist is a little big. Normally wear 32 waist, 36 length and ordered this size. Don't know if I would go down a size, but they are a little loose in the waist.
Great jeans and great customer service!
By ABCDE
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This product fits great. I would not call it a truly relaxed fit though. I'm 6'3" 215 lbs so the jeans are somewhat tight in the thighs but the material has some stretch to it and the jeans fit great.
Great jeans, but too much give
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These are great jeans, but the material is quite elastic, so there's a lot of give in the upper leg, groin and seat. If I were to buy them again, I would have gone done one size. Still, a terrific product!
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The Gaza Strip is a 25-mile long piece of land that sits between southern Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. Once under the administration of Egypt, which it borders to the south, Gaza came under the control of Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. It was part of the surprising and comprehensive victory for Israel that also saw the capture of the West Bank, the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem.
In 1993, Israel signed the Oslo Accords, placing the Palestinian Authority over the Gaza Strip and West Bank, while Israel maintained a claim of ownership over both. Unrest would follow as Palestinians sought to drive out the Israeli influence which finally saw success in 2005 when Israel removed all troops and settlements. While political concessions are credited with this decision, it was also a prudent step for Israel since involvement in the Gaza Strip was more costly than it was beneficial.
Following Israel's withdrawal, enthusiasm over democratic elections in Gaza soon dissipated when Hamas was elected to power. Refusing to accept Israel's legitimacy, and with a charter endorsing its destruction, there was little sign of peace to come. Hamas even created a rift between itself and its counterparts in the West Bank, governed by the more moderate Fatah.
Since 2006, violence across the Israel-Gaza border has impaired hopes of peace between the two. Most recently, last November saw the exchange of missiles between the two which resulted in six Israeli deaths and some 170 Palestinians killed, most of which were civilians. The resulting ceasefire has stayed in place until this week when more shots were fired across the border, indicating that another escalation of conflict is not out of the question.
Amid all of this, the people of Gaza have struggled immensely. Following Hamas's rise to power in 2006, Israel imposed a strict blockade to the strip, preventing the movement of goods and people. Gaza has been unable to cultivate its own economic culture and as a result relies almost entirely on foreign aid for sustenance. Around 38 percent of the people live below the poverty line while unemployment sits at a high 30 percent, and is much higher for young people.
More troubling is the rapid population growth Gaza is experiencing. With 1.6 million people currently, the small territory already has a population density more than twice that of New York City, and projections suggest this will increase substantially in the coming years. Over half of the population is under 18, meaning even higher jobless numbers in the future.
In addition to the blockade, Israel has imposed restrictions on Gaza's fishing industry, one of few sources of food and income for the people there. The 12-mile fishing zone off the coast has been reduced to three miles which is further compromised by the raw sewage that is pumped out into the sea. Meanwhile, farming in Gaza faces the struggle of depleting fresh-water supplies.
Understanding the situation of the people in Gaza changes the perspective of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. History tells us that a people frustrated and suppressed by external powers and conditions will ultimately turn to violence. If Israeli attempts to prohibit economic development in Gaza are allowed to continue, it is no wonder that more people are likely to offer their support to Hamas. Israel and Palestine may always be at war, as some suggest, but this does not justify the deliberate oppression of a people who are, in most cases, denied the very basic necessities of life.
While Hamas may refuse to acknowledge Israel's legitimacy, there is no reason why a degree of peace cannot be achieved. This has already been expressed through the ceasefire in November, spearheaded by Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal. Meshaal was re-elected leader this week which is a sign of possible amity to come. Yet as long as the people of Gaza are denied the very freedoms that would see them lift themselves out of poverty, tension will persist, violence will erupt and what is largely a plea for self-determination will continue to be framed as an insurmountable battle.


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Visitation will be from 1–2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home.
Celebration of Life services will follow beginning at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013, with Bro. Robert Haney and Bro. John Chouccoli officiating. Interment will be in Interstate Baptist Cemetery.
Mr. Daugherty was born in Bastrop, La., on October 26, 1941, to Troy Wardell Daugherty and Mary Wallace Daugherty and was raised in Hamburg Ark. He married Helen Hairrell on October 29, 1979. He owned and operated his own grocery store with his father in Hamburg for 10 years and spent many years in sales for 82 Furniture Fair and Mallette Furniture.
He was an avid woodworker, he loved to restore and refinish antiques. He was a huge western fan; he loved Waylon, Willie, and collected guns. He loved his church, and was very involved; he taught a bible study class every Sunday Night. He didn't meet a stranger; he would talk to everyone and enjoyed telling stories and reminiscing about his life.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Mary Wallace; father, Troy Daugherty; and stepfather, Harry Lauhon.
Mr. Daugherty is survived by his wife, Helen Daugherty of Shaw; sons, Troy Lavelle Daugherty Jr of Orlando, Fla., Ryan Wright Daugherty of Los Angeles, Calif.; step children, Terry Shive (Connie) of Leland, Lisa Shive Dial of Shaw, Calvin Mullen (Terri) of Thibodeaux, La.; special grandson whom he raised, Jade Dial of Shaw, other grandchildren, Brian Daugherty, Denton Daugherty, Katelyn Daugherty, Blake Pepper, Ronnie Shive, Wesley Shive, Leslie Shive, Lorne Shive, David Mullen, Justin Mullen, Randy Box, and Josh Box; 16 great-grandchildren; and brothers, David Daugherty, (Kathy) Charlie Daugherty (Jean) Step brothers, Dale Lauhon, Jerrell Lauhon and Phillip Lauhon.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Shive, Wesley Shive, Randy Box, Joe Mallette, James Pepper and Michael Clark.
To view and sign the online guestbook, go to www.rayfuneralhome.net


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SPECIAL REPORT: CPS closings create school zone, danger zone
Story By Lauren FitzPatrick Photography by Jessica Koscielniak May 18, 2013 7:55AM
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Tall and beaming, Diana Carr guards the vacant lot at 70th and Stewart, presiding over her own personal version of safe passage to school.
"C'mon, babies!" she beckons the children walking past her the few blocks to Yale Elementary, watching them all the way, until they make it to the edge of the playground, and to the safety of school.
One tiny girl in a red coat sprints the three blocks from her mother's stoop to Yale, running by profanity, gang taunts and Lil JoJo lyrics scribbled on a filthy underpass.
A little boy trudges along with other children.
"Good morning, Ms. Carr," he says.
"Hurry up," she replies, all business. It's just minutes before the school's 7:45 a.m. bell.
"You're almost late!"
After watching her only child, 13-year-old Jaleel, cross safely onto school grounds, Carr waits to shepherd other children who pick their way to Yale. A little after 8, she'll walk the rest of the way to the school herself, where she's volunteered in classrooms since her 7th-grader started school there.
Like his classmates, Jaleel isn't expected to finish 8th grade at Yale. CPS plans on shuttering the school, one of a record 54 the district says are under enrolled. On Wednesday the Board of Education will vote on the proposal. CPS would send Jaleel and his 200 classmates more than five blocks south to the Harvard School of Excellence.
The difference between going to Harvard and Yale — and between other schools shutting down and the ones opening their doors to those students — is more than a matter of yards or blocks or a few minutes extra commute.
It may be the difference between a safe child and one in peril, parents fear.
It may be the difference between remaining in one gang turf and crossing the ever-shifting border between two — something most adults would avoid, much less children.
It may be the difference between a young mother facing enough challenges getting her children to school on time — and not getting them there at all, as some teachers worry.
Earlier this month, a group of hearing officers, all retired judges, raised safety concerns for some of the moves. Retired federal Judge David H. Coar wrote in his report for Mahalia Jackson Elementary: "The safety of the youngest and most vulnerable children in the school system is a very serious thing, not to be addressed with generalities and vague promises."
CPS officials have reiterated they have a detailed plan ready to ensure students' safety in each case. They have shown drafts of each school's safety specifics to the six Board of Education members who will cast votes Wednesday. They will also share those details with principals and parents, too, though not in time for Wednesday.
They insist: Schoolchildren will be safe.
"We believe the plan in place will do that," CPS chief safety and security officer Jadine Chou told the Sun-Times last week. "If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't be here."
The dangers children will pass
Still, Carr is terrified. Jaleel is her only remaining child. The 44-year-old lost two children, one before he was born, one after.
Jaleel is her world.
His current school, Yale, is enveloped by homes and an adjoining playground.
At Harvard, though, the neighborhood near the school boasts a liquor store attracting the sort of men early in the morning that no parent wants children to encounter while walking to school.
Lately, parents and a crossing guard say, there's been a man exposing himself to students across from Harvard school.
With all that, Carr wonders, why the need for the move?
Both schools have CPS' lowest ranking and are on academic probation, though Harvard has higher scores.
CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has repeatedly said over the past six months of the closing process that children in some parts of Chicago have been cheated out of an education she hopes to give them by consolidating schools and resources. That's why some schools with more space than children need to close.
"What I have proposed to the Board of Education will give Chicago's children opportunities that they simply did not have previously," she wrote shortly after announcing her 54 recommendations. "Each 'welcoming school' will have the things that parents, teachers and community agree students need."
As CPS seeks to close the schools, the Sun-Times closely examined three schools in different neighborhoods, and what closing them would mean for the children in communities where safety is everyone's primary concern.
If the school board approves the recommended closings on Wednesday, Yale Elementary School will close into Harvard School of Excellence in Englewood on the South Side.
On the Far South Side, Kohn Elementary School will close, and students will head to Lavizzo Elementary, Cullen Elementary and Langston Hughes Elementary in Roseland, depending on where they live.
And on the West Side, Marconi Community Academy will close into Tilton Elementary in West Garfield Park.
The Sun-Times will explore what those changes mean for students at Kohn and Marconi in stories in the coming week.
Potential routes to the schools that are taking students in show a range of dangers that the children could encounter in the next school year.
Walking the few blocks from Yale south to Harvard offers its own worries, Carr said, as she traveled the route one recent morning to show what children might face. Nor has Carr kept her worries to herself. She told CPS officials of the dangers at several hearings on school closings.
Carr takes one possible route along Princeton Avenue south from Yale toward Harvard. It's seemingly the calmest, most direct way to connect the two schools and it has the least amount of trouble on it. As it turns out, it's one of the streets CPS and the Chicago Police Department also believe children should follow, along with neighboring Harvard Avenue, according to a draft proposal.
A block west, though, and there's the home of a registered sex offender. A block east and there are two, including one whose victim was under 18 when, the registry shows, he sexually assaulted her.
A light blue house in the 7100 block has been burned out for years, its siding melted and charred. Nobody bothers to fix houses up around here. Nobody has the money, Carr said.
Heading west through a dilapidated viaduct lies Hamilton Park, where teens fight, and gunshots are a common sound.
"They have no consideration of other kids when they're out here," Carr said. "Bullets don't have names and they definitely don't have eyes."
A once majestic red brick apartment building at the 73rd Street intersection with Princeton has bright yellow boards covering all its doors and weathered ones over its windows. A faded "For Sale" sign clings to the front; the property has been on and off the market since 2006, according to public records. Red X's — what the city uses to tell first responders a structure is unstable — mark its facade and many other nearby buildings.
Next comes a long vacant lot where houses have been knocked down, full of empty whiskey bottles and broken glass.
Carr prefers empty lots to abandoned homes: "Once you tear these buildings down, you can see a lot. Parents could look out their windows and watch their kids going to school."
Inside the vacant buildings, though, who knows what's going on. And farther down the block sit two more empty houses, one after the other.
Carr arrives at 75th Street, a throughway students will have to cross. Harvard is just on the other side. She crosses.
Once this busy stretch of 75th Street was lined with businesses: a barber shop, a candy store, an old cleaners, a Mr. Tips BBQ joint. They're all gone now, their signs fading in their windows.
This is what it's like to go to Harvard, she says in front of the school. All of a sudden she bolts.
"This is dangerous," Carr said, hustling off school grounds and making her way north. "This is really dangerous territory up in here."
Drug deals go down at 75th and Stewart, while old men, standing in front of the liquor store, guzzle their booze of choice covered in brown paper bags. Young guys carry on, shrieking when a comrade pulls up to greet them.
Carr picks up the pace to hurry past the crew outside the liquor store at 75th and Stewart and around the corner. She doesn't speak again until the men are out of sight.
"Ok, I can breathe now," she said. "I'm fine. What I'm doing is helping my babies, that's what I'm doing it for."
"I got two angels in heaven got their wings wrapped around me, so I'm good,"
But then it hits her: If she's scared as a grown woman, one just under 6 feet tall, how are small children going to feel?
Menace at 75th and Stewart
A Sun-Times review of crime data shows
at least eight violent crimes at or near 75th and Stewart in 2012 and 2013, among the highest number at a single intersection in the entire neighborhood: Two aggravated batteries with a handgun, two more with a knife,
an aggravated assault with a knife, two strong-arm robberies, an armed robbery
and 13 drug arrests.
Families with kids already at Harvard call the corner a menace. The liquor store opens at 8 a.m.; school starts at 8:45. Folks sell loose cigarettes outside the store. They drink at all hours, and older guys prey on the bigger schoolboys, enticing them to join gangs.
"The only problem we have," Willie Nash says pointing, after dropping his 8-year-old granddaughter off for 2nd grade at Harvard, "is down there."
"They shouldn't be down there when the kids go to school."
Another Harvard mother too scared of the neighborhood thugs to give her last name still walks her 7th-grader to school each day. She won't let him walk alone, even the few blocks from their home.
"I don't want no guys pressuring him to be in a gang or anything like that," says Tasha G.
As Carr rounds the corner north onto Stewart Avenue to head back, it becomes clear there's no way kids could use Stewart to get to Yale, though for Carr's son, it'd be more direct than Princeton from his home on Eggleston. The board-ups come in rows, not one at a time anymore. Booze bottles line the parkways. Metra tracks form the western border of the street — all kinds of dangers and generally a more ominous vibe than on Princeton where folks tend daffodils, repair their homes and mostly keep their fences mended.
Yale kids don't qualify for a bus, according to CPS. Their walk is just a shade under the four-fifths of a mile radius to get busing to their new school. The ones that follow CPS' plans to Harvard are going to have to mooch rides, or carpool, or walk.
Chou, the CPS' chief safety officer, has drafted — with help from the Chicago Police Department and feedback from dozens of community meetings — safe passage plans for all the schools. But they haven't yet been presented to administrators at Harvard or Yale, or to those schools' parents. Meetings with affected parents at other schools began Thursday; CPS scheduled Yale's and Harvard's for early June.
The district says that the 35 high schools and four elementary schools that already have a safe passage program in place have seen a 7 percent rise in attendance, a 20 percent decrease in crime in the immediate vicinity of those schools, and a 27 percent decrease in serious student incidents.
CPS also has enlisted city agencies — police, fire, buildings, streets and sanitation — to help along the safe passage routes; the city's 311 operators have been given the routes, as well.
The city's department of Consumer Affairs will deal with problematic businesses, and act where they need to, Chou said.
'Not in Englewood'
Carr doesn't fool herself that Yale sits in paradise.
It has its own boarded-up homes surrounding the school.
The house where Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson's family was murdered lies just east of it.
Just north, the rapper Lil JoJo was fatally shot, possibly by a rival.
The school's jungle gym is covered in gang scrawls and obscenities.
A young man pushing a broom along 70th Street toward the school brushes off Carr's cheery, "Smile! It's a beautiful morning."
He shakes his head. "Not in Englewood."
Despite its problems, though, Yale is close, and it's familiar, Carr explains. Parents know what's around and they can watch their children go back and forth.
She sent her son to Harvard for a few
grades, but a 2011 shooting near there made her move him back. A gunman opened fire on 75th Street, causing a car to speed through a red light and slam into a CTA bus. Bullets hit parked cars, 11 people were hospitalized, but no one died.
"It took me a good minute to get down there," she said of her trip to Harvard. She doesn't have a car.
But as for Yale: "If anything happened I could get here on time."
If anything happens to a single child who has to travel farther to get to Harvard, Carr knows whom she will blame: Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Heaven help him if it's Jaleel.
Jaleel already won't go to the park alone, or to school, or out back to shoot hoops. At 10, he witnessed a gang shooting.
It doesn't matter how much bigger than the average 13-year-old he is, he doesn't want to go so far from his mother.
"If something went wrong," he said, "my mom couldn't get there."
Contributing: Art Golab


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October 29, 1971 Mr. Philip B. Dettmer Mineral and Metallurgical Consultant Apdo Postal 31-243 Guadalajara 5, Jalisco Mexico Dear Phil: Confirming our telephone conversation of this morning, I would appreciate your making every effort to setup the notes on exploration activities in Sonora so as to reach San Francisco by November 5, 1971. I believe our telephone conversation pretty well covered the points to underscore, i.e., amount of money being spent on exploration, type of activities, which means geologic mapping, geophysics, geochemical work, core drilling, tunneling, etc Unless the Company is geared to budget, of say plus $250,000 annually, it is probably not necessary to mention. Enclosed herewith is a copy of Vincent Perry's Jackling Lecture on Breccia Pipes. Interestingly enough, this is basically a more detailed account of work started by Perry in the early 1930's. It is also covered in the AIME Volume called ""Ore Deposits of the Western States"", page 701, ""Applied Geology at Cananea"", by V. D. Perry. I shall be away from the office all of next week and returning November 8. Again, many thanks for securing information at the Hermesillo Meeting. Best Regards. Sincerely yours, Weston Bourret Vice President WB/nam Enclosure - as mentioned above November 3, 1971 Mr. Philip B. Dettmer Mineral & Metallurgical Consultant Apdo Postal 31-243 Guadalajara 5, Jalisco Mexico Dear Phil: Wes is out of town this week and I am writing immediately to acknowledge receipt of your report. The Information is ""right on""--as they say these days, and I am incorporating it in Wes's report which is now in final editing. A few days ago, I sent you the final articles on electric steel technology that complete the first set I sent you about a month ago. I hope you have found them interesting, though probably not new to you. I am sure Wes will write you further upon his return. All the best, Yours sincerely, Hugh Douglas Manager Mineral Planning HD/nam Mex.
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Each summer, a select group of highly motivated, talented undergraduates work side-by-side with faculty from the six natural science departments at Loyola to conduct research in the students' area of interest. Typically, 10-12 students are selected for the program each year, and the students have the opportunity to be engaged in research, seminars, journal clubs and social activities. For many students, a Hauber Fellowship has been a stepping stone to campus and national awards (e.g., Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium, Goldwater Scholarship), co-authors on presentations and/or manuscripts, and entry into professional or graduate school.
The Hauber Fellowship program has been very popular both among students and faculty. The program runs for 10 weeks in the summer. Students gain valuable experience while engaged in research in their discipline while faculty obtain assistance with their work and the pleasure of working directly with students. All Hauber Fellows and their mentors meet for lunch once a week. During these lunch meetings, one of the faculty and their student(s) present an overview of their research. The faculty member speaks for 20 minutes describing the context of the student's research and then the student speaks for another 20 minutes about their particular research. At the end of the summer each student is required to submit a written report. In the fall, each student participates in a poster symposium which provides the Loyola community with an opportunity to learn of their summer research. Depending on the outcome of their research, students are encouraged to submit their work for publication and a number of students have successfully published their work.
Applications for a Hauber Fellowship are made in the spring semester, usually mid-to-late February. Application forms will be available in each science department office by contacting the appropriate program assistant (Biology: Ms. Theresa Cancila, firstname.lastname@example.com).
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In the summer of 1988, Loyola began supporting the first group of Hauber Fellows to participate in faculty sponsored research in the areas of biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematical sciences and engineering science. These fellowships were established in honor of Father Edward S. Hauber, S.J., who taught chemistry at Loyola from 1942-1966. While chairman of the chemistry department, Fr. Hauber obtained funds to support summer research for chemistry majors. After Fr. Hauber's death in 1985, it was decided that additional funds be solicited to support summer research in the other sciences as well. Through the contributions of graduates, faculty, students and friends, sufficient funds were obtained to support six students each summer. Additional students have been supported with funds from grants from agencies such as the N.S.F. and the Research Corporation.


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The Member States working groups, on one hand, and of the cultural sector, on the other, have had their very first meetings since the pre-summer official launch of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) and of the the Structured Dialogue platforms. Even if the working themes of the OMC and those of civil society do not always match perfectly, the representatives of the chosen cultural organisations hope that the process will allow them over time to reinforce the voice of the cultural players in Europe and lead to a better recognition of the claims of these actors by European decision makers.
The Council of Ministers endorsed in November 2007 the European Commission's proposal to use the Open Method of Coordination in the field of cultural policy. A work plan[.pdf] detailing the areas that will be looked at was then adopted by the same Council in May 2008.Five working groups, made up of experts nominated by the Member States, have already met or will meet very shortly. These working groups will look at the following issues:
Each group will have to provide a mid-term report by July 2009 and a final report in 2010. For more information please see the EC Culture portal.The two new platforms for civil society, set up at the initiative of the European Commission, have also decided to organise their work in thematic sub groups. The 'Access to Culture' Platform has three sub-groups:
The 'Cultural and Creative Industries' Platform has five sub groups:
For more information and to consult the list of participating organisations, please see the EC Culture portal.
The participative process in which manifold organisations shaped the voice of European civil society for Intercultural Dialogue is about to present its results: The Rainbow Paper will be on-line for endorsement in a few days' time. It proposes a 5-step path from intercultural challenges to interculturalism and makes 5 sets of recommendations: on educating and building institutional capacity for Intercultural Dialogue, on monitoring for sustained policies, mobilising across boundaries, and resourcing of Intercultural Dialogue. Watch www.rainbowplatform.org!
Organisations ready to endorse the Rainbow Paper will be eligible to become members of the Platform as an association - its legal establishment is underway. The first General Assembly will take place on 11th November in Stockholm. The Platform's work plan for 2009 will be a key agenda point. Save the date! The Assembly will take place in conjunction with the Nordic Conference on Intercultural Dialogue, Stockholm, 12-13 November, organised by the Swedish Ministry of Culture. Platform participants are welcome to stay on.
The 'European Heritage label' was conceived to enhance certain landmarks and key sites of European Heritage. This is done by organising them within a network as to offer improved cultural education and visitor information in different languages whilst promoting European creativity. The longer-term aim is to build a project where all 27 Member States play a role. The goal is to provide Europeans with a better awareness of their common heritage and improve the appeal of Europe as a visitor destination, boosting economic development. The Ministers stated that differences in national law and limited cooperation between the Member States where being exploited by criminal networks trafficking in cultural artefacts. The Ministers agreed that the European Union could bring an added value to this field. The interconnection of national electronic databases recording stolen cultural artefacts is to be expanded to include all 27 Member States in the next months.The Ministers for audiovisual affairs discussed the revision of the 'Telecommunications Package', the Community's regulatory framework governing electronic communication. The need to retain the balance between economic constraints and public-interest objectives such as media pluralism, cultural and linguistic diversity, and land-use planning was emphasised during the meeting.The importance of protecting copyright and related rights was reiterated because of the threats posed not only to the future of the creative industries but equally to the electronic operators who are to become the likely distributors of the works. To improve consumer information on copyrights issues regarding internet broadcasts, the Ministers believe that piracy should be targeted as a danger to creativity and cultural diversity. This statement was completed by affirming that to combat piracy a more attractive range of cultural products must be developed in a way that is legally accessible to consumers…Visit the French presidency official website: www.ue2008.fr
Slovakia's first European Capital of Culture will be Košice, the second largest city after the capital, Bratislava. This victory did not benefit Lyon, the French city with which Košice had formed an unprecedented alliance between candidate cities. In the end, it was the famous Mediterranean hub of Marseilles that was selected by the panel a few days later. Košice is endowed with a rich history and the city counts on the event to engrave Košice among other well-known cities or regions that are part of European consciousness. The 'Interface' project revolves around the transformation of industrial and military zones into a stimulating environment and infrastructure for creative industries. Bringing culture to the city's periphery and stimulating exchanges between Eastern and Western Europe are the main features of a project that also boasts environmentally sound credentials. The city estimates an increased investment of about 2.4 billion crowns (80 million euro) with regard to project's implementation, with structural funds accounting for 53%.Robert Scott, chair of the selection panel, praised the Marseilles project for being remarkably successful in striking the balance between cultural quality, political engagement and economical support. Bernard Latarjet, the head of the Marseilles 2013 team, told French newspaper "Le Monde" that the project starts with: "A very simple idea […] The real cultural issues for Europe are migration, racism, male-female relations, religions and ecology. Marseilles is on the forefront of the fault lines of this planet. There is no more cosmopolitan city to be found. Of the four [French] candidate cities, it needs the label of European cultural capital most and can serve Europe better than the others." Košice 2013: www.kosice13.skMarseille 2013: www.marseille-provence2013.frFollowing Liverpool and Stavanger (Norway) this year, the next Capitals of Culture will be: Linz (Austria) and Vilnius (Lithuania) in 2009, Essen (Germany), Pécs (Hungary) and Istanbul in 2010, Turku (Finland) and Tallin (Estonia) in 2011.
The 'back to school' agenda of the CULT (Education and Culture) Committee was very busy: three opinions to be voted through, three projects to be examined and three public hearings. The relevant information for the cultural sector is included in the opinion on the 2009 budget. The annual EU budget is adopted after a lengthy and complex procedure involving all three European institutions. First the Commission draws up a pre-budget plan, which is submitted to the European Council. The Council has a first reading on the basis of the pre-budget and sends it to the European Parliament. The Parliament then gives it opinion on the first reading and sends it back to the Council for a second reading. The Council finally has to seek an overall agreement with the Parliament, which can either accept or reject the budget at its second reading.
Upstream of this procedure are the Parliamentary Committee opinions, which serve to prepare the ground for the Parliament's first reading. Each Parliamentary Committee elaborates an opinion on the budget lines, which relate to their areas of work. Thus, the Education and Culture Committee gives an opinion on all budgetary provisions relating to culture, education, audiovisual, citizenship, youth and new technologies. This opinion is thereafter sent to the Budget Committee, which gathers together all the opinions of the Committees, examines them and based on these views, often with modifications, elaborates a general budget project, which is discussed and then adopted in Plenary Session. This becomes the First Parliamentary Reading. In their opinion on the 2009 budget the CULT MEPs restated their desire to develop the financial resources and activities in favour of culture, citizenship, education and communication. As regards culture, this commitment translates into an addition to the framework programmes for 'Educational and life long training' and 'Culture' with the following reference: 'These actions and programmes should strive to strengthen intercultural dialogue'.
The pilot project for artist mobility also continues to receive the support of the MEPs. In effect they requested in their opinion that the third section (the creation of an artists' mobility fund) be set up in 2009. Additionally, the opinion proposed two further pilot projects for 2009: 'Cultural Route of Roma Culture and Heritage' and 'EU contribution to the UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions'.
However we need to wait for the Budget Committee response before we know if these proposals have been accepted as they may still be changed, adopted or rejected. Results are scheduled for October. The MEPs meeting then moved on to interesting exchange of views for the cultural sector. The first concerned digital on-line content and the issue of intellectual property. The Parliament invited two speakers to put forward views on the forthcoming Parliamentary and Council recommendations on 'creative content on line', which are the prolongation of the Commission Communication of the 03 January 2008. Mr Vervood, the director general of Buma Stemra, a company which looks after author's rights in the Netherlands, called on the MEP's to use the recommendation to counter the previous recommendation of October 2005 that looked at the issue of collective cross-border management of copyright and related rights for legitimate online music services.
Although the first evaluation of the recommendation adopted by the commission showed evidence of a certain positive effect in the on-line music sector, the speaker chose to underline the devastating effect on cultural diversity. In reality, the recommendation permitted the signing of exclusive contracts with three large European companies dealing with authors' rights. These contracts tend to privilege the more commercial and profitable musical repertoires and may lead to the disappearance of the smaller organisations that deal with authors' rights. This phenomenon could have negative repercussions on artist remuneration and independent creators, and indeed be a threat to cultural diversity in Europe. Madame Echerer requested that the recommendation allow for more equitable competition between these companies in order to avoid exclusive contracts. She recognised the importance of opening up the market but she also expressed a hope that this liberalisation might be controlled. The MEPs showed lively interest in the debate while recognising the difficulty of actually legislating in the area. The report will be examined during the next Parliamentary Committee.
The second hearing took place in the framework of an agreement between the Presidents of both the European Parliament and the Assembly of the Council of Europe, which aims to reinforce institutional relations. The CULT committee met with three national parliamentarians who sit on the Committee for Culture, Science and Education of the Assembly of the Council of Europe. The three speakers demonstrated how pertinent recent work in their own committee is to the questions being examined in the European Parliament Committee: these include issues such as cultural heritage, intercultural dialogue, education, media etc. Anne Brasseur, president of the Council of Europe Committee, listed a number of projects currently running in the areas of electronic media, artistic education, the teaching of history in conflict zones, funding for radio etc… The national parliamentarians who sit in the Council of Europe Assembly (as well as the MEPs) expressed their pleasure at this joint initiative for closer collaboration between the two institutions, although from a practical point of view the perspectives for closer collaboration are at best uncertain.The final hearing brought together five experts from intercultural schools all over Europe. In turn they presented their experiences, their vision and examples of best practice in the field. These examples showed the importance of:
The challenge for Europe is now to apply these good practices elsewhere in Europe. The European Commission has stated an urgent need for Members States to reform their educational systems in depth so that they can thereafter integrate these kinds of practices.
The non-profit sector (i.e. civil society organisations, not for profit bodies, charities and associations, including of course the not for profit cultural sector) is growing in most European countries and as a result employs a considerable number of the national workforce in some EU Member States. Despite this, little is known about its contribution to the economy, and overall European statistics for the sector are still hard to find. The subject was discussed in detail at an EPC-King Baudouin Foundation Policy Dialogue organised in cooperation with the Association of Voluntary Service Organisations (AVSO). The overall message is that "the EU must 'get serious' about ensuring that civil society's economic contribution is recognised and all Member States - and Eurostat - should produce 'satellite accounts' to measure its economic value". Following the above mentioned event, CEDAG and ECAS jointly sent a letter to Commission President Barroso asking the European Commission to ensure that the economic value of the non-profit sector is taken into account and visible in Eurostat and national data. The response from the European Commission remains vague and points at the need for further research in order to establish criteria that could help produce comparable data.Cultural operators will remember that the same lack of interest (and indeed a lack of developed research tools and expertise) was also the case in the cultural sector for many years. This situation is now being remedied with many European Member States producing detailed research into the economic impact of the cultural sector. In general, it should be noted, that this impact is seen more in terms of the for-profit cultural sector, or the secondary economic impacts on the economy (tourism, jobs etc). At the European level the interest remains focused on the creative industries, partly because their impact is easier to measure.
On the 21 May, the Civil Society Contact Group organised in Brussels a NGO lunch debate on the subject of the income sources of the future EU budget. In the context of the EU budget review and the related online public consultation, this debate addressed in an accessible way the central question of resourcing the European project. The Contact Group produced an interesting report on the debate.
An introductory briefing looked at where the EU money currently comes from and what alternative
sources are being discussed. Claire Roumet, Secretary General of the European Liaison Committee for Social Housing (CECODHAS), spoke about the inequality of provision for the most disadvantaged inherent in consumption based tax revenues (otherwise known as Value Added Tax - VAT) instead of wealth-based taxation. Pendo Maro of the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) explained their desire for earmarked environmental taxation. The EEB also proposes to install an Open Method of Coordination (i.e. the best practice exchange and coordination in areas where there is no European competency) in the field of environmental taxation, to respect the great variety of Member State systems.
Cultural organisations might like to note that an improvement to the overall financing of the EU would, in theory, lead to more transparency, and perhaps increased funds for cultural projects. In any case, a better understanding of the financing mechanism of the institutions is an inevitable first step towards a better funding partnership in the future.
Consult the full report of the lunch debate here.
Culture Action Europe will be actively following the campaign for the European Parliament Elections in 2009, in order to influence European policy at its coalface. In the meantime, Euractiv has published a comprehensive policy summary on the European Elections 2009.
Euractiv policy summary includes the following chapters:• 2009 election: With or without the Lisbon Treaty?• Analysing the decline in voter turnout• Strategies to re-engage European votersThe EU Civil Society Contact Group is itself currently preparing a European elections toolkit for public interest organisations at local and national level which will outline the European Parliaments composition, powers and working methods, suggest some ideas on how to mobilize voters and engage with candidates.Find the Euractiv policy summary here.
The European Civic Forum organised a major event in La Rochelle to bring together citizens and association leaders from all over the European Union. The meeting that gathered almost a thousand citizens and association leaders from the 27 Member States was organised with the support of the European Commission as a high-profile event in the "Europe for Citizens" programme. The three days were full of debates, encounters and ideas. One of the more interesting interventions was by ECAS, whose president gave a challenging speech on the issue of the formal 'compacts' or agreements between civil society actors and national governments. ECAS made a powerful case for a more formal European compact, arguing for this as a flexible and enforceable way to clarify expectations and relationships at the European level. For more information on the meeting: www.civic-forum.eu
Pearle sent a letter to Vice president Barrot regarding the difficulties for European performers to obtain a work permit and visa if they want to perform in the USA. This is a topic within a framework of actions that Pearle undertakes to facilitate mobility and to draw the attention of the EU to the particularities of the performing arts sector. Read the letter on the Pearle website.
The European Festivals Association launched FestFlash. This monthly newsletter highlights exceptional cases of festivals celebrating intercultural dialogue. In Ljubljana, during the opening of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, festivals signed a Declaration to engage in the process of enhancing intercultural dialogue. The FestFlash shows how the Arts Festivals' Declaration on Intercultural Dialogue is brought to life. Read the July issue and the August Issue.
Kunstenaars&CO is a special organisation in the Netherlands. With the law on the income of artists as a starting point, it has grown to becoming an organisation specialised in building bridges between artists and society, a subject near to the EU Cultural policy. Kunstenaars&CO works with artists from all disciplines and has many examples of good practice where art functions as catalyst for change. The link to the description of their work is: www.kunstenaarsenco.nl/english/
The 21st European Meeting of Cultural Journals is organized by the European network of cultural journals, Eurozine, and its French partners Sens Public, Multitudes and Esprit, in cooperation with Ent'revues. Over a hundred editors and intellectuals from Europe's leading cultural journals will participate in this event and explore themes related to multilingualism in Europe. For further information: www.eurozine.com or www.xwords.fr
In a time of unprecedented changes in higher arts education, the 10th ELIA Biennial conference will address many major developments and challenges. The programme includes a keynote speech by leading theatre director Peter Sellars, and various symposia (see topics). New to this 10th Biennial are the sessions on fashion, opera & musical theatre, and international relations. The physical centre of the conference will be a tent in the heart of the city that houses the interactive forum. Go to www.eliabiennial.org or register here.
EJO will be fronted in 2009 by the legendary Peter Herbolzheimer and will give concerts in Denmark, Poland, Czech Rep., Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania. EJO is supported by the EU-commission and Swinging Europe. The Jazz Producers Network of the European Broadcasting Union has been producing EJO every year since 1998. For more information.
The Cultural Economy (680 pages), the second volume in the 'Cultures and Globalization Series' co-edited by Culture Action Europe's President, Yudhishthir Raj Isar, has just been published by SAGE Publications. The volume provides a thoughtful and comprehensive international overview of the complex 'cultural industries landscape. For more information, click here.
The North-Pas de Calais Region organises the conference « Industries, Culture and Innovation » in co-operation with the Relais Culture Europe and Ars Industrialis during the French Presidency period and right before the European Year of Creativity and Innovation, in the National Studio of Arts. The conference will bring together European people from politics and economy in to develop new strategies and interfaces between territories and decision-makers. More information on www.lead-network.org


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NEW ORLEANS — At first, it looked as if San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith wanted to zone everything out, donning big black headphones as the media converged on him.
But to his credit, Smith took the headphones off, stood in the same spot in the Superdome for nearly an hour during media day on Tuesday and answered question after question about becoming Colin Kaepernick's backup.
"I'm not going to lie about any of that," said Smith, who lost his starting job, despite a 104.1 passer rating, after suffering a concussion on Nov. 11. "[It's been] tough at times, for sure, tough to accept, tough to watch, but we're in the Super Bowl. This has been an amazing experience. It's a great team. I love being a part of it."
Praise has poured in for Smith.
San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh said that Smith coaches Kaepernick more than he does, while teammates have continuously pointed to his leadership.
"Alex is a class guy," tight end Vernon Davis said.
"He would never want a distraction to separate this team," guard Alex Boone said.
"[Smith] has taken this and handled it super well and amazing," tackle Joe Staley said.
It was reported that Smith would ask to be released after Super Bowl XLVII, but he dismissed it.
"I don't know where this stuff comes from," said Smith, the No. 1 overall pick in 2005. "That stuff can wait. There is plenty of time for that in a week."
All Smith wants to focus on is getting Kaepernick ready and being ready himself should he be called on to play.
"He has done everything he can to help me and help this team," Kaepernick said.
Kaepernick's meteoric rise is one of the Super Bowl's biggest
story lines. But Smith's contributions shouldn't be ignored, his teammates say.
"What's been unique to me and what I think has been cool is that the dynamic of the [quarterbacks] room hasn't changed going back to Week 1 and going back to Week 11 when there was this 'controversy' going on," said third-string quarterback Scott Tolzien, who went to Fremd and Wisconsin.
"[Smith] wants to be the starter. He's voiced that. I think people appreciate that. … He's competitive like all of us, but at the same time, it doesn't change how he prepares and how he helps his teammates out.
"He's been an extra set of eyes. I feel like we have an advantage. It's like having another coach in our meeting room, on the practice field and on game day. He's a really, really good football mind. He's a real asset."