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The Camera I-O (Insert-Outsert) is designed to help you carry your DSLR body, several lenses, an external flash, and accessories. Originally conceived as a padded insert to be added to our Brain Bag backpack (the Camera I-O also fits in the Super Ego, Empire Builder, ID, and Aeronaut), we've added features so it can also be used as a great, stand-alone, shoot-from-the-hip photo bag.
The front and back of the Camera I-O are made of .25" / 6 mm thick closed-cell foam laminated to an exterior of Durastretch 520Q (a nylon/Cordura®/Lycra® blend) and an interior of hook-compatible brushed tricot. The sides and bottom are 1000 denier Cordura® lined with the same .25" / 6 mm foam and brushed tricot.
Included with the Camera I-O are four padded dividers designed to allow you to optimize and organize the space inside the bag based on what gear you will carry. The dividers are padded with .25" closed-cell foam with an exterior of bright silver 500 denier Cordura® to help you more easily see all that black camera gear inside the bag, and they attach to the interior walls of the Camera I-O with ubiquitous hook/loop fasteners. The smaller two dividers are simple rectangles, pretty much similar in function to the myriad of padded dividers one gets with any camera bag these days — use them to create smaller padded cubbies within the I-O for lenses, flashes, etc. The two tall dividers are a bit different than you might expect, with three unique features: first, when positioned within the I-O, their wedge shape creates some slack at the top so that when you need to flex the sides and open the I-O from the top, you won't tear the hook and loop fasteners apart; second, they are designed so that you can fold the bottom ends up, allowing you to create a shorter compartment either suspended from the top or dropped down to the bottom of the I-O; last, these dividers have padded dog-ears at the top that flop over to protect your lenses (or whatever you put in there). Again, the interior of the Camera I-O is hook-compatible material, so that you can use dividers from other manufacturers as well.
Also included with the Camera I-O is a padded, removable lid system. When traveling from location to location with the Camera I-O inside our Brain Bag or other bag, the lid system is a great way to add an extra level of protection for your gear; when using the I-O on its own, the lids will help keep dust, dirt, and light precipitation out. The lid system consists of two separate lids, both made of black 500 denier Cordura® and padded with .25" / 6 mm closed-cell foam. The two lids fold over one another like the top of a cereal box and secure with four points of Aplix® hook and loop; the hook and loop closures are positioned diagonally and only engage (or overlap) at their vertices, so the lid stays shut but it doesn't take much effort to open it. The position of the hook and loop fasteners allows them to engage when the lids are at any angle and even when the I-O is bulged and overfilled. If you require quicker and/or silent access to your gear, you can simply flop the two lids down in the opposite order and the hook and loop won't engage at all. Alternately, you may choose to remove the lids entirely — they use 1" wide Aplix® to attach to the inside upper edge of the I-O.
Using the Camera I-O as an Insert: The Camera I-O keeps your photo gear organized and protected inside another bag as you travel; it features the same webbing loops on its back as our Brain Cell laptop case, allowing you to clip it securely inside either compartment of our Brain Bag, or in the main compartment of our Super Ego, Empire Builder, and ID. (The Camera I-O will also fit inside the main compartment of the Aeronaut but it won't clip in.) And, of course, you can use the Camera I-O inside any non-TOM BIHN bag big enough to accommodate it. The Camera I-O features comfortable PORON® foam padded handles so you can get a good grip when you're pulling it out of another bag. (While the Camera
Using the Camera I-O as an Outsert: The Camera I-O's PORON® foam padded handles allow you to carry the bag comfortably. Shoulder strap attachment points — designed by Tom, custom-molded for us in Georgia (United States, not the other one), and tested to 250 pounds (each) — allow you to clip on the optional Standard or Absolute Shoulder Straps. Carry a travel tripod or lighting gear? Down the sides and across the bottom of the I-O is a daisy chain of 1" nylon webbing, allowing you to use Annex Clips to attach one or more of our Tripod - Lighting Kit Quivers, which are available in two sizes: 360 mm ($40) and 520 mm ($45). The Quivers can be clipped to the sides or bottom of the Camera I-O, carried on their own with an optional shoulder strap, or packed inside a larger bag. We call them "Quivers" because Tom's brother Dan, who helped develop the Camera
|Exterior bottom and sides: 1000 denier Cordura® nylon fabric
Exterior front and back: custom-made Durastretch 520Q (a nylon/Cordura®/Lycra® blend — has the stretch needed for the lamination/molding process)
|.25" / 6 mm closed-cell foam padding
|Interior of hook-compatible brushed tricot
|Removable/repositionable dividers made of 500 denier Cordura® with .25" / 6 mm closed-cell foam padding
|PORON® foam padded handles
|100% finished seams
|30+ reinforcing bar tacks
|Made in USA
|Dimensions: 14" x 11.75" x 3.75" / 355 x 300 x 95 mm
|Weight: 1 lb 4 oz / 565 grams
|Volume: 610 cubic inches / 10 liters (ASTM Standard Measure)
|Included: Four removable/repositionable dividers (two tall, two small) and the removable lid
As reviewed by Phil Thornton of Phindy Studios, Nashville Wedding Photographers:
"The camera insert is a simple, genius and modular solution. It basically lets you create a custom camera bag system to fit your needs. Below is a quick �what�s in my bag� shot of the insert paired with my Tom Bihn Brain Bag backpack, love it! The camera insert securely holds your camera bodies and lenses and then slides into the backpack. Tom Bihn also has a great assortment of smaller bags and pouches that keep everything nice and organized." Read the full review.
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A Review/Narrative from a Tom Bihn Fanatic (...a Camera Insert Review)
"When we eventually arrived at the Hoover Dam, we decided it would be an exceptionally awesome idea to go out onto the pedestrian part of the new Pat Tillman Bridge and take pictures looking back onto the Hoover Dam. I didn�t want to take my Super Ego loaded with my computing devices—so I just took the [Camera I-O] Insert as a stand-alone with an Absolute Strap attached (the Absolute Strap is probably overkill—the standard strap that comes with the Ristretto or Cadet would work great for this).
After the lovely time taking pictures on the bridge that is absurdly high over the Colorado River (around 900 feet above the water,) we went down to the Dam area. As it turns out, there is in fact a bag size limit posted near the parking lots. This got me sort of worried, as the Camera Insert was only slightly bigger than it—but then I saw a guy coming out of the tour with a backpack on. Still—I chose just to use the Camera Insert to bypass any issues.
The result: I was able to take about 400 pictures with relative ease and not having a huge weight on my back, all while having my camera equipment protected and with me." — posted by misterN
Camera I/O + Tripod Quiver + Brain Bag photos & review
"Tom Bihn's Camera I/O is yet another perfect example of what Tom and company do best - versatility and durability contained within a well-planned, executed, clean, and minimally designed product. The Camera I/O functions as its own camera bag as well as a padded insert for my Brain Bag. My job and travel schedule require rugged, durable gear that doesn't mind being picked up, set down, swung around, walking, running, being shoved under airplane seats, and stuffed in whatever open corners I can find. The Camera I/O is padded insurance for my gear. Prior to this, I wrapped my Canon 7D body in a spare hoodie and stuffed my lenses in winter boot socks when I traveled. Sure, I probably could have found another insert or padded case, but why sell myself short of what my bag setup actually needed? Something designed specifically for it, designed specifically for me." — posted by leviathan
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For the second year, Havelock will be offering plots to local residents in the Splinterville Community Garden at the Walter B. Jones Park.
So far, 11 gardeners have signed up, with 32 plots still available.
"Last year it went really well. Overall the response was pretty good," said Diane Miller, the city's information officer, who had two of the plots herself. "I had an extremely productive garden last year. I fed everybody in this building with vegetables last year. The dirt is really good."
Gardeners grew a variety of vegetables including squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, watermelons, cantaloupe, herbs, pumpkins, gourds, beans, eggplant and peas. As fall came, they turned to collards, broccoli, kale and potatoes. Some just grew flowers.
"We encouraged people to plant marigolds at the edge of their plots because it attracted bees and encouraged pollination," Miller said.
Last year, rain was so frequent that weeds became a problem, Miller said, but this year, the gardeners will be allowed to use herbicides and pesticides on their own plots as opposed to last year.
Another thing that is new this year is the city got a $2,000 grant to erect a small shed at the garden so people don't have to bring their hoses and other tools each time they come to tend their plots. The shed will be locked with gardeners receiving a key. The shed is currently being designed and will be erected soon.
"This is a good opportunity for people who would otherwise not be able to garden," Miller said.
Many of the participants are military and live in apartments or other situations where either there is no land or no sunlight. The community garden gives them an opportunity to see if they have a green thumb, Miller said. Many of last year's plot tenders were families who used the garden as a fun experience for the children.
"A lot of last year's gardeners learned what worked and what didn't," Miller said.
There are 10- by 10-foot plots available for $20 for the year and 10 by 20-foot plots available for $30. Gardeners are asked to sign a basic agreement to participate, and rules are available online at the city's website at www.havelocknc.us. For more details, call 444-6400.


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"He said it was going to take two days for him to fix it, but mold, a big hole, the floor -- that takes more than two days," Robinson said.
She said the work never took place, and after several weeks, she asked Bohra for her money back. She said he refused to and now he won't answer the phone.
"He told me my money is gone and take him to court," Robinson said.
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Last week when FOX16 called Bohra, he hung up. Today, we went to his house but no answer.
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Dick Muir says the Springboks will play finals rugby against Samoa and that Morne Steyn has a campaign-defining role to play in South Africa's remaining matches.
There have been a number of rumours doing the rounds in the Bok camp over the last week. There was first talk that the Boks would 'throw' their final pool match to avoid facing Australia in the quarter-finals, talk that was refuted by technical adviser Rassie Erasmus.
Then there was a more subtle suggestion that the Boks would move away from their pragmatic game plan and favour a more expansive approach. The latter strategy would be implemented to ensure the Boks went into the play-offs without serious injuries incurred through an all-out-war of attrition at the gain line.
The Bok management has once again rubbished the rumours, and the make up of the match 22 certainly lends substance to their claims. On Wednesday, Muir pointed out that only the All Blacks are guaranteed a place in the next round. He confirmed that the Boks want to win Pool D and will be doing everything in their power to beat Samoa on Friday.
'It's a must win for us. We are looking at it as a knockout game,' said Muir.
'We came into this tournament underdone and what's been great about this pool is that it's been as physical as we anticipated. We've been able to rotate the squad and use a horses for courses policy, and I'm happy with what we've achieved.
'Obviously there are a few things, such as the tactical kicking, that we need to work on, but otherwise the physicality of these three clashes has been good for us.'
The Boks will aim to impose themselves at the set-pieces, collisions and breakdowns, and their backs will also look to contain the more explosive members of the Samoa backline. Spectators can expect a series of high-hanging kicks from the Bok 9 and 10 in this match and indeed in every other match between now and the end of their campaign.
Muir intimated that if the game plan is executed correctly, the South Africans will accumulate points. While the Boks have a number of attacking players at their disposal, they employ a pattern that relies on their best goal-kicker, Morne Steyn, to score points. Muir said the management's preferred No 10 will be pivotal to the Boks' success on Friday and in next week's probable quarter-final against Australia.
'We took a view a while back that kicking accuracy was going to be important in this tournament. We saw how Morne performed against Namibia last week, it was an exceptional effort and that's the standard we expect from him. Goal-kicking is going to be key going into the tight games.'
In July, Butch James was the selectors' favourite to wear the No 10 jersey at the World Cup, but after he missed a relatively easy penalty against the Wallabies in Durban, Steyn was reinstated. The Bulls' sharpshooter took his opportunity in the subsequent Test against the All Blacks, kicking all 18 of the Boks' points in a approach many hailed as a World Cup finals template.
Muir extolled the virtues of Steyn in the context of this game plan. He did mention James as a fallback option, but for now Steyn is the man in whom the coaches and selectors will place their faith.
'Butch has a World Cup winners medal around his neck. He has a huge amount of experience and is not the type of guy to get flustered in pressure situations, so we know we can call on him. He's been very competitive on the training field, and we believe he is ready.'
Jean de Villiers is another who was expected to start the big matches at this World Cup, but when he sustained an injury in the first pool match against Wales he unintentionally gave Frans Steyn a chance to make the position his own.
'Frans has shown that he's not just a kicker,' said Muir, who gave Steyn his big break at the Sharks in 2006. 'He's a very special player with a lot of vision, he likes to play what's in front of him and if you can blend that into your structures you will have a dangerous player. He's got that extra X factor with the boot too, being able to kick it over from anywhere.
'He's been given a gap and he's taken it. It doesn't mean that he's the preferred No 12 for the rest of the tournament, but Jean is going to have to fight for his position. Jean will have an opportunity off the bench this week. He's also a player who we believe has a lot of the X-factor.'
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1st Annual CATS Cigar Festival &Op:Cigars For Warriors, Drew Estate sponsored After Hours Bash Short distance from San Antonio!
C.A.T.S. Cigars Aficionado Trades and Sales & Op: Cigars For Warriors
Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 2:00 PM - Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 2:00 AM (CDT)
1st Annual CATS Cigar Festival Sponsored by Drew Estates Cigars, Padron Cigars, Joya De Nicaragua and Famous Smokes, Special Guests; Cigar Rights of America and Op: Cigars For Warriors, Hosted by JoSabis
the Op:Cigars For Warriors, Drew Estate sponsored After Hours Bash in, San Antonio, Texas
Early Bird Tickets Go Off Sale May 14th. Otherwise you can purchase tickets at the Gate. You loose out on better price, lunch, and 1.5 hours of getting in earlier for Lunch.
Tickets can be Purchased at the front Gate the day of the Event at JoSabi's, but Cost is 75$, unless you have Active Duty Military Id or Retired Military ID, and Retired Medical ID it is 65$. IF it has NOT sold out.
VERY IMPORTANT: Early Bird Ticket Holders Get a FREE Lunch, $15 off Gate Price, and get in at 12:30 Pm instead of 2pm. Choiciest spots to make your Territory. CATS Fest, rewards, we DONT charge more for privaleges to buying early!!!!!! As always we go against the Mainstream way of doing things. If you have to cancell ticket(s) must be done on or prior to May 14th. On a case by case situation will cancellations be considered for refunds May 15th thrue May 24th.
On Mays 14: Last day to get Early Bird tickets, or refunds of tickets. I apologize for inconvience as contracts are all finalized on this date, per number of attendees
On May 24: at the Staybridge Suites starting at 5pm, for all Festival Attendees STAYING at there Hotel, there will be a welcoming Party, with FREE Cigars, Wine, Beer and Food.
On May 25: at 2pm the C.A.T.S. Festival begans. Come see our Cigar Celeberties:
Jonathan Drew of Drew Estates, First time in 13 years he has been to Texas!! Will bringing 5 of their prize winning cigars, a DE Cutter, and DE Hat for EVERY attendee!
Jorge Padron of Padron Cigars, extremely rare sighting of Padron's Principle Owner!! Will be bringing two of their prized Padron Cigars for each attendee!
Juan Ignacio Martinez Cuenca of JDN Cigars, Insanely Rare Sighting of JDNs Principle, and He will be bringing two of their prized cigars for each person attending!
Khuong the CIGAR MONSTER of Famous Smokes Cigars and cigarmonster.com Khuong Pham, is the Legendary "Cigar Monster" of Famous Smokes Will be bringing 5 of Famous' own blended cigars for each attendees!
Willie Herrera of Drew Estates joined Drew Estates in 2011. Came on board to add a Cuban influence to the company. He will be their to sign autographs and roll his Famous new cigar Herrera Esteli, for every person that comes by and see him!!! THIS IS A BONUS, his lines will be long, and hopefully everyone will be able to grab one. Main thing is to be able to get to meet him in person!!
For $60 you will be provided with a TON of FREE Cigars (from DE, Padron, Joya De Nicaragua, Famous Smokes, Outlaw Cigars,a DE Cutter, a DE Hat, Sick AKA Swag and FREE LUNCH. 5 Free Tickets to the CATS Fest Raffle, and another special small gift from me. Alchohol will be there for purchase ONLY.
IF you buy Gate Tickets, you pay $75, get in at 2pm, and NO Free Lunch.
Along with all the Insane amount of FREE goodies above, you will receive 5 FREE C.A.T.S. Fest Raffle Tickets!!!!
There will be TWO major Raffles happening during the evening, with TONS and TONS of prizes given away in both. The CATS Festival Drawing will start early so make sure to get there on time.
The Second Raffle is to Raise funds for the charity program Op: Cigars for Warriors, that the C.A.T.S. community fully supports. As you know by now Op:CFW ship thousands of cigars a month to our troops. The Op:CFW Raffle, you will purchase those tickets, 100% of the monies go to Op:CFW.
There will be three major events all in one weekend. The C.A.T.S. Welcoming Party hosted by Storm Boen, the Drew Estate Ambassadors and Staybridge Suites, the C.A.T.S. Festival, and the Op:CFW After Hours Bash.
The Festival starts at 2pm thru 7pm, a short break for resting up for the Op:CFW After Hours Bash starts at 9pm thrue 2am. All through out the Festival there will be raffle drawings of some INCREDIBLE Prizes given away. At the Bash their will be a very SPECIAL Raffle that tickets can be purchased to raise monies for Op:CFW. There will be NO Cigars sold this year. This year is 100% about giving back to our Cigar Family!!!!! If you have the desire to spend money, there will be alchohol and a bunch of other very exciting specility booths that fellow CATS Members will be hosting. There will be live music at both the Festival and the Bash.
What is C.A.T.S.? CATS is a FB Group standing for Cigar Aficionados Trades and Sales. First of its kind, at the beginning went against ALL the cigars social media unsponken rules and continues to evolve and break all the rules!!! It is a unique place where the cigar smoker is ALWAYS First. Pure Comraderie, learning, understanding, trades, sales, contests, raffles, and insane amount of Bombs! Want to check it out click here and click request:
What is Op:CFW? Op: Cigars For Warriors is a program that was started May 1st that sends cigars and cigar related items to our Warriors in the US Military. This is our way to say in a small way THANK YOU for all you do for us. A way to let our men and women of the armed forces know that we still remember that they are out there in harms way and living usually in poverty level situations, all to defend our RIGHTS!! Since May 1st 2012 thru the end of Jan 2013 we will have almost sent 35k Premium cigars. We have over 40 Donation centers throughout the U.S. From Cigar Shops to other companies who are not even cigar related but fill passionate about our mission. Op:CFW is the only known legally Non Profit organization, with 501c3 filed. We have a full 10seat Board of Directors, Full By-laws, additonal 22 Members of Board, and 24 Event Cordinators. If you would like to learn more goto.
or you can goto the VERY active FB Forums and see current info:https://www.facebook.com/groups/cigarsforwarriors/
Retailors who would like to know how they can participate, please Contact Storm @ email@example.com. The sponsorhip slots are filling up VERY fast.
Things are changing daily for improvement. So check back regulary for updates. This will always be the minimum of what to expect!!!!
Must be 18+ to attend, NO EXCEPTIONS.
Jonathon Drew one of the most beloved and followed in the tobacco world, will be one of the BIG Headliners of the C.A.T.S. Festival 2013! He will not only be bringing his crew, The Dirty Fabien Zeigler, the Legendary Blender Willie Herrera, the man with the plan Selim Hanono, he will also be bringing the WHOLE Drew Estate Ambassadors, and just to top that off, he will be bring for each person Attending TONS of cigars, a DE cutter and a DE Hat. Jonathon Drew is one of the most Dynamic and Charismatic people in all of the Tobacco Industry. He genuine concern for his consumers is unheard of and his love for the troops our Warriors in unmatched. For these reasons and many more, he has easily if not the largest, one of the largest followings in the whole world. He has not been in Texas in over a Decade, so this will be for many people a once in a lifetime opportunity. He is so excited about getting back to Texas and San Antonio that he and his family will be vacationing during his stay, despite his insane schedule. That is Love!
One of my favorite interview comments he makes about Drew Estate, while interviewing with Cigar.com which describes Drew Estate the best for me, is as Follows:
Drew Estate is an "artisanal workshop." I don't "contract manufacture" my cigars in "other people's factories," or claim to have "sub factories in factories." We like to get our hands dirty, experiment, simplify, complicate, and then do it all over again. I think that it was Socrates who explained the Thesis, Antithesis, and Synthesis philosophy. Again, you've got to destroy to rebuild. It's hard for me to predict the future of Drew Estate in terms of the blends because we are not led around by some clueless board of directors who just want to hit sales numbers. We create what inspires us. Having the correct strategic partners on the growing side is always the wild card
This is from Jorge Padron, it is an extremely inspirational story of origins, do yourself a favor and take time to read it:
IN 1962, I ARRIVED IN MIAMI, AN UNKNOWN CITY IN A FOREIGN LAND. I had to start from zero. At first, I received $60 monthly, as government aid given to Cuban refugees. I was thirty-six years old, strong, and in good health. Every time I cashed that check, I felt like a parasite of the country that had taken me in. For many days, I looked for a job and did not find one. Every night, I went home and thought of the future. I was determined to do something so that I could support my family. One day, Raul Fernandez, a friend who worked in the Cuban Refugee Office asked if I had any carpentry skills. I said I did. He gave me a gift – a small hammer – which he asked me to put to good use. The hammer made me feel I had the necessary tool to become self-sufficient and not depend on a government hand-out. During the days, I worked as a gardener. At nights, I did carpentry with the hammer. My dream was to save enough money to open a factory to make great cigars, like the ones we used to smoke in Cuba. Through a lot of sacrifice and hard work, I managed to save $600 - money I made working with the hammer. With that, I made my dream come true and opened Padrón Cigars in 1964. I still have the hammer as a reminder of how it all started. More than forty years later…The hammer is still here and so is Padrón Cigars, the brand the hammer helped build.
– Jose Orlando Padrón 1964-2006
As a boy, my father would show me a small, old hammer and tell me how it had changed his life. We, his children, grew up hearing the story of el martillito, the little hammer. It became a tradition which we now tell our children. The hammer represents the dedication and hard work that went into building Padrón Cigars. It reminds us of our roots and humble beginnings. It stands for tenacity, integrity, perseverance, commitment to quality…and much more. The hammer helped lay the foundation for what we are today. The hammer has a deep and special meaning for the Padrón Family. This is why we are sharing the story with you.
– Jorge Padrón
When PadrónTM is on the label, quality is a matter of family
On top of having the Gods of the Industry, Jonathan Drew, Jorge Padron, Jay Lundy, Tom Pohler, Khuong the Cigar Monster,
The Legend of the Industry, Willie Hererra of Drew Estate will be at the CATS Festival rolling his famous "Herrera Esteli" Cigars that were just recently released to the public to amazing success and outstanding Reviews. Easily one of the most guenuine people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Whether your desire is to shake his hand, sign some autographs, smoke one of his freshly rolled cigars for FREE or all of above, Willie is going to be more than happy to accommodate you.
Hope you are all excited as I am!! Going to be an absolute blast!!
Hope you are all excited as I am!! Going to be an absolute blast!!
Jorge Padron the President of Padron Cigars, will be one of our 3 big headliners at the C.A.T.S. Festival. Jorge and the Padron Family is synonymous with quality, dedication to family, employees, and to their clientele. Jorge got his start in the business from his dad, not because he was expected to, but because he wanted to, his love for the industry and leaf are par none. Jorge is highly educated with an MBA, and a hands on leader, who has earned the respect and loyalty from his employees and consumers alike. One of the few Cigar Manufactures that has year after year always grown, never taking a step back. "The philosophy of the company has been the same since day one: to produce quality products, and to concentrate on the quality of our products, rather than the quantity that we produced". Jorge has gone from literally living the upstairs room of the factory to being one of the most well known and highly respected men in the industry, yet has never forgotten his origins.
From Jonathon Drew:
MAY 25th WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE THE DAY FOR ALL CATS AND CFW TO COME OUT AND SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR ALL THEY HAVE DONE TO PROVIDE ALL OF US WITH THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. HIT UP THE FELLAS AND GET YOUR TICS NOW SO WE CAN PACK THIS HOUSE AND GET DOWN AD DIRTY. DON'T BE SCARED. DON'T BE SLOW. DON'T BE CALLING YOUR MAMAS AND ASKING PERMISSION. LETS GO CATS. LETS GO CFW.
VERY Excited to announce that on May 24th at the Staybridge Suites, for everyone who is staying there and coming to the Festival, are invited to go to the "Drew Estates Ambassadors Welcoming Party" hosted by Staybridge Suites. Rob Goodheart, Aaron Glogas, Tom Navarro, Mike Kavouras, Drew Brew, Kim Wotton. Will all be there as host, and a chance to meet everyone in a more intamate setting. There will be ofcourse FREE Drew Estate Cigars, Wine, Beer, and great food. There will be some SPECIAL Surprises that night, as well as a surprise guest or two!!! DONT MISS OUT!!
The Photo was taking last year at the DE Cigar Safari: The photo shows Rob Goodheart, Aaron Glogas, Tom Navarro, JD, Mike Kavouras (lime green shirt), Drew Brew, Kim Wotton and at the very right is Pedro Gomez. Pedro is not DEA ! but one HELL of a great guy!
VERY Excited to Announce that my good friend Teresa Merchant Will making an appearance at the C.A.T.S. Festival and Op:CFW After hours Bash!!! I been a fan of hers way before I dreamed up of CATS. Easily one of the best places to read the best cigar and Wine reviews there is, not to mention finding out about all the hottest events, and reading Tremendously insightful interviews. If you are not an avid reader of her Site, you are doing yourself a disfavor.
Thanks to the Lovely and Legendary Teresa Merchant, of SmokingHotCigarChick.com posted about the C.A.T.S. Festival http://smokinghotcigarchick.com/1st-annual-cats-cigar-festival-opcigars-for-warriors-drew-estate-sponsored-after-hours-bash
To buy Tickets: http://catsfestival.eventbrite.com/
VERY EXCITED to Announce that one of the biggest Legends of the industry, Juan Ignacio Martinez Cuenca, of the Jewel of Nicaragua, Joya De Nicaragua will be attending this years Festival. Joya De Nicaragua has a very Long rich and amazing history in the Cigar world and in the world in general. They are the Oldest Cigar Manufacturer in Nicaragua. The CyB, Cuenca y Blanco, was named #1 Cigar of the Year by Halfwheel, famous scale. Unlike many other scales, Halfwheel using a very scientific method to garner and translate data from every Top 25 scale that is published plus more importantly the actual Public's opinion.
VERY VERY Excited to ANNOUNCE that the I.P.C.P.R. will be Sponsoring CATS Festival and Op:CFW both!!!! They will be attending as one of our 4 VERY special Guests.
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association is the oldest, largest and most active trade association representing and assisting retail tobacconists. IPCPR members include retail stores throughout the world selling tobacco products and accessories (premium cigars, tobacco pipes, loose tobacco, cigar and pipe accessories and gift items) as well as manufacturers, distributors and service providers of high quality merchandise. Their Board of Directors, Members and Staff are fully committed to preserving the rights of adults to enjoy legal premium tobacco products!.
TRULY an Honor having them attending much less sponsoring the event! The WHOLE Texas Rustic Style Dinner will be Sponsored by IPCPR and on top of that, They are Donating a VERY VERY Generous donation of $1500 to Op: Cigars for Warriors. This will almost pay for a whole month of shipping for us, which is HUGE for us. Please help me thank them for their generosity. Very honored to have the 3 gentlemen attend. When you see them please help me thank them all.
Bill Spann, CEO
Dawn Conger, Senior Director of Associate Member Relationships
Kyle Whalen, Public Relations Manager
Cigar.com has stepped up BIG TIME and now they are one of our Platinum Sponsors!!! This means Ton more FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Cigars for every single person that comes to the Festival!! More Raffle Items. 5000 Cigars for our Troops, via Op:CFW!!! BEST News is Tina Cigar aka Tina Edwards and Kay Cigar, aka Kirsten Dintinger Will be representing them!!!!
From Tina:
I just got the most exciting news today from my boss just when I thought I couldn't love my job anymore than I already do! It turns out that we were able to figure some things out so that Cigar.com can REPRESENT at the first annual CATS Festival!
I started with Cigar.com about 3.5 years ago, and it has been a wonderful and exciting journey ever since. It's a place where we can be ourselves to our customers and make friends while we work! Some of the best friends I have made so far have been my fellow CATS members. I have witnessed the sense of community and bonded with everyone over our love of the leaf. I am so excited to finally get to meet some of you. Our newest team member, Kirsten will also be joining me. She has been in the cigar industry for several years herself and has recently blessed Cigar.com with her contagious smile and knowledge of cigars. We will both be there in May to meet you and spoil the heck out of you with some awesome cigars! Make sure to come say hello. Being from NC myself, it's going to be a joy to hang out somewhere that I don't get picked on for saying, "Ya'll" with side of "Yeehaw!!!!" See you in May!
Cigar.com has stepped up BIG TIME and now they are one of our Platinum Sponsors!!! This means Ton more FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Cigars for every single person that comes to the Festival!! More Raffle Items. 5000 Cigars for our Troops, via Op:CFW!!! BEST News is Tina Cigar aka Tina Edwards and Kay Cigar, aka Kirsten Dintinger Will be representing them!!!!
From Tina:
I just got the most exciting news today from my boss just when I thought I couldn't love my job anymore than I already do! It turns out that we were able to figure some things out so that Cigar.com can REPRESENT at the first annual CATS Festival!
I started with Cigar.com about 3.5 years ago, and it has been a wonderful and exciting journey ever since. It's a place where we can be ourselves to our customers and make friends while we work! Some of the best friends I have made so far have been my fellow CATS members. I have witnessed the sense of community and bonded with everyone over our love of the leaf. I am so excited to finally get to meet some of you. Our newest team member, Kirsten will also be joining me. She has been in the cigar industry for several years herself and has recently blessed Cigar.com with her contagious smile and knowledge of cigars. We will both be there in May to meet you and spoil the heck out of you with some awesome cigars! Make sure to come say hello. Being from NC myself, it's going to be a joy to hang out somewhere that I don't get picked on for saying, "Ya'll" with side of "Yeehaw!!!!" See you in May!
As Promised good news or Bad I would let you know.
Bad news is Juan Cuenca will not be able to make it this year because of a newly developed Family Obligation, he couldnt get out of.
GOOD NEWS: The Legendary Jose Blanco, the Professor of the Industry, has been able to change his schedule and will be representing Joya De Nicaragua instead!! While I'm sad that Jaun Cuenca cant make, Im VERY Excited that one of our own Jose Blanco will be able to!!
Jose is one of our BIGGEST and most aggressive Advocates for our Rights as Cigar smokers, on top of it, he has educated thousands up thousands of smokers with his tasting seminars that break down the elements of a cigar and give smokers a peek into the complexities of cigar blending. Jose is easily one of the smartest men in the whole of the industry!! His Love for the Military and Op: Cigars For Warriors is unmatched, on top of it, he is a devoted CATS Member since the very Beginning!!
NEWS!!!!!! March 23, 2012
There are two designs, the original Dirty CATS logo and the CATSFEST logo. Each logo is laser etched on and will be hand numbered at the bottom of the glass along with a COA. The pre-sale price is $16 each. The price will be increased at CATSFEST. So get your orders in!!!!!
Here's how to order:
Send payment via PayPal to firstname.lastname@example.com .MARK PAYMENT AS GIFT (trying to avoid fees) and email me at the email address above To confirm your order. PLEASE INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF EACH DESIGN YOU WANT!!!!!!! GLASSES WILL BE READY FOR YOU AT CATSFEST MAY 25th!!!
Contact me if you are attending CATSFEST and do not have a PayPal account. First come first serve at this time I will not be promising any numbers on the series. Last I would to thank MJZ for his help with the CATSFEST LOGO! And Mike @ Smokeshop Etch Art, for making these! Storm for his backing and blessing of this project!!!
Micah Taylor
This is brought to you from Micah Taylor and 100% backed and supported by Storm Boen
CATS Festival update:
As many of you know Staybridge Suites sold out. We have found another hotel willing to give us a pretty nice price break. Please share this with any friends who are wanting to go but need a room. Over the next week we hope to have a couple of more hotels. This one gave us a very nice price break which for a holiday weekend is nearly impossible. This hotel was just in the last 2 years completely renovated and is VERY close to the festival grounds, within 10 miles.
Hotel 6
114254 W Loop 1604 N
San Antonio Tx 78254
69$ for single bed 75$ for Double
Must call Monday, Tuesday or Friday mornings for this price
30 rooms available until April 30th
VERY Excited to announce that Thor Nielsen the owner and publisher of Cigar Press Magazine and family will be making to CATS Fest and Op:CFW After Hours Bash. As Many of you know Thor has been a member of CATS since the beginning and he is a HUGE Supporter of Op: Cigars For Warriors. His love for the troops is legendary. Most of here are devoted fans of Cigar Press, the magazine that gives it as it really is, not because outside pressures. Always a positive read, with some of the most amazaing photos of the year, throughout the Cigar world. MANY CATS members are in each of his issues. No Doubt there will many who make it this year to CATS Festival will be in issues to come. To think you could be memorialized forever on print. VERY exciting. He will have a booth as well giving away his latest issue for all to get a chance to read one of his legendary issues. Please Help me Thank him and the CP Family for all they are doing for CATS, CATS Festival and most importantly Op: CFW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get your tickets at: http://catsfestival.eventbrite.com/
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May 14, Midnight Central, is LAST CHANCE to get Early Bird tickets. Then your Stuck buying tickets at the Gate at 2pm.
Gates will Open at 1230 instead of 2pm. Booths will still open at 2pm. This is for EVERYONE who has bought the Early Bird Tickets ONLY. This way if You bought the Early Bird Ticket, I will buy each person, a Texas Style Lunch and Softdrink!!!!!!!!!!! If you buy tickets at Gate, you DONT get the dinner, and you pay $15 more, and You cant get in until 2pm. This way you can get in and claim your territory! SO instead of like normal Festivals, where you PAY alot more for these simple privileges, Its actually going to COST LESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get your Tickets at, catsfestival.eventbrite.com
Also wanted to throw Matthew John Zeigler love. This will be the Banner at the Festival!!! As always he did amazing job!!
CATS Fest update: If you have missed it Tommy Zman Zarzecki will be at the C.A.T.S. Festival on May 25th in San Antonio Texas!!!!!
You have Until May 14th to get your tickets.
Just a bit about Tommy that some of you didnt know!
Tommy 'Zman' Zarzecki
Tommy Z, is truly an obsessive enjoyer of life. Growing up in the bowels of northern New Jersey, parented by an eccentric Polish father and a neurotic Italian mother, what else could this man possibly be other than a humorist? Zman's a "real" guy – a throwback to a time when men were kings of the castle, and smoking a cigar in public didn't label you an outcast and a pariah. He's totally old – school, a down to earth guy – but when it comes to p.c. tyranny and nanny-state legislature, he'll draw his sword and swing for the fences. Tommy's gathered a faithful following as a longtime feature writer at Cigar Magazine and his testosterone laden FaceBook community, CROMAG NATION, is the last great bastion for Men's Men. And now Zman's newest gig pits him as the voice for the one and only Famous Smoke-Shop!
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Flew to Albuquerque NM on July 21st and took some pictures from about 20,000 feet over west Texas. The first shows many pivots and some very green crops. A little further west I saw these terraced fields and when I adjusted the exposure for the haze the colors really popped out. Does anyone know what is growing here? West of that I spotted these road networks and clearings. Looks like theses fields might be growing oil wells
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The velvet leaf is waist to chest high and the ragweeds are head high or more. The corn that you see in the field is volunteer.
Seeing the crops from the seat of a bicycle is a great way to get a bird's eye view. I found corn pollinating near Green Mountain. Evidence of flooding was all around the Iowa River near Tama. Last year during this ride I found a giant field of corn. This year, soybeans are back in full force—although many of the fields seemed a little yellow to my eye. From Tama to Tipton, I found a lot of late crops and flooded out areas were purely ugly. However, the range of fields is remarkable. Many areas seemed late, but there were some cornfields fully pollinated and well on track--even in the central and eastern area of Iowa.
Driving home through western Illinois, my windshield assessment deemed it a garden spot. As I wound back to central Illinois, I encountered lots of unevenly emerged fields, short crops and drowned out areas between Lincoln and Decatur. It seems interesting that some of the most typically consistent areas are those that seem to be struggling most.
So crop conditions depend where you're standing, when the crop was planted, how wet the field was when it was planted, how much it has rained since and how well the land drains. Duh... One thing is for sure, you don't want to go to Illinois and Iowa without your sunglasses because I've never seen these states so green going into August.
Plastic flamingos find a home outside of Grand Junction, Iowa.
Iowa was growing cyclists last week during the annual RAGBRAI ride. Given the news reports, I was surprised to find plenty of nice, normal cornfields as we rolled into eastern Iowa near New Liberty.
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Soybeans are looking nice here in northeast PA.
Southern Illinois was the biggest surprise. Fields along the Mississippi were flooded and water was still standing in those fields, but beyond these bottom lands, the corn and soybeans looked mostly gorgeous in that southern tip where Illinois comes to a point. I spotted a few guys still trying to plant double crop soybeans in the Missouri Bootheel. The dryland cotton looked like it might need a drink, but the corn looked pretty good from my windshield. The blackberries at Missouri's roadside stands are as big as your thumb--a sign of something I am sure.
Arkansas farmers told me they had plenty of planting delays and that was obvious by the variety of crop conditions. I found some corn in the DeWitt and Brinkley area loaded with healthy size ears. You can also see delayed fields and that there was some replanting. A field of sunflowers at the edge of Stuttgart was in full bloom.
Northeastern Arkansas is a reminder that not everyone is wet. This cornfield near Clarkedale, Arkansas, is definitely panting for moisture.
The emergence on this doublecrop soybean field in the same vicinity was less than ideal. There was a center pivot idling in this same field, but maybe they were just hoping to get what they could without spending money to run the irrigation pumps.
Across the road, cotton was happily lapping up irrigation water and beginning to flower.
This pesky Palmer Amaranth poking its head through the cotton may seem like just one weed, but farmers in this area tell me one resistant pigweed will produce enough seed to create havoc in following years.
South of Staunton, IL (just north of St. Louis), recent rains had creeks out of their banks and many acres of corn and soybeans were doing the backstroke. About the time I thought these were the ugliest crops I'd seen this year, I'd see a beautiful field of corn. Double crop soybeans were up and growing at about the same stature as regular beans in this area.
-- Pamela Henderson Smith, Farm Journal
Crops & Issues Editor
Soybeans mixed with corn.
Three inch tall corn on July 8 stands in stark comparison to a towering windmill near Mendota, Ill.
In one field, an area that had been replanted was under water again, which must be awfully frustrating. Fortunately, the area of standing water was pretty localized, at least along the route I traveled.
-- Darrell Smith, Farm Journal Conservation & Machinery Editor
Here are a few pictures of my corn fields. Every acre that my dad and I farm was hit such a disappointment to a great looking crop.
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MUNCIE, Ind.— Freshman Elise Campbell, sophomore Aubrey Kluth and senior Nikki Craft won two individual events apiece, propelling Miami's women's swimming and diving team to a victory over Ball State, 173-125, at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
Miami won 10 of 16 events in the win against the Cardinals. It was Miami's fourth straight win as they moved to 4-1 on the season and 3-0 in Mid-American Conference competition.
Campbell led the way for the RedHawks, earning 24 points, with two individual wins in the 100 backstroke and the 100 freestyle, a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay and a second-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay.
In the 100 backstroke, the freshman helped Miami take the top three spots with a time of 58.08. Campbell beat out junior Katie Bootsma who placed second (59.50) and senior Brianna Fujan who finished third (59.79).
Campbell swam a time of 52.94 in the 100 freestyle. She was a member of the third-place finishing medley relay team with senior Nicole Wagner, sophomore Betsy Zilch and junior Annie Marquiss that finished with a time of 1:49.07, just behind Miami's "A" relay team of Fujan, freshman Stephanie LeMire, sophomore Stephanie Nemeth and senior Cynthia Donovan (1:47.86).
Campbell also was a member of the second-place finishing 400 freestyle relay team of Donovan, Marquiss and sophomore Sara Krueger that finished with a time of 3:32.07.
Craft continued to excel in the three-meter and one-meter dive, winning both events with scores of 312.38 and 285.23, respectively.
Kluth has now won an individual event in four straight meets after winning the 1000 freestyle (10:25.55) against the Cardinals, just edging out junior Stephanie Pearce (1:26.31) and sophomore Kelly Rogers (10:33.73). Kluth would later win the 200 IM (2:08.84), finishing nearly four seconds before the next Cardinals swimmer.
Other top finishers were sophomore Katherine Blodgett, Katie Bootsma, Donovan and Pearce. Blodgett won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:07.00 and also finished fourth in the 500 freestyle (5:07.47). Bootsma is another RedHawk who has now won an event in four straight meets, winning the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:09.56, just beating out sophomore Emma Szczupakiewicz (2:09.68) and Rogers, who finished second and third, respectively. Bootsma also finished second in the 100 backstroke (59.50), just ahead of Fujan (59.79). Donovan won the 50 freestyle (23.94) in addition to her relay contributions. Pearce won the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:04.91.
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Blackberry Farm
Go on a one of a kind country adventure you'll never forget! Become pioneers for a day on a real 1800s farm and village. Miniature train rides, pony rides, petting zoo, pioneer craft demonstrations, and special events. In the Discovery Barn see chickens, sheep, piglets, baby goats and more.
Cantigny Park
Consisting of the Robert McCormick Mansion Museum, the First Division Military Museum, ten acres of gardens and parks, 27-hole championship golf course and nine-hole Cantigny Youth Links.
Rialto Theatre
Historic Vaudeville Movie Theatre listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wide variety of performances.
Naper Settlement -- Outdoor History Museum
Chicagoland's only 19th Century Village with historic homes, shops, a chapel, fort and one-room schoolhouse in a 13-acre park-like setting with costumed villagers, exhibits and more.
Two Brothers Roundhouse
Originally constructed in 1855-1865, the roundhouse was renovated and now houses Illinois' largest microbrewery and brewpub. Passion for beer, love of food, and appreciation for great architecture flourishes in the walls of this historic 70,000 square foot facility. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Two Brothers Roundhouse is the oldest limestone roundhouse in the United States. As they bring new life to this 155 year old building, enjoy a casual atmosphere in the main dining room gastropub, our sports tavern and music venue or our new cafe and bakery. There is more to do than dinner at the Roundhouse. As with the beer and food, the live entertainment has a local flair. Whether it be a wedding, reunion or corporate event, they have a variety of spaces for friends and family to gather. Cheers!
Illinois Aviation Museum at Bolingbrook
Providing the nation with access to the rich history of aviation in Illinois, the Illinois Aviation Museum at Bolingbrook focuses on technology, research, education and community service.
Cantigny Golf
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Set among mature oak and hickory trees, lakes & streams, this full-service event facility with 27 holes of golf offers both 18 and 9-hole play and is nationally recognized as one of the best public courses in America. Cantigny Golf is a part of the McCormick Foundation, committed to making life better for our children, communities and country. As one of the nation's largest public charities, we've granted more than $1 billion to organizations in local communities across the country. The golf course is part of the historic 500-acre Cantigny Park, where memorable family experiences happen. The grounds include museums, formal gardens and picnic areas.
Gurler House
Bea Gurler was nine years old when her father George moved his family into the house in 1893. Her cousins, the children of her father's brother Henry, had been living since 1888 in the Ellwood Mansion. Everyone said it was magnificent. Bea's parents George and Zillah, evidently shared a taste in homes that favored the elegance of simplicity. It was the unimposing yet dignified structure on Pine Street–where the back door was always open. George and Henry Gurler were both prominent businessmen, and joint owners of a number of dairies. They quickly became world-famous and respected by many dairy farmers. Bea eventually made it a goal of hers to renovate The Gurler House to be the home that she once new and loved. The Gurler House hosts an annual Folk Music Festival every summer, where people are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the music. While you are at The Gurler House, make sure to take a walk through their beautiful garden.
Joliet Area Historical Museum
Travel through time and space! Walk through a replica of the I & M Canal, window shop on a turn-of-the-century street, take a virtual ride on a replica trolley, live the legend of Route 66, land on the moon in a walk-in simulator, and experience space exploration and the Apollo missions. Temporary exhibits change often in our Special Exhibition Gallery. There's always family fun in our discovery room, and remember your visit with a souvenir from our Gift Shop.
Northern Illinois University
Come tour the Northern Illinois University, catch a show preformed by their Theatre or Dance department, or explore one of their Art Galleries. There is much to do on campus including their new Anthropology Museum, an Observatory, the Huskies Den or take in a game! Their Museums are free to visit, some fees may apply for shows or School of Music Concerts. There is never a dull moment on campus!
Illinois Lincoln Highway Interpretive Gazebo - DeKalb
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition presents 16 Interpretive Gazebos along the Lincoln Highway, a 179-mile National Scenic Byway in Northern Illinois. The DeKalb gazebo offers a unique and interactive way for visitors to learn the significance of the highway in DeKalb while enjoying stories of the early Lincoln Highway and its other Illinois communities.
Northern Illinois University Convocation Center
Northern's 10,000 seat Convocation Center is a $36 million multipurpose facility that hosts a variety of sporting events and live entertainment. The Convo features a NCAA-level indoor track, large-scale event/activity space, a full basketball court, an additional practice gym, and storage facilities. The Convo generally hosts athletics such as basketball, volleyball, track, gymnastics and wrestling. Meetings, conventions, and concerts are also popular events at the Convo.
Lincoln Landing
Dedicated on February 12, 2009, Lincoln Landing is Lockport's newest attraction. This park, located on the original Public Landing platted as a dock area by Canal Commissioners in 1836, features a unique bronze statue of a young Abraham Lincoln created by artist David Ostro. Interpretive signage through the park highlights the history of the I&M Canal, its impact on the Lockport community, and Lincoln's connections to both. This open-air museum is self-guiding, but is enhanced by a website with school lesson plans.
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago
This temple is one of only three Sri Venkateswara Hindu temples in the United States, constructed by Native American artisans.
Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower
The Millennium Carillon, a unique musical instrument consisting of 72 bells, is one of only four Grand Carillons in the world. Enjoy carillonneurs perform during the summer concert series and climb 253 steps to the observation area to marvel at the views.
Batavia Depot Museum
Experience railroad and war history alongside Batavia-related exhibits. The original bed and dresser from Mary Todd Lincoln's room at Bellview Sanitarium are displayed here.
Jacob Henry Mansion
Elegant National Historic Landmark offers unique Victorian setting for weddings/receptions. Groups and tours welcome.
Kline Creek Farm
A "living history" farm depicting life in the 1890s DuPage County. Original structures, authentic recreations and livestock combine to make a realistic 1890s working farm.
Billy Graham Center Museum
This museum located on the campus of Wheaton College is devoted to the history of Christian evangelism and its influences on society. View rare artifacts, art and displays that include a powerful 3-D presentation of the gospel message.
National Shrine of St. Therese
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - The National Shrine of St. Therese sits peacefully on a 50-acre estate owned and operated by the Carmelites. The Shrine is home to the most wonderful collection of relics, personal effects and memorabilia of Therese, "the little flower," outside of France. Religious shop/bookstore.
West Chicago City Museum
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Housed in historic Turner Town Hall (National Register site), the museum features community history exhibits and a research collection including local history and railroad materials. The Kid Zone Gallery offers changing hands-on displays for all ages.
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Edman Memorial Chapel - Wheaton College
This large auditorium, seating more than 2400 people, is the site of campus chapels, concerts, commencements, and various community-related events such as the Artist Series.
Gladys Fox Museum
The Gladys Fox Museum is located in the beautifully restored Old Congregational Church, which is the oldest surviving building of its type in Illinois. The building was constructed in 1840 of native limestone on land donated by the Illinois & Michigan.
Aurora Historic Districts/Aurora Historic Preservation Commission
Tour the Near Eastside (350 homes dating from the 1800s), Stolp Island, Westside and Riddle Highlands, two of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.


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Downtown Art Gallery opens "In Her Closet" works by Clare Murray Adams on Aug. 29Posted Aug. 20, 2012
Kent State University's School of Art Galleries presents In Her Closet, works by mixed media artist Clare Murray Adams, Aug. 29-Sept. 29, 2012 at the Downtown Gallery. An opening reception will take place on Thurs., Aug. 30 from 5-7 p.m. and is open and free to the public. The Gallery is located at 141 E. Main St. in downtown Kent, Ohio. Free parking is available behind the gallery. For more details, visit the School of Art Galleries website.
The title, "In Her Closet," references the way in which individuals often keep hidden certain aspects of their personality. The exhibit features manipulated digital prints on cotton with stitching and embellishment, as well as dresses made of silk organza with stitching and found object embellishments. This exhibit challenges the viewer to interpret the dresses, shadows, and the deeper meanings that clothing can suggest.
"Ideas of family, feminist concerns, elements of time, and universal emotional issues are continual themes for exploration. Earlier work was strongly rooted in quilt making and surface design. More recent work relies on the processes involved in making 3D constructions, in collage and in encaustic painting or working with wax. My long interest and attraction to fibers is still evident in my work, if not in process, then certainly in concept," describes Adams on her website www.claremurrayadams.com.
"This body of work challenged me structurally and conceptually as I interpreted emotional qualities of identity metaphorically in the physical architecture of the clothes I created," said Murray Adams '93.
Murray Adams currently serves as a professor of art and is former chair of the visual art department at Malone University. She received her bachelor of fine art in 1993 from Kent State University and a master of fine art with a concentration on fibers and mixed media from Vermont College of Norwich University in 2001. Her artwork has been exhibited regionally and nationally in fiber and mixed media exhibits where she has often taken home honors or awards. During the past two years, she had had five one-person exhibits in Ohio, Indiana, New York and California.
The Downtown Gallery's hours of operation are Wed.-Fri. 12-5 p.m. and Sat. 10-4 p.m. and located at 141 East Main St. in Kent, Ohio. For more information call 330-676-1549
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There are enough quality young players of colour in South Africa to ensure quotas are no longer necessary at schools level, writes GRANT BALL in SA Rugby magazine.
The U18 Craven Week is meant to be the pinnacle of the South African schoolboy rugby season, but since its inception in 1964, its selection system has been flawed. In the early days, during apartheid, the best black schoolboys weren't allowed to play, and in post-1994 South Africa, some of the best white players have missed out, in many cases because of the quota system.
For this year's Craven Week held in Welkom, nine of the players in each 22-man squad had to be players of colour, with five on the field for the entire match on day one, four on day two, and five again on the Saturday.
However, the 50-50 racial quota for the SA Schools side was scrapped this year. Fourteen white players were named in the match 22 and the general consensus was that all eight players of colour had been selected on merit.
Saru's high-performance manager Herman Masimla acknowledges that Craven Week is the envy of the rest of the rugby-playing world. But if the tournament doesn't help to produce good results for age-group national teams, it's not reaching its objective.
The SA U18 team's 45-13 defeat to their English counterparts last year was a wake-up call, as was the SA U20 side's third successive bronze medal at the Junior World Championship.
'This is an elite programme, so we want the best,' says Masimla. 'This year there was a synergy between rewarding players who performed at Craven Week, and the requirements of producing a squad capable of winning at U20 level.'
But if SA Schools sides are to be selected on merit in future, shouldn't the provincial teams do the same?
Western Province U18 coach Chris October, who fulfilled the same role with last year's SA Schools outfit, believes quota selections have played a valuable role in a unique country like South Africa, but that there's no longer a need for them.
'At schools level, we're able to pick on merit,' he says. 'You just have to look at the composition of the SA U20 side to see that we don't require quotas anymore.'
October notes that certain players of colour are immediately labelled as quota selections, even in cases where they're actually better than the white players in the same position. He says the only way this stereotyping will stop is if quotas are dropped.
'Speaking as a previously disadvantaged person, if you talk to all black players, 99% of them will tell you they don't want to be tagged as a quota player. They all want to be selected on merit alone.
'We want a situation where we just regard the players as human beings and then select the side. If all 15 of the best players are black or all 15 are white in a particular year, then so be it. Those teams must just be selected.
'It's important that the work is done at grassroots level. If all South Africans are being given an equal opportunity, players will come through naturally and we can select teams on merit.'
Western Province, Eastern Province, Boland and Border regularly meet the transformation requirements at U18 level on merit, and at times exceed them. The problem is that inland unions, such as the Golden Lions, Blue Bulls and Free State, don't have as many players of colour to select from.
This has led to many individuals from coastal areas being given bursaries to schools up north, but Lions U18 coach Gollie Gouws, who was October's assistant with SA Schools last year, says it's still tough finding enough quality players in those regions, and that the quota for each union should depend on the number of black players in their region.
'At the Lions' final trials, we only had 42 black players out of 112 schools to choose from. Twenty of those 42 have to be selected [nine for Craven Week and 11 for the 22-man Academy Week squad]. To put that into context, only one player of colour at our final trials had been playing rugby at one of our high schools for all five years. We had to bring the rest in from the Eastern Cape.'
Gouws says transformation is about picking a black player over a white one when they possess similar abilities, but in certain cases the players aren't comparable.
'The numbers are favoured heavily against white players coming through. It would be good to have a little bit of relief in terms of the numbers, because we don't want to be unfair to white players, which is the case at the moment. We are losing white players to other unions and to rugby.'
Selecting the best squad of 22 always creates problems as it's a subjective process, where coaches and selectors will favour certain individuals. However, in the past five years there have been some highly contentious omissions from Craven Week.
Four players who missed out on selection for their provinces are Bjorn Basson, Francois Hougaard, Mathew Turner and PW van Vuuren.
Springbok wing Basson's ommission from Border's Craven Week side was a case of talent not being identified as other black wingers were selected ahead of him.
Another current Bok, Francois Hougaard, missed out on Western Province Craven Week selection due to quotas, and he eventually moved to the Bulls.
Turner was the country's leading try-scorer in schoolboy rugby in 2006 (28 in 17 matches) and he added another 146 points with the boot, but surprisingly he wasn't deemed good enough to play for Western Province. Turner did play for WP U19 the following year, but when he wasn't selected for the SA U20 or SA Sevens sides after being the Varsity Cup's leading try-scorer in 2008, he turned his back on South Africa. He now plays for Bristol and the England Sevens side.
Van Vuuren's case is an extraordinary one. Emphasising how difficult it is for provinces such as Free State to fill their Craven Week quota, the Grey College 1st XV hooker wasn't selected in his Grade 11 year, with his place being taken by a schoolmate who was in the 5th XV.
Van Vuuren, though, was selected for Craven Week the following year and went on to play for SA Schools and SA U20. He says his mental strength prevented him from becoming disillusioned like other players in similar situations.
'It was an awful time. It really sucked because I'd worked hard to make it into the Grey 1st XV. To then not make Free State's Craven Week side – which is a weakened Grey side – because of quotas, was a setback.
For me, the main thing was to not get upset, lose confidence and think that I wasn't good enough to play at that level. I chose to look at the positives. I've always said, if you're good enough, you'll make it – it may just take a bit longer.
'Quotas are not a bad thing, as they are helping to make the game more representative, and the guy who took my place wasn't a bad guy. I wasn't mad at him, because it wasn't his choice. It was just an irritating situation.
'At senior level we see that the best players always come through. There aren't quotas at senior provincial level because unions have to pay their players, and they can't afford to contract sub-standard guys. The Boks also select the best players possible, with the exception of one or two surprises.'
SA Rugby magazine has an extremely reliable source who says a similar situation to Van Vuuren's occurred with this year's Western Province Craven Week side.
A black player from a local school had been identified as a talent for the future due to his size and skill, but he was dropped from his school's 1st XV after a poor season and his place was ironically filled by another black player. Yet he was still selected for WP, even though he couldn't play trials because he was out for five weeks due to injury.
However, October denies this. 'I help select the side, and I seriously don't know anything about that.'
Gouws says there are many cases where the black player is the best in his position, but in the few instances when the player clearly isn't good enough, it does him more harm than good to be selected. He adds that some players of colour drop their standards at trials because they realise there are certain spots in a squad earmarked for quota players.
'Sometimes quota players measure themselves against the other quota players in their position at trials,' says Gouws. 'Instead of measuring themselves against the 12 best wings, they compete against the three best black wings.
'We have good young black players who are coming through on merit. Monde Hadebe, who played hooker for SA Schools in 2008, is the perfect example; he came through on his own ability. If the guys are good enough, that's wonderful and they must be selected. The problem is when you're forced to pick them.
'In the past, the SA Schools selectors were obliged to look at black players in certain positions, such as hooker, scrumhalf and the utility backs. They picked guys so they wouldn't get fingers pointed at them.
'But last year we had to pick a 56kg scrumhalf from Dale [Bongi Kobese], because the Paul Roos captain [Rick Schroeder] was injured after Craven Week. That meant we had the eighth or ninth best scrumhalf playing against England U18. I looked at all his stats after the physical testing, and his muscle percentage and tone were poor. Don't get me wrong, he's a good player, but in a match of that nature, he was found out.'
Considering all these factors, it's no surprise that the SA Schools side was embarrassed 45-13 by their England counterparts.
Unfortunately, we've seen this story before. In 2005, diminutive Mandilakhe Tile from Dale was selected for SA Schools, and a year later he moved up to the Bulls. He hasn't played for a single representative side since.
Tile is not alone and from the SA Schools side that lost 30-24 to SA Academy five years ago, similar stories exist for Charlton Prinsloo, Riacco Eilerd and Malungisa Nkosi, even though they're only 23.
Dries van der Wal is considered an authority on schools rugby after coaching Grey Bloem for over 20 years from the mid-80s. He was involved with Free State Schools for 10 years and SA Schools for six until he stepped down in 2007, and as an educationalist he's watched the game and country change.
Like October and Gouws, he's emphatic that quotas have served their purpose, pointing to the large number of players coming through in various positions at top 20 schools such as Paul Roos, Paarl Gym, Glenwood, Selborne, Grey PE, and Maritzburg College.
'South African schools are doing their utmost to transform the game,' says Van der Wal. 'The coastal regions don't struggle with quota numbers, but the interior does because there are less people of colour who play rugby. There are positives and negatives to quotas, and some good rugby players have come through because of them. But we've reached a point where we can pick teams on merit. There are brilliant young players coming through – recent Craven Weeks have been filled with them.'
Van der Wal doesn't believe coaches will start to ignore black players if quotas are done away with, because they will continue to select their best team.
'I listen to the coaches and the way they speak, and there has been a mind shift,' he says. 'They give credit to all the players – no matter what colour. There are very few coaches who see race at our school. We know we must go for the best players because we have to produce results. We are very positive about developing players of colour.
'We must also remember that the country has changed since 1994, and some of those coaches' best friends are black. Of course you get exceptions – from both whites and blacks – but young people have forgotten about the past and they want to move on and forget about the black-white, quota thing.'
Van der Wal wants quotas at Craven Week to be phased out over the next few years.
'Many of us coaches go out and develop players of colour because we know we need them and they add value. We can't do away with quotas immediately, but they should be reduced from year to year. For example, next year they should drop it from nine to seven. There are more than enough black players for the SA Schools selectors.'
– This article first appeared in the August issue of SA Rugby magazine.
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