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ChiTrib readers are not happy with biased anti-CTU election coverage.
Chicago Tribune cartoon of CTU President Karen Lewis.
Union business
This is in response to "My challenge to Karen Lewis" (Perspective, April 26), by Tanya Saunders-Wolffe, a counselor at Jesse Owens Community Academy on the Far South Side. Why is the Chicago Tribune newspaper a venue for proselytizing Saunders-Wolffe's contention for the leadership of the Chicago Teachers Union? Do other unions try to convince the public of their need for a change in leadership, and to whom does a newspaper give such an airing? Why should the public, most of whom do not belong to my union, be involved in our election — unless Saunders-Wolffe and the Coalition to Save Our Union are getting support through publishing their platform and grievances through her advertisement?
The Coalition to Save Our Union got major media play months ago as Debbie Lynch introduced the opposition to the current leadership. Karen Lewis launched her campaign in public recently. Barely a major outlet noticed.
Saunders-Wolffe has the right to opine as a citizen about any issue she wishes. The Tribune publishes what it wants. I call into question why the interests that run the paper have published her appeal but refuse to research the claims of representatives of the Coalition to Save Our Union to give a "fair and balanced" report to its patrons.
Both of my sisters-in-the-union, Lewis and Saunders-Wolffe, will have a more appropriate place to campaign for leadership: among our other union members. Campaigning can be grueling and has been known to be dirty. Does the Chicago Tribune have to contribute to this?
— Kimberly Bowsky, member, Chicago Teachers Union
Lewis support
I was disappointed to open the Tribune and read the opinion piece "My challenge to Karen Lewis."
I am a math teacher in the Englewood neighborhood, and your readers should know that Lewis and the rest of the Chicago Teachers Union officers have the full support of the vast majority of the teachers and staff who work in the Chicago Public Schools. Our union is active, united and democratic, and I am proud to be a part of it.
I'm proud to have a union president who has the intellect and political skills to battle the mayor.
The teachers, parents and students of Chicago desperately need people like Lewis to lead us as we fight to save our schools and communities.
— Drew Heiserman, teacher, Englewood High School, Chicago
Anon permalinkMay 10, 2013 9:53 am
Thanks for this, Fred. The Trib's editorial board has been firmly on the wrong side of the privatization of pubic education for years. Facts have emerged that would prompt a reasonable person to question his stance on charters and over testing. Facts are vital to news organizations; but facts don't slant the Trib's editorial and op-ed pages.
Anon permalinkMay 10, 2013 9:55 am
Btw, heard that the mayor calls up and talks things over with Bruce Dold every single morning.
firstname.lastname@example.com permalinkMay 10, 2013 10:44 am
Sad. I used to have a lot of respect for Dold. His op-eds used to be about the closest the Trib. came to sanity. He and Zorn must have held hands in their leap into the abyss.

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San Miguel Island - Point Bennett
As you approach the westernmost tip of San Miguel Island, you start to hear a low rumbling that might be mistaken for distant traffic if you weren't 26 watery miles from the nearest road. That sound is actually the chatter of more than 30,000 sea lions and seals-the largest assembly of pinnipeds in the world. The hike to the Point Bennett overlook is a challenging eight-mile haul (each way), but the sight of all those California sea lions, northern fur seals, harbor seals and elephant seals never disappoints.
A combination of perfect ocean conditions makes this such a popular home for sea lions and seals: Cold and warm currents mix to create nutrient-dense waters, underwater kelp forests support an abundance of sea creatures, and the 27-mile stretch of isolated sandy beach is ideal for basking, which just happens to be the activity of choice among this crowd. The area is protected from boat traffic and other human interference. Even the hikes to the overlook are restricted to ranger-guided trips (contact the park visitor center for details: 805-658-5730).
West Anacapa - Frenchy's Cove
Tidepooling at Frenchy's Cove ranks high on the list of Channel Islands bests. The broad land/sea transition zone that stretches along the coast supports a diverse neighborhood of intertidal animals, including thousands of colorful anemones, urchins and sea stars. The rest of the west island is off-limits to visitors, in part to protect the endangered California brown pelican population.
I recently learned that mussels close their shells when they're above water so they can seal in enough moisture to last them until the next high tide. Must admit, I'd never given mussels much thought before, except when there was a garlic-butter sauce involved. But that knowledge made me give all of the tidepool critters a closer look. They're certainly a tough bunch. They have to be, in order to survive both underwater and when exposed to air and direct sunlight. It's worth noting that it's illegal to remove any of these tidepool-dwellers from the island, for eating purposes or otherwise.
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Friday, March 19, 2010
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A Forest Park woman struck by an SUV while walking across Jonesboro Road Friday morning wants the driver -- who reportedly stopped briefly, apologized, then drove away from police -- to be prosecuted.
Carol Floyd, 60, was knocked down by a Jeep Grand Cherokee while crossing from the west side of Jonesboro Road to the east side at Conley Road, just after 8 a.m., Forest Park police said. An officer with the department happened to be coming to a stop at the intersection at the time, and witnessed the incident.
Floyd was in the crosswalk and reportedly had a go-ahead signal.
Police described the driver they are looking for as a white female in her late 20s or early 30s, with curly, blonde hair that is longer than shoulder length. Police said she appeared to be between 5 feet, 4 inches and 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and weighs 150 to 160 pounds. She was also described as wearing thick glasses.
"I felt really safe when I saw him [the police officer] at the light -- that nobody would disobey the traffic rules," said Floyd, who was walking to a bus stop on her way to her job as an administrative assistant in Riverdale, when she was struck. "I just thank God she didn't kill me."
While the officer was assessing Floyd's injuries, Forest Park Police Maj. Chris Matson said, the suspect asked if she could move her vehicle and the officer told her where to park. "The officer was tending to the victim and he turned around and looked over where he told her to put her car -- where she was at -- and she was gone," Matson said.
Forest Park Police Sgt. Jason Armstrong identified the officer at the scene as Cpl. Nathan Adams.
Floyd said she was on the ground and didn't see the woman, but heard her apologize. She said she didn't know until later that the woman had driven off.
"When I called the police station to thank the police officer for helping me by not letting the other drivers run over me, that's when they told me she fled the scene," Floyd said. "I'm very angry. I'm a human being. I'm not a dog ... I'm in the crosswalk. She had to see me. I want justice to be done."
Floyd said she was taken to Southern Regional Medical Center and that she suffered bruises and fractures to a leg, knee and arm. She was at home at the Parkside Crossing apartments Friday afternoon, and said, by phone, that she was being looked after by a neighbor.
When the officer at the intersection switched on his blue lights after Floyd was hit, the car's dash camera saved the previous minute of video and captured the incident on tape, Matson said. Police released images of the vehicle Friday in hopes that someone would recognize it and lead them to the suspect.
The black, Jeep Grand Cherokee, has a chrome step bar underneath the driver's side door, and police said it appeared to have an all-black wheel in the front, driver's-side position. Police also said the vehicle appeared to have a chrome license plate or centerpiece on the front bumper, and tinted rear passenger windows.
Anyone with information that could aid the investigation, is asked to contact Forest Park Police at (404) 366-4141.
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As you folks here know, our countries have fought side by side for, I guess, ever since World War I, and cooperated very closely in so many activities, as we are today. The performance of the Australian military is uniformly excellent. They are a country that we train with, we exercise with, and we work -- and very effectively -- with today in any number of activities.
We certainly appreciate the leadership role that Australia has taken with respect to East Timor and elsewhere to provide security and stability in that important part of the world.
I'll let the minister talk about the specific subjects we discussed in our earlier meeting, except to say that we did discuss the maturity and the depth and the strength of our partnership. We are making progress towards developing systems to better defend our respective countries. We are improving the ability of our militaries to train and fight more seamlessly together. We've -- in NATO -- and other countries in NATO are interested in developing a somewhat closer relationship with Australia, not as a member of NATO but a country that has similar values and that cooperates with NATO, for example, in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
I should also say that we're -- today we're meeting almost 10 years to the day since the terrorists destroyed a U.S. Air Force barracks in Saudi Arabia, killing 19 of our servicemen and wounding hundreds more. The Khobar Towers bombing was one episode in a -- the long war that has been declared against the United States and our allies and indeed against freedom.
Few nations have been as resolute or shown as much clarity in their determination to protect freedom from the specter of terrorism than Australia.
Mr. Minister, you have the podium.
MIN. NELSON: Oh, thank you very much, Mr. Secretary, and I thank you and the United States government for the welcome that I've had here in Washington.
As you say, it's nearly 90 years that we've fought side by side with one another. In fact, every major conflict since World War I has seen the United States and Australia serving alongside one another. We do so because we share your values. We believe that the freedom of human beings is best served by liberal democracy and free enterprise and also for the prevention of human servitude.
We take the view in Australia, whilst we are relatively remote from the United States -- we're a large continent of 20 million people -- we take the view that the war against terrorism is not something that we wait to turn up on our doorsteps. We lost Australians in Bali from people who had signed up to the same ideological insanity as those in Afghanistan and Iraq. We believe that if we do not take on people who have hijacked the Islamic faith in the name of evil, that if we simply say that it has nothing to do with us because we live in a more remote part of the world, then we will most certainly leave the next generation of Australians and people throughout the world hostage to a force that they many never control.
The extremists have a fanatical opposition to the United States and countries which share its values, including Australia, and they also have a particular approach to other issues -- the treatment of women in other regions which is incompatible with a free way of life which is so endeared to the American people.
We are certainly increasing substantially our expenditure on defense. We are determined to see that our defense forces are interoperable with the United States, and we remain with you shoulder to shoulder to support the heavy lifting in Iraq and Afghanistan and other theaters, including in our own region for the foreseeable future.
SEC. RUMSFELD: Thank you.
We'll try to -- we have a number of representatives of the press from Australia, and what we'll do is possibly alternate and start with someone from the U.S. and then go to someone from Australia, and since we have a guest from another country, try to behave with a modest amount of decorum. (Soft laughter.)
MIN. NELSON: (Inaudible.)
SEC. RUMSFELD: I know that's asking a lot of a few of you, but -- yes?
Q Mr. Secretary, what is your level of concern over the increasing financial cost of the United States of the Iraq war? And what accounts for this increase in cost?
SEC. RUMSFELD: The cost of any conflict in history has been impossible to predict. The cost of September 11th has been estimated by various people, and it was enormous; hundreds and hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars, billions of dollars. And the price to our country and to other countries of another September 11th would be potentially multiples of that.
What -- all in all, if you add everything up, the United States government today is spending about 3.7 or 3.8 percent of gross domestic product on defense. When I came to Washington in 1950, during the Eisenhower and the Kennedy era, we were spending 10 percent of GDP. When I was secretary of Defense 30 years ago, we were spending 5 or 6 percent of GDP. And today we're spending 3.7 or (3.)8 percent of gross domestic product.
So the benefit that the American people have from a security system that enables the kind of opportunity that we have and that other stakeholders in the global system have is what -- it undergirds those opportunities. And I think what we have to do is accept the reality that it is going to cost some money. I know people were up testifying recently that we're going to have to see that we get our equipment refurbished and reset so that we have the kinds of capabilities that will be necessary to contribute to peace and stability in the world.
Australia. Yes?
Q Mr. Secretary, I'm wondering whether or not you've given any guarantees today on the transfer of technology for the Joint Strike Fighter Program to the minister.
And just a follow-up, if I might, too, on North Korea. I'm just wondering how, for both of you, how concerned you are on China at the moment on whether or not China is not doing any heavy lifting on the North Korean issue.
SEC. RUMSFELD: With respect to the technology transfer, my understanding is that most of the issues either have been worked out or are being worked out quite successfully. And we discussed the subject. We recognize the interests of Australia in particularly the Joint Strike Fighter. I took the minister by to meet Gordon England, the deputy secretary of Defense, who works these issues, which I do not to any great extent.
And I know of no issue that's a problem there.
With respect to North Korea, it is worrisome to the world, to their neighbors and others to see the steps that appear to be being taken by the North Koreans with respect to the preparation of a missile launch. They've not made any announcements to the world as to their intentions, or no notice to mariners or of any type, which leaves a lot of unknowns that people have to address.
I know that the Department of State and the president have talked to a number of other countries and urged them to interest themselves in the subject. It's not for me to characterize the extent to which one or another country may or may not have done so.
U.S. Pam?
Q Mr. Minister, with the handover of Muthanna province, that frees up some, I think, 400 or 500 Australian troops that are there. Are you going to be withdrawing them from Iraq or redeploying them in the country?
MIN. NELSON: Well, look, we're going to redeploy them. We've got 1,350 Australian defense force personnel in the theater of Iraq, 460 of them in Al Muthanna province, and have, up until now, been protecting the Japanese engineers who have been engaged in very important reconstruction community projects in Al Muthanna.
When the Japanese finally are withdrawn, which will be toward the end of July, we will be redeployed to Tallil. We'll have 30 of our people at the basic training center at Tallil; we'll have another 33 at the counterinsurgency unit at Taji, 20 kilometers north of Baghdad. We'll be providing mentoring and training and support for border patrols along the Saudi border in the southern end, once we are redeployed. And we will also, under circumstances we've been negotiating with the Iraqis, the U.S., the British and our coalition partners, we'll also be providing backup to the Iraqi security forces in Al Muthanna. We're actually very impressed with the Iraqi 2nd Brigade, whom we have trained in Al Muthanna and will be there to provide support for this next important milestone phase in Iraq. This is about the Iraqi people in Al Muthanna taking control of their own affairs and us being there to provide support.
I'd also say in relation to data and technology for the Joint Strike Fighter, we are confident that all of our requirements will be met on the JSF, the technology and data transfer.
And as far as the cost of the war and terror is concerned, we -- like America, we can measure the cost of the war, but we cannot measure the cost of not taking up the war against terrorism.
Q Sorry, just to be clear, so no anticipated reduction in the number of troops?
MIN. NELSON: No, we don't. Look, we are there -- we are there until the job in Iraq is done. And what that means is when the Iraqi -- the democratically elected Iraqi government -- and who would have thought four years ago anyone would be saying that? But when the democratically elected Iraqi government is able to manage its own affairs, having been supported by the United States, the British, Australians and the other partner countries, when it is able to conduct its own affairs and we've negotiated the arrangements, then and only then will we be in a position to talk about such things.
SEC. RUMSFELD: Someone from Australia?
Q The Hamdan decision from the Supreme Court is expected to be handed down tomorrow.
In the lead up to that, President Bush has said on several occasions that he would like as many Guantanamo Bay inmates as possible to be repatriated except for the, I think, the throat-cutters or cold-blooded killers was the expression. Has there been any discussion about the possible repatriation of David Hicks? Are there any circumstances under which he could be repatriated, or is he in that category of throat-cutters and cold-blooded killers?
MIN. NELSON: Well, the Supreme Court decision we're expecting tomorrow, and that will determine the veracity of the military commission. From Australia's point of view, we want to make sure that in a fair and legal and expeditious way that David Hicks, his case is considered, and then, what happens after that will be a matter for the outcome of the judgment, I would expect.
SEC. RUMSFELD: Jamie.
Q Mr. Secretary, I'm just reading here the dispatch from the Associated Press, which says -- out of Baghdad -- it says: Eleven Sunni insurgent groups have offered to halt attacks on the U.S-led military if the Iraqi government -- if President Bush set a two-year timetable for withdrawing foreign troops from the country. I'm wondering what your reaction is to that, in particular, but also, perhaps more generally, the idea of reaching some sort of negotiated or settlement with the insurgent groups in order to end the violence in Iraq as a general principle. Is that something that you would support?
SEC. RUMSFELD: Obviously, I haven't seen this report, and there are periodic reports of that type. I think that what the prime minister has announced and what Condi Rice and I heard when we were there not just from the prime minister and the Shi'a leadership, but also from the Sunni and from the Kurdish leadership, is that the -- it is in everybody's interest that there be some sort of a reconciliation process in that country. Now it's easier to say that than to do it. But the prime minister has launched it. He has opened that subject up for discussion, debate, and I'm sure that their parliament and the various interested parties in the country will engage it. And over some period of time, there will be a process. Other countries have engaged in reconciliation processes of various types, and I think it would be a good thing if they are able over time to come to some understandings among all of the elements of the country as to how they feel it would be appropriate to resolve some of those issues and then go forward. What they'll end up deciding, I don't know.
Q Would it be appropriate to trade a timetable if you saw real reduction in violence in Iraq?
SEC. RUMSFELD: The president's view has been and remains that a timetable is not something that is useful.
It is a signal to the enemies that all you have to do is just wait, and it's yours. And the president properly, in my view, and our coalition partners have said that it is condition-based, it depends on the pace at which the Iraqi security forces and the Iraqi government are able to assume responsibility for their country. And we're not -- the goal is to succeed. The goal is to -- is not to trade something off for something else to make somebody happy. The goal is to succeed, and that means exactly what the president has said. It's condition-based.
Q But if it was conditioned, this timetable, on a real reduction in violence, something that would be very easy to verify and see if it was actually taking place, what would be wrong with that?
SEC. RUMSFELD: The -- I've stated what the position of the United States government is. I think it's the correct position.
MIN. NELSON: And Australia would strongly endorse that position and those remarks, I can assure you.
SEC. RUMSFELD: Australia?
Q Mr. Secretary, on the subject of Afghanistan, the president there has been critical recently about the lack of international attention that's being paid to his warnings about the upsurge in violence and the Taliban. What's your assessment of the situation in Afghanistan, and do you think that there may be a need to commit further forces to that country to counter that?
SEC. RUMSFELD: Well, first of all, let me say that I think President Karzai is a -- has a very difficult job, and he is doing it very well. It is the first time in, I don't know, 500 years that that country's had a popularly elected president, a parliament, a free press and is engaging in governing that country in a manner other than through dictatorial methods. And that's tough. That's hard work, and it isn't easy. And as Thomas Jefferson said, you don't go from a monarchy or a dictatorship to democracy on a featherbed. It is a difficult task.
The situation in Afghanistan at the present time is characterized by the season. It is summer. Historically, the level of violence increases during the warmer months. It's a harsh environment in the winter. And we've seen this each year.
My personal view is that the government will be successful. The number of troops that we have there and that other coalition countries have there are in fact going up. As NATO took over the north, took over the west -- it is now in the process of taking over the south. They have actually increased the number of troops. We have over time both reduced and then increased our force levels, again because it's condition-based, and I would suspect that we would continue to do that.
And simultaneously, I should add, the Afghan security forces are increasing in size and experience. And we've been working with -- they are short of equipment, in my view, and we've been working with other coalition countries to try to increase their participation in the training and equipping of those forces.
U.S. Yes?
Q Mr. Defense minister, in light of the North Korean missile threat and the plan to deploy Patriot interceptors to Japan, is Australia planning on acquiring any of its own missile defenses, such as Patriot interceptors? And also, what is your country doing diplomatically to work on the North Korea issue?
MIN. NELSON: Well, look, I'll take the second part first. We strongly support the six-party talks in relation to North Korea. Our prime minister is in China at the moment and has held discussions at a very high level with the Chinese government, and I understand that this is one of the issues that has been discussed in terms of China's dialogue with North Korea.
No, we're not thinking of acquiring any of the missiles of that type. We are about to build three Air Warfare Destroyers with an Aegis combat system on them, and at some time in the future they may possibly play a role in interception. I think particularly for an Australian audience, what we're seeing in North Korea at the moment is essentially one of the worst fears that's held by people throughout the world, including Australians.
And I think people need to reflect on the fact that there are very few countries in the world that are in a position possibly to deal with it, and the United States is foremost amongst them. And in fact, we've discussed -- the secretary and I have discussed this issue, and we hope, of course, it won't be necessary, but should North Korea launch what proves to be a missile, Australia would strongly support the United States dealing with it effectively as it sees fit. And obviously, we continue to support the processes of the U.N. and the six-party talks, and hoping that that's not ever necessary.
SEC. RUMSFELD: Australia?
Q Mr. Minister, your talks with Boeing. Are they still telling you that the Wedgetail project is running behind schedule? Is that still a problem for Australia?
MIN. NELSON: Look, I've had a meeting with the CEO, Vice President of Boeing, Jim Albaugh, and its new project director for the AWAC, the Wedgetail, and we are very disappointed with Boeing's performance on this project.
We have discussed rescheduling and a re-timetabling of the project. I've asked my most senior people to now spend what will probably be a number of weeks renegotiating the schedule with Boeing. But I'm confident we'll get the capability and the outcome that Australia needs and has signed up for.
Q Mr. Secretary, there's been a lot of discussion on Capitol Hill about potential troop withdrawal plans, even the label, "the Casey plan," after an article was printed over the weekend. Do the politics of troop withdrawal on the Hill trouble you at this time?
SEC. RUMSFELD: Well -- let me think how I should characterize my view of that.
MIN. NELSON: (Laughs.)
SEC. RUMSFELD: It is -- certainly it tends not to be helpful. But we're a democracy and people can do what they want and say what they want and offer opinions as they wish, and we survive that and life goes on.
The status is exactly where it's been. That President Bush and I met with General Casey while he was here in Washington. I believe he goes back this evening. He will -- as the new minister of Defense and minister of Interior get their feet on the ground and staff-up their ministries, he will be meeting with them and discussing a way forward jointly between the United States and the coalition countries with the new Iraqi government, which is a four-year government. And they will be discussing how they think it's appropriate for us to continue passing over bases, and passing over provinces, and passing over various military responsibilities to the Iraqi security forces as they're able to assume those responsibilities.
At some point, General Casey then will come back and discuss with us and with coalition countries what he believes is an appropriate way forward, having been fashioned with this new government. And until that happens, we don't have any announcements to make. And it should happen in the period ahead. How long it will take is an open question.
But we continue to believe that we're there to succeed. And our forces are doing a superb job. And the new government is taking important steps forward, I believe, and making good decisions with respect to a reconciliation process; with respect to their desire to review the pace at which the Iraqi security forces are being developed, the size of those forces, the relative mix between Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense forces.
And I think that's, obviously, exactly what a new government should do, and we'll see where that comes out.
Q But do the Democrats have a point when they complain that they're being chastised for advocating publicly what they say General Casey is simply planning for privately?
SEC. RUMSFELD: Oh, goodness. They feel this way, someone chastises -- I'm not going to get into all of that, and I didn't chastise anybody. Let's stick with the facts.
Q (Off mike.)
SEC. RUMSFELD: Is this the last one?
STAFF: We've got time for one more.
Q The Wedgetail Boeing issue.
MIN. NELSON: Yeah.
Q When they won that contract about six years ago, they said they were going to have it -- you know, that you would have that plane by, you know, two years earlier. They're fairly far behind now. Can you flush out a little bit of why you're disappointed? And this is your version of the AWACS, so it's pretty important to my understanding.
MIN. NELSON: Well, it's extremely important to us, and recently, we were informed that there were what I would consider to be significant delays in the project. I've discussed this, and I've said now in two meetings with the CEO vice president, I don't think it's appropriate me to say much more about it at this stage. But there'll be some -- I'll be providing some further information in relation to the AWACS in the not-too-distant future.
Q (Off mike) -- when you overpromised Australia what they couldn't deliver on -- in the schedule that you were asking for?
MIN. NELSON: Well, I wouldn't describe it in those terms. I think Boeing has let the Australian government down, and I think they've let themselves down. And as I say, I don't think it's appropriate at this stage -- I don't intend to say much more. Now, what I intend to do is to make damn sure that Boeing delivers on the project.
SEC. RUMSFELD: Thank you, folks.
MIN. NELSON: Thank you.
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The death toll after three days of flooding in Jakarta reached 15 as of Friday afternoon, displacing 18,000 people from their homes and rendering 8,000 residents ill, officials said.
The agency known as BNPB said the flooding that has taken place since Tuesday deluged a total of 41 square kilometers of land, approximately 8 percent of Jakarta's total area.
It affected a total of 74 urban wards in 31 subdistricts in Jakarta's five municipalities, inundating more than 97,000 houses as well as some of Jakarta's main roadways.
BNPB spokesman Sutopo Purwo said the current figures were smaller than those recorded in 2007, when floods submerged 231 square kilometers of the capital, killing 80 people and displacing 320,000 others.
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He added that the BNPB was still calculating the financial losses that have resulted from the floods.
Flood victims displaced from their homes, meanwhile, have complained about poor shelter conditions, as well as a lack of clean water and blankets.
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The Mocs finish a stretch of three of four on the road at Samford (2/8) on Saturday.
- Chattanooga is No. 25 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 (1/27/14).
- The Mocs won 11 of their last 12 games. The last five wins have been by double digits.
- Chattanooga has played outside the conference in February just once over the last six seasons. That was a February 16, 2010 visit to Georgia Tech (62-53 loss). The squad twice played in ESPN BracketBusters (2005-at Creighton & 2007-at Jacksonville St.). Prior to that, you have to go back to February 23, 1998 for an out-of-conference February matchup.
- Last three home games accumulated an attendance of 16,333 which is more than all but two SoCon Schools have had all season.
- The Mocs lead the Southern Conference standings at 9-1. That's a half-game lead over Davidson at 8-1, Wofford (6-3), Western Carolina (5-3) and Elon (5-3) round out the top five.
- Chattanooga is 9-1 to open SoCon play for the first time since a 9-1 beginning in 1996-97. It has been 10-1 four times (1981-82, 1982-83, 1984-85 & 1986-87)
- The Mocs are 1-1 in its history against Eastern Kentucky. Tuesday is their first visit to Richmond. For more series information, turn to page three in the linked notes package.
- Chattanooga is 80-79 vs. current OVC membership: 10-8 Austin Peay, 5-2 Belmont, 4-2 Eastern Illinois, 1-1 Eastern Kentucky, 15-4 Jacksonville State, 0-1 Morehead State, 2-6 Murray State, 0-1 SEMO, 19-14 Tennessee State, 16-40 Tennessee Tech & 8-0 UT Martin.
- The Mocs probable lineup tonight is 12-1. Wade has used just three different starting fives thus far.
- Chattanooga leads the SoCon in scoring margin (+3.2), blocks (5.3) and turnover margin (+2.2). For its complete SoCon team and individual ranks, turn to page six in the linked notes package.
- Z. Mason leads the SoCon in rebounding (9.5) and blocks (3.0) ranking tied for 23rd and tied for 16th nationally, respectively, in those categories.
- Mason is averaging 19.1 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per contest over his last 13 games. He's had 10 double-doubles during that stretch with five 20 & 10 performances (two 30 & 10).
- The Mocs are 11-1 since Ronrico White's return to the playing rotation after the holiday break.
- White has just seven turnovers in his last 233 minutes at the point (1 every 33.3 min.). He has a 2.7 assist-turnover ratio over last 12 contests.
- Casey Jones is enjoying the New Year. Since the flip of the calendar he is averaging 15.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. He is shooting 60.8 percent (59-97) from the field and 75.0 percent (33-44) from the free throw line.
- Jones is second in the league in FG pct. (57.9%).
- The Mocs lead the SoCon in scoring margin (+3.2) and are second in scoring (76.9), 0.1 points behind Davidson.
- The team is tied for 59th nationally in scoring.
- Z. Mason is third in the league at 17.9 points per game. He is averaging a double-double (17.9 points & 10.8) in SoCon contests.
- Casey Jones (16th, 12.3ppg) is also listed among the SoCon leaders.
- In SoCon games only, Mason (4th, 17.6), Jones (12th, 15.1) and Ronrico White (16th, 13.9) rank in the top 20.
- Mason (7 times), Jones (4 times), White (twice) and Martynas Bareika have scored 20 or more points in a game this season. Mason has two with 30 or more.
- Chattanooga leads the SoCon in blocked shots (5.3). That number increases to 7.0 per game in conference play.
- Z. Mason is the obvious focus as the league leader in swat at 3.0 per contest. In 10 SoCon settings, he's rejecting 4.2 per game.
- The team has five or more blocks in 10 games in a row and in 15 overall this season.
- The Mocs are 37th nationally in blocked shots.
- Mason's 67 blocks are second-most on the all-time season list behind Neil Ashby (89, 2001-02).
- Mason has 1,009 points, 592 boards and 104 blocks in his two-plus years as a Moc.
- On pace to be just the third DI era performer with 1,000 points and 600 rebounds (Nicchaeus Doaks, 2006-09 and Lance Fulse, 1985-88).
- ONLY Moc in school history to exceed 1,000 points, 500 boards and 100 blocks.
- Currently 18th in scoring, fourth in rebounding and fourth in blocks.
- Last Moc to record 600 rebounds: Nicchaeus Doaks, 821 & Khalil Hartwell, 653 2006-09
- For career and season record watches along with career active leaders, turn to page eight of the linked notes package.
- Mason has 11 double-doubles this season. The DI era season record is 12 by Keith Nelson (1990-91) and Lance Fulse (1987-88).
- He is tied for eighth in the nation in double-doubles. Jerrelle Benimon (Towson), Scott Eatherton (Northeastern) and Roscoe Smith (UNLV) lead with 14.
- Mason has five 20/10 games which is three shy of Nelson's mark of eight in 1990-91.
- Mason has two 30/10 games, one short of Johnny Taylor's (2006-07) school record of three in 2005-06.
- Mason has 18 career double-doubles which ranks third behind Nelson (23) and Fulse (21).
- Head Coach Will Wade is 15-9 in his first season as a head coach. He is Chattanooga's 18th head coach, seventh of the DI era.
- Wade is 10-1 at home, 4-7 away and 1-1 in neutral site contests.
- He is 0-0 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 0-1 vs. OVC teams.
- Wade is a 2005 graduate of Clemson. He has worked with current collegiate head coaches Larry Shyatt (Wyoming), Oliver Purnell (DePaul), Tommy Amaker (Harvard) and Shaka Smart (VCU) at Clemson, Harvard and VCU, respectively.
- Wade's staff includes a former head coach, Wes Long (Queens, 2009-13), former Mocs standout Casey Long (2004-07) and Buffalo star Turner Battle. Casey Long was retained from the previous regime. He also welcomed back Mocs great Johnny Taylor (1996-97). Taylor, a Chattanooga native, led Chattanooga to the 1997 NCAA Sweet 16 before becoming the school's first NBA first round draft selection (Orlando). Taylor completed a 15-year pro career and returned to the Scenic City to complete his degree in criminal justice.
- Eastern Kentucky has emerged as one of the top programs in the Ohio Valley Conference. It is 16-7 overall, 7-3 in the OVC in second by a game behind Belmont (8-2).
- The Colonels are 9-1 at home with the lone loss coming to Murray State.
- Head Coach Jeff Neubauer is 159-119 in his ninth season. He is 1-1 vs. the Mocs.
- Glenn Cosey leads EKU averaging 19.1 points per game. Cosey is third in the OVC in scoring.
- He is joined in double digits by Corey Walden (13.1) and Marcus Lewis (11.0). Eric Stutz is the leading rebounder at 4.6 per contest.
- The Colonels lead the OVC in scoring margin (+9.1), FT Pct. (75.8), steals (9.2), TO margin (+6.5), A/TO ratio (1.4) and 3pt made per game (9.3). Cosey is first in 3pt made per game (3.4) and FT% (87.8).
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An variable shaft, for example for a golf club. A hollow shaft has a cable or wire in the center, and means for varying the tension of the cable or wire. Increasing tension on the cable or wire places the shaft in compression and thereby reduces its bending stiffness. Preferably, the variation means are designed so that the wire tension may be quickly and easily varied by the user.
1. A piece of sporting equipment having a variable stiffness shaft, said piece comprising:
a hollow shaft;
a tensioning means disposed within the hollow shaft and affixed thereto at two points of the tensioning means;
variation means for varying the tension of the tensioning means, whereby increasing the tension of the tensioning means reduces the bending stiffness of the shaft;
wherein the variation means is a cam.
2. The piece of sporting equipment of
The invention relates to methods of varying the bending stiffness or relative bending to torsional stiffness of a shaft member, for example in a piece of sporting equipment such as a golf club or hockey stick. The invention also relates to sporting equipment having variable stiffness shafts.
Golf clubs are currently available in a wide range of bend stiffnesses. It has been found that less advanced golfers tend to prefer a softer shaft, whereby the flexing motion of the shaft can add distance to a driving stroke, by generating a more elevated ball trajectory for lower club head speed at impact. Advanced and professional golfers, on the other hand, tend to generate higher club head speeds during a swing, and find that driving distance increases with a stiffer shaft that provides lower ball trajectory with more ball back spin. These general trends are of course subject to wide personal variation; in addition, personal preferences as to shaft stiffness may vary from day to day and even from hole to hole, and may also be affected by weather conditions. For example, a lower drive is generally preferable when hitting into the wind than when hitting with the wind from behind. It has thus been found that golfers need to carry a large number of clubs to be prepared for these eventualities, and further, that as a golfer's abilities progress, new clubs are frequently required to accommodate changing shaft stiffness preferences.
Club stiffnesses are measured in terms of the natural frequency of the shaft with a standard weight dummy head. Clubs are available in a wide range of stiffnesses, typically on the order of 250�40 CPM (cycles per minute).
There is a similar wide range of personal variation in preferred stiffness of shafts in other types of sporting equipment, e.g., tennis rackets, ski poles, hockey sticks, baseball bats, fishing poles, hurling sticks, lacrosse sticks, and vaulting poles. In addition to differences from individual to individual, the preferred stiffness may vary from day to day, depending on fatigue and other personal variables, and the requirements of the particular sport.
It has been proposed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,833,223 to Skulking to provide a variable stiffness golf club by providing a set of interchangeable inserts for a single club. While this does allow adjustment of the stiffness of the club, it requires the golfer to carry a large set of inserts, and club stiffness is still restricted to the particular values associated with the inserts, rather than being continuously variable. The nuisance associated with frequent changes of the insert may prevent a golfer from making adjustments between holes which would maximize performance.
There thus still exists a need for a method of varying the bending stiffness of the shaft of a golf club or other piece of sporting equipment which allows easy variation through a continuous range of stiffness values.
In one aspect, the invention comprises a piece of sporting equipment having a variable stiffness hollow shaft. The stiffness is changed by using a variation means to adjust the tension on a tensioning means disposed in the hollow shaft. The tensioning means is attached to the shaft at two points. Thus, applying tension to the tensioning means causes compression in the shaft region between the two points. The tensioning means may, for example, be a wire or cable, or a plurality of wires or cables. Many variation means are possible, including a cam, a pinned retractable piece, a lockable lead screw (which may be adjusted by an external actuator), a pump, a sleeve screw, or a "set and forget" displacement actuator. The shaft may have one or more constraint inserts, which may be made, for example, of low density foam, plastic, or an elastomer. The constraint inserts impede dynamic variation of the tensioning means. They may be held in the shaft by compression fit or by adhesive. The sporting equipment may be, for example, a golf club, a tennis racket, a ski pole, a hockey stick, a baseball bat, a fishing pole, a hurling stick, a lacrosse stick, or a vaulting pole.
In another aspect, the invention comprises a method of varying the bend stiffness of a shaft of a piece of sporting equipment, by applying tension to a tensioning member disposed within the shaft and connected to it. Tension on the tensioning member places the shaft in compression and reduces its bend stiffness. The tension may be adjustable through a continuous range of values. The sporting equipment may be, for example, a golf club, a tennis racket, a ski pole, a hockey stick, a baseball bat, a fishing pole, a hurling stick, a lacrosse stick, or a vaulting pole. The tensioning means may be restrained from dynamic vibration.
The invention is described with reference to the several figures of the drawing, in which,
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a golf club shaft according to the invention;
FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of a golf club shaft according to the invention;
FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of a golf club shaft according to the invention; and
FIG. 4 shows six embodiments of variation means according to the invention.
It is well known that a beam's bending stiffness can be varied by preloading the beam longitudinal axis. The present invention involves the use of this principle to provide a variation mechanism for golf club shafts and other sporting equipment. The preload device is a simple wire or cable that is affixed internally in the shaft and a mechanism for varying the tension in the wire/cable. Tensioning the wire/cable compresses the shaft along its bending axis, reducing the effective bending stiffness as compared to that of the unloaded shaft. An advantage of the invention is that it allows the production of a shaft having a high torsional stiffness, enabling a rapid response to player wrist turnover action, but having a low bending stiffness, enabling the player to get the best ball trajectory for a given swing speed.
The fundamental behavior that this invention leverages is described by the general, unforced, one dimensional equation of motion for a beam,
where EI is the elastic modulus times the shaft cross section area moment of inertia that may vary along the length of the golf club shaft, P is the axial compression applied to the shaft that may also vary along the length of the shaft, m is the mass per unit length that may vary along the length of the shaft, and w is the lateral deflection which is a function of time and position along the length of the shaft. The first term of Equation (1) relates how the beam bending stiffness is affected by inertial loads through the second spatial derivative of the shaft internal moment (the bracketed term that includes second order spatial derivative of the deflection) with respect to the axial coordinate. The second term of Equation (1) is generally small and is typically neglected. The last term in Equation (1) represents inertial load (per unit length) resulting from motion, where force equals mass times the second derivative of the deflection with respect to time.
When a beam is under compression, the compressive load reduces the apparent bending stiffness of the beam by amplifying the lateral deflection. This effect can be visualized by considering a ruler being compressed along its measurement axis by pressing opposing ends together. When the center of the ruler is slightly perturbed laterally, the deflection is enhanced by the compression and the ruler bends.
This behavior can be seen mathematically, to first order, by assuming a deflection as a function of time, t, and position on the shaft, x,
where ω is the natural frequency of motion, L is the shaft length and A is an arbitrary constant. This simplifying assumption is a good one since Fourier theory states that any bounded analytic function can be approximated by a series of sines and cosines. Placing this deflection shape into the equation of motion and assuming that the bending stiffness, EI, and mass per unit length, m, can be represented by constant averaged values over the length of the shaft, {overscore (EI)} and {overscore (m)}, and that P is uniform, yields
which, when solved for the natural frequency by setting the square bracketed term equal to zero, gives
To first order, Equation (4) shows how the apparent stiffness, the numerator of the quotient under the square root sign, decreases with increased compression. For reference, the general buckling load for a uniform beam under uniform compression is
so that a compressive load equal to 20% of the buckling load results in a 20% decrease in stiffness and a corresponding 10% decrease in natural frequency.
For beams of general cross sections, moduli, mass per unit length, and preloading that vary with the axial coordinate, expressions analogous to Equations (2)-(5) do not exist in closed form, and full analysis is necessary for accurate predictions. However, the behavior for more complicated geometries and loading is generally similar to the simple case illustrated above.
This invention may be applied to metal, wood, and composite shafts as long as the shafts are hollow or hollowed to allow the insertion of the invention. The tensioning member may be affixed to any point along the shaft's length. This allows tailoring of the variable stiffness length of the shaft. For full length golf club shaft embodiments a tensioning wire/cable assembly may be integrated into the butt and hosel ends of the shaft. The tensioning means may comprise a single wire or cable, or multiple (twisted or untwisted) wires.
The wire can be restrained from dynamic vibration within the shaft by filling the enclosed volume, either entirely or partially, with low density foam or a similar material. The wire can also be restrained from dynamic vibration by placing form fitting inserts down the length of the wire and affixing them to the shaft, by glue or compression resulting from expansion, thus allowing the wire to run freely through the insert while restraining its lateral motion.
Three embodiments of the invention in the context of a golf club are shown in FIGS. 1-3. FIG. 1 shows a golf club shaft 10 having a butt end 12 and a hosel end 14, with a tensioning wire or cable 16 secured at both ends of the shaft. A variation mechanism 18 is located at the butt end 12 of the shaft, where it is readily accessible to the user of the club. FIG. 2 shows a similar golf club shaft, further comprising a wire termination insert 20 in the interior of the shaft. In this embodiment of the invention, the wire 16 extends only part way into the shaft, reaching from the butt end 12 to the termination insert 20. FIG. 3 shows yet another golf club shaft, this one having a plurality of constraint inserts 22, made for example from low density foam, which restrain lateral motion of the wire 16.
The internal tensioning wire/cable is preferably steel (piano wire), titanium, aluminum, other metal alloys, or a corrosion resistant plastic such as nylon. The butt end plug and tensioning mechanism are preferably made from a corrosion resistant, compression bearing material, such as aluminum, titanium, or an appropriate plastic, that transmits the preload force to the external shaft. The hosel end plug and wire/cable affixing mechanism are preferably any of lead, titanium, aluminum, other metal alloys, or an appropriately strong and corrosion resistant plastic.
A similar system for a fishing rod has been described by Carver, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,024,666. Carver's system transmits force to the rod through an interior cable and a plurality of force transmitter/receiver pairs. The stated purpose of the cable is to stiffen the rod in the longitudinal direction by tightening the cable. The instant invention, on the other hand, is used to reduce a shaft's bending stiffness by tightening the cable. The present invention does not use the force transmitter/receiver pairs described by Carver, and indeed, such transmitter/receivers would tend to negate the intended effect of the invention.
A number of wire/cable tension variation systems are suitable for use with the invention. Several such systems are shown in FIG. 4 as applied to a golf club. FIG. 4a depicts a cammed lever variation system having four settings that span the accepted stiffness range for golf club shafts. As cam 30 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the tension is increased on wire 16, resulting in a softening of the shaft. There are four settings for the illustrated cam 30, corresponding to the four faces of the cam, each of which is at a different distance from the attachment point 32 of the wire. As shown, the wire tension is at its lowest setting, corresponding to the stiffest shaft setting. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this type of variation system is not limited to a four-faced cam, but may be used with a cam having a different number of faces or with a continuous cam, as long as the variation system is capable of holding its setting. The illustrated cam 30 is held in any of the four settings by pressure on the flat face of the cam; a continuous cam may use a set screw or the like (not shown) to achieve the same end.
FIG. 4b depicts a plunger clevis/cotter pin variation system having four settings that span the accepted stiffness range for golf club shafts. In this arrangement, plunger clevis 40 passes through plug 42, which is attached to the butt end of the shaft 12. The clevis 40 is provided with several holes 44 perpendicular to its axis, and is attached to the wire 16 at point 46. A cotter pin 48 is adapted to slide into any of the holes, thereby varying the position of the plunger clevis 40 relative to the plug 42. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this type of variation system is not limited to having four levels, nor are the illustrated shapes of the clevis and cotter pin intended to be limiting.
FIG. 4c depicts a pneumatic or hydraulic variation system, where a constant force is applied to a piston 50 by a working fluid 52 applies a constant tension to the wire 16. A pumping mechanism 54 allows a golfer to vary the tension by pumping working fluid 52 through a one-way valve (not shown). The tension can be relieved by opening the valve to allow back flow. This type of system is continuously variable over a range of tensions.
FIG. 4d depicts a lead screw variation system comprising a threaded lead screw 60, a threaded lock fitting 62, and a guide 64 attached to the butt end 12 of the shaft. The threads of the lead screw 60 engage the lock 62, which can thus be set at any point on the length of the lead screw 60. The lock is held in compression fit with the guide 64, allowing the lead screw to apply a tension to the wire 16. The attachment point 66 is preferably designed not to twist the wire when the lead screw 60 is turned. This type of system is continuously variable over a range of tensions. The lead screw may be turnable by hand, or may be activated by an external actuator such as a battery powered electric screwdriver or the like. This type of system is continuously variable over a range of tensions.
FIG. 4e depicts a threaded sleeve variation system. A plug 70 is affixed to the butt end 12 of the shaft, the plug 70 having an outer thread. An inner threaded turn sleeve 72 is engaged with the plug 70. The turn sleeve supports a head 74, and may be adapted to slip relative to the head at their point of contact 76. The head is connected to wire 16 at point 78. It will be seen that rotation of the turn sleeve 72 will raise or lower the head 74 to vary the wire tension over a continuous range.
FIG. 4f depicts an active set and forget displacement actuator variation system. A head 80 is connected to the wire 16 at point 82, and a standard set and forget actuator 84 is inserted between the butt end of the shaft 12 and the head 80. Such actuators are commonly known in the art, and generally are activated by connection of a separate power source. Once the actuator has been set to the desired length (and corresponding wire tension and shaft stiffness), the power source (not shown) may be removed for the swing. This variation system can vary the wire tension over a continuous range.
A prototype shaft was built using an X (extra stiffness) staff, with a lead screw variation mechanism as shown in FIG. 4d. The flex rating (in CPM) of this shaft was measured and found to be reduced by as much as 7%, corresponding to a 15% reduction in bending stiffness, when using a dummy mass for a head.
A commercially available 250 cc titanium head was affixed to the shaft to make the prototype club. This club was tested at a driving range by a mid to low handicap golfer and by a high handicap golfer, with the stiffness setting corresponding to a 12% reduction in bending stiffness from the original shaft stiffness. Both golfers found that the resulting drives were consistently 10-15 degrees more elevated in trajectory.
Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from a consideration of the specification or practice of the invention disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.
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- Dimensions: 128mm x 196mm x 24mm | 222g
- Publication date: 25 January 2007
- Publication City/Country: Edinburgh
- Sales rank: 2,788
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I watched the glaze of headlights, the windscreens of oncoming cars: a series of trapezoids with the silhouette of a single male driver. One pulled up in front of me; I reached over and opened the door, slid in. The smell of an unfamiliar car. A middle-aged man looking at me. 'Hi,' I said. 'How are you'. Kate Holden is accustomed to being summed up at a glance: arts graduate, history buff, middle-class daughter, dreamer, innocent. But she is a young woman who understands better than most the secrets that people keep hidden. In My Skin follows her journey from her reputation as a 'good girl' in the safe and leafy suburbs of Melbourne to the all-consuming attractions of heroin and the sex industry. This is a story of survival and resourcefulness; an unflinching look at the consequences of addiction. Holden's journey leads her from a sheltered life in her loving family home to a world of sex for money - a seedy netherworld of back lanes, backseats and brothels. More than just a fearless and compelling narrative, In My Skin is a triumphant announcement of a major new literary talent.
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KATE HOLDEN Kate Holden is accustomed to being summed up at a glance: arts graduate, history buff, middle-class daughter, dreamer, innocent. But she is a young woman who understands better than most the secrets that people keep hidden
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"In My Skin is the work of a stunningly talented writer who both graces and surpasses her material" The Guardian"
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A startling debut memoir about sex, work and smack.A bookish, piano-playing homebody, Holden grew up middle-class in Melbourne, Australia. At college, her heart was broken, and she discovered alcohol. She began reading (and dressing like) Anais Nin. She lived in a trendy neighborhood, partied all the time and eventually tried heroin. Soon, her life narrowed to three activities: getting money for smack, scoring and shooting up. To finance her addiction, she stole money from the bookstore where she'd worked for years; after getting sacked, she began turning tricks, first on the street and then in a series of high-class brothels, which are legal in Australia. After only a few months, Holden grew accustomed to using a pseudonym and having sex with eight men a night. The work was degrading, but it had some glamorous aspects, ranging from velvet dresses to the sensation of being "beautiful and desirable." She felt genuine affection for some of her clients, though she had the sense (most of the time) not to see them outside the brothel. Eventually, thanks to her mother and to methadone, she got clean and left the sex trade. Holden's prose is subtle and elegant. She has a knack for unusual, revealing phrases, like "baffled by weariness" or "the organized hauteur of the true professional." If memoirists must make a choice between simply recreating the past and editorializing about it, this writer chooses the former. Her descriptions of the brothels are vivid, but there is something disconcerting about her almost total refusal to interpret her years as a prostitute. Early on, she acknowledges the debate about whether sex work exploits or empowers women, bur she never weighs in explicitly on either side. Too bad, since an analysis based on firsthand experience would be worth any number of distanced women's-studies treatises.Beautiful and discomfiting: The words sing, but the singer never reveals her innermost thoughts. (Kirkus Reviews)


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2 tablespoons
2 1/2 pounds
skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - diced
1 large
onion, diced
6 medium
potatoes, diced
1 (15 ounce) can
carrots, drained
1 (10 ounce) can
peas, drained
1 (11 ounce) can
corn, drained
1 cup
2 cups
water, or as needed
hot pepper sauce to taste
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
Awesome soup, but with a few modifications: substitute cream for milk, 4 cups of chicken broth for water, and add one can of cream of mushroom soup. Also add kosher salt and lots of pepper, and onion powder and garlic powder. I added chopped celery and leeks as well, and omitted the peas. Definitely be sure to simmer this soup for a while so that the potatoes can get mealy- this thickens the soup nicely. My whole family loved this soup and went back for seconds!
This recipe was good but there wasn't much flavor. I added cheddar cheese right before I ate it and it added A LOT more flavor. I had to cook my potatoes about 30 mins more than the recipe said. Good if you don't have many ingredients but defiantly not the best.
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This soup was easy to make and truly delicious. U can vary the thickness of the soup by controlling the amount of water and milk. It was very soothing and satisfying. A must make!
i have been making this for a while now but i use a bag of frozen mixed vegs. instead of canned veg and add a can of cambells cream of mushroom and cream of celery soup to richen the broth. its relly good and a hearty soup ( stew ) thanks
This is a good basic recipe that can be tweaked according to personal preference. I personally used fresh baby carrots and frozen peas. I also added a splash of heavy cream to make it richer and thicker. The soup turned out rich, hearty, and perfect for this cold snowy day. Thanks!
Oh this was a great recipe!! My son picked it out and what a hit! We added more vegetables and used chicken broth instead of water and it was yummy! Will do this again. Sending it to my other son away at college. Easy enough and inexpensive enough to make on his budget.
I love preparing soup from scratch. This is by far the very best basic recipe I've ever made! If I could give it 10 stars, I would. I boiled 2 whole chickens then picked it from the bone, I added a bag of mixed frozen vegies (not canned), 1 can cream of chicken soup & 1 can of cream of mushroom soup. My clients loved it & my family said, "This is GREAT!" This is definately a keeper.
A very good quick, easy, and very hearty stew. Perfect if you're in a hurry. I added a little bit of chipostle salsa on top to give it a little bit of extra smoky flavor and spice.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Chicken and Potato Soup
Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
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