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The other day, a Republican campaign operative whose experience dates back to George H.W. Bush's White House political office was lamenting all the hand-wringing and teeth gnashing over the future of the Republican Party. To this seasoned professional, with the last election having occurred just over six months ago, and the next election being nearly 18 months away, it is unrealistic to expect the GOP to have found its post-election voice this soon.
Even factoring in a certain amount of wishful thinking, he might have been right, but perhaps for a different reason. At this stage, with Democrats fully ensconced in power, the situation is pretty binary.
President Obama and Democrats are either successful in moving their agenda through, or they are not. If they are successful, Republicans could have the greatest message in the world and it wouldn't help much. But if Obama and Democrats are not successful in pushing through their agenda, Republican stock will soar, whether the GOP has a message or not.
New presidents are initially assessed on competence and first impressions more than anything else. Whether people actually agree with the substance of policies comes a bit later. A president and new administration are viewed closely and a bit anxiously by a public trying to assess whether the new team knows what they are doing and can get it done.
To be sure, voters had some misgivings on the contents of the economic stimulus package and, for that matter, the size of the budget.
But neither caused a significant problem, as Obama's job approval ratings have actually ticked up a bit this month. Having averaged in the low 60s in the Gallup Poll from January through April, his numbers have consistently remained at or above 66 percent in Gallup's three-day moving average since May 2.
With their House and Senate losses in 2006 and Obama's victory in 2008, Republicans now find themselves in a political time-out chair.
Right now, nobody is listening to them and nobody cares what the GOP thinks. As painful as that must be for Republicans, it does provide them with an opportunity to do some thinking, so that when their time-out period is up and they rejoin the class, they will be able to come in with a new approach, some new thoughts and something of a fresh start.
While this line of thinking might sound a bit like trying to turn lemons into lemonade, that's what life can be about; turning adversity into opportunity.
As long as Republicans were in power, while they weren't in the mood to make changes, they also weren't in a position to do the rebranding and retooling that parties are sometimes required to do. That can only be done when that party is out of view.
It's easier to say that Republicans need to change than it is to say what they should change. But maybe Republicans should take a page from the Democratic playbook.
It would be unprincipled, intellectually bankrupt and pointless for the Republican Party to move from the right to the left on issues or overall positioning. But, on some issues, maybe they would be best off being silent.
When Democrats lost their House and Senate majorities in 1994, polling for organized labor showed that the top issue for union members voting Republican for Congress was guns, something that had nothing to do with unions.
In 2000, when Al Gore lost West Virginia, Gore's state manager later said that the top three reasons for Gore's defeat there were guns, guns and guns. Guns probably played a factor in not only Gore's loss of his home state of Tennessee but in every state that even touched Tennessee.
It was the presidential loss in 2000, on top of the congressional losses in 1994, that convinced the Democratic Party to simply shut up on guns. As much as many Democratic elected officials wanted to legislate the issue, they realized that they couldn't get re-elected if they kept offending so many union members, white males and rural and small-town voters on the gun issue.
Gun-control advocates had plenty of other reasons to support Democrats, so remaining silent on the issue didn't hurt the party that much. Rather, it enabled it to have a conversation with voters who otherwise would not listen as long as guns were on the table.
Republicans need to think about this in terms of their emphasis on certain social and cultural issues. The GOP has turned away a large number of highly educated, economically upscale voters who would be a natural fit for the party were it not for these divisive subjects.
Republicans have created problems for themselves in the libertarian-leaning Mountain West as well because of their stance on these issues. When westerners say they want government out of their lives, they mean out of the whole house, including the bedroom. Generationally, Republicans are killing themselves with voters who are now under 35, who see the party as narrow and intolerant. As Will Rogers used to say, "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."
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A Walk And A Find • May 25, 2007
Well, we finally got out for a walk this morning. It was an early one, starting out at 7:00am. We walked just over 8kms. in about an hour and 15 minutes so we built up a little sweat.
It has been raining and cold here for the past two weeks ('damn'p cold, as we call it) so our outside time has been limited lately. The weather broke a bit yesterday and we're hoping that today it gets a bit warmer.
We were able to find our 2nd cache during the walk so the day has started off good. This particular cache is in a lightly wooded area within 7 meters of an intersection. We had a bit of a laugh wondering what the drivers in the cars were saying about us. We were also thinking of the fact that we have either walked or drove by this area hundreds of times in the past few years and until recently never knew that there was this little gem so close by.

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The Texas Senate approved a pair of tax-break bills worth $869 million Tuesday night, plus a measure to cap the money that is collected for specific purposes such as trauma care but instead used to help balance the budget. House Bill 500 would make permanent a small-business franchise tax break that exempts firms with $1 […] [Read More]
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Legislative negotiators put the finishing touches on a proposed state budget for the next two years Friday after lengthy, sometimes testy wrangling yielded a deal to boost public schools by about $4 billion to make up for cuts two years ago. The proposed budget for the next two years — which includes more than either […] [Read More]


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Hiring for travel and tourism jobs has surged so much in the last few years that the industry has recovered 92% of the positions lost during the recession while the rest of the economy has only recovered 77%.
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The day after action by the Congress to reopen the federal government after a 16-day shutdown, County Executive Ike Leggett today travels to New York with Council President Nancy Navarro and key County officials to brief Wall Street bond houses on the County's economic recovery and Leggett's success on putting the County's fiscal house in order since he took office.
"I'm extremely happy that 70,000 Montgomery County residents who work for the federal government will be going back to work," said Leggett. "I'm pleased that folks who work on federal contracts also will see relief. And, also, I'm glad that Glen Echo Park open.
"This shutdown never should have happened. It was bad politics and bad for business. And we should resolve – and work – to be sure it doesn't happen again. The shutdown may be over but the uncertainty about a sequel will continue to adversely affect public and private spending and investment decisions. This undermines the considerable efforts and successes that I and the Council have had in making tough decisions during the Great Recession, boosting our own County reserves and laying the foundations for the County's economic recovery and growth."
Yesterday, Leggett met with Washington DC mayor Vincent Gray, Fairfax Board of Supervisors chair Sharon Bulova, and Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker in the DC mayor's office to discuss the impact of the shutdown locally and plot strategies for the future.
"For the next two days, in meetings with Wall Street bond houses, I will discuss with them the progress we have made in putting the County's fiscal house in order since I took office, cutting spending while maintaining critical services, and laying the foundation for further investment and job growth," said Leggett.
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Things have been steamy between Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada and her ex Chad Johnson this week... and definitely not in a good way. And, now, Evelyn's daughter, Shaniece, is putting her two cents in.
The drama first started when Chad decided to vent his rage against his ex-wife on Twitter, which as we all know, is never a good idea.
According to All About the Real Housewives, Shaniece came to her mother's defense, tweeting, "U r so busy going on a rant about other people. How about u talk about your self? U have a child in Liberty City that u do not take care of, u have a sex addiction and was ABUSIVE to other women before U met my mother. That's what u call a BITCH – and bitches such as yourself should rot.. In hell!"
You tell him, girl! Shaniece's response may seem kinda harsh, but it's totally appropriate considering this dude head-butted her mama just a few weeks after the couple got hitched. Talk about cutting the honeymoon short... ugh.
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Yet stupid-ness is our greatest weakness, and I had to witness
The truths we call lies and lies we call truths
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To the truth: that in life we live but yet we live to die
And wandered why our mothers cry and inside they die
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That scientist: people who claim to know the earth;
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Herd's Hoskins to play in Senior Bowl
HUNTINGTON -- Ma rshall tight end Gator Hoskins has been invited to participate in the Senior Bowl scheduled Saturday at Ladd-Peebes Stadium in Mobile Ala. Game time is 4 p.m. and the game will be televised live on the NFL Network.
This is Marshall's third Senior Bowl invitation in as many years. Defensive end Vinny Curry (Philadelphia Eagles) went in 2012 and wide receiver Aaron Dobson (New England Patriots) played last year.
A two-time John Mackey Award Watch List honoree, Hoskins secured a spot on the award's semifinalist list as a senior.
A third-team CollegeSportsMadness.com All-American and first-team All-Conference USA selection, the Gainesville, Fla. native finished his career with 28 touchdowns in 99 receptions (1,318 yards). The only player in Herd history to top Hoskins' 28.3 percent touchdown-catches ratio was Randy Moss (31.5 percent on 168 receptions, 53 touchdown catches). Hoskins' 28 touchdown catches rank third in Herd history (Moss 53, Darius Watts 47).
Hoskins finished with 15 touchdown catches as a senior (fifth-most at Marshall for a single season), a total that was tied for third nationally and the most among tight ends by seven.
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As a contributor to one of the bigger Knicks blogs, I spent a lot of time this summer talking about New York's roster and the rotations Mike Woodson will use this season. Will Carmelo Anthony move back to small forward? Will Andrea Bargnani start or come off the bench? Will Iman Shumpert continue to improve? Who will back up Tyson Chandler at center?
One player that rarely entered the conversation: Amar'e Stoudemire.
It's not that Stoudemire doesn't have value. He was actually very good last season, showing flashes of a post-up game he developed – with the help of Hakeem Olajuwon – to better complement Anthony. But knee trouble limited him to just 29 games. At this stage of his career, it might be best to assume he'll contribute nothing; that way, anything he does contribute becomes a bonus.


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Ollantaytambo Fortress
Soaring above the town's cobbled streets, which have been lived in since the 13th century, is the massive Inca fortress and the monolithic stones of the Temple of the Sun. Built by Pachacuti in the 1400s, the huge complex features fine stonework and a ceremonial temple hill area topping the stepped, fortified terrace.
Climb more than 200 steps to the top for fabulous views and an up-close look at the impressively hewn masonry. You'll also see the remains of several temples and ceremonial fountains.
To see where the huge blocks of stone were quarried from the mountainside, follow the 6km (3.5 mile) trail to the quarry on the other side of the river - the water was diverted to flush the stones down to the construction site.
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Former Durham superintendent named president of education firm
Carl Harris, a former superintendent of Durham Public Schools, has been appointed president of TE21.
Harris had served as a consultant to the education company, with offices in Charleston, S.C., and Durham, after a stint with the U.S. Department of Education as deputy assistant secretary of education.
TE21 offers assessments, intervention, professional development and other educational improvement efforts in Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.
In a news release, the company's chief executive officer, Cindy B. Hollar, called Harris "a true believer in TE21's products."
"He brings to our company a local and national perspective and a passion for customer service," she said.
Harris served as DPS superintendent from 2006 to 2009. During his administration, DPS opened seven schools, including Hillside New Tech High School, Southern School of Engineering, W.G. Pearson Magnet Middle School, City of Medicine Academy, Spring Valley Elementary School and the Performance Learning Center and Holton Career and Resource Center. An eighth, Lakewood Middle Montessori School, opened in the renovated Lakewood YMCA in fall 2011.
In 2012, Harris received the Distinguished Alumni Award from North Carolina State University. He was selected as a member of the Broad Urban Superintendents Academy. He has advanced certification for school administration and a doctorate in education administration from NCSU. He earned a master's degree from Eastern Carolina University.


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A few key words of wisdom I give entrepreneurs is: launch fast; and fail fast.
Launch fast simply means figure out a minimal viable product (MVP) and get it into the market as soon as possible. Too often an entrepreneur wants to build a "Rolls Royce" solution with all the bells and whistles that are in their head, instead of simply launching a functional "Ford" to start, and evolving to the "Rolls Royce" over time. The MVP advantages of the "Ford" is:
- it is less expensive to build with your limited startup capital;
- it can get your product in the market faster, before your competitors do;
- it more quickly allows for consumer testing, to ensure consumers really like the core service and truly need the additional luxuries that would get built into the "Rolls Royce"
Fail fast simply means you want to learn whether or not your model is working, and has a reasonable chance for profitability and long term success, sooner than later. Too often an enterpreneur:
- hasn't clearly identified the key success metrics for their startup;
- doesn't put the proper tracking and processes in place to ensure such success metrics are met;
- hangs on trying to keep a bad idea on "life support" for too long, simply because they can't walk away from their "baby"
All that does is continue to invest "good money" after "bad money", and exacerbates your pain and capital lost, when you ultimately have to shut the business down. So, make sure you are clear on your ultimate success metrics and pull the plug sooner than later, as soon as it becomes clear you are not heading towards long term success.
Too often, an entrepreneur is afraid to fail, and unnecessarily prolongs their misery. The sign of a smart entrepreneur is one that does not get too emotionally invested in their idea (to being blinded beyond the point of rational business judgment) and knowing that failing is OK, allowing you to "fight another day," albeit in a new startup or different direction that has a better chance for long term success.
George Deeb is a growth consultant at Red Rocket Ventures, and author of "101 Startup Lessons–An Entrepreneur's Handbook".


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The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and Us
Heisenberg may have been here...
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"Heisenberg may have been here," read a popular sticker in our faculty. For dry-humored chemical-physicists, this sticker was hilarious. It made reference to the Uncertainty Principle developed by Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen in 1927. This principle determines that it is impossible to determine at the same time both the exact position and exact velocity of a particle. This unexpected phenomenon is a result of the way measurements are taken, and has nothing to do with the means used for the measurements. Uncertainty is the only certain thing in a given system. In our daily life, it is possible to ignore its effects, but nonetheless the uncertainty is there. It means that, by definition, we cannot know everything about a system. In order to measure something, we must change another characteristic of the system.
This principle holds also for the security services monitoring our lives. They are obsessed with our lives, collecting tiny details through any open source (financial institutions, internet, phone systems, social networks, street informants, disguised encounters). These myriad bits of information are then kept in enormous databases. All these are violations of human rights and thus misinforming the violators is allowed and recommended.
Yet, they ignore that they cannot carry out a measurement, in other words an investigation, without causing a myriad of concrete changes to the lives of the innocent people they are measuring. This cannot be justified. Persons are innocent and thus untouchable, unless proven otherwise. Proactively entrapping them—the archetypal tactic of the security services—cannot be accepted. The assumption somebody may commit a crime is to be kept strictly within the boundaries of the sick mind of the security services officer; just an opinion not to be followed in any operational way. Not one of them knows the future for certain; all of us enjoy free will.
There is no better example of these crimes than Yigal Amir. On November 4, 1995, Yigal Amir assassinated the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Born to a Jewish-Orthodox family, he served at the IDF as a Hesder soldier, combining a service at the Golani Infantry Brigade with religious studies at the Yavneh Kerem Yeshiva. Afterwards, he became a law and computer science student at the Jewish religious Bar-Ilan University. The assassin had been targeted by the Shin Beth months before the tragic event; the Shin Beth had trained him in the use of arms. Avishai Raviv, a Shin Beth underground agent, was placed next to him. The Shin Beth later claimed he was only an information gathering agent. The most troubling part of this story is that The Jerusalem Post, an English, right-wing newspaper published in Jerusalem, reported witnesses having heard Raviv telling Amir: "Be a man! Kill him already!" Later on, Raviv's name came out during Amir's trial. It was published that his operational code was "Champagne." This code was perfect for an agitating agent, which is a better definition of the role he performed. There is no way they can claim their information gathering activities are harmless; measurements change reality. They cannot claim they are impartial; after all the Shin Beth did not stop Amir. Observations change social networks. Small changes accumulate into unpredictable changes. Nobody gave the security services the power to do so systematically.
"So what, your observations also change reality," a perceptive security services officer could throw at me at this point (they won't, must of them are utterly ignorant). That's correct, but in the overall reality, the observations of a single human are counterweighted by the observations of the other, bringing them to an overall nullification. However, an entity obsessively collecting information from the general population and proactively using it to promote its political theories can change reality. We all have seen the Weapons of Mass Destruction fiasco; we live in a 1984-type of reality. Moreover, people did not award these powers to the security services; they just took advantage of our weakness in order to advance their personal agenda and deep pockets. "Heisenberg may have been here; in any case, it isn't the police's business," reads my updated sticker.
This text was adapted from a chapter of the same name in The Cross of Bethlehem II: Back in Bethlehem.
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Vintage Poster Project
Project Description: Create a vintage style poster of an event or destination using a style that can be recognized as a vintage one. The vintage style of poster design can be seen in many places especial searches for Vintage Travel Posters, Vintage Concert Posters, or Propaganda posters. Background: Vintage posters are a style that was based in the limitations of the printing technology of the time they were created. Simple printing technologies require simple designs. It just wasn't...Read More


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- Willamette
- Athletics
- News Archive
- 2004
- February
- Bearcat Hoops News and Notes
Men's Basketball | Thursday, February 12, 2004
Bearcat Hoops News and Notes
Willamette split two games at home, defeating the Missionaries of Whitman College (74-54), and losing to Whitworth College (58-57). The Bearcats currently stand in 2nd place in the NWC, one game behind conference leading Puget Sound. WU is 13-6 overall, 8-2 in NWC action.
Willamette hosts George Fox University on Friday night in Salem, then travels to Portland to battle rival Lewis and Clark College. Both games tip at 8 pm, and are part of doubleheader action with the women's teams.
Whitworth's narrow decision over the Bearcats on Saturday night was the latest in the heated rivalry between the two schools. In snapping Willamette's 16 game home floor winning streak, Whitworth earned a bit of revenge, as Willamette had ended the Pirates own 16 game home floor winning streak earlier this season. In fact, in the past 3 seasons, the only team to beat Whitworth in Spokane has been the Bearcats, just as the only team to beat Willamette in Salem has been the Pirates.
Willamette guard David Force was named Honorable Mention Player of the Week in the NWC, following his 36 pt, 15 rebound, 8 assist performance over the weekend. It is the second time Force has been honorable mention (John Olinger and Brennan Garrelts have also garnered the same award once apiece this year).
After battling early season injury problems, Willamette is now 7-1 with its projected starting line-up (Force, John Olinger, Harold Sublett, Jr., Miles Sandgathe, Brennan Garrelts) in place.
Willamette's bench has made large contributions all season long, and last week was a continuation of that trend. Guard Drew Miller (So, Keizer, Or) ignited the Bearcats with 13 pts off the bench Friday night against Whitman, and provided a defensive spark, helping Harold Sublett, Jr. hold Whitman scoring leader Greg Ricker to just 2 points.
WU continues to lead the NWC in two defensive categories: total points allowed per game (64.4) and in 3 pt field goal % allowed (.312).
Willamette, courtesy of a raucous 1800 fans on Saturday night, now leads the NWC in home attendance, averaging 1310 fans a game in Cone Fieldhouse. The Bearcats in Salem are now 16-1 the past two seasons.
Head Coach Mark Sundquist Bruins enter Friday's game at 6-14 (2-9) overall. In their most recent game, Fox battled Linfield College down to the wire, only to fall at home 70-64. The Bruins have been paced all season by post Mark Gayman (17.2 ppg) and guard Aaron Schmick (15.9). George Fox lost a hard fought, overtime matchup with the Bearcats in Newberg the first time the two teams met.
The Pioneers of Lewis and Clark, an NCAA tourney participant 4 out of the last 5 years, currently stand at 12-7 (5-5) on the year. Head Coach Bob Gaillard's team boasts an early candidate for NWC Player of the Year in senior John Mietus. Mietus has averaged a double double for the season (21.8 ppg, 10.8 rebs), and along with sharp shooting guards Danny Winchester (76 made 3 pts) and Ryan Wells (73 made 3 pts), poses a major threat offensively. WU defeated LC 67-63 in Salem in January.
Willamette pts. rebs. Assts.
1. David Force 14.7 5.1 3.7
2. John Olinger 12.1 2.7
3. Harold Sublett, Jr. 8.9 5.5 2.1
4. Miles Sandgathe 11.4 5.6 1.4
5. Brennan Garrelts 7.1 4.2
George Fox
1. Aaron Schmick 15.9 4.5 3.8
2. Ben Melvin 11.1 4.2
3. Bryan Wadlow 10.0 4.2 2.3
4. Mark Gayman 17.1 8.4 2.1
5. Scott Szalay 11.8 7.9
Lewis and Clark
1. Adam Merino 2.4 4.1
2. Danny Winchester 16.6 3.2
3. Ryan Wells 13.3 3.1
4. John Mietus 21.8 10.8 1.5
5. Tommy Magnusson 9.8 6.3 2.0


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Monday, February 25, 2013
So You Want To Read YA?: Round Two
Last year, we ran a very fun, informative, and popular series here at STACKED called "So You Want to Read YA?" It arose out of a question that we receive often as librarians and YA readers: "Where do I start?" The series asked that very question to a variety of people in the kidlit world, ranging from teachers to librarians, to authors and bloggers, to editors and marketing folks.
Following the presentation about running a blog series at KidLitCon, I was asked if I would consider doing the series again but with a new set of guest bloggers. I thought about it for a long time, and I thought why not?
So it's coming back!
Starting next Monday, March 4 and running through the last Monday in July, we'll be featuring a guest post on the topic of where to start in YA fiction. The posts come from a range of people like before, including authors, editors, soon-to-be-published authors, bloggers, librarians, and teachers. I'm so excited about each and every one of them. Nearly all of the guest writers for this round of posts have never been featured here before on STACKED, so we're excited to spotlight some new-to-us voices (and, in some cases, not so new-to-us voices who we'd never approached before).
If you haven't read or caught up with last year's posts, feel free to dive in here. Prepare to expand your to-read piles significantly.
A huge thank you goes out to each and every one of this round's contributors, and a special thanks goes out to Nova Ren Suma, who not only encouraged revisiting the series at KidLitCon, but she offered some wonderful suggestions for contributors.
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Ellen Trout Zoo Welcomes Another Rare Baby Antelope
The Ellen Trout Zoo has seen two Bay Duikers born in the last six weeks.
The Ellen Trout Zoo has seen two Bay Duikers born in the last six weeks.
Here are a few ideas about events happening around Lufkin and Nacogdoches around Halloween, so you and the kids can plan accordingly. Don't miss out!
Ever had Marco's Pizza? It's coming to Lufkin.
What a night!
The 30th annual Texas State Forest Festival kicked off with quite a bang as dance teams from Angelina, Shelby, and Sabine counties competed in the 11th edition of the Pom Squad/Dance Team Championships.
Do you know what a Bay Duiker is? Without Googling it?
Every year we come out to the community and ask for your help to make some really deserving kids' dreams come true. This year, September 3, we're doing it again and we need your support!
In less than one month it will be time for the 30th annual Texas State Forest Festival in Lufkin!
Beginning July 10 2014, westbound traffic on Loop 287 in Lufkin will be reduced to one lane at Business 59.
The Lufkin Municipal Court is where go to settle tickets and other city issues in Lufkin. So usually when you go there, it's not always a good thing. But yesterday we got a behind the scenes look at the new Lufkin Municipal Courthouse with amazing one time only access.
It's a Fourth of July tradition - get the family together, grill up some burgers & dogs, enjoy one of our local festivals or fairs, and then get on a picnic blanket and watch the fireworks that celebrate our country's freedom. Sound good to you? Check out the Nacogdoches and Lufkin celebrations here.
Lufkin High School graduates are practicing this morning at Abe Martin Stadium, and there are a few rules the students have to abide by.
The new northbound Route 59 overpass will open on May 7, 2014, connecting Loop 287 in Lufkin to Route 59 going towards Nacogdoches. We know new roads and traffic patterns can be stressful for those folks on the road, so ride with us first and be safe!


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Academics - Distribution Requirements
Students must take at least one full-credit course (or the equivalent) in each of the following five distribution areas:
Mathematical, Computational, or Statistical Reasoning. These courses enable students to use mathematics and quantitative models and techniques to understand the world around them either by learning the general tools of mathematics and statistics or by applying them in a subject area. (Designated by MCSR following a course number in the course descriptions.)
Inquiry in the Natural Sciences. These courses help students expand their understanding of the natural sciences through practices associated with questioning, measuring, modeling, and explaining the natural world. (Designated by INS following a course number in the course descriptions.)
Exploring Social Difference. These courses develop awareness and critical understanding of differences in human societies (such as class, environmental resources, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, and sexual orientation). ESD courses build the analytic skills to examine differences within a society and the ways they are reflected in and shaped by historical, cultural, social, political, economic, and other processes. (Designated by ESD following a course number in the course descriptions.)
International Perspectives. These courses assist students in developing a critical understanding of the world beyond the United States. IP courses provide students with the tools necessary to analyze non-U.S. cultures, societies, and states (including indigenous societies and sovereign nations within the United States and its territories), either modern or historical. (Designated by IP following a course number in the course descriptions.)
Visual and Performing Arts. These courses help students expand their understanding of artistic expression and judgment through creation, performance, and analysis of artistic work in the areas of dance, film, music, theater, and visual art. (Designated by VPA following a course number in the course descriptions.)
First-year seminars, independent study courses, and honors projects do not fulfill any of the five Distribution Requirements. Further, these requirements may not be met by Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate credits, and may only be satisfied with courses taken at Bowdoin. These requirements should be completed by the end of the student's fourth semester in college. A course will be counted as meeting a Distribution Requirement if a student earns a grade of D or better; courses will not be counted if they are elected to be taken with the Credit/D/Fail grading option, though courses will count if they are required to be taken for a Credit/D/Fail grade. Students may not count the same course toward more than one Distribution Requirement.
Also note that the requirement of completing a first-year seminar will only be met if the seminar is taken for regular letter grades.


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Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation will see pint-sized manga detective and bespectacled, precocious sod Jimmy Kudo return to locate clues, attend crime scenes, collect evidence, and tackle mini-games. His aim? To finally catch a shadowy figure who crashes the opening of a new theme park with a series of crimes.
Truth be told, this is one for the kids (much like the Japan-only DS game), but Nobilis is doing what it can to keep the hardcore fans happy: the original Japanese anime voices, for example, will remain intact. Grab your magnifying glass and sleuth your way past the break for both a TV spot and trailer for the Japanese version.
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""How many leaders actively seek out and encourage views alien and at odds with their own? All too few...Who in your organization serves as your Challenger In Chief? Interrogating the choices you are considering making? Making you consider the uncontemplated, the unimaginable and that which contradicts or refutes your position? And also challenging you?""
How flight simulators enhance safety
Business aviation pilots must be ready for everything from bad weather to air-traffic-control problems to the failure of onboard computers. But training in an airplane to handle such situations can be both expensive and dangerous-hence the need for flight simulators.
While early simulators were relatively unsophisticated, the ones in use today mimic an aircraft's sounds, movements and visual effects so accurately that some crews break into a sweat while training, having completely forgotten that they've never left the ground. When a pilot pushes the control wheel on a simulator forward, he feels as if he truly is in an aircraft that's diving toward the Earth. On "takeoff," he hears all the sounds he'd hear if he were really beginning a flight.
Simulators offer the opportunity to practice maneuvers that are too dangerous to try in the sky, such as handling an inadvertent thrust-reverser deployment that could flip an aircraft if the pilot were caught unprepared close to the ground after takeoff. Pilots can experience not only a simulated electrical failure but also how computerized aircraft systems attempt to diagnose and solve the problem. There's also simulator training for specific airports-for example, to help pilots learn to fly an unusually steep descent into London City's short runway near Canary Wharf.
When a Qantas A380 airliner suffered an engine failure last November, one reason the pilots handled it well was that they'd learned in their simulator training how the aircraft would behave when a motor quit as well as what the cockpit indicators would look like and what other systems would be affected. Business aircraft training works the same way. So when an emergency situation happens, crews who have trained with a simulator know exactly what to expect.
While this costs much less than it would to train in the air and at airports, full-motion simulators can easily cost as much as the aircraft they mimic, which means small flight departments can't afford their own simulators and must rely on the services of flight-training companies. One such company, New York-based FlightSafety International, operates in some 40 locations around the globe. Canada-based CAE offers training in more than 50 aircraft models.
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A cured coated article and a process for making same includes coating a substrate, such as wood, plastic, high pressure laminates, ceramic or metal with a radiation curable top coat having UV protectable additives therein. The radiation curable top coat is subjected to a curing step which includes curing with either an electron beam, ultraviolet radiation or a combination thereof. A sublimatable ink may be transferred into the top coat.
1. A process for making a cured coated article comprising:
coating a substrate of wood, plastic, high pressure laminate, ceramic or metal with a radiation curable top coat including compounds which provide UV protection;
subjecting said top coat to a curing step including curing with an electron beam, ultraviolet radiation, or a combination thereof; and,
transferring a sublimatable ink to said top coat, said sublimatable ink penetrating into said top coat.
2. The process of claim 1, wherein said transferring includes placing a paperbacked sublimatable ink on said top coat at 350� F. to 400� F. with sufficient pressure to transfer said ink to said top coat.
3. The process of claim 1, said compounds providing UV protection including benzotriazoles, hindered amine light stablizers and mixtures thereof.
4. The process of claim 1, said ultraviolet radiation curing being in an atmosphere of 0 to 100% air with the balance being nitrogen.
5. The process of claim 1 including the step of filling said substrate with a filling compound to form a fill substrate prior to coating with a radiation curable top coat.
6. The process of claim 5 wherein said filling compound is a polyester or an epoxy acrylate.
7. The process of claim 5 including curing of said filling compound with ultraviolet radiation.
8. The process of claim 7 including the step of sanding said cured substrate prior to coating with said radiation curable top coat.
9. The process of claim 5 wherein said coating includes a first coating of said fill substrate with a white coat and a second coating is with said radiation curable top coat.
10. The process of claim 9 wherein said white coat is a polyester acrylate or a urethane acrylate, said white coat being electron beam or ultraviolet curable.
11. The process of claim 9 wherein said white coat is from 0.5 to 4.0 mils in thickness.
12. The process of claim 1, said radiation curable top coat being from 0.2 to 6.0 mils in thickness.
13. The process of claim 12, said thickness being about 2.8 mils.
14. The process of claim 1, said electron beam curing being in an atmosphere of nitrogen.
15. The process of claim 1, said electron beam curing being in an atmosphere of about 94% nitrogen and 6% oxygen.
16. The process of claim 1, said ultraviolet curing being in a nitrogen atmosphere.
17. The process of claim 1, said electron beam curing being at 245 Kv and 50 milliamps.
18. The process of claim 1, said ultraviolet curing being in a nitrogen atmosphere with six lamps at 200 watts and a line speed of approximately 100 feet per minute.
This application is a continuation of provisional patent application No. 60/101,870 filed Sep. 25, 1998.
The invention relates to a process for making a substrate capable of accepting sublimatable inks which may be exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light and more particularly relates to an article and a process for making a coated substrate which has been subjected to curing by an electron beam (EB) or ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
It is known in the prior art to transfer sublimatable inks to a coated substrate wherein the inks on the substrate provide designs of selected indicia thereon. The indicia may be in the form of art work, advertisements, slogans and the like. However, after transferring the inks to the coated substrates, in order to protect the indicia from fading over time from ultraviolet radiation, clear films or conventional solvent-borne coatings have been used to cover the indicia coated substrate.
Generally, for the ink sublimation process, a desired design using a sublimatable ink is first printed onto a paper backing sheet by conventional printing techniques. The paperback sheet having the sublimation ink thereon is then transferred under heat and pressure from the backing sheet to the article upon which the design is to be imprinted. After the ink has been transferred to the selected article, such as a wood, ceramic, plastic or the like, the product can be utilized indoors. If fade resistance to UV exposure is required, the product can be coated or a clear film, such as a polypropylene film, is then placed over the ink printed indicia and under heat and pressure is adhered to the ink faced surface.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a product capable of accepting a sublimatable ink which does not require the addition of a clear film coating over the article after the ink has been transferred thereto in order to be fade resistant to UV exposure.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a process for curing ultraviolet protected coatings which are to receive sublimatable inks thereon.
It is even a further object of the present invention to provide a process for making a printed article including a coating over the article wherein the coating includes compounds therein, such as, for example, benzotriazoles, hindered amine light stablizers and the like, which provide UV protection.
More particularly the present invention is directed to a process for making a cured coated article capable of accepting a sublimatable ink comprising: coating a substrate with a radiation curable top coat having compounds therein which provide UV protection; and, curing said top coat with ultraviolet radiation. A sublimatable ink may then be transferred to said top coat.
A better understanding of the invention will be had upon reference to the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views and wherein:
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a substrate coated according to a process of the present invention showing the transfer of the sublimatable ink from a paper backing; and,
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the substrate of FIG. 1 after the sublimatable ink has been transferred.
As shown in the figures, a material substrate 12, typically a wood, metal, plastic, such as a fiberglass reinforced polyester or a phenolic resin impregnated paper, a high pressure laminate, such as thermally fused paper which may include a plastic, ceramic, or cement board is coated with a UV or EB/UV cured clear topcoat 16 to which a sublimatable ink is applied. Preferably, the substrate is coated first with a filling or sealing coating 14 of a polyester or epoxy acrylate to fill in irregularities of the substrate 12. The optional fill layer 14 is cured with UV radiation with, for example, 8 lamps at 300 watts and a line speed of 65 feet per minute. The substrate 12 is then sanded both to increase smoothness and to provide a better physical bond for subsequent layers.
The filled substrate 12 is then coated with a white layer 15, typically a polyester or urethane acrylate EB or other UV curable product, of 0.2 to 4 mils preferably about 1.5 mils in thickness, and then overcoated with a clear layer or top coat 16. The top coat 16 can be one of a number of clear UV or EB/UV curable products including, but not limited to, polyesters, urethane acrylates, polyester acrylates, and epoxy acrylates as well as cationic cured systems which are well known in the art. These coatings may be formulated with a variety of additives to protect both the coatings and inks from fading due to exposure to sun or other light sources. The top coat 16 will generally be about 2 to 6 mils in thickness but a preferred thickness is of about 2.8 mils. The preferred coating is a urethane acrylate/polyester acrylate blend with additives such as UV absorbers and hindered amine light stabilizers at about a 3% level.
The coated substrate is then cured with an electron beam at from 100 to 500 Kv with preferred settings at 245 KV and 50 milliamps and a line speed of about 90 feet a minute, preferably in an inert nitrogen atmosphere. Alternatively, if a lower gloss is desired, the product is cured with a similar line speed and electron beam settings, but with a mixed nitrogen/oxygen atmosphere, preferably of 94% nitrogen and 6% oxygen. This is followed by a UV cure in an inert atmosphere, such as nitrogen, with 6 lamps at 200 watts and a line speed of 100 feet per minute.
Another curing method includes curing the coating with ultraviolet radiation only. This cure can be carried out in an atmosphere ranging from 0 to 100% air with the balance typically made up of nitrogen. Lamp intensity will usually vary from 200 watts to 700 watts/inch cure systems with a typical setting of 300 watts/inch. If a white layer is utilized, one preferred cure would be with a gallium doped mercury bulb UV system, typically at 300 watts/inch in air. It would typically be sanded after curing prior to the application of the clear top coat or alternatively, the white coat may be slightly undercured to allow for a chemical bond between the two coating layers.
The electron beam or UV radiation treated substrate is now susceptible to the receipt of a sublimatable ink from a paper backed material and is identified in FIG. 1 by the numeral 20. The paper backed material 20 includes the sublimatable ink 18 thereon which is to be transferred to the second or top coat 16. The paper backing 20 with the ink 18 thereon is placed onto the top surface of the top coat 16 with heat and sufficient pressure to hold the backing 20 firmly against the substrate 12. The ink is transferred to the clear top coat 16 usually at from about 350� F. to 400� F.
FIG. 2 shows the finished product after the sublimatable ink 18 has been transferred from the paper backing 20. As shown, the sublimatable ink 18 penetrates into the clear coating 16 generally to a sufficient depth so as to be protected against the elements and particularly ultraviolet radiation over prolonged periods of time.
The different articles which may be printed with the sublimatable ink in accordance with the present invention includes plaques of plastic or wood, or high pressure laminated products, cement board, as well as flexible plastic materials and high pressure laminates which may include plastic materials therein for labels, identification badges and the like. Flexible phenolic sheets are generally used as displays, table tops, cabinet doors and the like with selected designs and other type of indicia printed therein.
It is realized that in the explanation of the present invention that first and second coatings are exemplified. However, when the article or substrate 12 is a non-porous type article, a first coating may not be necessary and the clear or second coating (top coat) 16 may be applied directly to the substrate 12.
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Residents line up along streets to bid farewell
Editor's note: Press reporter Ted Roelofs and photographer Katy Batdorff walked the length of the funeral procession to gather this portrait of the community response to the former president.
The final, 4-mile journey of Gerald R. Ford took him through the two cities he called home much of his life, past stately homes and rental flats, past mothers with daughters too young to know his name.
The journey under clear blue skies Wednesday afternoon brought his casket back downtown from Grace Episcopal Church in East Grand Rapids, north and west to the setting sun.
It took him on Lake Drive SE by a shop in Eastown where the owner's children hung signs in his honor and into Grand Rapids, where a mother paid him a biblical tribute.
It bore him for the last time on Fulton Street and down the hill to Monroe Avenue NW and then over the Grand River on Bridge Street, where hundreds gathered to be a part of history.
It took him by such people as Sid Haywood, 54, a General Motors worker from Ada Township who stood near the bridge with his wife, Mary Jo.
"I love jets," Haywood said, standing in a United Auto Workers jacket as he waited for the funeral procession and military flyover.
But as the father of a Marine Corps veteran who has been to Iraq twice and Afghanistan once, Haywood had other reasons as well. He respected Ford's military service in World War II, he said, even admired his outspoken comments published after his death, critical of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
"I always voted Democrat, but this guy is an all-right guy. This is a once-in-a-lifetime deal," he said.
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Hours earlier, Suzanne Carter, 38, of East Grand Rapids, waited behind barricades along Plymouth Road SE for the funeral service at Grace Church to conclude. Her daughter, Lucy, 3, perched on her shoulders, holding a small American flag, while daughters Kirby, 7; and Casey, 6; stood nearby.
Carter said her father-in-law, Charles Carroll Carter, worked as undersecretary of transportation in the Ford administration, giving her added motivation to witness the proceedings.
But Carter also hoped her young daughters would take scraps of memory from this day that might inspire them to care as much about history as she does.
"It's part of our history. It's living history," she said. "It's (the presidency) the most important job in the free world."
Just up the road on Lake Drive, Traverse City resident Carron Steele, 39, waited patiently for the procession. She and her daughter, Ashley, 18, and two friends had arrived about 9:30 a.m. after the 2 1/2-hour drive from Traverse City.
"President Ford is the first president I remember. I remember in fourth grade when he lost the election, and I was so upset. He is such a model for our kids, what he stood for.
"It lets our kids dream that they, too, can be president."
Steele's daughter is a Girl Scout, and she noted Ford's involvement as an Eagle Scout. "It taught him a lot of the virtues that he held," she said.
'Welcome Home'
Another mile down Lake Drive in Eastown, The Camera Center displayed several homemade signs in the window, including, "A Good Man" and "Welcome Home."
Owner Greg Farmer said his three young daughters -- Katie, 9; Maggie, 8; and Betsy, 6 -- were responsible.
"I've been giving them a history lesson," Farmer said. "The kids wanted to participate and I said, 'Let's make some signs.' "
At the intersection of Fulton and Monroe, Grand Rapids resident Tracy Bobo held a sign inspired by the Bible: "Walk Humbly With God."
Bobo, 47, said she believes the verse sums up Ford's approach to life. She also felt called to do something to offer comfort for Betty Ford, 88, and other family members.
"I've been really feeling their hurt. I'll keep praying for Betty.
"I hope it's a comfort," she said of the sign and the large crowds that turned out.
At about 5:30 p.m., Sid Haywood looked into the sky as the "missing man" formation of 21 F-15E fighters streaked north over the river. He craned upward as the last jet peeled off to soar straight up.
"That was impressive. I have never seen anything like that before."
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In ECASS III, Benefits Outweigh Risk
by Christopher Carpenter, MD, MSc
For ischemic stroke care, a practice change did occur in 1995 based upon a single trial of 624 subjects (NINDS). Certainly, practice-changing results need to be verified in heterogeneous patient and practice environments. However, would it truly be ethical to subject 100,000 patients to a study-intervention when a priori power calculations suggest that 320 subjects are sufficient for 95% power as was the case with NINDS? I think not and research ethicists would concur (Howard, Detsky, Schriger). What about asymptomatic and symptomatic ICH? The authors should and do report both rates, but is an asymptomatic ICH truly significant to patients or physicians? Personally, I'd rather have neither, but given the choice of a 30% reduced chance of good functional recovery from an ischemic stroke with an increased risk of a bleed into my brain that I never even know occurred versus poor functional recovery with a fairly high risk of intracranial hemorrhage anyway – I'll take the risk. In fact a study published in July 2009 re-analyzing the ECASS III data suggests that the NNT and NNH may favor t-PA even more strongly than described above (NNT = 6, NNH = 37) and a separate meta-analysis of all randomized trial data evaluating treatment within the 3- to 4.5-hour window also favors t-PA. The ECASS III authors did change the definition of symptomatic ICH. They also painstakingly reported their results using the definition of symptomatic ICH from ECASS II, SITS-MOST, and NINDS (NNH = 32, 58, 22 respectively) so that readers can determine the impact of this altered definition.
Were a portion of ECASS III recoveries among those who received t-PA simply misdiagnosed TIA's? Perhaps, but in a randomized controlled trial equal numbers of subjects in the treatment and control group would experience this recovery as long as they were appropriately randomized. If the same proportion of patients in the t-PA and placebo groups experience spontaneous recovery (i.e. not as a result of the t-PA) then the resulting difference cannot be attributed to TIA-related recovery. The NINDS trial reported that 2% of the placebo group had complete resolution of symptoms suggesting that few cases of TIA were mislabeled as a stroke.
Did the negative ATLANTIS trial delay publication for 6-years? In fact, the ATLANTIS trial recruited patients from December 1993 through July 1998 and published their findings in the 3- to 5-hour window group (including 31/613 subjects treated in under 3-hours) in December 1999 not 6-years after the trial completion. While prior studies have failed to demonstrate a significant benefit for thrombolysis in the 3-6 hour window, further analysis of these negative trials consistently suggests a reasonable benefit in the 3-4.5 hour window. The Cleveland experience was one of the negative t-PA trials, but after initiating a stroke quality improvement program they lowered their institutional intracranial hemorrhage rates to those reported in NINDS. Would another Cleveland trial now demonstrate significantly better outcomes in appropriate stroke patients treated with t-PA within 4.5 hours? What about community hospitals lacking an ever-ready stroke team? Even in the absence of an acute stroke team, EPs can and everyday do treat stroke patients with t-PA resulting in rare (7%; 95% CI 3%-12%) misdiagnosis rates or hemorrhagic complications. Furthermore, the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-Monitoring (SITS-MOST) trial demonstrated that alteplase is efficacious (safe and equally effective) in real-world (non-research community hospital) settings outside the research realm. Strong collaborative relationships between community and academic centers can optimize safe and effective acute stroke management in appropriate patients. Cunningham recently developed an Excel-based decision aid to facilitate risk-benefit discussions with stroke patients and families that includes an outcomes wheel.
In 2009, stroke remains the leading cause of long-term morbidity in the US and the third most common cause of mortality. Lacking effective alternatives, EM providers need to be cognizant but wary of clinical nihilism and skewed prognostication in deciding to accept or reject current research findings and professional society recommendations. Optimally, the ECASS III results will be expeditiously replicated in future studies, but this currently represents the best-evidence by which to treat (otherwise untreatable) ischemic strokes and ought to be discussed with patients and families in conjunction with a local neurological emergencies protocol.
Christopher Carpenter is EPM's Chief Clinical Editor
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Aug 29, 2008
We're in the midst of an amazing time in our country. People are charged. There are heated discussions happening at dinner tables. It's bringing families closer, marriages to the couch together to watch and discuss and find a future. We're waiting. We're poised. It's going to be a fun and interesting ride.
I have my thoughts and opinions like everyone else. I have my points I desperately want to slam around and I have my reasons to why I feel as I do. But those points sit in draft here because of one simple thing: We, the country, the community, the people, are still prejudice.
It's sad but it's true: Someone with a differing opinion than your own can drive you to not consider the points being made. Opening up a website to see a huge "OBAMA!" or "McCAIN!" graphic could repulse you to close the window before reading a single point, word, thought. In this time of division and discussion, we need to have just that: A discussion. And I think you will find we're not so different after all.
Our skin color, the people we call our lovers, the size of our waist or the size of our bank account are all different and we've accepted (or are accepting) these differences. It's OK. You can still be my friend. We can still watch the sun rise and hope for our kids.
But the letter on your ballot can drive away potential friends and partners and jobs simply because you are forced to choose between two parties. R? D? Or C) Best Candidate.
I'm voting for C and I know you are dying to know so we can all judge each other and point fingers later. And really? As long as you are passionate, as long as you remember why you're voting at all, in the end? We'll be ok.
(She writes and nearly reads at 3 years old. Can anyone say 2048? She's got my vote.)
I totally get where you're coming from. And I love the point of your message. But quite honestly, if someone doesn't want to read my site because I have an Obama banner on my sidebar, then that's their problem, not mine! I would never stop reading someone simply because of their choice of presidential candidate. For other reasons, yes. Because of who they support for Pres? NO.
By AMomTwoBoys on 2008 08 29
I have to agree with the first comment. If someone disses me b/c I make know my choice for prez, then that is their issue. I have friends all over the spectrum and I would have to stay in my house all day in a ball if I chose to be so judgmental.
I used to think I shouldn't let my choice be known. But, I have found most people are able to look beyond my stance on issues, because really I think most people are looking for more connections than political.
By Blogversary on 2008 08 29
Some of my favorite bloggers and best friends (and family members!) have politics that are vastly different from my own. I think, above all things, we need to be tolerant of others' decisions and beliefs—isn't that what this country was built on? The idea that it can be a hostile conversation is so frustrating to me.
By jonniker on 2008 08 29
You are right. I choose not to share, because I hold my opinion still a little sacred/secret. I love that people are finally EXCITED about politics again. They are TALKING about it. Which is good no matter who you are voting for or what you believe.
LB totally has my vote in 2048. Especially if she runs with Bacon. I mean those two could totally run it HOME and run this country like NOBODY'S business!
By Mrs. Tantrum on 2008 08 29
I'll tell. As of right now I wish I could vote for non of the above. Please don't be mad.
By carol on 2008 08 29
I really liked this post. I very much agree with your point here. I'm sure that if someone was a die hard reader to my blog they would have NO problem figuring out which side of the fence I'm on but there is something stopping me from slapping it up there. Maybe I will.
In the end everyone has the rights to their beliefs, that's why my husband puts on the uniform he does everyday. But still, politics is so personal and so heated as of late that the potential is there for a blow up.
By the mrs. on 2008 08 29
It's gotten to the point where I don't want to hear anyone's political views even if I happen to agree with them. I have to make it until the actual presidental election without being sick of it all.
Thanks for the great post!
By Angel on 2008 08 29
So I am told all the time that I am brave with posts on politics, yet I know it scares people away from my blog. Sniffle.
I am very unpfront that I'm a confused little Republican that doesn't believe in the religious right, but does believe in gay marriage.
Somehow, however, I've been able to find blog friends who have vastly different opinions than I who will still comment respectfully (and I do the same) when politics come up.
It's nice.
So, feel free to write away. I won't judge. Actually I would be pretty sad if we as parents weren't critical, disagree respectfully, and support candidates and politics in general. We wouldn't be doing our jobs as parents if we were just lukewarm with caniates who we know could inexorably change our children's future.
By Scout's Honor on 2008 08 29
I married a Republican.
By Neil on 2008 08 29
Write in campaign for Miss C!
She's got my vote!
(What do you think the election boards will think when they see tons of write-in ballots for a mysterious "Miss C"?)
By Melinda on 2008 08 29
I try not to talk about it outside of my home.
You see, I'm the one who's always right. Everyone who thinks differently is less of a person than I am. Therefore, I keep my opinions to myself as not to ridicule or indimidate others.
Actually, I'm not nearly as informed as I should be. I do have my opinions, but don't feel like I have much to stand on. Too bad too many details will make the hard drive in my brain crash….
By Leann I Am on 2008 08 29
I hate that in this free country people still feel as though they can not speak freely about their political views without someone else holding it against them. It is sad.
I hold fast to my mothers rule. It doesn't matter who you vote for just as long as you vote!
By Adrienne on 2008 08 29
Great post!
I just recently wrote about how someone was spamming me her political crap and it sent me over the edge. The reason being because when I finally countered her with my opinion (which apparently shocked the heck out of her), I was no longer her friend. Oy vey! People kill me.
Nice blog.
By Just a Girl in a Port on 2008 08 29
Ugg…after yesterday on Twitter, I strongly considered writing a manifesto on my political views and why I feel the way I do and blah, blah, blah.
But, then I came to my senses and realized that the chances are good that no one is gonna care and it would probably just piss people off.
So, I shall reserve my views for those who ask and for my husband since he doesn't get a choice.
All of that being said, I think it's sad that most lack the ability to calmly discuss politics without it devolving into personal attacks and name calling.
By Amy @ Taste Like Crazy on 2008 08 30
No comment on the political stuff. I'm taking the easy way out on that one.
But as for your daughter. She reminds me of my own daughter a couple years ago. She began writing by the time she turned three and could read simple words. She just turned five a couple weeks ago and reads complete books and writes in complete sentences and does double digit addition and counts money. The biggest problem we've face with this dilemma is that the public schools wouldn't let her start this year as she missed the age cut-off by THREE DAYS! If she's ready for first grade right now but they won't even start her in Kindergarten for another whole year, that is just not going work!
It's okay, though. I decided long ago that I would be homeschooling, and this is how I've gotten her through Kindergarten and met her needs.
By MGM on 2008 08 30
I'm a Democrat, and so far my vote is headed to Obama, but I have to be honest with you, staring at a computer graphic showing a storm with 140 mile per hours winds heading for my home has put a lot in perspective.
I will vote, but I will not make categorical political statements because in the grand scheme of things, right now I just don't give a crap if they're red or blue, republican or democrat. I care about who is going to help my home, friends and city. And possibly that's selfish, but I'm actually okay with that.
Politics suddenly seem so unimportant.
By Overflowing Brain on 2008 08 30
Hello gorgeous!
I love how you wrote this.
And she is so darling and SMART!!
By rachel on 2008 08 31
I feel exactly the same. Exactly. The. Same. Why is everybody so afraid to disagree? We can't all be exactly the same, but are we grown up enough to respect each other, and value view points other than our own. Sadly, I think the answer, is no, we can not.
P.S. She has my vote, provided none of my girls are running against her
By laurieofthesevenstories on 2008 08 31
I have not missed one.single.election, either local or national in all my voting years.
I think that this is the first election in my life where I am just not going to vote. I can't stand either one of them and I feel pretty passionately about it.
(I want it to be February, already).
By Loralee on 2008 09 01
Three years old? That's incredible.
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-- Michael Bonner
7 � Touchdowns scored by Mark Weisman. No other Hawkeye has more than one.
6 � Consecutive trophy games Iowa lost before Saturday�s win.
5 � Consecutive years Iowa returned an interception for a touchdown.
35 � Yards gained on punt returns for Micah Hyde, who entered the game with 33.
33 � Rushing yards for Gophers running back Donnel Kirkwood who gained 221 in his last two games.
They weren�t replacement officials, but they certainly needed a lot of help form the review booth on Saturday. Iowa and Minnesota saw four plays reviewed with two overturned. The most consequential was a Tanner Miller interception that brought back memories of a Monday Night Hail Mary.
�Oh yeah, thankfully we have the right refs out there,� Miller said. �They did a great job. It was a big play in the game.�
The officials� ruled Miller caught the ball but landed out of bounds. The replay showed Miller�s backside landed in bounds as well as his foot, allowing Iowa to take over.
Miller was involved in another review a few plays later when he blocked a Minnesota player into the ball on a punt return. Iowa recovered but the referees ruled the ball didn�t make contact with the player. After the review, the ball made contact with the Gophers� player but only after Miller blocked him into it, which is illegal.
�I didn�t know the rule that you couldn�t push somebody into the football,� Miller said. �I was just trying to make a play.�
The third review upheld a Minnesota incomplete pass. The fourth took an one yard Mark Weisman touchdown off the board, but James Vandenberg sneaked ahead for the score on the next play.
Mark Weisman did his best to avoid a Ray Finkle-like wrath of James Vandenberg. The perfectly executed flea flicker began at the hands of Weisman, who isn�t the best flicker.
�He calls it and I know, I�ve got to get him a good pitch. Get him the laces if I can,� Weisman said. �Sometimes on that, I can, I can�t. Today he was surprised that I got it to him.�
�He�s totally pulling stuff out of his butt. Every time we did it in practice he�d throw these knuckle balls. And I�d always say, �Mark throw me the laces.� Completely joking around,� Vandenberg said. �Today it happened to be I caught it right on the laces. And that was the first thing I told him on the sidelines.�
They arrived at the sideline after a 47 yard touchdown pass to Jordan Cotton. It was the first of his career. Ironically Cotton�s first career reception came last year against Minnesota.
It put the Hawkeyes up 17-0, erupted a fan base into euphoria and quieted the �predictable offense� nay-sayers.
�Coach (Greg) Davis said, �We run this once or twice year for the alumni. This is something you keep in your playbook and you run it.� When he said that I laughed so loud, thinking the exact same thing that I hear all the time. �Oh you�re gonna run it. You�re gonna pass it,�� Vandenberg said tongue in cheek. �So it�s a great play to have it�s a great change up and it gave us a touchdown.
With time winding down in the first quarter Greg Garmon took the handoff from James Vandenberg and carried the ball for three yards. It pushed the ball to the Minnesota 11 yard line and two plays later Mark Weisman scored the game�s first touchdown.
The carry also ended a string of 58 consecutive carries for Weisman. The last time a back not named Weisman carried the ball was Garmon toward the end of the second quarter against Northern Iowa. Garmon dislocated his elbow on the play and the legend of Weisman emerged.
�It�s kind of cool, but I don�t think of it like that,� Weisman said. �All of our running backs have the capability of running the ball, whether it�s me, Garmon, Damon (Bullock) when he gets back. It�s the offensive line. That�s who�s doing all the work.�
Minnesota came into Kinnick Stadium with the top sack artist in the Big Ten. D.L. Wilhite led the conference with 4.5 sacks. His partner in crime, Ra�Shede Hageman had 3.0.
The duo left Kinnick with the same amount.
�That was huge. That was a big part of the running game. We were able to wear them down,� �They�re really a good, hard team to play against when you get in third in long because they have a lot of guys in the back end and a lot of guys up front that make things tough. But we did a pretty good job of staying in with our run game and staying ahead of the chains.�
The only time the Gophers got close to Vandenberg came in the third quarter on a Alex Keith roughing the passer penalty.
On paper the second quarter looked to be the pivotal period for Iowa. It was Minnesota�s best quarter outscoring opponents 35-7 on the year. For the Hawkeyes, they struggled in the second with a 29-13 disadvantage � the worst of any quarter.
Saturday the roles reversed. Iowa put on 21 points to role into halftime up 24-0.
�I feel everyone felt really confident about this game. We really wanted to get after it and start fast,� wide receiver Keenan Davis said. �And we did.�
Iowa kept its streak alive scoring on its opening drive. The Hawkeyes took the opening kick and drove 49 yards to set up the game's first score - a 44 yard Mike Meyer field goal.
While the offense continued its streak, the defense snapped one of its own. For the first time in three games Iowa's opponents' first drive ended in a punt. Iowa State, Northern Iowa and Central Michigan all scored touchdowns the first time their offense touched the ball.
The Hawkeyes had been slow starters this season. Opponents outscored Iowa 55-40 in the first half this season. At the half it held a 24-0 advantage.
"I think as a team effort, this is absolutely the best we've played this year," James Vandenberg said.
Iowa had three inactives against Minnesota. Defensive back B.J. Lowery and offensive lineman Austin Blythe both sat out with foot injuries, but could have played if they had to. Running back Damon Bullock remained sidelined with a concussion. He has yet to be cleared by the team�s medical staff.
Next week is Iowa�s bye week before they head to East Lansing for its first true road game against Michigan State.The Hawkeyes hold a 22-19-2 record against the Spartans since the first match-up in 1953. Michigan State is one of two teams Iowa owns a winning record against, the other being Northwestern.