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January 15, 2013
Junior Sarah Nelson
Hey Bluejay Fans!
Having to follow up Bri's blog from last week has to be one of the hardest things to do. Her blog was so great and it was awesome to get to read about her opinion about our team. Bri puts in a lot of extra work before practice, after practice and even on the road. We are really proud of her and how far she has come already! Watch out everyone because next year Bri is going to be a threat down low! Trust me…I would know because she blocks me at least a few times every practice!
I am so proud of how our other two freshmen are doing as well and how far they have come. Being a freshman is not easy at all! The first time Flan yells at you is a very scary thing. Obviously Marissa is doing a great job and I am jealous of how confident she is going into certain game situations. As a freshman, I used to think the ball was a hot potato and I did NOT want it in my hands, so it's really nice to have a freshman that is not afraid to take over.
Even though Tessa does not get a ton of minutes, I absolutely love to play with her because of how hard she is willing to work. When she gets into a game, she is so productive because she does such as great job of taking care of the ball and playing good defense. When she scored in the Illinois State game this past weekend, our team cheered louder than we have all season! It is so great to see someone work so hard get a chance to shine!
Coming home after spending almost a month on the road had to be one of the best feelings ever! The fact that we had two of the most enjoyable crowds ever is a testament to how awesome our fans are. We truly have a home court advantage when the crowd gets going and I'm sure opposing teams find DJ Sokol Arena a hard place to come visit. Thanks to all of you loyal and new Bluejay fans for making these wins this past weekend possible! We love all of you and thank you for all of the support!
As we go into this important weekend at Wichita State and Missouri State, we look to keep playing together as a team. Every single person on our team is a threat on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court. It is definitely nice as a post player to know that you have three great shooters on the floor to kick to at any given time. If someone is having an off night, another person is always there to step up and play the role they need to play. As long as we work hard and do all of the little things, I believe that we will keep succeeding in our quest for a Valley Championship!
Hope to see you guys again at games soon! Go Jays!
Sarah Nelson
PS - Unfortunately, school starts again this week. I for one am really not excited to be getting back into the class rotation (sorry Mom) and not getting delicious meals from restaurants all over Omaha.
I would just like to start off by saying how amazing my freshman year has gone so far. Even though I am a home town kid, I was a little worried about leaving home and having to function on my own. It is alot better than I thought it would be.
Living in the dorms there is never a dull moment and I have gotten very close with the girls on my floor. We hangout every night in the community area, just talking about random stuff and have good laughs. I'm never late to class because everything is right there. The dining hall is about five steps away from me so I never have to worry about missing a meal. I guess you could say Im just living the dream. I love it!
Basketball is going pretty great to. Being a redshirt gets tough sometimes because I work out alot and know I wont get to play for a year, but I feel my self getting better every day. So hopefully I'm ready for next year. There are only two downsides about being a redshirt, one is not being able to play in the games and the other is having to do treadmill workouts in the hotel. Other than those two things, being a redshirt has been a really good learning and growing process for me. Even though I don't get to play just being able to practice, be around my team, and getting to cheer them all on, is not half bad.
We have had some really big games and some really good wins. The game that I think was the most fun to watch and cheer for was the Nebraksa game. We played really well as a team and came even closer together just fighting for the W. It being a state rivalry made the victory that much sweeter. That win also kept Coach Flan a lot happier at practice.
My favorite thing about this year has got to be the trip to Cancun. I had alot of firsts on that trip. It was my first time leaving the country. It was my first time snorkling, which was much cooler than I thought it would be. Once they got me in the water, I didn't want to get out. I will admit when I was snorkling I would get a little carried away and put my head to far under so water would get in my snorkel and I would choke. It was just so interesting that I couldn't help it. I also zip lined for the 1st time. Zip lining is fun until you have to swim all the way back to the rock to get out of the water. Swimming is a tough workout! Another scary thing we did was jump off of a 20 feet high cliff. At first I didn't want to jump in, but my whole team did it so I figured it was safe. I'm still alive so it wasn't that bad. We took full advantage of the room service because the food there was so good. On top of all the fun that we had, we went 2-0 which put the icing on the trip. That trip was pretty much perfect.
Last but not least, I had to mention my wonderful teammates. They welcomed me on the the team with open arms. They are all so funny and fun to be around. Carli sings none stop even though she doesn't have the best pitch. Kenz and Ally both gave me the best nicknames (bribri and bron). Kamp is whipping me into shape and getting me ready for next year. Marrissa is representing for the freshman. Tessa is my soon to be roommate. Lex has introduced me into her christian rap music, its actually pretty good. Sam is always making me laugh when were on the road. TJ, Riley, Jaz and I are all apart of this little society called the bench mob. We are the teams cheering sections. We get pretty roudy during the games! Jordan of course is always laughing at me, and when I say always I mean ALWAYS. We gave Sarah the nickname hybrid because shes good at everthing! All of my teammates are special in there own ways. They each mean alot to me and make me realize: I couldn't imagine life on any team but this one.
Go Jays!
Hello my fellow Bluejays,
Jays Fans,
I have officially completed my first semester of college!
Looking back, it is crazy how fast it went by. We have all heard the phrase,
"Time flies when you're having fun," (and I definitely had fun!) but I would
also have to say that time flies when you're busy. Coming into the semester, I
sat down with Sara Cain (the best, most organized director of operations
around) to figure out how to fit in my classes along with 10 hours of study
hall and basketball work outs. Looking at it on paper….I was very overwhelmed.
As everyone says though, freshman year is all about adjusting, and by October I
was well accustomed to my new busy schedule.
Figuring how to manage my time was not the only thing I
learned over the past 5 months. From a school stand point, I learned there's
not nearly as much homework! But don't get too excited young ones. In college,
professors simply expect that you do the work even though a grade is not given
for it. And that work is completely necessary if you are looking to get a good
The learning continued into the most fun thing about college
so far…basketball! I learned to double, no, triple check your bag to make sure
you have all uniforms, practice gear, and shoes for away trips. I have not
forgotten anything yet, but that's definitely not something I want to happen!
And I learned to always be ready for
practice/meetings/departure at least 10 minutes before the set time.
Looking back at this past semester though, the thing that
sticks out to me the most is how lucky I am to be at Creighton and playing
basketball. All of the opportunities I have gotten and continue to receive
because of being here are unreal. Getting to play top competition such as Oklahoma,
Nebraska and Kansas is such a great experience, and getting wins over those top
teams makes it even better! We are now the 5th ranked mid-major in the country.
How awesome is that? And with our 20 point win over North Dakota State, Flan is
now tied for the most wins in Creighton history. Need I say more? As Bri Roll
would say, being a part of this program is "fantastic."
Wait…there is more I can say. Today we are taking off for
Cancun!! As many of you may know, we have been counting down the days to this
trip for quite some time and we are more than excited that it is finally here.
The itinerary includes laying on the beach, snorkeling, swimming with dolphins,
and of course taking advantage of the all-inclusive food and drink at the
resort. We are going to have plenty of fun, that is for sure! Nonetheless, we
are also very focused on getting two more wins. We will take on the Miami-Ohio
RedHawks on the 21st followed by South Florida Bulls on the 22nd.
Both will be tough games, but I'm sure we'll be prepared to get the wins on
both of them!
We will be sure to not forget about those of you stuck in
the chilly weather of the Midwest while were away. 80 degrees and sunny isn't
that great, right? :)
Junior McKenzie Fujan
"Expect problems and eat them for
breakfast."Alfred A. Montapert
I think this quote explains our basketball team in more ways
than one. For starters, we love to eat. So much so that I am 100% certain that if we
did not play basketball everyday, each and every one of us would be
exponentially…wider (especially myself).
But this quote has much more relevance than just our big
girl status. If any of you reading this have watched a game of ours other than the Nebraska win, you would understand
that we have already seen our fair share of problems. Each of our games has come with at least one
half of less than par play.
One of the things I love most about this team, besides the
fact that I am not afraid to be 100% myself around each of my teammates, is our
ability to fight back from the problems that we expect to come our way. I have never been on a team that is more
willing to learn. Learn from the good
and learn from the bad. All of this learning and growing we have been doing has
already paid off.
We had an amazing week
last week. Not only did freshman Marissa
Janning earn her 2nd consecutive Newcomer of the Week status, we
beat our (ranked) in-state rival, AND were named ESPN's Women's Basketball Team
of the Week!
I'm not one to point out the obvious but our only losses are
to two Top 25 ranked teams. Everyone
always asks how we feel about playing against such tough non-conference
opponents and my answer is always the same: We love it.
Sometimes it can be more of a love/hate
relationship, but in the end we always love it.
We love that our loss to No. 12 Oklahoma taught us that we might be
picked to win our conference, but we still have so much room to improve and
become a stronger team. We love that our
loss to No. 21 Kansas taught us that after a 1st half of us playing
weak and scared, we were able to pull our heads out of our gluteus maximus and
find a way to fight back from a deficit of as much as 19 points to pull within
six points with a minute left in regulation.
A loss is a loss, which we understand. But we also understand that even though a
loss will never be a win, it can absolutely be a gain. From each of our losses we gained so much
more than we would have if we had won those games. The only major thing I can think of that we
could have gained from winning those two games would have been a little bit of
confidence…but that's what our other five wins are for. :)
With that being said, we still love winning. And speaking of winning (knock on wood), we
hope to see you Sunday the 16th at 2:05 pm for our last
home game (against North Dakota State) before CANCUN!!! :) :) :)
I'll leave you with my new favorite twitter trend,#jaysfordays
This past
week has been a crazy one!
We are well into the season and now games are starting
to fly by. However this past Wednesday we were stopped in our tracks and forced
to stand still for a while.
I am blessed and thank God everyday to be able to play
college basketball and enjoy all of the unique opportunities that come along
with it. If I never played basketball, I would have never been able to step
outside of the Midwest. Traveling all over is a luxury that I will never take
for granted, especially when we traveled to Salt Lake City. The BYU game was
definitely an adventure, we went from being down by 18 points to a thrilling
65-62 win in overtime.
The light-headedness of the Utah elevation, and with it
being "dead" week, this is an eventful time of the year. Although this
week has been jam-packed and busy, we play Nebraska tomorrow and I am so
pumped. We usually play them around this time of year and the battle will not
only be on the court but fighting against the stressors of "dead" week as well.
The week before final exams is one of the most stressful times of the semester,
but also the most fun. I will probably drink more coffee in the next several
days than I will in the rest of the year combined. Knowing that your teammates
know exactly how you are feeling and are also going through the same thing,
makes being a student athlete that much easier.
Right now this time is crazy stressful, but it will
soon be crazy good. In ten days and counting I can officially kiss the 2012
fall semester goodbye and start packing for our Cancun tournament! This will be
my first time out of the country and experiencing it with my team makes it that
much better. There are so many great things to come, but winter break is the
best time of year simply because you get to play basketball non stop without worrying
about what paper is due, making up lectures, or taking exams on the road. So
after all the stress in this next week, comes sweet relief. It is true that you
cannot know what good times are like unless you go through bumpy ones. One
thing that I can always count on is through the stresses of finals week or
sunbathing on sunny beaches in Mexico. Bluejays Fly Together...Go
Alexis Akin-Otiko
27, 2012
Sophomore Sammy Jensen
While sitting at the dinner table eating my Thanksgiving
dinner, I realized that in life there is so much to be thankful for. My family,
friends, team, health, food, education, and my list could go on and on. I just
want to spend a little bit of time to express my thanks for my team, coaching
staff, family, fans, and God.
I'll start with my team. I can say with no doubt that I
definitely have the best teammates out there. Being with the same group of girls everyday for a whole season, you have to be able to love
and respect one another. With the group of girls on my team, we all understand
one another and that will make us the most successful team we can possibly be.
There are many reasons why our team meshes so well together, but one reason I
believe is that we all bring our own uniqueness and own personalities to the
team. No matter the situation, whether it being good or bad, my teammates are
there whenever needed. Over the last year and a half, my teammates have become
more than that. They are some of my closest friends here at school and seem
more like family to me than teammates. I am so very thankful for all thirteen
of them and could not imagine playing anyone else.
Next up is the coaching staff. Many times, from the stands,
you guys only see one side of the coaches, and that is often times when they
are focused in the game. Although, there are times when the coaches may
not be exactly happy with us, I think that each of us can see the reason being
they just want the best of us. The times when they are happy with us, they do show
it, but they also encourage us to continue to get better and help us make
improvements. Other than spending the days in the office, practice, and in
games our coaches do so much behind the scenes. Each one of them spends extra
hours with us shooting and watching film, figuring out ways to improve
our team, spending countless hours watching film and making scouting reports on
our opponents, planning all our road trips, and many more things that I am
probably unaware of. They for sure deserve to be thanked for all that they do
for our team.
Moving right along, I believe it is safe to say that we have
the best parents around. No matter how far away the game might be, we always
have the best crowds to support and cheer us on. Although not all of our parents
are able to come to all the games due to work, family, or obligations at home,
the parents who are able to show up are loud and loyal and we do feel the love
and support from the ones watching from home. When we have the opportunity to
travel near one of our home towns, our parents are generous enough to provide a
nice home cooked dinner. These meals are some of the best meals that we get all
year long. There is no way that any of us girls would be here at Creighton if
it were not for our parents. Growing up as little girls they saw the potential
we had and encouraged us to reach for our dreams. We will never be able to
thank our parents enough for all that they have done for us.
Here, at Creighton, I believe we have the best fans out
there. Even though all the chairs may not be filled every night, you guys bring
so much noise and excitement to our games. The games would not be half as much
fun if it weren't for your guys. Another thing I love about our fans is the
loyalty. Game in and game out, we see the same faces over and over again. Thank
you for all of the support and encouragement that you give our team throughout
the year. You guys truly are the best!
Last but not least, I want to thank God for the opportunity
that I have to be at a school like Creighton. Not only do I have the chance to
receive an excellent education here, but I also have the opportunity to be a
part of something so special like the basketball team. I thank God for my team,
coaches, families, and fans because if I had not been blessed with all of this
then I would not be where I am today. He has blessed my team and I with the
gift to play this game, and what we do with our gifts is our blessing back to
"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is
God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Sammy Jensen
20, 2012
Junior Jordan Garrison
You know basketball season has
officially begun after your first road trip as a team. This past week the
team traveled to South Dakota to take on the SDSU Jackrabbits, and let's just
say the bus ride back is a lot better after getting a W!
Today we head back to South Dakota to
take on the USD Coyotes, and begin road trip number 2! We have had four
days worth of practices in order to prepare for a victory against USD, and we
are ready to go out and do whatever it takes to earn it! My favorite part
about this team is our competitiveness and our drive to get better.
to these two factors, I think this year is going to be a very exciting one. Because we have only played two
regular season games so far this year, it's hard to right a blog solely on game
details, so I am just going to talk a little bit about basketball in general: They say time flies when you're have
fun, but I say, "time flies when you are doing what you love."
It's crazy to
think that I am already a junior in college. It seems like just yesterday
I was out on my basketball court at home playing a family basketball game with
my mom, dad, and brother. I lived for this moment every day!
Getting to come home and shoot baskets with my entire family, what more could a
girl want? Or how about all the trips across the country to play in AAU
tournaments as a kid; that's something I will never forget. All of these
things made basketball fun for me, but did it make me love the game?
The real question is, why do I love
the game so much? To me, it's the freedom. It's me being able
to go to the gym at midnight, turn on my favorite song, and just shoot baskets
strictly because I want to. It's about me being able to be a good
Christian role model in a way in which I can hopefully affect somebody's life
in a positive manner. It's about me forgetting any stressful thing in my
life from the time my foot steps on to the court, until the time my foot steps
off of it. It's about getting to represent things much larger than
yourself. It's about me building a bond with my brother that will last a
lifetime, and better yet, it's me realizing that I have the most supportive
family I could ever dream of having. It's the little details in life that
have become magnified by the game of basketball.
As I grow older, I will admit it
terrifies me to think that in two years I will be graduating college.
It's weird to think that I will actually have to get a real job, because
playing the game you love no longer counts. Although this thought scares
me, I realize basketball will always be a part of my life: whether it's
playing, watching, or even coaching.
As you can see, basketball is something
that has become very important to me, for other reasons then just the physical
aspect. It has allowed me to not only express myself, but also build
relationships with people that will last me a lifetime. It has allowed me
to be a part of what I think is the best university in the nation, and don't
forget, it has allowed me to become a CREIGHTON BLUEJAY!!! And this ladies and gentleman is why
I love the game.
13, 2012
Freshman Marissa Janning
Moving to Creighton this fall got my
nerves going which surprised me. A new home away from Watertown, MN was
strange to me…especially to be in the city! Getting the hang of things didn't
take long, though. The season is already here and I'm beyond excited, because
this is what I've been waiting for!
Being a freshman on a pretty
experienced team is great. I'm able to ask any of my teammate's questions
on or off the court. Our seniors, Ally and Jasmin, are extremely helpful
and I know I could talk to them about anything. The only rough part was
during practice when Coach Flan put the three freshmen on the floor at the same
time and called a new baseline out of bounds play or certain play where we just
move around randomly. The three of us thought there was structure to it,
so we tried our hardest to pay attention. When really it
didn't even matter what we did as long as someone steps to catch.
Everyone got a good laugh out of that on the sidelines…. Embarrassing!
The biggest difference transitioning
from high school to college academically is the amount of homework and studying
I have now. I do like the class schedule better since I start every day
after 9:00am and I'm done before 1:00pm… I could definitely get used to
As far as basketball goes, everyone
is bigger, faster, and stronger. Practice and games are more physical and
the margin for error is a lot smaller. Between school and basketball I had
to figure out some kind of time management, and with the helpful teammates I
have it wasn't hard to find answers to all of my questions!
What I like most about being on my
own is just the feeling of being independent. I mean, I love it when my
mom does my laundry… and cooks meals… and cleans my room… ha.
Being away from my parents has
allowed me to be able to make my own decisions and be disciplined on my
own. I don't have my dad telling me, "You can't go until you finish your
homework!" I know here that if I don't finish all my work it's going to come
back to bite me. The best part about being a college basketball player is
that it keeps me busy and in shape. I love to run, but I don't think I'd
be able to motivate myself to get out and run if I didn't have to! It's
also great because I get to meet new people and develop new relationships with
new teammates and coaches.
My biggest challenge on the
basketball court would be that I'm not as strong as I need to be. I promise I'm
working on that. Practices and weights leading up to now were hectic at first, but
it all becomes habit after getting the hang of things.
Kicking off the season with an
exhibition game against a Minnesota team was great, but I was more excited to
play #12 Oklahoma! Playing my first game of my college career was absolutely
crazy! I wasn't really nervous like I thought I would be, but I was more
excited, especially since it was against a very good team! The game
didn't go quite the way we wanted, but it was a really good learning experience
for all of us, especially me!
Personally, it showed me how much
stronger I need to get and to have patience, but at the same time make good
decisions quickly.
As we move on to play SDSU, I'm
excited to bounce back from Saturday. We leave today after practice and
just traveling with the entire team is something I have looked forward to since
I committed!
6, 2012
Junior Riley Norman
Our season recently kicked off with
an exhibition game against Southwest Minnesota State, but I think everyone is
more excited to get into the real stuff, especially for our home opener against
Oklahoma this Saturday! I know I'm excited to lead the cheerleading on the
bench for a third year in a row, and very happy to announce that I see great
cheer potential in sophomore Taylor Johnson! Together we can definitely make
some noise. Ha!
The excitement in the air for games
to start also comes with added pressure and tension in practices, which has
definitely been the case lately. After having been on the sidelines for so long
up to this point, I've become much more observant. Not to reveal any secrets,
but I can tell you the exact face McKenzie Fujan makes when she doesn't agree
with a call, I can mimic Sarah Nelson's shoe-tongue/shoelace grab that she does
when she is out of breath, and I have seen too many variations of the,
I-just-got-elbowed-in-the-face-by-Kampy-and-didn't-get-a-foul-called, faces to
count. I can read when Ally Jensen and Jordan Garrison are both shooting with
confidence, but also when they are frustrated about their three pointers not
going in. And it has become easy to tell when any one of the three
freshmen are playing scared, worried more about turning the ball over and being
yelled at (not that the coaches ever do that…..) rather than simply playing the
game they know how to play.
All those little things aside, I also
see the incredible potential each and every person on this team has to make an
impact this year. Returning starters Ally Jensen, Sarah Nelson, Carli Tritz,
and McKenzie Fujan have great chemistry and are consistent as usual. Alyssa
Kamphaus and Alexis Akin-Otiko both have a huge opportunity to have break out
years, and their high level of playing during the preseason has helped bring
freshman post Bri Rollerson along.
Another rookie, Marissa Janning, will
provide the team with extra ball handling and play-making skills, as she is the
first true point guard we've had during my time here at Creighton. Jasmin
Corbin and Jordan Garrison have been shooting lights out at practice, and believe
it or not, 5'5" sophomore Sammy Jensen has been a force on the rebounding end
with her endless effort. The third freshman, Tessa Leytem, has shown her
ability to work hard on and off the ball on defense, always making the extra
hustle plays that help make the team better. And let's not forget Taylor
Johnson, who I like to consider my little ACL buddy. She's been pushing hard
with rehab, working each day to get better in hopes of helping the team upon
her return next year. With all that being said, I know that we all have big
goals for the year, including another MVC championship and NCAA appearance.
Everyone in this program knows what it takes to get there, and I think we have
all the tools necessary to make it happen, so get excited fans!
As for me, after officially deciding
not to play anymore following my third knee surgery, I now have a few
alternative roles on the team that I didn't previously have. Working alongside
Sara Cain (who does a lot more than anyone would ever know, might I add), I am helping
out with various marketing projects for the program, in addition to being an
extra hand to the coaches in the offices. I think my situation is the best it
possibly could be considering the circumstances. But I won't lie, the past few
months I have missed playing basketball more than ever. Last spring when I went
through the process of making my decision, it really did break my heart. It was
very hard to imagine life without sports after being an athlete my entire life.
Through it all, though, I have become a stronger person and learned that there
are greater things in life than playing basketball (like being able to walk
when I'm 40!).
I hope that I can be an example to
other people who struggle with injuries or may have had to give up playing a
sport they love for any given reason. The fact that I still get to travel with
the teammates I love and be on the bench every single game cheering them on is
more than I could ever ask for. I consider myself extremely lucky to be where I
am today.
Hope to see everyone on Saturday!
30, 2012
Junior Alyssa Kamphaus
It's that time of the year
again…BASKETBALL SEASON!!! It is hard to believe that we are almost finished
with our first month of practice. This past weekend the Creighton Women's
basketball team went on its annual trip to Iowa City and played against the
Iowa Hawkeyes in a closed scrimmage. I always love this part of the season
because it is our first little trip together after battling on the court for a
month and we get a little time for some team bonding on the way there and back.
We traveled in two 15 passenger vans because of the short
trip east on the highway, so the team was unfortunately split up with seven
players in each van. I was privileged to spend my four hour van ride with the
three freshmen! It was a great time to get to know their personalities and what
kind of quirky things they do when you're around them for long periods of time.
As always, we stopped in Walford, IA
on Friday night and enjoyed another wonderful meal made by Sara Cain's family.
The past two years we've gone to a haunted house or corn maze after the dinner,
but because of the early start time the next morning for the scrimmage, we all
just wanted to eat and relax. I was just happy I wouldn't be forced to go
through yet another haunted something…
Saturday morning we scrimmaged Iowa.
It is always nice to have this opportunity as it helps pin point our weaknesses
that we need to get ironed out before the first game. In addition to that, I
know my teammates will agree, we like to scrimmage and beat up on other players
for once instead of each other. It's nice to see a set play actually work
because the other team has no idea what you're running. That doesn't happen too
often in practice anymore. Overall, I felt like everyone played pretty
well and it was a nice way to get some first game jitters out of the way in a
game like situation.
Like any other team, we have a few
important goals in mind for the season. A few short term goals are to become
better at rebounding, communication, and being able to be more consistent for a
longer period of time throughout the game. Our long term goals are to, of
course, win the regular season MVC title and win the MVC Tournament
championship for the second straight year. As important as our on the
court goals are, we also take pride in our off-court goal of having a team
grade point average of 3.30 or higher this semester. I'm not sure about
other places, but my teammates are known to stress out about a test or two.
That's what makes being a student-athlete at Creighton so unique.
Overall, I think our team has taken
huge strides in improvement within this first month of practice. You can tell
that our freshmen Bri Rollerson, Marrissa Janning, and Tessa Leytem have
adjusted to the speed of the college game and practice setting. I have noticed
that they are becoming more confident every day and are starting to make plays
and impact our team in a positive way. You can definitely tell sophomore Sammy
Jensen has worked hard on her 3-point shot and Alexis Akin-Otiko continues to
prove how good of shape she's in with her run outs on offense and her defensive
ball pressure. TJ is working hard on rehabbing her knee and is
becoming stronger every day.
Our junior class is always an
interesting bunch. Sarah has continued to be a great team leader and
shows every day how much she's improved her ball-handling. And believe it or
not, she has actually improved her shot even more. I could be wrong, but I really
don't think she misses anymore. Ha! When you think of Jordan, you usually
picture her ten feet behind the three point line, right? But, she has actually
become a wicked drive-the-ball player and adding that to her arsenal makes her
very difficult to guard. The main focus for Carli and McKenzie right now is to
stay healthy because we all miss their presence on the floor when they're
Riley is constantly showing up to
practice every with a smile on her face, and she is a great reminder that we
should all be thankful for every time we get to step on the court.
You never know, it very well could be
your last. Think about it…
And last, but not least, our seniors
Ally Jensen and Jasmin Corbin are continuing to be great leaders. They are
constantly making hustle plays and are doing everything they can to make our
team better.
Hopefully this has made you as
excited about the season as it has made me. We all hope you can
make it out to watch us play our exhibition game (tomorrow) on Wednesday
October 31st. The tipoff is at 5:05p.m., so you will have plenty of time to run
home after the game and hand out candy to the trick-or-treaters!
Hope to see everyone Wednesday!!! Go
#55 Alyssa Kamphaus
23, 2012
Senior Jasmin Corbin
Time is flying by. We've been
practicing for almost a month now and not that I'm counting or anything, but
our first regular season game is just 18 days away. I'm sure I speak for
the rest of the team and coaching staff when I say we can hardly wait for
Just in case you missed the 2012-13
men's and women's basketball debut at Bluejay Madness two weeks ago, I'll give
you a quick synopsis of the night. It was an awesome environment for both teams
to experience and take in the support of Bluejay fans. Seeing our arena packed
to near capacity was pretty exciting! Our three freshmen (Marissa Janning,
Tessa Leytem, and Bri Rollerson) were pretty nervous for the event and didn't realize
how much fun it really was until they walked through the fog to half court
during introductions and the crowd cheered them on every step of the way.
Bri Roll is a comic at heart and she
made sure to tell plenty of jokes before her name was called to calm some of
the nerves. Tessa was pretty nervous to compete in the 3-point contest for the
first time as a freshman. She knew the expectations were high after being
partnered with one of the best 3-point shooters on the men's team, Ethan
Wragge. Little did she know that she would end up doing just fine and actually
helped shoot her duo into the semi-final round. Marissa was alongside one of
the most charismatic guys on the men's team (Jahenns Manigat), so you could
tell she was having a blast right away. He makes it pretty tough for anyone not
to have a good time though.
The championship round was a pretty
exciting match-up between our very own Jensen sisters! Sammy Jensen was paired
with freshmen sharp shooter Isiah Zierden and Ally Jensen was with All-American
Doug McDermott. They both held their own by hitting nine and ten shots
respectively to kick off a competition that was close the entire minute. In the
end though, Zierden drained a shot at the buzzer to win it with a score of
The slam dunk contest was a treat to
watch as always and both teams scrimmages went well. Half of our team was super
excited to show off our new blue away jerseys and the men showcased a team
minus local star Antoine Young. A new season is here…
The night not only made official
practice season a little more real for both teams, but it also marked the
beginning of fall break for all of the students here at Creighton. While most
students here go home for the week, all of the student-athletes are here
practicing the sport we love. My week consisted of lots of sleeping, eating,
and practicing! That's not a bad life, right? Ha!
The down time has been nice though.
None of us were stressing about classes and we were all pretty focused on
simply getting better on the court. We had a couple practices late in the week
where we really looked good as a team!
The week off also gives us a chance
to do some fun things together like go to soccer games, movies, eat out at some
fancy restaurants that none of us can afford to go to on a normal day, and of
course make frequent trips to the tanning salon! It's that time of year where
we're all getting a little pasty!
One of the other highlights to the
week was a trip to Holy Family Church in North Omaha. My teammates and I were
truly humbled by the time spent with kids. We packed close to 500 brown
bag lunches for the less fortunate in our city. A few of us actually got to
hand the sandwiches out to the people waiting in line that afternoon. It was
truly a sight to see how thankful and appreciative these people were. I'm sure
I speak for the entire team when I say it was a wonderful opportunity to be
involved in something like that in our community.
Ultimately, the week was a huge success.
We had a great break and took advantage of every opportunity to build on our
team chemistry and improve on the court. This week has allowed us to lock
down and give the coaches plenty of time to evaluate our performances as
individual players further and also work on what we think we need to improve on
individually. We look forward to seeing everyone on Halloween and for sure on
November 10th when we tip-off for the first time this regular season against
Big 12 opponent Oklahoma University!
16, 2012
Sophomore Taylor Johnson
I'm not sure if you all know by now, but I'm going through a
difficult time. After what was probably one of the best years of my life last
season, I am now going through one of the biggest challenges I've ever faced,
bouncing back from a torn ACL, MCL, and Meniscus is for sure the toughest thing
I've ever been through.
So, let me take you back to how it
I was practicing on my own this
summer in July with a local high school team and we were in the middle of a
simple one on one drill. I was driving to the hoop and was going to stop
for a pull up jumper, but instead, I heard my knee pop twice and it gave out
underneath me. I'm not going to try to be all tough and say I shrugged it off
or didn't notice anything, because in fact, once I heard the "pop" I was on the
ground in tears. There was no contact whatsoever. I just jumped up and before I
landed, I knew something had gone completely wrong. My coaches instantly were
off the bench and ran to see if I was okay. The worst part is that I had to
drive thirty minutes home in tears, with my gas light on, praying to God that I
wouldn't run out.
It took a while for the doctors to
tell me all that I had done to my knee, but once the MRI was complete and my
results were in, I was diagnosed with a torn ACL, MCL, and Meniscus. It was
something every player dreads to hear, but that was my reality and I am now
getting through it.
With the bad news and surgery over,
I've been in the training room two to three times a day icing and doing rehab.
Every day we practice, I'm in the gym an hour before building up strength in my
quads and working on my range of motion. Two or three times a week I'm in the
pool doing even more work outs from never ending kick board work outs to form
running in the deep end. I have just started on leg press with weight this week
and pretty soon our trainer is letting me run on the elliptical, which is
really exciting because I haven't moved faster than a walk in three months now.
Despite what is going on with me, the
season must go on! We have an exciting group and the team is looking good after
a couple weeks of practice already. It's funny to watch some of the girls
practice because you pick up on their nervous habits that I didn't recognize
when I was on the court playing with them. Jordan always wipes the bottoms of
her shoes with her hands and then on her shorts, and Sarah tries not to smile
when she makes a big play. What drives everyone nuts is when Kenzie goes up for
a layup and kicks her feet out, but she can't exactly help it. Ally and Sammy
both tend to have the same facial expressions, but what separates the two is
how Ally sticks her tongue out when she's dribbling on offense sometimes.
My favorite is when Kampy says sorry and apologizes after something she did
wrong or if she accidentally hurt another teammate. If Jazz messes up or
makes a silly mistake, she never fails to clap her hands and yell a little.
Being on the side line gives me a whole other perspective to the game of
basketball and my teammates for sure.
It will be hard going to the games
this year and not suiting up, but I will be there a hundred percent of the way
cheering for them and hoping for the best. They have been the best teammates
with helping me with my injury and couldn't have asked for more.
Basketball and rehab isn't the only
thing keeping me busy these days. I've got a full load of nursing classes. In
order to stay on top of things in class, I have to start studying a little over
a week in advance for one test. One test is 50 questions and covers material
from six different chapters. Talk about stressful…
And that brings me to my new hobby…
To get rid of some stress one day, I
sat down and just started doodling on a pair of shoes. Eventually, I covered
both pairs with random sayings and pictures. Instantly my team thought they
were pretty cool and wanted me to design different pairs for them, so of course
i did. I first did Jordan's, then Marissa's, then Carli's and even Coach Moore
had me make her a pair. The shoes have become a huge hit . J
What I really enjoy is the art aspect
of it, I haven't gotten to take any art classes at Creighton yet but I'm
definitely looking forward to it. This year is going to be an eventful year and
I'm excited to get season under way. I think we're all looking forward to a
back to back title and we're working hard already to get it. It's going to be a
great year to be a Blue Jay!
9, 2012
Senior Ally Jensen
"Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress . Working together is success." - Henry Ford
"whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and
not for men" - Colossians 3:23
Can you believe it's already the 2012-2013 season?! It seems
like yesterday we were boarding that charter fly to head to Norman, Oklahoma to
take on 3rd seeded/14 ranked Saint John's in the first round of the NCAA
tournament. Another post season and summer has come and gone and it's time to
start the new year.
This preseason was filled with individuals, lifting
workouts, conditioning, and pickup. Classes have been in full swing with
midterms this week. We are already half way through this semester! Midterms are
not enjoyable at Creighton, but the week to follow (FALL BREAK) is worth it!
Getting a whole week off from school is really nice. Not only is it good to get
a break from classes but it is nice to have a whole week devoted to getting
better on the court. Our week will not actually be much of a break, however. It
will be filled practicing almost every day, watching film, fitting in extra
shooting workouts, lifting, and community service projects. Then, the remainder
of our time will be spent SLEEPING, watching some movies, homework (only some
of us), and eating at good restaurants and hosted dinners throughout Omaha.
We were excited to officially begin practice October 1st.
Although we haven't been perfect, I love the fight and energy this team brings
every day. Everyone from the players to the coaching staff have a lot of
passion and excitement for this season. We have a lot of work to do before our
first tipoff against Oklahoma, but are making strides and have the right
attitudes to improve. Flan keeps reminding us that we are only as good as our
weakest link. One of the things I love best about this time is how we all rely
on and have confidence in one another. This team is talented from top to
bottom, and this team is unselfish from top to bottom. It doesn't matter who
makes the shots or gets the glory, all we want to do is win. It makes for a
very fun and unique practice setting and team environment when 14 girls
unselfishly put one another before themselves to make the team better.
One of my teammates tweeted the other day, "new team, same
dream!" I think that fits us PERFECTLY! We lost a great senior, basketball
player, and teammate in Danae last year. But, we gained three young, energetic,
and talented freshmen. We were all very sad to hear we lost Taylor Johnson to
an ACL tear this summer. She is working hard to rehab her knee and will
Riley Norman as one of our biggest cheerleaders this season.
With losing another great teammate to the alumni list, the daily reminder of
injuries like TJ and Riley, and the reality of being a senior, this season has
a special anticipation. I have enjoyed every season here at Creighton for its
own reasons. I am especially excited to get the opportunity to play for Flan
and this university one more time. Each day I get to lace up my sneakers and
strap on my ankle braces, I feel blessed for one more chance to be a better
teammate, compete at practice, and learn from my coaches.
Everyone can agree that time goes so fast! I still remember
crystal clear the day my parents helped me move into Kiewit hall. I feel
grateful to have great teammates in the past for guidance and encouragement but
hope to be a great leader and example to my younger teammates and friends this
Speaking of younger players, let me be one of the first to
introduce our freshman class this year…
Tessa is a 5"11 lefty guard from Dubuque. It's always great
to have another Iowa native on the team! She has the cutest smile, is an
extremely hard worker, and the sweetest of teammates. On the court, she has a
smooth jumper, is super long on defense, and can run forever.
Marissa is also a lefty guard that can run forever! She is
from Minnesota and was pretty much a stud as a high schooler. If you want to be
her friend, just bring her ice cream. She has ice cream twice a day (no joke)
and doesn't gain a pound! Don't let her slender build fool you though, she can
rebound, guard, and score with the best of them.
Bri is our freshman in the low post. Graduating from Omaha
Central, she still gets to hear her schools marching band and see high school
friends frequently. She has worked extra hard this preseason to try to stay up
with the experience of our other three posts. She is funny and sweet, but
really scary when she blocks your shot into the wall (which has only happened
to me like 4 or 5 times).
You have the opportunity to meet them and the rest of our
team this Friday night at Bluejay Madness! There will be a three point contest,
dunk contest (men's team only, sorry), scrimmages, and autographs. Admission is
free so you have no excuse not to be there! It is a fun event and we would love
to have the Ryan packed!!
Hope to see you soon! With love, Ally


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Elizabeth, age 11 writes: This fishing trip was awesome and I couldn't have done it with out Capt. Karl, Mate Eric and MD DNR. That day we woke up at 4.30am and I was sooo tired. We got in the car and left towards Deale. I was worried it wasn't going to be exciting, but I was wrong. It was the BEST. When we got on the Boat it took us 1 hour and 30 minutes to get to our spot, but it was worth it. We used all 28 tags and caught some to take home. They were really nice. It was funny because their were boats beside us and they only caught 1 or 2 fish and in total we caught 42 fish. They said we where lucky charms. One time there were 4 fish hooked and we only managed to keep three on. There were 4 of us on the boat, my 2 sisters and my dad. But me and my sisters where the only ones reeling in all the fish. After we went fishing we went home and we had fish for dinner and some friends came over as well.
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In yesterday's Daily News, Andy Martino said the Mets could open official contract negotiations with both David Wright and R.A. Dickey this week.
According to Martino, while the Mets intend to commit the necessary resources to retain Wright, the situation with Dickey is different and there is more of a debate as to how the Mets will handle Dickey's future with the Mets.
"[Sandy] Alderson is said by associates to be sincere in his view of the 37-year-old Cy Young candidate as worthy of another multiyear deal," Martino writes. "In some corners of the organization, there is concern about the knuckleballer's age, and the injuries that he was able to pitch through during the past two seasons."
In a recent report for CBS Sports, a rival GM told Jon Heyman he believes Dickey's value to be around $15 million per season and says the Mets are not thinking along those lines for Dickey at this point.
Dickey just completed a two-year, $7.8 million contract he signed with the Mets before the 2011 season. The Mets hold a $5 million option on Dickey for 2013 with a $300,000 buyout, after which he can become a free agent.
The issue shouldn't be centered around what Dickey might be able to contribute as he gets older through the life of his next contract. There probably isn't an organization in baseball who doesn't understand the risks of a long-term contract, especially for a player who, while he has propelled himself into elite status in the game, is in his late 30's and odds are he will struggle to reproduce his magical 2012 season in future seasons. Period. But whether they sign Dickey to an extension or not, those questions are easier to answer when it comes to justifying whatever move they make, so I understand that public argument.
No matter what anyone in the organization says, the Mets remain in a building stage. I don't think they're at square one, but they're clearly a number of stages away from completing the puzzle. But they continue to be faced with identity, branding, and reputation issues among the fan base and they have to work equally as hard in restoring "faith," and "trust," as they do in building the Major League product.
In the case of Dickey's future, how the Mets handle that can have both positive and negative impacts on the Major League roster and their ability to restore that faith among fans, no matter what they decide. Alderson has said recently he does not expect to have "unlimited funds" in the short-term, and the resources it will likely require to retain both Wright and Dickey will impact the organization's ability to invest in the Major League roster in the same time period. In addition, Alderson has also said he is reluctant to offer back-loaded deals to players, which means it's unlikely the Mets would give either player a deal which offers them fluid payroll flexibility for the life of their contracts.
And so, what the decision should come down to is not whether Dickey is injury prone, or his advanced age, or the wear and tear an 80 mph knuckleball will have on his arm as he gets older. If they want Dickey (and Wright for that matter) to be a part of the solution, those are all understood risks in the engagement. They would be in a better position to debate those issues if they were closer to a championship. It should be about whether or not Dickey's presence for the next few years makes them better, whether or not his presence makes the organization healthier, and whether or not he can help put the team on the quickest path to not only being successful in the short-term, but the ability to sustain success over the long-term.
It would be hard to feel comfortable about the a possible deal on the level Heyman suggests for Dickey right now. If that's the reality, I could see the Mets pick up Dickey's option for 2013, shop him during the Winter Meetings and try and get other parts they need in a trade. Of course, trading a player like Dickey who holds such a deep connection with the base might be perceived as a continued "disconnect" between the team and the fans. However, so can locking up resources necessary to evolve and mature the team in future seasons. It's almost a "can't win" situation for the organization. It's clear Dickey has become his own drawing card at the stadium, and that is important, especially at a time when the team is losing more than it wins. He is a terrific story and an inspiring personality. But if the Mets do decide Dickey will be in the mix, they have to ensure their flexibility to continue to build the roster is not hamstrung – as I said, that can have an equal, if not greater impact on restoring that trust among those they need to come to the ballpark on a nightly basis…


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In March of 2006, Congress passed a law that dropped the requirement that colleges offer at least half their courses face-to-face to receive federal student aid. Online schools offer educational options to a person who would be unable to attend a university for reasons such as time, proximity, or transportation. But opponents say that there are also downsides to getting a degree online.
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Two women were injured and rushed to Watauga Medical Center after a rear-end collision this morning on US 421 at the edge of Vilas. The rear-end collision occurred near the Quality Plus station just before 8am when 27-year old Christy Miller of Zionville failed to slow in time
to avoid slamming her Ford Explorer into the rear of a stopped blue Toyota pickup driven by Ann Kay of Apple Way, Blowing Rock. Watauga Medics transported both women, but rushed Christy Miller to Watauga Medical Center to check her unborn baby as she is reportedly seven months pregnant, according to Trooper Goldsmith of the State Patrol, but he said it appeared that the baby was fine, and neither women were seriously hurt. He cited Christy Miller for Failure to Reduce Speed in the crash that did considerable damage to both vehicles.
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Police: 2 suspects arrested in Mesa car burglaries
MESA, Ariz. — Authorities say two suspects have been arrested in connection with at least three car burglaries in Mesa.
Mesa police identify the men as 18-year-old as Juan Valenzuela and 18-year-old Francisco Javier Rivera Beltran Jr.
The men both are accused of burglary and criminal trespassing.
A police helicopter spotted the suspects driving in the area and that led to their arrests.
Court documents show Valenzuela admitted to the burglaries.
Beltran reportedly told police that he and Valenzuela were walking through a neighborhood looking for unlocked vehicle doors.
Police say an external hard drive stolen from one car was found in the suspects' vehicle.
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5 U.S. Code § 569 - Encouraging negotiated rulemaking
(a) The President shall designate an agency or designate or establish an interagency committee to facilitate and encourage agency use of negotiated rulemaking. An agency that is considering, planning, or conducting a negotiated rulemaking may consult with such agency or committee for information and assistance.
(b) To carry out the purposes of this subchapter, an agency planning or conducting a negotiated rulemaking may accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, devises, and bequests of property, both real and personal if that agency's acceptance and use of such gifts, devises, or bequests do not create a conflict of interest. Gifts and bequests of money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, devises, or bequests shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be disbursed upon the order of the head of such agency. Property accepted pursuant to this section, and the proceeds thereof, shall be used as nearly as possible in accordance with the terms of the gifts, devises, or bequests.
Source(Added Pub. L. 101–648, § 3(a),Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4975, § 589; renumbered § 569 and amended Pub. L. 102–354, § 3(a)(2), (5),Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 944; Pub. L. 104–320, § 11(b)(1),Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3873.)
1996—Pub. L. 104–320in section catchline substituted "Encouraging negotiated rulemaking" for "Role of the Administrative Conference of the United States and other entities", and in text added subsecs. (a) and (b) and struck out former subsecs. (a) to (g) which related to: in subsec. (a), consultation by agencies; in subsec. (b), roster of potential conveners and facilitators; in subsec. (c), procedures to obtain conveners and facilitators; in subsec. (d), compilation of data on negotiated rulemaking and report to Congress; in subsec. (e), training in negotiated rulemaking; in subsec. (f), payment of expenses of agencies; and in subsec. (g), use of funds of the conference.
1992—Pub. L. 102–354, § 3(a)(2), renumbered section 589 of this title as this section.
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Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 102–354, § 3(a)(5)(B), substituted "section 568 (c)" for "section 588(c)".
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I Am America (and So Can You!)by Stephen Colbert
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What The Daily Show is to evening news, The Colbert Report is to personality-driven pundit shows. Colbert brings his sarcastic charm to a half-hour report, tackling the important issues of the day and telling his guests why their opinions are just plain wrong. Stephen stands for truthiness and his American right to copyright that word and claim ownership of it.
Stephen Colbert describes his book as a simple book from a simple mind — Stephen Colbert. It is one man's attempt to wedge his brain between hardback covers. In plain conversational language, not to mention the occasional grunt and/or whistle, Stephen explains his take on the most pressing concerns of our culture: Faith, Family...Hygiene.
Why write this book now? Stephen fears America has lost its balls. He hopes to re-ballify us. Even the ladies. Ladies can have balls — lady-balls. Stephen likes to call those "Thatchers." Stephen will show how he got his mammoth swinging sack, with tales of courage and vital documents from his own life: the Mother's Day card he made at age six, disputed credit card bills, putt-putt score cards — all the major milestones.
The book will be cleverly designed to be a high status, uber-important collector's item with first editions including a Christmas DVD of "Stephen and Friends" singing original Christmas tunes. Don't buy this book if you don't have any balls! But if you do buy it, you will get them, and then you can buy another copy with a clean conscience.
"Realizing that 'it takes more than thirty minutes a night to fix everything that's destroying America,' Colbert bravely takes on the forces aligned to destroy our country — 'whether they be terrorists, environmentalists, or Kashi brand breakfast cereals.' His various targets include nature ('I've never trusted the sea. What's it hiding under there?'), the Hollywood Blacklist ('I would have named enough names to fill the Moscow phone book'), and atheists ('Imagine going through life completely duped into thinking that there's no invisible, omniscient higher power guiding every action on Earth. It's just so arbitrary!'). Colbert also provides helpful illustrations and charts ('Things That Are Trying to Turn Me Gay'), a complete transcript of his infamous speech at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner, and a special 'Holiday' DVD, all of which add up to a book that is sure to be a bestseller and match the success of Colbert's former Daily Show boss Jon Stewart's America (The Book)." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"What is truth? Does it come from inside us or from the known world? Some argue that truth is knowledge based on data and facts. Others, Stephen Colbert for one, suggest — nay, declaim — that facts themselves dangerously undermine the truth, especially the American Truth. 'Today,' as Colbert explains in his new book, 'Lady Liberty is under attack from the cable... Washington Post Book Review (read the entire Washington Post review) channels, the Internet blogs, and the Hollywood celebritocracy, out there spewing 'facts' like so many locusts descending on America's crop of ripe, tender values.' There's a word for Colbert's sort of truth, and Colbert invented it: Truthiness, 'truth that comes from the gut, not books.' 'I Am America (And So Can You!)' is full of it. As he explains so effectively in his introduction, this book is 'not just some collection of reasoned arguments supported by facts. That's the coward's way out.' Instead, it's a primer on what to believe about American families, religion, sports, homosexuality (well, not American homosexuality — liberal homosexuality), immigration and many other aspects of our great country. He helpfully provides stickers for loyal readers to mark the truest statements with the appropriate response: 'Brave Words,' for example, or 'I Think It, Stephen Says It' or 'It's Morning in Colbert-ica.' Also, there's a useful sign to post in your window urging firefighters to rescue the book in case of emergency. Here are some of the truths that Stephen Colbert holds to be self-evident: The elderly are 'year-hoggers,' atheists are 'no-goodnik no-Godniks' and academics are 'Aca-demons.' Women who work outside the home 'might as well bring coconut arsenic squares to the school bake sale.' (Guilty!) And, most obviously, immigration can be stopped with a 2,000-mile wall along our southern border. 'I'm talking,' Colbert says, 'about something that can be seen from space, with double-wall construction, machine-gun nests and a flaming moat loaded with fireproof crocodiles.' Bold statements all, but what is actually true here? Although Colbert promises that this book is 'a runaway train to Cold, Hard Realityville,' not a single fact in here could be verified. (Full disclosure: I didn't attempt to verify a single fact.) For instance, can it possibly be true that cows at a factory farm — 'America's most succulent industry' — 'can go from mooing to stewing in under ninety seconds'? And is 'the official win-loss record of the Judeo-Christian God' really 'God: 12, Not-God: 0, Democrats: -1'? So the Democrats lost Vietnam, but surely God could have won the war for America if He'd wanted to. Nonetheless, the book does provide moments of insight. His simple explanation of reverse discrimination, 'so-called because it goes in the opposite way of how we naturally discriminate,' illuminates the affirmative action debate. The many quizzes that dot the text are similarly informative. In one, Colbert helps readers determine their social class. If what keeps you up at night is the 'growing suspicion you've been duped,' you belong to the middle class. If your retirement activities include diabetes, you cling to the bottom rung of the economic ladder. And if you don't wear shoes because you recently 'had the yard leathered,' you are a contented member of the upper class. Yet, none of 'I Am America' rings as uncomfortably true as Colbert's blistering speech at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner, which is reprinted as an appendix here. While the humor in the book at times feels blunted and overly general, at the dinner he had a specific target: President Bush sitting just a few feet away from him and the journalists and politicians in the tables before him. 'We're not members of the Factinista,' he told the president. 'We go straight from the gut, right sir?' Those low poll numbers 'are just a collection of statistics that reflect what people are thinking in 'reality.' And reality has a well-known liberal bias.' When he was done, 'you could hear a pin drop,' Colbert writes. 'Or a sphincter clamp.' Reading it now, you also can get a sense of the political convictions behind the comedian, the convictions that sharpened his jokes and that emboldened him to make them at such a historically cozy event. Funny as 'I Am America' is, it lacks that critical force." Reviewed by Rachel Hartigan Shea, who is a senior editor at The Washington Post Book World, Washington Post Book World (Copyright 2006 Washington Post Book World Service/Washington Post Writers Group)
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"The fabulously fatuous father of 'truthiness' and other neocon mantras expands his media icon with the obligatory book — and, read in the proper spirit, it's a lot of fun....
"This book...is wicked funny, but Colbert's performance is what makes the show soar....
I Am America (and So Can You) is Stephen Colbert's attempt to wedge his brain between hardback covers. In plain conversational language, not to mention the occasional grunt and/or whistle, Stephen explains his take on the most pressing concerns of our culture: Faith, Family, Politics...Hygiene.
Congratulations--just by looking at this webpage, you became 25% more patriotic.
From Stephen Colbert, the host of television's highest-rated punditry show The Colbert Report, comes the book to fill the other 23¿ hours of your day. I Am America (And So Can You!) contains all of the opinions that Stephen doesn't have time to shoehorn into his nightly broadcast.
Dictated directly into a microcassette recorder over a three-day weekend, this book contains Stephen's most deeply held knee-jerk beliefs on The American Family, Race, Religion, Sex, Sports, and many more topics, conveniently arranged in chapter form.
Always controversial and outspoken, Stephen addresses why
You may not agree with everything Stephen says, but at the very least, you'll understand that your differing opinion is wrong.
I Am America (And So Can You!) showcases Stephen Colbert at his most eloquent and impassioned. He is an unrelenting fighter for the soul of
Please buy this book before you leave the store
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Stephen Colbert was The Daily Show's longest-running and most diverse correspondent. In addition to his role as Senior Political Correspondent he was one of the hosts of "Even Stephven," a point-counterpoint assault featuring co-correspondent Steve Carell, and the host of "This Week in God," in which he reported on all things theological with the assistance of the "God Machine."
His personality, insight and overall rightness could only lead to The Colbert Report, a half-hour nightly platform for him to give his take on the issues of the day, and, more importantly, to tell you why everyone else's take is just plain wrong. The show has been hugely successful.
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42 U.S. Code § 7505a - Maintenance plans
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Each State which submits a request under section 7407 (d) of this title for redesignation of a nonattainment area for any air pollutant as an area which has attained the national primary ambient air quality standard for that air pollutant shall also submit a revision of the applicable State implementation plan to provide for the maintenance of the national primary ambient air quality standard for such air pollutant in the area concerned for at least 10 years after the redesignation. The plan shall contain such additional measures, if any, as may be necessary to ensure such maintenance.
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8 years after redesignation of any area as an attainment area under section 7407 (d) of this title, the State shall submit to the Administrator an additional revision of the applicable State implementation plan for maintaining the national primary ambient air quality standard for 10 years after the expiration of the 10-year period referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
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Until such plan revision is approved and an area is redesignated as attainment for any area designated as a nonattainment area, the requirements of this part shall continue in force and effect with respect to such area.
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Each plan revision submitted under this section shall contain such contingency provisions as the Administrator deems necessary to assure that the State will promptly correct any violation of the standard which occurs after the redesignation of the area as an attainment area. Such provisions shall include a requirement that the State will implement all measures with respect to the control of the air pollutant concerned which were contained in the State implementation plan for the area before redesignation of the area as an attainment area. The failure of any area redesignated as an attainment area to maintain the national ambient air quality standard concerned shall not result in a requirement that the State revise its State implementation plan unless the Administrator, in the Administrator's discretion, requires the State to submit a revised State implementation plan.
Source(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, § 175A, as added Pub. L. 101–549, title I, § 102(e),Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2418.)
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Lyon Hospitals: optimising Sourcing performance
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Assessment, optimization and reorganization of the Sourcing function at Lyon Hospitals
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from Intelsat 22, the first of a series of 702MP (medium power) satellites it is delivering for Intelsat.
The signals indicate that Intelsat 22 is healthy and ready to begin orbit raising maneuvers to geostationary orbit followed by operational testing.
Intelsat 22 launched on an International Launch Services Proton M / Breeze M vehicle, manufactured by Khrunichev, March 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Controllers at Boeing's Mission Control Center in El Segundo, Calif., received initial contact from the spacecraft 15 hours and 40 minutes later and confirmed it is functioning normally.
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Intelsat 22 is Boeing's first 702MP spacecraft, which represents the company's expansion into the medium-sized satellite market. An evolution of Boeing's 702 satellite, the 702MP uses proven technology and a modular design approach to enable faster delivery at a lower cost. Intelsat 22 also carries a government-hosted payload.
"Specially designed for the Australian Defence Force, the UHF payload on Intelsat 22 is a great example of how governments can save time and money by partnering with commercial industry for their communications needs," said Guillemin. "This satellite will also prove to be tremendously valuable to our customers in the maritime and aeronautical sectors, who will benefit from its custom-tailored Ku-band mobility beams."
Following a sequence of orbital maneuvers and on-orbit tests, Intelsat 22 will be placed into geosynchronous Earth orbit, operating in a 72 degrees east longitude orbital slot over the Indian Ocean.
"The launch of our first 702MP for Intelsat builds on a partnership that spans more than 40 years," said Craig Cooning, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems. "In addition to the Intelsat 22 commercial payload that will deliver services in C- and Ku-band, the hosted payload will provide the Australian Defence Force with much-needed service at less cost and in a fraction of the time it typically takes to deliver a traditional military satellite."
Other 702MP satellites currently under construction by Boeing for Intelsat are Intelsat 21, scheduled to launch in the third quarter of this year, and Intelsat 27, scheduled to be completed in 2012 for launch in the first quarter of 2013. Intelsat 27 will carry a UHF hosted payload and offer 20 25-KHz UHF channels capable of serving the U.S. government and other Intelsat clients around the world.
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The Push Service implements both the messages that are required by the Push Access Protocol standard and some additional messages and elements that provide subscription information. You can use the nonstandard messages to query the Push Service for subscription status.
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The Zen Timepiece is an electronic clock (with hourly chime feature), alarm clock, countdown timer, and interval repeating timer in one unit. The real brass gong bowl resting atop the unit is struck to create a long, sustained gong sound that fills the space with positive energy.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Wednesday morning, 9News' Kristin fisher caught up with several Washington Nationals personnel before the team's playoff game at home. Kristin spoke to VP of Government and Municipal Affairs Gregory McCarthy, Nationals Chief Operating Officer Andy Feffer, and Nationals Assistant GM Bryan Minniti.
Watch the interviews with them attached to this story.
The Nationals are tied a game apiece with the Saint Louis Cardinals in the National League division series.
At 1:07 p.m., the Nationals will take the field in their first playoff game at home in Nats Park.The team hopes to make good use of that home field advantage.The next three games will be in D.C. That's significant after Monday's loss in St. Louis.
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