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We didn't eat dinner. Yep that's right, we didn't have a sit down meal this past evening and my four year old is reminding my wife and I about it. He is doing this at 03:30 in the middle of the night. Yea, there's just no way he is going to go back to sleep until we have dinner. Just so you know, when you have dinner you have to have "lots of food". So at 03:30 my wife and I got up, she made my son "dinner" and we sat at the table to eat. Then guess what happened, he wasn't that interested in eating. It looked good to me; chocolate milk, scrambled eggs, chicken nuggets, banana and cheetos. A meal fit for a prince. Of course our other problem could be the children's Claratin we gave him for his stuffy nose. I think it's got him wired. Note to self: 1) make the boy dinner; 2) check to see if Claratin will keep a little boy up at night; 3) hide his favorite toys at 03:30. While it's not something we would normally condone, sometimes you have to try to do what you can to get the little man back to sleep. Good luck to us.
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Life is thawing out a bit around here. It was above freezing the last couple of days. Today it was raining and a bit slick however. Things have been pretty slow lately. Nate is testing his boundaries lately though. He has not been very good about following his bedtime routine. Tonight he was messing around, not wanting to put his pajamas on so he got in a bit of trouble. He did shape up just enough to get dressed for bed. He was still messing around, but he was so tired that he didn't take long to fall asleep. Today we ordered a set of Tinker Toys for him. He really wanted them so he could make some more Wipeout courses that he has seen on YouTube. He will have to wait until next week to get them, but we have something else to talk to him about for the next week. Truthfully it wasn't his day, Hannah took him to look for a set at one of the general stores here, but they didn't have the peices he "needs" for his course. I looked at Hobby Lobby, but they didn't have any sets at all, or anything similar. Then he wanted to make a cake and have some marshmallows, neither of which worked out for him, partly due to the fact that I forgot to look for marshmallows at the store, and partially because it got too slick to go back to town and look for any at the store. I told him we would try to go to the store tomorrow to get some cake mix and marshmallows.
Hannah re-covered three dining room chairs and attempted to learn how to crochet. She ordered a DVD set called Homestead Blessings which are full of lots of information on how to do various things from scratch. I am looking forward to some homemade cheese for one thing.
I have Bible study in the morning with guys from Sharon Bethel. We attended there for two years and still try to keep in contact with them. We started going to Kalona Mennonite Church because Nate was not getting along well at Sharon Bethel. We are not sure why, but he gets along much better at KMC. They have a children's church program and Sunday school after service. He also does much better during services when he is there instead of children's church. He never was able to pay attention and was getting in trouble when we were at the other church. Sometime we might consider going back to Sharon Bethel more often. Hannah and I both miss our church friends from Sharon Bethel.
I have been having a hard time staying away from the Soda (pop) lately. I know I should cut back or cut myself off I really like soda. Today I ate chili that Hannah had frozen, and we had pizza and a lettuce salad this evening with one Ho-Ho each for desert. The hi today was 32F and it rained and misted all day.
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Cold day. It got up to 15F today and it is currently -9F with -28F wind chill. It's supposed to get down to -17 by morning with extreme wind chills.
Nate and I got up the morning and went to church and sunday school. He had his musical program this morning. He was one of the pigs in the group of primary age kids. Several people told me he did a good job and complimented me on how well he behaves. Of course after church I had to have a little talk with him about not rolling on the floor of the congregational area upstairs. But yeah, he behaves pretty well generally. After church we stopped at Subway and picked up lunch to take home. Hannah was not feeling well after her migraine yesterday. By the time we got home she said she was feeling better. I don't think she was 100% of course. Migraines are hard on her.
We spent most of the day just hanging out at home. I ran to the store and got some soda and lettuce. I also went out and put up some heat lights in the barn for the chickens. At about 10pm I went and checked on the animals again. They all seemed to be weathering the cold as well as animals can. They are out of the wind at least so I think they will be ok.
Nate played a lot with his marble mazes and legos. He and I also played a game of Sorry and a game of Pig Mania. He really likes to play games.
Nate fell asleep on the couch during quiet time this evening so Hannah carried him to bed. He doesn't have school tomorrow on account of the extreme cold we are expected to have through Tuesday.
Hopefully things will go well for Hannah tomorrow and she will continue to feel better. I asked our Sunday school class to pray for her.
Today I ate a Turkey & cheese 6″ sub for lunch w/doritos and Coke. For dinner Hannah made mashed potatoes, bacon and vegetables with cheese. I also snacked on some carmel corn. This morning I weighed 160#.
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Today is very cold. We have had snow cover since the first part of December and only a few days warm enough to have any snow melt at all. Starting tomorrow, Sunday, January 5, 2014 it is supposed to get colder for the next few days with night time lows in the -20s F and wind chills in the -30s to – 40s F. Very cold. We are a bit worried abaout our animals and are thinking of bringing Freddie Dog in the house where he can stay in the laundry room overnight. The chickens will need a heat lamp of some sort as well. I guess the cats will have to take care of themselves; they seem to be good at that anyway.
Nate has been his typical self today. He plays and likes to be played with. He is 4.6 years old now and growing everyday. He likes to play with marble mazes and build wipeout courses form legos and other toys he puts together.
Hannah has another headache. She did the dishes anyway because she said she simply wasn't comfortable sitting and relaxing so she might as well do something. Wish she didn't have these headaches. She wanted to go to Ottumwa to go to the Christian book store, but didn't feel like it. Kinda sucks.
Nate has his Christmas concert at church tomorrow, it's a couple weeks late because of bad weather. Hopefully we can make it tomorrow and Hannah feels good enough to go.
I talked to Mom on Skype today about how to tag pictures on facebook and to make sure I had the correct Skype account for her.
Today I drank more Coke and coffee than I should have. I ate Lime Jello, Taco Salad and some carmel corn. I also drank two glasses of water.
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It's over cast today but it's still a wonderful day for doing nothing. I am outside in our back yard listening to the insects making noise and my two year old son is giving our nine year old Corgi a run for his money. Nate has so much fun throwing balls to Fred and chasing him around the three slides that are in our yard. I am just sitting here watching, throwing the ball for Fred now and then and patting him on the head. I haven't really done anything of consequence today except for cleaning out the car and packing some stuff for our trip to Minnesota which starts on Tuesday. Living out here in the country is such a peaceful existence and there is so much potential on our 5.5 acres of earth.
We are going to head to Sunset Bay resort on Baby Lake near Hackensack, Minnesota on Tuesday. It's a nice little (779 acre) lake with good fishing and it's not too crowded which is really nice. This time of year we are going to be just about the only family at the resort. And by resort I don't mean one of those expensive, hoity toity resorts. This is more of a get back to nature resort. The cabins are nice, but No TV, and we're pretty sure there is no internet either, at least last time we went they didn't have any. Our plan is to fish some, or at least spend time in a boat on the lake with a fishing line in the water, have camp fires, cook some camp food, and explore north central Minnesota. Relaxing and mostly quiet.
You wouldn't think that living in the country as we do, one would need to get back to nature, but even here sometimes, it's too busy. Our road is quite busy with farm machinery and people going by on a regular basis, especially during planting and harvest seasons, which is coming soon. And with work, family and the fire department I don't really get much fishing done. So this vacation is nice. Sometimes my wife says that we aren't out in the country enough for her, so being in the woods on a lake in Minnesota should meet her need for being even more away from people.
It will be a nice trip and something we don't do very often, but with Nate getting older, it might be a trip worth taking more regularly.
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So it's Sunday. It's a nice sunny day again and all the sounds of the country are coming through our windows. I am wondering what to do today, what the day will bring. Thinking about going to Sigourney, Iowa to the beach with my family. It would be nice to be in the water and have a place where Nate can walk in and out and get used to the water. He takes some time to warm up to water, but once he decides he is ok with it, he has fun. Summer is getting short and a few hours at a lake might be fun.
Yesterday I mowed some of the lawn. It really is dry, but continues to grow even without water (at least it seems that there is no water left in the ground). Nate and I also had fun washing the riding mower. He loved playing with the hose, but wasn't too keen on getting sprayed if the water shot back at him. He did seem to enjoy it overall though and was pretty much soaked by the end.
Hannah was shopping at Central discount just north of Kalona. She found some Kool-Aid fizzy drink mix which we thought would be good to have when we go on vacation. Unfortunately, she realized later that they contain Aspartame which she does not drink, nor do we allow Nate to have anything with Aspartame in it because it's basically a poison. On top of that, just a few sips and Hannah gets a headache, and Nate already has problems with his head so we don't need anything else added to that. I don't know why there is such a big kick to get all this chemically laced "sugar-free" drinks into schools and such. Don't people realize that those chemicals are worse for their kids than sugar. Sugar is basically natural and in moderation isn't going to make any of us fat. Of course the moderation part is the kicker there isn't it? And yes I personally love soda drinks, Coke and Cherry Pepsi specifically, but I won't let my child have that either. He is two and no two year old should be drinking soda regularly and I know some parents don't give it a second thought, especially if it's "sugar-free", but laced with highly processed corn starches or chemicals that in no way resemble sugar can't be good for our kids. Truthfully we'd all be better off if we stayed off the soda, but it's yummy and I'm an adult. But moderation is the key.
Ok, not sure where that came from, but anyway. Going to go wake my wife up soon and float the lake/beach idea to her.
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I started this blog and then simply left it sit. I now have a new computer and wonder if I will have the fortitude to write faithfully, or at least semi faithfully to my blog. Maybe not every day, or even every week, but at least periodically, not just leaving it idle and lonely for months on end. I guess we will see. It will be like an experiment. Can Rob actually keep a blog.
Of course the other question is, what will this blog be about? Who knows! Maybe like Seinfeld, it will be a blog about nothing, and something at the same time.
Well, it's time to start this adventure over and see where it goes and how long the journey will continue.
Until next time.
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years after the Rosenbergs execution, the parallels between
the Cold War and the War on Terrorism are strikingand frightening
Silja J.A. Talvi
will record that we were victims of the most monstrous
frame-up of our country.
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, June 1953
My parents were executed because they resisted. We choose
to celebrate and honor that resistance at a time when
resistance has never been more important.
Robert Meeropol (nèe Rosenberg), June 2003
will record that we were victims of the most monstrous
frame-up of our country.
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, June 1953
My parents were executed because they resisted. We choose
to celebrate and honor that resistance at a time when
resistance has never been more important.
Robert Meeropol (nèe Rosenberg), June 2003
June 19, 1953, despite international outcry and urgent pleas
for an 11th-hour reprieve, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were
put to death by means of electrocution in New Yorks Sing
Sing prison.
Rosenbergs left behind two young children, Michael and Robert,
who were respectively 10 and 6 years of age when their parents
were executed.
Robert Meeropol was young enough that the graphic details
of his parents execution eluded him, even as his sense
of the emotions swirling around told him that something
was indeed very wrong. In 1950, Julius was arrested in the
familys modest Lower East Side apartment; Ethel was next.
Soon after, the two were sentenced to death for conspiracy
to commit espionage the following year, during the height
of the red-baiting McCarthy era.
In the 18 months between their arrest and execution, the
Rosenbergs sons visited their parents numerous times in
prison. The visits, as Meeropol recalls in his newly released
autobiography, An Execution in the Family: One Sons
Journey (St. Martins Press, 2003), were as comforting
and loving as the circumstances could allow. For all of
the publicized insinuations that the Rosenbergs cared more
for communism than for their own children, Meeropol says,
nothing could have been further from the truth.
wish we might have had the tremendous joy and gratification
of living our lives with you, Ethel and Julius wrote to
their children on the eve of their execution. We press
you close and kiss you with all our strength.
To the moment they drew their final breaths, the couple
maintained their innocence and pointed to a government frame-up.
And then, in a blaze of electricity and agony, the Rosenbergs
were gone. Small wonder that the state-sanctioned execution
of his parents has been with Meeropol ever since. The nightmare
start to his young life could have marred him irreparably.
To be sure, there were emotional hardships, countless struggles,
and even a nervous breakdown along the way.
But in the final analysis, Meeropols sense of responsibility
for humanityand toward the pursuit of justice for allhas
triumphed over the pain. Vengeful fantasies of ordering
his parents executioners to their own deaths eventually
gave way to something that Meeropol refers to as constructive
revenge, focused on positive aims. For Meeropol, it represents
a nonpartisan agenda of proactive social change best articulated
through his stewardship of the Rosenberg Fund for Children
founding the RFC in 1990, Meeropol has overseen the distribution
of $1.1 million in grant monies to help the children of
activist parents who have suffered consequences of their
actions. The RFC, which also supports targeted activist
youth, does not always agree with the activism of its grantees.
The point, says Meeropol, is recognizing that dissent is
the very kernel of a functioning democracy. Censorship,
harassment, incarceration and capital punishment are tools
at the governments disposal, but that does not make the
use of those tools right, righteous, or even rightfully
granted to an entity charged with constitutional, representative
governance over our lives.
is not a right, its an obligation, says Meeropol. It
is a part of citizenship to actively engage the world, to
critique it, to try to solve problems, and to heal it.
The primary mechanism of dissentthe dissemination of informationis
now under constant attack, charges Meeropol. Unquestioning
approval and hurrah-style patriotism fit neatly in the folds
of a governmental obedience model to which Meeropol refers.
Anything outside the model is a threat and an occasion for
In the aftermath of 9/11, the fear has become acute. The
Bush administration has worked overtime to try to frighten
the populace into submission, interrogating and detaining
immigrants and creating and passing one repressive and unconstitutional
piece of legislation after another.
On June 5, just days after the release of a scalding internal
report rebuking the Department of Justice for its handling
of nearly 800 detainees in the aftermath of 9/11, Attorney
General John Ashcroft stood before the House Judiciary Committee
to seek an expansion of his powers. Among other requests,
Ashcroft sought more power to deny bail to suspected terrorists,
and to increase the number of federal terror-related crimes
subject to the death penalty.
no modern prosecutor has been granted as much power as you
now hold, Rep. William D. Delahunt (D-Mass.) told Ashcroft
during the hearing, according to the Los Angeles Times.
You said in your statement we must not forget that our
enemies are ruthless fanatics. But the solution is not for
us to become zealots ourselves.
side by side, do 1953 and 2003 really look so different
from one another? Isnt dissent, in essence, being criminalized
in much the same way? From where Meeropol sits, there is
no doubt as to the veracity of this comparison.
the McCarthy period, the perception was that we would be
destroyed by an international communist conspiracy. If we
had to sacrifice the Bill of Rights and the Constitution
in the process, so be it, he says. Three thousand killed
[on 9/11] was a genuine tragedy. But the idea that al Qaeda
truly presents a threat to the American way of life is absurd.
Today, we are the richest, most powerful nation on Earth,
and the Bush administration is still basing its entire policy
on fearallowing the Constitution and, yes, the American
way of life to be threatened.
administrations grab for unprecedented prosecutorial and
extrajudicial power was cemented with the rushed passage
of the USA Patriot Act less than 10 weeks after Sept. 11,
notes Meeropol.
look at this document and realize that it was a wish list
from before 9/11, he says. If you look at the language,
you see that the authors took [elements of] the Smith Act,
the McCarran Act [see info box, this page], read them, and
revised them. Where you would have seen communist or subversive
in these [older] acts, [the present-day authors] substituted
terrorist in the Patriot Act.
In a letter to his sons in October 1952 from his prison
cell, Julius Rosenberg wrote the following: One thing must
be crystal clear and that is that our case is an integral
part of the conspiracy to establish fear in our land.
The fear conspiracy of which Julius wrote more than 50 years
ago still has as one of its chief goals the de facto (and
now, de jure) criminalization of dissent.
The criminalization of dissent, says Meeropol, is occurring
beneath our very noses, creeping closer to its goal day
by precious day. Silence, complicity and obeisance; this
is the America that our administration would seem to prefer
that we embrace.
getting closer to labeling dissenters as terrorists and
creating a situation where the price would be so high for
dissent that people would be fearful of doing it, Meeropol
The essential ingredient in all of this, Meeropol reminds
us, is a wartime setting. The Korean War, as he notes, bracketed
the arrest and execution of his parents. Today, wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq bracket the heavy-handed crackdown
on law-abiding immigrants and peaceful dissenters from coast
to coast.
Bush administration has learned that a state of war is a
wonderful cover for domestic repression, Meeropol says.
With the military adventures of our government and the
attacks on civil liberties at home, resistance has never
been more important.
are remarkably strong words from a man who spent much of
his young life hiding his parentage and disguising himself
as a mild-mannered liberal.
That façade only lasted so long before both Robert and Michael
Meeropol stepped into the spotlight in the 1970s. Together,
the two mounted a Freedom of Information Act campaign for
the release of 300,000 pages of documents about their parents.
While at least 100,000 pages still remain classified and
unreleased, the brothers experienced a series of victories
beginning in 1975, when they obtained copies of documents
relating to trial judge Irving R. Kaufman.
Kaufman Papers, as they were called, proved that the trial
judge who sentenced the Rosenbergs to death had lied from
the bench and stated that he had made his decision independently.
But, as Meeropol writes in his book, Kaufman had in fact
consulted with prosecuting attorneys about sentencing, and
had indicated to the Justice Department that he would impose
the death sentencewhile the trial was still in progress.
Other documents showed that Judge Kaufman had used the Justice
Department and the FBI to interfere with the appellate process
to ensure a speedy execution.
Perhaps the biggest triumph of all arrived in August 1978,
in the form of a government check for $195,802.50. The check
was payable to the Meeropol brothers for their attorneys
fees in the FOIA suit, after the federal court found that
Robert and Michael had substantially prevailed in their
lawsuit to get defiant government agencies to open their
Rosenberg files.
Whats little remembered today is that although accusations
of treason were bandied about and sensationalized in the
press, the Rosenbergs were actually executed for conspiracy
to commit espionage. No concrete proof of espionage or treason,
as such, was necessary. (Meeropol observes that Zacharias
Moussaoui is the first person since his parents to face
the death penalty for a conspiracy charge. The government
is not seeking to have him killed for what he did, but for
what he would have done, he says.)
and the dubious testimony of Ethels own brother were all
woven together to insinuate that this working-class, communist
Jewish couple had managed to pass on the secret of the A-bomb
to the Soviet Union, despite the fact that there was no
single secret to speak of.
Over the decades, the trickle of interviews, confessions,
documents and transcripts have established neither the Rosenbergs
absolute guilt nor their absolute innocence. If anything,
the Venona transcripts (decrypted KGB transmissions released
by the NSA and CIA in 1995) indicated that Julius may have
committed non-atomic industrial espionage with the intent
of helping the Soviets defeat the Nazis, while Ethel was
not involved in any capacity.
he once championed his parents innocence, Meeropol, who
is a lawyer by training, says that the guilty-or- innocent
debate is beside the point. Instead, the real question should
be whether his parents were guilty of the charge for which
they were executed. And in this regard, says Meeropol, they
were absolutely innocent.
parents were framed, based on evidence that was concocted
at an essentially unfair trial in which the judge acted
as a member of the prosecution team, Meeropol says. They
did not steal the secret of the atomic bomb.
Another left-wing, secular Jewish couple, Abel and Anne
Meeropol, later adopted the two children. (Abel, a songwriter,
was the author of Strange Fruit, a song about the lynching
of blacks in the South popularized by Billie Holiday). The
boys took their adoptive parents surnames, allowing them
to live in relative obscurity.
Today Robert Meeropol neither seeks nor shies away from
the limelight. The upcoming 50th anniversary of his parents
execution, he says, is a unique occasion and provides a
valuable comparison of the times that we find ourselves
living in now. It does not take a radical political orientation
or a selfless activist lifestyle to be where Meeropol is
today, as he is quick to point out.
can sum up my politics in a very short sentence, he says.
To paraphrase Tom Paine, Im a citizen of the world, and
my religion is to do good.
Harry Belafonte, Susan Sarandon, Martin Espada, Holly Near,
Tovah Feldshuh and many others will join Robert Meeropol
at the City Center in New York City on June 19. Celebrate
the Children of Resistance will begin at 8 PM, exactly
at the moment Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed 50
years ago. Proceeds will benefit the Rosenberg Fund for
Children. Visit www.rfc.org or www.citycenter.org for more

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Dinner with Mitch Altman
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- You are invited!
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- Dinner starts at 20:45.
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A byline that's graced our pages for 18 years on stories about everything from people facing challenges in their lives to the fun of Hartford Fair week will disappear soon.
L.B. Whyde, known as Lois to her colleagues, sources and countless interviewees, will be leaving The Advocate and NewarkAdvocate.com on Dec. 7 to rejoin her husband in California, where he's been working for several months. It will be a homecoming for Lois, a fact that might surprise many of you who know her as the unofficial information beacon for Hanover and Licking Valley.
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Education Profile:
BS, chemistry, and MS, chemical education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
MS, chemistry, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
PhD, Organic chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Born in Iran, American citizen: Dr. Sadat Aalaee has taught in high school and community colleges in Iran, University of Massachusetts (at Amherst) and Stevenson University before coming to Washington Adventist University. Currently, he is teaching Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry for Nursing major, Organic, Physical, and Quantitative Chemical Analysis for Science majors.
Research and Professional Activities:
- Synthesis of long chain peptides by rapid solution methods, including an analog of an insect peptide hormone.
- Conducted research for a project involving characterization of molecular and macromolecular structure in collaboration with the protein engineering group.
- Discovery of the first peptide agonist with high potency and selectivity for the Somatostatin receptor subtype. (hSSTR-1) and hSSTR-5, Antagonist for hSSTR-3 and analogues with potent inhibition for Neuromedin B receptors.
- Application of Combinatorial Peptide Library technique in the Structural-Activity Relationship (SAR) studies of short peptide-drugs. Research on Receptors (MC1-5), as well as Melanocortin Concentrating Hormone (MCH) Receptor; contraction of ring size and Cys inversion and incorporating gamma Amino Butyric Acid and PNA's in Somatostatins.
- Contributor, "Chapter 1: Chemical Synthesis of Peptides and Polypeptides"; Kaplan, David, and McGrath, Kevin. Protein-Based Materials. Boston: Birkhauser,1997
- Six patents and several ACS publications, published in American Chemical Society journals.


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SYDNEY - International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates on Tuesday piled pressure on 2016 host Rio de Janeiro, blasting its preparations as the worst he has ever seen.
The Australian, who has made six visits to Rio as a member of the IOC Coordination Commission overseeing the Games, painted a dire picture of the progress being made, which he said was of "critical concern".
He told an Olympic Forum in Sydney that the IOC had been forced to take "unprecedented" action, embedding experts in Rio's Organising Committee to ensure the sporting spectacle proceeds.
"The IOC has formed a special task force to try and speed up preparations but the situation is critical on the ground," he said, adding it was "the worst I have experienced".
"The IOC has adopted a more hands-on role, it is unprecedented for the IOC but there is no Plan B. We are going to Rio."
With the clock rapidly ticking before the first Olympics in South America, many facilities in Rio have yet to be completed because of construction delays and soaring costs.
Earlier this month the IOC drew up a list of urgent recommendations aimed at breathing life into the flagging preparations.
These include the creation of three task forces with a number of aims including easing the fears of an increasingly angry population who have protested at the costs of both the Olympics and the 2014 World Cup, which is also in Brazil.
Furthermore, international sports federations will send teams of experts to work alongside local organisers in a model of co-operation which was used in the build-up to the Sochi Winter Olympics.
"I think this is a worse situation than Athens (in 2004)," said Coates, who has been involved in the Olympics for nearly 40 years.
"In Athens, we were dealing with one government and some city responsibilities. Here, there's three.
"There is little co-ordination between the federal, the state government and the city -- which is responsible for a lot of the construction," he added.
"And this is against a city that's got social issues that also have to be addressed; a country that's also trying to deal with the FIFA World Cup coming up in a few months.
"It's the worst that I've experienced."
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"The government that governs the least, governs the best!" Thomas Jefferson. This may all take care of itself, because without any commerce taking place, we won't have to worry about the "Commerce Clause!"
Bad day for Obama and Romney: both supporters of mandated health care in the USA.
A bad day for Obama health law, is a good day for state's rights.
A bad day for slaves, a good day for states rights. amirite?
The slaves who must work to pay for the legislation that will cost much more than projected?
The slaves before the Civil War, denise. Do you think they complaining about government overreach? What about blacks in the Jim Crow South? Were the big bad commies imposing their fascist agenda on poor ole' George Wallace?
Which states do you think are the most unhealthy, mow through the most Medicare dollars, have the highest health costs, denise? If anything, the states fighting this bill need the most help.
Political progressives are Tweeting. Check #ILikeObamacare
Romney is about as close as you can get to being a communist in the Republican Party. His government solutions to all of our problems was what started this mess in the first place. Mandated health care should be unconstitutional.
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More for the Moms Out There
Contrary to the previous post, Mother's Day was founded 100 years ago by Anna Jarvis, whose single-minded efforts to recognize the accomplishments of mothers led to the Day's recognition as a national holiday in 1914. Her single-minded efforts also led her to become embittered by the holiday's commercializatiton at the hands of greeting card companies, candy manufacturers, flower distributers, etc, to the point where she spent most of her life and family fortune fighting those who'd tainted her holiday. She never married or had children.
I learned all this last year when I illustrated a short piece on Jarvis in Smithsonian Magazine.
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There was actually an AP piece in the paper today about Jarvis, conveying the essence of her story (started Mother's Day, later got tossed in jail protesting it). I've never much cared for the holiday or the spending and my feelings haven't improved since my Mother died. Thanks, society for reminding me!
BTW, nice Sunday "Cul de Sac" (I get it through my MyComicsPage subscription). You totally captured the random thinking of little kids! Sofa Centaur! Ha ha ha ha ha !
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Heh. I just got done reading the Post Magazine piece about the Motherhood Monument they were actually going to build. I like your ideas better.
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Hee! "monumom" (the name of your .jpg)
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Even folks on the Best Coast aren't immune to a little case of S.A.D. when the weather turns (relatively) cold. And though we're more than halfway through February, summer is still a long way off. So, with that in mind, we've tapped Dave Rocco, music supervisor at Deutsch Los Angeles, music adviser to a certain swank members-only club in WeHo, and former DJ at NYC radio station 92.3 FM (among other endeavors), to boost our mood with some killer jams.
Because, when you hear a great song in a Dr Pepper commercial or Volkswagen ad, Rocco's probably the guy who put it there. So, we figured he was the right dude for the job. From sunny house melodies to indie bangers, each track is packed with more good vibes than you can handle. Who needs Vitamin D when you have our ultimate winter cure-all playlist? Check out the dope DJ's picks and ditch the St. John's Wort.
"From Brooklyn, American Authors' 'Believer' has just the right mix of grit, rock, and pop. Enjoy."
C2C – "Down The Road"
"These four DJs from France are making a name for themselves in the U.S. And, the only thing better than listening to the one-of-a-kind music these guys make out of samples and turntables is seeing it live. If you don't have the budget to fly to Paris, hold tight — the group will be here this summer."
Capital Cities – "Safe and Sound"
"Around the indie circle for a moment, L.A.-based Capital Cities and its somewhat '80s-sounding, pop-infused rock is about to be heard by the masses. The group just signed to Capitol Records, so get ready to hear more from these guys."
Cayucas – "Cayucas"
"Points off the bat for making it easy to remember the name of the group's first song. Local band Cayucas (pronounced 'ky-yook-us') is named after a town in San Luis Obispo County, CA. Looks like Scissor Sisters weren't the only ones to give some love to the seaside spot. Both the vocals and melody make this song a great listen while driving, often on repeat."
CHVRCHES – "The Mother We Share"
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French Horn Rebellion – "Love is Dangerous"
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Ghost Beach – "Miracle"
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Haim – "Don't Save Me"
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Pacific Air – "Float"
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Robert Delong – "Global Concepts"
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Solange – "Some Things Never Fucking Work"
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St. Lucia – "September"
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The Tallest Man On Earth – "1904"
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Tegan And Sara – "Closer"
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Walk off the Earth – "Gang of Rhythm"
"I don't know why I love this so much, but it always puts a smile on my face and I find myself cursing about traffic far less often when it's on. Maybe it will do the same for you."
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Study to put heat on tradies
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- January 09, 2014
HEAT stress in Territory tradies will be the focus of a joint study between Charles Darwin University and the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC).
A long-standing idea that finally came together during some of Darwin's hottest days will see about 20 people put under extreme working conditions across the rest of the wet season.
NCCTRC's Dr Matt Brearley said there was much to learn about those who spend most of their day dealing with the heat.
"This will concern occupations that contain outdoor manual labour, where the impact has a lot to do with work safety," he said.
"We want to know where we could help to create practical, yet effective cooling strategies.
"This week's been a bit of a wake-up call."
Three methods of cooling down would be observed; cooling down slowly in the shade, working at a slower rate and using help such as airconditioning.
Dr Brearley said trying to improve current work-related heat stress management strategies would also involve technology once restricted to athletes and emergency personnel.
"We can get their heart rates, breaths per minute, core body temperature etc, which gives a great indication of each individual."
The study will also recognise those born in the Top End and those who have had to acclimatise.
"People who are heat-acclimatised lose a lot more body heat, so if you come and work up here in the Territory you quickly adapt," Dr Brearley said.
"People say being unable to cope with the heat is a reason for leaving - through this we will be able to have a proper discussion on that and uncover more on that."
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Ricky Ellis of Darwin Posted at 8:31 PM January 09, 2014
Yes good ideal what about Blocklaying and Builders tradesmen working in the Sun all day every day and drinking huge amount of water like 10 litre of water every day and I wonder not good for body in long run as we sweating profuse all day and keep up with the fluid ! Will be good if you can get in touch with our team Blocklayers :)


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You can keep what health plan you have? Next year, every plan will have to comply with ObamaCare — individual and group plans.
Seniors won't be affected? Already, there are significant reductions in benefits and increased out-of-pocket maximums, and value-added benefits are being cut for Medicare Advantage plans, which are the plans most seniors have in Western Pennsylvania. This is because of major reductions in Medicare reimbursements for private health insurance that replaces original Medicare.
The plans will be more affordable? Based on what has been released and the hype that plans will be cheaper in Western Pennsylvania, we ask: Cheaper than what? The examples of the available plans are a lot more expensive than the plans that were available before ObamaCare.
ObamaCare supporters have said that people are opposed to ObamaCare because they don't like President Obama because he is black. That's a bunch of bunk.
The health care law should have been called the "Pelosi-Reid Act." Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in particular drove this act down our throats.
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This book is dedicated to my family, and their families, and their families yet to be.On countless occasions I've said to them: "One day I will write our story." This time it is I who again make the promise, "One day, I will write our story". Like all writers, I have no clue if the promise will ever be kept, yet I must admit, I enjoy writing for you.
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Scott Pioli Lays Out His Expectations For Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are heading to New Orleans to take on the Saints sitting at 0-2, and staring at a very likely 0-3, to start the 2012 season. It shouldn't come as a surprise that fans and media alike are throwing plenty of blame at GM Scott Pioli.
All of the excuses that could be made for Pioli in the past — rebuilding, Todd Haley, injuries — are no longer in play, putting the spotlight on the man making the decisions.
In an attempt to get ahead of the storm heading his way, Pioli spoke to The Star about being "disappointed in the results so far" and laid out what his expectations are for the struggling Chiefs.
"To improve, get better and start winning some games in whatever order that is. Those are my expectations, but I want to be clear those are mine and our expectations," Pioli told Adam Teicher. "I think those are the players' expectations, the coaching staff, the fan base. Our expectations at the beginning of this year were that we were going to be winning games. Right now, we haven't done that. (But) we're two games into a 16-game season."
I think we can all agree Pioli's expectations can happen in different orders, but that they all need to start with "winning". Because if the Chiefs go out and drop games to the Saints and Chargers, no one is going to care about the team getting better or improving, however Pioli and head coach Romeo Crennel will want to shape it.
Last season the Chiefs were able to recover from a horrendous start so we all can agree the season isn't over at 0-2 or even 0-3. However, last year Peyton Manning wasn't in the division, making this hole much deeper than the one Haley's team found themselves in.
As a side note, it shouldn't be surprising that Pioli chose Teicher to speak with at The Star and not Kent Babb or Sam Mellinger. After all, Babb and Mellinger eviscerated the Chiefs GM after Sunday's no-show against the Buffalo Bills.
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eTeknix reviews the Maximus V GENE and awards it Editors Choice:
"Coming in at a fantastic price of £156.92, that board is a must buy upgrade for any existing ROG user that wants a stepping stone ready for the new processors when they come out. Given that it packs a whole load extra features including the isolated sound card to prevent interference from the main proportion of the board, you'll be mad not to.
After seeing what this board has given us, with out a doubt I will be waiting in anticipation for its bigger brother's arrival in the near future to see what extra it has to offer."
Vortez TV preview and unboxing of the Maximus V GENE:
We also found two previews of the Sabertooth Z77 motherboard by OCaholic and Guru3D, which are worth a look if you are considering a TUF upgrade this time round:
OCaholic comments,"With the "Thermal Radar" the Sabertooth Z77 offers good possibilities to control the temperatures and airflow in your case. Using the corresponding software one can control the fans connected to the board and therefore realize highly efficient cooling."
Guru3D comments, "New as well is DIGI+ power control, the USB Flashback feature (put the BIOS on an USB stick, power down, press the button on the back panel and it's flashing the firmware). Also a new feature is Network traffic shaping which ASUS calls Network iControl, allowing you to assign and control Ethernet bandwidth. So if you want to reserve precious bandwidth for gaming while downloading, that is now an option as you may program profiles.
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Experts: Michelle Obama Cited Bogus Study Showing Drastic Drop in Childhood Obesity
7:17 AM, Mar 17, 2014 • By JERYL BIER
When Michelle Obama celebrated the fourth anniversary of "Let's Move," her White House initiative on fitness and healthy eating, she cited a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) showing a remarkable 43 percent drop in obesity rates among children ages 2-5. Mrs. Obama brought up the study again on Friday at a Partnership for a Healthier America's Building a Healthier Future Summit. But a report by Reuters health & science correspondent Sharon Begley casts doubt on the validity of the results of the study. While Begley concludes that "no one can say for certain that the claim is wrong," the results are so uncertain that "based on the researchers' own data, the obesity rate may have even risen rather than declined."
The problem lies in large measure with the small sample size of the CDC study and its relatively large margin of error. Begley explains:
The study size is not the only problem. Other studies, some with considerably larger sample sizes, have shown significantly smaller decreases; others have shown little change; still others have actually shown obesity increasing. For instance, a study of 200,000 children in the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program "found virtually no change in obesity rates":
This is not the first time Mrs. Obama has cited statistics in support of Let's Move that turned out to be less than meets the eye. Just last year, on the third anniversary of Let's Move, the first lady's office sent out a press release that appeared to take credit for the recent developments that "national childhood obesity rate has leveled off, and even declined in some cities and states." In particular, the White House highlighted a 13 percent decline in childhood obesity in Mississippi. But as we reported at the time:
This week's Reuters report questioning the 43 percent decline suggests one more reason to question the results showing a decline in pre-schooler obesity rates:
Rather than wait for results to come in over the long term, the White House seems too eager to show that Mrs. Obama's Let's Move program is having an impact while President Obama is still in office. However, continuing to cite studies that do not support the assertions being made may do more harm than good, not only to Mrs. Obama's reputation, but to the very causes her program seeks to advance.
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Dick Meseroll was on the beach and shot a 35mm kodachrome slide sequence of this wave Kelly caught bouncing off the jetty. Mez's titled "Sheet Lightning" and sold as a Surfer Magazine Collectors Edition Poster.
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Bob Knight prepares for ESPN's halftime show at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Chris Howell | Herald-Times
ESPN tried to give Bob Knight an out. At halftime of last night's Indiana-Pitt game, with Bob Knight seated next to John Saunders and Digger Phelps, the proposed topic was the first game, between Butler and Georgetown. But Knight said he wanted to talk about the second game and then said, "Indiana has really dominated the inside." Phelps tried to bring it back to Georgetown, and Knight took it back to IU, citing how the Hoosiers were getting to the free throw line as a reason for their success.
Chris Korman and I were shocked. So were many of the live chat participants. What was your reaction? Does this mean Knight is slowly warming to Indiana, and that maybe his reason for not attending the Hall of Fame ceremony was legitimate, and not just a convenient excuse? Or is this just Knight jabbing ESPN for assuming he wouldn't want to talk about something happening right in front of him? Or was it something else?
Wes #1
The question I want answered is, did Fred Glass speak to Bob Knight last night?
John F #2
At one point when Coach Knight, in referring to IU said We. I thought that was interesting.
kurk81 #3
Is Bob slowly warming to IU? Is he contrary enough to do the opposite of whatever he's asked to do? Is he willing to let people associate him with IU only when they're winning? Yes, yes, and yes.
Help #4
I think this deserves a TiVo rewind and transcript of IU related topics.
I was hard on him for not coming, because it really punishes his fans that have supported him for decades. Knight can and will do things his way, he knows the doors to IU are wide open now with an AD and Coach that appreciate him. I hope the thawing continues, and we see coach Knight back at IU. He still has legions of fans. He isnt getting any younger, so I want him back in the fold ASAP.
tkecmom #6
If you will recall it was never the players or the coaches with which he had an issue. It was the adminstration. He will rise above this feeling for the administration to give credit to good effort by the players and coaches.
Jeff #7
I would love to know when he said "we" because I find that extremely interesting.
Im sure he stuck with the free throw observation, because going to the line was a staple in Knights game preparation and execution. He appreciated that and wanted to highlight it.
Bass Pro #9
NO! I think he wants to put Tom Crean in a chokehold and shin kick him back to Marquette. That's how much he loves Indiana.
clayfeat #10
I heard Coach Knight found a check payable to him in the amount of $75,000 taped to his seat. Is that true?
Wisco #11
I agree, Jeff. I want confirmation that he said 'We.'
He may occasionally exhibit the maturity of a 5-year-old, but one can say this about Bob Knight: When someone tells him to do a job, he does it.
I'm sure he saw this game on his schedule and gave a big groan. But ESPN said "get in there and provide commentary at halftime" and he did it. It was very professional of him to put his work ahead of his feelings about Indiana. I'm also fairly sure that he finally feels that, after eight years, we found a proper replacement for him…he and Tom Crean seem to be very similar as far as dedication to basketball and academics.
eric #13
I'm not a psychologist, but I know a Freudian slip when I see, er, hear, one. 'We' is a classic Freudian slip. His true feelings still lead him to use 'we' when referring to Indiana, but he won't do so consciously, only when his subconscious slips out.
Surely those feelings will rise to the surface eventually and at some point he'll reestablish contact. It would be a win-win situation. We don't benefit from the estrangement. He doesn't benefit from carrying that bitterness around all the time. The 'we' and the 'he' are parts of the same whole. Come on back into the family, Coach Knight, we're all waiting for you.
Good grief I sound like Dr. Phil or something.
east #14
I don't think the HOF has anything to do with it. I think Bob was just doing his job and probably jabbing ESPN a little as you said.
tkecmom #15
It would thrill many of us to no end to see the wall between IU and Coach Knight come down. Those of us who had the pleasure of working with him in some manner have a great deal of respect for him. My son went to his camp as an elementary school player and absolutely loved him. Coach Knight, keep that "we" thing going.
Jay #16
Bob Knight always has and always will appreciate good basketball and that is what he was speaking towards. I suspect he would have made those comments no matter what uniform the team was wearing. It was nice that he did not let the fact that it was Indiana have a negative effect.
I would like to clarify one thing. In my opinion, Knight probably sees IU Basketball and IU the institution as two different entities. Knight's "beef" is with the institution, not the Men's Basketball program. In that sense, the use of "we" is directed only towards the basketball program. It was nice to see Bob Knight talking about Indiana Basketball once again. After all, he was the most influential person that positioned it as one of the most successful programs in college basketball history.
Hoosier Clarion #17
Regardless of any or all the analyzing of actions taken by coach Knight, the one constant is he always does as he wants to and will never do what he does not. Depending on your site of observation those actions are good or bad but RMK's compass is always pointed in the same direction.
compass #18
That was a brilliant Clarion moment.
Hank #19
Bob Knight did say "we" in the halftime report and analysis, but he was talking directly to Digger Phelps about the two of them as coaches. He said "… and one thing we have always taught about, you and I …" and he went on to talk about getting to the FT line.
I agree that Knight does respect good basketball. His beef is, as others have said, it NOT with Crean or the current team, but the administration and the University in general.
Hoosier Clarion #20
Another brilliant critique by the Compass.
Marq #21
It would be nice if both Bobby Knight and the officials at IU could bury the hatchet and move on. It is time to MOVE ON past this.
I hope this is an indication Knight is finally moving on.
Laffy #22
I'm just glad he finally shaved his eyebrows so he doesn't look like Andy Rooney anymore.
I think it was an interesting situation. Saunders and Digger were clearly trying to stear clear of IU talk, which I thought was very unfair to the teams who had just battled through the first half. Miraculously RMK took the high road and took it upon himself to give the kids the credit they deserved for a well played first half. Kudos to him. However, it was clear he hasn't seen any IU games lately when he made the comment that the big guys for IU were dominating down low.
I don't think it should be viewed as anything more than RMK giving credit when credit was due. Anyone expecting him to come running across a dewy meadow with open arms toward Bloomington will continue to be disappointed. Lets not get too carried away with over analyzing anything this man does as only he knows his true intentions.
Dave #24
I've never seen him this color sweater before, usually it's that green or navy one that he and Woody trade between the two of them. When was the last time he wore the red sweater he made famous? Now that's a Freudian slip (sweater) I'd like to see!
Tsao Tsu Gonzalez #25
This is simply the Bob Knight who set the curve for honesty, directness and integrity. He saw a good effort by the Hoosiers and said so. There is nothing that surprises in the statement.
We gained so much in terms of basketball, knowledge about teaching and personal integrity from Knight. Many of us still feel that was IU's finest hour.
A good job by coach Crean. Intelligent,focused, basketball knowledgeable Hoosiers will now just back off and give him the space continue to teach good basketball.
The Guest Room #26
It's rather sad to see him age a lonely man….When he looks at candy stripes he sees his one and only… he was faithful to her.. …he protected her…he wasn't perfect, but he tried to always do the best for her…in every photo he was next to her… she told him to leave but still uses his name…Now he's invited to sleep in the guest room of the only house he built with her…How hypercritical for me to say an ounce of bitterness would not flow through my own vein.
I think his love was to coach the Indiana Hoosiers….It pains to see anyone else sleep with his one and only. It will always be a bitter divorce to Bobby.
Nate #27
is this just Knight jabbing ESPN for assuming he wouldn't want to talk about something happening right in front of him?
Steve #28
I would love to see Bob Knight attend an IU game. Alot of people love and respect him.
Laffy #29
I love revisionist history.
Bob was not "faithful" to IU.
The school kissed his butt every time he went off the deep end and how did he repay that loyalty?
By threatening to go to another school the first time they questioned him.
And, by mailing it in his last 6 years there. Even he admitted he should have left before he got canned.
You Knight-worshippers crack me up.
Zach #30
He very well may be warming back up to Indiana, but if you recall before the actual game started, and the announcers wanted to talk about Indiana Pittsburgh.
Knight went straight back to Georgetown's dominance on the glass and Greg Monroe
So take it for what it is worth 😛
ChronicHoosier #31
Seeing as every other ESPN commentator always has contact with the teams/coaches prior to the broadcast, I wonder if Crean & Knight spoke prior to the game. No matter the extent of Knight's angst towards the University, I have a hard time believing he'd pass up the opportunity to exchange pleasantries with old IU guys like Larry Rink, Steve Ahlfeld, and Time Garl. And with Lawrence Frank also in the Garden, I've gotta believe the situation was ripe for some direct dialogue with Knight & some IU people, if not Glass and/or Crean directly
Further, I wouldn't be surprised if Knight did make contact with some IU people and put ESPN on notice that they were not to make a deal about it- it might explain why the booth so obviously tried to dance around the elephant in the room & why Knight repeatedly tackled it head on and on his own terms.
While glaciers don't melt in a single season, I believe there's definately a rapid warming-up with Knight & IU. After all the heat that's recently been put on both sides to thaw things out, there's certainly reason to believe that the relationship is on the mend.
Casey #32
Here's irony for you:
People that label others as "Knight worshippers" are more adamant and passionate in their hatred and opposition toward those worshippers than the "Knight worshippers" are in their support of Bob Knight.
It's actually ten times more annoying than people who just like Bob Knight a bit too much.
Tony Lubarsky #33
I can answer that for you. It is easier to criticize than eulogize.
Fact, guaranteed:
1. Bob Knight loves and respects Indiana, IU and especially the fans.
2. Indiana has the best basketball fans in the world. (I am not one of them, sorry).
sbgardne in dc #34
I think Hank got it closest. Go back and watch the pregame: Digger prompted Bob to talk about the next game and Knight zigzagged and talked about GU-Butler. It appeared that he crossed up Digger by throwing off the agenda. Perfectly consistent with his sense of humor, and willingness to comform to the people in charge of what he's supposed to say.
Fast forward to the Sprint halftime show, and Bob is asked to comment for on the IU performance. He pointedly tells Digger he wants to backtrack to about the previous game! I think he's having a good time.
Good old Digger was carefully chosen company; Bob was a probably a little nervous– maybe even emotional. It's a pretty big hoops night– but not just because of hyped games at constant Dick V volume. Jimmy V was the co-star to solid matchups for people who appreciate basketball coached and played well. Bonus: Crean and the Hoosiers really have a chance.
I think Bob was completely himself, enjoying an unexpected outcome with Digger, and deliberately foiling the halftime chatter gameplan.
Either way, the best IU moment was the game on the floor. The team was clearly inspired by the pregame and halftime speeches, and was surprisingly good. They were almost totally without panic– except for those two minutes near the end. Smaller and less experienced, they outbigged Pitt and made them look sloppy. Wow!
The Guest Room #35
If that was Knight "warming up" to Indiana, then that certainly explains Digger's pale, corpse-like appearance. What the hell was that in the ESPN booth last night? A bunch of ball and chains and moaning and groaning..Can't these Dickens hoops ghosts just go away…I almost wanted to put on a nightgown, hide behind my couch, and throw snowballs at my TV…
Jim M #36
Actually before the game they tried to ask him about the IU game, and he wanted to talk about the earlier game. Knight of course always talks about what he wants to talk about.
Laffy #37
If Bob "respected IU" like you worshippers claim, he would have not forced Sean May to drop IU from his list.
May was telling EVERYONE he was going to IU. It was only after that private meeting with Bob that he said he wasn't.
If your God "respected IU", he wouldn't have sued them. The guy pushed/punched Felling.
I actually more about IU than any coach……unlike you fruitcakes. If that makes you cry because I call Knight a fraud, and his worshippers, it's not my problem.
ww #38
I agree. Digger is as stale as his pin stripe suit. Jay Bilas helped make it fun. The entire V Foundation hoopla always is inspiring. What an amazing cause against cancer. Even more so with a Hoosier triumph.
Last night's victory reminded me of the good years when a victory over Michigan's Fab Five had me waking up with a smile. I still see those tiny leaks in the defense but man, what an improvement. Good intensity. Congrats guys; Now kick the Cats back to Lexington.
ww #39
Take your meds Laffy. Knight is not a God and very few worship him.
From one of the "fruitcakes". Happy Holidays. I hope yours is moist and chewy.
Husky Tom #40
Looking at this boring litany of posts, I am really glad I didn't come to IU until 2005. I have no interest whatsoever in delving into Knight's psychology and feelings.
The slate is clean, of both Knight, Davis, and Sampson. Last night was all about the future. Watford, Creek, and VJ are already playing like they could sneak into some All-Big 10 honors. I think that Big 10 teams will not get out of Bloomington easily this year. The lesser teams, such as Michgan, Northwestern, Penn St, and Iowa, will be entirely beatable on our home court.
Knock off a few of the big kids and we'll be looking at 13 wins minimum.
Hammer #41
Who really gives a $%&*! Write about something that applies–
Casey #42
Why do you even bother stressing yourself out over IU athletics? If I were you, I'd just stop paying attention; you seem to hold a constantly negative attitude toward our sports programs. I don't think I ever recall reading something positive or constructive from you — which is fine, if that's how you feel, but why even bother anymore?
Also, you pour way more effort into bashing Knight than anyone here puts into supporting or defending him. Why is that? Think about it.
Laffy #43
You need to read Peegs. There are LOTS of people who worship Bob still today….and countless more that don't even post there.
I absolutely loved last nite so I don't know what you're crying about. Forgive me for not slobbering over the endless list of 3 star guards that we're bringing to the program.
I don't think Northwestern, Penn State or Michigan are "lesser" programs and all have a good chance of beating us at home. Hopefully our team doesn't over-look them like you do. We almost blew an 18 point lead last nite because of being over-confidant.
Tony Lubarsky #44
The reason the issue is not going away is because somehow is not settled.
Who is pushing it? His fans, the Indiana people.
As his first neighbor, I was curious about the man.
As he gained fame and success, I could not understand why such a hoopla over sports. When doctors were around.
When he was fired, I thought maybe there were reasons other than the obvious in the media.
When he was gone, the significance of his value became evident with time. His fans begged for "justice" so to speak. after all, they got screwed. Their Washingtons built the program.
I realized then that the man was some sort of a phenomenon.
By a stroke of luck, an invitation of a friend, I went with him on four (3-7 day) fishing trips (remember, I am not a basketball fan).
I never discussed basketball or IU with him. Just fishing and fishing trips- a few dry jokes here and there. Being a first time fly-fisherman did not sway him. He was verya accommodating. I
He loves to teach. Effectively-if you know what that means. I do.
So, what was the reason for his success? I was curious as hell!
I watched his behavior, coupled it with other casual encounters in the past that he had with my family…and…this is the best I came up with:
He is a performance genius and with a very understanding heart but limted in time for what he commits himself. Most of you will have your own interpretation of what I just said. Those of you who have been at number one of your class will have some idea. But his case is at the top of a very large class for a long time.
Of course, he will be misunderstood. It is difficult to measure miles with a yard stick. Even as smart as president Brand was, he missed the solution and regreted it. Texas took a chance and were pleased.
But the phenomenon it is not just Knight, it is the way the people of Indiana are, what they wanted from him, what he gave them.
In a way, it is not a big deal, in another way, it was the only thing great we experienced in a generation.
So, I understand the melee of posts I read. And Iam certain that he would too, if he would bother to read them, although some will hurt him pretty bad.
I expect nothing from him. He expects nothing from me. We are just acquainted.
Laffy is a d-bag #45
Three star guards, three star guards, three star guards…..
ww #46
OK Tony, we know you know him. Big deal. Talk about hero worship.
Tony Lubarsky #47
OK. If that is all you got out of reading my honest evaluation, it shows what type of person you are. You are ready to opine with little knowledge or sensitivity, insulting what you don't understand.
Perfectly normal for some.
ww #48
Sorry Tony. I read the rest. It just sounds like previous posts of ……. "I went fishing with Bobby". You probably have it nailed. I guess I pitch my tent in the camp of "who cares?".
I guess I was a bit insulting and I apologize. Far from opining tho. I have enough knowledge to spew on and on but in the words of the good coach, let's not beat a dead horse.
Let me say it again for you if you are hesitant, ww: Who Cares? I'm on that boat, with no shame at all. Leave the "5 Dusty Banners" crowd to hem and haw on their porches in their rocking chairs about Bobby and his feelings. I have a hunch that if Bobby were to read all this crap, he'd probably want to choke people.
The days of red barns, honest corn-fed white boys, flying chairs and short shorts are long gone. I wonder if a single current IU player was even born the last time IU won a championship? It's all about the future, I will say again. Here's to Watford's post moves, VJ's baby jumpers, Creek's Gary Paytonesque scoop shots, and Rivers's tasmanian devil-style floor marshaling.
Rivers, by the way, needs a major haircut.
Casey #50
You identify any post or opinion that doesn't coincide with your own as "crying." I assure you, I shed no tears over anything you post.
What I'm saying (not crying about) is that absolutely no one on this blog cares about what you have to say. No one respects what you have to say because you spew the same crap in every post, and you never substantiate your perpetually negative claims with any sort of actual argument. Instead, you name-call and regurgitate the same griping about 3-star guards whenever possible.
I'd argue that YOU are actually the "cryer." You cry about Knight Worshippers. Cry about 3-star guards. All. The. Time.
If you "loved last night," then show a tiny bit of faith in our coach's ability to do what's best for the program. It seems odd to praise the win and simultaneously criticize the way in which Crean chooses to build the program into a winner.
Try switching up your arguments every once in a while, or just stop posting.
Everyone here understands your two foundational opinions: We recruit too many 3-star guards, and you hate anyone who defends Coach Knight. It's been established. Either say something new or save us all the hassle of having to read the same posts from you on every story.
Happy holidays.
New Rocking Chair #51
I don't adhere to a belief that better values benefit from a new rocking chair. Society can regress..a modern mind can wear short or long shorts…a cornfed white boy may be Abe Lincoln…a terrorist plotting our demise may claim "it's all about the future". The future holds no promise merely because it's the future. The promise is in adherence to truth and pursuit of good..The promise is what is guiding our heart today..
The Future #52
John Wall is downright scary. This guy makes Eric Gordon look like canned cat food. Does he ever hit a shot that isn't clutch? What top-20 team can't he light up?
All we can do is try to make him as nervous as EJ was against Illinois. If we can hold him to a 1 point half, I'll hedge my bets on the long bank shot at the buzzer.
Another Brick in the Schedule #53
That's hilarious, kitty litter mouth. You're unstoppable.
He is fun to watch even in that hick uniform…What a show he put on last night…I am a sucker for talent and Kentucky has a pair of guards that are the best tandem I've seen in many years..I would give Hulls the opening assignment to guard Wall . Give the backyard ally cat the start and watch him rise to the challenge and tender Wall's vittles…Get the crowd immediately into the game…
I'll still take Gordon's range and interior strength…Keep an eye on the Clippers when they get Griffin active.
A song dedication from a rickety old rocking chair.
Another Brick in the Schedule #54
..[alley] cat.
Another Brick in the Schedule #55
At the 1:10 mark of the above clip is how I basically view the Downing and Husky Tom blog exchanges..Didn't you claim once to have quite the thinning on top?
Hoosier Clarion #56
If not for red barns, honest corn fed white boys, flying chairs, short shorts and I will add the Big "O", Milan and all the time spent by HS coaches, the most knowledgeable BB fan base would not be in Indiana.
Jay #57
Clarion, that's an interesting observation. I can't agree or disagree. It would be intersting to hear your take on where the most knowledgeable fan base id located.
Boy, are you going to hear it for this statement!
Jay #58
id = is
Hoosier Clarion #59
I have re-read my post twice. I clearly stated why Indiana has the most knowledgeable fans and always has.
Jay #60
Sorry Clarion, the word "not" confused me I guess that and the fact that you are for Indiana.
Husky Tom #61
Downing- Yes, I proudly boast a thinning crown…although it has been years since I have let the hair grow long enough to see it.
Clarion- I would have no idea what having the most "knowledgeable fan base" gets you, even if I accepted your funny self-praise as factual. Do players feed off of your wisdom? Do you telegraph advice to players during mid-game? Does your Aristotelian poise from the stands help recruit top names?
i'll tell you what it gets you.. #62
Wasn't a committee used when we searched for our new basketball coach…Would that be part of "the most "knowledgeable fan base"…the golfer that helped advise on picking Tom Crean?
Hoosier Clarion #63
If you two don't know then I am quite sure I can't help you.
The Bangles #64
God forbid someone be "helped" by Hoosier Clarion; following his example would involve trying to insert one's head into his rear-end – an act which defies Hoosier wisdom.
Hoosier Clarion #65
Such intellectual insight.
The Bangles #66
Learned from master Clarion.
Jay #67
This is not in defense of Clarion, I think that he can take care of himself.
This is a question for D-5. What are you trying to achieve?
1. It can't be imparting knowledge. You have never done that. The only knowledge you have given was concerning Husky Tom's French girlfriend. That showed a lot of class, on your part.
2. Exchange ideas concerning IU athletics, perhaps. You certainly have a strange approach, if that is the case.
So, what is it? 100 words or less, please. Seriously I am curious.
Hoosier Clarion #68
You have shown nothing learned.
The Bangles #69
Clarion- Repeat that comment, except this time without your head in your rear end. Then maybe I'll learn something.
Hoosier Clarion #70
Again you have shown nothing learned. At least of any consequence.
THe Bangles #71
Again you repeat yourself. Or maybe it's just an echo in the deep and vast hollow of your cranium.
Hoosier Clarion #72
An again nothing of any consequence.
The Bangles #73
Hoosier Clarion #74
More playground verbiage.
The Bangles #75
Echo…echo..echo…anyone in there?
Hoosier Clarion #76
Enjoy your recess time.
Husky Tom #77
Enjoy your recess as well, aka, the empty recess in your head.
Hoosier Clarion #78
HT, just what has your masquerade accomplished?
Husky Tom #79
Clarion- You combine the eloquence of Dan Quayle with the delivery of Homer Simpson.
My masquerade hasn't accomplished much, other than helping me relieve some of my annoyance with your lifeless posts.
Hoosier Clarion #80
The answer is zero. Apparently lifeless posts get your goat.
Husky Tom #81
It keeps bringing you back to this thread, doesn't it?
Hoosier Clarion #82
Your the one responding to what you describe as lifeless posts. You are damn easy to bait.
Husky Tom #83
Your= possessive pronoun, aka "your jacket," "your armchair."
You're= you are.
Nothing undermines one's credibility in a dispute like bad grammar.
Wow, looks like I finally accomplished something: I taught grammar to a redneck.
Are you from Kentucky?
pas glop #84
You guys … I expect a lot more from you two. Stop fighting each other, what are you doing throwing elbows at each other? What kind of an example are you? Instead of fighting each other why don't you do something harder: shake hands and make up.
I take full responsibility for getting Husky's goat. OK? But I am returning it now:
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So there! Peace now. You two are two good to get into such a meaningless exchange. You guys should know better. Resentment is an extremely bitter diet, and eventually poisonous. In fact, resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. If you want to fight someone why don't you go ahead and fight me?!
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