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Challenges force pursuit of scale
Recent acquisitions made by CMH Space Flooring, William M. Bird and Belknap-White, three of FCW's Top 25 Distributors, highlight an ongoing expansion strategy by large regional players, according to the executives who orchestrated the investments.
"To compete in distribution today, you need to carry a broad array of lines, maintain huge inventories and grow your territory," said Hoy Lanning, CEO, CMH Space Flooring Products. "If you don't have lots of customers in a broad area to sell all this inventory to, it's very difficult to get favorable returns on investment. It makes good business sense to consolidate costs by expanding." CMH is No. 3 on the Top 25 listing.
Lanning kicked off five months of acquisitions and expansion in the Northeast with the May 9 acquisition of select Bayard assets. Based in Philadelphia, Bayard was ranked No. 24 on FCW's 2011 list of Top 25 distributors. Bayard filed for bankruptcy on July 2.
Based in Wadesboro, N.C., CMH already solidified its position in the Southeast with its 2008 acquisition of Georgia-based Space Flooring followed by the 2010 purchase of North Carolina-based Ellis Flooring Sales Company, according to Lanning.
Improving logistics and service levels also motivated Charleston, S.C.-based William M. Bird's Aug. 7 acquisition of Virginia-based Southern Tile. William M. Bird is No. 4 on FCW's listing. And that strategy was also in play when Massachusetts-based the Belknap-White Group acquired Metropolitan New York-based Patriot Flooring Sept. 6.
"Acquiring Patriot gets us into new big markets in New York and New Jersey," said Raymond Mancini, president, Belknap-White. "We believe it's going to be larger regional players with better economies of scale that provide better service and faster turn times that compete. We want to be one of those large regional players." Belknap-White is No. 10 on the Top 25 listing.
Other leading distributors are not surprised by the recent acquisitions and said it's a continuation of consolidation that began more than a decade ago but cooled off during the economic downturn.
"We had our shakeout in the Midwest when Misco Shawnee exited the territory," said Bob Weiss, president of Illinois-based All-Tile. "Those of us remaining — Herregan, Florstar and Jaeckle — we co-exist and vie for business and make each other better. But you can't do that if you didn't take the right measures 10 or 12 years ago. These overnight successes take 10 to 15 years to prepare for."
It's natural, said Jeff Striegel, president and CEO of Maryland-based Elias Wilf, for those who have successfully adjusted to market conditions to absorb those who didn't. Elias Wilf, No. 17 on the list, operates in the current Northeast/Mid-Atlantic territories being consolidated.
"The weak get weaker and the strong get stronger and it can happen for a multitude of reasons," said Striegel. "Bayard primarily played a retail game. That's a tough road. Retail is down 47 percent over the past few years. Today, a distributor has to be in all channels. You might have had a great position in builder, but if you're not in multi-family and property management right now, you're missing a majority of current business."
Darren Abraham, president of West Virginia-based Abraham Linc, said he expanded into Baltimore on Sept 14 to take advantage of Bayard's exit. He has been eyeing eastern expansion ever since he hesitated and missed the opportunity to do so when Hoboken exited the area in 2007.
"I've been working on expanding into Maryland for seven years," said Abraham. "I was going to make the move in 2008 and then the economic collapse happened and put those plans on hold. Now was the time to make the move. I knew Bayard was in trouble and the mid-Atlantic was about to be turned on its ear. This move should get me into the Top 25 in a year or two."
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Plans to build a 'winter wonderland' in Ascot to be decided upon
Plans to build a 'winter wonderland' theme park on Crown Estate land near Swinley Road in Ascot will be decided on later this month.
Bracknell Forest Council's planning committee will meet to discuss Lapland UK's bid to build it opposite Lavender Park Golf Centre in Whitmore Bog.
The proposal was abandoned last year by applicants Mike and Alison Battle following objections, but they came back with revised plans in May.
The couple who set up Lapland in Kent six years ago changed the suggested site, which was outside the greenbelt and used for commercial forestry.
Lapland would attract 30 to 40 families every half an hour over a 25 day period in December.
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COLUMBUS — A nonprofit attorney on Monday urged the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to not hear the case of a hospital that sued an Amish family to force them to get treatment for their 11-year-old daughter's cancer.
The justices voted last month to decline accepting the case. Justices Maureen O'Connor, William O'Neill and Terrence O'Donnell voted to take the case, but were outvoted by justices Sharon Kennedy, Paul Pfeiffer, Judith French and Judith Ann Lanzinger.
The vote came just days after Akron Children Hospital attorney and nurse Maria Schimer relinquished her court-granted "limited guardianship," which had allowed her to make medical decisions for the girl, Sarah Hershberger.
The family's attorney, Maurice Thompson of the libertarian 1851 Center for Constitutional Law in Columbus, said the case shouldn't end with Schimer's resignation.
Thompson wrote in his motion filed Monday that failure to resolve the case would set a bad precedent that could allow a lower court to appoint "any person" at "any time" to override parental rights and apply for medical guardianship.
Thompson argued the girl's parents, Andy and Anna Hershberger, of Homer Township, stopped chemotherapy for their daughter not because they oppose it, but because they believed the treatments were killing her.
He said the short- and long-term effects of treatment included her hair falling out, fatigue, nausea, bleeding, infections, infertility, organ damage and an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other cancers.
That's why the girl's parents opted to stop chemotherapy in April, Thompson said.
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However, the former guardian said last month that there's no proof they saw other physicians. Schimer said the girl may appear healthy, but still may be sick.
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The 2013 Oregon Legislative Session At-a-Glance
The Oregon DD Coalition and its GO! Project (Grassroots Oregon) coordinate statewide advocacy efforts to inform legislators of issues impacting individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Advocates from the I/DD community worked together to inform legislators that the DD system was at the breaking point with insufficient resources to effectively protect the health and safety of Oregonians with I/DD. The state DD system experienced a change in leadership, followed by series of system changes resulting from the utilization of federal K Plan funding and Governor's Executive Order 13-04 focused on employment.
2013 Legislative Session Report
The 2013 session is considered a successful one for the developmental disabilities community. In the 2013 session, the Department of Human Services budget generally fared better than in the last biennium, thanks in large part to the "K Plan." The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Oregon's Community First Choice Option Plan (the "K Plan") effective July 1, 2013 which allow the state to provide extensive home and community based services to individuals with developmental disabilities while at the same time leveraging additional federal dollars for these services. The Developmental Disabilities Budget increased 1.8% General Fund (GF) and 15.8% Total Fund (TF) from the 2011-13 Legislatively Approved Budget. The following investments are included in the Developmental Disabilities budget for 2013-15:
- $1.2 million in GF to support four additional Family Networks, which will allow expansion of these services to more families across the state.
- Family Support will remain at 2011-13 levels of support ($2M GF).
- Long-term In-Home Support Services for Children limits of 250 families and cap of $1000 per month continue, but upon implementation of the K Plan, children eligible for these services will receive Medicaid services, per the K Plan, which remove the caps and limits. Hours of service will be determined by the Functional Needs Assessment Tool.
- The budget includes $29.5M GF for Maintenance of Effort under the K Plan, which will be used to restore most Comprehensive Service Rates to pre 2011-13 levels in the following areas: 24 Hour Residential Services, In-Home Support Services, Non-Medical Transportation Services, and Adult and Child Foster Care Services.
- In the area of Adult Support Services, the budget includes $4.8M GF ($13M TF) to cover roll-up costs associated with a 1.25% wage increase for Personal Support Workers, effective April 1, 2013. It also includes $7.2M GF ($19.9M TF) as a placeholder for costs that will remain indeterminate until the conclusion of collective bargaining.
- $2.4M GF ($4.8M TF) and two positions to implement an electronic web-based central client record and case management system.
- $8.6M GF ($22.2M TF) and 10 positions for the Employment First Initiative (in response to Governor's Executive Order #13-04), which will increase integrated employment options and outcomes for transition age youth and for working-age adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Increased equity in County and Brokerage Administrative Costs to 94% of what it would cost the state to provide these services.
- Increased equity for County and Brokerage Case Managers to 94% of what it would cost the state to provide these services.
- $1.7M GF ($3.4M TF) and 30 positions to restore some of the Quality Assurance positions that were eliminated in 2011, although these positions will be mainly dedicated to monitoring and oversight of inclusive employment efforts related to the Governor's Executive Order 13-04 titled "Providing Employment Services to Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities".
- Increased equity to 94% of what it would cost the state to provide these services for County and Brokerages for working with clients in crisis.
- Although the Governor's budget had included restoration of the Fairview Trust to the level it was prior to the 2011-13 legislative session (would have been an additional $6.9M in General Fund), restoration of those funds was not included in the budget that was ultimately passed. Therefore, the Fairview Housing Trust Fund is maintained at $6M for the 2013-15 biennium.
Below are highlights of specific legislation of particular interest to the Developmental Disabilities community. To read the full text of any of these bills, visit the Oregon State Legislature web site at: http://www.leg.state.or.us/bills_laws/
SB 22B: An important bill that the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities was involved in developing that makes technical revisions to the developmental disability statutes, recognizes the importance of supporting families, adds a "rights" section for persons receiving developmental disability services, also adds a "values" statement focused on personal choice and community participation. Enacted; Effective April 11, 2013.
SB 559A: Requires the Department of Human Services to provide adults with developmental disabilities needing comprehensive services at least three options for placement; also requires that all adults with developmental disabilities receiving comprehensive services have an equal opportunity for job placements. Enacted; Effective July 1, 2013
SB 626B: Expands the duties of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman to include oversight of residents of care facilities who have mental illness or developmental disabilities. Enacted; Effective January 1, 2014
SB 640A: Requires Department of Human Services to assess the support needs of adults with developmental disabilities receiving comprehensive services and pay rates sufficient to meet the assessed support needs. Enacted; Effective July 1, 2013
SB 365B: Requires health benefit plan policies offered by Public Employees Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide coverage of applied behavior analysis for treatment of autism beginning on or after January 1, 2015, and requires coverage of applied behavior analysis for policies offered by other health benefit plans on or after January 1, 2016. This creates Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board to license providers of applied behavior analysis. Passed both chambers; Governor signed.
HB 2013B: Known as the "kindergarten readiness bill," this bill does a number of things to help implement the kindergarten readiness assessment that school districts must start using this fall, most notably to establish the "Early Learning Hub" demonstration projects to coordinate early learning services throughout the state. It also requires standardized screening and referral services for the voluntary statewide early learning system and requires that preschool children with disabilities have a comprehensive communication plan by the age of three. Passed both chambers; Governor signed.
HB 2193: Removes requirements related to alternate assessments for extended diplomas. Enacted; Effective July 1, 2013
HB 2585B: Directs rulemaking regarding a process to submit complaints about incidents involving use of physical restraint or seclusion in public education programs and a process to investigate those complaints. It also directs rulemaking regarding minimum standards for rooms that are used for seclusion. Enacted; Effective July 25, 2013
HB 2756A: Prohibits a public education program from purchasing, building or otherwise taking possession of a seclusion cell or using a seclusion cell; requires removal of existing seclusion cells from classrooms no later than July 1, 2013. Enacted; Effective April 5, 2013.
HB 2898A: Allows a student with a disability to earn credit at a community college or public university as part of their transition services; also provides that a student who receives a modified diploma or extended diploma may not be denied eligibility or financial aid for the sole reason that the student did not receive a high school diploma. Passed both chambers; Governor signed.
Thank you to those of you who put time and effort into advocating for and supporting individuals with developmental disabilities. Your presence was seen and heard, and your voices definitely made a difference! To those of you who participated in our Adopt-a-Legislator Program or who made personal connections with your legislators this session, if you haven't already done so, please take a minute to send a note to legislators to let them know their efforts this session to support and protect the well-being of individuals with developmental disabilities was very much appreciated!
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College Hockey:Sweet Seven: Vermont Breaks Out Against Union
BURLINGTON, Vt. — So much for Vermont's recent goal-scoring troubles. After getting only four goals in three losses, the Catamounts broke out with 10 goals on the weekend.
The Catamounts got goals from seven different skaters en route to a 7-1 romp over Union at Gutterson Fieldhouse Saturday. Hobey Baker candidate Scott Mifsud led the way tallying four points with a goal and three assists. Those points put Mifsud over the 100-career point plateau, the 38th Catamount, all-time, to accomplish the feat.
The win for Vermont is its 15th on the year — the most for a UVM team since the 1996-97 campaign, in which Martin St. Louis lead the team to an NCAA tournament berth.
The Dutchmen are reeling. Union has now lost seven of eight games, all in the league, after winning six ECACHL contests without a loss, to open the season.
Even though the score was more lopsided than Friday's win over RPI, Vermont head coach Kevin Sneddon didn't think his team played better versus the Dutchmen but was happy to get some goals.
"We played exceptionally well last night, but we couldn't score," He said. " Tonight, I don't think we played as well from a defensive standpoint, but we finished. It's kind of funny. After a 3-2 win, we're all excited that we played great hockey. After a 7-1 win, we've got some work to do. That's the game of hockey."
Joey Gasparini started it off just 3:52 into the game. On the first penalty kill of the game, Slavomir Tomko started the play, getting the puck up quickly through the neutral zone to Gasparini, catching Union on a line change. He snapped it past goalie Dutchmen goalie Justin Mrazek from the left side. The goal was UVM's second shorthanded marker of the year and Gasparini's fourth goal of the season.
ECACHL leader in freshman scoring Torrey Mitchell lit the lamp at 13:36 for the second time this weekend, and tenth on the year, for the 2-0 lead. He took a centering pass from the near boards from Mifsud and put the puck high past the glove of Mrazek. Jeff Corey, who played an exceptional game, totaling seven shots, got the first assist on the play.
Corey then got a goal for himself to make it 3-0. He capitalized on a pass from Mark Lutz to the slot, in the final minute of the period. Corey's 12th of the year came at 19:11.
Even though Vermont came out of the period with a commanding lead, Union had some nice chances to get on the board, but Travis Russell was up to the task stopping seven shots.
"We came in [to the locker room after the period] and said, 'hey, we didn't play very well.' … They could have easily put three on us. Give credit to Nate 's club," Sneddon said referring Union head coach Nate Leaman. "They played hard to the final buzzer. A bounce here or there on their side and this is a different game."
Union controlled play in the first ten minutes of the second period. Olivier Bouchard cut into the Vermont lead with a goal 6:03 into the frame. Josh Coyle fed Bouchard, back-door, and cashed in. Any momentum gained for Union from the goal was quickly erased, when Matt Syroczynski finished off a bang-bang play on the power play. Chris Myers sent the puck down low to Mifsud who one-touched it across the crease to Syroczynski to restore the lead to three.
Andy Corran scored :17 later, his second at UVM, and sent Mrazek to the bench in favor of Kris Mayotte. Mayotte didn't fair any better.
The Cats just kept going. The Vermont power play unit shredded the defense with terrific puck movement resulting in Mifsud's 16th of the season and a 6-1 lead at 18:10 of the second.
Tim Plant scored a beautiful unassisted goal in the third, for good measure. He worked his way around two defenders with raw speed and tucked it in, to close the scoring midway through the second.
Russell finished with 22 saves before giving way to freshman Jeff Hill who stopped two in his first regular-season action. Mrazek and Mayotte stopped 27.
Vermont went two-for-seven with the power play; Union was scoreless in nine tries.
Vermont (15-9-3, 9-4-2 ECACHL) has a single game next weekend, against Brown Friday, while Union (10-16-1,7-9-0) skates at home with Harvard, on Tuesday, and Holy Cross, Saturday.
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From August 15-16, 2014, Pacific Northwest based startups and established companies came together for TechfestNW. This annual gathering launched in 2012 showcases Portland as a digital and cultural hub while advancing the conversation in the areas design, creativity, technology, talent, education, and entrepreneurship. Also, this festival runs in conjunction MusicfestNW, one of the largest independent music festivals in the United States.
The local and Silicon Valley speakers who grace the stage during this two day fest include: Kara Swisher Co-CEO; Revere Digital; Alan Wizemann – VP of Product, Target; Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon); Genevieve Bell, Director of User Experience Research, Intel; Chris Satchell, Consumer Technology Officer/VP, Nike Consumer Digital Technology; Nusrat Durrani, Senior Vice President and General Manager, MTV World, and Liba Wenig Rubenstein, Director of Social Impact & Public Policy, Tumblr.
A sampling of the diverse topics covered by these speakers range from "Y Combinator, Breasts, and Vegetables. Why Startups should go local," "The Day the Internet Becomes Invisible: The Next Age in Computing will be all about Feelings, not Technology," and "Selling the City, Without Selling Out" to "American Innovation and your Privacy in a Digital World," "The Awesome Now: How Technology Is Changing Storytelling and What We Make," and "Beauty, Chaos & Connection: Pop Culture, Love & Sex In The Post-Digital Age."
A job fair running concurrent with TechFestNW affords those looking for career opportunities in the digital tech field an opportunity to connect with approximately 20 companies. Admission tickets to TechFestNW cost $99 includes admission to the TFNW Talent Fair. Also, one can attend just the talent fair for $10.
A series of sponsored parties and snacks open to pass-holders and sponsors round out these digital festivities in a city Nike is trying to brand as #SiliconForest.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Cinderella Is Proof....
28 comments:
- Gloria (The Little Red House with the White Porch) said...
Hey! Those shoes will look GREAT if you wear it with that dress in your Profile photo on your side-bar!! That's JUST the kind of dress you need for that pair of shoes... a 'one color' dress, because those shoes need to stand on their own! As my mom would say: "Wear them in good health!"
- January 28, 2012 at 10:45 PM
- The Café Sucré Farine said...
What a fun, interesting blog you have! LOVE these shoes They would make me smile no matter how gloomy and wintery the day was! Thanks for visiting the Café! I'll look forward to checking ou your blogt in the future! Blessings!
- January 29, 2012 at 1:48 AM
- Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...
Now they are some fancy shoes! Have fun wearing them Jacqueline, here's hoping we get an early spring:@)
- January 29, 2012 at 2:34 AM
- La Table De Nana said...
Oh you are so cute..
My shoes are flats..I could never ever walk in those shoes:) I am sorry some photos are not loading..i will come back..
They are works of art!!
- January 29, 2012 at 5:50 AM
- Grammy Goodwill said...
Oh, my goodness. Those shoes are great! And you are so right about shoes always fit - even when you've gained weight. (I've said that many times.) Just this weekend my friend and I were comparing how many pairs of shoes we have and can't live without. I also love the tape dispenser - your friend knows you well.
- January 29, 2012 at 8:16 AM
- Ceekay- Thinkin of Home said...
Holy Moly girl....those shoes are AMAZING! I don't know where in the world I would be going in a pair like that...but they are wonderful!!
- January 29, 2012 at 8:25 AM
- Barbara F. said...
If anyone can pull off those shoes, Jackie, it would be you. I think you would be able to work them into a centerpiece for a tablescape, as well. They are one of a kind, that's for sure. Love the blinged tape dispenser, my friend Dawn would like that. She is a shoe girl too. xo (P.S. Enjoy those honeybells.)
- January 29, 2012 at 11:03 AM
- SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...
Those shoes look perfect for Spring! They remind me of a flower with petals :) Love the tape dispenser!
- January 29, 2012 at 12:36 PM
- Shenita @ Embellishments by SLR said...
Now, that's a snazzy pair of shoes!! Wow! You should do a post when you wear them! And the tape dispenser is adorable! I have a collection of little shoes in my home office. I'm a shoe diva, too!
- January 29, 2012 at 12:55 PM
- Debbie@Mountain Breaths said...
Those shoes are a work of art! So perfect for Spring with the floral design. Love the tape dispenser!
- January 29, 2012 at 4:20 PM
- FABBY'S LIVING said...
Oh wow...those shoes are amazing! I love them all. Have a good week.
- January 29, 2012 at 5:36 PM
- Designs By Pinky said...
Those shoes are too adaorable!!! I hope when you wear them you do a post about it. I can't wear heels that high anymore but I do wear heels almost everyday, just kitten heels:):) XO, Pinky
- January 29, 2012 at 6:14 PM
- Farmhouse Style Living said...
Wow! Are those some shoes or what?! I have a high heel that holds my cell phone that sits on my desk. I think I need that tape dispenser too though! How cute is that?!
- January 29, 2012 at 6:23 PM
- Danielle said...
Wow, those shoes are too cute! Perfect for spring. I love them! Love the tape dispenser too. No harm in having a little style in the office, right? Love it : )
- January 29, 2012 at 6:52 PM
- A Hint of Home said...
They brought a smile to my face, too!
They are so girly for Spring! Very cute!
The tape dispenser is an adorable hoot!
- January 29, 2012 at 7:40 PM
- Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...
Those are really beautiful Cinderella shoes, Jackie! I'm sure your Prince Charming will be so happy when he sees you in them.
- January 29, 2012 at 8:07 PM
- renee @ Singing With Birds said...
Shoes a-go-go Jackie! You make me smile...;D
- January 29, 2012 at 9:22 PM
- Pondside said...
What fabulous shoes! I'd need legs a good 8 inches longer if I were to look good in them!
- January 29, 2012 at 10:12 PM
- SavannahGranny said...
What red blooded American Woman would not be a shoe-a-holic. You are the best. Those shoes are the Ritz. If I were just twenty years younger I would fight you for those. Alas, I will have to put my orthodics back into my shoes trudge off and pout.
I could handle the tape dispenser.
Hugs, Ginger
- January 29, 2012 at 10:17 PM
- Cindy said...
Fabulous Shoes! I would love to see them on! I would just wear them around the house for fun! XO Cindy
- January 30, 2012 at 6:10 AM
- Val said...
Cinderella...knows her stuff. Nothing better than a pretty pair of shoes.
- January 30, 2012 at 9:59 AM
- Sue (Someone's Mom) said...
Oh my goodness, look at those shoes! I am also a shoe addict, but sadly...my feet were the first thing to fall apart on me. I just can't wear heels anymore...just little ones for short periods of time. I guess I have no fat on the bottoms of my feet anymore...why didn't it fall off somewhere else?? So, my challenge is finding cushy shoes with low heels that don't look like someone's great-grandmother's sensible shoes. Not easy. I envy you...please take a picture when you wear these and I'll live vicariously!
- January 30, 2012 at 12:56 PM
- Sweet Tea said...
Shoes AND Bling?!!
The things a Princess is made of!
- January 30, 2012 at 6:24 PM
- Kathleen said...
You are going to wear those? Lol, I wouldnt be able to walk in them! I can't wait to see where you wear them!
- January 31, 2012 at 5:04 PM
- Sarah said...
Cute! Love the whimsy of both. ~ sarah
- January 31, 2012 at 5:27 PM
I bet some heads are going to turn when you wear those beautiful shoes!! Wow!! They are a show stopper for sure. I would love for you to post a photo when you where them. You are one stylish woman! The tape dispenser is adorable. You picked up some great things in Vegas.
Katherine S.
- February 1, 2012 at 8:28 PM
- Gypsy Heart said...
What fun shoes! Isn't it amazing the variety of shoes one can find in Vegas? Can't wait to see a pic when you wear them.
Tape holder is fun too~
- February 3, 2012 at 4:45 PM
OMG!!! That is the coolest thing ever. I never thought about the idea of putting scotch tape into a shoe!!
- February 3, 2012 at 9:06 PM


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All across the Independent Fashion Blogger Network, the word was out: bring your sewing skills to fight a common enemy- cancer. Fashion Fights Cancer was inviting the craftiest bloggers to show up at Industria Superstudio to create turbans, the kind of turbans that a fashion savvy cancer patient might wear to mask the hair loss caused by chemotherapy.
Once bloggers arrived at the studio, there was an open bar with wine and champagne donated by Chateau Ste Michelle, as well as a full sewing 'bar' with tape measures, scissors, thread, buttons, and rickrack trim. Professional seamstresses turned out plain turban forms so that each blogger could have the chance to embellish some headgear for charity and to publicize Fashion Fights Cancer, an organization founded by Ty Canty, after a wrongful cancer diagnosis. The wake-up call was enough to spur him to create an organization dedicated to use fashion to brighten the lives cancer victims and survivors.
On the FFC website these facts are laid out:
▪ Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the U.S. accounting for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths.
▪ The survival rate for all cancers is 68%, up from 49%—reason for continued hope.
▪ Approximately 1,660,290 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2013.
▪ In 2013, about 580,350 Americans are expected to die of cancer, more than 1,600 people a day.
▪ The most recent estimates of the overall costs of cancer are $226.8 billion ($103.8 billion for direct medical costs/$123 billion for indirect mortality costs (cost of lost productivity due to premature death).
While the bloggers mingles and created, taking time to instagram and tweet their creations, the basic message of the event was shared- creativity is a way to shed light on dark and difficult situations. This event was a fun way to remind people that cancer can hit anyone at anytime, but with grace and a little resourcefulness, you can come out the other side. With events like DIY Turban and projects like The Byron Lars Series (where the famed designer used his talent to create a scarf for FFC), we remember that fashion isn't just clothing- it's hope.
Fashion Fights Cancer is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. You can become involved, donate, and contact them at www.fashionfightscancer.org.


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New look for Chetco Pharmacy and Gifts
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July 11, 2012 10:01 am
Doug Nidiffer, chairman of the board for C&K Market Inc., holds a ribbon outside the newly remodeled Chetco Pharmacy and Gifts on Chetco Avenue Saturday as Brookings City Council Ron Hedenskog and City Manager Gary Milliman, right, look on. C&K Market purchased the store last year. Submitted photo


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Liberal MP questions royal commission's power
Liberal MP Andrew Laming is in 'two minds' over whether giving the royal commission into home insulation access to cabinet documents can be justified.PT0M0S 620 349
What did the home insulation program involve?
At the height of the global financial crisis, in February 2009, then prime minister Kevin Rudd announced the "Energy Efficient Homes Package" as part of his $42 billion stimulus package. Within this was the home insulation program, in which the Rudd government offered to spend more than $2 billion installing ceiling insulation into 2.7 million homes. Those carrying out the program were instructed to reduce red tape and start working soon as possible. When the Rudd government closed the program in February 2010, more than 1 million homes had been insulated.
What are the criticisms of the scheme?
More than 1 million homes were insulated under the Rudd government's scheme, which was also linked to the deaths of four men.
The deaths of four young men – Matthew Fuller, Rueben Barnes, Mitchell Sweeney and Marcus Wilson – have been linked to the Rudd government home insulation program. Criticisms of the scheme included that it was rolled in haste, with many inexperienced and poorly trained or untrained operators taking up the lucrative work.
What inquiries have already been undertaken into the program?
There have already been more than half a dozen inquests and reports into the home insulation program. These include inquests in Queensland and New South Wales into the deaths of Mr Fuller, Mr Barnes, Mr Sweeney and Mr Wilson. It also includes a report by the Australian National Audit Office and a 66 page review of the administration of the insulation program, which identified "failings" in governance, program design, risk management, audit and compliance mechanisms.
Why the royal commission?
Soon after taking office, the Abbott government ordered a royal commission into the home insulation program, which commenced hearings on Monday, March 17. The royal commissioner, Ian Hanger, QC, was asked to investigate the "processes" by which the Rudd government made decisions about establishing the program, including how workplace health and safety and other risks were identified and managed.
What will the royal commission involve?
The terms of reference are broad. Documents canvassed in the commission could include the unprecedented release of cabinet papers covering the Rudd ministry's discussions about the home insulation program, which under confidentiality rules would be kept private for 30 years. The commission could call for testimonies from former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, and former cabinet ministers, Peter Garrett, Lindsay Tanner and Greg Combet.


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"Lonerism" is Polished, Psychedelic Rock
November 9, 2012
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Tame Impala's first musical release, their self-titled EP, came out in 2008. Four years later, the band, described as "psychedelic rock project" of the lead singer Kevin Parker, has stayed true to the promise it made with that EP. Music built around psychedelic jams and grooves exudes from each of the bands releases, beginning with the self-titled EP in 2008, continuing with the very experimental debut album Innerspeaker in 2010, and culminating in their newest, fantastic release Lonerism.
Lonerism musically continues with what the band self-describes as "a steady flowing psychedelic groove rock [sound] that emphasizes dream-like melody". However, this time around, Parker places more of an emphasize song-writing. This results in songs that maintain the experimental and out-there feel of the first album and EP, but also contains what I would call "pop-potential". Songs on Lonerism are more likely to stick with the listener; they have a bit more of catchy sound and lyrics. This poppy-ness was something Parker was directly aiming for; however, it doesn't detract from the weirdness of the album. Instead, it adds a polished feel to an already great sound. In fact, listening to the instrumentals of the album, one could say it is still just as experimental. It is in the lyrics that the pop comes in. Parker sings over the instrumentals with catchy, melodic lyrics, creating hooks that stick with the listener.
For me, Lonerism has struck an intricate balance between catchiness and experimentation that seems to be something bands strive for these days. It compares greatly to Grizzly Bear's Shields. However, while that album focused on distinct instrumentals, with build and tension, Lonerism aims to bombarded the listener with constant sound in the background, sound that is melodic enough to stick in the mind, but experimental enough to keep the listener guessing. On the surface it can be a great listening album, but upon further inspection proves to be ever-changing; with each listen it is possible to find something new.


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Nov. 22, 1997
Texas Tech Downs Texas-San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO -- Alicia Thompson scored 27 points to lead ninth-ranked Texas Tech to a 57-44 victory over host Texas-San Antonio in the semifinals of the UTSA Classic.
The Red Raiders advance to Sunday's tournament final, where they will meet another Southland Conference team, 18th-ranked Stephen F. Austin.
Julie Lake scored 10 of her 14 points in the first half, when Texas Tech opened a 26-14 lead. Rene Hanebutt finished with eight points for the Red Raiders, who shot 46 percent (19-of-41) from the field.
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This calculator may be used by registered projects to complete the ASHRAE ventilation rate procedure. The calculator expands the 62MZCalc spreadsheet developed by ASHRAE with calculations and a summary report for LEED EQ Prerequisite Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance and EQ Credit Increased Ventilation. Additional instructions for LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M projects
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Potato Soup
This wonderful recipe came from my sister-in-law in Indiana. It warms you up on a cold day!!
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- 6 large potatoes, peeled & cubed
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2-3 stalks of diced celery
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 package Mexican shredded cheese
- 1 chunk Velvetta cheese
- 1 packages smoked sausage, cubed
- 2-3 cups milk, depending on how soupy you like it
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:Cook potatoes, celery, and onions together in enough water to cover until tender. Drain off some of the water, leaving 1-2 cups of the potato water. Add cream of chicken soup, Mexican & Velvetta cheese, sausage and milk. Mix together and heat through. Enjoy!!
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The LVAHA All-Breed Trail Trials will be held Sunday, May 2nd at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs in group area 5. Floyd Lamb Park is located in northwest Las Vegas, near U.S. 95 and Durango. Entries can be made at the event and check in begins at 7:30 a.m.
The LVAHA organization is really looking forward to this event. Spectators are welcome as are riders that wish to participate in the trial but not compete for prizes. Food, games and music are planned so that everyone can have fun at the event. There will also be a Poker Run held that day. This is a great alternative equestrian event sure to provide a little healthy completion mixed with lots of fun for Las Vegas riders young and old.
The event will be very affordable with entry fees of $40 for adults (18 & over), $25 for children (17 & under), and $20 to "audit" the ride. A percentage of the proceeds will go to Shiloh Horse Rescue www.shilohhorserescue.com.
Contact Stephanie Tetreault for more information: 702-875-3578 or firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also visit the LVAHA Events page on their website at www.lvaha.com.
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The Late, Lamented Molly Marx by Sally Koslow (Ballantine)
This comic romp through the afterlife follows the posthumous adventures of Molly, a New Yorker who dies under mysterious circumstances. Luckily she gets to learn the fate of those she left behind, including her no-good husband, Barry. As a spectator at her own funeral, Molly muses about her burial outfit, saying, "Wherever it is I'm off to, I hope they notice the shoes — black satin, terrifyingly high slingbacks, with excellent toe cleavage."
— Carmela Ciuraru
The Scenic Route by Binnie Kirshenbaum (Ecco/Harper Perennial)
Midlife reinvention is not always as easy as one might hope. In this moving, bittersweet novel, 42-year-old Sylvia Landsman is newly divorced, estranged from a dear friend, and out of a job. When she falls headlong into romance on a trip to Italy, she finds the strength to make sense of her pain and comes to appreciate that "the future dangles promise like a bell on a stick."
— Carmela Ciuraru
The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow (Gotham Books)
Jeffrey Zaslow, a Wall Street Journal columnist, took a year off from his job so he could travel around the country to study the 40-year friendship of 11 women from Ames, Iowa. The story is striking in part because a man reports it. He is captivated by the subject both as a journalist and as the father of teenage daughters. He examines the Ames clique from every angle — career, marriage, motherhood — but he also keeps his authorial presence to a minimum. The women, now 45 and 46 years old, open up about coming of age at the height of feminism and the challenges of holding on to friends. The result is richly detailed and undeniably familiar, as if someone narrated your own life story back to you.
The Artist's Mother by the editors of the Overlook Press (Overlook Duckworth)
Mother as muse may not be a common theme in art history books, but great painters have often paid homage to the women who raised them. In The Artist's Mother, the editors at the Overlook Press have collected, for the first time, 36 portraits of famous artists' mothers: Anna van Gogh taught her son Vincent to draw, and Katherine Cassatt, a Victorian matron, encouraged her daughter Mary's bohemian lifestyle. While their offspring have long been anointed as geniuses, these women finally have their place in history too. It's one that is much richer than oil on canvas.
— Rebecca Adler Warren
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Game 8: ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE at TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERSOctober 26, 2002Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee6:45 p.m. (CST) ESPN
Alabama Quick Notes: Alabama has the 7th-toughest schedule among NCAA schools...Junior tailback Santonio Beard (13-138-5) was named the SEC "Offensive Player of the Week" following his school-record tying five rushing touchdowns in Bama's 42-7 win over Ole Miss last weekend...Junior kicker Kyle Robinson is the first left-footed place kicker to score for the Crimson Tide since Georges Mardini converted one extra point in the Tide's 42-7 homecoming win over Southern Miss (Oct. 25) in 1980...Alabama has lost seven straight games to Tennessee...UA leads the SEC in rushing defense (83.1) and sacks (24)...Bama is 9-2 in its last 11 games, dating back to last year...
The Alabama Crimson Tide football team (5-2, 2-1 SEC) travels to Knoxville, Tenn., this Saturday to meet the Tennessee Volunteers (4-2, 1-2 SEC) in a nationally televised game by ESPN. Tennessee comes into the game ranked No. 16 in the recent AP poll, while the Tide is 19th. The Crimson Tide and Volunteers are meeting for the 85th time in this long, storied Southern football rivalry that dates back to the turn of the 20th century. Alabama enters the Tennessee game following a 42-7 Homecoming win over Ole Miss. The Volunteers, coming off their second open date of the 2002 season, have not played since dropping an 18-13 decision at Georgia on Oct. 5. ESPN will televise its second Alabama game of the year this weekend in Knoxville. ESPN also aired the Arkansas game on Sept. 28. Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Mike Gottfried (analyst) and Dr. Jerry Punch (sidelines) will describe the action to a national cable audience. The game will also be aired on the 80-plus station Crimson Tide Sports Network with Eli Gold (play-by-play) and Kenny Stabler (color analyst) describing the action. Tom Roberts will once again work the sidelines for the network broadcasts. The game will also be aired on the Sports USA Network with Larry Kahn (play-by-play), Stan Brock (analyst) and Troy West (sidelines) handling the commentary.
UA IN 108th FOOTBALL SEASON
The University of Alabama is in its 108th football season and has compiled a 749-283-43 (.717) all-time record in 1,075 games. The Crimson Tide played its first football game on Nov. 11, 1892 with a 56-0 win over Birmingham High School in Birmingham. Alabama and Penn State are tied for fifth place on the all-time victory list for Division I leaders. The Crimson Tide football legacy includes 12 national championships and 21 Southeastern Conference championships. Alabama has also logged 26, 10-win seasons, the most by any Division I school.
The Crimson Tide also ranks among the best in post-season play, holding the NCAA record for most bowl appearances (51) and bowl victories (29).
Alabama head coach Dennis Franchione is in his second season with the Crimson Tide and is part of an elite college coaching group with 150 or more career wins. Currently, there are only seven active coaches with 150 or more career wins and Franchione joined that group following last week's 42-7 win over Ole Miss. In his first season, Coach Fran led Alabama to a 7-5 record, including a win over Iowa State in the Mainstay Independence Bowl. He is 12-7 (.632) in his tenure with the Crimson Tide. Overall, Franchione is in his 20th season as a head coach and has compiled a 150-72-2 (.674) lifetime ledger at Southwestern (Kansas) College, Pittsburg State, Southwest Texas State, New Mexico, TCU and Alabama.
Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee, 1972) seeks his 100th career victory as the Volunteers host the Crimson Tide this weekend. Overall, Fulmer is 99-22 (.818) in 11 seasons as head coach at his alma mater. Fulmer's .818 winning mark makes him the second-winningest active Division I head coach. Marshall's Bob Pruett (.860) ranks slightly ahead of Fulmer for highest winning percentage among active head coaches. In his 11-year tenure, Fulmer has led the Vols to two SEC Championships (1997 and 1998) and one national championship (1998).
Game captains for the Tennessee game are Tyler Watts (quarterback) and Sam Collins (split end) on offense and Kindal Moorehead (defensive end) and Gerald Dixon (cornerback) on defense.
Alabama concludes its two-week tour through the state of Tennessee as it travels to Nashville to face the Vanderbilt Commodores on Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt Stadium. There is no network TV scheduled, although the game will likely be a pay-per-view game with kickoff at 1 p.m.
According to a recent NCAA release, Alabama plays the nation's 7th-toughest schedule. Alabama's cumulative opponents have posted a 53-30 record. That breaks down to a 30-12 record of past opponents and a 23-18 mark for future opponents. Here is a look at how the Tide's 13 opponents rank in the "toughest schedule" category:
Rank Team Opp. Win Percentage7 Alabama .714 12 LSU .591T21 Miss. St. .558T21 Vanderbilt .61023 Arkansas .73029 Georgia .56142 Oklahoma .55159 Auburn .41567 Tennessee .45268 Ole Miss .41288 UNT .65998 USM .350107 Hawaii .375112 MTSU .436 THE SCHEDULE
Playing the toughest teams in the nation is nothing new to the Alabama football program and the 2002 schedule looks to be another challenging 13-week grind.
*Alabama has four opponents ranked in this week's football polls.
Opponent AP USA TodayOklahoma 2nd 2ndGeorgia 5th 5thLSU 10th 10thTennessee 16th 15th
*Alabama is 1-2 against ranked teams this season, beating No. 21 Ole Miss (42-7) last weekend and losing at No. 2 Oklahoma (37-27) on Sept. 7 and to No. 6 Georgia (27-25) on Oct. 5.
*Tennessee will be the Crimson Tide's fourth ranked opponent this season and second on the road. The Vols are ranked 16st by AP and 15nd by the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll.
*Alabama's schedule also features three defending conference champions, including Middle Tennessee State (Sun Belt co-champs), North Texas (Sun Belt co-champs) and LSU (SEC).
*ESPN.com put together a listing of the Top 10 Mid Major teams in the country and Alabama will play three of those 10 teams as part of its non-conference schedule this season. The poll lists Southern Miss (4), Hawaii (5) and Middle Tennessee (8) among the 10-best teams. The complete poll includes Marshall, Louisville, Colorado State, Southern Miss, Hawaii, Utah, Fresno State, Bowling Green, Middle Tennessee State and South Florida.
*Alabama's 2002 schedule features home games against all three Division I teams from the state of Mississippi. The Crimson Tide played Southern Miss (Sept. 21) and Ole Miss (Oct. 19) and hosts Miss. State (Nov. 9) at Bryant-Denny Stadium this season. The last time Alabama played all three Mississippi teams at home during the same season was 1981.
*The 2002 schedule contains seven teams that participated in bowl games last year, including Oklahoma (Cotton), North Texas (New Orleans), Arkansas (Cotton), Georgia (Music City), Tennessee (Citrus), LSU (Sugar) and Auburn (Peach).
*Four other teams were bowl eligible in 2001, but did not participate in post-season play. The other bowl eligible teams were Middle Tennessee, Southern Miss, Ole Miss and Hawaii.
One of college football's most colorful series celebrates its 85th renewal this Saturday as the Alabama Crimson Tide travels to Knoxville to face the Tennessee Volunteers. Alabama and Tennessee have met every year since 1928, with the exception of the 1943 season when neither school fielded a football team due to World War II.
Alabama leads the all-time series with Tennessee 42-33-7 lead, but the Volunteers have won the last seven meetings. The Vols' seven-game winning streak is the longest in series history against the Crimson Tide. Alabama's last win in the series was a 17-13 victory in Knoxville on Oct. 15, 1994 when UT quarterback Peyton Manning was a freshman.
Tennessee had a six-game unbeaten streak against Alabama from 1955-60, posting a 5-0-1 ledger.
The very first meeting took place Nov. 28, 1901 in Birmingham, when the two schools played to a 6-6 deadlock. Alabama posted a 9-1-1 record in the first 11 meetings with Tennessee, including seven shutouts, before the series was halted from 1915-27.
The series resumed on Oct. 20, 1928, the first of 66 consecutive meetings on the third Saturday in October, with Tennessee claiming a 15-13 win in Tuscaloosa.
Over the next 20 years (1928-48), the two teams would split 20 meetings, with both teams winning nine times and playing to a pair of ties.
The Big Orange, however, dominated the next decade, as UT posted an 8-3-1 record from 1949-60. During that stretch, the Vols won four straight games (1955-58) and posted five shutouts in six years.
Alabama ended Tennessee's six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1) with a 34-3 win over the Vols in Birmingham during the 1961 season, Coach Paul Bryant's first national championship at Alabama.
Since the 1950s, the series has been nothing but streaks. After Tennessee's 8-3-1 record over a 12-year period, Alabama answered with a 5-0-1 mark from 1961-66.
Following Alabama's dramatic 11-10 win in Knoxville during the 1966 season, the Volunteers reeled off four straight wins from 1967-70.
Entering the 1971 game at Legion Field, the series was tied 23-23-7. Alabama then won 11 consecutive games (1971-81) over Tennessee to gain the upperhand in the series. The 11-game winning streak included a 27-0 win over the Vols in Knoxville marking the first shutout since a 35-0 over Tennessee in 1963.
The Vols snapped Bama's streak with a 35-28 win in Knoxville in 1982 and then won four consecutive games (1982-85) in the series.
Alabama ended that streak with a 56-28 win in Knoxville behind Bobby Humphrey's 217 rushing yards.
The 1986 victory was the first in the Tide's nine-game unbeaten streak from 1986-94. The two teams played to a 17-17 tie at Legion Field in 1993 (but was later forfeited to Tennessee due to NCAA sanctions).
Bama quarterback Jay Barker directed the team on a last-minute drive and David Palmer, who ran the ball in from three yards out, clinched the tie on a two-point conversion.
The nine-game unbeaten streak came to an abrupt halt in 1995 as Tennessee handed Alabama a sound 41-14 thrashing at Legion Field. UT set the tempo on the game's first play as Peyton Manning threw an 80-yard TD pass to Huntsville, Ala., native Joey Kent. The Vols extended their lead to 21-0 before claiming their largest margin of victory over Alabama in a quarter-century.
The 1995 victory was the first in UT's seven-game winning streak over Alabama. The Vols have also posted wins in 1996 (20-13), 1997 (38-21), 1998 (31-18), 1999 (21-7), 2000 (20-10) and 2001 (35-24).
The 1999 Alabama-Tennessee game was the first to be played in Tuscaloosa since the 1930 season. The 5th ranked Vols beat 10th ranked Alabama 21-7 in a game that saw Alabama lose its starting quarterback (Andrew Zow) and running back (Shaun Alexander) to injuries.
Year Results (Site)1901 Alabama 6, Tennessee 6 (Birmingham)1903 Alabama 24, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1904 Tennessee 5, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)1905 Alabama 29, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1906 Alabama 51, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1907 Alabama 5, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1908 Alabama 4, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1909 Alabama 10, Tennessee 0 (Knoxville)1912 Alabama 7, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1913 Alabama 6, Tuscaloosa 0 (Tuscaloosa)1914 Tennessee 17, Alabama 7 (Knoxville)1928 Tennessee 15, Alabama 13 (Tuscaloosa)1929 Tennessee 6, Alabama 0 (Knoxville)1930 Alabama 18, Tennessee 6 (Tuscaloosa)1931 Tennessee 25, Alabama 0 (Knoxville)1932 Tennessee 7, Alabama 3 (Birmingham)1933 Alabama 12, Tennessee 6 (Knoxville)1934 Alabama 13, Tennessee 6 (Birmingham)1935 Alabama 25, Tennessee 0 (Knoxville)1936 Alabama 0, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1937 Alabama 14, Tennessee 7 (Knoxville)1938 Tennessee 13, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)1939 Tennessee 21, Alabama 0 (Knoxville)1940 Tennessee 27, Alabama 12 (Birmingham)1941 Alabama 9, Tennessee 2 (Knoxville)1942 Alabama 8, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1944 Alabama 0, Tennessee 0 (Knoxville)1945 Alabama 25, Tennessee 7 (Birmingham)1946 Tennessee 12, Alabama 0 (Knoxville)1947 Alabama 10, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1948 Tennessee 21, Alabama 6 (Knoxville)1949 Alabama 7, Tennessee 7 (Birmingham)1950 Tennessee 14, Alabama 9 (Knoxville)1951 Tennessee 27, Alabama 13 (Birmingham)1952 Tennessee 20, Alabama 0 (Knoxville)1953 Alabama 0, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1954 Alabama 27, Tennessee 0 (Knoxville)1955 Tennessee 20, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)1956 Tennessee 24, Alabama 0 (Knoxville)1957 Tennessee 14, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)1958 Tennessee 14, Alabama 7 (Knoxville)1959 Alabama 7, Tennessee 7 (Birmingham) 1960 Tennessee 20, Alabama 7 (Knoxville)1961 Alabama 34, Tennessee 3 (Birmingham)1962 Alabama 27, Tennessee 7 (Knoxville)1963 Alabama 35, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1964 Alabama 19, Tennessee 8 (Knoxville)1965 Alabama 7, Tennessee 7 (Birmingham)1966 Alabama 11, Tennessee 10 (Knoxville)1967 Tennessee 24, Alabama 13 (Birmingham)1968 Tennessee 10, Alabama 9 (Knoxville)1969 Tennessee 41, Alabama 14 (Birmingham)1970 Tennessee 24, Alabama 0 (Knoxville)1971 Alabama 32, Tennessee 15 (Birmingham)1972 Alabama 17, Tennessee 10 (Knoxville)1973 Alabama 42, Tennessee 21 (Birmingham)1974 Alabama 28, Tennessee 6 (Knoxville)1975 Alabama 30, Tennessee 7 (Birmingham)1976 Alabama 20, Tennessee 13 (Knoxville)1977 Alabama 24, Tennessee 10 (Birmingham)1978 Alabama 30, Tennessee 17 (Knoxville)1979 Alabama 27, Tennessee 17 (Birmingham)1980 Alabama 27, Tennessee 0 (Knoxville)1981 Alabama 38, Tennessee 19 (Birmingham)1982 Tennessee 35, Alabama 28 (Knoxville)1983 Tennessee 41, Alabama 34 (Birmingham)1984 Tennessee 28, Alabama 27 (Knoxville)1985 Tennessee 16, Alabama 14 (Birmingham)1986 Alabama 56, Tennessee 28 (Knoxville)1987 Alabama 41, Tennessee 22 (Birmingham)1988 Alabama 28, Tennessee 20 (Knoxville)1989 Alabama 47, Tennessee 30 (Birmingham)1990 Alabama 9, Tennessee 6 (Knoxville)1991 Alabama 24, Tennessee 19 (Birmingham)1992 Alabama 17, Tennessee 10 (Knoxville)1993 *Alabama 17, Tennessee 17 (Birmingham)1994 Alabama 17, Tennessee 13 (Knoxville)1995 Tennessee 41, Alabama 14 (Birmingham)1996 Tennessee 20, Alabama 13 (Knoxville)1997 Tennessee 38, Alabama 21 (Birmingham)1998 Tennessee 35, Alabama 18 (Knoxville)1999 Tennessee 21, Alabama 7 (Tuscaloosa)2000 Tennessee 20, Alabama 10 (Knoxville)2001 Tennessee 35, Alabama 24 (Tuscaloosa)
* - Later forfeited due to NCAA sanctions.
*Alabama head coach Dennis Franchione is 0-1 in his head coaching career against the Volunteers, losing his only meeting last year in Tuscaloosa (35-24).
*Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer has a 7-1-1 on-the-field record with Alabama, but is actually 8-1 (.889) overall as the result of a forfeit by Alabama in 1993.
*Alabama (748) and Tennessee (742) have combined to win 1,470 football games in their storied histories. Alabama ranks fifth all-time among Division I schools, while Tennessee is eighth.
*In terms of all-time SEC wins, Alabama and Tennessee have combined to win 596 SEC football games. UA heads the list with 319 league wins, while UT is second with 277 SEC victories.
*The Crimson Tide and Volunteers have also combined to win 34 SEC Championships. Alabama heads the list with 21 crowns, including 15 outright titles. Tennessee is second with 13 league titles, including nine outright.
*Alabama, Tennessee and Florida combined to win every SEC Championship in the 1990s.
Team SEC TitlesFlorida (5) 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996Tennessee (3) 1990, 1997 and 1998Alabama (2) 1992 and 1999
*Alabama has four players on its roster from the state of Tennessee. The list includes Dennis Alexander (OL, Memphis), Santonio Beard (TB, Nashville), Ahmaad Galloway (TB, Millington) and Kindal Moorehead (DL, Memphis).
*Alabama defensive coordinator Carl Torbush is a native of Knoxville, Tenn., and 1974 graduate of Carson-Newman. A three-year lettermen at Carson-Newman, Torbush earned NAIA first-team All-America honors in both football and baseball. He was later inducted into the Carson-Newman College Sports Hall of Fame.
*Torbush's first coaching job out of college was at Carter High School in Knoxville.
*The Tennessee roster lists four Alabama natives, including Jason Allen (Muscle Shoals), Corey Larkins (Opelika), Rashad Moore (Huntsville) and Keldrick Williams (Montgomery).
*Tennessee assistant head coach and defensive coordinator John Chavis is a former assistant coach at Alabama A&M (1980-83, 1986-88) and Alabama State (1984-85).
*Tennessee running backs coach Woody McCorvey is a former assistant coach at Alabama under Gene Stallings (1990-96) and Mike DuBose (1997). While at Alabama, McCorvey served as receivers coach, offensive coordinator and assistant head coach. Among his pupils was Alabama All-American David Palmer (1991-93), who set several school records, including most receiving yards in a game and season.
*McCorvey is a native of Grove Hill, Ala., and played quarterback at Escambia County Training School and Alabama State (1968-72). He also coached at Alabama A&M from 1979-82.
*Tennessee quarterbacks coach Pat Washington played collegiately at Auburn under former head coach Pat Dye from 1982-85.
*Washington is a native of Mobile, Ala., and prepped at Murphy High School before signing with Auburn.
*Tennessee sophomore offensive tackle Michael Munoz (Mason, Ohio) is the son of NFL Hall of Famer, Anthony Munoz. The elder Munoz played at Southern California and went head-to-head with Alabama twice, losing in 1977 (21-20) in Los Angeles and winning in 1978 (24-14) at Legion Field.
ALABAMA PLAYER STATS (Tennessee)
Here is a look at how the current Crimson Tide roster has fared statistically against the Volunteers.
*Senior Waine Bacon posted eight tackles and one PBU in his debut against the Vols last year in Tuscaloosa.
*Senior punter Lane Bearden has averaged 45.6 yards onn 12 punts in his career against Tennessee. The two longest punts in his career have also come against the Vols, including a career-long 62-yard punt here in Knoxville during the 2000 season.
*Tailback Santonio Beard had one of his better games for the Crimson Tide last year agianst Tennessee. The Nashville, Tenn., native ran 10 times for 141 yards, including a career-long 69 yard run to set up Alabama's go-ahed TD late in the third quarter.
*In addition, Beard avergaed 14.1 yards per rushing attempt last year against the Vols, establishing an Alabama single-game record for highest rushing average with a minimum of 10 attempts.
*Wide receiver Sam Collins recorded a career-high two TD receptions last year against the Vols.
*Collins second TD recpetion gave the Crimson Tide its first lead of the game. Tyler Watts' six-yard pass to Collins with 9:40 left in the third quarter gave Bama its first lead at 17-14.
*Rover Brooks Daniels had 10 tackles in last year's loss to Tennessee. He was one of two UA players (Charles Jones, 11) with double-figure tackles last year against the Vols.
*Defensive tackle Jarret Johnson's best game against Tennessee came in 2000, where he posted five tackles, two sacks (-15), one TFL (-4) and three QBPs.
*Free safety Charles Jones' best game at Alabama came last year against Tennessee, when he posted 11 tackles and one PBU. The 2001 UT game is his only career double-figure tackle game for the Tide.
*Defensive end Nautyn McKay-Loescher had six tackles and one QB pressure in last year's game at Tuscaloosa.
*Defensive end Kindal Moorehead had 12 career tackles in three games against Tennessee. He also has one sack in each of his last two games with the Vols.
*Quarterback Tyler Watts started the only game of his career against the Vols last year in Tuscaloosa. As a junior, Watts completed 10-of-23 passes for 165 yards and two TDs.
*Watts has never taken a snap at quarterback against Tennesssee here in Neyalnd Stadium. Andrew Zow took every snap in the Tide's 20-10 loss here in 2000.
The 2002 Alabama-Tennessee game marks only the 13th time in the 85-game series that both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25. Tennessee enters the game ranked 16th in the latest poll, while Alabama is 19th this week.
*Alabama and Tennessee have split those 12 meetings featuring two ranked teams, with both teams earning six wins.
*The last time both teams were ranked was Oct. 23, 1999 when No. 5 Tennessee beat No. 10 Alabama, 21-7. It was the first Alabama-Tennessee game contested in Tuscaloosa since the 1930 season.
*At least one team has been ranked every year since 1959 with the exception of 1968, 1984 and 2000.
*In addition, the 2000 Alabama-Tennessee game marked the first time since 1955 that neither team entered the game with a winning record. The Crimson Tide posted a 3-3 record entering the game, while the Vols were 2-3.
*Since 1939, the highest ranked team has compiled a 40-7-2 (.836) record in the Alabama-Tennessee
*The last time the lower ranked team win in this series took place on Oct. 19, 1991 when No. 14 Alabama beat No. 8 Tennessee, 24-19, at Birmingham's Legion Field.
Series Record with at least one ranked team1939 Tennessee (5) beat Alabama (8) 21-01940 Tennessee (5) beat Alabama (NR) 27-121941 Neither team ranked by AP1942 Alabama (4) beat Tennessee (15) 8-01943 No Football Due to World War II1944 Tennessee (17) tied Alabama (NR) 0-01945 Neither team ranked by AP1946 Tennessee (7) beat Alabama (6) 12-01947 Neither team ranked by AP1948 Neither team ranked by AP1949 Neither team ranked by AP1950 Tennessee (18) beat Alabama (NR) 14-91951 Tennessee (2) beat Alabama (NR) 27-131952 Tennessee (NR) beat Alabama (18) 20-01953 Neither team ranked by AP1954 Neither team ranked by AP1955 Neither team ranked by AP1956 Tennessee (7) beat Alabama (NR) 24-01957 Neither team ranked by AP1958 Neither team ranked by AP1959 Tennessee (14) tied Alabama (NR) 7-71960 Alabama (20) lost to Tennessee (NR) 20-71961 Alabama (5) beat Tennessee (NR) 34-31962 Alabama (2) beat Tennessee (NR) 27-71963 Alabama (9) beat Tennessee (NR) 35-01964 Alabama (3) beat Tennessee (NR) 19-81965 Alabama (5) tied Tennessee (NR) 7-71966 Alabama (3) beat Tennessee (NR) 11-101967 Alabama (6) lost to Tennessee (7) 24-131968 Neither team ranked1969 Tennessee (7) beat Alabama (20) 41-141970 Tennessee (14) beat Alabama (NR) 24-01971 Alabama (4) beat Tennessee (14) 32-151972 Alabama (3) beat Tennessee (10) 17-101973 Alabama (2) beat Tennessee (10) 42-211974 Alabama (4) beat Tennessee (NR) 28-61975 Alabama (6) beat Tennessee (16) 30-71976 Alabama (20) beat Tennessee (NR) 20-131977 Alabama (4) beat Tennessee (NR) 24-101978 Alabama (4) beat Tennessee (NR) 30-171979 Alabama (1) beat Tennessee (18) 27-171980 Alabama (1) beat Tennessee (NR) 27-01981 Alabama (15) beat Tennessee (NR) 38-191982 Alabama (2) lost to Tennessee (NR) 35-281983 Alabama (11) lost to Tennessee (NR) 41-341984 Neither team ranked by AP1985 Alabama (15) lost to Tennessee (20) 16-141986 Alabama (2) beat Tennessee (NR) 56-281987 Tennessee (8) lost to Alabama (NR) 41-221988 Alabama (20) beat Tennessee (NR) 28-201989 Alabama (10) beat Tennessee (6) 47-301990 Tennessee (3) lost to Alabama (NR) 9-61991 Alabama (14) beat Tennessee (8) 24-191992 Alabama (4) beat Tennessee (13) 17-101993 Alabama (2) tied Tennessee (10) 17-171994 Alabama (6) beat Tennessee (NR) 17-131995 Tennessee (6) beat Alabama (12) 41-141996 Tennessee (6) beat Alabama (7) 20-131997 Tennessee (9) beat Alabama (NR) 38-211998 Tennessee (4) beat Alabama (NR) 35-181999 Tennessee (5) beat Alabama (10) 21-72000 Neither team ranked by AP2001 Tennessee (11) beat Alabama (NR) 35-242002 Alabama (19) at Tennessee (16)
The Crimson Tide and Volunteers first met on the UT campus on Nov. 13, 1909 and Saturday's game with mark the 39th meeting between these two Southern football rivals in Knoxville. Alabama holds a slim 19-18-1 lead in the previous 38 meetings on the UT campus.
*Alabama and Tennessee have met every other year in Knoxville since 1929. The two teams played in Knoxville during odd-numbered years from 1929-41. After neither school fielded a football team in 1943 due to World War II, the series resumed in 1944 and the two school have played every even-numbered year on the UT campus since 1944.
*Alabama defeated Tennessee 27-7 on Oct. 20, 1962 in the dedication game at Neyland Stadium. The stadium originally opened as Shields Watkins Field on Sept. 24, 1921.
*Tennessee enters this game with a three-game home winning streak over Alabama, the longest since the Vols won three straight from 1956-60.
*A win over Alabama this season and Tennessee will equal its longest home winning streak in the series. The Vols beat the Crimson Tide four consecutive times from 1946-52. UT also won three straight home game with Alabama from 1914-31.
Year Series Results in Knoxville1909 Alabama 10, Tennessee 0 1914 Tennessee 17, Alabama 7 1929 Tennessee 6, Alabama 0 1931 Tennessee 25, Alabama 0 1933 Alabama 12, Tennessee 6 1935 Alabama 25, Tennessee 0 1937 Alabama 14, Tennessee 7 1939 Tennessee 21, Alabama 0 1941 Alabama 9, Tennessee 2 1944 Alabama 0, Tennessee 0 1946 Tennessee 12, Alabama 0 1948 Tennessee 21, Alabama 6 1950 Tennessee 14, Alabama 9 1952 Tennessee 20, Alabama 0 1954 Alabama 27, Tennessee 0 1956 Tennessee 24, Alabama 0 1958 Tennessee 14, Alabama 7 1960 Tennessee 20, Alabama 7 1962 Alabama 27, Tennessee 7 1964 Alabama 19, Tennessee 8 1966 Alabama 11, Tennessee 10 1968 Tennessee 10, Alabama 9 1970 Tennessee 24, Alabama 0 1972 Alabama 17, Tennessee 10 1974 Alabama 28, Tennessee 6 1976 Alabama 20, Tennessee 13 1978 Alabama 30, Tennessee 17 1980 Alabama 27, Tennessee 0 1982 Tennessee 35, Alabama 28 1984 Tennessee 28, Alabama 27 1986 Alabama 56, Tennessee 28 1988 Alabama 28, Tennessee 20 1990 Alabama 9, Tennessee 6 1992 Alabama 17, Tennessee 10 1994 Alabama 17, Tennessee 13 1996 Tennessee 20, Alabama 13 1998 Tennessee 35, Alabama 18 2000 Tennessee 20, Alabama 10 ALABAMA-TENNESSEE ON THE TUBE
ESPN will televise its first Alabama-Tennessee game since the 1997 season when the two teams meet this weekend at Neyland Stadium. In that game, the Vols posted a 38-21 victory at Legion Field, its third straight win over the Crimson Tide. The last time ESPN televised an Alabama-Tennessee game in Neyland Stadium was Oct. 15, 1994, which just happened to be the last time Alabama beat Tennessee.
The 2002 game marks the 24th televised game in this rivalry. The first Alabama-Tennessee game to be televised was Oct. 20, 1951 at Legion Field. The game was also the first televised football game in Alabama's history. NBC Sports aired the game from Birmingham and used a pair of veteran and future Hall of Fame broadcasters. Alabama alum Mel Allen and Tennessee alum Lindsey Nelson handled the announcing chores that day as the Vols posted a 27-13 win.
1951 Tennessee 27, Alabama 13 (Birmingham) (NBC)1961 Alabama 34, Tennessee 3 (Birmingham) (ABC)1962 Alabama 27, Tennessee 7 (Knoxville) (ABC)1968 Tennessee 10, Alabama 9 (Knoxville) (ABC)1973 Alabama 42, Tennessee 21 (Birmingham) (ABC)1976 Alabama 20, Tennessee 13 (Knoxville) (ABC)1980 Alabama 27, Tennessee 0 (Knoxville) (ABC)1985 Tennessee 16, Alabama 14 (Birmingham) (WTBS)1986 Alabama 56, Tennessee 28 (Knoxville) (ABC)1987 Alabama 41, Tennessee 22 (Birmingham) (ESPN)1989 Alabama 47, Tennessee 30 (Birmingham) (CBS)1990 Alabama 9, Tennessee 6 (Knoxville) (ESPN)1991 Alabama 24, Tennessee 19 (Birmingham) (ABC)1992 Alabama 17, Tennessee 10 (Knoxville) (ABC)1993 Alabama 17, Tennessee 17 (Birmingham) (ABC)1994 Alabama 17, Tennessee 13 (Knoxville) (ESPN)1995 Tennessee 41, Alabama 14 (Birmingham) (ESPN)1996 Tennessee 20, Alabama 13 (Knoxville) (CBS)1997 Tennessee 38, Alabama 21 (Birmingham) (ESPN)1998 Tennessee 35, Alabama 18 (Knoxville) (CBS)1999 Tennessee 21, Alabama 7 (Tuscaloosa) (CBS)2000 Tennessee 20, Alabama 10 (Knoxville) (CBS)2001 Tennessee 35, Alabama 24 (Tuscaloosa) (CBS) THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER
For 66 years the annual Alabama-Tennessee game was simply referred to as "The Third Saturday in October." Alabama and Tennessee first played on the traditional third Saturday date Oct. 28, 1928. The tradition continued through the 1994 season. In 1995, the Southeastern Conference Office realigned its conference football schedule, putting an end to the 66-year third Saturday tradition that had become Alabama-Tennessee football. The Oct. 14, 1995 game was played on the second Saturday in October and the teams have played only three times (1997, 2000 and 2001) on the third Saturday in October over the last eight years, including each of the last two seasons. The series became so popular that the late Al Browning, former sports editor of The Tuscaloosa News and Knoxville News- Sentinel, wrote a book entitled Third Saturday in October, recapping each game in this tradition-rich football series.
The 2002 Alabama-Tennessee game marks the 15th time in the 85-game history of the series that the game has not been played on the traditional third Saturday in October.
*The Crimson Tide has compiled a 7-6-1 (.500) record in those non third Saturday games.
*The Vols have won five straight non third Saturday meetings with the Crimson Tide.
Non-Third Saturday Scores
Nov. 28, 1901 -- Alabama 6, Tennessee 6Nov. 28, 1903 -- Alabama 24, Tennessee 0Nov. 5, 1904 -- Tennessee 5, Alabama 0Nov. 30, 1905 -- Alabama 29, Tennessee 0Nov. 29, 1906 -- Alabama 51, Tennessee 0Nov. 28, 1907 -- Alabama 5, Tennessee 0Nov. 16, 1908 -- Alabama 4, Tennessee 0Nov. 13, 1909 -- Alabama 10, Tennessee 0Nov. 28, 1912 -- Alabama 6, Tennessee 0Oct. 24, 1914 -- Tennessee 17, Alabama 7Oct. 14, 1995 -- Tennessee 41, Alabama 14Oct. 26, 1996 -- Tennessee 20, Alabama 13Oct. 24, 1998 -- Tennessee 35, Alabama 18Oct. 23, 1999 -- Tennessee 21, Alabama 7 STREAKY SERIES
For more than a half century, the Alabama-Tennessee series has been one of the most streaky series in all of college football. The shortest winning streak in the series by either team since the 1995 season is four games, posted by Tennessee from 1955-58, 1967-71 and 1982-85.
*Since 1955, the series has been filled with streaks, both good and bad. Here is a quick Alabama-Tennessee history lesson on the various streaks.
*From 1955-60, Tennessee posted a 5-0-1 record against Alabama, the second-most successful stretch for the Vols in the 85-game series.
1955 Tennessee 20, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)1956 Tennessee 24, Alabama 0 (Knoxville)1957 Tennessee 14, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)1958 Tennessee 14, Alabama 7 (Knoxville)1959 Alabama 7, Tennessee 7 (Birmingham) (TIE)1960 Tennessee 20, Alabama 7 (Knoxville) *From 1961-66, Alabama followed with a 5-0-1 streak of its own, winning four straight games from 1961-64. The 34-3 win in 1961 was the first by Alabama over Tennessee since 1954.
1961 Alabama 34, Tennessee 3 (Birmingham)1962 Alabama 27, Tennessee 7 (Knoxville)1963 Alabama 35, Tennessee 0 (Birmingham)1964 Alabama 19, Tennessee 8 (Knoxville)1965 Alabama 7, Tennessee 7 (Birmingham) (TIE)1966 Alabama 11, Tennessee 10 (Knoxville)
*Tennessee regained momentum in the late 1960s, winning four straight games from 1967-70.
1967 Tennessee 24, Alabama 13 (Birmingham)1968 Tennessee 10, Alabama 9 (Knoxville)1969 Tennessee 41, Alabama 14 (Birmingham)1970 Tennessee 24, Alabama 0 (Knoxville) *After the 1970 season, Alabama totally dominated the series, winning 11 consecutive games from 1971-81, the longest winning streak by either team in this colorful series.
1971 Alabama 32, Tennessee 15 (Birmingham)1972 Alabama 17, Tennessee 10 (Knoxville)1973 Alabama 42, Tennessee 21 (Birmingham)1974 Alabama 28, Tennessee 6 (Knoxville)1975 Alabama 30, Tennessee 7 (Birmingham)1976 Alabama 20, Tennessee 13 (Knoxville)1977 Alabama 24, Tennessee 10 (Birmingham)1978 Alabama 30, Tennessee 17 (Knoxville)1979 Alabama 27, Tennessee 17 (Birmingham)1980 Alabama 27, Tennessee 0 (Knoxville)1981 Alabama 38, Tennessee 19 (Birmingham) *Tennessee ended 11 years of frustration in 1982 and started another four-game winning streak over the Crimson Tide with a 35-28 win at Neyland Stadium.
1982 Tennessee 35, Alabama 28 (Knoxville)1983 Tennessee 41, Alabama 34 (Birmingham)1984 Tennessee 28, Alabama 27 (Knoxville)1985 Tennessee 16, Alabama 14 (Birmingham) *The series momentum shifted back to the Alabama camp beginning in 1986 as the Crimson Tide posted an 8-0-1 on-the-field record over the next nine seasons.
1986 Alabama 56, Tennessee 28 (Knoxville)1987 Alabama 41, Tennessee 22 (Birmingham)1988 Alabama 28, Tennessee 20 (Knoxville)1989 Alabama 47, Tennessee 30 (Birmingham)1990 Alabama 9, Tennessee 6 (Knoxville)1991 Alabama 24, Tennessee 19 (Birmingham)1992 Alabama 17, Tennessee 10 (Knoxville)1993 Alabama 17, Tennessee 17 (Birmingham)1994 Alabama 17, Tennessee 13 (Knoxville) *The Vols have been relentless since the 1995 season, winning seven consecutive games against its arch rival en route to becoming the first team to ever beat the Crimson Tide seven straight times.
1995 Tennessee 41, Alabama 14 (Birmingham)1996 Tennessee 20, Alabama 13 (Knoxville)1997 Tennessee 38, Alabama 21 (Birmingham)1998 Tennessee 35, Alabama 18 (Knoxville)1999 Tennessee 21, Alabama 7 (Tuscaloosa)2000 Tennessee 20, Alabama 10 (Knoxville)2001 Tennessee 35, Alabama 24 (Tuscaloosa) A STREAK OF A DIFFERENT KIND
Tennessee's current seven-game winning streak is the longest by the Volunteers in series history.
*With a 35-24 win over Alabama last year in Tuscaloosa, Tennessee became the only team in history to win seven consecutive games over Alabama.
*The previous high was a six-game winning streak by University of the South (Sewanee) from 1896-1911. Sewanee actually posted a nine-game unbeaten streak against the Crimson Tide from 1896-1914.
1896 Sewanee 10, Alabama 6 (Tuscaloosa)1903 Sewanee 23, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)1905 Sewanee 42, Alabama 6 (Birmingham)1907 Sewanee 54, Alabama 4 (Tuscaloosa)1910 Sewanee 30, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)1911 Sewanee 3, Alabama 0 (Tuscaloosa)1912 Sewanee 6, Alabama 6 (Birmingham) (TIE)1913 Sewanee 10, Alabama 7 (Birmingham)1914 Sewanee 18, Alabama 0 (Birmingham) LONGEST WINNING STREAK BY OPPONENT VERSUS ALABAMA
Here are the opponent's top winning streaks against Alabama since 1892.
7 Tennessee (1995-Present)6 Sewanee (1896-1911)5 Auburn (1954-58) Georgia (1910-16)4 Florida (1993-96) Notre Dame (1973-80) Texas (1902-47)
Here are the opponent's top unbeaten streaks against Alabama since 1892.
9 Sewanee (1896-1914)8 Texas (1902-Present)7 Tennessee (1995-Present)6 Tennessee (1955-60)5 Auburn (1954-58) Georgia (1910-16)4 Florida (1993-96) Notre Dame (1973-80)
Following the 30-12 win over Arkansas on Sept. 28, Alabama has compiled a 219-112-12 (.656) all-time record in 343 road games. Under Coach Fran, Alabama is 3-3 (.500) in road games, winning at Vanderbilt and Auburn last year and at Arkansas in 2002. The Crimson Tide is 1-1 on the road this season, dropping a 37-27 decision at No. 2 Oklahoma on Sept. 7 and then winning at Arkansas. The above record does not include neutral site games, bowl games or the Alabama-Auburn game played at Legion Field from 1948-88.
*Historically Alabama has been a strong road team. From 1970-75, Alabama won a school record 21 consecutive road games. From 1970-82, Alabama was 35-6 (.854) in road games.
*Since 1982, Alabama is 55-27-1 (.665) on the road.
*Coach Fran is the only coach in the history of Alabama football to record his first career win on the road. Coach Fran's first win at Alabama was a 12-9 victory at Vanderbilt on Sept. 8, 2001.
Road Records of UA Coaches
Coach (Years) RecordWallace Wade (1923-30) 12-5-1 (.694)Frank Thomas (1931-46) 37-13-3 (.726)Red Drew (1947-54) 18-13-1 (.578)J.B. Whitworth (1955-57) 2-9 (.222)Paul Bryant (1958-82) 73-18-2 (.796)Ray Perkins (1983-86) 9-5-1 (.594)Bill Curry (1987-89) 12-3 (.800)Gene Stallings (1990-96) 24-6 (.800)Mike DuBose (1997-2000) 7-10 (.412)Dennis Franchione (2001-Pres) 3-3 (.500)
*Since 1992, Alabama is 26-15 (.634) in SEC road games, compiling the third-best winning percentage in the league.
*Only Florida (37-9, .804) and Tennessee (31-10, .750) have a better road record in SEC games than Alabama since the 1992 season.
*Alabama has won two straight SEC road games (Auburn, 2001) and Arkansas (2002) for the first time since 1999.
*UA has not won three straight SEC road games since posting a perfect 4-0 SEC road record during the 1999 season.
*During the 2000-01 seasons, Alabama was 2-6 (.250) in SEC road games.
*Alabama's last road win over a ranked opponent was a 31-7 win over arch-rival Auburn (24th AP) on Nov. 18, 2001 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
*The last time Alabama defeated a Top 20 team on the road was a 40-39 overtime win at No. 3 Florida on Oct. 2, 1999 in Gainesville.


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On January 24, 2014, 65 birds and three kittens were removed from a Lawrence home after Lawrence animal control got complaints from neighbors about the birds living in unsanitary conditions. Animal control discovered the birds cramped in an enclosed porch, without heat or ventilation.
"Not only have these birds endured a level of overcrowding typically seen in hoarding conditions, but their socialization and overall health needs have gone unmet for years," said Nevins Farm Director Mike Keiley. "Many of them are fragile and scared—and you can imagine how bad the conditions were when for their own well-being we opted to take them from the home on a day when the temperature was hovering around ten degrees."
The owner, whose name is not being released, turned the animals over to the MSPCA. The birds included finches, doves and parrots. The MSPCA at Nevins Farm is already housing about 90 birds.
Despite the conditions the animals were found in, the birds and kittens are healthy, though cold and hungry. They will be up for adoption once they have fully recovered. Donations are welcome.
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Breast Cancer Awareness – Free Patterns from the Blog-o-SphereFriday, October 7, 2011
Many of you have been requesting more Stitch Pink patterns to stitch for Breast Cancer Awareness.
In addition to the wonderful patterns given here on the DMC blog site, including the ribbon, pink flower, pink bird and the crown, there are other patterns you may wish to stitch.
Check out the pretty pink ribbon with a yellow rose designed by M. Schier and featured on the crosstitch.com site, or the Angel Ribbon from Little MoJo.
Quilters can stitch these free Think Pink and Ribbon Angels quilt blocks, designed and offered by Sindy Rodenmayer over at the FatCat Patterns site.
Applique the designs to the blocks by machine using machine embroidery or quilting threads.
Crocheters can work up these gorgeous pink crochet and beaded earrings designed by Cynthia!
These would look terrific worked in DMC Color Variations Size 5 Pearl Cotton in colors 4180 or 4190!
A complete tutorial for working the stitches over the wire is included on her site.
Happy Stitching!


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Behind a strong defensive effort, the No. 12 Loyola women's lacrosse team defeated No. 14 UMass 10-4 last Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Boston College. The Minutewomen ended their season with an 18-2 overall record. Sam Rush broke her previous single-season scoring mark with a pair of goals in the game giving her 67 for the 2014 campaign.
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Phil Shore of the New England Lacrosse Journal features Kelsey McGovern in the "Hangin' Out With..." section of the newest magazine edition. The piece talks about McGovern's career, playing through an ACL tear in the 2013 NCAA Tournament and what some of her favorite off the field things are.
Matt Vautour of the Daily Hampshire Gazette has a feature story on UMass women's lacrosse senior Katie Ferris including her battle against Lyme disease over the past two seasons. Ferris states that the disease has actually made her more appreciative of her time on the field and has made her a better player overall.
Prior to being named the A-10 Player of the Year for the third straight year, Ferris was presented the first-ever Dr. James Ralph Award which is given to a UMass athlete who has overcome injury or illness to excel in sport.
Knowing that her playing career has, at most, weeks remaining, is liberating for Ferris, who plans to go into college coaching after graduating this month. She can play as hard as she can during the Atlantic 10 and NCAA tournaments. If she's worn out at the end, she can rest without worrying what she's missing.
"I just tell myself, 'Get through it. You can rest after. Push yourself as much as you can and then you get a break and the break is forever,'" Ferris said. "My body is exhausted, but lacrosse is my favorite thing in the entire world so I'm obviously going to miss playing, but I'm not going to miss the physical toll. I'm excited to get out on my own and see what's going to happen next."
Chronic Lyme disease battle doesn't derail UMass women's lacrosse star Katie Ferris | GazetteNet.com
Hannah Christiansen of Inside Lacrosse has a preview of the Atlantic 10 Championship tournament which runs from Friday to Sunday in Richmond, Va.
Christiansen states that UMass looks strong and has veteran leadership at all positions as the Minutewomen look for their sixth straight conference championship title.
Anthony Chiusano of the Daily Collegian has a preview of this weekend's games for the No. 11 UMass women's lacrosse team as the Minutewomen host St. Bonaventure on Friday (1 PM) and head to Duquesne on Sunday (Noon). UMass will have a chance to take the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Championship and the regular-season conference title with a pair of wins.
Marvin Pave of the Boston Globe has a great story on the impact Tanner Guarino and Kelsey McGovern have had during their careers with the UMass lacrosse team. The pair of new each other prior to coming to UMass have been instrumental in making the program nationally relevant over the last several years.
Anthony Chiusano of the Daily Collegian has a preview of No. 11 UMass women's lacrosse at Richmond on Saturday. The game, an annual rivalry game between the two programs, will have added importance this weekend as both teams are tied for the top spot in the Atlantic 10 standings with 4-0 league records and just three games left in the regular season.
The UMass women's lacrosse team picked up a pair of wins over George Washington and George Mason over the weekend. The two wins give the Minutewomen the most wins for a program in Atlantic 10 history with 75 since 1999.
Kelsey McGovern has milestone day in UMass women's lacrosse's win over George Mason : The Daily Collegian
UMass' McGovern, Vallarelli Receive Mention In Lacrosse Magazine's Mid-Season Awards & All-Americans Story
Lacrosse Magazine listed their mid-season leading candidates for several major awards and picked their first-team All-America squad as if the season were to end today. In naming the award winners, they also mentioned who else was in top consideration for the award.
Kelsey McGovern earned the nod for First Team All-America and was one of the considerations for the Most Outstanding Defender in the nation.
Rachel Vallarelli was a top consideration for the Kelly Award going to the Most Outstanding Goalie.
UMass women's lacrosse seniors Katie Ferris and Kelsey McGovern were tabbed Mid-Season All-America Third Team selections by InsideLacrosse.com on Monday. Ferris is one of the top offensive players in the country, while McGovern is known both for her defensive prowess and skill on the draw control.
No. 7 Northwestern used a four-goal run spanning halftime to build enough of a lead to hold off No. 10 UMass, 10-6, last night at McGuirk Stadium. The loss for the Minutewomen snapped a 31-game home win streak, however, the closeness of the game shows how far the UMass program has come after suffering eight double-digit losses to the Wildcats in previous meetings.
Collegian: No. 10 UMass women's lacrosse to face toughest competition yet against No. 7 Northwestern Tuesday
Jesse Mayfield Sheehan of the Daily Collegian has a game preview of tonight's top-10 match-up between UMass and Northwestern under the lights at McGuirk Stadium.
Anthony Chiusano of the Daily Collegian has a feature story on UMass senior All-American Kelsey McGovern who is returning this year after suffering a knee injury at the end of the 2013 campaign.


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Historical Context
Prior to the twentieth century, common law jurisdictions typically treated children as the property of the father, and thus following divorce the father would gain custody as a matter of course. With the development of psychological science over the twentieth century, most jurisdictions completely transformed this presumption of paternal custody, instead imposing the so-called "tender years" doctrine which held that absent extraordinary circumstances young children should always be placed in the custody of their mothers.
As it became apparent that both of these models were fundamentally flawed - two sides of the same bad penny - a wide assortment of alternative models arose, each of which attempts to discern the custodial arrangement that is in the "best interests" of the children. Typically, these models include a presumption that the parent who served as the primary caregiver during a marriage should be the primary custodian following divorce.
Goals of the Fathers' Rights Movement
The fathers' rights movement arose in response to the perception that fathers were not being given equal treatment in child custody litigation. Fathers' advocacy groups typically to focus upon some or all of the following beliefs:
A "traditional" division of parental roles during a marriage should not of itself mean that the father should not be considered as a custodian following divorce;
Children are best served by being in the care of both parents, and thus there should be a legal presumption of joint physical custody and equal parenting time following divorce;
Fathers are at a disadvantage throughout the entire custody litigation process.
Fathers' rights groups assert that changes of this nature will create a family court environment where both parents are treated fairly and equally, and diminish the effects of legislation and, in some cases, of judicial bias which favors the mother.
Fathers' rights groups also typically point to studies that suggest that the absence of a father from a child's life can lead to a wide variety of negative behavioral and educational consequences.
Responses to the Fathers' Rights Movement
While acknowledging the importance of fathers, those who defend the current system respond:
It makes the most sense for a court to look to the parent who has been the primary caregiver of the children during a marriage to continue that role after divorce, and maintaining consistency in that relationship is best for the children. While it is true that this approach will often favor the mother, it is gender-neutral in that it also works to the advantage of fathers who serve as the primary caregivers of their children during a marriage;
Children are best served by a custody model that looks to their best interests based upon the actual facts and circumstances, and artificially imposed presumptions interfere with achieving a result that is in the best interests of the children;
When fathers litigate custody issues, they are as likely as mothers to prevail. (Father's rights organizations suggest that this is because fathers only litigate the most extreme cases, although there do not appear to be any formal studies on this issue.)
The more strident critics of the fathers' rights movement suggest that the goal of that movement is not equal treatment, but to provide an advantage to fathers in custody litigation. Some also suggest that much custody litigation initiated by fathers is focused not on actually gaining custody, but on coercing a more favorable financial settlement.
The "Father's Rights" Lawyer
In response to this movement, a number of lawyers and law firms hold themselves out as "fathers' rights" firms, claiming to represent only men, and to have special expertise in litigating custody cases on behalf of fathers. In response, a number of firms have arisen which claim to represent only women and mothers.
Many lawyers view this as a marketing gimmick, which works to the disadvantage of parents who hire this type of firm. When you walk into a court with a lawyer from this type of firm, the judge will know your attorney's agenda, and this may create a reflexive skepticism of the client's goals and intentions. Some of the advocacy firms promise to "fight hard" or even "to teach her (the mother) a lesson", and use that promise as a pretext to bring lots of motions which serve to drive up the cost of litigation, or even to force an unnecessary custody trial. At the same time, that type of tactic can exhaust a judge, given that judges almost always prefer that the parties resolve their custody disputes between themselves.
It is also important to note that, while some fathers' and mothers' rights firms have competent attorneys on staff, the best family lawyers don't need that type of marketing tactic in order to maintain a full caseload. Often the best family lawyers don't charge any more than these advocacy firms, some of which profit handsomely from their marketing campaigns, yet their entry into a case does not make the court automatically suspicious of their clients. Top family lawyers are attuned to the factors which affect fathers involved in custody battles, and the mere fact that they are also willing to represent mothers in no way means that they don't provide zealous and effective advocacy for fathers. This is not to say that there aren't highly qualified lawyers who represent only fathers or only mothers, but you should take care that you're retaining a skilled practitioner and not being misled by a marketing gimmick.
In short, when you are in a custody dispute, you are best served by obtaining the best legal representation you can find. A caring parent, deserving of custody, should be wary of sending the wrong message to a court by associating his or her child custody case with a particular political agenda.