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May 8, 2013
Joanna Lapucha is not your ordinary student-athlete.
Her academic pedigree alone speaks for itself; Lapucha is currently pursuing a double major in Chemistry and French, and has maintained a GPA of 3.905 through her three years at Tulane University, earning her three Conference USA Academic Medals and a spot on the Conference USA Honor Roll during her freshman, sophomore and junior years.
Besides her incredible academic accomplishments, Lapucha has been a star on the track, especially as of recent. During her indoor career, she has improved her personal best in the pole vault to 3.80 meters (12' 6"), which she first achieved during the Conference USA Outdoor Championships in 2012. She achieved this height again in 2013 during the Indoor season at the Cherry and Silver Invitational. However, her big opportunity to take the spotlight came in April of 2013, where she stepped up to win the pole vault event title during the South Alabama Invitational, jumping her new personal best of 3.81 meters (12' 6"). Her outdoor mark gave her the second best pole vault in Tulane outdoor history.
"Joanna and I sat down and had a conversation after the Stanford Invitational," stated Tulane director of track and field Eric Peterson. "Both she and Jessica Knierim were competing in the collegiate division, and it consisted of a field of vaulters that they could have beat easily, and it bothered me that they didn't to the point that I pulled each of them aside and I said, `When's the last time you thought about winning an event?' For those kids to not go into a competition hoping for or expecting themselves to win or place really high is the wrong approach, and the cool thing about Joanna is, a couple of weeks later, we were over in South Alabama, and Joanna won the event. When I had the chance to talk to her shortly after the conclusion of that event was, `Coach, I won.' That's significant for an athlete of her pedigree who hasn't won, but now has had enough success that she's beginning to think in those terms is huge, and I think it's a key element to her continuing to develop as she progresses."
The interesting thing about Lapucha is not necessarily how incredible of a student and an athlete she is, but how she was first recruited to come to Tulane University.
Lapucha was accepted to Tulane and offered a full academic scholarship -first and foremost due to her exceedingly high GPA and difficult course load taken at Lafayette High School. Tulane was not even considering her as an athlete; coach Peterson had never heard of the Lafayette native until the Tulane admissions office notified him that Lapucha had indicated on her application that she was interested in the track and field program.
"I'm from Lafayette, and when I was about to accept to Tulane I wanted to know about the track and field situation," recalled Lapucha. "I got into contact with coach Peterson, and he actually came out and visited me in Lafayette with Coach (Justin) Johnson, who was the jumps coach at the time. After that, we continued to talk even though I hadn't actually accepted Tulane yet; I was still weighing my options. I had the recruit visit, there was a spot for me, but my situation was definitely unique."
She received the best of both worlds by choosing to attend Tulane, firstly by receiving a full academic scholarship, and then being recruited to join the track and field team.
"We kind of lucked into it," said Peterson, calmly.
Lapucha has come a long way since she set foot on the Uptown campus. In her freshman season, she held the team's top marks in the outdoor and indoor seasons, but didn't win any events. In her sophomore year, she set new school records for Tulane in the pole vault (three times in outdoor, once in indoor), and notched her first individual title of her collegiate career at the Jaguar Invitational with vault height of 3.65 meters (11' 11.75") - a personal best at the time.
In this current season, Lapucha held the seventh highest vault in indoor (3.80 meters), with the top six being held by teammate Merritt Van Meter. Lapucha also holds the third best vault height currently in the outdoor season (3.81m), with the top two being held by Van Meter, while also winning the aforementioned event title.
Lapucha's success has coincided with the hiring of Doug Fraley - Tulane's current jumps coach - in September 2011.
"The thing with Joanna is, her consistency level and her average have gone way up compared to her freshman year," said Fraley. "The big thing is that she has showed up at the most critical time for our team which is the conference meets. That's really what you want out of an athlete, you want them to be at their best in the highest possible situations, where they can help their team take home a championship, and Joanna has done that all three years."
Lapucha has continued to improve season after season, pushing herself harder and harder to not just be the best on her team, but also be the best of the entire field, and her continuous improvement in results over these past three seasons has shown that her tireless efforts do pay off. Peterson considers her strongest asset to be her work ethic and calls Lapucha "relentless."
"She is so dedicated to doing everything necessary to continue to improve," added Peterson. "I just root for her. I just really hope she can realize the level of success that she's capable of because of how hard she works. It's remarkable that she can carry the load that she does academically and be as committed to her academic development. She is as good a student-athlete as there is, and I'm a big fan of hers."
As any coach and student-athlete will tell you, having great relationships between the two is key to the success of the team, and Lapucha and Peterson have a strong bond. They both separately referred to their relationship as "trusting."
"We've built that kind of trust that comes with time and makes for a good student-athlete combination," said Lapucha.
Lapucha also has a great relationship with Fraley, who handles more of the specifics of her day-to-day training. After replacing Johnson - who took a similar position at his alma mater of Cal State Northridge - Fraley has given Lapucha all the credit in being able to adjust to his new system from the moment he was hired.
"She has adjusted to an entirely different philosophy than anything she had ever dealt with from Coach Johnson or on any level," stated Fraley. "I never have to wonder what percent of effort I'm getting from her. She pops out of bed, seven days a week, ready to give whatever she's got. Whatever 100% is for her is on any given day, she gives that. As a coach, that is one of the greatest compliments that I can give somebody; that I know you're giving your best every single day."
It's fairly obvious that the strong relationships that have developed between Lapucha and her two coaches over these past three years is a big part of the success the pole vaulter has had during her tenure at Tulane University.
After college, Joanna plans to pursue a job in a cosmetics company, because she is "really interested in the formulation of cosmetics and perfumes." Because most major cosmetics companies are based in France, Lapucha is double majoring in chemistry and French.
Lapucha is as well-rounded a student-athlete as there is. She is a double major in chemistry and French - on a full academic scholarship - while studying in one of the most rigorous science and liberal arts curriculums in the country, maintaining a 3.905 GPA. On the track, she has cemented herself in the Tulane record books for her performances in the pole vault in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Many may wonder if there is anything she can't do.
"I don't run cross-country," said Lapucha, jokingly.
Tulane's track and field team, including Lapucha, will head to the Conference USA Championships in Houston this weekend where they will look to put on a strong showing.
"Joanna is right on the cusp of a breakthrough right now, and if she goes and does some of the things recently she's been doing in practice, she's got a really good chance to set a new personal best, place really well, and score really high for the team," stated Fraley. "The table has been set for her, so now it's just a matter of going, getting excited, and having fun. I expect Joanna to perform very well this weekend."
Lapucha has already set goals for herself during the biggest stage of the outdoor season.
"I just want to keep going in the competitive spirit that I've been getting into," stated Lapucha. "At the conference championships, I tend to do better. Hopefully that holds up this time around. I definitely want to show that I can still keep competing the way I have these past couple conference meets, where you go in and you make the heights you know that you can make. I just really want to come in there, be competitive, and make a 3.90 meter vault or higher."
Once again, Lapucha has set her sights on vaulting a new personal best, and knowing all the spectacular things this athlete has accomplished so far, it is obvious that she is bound for glory in the future.


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* The Montana State Society was organized in 1894, five years after Montana achieved statehood.
* The National Board appointed Mary Wasson the State Regent on May 9, 1894. Mrs. Jennie Tallant of Butte was to serve as organizing regent for a chapter in Butte.
* The first state-wide project of the MSSDAR was the preservation and restoration of one of the oldest buildings in Montana, a block house at old Fort Benton.
* The first Montana State Conference was held in Butte on December 17, 1904, at the home of the State Regent, Mrs. Tallant.
* At the 16th State Conference, a scholarship program was established in Montana which continues today.
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — For the second night in a row, No. 14 Ferris State and Western Michigan needed a shootout to decide to a winner.
The Bulldogs and Broncos skated to a 1-1 tie, with Western Michigan winning the shootout 1-0 to pick up the extra point in the CCHA standings. WMU's shootout goal was scored by senior Jared Katz on Senior Night at Lawson Ice Arena.
The Broncos' penalty kill was able to stop a great Ferris power play, which is second in the conference, to hold the Bulldogs to one-for-11 on the power play, including three times with Ferris on a five-on-three advantage.
"I thought it [penalty kill] was exceptional," Western Michigan coach Jim Culhane said. "Three five-on-three's. Obviously, not happy with the number of penalties, but I'm really pleased with the way we killed their power play."
The Bulldogs got a goal while they were on one of the five-on-three power plays when Blair Riley passed the puck in front of WMU goaltender Riley Gill and the pass was shot in the net by Matt Case for his fifth of the season. Riley's assist was his 17th of the season and Cody Chupp also picked up his 19th assist of the season on the goal.
Ferris State coach Bob Daniels was a little frustrated the Bulldogs couldn't score more with so many power-play chances.
"In the second period, I think we outshot them 31-10, so I was pretty confident the way we were playing," Daniels said. "I really felt as the game went on we got stronger and we weathered the emotion, but we just couldn't find the answer to solve Riley Gill."
Gill stopped 41 out of 42 shots, including 17 in the third period and three in overtime in his final home game as a Bronco. Ferris outshot WMU 42-20 for the game.
"That was pretty fun, you know," Gill said about Senior Night. "I think the only goal they had was off our defender's skate and the refs tried to give it to them a little there, but our PK was great. Three five-on-three's and any time you give that and win or tie is a good team effort and I think that's what we did tonight. Good team effort."
Western Michigan sophomore right wing Kyle O'Kane had the lone Broncos' goal when he put a in a rebound of his own shot at 14:52 into the first period. Freshman defenseman Matt Tennyson fired a shot from the point, which was saved Ferris State goalie Pat Nagle. O'Kane picked up the rebound, which was saved by Nagle, and then his second rebound shot went into the net for O'Kane's fourth goal of the season.
The Broncos will open up the CCHA Playoffs with a best-of-three series against No. 17 Alaska in Fairbanks starting Friday night. Western Michigan beat the Nanooks 3-1 on Dec. 12 and the two teams tied the next night and the Broncos have been focusing on the post-season since they were swept by Bowling Green on Jan. 22 and 23.
"Our motto has been the past month 'treat every weekend like the playoffs,'" WMU senior defensman Tyler Ludwig said. "We're kind of geared up for the playoff atmosphere and Alaska, we got stuck there last year, so it's kind of a home away from home."
The Broncos were stuck in Fairbanks last season after bad weather in Seattle delayed their flight from Fairbanks to Seattle.
Ferris State is the No. 3 seed in the CCHA Playoffs and received a first-round bye.
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Categorized as "outer-space alternative country," White's first few albums, including Wrong-Eyed Jesus and No Such Place, were all critically acclaimed. His latest, last month's Transnormal Skiperoo, finds him collaborating with many Southern artists, including the band Ollabelle and local Georgia legend Don Chambers & Goat. The disc mixes elements of bluegrass and Americana-style rock.
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John Legend Performs On Ellen, Ciara Does Genlux And More In The R&B Playbook
Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the R&B Playbook.
It is official his purple majesty Prince is heading to Louisiana to perform at the The Essence Music Festival which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2014. Essence Communications President, Michelle Ebanks said in a statement:
"Welcoming an artist as iconic as Prince back to the ESSENCE Festival for a 20th anniversary performance is incredibly exciting.The ESSENCE Festival is where we come together to connect to both our culture and our community, so we are pleased to support Prince and the Rebuild the Dream Innovation Fund in advocating for our youth."
Ashanti sat down with HOT 97 where she explained that her relationship with Nelly is over and they are now afraid of each other and took a shot at Irv Gotti who claimed that she was disloyal. Her new movie "Christmas In The City" will air on December 7th at 8 p.m. on LIFETIME.
On Tuesday John Legend was a guest The Ellen DeGeneres Show where he performed "All of Me" which is lifted from his Made to Love album.
Mary J. Blige looked spectacular in a greenish sequined dress as she belted out "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas".
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Mary J. Blige has debuted a new music video for "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" – the track is lifted from her "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," album.
Drake has recorded another song with Aaliyah and you can preview it below.
Ciara flaunts her amazing figure, flashes her beautiful smile and shows off her massive engagement ring on the covers of Genlux and Pulp magazines.
The diva is planning on getting married to Future and have a baby next year.
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Some of those signs are in Walton County.
"Construction in this immediate area pretty much shut down in 2006. It even went to absolute zero in years to follow that," said Hunter Harman, a real estate broker.
After several construction projects began in early 2012, officials believe the industry has a few signs of hope.
"This reflects a little bit of beginnings of previous cycles. Even though this particular cycle was such a deep correction, I do believe we have superior infrastructure now to move this market forward in a pretty dramatic fashion," said Harman.
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With the start of the Fall shows and Fall movies, there is another list of movies and TV to come to Netflix. There are a lot of popular TV shows that are set to come out that will help you get ready for the new seasons, which include Bones and The Blacklist.
For movies, it looks like Netflix will be honoring Robin Williams a bit as they bring back some of his popular movies, Flubber and Good Morning Vietnam. But it will be the Oscar-nominated film Silver Linings Playbook that will get the most attention on Netflix.
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The acquisition of Finnzymes expands Thermo Fisher's portfolio of reagents and other consumables for the molecular biology research and diagnostics markets through the addition of its DNA polymerases Phire™ and Phusion™ as well as high-speed miniaturized thermal cyclers and plastic tubes and plates. These products complement the recently launched Thermo Scientific Solaris qPCR gene-expression assays.
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Well, it's that time again. I present you with my 14th Edition of Feedback from Readers. As most of my long-time readers know, I usually feature feedback I have received from male and female readers after every five-to-seven articles I have had published for my column. Since my last installment of Feedback from Readers, I have had five articles and one movie review.
Hands down, the most feedback I received was in response to my very last article about the "80-20 Rule" theory that suggests that in any social environment, approximately 80% of the women will compete with each other for the Top 20% of the most desirable men. The men were divided in their responses. About two-thirds of the men loved the article and totally agreed with my assertions, while roughly another third of the men disagreed with the whole premise of '80-20' theory. The vast majority of the women who offered feedback to me did not like much of what was said.
So, without further ado, here we go . . .
[Note: All first names have been changed for the sake of anonymity, and many questions and/or comments may have been edited, condensed or paraphrased to some degree in order to either save space or correct spelling and grammatical errors]
Email feedback #1 in response to the article, The '80-20 Rule' theory explains a lot of today's problems among dating singles
From Kadeem M.:
"Alan, that article explains a lot of things for me, and made me understand the whole world of dating a lot better. That might be the best Examiner article I have ever read from you. I always felt frustrated by the fact that some men seemed to have dozens of women at their disposal while other men have gone weeks and months without female companionship. Your article brought it home to me.
My question is, you never really highlighted what particular quality about a man causes a man to be catapulted into the 'Top 20%' of the men. Is it his looks? How much money he makes? His reputation for being good in bed? What? Other than clarifying that further, I thought the article was great."
Alan Roger Currie's response: Thank you Kadeem for the feedback, the kudos, and the question. That article actually was the most read article on The Examiner.com last week in the category of "Life -> Relationships." As a result, my column is now the most read column on The Examiner.com in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and the most read dating advice column on The Examiner.com in the entire nation. Similar to the Associated Press College Sports Polls, next week people might lose interest in reading my column and I'll drop down in the rankings. For this week though, I can point my index finger up and say "I am #1!!"
Honestly, I am not sure there is any "one characteristic" that places a man in that mythical 'Top 20%.' For some men, it might be his physical appearance. With other men, it might be their overall personality and sense of charm and charisma with women. If I had a gun to my head, and I had to lean toward one thing only, I would say it would be a man's reputation for being able to a) seduce women into bed, and b) please and satisfy women once he gets them in bed. In other words, his seduction skills and his sexual prowess.
Women are always going to gravitate toward men who can get them aroused consistently, and satisfy them in bed consistently. If a woman has not had sex with a man yet, then more than likely, she is going to go by what she has heard about him through 'word-of-mouth' from other women. As I discussed in the original article, the more sexual attention you are already receiving from women, more than likely, the more sexual attention you will receive from new female acquaintances.
Wealth is probably the most overrated factor. If a man is wealthy, but he sucks in bed, that man may attract women who are gold diggers and looking to 'use' him for quality-of-life support and financial favors, but those women will not genuinely be interested in sharing his company. Nine times out of ten, those women will have another guy on the side who is satisfying their sexual needs.
Email feedback #2 in response to the article, The '80-20 Rule' theory explains a lot of today's problems among dating singles
From Theresa K.:
"Mr. Currie, I did not care for your article about the '80-20 rule' at all. You seem to discuss women as if all of us are visually pleasing objects of sexual desire for the men to have their fun with, and then simply dispose of later. In your article, you said that many will women will 'settle' for a man in the Bottom 80% if they cannot secure the companionship of a man in the Top 20%. Personally, I will never 'settle' for any man. If a man does not have himself together, he is not going to attract my attention or interest. Finally, why do you talk about sex so much? Is that all men think about? You never talk about how to develop a loving, nurturing relationship between a man and a woman who are in love with one another. Did some woman break your heart to the point where you now hate the idea of a loving relationship that will lead to marriage? Is all you care about is engaging in many episodes of shallow, no-strings-attached casual sex? Be truthful Mr. Currie!! (since you claim you are all about truth). Men may have felt enlightened by your article, but I just felt disgusted."
Alan Roger Currie's response: Well, Theresa ... you can see that I did go ahead and feature your comments and questions (to the readers: this woman did not think I would). Let me break down your comments and question(s):
1) Do I believe that women are just "visually pleasing objects of sexual desire for men to enjoy for a moment, and then "dispose of" later? For some men, very much so. Do not be naive or delusional. I would never suggest that "all men:" view women that way, but I would be lying to you and misleading you if I were to suggest that NO MAN views women in that manner.
I know some men who are only interested in sharing a woman's company if sex is involved. If sex is not involved, they do not want to even be around women. That might hurt your feelings or ego to read that, but it is the truth. Again, this attitude is not maintained by ALL MEN ... but there are a good number of men who do possess this attitude toward women.
When it comes to engaging in short-term, non-monogamous 'casual' sex with women, I would argue that just about all men have that attitude. With me, the one thing that makes me different than a lot of guys is that I tell women this upfront. I have been known to tell a woman, "The only reason I want to share your company on Friday night is so we can have sex. I do not want to go to the movies with you, and I do not want to watch television with you. I just want to have sex." Either a woman is down for a series of interactions that solely and specifically center on sexual gratification, or she is not. Simple.
When I was pursuing an acting career back in the day, a talent agent of mine told me something I have never forgotten. He said, "There is nothing wrong with 'using' people, as long as you let the person know ahead of time that you are 'using' them. Employers 'use' employees all of the time, but the thing is, they tell the employee that they are using them, and they compensate them for their time and services. A relationship with your employer should never be mistaken for genuine friendship." I tend to feel the same way. Have I 'used' women just for immediate or short-term sexual gratification? Sure I have. Most men have. The only time I have harsh criticisms of this type of interaction is when a man is leading a woman to believe that he genuinely wants to be that woman's next long-term boyfriend or future husband, when he knows deep down that all he wants is a few days, a few weeks, or a few months of casual sex.
Encouraging men to be bluntly honest about their desire for casual sex is over half of why I wrote my first book, Mode One: Let the Women Know What You're REALLY Thinking.
2) You say that you will never, ever "settle" for a male companion who "does not have his stuff together." I have mixed feelings and a mixed response to that statement.
If you have a choice between a single, unattached man who "has himself together" (i.e., financially self-sufficient, responsible, industrious, etc.) and a single, unattached man who is lazy, unambitious, frequently unemployed, financially irresponsible, etc., then of course I would expect you to choose the male companion who has his life together.
Where I am critical of women is in a situation where a man is generally together, and single, but a woman will choose to romantically and sexually interact with a man who is married, engaged, or otherwise romantically involved because she feels like all of the single men are not up to par for her. Look at the popular television series, Scandal. Olivia Pope (Actress Kerry Washington) would rather be the mistress to a married President (Fitz) than be the main girlfriend to an intelligent, educated Senator (Edison). Watch that video clip I have included in this article.
This is the exact scenario that contributes to the validity of the '80-20 Rule' theory. Many women will gravitate toward a man who already has someone than gravitate toward a man who is looking for someone. The reality is, anytime you allow yourself to be a man's mistress or side piece - even if that man has himself "together" - you are essentially "settling" for the #2 (or #3 or #4) spot instead of the #1 spot in that man's life. Shame on you.
3) Have I had my heart 'broken' by a woman? Sure. At least once or twice. Most men have experienced emotional heartbreak at least once in their life. That said, my personal love life has nothing to do with my emphasis on the pursuit of sex in my articles.
The reality is this: Men do not think about being in a relationship with the same frequency or depth that the average woman does. I discuss this in a couple of my books.
I rarely meet men who say to me, "Man, I wish I had a girlfriend who I was deeply in love with!!" or "I cannot stop thinking about the idea of being married someday soon!!" Uhm, no. There is a difference between being horny and being lonely. A man can go months or years without a steady girlfriend or wife as long as he is having sex fairly regularly with one or more women. I know some single men who get laid more frequently than many married men do. The other thing is that men are extremely selective in regard to the women they desire to spend time with both sexually and non-sexually within the context of a monogamous relationship.
Ask any single man, "How many women have you met in the last year that you would have sex with two or three times, and then leave them alone?" Most men could probably think of 25-100+ women. Now, ask that same man, "How many women have you met in the last year that you would want to spend time with both sexually and non-sexually - without having sex with any other women - for at least the next five-to-ten years?" I would bet money that the vast majority of men you pose those two questions to are only going to be able to think of one or two women in response to the second question. Some men will not be able to even think of one woman that falls into that category.
One of the reasons why women love the idea of long-term romantic relationships is because if a woman has sex with a number of men while being single, they get called names (e.g., "ho," "slut," "easy lay," etc.). Men could care less about those types of labels and insults. So women feel like, "If I have sex within the context of a monogamous relationship, I will not be called any names!" Hence, their emphasis on 'relationship-talk.'
Don't believe me? Theresa, have two books published and see which one sells the best among men.
Title #1: "Finding the Love of My Life: A 10-Step Proven Method for Men to find their Next Wife"
Title #2: "The Pimp & Player Handbook: 10-Steps to Attracting and Maintaining a Harem of Beautiful Female Sex Partners for Life"
Title #2 would be sold out on Amazon.com for WEEKS. Especially if it was written by a woman.
Bottom line: Women generally gravitate toward "Love & Relationships" discussions. Men generally gravitate toward "Sex & Seduction" discussions. My articles are primarily geared toward the men. Now Theresa, if you want to read a more "romantic" article of mine, please check out Loneliness is sometimes the price you pay for romantic perfectionism. (that is probably my number one article that made my female readers say, "Awwwww ... that was such a sweet article!")
Email feedback #1 in response to the article, A strong desire for male attention leads many women into a promiscuous lifestyle
From Barbara H.:
"Mr. Currie, I read your article on women who become promiscuous because of their strong desire for male attention. I will confess: I was like this when I was in college (now I am happily married with three beautiful children). When I was in college, I never felt attractive or sexy, so I felt like the only way I could attract the attention of a man was to let him know that I was available to please him sexually. That technique worked. Once it got around that I would 'put out' pretty quickly, the number of men who talked to me and wanted to be around me increased significantly. The problem comes in when you realize that you are not really respected by these men. They are just using you for their own selfish sexual needs. I got called all sorts of names by men (and women), but at the time, I did not care. My thought was, 'at least I am popular with the men!' That article was hard for me to read, not because it was not a good article, but the truth of what you said cut deep. Keep up the good work!"
Alan Roger Currie's response: I received quite of bit of feedback from women in response to that article that was very similar to your feedback. Thank you for your honesty Barbara.
There was a scene from the Showtime series, Californication that highlighted this dilemma for girls / women. In one episode, Hank Moody (Actor David Duchovny) is called to the school to discuss the behavior of his daughter Becca (Actress Madeleine Martin). The school counselor ends up telling him and his daughter's mother (Actress Natascha McElhone) that Becca was caught making out with one of her classmates, and the boy was "feeling her up."
Hank became upset, but the counselor told him, "Your daughter's response was, 'how am I supposed to get attention from the boys if I don't let them make out with me and touch on my body?" I thought that was a good scene, and very realistic. I have conversed with many over the years who became promiscuous with men just so that they could get more regular attention from men.
Email feedback #2 in response to the article, A strong desire for male attention leads many women into a promiscuous lifestyle
From Byron P.:
"I don't subscribe to the label of 'promiscuous' for women or men. Either people are sexually adventurous or they are not. Flattery only goes so far, but if someone cannot make those toes curl and beads of sweat pop off the forehead when having sex, well there is not going to be a lot of sex. Therefore the hunt for that euphoric feeling during sex takes place and sometimes there will be many partners before finally finding 'the one' (or the selected few) who make a person happy, and sometimes that never happens and people are happy with having many partners throughout their lives."
Alan Roger Currie's response: Terms like 'promiscuous' always tend to be highly subjective, and the basis for controversy and criticisms.
I cannot agree that the terms 'promiscuous' and 'sexually adventurous' are synonymous with one another. For me, there are three terms that are similar to a degree, but yet different. Those terms are . . .
1) A man or woman who is a 'serial monogamist': Let's say you were to have eight sex partners over the course of a year. You had sex with one man or woman from early January to mid-February; then another from mid-February to late March; then another from early April to mid-May; and so on, and so on, and so on. This would be representative of a 'serial monogamist.'
2) A man or woman who is 'polyamorous': To be 'polyamorous' is the unmarried version of being in a polygamous relationship. So, if you are having sex with three different men or women over a period of weeks, months, and years, and all three of the partners know about each other, and they are totally cool with sharing you with other sex partners, that would be representative of being 'polyamorous.'
3) A man or woman who is 'promiscuous': If you are a man or woman who engages in a high degree of one-night stands and weekend flings with members of the opposite sex, and/or you engage in regular episodes of 'group sex' (e.g., threesomes, foursomes, orgies, etc.), then this would be representative of what most people refer to as 'promiscuous' behavior.
Personally, I have exhibited behavior that fell under each of these three categories. As far as being 'sexually adventurous,' I feel that has more to do with what you are willing to do sexually more so than how many people you are doing it with. For example, a couple who is totally monogamous with each other could do things like have sex on the beach, have sex on an airplane or train, videotape themselves having sex, or something else "out of the ordinary." In my mind, each one of those examples would be representative of a couple engaging in 'sexually adventurous' behavior, but neither partner could be accused of being promiscuous or polyamorous.
My thoughts.
Email feedback in response to the article, Once a prude gets 'turned out,' there usually is no going back
From Dante R.:
"Alan, you are STUPID!! (I mean that in the 'you are crazy funny' way, not the 'you are not intelligent' way). Your articles keep it real bro. You keep sh** one hundred. I have always told dudes, 'some men like a ho as a housewife'. Different strokes for different dudes. Men always hatin' on women who are hos, but let's be real Brother Currie, we love us some hos!! Hos are freaky in bed, they do what we tell 'em to do, and they usually keep their bodies in shape. As far as I'm concerned, the 'good girl' types are overrated. They talk too much, they too bossy, and they are boring in bed. I had all of my boys read your article. Once you turn a good girl into a ho, she'll remember you for life. Even more than the guy who she lost her virginity to!! LOL"
Alan Roger Currie's response: If you think I'm funny ... YOU are the one who is funny!! Your response made me laugh out loud. Literally.
I cannot 100% agree with you. I would never say that "all men love women who are hos." For starters, it depends on how you define what a "ho" is. For me, I do not categorize every woman who is "freaky in bed" as a "ho." That is more so what I refer to as a "kinky freak." I define a "whore" (or "ho" for short) as a woman who seeks to exchange her sexual companionship for financial favors, materialistic gifts, or some sort of compensation. The dictionary backs me up on that definition.
On the other hand, I do agree with you for the most part that the notion of the proverbial 'good girl' is highly overrated. In today's society, there is practically no such thing as a 'good girl.' Sure, there are women who are more prudish than other women, and there are women who have had sex with far less partners than some other women, but I rarely meet a woman who is a true "good girl" in the traditional sense of the term For example, in my parents' generation, a 'good girl' was usually a woman who a) waited until marriage to have sex for the first time, and b) always wore clothing in public that was generally "conservative" and extremely "modest" in nature.
What percentage of women do you know today who have waited until marriage before they had sex for the first time? Or women who wear very conservative clothing on a regular basis? I would estimate that only a very small percentage of the women in today's society validly fall into that category.
Some women will say, "Well, I have never had a one-night stand or a weekend fling, and I have never had sex with a guy less than a month after I first made his acquaintance, so therefore, I am a good girl." Yeah, okay. If believing that makes you feel good when you go to bed, go right ahead. The term 'good girl' is just as valid for women as the term 'nice guy' is for men.
As I said in the original article, nineteen out of ever twenty women that a man interacts with on a regular basis has an "inner kinky freak" side to them. It is just as matter of which man has the seduction skills and persuasive charm to provoke those women to reveal that erotically uninhibited side to them.
Quick Note: In the future, I am going to be allowing a fellow Examiner.com columnist add her own thoughts to some of the questions I receive from my readers, and I will be adding my thoughts to some of the questions that she receives from her readers. That columnist is Nancy Salim. I will keep you posted.
Until the next edition of Feedback from Readers, you can always leave a comment below or on my Facebook page (if you do not mind your feedback being public), or if you do not want your real name associated with your feedback, write me privately on Facebook or via Email.
Alan Roger Currie is the author of a number of books, including Mode One: Let the Women Know What You're REALLY Thinking and Oooooh . . . Say it Again: Mastering the Fine Art of Verbal Seduction and Aural Sex. Currie's latest eBook, The Possibility of Sex: How Naive and Lustful Men are Manipulated by Women Regularly is also available exclusively on Amazon.com in their Kindle format. You can also download a copy of Currie's eBook on your iPhone, Android Smartphone, or other Smartphone.
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Suggested Links
- When some confuse love with monogamous sex, a can of worms is sure to be opened
- Delusional women (and men) need to wake up before anger and resentment take over
- If you treat all women as if they are "special" to you, then none of them are
- Women, sex, and erotic submission: Does "no" ALWAYS mean "no"? Actually ... no
- Men and women have vastly different attitudes toward casual sex and friendship


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Below are the presentation materials from the BluStar and UC Workshop held at the partner Damovo offices 9th May 2013. Feedback will be sought from those attending the session. Next workshop activity will be at the AGM on the 4th/5th July at B'ham University.
|Main Presentation slides from Workshop
|Eastleigh Customer Experience
|Aastra Client Update
|Data Sheet BluStar for PC
|Data Sheet BluStar for IPhone & IPad
|Data Sheet Terminal 8000i


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June 8, 2012
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Patriot League Council of Presidents has approved women's golf as the 24th championship sport in the conference beginning in 2012-13, and also endorsed initiatives for football and basketball at their meeting on Monday and Tuesday at the University Club in New York City.
In addition, in a joint session with athletic directors on Monday, the Council discussed the national collegiate landscape and conference realignment, trends in intercollegiate athletics and positioning and advancement of the Patriot League.
The Patriot League will hold its first Women's Golf Championship in the spring of 2013, with the format and date for the event still to be determined. Bucknell University, Lehigh University and College of the Holy Cross are Patriot League members who currently field varsity women's golf programs.
The Council discussed a number of football initiatives, most notably the reinstatement of Fordham's eligibility for the Patriot League's automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Football Championship. The Rams will become eligible for the Patriot League Championship and NCAA automatic qualification spot beginning in the 2014 season. Fordham's games against Patriot League members will not count towards the final League standings for each of the next two seasons. The Rams have been ineligible for the Patriot League title since awarding athletic merit aid to the class entering in the fall of 2010, which was against Patriot League policy. The Council of Presidents approved in February a change in policy that allows athletic merit aid for football student-athletes beginning with the class entering in the fall of 2013.
While Fordham will remain ineligible for the Patriot League title, its student-athletes will be eligible for all Patriot League awards beginning with the 2012 season. This includes All-Patriot League, Academic All-Patriot League and weekly award honors as well as the inaugural Preseason All-Patriot League Team in the summer.
The Council of Presidents also acted on recommendations from the athletic directors related to football program management and roster size. The maximum team roster size for preseason camp and regular season will be set at 95 student-athletes in 2013, 92 for 2014 and 2015 and 90 beginning with the 2016 season.
The Patriot League will implement a basketball replay system that will be installed at each institution and used for all men and women's home games starting in the 2012-13 season. The Council of Presidents approved the funding from League resources for the basketball replay system.
In addition to passing Patriot League legislation, the Council of Presidents heard reports on a number of League items. Their discussions included the Patriot League Leadership Academy, sports medicine initiatives related to concussions and cognitive recovery, a report from a survey on missed class time for practice the day before competition and highlights of the outstanding achievements for Patriot League teams and student-athletes throughout the 2011-12 season.
"We had a very productive and action-oriented meeting at the conclusion of an outstanding year for the Patriot League," said Executive Director Carolyn Schlie Femovich. "The Council passed important initiatives to strengthen the Patriot League while engaging in earnest discussions on items involving the conference and collegiate athletics."
The Patriot League Council of Presidents holds two annual meetings, one in December and another in June.


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The God Dialogues is an intriguing and extensive philosophical debate about the existence of God. Engaging and accessible, it covers all the main arguments for and against God's existence, from traditional philosophical "proofs" to arguments that involve the latest developments in biology andphysics. Three main characters represent the principal views: Theodore Logan, the theist; Eva Lucien, the atheist; and Gene Sesquois, the agnostic. Their debate takes place during a post-college cross-country road trip during which Gene expresses dismay over his future. He wants to do somethingmeaningful with his life but is at a loss as to how to proceed, despite having just earned a degree in engineering. Gene's quandary precipitates a discussion of the meaning of life and its connection to God's existence. This in turn leads to vigorous debates about morality and theism, evidence forand against God's existence, probability and the rationality of belief, and the relationship between faith and reason. The strongest arguments from all three perspectives are fairly represented. An annotated list of suggested readings directs readers to relevant and helpful primary sources. Assuming no background knowledge, The God Dialogues is ideal for courses in the philosophy of religion, an excellent supplement for introduction to philosophy courses, and a compelling introduction for anyone with an interest in the subject.
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Torin Alter is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama. Robert J. Howell is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southern Methodist University. They are the coauthors of A Dialogue on Consciousness (OUP, 2008).
Table of Contents
|p. VIII
|p. IX
|Outside Boston: God, Value, and Meaning
|p. 1
|Searching for Meaning
|Atheism, Agnosticism, and Theism
|The Argument from Morality
|The Euthyphro Question
|Limits on God's Power
|Good as Part of the Divine Nature
|Angels, Devils, and Knowing Which is Which
|The Meaning of What?
|Niagara, New York: Design and Evolution
|p. 17
|The Grandeur of the Falls
|Paley's Argument from Analogy
|The Argument from Design
|Creation vs. Chance
|Creation vs. Evolution
|Natural Selection and Chance
|The Support for Evolution
|The Challenge of Irreducible Complexity
|Assessing Probabilities
|The Panda's Thumb
|From Niagara to Chicago: Life and Fine-Tuning
|p. 37
|The Argument from Life
|Arguing from Ignorance
|Scientific Progress on the Origins of Life
|The Argument from Consciousness
|The Probability of Life's Emergence
|The Limits of Science
|The Fine-Tuning Argument
|Selection Bias
|The Multiple-Universes Hypothesis
|The Belief in Our Own Specialness
|The Problem of Prior Probabilities
|A Finely-Tuned God
|Chicago, Illinois, outside the Adler Planetarium: The Cosmological Argument
|p. 59
|The Provocative Planetarium
|The Cosmological Argument, First Pass
|The Big Bang
|A Contradiction in the Premises
|Another Pass
|The Principle of Sufficient Reason
|Quantum Indeterminacy
|Infinite Pasts and Infinite Beings
|The Double Standard
|The Argument from Contingency
|Divine Freedom
|More Double Standards
|The Burden of Proof and the Missing Keys
|Chicago, Illinois, in the Hotel: The Ontological Argument
|p. 77
|The Ontological Argument
|Anselm and the Fool
|Places of the Mind
|God and the Representation of God
|Dreaming of Elvis
|Gaunilo's Perfect Island
|Kant's Diagnosis
|Possible Worlds and the Necessity of God
|The Impossibility of God
|Imagination and Possibility
|Somewhere in Iowa: Religious Experience, Testimony, and Miracles
|p. 97
|The Ghost of Shoeless Joe
|Testimony and Miracles
|The Bible as Authority
|Other Authorities
|Religious Experience
|Experience and Evidence
|The Psychology of Religious Experience
|Explaining Experience
|Hume on Miracles
|Holcomb, Kansas: The Problem of Evil
|p. 119
|Murder, from Kansas to Kitty Genovese
|The Problem of Evil
|The Free Will Response
|Circumventing Freedom
|The Problem of Natural Disasters
|Dark Clouds and Silver Linings
|The Dependence of Good on Evil
|The World as a Moral Proving Ground
|Evil in the Big Picture
|The Ship, The Captain, and the Grounds of Reasonable Belief
|Las Vegas, Nevada: Pascal's Wager
|p. 143
|Pascal's Wager
|Prudential vs. Evidential Reasons
|The Possibility and Legitimacy of Prudential Belief
|Dominance and the Case for Gun Ownership
|The Many-Gods Objection
|California: Faith and the Rationality of Belief in God
|p. 155
|The Weight of Combined Arguments
|Kierkegaard and Heroic Leaps of Faith
|The Dangers of Faith
|Alternative Conceptions of God
|Religion as Metaphor
|The Dangers of Metaphor
|Faith and Moral Disagreement
|The Golden Gate
|Reading Suggestions
|p. 173
|Sources of Quotations
|p. 179
|p. 180
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Tyrell Fortune won a gold medal, while B.J. Futrell, James Green and Chris Perry received silver medals in the second day of freestyle competition at the 2014 University World Championships in Pecs, Hungary Wednesday.
Fortune, an NCAA Division II heavyweight champ for Grand Canyon University, claimed gold at 125 kilos/275 pounds, scoring a 12-1 technical fall over Sakir Bozkurt of Turkey in the title match. Fortune found himself in the finals having pinned Moldova's Alexandr Romanov, then getting a 10-2 win over Richard Csercsics of Hungary, 10-2.
It was the second straight year Fortune found himself on the podium at the University World Championships, having won a bronze medal at the 2013 Games in Russia.
Three other wrestlers with collegiate credentials also left Hungary with hardware, in the form of silver medals.
Futrell, a past NCAA All-American for the University of Illinois, won silver at 61 kilos/134 pounds after losing a close 12-11 decision to Tuvsingtulga Tumenbileg of Mongolia in the gold-medal match. The former Fighting Illini won his first three matches with ease, beating Japan's Masakazu Kamoi, 8-1, then getting a 12-0 technical fall over Vadim Sacultan of Moldova before pinning Russia's Niurgin Skriabin in the semifinals.
Green claimed the silver at 70 kikos/154 pounds after being pinned by Evgheni Nedealco of Moldova in the finals. The three-time NCAA All-American for the Nebraska Cornhuskers won his first two matches, pinning Finland's Jere Kunnas, then scoring a 6-4 win over Shamil Magomedov of Russia.
Perry, who won back-to-back NCAA titles for Oklahoma State in 2013 and 2014, also snared silver at 86 kilos/189 pounds. He defeated three opponents on his way to the gold-medal round, shutting out Romania's Andrei Frant, 8-0, then getting a 4-2 decision over Turkey's Namik Korkmaz before pinning Hungary's Sandor Tozser in the semifinals. In the finals, the former Cowboy champ lost a close 3-5 match to Piotr Ianulov of Moldova.
Wednesday's four medal-winning men – along with three medals earned by the U.S. men's freestyle team on Tuesday – helped propel Team USA to the team title at the 2014 World University Championships, ahead of second-place Turkey and third-place Russia.
"Looking at how these athletes handled the training, the travel and adversity that some encountered in competition I feel the future for the USA is bright," said U.S. coach Dave Bennett. "This was a special group that are going to continue to leave their mark on the sport in the coming years leading up to the 2016 and 2020 Olympics."


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Greyhound Walks Annual New Years Day Walk
Midday - Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex
All greyhounds, lurchers, sighthounds and their companion hounds welcome
Free parking - Refreshments - Voluntary contributions appreciated
Visit our Walks & Events page for all the upcoming walks arranged through till June 2016
Welcome to Greyhound Walks!
Our annual New Years Day walk in Hylands Park Chelmsford was another HUGE success! 238 sighthounds came a-walking together with 10 of their family doggy friends - Greyhound Walks volunteers and trustees would like to thank everyone who came along!
Brilliant turnout for our New Years Day 2015 Greyhound Walk - if you were there can you spot yourself?!?
Greyhound Walks are a group of greyhound, lurcher and sighthound owners and lovers who regularly meet for an hours stroll, chatter and the sharing of doggy tales in and around Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Hertfordshire.
We always meet on the second Sunday of the month at The Discovery Centre Great Notley Country Park, Braintree, Essex at 10am. We also walk most weekends at other venues in and around our counties, see the Walk Calendar for all our planned walks.
Anyone with a greyhound or lurcher or other sighthound is more than welcome to join us, or anyone who would just like to walk out with greyhounds to see what great pets they make. Maybe even take one for a Test Drive! Just turn up on the day and you'll be made very welcome.
We also hold GreyhoundPLUS walks where other dogs from your sighthound family can come along too! See Walks & Events for details.
If you join us we ask you to observe our few walk rules:
Our walk rules:
- dogs are to be kept on their lead at ALL times.
- please bring your dogs muzzle if they need it, especially new owners. Better safe than sorry
- please don't use extending or long lunge leads (these can cause nasty accidents in a group walk
- each owner is responsible for their dog's behaviour.
Our aims are to:
- support Essex, Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Norfolk greyhound and lurcher rehoming organisations.
- support other greyhound and lurcher rehoming organisations who share our aims.
Founder of Greyhound Walks
19.5.1996 - 22.3.2011
Our History
The first Greyhound Walk was in April 2006 when Chelsea greyhound, plus 4 others and their families got together after a letter was written to the Braintree & Witham Times seeing if local owners fancied a get-together. Numbers have grown and grown and we now walk in 4 counties 5 times a month
The number of dogs at each walk averages 60 and our record attendance was on 1st January 2013 when 244 dogs went walking.
Greyhound Walks are also the sponsors and coordinators of the national Great British Greyhound Walk - now an annual event held in June


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Oct. 22, 2011
By Tom Weber
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - For the fourth week in a row, Southern Illinois faltered in the fourth quarter of a close game, this time falling to No. 2 Northern Iowa, 17-10, inside the noisy UNI Dome on Saturday.
The Panthers (6-1, 5-0) took over on downs with 1:24 remaining in the game after stopping the Salukis (2-5, 1-4) on four-straight plays at the UNI 28 to preserve the victory.
Southern had its crack at a game-tying touchdown after cornerback Courtney Richmond recovered a fumble by UNI's Brett LeMaster at the 28. Two-straight carries by Jewel Hampton netted no yardage, and quarterback Kory Faulkner threw two incomplete passes, giving the ball back to the Panthers.
"You can't ask for a better scenario to be in," Saluki head coach Dale Lennon said. "There was plenty of time on the clock to do what we wanted to do. We went to our go-to guy and wanted to get a manageable second or third down, and didn't have the success we wanted. When you get to 3rd-and-long and 4th-and-long against UNI's defense, that's a tough predicament to be in."
On 3rd-and-10, Faulkner's pass intended for Cam Fuller was deflected. On fourth down, Faulkner lofted a pass near the end zone for LaSteven McKinney, but he was well-covered and the ball landed out of bounds.
"Coming to work as hard as we do every week and leaving every play out on the field, and then to come up short, it's hard to go in the locker room and look at all the upperclassmen," said Faulkner, a sophomore QB making his third start in place of injured Paul McIntosh.
Against the nation's No. 2-ranked scoring defense, Faulkner put up respectable numbers, completing 14-of-19 passes for 91 yards, no interceptions and a touchdown pass to MyCole Pruitt. It just wasn't enough to beat a UNI team that has won six-straight games by an average of 17 points.
"I thought (Kory) did a good job managing the game," Lennon said. "It was a hostile environment, very noisy and we had to use the silent count. We still need more production. He can still get better. He's a work in progress, but you can see the improvement."
As has been the case in each of its four-straight losses, the Salukis can point to a handful of plays they'd like to do over.
Southern led, 7-0, late in the first half, and was in position to go into halftime with at least a four-point lead. UNI had a 3rd-and-goal situation at the SIU 18, and Panthers' quarterback Tirrell Rennie was hit as he threw the ball. Somehow, wide receiver Tirrell Sinkfeld managed to sneak open in the far corner of Southern's end zone to make a diving TD catch.
In the third quarter, the Salukis forced UNI to punt from the SIU 40. Instead of booting the ball, however, punter Kyle Bernard saw nothing but daylight down the right sideline and ran 10 yards for a first down. The Panthers later settled for a 48-yard field goal by Tyler Sievertsen.
"If there was a call that was the call of the game, that was it right there," Lennon acknowledged.
The Salukis went to their own bag of tricks with mixed success. Running back Jewel Hampton, who bulldozed his way for 75 yards on 23 carries, completed a 16-yard pass to Faulkner that helped set up Southern's only touchdown. SIU also ran an unsuccessful reverse to LaSteven McKinney deep in UNI territory that lost yardage and forced the Salukis to settle for a 30-yard Jackson MacLachlan field goal.
"We took a couple gambles here and there," Lennon said. "We did one where we had a goofy formation down inside the red zone, but they were able to pick it up. We were pulling out all the stops, and it might not have been as visible as what it looked, but we were trying to do everything we could to crack the rock."
In the last three games, SIU's offense has scored just a dozen second-half points.
"That's a great defense and you have to give them credit," Faulkner said. "Offensively, we gave it everything we had. We were definitely moving the ball, but once we got down in the red zone, we had a couple of bad breaks."
Southern's defense turned in another outstanding effort, forcing three fumbles, holding UNI to 288 total yards and saddling the Panthers with their lowest point total of the season.
"We were making them earn every yard they got," Lennon said.
The Salukis have lost four-straight games for the first time since 2002, a season in which the team finished 4-8.
"Everyone looks at us and we're a 2-5 football team, but we just took the No. 2 team in the country in one of the toughest places to play down to the wire," Faulkner said. "We're a resilient team and we know we can play with anybody."


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Dallas trial lawyer Donald E. Godwin was taking a rare Friday off from work to attend his first Kentucky Derby when he got the phone call from Halliburton.
It was May 1, 2010, about two weeks after the British Petroleum/Deepwater Horizon "Macondo" oil rig explosion that killed 11 men. Thousands of gallons of oil still were gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, and Halliburton had been responsible for cement work on the well.
Godwin, it turns out, is Halliburton's go-to-man when things get sticky. Back in 2002, as the company's lead counsel, he'd settled more than $4 billion in asbestos cases in a single year.
Stephanie Bragg, a former partner at Godwin's Dallas law firm who now is Halliburton's chief litigation counsel, was calling to say the giant energy products and services company needed him to take the lead once again. "There's going to be lots of investigations," Godwin recalls Bragg saying.
Godwin hopped a plane to Halliburton's headquarters in Houston, and he's been the lead trial lawyer and focal point for one of the world's biggest litigation battles ever since.
British Petroleum, or BP, has set up a claims fund totaling $20 billion in anticipation of claims that are expected to exceed $50 billion. Numerous government entities are investigating the 5 million-barrel spill, including a special commission appointed by President Barack Obama. Also in the mix are hundreds of lawsuits filed on behalf of those affected by the Gulf Coast devastation.
Although much of the focus is on the actions of BP, rig owner Transocean, and Cameron International, which supplied the rig's blowout preventer, Halliburton has been named in about 400 class-action lawsuits. Godwin and his team are facing a veritable who's who of plantiffs' attorneys in New Orleans, where all the cases have been centralized in a multi-district litigation court.
Godwin recounts with enthusiasm his countless flights to Louisiana, the numerous depositions and court hearings there, and his daily encounters with dozens—often hundreds—of plantiffs' attorneys.
"I may be more excited now that I have been in a long, long time," says Godwin, 63, in his smooth southern drawl. "I've never known a day in the practice of law that has not excited me. But I'm more energized now with the new Halliburton matter maybe more than I've ever been."
Long Hours
After 37 years practicing law, Don Godwin still loves grueling schedules and jury trials. His colleagues use terms like force of nature, tenacious, single-minded, and relentless to describe his work ethic. When he's not in court, he practices those skills in a mock courtroom at the offices of his law firm, Godwin Ronquillo, at Renaissance Tower in downtown Dallas.
The task ahead in the Halliburton litigation doesn't seem to deter the fit, 5-feet-11-inch lawyer, who starts most days with a 5 a.m. run.
"This came along at a good time for Don," says Bert Cornelison, executive vice president and general counsel at Halliburton, of the oil-spill litigation. "It has brought him a renewed energy and focus, and I absolutely think it's the perfect case for him. It's a large complex piece of litigation with high-level interests at stake in which all of the parties at the lawyer level will contest it pretty bitterly.
"There are few people that you would more want at your side if you have to have a fight in a dark alley then Don," Cornelison says.
As the term "lead trial lawyer" suggests, Godwin is in charge of all litigation, depositions, and hearings on the class-action suits. That means he does all the talking. He's working with a team of about 25 lawyers in his firm's Dallas and Houston offices plus six paralegals and a dozen support staff, and with Bragg's staff in Houston.
Although Godwin was able to wrap up 380,000 asbestos cases in one year, he expects it will take several years for the oil-spill litigation to play out.
"I think it would be unrealistic to expect we would get anything done where Halliburton would not be a part of it inside the next couple of years," he says. "There will be some very large trials. Matter of fact, there are going to be a couple in New Orleans in early fall and some large trials in February 2012, where a judge has set aside four months of trial time for one case" to determine liability, allocation, and responsibility.
All the cases are centralized in the New Orleans multi-district litigation court before Judge Carl Barbier, while pleadings, hearings, depositions, and conferences are before special Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan. Halliburton's Louisiana base is at the well-appointed Loews New Orleans Hotel, a block and a half from the federal courthouse. Despite TV-inspired images of cordial lunches and after-session happy hours, Godwin says that isn't the case.
"I go to court and depositions" and back to the hotel, he says. "I don't see them, they don't see me."
He's referring to the more than 700 lawyers participating in the Louisiana hearings. Fifty of them are defense lawyers for Transocean, BP, Cameron, and Halliburton. All the rest are plaintiffs' lawyers. "They are some of the finest plaintiffs' lawyers in the United States, and all are opposed to us," he says.
So far, Halliburton is conspicuously absent from a Justice Department lawsuit, filed last December, which named nine defendants including BP and Transocean. More defendants could be added at a later date, Justice Department officials say.
As a BP subcontractor, Halliburton has been accused by some of using an "unstable" cement mixture that may have contributed to the blowout of the Macondo well. A White House panel found that BP knew of the instability and failed to conduct additional tests. This isn't the first time BP has had issues with Halliburton's cementing capabilities. A 2007 BP audit showed Halliburton didn't have the experience to evaluate data and performed incomplete testing reports, a presidential panel said in February 2011.
Halliburton says it did not conduct additional stability tests on the Gulf oil well, but points to BP's well design as the culprit.
If Halliburton is deemed an "owner" or "operator" of the Macondo rig down the road, the legal battlefield could change, says Brendan Cummings, senior counsel for the Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity, which has filed its own lawsuits relating to the spill.
However, "given the way most federal liability laws related to oil spills are structured, the biggest legal battle Halliburton is likely to face is not from the federal government or private parties claiming damages from the spill, but from BP, seeking to offset some or all of the money they will have to pay," Cummings says. "So while DOJ v. BP is the most important case in Round One of the oil-spill litigation, Round Two will likely be BP v. Halliburton, and the outcome of that case could be devastating to Halliburton's future."
Exactly who's to blame for what's been called the worst offshore oil disaster in the nation's history is still a matter of fierce public debate, of course. BP is first on the list, but the rig subcontractors are taking their share of the heat as well. Godwin acknowledges that fishermen, charter boat companies, hotel and land owners, and others who make their living on the Gulf—from Texas to Florida—are seeking their due for a lifestyle compromised by the spill.
But he says Halliburton is battling a reputation it doesn't deserve.
"I think Halliburton got a bad rap publicly about a lot of things that Halliburton didn't do, so much as was done by KBR," he says, referring to the former Halliburton subsidiary once known as Kellogg Brown & Root. "There were some things done by employees at KBR that damaged the solid reputation and image Halliburton had for so many years. It's taken a lot of time for people to accept Halliburton for the very fine company it is."
Halliburton sold its ownership in Houston-based KBR, which was one of the largest military contractors in Iraq, in 2007. In addition to billing problems that surfaced with the subsidiary's work there, KBR's Iraq contracts had been criticized for being politically influenced because then-Vice President Dick Cheney had previously served as Halliburton's chairman and CEO.
"A lot of people were against Halliburton because of Vice President Cheney, and they wanted to pin everything on Halliburton," Godwin says. "It was a way of being angry over some events that had come about that led to the reputation being tarnished, if you will. But Halliburton is working hard with a lot of people all over the world to restore that image. I think it's on the road to recovery and doing a fine job in that regard."
Adrenaline Rush
Godwin's 16-year history of defending Halliburton and related companies is rooted in his relationship with Cornelison, the Halliburton general counsel who moved from head of litigation at Plano-based EDS to Dallas-based Dresser Industries in 1994. The two worked together for four years and, when Halliburton bought Dresser, Cornelison introduced Godwin to Dave Lesar, Halliburton's president and CEO.
"They said they had over 30,000 asbestos cases [inherited from the Dresser purchase] in Texas, and they needed me to take it over and get them out of this asbestos morass," Godwin recalls. "I started hiring more lawyers and took over all of the Texas cases and got involved in national cases."
Godwin's firm, then called Godwin Carlton, doubled its lawyer count to 60, but the asbestos cases were multiplying like rabbits. With 380,000 nationwide cases in January 2002, Godwin served as sole negotiator. That year he and an accountant flew six or seven days a week on a private jet, sometimes visiting two cities a day. The first 30 days were rough, Godwin says, but once he gained momentum, he settled all of the cases by mid-December 2002, to the tune of more than $4 billion.
"There was no vacation, no time off, just working," he says. "In February 2002 [our law firm] had just moved into these beautiful offices [in Renaissance Tower] and I would come in for two hours, get a few shirts, and go back out. I loved it. I like the adrenaline rush; the more pressure the better."
The resolution was bittersweet for Godwin. The asbestos settlements were the largest in history, and allowed two of Halliburton's business units to move ahead with their plans for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. But many of Godwin's people lost their jobs as the cases wound down as well. "It would have been easy to not settle those cases and kept all those people employed, but the right thing was to settle those cases and take care of the client's problem," he says.
Scholarship Route
Godwin conveys a pinch-me attitude when he talks about the pivotal moments in his life. Growing up in Wilmington, N.C., the oldest son of a farmer-turned-car salesman and his wife, there wasn't enough money for Don to attend college. So while his friends headed off to higher institutions of learning, Godwin stayed behind and worked as a grocery stocker and cashier at Winn-Dixie, a job he'd held since turning 16.
"I grew up in a family where we didn't have a lot of privileges," he said. "I really enjoyed what I was doing there [at Winn-Dixie] and, as much as I dreamed of going to college, my goal was to one day run the Winn-Dixie store."
A grocery-store supervisor saw something in Godwin, however, and suggested the young man apply for a company-sponsored scholarship. Godwin parlayed the all-expenses-paid gift into an accounting degree from the University of North Carolina in Wilmington, and continued to work at Winn-Dixie on nights and weekends. The UNC-Wilmington accounting department chairman thought Godwin would make a fine CPA and suggested graduate school, resulting in another scholarship, this time to Memphis State University.
Next came a suggestion to become a tax lawyer, and the Memphis accounting department chairman hooked Godwin up with a board member from Southern Methodist University's School of Law, and still another scholarship. "I never dreamed of going to law school," Godwin says. "I had never been to Dallas, Texas, and, until I went to Memphis, I had never been on an airplane."
While in law school, Godwin was introduced to Jimmy Rodgers, the nephew of Woodall Rodgers, and others, who "overpaid" him to work weekends at Dallas-based Turner, Rodgers, Winn, Scurlock and Sailers law firm.
"Things like that in my life have always happened," he says. "Somebody was there with a helping hand when I needed it most."
Godwin graduated in 1973 and began working as a tax lawyer. Nine months later, a senior partner invited him to help with a tax litigation case. Godwin's energetic, aggressive and eager-to-learn attitude—not to mention his gift for memorizing names and numbers—propelled his career as a trial lawyer.
In 1977 he joined the prestigious Dallas trial and labor firm of Seay, Gwinn, Crawford, Mebus and Blakeney. He became a partner after two years and received $10,000, the biggest bonus of his career at that point. He took the money and bought his new wife, Carmen, a mink coat, and put a down payment on a Cadillac Seville for her. He continued driving his used Buick.
Just six years out of law school and grabbing every trial case he could, Godwin became board-certified around the same time in civil trial law. Such a feat is difficult for young lawyers, but Godwin was trying 10 to 15 jury verdict cases a year, every year. "I was trying anything that came in the front door," he says. "I love trial work and being at the courthouse. Anything that would get me in front of a jury is what I wanted to do."
Part of Godwin's success stems from his ability to read people, his friends and associates say. He knows his courtroom prowess depends on his ability to relate to juries, which he still hand-picks for every case. "If you can pick that jury right and relate to them, you can convey your message," says Godwin, who clearly out-earns most jurors, commanding $675 to $750 an hour on most cases. "If they like you, the rest will take care of itself."
After years of watching good trial lawyers and taking a "few dings here and there," Godwin says he's picked up some tricks of his own. For one, he's learned not to express emotion at unfavorable rulings, because he doesn't want judges and juries to see that he's unhappy. "I take unfavorable rulings and use those as a motivational tool and decide I'm going to do something about that," he says. "You can't ever let 'em see you sweat."
Private Practice
Godwin launched his own law practice in 1980 with partners Jim Maxwell, now retired, and George Carlton, who still works at the firm. His client roster has included Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys; Michael Irvin; the late Norman Brinker of Brinker International; Ray Hunt; and Ross Perot Sr., who also is Godwin's Dallas neighbor on Strait Lane.
"Norman Brinker and I were close friends, and that's how we got together," Perot recalls. "I call Don [to help] people who have complicated problems. He gets all of his facts straight and goes in on the matter of principle and things that are obviously illegal, and gets the job done. He's a great communicator."
Godwin remembers receiving a call from Brinker at his home one Sunday in late 1989. The two had never met, but Brinker said the company had a difficult case in Los Angeles and needed his help. Godwin flew to L.A. the next day and within three weeks the case was ended—with no damages paid. Brinker and Brinker International board member Ray Hunt of Hunt Oil found the news "unbelievable" and continued both a professional relationship and friendship.
Godwin also counts Barry Andrews, CEO of Dallas-based Andrews Distributing, among his clients. "The thing I have always liked about Don is he's committed 110 percent to whatever project he's on," Andrews says. "He's completely focused and passionate about what he does, and he's as tough as they come."
Remembering his parents' struggles is what's driven him to succeed all these years, Godwin says. "I knew I was away more than what a lot of men and women were away from their families. But I was always afraid of having to go back to North Carolina," he says. "Every day for many, many years, I woke up every morning afraid I wouldn't be successful enough to continue doing what I'm doing."
With the Halliburton case ramping up, Godwin and his firm partner Marcos Ronquillo plan to add about a dozen lawyers to the 43 already working in their Dallas and Houston offices. And, characteristically, he's relishing his role in the fight.
"In North Carolina, as an 11-year-old boy pushing a lawnmower [to earn money], never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I'd find myself in a courtroom in New Orleans as lead lawyer for Halliburton in the largest litigation in the world, defending against the largest environmental loss ever," Godwin says. "You couldn't have mapped that out."


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The Quick Rundown…
|Yesterday's Result
|Today's Game
|Pitching Matchup
|Syracuse Chiefs
|Harrisburg Senators
|Won, 3-0
|@ Bowie, 7:05 p.m.
|Brad Meyers (3-1, 2.45) vs.
Mitch Atkins (0-0, 9.00)
|Potomac Nationals
|Lost, 20-6
|vs. Myrtle Beach, 7:05 p.m.
|Trevor Holder (1-2, 6.75) vs.
Joe Wieland (1-2, 2.52)
|Hagerstown Suns
|Won, 8-2
Syracuse-Rochester — PPD
Oh, look: A rainout! The fifth postponement of the season for Syracuse will force this game to be made up as a doubleheader on Saturday, June 25.
Harrisburg 3 Bowie 0
• Peacock (W, 4-1) 7IP 2H 0R 1BB 8K
• McCoy (H, 3) 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
• Mattheus (S, 4) 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
• Johnson 3-5, 2-2B,
• Lombardozzi 2-5, RBI
• Tucker 3-4, SB
Stellar pitching and solo HRs from Derek Norris and Bill Rhinehart carried the Harrisburg Senators past the Bowie Baysox, 3-0. Brad Peacock, Pat McCoy, and Ryan Mattheus combined for a two-hit shutout, the second in as many nights, with Peacock lowering his ERA to 1.16 and raising his strikeout tally to 36 — both second-best in the Eastern League. The longballs helped mask a poor performance in the clutch as the Sens were just 1-for-12 with RISP and left nine men on base.
Myrtle Beach 20 Potomac 6
• Clegg (L, 1-2) 3⅔ IP 13H 11R 7ER 1BB 1K 1HR
• Demmin 3⅓ IP 2H 1R 1ER 1BB 3K 1HR
• Higley 3-3, R, 2B, BB, RBI
• Leon 2-4, R, 2B, 3-3 SB-CS
See my take on yesterday's debacle. Or not. We won't blame you.
Hagerstown 8 Rome 2
• Jordan (ND) 2⅓ IP 3H 1R 1ER 0BB 0K
• Applebee (W, 1-1) 3⅔ 2H 1R 1ER 0BB 0K 1HR
• Graham 2IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
• Harper 2-5, R, RBI, SB
• Taylor 2-4, 2R, 2-2B, 2RBI
RHP Taylor Jordan's bid for win #6 was derailed by a line drive off his left elbow, but a five-run 7th secured an 8-2 victory for the Hagerstown Suns, capping another four-game sweep and and winning the season series 8-0. Bryce Harper sparked the rally with bunt single, took second on a walk, and stole third. He came home on a groundout, finishing the game at 2-for-5, which raised his average to .358. Michael Taylor also doubled twice and drove in two and scored two runs. Paul Applebee got the win with one run allowed on two hits and walks over three and 2/3rds innings of relief.
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Thanks for emphasizing the left elbow on Jordon, scary nonetheless.
I keep seeing bunts on Harper's line, wonder if the opposing infield is Way back, so this is his way to counterpunch.
so I heard Selik got moved up to potomac yesterday…
Hi Sue. What do you make of Sandy Leon? He had a pretty good year last year and seems to be doing well so far this year.Do you seen him turning into a decent prospect?
Missed you guys. I've been real busy with work, and need to work harder to make the site my first stop on the interwebs.
I'm assuming Harper's hitting enough for Potomac. Defense and attitude holding him back? Have we started the "guess when Bryce gets promoted talk?" yet.
Glad to see Selik got moved up. Guess he's ready and there's room at the inn?
Nice to see Peacock starting and doing well. Hopefully he's starting to get on people's radar and that can be one more name to apply some pressure or depth to the crew at Syracuse.
Man, I wish I had me some funds and time! Brad Meyers at Bowie! That would be on like Donkey Kong. Anybody going to that game? If so, please pretty please put up some kind of scouting report.
I didn't realize Derek Norris is struggling so badly. What gives?
@souldrummer, AA is a pretty big leap. Pretty close to major league pitching, lots of good true pitching prospects.
As I recall Marerro had a pretty long adjustment period last year? … and he has never repeated his early in his career power numbers. Tyler Moore is another guy having adjustment problems. Its a wait and see at this point as far as their offense I guess.
And yeah, you'll have to expect its going to happen to Harper as well once he gets to that level.
We should be grateful that H'burg's pitching coach Randy Tomlin was able to help Tatusko past his rut. He is starting to pitch like Peacock now. Pretty decent rotation with Meyers, Peacock, Tatusko, Davis and Atilano as the fifth starter.
Is Taylor Jordan okay? I hope the injury isn't serious, he's been pitching very well.
Selik to Potomac, Demmin to "extended spring training purgatory," and Weaver into the Potomac bullpen. My guess on who makes way for Selik is Holder. The days rest makes sense and Holder probably is the worst of the 5 starters (Clegg's ridiculously bad outing makes his numbers worse, but that could have been a one-off night)
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An Orlando teen went missing from her home at Hawthorne Grove Apartments in Orlando FL near old Winter Garden Road and Good Homes Road. Alexandria Fransa Chery, 16 was last seen approximately 7a.m. on Monday by her mother before leaving home for work.
According to deputies, Chery's mother said her daughter was asleep in bed when she left home, but after returning from work her daughter was nowhere to be found. The mother checked her room and noticed clothing missing from her daughter's closet, a wet spot on the floor, a pair of wet men underwear under the bed, and a strong odor that smelled like bleach.
The mother also noticed blood on the foot of a teddy bear that was sitting on her daughter's bed as well as spatters of blood around the apartment. On Wednesday, authorities arrested the mother's longtime boyfriend Sanel Saintsimon in the case of the missing 16-year-old for giving false information to law enforcement during an investigation and for attempting to destroy evidence.
According to authorities, Saintsimon works at Boston Market on the corner of Kirkman Road and Conroy Road in Orlando FL, but left work on Monday approximately 9:30 a.m. the day the teen went missing. Saintsimon could not give a clear explanation as to why he left work and where he went.
According to deputies, at one time or another, Chery may have been in a black Pontiac that was found in Pine Hills. The vehicle has been seized and is being processed for evidence. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Deming's said at a news conference on Wednesday that Alexandria's disappearance is considered "extremely suspicious."
He continued by saying "Obviously the worst case scenario is that this individual could have been seriously injured." The community is pleading for the safe return of Alexandria and deputies are hoping that anyone with information on the teen's whereabouts will come forward or contact the sheriff's department or crime line at 407-423-8477.


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Kim Kardashian was looking to have a good night at the Vienna Opera Ball on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, but her evening was ruined by a white man who showed up in blackface, pretending to be Kanye West. US Magazine reported that he actually approached her at the event and said that he was her husband.
Austrian businessman Richard Lugner Kim Kardashian $500,000 to be his date to the ball. He has a history of attending the Vienna Annual Opera Ball with well-paid starlets on his arm.
Kardashian was apparently taking pics with Lugner when a man ran up to her, dressed completely in blackface, and acted like he was Kanye West. She was not pleased with the situation and walked away from him, but she was still due to stay at the ball for another 90 minutes.
The fake Kanye wasn't done though as he came back up to Kim and reportedly asked Kim to dance. She told him she wasn't a good dancer, and the guy responded by saying that he would dance with her if the orchestra would play "N****rs in Vienna."
Kardashian said a number of other problems went on in her night as well.
She said that Lugner was rather aggressive with her and would grab her and pull her away from her security. Kardashian insists that Lugner was attempting to be alone with her.
Lugner later did an interview saying "Kim is annoying me." He was apparently not happy that she didn't complete her scheduled night.
Her reality show was there with their cameras so this appears to have gotten all caught on tape.
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