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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
It's not a kept secret in regard to my feelings about clowns.
I saw a sign this weekend saying the circus was in town. A chill of fear crept up my spine.
I don't like clowns. They scare me.
I was the fearful child, riddled with neuroses and phobias, cursed with the wild imagination that rendered all impossible and improbable things a definite possibility and an absolute certainty.
What is it about clowns, anyway?
It's their freakishly long, water-ski feet, the wild orange hair and the big red ball nose, the leering, white faced grin spreading from ear to ear as if deliciously pondering the notion of what it would feel like to devour your soul as you slept.
It's the tall clowns on stilts, rising to the Big Top rafters, and especially the short clowns, running everywhere, falling down and then bouncing right back to their feet as if they were made out of rubber.
Clowns are not the representation of the hidden sad face, clowns are pure evil incognito.
Clowns do not speak – another thing I don't like. Mime clowns, the worst kind.
A friend of mine asked me, how do you ever eat at McDonald's?
It wasn't easy. I kept my eyes downcast, staring at the floor, repeating the same mantra over and over again, "Don't make eye contact with the clown… don't make eye contact with the clown."
And if the clown doesn't get you, the talking Big Mac head will.
Puppets get me almost as much as clowns do. Puppets are merely clowns on strings. And the whole frog and pig love thing going on with the Muppets. Creepy.
I don't like mimes, either. Mimes are evil cousins to the clown.
Mimes are patient, deathly pale in pallor, regarding you with that silent open-eyed stare of curious mockery, silently waiting for you to make a mistake while seemingly trapped inside their invisible boxes. And when you do, they will pounce on you in droves to attack and pretend to beat the snot out of you.
I was in Walmart the other day and saw a mother demonstrating the fun of a Jack-in-the-box to her two year old. Here, crank the little knob and a pretty little song plays.
Then, just as you're enjoying the song, perhaps even singing along, you get to the end and "POP!" goes the weasel and a dismembered clown head on a spring jumps out of the box at you.
The only reason no one in Walmart could hear the kid crying was because I was screaming like I'd just lost my legs.
My aunt had several Red Skelton clown paintings hanging in her living room, and one in particular, a painting called "Cloud Clowns" that showed the clouds forming into dozens of clown faces.
Hideous it was.
For years I had trouble even looking up at the sky for fear of what might be looking back at me.
My clown dreams though rank right up there with tornadoes and giants as all-time favorite nightmares. Friends of mine know this, and Carma, a good friend of mine last night brought up an interesting scenario.
"Think about it," she said, "A tornado forms from a cloud ... from a clown in the clouds."
A tornado with a leering clown face coming at you, Carma said, and chuckled.
An evil woman you are.
Probably a clown spy in disguise too, I'll bet. Oh yeah. I'm sleeping with the lights on tonight.
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Voters in parts of West Ashley, downtown Charleston and North Charleston will go to the polls Tuesday to decide who will take over the state Senate seat formerly held by Robert Ford.
Voter Info
Polls Open
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the same places used for last November's general election. Polling places also may be found at postandcourier.com/senate42-polling.
Voter ID
The state's new Voter ID requirements will be in effect, so voters should bring either: a driver's license or ID card issued by S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles; a state voter registration card with a photo; a federal military ID or a U.S. passport.
Those who do not have an ID may vote but first must sign a form stating why they could not get one.
District 42
This Senate district was redrawn two years ago and stretches from some of West Ashley's oldest neighborhoods to parts of downtown Charleston and up through North Charleston.
To find out if you're in District 42 and eligible to vote Tuesday, go to scvotes.org and click on the "Voters" and "Check your voter registration" tabs.
Absentee voting
In-person absentee voting will end at 5 p.m. Monday at the Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration Office at 4367 Headquarters Road, North Charleston. All other absentee ballots must arrive in that office by 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The race pits Democrat Marlon Kimpson against Republican Billy Shuman and Libertarian Alex Thornton.
Ford, a Democrat who had held the seat for two decades, resigned in May after the Senate's Ethics Committee found that he had improperly used his campaign funds.
The campaign has lacked any face-to-face meetings between the candidates. There was far more political activity in the run up to the Aug. 13 Democratic primary, where Kimpson eventually prevailed over a field of six candidates.
Kimpson, a lawyer who works for Motley Rice and a former vice chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, is widely considered the favorite. His campaign pledges include fighting the state's new Voter ID laws and its decision not to expand Medicaid.
He has raised and spent more than $170,000. Also, the district's voters are 62 percent black, and Kimpson is the only African-American on the ballot.
Billy Shuman, a North Charleston real estate agent who has not run for office before, has not filed campaign disclosure forms with the state and has not returned reporters' phone calls. His mailers underscore how he is a strong Republican.
Thornton, a photographer and Libertarian, has campaigned on pledges to work to end the state's income tax, to end the state's "war on marijuana," and to donate her salary to education reform.
Whoever wins is expected to be sworn in soon to fill the remainder of Ford's term, which runs through 2016.
Reach Robert Behre at 937-5771.

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UNIVERSITY PARK - In late July, a few days after the NCAA hit Penn State with unprecedented sanctions in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, Nittany Lion football coach Bill O'Brien and his staff met with eight concerned high school prospects that had given his program verbal commitments and their families in the Lasch Building's auditorium.
"It was a very private meeting. It was a very emotional meeting," O'Brien said. "I answered probably 50-to-75 questions as best as I could.
"I think that was a very important day for us. It was a very honest, emotional, somewhat tough, but a very productive meeting."
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Christian Hackenberg, flanked by his parents, Erick and Nikki, signed his letter of intent to attend Penn?State on Wednesday. Hackenberg headlines a class that some recruiting experts placed in the top 25.
Photo courtesy Paul Chaplin/The Harrisburg Patriot-News
Central Dauphin linebacker Zayd Issah (left) was the state Class AAAA co-player of the year in 2011.
The significance of that could not be lost a little more than six months later when O'Brien met with the media on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the 17 players that make up Penn State's 2013 recruiting class, including seven of the eight that were part of that meeting last summer.
As expected, 12 prospects signed with the Lions on Wednesday, joining five that already enrolled last month. Headlined by Virginia quarterback Christian Hackenberg, Cedar Cliff tight end Adam Breneman, New Jersey defensive end Garrett Sickels and New Jersey guard Brendan Mahon, the class, which several analysts expected to disintegrate, beat the odds to be rated in the top 45 nationally by all four major recruiting news organizations.
ESPN rated the Lions' class the highest at 24th. It came in at 26 according to 247Sports.com.
"I think we were able to address all the needs we were looking for. Obviously, we have a limited amount of scholarships we can offer, but we feel we got a great group of kids that can come in and help us and help us get ready for the 2013 season," recruiting coordinator Charles London said.
The class included nine defensive players, including four defensive backs, and a pair of quarterbacks, Hackenberg and junior college signee Tyler Ferguson, who already is taking classes. The Lions brought in three players on each side of the line, as well.
"We feel very positive about this class," O'Brien said. "What we want here is a smart team, a high-character team, a big, fast, physical football team that can play in all kinds of weather. I think we've done that with this recruiting class."
The centerpiece of the class is Hackenberg. Ranked as the No. 1 pro-style quarterback prospect by both ESPN and 247Sports, he might be the most highly regarded quarterback recruit ever at Penn State and has Lion fans salivating at the thought of him at the controls of O'Brien's innovative offenses.
"He's a tall guy. He's got a very accurate arm. He's got a strong arm. He's smart," O'Brien said.
O'Brien didn't rule out that Hackenberg - who many thought would redshirt - could be the starter come fall. Only one of the six quarterbacks that will be on the roster was with the team last season, true freshman Steven Bench. Bench, Ferguson and freshman walk-ons D.J. Crook and Austin Whipple, are on campus for the spring semester.
"Christian, Steven Bench and Tyler Ferguson, any one of those guys would be our starting quarterback against Syracuse [in the season-opener]. No question about it," O'Brien said.
Also noteworthy is that nearly a fourth of the class is comprised of players from outside Penn State's traditional recruiting zone. The second-ranked JUCO quarterback according to one website, Ferguson is from California. Defensive tackle Parker Cothren was first-team all-Alabama, defensive back Neiko Robinson led his team to a Florida state championship, and Atlanta-area safety Kasey Gaines was one of the leaders of one of the top prep teams in the country as a junior.
O'Brien said the Lions would continue to look there for talent, although assistant coach Ted Roof, who recruited that area, has left to take a job at Georgia Tech.
"We have connections down there. I coached at Georgia Tech. [Offensive line coach] Mac McWhorter, his roots are down there. But the bulk of our roster will come from that 300-mile driving distance," O'Brien said. "All three of these guys, Gaines, Cothren, Robinson, we think are going to be really good football players for us. That gives us a diverse group of guys when you look at the geography of our roster."
Among the other more highly regarded members of the class are Council Rock North defensive end Curtis Cothran, New Jersey linebacker Brandon Bell, Virginia receiver DaeSean Hamilton, Central Dauphin linebacker Zayd Issah and Heshey tackle Andrew Nelson. Issah, who decommitted and then came back, was the state Class AAAA co-player of the year in 2011. Nelson has grown an inch and put on 30 pounds up to 6-foot-5, 295 since he committed in April.
With only 15 scholarships for the next four years and 65 total from 2014-2017, O'Brien admitted that he and his staff don't have much room for error.
"It's almost impossible to do this, but you really can't miss when you can only sign 15 scholarship players," O'Brien said. "It becomes vitally important to become as thorough as you can be. You can leave no stone unturned."
The Lions signed several players that add versatility in what they can do. Mahon, while a guard, played center in the U.S. Army All-American Game. Cothren was recruited by several teams as a defensive end, and Richy Anderson could play running back, receiver and return kicks.
"You only have 53 guys in the NFL, so it's about finding guys who can multi-task," London said. "It's huge. We're always looking for that edge."
The Lions will try to overcome the restrictions with non-scholarship players. A lot of the Penn State players will not have been highly ranked, but O'Brien noted there were few five-star recruits on the New England Patriots roster when he went to the Super Bowl with them.
"Certainly, we lost some kids because of sanctions," O'Brien said. "But, at the end of the day, all I'm concerned about are the guys that are here. We're not about collecting talent. We're about building a team."


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A cute, more loving way of saying mom. Usually used my younger children, but can be used by all. Most common with Indian children (from asia/ not native american)
"Mumma!! im hungry!! :)"
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mumma is a 'patwa' word from the Caribbean maybe Guyana and it simply mean mother
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מאת Rishi 14 במרץ, 2005
Mumma in most Indian Citites , particularly in North India, means " Breast of a Female or Boobs
Os Da mumma bada Wada He Meaning she has big boobs
מאת Sameul 2 ביוני, 2007
the abilty for one to give oral pleasure to 2(or more) men by oscillating ones head back and forth between 2 penis's while simultaniously jerking off both men all while humming in a particularly despondent fashion
look at that, hes giving those dudes a mumma
מאת whothefuckcares85 6 בפברואר, 2010
a Mumma is a girl/guy with a somewhat pig like face, including a distorted nose and slight wrinkles that resemble a bulldog. a Mumma is also notorious for her/his unnatural ability to PMS every other day, so their actions are very unpridictable.
hey look at that mumma what a ugly annoying piece of shit, i bet it is one of those mummas that teaches latin and has no life and deserves to die...lets go linch it.
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Florence, Italy, 1598
As the chandeliers are lit for the evening's performance, a group of musicians, poets, and thinkers—called the Florentine Camerata—enters a small room to conduct an experiment. The experiment is simple: What happens when music and drama collide?
Classical Arizona PBS stopped by our Falstaff dress rehearsal to record the performance for a later broadcast date, and snapped a few great photos along the way! Check out their point of view below.
Giuseppe Verdi loved Shakespeare. Although he never learned English, Verdi— through Italian translation—found a kindred spirit in the English Bard. After all, despite living centuries apart, each man contributed to their respective art forms in comparable ways.
Alyssa Martin is a first year artist in the Marion Roose Pullin Arizona Opera Studio and will return in the 2016/17 Season.
What is proper adult behavior? And what does the idea of "proper" mean in Verdi's Falstaff?
Audiences in Prague loved Mozart in the 1780s. Across the city, tunes from The Marriage of Figaro were arranged as dances for the most glamorous balls, arias were sung on every street corner, and the opera was a constant topic of conversation.
We sit down with Baritone Morgan Smith, who stars as Don Giovanni in the Arizona Opera production of Mozart's famous opera.
Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the world's most famous operas—but how well do you really know this 18th-century masterpiece? Here are some fast facts to impress at your next dinner party.
Adam Diegel is singing the part of Don José in Carmen. Check out his first opera experience, his advice for first-time opera-goers and more below!
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Granada in state of emergency due to overpopulation
The municipality of Granada, in eastern Antioquia, is facing a serious overpopulation problem due to the return of residents forced out of the area in the late 90's and early 2000's. The administration says it simply doesn't have the resources to meet the needs of all the people returning. In recent years nearly 5,099 people, or 1,283 families, have quietly returned, generating an increase in demand in a number of areas.
"The town has financial problems. Because of displacement and violence it stopped getting taxes and with people's massive return the municipality's capability to serve them is worn out," Mayor Fredy Castaño said.
In response to the situation, the administration decreed a State of Emergency hoping to channel departmental, national and international aid to benefit all those "who come to our town."
Some 100 families have returned to Granada recently, which is nearly 500 people, and 1,500 more are expected in 2013. Approximately 700 people displaced from other Colombian towns have also chosen Granada as their new home.
With the State of Emergency in place, authorities hope to obtain the resources needed to meet the needs the town hasn't been able to fulfill. "In matters of health and education we don't have a problem. But road infrastructure, housing and aqueduct service have been overwhelmed."


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09.08.03 - Maryland Home Improvement Commission
Authority: Business Occupations and Professions Article,
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Notice of Proposed Action
The Home Improvement Commission proposes to amend Regulation .03 under
COMAR 09.08.03 Claims Against the Home Improvement Guaranty
Fund. This action was considered by the Home Improvement Commission at a public meeting held on June 6, 2013, notice of which
was given in accordance with State Government Article, §10-506(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this action is to bring the regulation into conformity with a change in the statute that permits individual awards
from the Home Improvement Guaranty Fund of a maximum $20,000 instead of $15,000, and to provide that an award from the Fund may
not be in excess of the amount paid by or on behalf of the claimant to the contractor against whom the claim is filed.
Comparison to Federal Standards
There is no corresponding federal standard to this proposed action.
Estimate of Economic Impact
The proposed action has no economic impact.
Economic Impact on Small Businesses
The proposed action has minimal or no economic impact on small businesses.
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Obama said the immediate priority is finding the girls, but that the Boko Haram group must also be dealt with.
"In the short term our goal is obviously is to help the international community, and the Nigerian government, as a team to do everything we can to recover these young ladies," Obama said in an interview with NBC's Today, in some of his first public comments on what he said was a "terrible situation" in the West African nation.
"But we're also going to have to deal with the broader problem of organizations like this that ... can cause such havoc in people's day-to-day lives," Obama said of Boko Haram.
The brazen April 15 abduction has sparked international outrage and mounting demands, including by some in Washington, for Nigeria to spare no effort to find and free the girls before they can be sold into slavery or otherwise harmed.
Angelina Jolie, a longtime human rights activist and Special Envoy of UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, condemned the actions, saying on Tuesday: "The kidnapping of these young Nigerian girls is an unthinkable cruelty. Sadly, of course, there is real evil in the world. You watch the news, and you see all of the people suffering and so much cruelty."
Nigeria's police have said more than 300 girls were abducted from their secondary school in the country's remote northeast. Of that number, 276 remain in captivity and 53 managed to escape.
Obama said he was glad the Nigerian government was accepting help from U.S. military and law enforcement advisers.
"Obviously, what's happening is awful, and, as a father of two girls, I can't imagine what their parents are going through," he told CBS News in an interview. Obama said the U.S. has long sought to work with Nigeria to contain Boko Haram.
"You've got one of the worst regional or local terrorist organizations in Boko Haram in Nigeria. They've been killing people ruthlessly for many years now and we've already been seeking greater cooperation with the Nigerians," Obama said in an interview with ABC News.
He said the kidnapping and subsequent outrage over Nigeria's inability to rescue the girls "may be the event that helps to mobilize the entire international community to finally do something against this horrendous organization that's perpetrated such a terrible crime."
U.S. Military and Law Enforcement to ActThe technical experts heading to Nigeria will include U.S. military and law enforcement personnel skilled in intelligence, investigations, hostage negotiating, information sharing and victim assistance, as well as officials with expertise in other areas, White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
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Obama commented during a series of previously arranged television interviews conducted in the White House Rose Garden, shortly after the Senate passed a bipartisan resolution urging the girls' safe and immediate return. Some lawmakers also observed a moment of silence on the Capitol steps calling for their release, and dozens of people also protested outside the Nigerian Embassy in Washington.
All 20 female senators urged Obama in a letter to pursue severe international sanctions on Boko Haram. A smaller group of mostly male senators urged Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to address the root causes of unrest in his country.
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Kerry said Nigeria apparently wanted to pursue its own strategy, but now realizes more needs to be done.
Nigeria's Islamic extremist leader, Abubakar Shekau, has claimed responsibility for the abduction and has threatened to sell the girls. Shekau also warned that Boko Haram will attack more schools and abduct more girls. Boko Haram means "Western education is sinful."
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Production of 'Rent' was exceedingly good
With respect, I need to take exception to the professional review of "Rent" at Musical Fare on Jan. 23. My wife and I really enjoyed the presentation, as did everyone within arm's reach of us in the third row. We rated it firmly five stars out of five. The dedication, displayed emotions, acting, instrumentals, singing and script were absolutely fantastic. It's rare that I want to see anything twice and I will definitely see this one at least twice.
When we stood for the final ovation, the actors and the audience had tears in our eyes. I had shivers down my whole body the last 20 minutes of the show. The connection between the actors and the audience was off-the-map positive, for the young and older in the audience.
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A crash involving multiple cars has slowed traffic on eastbound Interstate 435 near Holmes Road.
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To be covered in something, normally referred to an object.
My boots were clarted in mud.
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This word derives from North East Scottish dialect (Doric).
Clart - To put too much on something
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GALION - One got a very familiar result. The other, something historic. Either way, a plaque and a another week of practice were the rewards.
Seneca East used a 1-2-3 finish to catapult itself to the title in one Division III race Saturday at Amanns Reservoir while Hopewell-Loudon gained the other championship in what is to believed to be the first boys cross country district title in school history.
"We knew it was a good possibility, it was just going to depend on what the guys did today and how well they performed, and obviously they did a very nice job," H-L coach Helen Coleman said. "I guess I won't call it a surprise. It was something we knew could happen, but we knew we had to make it happen."
The Chieftains turned back Woodmore 66-70 for their crown, with Elmwood ending third with 74 points. Old Fort claimed the fourth and final regional team berth with 123 points.
Hopewell-Loudon's championship came despite the absence of regular No. 1 runner Chet Swartzmiller, who watched from the sidelines.
Junior Patric Gase filled as the team's top runner Saturday, clocking in fourth in 17:48.52.
"He just stepped up. To run fourth overall and be our No. 1 runner today, he did an amazing job. Alex [Wood] ran great today, too," Coleman said. "Really, all of them stepped up, but those two really stuck out. They just took it out and did what they needed to do today."
Even if the team had not advanced, Gase would have had plenty of support at the regional since two other teammates finished in the top 16, the cutoff for individuals to move on.
Alex Wood ran seventh (17:54.02) for H-L and Marcus Ardner claimed 14th (18:16.63).
"It was awesome. I don't know to really explain it," Gase said. "I'm just glad we did really good and moved up."
Ryan Depinet's 18th (18:20.36) and Dylan Napier's 23rd (18:39.96) completed the scoring for H-L, with Bernie Somers (25th, 18:44.78) and Drew Kurtz (35th, 19:17.88) also running.
"I think (the title) means a lot. It'll give cross country a bigger name at our school," Gase said.
Old Fort's Tito Lopez finished 16th (18:17.25) and teammate Brad Bannister ran 19th (18:28.92). Elliott Philmore added a 22nd (18:39.96), Cole Manasian finished 30th (19:09.67) and Jacob Clark ended 36th (19:19.28).
Lakota ended sixth in the team standings with 180 points, Calvert took 10th (273), St. Wendelin finished 12th (293), Mohawk came in 13th (307) and New Riegel took 15th (417).
Two other area runners qualified for the regional out of that race.
St. Wendelin's Nick DeHaven captured ninth (18:03.94) and Lakota's Luke Baker claimed 15th (18:16.92).
Davis Mason backed up Baker by running 32nd (19:12.98) for Lakota, and St. Wendelin also got a 56th from Greg Ricker (20:11.51).
Calvert got a 17th from Jon Brodman (18:17.68) and a 52nd from Shane Boehler (19:59.95).
Mohawk's Chris Koehler took 43rd (19:39.9) and Alex Dundore finished 59th (20:26.97).
Caleb Welly finished 76th (21:15.09) for New Riegel and Brandon Arbogast took 79th (21:20.49).
While that race was filled with area runners, the other Division III race was not. It did, however, have plenty of low-scoring Tigers.
Jared Stockmaster (16:47.37), Wes Pipher (16:48.72) and Carson Pipher (16:59.32) captured the first three spots to fuel Seneca East's 40-54 championship victory over New London.
"It was nice see. Obviously, Jared won it, but Wes Pipher, who's worked the last couple weeks really hard in practice, is really starting to come on at the right time of the year. We're going to need that, and hopefully his brother [Carson] comes right with him," Seneca East coach Doug Mason said. "If we can keep them two locked onto Jared and they can keep that score as low as possible with the top three, and hopefully we can get that next tier of guys to come up [we'll do well]."
Michael Szabo added a 16th (18:02.6) for the Tigers and Bryce Watson took 18th (18:11.88) to complete Seneca East's scoring.
Robby Schaffer (30th, 18:49.71) and Brady McWilliams (37th, 19:01.28) also ran for the Tigers who, like everyone in the day's six races, had to contend with constant rain and a very muddy course.
The conditions proved challenging, Mason said.
"I thought Wes Pipher ran a real nice race, and Carson wasn't comfortable; there was something going on, but he just guts it out. They're tough kids," he said.
"Some of our guys are good at running in the mud, some of them are not, and you see that in all of these races," he said. "Our top three ran well. The other guys have been working hard in practice and we're just waiting for them to burst through."
Buckeye Central finished 13th in the same race with 355 points, led by Stone Wurm's 46th (19:18.51) and Wyatt Kisor's 65th (20:29.6).
Two other area runners also gained regional berths in the Division II race.
Domonic Solis crossed the line seventh in 17:15.53 and Garrett Miller took 12th in 17:29 to lead Upper Sandusky to ninth (211).
The Rams ran in the second race of the day, so the course was not quite as muddy as it was later in the day. Still, Upper Sandusky coach Ed Arnold said he enjoyed watching his two regional qualifiers slog their way around the course.
"I was glad there was a little bit of foul weather for these guys. These two guys have been running for a long time, and they're strong runners and they know how to race in foul conditions," he said. "We've run in a lot of muddy stuff before, they always run good when it's muddy so there's nothing wrong with a little bit of mud to make it more exciting and fun."
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One of my favorite versions of the Quickstep is Torvill & Dean's Puttin' on the Ritz, circa 1982 at St. Ivel's competition in England. I am lousy at linking but I'm sure most of you can find it.
One of my favorite versions of the Quickstep is Torvill & Dean's Puttin' on the Ritz, circa 1982 at St. Ivel's competition in England. I am lousy at linking but I'm sure most of you can find it.
One question. Does a difficult dance automatically translate to a difficult SD step pattern re: levels? Because everyone seems to agree that the Golden Waltz is very challenging (Alex Shibutani said it should be called the "really-hard-waltz") but of the 25 entrants at Worlds, only 6 didn't have at least one level four (and only four dropped down to level two for one of the patterns). The Rhumba, a compulsory dance Charlie White had actually complained of as lacking content (way back in 2007), saw only 8 score a level four Rhumba sequence at Worlds 2012. V/M had two international SDs in 2010/11 and scored level four on three of the four Golden Waltz patterns. Which is more than they scored all season in the 11/12 SD.
It depends a good deal on how the key points are described, and how the tech callers call them, whether they are hard to do or not.
When White complained the Rhumba had no content back in 2007, no one had any inkling of key points being described the way they were, and dancers being held to them with close up slo mo replays.
I remember Platov being interviewed about the Rhumba key points and him saying no one ever hit them that way when he was skating. Recall this is the only ever two time Olympic dance champion talking; he said his partner never hit that rhumba key point as it was now described.
It's quite depressing nobody used to skate the compulsory dances on correct edges until the introduction of keypoints (and even now it's just the four steps that get looked at). :P
Yes, it is depressing.
And they didn't used to insist that the steps needed to go on the correct beats either.
It was all about having lovely extended, matching lines & good speed, and perhaps, conveying the character of the dance, maybe a little.
Skating close was valued, and in the days of Torvill & Dean, having all 3 patterns lie exactly over each other, like a school figure (something T&D were very, very good at-better than a lot of singles doing school figures. It was amazing.)
By the days of Anissina & Peizerat, no one cared if the patterns overlaid each other at all.
But at no time since 1980, if you did a Choctaw on a flat, did anyone care, I'm sorry to say. (Before that, I didn't see the CD's on TV to see how they were judged at the elite level).
I suspect in the 1930's they were very picky-the description came from somewhere, somewhen after all.
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How do they determine the level that a dance pair earns on the CD sequences?
Theoretically, they're all doing the same sequence, right? So, what's the difference between a level 2 and a level 3, for example?
Each pattern dance sequence (called "element" here) has three key points assigned.
For level 1, no key points are judged correctly completed but:
For level 2:75% of Pattern Dance Element is completed by both partners
For level 3Pattern Dance Element is not interrupted more than 4 beats in total, either through Stumbles, Falls or any other reason
1 Key Point is correctly executed
For level 4Pattern Dance Element is not interrupted more than 4 beats in total, either through Stumbles, Falls or any other reason
2 Key Points are correctly executed
To get credit for a key point, the step(s) involved must be executed exactly as described in the rules. If this is true, you will see a Y for that key point on the protocol. If not executed correctly, you will see an N for that key pointPattern Dance Element is not interrupted at all, either through Stumbles, Falls or any other reason
3 Key Points are correctly executed
If the step is done correctly, but not on the correct beat of the music, the key point is not completed for the purpose of assigning a level, and you will see a T (for timing fault) for that key point.
Note from the rules, even if the key points are judged correctly completed, including being on the correct beat of the music, the team will not earn a level 4 unless all the other steps are done.
ISU has published Ice Dance Technical Requirements Season 2013-14 (Mar 5)
Ice Dance Technical Requirements Season 2013-14
05 March 2013
ISU Communication 1782 has been published.
The document is an 8-page PDF.
* Finnstep key points are on p. 5. *
As previously announced:
SD rhythm options for Seniors are:
- Quickstep
- Quickstep plus one or two of the following Rhythms: Foxtrot, Charleston, Swing.
The Pattern Dance Elements must be skated on the Quickstep Rhythm, in the style of Quickstep. The Tempo of the music throughout the Pattern Dance Elements must be constant and in accordance with the required Tempo of the Pattern Dance Finnstep, i.e. 52 measures of two beats or 104 beats per minute, plus or minus 2 beats per minute.
Pattern Dance Elements for Seniors:
Two (2) Sections of Finnstep
Section 1: Steps # 1-27
Section 2: Steps # 28-70
skated one after the other, Section 1 followed by Section 2, with Step # 1 skated on the Judges side.
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Considering that the Olympics tends to bring one Angst Dance number after another for the Free (I thought if I heard Requiem for a Dream one more time in 2010 I would go mad), it will be a nice change of pace to see light, exuberant short dances. Looking forward to it!
And yes, the key points for the Finnstep (and Quickstep, which is a different dance, for the Juniors) are in that document that golden411 linked.
Sequence 1
Key point 1-this is odd, since the steps are not sequential!
Lady & Man Steps 1 & 4 (XB-RF, XB-LF) and Lady Step 12 (LFO Tw1½ (Left Forward Outside one and a half rotation twizzle)
1. XB-RF: free leg crossed behind the skating leg below the knee (Cross behind to right forward)
2. XB-LF: free leg crossed behind the skating leg below the knee (Cross behind to right forward)
3. Tw1½: correct Turn
Keypoint 2
Lady Steps 20-21 (XB-LBO, XF-RBI/RBI Tw1½/RFO)
1. Tw1½: correct Turn
2. XB-LBO: free leg crossed behind the skating leg below the knee
3. XF-RBI: free leg crossed in front of the skating leg below the knee
4. Correct Edge (RFO) after Tw1½
Those guys better learn how to exit exactly in half a twizzle.
Keypoint 3
Man Steps 20-21 (XB-LFI, RFO-Sw3/RBI Tw1/RBI)
1. Sw3, Tw1: correct Turns
2. Sw3: correct swing movement of the free leg
3. XB-LFI: free leg crossed behind the skating leg below the knee
4. Correct Edge (RBI) after Tw1
Sequence 2:
Key Point 1
The first 2 will be easy to spot because not only is there a Closed Choctaw, there is a slide into a stop)
Lady Steps 32 & 33 (LFO Sw-ClCho, RBI/RBO/RBO Tw1½/RFI slide into stop)
1. Correct Edges
2. Sw-ClCho, Tw1½: correct Turns
3. Sw-ClCho: correct placement of the free foot
4. Sw-ClCho: correct swing movement of the free leg
5. Correct Change of Edge (Inside to Outside)
Key Point 2
Key Point 2 Man Steps 32 to 33c (LFO Sw-ClCho, RBI OpMo, LFI, RFI/RFI Tw1/RFI slide into stop)
1. Correct Edges
2. Sw-ClCho, Tw1: correct Turns
3. Sw-ClCho: correct placement of the free foot
4. Sw-ClCho: correct swing movement of the free leg
Key Point 3
Lady & Man Steps 64 & 65 (LFI XB-ClCho, RBO3/RFI Tw1½)
1. Correct Edges
2. ClCho, 3, Tw1½: correct Turns
3. XB-ClCho: correct placement of the free foot
I got one KP in the first sequence, and all 3 in the second, but they did not split the dance at the 35 step point, so I didn't guess them placed in the right sequences .
By the way, this ISU Communication 1728 confirms that the optional rhythams for senior are Foxtrot, Charleston, Swing.
and for Junior Foxtrot, Charleston
Last edited by dorispulaski; 03-06-2013 at 10:41 AM.
I think younger skaters like A/E, I/K and S/B(if they decide to make a debut on a senior level) woud have problems with next season's SD. Definitely not a great season to make a senior debut..
I wonder whether this will feed into S&B's decision (or the Russian Fed's decision) on whether to go senior or not?


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GOOSE CREEK — The scene in Shawn Blunt's Head Start class at Westview Primary School might not appear all that unusual at first.
All around the room, youngsters are paired off with students from nearby Westview Middle School, reading books, asking questions, sharing stories. In fact, the scene will be repeated several times that morning in several 3- and 4-year-old classes throughout not only the school, but also the district.
This is not just a community service project. This is service learning.
"There is a distinction in that, with community service, there's not necessarily learning going on," said Berkeley County School District Special Education Coordinator Cheryl Belcher. "In this kind of project, there is a two-way street. The kids that are providing the service learn and get something out of it, and the kids that are receiving the service learn, so it's a unique partnership."
The program is "Read it! Leave it!" and it was launched last month in six middle schools and six elementary schools throughout the district.
It involves having the older students, many of whom struggle academically, read to the younger ones. The books, chosen with help from the South Carolina Center for Children's Books and Literacy, are then left in the classrooms.
"We leave the books to plant a seed so that those children will then continue to go back throughout the year to read them," said district Director of Programs for Students with Disabilities Kelly Wulf.
So far, educators say, it has been a win-win for all involved.
"The reason we got into service learning was to target middle schools," Wulf said. "We know that middle school students who are academically challenged start to disengage. It's kind of a sneaky way to get kids to read, but it's also providing a service to the Head Start children."
The idea came from research on dropout prevention, she said.
"This is the group of kids that we can lose when they get to high school, so we have got to engage them in the learning process," she said. "The power of it is that we're taking kids that struggle with reading and they feel so good about going in and reading to these young children."
The program goes beyond the few minutes the middle-schoolers spend with the early childhood students every other week.
"Older children reading to younger children in schools is not really anything new," Belcher said. "We've had those kinds of partnerships for years. What's different is that we are taking the time on the front end to really prepare the students so that they can step into that teaching role and they understand the responsibility that goes with it."
The older students spend time in their own classrooms trying out books — sometimes several books — to find the "right" one to share with the youngsters. They learn about asking questions to test comprehension and redirecting them when they lose interest in the books.
"The unique thing about this project is that it goes from pre-literacy all the way to teaching parenting skills," Belcher said.
The younger students also benefit from the interaction, and Wulf hopes it will have long-reaching effects.
"We know the children sitting in Head Start are also at risk," Wulf said. "If we don't get in there and intervene with them, they could eventually end up with us."
Additionally, the program, which is funded by a grant from the state Department of Education, has helped shore up libraries in the Head Start classrooms.
Before Berkeley County won a grant in 2011 to run Head Start in Berkeley and Dorchester counties, the programs were run by other organizations, most off site from public schools.
"If there were any books that came (from the former Head Start programs), they were old and the covers were torn," said Westview Primary Principal Luci Carter. "We didn't really have good libraries for the classrooms. This was an opportunity to put books into those classrooms that are classics, that were award-winners, that the children are going to enjoy sitting down and listening to over and over."
Westview Middle School student Alexea Sous reads "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" to 4-year-old Head Start students Morgan Warren (left) and McKenzie Griffin on Thursday at Westview Primary School.×
Westview Middle School student Michael Meyers reads "How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?" to 4-year-old Head Start students Londen Brown (left) and Regohnte Gregory at Westview Primary School on Thursday.×
Westview Middle School student Avery Legette reads "Three Little Dassies" to 4-year-old Head Start students Kristian Davis (left) and Lily Collazo on Thursday at Westview Primary School.×


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A letter in the Aug. 14 Tomahawk Leader:
Citizens of Merrill School District:
To those of you who didn't attend the Merrill School District's annual meeting, it's really a shame, it was quite enlightening. I did and I wondered … "How much communication is there between the board and the superintendent?" When the superintendent was asked her salary, she was silent, as was the chairman of the meeting. Asked a second time … the chairman stated "$123,000." This was met with an explosive "$123,000!" from Mr. Montabon (good job!) He then asked the audience how many of them survive on $30,000. … He … asked if this included benefits. Answer: "No." So our superintendent is receiving $148,000 a year. How can the Merrill District support this kind of salary when many citizens are living on $30,000 a year? When asked how they decided on her income the chairman stated it's based on the salary other school in the valley pay. What is the population of these other valley school districts? How does their industry compare with Merrill's? … The citizens in Merrill School District are hurting. Couldn't this superintendent's job be let out on bids with an interview to judge the individual? I really wonder how the present superintendent was evaluated. Between the lack of industry and the cost of living, citizens can't stay afloat, but they are supposed to support a superintendent at $148,000 a year? Why do we have to come up with additional tax dollars to hire her a lawyer?
It's time that the entire school district stands up and make the administrative board accountable. Not just Gleason. It's quite evident from the comments that I've heard that many of Merrill's citizens also have doubts about our administration. You've read the negative comments about the Gleason community, but you should all be proud of this community that is trying to keep democracy a part of our local area. We need to work on getting this dictatorship squelched before you have no voice in procedures and more tax dollars are squandered away on unnecessary expenses.
… What is it costing to furnish this alternate school? Is all new equipment and furnishings being bought for that? Will this alternate location be rent-free for as long as you want it? … What exactly is it costing to set up this location? How many students do you have enrolled? Why couldn't these students have attended NCTI? Questions, questions, questions. Are they ever answered in a pointblank way. A lot of hedging. Start trying to find the answers.
… Gleason is not just concerned about their Midway School. They're concerned about where our educational system is heading when there seems to be no concern about our rural students. These smaller schools in the outlying areas have been a plus to our school systems in so many ways …
"Where is this all going to end?" With one big school in the city to accommodate all grades K-12? Do you want your child in such a program? Start speaking out and ask yourselves, "Why does Midway want to keep their school so badly?" What really are the advantages of transporting all students to town …? I sure can't see an advantage.
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The Wolverine – which opens in theaters July 26 – star has been married to Deborra-Lee Furness since 1996.
"My number one rule for romance is surprise," Jackman says in the August issue of Good Housekeeping. "If I bring Deb flowers every Tuesday, yeah, it's nice, but is it romantic?"
To shake things up and restore the thrill, the actor bucks routine.
"So much of life is about your routine. I [recently] pretended I was still on the set. I called Deb and said, 'I'll be back late tonight.' " Jackman, 44, appeared hours earlier than his wife expected. "And she got such a shock. I'd made reservations at our favorite lunch place. It was three hours before the kids finished school, and it was awesome because it was unplanned."
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I expected a film with lots of violence about a man I would hate. Instead I found a film that focused more on the mind of the man rather than his actions. I didn't hate him. I was strangely entertained and fascinated by him: but I was glad I didn't know him. Bronson is one of those films that are hard to explain. It is a strange mixture of reality, madness, and a touch of vaudeville. Imagine if you will a biography filmed by Terry Gilliam combined with the surrealism of Cabaret. The film is narrated in the first person as Bronson, played by Tom Hardy, as he takes us through his life from birth through his time in prison. At times he addresses an audience, sometimes real, sometimes not. The film keeps moving and I didn't find a dull moment. I also have to say I never quite knew what to expect either.
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Goose Creek resident Tony Osterman was named an associate head coach for the Pinewood Prep baseball team last month.
Osterman, who has spent more than 30 years coaching baseball throughout the state, will serve under new Panthers coach Jay Buddin.
Osterman was the hitting instructor for the Panthers this past spring.
Tony joined our varsity baseball staff last year and had an immediate impact on our players development, Pinewood Prep athletics director Andy Morgan said. He does a fantastic job at evaluating and teaching the proper mechanics for each players swing and getting them to see the results.
During the summers he also worked with the South Carolina Diamond Devils as an assistant. He is the head coach for the East Coast Baseball Academy and a staff member for the Diamond Prospects since 2006.
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Join the Army and See the Universe. That is the motto of The Third Space War, also known as The First Interstellar War, but most commonly as The Bug War. In one of Robert Heinlein's most controversial best sellers, a recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the universe - and into battle with the Terrain Mobile Infantry against mankind's most alarming enemy.
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"Well Aged Heinlein"
I had not read Starship Troopers in many years. Many of Heinlein's books have not aged very well, but this has aged quite well. This book has quite a lot of moral philosophy and social commentary, and a bit of humor, science fiction and action adventure. The main character is well developed, and the events interesting and fun. I enjoyed this listen quite a bit. This has little in common with the very bad movie.
"Freedom, Power=Responsibility"
A well written space war story told with realistic characters and plot. This is a story of a young man who discovers himself and his place in a free society during an alien race war. Great action and character development with moral lessons that still hit home in the present. Questions like: Should everyone vote even if they don't care? What is the price of freedom? Is our way to handle youth violence based on any reasonable philosophy? Read this to enjoy a good tale or read it to think about human societies? It's good both ways.
"Bad overdubs"
Recording was mostly good, except for occasional sentences or paragraphs that were overdubbed and sounded awful - muffled, and possibly even a different narrator.
"My favorite book ever"
This is my favorite fiction book ever, and the only book that comes in a close second is Ender's Game. I loved "Starship Troopers" the first time that I read it at 13 years old, and I really loved listening to the audio recording 14 years later at 27. I drove around and wasted exhorbitant amounts of gas just so I could continue listening to it. It was nice. I reccommend this book to any person 13 years of age or above.
"A Science Fiction Classic"
As other people have pointed out, the movie "based on" this book really wasn't. A few of the concepts made it into the movie, but only in passing. The real problem is that if you see the movie, you're expecting a sci-fi action movie of bugs and guns, and that's not what this book is.
This is a Heinlein novel, and he's doing here what he does best: take a concept, and explore it through fiction. Many people have assumed that Heinlein is a fascist because of the world he created here, but I don't think they got the point. Unlike many Heinlein novels, this is a book for adults, and it requires thinking about what's being said.
This only gets four stars because of the reading. I think Lloyd James does a pretty good job here, but the long pauses get annoying. I kept thinking I'd bumped my iPod. Still, I recommend it.
"5 Star Story 1 Star Interpretation. 3 Overall"
I love the story. It's well worth reading the actual book. But I cannot recommend the narrator for this one. And I was especially disappointed because the same narrator did such a GREAT job reading The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. But for this book he had a very flat, unemotional voice. And he kept hesitating and pausing in the middle of reading when it was obviously uncalled for. It was almost like he was unsure of himself and kept pausing to figure out how to read the next part. It was very annoying. Read the book - it's full of great ideas. But don't listen to this one.
"DON'T see the movie, listen to this instead!"
One of the crimes of this past century is the movie that was based on this classic novel. Someone ought to go to jail over that.
But this Blackstone audio production does real justice to this interesting novel. Don't get too caught up in the military aspect of it's plot. It's really a coming-of-age story. It's also a remarkably adult story. And of course, Heinlein gets on his soap box and finds space to put forward his rather unique conservative political positions. Agree with him or not, at least he will get you thinking.
If you are looking to share an audio book with a teenage son, this might be a good one. My 15 year old loved it, and it made for some interesting conversations.
"Wonderful, but hold your fire on the narrator"
I heartily agree with most of the comments above, but I'd disagree with the negative comments about the narrator. I've heard him read several things and he adapts himself - he's no raw youngster like Johnny Rico the supposed narrator, though he sounds exactly like one on this recording. So good was his reading of the book in this character that I really thought he was around 22. It was only when I heard him read other works that I realised how carefully he'd played the part, and that he is actually considerably older.
As for the book itself: wonderful. And the other comments are, IMHO, absolutely right - ie it knocks the film into a cocked hat. A very shallow cocked hat.
"Great Book / Great Reading"
This is an excellent story - thought provoking but amusing and engaging. It was also an excellent reading. The narrator did a great job with it. It is easy to listen to and appreciate.
"Great social analysis"
This book is much less a military tale than a treatise on military life and related social philosophies. In between lengths describing a young man's reshaping from newly graduated civilian into a veteran military officer, Heinlein gives a number of views, ideas, and commentary on social/political setups, including voting, evolution, and military service in general. Putting this book's viewpoints side by side with "Stranger in a Strange Land" leads to interesting thoughts about our modern society.
The reading is excellent. There are a few mis-pronounced words here and there in the first half, but the vocal tone is varied and engaging. Recommended reading/listening!
"A great take on a classic novel!"
This has always been one of my favourite stories from my youth, and Lloyd James has managed to present it perfectly *very much in the style of the original narrative*. Don't go expecting the movie - this is a far simpler story of a young soldier, in a futuristic setting, from his point of view. Heinlein had a lot to say about the society we are living in, and where we might be going. Listen with an open mind - and enjoy.
"An insight into discipline"
Having seem the film I wanted to read this book to see what the film missed. The film is very loosely based on the book and you can see why when you listen to it. I loved this book, even though the reader lacked expression the story made it all worth while. I think it is more about ideology than attacking bugs and I can see why it caused a stir when it was released. This book makes you consider how we bring up our children and why we do what we do. Very thought provoking.
"Great Book"
Had always meant to pick up this book, after seeing the film a few years ago. I disagree with some of the other reviews, in terms of the narration. I enjoyed listening to this.
The story is great, and thought provoking in terms of the concepts presented.
Great book.
"A truly terrible reading!"
I can't review the story because the reading is so unspeakably bad that I gave up on it after an hour and have no intention of putting myself through the rest of it. Lloyd James reads like he has never seen the words infront of him in his life before. He reads every sentence with EXACTLY THE SAME pattern and vocal inflections. He takes long pauses between mid sentence words and generally sounds like a total amateur. And most unforgivebly of all - you can hear rustling pages. BBC audio books this ain't! Please avoid this terrible reading.
"Thoroughly enjoyed!"
I agree that the narration is certainly not the best you will find on Audible. The story, however, shines through! I completely enjoyed this book and would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone.
The book melds an enjoyable sci-fi story with a very interesting political essay on government and society in general.
In short, enjoyable Sci-Fi!
Starship Troopers is a true classic, an enjoyable, epic read or listen.
Highly recommend it!
"Once more in the breach and damm those torpedoes"
Damm good book
The training of the Mobile Infantry.
When John Rico went over the hump, both physically and mentally.
It was hard going to read the book years ago but when John Rico went of the hump, both physically and mentally in his training I felt good as the main character felt. The way the military was treated and respected in the book is better than the military is treated today and I would disagree with anyone who say this book is rubbish for any reason.
"top sci fi story"
the book is great and i have read it a number of times, great characters in a well put together and interesting universe. the audio books is well read no down sides at all. please please download it and give it a listen.
"Ruined by a terible reader"
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein is one of the classics of Science Fiction. It is the forerunner of most if not all military sci-fi novels and I would recommend that anyone read it. Sadly I cannot recommend that anyone listen to this audiobook version. The reader manages to ruin a great book by droning steadily through everything; quiet times, training, the white heat of action.
"Great story poor politics"
The book describes a society with two classes. The 'citicens' who have served their term in the military and therefore have privileges, and the 'rest'. The author left me wondering if he really thinks this is a good solution or if he meant it as a warning.
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They are mere teenagers, The Ted and The Joe.
Both ballparks opened in 1997, Atlanta's Ted Turner Field and Charleston's Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. One is named after a media/bison mogul famed for large charitable donations, the other after a popular mayor and longtime baseball fan.
The Ted is a lame duck now that the Atlanta Braves have announced a move to Cobb County. Thanks to $450 million of public money, the Braves will take to the affluent suburbs north of the I-285 perimeter for the 2017 season.
The Joe thrives. Credit goes to the sound relationships between private enterprise and local government, plus political and business leaders that look out for the best interests of a city — virtues in shorter supply in Atlanta and Columbia.
The minor league Charleston RiverDogs, The Joe's primary tenant in a sharing arrangement with the Citadel, are satisfied. Their 2013 attendance total of 283,274 was up 11.5 percent from 2012. The Class A South Atlantic League affiliate of the New York Yankees just signed a new 10-year lease with the city of Charleston, and they serve award-winning peanut butter and jelly jalapeno burgers.
But here's some food for thought: There are a few disturbing Ted and Joe similarities. The Braves say they are bolting 10 miles north to get closer to a ticket-buying fan base and dodge downtown traffic problems.
The RiverDogs could give such reasons to move up I-26 to Summerville, Goose Creek or Ladson.
Or perhaps over the Cooper River. As the economy comes back and Mount Pleasant re-booms, the Upper Mount Pleasant development trend will nudge Awendaw.
Still, a RiverDogs dash isn't likely.
"We're extremely satisfied with the ballpark and our relationships with The Citadel and the city of Charleston," RiverDogs general manager Dave Echols said. "It's hard to believe the ballpark is 17 years old. The ballpark does require more constant care and attention, but it is holding up exceptionally well."
Atlanta, Columbia flaws
Greenville's Fluor Field and Myrtle Beach's TicketReturn.com Field don't have the Ashley River view of The Joe, but Greenville has a lively downtown nearby and Myrtle Beach has open air between the concourse and the field.
Charleston, Greenville and Myrtle Beach with sustainable ballparks have small problems compared to Atlanta and Columbia.
Atlanta: A metropolis fundamentally fails its citizens when a baseball stadium born in 1997 and a domed football stadium opened in 1992 are already booked for demolition (the NFL's Atlanta Falcons will jump to a $1.2 billion home with retractable roof for the 2017 season).
Columbia: One of the only significant Southern cities without a minor league baseball team, an embarrassing flaw for a sports-mad town. The University of South Carolina and the city couldn't get together on a shared-use project and Columbia lost its minor league team, depriving fans and costing lots of seasonal jobs.
Atlanta has some excuses. It had to take the converted Olympic stadium discount deal, too convenient to pass up after the 1996 Summer Olympics. But sightlines at The Ted were never baseball friendly. While Camden Yards and Coors Field and many other modern Major League ballparks are surrounded by restaurants and trendy bars, fans at The Ted have a choice: The Bullpen Café or a very long walk.
Follow the money
The Joe was designed by HOK, the Kansas City ballpark architects that gave us Camden Yards in Baltimore, Coors Field in Denver and Jacobs Field in Cleveland, among other projects.
It cost $19.5 million.
Carolina Stadium, the South Carolina Gamecocks' 8,242-seat college baseball jewel, opened in 2009 and cost $35 million.
Bayfront Stadium in Pensacola, Fla., opened in 2012 as home of the double-A Southern League's Pensacola Blue Wahoos. The 5,038-seat ballpark has a spectacular Gulf of Mexico backdrop. It cost $18 million to construct, but was rolled into a larger $56 million maritime project that includes an amphitheater and lots of green space.
Exterior landscaping is one of best things about The Joe. It's tough to beat Brittlebank Park on one side, an expansive marsh out back.
I asked Echols for a wish-list.
"I'd love to have more storage, another sizable picnic/gathering area, possibly covered," he said. "And I'd love to have a true kids' area."
But the RiverDogs are not moving to Ladson or Upper Mount Pleasant. At least not before the Braves announce they are leaving Cobb County for a land grab somewhere between Flowery Branch and the South Carolina border.
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on February 18, 2013 - 11:21 PM
April 5, 1924 – Feb. 17, 2013
Josiane M. Woodman of Angola, a native of France and teacher of French language in Western New York, died Sunday in Brothers of Mercy Nursing Home, Clarence. She was 88.
The former Josiane M. Soudry worked with her family in the French Resistance during the Nazi occupation in World War II. She was later given a certificate of recognition from the French government for her efforts.
In 1946, she married Elmer W. Woodman, an American soldier who had taken part in the Normandy invasion, and she came to America with him. They settled in his hometown, Angola, and raised a family.
Mrs. Woodman received her teaching degree in France and taught there briefly after the war. She began teaching at Lake Shore Central High School in Angola in 1959. She established an after-school French Club and led her students in French competitions and performances at local colleges and universities. She retired from Lake Shore in 1984.
She studied at Canisius College and the University at Buffalo, earning a master's degree in French literature from UB. She then taught French at Fredonia State College.
She was active in several international organizations, including the Alliance Francaise de Buffalo. In retirement, she pursued ballroom dancing and took drum lessons at Community Music School, which led her to take part in dancing and drumming competitions and stage performances.
Her husband of 37 years died in 1983.
Surviving are a son, Dr. Henri, and a daughter, Elizabeth Voll.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Addison Funeral Home, 262 N. Main St., Angola.


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Yesterday the the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce's Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing about card check organizing campaigns.
An Orange County, California hospital worker and her National Right to Work Foundation staff attorney testified about the need for workers to be able to choose free from coercion whether they want a union hierarchy in their workplace.
Marlene Felter discussed her effort to stave off unwanted Service Employees International Union (SEIU) boss "representation" from her workplace:
Glenn Taubman, who has over 30 years of experience on the Foundation's legal staff, also testified on the abuses of card check instant organizing:
Read more about the federal settlement won by Chapman Medical Center workers to remove the unwanted SEIU union officials' representation from their workplace.


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Husk Nashville, Sean Brock's 8-month-old contribution to Tennessee's capital city, is nearly always described as a sister restaurant to the retronymic Husk Charleston, which recently celebrated its third birthday. But the expression gets the kinship wrong: The two restaurants are more like cousins, with shared genetic material and divergent dispositions reflective of their raising.
Husk Nashville
Cuisine: Modern Southern
representative dish: Mississippi catfish, carrots, sunchokes, goat's milk
Address: 37 Rutledge St., Nashville, Tenn.
Phone: 615-256-6565
Bar: Full bar
Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Price: $$$
Costs: Appetizers, $9-$14; entrees, $25-$29
Vegetarian Options: Some
Parking: Lot
Whether or not you like Husk Charleston, and most local diners are outspoken on the subject, you can't accuse it of bucking the city's aesthetic conventions. A thousand feature stories may have bloomed from the newness of Brock's hard-core dictum that "if it ain't Southern, it ain't walking through the door," but the dining room has always been ruled by an old-fashioned sentimentality.
Sentimentality has served Charleston's dining scene well, and not just when applied to wide front porches and stiff brandy punch. Soft-focus memories of cooking on Martha's Vineyard and traveling through Asia provided the timber for The Ordinary and Xiao Bao Biscuit; the city has never had too many qualms about romanticizing the past.
Nashville, on the other hand, is a city where musicians come to strum their pasts away. The city is striding forward so quickly that it's a wonder it hasn't busted out of the Central time zone: When I was dealt a 30-minute wait for a taxicab on my visit last month, I whimsically called up the Uber app on my phone, thinking perhaps the ride-on-demand service had reached the Music City. When my driver arrived, he told me Uber-Nashville was marking its third day in business.
Like its hometown, Husk Nashville is brimming with charge-ahead confidence, and the results are magnificent. While the kitchen at Husk Charleston has a tendency to salute the South with density, piling pork atop corn atop pork, like so many quilts on a four-poster bed, Husk Nashville is focused more intently on taste. Chef de cuisine Morgan McGlone doesn't have any compunctions about plating up just one or two extraordinarily distinct regional flavors and calling it dinner.
I ate only once at Husk Nashville, so it's entirely possible I caught the restaurant on a great night. But poised, detailed cooking, in which every thought-out detail conspires to create a whole that evokes real human feelings, is very rarely a fluke.
A Nashville vibe
From the street, the family resemblance between Husk Nashville and Husk Charleston is immediately obvious: Like its South Carolina kin, Husk Nashville is in a 19th-century brick home that makes even contemporary visitors marvel at its original occupants' wealth. Approaching Nashville's arch-top door, you may instinctively check your pockets for calling cards.
But the genteel dining room gives way to an atrium surrounded by two stacked rows of picture windows. The burly leather chairs, sleek placemats and bean-based centerpieces are familiar from Charleston, but the austerely modern setting and Talking Heads soundtrack is uniquely Nashville.
Also unique to Nashville in December: Air cold enough to cure a country ham. Seated near a door which stood between the cooks and a storage shed, I was hit with gust after gust of it until I finally realized I'd be enjoying my meal in my peacoat. (A man seated at a table near mine never removed his camo ballcap, so maybe he was caught in the same predicament.)
But the lousy seat didn't come with lousy service, a pairing that's almost as common in restaurants as figs and goat cheese. Perhaps the Husk Charleston servers are plum worn out by tourists asking whether Brock's around, but I don't recall ever encountering here a server as sharp as the woman who waited on me in Nashville: "This will be really fun," she said when I asked for help coursing-out and wine-matching a fairly extravagant order, and she sounded as though she meant it.
Since a single meal doesn't allow for much cocktailing, my brush with the bar began and ended with a stunningly good drink made with a French aperitif, Spanish sherry, Italian herbal liqueur and wild sage bitters. While none of the wines picked for me were quite as memorable (the Nashville list follows the same format as the Charleston list, but includes a few Southern selections), I much appreciated the server offering 3-ounce pours. I turned her down, of course. Nothing about Husk Nashville suggests doing things halfway.
Compelling journey
On the night I was in Nashville, Husk Charleston served wood-fired clams with scallops, beer broth, sweet onions with broccoli rabe, shitake mushrooms and garlic toast. The clams being prepared simultaneously in Nashville were considerably less encumbered: Pickled and nestled in a cluster of sliced parsnips and whole white radishes on a ceramic plate's outer edge, their stark white shells contrasted beautifully with a splash of green cilantro sauce. Perhaps this is delving too deeply into Brockiana, but I'd wager most Charlestonians would guess the dish came from McCrady's.
Although I wasn't as fond of a slack beef tartare - too far removed from its cow days after six weeks of aging, it tasted more of blurred spices than meat - it anchored an equally handsome plate completed by puffed beef rinds and a swirl of smoked oyster cream.
It wasn't all so dainty, though: Peppery curled-up chicken gizzards, which almost never show themselves unfried, made a satiny case for more high-end menu appearances. A bowlful of finely chopped pimento cheese, accompanied by rice cakes slapped with lard (if you listen closely, you can hear the antebellum eaters laughing at you for putting on a tie and paying to eat this way), was overwhelmingly excellent. It's no surprise this kitchen has mastered the Southern canon, but a deep-set deviled egg confirmed it.
At Husk Charleston, the small plates tend to outshine the entrees. If its spectacular catfish is any indication, Husk Nashville doesn't slow down at main course time.
The tender, contoured catfish - "cooked over embers," the menu says - is lapped by foamy goat's milk and bracketed by hunks of Jerusalem artichoke. Lo! Even the dish's symbolism is balanced.
People who don't like catfish often complain the fish is "muddy," and indeed this fish tastes as though he's been places. But, just like a great country song, the dish makes the journey compelling. Sometimes migration is the source of the most interesting things.
Like its South Carolina kin, Husk Nashville is in a 19th-century brick home that makes even contemporary visitors marvel at its original occupants wealth.×


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For 2012 Nobile will be introducing a new freestyle kite, a light wind/race kite, and a wave directional board as well as a new control bar while the rest of the line has been tweaked to improve construction and performance. Two new customer service reps were also brought onto the team who will handle all demos and US and Canadian customer and warranty inquiries. Nobile's Maciej Wacławczyk answered our questions about what we can expect from the company's 2012 product lineup.Read More »
Monthly Archives: November 2011
2012 BUYER'S GUIDE: Naish Kiteboarding
Naish has made a lot of changes for 2012 including all new shapes and construction for the twin tip line, a new line of strapless only surfboards, and refinements to the kites and existing directional boards. Designers Ian Ponting and Damien Girardin filled us in on what Naish has in store for the 2012 model year.Read More »
2012 BUYER'S GUIDE: Mystic Kiteboarding
Mystic completely redesigned its 2012 collection of wetsuits which now come in front and back zip models and a multitude of other options to match your specific needs and budget. The harness line was fine tuned to make them even more comfortable and stylish and women will be especially stoked with their expanded options as well. New for 2012 is Mystic's wake/cable line of wetsuits and vests as well as an entirely new line of clothing and board/travel bags. Mystic's Evan Mavridoglou walked us through what we can expect from Mystic in 2012.Read More »
2012 BUYER'S GUIDE: Liquid Force Kiteboarding
For 2012 Liquid Force has drastically updated its line of kites, with only the Envy continuing from last year. Liquid Force is also offering an extensive line of twin tips and an updated surfboard line that includes collaboration with Fletcher Chouinard of FCD. Gary Siskar and Julien Fillion answered our questions about the large offering of 2012 products from Liquid Force.Read More »
2012 BUYER'S GUIDE: FireWire Kitesurf
For 2012, FireWire has updated the construction of their kitesurf-specific line of surfboards and has introduced the Deviant Fin, a canting center fin to replace the trailing fin on any tri-fin surfboard. FireWire's Brian Friedmann answered our questions about what's new from FireWire and how riders should go about choosing the correct FireWire for their needs.Read More »
2012 BUYER'S GUIDE: F-One Kiteboarding
F-One has made some major changes to its 2012 product line. Returning for 2012 is the fifth generation of the Bandit Delta kite. US distributor Nicolas Ostermann walks us through their extensive lineup which now also includes SUP boards and paddles.Read More »
2012 BUYER'S GUIDE: Epic Kites 3G
As opposed to referring to products by model year, Epic has decided to refer to products by generations. This is the year of the 3G (Third Generation) line of Epic products. New for this year are two brand new surfboards, the Judge C-Kite, and a 13m Limited Edition Renegade. Epic's Dimitri Maramenides filled us in on what we can expect from the latest line of Epic gear.Read More »
La Paz/La Ventana Like Never Before: Explore Isla Espiritu Santos, Isla San Francisco and Isla San Jose
Join Sandy and Donny Parker from www.Kitopia.biz in March to see a side of the Sea of Cortez that few experience when down in Baja. From March 12-17, 2012, up to 14 people only will meet in La Paz to board a 110' ship and head out for the next five days toward Isla San Jose. From there, the wind will dictate what the next days will hold.Read More »
2012 BUYER'S GUIDE: CrazyFly
A family owned company based out of Slovakia, Crazyfly has been producing full carbon boards for the past 10 years. Based on their years of experience and testing, they firmly believe that if you want the highest performance board, carbon is irreplaceable. The company added kites to its products in 2010. Tech rep Brent Reagan from PKS Distribution answered our questions about Crazyfly's 2012 line up.Read More »
2012 BUYER'S GUIDE: Core Kiteboarding
Core Kiteboarding is a subsidiary company of Hiss-Tec Fehmarn, which also owns Carved, a German custom board company. The complete Carved team along with input from some of Germany's best riders help Core in the design and development of their kites. Now with distribution in the United States through 7 Sins Kiteboarding in California, Marketing Manager Philip Schinnage answered our questions about Core's 2012 kites and new Sensor control bar.Read More »
2012 BUYER'S GUIDE: Blade Kiteboarding
For 2012 Blade simplified their kite line by removing the Vertigo, which was possible because of two bridle configurations available on the 2012 Trigger. Blade is also offering the Fat Lady, a light wind-specific kite. Blade's Yaron Barlev answered our questions about the latest Blade products.Read More »
2012 BUYER'S GUIDE: Best Kiteboarding
Best has made significant construction and design changes to its 2012 lineup of next generation products and has also added a few new products to the mix as well. The new GP C-kite features patent pending Reflex curve technology and Best will also be introducing a new freerace/fun board called the Kiaola. Marketing Manager Simon Clark answered our questions about what we can expect from Best for 2012.Read More »
2012 BUYER'S GUIDE: Airush
With an extensive line of seven kites, eight twin tips, four surfboards, and four specialty boards, Airush has a huge offering of products for 2012. New for this year is the Varial X, a combination of the 2011 Varial and Vapor X kites. Airush's Marc Schmid answered our questions about what we can expect from the latest Airush products.Read More »
17th Annual Dead Bird Buggy and Kite Fly In – The Most Famous "Non-Event" in North America
The Dead Bird Buggy Bash - DBBB - is a casual, no-schedule, no-races kite buggy regatta held each November over the Thanksgiving holiday in Galveston Texas.Read More »
PKRA Introduces a People's Choice Special Event
The Professional Kiteboard Riders Association is proud to bring you the Nissan Noumea Kitesurf Pro 2011 PEOPLE'S CHOICE SPECIAL EVENT, presented by Best Kiteboarding.Read More »


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Help Increase Access to Life-Saving Medications at the Federal Level
We are very proud of the success we achieved last year at the federal level with the introduction of both a House and Senate bill. Both bills, HR 1801 and S 1879, would ensure patient access to anticancer treatments by requiring insurance companies to cover patient administered and physician administered anticancer drugs at the same cost to patients. Now that both bills have been introduced, we need YOUR help! Please take 5 minutes to send an email to your Federal Legislators and ask them to co-sponsor HR 1801 and S 1879. We've already done most of the work for you. Using our template, simply write a few sentences that tells your personal connection with myeloma and click send. It's that easy! For more information and to take action, click here.
Take Action on Federal Legislation
The Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act: HR 1801
The Cancer Treatment Parity Act of 2013: S. 1879
The PACT Act: HR 4277
As the Bill Turns... Episode 9
While each state adjourns its legislative session at different times, all state legislatures commence in January. Many of the oral anticancer treatment bills we supported in 2013 are still in play and bills are being introduced in new states. This allows for many opportunities to get involved at the local level. Click here to take a look at the old and the new! READ MORE
Take Action on State Legislation
Join the Team to Raise Myeloma Awareness in Your Community
In 2013 cities, counties and states across the country declared March Myeloma Awareness Month. We are thrilled to build on the success of last year's drive for proclamations declaring March as Myeloma Awareness Month in your city or county. The Proclamation 2014 Leadership Team has created a helpful how to guide for you or a member of your group, as well as many sample resources to help you make this a reality. Click HERE to learn more and sign up today.
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Questions for patients to consider when shopping for a new health insurance plan through a new health exchange
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IMF Inspires Patient Advocates in South Korea
During the last week of October, Arin Assero, VP of Global Advocacy, had the pleasure of being a guest speaker at the annual multiple myeloma seminar in Seoul, South Korea hosted by the Korean Blood Cancer Association (KBCA) and the Korean Multiple Myeloma Working Party (KMMWP), a division of the Korean Society of Hematology (KSH). This was the second time that the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) had the honor of participating in this meeting to address myeloma patients in Korea, and the opportunity to meet with the team of dedicated physicians and members of the KBCA staff. READ MORE
*** In 2009, the Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act was first introduced in Congress by Representative Brian Higgins (NY-26). Over the past five years, with your support we have educated Congress and strengthened its support to ensure that myeloma patients have access to every treatment option available. Thanks to your emails to your Representatives, today we have 68 co-sponsors for HR 1801. But we are not done yet! We need you to give $68 today in honor of each of those legislators that believe that oral anticancer treatments should be treated the save as IV treatments. Can you do that to help patients across the country? ***
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quote: Voicing in on access and privacy concerns, Thomas E. Bush III, assistant director of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division stated "we have very stringent laws that control who can go in there and to secure the data." Presently over 900,000 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers have access to the FBI's fingerprint database. The number could increase as more agencies and officials gain access to the growing biometrics database.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The community's youngest surfers have been given the nickname of tadpoles, which Webster's Dictionary defines as a small creature with external gills that undergoes a metamorphosis to adult.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Utilities Commission of New Smyrna Beach, in conjunction with the American Water Works Association, welcomes "Drinking Water Week 2011," an annual celebration of our most precious natural resource.
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April 19, 1970 - Aug. 31, 2010
David Steven Duke, 40, of Deltona, died August 31 at home. Mr. Duke, who came to this area in 2005 from Atlanta, Georgia, was a chef, and enjoyed fishing, reading, and hanging out with friends.