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Later prehistoric settlement: the developed period
The wheelhouse excavated by Marek Zvelibil at Cill Donain
The distribution of Middle Iron Age settlements, dating to the period around 200BC-AD400 is well defined but by no means complete (82). The pattern in the densely occupied areas suggests a fairly even spacing of settlements every 2-3 km along the machair plain. It seems likely that this spacing represents the division of the island into territories that are oriented east west across the natural landscape zones and indicate an equitable division of the different landscapes and the different resources of the island.
Several Middle Iron Age settlements have been excavated on the machair plain of South Uist (Kilphedir; A'Cheardach Mhor; A'Cheardach Bheag; Cill Donnain). These settlements are characterised by the construction of substantial semi-subterranean roundhouses that are internally divided by stone piers, causing them to be named wheelhouses. Cardiff have excavated a badly robbed wheelhouse at Bornais (67) but despite the lack of any upstanding walls the site provided important evidence for the roofing of these structures as the house had been burnt during its life and the reoccupation had preserved the collapsed roof timbers under the new floor.
The remains of a badly robbed out wheelhouse at Bornais
Contemporary with the wheelhouses are brochs, free standing stone buildings with impressively thick stone walls that indicate a wall height that can be up to 11 metres high (79). Around 12 of these structures have been identified on South Uist. The size and architectural complexity of these structures indicates their construction by small scale communities but they were also clearly houses occupied by a single family. A considerable degree of prestige must have been acquired by the occupation of these structures and it seems inescapable that the occupants played an important role in the communities to which they were attached.
All but one of the brochs was built on an artificial island in the inland lochs of the blacklands between the machair and the hills. They are liminal in every sense of the word, set apart from the densely occupied cultivated fields of the machair. The exception, Dun Vulan, was built on a rocky promontory projecting into the Atlantic. The position of the brochs seems to symbolise the ambiguous position of leadership in these communities.
A view across the broch at Dun Vulan with Barra in the background
During the Late Iron Age or early medieval period it is difficult to document the continuation of these settlement patterns by field survey alone. The ceramics recovered from field survey are not sufficiently distinctive to securely identify a Late Iron Age settlement as these are characterised by a decline in decoration. However, excavation of the broch at Dun Vulan (55) indicates a continuation of activity on the site up to the seventh century AD and excavations at Bornais suggests that, after the abandonment of the wheelhouse in the fifth century AD, settlement shifted to an adjacent mound, less than 100 metres away.
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Angela was born and raised in Hackney, in London's East End. She has a background in music and dance, which was encouraged by her musical family. At the age of 6, with her guitar she led her church choir. She continued to similar work over the following 20 years. Her talents as a Musical Director were so widely recognized within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster that she was invited to lead major celebrations throughout Greater London and some regional towns. At the age of 11, she won a scholarship for The Centre for Young Musicians, Pimlico, where she majored in Composition.
Angela is a self-taught dancer. Hailing from the first generation of lockers, poppers and breakdancers, her love of jazz music led her to search for the roots of street-dance which is vernacular jazz*. Beginning with Ceroc, she discovered Lindy Hop in 1991 at the famous London Club 'Jitterbugs'. Ryan Francois, Julie Oram, Sing Lim, and Ron Leslie were her teachers.
Angela is passionate about social dancing. An explosive element of London's (and the World's) swing dance scene, she is is renowned for her energy and improvisational skills on the dance floor. Influenced by the style of the "Old School" she incarnates today and is keen to retain the true spirit of lindy-hop: taking pleasure with a dash of humour.
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Villa Maria upsets Bishop Canevin
Villa Maria entered the season with little experience and a lineup full of underclassmen.
One thing that has stayed consistent, however, is the Victors' intense and always-prepared defense.
Playing without leading scorer and rebounder Karlee McBride, Villa locked down Class AA powerhouse Bishop Canevin and upset the Crusaders 42-35 in a non-region basketball showdown in front of 250 fans Saturday at the Hammermill Center.
"I think it all starts at practice," Villa coach Doug Chuzie said. "We have two seniors in Karlee McBride and Leah Bennett that do their best to lead by example and lead vocally as well. When they show confidence in the younger players, that means a lot. It allows us to play the style of game that we want to."
McBride has been out since suffering a knee injury against Warren on Monday. She hopes to be back for the Victors' rivalry game against Mercyhurst Prep on Feb. 5.
McBride, a Division I Indiana recruit, didn't let the injury stop her from contributing. Sitting next to Chuzie and assistant coach Tom Laird, McBride called out defenses and things she noticed throughout the game.
Villa (12-2) led 18-15 at halftime after a bizarre first half that included a 15-minute delay because of a fire alarm going off at the Hammermill Center and Chuzie calling four timeouts in the first quarter.
The Victor defense continued to harass Bishop Canevin in the second half, including allowing only seven points in the third quarter.
"Defense win games and we knew that is the most important thing about our game," Villa junior Lindsey Mifsud said. "We had to come out and play defense."
Mifsud led Villa with nine points on three clutch 3-pointers, while Shanice Morris scored eight and Bennett added seven. Morris dominated in the paint to replace McBride, including six points in the third quarter.
"I think this team believes in our philosophy to get defensive stops and make the right defensive play on every possession," Chuzie said. "It gives us a chance to win each game. We are becoming more confident right now, but we know we have a lot to learn. We are going to get back at it in practice and try to get better."
Erin Waskowiak, a Division I prospect, finished with 12 points, while Celina DiPietro added 10 for the Crusaders (14-3), who handed Franklin its only loss earlier this season.
Canevin struggled from the free-throw line by connecting on only 10-of-23 attempts, including 7-of-16 in the second half. Villa, on the other hand, was 13-of-15 from the free-throw line.
The Victors travel to Corry on Monday before two straight games at the Hammermill Center against Harbor Creek (Thursday) and Perry (Saturday).
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KAMBAKU River Sands is well situated in the heart of the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, which makes up the western boarder of the Kruger National Park. Without fences inhibiting the free movement of game between the reserves, Timbavati becomes part of a vast unspoilt natural wilderness area that lies within the Greater Kruger National Park.
KAMBAKU (Solitary Bull elephant), takes its name from one of the 'Magnificent Seven' tuskers who roamed the Kruger Park for the greater part of the last century. These elephant were renowned for their impressive tusks – having at least one tusk with the estimated weight of over 60kg.
Sitting majestically on the banks of a dry river bed, Kambaku River Sands entices the guest to sit back and relax.
This unfenced camp is perfectly situated on a perennial river with continuous free flowing movement of game both big and small through the camp.
Guests at Kambaku River Sands are often afforded a safari experience with a difference from either their own private decks or the main lodge area, with almost daily up close and personal experiences with elephant, buffalo and bushbuck to name but a few.
The main lodge has a spacious lounge with two enormous open fireplaces for the cool winter nights. The bar allows for guests to watch elephants drinking out of the swimming pool while enjoying a cold beer or chilled glass of wine.
Our wine cellar stocked with a selection of South Africa's best, is ideally positioned to view the waterhole and all the daily four legged regulars.
Co-owner Bryce has added his experience and special flair for wilderness cooking to the scrumptious bush cuisine offered by KAMBAKU and delicious meals in the relaxed and elegant setting of the lodge become memorable occasions where good food is enhanced by good company.
Timbavati is home not only to the Big 5 but also to the famous White Lions of the Timbavati, which cannot be seen anywhere else in the wild. Kambaku is most privileged to be able to afford their guests the best opportunity of viewing the magnificent creatures with both properties falling within the white lion prides territory.
As with Kambaku Safari Lodge the owners Bryce and Nicola have made it their mission to offer a personal guided wildlife experience that endeavours to provide visitors with an up-close -and-personal experience and interaction with the bush and its inhabitants.
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The Cohen New Works Festival presented by Broadway Bank is a biennial, week-long showcase of new work created by UT students held in various locations in and around The University of Texas at Austin campus. It is not just an event, but a celebration of a continuously ongoing process–the creation of new work.
Inaugurated in 2001, The Cohen New Works Festival was created and named in honor of David Mark Cohen, former head of playwriting for The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance. Cohen was killed in a car crash on December 23, 1997, but during his life, he was an adamant supporter of new work. In his honor, and through the generous support of Broadway Bank, the Cohen New Works Festival continues to explore the endless possibilities of devised and collaborative new work with no strings attached.
Today, the Festival has evolved to include not just plays, but all mediums of student-generated new work. It is the largest festival of its kind, being run and organized entirely by a committee of graduate and undergraduate students, with the support of faculty co-producers.
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The rhythm of The Cohen New Works Festival has become the heartbeat of the Department of Theatre and Dance and a call to action for The College of Fine Arts. There are four components that keep The Cohen New Works Festival pulsating through its off year, during the event and throughout the nation; the projects, the committees, the guest artists and the audiences.
The Executive Committee produces and facilitates the Festival. The Committee-at-Large, the Guest Artist Sub-Committee, Engaging Research Sub-Committee, and the Information Technology Sub-Committee assist them. The Executive Committee is called to action the year before each festival. One of their first tasks is coordinating the submission process for the selection of the coming festival's projects.
The Projects range from new plays, dance, multimedia, installations, to site-specific performances. All are produced and performed by UT students. On average, more than 70 individuals and teams submit a project. Over 30 shows are selected and produced.
The Filaments: Sparked by Suzan Zeder: Three projects are selected to be apart of The Filaments. The selected projects are given a space for three-staged reading with the goal of having a unique experience to experiment, manifest their work and receive constructive attention.
Go! Grants: Applicants can also apply for a Go! Grant. Go! Grants are given to projects that collaborate with different departments at the university in an artistic undertaking. The grant's intent is to help foster the development of these projects between their selection and the Festival.
Guest artists are brought to campus in order to continue the collaborative process during the Festival. The guest artists are nationally acclaimed and from a variety of disciplines. Selected artists attend the festival, correspond with a multiple pre-selected projects and connect our students to a national network.
Audiences grow in number and diversity every year of the Festival. With the support of Broadway Bank, the Festival is FREE for the public.
Visit The Cohen New Works Festival website to learn more!
View the Festival Guide for the 2015 Cohen New Works Festival.
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Cohen New Works Festival 2015
Cohen New Works Festival 2013
Cohen New Works Festival 2011
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Disgraced Rep. Vito Fossella (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) is scheduled to be sentenced this afternoon for driving under the influence on an Alexandria, Va., street on May 1.
Chief Judge Becky J. Moore will hold a hearing in Alexandria General District Court at 1 p.m. and announce whether the congressman will go to jail after he was convicted of driving drunk after a daylong Oct. 17 trial.
Fossella -- who registered a .17 blood-alcohol content level on an Intoxilyzer test conducted at a Virginia police station hours after his arrest -- faces a mandatory five-day jail sentence if the judge rules that the test results are valid.
If Judge Moore sentences him to jail time, Fossella can appeal to Alexandria Circuit Court and have his case heard before a jury. If he and his attorneys choose that route, a trial likely would not start until next year when Fossella is out of office.
According to Virginia law, anyone convicted of DUI and with a blood-alcohol content level above .15, must spend five days behind bars.
During the trial, Fossella's attorneys questioned the validity of the results of the Intoxilyzer test, in part because it misprinted, twice, the name of the officer who administered the test. Interference from police radios and cell phones and the presence of hand sanitizer on Fossella also could have produced a higher reading than was actually the case.
The legal team also pointed out that a field sobriety test indicated a .133 blood-alcohol content, which falls below the .15 threshold. Fossella, testifying on his own behalf, told the judge he did not drive drunk and was traveling to see his sick daughter when he ran a red light in Alexandria. He paid his $100 fine for the red-light violation on Nov. 5.
But prosecutor David Lord, in papers filed with the court Dec. 1, cited another Virginia case where a judge ruled that the higher sobriety test result -- taken hours after the defendant was driving -- trumped the field sobriety test. Alcohol content rises in the period after a person stops drinking.
"There is simply not credible evidence to sufficiently call into question the results that were produced in this case," Lord wrote. "Accordingly, the mandatory jail time should apply to the sentence that the defendant is given."
The DUI arrest was the first step that sparked Fossella's fall from grace and led him not to seek re-election for his seat in November. After the media questioned why Fossella was bailed out by Alexandria retired Air Force Colonel Laura Fay, he admitted that he fathered a child out of wedlock with her.
Fossella, who has served in Congress since 1997, will leave Washington at the end of the year. He has not announced what he intends to do, but some speculate that he might run to win back his seat in 2010.
-Advance reporter Glenn Nyback and photographer Hilton Flores are in Alexandria this morning following this story.


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Sybrina Fulton to family of Michael Brown: Your lives are forever changed
Miami Times staff report | 8/19/2014, 12:28 p.m.
In a TIME exclusive, mother of slain Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton, reaches out to the family of Michael Brown, a teen recently executed by police in Black suburban Ferguson, Mo. Fulton offered her prayers and empathy, speaking to the humanity of children killed unjustly.
To The Brown Family,
I wish I had a word of automatic comfort but I don't. I wish I could say that it will be alright on a certain or specific day but I can't. I wish that all of the pain that I have endured could possibly ease some of yours but it won't. What I can do for you is what has been done for me: pray for you then share my continuing journey as you begin yours.
I hate that you and your family must join this exclusive yet growing group of parents and relatives who have lost loved ones to senseless gun violence. Of particular concern is that so many of these gun violence cases involve children far too young. But Michael is much more than a police/gun violence case; Michael is your son. A son that barely had a chance to live. Our children are our future so whenever any of our children – Black, white, brown, yellow, or red – are taken from us unnecessarily, it causes a never-ending pain that is unlike anything I could have imagined experiencing.
Further complicating the pain and loss in this tragedy is the fact that the killer of your son is alive, known, and currently free. In fact, he is on paid administrative leave. Your own feelings will bounce between sorrow and anger. Even when you don't want to think about it because it is so much to bear, you will be forced to by merely turning on your television or answering your cell phone. You may find yourselves pulled in many different directions by strangers who may be well-wishers or detractors. Your circle will necessarily close tighter because the trust you once, if ever, you had in "the system" and their agents are forever changed. Your lives are forever changed.
However with those changes come new challenges and opportunities. You will experience a swell of support from all corners of the world. Many will express their sympathies and encourage you to keep fighting for Michael. You will also, unfortunately, hear character assassinations about Michael which I am certain you already have.
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A serious car accident nearly 33 years ago ended one of the most heralded careers in wrestling history.
But it didn't come close to ending the still-unfolding legacy of Danny Hodge.
Hodge, who suffered a broken neck but miraculously survived the near-death experience, notes that he can't look backwards anymore due to the injuries.
"I have to turn around to look back."
But that's no problem, the easy-going Oklahoman explains. "I've already seen it."
What Hodge has seen from the rear-view mirror of life is the American Dream. A small-town boy who grew up in Depression-era Oklahoma survived the hardships and rigors of the time to become one of the greatest wrestlers to ever live.
As a youth Hodge, the son of an alcoholic father and a mother who dealt with severe depression, picked cotton and plucked chickens to help ends meet. His home burned down when he was 9, and his mother suffered severe burns over 70 percent of her body, necessitating blood transfusions, a number of skin grafts and lengthy hospital stays.
A product of a splintered family, he was raised in later years by a grandfather described by Hodge as "always drinking, always mad," and was the recipient of numerous beatings.
The hardscrabble upbringing was influential in Hodge becoming a fearless fighter who never backed down from anyone.
"A little farm boy getting to travel the world," says the soft-spoken Hodge, who turns 77 on Wednesday.
Hodge may be the master of understatement.
Unparalleled record
A list of Hodge's achievements would take a book. And that's exactly what wrestling historian Mike Chapman has done with "Oklahoma Shooter: The Dan Hodge Story" ($22.95; Culture House Books), a definitive autobiography that chronicles Hodge's amazing career.
Chapman, who years ago was in charge of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla., is a longtime friend of Hodge with extensive knowledge of the wrestler's career.
Now the curator of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa, Chapman met Hodge in 1975 while working on his book, "Two Guys Named Dan," about Hodge and amateur wrestling great Dan Gable.
"He knew my life," says Hodge. "He's a wonderful person."
Hodge, the only man to ever win national titles in both boxing and wrestling, holds records that most likely never will be broken.
During the 1950s, Hodge won three NCAA championships at 177 pounds for the University of Oklahoma, never losing a match or even taken down from a standing position, and also won three national titles in freestyle wrestling and one in Greco-Roman. He pinned all his opponents in the Big 10 tournament every year he wrestled - and with an average time of one minute and 33 seconds.
He competed on two Olympic teams. He made the 1952 team as a 19-year-old, at that time the youngest wrestler ever to make an Olympic squad, and in 1956 won the silver medal in the 174-pound class in Melbourne, Australia.
On April 1, 1957, Hodge was on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, the only amateur wrestler ever accorded such an honor.
The Dan Hodge Trophy, named after him, is the amateur wrestling equivalent of college football's Heisman Trophy.
He even has his own day - on March 28.
"As a kid growing up a sports fan in Oklahoma," says WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross, "I admired three athletes - Jim Thorpe, Mickey Mantle and Dan Hodge. I still do."
"Dan Hodge has lived a truly amazing life," says Chapman. "He has rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names in sports history - from Jack Dempsey to Rocky Marciano, from Ed 'Strangler' Lewis to Lou Thesz."
And he's done most of that living in the small Oklahoma town of Perry where he grew up, settled down and raised a family with Dolores Hodge, his wife of 57 years.
"There's no theaters here anymore. There used to be two theaters and a drive-in in town. But they're all gone," he says matter-of-factly.
"There are a lot of shopping areas," he quickly adds, noting that Stillwater, the home of Oklahoma State University, is only 24 miles away. He also points out other larger surrounding cities. "There's Enid 40 miles northwest, Guthrie 30 miles south, Oklahoma City 70 miles south and Tulsa 100 miles east."
But the mild-mannered hometown boy never wanted to live anywhere but Perry.
"It's a small, small city, between five and six thousand people. My wife and her cousin built our home here. We finished it in '63 and it's still standing. They know every nail that's gone in there. What a great place. The carpet's been replaced a couple of times. You can tell the home has been lived in."
His entire family has grown up in Perry. It's a wrestling town, thanks in large part to Hodge, with a proud tradition. It once was voted the national wrestling capital of the world, and for good reason. The school has won nearly three dozen state championships and has produced well over 100 state champions -more than any other place in the country.
Three generations of Hodge boys have wrestled for Perry High.
"The family has all grown up here," Hodge says proudly. "Our children are all here and they all have good jobs. I got so see my grandkids compete, and now it's the great-grands," says Hodge, who has seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
For a man of such stature, one who has been on the cover of the Perry phone book, Hodge is just your average citizen in a small town. Except for the fact that he's regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in Oklahoma history.
An accomplished woodcrafter, Hodge drives a wheat truck for a friend in the summer.
"I have three or four weeks of harvest in June. I get to help him no matter what happens. What a pleasure. I have keys to their ponds to go fishing. I have the best of all lives."
Hodge loves the life he has lived. There's never a stranger at the Hodge home.
"All the kids come and go. When friends come in to see my plaques and medals and trophies or bottle-openers ... I want them to feel at home. You don't have to kick your shoes off at the front door. It's home."
Regrets? There are none.
"God's made it good for me."
Ahead of his time
Dan Hodge and his easygoing demeanor is in stark contrast to the fierce competitor he was on the mat and in the ring for so many years. He was universally considered to be the toughest man in the sport. He was the Mid-South territory's "policeman" who would accept challenges from naysayers and make them believers. If an athlete came in thinking it would be an easy path to becoming a "rassler," he'd have to get his baptism by fire from the feared Hodge.
"I went into wrestling, and I was the officer. If you challenged any of the matches, I'd be the first one you'd see. To get through me, you'd have to squeal."
There was even a popular saying throughout the pro wrestling community" "You don't mess with Hodge."
And for good reason.
Hodge, who had a muscular and powerful 220-pound frame, was incredibly strong. He could rip telephone directories and decks of cards in two, crush apples into pulp and mash pliers into scrap metal. His grip and hand strength is legend.
Hodge also have may have been decades ahead of his time, as he most certainly would have excelled in today's popular and lucrative martial arts and Ultimate Fighting genre. The combination of boxing and wrestling, he says, would have been right up his alley.
"As far as skills, toughness and the ability to totally dominate an opponent, no human being that ever earned a living in pro wrestling could have ever tied Danny Hodge's boots," says Ross. "I shudder to think how Dan would dominate MMA if he was in his prime today."
Hodge went undefeated in wrestling throughout college. He scored pins in 36 out of 46 matches - including 24 in a row.
Hodge also found success while serving the U.S. Navy during the early '50s. He went through boot camp and arm-wrestled everyone who challenged him. Stationed at Great Lakes Naval Training Center near Chicago for two years, he tried to join the boxing team, but it was full. So he started a wrestling team. His undefeated wrestling mark remained unblemished.
It was there that he first experienced what he described as "a supernatural type of strength." He felt a strange sensation that gave him a surge of power and rippled throughout his body. He would experience it again on two more occasions.
"I felt like I had been gifted. How do you explain it? I think it was God-given."
And, with little formal boxing training, Hodge went 17-0 as an amateur and on March 24, 1958, won the national Golden Gloves heavyweight title with a dramatic knockout victory at Madison Square Garden.
Hodge would eventually sign a 28-page contract to fight professionally. But he soon found that dealing with the darker side of pro boxing wasn't to his liking. Nor were the shady, greedy promoters and power brokers who ruled the business.
Relocating from Wichita, Kan., to New York, Hodge moved to a house on Long Island, and worked out at a camp in Middletown, N.Y., about 80 miles north of New City.
"Meanwhile I'm paying rent and everything, and they were going to reimburse me," says Hodge.
His boxing handlers, however, cheated him out of money, says Hodge, who was never paid a dime. He was told about fixes in boxing and wanted no part of it. Boxing promoters tried to blackball him.
Hodge, who at one time had been considered for a world title shot against champion Floyd Patterson, had a record of 8-2, but he retired on July 9, 1959. Boxing's loss was wrestling's gain.
Conquering the mat
Trained by Leroy McGuirk and Ed "Strangler" Ed Lewis, whom he had met on his first trip to Oregon, Hodge made his debut as a professional wrestler on Oct. 9, 1959.
McGuirk was the man Hodge called after walking away from boxing. The veteran promoter had been a 1931 wrestling champ at Oklahoma State and knew the business inside and out.
McGuirk, who was blind, had attended all of Hodge's matches at OU.
"I didn't know he knew more of what was going on than I did watching," says Hodge. "He wanted me to come right out of college and wrestle. But I had a good job in Wichita and they started me boxing. Everybody kept saying wrestlers couldn't fight. They're too muscle-bound. And the flags came out. I think I proved to the world you could do both."
He didn't even let his wife know he was wrestling professionally.
In nine months he was world junior heavyweight champion - a title he held on eight different occasions - and the top headliner for McGuirk. Hodge spent most of his career working the Mid-South circuit where he was a perennial champion and held the title longer than anyone else in history.
Hodge made numerous trips to Japan during his career and, as world's junior heavyweight champion, was a sought-after commodity throughout the country. But he never liked straying too far from home. That, in itself, constituted traveling thousands of miles each week on a normal loop that consisted of Tulsa on Monday, Little Rock on Tuesday, Springfield on Wednesday, Wichita Falls on Thursday, Oklahoma City on Friday and Alexandria, which was 500 miles from home, on Saturday.
It was a far-reaching territory that included Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri and Arkansas.
"Sure, it would have been a lot more economical for to have flown out of Tulsa or Oklahoma City when I was wrestling, but my wife's family was here and the kids were in school. I think that's why I have still a home," he says.
Hodge was bound to maintain as stable and normal a family life as the business would allow. He sometimes would drive all night from a wrestling show and get back home at six o'clock in the morning. His kids, he says, would wake him up around noon, and they'd all go fishing, golfing or just sharing time together.
At six 'clock that evening he'd be back on the road to Shreveport and other towns on the circuit.
"But I had a few hours home. The wife also made it work," he points out.
A wrestler's wrestler
Hodge prided himself in his condition and hard-fought matches against many of the top workers in the business.
"I stayed in shape for the fans," he says.
He once worked at a carnival's "athletic show" where the locals had their chance to win a cash reward if they could defeat the carnival's strongman by a pin or a submission. Hodge was given a hundred dollars to take on all comers.
"I was ready for anyone," he says, but not surprisingly never got any more challenges after breaking an opponent's arm.
Hodge would be backstage jumping rope before his unlucky foe could get out of the ring.
Hodge was considered one of the best "shooters" (legitimate wrestlers) in the sport. He didn't need any flashy gimmick or high spots to get over. He was a wrestler's wrestler.
"Hodge was a no-gimmick wrestler," says Chapman. "He went into the ring and wrestled."
"I never changed," says Hodge. "They knew that I could fight if I had to."
Hodge found himself the target of every contender who wanted to test his mettle.
"Everyone wrestled me harder than anyone else. I was the kingpin. My matches would always be different than when they wrestled somebody else."
One of his favorite programs was with Hiro Matsuda, another technical wrestling wizard, and the two would test one another in a series of 60- and 90-minute battles that spanned a decade. He considers Matsuda, who died in 1999 at the age of 62, one of the greatest wrestlers ever.
"He was a super athlete. Every night I faced Hiro. We'd go to 60- and 90-minute draws. What an athlete. He was a wrestler and was always in great condition."
Hodge also points to matches he had with the great Lou Thesz.
"I had a lot of great matches with Lou. Lou was super. They don't make them like that anymore."
Hodge also went up against a young Jack Brisco, an NCAA heavyweight champ and two-time All-American at Oklahoma State who later would become NWA heavyweight champion.
"I wrestled Jack down in Monroe at the fairgrounds," recalls Hodge. "Before the match got started, there was a girl on the north side hollering for him and one on the west side hollering for me. It wasn't long before we met over in the corner. His girl already had gotten her blouse torn off. I told him your fan lost and you're going to lose too."
The last time Hodge won the belt was three months before a career-ending car wreck.
End of the road
Hodge's 17-year pro wrestling career came to a screeching halt in the early morning hours of March 15, 1976.
Hodge, exhausted from a particularly rigorous schedule, was in between shows in Louisiana, He had wrestled in Homa, that evening and was headed to Monroe. It was a particularly cold night, recalls Hodge, who talked on his CB radio to try and stay awake and turned on his heater on to keep warm.
"That heat hit me and I just went to sleep."
The next thing Hodge knew was that his Volkswagen station wagon hit the railing of a bridge. The vehicle flipped twice, and went upside-down into a nearby creek that had flooded.
"My teeth were broken, and the pain was excruciating," says Hodge, who was trapped into the car. "I asked God how much more can I take? The hurting never quit. This is so real that I can hear it today as good as I could then. Next thing I know my car went down in the water."
Hodge says he stuck his hand over his head and thought to himself: "This is an awful way to go."
"There was no air or anything," he says. "But there was a voice. And three words: ''Hold your neck.'"
With a broken neck and only one hand, Hodge miraculously was able to pull himself through the cracked windshield, swim to shore while keeping his head upright with one hand, and escape the clutches of death.
"Now how I was able to hold my neck and get out of there ... only God knows. But I was able to swim out. Mama says I was kind of rough on my angels," he jokes.
"I don't know how I got out because there was no room to get out. My CB was smashed flat and was later found 200 yards down the creek. I thank God I wasn't paralyzed," he says.
One chapter of his life had ended. Another was beginning.
A great ride
Hodge believes he could have competed for possibly 25 more years, but he's thankful he's been able to live a full and productive life.
"God gave me the opportunity to travel all over the world," says Hodge, who was in Tokyo last November to be honored. "What a ride I've had."
Honors have been rolling in since Hodge's exit from the sport.
The tradition-rich Japanese still consider Hodge a worldwide treasure.
"Lou Thesz was the last one to beat Rikidozan in Japan. So he became God," explains Hodge. "Well, I was the last one to beat Lou Thesz at the sumo palace in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, and nobody beat me. Everyone still wants to squeeze my hand."
Hodge was an early inductee into the wrestling hall of fame in Waterloo, Iowa. He's a Wrestling Institute Hall of Fame member and a charter member of the Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater. He's also a member of the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.
Hodge was recognized in 2005 by Oklahoma state lawmakers as an "Oklahoma Sports Hero." He serves as chairman of the Oklahoma Professional Boxing Commission, which regulates professional boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts in Oklahoma.
Hodge was on the cover of Sports Illustrated on April 1, 1957, his senior year at OU. He won the nationals later that week in Pittsburgh. When he asked the magazine years later why he was accorded such an honor, they gave him a straight but simple answer. "Nobody's ever done what you've done."
Jim Ross, who also grew up in Oklahoma, credits Hodge with helping him get his start in the business.
"I learned the art of storytelling listening to Gordon Solie narrate a Danny Hodge vs. Hiro Matsuda NWA world junior heavyweight title bout from Tampa recorded with one camera on film," Ross said last week. "By the way, no wrestler ever called Dan 'Junior,' but many called him 'Mister.'"
"I didn't let people run over him (Ross)," says Hodge. "And he respected that."
"For someone who could strike fear into any man, and I do mean any man, the true spirit of Dan Hodge is that of a gentle soul with a wonderful spirit," Ross wrote in the foreword of "Oklahoma Shooter: The Dan Hodge Story."
"The Good Lord blessed generations of wrestling fans when He created Dan Hodge," Ross said.
Hodge recently held a book signing at one of Ross's barbecue restaurants in Moore, Okla.
"It's great barbecue," says Hodge. "Just beautiful. He makes a great sauce. Jim's done very well in the business. He came up the hard side, but he's a great announcer, a great friend."
Goodwill ambassador
Dan Hodge has been a hero and inspiration to generations of sports fans.
He also has become an ambassador for amateur wrestling.
"From a teenager who first represented America in the 1952 Olympic Games, totally dominating collegiate wrestling at Oklahoma University winning three national titles, to being embroiled in a global controversy at the 1956 Olympic Games, no pro wrestler I have ever met in over 30 years in the business has had the legit skills that remotely compare to those of my beloved fellow Okie," says Ross.
"When one factors in Hodge winning the national Golden Gloves Boxing title with no, extensive formal training, it's easy for anyone to see the indescribable, athletic skills possessed by Hodge. If Dan had lived in our multimedia age, he would be talked of in the same light as Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Phelps, etc., that dot our sports consciousness. If Dan had come along in the age of cable TV and the Internet, mainstream sports fans would revere Dan's accomplishments and humility."
Hodge, who recognizes that the business has "changed worldwide," still keeps up with the current product and says he usually watches WWE on Monday nights.
And he keeps a close eye on ECW star and Perry High product Jack Swagger (Jacob Hager).
"Jacob Hager is a state champion from Perry," says Hodge. "He's got the talent now. I talk to Jacob. We signed autographs for some of the kids down here in Perry. I told him to see the world and do your best. Jacob is doing that. He's got the background, and that's what you need."
Hodge pauses and thinks about the early days when he was an aspiring young grappler.
"I had several chances to go any way in life that I wanted. But through wrestling it kept me in school and kept me working. What a pleasure it was for me to be able to wrestle for Perry. I tell the kids today that I want them break my records while I'm still living. My intensity is still high."
It also afforded him the opportunity to see what was out there - beyond the plains and beyond Perry.
"I wanted to see what the world had to offer. What a great time I've had. I've enjoyed every minute of it. I'm here with my family. I'm looking forward to the rest of it."
Hodge enjoys his life, and he regularly attends wrestling reunions and get-togethers.
"My wife shared me with the world. She says she's still sharing me. But she gets to go with me now. They treat me so wonderfully. They spoil me. The wife says she has to spoil me here because they spoil me everywhere else. But she's beautiful."
Hodge says he's also thankful for the success he's enjoyed in sports, but emphasizes that his success hasn't come without hard work and dedication.
He recalls breaking out before every tournament and before every final exam. And he maintained good grades.
"I'm just so highly strung. Everybody wants to beat you or take you down. Their purpose was to not be pinned. They would go out there just to not get pinned. How do you keep it up?"
But Hodge always found a way.
"I'm glad that I went into sports. I never knew that I'd have the success I did. The hard work didn't deter me. I knew you couldn't outwork me. Everybody would run five miles, and I'd run four more. I put more in and got more out."
That, he says, is the essence of athletics.
"I tell the kids today to pin someone and make something happen. You can't make something happen until you get in shape. It's what I do. The harder I work, the luckier I get."
Hodge laughs and says he's still lucky.
"Thirty minutes you can be anywhere. Twenty minutes to the pond where I can fish. Everyone lives here. I have lived the American Dream."
"Oklahoma Shooter: The Dan Hodge Story," published by Culture House Books, sells for $22.95, with $5 shipping and handling costs. Individuals can order the book by calling Culture House Books at (641) 791-3072.
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Mike Chapman's new biography, "Oklahoma Shooter: The Dan Hodge Story," chronicles the life of one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of the sport.×
Dan Hodge made the cover of the April 1, 1957, issue of Sports Illustrated with a telling caption: "Oklahoma's Dan Hodge, Best U.S. Wrestler."×
Dan Hodge was the first wrestler in the state of Oklahoma to go undefeated, and he has the highest pinning percentage in Oklahoma wrestling history with his unsurpassed 26 pins in a row.×
Dan Hodge won the 1958 Golden Gloves tournament in New York City.×
Danny Hodge could crush apples and break pliers with one hand.×
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Book Review 174: The Housing Boom and Bust
November 27, 2010 - Harry Eagar
THE HOUSING BOOM AND BUST, revised edition, by Thomas Sowell, 244 pages, Basic paperback, $15.95
Thomas Sowell may be America's least distinguished economist, but he's also probably America's best-known shill for let-'er-rip capitalism. In "The Housing Boom and Bust," he rides all the familiar hobbyhorses, offering up a collection of misinformation, significant omissions and revisionist history to convict poor working people of bringing down the world economy.
And you thought it was Wall Street! Silly you. Sowell will set you right. Far, far right.
It is always difficult to know where to start with Sowell: crazy theory or misleading practice?
In this case, perhaps we should start with patent absurdity. Blaming the borrowers -- rather than the lenders, who, according to Sowell's own Smithian beliefs are supposed to be primarily concerned with their own best interests -- Sowell advises against lending to poor people. So old-fashioned, not lending to people unless they don't need to borrow.
In fact, of course, lending to people with small incomes can be quite safe. Even mortgage lending to people who offer nothing down can be safe. Millions of GI Bill loans show that. Lending to people without prospects of stable income is what gets a lender in trouble, and, of course, the result of globalization and the wrecking of the union movement has turned America into a nation of people without stable employment. (The way it has worked out, even civil service jobs have proven to be unstable. Teachers have been laid off by the hundreds of thousands.)
The invisible hand -- which predictably, shows up almost on the first page -- has been busy shooing people onto the breadlines. In my formerly prosperous county, close to 10% of residents are on the breadline, and our formal unemployment rate is a third lower than the purported national rate. (Which, in reality is about half the real rate.)
But loans were made here to Sowell's favored few, the rich. How's that working out?
Not so great. There have been around two thousand residential foreclosures. The aggregate arrears on those mortgages are little greater than the arrears on just 2 commercial mortgages. If you cannot trust billionaires to pay their debts, who can you trust?
Sowell doesn't say.
In any event, the housing boom and bust did not develop the way Sowell says, or even where Sowell says.
According to him, it was the Community Reinvestment Act and the implicit guarantees that Wall Street assumed for the private businesses Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that caused the problem. How the CRA forced bankers to lend to deadbeats in Iceland, Ireland, Spain, Romania and even that capitalist bastion China is not explained. But even closer to home, Sowell's description of how government intrusion distorted markets and caused trouble doesn't stand up.
He constantly reverts to Dallas, where housing prices did not rise so much compared to, say, San Jose. Depends when you look. Dallas real estate took a beating after Reagan deregulated the S&Ls.
According to Sowell, evil rich people passed sumptuary ordinances (preserving open space, for example, or restricting pollution) and this made life more comfortable for them but raised housing prices for -- well, I suppose, for them. This happened on the coasts, and that was where the deepest trouble developed with residential mortgages.
Except, when you look, some of the worst mortgage problems developed in Las Vegas and Phoenix, and hardly anybody but Sowell imagines that coteries of insiders were manipulating government policy to restrict development in Phoenix and Las Vegas.
The numbers do not lie. There were plenty of predatory loans made to unsuspecting immigrants from Guatemala, and we can all hope those lenders serve long stretches in prison for it, but loans to poor people did not cause the crisis, or even add measurably to it.
Sowell criticizes government policies (notably the Community Reinvestment Act) for distorting the market by artificially encouraging home ownership, instead of renting. There are about 100 million residences of all kinds in the United States, and even Sowell doesn't claim that rates of home ownership went up by more than a couple of percentage points: one million to two million dwellings.
This is equivalent to about one year's new construction, a serious matter but hardly enough to wreck the housing market.
However, according to Bloomberg News, in early 2010 there were 18 million unoccupied dwellings in the United States. This was obviously a market failure.
Furthermore, CRA-mandated loans make up only a small fraction of all defaulted mortgages. All the mortgages I have examined were either refinanced, or had second mortgages; in some cases, a refi, a second and an equity line of credit to wring the last penny of notional value out of the real estate.
Since CRA does not require banks to hand out home equity lines of credit, or give them points for second mortgages, it is a falsehood on Sowell's part to finger the CRA for the problem.
Even lenders with only a minimal sense of self-preservation should have been cautious about second mortgages. They used to be.
The truth is, under the mantra of unleashing the power of the financial markets, the government stood aside from the cautious policies it had adopted during the New Deal -- symbolized by repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 -- and let the financiers run free. Anybody who knew the history of finance in 1928 could have predicted the result. The invisible hand very nearly pushed the economy over a cliff.
Even if all the bad things about CRA that Sowell alleges were true, the bubble's rise could have been slowed, and the collapse would have come sooner and been softer, if lenders had merely exercised simple principles of prudent practice by declining to underwrite the desire of desperate borrowers for more credit.
Phony moralists like Sowell are paid to criticize hardworking landscapers for taking out too-large loans for nothing down, but I was watching when mogul Sam Zell took over Tribune Cos. with only about 4% equity, and I don't recall any of these moralists scolding Zell for his recklessness.
In the end, that's all "The Housing Boom and Bust" amounts to, all that Sowell's entire career as a publicist has ever amounted to -- a plea for different rules for the rich, at the expense of working people.
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Last Saturday, history was created at Dee Why Beach when the Bilgola crews managed to pull off the unique double of winning the Open Men and Open Women series of this most prestigious event.
Ocean Thunder has been conducted over four gruelling rounds of surfboat rowing which culminated in the final round at Dee Why Beach on Saturday.
Our Open Men crew comprising of Don McManus (sweep), Anthony O'Toole, Jarrad King, Mitch Foran and Brendan Murray came in at 4th place in the final. This then easily won the overall series for the crew. Having won Rounds 1 & 2, then 2nd in Round 3 setting up a good lead for them coming into the final round. The crew were a little unlucky in the final (double race) race, leading after the first leg before unluckily slewing on the way home the first time round. Anyway, a great effort from a crew which has, so far, dominated the Open Men's racing this season.
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Weld County commissioners this morning finalized a ban on retail pot stores and cultivation facilities, reiterating the fact that they are following the wish of voters in unincorporated Weld County.
While Amendment 64 did pass in Weld County, voters in the unincorporated parts of the county — which is where this ordinance applies — did not approve the amendment, commissioners said. Municipalities within the county have the option to ban stores, allow them or wait and see what the governor's task force comes up with, they said.
The state constitutional amendment allows the possession and use of small amounts of marijuana for adults 21 and older.
Weld Commissioner Doug Rademacher reminded those at the meeting that this ordinance does not prohibit individuals from using or growing small amounts of marijuana. Commissioners also said that if the status of marijuana changed at the federal level, they would likely review their ordinance and change it.
"If it was legal federally, we wouldn't have an issue with it," Rademacher said.
Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer said it was important that the board pass the ordinance to ensure local businesses aren't caught in any confusion. When the state approved of medical marijuana, she said many dispensary-related businesses in Weld County were put in a bind because commissioners did not immediately ban them.
"We, too, are in a wait-and-see mode even though we are passing an ordinance here," Kirkmeyer said. In the meantime, she said the board must be clear about what is and is not allowed in the county.
The two Weld County residents at the ordinance's final hearing stressed the importance of industrial hemp to commissioners, asking them to consider allowing farmers to grow it.
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While most might consider October a little early to start thinking about Christmas shopping, the nation's retailers are already preparing discounts to lure prospective customers into their stores.
However, most experts are predicting shoppers will spend only slightly more than they did last year.
According to The National Retail Federation, sales will grow 2.3 percent to $447.1 billion in November and December. In 2009, sales rose only 0.4 percent after dropping 3.9 percent a year earlier.
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For many retailers, holiday sales account for 40 to 50 percent of their annual revenue. Consequently, a lot rides on holiday sales.
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Why do I love the Collapsible Koozie Can Cooler? No, it's not just because I'm a diligent employee of Quality Logo Products! I wouldn't lie to you; I'm featuring this fold-up can koozie as a spotlight promotional item because I think it deserves a bit more attention.
Not that the Collapsible Koozie Can Cooler lacks attention…this foam coolie is one of the most popular promotional products we offer on our site. However, I thought that a more in-depth analysis of this promo item could help in ways that the product description alone couldn't. I'll begin by showing you some pictures of these colorful koozies. Did you know that they're available in 14 different colors? That's right, you can choose from Black, Bright Orange, Burnt Orange, Camouflage, Green, Lime Green, Maroon, Navy, Pink, Purple, Red, Royal, White, and Yellow!
Pretty sweet, right? These insulated beverage holders fly off the shelves for weddings, trade shows, summer parties, and anything else you could possibly imagine. As you can see, the Collapsible Koozie Can Cooler is available in so many colors that it can be really hard to choose which one you want…but be sure to talk to your Quality Logo Products sales representative if you're interested in more than one color to meet the minimum quantity. Sometimes, if you're using the same exact imprint color, you can place an order for more than one koozie color!
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Most people find it easy to believe that the millionaires in the world struck it rich through the lottery somehow or maybe they inherited it from their parents, but the truth is very simple, these wealthy men and women had a plan to become wealthy and lived according to that plan for much of their lives. Pretty boring huh? Yes, this may be a yawner, but it's important to know that ANYONE can become wealthy. It just takes hard work and determination.
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Over the last few days there has been some discussion (sometimes heated) on social media regarding the Maitreya Lara mesh body and the dev kits for designers which enable them to make fitted mesh clothing for the body. Onyx LeShelle posted a blogpost today updating everyone on the status of the dev kits being sent out and also explaining the reason for the delay. My post however isn't really about the dev kit or Maitreya. It's about the designers.
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Beautiful Victorian enamel guilloche pin brooch pendant and earrings set. Looks to be in rose gold or rose gold filled. Enamel has a black ground with wonderful petite flowers on top with white,red,yellow,orange petals and a soft green foilage in a smooth bezel setting with a victorian knotched beaded design going around inside another bezel. There is a small bail on the back with a ring to hang from a chain. Pin stem extends beyond catch. Safety style catch may have been added. Pin/Pendant measures 1 1/8 inches x 7/8 inch. The earrings match with a bead at the top of each one and a loop at the bottom. Maybe they had a dangle at the bottom at one time,looks like part of the design so it doesn't look like anything is missing. Earrings are screw backs. Each earring is marked 1/20-12K GF. Each earring measures about 5/8 x 7/8 inch. All pieces are in very good condition. The pin/pendant's outer bezel has been pushed in one or two places. This could be fixed if desired,but I am not touching it. Has some slight surface scratches on the front of the enamel when looked at with a 10x loupe. Earrings look fine. Slight surface scratches on metal from age. Still a beautiful old Victorian enamel set. Shipping is $6.50 for first class,insured.
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Book of the Week: Its Time for School with Tallulahjack
Learning about school from the teacher's perspective, especially if that teacher wears a gingham bow, polka-dotted bandana, has a pink triangle for a nose and a tail peeping out of her skirt, can be very reassuring for first-time students. Tallulah the cat, the star of It's Time for School with Tallulah, nurtures the minds of Roxy the pig, Freddie the alligator, Flapjack the dog and takes special care of Nigel the penguin, who's new and feeling shy, even with his special purple scarf on.
Author and illustrator Nancy Wolff creates an easy and playful environment, depicting the animals with swaths of newsprint and bright, bold textiles; each page engulfs us in a different busy, active scene. The classmates and their teacher have plastered announcements, petitions and drawings throughout, and this handwritten text adds texture to the official storyline.
It's Time for School with Tallulah may remind readers of Richard Scary's Busy, Busy Town or any of his brilliant animal-filled picture books, so chock-full of details and visual jokes that every re-reading prompts a new line of inquiry. Wolff's story is peppered with asides in little word bubbles and clever inside jokes that can be read aloud or passed over. My pick: Tallulah's favorite book—101 Cat Tales by Feline A. Bitfrisky'.
Borrow liberally from this school days' roster of fun and practical activities, from following "Tallulah's Snakitty Crackers Recipe" for crackers that look like kitties, to a make-your-own placemat craft, to a new version of tag, called cat and mouse. If they're still not revved for the big day, sing Tallulah's Welcome to Class' song as you lay out their first day of school clothes together:
(To the tune of "Happy Birthday!")
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Bonjour and hola, too.
Meow everybody,
And how do you do?"
It's Time for School with Tallulah, $16.95.
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Spinal Nerves
Parallel bundles of axons and their associated neuroglial cells wrapped in several layers of connective tissue. Connect the CNS to sensory receptors, muscles, and glands in all parts of the body.
Intervertebral Foramina
The spinal cord appears segmented because the spinal nerves emerge at regular intervals from the spinal cord throught the ________ ___________.
Covers nerve fibers; consists of a mesh of collagen fibers, fibroblasts, and macrophages surrounded by endoneurial fluid.
Outer connective tissue covering of a nerve; bundles all the fasciculi together to form a single nerve.
Anterior Rootlets
Emerge from the spinal cord in 2 or 3 irregular rows; contain axons of multipolar motor neurons arising from cell bodies in the anterior regions of the spinal cord gray matter.
Posterior Rootlets
Project from the posterolateral sulcus of the spinal cord; contain central processes the sensoty unipolar neurons.
The anterior and posterior ____ on each side of the spinal cord correspond to one developmental segment or level of the body.
Spinal Nerve Trunk
As the sensory posterior root and motor anterior root project laterally from the spinal cord, they converge to form a mixed nerve called the _____ _____ _____.
Anterior Ramus
Ramus that serves the muscle and structures of the upper and lower limbs, and the muscles and skin of the lateral and anterior regions of the trunk.
Meningeal Branch
Reenters the vertebral canal through the intervertebral foramen and supplies the vertebrae, vertebral ligaments, blood vessels of the spinal cord, and meninges.
Network of on left and right sides of body formed by axons joining with various numbers of axons from anterior rami of adjacent nerves.
Cervical Plexus
Plexus that supplies the skin and muscles of the head, neck, and superior part of the shoulders and chest. Phrenic nerve arises here. Branches run parallel to the accessory and hypoglossal nerves.
Brachial Plexus
Plexus that extends laterally on either side of C5-C8 and T1.Divided into roots, trunks, divisions, and cords. Associated with the axillary, musculocutaneous, radial, median, and ulnar nerves.
Lumbar Plexus
Plexus that supplies the anterolateral abdominal wall, external genitals, and part of the lower limbs.
Sacral Plexus
Plexus that supplies the buttocks, perineum, and lower limbs. Associated with sciatic nerve.
Intercostal or Thoracic
Nerves known as segmental because they connect directly to the structures that supply the intercostal space.


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Is a relationship between Justin Timberlake and Olivia Wilde heating up? Not according to the House, M.D. star.
"Cool it, honeybadgers," Wilde, 27, Tweeted Monday, apparently referring to reports that she and Timberlake were seen snuggling at an L.A. nightclub. "We are just friends and have been for years."
The two, who costar in the upcoming sci-fi movie Now, were spotted on Saturday at The Roxbury in Hollywood, where they were apparently getting cozy in a VIP section before moving to the patio so Timberlake, 30, could listen to hip-hop.
While some source say the newly single actress and Timberlake appeared to be a on a date, another source tells PEOPLE: "They've been friends since they worked together on Alpha Dog. Nothing's going on. They're just friends."
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Diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias is easier if the P wave can be identified clearly. Esophageal electrocardiography with a unipolar recording lead attached to the V1 terminal of an ECG machine has been used in the past to show P waves. We used both bipolar and unipolar recording leads and standard ECG equipment to record the esophageal ECG and then compared the results obtained with both leads. Twenty-two cardiac rhythms were evaluated in 15 patients. The unipolar lead recorded a P wave that was smaller than the QRS complex (0.83 ± 0.47 mV and 1.28 ± 0.79 mV, respectively, p < 0.01) and was obscured when the two depolarizations were nearly simultaneous. The bipolar lead recorded a P wave that was larger than the QRS complex (0.93 ± 0.62 mV and 0.33 ± 0.3 mV, respectively, p < 0.001) and was never obscured. The unipolar lead recorded a P-to-QRS ratio that was smaller than that recorded by the bipolar lead (0.8 ± 0.5 and 3.3 ± 1.8, respectively, p < 0.001). A bipolar esophageal lead can be recorded simply at the bedside using a standard ECG machine and is superior to the conventional unipolar lead.
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This is going to get me in trouble, but I must confess that I'm not a fan of "The Cat in the Hat."
This sets me apart from U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., who calls the Dr. Seuss book the story of a "lovable and hilarious cat" and U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Florida, who likes it "because of its spirit and fun."
As for me, I think it's a cautionary tale about child abandonment and stranger danger. Just because the cat cleaned up the mess doesn't make everything OK. They should have listened to the fish.
No, I prefer the plucky if not somewhat overzealous Sam from "Green Eggs and Ham," who only crusades on behalf of American pork and egg producers, sharing his culinary delights and urging the reluctant to embrace the new and different. You go, Sam!
Anyway, we know about these Congressional preferences because the National Education Association asked Hill habitants about their all-time favorite children's books as part of the union's March 2 Read Across America Day.
The event, which kicks off "Reading Month" activities, calls for every child to be reading in the company of a caring adult on that day.
Here in the office, we enjoyed reading the picks from the busy folks in Washington, sorting out the ones who actually picked books from their childhood and those who answered politically.
Responses from three members of the Michigan delegation were included.
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, listed "House Mouse, Senate Mouse" by Peter W. Barnes and Cheryl Shaw Barnes, published in 1996.
"As a father of two and a Member of Congress, I recognize the tremendously important role reading plays in childhood development," he's quoted by the NEA. "'House Mouse, Senate Mouse' is a pleasure for children and parents alike and an enjoyable way to introduce a child to the workings of the U.S. Congress."
U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Southfield, listed "When We Were Young," by A.A. Milne.
"This is a wonderful children's poetry book whose captivating rhymes, timeless stories and treasured characters remind us all of the joys of childhood," he told the union.
Personally, I prefer my Milne to include more Pooh and, hopefully, Tigger.
And U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, R-Harrison Township, opts for the Nancy Drew Mystery Series.
"The effects books have on a children's education are priceless because they take you to a higher level of learning and wonder about the possibilities the world around us offers," Miller told the NEA. "For me, it was the Nancy Drew mystery series which offered endless entertainment, as well as an example of how you can have a strong sense of independence to go after your goals."
Other books listed by the politicos were heavy on Dr. Seuss — "Horton Hears a Who!" "The Lorax," "Hop on Pop," "Green Eggs" — with some P.D. Eastman classics and standard fare like "The Little Engine That Could" and "Charlotte's Web."
Sadly, none mentioned my recent favorite, "Cesar Takes a Break," by colleague Susan Collins Thoms, which I bring along any time I'm asked to be a celebrity reader.
Head of the Class readers, I'm curious about your favorite stories. List them in the comments below.
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DOJ's APD investigation nearly one year oldUPDATED 9:04 AM MDT Oct 25, 2013
November will mark one year since the U.S. Department of Justice announced its investigation into the Albuquerque Police Department.Video Transcript
IT'S BEEN NEARLY ONE YEAR SINCE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LAUNCHED ITS INVESTIGATION, INTO THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE FOCUS - THE USE OF FORCE BY OFFICERS. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ANNA VELASQUEZ CHECKED ON THE PROGRESS OF THE INVESTIGATION AND THOSE WHO PUSHED FOR IT. SHE HAS OUR CONTINUING COVERAGE. NOVEMBER 27, 2012 - THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCED IT'S INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER A-P-D HAS A PATTERN OR PRACTICE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE IN VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FEDERAL LAW :01 we will follow the facts, where ever the facts lead us :04 THEY HELD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH FAMILIES IN ALBUQUERQUE ... MANY WHOSE LOVED ONES WERE KILLED DURING INCIDENTS INVOLVING A-P-D. MIKE GOMEZ WAS ONE OF DOZENS WHO PUSHED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO INVESTIGATE... AFTER HIS SON WAS KILLED IN MAY OF 2011. A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON TOLD ME THURSDAY, THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND WOULD NOT REVEAL ANY DETAILS. GOMEZ DOESN'T MIND THE CASE IS STILL OPEN. :32 The longer it takes, I think, in my opinion, the better it is for the cause of all the victims' families. :44 GOMEZ ALSO SAYS SINCE THE DOJ STEPPED IN, HE BELIEVES A-P-D'S USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE HAS DIMISHED 2:10 i think that there were a few situations that if it would have happened about two and a half years ago, that that person would have been dead. instead they use their tasers, instead they tackled him, knocked him down, talked him out :27 BETWEEN JANUARY 2010 AND NOVEMBER 2012 - ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS SHOT AT 26 MEN 24 WERE HIT. 17 DIED. IN ALL THOSE CASES.. A GRAND JURY CALLED THE SHOOTINGS JUSTIFIED. NONE OF THOSE OFFICERS FACED CRIMINAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE DISCIPLINE. IN ALBUQUERQUE ANNA VELASQUEZ KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. IT'S NOT KNOWN, HOW LONG THE D.O.J. INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE.
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