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Following are opinions from Mille Lacs County Times editor-sports editor Gary Larson, reporter Luther Dorr, former Times intern Logan Marxhausen and sports fan Ben Johnson. Note: This feature is written on Monday each week.
•Question: The Minnesota Vikings feel they did very well in the NFL college draft. The team picked up defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd of Florida with the 23rd pick, cornerback Xavier Rhodes of Florida State with the 25th pick and then gave up four middle-round picks in a trade with New England to take Tennessee wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson with the 29th pick of the first round. In a surprise move the Vikings drafted UCLA punter Jeff Locke in the fifth round. How do you feel the team did in the draft?
-Dorr: To tell the truth, I had never heard of one of those players until after midnight the day of the draft. And then I watched the replay of WCCO-TV sports about 1 a.m. and there was sports anchor Mark Rosen, as giddy as anyone could be over the draft. He sounded like a shill for the Vikings. And the next day the same thing went on at the 1500 AM radio station. Those guys – Rosen and the radio guys – cover the Vikings on a regular basis so they must know what they're talking about. They all seemed to think the Vikings had a great draft. So, going by their expertise, I'd say the Vikings did well. Drafting another punter? GM Chris Spielman said it was "a football move." That means it had nothing to do with punter Chris Kluwe's off-the-field stuff. So Kluwe's job is safe, right? Right.
-Marxhausen: The first round was explosive for the Vikings as they filled three much-needed spots with three quality players. Many were surprised to see Floyd drop so far in the first round as they thought he would go off the board as early as the third pick. Floyd is looking to ease into the defensive tackle position that has been held for a long time by Kevin Williams. With the Vikings' secondary being the weak point for the past several seasons, the addition of Rhodes was extremely beneficial, especially at the No. 25 spot. It was likely that Rhodes would be taken before the Vikings had a chance to swoop him up, but again another quality player slipped through the cracks all the way to the Vikings. The team originally was projected by many to take Patterson with its first pick and Manti' Teo with its second, The Vikings showed they wanted Patterson's raw talents and made the bold decision to trade four picks to snag him in case he didn't fall to their pick in the second round. The Vikings did excellent in filling holes in positions they needed to so very much. Defensively, the team needed the fresh legs at the tackle and cornerback position. Getting the receiver they wanted after their first two picks was a remarkable move by the Vikings as they top the leader board with the best draft this year.
-Larson: The Vikings added three players in the first round who most experts feel are destined to become starters, if not this coming season, then in 2014. It could be argued that this draft, barring injuries, improved the team's roster by quite a bit. Did Minnesota give up too much to obtain Patterson? We'll find out down the road. There were good receivers taken in rounds two, three and four and the team may have found better middle linebacker prospects in those rounds than they did in the final rounds. Taking a punter in the draft is a wasted pick, unless you've already penciled him in on the roster, which the Vikings likely did as they prepare to give Chris Kluwe, one of the NFL's top punters, the boot.
-Johnson: I think the Vikings had a remarkable draft. When the 23rd pick arrived, the Vikings were shocked to see Sharrif Floyd still available after many predicted him to have been drafted in the top 10. Drafting a defensive tackle in Round 1 may not have been in their original plans but Floyd was far too good to pass on. He provides a future on the defensive the line of scrimmage that is full of aging veterans. Xavier Rhodes should make an immediate impact for the Vikings at cornerback. The expectations will be high for Rhodes who we will look to in shutting down receivers such as Calvin Johnson. Quarterbacks around the league have picked apart our secondary for years now and I hope to see Rhodes help put an end to that. Cordarrelle Patterson should give the Vikings another weapon in the passing game. This pick has to make Christian Ponder smile, given the lack of production he dealt with in his receivers the last two seasons. I was very impressed with Rick Spielman's aggressive approach in this year's draft and it appears to be a great boost to last year's playoff team.
•Question: The Minnesota Wild needed a 3-1 victory over Colorado in the final game of the regular season Saturday to gain a berth in the NHL Playoffs. The team opens with a best-of-seven series against the Chicago Blackhawks, the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. A few weeks ago it appeared that the Wild would breeze into the playoffs but the team slumped at the end of the regular season. What are the Wild's chances against Chicago and should fans be disappointed with how the team finished the regular season?
-Dorr: I think the players, more than the fans, should be disappointed how the team finished the season. It was a pitiful effort the last couple weeks, especially for a team that midway through March looked like it had a sure playoff spot, and a good one at that, nailed down. I don't know what happened but the team played very poorly in the final weeks. The chances against Chicago, as the old line goes, are slim and none, and Slim has already left for Texas. But the games still have to be played and if the Wild can sneak out a win in the Windy City, there would be a chance. If the team comes back to St. Paul trailing 2-0, you can pretty much forget about any chance of moving on.
-Marxhausen: The Wild was in position to make a splash in the playoffs and showed the league it could play together, especially after going 11-4 in March with a seven game win streak included. If Minnesota would have kept rolling, it would have been able to fight for home-field advantage in the playoffs, but it lost nine of 14 in April, killing its chances and leaving only the reality of grasping the eighth seed just to squeeze into the playoffs. The Wild could have faced a lower-seeded team and pushed into the second round, but the Blackhawks are a strong team and are not likely to go home early at the hands of the Wild. The team is learning to adapt and play with each other and needs to be able to build chemistry with one another and that is not going to happen over one-half season. Are the fans disappointed? Yes, but they need to keep their faith for the upcoming seasons ahead. Lebron James did not even win a championship his first year with the Miami Heat, but they had the caliber of players to do it. He only needed one more year. Just as the Wild do.
-Larson: I'll answer the second part of the question first. Unless Minnesota upsets Chicago, Wild fans should be disappointed in their team's overall season, especially the final weeks. Management added enough talent to an already decent team that should've resulted in a better season – at least five or six more victories. Thinking about the first part of the question took me to a bookshelf where I pulled out the 1990-1991 Minnesota North Stars highlights tape. The North Stars, seeded eighth, stunned the No. 1-seeded Blackhawks in the opening round, then advanced to the Stanley Cup finals where they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Minnesota fans won't see that kind of run this year. This Wild team doesn't have the grit the North Stars had 22 years ago when their home ice was at the Metropolitan Sports Center. Chicago wins the opening series in six games.
-Johnson: As much as I have wanted the Wild to win games lately, it just didn't happen. After the offseason acquisitions of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, I expected the Wild to make a good run for the playoffs. Throughout the season, I watched two different Wild teams play. One that could make a run for the Stanley Cup and one that couldn't even compete with Coach Bombay's Mighty Ducks. Time and time again Minnesota had losing streaks that left me scratching my head. Not only were they losing games, they were losing games to terrible teams. I really hope it's not the latter team that shows up against Chicago because if it does, it may be embarrassing. Chicago has one of the best teams in recent years in the NHL and is the clear favorite to win the Stanley Cup. If the Wild's second and third lines can rally around the first line, it can compete. Maybe the state of hockey will see another Stanley Cup run like the Minnesota North Stars had in 1991 where they beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 in the opening round of playoffs.
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October 10, 2011
Getting Cozy in My Studio
So I showed you bits and pieces of my updated studio a few months ago. Now I am in the "nesting" phase of decorating this room. Nathan and I decided that a couch I reupholstered years ago needed a new home, so I happily moved it to my studio!
Then, inspired by this frame cluster I featured over the summer, I hung a bunch of extra frames and embroidery hoops above the couch. I haven't had a chance to paint the frames yet (these bright colors were from a craft show last year), nor have I placed proper art in them (see wedding photo hung sideways).
I really really love my new cozy spot in my studio. Now, Violet can come in and sit and color while I work, or I can catch a few zzz's while no one is looking. I still need to fix the cushions, as they are currently covered by an old green sheet (love my dogs and their ability to ruin cushions!).
So I need to recover the couch cushions.
And reupholster the girl's new chair.
And figure out Holloween costumes.
And plan Violet's birthday party.
All before giving birth.
Good grief! Good thing I am a girl who likes to stay busy :)
Labels: decorating, home decor, studio
3 comments:
- Mri said...
Oh wauw :D it looks nice ^^
xx, Mri
- October 11, 2011 at 9:12 AM
- Ms. Megan said...
I love that photo cluster + the pretty pattern on the couch!! Good luck getting everything you want to accomplish done!!! :)
- October 11, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Gingiber said...
Thanks, ladies!
- October 11, 2011 at 9:50 AM
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If you want to know what political parties the candidates running in this year's Staten Island elections belong to, don't look on their campaign signs. You won't find the answers there.
You may find a catchy campaign slogan, or a reminder that Nov. 6 is Election Day, but what you won't find for the most part is party affiliation.
And that goes for Republicans running in GOP-friendly territory as well as for Democrats running in districts where their party dominates, and where party identification might be a boon.
For some of the candidates, it's simply about having enough room on the sign.
"My name is too long," said Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-East Shore/Brooklyn). "I found that the space was better used to make my name bigger."
"I like having 'Cusick' and 'state Assembly' in large letters," said Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Mid-Island). "It's a matter of space."
"It's about real estate," said state Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island). "The purpose of a sign is for people to see your name, to get your brand out there."
Ms. Malliotakis and other candidates said their party affiliations can be found on palm cards, mailings and other campaign literature.
Patrick Garrigan, vice president of the Michael Alan Group, a New York-based marketing and event production firm, said he isn't surprised by the dearth of party affiliation on campaign signs.
"These days, candidates are thinking about themselves as brands, and much like any product, it is a matter of creating name recognition that resonates when it matters," he said. "The task becomes how can the candidates best position their brand in a favorable light as frequently as possible through more subtle suggestions that compound into influencing behaviors."
Other borough candidates said they eschewed party affiliations on their signs because they want to position themselves as being nonpartisan.
"I'm the people's candidate," said Republican Paul Saryian, who opposes Assemblyman Matthew Titone (D-North Shore). "It's about what your issues are, what you stand for."
"Most Staten Islanders are more interested in where you stand on issues," said Democrat Gary Carsel, running against Lanza. "It shows you're working in a bipartisan way."
"I ask people to not put a label on me," said Democrat Anthony Mascolo, who is running against Joseph Borelli for the seat being vacated by GOP South Shore Assemblyman Lou Tobacco. "I don't think party labels are important. I want people to look behind it. I never vote by party."
While lawn signs are primarily about "name ID," Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn), said, "While I may identify more with conservatives, Republicans and independents, as a member of Congress, I was elected to represent all of Staten Island, regardless of party affiliation."
The campaign of Grimm's Democratic opponent, Mark Murphy, said Murphy's stand on issues, "transcends party labels. We know that voters from all parties will be supporting Mark on Nov 6."
For others, the campaign sign is all about making voters familiar with the candidate's name.
"For me, the signs were to help give me name recognition," said Sam Pirozzolo, Cusick's GOP opponent, who is running his first campaign for political office. "It's more important to know the issues I stand for, rather than my party."
Borelli is the only local candidate this year with a party affiliation on his signs, which say that he is "Republican. Conservative. Independent."
"It's good for my district," he said.
Some candidates, already familiar to voters, don't believe they need to remind them of their affiliation.
"People know I'm a Democrat," said state Sen. Diane Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn). "After eight years, it's not necessary. And more words costs more on the sign."
Titone (D-North Shore) said including a party affiliation sometimes "alienates more people than it attracts," even on the Democrat-heavy North Shore.
"I represent Republican, Independence and Working Families members as well as Democrats," he said.
Ms. Savino and Titone could be expected to trumpet the fact that they are Democrats given the party's dominance on the North Shore.
But Titone said Islanders often vote for the candidate, not the party, "so I don't think party is a relevant issue for voters Islandwide."
Candidates also said they wanted their signs to be simple.
"I looked at a lot of different designs," said Republican Lisa Grey, a first-time candidate who is running against Ms. Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn). "I like my sign because it's clear: My name, the office and my website. The election shouldn't be about party only."
Ms. Grey said it has nothing to do with the fact she is a Republican running in a Democratic district.
"People are going to know that anyway," she said. "When they go to vote, they're going to see it."
Democratic Assembly candidate John Mancuso, opposing Ms. Malliotakis, said the designer who did his signs went for a clean look, without a lot of "clutter."
"You want your name to be the biggest thing on it," said Mancuso, who added that he never gave a thought to whether his party affiliation was on the sign.
"Incumbents with just their names up front remind voters of all the potholes repaired, ribbons cut, etc.," said Richard Flanagan, political science professor at the College of Staten Island and co-author of "Staten Island: Conservative Bastion in a Liberal City."
Said Flanagan, "Since most challengers are running in districts where they are minority party, no good comes from reminding voters about the party when most belong to the other team."


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Dear Hollabackers —
Every week that I compile these I am more amazed than the last week at what our network is able to accomplish. This week is no exception. Here's what our team has been up to this week:
Research on street harassment released at Cornell!. Last Friday we were joined by Speaker Christine Quinn, Councilmember Ferreras, and some incredible local nonprofits working to address street harassment including STEPS to End Family Violence, New York City Anti-Violence Project, Black Women's Blueprint, Green Dot Campaign Quentin Walcott, co-executive director, CONNECT, and Transport Workers Union, Local 100 to release two studies on street harassment, available here. Special thanks go to my mentor, KC Wagner, Cornell's Director of Workplace Issues, for hosting the event and conducting the research. The event was covered by WNYC (NPR).
The party was a RIOT! We raised $491 at our drag show at Stonewall Inn last Saturday! Special thanks to our board member, Raphi Rosenblatt, for representing us at the event, Frostie Flakes for inviting us to come (and putting on an amazing show), and all our fans who came out to support us!
Women and Power: We were there! Strong women, including Hollaback's International Fellow Shahinaz El Hennawi, were brought together this week to attend The Omega Women's Leadership Center conference, Women and Power: What's Possible. Women demonstrated how they are using their power and passion to make real change by sharing their stories.
Justine Dowden: New International Movement Intern! Justine has experience working for the UN and at women-led NGOs around the world. She is excited to begin helping support Hollaback chapters worldwide.
And if that's not impressive enough, check out what our site leaders around the world are up to this week:
Hollaback Victoria is featured in Monday Magazine!
Hollaback Des Moines Inspires Frat to Raise Funds for Hollaback! We are so grateful to Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity (PIKE) at Drake University in Iowa who raised $497 for Hollaback! Superstar site leader Becca Lee from Hollaback Des Moines gave a presentation at the frat which inspired the fundraiser. Thanks guys!
Hollaback NYC teams up with Public Advocate Bill de Blasio to push for legislation which would protect straphangers from "subway grinders," a.k.a those who intentionally rub against passengers in a sexual way. Read the article here.
Hollaback Poland was on the news twice this week. Site leader Greta Gober appeared on news channels to speak about her chapter's efforts to end street harassment. Watch the clips in Polish here and here.
Hollaback Baltimore released two new advocacy videos addressing the intersection between street harassment and homelessness as well as featuring testimonials of women who have experienced street harassment. Favorite quote: "We need male allies to understand that regardless of how we dress we're not asking to be assaulted or raped. We're only asking for sex if we actually ask for sex."
The time to end street harassment is now! Let's keep this movement moving.
HOLLA and out —
Yesterday, when I was walking towards the train after a meeting in a gentrified and generally considered safe neighborhood in Brooklyn, a young white construction worker started harassing me. He was walking right toward me, arms outstretched, asking me where I was going looking so beautiful. This made me feel threatened and irritated–I was already in a bad mood.
"Women are not just objects to be ogled at."
"Who's ogling you? No one's ogling you! I don't even like white chicks! I don't even like white chicks, you ugly bitch!"
"It's mutual. Get a life! Get a life!"
Of course, those last two transcribed lines were largely yelled at almost the same time, but he did walk away defeated. I don't care if I'm called ugly right after being called beautiful by a racist sexist construction worker. I felt empowered, and I hope that he doesn't just assume one can harass any girl walking down the street–she might be a "crazy bitch" like me!
Construction men working on Jared Jewelers in the Target shopping center on Putty Hill whistling and waving at me and a number of other women walking to and from their cars.
I had parked a bit farther away from them and they still proceeded to call attention to themselves. Ridiculous grown men.
I am running with the gang – the rest of my university's women's cross-country running team. We're warming up, heading along a downtown street toward the track for our workout. We pass a group of boys who look like fellow students. No one in our group acknowledges them.
They would have been just a few random strangers among the hundreds I pass every day, except then I hear some noise – garbled talking that I can't make out, and what might have been a whistle.
And then I can make it out, can tell exactly what it is, and I'm furious but we're past them and it's too late to say anything without getting left behind.
I resign myself to doing nothing and moving on. But these guys aren't done yet. The vocal one and his "pack" follow us around the corner, and I hear him shout "can I get a number ladies?"
Because clearly those of us on the VARSITY WOMEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING TEAM have NOTHING better to do than stop to exchange contact info with some stranger in the middle of our workout. Clearly.
I keep running, afraid of what might happen if I stop – for whatever reason. And I don't yell back, unwilling to start something and involve the whole team. But I refuse to roll over completely. Without even looking back, I raise my hand high and I give him the finger.
I don't know if he sees, or knows what I'm trying to convey, but I feel better after taking some action. I doubt I changed anything today, but it's not about that – it's about there being a record of someone having said: this is not okay.
Back to school means back to harassment for 61% of men and 62% of women on college campuses. This year, we've decided to poke a little fun at the harassers by developing fake facebook profiles of all the different types of harassers we've come to know and hate over the years.
Name: Bump and Grind From Behind
Favorite Quote: "I don't see nothin' wrong with a lil' bump and grind, baby"~By the King of R&Baby-Making R Kelly!
About You: I'm a quiet guy who likes to let my hands and hips do the talking. I've got the moves like Jagger.
Political Views: My views are always from behind! Dayum, girl!
Relationship Status: Single, but looking 😉
Work/ Education: B.A. in Anthropology.
(Please note, the pictures are fake too. No dudes were harmed in the making of this spoof).
More than once as I've walked to and from TAFE I've had the people who approach you on the street (to sign you up to a charity, to make donations etcetc) actually stand in front of me and not allow me to walk past. The first time it happened I was terrified. It was 2 in the afternoon, there was a lot of people walking around and this guy was shouting at me trying to get my attention, demanding to know why I wouldn't stop and speak to him about (whoever he was working for) and it wasn't until I looked up at him, and he saw how frightened I was and he looked around and saw all the people staring at him that he actually stood aside and let me walk past, still shouting after me.
As my fiancé and I walked into our neighborhood Grocery store for our usual Sunday morning grocery trip, my fiancé got me to grab the cart while he walked ahead to print out MVP coupons. As I took the cart out and started walking to find him, I passed by a man exiting the store, carrying nothing, wearing a white polo and jeans. As he exited, and I entered the store, I felt a hand grab my ass…
I turned around and yelled "EXCUSE ME?!" The man looked back at me out of the corner of his eye.. I said "did you just touch me?!" He averted his attention to some magazines near the exit door, looking very guilty. without making much eye contact with me he mumbled "I don't know what happened, I was just walking by, I must have accidentally brushed you."
At this point, my fiancé joins me, looking confused.. I tell him this man grabbed my ass and he starts loudly cursing at the guy. Whoever in the checkout lines wasn't already witnessing what was going on definitely was at this point! Caught red-handed the man VERY AWKWARDLY re-entered the store and headed toward the beer section.
At this point, we aren't exactly in the mood to grocery shop beside this guy as if nothing happened.. So we notify the cashiers who call management up. They get to us quickly & we identify the man. They assure us they'll make sure the man leaves after purchasing his Budweiser. Then Dave asks me if I want to call the police…
For some reason the flurry of emotion (anger, violation, disgust, confusion) made me forget about this option. I did NOT want to be a girl who does nothing… And regret it. So we called 911 as the man stood in the checkout line. The managers of the store confronted him as he was leaving to let him know the police were on their way and to stick around.
Our (female) police officer arrived soon after and handled the situation. She asked if I wanted to press charges and I said yes. she wasn't sure whether it could be filed as assault or sexual assault (forcible), but is going to let me know tomorrow.
In the end, I questioned myself at LEAST 100 times about whether I was doing the right thing. It's so true that as the victim you still feel at fault somehow.. You question what you were wearing and you also go through phases where you feel sorry for the attacker. But I'm so glad I handled it the way I did… And that my fiancé didn't beat the man's ass as he was about to!
I hope that my story inspires someone to do the same & that my actions prevent this man from having a chance to victimize someone else.
PS. The manager of Food Lion who detained the man until the policewoman came said the man was bragging about how he'd been drinking at the bar already (the attack happened at 12:30pm on a Sunday)
I was walking with a friend of mine through a park and we approached a group of guys in their mid to late 20's, all obviously dressed up for a night out, cans of drink in their hands. We both tensed up and walked a bit closer together as we walked past(within a metre or two) them one of them screamed "GIRLS!" at us. My friend drawled "'sup" and I just gave them my snootiest "seriously? you're going to shout at us?" look and we kept walking. We could hear them laughing and shouting as they walked in the opposite direction and we mocked them, but all I could think was "why did they feel the need to shout at us when they were standing right next to us? why did they feel the need to say anything to us?"
Hey Hollabackers!
Another exciting week here at Hollaback! We're gearing up for our big event with Cornell tomorrow, where we will release somepowerful research on street harassment, and then celebrate our success with a benefit dra g show (what else?). On Saturday, September 22nd, join us at Stonewall for RIOT! A drag show and benefit. Also this week, I was named one of Brooklyn Magazine's "Brooklyn 20." To congratulate me they dressed me up as a hipster super villain. Seriously. Check the picture (right).
Check out what our site leaders around the world have been up to this week:
Hollaback NYC Calls on State Leaders to Pass New Law Protecting Straphangers from Sexual Assault. In the current lawsubway "grinding" (also known as masturbating against someone) isn't considered "forcible," which means that it's not categorized as sexual assault. We're working with Public Advocate DeBlasio to close the loophole — check out our letter here.
Hollaback Czech holds its first workshop! It took place this week at the QueerFEM*Days conference and was a huge success.
Hollaback joins V-DAY's "One Billion Rising" campaign! Want to join, too? Make a "Why I am Rising" video and they will post it!
Hollaback Berlin on the radio! If you speak German, listen in here. (posted on fb Sept 14)
Hollaback Sheffield is working with the students union and police officers to make a safer city. To learn more, check out their recent article in "Forget Today."
Hollaback was at the Congress of Women in Poland! A video of us was shown at a panel called, "No more violence against women," (Saturday, 15/09/2012, 12 – 1.30 pm), during which Greta, one of our site leader in Poland, also briefly spoke about Hollaback Polska, its goals and achievements so far. Among others, she presented some of the data from their recently conducted study on street harassment in Poland. Joanna, our other site leader in Poland, also spoke about Hollaback Polska and the notion of street harassment, why it is so harmful, etc., during another event at the Congress. Hollaback Poleska also had a stand where we conducted various activities, discussed street harassment, presented the results of our study, gave out leaflets and badges, and made contacts. Go Hollaback Poleska!
Hollaback Des Moines is running a HOLLAween campaign, and they need your help! Last year, they spoke at Iowa Pride Network Leadership Summit, partnered with the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault to make street harassment part of SAAT programming, worked with Drake University student activists and tabled at their "Vagina Carnival," prior to three performances of Eve Ensler's play, partnered with the Chrysalis Foundation to facilitate a screening of the documentary, "Miss Representation." Check out their website for information on how you can help their efforts this year!
Hollaback UK site leaders met this week at feminist summer school in Bristol! They are collaborating on developing policy recommendations, campaigns, and garnering media attention. Stay tuned for more awesome updates coming from the UK!
Hollaback NYU in BUST online! Site leader Catie Brown talks about NYU's plan for the future: "We're going to be popping up all over campus this semester, getting the word out about our site and encouraging submissions. We're also planning a fundraiser concert for the spring, and we're always reaching out to and looking to collaborate with other campus organizations." To read the full article, click here.
Did you miss Hollaback Edinburgh's launch party? Watch it here:
Last but not least, you've gotta check out our "Cats Against Catcalls" tumblr if you haven't already. Here's Kitty Gaga as a teaser:
HOLLA and out —


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The announcement comes a few days after Kabongo was originally deemed ineligible for the entire season, and after the Longhorns filed an appeal to that ruling. Kabongo was deemed to have accepted impermissible benefits and giving false statements over the course of the investigation.
Kabongo's first eligible game will be on Feb. 13, when Texas hosts Iowa State. That's the Longhorns' 11th conference came of the 2012-2013 season.
Without Kabongo, Texas is 7-4, with freshman point guard Javan Felix leading the team in minutes per game (35.2), and assists per game (6.0). Felix has also taken the second-most field goal attempts on the squad and is third in scoring (8.6). The added strain from the time played can be seen at times, with Felix shooting just .313 from the field and committing nearly four turnovers per game.
Kabongo averaged 9.6 points and 5.2 assists in 30.6 minutes per game as a freshman last year, and many thought he would emerge as the Longhorns' go-to player and leader this season. With Kabongo returning, Texas coach Rick Barnes said he initially planned to play Felix just 15 minutes per contest.
Kabongo must also repay $475 for the benefits.


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Elaine Smith had words of caution for the man who admitted to killing her daughter last September in an Easton alley.
Kahmir Shane DeLapara, 20, of the 300 block of Palmer Street in Easton, pleaded guilty to homicide today before Northampton County Judge Stephen Baratta for the Sept. 22 slaying of 28-year-old Amanda "Money" Stratford, of Nanticoke, Pa.
During his sentencing, DeLapara mentioned his young son, whom he said he'd see grow up only during visits behind a glass barrier as he serves 20 to 40 years in prison.
Smith, Stratford's mother, told DeLapara the cycle of crime and violence could end with him.
"Don't let this happen to your child," the mom told DeLapara. "Don't let him be around those kinds of people. Get him out of that life. Don't let him ever go through this."
DeLapara and Stratford, who authorities say were both involved in the narcotics trade, were in a borrowed pickup truck parked the night of Sept. 22 in the first block of South Peach Street in Easton's West Ward.
Assistant District Attorney Kelly Lewis-Fallenstein said police found DNA evidence in the car that placed DeLapara at the scene and tracked cellphone communication between him and the victim throughout the day. Those interactions abruptly ended at 10 p.m., she said. Police were called to the shooting scene at 10:39 p.m.
Lewis-Fallenstein said a witness who allowed the two of them to borrow the pickup truck reported seeing Stratford and DeLapara together when they picked up the vehicle. He also reported seeing DeLapara near the scene after the homicide, according to Lewis-Fallenstein.
DeLapara was arrested in October following a drug raid at his Palmer Street home. DeLapara initially told police various accounts about the shooting before admitting he fired the gun, but saying he only did so in self-defense. Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said Stratford died from multiple gunshots fired at close range.
'She was a good person'
Today, the 20-year-old pleaded guilty to homicide and offered apologies instead of explanations.
"It's hard for me to explain to you how sorry I am for this, to hear your tears and hear your pain," DeLapara told the victim's family.
Smith told the court that her daughter struggled with demons but was a generous young woman and a loving aunt who would always be her "baby."
"She did not deserve to die this way," Smith said. "No matter what anybody says about her past, she tried to get past that. She was a good person."
Smith spoke highly of Easton police investigators, who she said worked tirelessly to find her daughter's killer no matter the circumstances.
"You did right by my baby," she said, turning to speak to Easton Detective Christopher Miller.
When Smith faced DeLapara, she said she didn't feel anger.
"I gave you to God before you were even caught, so maybe that's why I don't feel anything," she said as DeLapara's father sobbed in the courtroom. "I hope someday you understand what you did to her and what you did to us. You killed a part of us we can never get back."
Stratford's sister, Sarah Smith, also read a statement in court, her voice cracking as she broke down in tears throughout. She described how Stratford would brighten the day of her 4-year-old son.
"She didn't deserve to die alone, in a truck and left there," Sarah Smith said. "She was a person. She was so much better than that. I want to say more, but I don't think I can."
Killer addresses parents
DeLapara also had words for his family. His father, mother and the mother of his son sat in the courtroom and cried softly during the proceedings, occasionally breaking into sobs.
"They didn't raise me to be the person that I am today. Things happen for a reason. I'm going away for a reason. I've made you suffer for 20 years. It's time for me to step up as the man that I am," DeLapara said.
Addressing the mother of his child, DeLapara asked her to promise to raise him right and not let him make the same mistakes he'd made.
"I love you, Kahmir," DeLapara's father managed to say between sobs.
"I love you guys, too. You know that," DeLapara replied.
Baratta offered his condolences to Stratford's family and said the pain caused on Sept. 22 will likely always remain.
"Probably neither family will ever fully recover from this," said Baratta, the sentencing judge.
After the sentencing, Elaine Smith walked to DeLapara's parents and embraced them. The group of parents held one another and cried as DeLapara was led from the courtroom.


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Sophie B. Wright will graduate its third senior class in a few weeks but the school celebrated a first on Wednesday afternoon.
Basketball players Anthony Oates and Juan Marcel signed to play at Belhaven, an NAIA school in Jackson, Miss. Oates and Marcel are the first two students of the school to sign athletic scholarships.
"It's big time for these kids to be able to get education and go to college to play the sport that they love," Wright Coach Shawn Dumas said. "This shows the rest of the kids here, from the high schools students to the middle school students, that if they work their butts off, that they can accomplish their dreams."
Oates, 6 feet 1, averaged 24.2 points per game last season while Marcel, 5 feet 9, 10.8 points and 7.7 assists per game.
Dumas played four years at Xavier and got to know Belhaven Coach John Aiken through his years of playing against the Blazers. Aiken was an assistant coach at Belhaven for the last four years before becoming the head coach before last season.
"It feels good to sign," Oates said. "You don't have to worry about what school you're going to anymore. You just have to keep working hard and get ready to play."
Marcel said that he never envisioned that he would be able to use basketball as a means to go to college.
"I never in my life imagined that I would be able to do this," Marcel said. "I never thought I could star in basketball and get a scholarship. Coach told me just to take my time and do it right."
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During a federal court hearing Thursday in which they listened to Steven Earl Hardrick admit his role in the slayings of five men in 2007 in exchange for a possible punishment of 30 years in prison, relatives of the victims stood in front of the judge one-by-one and urged her to impose a much harsher sentence to avenge their loved ones.
Some wanted at least life imprisonment for Hardrick, 27, who confessed to killing, among others, New Orleans Police Department officer Thelonious Dukes. Others asked for his execution, calling him "a monster" and "diabolical."
Dukes' brother, Tyrone, told U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance, "We would like to see a death sentence imposed because of the pain and suffering inflicted on my ... family." Stifling tears, one of Dukes' sons, Thelonious Jr., said, "Thirty years ... wouldn't be enough for the death of our father. I speak on behalf of my (two) brothers and my family."
Theodore Robinson, the brother of Dwayne Landry, another of Hardrick's victims, said, "Thirty years is an insult. ... I believe that something more needs to be done. If there's anything that can be done, we would appreciate it."
Vance assured those who addressed her that she sympathized with "their anger and grief" and would carefully consider Hardrick's plea deal before deciding whether to approve it. If she rejects it, she said, Hardrick would have the opportunity to withdraw his guilty plea before his sentencing, tentatively set for March 20, and be tried in the killings.
However, according to Vance, prosecutors say problems with evidence mean going to trial with Hardrick's case is risky. "He (could) walk and be back on the street," Vance said. "I have to review the record of this case and see if it's acceptable. I don't want anyone here to think that I like this."
Vance described the decision ahead of her as "extremely difficult, if not repellant."
Hardrick, in dreadlocks and wearing an orange prisoner's jumpsuit as well as shackles, confessed on Thursday to the murders of Dukes, 47, and Landry, 25; carjacking, resulting in the deaths of Brett Jacobs, 25, and David Alford, 21; witness tampering, causing the death of Howard Pickens, 51; and conspiracy to distribute drugs.
Those charges were included in a 17-count indictment handed up by a grand jury in March, four months or so before prosecutors opted against seeking the death penalty against Hardrick for reasons that were not publicly discussed. If Vance signs off on Hardrick's deal after reviewing a presentencing report, the rest of his charges - a variety of weapons violations -- will be dismissed.
Hardrick didn't speak much throughout his court appearance, aside from the occasional "Yes, ma'am," to questions from Vance about whether he understood the proceedings. In a factual basis supporting his plea, Hardrick admits this:
He and some associates conspired to acquire and distribute cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana between January 2007 and January 2008. He and his co-conspirators traveled out of state to get the drugs and peddle them locally; at times, they used guns to steal drugs from suppliers.
Then, about the fall of 2007, Hardrick swiped a 9 mm Glock pistol with an extended ammunition clip from Dwayne Landry. Landry, on his own, investigated who took his handgun. That investigation led him to Hardrick, and Landry arranged to meet him the night of Oct. 1, 2007, in the 1300 block of North Nemours Street in eastern New Orleans.
Sitting in the driver's seat of his car that night, Landry was shot twice in the head with a .45-caliber gun. The government says Hardrick planned the killing and bragged about it afterward in recorded telephone conversations with jailhouse inmates in Orleans and Jefferson parishes.
Landry's brother, Robinson, said Landry trusted Hardrick because he was a former classmate. Landry, Robinson said, thought Hardrick was a friend of his family.
Cop killed in home invasion
On Oct. 13, 2007, Hardrick and his friends attacked Dukes outside his home while he loaded his motorcycle onto a trailer for a trip. Hardrick and his crew forced Dukes inside, demanding money, guns and drugs.
Records don't mention why Hardrick and his accomplices thought Dukes would have cocaine, though the officer for a time was the focus of federal civil-rights and narcotics investigations in the early 1990s, FBI files indicate. When federal agents closed those cases, the government didn't charge Dukes, a decorated NOPD officer.
Dukes' wife, Lynette, was asleep in the master bedroom and awoke to shouts of, "Where's the coke and money?" Thelonious Dukes repeatedly denied having any drugs, and identified himself as a cop.
The couple was brought into the bathroom. The intruders made them kneel and open a safe inside a closet there. The intruders took an AR-15 Bushmaster rifle and a large sum of money; in a recorded phone conversation with a Jefferson Parish inmate, Hardrick later claimed the amount was $9,000, or, in his words, "nine stacks."
The robbers then stole Dukes' service weapon from underneath a mattress. One of them said he wouldn't leave the home until he saw Dukes' wife expose herself; that's when Dukes pulled a handgun from his ankle holster and fired it at Hardrick and the others. The intruders shot back, wounding Dukes and striking his wife in the left foot. They fled.
Dukes died the next month.
"My husband was very protective of his family," Lynette Dukes told the judge Thursday. "He went all the way to the end of his life ... protecting his family."
Authorities recovered one bullet casing from the scene of Dukes' shooting. It was fired from the gun stolen from Landry.
The factual basis in the case says Hardrick, from his house in Harvey, sold Dukes' gun to an unnamed individual. That individual, news accounts suggest, was Chris Dillon.
Dillon was actually found with Dukes' weapon on Nov. 21, 2007, and falsely confessed to killing the officer. Dillon -- who said he falsely confessed because he was feeling pressure from the police's interrogation -- and another man, Anthony Skidmore, were then booked with Dukes' murder.
Dillon ultimately maintained that he did not get Dukes' gun until after the killing. A grand jury did not indict Skidmore, and Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro's office dropped the murder charge against Dillon after Hardrick's federal indictment.
Dillon is now serving time in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in an unrelated killing. He did not participate in Dukes' killing, and neither did Skidmore, Hardrick's factual basis explains.
2 killed in botched drug deal
On Oct. 24, 2007, Brett Jacobs agreed to sell high-grade marijuana to a customer. They set up a meeting in eastern New Orleans; the customer showed up with Hardrick and three other men, and Jacobs showed up with David Alford.
When they met, Jacobs offered the weed at a price of $900, but his customer was expecting to pay $300 to $500. The customer went to Hardrick's car and announced that he wasn't going to buy the weed because it was too expensive. When the customer headed back to Jacobs, Hardrick got out of his car wielding the Glock that had been stolen from Landry.
Hardrick stole diamond earrings, a $6,000 diamond-encrusted watch and a .40-caliber pistol from him. Hardrick and his associates took Jacobs and Alford to a grassy area in front of an abandoned house on Explorers Avenue in eastern New Orleans.
Jacobs and Alford were ordered to kneel, and Hardrick shot them each in the head several times. Just then, Howard Pickens, the only resident at the time on the Hurricane Katrina-devastated block, drove past on the way to his nearby home.
Hardrick, stating that he "couldn't take any chances" by leaving behind a witness, approached Pickens' car, demanded money and shot him twice in the head. On Thursday, Vernella Rogers, who was engaged to Pickens, said her fiance had moved to New Orleans one month before he was gunned down so he could be closer to her and get to know her better as they prepared for their wedding.
Pickens had two daughters, two sons and five grandchildren. "They miss him," Rogers told the judge. "I want you to take them into consideration when you are (evaluating) this plea deal, please."
Meanwhile, Jacobs' aunt, Mary Jane Monroe, said Hardrick's actions were "senseless, diabolical and nefarious."
Hardrick was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Duane Evans, Elizabeth Privitera and Laura Gwinn. He was represented by lawyers Robert Steven Toale, Marilyn Michele Fournet and Virginia Laughlin Schlueter. Hardrick on Thursday also agreed to forfeit any assets he got as proceeds from his crimes or used to commit the offenses.
Note: This article has been updated with information since it was originally published.


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A Hamas columnist has attributed the outbreak of swine flu to the freedom of women.
In a piece transcribed by Middle East Media Research Institute (Memri) on Friday, Issam Shawer, who writes for Felesteen, claimed that the outbreak of swine flu in the West Bank and Gaza was caused by "women [who] emerge from every corner… and then congregate in one place.
"Women are the most numerous and fastest transmitters of viral diseases and epidemics such as swine flu. They spread news and rumours, but also viruses that waft through the stuffy air.
"Then they disperse, and many go on to perform some other duty at some other home or function hall. This is why I think women are the fastest transmitters of epidemics."
Mr Shawer's piece, published on December 24, offers a solution. As well as wearing a niqab, "[men] can also take a greater part in fighting disease by imposing stricter constraints on the movement and gatherings of the womenfolk – at least in the next three months."


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HOWEDY jonathan,
Oh, well perhaps that's on accHOWENT of what we got
here are mostly LIARS, DOG ABUSERS, MENTAL CASES,
and FRAUDS, like yourself, jonathan.
Well jonathan, that's on accHOWENT of the NATURE
of your own dog's behavior problems and HOWE you
"handled" it and HOWE you OBJECTED when The
Puppy Wizard INFORMED YOU that YOU was THE
CAUSE of your dog's DESTRUCTIVE ANXIETY
BEHAVIOR, and to CORRECT the situation, you'd
NEED to STOP ABUSING YOUR DOG over his negative attention getting
devices he's employing against you...
Here's HOWE that works:
"It is by muteness that a dog becomes
so utterly beyond value."
Like a confessor Priest? Don't bet your dog
won't tell on you...
"With him, words play no torturing tricks
..........., " John Galsworthy.
Their behaviors reflect our words, actions
and training quirks. Jerry HOWE, The
Puppy Wizard. <{} ; ~ ) >
You could look up the original post, forever
inscribed in The Puppy Wizard's Archives,
jonathan... if you wanna be accurate.
HOWEver, The Puppy Wizard KNOWS
what else:
"If You Talk With The Animals, They Will
Talk With You And You Will Know Each
Other. If You Do Not Talk To Them, You
Will Not know Them,
And What You Do Not Know
You Will Fear.
What One Fears, One Destroys," Chief
Dan George, adapted with permission
from his FREE copy of The Puppy Wizard's
FREE WWW Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual.
The Puppy Wizard recommends not using beer in
the presence of DUMB ANIMALS or in the presence
of impressionable children.
A sHOWEND is a sHOWEND, jonathan.
ANY SHOWEND, so long as it is brief, alternately
variable and instantly followed by prolonged non
physical praise, will suffice, even an extraneHOWES sHOWEND, like
a neighbor startin their car or closing
a door or the A/C switchin off or on, given the appupriate
TIMING, will INSTANTLY break the dog's THOUGHTS
of the undesirable behavior or focus the thought on
the command you're working the process on IF you lock
his thoughts on that distractin with prolonged non physical praise.
And instantly following the sHOWEND with prolonged,
non physical praise. THAT'S YOUR OBJECTION. You
cannot fathom PRAISING a dog when IT is DOIN BAD
THINGS, jonathan. Perhaps that's because of your
misguided ineffective inappupriate practice of Eastern philosophies?
Perhaps THAT explains your miserable failure as
chi gnong student and reiki "master," eh johnny???
NOR HAD YOU DONE THE PRELIMINARY CONDITIONING, cause you're a LAZY
STUPID IGNORANT student and
miserable forceful fear ridden animal abuser and fraud.
That's on accHOWENT of you NEVER STUDIED the
METHOD. You only picked through it to find what could
FORCE your dog to OBEY you, jonathan.
Hi, Jerry.
I'm not sure that I'm a 100% convert, or that I agree
with (or even understand) 100% of what you say in this
manual ... BUT ... we had "come" down pat in a few
reps and you could have knocked me down when I tried
the exercise with "drop" and, after a few reps in
different spots Darwin practically *threw* the rubber
ball at my feet on command. He's still not perfect
(just a pup, after all, and he's stubborn enough to
want to push and test me a little bit more).
For what it's worth, I can see (as no doubt you have)
how your usenet manner is likely to rankle a few
folks, but that woman who advocates ear pulling and
beating with sticks deserves everything she gets. Even
if that was the only method that would work, I'd live
with my dog not fetching rather than do any of that.
(Darwin fetches enthusiastically and instinctively,
Best, ben ========================
If he COMES you don't MAKE a sHOWEND.
Unless he comes like he USED TO and that's
HOWE COME you're TRAININ HIM NHOWE.
Perhaps you'd of been able to UNDERSTAND
the SCIENTIFIC METHOD and PRINCIPLES
had you not emptied four beer cans dHOWEN
your goddamned gullet instead of STUDYING
the PROVEN EFFECTIVE Techniques.
Woulda been awful time consuming to travel the
Whole Wild World in the flesh, jonathan. That's
HOWE COME The Puppy Wizard works almost
exclusively here in CYBERSPACE, on the
INFORMATION SUPER HIGHWAY, thanks to
former V.P., Al Gore. Thanks Al!
You mean, by assaulting them with beer cans, jonathan?
Like your pals here who MURDER shelter
dogs cause they FEAR THEM cause they
do THIS to them?:
lyinglynn writes to a new foster care giver: For barking in
the crate - leave the leash on and pass it through the crate
door. Attach a line to it. When he barks, use the line for
a correction.
- if necessary, go to a citronella bark collar.
Lynn K.
adoptable dog on intake. I frankly felt that the
I'll be you've never had to put down litters of beautiful
labrador puppies? If you had did, maybe you'd be singing
a different tune?
"Actually, have held them for the tech to euth, and put their
bodies in the trash bag and in the freezer for the trash
company to come and dispose of.
No different tune," ~Emily
"I'll bet you don't know a thing about me. I volunteered as
assistant to the euthanasia tech at our local shelter for a
while, and I know a bit about overpopulation and unwanted
This however has nothing at all to do with responsible
breeders, because responsible breeders don't contribute to
that problem," Mustang Sally.
You're a FRAUD, johnny, as are your pals here
who HURT and KILL dogs and call THAT, RESCUE:
"If You Talk With The Animals, They Will Talk With
You And You Will Know Each Other. If You Do Not
Talk To Them, You Will Not Know Them, And What
You Do Not Know You Will Fear.
What One Fears, One Destroys," Chief Dan George,
adapted with permission from his FREE copy of The
Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW Wits'End Dog Training Method Manual.
You can't post here noMOORE, you charlatan. Let's
discuss your impuper practice of reiki? Let's talk
abHOWET you impupper practice of Eastern Martial
Arts, mr. E***PERT?
You're a FRAUD and an abuser, PUNK.
In The Problem Animal Behavior BUSINESS
SAME SAME, For The Problem Child Behavior
A Dog Is A Dog As A Child Is A Child. They
Respond In Predictable Innate, Normal,
Natural, Instinctive, Reflexive, Ways, To
Cir***stances And Situations Of Their
Environments Which We Create For Them.
BY MISHANDLING. Damn The Descartean
War of "Nature Vs Nurture." We Teach By
HOWER Words And Actions And GET BACK What We TAUGHT.
The Puppy Wizard can only SLANDER YOU
Yeah. Soup DISLIKES animal abusers and LIARS, like yourself, johnny.
Let's talk abHOWET abusing your dog, oh masterful WON?
They're not disinterested, they're frightened
embarrassed little lying dog abusing punk
thug cowards, like yourself, you FRAUD.
Perhaps you're just a coward and a liar and a dog abuser?
That's HOWE COME they LIE abHOWET The
Puppy Wizard's PROVEN EFFECTIVE METHODS
and VERIFIABLE Student's TESTIMONIALS, eh
Perhaps you should oughta quit drinkin beers,
that'll improve your SKILLS as a practicioner of
chi gnong and reiki?
The same same same same PARTY johnny boy has joined.
Perhaps that's the fault of jonathan's un-G-DLY practices?
You mean, HOWE COME.
Right. You came here cause your dog IS
DESTROYING YOUR HOWES cause YOU PUNISH HIM.
Oh, that's EZ, oh FRAUDULENT praticioner
of Ancient Eastern Arts.
Your dog's BEHAVIOR tells the tale on you, jonathan.
Your repsonses to your DUMB ANIMAL was to HURT
and INTIMIDATE IT, like you'd try to do with your "study" of martial arts.
You are like Adam in the Garden, HIDING YOUR SHAME.
INDEEDY. It's a psychological and medical
condition, called The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME.
YOU GOT IT, BIG TIME, johnny boy.
For E***POSING YOU of YOUR NEKKEDNESS
to your ego, johnny boy. It's your HUMAN NATURE,
johnny. In a NORMALhuman being, it's called
ENLIGHTENMENT, johnny.
You are nHOWE experiencing the psychotic
reaction that MAN has been experiencing since
blaming woman who blamed the snake for
enticing him to BREAK THE LAW, the only
WON rule, HE had requested for Adam, in
the garden.
You are attempting to HIDE your COWARDICE,
but only from yourself.
You'll be a fine example of the DIS-EASE mankind
has suffered which has brought us to WWIII.
You mean, the LIARS and DOG ABUSERS like
professor of ****-ytic behaviorISM "SCRUFF
SHAKE and SCREAM "NO!" into ITS face for 5
seconds and lock IT in a box for ten minuted
meditation" dermer of the department of ****-ytic
behaviorISM at UofWI and his peers in the veterinary behaviorISM BUSINESS?
No, not all. Well, perhaps all... but mosty just the
most well known, those who do the most harm.
If you RESPECT those FRAUDS as experts,
HOWE COME you never got your own dog's
behaviors under control, johnny?
Is it on accHOWENT of you're a LAZY student,
or is it on accHOWENT of you're a dog abuser and liar, EXTRODINAIRE?
That's the hallmark of a coward and liar, and a
MENTAL CASE, johnny boy.
As Professora Daniel has stated, her dog Sunshine
was CURED of aggression and OCD behavior problems NEARLY
INSTANTLY, for FREE, simply by doin every
thing OPPOSITE of what she'd been taught by dra mcconnell and
Purdue and and several of the most capable professional
trainers, highly recommended by veterinarians and behaviorists,
she could find in two states at a cost of two years work and
The Puppy Wizard does not fear mental illiness, it's
only a symptom of MISHANDLING, unless there's a
physical cause like brain tumors.
Bio chemical "causes" of mental illness are likeWIZE
CAUSED BY MISHANDLING and deficiencies in diet,
as recently discovered at UofOH in their research into
interluken-6 and STRESS and physical breakdHOWEN,
or in HOWER case, as The Puppy Wizard likes to call it:
BEING JERRYIZED, a other physical cause of PHYSICAL DEBILTIATION,
HYSTERIA, and DEATH.
You'd better get HEELED, jonathan. You're SUFFERING
a LIFE THREATENING SELF INFLICTED AUTO-IMMUNE
DIS-EASE, johnny boy.
It's called, your human ego, johnny. That's HOWE COME
you're crappin yourself right nHOWE.
The Puppy Wizard has come here to IDENTIFY, E***POSE,
DISCREDIT, and DISPATCH, the scourge of MANKIND... his human
nature that YOU HIDE FROM nHOWE, jonathan.
Hmmm. Seems to have CAPTIVATED you, jonathan.
Most of your posts have been your obsessive compulsive psychotic
response to The Puppy Wizard IDENTIFYING
and E***POSING YOU, as the PUNK THUG COWARD
FRAUD you really are, jonathan.
And havin it PROVEN by your own words, jonathan..., is
what's caused you to arrive at YOUR PSYCHOTIC VISCERAL RESPONSE,
culminating in,The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME...
I.e., YOU BEEN JERRYIZED.
You're having a typical BREAKDHOWEN, jonathan.
That's part of the HEELING process, if you follow the method.
NO. That's a other LIE. You HIDE behind "universal love" to
make your EGO feel like you've risen above your HUMAN NATURE which
The Puppy Wizard has E***POSED to you, causing your PSYCHOSIS,
called The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME.
The EVIDENCE is in The Puppy Wizard's Archives, jonathan.
Your own posting history will verify that.
Simple, jonathan. Like Adam hiding in the garden from his
shame and guilt, it's the same same same same.
It's the NATURE of MAN, jonathan. Perhaps you should study
your eastern philosopies MOORE SERIHOWESLY, jonathan. The Puppy
Wizard DETESTS a LAZY student almost as much as HE DESPIZES a LIAR
and FRAUD, oh masterful WON.
Think SHAME, GUILT, and FEAR, jonathan. The same same same same
FEELINGS that made Adam HIDE his nekkedness, just as YOU HIDE your
nekkedness here, on The Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW Wits' End Dog
Training Method Forum, johnny boy.
INDEEDY, jonathan. That MAGICK will be in the medical
textbooks in the not too distant future, with The Puppy
Wizard's name next to it as the WON who CURED your HUMAN
NATURE of your inherent EVIL, and RID the Whole Wild World of the
likes of you and your ilk from spreading your cancer to
the next generation, jonathan.
The Puppy Wizard is droppin the hammer on liars and abusers
all over the Whole Wild World. The ARCHIVES NEVER LIE.
The Puppy Wizard MAKES the RULES, jonathan.
My, you do have a way with words and thought, eh johnny boy?
The Puppy Wizard has spent forty sumpthin years doin likeWIZE.
Ghandi was WON of The Puppy Wizard's most dedicated yet least
successful students, because he didn't understand the nature of
FEAR and GUILT.
He let you and your ilk off the hook:
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be
judged by the way its animals are treated." ~ Mohandas Gandhi
-- Adapted with permission from his FREE copy of The Puppy
Wizzzard's FREE WWW Wits' End Dog Training Method
Manual. <}TPW ;~ ) >
Would jonathan care to E***PLAIN HOWE he
treats his dog, johnny boy?
THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING, you miserable sot.
That's HOWE COME you're SHITTIN YOURSELF RIGHT NHOWE!!!
To work CURING and HEELING all behavior problems, 24/7, from the
tollbooth of the INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY.
Let's talk abHOWE HOWE you ABUSE YOUR DOG, johnny?
The Puppy Wizard has PROVEN HIS work, jonathan.
HOWE THEN, do you explain your OBSESSION
with The Puppy Wizard, jonathan?
The Puppy Wizard does not entertrain or pander to, ABUSERS.
And helpless children, who cannot speak for or defend themselves.
In The Problem Animal Behavior BUSINESS FAILURE
MEANS DEATH. SAME SAME SAME SAME, For The
Problem Child Behavior BUSINESS.
A Dog Is A Dog As A Child Is A Child. They Respond In
Predictable Innate, Normal, Natural, Instinctive, Reflexive,
Ways, To Cir***stances And Situations Of Their
Environments Which We Create For Them.
MISHANDLING. Damn The Descartean War of
"Nature Vs Nurture." We Teach By HOWER Words
And Actions And GET BACK What We TAUGHT.
INDEEDY. jonathan is amongst the first to HEAR.
Thank you, Soup.
The Puppy Wizard is grateful to you, Soup.
"Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as
separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the
fruit of both. The level which is reached by wisdom is
attained through right action as well. He who perceives that
the two are one knows the truth."
"Even the wise man acts in character with his nature, indeed
all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use
of compulsion then? The love and hate which are aroused by the
objects of sense arise from Nature, do not yield to them. They
only obstruct the path." Bhagavad Gita, adapted by Krishna
with permission from His FREE copy of The Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW
Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual.
Dog trainin ain't LUCK, johnny boy. "LUCK is for
****ERS," The Puppy Wizard's DADDY.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is
ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is
accepted as being self-evident. -Arthur Schopenhauer
Force training JERRYIZES dogs and children and
Every correction is like our dog lovers seeing a new
post from Jerry and every minute of crate anxiety is
like reading another "thanks Jerry, your method/machine
saved my dog's life" post from The Puppy Wizard's FREE
WWW Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual Students...
Now you know HOWE COME professor scruff shake's
little dog masturbates compulsively on his couch if he
doesn't get his five miles of road work every day and is
nHOWE DYING of STRESS RELATED PHYSICAL DEBILITIES.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
If the cup is half full or half empty, it doesn't matter as
much as the sound of one hand clapping.
When Mamiya went to the priest for personal guidance,
he was asked to explain the sound of one hand clapping. Mamiya
concentrated on what the sound might be.
"You are not working hard enough. You are too attached to
food, wealth, and to that sound. It would be better if you
died. That would solve the problem."
The next time Mamiya appeared before his teacher,
he again was asked what he had to show regarding
the sound of one hand.
Mamiya immediately fell over as though dead.
"You are dead, all right, but how about that sound?"
Looking up, Mamiya replied: "I haven't solved that yet."
"Dead men don't speak, get out!," Shakumuni Buddah,
adapted with permission from his FREE copy of The
Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW Wits' End Dog Training
Method Manual.
The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME is the perfect synergy
of love, pride, desire, self will, greed, ego, fear, hate,
arrogance, disbelief, jealousy, embarrassment, shame, permanence,
enlightenment, insult, attrition and conditioning creating
adversion, a lowly life condition often expiring from stress
related health DIS-EASES as EVIDENCED by the
disproportionately high incidences of DEATHLY and
CHRONICALLY ILL dogs like professor "SCRUFF SHAKE
and SCREAM 'NO!' into ITS face for 5 seconds and lock IT
in a box for ten minutes contemplation" dermer of the depaertment
of ****-ytic behaviorISM at UofWI's Maxie
The Magnificently FuriHOWESLY Obsessive Compulsive
Masturbator, and PROVEN through professor SCRUFF SHAKE'S CURE of
his dog's recurrent DIS-EASE, right
here on The Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW Wits' End Dog
Training Method Forum.
Sit dHOWEN, take off your shoes... an turn your face.
Or you'll get JERRYIZED, just as HOWER dog lovers
do to their dogs.
HOWER forum at this time is going through it's extinguishment
burst just like your dogs do, HOWER dog lovers have hit the
wall and they're not goin out quietly. That too, is CAUSED BY
MISHANDLING. ALL behavior problems are CAUSDED BY MISHANDLING.
The Puppy Wizzzard KNOWS better than to FORCE INTIMIDATE or SCOLD
a DOG. HOWE COME would
HE do that to HOWER dog lovers?
CAUSE THEY'RE INTENTIONAL or PATHOLOGICAL
LIARS, HYPOCRITES, and SADISTS.
Let's call it tit for tat, a debt repaid, quid pro quo, The
Puppy Wizzzard's JACKPOT. This place is a GOLDMINE for
studying the complexities of the deranged human psyche and
tinkerin with it... like HOWER DOG LOVERS EXPERIMIENT with
TOOLS to HURT and INTIMIDATE HOWER DOGS TO DEATH.
This life / death and health threatening event is brought to
you Courtesy Of The Puppy Wizzzard. <{}TPW ; ~ ) >
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By STAN FREEMAN
For the past half century, the Massachusetts Sportsmen's Council has been rewarding residents who report violations of state fish and game laws. Hunting without a license. Fishing out of season. Trespassing on lands where hunting is prohibited.
Mike Moss, current president of the 80-year-old council, which represents holders of fish and game licenses throughout the state, will hand out a $500 check Saturday night in Auburn during the council's annual banquet to Belchertown resident Paul LaFleur, who called environmental police on New Year's Eve about the illegal shooting of a moose in Belchertown that had calves with her at the time.
There is no hunting season for moose at any time of the year in the commonwealth.
The mother subsequently died. The calves were left to fend for themselves.
"It's not that we want to see how many bad hunters we've got. We hope we don't have any," Moss said. "We started this program 50 years ago to uphold laws that we helped put in place."
On March 20, in Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown, Ronald D. Richardson, 45, of Chicopee, was fined $500 and ordered to pay $500 restitution for the shooting incident. He could not be reached for comment.
According to Major John S. Pajak, chief of the Inland Enforcement Bureau of the Massachusetts Environmental Police, the shooting took place on private land in Belchertown on Dec. 31, 2008.
"It happened during the day. The violator was one of a group of hunters on private property. They were legally hunting, but one of those individuals saw fit to shoot a moose. Initially, the shot did not kill the moose. It only wounded it."
Sgt. Charles S. Ziemba of the environmental police said LaFleur "heard a shot and saw the moose come by and noted it was limping and bleeding." LaFleur then called the environmental police.
"A short time later, Mr. LaFleur saw the hunter come out of the woods and confronted him," Ziemba said. Told the police were on the way, Richardson remained with LaFleur until Ziemba arrived.
Richardson "was new to hunting. He'd only been hunting a couple of years," he said. "He said he saw movement coming through the pines, that it was snowing hard and so he shot at it, thinking it was a deer."
During tonight's banquet, the council will also give a reward of $500 to Aaron Smigiel, 15, of Granby, who reported the shooting of two female wild turkeys in October 2008, several days before the start of the turkey hunting season.
Gerard F. LaChance of South Hadley was ultimately arrested for the shooting. He also appeared in Eastern Hampshire District Court March 20 and was fined $300 and ordered to pay $200 restitution.


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TRAVERSE CITY, MI -- From one festival to another.
That's summertime in Michigan.
I had a great time here for the National Cherry Festival, and now it's time for me to pack my bags and head to Lansing for the Common Ground Festival. Both events are in my Top 5 this weekend.
If I have time I might scoot down to Sterling Heights for the Mo Pop Festival to see Okemos band Lord Huron headline that cool event.
Have a great weekend.
1. Common Ground Music Festival, July 8-13, Adado Riverfront Park, Lansing
Big concerts every night, three stages, daily activities, a live painting event and more! The annual Common Ground Festival returns to downtown Lansing with some great shows, including a variety of genre. The headliners: Brand New (July 8), 311/Violent Femmes (July 9), Justin Moore/David Nail (July 10), Big Sean/Juicy J (July 11), Fitz and The Tantrums (July 12), and Earth, Wind and Fire (July 13). The Common Ground Music Festival takes place at Adado Riverfront Park on North Grand Avenue. Ticket information and a complete schedule at commongroundfest.com. More details at 1-877-569-7767 or in person at 901 N Washington Ave., Lansing, MI 48906.
2. National Cherry Festival 2014, July 5-12, Traverse City
Spending a week in Traverse City is always a lot of fun. I'm bummed I had to leave before the weekend's big events, including the DTE Energy Cherry Royale Parade (11:15 a.m. July 12) and the Festival Finale Fireworks (10:30 p.m. July 12). Concerts this weekend on the Pepsi Bay Side Music Stage presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan: Gin Blossoms (July 8), George Thorogood & The Destroyers (July 9), The Under the Sun Tour with Sugar Ray, Blues Traveler, Smash Mouth (July 10), Justin Moore (July 11), and Tommy James and the Shondells (July 12). More details about tickets for all the events at cherryfestival.org or call (231) 947-4230.
3. DTE Energy Music Theatre, July 8-12, in Clarkston
This weekend you get everything from classic rock to Motown classics and American pop/punk to '90s rock. The shows: Fall Out Boy, Paramore (July 8), Journey, Steve Miller Band, The Tower of Power (July 9);
Sugar Ray, Blues Traveler, Uncle Kracker, Smash Mouth (July 11), and Aretha Franklin (July 12). More details at palacenet.com.
4. Michigan ElvisFest, July 11-12, Riverside Park, Ypsilanti
I'll admit it, this sounds fun! I've always been a huge Elvis Presley fan (thanks to my mom), and this weekend all those diehards will come together for some of the country's top tribute artists. Performances are Friday and Saturday at Riverside Park along the Huron River. Tickets at the gate are $15 for July 11 (5 p.m.-midnight), and $25 on July 12 (noon-midnight). Children 12 and younger admitted for free. More info at mielvisfest.org.
5. Mo Pop Festival, noon-11 p.m. July 12, Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights
It's all about the "Mo" this weekend with Mo Music, Mo Beer, Mo Food and Mo Art at the Mo Pop Festival. The band lineup includes City And Colour, Young The Giant, The Neighbourhood, Trampled By Turtles, Cold War Kids, Lord Huron, Tokyo Police Club, J Roddy Walston & The Business, Hundred Waters, Bad Suns, Wild Cub, Bear Hands, MisterWives, and Flint Eastwood. Tickets are $49.50-$125. For the band schedule, as well as a list of food trucks and craft breweries go to mopopfest.com. Or go to freedomhill.net.
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Marble Mountain is part of the foothills of the Appalachian Mountain Range in western Newfoundland and offers some of the best skiing east of the Rockies. The resort lies in a snow belt and gets an average annual snowfall of 16 feet.
Host of the 1999 Canadian Winter Games, the 2003 World Freestyle Championships and the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing Festival in 2004, Marble Mountain has great, varied terrain. The resort offers long, fairly flat trails to very steep, groomed and mogul runs.
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Lessons for beginners are on the gentle run of 'Country Road', which ambles for several miles through the trees with scenic views. Intermediates have the choice of the various blue runs, which meander easily around the mountain. More expert skiers can test their nerves on 'Boomerang', a double black mogul run, amongst others.
Boarders are well catered for, with newly-added, groomed trails, a competition half pipe and an excellent terrain park, as well as good off-piste. The half-pipe opens early in the season.
For something a little different, we recommend trying the dogsled trek through the backcountry where you will see mountain vistas and the chance to see wildlife such us moose, caribou & small game.
Marble Mountain is a great resort for families. Children as young as three can take part in the snow programmes and there is also an on site Kids Kamp to keep them entertained for hours. A child minding service is available for the under 3s. The whole family can enjoy an evening at the Family Adventure Tube Park or over 40km of groomed trails at the Blow Me Down Cross Country Ski Park.
The delightful city of Corner Brook, situated on the Southern shore of the Bay of Islands, is just 5-10 minutes from the base of Marble Mountain and serviced by ski bus. The surrounding Long Range Mountains provide a spectacular backdrop. Vibrant Corner Brook offers all the amenities and conveniences of city living. Here, you will find a good selection of shops, gift shops, a sports centre, bowling alley and cinema. There is a good choice of restaurants to suit all tastes, as well as live entertainment and bars close to hand for apres-ski entertainment.
The nearest international airport to Marble Mountain is Sacramento which is around 41 miles driving distance from resort. There are other smaller airport which are also accessible via car including Stockton, CA which is around 68 miles away.
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my daughter got sick last Wednesday (today is Tuesday). She was vomiting and pooping loose stools for 3 days, then we gave her a shot that the doctor recommended to stop the vomiting and she was MUCH more sad, but not throwing up, for two days. Now its been another two days and she is retaining what she takes in, and pooping breast milk poo, but does not want to eat and solids. I've been giving her ginger ale, she doesn't want saltines.
We live in rural southern Mexico and all of the Mamas and Grannies that surround us share the belief that breast milk is now "water" and does not provide sustenance. This is my primary question.
Also, how long is too long for her normal appetite not to return?
Also, does anyone out there have recommendations regarding vaccines in tropical climes? I read Aviva Jill Romm's book and we haven't given her any vaccines, but this ain't souther Georgia either.
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If your family, like ours, has taken road trips with dogs ranging from an 10-year-old diabetic border collie to a 2-year-old super-charged Shiba Inu, we're not alone.
More than 36 million households travel with their pets, according to PetFriendly.com. Those travelers spend an average of $1,060 per trip and, at an average of 2.4 trips per year, this equates to more than $91 million spent by pet owners, according to the site.
Whether you want to check out pet-friendly beaches, B&Bs, campgrounds, or do your best to plan for a hassle-free trip, more tourist destinations and Web sites are catering to our canine comforts.
(Traveling with cats just doesn't rate as high, based on the number of resources I could find, but if you have a favorite resource or Web site, send it along and I'll share it in a later column.)
Case in point: This month, Grand Traverse Resort & Spa introduced "The Dog House -- The Ultimate Dog Retreat," what it's calling a resort-caliber dog boarding facility on resort property. Among its selling points: 24-hour-access to your dog; a "cage-free social environment" for the dogs; filtered water and separate potty/play areas.
Coming soon: Webcams in the guest rooms that will let guests watch their dogs at play.
For more information, visit grandtraverseresort.com and click on Dog Care.
Web sites
-- DogFriendly.com offers dog-friendly travel guides, dog-friendly events, for the U.S. and Canada. Customize your inquiry according to the state or city you plan to visit.
-- For the Michigan Dog Travel Guide, visit dogfriendly.com/server/travel/guides/us/usstateMI.shtml.
-- Both petswelcome.com and doggonefun.com have national lists of hotels, campgrounds, resorts and bed-and-breakfasts for you and your best friends.
-- PetFriendly.com offers tips, must-take lists, a database of pet-friendly lodgings and animal hospitals. Among its recommendations: Print out and take with you addresses of animal hospitals in the areas you plan to visit and carry your pet's shot records with you -- many hotels require proof at check-in.
-- The West Michigan Tourist Association site, wmta.org, lists dog parks and beaches, lodgings and events. A sample: Duke's Birthday Bash, noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 2 at Timber Ridge RV & Recreational Resort; (231) 947-2770.
Activities for park guests include design your own tie-dyed dog bandanna, a dog parade, contests, dog races and tricks, and an evening "drive-in" dog-friendly movie.
A.C. PAW, a Traverse-City-area nonprofit dedicated to the rescue of abandoned dogs and cats, will be there with animals available for adoption. The organization's canine agility team, comprised of rescued dogs, will offer demonstrations throughout the day.
According to a survey conducted by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association, 48 percent of the nation's 8 million RV owners travel with their pets, with dogs topping the list.
-- Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council has a pet-friendly section on its site, swmichigan.org/petfriendly.htm, and a take-along booklet of pet-friendly accommodations.
Pet owner Sarah Crapo says she finds the take-along book helpful, and as a travel pro (she's director of marketing and special projects for the West Michigan Tourist Association), she is happy to see more places put pet information on their Web sites.
Here are some resources from The American Kennel Club Web site, akc.org/public_education/travel.cfm.
-- "On the Road Again With Man's Best Friend: United States," by Dawn Habgood and Robert Habgood
-- "On the Trail With Your Canine Companion: Getting the Most Out of Hiking and Camping with Your Dog," by Cheryl S. Smith, Howell Book House
-- "Pets Welcome, A Guide to Hotels, Inns and Resorts That Welcome You and Your Pet," by Kathleen Fish and Robert Fish, Bon Vivant Press
-- "Traveling with your Pet: The AAA Petbook: The AAA Guide to More Than 10,000 Pet-friendly AAA Rated Lodgings Across the United States and Canada," by Greg Weekes, American Association of Automobiles
-- "Vacationing With Your Pet," by Eileen Barish, Pet-Friendly Publications
-- "Great Vacations for You and Your Dog, USA," Martin Management Books.
The site also has lots of pet travel tips.
Free flights for veterans
World War II veterans are first in line for free flights to veterans, offered through Aug. 28 at the Air Zoo in Portage, near Kalamazoo. The flights are offered courtesy of pilot Alan Wright.
WWII veterans will get the first chance to ride in the N2S-5 Boeing Kaydet, a U.S. Navy primary trainer also known as a Stearman. Flights are offered each Tuesday and Wednesday, weather permitting. Veterans must reserve a flight by calling the Air Zoo at (269) 382-6555, ext. 121. Veterans who served at other times or those now in the military will be put on a waiting list for available seats. Discounted admission also is offered.
More information is available at airzoo.org.
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Each term African and African American Studies sponsors the Angelina Weld Grimké lecture series and at least one additional event or lecture.
Angelina Weld Grimké (February 27, 1880 – June 10, 1958) was the first African American female student to attend the Carleton Academy, a preparatory school that was a part of the college campus from 1866 to 1906. She went on to be an American journalist, teacher, playwright and poet who came to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance; she was one of the first African-American women to have a play publicly performed. A list of previous Grimke Lectures can be found here.
Black Student Alliance Weekly Meeting
From site: Black Student Alliance
Come to an all inclusive forum focusing on issues in the Black community on campus and abroad, and how we can affect change to create a more inclusive and informed environment.
This event takes place each week on Wednesday from March 28th, 2012 to May 30th, 2012.
This event occurs on:
- Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
- Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
- Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
- Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
- Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
- Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
- Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
- Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
- Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
- Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
Sponsored by Black Student Alliance. Contact: Robert L. Mills, BSA


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Team Up Foundation > Molson Cup
Molson Breweries of Canada, in partnership with the Team Up Foundation, presents the Molson Cup each month to one hard-working Leafs player, and along with the Cup presentation is a cheque presentation to a monthly charity recipient. We would like to congratulate the following charities on being the recipients of the $1000 donation from Molson and to the following players for their Molson Cup wins.
November Molson Cup Winner – Tomas Kaberle
Charity – Special Olympics
December Molson Cup Winner – Jonas Gustavsson
Charity – MLSE Team Up Foundation
January Molson Cup Winner – Jason Blake
Charity – arrive alive Drive Sober
February Molson Cup Winner – Jonas Gustavsson/Alexei Ponikarovsky
Charity - Variety the Children's Charity
March Molson Cup Winner – J.S. Giguere
Charity – Boundless
April Molson Cup Winner – Phil Kessel
Charity – Autism Speaks Canada


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The article in the May 8 Leader, "Documents show cop's work issues" was unsettling.
First, let me say that I can understand wanting to help the former Hillsboro police officer (Timothy Cannon) as he was most likely a valued member of the team. However, as a police officer, he is in a position of power over others, so he should not have been allowed to maintain a presence at the station during the investigation (into his absenteeism) due to the possible danger he posed.
Other officers knew about this potential danger and yet he was still allowed to stay on. This behavior endangered the lives of multiple people, and hopefully will not happen in the future.
Julie Mayhugh
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MOBILE, Alabama - When the average football fan first lays eyes on South Alabama receiver Jereme' Jones, what they see is a guy who is smaller than his stats and contributions would suggest. Most hear of his play and assume he's 6-foot-1 or 6-2 when in fact he is listed at 5-8 on the roster and that, it could be argued, is a generous measurement.
What coaches see, especially opposing defensive coordinators, is something quite different. They see results.
The Mobile native and former McGill-Toolen standout knows how to make plays, usually when the Jaguars' offense most needs someone to make a play. It is not how big he is when he stands in front of a measuring chart, but how big he plays. In that respect, Jones is one of the biggest players the Jags have on their offense unit.
The reason for his success is measured most effectively, coaches say, by his consistency and his desire to make a play when one is required. His consistency can be measured -- he holds the school record for consecutive games with at least one reception. It now stands at 30 following last weekend's performance against Western Kentucky in which he caught four passes for 68 yards.
His first catch against WKU was an 18-yarder on a second-and-6 play in the first quarter. He caught his other three passes in the second half. The first of those was a 25-yarder on a second-and-18 play, followed by a 7-yarder on third-and-4 at the WKU 28 in the third quarter, the catches keeping a touchdown drive alive. He also had a catch in the fourth quarter, but after picking up a first down he fumbled the ball which was recovered by WKU. South Alabama's Tyrell Pearson made an interception four plays later that ended any threat the Hilltoppers would parlay the turnover into points.
"I don't think about it at all,'' Jones said when asked about the school-record streak. "I'm just out there trying to make plays to win when they need to be made and to get my teammates open when I need to. I'm just out there playing the game, doing what the coaches teach me to do.''
He's been good at that as well. In 35 games for the Jags in his career, the junior has caught 94 passes for 1,004 yards and 12 touchdowns. That production is good for an average of 10.68 yards per catch and a touchdown every 7.8 catches.
"One way I (stand out) is that I continue to work on my craft, continue to work on the things that I'm good at, the things that I do best as far as my quickness and my speed,'' Jones said. "The things I don't do (as well), I try to work on them too. Them bringing in people that are 6-5 or 6-4, that doesn't scare me. If I was scared of one person that was that big, I'd have to be scared of all of them. That never really has affected me.''
Receivers coach Jerry Mack said there is no reason for Jones to be concerned with the improving talent being added to the Jags' lineup; there's always a place for those who make plays, and Jones makes plays.
"The thing about Jereme is his consistency,'' Mack said. "You look across the board of great teams and great offenses, they always have consistent players who show up week in and week out. That's one thing that Jereme brings to the table. The last two or three years, he's been consistent every game, every practice. He just comes to play and loves the game and that's part of it.
"I think when you look at his regimen outside the season, that's a testament to what he brings in the season. He's a guy that comes in the spring time and works and he works in the offseason at Quarterback Country as well. He throws and catches with our quarterbacks out here. Any time a quarterback is around throwing, Jereme Jones is going to be around working on his skill set. That's one thing he brings to the table and that has carried over into the season.''
Catching the ball in traffic, making catches at big moments, those are the plays that drive Jones. He said he believes it is the ability to make those catches and plays that makes him stand out.
"My playmaking ability,'' he said when asked to describe his best asset as a receiver. "I believe I'm a playmaker and I can make plays when they need to be made. On third down or when we're in the red zone, I have that tenacity that you have to have in order to make a play, whenever your team is depending on you to make that play.
"It's always been a part of me. I've always felt like I had to prove myself. I use it. It's kind of fuel to my fire because people have always doubted me. So I try to use that to be the best that I can and to do what I can do the best for my team.''
It has been a trait Jones has employed most of his career. The son of former Alabama State quarterback Ricky Jones (1988-91), Jereme' Jones started out as a quarterback too. But once a change was made, it stuck.
"I think it was my seventh-grade year at St. Paul's,'' he said of when he made the move to receiver. "I was playing quarterback - my father had played quarterback - but then they switched me out to receiver and a little at running back. They saw how I caught the ball, so they kind of kept me out there. We had so many athletes on that team that year. They just moved everybody around.''
They moved Jereme' Jones into the right spot for him and his team, a spot where he has become a consistent performer, one who is easily noticed.