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|Irish Coffee: 'The Association' observations (Episode 3)
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Episode 3 of "The Association: Boston Celtics" didn't disappoint. Filmed in the midst of all the drama surrounding Kevin Garnett's on-court antics, the Celtics All-Star forward became the focal point of the show. We got some rare glimpses of Garnett behind the scenes, like running the beaches in his hometown of Malibu and looking out over the Pacific Ocean. He gave us some true gems that could only come from the mind of KG:
- "I feel like my intensity is right where it needs to be. If you're going to be anything in this league, you've gotta have an edge. There's no room for soft. There's no room for a person who's going to give ground. Hell, yeah, I'm trying to gain an advantage out here. If you're not, then you're in some trouble. If you can't handle it, get off the court."
- "My job is to stop you, so I don't anticipate you liking me. I don't anticipate you trying to be my friend, because I'm not trying to be your friend."
- "Half the stuff you probably hear about me is not even true. I'm not doing anything different than what I've been doing the 15, 16 years I've been playing. It's nothing personal towards anybody I play. It's the way I play, night in and night out."
- "Game 7 was a time where I was speechless, and if I were sitting here to tell you it didn't give me an extra push, then I would be lying." [followed by a loooooooooooong pause]
- "The league knows what we are. Everybody. Ain't nothing to talk about. All our talk is in our play, so stay tuned."
- "Water is tranquil. It's tranquility to me. You get a sense of peace. I'm on of thoes people that sort of embraces the moment. I reflect. It's a tranquil moment for me. It's crazy that a lot of people when they meet me, they expect me to be this intense guy, and a lot of times I'm just laid back and as cool as anybody else."
- "Everybody says they want to win, but sometimes actions are different from words. That's what's most important to me when it comes to basketball."
- "See y'all in the Finals."
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|Doc Rivers hopes Jeff Green can be the new James Posey
|02.25.11 at 7:14 pm ET
Doc Rivers told reporters in Denver that he envisioned newly acquired guard/forward Jeff Green as being a player with the skill set to replicate the contributions made by James Posey in the team's 2007-08 NBA title run. The Celtics coach suggested that the 24-year-old, whom Boston netted along with Nenad Krstic in exchange for center Kendrick Perkins and guard Nate Robinson, offered the ability to spread the floor with offensive weapons.
"We've been trying to get that lineup since Posey left. And I think people forget how many times we did that in the playoffs, which was every fourth quarter for the most part," Rivers told reporters. "We haven't been able to duplicate that."
As for the decision to part with Perkins, who was also a part of that 2007-08 championship team, Rivers said that the performance of Shaquille O'Neal would be critical to the way in which the deal is assessed. O'Neal has not played since Feb. 1, but Rivers said that the 38-year-old is expected to return in good health.
"We need to get Shaq healthy. Shaq will be healthy. But if Shaq plays great, then this deal was obviously really, really good for us," Rivers said. "And that's on Shaq. Getting Shaq in great shape, getting him ready, getting him healthy is really going to be important for us in the playoffs."
Meanwhile, though much of the attention on the locker room dynamics of the deal has fallen on the departure of Perkins from Boston, Green's exit from Oklahoma City was being treated with comparable gravitas. About 12 minutes into his discussion of the deal with reporters at a press conference, Thunder GM Jeff Presti choked up when he discussed Green's departure. Read the rest of this entry »
Sports Illustrated senior writer Ian Thomsen joined the midday show Friday with guest hosts John Rooke and Kirk Minihane to talk about the Celtics' moves this week, mainly the trade that sent Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to the Thunder for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic.
Thomsen said the Celtics forged an identity this season as a big physical team, following their NBA finals loss to the Lakers last June. Now, the identity has changed.
"First of all, I was just wondering who the Celtics are now?" Thomsen said of his initial reaction to the trade. "Before they signed [Shaquille O'Neal] last summer, I was wondering who they were. Because they were outrebounded in the finals, the Lakers front line looked too big for them, even when Perkins was playing. But then when they got Shaq, and you thought about Shaq and Perkins as the front line, now you thought that they were going to have an edge to them, they were going to be able to play down low, they'd always have a big man in there, for 48 minutes, potentially.
"And now again, I'm just not sure who they are now, what the edge is. There are things that they can no longer take for granted: that they can guard Dwight Howard one on one, that they're going to throw a lot of size at the Lakers ' like a big offensive line that creates room for [Rajon] Rondo and all the other guys.
"So, it's just now going to be interesting to see what's going to be the new identity of the team. Because no matter what they do, if they get Troy Murphy or anybody else, it won't be able to replicate what they had in Perkins. And Shaq just won't be able to give them enough minutes, even if he's healthy ' 25, 28, 30 minutes, maybe."
Looking at matchups against the C's main competition, such as LeBron James' Heat, Thomsen said you can evaluate it a couple of ways.
"It's like a chicken-or-egg thing," he said. "Do you respond to matchups of other teams or do you create matchups of your own that they can't deal with? So now, against Miami, was one reason Boston had an edge over Miami this year because of guys like Kendrick Perkins and the physical edge that they clearly have over Miami? So, you can say, OK, you don't need to worry about Miami's big men, so you can afford to get rid of Kendrick Perkins. But in letting go of him, are you letting go of your inherent advantage over them. And now are you sort of playing their game as opposed to making them play your game. They're less of an imposing team without Perkins. They're playing more to Miami's style.
"On the other hand, Jeff Green is huge against LeBron. Because the Celtics knew they couldn't win without a real backup 3 to help [Paul] Pierce against LeBron, to help against Kobe [Bryant], some of these other big guys on the wings. And now they have that. Jeff Green is going to come off the bench, and LeBron is going to know that for the 43 or 44 minutes he's playing every playoff game this spring, he's going to have somebody decent guarding him."
|Irish Coffee: Danny Ainge discusses Celtics trades
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Once the news came down that the Celtics had traded Kendrick Perkins just before the deadline on Thursday, the instant reaction for most Celtics fans probably went something like this: "Wait, what? I'm sorry, WHAT?!?! What is Danny Ainge thinking?"
When they heard the Celtics president shipped Semih Erden and Luke Harangody to Cleveland for a second-round pick, and then sent Marquis Daniels to Sacramento for cash, most fans (at least the ones on Twitter) seemed to think Ainge had lost his scruples.
He didn't. There's proof: The full transcription of his interview with John Ryder and Paul Flannery on the Planet Mikey show Thursday night …
"We think it upgrades our team, ultimately, is the reason. You always have to give up something of value to get something of value in return. We feel that this will help our team this year and help us in the future as well."
"Kendrick has had some history of injuries, but he's recovering. Nobody works harder to recover on their injury than Kendrick, and I think that Kendrick will be fine long-term. …
"Kendrick came back, and he looked good. He worked really hard to get back sooner than we even thought. He's a great young man, but at the same time we feel like we have a lot of centers, and we have great confidence [Shaquille O'Neal] and Jermaine [O'Neal] will be healthy. And [Nenad] Krstic is probably more healthy than all of those guys at this stage."
"It's something that we've discussed periodically. I have conversations throughout the year with a lot of teams, and we take some serious and throw some by the wayside. I wanted to see how our team was playing, and our team was playing great in the absence of Kendrick throughout the season. We beat Miami twice and Chicago and LA and so forth."
Celtics owner Steve Pagliuca checked in with the Dennis & Callahan show and guest hosts Mike Adams and Bob Halloran on Friday morning to talk about the C's flurry of moves before Thursday's trade deadline. To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
The big trade was Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to the Thunder for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic. Pagliuca said he has confidence president of basketball operations Danny Ainge made the right call.
"I have mixed emotions," Pagliuca said. "I loved Kendrick Perkins as a person and a player, and he helped us get a championship. So, that's the tough part of the sports business. You've got to try to make the club better if you have opportunities. Danny's done a great job at that over the last eight years, since we've been here. He assessed that this was something that would be great for the short run to help us win a championship again, and the longer run.
"I think it could be a win-win for both clubs. Because their club is full of shooters and they need somebody tough inside, and there's nobody tougher than Kendrick. We picked up a guy, Jeff Green, who was drafted fifth, averaging 15 points a game, he can play the 3, the 4, maybe even the 2 at times. And Nenad Krstic, who's a great shooter, which really balances [Rajon] Rondo out. Rondo will have a free lane now, because they've got to go out and cover Nenad, because he can hit the shot."
Added Pagliuca: "Danny, again, I think has done a great job. Put the emotions aside ' because he loves Kendrick as well ' but this will be good for the club."
The C's also traded Semih Erden and Luke Harangody to the Cavaliers for a draft pick and shipped the injured Marquis Daniels to the Kings for another pick. This leaves some questions at the center position, as Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal remain sidelined with injuries. Pagliuca said that should turn around soon, as the Celtics' bench will become a major strength.
"We got two starting players ' one averaging 15 points a game; I think Kristic is averaging close to 10 ' so, yeah, it's going to make us very deep," he said. "And on top of that, Shaq is working really hard to come back, and Jermaine is looking good; I saw him on the bike the other day. If all the things go our way, we're going to have a very deep team going into the playoffs. And I think that's what Danny wanted to accomplish."
The other question concerns the toughness the Celtics lost with the departure of Perkins. "We've got a lot of tough players," Pagliuca said. "Shaq's a pretty tough player, and he's coming back. He's pretty tough in the paint there. [Glen Davis] is a tough player. Baby can bang with anybody. Krstic is also a fighter. He's no wallflower as well. '¦ He's a fiery player and he wants to win. So, I think we're going to be very tough and our guys will bring it up a notch."
Celtics president Danny Ainge joined WEEI Thursday night to talk about the trade that sent Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic, as well as the present and future of the team in the wake of the unexpected moves. Ainge said that he and coach Doc Rivers "agonized" over the decision but ultimately decided it was the best interest of the team.
"I'm as close to Perk as any of them," Ainge said. "I have a great relationship with him. I brought him in as an 18-year-old. It was very difficult. We shed some tears today, talking to Perk. It was tough. He's a good kid. I think he's going to a great situation for himself and for his future. I think Oklahoma City is a top-notch franchise and they obviously have some great young players. He has a bright future there, so that does make it a little bit easier."
Ainge said that while both his health and his pending free agency were concerns, neither one was a deciding factor in making the deal. "He wanted to test the market. Last time, he didn't test the market, and this time he wanted to see what his value was, and that was a concern," Ainge said. "It wasn't so much of a concern that we would have done something just for that purpose. But the fact we were able in our opinion to help our team for this year and protect ourselves for the future was very good for us."
On the new additions, Green and Krstic, Ainge said: "We're really excited with the guys that we got. Jeff Green is a terrific player. He's a versatile player. He's playing 37 minutes on one of the top teams in the West as a starter. He's 24 years old. He brings length and athleticism to the game and great versatility. And we like Krstic. Krstic is a terrific shooter. I think he complements Rondo's game very well in that he's another guy that can knock down that mid-range jump shot."
Ainge noted that Shaquille O'Neal was a week away from returning and that he likely would have come back before Perkins did from his knee strain. He also said that he thought O'Neal would be better suited as a starter than someone coming off the bench and that the team played better when Shaq was in the starting lineup. "Shaq has proven to be excellent with our starters," he said. "The numbers actually show that he has been better with our starters. We beat all the good teams in the league while Kendrick was out."
As for the developing veteran free agent market, Ainge said that the Celtics would like add a wing, a frontline player and possibly a guard, although he said that was probably the least of their priorities. He added that they may sign just two players and leave another spot available for now.
To listen to the complete interview, click here.
|Celtics stun NBA, trade Kendrick Perkins
|02.24.11 at 4:34 pm ET
In moves that shook up the entire NBA, the Celtics pulled off three deadline deals that will affect them now and in the future. According to a source, team president Danny Ainge traded Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City for forward Jeff Green and center Nenad Krstic.
In a separate deal, the Celtics also dealt rookies Luke Harangody and Semih Erden for a second-round draft pick. That deal is about clearing roster space for veteran free agents who are expected to be bought out of their contracts, most notably Troy Murphy.
The Celtics also traded Marquis Daniels to Sacramento for cash. As a player with Early Bird contract rights Daniels had the right to veto the trade, but his agent, Mark Bartelstein, said that he would not. They are more concerned with Daniels' health than his career at the moment.
But it's the initial deal that was so shocking. Perkins has recently returned from a torn ACL in his right knee and had moved quickly back into the starting lineup. But Perkins injured his left knee against the Warriors and was going to be held out of the rest of the team's West Coast trip. With Jermaine O'Neal and Shaquille O'Neal also sidelined by injuries, Perkins was the only veteran center left standing.
With Perkins gone, the oft-repeated line from coach Doc Rivers that no one had ever defeated the Celtics with their starting five will stand.
Robinson, on the other hand, was rumored to be available for the last week. His inconsistent play, and the return of Delonte West made him expendable.
In return, the Celtics received Green and Krstic. Ironically, Green was drafted with the fifth pick in the 2007 draft, which the Celtics used to acquire Ray Allen. Green is averaging 15 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Thunder, but he is a poor 3-point shooter and not much of a rebounder for his size. Krstic is a veteran 7-footer who will help fill in some of the gaps left by Perkins, but the two are very different players.
There's still more coming. The Celtics will have 12 players left on their roster. That opens the door for Ainge to sign as many as three veteran free agents. Murphy is one name who has been mentioned most prominently, although the Celtics figure to have competition from Miami, among other contenders.
Beyond this season, these moves could clear ample cap space for the future. Krstic will be an unrestricted free agent after this season and Green will be restricted. With only Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce and Avery Bradley under contract beyond the 2012 season, the Celtics could be prime players in the next great free agent class that is likely to include Dwight Howard, among others.
The present is cloudy at best. First and foremost will be restoring calm to a locker room that is among the tightest in the league. Perkins was a major force in that both on the court, and off. Second, is how Rivers intends to use Green who is a versatile forward. With Green and Glen Davis, the Celtics could use a variety of lineups to counter teams like Miami and the new-look Knicks.
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In July, 2001, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) implemented the first phase of the Nurse Support Program (NSP I) to address the issues of recruiting and retaining nurses in Maryland hospitals. The NSP I exposed the inability of nursing programs to accept large numbers of students because of limited capacity due to nursing faculty shortages. At a time when there was a critical demand for registered nurses, Maryland registered nursing (RN) programs were admitting and enrolling less than half of the qualified applicants seeking admission. In Fall 2005, 2,357 qualified applicants were denied admission to RN programs. Seventy-nine percent (79%) of the RN programs reported that they had met or exceeded their enrollment capacity in Fall 2005. The shortage of qualified nursing faculty was the fundamental obstacle to expanding the enrollments in nursing programs, thereby exacerbating the nursing shortage in future years.
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I am trying to move in to what used to be a garage/storage area The walls are cinder block, and the room is already very tiny. I have little money to make it livable. There are cracks and holes straight through the blocks and all sorts of the many species of Savannah's bugs and spiders are getting in. Since a few weeks ago, I have counted 3 deadly juvenile banana spiders plus 53 other species of bug/spiders. I regularly spray Ortho Home Defense, but more bugs come in. They die and another wave of bugs comes in through the cinder blocks. I have been caulking, but there are just too many cracks and my hands are killing me. Someone told me to spackle, another person said plaster, another said smooth wet cement over it. I wanted to wall paper or put up fabric but the bugs would still be behind it. What can I do that will save money and allow me to move in ASAP?
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Posts Tagged Steroid Abuse
Study Finds Connection Between Steroid Use and Mental Health Problems
Posted by Drug Free Homes in Steroid Abuse on May 30, 2013
Anabolic steroid is widely used by teenagers and professional athletes to beef up their muscles and enhance physical strength. However, a new Swedish study concluded that such performance-enhancing drug can have certain effect in the user's mental health later in life.
Researchers from the University of Gothenberg studied a group of former Swedish athletes to look for links between anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) use and mental problems. Of the nearly 700 wrestlers, weightlifters, powerlifters and throwers who competed at the elite level sometime between 1960 and 1979, 20 percent admitted using steroids during their active careers.
The researchers found that athletes who have used steroids were more likely to have been treated for depression, concentration problems, and aggressive behaviour. AAS users were also considered high-risk users other banned substances.
"What we were able to show, though, is that psychiatric symptoms and use of steroids and other drugs tend to reinforce each other in a vicious cycle," Claudia Fahlke, director at CERA, said in a news release. "This suggests that the anti-doping efforts remain very important, both in and outside of sports."
The study was recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Is Justin Bieber Abusing Steroids?
Posted by Drug Free Homes in Steroid Abuse on April 23, 2013
Justin Bieber first caught media attention back in 2008 as this cute, very talented singing sensation that could easily sweep many girls off their feet. His voice and smooth moves earned him fame and fortune any teenager could only envy. But attached to such popularity is the need to maintain the adorable looks that many fans have come to love him.
Barely 20, Bieber now sports wider chest, remarkable shoulders, toned biceps, and great abs. Somehow, observers can't help but wonder if he's into steroids use, especially considering the erratic and more aggressive behaviors he has been displaying lately.
According to Celebrity Health & Fitness, Bieber has been inspired by the gains Taylor Lautner made to bulk up for his role as werewolf Jacob Black in the "Twilight" movie saga. In fact, so inspired that he sought Lautner's trainer to help him achieve similar gains.
Even though Beiber maintained religiously "working out in the gym" and despite the lack of admission that he was into steroids, his Instagram photos and recent display of aggressions have become media fancy.
It can be remembered that Beiber was kicked out of a nightclub on his 19th birthday; kept his fans in London waiting for nearly two hours before he appeared on stage; collapsed on stage at another London show; fought with photographers and cancelled a show in Portugal. Most recently, he allegedly screamed at and spit on his neighbor when he was confronted for reckless driving, the article notes.
Steroids use is nothing new in the entertainment industry, as much as it is widely used in professional sports. After all, music and movie celebrities are always expected to look good for their fans.
In addition to enhancing muscles, steroids are known to cause aggressive acts, mood disturbances, and poor decision-making. Other symptoms of steroid abuse include depression, muscle cramps, aching joints, and insomnia. It could also increase one's risk to cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and certain cancer.
How Counseling Programs Help Steroid Abusers
Posted by Drug Free Homes in Steroid Abuse on June 1, 2012
Counseling is an important part of addiction recovery. Its goal is to touch base on the psychological aspect of the patient. There are several different types of counseling offered by drug rehabilitation facilities, and it is crucial to choose the one that's perfectly suited to the drug addict in order to get the most out of every counseling session.
When a steroid user enters a drug rehab, s/he is first assessed by the facility administrator or a counselor through a one-on-one interview to determine the type of addiction treatment needed. Counseling is typically given after detox, as a way of helping the patient avoid relapse. Some of the primary benefits of counseling programs for steroid users include:
Providing a Place to Express Him/Herself. Through counseling therapy, the steroid user is able to find a place where s/he can honestly voice out her/his thoughts without the fear of being unfairly judged. While the participant will usually find the first session somewhat uncomfortable and intimidating, a well-trained counselor will be able to help and encourage the steroid user to talk about the driving force behind steroid addiction.
Providing a Place for Support. One of the reasons why people abuse drugs, like steroids, is due to the feeling of being isolated or alienated. In group counseling, however, steroid users would feel a sense of belongingness, which is crucial in making them feel that they can be happy and live their life without using steroids or any illegal drugs.
Providing Education and Practical Training. Among the highlights of counseling programs is educating the participants about the dangers and the effects of anabolic steroids, and providing them training that will enable them to develop new skills. They are taught new habits and new ways to deal with drug users that they might encounter outside the facility. Such efforts will be very helpful to the steroid use of protecting him/herself with the temptation of relapse.
Verdict In for Barry Bonds: Guilty of Obstruction of Justice
Posted by Drug Free in Steroid Abuse on April 14, 2011
Yes, the judicial system has finally bestowed a ruling upon one of baseball's most controversial players, Barry Bonds. On Wednesday, the jury convicted Bonds for obstruction of justice when he swore he did not know performance-enhancing drugs were introduced into his system at the time when he was at his career's peak.
Bonds' records in baseball has put him as the league's all-time home-run leader; hitting 762 home runs in the course of his 22-year career in the game with a whopping 73 in 2001. While some may be in awe of what he accomplished, it somehow put others in doubt resulting to a validation of what he has achieved ultimately leading him into court.
The obstruction of justice was the strongest case against him, among the other charges filed such as the three counts of perjury. According to a feature on Yahoo Sports, the jury decided he intentionally misled people when he said his trainer never injected him with any performance-enhancing drugs (saying that the only person to inject him with anything is his doctor) and tried to convince them that he is a victim of some scientific experiments. He added that the ambitious people who held his career at that time were the ones to be blamed for what he has been through.
The verdict on Bonds brings us to the question of what this development can do for both the league and the government agencies involved. Eight years ago, Bonds testified he never used any drug to help him beat out competition, at least not on his knowledge. Today, he is convicted, yet we get the same stories over and over again.
Santana Moss and His Connection with Dr. Anthony Galea
Posted by Drug Free in Steroid Abuse on May 27, 2010
The fact that Santana Moss was dragged into the controversy surrounding Dr. Anthony Galea has some people wondering: did the Washington Redskins wide receiver get human growth hormone from the Toronto sports doctor or not?
He is, after all, not the only sports star whose name is being dragged into this affair. Tiger Woods, Alex Rodriguez, Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran have all been treated by Dr. Galea. "Treated with what?" is a question that remains to be answered.
According to a report on the New York Daily News, Dr. Galea was on his way to Washington in order to treat Moss when his assistant, Mary Anne Catalano, was nabbed at the Peace Bridge border crossing in Buffalo. Galea is now being accused of unlawful distribution of HGH and smuggling, among other criminal charges. If convicted, Dr. Galea may have up to 20 years in an American prison.
HGH is banned by the NFL, although it does not test for it. There is speculation that Moss may face disciplinary action for using banned substances due to the issue, but a feature on KansasCity.com shares that Coach Mike Shanahan is said to be confident that Moss will not be disciplined.
Fellow Washington Redskins athlete Phillip Daniels said that Moss shared that he was undergoing treatments under Dr. Galea's care, and the treatments were described as routine and did not have anything to do with banned substances.
Coach Shanahan said: "I sat down and talked to Santana today and went through a bunch of situations that have happened to him, and I feel really good about where he's at. I feel real good that he'll be, I don't know if 'vindicated' is the word, but when people find out all the facts, everything will be OK."
Steroids: Why It's Just Not Worth It
Posted by Drug Free in Steroid Abuse on February 8, 2010
Steroid use is a rampant threat that hovers above the head of many athletes nowadays. Known to elicit fast results, steroids have been used by athletes to enhance performance, improve body physique, and boost recovery. Sure, it does sound very enticing. Who wouldn't want an easy way to a better you or me, right?
The truth about what steroids use does for you is this: it speeds up your own body in a pace where you can't keep up. Eventually your body gives in, showing side effects that aren't really worth it. Steroids only enhance physical performance in a short-term. Shooting up will give you up to a few years of great physical performance, but it will eventually leave you with complications that are very costly, ranging from a depressed immune system to a failed liver or kidney.
Being an athlete means you always will yourself to train harder, move faster and be better at what you do. You can't really escape the fact that most of the athletes out there try their very hardest to do more than what they can already do. Baseball players want to get more home runs, track runners want a faster finish; all of the athletes want to be better and that's pretty normal. What's not normal is when they use performance-enhancing drugs to improve athletic performance, at the expense of their body. They shoot up; putting their careers, credibility and honor as athletes on the line for a quick remedy – that's definitely not normal or even wise.
Taking steroids is taking the easy way, and sometimes, the more costly way to the finish line. It is important to remember that the reason great athletes are the way they are is because of good old-fashioned hard-work and discipline, and not because of any needle or pill.


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View, outbuilding, Bartlett Yancey House, Caswell County, North Carolina
Bartlett Yancey House (Yanceyville, N.C.)
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- View, outbuilding, Bartlett Yancey House, Caswell County, North Carolina
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Caswell County (N.C.)
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Built Heritage
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- Preservation North Carolina
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- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
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Building: Yancey, Bartlett House (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina)
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- Community:
- Yanceyville
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 27379
- Provenance note:
- The original rear portion of the structure was built for congressman and legislator Bartlett Yancey and his wife Ann Graves. Upon their deaths, the home passed to daughter Ann and her husband Thomas Womack, who expanded the house.
- Architectural note:
- The older portion of the house is a 1 1/2-story hall-parlor plan, while the two-story newer section, added by Ann and Thomas Womack, is in the Greek Revival style. A law office, log barn, and family cemetery can also be found on the grounds.
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- The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
Yanceyville (N.C.)
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Housing, Single family
Office buildings
Greek revival (Architecture)
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places
Buildings -- Additions
One-and-one-half story buildings
Hall and parlor houses
Historic sites
Log buildings
Law offices
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 36.416431, -79.362406


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Trip Start Feb 10, 2008
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The truth is that although I did get up to a lot of cool things during the last 2 months or so (most notably living with a Guatemalan family, hiking volcanos, and taking Spanish lessons), the main theme of that time was one of reading and self reflecting, which doesn�t lend itself to funny or interesting anecdotes as well as going out drinking with Mexican convicts does. But, having pretty much done as much reflecting as I think is possible, I hope that my time will now be filled with more blog-friendly events. So, what have I been up to recently? Well....
I won�t talk too much about the last couple of weeks, as they have pretty much been covered by my parents. But I feel I must give a quick shout out to my Mum and Dad - when I told people that I was going to be spending 2 weeks with them in Guatemala, the majority responded with surprise that they would be willing to come out and visit me in such a supposedly "backward" country. But visit they did, and - at the ages of 50 and 57 respectively - got involved by travelling on chicken buses, making friends with local bums, and hiking cliffs and volcanos. Additionally, after having had the freedom of travelling on my own for about 15 weeks, one would imagine that the arrival of anyone - let alone one�s parents - could be frustrating due to the restriction of said freedom for 2 weeks
Upon their departure on Friday, I found myself feeling slightly homesick - a feeling that was somewhat strange, considering that there was virtually nothing I missed about being in England. Perhaps it was just that I have suddenly found myself on what seems like the final leg of my trip whereby, instead of being able to enjoy the freedom of going wherever and doing whatever I want, I am suddenly being forced to decide which places and activities I will have to forego due to time constraints.
Anyway, despite this feeling, I was very happy to be in Antigua - a beautiful city if ever I have seen one, and one that also offers a lot of home comforts. The only thing that I am not so keen on in regard to the town, is the MASSES of backpackers. One of the things that I have discovered during my travel-based reflections is that I don�t really like backpacking, or indeed, backpackers. Don�t get me wrong - I love travelling - but having imagined what my trip was going to be like based on Che Guevara�s 50 year old tales of adventure and culture, and my own experiences of meeting locals and practicing my Spanish 5 years ago in Honduras, there are certain aspects of this trip that have irked me somewhat
Of course, despite all of this, there is the argument that backpacking (and tourism in general) is a good thing because of the money that it brings into these relatively poor countries�economies. But who is this money really going to? Is it trickling down to the people in these countries who need it the most? Of course it isn�t, it is being soaked up either by locals who already had enough wealth to provide a tourist service in the first place or, more commonly, to the foreign owners of the most popular hostels and bars. A case in point is the Casa De La Iguana Hostel in Livinston, whose profits go straight into the pockets of the self proclaimed (yet unproven) well hung former stripper from the UK, who spends all of his time sitting around watching English programs on cable television, whilst presumably daydreaming about the next naked party that he has arranged
But of course, I am probably the worst kind of backpacker! Because I am yet to have a haircut, have bought at least 1 bracelet, have begun to shower less frequently than once a day, have grown what is definitely a contender for most "pathetic beard that I have seen on my travels", have constantly made use of my lonely planet book to stay in all the reccommended hostels and eat in all the reccommended restaurants, while benefitting from the great transport system, paved roads, and low prices that make travel here so easy... essentially I have done all of the aforementioned things - I just bitch about them whilst I do them! And I didn�t even buy a stick from those little kids, let alone give them any food
In my defence, the reason that I didn�t give them anything was because I hate the fact that so many locals have to rely on tourists to try and make a living, and in the future I at least want to try and help them to be free of that, through volunteering or otherwise. And the only reason I bitch and moan about all of the above is that I wish things were different - that travelling was the adventure that I imagine it would have been even 20 years ago. But unfortunately it isn�t and so I figure that if I can�t beat them I might as well join them. Plus during my trip I have tried to get off the beaten track and spend more time getting to know each place that I stay, lived with a Guatemalan family, studied and tried to speak as much Spanish as possible, patronise local establishments where possible etc etc etc
*Self-righteous rant over* Annnnyyyywwwhhhhoooo........ as a disclaimer I should make it clear that the above is a one-sided hypocritical ramble that doesn�t really represent my true feelings about backpacking or backpackers, and that I do indeed love travelling - this trip has been an amazing experience so far; one in which I have done a lot of incredible things and met a lot of great people. I just had to get all of that off my chest.
So, again... what have I been up to recently?
Well, I ended up leaving Antigua on Monday morning in order to head to El Salvador. Unfortunately this meant killing a couple of hours in Guatemala City, which truly does live up to its reputation as one of the biggest shitholes in Latin America
Having said my farewells to Carlos, I arrived in the Western Salvadoran town of Santa Ana, which I had heard was the location of one of the best hostels in Central America (at least in terms of value for money). And I was not let down - "Casa Frolaz" is run by local finca owner Javier who, having both money and free time in abundance, decided a few years ago to begin letting backpackers stay for relative pittance in his relatively beautiful colonial home, complete with TV and DVD collection, ensuite bathrooms and free-to-use kitchen. Although my three days and nights spent here were fairly uneventful, they were far from unpleasant, and I enjoyed the homely feeling that one sometimes misses after 4 months of traveling
As I sat that evening on my own in a Pupusa restaurant (the local delicacy - basically comprising of 2 fried tortillas filled with various delights), my earlier feelings of homesickness had been completely wiped away by my love for travel - a love that is sometimes hard to explain or describe. On my return we all watched the decidedly average film "John Q", whose only real saving grace was Denzel Washington (who, as it happens, I would definitely sleep with if I was gay.... or drunk). Actually the concept itself - revolving around the state of American healthcare - was quite interesting, but I�ve already had one rant this entry and so won�t go into it. Suffice to say that whilst everyone in England seems to bitch non-stop about the ineptitude of the NHS, we could be much worse off.
The only noteworthy event of Tuesday was my visit to see the cheesy yet fairly entertaining new Indiana Jones movie - the rest of the day comprised of wandering around the city, going on the internet, reading, and chatting to the other backpackers at Casa Frolaz
In fact, in what can only be attributed to the law of Sod, my travels have been fairly uneventful ever since I decided to revive the blog. I had been planning to hike one of the nearby volcanoes with a Dutch girl and a guy from New Zealand, but we were put off by the constant rain. In fact, due to said rain (among other factors), I have actually decided to skip out a lot of my planned travels in El Salvador, thus reducing my time here from about 25 days to aproximately10.
On Thursday morning I said my farewells to everyone at Casa Frolaz, and hopped onto a bus headed for the capital, San Salvador. Having dropped off my bag at the absolute dump of a hostel (thanks Lonely Planet), I headed to a nearby mall to check out what was on at the cinema. I was hoping to see the new Iron Man movie, but unfortunately they were only showing it in dubbed format, as opposed to in English with Spanish subtitles. I should probably mention that it is almost as if I am destined not to see this film - my first close call came a few weeks ago at Lago Atitlan, where I had noticed it was being shown in one of the bars by the dock. Unfortunately I was persuaded to take magic mushrooms by a somewhat mentally unstable Kiwi (a man from New Zealand, not a furry green fruit) and, due to the ensuing loss of sensation of time, we completely forgot about it
So, what is the moral of the story? That tales about not seeing a film probably don�t make for exciting, or indeed interesting, reading, and almost definitely shouldn�t apear on travel blogs
After returning to read in the foodcourt a little while longer, I decided to head back to the hostel. Now I have to mention here that El Salvador, and particularly the capital, is considered to be an incredibly dangerous place. I had been warned my many a traveller of this considerable danger, but funnily enough all of these warnings came from those who had never actually been to the country. Of every single person that I spoke to who had actually visited, they informed me that they had come across only the warmth and helpfulness of the Savadoran people. I guess in fairness there is good reason to think of San Salvador as a dangerous place - I think that it has one of the highest murder rates in the world (I could be lying...), there was a brutal civil war that only ended in the previous decade, and one can spot shotgun-toting guards at establishments ranging from ice cream parlours to public parks and plazas. But the murder rate is artificially high due to the masses of gang-on-gang killing - the average citizen is rarely involved. And it is hard to believe that so many thousands of people died in such a horrific way in such recent living history - there is no tangible evidence of the civil war as far as I can tell. And I�m told that the reason for all the armed guards is that following the end of the civil war, there were thousands upon thousands of guns that had to be confiscated or handed in, and it was thought that the best way to utilise them would be to try and improve security
Anyway, determined to prove all the haters wrong, I ignored the lonely planet�s overly cautious advice of always using taxis after dark and embarked on my trek back "home". And indeed they were proved wrong - apart from the savage bumraping, robbery and assualt, I made it back relatively unscathed.
*I should apologise, as I�m sure some will say that that rather distasteful joke only serves to tempt fate, but luckily I don�t believe in fate.*
Anyway the only real points of interest during my walk were the sporadic placements of machine gun wielding policemen, and the well dressed ladies who, gathered around on street corners, would exhibit the famous Salvadoran warmth and friendliness by blowing kisses and shaking their boobs at me... must be the new Lynx I�m wearing. The night was capped off by a fantastic live musical performance - a local bum merrily jigging around whilst playing some sort of flute-like instrument which, due to the lack of any money-collecting device, I can only assume was for pleasure as opposed to work.
The following day was another fairly uneventful one - I basically spent the entire day wandering around the city, occasionally peering into some random museums and other such cultural establishments
On Saturday I did some more wandering, this time in the old City Centre, where I spent the majority of the day sitting in parks and reading, whilst enjoying the background music of some local OAPs playing in their authentic Salvadoran band. That evening was perhaps one of the best of my trip, as I stayed over at the house of a young Salvadoran man that I met on the internet. Now I know what you�re thinking - "Has Elliot finally come out and, having joined an online Salvador dating agency, met the love of his life?" Well actually I remain as straight as ever, and the internet site in question was Couchsurfing.com. For those of you who haven�t heard of it, is basically gives people the opportunity to volunteer to host travellers like myself for the night, free of charge. But as well as a place to stay, it normally gives the chance for one to get to know someone who actually lives in the country that they�re visiting, as opposed to just other backpackers. My host went by the name of Lucho Zuniga, a 25 year old photographer who lives with his older brother (who happens to be the spitting image of Anthony Anderson, or "Teddy" from Hang Time)
Insult of the night: "You are a penis erected".
Nickname of the night: Foreskin.
Favourite moment of the night: Persuading an incredibly sexy local woman to dance with me, somewhat erotically.
Least favourite moment of the night: Watching her make her excuses and leave, after approximately 15 seconds of my incompetent attempts at mirroring her somewhat advanced Latino moves.
Favourite aspects of Salvadoran nightlife: That everyone is incredibly friendly, that I didn�t detect a single ounce of aggression the whole night, and that everyone is just there to have fun, as opposed to trying to look "cool".
So overall it was a great night, and although they said I could stay for another couple of days if I wanted to, I decided to head to San Miguel the following day as I have a lot to see in the following weeks. In fact I have so much to see that I am going to have to miss out on Costa Rica and Panama, which makes the title of this blog somewhat of a farce. On the subject of this title, my mum mentioned that my mission to get a tan has been a success; whilst this is partly true, the remainder of my trip will take place during the rainy season, and so unfortunately I think that any colour I may have gained will have dissapeared by the time I return to England. In fact, my dreams of arriving home "tanned, toned and looking healthy" appear less and less likely, considering my recent addiciton to shocking amounts of chocolate based goods, and the fact that my eyes remain drier than Twig�s knuckle skin. But even if I do return home flabby, pasty and bleary eyed, at least I will do so having had a great 6 months.
So today I am writing on what is my second day in San Miguel, which can be described in one word as "hot". I�ve never known anything like it; from the moment I wake up to the moment I drift off to sleep at night, every inch of my body is covered in a thin film of sweat. So much so in fact, that there is a constant white foam under my armpits, presumably created by the mingling of the sweat with my deoderant... yum. An interesting technique that I have noticed the local men using, which I at least presume serves to combat the heat, is to lift one�s shirt to just above the first bulge of one�s paunch, and let it rest there, whilst lovingly patting and caressing it when deemed necessary. Unfortunately, despite my sweet tooth, my paunch remains comparatively pathetic, but I hope to have it grow enough by the end of my trip to follow the lead of these portly fellows.
Anyway, I must dash. I hope everyone is well, and look forward to seeing you all back home. Hasta luego.


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Rameau: The Graded Rameau (Comp. and ed. Marthe Motchane)
Sarabande II. Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). Classical. Part. 1 pages. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0004051).
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text: Cochlear Implant SurgeryWhat is cochlear implant surgery?If a person has severe hearing loss, a cochlear implant may help. A cochlear implant is different from a hearing aid. A hearing aid makes sounds louder and helps someone who has some hearing loss. But a cochlear implant can help a person with very little or no hearing (partial or complete deafness).A cochlear implant is a small electronic device that electrically stimulates the cochlear nerve (nerve for hearing). It has two parts. One part sits behind the ear. It picks up sounds with a microphone. It then processes the sound and transmits it to the second part of the implant. The second part is put through the skin and implanted in the inner ear during a surgery. A thin wire and small electrodes leads to the cochlea, which is part of the inner ear. The wire sends signals to the auditory nerve. This is the nerve that sends sound impulses to the brain. A cochlear implant helps give a person a sense of sounds. It doesn't restore hearing to normal. But it can help a person understand speech and noises in the environment.Why might I need a cochlear implant surgery?You and your healthcare provider may think about a cochlear implant if your hearing hasn't improved after using a hearing aid for at least 6 months. You also must have severe hearing loss from an auditory nerve conduction disorder in both ears (sensorineural hearing loss).How cochlear implants help varies from person to person. Some people can hear many sounds. But some people will have no change in hearing. A person may be able to:Perceive different sounds, such as footsteps, a door closing, a phone ringingUnderstand speech without lip reading, or be helped with lip readingUnderstand voices over the phoneWatch TVHear musicBefore thinking about a cochlear implant, it's important to understand certain facts. These include:A cochlear implant requires a period of training and therapy after surgery. During this time, you will learn how to care for the implant. You will also have aural rehabilitation to assist with coping with hearing loss. This will help to improve your use of the implant. How long you have aural rehab depends on your age and your hearing before surgery.Cochlear implants do not restore hearing to normal. And in some people, they may not help with hearing at all.You may lose the rest of your natural hearing in the ear where the implant is placed.You may need to use new or recharged batteries every day.You will need to remove the external part of the implant when bathing or swimmingThe implant may irritate your skin. In some cases, it may need to be removed.Static electricity may harm a cochlear implant. You will need to take care around computer and TV screens, man-made fabrics, carpeting, and other things that make static electricity.An implant can set off security systems, such as metal detectors. Implants may be affected by cell phones and radio transmitters. They must be turned off during takeoff and landing in an airplane.You may not be able to have certain medical tests or treatments. These include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and ionic radiation therapy.The implant can be damaged during an accident or while playing sports. Or, the implant can fail. Repairing the implant or replacing a damaged part may be expensive. In some cases, a new surgery may be needed to replace the implant.What are the risks of cochlear implant surgery?Risks of cochlear implant surgery include:BleedingSwellingInfection in the area of the implantRinging in the ears (tinnitus)Dizziness or vertigoNumbness around the earChanges in tasteLeakage of the fluid in the cochleaLeakage of spinal fluidInjury to the facial nerve, which can cause movement problems in the faceInfection of the membrane that covers the brain (meningitis)Chronic inflammation around the implant (reparative granuloma)Risks of general anesthesiaNeed to have the implant removed because of an infectionThere may be other risks, depending upon your medical condition. Be sure to discuss any concerns with your healthcare provider before the procedure. How do I get ready for cochlear implant surgery?A cochlear implant is not right for everyone. To find out if an implant is right for you:You will need to meet with hearing and speech specialists. These may include an audiologist, otologist, and speech-language pathologist.You will need to meet with a psychologist or other counselor.You will have hearing tests and physical exams.You may have imaging tests to look at the structure of your ear. These may include X-rays and MRI. These can help show how well a cochlear implant will work in your ear.The healthcare staff will help you to shave and clean the scalp around the implant site.Your healthcare provider may need other tests or preparation, depending on your medical condition.What happens during cochlear implant surgery?Cochlear implant surgery is done in a hospital or clinic. The surgery lasts 2 to 4 hours. You are given medicine (general anesthesia) to make you sleep during the procedure.The surgeon makes a cut behind the ear to open up the mastoid bone.Then the surgeon makes a small cut in the cochlea. He or she inserts the implant electrodes into the cochlea.The surgeon places an electronic device called the receiver under the skin behind the ear.The incisions are then closed and you will be moved into the recovery area and watched closely.You may go home the same day. Or you may need to stay in the facility overnight.What happens after cochlear implant surgery?When leaving the hospital you will be given instructions on how to care for the incisions. You'll also learn how to change dressings, and care for your stitches. You will also be given instructions on how to wash the scalp, head, and how to shower. You may be advised to make certain diet changes during recovery. A follow up appointment is made for about one week later to inspect the incisions and remove the stitches.You should report increased pain, drainage, or fever to your healthcare provider following the procedure.You will have some time to heal after the initial surgery before the implant process is completed. This lets the swelling go down and the implant to fit correctly. About 4 to 6 weeks after the surgery, the external parts of the cochlear implant will be added. These include a microphone and speech processor. This is where the implant is programmed and activated. The external parts work with the internal part of the implant.You will also learn the basics of using and caring for the implant. You may need to return for several visits over a few days for adjustments. Further fine-tuning may take place over several months. Learning to use a cochlear implant is a gradual process. It will likely require visits with speech-language pathologists, audiologists, counselors, and teachers. But with commitment, you can experience an improved quality of life with a cochlear implant. 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Auckland accounted for more than half of New Zealand's population growth in the past year, new statistics reveal.
The city of sails experienced the largest percentage growth in the year to June, increasing by 1.4 per cent, followed by Canterbury at 1.3 per cent, and Otago at 0.9 per cent - all above the national average, a Statistics New Zealand report released today shows.
Auckland accounted for 57 per cent of the country's total population growth, with Canterbury's growth accounting for 19 per cent.
The fastest-growing region over the last decade was Auckland, and this year was no different, with the city increasing its population to 1.53 million.
More than two-thirds of that growth came from a natural increase (births) of 68 per cent, while the remaining growth came from net migration.
The second largest growth in the North Island in the past year was Hamilton, which grew by 2100, SNZ's population estimate study said.
The country's most dramatic growth was seen in the Canterbury region, which increased by 7300 in the June 2013 year. Of those 4900 people were from national and international migration.
It came as Christchurch saw an increase in its population for the first time in two years, after numbers dropped following the earthquakes. The city's rebuild has brought an influx of new residents and tradespeople into the region, with data showing more than 1000 men in the 25-34 age bracket moved to the city over the past year.
Christchurch's population grew by 2900 to 366,000 in the June 2013 year. However, this is still 10,000 people fewer than the 2010 pre-earthquake population.
Population size is growing across the country, with 13 of New Zealand's 16 regions seeing some form of increase.
The five fastest growing territorial authority areas were in the South Island - Selwyn (4.5 per cent), Queenstown-Lakes (3.4 per cent), Waimakariri (3.1 per cent), Central Otago (1.6 per cent), and Ashburton (1.5 per cent). All were above the national average.
As a whole, New Zealand's population growth remained low, with only 37,700 new people or a 0.9 per cent increase. However, this was up from the 0.6 per cent increase the previous year.
SNZ said the increase was due to more births than deaths, and a net international migration gain of 7900.
However, it said there had been fewer births over the past year, meaning the natural increase was at its lowest since 2005. While net migration was up from last year by 11,100.
The South Island's population grew more than the North Island's - with an increase of 0.9 per cent compared to 0.8 per cent - for the first time since SNZ began its population growth study in 1996.
The South Island also increased by much more than its usual average, with 9700 new people added to its population, compared to a growth of just 200 between June 2010 and June 2012.


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S&P Futures Start off 2010 in the Green
The S&P futures are in the green to start off 2010 as investors react favorably to last Friday's positive Manufacturing PMI figure from China. Furthermore, the UK released an encouraging data set today with America's own Manufacturing PMI figure on the way. Meanwhile, the Dollar is weakening across the board with investors favoring the risk trade once again, a positive catalyst for the S&P futures since they have been negatively correlated with the Greenback. It will be interesting to see how the Dollar reacts to today's U.S. Manufacturing PMI number should it print positively. Strong manufacturing data could lead investors back to the Dollar and drag on the S&P's intraday gains. On the other hand, weak U.S. economic data may very well move the S&P futures higher since the Dollar would likely weaken in reaction to such a development. Speaking of economic data, the U.S. will also release Pending Home Sales and Factory Orders tomorrow. However, most eyes are on Wednesday's Non-Farm Employment Change number. A turnaround in U.S. employment triggered December's rally in both the Dollar and U.S. equities. Therefore, this weekly U.S. employment data could have a considerable impact on the markets. Meanwhile, investors should continue to eye activity in the Dollar and monitor for any aggressive directional movements.
Technically speaking, the S&P futures are riding along their medium-term uptrend as they look to create more separation from the highly psychological 1100 level. As for the topside, the S&P futures face technical barriers in the form of 12/31 and 12/28 highs along with the psychological 1150 level should it be tested. As for the downside, the S&P futures have multiple uptrend lines serving as technical cushions along with the 12/31 highs and highly psychological 1100 level.
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Of course, I haven't seen HBO's Game of Thrones. And I won't, for a very long time, because I live in France and I'm too Lawful Good to download the series in a non-legal way, even if the waiting really pisses me off. I'll have to content myself with the preview.
But I read the books. All of them. And you know what? I'm a woman. But if I believe Ms. Ginia Bellafante from The New York Times I may not be a "living woman."
As we now live in the Web 2.0. era, and geeks are especially keen on using it, many great people already answered The New York Times on blogs, tweets and e-mails since Amy Ratcliffe from Geek with Curves called all geek girls to submit a letter to the editor of The New York Times about the review. And probably on Facebook, too.
But there are times when you have to repeat, again and again, and retell what other people have already told. That's how the word spreads. That's how we'll be counted as a real audience and not alien exceptions.
Our problem isn't that Ms. Ginia Bellafante didn't like the show. Not even that she wrote a very strange review with no mention of a single actor, character or plotpoint. Our problem is with her assumptions concerning Martin's story, women in general and geek women in particular.
Here is the (most) incriminating paragraph :
The true perversion, though, is the sense you get that all of this illicitness has been tossed in as a little something for the ladies, out of a justifiable fear, perhaps, that no woman alive would watch otherwise. While I do not doubt that there are women in the world who read books like Mr. Martin's, I can honestly say that I have never met a single woman who has stood up in indignation at her book club and refused to read the latest from Lorrie Moore unless everyone agreed to "The Hobbit" first. "Game of Thrones" is boy fiction patronizingly turned out to reach the population's other half.
We obviously do not agree.
1. How can she assume that a female audience is watching a show because of its erotic scenes? That really amazes me, and worries me a little. For a long time, everyone supposed that sexy material was used to attract male audience and teenage boys with, let's say, hormonal needs. Are women perpetual hormonal-needing-teenagers? The assumption is even more disturbing when linked to Ms. Bellafante opening paragraph :
Keeping track of the principals alone feels as though it requires the focused memory of someone who can play bridge at a Warren Buffett level of adeptness. In a sense the series, which will span 10 episodes, ought to come with a warning like, "If you can't count cards, please return to reruns of Sex and the City."
So a female audience, who obviously couldn't have such "focused memory," should be contented with sex scenes ?
I don't play bridge. But I was okay keeping track of all Martin's characters and storylines during my reading. And I read all the books, not only watched the first episode of the first season of the show. I'm quite confident I can speak for all geek girls here: not only have we brains, which I'm sure Ms. Bellafante is aware of since she's a woman herself, but we are able to focus on fictional issues, like remembering characters' names and stories, and not only on practical issues, like keeping track of the laundry's schedule. How amazing we are!
2. Had she read Martin's books, she would have learnt that sex wasn't added by HBO producers as a way to attract audience. Sex is present in the books, in a very meaningful and interesting way, because it's part of the games of power, of characterization, of relationships, of everything that makes A Song of Ice and Fire such a wonderful and mature creation. Sex is present because Queen Cersei's using it as an instrument of power, because some married couples still make love and others don't, which is always significant, because the younger characters have to discover it, or to wait for it, as teenagers always do, because some characters feel strong desires and some fight againt their desires. Sex is present for the same reasons we're running a Sexuality and the Geek Week here at GeekMom.
3. Martin's readership is female as well as male. Not only because geek girls exist, not only because geek girls read Conan, too. But because his books are interesting for women as well as for men. They're not cheap heroic fantasy. They're dark and smart, with intricate plots, deep feelings, complex characters.
Of course we all list the strong female characters we love in his books. Catelyn Stark won the second rank of my own list of great mother characters in fantasy literature, and Daenerys Targaryen is probably my favorite character in the series. Her character development is wonderful and very subtly rendered. How she begins to gain her independance as a girl, as a woman, as a thinker, as a ruler. How she becomes strong. How she's stronger because she was once frail, because she passed through fire and death and survived. Daenerys faces all the challenges of a woman's life, and more. Yes, including the first sexual relationship. As many fans, I feel she becomes the more suited to the Throne.
But male characters are wonderful, too, far from stereotypes, and very interesting for readers of both genders. And that's not because they're shirtless! Everyone's favorite (and mine, too, side by side with Daenerys) is Tyrion Lannister. Tyrion is not sexy. He's not a proud warrior in chainmail. He's a dwarf. Not a Lord of the Rings' sort of Dwarf, mind, he's just short and malformed. He has strong psychological issues, with his father, with women, with himself. He's smart. More delicate that you'd think. He perhaps epitomize the Geek Character. Can you really say he's not interesting for femal audience? For any audience?
4. And we're past the feminist debate here. I'm tired of hearing and reading that fantasy literature is cheap. And believe me, that's far worse in France than in America. For I feel that sort of contempt for fantasy genre in Ms. Bellafante's review. She begins with :
With the amount of money apparently spent on "Game of Thrones," the fantasy epic set in a quasi-medieval somewhereland beginning Sunday on HBO, a show like Mad Men might have the financing to continue into the second term of a Malia Obama presidency.
And later wonders :
The bigger question, though, is: What is "Game of Thrones" doing on HBO?
So a "fantasy epic" is not worthy the money? Not worthy to be on HBO? Not worthy to be compared to Mad Men?
I like Mad Men, really. And I love A Song of Ice and Fire. I usually don't boast about it, but I'm a literature teacher. And Martin's books are really good literature. Great story, awesome characters, deep psychology, audacious narrative with multiple points of view, amazing coups de theatre.
I believe we are allowed to be in the same time women, smart, and fans of A Game of Thrones.


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Bethel Elementary receives national honor
Bethel Elementary School on Old River Road has received a national award as a Title I Distinguished School, something never before achieved in Haywood County according to Public School Superintendent Dr. Anne Garrett.
"We have so many things at Bethel to be proud of – great leadership, exceptional teachers, community and parent support and most importantly outstanding students," Garrett said at a Feb. 26 school celebration. "It is an honor and a privilege to recognize each of you today for your hard work and extra efforts. You have indeed achieved something that has never been accomplished in the Haywood County Schools.
"You received the National Title One Distinguished School Award for student achievement. This places our school among the best in the entire nation – not Haywood County not North Carolina but the nation."
Also in attendance was North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Schools Dr. June Atkinson who told the packed audience of students, teachers, administrators, and parents that the award was given this year to only 67 of the more than 65,000 public elementary schools across the United States.
"Superintendent Garrett and Principal Barker, you and your teachers and students have much to be proud of today," said Atkinson. "Congratulations on receiving this Title I Distinguished School Award and for all you have achieved together. You are setting an example that schools across North Carolina should follow. The teachers at Bethel like their kids and their community. It is an honor and a privilege to recognize each of you today for your hard work and extra efforts. You have indeed achieved something that has never been accomplished in the Haywood County Schools."
All of the speakers gave special recognition to Barker and the teachers and staff of the school.
"We had the pleasure of hearing from Principal Barker at the State Board of Education meeting this month," Atkinson continued. "After hearing such an inspirational presentation, I am even more grateful for the opportunity to come to see your school in person, to meet your wonderful teachers and students and to learn even more about what makes Bethel Elementary one of the nation's top improving schools."
In addition to State Superintendent Atkinson, Yvonne Perry, National Title I Distinguished Schools Coordinator also came from Raleigh.
"This school is wonderful," she said. The competition (for the national honor) is very stiff."
According to Barker, the percentage of students working at grade level has gone up every year and is now at 92.8 percent, a remarkable achievement. The median household income of Bethel families is $11,000 below the national average and only 7 percent of parents have post high school education. But, as Barker said, "This is a challenge, not an excuse. Bethel Elementary has embraced a culture of no excuses and leaves no room for mediocrity. It is our belief that a child with a great teacher for six years is a child with a solid educational foundation."
The award recognizes exemplary schools that hold students to high standards and demonstrate exemplary school effectiveness in teaching, use of current research, establishing partnerships with parents, families, and communities, and additional criteria. The application process is lengthy.
"To our students," Barker said, "we love each of you and are so proud of what you have accomplished. You have worked so hard and you will see the benefits of this hard work in your future."
Each child at the school wrote an essay about why they like their school. One student representing each grade level was selected to read to the assembled crowd. "I love learning new things; I love my teachers; I love math; I love my friends; I love the playground; I love the principal. I love Bethel," said first-grader Caleb Fields.
One student even thanked the custodial staff for keeping the school clean and healthy.
Barker closed with these words, "We know we have all really made a difference – parents, community members, teachers, staff, and of course the students in this room. So this truly is a celebration of many people and also a time to say thank you."


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Writing this post from the majestic mountains of Whistler, I am taking in the beauty (not to mention the powder on the ski slopes!) and am so very thankful that I brought my trusty little beauty kit with all the essentials to keep my skin happy.
The combination of dry weather, high altitude, sun, wind and snow is quite a lineup of external factors to overcome! Luckily, over the past few months I have really found my favorite products that meet my skin's needs—primarily that they are naturally-sourced, paraben-free and non-toxic.
I happen to be in Whistler this week for a winter ski vacation with a group of friends. After that I head to New York for New York Fashion Week and at the end of February I'll make my way to the West Coast for some California love. No matter where I go, this non-toxic beauty kit that I've constructed serves me well. In all kinds of climates and with various activities on the calendar, I am always prepared and my skin always thankful.
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AC Ryan Prepping UI Update for Playon!HD Models
Over the course of the past couple of months, we've taken a look at a fair number of set-top media players, including two similar models from AC Ryan, called the Playon!HD. I took a look at the "mini" variant in September, while Brett took the non-mini for a spin just a couple of weeks ago. Overall, our sentiments weren't too far apart from one another, and one thing we both agreed on was that the device could really use a graphical overhaul.
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This is a very slick looking interface. My only concern is performance. There seems to be a lot of pretties on the screens they provided and my hopes are that the interface doesn't become sluggish as a result.
I'm anxious to hear your thoughts on this once the new firmware/UI goes GA.
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Dylan "Toke" McIntosh (Jan 14 1983 - Aug 19 2006) was a Doomer with a passion for old school Doom. He contributed to the multiplayer community with many WADs geared towards Deathmatch. He was tragically killed at the age of 23 in a car accident.
- TokeDM (2000)
- Vex-Doom (2001, partly unfinished)
- Unidoom DM 1 at Doomworld/idgames (2001)
- Unidoom DM 3 at Doomworld/idgames (2004)
See also
- Chris "NoSkill" Crosby, a talented Doom player who was also killed in a car crash at the age 23.


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Ten years ago, over three hundred men, women and children disappeared from a small town in Tennessee, never to be heard from again.
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