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Durocher Leaves Legacy of Cultural Change at TPWD
AUSTIN, Texas — There was a time not long ago when Texas bass were small and ended up battered and fried alongside catfish and bluegills. Phil Durocher had a hand in taking bass off the dinner table and putting a national spotlight on quality largemouth fishing in Texas.
During his 35-year career with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Durocher has been a key player in a conversion of bass fishermen from consumptive users to recreational anglers. Catch and release fishing.
"The biggest change, and it doesn't seem that significant now but it was then, was when we made a change with bass from a consumptive resource to a recreational resource," said Durocher, who retires from the department at the end of the year. "It was the only way we could ensure bass fishing for the future."
As director of TPWD's Inland Fisheries Division during the last 18 years, Durocher has also led a cultural change in fisheries management in Texas.
"People forget, we used to have nets in our rivers," he recalled. "We got permission to bring grass carp into the state to help landowners address aquatic vegetation problems."
Durocher began his career with the department in 1974 as a research systems analyst in the Data Processing Division. He transferred to the Inland Fisheries Division as a research analyst in 1977, where he helped develop the standardized Resource Monitoring Program still being used today.
From 1984 to 1991, Durocher worked as the director of fisheries management for Inland Fisheries and during that time many of the length and bag limits still used today were implemented. The 14-inch minimum size limit on bass, the current statewide standard, made the black bass a sport fish in Texas, and dramatically changed the face of bass fishing in Texas and the rest of the nation.
"Because of Phil Durocher, Texas is viewed on a national level as the gold standard in freshwater fisheries management," said Ross Melinchuk, TPWD deputy executive director. "His leadership and commitment to fisheries conservation helped guide Texas through some tough battles and the anglers of Texas owe him a debt of gratitude."
Durocher has also been a mainstay in two major initiatives: the creation of the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, and the passage of the Freshwater Fisheries Stamp Legislation during the 78th Legislative Session. The monies from that stamp are being used to update the freshwater hatchery system, including the new John D. Parker East Texas State Fish Hatchery.
"The little part I played in building the national reputation of Texas' program, that's what I'm proud of," he said. "The battles we fought were hard but the people coming after us are going to have tougher battles, particularly with water allocation issues. The population is growing and we don't have any more water. To maintain the fishery is going to be difficult, but we have dedicated professionals and some passionate supporters, so I feel good about leaving with a solid foundation to face the road ahead."
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Honeywell made history here in Paris on Saturday morning, landing its Gulfstream G450 jet at Le Bourget after the first transatlantic flight using biofuel. The trip's green credentials can be measured in the 5.5 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) saved in the course of the seven-hour flight from the New York-area Morristown Airport. In fact, the aircraft crossed the Pond only partly powered by biofuel. The G450's fuel system was set so that number-one (left) engine burned a 50/50 blend of "Honeywell Green Jet Fuel" and standard jet-A fuel, while the other engine consumed pure jet-A. Adding to the "greening" of the 2011 Paris Air Show is the expected arrival today of a Boeing 747-8F also using Honeywell's biofuel blend, but burning it in all four engines on a nonstop flight from Seattle to Paris. Of course, neither of these two can trump the solar-powered Solar Impulse aircraft also debuting here in Le Bourget–although this isn't even close to being ready for an intercontinental hop, having taken 16 hours to arrive here from Brussels. According to James Rekoske, v-p and general manager of renewable energy and chemicals for Honeywell UOP, which has led the two-and-a-half-year biofuel development program, the flight accomplished two goals. First, it demonstrates the willingness of the aviation industry to participate in the search for more environmentally friendly fuel sources, and second, it advances approval by the U.S. FAA of the 50/50 Green Jet Fuel blend, which Honeywell expects to receive in mid-July. American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) approval was granted early this month. The fuel is produced for UOP under license by a Houston, Texas refinery. It was developed under a grant from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and is based on hydro-processing technology commonly used in today's refineries to produce transportation fuels. The process works by adding hydrogen to remove the oxygen from the natural plant oils. It is further refined to produce a bio-synthetic kerosene, which is then blended with standard jet fuel for use in flight. A half-dozen sources–ranging from algae to the jatropha plant common Brazil–are typically employed in producing biofuels. UOP used the camelina plant–a hardy, inedible species with high oil content–to create Green Jet Fuel, but according to Rekoske, the technology is feedstock-flexible, meaning it can work with any natural oil. Camelina is indigenous to both North American and Europe and provides up to 150 gallons of oil per acre. "It will be four or five years before Green Jet Fuel will be available on a commercial scale at parity with jet fuel," said Rekoske. And even then, the use of a pure, unblended biofuel is unlikely in the foreseeable future. It may be 30 years before 50/50 blend is in common use across the aviation industry worldwide. As for sustainable biofuel blends becoming the main aviation fuel of the future, Honeywell sees it as unlikely. "The larger issues of economics and sustainability will be the predominate forces surrounding the overall future of biofuels and their penetration into the aviation market," according to Phoenix, Arizona-based Honeywell Aerospace. "We believe there is no single magic bullet." There are other hurdles as well. Approximately 85 to 90 percent of the cost of producing any transportation biofuel is determined by the cost of the feedstock. The actual conversion makes up the remaining 10 to 15 percent. The cost of conversion of biofuel is competitive with petroleum-based technology, so that the cost of the feedstocks is the determining factor. Today, the cost of the resources remains higher than the cost of crude oil, so there is still technological development needed to drive down the cost of harvesting, gathering and processing. "As production increases and more fuel is available, we believe that Green Jet Fuel will be cost competitive," said Rekoske. In the long term, he expects the price of biofuels to run about 10 to 15 cents more per gallon than jet-A, assuming a global price for petroleum crude of about $100 a gallon. Not only do sustainable biofuels reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, when compared with petroleum-based Jet-A, they also emit less particulate matter and less than one part per million of sulfur. Despite its work in the initial development of its Green Jet Fuel, Honeywell says it does not plan to go into the biofuel business, but will license the process and allow others to continue further development and distribution.
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Document: The Symbolism SurveyBy Sarah Funke Butler
In 1963, a sixteen-year-old San Diego high school student named Bruce McAllister sent a four-question mimeographed survey to 150 well-known authors of literary, commercial, and science fiction. Did they consciously plant symbols in their work? he asked. Who noticed symbols appearing from their subconscious, and who saw them arrive in their text, unbidden, created in the minds of their readers? When this happened, did the authors mind?
McAllister had just published his first story, "The Faces Outside," in both IF magazine and Simon and Schuster's 1964 roundup of the best science fiction of the year. Confident, if not downright cocky, he thought the surveys could settle a conflict with his English teacher by proving that symbols weren't lying beneath the texts they read like buried treasure awaiting discovery.
His project involved substantial labor—this before the Internet, before e-mail—but was not impossible: many authors and their representatives were listed in the Twentieth-Century American Literature series found in the local library. More impressive is that seventy-five writers replied—most of them, in earnest. Sixty-five of those responses survive (McAllister lost ten to "a kleptomaniacal friend"). Answers ranged from the secretarial blow off to a thick packet of single-spaced typescript in reply.
The pages here feature a number of the surveys in facsimile: Jack Kerouac, Ayn Rand, Ralph Ellison, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Saul Bellow, Norman Mailer. Each responder offers a unique take on the issue itself—symbolism in literature—as well as on handling a sixteen-year-old aspirant approaching writers as masters of their craft.
Even if he approached them en masse, with a form letter.
And failed to follow up with a thank-you note.


text: 'Saturday Morning Special' Offers the Ultimate Insider Peek February 13, 2011 02:53 PM What does everyone want at any major event? To know the scoop. To have the inside line. To be a part of the things that go on behind the scenes. But what about the Chicago Auto Show? How could someone from the outside get early access and an insider's tour from an ultra-insider? Well, that's been an impossible ticket to get--until now. Before the doors of the nation's biggest auto show open to the public on Saturday, Feb. 19, a small group of automotive insiders will get access to what goes on "behind the curtain" by attending the "Saturday Morning Special." The experience will include a remote WLS AM890 radio broadcast from the floor, personal tours conducted by a group of the area's foremost automotive authorities, special commemorative tickets and more. "We've had many inquiries over the years asking how a special early access ticket might be obtained," said auto show General Manager Dave Sloan. "So with the cooperation of WLS AM890 Radio, Audi and a group of automotive experts, we are able this year to accommodate those requests, but we'll have to limit it to the first 150 takers." Those wishing to purchase the special $25 commemorative ticket will attend a remote broadcast of the award-winning "Drive Chicago" program on WLS AM890 from 8-9 a.m. originating from the popular Audi display at the show and hosted by Paul Brian. Joining Brian will be a "who's who" of Chicago's motor journalists, including Cars.com's Joe Wiesenfelder, Consumer Guide's Tom Appel and "Drive, She Said's" Jill Ciminillo. Also taking tour leader duties will be the Chicago Auto Show's Internet director and columnist, Mark Bilek. "This is a fun, informed group of insiders who eat, sleep and breathe cars," said Sloan. "The 'Saturday Morning Special' will provide not only a memorable way to see the show and jumpstart your weekend visit to McCormick Place, but also a great way to get first dibs on parking." To register, please visit www.ChicagoAutoShow.com/Saturday to fill out the registration form. Back to News


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Will Smith on the Real Reason Why He Turned Down 'Django Unchained'
Quentin Tarantino wrote 'Django Unchained' with Will Smith in mind to star and Smith was the first actor Tarantino approached with the script. So why didn't Will Smith star in the film? We've heard previously from Smith who said he had some "issues" with the script but never heard what those issues were. Now the actor has explained and, well, at least he's being honest.


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ljerome wrote:I have not thrown the Star but the Innova disc chart gives the Champ the exact same rating as the Wahoo. No way the Tern turns like the Wahoo. A good bit more HSS. I agree with fightingthetide 12/5/-1/2 which matches the Teedevil rating but I have never thrown that disc.
The Bli Teedevil i have is more like 12/5.5(due to weight)/-0.5/3.


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San Diego Comic-Con coverage brought to you by Tonner, Collectibles Insurance, and Big Bad Toy Store.
Marvel Legends is the stuff of... well, legends. One of the most popular toy lines in recent history, it underwent some drastic changes before being all but terminated. Fans clamored and for once it worked; the line is coming back with all new figures! At Comic-Con Hasbro offered us just a tease, with a display case containing Thor (a variant was available as an exclusive), Constrictor, Iron Man, Hope Summers, Klaw, Steve Rogers, and the build-a-figure Terrax!
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NeedyBee Baby Boys Ethnic Wear Embellished Blue Brown Dupion Silk Kurta and Dhoti Diwali Dress Set for Kids for 3 Months - 3 Years
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Alpha/Omega Players Welcome Alpha Kidz Production of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, 11/23-12/2
The Alpha/Omega Players will present an Alpha Kidz production of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, November 23,30 @ 7:30 pm and November 24, 25 December 1,2 @ 2 pm In the Alpha/Omega Performing Arts Center, 301 E. First Street, Birdsboro, Penn.
Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID is a musical based on the animated movie of the same name. The Alpha Kidz production is made up of young actors ages 8 thru 14 and will star Madelynn Shingle as Ariel, Colin Lynch as Prince Eric, Julian Morales as Sebastian, Dakota Dengler as Flounder, Meghan O'Neill as the sea witch Ursula, Ben Jupina as Scuttle the Sea Gull, Ben Daniels as Chef Louis, Mickey Gray and David Hutchko as the slippery Flotsam and Jetsam, Ryan Ferrante as Prince Eric's servant Grimsby, Ian Williams as the Pilot, Erin Hutchko as Carlotta and Steve Daniels as King Triton.
Rounding out the cast are Danielle Wanser, Breanna Megni, Madison Heckman, Bryn Underwood, Regan Underwood, Ashley Fredericks, Emily Shirk, Andrea Keck, Erin Hutchko, Kristen Suruskie, Kacie Horowitz, Chloe Ferreri, Karleigh Patton, Nicole Greenfield, Jocelyn Shank, Jack Burke, Hannah Alarcon, Damian Clark, Nate Keller, Marissa Tepper, Megan Grieco.
The production is under the direction of Mark A. Drey with choreography by Melissa Kaufmann. Musical director is Nathan Patton, stage manager is Bill Eschbach. Direction and choreography assistants Jacob Cowan, Molly O'Brien, Megan Centeno.
THE LITTLE MERMAID is an all ages show. For reservations, call 610-404-4844.


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The most versatile answer to portable storage for small parts. Handy removable bins allow easy parts picking and clean up.
by mackie
on 7/7/2017
I ordered 5 of these. They are a good design but poorly constructed. Each of the 5 cases arrived damaged - small tab on back edge of lid broken off or bent. My opinion - spend a little extra and get the Stanley brand, also currently available right here at MCM.
by tjdercks
on 6/12/2017
I have ordered numerous of these. They stack well and easy to view contents. That said, I do not think I will order more. They tend to arrive with broken lids.
by mikemalcolm
on 1/10/2014
great product great price
by avcom1
on 7/10/2013
Typical. Put a cheap, very hard to remove paper label on the case instead of on the shrink wrap. I shouldn't have to do a ton of work to remove the product label. Oh...the case is good at a great price.
Thanks for the feedback! We have contacted our factory in regards to this issue. Future shipments will have either easy-to-remove labels, or a label on the outside of the protective shrink wrap. It's a great product, and don't want a label issue to spoil it.
by thegrendel
on 6/26/2013
This is a sturdy parts box that closes tightly. Very useful.
The only flaw in this box, and it's a significant one,
is the product label. The label is supposed to be of the
simple peel-off variety, but it takes a great deal of effort
to laboriously scrape it off. MCM, please do something
about this.
by billgr8
on 6/7/2013
These are well made and work perfectly for sorting foreign coins.
by startagl
on 3/27/2013
Oh man do I have a lot of little tiny parts. I have 5 of these and a few of the smaller bin ones. They are tough with a tight lid to keep all the bits in the right bins. Cant go wrong.
by bob217
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This case fits the bill for the shop or shed, well made and very usefull
by sandcbuilders
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This is the same case available in many stores, rebranded with several common names. Somehow, MCM always offers these at the lowest price around tho. Beware that the plastic case on these will shatter in cold weather. The hinges are particularly weak in cold weather. If the top is forced shut the hinges or latches will shatter. The removeable yellow trays inside are somewhat stronger than the outer case and can be used for a variety of things once the outer case has broken.
by kathyk
on 7/29/2011
small pieces are easy to locate, won't shift around
by jsettecase
on 4/1/2010
We have 3 of them that we turned into BNC, Pop-Rivet and Phone and Network Crimp 'Grab-n-Go' kits. The reconfigurable internal yellow bins make it easy to remove a few to create space for crimp and strip tools and the bins hold all the different connectors and pins. Plus, the bins lock into place once the lid is snapped shut so nothing spills inside. The plastic case seems strong enough to handle being bounced around in a work environment. The cases are also made to stack together. I highly recommend this product.
by als2663
on 2/2/2009
Great for carrying small parts. Case stays locked when dropped - parts don't shift into other bins. Movable bins makes for easy rearrangement if necessary, and easy small part retrieval.
Great product. Movable bins and parts don't shift - even when dropped. Stays locked
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This past spring, I attended a satellite feed in Austin of Dave Ramsey's EntreLeadership one-day seminar. I left feeling jazzed about my work, stoked about the ideas percolating in my head, and motivated to get long-awaited ideas finally moving.
You may not agree with everything Dave says about money, but you've got to admit—he's one heck of an entrepreneur. He built something major out of negative personal circumstances, and his business is growing like wildfire. He's also an amazing leader, and knows how to motivate, encourage, and serve well.
Today, his new book of the same name releases. EntreLeadership is for anyone working, whether you're employed by a Fortune 500 company or you're setting up a cottage industry from your dining room table.
We've talked a lot on Simple Mom about working from home. If this is even an inkling of an interest for you, then you'll need this book. EntreLeadership is his seminar on business leadership in book form.
Want to win one? Dave is giving 10 Simple Mom readers a copy of his new book!
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Witham Town have been left in shock after their chairman Tony Last died suddenly last night.
The club announced this morning that their long-serving chairman passed away while at the Village Glass Stadium on Thursday evening after suffering a heart attack.
Despite all efforts to revive Tony, the paramedics were unable to save him.
A statement on the club website said: "It is a very sad time for Tony's family as well as the club and we are sure you will all want to join us in sending our deepest condolences to his wife Linda and their family.
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Andrus stays positive despite results
ARLINGTON -- Shortstop Elvis Andrus went into Saturday's game against the Mariners with just two hits in his last 18 at-bats. That dropped his batting average from .244 to .206 after the first three weeks of the season.
"The other team is catching everything," Andrus said. "There's no way you can be frustrated when you're hitting the ball good. I haven't been lucky, but if I keep hitting it good like this, the balls are going to start falling in.
"I mean, at the plate I'm really feeling great. There's nothing else I can do. I'm having great at-bats and I'm hitting the ball the right way, I just haven't been getting good luck. I'm happy we're winning games, that's the main thing."
Manager Ron Washington took umbrage when it was suggested that Andrus might be in a skid.
"Elvis has been stroking the baseball," Washington said. "I don't want him to change anything. When he starts finding holes, it will come in droves. He's smacking the baseball. I told Elvis, 'Don't change a thing.'"
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Westbury's Mechanical Biological Treatment is expected to create up to 12 new jobs for the area by the time the site becomes fully operational in September.
The £24 million facility, which will handle 60,000 tonnes of household waste each year, finished construction in December and is currently undergoing a commissioning phase, during which all the equipment will be calibrated and tested.
The Northacre resource recovery centre (RRC) will form an integral part of Wiltshire Council's strategy to significantly reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfill.
Northacre plant manager Simon Thomas said recruitment for the specialist roles on offer had already started, with the plant looking to initially hire six people.
He said: "We have already started recruiting for roles and we want to hire about six people initially to run the plant in commissioning phase up until around April or May.
"We are cautious about over-recruiting, so we only want to hire the core people and then work out how many more we will need to run the plant effectively."
Northacre RRC will produce around 28,200 tonnes of solid recovered fuel each year when fully operational, which will initially be used in renewable energy plants in Europe, until a local market has been established.


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One of the greatest things about working in modern DAWs is the ability to stretch or shrink audio with ease. Warp markers and the variables that go along with them are incredibly useful tools which should be looked at carefully. Here is an example how I used these features to perfect the timing of an analog synth I recorded.
Sometimes to make my first vocal in a song stand out I make an intro that pulls the ear away from center. Then when the first verse begins I bring the notes and sounds into a center space. I know this sounds a little abstract so listen to the audio sample below to know exactly what I mean:
The bright bell like synthesizer melody that plays before the vocals begin is my Electrocomp-101. What you don't realize is that the last note before the vocal begins is actually only half as long. I used Ableton Live's Warp Markers to stretch the that last note. This is something wonderfully easy to do. Inside the Clip View click the Warp button on. Once it's lit yellow you can now double click on various places over the wave form to create Warp Makers. All you have to do now is drag the markers around to change the length of the individual areas. Use you ears to get the timing you like.
But most people stop there and that's not using the full potential of this feature set. You can improve and tailor the sound of the Warping engine on a given clip by adjusting the Warp Mode. The following audio sample is the Electrocomp-101 melody Warped to fit my song but with the default Warp Mode "Beats" selected:
Do you hear that last note? Not smooth or natural sounding is it? Ableton can do better. To get there I clicked the Warp Mode drop down menu and selected Texture Mode. I also now experimented with the Grain Size and Flux setting until the last note sounded like it came from the Electrocomp directly at that length. Keep in mind that the last note was really only half as long. Take a listen now:
Most other sequencers now offer similar features. Of course you can get wild and mangle your audio on purpose. The next time you wish you held a note longer or screamed "GO!" for just a few more seconds select a Warp Marker!


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Editor's note: This market commentary is provided by the Dairy Division at FCStone in Chicago, Ill.
Class III futures started the session off on positive footing, but buying interest faded quickly despite upticks in the cash cheese market. The Q2 2014 pack gave up 32¢ to close at $20.24/cwt., with the back half of 2014 average trimmed by 8¢, to close at $18.84/cwt. Are we experiencing the first hints of the winds of change blowing here? An argument can be made for seasonal price softening with California experiencing an early flush, coupled with the anticipation of improving weather in the Midwest moving forward. But, we've seen this movie before, and yesterday's selling pressure can be chalked up to profit taking in an overall bullish market. That said, we expect more downside correction today.
Cash settled cheese futures responded to the sentiment in Class III, with losses incurred from March out through the August contract, and only September and December posting mild gains. Dry Whey started the session in the red and had no reason to climb out of it. Losses were seen from March through October, with December posting the lone gain for the session.
Class IV futures continued to post gains on the heels of international demand for powder product. Gains were realized from April through December, with July up the most. Nonfat Dry Milk futures continue to be well supported. Butter futures traded mixed with weakness realized in the nearby months, a firmer tone in the mid part of the year, and weakness in the fourth quarter.
FC Stone's annual Dairy Outlook Conference will be held June 18-19, in Chicago. Visit www.intlfcstone.com/events for information.
Feb. 25 spot session results:
Block cheese: $2.19 (up 0.75¢)
Barrel cheese: $2.1775 (up 0.25¢)
Grade A NFDM: $2.07 (up 2.25¢)
Butter: $1.7950 (down 0.5¢)
Today's expectations:
• Class III, Cheese & Dry Whey futures to open lower
• Class IV & Butter to open mixed
• NFDM to open lower
Grain futures
Exports and fund buying continue to dominate the price action in the grain trade, with May soybeans again leading the way to the upside. Look for continued support under this market that may continue well into the South American harvest. December corn has put in a bottom. Corn bulls are looking for a supply problem, but it will be a challenge to talk about a supply problem without a weather problem. Even without the record crop USDA is forecasting, ending stocks are probably going to grow or at least remain above those of last year. But normally – and outside of the past several years – weather markets tend to flame up on the "possibility" and burn out on the "reality" and we're not that far in front of our next weather market.
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Australia may be famous for its sweeping plains and jewel seas but studies are finding that fewer kids are experiencing them because they're playing inside. In fact, recent research has found that only one in three Aussie kids play outside on a daily basis.
In an ideal world, kids would spend at least an hour a day in outdoor, unstructured play. But the growing body of research from around the world shows that green time for kids is fast being replaced by screen time.
And organisations and experts in child development are calling on parents to ensure their kids have daily access to the outdoors, for the sake of their development.
A 2009 Australian study of 10- to 12-year-old children found that 37 percent spent just 30 minutes or less being active outside on a typical day. This same study found that 43 percent of these kids spent more than two hours a day watching TV, videos or playing computer games.
Another study, Climbing Trees: Getting Aussie Kids Back Outdoors, commissioned by Planet Ark in 2011, has also revealed the extent to which child's play has changed. Less than 20 percent of parents interviewed said their kids had climbed a tree and only 29 percent thought their kids had ever played jump rope, hopscotch or street games.
A recent US study has shown that this growing indoor culture is a western phenomenon. It found that more than half of preschool-aged kids do not venture outside to play on a daily basis, and that girls are 16 percent less likely to head into the fresh air than boys.
Other research has found the vast benefits of playing outside, including:
Nature Play WA is an organisation established with the prime task of getting kids and their parents back into the great outdoors. It is in the process of distributing 40,000 special 'passports' to encourage children to play outside.
The passport lists 15 things kids should do before they turn 12, many of which are activities that their parents did as kids without even a second thought – like climbing a tree, catching a wave, playing in the rain, making a mudpie and learning to ride a bike.
Nature Play's latest initiative is a 'green time' chart, which families can download and then mount on their fridge. The object of this is for kids to fill in how much time they spend outdoors each day and if there are more 'green time' stickers than 'screen time' stickers at the end of a fortnight, the family rewards itself with a special outdoor activity.
Nature Play CEO Griffin Longley can cite a whole lot of reasons why it's vital for kids to connect with nature and the outdoors generally.
"It's not just about exercise," he says. "It's also been shown over and over again in research that when kids engage in unstructured play outside it fires up their imaginations and is essential for emotional and cognitive development. The bottom line is that kids need to be able to play outside to be healthy in all ways."
While taking kids to fun and free outdoor venues like the park or beach are simple ways to ensure kids get their green time, Griffin says backyards, even small ones, can provide lots of fun for littlies.
"We understand it can be difficult for busy parents to be able to take kids out to the park every day, so it's also good to have a safe and accessible outdoor space, like a backyard, for kids to play in," he says.
"They can take a lot of their indoor play stuff outside. Even the play girls often engage in – like playing with dolls, or playing 'house' – can be easily moved outdoors. If kids are drawing inside, why not take all they're drawing outside?
"And outdoors they can really use their imagination, using nature as props."
Whether it's a ride-on toy for littlies, a trick scooter, a skateboard or a bike, there's nothing more exciting – and possibly daring – for kids than a set of wheels.
Pick an age-appropriate walk – it can be just down to the shops with the littlies or a short bush walk with preschoolers – pack some water and snacks and go for a walk.
It can take a little pre-organisation but both of these activities can be set up in your backyard. Set goals like 'find a yellow flower' or 'collect three pebbles', or 'run to the purple towel and do three star jumps'.
Kids love digging around in the dirt and playing with water. Then there is the added bonus of them caring and nurturing for those plants before reaping the gastronomic benefits. Kids are much more likely to eat veg they grew themselves.
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The 2010 vintage in Napa was cool, late, and long, yielding elegant, focused, almost Bordeaux-styled wines — a definite departure from recent great vintages in which heat, drought, sun, and fruit driven power are the hallmarks. These are solid, structured wines that will need a few years to shed their youthful grip and tension. It will be interesting to watch how the 2010s age, but if you're fond of restrained, classically-styled Napa Valley Cabernet, this is your vintage.
The season started late, with ample rainfall. After several years of very dry conditions, rain was welcome, though it pushed back the ripening cycle (bud break, flowering, and fruit set) by about two weeks. Frost was never a problem. The summer that followed was cool, and growers worked to adjust canopies and crop loads to accommodate the slow pace of ripening. Veraison occurred about two weeks late, and by the middle of August many were predicting that harvest would be almost three weeks later than average.
With vineyards pruned and canopies thinned for the cool conditions (temperatures regularly topped out around 70℉ during mid-summer), a couple of heat spikes in late August and early September (some to well over 100℉) presented challenges for growers. Many vineyards that were set up for optimal sun exposure in the cool conditions were damaged by sunburn. This required hard work to isolate and drop the damaged bunches. A reduction in yields was part of the collateral damage. After the spikes, cool temperatures returned, and September stayed cool except for a brief warm spell at month's end.
The harvest was late but the grapes needed the extra hang time to develop. The brief warm spell at the end of September, and another in the middle of October, helped the plants eke out a little more ripeness. With rain predicted in the third week of October, it was time to pick, ready or not.
Overall, it was a tricky and challenging year. Managing the cool summer and then dealing with the heat were major obstacles. The best, but most labor intensive and painful strategy, seems to have been to thin bunches and set up for maximum ripening, meticulously select out the berries damaged by heat, and then pick as late as possible before the rain. The growers that did this ended up with a small but concentrated and classically balanced crop. It was certainly labor intensive, and costly, in terms of the reduced yields, but who said grape growing was easy?
The best wines from this vintage are solid and deeply colored, with beautiful aromatics, concentration, purity, and detail. Generally speaking, alcohols are lower than the norm, and the wines express lively, deep, dark fruit notes, elements that only come from long, cool growing seasons. They have the acidity, tannin, and structure to match the fruit, and should be long-lived, classy wines. Where growers got it wrong, you can find green notes and a weird combination of cool-climate unripe, herbal tones, oddly mixed with overripe, candied or bitter, burnt characteristics (from bunches affected by the heat that weren't sorted out). From the weather to the wines, we're talking about a vintage of peaks and valleys, but when winemakers and growers really got it right, quality is outstanding.
Cabernet Sauvignon has been the flagship red grape of the California wine industry for decades, and its popularity shows no sign of abating. Napa Valley is the heart of Cabernet Sauvignon production and is clearly an ideal region for creating world-class wines. If any Cabernet-based wine is capable of giving Bordeaux a run for its money, it's Napa Valley's examples. However, due to the extremely high cost of purchasing and developing vineyards in California, and the cachet of Napa Valley on the label, this has largely become a category for the well-heeled wine lover.
At their best, Napa Valley's Cabernets are characterized by fruit notes of cassis, black cherry, and licorice and sweet oak notes of chocolate, mocha, cedar, and tar. Today, most of the best wines are aged entirely or almost completely in French oak barrels, which tend to produce somewhat more refined wines than do most American barrels. (These latter barrels often introduce exotic and pungent suggestions of scotch, bourbon, tar, coconut, and dill.) But the use of expensive French oak is no guarantee of a good bottle: too many wines today, due to high crop levels or insufficiently ripe fruit, do not have the stuffing to support their oakiness and can quickly be dominated or even dried out by their wood component. The best California Cabernets mellow and soften with five to ten years of bottle aging, developing more complex and less fruit-dominated notes of tobacco, leather, and earth, with mellower wood tones. Compared to the top Bordeaux, however, many California Cabernet Sauvignons merely endure in bottle rather than truly become more interesting. There are no shortage of quality producers, even if these wines are rarely values. And it remains to be seen if today's outsized showstoppers, made from superripe grapes and undeniably impressive on release, will reward extended bottle aging or will turn out to have been best suited for drinking in their youth.
Many wines labeled Cabernet Sauvignon contain small percentages of other so-called Bordeaux varieties -- chiefly Merlot and Cabernet Franc but also Petit Verdot and even Malbec (varietally labeled wines in California must contain at least 75% of the variety named).
Cabernet Sauvignon also flourishes in Washington State, Australia and even Chile. In Washington, prices have been creeping up at the high end, with some producers aiming to compete with cult wines from the Napa Valley. Consider Chateau Ste. Michelle and Woodward Canyon. In Australia, look to the Coonawarra and Margaret River regions. Chile can reveal excellent bargains to those who know where to look: Montes makes a strong range of quality bottlings, as does Casa Lapostolle.
As Cabernet Sauvignon is bold and assertive on the palate, it pairs best with foods like grilled red meats. Taken together, the proteins and fats in the food neutralize some of the stronger tannic qualities of the wine, leading to a harmonic combination that enhances both partners.
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Topic: In memory of my sweet mom
Hi all just wanted to let you know my mom, Julie lost her battle with cancer April 14, 2014. It all seemed to happen so fast. Had a great weekend then Tuesday the 8th all started going down hill. She fought courageously through and gave it her all until her very last day. We have family in Arizona and mom went peacefully only 5 minutes after her brothers from there arrived. We knew she was hanging on for them! All of this just does not seem real yet and I feel as if I'm just hanging in a fog. I know she's in a better place but I just wish that better place was here with us. This site has been great for all advice through her journey! I pray someday there will be a cure for this horrible disease! In ending, I'm leaving the poem we included in Moms funeral. I feel it shows my mom through and through! Thanks again for all support! I now live to keep her vivacious spirit alive. ~~kami
A Mother's Crown
Heaven lit up with a mighty presence,
as the Angels all looked down.
Today the Lord was placing the jewels
Into my mother's crown.
He held up a golden crown,
as my darling mother looked on.
He said in His gentle voice,
'I will now explain each one.'
'The first gem,' He said, 'is a Ruby,
and it's for endurance alone,
for all the nights you waited up
for your children to come home.'
'For all the nights by their bedside,
you stayed till the fever went down.
For nursing every little wound,
I add this ruby to your crown.'
'An emerald, I'll place by the ruby,
for leading your child in the right way.
For teaching them the lessons,
That made them who they are today.'
'For always being right there,
through all life's important events.
I give you a sapphire stone,
for the time and love you spent.'
'For untying the strings that held them,
when they grew up and left home.
I give you this one for courage.'
Then the Lord added a garnet stone.
'I'll place a stone of amethyst,' He said.
'For all the times you spent on your knees,
when you asked if I'd take care of your children,
and then for having faith in Me.'
'I have a pearl for every little sacrifice
that you made without them knowing.
For all the times you went without,
to keep them happy, healthy and growing.'
'And last of all I have a diamond,
the greatest one of all,
for sharing unconditional love
whether they were big or small.'
'It was your love that helped them grow
Feeling safe and happy and proud
A love so strong and pure
It could shift the darkest cloud.'
After the Lord placed the last jewel in,
He said, 'Your crown is now complete,
You've earned your place in Heaven
With your children at your feet.'


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The guards at the gate of the palace where Nick Diaz probably thinks the "pampered" Georges St. Pierre resides need not be alerted.
Johny Hendricks threatened showing up at St. Pierre's house to fight him after beating Carlos Condit by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) in the co-main event of UFC 158, but those drastic lengths aren't necessary.
Hendricks officially gets the next shot at St. Pierre, who scored a unanimous-decision victory (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) of his own against rival Nick Diaz Saturday night.
"He's the No. 1 contender," UFC President Dana White said of Hendricks. "Done, no doubt about it."
With those words at the post-fight press conference, Hendricks' face beamed even more than it did an hour earlier when octagon announcer Bruce Buffer read the scores of his co-main event bout. His grizzly beard couldn't hide the grin that stretched from one ear to the other.
It's a long time coming for Hendricks, who arguably had to go on the greatest non-championship run in UFC history to secure the fight he wanted. The victory over Condit marked Hendricks' sixth straight, including three wins over former top welterweight contenders.
"I'm just excited," gushed Hendricks. "I finally got to the top. This is what it's all about — getting to the top and fighting the best."
White couldn't deny Hendricks after another win, especially in a performance like this one. White said the bout embodied all that was special in mixed martial arts. It's an early favorite to win Fight of the Year honors.
The first two rounds were close with both Hendricks and Condit rocking each other. Condit hurt Hendricks multiple times in the third round, but couldn't thwart repeated takedown attempts.
Getting the fight to the ground with his wrestling proved a safe haven for Hendricks. Even St. Pierre, who was preparing for his bout against Diaz, couldn't help but hear the roar of the crowd and catch a glimpse of the fight on the television in his dressing room.
"It was back-and-forth, seemed like a very good fight," St. Pierre said. "I knew he won the fight, and I think he deserves a title fight right now. He earned it."
White wouldn't set a timetable on when St. Pierre vs. Hendricks could take place. St. Pierre was off to an "exotic" vacation for a week where he wouldn't think at all about fighting.
One potential holdup could be an injury Hendricks suffered against Condit. Hendricks said he might have broken his right hand in the first round, but was quick to add that "nothing" would hold him back.
He'd train through the pain to get the fight against St. Pierre. Hendricks was already playing the bout through his head after UFC 158.
"I believe I've got better wrestling than him," Hendricks said. "I also hit harder than him. That's a proven fact. I'm just excited for the opportunity. Hopefully, I can finish him. That's my goal."
As a two-time national champion wrestler in college at Oklahoma State with knockout power, Hendricks appears to be the toughest stylistic matchup for St. Pierre at welterweight.
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Hendricks was also relieved he wouldn't have to call out St. Pierre anymore. Talking trash was never in his nature, but Hendricks felt like he had to say something after Diaz leapfrogged him for a championship bout at UFC 158.
That's where the comment about fighting St. Pierre on his front porch came from.
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Savvy and determined driver Mike Castellana has prevailed to win what is arguably the most demanding championship title for nitrous Pro Mod cars in drag racing. The New York-based racer has scored a finish at the top for the ADRL's (American Drag Racing League) 2011 Pro Nitrous class championship chase. Driving a wickedly quick '69 Camaro that features a massive 854ci engine from legendary Reher-Morrison that is tuned by doorslammer racing guru Shannon Jenkins, Castellana was dominant all season to win by a wide points margin. "Iron Mike" wheeled the highly funded Al-Anabi–sponsored monster to four circuit event wins during the 2011 ADRL campaign.
Indiana's "Silver Bullet"
Jeremy Duncan's '69 Super Stock Camaro (SS/GA) is a classic example of the longevity and continued popularity of that model year in drag racing. Meticulously prepared and featuring a superb small-block engine program by Jeff Taylor, Duncan has enjoyed great success over a long period of time. Jeremy is continuing a family tradition, driving a car, which in fact his father, Elwood Duncan, first built and raced back in 1987. To date, Duncan has amassed some seven wins at the NHRA Lucas Oil Divisional level and he finished Eighth in the overall NHRA World Standings for Super Stock in 2010. The car, which has been updated in more recent times by MPR Race Cars, is capable of clockwork-like runs in the high 9-second zone.
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One of Canada's most veteran Sportsman drag racers has claimed one of Canada's most prestigious circuit titles. Robert C. Park won the eastern Canadian orientated Can-Am Stock/Super Stock Series title for 2011 driving his '86 Camaro. Park (who is from Ontario) won the title by a scant single point in what was the closest title chase in the Can-Am Stock/Super Stock series' 12-year history. That circuit champion is determined by the best finish in five races over a 10-race season schedule. Many of those events attracted between 40 and 50 cars for competition. Park's GT/EA Camaro was originally built by "Pete Z" and it features an extremely reliable low-compression 255hp 350 engine program.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- This just in: The year so far has brought with it the return of the mega deal, with $10 billion-plus transactions for the likes of Heinz ( HNZ), Dell ( DELL), American Airlines ( AMRPQ), General Electric's ( GE) stake in NBCUniversal and Virgin Media ( VMED). While the mergers, acquisitions and leveraged buyouts are of a size rarely seen since the credit bubble burst in 2007, it might be wise for investors to consider calls for a mega-merger frenzy as premature. In fact, that's exactly what some top insiders in the M&A and private equity world are saying. Mark Gallogly, head of private equity firm Centerbridge Partners, noted on Friday that such large acquisitions may be the exception rather than the rule, even if he expects that Wall Street is in the early stage of a post-crisis deal-making renaissance. "These are really unusual transactions," Gallogly said of Dell's proposed $24.4 billion buyout and a $28 billion acquisition of Heinz by Warren Buffett and private equity firm 3G Capital at Columbia Business School's Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference in Manhattan on Friday. Gallogly notes that in Dell's case, the more than $5 billion in equity that company founder Michael Dell is contributing to the buyout certainly isn't the norm. Buffett's Heinz ketchup acquisition and a proposed blockbuster merger to pull American Airlines from bankruptcy also might not be symbolic of wider trends. Still, the Centerbridge head and former senior managing director at the Blackstone Group said firms like his can expect an improving deals market ahead. Even as some traders and analysts scour Wall Street for the next mega deal, investors ought to consider what Gallogly's comments might imply. Notably, it could indicate further evidence of a consistent rise in valuations, improving executive and investor confidence, and a slow psychological turn to animal spirits from the crippling fear brought by the financial crisis. In other words, status quo. Consider that in the absence of frenzied periods of mega deals in 2012, overall M&A activity around the world ended the year roughly flat from 2011 levels, according to data provider Dealogic. While M&A globally came in at about $2.7 trillion -- below 2008 levels in excess of $3 trillion -- the number of deals done exceeded levels from four years ago. Even in the absence of blockbuster mergers like Heinz or Dell, private equity firms such as Carlyle Group ( CG) and banks including Goldman Sachs ( GS) have been hard at work in recent months. Meanwhile, a surge in 2013 deal making may not be such an aberration from the previous year. Dealogic data show that nearly $1 trillion in transactions in the fourth quarter of 2012 was the highest quarterly total since the same period five years earlier. Given the uncertainties in the past 12 months -- for instance, a partisan presidential election in the U.S., the so-called fiscal cliff, rising tax rates and economic woes in Europe -- the fact that the likes of Comcast ( CMCSA) and Liberty Media ( LBTYA) are putting money to work could signal the prospect of a post-crisis economic calamity is growing remote. "There is a psychological effect that, in the very least, will create more deals," Brian Richards, a partner in the merger and acquisition practice at Paul Hastings, says of recent transactions. As a result of access to cheap financing and corporate balance sheets flush with cash, "there is an appetite in the marketplace for big deals." Given Warren Buffett's commentary in the wake of Berkshire's $12 billion equity investment in the buyout of Heinz, the point is well taken. On Thursday, the Oracle of Omaha said on CNBC he's still ready to use Berkshire's cash to bag an elephant of a deal.
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They admitted my father into the hospital this week. After previous treatments of 5-FU and radiation and now 7 wks of Gemzar, the CT scan shows that the cancer has significatly increased and that it is very aggressive. I'm afraid we're are now finished with futher treatments. It is very difficult and my mother is taking it very hard. My parents are considering moving closer to family for family support. In fact, us kids are trying to convince that they need to. We're afraid for my mother to have to deal with this alone especially what I've read will be the end of life symptoms.
I've read several posts but am still wondering what to expect. And mom wants to know what to expect. We are all suffering so much and I can't help but feel so angry. My dad is only 68 yrs old and was living life fully, travelling with my mom and enjoying life before this terrible disease hit him in Nov 2007. I love my dad so much. Mom and dad will be married 49 yrs this coming November. And they've been boyfriend and girlfriend since mom was 10 yrs old. They've known each other ever prior to that. She is suffering so much and can't imagine life without him.
Please tell us what you know to expect. We're wondering whether hospice is only a once a week visit or do they do more. What kind of pain and symptoms?
Today dad received communion, confession and the sacrament of last rites. He's been very tired and only moves from the hospital bed to the chair and to the bathroom. He doesn't watch TV, read nor listen to music right now while he's in the hospital.
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NORTH BEND, Ore. -- A man was found dead outside of a birthday celebration at the North Bend Community Center early Sunday morning with an apparent gunshot wound to the head, the Coos County District Attorney said.
After searching the city for several hours officers arrested shooting suspect Miguel Alejandro Iniguez, 29, outside of a Walmart, said Coos County DA Paul Frasier.
The North Bend Police Department was called out to the community center at around 1:15 a.m. Sunday after getting reports of a fight with at least one shot fired, officials said.
Officers arrived at the birthday celebration to find a man dead in the back parking lot with a gunshot wound to the head. Police are working to identify the deceased man.
Investigators found a firearm about two blocks from the scene.
Police located and arrested Iniguez at around 7:30 a.m. Sunday. Officials believe he is a California resident who was just in town to visit friends.
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Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the North Bend Police Department at 541-756-3161.


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BLUE LAKES -- A pair of big rigs collided on Highway 20 northwest of Upper Lake early Wednesday morning, killing one driver, injuring two other people and sending one semi-truck into Blue Lakes.
The decedent was reportedly the driver of the semi-truck that landed in the water.
A 15-year-old boy riding in water-bound big rig was trapped in the partially submerged cab after the crash, according to the CHP. It took emergency personnel about 50 minutes to safely remove the teenager, who was airlifted to University of California, Davis Medical Center with major hypothermia.
"This is one of the most intense rescues," Northshore Fire Protection District (NFPD) battalion chief Pat Brown said at the scene.
The incident started when a westbound milk truck driven by Donald Morton lost control on a curve east of The Lodge at Blue Lakes, causing its trailer to overturn and enter the eastbound lane just before 6 a.m., the CHP reported.
The driver of an eastbound semi-truck could not avoid the overturned trailer, according to the CHP. The big rig struck the milk truck, careened down a steep embankment and landed in Blue Lakes.
The driver of the eastbound big rig was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. This was Lake County's seventh fatal crash of the year.
Morton, a Cotati resident, was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center with major injuries, Brown said.
The effort to remove the teenager from the partially submerged cab included water-rescue, rope-rescue and dive teams, Brown said.
Officials had to use the Jaws of Life underwater, a rare occurrence according to the battalion chief. "I don't think I've ever read of it," he added.
The wreck sent diesel fuel into Blue Lakes, Brown said. NFPD personnel contained the spill with 800 feet of boom, but all of the department's equipment that entered the water was contaminated, he added.
Officials also spent time cleaning up spilled milk, which covered the highway and sank to the bottom of the lake.
The crash left one trucker at the scene offering advice to his peers and all drivers. "Drive slow. Read those signs; they mean something," Redding resident Jerry Lee said while looking at the wreckage Wednesday.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Lake County Environmental Health Department and Lake County Sheriff's Office also assisted during the incident.
Highway 20 remains closed in both directions. Officials estimated the highway could open by 2 p.m.
Note: A previous version of the story misspelled Morton's name. Lake County Publishing regrets the error.
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Reggie Miller is not just a good player, he is a Hall of Fame player.
Like it or not, he remains the face of this franchise. Go around the country and tell people your a Pacers fan - 9/10 people will immediately mention how much they loved watching Reggie in the 90s (that's certainly been my experience, anyway).
I'm really stunned that we're are even debating the merit of a statue.
Reggie means more to the Pacers than pretty much any player ever will. It would take multiple titles from someone to change that. Without Reggie Miller, the Pacers aren't in Indiana right now.
I'm a Pacers fan because of Reggie Miller. I was an 8year old kid glued to the TV, by myself in the room most of the time, watching Reggie make his name. The impact he had on the franchise is not lost on me. I can assure you of that.
To me an statue has to tell an story and an statue about Reggie doesn't do that, for example MJ's statue, you have to spend time reading all the records he broke all the MVP's he won, all the championships, with Reggie the story is just to short In my opinion other than the 18 years with the franchise.
imagine standing in front of a Reggie statue talking to your kid about the gangly kid from California who never backed down, even from the greatest basketball player of all time. Talk about a guy who in his last game as a pro went out guns blazing with his back against the wall against the hated Pistons, talk about 8 points in 8.9 seconds, talk about 27 points in the 4th quarter.
I get the championship argument, I just 100% disagree with it.
Without Reggie Miller, I am never a fan of the Pacers, I never really get into the NBA, and I probably never find this place (though some people may have enjoyed it more that way )
NJ bank shot, followed the the dunk in overtime.
39 at 39 years old....
A statue at the end of Georgia St. right in front of the Bankers Life would be sick IMHO.
Also I think the obvious pose for the statue would be a slightly fading 3 point shot.
Refreshing to see a debate where both sides are civil, even though they disagree.
Shade musta made everyone take their meds today
I do wonder what the hold up for any statue has been, if there is a hold up (money, fan perception)
Surely Slick should have a statue, no? Then again, IMO surely he shoulda been in the HOF ages ago.
John Stockton recieved a statue and he never won a championship. He got it because he was so loyal to one franchise. (Reggie played 18 for the Pacers, and John Stockton played 19 for Utah).
Turner and Young are THE FUTURE!
To me you're good enough for a statue if you were beloved enough and/or seen as significant enough by your community to have a statue. Nothing more, nothing less. We loved Reggie, he was huge for our franchise, and his # in the rafters was highly appropriate, as would be a statue IMO.
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A championship should be part of the criteria, but it should not be the end-be.
It's not all of Reggie's fault that he didn't get one. Part of it could be TPTB, the same groups of people that may be preventing a Reggie statue at this present time for not giving him a little more help.
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At least within the borders of the city, Reggie transcended basketball during his career in Indianapolis. If it wasn't for Reggie, there may not be BLF. Without BLF, Indiana has no premier arena venue in 2012. No B10 championships, etc. The implications for that are pretty big.
As poses go, this pose would not be good for a statue, as the subjects arms would covering his face. While iconic, I just don't think it would communicate well. It would need some other embellishments with it to make it into a scene and communicate the movement and action.
I really love the pose of him repping Indiana on the Jersey. Or the famous pose from his final game with his finger in the air.
An alternative theme could be Reggie kneeling down and giving fives to a group of young kids or something. Cementing his legacy for the community service that he so rarely acknowledged, and his character off the court.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Bath great ideas, but I would have to go with the repping Indiana one
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It would certainly look better than the nearby bizarre Wooden statue with the legs.


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The U.S. Coast Guard says a commercial fisherman spotted a capsized pleasure boat and led to the rescue of seven people who spent 20 hours floating in choppy seas off the Florida Keys.
The commercial boat rescued three men clinging to the overturned craft and alerted the Coast Guard, which found a 4-year-old girl and three women holding on to a floating cooler on Sunday. An 80-year-old woman was missing and presumed drowned.
The Coast Guard says the boaters weren't wearing life jackets when their craft capsized in wavy, rainy waters on Saturday.
Petty Officer Nick Ameen says the child was suffering from hypothermia. She and a couple of other boaters were taken to Fisherman's Community Hospital in Marathon. Calls to the hospital early Monday were not immediately returned.


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University of Colorado Boulder Vice Chancellor for Strategic Relations Frances Draper today named Mark J. Miller as spokesperson and issues coordinator for the CU-Boulder campus, effective Nov. 4, 2013.
Miller currently serves as spokesperson and associate director for marketing and communications for Drury University in Springfield, Mo., and brings more than two decades of media management and broadcast media experience to the post. He is also a 1990 CU-Boulder graduate in journalism.
"I could not pass up the opportunity to work at my alma mater in my home state," Miller said. "I look forward to working with the outstanding media relations team at CU-Boulder and continuing to strengthen the university's mutually beneficial relationships with the media."
"We are delighted to welcome Mark back home to CU-Boulder," said Draper. "His experience as a broadcaster and a spokesperson in a higher education environment formed an unbeatable combination. He will provide an effective voice to represent CU-Boulder and its public issues in our global news environment."
As campus spokesperson, Miller replaces Bronson Hilliard, who will assume the post of assistant vice chancellor for strategic media relations at CU-Boulder. In that role, Hilliard will oversee the university's combined news, internal communications, executive communications and social media operations.
Malinda Miller-Huey, who currently serves as assistant director for media relations and news services, will assume the position of director of media relations and news services, managing the campus's research and academic news and social media operations.
Both Miller and Miller-Huey (who are not related) will report to Hilliard.
Miller, who has been at Drury in his current capacity since 2008, spent eight years at Springfield's KOZL and KOLR in news, sports and account management capacities, and five years as sports anchor and reporter at WPSD in Paducah, KY. He also served as sports director at KOTA in Scottsbluff, NE.
He holds a master's degree in communication from Drury (2012) and a bachelor of science in journalism from CU-Boulder (1990).
"This dynamic team of communications professionals – who recently served the campus with distinction during the floods in Boulder – will now be positioned to better serve the CU-Boulder campus and its growing global news profile," said Draper of the combined appointments.
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Damn Toney shoot to got damn much.
Well if we were making shots we'd still be close
We're the only team I can ever recall that looks for ('settles for' is more like it) 3s on fast breaks the other way with numbers..Unbelieveable..
That's my boy. There ya go, Walker.
This is a perfect example of how much we rely on 3's.
Making alittle dent here. And yeah we really do shoot the 3 way too much.
Well wth you guys expect lol
Just because we've won 7 straight doesn't mean we arent the Knicks caoched by Mike D'antoni
Billy Walker and Melo got us back in this game. TD is playin like trash on offense, pretty solid D tho. JJ is hutlin on D too.
Im gonna call it right now We come all the way back and Melo hits another game winner!!!
YoOOOOOOO did anybody see Dantoni dap AC up after playin D???
Boston couldn't pull this off with their starters against CHI
Nice grit to hang around. Hopefully Melo can carry us home when the time comes.. I'm scared of Rose :lol:
Douglas with the niiiiiiiiiiiiice lay-up.
Shawne Williams previously with a nice lay-up as well.


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Richard Johnson is looking forward to a new start -- away from Hinkley.
The former Michigan resident came to Hinkley with his family five years ago with the idea of purchasing a house from his wife's grandmother.
He invested more than $10,000 in time and labor to improve the house. And then chromium-6 began showing up in the home's well, dragging the purchase idea down a deep, dark hole.
Meanwhile, the Desert Storm Army veteran's service-related spinal injury began to catch up with him. He said he needed surgery and has not been able to work since.
His wife's grandmother wanted to sell the house to Pacific Gas & Electric Co., since it can't be rented or sold to anyone else.
Because Johnson is a renter, PG&E originally was only willing to pay his family, which includes two boys who attended the Hinkley school, $6,000 in relocation expenses.
But later that offer went up. Johnson said he is legally bound not to disclose what the settlement ended up being or any of the conditions that might be associated with it.
"It cost me $13,000 to relocate from Michigan, and I have a lot more stuff now," he said before the offer was "sweetened."
Johnson and his wife, Crystal, said this past spring that they wanted to move far away, perhaps to Alaska.
But the plan changed to an intermediate move to Barstow, with the idea of relocating to the states of Washington or Idaho. Or maybe Montana.
PG&E will likely complete the purchase of the house this summer.
As he prepared to leave Hinkley, Johnson was among several board members to resign from Hinkley's Community Advisory Committee, which communicates on behalf of residents on chromium-6 issues with water regulators and PG&E.


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I was reading the rule book, and trying to figure out what the rulings are for ams playing pro. I had heard somewhere that if my rating was below a certain rating I could play pro, accept cash, but still be eligible as an am. Sounds a little absurd to me. I'm guessing that's incorrect, but can someone let me know what the ruling is for ams playing pro and what not?
I'm at the point where I am not challenged in the Advanced Women's field around here anymore. Also there are not any women that REGULARLY play Open Women at tournaments (we have Katy- but she tours a lot). I am not skilled enough to compete regularly in Open women- 860s rated right now- but I want to be challenged. I was looking at playing up to Open for some A and maybe B tiers so that I am challenged, and when there isn't an Open Women's field, playing intermediate men's.


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I've always struggled with getting any kind of power or consistency with an inline or slightly staggered putting stance. Out to 20' I'm pretty consistent, but 25' and further I basically may as well just lay up. It has always been extremely difficult to get the disc out to 25' with a putt, and 30' was basically out of the question unless I just get lucky. I understand the idea of a weight shift, but I just can't get the power with it.
Today I tried a straddle putt for the first time, and WOW. After less than an hour of practice, I was hitting 25' putts with a decent amount of confidence and even moved out to practicing 30' putts (which I never even really spent time on with a normal putting stance because it was just too far to even consider practicing). Even when I missed I was close, and I was getting the disc out there on a laser line. With a little jump, I could even get the disc to the basket from around 40' with ok accuracy.
I think the straddle stance works because I can bring the disc down near my ankles with a mostly straight arm, and there is a great amount of distance from there to the release point over which to accelerate the disc. I can still utilize somewhat of a weight shift by pushing off the ground at greater distances. With an inline/staggered putting stance, you can only bring the disc back to around your waist area, and then your waist gets in the way; there is much less distance over which to accelerate the disc.
Anyone else notice this?
This could just be because I am unusually light, barely over 130 LB, so maybe I simply don't have enough weight to make a weight shift all that significant.


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I am delighted to be here with you this morning to celebrate the launch of Ethiopia's new National Nutrition Program. We are here today to mark a new phase in our common efforts to improve nutrition for all Ethiopians, particularly those most vulnerable - the young. I congratulate my Ethiopian colleagues for their hard work on developing the new National Nutrition Program and can assure you that the United States strongly supports the program and its objectives.
President Obama said in this year's State of the Union address that we WILL end extreme poverty within the next two decades. By working together, we can eradicate the most devastating aspects of extreme poverty – chronic malnutrition and preventable child death.
From the creation of President Obama's Feed the Future Initiative to his launching of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition along with the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and other G8 member states last year, the United States has been helping Ethiopians improve nutrition for their children and improving overall food security in Ethiopia.
The commitments that USAID Administrator Shah announced on behalf of the U.S. Government on June 8th at the Nutrition for Growth high-level meeting in London, reflect expected U.S. Government funding over three years: amounting to over $1 billion for nutrition-specific interventions globally.
Eradicating hunger and malnutrition takes more than just financial resources. It requires country leadership and collective action. The launch of this revised National Nutrition Program demonstrates the Government of Ethiopia's commitment to the fight against hunger and malnutrition.
Ethiopia has already succeeded in protecting the lives and livelihoods of more than eight million Ethiopians living in rural areas through the Productive Safety Net Program and the Household Asset Building Program. Ethiopia has also invested wisely in the regions that have higher potential agricultural yields through the Agricultural Growth Program, which the United States supports through our Feed the Future Initiative.
So, what are we doing to support Ethiopia's new National Nutrition Program? Let me provide five examples of how the U.S. Government is helping:
We are working with diverse partners – governments, civil society, private sector, and multilaterals – to help bring their nutrition programs to national scale.
We are focusing on improving nutrition during the critical "1,000 day" window of opportunity between a mother's pregnancy and her child's second birthday. In particular, we support the international Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement.
We are tracking new indicators to measure the impact of our investments on nutritional status, diet quality, diversity and quantity, infant and young child feeding practices, and food insecurity.
We are emphasizing cost-effective approaches to preventing under nutrition.
We are maximizing synergies across health, agriculture, and social protection because improving nutrition requires a multi-sectoral approach and mutual accountability.
The importance of nutrition was highlighted at the African Leadership for Child Survival meeting that the Government of Ethiopia hosted in January 2013. Ethiopia also played a key convening role at the Child Survival Call to Action last year. Since then, 174 countries have signed the A Promise Renewed pledge to more rapidly reduce preventable child deaths.
The launch of this nutrition plan is a concrete representation of Ethiopia's leadership and commitment. The plan provides a structure for collaboration on nutrition across sectors and bridges the divide between agriculture, health, education, water, and other stakeholders. It shows these critical pillars to be mutually reinforcing. It serves to build on Ethiopia's food security gains by adding a critical focus on nutrition.
I congratulate those involved in the development of the new National Nutrition Program on a job well done and look forward to our continued partnership.
Thank you.
See also
Remarks by Ambassador Booth at Launch of National Nutrition Plan [PDF, 147 KB]
Related Resources
USAID Ethiopia: Agriculture and Food Security
USAID Ethiopia: Feed the Future
USAID Ethiopia: Global Health Initiative
USAID Ethiopia: President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
USAID Ethiopia: Maternal and Child Health
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