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In 2014 we were fresh off passing marriage equality in Hawaii when House Bill 1789 was introduced in the state House to ban conversion therapy for minors, the dangerous practice of trying to turn LGBT kids straight or cisgender (nontrans). The bill received a hearing in the House Education Committee, but it failed to even get a vote. The LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii realized we needed to do more education for our fellow Democrats about what exactly conversion therapy was and why the Aloha State needed to end it.
For the 2014 Oahu County Democratic Convention, I introduced language to add banning conversion therapy to our county's platform, which passed with almost no resistance. Then we turned our sights to platform of the state Democratic Party.
There was lively debate about this addition within the platform committee, but they voted unanimously for this addition. The LGBT Caucus asked our members and allies who were delegates to the state convention to help educate their fellow delegates to help ensure passage. When the amended platform went to the floor of the state convention it passed unanimously.
I was cochair of both the Oahu County and state platform committees, so I was able to respond to all questions regarding conversion therapy right away and refute the misinformation that a couple of the members brought up.
There was a huge push by the evangelical churches in Hawaii, including the Mormons, to block the ban. They hit us with most of what they had left in their arsenal. They had their people send in repetitive testimony. Legislators were threatened that they would lose their seats if they supported the ban. We heard this during the special session for marriage equality, just a few months earlier. When the elections rolled around in the fall, not one person who voted for marriage equality lost their seat.
Ultimately, we didn't have the same level of support we had seen in the special session. We did have some support outside of the LGBT community — it was not enough.
Two years later, in 2016, we have not one but four states and Washington, D.C., that banned conversion therapy (and more evidence of its very serious dangers). Those bans have been court-tested and approved by the Supreme Court, and have the support of President Obama and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, along with many recognized medical organizations. In February the Democratic Party of Hawaii added passing the ban as a top legislative priority for 2016 by a unanimous vote.
Unfortunately, a couple of local LGBT groups have chosen to sit on the sidelines. To offset that, we have a broader coalition that includes the support of the State of Hawaii's Department of Health and the Hawaii State Teachers' Association — Hawaii's public schools teachers union — other local therapist organizations, and national LGBT groups. The amazing part of the teachers union's backing is that it supported the bill even when the teachers were subjected to disciplinary action by the Department of Education, which according to several DOE officials is unheard of.
The House hearing did give us a look into who the opposition was going to be and what lies they were going to try to peddle. The opposition is being led by Hawaii's former lieutenant governor (a Republican) and two-time unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate, Duke Aiona. The opposition is a lot smaller than in 2014 — no official Mormon presence — just Hawaii Family Advocates (Aiona's group), Hawaii Family Forum (a coalition of evangelical churches led by the Roman Catholic Church), the Roman Catholic Church, and a handful of ill-informed individuals.
We used this information to tear their unsupported arguments to shreds at the joint hearing on Senate Bill 2615 at the Senate's Committees on Education, and Commerce, Consumer Protection and Health. Some opponents to the ban argued, "The bill interferes with parents' rights to raise their kids."
There are a lot of laws on the books that "interfere" with the way parents raise their kids, from mandating seat belts for all and booster seats for minors under 70 pounds; requiring lifesaving vaccinations; getting an education; requiring Christian Scientists to get their children lifesaving medical treatment; and outlawing child abuse.
Every recognized medical and mental health association has rejected conversion therapy as unnecessary, ineffective, and dangerous. So to inflict conversion therapy on minors is child abuse.
Another argument: "This bill stops therapists from helping minors that may be struggling with their sexual orientation; gender identity; and/or gender expression."
This bill does not bar anyone from seeking therapy with regard to their sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender expression, plain and simple. It does bar therapists from putting their patients in danger by exposing them to the disavowed conversion therapy.
Conversion therapy is nothing but coercion, forcing the minor to reject who they are and how they were born. That is not the role of a therapist, especially when dealing with minors. The false idea behind conversion therapy is that there can be a guaranteed predetermined outcome from the therapy sessions — changing a person's sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender expression.
Some argued, "That this bill is unconstitutional on religious grounds and will have 'unintended consequences.'"
The legal language found in the bill mirrors what appears in the laws of California, Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon, and the District of Columbia. Many of those laws have been challenged in court, all the way up to the Supreme Court, which has rejected all challenges. It should be noted that none of those laws have religious exemptions and they have passed constitutional muster.
It is when those few priests, pastors, and other persons of the cloth who are licensed therapists decide to hang a shingle and offer therapy that they would fall under the jurisdiction of this law.
As for "unintended consequences," this seems to be the go-to phrase by the opposition to anything that would bring justice and equality to the LGBT community. They used this phrase constantly during the battle for marriage equality and to this day there has not been one "unintended consequence" by bringing marriage equality to the Aloha State.
Another claim: "That somehow this bill will bring out unlicensed therapists."
We already have laws on the books to handle unlicensed therapists. If the opponents are really concerned about unlicensed therapists, then they should advocate for a stronger punishment be placed on the books.
And this statement was heard: "There is a direct correlation between being LGBT and drug abuse."
This is false — there is no study that shows a correlation between being LGBT and drug abuse. There is, however, a direct link between a member of the LGBT community going through conversion therapy and drug abuse, suicide, and the complete list of other adverse side effects.
SB 2615 passed with the sole Republican voting against the bill in both committees. They did amend the bill taking the public teachers out, even with the teachers union's support. This was an amendment we could live with, as any teacher giving therapy at a public school is required to be a licensed therapist and would still be covered by the bill.
The next hearing wasin the Senate's Committee on Judiciary and Labor, where the opposition failed to show up but still submitted testimony. The bill was amended again in committee to simplify the language and it passed with only Sen. Mike Gabbard, Hawaii's version of Fred Phelps, voting against it.
SB 2615 then went to the Senate floor where it passed with a vote of 22–2, which is huge. It is currently referred to three committees in the House, but efforts are under way to get it referred to two committees, given the amendments made in the Senate.
To help that process along we launched a petition on Change.org and it already has 500+ signers in one week. To put that in perspective, it took us over two weeks to get that number on a petition calling on Gov. Neil Abercrombie to call the special session. We are extremely hopeful that this bill will pass and make Hawaii the fifth state to ban conversion therapy.
MICHAEL GOLOJUCH JR. is a longtime advocate for equality in Hawaii and chairman of the LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii.


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Bucknell vs Albany Recap - Bucknell Wins 77-64
Bucknell got 22 points from Ben Brackney en route to a 77-64 victory over Albany on Saturday at SEFCU Arena.
Bucknell got 15 points from Cameron Ayers and another 11 points from Steven Kaspar. Steven Kaspar contributed 9 assists, while Steven Kaspar cleaned the glass with 6 rebounds.
Albany got a 21-point performance from Peter Hooley, who was supported by 15 points from Sam Rowley. DJ Evans had 3 assists in a losing cause for Albany, while Sam Rowley grabbed 10 rebounds.
Bucknell hit the break leading 51-38 before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored Albany as they grabbed 30 boards, while Bucknell only had 29.

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Raiders sweep True Team Invite
If the annual Hudson True Team Track and Field Invitational is a test of how deep a team truly is, both the Raider boys' and girls' teams passed with flying colors this year.
Both Raider teams blew away their competition Friday at Newton Field, winning by nearly 200 points. The Raider girls' posted a total of 867.5 while the boys finished with 816. The closest girls' team to Hudson was Red Wing with 694 while the second place boys' team was Osceola with 626.5.
"There wasn't any real standout," Raider boys' coach Tom Klatt said. "Everyone did a good job all the way across the board."
Every competitor, from first place to 21st, earns points in a true team meet. And while both the boys and girls teams had a number of first place finishers, it was the performance of the Raiders' supporting cast that lifted them to the titles.
The girls' picked up 65 team points in the 800 meter run by placing three runners in the top five. Katie Wetzstein won the race with a time of 2 minutes, 30.08 seconds, Keri Wetzstein was fourth in 2:34.40, and Shannon Hartzell finished fifth in 2:35.74.
The Raider girls earned 61 team points in the 400 meter dash. Nicole Bruegger was second with a time of 1:03.82, Catie Weese took fourth in 1:05.39, and Emily Iverson finished eighth in 1:06.41.
In the discus, Alicia Bower took first with a toss of 119-feet and Jamie Lindstrom set a new Hudson sophomore record with a second place throw of 116-feet, 2-inches. Ashley Akey added a 14th place throw of 72-4 to give the Raiders 58 team points in the event.
Bower was second in the shot put with a distance of 37-2 and Lindstrom took third with 36-6 while Akey finished 14th with 27-9 to add 56 points to the girls' team total.
The girls boosted their team score with 58 points in the 1600 meter run. Katie Wetzstein took third in 5:33.57, Hartzell was fifth in 5:45.76, and Melissa Annen finished ninth in 6:00.34.
The Raiders also scored well in the 3200 meter run where Natalie Powell was third with a time of 12:28.97, Rachel Zachar took fourth in 12:34.45, and Katelyn Gross placed eighth in 13:01.12 to combine for 57 points.
In the 100 meter hurdles, Kierstin Guenther was third in 18.18 seconds, Kelsey McNamee took sixth in 18.61, and Racheal Knoke finished tenth in 18.93 to add 56 points to the Raiders' total.
Rachael Saathoff boosted the girls' team score with a second place time of 13.28 seconds in the 100 meter dash and Angela Tipp was second in the 200 meter dash in 27.01 seconds while Hardisha White took second in the long jump with a leap of 16-feet and the triple jump with a distance of 33-4.5. Cori Vought took third in the 300 meter hurdles in 52.55 seconds.
In the high jump, Saathoff and Whitney Theisen tied for third by each clearing 4-6, and in the pole vault Casey Fall tied for fourth with a height of 8-feet.
The Raider boys' scored well in the field events, led by Mitch Patrick and Michael Congdon sweeping the top two spots in the pole vault. Patrick took first by clearing 13-feet and Congdon was second at 11-6. Walker Macswain cleared 10-6 to finish fifth and give the Raiders a total of 60 team points in the event.
In the triple jump, Nicholas Lubinski took first with a distance of 39-8, Travis Hilde was third with 38-5.75, and Mathew Weeks finished fourth with 38-3 t account for 58 team points. The boys picked up 57 points in the long jump with Will Vance taking second at 18-11, Jenish Bhakta third at 18-10, and Nicholas Cadwallader third at 18-7.5.
In the high jump, Brody Swenson won with a leap of 6-1 while Benjamin Wilen was third at 5-10 and Joshua Roberts fifth at 5-6 to give the Raiders 57 team points.
In the 300 meter hurdles, Mark Tully was first in 42.96 seconds, Joshua Roberts took third in 43.52 and Nathan Smits was fourth in 43.67 for 58 team points. The boys picked up 55 points in the 400 meter dash with Cadwallader second in 53.48 seconds, William Johnson fourth in 54.68, and Congdon fifth in 55.33.
Cadwallader won the 200 meter dash in 23.72 seconds and Mike Heth was third in 24.02 while Nathan Smits won the 110 meter high hurdles in 16.5. Mathew Rudquist was second in the 3200 meter run in 10:12.63 and Dylan Coyer was third in 10:13.59 while Tyler Smith was second in the 100 meter dash in 11.62 seconds.
Mike Ludgatis took first in the discus with a toss of 145-11 and second in the shot out with a throw of 48-2.
This week is a busy one for the track teams, with a Tuesday quad meet at Osceola, followed by a Friday afternoon, April 24, meet at River Falls starting at 4:00 p.m., then a Tuesday, April 28 contest at Eau Claire Memorial, also slated for 4:00 p.m.


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Release Date: 2012 |
Album Rating: 4.0Mnemosyne (the most immediate thing on here): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5tGnUKs4VE
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Album Rating: 4.0For everyone complaining about the running time, remember this is just a comp. There's 4 separate EPs that might better suit you
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How to Tell if You Would Be a Bad Entrepreneur
Lots of people have great business ideas, but not everyone has what it takes to be a small-business owner.
With this issue in mind, we asked The Experts: What personality trait is the biggest warning sign that somebody isn't cut out to be an entrepreneur?
This discussion relates to a recent Journal Report article on what to do if you have a great business idea but don't want to start a business and formed the basis of a discussion on The Experts blog on Oct. 1.
Why Entrepreneurs Can't Shut Up
JOANNE CHANG : If you don't enjoy talking about, explaining, waxing ad nauseam, preaching, expounding, singing and dancing your vision, you probably aren't cut out to be an entrepreneur. In order to get your fantastic idea from inside your head into the waiting arms of the consumer, you have to be able to convince not only your potential customers that what you're presenting is worth their time and money, but more important you have to persuade those who work for you that your vision and passion is worth their time and energy. I don't know of any business out there that doesn't depend upon other people buying into your vision to make it happen.
Joanne Chang (@jbchang) is the owner of and chef at Flour Bakery + Café and Myers + Chang in Boston.
If You Can't Collaborate, Forget Entrepreneurship
CAROL OSTROW: If you accept defeat—you won't taste triumph. If you get discouraged easily, take criticism personally or advice begrudgingly, you aren't cut out to be an entrepreneur. And perhaps most difficult of all—the brainchild isn't only yours—it takes a village to flesh out an idea. A brilliant idea needs to be well thought out, broken down into sizable chunks, tested and tried and trotted out again. And you will need trusted collaborators, colleagues and comrades to make that happen. The journey from the page to the stage is a long one—a play is written and rewritten and then written again. When a playwright is finally ready to give the play to a theater like The Flea, the next "stage" begins—a reading, feedback and discussion and then more rewriting. Did one actor emerge in a role that must now be enlarged? Did the ending work? Is there a missing scene? By the time a director is assigned, casting is complete and a design team comes on board, the play is in the hands of others—all of whom serve the vision of the playwright—and ultimately the play. It all came out of your one stroke of genius—your idea—but the realization was because of the efforts of many.
Carol Ostrow is the producing director of The Flea Theater in New York City.
The Best Entrepreneurs Can't Sit Still
JAMES SCHRAGER : Passivity. Entrepreneurs are folks of action. They are spark plugs. Planning and thinking ahead are vital, but the best entrepreneurs are itching to get going. If their business isn't ready to start, they are out sampling the competition, meeting with people who might be able to help, in the field understanding why a similar business failed. They are willing, sometimes too willing, to make mistakes. But they aren't willing to sit still. The media version is you "think" of a great idea and it's all downhill from there. In real life, it is often actions—even offhand ones in the wrong direction—that help develop the concept. The best do many things in preparation for starting up, but once going, waste no time getting in gear.
James Schrager is a clinical professor of entrepreneurship and strategic management at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Entrepreneurship Isn't a Profession. It's an Obsession.
JOHN JORDAN: Anyone with the inability to maintain attention or focus. Being an entrepreneur is more than a profession—it is a lifestyle that requires near obsessive focus and complete commitment to the business. One has to be engaged on a sustained basis for an extended period.
John Jordan is chief executive officer of Sonoma County's Jordan Winery, a digital-wine-list entrepreneur and founder of the John Jordan Foundation.
Hate Changing Plans? Don't Be an Entrepreneur.
ROSANNE HAGGERTY : Rigidity. Entrepreneurship requires a passion for a goal coupled with an openness to discovering the best way of reaching it. The risk averse, those who are easily frustrated by a change in plan or circumstances, those who keep new information at bay—they should probably find another career path.
Rosanne Haggerty is the president and chief executive officer of Community Solutions, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen communities to end homelessness.
What It's Really Like to Be Your Own Boss
MARY LIZ CURTIN : Procrastinators rarely prosper and if you can't accept responsibility you aren't cut out for the indie life. Being your own boss gets your name on the door, which is great, but instead of reporting to one boss suddenly you are accountable to your employees, creditors, investors and customers. As the business grows so do the obligations.
When you provide jobs you become responsible for the welfare of your staff. The livelihood of those who believed in you is impacted by bills paid late. Your clients and customers become reliant on the products and services you provide. Anyone who had the faith to invest in your company deserves a return on his dollar if at all possible.
Little things like economic uncertainty, growth pains, long hours and low pay are investments your new business demands. A real business isn't just a hobby and you can't just quit when it gets difficult.
Determination and doggedness are traits that serve entrepreneurs well. A light outlook and sense of humor are the traits that will keep you sane.
Mary Liz Curtin (@marylizcurtin) is the owner of Leon & Lulu, a destination lifestyle store in Detroit.
An Entrepreneur Who Hates Risk Isn't an Entrepreneur
SHARON HADARY : The personality trait that should be a warning signal against being an entrepreneur is being risk-averse—unwilling to assume personal financial risk or to risk personal credibility.
Sharon Hadary (@hadaryco) is the founding and former executive director of the Center for Women's Business Research, an adjunct professor in the doctorate of management program at the University of Maryland University College and has co-written a new book, "How Women Lead: The 8 Essential Strategies Successful Women Know."
The Kiss of Death for Entrepreneurs: Passivity
RICHARD DUNCAN : Entrepreneurs have to believe they receive what they earn, and that the harder and smarter they work the more they receive. Success isn't earned without hard work; hard work creates success. Coupled with the drive to work hard, entrepreneurs must have a business sense of aggression and competitiveness to succeed. Someone who is passive or prone to procrastination would have serious challenges setting and achieving even simple goals.
Richard Duncan is the president of Rich Duncan Construction in Salem, Ore.
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AT&T remains focused on its project VIP initiative, which targets business expansion. These initiatives target 4G LTE expansion, spectrum and network capabilities enhancement, 8.5 million new U-verse service customers and the addition of 57 million broadband users, covering 75% of the company's wireline footprint by the end of 2015. In addition, the company is also seeking to expand its fiber network to include 1 million additional customer locations by 2015.
This project underlines the company's efforts to meet the growing demand for high-speed Internet. We believe that this investment program will provide AT&T with a high-potential growth platform for revenues and earnings.
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The missing man, believed to be in his 20s, was found shortly before 7pm on Friday and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
West Midlands Ambulance Service had been called to Gullet Quarry, near Malvern in Worcestershire, just before 4.25pm.
It was the same water in which 17-year-old Russell O'Neill, from Worcester, died last Saturday.
O'Neill had been swimming at the quarry when he failed to resurface on Saturday afternoon. The teenagers's body was later recovered by a dive team from South Wales Police.
Friday's incident is the third open-water related death in the West Midlands after the body of another man was recovered on Friday from the River Severn in Bridgnorth.
Elsewhere in the country, a teenage boy who was swimming with friends in the River Avon in Evesham became entangled in fishing netting on Thursday and was taken to hospital.
John Woodhall, a water rescue specialist with West Midlands Ambulance Service, said people needed to be acutely aware of the dangers of swimming in open waters.
Friday was his second call to the quarry within a week, and he urged people not to be tempted to swim in the cool waters.
He said: "I've been here twice now. How many more people need to die before someone takes notice of our warnings of the dangers of swimming in open waters?
"After the first death I was back here at the quarry doing a TV news interview about it.
"The dead man's friends were laying flowers and, despite warning a man walking past me not to go into the water, he still did.
"He walked past the tributes on the way. I must have counted 20 people still swimming there."
Mr Woodhall added: "Quarries are not like swimming pools. The water is much colder. You go from 28 degrees outside to 10 degrees in the water. You can get muscle cramps and stitches.
"The bottom is uneven, there are no depth markings. Even strong swimmers can slip underwater and you may not make it back up again.
"Sadly, this is something that has now happened three times."
Two ambulance crews, an advanced Community Paramedic in a rapid response vehicle, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham, and members of the Hazardous Area Response Team attended Friday's incident.
West Mercia Police said Friday's victim was reported to have had difficulty after entering the water.
Police cordoned off the immediate area and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service deployed two boat crews to the scene along with a Water First Responder Team.
Police officers were still speaking to witnesses on Friday evening and an investigation has been launched into the circumstances.
Superintendent Ivan Powell of West Mercia Police said: "This latest death also appears to be a tragic accident and our thoughts are with the man's family and friends.
"The shocking events of the past week bring into sharp focus the dangers of open water.
"Particularly in view of the current hot spell we would urge people not to go into rivers, lakes, ponds and canals to try to cool off.
"People need to recognise the risks associated with water and act responsibly."


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If you're coming into Manhattan Wednesday night, avoid the Lincoln Tunnel. There are 60 minute delays because someone was spotted walking through the tube from the New Jersey side to New York.
The suspect was arrested. Port Authority Police had to complete a secuirty sweep before reopening the tunnel.
Published at 8:03 PM EST on Nov 17, 2010 | Updated at 8:15 PM EST on Nov 17, 2010


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Someone Hacked Chris Colfer's Twitter Saying He'd Been Fired From Glee, And We Suspect Lea Michele
I never thought of Independence Day as a particularly prank-y holiday, but apparently someone disagrees with me, because they hacked into Chris Colfer's Twitter to scare a bunch of Glee fans into thinking that he'd been let go from the show.
The tweet has since been deleted, but it went up earlier today to Chris' personal account and said:
"Due to personal issues, I have been let go from the cast of GLEE. Explanations will come shortly."
Simple, to the point. Nothing to suggest that it was a joke or a prank, because let's be honest, if I somehow hacked my way into a celebrity account, it would just be rapid-fire poop and fart jokes until somebody caught wise. (I am twelve.)
But a prank it apparently was, as his manager was quick to inform The Hollywood Reporter that Chris' account had been hacked, which she knew because at the time the tweet was posted, he'd been on a trans-Atlantic flight with no WiFi. He was still on the show, everything was fine, and she'd have him take down the tweet as soon as he landed, which he did.
And that sentiment was echoed by 20th Century Fox, who released the following statement supporting Chris and denying that he'd been cut from the show:
"We've been alerted that Chris Colfer's Twitter account has been hacked. Rumors of his dismissal from Glee could not be further from the truth. We love Chris and look forward to working with him again this season."
So case closed, right? WRONG. We need to know who did this, and you better believe that our prime suspect is Lea Michele. After all, she was widely rumored to be the reason that Naya Rivera was written out of the finale, and if she had so much luck removing one costar from the cast, why not go for a second?
All I'm saying is if Chris' password was changed to 'urnextkurtxoxorachel', you'll know my theory has legs.
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ON a day when players of yesteryear gathered beneath the Gallowgate End to pay tribute to the last Newcastle United manager to lead the club to a major trophy, the captain of that Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winning team still struggles understand why it has taken so long to repeat.
It will be 45 years in June that Bob Moncur returned from a Fairs Cup semi-final second leg in Budapest with some prized silverware, having helped the Magpies to a memorable 6-2 aggregate win over the Hungarians, Ujpesti Dozsa.
Joe Harvey was the manager that year and yesterday, after the hard work of the Fairs Club Committee and Newcastle, a memorial plaque in honour of a man who was also the FA Cup winning captain of the Magpies in the 1955 final at Wembley was unveiled.
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Twenty former Newcastle players - including Fairs Cup winners Frank Clark and Wyn Davies – were reunited on Tyneside to reminisce along with their families, as Moncur, Vic Keeble and Harvey's son, Ken, carried out the ceremony.
Despite a few close attempts to end the trophy drought, the success in 1969 still stands out and, at the end of every season, another year is added and the half century is fast approaching.
"Who would have ever thought it would take this long to win another?" said Moncur, chatting inside St James' Park's Nine bar. "If somebody had said that back then we'd have laughed at them and said 'no chance.'"
Yet that was the reality. Since Harvey resigned following pressure from supporters in 1975 there have been a further 19 managers to have failed to secure that trophy. Would he have been the man to end it these days?
"I don't think Joe would have slotted in to modern day management," said Moncur. "Modern day players are a different breed and he ruled by fear. He was subtle but crafty. Sir Alex Ferguson ruled in the same way. If you upset him you were out."
But the respect for what Harvey achieved remains as strong as ever. "It's not before time either that he has been honoured in this way," said Moncur. "Joe has been the most successful manager, certainly since my day, and that's over Kevin Keegan and over Sir Bobby Robson. He coached, he was a player who captained the FA Cup win, and then was the manager who won the Fairs Cup.
"Joe was a real man-manager. Joe might not have been the greatest tactician in the world, but when he spoke we listened. If Newcastle were struggling a bit, he would always go and buy a big name ... Tony Green, Jimmy Smith, Malcolm Macdonald. He liked entertainers and knew what the punters wanted. Joe was good at that.
"I don't even think Joe could spell tactics. He used to know his team. With me and Frank Clark on the pitch, understanding the game, he used to just tell us to go out and let the opposition worry about us."
If only things had been that simple this season. Once the former players had lined up in front of the newly positioned plaque, they dispersed and conversations turned towards Alan Pardew and the current crop of players struggling to end the season on a high.
Newcastle have lost their last five matches to drop down the Premier League table and head for Arsenal and face Cardiff City before ending the season at Liverpool on May 11. A failure to win at least one of those, and address a club record slump in the Premier League era, could lead to them falling out of the top half of the table.
Moncur said: "It's been difficult for all of the supporters, myself included. You do take your foot of the gas a little psychologically if you are in mid-table safe with nothing to win. It's easy to blame, we could blame loads of people. It's disappointing times and I can't wait until next season."
Do Newcastle have any chance of ending the wait for silverware next season? He said: "It's fair to say that we have known for some time we will lose players and it will be difficult to get players in. That is not easy.
"The scenario is, you identify a player and you can afford him. Then of course the player you are going for, the word goes around, and the deal collapses. It's unlike in our day when you shook hands and a deal is done. It's a mammoth task.
"What is this club's ambition? I think top four is over optimistic. We have never been consistently in the top four in my time since I was here in 1960. Work that out."
When Newcastle head for the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, Pardew hopes to have French midfielder Moussa Sissoko available. Sissoko has not played since injuring his hamstring against Southampton last month but returned to training yesterday.


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Spirit drove off the Mars Expedition lander platform in January of that year and spent most of its six-year working life in a range of hills about two miles to the east, NASA said in a release Thursday.
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Porn star Christy Mack has released a horrifying account of the night she was allegedly attacked by her ex-boyfriend, mixed martial arts fighter Jon Koppenhaver, better known as War Machine.
Las Vegas police have been searching for War Machine since the assault happened on Aug. 8. The former UFC and Bellator competitor disappeared afterward, but he has since used Twitter to protest his innocence.
The attack left Mack with broken bones, missing teeth and a severely ruptured liver, among other injuries. She posted a long statement online Monday night, describing the incident in harrowing detail.
"At about 2am Friday morning, Jon Koppenhaver arrived unannounced to my home in Las Vegas," Mack wrote.
"After he broke up with me in May, he moved out of my house and back to San Diego. When he arrived, he found myself and one other fully clothed and unarmed (person) in the house.
"Without a single word spoken, he began beating my friend; once he was finished, he sent my friend away and turned his attention to me."
With Mack's friend gone, War Machine allegedly forced the 23-year-old woman to strip before brutally assaulting her.
"He made me undress and shower in front of him, then dragged me out and beat my face," she says.
"I have no recollection of how many times I was hit, I just know my injuries that resulted from the beating. My injuries include 18 broken bones around my eyes, my nose is broken in two places, I am missing teeth and several more are broken. I am unable to chew, or see out of my left eye. My speech is slurred from my swelling and lack of teeth, I have a fractured rib and severely ruptured liver from a kick to my side.
"My leg is so badly injured I have not been able to walk on my own. I also attained several lesions from a knife he got from my kitchen. He pushed the knife into me in some areas such as my hand, ear and head. He also sawed much of my hair off with this dull knife."
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At that point, War Machine reportedly threatened to rape his former girlfriend, but was unable to become aroused. She eventually found a chance to escape.
"I believed I was going to die. He has beaten me many times before, but never this badly," Mack said.
"He took my phone and cancelled all of my plans for the following week to make sure no one would worry about my whereabouts. He told me he was going to rape me, but was disappointed in himself when he could not get hard.
"After another hit or two, he left me on the floor bleeding and shaking, holding my side from the pain of my rib. He left the room and went to the kitchen where I could hear him ruffling through my drawers. Assuming he was finding a sharper, more stable knife to end my life, I ran out of my back door, shutting it behind me so the dogs didn't run inside to tip him off.
"I hopped the fence to the golf course behind my house and ran to a neighbouring house. Naked and afraid he would catch me, I kept running through the neighbourhood knocking on doors. Finally, one answered and I was brought to the hospital and treated for my injuries."
Mack concluded her statement by thanking her supporters, but also said she feared for her safety.
"I would like to thank everyone for their support through this rough time. I am healing fast and well, and I appreciate all of the prayers and visits I have received over the past few days," she said.
"After many months of fear and pressure to keep this man happy, although I fear for my life, I feel that I can no longer put myself in this situation. The cheating by him nearly every day, and almost weekly abuse is now more than I can stand."
Meanwhile, War Machine has used Twitter to proclaim his "love" for Mack and to claim he went to her house to propose.
The MMA fighter has been imprisoned twice in the past for committing assault. Las Vegas police have confirmed that he is the "prime suspect" in this attack, and according to Mack, there is currently a $10,000 reward for his capture.


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A SEARCH for a potential murder weapon is underway at a suburban park in Newcastle after a man was found dead with his hands bound.
A dog walker made the grisly discovery at the Thomas Armstrong Oval at Wickham at about 8.20am on Wednesday.
The oval, part of Wickham Park, is neighboured by industrial businesses and a residential street, near Newcastle's CBD.
News Corp reports the man was discovered lying face down in the grass, naked from the pants down, with his hands tied.
Newcastle crime manager Acting Inspector Jeff Little said the man was a 52-year-old but was reluctant to release any other details until the man's next of kin were informed.
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Mechel OAO announced that it has temporarily halted the smelting production at Otelu Rosu, Romania due to a contingency situation. Operation at one of the electric furnaces of the plant was stopped due to technical reasons.
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I think I'll just turn the car off right now and have a little cry.
This schizophrenic traffic light, located in a roundabout in London's Canary Wharf business district, will provoke traffic headaches from half a mile away. It has 75 lit-up signals, all blinking in their own bumptious syncopation, supported by a 28-foot-tall perplexity of iron stalks. Running into this jungle of traffic-control overgrowth must be every student driver's hairiest nightmare.
So which evil genius of a traffic engineer is responsible for it? Actually, none: It's a work of public art fashioned by France's Pierre Vivant (and brought to my attention by reader Tim Hanrahan. Thanks, Tim!). The city's public-arts commission installed "Traffic Light Tree" in 1998 to replace a plane tree that was, incredibly, "choking to death as a result of pollution." At the time, Vivant said that his traffic complication "imitates the natural landscape of the adjacent London plane trees, while the changing pattern of the lights reveals and reflects the never ending rhythm of the surrounding domestic, financial and commercial activities."
The idea was to have the lights blipping along to trades made on the London Stock Exchange, but that was dropped in favor of a simpler computer-controlled pattern. There is a hard-to-believe report of drivers initially being confused by the imposing frankenlight; what is known as fact is that it won a 2005 competition for "best-looking" roundabout. (The worst roundabout, if you want to know, is one located on the A4312 in Swindon, which "leaves drivers in a spin, often causing them to drive in the wrong direction.")
A local council uprooted the tree recently but has promised to put it back, as it is much beloved by the people. Here are a few more views of the Gordian Knot of traffic lights:
Top photo courtesy of William Warby on Wikipedia.


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This year's first place in the 11 years and under category was Harry Guy, who won a £100 gift voucher for his photo showcasing the wonderful landscape around the area as he climbs in one of the nearby trees. Following closely in second place was last year's winner Dylan Guy, who bagged himself a £50 voucher for capturing some fun and frolics in front of the clock tower monument.
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The son of MP Mike Hancock is to stand trial today accused of assaulting a press photographer.
Dean Hancock, 37, is to appear at Fareham Magistrates' Court to face the charge of assault causing actual bodily harm in connection with the incident involving Steve Reigate of the Daily Express.
The alleged fracas happened outside the family home in Rockingham Way, Portchester, Fareham, Hampshire, on January 23.
At an earlier hearing, Hancock entered a plea of not guilty and elected for the trial to be held at the same court rather than by a jury at a Crown Court.
The defendant's father is being sued in the High Court by a ''vulnerable'' female constituent who alleges that the MP for Portsmouth South sexually assaulted her.
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FHA Pronounces Budget Problems Gone, Thanks to Foreclosure Fraud Settlement
The Administration's FY 2013 budget predicts a large shortfall for the Federal Housing Administration, which has predictably suffered during the housing crisis. But the FHA's Acting Director (what a surprise, an acting director at a key regulatory agency) says that shortfall has been wiped away by the foreclosure fraud settlement deus ex machina:
A budget plan sent to Congress today projected that the FHA would require as much as $688 million from the U.S. Treasury Department. It would be the first cash draw in the agency's history.
That estimate is "obsolete," (Carol) Galante said in an interview, because five of the nation's largest banks last week agreed to inject about $1 billion into the agency's capital reserve fund to settle fraud and foreclosure claims.
Pardonez? This is a case where it really hurts not to have settlement terms. Because the total amount in the foreclosure fraud settlement that gets delivered to the federal government, and that includes every agency, is $750 million.
Nick Timiraos pointed me to this separate settlement with the FHA from Bank of America on Countrywide underwriting claims:
As part of the global resolution between the United States of America and the five largest mortgage servicing banks in the country, which will bring much needed relief to financially distressed homeowners nationwide, Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, today announced that the government will also resolve its claims against the Bank of America, Countrywide Financial Corporation and certain Countrywide subsidiaries and affiliates (Countrywide) for underwriting and origination mortgage fraud.
Since 2009, the office has been investigating the Bank of America's lending practices to determine whether the bank, through Countrywide, which the bank acquired in 2008, knowingly made loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to unqualified home buyers. To date, the FHA has incurred hundreds of millions of dollars in damages as a result of this conduct. The investigation also encompassed allegations that the bank and Countrywide defrauded the FHA insurance fund by originating mortgage loans that were based upon inflated appraisals. During the investigation, the office determined that the bank's conduct provides a basis for affirmative civil enforcement under, among other legal remedies, the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33.
As part of the global settlement, Bank of America will pay $1 billion to resolve the wrongdoing uncovered during the office's investigation. The settlement will entail an immediate payment of $500 million to provide a recovery for the harm done to the FHA by Countrywide's conduct. Payment of the second $500 million will be deferred to fund a loan modification program for Countrywide borrowers across the nation with underwater mortgages. Under the terms of the program, Bank of America will solicit all potentially eligible borrowers and provide a loan modification to anyone with an eligible mortgage who accepts the offer. If, after the expiration of three years, the bank has not met its obligation to apply the full $500 million to provide such relief, any remainder will be paid directly to the United States.
Is this the $1 billion Galante's talking about? Because it really only resolves half of it. The other half doesn't go to the FHA, but to a loan modification program, with money going to the government only if the $500 million in the mod program doesn't get paid down.
Also confusing is whether or not this $1 billion deal is considered part of the $25 billion settlement, or an add-on (which would explain why some news outlets call it a "$26 billion" settlement).
But even if we assume $500 million comes to the FHA from the Countrywide part of the settlement, then we're still talking about Galante claiming that $500 million more would come to her from the settlement. That would be 2/3 of all the money due to the federal government under the settlement, and given that DoJ, HUD, the FTC, OCC, the Fed, the FHFA and plenty of other agencies would want some money for their time and effort on investigations and negotiations, that's not a very realistic claim.
But here again is why the lack of settlement terms is so infuriating. We cannot make out what Galante is talking about with respect to the FHA, because we don't have the terms spelled out. Attorneys General and federal regulators feel free to throw out numbers when no real numbers exist yet. WSJ has their best guesstimate, but that's not official. It's really a travesty.


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marrying to US citizen
I came to US with F1 visa 3 years ago and my visa has expired on March 2004. I have OPT card valid till Feb 20, 2005. Generally the consulates give F1 visa for three years (2 years of Master's degree plus 1 yr of OPT) but mine was for 2,5 years. My fiancee is a US citizen and we wanna get marry in two weeks in Las Vegas. My questions are;
Am I still legal to make a marriage? May there be any possibility that INS could send me back to my home country because my visa has expired?
Is there any difference or risks involved if we marry in Las Vegas instead of VA or DC?
Thanks a lot
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You will be eligible to adjust your status to that of a lawful permanent resident. Anytime out of status will be cured by the marriage.
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I am curious. How many people watch golf because of specific players or would watch regardless of who was in the field?
I may dedicate a little more TV time during a major or if several of the top players are playing but, I typically watch regardless of who is in the field.
I definitely watch no matter who is playing, when your talking PGA or even Web.com tour level your going to see high level golf.
I have a few favorites like Stricks ,Adam and Keegan but love to watch these very skilled players.
Always some excitement when Tiger tee's it up. But i watch when the top players are in the field -- who am I kidding: I watch whenever there's coverage regardless of the field. Hoping that by some cosmic miracle ill gain some additional golf ability.
i like to go to tournaments to watch regardless of who was in the field. For me it's like getting some instruction. There's always something to learn from them - whether they're playing the state amateur or Major Tournament.
I have caught myself lately following the Titleist bags......guess I am becoming more and more product loyal.....I spend a good bit with FJ/Titleist might as well support the players........I do enjoy Phil hit the unbelievable wedge shots.....what a master....do not follow Tiger.....luv the Duf and Strick......cz : )
Anything but the LPGA, sorry ladies. They are ridiculously slow, the grass grows faster. I can feel the heat already from Golfchick.
TW and I'm watching.... But will always catch it if its on..... I love the prettier version play, love their tempos!
i will go to a tournament regardless of who is there if i have the opportunity. but on tv, i need to have a rooting interest. however, there are so many players that i enjoy watching/following/rooting for, i can always find someone to watch.
NCBobAnything but the LPGA, sorry ladies. They are ridiculously slow, the grass grows faster. I can feel the heat already from Golfchick.
I enjoy watching the LPGA and have volunteered at many of their tournaments, in my area. I usually work the practice range and can't believe how smooth their swings are. I only wish.
I watch whatever i can besides the LPGA, way to slow for me. I will watch Big Break occasionally, the more you watch the more you learn
What about patrons?
I watch no matter who is in the field, or whoever is left after the cut. These guys really are good. I wish they would show as many 2nd/3rd shots as they do drives and putts. NCBob, as penance, you have to watch a full season of WNBA.
I work regularly tour events....have worked the LPGA, Nationwide and PGA and they all are pretty slow.....most players are deliberate.....they have a certain time frame to setup and hit the ball and most take the time alloted.....it all depends on whether tht are playing in twos or threes.....you do have faster players on all the tours but most are very deliberate and then you have some that are just slow and push the clock......they know how to use the rules.....talk with a tour official sometime if you want the inside on slow play......VEEERY interesting.........I enjoy watching the ladies, because the have such pure swings.......I sure wish I could hit my ball like a girl......would not be playing dollar skins.....parther: "drive for show, putt for dough".......cz : )
I watch golf regardless of who is in the field. I enjoy the PGA as well as LPGA -- the LPGA as someone noted have smooth swings and are not as powerful as the PGA -- still hit the ball further than I do but can learn from them as well. I will spend more time watching the Majors than other events though. Enjoy watching Stricker and Tiger. Love the match play of Presidents and Ryder cups.


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We opened the doors and transferred her to a larger pond just outside. She continued to fly back every few days for some food, which was fine with us as it gave us a chance to carry on monitoring her. They are such beautiful birds! We were all pleased when she left the rescue and that lovely, distinctive, fishy smell went with her!
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South Washington County Early Childhood Community Connections will present the Early Childhood Resource Expo Saturday, March 8 at the South Washington County Service Center, 13000 Ravine Parkway South, Cottage Grove. The event is free.
The expo features activities for parents and children, birth to age 5 including finger plays, stories and fitness demonstration; breakout sessions for parents such as ideas for picky eaters and guidance for finding quality childcare; samples of ECFE programs; information about community resources for families; the Washington County Public Health Department conducting developmental screenings for children from birth to age 5; and much more. Events also include healthy snacks, giveaways, and door prizes.
Complete details are available by selecting the "click here" link at http://www.ci.woodbury.mn.us/events/cityevents.html. Parents are encouraged to come alone or with their children. No registration is necessary.
For more information, contact Shari at Early Childhood Family Education, (651) 768-5330.
The event is a collaboration of Anoka Washington County Head Start, Early Childhood Family Education, Human Services Inc., Early Childhood Behavior Assistance, School Readiness, Southeast Area YMCA, Washington County Library, Washington County Public Health & Environment, Child Care Resource and Referral, Woodbury and Cottage Grove Parks & Recreation and Youth Service Bureau.


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When i built my custom spec PC i thought i've got to add some cool features that makes it stand out and one of those was this case fan controller, for about £50 it looks like pretty much no other PC with it on.
The design of this is a simple LCD screen that is fitted into the computer alongside the likes of CD drives that you have installed. What this does is allows you to see what temperature the computer is running at so you can maintain a constant temperature and it also has the ability to remotely change the fan speed of the internal fans allowing you to cool/heat up your computer as and when you wish to do so. The NZXT is around £50 so does come at quite a high price but definitely a useful feature if you're tower is in an enclose space like mine is.
In conclusion if you want to be able to easily control the temperature of your computers internals than this is definitely an accessory that you want to invest in. For the average PC user this is probably quite a pointless feature and i wouldn't recommend it.
Maintain Heat
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June 21, 2013 BY John Kim
All you LeBron fans are still reeling at the new of the King's second Championship and the forthcoming "Championship Pack" on deck by Nike Basketball, but there's more LeBron goodies to revel in as we get a first look at the "Kay Yow" colorway of the Nike LeBron X. Not that you needed to be reminded, but all-things Kay Yow circles around awareness of Breast Cancer and the ongoing fight to defeat this disease, and Nike's done its part by sharing proceeds of sales of anything Think Pink to the cause. The Kay Yow LeBron X isn't all that should be seen, because if you look below, you'll see a Chrome'd out LeBron X that would absolutely break necks if they hit the streets. A full shot is just below so take a look and stay tuned to Sneaker News for the latest on the Nike LeBron X.
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Left: Hwy. 128 (sage canyon rd.) head around lake hennessy.
Left: Chiles Pope Valley Rd.
Stay left: Chiles Pope Valley Rd.
Continue: through the small town of Pope valley.
Left: Ink Grade, (4.5 mile climb)
Right: White Cottage Rd. (continue through the outskirts of the town of Angwin)
Right: Deer park Rd. (beware of sharp 90deg left hand corner half way down)
Right: Sanitarium Rd.
Right: Glass Mtn. Rd (heads to the Silverado Trail.
Right: Silverado Trail, heading north towards Calistoga.
Left: Bale ln. (st. off the left just after you pass crystal springs rd, its in a corner=easy to miss)
Right: Hwy 29 heading north towards calistoga.
Right: Dunaweal ln. (Twomey Cellars on the corner)
Left: Gated Bike path (directly across from Sterling vineyards entrance)
Continue: on bike path, its turns into Washington street which takes you right to downtown Calistoga.


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Duxbury, town (township), Plymouth county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies on Duxbury Bay (an inlet of Cape Cod Bay), 33 miles (53 km) south of Boston, and includes the villages of Duxbury and South Duxbury. Settled about 1628, it counts among its founders the Pilgrim colonists Myles Standish, William Brewster, and John Alden. Named for Duxbury Hall in Lancashire, England, seat of the Standish family, it was incorporated in 1637, becoming the second town in the Plymouth colony. Following the American Revolution, shipbuilding and fishing were significant activities. The town is now mainly residential, and many of its residents commute to work in Greater Boston. Colonial monuments include the Alden House (1653; last home of John and Priscilla Alden), the Standish Monument State Reservation (a granite viewing tower built in 1898 and renovated in 1988), and the Old Burying Ground, with the graves of Standish and Alden. Area 24 square miles (62 square km). Pop. (2000) 14,248; (2010) 15,059.
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Plants are one of the most successful groups of organisms on Earth and have a profound impact on all life. Successful use of plants in addressing global problems and understanding their role in natural ecosystems depends on fundamental knowledge of the molecular mechanisms by which they grow, develop, and respond to their environment. This course will examine the molecular physiology of plants using an integrative approach that considers plants as dynamic, functional units in their environment. Major emphasis will be on understanding fundamental plant processes, such as photosynthesis, growth and development, water transport, hormone physiology, and flowering, from the molecular to the organismal level. Environmental effects on these processes will be addressed in topics including photomorphogenesis, stress physiology, mineral nutrition, and plant-microbe interactions. Discussions of original research papers will examine the mechanisms plants use to perform these processes and explore advances in the genetic engineering of plants for agricultural, environmental, and medical purposes. Laboratory activities stress modern approaches and techniques used in investigating plant physiological processes.
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Introducing a new YMAA author, Donivan Blair, bassist for the Toadies and author of Even If It Kills Me: Martial Arts, Rock and
I had the great pleasure of meeting Donivan Blair at the Beach Ball Buzz concert last month in Kansas. I enjoyed the adventure of being back stage in the thick of things. And also the Toadies are a really good rock and roll band. The audience adored them and would have liked to have heard more of their music. They are entertainers extraordinaire. More >>
Getting hit doesn't hurt (But love sometimes does)—Part 2
With an estimated 50 million karateka in the world there are no figures that I am aware of to demonstrate what percentage have been training for more than a few years. Certainly, given the direction of karate's growth over the past fifty-years, it wouldn't be too outrageous to suggest that a greater value has been placed on quantity over quality. So what happened? More >>
Getting hit doesn't hurt (But love sometimes does)
Getting hit doesn't hurt...that's not only the name of this article: it's a fact! It was also a discovery I made many years ago when, as a young man caught in a downward spiral of violent behaviour, my life was heading to the bottom faster than a rock in water. Unable to take control of the rage that burst to the surface with increased regularity, my teenage years bore witness to a boy broken by his inability to alter course. Appreciating that it was my fear of being hit, and not the actual pain I might feel when a blow landed, was a massive turning point in my sprint to the bottom. It was a fear that lay at the heart of my hesitation to start a fight; but once that fear was removed, my downward trajectory grew quickly steeper. More >>
Redemption: A Street Fighter's Path to Peace
Being born the fifth child into a working-class family of six children guaranteed I had a fight on my hands from the very beginning. That my siblings and I grew to be productive members of society suggests that my childhood, although often chaotic, served me well. Dublin, Ireland, was not the attractive city in 1955 that it is today, so my birth on the fourteenth of May that year, in the upstairs front bedroom at 88 Kylemore Drive, rekindled thoughts in my father's head of returning to England. And in 1958, when I was three years old, the family moved to Manchester in the heart of England's industrial northwest. More >>
The Donkey
I am not, nor have I ever been, the most physically competent martial artist. It takes me inordinately more classes to attain technical proficiency in many areas than it does others. I am tall and fairly agile, but I do not have much muscle mass. And then, over the past few years, two significant medical challenges have crossed my desk. Couple all this with the fact that I am now in my 60s, and a potentially bleak image begins to materialize. More >>
Political Turmoil in Taekwondo
On December 31, 2013, Grandmaster Kyu Hyung Lee, taekwondoist extraordinaire, formally resigned his post as president of the esteemed Kukkiwon after holding the position for a mere matter of months. Quickly replaced by Man Soon Jang, Lee claimed his startling decision was founded on irreconcilable differences between two leading factions; one consisting of officials whose behavior is largely motivated by politics, and a second group of martial artists, spearheaded by Lee, with the purity of taekwondo at heart. More >>
The Heart of Taekwondo
When the heart of taekwondo beats, it gives life to the advancement of supreme discipline, the achievement of noble character, and the cultivation of an enlightened worldview. It breaks the bonds that bind us to the Earth and again, as adults, allows us to feel the wind beneath our feet rather than merely around them. More >>
The Eum and Yang of Traditional Taekwondo, an Interview with Grandmaster Richard Chun and Master Doug Cook - Part 2
In this article, both devoted martial artists were queried as to their views on the difference between sport and traditional taekwondo, the importance of poomsae, training in Korea, and sought their opinions on the future direction of taekwondo. Here are more questions from the interview with Grandmaster Richard Chun and Master Doug Cook. More >>
The Eum and Yang of Traditional Taekwondo, an Interview with Grandmaster Richard Chun and Master Doug Cook - Part 1
Grandmaster Richard Chun and Master Doug Cook have actively worked to promote the art of traditional taekwondo; one for over fifty years, while the other, half that, but with equal fervor. As the national Korean martial art increasingly becomes focused on the pursuit of Olympic gold, this legendary master and his senior disciple steadfastly support a vast mosaic that features not only sparring, but basic skills, poomsae, self-defense and a path to excellence in their teaching methodologies. It is an honor to have Grandmaster Chun as he seldom grants interviews. More >>
History and Philosophy of Taekwondo - Part 2
Similarly rooted in Chinese culture, the Baduanjin routine, or Eight Pieces of Brocade, a medical qigong therapy whose performance is professed to impart a silken quality to the body, dates back to AD 1300 where it appears in the Xiuzhen shi-shu (Ten Compilations on Cultivating Perfection). More >>
History and Philosophy of Taekwondo - Part 1
Long before the advent of sport sparring and the invention of modern safety gear, in a time when to fight meant to defend one's life from almost certain death, an ingenious method of transmitting martial arts skills from venerated master to loyal disciple was developed. More >>
The Evolution of Tae Kwon Do Poomsae, Hyung and Tul-Part 2
Throughout the 1950s and early 60s, when Tae Kwon Do, still referred to as taesoodo, tangsoodo and kongsoodo in many circles, was in its infancy, poomsae practice consisted largely of exercises derived from these Okinawan, Japanese and Chinese disciplines. More >>
The Evolution of Tae Kwon Do Poomsae, Hyung and Tul-Part 1
Long before the advent of sport sparring and the invention of modern safety gear, in a time when to fight meant to defend one's life from almost certain death an ingenious method of transmitting martial arts skills from venerated master to loyal disciple was developed. More >>
Surrender! Clear Your Mind To Learn A New Skill
After teaching taekwondo for many years, I have come to some concrete observations. As an instructor and school owner I have noticed that many new students have a difficult time acclimating to Eastern customs. More >>
A Photo Shoot for the Ages
As digital publishing and electronic readers begin to eclipse the charm of the printed word, books of paper, binding, glue, and ink become all the more dear, particularly to those of us who still take great pleasure in holding the editorial contributions of an author in our hands while mindfully turning pages infused with academic thought, one at a time. More >>
Taekwondo-A Powerful Tool for Self-Defense
The martial art of Taekwondo, literally meaning "art of hand and foot fighting," is more than two thousand years old. Yet its physical and spiritual content have never been so vigorously sought after and practiced as it is now. More >>
Visiting Korea: Land of the Morning Calm
Having traveled to Korea on several occasions, I feel strongly that experiencing the culture of this vibrant nation firsthand is the way to fully understand the roots of taekwondo. In doing so, practitioners can make a geographical and historical connection with their physical training while sampling the unique heritage of the Korean people. More >>
The Doctrine of Purpose
It is widely accepted that martial arts were originally developed as tools of war intended for use by soldiers on the field of battle. More >>
Remaining True to the Art
I am always careful to remind my students that the practice of traditional taekwondo is not easy. I tell them that if it were, everyone would train. And it is not difficult to see why. More >>
The Korean Connection: Taekwondo Training in the "Land of the Morning Calm" - Part 3
Grandmaster Nam is an exceptional instructor, nimbly moving from one component of the taekwondo curriculum to the next. From basic movements he continues on with one-step sparring drills, fourteen in all, ranging from axe kick/round kick combinations to spread block/double upper cut in twist stance techniques More >>
The Korean Connection: Taekwondo Training in the "Land of the Morning Calm" - Part 2
In what to me represents the epitome of Korean hospitality, our group is invited to the headquarters of the Korean National Tourism Organization in downtown Seoul, for an official welcoming ceremony More >>
The Korean Connection: Taekwondo Training in the "Land of the Morning Calm" - Part 1
Traditional taekwondo philosophy teaches us to cultivate, among other things, courage, perseverance and indomitable will. Clearly, these virtues go hand in hand with transforming dreams into reality. More >>
Taekwondo in the Beijing 2008 Olympics - The Results
It was sad enough that NBC did not cover the Taekwondo at the Olympics, and that the Lopez family did not sweep the gold, but what is worse is the unsportsmanlike actions of Cuban Angel Matos and his coach Leudis Gonzalez. More >>
Taekwondo in the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Aug 8-24
Taekwondo made its debut as an official full-medal sport in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where 103 athletes from 51 countries participated. In 2004 the competition was held in Athens, Greece. More >>
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