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Please describe your total hip replacement experience.
Comment from: Bud, 55-64 Male (Patient) Published: January 03
I had THR (total hip replacement) on the right side on March, 19th, 2013 and it was the best decision I ever made. Sure, there was pain after the surgery but after about 6 to 8 months all has healed up well and I'm very happy with the results. In fact on Halloween day of this year I actually had a car back into me in a parking lot and I flew about eight feet in the air, fortunately, I was able to land face down and using my hands I was able to protect the right hip. I visited my Orthopedist and all is fine. My right wrist still is sore, but the right hip is just fine. I would advise anyone in severe hip pain to have the surgery.
Comment from: Dave377, 55-64 Male (Patient) Published: January 03
I had a generalized area of pain in my right groin which I was attributing to a former hernia surgery. I went through steroid injections for 3 months but they did nothing but mask the pain temporarily. Eventually I had THR (total hip replacement) and the results were fantastic. I had a great surgeon and my rehabilitation wasn't bad. I returned to work after 3 months resuming my duties as a letter carrier. The soreness around the incision eventually subsided and I now walk and feel like I did when I felt perfectly normal. I suggest THR to anyone who has severe pain in their groin, hip or lower back areas.
Comment from: B2young, 35-44 Female (Patient) Published: December 05
I'm 47. I had my left THR (total hip replacement) done 4 years ago. I can't even explain how good it felt to be without pain; it was almost immediate that I had no pain in that hip. Within the first 3 weeks I was out dancing! I was told at that time my left was getting bad and would have to be done at some point. Well, then I moved to another state. Same insurance but had to go to a different doctor. I just had my left done 5 weeks ago and it's awful. The doctor will not acknowledge his mistakes. My pain is as bad, if not worse, as before. My left leg is now longer and now both hips hurt. I thought I had someone who I could trust but he is now totally blowing off the leg length, the effect on the other hip, and the pain. I feel worse than I did before surgery. He said I need to wait 3 months before judging, which I don't agree with. I guess my point is, it is worth the initial pain but need to really research the doctor. I had a gut feeling and didn't follow it. I plan to send all x-rays and reports back to my first doctor and hopefully won't have to go through a "total" again; I just want to get it fixed.
Comment from: 75 or over Female (Patient) Published: November 27
I had a total left hip replacement on 8th August 2013. I left hospital for home after 5 days, needing a second x-ray, because they queried a fracture, which proved not to be. However, having never been free of pain, and now the last 3 weeks having left knee pain/stiffness I wonder if this can be so. At first hospital post operation appointment I was told not to drive for 4 months, not that I have felt like it anyway. I have just bought a little car with a soft clutch at least to be independent again and not rely on family. I have great difficulty in walking for more than 100yards. I wish I had never had the operation. I will see my surgeon again on 7th January 2014. I hate being a misery guts, as always been a happy and busy person with a long nursing career, not so good being on the receiving end now.
Comment from: Robie, 55-64 Male (Patient) Published: November 07
I had a total hip arthroplasty on May 24th 2013. Recovery was quick and positive. In July I started physical therapy two days a week to strengthen the hip muscles. I started to feel pain in the mid femoral and lateral bones. After MRI, I had about 4cc of blood removed from a bursa near distal area of the surgical incision. The muscle pain continued. X-ray shows no sign of stress fractures or prosthesis movement. I was put on crutches for three weeks and cane for one week but pain still persists.
Comment from: MMF, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: October 31
I had THR on the left hip 3 weeks ago yesterday. As of right now I am very glad I did it. I stayed in the hospital for 2 nights, I had a lot of nausea. Then on the 4th day back home I took a big step backwards; I could not get control of the nausea or constipation, so I ended up in the emergency room for a full day of fluids and anti-nausea medications. I was not a happy camper. Now things are finally looking up. I'm going to physiotherapy and walking without pain. Hopefully in 3 more weeks I'll be back to chasing grandkids!
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Look, at the moment I can't justify a two hour wait in line for a cronut when bar studying is clearly more important. But if you go to the Dominique Ansel Bakery in the afternoon (or really any time of the day excluding early mornings) you can try any of the other desserts offered at the bakery. Ah-wait I forgot, cookie shots aren't sold until 3:00 P.M. every day.
And so, during a study break last week I walked into the bakery and ordered a frozen s'more. At seven dollars the price is steep for such a small treat but I would definitely order it again. The s'more starts with a cube of vanilla ice cream with salty sweet chocolate cookie pieces placed on top of the ice cream.
All of that is wrapped in a springy, chewy marshmallow crust which is then torched in front of you. So much time and care goes into every dessert made at the Dominique Ansel Bakery. Even the sticks upon which the s'mores rest are smoked so that they smell like a campfire. I know everyone goes to the bakery for the cronuts, but if you wait in line and find that the bakery has run out of cronuts, you should stick around and sample some of the desserts. I'm sure you'll find something you like. Oh yeah, and the bakery serves savory sandwiches during lunch. Everything gets overlooked because of the cronut!
Don't get me wrong, I WILL wait in line for a cronut; I just don't have the time for it right now. Maybe I'll go during winter when the tourists have left.

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The new products include a 75th Anniversary Minis Dispenser 200g, which targets the informal gifting and sharing market, and the 75th Anniversary 48 Two-Finger Bars 993g, designed to "surprise family and friends". These limited-edition packs are exclusive to travel-retail and will be available for one year only.
The Nuance Group Europe buying and merchandising director Alex Anson said: "For some time now, Nestlé and The Nuance Group have closely worked together in the field of category management. We have teamed up to gain deeper insight into consumer behaviour, new trends and aspirations. As a result, we have developed a very special relationship which has now resulted in this opportunity to be first-to-market with an exciting new product in the increasingly important snacking category."
NITR head of sales Ian Robertshaw added: "It has been good to get both our business functions aligned on a successful launch with excellent in store execution. All the regions have worked collaboratively to ensure a smooth and flawless event."


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- IndonesiaAgricultureFunding via Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)
Tunas Baru ...IndonesiaAgricultureFunding via Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)
Usaha Bers...IndonesiaAgricultureFunding via Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)
Taman Sari Group
Update on Taman Sari GroupThe Taman Sari Group is located in the village of Pejarakan, North Bali. This area receives very little rainfall, so for this dry season a lot of the farmers' produce was not optimal. Seeing this situation, the Taman Sari group, which consisted of 10 women, took the initiative to develop pigs in an effort to support the family economy.
Luh Eka, the head of the group, has two children. After successfully selling previous piglets, she now requests a loan to buy three local piglets to become a pig barbeque. Pigs are maintained for two months and then are ready for sale. The profits will be used to buy another pig, so after sixth months she will be able to start repayments on the loan. She hopes these efforts will help her husband's income from working as a farmer.
Previous Loan DetailsThe Taman S. group is located in Pemuteran village, Singaraja, North Bali. Most of the inhabitants work as farmers. They are facing the dry season today, requiring them to find a side business to increase their income. The selected business is raising pigs, because in addition to getting venture... More from Taman Sari Group's previous loan »
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More information about this loan
This loan is part of MUK's effort to reach small business owners in rural areas of Bali in Indonesia. Borrowers often lack collateral to be eligible for working capital loans and are located in areas where access to microfinance is limited. MUK organizes borrowers into groups that cross guarantee one another, allowing them to qualify for a loan. By funding this loan you are providing underserved borrowers with crucial capital to sustain their existing businesses.
About Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)This loan is serviced by Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK), a microfinance cooperative headquartered in West Bali, Indonesia. MUK's mission is to provide chronically poor people in Bali with opportunities to improve their lives, while raising social awareness of economic and environmental issues.
Most MUK clients live in rural settings on less than $1.25 per day. MUK's financial products are targeted to clients' productive activities including small businesses, farming, and livestock rearing. MUK supports clients with training in household budgeting, livestock rearing, and small business management.
MUK provides services to clients of all races and religions. For more information about MUK, please visit its partner page. Also, consider joining MUK's Kiva lending team, Friends of Mitra Usaha Kecil.
Concurrent and Successive Loans
Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.
This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva's lenders.
This is a Group Loan
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
- 8 months (Additional Information)
- Repayment Schedule
- At end of term
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- Oct 23, 2012
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Dec 3 2008Out Of This World Deliciousness: Space Beer
Mmmm, space beer. It's the stuff my sci-fi fantasies are made of. Well, that, and the aquamarine breasts of alien chicks. Well now fantasy and reality collide -- with honest-to-God space beer (sort of)!
The beer will be made with barley -- to be harvested this weekend -- descended from seeds that spent five months in 2006 aboard the International Space Station.
Sapporo isn't planning to sell the special brew, at least for now, and hasn't decided how it will distribute the planned 100 bottles, Matsumura said.
So far, scientists have not found any difference between space barley and the Earth-confined version, she said.
First of all, The Geekologie Writer clearly deserves a bottle. And secondly, have you tried the new beer on tap at the Mos Eisley Cantina? It's called PEW PEW Pilsner. BWAHAHHA HAHA! Han shot first! Whew *wiping tear* God I hate myself.
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Thanks to Jumpin_J and Pat, who, for the tips, can each get a sip of my space brew. Backwash.
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Yay alien t***!!!
You didn't say 1st, so i stole u 1st and i claim 2th!
If you get plastered and yak in zero g, does it turn into a big floating barf bubble? An ex girlfriend of mine got really hammered and started puking up black stuff, I thought she had ebola until I remebered she ate a bunch of oreos.
And that's one to grow on.
@2 you can have first, no need to steal it, I formally bestow it upon you.
sapporo's not even that good anyway. I mean it's not bad but it's not great.
I'd rather drink budlight beer with buzz lightyear
@2. You can tell he's the real Moose Knuckle, becuase he let you have his FIRST and didn't tell you to f*** off.
Space beer is a little gassy.
#5 holly shit son i was about to say that!!! mohf***en' japaneesy beer aint be all that noway!!!! kirin, asahi, saporro, all that sheeat! they do be making some bangin ass CHU-HAI!!!! or however you spell that shit, nikka be zippin' on that shit all night long! singapore slings nikka! f***ing gorilla farts and shit! look that shit up nikka, f***..... my ass was up in Misawa and they nikkas had habu-sake and shit, i drank me some of that shit with some fugu nikka, man shit was the illest! nikka had the shits the next mornin though.....
If I'm gonna have to pay for expensive beer, I'll stick to the Christian Moerlien. Barbarossa will rise again!
This is an obvious photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadows are all wrong.
This is somewhat like the scene where Max gets Baja's cat Daisy completely wasted on turpentine and space rocks & sells it on eBay.
What the f***'s going on with GW? Have they regressed recently or am I reading too far into things?
@12 I see no REGRESSION here. There has been a long standing and noble tradition of sharing spirits and ales with friends and comrades in many different cultures and in many different eras. Drinking can be time of reflection, a time of solace, or a time of celebration... like celebrating doin' the motorboat on some hot alien chicks yummy space BOOBIES!
GW - I totally dare you to go steal that hundred pack, and invite all of us (yes, even the f***tards) over to watch... any movie except NBD
That should be---- 6, yummy space BOOBIES! Because one set ain't enough when you're dealin' with hot alien t*** & ass.
I just can't wait for Marijunana grown in space.
My weed makes me feel like I'm in space
@17,Mine makes me feel like a penis in Sarah Palin's ass. Yes, it's THAT good.
yay david bowie references!
This is an obvious photoshopjob. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like the scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max and Baja accidentally launch themselves into space when their space camp shuttle lesson malfunctions.
@8 epic comment
Hey @7... F*** off!
In space whats more fun than drinking beer and having sex in 0g? no its not playing with lego. Its following the path of david thorne and spitting on rocks and throwing them in deep space to fertilize a new beggining for mankind! and ill have to pass on japanese space berr today cause for one its saparro, two its been in space for a longer time than i can hold a relationship and im under aged. :(


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333 East 79th StreetApt. 21ST
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You've come to the right place! Welcome to the guild. I'm a fan of battlemaps myself so I look forward to seeing what you have in mind.
Hello mapping is my LIfe well no but I love it.
Once more I have a massive project ahead of me and I need some advise to kick start me.
I am going to be making some terrain tiles for a Miniatures game I have written and am not certain how to make good outdoor battle map style maps.
Basically I am doing a massive grass plain and then separate pieces such as swamp, forest hill mountain etc.
Any help you be much appreciated.
Thank you well in advance for your time
You've come to the right place! Welcome to the guild. I'm a fan of battlemaps myself so I look forward to seeing what you have in mind.
My only piece of advice right now would be to avoid long, large, stretching shadows on tile-able battle-maps, and to preferably make them lighting independent.
That's the main problem with tile-able overland battle-maps for me, they're not as impressive as Dungeon tiles or regular battle-maps due to the lack of proper lighting - of course this could be avoided by having all tiles only go a certain way, but that's not very good.
Well the actual game board is going to be grass lands- it is hex based the terrain tiles range in size from a full "flower of Hexes" to a single hex sized piece I'll post some of the test pieces here that I did several years ago.
What I need to find out is how to make the terrain from scratch.
here are some samples
Here Ill post a few items with explanations
The above is the Black and white template for a light forest tile. it has the game jargon right on it.
the above is the play test color tile I did 2 years ago - I am not satisfied with it and want a more dynamic terrain. I basically was tweaking satellite images of the earth. I want to build the terrain from the ground up.
Are you looking for something that will tile relatively cleanly or are you going to rely on the printed borders to mark out boundaries? What's your end goal appearance wise satellite image like ore more representational?
What I want is to not use sat. images. The borders of the terrain tiles are inclusive they do not need to tile.
The actual Board will not need to tile ans, though it will be designed to be expandable there is no need for it to tile endlessly as I will be able to tie it together I am good with layering and the like in photo shop.
the board itself is going to be a basic grassland (without being boring to look at) and will measure about 30 inches square plus edge pieces. The Terrain tile are separate entities and do not rely on anything but their borders for separation from the base board, so players can arrange terrain differently each game.
I have seen beautiful work done on game maps (Battle mats and such ) on drive thru rpg and just need a push in the right direction on how to make map pieces like them


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02/18/2013, North Atlantic Ocean - 165 East of Barbados
We should be arriving in Barbados late tomorrow afternoon (touch wood) after 4 weeks at sea to the day from St Helena- hurrah! We will have sailed around 5,350 nautical miles since leaving Cape Town on 5 January, with just a few days in St Helena and only 42.2 engine hours, so we are feeling quite proud of ourselves. Matilda has behaved beautifully with no real issues despite sometimes trying circumstances. Conditions over the past 48 hours have been superb so we are back in love with sailing, but still can't wait to get there. Its looking good that we will have a place in Barbados's only marina (that usually only takes superyachts - clearly times are hard everywhere).
Life on board has been very routine, the highlight of the days being mealtimes where we have eaten very well, if rather unorthodox at times, trying to use up all the provisions. For example, lunch today was fried new potatoes in a Thai red curry sauce, topped by an omelette filled with whole button mushrooms and blue cheese sauce. Quite the experiment, but it turned out to be delicious and filling.
The passage has not been without its excitement. Since hearing of Peat Smoke's encounter with an unlit 'fishing' boat in the middle of the night, that then attempted to board them, we have been a bit neurotic on the night watch, intently scanning the radar. Although we have probably been far out enough not to be in any real danger of similar encounters, we have come across many (lit) fishing boats (without AIS) and one night one did look to be heading directly for us. I wont say we got in a panic, but when it got within a mile of us we had spotlights, flares (as weapons), boat hooks and other means of repelling boarders at the ready before the poor skipper replied to our calls on the radio; he was actually concerned about our intentions (sailing in choppy seas we do lurch around a bit) and then very kindly went well out of his way to give us a wide berth. Just goes to show...
Our next blog will probably be from Barbados, which we are inordinately excited about getting to. It's incredible to think that since leaving Cape Town we have pretty much completed a 1/4 global circumnavigation. It's a long time to spend in a small space, so we'll be very happy to get back to dry land for a change!
Well done again
02/12/2013, South Atlantic Ocean - 300 miles North of the mouth of the Amazon
8 Feb
We are a few hours from arriving back at the Equator, but not much else been happening. The wind is reaching new levels of non co- operation and seems to want to give up the ghost completely. Yesterday it was either no knots and rain or 25 knots from all directions when squalls passed through. However the really sad part is that in the last 24 hours we have had to use the motor after sailing all the way from Cape Town (3,600 nautical miles!) with only 7 engine hours. We have just put the spinnaker up again, but it is a sorry sight in such light winds.
Ah would you believe it, just as I am writing this, a bit of a bang and the spinnaker falls in the water. Fortunately with so little wind it wasn't too much of a problem to retrieve; we had been nervous of using our second spinnaker halyard, and we were obviously right to be. Now underway again with the spinnaker no 1 halyard, but still only 9 knots of wind!
We understand that all of the Rally boats have made it safely into Salvador and getting ready to partay. We will also be missing the leg awards night - the first one we have missed - so our thoughts have been with the fleet. On this subject, I have been thinking in the wee hours of the night watches that the Rally awards seem a bit limited and a bit unfair that only Rally Control gets to decide who gets them, leaving some of the real achievements to go unnoticed outside of the bar. Wouldn't it be good if the skippers and crew could nominate some awards? I would like to humbly submit some suggestions.
The Donald Crowhurst Award for the Most Creative Leg Declarations - (OK this maybe a bit of a non starter for personal safety reasons, perhaps best left as the usual bar speculation) The Captain Bligh Award for Unreasonable Skipper Behavior - (nominations from crews) The Jack Sparrow Award for Unreasonable Crew Behavior - (nominations from skippers - suspect that the last two awards could be won by the same boat) The Lucrezia Borgia Award for Creative Boat Cuisine The Mrs O'Reilly's Cow Award for Galley Pyrotechnics (points will be added for degree of burn and eyebrow loss) The Mr Bean Award for Foredeck and Rigger Competence The Lance Armstrong Award for Performance Enhancement Excellence (Equipment, Tactics etc)
10 Feb
Eeek, should not have broken off the blog as it is now 2 days later! The weather is mainly to blame, we have hit the mother of squall systems where we plod along with 8-9 knots only to be hit by winds of up to 39 knots every few hours (we got the first mega-one in the wee hours with only one reef in the main, it went on for three hours - what fun, just at the time everyone else was enjoying being drunk and disorderly at the Carnival in Salvador). Very frustrating as we daren't not have a reef in or put anything up too interesting, so whatever gain we get with the squall winds, we lose in the quiet patches. However we now have a very well washed down boat - amazing we haven't dissolved with the amount of water across the decks. Even with all this considered, we still don't appear to be getting anything like the fair winds J'Sea has been reporting, just seem to be getting their dregs. Heigh ho, only one hundred miles to the 2/3rds point so probably a week and a bit from Barbados (Jonathan is still counting the miles) for one very well-earned rum punch.
Must get on. Hope the fleet are having a splendid time in Brazil and will recognize us again in Grenada.
12 Feb
The gremilins have taken hold, we thought this blog went two days ago, but sadly the machine lied. The good news is that the weather is at last co-operating and we are on a bootiful starboard broad reach with consistent 18-24 knots for the last 2 days and looks likely to take us all the way to Barbados - we have certainly earned it, lets hope the grib files are not telling us porkies.
I love your award idea. I can add a few more, but hope that you allow me to be in the front running for the Lance Amstrong award. One I like to add is most friendly SSB net controller. I know who I would nominate and I ain't me!
Sail well. See you in St. Lucia.
02/03/2013, South Atlantic Ocean - 260 miles East of Ilha de Fernando de Noronha
Jonathan is counting the miles - he doesn't like these long crossings and I think it will take some persuading for him to do an ocean crossing again once we get back. I am not so bad, but this is the longest we have done so we will both be very glad to see land again (roll on Barbados). The wind is behaving itself and, although it is not the quickest, it is comfortable and has picked up from the very slow conditions initially (although that was quite good when we were both down with colds/various plagues). We are pretty much healthy again so that is making life a lot easier. Haven't seen too many boats around, and are only picking the other boats up intermittently on the radio-net now we are getting out of range, but we are still keeping in contact via emails and can get world service over the SSB radio, so well up on the latest cricket scores.
Also haven't seen much other wildlife since we saw a pod of Pilot Whales crossing our bow just after we left St Helena. A bird tried to land on our rigging last night and, after about an hours worth of attempts, gave up. Must be worth their while and I was looking forward to the company, provided it didn't just stop to crap on the deck. We also keep seeing what looks like pinky-purple blown-up condoms on the water, we are assuming these are jellyfish like Portuguese Man-O-Wars, but not sure, perhaps the carnival has started early in Brazil this year. Jonathan keeps threatening to get out the fishing rod, but at the moment our only fresh fish experiences are the flying fish on the decks each morning.
I am continuing my embroidery (Possum Up a Tree), but it may defeat me, with the rocking of the boat and my eyesight not being what it was. I pretty much pierced my tongue after a particularly lively wave hit when the needle was in my mouth awaiting threading - I wonder if there are awards for extreme needlework.
We have been baking with mixed success. My bread is reaching new levels of density, I am blaming it on the rocking stopping the rising and not getting a reasonable temperature in the oven- we are still eating the stuff though! It would probably make good ballast or useful to throw if we want to stun a whale. However my vindaloo chickpea burgers, quishe and chilli's are going down a treat, and I am going to start making pizza soon. We have plenty of provisions, but we are down to cabbage, carrots and a few tomatoes on the fresh stuff.
Jonathan is on a personal crusade to save the water and reckless washing (ie washing everyday) is frowned upon. We will be halfway soon and still have more than half a tank, so we are doing OK so not too sure what the fuss is about (we also have a small water maker and fresh emergency water anyway for drinking). However I am relieved to say today is going to be a shower day for both of us - I think the atmosphere in here is getting a little spicy. I have to admit I quite like the lack of ceremony getting up and dressed in the morning, I literally do put on what's first to hand with no thought to co-ordination - only smell dictates - and the hair is in a permanent ponytail. Oh the joys of long distance sailing.
Heather and Jonathan, signing out from the middle of bloody nowhere...
01/29/2013, South Atlantic Ocean - 225 miles West of Ascension Is.
The last month aboard matilda has been like living aboard a hospital ship. My cold started just as we left Cape Town almost a month ago, and Heather has been struck down since we left St Helena. I seem to be having a relapse, so with all the coughing and complaining going on, there's no place we'd rather be... in fact pretty much anywhere would do.
The 26th of january was Australia Day, and we celebrated by officially completing our circumnavigation. We passed the line of longitude for Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, which is as far East as we sailed matilda during our shake down in 2011. So whatever happens now, we have at least ticked "sail around the world" off our bucket lists.
Thoughts of Barbados are keeping us going at the moment. There is a nice new marina there and they say they have room for us in February - all we have to do is get there in time. Barbados is the home of by favourite tipple, Mount Gay rum. So we will definitely be paying the distillery, just outside Bridge Town a visit whilst there.
We are having the slowest leg ever at the moment, with incredibly low daily distances covered. Just our luck for this to happen on our longest leg (3,650 nautical miles!). The wind has been a steady 8 to 10 knots most of the time, which is enough to fly our parasailor, but only just. We have had the parasailor up day and night for the last week (we have been at sea for one week now) and we have been making slow progress. We didn't want to run the engine as we will probably need all the diesel we have for the dead zone near the equator. We are running the engine now, motorsailing to charge the batteries back up to 100%. This is the first time we've had to do this as the Duogen has been performing brilliantly as usual.
Unfortunately we had a little accident with the parasailor last night. The webbing straps which hold the wing in place have been sun damaged at the top, and each one failed in spectacular fashion just before night fall. It shouldn't be too hard to fix, as we have lost of new webbing - just a very laborious sewing job to do it right. What's more we can only use our white sails now, which are incredibly slow downwind. We do have a spare spinnaker, but it's buried under the forward bunk and I'm not sure I can be bothered setting it all up - might as well spend the time fixing the parasailor.
Despite the sickness aboard, we are managing to stay fairly chipper. We can still pick up some of the rest of the fleet occasionally on the radio nets, which is nice. It's looking like it will be a very long passage, which we may decide to cut down by stopping in Fortaleza depending on how our provisions are looking as we approach the Brazilian coast. Just keep thinking of that rum punch on the beach in Barbados...
01/23/2013, South Atlantic Ocean - 145 miles West of St Helena
Yesterday at 8am we began the last big sailing leg of our circumnavigation. We have now decided to head straight for Barbados where there is a nice marina and good rum. We've read up on the place and it should be a good place for us to unwind and recharge after almost 4 weeks at sea (yes, that's right, almost 4 weeks). The distance from St Helena to Barbados is 3,650 nautical miles and we're already a day or so into it.
St Helena was a very worthwhile stop; we stayed five days in the end. We made it to the BBQ party at the yacht club and had a last drink with everyone - we should catch the rest of the fleet in Grenada in March (if our generator replacement timing allows).
The principal town is Jamestown, basically one long street in a narrow valley, and to enter the town means going through some serious defenses, including a moat. If you look up at the mountain tops above, there are forts and gun encasements everywhere, they were really serious about defending it back in the day. Most of the buildings in the town are at least 200 years old and seriously quaint. We did a tour of the island with Robert, our local tour guide - he was very friendly and welcoming, typical of the local "Saints". The local accent was a bit challenging sometimes (courtesy of the rich ethnic mix and history) but he managed to impart some fascinating facts as we trundled about. We visited the Governor's Residence, where they have five pet giant tortoises in the garden. The oldest tortoise was called Jonathan, and he was at least 160 years old. It was strange to see him in the flesh, and then to see him featured in some art work from the 1800s outside the same old house. The tour took in the house where Napoleon was held from 1815 till he died in 1821. The museum they have made of it is fascinating and well worth the visit in itself.
The highest point on St Helena is called Diana's peak. We saw this when we did our tour and resolved to walk it before we left. David joined us and we spent a lovely morning walking up, which only took 40 minutes or so. Unfortunately there is little or no signage, and there are trails everywhere, so we ended up somewhere called "Green Hill". Robert had warned us before we set off - "whatever you do, don't go to Green Hill". So of course we got lost and ended up there - it must have happened a few times before I guess. It was a hell of a long walk back to our rendezvous point along the sealed roads, but the scenery was stunning so we didn't mind too much. It was good to get some serious exercise before the long period of inactivity at sea.
Another part of our tour was a visit to the site for the new airport, which is breathing new life into the local economy. We feel privileged to have seen St Helena before it opens, because I can imagine it will be a very different place in a few years' time. From what we can gather, the population seems to be split in half on whether they want it or not, most we talked to would have preferred a decent breakwater. Currently the cruise ships stop by, but apparently the passengers often don't make it ashore. The landing platform is quite an experience, especially if there is a swell. You have to grab a rope hanging from a bar above and monkey your way ashore - you can imagine 500 or so cruise ship passengers trying this; I guess it's not worth the liability unless it's dead calm. The town was all geared-up for a party to come ashore from the MS Sinfonia on Sunday, but the sea was too rough (although it was as flat as we had seen it). They did manage to come ashore on Monday instead, so the local hotels and businesses didn't have to waste all the preparations they had made for the huge influx of visitors. The local hotel landlady was telling us that she has to prepare for 500 meals or nothing - very difficult. It made our last day on the island a little more challenging as we tried to provision and get water aboard, so in the end we stayed another night in the mooring field and left Tuesday morning.
I also managed to climb Jacob's ladder one day with David and Hillary from Peat Smoke, while Heather watched from the swimming pool below. It was quite a hard climb up but well worthwhile. I radio'd Gunvor from the top to say goodbye as we noticed them nosing out of the harbour and heading for Salvador. We can still hear a couple of the boats on the radio net each day, but that will get more difficult as we work our way further North, away from the rest of the fleet.
So far the winds have been light, and although frustrating, probably for the best as Heather has come down with the dreaded cold and so is better doing stuff horizontally that requires the strength of a toddler.
01/16/2013, South Atlantic Ocean - 75 miles from St Helena
We should arrive at St Helena tomorrow morning, but this trip has been a bit frustrating and we're feeling a bit cheated. Everything pointed to longed-for straightforward sailing, but it has actually been a bit more challenging with the latter part of the crossing characterised by light winds with lots of squalls. So, for example, yesterday morning we put the parasail up (poled out) so we could at least make some progress downwind with all of 8 knots of wind, only to be taking it down again 2 hours later in the midst of a sudden squall at 25 knots (Laurel and Hardy antics trying to get the frickin thing down and not doing a Dorothy). An hour later and all is still again, the white sails are cracking so we talk ourselves into putting it up again - ARGGH!! Hard work for two tired people, especially with one not at his best having contracted a nasty cold in Cape Town. This pattern has also delayed the time of arrival in St Helena, so we will be there on the day that the locals are putting on the do for us.
However for the past 24 hours things have been lovely, really easy light wind sailing and we have, at last, caught up on our sleep - so all again is well with the world. Lets hope the weather behaves for our last night tonight. I sometimes think these ocean crossings are a bit like how my mother described going into labour. A challenging experience, but after a joyful arrival you completely forget how painful it was - until the next time...
For the first time this trip we are close to a few other boats, so its nice seeing their lights at night and catch up on the VHF (Peat Smoke, Anastasia (left 2 days after us), Sophie, Trompeta, Spirit of Alcides, Juba and At Last). Strange how we can be so far apart for over a week, some doing well, some not so, but all ending up close together towards the end.
We have never seen so many squadrons of flying fish as in these waters, it makes cleaning up the deck in the morning a bit messy. We even get a few squid (how they can jump so high is a mystery), I better start thinking about breakfast sushi. This morning we saw our first birds in a while, so I suppose it shows we are heading towards land. There was a really pretty white one with a long tail feather (as you can tell, I am really up on my ornithology, the Gunvor boys must have their head in their hands) that objected very noisily to our big yellow parasail - it kept circling and squawking at it for some time, I guess he's never seen such a thing in his waters before and clearly up to no good.
We are looking forward to St Helena, but not saying goodbye to everyone. Because of our deviation from the ARC route, tomorrow evening will be the last time we will be with the rest of the fleet in one place until probably St Lucia. Its hard to explain to anyone not a part of this trip how close you get to the other boats and how much we are going to miss everybody.


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Council bid to curb 'gangster' bailiffs (From This Is Wiltshire)
Council bid to curb 'gangster' bailiffs
8:20am Tuesday 13th November 2012 in
SWINDON Council is taking steps to tighten control on bailiffs acting on its behalf after some were branded as "gangsters" – with an un-named senior Conservative councillor even forced to pay off a collector from his own pocket on a resident's doorstep.
The Adver reported in September that a handful of debt collection companies were making a fortune despite their tactics having been criticised for unfairly penalising poor and vulnerable people.
Debt collectors recovered £170,000 in car parking fees alone between 2011 and 2012, of which they retained £100,000. But the companies have also recouped more than £1m in council tax every year since 2009, and retained an undisclosed share of the proceeds.
After the issue was raised by the Labour group at Thursday's full council meeting, the authority commissioned a report to outline the circumstances in which bailiffs may be used and the measures that are being taken to ensure they act appropriately and lawfully.
Councillor Des Moffatt (Lab, Rodbourne Cheney), who highlighted the incident with the Tory councillor, said bailiffs were just not following the rules, adding that the use of debt collectors would rise when benefits reforms came into force in April next year, meaning almost everyone would pay at least 20 per of their council tax bill.
He said: "A long time ago I looked tenants in the eye and said if you don't pay your rent somebody has to pay more rent, and the same applies to council tax, so I have no sympathy with the person who refuses.
"But what's coming down the track to us is so dramatically unfair that it renders that unfairness almost irrelevant.
"People with no money aren't going to be paying the 10 per cent, but the 20 per cent. And then you know they won't be paying it in huge numbers.
"We will issue liability orders like confetti and then we'll send bailiffs in and the bailiffs will act like gangsters."
Coun Stan Pajak (Lib Dem, Eastcott) told the case of a resident whose £75 parking fine spiralled to a £175 debt due to bailiffs fees, adding that Swindon Council would not initially help, claiming the issue was with the bailiffs.
He said: "The truth is we as an authority should be using bailiffs as a last resort and only using good bailiffs.
"And hopefully this report will ensure that this does happen and we can actually believe we're using bailiffs as a last resort in the best way possibly."
The meeting also heard of other poor experiences with debt collectors, including that of a mother-of-three who was brow-beaten by a bailiff at 8.10am in front of neighbours, children and the school bus.
Coun Mark Edwards, the cabinet member for finance, said that in 2011/12 there were 5,200 instances of council debt referred to bailiffs, but the number of complaints was just 29.
He said: "I completely get what's being said here but I do believe that with the processes and procedures we do have in the council that it takes a lot to get to the bailiffs.
"This is not done lightly. There's a huge amount of work done behind the scenes to make sure it doesn't get to that stage."
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10:45am Tue 13 Nov 12
Synergie says...
10:52am Tue 13 Nov 12
The Real Librarian says...
Coun Stan Pajak (Lib Dem, Eastcott) told the case of a resident whose £75 parking fine spiralled to a £175 debt due to bailiffs fees,
Here is the sequence of events.
1. Resident fails to park correctly in accordance with the regulations.
2. Resident gets parking ticket due to their own fault.
3.Resident fails to pay the ticket.
4.Costs spiral due to resident failing to pay the ticket despite ample opportunities to do so.
Resident entirely responsible for their own fate.
12:28pm Tue 13 Nov 12
RichardR1 says...
3:22pm Tue 13 Nov 12
The Real Librarian says...
12:28pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Perhaps the resident was unfairly ticketed, as has been shown to happen regularly. The council rarely over turn these tickets.
Perhaps it was you!
You use the word "rarely!"
They overturned one in every six tickets in 2011
Is that rare in your world?
6:46pm Tue 13 Nov 12
RichardR1 says...
8:26pm Tue 13 Nov 12
timt1964 says...
2:42am Wed 14 Nov 12
Pompey-Bound says...
RichardR1 wrote:How is Pompey Robert? We all know you had to leave to avoid the bailiff!
Perhaps it shows how incompetent those who issue tickets are.
9:26am Wed 14 Nov 12
RichardR1 says...
As for Portsmouth as I have said no idea, I have not and have no intention of moving there.
12:55am Fri 16 Nov 12
Pompey-Bound says...
RichardR1 wrote:What libel Robert? Show me!
You cannot hide behind anonymity now on the Internet whilst committing libel.
As for Portsmouth as I have said no idea, I have not and have no intention of moving there.
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Speech and language pathologists serve a variety of clients of all ages with communication impairments. Services may be provided at hospitals, schools, clinics, assisted living facilities or through private practitioners. The WIU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic accepts referrals from parents/family members, related agencies and medical and educational professionals. Adult individuals may self-refer. Clients are not placed into therapy without appropriate diagnostic information, completed at this clinic or from another professional facility. We welcome individuals from the university (students & faculty), Macomb and the surrounding areas. Speech-language clients are generally seen for two one-hour sessions per week, with adaptations made based on individual need.Hearing
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The Western Illinois University Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic is an integral part of the educational program for speech-language pathologists within the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. It is monitored by the Council of Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA). Through this accreditation, students completing this Masters program are eligible to apply for the ASHA Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP). This certification allows the bearer to work in nearly any venue in any state in the USA or province of Canada. All supervisors within the clinic are ASHA certified and licensed by the State of Illinois.


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Enough with the Chicken Little politics.
Like many cities around the nation, Cincinnati is grappling with a budget crisis triggered by a drop in tax revenues. To avoid a $28 million deficit this year and a possible $40 million deficit in 2010, the city manager is considering laying off some municipal workers, including 138 people in the Police Department.
The mere thought of police layoffs has caused some residents to go apoplectic, especially on the West Side. The Republican minority on City Council and the GOP's long-shot mayoral candidate, meanwhile, are salivating over a wedge issue they can use to the party's advantage.
As with the famous chicken in the old fable, all of these people have spent the better part of two weeks running around and yelling, "The sky is falling," grabbing their fair share of headlines and TV time in the process. Did I mention it's an election year?
It's time to take a deep breath and look at the fine print about the proposed layoffs.
Despite all the fiery rhetoric and political grandstanding at a special City Council meeting Aug. 6 at the Duke Energy Center, residents might not notice much of a difference if City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. goes ahead with the police layoffs. That's because, even with layoffs, the Police Department's staffing level still would be within the range that Chief Thomas Streicher Jr. said was sufficient just a few years ago.
As a result, if the layoffs occur and City Council chooses not to stop them, the Police Department would be restored to its pre-2002 staffing.
Dohoney recently stirred controversy by proposing the 138 layoffs to save $2.6 million.
Here are the most important details about the layoffs: They wouldn't affect the number of officers assigned to neighborhood patrols, nor would they change the number deployed per district, Dohoney said. Instead, civilian personnel and officers assigned to special units — like Vortex and Vice — would be impacted.
Last week's special council meeting was called by Republicans Leslie Ghiz and Chris Monzel. It conveniently provided a forum for Republican mayoral candidate Brad Wenstrup to criticize the Democratic incumbent, Mark Mallory.
The police union previously rejected Dohoney's proposal to use six-day unpaid furloughs to cut costs. Now Dohoney has stated that the layoffs can be avoided if the union agrees to other cuts and foregoes a 2 percent raise next year.
Negotiations are ongoing, but layoffs will begin Sept. 6 if no progress is made.
A look back at council history, however, shows it might have been election year politicking that got us into this mess in the first place.
Then-City Councilman John Cranley, a Democrat, proposed hiring 115 additional police officers in late 2001 to deal with a surge in violent crimes after rioting that spring and a police slowdown, as well as to improve Cincinnati's image as a safe city.
During testimony before council at the time, Streicher said he hadn't requested the extra cops and didn't think the department needed them. During that period, the Police Department had a standard of having 1,000 officers, although the number fluctuated slightly from month to month due to retirements. That was OK, the chief said, because the department remained effective if staffing was within 15 people of the 1,000-member goal.
By comparison, the Police Department's ranks grew to 1,037 officers by 2003 and now has 1,135 staffers. That number would drop to 997 if Dohoney's layoffs occur — within the chief's "safe range."
It's always sad when anyone loses their job, but — if the chief, city manager and others are to be believed — their loss won't affect the safety of the average Cincinnati resident.
Now would be a good time to remember the moral of Chicken Little's fable. When the chicken jumps to a conclusion and whips the populace into mass hysteria, an unscrupulous fox comes along and uses it to manipulate them for his own benefit, sometimes eating them as supper. How unsavory.
Back to the early 2000s: Despite Streicher's testimony, City Council ultimately approved the hirings. Besides Cranley, other supporters were Republicans Pat DeWine, Phil Heimlich and Monzel. Opponents were Democrats Paul Booth, Minette Cooper and Alicia Reece and Charterite Jim Tarbell.
Although he initially opposed hiring the additional cops, then-Mayor Charlie Luken reversed his position and cast the swing vote — in an election year — to approve the measure. (At that time, the mayor also was a member of council and could cast votes.)
The additional officers would cost about $47.4 million during the next eight years, according to budget data presented at the time. Under the plan, 40 officers were added in 2002 and another 75 in 2003.
Once all of the new officers completed their training by 2004, the additional annual cost to the city was estimated at $5.2 million. With raises and other adjustments, that expense rose to $7 million by 2010.
During debate over the issue in October 2001, Reece said, "I just don't understand how we can vote for something when we don't know how we're going to fund it."
Prescient words, if ever any were spoken.
Canada can do it. Britain, France and Germany can all do it, too. Even communist China is planning on doing it soon. But the United States — more specifically, U.S. politicians — are too wimpy and greedy to follow suit.
The "it" is implementing a universal health care system to cover all of its citizens.
China recently announced that it will spend $123 billion by 2011 to establish universal medical coverage for the nation's 1.3 billion people, according to the Associated Press.
Some economists say that providing universal health care will stimulate domestic spending during the current economic downturn, the AP reports. The Chinese have a high savings rate, partially because many people worry about possible medical expenses.
A Beijing economics professor conducted a study that concluded establishing universal health care with government-financed insurance would increase consumer spending.
Back at home, U.S. politicians can't even agree whether to include a public option in proposed health care reform — an option that 71 percent of Americans support, polls say. Without the option, there's little doubt that most of the 47 million Americans currently without health care coverage will remain that way.
So much for our reputation as the home of the brave.
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Hi, my zimbra support only authenticated local users to send mail to my local users and also external users(yahoo, hotmail etc).I mean username and password both must need to send mail from my local users to my localusers or exteranl user... but since last 3-4 days i am getting spam mail from somewhere...as a sender of my own localuser...so what is the wrong and how can i stop it...
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Un grand MERCI for the amazing response to the website items, more coming as time permits....
January 30, 2011
Valentines Day Box Tutorial & Flea Market Finds
Un grand MERCI for the amazing response to the website items, more coming as time permits....
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- Blondie's Journal said...
You hearts are so sweet and charming. I'm a little late in saying congratulations on having it featured!
I'm so glad you had a relaxing weekend...everyone needs that after the holidays!
- January 30, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Tracie~MyPetiteMaison said...
I remember the tutorial well. You create so many beautiful pieces of art, Janet.
Can't wait to see your new items too, the Madonna & Child is beautiful. Looking forward to more!
- January 30, 2011 at 10:00 PM
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Hi Janet,
The Valentine boxes are so pretty....I want that Madonna! :0)
Stephanie ♥
- January 31, 2011 at 3:14 AM
- Tutti Chic said...
aghhhh fufu-that madonna statue is to-die for! Love this heart project!!!xoxo tutts
- January 31, 2011 at 1:31 PM
- Bringing Pretty Back said...
Even with a detailed tutorial, I couldn't pull this off! I wish I had just a PINCH of your talent!
I agree , that Madonna is so great!~
i an HAPPY you are too busy to listen to my show! That is awesome!
Have a pretty day!
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I am not big on the road bike or fast bike sceene. Or the mountain bike sceene. I just like riding my clunker slow and easy and enjoying it. Looking to get together and ride with like minded folks.


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SPARTANBURG, SC-- Minnie P. Beasley Smith, 65, of 200 Serenity Springs Lane, Apt. 113, died Saturday, December 1, 2012, at her home.
A native of Union County and daughter of the late Premium Beasley and Bessie Sanders, she was also a member of Thompson Chapel Baptist Church, West Springs, SC.
Survivors include two sons, Michael (Sandra) Beasley and George A. Smith both of Spartanburg, SC; three sisters, Irene Gory, Elizabeth Young and Annie R. Smith all of Spartanburg, SC; three brothers, Edward Hall of Buffalo, NY, Bobby Beasley of Spartanburg, SC, and Calvin Beasley of Moore, SC; ten grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Friday, December 7, 2012, at Zion Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, Moore, SC. Burial will be in Thompson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, West Springs, SC.
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O.K. boyz, since you rant on and on and appear lost I've been doing my own legwork. Here's the thesis.
If I was inclined to believe as the Gagger, Scorpio, lobster bob and ferti suggest. It would seem obvious that any poster who decided to change their name but post under the so-called same style likely wanted others to know they were the same individual. Much like Jeremy and J.Bentham. Next thing I'd ask is why.
But what about the many gaggers in the house. On one side of the coin the poster seems rather obvious and on the other side much is attempted to be hidden. Again I'd ask why.
But on another note... who cares. Your manipulations won't work and never have. Get a clue already.
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Well, it seems that all roads lead to Miami. And Bravo has decided to travel to Florida for the latest Real Housewives franchise, in fact – it's already been shot and completed.
According to a source for E! News, the show was "originally shot to be a different show, but they have decided to make it a part of the Housewives franchise."
"We announced a show in development called Miami Social Club," a rep told E! News. "Beyond that, we have no further information."
The show is expected to run sometime between November and January and features Scottie Pippin's wife, Larsa, and former L.A. Laker/Miami Heat player Glen Rice's ex-wife, Christy, art scene socialite Adriana Sidi, Venue Magazine editor Alexia Echeverria, public relations expert Marysol Patton, charity planner Lea Black, wife of famous defense attorney Roy Black and South Beach drag queen Elaine Lancaster, pictured above.
All I know is that this may be an amazing show that hopefully will live up to the drama of its predecessors!


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Fow my opinion, one of the changes could be change the glow for a smoke. It can even be a green smoke, as long as it is dark and with a horrid look.
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High school football playoff notebook: Davis extends longest playoff appearance streak
The nine longest playoff streaks in the state continued this season, with Davis extending its streak of playoff appearances to 29.
The Wolves haven't missed the postseason since 1983.
Seminole extended its streak to 28, while Cascia Hall has made the playoffs 26 consecutive seasons and Jenks has made 24.
The longest streak snapped this year was Glenpool, which had made the playoffs 15 consecutive seasons before its 3-7 record this year left it out of the playoffs.
Bixby and Shattuck had 12-year streaks snapped.
On the other side, several schools broke long playoff droughts, Caney Valley is making its first appearance since 1982, the second-longest drought in the state among teams that have playoff appearances in their history. Northwest has the longest playoff drought, dating back to 1968.
Tulsa Memorial (1989) and Merritt (1993) also snapped 15-plus year playoff droughts.
An appeal for Sequoyah-Tahlequah is on the agenda for Wednesday's meeting of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association's board of directors.
The appeal is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
It's still unclear whether the school will appeal the forfeiture ruling that led to the Indians being bounced from the playoffs, or just the players' eligibility going forward.
Twelve Indians football players — eight initially and four more shortly thereafter — were found to have violated OSSAA rules regarding payment of individual camps and clinics during the offseason.
The players received an injunction that allowed them to play in the Indians' final two regular-season games.
Sequoyah-Tahlequah was recently stripped of a slowpitch softball state championship due to use of an ineligible player.
It's the second consecutive year the board has heard an appeal just before the playoffs began that could affect the playoff bracket.
Last season, Guthrie was not on the initial bracket after the Bluejays were forced to forfeit games after using of an ineligible player. The board overturned that ruling after Guthrie and coach Rafe Watkins self-imposed sanctions that included Watkins missing the playoffs and several games this season.
Edmond Memorial didn't look like a playoff team in a season opening 44-0 loss to Edmond North.
The Bulldogs lost their first five games of the season, but won four of their last five to make the postseason and set up an Edlam rematch Thursday night with Edmond North in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs.
"It really is a great turnaround," said Edmond coach Justin Meredith, whose Bulldogs have made the playoffs three of the last four years. "I give the kids all the credit. They did a great job."
Despite being drubbed by Edmond North in the season opener, the Bulldogs are eager for the rematch, Merideth said.
"I think the kids want to prove they can play better than they did in the first game and that they have gotten a lot better," he said.
"They want the opportunity to prove they can make a better showing of it than they did in that first game. I think they will look forward to that."


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Holliday encouraged by Herd's first scrimmage
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - There were plenty of plays worth applauding in Marshall's first spring scrimmage Saturday morning.
For instance, there was Kevin Grooms' 12-yard touchdown run, in which he showed his considerable moves. Freed up by an Alex Schooler block, Grooms juked defensive tackle Steve Dillon face-first into the turf of Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
Then there was Stefone Grace's leaping catch of a Blake Frohnapfel bullet in the back of the end zone, holding onto the ball as he was hit hard.
The Thundering Herd offense scored six touchdowns and gained 459 yards in the 91 scrimmage plays. Rakeem Cato and Frohnapfel combined to go 28 of 46 for 322 yards, and the offense gained 23 first downs.
Those numbers were just as much a compliment to the defense, which gave up barely 5 yards per play. Last year, that defense allowed 7.1 yards per snap, leading to those hideous 43.1 points allowed per game.
The defense had its highlights Saturday. Freshman Corey Tindal showed why he has been the top nickel back all spring, and Derek Mitchell made his case for playing when the defense shifts out of the 4-2-5 into a traditional 4-3. Freshman Stefan Houston showed his abilities, and the cornerbacks showed they can indeed play closer than 12 yards to receivers.
Ra'Shawde Myers even scored a safety, blowing in untouched to snuff a Steward Butler run in the end zone.
But there were those missed plays on both sides, the groaners you see 41/2 months before the season opener.
Shawney Kersey dropped three passes and messed up a possible touchdown in an apparent miscommunication with Cato on third-and-3 at the 9-yard line. Of the offense's six touchdowns, two came on drives of 55 and 50 yards, with the rest starting at the defense's 12- or 3-yard lines.
The defense forced no turnovers and was flagged four times for pass interference.
So what does one make of this scrimmage, one in which neither side dominated?
Much of coach Doc Holliday's discussion centered on the heavily scrutinized defense, whose honor new coordinator Chuck Heater is attempting to restore.
"I see good things on both sides of the ball, which is encouraging," said Holliday, in his fourth season. "I think that defense is playing extremely hard, they're getting lined up [correctly]. You see some guys show up - Corey Tindal showed up a lot as a freshman, Stefan Houston showed up. [Second-string end] Joe Massaquoi is another young guy who hasn't played a lot of football is another who's showing up.
"The defensive staff has done a great job in getting those guys prepared and playing hard, and they've improved."
Heater said the first two practices of the week helped dictate what transpired Saturday.
"We got better this week. We had a good day on Thursday," he said. "We competed well in segments, at times. I've got to keep records of certain segments, and we have done a good job [at times], but we had not played well as a team. At times today I thought we jumped up and fought pretty well."
The offense failed to score in its first six possessions, though two promising possessions were ended only by the coaches' script. Then, with the second units on the field, Frohnapfel found Chris Alston Jr. for a 19-yard TD on second-and-11. It was the first of Frohnapfel's three scoring tosses.
Then the offense started at its 2 for four possessions. It gained a first down or two three times, but Myers scored his safety while taking a shift with the first unit. He mostly has been working on the second string at defensive end opposite Massaquoi.
"Everybody [on the offense] slanted the wrong way," Myers said. "Everybody [on the defense] was on the same page."
Myers had seven tackles and two for loss, numbers that were topped only by Derek Mitchell's eight tackles, 31/2 for loss and three sacks.
The Herd finished the day with red-zone drills, and the offense was stopped both times from the 25. Starting at the 12, Grooms was thrown for a 4-yard loss before Cato hit Eric Frohnapfel from the 16. The big tight end slipped behind a defense sucked in to stop a screen pass.
On the next possession, Blake Frohnapfel faced third-and-13 at the defense's 15 when he fired his scoring pass to Grace. Arguably, it was the play of the day.
"That was one of those plays where I saw him kind of break open," the quarterback said. "I threw it, I thought the safety was closing in on it and I got a little worried there, but [Grace] got in there and made the catch. He's a fantastic athlete."
The offense capped the day by scoring twice from the 3, on a Cato run and a Blake Frohnapfel pass to Alston.
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