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Build your indie credibility, one show at a time
blog by Ben Kirst • March 08, 2012 @ 7:00am
I've seen a few Facebook posts recently about there being "no good new music" these days and I get confused. I suppose if you listen to commercial radio all day, you could be living under the impression that the music industry stopped making new records sometime around 2002. But that's kind of your own fault.
No good new music? If anything, there is too much good new music—with the ubiquity of blogs and aggregators and satellite radio and Internet streams and Spotify and YouTube and the ability to buy, borrow or steal everything else, it's far more difficult to narrow down what to listen to without worrying you're missing 20 other really good things.
If you're searching for some direction, you can actually find some help by simply searching the club listings here in Buffalo for the next couple months. A solid roster of buzzy bands, indie outfits and grizzled underground veterans are rolling through the city this spring. Consider this a fine opportunity to improve your own indie credibility. Besides, anything is better than listening to "Thunderstruck" one more time.
Cursive, Cymbals Eat Guitars - Friday, March 30 at Mohawk Place (47 E. Mohawk St., Buffalo). Cursive is a four-piece band from Omaha, Neb., and is part of the interesting little scene that sprung up around the regional Saddle Creek label. The band's biggest album, 2003's The Ugly Organ, is a legitimate classic, although it's about as cheerful as a hangover.
Cymbals Eat Guitars are actually the real wild card—an intense power trio from Staten Island that smashes through each song with jagged pyrotechnics from guitarist Joe D'Agostino and his reeling rhythm section. The 2009 album Why There Are Mountains was borderline amazing. The band is currently touring in support of 2011's Lenses Alien.
Cults - Monday, April 23 at Mohawk Place. Not to be confused with the 1980s hard rock band, Cults consist of two "real" members (vocalist Madeline Follin and guitarist/vocalist Brian Oblivion) along with a backup touring band. If you are into sparse, upbeat guitar rock with heavy bubble-gum pop influences and just a bit of a darker edge, then you'll probably really like Cults. Pitchfork described their work as "...frothy and bittersweet pieces of perfectly designed lo-fi pop," which is pretty accurate. Should be a good show.
The Rev. Horton Heat - Thursday, April 26 at The Tralf (622 Main St., Buffalo). The Rev. Horton Heat has been around for quite a while, but if you've never seen this band live, you really should. Imagine the music of the 1950s version of Elvis Presley with legendary backups Scotty Moore and Bill Black. Now imagine they were all forced to smoke a ton of crystal meth and were then feed a steady diet of whiskey for the course of their performance. That's pretty much what you can expect from "The Reverend" Jim Heath and his band during a Horton Heat show. But they do seem like nice guys! You will be entertained.
St. Vincent - Saturday, May 5 at Town Ballroom (681 Main St., Buffalo). St. Vincent is the stage name of Annie Erin Clark, a buzzsaw guitarist with a sweet, gentle voice and a diabolically sharp knack for songwriting. Upon the release of her 2009 record, Actor, Spin Magazine wrote that "...Annie Clark is an indie dream girl: a Margaret Keane painting come to life, with a voice seemingly crafted of caramelized sugar. But her second album as St. Vincent goes even further than her debut in revealing a vicious inner life. She's always juxtaposed the cruel and the kind, and here, the baroque arrangements are even more complex and her voice even prettier, with both only underlining the dark currents running through her songs."
St. Vincent is currently supporting the 2011 release Strange Mercy, which earned a 9.0 rating from those fickle fellows at Pitchfork, who noted "...Clark's role-playing is grounded in emotions that are as cryptic as they are genuine and affecting. And when her voice can't bear it, her guitar does the screaming." I'd put this show in the Can't-Miss category.
M83 - Monday, May 7 at Town Ballroom. What can you say about M83? People love this band. Masterminded by Anthony Gonzalez, this French electro-ambient-pop outfit has created some of the catchiest, most beautiful new music produced today. The band's October 2011 release, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, debuted at number 15 in the Billboard Top 200 album chart. This one will probably sell out fast, and you don't want to be one of the suckers talking about how you WANTED to go. You never know when these Euro bands will get back to Buffalo—see M83 while you can.
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A Lipscomb graduate himself, men's soccer head coach Charles Morrow has been a long-time stalwart around the Nashville soccer scene, first as a player during the Bison's NAIA days and now as a coach on the Division I level. He enters his eigth season as the head coach of the Lipscomb Bisons men's soccer team with lofty expectations for his program to break through and make its first NCAA Tournament.
Morrow arrived on Lipscomb's campus first in 1994 as a transfer after starting his collegiate career at DII power Queens College. From 1994-96, Morrow would be part of the Bison squad, serving as a captain during his tenure as a player.
After his playing career ended, Morrow stayed on as an assistant from 1996-97, graduating in 1997 with a degree in physical education and health.
In 2006, Morrow would go on to earn his Master's Degree in Sports Science from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Ala. Upon graduating from Lipscomb in 1997, Morrow took over head coaching duties for both the boys and girls squads at Goodpasture High School, where he stayed until 2000. His boys teams reached the regional semifinals in both 1999 and 2000.
Morrow returned to the collegiate ranks in 2000 when he accepted an assistant coaching position with Vanderbilt. He remained with the Commodores until 2003.
He left Vanderbilt to take on his first collegiate head coaching job at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C. in April, 2003. In two seasons with the Crusaders, Morrow directed the DII squad to conference runner-up honors in the regular season and conference tournament.
In 2005, Morrow accepted the head coaching job at his alma mater. In his first season back on the sidelines at Lipscomb, Morrow's charges secured five victories, more than doubling the total from the previous two seasons and earning one of the top turnarounds in the NCAA. It was the first of two occasions Morrow would lead a squad to one of the NCAA's biggest turnarounds from season-to-season.
His 2006 squad began the season 5-4-1, including its first-ever DI victory against archrival Belmont, before stumbling down the stretch. The Bisons rebounded in 2007 with the school's first trip to the Atlantic Sun tournament, where the Bisons advanced to the second round before falling to Jacksonville.
Morrow's 2008 squad broke through in a big way, setting program records for wins (10) and conference wins (5). The Bisons lost in the A-Sun tournament semifinals for the second consecutive year, this time to eventual champion Jacksonville on penalty kicks.
After a disappointing sixth-place finish in 2009, Morrow's squad rebounded with a quality 2010 performance, earning Lipscomb's second 10-win campaign in three seasons. Along the way, Lipscomb took regular season champion Florida Gulf Coast to overtime, and in the semifinals of the A-Sun tournament, played ETSU in a double overtime thriller before falling, 2-1, to the eventual champions.
Overall, Morrow has amassed a record of 46-73-15, including a 23-29-7 mark in Atlantic Sun play.
During Morrow's tenure, 12 Bisons have earned all-conference honors, including five first-teamers (Garret Pettis twice, Miguel DaSilva twice, and Ben Page). DaSilva was a three-time all-tournament performer, and all-freshman in 2007. As a senior, DaSilva became Lipscomb's fist NSCAA All-Region performer.
Under Morrow, Pettis became the Bisons first-ever A-Sun Freshman of the Year in 2008.
In the classroom, 59 Bisons have been named Atlantic Sun All-Academic since Morrow took over, including 17 from the 2011 squad.
Off the pitch, Morrow and his squad active in the community, primarily through YES (Youth Encouragement Services). The coaches and players offer instruction to players and coaches in six-week fall and spring youth leagues.
Morrow is married to the former Beth Earnest of Nashville. She is also employed by Lipscomb University with the Institute of Law, Justice & Society. The couple has two sons, Trip and Will.
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A new and irregular feature for this blog, as part of my drive for more content here, featuring things I've found interesting elsewhere. Or, shamelessly copying other people's linkblogging idea, you decide. Ten years of the 'War on Terror' – Jack of Kent on just how much 'anti-terror' has come to dominate our lives. Reasons […]
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After defeating Winthrop University 71-61 on Saturday and getting December off to a winning start, JMU will look for its first set of back-to-back home wins since January 2011 when it hosts the East Tennessee State Buccaneers on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The Dukes haven't recorded consecutive wins since defeating The Citadel and George Washington in December 2011, but a five-game home stretch may produce that opportunity. Contributions from senior forward Rayshawn Goins and emerging freshman guard Andre Nation are powering the offense, as both combine to average 26.8 points per game.
Goins was just one point off his fourth 20-point game of the season on Saturday. He scored 19 points and collected eight rebounds against Winthrop, both team-high marks. He has led JMU in rebounds in six of seven games this season.
After doling out a career-high three assists against George Washington last week, Nation reset his career-high mark with six assists in Saturday's game. He also has 17 steals on the season, ranking him 50th nationally, tied with teammate Alioune Diouf.
Senior guard Devon Moore dished out five assists as well, marking his second straight five-assist game and his fifth of the season. He also had a career-high four steals. He needs 10 points to become the 26th player in JMU history to reach the 1,000-point milestone.
Most notably, Saturday marked the return of redshirt senior forward Andrey Semenov, who had missed each game since seeing limited action in the season opener at UCLA. Semenov suffered an injury early in the game against the Bruins and missed the subsequent five games, when the Dukes were 1-4.
Semenov did not start against Winthrop, but he came off the bench early in the game. He finished with 17 points, second-most of the team, in just 19 minutes on the court. He connected on six of his 11 shot attempts, including 3-of-8 from behind the arc.
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The Buccaneers won their last game against the Dukes, a 70-56 victory in Johnson City, Tennessee last January. Forwards Tommy Hubbard and Isiah Brown as well as guard Adam Sollazzo all reached double figure scoring in last season's game, but all three players were lost to graduation. They accounted for 55 of ETSU's 70 points in last year's game, one in which the Buccaneers grabbed an early 20-5 lead and never looked back, thanks to 23 forced turnovers against the Dukes. ETSU leads the series 7-4.
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'A Carolina Christmas'
The Country Music Showcase at Johnston Community College will present "A Carolina Christmas" at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 and 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium at Johnston Community College, 245 College Road, Smithfield. Tickets cost $15 in advance and $17.50 at the door. For tickets, visit www.jccperformingarts.com or call 919-209-2099 between 1:30 and 5 p.m. weekdays.
'Breakfast with Santa'
The 50-210 Fire Department will serve "Breakfast with Santa" from 7 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Highway 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries, 152 Bratton Drive in the Cleveland community. The breakfast costs $5, with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.
Calls from Santa
The Selma Parks and Recreation Department is providing a "direct line" to the North Pole. From 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, Santa Claus will call children to hear their Christmas wishes. The calls are free, but registration is required by Friday, Dec. 6. For more information, call 919-975-1411.
'Christmas in Clayton'
"Christmas in Clayton" is scheduled from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in Neuse Colony and Neuse Colony Estates subdivisions. Artists will sell their works in homes decorated for the holidays. Musicians and Christmas carolers will performs. For tickets, which cost $10, go to ClaytonVisualArtsNC.org/calendar/Christmas-In-Clayton, call 919-550-8934 or stop by Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library, 100 S. Church St., Clayton. On the day of the tour, tickets will be available at the entrances to the two subdivisions.
Christmas market
A 4-H Merry Market is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Johnston Country Agricultural Center, 2736 N.C. 210, Smithfield. More than 40 vendors will offer items, including crafts. Also, the event will offer pony rides, Fraser fir wreaths, hot soup and sandwiches. For more information, call 919-989-5380.
Christmas at the SRAC
The Smithfield Recreation and Acquatics will host a couple of holiday-themed events. The SRAC is at 600 E. Booker Dairy Road.
• Swim with Santa is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. Santa will be on hand to hear Christmas wishes. Admission is free to SRAC members. For all others, it's $5.
• The SRAC invites children ages 6-15 to make a Christmas Mouse ornament from 9 a..m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 14. The cost is $15. To register, call 919-934-1408 no later than Thursday, Dec. 12.
Festival of Trees
The 10th annual Festival of Trees will open at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Johnston Medical Mall, 514 N. Bright Leaf Blvd., Smithfield.
The annual event will run through Saturday, Dec. 14. This year's theme is "A Merry Christmas to All."
The festival is a display of 55 Christmas trees sponsored by businesses and decorated by individuals and groups. Performances by school and church choirs, soloists and other musical and dance groups take place throughout the festival. Admission is free.
The festival is a project of Keep Johnston County Beautiful. At noon on Saturday, Dec. 14, Keep Johnston Beautiful will raffle a Christmas tree decorated by Smithfield City Florist. Raffle tickets, at $1 each, will be available from greeters at the festival.
A cookie-baking contest will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9. Volunteer judges will name the best-tasting cookie and best-decorated cookie in divisions for adults and children. Winners will receive cash prizes. The entry form is available on the Festival of Trees website, jcfestivaloftrees.com. The deadline to enter is Monday, Nov. 25.
The festival will also collect nonperishable foods for local pantries.
'Home for the Holidays'
Carolina Music Showcase and the Benson Foundation for the Arts will present "Home for the Holidays," a Christmas show, through Nov. 24 in the W.J. Barefoot Auditorium, 303 E. Church St., Benson. The Sunday starts at 3 p.m. For tickets, which cost $12, call the Benson Chamber of Commerce at 919-894-3825. For more information, visit www.BensonFineArts.org.
Jubilee Christmas
The American Music Jubilee's Christmas show continues this week with performances at 1:40 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. Nov. 30. Shows are at the Rudy Theater, 300 N. Raiford St., Selma. For tickets, call 919-202-9927.
Live nativities
A live nativity is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6-7 and 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Smithfield Advent Christian Church, 2777 N.C. 210 Smithfield. A hayride will take visitors through the scenes. The church will serve refreshments.
"A Miracle in the Manger," an outdoor nativity, is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 13-14 at Baker's Chapel Church, 2421 Baker's Chapel Road, Smithfield. For more information, call Elaine at 919-989-7615.
The Clayton Christmas Parade is scheduled for 3 p.m Saturday, Dec. 14, on Main Street.
The Kenly Christmas parade will step off at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5.
The Selma Christmas parade is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, downtown. The deadline to enter is Wednesday, Nov. 27. For more information, call 919-975-1411.
The Smithfield Christmas parade will step off at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12. The parade will run along East Market Street.
Santa's workshop
The Clayton Parks and Recreation will host a Santa's workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Clayton Community Center, 715 Amelia Church Road. For admission, bring two canned goods per child. For more information, or to register, call 919-553-1550.
Tree lightings
The Town of Clayton will light its Christmas tree during a celebration from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, in downtown. Here's the schedule of events:
• Santa's workshop – 5:30 to 7:45 p.m., Mosaic Community Garden, 439 E. Main St.
• Downtown business open house – 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Main Street.
• Live nativity – 5:30 to 8 p.m. at 120 E. Main St.
• Doggie Christmas Costume Contest and Parade – 5:45 p.m. at 113 E. First St.
• Dance and choral performances by children – 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. on Horne Square.
• Clayton Area Ministries' holiday food drive – intersection of Fayetteville and Main streets.
• Tree lighting – 8:15 p.m. on the Town Square, 100 W. Main St.
For more information, call 919-553-5002.
The Town of Smithfield will light its Christmas tree at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the corner of Third and Market streets. The event will feature hot chocolate, entertainment and a visit from Santa Claus.


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What application do you recommend to organize daily events ?
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Hi all,
What application do you recommend to organize daily events ?
I use the google calendar... syncs nicely with my PC and across all of my android devices... Plus you can access it from any PC just by logging into your Google account....
Yeah, but that is standard for every platform. I'm looking for something similar to Evernote, that has widgets to quickly create events, tasks, notes... stuff like that.
I've had good luck with Evernote.
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I really need to check out Evernote. I looked at it very briefly a couple of years ago and it just didn't make sense to my feeble mind. But I keep seeing people talk about how they use it to stay organized, etc, and how great of a productivity tool it can be...
Sent from my S3
Thanks guys for your replays.
After many hours spend on google play store searching , I found this app to be my liking http://play.google.com/store/apps/de...mple.organizer
What do you guys think ?
I also bought the PRO version and it work great, even the sync option. After reading the review on their facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...36634929768108) I think that it only supports Google Calendar only and not Google Tasks. If you somehow tangled Google Tasks in your Google Calendar maybe that's why it doesn't work. Check your Google Calendar settings and wait for their email response.


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A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin. Play as one of four new vault hunters facing off against a massive new world of creatures, psychos and the evil mastermind, Handsome Jack. Make new friends, arm them with a bazillion weapons and fight alongside them in 4 player co-op on a relentless quest for revenge and redemption across the undiscovered and unpredictable living planet.
Borderlands 2 follows the story of four new Vault Hunters as they fight to free Pandora from the clutches of Handsome Jack, the brilliant, charismatic, and utterly despicable CEO of the Hyperion Corporation. Players will fight across the whole of Pandora to stop Jack from awakening an ancient alien evil known only as "the Warrior." Their quest will bring them into contact with some familiar faces from the old game – most notably, the original four Vault Hunters: Roland, Lilith, Brick and Mordecai. They, along with some brand new characters, will help players defeat Jack, destroy the Warrior, and save Pandora.
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Four all new playable classes including the Siren, the Commando, the Gunzerker and the Assassin. Step into the role of the Gunzerker, whose highly deadly skills allow him to dual-wield any two weapons found in the game. Not only that, you will build on that skill to do more things with two guns than you ever imagined possible. Dual machine guns? Cool. Dual rocket launchers? Of course! Dual Sniper Rifles? Sure, if that's your thing! Want to try other styles? More tactical perhaps? There are multiple classes to choose from!
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One of the best shooters in awhileCgtitan5 | April 15, 2014 | See all Cgtitan5's reviews »
I can not recommend Borderlands 2 enough. I've spent so many hours playing BL2 and I don't regret any of it. This game has some of the best characters I've seen. Handsome Jack is such a great and entertaining villain compared to many other bland villains that other games have. The characters actually make me care about what is happening in the game. The gameplay is very simple and easy to understand which makes it very accommodating to new players.
There is a vast array of weapons and most are very fun to use. There are also different difficulty modes after you beat the game to cater to both casual and hardcore players. Almost every detail about this game are fantastic. I do wish there was a little more customization but it isn't really a big deal.
I absolutely recommend this game.
Borders between Great and MediocreRoflcatz | April 10, 2014 | See all Roflcatz's reviews »
Borderlands 2 is a sequel to Borderlands. Obviously. Therefore, it is more Borderlands. This is perhaps the best way to describe Borderlands 2, as there aren't many innovative or ground-breaking additions to the Borderlands formula, but it does refine it, albeit with a slew of problems.
In Borderlands 2, you can choose between 4 classes, each with their own set of unique skills and abilities. They all play differently and serve different roles, however many of them play like a parallel to Borderlands 1. There isn't anything amazing about the 4 classes, though they do complement each other well. The gameplay is your basic shoot-dude-pick-up-loot grindfest, which is where the stem of my problems with the game comes from. Without a gripping narrative to entice players, there's only the satisfaction of loot and weapons to drive the game. However, the game often feels confusing and imbalanced, especially with the DLC characters and the golden-key chest in one of the cities that instantly gives you some of the best weapons in the game. This single-handedly destroys the design of the game, which is the loot. It makes it incredibly dull and boring to fight a slew of non-stop enemies in pursuit of loot that is worse than what you already have. The story itself is pretty mediocre, with occasional high points and jokes that genuinely make you laugh. Though, the jokes fall flat and make you sigh more often than not.
All in all, Borderlands 2 is more Borderlands, with not much separating it from its predecessor. If you're into that kind of thing, then this is 100% for you.
There Will Be Guns.combodombie | April 7, 2014 | See all combodombie's reviews »
The original Borderlands was a good shooter, but it had many problems that reduced the fun for me. However, Borderlands 2, while not advancing the series that much, is one of the best first-person shooters of the 7th generation.
When I played the original Borderlands, I felt it had some issues with it's humor, as in it wasn't as funny as I thought it would be. Borderlands 2 fixes that with one of the funniest characters of recent time, known as Claptrap. I know Claptrap was in the first game, but he wasn't nearly as funny as in the second. However, how is the story as a whole? It's pretty solid. The main villain, Handsome Jack is possibly one of the biggest jerks of recent time, and his writing is great overall.
However, the gameplay is what makes this game REALLY shine. For a start, this game is HUGE. The game will take you around the length of an RPG for you to just FINISH it. If you try to get all of the guns, rewards, and achievements, well, say goodbye to your week. The gameplay as a whole is largely unchanged from the first one, however it still is a blast to play.
The graphics are very good. One of my main criticisms of the first Borderlands was the fact that this unique cel-shaded style was wasted on a lot of bland colors. This is fixed in the second one, as the game looks incredibly vibrant, with oranges, blues, and more. The voice acting is very solid, as well.
However, how is the PC Port overall? It is great. There are many graphics options, and the game also has an FoV slider, which is MUCH recommended if you experience nausea when playing an FPS.
Overall, Borderlands 2 is a phenomenal game, with many improvements overall.
I only have one complaint, and that is the fact that the game doesn't expand the series all that much.
However, if you are a fan of FPS in general, go get this game if you haven't yet.
Space Operainvincible1214 | April 6, 2014 | See all invincible1214's reviews »
Less focused on just a single environment such as Borderlands love of the desert, throughout the game the player explores beautiful scenic areas all while experiencing the unique brand of Borderlands humor.
Each class is unique, with special skills and play styles that make the game highly replayable. In addition there's nothing more rewarding than the loot!
All in all a great experience, play with a couple of friends and it's a genuinely memorable experience. The main stories written excellently, and for those who love the silliness of the first game there are plenty of bizarre side quests to rampage through.
The natural evolution of shoot and lootRolalas | April 5, 2014 | See all Rolalas's reviews »
This game was a wonderful sequel to one of the greatest shooting games ever made. Gearbox added more writers to the development for this game and it shows. Anthony Burch helped to expand a world players of the first game thought they already knew quite well, but when the player revisits Pandora as a new vault hunter, they are injected into an unfamiliar place they must relearn, reacquainting themselves with this not-so-wild-anymore wasteland. The developer took what worked in the first game and turned it up to eleven and everything that players did not like and fixed it. Despite all of that though I found I could not inspire myself to finish it right away. But overall it is an amazing game especially with friends


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Author's Response: Glad you liked it :) the next chapter is with my beta, and will be up soon, I hope :)
Interesting first chapter... you jump around rather a lot, but it sort of works (though I think Harry would offer more thought to the Dudley situation there, really).
Good writing, though.
Author's Response: Thanks for the review :)
I know I've been lagging on reviewing your stuff, especially this story. Sorry! Anyway, I loved this one. I especially liked how you described everything, with the ball and such. I like how you portray The Keeper, and the descriptions of when Harry was in Voldy's head was nice. Great job! :D
Oh... and I missed a correction. The Disclaimer, 'belong' should be 'belongs'. Haha. :)
Author's Response: Well, I'm off to correct it :) Thank you for all your reviews (but don't feel like you have to review my stuff. The awesome beta work you do is more than enough) I'm glad you liked the chapter :) Chris
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Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Digital Collections
Oc~ober 16, 1967 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE s 14825
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, the
copper strike is more than 3 months old.
We hear a great deal about the monthold
strike In the auto industry but very
little about the copper strike, now beyond
its 90th day. The copper strike,
however, Is of simi arly major consequences,
involving 1 he States of Montana,
Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New
Mexico, as well as fabricating plants on
the west coast, In the Midwest, In the
South, and on the east coast, especially
in upper New Jersey and the Connecticut
On October 3, I addressed a letter to
the President of the United States, askIng
him to see what could be done about
bring-ing the copper strike to a head. I
also made a statrment on the ftoor of the
Senate. I ask unai nnous consent that
the letter and Lhe ; atrment I made on
the ftoor of the Srna ~e be printed Rt this
lXJ!nt !n my rcmnrk~ .
There being no objection, the letter
and statement were ordered to be
printed in the RECORD, as fGliOWS:
Tax COPP>."a Snu.K>:
0cTO!n:R 3, J 967.
The PRl:SID!:NT,
The White House,
Washingto-n, D.O.
DEAR Ma Plu:smENT: As you'"" well aware,
the strike In the domestic copper Industry
has now been In etrect for more tban elgbty
days. There seems to be no end In sight at
the moment nor does there seem to be a real
desire on the part o! tbe contending parties
to get together and operate under the free
collective bargaining proce88.
I am enclosing tor your consl<1eratlon a
copy or a statement which I will make on the
floor today and, at the same time, I am askIng
you to appoint a study committee to
assess the etrectl! ot the copper strike on the
national defense e!fort. I realize that you do
not have any effective mean• at your dlaposal
to cope with this situation except the
Tart-Hartley Act and I do not tblnk It would
be e!Iectlve at this time In bringing this matter
to a head. Therefore, I would appreciate
your looking Into otber available means by
which the companies and the unions could
be brought together to the end that tbia
strike, which has caused an estimated 1061! or
342 thousand tons to date, can be brought
to a head.
It Ia my understanding that supplies o!
copper at thls time appear to be su1!1clent to
last at least tllrough October. But It 1.a also
my understanding that the copper fabricators,
having disposed o! the 38-cent-prtce
set aside !or copper, have now raised their
prices between 43¢ and 44¢ a pound. The
current strike In the red metal industry La
of the greatest and most Immediate moment
to my State or Montana as well as to other
copper producing states o! tbe west, and
It Is my belle! tbat 1! some solution Is not
found, that, shortly, It will become a national
With best wishes, I am,
Respec t!ully yours,
MJXJ: MANBl'lELD.
STATEMENT OF SENATOR Mf.KJ: MANSII'IltLil,
Mr. President, we are approaching the 80
day mark In the major work stoppage In the
copper mining Industry. It has been apparent
for some time that there Is evidently no
real desire on the part of the unions or the
management Involved to get together to bargain
In good faith and to reach an agreement
which might bring this situation to an
end. In this respect both labor and management
are at !ault because up to thls time
both of them are not even paying lip service
to the free collect! ve bargaining proce&.
Both labor and management ought to,
even at this late datP, get down to hard discussions
about ways and means by which
th1s strike could be settled. At the Instigation
or various members o! the Senate !rom copper
producing States. Secretaries Wirtz anti
Trowbridge did call to Washington represen ·
tallves of unions and companies during th•>
first part or September. There was no progress
reached toward a settlement at tbat
time and !ollowlng this meeting both Secretary
Trowbridge and Secretary Wlrtz stnte than ever.
As the Secretarle indicated, national
Recurtty Is not Involved. nor is there any
intention on the part of the Government
to release any copper from the stockp'les
Therefore. the responsibility rests
on the shoulders of the union and the
company to ~tet together: and the only
w~y that could be done, In my opinion,
is by a continuous meetinf!', 01 a giveand-
take basts, Joined in ful' v by all
c0nc:-rned. It would be my fur ·1er hope
that If this were done. the pn sent impasoe
might be bmlren, and 1 ~rhaps a
basis for a!!'reement could be a Tlved at.
The Government will not, in ny opinion.
Intervene in any way at his time
Therefore. with winter comin!! on, with
incomes declining considera\Jly, with
needs l.Jecomlng more apparent, It is
necessary that In good faith all partiPs
concerned get to the table, stay there,
and continue n!'~otiatlons. to the end
tllnt nn agr!'!"lllent ean bP reuehrd .
Mr l'rcsldt>nt, St·ruttor Mt:TCAI.~' nnd I
lrrtc1 the opportunity. over t 1>1· prlHL Wl'fk•
c•rHI, tn Vl/111 Ort·ll t I"" II'·· I !rl1•1111, ll•rr l.r<,
nnd 1\nnrorl(ln . nnrl oh~pr·vNI t.he efTC'l'l.r;
of the strlkt' on the people in tllo~e
nrca~ As one who spent some 9 years of
his life in the copper mines, I am well
aware ~f the ups and downs which have
afflicted that segment of our economy,
and It bodes no good for the people whom
we represent h. our State to have this
strike continue.
So both Senator MET'ALF and I felt
that when the Anaconda officials and the
United States Strel Workers Union offi cials
start their meetings in Butte to morrow
it will be just the kickoff to a
continual round of meetings to the end
that a settlement can be arrived at.
But there are two things I want to
make clPar: First, there is no intention
on the part of the Government to intervene.
no invocation of the Taft-Hartley
Act. no release of copper from the stock pile,
no national emergency; second, it is
up to the unions and the companies to
get together and work out an agreement
on a free collective bargaining basis. This
is as it should be and as it must be.
because the Government inherently and
basically really has no part to play in
these difficulties between labor and management,
although at times it has been
callPd upon through legislation and other
means to inject itself into situations In
which it-and the parties concernodwould
have been better off if it had
stayed out.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent
that the memorandums of the meetings
in Montana with the three groups
I mPnlioned be set forth as a part of the
RECORD so that all concerned will be
aware of the position and the rolrs
played by the Senators from Montana in
attempting to brim: an end to the strike
situation as it affects Montana.
There being no objection, the statements
were ordered to be printed in the
RECORD as follows:
M~E1:ING WITH SI~NATORS MANSFIELD AND h.f!:"TCALF
OF UNnED STATFS STEP::L WoRKERS, AND AL
SKINNER, NATIONAL REPRESENTATlVE OF
At t'te Solt Lake meeting on October 2,
Me56rs. Molony and Skinner met with Kennecott
Rt the requp.st of Governor Rampton
'!'bey agreed at that time to consider the
!>Dssrb!llty or e. three-ye1r contrac~ at less
than a dollar an hour. They were asked by
the Go\'ernor If they would be willing to discuss
th's with the company and their reply
wos In the affirmative. The Governor asked
the company I! they would come forth with
a counter otTer and the company reprPsentatlve.
Mr Flynn, slc t.hough the mere fact. thut
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It lo our undNstnnding that tbe Montana
wage status Is the lowest In the lndW!try except
for :.!1r operation• or the Upper PenJnsula
In Michigan.
It Is our understanding that at thl.s meetIng
In the Goverr.or's office on October lOth
Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 92, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
October 16, 1967 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE S14827
In HelenR that the An:\conda people will be
represented by n slmllRr group.
1\{F.E'TtNG WITH SFNATORS :MANSFIJI:LO Al\0 MF.TCf.
t.P' AND SF.cnrrARY McNA'\iARA oF Dlr.FENB!:,
H.tMtt.ToN, D~PUTY AssiSTANT SECRETARY or
COM Mf..llCf;, 0CTODI''R 9, lfl67
We met wl th Secr~tRrles McNnmnm of Defense,
Wirtz o! I.~bor, and Mr. Walter A.
H~tmllton, Deputy Assistant Secretnry of
Commt•rce, representing Secretary of Commerce
As we are nll awnre, the Federal Mediation
Conclllntlon Service hns been enmeshed In
the copper strike slnce lts be[;lnnlng and ls
doing the best lt can to brlng the parties
together I thlnk we can state that the 1;ccretarles
have been most lnterestPd In this "ltuatlon
slnce lts lnt"eptlon b>.Jt that they feel
that there Is nothing that the ~ovcrnrnent
can do at thls tlme; that thls ls a matter
which should be settled through the process
of free collective bargain In~ · between the
union and manngcn1ent: and they are hopeful
that this wlll be dn!ir They were not at
all Interested about Invoking Tatt-Hartlev or
releasing copper from the stockplle. It ls
Indeterminate at thls tlme how much copper
ls on hand ln the normal reserve bu l there are
no lndlcatlons o! a shortage ln supply at the
moment even though the sltuatwn may be
becoming somewhat crimped. We feel that
the unomcial board of Secretaries wl th which
we met would like to be helpful but they feel
as we do, that the government cannot step
In unless it Is mandatory for the na tlonal security
which, they Indicated. ls not the case
at thls tlmc and they arc adverse to recommending
Tart-Hartley because It would make
a bad situation that much wo<'e and po""lbly
brlng about a resumption o! the stnkc Into
the middle or winter
The meeting wl th the three Secretaries
was the result of a letter that we sent to the
President on Tuesdav, October 3. His an•wer
was to set up thl.s ·meeting ople out o! work as well ns for the
St..'\tP o ML'lJlann It is mv further belle!
thnt t!1c gor(·nunent does. not intend to
1u1·ok~ 'l'a!L-H:utlcy. As tl·.e S<•cretarles lndlcatP.
tl to nw, there was no nR.tlonal securlty
tnvol\'cd nor doeA It 1ntPnd to release nny
copper !rom the stockp1les. Therefore, the
responsll>1llty r•'Sts on the shoulders or the
unions and the Company to ,;et togetht•r '\nd
the only wny that could bP done, ln my
opinion. tn a conitnual n1cetlng on a givr
and take l>a ts on the p:ut or 1\ll concerned,
a'1ct It would be my further hope that l! this
were done. the present lmpaose mlght be
Lroken and perhaps grounds ror agreement
could be arrived at.
The government wlll not. ln my oplnlon,
Intervene 111 any way at this tlme. Thcre"'
ore. w!th winter coming on, with incomes
tlecllnlng considerably, with neecl.s becoming
more apparent, tt ls necessary that In good
f ,\1 th. all partlPs concerned get to the table,
st.cty there, and continue neogtlatlons to the
end that an agreement can be arrived at.
to discuss this matter. I commend the
Senator for his statement.
Mr. MANSFIELD. I thank the di~tinguished
Senator from Nevada for his
kind remarks.
As the Senator knows, on Friday or
Saturday last, an agreement was reached
between the steelworkers and the Pima
Copper Mining Co., in Arizona. While
that company employ-s only about 650
people, it was. nevertheless, a sett1cmc1t.
The amount arrived at, I think, was 75
cents. which covers hourly increases.
fringe benefits, increased pensions, and
the like.
I would think there is a meeting
ground somewhere between the 50-odd
cents which Kennecott in Utah said it
was prepared to offer, and the less than
$1 the union said it Is prepared to negotiate
on. To me there seems to be a degree
of flexibility on each side; the parties are
not so tar apart as to preclude a settlement
at an early date. With the proper
effort by all of us, this strike can be
settled. More than 3 months is too long
a time. The strike ·has already had too
Mr. BIBLE. Mr President, wlll the harsh an effect on the economy of the
Senator yield for an observation, with people of our States and the States
the consent of the Senator from Minne- themselves.
sota? I thank the Senator from Minne60ta
Mr. MANSFIELD. I yield. for yielding.
Mr. BIBLE. Mr. President, I wish to rAt this point. Mr. INOUYE assumed
commend the distinguished majority the chair.)
leader for the very forceful manner in~
which he presented this very vexatious
My State of Nevada Hkewise Is involved
with two of the major copper
companies. The hardships that are already
apparent to tl e workers who are
out of work and have been out of work
for some 2 or 3 mont' IS are becoming increasingly
critical. ln the eastern part
of my State, where one of the copper
companies is located, many of the workers
have left to see~ employment elsewhere
because of tl e lack of employment.
I commend the majority leader for his
forthright statement. It seems to me
that until the day comes when both
labor and management sit around the
conference table day after day and
around the clock, as the majority leader
suggested, we are not going to break the
With winter just around the comer in
both the great Rtate of Montana and
my State, and particularly in areas
where copper companies operate, it is
high time that management and labor
and their spokesmen worked extra long
hours in free collective bargaining to
resolve this problem. We cannot permit
this impasse to continue.
I congTatulate the majority leader for
his statement earlier in the session.
shortly after the ~trike began. The Senator
from Utah [Mr. Moss I, the Senator
from New Mexico I Mr. MoNTOYA l, aud 1
joined in a letter to the President, just
as the Senator from Montana did at a
later date, asking that a factfinding
group be appointed t.o inquire into the
issues involved. ·
I think that the majority leader has
performed a great service in this respect
in at least a promise that starting tomorrow
morning they will get together
Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 92, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
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"Well, at the risk of sounding simplistic, it'd be nice if we made a shot once in a while," the head coach said. "We just haven't shot the ball very well. We haven't shot it well from 3, and in all honesty, we haven't guarded as well as we normally guard."
But given another opportunity later in the call to discuss his team's many issues, he harkened back to a refrain that he has consistently pointed to this season.
Other teams in his coaching career have struggled to make shots as well, he insisted again. But those teams made up for their deficiencies by defending and rebounding and getting as many easy baskets as possible. This WVU team has not proven capable of doing any of those things at the requisite level to find success.
"Oklahoma missed shots. They rebounded it. We missed shots, we didn't," Huggins said. "When you don't make shots, you've got to find other ways to score, and we've always been very proficient at scoring off the offensive glass. Obviously, we haven't done that.
"We've got to do a better job keeping balls alive and finishing around the goal. We missed 11 shots inside of three feet. We've got to do a better job. I love Oklahoma's bigs, but they're not shot-blockers. They're very skilled guys that shot the ball well against us, shot it with range and can really put it on the floor. [Romero] Osby, particularly, just really hurt us on the offensive glass at the end of the game. But they're not people like we're going to play against in the next few games that are among the leaders in blocked shots and changing shots. There's not a lot of reason we missed the easy ones that we missed."
A key part of West Virginia's post offense should be Deniz Kilicli. But the big man from Turkey has struggled this season, shooting less than 40 percent from the field. He has averaged only 4.1 points per game over the Mountaineers' last seven outings.
That makes it much tougher for the senior to provide the sort of leadership Huggins has gotten from his veterans in the past.
"I think always in the past, we always had seniors step up," Huggins said. "We lost Joe Alexander and people said, 'What are you going to do?' Well, Da'Sean Butler stepped up. We lost Da'Sean Butler, and Kevin Jones stepped up.
"I think our problem is we haven't had anybody step up. I mean, in all honesty, how many shots did you see K.J. miss from three feet? I mean, we're getting shots. We're not making any. And the flipside of it is we're not stopping anybody. Five consecutive possessions Oklahoma got second shots. Five. That's going to happen once in a while, but it's not supposed to happen five consecutive times."
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You know the scene, where the horse and the person both end up sweaty and out of breath from running in circles, or running backwards, or wrestling over a leg or hoof… In the beginning I spent a lot of time fighting with horses. I was taught that when a horse isn't giving you the response you want, "you can't let them get away with it" so you are supposed to hang in there until you get it. This meant sometimes knock down drag out fights over silly things like walking through a mud puddle, standing to be clipped, etc. I won many fights, but I also lost more often than I care to admit, resulting in the horse learning a bad habit that I then had to correct.
I quickly realized that if I wanted to be a trainer I couldn't lose these fights, so I devoted a lot of energy to learning how to make sure I won those fights. I learned a lot about timing, (I can slip a bridle on before the horse knows it's coming!) rope handling, coordination (i.e. not getting my feet tangled in the ropes) body language, etc. I learned that some horses would rather work themselves into a lather than step foot into a trailer, and that some horses will hurt themselves before they give in. I learned that even a quiet, kid's safe horse might kick you (and rightfully so) if you stand right next to it and whip it in the butt. (It took twice to learn that one unfortunately.)
I became pretty good at avoiding these mistakes, but I realized two things.
1.Fighting isn't good. It isn't good for the horse, and it isn't good for the rider. Both are at risk of injury, the horse usually from exhaustion or being taken off balance, and the person from the flying horse limbs. The horse doesn't enjoy it, the person doesn't enjoy it, and it seems silly to go through all of that over a principle of "you can't let them get away with it" or "you need to do what I say when I say".
2.I can't win every fight. Most of the horse owners I work with don't have the same experience and won't win the fights I win. If I don't come up with a different solution eventually things are going to go badly, and there is a good chance someone will get hurt.
A horse doesn't need to be taught that they can't win in a fight, so they shouldn't try. They need to be taught that they don't need to fight. Horse and rider are a team.. Mark and I went to a marriage conference early on in our marriage, and I will never forget, they taught us that in an argument you have to remind yourself that your spouse is not your enemy. It is not I win/you lose. If one of you loses you both lose, because you are a team. They suggested tongue in cheek that if you really struggle with the idea to put a post it on your spouse's forehead that says "you are not my enemy". I think we need to do this with our horses. Don't set out to conquer your horse, teach your horse.
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I had someone schedule a lesson to look at how they can get their horse to move faster on the trail. It was very evident to me that this horse had a physical problem. His muscling on one side of his pelvis was half the size of the muscling on the right. He had compensated for a bad joint in his pelvis for so long that his muscle had atrophied on one side and built up on the other. They didn't realize the horse had a physical issue and had thus spent 2 years trying to force the horse down the trail at a speed that he was incapable of maintaining. Imagine the pain that horse went through. It is amazing that he didn't blow up and hurt someone. Many horses in that situation do, especially those with nerve pain. They are called dangerous and usually end up being sent down the road. It happens way more often than you would think. Instead this horse patiently endured repeated mistreatment (totally unintended, but that doesn't change the impact on the horse) and continued to do the job he was trained to do to the best of his ability. He deserves a good retirement and a lot of carrots.
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"The horse is doing one of two things: he's doing what he thinks he's supposed to do, or he's doing what he thinks he has to do to survive." – Ray Hunt
Ground Manners
A new training horse came in this week, a very sweet young gelding. He is very good, until something is scary or more interesting than me, then he is not so good. I try not to "punish" horses when they are frightened, because it just seems to add to the anxiety and makes me the enemy, or someone to get away from. However when there is a training problem with a horse it tends to show up in different ways at different levels of energy. This horse who jumps on top of me when he hears a noise outside the arena also walks a bit too close when I am leading him. He doesn't stop or back well, he crowds me and the gate when I am trying to lead him through it. These are all symptoms of him not understanding my personal space, and not being responsive enough when I ask him to back off. The more nervous he gets the more obvious the behavior is, eventually leading him to run over his owner when he is being asked to do something that is a bit scary. To fix the problem I will start at the basics. Stop when I say, back when I say, stay where I put you until I ask for something else. That is where I will fix the problem of him jumping on top of me. I will make it very clear to him that I expect him to move away from me quickly whenever I ask. This will eventually fix the nervous crowding problem without me ever having to try to work through a big blow up. I end up with a horse that is pleasant to stand next to. They enjoy attention, and usually meet me at the gate. They know I am a comfortable safe place to be, but at the same time they know that they do not want to push me or step on me or crowd me because there are consequences.
My mare Bella is an example of the effectiveness of this approach. The other day I was grooming her in her stall and a noise outside the barn spooked her. (She has a sensitive/anxious personality so her spooks can be big.) I felt her foot touch the top of my foot as she was coming my way, but before she applied enough pressure for me to feel discomfort she was back moving the opposite direction. The spook ended with her standing in exactly the same spot she started, and a little scuff of mud on the top of my boot from where her hoof had been. (And my heart pounding in my chest a little. She is not really a "look out for your rider" kind of horse, and not so long ago she would have gone right over top of me.)
I find that it works so much better to approach training problems this way. I break the problem behavior down to its simplest form. I then find the easiest ways I can come up with to work on it and I do those first, gradually increasing the difficulty as they improve. I set myself up for success that way, because the horse learns better when they are calm, and I don't find myself in a physical battle with a frightened horse that I am bound to lose.


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