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2016 Orvis Guide Rendezvous Keynote Delivered by Wade Fellin
Last weekend, Wade Fellin had the honor of delivering the keynote address at the annual Orvis Guide Rendezvous in Missoula, MT.
As many of you know, in addition to managing the Big Hole Lodge with his father, Craig, and guiding the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Bitterroot, and Missouri, Wade is program director of Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, a water quality advocacy NGO based in Bozeman, MT.
Wade's message was simple yet important: fly fishers must all work together to protect the clean water future of our fisheries. We'd like to share his speech here and encourage you all to join and support your local watershed groups!
2016 Orvis Guide Rendezvous Awards Banquet Keynote
Taking the Oars
by: Wade Fellin
Before my father ran a fly fishing lodge, he enlisted in the Marine Corps to fight in Vietnam. We've never talked about his experience, but his two best friends from his platoon found our Lodge online 10 years ago and randomly showed up with their own 17-year-old sons.
One of these men had a bushy gray mustache, curly gray hair and went by "Night-train." After two days of calling him this, I finally gathered the courage to ask why. He explained that in Vietnam, he was assigned to mortars, and it was his duty to light the night by firing illumination over the jungle. One time he slipped as he fired, toppling the cannon and sending a white, fiery ball horizontally at his team. The commanding officer dove out of the way just in time. He later exclaimed that he thought he was surely getting run over by a goddamn night-train! The name stuck.
After the war, Dad pursued his passion for the outdoors, and Night-train moved to Lake Tahoe to pursue his passion for reading Mark Twain. He took to the water like Huck and Jim and became the Ghost of Twain reciting stories on Tahoe's river boat, the M.S. Dixie.
Now in his early seventies, Night-train has come to look like Twain, he is full of wisdom, and he's a hell of a lot better speaking in front of a crowd than I am! When Orvis called me and asked me to speak tonight, I called Night-train the next day.
He said, "Just last weekend I was invited to speak to a bunch of fly fishermen in Redondo Beach. I am not a fly fisherman. But of course, as the Ghost of Mark Twain, I'm able to speak on the subject at length."
The fly fishermen and women were everything I expected them to be: cordial but formidable, jovial but refined, and downright fly-fisherman-friendly. Show me a fly fisherman and I'll show you a gentleman. Might be the river, the fish, the company, or the heavens above, but the recipe seems to attract and produce noblemen and women of the blood roy-al!
But, I've never been to an Orvis guide rendezvous. nor have I interacted with many guides. Good luck – I doubt they'll want to hear fish stories!"
I don't dare tell you all any fish stories. I can only tell you what I've learned, about the rivers I've fallen in love with, and what I think we need to do to protect them.
But first, thank you all for being here. Thank you Orvis for hosting this wonderful event. Thank you to the Perkins Family and the Orvis staff for fostering these friendships, facilitating these business meetings and creating a learning environment that has proven to be so helpful to each of our operations.
Not to mention, this weekend is a blast, and to that end, I want to thank Missoula for putting up with this beard and Carhart convention!
What I'd like to share with you tonight is my perspective on our world of fly fishing: where the sport was almost thirty years ago and where I think it's going. My perspective has largely been shaped on the Big Hole River, which is why preserving my father's legacy means so much to me. And the lifeblood of that legacy is the river.
My father moved here to Missoula from Pennsylvania in 1974. He working as a security guard at the airport and on his lunch breaks he hung out at the Streamside Angler, then owned by Frank Johnson and Rich Anderson. They gave him all the advice he needed to hone his kills as a fly fisher and he fished between shifts in a white shirt, tie, and black slacks on these Missoula rivers.
He headed to Aspen in 1978 and guided for Chuck Fothergil along with George Odier. Both were famous for nymphing without an indicator and swore by the Western Coachman. While in Aspen, Dad met my mom, a Bozeman native, and they decided to start a fly fishing lodge. In 1983, with Fothergil's blessing they headed north through Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, searching for their perfect spot and founded their business on the banks of the Wise River, just up from the Big Hole River.
At that time there were very few lodges in the mountain west: Lonnie's Three Rivers Ranch in Idaho, (congratulations to Lonnie for her lifetime achievement nomination tonight!) The Firehole Ranch near West Yellowstone, the Crescent H near Jackson, Wyoming and The Complete Fly Fisher just down the river on the Big Hole.
Mom and Dad spoke with Phil and Joan Wright, the owners of the Fly Fisher to explain their intentions of starting another lodge just 8 miles upstream. Phil responded by taking Dad down the river to teach him how he fished it.
Back then the caddis hatches looked like snow storms. The salmon fly hatches were so thick cars would slide driving through the canyon. There were very few people on the water.
I came along in 1988. Mom and Dad used to strap my bassinette to the fourteen foot avon. I spent my childhood fishing the Wise River and my teens learning to row the Big Hole and West Fork of the Bitterroot. Now, after 10 years of guiding, I'm partnering with my father in a business he has spent 33 years nurturing, a business that has brought so much joy and knowledge and fulfillment to so many clients and employees and to both of us over the course of more than three decades. Orvis once wrote in a Trout Bum of the Week article that my life was a charmed one as fly fishing goes and they were absolutely right. I'm almost embarrassed talking about how lucky and spoiled I am.
But I am immensely grateful for this incredible opportunity. And I realize that with it comes a significant set of challenges. My generation, the majority of us now in this room, is inheriting a very different world of fly fishing. Though each generation before us has had a responsibility to protect fisheries for succeeding generations and many in this room have done great work, we are now facing a much more urgent call to act.
Moving forward we are all going to have to work together. I realize we guide and operate in a much more competitive business environment and throughout the industry many of us work in rather isolated spheres. But camaraderie exists in this room more so than anywhere else I've experienced in the fly fishing world. It's similar to the camaraderie Phil Wright and my father shared.
We have to work together now because our fisheries are on a slippery slope. Our climate is warming, our population is growing, and our rivers are suffering.
Bozeman, where I spend my off season, is booming as tech companies move in; many of these new residents spend little to no time on the water. Wisdom, Montana, where my mother's family homesteaded, used to be full of multi-generation ranch families. Fewer and fewer of my generation are staying home to run the ranch. These family ranches are then being bought by corporate cattle companies who don't have the same connection or appreciation of the unique landscape or know how to be good stewards of our special river valleys.
The landscapes of the West are changing, and changing quickly, and though trout are often resilient to change, their ecosystems are not. There are no longer snowstorms of caddis on the Big Hole or the Jefferson. You'd be lucky to catch the salmon fly hatch for more than two weeks in June. Moving forward, we must be proactive in protecting the quality of water that sustains these organisms.
Over 40 years ago our nation's leaders recognized that the waters of the United States were in trouble, and they set forth a strong system of rules based on science to reverse the degradation and pollution of our waterways. That system has largely been viewed as red tape and in many cases, ignored all together.
To make this more concrete, here in Montana, less than half of our rivers get surveyed to assess their health every 10 years, as is required by law. If a river is found to be unhealthy or hurting from some type of pollution, it can take up to 15 years for a clean water improvement plan to be created, much less implemented.
The reality is, although Montana is widely regarded as one of the Last, Best Places for fishing, its prize blue ribbon streams are at risk from the change we talked about. It took a Montanan suing the state over 15 years ago to get the state to take the business of protecting–and restoring–rivers seriously.
Some of you know my dirty secret—I spend my off-season working with…gasp…hippie lawyers.
But they're not as bad as they're cracked-up to be—they're worse!
I work for a Montana-based water advocacy organization called Upper Missouri Waterkeeper. We're focused on protecting and improving river and community health in the headwaters of the Missouri River Basin. For those of you not familiar with the area, I'm talking about the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Ruby, Jefferson, Madison, Gallatin, Dearborn, Smith, and Sun, and the main-stem Missouri out to Fort Benton.
I truly believe we can protect our rivers, our fisheries, our businesses—before it's too late. Local advocacy provides the catalyst for change that I believe every western river deserves. There's a distinct need in the West for all of us who care about our rivers and fisheries to take the steps necessary to protect our most vital resource. We can do this.
Here's a tangible example of a small act going a long way:
Last summer, a fellow Big Hole River guide floated a new landowner past his property. The guide pointed at the eroding bank and said, "So now that you own this ground, what do you think about a fence?
"Keep the river from ripping away your property every year when the ice comes out."
"How's that?"
"The cattle that run on that property in the spring took out all the willows. Now the ice takes out the bank, making the river wider, shallower, warmer, more prone to algae and less conducive to insect life."
Based on this conversation, the Big Hole River Foundation is temporarily fencing this mile-long section of river with grant money, and with a little willow planting, that section will stop getting wider, shallower, and warmer. Those willows will suck up a lot of nutrients that algae would otherwise flourish on, leading to a healthier, colder, cleaner river for fish and bugs.
We fishermen and women are lucky enough to be on the front lines of these issues with the opportunity to effect the most positive change for our rivers. Rather than sitting back and using the resource while our home states ignore the problems and continue to rely on largely unsuccessful traditional practices in the face of a changing environment, we need to be steering the boat. This means not only educating ourselves on the issues in our watersheds, but also communicating our knowledge and suggesting solutions from the fly fishing community to the government decision-makers. It's too late to rely on slow moving bureaucracy.
And the future of our fisheries needs us to do more than "keep fish wet and clean up our tippets." We all need to get involved, and get our clients involved, in protecting our rivers. We don't have to fight these battles alone. One of the best ways to do this is by joining and supporting the local watershed groups working on the rivers we love. The Clark Fork Coalition does incredible work, and the fruits of their labor benefit the entire Columbia Basin. And if you don't have a local watershed group, form one. Guides in this room have and I'm sure would be more than willing to offer advice. Derek Young started a Trout Unlimited (TU) Chapter on his home waters in Washington. Mike Geary resurrected a TU Chapter on the Ruby and Beaverhead.
In closing, we have the best job in the world and an incredible opportunity to spend our days on rivers, teaching people how important tuning out and connecting with nature truly is. We can turn a New York minute into ten minutes seated on a bank studying a rising trout. That transformation makes every day guiding worthwhile for me. As the boots in the water, we have the duty to raise awareness about threats to these fisheries. We are the voice for the voiceless.
Just as my father built Big Hole Lodge by hand and has shaped it into what it has become today, many of you in this room have spent your lives on rivers helping shape the fly fishing world into what it is today—a world exactly like Night-train described, a community of classy people who are deeply connected to the sacredness of nature.
Many generations before us have been forced to answer a call to action in protecting our country. We aren't being sent to war. We have a choice to fight this battle. I'm going to do my best to help protect these fisheries so that our fly fishing community can flourish and I'm honored to do so alongside all of you.
Thank you Orvis for your proud commitment to protecting our rivers and clean water! And thank you. Thank you all for your time.
Orvis commits 5% of pre-tax profits to protecting nature.
Upper Missouri Waterkeeper is exclusively focused on protecting and improving waterways and community health throughout Montana's Upper Missouri River Basin.
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- May 2010: Jimmy Gardner, who played Ernie Prang in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, dies by pneumonia.
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- November 2010: The first part of the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released.
- 15 July 2011: Release of the second part of the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which concludes the Harry Potter film series, a little under a decade after it began.
- 31 October 2011: Was announced as a scheduled date for the general public opening of Pottermore, a Harry Potter companion website that had earlier opened to beta users. It was later announced that the site would be opened to the public at an indefinite date.
- February 2012: The J. K. Rowling Official Site is taken down, save a single page announcement, pending a major redesign. The site was later relaunched in spring of the same year.
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- 31 March, 2012: The Warner Bros. Studio Tours The Making of Harry Potter is opened Worldwide in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, with members of the cast and crew going to Leavesden for the Grand Opening.
- 14 April, 2012, beta registry ended on Pottermore and it was opened to the public for registration.
- 9 October, 2012: Harry Potter for Kinect is released.
- 13 November, 2012: Wonderbook: Book of Spells is released.
- 15 December, 2012: The Harry Potter Shop at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters opens to the public at King's Cross Station in London, England.[3]
- 28 March, 2013: Richard Griffiths, the actor who portrayed Vernon Dursley, passes away due to complications during a heart surgery.
- 27 August, 2013: 15th anniversary editions of the Harry Potter books, with new cover artwork by Kazu Kibuishi, are released in the United States of America.[4]
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Trump agreed with recommendations to keep some of the most sensitive JFK assassination records sealed, at least until October 2021.
John F. Kennedy's legacy is far greater than the headlines that followed his assassination in Dealey Plaza, and Dallas will forever be a tragic figure in the story of America's most youthful president. Congress set a deadline of Oct. 26, 2017, to release thousands of files on the assassination that had remained classified. Only the president has the authority to keep them sealed.
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This is the sixth release of Kennedy assassination documents in 2017, and the last before the National Archives completes a final review in coming months.
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After years of secrecy, thousands of federal documents on President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas have been released.
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"Researchers," in Kennedy assassination parlance, are the thousands of people who don't buy the official line that Oswald alone killed the president.
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Subject: [Classpathx-crypto] Re: gnu.crypto web page
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> i would appreciate it if you can have a look at the gnu.crypto web page
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> Classpathx norms.
It's really well designed, I like it.
Normally, GNU prefer to use just the HTML 2.0 standard. This ensures that
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That's why you need a target to produce the tar file (see the gnu coding
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> finally what probably is missing is a link from the classpathx main page
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Leave it to me.. when we've resolved this HTML version issue I'll put the
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This is all coming together really well! Well done!
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> i got rid of the divs and other artifices i think are not html2.0
> friendly. have a look at it now.
Excellent. I'll put the link in from the main page tonight.
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According to Bosch Rexroth (Lohr, Germany; www.boschrexroth.com) chairman Manfred Grundke, the factory automation company must establish an R&D base in China to meet the needs of the indigenous market, protect the company from theft of its intellectual property, and prepare for the day when Chinese suppliers develop products better able to compete with those sold in the developed markets. "They have stolen from us in the past," he says with an air of almost defiant resignation, "so we must keep our top-of-the-line products to ourselves and not share them with the Chinese." Far from isolating the Chinese or belittling their ingenuity, Grundke sees them as able and skilled competitors that are quickly learning their craft. He compares them to Japanese automakers in the post-war period, but feels the learning curve will be much shorter. "We all may have laughed at the Japanese at first, but no one laughs at Toyota now," he says. "It will be the same with the Chinese."
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Siemens launches 'Measuring Success' tour
Siemens announced the launch of its Measuring Success tour, setting out from its 2011 Automation Summit in Orlando, FL. Hitting the road is a 53-ft mobile showcase of process instrumentation, process analyzers and process automation products and solutions.
"Our goal is to be a full-service and long-term partner with our customers, using our experience and knowledge to work together in solving challenges, reducing costs, minimizing risks and increasing productivity and profitability," says Raj Batra, president of Siemens industry automation division. "The tour is a testament to our customer-first attitude and will bring products and solutions to our customers' doorsteps."
This division includes many types of measurement and control products:
• Level
• Pressure
• Temperature
• Flow transmitters
• Valve instrumentation
• Regulators and relays
• Process protection instruments
• Weigh feeders
• Belt scales
• Analytical system integration
• Gas chromatographs
• Continuous gas analyzers, and
• Laser analytics.
These types of products can be found supporting a host of industries like water, power generation, oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, glass, cement, and metals.
In addition to showing a broad and innovative portfolio of products, the showcase highlights Siemens Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) with a comprehensive display that demonstrates how information can be shared seamlessly to improve customer operations. The measuring success showcase features a control room, process area, instrument shop, and analytics shelter all based on Siemens technology. The tour will travel across the country, engaging customers with Siemens process measurement experts.
Relating this interaction with the process automation community is a major motivation for the recently launched 'Measuring Success' blog. This Siemens blog features weekly articles from process instrumentation and analytics specialists addressing real-time concerns within the process industry. It allows feedback from end users, opening a dialog of two-way communication for problem solving, technical issues, and best practices from industry experts.


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The charges stemmed from a report published in Integracíon in February, "The Mysterious Power in Ancash," that discussed alleged corruption in Álvarez's government and quoted a report in the Lima-based magazine Hildebrandt en sus Trece that claimed that the governor was being protected from prosecution by a contact at the local attorney general's office, according to the daily. Álvarez denied all the charges, saying that he and his government were "exemplary." He filed a complaint against Peñaranda, along with one against journalists César Hildebrandt and Melissa Pérez in conjunction with the earlier article, alleging they had damaged his reputation. Hildebrandt and Pérez were acquitted in April by a judge in Lima who said politicians and public figures were subject to a higher level of scrutiny, the news reports said.
The week before the Ancash case concluded the manager of Integración, Yolanda Quito Camones, was attacked and hit by a group of Álvarez's supporters at the hearing, according to the local press freedom group IPYS. Peñaranda is appealing the conviction, IPYS said.


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Treatment Options for Dogs with Nasal Tumors
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
My 11-year-old springer spaniel has been diagnosed with a tumor in his sinus. In his case, the vet said radiation therapy would only add about 5 months to his life. Can you give me some direction?
Lili Duda, VMD, Editor of the OncoLink Veterinary Oncology Section, responds:
For the average dog, radiation therapy (with or without surgery, depending on the particular situation) provides 1 to 1 1/2 years survival (the average means that half the treated dogs do the same or worse than this, and half do the same or better than this). There are certain features of each particular dog that would make an oncologist feel better or worse about this prognosis. In cases where the prognosis is not good, palliative radiation can provide some symptom-relief.
There are no alternative treatments reported in the medical literature for treatment of nasal tumors in dogs. If aggressive treatment is not an option for you, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs (such as prednisone) can improve many of a dog's symptoms by alleviating the swelling and infection that are often associated with these tumors.
If you or your veterinarian have not already done so, please consult a qualified veterinary oncologist to further explore the treatment options for your pet.


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Been Awhile
Hey! Been awhile since i had time to post here but it's not that i haven't been THINKING about posting. At a certain point so many things happen that i MEANT to post about that then it just seems too overwhelming to try to write about it all so maybe i'll just skip some stuff. Went to Austin for SXSW and saw some great bands. In addition to the excellent Merge artists that were all over town (Wild Flag, Wye Oak, Telekinesis, Apex Manor, cool trio version of American Music Club, Times New Viking & Versus...Jenn of Wye Oak & Mark Eitzel pictured above backstage at the Parish) that week, i managed to squeeze in some Yuck, Edwyn Collins, The Obits, OFF! and The Barreracudas (reminded me of the Chesterfield Kings). All good stuff. Still missed tons of stuff i would have liked to have seen incl Black Lips, Ted Leo solo gigs galore and Sharon Van Etten who i have yet to see live. Also had an incredible meal at Uchiko. Sushi in Texas? Yes, and more.
Somehow Austin manages to be fun despite the fact that when you leave that inspired set you just saw to close out the night at some sweaty club, you emerge to thousands of drunk idiots dropping their pizza in the street to the sound of someone freestyling to a digeridoo and some bongos that are strapped to a dog on a rope leash at 2 AM. The 6th St situation at this point is so terrible (yet somehow unavoidable, though i did steer clear for the most part) i'm not even going to check my spelling on digeridoo.
Cold and raining once again here in NC but hey it'll be 90 degrees here soon enough...
Listening this week:
V/A - The Sound of Philadelphia (Soul Jazz)
Yo La Tengo - President / New Wave Hot Dogs / Painful
Yaz - Upstairs at Eric's
American Music Club - California / Mercury
Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship
Fridge - The Sun
The Verlaines - Some Disenchanted Evening
Nick Cave - No More Shall We Part
Mal Waldron - Left Alone
Prince - Controversy (insane show at the RBC Center last week, too)
Jimmy Webb - Archive
The Zero Boys - Vicious Circle
been reading We Got the Neutron Bomb which means i have to dig out my Dangerhouse comp...
last and semi-least, we have a limited number of Majesty Shredding-themed tote bags for sale featuring the "Tube Guy" that graces our backdrop over at the Merge Store!


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(Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis)
Batten disease is the most common form of a group of rare disorders known as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs). Batten disease is an inherited genetic disorder that causes a build-up of lipopigments in the body's tissue. Batten disease refers to a juvenile form of NCL, but the other forms of NCL can also be referred to as Batten disease. The forms of NCL include:
- Infantile NCL
- Late infantile NCL
- Juvenile NCL
- Adult NCL
Batten disease is caused by abnormalities in genes that are involved with the production and use of certain body proteins. The disease results in a build-up of fats and proteins called lipopigments in the cells of the brain, eyes, skin, and other tissues.
Researchers have made progress in identifying the defective enzymes and mutated genes that underlie these disorders, but it is not yet known exactly how the gene mutations cause this build-up of lipopigments.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Since Batten disease is an inherited condition, people at risk include:
- Children of parents with Batten disease
- Children of parents not afflicted with Batten disease, but who carry the abnormal genes that cause the disease
Symptoms of Batten disease include the following:
- Vision loss and blindness
- Muscle incoordination
- Intellectual disability or decreasing mental function after a period of normal development
- Emotional disturbances or difficulties
- Seizures
- Muscle spasms
- Deterioration of muscle tone
- Movement problems
Symptoms of Batten disease are similar in each type of the disease. However, the time of appearance, severity, and rate of progression of symptoms can vary depending on the type of the disease. For example:
Infantile NCL (Santavuori-Haltia disease)—Symptoms begin to appear between 6 months-2 years of age and progress rapidly. Children with this type generally live until age 5, though some survive in a vegetative state a few years longer.
Late infantile NCL (Jansky-Bielschowsky disease)—Symptoms begin to appear between 2-4 years of age and progress rapidly. Children with this type usually live until ages 8-12.
Juvenile NCL (Spielmeyer-Vogt-Sjogren-Batten disease)—Symptoms begin to appear between 5-8 years of age and progress less rapidly. Those afflicted usually live until their late teens or early 20s; and in some cases, into their 30s.
Adult NCL (Kufs disease or Party's disease)—Symptoms usually begin to appear before 40 years of age. Symptoms progress slowly and are usually milder. However, this form of the disease usually does shorten a person's life span.
Batten disease is often difficult to diagnose because it is so rare. Vision problems are often the first symptoms. Therefore, an initial diagnosis may result from an eye exam.
Your bodily fluids and tissues may be tested. This can be done with:
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
- Biopsies
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There is no known treatment that will stop the progression or effects of Batten disease. Therefore, treatment aims to reduce symptoms.
For those who have seizures, anticonvulsant medications can be given to help control seizures. In addition, physical and/or occupational therapy can help people continue functioning for a longer period of time.
One experimental therapy is supplementation with vitamins C and E combined with a diet low in vitamin A. This may slow the progression of the disease in children however, there is no evidence that it will stop the progression of the disease. Talk to your doctor before trying this therapy.
There is no known way to prevent Batten disease. If you have Batten disease or have a family history of the disorder, you can talk to a genetic counselor when deciding to have children.
NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov
Batten Disease Support and Research Association http://www.bdsra.org
Batten's disease: Eight genes and still counting. Lancet. 1999;354(9177):443-445.
Sondhi D, et al. Feasibility of gene therapy for late neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Arch Neurol. 2001;58(11):1793-1798.
Taupin P. HuCNS-SC (StemCells). Curr Opin Mol Ther. 2006;8(2):156-163.
What is Batten disease? Batten Disease Support and Research Association website. Available at:
Updated August 8, 2013.
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The Lipscomb Bisons fell behind Mercer 1-0 after the first two minutes of the game and that proved to be enough as Mercer earned a 2-0 victory Thursday over the Bisons in an Atlantic Sun Conference match-up at Bear Field in Macon, Ga.
The Bisons outshot the Bears, 14-7 but failed to capitalize on its scoring opportunities as they fell for just the second time in its last six games.
The loss dropped the Bisons to 8-8 overall, and 4-4 in the A-Sun. Mercer improved to 9-5 overall and 4-4 in league play.
"Our team failed to play within our system tonight and as a result it was a pretty bad team loss," Bisons' coach Charles Morrow said. "We got rattled a little bit when we gave up that early goal but give Mercer credit. They (Mercer) did a good job of defending us and getting numbers behind the ball as the game went along."
Lipscomb outshot Mercer 9-3 in the opening period but Richie Edmondson's early goal at the 1:42 mark gave the Bears a one-goal lead at intermission.
In the second half, the Bisons once again held the shot advantage over Mercer but failed to get the ball in the back of the net as goalkeeper Brett Petricek made three of his six saves on the night in the second half.
"We played to individualistic tonight and we needed someone to step up," Morrow said.
The Bears added to its lead at the 78:15 mark when Will Betts scored his first goal of the season off assists from Josh Shutter and Ryan Young, giving Mercer a two-goal lead.
Andrew Chamberlain led the Lipscomb attack with four shots, while Joey Chiappetta, Nick Bibb and Chase Nieri had two shots apiece.
Both teams entered the night vying for a top-four seeding in the A-Sun postseason tournament. The Bisons are currently tied with Mercer and Campbell with 12 points in the regular season standings with each team having one game left to play.
The Bisons will conclude the regular season on Saturday when they travel to Buies Creek, N.C., to face Campbell. Saturday's game against the Fighting Camels will start at 6 p.m. CT. Campbell blanked Belmont 7-0 on Thursday night.
The third and fourth seeds of the A-Sun Tournament will host first-round games while the first and second seeds receive first-round byes. The first-round games are Nov. 6 and the semifinals are Nov. 11. The winner of the two semifinals will play in the championship on Nov. 13.
Atlantic Sun Conference Standings (Through Oct. 28, 2010)
Conference Overall
School W-L-T PTS W-L-T
Stetson 5-2-0 15 8-5-1
Lipscomb 4-4-0 12 8-8-0
Mercer 4-4-0 12 9-5-1
Campbell 4-4-0 12 6-6-4
Jacksonville 3-4-0 9 8-7-1
Belmont 3-5-0 9 6-10-0
North Florida 2-5-0 6 3-9-0
USC Upstate 0-9-0 0 1-12-3
* - Not eligible for A-Sun Tournament Play During NCAA Reclassifying Period
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30 Finalists Vie for Lilly Scholarship• April 11, 2013 Share:
Wabash College's Lilly Award Program is underway with 30 finalists on campus through Saturday. The young men are undergoing interviews for a full room and board scholarship.
The Lilly Scholarship covers tuition, room and board for all four years of a student's Wabash education. The scholarship program was established in 1974 to honor Eli Lilly and his family. The award is designed to recognize outstanding young men who show potential. Honorees will be young men who can prove they will impact Wabash College and their community.
The young men will go through interviews throughout the day Friday after a welcoming banquet Thursday night. The keynote address will be given by Senior Director of Communications and Marketing, Secretary of Wabash College Jim Amidon '87.
The students will enjoy an informal cookout at Caleb Mills House Friday evening then participate in faculty-led group discussions Saturday morning.
While many of the thirty are from Indiana, other locations represented are Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Kentucky, California, Oregon and South Africa.
The 30 finalists are: Evan Bowe, Floyd Knobs, In.; Jake Budler, Parklands, South Africa; Eric Burgess, Westwood, MA.; Polo Burguete, Culver, IN.; Matthew Coscia, Zionsville, IN.; Ben Cramer, Shipshewana, IN.; Bobby Cramer, South Bend, IN.; Cole Crouch, Indianapolis, IN.; Austin Dukes, Kokomo, IN.; Luke Durell, Indianapolis, IN.; Max Earp-Thomas, Eugene, OR.; Isaac Empson, Peoria, IL.; John Hornak, Richmond, IN.; Alex Leer, Arcadia, IN.; Nathan Manworren, Westfield, IN.; Jusin Miller, Saint Joe, IN.; Fortino Noveron, Santa Ana, CA.; Nick Peterson, Indianapolis, IN.; Andrew Powell, Zionsville, IN.; David Rico, Chicago, IL.; Andrew Roginski, Lafayette, IN.; Bailey Ross, Madison, GA.; Kyle Stucker, Franklin, IN.; Jimmy Suess, Indianapolis, IN.; Daniel Thompson, Jeffersonville, IN.; Jacob VanWassenhove, Indianapolis, IN.; Benjamin Wade, Clayton, IN.; Benjamen Washer, Crawfordsville, IN.; Rory Willats, Columbus, IN.; Alex Wimber, Henderson, KY.
The scholarship selection committee is: Professor of Religion Jonathan Baer, Dudley Burgess '64, Asst. Prof. of Economics Christie Byun, Eric Cavanaugh '76, Prof. of Chemistry Richard Dallinger, Asst. Prof. of Rhetoric Sara Drury, Art Howe '82, Larry Hutchison '63, Asst. Prof. of Chemistry Walter Novak, Asst. Prof. of Psychology Eric Olofson, Jeffrey Perkins '89, Dean of the College Gary Phillips, Dean of Students Mike Raters '85, Dean of Advancement Jonathan Stern, Daniel Taylor '83.
Recent past winners include:
Class of 2016 - Methuselah King, Chicago, Patric Frankoviak Bryant, Carmel, IN., Alexander Hernandez, La Joya, Texas.
Class of 2015 – Kristopher Nickle, Rockville; Lucas Zromkoski, Valparaiso, Edward Pingel, South Bend
Class of 2014 – Spencer Peters, Brookston, Adam Barnes, Bradford, Pa.; Francisco Huerta, Chicago, Ill.
Class of 2013 – Riley Floyd, Noblesville, Thomas Schmidt, Euless, Tx., Liam Smith, Lawrence, Ka.


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The brain is the control center of the body and mind. And like all other parts of the body, the brain is susceptible to tumors.
There are more than 120 types of brain tumors, ranging from benign – or noncancerous – to malignant – or cancerous. These tumors can significantly impact a person's quality of life and even become deadly if they interfere with vital bodily functions.
Almost as varied as the tumors themselves are the symptoms they exhibit. Often dependent on the tumor's size and location, tumors can affect localized organs. For example, a tumor near the region of the brain that controls eyesight may cause vision to be blurry, while a tumor near the region that controls movement may result in difficulty moving arms or legs.
Common signs and symptoms of brain tumors include:
- Seizures: whole-body convulsions, jerking or abnormal movements of a limb or part of the face.
- Changes in motor function: falling, struggles with balance, sudden clumsiness, difficulty swallowing or controlling facial expression, weakness on one side of the body.
- Numbness: loss of feeling in a part of the body or face.
- Changes in memory or thinking: memory loss, difficulty concentrating or remembering, taking longer to complete tasks, feeling confused.
- Changes in personality or mood: changes in behavior or mood, such as depression.
- Changes in vision or hearing: loss of, blurry or double vision, seeing floating spots or shapes as well as hearing difficulties.
- Changes in speech: slurring words, slowed speech.
- Nausea: feeling queasy or vomiting.
- Headaches: despite what many assume, headaches are often not an early sign of a brain tumor, but frequent headaches should be brought to the attention of a doctor.
Fortunately, not all brain tumors are serious. In fact, many tumors are small and benign, and involve just observation and follow up with a doctor. For large or malignant brain tumors, treatments may involve surgery, medications, radiation or chemotherapy.
Recent innovations in the treatment of brain tumors have greatly improved quality of life and longevity. These include treatments that specifically target receptors on the surface of a tumor cell, vaccines that use the body's immune system to fight tumors and therapy that is tailored to the individual patient to minimize side effects. Moreover, advanced techniques such as stereotactic radiosurgery, neuroendoscopy, awake-brain mapping and electrophysiological mapping maximize the precision of tumor removal while minimizing risk.
The brain is a delicate and complex area. When seeking treatment, it is important to be treated at a comprehensive cancer center that provides both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary care. Hospital networks that include academic medical centers, like NewYork-Presbyterian, are at the forefront of research and clinical trials and offer the latest innovations in care.
NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Cancer Centers provide high-quality, comprehensive cancer care at convenient locations throughout the New York metropolitan area, Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley. NYP Cancer Centers provide a comprehensive program of cancer services in a state-of-the-art, comfortable environment. Board certified medical oncologists collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of cancer specialists to provide each patient with an individualized plan of care. To find a location, visit nyp.org/cancerlocations.
NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the largest and most comprehensive hospitals in the nation, ranked New York's No. 1 hospital for the 16th consecutive year, and No. 6 in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Report. Affiliated with two academic medical colleges – Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian brings together internationally recognized researchers and clinicians to develop and implement the latest approaches for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center is one of only three NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in New York State. NewYork-Presbyterian provides comprehensive cancer care at all of our locations across the New York Metro area including Westchester County and the Hudson Valley. Learn more at nyp.org/cancer.


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OK, so is it just me or do you other moms to 1 year old's find Daylight Saving's Time to be, in one word a: NIGHTMARE! Maybe it's because I am like an obsessive schedule person and it has totally thrown off my child and myself. Instead of gaining an hour, myself, my husband and my son have all lost SEVERAL! Even the dogs are confused! Granted, Mason has been having a little tummy problem, watery diarrhea anyone? But he has been unable to…Continue
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I have been having some random thoughts lately about mentally ill prisoners. I know, this is a random thought but one I have been fascinated with since I did a paper on mentally ill juvenile delinquents in college. The thoughts popped back in my head recently when I heard about a guy I knew in high school that is four years older then me. We hung out with the same group of people and he was in the same grade as my sister…Continue
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Being that I have been suffering from the lovely depressive side of Bipolar lately, I tend to get very emotional about the people I love. Especially: My husband or as I refer to him as my "Knight in Dirty Work Boots" being that he is a Plumber and all, work boots are his "armor." Unless you want to call all the pipes and tools and works with his armor, so be it. …
Greetings from the Tampa Bay :) My name is Lea, and I am the author of Mother Baby Child - http://motherbabychild.blogspot.com. I started this blog to share my experience in having a baby just before my 1st son was about to turn 18 years old, as well as what life is like as a married mom after being single for so many years. I also blog about Christianity, baby and child stages, homeschooling, ADHD, Autism, Blog Marketing, etc. I share a lot on that blog during the non-summer seasons.
I also have a new healthy lifestyle choices and weight loss blog - http://burnfatloseweightgetskinnyfeelgreat.blogspot.com - to accompany my Skinny Body business. I am working hard to complete the design of this new blog, so that I can provide valuable health lifestyle and weight loss information, as well as to share a solid opportunity for moms that want / need to make money by working at home.
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Now that my baby is older, I have more time to meet the moms. I am really excited about this!
I look forward to reading your blog and networking with you here at MBC :)
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SUGAR GROVE – St. Charles firefighters are helping raise money for a 10-year veteran of the St. Charles Fire Department who has been diagnosed with cancer.
Lt. Darin Peterson is helping organize the fundraiser for fellow firefighter paramedic Don Fruland, who was diagnosed about three months ago with Stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
"Basically, it started as a bloody nose that wouldn't stop," Peterson said.
After an MRI, doctors found a cancerous tumor growing in Fruland's sinuses. Because this form of cancer is rare, Peterson said many of Fruland's treatments are experimental and therefore very expensive.
"Originally when [doctors] looked at it, they hadn't seen anything like it," Peterson said. "It was a real grim outlook at first, but with the miracle of medicine, he's been doing a great job of fighting it off."
To help offset Fruland's medical costs, a fundraiser is set for 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, 42W635 Ke De Ka Road, Sugar Grove.
Auctions and raffles are planned, as well as live entertainment by the band 1 Sam 10. Peterson said the fundraiser will be a family-oriented event with an inflatable moon jump, firetruck displays and a helicopter landing at 2 p.m.
More than 70 items have been donated for the auction, including hotel packages, tickets to see the 2014 Chicago Bulls from a skybox and a Lake Michigan fishing charter boat trip.
Fruland, 43, lives in Somonauk with his wife, Katy, and his two children, Donny, 10, and David, 5. Peterson said firefighters have rallied behind Fruland since they found out about his diagnosis. He said because Fruland has used up most of his sick leave, some firefighters have voluntarily given their vacation days to Fruland.
"He's truly what everyone on the fire department would consider a brother," Peterson said, adding the city of St. Charles has been supportive of Fruland. "He'd give the shirt off his back to help somebody."
In addition to the fundraiser, a fund has been set up to help with Fruland's medical expenses. Donations can be sent online via PayPal to email@example.com or mailed to: St. Charles FFs L3322, c/o Don and Katy Fruland, P.O. Box 25, St. Charles, IL 60174.


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I believe that for which there is evidence <- short answer.
I suppose, however, that you wonder things like what we will believe happens after we die. I'm pretty sure you can figure that out if you think about the fact that we don't believe in gods or spirits and the like.
Do you have any more specific questions?
The more important question is, what don't we believe. That's all there is to atheism. We know there is no evidence for any kind of gods, just as there is no evidence for santa or a flying unicorn, hence we don't believe in them.
What do you want to know ?
The bible is a collection of books written by various authors. It's pretty hard to have a single, equal stance on all of the books. I suppose you might be most interested in what I think of the 4 gospels. From what we know, they were written a good 40 years after the claimed date of the crucifixion of Jesus. It seems no one bothered to write much about him before then - being that it was believed he was coming right back.
As far as Jesus, well I personally feel there is good reason to think that he existed. Not much that is written about him is very consistent with the time/culture in which he lived. The claimed miracles sound rather ridiculous - everything from raising the dead to catering large parties with next to nothing on hand. I think that, if he did exist, he sure stirred up some trouble for himself.
Atheism is nothing more than a lack of belief in deities. There are no central or core values imposed or implied. In general, Atheists get their values from various sources. Many choose Humanism, others like a rational approach to morality, some cite empathy, and others simply say they are civilized because they grew up in a civilized world - that 'values' are just passed down naturally from generation to generation.
Yea we have the opposite values of religion. That means atheists value life, integrity, truth, science, and peace.
I found the bible interesting from a cultural Anthropology view, How they have the same culture , laws,ect as some of the African cultures we have in Africa, how the African culture developed these without the influences of Christianity. I find it interesting how most of the laws given to the people in the bible are the same as the older laws of Hammurabi, interesting how the same cleansing rituals apply, Interesting that the christian faith have so much in common with older mythology figures, that it is not the only mythology that has virgin births, flood story ect. Interesting how they put their own culture and religion together through cultural diffusion.
Jorita - does this sound familiar?
"When the white missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land."
-- Desmond Tutu --
Mercedes, there is a reason that there is no biblical commandment against slavery. Monotheists such as Christians are in a sense slaves, forced to love a "father" they fear. How could real love ever be forced?


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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Ontario seeks input on Team Canada selection process
The poll asked for four selection methods to be ranked, and promised that the results would be tabulated and shared with the other provinces at the CCA's Annual General Meeting next week. We now know that this issue is being raised by at least two provinces.
Option 1: Continue the current selection process as run by the CCA with their National Coaching staff selecting the 5 members of Team Canada from any province.
Option 2: Have the winner of the Canadian Wheelchair Championship represent Canada at the World Championship in the same season that the World Championship is held. Note: this option requires changes in scheduling of Provincial and National Championships.
Option 3: Have the winner of the Canadian Wheelchair Championship represent Canada at the following year's World Championship. Note: this option allows the winning Canadian Championship team to receive additional coaching/training and competition for up to one year before competing at the World Championship.
Option 4: Have the winner of the Canadian Wheelchair Championship play a best 3 of 5 games playoff against the "selected" Team Canada for the right to represent Canada at the World championships.
If you haven't already done so, you might want to browse the opinions expressed in the thread "Team Canada - time for a change?" to familiarise yourself with some of the issues. Then please add a comment and your ranking, with any explanation for your choices, to the comments below.
40 comments:
We are we going to risk everything on teams which are unproven on the international stage and mess with a system which has proven results.
2 Paralympic gold medals
1 gold at worlds
1 silver at world 1 bronze
Strong results on a system which has worked!!!!!1
We can ill afford to lose even 1 worlds and not qualify for the next Paralympics.
Wheelchair curling is still developing and so are the players, no less then 4 more years before you can even consider a different method.
I put money on it!
- June 9, 2010 at 5:50 PM
Way to take the lead Ontario. Maybe other provinces will also take note and speak up.
- June 9, 2010 at 6:19 PM
The first comment says it all. We are too new to with the present system very much. I would be in favour of a best of five challenge to Team Canada. If nothing else, it would be good seasoning for developing teams.
- June 9, 2010 at 6:58 PM
Don't mess with a system that has worked so well.
Maintain the status quo for another four years.
- June 9, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Best of five play-off. CCA gets a chance to continue with the program, but the national winner has a chance
- June 9, 2010 at 8:44 PM
You know, whine as we migtht about the present system, the reality is that it has been very effective, and in a few short years, we also have a fairly inclusive National championship. Let's walk before we run (no pun intended), and maintain our international profile for the media coverage and support we enjoy.
- June 10, 2010 at 9:09 AM
I would not even suggest to the CCA any huge change for the moment, but suggest they remain open as we go forward. We have the most successful program, and wholesale change makes no sense.
- June 10, 2010 at 10:54 AM
National winner should be the ones to represent the country not a member of the old boys club. After all they are the "NATIONAL CHAMPIONS" .
- June 10, 2010 at 11:43 AM
- Eric Eales said...
If active wheelchair curlers felt the present system of Team Canada selection best benefited the sport, that would be one thing.
If opposition to change is only coming from family and friends of the current system, or from non-players, that is another.
Anonymity hides motive.
- June 10, 2010 at 12:38 PM
I am not sure how one poster can say an old boys club with the results of Team Canada over the last 9 years.
Do we really think that the winner of this years National cold have done anythin at world better then 7th ot 8th.
I don't think so......we need not risk change based on solid performance based results.
- June 11, 2010 at 7:16 AM
If the present system is so grand then why are the supporters of it so scared to put it up against the best teams this country has to offer. "Team Canada" should easily walk away with the gold if they are that good. It's easy to defend a process that is never challenged. To suggest that all of the members of Team Canada are the best this country has to offer is a fallacy especially when those that would challenge them are never given an opportunity to try. The system is corrupt and should be changed to be fair and transparent.
- June 11, 2010 at 8:21 AM
No one can possibly argue the success of the program since its inception.
We are still too young, and our numbers are not big enough to be assured as a powerhouse in the world by utilizing the national winner.....YET....
Perhaps another four year cycle will change that.
- June 11, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Do we really think that the winner of this years National cold have done anythin at world better then 7th ot 8th.
Get in the game. Of course we do! Gary's team would've easily been on the podium and, dare I say it, would've had a realistic chance in beating all the other teams.
Who are these people that have all these opinions, but no names. Were you at Nationals? I was. I played all the teams there, and I believe that any of the top three teams at this year's Nationals could have equaled our current National Team, and even played better doing it.
-Jamie Eddy
Team Ontario 2nd
- June 11, 2010 at 8:57 AM
Jamie, I don't know how you think the top three teams at nationals could rival or beat our present Tema Canada.
But with a best of five challenge, the national winner would get their shot.
My money is on Team Canada.
- June 11, 2010 at 9:08 AM
The best of five challenge is the most fair to the CCA present program and its obligations, as well as the national champions.
- June 11, 2010 at 11:10 AM
The Ontario results simply show that most everyone that voted want a chance to go to Worlds, regardless of ability.
In all fairness, I can't think of anywhere nesr 19 players who should be considered world class.
As to the comment that the top three teams at nationals could beat Team Canada, I would like to smoke what they are smoking.
Maintain the status quo for another four, with a look at review in preparation for 2015 in 2012
- June 11, 2010 at 2:36 PM
Come on, Eric:
I know you are into grassroots, but do you believe, as one blogger posted, that the top three at nationals could take out Team Canada?
I have never heard of anything so absurd.
Leave the program as is for now, with notice to the CCA to review well befor the end of the next four year cycle.
- June 12, 2010 at 1:04 PM
I love it now that there is some real rumblings of change beginning to brew, that there is a sudden strong contingent of people dead set against it. It's truly remarkable. Anyone now spouting that the current program is a success and that we should just leave it alone is one of two things, a current member of the gravy train and two, horrible at simple math. Since it's inception there have been 6 world championships and 2 Olympics. 6+2=8, simple enough. Canada has won 2 Olympics and 1 world championship. 2+1=3, straight forward. Now the fun part, 3 wins divided by 8 chances equals 37.5%. That my friends is completely unacceptable. That is in reality an epic fail. A 37.5% success rate given the sheer amount of time and money invested in the program, is not only sad but proof that change is required. Now feel free to pick a choose the championships that support your counterpoint, but in reality, either they all count or none of them count.
- June 12, 2010 at 5:12 PM
Name a more successful program in the world. We ar also 2 and 0 in the past two years.
Can you see the program getting traction?
- June 12, 2010 at 5:36 PM
you forgot about the Canada's silver and bronze showings at worlds get the math right!
- June 12, 2010 at 7:06 PM
And we can't risk not qualifying for Worlds. Remeber, it is a fresh start.
- June 12, 2010 at 10:27 PM
I think one of the problems at Nationals is if you win you get a little recognition but no reward. CCA should have some way of rewarding there National Champs. What if they were on the ALL STAR TEAM and if team Canada needed a player for Bonspeil. That was there pool to pick from.
A curler hoping to be noticed, or asked to a TEAM CANADA Camp has but one shot to be noticed. "Nationals". If there coaches, show up and I have never seen them [ hope I am wrong ].
It would be very hard to break the present roster but with training sessions and playing at a higher level a player would certainly feel they had a chance of being part of TEAM CANADA.
The other way would be to do what Furby did with the Mens pick his own all stars from across Canada and start beating everyone in Bonspeil play. Team Canada would notice if they were beat !
- June 13, 2010 at 1:49 AM
I agree. Maybe there could be a three way play-off. Team Canada, National winner, and a select team from the rest of Canada.
- June 13, 2010 at 12:21 PM
Three way play-off would certainly allow for ant team EVEN CLOSE to being competitive having their shot.
- June 14, 2010 at 1:46 PM
The big decision, and I believe Eric would agree, is how important is our international status to the sport generally, as well as the sport in Canada? I know Eric will disagree, but I see the sport improving (in both quality and quantity) from the status of Canada in the sport internationally, which give "competitive" provincial players the goal to shoot for. If there is no international status, what do we care what happens after Nationals.......being Bulgaria going to a nothing world championship doesn't work for me. I need to know that the world's are as good as it gets, in an emerging sport, not some event of no status, and going nowhere, as an afterthought to the game.
That is what Team Canada has done.....put us in the eye of a sport that has enjoyed huge success this year, fueled in part from Canada's expected dominance........media everywhere, sold-out venue, etc. at the Paralympics.
Our "provincial" interest is fueled by this type of attention and exposure of the sport.
Now the lesser guns have something to shoot for. But don't think we are as competitive as able-bodied. Let the present program fuel the interest in the sport, and look to challenge Team Canada in 2013, in a best of 5, winner to groom for 2014.
Now we can get prepared. Challenging Team Canada right now only fuels the obvious....there is a HUGE gap betwwen nationals and Team Canada. Let us get a little more prepared, to make it a legitimate challenge, not a patronizing decision to keep the nay-sayer happy.
- June 14, 2010 at 5:55 PM
- Eric Eales said...
The problem with assertions that sound plausible, but lack evidence, is that they are worth no more than assertions to the opposite.
What contribution has Team Canada made to the development of wheelchair curling in Canada?
What coaching innovation, fitness tip, strategic insight, mechanical advance or information sharing has come from the national team to those outside the program?
The previous poster suggests, somewhat condescendingly, it provides "lesser guns" "something to shoot for" as of course would all three of the suggested changes to the current system.
The same poster credits the present system for "media everywhere" and sold-out Paralympic matches.
The Paralympic curling would have sold out regardless, and as someone who collected every wheelchair story that hit Canadian papers last year, I know there was very little media coverage beyond Jim Armstrong's resurrection.
The team was almost invisible up to and including the promised Paralympic Insider reports promised on the CCA's website that never materialised.
As for the assertion that Team Canada success fuels provincial interest, there is no evidence at all that this has happened in the past, and we will not know for some time whether it will provoke interest post-Vancouver.
I think it is clear that the present system has failed to spur interest in the sport. Participation fell after Torino, and has barely moved nationally over the past two or three years. Yes, more provinces send teams to the Nationals, but the total number of wheelchair users curling in leagues has struggled to reach 100, despite international gold medals.
Where I agree with the poster is there is a huge gap between the skill level of Team Canada and any other domestic team. Given they are hand-picked, intensively trained, coached and otherwise resourced, that is no great surprise.
If you think the sport exists to earn Canada medals, then there is a strong argument for the present system. If nothing else, the coaches can exert an enormous degree of control over the lives and utterances of team members.
But if you think, as I do, that the national team is the tail of the dog, an embellishment to a healthy body then it must be more that at present; detached, mechanically efficient but irrelevant to the sport it pretends to represent.
- June 14, 2010 at 7:16 PM
If Team Canada is so good then why are they afraid to compete for their position? How do we know that there aren't better teams out there if no one ever gets a chance to challenge the so called elite team. Where is the fairness in this? We are told to simply accept the fact that Team Canada is the best and not to even bother to try for the top spot. That is not acceptable. Since when did this become a monarchy with no hope to ever reach the top.
- June 15, 2010 at 8:24 AM
Has Team Canada actually been inaccessible?
I see Jim and Darryl all winter at the Richmond Club, and they certainly are happy to chat about the game and its future.
I can't understand people having trouble with access t them.
- June 15, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Let me guess. You live in BC, perhaps? Lower mainland? Close to Richmond?
- June 15, 2010 at 10:00 AM
I am a member of Richmond, and I have never seen them be anything but accessible. And I live in Richmond. And I am Caucasian. And I am male. And I am z long time curler. And I like what these guys do for the sport.
- June 15, 2010 at 12:23 PM
No, he lives in Toronto and commutes to Richmond to watch these guys.
- June 15, 2010 at 6:12 PM
The Provincial Associations do not have the stroke nor the interest in taking on the CCA in this battle. CCA has a proven program that is difficult to fault for results. We have to get our oveerall numbers up to make a real statement. I know, Eric, that you maintain our numbers are not huge because we can't represent Canada. However, since when is going to the Nationals of the most powereful wheelchair curling country insignificant?
Leave the CCA ntil half way to 2014, and then let them know of the need for change post Sochi.
- June 17, 2010 at 3:03 PM
It will be interesting to see what, if anything, comes out of the AGM this week. I think the last poster has it right, prepare for change post 2014.
- June 17, 2010 at 4:21 PM
Nothing will come out of the AGM, since I don;t believe any firm proposal will be sent to the floor. A query about the future will get a response on what the CCA has decided for the next four years.
- June 18, 2010 at 7:50 AM
We cannot twiat the arm of the CCA, even if we wanted. This is a very results oriented program right now, with proven results. I think we should be pushing for seminars, challenge games, etc. with Team Canada. There can't be a lot of planning to go to Europe much this year, since the whole program has to be ramping up again.
Let them tour Canada, and reach out to eveery province.
- June 18, 2010 at 1:57 PM
The last guy has it right.
- June 18, 2010 at 8:30 PM
I agree. Let's use Team Canada as the ambassadors they can be, and have them tour CANADA providing challenge games, coaching hints, etc.
- June 19, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Any news from the CCA meetings?
- June 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM
My bet on the CCA meetings is no change. If we want change, it will take more than whining here. The CCA has their most proven program here, and whining isn't going to change anything.
- June 19, 2010 at 8:20 PM
I have to agree. The CCA can't possibly have much interest in fixing something that is running just fine.
- June 21, 2010 at 2:36 PM


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