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How to start a flag football league
The first game of football was played in 1869 between Princeton University and Rutgers University in New Jersey. But since then, almost two hundred years later, the sport and its culture have changed quite a bit. Specifically, flag football leagues have sprouted across the United States due to their non-contact regulations and low costs. If you are interested in starting a league in your community, you might need a few tips and strategies to get it off and running. In this post we'll cover everything you'll need to decide how to start a flag football league. Follow along to start getting prepared for your inaugural season.
What you'll need to start a flag football league
Let's break out the necessary steps you need to take to get your league off the ground.
Find Board Members and Coaches
Do you have any friends or other parents who are willing to handle some responsibility maintaining the league? It is important that your league defines a few leaders to oversee the structure of the league and teams. Also, having board members to help with administration, marketing, and field maintenance is critical. In the beginning, you may have trouble getting absolutely everything right and it may seem like an experiment. But after a year or so your board will be running like a well oiled machine.
Finding parents to volunteer to coach is equally as important. Without any coaches, there is no league. Fortunately, parents of players have historically filled the role of team coach for a season, so if you can recruit players, you can probably recruit coaches. Remind them that the only commitments they have to make are hour-long practices during the week and games on weekends. You can also offer a discount or other incentives to parents that volunteer.
Running a flag football league is a team sport.
Identify fields for your flag football teams to play
Flag football is played on the exact same field as regular football fields – one hundred-yard fields with markings. However, some flag football leagues mark every five yards instead of every ten yards like on a football field. It's up to your league's discretion whether to mark every five or ten yards. Your league will need several fields in play at one time if there are more than two teams, and it may be wise locate them all within walking distance. If the areas are publicly-owned, contact your local parks department to reserve the area for the season's practices and games.
Also, take a look around the area. Are there concessions and bathrooms for parents, players, and fans? If not, consider renting porta potties and tents for food and beverage options. Beware: this may be a costly option. During the summer and early fall months, the heat index in your town may rise to dangerous levels. It's important to have both shade and ample opportunity for hydration – especially during day-long sporting events like tournaments – for everyone enjoying your league's games.
Getting your facilities in order is critical to the success of your league.
Create a logo and branding
Before marketing your league to the public, create a logo and branding. Make sure it remains consistent throughout your league's advertising campaigns so you can build credibility. You can use the logo on t-shirts, uniforms, your website, and any other promotional materials. Don't have the art skills to make a logo yourself? It's pretty cheap and easy to get a logo made by a freelancer using a service like www.upwork.com or www.freelancer.com.
If you're starting your league from scratch, NFL Flag Football offers plenty of marketing materials and resources to get your league up and running, including the use of NFL Flag Football branding and NFL team logos and jerseys.
Market your league
You can start getting the word out about your league on social media. You should definitely consider creating Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts for your league so you can promote registration, post event photos, and more.
Work directly with local schools to get marketing materials in the halls and exposure in their existing football programs. Local high school coaches are normally willing to get involved to help get the word out to families in the community. Just as important as coaches are referees; work with the local school district to organize referees and other officials for all your games and tournaments.
When promoting the registration period for your very first season, make sure to define the age boundaries for your league. Make clear where your games are going to be played, when they will take place, how often practices will be held, and other necessary details that both players and parents should know.
To effectively market the league, you'll also want to be sure to follow the next step…
Create a website for your flag football league
Finally, create a website for your league so the players and parents can easily access all important information. Create a league-wide schedule before the several months before the season starts so parents can plan family vacations and absences throughout the season. Before the season, you can register players and collect payments. Once you finalize schedules you should post the on your league website along with rosters and coach contact information.
Setting up a website can help make your league a success and make your life less stressful.
Registration tip – be sure to gather all the necessary information during the registration process, including birth dates, t-shirt sizes, and any other information you need. Collect email addresses and mobile phone numbers from parents so they will be notified of upcoming practices and games. Also, make sure that each player in the league has his or her registration fees paid, liability forms signed and returned, and any other administrative documents sent back to the league.
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Nook vs. Book - Round 2
November 30, 2011
On Monday I posted this on e-readers for children. Now let me clarify, I have a Nook and I love it. However, before I got it, I wasn't sure if the Nook and I would hit it off. The Nook is cool, sleek and modern. I am old-fashioned. I like homemade comfort foods like soup, sauce and gravy. I like opening my gifts on Christmas morning, not Christmas Eve, and I like reading real books. I like the feel of a book in my hands, the smell of a book, (especially the smell of a library book which can bring me back to childhood) and I like the tactile sensation of turning pages. How then, could the Nook and I make it work?
And, if I were going over to the dark side of digital reading, what should I wear? Would I have to give up my sweaters and pearls and wear something edgier, perhaps head to toe black like Darth Vader, cat burglars and intellectuals from SoHo?
And of course there was the bigger dilemma, if I were going leave my tried and true traditional books, what should be the first title I read on the Nook? Should I go with a classic like Pride and Prejudice? Would a beloved favorite like The Great Gatsby be a digital disappointment? Finally, since I felt like I was doing something seedy anyway, I settled on an easy beach read called Trouble in Mudbug, in which the protagonist's manipulative, materialistic mother-in-law finally dies only to come back and haunt her. And you know what, I kind of liked it.
The Nook and I didn't really bond though, until a trip to Montauk. There we spent time on the beach, on the balcony, and curled up on the couch together. I discovered that the Nook is more than just cool; it is also the perfect travel accessory. It provides a world of reading in one compact case that easily fits into an overnight bag. So now I'm asking, why would anyone leave their tried and true traditional Nook for Nook Color?
Nook vs. Book - Round 3
December 6, 2011
Now your students can check e-readers out of their local library! The West Babylon Public Library has acquired several Nook Color and Kindle e-readers. West Babylon cardholders can borrow the
e-readers for up to 14 days. Books are pre-loaded, and cardholders can download up to 5 additional titles. Of course, any Suffolk County library patrons can download titles to their own e-readers for free using Suffolk Wave Live-brary.
Nook vs. Book - Round 4
January 6, 2012
Yesterday, the New York Times parenting blog posted an article called, Why Books Are Better than e-Books for Children. It was very interesting, and makes the current count in this Nook vs. Book series: Nook - 1 Book - 3. To be continued...
Nook vs. Book - Round 5
January 9, 2012
Yesterday, Newsday published this piece on social reading. Not being on Facebook or Twitter, I'd never heard of this phenomonen, but apparently it's big. Social reading allows book lovers to interact with each other instantly.
In it's earliest stage of development, social reading consisted of a feature on Amazon's Kindle which allowed the reader to post comments on Facebook or Twitter. Now, many reader's tablets have evolved to the point where a reader can highlight text, email it to a friend and share comments. It is like a book club with instant gratification. I wondered, will social reading take the place of the face to face communication of a traditional book club?
Curious, I set out to research. It seems there are online communities such as shelfari.com and openbook.org dedicated solely to this. Who knew?
From a teacher's perspective however, the best aspect of the new apps available on reader's tablets is that theorecticaly, a teacher could highlight a certain part of a text, add margin notes or other comments, and email it to all of her students! How is that for text-based learning?
So, reluctantly, this round has to go to the Nook with a haymaker, making the current count: Nook - 2 Book - 3
Nook vs. Book - Round 6
March 26, 2012
My house is being overrun by books. Books are stacked neatly on shelves. Books are placed sloppily over the neatly stacked books on shelves. Books are on end tables and night-stands. Books are piled on the floor of the alcove in front of my children's bookshelf. I am seriously thinking of asking my contractor to build more shelves.
Naturally, then, I laughed when I read this piece in Newsday, about a former book-lover who is now a book-hater. Of course, I could never be a book-hater. As I've written on this blog before, I love books. I love the look and feel and smell of them. I just don't love the clutter. So, since neatness counts, ... this round goes to the Nook, making the current count:
Nook - 3; Book - 3! Stay tuned! See who takes the next round!
Nook vs. Book - Round 7
April 3, 2012
Yesterday I posted this about a book signing. Now, I have one question for you, "Have you ever tried to get your Nook signed by an author?"
Obviously, this round goes to Book with a haymaker, making the current
count: Nook -3; Book - 4. Keep reading to see who wins the next round.
Nook vs. Book - Round 8
April 18, 2012
Last week, USA Today reported that Barnes and Noble will be adding GlowLight technology to the Nook Simple Touch. This way, a person can read in bed without an external light and hopefully, without disturbing their partner. (Nook Tablet seems to be readable at night already.) Pretty impressive. Therefore, this round goes to...Nook, making the current count Nook -4 Book -4. Who will the victor be? Keep reading to find out!
Nook vs. Book - Round 9
June 26, 2012
Sales of e-books have surpassed sales of hardcovers in some areas! Read the data tables and full article here.
This round goes to..... Nook, making the current count Nook: 5, Book: 4
Nook vs. Book - Round 10
October 15, 2012
Confession: I love Nelson DeMille's John Corey books! Yes, I recognize that they are testosterone-packed, thrill-rides, filled with Mr. Corey's wry, and sometimes sexist observations, but I love them anyway. I can't wait until the new book comes out tomorrow, and thanks to my Nook, I don't have to! I have pre-ordered The Panther, which will magically appear on my Nook at midnight. So, for convenience, suspense, impatience and excitement, this round goes to... Nook, making the current count, Nook - 6, Book - 4. Who will win the heavyweight championship? Tune in to find out.
Three Generations of Nook Readers
Happy reading,

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It�s not everyday that you get a press release about a kid you know who is getting ready to appear on a national TV show.
On Monday, 9-year-old Sydnie Jaye Meyers will make her reality television debut on �Food Network Star Kids,� a six-episode culinary competition that will air at 7 p.m. Mondays starting August 22.
Sydnie and my oldest son, Julian, were in the same class in elementary school for a few years, so I�ve know this little charmer since she was 5. I knew that she liked food, but I�d also known her as a theater kid. She has been performing on Austin stages for several years now, but who knew that all that time in front of an audience would be preparing her for an even bigger stage?
Keep an eye out for Sydnie during Monday�s series premiere. I have no idea how far she makes it in the show, but we�re all pretty excited to watch her take on contestants who are almost all older than she is. (She�s one of three 9-year-olds. The oldest competitors are 13.)


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Let me ask you one thing before beginning the article, What you do mean by Business hosting? Generally, it is observed that most of the users are not aware of term web hosting itself. Therefore, I asked this question because business hosting is a different concept and interesting too for all types of business. In the market, there are two providers who offer business hosting at affordable price, but it is your duty to research before buying the service. If you are looking for business hosting to host your eCommerce website or any other type of website then you are at the right place, because I am going to highlight a comparison of these two business hosting providers:
1) MilesWeb
2) Godaddy
Before starting a comparison, let's take a look on what is business hosting?
If you are looking to boost your website performance, then you must be thinking of getting another hosting solution like VPS, Cloud, Dedicated or Cheap Web Hosting India. As per my suggestion, you should consider business hosting for your website where you will get a server that assures superior performance. If you are looking for Cheap Web Hosting India, check MilesWeb hosting.
Now you must be thinking what is the difference between normal hosting and business hosting? To clear this confusion, I will highlight the best example of two bikes: Splender and Ducati. The names itself disclose the difference in performance of these two bikes. Let's assume that you are using Splender on a daily basis and looking for the superior ride then you need to switch to Ducati to experience outstanding performance. In the same way, if you want to experience outstanding performance of the website then it's important to consider business hosting.
Let's start the comparison of the two providers:
MilesWeb, India's Best Cloud Server Hosting provider offer all types of hosting solutions at a cheap price. In the same way, they have launched business hosting in the cloud, where you will get business hosting on cloud infrastructure starting from Rs. 1500/mo along with an attractive discount on it. Their features are as below:
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Performance: If you are expecting good performance in terms of traffic and speed, then surely you can opt for this package.
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DDoS Protection: In case, you are frequently receiving the DDoS attacks on your website then DDoS protection feature will help you to protect your website from these attacks.
Block visitors by country: In case, you don't want users from a specific country and are not your target audience, then you can block such users by using this feature.
In addition, MilesWeb also offer these features:
1) Host one website
2) Standard SSL certificate
3) 99.95% uptime
4) 30 days money back guarantee
5) cPanel and 1 – click script installs
6) 24*7*365 expert tech support
7) Free website migration
Why choose MilesWeb Cloud-based business hosting?
1) Cloud infrastructure:
In cloud server, you will get the required resources for preserving the website resources that will get distributed over more than one server that actually act as one server and you can utilize them as per your requirement.
2) Cloud-based web security:
This feature helps you to protect your website from various hacking activities by monitoring the server on a regular basis. However, you can take back up as per your requirement.
3) Email spam protection:
Using this feature, you can secure your email account, however, this will scan your incoming emails. In short, your incoming emails remain safe from spam, viruses and other email attacks.
Yet another leading web hosting provider in India, Godaddy offers domain and other hosting solutions to all types of business. Similarly, they offer four plans in their business hosting starting from Launch Rs. 1919/mo and followed by Enhance, Grow and Expand. Their plan includes features like unlimited bandwidth, unlimited website hosting and creating multiple databases, etc. If you compare with MilesWeb then you will notice that they lack behind in terms of features such as website back up in cloud infrastructure, cloud-based web security, Email spam protection, block visitors by country, website security report, DDoS protection, On-demand backup and restore, etc. If we talk about pricing then you consider MilesWeb as they offer multiple features at an affordable cost as compared to Godaddy.
In this post, you must have got a clear idea of how both the providers are different from each other in terms of price and feature. As per my opinion, MilesWeb is superior as compared to Godaddy as they offer better features that will help the eCommerce, high traffic or newly started website to establish online successfully.


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Arch Project
|Menu location
|Arch → Project
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|Introduced in version
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|Arch Site, Arch Building
The Arch Project is a special object suitable to add better compatibility with IFC files. Every IFC file is required to contain an IfcProject entity. The IfcProject is mostly used to define general project settings such as projection systems, for GIS compatibility, or units systems.
When exporting a FreeCAD model to the IFC file format, if your model does not contain any Project object, a default one will be created automatically, which in most cases will be sufficient. However, you might want to be able to fine-tune the project settings, in which case adding a Project object can be useful. When importing an IFC file, a Project object will always be created. However, if not specifically using it, you can simply delete it after import.
Note that, although any other BIM object can be added to a Project, which the IFC standard does not prohibit, the common way of doing is always to only have sites or buildings as direct children of a project. All other BIM objects should be inside these sites or buildings. The Project itself should always be at the top of your model structure, that is, it shouldn't be included in any other object.
- Press the Arch Project button, or press the P then O keys.
- Add any object to your project by drag-and-dropping them onto the Project in the Tree view.
- Elements: Wall, Structure, Roof, Window, Door, Stairs, Space, Frame, Equipment; Pipe, Pipe Connector; Schedule
- Reinforcements: Rebar; Straight Rebar, UShape Rebar, LShape Rebar, Bent Shape Rebar, Stirrup Rebar, Helical Rebar
- Panels: Panel, Panel Cut, Panel Sheet, Nest
- Materials: Material, Multi-Material
- Organization: Site, Reference, Building, Floor, Building Part, Section Plane
- Axes: Axis, Axes system, Grid
- Modification: Cut with plane, Add component, Remove component, Survey
- Utilities: Component, Clone component, Split Mesh, Mesh To Shape, Select non-solid meshes, Remove Shape, Close Holes, Merge Walls, Check, Ifc Explorer, Toggle IFC Brep flag, 3 Views from mesh, Create IFC spreadsheet, Toggle Subcomponents
- Additional: Preferences, Import-Export Preferences (IFC, DAE, OBJ, JSON, 3DS); Arch API
- Installation: Linux/Unix, Windows, Mac, Docker, AppImage; Getting started
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Workbenches, Preferences, Document structure, Interface Customization, Properties, Mouse Model; Tutorials, Video tutorials
- Workbenches: Std Base; Arch, Draft, FEM, Image, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Path, Plot, Points, Raytracing, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Ship, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface workbench, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web
- Scripting: Introduction to Python, FreeCAD scripting tutorial, FreeCAD Scripting Basics, How to install macros, Gui Command, Units Modules: Builtin modules, Workbench creation, Installing more workbenches Meshes: Mesh Scripting, Mesh Module Parts: The Part Module, Topological data scripting, PythonOCC, Mesh to Part Coin scenegraph: The Coin/Inventor scenegraph, Pivy Qt interface: PySide, Using the FreeCAD GUI, Dialog creation Parametric objects: Scripted objects Other: Code snippets, Line drawing function, Embedding FreeCAD, FreeCAD vector math library, Power users hub, Python, Macros, FreeCAD Scripting Basics, Topological data scripting


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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (YA Fiction BAR)
The nation of Ravka is slowly being destroyed by The Shadow Fold. The Fold is gradually enveloping Ravka in impenetrable darkness filled with monsters that feast on humans. Alina, an orphan, discovers that she has a unique power, a power that may be able to destroy the Fold forever. However, to fulfill her destiny, Alina must join the elite forces of the Grisha and their leader, The Darkling. Can Alina leave her orphan past behind, including her best friend Mal, in order to save Ravka? This is the first book in The Grisha trilogy.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (YA Fiction TAY)
Karou is balancing two separate lives; the first as a seventeen year old, blue haired, artist who lives in Prague; the second as a surrogate daughter of chimera, monsters from a different world. When the chimera world unexpectedly closes off to her, Karou knows she must save her chimera family. In the process, she falls in love with an angel and discovers the truth about her past. This book is the first in the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy.
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (YA Fiction MUL)
When Kendra and Seth are sent to live with their grandparents for a few weeks, they have no idea that their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven, a refuge for mystical creatures. Fablehaven is home to trolls, satyrs, witches, imps, and fairies among other things. When an arcane evil is unleashed at Fablehaven, Seth and Kendra must work together to save their family, Fablehaven, and the world. This is the first of five books in the Fablehaven series.
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (YA Fiction RIO)
After learning that the father Percy never knew is actually the Greek God Poseidon, Percy joins Camp Half-blood, a summer camp for demigods. Soon after joining the camp, Percy is sent on a quest to return Zeus' master lightning bolt and prevent a war between the Gods. On this quest, Percy must prove himself by battling mythological creatures and overcoming obstacles set by the Gods. This is the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane (YA Fiction DUA)
Thirteen-year-old Nita seeks refuge in the library from a gang of bullies. While there, she finds a book called "So You Want to Be a Wizard." Nita can't believe that the book is real, but after trying a few spells in the book, she discovers that they work! Soon Nita, along with another young wizard Kit, is off on a wizarding adventure that takes her to another dimension. This is the first book in the Young Wizards series.
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (YA Fiction CLA)
Clary first meets the Shadowhunters when she unintentionally witnesses a murder at a club in New York City. Nobody else can see the murderers, and the body disappears into thin air. Shadowhunters are warriors dedicated to rid the Earth of demons. Soon Clary is pulled into the world of Shadowhunters and is attacked by a demon herself. But what Clary can't understand is why demons would be interested in an ordinary person like herself. This is the first book in The Mortal Instruments series.
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (YA Fiction FIS)
Incarceron, a living prison so vast in contains forests, cities, and seas, a prison that has been sealed for centuries, a prison where descendants of the original prisoners are locked up forever. Finn, a young prisoner has visions of an earlier life, a life outside the walls of the prison. Claudia is trapped outside of the prison in a society that has been frozen in the seventeenth century. At one moment, Finn and Claudia simultaneously find a crystal key which allows them to communicate with each other and plan Finns escape. This is the first book in the Incarceron series.
Graceling by Kristin Cashore (YA Fiction CAS)
Set in a world where people are born with an extreme skill, known as a Grace, Katsa is born with a Grace she despises, the Grace of killing. Katsa's uncle Randa exploits Katsa's Grace by forcing her to execute or torture anyone who displeases him. But when Katsa meets Prince Po, everything changes. Katsa and Po discover a secret that could destroy the seven Kingdoms and it is up to them to save their land. This is the first book in the Graceling Realm series.
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson (YA Fiction CAR)
Elisa, the younger of two princesses, has never done anything remarkable and can't see that she ever will. However, Elisa is also the chosen one, selected to become the bearer of the godstone. On her sixteenth birthday, Elisa is married to a king who needs her power as the chosen one. Perused by enemies, Elisa must trust that she was chosen for a reason and learn to control her power to help save those she loves. This is the first book in The Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy.
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (YA Fiction HAR)
Tensions are high as the anniversary of four decades of peace between humans and dragons draws near. Seraphina Dombegh joins the court, just as a member of the royal family is murdered in what looks like a dragon attack. Seraphina partners with the captain of the Queen's Guard to uncover the murderer and unearth a plot to destroy the peace. Meanwhile, Seraphina must protect her own secret, a secret so terrible that if known, it could take her life. This is the first in the Seraphina series.
The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan (YA Fiction FLA)
The Rangers have always intimidated Will, nobody in the village really knows how their magic works. However, at 15, Will is chosen to become a Ranger's Apprentice. He learns that Rangers are the protectors of the Kingdom, highly trained in battle and surveillance. As Will is thrust into Ranger life, he discovers that a huge battle is brewing and it is up to the Rangers to stop it. This is the first book in the Ranger's Apprentice series.


text: Ned Kehde - December 13, 2012 Finesse News Network's Gear Guide: Mustad's 1/0 Grip-Pin Edge and Kevin Van Dam's Drop-Shot Ways Around Thanksgiving, O. Mustad & Sons (USA) began shipping its new Grip-Pin Edge hook to a variety of retailers across the nation.In short order, anglers will soon be able to purchase them in the following sizes: 1/0, 2/0, 3/0, 4/0, 5/0, 6/0. And according to Jeff Pierce, who is Sales and Portfolio Manager with Mustad, a No. 2 size one might be in the offing.It is a thin-wire, straight-shank, black-nickel and sproat-style hook. A power coat, which was formulated specifically for Mustad's Grip-Pin hooks, covers and seals the grip-pin, which anglers traditionally call a bait keeper. The grip pin is fabricated so that a soft-plastic bait can be perfectly situated on the hook and doesn't slide down the shank of the hook. In addition, the grip pin was designed so that it would not tear a soft-plastic bait when an angler affixed it to the hook. The eye of the hook is coated and sealed with the power coat, too. The coating around the eye of the hook helps keep the knot that attaches the line to the hook correctly positioned at the top of the eye.Kevin Van Dam, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and acclaimed Bassmaster professional angler, has been field testing the Grip-Pin Edge since early 2012. Nowadays, when Van Dams needs to employ a Texas-rigged or Texas-posed drop-shot rig, he uses a 1/o Mustad's Grip-Pin Edge hook. Day in and day out, his favorite soft-plastic lure to affix to the Grip-Pin Edge is Strike King Lure Company's KVD Dream Shot. Besides its effectiveness on a drop-shot rig with a Dream Shot, Van Dam says finesse anglers can use the 1/0 Grip-Pin Edge with a variety of other presentations. The suggested retail price of a package of five 1/0 Grip-Pin Edge hooks is $5.99##################################################################We thought that readers might be interested in reading a story that we wrote in 2007 about Kevin Van Dam's drop-shot tactics.His rods, reels, hooks and soft-plastic baits were different then than they are now. And at times, some of his reels are also spooled with a different line. But how, when and where he employs his drop-shot rigs remains virtually the same. As noted in the Finesse News Network's Gear Guide above, Van Dam now uses a 1/0 Grip-Pin Edge when he Texas-rigs and Texas-poses a KVD Dream Shot. And the Dream Shot is favorite bait. Since 2010, he has been using a Mustad KVD Double Wide Dropshot Hook when he nose hooks a Dream Shot. Since 2011, he has worked with a Quantum Exo PTi spinning reel. When he is making long casts, which he does in the clear-waters of the Great Lakes, he wields the seven-foot, four-inch Quantum KVD Tour Signature Elite Spinning Rod, which is a medium-action and fast-tapered rod. For making vertical presentations, Van Dam opts for the six-foot, 10-inch Quantum KVD Tour Signature Elite Spinning Rod, and it is a medium-action and fast-tapered rod. Nowadays, some of Van Dam's drop-shot outfits are spooled with braided line, and he uses 10-pound-test Power Pro Super 8 Slick Line that sports a six-, eight- or 10-pound XPS Fluorocarbon leader. He notes that if he is fishing at Sam Rayburn Lake, Texas, he will employ a 10-pound-test fluorocarbon, and in clearer waterways, where the bass aren't as big as the Rayburn bass, he will opt for either a six- or eight-pound-test fluorocarbon leader. In extremely clear environments, his reels will be spooled with XPS Fluorocarbon rather than braided line with a fluorocarbon leader.(For more information about the KVD Dream Shot see: http://www.in fisherman.com/2011/10/13/van-dam-and-zonas-dreamshot/ And for information about the Quantum Exo PTi spinning reel see: https://www.in-fisherman.com/2012/11/16/finesse-news-anglers-gear-guide-zebco-brands-quantum-exo-pt-and-smoke-spinning-reels/)Posted below is a copy of the 2007 story that details Van Dam's drop-shot tactics.##################################################################The drop-shot rig, according to Kevin Van Dam in 2007Unbeknownst to many observers, Kevin Van Dam has become a dandy at wielding a drop-shot rig.He estimates that he employs a drop-shot rig and shaky-head jig worm 20 percent of the time throughout the tournament year. In fact, at all of the Bassmaster Elite Series, Major and Classic tournaments in 2007, Van Dam used a variety of drop-shot rigs. No matter where he competed, his drop-shot rigs caught bass aplenty. The geographic scope of his catches were impressive, indeed, ranging from Amistad Reservoir on the Mexican border to Lake Erie on the Canadian border, from the California Delta to the Potomac River in Maryland, and all the venues in between those locales. At those 15 events, he placed in the top ten six times, including two first-place finishes. His sorriest finish was a respectable 39th at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. According to Van Dam's assessments, drop-shot rigs helped to propel him to a second-place finish in the Bassmaster's 2007 angler-of-the-year race.Besides employing drop-shot rigs in competitive situations, he uses them during recreational outings to have his way with the smallmouth bass that inhabit the many natural lakes near his home in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as well as during the production of several television programs.Nowadays, Van Dam always has a drop-shot rig at the ready.He says that its primary limitation is that it's not the best for locating bass, and the reason for that is that drop-shot rigs can't be fished as quickly as a spinnerbait, crankbait or jerkbait. Therefore, he normally uses a crankbait, jerkbait or spinnerbait to cover a lot of territory and find the bass, which in the nomenclature of bass fishing is called power fishing, and when the bass he finds with his power tactics become tentative, Van Dam utilizes a drop-shot rig to entice a few more.Van Dam also calls it his clean-up tactic. For instance, at the 2007 Bassmaster Elite Series Sunshine Showdowns at the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes on Sept. 13-16, 2007, he said that his drop-shot rig inveigled a number of tentative bass from a small shell bed adjacent to a patch of hydrilla that he initially found with a Texas-rigged worm and slip-sinker. Likewise, in July of 2007 at Lake Champlain on the New York and Vermont border, he used a drop-shot rig to catch a wad of smallmouth bass around rock piles that he initially found with a jerkbait. Moreover, he has used in years past a drop-shot rig at his crankbait coverts at Kentucky Lake, or whenever his Carolina-rig bite wanes at a various other waterwaysEven though most of the largemouth bass that a drop-shot rig allures are small ones, a big bass will engulf it every now and then, and from Van Dam's perspective, enough big ones can be caught with a drop-shot rig that it should be a vital component in every bass angler's repertoire.Van Dam's favorite drop-shot rod is a seven-foot, medium-action Quantum Tour Edition PT Series spinning rod with a fast taper. But when he is vertical fishing a drop-shot rig on the Great Lakes, he will opt for 6 ½-foot rendition of that rod. Van Dam finds that fast action of the tips of these two rods is what makes them excel as drop-shot rods.His reel is a Quantum Energy PTi spinning reel, and he prefers the E40PTi-A model. Even though this big-spool reel weighs an ounce or two more than smaller versions of the reel, he finds that the reel's big spool is a necessary ingredient in using fluorocarbon line with a drop-shot rig.On most outings, Van Dam's reel is spooled with eight-pound-test XPS Signature Series Fluorocarbon line. But when the bass are extremely tentative or the water is shallow and clear or he is using a light sinker, he often uses 6-pound-test. If he is plying snaggy environs or working with a heavy sinker, he will works with 10-pound-test.A quarter-ounce cylinder-shaped lead sinker that is the one he normally uses around lairs that lie in five to 10 feet of water and are graced with submersed aquatic vegetation or a soft bottom. The shape and weight of this sinker allows it to work through the grass better than a round sinker.On rocky bottoms, however, he opts for a round tungsten sinker, finding that they create a noise that can attract a bass' attention and provoke a strike.When Van Dam makes long casts while plying the flats in northern natural lakes that are about seven feet deep and adorned with scattering outcroppings of vegetation, he prefers to use a 3/8-ounce cylinder-shaped sinker.He works with either a 3/16-ounce or a 1/8-ounce sinker when he is making short casts in shallow water and the wind is nil.If the wind is harsh and he is probing more than 15 feet of water, Van Dam utilizes a 1/2-ounce sinker, and the bottom composition dictates the shape of the sinker.Van Dam notes that a heavy sinker often inhibits the proper feel that is an essential element to executing the correct presentation of a drop-shot rig; in other words, a heavy weight can create too much tension on the line. Furthermore, too light of a sinker can create a bow in the line, which diminishes the tension. To achieve the proper feel, Van Dam selects the sinker that creates just a touch of tension on his line.He secures the sinker to the line by running the line through the line-gripping eye and executing two half hitches. The two half hitches prevent a smallmouth bass from jettisoning the sinker when it jumps.One of the many virtues of the drop-shot rig is that even when a humongous smallmouth bass executes one its best acrobatic jumps, the hook stays firmly implanted into the flesh of the bass' mouth. The reason for that, says Van Dam, is that the sinker is a goodly distance from the hook.The distance, however, that he places the sinker from the hook varies substantially. Sometimes it is two inches and other times it is as much as 24 inches. When the smallmouth bass are feeding on crayfish on shallow flats, he will often set the sinker from two to six inches from the hook. Whereas at the 2007 Lake Erie Tournament, the smallmouth bass were foraging upon baitfish in deep water, and Van Dam found that the 24-inch setting was the most effective one. He says that it is necessary to constantly survey what is transpiring with the bass and their forage base, and then adjust the position of the sinker according to the whereabouts and behavior of the bass.Day in, day out, Van Dam's favorite drop-shot lure is a four-inch Strike King Finesse Worm. He is sponsored by Strike King, but even if Strike King weren't sponsoring him, he said that their four-inch Finesse Worm would be his lure of choice. Van Dam says that the flexibility of the Strike King Finesse Worm gives it a unique action that can't be duplicated with other soft-plastic luresVan Dam finds that his four-inch worm is a better option than a soft-plastic minnow bait when the bass are foraging on shad, smelt, shiners, or gobies. And even when the bass exhibit a strong hankering for crayfish, his worm is more effective and than a soft-plastic crayfish. He said that he has fished at the Great Lakes and several other venues with talented anglers who have used an array of other soft-plastic lures, and invariably Strike-King's worm inveigles more bass than the other lures do.A green-pumpkin Finesse Worm is Van Dam's favorite. At times, however, Van Dam finds that a watermelon hue can be exceedingly effective in crystal-clear waters, and from the late pre-spawn into the early post-spawn, he has discovered that a watermelon-and-red-flake combination attracts the attention of a considerable number of bass.Van Dam says that water clarity doesn't alter the effectiveness of a drop-shot rig, but when the water is dirty, he opts for such colors as June bug or black and blue.Besides the four-inch worm, he occasionally uses a Strike King Zero, which is five inches long, and a seven-inch Strike King Finesse Worm.Except when he is fishing snaggy environs, Van Dam normally attaches the four-inch Finesse Worm to a No. 2 Mustad Dropshot Wide Gap Hook. He affixes the hook through the nose of the worm. To do this, the point of the hook enters the bottom or belly of the worm three-sixteenth of an inch from its head; then Van Dam pushes the point of hook into center the worm and from there he pushes it forward until it emerges out of the absolute center of the worm's head or nose. When the worm is rigged this way, it doesn't twist his line.Because line twisting is prevented, Van Dam doesn't have to attach a swivel to his line several feet above the hook and worm. Though a swivel has become a fashionable addition to the terminal tackle of many anglers who work with a drop-shot rig, Van Dam is not a fan of a swivel, explaining that it can adversely affect the feel and presentation of the drop-shot rig.Throughout most of Van Dam's outings, he periodically experiments with various presentations and configurations of drop-shot rigs as he searches for the ultimate pattern.During these experimentations, he has found that the effectiveness of the wacky-rigged worm is at its apex during the spawning period. Likewise, when Van Dam fished big-bass venues, such as Amistad, he has ascertained that a wacky seven-inch worm bewitches bigger bass than the four-inch worm. Even when he is at Table Rock Lake, Missouri, focusing on spotted bass, he will test a seven-inch worm or Zero, and these bigger offerings will occasionally inveigle a bigger spotted bass than the four-inch worm has been able to allure.Van Dam nose hooks and wacky rigs the Zero with either a 1/0 or No. 1 Mustad 1X Octopus Beak Fine Wire Hook. He selects the 1/0 when he expects to tangle with a big specimen or two. He uses the same hook when he wields a wacky-rigged seven-inch Finesse Worm, and the only way he employs the seven-incher is wacky style, placing the hook below the worm's egg sack. When he wacky rigs the four-inch worm, Van Dam uses Mustad's No. 2 Dropshot Hook.Around snag-filled lairs, Van Dam resorts to employing a No. 1 Mustad Mega-Bite Hook, and he affixes the four-inch Finesse Worm to the hooks Texas style. He also likes straight-shank hooks with rebarbs for his Texas-rigged worms on a drop-shot rig.While casting with his drop-shot rig in shallow water, Van Dam's most productive retrieve is similar to the way he retrieves a shaky-head worm, which was featured in In-Fisherman in June-July 2006. He holds his rod at the two o'clock position, retrieves the drop-shot rig at a rather fast pace, spicing it with some shakes, lifts and drops. He always moves the rig with the rod, lifting it from two o'clock to about one o'clock.But as he fishes throughout the day, Van Dam periodically experiments with different speeds and actions of his retrieve, trying to uncover an action and speed that will dupe a greater number of bass. For example, he occasionally determines — especially during post-weather front situations — that it is best to drag the drop-shot rig for a few feet and then pause it and implement a dead-stick motif for five to 10 seconds. During these dead-sticking endeavors, he will experiment with the position of the worm; sometimes it will be resting on the bottom, then it will be four inches off the bottom, and at other times, it might be eight inches or more above the bottom. When he is in the midst of a long pause, Van Dam's rod is at the two o'clock position, and there is no bow in the line; instead he keeps a touch of tension in the line, which he describes it as "a rather subtle feel." According to Van Dam, that subtle feel is one of the critical elements in correctly manipulating a drop-shot rig.Because a drop-shot rig can't be skipped under a dock as a jig and chunk or jigworm or tube can be skipped, it isn't an easy tool to employ around docks, but there are days when it elicits more strikes than other lures garner. Therefore, Van Dam will gingerly pitch it under a dock, placing it next to a post or a piece of brush; then he will keep a bit of tension in the line and delicately shake the worm while keeping the sinker anchored to the bottom. As the sinker stays in place, Van Dam will also position the worm at various depths.State-of-the-art sonars have provoked a lot of anglers to wield drop-shot rigs. These sonars allow anglers to view their lures, the bass, and how the bass relate to the lures. This phenomenon started a number of years ago at several of the reservoirs in the Western states, and gradually this tactic migrated to Eastern venues. Nowadays it is a way of life around the Great Lakes, where anglers use drop-shot rigs to ply lairs as deep as 50 feet for smallmouth bass with a vertical presentation, and to accomplish this task, they rely upon a top-of-the-line sonar.Van Dam, who isn't sponsored by a sonar manufacturer, works with Lowrance sonars, and they work well. But he says that Humminbird's Side Imaging sonars has become the sonar of choice for a growing number of anglers around the Great Lakes. Since the advent of Humminbird's Side Imaging model, anglers have detected the whereabouts of a vast number unique rock piles that harbor a multitude of smallmouth bass.In addition to the deep-water scenario, Van Dam has found that sonars and vertical presentations play an important role in shallow water at some locales on the Great Lakes, and his description of shallow water focuses on depths of six feet to about 15 feet.As Van Dam fishes the shallow flats at Lake Erie or Lake St. Clair for smallmouth bass, he often casts and retrieves a jerkbait but always has a drop-shot rig at the ready, hanging over the bow of the bow. As he works his jerkbait, he simultaneously monitors his sonar, and whenever his sonar reveals a smallmouth bass, he immediately allows his drop shot to plummet vertically to the bottom, and with astonishing regularity, he catches a smallmouth bass. Even though some of these smallmouth bass are be gamboling about in six feet of water, Van Dam says that many of them aren't spooked by a bass boat being positioned directly over their heads. He suspects that all of the waves and currents that course across Erie and St. Clair play a significant role in keeping the smallmouth bass from becoming spooked and fleeing when a bass boat approaches their lairs.When he uses a vertical presentation, Van Dam holds his rod at the three o'clock position, and as he shakes and dead-sticks the worm, he keep a little bit of tension on his line. To move the drop-shot rig across a lair while using a vertical presentation, Van Dam does it by moving the boat with his bow-mounted trolling motor or allowing the wind to move the boat.Whether he is casting or utilizing a vertical motif with a nose-hooked worm, Van Dam sets the hook into a bass' mouth by vigorously cranking the reel handle and gently lifting the rod.If he is using a Texas-rigged worm, he will employ 10-pound-test line; therefore, upon sensing that a bass has engulfed the worm, he will briskly rotate the reel handle and engender a more power lift of his rod than he does with a nose-hooked worm.Van Dam has been setting a drop-shot hook into the mouths of untold numbers of bass at such diverse waterways as Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida,Lake Guntersville, Alabama, Grand Lake, Oklahoma,Table Rock Lake, Missouri, and Lake Oniedia, New York, for the past three years. From that experience, he has concluded that a drop-shot rig has become an indispensable tool in his bass-fishing repertoire, and he suspects that it will be so for years to come.When Van Dam's newly acquired expertise with finesse methods, which focuses on jigworms and drop-shot rigs, are combined with his great proficiency at employing power-fishing tactics, it is easy to see why he is considered the greatest professional bass angler around. And his commitment to versatility should keep his name at or near the top of the leader boards long into the future. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Soul Searching in Pilgrim City of Naga : Visita Iglesia Experience for Holy Week 2016
For the first time in my adult life, I was able to experience Visita Iglesia, the catholic tradition of visiting 7 churches during Holy Week. I persuaded my Filipino-Chinese friend and travel buddy Doreen of GETS Travel to join me in this soul searching journey while I'm in Naga City,Bicol.
Our first stop was Carmelite Monastery which was in the outskirt of city center. This place is also very meaningful to me because of a little miracle that happened last January 2016 which led to a series of events in my life.
I introduced Doreen to Ate Lydia, the caretaker whom I met during my first visit in the Carmelite Monastery. She's the one who explained to me the significance of the devotion to the Scapular and how it is related to safety and protection. Since then, whenever I meet a Catholic when I'm travelling, I give them my spare scapular.
#SSStalk at Blogsmash 2016
Fresh from my 27 day trip abroad, I gave another #SSStalk to students from various universities in Metro Manila where I gave my inputs on how they can use their online presence to make a difference.
Even though I was still exhausted from my travel, I always make time to honor my speaking engagements because it's one of my passions --- to be able to interact with other youth and hopefully inspire them to take actions.
I also shared to them my personal story, on what prompted me to start this sole searching soul blog and how I use my #SSStory to inspire others to create their own beautiful memories too while advocating for some causes they truly believe in.
So you see, when I can't update this blog, most probably I'm busy creating a new presentation for my #SSStalk and engaging with other people offline.
I'm struggling with updating this site but please stay connected as I share more interesting and INSPIRING stories of different people I met offline, especially for the past weeks that I was on my solesearchingsoul journey in SG, Malaysia and Myanmar.
I first heard of this place called "Partido Riviera" during a sharing by DOT 5 Director Nini Ravanilla a few years ago. Our Department of Tourism officials said that it can even rival that beauty of "French Riviera" so I was really intrigued by it but it was only last February 2014 when I passedby this area coz it's really an off beaten path especially if you're coming from Naga City on your way to Legazpi City.
Whenever my dad is home and on vacation, he always take us to a road trip and the video below captured one of the most scenic view he really raved about; to the point that whenever I have friends visiting us, he always volunteer to drive from CamSur to Albay as long we take this road. And so it has also become one of my favorite "road less travelled" in Bicol.
If I'm not mistaken, my parents first discovered it a few years back when my sister had her immersion in one of the communities in Partido and they drove to this area to pick her as well as brought some goods to the foster family where my sister stayed. Since then, they had countless road trips in Partido because my dad really liked the view.
Google Map may help you find your way to this scenic road. From ANAYAN CROSSING, you have to go to turn left going to Partido area and once you reach TIGAON town turn right to Sagnay Road. Check the Google Map below for routes and full instructions.
Watch this video uploaded by Kim Honrado and shared by Naga City Deck
together with some snaps that will surely make you wanna take this road
next time you think of taking a joy ride!
These photos by Kim Honrado were shared by Bicol Deck on Facebook.
I was told that these aerial shots were taken by a drone.
Ohh how I wish I also have a drone! I'll definitely put that in my wishlist for 2016!
I also suggest you visit JOROAN Church in Tiwi and say a little prayer.
... especially if you're out for great adventure!
If you're looking for adrenaline rush this Wednesday, you should watch my #SSSelfieAdventures in 3 key places in the Philippines. Play the video below and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel.
The closet artist in me is finally out! Prism Gallery is finally opening their newest exhibit featuring 300 postcard designs from 30 plus artists and yes, I am one of those artist!
I'm nervous at the same time delighted that for the first time, I will be able to share my soul searching journey through my Sole Searching Soul Postcard Collection.
It feels surreal especially last October 23 when I got the limited printouts of my first ever #postcards which features 8 different photos from my travels.
Action Camera is one of the top items in Bucket List of most travellers I know but it tends to be bit pricey especially for those with very tight budget. I'm sure that if you're reading this post, you are just like me you who wish to have an action cameras are not that expensive.
Since then, I've been scouting for a new one but budget limitations is a big consideration that's why I've been '"shopping" online from time to time just to check if there'll be a quality yet affordable unit.
I'm still undecided what to get but I found these 5 Action Cameras on SALE while browsing the Lazada website. You might might also want to check especially if you just want to capture exciting holiday moments without breaking your wallet.
AMAZINGLY LOW PRICE! Okay, I must admit that if only price is my only consideration and I want it to be the cheapest, I'll take this brandless waterproof action camera. It even comes with a FREE powerbank at its sale price of Php 1,199! It's one of the best deals I've seen on Lazada's Halloween Sale with up to 85% discounts!
When I asked around what's the best alternative to the expensive brands, SJCAM was always top of the mind. They've told me that it's quality is as good as the more famous brand of action camera but you can buy it at a much cheaper price. So maybe affordable doesn't mean cheap quality afterall!
The G2 12MP Wifi Action Camera is a good option for those who are keeping a tight budget but still want to capture the thrill of the extreme. You can have never-ending fun and endless memories for as low as Php 2,690.
I know how it feels not to be able to capture some of our adrenaline-pumping activities just because we don't have the luxury of a sports camera. Well, good thing there are now more affordable options for us just like the units I included in in this list. I hope you find this blog post helpful in your search for affordable yet quality action camera.
Visit the Camera section of Lazada and feast your eyes on the wide array of selection like you've never seen before. The rating and feedback section on their website is also a great tool to help you decide on your shopping choices.
Watch this video to see some of my best travel and adventures taken with my action camera.
It was a night to remember, not only for me but to some of my close friends as we unwind and enjoy the musical performances of different musicians like Barbie Almabis, Yolanda Moon, Pulso, Giniling Festival, Musical O and Maude.
Famous bands like Rocksteddy and Parokya ni Edgar
were also there to perform and party with the crowd!!!
STAR-STUDDED NIGHT! Different celebrities were also spotted at the event as they represent the various floats part of the Grand Lights Parade.
A grand fireworks display wowed the crowd as we welcome another year for Quezon City!
Despite the occasional drizzle, a lot of people stayed until midnight to watch the fireworks display which lasted for almost 5 minutes. I personally like love it!
PAROKYA NI EDGAR played some of their best songs that make the crowd very cheerful! I also enjoyed it a lot as I find myself dancing and singing along with the rest of the party-goers!
Join me in supporting my fellow Bicolano entreprenuers! Today will be the opening of the annual regional trade fair called Orgullo Kan Bicol. This highlights the best of products and source of pride of region 5.
The opening ceremony will be at 10:30 in the morning, October 8, 2015 at the Megatrade Hall 2, 5th Level, Bldg. B of SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City. Fair is open during mall hours from October 8-11, 2015.
Throwback: To give you an overview what you can see at OKB, check this video on my YouTube Channel.
On its 19th year, Orgullo kan Bikol (okB)-Gayon Bicol positions our micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the global trade. OKB-Gayon Bicol Regional Trade Fair has evolved from a purely marketing event into an annual socio-cultural affair. It has become the venue for budding MSMEs to find new markets and graduate to better capacities; an opportunity for them to develop new product designs attuned to and compliant with market demands.
DTI-Bicol Regional Director Jocelyn L.B. Blanco said, "the OKB-Gayon Bicol, through the years, has provided opportunities for our homegrown entrepreneurs to develop, find new markets and become more competitive. This annual marketing event offers wearables and homestyle products, processed foods, ceramics, furniture, fine jewelry, and other products that will surely delight the buyers. It displays Bicol's best products made from finest handcrafted materials to prime food delicacies, bringing the Bicolano entrepreneurs distinctive skills in weaving, innovating, and producing new products and designs for discerning markets; domestic and foreign".
One hundred eleven exhibitors (111) from all over the region are joining this year's fair. Thirty-three (33) comes from Albay, twelve (12) from Camarines Norte, twenty (21) from Camarines Sur, 11 from Catanduanes, 9 from Masbate and 25 from Sorsogon. It features thirty-eight (38) new entrepreneurs, who are given full marketing assistance by the DTI via this trade fair. It also features one hundred sixty (162) new products resulting from DTI's product development activities prior to the event. As in the past, this marketing event is a convergence activity. DTI partners with the Department of Tourism (DOT), OKB Association, Inc., and the Local Government Units (LGUs).
By way of this trade fair, DTI enjoins domestic and foreign buyers to take a closer look and become more aware of what these micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) produce. As DTI commits to provide its clients – the MSMEs – better avenues to promote their fine products, they are also encouraged to explore the global market.
Let's support the Bicolano entrepreneurs. See you at SM Megamall!
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The s4-dfs_server needs to check for netbios aliases in ad_get_referrals.
Per default a share can not be used by e.g. additional dns names, which point to the desired DC.
The following patch opens the opportunity to add alternative names via the netbios aliases option.
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Originally from Colorado, I spent a lot of time camping as a kid. I moved to Montana in 1989 and have been active in the environmental movement since the 1980s, primarily with local and grassroots campaigns. For 20 years I taught university field studies courses for the Sierra Institute and Wildlands Studies, focusing primarily on environmental issues and wildlife conservation. Along with numerous magazine articles, I have published three books. When not writing or teaching you can find me skiing, kayaking, or mountain biking, and enjoy all that the Inland Northwest has to offer.
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Greg Gordon, PhD
502 E. Boone Ave
Spokane, WA 99258
Office Phone: 313-5725
Office Location: 730 E. Boone #202
BA English, University of Colorado, 1986
MS Environmental Studies, University of Montana, 1992
PhD History, University of Montana, 2010
Introduction to Environmental Studies (ENVS 101)
Parks, Forests, and Wildlife (ENVS 330)
US Environmental Movement (ENVS 397)
Environmental History (ENVS 353)
Senior Capstone (ENVS 499)
When Money Grew on Trees: A. B. Hammond and the age of the timber baron (University of Oklahoma Press, 2014)
"Progress at a Price: A. B. Hammond, Montana's Gilded Age Lumber Baron," (Big Sky Journal , Summer 2012)
"Steamboats, Woodhawks and War on the Upper Missouri River," (Montana: The Magazine of Western History, Summer 2011)
"Mountains and Rivers Without End: Teaching Field Courses in Western History (co-authored with David Brooks, Western Historical Quarterly, Summer 2011)
"Economic Phoenix, How A. B. Hammond used the depression of 1893 and a pair of defunct Oregon railroads to build a lumber empire," (Oregon Historical Quarterly, Nov. 2008)
"The Sustainability Revolution," Making Other Arraignments, (Orion, Nov. 2008)
"Footloose University: Uncovering Wilderness as Managed Place," chapter in Teaching About Place (University of Nevada Press, 2008)
Landscape of Desire: Identity and Nature in Utah's Canyon Country (Utah State University Press, 2003)
"Neighborhood Struggles," (Orion Afield, Spring, 1999)
Gringos in the Mist: A Naturalist's Journey Through Ecuador (Laughing Coyote Press, 1995)
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Indianapolis has always struck me as the perfect place to hold a basketball championship. A lot of people who've been to a lot of NCAA Final Fours feel that way.
I'm looking forward to attending my 23rd Final Four beginning on Friday in Indy. It will be my sixth there since my first in 1991.
And, though many of you rightfully hold animosity toward the very sight of the acronym "NCAA," I can tell you the association is full of good people who truly love the game of basketball. That's doubly true of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana that the NCAA calls home.
It's that synergy of passion and proximity that makes Indy the perfect home of my favorite event in all of sports. It's the soil that cultivated John Wooden, Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird. It's the residents who hold the game in their hearts. They love serving as ambassador of its present and conservator of its rich history.
And so, what's recently gone on at the Indiana statehouse is sad on a number of fronts. Recent legislation signed on Thursday by Indiana governor Mike Pence has divided not just the state of Indiana but the country in the name of "religious freedom."
I don't buy it. I think it's a cynical political ploy. And it's no good for anyone, least of all a state that stands to lose not just its business but its image as an inclusive, welcoming place for visitors during one of American sports' great events.
The legislation, in and of itself, does not seem like that big a deal on the surface. It merely mimics similar federal law put into place 22 years ago, signed by then-President Bill Clinton, and copied in various versions by other states. It purported to protect the freedom or various religious groups, not just Christians, to not be bound to contradict their beliefs because of government action.
I've been told by several friends with legal backgrounds that this particular legislation might well not have been noticed, had it been passed 15 or 20 years ago.
But in the light of recent progressive measures in support of same-sex marriage – particularly with a relating Supreme Court case set to begin arguments in exactly one month and culminate in a landmark decision in the summer – such legislation has naturally become a lightning rod.
In specific, it appears to be a route by which various entities in Indiana may refuse service to homosexual couples under the guise of religious belief in direct contradiction of both state and federal laws protecting against discrimination.
The most common hypothetical examples I've read usually involve a baker or florist refusing to accept service for a wedding of homosexuals. But such a business could easily conceal its bias by simply saying it is booked up.
It could get a lot more serious than that. What about Catholic adoption agencies who could very conceivably cite the law in order to refuse a qualified gay couple with good jobs and upstanding backgrounds? Is this acceptable?
On Thursday, NCAA president Mark Emmert issued a statement saying the organization was "concerned" about the legislation and vowed to "closely examine the implications of this bill" in regard to future events. He did not foreshadow any concrete action.
Certainly, it's too late to move the men's Final Four from Indy next weekend. But what about the Women's Final Four in 2016? How can the NCAA not consider moving it elsewhere?
It's no secret that a substantial percentage of the nation's female college basketball players are lesbians. How can the NCAA in good conscience ask these women to play the sport's most important event in the very capital city where such regressive legislation has just been passed, in a place where they could be refused any and all services simply based on who they are? It's a sick joke.
I feel especially sorry for the people whose jobs were once so easy and now must become so complicated – those who have enthusiastically marketed the vibrant city of Indianapolis. They now needlessly find themselves on the defensive, thanks to a cadre of hate-filled zealots and their enabling hack politicians.
I found this bitterly ironic greeting on the VisitIndy.com website:
"It's our job to promote the city of Indianapolis. And that job has never been easier, more energizing or more rewarding than it is right now. As an unprecedented level of cooperation between business and government boosts Indianapolis to a completely new level, we're reveling in the opportunity to show our city off."
Good luck with that now that your governor and his cavemen followers have labeled the state as a safe harbor for 1950s sociology.
Imagine, let's say, an Indianapolis catering business run by a religious-conservative owner receiving a call from an openly gay coach and her partner who decide to hold a party at next year's Women's Final Four. They can now legally be refused service.
I can hear some people dismiss this with, "So what? They can just call somebody else!" But that's easy to say when you're not the ones being treated as second-class citizens.
Couching such discrimination as "religious freedom" or with any other duplicitous euphemism is absurd. Let's just call it what it is and what's in the heart of people like Pence and his followers: It's hate. It's purposely divisive. It's small-minded. And it's wrong.
I imagine Pence holds as his compass the cynical pandering to his reactionary political base and a possible run for president in 2016. But the non-aligned people of Indiana should know they are being sent downstream when it comes to sports business. Don't take my word for it. Consider the comments of one of the most powerful and influential sports personalities in the world.
The first time I spoke with Philadelphia-bred and Los Angeles-based sports agent Arn Tellem was 1991 and he was Billy Owens' agent. He has since built his client list to include, among others, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis, arguably the three most dynamic young players in the NBA.
In an email quoted on Friday by The New York Times, Tellem said the Indiana legislation "codifies hatred under the smoke screen of freedom and jeopardizes all that has been recently accomplished. … It legalizes discrimination against LGBT individuals and will cause significant harm to many people."
Tellem went on to urge the NBA, its Indiana Pacers and the NCAA to "not only condemn this blatantly unconstitutional legislation, but to take forceful action against it by re-evaluating their short- and long-term plans in the state."
You can imagine businesses, conventions and job-seekers will reconsider as well, irrespective of their beliefs about gay marriage. When public perception affects cash flow, it's remarkable how everyone's moral needle tends to move.
The Big Ten has some major decisions to make, too. Two of its schools are rooted in Indiana, the geographic center of its footprint. Both its football and basketball championships have been held in Indianapolis. A recent statement indicates the conference, as the NCAA, is in a holding pattern, Jim Delany and its presidents holding moistened index fingers aloft to gauge the breeze of public sentiment.
That all sucks for Indy. But it really sucks for college basketball's biggest stage.
Indianapolis has always been the place all of us who love the game could call our home away from home. It appears my next visit might be my last one for quite a while.
That's sad for me personally. But mainly, it's just sad in general.
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Takis Zenetos was born in Athens, Greece, and would design some of the most beautiful buildings in Greece during the 60's and early 70's. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, graduating in 1954.
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It was recently announced that the Navy would retire 7 cruisers of the Ticonderoga (CG-47) class. I'm not so certain this is bad news, depending on what outcome the Navy is playing for in their 'long-game'.
Since the retirement of the earlier generations of Navy cruisers, the biggest difference between destroyers and cruisers has been what the Navy has decided to stuff into their hulls. In fact, the the Ticonderoga was initially ordered as the DDG-47 Ticonderoga and the class used the same hull and ship systems as the Spruance class destroyers.
In rather rapid (in the shipbuilding sense) succession, the Navy:
1. Decided to extend the construction of the Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) series with another 'flight' of Arleigh Burkes in lieu of following up on and adding numbers to the DD-1000 Zumwalt class. This was allegedly more affordable path that touted the low cost of the DDG-51s while somehow not accounting for the additional costs and risks of the upgrades proposed for the new flight. The usual crowd applauded the move.
2. Admitted their shock and horror when they discovered the 'affordable' (but unacceptable without the planned upgrades) Arleigh Burkes were also unaffordable with the necessary upgrades. Oh and did we mention that keeping the older DDG-51s viable was going to cost quite a bit more or create 'gaps' as well?While during this time the DDG-1000 Zumwalt's seem to be doing just fine. Which seems to bring us right back to the idea of maybe a family of modern warships based upon the DD(X)'s original objectives isn't such a bad idea after all? Is the Navy angling towards an eventual CG-1000 or just slouching their way to greatness?
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Jordan Nobles' piece Immersion won the 2017 JUNO Award for Classical Composition of the year and recently has been nominated for Classical Composition of the Year at the 2017 Western Canadian Music Awards..
In 2014 Metro Vancouver workers were in the final stages of completing an extensive new water treatment facility at the Capilano Reservoir in North Vancouver. A key element of the facility was the Break Head Tank, an enormous concrete bunker connected to 7 km of water tunnels that allow Capilano water to be pumped to the Seymour Capilano Filtration Plant for treatment — but to the uninitiated, this space looked more like the high-vaulted subterranean passageways of some Tolkien-inspired superstructure, rather than any sort of functional regional infrastructure.
In preparing a documentary on the building of the plant, and noticing that the tank boasted an impressive 20+ seconds of reverb, Metro Vancouver staff reached out to composer Jordan Nobles to consider the unique opportunity to compose a new musical work for performance in this underground chamber, before the tank was permanently filled with water. The original plan was to have an audience descend into the break head chamber for the performance, but safety concerns made this impractical. In the end, it was decided that the musicians would perform in the space and the performance would form the basis for the documentary that would explore a piece of the water system normally unseen. Shortly afterward, the Break Head tank began its service as part of Metro Vancouver's water system, and was flooded with water forever.
Nobles' piece, fittingly entitled Immersion, is a four-part, 27-minute suite for mixed instruments and voice, perfectly crafted to exploit the break head tank's unique acoustics. This recording was done in four single takes, without any overdubs, edits, or audio effects. This is, essentially, exactly how it sounded in this incredible space on a chilly October morning in 2014.
The final two works on this album were studio-made, but still reflect the spirit through which Immersion was born. Deep Breath (2015) previously existed as a piece for ten flutes called Hive (2008), which was multi-track recorded by flutist Mark Takeshi McGregor and then slowed down to 4x its original speed. This new, 24-minute work transforms the typically nimble flutes into a chorus of fog horns, giving the listener the unsettling feeling that they've been cast adrift at sea.
Deep Water (2016), the most recent work on this album, features an assortment of waterphones, cups, bowls, bottles, straws — and, as one might suspect from the title, water. Performed by the composer's family, the sounds have been artfully assembled and modified to create a soundscape that weaves effortlessly between the sinister and the serene.
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1. Immersion (Parts 1-4)
Performers: Negative Zed Ensemble: Mark McGregor – flute; Colin MacDonald – saxophones; Adrian Verdejo – guitar; Martin Fisk – percussion; Katie Rife – percussion; Kelly Nobles – voice & glockenspiel; Karen Gerbrecht – violin; Rebecca Wenham – cello; and Mark Haney – doublebass
Immersion was commissioned by Metro Vancouver and recorded in an underground 'Break Head Tank' chamber beneath Capilano Lake in North Vancouver, BC, October 10, 2014
Recording Engineer: Paul Luchkow
Immersion is dedicated to Marianne Pengelly
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2. Deep Breath
Performer: Mark McGregor, flutes
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MY Canada's National Director, Faytene Grasseschi, visited the Honourable Rob Nicholson's office in Ottawa on Tuesday, November 7th to talk about Bill C-51 and its implications for religious leaders and gatherings if section 176 was removed from the Criminal Code, as proposed in Bill C-51.
Following this informative meeting, we sent out an urgent alert requesting prayer for the Committee of Justice and Human Rights meeting taking place on Wednesday afternoon. Committee members would be making decisions about Bill C-51, particularly in regards to clause 14 as it deals with section 176 of the Criminal Code: whether to keep explicit protections for religious leaders and gatherings currently found in the Criminal Code…[Click here to read the full article].


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