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A Brief History and Nature of the Piqua Shawnee Tribe
Alabama is regarded as the home of the Shawnee people for a long time. It has been established through studies that these people were nomadic in the olden days. Alabama has been seen as the only place where they have inhabited for a long time. There are archeologists who have found evidence that suggests thy settled there as early as 1685. But folk tales tell of a long period of settlement there way before that date was reached. There are ancient burial sites which demonstrate the ancient Shawnee burial rituals all over Alabama. There are even maps that shoe Shawnee settlements in the region now known as the State of Alabama.
In the present day, there exist many descendants of the Shawnee people who call the State of Alabama home. They have different stories handed down through each family's lineage. There was a period in history when they were forced to flee the area for fear of their safety. Some began forcefully removed while others were killed. President Andrew Jackson instituted a removal policy, which some settlers disagreed with. It succeeded in removing most of them, but there are those who managed to escape its effects. Once the terrible period subsided, those who had survived returned. Some opted to live on the outskirts away from the scrutiny of government. These people may have lost a lot through those terrible years, but their family histories and ways of life lingered on. Learn more about
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This is what forms the basis of the existence and functioning of the
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Tribe of Alabama community. Each member is dedicated towards all efforts to preserve their special heritage. The tribe has clans that live in various states, as well as Canada. The majority of them still live in Alabama though. They are also found in small groups in other states. They organize tribal gatherings four times a year in different geographical areas, which gives each member a chance to travel less in a year.
The tribe has a principal chief and a second chief. Their government is run by a tribal council. This is made up of clan mothers and clan chiefs, with an advisory board called the Council of Elders. There are clan protocols that dictate how the council shall operate. All issues have to go before the council for deliberation and determination. The council works to ensure all matters are debated, thereby maintaining the one voice of the tribe.
They hold elections to appoint those who shall hold positions such as the treasurer and secretary for a given term. Those positions do not have any weight on the council.
The Shawnee language is a Central Algonquian language used in parts of central and northeastern Oklahoma. It has a close resemblance to other Algonquian languages, like Kickapoo.
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What You Need to Know about the Piqua Shawnee Tribe
There are many different tribes in the greater Red Indian tribe. This tribe is a native of North America. This group is Nomadic which means that they move from place to place in search of better lives and to sustain this life, they practice hunting and farming which is where their source of food comes from. Seeing that they used to move from one pace to the next in search of the life they desired, they had to adjust and adapt to their surroundings, and from constantly doing that, they were able to perfect that skill. Initially, this tribe was from originally from Ohio, western Pennsylvania as well as West Virginia; they, however, had to move from their native land and find somewhere else to live due to the Indian removal act that was implemented in 1830. This act saw to it that they moved and most of them found a home in Kansas. This home was however not to be their permanent home because they were forced to move from Kansas in 1861 and that is how they found themselves living with the Cherokee in Oklahoma state. Read more great facts on
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Seeing that they used to hunt and fish for their food, it is important to note that they used spears, tomahawks as well as bows and arrows to accomplish this mission. Without the use of these weapons, they would not have a way of getting their food which means that whatever little they go for farming would not be sufficient. Aside from this, it is vital to note that there were some critical distinguishing elements that would tell you that they were the Shawnee tribe, for instance, they would apply paint on their body with unique prints, but if one is not painted, they would have unique tattoo prints on their body. Some of the tribe's people grew their hair long while others had theirs in a Mohawk.
Lastly, it is crucial to note that is that they are recognized federally, they are a tribe that is allowed to have their cultural laws that will govern their society but aside from that, they are also required to act and conduct themselves in line with the laws of the USA. This is nice because it allows them to practice their unique culture which means that they get to preserve some essential cultural gems that would have otherwise gotten lost were they not allowed to practice their culture. For more useful reference regarding
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With all the elements discussed, it is important to note that opening your mind to other people's culture is amazing as it places you in a better position to grow in wisdom and knowledge. It is for this reason why it is of great importance to make a point to study and learn about them.
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Facts to Understand about the Shawnee tribe.
At any time one tends to think of the Shawnee tribe, there are the important factors that one has to understand. For example, it is vital for you to get to know where the Shawnee tribe live, the clothes they did put on and other important factors about the Shawnee tribe. The Shawnee tribe thus marks their origin as from the Tennessee region around the river Cumberland and migrated to many other parts around America. The territories marking the home of the Shawnee are the Tennessee, South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
The different, climatic conditions, the geographical and the natural resources that were within the regions that the Shawnee lived were the determinant of the kind of lifestyle they live in. It is vital to understand that the Shawnee tribe were semi-nomadic and as a result of this factor, they had their encounters with the Native Indian Culture.
The plains culture, the Northern and the Southern Native Indians were the groups that formed the Shawnee tribe. After the American Civil War, most of the Shawnee in the Kansas were consumed into the Cherokee Nation and were referred as Cherokee Shawnee. The language that the Shawnee tribe used to speak was referred to as the Algonquian language. The food that the Shawnee ate was determined by the region that they occupied. For example, the Shawnee tribe that settled in the Great Plains were feeding on the buffalo; they also hunted animals such as the deer, bear and also turkey. Here's a good read about
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It is also crucial noting that this group of the Shawnee supplemented their diet by other kinds of food as the roots vegetables and also the wild fruits. The Shawnee group that inhabited the woodland region also had their diet which included the fish and small games, for example, the squirrels, deer, Racoon bear and beaver. These group of the Shawnee tribe also supplemented their food with maize, pumpkins, squash, and beans. There was also the people who settled at the Southeast who feed themselves by use of meat from animals for expelling, rabbits, wild hogs, turkeys, eagles, deer, opossums, and raccoons. There were also the crops that were cultivated such as the maize, beans, dried fruits pumpkins and nuts that they too fed on. To gather more awesome ideas on
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The Shawnee tribe had adopted the use of the weapons that included the bows, arrows, hatchet axes among other weapons that they used. It is also imperative to understand that the kind of clothes that the Shawnee tribe wore was determined by the climatic conditions around the areas that they settled. During the warm climatic conditions, they wore breechcloths in the summer and during the cold climate the put on the fringed tunics or the shirts and the leggings. There were also the warm robes or the cloaks that they put on for the protection of the cold weather. Hence, this includes some of the important details about the Shawnee tribe
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The BT BUFF Awards took over the prestigious BT Towers to celebrate the very best and uprising stars in British Urban Cinema. BUFF has taken over the telecom HQ for their diverse film festival. Prior to the festival, they announced that Ashley Walters was this year's honoree. Co-hosted by Kyla Fyre and Sam Benjamin, BUFF officially crowned the winners.
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Elizabeth Chan's Leap From Media Exec to Christmas Music a 'Fa La La' Success
It was Chan's dream to "give everything up and just write Christmas songs." With a little help from mega-producer Steve Lillywhite, she has a holiday hit on her hands
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas music will pay off for Elizabeth Chan, who gave up a successful corporate media career to focus on "this dream I've had since I was a child."
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"Fa La La" from Chan's second holiday EP, "Everyday Holidays," has debuted at No. 17 on the Adult Contemporary Songs chart, showing that the success of 2012's "Naughty & Nice," which debuted at No. 4 on the iTunes Holiday chart, was no fluke. The latter's "A Christmas Song" was nominated for a Streamy Award, while Only on Christmas Time was an International Songwriting Competition finalist.
"I had this dream since I was a child to make Christmas music," says the New York-born Chan, who left her high-power job as director of integrated marketing at Conde Nast/Self magazine in April of 2012 to pursue that passion. "When things would get bad in my previous career, I would tell my best friend, my husband, people around me, 'Wouldn't it be great if I could give everything up and just write Christmas songs?' Everybody would be like, 'Oh, that'd be great,' then wouldn't think anything of it. I finally just took the plunge, and here we are."
Chan, who was a "Showtime at the Apollo" winner as a youth and was also part of Morgan Spurlock's "Failure Club" in 2011, estimates she's amassed some 300 holiday songs since she began writing in earnest during late 2011. "Fa La La" is her first to integrate Hanukkah -- its video features dreidels and a blue-and-white suited, saxophone playing Santa Claus -- and was built from influences such as Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Can't Hold Us."
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Big Fish, the Broadway musical based on the novel of the same name and Tim Burton's 2003 film, is coming to Sydney's Hayes Theatre this April. This new production of the show features a cast of both established musical theatre stars and newcomers, led by Phillip Lowe, Katrina Retallick, Adam Rennie and Kirby Burgess.
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Daily Review's Ben Neutze spoke to director and musical theatre nut Tyran Parke about how he plans to bring this story to the stage.
For those who are completely in the dark, what's Big Fish about? What sort of an experience will it be for audiences?
Big Fish is essentially about a man who doesn't feel he is enough for his son. He is a travelling salesman who thought he'd amount to more than that … and so he invents his life through stories — or so his son believes. But fantasy and reality live side by side in this world and sometimes when someone sees the world as magical, well, it is!
Audiences can expect something very immediate – a family drama that plays out as a man tries to reconcile his relationship with his father before he, himself has a son plus a huge dollop of fantasy, adventure, comedy and magic. What kind of an experience? A buzzy, exciting, crazy, silly, moving, connected and unique experience! (That's what I wanted the poster to say but you know, we didn't have enough space.)
The musical version of Big Fish is drawn from both the 2003 Tim Burton film, and the 1998 novel upon which it is based — how closely does it resemble the film?
Both the film and the musical are written by John August (based on the novel by Dan Wallace) so they are very similar. Of course, several things have shifted because of the new form, but it has always been the same story, of a father and a son trying to connect. I think what Tim Burton gave us in the film was a pretty magical palate and John August provided us with a through-line, as the novel is almost a selection of short stories. But the same characters are in all three versions: Edward, his son Will, his wife Sandra, The Witch, The Giant, The Mermaid etc. But in this version, they sing.
It has music by Andrew Lippa, one of his generation's most popular musical theatre composers. How would you describe the score?
The score was my first contact with the show. On hearing the cast album, I fell in love with the music, which then lead me to the novel, then the film. (I only watched the film for the first time after I'd cast the show.) Basically, I'm an up myself snob when it comes to music; I love "intellectual" music — before the end of the year, I'll have directed a Monteverdi Opera and an operatic ballet — but one of the most appealing aspects of the score is that, not only is it "clever", in that it always furthers narrative, builds tension, reveals character (all the stuff a director wants it to do) … it's just so damned catchy (all the stuff an audience wants it to do).
The show was conceived as a dance musical so it's got all sorts of crazy cross rhythms that grow and build and because it is set in Alabama — deep in the south of America — it draws upon country and jazz and folk and always feels accessible. It is Lippa's best score and our cast sound amazing singing it.
And did you hear the story? I coincidentally found myself sitting next to him at Kristen Chenoweth's concert in Broadway in November? He was charming and very enthusiastic about what we are doing at the Hayes with this production.
It's a big, big story to tell in the rather intimate space of the Hayes — how do you go about fitting everything into that tiny theatre?
Yeah, the clue, and the challenge, is in the title. It ain't a small fish. Good question … and the answer is — ask someone else!
You do it through a duo of designers that bring with them the right balance of play and commitment and a whole bunch of assistants, and ask them, how should we shoot our lead character out of a cannon? Or how should we best show a mermaid losing her tail? Or a man becoming a fish? And then wait…
How hard can it be right?
Anna Gardiner, Martelle Hunt and Matt Tunchon are design legends in the making and they have a "magic pudding" approach – the "well" they seem to draw on is endless. Then you put the most inspiring actors, with a man who is equal parts genius and silly genius in choreographer Cameron Mitchell and make them do things like tap dance till fish fall from the skies.
Yep, Cabaret it aint! Not a single Nazi in sight!
Do you think having the kind of restrictions that come with working in the Hayes are a bit of a blessing? Do they force you to be creative and open to new theatrical solutions?
Absolutely. I'm a big fan of the Hayes and I think I've seen pretty much everything that's played there. And, in my opinion, the most successful shows have been where a musical has been reinvented for that space. There's nothing worse than seeing a show given the same treatment as it would in a large-scale commercial production, at the Hayes. Surely that's not what it's there for? The true challenges lay in how to reinvent a piece as if it is a chamber piece, cos — like it or not — at the Hayes, it is. This show on Broadway had about 100 times the amount of our budget. Why would we even try to reproduce the ideas that lead to that kind of cost? I think Big Fish is a brilliant piece of programming because it really is a chamber piece where the magic exists in the imagination of a young boy – and theatre does magic like no other medium.
The cast is absolutely wonderful — both very experience performers and some relative newcomers. How do you go about putting together a cast for a production like this?
You think so? Well, I do too. This was the hardest casting process I've ever been through. I knew that the world of this play was a world that was in the imagination of a young boy so I didn't want people to look like "actors" but people – and what's more, exaggerated people. The casting was so hard because we were overwhelmed with interest – it's the kind of show that does that to actors.
So about 300 actors contacted us. Everyone sang first (hundreds of songs) and were great. I got it down to about 50 potential actors for 14 roles. I figured we'd narrow it down further after the acting. Usually the dance call knocks people out of the running but pretty much all 50 were still there and doing brilliantly. Damn them! So, I threw some impro at them and, they could do that too!
In the end, it came down to so many small things but there was some certainty too. I'd worked with Kirby Burgess before and ever since her star turn in Dirty Dancing. Adam Rennie and I were in New York (where he lives being a flashy New York actor) last year and I mentioned it to him. He happened to be home on a holiday, walked in and blew us away. When Katrina Retallick auditioned, the entire panel burst into tears and Philip Lowe, well he had me at hello.
The musical wasn't a massive hit on Broadway, but has been recognised since then as a wonderfully fascinating piece of musical theatre. How is your production different to what was seen on Broadway?
Let's call a spade a spade, it was a shocker financially! I don't think anyone should feel the need to deny that. The writers acknowledge that, in the fact that we are premiering the new re-written version. I think the pressures of trying to create a show are always immense and on Broadway with all that money and therefore fear, wow, I'm amazed anything gets on without the creative team in intensive care. And like so many shows (pretty much everything Stephen Sondheim ever wrote) things become clearer after the fact, and theatre takes time.
We are benefitting from that with a re-written show, new songs, different structure and a production that has a much more ensemble feel to it. All over the world theatre is currently reacting against the huge mega-musical born in the' 80s with intimate, connected smaller scale works. I think in reinventing Big Fish in this way, the show has found its rightful home.
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Trump deals another blow to Obamacare
New rule opens health-insurance market across state lines
The failure to repeal and replace Obamacare is regarded as perhaps the biggest legislative failure of President Trump's first year in office.
Yet, Trump managed to eliminate the linchpin of Obama's signature law, the individual mandate, through the tax-reform bill passed in December.
And now the administration is taking the first step toward implementing one of the most important planks of conservative health-care reform: allowing the sale of health insurance across state lines.
The Department of Labor published Friday in the Federal Register a proposed rule to expand the offering of small business health plans, also known as association health plans, reported InsuranceNewsNet.
Under the proposal, small businesses and sole proprietors would have more freedom to band together to provide health insurance for employees.
"Surviving the Medical Meltdown: Your Guide to Living Through the Disaster of Obamacare"
The proposed rule, which applies only to employer-sponsored health insurance, would allow sole proprietor and employees in small businesses to join together as a single group to purchase insurance in the large group market.
The Department of Labor said the move will result in more affordable health insurance.
The agency explained it will enable employers to reduce administrative costs through economies of scale, strengthen their bargaining position to obtain more favorable deals, enhance their ability to self-insure and offer a wider array of insurance options.
As proposed, the rule, which will be open to public comment for 60 days, would:
- Allow employers to form a small business health plan based on geography or industry. A plan could serve employers in a state, city, county or a multi-state metro area, or it could serve all the businesses in a particular industry nationwide;
- Allow sole proprietors to join small business health plans.
Under the proposed rule, small business health plans cannot charge individuals higher premiums based on health factors or refuse to admit employees to a plan because of health factors. The DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration will monitor these plans.
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In an interview with WND prior to announcement of the rule, Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner, who has been on the front lines of the health care debate since before the Clinton administration, explained the advantage of the association health plans.
"Let's say you're a small contractor or you run a barber shop or a beauty parlor. You really can't afford to compete with the big guys in offering good health insurance to your workers. But if you were able to aggregate your policy with a lot of other similar businesses, then you can get the economies of scale. You could get more choices for your employees," said Turner.
She said Trump and Republicans in Congress need to stay focused on even more health care policy changes.
"All the rules and regulations are still on the books about the kind of coverage that we have to purchase, the expansion of Medicaid to the point where many states are finding they can't begin to afford their share of the costs of Medicaid; all of that is still on the books," said Turner.
She noted Trump has a plan to offer expanded temporary health insurance.
The Obama administration allowed only one-time, three-month temporary insurance policies for people between jobs or going through other transitions. The Trump plan will approve year-long policies that can be renewed year after year.
She says states should be given more authority "to approve the kind of health insurance policies that people want to buy, to allow the market to work to bring more players into the market."
"In many parts of the country, people are still only going to have a choice of only one plan. That's not a choice," said Turner.
Turner admits Republicans will be less motivated to address health reforms in 2018 since they repealed the mandate in the tax bill and want to avoid a repeat of of their Obamacare failures in 2017.
But she says "the voters are going to insist they take action this year."
Republicans have about six months to get these reforms through Congress and onto Trump's desk, she warns, otherwise the improvements will not appear in premium forecasts just weeks before Election Day.
"Surviving the Medical Meltdown: Your Guide to Living Through the Disaster of Obamacare"


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So this blog post is a few days late and in all honesty, I don't really have an excuse! Every day is melting seamlessly into another, leaving me in the lurch and thinking of all the things I could have finished in the past tense, instead of actually doing the work I wanted to do.
However, what matters now is that I'm actually progressing to finish the random things I've procrastinated for the past few days. During the summer months I seem to just 'lose the plot' as my routine is thrown out of sorts for a few months. I suppose you could call it having freedom but I think for a few blissful weeks I let it go to my head, resulting in a week or two of just thinking of what I could have achieved in that wasted time instead of progressing further to achieve anything.
I have a huge 'block' in my head about school. It's my last year in second-level education and I think my mind is in denial over this somewhat terrifying prospect. However let's be positive, there's still over a month of Summer holidays for me to procrastinate and enjoy! I'm planning another YouTube video soon as I recently made some purchases online (some of which arrived!) from Roxy and Hollister so I'll be doing a Mini-Haul soon and maybe another video or two that may contain a trace of Sprinkles or Awkwardness (Watch this space)
Down below are some random things I bought during the week. I was down the town with my friends and for the first time in probably 6 months bought KISS magazine. I started reading the magazine when I was around 10 or 11 but stopped at the start of this year, mainly as I felt I had outgrown the magazine and personally, enjoyed the previous editor's styles of writing and also choice of topics. (I'm so picky I know)
I also bought 'The Book Thief' on DVD. I read the book (and cried a little) earlier this year and heard rave reviews about the film. As of yet I've to finish watching the DVD but the half hour or so I saw was utterly excellent. I just need a quiet evening or afternoon to just sit down and watch it. I also bought some iTunes cards because well, music.
I also got my hair cut for the first time in like 3 months. I'm usually very good and get it cut once a month or every 6 weeks but with Summer exams and going to the Gaeltacht for 3 weeks, time seemed to melt away. Before I knew it my hair was extremely thick and bushy so I knew it was time to get my hair thinned and cut again so my hair is nice and styled again!
Last Thursday I went to the Chinese with some friends for Viv's birthday. We all had a great evening and had amazing milkshakes afterwards (it's tradition okay) Grace was there too but we were sitting at other sides of the extremely long table, ooops.
So that's about it from me, I'll hopefully be posting later on in the week. I'm also blogging on Collab Sunflower! Check out the collaboration blog, each week we have a different theme and it's just brilliant.
I'll be posting on Friday about 'A Momentous Memory'
Stay Strong, Happy and Fearless!
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Hawaii fireworks ban not a Capitol priority
By Christie Wilson
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Ten years after the last major change in the state's fireworks laws, prospects for a ban on firecrackers, fountains and other consumer pyrotechnics appear as clouded as Hawai'i's skies on New Year's Eve.
In 2000, the Legislature approved regulations intended to tamp down on the use of legal and illegal fireworks, but since then, there has been a threefold increase in fireworks imports, according to data from the Honolulu Fire Department.
Even supporters of a total fireworks ban admit the public is split on the issue and that there isn't enough organized grassroots pressure to move lawmakers to take drastic action to end the ear-splitting noise, lung-choking fumes and sometimes lethal explosions that turn many neighborhoods into what some have likened to war zones.
"There are many residents who support a ban and many who are against it, so the Legislature is getting mixed signals. All of the bills that have been introduced over the years have gone down," said Sen. Will Espero, D-20th ('Ewa Beach), one of several lawmakers who have pushed in recent years to outlaw fireworks.
"I don't think we have the votes in the Legislature today for a ban. It would take a tremendous and huge effort on the anti-fireworks side to really mount a serious effort."
Despite the odds, Espero and Reps. Marilyn Lee, D-38th (Mililani), Mark Takai D-34rd (Pearl City), Faye Hanohano, D-4th (Puna) and others are expected to introduce measures seeking a total ban or other restrictions.
They are hoping public sentiment against fireworks is shifting in their favor in the wake of the recent New Year's holiday that saw an escalation in illegal fireworks and a record 112 people half of them children treated at hospital emergency rooms for fireworks-related injuries.
Among the injured were two Maui children who were critically burned and five other people who were admitted to hospitals, according to the Department of Health's Injury Prevention and Control Program.
If such a ban is enacted, Hawai'i would become only the sixth state in the nation to outlaw fireworks. New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Delaware already have bans, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Thirty-nine states, including Hawai'i, allow most forms of consumer fireworks, while six others allow only sparklers or novelty items such as pull-string poppers and snappers.
The last meaningful regulation of fireworks in Hawai'i occurred in 2000 with passage of laws allowing use of firecrackers only with a $25 permit that carries a 5,000-firecracker limit.
The regulations also increased license fees for importers, wholesalers and retailers, and imposed tougher penalties for possessing aerials.
The laws were intended to discourage sales of the loudest and smokiest items, but didn't restrict use of fountains and paperless firecrackers which became popular after 2000 and are only a little less noxious than the real thing.
At the time the firecracker permit law was passed, then-Gov. Ben Cayetano said the new rules were "kind of an ingenious way of moving toward wiping out fireworks completely" because it wouldn't be worth paying the $25 fee for a string of 5,000 that would burn in less than a minute.
The governor also said the tougher penalties would deter people from engaging in black market sales.
In fact, 8,055 firecracker permits were issued by the Honolulu Fire Department for the recent New Year's holiday, about 1,100 more than for the previous year, and anyone looking up at the night sky on New Year's Eve can attest to a proliferation of illegal aerials, which many consider the biggest fireworks problem in Hawai'i.
"Every year we get more and more complaints. There are 175,000 people in Hawai'i with some type of lung disease, and New Year's Eve is one of the worst nights for them," said Jean Evans, executive director of the American Lung Association in Hawai'i.
"This year, the lack of wind and vog added to it."
Evans said she expects two major tracks for fireworks legislation during the upcoming session a statewide ban on consumer fireworks with exemptions for religious and cultural purposes, and a return to county rule over fireworks regulations.
"Enforcement is so much easier when there's a total ban," she said. "We tried last year and got further than they had in the past, so we continue to hope that this year they will think about the health and welfare of the people of Hawai'i."
Former Hawaiian Humane Society official Cynthia Keolanui was part of the Community Fireworks Forum that lobbied the 2000 Legislature for a ban and increased port inspections looking for shipments of illegal aerials.
The coalition included fire and police agencies, the Humane Society, the American Lung Association, fireworks retailers and other groups.
Keolanui said the forum was disappointed with the results of the session and disbanded, although many of the same interests continue to advocate on their own for stricter regulations and enforcement.
"We didn't feel the permitting process really addressed the issue. It's the law-abiding citizens who are going to get a permit, and those who are not, are not," she said. "All you did was put a cost on the people who are trying to do this legitimately. Those outside the law are not suffering any consequences."
Keolanui said that during her work with the Community Fireworks Forum, it became apparent that the notion of a total ban was a dud.
"What we found out in the process is, with the exception of people with health ailments, the majority of people really weren't opposed to fireworks in general, just illegal fireworks," she said.
Since 2000, the anti-fireworks lobbying has been left largely to the American Lung Association and county police and fire departments; and legislative efforts to pass stricter regulations have faltered at the committee level, where no vote is needed to shelve proposed bills.
Espero, chairman of the Senate's Public Safety and Military Affairs Committee, said he couldn't even get enough support from fellow lawmakers last year to advance a proposal to create a task force to study ways to stop import of illegal pyrotechnics.
"One would think that seemed harmless and simple enough, but the bill stalled in committee," he said.
Lawmakers said that happens when committee chairs disagree with a proposed bill, a measure is deemed too controversial, or in talking with other committee members, the chair feels there's just not enough support for it.
"Fireworks has been and still is a longstanding tradition for Hawai'i, and just because of that we see numerous roadblocks every year in terms of trying to ban fireworks," Takai said.
Hanohano, chairwoman of the House Committee on Public Safety, said "a lot of lawmakers just want to stay away from it."
"For me, I want it out in the open. If you don't have the dialogue on it, you cannot make a decision," she said.
Hanohano is backing three fireworks-related bills passed out of her committee during the past legislative session that will carry over to this session. One proposes a tax on the sale of consumer fireworks and another would allow counties to enact ordinances that are more restrictive than the state law, something they are prohibited from doing now because of concerns about interisland smuggling of fireworks.
"Now, because it's a big issue, I think we have a chance of getting the bills out (of committee). Every county has different issues on fireworks and to me home rule is best," Hanohano said.
"But it's hard to sell to everybody and there are people who want a full ban."
Richard Botti, a lobbyist for fireworks manufacturers and retailers, said fireworks regulation "is a really interesting issue because there are so many people who want them and so many who don't want them."
"I would guess the percentage is 50-50. Because of that, how do you make a decision? Either way a lot of people are going to be upset," he said.
Botti and other lobbyists for the Consumer Fireworks Safety Association political action committee has tried to shift the focus of the fireworks debate to illegal aerials, arguing that further restrictions and taxes on consumer fireworks would increase the black market trade and put vendors out of business.
The association plans to be active at the Legislature this year, Botti said, perhaps proposing a reward system for information on illegal fireworks importers and dealers, and new forfeiture laws allowing police to seize homes, cars and other belongings connected to the illegal fireworks trade.
The group spent $15,300 in lobbying expenses in the first four months of 2009, when the Legislature was in session.
"If we sit back and do nothing, there's a risk of having a total ban in there and we'll have more problems and less sales," he said.
Sen. Brian Taniguchi, D-10th (Mänoa, McCully, Makiki), said the fireworks issue is complicated, because there are "different types of fireworks and different solutions."
"There's no real consensus on how to deal with it," said Taniguchi, chairman of the Senate Judiciary and Government Operations Committee.
"In the past there's been a lot of fingerpointing: Why don't the police crack down? Why doesn't Matson check containers? The bottom line is who's going to pay for enforcement? And this year, with no money, it's going to make it harder," he said.
"There's also a sense that there should be some allowance for individual use."
The rampant setting off of illegal aerials and the new-found popularity of concussion bombs may bring the fireworks debate out in the open, the senator said.
"It's getting harder and harder to justify," Taniguchi said.
Espero said "a strong case" can be made that fireworks are a longstanding tradition in Hawai'i rooted in cultural and religious practices, "but it's not one that cannot be overcome."
He believes a majority of residents do not ring in the new year with fireworks, although they may tolerate their neighbors' noisy and smoky celebrations.
"I think this might be the year to try to get other bills through that will strengthen our laws and make the issue of illegal fireworks more under control," he said.
Espero said he plans to support bills calling for more widespread inspections of packages sent by sea and express couriers, and raising permit fees, with the additional revenue going to bolster fire and police agencies that each year "are slammed" with calls about fireworks violations.
"It's not likely there will be enough votes to pass a ban. However, depending on the mood of the community and the pulse of the Legislature, you never know. That's why you try year after year on some bills," he said.
After a half-dozen or so failed attempts to ban fireworks except for public and cultural displays, Takai said he's going to take another crack at it this year.
"A few years ago we created a permitting process and that clearly has not worked," he said. "The difference this year is not the amount of fireworks, which is astronomical, but the duration. It started even before Halloween and it's still continuing. People are a little fed up."
Reports of a record number of severe fireworks- related injuries "also will add to the debate," he said.
"There are some people who believe it's very different than just a decade ago. The celebrations are more intense and more dangerous. It's no longer a tradition when you affect the health and safety of the general public," Takai said.
"I just don't think we should wait for someone else to die or get hurt. At that point, it's too late. I do believe it's different this year. If enough people are fed up enough, there will be a little bit more pressure."
Where that pressure will come from and whether it will be effective is uncertain. There is no umbrella advocacy group or identifiable representative to make the case for a fireworks ban, as there is in the debate over civil unions, smoking, drunken driving and other hot-button issues.
"Part of the problem with the anti-fireworks people is they are not organized and they don't have a strong lobbying group," Espero said. "The American Lung Association will come out against fireworks and there are many letters to the editor, but all of these people collectively are not working together and are not organized."
Evans of the American Lung Association said there are limits to what her agency and others can do on their own.
"No one has the resources to pull something like that together to staff a coalition or anything like that," she said.
A decade after her involvement in the 2000 legislative effort to pass restrictions, Keolanui said she's still not sure public opinion has galvanized against fireworks.
"I don't know if our community is ready for (a total ban) There's not enough of a groundswell of support," she said. "It's really a social change that's going to have to come from the grassroots. I don't think any one organization is going to make that happen."


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-The latest Bracket Projection is posted below. It is not a prediction of how I believe things will end up on Selection Sunday, but rather a checkpoint of where teams currently stand. In other words, this is what I believe the NCAA Tournament would look like if today were Selection Sunday.
-The criteria I use to select and seed the teams is the exact same criteria that the selection committee uses.
-The bracket reflects games played through February 10th.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS. All 31 conference champions automatically qualify for the NCAA Tournament regardless of how good or bad the league is. The 31 projected champions are teams that are currently in first place in the conference/division, or tied for it via the loss column. Those teams are: (Memphis, Duke, Kansas, UCLA, Tennessee, Georgetown, Xavier, Purdue, Drake, Saint Marys, Butler, BYU, South Alabama, Davidson, VCU, Kent State, Stephen F. Austin, Oral Roberts, Utah State, Cornell, UNC Asheville, Siena, Belmont, Pacific, Austin Peay, UMBC, Robert Morris, Portland State, American, Morgan State and Alabama State).
-The article on the bracket is located below.
OTHERS CONSIDERED: Arizona State, California, Oregon, Dayton, Seton Hall, Miami FL, Houston, Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Illinois State, Creighton
-Duke has a two game lead over North Carolina and clearly appears to be in the drivers seat with a perfect ACC record. Even if they drop a game between now and the end they should be able to finish first, which would give them a huge leg up toward earning the #1 seed in the Charlotte Region. North Carolina is still in the race as well. If both teams keep winning at the rate they have been, UNC will probably need to knock off Duke at Duke and then win the conference tournament to overtake the Blue Devils and earn the top spot in the Charlotte region though.
-Maryland is in 3rd place in the standings and won a big game against NC State over the weekend which puts a little bit of separation between themselves and the rest of the pack. Theyre just a #9 seed in the bracket this week, but they are one of the hottest teams in the conference right now and their credentials will continue to improve if they keep winning.
-Clemson has lost to North Carolina twice in overtime this year. A win in either game would have been huge for them. They appear to be a solid NCAA team, but cannot afford to fall apart down the stretch like theyve done in past seasons.
-Speaking of falling apart, Virginia is 1-9 in their last ten games.
-North Carolina State and Miami FL are right on the bubble, but need to play well down the stretch if they want to get inside of it.
-UCLA had been playing as well as anyone in the country, but they went down in surprising fashion against a Washington team that hadnt looked all that impressive lately. Still, theyre in a tie for first place and are still in contention to earn a #1 seed in the Phoenix Region.
-Stanford is right behind them, though. The Cardinal lost the first meeting between the two, but will get another crack at them later on and appear to be playing much better now. They are in the bracket as a #2 seed, and if they win out and play well in the conference tournament a #1 seed isnt out of the question.
-Washington State had been in a slump and one got the impression that they really needed to win on Saturday. They did. They blew out a very good USC team in a game that should get them back on track. Theyre pretty much out of the race for first place, but there is still plenty of time for them to improve their credentials and end up with a very good seed. Prior to that loss USC had won six of seven, so if they can get back to playing like that they should be in position to get a good seed as well.
-Arizona appears to have a strong team as well, but they just went down for the second time this year to rival Arizona State, which drops them back into the middle of the pack. However, since some of those losses came when they werent at full strength and since theyd been playing well prior to that theyre still an attractive team to the selection committee.
-Oregon, California and Arizona State all appear to be on the bubble. Arizona State had really gone into a slump, but they just picked up a big road win against Arizona and can play their way back into the picture with a strong finish.
-The race for the league title is completely up for grabs between Georgetown, Connecticut, Notre Dame and Louisville right now. After that, only two games separate 5th place Pittsburgh from 12th place Villanova, so every game down the stretch is going to be a war.
-Georgetown was red hot coming into a hostile Louisville environment the other night. The Hoyas played great defense and werent rattled early, but Louisville had a tremendous second half and the Hoyas went cold from the field (much of that was because of the Cardinals defense). Still, Georgetown is in good shape, but Louisville is right on their tail. Now that the Cardinals are at full strength theyre really building up an impressive resume. They had a big week last week with wins over Marquette and Georgetown.
-Notre Dame got off to a rather unimpressive start in league play after playing a weak out of conference schedule. They were blown out in their first two road games, but have righted their ship and havent lost on the road (or at home) since. They avenged a blowout loss to Marquette with an exciting win against them over the weekend. The Irish have a huge game coming up against Connecticut, who has been playing as well as anyone lately.
-UConn has won seven straight games, and five of those were against RPI top 50 teams, including Louisville and Pittsburgh. The Huskies are on a rampage and are among the teams with a ton of momentum who are right in the race for first place.
-Marquette and Pittsburgh are solid teams, but could use some more production on the road if they want their resumes to improve. Pitt did just win a big game against rival West Virginia on a buzzer-beating three point shot.
-West Virginia has lost to Oklahoma in double overtime, Georgetown on a last second blocked shot, and Pitt on a three at the buzzer. Theyre just three plays away from having an outstanding seed, but as it is now theyre right on the bubble. Better free-throw shooting would really help this team. They need a strong finish to secure a bid.
-Kansas and Kansas State are deadlocked at the top of the standings, and Kansas State actually currently holds the tiebreaker because they beat Kansas, but Kansas clearly has the better overall profile, which is why theyre seeded much better. The Jayhawks are in contention for a #1 seed and should be able to wrap it up if they can finish first in the standings and avoid an early loss in the Big Twelve Tournament. They also get another shot at Kansas State later this year. The Wildcats are on a rampage and could really boost their credentials if they upset Kansas again, but even if they dont they still have a shot at being seeded #4th or better.
-Texass lack of depth has hurt them a few times, but theyve still managed some very big wins and have an impressive resume. Theyre 18-4 on the year with notable wins against Tennessee, @UCLA, and Saint Marys. Theyve also won their last three, two of which were on the road, but were given quite a scare from an Iowa State team who had been in a slump.
-Texas A&M is hot right now as well with five straight wins, one of which was a blowout against Texas. They had been struggling on the road, but have won their last three road games, which really helps out their profile. Theyre currently a #5 seed, but will have ample opportunities to improve on that between now and the end.
-Baylor is one of the feel-good stories in college hoops this year and they actually gave Kansas a battle over the weekend, but ran out of gas down the stretch. Nevertheless, they appear to be a solid NCAA team. Other than a road win against Texas A&M and an early season win against Notre Dame, none of their wins really jump out at you, but theyve taken care of business against the beatable opponents theyve faced, which is very important, especially for a program thats trying to build itself up.
-Oklahoma is really slumping with three straight losses, the most recent being a very big disappointment to Colorado. Thats the kind of thing that jumps out at the committee, but not for the reasons you want it to. Theyre barely in the bracket this week with a #12 seed.
-After Baylor there is a huge drop off. No one else is really even in the picture.
-Tennessee continues to win, oftentimes in exciting fashion, and a #1 seed is still not out of the picture.
-Kentucky is perhaps the turnaround story of the league. They were awful out of conference, but have gone 6-2 since league play began and can actually play their way into the discussion. Their RPI is just 88, but since their record is just 12-9, a strong finish would improve their winning percentage a ton, which would in turn improve their RPI a ton. In other words 19-4 isnt that much better a winning percentage than 24-5, but 19-10 is much better than 12-9, so Kentucky has a lot of room to move up in the RPI.
-Florida is another team that has played well, but they need to finish strong. They played a weak out of conference schedule and dont have much to fall back on.
-Mississippi got off to a great start and after a strong showing at Tennessee appeared to be good enough to challenge for the league title. Theyve kind of gone into the tank, though, and although theyre strongly in the field they really need to string together some wins to help out their resume for seeding purposes.
-Arkansas is another team thats having a good year and is playing well right now. Mississippi State and Vanderbilt are in the discussion as well, but really needs some quality wins to boost their credentials. As well as Mississippi State been playing they are still pretty close to the bubble.
-Purdue just knocked off Wisconsin on the road 72-67 to pick up their most impressive win in the year and catapult themselves into first place. It was the ninth win in a row for the Boilermakers, and 12 out of their last 13. They got off to a slow start and still have an RPI of just 40, but are a young team that has really hit their stride and is into the bracket this week as a #4 seed. If they keep it up their credentials will keep improving and they could end up seeded that good or better.
-Indiana is in a tie with Purdue, which should make for an interesting showdown later on, but they dont have nearly as many impressive wins as Purdue does at this point in time. In fact their best win was probably yesterdays win at Ohio State considering it was on the road against a solid team. The only other RPI top 50 win that the Hoosiers have came against Illinois State, who looks to be on the outside looking in right now. The next three games for the Hoosiers are against Wisconsin, Michigan State and Purdue, so theyll have a chance to make a statement that they deserve a top seed.
-Wisconsin looks to be a tough team as well, but like Indiana they dont have an abundance of standout wins. They do have one on the road against Texas, though, which is huge. Theyre a game back in the standings and could still end up with a very good seed if they finish strong.
-Michigan State might be the best team in the conference when they show up, but they dont always show up. Theyve lost on the road to both Penn State and Iowa, which will happen from time to time in league play, but right now that is whats keeping them from being perfect in the league. Still, the Spartans are a good team and with games against Purdue and Wisconsin coming up they still control their own destiny as far as finishing in first place.
-Ohio State looks like a solid team, but after that there is a real drop off. Minnesota can be tough to beat and is definitely in the process of turning their program around, but barring a very strong finish they havent been consistent enough to warrant serious consideration for the NCAA Tournament.
-Xaviers win over Saint Josephs yesterday in an exciting, somewhat controversial game gives the Musketeers a two game cushion over the rest of the league. They appear to be looking at a #3 or #4 seed if they can finish strong.
-Saint Josephs is a strong team as well, but could have really used a big win like the one at Xavier to help get them further inside the bubble and improve their credentials. It took them awhile to kick it into gear and as a result their OOC credentials arent all that impressive. Theyre not bad. The credentials just arent going to excite the committee all that much.
-Dayton has fallen apart and is coming off a very damaging loss to George Washington. They arent in the bracket at all right now and will have to finish strong if they want to feel safe. Theyre a tough team to call because their RPI and SOS are good and they have some quality wins to go along with that, but they have really tanked it lately. Chris Wright is still injured, but other than that theyre at full strength and theyre still losing to weak opponents.
-Rhode Island is a solid NCAA team at the moment and should remain that way if they dont stub their toes too many times down the stretch. They lost at Massachusetts earlier this week in what was an exciting game. It was also a big win for a UMass team thats right on the bubble. Unfortunately, the Minutemen followed up that win with an overtime loss to Temple.
-Memphis has dominated the league, and for that matter the nation. They are currently ranked #1 in the country and are the top #1 seed in my bracket. Houston has a decent profile, but their only two RPI top 100 wins are against Kentucky (who was not at full strength) and UTEP. That simply isnt good enough, but they do get another shot at Memphis this week. If they can win that (which isnt likely) theyll be in the at-large discussion.
-Im still patiently waiting for DirecTV and the MTN to settle their differences so Ill get to see more of these games, but from what I have seen the league is fairly competitive. BYU has won six in a row and holds the top spot in the standings right now. UNLV is right behind them with a solid RPI and a good shot at making the NCAA Tournament on their own. UNLVs problem is that they dont have any high quality wins, and since theyre close the bubble any loss will knock them back a bit, but a strong finish should earn them a spot. Theyve had a great year considering how young they are.
-Drake is steamrolling. With just one loss on the season, they are in a position to pick up an incredible seed in the NCAA Tournament if they keep it up. One of their biggest games in terms of seeding will come at Butler in the Bracket Buster. Illinois State is in second place, and theyre four games back so it isnt likely that anyone will catch Drake. Illinois State and Creighton have a small chance at making the field as an at-large, but it looks to be getting smaller and smaller. Neither really have any standout wins.
-Butler has had a few close calls, but still has a two game lead over the rest of the conference and should be able to wrap up a bye into the semifinals and home court advantage barring an unexpected collapse. The win at Valpo last week was huge because it put some distance between themselves and everyone else. Wright State is hot as well with eight straight wins, but I dont know if theyre hot enough to overtake Butler.
-Both Gonzaga and Saint Marys are safe for a bid and the rest of the conference isnt even close. Its hard for those two schools to go on the road and play, though, so they will be more battletested than most people probably realize. The two went to overtime the first time they faced each other. Theyll face each other again before the end, and since they appear to be the top two teams in the conference, theyll receive byes into the semifinals with a high likelihood of facing each other a third time.
-This league has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament the past few seasons and could do so again, but it doesnt appear to be quite as strong. VCU will get some consideration for an at-large if they win out and fail to win the conference tournament. Anything short of that, though, and this is probably a one bid league. VCU has a two game lead over George Mason, who has some impressive wins of their own, but also has some really poor losses. The conference tournament is again in Richmond, which should be somewhat of an advantage to VCU.
-Kent, Akron, Miami OH and Ohio are all good teams to watch for. Since all play in the same division, theyve managed to beat up on themselves a bit. Miami got off to a great start this season, but then suffered injuries and really went into the tank. Now that theyre healthy again theyve won five of six and could hit the conference tournament with a big head of steam. Kent State and Ohio have outside shots at at-large bids, especially if Kent State finishes strong and manages to win at Saint Marys in the Bracket Buster. If one of those teams wins the league theyre probably looking at a #12-#13 seed in the NCAA Tournament and should prove to be a very dangerous first round opponent.
-South Alabama and Western Kentucky are clearly the two best teams in the league. WKU isnt as consistent as they need to be, but when they bring their A game they are very tough to beat, as was evidenced by close losses to Gonzaga and Tennessee earlier this year. South Alabama has an RPI in the 30s and should be safe for a bid if they win out. The two will face each other before the season is over in a highly important game, and could face each other for a third time in the SBC Tournament. Its unfortunate that neither team is playing in the Bracket Buster this year because they could use a quality opponent this late in the season.
-Davidson has absolutely dominated and that doesnt look like it will be changing. Unfortunately for Davidson they had several close calls against heavyweights, but no big time knockouts in the out of conference portion of the schedule. Nevertheless they are definitely good enough to win out and could be looking at a good seed if they manage to do it. Theyll be a very dangerous first round opponent for whoever they end up facing if they end up winning the automatic bid and making the NCAAs.
-Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston are both having good years and should give a first round team some fits. SF Austin already has a big win at Oklahoma, and Sam Houston took down Texas Tech, Fresno State and Saint Louis earlier this year. Neither team has the credentials for an at-large, but should end up around #13th if they win the automatic bid and will likely end up being a very tough out.
-Utah State got off to an awful start back in November, but theyve really come on strong lately and have a two game lead over the rest of the conference. Theyre 13-1 in their last 14 games. New Mexico State is another team thats playing really well all of a sudden, and since theyre hosting the conference tournament theyre definitely a team to watch for. This is normally a multi-bid league, but it looks like its only going to get one this year. However, Utah State could prove to be a dangerous first round opponent given how well theyve been playing.
-Oral Roberts has adjusted nicely to life without Caleb Green and has yet to lose a conference game. With an RPI in the 50s they should be looking at a #13 seed, or possibly better, if they can win the automatic bid. IUPUI is two games behind them and is a pretty tough team as well. It should be a great game if the two end up facing each other for the conference title. The two will square off this Saturday at IUPUI in a regular season match-up.
-UNC Asheville was stunned in a blowout loss to Liberty in their last game. Its their first loss in the conference, but they still hold a two game lead over Winthrop, so unless they really fall apart they should get home court advantage throughout the conference tournament. The loss to Liberty still hurts because they would have likely gotten a #12 or #13 seed in the NCAAs had they run the table. Theyre in as a #14 in this weeks projections, but could move up if they win out.
-Cal State Northridge looked to be the best team in the conference and it appeared as though theyd run away with it, but theyve lost two of their last three and fallen back into a tie for first place. The two teams that beat them were Cal State Fullerton, who is a game back, and Pacific, who theyre tied with. Its a tight race with the top two teams in the standings earning byes into the semifinals of the conference tourney. If one of those three teams finishes strong and ends up winning the tournament they should be seeded around #13th or #14th for the NCAA Tournament.
-Cornell is undefeated in league play and holds a two game lead over the rest of the pack. Brown is behind them, but the Big Red have already won at Brown, so all their games the rest of the way appear to be winnable. There is no tournament, so as soon as they clinch the league title they will have punched their ticket to the NCAAs.
-Rider and Siena are knotted for first place in the league standings, and have a two game lead over everyone else. Siena is coming off a win against rival Marist, which avenges a loss to them earlier this season. The two have already faced each other twice and split the decision. It doesnt matter too much since the tournament is at a predetermined site and the bracketing for it is standard, though. Siena does have a win against Stanford from earlier this season, which should help their seed if they make the NCAAs.
-This league got all kinds of attention with some big November wins, but neither Gardner Webb or Mercer have done all that much since then. Belmont has, though, and currently sits in first place. Six losses to sub 100 RPI teams, three of which were to sub 200 RPI teams, will really hurt their seed if they end up winning the league, though. Theyre in the current projection as a #15. East Tennessee State is just a game behind them and the two will face each other this Thursday.
-Austin Peay has a two game lead over the rest of the pack and all the rest of their games appear to be winnable. They should be hosting a conference tournament game in the quarterfinals and be among the favorites to win it. I could see them ending up as a #15 seed, but everyone else would likely be a #16.
-UMBC has a one game lead over Vermont and owns the tiebreaker. If they can hold on and finish first theyll host the conference championship game if they can advance that far. They probably arent looking at a seed any better than #15th, though, if they win the conference title and make the NCAAs.
-Portland State has a one game lead in the standings, but lost the first meeting to Weber State, who is in second place right behind them. The two will face each other this upcoming weekend. If Weber State wins, theyll hold the tiebreaker. Thats a big deal because the regular season champ gets home court advantage throughout the conference tourney. Whoever ends up winning it is looking at a #16 seed, though.
-American and Lafayette are tied for first place with Bucknell right behind them. The league has quite a bit of balance this year. Holy Cross, who looked to be the best team prior to conference play beginning, is just 3-6. Finishing first is big because it wins a team home court advantage for the conference tourney, but regardless of who wins it I dont see the champion being seeded any better than #16th.
-Sacred Heart, Robert Morris and Wagner are all tied for first place. Thats a big deal because the winner of the conference clinches home court advantage throughout the conference tournament. I dont see the winner of this league being seeded any better than #16th in the NCAAs, though.
-Hampton appeared to be the best team in the league, but they just suffered a surprising loss to Delaware State, so Morgan State is in first place right now. Hampton is probably the only team that would be seeded better than #16th if they were to make the NCAA Tournament.
-Alabama State has a two game lead over the rest of the conference, but regardless of who wins its very likely that the conference champion is on their way to the opening round game.


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Dowe Dynamics Fitness Centre has become one of the few sport centres where Stefan's GPP (General physical preparation) takes place.
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Recently, a fellow blogger (one much cooler than me) posted a question on Facebook about laundry baskets. Kate's had broken, and she was looking for recommendations for a new one.
(I know what you're thinking: this post is going to be thrilling. Laundry baskets? Really?)
(Well… yes. Really. Sorry. I'm over 40 weeks pregnant at this point and my brain is not capable of any thoughts more complicated than, "When is this baby coming out?!" and "Someone bring me a burrito and a milkshake." So we are talking about laundry on this here blog. Buckle up for the excitement!)
But here's the thing: when I stopped to think about it, I realized that we actually have kind of an usual set-up for our laundry–and I LOVE IT. It's super helpful in keeping our household in clean clothes. It's way easier than any other arrangement I've ever seen. And so your humble servant is here to share the wisdom, in case this idea appeals to you, too.
Here's the key: instead of having one big laundry hamper and one big plastic laundry basket, what we have is three of these babies–large utility totes from Thirty-One Gifts.
We keep them on a modified Billy bookcase from IKEA (the back panel was falling off anyway; my darling handy husband also shortened it somehow and took out one of the shelves) in our bedroom, and we sort our dirty clothes right into the baskets at the end of each day. Whites, colors, and delicates. Nice and easy.
(At the beginning I put a tag on each basket to spell out what clothes should go into it; at this point we're just so used to the system that when the tags fell off, I didn't need to replace them.)
It's not the prettiest system, but you can get the totes in different patterns, which is fun–and really, what laundry hamper is ever really beautiful? And it's the practicality of this arrangement that has totally won us over.
The bags are the perfect size for one load of laundry, which makes timing the laundry simple: when a basket looks full, we carry it down to the laundry room and dump the load in. The sorting is already done.
The individual bags mean that while a load is being processed, you can leave its empty bag right there in front of the dryer, so that the clean clothes can go right back in to be folded and put away. You don't get stuck in the situation of already having clean laundry in your laundry basket, but more that needs to come out of the dryer at the same time. Each load has its own container! Which means you can avoid having a giant mountain of clean clothes starting to pile up somewhere.
(Or maybe you're more on top of your folding/sorting/putting-away game than I ever was… but no, you're not. You've had to sort through Clothes Mountain before, looking for a pair of pants that you eventually find at the bottom of the pile, unbearably wrinkly. I know you have. And I don't judge. That's just what happens when you only have one basket.)
But the best, best, BEST feature of this system is that the bags are so easy to carry. They are called "totes" for a reason. The bags are made with light, flexible fabric, and the straps are sturdy and fit comfortably over a shoulder. Which means you can easily carry a bag while also carrying a baby.
Or while carrying a toddler and 38 weeks pregnant and taking a selfie.
I get a lot of "grand ideas" to revolutionize our life that turn out to be horrible mistakes, but this one totally paid off. So if you're in need of a laundry solution, think it over. Find a friend who sells for Thirty-One. Ask if they have any specials coming up to get you a discount on the Utility Totes (I know earlier this year at some point the Utility Tote was a monthly deal or something, which meant you could get them for like ten bucks a pop). We've been doing our laundry like this for years now, and have no intention of going back to a traditional laundry basket EVER.
Never ever ever.


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The Ethic ICS Compression Screw is designed to work with Ethic ICS pro scooter forks and Ethic pro scooter bars with the special star nut with metric 10 threads. Most other ICS systems have metric 6 threads. The compression bolt is hollow to save weight, and has a crater head making it easy to find the #5 allen wrench hole. The underside of the bolt head has a anti backlash surface to prevent the bolt from coming loose. The length of the threads is 45mm.
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Ethic pro scooter Forks and special Ethic star nut with metric 10 threads required.
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