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Deadly Brain Lesion Fuels Artist's Talent

At night, Alison Silva sleeps with the light on, and sometimes she'll keep the whole house alight to ward off the intense hallucinations.

The childlike New Jersey painter with the vivid imagination has always had migraines, but just over two years ago, the headaches became fiercer and the terrifying visions intensified.

"Most of them are pretty much ghostly," Silva, 33, told "Sometimes I see shadows in the room and it almost looks like it's snowing, like fairies. It's an out-of-body experience."

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December 2006 brought about what she calls "the big bang."

"It pretty much felt like a carnival ride -- flashing lights, wavy lines, everything was blurry and I felt very clumsy," Silva said.

Doctors at Columbia's New York Presbyterian Hospital found a dangerous web of blood vessels tangled in her brain -- a cavernous malformation that was oozing blood and could lead to fatal hemorraging or seizures.

Fearing that she might die, Silva was at first depressed and turned inward. But when she had the courage to paint again -- in oil, acrylics and Japanese ink -- her fantastical imagery took on new depth and inspiration.

Documentary Explores Outsider Art

Her inner battle is part of a documentary on outsider or visionary art, work by self-taught artists that is outside the mainstream. The film, "The Artists' Sanctuary" by Dog Day Productions, will be submitted to film festivals this year.

Ultimately, Silva chose not to have surgery, knowing that the very thing that might kill her had also allowed her painting to flourish.

"I was scared the operation would change my art," she said. "I wanted to paint every day after that. One detail, one emotion almost became like a diary. It put me on the edge and forced me to be even more creative."

Like others who say their art was inspired by their visions -- Lewis Carroll, Edgar Allen Poe and Sylvia Plath -- Silva says she feels a "kinship."

"I always kind of felt like I was running around in Wonderland," said Silva, whose close friends call her "Alice."

"I'm afraid, but knowing that other creative people went through this stuff emotionally and were misunderstood, you become brave," she said.

Numerous medical cases point to a relationship between brain injury and creativity.

In 2003, a Washington woman who had been adept at math and science underwent surgery for a brain tumor in the same region as Silva's lesion.

Brain Injuries Fuel Art

Afterward in art therapy sessions, the 43-year-old reported that even though she "couldn't even draw a stick figure before," she had "unleashed" a budding artist.

In another case reported in the 2006 issue of Neurology magazine, a woman whose frontal and temporal lobes had deteriorated because of dementia developed new artistic skills. As her disease got worse, her art improved.

Researchers concluded that as disease damages the thinking side of the brain, other emotional parts have "freer rein."

Such was the case with former businesswoman Judi Kaufman of Los Angeles, who has had a succession of brain tumor operations since she was 49.

"I was pretty much a prude, big time, and never talked about sex ever in the 1950s," said Kaufman, 65, who now writes poetry, much of it about sex, and does sculptures.

Grateful for her new gift, she founded the nonprofit Art of the Brain at UCLA , which helps promote artists with brain injuries.

"Most of us lose our self-esteem," she said. "We do things to help them believe in themselves."

Silva's lesion -- also called a hemangioma -- sits in the brain's left temporal lobe, where mood and memory are formed. But it also puts pressure on the brain's visual center and may explain why Silva sees the world differently.

Cavernous malformations are a relatively uncommon cluster of abnormal, dilated blood vessels. They can bleed, causing weakness, numbness, distorted vision and even epileptic seizures.

The damage from bleeding is cumulative, according to Steven Karceski, associate professor of neurology at New York Presbyterian Hospital, who treated Silva.

"When it's a younger person, you assume they will live into their 70s and 80s," he said. " Unless surgery is done, there is concern for memory and language which is on that side of the brain."

Karceski admits the relationship between brain damage and the artistic process is not well-understood, but admits, "taking away the over-thinking can make the creative process richer."

"I think of the brain as like an orchestra with a lot of different instruments," he told "Each brings its own kind of melody or musical notes. Each person in the orchestra is looking to the other person to make the music harmonious and all together they make the symphony. The symphony is like the higher cognitive function."

Dr. Ilya Bogorad met Silva as one of the neurologists on her case at Columbia and said she inspired him to begin a fellowship in the field of epilepsy.

Epilepsy and Artistic Vision

"We are almost certain that she has seizures, but she doesn't have the grand mal and shake," Bogorad told "But I don't know for sure."

Though controversial, "great creative figures" in history have also suffered from seizures, according to Bogorad, including writers Carroll and Fydor Dostoyevsky, as well as painter Vincent van Gogh.

"Her seizures are more experiences inside," he said.

Whatever the science, Silva said what's going on in her brain makes her a better painter.

"I felt I was not arguing with myself as much," she said. "Painting every emotion taught me to be more detailed with the work. I think before I was holding back."

During the filming of the documentary last summer, Silva and three other untrained artists explored their demons on camera while living and painting together at the Full Moon Art Center in East Moriches, N.Y. -- a sanctuary for artistic innovation.

"For many of these artists, there was a difficult world that they were coping with," said Ronnie Wiener, center director and executive producer of the film. "At some point they had this breakthrough that they could and had to express themselves through the form of art."

"Each had a discovery that their art was their commitment to themselves and their struggles," Wiener told

The film's director and Silva's longtime friend, Ross Brodar, agree that her art has become "deeper, darker and more psychological."

"She reminds me of Frida Kahlo," Brodar told "Her mortality is gripping her."

Silva's signature painting, "The Warrior of Mananz" (its name drawn from the symbol of self in the ancient Viking runes), sold for $4,000 at the culmination of the documentary.

'Warrior of Mananz' Filled With Symbolism

The 30- by 40-inch painting is rife with animals and symbolism: a woman's brain split open, with a monkey and squirrel atop her head; a swarming bee's nest; and tree branches as intertwined as the venous lesion in Silva's head.

Today, Silva's painting is prolific as she readies for art shows with Brodar in Amsterdam and Berlin, balancing her fear alongside her artistic dreams. She has even begun a writing project, a fantasy book for young adults.

"Most of the time I want to curl up like a ball and wait until the pain goes away," she said. "When [the lesion] presses, it feels like a bunch of earthworms in the brain."

But, she admits, the experience with brain disease has "definitely spiced things up.

"I'm forced to let it be and I'm comfortable with what's going on," said Silva. "I am happy because I have become stronger."

"At first, I felt so alone," she said. "Now, I feel I can have a mad tea party."


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Homeless for 30 Days: Braving the Cold for a Cause

Ryan Riddell has chosen to be homeless this month to raise awareness about homelessness in America.Courtesy of Ryan Riddell
Ohio pastor Ryan Riddell has chosen to live in his van this month, braving the cold to raise awareness about homelessness.

Last year Ryan Riddell was living in his 2,700-square foot home in Miamisburg, Ohio. But ever since January 1 he's been living in a cargo van parked on the streets of downtown Dayton.

He has chosen to be homeless this month to raise awareness about homelessness in America.

Armed with a portable heater and heavy clothing, 43-year-old Riddell is braving a snowy Ohio winter for 30 days. Meteorologists expect temperatures to dip into the teens this week, with snow showers coming on Monday and Tuesday.

"I never really realized how bad the situation was," Riddell said. "It's eye-opening to see what people who live like this have to go through."

Riddell had been working as a real estate agent and a pastor of the Shelter Community Church of the Nazarene in Dayton. He made enough money for his wife of nine years to be a stay-at-home mom to their three young sons. And he lived with a roof over his head, never worrying about his next meal.

"At the end of the month I'll go back to my home and my family and my life. But these people out here, well, they'll stay here until they get a break," he said.

In the meantime, Riddell is trying his best to simulate homelessness, although he admits his new makeshift home is relatively comfortable.

"My conditions are nothing compared to the ones of these people," he said.

He sleeps on a cot in the back of his van, a beat-up vehicle outfitted with a propane heater, a supply of blankets and a carbon monoxide detector. He spends his days walking the city, meeting individuals and families who call the streets home.

When the weather gets too cold, he'll take temporary refuge in any location possible -- a laundromat, a McDonald's or anywhere else that won't kick him out. He takes two showers a week at a local church, and uses the restroom in public libraries, fast food restaurants and sometimes a small container in his van.

For food, he keeps a supply of canned soup, which he heats up in a convenience store microwave in his van. He also accepts meals from people interested in his cause, as well as invitations to dine at missions and shelters in the city.

Homeless for 30 Days

Still, he hasn't completely separated himself from his normal life. His wife, Beth, comes into the city twice a week to visit with their three sons:Titus, Travis and Tine, ages 3 through 6.

"I'm not sure if the boys really understand what he's doing," Beth said. "They know that Daddy's helping people, but when you're that young it's hard to understand why he's suddenly not home to tuck you in at night."

Riddell misses his family, too.

"That's been the hardest part," Riddell said. "Not seeing my family every day."

While Beth and her children miss Riddell, she still considers her family fortunate.

"I have no room to complain," she said. "My sister-in-law is a military wife. At least I know where my husband is and exactly when he's coming home."

Riddell said that despite the difficulties, this is something he must do. He believes homelessness is an issue his Christian faith has called him to tackle.

"If you look at the scripture, it's there," he said. "In church, we talk about all of this hurting and loss in the world, but what are we really doing about it?"

He's chronicling his journey on his blog, 30dayshomeless.wordpress.com. Riddell hopes that at least 1,000 of his followers will donate as much as they can afford to The New Family Tree ministry, a group that is building homes for children "aged out" of foster care who would otherwise become homeless.

And with a growing homeless population, he believes the time for action is now.

A new report released this week by the National Alliance to End Homelessness says homelessness in the U.S. increased three percent between 2008 and 2009.

Nan Roman, the group's president, said the issue of homelessness becomes especially pressing when the weather turns chilly.

"In a country like America, people are freezing to death on the streets? It's ridiculous," she said. "It shouldn't have to happen, not here."

'We've Got to Look Out for Our Neighbors'

According to Roman, there are two solutions. In the short term, emergency shelters are vital to get people in from the cold to save their lives. In the long term, lawmakers must work to lower housing costs so no one has to live without a home in winter or any other season, she said.

"This is a huge issue, and there's no one way to tackle it," Roman said. "But somehow we've got to work together to make sure that everyone has a place they can call home. We've got to look out for our neighbors."

Neil Donovan, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, said cold weather is especially dangerous for homeless communities in normally moderate climates. Cities in the South and other locations with warmer weather may not know how to help those in need when cold weather strikes, he said.

"It's not as big of an issue in communities that are expecting cold winters," Donovan said. "They know it's going to be cold every year, and they know what to do when it does."

Donovan said he saw some shelters in the Washington, D.C. area become disorderly last year when record-breaking chills hit the city.

However, some shelters in warmer locations do have concrete plans in place when temperatures drop.

The Atlanta Mission, a shelter based in Atlanta, has operated smoothly despite the city's unusual snowy weather.

Jim Reese, president and CEO, said that when the temperature drops below 35 degrees, the mission's downtown men's shelter goes into an "overflow setting." Volunteers move tables in the shelter's cafeteria to make way for 100 cots, which are normally folded and kept in storage. With these extra beds, the shelter operates at about 125 percent capacity

"We have a set action plan for cold weather, and if we follow that, we tend to stay pretty organized," Reese said.

He also credits volunteer efforts for the success of the cold weather plan. The shelter's volunteers have pitched in extra time and effort during the past week because "they know how important getting everyone inside is," he said.

"We set up the cafeteria with cots and blankets in 15 minutes flat one day, just because everyone was so focused on the goal of getting people in from the cold," Reese said.

Coping In Cold Weather

Back in Dayton, Riddell continues to battle the snow and frost. The city has already gotten five inches of snow this month and they're expecting more.

Riddell met one man who sleeps outside every night, despite the evening's temperatures. When Riddell asked him what he does when it snows, the man said, "he shovels a little bit."

Riddell said some of the homeless people he's met know how to cope with the cold.

"It's still no excuse," he added. "No one should have to live out on the streets, no matter how used to the cold they are."

Riddell believes his journey will encourage others to help those in need.

"Judging from the responses I've gotten online, this project has already been successful," he said.

On Sunday Jan. 2, Riddell's blog had 980 followers. Five days later, more than 2,000 people were tracking his journey online. Since he started the project, about 20,000 people have visited his website.

Riddell is "surprised and overwhelmed" with how much support and attention he's gotten online -- especially when those people have volunteered to help his cause.

One day Riddell met Joshua and Elizabeth, a young homeless couple sleeping on top of a trestle, about 500 yards from a Marriott hotel in the city. Two days later he learned the structure the two called home was to be torn down.

Riddell posted a Facebook status asking his followers if they could help the couple. Within 30 minutes, he received a text from a woman willing to donate money to put the two in a hotel for the night.

"It's just crazy," he said. "It's amazing that I'm reaching so many people, and it's amazing that they are so willing to help."

ABCNews.com contributor Meg Wagner is a member of the ABC News on Campus bureau at the University of Florida.

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"World News" Gains in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 Demo From Same Week Last Year

"World News" Ranks #1 in the Demo on Monday and Tuesday

"World New" Scores Year-to-Year Gains in the Demo for Fourth Week in a Row

"World News" Cuts its Season Margin in the Demo with NBC by -48% Compared to Same Point Last Year

Season to Date "World News" is the Only Evening Broadcast to Improve on its Demo Performance from Last Year

For the week of June 16, 2014, " ABC World News with Diane Sawyer" averaged 6.979 million Total Viewers and a 1.5 rating/6 share/1.793 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. "World News" improved on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+1%) and Adults 25-54 (+4%) - 6.901 million and 1.729 million respectively, on w/o 6/17/13. In fact, "World News" has turned in year-to-year gains in both measures for the 4th consecutive week and in 5 of the last 6.

"World News" ranked No. 1 twice during the week in Adults 25-54, leading "NBC Nightly News" by 78,000 demo viewers on Monday (1.842 million vs. 1.764 million) and by 112,000 demo viewers on Tuesday (1.998 million vs. 1.886 million).

"World News" narrowed its margins with "NBC Nightly News" by double digits week-to-week in both Total Viewers (-14% - 1.013 million vs. 1.175 million) and Adults 25-54 (-67% - 34,000 vs. 103,000).

"World News" slashed more than three-quarters of its year-to-year Adult 25-54 margin with "NBC Nightly News" (-80% - 34,000 vs. 172,000).

Season to date, "World News" is up versus the same point last season in both Total Viewers (+4%) and Adults 25-54 (+5%), delivering its most-watched season in 6 years and best news demo number in 3 years - since the 2007-08 and the 2010-11 seasons, respectively. "World News" also stands as the only evening newscast to improve on its news demo performance from the previous season compared to "CBS Evening News" (-5%) and "NBC Nightly News" (-2%).

In addition, "World News" is narrowing its season margin with "NBC Nightly News" in Adults 25-54 nearly in half (-48% - 166,000 vs. 318,000) compared to its season margin from the same point last year. In fact, cutting its Adults 25-54 gap by double-digits for the 3rd consecutive season, "World News" is seeing its closest news demo performance with the NBC program in 6 years - since the 2007-08 season.

"World News" has nearly doubled its Adults 25-54 lead over "CBS Evening News" versus its year-ago season lead (+89% - 400,000 vs. 212,000).

For the week, "ABC World News" beat the "CBS Evening News" by 935,000 Total Viewers and by 340,000 Adults 25-54.

"ABC World News with Diane Sawyer" airs at 6:30 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network. Michael Corn is the executive producer of the broadcast. Follow Diane Sawyer and the "World News" team online: @DianeSawyer; @ABCWorldNews; facebook.com/DianeSawyer; facebook.com/WorldNews.

EVENING NEWS (Week of June 16, 2014)

ABC WORLD NEWS 6,979,000 1.5/6; 1,793,000 1.0/5; 1,285,000 4.7/10
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS 7,992,000 1.5/6; 1,827,000 1.0/5; 1,322,000 5.2/11
CBS EVENING NEWS 6,044,000 1.2/5; 1,453,000 0.8/4; 1,012,000 4.0/ 8

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD weeks of 6/16/14, 6/9/14 and 6/17/13. Most Current: 2013-2014 Season (9/23/13 - 6/22/14) and 2012-2013 Season (9/24/12 - 6/23/13). All averages based on regular telecasts.

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'This Week:' Partisan Politicos Lose their Locks for Charity

VIDEO: DNC and RNC spokespersons Brad Woodhouse and Sean Spicer shave their heads for charity.

ABC's Jon Karl shaves RNC spokesman Sean Spicer's head.

Bye bye, beautiful hair!

With the presidential election long behind them, two of the parties' top flacks joined forces in a show of bald bipartisanship Sunday on " This Week with George Stephanopoulos."

Thanks to a little buzz shear help from ABC News' Jon Karl, Democratic National Committee spokesperson Brad Woodhouse and Republican National Committee spokesperson Sean Spicer lost their locks on our show - and it's all for a good cause.

Before the election, the DNC's Woodhouse tweeted a bet to his Republican counterpart, Spicer. The deal: Whoever's candidate won the election would shave the loser's head, on national television.

But rather than let Spicer go bald alone, the pair decided to team up to support the St. Baldrick's Foundation, a national non-profit that raises money for childhood cancer research grants by shaving the heads of volunteers.

Woodhouse and Spicer suited up in their green hair-cutting capes - but before the fun began, our barber Jon Karl had a confession to make.

"I have never done this before," he said, holding a pair of buzz shears. "There is a safety on this thing, so no lasting damage will actually be done."

One buzz in, and there was no turning back.

"I'm good!" joked Woodhouse, as he pawed at his reverse mohawk. "We can comb it over."

The RNC's Spicer had the shorter hair of the pair, but his new 'do inspired some laughs nonetheless.

"If only Washington could cut spending like you cut hair," he quipped.

The St. Baldrick's Foundation has raised more money for childhood cancer grants than any other group, second only to the federal government, according to Lisa Parks, senior director of advocacy for the organization. To date, it's netted more than $101 million, and it's up to more than $33 million this year alone.

Spicer and Woodhouse might have set aside their political differences for charity's sake - but despite their twin chrome domes, the competition is still on. Now, they're fighting to see who can raise the most for the foundation.

As of air time Sunday, Spicer had received $5,045 for St. Baldrick's, with Woodhouse leading at $6,183 - and counting.

For more information, or to donate to the St. Baldrick's Foundation, check out Spicer and Woodhouse's fundraising pages.

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Sunday, July 15, 2012

What do all of the important people in my life have in common?

Why, they love food, of course!

Should you be surprised that I talked my way past no less than five security personnel to get out of the airport during the 5-hour layover on my way back from Italy so that I could meet up with my best friend and snack my way around the outdoor market in downtown Montreal?

They also try to feed me at any opportunity.

Should I be surprised that Becky sent me off with a stash of her famous homemade chocolate chip cookies and a couple of peaches for the plane ride home? (Sorry, Mr. Customs Officer, but is it my fault that they made me fill out the customs form before I left the airport?)

I love good food. I can't help it. And the people I love do, too.

To my dear friends scattered about the country -- and in some cases, the globe -- I'm sorry to say that I'm going to have to eat your share of tonight's braised baby artichokes, chilled pink borscht, and sourdough bread. Wish you were here to share it with me. I miss you!

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  1. I miss the artichokes! You need to put 'This Week's Menu' online:)

Thanks for your comment! Just making sure this isn't spam.... Thanks for your patience. :)Ibti


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Monday, May 31, 2010

The Weekend That Was

It is too bad that the weekend produced nothing to talk about around the water cooler today, a rare miss for the sports world. Unless you count; Game 1 of the Stanley Cup that was a game full of mistakes but was by all accounts a very open game that, if you are a fan of goals you loved this game. 6-5 is not what anyone expected going into the game. You would have thought that with all the time between the Conference Finals and the finals you would have thought that there would be some rust on the teams, or at the very least some close checking as the teams felt each other out...Not So. It was high flying and high scoring, maybe game 2 will settle things down but if the goals still are netted at the rate they were in game one, however and whom ever wins the games will be sure to be great.

Oh, then there was game 6 of the NBA Western Conference Finals where the good Canadian Steve Nash all but guaranteed that the Suns would take Game 6 and force the Series back to LA. That did not sit well with the Lakers as a team but perhaps more importantly Kobe Bryant. He was not going to allow that kind of talk to come true, not on his watch. Kobe dropped 37 points in guiding his team to a road victory to clinch the West and set up a match up versus the Boston Celtics. When your teammates say things like teammate Lamar Odom said; "Kobe’s so good," "He makes incredible normal for us." It is hard to argue that he is the straw that stirs the drink in the City of Angles. The Black Mamba may once again be on the loose and have his eyes set on the Celtics.

Not enough drama yet? Ok, lets factor in former Ace of the Blue Jays staff, Roy Halladay. We all know that he was one of the best pitchers in the game, a horse, a guy you want on the mound for you. This guy eats up innings as well as opposing batters. It is only fitting that he of all people secured his place in history as one of the greatest by throwing only the 20th Perfect game in Major League history. Zero Hits, Zero runs, Zero Errors and Zero base runners...he faced the minimum 27 batters and none reached first base. Thankfully the currently offensively struggling Phillies managed to put up 1 run for their teammate and even it was on a misplay by the Marlins defence. After all the years in Toronto I guess Doc Halladay learned that without a lot of run support, sometimes you have to do things yourself, and he did! Well done!

Sticking with baseball. Most of us when we were kids imagined being up in the ninth inning with the bases loads looking for a chance to win the game with a walk off - just imagine that dream coming true as a major leaguer. Wouldn’t it be awesome, wouldn’t it feel great!? You bet it would, unless you are Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim first baseman Kendry Morales (not to be confused with Esai or Bob Morales) who, after hitting his first career grand slam, fractured his lower left leg, landing awkwardly on home plate while being mobbed by teammates. Maybe this will change the dog pile mentality that teams have after teammates do something to win a game. Maybe stick with the high 5 and not "Jump Around" like they are featured in a House of Pain Video!

The potential for a tragedy was nearly avoided in the Indy 500 when Mike Conway was flown to an Indianapolis hospital for evaluation following a horrific crash at the end of the Indy 500. Conway was battling Ryan Hunter-Reay for position between turns three and four when the two collided. The 24 car flew up into the catch fence then fell back toward the track the car disintegrated while he was strapped into the "fuselage" and managed just a leg injury. It was horrible looking and for the car that drove under the air born 24 nearly taking out that drivers head. It is a wonder that there was no fatalities after this crash.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Battle For The Cup

The Stanley Cup is set to begin on Saturday night..novel idea I know! After a long layoff things are getting set to begin, and better yet, all the games are slated to be played at 8pm Eastern - no afternoon games!

Philadelphia will take on Chicago in a battle that on paper looks to be a very good match up. Throw out the fact that the Flyers are a 7th seed the teams seem to stack up well versus each other. Both are deep teams but Chicago looks like they may have just a little deeper skilled bench. What the Flyers may not have in speed they make up for in tough physical play. The Blackhawks have a lot of skill and speed and will need every bit of it to get away from the bruising attack from Philly. The showdown between the two young star captains Mike Richards and Jonathan Toews should be epic. One of these guys is going to complete a good year captaining their team to a championship and going home to polish the Olympic Gold Medal that they both have from the Vancouver Games...not too bad for 2 guys in their early 20’s.

There will be plenty to watch with all the little battles between players and lines. There will be some great match ups on the ice and the team that does better in those situations will likely take the Cup.

I am looking for Chicago to take it in 5 or 6 very close games. After 2 years of game 7’s I don’t think that we will see that again and despite both teams having questions in net, I think the Chicago bench may be a little more talented 1 thru 6.

Also in a less important factor but one that needs to be mentioned It would be best for Chicago to win as an original 6 team, a team that has not won since 1961 and most importantly the team with probably the best Ice Crew in the game. I think that those lovely ladies should get the chance to celebrate a championship!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Quick Hits

National Football League star Albert Haynesworth is being sued for $10 million by an exotic dancer who claims he impregnated her and then abandoned her, the New York Post reported.
The NFL is not catching a break during the off season again. Each year it is almost worth the effort to get into, as the comish calls it, "personal conduct" pool. Between this story the Rothlesburger situation and the regular drug issues the NFL continues to be shown in a bad light. Luckily it is the one sport that fan’s don’t care what happens as long as the product on the field is still good...the cheaters and bad guys are usually the ones that get rewarded.

Reigning champion Roger Federer was a second-round winner Wednesday at the French Open. One can only presume that this is setting up for yet another showdown between himself and the clay specialist Rafael Nadal. Nadal’s dominance on clay is only matched by his record vs Federer something in the neighbourhood of 14-7.

The Ottawa Seantors have signed Brodeur!!! Correction, Senators have re-signed goaltender Mike Brodeur to a 2 way contract. Hey it is something at least. Gotta find the silver lining as it looks like the team will be losing Anton Volchenkov as a free agent July 1 unless rights get traded but that is unlikely to happen. Lets just hope that the youngsters Patrick Wiercioch and Jared Cowen are able to make the team and be an unlikely surprise.

Thanks to NBC for not allowing the Stanley Cup to start until Saturday night. Seems like a network that has no "real money" invested in the NHL holds so much power on when it starts. This experiment to get it in view of more Americans may be better off to try and mend the fences with ESPN and ABC family and get some coverage that way and away from Versus and NBC. A Thursday start would have made sense, which is why it is starting on Saturday...Logic and common sense is not the network or Leagues strong suit.

Friday, May 21, 2010

What Castle Will The King Be In Next Year?

If you thought that the Brett Favre saga the last 3 or so years (including this year where he said that that if The Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team can make it back to the College World Series for the second straight year, he will return for one more season in the NFL) was annoying and just kept dragging on just wait for the LeBron James storey to get into full swing. Now that the Cavs have been ousted by the Celtics in the NBA Payoffs it is now open season on what Lebron is going to do. There has been ample of speculation for both sides staying and going. Some say if he won this year he would definitely stay, other said he’d definitely go. Same thing if he lost.

Truth is no one knows and there is a good chance that even LeBron doesn’t know at this point. Being one of the top 2 players in the game, and at his age there will be every team in the league at least asking for his services. Some teams are in a better position to make a real push for him, but there are teams that have been clearing space for not only him but Dwayne Wade and to a lesser extent Chris Bosh.

It is going to be a long month and a half ahead with everyone and their dog giving their opinion on where he is going to end up next season. Someone is going to be right but it is going to be a long and painful process until July when he can actually put pen to paper and officially make his decision on the team, price and term that he is looking for.

It is fun to speculate where players will go when they get to free agency, just look at the NHL here in Canada. July 1st is not only Canada Day but also marks the first day of the free agent frenzy. The difference here is that there is going to be constant "news" just about him. Saying news is kind of misleading as there will be very little new to report until he actually signs, and the coverage and questions will be plentiful, annoying and no doubt redundant.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

More Madness May Be A Good Thing - NCAA Tourny To Expand

I don’t know where the games are going to be played. I don’t know what teams are going to be involved but what I do know is that the NCAA March Madness Tournament is set to hold the First and Second Rounds on March 17-20, 2011. In addition the field has been extended to 68 from the current 65 where the "opening round" is essentially a play in game between 64 and 65. How this new change will affect the dates and times is yet to be determined. This change comes on the heals of a brand new TV deal that the NCAA is entering into with partners CBS and Turner (TBS and TNT) worth a reported $10.8 billion.

What this means for fans is The NCAA’s agreement with CBS and Atlanta-based Turner Broadcasting System Inc, which runs from 2011 through 2024 is that every game next March will be shown live on CBS, TBS, TNT or truTV this will mark the first time this will happen in the tournament’s 73-year history.

It looks like the partnership will morph over time to a similar set up to what NASCAR has with Fox and now ESPN/ABC (formerly dealing with NBC and TNT). Beginning in 2016, coverage of the regional finals will be split by CBS and Turner; the Final Four and the championship game will alternate every year between CBS and TBS. Under the agreement, the NCAA and will again provide live streaming video of games, though Turner secured rights for any player it develops.

There was very heavy talks to expand to a 96-team field but that would have likely enveloped the 32-team NIT, the NCAA’s other, independently run season-ending tournament. and all but eliminated it. Sure it is less followed and less known, especially here in Canada. Sure it is the equivalent to a B Pool final but it is a little extra revenue for the NCAA, this may be the best of both least for the time being.

Time to start planning vacation time around the tournament. Maybe not the play-in game but the first round I try to make my "Masters" a tradition Unlike Any Other!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

No House Call For Doc This Year

You can blame the economy and you can blame global politics for a lot of things but I didn't think that they would be blamed for not allowing the "Doc" Roy Halladay to make his big return to Toronto. After being traded in the off season to the National League Phillies, by luck of the draw they were scheduled to play an inter-league series versus each other...that unfortunately is not to be.

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced that the Phillies-Jays series will be played in Philadelphia because of the G20 Summit. The three-game series scheduled for June 25-27 will be relocated from Toronto's Rogers Centre to Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park because of security issues for the G20 Summit. World leaders will gather at a convention center near the Toronto ballpark.

It is too bad that a) Fans won't be able to give their salute to a player who not only did a lot for the team on the field but maybe just as much of it off it, along with his wife in their charitable work in the community. and b) a chance to draw a very big crowd to the Rogers Center which has seen some of the lowest attendance in the majors and all time low in the stadium's history be lost with this re-location. Having the Doc in town for 3 days would likly been a good shot in the arm for the turn styles at the Rogers Centre.

Maybe the schedule maker will provide a make good next year and have the Phillies come to TO so Doc can get the reception that he deserves.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Another Case Of The Mondays

In a rare "Dark Night" for the NHL and their playoffs with no games on the schedule it was a very entertaining night with plenty of selection, especially for a Monday night. The LA Lakers had their own version of lights out as they usually do during home games as they play with the house lights down (looks cool when all the spotlight is on the court, and Jack Nicholson of course). In keeping with the "light" theme here, the Lakers, specifically Kobe Bryant shot the lights out in a blowout victory over the Phoenix Suns in the first game of the Western Final. Bryant scored 21 of 40 in the 3rd quarter and Pau Gasol and Lamar Odem actually both showed up in the same game as the Lakers cruised. LeBron may be younger and a phenom but I still back Kobe as the most entertaining player in the Association. Maybe it is the way he carries himself, or the effortless way that he moves on the court but he is the best, most entertaining player to watch. He can take over a game just about anytime he wants but also has the ability to use the players he has around him and make them better.

In addition to the NBA Playoff game there was still some hockey on, CHL Junior’s Style. The Hitmen from Calgary played the Spitfires from Windsor in each teams second game at the Memorial Cup. The game was close and competitive after Windsor got up by 3 early but Calgary came back to make things interesting before the Spitfires managed to pull away in the third. If it was Kobe in the basketball game it was potential #1 draft pick Taylor Hall who took centre stage and showed why he is regarded as one of the best junior players. Hall seems to share some similar traits with Kobe. He is a winner, he makes his team and teammates better, he has sick moves and great hands and will not back down. Both will go through a wall if he has to (in fact in the first game Hall almost went face first through the end boards, got a few gashes but was right back out there blocking shots, a warrior on the ice).

If that doesn’t scratch the itch in terms of Sports Entertainment there was also TNA Global Impact as well as RAW from the Air Canada Centre available on TV, if you are a Pro Wrestling fan. Plenty of options for good entertaining sports on a "Dark Night".

Friday, May 14, 2010

Give the Kid A Break

For the record I am not the worlds biggest Sidney Crosby fan. That being said I am still a fan and the one thing that I can’t stand is that there are a lot of people who seem to unjustly jump on him for everything that he does. It doesn’t matter if it is the right thing, the wrong thing, or even the same thing that 99% of other players do, people (usually the media and hockey followers that think they know more then they do) try to spin everything that is said or done in a negative light. Sure it is easy to take pot shots at him because he is the face of the game (a title he did not run for but was appointed to, just for being good) but sometimes he deserves a break from the criticism. People say he’s a whiner that he complains too much...ok that may be the case but maybe the reason is because as the best he is targeted by the other team and when you constantly have an Iso-cam on you at all times everything is caught. You not think that Jarkko Ruutu or Dan Carcillo or even Jerome Iginla cherp as much as he does?

People will again argue that as a play of his stature he is held in even higher regard and should act accordingly. I agree, but again everyone has a breaking point and for the most part he does fight through an awful lot, and after all he is only 22.

One thing I did hear this morning was an ignorant radio host trying to blame Crosby for not being "Patriotic" enough in declining a spot to play for Canada at the World Hockey Championships. First off, there are many players each year that decline invitations to this tournament who don’t even make the playoffs to single him out after playing in the finals 2 years ago -2 full seasons -a Stanley cup last year and 2 rounds of playoffs this year, oh yeah and mix in the Olympics as well. That is a lot of hockey.

If you watched any of that series he looked like a guy who was either physically and mentally worn down or a guy who was injured. Either way not up to flying to Germany to play in this tournament. The team only has one member of the Olympic team on it and that is Corey Perry so to single out Crosby is just ridiculous. What about Luongo then, should he not be questioned, or every other player on the team??

It is sad when people and the media build someone up so much and then when they get to a point where they are covered so much that they begin to get scrutinized for every little thing it is just a shame. Crosby gets more negative attention because he is the first and last person people see or hear about and that makes him an easy, but undeserving target.

No one was criticizing him in February when he potted the "Golden Goal". How quickly some people forget.

In a related note, it is being reported that he will be moving out from Mario Lemieux’s home. He has apparently bought a home in Pittsburgh near Lemieux house...It looks like hockey’s most famous house guest is moving on up, no word as of yet if it is to the East Side.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Bad Impact

Due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to watch the beginning of the Boston-Philadelphia game 6 match up so when I was able to get to the car to look for an update on the local Sports Radio station, Team 1200 they had Network programming on from the US. Usually I like the variety that the out of market shows give because you can only hear about hockey so much that It begins to get annoying. There are other sports that need to be mentioned from time to time.

This time all I wanted was a quick update and that was clearly not going to happen on the US show so I ventured back down the dial to the TEAM 990 out of Montreal and I heard what I have determined to be the WORST sporting event coverage that I have ever it wasn’t a Habs radio call in show which will usually make your ears bleed by two faced wishy washy Canadians bandwagon jumping fan. No, this was a live" athletic event" (notice I did not say sporting event?). There was Soccer being called on the radio, Soccer. This was a all new low. All I could think of was Kent Brockman from The Simpsons doing play by play for a Soccer game "Half back passes to the center, back to the wing, back to the center. Center holds it. Holds it. Holds it..." Not a sport for radio. Needless to say I got no update there.

I don’t care if the Montreal Impact are to be the next MLS Team or not. Watching soccer is only surpassed in boaringness with listening to soccer.

Speaking of Soccer Montreal Canadian Fans should leave the soccer chants where it belongs, on the pitch. Ole, Ole, Ole is the most aggravating chant in the history of chants. It makes Pepsi’s forced Team Canada Chant " Eh, Oh Canada Go" seem like Stairway to Heaven. Maybe if the fans knew when to use it, it would be better, but probably not.

I noticed that there were also a few people out on the Streets of Montreal last night and again the Simpsons show us the way.... "What began as a traditional soccer riot, has escalated into a city-wide orgy of destruction". You gotta love the bandwagon jumpers.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Around The Horn

The NCAA Tournament is Awesome! Regular Basketball is good to watch. Playoff Basketball is even better, but if they are not careful they will alienate their fans and drive away viewers by trying to accommodate the TV networks. Ironic as it may be, it is funny that postponing the starts of series to fit the TV lineups better there are large gaps in the time between the end of one series and the beginning of another. Granted, when a team sweeps and the other series goes 7 there is going to be a long layoff, that can’t be helped. For instance Orlando is waiting for the winner of the Celtics and the Cavs (2-2) but the Lakers and Suns are both done and ready for the Conference Finals but that doesn’t begin until next Monday, a 6 day layoff. That is a lot of time for rust and a long time for fans to stay interested. Especially when the weather is starting to get nice. The NBA is playing with fire and does so every year.

3 teams have been down this round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs 3-0 or 3-1. 2 of the 3 series are still going on and in each one it is/ or was very conceivably the team that moves onuntil last night when the Canucks failed to show up and got blown out 5-1. The Canadiens, Canucks and Flyers have all been on the brink of elimination but now 2 of the 3 have a legitimate chance in making the improbable comeback. At the very least they are ensuring that we get to see some more games, but they are also adding to the excitement of an already great playoffs so far. The first round was good, and the second is holding serve and keeping the quality and entertainment level high.

Just when you think that they are starting to do things right the Bengals make a questionable move to bring in Pacman Jones. The team was bad on the field for a long time. Then they got better on the field, then a bunch of players started to get arrested. At one point it was like you couldn’t go a couple of days without hearing about a player in some hot water. Production began to drop on the field and now it is like they are just looking for players with checked pasts to fill out the lineup. The thinking in Cincinnati is anyone’s guess. If Michigan plays in the Big House I guess that the Cincinnati Bengals play in the Half Way House.

A New Zealander gave new meaning to the golfing term ‘hazard’ when he fell from a cliff while searching for his ball. The 66-year-old sustained serious injuries but was in a stable condition. The man fell 30 metres onto seaside boulders and was only discovered a good time later after his golf cart was noticed. The man was playing alone at the time. Between cliff’s in New Zealand and Gators in Florida nobody can say that golf is not a dangerous game.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Time is Killing The Radio Star

Is there anything better then sitting out on the patio in the summertime with a nice cold beverage listening to America’s Pastime (even if you are Canadian...don’t be so PC!)? There is something soothing about listening to the theatre of the mind with the context of a sporting event. If done well it is very entertaining and relaxing. That unfortunately is beginning to be more and more difficult. Sure with Satellite radio and laptops equipped with MLB on demand you can get just about any game if you were so inclined to sign up and pay for the service. The Only real problem with that is the quality of broadcast that you will get. Most are done well, professional and informative but it isn’t like the past. Sure what is anymore I guess. With the recent passing of legendary announcer for the Detroit Tigers, Ernie Harwell at age 92. He was part of the crew that called Bobby Thompson’s "shot heard ‘round the world" in the 1951 playoff game that determined the winner of the National League pennant. The number of all time greats are getting smaller and smaller, the Vern Scully’s for the world and the like. These were the guys that came up calling the game some before widely viewed TV and before the boom of not only all sports radio and TV but also the internet. It is that technique that we are beginning to loose. A lot of the announcers are from the new school and call games like they were doing tv, the style lacks the descriptive nature and a kind of storytelling style that made all these older guys great. There are a few out there that I really do like, I am used to hearing Jays games so I grew up on Tom Cheek and Gerry Howarth so because of that they rate decently for me. I don’t get to hear a lot of out of market games to judge them all but based on being a Braves fan I liked and was always impressed with Joe Simpson, Peter Van Wiren, Don Sutton and the Late Skip Caray. Of the newer guys I think the best I have heard is ESPN’s Dan Shulman, his is probably one of the best in the biz. The fact that he can go seamlessly between basketball and baseball is a credit to his versatility but also his ability.

Thursday, May 06, 2010

The Use Of "Los"

A lot of people has gone PC and sure it is annoying that you almost can’t say anything anymore without having to worry about people getting offended, Even if there is no racial or stereotype meant people get overly touchy and look to find a perceived slight on them personally whether one exists or not. Apparently the exception to the rule is "Los". Apparently you can use the word "Los" to make anything you want Spanish/Mexican. I for one love it! Regardless if it is the San Antonio becoming "Los Spurs", Phoenix becoming "Los Suns" or New York becoming "Los Mets" is apparently is just that easy. It seems to be very respectful for pro sports teams so I guess it is OK for the little kid to ask his father (or PaPa) if he can have "Los Hamburger", after all it is just showing support for the hamburger right? Treating it with the true respect that it deserves.

Granted for the most part when that term is used it is to show support and like Phoenix’s Amare Stoudemire said, "to let the Latin community know that we’re behind them 100 percent." The Suns decided to break out the "Los Suns" jerseys for Cinco de Mayo (also known as the 5th day of Mayo). They also were in part making a political statement in regards to the law passed by the Arizona Legislature and signed by Gov. Jan Brewer that has drawn widespread criticism from Latino organizations and civil rights groups that say it could lead to racial profiling of Hispanics. The law itself has also been criticized by President Barack Obama has called the law "misguided.’’

The Suns owner, Robert Sarver who was born and raised in Tucson wanted to voice his opinion and frustration with the federal government’s failure to deal with the illegal immigration issue led to the passage of what he called "a flawed state law.’’ Sarver left it to the players to decide if they were comfortable with the jerseys and the seemed to be on board. Apparently Steve Nash said "I think it’s fantastic,’’

So with that I will end Los Blog post,

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Fear The Boogieman!

If you didn't need another reason to fear "The Boogieman" here is another reason. Bob Boughner, The Windsor Spitfires coach has taken his team to victory in the OHL Championship.In an interesting conclusion to the OHL final the Windsor Spitfires did in fact finish off the sweep of the veteran Barrie Colts to take the OHL Title. That was the 7th straight victory for Windsor, who are looking to repeat as Memorial Cup Champions.

Where this gets even more interesting is the increasing bad blood between the two teams. After a Barrie player took a dirty run at the Windsor goaltender behind the net at the end of game three, Boughner took his goaltender out of the game for his own protection and was yelling at the Barrie coach. By all accounts he looked like he may live up to his nickname "The Boogieman" and jump the boards and go after the coach. There was also some rough play at the end of the game that resulted in 3 player being suspended indefinitely. This has now seemed to deteriorate any good feelings between the two teams. Bob Boughner, Spitfires Coach chose not to shake hands with the Barrie Coach after the series. Was this because of the shenanigans from the play on the ice or the shenanigans from the boardroom where there was a chance that there could be more blood shed there then on the ice?

At the recently held OHL Draft Owner/GM Warren Rychel made it known that he intended in drafting his son in the second round. Usually there is a gentleman’s agreement that if a family member is available in the draft that teams would let them fall in specific slots in the rounds that they were expected to go in. For example the Foligno’s were allowed to land in Sudbury and the Hunters were allowed to land in London. Rychel sent a memo to all teams with this request and all seemed fine with it, all except for Barrie. They took Rychel’s son at the end of the first round. Was this because he was that good a player or was it spite for what was happening on the ice between the two teams? Barrie has a reputation for playing a little fast and loose and this doesn’t help their rep.

In Barrie’s defence Rychel may have been looking to have his cake and eat it too and may have gotten a little greedy. He traded down in the draft to acquire more picks and better his team (that has been very good the last few years), thus allowing him to potentially get his son at an even better value. So that may not have been on the up and up either. Barrie has a veteran team that will need to rebuild and may look at this as a way to hold up Kerby Rychel for a kings ransom to Windsor in order to fast track them in rebuilding the team.

As a side note, there was no contact between Barrie and the Rychel’s before the draft and calls to Kerby to congratulate him upon being drafted to Barrie have yet to be returned.

This is like hockey, WWE Wrestling, Prime Time Drama and Soap Opera all rolled into one.
All it is missing is the relationships and love interests and love triangles to make it complete. I look forward to seeing how it all plays out regardless of how Windsor does in the Memorial Cup.

Monday, May 03, 2010

Around The Horn

Don’t Call It A Comeback, He’s Been Here For Years! Roy Halladay can now be pencilled in as the National League Cy Young winner. Since moving to the Phillies in an off season trade with the Blue Jays he has amassed a record of 5 wins-1 Loss,1.47 ERA in 49 innings - 3 Complete Games and 2 shutouts with 39 strikeouts.
I wouldn’t be shocked to see him get into the 20’s in wins with the lineup he has around him. If only Toronto could have fielded a better team in his time there. His numbers would likely be out of this world. He has even learned how to handle a bat a little bit. After looking awkward and tentative early on he looks a little better in the box and now has managed 4 hits.

The Windsor Spitfires were on a 3 game losing streak going down 0-3 versus the Kitchener Rangers then after an amazing comeback they took the series 4-3. Now in the OHL Final the Spitfires have won the first 3 and are on a 7 game winning streak and are up 3-0 in the series versus The favoured Barrie Colts. They might be a tough team to face should they advance to the Memorial Cup as they look to defend the title they won last year in comeback fashion.

Floyd "Money" Mayweather took down "Sugar" Shane Mosley on the weekend in decisive fashion. Sure he may be pound for pound the best fighter out there, and after this bout it is hard to dispute. All that is left is for Mayweather to take on Manny Pacquiao. Just to put any critics and fans questions to rest this match needs to happen. Either Mayweather needs to drop his demand for a blood and urine test or Pacquiao needs to suck up his "Fear of Needles" and just get this done. Quit the ducking and just fight. Boxing is in enough trouble with MMA on its heals it needs to keep any momentum that has going.

The Thorpedo may be looking to make a comeback in the pool for the 2012 Olympics.
Ian Thorpe was the world’s highest-profile and at the time the best swimmer in the sport until American Michael Phelps came onto the scene, and had a list of lucrative endorsement deals. He admitted in February that he had financial problems after his personal savings were affected by the global economic crisis, This was most likely his motivation for a possible comeback. It was reported that Thorpe talked to several of Australia’s leading sprinters recently about a potential return for the 400-metre freestyle relay. Thorpe retired after the 2006 Olympics and is now 27. It would be interesting to see both he and Phelps in a pool at the same time.


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Thursday, December 03, 2015

The Off Season Guessing Game

The baseball Hot Stove Season is now upon us and the rumour mill is already in effect as it relates to Free Agency. What I would like to do is start writing blogs on what the Atlanta Braves might do, what they have done and  what the team may look like on opening day. Yeah, that isn’t happening, and nor will it for now and for the foreseeable future.

Trying to guess what Braves GM John Coppolella  and the Braves front office is thinking is like trying to understand why cats do the things that they do. Trying to predict what will be the next shoe to fall as it relates to the rebuilding process and then the other side of that coin of fielding a somewhat competitive team in 2016.

Just when you think the Braves are done their wheeling and dealing for young controllable arms they make another deal. Then you think all the roster players that may go are gone, another deal is made to free up money.

Trying to predict the next big splash is anyone’s guess and maybe even those same decision makers don’t even know right now. The one (or two) whispers that are a little confusing is the bantering about of names like Shelby Miller and Julio Tehran. With all the arms that the Braves have and are acquiring, they have not yet began to flip some of that pitching into some legitimate bats but that is likely bound to happen at some point. The question is from what pool are the Braves going to draw from. Miller was the Braves Ace last year. A lot of fans may not know that by looking at his 6-17 record but he was the victim of VERY POOR offence and a VERY SHAKEY bullpen. If they can flip him for a really good young player under club control for at lest as much as Miller or more the Braves would seriously have to look at making that move. Tehran can be all world or struggle mightily. He was up and down last year but began to seemingly figure things out the last 2 months of the season.

The one adage in baseball has always been, “when you think you have enough pitching, go out and get some more.” But those people have never seen just how anemic the Braves offence was at the end of the 2015 season.

If the team wants to be good going into SunTrust Field in 2017 there needs to be some core pieces in place sometime during the 2016 season. At some point some of those pieces have to come to town at some point.

So without getting into specific names, what we can do is ask questions about what the team might do in the Rule 5 Draft and also what they may do on the international free agent market next year with the flexibility they attempted to gain as part of previous deals that has also procured that plethora of good young prospect arms. Is there someone out there that the Braves are looking at that could provide a big bat that they so sorely need.

So instead of answering questions I guess I will just have to ask a bunch. How much money is available. What is more of a priority, fixing the offence or building a bullpen that is not going to go into critical meltdown 80% of the time they are called upon. With all the potential good young arms waiting in the wings you are going to need to have catchers that can work and help bring along some of the young guys that may make the big league roster. That is why signing AJ Prizinski was a smart move, sure he swung a decent bat last season but also seemed to work well with the young pitchers he handled last season. He is worth the investment if he can help bring along the young arms.

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Vote in DVRPC's Classic Towns Photo Contest

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Online voting for the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (DVRPC) first ever “I Love Classic Towns” photo contest kicks off on Sunday, April 15.

The public can vote for their favorite images by visiting the Classic Towns website at  The deadline to vote is May 14.

To date, more than 600 images by both amateur and professional photographers have been submitted for the contest, which launched on Feb. 14.

The contest is part of DVRPC’s innovative Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia program and is designed to engage the community in showcasing the region’s unique neighborhoods in both the city and suburbs.

At present, there are 20 towns designated as Classic Towns by DVRPC. They are: Ambler, Ardmore, Bordentown City, Bristol Borough, Collingswood, Germantown, Glassboro, Haddon Heights, Kennett Square, Lansdale, Lansdowne, Manayunk, Media, Merchantville, Moorestown, New Hope, Overbrook Farms, Phoenixville, Souderton/Telford, and West Chester.

Photographers entered photographs from these towns in seven different categories including: community, local history, main street, parks and recreation, people, residential, and seasonal.

Once online voting has closed, the photos with the highest votes from each category will go before a panel of judges that will select winners in each category as well as the overall winner. Winners will be announced by July 31, 2012.

Each winner will be awarded $100 for the top image in each category. In addition, a $500 Judge’s Choice prize and $300 Voter’s Choice prize will also be awarded. The photographs will then become part of a traveling exhibit.

The “I Love Classic Towns” photo contest is co-sponsored by Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, N.J. and Collingswood, N.J.

Judges include Karen Chigounis, director of Arts Education Programs and associate curator at the Perkins Center for the Arts; Meredith Edlow, visual assets manager for the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, and David Maialetti, photojournalist at the Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

a kick in the eye

a kick in the eye is a collaborative graphic novel written/drawn by 12 people: Rosaire Appel, Tony Burhouse, Tim Gaze, Marco Giovenale, Gareth A Hopkins, Satu Kaikkonen, Gary J Shipley, Christopher Skinner, Lin Tarczynski, Orchid Tierney, Sergio Uzal & Nico Vassilakis. Not many frames, but lots of asemic & abstract content.

Partly inspired by a literary novel written by 7 authors.

Selling at the minimum price at CreateSpace, & even cheaper at Amazon.

  1. Congratulations to the whole Kick team! A Kick in the Eye is fab.It is inspirational. I got my copy through Amazon a couple of weeks ago and have taken my time to read and re-read it. You guys have done a great thing together.I love it.

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DRUIDS ? Prophecy or Heresy for Solving Congestion at At-grade Arterials Intersections?

DRUIDS ? Prophecy or Heresy for Solving Congestion at At-grade Arterials Intersections?

U Bezuidenhout, S McMillan, GHD Limited, UK

DRUIDS is a modified Displaced Right Turn Junction for commercial and retail land use to facilitate access and public transport movements whilst significantly increasing traffic capacity and improving pedestrian safety around large retail nodes.

DRUIDS (Displaced Right tUrn Intersections for DevelopmentS) is a novel approach using a modified form of a continuous flow intersection (CFI) that can reduce complex traffic movements around large traffic generators adjacent to at-grade intersections.

Previous research studies have shown how a CFI can decrease the overall delay and queue lengths from those of a conventional intersection by 64% and 61% respectively. This modified form of a CFI will improve efficiency and safety for intersections that handle well over 100,000 vehicle movements per day.

A case study will be presented which compares an existing high volume at-grade signalised junction (+80,000 vpd) located in Auckland, New Zealand that dissects 4 large retail/entertainment developments in each of its quadrants, to a DRUIDS intersection. This unconventional form of intersection arrangement is a solution to integrate land-use and transport networks in a manner that reduces the footprint at the intersection. It reduces the pedestrian crossing distance by re-locating turning movements, property and transit access to minor roads off the arterial, thus enhancing both mobility and accessibility.

A traffic simulation model will be used to demonstrate and quantify the efficiency gain of changing the at-grade intersection of Ti Rakau and Te Irirangi Drive to a DRUIDS layout.

This modification reduces conflict and complexity at high volume at-grade intersections. It will demonstrate how a DRUIDS approach can be incorporated to serve the retail nodes by dissipating the high volumes of entering and exiting traffic near the junction itself, thus increasing safety and efficiency.

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    • Dehydration, age <3 months
    • Impaired immune function
    • Infections unresponsive to oral therapy
  • The presence of underlying disease and the ability of the caregivers to provide care for the child should also be considered.
  • Empiric antibiotic therapy should be based on the most likely etiologic organisms based on the child's age and clinical presentation.

Pneumonia, an inflammation of lung parenchyma, is most commonly due to an infectious etiology but may also have a noninfectious etiology from physical or chemical agents (Table 43–1). Various signs (such as rales) and symptoms (especially cough and fever) may lead to a presumptive “clinical” diagnosis of pneumonia, although in practice, pneumonia is determined by an abnormal chest radiograph showing pulmonary infiltrates. The clinical spectrum of pneumonia is highly variable whether in children, infants, or adults. It ranges from a mild illness to a life-threatening disease with significant morbidity and mortality. Considering the large numbers of microorganisms and other agents that can cause pneumonia, and the limitations of diagnostic testing, the exact cause is often difficult to determine. However, a constellation of clinical, radiologic, and ancillary/laboratory findings may suggest a likely pathogen, and therefore, appropriate therapy (Table 43–2).

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Accu-Tuner II

The Sanderson Accu-Tuner II, out of production

The Sanderson Accu-Tuner II features a sealed long-life keyboard, 60 piano memories, twenty generic tunings (your choice from our extensive list), and built-in MIDI ports. The SAT II comes standard with Battery Charger, Foot Switch, and Operating Manual. It's small enough to fit in your tool box; 7.5" wide, 4" high, and 5" deep and weighs less than 1.5 pounds.

The SAT II features two MIDI connectors on the back (one for sending, one for receiving), with a MIDI-IN/MIDI-OUT key on the keyboard. The MIDI port lets the SAT II send the contents of its piano memory over a MIDI cable to a personal computer. Once the tunings are in the computer they can be revised, edited, rearranged, stored on diskette, or printed out. The computer can then send the tunings back into the SAT II over the return MIDI cable. All of the tunings can be transmitted from one SAT II to another via the MIDI cables without the aid of a computer.

Other optional accessories: Additional Piano Memory Capacity; Aluminum Carrying Cases; Magnetic Pickup; Tuning Hammer Thumb Switch; and Instructional DVDs from Jim Coleman and George Defebaugh.

NEW! Auto Stepping Upgrade for Accu-Tuner I & Accu-Tuner II

For many years we have been asked if we could upgrade the earlier Accu-Tuners to the auto-stepping capability, the answer was no. We still cannot add the same circuitry, but a new perspective on the function came up with a new approach and now we can offer the auto-stepping for Accu-Tuners as long as they have the FAC capability. Send your Accu-Tuner to Inventronics and we squeeze in a new board, some additional wiring and you can have an Accu-Tuner with the ability to turn on/off auto-stepping. $200.00

Time-Saving Features

  • FAC 88-Note Stretch Calculator sets note and cents for the entire piano automatically from just three measurements. (The results will amaze you).
  • Pitch-Raise Calculator gives accurate pitch raises in twenty minutes or less.
  • Store your own tunings, up to 206 complete individual piano tunings along with piano serial numbers for future use.
  • Guaranteed accuracy within 0.04 cents for every note and cents deviation from -198.0 to + 160.0 cents.
  • Memory that can be written and overwritten without limit. Choose from a library of generic piano tunings by make and model to be loaded into the SAT.
  • FAC Stretch-Calculator tunings can be transferred to piano memory instantly with a pitch change for easy pitch raising, non-440 tuning, and early music pitch.
  • Sealed Long-life Keyboard rated at over 1 million pushes per key.
  • Foot pedal switch has ability to step up or down from note to note, or to store notes into memory, sequentially up or down.
  • Rotating visual display with Light Emitting Diodes (LED's) instantly shows tuning error.
  • Measure an unknown pitch by pressing the MSR button.
  • Full set of input/output jacks for tuners, teachers, and experimenters.
  • Comprehensive Operating Manual explains all operations including time-saving techniques for pitch raising and tuning.
  • Toll-free number available for assistance with tuning problems in the field.
  • With the SAT's 88-note FAC stretch calculator, you can measure the amount of stretch an aural tuner would put onto that piano, store three stretch numbers, and tune the entire piano without having to touch the SAT. Use the foot switch to advance the note while the SAT automatically sets the partial and cents deviation. This allows the tuner to keep his/her hands on the piano key and on the hammer, which speeds the work and reduces fatigue.
  • The Accu-Tuner is priceless when tuning two or more pianos together - just tune them both to the same page in memory. The pianos don't even need to be in the same room!
  • Students and new technicians can use the SAT as a visual aid for checking their work and accuracy. It can assist in teaching hammer technique and setting pins, as well as speeding up the learning rate of fine tuning. The PTG Tuning Exam Option, for only $150.00 more, can assist in both practicing for the PTG Tuning exam as well as scoring it.

We still repair early Accu-Tuners!

We often sell as earlier Accu-Tuners as rebuilt units. We'll take trade-in's towards new Sat III's and IV's

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Thursday, 26 November 2015

A Thousand Nights

Title: A Thousand Nights
Author: E.K Jhonston
Published: 6th October 2015
My Rating: 3/5
Recommend: Yes

Lo-Melkhiin killed three hundred girls before he came to her village, looking for a wife. When she sees the dust cloud on the horizon, she knows he has arrived. She knows he will want the loveliest girl: her sister. She vows she will not let her be next.

And so she is taken in her sister's place, and she believes death will soon follow. Lo-Melkhiin's court is a dangerous palace filled with pretty things: intricate statues with wretched eyes, exquisite threads to weave the most beautiful garments. She sees everything as if for the last time. But the first sun rises and sets, and she is not dead. Night after night, Lo-Melkhiin comes to her and listens to the stories she tells, and day after day she is awoken by the sunrise. Exploring the palace, she begins to unlock years of fear that have tormented and silenced a kingdom. Lo-Melkhiin was not always a cruel ruler. Something went wrong.

Far away, in their village, her sister is mourning. Through her pain, she calls upon the desert winds, conjuring a subtle unseen magic, and something besides death stirs the air.

Back at the palace, the words she speaks to Lo-Melkhiin every night are given a strange life of their own. Little things, at first: a dress from home, a vision of her sister. With each tale she spins, her power grows. Soon she dreams of bigger, more terrible magic: power enough to save a king, if she can put an end to the rule of a monster.

I received this book in an exchange for an honest review

This book was quite hard to comprehend as the characters had no names, can you believe that? A book with no names? Yep, you heard that right!
You have no response right? I was exactly the same, I had to pick up my mouth from the floor and read the book which was hard to do at first but it was alright after the end. I have to say although the book was very quirky in that regard, I enjoyed it very much! (no hate please! Joke)

This book is basically about Lo-Melkhiin choosing so many brides (who die after their first night) that they had to outlaw it,and for him to choose a bride from each village. This begins with Lo-Melkhiin choosing a bride from the main character's village (getting a bit difficult to explain without names, I retract my statement!). But she knows her sister will be chosen as she is described to be this beautiful woman that man has ever laid his eyes upon. In order to save her sister, she sacrifices her self and tells her sister to make a shrine for her. The first night comes, Lo-Melkhiin asks her about why she is not afraid and why she sacrificed herself to which he is very amused. So the tale begins and each night turns to a thousand nights she survives, with a turn of twist she seems to be gaining magic. The story then revolves around how she uses the magic that she gains to save everyone.

[ Spoiler alert: Lo-Melkhiin does not behave the way he is, it is because he is possessed. By what you wonder? No idea since the author did name it.

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APYAmerican Power Yoga (Texas)
APYAnglerfish Peptide YG (biochemistry)
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The 10 best national and online checking accounts carried an average APY of 0.
The APY Lands span more than 100,000 square kilometres in north-west South Australia and over the borders into Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Metbank also announced that it is now offering a new 5 month, 5% APY CD.
Bnk pays a 4 percent APY with a minimum of $100 to open and a $4.
The APY assumes interest remains on deposit until maturity.
The credit union said the new rates "far exceed money market APY offerings by competitive financial institutions.
The Australian Government is contributing 80 per cent of the funding for this vital project in the APY Lands.
This important review is being conducted in partnership with the APY Executive, Anangu, and other stakeholders in the APY Lands, and will ensure the relevance and longevity of this critical piece of Aboriginal land rights legislation, he says.
The firm also found the balance cap for earning the high APY was, most commonly, $25,000.
Upgrading and increasing the production space of art centres on the APY lands is anticipated to have the equivalent impact of starting up another two art centres in terms of impact on productivity and Indigenous employment.
The Bump-It-Up rate is calculated as the Wall Street Journal published prime rate less u% and If interest rates decrease, customers are still guaranteed the original APY.
01% APY will be offered from 2/14/09 through 2/21/09 at the Derry branch only for customers with a River Bank checking account.


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The HP Integrity Superdome server with 64-processors running Microsoft SQL Server 2005 supported 93,000 SAP SD Benchmark users and fully processed 9,360,000 order line items per hour.
Given the highly volatile nature of the electronics marketplace and the level of flexibility Benchmark provides to its customers, Benchmark sought the ability to respond more rapidly to customer scheduling changes.
SMA Consulting was engaged to perform the financial analysis for the BENCHMARK Conference by the editorial leadership of Professional Builder magazine.
SPECapc announced an aggressive plan to release at least three updated CAD benchmarks - based on Pro/E Wildfire 2.
PathScale has established a fully-integrated InfiniPath cluster at its Customer Benchmark Center in Mountain View, California.
NEC's superior results in the SAP SD Standard Application Benchmark support the trend of NEC's ability to consistently deliver industry-leading high-performance computing solutions," said Larry Sheffield, senior vice president of Solutions Platform Group at NEC Solutions America.
When you look at measuring against an industry standard benchmark, you take that into your strategic planning effort and create an initiative in the organization, or a set of initiatives within departments," says Barbara Barker, vice president of services delivery at BPM Partners.
He added that Benchmark plans to keep all existing staff and add approximately 20 managers.
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Thursday, 23 April 2015

One to follow: Réalta Ranga

Hi all,

I had to share this blog with you. Réalta Ranga is a brand new source of teaching resources and ideas from a teacher in a gaelscoil. This teacher has experience with both the upper end of primary school as well as the infants. Posts are written as Gaeilge and in English so it's great for those of you who want to do some light reading to keep up your scileanna as Gaeilge. They (sorry, I don't know your name!) also have a TPT store, Facebook page and a Pinterest profile for you to check out.

This new blog has gotten off to a very promising start!

Saturday, 18 April 2015

Climate zones websites for children (QR codes)

Well we made it to the weekend... at last!

My class is elbow-deep into our current unit of inquiry about how differing climates affect how we live. They are doing lots of research on their iPads about different climate zones. Here's a sheet with QR codes for suitable child-friendly websites related to world climate zones to help guide their research.

Click here or on the image to download from Google Drive for FREE!

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Free weather-themed bar graph

Hello there! I hope you've all enjoyed the Easter holidays. Back to school now and back to the blog with a quick little freebie for you.

Our current unit of inquiry is all about how weather affects people's lives. This is a worksheet to create a bar graph. There are two versions - one without labels on the x-axis and one with pictures and labels. There is also a sheet with 5 questions about the graph and suggestions for other activities.

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