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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Ah, spring. The time of year when hope springs eternal for each of the 120 full members of Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the last bastion of news of substance for those of us that follow college football 365 days a year until the dog days of summer when fall camps get underway. In honor of the opening of spring camps around the country, especially the one in Athens, we present the first installment of a series of pieces that will take a look at some of the things we here at the BEAST hope to see come out of the 2010 Georgia Bulldogs spring practices.

Since arriving in Athens, new defensive coordinator Todd Grantham has found sure footing at every step, winning over the fan base and the players as he has prepared us for the installation of his favored 34 defensive scheme. One Grantham quote that got my attention was this one…

"…we're more of an aggressive style 3-4. We're going to play one-gap defense. We're going to attack block up front. We're going to rush the passer. Our outside backers are going to be what we call edge-setters. They're going to be aggressive. They're going to be coming. They're going to be solid setting the edge on the run but we're going to develop those guys as pass rushers. The inside ‘backers, we're going to call them Mike and Moe, they'll be downhill guys to the ball.”

Being a defensive minded guy, this was music to my ears. I hold firm to the belief that while defenders must play their responsibilities within any given scheme, there are certain positions that must have a disruptive impact on the opponent’s offense and the defensive end (in a 4-3 scheme) or the outside linebacker (in a 3-4) is one of those positions. Through the first part of last season, that disruption coming off the edge was one of the key factors missing in Georgia’s defensive attack. Much too often the DAWGS were forced to rely on the blitz to generate any pressure at all. Once Justin Houston returned from his two-game suspension the DAWGS started to get off their chains and get after the quarterback with more regularity. Houston led Georgia in sacks last season with 7.5 and the DAWGS managed just 28 sacks as a team during conference play which placed them fourth in the league. Down the stretch of the 2009 season, the defense began to see consistent pressure from Cornelius Washington, Demarcus Dobbs and Montez Robinson (MR90) off the edge and that carried the DAWGS to their final position in the conference statistical standings.

Everything is new on the defensive side of ball this spring for the DAWGS…scheme, philosophy, coaches and coaching techniques. Word came down just this afternoon that Houston, Washington and Robinson have been tapped to run in the OLB positions in Grantham’s new 3-4 defense and that Marcus Dowtin, Christian Robinson, Darryl Gamble and Akeem Dent will be holding down the two ILB spots with Richard Samuel seeing time at both inside and outside linebacker.

Now that we know the basic distribution plans, I want to see indications that these changes implemented in the spring will lead to an explosion of disruptive plays for the DAWGS defense in the fall.

The players that will be lining up at OLB seem to have all the ingredients needed to become a top-tier unit. Houston seems poised to have an all-conference caliber season in 2010. Washington has prototype size and speed. Dobbs is the productive grizzled veteran of the group and Robinson has already earned conference player of the week honors. I think this group has tremendous skill and a fantastic opportunity to really break out in 2010. There is plenty of speed and strength here and with the right guidance I believe this group can be very special for the DAWGS.

Courtesy Kelly Lambert

Looking at the inside linebacker positions, the options appear no less promising. Dowtin has shown great physicality and tenacity. Robinson impressed when given the opportunity to play last season. Dent brings a physical presence as well as experience to the group and Gamble has displayed a knack for making plays during his time in Athens. Gamble is one player that I think will benefit greatly from Grantham’s aggressive style of play. There have been times when I have questioned whether Gamble is hard-nosed enough to play in the middle, but when turned loose to rush the passer and attack the football, I believe Gamble can be very successful.

When you add the speed and strength that Samuel will bring to the linebacker corps to the fact that Dowtin has been quoted as saying the 3-4 scheme “is not that hard” to learn, the prospects for the athletes lining up to play at the linebacker positions to have impactful seasons for Georgia really seem bright.

The 34 defense that Grantham will be installing this spring is predicated on an attacking style of play that pressures the quarterback and disrupts lanes and timing in the rush game. Every defensive position on the field plays a role in the ultimate productivity of the unit, but the athletes in Georgia’s linebacker corps are the key to successful implementation of the new plan. If there are signs out of Athens this spring that the ‘backers are finding there way in the new plan and will be able to play fast and free come the fall, I will certainly be pleased and I believe that everyone in the DAWG Nation will be very happy with the on-field results.

Glory, Glory.

The annual meat market that is the NFL Combine gets underway this week and that got me to thinking about everything that is involved with the evaluation process that the players have to go through. National Football League teams want to know about any and everything in a prospective player’s history. Back in 1998, it was discovered that a wide receiver from the University of Georgia did not have an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee due to a bicycle accident in his childhood. This probably (i.e. DEFINITELY) had something to do with his not being drafted until the third round. Turns out, the Pittsburgh Steelers got a steal as this player would go on to be a three time Team MVP, a four time Pro Bowl selection and be named the MVP of Super Bowl XL. As I’m sure you know by now, there is only one former DAWG that we can be talking about…..

Hines Ward came to the University of Georgia after a stellar prep career at Forest Park (GA) High School. Ward earned All-American honors from SuperPrep, Blue Chip Illustrated & USA Today, and added All-State & Super Southern Top 100 honors and was a two-time Clayton County Offensive Player of the Year. Hines rushed for 1,111 yards and 14 touchdowns and completed 122-of-204 passes for 1,575 yards and 14 scores as a quarterback during his senior season...threw for 3,581 yards and 38 scores and rushed for 2,500 yards and 29 touchdowns during his three-year career.

Hines Ward did everything during his time wearing the red and black and he did it well. During his time in Athens Ward not only played wide receiver, but he also lined up at tailback, punt returner, kick returner and even at quarterback. You need to look no further than Hines’ second season in Athens to see his versatility. In 1995, Ward started the first two games at flanker before moving to tailback for the third game, to quarterback for the fourth game, back to tailback for the seventh game, and then returned to quarterback for the final three games. In the 1995 Peach Bowl, Ward completed 31 of 59 passes for 413 yards. Ward set (and still holds) Georgia records for Pass Attempts, Pass Completions, and Passing Yards in a bowl game. Simply put, Ward was just a play-maker at Georgia. Ward totaled 3,870 all-purpose yards, second only to Herschel Walker (5,749) in Bulldogs history.

I have several great memories of Hines playing “between the hedges” from his head-over-heels vault into the end zone in the rain against Texas Tech in 1996 to his bewilderment of the HATED Gators during the DAWGS beat down of Florida in 1997 to the show he put on against the Techies in his final regular season game wearing the red and black.

As a wide receiver for the DAWGS, Ward's 144 career receptions for 1,965 yards placed him second in team history. In 1997, Hines hauled in 55 passes and scored six TDs, getting All-SEC honors in the process and received All-America honors from The Poor Man’s Guide to the NFL Draft. Ward got it done in the classroom too, making the grade as an Academic All-SEC pick in 1996. Ward also garnered honors in 1994 being named to the All-SEC Freshman team by the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

As I mentioned earlier, Ward was taken in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Check out this brief rundown of his pro career from STEELERS.COM:

Ward is one of the top receivers in the NFL and is the longest-tenured wide receiver with the same team in the a four-time Pro Bowl selection (2002-05) the team’s all-time leader in receptions (800), receiving yards (9,780) and receiving touchdowns (72) the only Steeler to have at least 800 career catches and over 9,000 career receiving yards...became the only receiver in Steelers’ history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards for four straight seasons (2001-04)...has team records for receptions in a season (112), which he set in 2002...posted 12 TD receptions in 2003 to tie Louis Lipps (1985) and Buddy Dial’s (1961) team record...drafted by Pittsburgh in the third round (92nd overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft...named Associated Press All-Pro second team in both 2003 and 2004...was named the Steelers’ co-MVP in 2005 (along with Casey Hampton) and 2002 (with Joey Porter), and outright in 2003... earned Super Bowl XL MVP honors after finishing with a game-high 123 receiving yards on five receptions with one touchdown...has led the Steelers in receptions the past 10 years (tied with Troy Edwards in 1999)...has a pass in a team-record 162 games entering the 2009 season...was named to the Steelers’ 75th Season All-Time Team during the 2007 season...named the Steelers’ 2008 Walter Payton Man of the Year...signed a five-year contract in 2001...signed a four-year extension during the 2005 training camp...restructured his contract during the 2009 offseason and signed an extension to keep him with the team through 2013.

Hines was an outstanding player during his time at UGA and has done nothing but continue to bring honor to himself and the DAWGS since he has left Athens. From

As a figure for social change

Ward's mother, Kim Young-hee is Korean and his father, Hines Ward, Sr., is African-American. In 2006, Ward became the first Korean-American to win the Super Bowl MVP award. This achievement threw him into the media spotlight in South Korea.
From April 3 through May 30, 2006, Ward returned to his birthplace of Seoul for the first time since his parents moved to the United States when he was one year old. Ward used his celebrity status to arrange "hope-sharing" meetings with multiracial Korean children and to encourage social and political reform. At one hope-sharing meeting, he told a group of children, "If the country can accept me for who I am and accept me for being a Korean, I'm pretty sure that this country can change and accept you for who you are." On his final day in Korea, he donated $1 million USD to create the Hines Ward Helping Hands Foundation, which the AP called "a foundation to help mixed-race children like himself in South Korea, where they have suffered discrimination."

Any way you choose to look at it, Hines Ward commands recognition as A DAMN BEAST!!! and a Damn Good Dawg. Glory, Glory.

For your viewing pleasure, I present the following:

“Our heart, that was torn out and bleeding, we picked it up and stuck it back inside!” - Larry Munson

That is absolutely one of my top three Munson radio calls and it just happened to come from the final game of my time at Georgia as an undergrad.

Just because I don’t think it’s possible to see this video enough, HERE’S THE FULL MEAL DEAL VERSION OF THE GAME

During his time in Pittsburgh, Ward has developed a reputation as a hard-nosed player and a devastating blocker. I consider this yet another reason to be proud of this DAWG. Here is some video proof:

Glory, Glory.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Celebrate good times, come on! There are some wild times going down in Vancouver, British Columbia, site of the 2010 Winter Olympic games, and I’m not talking about the events themselves. The real hot-spot for action in Vancouver is the Olympic Village.

The organizers for the Vancouver games have continued what has become a common practice at the Olympics since the 1992 games in Barcelona…the distribution of free condoms to the residents of the OV. In Vancouver, the organizers have provided approximately 100,000 condoms for the participants at the Games’ two Villages. That number breaks out to 14 condoms available for each of the 7,000 athletes, coaches, trainers and officials.

What’s sex without the money? Some of the United States teams have developed creative ways to generate sponsorship dollars to fund their pursuit of Olympic glory. After the United States speed skating team lost a sponsor, fans of Stephen Colbert’s show on Comedy Central, The Colbert Report, stepped in and picked up the slack. The Colbert Nation made their contribution by donating nearly $300,000 to the program. The U.S. Curling Association upped the ante by partnering with Kodiak Technology Group and introducing the Hurry Hard condom. The product is named for a phrase used in competition to get their teammates to sweep the ice faster. Proceeds from the sale of the condoms are split between USA Curling and Monterey County AIDS prevention.

Maybe there is a benefit to the American athletes being so “relaxed” and well heeled as they are having unprecedented success in 2010. As of Sunday night, the U.S. team led the 2010 medal count with 24, seven of which are gold. It is possible that the U.S. could end up with 30 or more medals by the time the Vancouver Olympics come to a close next Sunday. At the Calgary Olympics in 1988 the U.S. team won just six medals…total.

Obviously, these world-class athletes are focused on the task at hand until their events are complete, but this is one fun with numbers course I can get interested in. Enjoy all of the excitement and thrills the Olympics provide while you can Reader, because it sure seems as though the athletes are…and more power to them! USA! USA! USA!

Friday, February 19, 2010

Courtesy THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

On Wednesday of this week I watched as an Olympic athlete put forth an epic effort that resulted in a spot on the podium in the Women’s Individual Sprint. The skier was the world’s best female cross-country sprinter Petra Majdic (MAD-itch) of Slovenia. The medal was a bronze, awarded to the athlete finishing third in a given event. But you would have a hard time convincing Majdic that the medal around her neck was anything other than "gold with little diamonds" in it. Majdic, driven by her love of country, strengthened by her determination of mind and powered by every last ounce of energy remaining in a broken body, managed to accomplish this feat after suffering severe injuries….four broken ribs and a collapsed lung….PRIOR to the qualifying races of the event. After the event, it was determined that the injuries sustained by Majdic were so severe that she would not be able to compete in any other events at the 2010 winter games. Though her competition had come to an end, the Slovenian athlete was not allowed to fly home due to her lung injuries.

Slovenia’s sportswoman of the year in three of the last four years slid off the course in an icy corner and tumbled down a 3-meter embankment landing on rocks and breaking both poles and a ski. "I was in pain and some volunteers helped me out.” Majdic said. “They wanted to take me to the medical center, but I yelled, 'take me to the start.'” Majdic then somehow managed to battle through four rounds of racing around the 1.5km loop to claim her bronze medal. Majdic got the first medal of these games for her country, the first Olympic cross-country medal for Slovenia, the nation's fifth overall (all bronze) and the first individual medal since 1994.

Courtesy AP photo

"This is not a bronze medal, this is a gold medal with little diamonds on it. I already won a medal for going to the start. The wish was so big because I have been fighting for this for 22 years," Majdic said.

There is no greater honor to be earned than one garnered in the pursuit of a goal greater than one’s self. Slovenia’s Petra Majdic is the Olympic example of this belief.

If ever an athlete deserved to be recognized in this forum for their efforts in the arena of their chosen sport, is has to be Petra Majdic. This Slovenian cross-country skier is without a doubt, A DAMN BEAST!!!

Check out a slideshow and video of Majdic’s fall HERE.

Another slideshow of Majdic competing in the Women’s Individual Sprint can be seen HERE.

Check out other articles on this magnificent competitor’s painful day at Whistler Olympic Park HERE and HERE and view the final medal results HERE.

Sure looks like all that talk back in the fall about DAWG fans jumping ship on Coach Richt and his program was worth about as much as a Tiger Woods promise. All signs point to demand for season tickets remaining just as high as it has been in recent years in Athens. I knew the DAWG Nation would turn out in force just like we have throughout Richt's time in Athens. It would take more than one mediocre season at Georgia for DAWG fans to turn tail on the program. Glory, Glory.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Happy Super Bowl Sunday Reader! We have finally reached what is officially the nation's most recognized unofficial holiday. We here at the BEAST hope that you enjoy your game day experience and that we are all treated to a classic game.

A fun Super Bowl note DAWG fans: Jon Stinchcomb is one of three former Georgia players that will be participating in the big game, along with teammate Charles Grant and Tim Jennings (Indianapolis Colts).

Jon Stinchcomb

This means that Georgia now has brothers that have appeared in the Super Bowl. Matt Stinchcomb was with the Raiders when they played in the big game in 2003.

The Stinchcomb brothers are Damn Good Dawgs. Both earned All-America honors during their time in Athens...Matt in 1997 and 1998, while Jon was recognized in 2002. Jon was also a two-time Academic All-America (2001 and 2002) and was a member of Georgia's 2002 SEC championship team.

Matt Stinchcomb

Matt was selected as the 18th pick of the first round in the 1999 NFL Draft to the Oakland Raiders and also played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during his seven year NFL career. Jon was taken in the second round (37th overall) by the New Orleans Saints in the 2003 NFL Draft.

Here's another fun footnote from

Georgia now has had at least one representative in the Super Bowl for nine straight seasons.

That is the longest streak for at least one ex-Bulldog in the Super Bowl, breaking the tie of eight straight from 1985-92 and 1971-78.

Georgia also had at least one Super Bowl player in six straight years (1995-2000).

Be proud of our DAWGS and be safe out there Reader. Enjoy the game!!!

Friday, February 5, 2010

One of the unforeseen highlights of Signing Day 2010 was the announcement that Richard Samuel will be moving from running back to linebacker this spring. This news has been received well by most DAWG fans. Whether that is because they are frustrated with the results Samuel produced as a running back or because they believe his skill set and robo-athlete measureables make him a lock for future All-SEC consideration…well, that you can decide for yourself.

Courtesy Kelly Lambert

I am riding the train of thought that says there is not a defensive coach alive that would not drool over the opportunity to have a 6’2”, 222 lb rocket ranging from sideline to sideline on the glide at sub 4.4. If you disagree, then you’ve never known a defensive coach. Richard is smart and he really wants to please his coaches. I really hope this move is a fantastic success. I want this not only because it will make the athleticism of the DAWGS defensive squad start to look downright scary, but also because I am rooting for a young man that wants to do the right thing to have success.

This will hardly be the first instance of a player switching positions…or not…during the last nine seasons.

Courtesy Kelly Lambert

One of the many whipping posts the former defensive regime in Athens was regularly tied to was the charge that defensive players were not being coached up or utilized correctly. I can be counted among those that felt players were not always put in the best position to make plays. The example that I point to most often is former DAWG Brandon Miller. Miller came to Georgia as a five-star talent with a skill level that allowed him to play both defensive end and linebacker in high school, while also lining up to play wide receiver when the offense was on the field. As a DAWG, Miller played Sam linebacker and was never able to lock down a full time starting job. When he did play, Miller often came off the field in the passing situations in favor of the nickel set which features an extra defensive back. I saw this as a waist of a tremendous talent. To me, an obvious option here would have been to have Miller put his hand in the dirt as a defensive end (he clearly had the size and strength to do so) and turn him loose to rush the passer off the edge. This would allow you to bump another DE inside to tackle to keep your best pass rushers on the field and you could still match-up on the outside with the extra defensive back. LSU has done something similar in recent years with a personnel group they call their “express package” by playing four defensive ends along the defensive front in pass rush situations to get their best players on the field at the same time. Makes sense to me. What is the purpose of recruiting superior athletes if you do not allow them to use their ability?

On the other side of the ledger, there is Kiante Tripp. Tripp came to Georgia as a big time recruit and a four-star talent that played offensive tackle in high school. Since arriving in Athens, Tripp has played defensive end, offensive tackle and even tight end for the DAWGS. To his credit, Tripp has approached the game with a team-first attitude and has done everything the coaches have asked of him. Tripp will be a senior in 2010. Early word has it that he will be back on the defensive side of the ball this spring learning the new 3-4 scheme that Coach Grantham will be installing. If there is any sort of justice in the world, Tripp will find a home and find some success on Saturday’s inside Sanford Stadium this fall.

As David Hale wrote about on Friday, virtually every returning player in Georgia's defensive front seven as well as the DAWGS newly signed recruits could be in store for a position change from what they have played most recently. There is talk of Justin Anderson switching from the offensive to the defensive line, Alec Ogletree could end up at one of the outside linebacker positions and the ultimate position destinations for Kwame Geathers and AJ Harmon will be interesting to watch as well.

There is no doubt that one of the main reasons Coach Grantham is at Georgia today is because of his reputation as an evaluator of talent, and one of the absolutes of Coach Grantham’s short time with Georgia has been the importance that has been placed on talent evaluation of the current roster. The defensive plan that the DAWGS new coaching staff will implement in the coming months is an empty puzzle and the players are the pieces. I hope that the changes that are coming for the DAWGS will fit all the pieces of that defensive puzzle together as the designer intends, for the good of the players and the good of the team.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

I guess it’s just the journalist in me, but I just love a good quote. During Mark Richt’s tenure in Athens there hasn’t been a steady stream of bulletin board material coming out of Athens…and I’m sure that’s at least partly by design…but it certainly seems like it says a lot about the personalities that have been around Butts-Mehre during that time. Well, if the statements like those of new defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, new DAWGS like Jakar Hamilton and new team leaders like Bacarri Rambo are any indication, it certainly sounds like media days in Athens are going to be very interesting over the next few years.

Everyone remembers the “man enough” quote from former Auburn head coach Pat Dye before Georgia’s road tilt with Alabama in 2002, but that one didn’t come out of Athens. In 2008, in the week leading up to the Alabama blackout game, when asked about Georgia’s special teams’ coverage, Javier Arenas asked a reporter “Have you seen my highlights?” Later that week in Athens, when asked about the Alabama defensive back’s skills as a punt and kick returner Coach Richt quickly responded with “Have you seen his highlights?” Without a doubt, my favorite Richt sound bite to date. Outside of that, I really can’t remember many shots that have been fired across the bow of DAWGS opponents. (If you can think of any please share.)

It seems the tide of mundane generalities flowing out of the football offices may be turning. Since arriving in Athens, Coach Grantham has consistently delivered what the DAWG Nation has long been clamoring for with promises of a best-player-will-play, attacking, tempo-setting style of defense that will take no prisoners and leave opponents thankful that the clock has finally reached all zeros and that they will not have to play Georgia again for a calendar year. What’s more, when new DAWG safety Jakar Hamilton signed on to play for Georgia, he made it clear that he intends to lay it on the line every time he takes the field for Georgia:

“I’m one of those players who just don’t care. I’ll throw my whole body even if I have to break something to do it. . . . If I have to catch a concussion, I’ll do it.”

You can read some of his other thoughts HERE.

As well received as those messages to the DAWG Nation were, it may be safe to say that they pale in comparison to the statements that have come out of Athens on Signing Day 2010. After of couple of high-profile defections at the very end of the 2010 recruiting process, we got a glimpse into what impact those decisions may have on the field in the years to come from a player that appears to be finding his voice as one of the new leaders on this Georgia team, safety Bacarri Rambo. DAWGS news warrior David Hale brought us the news on his live Signing Day blog on Wednesday:

10:09 AM -- Well, I guess we know how Bacarri Rambo feels about Da'Rick Rogers' departure, courtesy of Facebook: "Bacarri Rambo thinks is messed up how all of UGA high school commitments back out on us but I'm telling you now when I catch you on the field I'm going to knock fire from you."

Later in the day, Hale added these pearls from Hamilton’s press conference:

First, on his thoughts on Da'Rick Rogers and others de-committing late: "It's disappointing to have a high school player be committed for so long and come up at the last minute because it hurts. It hurts the football team tremendously and the recruiting class. In that case, another player could have had that spot or had a chance to come here and play. I'm not going to call it selfish because they're high school players. Most of them do it for the hype or to have their name out there. But it just shows you what kind of player that person is. Me, Coach Martinez left before I even got here. I could have easily said I don't want to go here anymore, I'll go to Alabama. But I gave Coach Mark Richt my word, and I told him I was committed here. That's what kind of person I am, and that's what I want people to see. I kept my word."

Second, on Bacarri Rambo's promise of a big hit in Rogers' future: "It's going to happen. Especially if he's going to play right off the bat. I just hope he's ready for it, because there's going to be a lot of people on the hit for him on this team."

And when reminded that Georgia swiped a late commit from Kentucky: "It happens a lot. But your in the SEC. You're going to get hit regardless."

Of course, right now this is merely talk. Anybody can talk before winter has turned to spring and what we’ve heard so far could be so much jibber-jabber. Coach Grantham has yet to put his schemes into place on the field, Hamilton has yet to put on those silver britches and Rambo…well, from what we’ve seen so far Rambo seems to have all the makings of a legitimate bad-ass and should be trusted until he gives us reason not to, but it would still be nice to see him back up all the promise flashed in his RFr season with a solid 2010 campaign.

The 2010 season promises to be an exciting one in Athens for a host of reasons and, for the first time since Coach Richt has been directing the charges, the preview sound rolling out of Athens may prove to be as entertaining as the other elements that make up your Saturday’s in the fall.


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Thursday, August 4, 2011

From the Catacombs of Hell...

"Of Legend is a metal band from Athens, Georgia that plays a blend of post-metal and progressive sludge. Their sound has been described as everything ranging from crushing tides of sound, sludge-fueled glory, grand melodic build ups, and melancholic post-rock.

Of Legend formed in the spring of 2005 in Atlanta but after playing their first show in Athens that summer, they fell in love with the Classic City and soon adopted Athens as their new hometown. The original incarnation of the band played a no frills brand of traditional hardcore, akin to such old school heavyweights as Madball, Blood For Blood, Sick of it All, and The Cro-Mags.
Of Legend has since shared the stage with New York hardcore pioneers Agnostic Front, as well as Full Blown Chaos, War of Ages, Integrity, Across Five Aprils, Remembering Never, Becoming the Archetype, Three Inches of Blood, Zoroaster, and A Storm of Light.

In 2008, with line-up changes rearing their ugly heads and tired of playing out the same old drill, the band began looking for a drastic change in direction. The founding members had ceased to be inspired with the constant grind of dying hardcore scenes and within a year the band had restructured its method of writing and shed it’s old skin.

A compositional attitude was adopted with the intent of focusing on an atmospheric and organic sound while maintaining a powerful and driving presence. Of Legend has replaced the angry two minute bursts of hardcore rage with sprawling eight minute soundscapes of crushing atmospheric metal.
In addition to headlining shows at home in Athens and attempting to revive a weary heavy music scene, the band hopes to play throughout the southeast and inspire new perspectives among heavy music fans." ~ (Last.FM)

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December 10, 2013

Best of 2013 Giveaway Hop!

Welcome to my stop on the Best of 2013 Giveaway Hop! The hop is being hosted by Bookhounds and I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, and will last  from December 11th - 18th.

It's so hard to believe that another year is almost over! There were SO many awesome titles this year that I can't even list them all here. I found some great new authors along with amazing new favorite novels. In celebration of 2013 and all of the fantastic titles released this year, I have decided to give away (1) of the following titles to (1) winner. The winner will get to choose which title they would like. *Note - These titles are a mix of ARCs and finished copies. All are brand new/never read.*

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Book Choices:

1. Must be from the US!
2. NO CHEATING! I will check entries and anyone caught cheating will be immediately disqualified.
3. Following my blog is mandatory. All other entries are optional but greatly appreciated!
4. Winner will have 48 hours to reply to my email before a different winner is chosen.

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  1. There's a few books here I've been meaning to read but haven't yet. Thanks for the reminder!

    (I'm in Canada so I can't enter).

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Lab Skills

I have a separate grading section reserved just for my lab skills. In my perfect world, I would assess each one of these skills every time we went into the lab. I am not, however much I would like to be, Superwoman, and trying to keep 24 kids on track is a job in itself. So as it stands right now, I have graded the skills when they turn in lab notebooks and a couple have been assessed on a quiz. I am fully aware that there are some kids who are just copying a good portion of their notebook from whomever they deem smartest in their group. This bothers me a LOT, but at this point, I am not sure how to handle the sheer volume of assessment I want to do.

Target #9 is an exception. Any safety rule that is disregarded (goggles, anyone?) is an automatic zero for that day's grade. I also make sure they are using equipment properly during their lab. For example, are they using a beaker instead of a graduated cylinder to measure volume?

Target #10 is the other exception. This was put in strictly to make my life easier. I don't know about your students, but mine seem to think I am the maid. I know which group is using which lab station and if it or any equipment used is left in a mess, I record the appropriate grade.

Now that I have recorded a few grades, I am starting to realize that #6 and #7 are turning out to be pretty much the same thing since we tie our equations in to our graphs. For example, we graph mass and volume and when we find the slope, we discover the equation for density. So I'm not so sure I need to keep both of them.

Lab Skills

1. Identify the hypothesis to be tested, phenomenon to be investigated or the problem to be solved. (ΔHS.1.2.2a)*

2. Identify the tested variables and conditions to be kept constant during an investigation. (ΔHS.1.2.2b)

3. Communicate the details of an experimental procedure clearly and completely. (ΔHS.1.2.2c)

4. Record and represent data in a meaningful way. (ΔHS.1.2.2d)

5. Analyze laboratory data in order to clarify the questions, hypotheses or methods of an experiment.

6. Use common mathematical functions to analyze and describe data. (ΔHS.1.3.3b)

7. Use statistical and graphing data analysis techniques. (ΔHS.1.3.3c)

8. Recognize accuracy and precision of data depends on instruments used. (ΔHS.1.3.3d)

9. Use equipment properly and safely. (ΔHS.1.3.3f)

10. Follow all lab clean-up procedures.

So what do you think? Am I missing anything?

*The unbelievably unreadable jumble in parentheses is a reference to our state standards.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Oh The Irony*

Today I sat down with my mutineer's mother to lay out a plan to get her caught up and back on track. I had her son in class a couple years ago and she was a little confused about the changes that had taken place in my classroom. Once I explained the reasoning behind my teaching methods and grading practices, she really seemed to be okay with Lydia's opportunities to get her grade up.

I also talked about how I thought that once Lydia figured out the system, she would find it easier to pinpoint exactly what she needed to work on. I reminded Lydia that she could retake quizzes over those things she didn't know and not have to worry about the things she does well.

She asked me what had made me do such a complete overhaul of my teaching existence and I told her the story of Harley. The year I had him in class, we held meeting after meeting trying to figure out how in the world we could get him to conform to our rules. The story was the same from each teacher. "Harley does great on tests, but won't pass unless he does his work."

I can remember a little voice in the back in my head saying, "You know, there is something wrong here..." The problem was that it didn't cross my mind that the problem was with me. I know I shouldn't feel too badly since apparently no other teacher in the room did either.

I told her that it took me long enough, but I finally realized that I had not given that child what he needed. I told her how hard it was for me to admit and that I still lay awake at nights wondering why in the hell it took me so long to lose that ridiculous superiority complex and just help the kid.

I told her that it was my hope that this system would allow me identify each student's weak areas and really truly help them learn.

At this point I am getting pretty emotional and thinking I really don't want to cry in front of a parent, but I look up and this mother is in tears.

Because, even though Harley and Lydia are on opposite ends of every spectrum, Lydia is Harley's sister.

*I have never been too clear on the actual definition of irony, so I could in all probability be using the term incorrectly here. Just go with it and be glad I don't teach Language Arts.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The Mutiny

It all started with one of my extended absence students returning. Her close cousin was killed in an accident and she is dealing with a lot right now. She is also a pretty good student (although with an attitude) who is now a week behind, not just in my class, but in all of them.

And she is mad.

At me.

And my "whacked out grading system." I love that. I just graded lab notebooks and each student received scores on five of the Lab Skills targets.*

Once she started ranting about her failing grade (I enter missing assignments as zeros strictly for my bookkeeping purposes), a good number of kids joined in.

Here are a few of my favorite quotes from this "discussion":

"I want to read a textbook and fill out a worksheet." (4.0 student)
"We shouldn't have to know what we've done in a lab." (another 4.0 student)
"I don't get anything out of the whiteboarding." (This is as the student is texting under the table)
"I can't get a good grade with these target things." (This student didn't even turn in a notebook.)

There were others, some directed at me personally, but the gist of it could be summarized into one complaint:

"I don't want to have to work for my grade."

This is pretty much exactly what our modeling instructor warned us about. The kids who are traditionally A and B students are the ones who really struggle with figuring stuff out on their own. They have learned to play the game and when the game changes, they can't adapt.

Somewhat surprising to me are the kids who are emerging as really good thinkers. A few of my really low readers are excelling in this class, probably for no other reason than the pressure of fill-in-the-blank is not there. Hands on thinking seems to bring out the best in them. This is also kind of a wake up call when one of the A/B students claims that "everyone in this class is failing." Oh, the priceless look when someone who has struggled so much in the past speaks up and says, "I have a B."

I also have a couple really brilliant kids who are really thriving on this as well. They seem to be enjoying the new rules and are being challenged in a system that more often than not ignores them to focus on the low achievers.

All in all, I am foreseeing a few parent phone calls in my near future. I have been doing much better about that this year and have already put in a few calls myself. This has always been a weakness of mine and I am determined to do better this year.

What is amazing to me right this second is that I have never once thought that maybe I should go back to teaching in a more traditional manner. I truly believe that this is a better way.

Even if my kids delete me from their Facebook friends.

*Hmmmm...was going to link to this, but apparently I haven't posted them. Coming soon: Lab Skills Targets!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Dealing with Absences: Mine and Theirs

Whew. Do you realize it is half way through September already? I have hit the wall. You know, that one that appears after the excitement of beginning school fades and you are facing the rest of the year? Really? It's just me? Hmmm.

I am struggling a lot right now with my classes, chemistry especially. I have had four kids with extended absences (out an entire week) so far. That coupled with me taking our cross country team early every Thursday is really throwing me off.

One of the big ideas with the modeling is that kids are a part of the discussion and learn the material by listening and asking questions of their peers as they are presenting results. It's a little hard to participate if you aren't there.

I have toyed with the idea of recording every whiteboard session, but that doesn't really seem plausible. I feel terrible just telling them to "go discuss it with your group," mostly because they just end up copying the work and not really making any attempt to learn anything. So while I'm venturing into unknown territory here, I have come up with a few ideas.

First, I have started a blog for my chemistry class. At the end of the day, I put a summary up of what each hour did* along with any assignment given. I am toying with the idea of having the students take turns writing up a conclusion for the day, but I am not sure of the logistics involved with that.

Second, I have created an answer key notebook. I don't grade homework and I could foresee my bulletin board becoming extremely disorganized and messy if I posted the answer keys there. So I went to the office and got a bright orange notebook and am collecting answer keys in there. Now if I could just find a convenient, accessible place to put it.

Third, I have created a website. I have done this for my Earth Sciences and wasn't really going to bother with chemistry, but it just seemed necessary. I have two students who are in the hospital right now and I needed a way for them to keep up on the labs. So I took pictures of each step of the lab and posted them on the site. It is my hope that they will be able to take data from the pictures and get to a decent conclusion based on that. Ideally I would just wait and have them come into the lab to make it up, but I think they are under enough stress without chemistry piling up. Eventually, I would like to add in tutorials for each unit, but I'm thinking I don't need to add to my to-do list right now.

What do you think? Any ideas? How do you handle kids who have missed so much?

Of course, both hours are NOT in exactly the same place :(

Friday, September 10, 2010

"Now Where Do I Sit?"

Want to really mess a kid up?

Change the layout of your classroom on a Tuesday evening.

Seriously. They have no idea what to do when they walk into a newly arranged room. I have had several kids for two years in a row and they sit in the same seat every day for both of those years. Every student who has walked through my door has stopped dead in their tracks and said, "Whoa*."

When I moved into this room, I had three rows of desks with just enough room to walk around the ends. If someone on the other side of the room raised there hand, I just waved. I had no good way to get there. Now I have an outside "U" with two mini-rows (kids call them islands) in the middle. And I love it. I can get from point to point in the room without any major student rearrangement.

It could be that they are still stunned, but I have noticed a change in the kids as well. They seem more attentive and less likely to strike up a conversation with their neighbor. Maybe they feel less isolated.

Even better, we have renamed this room. My principal has always called it the "chemistry lecture room.**" One of my kids has christened it the "chemistry discussion room."

*This is a direct quote.
**I have given up trying to convince him that I rarely lecture.

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Monday, March 3, 2014

The Great Game, v2.0

(This post has been corrected and combined with two other posts, to create the more complete Ukraine: The Great Game, v2.0. I am leaving it here so that links and references stand.)

I spent an hour online last night, discussing the geopolitics with a German-American, who is all for US intervention. She has a point: we don't want Russian imperialism—and it probably is that—to go unchecked. Juan Cole points out that Turkey is surrounded by Ukraine, Syria, and Iran. After reading that, and thinking some more about it, I spent time looking at the Google Earth globe and imagining a giant Go board, stretching from the Ukraine to Indonesia.

I think we are back in the multipolar world, where great powers dream of empire and radicals dream of global federalism. I don't think we get to withdraw from the game without dire consequences. And climate change is the game timer.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Yoon-Suin, a Review

Yoon-Suin, the Purple Land by Noisms of the blog Monsters and Manuals is one of the more wonderful campaign books I have seen. Yoon-Suin is a distant and exotic land of vaguely asiatic aspect far from faux Middle-Earth but also far removed from the Dragon Monks, Ninjas and Samurai of drier less imaginative takes of the far east. I can easily imagine heroes from the likes of Burroughs and Howard finding adventure in the lands of Yoon-Suin but protagonists from the works of Lovercraft and Vance would easily fit in as well. The most wonderful part of Yoon-Suin is the book is written for the game master that likes to tweak a setting and make it their own, this is is a fabulous toolkit.

The book begins with The Journal of Laxmi Guptra Dahl where the setting is outlined and evocative details are provided. this is essential reading to the GM but would also be of much use to the sort of player that enjoys such background information. If I were moving established characters from somewhere else in a campaign to Yoon Suin I would split this section into a few scrolls to be found among the treasures in adventures prior to adventures in Yoon-Suin.

After the journal there is a section that explains how to use the remainder of the Yoon-Suin book. the author makes it very clear Yoon-Suin is meant to be crafted anew by each game-master and while parts may unfold in similar manner from campaign to campaign they will always be different depending on who is casting the dice.  The guideline in this section covers how the author would recommend one tackles Yoon-suin for their game by selecting a region of the campaign and fleshing it out with the details provided in each section. This outline is useful and outline how to run any FRPG campaign fairly well.

Chapter One provides details for character generation giving options and details for playing Humans. Dwarves, Crab Men and Slug Men. The slug men details are very brief (almost absent) but after reading more I realize they would likely work best as a character option for players who have gamed a few sessions in The Yellow City.  Crab-men are a fairly simple race as class with pretty fearsome pincers and a tough carapace but little else yogin for them, they are a good choice for someone who wants to play something different without having to absorb a whole lot of extraneous details.

Chapter Two is the bestiary of the setting providing stats and a brief description of the 40 something pages of monsters (maybe 100?) and how they fit in the campaign, The descriptions are delightfully brief and how they fit in makes more sense after skimming later chapters. There’s a fair amount of icky bugmen, odd races, and squamous things scattered about the bestiary that certainly give it a different look from other settings bestiaries. Here’s the stat line from one creature as example:
HD 3, AC 5, #ATT 2, DMG 1-8/1-6 (bite/tail slap), Move 90 (Swim 150), ML 7, Save As: F3, TT: B
Chapter Three provides The Yellow City and The Topaz Isles. This chapter like the others region chapters isn’t filled with long histories and encyclopedia entires for the region but instead provides the charts and tables for a GM to run adventures and create a campaign in that region.  Charts in this section include: The PC’s Social Circle and further details each such social group in sparse but useful detail. After that we get table to generate Yellow City Personages (NPCS). there are rumors/adventure hooks, random locations, neighborhoods, and surrounding environs detailed in a lsuh variety of tables.  Sample Hex Contents to be placed as th eGM wishes are provided. An interesting subsection in this chapter are exploration guidelines for Adventuring in the Old Town and extensive ruin not far from the Yellow City these provide a means to explore a big place without getting mired down in every 10’ and provides a couple charts to generate sites of interest, treasures, and groups within the ruins.

Chapter Four gives us Lahag and The Hundred Kingdoms a big rambling area of warring petty kingdoms. This chapter is similar but not identical to the previous chapter providing tables to generate a polity within the hundred kingdoms and the issues and a ventures that can flow from them. Lahag is a haunted jungle and adventure details are given for that area following the means to generate that polities of The Hundred Kingdoms.

Chapter Five provides the details for a setting and adventure within Lamarakh and Lower Druk Yul great wild regions meant for exploration and trade. Detaisl are given to generate a boat tribe (or tribes)  and then much is given to generate the lairs of the region(s) similar to earlier chapters (but not in the details).

Chapter Six provides us with Sughd and The Mountains of The Moon a northern land of impenetrable mountains where abandoned dwarves citadels can be delved into, characters can become servants of a local oligarch or map the secrets of this remote and difficult region. Tabels are given to generate a starting oligarchy with it;s associated issues and assets, social circles (as in previous chapters). Tabels are given for remote villages, plantains and monasteries among other locales.

Each of the regional chapters as mentioned above serve to establish the region with a few paragraphs and sets of tables and does so wonderfully. The chapters are similar in arrangement but not identical in content, each region stands out on it’s own as someplace different. While each area is detailed mostly in tables there is still enough to get a GM going on creating adventures and making regions different from each other.

Folowign the previous chapters are extensive appendices that cover Poisons, Opium, Teas, Trade, and more. The appendices do a good job of covering details that may be similar from region to region and serves the GM well by setting these apart and not burying them in one of the region chapters.

There are a few maps provided with a hand drawn map that would serve well as a handout and a hex map of the same area for the GM. These maps are samples however and are more evocative and illustrative than authoritative. Therein lies the charm of this whole book while it opens a number of nearby regions for use by a GM to build RPG adventures within it does so by example and provides the DM with the tools to develop needful features that whiles certainly being within Yoon-Suin do not lock a GM into a specific fixed Yoon-Suin where canon has to be wrestled with and a player can spoil the fun by reading up on details ahead of time. Yoon-Suin is a wonderful work that both describe the setting and provides the tools for the GM to make of it what they will.

I read another reviewer say: Go but this and then read the review, I have to agree and would have bought this weeks earlier if I had the good sense to heed the advice. oh yeah before I forget: the art borders in spartan in overall use but is enjoyable and evocative. This book is well prices for the 320 somehtign pages it delivers as well. If yuo want a great example of a model to build a working camapign, an distant and exotic land to be explored by your friendly local murder-hobos, or a lush campaign to set all your adventures within Yoon-Suin is an excellent choice.

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The sociologist discusses his new book, A Different Kind of AIDS, exploring perceptions of HIV/AIDS in townships

David Dickinson is a Wits sociology professor. His new book, A Different Kind of AIDS, explores perceptions of HIV/AIDS in South African townships, investigating the folk and lay theories that continue to surround the disease.

How did A Different Kind of Aids come about?

The book emerged from my research and reflections on the Aids epidemic. It was clear that, despite a lot of money and time spent on Aids education, there was excruciatingly slow behaviour change, particularly over safer sexual behaviour. There have been some shifts, particularly over testing and treatment, but when it comes to prevention, change has been glacial.

In 2005 I started to research what workplace peer educators, typically blue-collar workers recruited to assist HIV/AIDS programmes, were doing when communicating face-to-face with co-workers, family and neighbours. Later, I initiated a project in which 30 peer educators captured the different explanations of AIDS that they encountered. The project also developed stories or parables to counter these “AIDS myths”.

The project had some successes, but it also challenged me over how the myriad counter-narratives of the epidemic and the disease had survived almost 30 years under constant fire from a sustained health promotion onslaught. Myths can be understood differently, but however conceptualised they are not supposed to be able to stand up to science.

Who should read it?

Anybody curious over why AIDS education has been so ineffective and would like to know more about the counter-explanations of AIDS that continue to hold their ground among township populations.

Those who would like to know more about the kasi (South Africa’s townships). I researched in a number of locations, but place the main characters in two fictitious, though illustrative, townships: Potlakong, in Gauteng and Butleng, in the Free State.

Finally, social science students who wish to explore the option of research methods beyond pap n’lebese (pap and milk) research. Such standard social science research — including questionnaires or one-off interviews — can’t adequately explore AIDS beliefs or, indeed, a raft of other important issues and concerns.

Why are folk theories around HIV/AIDS so prevalent?

Because science has not yet come up with a quick and easy cure, something similar to the five-day antibiotic cure for syphilis. Without the upper hand, allopathic (Western or scientific) medicine must contend with alternative explanations of AIDS in the population.

We should not be surprised at the vibrancy of the alternative explanations of AIDS circulating in the kasi. Non-scientific beliefs, which we all hold to degrees, are elastic in nature; they will always expand to fill any void that science cannot quickly and convincingly occupy.

You’ve focused on four main protagonists to explore the non-scientific views on HIV/AIDS that many people hold. What was the reason for this?

Context. I wanted to see if people who were HIV-positive or were close to somebody who was positive gave credence to different explanations of AIDS. I wanted to be sure that what the peer educators had heard and reported was not just idle chatter, or speculation, or bragging. I wanted to see if these explanations of AIDS were utilised by people for whom AIDS was truly salient.

Having a chapter on each of four characters, and their supporting casts, allows an exploration of their lives and what their beliefs about AIDS mean in context. For example, in the chapter on Neo Pakwe’s salvation, I describe her faith that God can take away her HIV infection. I also outline, through different scenes, how her church supported her beliefs.

To be fair to the contribution that others made to the book, the contribution of the peer educators must be recognised; they laid down the foundation on which the book was built. And, to be fair to any potential reader, I should warn them that I am a further protagonist who explores the kasi and Aids beliefs, and wrestle with the conceptualisation and explanation of what I witnessed.

What is the strangest Aids-related myth you’ve encountered?

A key message of the book is that, once understood in context, alternative explanations aren’t strange. Something that, on first sight, looks bizarre or outlandish makes sense when you see an underlying idea belief structure. Theories of AIDS, or anything else, are credible within particular contexts. What you believe depends on what you already know.

What was the most surprising thing you discovered in your research?

That, despite compassion, we can end up dehumanising people.

How does religion in townships influence sexual behaviour and responses to HIV/Aids?

Religion has an enormous influence on what people think about HIV and AIDS. In the taxonomy of AIDS belief that I describe, religion, along with traditional African beliefs and racial explanations of the epidemic, constitutes the “big three” folk theories of HIV/AIDS.

However, we need to disaggregate this influence into its different components if we want to grasp how religion influences the epidemic. In terms of sexual behaviour, many Apostolic, Zionist, Pentecostal, Charismatic and other churches stress Old Testament morality. However, there is a gulf between such professed public moralities and daily practice. In terms of religion’s social influence we need to acknowledge that as preachers, prophets, priests and pastors “kill sin” from the pulpit, they also provide people with hope and a standard to hold. The hope that churches, in different ways, provide is about many things, and not just AIDS. We need to see how the AIDS epidemic is incorporated into existing religious cosmologies. This frames the way AIDS is understood within churches. Churches, provide, along with other social spaces, “AIDS speakeasies”, are spaces away from expert scrutiny where alternative explanations of AIDS are professed, believed and refined.

Why are public health messages failing to resonate with many people?

The public health slogans that emerge from the remote machinations of the AIDS establishment, often struggle to compete with the vibrancy of kasi-generated folk and lay alternatives. At least when there’s no expert making sure the lesson goes as planned. Alternative explanations of AIDS are rooted in the gritty realities of township life; they are credible in context. We’ve ignored this uncomfortable fact for a long time.

How can HIV infection rates in townships be reduced?

Infection rates have only marginally decreased, so we should stop planning to repeat what we are currently doing and reflect. Above all, we need to stop assuming that people are empty vessels waiting to be filled with the correct information on HIV/AIDS.

Where this would lead is beyond the scope of the book, but what I hope the book does articulate is a call on the need to recognise that what people believe is shaped by the conditions in which they live. And, equally important, that we can’t reduce these beliefs to a simple, dichotomous model that privileges our conceptions and dismiss the beliefs of others.

The book provides some pointers on more credible tactics that could be employed within a re-orientated, more respectful, strategy. For example, again drawing on Neo Pakwe’s experience, I explore how she successfully fashioned a stable compromise between her religious beliefs and taking anti-retroviral drugs. She doesn’t believe what AIDS educationalists would like her to believe, but what she does hold to allows her to avoid the tragic treatment odysseys undertaken by so many who jump from one alternative explanation of AIDS to another, until it is too late.

What was the hardest thing about working on this book?

I didn’t change what I thought about the biology of AIDS, but I changed my views about how we are tackling the epidemic. I realised that we were trying to help people who we didn’t understand. That meant breaking with my previous beliefs and differing with people whom I respect.

A Different Kind of AIDS by David Dickinson A Different Kind of AIDS is published by Jacana and is available from Kalahari.com.

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Coconut Black Bean Stew with Carrots and Yucca Root (gluten free, vegan)

I had a bunch of canned black beans, some leftover coconut milk, a chunk of yucca root I needed to use up, and some wilting parsley. Sounded like soup to me. It turned out really really tasty, and the flavors have a tropical twist. This soup is warm and hearty, perfect for a chilly day. It is quick to make and froze up well. If you want to make it a complete meal, add rice while cooking. Or, leave it out (just as delicious!) and serve with salad, your favorite bread, or spoon over rice later.

The one unusual ingredient in this recipe is yucca root, also known as cassava, yuca, manioc, mogo, or mandioca. Most people are familiar with yucca root and they don't even know it - it is the source of tapioca. And while we don't do much with it in the U.S., yucca is the third largest source of carbohydrates for human food in the whole world. It is eaten all over the Americas, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa. It is starchy and tasty, full of complex carbohydrates, and can be prepared a million ways. It is tasty roasted, boiled, or fried, it can be mashed or eaten in cubes. It makes a delicious substitute for potatoes. This stuff fills you up; a little goes a long way! Although it is pretty high on the glycemic index, it is incredibly low in sugar, and is rich in Vitamin C. A great little Cuban restaurant in Minneapolis, Victor's 1959 Cafe, serves yuca frita (fried chunks of parboiled yucca) with their breakfast, lunch, and dinner entrees. So good. So good. Again, so good. If you are in Minneapolis, go to Victor's, especially for breakfast. Important side note: if you are really sensitive to gluten cross-contamination, it is not a good choice for you, because the kitchen is very small. If you can handle it, I'd recommend checking out the menu and giving it a shot. They are very accomodating, have vegan black beans, hot rice, and lunch/dinner salads that go great with a side of yuca frita.

Find yucca at Caribbean, Latin, African, or Asian markets, or at nicer grocery stores and co-ops. I've seen it before at Whole Foods. Try it out, you might like it!

  • 3 15-oz cans cooked black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 medium onions, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 4-6 inch chunk yuca root, peeled and diced
  • 1 c light coconut milk
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 t cumin powder
  • 1/2 t coriander powder
  • 1/2 t turmeric powder
  • 1/2 c fresh chopped parsley and/or cilantro
  • 6-8 c water or stock
  • 1 T coconut oil
  • optional: 1/2 c long-grain brown rice, rinsed and soaked
  • salt and pepper to taste
Warm coconut oil in heavy bottom soup kettle or dutch oven over low-medium heat. Add onions, garlic, cumin, coriander, and turmeric, stir to coat, and cover to let sweat. Saute until translucent, 4-5 minutes.  Add rice (if using), diced carrot and yuca, stir, and saute an additional 4-5 minutes.  Cover with water, and add bay leaf. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and let simmer until rice, carrots and yuca are nearly soft.

Add rinsed black beans, coconut milk, fresh parsley, cilantro, and enough water/stock to cover all ingredients. Let simmer 10-15 minutes, or until flavors have mingled and everything is soft. Adjust seasonings, salt, and pepper to taste.  Remove bay leaf and serve warm.
Yield: 6 servings

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Minister Siyabonga Cwele attends Internet Governance Forum in Mexico

The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Dr. Siyabonga Cwele to attend the Internet Governance Forum 2016 and undertake a Benchmarking Study in Mexico

The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Dr Siyabonga Cwele is leading the South African delegation to the 11th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) that is being held in Mexico from 5- 9 December 2016.

The Internet Governance Forum is a multiparty forum that is held under the auspices of the United Nations to discuss issues around governance of the internet and how to close the digital divide between developed and emerging countries and within countries. Topic to be covered include the following:

Assessing the role of Internet Governance in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)

Bridging the Gender Divide

Local content and sustainable development

Connecting the next billion

Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Accelerating the Digital Transformation

Inclusive Development and Digital Transformation

Security and Privacy issues in the Internet.

The IGF brings together governments, regulators, private sector, internet services providers and civil society members from throughout the world.

South Africa’s participation is informed by the outcomes of the National IGF meeting that was held in September 2016 and the African IGF meeting that was hosted by the South African Government in partnership with the African Union in October 2016.

As part of the visit to Mexico, Minister Cwele is scheduled to meet his Mexican counterpart, the Mexican Telecommunications regulator, Mexican telecommunications operators and the Mexican telecommunications sector industry chamber.

The meetings are aimed at sharing information and best practices in implementing Information and Communications policies in a manner that ensures socio-economic inclusion, universal access and lowering the costs of communications.

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Textile Printing with Latex house paint

yup. latex house paint.

Say what now?

Yes, you heard right. I use latex house paint in my screenprinting and block printing adventures.

these were printed with my modified latex house paint.

Why, you ask? Why not?

But…but…fabric paint is a thing already…why not use that?

For starters, Yes, fabric paint/ink is available, and I have a nice collection of those too.

More often than not, though, I want a color that is not available the selection of fabric paint/ink.

So I should mix my own, right? After all, I see color very, very well (I have been tested).

I detest mixing my own colors. I find mixing my own colors tedious. I would rather just choose a color that appeals to me.

Latex paint is widely available in a wide variety of delicious colors. Being a color lover, this was the number one draw for me.  I love being able to go into the paint store and pick out a swatch and have that exact color mixed for me, every single time.

I hate being restricted to the craft store/art store color palette. Yes, I know I can go online, and I do (duh). The selection is not much better there.

Plus I’m impatient. When I want it, I want it.

Aaaand, there’s nothing like being able to see the color selection in person before making a selection.

Latex paint is very inexpensive, especially with my techniques…(hello, samples!)

flat lay of printed fabrics and latex house paint.
yes, print with latex house paint

Lastly, I’m kind of a rebel. I love pushing limits. I love doing what others are not. I start out doing things the way they are ‘supposed’ to be done, then quickly look for a different way to do it.

I understand that ‘professional’ screenprinters would be horrified at the thought of screen-printing with house paint. I’m not talking to them. I’m talking to you if you are ready to try something new, break the rules, and open up a whole new realm of possibilities!

So how, exactly do you print textiles with latex house paint? Well, besides just using it right out of the can.

I have a few techniques that I will cover in my next few posts to find out.

I will be covering the following topics and more:

How to thicken latex paint for screenprinting: Latex paint in its pure form is not thick enough to pull across a screen for printing.

How to prevent the dreaded stiff feel of latex paint on fabric: my latex paint printed fabrics have a soft hand.

How to make the fabric wash-fast: Yes, the paint will not wash out.

I will also cover what has worked, and what has not for me.

So, if you are ready to be experimental, join me!

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  1. Oh, rebellious one! I.LOVE.THIS!!! First of all, you have gorgeous designs and you do have such a great sense of color. Looking forward to hearing more of these latex screenprinting adventures. I’ll ask the question I’ve asked for years now….why are you so far away?! LOL Until then, I’ll enjoy these posts. 🙂

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Friday, 30 October 2015

Halloween Week: Rebirth

Something’s Coming…

Evening raindrops clung to a broken spider web, and fallen leaves held water like tiny crumbling cups. Silence draped across the forest; the animals fled at sunset when the sky shed its first tear. Even the carrion birds flew away, and the rodents scampered deep down into their holes.
The animals knew.
No moon graced the shrouded sky, and no starry luminosity scattered the inky air swallowing the trees. Fog crept like silky spiders, thick and velvet over the ground, obscuring earth and flora. Grey met black and swirled, mingling, melding in a darkling kiss.
And the night waited.
It waited in stillness, the breath of air grave and expectant with longing. It waited cold and cavernous, as if time gave this occasion pause. And then… past the midnight hour it came. A faint noise from beneath the onyx soil. Scrabbling, scratching, fingernails in the dirt.
Digging upward.
The ground trembled, softly, gently, as if a lover’s touch caressed it. The wind sighed, dancing among the trees and twirling with the hoary mist. Slowly, slowly, the earth gave way, the soil parted, cracked, and a bony hand burrowed out from beneath the world. Then a shoulder, and a head, and the thin skeletal remains of what once was human.
It cried.
A hoarse, guttural pain.
It hungered.

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Tomorrow is our last day of Halloween Week, with one last horror story.
I hope you'll join me, as we go for a final walk in the woods...

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Name: Stitch
Stitch’s past is shrouded in mystery. The last coherant thing he remembers is waking up at the train station, apparently dead. He knows basic facts about himself, and his prior knowledge about the world, just no memory of his former life.
Name: Megan
All that is known about Megan at this point is that she commited suicide. She is confident and outspoken, but has deeper seeded insecurities which she masks with agression and sarcasm.
Name: Tesp Doedd
Tesp Doedd is the lovable ferryman of the east bank of Banteurose. He welcomes new arrivals, delivers “precious cargo” to the city, as well as being a self professed resolver of “teenage tifs.”
Name: Ms. Conch
Ms. Conch is the coffee fuelled personal secretary of Bale Veld and head secretary of Doshu Industries. Getting little sleep, and relying on a heavy dosage of caffeine, her mood can be seen as somewhat spikey.
Name: Bale Veld
Charming, sophisticated and the most powerful demon in mainland Banteurose. He oversees all that goes on in his great city, demanding hard work, as well as offering ample reward for doing so.
Name: Crispin
Good looking, charming and thoroughly likeable liaison to Stitch and Megan, acting as their mentor to help them acclimatize to their new existence. Owner of Banteurose’s top nightclub The Necropolis, he is a man of the people.
Name: Jellk
Necropolis regular, and part of the unwelcoming comittee. Not taking kindly to newcomers, especially those that spill his drink.
Name: Beize
Tough talking, Beize is the real person behind The Necropolis. Responsible for all goings on within the club, she doesn’t stand for any crap.
Name: Hahlorn
Barmaid at The Necropolis, who after giving Stitch a note of warning disappears, later reported in the Banteurose Express as to have been deported.
Name: Neris
Attractive, seductive. Using her looks and charms to entice both Stitch and previously Leygib, it is unclear as to where her true allegence lies.
Name: Leygib
The most proliphic name in the sport of monster racing. When forced into retirement through injury and politics he set up a stables and training facility for future racers
Name: The Groch
The newest addition to Leygib’s stables. Captured from the other side of the river. Having already killed Stitch’s predecessor, The Groch must be approached with care at all times.
Name: Sha
Bumbling assistent at Leygib’s stables, his main job seems to be answering the phone, which to Leygib is enough of a responsibility for him.
Name: Ulner Petrow
Now one of the most powerful demons in Banteurose, starting off as a petty crook he formed an unofficial allegence with Bale Veld to sabotage the Death Toll Championships.
Name: Barbeta
Leygib’s former racing monster. Having won a previous four Death Toll Championships with Leygib, she is drugged by Ulner Petrow.
Name: Arkin
Former co-worker and good friend of Hahlorn. Disliking newcomers, he is especially begrudging of Megan and Stitch’s involvement of Hahlorn’s deportation.
Name: Baig
A warm and friendly soul, Baig more than happy to show Megan the ropes in her new job as a replacement barmaid at The Necropolis.
Name: Moovok
Violently ambitious former protégée of Leygib. Previously when offered a lucrative position racing for Ulner Petrow, he has been bound by contract. But the tipping point is Leygib’s hiring and favouritism of Stitch within the stables.
Name: Goad Tullepure
One of the favourites in the Death Toll Championships, known for his bad sportmanship by trying to despose of all competition early on in the race.
Name: Crasp
Moovok’s racing monster in the Death Toll championship, with sharp claws, the ability to fly and a deadly coma enducing sting, the Crasp is a formidable opponent to Stitch and the Groch.
Name: Beth (Megan’s Sister)
The mysterious spirit of Megan’s dead sister contacts Stitch in the sea of souls.
Name: Emma (Megan’s Mother)
Megan’s mother made the decision not to tell her daughters that she is suffering from terminal illness.
Name: Derek (Megan’s Father)
With a terminally ill wife and a renegade daughter Derek is struggling to make ends meet.
Name: Navig
Bale Veld’s spiritually attached companion. Navig was archived by Bale for standing against his dictatorship of Banteurose.


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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Lake Superior Agates

I am in the final stages of completing the DVD on how to find Lake Superior agates.  So for today's blog posting I am including some photos from the DVD that show just regular, ordinary Lake Superior agates.  So often the books published about agates feature the wowsers of the world.  Unfortunately, most of the agates we find on the beach are not quite of that wowser quality.  But they are still awesome....

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  1. Hi, Karen,
    I forgot to tell you that I found an agate a couple of days ago East of town. It's small but has cool banding. Hope to hike tomorrow! Lois


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US-Hungarian Relations Ten Years After 1956

Tibor Glant

1966, the tenth anniversary of the 1956 Revolution, was a key year in US–Hungarian relations. Diplomatic relations were raised from the lowest to the highest level, but suspicion and tension remained. Neither side knew what to expect from the other on account of the anniversary, the Vietnam War, economic and cultural negotiations, and the fate of Cardinal Mindszenty. A traditional diplomatic historical approach is supplemented here with cultural materials to present the full scale of contacts ranging from high political issues to the visit of Hollywood movie star Kirk Douglas in Budapest. First Secretary of the Legation for Press and Cultural Affairs Edward Alexander receives special attention, because he played a crucial role in the events of 1966. As press secretary, he helped calm Hungarian fears over what American journalists might report about the anniversary, while as cultural affairs officer he worked on documenting and expanding American cultural presence in Hungary. In the latter capacity, he opened the USIA Library at the Legation, fraternized with blacklisted painters of the Zuglói Kör [‘Zugló Circle’], monitored the Hungarian stage production of My Fair Lady, and reported on the publication of American literature in Hungarian.

United States-Hungarian relations, Cold War, 1956 Revolution and War of Independence, Vietnam War, My Fair Lady, Kirk Douglas, Edward Alexander, János Kádár, Hungarian art, USIA, cultural diplomacy

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Monday, November 22, 2010

11/22/10 Peter Mannino

Peter Mannino prepares to stop the shot of Houston's Petr Kalus; Houston Aeros at Chicago Wolves, November 20, 2010

Friday, November 19, 2010

11/19/10 The Post (Top 10 Nominee)

Unfortunately, only shooting last Saturday's Aeros/Rivermen game gave limited choices for a Top 10 Nominee. In this shot, the Houston Aeros came close in the first period of taking the lead, unfortunately, hitting the corner post as defenseman Maxim Noreau was in front of Peoria goaltender Jake Allen. The Aeros would end up being shutout 3-0 by the Rivermen.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

11/17/10 Nicholas Drazenovic

Peoria Rivermen forward Nicholas Drazenovic; Peoria Rivermen at Milwaukee Admirals, March 7, 2010.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

11/16/10 Brock McBride

Continuing the Aeros theme since its the only game I've been to in the past week is Aeros center Brock McBride. Houston Aeros at Peoria Rivermen, November 13, 2010.

Monday, November 15, 2010

11/15/10 Matt McIlvane

Peoria Rivermen's Matt McIlvane put the team up 1-0 with this 2nd Period score on Houston Aeros's goalie Anton Khudobin. Houston Aeros at Peoria Rivermen, November 13, 2010.

Friday, November 12, 2010

11/12/10 Mark Dekanich (Top 10 Nominee)

Milwaukee Admirals goalie Mark Dekanich played strong in the team's 4-1 win over rival Chicago on Sunday November 7th, including this pad save on the Wolves' #2 Paul Postma for this weeks Top 10 Nominee.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

11/11/10 Ben Smith

Rockford's Ben Smith takes a shot. Rockford Icehogs at Milwaukee Admirals, November 3, 2010.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

11/10/10 Mark Dekanich

Milwaukee Admirals goalie Mark Dekanich sporting some new paint on his mask for the 2010/11 season. November 3, 2010

Monday, November 8, 2010

11/7/10 Admirals defeat Wolves

After losing the first 3 games of the season series, the Milwaukee Admirals finally got the upper hand on the Chicago Wolves. Mark Santorelli had 2 goals in the game, while Mark Dekanich stopped 26 of 27 shots on goal for the Ads.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

11/5/10 Admirals win in shootout thanks to posts

After tying the game up thanks to a cleared puck bouncing off the posts supporting the side boards, the Milwaukee Admirals defeated the Peoria Rivermen 3-2 in the shootout as Peoria's Phil McRae hit the post on his shootout attempt.

Friday, November 5, 2010

11/5/10 Ivan Vishnevskiy

This weeks Top 10 nominee comes from Rockford Icehogs's Ivan Vishnevskiy's shootout goal against Mark Dekanich of the Milwaukee Admirals on November 3rd. The Hogs would win the shootout, thanks in part to this goal.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

11/3/10 Icehogs come back as Ads choke in 3rd

The Milwaukee Admirals are still winless in their division after blowing a 2-0 lead going into the 3rd period after goals by Jamie Lundmark and Aaron Johnson. Kyle Beach netted the first Hogs goal, while Jeff Taffe tied it up with a minute remaining.

The game would go to a shootout, where Jeff Taffe would net the winning shootout goal.

Monday, November 1, 2010

10/30/10 Wolves comeback to down Hogs

After 2 first period scores by Brandon Pirri and Nick Leddy for Rockford, the Chicago Wolves came back with Nigel Dawes and Jamie Sifers goals to tie the game leading to the third period.

Mike Siklenka would net his second goal of the year for the game winner. Rockford's Rob Kinkhammer knocked in a would-be tying goal with his hand with under 15 seconds remaining, only to be waived off.


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The leftover ruins and high tension of a battlefield are seen through the eyes of an average American soldier. Our narrator would never call himself a hero and spends only a few minutes puzzling over his reasons for being in the war.

The Storm
Published in Down in the Dirt Magazine, volume 12, August 2004. (Mis-titled as "The Story").

What does it take for a teen girl to survive a long-distance trip with her estranged Father? An imagination so vivid it may become her reality.

Canis Lupus
When twelve-year-old Delia stumbles across a corpse in her neighbor's field, she tries to do the right thing. But strange rituals, missing bodies and a sceptical Sheriff make it seem as if she is the criminal -- and may keep anyone from finding out the truth.

Lora worked hard to escape from Matt, her abusive, alcoholic husband, and to make a life for herself and her young daughter. But when Matt finds them, the fight may be more than she can tackle alone.

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The Boeing B-1 Lancer is a long range, supersonic, strategical, variable sweep-wing bomber, that is in use with
the United States Air Force since 1968.

Development of the B-1 started in the 1960s, as a response to the Advanced Manned Stratigic Aircraft (AMSA) requirement. This became known as the B-1 in April 1969, with Requests for Proposals being issued in November 1969. Robert C. Seamans jr, Secretary of the USAF, announced on 5 June 1970 that the B-1 would be built by North American Rockwell, with the engine, designated F101-100, being built by General Electric.[1]

The B-1A never entered service, and the project was terminated in 1977. But in 1981 the project was restarted and the B-1A was modified into the B-1B. The B-1 has flown missions over Iraq, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia. One of the B-1´s best traits is the ability to fly bombing raids at a very low altitude at speeds of 960 km/h. Because of Radar Absorbing Material the Radar Cross Section of the B-1 is only 1% of the RCS of similar planes like the B-52 Stratofortress.

  1. World Aircraft Information Files Aviation Partwork. Midsummer Books Ltd. File 243 Sheet 1 (World Military Aircraft:Rockwell B-1 - The early 'Bones')

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